The Weekend Scout Picks
Week three has thrown us suspensions and a string of injuries to contend with, plus the absence of United players to plan around. Having said that, the fixture list and current form appears to have handed us some pretty decent prospects and I’m predicting the average fantasy haul to take a turn for the better this week.
Here’s my selection for the weekend’s games for your perusal…
First off I should qualify my selection by saying that I’ve avoided the Villa vs Liverpool clash simply because I find this one hard to call. On form Villa should come out on top but Liverpool have a knack of pulling through so far this season. Last time out Gerrard won it rather fortunately for Rafa with a stunning free-kick. This time he won’t be around but I can still see a stubborn performance from Liverpool which could rain on the parade of those fantasy managers who have heavily backed the likes of Carew and Agbonlahor this week. Similarly, Torres hasn’t faired well away from Anfield in the past and, although he notched at Sunderland and the Villa defence are kind, I can see better weeks to invest in the Spaniard.
Another thing I should mention is that I’ve avoided the Boro strikers even though they look strong bets for goals at home to Stoke. Southgate’s side are in strong form but Mido’s presence, and his three goals in three games does cast doubt on the preferred strike force for tomorrow’s game. Enough doubt for me to look elsewhere for strikers despite the potential that Alves may offer.
So, those points made, let’s get on with the picks…
I’ve gone for Howard in goal. Everton look a sound bet for a clean sheet against a Pompey side who have yet to score a goal and who travel to Goodison with a doubt over Defoe’s fitness. The usual cast of Everton defenders are worth a punt, with Jacobsen offering good value as the new cheap “Hibbert option”. I’ve gone for Howard though to free some room in defence for some additional punts with some pretty healthy options on offer.
The first of these is the token Chelsea defender - I’ve kept faith with Terry although either of Bosingwa are also options of course. There’s a slight doubt surrounding the fitness of Ashley Cole but he should also start. Spurs carry a goal threat but the Chelsea defence looks imperious and has a good chance of another shut-out against a Spurs side short on confidence.
Gallas takes his place alongside Terry as Arsenal play host to a Newcastle side who will look to keep things tight at the Emirates. Like Portsmouth, they’ve got injuries up front and although Owen is a likely starter, I can see Arsenal keeping a cleanie with most of the play camped up the other end of the field. Clichy is a very popular option of course, but Gallas scored in midweek and looked lively at set-plays. With Fabregas’ delivery returning, I’m going for the skippers goal threat over the twinkling runs of Clichy.
Wheater takes the third berth in defence. He hosts Stoke this weekend and will be vital to their defence giving the likely barrage of high balls he will face. A clean sheet should result in FPL bonus and he is always a major threat at the other end.
The final spot is a gamble but I’m going for Gardner or Bolton. In the absence of Matt Taylor, he is set to play a role right up the field on the left of Kevin Davies in attack and could well offer some potential for assists and goals as a result. As it happens, he is also up against West Brom who have yet to register a goal in open play so far this season so a clean sheet could well be on the cards too.
Moving in to midfield and we have some familiar names who all have strong match-up’s this weekend. Lampard is a given for me - even though Deco has grabbed the headlines, I’ve watched Lampard make run after run into the box and a further goals are surely on the cards. He loves a London derby and Spurs could well be on the end of 5-6 efforts on goal from Frank - it only takes one deflection and we’ll all be laughing.
Fabregas returns to the Arsenal midfield and is almost guaranteed FPL bonus should the Gunners overcome Newcastle at the Emirates. While I can’t see lots of goals in this one, I can see the Spaniard pulling the strings and coming away with at least an assist in an Arsenal win.
Downing faces Stoke at the Riverside and will surely be the creative force in the Boro side that should put 2-3 goals past their opponents based on current form. A goal, an assist and some FPL bonus could be on the cards.
I’ve gone for Gamst-Pedersen for the final slot, simply because I see Blackburn putting West Ham to the sword at Upton Park. Pedersen has had plenty of shots on goal so far this season and will hog set pieces with Bentley gone and Dunn likely to miss out through injury. I can see at least an assist for him as Rovers put a couple past the Hammers.
On that note I’ve gone for Santa Cruz up front. He scored at Upton Park last season and loves a decent away fixture having already scored at Goodison this season. As I say, I can see Ince’s side coming away with a win in this one and both Santa Cruz and Roberts are strong bets for points.
