Well, what a first weekend of Premier League football… and a worthy winner of the first ‘Graham Hunter Podcast Challenge’. ‘Goucho23’ (winning team below) stormed to victory with some big performances from Tadic and Redmond in midfield, who both played key roles in Southampton’s 1-1 draw with Watford. Sergio Aguero’s strike in Man City’s 2-1 win over Sunderland also helped his cause.
As well as £25, ‘Goucho23’ will get a shout-out on the next ‘Big Interview’ podcast.
My 85th-placed finish – out of 213 entrants – was no more than a solid start to my FanDuel career. I had loftier ambitions around 3.45pm on Saturday, as I sat 4th on the leaderboard, but it only went one way from there. I am delighted to have edged out Big Interview producers Martin BackPage – 105th – and Neil BackPage -199 – whose policy of choosing former Falkirk players backfired on him.
For this Saturday, I’ve remained loyal to one or two of my big point-scorers from last week. Kyle Walker has earned another run-out, so too David Silva. I had the pleasure of catching up with Darren Fletcher in Manchester this week. He’s in again, along with his West Brom team-mate Jonny Evans, a player I rate very highly.
And what about that front three? Aguero, Costa, and my old pal Fernando Llorente (below), whose company I have enjoyed when I’ve covered Spain at big tournaments.
Let’s play!
Graham
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