Month: July 2017

Form over Fixtures? Fixtures over Form? It’s a question that has plagued every fantasy manager since the dawn of time, myself included. Pick the player in form or the player who’s going up against a weaker side. Sometimes it’s easy. Do I play Kane against an already relegated Hull? Of course! But there are moments in every fantasy manager’s season where he has to look at both the player and the fixture and make an informed decision. Kane against Chelsea or Vardy against Brighton. Now that’s a tricky one! But fear not my friends. As always, I am here...

The time of year has come again, when the days are long and the sun once more reveals to us its existence (albeit with subtlety). Families go on picnics, people go on walks, and financially dominant football franchises throw ridiculous sums of money at various prospects in the hope of a successful title challenge. And much like these professional football managers, we as fantasy managers must also consider the implications of each promising prospect. As the time for the league draft approaches, we are suddenly gripped with feelings of dread as we realise there is a possibility that we...