I fail to see any pretty odd choices, they're all good players (David James yesssss)! (also where are your subs?!?!)

my subs are top secret...

Oh no, that sounds ominous! (I have a feeling that MICHAEL OWEN ULTIMATE SUPER SUB is among them...)

I don't know why you think he is a super sub considering he has spent the best part of the last 3 or 4 years in injury after some idiotic liverpool manager booted him. Never forgive!

Count me in with my team: Footie N'all

I know absolutely nothing about football other than how well Newcastle's doing (and even then, primarily relative to sunderland) so my team is made up of people i liked the look off.
Putting 'Bent' in forward wsa a particularily good move. Bent forward! How we laughed.

I'll join when I'm back onshore (21st). You better be scared..............

I'll join when I'm back onshore (21st). You better be scared..............

TERRIFIED (mostly of the prospect of keeping track of esh and esp!)

Cheshire, vesper, Wash Cycle, we need team rosters from you!

Rockman is secretly Alex Ferguson. He is just stealing our tactics guys.

P.s. when you see christiano ronaldo, give that winker a kick in the arse for me.

1: Reina (C)
2: Vidic    
3: N'Zogbia
4: Richards
5: Ooijer    
6: Geremi    
7: Lennon
8: Giggs
9: Babel
10: Owen
11: Defoe
12: Kuszczak
13: Cole A
14: Downing
15: Bent

 1: Cech (C)
     2: Neville 
     3: Toure 
     4: Woodgate 
     5: Richards   
     6: Elano 
     7: Cole J   
     8: Essien   
     9: Nani 
     10: Bendtner
     11: Keane 
     12: Ward   
     13: Babel   
     14: Diouf   
     15: Spector 

should do good. keane better goal a ton and i also hope bendtner gets some play time in arsenal. always liked bendtner.   

I assume that's Gary Neville?

I assume that's Gary Neville?

yep

sorrrrryy I was at work all day

I'm going with a 3-4-3 because I am a bastard (that formation is terrible IRL but for fantasy purposes it is fantastic)

GK: David James [Portsmouth]
LB: Joleon Lescott [Everton]
CWP: Rio Ferdinand [Manchester ][/Manchester]
RB: Luke Young [Aston ][/Aston]
LMF: Cesc Fabregas (C) [Arsenal]
CMF: David Bentley [Tottenham]
CMF: Simon Davies [Fulham]
RMF: Nicky Butt [Newcastle]
LWF: Roque Santa Cruz [Blackburn]
RWF: Dean Ashton [West ][/West]
CF: Dimitar Berbatov [Tottenham?]

subs:

GK: Brad Friedel [Aston ][/Aston]
DEF: Johan Djourou [Arsenal]
DEF: Danny Higgenbotham [Sunderland]
MID: Michael Johnson [Manchester ][/Manchester]

I basically went with the players that treated me best last season and filled in the gaps with filler players lol. when christiano ronaldo is fit to play he'll be in my squad more than likely, he was through the fucking roof with fantasy points last season. also, rockman: I'd almost put money on blackburn getting relegated this season, or finishing in the bottom 5 (unless of course Ince turns out to be amazing and they score Timoschuk from Zenit) Its a damn shame, but damn the off season was rough

also yes Gustavus Adolphus is on my birth certificate so yeah (my first and middle name, followed by the most common swedish last name one could have which some here have heard before but whatever heheh)

Fantastic! Who's your captain? Whoops I guess I'm blind! (also good job with filling, Michael Johnson and Simon Davies are fantastic)

I was tempted to go 4-3-3 myself but I probably wouldn't have had enough money for good enough players. Probably need a better forward than Dean Windass, I don't see him scoring too many this season!

Fantastic! Who's your captain? Whoops I guess I'm blind! (also good job with filling, Michael Johnson and Simon Davies are fantastic)

I was tempted to go 4-3-3 myself but I probably wouldn't have had enough money for good enough players. Probably need a better forward than Dean Windass, I don't see him scoring too many this season!

the reason I went with Dean Ashton was because A) I only had like 6.5 points to spend on a striker, and B) I got to see him play in person this year when West Ham played the Columbus Crew (and he was deadly) and C) he was fantastic in the MLS all-star game. He scored some pretty fantastic goals last season, especially that beautiful bicycle kick against Manchester United, and I think that if he is on form he may well end up with 15-20 goals on the season.

also I'm suprised only one or two people have picked Darren Bent, holy shit he has been a scoring machine in the pre-season. I mean we're talking like a run of 5 or 6 games with 2 - 4 goals in a row. fucking incredible

Haha, I've been more focused on Marcus Bent so naturally Darren has slipped under my radar a bit! There's still time for transfers if he turns out to be lethal in front of goal.

heheh, I think you ought to turn this into an EPL discussion thread

in that spirit, Steven Reid has that goal hanging on his outstretched elbow. hope he's happy with himself, everton are right back in it.

Well I'm screwed, two of my players are out already either injured or at the Olympics. And they're both Midfielders. I only have one sub for them.

HULL CITY

YOU ABSOLUTE LEGENDS

I am flabbergasted and amazed. Also I only have 13 points so far because only 3 of my starting XI played today, the rest play tomorrow.

Well, I'll be honest. I was impressed with what I saw today. I dont know how I feel about Paul Robinson yet, but the only obvious weak link in Blackburn's starting 11 was Steven Reid out in place of David Bentley. If they can somehow manage to fill that gap I think they're looking at finishing much like last season, in the top 10 at the very least. I also liked what I saw from Paul Ince tactically, especially on set plays (upon which Ooijer was able to manage the winner which Ryan Nelson would have gotten anyway if not for the far post heh). I was not looking forward to seeing Rovers without Friedel and Bentley, but now that Santa Cruz is definitely staying I am feeling pretty upbeat.

That said I feel like an idiot for leaving Fabregas in my fantasy squad and not putting in Johan Djourou (he got 6 points for 90 min and a clean sheet and 3 bonus points argggggg) Thank god for Dean Ashton though or I wouldnt have a whole lot of points.