Monthly Archives: April 2009

Butt’s Brain: Pompey Stays Up (?!) & Fabianski’s Blunder

A quick recap of today’s low-scoring (fantasy) Premier League and FA Cup action… “Glen Johnson and Niko Kranjcar excelled” but a nasty injury forced Kranjcar to be taken off on a stretcher in Portsmouth’s 1-0 win. I started both Johnson … Continue reading

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Breaking News: Gerrard Out of Arsenal Match

“I’m now out for 3 EPL games in a row.” Steven Gerrard will reportedly miss Liverpool’s massive match with Arsenal on Tuesday after being sidelined further with his continuing groin problem. Gerrard just can’t seem to shake off the injury … Continue reading

Posted in Liverpool, liverpool title race is over?, liverpool vs. arsenal, Steven Gerrard, steven gerrard groin injury | 5 Comments

Funny Feeling Friday: Tuncay

An unpopular (in fantasy terms), underrated, or out of form player I think may surprise on the weekend…  You definitely don’t own him – it’s Boro’s Tuncay. Tuncay (6.7M) is owned by just 1% of fantasy premier league managers but … Continue reading

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EPL Gameweek 33 Fantasy Preview: Captain Courageous

If you are the Captain of an American cargo ship in the Indian Ocean, your main threat is probably pirates. If you are the Captain of a fantasy premier league squad, your biggest fear is lack of production – and … Continue reading

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Cristiano Ronaldo 1, Porto 0

C. Ronaldo 1:0 gegen FC Porto – MyVideo Amazing strike by an amazing player. Hate him or love him, few men who have breathed have ever been able to do this with a football.

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Jump on the Bandwagon: Jermain Defoe

Get the bandwagon ready. Jermain Defoe is back. The most popular non-Ronaldo post we’ve ever had here at Never Captain Nicky Butt was our breaking news in January reporting that Defoe had broken his foot. Thousands hit the site that … Continue reading

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Tottenham Tuesday

Embedded above is by far the greatest Harry Redknapp clip of all time. We’ve shown it before but let’s show it again for old time’s sake. It has nothing to do with today’s real football news – that Chelsea beat Liverpool … Continue reading

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Play Up Pompey: Alexandre Gaydamak Wants to Sell, But You Should Buy Buy Buy

My friends all know that I love Papa Bouba Diop. The name rolls off the tongue like any star Senegalese stud’s name would. Diop is a classic modern footballer. He is quick, strong, but also possesses technical ability – and … Continue reading

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Can You Afford Him? Me Neither

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Funny Feeling Friday: Obafemi Martins

Here’s our next Funny Feeling Friday installment. A “gut feeling” about an underrated, out of form, or unpopular player stepping up his game in the coming weeks. Martins, valued at 6.6M, is owned by only 2% of fantasy footie managers, but … Continue reading

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