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A level of consistency has now hit the Punters Lounge Fantasy Football League. @patriciamarc remains on top of the table after bringing in a solid 70 points this week. The lead at the top has now extended to 32 points ahead of second-placed @dwikyeddo. The action now resumes after the international break and it'll be interesting to see if Lucas FC can maintain their momentum at the summit. Congratulations to @Dean77's Darwin Haalose for winning the Manager of the Week award. It was a sterling effort with 97 points tallied in what was generally seen as a tricky round for scoring. Dean's decision to captain Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes might have raised an eyebrow heading into the week's action but the 34-point return shut up the critics. At the other end of the spectrum, it was a tough week for a few teams who struggled to break the 20-point mark. The lowest score of the week was shared by two teams that only just got past that total with 21 points each. Pete Brand's Brand United were the one side that achieved infamy this week. It could've been a lot worse had the Tottenham duo of Son Heung-min and Pedro Porro not got 4 points apiece. Greg Whitehouse's The Tricksters were the other team finishing with that score. They were saved from a sub-20 score by the 6 points Liverpool centre-back Virgil Van Dijk delivered. The action is back this week after a two-week break for international matches. The deadline for transfers is 11am UK time on Saturday 23rd November. Best of luck to you all!

The Punters Lounge Fantasy Football League top spot remains in the hands of @patriciamarc this week! The previously narrow 3-point lead at the summit has now extended to a whopping 29 points. Patricia's side benefited from an 18-point haul from captain Mohamed Salah, 16 points from striker Dominic Solanke, and a trio of Nottingham Forest players in goalkeeper Matz Sels, defender Ola Aina, and striker Chris Wood who brought in 28 points to the 81-point team total. It's a thin line between madness and genius but Patricia has stayed on the right side of that line! Manager of the Week also went to Patricia Atilano this week with that total. The closest challenges came from @Trimble89's Yamal Sells Avon with 74 points, @Bedlam's Real Sosobad with 73 points and the 153rd-positioned @tilzonja's Kostolomac Team. It's going to take a big effort to see Patricia knocked off the top spot before the international break! At the other end of the table, history continued to be re-written in the Punters Lounge Fantasy Football League as bottom-placed Andy Elliot and their Andellio side took the lowest score of the week once again with a return of just 17 points. Had Jordan Pickford and Fabian Schar not had average scores this week it could've been even worse! The deadline for this week's matches is a slightly later than usual 1:30pm UK time on Saturday 9th November. Best of luck to you all. Except you, Andy Elliot! You need a blimmin' miracle!

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Well, @patriciamarc's Lucas FC team did a great job of fending off an assault on the top spot with a 68-point total this week. The decision to captain Mohamed Salah proved crucial with the Liverpool player's late equaliser against Arsenal helping the first-place position remain intact for Patricia. The lead at the top is now down to just 3 points though with To Ly's Kane In Dias bringing home an 89-point tally to move into 2nd spot after a midfield four including Salah, Cole Palmer, Bryan Mbeumo, and Alejandro Garnacho that contributed over 50% of that total. Manager of the Week was a little bit more competitive than it has been over recent weeks. A few teams were knocking on the door of the 100 points mark and it was one of those who fell just short with an incredible 99 points in the form of @Like A Roughie's Fobogojonacho. It was an even more impressive total when you consider their keeper Robert Sanchez and one defender Dan Burn only got 1 point each so the tally effectively came from 9 players. A bold strategy of captaining Mbeumo was the master stroke. Well played sir! It was back to business as usual with Andy Elliot's Andellio taking the worst score of the week on their own after sharing it last week. To be fair, it was one of the highest lowest scores of the week we've ever had with 30 points so it's a harsh one this week. Still, it could've been a lot worse had Danny Ings not bagged 16 points. Then again, it could've been better if Romelu Lukaku hadn't been included in the starting XI when he's not even registered to play in the Premier League! The deadline for transfers this week is 11am UK time on Saturday 2nd November. Best of luck to you all!

