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MSA Final Standings
- By Sleno
- 16/05/12
- Predictions
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Here we are then, the end of MSA in its first year (well 26 weeks). A roller coaster of predictions, some fun competition and a very fun first year. 
Final Standings
So down to business and here are the final standings for the year …
1st – Sleno (160)
2nd – Ash (153)
3rd – Shiva (152)
4th – Simon (151)
5th – Aaron (150)
FPL Dugout Champions League … The Results …
- By Sleno
- 15/05/12
- Champions League
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What do you get when you add Champions League and American Cup together … You get your final Champions League standing that is what you get!
So only one way to do this really, give it the send off for the year it deserves … a man by man (+1 women lowdown).
1st – Bossdrum
There is so much that could be said about Bossdrum, and all of it would be good! Every round I swear he seemed to high score, if you look at the stats you would be hard pushed to argue someone deserved it more! Now of course we would have loved someone that is around a little more to win, but take nothing away from the Drum. Your consistency was key, very well played sir!
2nd – Dudu
So close, so very close but in the end Dudu comes up short. But lets look at the stats and see what this cup run did for the man. This is unreal, possibly the most impressive stat I have, so pay attention. Dudu was a 4th seed, ranked 145 in the FPL Dugout League when the Champions League kicked off … he finishes the league in 35th. Wow 110 places risen in not a long time. That is someone with great form for sure, and I guess his place in the final was evidence of that! Now if he manages to keep this form up next year and avoid another slow start then expect big things from Dudu in both the league and cup! A grand effort Dudu, very well played sir, you deserve great congratulations!
Read on for a man by man look …
Fantasy Euros!
- By Sleno
- 11/05/12
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Well the season is drawing to a close, and excitement I feel has gone for most of us! Some have started looking ahead to next season already, but that is along way off … so what do you do with that awkward time in between …
You play fantasy Euro’s with your FPL Dugout friends of course!
From the look of it, it’s a great format, seems to be built off the same core as FPL, but a few changes here and there! So it’s pretty simple to get around, 100 million, 15 player deal! But a few different rules to read! There will be a post closer to the start up explaining all you need to know, but for the keen players …
THE FPL DUGOUT LEAGUE IS OFFICALLY OPEN …
Enter now and you should be automatically entered into the FPL Dugout League
You shouldn’t need the league code, but just in case here it is: 24884-5312.
FPL Dugout Champions League Final and MSA Update
- By Sleno
- 09/05/12
- Champions League
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Well here we are, 37 weeks down and just 1 to go! What a season! I feel its been a hard one to predict, meaning some better managers have had worse seasons than their talent deserves … but two of those mangers for sure aren’t Dudu and Bossdrum, who have had cracking cup seasons! But only 1 man can be crowned the Dugout Champions League Winner so lets take a look at how the first leg went …
So there you have it! A 6 point lead for Bossdrum! What was the difference … RVP of course! The Drum gave him the armband and reaped the reward, whereas Dudu had to settle for 4 doubled Rooney points as his captain! Neither player had a lot of other success apart from shared Dempsey and of course the clean sheet for Dudu from the one and only Tony Hibbert! It was actually Tony that managed to keep that lead down to just 6 points! Now of course its still all to play for and once again it’ll most likely all come down to the captain and probably transfers in as well! So may the best man win and be crowned Dugout Champions League Winner!
MSA headlines read: Mac does Marco, Cooky avoids headlines but has a good week, and Sleno is oh so close …
Recommended Player for Gameweek 37 – Tomas Rosicky (Arsenal)
- By Geordie Ash
- 04/05/12
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After my recent successful endorsements of Petrov (17 points, GW 35) and van der Vaart (22 points, GW 36), I have decided to endorse another midfielder. My recommended player for Gameweek 37 may come as a mild surprise, nonetheless I am endorsing Arsenal’s Thomas Rosicky.
He may not have played many matches in the first half of the season, but Rosicky has recently shown signs of his world class talent in a reinvigorated Arsenal team.
