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Fantasy Sports Newsletter - FSN 76 on 1 March 2004
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In This Issue:
- Welcome!
- Fantasy F1 games
- Fantasy Golf games
- David Tonkin's Monthly Premiership Review - March 2004
- FISO Get-Together - Newmarket, Saturday 1 May 2004
- The Andy Luckhurst Horseracing Tipster Corner
Welcome!
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After a break of nearly 3 months we're back with a bang with news on
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week, along with our usual round up of Fantasy Football news.
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Fantasy F1 games
The 2004 Formula One season gets underway this weekend and the
Fantasy F1 games are gearing up for the influx of F1 fans wanting to
follow the F1 season. Here we summarise some of the 2004 Fantasy F1
games on the starting grid.
1. For news of the Sun's DreamTeam F1 game, go to these forum
threads http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=9851 and
http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=9867
2. For news of Fantasy League's Fantasy F1 game then check out this
forum thread -
http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=9757
3. The Telegraph have a Fantasy F1 game - Pro Fantasy Formula One -
which is run by SilentManager - see details on this forum thread -
http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=10001
4. F1Fantasia have relaunched with a free game - for news see this
forum thread -
http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=9949
5. SportingLife have a free Fantasy F1 game - see this thread -
http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=10029
6. DreamLeague have launched PureRacingFantasy F1 Manager - race
over to this forum thread for more details -
http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=10007
For links to the Fantasy F1 games run in 2003 please use this link -
http://www.fiso.co.uk/f1internet.htm
For the latest news on Fantasy F1 games and tactics then do visit
our Fantasy F1 forum -
http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_forum.asp?forumid=6
Click here to join Fantasy League's Fantasy F1 game
http://www.fantasyleaguef1.com/index.aspx?friend=fisof104
Fantasy Golf games
The Fantasy Golf season is just about to get underway with a couple
of games starting in the next few days.
1. Fantasy European Tour starts on Thursday 4th March 2004 (entries
to start scoring straight away needed midnight Wednesday). For
details please see this forum thread -
http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3238
2. The Scotsman Fantasy Golf game has an entry deadline of Tuesday 2
March - for details please check out this forum thread -
http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=9762
For news on Fantasy Golf games go to our Fantasy Golf forum
http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_forum.asp?forumid=7
David Tonkin's Monthly Premiership Review - March 2004
Two thirds of the season has now passed, the first trophy has been
won (ever) by Middlesbrough who have qualified for next season’s
UEFA Cup. Arsenal have stretched their lead to 9 points over Chelsea
and Man U along with their unbeaten record to 27 matches, but it’s
not over yet! Any loss of form at this stage of the season could
allow either or both of the chasing teams to catch them. The next
six in the table all still have a very good chance to take the
fourth CL berth, the next 4 just need to pick up enough points to
remain clear of any late surge from those below, Europe now looks
beyond them. The three relegation places still look to be filled by
three of the bottom four although the next 3 places above them are
certainly not safe at this stage.
Liverpool v Portsmouth may be played during the month depending on
cup results.
Arsenal (WwWwW – 67 +35) Blackburn (a) Bolton (h) Man U (h) 7
straight wins have given them a nice and possibly decisive cushion
at the top but the title still has to be won. The trip to Ewood Park
could provide a stumbling block or another straightforward 3 points,
the final match of the month stands out, another win will surely
cement the title but how many players will walk off the pitch at END
of the match? A few goals for Edu recently, oh, and Henry of course.
Chelsea (wWwLw – 58 +27) Bolton (a) Fulham (h) Wolves (h) a very
good month despite the league and cup losses to Arsenal, another 3
wins here should keep them in second place and in touch should
Arsenal slip up. 15 clean sheets so far, more are expected. Still no
outstanding scorer, perhaps Duff returning to fitness will provide
one of the strikers with a chance to shine, which one is the big
question.
Man U (wLDd – 58 +26) Man C (a) Spurs (h) Arsenal (a) a poor 2004 by
their standards so far, the defence has been shipping goals recently
coupled with some strange team selections has resulted in a slip to
third place, unless there’s a change in form quickly this month
could see the possibility of a treble reduced to nothing. Saha has
continued to score since his move and is a clearly a cheap option in
many FF games.
Newcastle (WdWd – 42 +10) Spurs (a) Charlton (h) Bolton (a) unbeaten
so far in 2004, 4 wins out of 4 at home and 4 draws out of 4 away
making a total of 9 away draws for the season, a distinct
improvement on last season’s away form. They’ll need an away win or
two to keep their hold on the final CL place. Bellamy has scored 4
in 4 since returning from injury.
Charlton (lLWl – 40 +4) Middlesbrough (h) Newcastle (a) Villa (h) 3
derbies lost in February, an inferiority complex when facing the
bigger London clubs perhaps? The trip to the north-east could get
them back into 4th, a couple of wins are needed at the very least to
keep them in with a shot at European football next season. Points
are coming from most of the midfield and perhaps Cole will get a run
alongside Di Canio for a few games.