The Punters Lounge Fantasy Football League continued to show its rollercoaster nature this week with a new leader replacing @dwikyeddo at the summit. Raise your glasses for @patriciamarc's and their Lucas FC side who moved to the top thanks to a 60-point haul. Far from the most emphatic points total but it was another generally low-scoring week. Their lead at the top is just 6 points ahead of Lakshuman Sharma's Fantasy Team. Manager of the Week was another underwhelming accolade this week with low scores all over the shop. It was in fact Lakshuman Sharma's 73 points that was enough to lead the way this week. Nobody really came close and it was due to captain Mohamed Salah bringing in 26 points along with strong returns from Emiliano Martinez, Josko Gvardiol, Danny Welbeck, Chris Wood, and Ollie Watkins. Lowest score of the week was shared this time around. A lowly 20 points were earned by both @silver fox's Roys Rovers and bottom-placed Andy Elliot's Andellio. Roys Rovers will be putting the blame firmly at William Saliba's door for his red card and -3 return. Andellio will be looking at the red card for Joachim Andersen and the bizarre decision to still field the ineligible Scott McTominay and Romelu Lukaku! The deadline for transfers for this coming week is 6:30pm UK time on Friday 25th October. Best of luck all!

Apologies, @andypandy23, only just seeing this. To be honest, I think football in general these days is becoming tougher to predict with more investment and finer margins coming in across the game. I still think now we're reaching 10 league games played we can gauge a much better idea about how teams are looking. Of course, there are still predictable elements but it's already clear to see certain teams are ones to watch and certain teams are ones to avoid.

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I'm with you, @tschurchy, and I use Bet365's bet builder for the odds boost when it comes to football. I generally tend to put a winning result, scorer, and bookings in the bet builder with the odd dabble in corners and shots on goal. I'm keen to hear what other bookies offer decent bet builders. You can never have too many go-to options in my opinion!

The Punters Lounge Fantasy Football League enters its second international window and we have @dwikyeddo's Cyber Tech FC who have retained their spot on the top of the table. Their 60-point haul for the week has seen their lead extend by a single point to 20 points heading into the two-week break. The 16-point tally from vice-captain Bukayo Saka was the saving grace in a week when captain Erling Haaland failed to deliver. Manager of the Week went to a superb effort from Oliver Smith's United288 team. It was a 97-point return with an outrageous decision to captain Michail Antonio delivering 36 points off his own back. It has seen the team shoot up the league table to 25th spot and they are now right in the mix for the leading group. It was a very odd week with scores fluctuating erratically right across the league standings. In fact, not only was the lowest score not actually that low but it was shared by three teams who are now sat in positions 64th, 114th, and 145th. The three teams embracing the shame this week are Danny Martins' Ideas Unlimited, Jason Lewis' X.S.B., and Spadge Tarrant's Cream of the Crop. The total they could muster was 26 points. Far from the worst we've seen down the years but somebody has to suffer the embarrassment this week. The next deadline for transfers is a bit further away than usual with international matches this weekend. So keep a note that it's 11am UK time on Saturday 19th October. Best of luck to you all!

The Punters Lounge Fantasy Football League has a new leader once more with @dwikyeddo's Cyber Tech FC leading the way on 446 points. Their 77-point haul for this week has seen them open up a 19-point gap at the top of the table. Is this the start of a breakaway effort by Eddo's team? It was a very hit-and-miss week in terms of scores. Teams right through the table were hitting high scores and low scores in one of the most unpredictable weeks yet. Manager of the Week goes to @MinellaWorksop and his Team FerretWeasel who managed to tally up a stunning 99 points this week. It was the decision to play their bench boost that accounted for an extra 7 points to seal the top score. There was also a stroke of luck with his vice-captain Cole Palmer earning captain points thanks to his first-choice captain Son Heung-min not playing. The lowest score of the week wasn't one of the lowest that we've had but somebody has to take the shame for the week. It was a 21-point total from @thebestthere's Telmison. It was just one of those weeks for Robert Morton's side which looks strong but suffered from some big guns failing to score well this week. Deadline for transfers this week is 11am UK time on Saturday 5th October. Best of luck all!

