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For those who take it way too seriously

With no EPL due to the international break and for those who didnt make their Supercoach GF, it must have made for a frustrating weekend. Especially if you spent it trying to pronounce the Thai goalies name: Sinthaweechai Hathairattanakool.

Dont fear though, EPL will resume again this weekend and well get a chance to see how the new signings get on at their new clubs. Over the next few weeks well get a better idea of how the teams are looking for the season, but Im going to jump in head-first now and give you my thoughts.

<!--more-->Man Utd and Man City are looking certainties to battle it out for the title, with possibly Chelsea and, at a push, Liverpool looking to join them. Arsenal have brought in some good signings but havent been able to replace the quality of Fabregas and Nasri, and having already dropped 8pts, I think pushing for a top four place is a realistic aim.

What about relegation though? One TS contributor suggested that this could be a year when one of the established clubs like Everton could go down, especially with promoted club QPR making some quality signings. This is a valid point. Theyve brought in SWP and Luke Young, as well as serial nut-job Joey Barton and if he can stay out of jail for the season he will add some extra quality to the midfield.

Of the other promoted teams, Norwich I think are in for a tough year, theyve done an incredible job by getting promoted in consecutive years, but when the injuries and suspensions start to bite I just dont think that theyll have the strength in depth to cope. Swansea I think will fare better than Norwich, but enough to stay up? Possibly! Theyve looked quite solid (four second-half goals at Man City apart) with two clean sheets to their name already. If they learn to start scoring then theyre in with a chance.

Everton to get relegated? My wife can spend more money in one trip to Baby Bunting than what Davie Moyes has spent at Everton. Theyre a big club but due to financial...
Nervously twitching away whilst awaiting the outcome of the TAB decision?  Consider this:

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Hey guys - will have round and season review up in the next 2 days, in the meantime, if you hear any news on multi betting options within any agency throw it up here.
Well let me start out by saying that due to Fathers day commitments- good luck in getting a review out of me today! Too busy living it up in the lap of luxury! ;)

But what I can say is this- Well done ImpromptuSCE mate, unless Boomer and Petrie had a little punt against themselves and start kicking goals for the opposition- its all yours mate!

Youve put in a fantastic season mate- its been great seeing how you do it. Same as all you other boys who managed a personal best this season.

Myself, I reckon this year will be a top100 finish- which should be a personal best- however, since I tend to run these crazy TooSerious leagues, its another season where the competition was simply too strong and I failed to win a granny. Ah well, maybe next year!

Let us know in the comments how youve gone! Cracked a personal best? Won that league you wanted? Put in a poor one but youre committing to doing extra laps this pre-season? What ever the deal, Id love to hear about it!
<a href="http://tooserious.net/a-2011-retrospective-part-ii-shags-nags">Part II[/url] and <a href="http://tooserious.net/a-2011-retrospective-part-i">Part I[/url]

Alright, weve got ourselves the big finale, the story of the current #1 supercoach in the land. I gotta say, if at the start of the year, someone had told me that Impromptu would be heading up the entire comp leading into the final round- I reckon I would have called them nuts! Seriously, he is one out of left field who just breaks every rule, heck, hes traded out Sandi twice already! (and I bet had Pav not gone down, Kreuzer -> Sandi would have been a shoein! :p).

But seriously, Impromptu didnt have a great starting team- it was good, but with names like KHunt, OBrien, Montagna, Pittard, Atley, Bewick, LolRicho and Astbury- it certainly wasnt great, heck, even looking at his team now, its not perfect- I reckon hes the only team in the top100 that is fielding a position with a rookie (D7).

But through some excellent trading and impecible captain/bench work, Impromptu has managed to rally together his ragtag bag of misfits and push them into the position of being favorite heading into the final round, and for that- you gotta dip your hat. Well done mate, good luck.

I hope youre back again next year, from an 8man rookie midfield last year, to (maybe) taking it out this year- I cant wait to hear your thoughts on next year!