Yakubu is the safe bet alongside him. Two goals in two games so far, the Nigerian is up against his former club in a fixture that saw him grab a brace last season. Pompey will make it hard for Everton and, while I don’t see lots of goals, I can see Yakubu being the difference. He looks sharp and he has good fixtures to follow this so is a very decent bet over the next three games.
On the subs bench I’ve gone with budget options again. First off there’s Wigan’s Zaki as a reserve forward. He’s been electric since his arrival at the JJB and has fired 11 shots on goal, earning him his first Premiership strike at Upton Park on day one of the season. I can see Wigan bringing Hull down to earth this weekend and Zaki should figure prominently.
In midfield I’ve opted for Geovanni of Hull who offers decent potential playing off the front man against Wigan. There are plenty of other options to explore though - Reid of Sunderland should enjoy the home game with City, earning some FPL bonus in a Black Cats win. Valencia of Wigan also came close to making the bench for me. Arteta at Everton is another very strong option this weekend but, given that I’ve opted for Howard and Yakubu, I resisted the temptation to back Everton with a trio of selections.
At the back I’ve opted for Traore of Portsmouth who is not only a bargain purchase across the fantasy games in terms of price, he is also set to play a left midfield role for Redknapp’s side in the absence of Kranjcar. Long term he should revert to left back, but given his price he’s still a very decent bet. Portsmouth could well opt for a 4-5-1 at Goodison and go for the 0-0, in which case Traore would be a decent option to have this week and particularly in the weeks to come.
Finally, the Fantasy Premier League captain decision once again throws up an obvious safe bet in the form of Lampard and a couple of gambles. Downing of Boro looks a strong option, as does Yakubu if you fancy Portsmouth to capitulate as they did at Stamford Bridge.
who captain then ??? If not Alves who was my Gut instinct, Arteta ?? WHO ????
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Lampard I’d think. It is Djimi Traore and not Armand Traore on the subs bench right??
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Reply by Mark on August 29, 2008 6:09 pm:
No it’s Armand…I notice that the fpl are keeping Djimi around to trap us though.
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Reply by Akers on August 29, 2008 6:13 pm:
Same price and no initial before the surname. Very annoying.
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So;
Howard
Terry Gallas Gardner Wheater
Lampard Fabregas Gamst Downing
Yakubu Santa Cruz
Subs; Traore Giovanni Zaki
My team:
Howard/Turnbull
Neville Sagna Huth
Young Giovanni Bentley Nasri
Zaki Yakubu RVP
So I think I’m on the right lines this week, and boy do I need to be.
Turnbull or Howard (Flip of a coin?)
Captain?
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mark, you not think zaki would be a good captain shout. i know he’s cheap and all but can see him almost certainly scoring at least one against hull and getting bonus points. lamps looks more established but doesnt he play pretty deep these days and hasnt scored from open play yet
thoughts?
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Reply by Mark on August 29, 2008 6:17 pm:
Zaki looks strong at Hull but then they are known to keep things tight at home. I can see Wigan winning but not by a big margin, maybe even a 1-0. Ballack is out vs Spurs so Mikel and Essien may start behind him - he’s been making plenty of runs into the box so I’m sticking with him.
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Reply by IA on August 29, 2008 6:29 pm:
sound reasoning. Lampshade it is. Esp after I just read on premiershiplatest.com that spurs are going to play an ‘ambitious attacking game’ - might be another 4-4? prob more 4-0
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he just said who you twit
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Ok my team is
Reina
Clichy, Lescott, Bosingwa
Arteta, Young, Downing, Nasri, Faubert,
Yakubu, Santa Cruz
Bench:-
Schwarzer, Bent, Shawcross, Cort
Basically my question is, after already using my freebie to swap in nasri, i am wondering if it is worth bringing in Zaki for Bent, for 4 points.
I was going to wait til next week for Zaki but i see his value will go up tonight and having lost on bent already and looking increasingly likely to drop again soon unless he scores a few against Chelsea, i dont want to get hit in the transfer market.
Basically in my opinion, 4pts is worth (likely to be) £0.2m (not losing a further .1 on bent and catching the increase on Zaki) and with Zaki playing Hull i feel i could gain those 4 points back.
