Some handy tips before the big kick-off!
Join the FREE CaughtOffside Fantasy Football League and Win Big Prizes!
In order to help you to Fantasy Football League glory we have earmarked a team by team guide as to who should be in your team and who most definitely, should not. If you haven’t already signed up to our league then we strongly suggest you do. There are loads of prizes on offer and it’s free to enter! See below a quick guide to help you sign up.
We’ve teamed up with the nice people at Metro to offer you a Fantasy Football experience second to none! The season is just a few short days away and you can now enter the CaughtOffside league which is absolutely FREE!
We have prizes galore
1st Place wins – an iPad (Courtesy of Metro), £500 (Courtesy of CaughtOffside), Official Club Shirt of Your Choice (Courtesy of SoccerPro)
2nd Place wins – £200 (Courtesy of CaughtOffside), Official Club Shirt of Your Choice (Courtesy of SoccerPro)
3rd Place wins – Official Club Shirt of Your Choice (Courtesy of SoccerPro)
The Metro of course has it’s own prizes on offer which run into £35k in total. Signing up is free!
During the season we will be running regular Fantasy Football articles keeping you up to date with who is doing well and which of our readers would do well to make a transfer or two. Basically it will be good fun!
So follow these simple instructions to get signed up.
1) Visit the Metro Fantasy Football Site, you can do that by CLICKING HERE.
2) Pick your team. Remember the team you pick now is not that important as you can make as many changes as you wish all the way until the 13th of August.
3) When you have selected your team click on the ‘Private League’ tab and you will be asked for the PIN Number which is 11505
4) You can enter up to five teams into the game and it’s FREE!
Arsenal
Who you should sign
Robin Van Persie
If he steers clear of injury he will net dozens!
Kieran Gibbs
Who you should avoid
Sebastien Squillaci
Aston Villa
Who you should sign
Shay Given
Return to regular first team football will inspire Irishman back to his best.
Charles N’Zogbia
Who you should avoid
Emile Heskey
Blackburn
Who you should sign
David Goodwillie
New signing may make an impact this season.
David Hoilett
Who you should avoid
El Hadji Diouf
Bolton
Who you should sign
Stuart Holden
American to continue his progress this coming season.
Martin Petrov
Who you should avoid
Kevin Davies
Bookings to outweigh goalscoring.
Chelsea
Who you should sign
Frank Lampard
Sure to score a dozen plus goals from midfield.
Fernando Torres
Who you should avoid
Hilario
Everton
Who you should sign
Tim Cahill
Consistent Aussie well worth having in your team.
Mikel Arteta
Who you should avoid
Victor Anichebe
Fulham
Who you should sign
John Arne Riise
Goalscoring full back playing at a team who concede few goals, result!
Brede Hangeland
Who you should avoid
Andy Johnson
Liverpool
Who you should sign
Luis Suarez
Will score a bucketload this season and also weighs in with assists.
Charlie Adam
Who you should avoid
Christian Poulsen
Manchester City
Who you should sign
Sergio Aguero
Argentine to effectively replace Carlos Tevez
Yaya Toure
Who you should avoid
Gareth Barry
Manchester United
Who you should sign
Javier Hernandez
Sure to score a dozen plus goals from midfield.
Ashley Young
Who you should avoid
Michael Owen
Newcastle United
Who you should sign
Demba Ba
A striker who will score goals but won’t cost the earth.
Yohan Cabaye
Who you should avoid
Shola Ameobi
Norwich City
Who you should sign
Simeon Jackson
First season as a Canary was a success and could do well in the Premier League
Wes Hoolahan
Who you should avoid
Any Norwich City defender
Queens Park Rangers
Who you should sign
Adel Taarabt
Will score and assist in droves!
DJ Campbell
Who you should avoid
Shaun Derry
Stoke City
Who you should sign
Jermaine Pennant
Wide man sure to provide assists and knock in a few for himself.
Kenwyne Jones
Who you should avoid
Salif Diao
Sunderland
Who you should sign
Connor Wickham
Youngster to get chance to shine this season.
Asamoah Gyan
Who you should avoid
Lee Cattermole
Swansea City
Who you should sign
Scott Sinclair
Former Chelsea man netted 27 last term and will be keen to prove he is Premier League worthy.
Nathan Dyer
Who you should avoid
Any Swansea City defender
Tottenham
Who you should sign
Gareth Bale
Has to be one of your first choice picks for the coming season.
Rafael Van der Vaart
Who you should avoid
Heurelho Gomes
West Bromwich Albion
Who you should sign
Peter Odemwingie
Nigerian showed real class last term and will look to do so again this season.
Shane Long
Who you should avoid
Ben Foster
Wigan Athletic
Who you should sign
David Jones
Arrives from Wolves and could net a few and provide assists for others.
Hugo Rodallega
Who you should avoid
Any Wigan defender
Wolves
Who you should sign
Matt Jarvis
Good form last season saw the winger get an England call-up, expect more of the game this season.
Kevin Doyle
Who you should avoid
Karl Henry