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Category Archives: Fantasy Premier League
Cristiano Ronaldo back to Manchester United?
It’s highly unlikely, but it’s still worth a mention. After all, Cristiano Ronaldo had a two-year spell as the greatest Fantasy Premier League asset of all time. We’ve since put him in our rearview mirror and focused on a certain … Continue reading
Summer Transfer Window Heats Up
World Cup qualification is on our minds this summer, but we still have some important transfer window news to bring you – keeping you up to date with the major moves in and out of the Premier League. Let’s take … Continue reading
Posted in fantasy epl blog, Fantasy Premier League, fantasy premier league blog, Manchester United
Tagged aleksandar tonev, aleksandar tonev aston villa, fernandinho fantasy premier league, fernandinho transfer, fpl blog, guillermo varela, jesus navas manchester city, jesus navas transfer, jose canas swansea, maarten stekelenberg fulham
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Wayne Rooney Impresses Suitors Arsenal and PSG with Goal
England held Brazil to a 2-2 draw yesterday at the Marcana Stadium and Roy Hodgson will be pleased with the team’s spirit in such a difficult environment, despite of course the friendly nature to the match. It was Wayne Rooney … Continue reading
Jose Mourinho Returns as Chelsea Manager
In the least surprising news of the week, Jose Mourinho is back in London. Back at Chelsea. Will he re-invigorate Michael Essien’s career after a loan at Real Madrid? Can he squeeze out a bit more from Lampard, Cole, Cech … Continue reading
Christian Benteke to Arsenal or Tottenham?
And so it begins… The summer is nearly here and you know what that means – transfer speculation. The first in a long line of start players to hint at an upcoming move is Aston Villa’s Belgian star Christian … Continue reading
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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Tagged andre marriner tottenham, arsenal at newcastle, arsenal tottenham, beckham retirement, beckham retires, champions league, david beckham, fantasy pl blog, howard webb arsenal, lampard contract extension, sunderland at tottenham
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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


