Monthly Archives: September 2009

Moyes Challenges Pienaar to be one of the Best

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Ibracadabra

David Moyes has followed my example by challenging Steven Pienaar to be the leader of Everton’s team, as he is with South Africa. I gave Pienaar a pep talk last week as well after bringing him into my fantasy Premier … Continue reading →

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The Case Against Cashley Cole

Posted on September 22, 2009 by The Team

So easy to hate in real life, so easy to love in the fantasy world Here’s what I know: Ashley Cole has 2 goals this season in 6 matches. In 2008-2009, he scored 1 goal the whole season. In 2007-2008, … Continue reading →

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Butt’s Brain: T-Shirt Tuesday

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Ibracadabra

I’m pretty sure that attire is classified as “t-shirts,” right? Our Butt Buddies Soccer Pro are working closely with the Homeless World Cup and selling t-shirts for the event – all the proceeds will go directly to the Homeless World … Continue reading →

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Drogba: Unstoppable

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Ibracadabra

Unstoppable While Wayne Rooney is also in the form of his career, we can’t overlook the recent play of the unstoppable Didier Drogba. No one can contain him at the moment. Perhaps his calf injury will be his undoing, but … Continue reading →

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David Nugent for England

Posted on September 19, 2009 by Ibracadabra

A David Nugent sightingIn the pre-season, I predicted he’d pick up about 7 goals if he got 30+ starts as Pompey’s leading striker this season, but after beating up his own teammate defender Marc Wilson, Nugent was shipped out of … Continue reading →

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Update: Win a Free NCNB T-Shirt: Prediction Contest

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Ibracadabra

Even if you’re a loser, if you’re with her – you’re a winner UPDATE # 2 – We have a winner. There were 4 entries with 3 correct first goal scorers so we had to go with the tie-breaker – … Continue reading →

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The Power of the Internet: You Decide

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Ibracadabra

I’ve held off on using my wild card this week despite carrying a lot of dead weight. My dead weight is all in the sub 6M range, so will be relatively easy to replace over the next 2-3 weeks, but … Continue reading →

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Funny Feeling Friday: Andy Reid

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Ibracadabra

In the old days, Reid loved doughnuts more than corner kicks I was leaning all week towards Everton’s Steven Pienaar – his goal last night in the Europa League only further confirming his chance as a Funny Feeling Friday selection – … Continue reading →

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Premier League Gameweek 6 Fantasy Preview

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Ibracadabra

I. Manchester City @ Manchester United: Who will get their face stamped on this weekend? No one, that’s who – with City star Emmanuel Adebayor suspended. The Manchester Derby on Sunday could be an instant classic – as two Top-4 … Continue reading →

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Kanye West Disrespects Our Blog

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Ibracadabra

The Emmanuel Adebayor of the music industry, Kanye West, not only disrespected the cute (and barely legal) Taylor Swift last week, but today – he disrespected football lovers around the world after lashing out against our humble blog, Never Captain … Continue reading →