FPL Dugout Champions League FINAL, MSA Prediction Game and American Cup
- By Sleno
- 04/05/12
- Predictions
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Sit back and relax, its your Champions League, MSA and American Cup update!!!
Champions League FINAL …
Let me first say what an effort by Tony and Jakob to make it this far, my hat goes off to you both! Jakob came up against a wildcard and couldn’t let a Sleno 150 out of the bag.
Then there was Tony, my tip from day one, as a 4th seed I tipped him to do well, very well, and he truly hasn’t let me down once. The final score with Bossdrum … 161 V 160. Yes it really was just one point, so great effort Tony, so close my friend, but hold your head high you should great effort!
So onto the final, Tony was close, but can you say that Bossdrum doesn’t deserve to be here? Not for a second, week after week I have found him to have the top score and he deserves his place in the final, where he will come up against the peoples favourite of Dudu, who has been on quite the roll himself!
So how do their teams match up you are asking … No RVP in either … Rooney in both, for that matter also Cisse, Jelavic, Bale, Dempsey, and Evans. But then … differences! Pienaar, Ben Arfa, Moses meets Valencia, Siggy and VDV in the midfield. At the back its Cech, Hibbert and Walker meeting Vorm, Kompany and Sagna.
What this all means? Well there are some differences, and transfers to come I’m sure! So its all a little close to call for me! I’m sure that captain choice may be key, and maybe a clever transfer here or there may well do it! So for the last time, may the best man win and be crowned the first FPL Dugout Champions League winner!!!
Recommended Player for Gameweek 36 – Rafael van der Vaart
- By Geordie Ash
- 27/04/12
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Gameweek 36 is a “Double Gameweek”, consisting of 14 matches. With this in mind I have decided to endorse a player whose team is involved in two matches. Not only that, but a player who is capable of making an impact. My recommended player for Gameweek 36 is Tottenham’s Rafael van der Vaart.
Of course Spurs’ league form has been woeful of late with only 2 wins from their last 10 matches. This is quite a remarkable down turn for a team that were effectively outside title challengers as recent as mid-February.
However, I believe that Tottenham will do their best to not let things slip further in their pursuit for 4th position in the Premier League.
All things FPL Dugout Champions League, MSA Prediction Game and American Cup
- By Sleno
- 26/04/12
- Champions League
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Sit back and relax, its your Champions League, MSA and American Cup update!!!
Champions League Semi Finals Update
Well a big congratulations to myself for drawing the teams together in such a way that both games are so close! Just take a look for yourself …
The Cisse captain along with the Hart and Simpson clean sheet helped Tony to a very good score of 63, but strangely it wasn’t enough for a lead. Sharing Rooney with the Drum meant his 13 points didn’t count either way, but with 3 cleans from Mignolet, Kompany and Sagna and a captain assist for Tevez the Drum was able to continue his amazing run of high scores and take a lead, well ok its only 1 point, but a lead none the less into this massive week!
Massive because its the 2nd leg, and massive because of the extra games! The injury to Ekotto today really has hurt Tony I feel but with neither teams having a huge amount of DGW’ers in their sides it is hard to call, because I expect big changes from both sides.
So this game really couldn’t be better balanced, which I am chuffed about, since its taken so much for both of these teams to get here, it is great to see them both scoring so well! May it be another high scoring week and I’m sure a tight finish will be the end result!
Maybe not such a high scoring match as game 1, but almost as close. Swapping Man City captains about evened itself out, but it was the other side of Manchester that did the real damage in this tie. With players failing left and right for Dudu Rooney stepped up and the 13 points he bagged clearly helped as he only won out by 3 points!
Now as said in the past this is wildcard week for Dudu, and I’m sorry Jakob but for me this only spells the end of your Champions League journey … but of course stranger things have happened, so Sir if you want to stand a chance, I say be bold! Bold transfers, bold captain, say a little prayer, because it is Dudu’s to lose, that is for sure …