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Previous Fantasy Sports Newsletters (FSN) by FISO - subscribe here FISO - Fantasy & Interactive Sports Online Fantasy Sports Newsletter - FSN67 - 3 April 2003 ==================================================================== In This Issue: - Welcome! - FREE to play end of Season Game! - FISO Chat Room - David Tonkin's Monthly Premiership Review - April - New Fantasy Football Games - Premiership Injury news - courtesy of PhysioRoom.com - Latest topics from the FISO Fantasy Sports Forum - The Andy Luckhurst Horseracing Tipster Corner Welcome! Welcome to FISO's Fantasy Sports Newsletter. You are one of over 3,000 worldwide fantasy sports fans who have subscribed to this newsletter. To update your profile please use the link at the end of this email. Today we take a look at a FREE entry game that starts on 5 April 2003 and ends with the FA Cup Final, plus Andy Luckhurst gives us his views on the runners and riders for the Grand National this Saturday. We would also remind people that many of the Fantasy F1 games start for real this weekend. If you've already entered a provisional team then it's time you made sure your drivers were on the front row and if you have yet to enter then time is running out for you to take that chequered flag. Check out plenty of fantasy F1 games here. Finally, it seems likely that some of the FISO regulars will be meeting up again for the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday 3rd May 2003. We'd be delighted to see any fantasy sports fans there - for more details see this forum thread: Check out the latest news on our Fantasy Sports forums! FREE to play end of Season Game! Raise Your Game - RYG We've been contacted by the guys behind 'Raise Your Game' who are new to Fantasy Football and are planning a pay to play game for 2003/04. In advance of that they have put up a FREE taster game for the Premiership's (& FA Cup's) last 70 odd games - starting on 5 April 2003. There's a very nice first prize considering it's free to enter (Winner gets 2 Tickets to Barcelona V Real Madrid + Flights & Accommodation during the 2003/04 season). Brief rules are: Choose a Team of 11 Premiership players: 1 Goalkeeper, 4 Defenders, 3 Midfielders and 3 Forwards. You have a maximum spending limit of £55 million and no more than 2 players can come from any Premiership team. Goal scored points are different depending on the position played and there is a hat-trick bonus. No transfers so be careful who you select in your initial team. Multiple entries are allowed as long as you use a different email address for each entry. There is a Super League facility. The password to join the FISO Super League is: Fantasy And the FISO Super League is called: FantasyFooty@FISO.co.uk Click here for more info on Raise Your Game and to hear from the gamesmasters. FISO Chat Room Want to chat to other fantasy sports fans without using the FISO message board? Then try the FISO Chat Room - http://www.fiso.co.uk/Chat/default.asp Hear what other people have to say about the FISO chat room David Tonkin's Monthly Premiership Review - April The last full month of the season, everyone’s played 31 matches, 5 of the remaining 7 are played during April and as the month starts most teams still have something to play for, how many issues will go down to the final 2 matches in May? Arsenal v Southampton has been moved to the midweek between the May fixtures due to the FA Cup semis. In league order this month (this may help or hinder your selections) with points and goal difference before the fixtures. OFL related points comments. Arsenal (66 +33) – Aston Villa (a) Man U (h) Middlesbrough (a) Bolton (a) are they running out of steam approaching the final furlong? Out of Europe and have both Man U and Newcastle breathing down their necks. The Man U match could be a title decider but not if they drop points in any of their 3 away matches. Unlikely to be distracted by the FA Cup semi, the league will be top priority. March points were spread throughout the team, Henry’s 2 assists made him top scorer. Man U (64 +24) - Liverpool (h) Newcastle (a) Arsenal (a) Blackburn (h) Spurs (a) a very tough set of fixtures and they’ve got Real Madrid to play home and away in the Champions League too! The squad has to be at full stretch for these matches, surely some key players won’t be risked in all 7 matches, rotation could see the title challenge slip away. Good points in most positions, Van Nistelrooy’s hatrick made him their leading points scorer. Newcastle (61 +19) - Everton (a) Man U (h) Fulham (a) Aston Villa (h) Sunderland (a) 5 wins will almost certainly see them enter May at the top of the table, not unthinkable is it? Again, points in all areas, Solano being the top scorer. Chelsea (54 +26) - Sunderland (a) Bolton (h) Aston Villa (a) Everton (h) Fulham (h) still hanging onto the 4th CL spot, not a daunting set of fixtures in the least but considering the home cup loss was probably caused by further tactical