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Welcome once again to the Fantasy Football 2011/12 season.

We have teamed up with our pals at the Metro to bring you this season’s edition and it could not be simpler, or cheaper, to sign up.

Just click the link up above and you can register your team for free into the CaughtOffside Fantasy Football league, for your chance to win some fantastic prizes.

The rules are basic too.

Pick a squad of 15 players with a £100million budget (four players/Premier League team) and put them into a formation.

Today we are looking at strikers and have given you our choice of expensive, mid-range and bargain deals.

When selecting your team’s firepower, certain criteria (and formation) have to be considered in order to gain points.

They can gain points by scoring a goal (25) with a bonus of 25 for getting a hat-trick, assists (10), a shot on target (5), and for every pass completed in the final third (1).

Points are also earned by starting a game (15), coming off the bench (5) and for every 10 minutes he is on the pitch (1).

They can lose points if they miss a penalty (-10), score an own goal (-25), handle the ball (-5), and receive a yellow (-10) or a red card (-25).

Expensive: Robin van Persie (Arsenal) – price: £9.8m

He may be injury prone, but when he is fit he is one of the best strikers in the Premier League. His 18 goals and seven assists came in 19 starts last season, no one else can match those stats.

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Welcome once again to the Fantasy Football 2011/12 season.

We have teamed up with our pals at the Metro to bring you this season’s edition and it could not be simpler, or cheaper, to sign up.

Just click the link up above and you can register your team for free into the CaughtOffside Fantasy Football league, for your chance to win some fantastic prizes.

The rules are basic too.

Pick a squad of 15 players with a £100million budget (four players/Premier League team) and put them into a formation.

Today we are looking at midfielders, and we have given you our choice of expensive, mid-range and bargain deals.

When selecting the engine of your team, certain criteria (and formation) have to be considered in order to gain points.

They can gain points by scoring a goal (25) with a bonus of 25 for getting a hat-trick, assists (10), a shot on target (5), and for every pass completed in the final third (1).

Points are also earned by starting a game (15), coming off the bench (5) and for every 10 minutes he is on the pitch (1).

They can lose points if they miss a penalty (-10), score an own goal (-25), handle the ball (-5), and receive a yellow (-10) or a red card (-25).

So here are our selections, and tomorrow we will be releasing our choices for the strikers.

Expensive: Nani (Manchester United) – price: £9.9m

Nine goals and 14 assists last year should have got him more credit than he did. A worry for picking the winger could be whether he gets selected ahead of Ashley Young and Antonio Valencia. But if he does he will not fail to deliver.

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Welcome once again to the Fantasy Football 2011/12 season.

We have teamed up with our pals at the Metro to bring you this season’s edition and it could not be simpler, or cheaper, to sign up.

Just click the link up above and you can register your team for free into the CaughtOffside Fantasy Football league, for your chance to win some fantastic prizes.

The rules are basic too.

Pick a squad of 15 players with a £100million budget (four players/Premier league team) and put them into a formation.

Today we are looking at defenders, and we have given you our choice of expensive, mid-range and bargain deals for the shot-stoppers.

When selecting your back four, certain criteria have to be considered in order to gain points.

They can gain points by scoring a goal (40), assists (10), every tackle/block/clearance (2 each), and by keeping a clean sheet for every 10 minutes played (1).

Points are also earned by starting a game (15), coming off the bench (5) and for every 10 minutes he is on the pitch (1).

They can lose points if they miss a penalty (-10), score an own goal (-25), concede a goal (-5), and receive a yellow (-10) or a red card (-25).

So here are our selections, and in the next few days we will be releasing our choices for the midfield and strikers.

Expensive: Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United) – price: £6.2m

Last season’s player of the year is obviously expensive but his price tag is understandable. He contributed to United’s third lowest goals conceded title (37). He also scores goals, with five to his name in the last campaign.

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Welcome once again to the Fantasy Football 2011/12 season.

We have teamed up with our pals at the Metro to bring you this season’s edition and it could not be simpler, or cheaper, to sign up.

Just click the link up above and you can register your team for free into the Caughtoffside fantasy football league, for your chance to win some fantastic prizes.

The rules are basic too.

Pick a squad of 15 players with a £100million budget (four players/Premier league team) and put them into a formation.

Today we are looking at goalkeepers, and we have given you our choice of expensive, mid-range and bargain deals for the shot-stoppers.

When selecting your man between the sticks, certain criteria have to be considered in order to gain points.

Keepers can gain points by scoring a goal (50), assists (10), every save (2), penalty save (25) and by keeping a clean sheet for every 10 minutes played (2).

They can lose points if they miss a penalty (-10), score an own goal (-25), concede a goal (-10), and receive a yellow (-10) or a red card (-25).

So here are our selections, and in the next few days we will be releasing our choices for defence, midfield and strikers.

