By the time you read this preview you may well be more stuffed than Cardiff City, sick of the site of turkeys like Everton fans, and just glad that the whole horrible experience is finally all over, like Manchester United fans. Since I’m likely to be in various degrees of alcohol and/or food induced comas […]
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Jose Mourinho Gone – Manchester United Player in the Preview: Coincidence??
Dec 20
Gameweek 18: #FPL Preview – Written by @NiallHawthorne I’ll openly admit that I’m starting to get into the festive mood at last. With just a few days to Christmas, I’m beginning to feel all warm and fuzzy and willing to get in the spirit of the season. Gin. Whiskey. Brandy. Yep, those spirits definitely help […]
Let’s Hope Spurs and Arsenal Pick Up 3 Points this Weekend!?
Dec 14
Gameweek 17: #FPL Preview – Written by @NiallHawthorne I’m not saying that GW16 was bad for me, but I can confirm that I spent most of last weekend sticking shiny gems onto the outside knuckles of a marigold glove, painting myself blue and clicking my fingers frantically, trying to make at least half of this […]
Liverpool, Spurs and Arsenal make the Festive Preview
Dec 7
Gameweek 16: #FPL Preview – Written by @NiallHawthorne Another preview? But…I just finished writing the GW15 preview twenty minutes ago, and the GW14 preview half an hour before that! We’ve gone from the tedium of the international breaks to the helter-skelter of three FPL Game weeks in a week! You know what? I love […]
7 Premier League Gameweeks Across 31 Days!! Festive Football has Arrived
Dec 4
The guys at FourFourTwo have posted my latest column today looking at how to cope with the upcoming pile up of Fantasy Football over the next month. You can read the full article HERE Essentially, we’ve now reached December, which means it’s somewhat acceptable to start putting up festive decorations. No judgement will be passed, […]
Spurs to Bounce Back from Derby Day Defeat at Arsenal? GW15 Starts Tuesday
Dec 3
Gameweek 15: #FPL Preview – Written by @NiallHawthorne As we hurtle towards GW15 we’re immediately reminded that FPL rounds in December are going to come thick and fast, similar to the indictments about to hit Donald Trump over the next few weeks. They’ll be coming fast, and he’ll still be thick. Onto the all-important […]
Marouane Fellaini is NOT Diego Maradona… and a Fantasy Preview or Two
Nov 30
OK Folks, The following point is being stressed at the outset of this post to remove any confusion. #FPL Gameweek 14 starts on FRIDAY night, with Cardiff hosting Wolves at 8pm. This means the #FPL fantasy deadline is 7pm (UK) Should you miss it, try not to log in tomorrow morning in a semi-sober state […]
Manchester United, Huddersfield and the Fantasy Christmas Grinch
Nov 30
Gameweek 14: #FPL Preview – Written by @NiallHawthorne Ho! Ho! Holy crap, it’s still November and I’m fed up to the back teeth with all this ‘Christmas’ malarkey already. If it’s not nine generations of Elton John singing the same song, it’s an articulated lorry full of teeth-rotting, diabetes causing fizzy pop driving way […]
Brexit, Fantasy Football and a Marauding Wolves Full-Back
Nov 21
Gameweek 13: #FPL Preview – Written by @NiallHawthorne We’re back! The fourth (and final) international break of 2018 is finally behind us, and we now hurtle headlong towards an uninterrupted 14 GW’s of FPL chaos and carnage. But before you gird your loins, it’s time for the now customary review of what you may have […]
Arsenal, Liverpool and Excess Mucus
Nov 8
Gameweek 12: #FPL Preview – Written by @NiallHawthorne This week the @FantasyYIRMA Ranch has witnessed some very distressing scenes. Lung-bursting wailing at all hours, huge amounts of mucus being excreted and nights completely devoid of sleep. (Ed: Check, Check and Check) Yep, his FPL team has not been doing well, and he’s taken it […]













