Futbolmetrix wanted banter, so here we go

Things are tight at the top of the classic league with three teams
within 1 point --

1. The ineptly managed MHdilettante (yeah, I benched Alisson. Silly me,
I thought Liverpool's casual defence from the week before would continue
their wayward ways away to Chelsea, and we'd see another 4-3 win or
something. Leicester, on the other hand, should have been a good
defensive bet) on 152 points

2. The black and white propagandists, with a great haul of 99 points
this week, on 151 points thanks to Son and Kane, whome he was maligning
last week.

3. The perennial contender Keith Powell's (no relation to Boog) high
hopes also on 151.

Jon Snow is clearly taking a mental holiday after his comeback victory
last year, and is second last. But winter is coming and I am sure he
will catch up. The Lily Whites just joined but are in 5th place.


Banter perhaps more appropriate in the head to head league, with a four
way tie on 6 points at the top, with the Dilettante, Serie A rejects,
Uncommon Market, and FUBAR all having won both games. The high hopes
have been extremely unlucky to lose twice given their points total of
151. I love the unpredictability and sheer randomness of the head to
head league. Some big matchups for next week include:

Uncommon Market vs. High Hopes
Rejects vs. Chambermaids
Propagandists vs. Benny's golden horde
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On Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 10:29:39 PM UTC-4, MH wrote:

Futbolmetrix wanted banter, so here we go

Things are tight at the top of the classic league with three teams
within 1 point --

And the Serie A Rejects just 9 points behind! I'm rooting hard for Milik to join Newcastle (being a benchwarmer at Spurs not as useful...)

2. The black and white propagandists, with a great haul of 99 points
this week, on 151 points thanks to Son and Kane, whome he was maligning
last week.

They did OK, but things could have been a lot better if I had captained one of them...

Banter perhaps more appropriate in the head to head league, with a four
way tie on 6 points at the top, with the Dilettante, Serie A rejects,

Defense wins championships!

Uncommon Market, and FUBAR all having won both games. The high hopes
have been extremely unlucky to lose twice given their points total of
151. I love the unpredictability and sheer randomness of the head to
head league.

Yeah, especially when you have two teams in first place.
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On 2020-09-22 21:23, Futbolmetrix wrote:

On Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 10:29:39 PM UTC-4, MH wrote:

Futbolmetrix wanted banter, so here we go

Things are tight at the top of the classic league with three teams
within 1 point --

And the Serie A Rejects just 9 points behind! I'm rooting hard for Milik to join Newcastle (being a benchwarmer at Spurs not as useful...)

2. The black and white propagandists, with a great haul of 99 points
this week, on 151 points thanks to Son and Kane, whome he was maligning
last week.

They did OK, but things could have been a lot better if I had captained one of them...

Banter perhaps more appropriate in the head to head league, with a four
way tie on 6 points at the top, with the Dilettante, Serie A rejects,

Defense wins championships!

Uncommon Market, and FUBAR all having won both games. The high hopes
have been extremely unlucky to lose twice given their points total of
151. I love the unpredictability and sheer randomness of the head to
head league.

Yeah, especially when you have two teams in first place.

So you noticed !


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On Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 10:29:39 PM UTC-4, MH wrote:

3. The perennial contender Keith Powell's (no relation to Boog) high
hopes also on 151.

"Perennial contender" - I feel so Arsenal-ish...

Keith
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On Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 9:19:12 AM UTC-4, Keith wrote:

On Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 10:29:39 PM UTC-4, MH wrote:

3. The perennial contender Keith Powell's (no relation to Boog) high
hopes also on 151.

"Perennial contender" - I feel so Arsenal-ish...

Wait, when was the last time Arsenal actually contended for something (other than the FA Cup?) .... ducks
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On 2020-09-24 07:43, Futbolmetrix wrote:

On Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 9:19:12 AM UTC-4, Keith wrote:

On Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 10:29:39 PM UTC-4, MH wrote:

3. The perennial contender Keith Powell's (no relation to Boog) high
hopes also on 151.

"Perennial contender" - I feel so Arsenal-ish...

