English Football 2017-2018 - Page 1009 - Sporting Events and Fantasy Sports

you know how the sports pages have to fill millions of column inches every year with absolute blather, as there's only about 15k inches worth of actual news. well that year a lot of it focused on the extremely brave and handsome and english scotty parker

invent time travel, go into any pub in england in 2010/11 and within 5 mins you'll overhear a fat bloke say that scott parker is vastly underrated

anyway it culminated with him winning that award

05-01-2018 , 06:00 AM

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Tall Paul

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Originally Posted by royalblue

Hearing that Salah won the writer's POY award and reading up on past winners... How the **** did Scott Parker win in 10/11? Lol voters or one of the great one-off seasons of all times?

He stood out in a team that finished bottom of the table, while there weren't really any other players who had a great individual season.

05-01-2018 , 06:01 AM

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royalblue

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Just checked the all time PL draft from a few years back and Parker was picked towards the end of round 9. Who'd have won the 2p2POY award that season?

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05-01-2018 , 06:09 AM

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BOIDS

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believe it was the year that bale turned from failed left back into world class winger (under the wing of brilliant managerial mind 'arry btw)

so, i'd go bale

05-01-2018 , 06:10 AM

#25206

Tall Paul

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Bale won the PFA award that year.

05-01-2018 , 06:34 AM

#25207

Consty

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Load of money coming for the Liverpool coach Buvac for next Arsenal manager.

05-01-2018 , 06:38 AM

#25208

ChopSueyyy

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Liverpool fans may remember that just before Jurgen Klopp was announced as Liverpool’s new manager, the move was confirmed by a little known source in Bosnia.

Pravda BL pushed the story and the information had supposedly come from Zeljko Buvac, who is a local boy for the Bosnian source.

It’s worth keeping that in mind because today they have an exclusive claiming Buvac is all set to take over from Arsene Wenger at Arsenal this summer, and everything is arranged for the move.

That would be a huge shock, and Pravda BR state the claims coming out of Liverpool that it’s just a personal break and Buvac will continue are not entirely correct.

lol

05-01-2018 , 06:38 AM

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PartyGirlUK

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WhoScored have Parker as 34th best player of 2010/2011 which is really ****ing good but still. Their clear best player

Spoiler:

sixth best player (18 starts)

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ninth best player

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Fifth best player had 11 goals and 13 assists. Who was it?

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05-01-2018 , 06:47 AM

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royalblue

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Both as in leading the league in goals one year and coming close in assists another?

Huntelaar was top scorer and second in assists with 29+13 in the same year, 2011/12

05-01-2018 , 06:56 AM

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PartyGirlUK

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I was wondering specifically who has won both.

05-01-2018 , 07:02 AM

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PartyGirlUK

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This year's La Liga.

Top scorer

Messi 32
Ronaldo 24
Suárez 23

Most assists

Messi 12
Guedes 9
Suárez 9
Fornais 9
Sisto 9

Suárez was La Liga's 15/16 top scorer (40 goals) and with Lionel Messi top assister (16).

05-01-2018 , 07:16 AM

#25213

Giroudgeous

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Think it was discussed ITT recently enough - Henry did it

05-01-2018 , 07:41 AM

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Ledders

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Rodgers still not drifting enough for my liking

05-01-2018 , 12:15 PM

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MindFckr

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Welcome home Zeljko! I think he is a pretty interesting prospect and leaves Plop with an excuse if they wont win the CL.

In other delightful news, I have secured the 2p2 English Football H2H Draft League title (which has everyone long forgotten about)

I would like to credit this success to understat.com -The Betting Edge You' e Always Wanted...based on which we can clearly point out that cina won the xG

05-01-2018 , 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Ledders

Rodgers still not drifting enough for my liking

Told you all to lay the living daylights out of Rodgers to Arsenal.

Won't be happening any time in the next 2 years at the very least.

05-01-2018 , 01:51 PM

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Tall Paul

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Originally Posted by MindFckr

I don't think I've looked at any of my four draft teams since well before Christmas. While the draft at the start was great fun, I soon lost interest without free transfers. The waiver system didn't seem to work that well for me.

I can't remember what we decided on payouts, but PM me with your details and I'll sort it out.

05-01-2018 , 02:00 PM

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Cinarocket

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Originally Posted by MindFckr

I bet you my team will win more points over the next 11 games

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05-01-2018 , 02:42 PM

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kingweed

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Grats MF.

The normal league is going to be close:-

I have it noted as Fantasy draft (TP funds) - 70/10 payout but there is only 7 people in the h2h and 8 in the normal one.

I recall doing the normal one first then doing the h2h one.

05-01-2018 , 05:13 PM

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sixfour

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Point for AFC Wimbledon tonight keeps them in the third division as Franchise go down to the fourth

05-01-2018 , 06:33 PM

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PartyGirlUK

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He might already be signed up with French TV or just want a break but I'd love to see Wenger as a WC pundit for BBC or ITV. He'd be exceptionally good.