Written by Niall Hawthorne. Regular readers of this column will know that I have paid close attention to the Brexit negotiations over the years, with particular emphasis on the capability/mental capacity of the UK Government ministers involved. Thankfully for you all, Brexit is now done and dusted. Except, it’s not. Right now, right now the […]
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Fantasy Football GW20 Preview: Leeds, United and Chelsea
Jan 26
Gameweek 20 Preview – Written by @NiallHawthorne The debate about how best to handle the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic rumbles on almost a year after it began. It’s only now that the UK and Ireland have decided that it might be a good idea to stop thousands of people flying into the country and wandering freely […]
Fantasy Football Gameweek 19: Make Mine A DOUBLE
Jan 15
The Gameweek 19 Preview Written by @NiallHawthorne We’ve finally made it to the halfway point of this frankly bizarre season that will no doubt, when the history books are written, have more asterisks next to it than the memoirs of the 45th President of The United States (which is nailed on to be a […]
Fantasy Football: Boxing Day Preview
Dec 24
Written by @NiallHawthorne This Christmas I want you to stop for a while To think of those who best make you smile Your family, your friends, when you captain Vardy New people we met back when we could party And realise no matter what tier you are in Or how the latest lockdown can get […]
Fantasy Football: Five Festive Hints
Dec 18
FPLHINTS’ Five Festive Hints Written by @FPLHints Before I say something that masquerades as advice on how to navigate the annual assortment of Premier League matches with short turnaround times, I need to provide full disclosure. DISCLAIMER From an FPL perspective, I’ve never done well during this time of the year and in some ways […]
Fantasy Football GW14: Liverpool and Liverpool Apparently
Dec 18
Fantasy Football Preview: Gameweek 14 Written by @NiallHawthorne Did you hear the one about the FPL player who looked at his squad ahead of GW13 and was faced with quite a few ‘him or him’ decisions, so decided that there would be no better time for a Bench Boost chip to be activated? He then […]
Fantasy Football: Manchester United, Southampton and Newcastle Make the FPL Preview
Dec 14
FPL Gameweek 13 Preview… Written by @NiallHawthorne It seems to me that there’s a general sense of misery surrounding this Premier League season, and I don’t know why. In the past three seasons we’ve had teams scorching towards 100 points each time, obliterating the opposition and any interest in a title race unless you were […]
Aguero Back For Man City? Not According to Ben Dinnery or Pep
Dec 11
This decision has actually been the bane of most avid fantasy players’ lives for a number of seasons. For such a quality goalscorer, the Argentine isn’t half injury prone. And it doesn’t help his case when the manager’s team selections are less consistent than the Government’s COVID response. Premier League injury expert and friend/fool Ben Dinnery […]
Fantasy Football: Liverpool, Wolves and Newcastle Make The Preview
Dec 10
FPL Gameweek 12 Preview: Written by @NiallHawthorne The big news this week has been the launch of the COVID19 vaccination programme in the UK, which will be imminently launched through the rest of Europe and the world very soon. We finally have light at the end of this long, socially-distanced tunnel. To those of you […]
Fantasy Football Review: Double Digits for Liverpool’s Matip?!
Dec 10
FPL Gameweek 11 Review: Written by @JackAGoodwin I am going rogue – don’t try and stop me (Ryan)… My Gameweek reviews for over a year now have been the same set template of part satirical part real review for each and every game. This time round I’ll be trying something different (bear with me). I’ll […]
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