Wait, when was the last time Arsenal actually contended for something (other than the FA Cup?) .... ducks

were they not in a Europa league final not too long ago ?
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On Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 11:14:05 AM UTC-4, MH wrote:

Wait, when was the last time Arsenal actually contended for something (other than the FA Cup?) .... ducks

were they not in a Europa league final not too long ago ?

bah...always ruining some good banter with boring facts...
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On 2020-09-24 09:29, Futbolmetrix wrote:

On Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 11:14:05 AM UTC-4, MH wrote:

Wait, when was the last time Arsenal actually contended for something (other than the FA Cup?) .... ducks

were they not in a Europa league final not too long ago ?

bah...always ruining some good banter with boring facts...

Says the master of the matter of fact(s) -- as in 39 or however many it
is facts
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On Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 12:51:25 PM UTC-4, MH wrote:

On 2020-09-24 09:29, Futbolmetrix wrote:

On Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 11:14:05 AM UTC-4, MH wrote:

Wait, when was the last time Arsenal actually contended for something (other than the FA Cup?) .... ducks

were they not in a Europa league final not too long ago ?

bah...always ruining some good banter with boring facts...

Says the master of the matter of fact(s) -- as in 39 or however many it
is facts

Some observations after 3 rounds (almost):
1. Werner has been a bust. I'm about to fire him from my team. 0-for-3 so far (won a couple of penalties though).
2. Bamford might be the new breakout Fantasy star. Scored in every game and his team loves to go forward.
3. Sheffield United's legendary "defenders" have been a shitshow. Zero clean sheets, zero goals, zero points.
4. Vardy was dropped by me due to age but shows no signs of slowing down this season (though 4 of his 5 goals have been PKs).
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On 2020-09-28 06:58, Al Kamista wrote:

On Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 12:51:25 PM UTC-4, MH wrote:

On 2020-09-24 09:29, Futbolmetrix wrote:

On Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 11:14:05 AM UTC-4, MH wrote:

Wait, when was the last time Arsenal actually contended for something (other than the FA Cup?) .... ducks

were they not in a Europa league final not too long ago ?

bah...always ruining some good banter with boring facts...

Says the master of the matter of fact(s) -- as in 39 or however many it
is facts

Some observations after 3 rounds (almost):
1. Werner has been a bust. I'm about to fire him from my team. 0-for-3 so far (won a couple of penalties though).
2. Bamford might be the new breakout Fantasy star. Scored in every game and his team loves to go forward.
3. Sheffield United's legendary "defenders" have been a shitshow. Zero clean sheets, zero goals, zero points.
4. Vardy was dropped by me due to age but shows no signs of slowing down this season (though 4 of his 5 goals have been PKs).

There have been so many penalties so far that there may be a distorting
effect in Fantasy. But if the trend continues, mediocre midfielders and defenders who do take penalties might be worth picking. Phil Neal (not
that he was mediocre) would be great pick.
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Em segunda-feira, 28 de setembro de 2020 |as 16:55:37 UTC-3, MH escreveu:

On 2020-09-28 06:58, Al Kamista wrote:

On Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 12:51:25 PM UTC-4, MH wrote:

On 2020-09-24 09:29, Futbolmetrix wrote:

On Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 11:14:05 AM UTC-4, MH wrote:

Wait, when was the last time Arsenal actually contended for something (other than the FA Cup?) .... ducks

were they not in a Europa league final not too long ago ?

bah...always ruining some good banter with boring facts...

