Scharner Rift Hands Bramble Brucey Bonus
There had to be a reason behind the selection of Titus Bramble over Paul Scharner and now we know – with Scharner revealing that he’s fallen out with manager Steve Bruce.
Bruce apparently frowned upon Scharner’s return to the fold for the Austrian national side after the player had set a self-imposed exile for the last two years. Bruce particularly objected to Scharner’s recent involvement against France…
“He said I shouldn’t play against France last month, but I did and he seems to be resentful towards me. I will wait and see what happens,” revealed Scharner today…
The centre back/midfielder is normally a decent fantasy proposition, not least as he is classed as a defender but can be deployed in a central midfield role by Wigan. He also has a proven eye for goal which sees him threaten 4-5 strikes a season. This term however, he’s been frozen out with Bramble taking his place alongside Boyce at the back, whilst in midfield, Cattermole has well and truly sealed the role alongside Palacios.
Scharner’s comments today don’t look good and suggest that he could be looking for a move in January if things don’t improve.
“I’m in a difficult situation at Wigan and not getting on well with Steve Bruce at the moment,” remarked Scharner. “We will have to see how long this state of affairs goes on for”.
Personally, I can’t see Bruce backing down in a hurry, particularly after these reports. That all bodes well for Bramble who is flying with his defensive stats in the Guardian game. In the Fantasy Premier League game meanwhile, Figuroa is still offering value in the Wigan defence, but with Edman closing in on a return, he could face competition for his place very soon.
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Paul Scharner is a great player shame he can’t play for Wigan I would have considered getting him like last year.
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Reply by AFski on October 10 7:31 pm:
Fran,
Which is best given straight choice
Kompany + Traore or
Arbeloa + Ollson
Which combination will get best points from clean sheets, goals and assists? I play TFFO by the way, not FPL
thanks!
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Both combination should give you about the same points over the season. Though Kompany and Traore looks nice.
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Reply by AFski on October 10 11:32 pm:
Thanks Fran, my main concern over Traore is that he never plays the full 90 mins so in our league that means a part clean sheet so 2 points less, but he is playing left wing so if that continues then hopefully he will get some goals and assists to make up for it, but will he play once Kranjar is back? Arbeloa is more certain for clean sheets but could be rotated with Degen i guess and is more expensive than Traore which is why i can only afford Ollson as the Centre Back and he’s abit of a risk, not usre if West Brom will manage many clean sheets
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Reply by Juzzie on October 11 1:48 am:
I don’t believe Fran knows how the TFFO system works.
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Go with Arbeloa and Garrido.
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Reply by AFski on October 10 11:26 pm:
Thanks, but Garrido is a full back, i have to choose one Centre Back and one Full back
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Mark, any chance you could update scout picks this weekend based on next weeks fixtures and how you presently see it… and then maybe update them next week based on international goals, injuries and your own change of mind. Just as a matter of interest! Go on, ya know ya wanna!
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ah ha! thanks mark. I asked the question as to why Bramble could possibly get a game over sharner a few days ago. All is now clear. Scharner is out on the next xfer!
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Reply by Team d2b. on October 11 10:43 am:
It’s a blow for Wigan, Scharner is a very good player, Bramble, well Bramble’s not.
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yeh I have scharner too
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Hey all, I’ll be away on vacation til next week, so I won’t have much time to tweak my team until then. The only concern for me are my ‘keepers:
Schwarzer vs Sunderland at home,
or
Kirkland vs Liverpool away?
Schwarzer could get a clean sheet (chances are slim though, I think), or Kirkland could make a whole load of saves from a Liverpool onslaught. Any thoughts?
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Reply by Team d2b. on October 11 10:49 am:
There’s not really any right or wrong suggestion for this one. Touch and go, go with what you feel
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Reply by a bloke on October 11 11:53 am:
are you nuts? it’s a no brainer. Schwarzer - it just has to be.
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Reply by Team d2b. on October 11 12:30 pm:
bloke, last week, aston villa away to chelsea, despite Villa conceding 2, Friedel picks up 4 points for numerous saves. Same week, for example, Wigan home to boro, Kirkland possibly better option you would think? Well wigan conceded, Kirkland wasn’t required to make many saves and therfore, only 2 points.
Now Sunderland away to Fulham IMO are likely to score, making this seemingly straight forward choice a little more interesting. Now Im not saying that Kirkland is the best option, I just think it’s far from as straight forward as you say it to be.
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You never know what will happen, but twice I have erred by choosing the keeper who looked more likely to have a clean sheet. Both times the keeper up against it scored more points and the keeper predicted for a cleanie didn’t get one. In your position I would go for Kirkland but it could go horribly wrong!
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I started the season with two keepers with the intention of rotating. It wrecked my head as I got it wrong quite a bit!! So I now just have Reina in goals and that’s it for the season. Much better for me mental well being! lol
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keepers, like defenders, are difficult to pick, given that you just don’t know what you’re going to get…hence i pick as many cheap bargain as i can. I too have picked the ‘wrong’ keeper on occasion (last week Schwarzer instead of Turnbull), but hey, you’ve got to expect that to happen. I don’t mind because my midfield and forwards will always pick up the lion’s share of the points.
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Reply by Old Gregg on October 11 1:01 pm:
Hey now! That pheasant is looking mighty fine for the 3/4 pick up in the third. My trades are grubby- that’s the only way to do it.
I’ll catch you at the rinse off, those stats are well bum!
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Reply by Kevin on October 11 1:03 pm:
correct :
Draft Time: Sun Oct 12 10:00pm CST(3:00 pm UK)
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Reply by yer dad on October 11 5:52 pm:
I will have some of that Kevin.
I have done my roster and drafted in my aquisitions. My waiver time is a concern but I am confident my line backers can get the ball in the holey thing. See you at the end dude.
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Anyone want to play fantasy guyball?
Skittles are random, pts based on a 1 bounce superquay.
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What will the Chelsea defence be next week?
Should I buy Ivanovic?
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No. Alex is prob still first choice, and Carv is back in 2-3 weeks as far as we know.
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who’s likely to get more points this season- SWP or Defoe?
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hard one that
Id go for SWP due to him being midfield as they tend to get more points BUT defoe will score more goals so probably defoe
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Reply by Team d2b. on October 11 8:26 pm:
So which did you decide on Revolver? lol
I’m going to say Defoe simply because he’s in my team and SWP isn’t
No but seriosuly, close call, I can’t really say either name with great confidence.. But I would probably punt on Defoe, Defoe should get plenty of supply and everytime Defoe has scored this season (6 times, top scorer), he’s been handed bonus points along with it, so if he keeps that up, he’s going to be a big scorer.. However you can’t rule out SWP who judging on recent performances ’should’ also be a big points scorer this term.
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Reply by Revolver on October 12 2:21 pm:
I can’t decide lol
But would say defoe
Ive got both though
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Impossible to split for me. I have both and they were very good value before they rose. Worth noting that Defoe is rising faster than SWP currently, though.
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