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06-27-2019 , 03:15 PM

#21576

PeteBlow

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 14,565

New FPL is up and running.
It's a lot harder to pick a squad with the price rises..

06-27-2019 , 05:59 PM

#21577

Ra_Z_Boy

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Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 36,966

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeteBlow

New FPL is up and running.

It's a lot harder to pick a squad with the price rises..

People say this every year.

06-27-2019 , 07:05 PM

#21578

KDawg

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Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,986

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeteBlow

New FPL is up and running.
It's a lot harder to pick a squad with the price rises..

this will clearly be the year that TP's 9-year Fantasy sun run ends

06-28-2019 , 02:47 AM

#21579

Tall Paul

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Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 9,376

I think you'll find it's eleven years

06-28-2019 , 06:03 AM

#21580

MindFckr

Classic Arsenal GHW

Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 25,647

You will be delighted to know that I will be accepting SE donations for fantasy footy this year as well.

TP has a 25$ limit, but anyone else want a nice h2h bet I'm more than willing to entertain higher proposals (nothing too crazy so maybe up to 100$)

Regular posters only. Thank you for your understanding.

06-28-2019 , 08:34 AM

#21581

xXDeuce7Xx

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Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 10,837

I'm up for a repeat, $25 again?

06-28-2019 , 08:45 AM

#21582

teejayC

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Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 8,085

Martin O’Neill sacked at Forest after just 5 months, fell out with the players apparently.

Can’t say I’m too bothered despite him being a club legend, still wish we’d stuck with Karanka though.

06-28-2019 , 08:51 AM

#21583

ChopSueyyy

formerly IRunWorse

Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 18,623

i see despite being superbusy cashy has time to write for arseblog

Quote:

Nothing will give the media more fodder to piss off Arsenal fans than a big-money investment from Tottenham Hotspur. There’s already an article out there saying that, because Spurs spent £60m on Tanguy NDombele, that the Gunners are in Spurs’ shadow. Which is stupid. Not least of all because we have someone better.

That someone? Granit Xhaka. Yeah. Deal with it.

There were a handful of matches that really stood out last season, during the transition to this new era, but it just so happens that one of those matches was against Tottenham, where we put on a truly fantastic midfield display the won us the match.

Right in the middle of it was the always-underappreciated Granit Xhaka.

Now, don’t get me wrong. NDombele is a great player, and I’m a big admirer. He has a very unique combination of having that ability to drive from deep while also having the capacity to stay at home. He’s a deep dribbler and creator, as well as a dutiful defensive presence.

But what he does and what Xhaka does aren’t yet comparable. Not least of all because Xhaka plays better defense than NDombele, and NDombele hasn’t even played in the Premier League yet.

NDombele is known as a creator—he creates 1.4 chances per match. In Ligue 1.

Granit Xhaka isn’t known as a creator—he creates 1.4 chances per match. In the Premier League.

Xhaka is far and away more controlled in possession, something that will bite NDombele in the arse in the unforgiving Premier League, especially early on, and the only edge that NDombele consistently shows is his ability to drive the ball forward. Which again, is valuable, but Xhaka answers with his unmatched ability to spray the ball across the pitch, making space that way rather than with his feet.

Sure, NDombele boasts better athleticism, but if you told me I could have one or the other, I’d take Xhaka. I don’t think you’re going to see NDombele winning midfield battles for Spurs the way Xhaka does for us. Maybe several years down the road, but not right away and hell, maybe not even then, if he can stomach staying at Spurs for that long.

They’ve got nothing on Granit Xhaka, Matteo Guendouzi, Lucas Torreira (yeah, he’s still here), and this midfield set-up. Get real.

06-28-2019 , 09:04 AM

#21584

mic_check12

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,348

Quote:

Originally Posted by MindFckr

Book it for the max please. I can’t be that bad again I hope

06-28-2019 , 11:24 AM

#21585

kingweed

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Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 46,762

Quote:

Originally Posted by MindFckr

I’ll take 100 too, can we do euro or gbp rather than yank money though.

06-28-2019 , 02:24 PM

#21586

PoseidonCubed

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Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 15,015

Quote:

Originally Posted by teejayC

This never had a prayer of working out did it? He’s been a managerial dinosaur for a good decade now. Fortunately for him, the Newcastle job has opened up at the perfect time though.

06-28-2019 , 07:07 PM

#21587

Ra_Z_Boy

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Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 36,966

Quote:

Originally Posted by PoseidonCubed

This never had a prayer of working out did it? He’s been a managerial dinosaur for a good decade now. Fortunately for him, the Newcastle job has opened up at the perfect time though.

Given what's happened at the club I think those players are likely snakes also. Lots of rumours about disgraceful behaviour. No manager going to do well there without a big personnel shift. Not denying MON is a bit past his heyday but really, under him despite the players actively revolting they went about par.

06-28-2019 , 07:18 PM

#21588

DuckSauce

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Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 11,793

Feels like there's not as many under the radar plays from first glance.

06-28-2019 , 10:02 PM

#21589

PeteBlow

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Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 14,565

Quote:

Originally Posted by DuckSauce

Feels like there's not as many under the radar plays from first glance.

That was my take, although they’ve got to add a lot of players. I notice Pulisic isn’t in there yet for a start. Alexis Sanchez at 7m did make me chuckle.

06-28-2019 , 11:48 PM

#21590

DuckSauce

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Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 11,793

Ya usually find like 3-5 guys sub 5-10% that have a ton of upside but not seeing that this year.

06-30-2019 , 06:38 PM

#21591

Stu Ungar

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 4,974

This 2018-2019 EPL thread began after Croatia knocked out the lol limey men in the semis so will the 2019-2020 EPL thread start on Tuesday after USA#1 knocks out the lol limey women in the semis?

COYS..

07-01-2019 , 02:57 AM

#21592

joejoe1337

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Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 16,223

Arse fans look away

07-01-2019 , 03:08 AM

#21593

BOIDS

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Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 13,940

not sure how u can charge a grand for a season ticket and spend no money for 10 years and end up with no money. kroenke the magician

07-01-2019 , 03:08 AM

#21594

Elrazor

losing momentum

Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 13,841

A nice way to start Monday morning, ty

07-01-2019 , 03:32 AM

#21595

kingofcool

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Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 11,043

Yeah our net spend hasnt even been that low compared to the other teams. We just have clowns running the show.
Interesting (but sad) twitter thread.

07-01-2019 , 05:51 AM

#21596

MindFckr

Classic Arsenal GHW

Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 25,647

Quote:

Originally Posted by xXDeuce7Xx

I'm up for a repeat, $25 again?

Quote:

Originally Posted by mic_check12

Book it for the max please. I can’t be that bad again I hope

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingweed

I’ll take 100 too, can we do euro or gbp rather than yank money though.

so far so good lemme know if anyone wants to jump in

07-01-2019 , 01:36 PM

#21597

ilikemilkshake

adept

Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 933

Quote:

"When I came to Newcastle, they gave me the plans for the new training ground, I was talking to the architect about changing a few things,” he says, smiling now. “And after three years . . . they painted the walls."

Interview with Benitez

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/r...-5m98wk0cz#_=_