Liverpool (dWd – 39 +9) Southampton (a) Wolves (h) Leicester (a)
*Portsmouth (h)* another average month passes by and they’re still
in sniffing distance of the CL place, somehow, wins are needed to
keep in the fight. Gerard is the driving force at the moment, if he
can stay fit wins are a distinct possibility, maybe Owen will get in
the goals before his next injury.
Aston Villa (WwDl – 37 +0) Wolves (a) Blackburn (h) Charlton (a) a
decent February behind them, March looks to give good opportunities
to keep them in the UEFA hunt. Vassell, Angel and Hitzlsperger look
to be the scoring choices.
Fulham (dLlD – 36 +1) Leeds (h) Chelsea (a) Man C (a) the slide down
the table continues but they remain in touch with Euro qualification
places, they’ll quite likely be further away by the end of this
month, their season could well end in the cup tie at Old Trafford.
Malbranque + who?
Birmingham (dWd – 36 -3) Middlesbrough (h) Bolton (h) Leicester (h)
Middlesbrough (a) Leeds (h) back in the clean sheets with 3 from
their last 5 and unbeaten in 6, two more games than most to play
this month and just 6 points off 4th place, 5 very winnable games
here and all excellent chances of clean sheets too!
Spurs (WwD – 34 -3) Middlesbrough (a) Newcastle (h) Man U (a)
Southampton (a) can they keep the “Tottenham 4” sequence going? The
defence is poor but whilst Defoe and Keane are scoring for fun does
it matter? Difficult looking fixtures, possibly better just watched
rather than relied upon for anything.
Bolton (DdL – 34 -8) Birmingham (a) Chelsea (h) Arsenal (a)
Newcastle (h) a lot of their eggs went into the Carling Cup basket
can Allardyce pick them up for these 4 very difficult fixtures? I
can’t see them getting anything at all out of March apart from
Jaaskelainen suffering a bad back picking the ball out of the next a
dozen times or more.
Southampton (DlDd – 33 0) Liverpool (h) Portsmouth (a) Spurs (h) a
totally uninspiring and uninspired team at the moment and will
probably remain so even when a new manager is in place.
Middlesbrough (Lwl – 31 -4) Birmingham (a) Spurs (h) Charlton (a)
Birmingham (h) Everton (a) with Europe already in the bag should we
expect relaxed flowing football from Mendieta, Zenden and Juninho
that could provide a string of good results or will they relax too
much and not be willing to scrap for points?
Everton (LlDW – 29 -6) Portsmouth (h) Leicester (a) Middlesbrough
(h) they’ve finally won in 2004, conceding 10 goals in the 3
previous games, chances for points herebut losses to the teams below
them will drag them deeply into the relegation fight for the rest of
the season.
Blackburn (LwDlD – 28 -5) Arsenal (h) Villa (a) Portsmouth (h) they
haven’t won at home since November and they’ve been letting in
plenty of goals, a win against Arsenal would be typical! Another
poor month will bring those below them closer.
Man C (lDlwL – 27 -3) Man U (h) Leeds (a) Fulham (h) their last home
win was the 6-2 against Bolton back in October, unlucky as Keegan
says or just plain rubbish? Wright-Phillips sparkled against Chelsea
but with no end product, his 4 goals this season make him their 3rd
highest scorer behind Anelka (who will return from suspension at
Leeds) and Fowler who’s been looking much sharper of late.
Portsmouth (lLd – 24 -11) Everton (a) Southampton (h) Blackburn (a)
*Liverpool (a)* still to register a PL away win, big matches here
with clubs just above them in the table, do they have the players to
do it? Could Lua Lua be their saviour?
Wolves (LlWd – 24 -28) Villa (h) Liverpool (a) Chelsea (a) the other
team without a PL away win and highly unlikely to break their duck
this month.
Leicester (lDdD – 23 -14) Birmingham (a) Everton (h) Liverpool (h)
13 games and 3 months since their last win, 3 consecutive draws and
4 draws from their last 5 aways, wins are needed and the Everton
match looks their best chance in march.
Leeds (lWdD – 22 -27) Fulham (a) Man C (h) Birmingham (a) have they
started a status saving run? A big question mark remains over the
clubs future but where there’s life there’s hope. Smith and Viduka
to save them again?
Comment on David's review on this forum thread.
http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=10037
FISO Get-Together - Newmarket, Saturday 1 May 2004
If you're interested in getting together with other FISO members
then please visit this forum thread -
http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=9779
To see the latest FISO Forum news, click here
http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_forum.asp?forumid=28
The Andy Luckhurst Horseracing Tipster Corner
For news on Andy's tips for Cheltenham and other forthcoming race
meetings then please visit our Betting Forum -
http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_forum.asp?forumid=14
FISO's Betting Forum
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