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Harry and Lloyd’s Fantasy Predictions GW1
Harry and Lloyd’s Fantasy Predictions GW1 Welcome to Harry and Lloyd’s Fantasy Predictions GW1. We’re back for the fourth instalment of our (game) weekly predictions competition. In a world that has become anything but predictable, we like to remain your constant. That familiar place you visit. Come rain, shine or global pandemic, we’ll be here for you, offering up t-shirts and a virtual pat on the back when your superior foresight lays waste to those around you. The road ahead is long, 38 game weeks (subject to change), but, for those who stay the course, there is the chance that you too could join the growing list of former champions. The names DenPerryDidIt, Coys9, and Tornado are the ones to look out for, for these are your former champions and they have bookmakers the leng...[Read More]
PROMOTED TEAM ANALYSIS – WEST BROMWICH ALBION
PROMOTED TEAM ANALYSIS – WEST BROMWICH ALBION West Pereira Albion – Preview 2020-21 West Bromwich Albion are back in the Premier League! Only two seasons on from finally being relegated after eight consecutive years struggling for points in the bottom half of the table of England’s top flight, they are back. After losing the Championship playoff semi-final to Aston Villa on penalties two seasons ago, they took no such risk this term clinching direct promotion by finishing in second place whilst being the second best in the league for goals conceded and joint second for goals scored. This means they’ll either qualify for Champions League by finishing in second place this year or that they will be the second team to get relegated! I suspect they won’t be listening to the Champion...[Read More]
FPL Devil’s Advocate
FPL Devil’s Advocate Season 2, Episode 1 Welcome to Devil’s Advocate. Smash and I have reunited and decided to have a bit of a tussle over his FPL team again this season. We promise that no tea cups will be harmed in the making of this article. Hopefully his team will also address some of the concerns that you may have and I think that what you will find is that it is OK to be unsure. Being ready to adjust as pre-season continues and paying close attention to little details are the makings of a strong FPL manager. As you will see, Smash is seemingly changing his mind mid-sentence. 😉 Just kidding, sort of. Anyway, let’s get to it. Team Smash Keepers Mito: OK Smash, I am not going to waste too much time on your keepers. I mean when someone spends 8.5mln on two players they ...[Read More]
Grab, Avoid or Bore Off! – Fantasy Premier League 2020-21
Grab, Avoid or Bore Off! – Fantasy Premier League 2020-21 Guess who’s back, back again…. With the FPL season getting closer and closer to starting it is of course time for Bore Off to also kickoff. I have gathered three of my esteemed colleagues: GP of Scottish fantasy fame, Rosco of FPL fame and… Cookie. I asked for the site members to provide any questions they wanted answering, and did they ever! Some really great stuff was asked and hopefully this edition of Bore Off can provide you with some good answers to said questions. I want to send a special thanks to Smash, Stone Frog, Tornado, Silvers, Chipster and dennisim for providing the bulk of the questions, they basically wrote it for me. Well, without further ado, let us see what the boys had to say. Thanks for readin...[Read More]
PROMOTED TEAM ANALYSIS- LEEDS UNITED
PROMOTED TEAM ANALYSIS- LEEDS UNITED Premier League football returns to Elland Road this season bringing to an end Leeds United’s sixteen-year absence from top-flight football. The road back has not been easy, thirteen seasons in the Championship, three in League One. The blame for their fall from grace can largely be put down to spectacular financial mismanagement, for those too young to remember, they essentially spent a boatload of cash on players they couldn’t afford in the hope of Champions League success, and then failed to qualify. Oops. That was then, this is now. They are back where (at least where Leeds fans believe) they belong. Manager Marcelo Bielsa’s side lit up the Championship, few could argue that they deserved it this time round, having come so close in seasons gone...[Read More]
PROMOTED TEAM ANALYSIS – FULHAM
PROMOTED TEAM ANALYSIS- FULHAM Introduction The Premier League is back and with it comes three new teams, West Brom, Fulham, and the long-awaited return of Leeds. I will be focusing on the team that have returned at the first time of asking, Fulham. The Cottagers from southwest London were FPL options for us only two seasons ago. I think we all remember having Aboubakar Kamara as our 4.5mln bench fodder forward, with Anguissa being a 4.5mln midfield bench fodder. Fulham were that team we used as cheap budget options, but this season will be different. Kamara is now a 5.0mln midfielder and Anguissa is coming back from a loan at Villareal so I don’t know if Scott Parker will slot him straight back into the side. Scott Parker firstly took over as caretaker manager but couldn’t keep Fulham in ...[Read More]
FANTASY FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON HUB 2020/21