Expensive: Joe Hart (Manchester City) – price: £3.8m

Took over the Shay Given mantle effortlessly and broke the club record for the number of clean sheets in a season (18), so no wonder he is expensive. City had the joint meanest defence (33) in the league last season, and with the arrival of Gael Clichy expect it to be equally tight. Hart did not miss a game last year, so if he plays well expect him to rack up some serious points.

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So here is the top 20.

And here are the 20 worst teams who really should start paying closer attention to their failing teams!

We have now also had two monthly winners who both win £100 of Betfair Credit.

The August winner was Lubomir Somolay who is yet to contact us and is running out of time to do so. If we do not hear from him then his prize will revert to the second placed side for that month. Our winner for September is Zain Jafri. Will both winners please email us at editor@caughtoffside.com, using the email address they registered to enter the Fantasy Football League.

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There is still loads to play for and remember we have these excellent monthly prizes on top of our own league’s £500 prize money.

It’s easy to sign up and be in with a chance of winning big. This season we’ve teamed up with Betfair, the fan v fan betting exchange, to offer some great monthly prizes.

To take part you’ll need to join our fantasy football league, but that’s as easy as pie. Simply CLICK HERE and pick your team and then simply join our league by selecting “Enter New League” and then simply enter our PIN NUMBER which is 1312 and hey presto you’re in!

The overall prize for the Absolute Radio League is a huge £20k, plus we are offering a £500 prize to the winner of our own CaughtOffside League, while monthly winners will pocket a cool £100 of Betfair credit. All of this, for nothing! What more could you ask for! The monthly prize will be on offer for the month of August to begin with so make sure you sign up before the season starts.

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The action is hotting up nicely and after a goal glut of a weekend the top of the table is beginning to take shape. Here is the current top ten. You can see that Lubomir Somolay has opened up a bit of a lead thanks to the selection of Andy Carroll and Gareth Bale, both inspired bits of business.

At the bottom we have four players with minus points, something they might want to correct speedily. Tega Ziregbe may want to remove his Wigan keeper and defender as soon as possible!

There is still loads to play for and remember we have excellent monthly prizes on top of our own league’s £500 prize money.

It’s easy to sign up and be in with a chance of winning big. This season we’ve teamed up with Betfair, the fan v fan betting exchange, to offer some great monthly prizes.

To take part you’ll need to join our fantasy football league, but that’s as easy as pie. Simply CLICK HERE and pick your team and then simply join our league by selecting “Enter New League” and then simply enter our PIN NUMBER which is 1312 and hey presto you’re in!

The overall prize for the Absolute Radio League is a huge £20k, plus we are offering a £500 prize to the winner of our own CaughtOffside League, while monthly winners will pocket a cool £100 of Betfair credit. All of this, for nothing! What more could you ask for! The monthly prize will be on offer for the month of August to begin with so make sure you sign up before the season starts.

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It’s easy to sign up and be in with a chance of winning big. This season we’ve teamed up with Betfair, the fan v fan betting exchange, to offer some great monthly prizes.

To take part you’ll need to join our fantasy football league, but that’s as easy as pie. Simply CLICK HERE and pick your team and then simply join our league by selecting “Enter New League” and then simply enter our PIN NUMBER which is 1312 and hey presto you’re in!

The overall prize for the Absolute Radio League is a huge £20k, plus we are offering a £500 prize to the winner of our own CaughtOffside League, while monthly winners will pocket a cool £100 of Betfair credit. All of this, for nothing! What more could you ask for! The monthly prize will be on offer for the month of August to begin with so make sure you sign up before the season starts, which is just 48 hours away!

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It’s easy to sign up and be in with a chance of winning big. This season we’ve teamed up with Betfair, the fan v fan betting exchange, to offer some great monthly prizes.

To take part you’ll need to join our fantasy football league, but that’s as easy as pie. Simply CLICK HERE and pick your team and then simply join our league by selecting “Enter New League” and then simply enter our PIN NUMBER which is 1312 and hey presto you’re in!

The overall prize for the Absolute Radio League is a huge £20k, plus we are offering a £500 prize to the winner of our own CaughtOffside League, while monthly winners will pocket a cool £100 of Betfair credit. All of this, for nothing! What more could you ask for! The monthly prize will be on offer for the month of August to begin with so make sure you sign up before the season starts, which is just 72 hours away!

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All you need to do is CLICK HERE to go to the sign up screen or visit http://rocknrollfootball.fantasyleague.com/Index.aspx?ReturnUrl=/Teams.aspx

As well as the overall prize of £20k we are offering a separate £500 prize for the winner of the CaughtOffside mini-league, which I am sure you would agree is most generous of us. Remember its completely free to join and you can enter up to two teams.

