FF NEWSWEEK
Welcome to the first edition of a brand
new information weekly for all your fantasy football news and views. We are
calling it the FF newsweek. Why talk about a subject like this here? Because we
love it. Because YOU love it…there is nothing like the buzz of taking the helm
at your fantasy football club, creating and guiding them up towards the heady
heights of the League. On here the talk is going to focus on the English
premier league (EPL), because that is the league to talk about. Because that’s
what we’re interested in here in fantasy football world. The reason for
making this newsletter is to provide those who want to find out different ways
to stay competitive in their perspective leagues or get new ideas to stay on
the edge. It is also for those who may not necessarily have enough time to
check up on the latest info that could impact their team. The information
provided here is totally independent and we do not support any group, or
individual FF teams or players. This is for the love of the game and to provide
useful info for players …please feel free to send or forward any ideas on
how we can improve the newsletter..
First and foremost the leagues we are
focusing on are on the official Barclaycard EPL website. The site is as good as
it gets and we suggest everytime you log on to skim through other pages other
than your private league and your ‘My team’ page. There is a
goldmine of info if you are willing to go through it. One of these pages is the
‘news’ page which you can scroll through at the top of the
page..there’s useful info on subjects like match previews,which can give
you an idea on how to approach the coming game week. You could also check out
the ‘pundit’ page where the guru’s of the EPL website give
you a hot tip or two on who is the player to have in your team…or who you
should ship out now!
Check out the Barclaycard EPL website
here: http://fantasy.premierleague.com/
Be sure to go through the whole website
if you have the time(and the patience), there is more to it than just a very
eye catching homepage. Constant trawling for information to keep you updated is
vital if you are looking to challenge for your private league title!
You will also find Skysports website useful in your quest
for glory..they usually have a FF review at the end of each gameweek: http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12193_4963307,00.html
On this weeks news..
1) Man
united on the Road to San Siro
Possibly because of their away fixture to
Inter Milan, Man united will not be involved in this gameweek 27, which will
mean you as the manager having to reshuffle the pack to still be able to pick
up points, if you feel you have adequate cover to handle the situation the
better, but with big players like Ronaldo, Vidic, Berbatov and Rooney not
likely to pick you up any points this week,you’ll have to find an
alternative tactic to stay ahead.
2) Arteta
out for the season
Mikel Arteta barely made the first three
minutes of the Newcastle game over the weekend before having to be stretchered off with a
knee injury. We all know Mikel has been one of the stars of this year’s
FF League and has been consistently in the top three midfielders all
season(behind Lampard and Gerrard) gaining many a manager a barrel load of
points.
Read on here:
http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~1566824,00.html
the look on David Moyes face at the end of the game
indicated it didn’t look good though, read on here:
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_4962925,00.html
One of the keys tactics to staying ahead of the competition
is to be able to react quickly to situations faster than your opponent in this case finding a suitable replacement and making the
change asap, as his asking price of 8.4 million is likely to go down very
quickly thus reducing your chance of having to bargain of a very credible
replacement and you having to go back to the drawing board. It could also force
you to make more than one substitution thereby making you lose value able
points (2 subs= 4 points lost; 3 subs=8 points lost etc etc)
3) Beattie
on Top
This week’s top performer, so far,(at the time of
going to the press we still have Spurs v Hull to be played) has got to be James Beattie, the former
Southampton striker who didn’t exactly find himself at the top of most
EPL teams wish list during the transfer window in January. Since moving to
Stoke he seems to have settled in well and filled in the void created by the
missing Fuller. He picked up the Man of the match award after scoring a
brace over the weekend(against Portsmouth), earning
himself a massive 13points in the process. His stats read 5 appearances, 4
goals..which is almost a goal a game…Sometimes it would seem the valuable
gems can be found at a rather lower price than you were expecting to shelve out
for..there is more from where that came from,the trick is to anticipate a
player’s potential before everyone else finds out! Remember Carlton Cole
anyone? Saying that Beattie would be a useful addition to any manager’s
side at least on current form.
Remember this gameweek ends tonight and you can make all
your changes between now and this coming Saturday, Feb 28th BEFORE 11.30am. Good luck
for the coming week!!!
And finally on a different topic.. you missing not seeing
Mourinho and his ramblings in the premiership anymore? Have no fear for those
who don’t know you can find out what his thoughts are on various topics
on his TV show: Special one TV! Enjoy! You need flash for this to work, if not
just watch it at home!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbagtRCIZK4&feature=related
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