ineptitude a few dropped points wouldn’t be beyond belief. Good points in most positions, Terry just leading the way from Le Saux, Gallas and Stanic. Liverpool (52 +16) - Man U (a) Fulham (h) Everton (a) Charlton (h) West Brom (a) 3 wins from 3 in March has kept this highly criticised squad in the running for Euro qualification, a couple of very big away matches to play that will have a bearing on both the title and who plays in Europe. (remember they’ve already qualified for the UEFA Cup by winning the Worthless) All areas scored something, Owen and Gerrard the most worthwhile. Everton (50 +3) – Newcastle (h) West Brom (a) Liverpool (h) Chelsea (a) Aston Villa (h) are they challenging for the CL spot or trying to hang on to a UEFA one? Just 2 points in March says hanging on but the outcome is in their own hands if they’re good enough, the poor goal difference counts against them. Most defenders scored something, nothing at all in midfield, a little from the forwards. Charlton (46 +1) – Leeds (h) Blackburn (a) Birmingham (h) Liverpool (a) Southampton (h) unlikely to catch Chelsea but the 2 Liverpool clubs are certainly still within reach even though just 1 point was collected in March. Negative scores for the defenders, nothing in midfield, a goal and an assist up front. Blackburn (46 +1) – Fulham (a) Charlton (h) Man U (a) Bolton (h) Leeds (a) 6 points and one stuffing in March, half the players are falling out with the manager and any result is possible in any match, more likely to have a say in who goes down rather than where the title and Euro spots go, then again ……. Most of the goals were from midfield, very little or worse elsewhere, Duff was top scorer. Southampton (44 +2) - West Ham (h) Leeds (h) Birmingham (a) Charlton (a) 5 points in March, more goals for Beattie, still in touch with a UEFA spot and 3 of the strugglers to play, anything is possible however unlikely! Well Beattie got another 3 goals in March. Spurs (43 -1) – Birmingham (h) Leeds (a) Man C (h) West Brom (a) Man U (h) still sliding slowly down the table after their early season lead following another 3 losses in March, still in with a chance of Euro qualification and all these fixtures are winnable, Keane is back, tempted? Sheringham’s 1 goal makes him the top scorer, most defenders scored negatively. Middlesbrough (42 +4) – West Brom (h) Man C (a) Arsenal (h) West Ham (a) Birmingham (a) 2 wins and 2 draws in March, another club where the mathematical possibilities of a Euro spot still exist until they drop points. Points scored in all areas, Queudrue being top scorer closely followed by Juninho and Geremi. Man C (41 -9) – Bolton (a) Middlesbrough (h) Spurs (a) Sunderland (h) West Ham (h) 1 goal, 3 points and -5 goal difference in March, certainly capable of winning most games but lacking consistent quality performances. The one clean sheet meant that the stuffing didn’t do much damage to defensive points, the one goal meant that Fowler was top scorer. Fulham (38 -5) - Blackburn (h) Liverpool (a) Newcastle (h) Leeds (a) Chelsea (a) 1W 1D 1L in March, capable of taking points in any game as long as Malbranque is playing. Saha was top man for the month, some defenders gained you points, others cost you. Aston Villa (36 -4) - Arsenal (h) West Ham (a) Chelsea (h) Newcastle (a) Everton (a) unfortunately unlikely to go down but 5 losses here are very possible so they may still be caught, hopefully. Negative points at the back, one goal each for Hendrie and Vassell. Birmingham (35 -14) – Spurs (a) Sunderland (h) Charlton (a) Southampton (h) Middlesbrough (h) certainly not safe yet, the Sunderland match looks to be the most likely (only?) opportunity to pick up a win. Good defensive points, Lazaridis and Horsfield were the only scorers in front of them. Leeds (34 -13) – Charlton (a) Spurs (h) Southampton (a) Fulham (h) Blackburn (h) how the mighty have fallen! Sack the manager, sell the players, sack another manager, replace him with a proven failure, no confidence, no self-belief, no points but they do usually score one goal a game – going down??? Defenders were a liability, an assist each for 3 midfielders, Viduka scored 4 goals. Bolton (32 -13) – Man C (h) Chelsea (a) West Ham (h) Blackburn (a) Arsenal (h) the first 2 homes are clearly big matches, another 2 wins should lift them another place or 2 and to relative safety. Good defensive points for most players, Okacha’s 2 goals made him the best choice in front of them. West Ham (30 -19) – Southampton (a) Aston Villa (h) Bolton (a) Middlesbrough (h) Man C (a) 7 points won in March and all these games look within their scope at the moment, it might even be a thought to include their defenders for the run in!!!! (that’s a thought, not advice!) Top defensive performance of the month with 3 clean sheets, a goal and assist from 3 players in front of them. West Brom (21 -26) – Middlesbrough (a) Everton (h) Sunderland (a) Spurs (h) Liverpool (h) still losing and still not by much but failing to score won’t gain them many