Does anyone here share that opinion?
Also feel free to comment on the team overall esp with regards the captain. (Currently Arteta)
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Reply by Gav on August 29, 2008 6:20 pm:
I’d definately go for it, and start Zaki instead of Faubert. I’ve thought all week that Zaki’s gonna get a brace this weekend, so much so that I’ve gone and made him captain. Mark my words!!!
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Reply by Gav on August 30, 2008 4:16 pm:
Haha, what I tell you?!!
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Reply by Steve on August 30, 2008 4:22 pm:
you said he’d get a brace, I think you’ll find he got a brace and an assist. Did the crystal ball cloud over before you got chance to see the assist?
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Reply by Gav on August 30, 2008 5:50 pm:
Looks like he’ll probably get the 3 bonus points too…I’ve had a shocker there. Have to take that crystal ball back, piece of crap!
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Reply by cyderlover on August 29, 2008 6:58 pm:
is it possible to predict when someone’s FPL value will go up? I mean, you can guess from transfers in and out but is there an actual formula?
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I just don’t think Lampard will be the MAN anymore then, really don’t see the creativness coming from him as although Chelsea have an all star midfield they can’t all bomb forward as it won’t work.
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Reply by Akers on August 29, 2008 6:28 pm:
I think he will be the MAN tbh. Him and Cole aswell. Cole looks is good form and will grab the eye of the bonus point awarder.
Deco won’t score many more. I think his record at barca was about 1 goal in 9 games.
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hi all. need your help!
which 5 from ashley young, geovanni, zaki, alves, yakubu, joey o’brien?
ive got o’brien on the bench at the moment, but do you think he’ll do something seeing as he’ll start vs west brom at home? but then who do i drop…ashley young?
thanks in advance for any advice
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Im sticking with fat frank as me captain choice. Despite the deco fanfair he’s a solid bet.
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What is all this nonsense about Lampard sitting back? Chelsea are playing a 4-5-1 with a holding midfielder. There are only 2 central midfielders that rival Lampard for getting into the box in the premiership. He is far more likely to do so than Deco as that’s not Deco’s style of play. Lampard cannot hold or sit… just watch an England match.
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Going to replace either Shorey or Luke Young with wheater. Can’t decide who to switch. Any advice appreciated!
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Reply by Holmesy on August 29, 2008 7:44 pm:
Shorey is a doubt.
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Reply by Bomber on August 29, 2008 7:46 pm:
replace shorey. Gives you more money elsewhere.
I don’t think shorey will score quite as many assists & goals as he did for reading as he isn’t as involved with free kicks with villa.
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fab and geovanni OR Elano and Arteta? Looking for more long term, what do you all think…help!!!!
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50-50. I’d go art and el.
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I think you guy are seeing how important Bouma was to the Aston Villa D. As soon as he comes back Shorey will move to the bench never to be heard from again.
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Would anyone use a wildcard with this team:
Jaaskelainen
Young, Clichy, Figueroa
Nolan, Arteta, A Young, Bentley
Adebayour, Anelka, Alves
subs: Denilson, Cahill, N Shorey, Kirkland
Think my hand may be forced, but if strikers can get a few goals then hope to it can stave a move I hoped to make a lot later in the season. Really want Lampard and Fabregas in the side.
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Reply by Bomber on August 29, 2008 8:28 pm:
No way. Absolutely no way.
Looks like a good solid squad, something you can definately work with.
Just tweak as you see fit
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Reply by Taken on August 29, 2008 8:35 pm:
Cheers Bomber.
It’s just hard to not get carried away and I think midfield will struggle this wknd. Also really worried about the value of potential transfers going up. Never played FPL before so not sure when’s a good time to use it and by how much player’s value rises… if Deco is anything to go by then I’ll struggle to get the targets I want later on.
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Reply by Burton on August 29, 2008 9:26 pm:
If you are going to use the wildcard, and it’s not provoked by absences/injuries, do it at the start of a gamesweek.
Moreover, try to use it before a week in which some teams play twice, and try to ‘play’ the price rises, so that you make a bit of cash. £1M+ is hard to achieve in a week, but a handy half-mil is pretty easy if you pick the right transfers/week.