Well, there's a familiar face at the top of the Punters Lounge Fantasy Football League this week and it's our good friend @StevenKing and his Nanakorobi Yaoki team! The experienced maestro picked up a decent 86 points this week to soar to the summit. Interestingly, he didn't even need to captain Erling Haaland or Luis Diaz in his team to earn that points total. Is this an ominous sign for the rest of the league that such a prolific name has taken the top spot so early? Manager of the Week was a convincing result this week with Danny Martins' Ideas Unlimited tallying up an impressive 97 points. The decision to captain Chelsea forward Nicolas Jackson was a stroke of genius and allowed the 0 and 1 point return from Manchester City duo Ederson and Josko Gvardiol respectively to go unnoticed. It was also a total that moved the team into the top 10. At the other end of the spectrum, it was a return to the dark days for our favourite failure Andy Elliott and his Andellio side. A total of just 20 points saw them take the worst score for the 4th time in the first 5 weeks of action. It is an unprecedented achievement that deserves reluctant praise in its own right! This total has put a temporary halt to Andellio's climb up the table and they are now back to being 89 points adrift of their nearest rival at the foot of the table. The competition is undoubtedly hotting up. Not only is the big name of Steve King leading the way now but a few familiar names are in the chasing pack such as @patriciamarc's Lucas FC, @dwikyeddo's Cyber Tech FC, @mickyftm32's Mikey's Mooses, @roy keane's Harchibald, @Alastair's Trojan Horse, @Raphael's Nito United, @chillymonster's Chillymonsters, and @Team Sagga's Team Sagga. Exciting times! The transfer deadline for this coming week's matches is 11am UK time on Saturday 28th September. Best of luck to you all!

Sorry, Harry, I wasn't well this weekend so only just seeing this. I can tell you categorically that I would not back Kanga to score in a month of Sundays! No idea who on the scouting team saw something in him that was considered "Championship quality"!

@Fader and I will look into this mate. Sounds very strange. @waggy, are you sure you're not signed in to different accounts on mobile and desktop mate?

The Punters Lounge Fantasy Football League is back from its international break and there is a new leader sitting at the top of the tree. Eric Tattershall's peculiarly named L/S/E/I are in 1st place after a modest 54-point haul in what was a rather modest week of scoring. The lead at the top is only 1 point ahead of Stewart Hart's Hartys Hammers with a number of familiar faces hot in pursuit. The Manager of the Week award this week goes to a score that won't break any records but it was still an achievement to top score in this very competitive league. @PercyP's PercyP United and @Procalc's Kippax Boys share the accolade for this week with 85 points. Not a staggering amount but given how low the average scores were this week it's certainly to be applauded. At the other end of the proceedings, we've got great news! Well, it's great news for the bottom-placed Andy Elliott and his Andellio team. After three weeks as the lowest scorers, I can confirm they avoided such embarrassment this week. In fact, they actually picked up a solid 54 points to gain significant ground on the teams above them. Unfortunately, there must still be the lowest scorer and this week that shame goes to Ian McGregor's Curse of Strictly who could only gather up 19 points. Rather conveniently, this low score came on the weekend that Strictly Come Dancing returned to UK televisions! The deadline for transfers this week is 11am UK time on Saturday 21st September. Best of luck!

I thought I'd get a thread started for the upcoming NBA regular season. @dejann, can we expect some tips from you this year after some insightful picks last year? @makesomedollars, will you be posting any after searching for software to help with basketball bets?

The new NHL regular season is nearly upon us. Just wondered if you had any early bets in mind, @MinellaWorksop? Edmonton Oilers are priced as the 9/1 favourites with Betfred to win the Stanley Cup this year. Worth backing? I'm still going to go with my Boston Bruins but at odds of 20/1 to win the Stanley Cup with Boylesports, they seem a more attractive punt for the Eastern Conference at 9/1 with the same bookmaker.