points. Defenders got a minus point, everybody else got nothing at all. Sunderland (19 -31) – Chelsea (h) Birmingham (a) West Brom (h) Man C (a) Newcastle (h) another 3 losses with no goals scored in March, 2 defenders did get a positive point which tells you that the manager in his wisdom took off defenders at 0-0 and goals were conceded within 5 minutes of each substitution, no surprise that they’re going down then is it? Perhaps if they accept the fact that they’re going down then a clean sheet or two might be kept and maybe even a goal nicked giving them a win. Comment on David's review on this forum thread. New Fantasy Football Games We've recently received information from the webmasters of the following games: GI Fantasy Soccer is a roleplay fantasy football management league currently with a 20-man Premiership and a Division 1 in the making. It's been going since 2000 and has attracted around 100 members over the years. There are matches every week on Saturdays and International matches on Wednesdays which occur monthly when a team of the best in-form is chosen from all 20 premiership clubs. The site is expanding all the time, looking for new keen members and new staff to join the current team. The GI is worth a try. Click here to access the forum thread on GI Fantasy Soccer UFC: UFC is a simulated game in which managers are appointed and control the day to day running of the team through a message board. This is a fantasy game using the Ltrack system. It's free to play and uses a forum system to keep everyone updated. This uses the MSN groups forum but will shortly become a stand alone. Premiership Injury news - courtesy of PhysioRoom.com Premiership Injury news courtesy of PhysioRoom.com, the Premier League Sports Injury Centre: Sunderland 10 Reyna (knee 2 months) Brown (knee 1 month) Thome (knee 2 weeks) Myhre (thigh 2 months) Butler (torn calf 1 month) Rossiter (knee [no return date]) Piper (groin 1 month) Craddock (thigh 1 week) Wright (hamstring 1 week) Thirwell (hernia 1 month) Arsenal 6 Juan (knee 1 month) Shaaban (broken leg 2 months) Seaman (hamstring 1 week) Keown (hamstring strain 1 week) Pires (ankle 1 week) van Bronckhorst (ankle 1 week) Birmingham City 6 Tebily (knee ligaments 1 week) Vaesen (knee 8 months) Morrison (dislocated shoulder 2 months) Cisse (ankle 1 week) Grainger (knee 1 month) Savage (ankle 3 weeks) Southampton 6 Pahars (ankle 2 weeks) Delap (Medial knee ligaments 2 weeks) Delgado (back 1 week) A Svensson (ankle 1 week) Draper (ankle 5 months) Ela Eyene (knee 2 months) Everton 5 Rodrigo (knee 1 month) Linderoth (hamstring 3 weeks) Pistone (hernia 1 month) Radzinski (groin 2 weeks) Hibbert (ankle 1 week) Tottenham Hotspur 5 Redknapp (fractured toe [no return date]) Ziege (thigh 1 month) Iversen (disc prolapse 1 week) Richards (back strain 1 week) Thatcher (calf 1 week) Charlton Athletic 4 Rowett (knee 2 months) Mustoe (thigh [no return date]) Bart-Williams (thigh 1 week) Stuart (calf 2 weeks) Fulham 4 Hayles (neck 2 weeks) Van der Sar (fractured metatarsal 2 weeks) Finnan (fractured rib 1 week) Goma (calf 1 week) Manchester City 4 Haaland (knee 3 months) Wanchope (dislocated shoulder 1 month) Tiatto (groin 1 week) Weaver (knee 1 month) Leeds United 3 Bridges (ruptured achilles 4 months) Matteo (hamstring 1 week) Johnson (knee 2 months) Liverpool 3 Heggem (achilles [no return date]) Kirkland (knee 4 months) Henchoz (calf 2 weeks) Newcastle United 3 Speed (groin 1 week) Viana (shoulder 2 weeks) Solano (thigh 1 week) West Bromwich Albion 3 Johnson (broken toe 1 week) Appleton (knee 5 months) Moore (knee 9 months) Aston Villa 2 Delaney (knee 1 month) Angel (knee 1 week) Bolton Wanderers 2 Hunt (dislocated shoulder 2 months) Gardner (hamstring 1 week) Manchester United 2 Keane (hamstring 1 week) Veron (ankle 1 week) Middlesbrough 2 Parnaby (hamstring 1 week) Boateng (ankle 1 week) Blackburn Rovers 1 Thompson (knee 2 months) Chelsea 1 Gudjohnsen (groin 1 week) West Ham United 1 Carrick (groin 1 week) Check on FISO's Injury and Suspension News weblinks Latest topics from the FISO Fantasy Sports Forum FISO member, Sam David, has compiled a list to help busy readers keep up with current hot topics: Horse Racing - Fantasy National game; select 3 jockeys & 7 horses for Aintree by 1345 BST on Thursday: http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=2928 - Grand National tips: http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=2927 http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=2937 General Sport - Fantasy Factory; Guy Dennis wins first prize in Six Nations contest; FF offer weekly, monthly & seasonal games across various sports: http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=2287 F1 Formula One games & FISO mini-leagues: http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=2680 http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=2661 Golf Golf competitions & FISO mini-leagues: http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=2891 FSUK fantasy game – Theo