Fantasy Football Captain Picks

Fantasy Premier League Captain Picks Game-week 4 Welcome to Fantasy Premier League Captain Picks Game-week 4. So, here we are – this is the first game-week since the transfer window slammed shut. Highlights on the final days included Sideshow Bob – sorry David Luiz – surprisingly finding his way back to Chelsea, Loïc Rémy arriving at Crystal Palace, Nacer Chadli moving to the Hawthorns and Jack Wilshere going on loan to Bournemouth (a deal only struck on the proviso that the midfielder would have Cherries-branded crutches for the inevitable injuries). Arsene Wenger also stopped playing his poker face and got Shkodran Mustafi and Lucas Pérez to put pen to paper at the Emirates. The transfer window always leaves a mixture of emotions as people are left baffled, excited, fru...[Read More]

Fantasy Premier League Captain Picks Game-week 3 Welcome to Fantasy Premier League Captain Picks Game-week 3. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to another season of Fantasy Premier League! While I’m sure most of you remember the pain and agony from last season’s FPL start, when conventional FPL wisdom was thrown out the window and mere mortals – aka FPL noobs – made impulsive transfers and rash decisions and soared above experienced FPL players early on and throughout most of the season. It seems that the FPL Gods have been kinder to us this time around as the start of the season has been considerably nicer to us, with several of the premium players – Ibrahimovic, Aguero, Hazard – as well as some of the budget picks – Gray, Negredo, Redmond, Lamela – delivering FPL points from the get-go....[Read More]

Fantasy Premier League Captain Picks Game-week 2 Welcome to Fantasy Premier League Captain Picks Game-week 2. Man is it good to have fantasy football back!! Everything just seems slightly better in the world; red lights don’t last as long, my cooking tastes better, the missus’ incessant nagging actually sometimes seems to have a valid point… apart from when it’s about FPL: “Why do you even play that stupid game?” I can’t even… But yeah, we’re back in the saddle again and life is good. The awful new colour scheme is even starting to grow on me. I’d forgotten about the horror of not owning any Monday night players though; you’ve got to love a guaranteed 15k drop in the rankings. Chips have already been played, both accidentall...[Read More]

Fantasy Premier League Captain Picks Game-week 1 Welcome to Fantasy Premier League Captain Picks Game-week 1 Pre-season friendlies are bizarre affairs. They give Pep, Jose, Jurgen et al the chance to manage their teams like Frank Zappa would probably play Football Manager. Team sheets read akin to the mad ramblings of a deranged coach trolling fans because, “It’s pre-season so if I want Dave from Marketing at left-back, you can’t stop me”. Things escalate further during the game itself, as personnel are rotated in and out like the hokey-cokey shaking it all about on LSD. The 4th official, overworked by a myriad of substitutions, froths uncontrollably at the mouth and falls limply to the turf, incapacitated. Eventually the game stumbles to a shambolic ‘controll...[Read More]

Captain Picks Fantasy Football Game-week 37 – Fantasy Premier League 2015/16 So here we are. The home stretch. The finish line of the fantasy footballing season from hell now well and truly in sight. At least for the small handful of the 3.7 million registered “fantasisers” who are still “active” and still “playing”. Just reach out and “touch” it! Actually, I better stop there, for fear LVG may be “watching”. LVG has proven in recent days that he’s quite the expert on certain non-football matters, especially those where descriptors such as “fantasisers”, “active”, “playing”, “touch” and “watching” are apt. As long I don’t take the opportunity to pull my own hair, hey Louis? I could go on, but I’m beginning to lose track of why I started this piece… Oh yeah, something about Captains. ...[Read More]

Captain Picks Fantasy Football Game-week 36 – Fantasy Premier League 2015/16 No doubles, no blanks, no fun. We’ve all been planning ahead… but not for this one! The captaincy decision still demands our attention though. Using the Triple Captain chip on Sanchez or Aguero for the recent double game-week went down a treat – they, of course, feature here once again – whilst giving the armband to Martial ended in tears: it’s a fine line that must be tread carefully every single time. This late stage of the season is a strange one; even Leeds have more to play for than half of these teams now. There’s a variety players here: those from teams that are still fighting for something, those with a double immediately after, those who’re playing Villa. Buffet. Sit back and relax...[Read More]

