I'm really cute and don't talk about football, shoes, handbags or shopping unless for cars, movies and video games.

I'm a bit worried but i'm up for Champers and chocolate.

I haven't done 1 of these in over 10 years, despite promising myself to create 1 on many occasions. I've sorted my team out & I'm happy with it for now. That said, I started typing this at around 1 o'clock & since then I've made 1 change & thought about another but left it.

KevMC - here's hoping there are some Liverpool fans here for some banter

Not got any of redsh*te players in my first draft team - One word: Henderson! haha

Big Thank you Shaun for making my posts while in the BKN dungeon from which I have now escaped and am in hiding.

Only have 4 teams join so far for the BKN/Training Link fantasy football challenge. 3 weeks to go before the big kick off and need more teams taking part, forget summer holidays, forget this barmy weather we are having and get your teams in.

Good luck to those who take part and we need to take the title from my colleague Rob Hupston as we have had to widen our office doors since he won last years comp.

Dave

Cant believe the season opens with a Chelsea double game week..... And I quoted "NO TORRES." Sods law he will bang some goals in!

Also wish Bale would make up his mind and go to Madrid, his £12m fee is a big dent into the £100m....

Only 5 teams entered at last count.... come on BKNers Don't be scared of Rob, he fluked it last year

Thanks for trying to get more people involved Jeremy, and as you state we cant let Rob win two years on the trot. But we can keep the winners plaque in the Training Link office!!!!

Nick I am hoping to see Rooney in blue by the start of the season, I do know Rob has Bale in his team and he is almost certain to be going to Real Madrid. My Villa season ticket came in the post this morning, cant wait for the season to start.

Dave

I feel fairly certain that Bale will be playing for Real come the beginning of the season.

Suarez I'm really not sure about, I don't think he'll be there come the beginning of 2014-2015 but whether they can get him to stay for the forthcoming season is anyone's guess. Personally I'd bin him, his ability is top class but he's a liability when it comes to discipline & to me he's not worth the hassle. Suarez caused enough trouble when he was happy at the club, expecting him to be professional when he's not would be risky. Look at Carlos Tevez, he's an excellent player with discipline problems & cost Juve £10m & I don't think Suarez is worth 4 times that.

Rooney I'm not sure about either. Obviously it was something that Moyes knew he had to deal with when he arrived. I think he's handled it really poorly so far, they obviously have a history together & I think Moyes just doesn't like him. Whether he meant it or not, the comments he made about being cover for van Persie were always going to upset him. Players of his ability don't like the idea of being back-up & Moyes could have just said that to compete at the level they want to compete at & to win as many competitions as they're aiming for, you need quality in depth & that everyone has a very important role to play. I hope that somneone starts a bidding war with Chelsea for him because Everton get 20 or 25% of any deal so the higher the price the better for us.

Good to have you back on board Mark, I wonder where Steve, Ross and Pauline are and if they will be entering this year. Its my turn to win I have seen it written in the stars, I have to be good at something, don't I?

Dave

Hope you're all ready for the kick off, this time tomorrow I'll be half cut on my way to sunny Norwich to watch our 1st game of the season. Going to have a quick look at my team & see if there's any last-minute changes worth doing.

Its the BIG DAY Tomorrow and cant wait for kick off time. Its funny we have done so well in sport over the last couple of years but our national teams are still useless even so we have to be the most passionate supporters in the world and I for one feel sorry for people who have never had that adrenalin rush and excitement that only sport can give you.

Good luck to all those who take part and let the games and banter begin.

Dave

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Now I know there a quite a few Villa fans on this site....

How many trust their players in a double game week?

I see Baker is the most popular cheap defender... mind you with the start they have to the season are any of them going to sneak some points.

Some good pre-season performances has made me change my team about 17 times so far..!

Good Luck everyone

Cheers

Jeremy

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 Villa could not have had a more difficult start to the season, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool within a week (GULP)

I can be thankful that Arsenal have a lot of injuries, I cant wait for the first home game of the season and hope Villa are not played 2 lost 2 by the time we play Liverpool. Well done to the Villa by looking after their season ticket holders with a cash back voucher, free access to AVFC TV and of course the official season ticket holders supporters badge.

Sad though that only 38% of premier league players are British, hence our national teams just don't cut it.

Changed my team about 5 times, No RVP in my team at 14m too expensive, double points for Villa and Chelsea players in game week 1 if you pick right.

Good luck in your league too Jeremy, I want that £100 lol

Roll on 12.00 today when I can see who has picked who.

Dave

Sorry Spam

It was a close call but as a middle aged man I don't think my heart could have taken it

Dave

Not that i know too much about football but i do know that anyone rooting for Villa can't seriously be worried about their heart!

Howdy BKNers

What a cracking start to the BKN/Training Link Fantasy football league, with the top 6 teams within 10 points of each other and not only that all Villa Fans to boot. Last years winner Rob Hupston leads the field with my Son Adam hot on his heels, in fact top 6 places filled by Training Link staff or family and BKN MD Steve Hillman who I dare say is out to make sure he does not get the wooden spoon again this year.

Top 5 read as follows
1. Jagar Bombers 95pts
2. Camos Villians 93pts
3. Bulls Ball Boys 91pts
4. Team GB 87pts
5. Hillmans Hotshots 86pts

Wooden Spoon leader after one game is BKN regular and Premier Trainings Nick Craggs with 27pts.

Good Luck in game week 2

Dave

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Hi Kev

The substitutes are done automatically if a player does not play, the order then of the substitutes is important too....