Smith collects first monthly award; Pools contest starts in US Masters week: http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=2788 OFL game – one week left of free practice period: http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=2762 Cricket Multiple entries – the way forward? http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=2925 Telegraph World Cup mini-league: lucky ten to enjoy corporate hospitality at Lords? http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=2869 Football New FISO members – have you introduced yourself? Over 100 readers have: http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=1518 http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=697 Forum etiquette! http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=2910 Telegraph password and leaders – weekly news: http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=1013 Premiership Injury alert: http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=1761 Why do Arsenal fail in Europe? http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=2785 Footballmatch.net – management game testing: http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=2238 Raise Your Game – free end-season trial: http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=2905 Golden Boot latest update: http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=2886 Strikerama - Striker wins March award; April mini-league: http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=2655 http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=2901 April preview from ‘Vid’: http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=2917 Premiership – who’s going down? http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=2894 The FISO fantasy sports forum was launched in August 2001 and with thousands of topics and posts about fantasy sports and averaging approximately 5,000 page views per day, the FISO forum is the place to talk to your fellow players and get an opinion about a game. The latest Fantasy Sports news is posted here so check it regularly. All posts since August 2001 are contained in an archive system accessible from the forum index. There is also a search facility. Why not join in our forum? You do NOT need to join to view the posts but if you choose yourself a password and username, leaving your name and email address, then you're free to post as well. The Forums include Fantasy Football, Cricket, Golf, Formula One, Other Fantasy Sports and Horse Racing Tips (Beat the Bookies!). Click here to see the latest topics on our forums. The Andy Luckhurst Horseracing Tipster Corner I'm pleased to provide the odd racing tip for FISO members. I'll give a rating to the bet with 5/10 being average. Today's report starts with an Aintree Grand National preview: Well first a point or two. You are likely to get a better price today on a fancied runner than Saturday, although I expect concessions like 1/4 odds e/w 1st to 5th and money back first fence faller. The going will be critical and the clerk of the course may be exaggerating the going change at good to soft. Aintree can dry out quickly or become a quagmire with heavy rain on watered ground. I expect genuine good ground that should be decent enough to get the ditherers to have a go. If you want to back something over 11stone history is against you and if you are backing something to carry 11st6 plus you are looking at a freak, even bearing in mind the easier conditions, better quality of horse and possibly fairer weighting system. This leaves me with Gunther McBride, Youlneverwalkalone, Maximize, Monty's Pass, Bindaree and Ad Hoc in that order. Gunther McBride has the perfect profile of a well weighted front runner who likes decent ground and stays well enough. He may not run but is worth a bet on money back terms. Same for Youlneverwalkalone in some respects, I expect him to run and start favourite so non runner money back is value as already highlighted. Maximize is a front runner with a touch of class and fairly weighted might just be an ideal National type. Monty's Pass is the tip of some fair judges although I just doubt the overall quality of his form. Bindaree may be a National specialist and 25/1 seems fair. Ad Hoc is simply too short a price and if you still intend backing him I would expect a better price on the day - maybe even 10/1. Usually you can narrow the field more easily on good ground but this seems maybe the best quality National ever, and with the prizemoney and easier conditions I expect the trend to continue. Other Tips: It looks like Statue of Liberty will not be ready in time for the 2000 Guineas although he is still a possible. I would suggest a minimal bet on Refuse to Bend who you hopefully already have at a very good price for the Derby, in the hope that he is something special and may be capable of winning a classic at slightly under distance. Don't forget to see 'oddschecker' for the best odds - Andy. 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