But enough from me, lets hear from Impromptu.
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I first came across TooSerious about 4-6 years ago, basically before Walesy became famous and I became [in]famous. If I recall correctly, the site was just a few articles and provided the breakeven calculator which was the reason why I visited this site [edit: and it was an awesome shade of blue! - walesy]. Walesy seemed to be a nice guy so I gave him a donation. I think it was $10 or $20. I was quite difficult and I said to Walesy I don’t know what this Paypal stuff is, just give me your bank account and...
Alright guys, here it is- the Live Ladder!

It will update whenever the live stats fully update with completed SuperCoach scores. Enjoy and Good luck guys! :D

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Friday Night Notes: Impromptu still holding the lead but a poor performance from Cloke has seen YaMum gain some ground. Big Guns overtook Shags, but has had 2 extra players. Meanwhile Sack the coach FFC and Grantus both took hits with Jolly.

GC vs Hawthorn- So, Gaz rolled his dice as manys captain with a big 170, springboarding Lings bandits to 3rd, LethalDons up to 6th and Riewoldts XXII to 7th. Shagga has dropped to 14th, but has only had 5 play, as opposed to the 9 that the top few have.

Dogs vs Freo - Wow, Lethaldons up to 4th, sucks that you were the single most decimated of all by the general mate, youre squad is showing some real fire. Lings Bandits is also charging up the ranks, still a fair bit off the pace though. Meanwhile, Impromptu has had one more player than YaMum, but is holding a 168 point lead. Gunna need something pretty extrodinary from the Murphy + McEvoy vs Judd + 180 difference to lose it from here, particularly if Cox does miss.
Alright guys, Ive just given the live ladder code a bit of a shake down and its looking alright.

Now, Ive taken a few liberties in taking an educated guess at what the top16 teams will be entering this weekend- along with Ablett as captain just to give us a bench mark.

Ive then used each players average as their "live score". The results are pretty interesting.

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<div style=width:470px;><div style=width:40px; float:left;>1.<div style=width:220px; float:left;>Impromptu SCE<div style=width:199px; float:left;>55989<div style=width:40px; float:left;>2.<div style=width:220px; float:left;>Shags Nags<div style=width:199px; float:left;>55952<div style=width:40px; float:left;>3.<div style=width:220px; float:left;>YaMumLuvsBigCox<div style=width:199px; float:left;>55898<div style=width:40px; float:left;>4.<div style=width:220px; float:left;>Big Guns<div style=width:199px; float:left;>55762<div style=width:40px; float:left;>5.<div style=width:220px; float:left;>Cunning Stunts<div style=width:199px; float:left;>55757<div style=width:40px; float:left;>6.<div style=width:220px; float:left;>Lings Bandits<div style=width:199px; float:left;>55750<div style=width:40px; float:left;>7.<div style=width:220px; float:left;>RunBounceRunTrip<div style=width:199px; float:left;>55731<div style=width:40px; float:left;>8.<div style=width:220px; float:left;>The Battlers<div style=width:199px; float:left;>55724<div style=width:40px; float:left;>9.<div style=width:220px; float:left;>ffc<div style=width:199px; float:left;>55690<div style=width:40px; float:left;>10.<div style=width:220px; float:left;>Jeezebel<div style=width:199px; float:left;>55610<div style=width:40px; float:left;>11.<div style=width:220px; float:left;>Riewoldts XXII<div style=width:199px; float:left;>55562<div style=width:40px; float:left;>12.<div style=width:220px; float:left;>Lethaldons<div style=width:199px; float:left;>55523<div style=width:40px; float:left;>13.<div style=width:220px; float:left;>Sack...
Not long now til the final lockout of the year, and just let me say- this has been an absolute ripper of a year guys, Ive loved every minute of it.

I just want to take the time to thank all the fellow writers, guys, you make this place tick and Im really impressed with how well youve done this year.

But enough sentimentality, we still have Grand Finals to win- and late breaking news to keep an eye on.

