GUT-WRENCHING! That’s what last weekend’s game week was for us. Alderweireld, Ozil and Vardy all got an assist, while Lukaku found the net. What made the week such a disaster, was our bench. We left Butland (7), Mahrez (21) and Francis (6) all on the bench. That’s a massive 34 points! We managed 49 points, when the […]
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Fantasy Football – GW15
Apologies for us missing last weeks post – and it’s a real pity, as Gameweek 13 saw us rake it a very tasty 80 points, which saw us get inside the top 9,000 places globally. But as this season seems to have gone for us, we have a good week, followed by an average week. […]
10 Possible Springbok Sponsors
ABSA has pulled out of late stage negotiations to renew their sponsorship of the Springboks, which means that the Boks are on the hunt for a new sponsor. While applications will probably be a dime a dozen – who will most likely win the race? ABSA has cited slow transformation as the main reason for […]
Fantasy Football – GW13
Our last three captaincy choices have scored 1, 2 and 1 respectively. So we really need to make sure we select our captains better in future. This week, we captained Bony, and he lasted 24 minutes before pulling his hamstring. Nightmare! There weren’t too many players in our good books this week. Butland (10) didn’t concede […]
#LeftBacksHigh5: Prestigious Coaching Gigs
Favoured to the fill the void left by Lancaster, ex Springbok boss Jake White has referred to the England coaching gig as one of the “prime jobs in World Sport.” This is a little perplexing, I mean what is this kind of statement based on? Money? Sure. Power? Totally. Results or popularity? You must be […]
Fantasy Football – GW12
After five green arrows in six weeks, we unfortunately got a red arrow this week. Two silly mistakes cost us rising further in the global rankings. This week we chose the wrong captain, we decided to go with Bony, who faced an average Norwich side. Even though he had plenty chances, he failed to score or assist. […]
LeftBacks Weekend Betting Tips
Football, Rugby World Cup and cricket are all on at the moment, and it seems like a great weekend for a few good bets. Here is a look at this weekend’s punts: SINGLE: Chelsea to beat Liverpool Odds: 21/20 Return: R50 will return R102.50 DOUBLE: Pakistan to beat England and the Boks to beat Argentina (Obviously). Odds: 2.8/1 Return: R50 will […]
Fantasy Football – GW11
Three weeks ago our Leftbacks team was in position 320 000, and at the start of last weekend, we had risen to position 7,829. If we can maintain that position until the end of the season, we’ll be over the moon! This week we chose the wrong captain, (C)osta only managed a single point, which was not great […]
Fantasy Football – GW10
After our mammoth gameweek 8 score of 119, and 300 000 place rise, we were desperately trying to consolidate. We were just inside the top 19,000 in the world and hoping to stay there. Somehow we managed another big gameweek, with Vardy scoring two goals, Costa (c) grabbing a goal and an assist, Sanchez found the net and Mahrez […]
Forget the Champions League, Arsenal can win the Premier League
Arsenal are having a crazy season, one minute they’re amazing – the next, they’re hopeless. I’d love to see them finish fourth in their Champions League group and focus on winning the premier league. As I’ve said before, I really enjoy watching Arsenal play. It’s always attacking and they have, to me, one of the best […]