Don’t do it now, your team is fine (in fact, it looks pretty darn good!).
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Reply by Taken on August 29, 2008 10:09 pm:
Thanks for that mate. Just team selection to mull over… think I’m going to stick with Bentley, despite everything going against tottenham getting any kind of a result against Chelsea, let along him!
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joey o’brien or ashley young? :O
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dont panic and lose it yet. however i would rather start shorey than young this weekend althought it prob wont make much difference!
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Reply by Akers on August 29, 2008 9:08 pm:
I think Gamst will grab alot of bonus points this season and will probably take most free kicks. Plus, 1.6M to improve elsewhere.
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i would say A Young…looked great so far.
Arteta/MGPederson or Arteta/Elano ????
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Reply by Guy Incognito on August 29, 2008 8:46 pm:
Not sure. Definitely Arteta though.
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Elano!!
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Gamst Pedersen is not a good football player. Some good performances in the Rovers-kit, but that’s all. Maybe an assist, but no bonus. Elano is a much better player, with more bonus potential, and a notorious goalscorer;D
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Anyone know the Telegraph transfer password for this week?
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Reply by Ed on August 29, 2008 9:41 pm:
ADAMS
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Reply by Guy Incognito on August 30, 2008 6:44 am:
Thanks Ed.
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id go with gamst pedersen. elano is just too unpredictable.
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Against my better judgement I’ve played my Brucie Bonus, aka the wildcard. Cahill and Taylor, plus the presence of Bent and Bentley and a weak subs bench gave me no other choice. My starting XI is:
Cech
Clichy/Wheater/Lescott/Nosworthy
Lampard(C)/Nasri/Arteta
Yakubu/Santa Cruz/Zaki
Subs: Schwarzer/Lawrence/Turner/Bullard (£0.4m in the bank)
Adebayor has to come good soon and he came out of my original team, therefore he will score. Only Clichy and Lampard were left in.
Although Fulham aint playing tomorrow they have decent fixtures thereafter, hence the inclusion of Bullard.
If my current score had been better I would have stuck in Mido (not Zaki)but I agree with Mark that he’s not guaranteed to start.
I fancy Chelsea to win 3-1 on Sunday and I can’t turn my back on Lampard, even with Deco profiting better at the moment.
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Reply by Frankie on August 29, 2008 9:15 pm:
I’m with you Leighton, today has been a roller coaster for me after being forced to play my wild card this week due to cahill, taylor, bent and bentley in my team, just couldnt see a better way out of it without losing a grip on the top 3 of my league.
I had lampard in, took him out of deco, put him back int, took out deco, put lampard in, took our deco but its 22:10, a few beers and many hours of anxious deliberation just have to stick with fat frank. He has done me so proud for so many years i cant turn my back on him and jump on the deco bandwagon, thats my decision, I’m sticking with it.
Ended up with:
Cech (schwarzer)
Bosingwa, wheater, clichy, gardner [sub - carragher)
lampard (c), downing, fab, arteta (sub - guiterrez)
yakubu, zaki ( sub - fagan)
You have no idea how many times I have changed things in the last 24hrs, have I gone stir crazy and missed something?????? Help!!! lol
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Reply by Guy Incognito on August 29, 2008 9:27 pm:
I can almost picture you crying in to your beer.
“I love you Frank! You’ve done me so proud over the years, I’m so sorry I ever doubted you!”
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Reply by Frankie on August 29, 2008 9:50 pm:
You have no idea Guy, its been an emotional night….
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Reply by Stan on August 30, 2008 9:44 am:
Carragher
On the bench?
too
much
beer!
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Anyone going for Shaun Wright-Phillips?
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Reply by Frankie on August 29, 2008 9:18 pm:
not sure about SWP, think he might need a few games to get back into the manchester groove…
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Major probs with my team this week. Mainly because of no Man Utd vs Fulham fixture. Plus Gerrard is injured.
My Team:
Jaaskelainen
Clichy/Meite/Pogatetz/L Young
Noble/Lampard(C)/Modric/De Ridder
Torres/Adabayor
subs: Cech/Evra/Fletcher/Zamora
I’ve taken the hit on pts by making an extra transfer. Konchesky is replaced by Pogatetz and Lampard for Gerrard. I fancy Middlesbrough to keep a clean sheet against Stoke and 11.5m is too much to be sat doing nothing plus if Gerrard returns in 2 weeks it will be against Utd. Lampard should more than make up for the 4pts lost in that time.