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The Punters Lounge Fantasy Football League takes its first breather for the international break. Just three weeks in and it's @patriciamarc's Lucas FC who leads the way after earning an impressive 93 points this week. An unorthodox 4-5-1 formation saw them benefit from picking Mohamed Salah as captain with the likes of Luis Diaz, Eberechi Eze, and Alexander Isak tallying up decent returns. In a PL Fantasy Football League first, the Manager of the Week award will be shared by four teams this week. 94 points was the highest total achieved this week with Rob Harte's Email this team in, @grindo's Tactical Genius, @Pempi's Polish Kickers, and Terry Coughlan's Boost for Victory sharing the accolade. Unsurprisingly, three of those teams had Erling Haaland as their captain and the other team had Salah as their skipper. Meanwhile, the misery continues for bottom-placed Andy Elliott and their Andellio side. I think this could be the first time we have had a manager earning the lowest score of the week for a third consecutive week. It was just 15 points this round and it leaves the team with just 55 points at the foot of the table. Things could have been even worse had it not been for the points accumulated by Mario Lemina and Jordan Pickford. It's now a 63-point gap to the nearest competitor for Andy's team. This is the darkest of starts for the club. Is there any way they can come back from this? It's now a bit of a break until the next transfer deadline which is scheduled for 11am UK time on Saturday 14th September. It's already proving to be a record-breaking season! Best of luck for the next round!

The second week of Punters Lounge Fantasy Football League action has, unsurprisingly, seen a change at the top. Garth King now leads the way after notching up 76 points. King's rise to the top is all the more impressive due to the absence of Erling Haaland from their team with a front three of Danny Welbeck, Alexander Isak, and Chris Wood only getting 12 points between them. The key to King's success has been the midfield with Kevin De Bruyne, Mohamed Salah, Diogo Jota, and Anthony Gordon all earning double figures this week. Throw in a vintage David Raya performance in goal and it's a proper collective effort. The Manager of the Week accolade went to an incredible effort from @Gray306 and their Wolve Sa We team. Hopefully, the staggering 125-point tally accumulated this week made up for the 6-2 humping their own side suffered at the hands of Chelsea in real life a little easier to take. Haynes saw players deliver across his squad but the masterstroke was deciding to triple captain Haaland. This saw the Norwegian bring home 51 points off his own back. That points total has moved Haynes into 15th position and right into the top-end mix. It's worth noting this has been achieved with three Wolves players in the starting XI too! However, with every moment of greatness, there appears a moment of humiliation. Unfortunately, for the second week in a row, that humiliation comes for Andy Elliott and their Andellio side. A sorrowful 18 points for the already bottom-positioned side has left them now 43 points adrift at the wrong end of the table and it's already looking like it could be a season to forget. It might be time to address that 5-man midfield packed with defensive-minded players! For the time being, in the village stocks with you! The deadline for this week's transfers is 11am UK time on Saturday 31st August! Best of luck to you all!

Never happy with a draw pal but given how we looked so awful for the first hour (unsurprising when Bulut repeatedly refuses to press the opposition - the minute we had players on the pitch that do it we cause the opposition problems) it was certainly a point gained. I'm still sceptical that Bulut has the mentality to go at teams and it could be his downfall.

On a serious note, I hate to be a pessimistic Cardiff fan but I can really see it being a tough game for us on Sunday. Swansea have only lost 2 of their last 11 matches against us. They always raise their game for the derby and, unfortunately, Cardiff players have rarely matched them in recent years. Swansea have also won the last three meetings at their ground without conceding a single goal. I wouldn't be surprised if it's the same here. I wouldn't be shocked if we suffered a 2-0 or 3-0 loss.

Yeah, you're automatically added into the cup if you're in the league.

I won't back him to be first scorer then. That's a lot of travelling. He'll have very heavy legs!