We are now heading into the last nine gameweeks of the fantasy football season, with injuries, suspensions, rearranged fixtures and double gameweeks making it one of the most exciting and unpredictable to date. And there is still time for a few extra twists as teams raise their game for the run in. So how are things looking at the top of The Football Blog league?
After some chopping and changing in recent game weeks, James Hutchison’s SportGuru team once again lead the way in the league after previous leader Scooby FC had a poor gameweek, accumulating just 18 points and dropping to third place in the process. The gap at the top is by no means comfortable however, with second place ~StarCaster~ just 8 points adrift.
This gameweek sees Aston Villa and Wigan Athletic playing twice, and some managers may well be tempted to recruit heavily from these two sides following Villa’s recent goal surge and the Latics’ morale boosting victory over Liverpool. More importantly however, there are no less than ten teams playing twice in the following gameweek, so the more astute strategists may be planning ahead for this.
Given the percentage of teams with some of the most obvious players selected (think Fabregas, Lampard, Drogba and Rooney), it is around this time of the season that managers in the chasing pack may need to take some calculated gambles in an attempt to claw back some of the deficit. Mikel Arteta grabbed the headlines last weekend, guessing correctly who it will be this weekend could change things completely for some managers.
Let us know your thoughts. Will you be looking to draft in for the final stage of the season? Who have lost faith in and will be transferring out at the first available opportunity? Don’t forget, if you still haven’t entered and fancy your chances of being top of the league come May and winning a replica shirt of your choice, 479-218461 is the code you need.
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