PRE-SEASON HUB 2020/21 Introduction Gone are the days of Premier League teams jetting off to China, Malaysia, Thailand and Australia for their pre-season preparations – at least for this pre-season. Here’s hoping things in the world are again on the right side of normal this time next season and I for one will never again take the Premier League Asia Trophy for granted. In this shortened period between the 2019-20 season ending and the 2020-21 season beginning (consider that Manchester United & Manchester City players will not even be through passport control with their families as they head on holiday whilst Everton, Liverpool and Tottenham commence a stretch of their legs with their first pre-season matches), I will again document the ins and outs and ups and downs of all 20 Premier...[Read More]
Bundesliga Fantasy Football 2020/21
Bundesliga Fantasy Football 2020/21 GW16 DEADLINE FRIDAY 15th January 19:30PM With the Bundesliga seemingly taking over the bulk of the chat on site a couple months ago when it was the only fantasy game in town, we decided that we should give it a home for the season, after a bit of coaxing. 😉 We won’t be posting a weekly article, but we will update the screenshots and the links within this article so you are getting relevant info for each gameweek as it comes along. We did come up with a set piece table and a pair of trackers to help you out as you build your teams. Where to join > Fantasy Bundesliga Site the site is still not open for the upcoming season, but you can register now if you wish. We suspect that it will open up in the next few days. FF247 League Code > ‘FF2...[Read More]
FPL INTERVIEW: BATTLE OF THE SEXES
FPL INTERVIEW: BATTLE OF THE SEXES I am joined in the hot seat(s) by two FF247 champions, Carolyn and Rosco. They battled tooth and nail, right to the end and finished 1st and 2nd in the FF247 Regulars League. This is a league that many of us prioritise highly as we battle it out with our ‘online mates’, our fellow site comrades who we meet with daily to share thoughts, opinions and advice. It was Rosco who emerged victorious as he came with a late charge in GW38 to take the coveted title from odds on favourite Carolyn. Both had FPL career-defining seasons, posting best ever finishes. Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome Carolyn and Rosco. Carolyn, you had an amazing season. 2378pts, global rank 5,373, in the top 40k from GW11 onwards, smashed your personal best rank. Congratul...[Read More]
Fantasy Premier League – Ones To Watch in 2020/21
Fantasy Premier League – Ones To Watch in 2020/21 With the 2020/21 Premier League season just weeks away it is time to start looking at building that Fantasy Football team. It can be crucial to get off to a good start as when you’re chasing the pack you can make some pretty risky decisions when it comes to team selection! We all know the superstar players we want in our teams – Kevin De Bruyne, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Mo Salah etc… However, getting some hidden gems in can be just as crucial. Last season, Nick Pope, the Burnley goalkeeper, would have netted you 15 clean sheets and 170 points which no one could have predicted. Danny Ings for Southampton was another revelation after an awful time at Liverpool. He finished as the second top goal scorer with 22 goals and a huge 1...[Read More]
A guide to watching the 2020/21 Premier League season
A guide to watching the 2020/21 Premier League season When Premier League football was put on a four-month hiatus for Coronavirus, it seemed like it might never return. However, last season did eventually conclude ‘behind closed doors’ in July, with most of the remaining games televised. Just seven weeks later, the new 2020/21 campaign kicks off on September 12th and it could see a boom in viewers tuning in to cheer it on. Thankfully the TV broadcast rights are well scattered across several providers, with all offering online streaming options for subscribers. In this guide we developed with Broadband Genie, we’ll first identify some important pointers for ensuring your broadband can keep pace with the action, before highlighting the key broadcasters vying for your support. Pre...[Read More]
THE SCOTCH CORNER – SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP FANTASY FOOTBALL TIPS 2020/21
THE SCOTCH CORNER – SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP FANTASY FOOTBALL TIPS 2020/21 GP said he had a few things to say and that he’d just post it in the chat, and then he emailed me this and asked if it was article worthy. Well, if it looks like an article, reads like an article and is as long as an article, then it probably is an article. Can’t wait to read all about Joel Campbell and so here it is, GP’s Tips. Aberdeen The Dons have been very coy with their team news in each of their two friendlies so far. They lost 2-1 to St Johnstone with Bruce Anderson (£3.8) scoring (after which manager McInnes said that the youngster would be seeing a lot of first team action this season). Craig Bryson (£3.8) scored the only goal in their 1-1 draw at Hibs on Saturday and the experienced ex-Derby...[Read More]
