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Some friends and I went to the movies last night to see Thor. We were all rather excited because the movies featuring the Avengers started off very well with Iron Man. To add to the excitement is a pretty strong cast around the relatively unknown titular character including Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, Rene Russo, Kat […]

With the NFL Draft coming up this (Thursday) evening, I’m going to turn from issues specific to fantasy games to something that strikes at the core of the game. The NFL Draft is an important day on the US sporting calendar because it represents hope and make no mistake, the reason that the NFL is […]

Only five more match weeks to go and we are firmly in “maximize points at all costs” territory. The time to hold on to players while they are injured or slumping is gone. If the first five weeks of the season are all about making strategic investments in players you want for the long haul, […]

So what’s to become of Chelsea? In my mind, their situation is to an extend unprecedented and will make for exceptional theatre over the next couple of seasons. The rumors are flying of a “clear out” over the summer which for me would be a huge mistake. I recognize that such headlines are generally written […]

I don’t know where you live. I don’t know what the laws are or what is generally accepted versus what is not. I don’t know if gambling is legal where you are, or at least overlooked if it is on a small scale. What I DO know is that the Premier League season is a […]

There is frequent talk of fixture congestion in the Premier League and the troubles it causes later in the season. This is especially true of the top players and the top teams. There are lots of matches across a number of competitions for your club and then the strong likelihood that you’ll be playing in […]

Those of you who aren’t long time readers of our blog may not realize that my day job is as a management consultant. Yes, it’s true. In the real world as well as the fantasy EPL world, I tell people what to do for a living. The reason I bring this up is because over […]

As you will come to realize, I tend to start my columns off with something of a rant on whatever topic I see fit each week before diving into the fantasy analysis. I do this for a few reasons. First, I like mixing it up a bit and thinking a bit more broadly about the […]

Welcome to a new feature here at EPL Talk. Every Thursday moving forward I'll be bringing you Fantasy Premier League tips and tricks to help increase your weekly points tally. Before we get down to business, there are some things that it will be important for you, the reader, to know about this column. The […]

Within the next two months, we'll learn who will win the bid for the US TV rights to the Premier League for the 2010-2013 seasons. What if Fox Soccer Channel loses its EPL TV rights deal to ESPN and/or Setanta. What should they do to make up for the massive loss? If Fox Soccer Channel […]