Sadly my bench won’t be available this week so fingers crossed the first eleven all start. I’m pretty happy with Fletcher and Evra so far and Zamora had a great game against Arsenal last week.
Unfortunately Meite and De Ridder go into the team but can’t be helped. I didn’t want to play my Wild Card yet with a Berbatov move to Utd pending and Ronaldo to come back!
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Reply by Frankie on August 29, 2008 9:50 pm:
Hear it here first. Ronaldo will NOT be the goal machine he was last season. (or have i just had too many beers). I am not going to rip my team apart to fork out 14m, it just doesnt balance….
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Reply by sparks on August 29, 2008 10:40 pm:
Just something I’m keeping in mind.
Will he still be worth 14m come mid October?
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Reply by Alan on August 29, 2008 10:43 pm:
OK 42 goals is most likely a one off but the guy IS a machine and will be worth every penny.. Here it here first!
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Reply by Guy Incognito on August 30, 2008 7:19 am:
He ain’t going to drop by much, if any, probably 0.1M only. If people have held on to him for this long, they’re not suddenly going to start getting rid en-masse. Although they must be pretty stupid anyway, so I suppose they might…
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looks like im paying 4pts to put zaki in, do you think his price will continue to rise the next few weeks whatever happens this weekend?
Also, people have mentioned that its gd to use wildcard before a double match week. does anyone know what weeks and which teams will play 2 matchs in one GW?
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Look what you started Ollie.
Everyone needs to get a grip as this is only gameweek 3. Wildcards, panic buying, what is going on?
Wildcards are best used when there is a tasty double gameweek with 6 teams playing twice. Alot of people seem to be in the sh#t this week but we all get these weeks and more often they turn out alright.
C/mon chaps, stay focused.
Right I am off to the good old U S of A to give them a talking too.
Edit for Whitey: Correct me if I am wrong but double bubble usually comes in the New Year with FA cup replays/league cup replay causing backlog and I am sure there is a midweek game in January.
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Reply by Ollie on August 29, 2008 10:49 pm:
Everybody quick, its time to use your wildcards!
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Reply by yer dad on August 29, 2008 11:11 pm:
I hope it pays off Ollie but as the greatest England manager of all time said ” Doth not use wildcard until snow is clear and Father Xmas has gone” Mike Bassett 2001.
Another famous quote by the great man:
Margaret: Mike, here’s the squad list, and I’ve given copies to the press, like you asked.
Mike: Ah, well done, Margaret, thank you… hey, hang on a minute! There’s 28 names here, I only picked 26.
Margaret: Well, that was the list you gave me.
Mike: Tony Hedges, York City? I didn’t pick him, love.
Margaret: You must have done, Mike. I wouldn’t have put him down, otherwise.
Mike: Never heard of him, have I? And who’s this clown? Ron Benson, Plymouth Argyle?
Margaret: Look, Mike, they were on the list of players that you gave me!
Mike: [holding up the cigarette box he wrote the squad list on] Oh, come on, love! Show me where it says “Benson and Hedges” on that.
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Reply by Simon on August 30, 2008 12:06 am:
Lengendary comments and I 2nd them. Wise words from a wise men.
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Speaking of beer, I had a few with mates after work the last night and when I got home, I got a rush of blood to the head and pressed the “Wildcard” button as my team weren’t doing too well. I know, too early! My new one is;
Cech, Schwarzer
Carragher, Bosingwa, Clichy, Figueroa, Young
Deco, Arteta, Fabregas, Bullard, A Young
Yakubu, Zaki, Ashton
Since i’ve already pulled the pin on the grenade, I’m just wondering if any of you enlightened ones have any ideas as to mid term improvements? Wanted to hold onto Lampard instead of switching in Deco but I got greedy elsewhere (Fabregas, Cech, etc.).
All suggestions would be much appreciated.
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Reply by sparks on August 29, 2008 10:34 pm:
A solid Goalkeeper and defence. I know what you mean about Deco or Lampard. Deco was in, then out, in again, finaly I went with Lampard. I sticking with the adage form is temporary, class is permanent!
