Right, I’ve missed 2 reports after a hitherto unblemished record, and as the missed reports rack up it’s harder to bounce back and start again. So, to stop the rot, here is a very short report complete with even shorter look ahead to Gameweek 31.
Rather the work out who did what on individual weeks, let’s look at the overal scores for March, given Feb was the last time we did a report.
Leading the scores for March is Dilettante Donkeys, led by Donovan Lambert. The Dilettantes have been there or thereabouts all season, attracting attention even when hovering around the wrong end of the table, and it’s good to see them having a strong run. Propelling them to top spot was a freakishly strong 75 points in Gameweek 30, thanks to big numbers from some ‘differential’ players such as Dele Alli (remember him?), David Silva and Marcus Rashford (remember him?)
In second place for March it’s… hold on a mo, it’s another bloody Lambert! This time it’s Erik the younger/older [delete as appropriate] brother with his muddy’s men utd. Muddy’s haven’t troubled the blog this season to be fair, but another strong score in Gameweek 30 helped Erik to second, with Mikhitaryan, Son and some unlikely defenders doing the heavy lifting.
A Rubgy League player with a ridiculous name
In third place this month it’s… shucks, it’s me. After a Februaryius Fuckin Awfulus I’ve rediscovered some vague impression of form and a surprising amount of points in Gameweek 30 from Kenedy and Captain Mahrez was most welcome. 4th for the month are Bremainer led by Mike Davies, with pro-fantasy player Gary Baker and his Bakerville’s completing the top 5. Last for the month? Pat’s Nice Boys! Oh dear Pat, perhaps too much time watching the Nice Boys at the Rugby, not enough time focusing on the Nice Boys with the round balls.
Looking at the fixtures this week, it’s an odd one, with just 4 Premier League ties. If you haven’t used your Free Hit then now is surely the time, and if you’ve used it already then have you been using your transfers to bump or your numbers? Or are you just going to suck it and see?
Top 11 as of March 16th
Will be an interesting week!
All the best everyone, adios.
‘That gobshite again! Is he never off the air!‘ So said Father Jack (from the series Father Ted) about Father Dougal, but he could equally have been referring to me and the frequency of these bloody gameweek reports. Or he could have been talking about
So who top scored this week? Not one of the usual suspects, this week it was James Griffith and the underachievers. And what a top score it was too. In a week where the league average was 47 points, James scored nearly double, 90 points! Impressive stuff. It’s the midfield that stands out, James having 3 of the weeks star performers. De Bruyne, Mane and Salah have all had their moments this season (Salah in particular who is the leagues star performer) but Ashley Young bagging 15 points must have been a particular delight. Nice work from Pickford at the back too, just one of the 18 goalkeepers in the Premiership better than England’s number 1 Joe Hart who let in 4 against Everton.
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