38 Gameweeks – I Want to Beat my Son in English Premier League Fantasy Football

February 1, 2010

Life is sweet. 52 points so far in the double gameweek, with 4 more players yet to do the business for Cheeky. As well, Cheeky is still glowing from the win at Arsenal. Wowza! Rooney! Cheeky was often on the edge of her comfy little sofa during the game. In times of acute anxiety, Cheeky took a few chocolate hits, she confesses.

January 29, 2010

Cheeky apologizes. What with one thing and another, she’s late reporting on her team selection. From Wednesday to Friday, Cheeky Backheel hasn’t had a lot of time to think about her team; not a lot of breathing room. However, today Cheeky spent a few too many hours playing one scenario after another. However, no matter how hard she tried, getting Lampard in this week was impossible without taking at least an 8 point, if not 12 point, hit. Not worth it in the short run. Cheeky is hanging on to her wild card so tightly that is it squealing. So, finally, without any further messing around, Cheeky’s team:

Hart (Sorensen)

RJohnson Dawson Dunne (Bramble, Evra)

Fabregas Dunn Ballack N’Zogbia (Eagles)

Rooney Tevez Anelka(c)

Cheeky is hoping that Anelka steps up and proves he is Drogba’s equal before Drogba comes back into the team this double gameweek for Chelsea.  We shall see!

January 27, 2010

First things first … waaaahooo for Man United’s win over Man City! Rooney does it again and makes Cheeky’s day. Chocolate for the house!

However, Cheeky’s elation was tempered a bit when she saw her final fantasy league score … 40. Even Son of Cheeky Backheel scored more points (56). Even the guy in LAST place scored more than Cheeky. Cheeky fears she’s beginning to lose her touch as her lead has narrowed to 81 points above her nearest rival. How did he do this? Simple answer, captaining Lampard. Cheeky can’t afford Lampard and is now dithering whether or not to sell Fabregas for gameweek 24 to buy Lampard. Chocolate is needed for thinking….

January 26, 2010

1:30pm — the heck with it! Transfered in N’zogbia and Ballack for Valencia and Diaby. Hoping that Dunne will play. Enough! May the soccer gods have mercy on my team selection:

Hart (Sorensen)

Dawson Dunne Bramble RJohnson (Evra)

Fabregas(c) N’zogbia Ballack Milner Eagles

Bent (Rooney, Tevez)

12pm — still dithering. Cheeky’s life is pretty sad if this is what she’s focussing on… Only firm decision made is not to use the wild card. Saving that baby up for sure.

10:15am — oh, great, Dunne now on the injured/doubtful list.

9am — can’t decide on who to buy, how big a point hit to take. All pretense of work gone.

January 25, 2010

What to do! Cheeky is looking at her team in disbelief. With Diaby being injured, she must replace at least three to field a full 11. Where has Cheeky been, you may ask, that she forgot that Man City and Man United are not playing in this gameweek. Cheeky kinda had her head in the sand, but really didn’t plan on Diaby being out as well.  Anyway, Cheeky accepts that she is going to take a major point hit this week. But who to bring in? As soon as Cheeky figures this out, you will know too.

January 11, 2010

Cheeky Backheel is stunned. Speechless, well, almost. And just a tad gleeful. And why? In three words: Tevez! Tevez! Tevez!

Cheeky was in awe of Tevez’s hat trick — not only on a football basis, but also because Tevez was her …. CAPTAIN! Whoo hooo! Double points. Senor Tevez alone gave Cheeky 34 points, for which Cheeky thanks him most heartedly.

This miserable gameweek’s total: 56 points. Cheeky now has a 1237 point accumulation. This calls for chocolate!

January 10, 2010

Ooo, oo, ooo, oo, stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive. Cheeky is singing this morning. 22 points so far from the weekend’s fiasco of fixtures. Of course, the final total will be less 4 points, but Cheeky is confident that she will still be in first place come Tuesday morning — whether Man City plays or not.