Says the master of the matter of fact(s) -- as in 39 or however many it >> is facts

Some observations after 3 rounds (almost):
1. Werner has been a bust. I'm about to fire him from my team. 0-for-3 so far (won a couple of penalties though).
2. Bamford might be the new breakout Fantasy star. Scored in every game and his team loves to go forward.
3. Sheffield United's legendary "defenders" have been a shitshow. Zero clean sheets, zero goals, zero points.
4. Vardy was dropped by me due to age but shows no signs of slowing down this season (though 4 of his 5 goals have been PKs).

There have been so many penalties so far that there may be a distorting effect in Fantasy. But if the trend continues, mediocre midfielders and defenders who do take penalties might be worth picking. Phil Neal (not
that he was mediocre) would be great pick.

Well, thanks to Vardy, I'm now in the conversation!
Tchau!
Jesus Petry
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On Monday, September 28, 2020 at 5:41:12 PM UTC-4, Jesus Petry wrote:

Em segunda-feira, 28 de setembro de 2020 |as 16:55:37 UTC-3, MH escreveu:

On 2020-09-28 06:58, Al Kamista wrote:

On Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 12:51:25 PM UTC-4, MH wrote:

On 2020-09-24 09:29, Futbolmetrix wrote:

On Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 11:14:05 AM UTC-4, MH wrote:

Wait, when was the last time Arsenal actually contended for something (other than the FA Cup?) .... ducks

were they not in a Europa league final not too long ago ?

bah...always ruining some good banter with boring facts...

Says the master of the matter of fact(s) -- as in 39 or however many it >> is facts

Some observations after 3 rounds (almost):
1. Werner has been a bust. I'm about to fire him from my team. 0-for-3 so far (won a couple of penalties though).
2. Bamford might be the new breakout Fantasy star. Scored in every game and his team loves to go forward.
3. Sheffield United's legendary "defenders" have been a shitshow. Zero clean sheets, zero goals, zero points.
4. Vardy was dropped by me due to age but shows no signs of slowing down this season (though 4 of his 5 goals have been PKs).

There have been so many penalties so far that there may be a distorting effect in Fantasy. But if the trend continues, mediocre midfielders and defenders who do take penalties might be worth picking. Phil Neal (not that he was mediocre) would be great pick.

Well, thanks to Vardy, I'm now in the conversation!

Why do I know that as soon as I pick Vardy he'll have a slump, and as soon as I drop Werner he'll score a hatrick.
The only sure thing in today's world is Patrick Bamford.
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On Monday, September 28, 2020 at 8:58:23 AM UTC-4, Al Kamista wrote:

1. Werner has been a bust. I'm about to fire him from my team. 0-for-3 so far (won a couple of penalties though).

Yes, my finger is itching too (and that of many other Fantasy managers, he's apparently the second most transferred out player this week), but he may still explode for some serious points...

2. Bamford might be the new breakout Fantasy star. Scored in every game and his team loves to go forward.

Maybe. He won't keep on converting low probability shots for long, though.

3. Sheffield United's legendary "defenders" have been a shitshow. Zero clean sheets, zero goals, zero points.

Also, some of those defenders playing in midfield have now been converted into midfielders, so that doesn't help.

4. Vardy was dropped by me due to age but shows no signs of slowing down this season (though 4 of his 5 goals have been PKs).

He won't be playing Guardiola defenses all the time, though.
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On 2020-09-28 15:41, Jesus Petry wrote:

Em segunda-feira, 28 de setembro de 2020 |as 16:55:37 UTC-3, MH escreveu:

On 2020-09-28 06:58, Al Kamista wrote:

On Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 12:51:25 PM UTC-4, MH wrote:

On 2020-09-24 09:29, Futbolmetrix wrote:

On Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 11:14:05 AM UTC-4, MH wrote:

Wait, when was the last time Arsenal actually contended for something (other than the FA Cup?) .... ducks

were they not in a Europa league final not too long ago ?

bah...always ruining some good banter with boring facts...

