What is the deal with the EPL's lack of good pre-match info - the sport is highly gambled on and the occurance of unforeseen and unexplained line-up changes seems a bit dodgey. Hmmm, I think I won't start one of my best players and give no notice and reason why - happens all the time in the NFL right?
Where is the transparency? Don't they realize the tremendous fantasy ramafications of their decisions? Unacceptable.
Okocha last week was bad enough - no injury reported until he's a no show - but this Koumas situation is annoying - just a mananger's decision it seems.
Fantasy owners were left in angst across the world (or at least in Alexandria, VA and Galway, Ireland).
Anyway - I guess the lesson of the day is - don't trust the three newbie teams - or - maybe the lesson is that no matter how much diligence you use in setting your line-up there will always be a certain amount of risk involved so don't obsess - but since obsessing is often an integral part of fantasy line-up selection, perhaps the true lesson here is to avoid players on a team whose name (West Bromwich Albion) is so supremely silly - East Bromwich Albion might be ok, or perhaps even Central Bromwich Albion - but West Bromwich Albion, I mean really - might as well be West Albus Dumbledore.
1 week with 4 middies in their respective starting lineups. Is that too much to ask? Robert. Koumas. Okocha. Gravesen. I should switch to a 4-3-3. And I should get Mellberg. Damn him!
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