January 9, 2010

Cheeky wishes she could drink. 7 players. Cheeky shakes her fist at the gods of weather. Why didn’t they dump that snow here in Canada where we have the equipment and the mental strength to deal with it. But no, England is swamped in the white stuff and Cheeky’s first place is in play. She took a four point hit to bring in Valencia late last night after selling Drogba and buying Tevez much earlier in the week. Foolhardy perhaps.

With a heavy heart, here’s Cheeky’s team:

Hart (Sorensen)

Evra RJohnson (Bramble, Dunne, Shawcross)

Diaby Valencia (Tuncay, Eagles, Milner, Fabregas)

Rooney Tevez(c) (Bent)

January 8, 2010

*Y&%(%()%$#@#. The weather is playing havoc with Cheeky’s team choices today. She thought she had her decision made and now snow is defeating her. So many games cancelled already. Cheeky has (at noon today) 9, count ‘em, 9 players that may or may not take the field. No use posting team until all cancellations are in. Woe, woe, woe.

December 20, 2009

Hanging on to first place by a hair. Still one game to go on Monday. Cheeky made some mediocre choices this week. Cheeky isn’t so cheeky right now.

December 19, 2009

Cheeky was up late last night playing what ifs with her team. Finally, just sold Dunn for Eagles. Discussed this player and that player, but with only 6.2 in the bank, not really a lot of choice. Go, Burnley! is all she can say at this point. So, with head held high, Cheeky is fielding:

Hart (Sorensen)

Evra Bramble Dunne (Shawcross, RJohnson)

Eagles Milner Bowyer Reid (Fabregas … get well quick!)

Drogba(c) Rooney Bent

December 17, 2009

Drumroll! Cue the lights! Cheeky takes centre stage to announce she is in first place by 22 points this week! And she has broken the overall 1000 points milestone, coming in at 1,010. Bring on the chocolate. In fact, chocolate for everyone!

The icing on the proverbial cake: a Manchester United win and a Rooney goal. Giving him the captain’s armband at the last minute was obviously a good decision. Life is sweet.

However, there are clouds on the horizon, threatening Cheeky’s happiness. Fabregas with a hamstring injury keeping him out of Saturday’s game and who know how much longer. Drogba’s injury, with no news yet if he’ll play on Saturday. Cheeky’s big point gainers are sustaining knocks one after the other. So many decisions to be made, so many scenarios to play out. Cheeky keeps threatening to do a 4 point hit … this may be the gameweek. Note to self: The next two days are going to be hectic, check chocolate supply.

December 15, 2009

Well. Well. Well. Cheeky stopped breathing at one point today when she learned that Rooney, Drogba, Fabregas and Dunn were possible non-starters. What to do! However, Cheeky conferred with fellow fantasy players, then took a deep breath and benched Dunn, changed her captain from Drogba to Rooney, got rid of Hunt and transferred in Bowyer and prayed to the soccer gods that all would be well.

And it is … so far. 55 provisional points — still in first place. However, Cheeky’s rivals have more players who will play tomorrow.

Cheeky’s team:

Hart (Sorensen)

Evra RJohnson Dunne (Bramble, Shawcross)

Fabregas Milner Bowyer Reid (Dunn)

Rooney(c) Drogba Bent

December 14, 2009

Cheeky does not hide her light under a bushel normally. However, being in first place in her league by ONE point does not give Cheeky strutting and crowing rights … yet. But, Cheeky did have an extra piece of chocolate today when she viewed the final results.

But now the pressure mounts. Cheeky cannot put a wrong foot forward. First must be conclusively won!

So, what to do for this gameweek? Make no transfers? Interesting. That would give Cheeky TWO free transfers in Gameweek 18. Or, maybe dump Hunt and buy …. gotta be a cheap midfielder. Cheeky has put on her thinking cap and does she look cute.

The deadline is looming … what a short turnaround time. Cheeky feels the pressure. Stay tuned!