What happens if the big guns up front aka Torres, Adabayor,Rooney start firing? And where will Berbatov be come Monday? If he’s with Utd he’s got to be a must!
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Reply by Mike D on August 29, 2008 10:58 pm:
Thanks for the reply Sparks. I know what you mean, as soon as a mid to high priced attacker comes into form I’m in trouble. I’ll probably have to sacrifice at least one of the mid priced midfielders. I’d say a lot will be in the same boat though. Agree with you about Lamps and can’t see Deco consistently scoring but not sure who to sacrifice to bring in Lamps though. Any ideas?
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Reply by sparks on August 29, 2008 11:21 pm:
To be honest I would’nt sacrifice any of your team to bring in Lamps - Deco is the form player at the moment. The gamble is can he keep it up? or will Lampard go on a good run? You’ve gone with Deco, me with Lampard.
You have a very good squad. Have faith and roll on Sunday!
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Reply by Guy Incognito on August 30, 2008 7:23 am:
Berbatov would hardly be a guaranteed starter with Rooney and Tevez in the squad, I’d stay clear.
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Reply by Mike D on August 30, 2008 10:15 am:
Ya, I’d definitley wait a while before going for a new signing to any team to see how they get on. Got stung for it in previous years and wasted a lot of money (e.g. Anelka to Chelski!!)
Thanks again Sparks, some piece of mind at least (give it about 6 hours though!!)
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Right I’ve opted for Yakubu ahead of Lampard for captain this week.. Hopefully straying away from the more popular choice will do me some good this week, as for the last 2 weeks I’ve had adebayor as captain, whom against lesser opposition has failed to score or assist at all!
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Reply by Daniel on August 29, 2008 10:54 pm:
Just to let yas know Ive now changed to lampard LOL arrrghhh this batters my head lol Right Im gunna stick with Lamps… i think haha
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For the next few weeks, would a budget defender from Middlesbrough be the best or are Sunderland a better bet defensively?
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UNOFFICIAL CAPTAIN POLL.
Lampard
Zaki
Adebayor
Deco
Fabregas
Downing
My vote: Zaki
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Reply by Taken on August 29, 2008 10:48 pm:
52 going with Lampard: http://snappoll.com/poll/288754.php
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OMG
My head is battered
Alves or Yakubu?
For 1 week only
I know I need Yak gameweek 4,5
But I have a feeling that Alves is gonna score!
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anyone keen on bringing in pavlyuchenko when he comes to spurs? how much do you think he’d be
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i’m going for Zaki as my captain, I got a feeling he’s going to get big points this weekend
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Reply by Steve on August 29, 2008 11:57 pm:
are you gav in disguise?
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Adebayour for captain this week. I think its about time he scored, and i reckon he could get two.
Bet you hear me moaning in 24 hours time
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Reply by Simire on August 30, 2008 3:45 am:
Right I’m stuck like the rest of you guys. Had a pitiful first few weeks mainly because I picked RVP AND Adebayor as my strikers given their seemingly easy first few fixtures. That and I mistakenly picked Bentley and Alonso (would have been good had Benitez started him against Sunderland. Unlucky with Richards knocking himself out and missing out on 5 points last weekend….
Agree with the majority of comments unless you have at least five players who either injured and have been dropped by their respective teams, do not play your wildcard this early.
And now comes my dilemma, captaincy….. who do I make captain out of Adebayor, RVP (stubbornly sticking with them), Lampard or Downing. Very hard choice!
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WARNING!!!!!
Very confusing at Portsmouth, I nearly transferred in DJIMI Traore instead of ARMAND. Be warned people, no first initial on the FPL page so make sure you double check who your buying.
For those interested (i.e. Nobody) I transferred out L Young for him. He has to start this week coz Evras not playing and Portsmouths defence looks more solid than Villas plus the added bonus of him playing out of position for a few weeks.
Decided not to transfer out Adebayor or Alves coz I know the second I do they’re both gonna get hattricks, 3 assists each and +24 bonus points for being super cool people and performing CPR to the refs after they collapse on the pitch with suspected heart attacks due to all the stress they’re under what with this new respect campaign and all….
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Need last minute tip please chaps.