Captain Picks Fantasy Football Game-week 34 – Fantasy Premier League 2015/16 When a toddling infant hears the hoover starting in another room, the bell for last orders in the pub rings or whenever ‘pizza’ is brought in to my vicinity, some things in life stop you in your tracks. They may set your heart thumping, offer sobering clarity or fill you with excitement, anticipation or even fear (it could be Hawaiian urgh). For a range of such emotions in the fantasy world we have double game-weeks. If you are new to the game, this is where teams play two matches within the same game-week and offers your players double chance to score points. Imagine that multiplied by ten, add in the fact some can tailor their squad to suit via a wildcard or can utilise the Bench Boost chip meaning all FIF...[Read More]

Captain Picks Fantasy Football Game-week 33 – Fantasy Premier League 2015/16 Gameweek 32 saw some unfamiliar faces get the headlines. Chelsea’s Pedro finally rewarded those loyal few who had kept faith in him since… Gameweek 1 with 16 points. Any suggestions to captain Morgan would’ve been considered rather rum, but a storming header and clean sheet combo from Leicester’s skipper gave the Foxes 3 points and FPL owners 15. Alexis Sanchez, being one of the more mainstream picks, boosted many a ranking with his goal, assist and bonus points haul. In fact, last week’s Captain Picks writer Guy Sanchez put in perhaps THE most impressive performance, with all 4 of his choices scoring at least 7 points. No pressure this week, then. Onto this week and Gameweek 33...[Read More]

Captain Picks Fantasy Football Game-week 32 – Fantasy Premier League 2015/16 Since I don’t have to write an MLS article this week because of their extended DGW schedule, I figured I may as well write up the weekly FPL captains article. Also, I wanted to get my turn on the capo’s doorknob done quickly so that I didn’t get stuck having to write the DGW version of this piece. That’s just too much pressure. And I feel that my tendencies in picking capos ranges from the obvious to the completely unexpected – and I honestly believe that if I were to write this all out for a DGW… people may think it was a satire instead of an actual advice column. If you remember correctly, I picked Sergio Aguero and Enner Valencia as my top two picks for GW24. Neither was a bad pick on the whol...[Read More]

Captain Picks Fantasy Football Game-week 30 – Fantasy Premier League 2015/16 Hello ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Captain Picks for GW30! We are entering the part of the season where the difference between the newbies and the experienced becomes obvious, so if you all, like me, are looking to salvage some pride and climb up the rankings, this is the time to do it. Part of doing that is selecting the right captain, and I must admit, it was a bit more difficult writing this article than usual as half the teams don’t play this GW. On reflection though, it may be a vastly reduced game-week but the captain pool doesn’t suffer as a result, as there are still a good many exceptional candidates this week, so let’s get right to it.

Captain Picks Fantasy Football Game-week 28 – Fantasy Premier League 2015/16 After a coma-inducingly long wait, a diminished set of games and a probably-disappointing score, gameweek 27 came and flew right over our heads… this gameweek, however, there’s no such time to waste; the clock’s ticking. It’s time to pick yourself a captain once again already! Tuesday night deadlines are always fun, but can also be dangerous: they provide a platform for some of the hastiest of last-minute decision! Many of us don’t even wake up on time to mess up our teams before 11:45am on a Saturday but – unless you’ve had an all-day session like Silvers – this gameweek’s 6:45pm deadline means every FPL manager will be lingering over their laptop (or phone hidden under the dinner table) in anti...[Read More]

Captain Picks Fantasy Football Game-week 27 – Fantasy Premier League 2015/16 Has it really been four months since last I graced these hallowed halls? Four months since last I spoke to my football-loving friends? Four months since last I frantically searched my address book to issue a frantic plea to Cookie and Init for a last-minute extension? Four months since I last cobbled to together a waffled intro? Yes, yes, maybe, depends on what you think of this intro. So many things have happened since we last spoke! I found professional happiness for the first time in my career and, having done so, wish the same fate for each and every one of you. Mourinho did not find the same happiness and has now gone to wherever he and Stoke fans spend their time during the week. Rumours have him going...[Read More]