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 […]
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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 […]
Sergio Aguero, Donald Trump and Homer Simpson make the Fantasy Preview.
Nov 2
Gameweek 11: #FPL Preview – Written by @NiallHawthorne It’s been a huge week for @FantasyYIRMA since our last column. No, we weren’t successful @BlogAwardsIE (we did get more votes to be the next President of Ireland than Gavin Duffy…), but there has been some other pretty significant news. Yes, dear readers, @FantasyYIRMA is now officially […]
Fulham, Liverpool and Arsenal make the Preview
Oct 25
Gameweek 10: #FPL Preview – Written by @NiallHawthorne Regular readers of this column may be aware that @FantasyYIRMA has been nominated for two awards at this week’s @BlogAwardsIE event in Dublin, and that yours truly is representing this blog at the event (and I will NOT be dressed as Cat woman, contrary to many scurrilous […]
Goodbye International Break, Hello Premier League: Arsenal, Liverpool & Newcastle make the Preview
Oct 17
Gameweek 9: #FPL Preview – Written by @NiallHawthorne We’re back!!! Thankfully the second international break of the season is behind us and we now hurtle headlong into a nice long run of…. four GW’s until the next break. OH FOR **** SAKE. As you should know by now my previews are 90% FPL insight […]
Arsenal, Spurs and Manchester United make the Preview?!!
Oct 4
Gameweek 8: #FPL Preview – Written by @NiallHawthorne Top tip from this week: If you’re ever late for anything, be it a date, a job interview or a funeral, blame the local police force for not giving you an escort. If it’s good enough for Jose, it’s good enough for the rest of us. […]
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah – Stick or Twist??
Oct 2
Salah: #FPL Stick or Twist? Guest Post from @JamesMartin013 Mohamed Salah’s mercurial form last season saw him finish not only as the Golden Boot winner and record goal-scorer in a 38-game season, but as the highest scoring player ever in a Fantasy Premier League season. In response, the powers that be slapped a […]
Fulham, Manchester City and a Surprising Spurs Player Makes the Preview
Sep 28
Gameweek 7: #FPL Preview – Written by @NiallHawthorne I saw something in the ‘real world’ this week that I think should immediately be adopted by the footballing world and introduced throughout the game. The President of the United States made a speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York and told the gathered […]
Arsenal, Liverpool and Tickled Onion Bags make the Preview!!
Sep 20
Gameweek 6: Preview – Written by @NiallHawthorne This week the Premier League is taking us on a nostalgic trip down memory lane, where it seems 52% of people believed that everything was better (ahem). We had wonderful times that included apartheid, the Berlin wall, the cold war and Saturday 3pm kick offs that featured […]