Option one. Lampard, Fabregas, A Young, Palicios and Arteta or
Option two. Deco, Nasri, A Young, Arteta, Fabregas?
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Reply by Dudee on August 30, 2008 7:08 am:
option 2
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Reply by Frankie on August 30, 2008 7:46 am:
Option 1
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Reply by SuperDaz on August 30, 2008 8:15 am:
Option 1.
Though it’s a trade off as surely you can afford difference defence/strikers with both options, so considering just midfield is not the best idea.
As you may of guessed I’ve gone with Fat Frank. I get really racked off when he scores yet another deflected super goals, so its therapeutic that I at least get some FPL points when it does happen
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Reply by Akers on August 30, 2008 8:41 am:
Option 1
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Anyone think David Healy is going to play for Sunderland against city, thinking of subbing him on for David Bentley… 3-5-2 to 3-4-3..?
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Reply by SuperDaz on August 30, 2008 8:18 am:
Everyone is jumping ship with Bentley like he’s the Titanic so good from that prespective. BUT - How can you sub a midfielder for a striker…or am I missing something??!!
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Reply by SuperDaz on August 30, 2008 8:20 am:
D’oh! Not had my morning coffee or Stella - you said sub as did I, and it still didn’t click, you’re not transferring him!!
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hell no, not transferring him out purely throwing him on the bench, just don’t think he’s going to do anything against the chelsea. Am using FPL so subbing in striker for midfielder just alters my formation
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LAMPARD IS OUT !! Hasnt hit the news yet.
http://www.chelseafc.com/page/.....77,00.html
LAMPARD INJURY ANNOUNCEMENT
Chelsea Football Club can confirm that Frank Lampard was injured in training today and a scan has revealed that he has a tear in his left thigh.
It is too early to say how long the injury will keep him from playing.
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stop posting the same link every week, its just annoying
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Reply by Steve on August 30, 2008 10:02 am:
yeah Rob you knob (See what i did there)
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used my freebie to get fab in for gerrard - is it worth transferring evra out for wheater.
I play 3 5 2 and i want to put Laurson on the bench as i reckon torres and keane could do well against the villa
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My starting 11..
Jaskelainen
Laursen, Jagielka, Clichy, Figueroa
Fabregas, Young, Arteta
Yakubu (C), Adebayor, Zaki
..had to sacrifice 8 points! Hope it’s worth it. I’m sticking to this team at least until GW8/9.
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I also sacrificed 8 points this week!
Team looks better though and Zaki will score this weekend!
Yakubu as captain is a risk though although I have Lampard as captain at the minute!
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Reply by lethalbeez on August 30, 2008 10:07 am:
yakubu as captain..risky I know.
But I got that gut feeling since yesterday, that he might be scoring a brace.
Bet I’ll be frustrated come monday morning. I don’t know..
*fingers crossed*
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Reply by bully on August 30, 2008 12:21 pm:
good shout i tink, u always see players doing well against former clubs… even tho everton not playin that well i have him captain too..
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Who do I put as captain???!
My midfield is Downing, Fabregas, Deco, Gamst P and Arteta.
Its really between the first three! Help!
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Reply by lethalbeez on August 30, 2008 10:12 am:
great midfield there drinky.
I’ll be having a tough time too if I had that lineup.
.. If I were u, I’ll go with Downing. Look set to score from set pieces.
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Thanks lads
Gonna go option one but with Giovanni instead of Palicios
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I’m in league with my american friends and have picked an FPL team of just english players.
I’ve got Ashton, Roberts and heskey as my forwards. Im thinking of bringing in Walcott for one of them, but don’t know who if any of them?
Rest of team is looking good with Lampard, Downing, Nolan, Terry, A Cole, Wheater, Lescott and Turnbull.
National pride is at stake!
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Yakubu just missed a penalty. Santa Cruz is off injured. This is the worst game week in history.
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Your scout picks are shakey enough this week mark its currently half time at time of writing.
I have finally decided to gradually phase out howard and p neville everton just cant defend! At the start of the year efcs fixtures looked great… but lets be honest they are a disaster.
I also banked on arsenal doing well the game against newcastle will start soon… I already got rid of van p and am perparing to bring fab in. But currently wenger does not seem to know his arse-nal from his elbow
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