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Category Archives: fantasy epl blog
Fantasy Premier League End of Season Summary
It’s all over. Another season in the books. For the Never Captain Nicky Butt crew, it’s the end of our mini-league’s eighth season together, the fifth season together since we launched this site in 2008. The final day is always … Continue reading
Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 38 Preview: Final Sunday
Here we go. Sir Alex Ferguson has retired and so has David Beckham – all in the last week, and the world, somehow, didn’t explode. While the media is still providing us with their great career-long slideshows and lists of … Continue reading
Butt’s Brain: David Beckham Retires; Lampard Signs Extension; Chelsea Hold Two European Cups
It’s Chelsea on our mind today after Branislav Ivanovic headed the club to a 2-1 Europa League win in the 90th minute last night in Amsterdam. Of course, John Terry dressed up in his full kit for the second year … Continue reading
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Butt’s Brain: Mancini Staying, Rooney Leaving?
A bit of what’s going on in Butt’s Brain as we say goodbye to Sir Alex but look forward to tomorrow’s massive Arsenal vs Wigan encounter at the Emirates… Wayne Rooney has requested a transfer but Sir Alex (and … Continue reading
Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 37 Preview: Moyes to Manchester United
David Moyes has six years to make his mark at Manchester United, and fantasy managers have two weeks left to make a mark on their mini-leagues. Let’s take a look at this weekend’s action. I. Swansea @ Manchester United: Sir … Continue reading
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Sir Alex Ferguson’s Career in Pictures
We are all still in shock at Sir Alex Ferguson’s decision to announce his retirement at the end of this season, and there’s not much more we can do here to tell the story of the greatest manager in … Continue reading
Gary Neville: Without Bale Tottenham Wouldn’t Be Top 8
Gary Neville has been a breath of fresh air as a pundit since his retirement two seasons ago – offering good insight and analysis, but the above excerpt is a bit sensational… I guess Neville is acclimating well to his … Continue reading
Rafa Benitez & Chelsea in Control as Mourinho Lurks in the Shadows
With only two weeks remaining in the Premier League season, Chelsea are peaking at the right time – in complete control of their own destiny for Champions League football, and set to not only finish 3rd (or 4th) but also … Continue reading
Funny Feeling Friday: Jordi Gomez
Wigan are battling for their Premier League lives, and while we were all set to roll out West Brom’s James Morrison as our Funny Feeling Friday this weekend to complement our Lukaku choice from just a few weeks ago, it … Continue reading
Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 36 Preview: Double Gameweek!
Chelsea are in the Europa League final after Fernando Torres finished off Basel, but let’s concern ourselves more with the final few weeks of our dear Fantasy Premier League- where we’ve been handed a rare double gameweek – just in … Continue reading