Says the master of the matter of fact(s) -- as in 39 or however many it >>>> is facts

Some observations after 3 rounds (almost):
1. Werner has been a bust. I'm about to fire him from my team. 0-for-3 so far (won a couple of penalties though).
2. Bamford might be the new breakout Fantasy star. Scored in every game and his team loves to go forward.
3. Sheffield United's legendary "defenders" have been a shitshow. Zero clean sheets, zero goals, zero points.
4. Vardy was dropped by me due to age but shows no signs of slowing down this season (though 4 of his 5 goals have been PKs).

There have been so many penalties so far that there may be a distorting
effect in Fantasy. But if the trend continues, mediocre midfielders and
defenders who do take penalties might be worth picking. Phil Neal (not
that he was mediocre) would be great pick.

Well, thanks to Vardy, I'm now in the conversation!

Very much so !
Lots of goals this round, but from less than predictable sources (apart
from Vardy).

Tchau!
Jesus Petry

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On Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at 12:36:35 AM UTC-4, MH wrote:

Very much so !
Lots of goals this round, but from less than predictable sources (apart
from Vardy).

Yes, and the savvy Dilettanti have taken full advantage of this. Maybe this banter thread was not such a good idea? Now we'll have to endure MH's bragging until his inevitable coronation?
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On 2020-09-29 04:20, Futbolmetrix wrote:

On Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at 12:36:35 AM UTC-4, MH wrote:

Very much so !
Lots of goals this round, but from less than predictable sources (apart
from Vardy).

Yes, and the savvy Dilettanti have taken full advantage of this. Maybe this banter thread was not such a good idea? Now we'll have to endure MH's bragging until his inevitable coronation?

Sir, you mistake me for another RSSer who is in fact prone to bragging
and whose name starts with M.

I am cursing Lacazette right now for missing several easy chances. What
a useless player. I can't imagine anyone would pick him in Fantasy Scout.
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On 2020-09-22 20:29, MH wrote:

Futbolmetrix wanted banter, so here we go

Things are tight at the top of the classic league with three teams

Only four rounds in and some teams have not played 4 games. But all I
can say is I keep making silly choices, though the erratic nature of
some results is destabilizing things

I left Bellerin on the bench, and got -1 from Robertson instead.

Still clinging to first place in spite of inept coaching.

On the other hand, McGinn has proved to be not a bad pick so far. He is actually the player in the current Scotland squad with the most goals.
But that is a woefully inexperienced squad, and if I were Israel, I
would fancy my chances.

As for the Uncommon Market, they are sinking like Binder's proverbial
Lead Dirigible. Time to fire VvD Timo Werner and a few other slackers.
I would not even be the first one to use my wild card, apparently. When Brighton players are your most reliable source of points you have to be worried.
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On Monday, October 5, 2020 at 10:40:35 PM UTC-4, MH wrote:

On 2020-09-22 20:29, MH wrote:

Futbolmetrix wanted banter, so here we go

Things are tight at the top of the classic league with three teams

Only four rounds in and some teams have not played 4 games. But all I
can say is I keep making silly choices, though the erratic nature of
some results is destabilizing things

Narrator: in fact, his shrewd choices allowed him to extend his lead even further.

As for the Uncommon Market, they are sinking like Binder's proverbial
Lead Dirigible. Time to fire VvD Timo Werner and a few other slackers.
I would not even be the first one to use my wild card, apparently.

Hi there. Lots of manoeuvering and wild card used to get KDB, Ings and Jimenez in the lineup, and they all returned blanks. Bleah. At least the fillers did their job. And yes, you should keep a close eye on who is on penalties.
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On Monday, October 5, 2020 at 10:40:35 PM UTC-4, MH wrote:

On the other hand, McGinn has proved to be not a bad pick so far. He is actually the player in the current Scotland squad with the most goals.
But that is a woefully inexperienced squad, and if I were Israel, I
would fancy my chances.

His penalty was by far the weakest of all the Scottish ones, but Ofir Marciano let it dribble meekly under his body. Football sucks.
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