Once you have signed up and picked a team just go to the private league section and find us by using the following PIN number 1312

The new season is getting closer and closer so make sure you don’t miss out. During the course of the season we will be updating everyone with the latest successes and failures of our league members and attempting to offer advice in the form of insightful Fantasy Football tips and suggestions.

If you have any problems with the sign up process then by all means email us at editor@caughtoffside.com

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Premier League Fantasy Football is a hugely popular game worldwide, and whether it’s being played for pride, money or honour, everyone wants to win. I am from www.fantasyfootballassistance.com, a website where a group of experts give advice on Fantasy Football. This is the first of a series of articles that will be published on this site in the coming weeks to help you achieve the best possible results from your fantasy football team. Throughout the next few weeks I will be passing extracts from our expert’s advice to you, the readers of caughtoffside.com. There will also be some extra, exclusive tips for caughtoffside readers which can’t be found anywhere else; however, to view all the expertise we can provide, you will have to visit our aforementioned website. For today though, the basics:

1. Pick cheaper defenders from the lower teams.

Provided these players start each match, they can be some of the cheapest players on the game and yet still provide a regular point’s score. Defenders from Stoke, Birmingham and Fulham catch the eye because of their low price tags and their solid defensive form last season. Faye, Carr and Senderos are good options from each of these teams, and all are priced generously at 4.5m. In comparison, Fabio Da Silva is priced 5m despite playing just over 150 minutes last season, showing that by paying more you don’t guarantee a higher points score. By having a variety of cheaper defenders, you also provide yourself with the option of squad rotation, meaning you only have to play the players who have a relatively easy match in that particular week. By buying these cost cutting players for your team, you also give yourself the option of including more expensive, and high scoring midfielders and strikers, which based on previous years is where the big points are available.

2. Study the fixture list.

The upcoming fixtures are the most important thing, as if your team is filled with players with easy matches your points score should obviously be higher. For example, Manchester City players are currently being favoured by many, with Tevez likely to find himself in many fantasy managers’ teams. However, a look at the fixture list will show that City have one of the hardest starts of the top clubs, playing 3 of the top 7 from last year in their first 6 games. This is not to say that Manchester City players will not do well, but it is definitely something to consider when selecting your team for the start of the season. One team who have a relatively easy start is Bolton, and with new addition Martin Petrov valued at only 6 million, we believe he could score more highly than some of the more famous and more expensive players at Manchester City. On our website we will recommend players who have relatively easy upcoming matches, meaning you make the right selections. However, some people prefer to do it for themselves, and we also cater for this. On our website there is a fixture tracker, where the next 6 matches for each team are rated according to points scoring potential. By studying this tracker you can select players from the teams who have the easiest future matches, meaning you gain an instant advantage over your rivals.

3. Don’t pick defensive midfielders.

Defensive midfielders, even for the bigger teams can be very cheap; this often tempts managers into including them, but there is a reason for their cheap price tag. A case study is Nigel De Jong, who, at only 4.5 million may seem a good, cheap option from a highly ranked team. However, despite playing over 2500 league minutes last season De Jong managed no goals, no assists and scored a meagre 73 points. Currently around 10% of people have selected De Jong, which shows manager’s readiness to give up on goal scoring midfielders for a cheap big name player. The issue with these defensive players is that they spend their time making tackles, then giving the ball to the more creative players. While this is crucial to the team, it does not mean big points on fantasy football as the points come for assists and goals, as shown by De Jong’s disastrous points tally. For this reason the defensive midfielders should be avoided, and cheap attacking players, even from lower teams should be selected instead. Players we recommend from this group are Nolan for 5.5 million, and Adam for 5 million (but more on him later).

4. Pick set piece takers.

Some players often score good points across the season, simply due to assists from free kicks, and goals from penalties. Frank Lampard, for example, scored 10 penalties in the premier league last season, and while most players will not score as many as this, it is clear that high points are available simply for being the penalty kick taker. The problem with this is that many of the penalty kick takers are expensive, meaning that better value may be found elsewhere. However, Charlie Adam is only 5 million, and as penalty and free kick taker for newly promoted Blackpool we believe he could be a good option for your team. To find out more about Charlie Adam’s fantasy football prowess, visit our website where he is listed as the ‘gamble’ option for week 1.

These are a selection of the basic points for premier league fantasy football; however there are many more available at www.fantasyfootballassistance.com. Coming soon will be an article on defenders and goalkeepers, and as promised there will be some exclusive tips for you, the readers of caughoffside.com.

Now you’ve had some helpful advice why not join the CaughtOffside Fantasy Football League? Its free and you could win £20k for the overall league and we are offering a £500 prize for the winner of the CaughtOffside league itself as well as weekly and monthly prizes once the season gets going. CLICK HERE to sign up. The PIN number for the league is 1312.

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