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Team Talk Fantasy Football GW15 Some weeks bite you, some weeks turn out great. But whether GW14 was a hit or a miss for you, it’s now time to move on and regroup and begin your planning for what is a very hectic few weeks on the horizon. Having gone from the start of GW13 to the end of GW14 within just five days, we have a more relaxed feel about GW15, its a 3-dayer ending on Monday. We kick off Saturday lunchtime in the north-east as table topping and unbeaten Chelsea travel to Newcastle. We then have five 3pm matches as Hull entertain West Brom, Liverpool host Sunderland, QPR welcome Burnley, Palace cross the river to go to Tottenham and Arsenal visit Stoke. Then in the evening we are at the Etihad as Man City take on Everton. Onto Sunday and at lunchtime we’re down in the e...[Read More]

Team Talk Fantasy Football GW14 When the Lord said, “There is no peace for the wicked” I don’t think he had us managers in mind, but he may as well have done as we go straight from GW13 into GW14 in just over 48 hours. It’s another week dominated by injury, suspension and hits galore for many as “mini wildcards” are played by some. The most important part of GW14 is this: you will see the teamsheets for tonight’s six matches before the deadline, which is 19.30 UK time tonight – so you will have time to make late transfers depending on who is, or probably more likely, who is not starting. The line-ups are revealed an hour before the kick off for each game so from 18.45 this evening be near your phone, tablet, pc as those teams are revealed on ...[Read More]

Team Talk Fantasy Football GW13 It’s been a helluva week – Monday Night Football, Champions League action, Europa League distractions, added to ongoing injury worries for a number of our players has meant the week has been full of planning, waiting and praying for no more injuries! That my friends was the past, this is the present as we look to the future. It’s a gameweek where much is focused on Saturday’s action, with eight fixtures spread throughout the day, before we sit down to a more relaxed but equally as important two fixtures to conclude the week on Sunday afternoon. We kick off Saturday lunchtime at the Hawthorns as West Brom entertain the Gooners, with both sides looking to bounce back from GW12 defeats. Then onto the six 3pm matches as Aston Villa travel...[Read More]

Team Talk Fantasy Football GW12 Ready for action? Hungry for points? Excited to be back? Excellent news then as we say “au revoir” to international breaks for a while and get back to the real action. GW12 is upon us and we are reaching a crucial part of the season as the fixtures ramp up into the Christmas period, the hamstrings are tearing in the colder weather, whilst the yellow card count is mounting up for the players. Also, qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations is complete and we have details of what that means for FPL – and finally we have an exclusive offer from Woofbet for FF247 members to pit their FPL wits in the hunt for some Christmas spending cash. We have it all here on TeamTalk. Let’s get down to action. Our gameweek commences at 3pm on Saturday...[Read More]

Team Talk Fantasy Football GW11 GW11 is upon us, which is news welcomed by some and feared by others, depending on how your GW10 turned out – or put more simply, whether you owned Alexis and Chambers or not! Well, you’ve had all week to revel in your success or reflect on the disappointment and plan your comeback. Whether GW11 is a good or bad one, enjoy it for we then have another annoying international break, giving you a chance to get your life back, talk to your partner and mates and get out again. So here we go and we kick off at Anfield for the early game as Liverpool host Chelsea – will Chelsea “park the bus” again? Has Gerrard changed his boots from last season? All will be revealed. We then have just four 3pm matches as Burnley entertain (?) Hull, Cry...[Read More]

Team Talk Fantasy Football GW10 GW10 is here and I am smelling points – enough of these drab gameweeks like GW9, it’s time to go big again, see the points roll in and make huge strides in our mini leagues and rankings. It is a gameweek that promises much, here’s hoping it delivers! Our gameweek kicks off Saturday lunchtime in the North East as Newcastle entertain Liverpool – a game that has traditionally brought goals and excitement. Six 3pm matches follow as Arsenal host Burnley, QPR take the short bus ride to Chelsea, Everton welcome Swansea to Goodison, Southampton travel to Hull, Leicester take on West Brom and Stoke play West Ham at the Britannia. There is no early evening game, damnit – go enjoy some fireworks if you’re in the UK. If you’re n...[Read More]