(That said, Im still waiting for someone to tweet that <a href="http://www.sportsnewsfirst.com.au/articles/2011/09/02/cox-follows-other-ashes-selectors-out/">Cox is out[/url].)
A review on the transfer window and what it could mean to the Fantasy game and also the season ahead.
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Arsenal

Lost - Nasri, Fabregas, Bendtener, Glichy

Gained - Mertesacker, Santos, Arteta, Gervinho,Park,

Fantasy Relevance - Losing Nasri and Fabregas puts a massive creative whole in the side, Wenger bought players late and be very happy to snare Arteta right on the deadline. Players to watch Gervinho already been sent off as the gunners have had 3 reds in there first 3 games, but has the ability to score priced at 8.5 you already have or are better off getting Dzeko at that price. Mertasacker is a good defender but will he even be able to plug the hole that Arsenals defence leaks, Ill probs stay away. Santos is an attacking fullback could be a good buy if hes priced alright if your looking for a scorer down back. Park is a striker but doubt he will have any impact for fantasy. Arteta is an interesting one will slot straight into the vacant spot in midfield. He scores alot of goals from the spot but will he take Arsenals spot kicks?? RVP missing last week he may just well could be a smokey at his price.

Aston Villa

Lost - Ashley Young, Downing,  Friedel, Luke Young

Gained - Shay Given, NZogbia, Hutton(loan), Jenas (loan)

Fantasy Relevance - Lost 2 gun midfielders but got NZogbia to replace one of the 2. Shay Given is a straight swap for Friedel. Jenas is a good get. PLayers to watch - AS we have already seen Shay Given staretd dirt cheap in VS and will be a good fantasy player all year as i rate him extremely high and in the best 5 GK in the league. NZogbia had a great year last year for Wigan and could be a good midpriced Mid in your side. Jenas and Hutton both defsinve minded so would stear clear of them unless Villa play Jenas in an advanced role.

Blackburn Rovers

Lost - EMERTON, Phil Jones

Gained - Scott Dann

Fantasy Relevance - Dont know much about any of their other signings but Scott...
Woowzers, looks at all those crazy outs!

Seriously, someone send Clarko a firmly worded letter please!

INS: Toy, Tippett, Mitchell,
OUTS: Thomas, Iles, Birchall, Bailey, Franklin, Hodge, Rioli, Fyfe, Lower, Otten, Martin,
Extended Bench: Howe, Pedersen

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Collingwood v Geelong Cats
MCG &#8211; Fri Sep 02, 7:40pm
Collingwood
B: Alan Toovey, Ben Reid, Heritier O&#8217;Brien
HB: Ben Johnson, Chris Tarrant, Tyson Goldsack
C: Dayne Beams, Sharrod Wellingham, Alan Didak
HF: Ben Sinclair, Leigh Brown, Alex Fasolo
F: Steele Sidebottom, Travis Cloke, Luke Ball
Foll: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Andrew Krakouer
I/C: Dane Swan, Chris Dawes, Cameron Wood, Jarryd Blair
Emg: Brent Macaffer, Luke Rounds, Simon Buckley
In: Sharrod Wellingham, Luke Ball, Chris Tarrant
Out: Leon Davis (Hamstring), Dale Thomas (Suspension), Tom Young
Geelong Cats
B: Josh Hunt, Matthew Scarlett, Darren Milburn
HB: Corey Enright, Harry Taylor, Andrew Mackie
C: Jimmy Bartel, Cameron Ling, David Wojcinski
HF: Steve Johnson, Trent West, Travis Varcoe
F: Paul Chapman, James Podsiadly, Tom Hawkins
Foll: Brad Ottens, James Kelly, Joel Selwood
I/C: Mathew Stokes, Daniel Menzel, Mitch Duncan, Allen Christensen
Emg: Shannon Byrnes, Steven Motlop, Cameron Guthrie
In: Darren Milburn, Mitch Duncan
Out: Shannon Byrnes, Tom Lonergan (Quad Contusion)
Gold Coast Suns v Hawthorn
MS &#8211; Sat Sep 03, 1:10pm
Gold Coast Suns
B: Karmichael Hunt, Nathan Bock, Josh Toy
HB: Jarrod Harbrow, Joel Tippett, Maverick Weller
C: Harley Bennell, Gary Ablett, Trent McKenzie
HF: Daniel Stanley, Jared Brennan, Luke Russell
F: Brandon Matera, Rory Thompson, Josh Fraser
Foll: Zac Smith, David Swallow, Michael Rischitelli
I/C: Matt Shaw, Dion...