Cardiff Tickets sold out even before I had chance to take a look... 

Cheers

 

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 Thats because he needs the wooden spoon to beat his new trainee with for the first week or so.

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 No beatings yet, he is doing really well, but it is kept in reserve just in case!

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They just don't train people now like they did when I were a lad.

Would come back black and blue from office everyday and manager told me that if I did owt wrong it would be far worse.

Kids today don't know they're born.

lol. Knew that he would be a star form his first few posts on here as it was always about the knowledge and not the money.

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 Having the skill set combined with a personality then how can he fail? When I was a lad learning my trade I was sent for a week to the hardware shop after being sent there by my manager to ask for a long wait, oh and a tin of tartan paint lol

Seems a wooden spoon is by far the better option

So Nick I will gauge Spams progress by your fantasy league position.

Have a good weekend both

Dave

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They just don't train people now like they did when I were a lad.

Would come back black and blue from office everyday and manager told me that if I did owt wrong it would be far worse.

Kids today don't know they're born.

lol. Knew that he would be a star form his first few posts on here as it was always about the knowledge and not the money.

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So Nick I will gauge Spams progress by your fantasy league position.

Have a good weekend both

Dave

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 Well Giroud has just scored so hopefully i can lift myself up there!

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 Nice one Nick wonder if Walcott will get the assist for Poldolski goal, I am off to the Villa for the 5.30 Kick off, cant believe Villa are 3/1 to win, I can feel a flutter coming on. I see there are some dodgy posts on the ICB forum again, which is why you need commending for your BKN no hint of marketing posts, keep up the good work and sound advice Nick, your a star.

Dave

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 I see there are some dodgy posts on the ICB forum again, which is why you need commending for your BKN no hint of marketing posts, keep up the good work and sound advice Nick, your a star.

Dave

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 I know Dave, as out ATP representative I spoken to Gary H about it, but it is becoming common place over there so i dont get involved, it just puts people off commenting (that and i cant comment on half of the forum as i wont pay another professional membership, i pay over £500 a year as it is) ,  but i am sure Gary H will sort it all out.  To be honest, i was a memeber of BKN way before i worked at Premier, the only difference is that i get paid whilst i am on here, not including Satudays unfortunately.

 

I reckon you could beat liverpool, they still have the Suarez cloud hanging over them, have fun!

Nick

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 Probably wise Nick, a lesson I had to learn the hard way as I cant afford to have any more complaints about me to the ICB, funny thing is though I could have made a few complaints myself about certain things but to me its just part and parcel of the industry I work in and besides that I am not so churlish about a storm in a tea cup, I do love the ICB though and have witnessed with my own eyes their improvement over the years, hard working passionate people whom I am proud to represent in my own small way.

anyway enough of that, the Villa match was a drab affair, both teams did not play well, those who watched it on TV would have got more excitement watching paint dry, it was so boring I left 10 mins before the end, Villa were useless and the players had no desire or passion at all, apart from Delph who was easily our best player. Think this is going to be a low scoring week but looking forward to the Man U Chelsea game.

Are you going to the conference this year? Be good if Spammy could tag along if you are as I would love to meet him.

Enjoy your Bank Holiday

Dave

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Are you going to the conference this year? Be good if Spammy could tag along if you are as I would love to meet him.

Enjoy your Bank Holiday

Dave

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 That depends, would this involve getting chucked out of some fancy hotel in London like last time????

All the best Dave

Nick

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Getting chucked out of a fancy hotel Nick is common practice if you associate yourself with the likes of me and I hear it is common knowledge that I am still indebted to you for a pint, so with this in mind I have taken out a loan and will save it for the conference so you can be safe in the knowledge that I can afford 2 Pints and a water for Spammy lol.

Hope I am not still holding on to it over the international break

Any offers for it

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Good to have you back on board Mark, I wonder where Steve, Ross and Pauline are and if they will be entering this year. Its my turn to win I have seen it written in the stars, I have to be good at something, don't I?

Dave

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 Hi Dave,

Welcome back from the dungeon!  I'm afraid I've failed to create a team this year.  My daughter got married at the beginning of August so I was rather busy before the start of the season and also busy after it recovering!  It's amazing how weddings take over your life!  Good luck to everyone else with wrestling the trophy away from Training Link though, I will be keeping an eye on this thread to see how everyone is doing  

 

Pauline

Hi Dave,

Thanks for your good wishes for Amy and her new husband  It certainly was hectic, but been really busy with work as well.  I'll take a look this weekend and see if I can get a team together then.  Don't want hubby and son having all the fun on their league after all.  To be honest I'm seriously thinking about taking up golf as well....if you can't beat them, join them!  

Right, back to this tax return!!  (Mine that is!)  Hope you continue to be a good boy!

Pauline

League is starting to take shape and the usual suspects seem to have started where they left off last year with the exception of my Son Adam (newbie) who is sitting pretty on top of the league with his Dad just underneath, so bragging rights belong to him and boy am I suffering, I would have got away with it if it wasn't for them pesky kids.

Low scoring week with the top scorer being Camos Villians with 67 points. My tip for this week is ditch those Man City players. Top four now read as.

1. Camos Villians 271 pts
2. Hellsbells FC 238 pts
3. Bulls Ball Boys 234 pts
4. Jagar Bombers 231 Points

Soooooo many teams over the 200 point mark but the top four are all associated with Training Link, can the trophy stay in the office for another year?

Good luck this week
Dave