Team Talk Fantasy Football GW9 Well have you recovered from GW8? Whether it was a monster week for you, a bit of a shocker or somewhere in between, it’s now time to put it behind you, refocus and as Slippy Gerrard would say, “let’s go again”. It’s another 3-day gameweek and guess what? City again kick off proceedings, so if you missed out on the early captain treat last weekend, you get a second chance as Aguero & co travel down to east London to take on fourth placed West Ham. Following that we have just four 3pm kick offs as Liverpool entertain Hull, free scoring Southampton take on Stoke at fortress St Marys, Arsenal travel to the ever generous Sunderland and West Brom welcome Crystal Palace to the Hawthorns. The evening match takes place down in south ...[Read More]

Team Talk Fantasy Football GW8 Well here we are finally, time to get back on it – your FPL holiday is over. You have survived a nervous fortnight fearing unexpected price rises for your dream transfer, the internationals have come and gone (for now) and it is about time we got back to doing what we do best. Moaning about team selections, dodgy captain choices and getting all fluffed up for a great gameweek. “Stop waffling and get on with it then!” Right, fasten your seat belts, here we go. Our gameweek kicks off Saturday lunchtime up at the Emptihad as City entertain Spurs, before we are treated to no less than six 3pm matches. Hull travel to face the Gooners, its a claret and blue shoot out as Burnley take on West Ham, there’s a London derby down at Selhurst as Che...[Read More]

Fantasy Football Team Talk Injury Update The fantasy manager profiles have been a bit of light hearted fun during the international break and we sincerely thank peakydave for orchestrating them and also all of the participants so far for your time, effort and brilliant answers. We shall endeavour to continue with these throughout the season as and when the opportunity presents itself. Whilst you have all been laughing at, or in some cases trying to figure out some of the jokes, there has actually been some football going on! And that’s not always good news as many, some or all of your fantasy squads have been on international duty. That often means injuries unfortunately! That’s the bad news. The good news is that we have been keeping an eye on it all for you and so here is a n...[Read More]

Team Talk Fantasy Football GW7 Welcome to GW7 and you best make sure you enjoy it as it’s the last one you’re gonna get for a fortnight, due to another snooze-fuelled international break. Its a short, sharp gameweek, no early game on Saturday and all over on Sunday afternoon, so all our fun and games and points and excitement and tension and relief and emotion will be like one large 24 hour booze binge….until we wake up Monday with that dull, nagging feeling that we have nothing to look forward to for soooooo long. Right, let’s get down to it. Saturday 3pm – Hull entertain Palace….zzzzzzzz. Leicester welcome Burnley….jeeez, I thought this gameweek was meant to be good?! West Brom go to Liverpool, Sunderland host Stoke and poor old Alan Pardew bring...[Read More]

Team Talk Fantasy Football GW6 Welcome to GW6 and if it’s anything like as dramatic as GW5 was then we’re in for a real treat. Well, there is every chance as Saturday is derby day in both Liverpool and London – its also a three-day gameweek, which is very convenient in some ways, but painful in others – but we’ll come to that later. Our gameweek kicks off Saturday lunchtime up at Anfield for the “Friendly Derby”…do they really still call it that? Its Liverpool vs Everton and it doesn’t get any bigger than that…..in Liverpool. We then have a plethora of 3pm matches as league leaders Chelsea host Aston Villa, Crystal Palace meet Leicester, Man City travel to Hull, West Ham go to Old Trafford to score a few vs United, ‘Arry goe...[Read More]

Team Talk Fantasy Football GW5 Welcome to GW5 and it’s at this point that the leagues are starting to take shape, both in the Premier League and also in our own little fantasy world. Whether your captain choice made or broke your GW4, it’s time to move on, re-focus and knuckle down to the joys that await us this week. It’s a lovely short 2-day gameweek that kicks off Saturday lunchtime as QPR and Stoke hope to put disappointing defeats behind them at the Loft. Four 3pm matches follow as Arsenal travel to Aston Villa, Burnley welcome Sunderland, bottom of the table Newcastle host Hull and Southampton go to Swansea. A lively night under the east end lights at the Boleyn awaits Liverpool. Sunday sees the remaining four matches – Leicester host a rejuvenated Manchester ...[Read More]