A sure sign of old age

So, we actuallty won then? I always had faith in us.....dunno what all the fuss was about!

*memo to self* Always double check your captain's adding up!

Not sure I appreciate the inference that to lose a lot is like the Experts
I'm sure my fellow Experts and (mainly) my good self, will put the bad second half of the season behind us and build on what we have learned, to beat you all next year

I must admit that seeing that made me very happy as that was formerly our moniker.

That's why your Vice Captain. I just needed an excuse to call an EGM.

We're not experts afterall then

Looks like we're in for a spanking this week from The Dudes

One game to go in the Missing Links vs The Villans match-up:

Thank god. I was anxiously waiting for this half time update... Yay! GO MISSING LINKS!

The KB's are holding on to a 3-2 lead against the Campeoes before the Wigan - Villa match,,, A clean sheet for Villa will consolidate our lead, while a Milner brace and a Wigan goal could shake it.

Good luck fellow Bees

First GW30 result now in: Red Arrows 5 v D&G&A 0

This result flatters us somewhat though as several of the D&G&A team put up fierce resistance,and didn't deserve such a whitewash. Unlucky,D&G&A.

All tables updated on first page

Unbeaten in two

Why so surprised?

Blimey,that was quick, Krispy ! Crikey,both the Killer Bees and the Incredibles boats shipwrecked this week !

Shipwrecked indeed! GW 30 & 31 will see my players play a total 16 & 20 games respectively, thank you double gameweek!
95 points in the first DGW, aiming higher for the second...! Just gotta pick the right captain.

Well done fellow campeoes!

Don't worry, pabzlito, the magnificent achievement of your 4 man team defeating the (temporary) league leaders, the Killer Bees and climbing to 6th place in the league table as a result, had not gone unnoticed by the Red Arrows whom you may find to be a different proposition altogether to the KB's next week !

As a matter of interest,what's happened to your captain, predator_05,who was so keen pre-season,when he set up your team ?

He hasn't made a transfer since GW12,and is still fielding RVP & Ashley Cole ! I hope he's OK ?

Your team's progress in the meantime is evidence of a great team spirit which had already been recorded in the Red Arrows' Forum.

We shall not underestimate you or your teammates,that's for sure ! In fact,we are quite apprehensive,after your demolition of the Killer Bees and I have the misfortune of playing you in the head to head next week(though you only scored 1 pt more than me last week) !

One point is all it takes, Grob!

I have no idea what happened to our captain... our league forum shows very little banter (despite my modest efforts) and my first season in a fiso 5as team may end with my being transferred out, I fear. Still, if I can find a team in warmer climes near a beach it may not be all bad.

Good luck next week! I'm just gonna see how many of your players have double GW's.... oh, 8... not including this week's transfer in.... could be tight! As I said, I think it'll come down to captain choice...............

To save you the trouble,and many sleepless nights perhaps pabzlito, if you look more closely at my team sheet, you'll see that I've made 3 transfers this week,with the result that I've now got 10 doublers available to me !

I don't think I'll need them all though - 7 should be sufficient,with all subs(except GK) having DGW's,should they be called upon

Incidentally I see that one of your key players has taken a knock not yet reported in the press,so you'll need to keep a close eye on them all - sorry,as much as I'd like to,I can't tell you who it is,but it would certainly worry me if I had him.

Heheh, I have 9 this week with a DGW... well, more, but I figure Rooney is likely to score more points in his one game than a Wolves defender in two, so he's on the bench, behind two Wigan players who are against Burnley at home.

So do you start on -8 points against me? I assume not. I'm enjoying fighting on a number of fronts which means that I can't take the point hits for multiples...

Just 24 points seperate all five Bad Boys

Sadly, this is not a sign of collective excellence

Correct,transfers don't count in 5AS - you evidently haven't been following this thread every week,or you'd be aware that certain teams(no names,no pack drill but not the Red Arrows) think nothing of taking 20pt hits to win their 5AS battles !

Whilst not taking a 20pt hit that week, I still took a 12 point hit.

As you said, it worked out well and I got more points even after the 12 deducted than I otherwise would have due to the snow cancelations.
And it nicely set up the following GW where I got 176! (Incedently, is this a FISO record for a GW? I'm assuming one of our more experienced members might know).

As you've probably seen me post a few times, I believe large point hits are not always a bad thing if done at the right time. I am hoping that GW31 shows that the 8 point hit I took, followed by a (unexpected) poor score in GW30 was worth it.

Hi there Oatfedgoat, fancy meeting you in here !

I can't think why you thought I might have had the Killer Bees in mind,but now that you've had your porridge and reminded me,I do indeed recall one of your number taking a 20pt - or even 24pt hit one week against the Incredibles

As to whether your 176 represented some kind of record,I'm too young to know,but you're rightly proud of it,and I see that your FPL button still links to that achievement.

Sadly even if it was a record it may not last much longer,as GW31 could see it surpassed,although I rather doubt we'll see anyone derive 64 pts from Wayne Rooney against in-form Liverpool this week !

I'm banking on it!
I have the same feeling going in to this upcoming week as I did then... only thing that's different is that was an obvious Rooney(c), this week I am still not sure who I am going with. All I can say is that it won't be Adebeyor or Rodellega again!


Seriously though, with so many players having two games in GW31 it has allowed us to pick the most likely candidates from each team to get high points and build a whole team of them. So for this reason I reckon there will be many scores of 150+, maybe that magic 200. Be nice if it was a FISO'er.

we won

That's called Bravery basement boy,,, It's something you and your likes can only read or dream about,,, It's basically the difference between True Champs and true chumps grob!!

I hope you're not calling us chumps L_C and that was directed at grob - cos they are a bunch of them really

This seasons H2H is turning out to be a truely epic battle ... I really hope it goes down to the final week.

When I noticed that we, The Incredibles, had lost this week quite early on, (well done Dudes), I thought that that would probably be it and the KBs would solidify their lead. But with the KBs losing also and the Arrows catching up a bit it's making for a close run thing.

This is a great comp and I'm really pleased that it's tooth and nail 'til the end. Good luck all ...but I hope we can pull something out in the run-in

No doubt before calling us chumps,you double checked the fixture list you drew up to ensure your team would not have to face the fearsome Red Arrows again this season

Those were the days,eh ? Never mind the cost. Black and White television. Nostalgic.

aw don't grob, you're bringing a tear to my eye

the last time i cried was ..... well Tuesday actually when i copped it sweet from the Campeos