Kan you kick it?

Wednesday 22nd August 2007, 12:45AM BST.

Portsmouth’s skilful striker Kanu was the weekend’s top-scorer in the Shropshire Star’s new fantasy football game, picking up seven points for his goal and two assists.His teammate John Utaka scored five points for a goal and one assist as Portsmouth hit three past surprise Premiership whipping boys Bolton.

It was also a good weekend for Tottenham midfielders as Spurs returned to form by demolishing Derby.

Steed Malbranque notched six points for his two goals and Jermaine Jenas claimed five for his goal and assist.

There is still plenty of time to sign up, with a top prize of £2,000 and 10 £100 manager of the month awards on offer.

Get this Wednesday’s Shropshire Star for the transfer code to make changes to your line-up.
Out in front at the moment is Liam Page, manager of Nutworth’s Elite, who scored 20 points in the first weekend.

Owen Evans also scored 20 points with his team Wrekin Reds, but the rest of the pack is only a point behind.
So far 2,360 people have already registered to play this season’s game, organised in association with Wickes.

It is free to enter and boasts a top prize of £2,000, along with 10 manager of the month prizes of £100.

Signing up is easy. Just visit www.shropshirestar.com/fantasyfootball and enter the registration password: Wembley

HOW TO PLAY:

Go to www.shropshirestar.com/fantasyfootball
Enter the registration password: Wembley
Choose your team, from a budget of £55 million. It must contain no more than two players from any one Barclays Premier League club and conform to a 4-4-2 or 5-3-2 formation.
You’ll receive a weekly e-mail telling you how your side performed and looking ahead to the coming games.
It’s easy to switch players in and out, with a maximum of 25 transfers allowed in total once the scoring has begun.
The only way you will be able to make changes is by using the transfer password, which will be printed in the Shropshire Star every Wednesday.