Right, well firstly thanks to the computer boys for setting this up. I'm not sure how much Joe was involved, and I'm not sure if he would be considered a computer boy, but thanks anyway. So am I being led to believe that this site is what is to become a lucrative set-up and a go-to for all future Fanters(?) to banterz. Hopefully it will be.
Bone to Pick
a) Why am i getting so much stick for the awesome nickname 'Double Week' when there are stronger contenders for the most imbecile of monikers in "The Champion of Capua" and "An Ocean of Coin". Sorry? Take a dose of Charlie Sheen did we? AYO. topical.
b) Anyway, to stick to the topic- fant- bonus points, or bone, has given me serious ball ache. I thought it was a myth at first, but there really is a citizenship bone for English players. There are so few teams, except foreigner Arsenal, who have never had one of their English players getting boned. Case in point, Everton vs. Fulham this past weekend. 3, 2, and 1 Bone was allocated respectively to Baines, Murphy and Hughes (http://fantasy.premierleague.com/fixture/153.html). Don't know if anyone watched the match (in Kenya we get ALL matches), but Murphy and Hughes? Get out. Coleman and Dempsey were clearly awesomer.
c) I think Kim Deal was addressing Charlie Adam when she sang 'You're a bone machine'. It's annoying. Why is he so good? Big fish, small pond, I guess. But he's had 43 bone points. That boy gets boned. Hard. And 6 of his 9 goals have come from penalties, 1 from a free kick and 2 from open play (correct me if I'm wrong), which all leads me to believe that it is a grave error not to have him. Nevertheless, Fulham away and Arsenal at home don't look too appealing, and in my position of vying for mid-table, I do need some differential, so it may make sense to hold off on him till his run of 4 home games. What do you think Capua Champ?
You'll have to wait until next weeks article when I pick apart bonus and introduce PIB (Points Independant of Bonus) as a means of assessing statistical correlation between Bonus and Average Points. I also intend on investigating whether a 'small' team winning a game of football will directly affect the bonus of one of their players more than the others.
ReplyDeleteE.g. Charlie Adam gets boned when Blackpool win, but how about when they don't? And will the findings lead me to believe that with Blackpools run of games, he is a safe bet for bone or destined for disappointment? Tune in for the unbant like ramblings of The Champion of Capua.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3r-xMt9JmM
ReplyDeletei've researched it, and they actually WERE singing about Adam. Listen from 1.07, there can be no doubt.
Adam = unrivaled Bone, ok Chump of Cap? (ha)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiOlmzr-nZk
ReplyDeleteI wanted to pick up this point that Taiki touched upon with a great name, 'a big fish in a small pond'. You can guarantee that when a 'small' team have a superb player, that player will a) be very cheap and b) usually do well and take penalties. If Adam say went to Liverpool, would he be getting as many points? He surely wouldn't be taking penalties.
ReplyDeleteNo, he wouldn't. But he'd still be playing his fantastic passing play. But he almost certainly wouldn't get as boned.
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