Hughes Applauds Fantasy Ireland
Mark Hughes has handed owners of Stephen Ireland the ultimate reassurance on his starting role in the City side by declaring him their best player so far this term…
The darting midfielder has been a revelation for Hughes and his fantasy managers, notching 4 goals and 4 assists for an extremely modest price across the fantasy games.
In the FPL, Ireland started the season at just 5.5 but has since climbed in value to 6.4 and is now owned by a third of the participating managers. That makes him the most popular midfielder in the game, ahead of team-mate Wright-Phillips. In the Guardian game meanwhile, he has consistently ranked amongst the top three midfielders over the season.
The City manager is under no illusions as to his value to his side. Talking of the competition for places amongst the City squad, Hughes acknowledged just how effectively he has taken his chance this term…
“People were assuming that if new players were arriving, he would make way. But I never thought in those terms and certainly Stephen never did”, remarked Hughes.
“As it is, he has really grasped the opportunity he has been given and has been our best player from the start of the season”.
That would certainly appear to cement his position in the City side for the foreseeable, despite likely threats from Johnson and Petrov, when fit. Ireland’s stock is unlikely to show any sign of falling whilst he holds down a starting role in a City lineup that has scored 23 goals so far this term, the most in the Premiership.
The midfielder’s role in City’s attacking play has been significant. Of late he’s often been found scurrying into the box in support of the striker, with Wright-Phillips tending to be tucked further wide on the right. Indeed, while doubts grow off the back of four consecutive blanks for Wright-Phillips, fantasy managers can turn reliably to Ireland for a cheaper alternative.
Been very frustrating in Grogg’s midfield recently- A Young and Wright-Phillips scurrying about but achieving little.
Am also perturbed by Downing’s lack of any sort of output at all this term, and Bullard has dropped off the radar too…
The midfield is certainly perplexing me this season!
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Reply by Alexi on October 29 2:41 pm:
Ive had the same prob Grogg so i downgraded to Ireland. Strange how Ireland never gets any bonus points! Their best player according to the manager and he neva cracks bonus points? Shows you how shocking they are at distributing them!
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Reply by Team d2b. on October 29 2:47 pm:
I’m sure they just randomly assign these bonus points at times haha
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Reply by roydygeorge on October 30 4:45 am:
Anybody who has not got Ronaldo and Lampard in there midfield,will not win in anything this season.They have to be your base and you work around them.With plenty of options…..Barton being a new one on the market to free up some money.thats my tip of the week
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Hmm, a central midfielder with plenty of goals and assists but very few bonus points at an affordable price. This years Kevin-Nolan-when-he-was-still-good perhaps?
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Reply by Team d2b. on October 29 2:50 pm:
Quite likely. As long as he’s playing I can see him continuing to pick up points as he’s another Cahill with the timing of his arrivals into the box, and in a free scoring team.. As long as City continue to score, and Ireland continues to play, the points should continue to come in. So he says.
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crap, was just going to replace Denilson with him, now his price will go through the roof…nice for me…
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Reply by Will on October 29 2:44 pm:
His price is already up 0.9 and he’s owned by 33% of fpl managers-his price will not go through the roof
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Reply by Niall Quinn's Disco Pants on October 29 2:49 pm:
So just get him anyway and be happy if his price goes up
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Certainly interesting remarks from Hughes. I have Ireland and this vote of confidence from the manager will ensure he remains in my fantasy team until at least man city’s decent fixtures end.
We’ll have to see after that, but he’s certainly highly likely to be up there at the end of the season as one of the best value players .
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Hopefully he’ll be fired up for tonight now then…
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Reply by Mark on October 29 2:50 pm:
Unless Hughes is offering assurances before resting him to the bench for tonight? No…surely not.
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Reply by Team d2b. on October 29 2:52 pm:
Now that would be a p*** take haha
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Reply by Qubit on October 29 2:53 pm:
hah, yeh exactly the thought that crossed my mind! I think this is a gameweek that has the potential to be frustrating points wise, so im hoping Ireland gets at least an assist.
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Reply by Old Gregg on October 29 2:55 pm:
That’s it! That might be the reason…
Blimey- you need a PHD in Managerial Pyschology to any good at this lark.
I’m packing it in…
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So its settled then, Ireland stays, SWP goes…
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Wish I’d bought him at 5.5
Fran, do you have any outlandish predictions for tonights games? I will be very impressed if you can repeat last weeks Chelsea/Liverpool prediction. Any player you think will have a particuarly good/bad week? Unlikely results you can see happening?
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Reply by Fran on October 29 4:29 pm:
Check out the Hull home game against Chelsea, Anyone thinks Hull can make it into the champions league next season?
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Reply by Team d2b. on October 29 4:31 pm:
But simply, but also fairly, No.
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Reply by Team d2b. on October 29 4:33 pm:
Put*
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Reply by Will on October 29 4:41 pm:
well its a hell of a long shot-I think hull are more likely to lose 3/4 nil rather than get anything out of chelsea tonight. If they do, I’ll have to admit your punditry skills are pretty impressive
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Reply by Granville on October 29 11:09 pm:
Err, why would Hull have a chance of getting into the champs league. There is a good chance that they will stay up now, that’s all.
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i got ireland,swp,robinho from man city
hope they will do well against boro
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Anyone got any thoughts on Laursen’s output this season? Im toying with the idea of swapping him for a liverpool defender…
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Reply by Will on October 29 3:14 pm:
Given that Villa have just had 2 clean sheets in a row (and not againsts bad opposition), I’d leave him in for the next 2 games, until they play arsenal and man u. Will give you a better chance to see whether they are actually getting better at the back or still leaking goals like last year.
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Reply by denial on October 29 3:25 pm:
Keep Laursen. I haven’t and think I’ll regret it.
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Good point Will, cheers. Ive left him in because of his goal threat, i just think pool look really solid at the mo… time will tell eh
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Reply by Jonny on October 29 5:55 pm:
They do look solid, however unless you’re thinking of Carragher you’ve got the threat of rotation with Liverpool. Sorry if that seems like stating the obvious, it’s just particularly relevant if you’re thinking of getting rid of Laursen. I have Laursen and can think of virtually no circumstances, barring injury, when he will not be in the team. How many ‘pool defenders can you say that of?
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Iv’e captained Ashley Young this week , against a dodgy Blackburn defence , surely he’s bound 5-10 points ???? What are your thoughts ?
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Ashley Young will score well tonight im sure,he’s well overdue
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Reply by Fred on October 29 3:26 pm:
I think Milner will steal points from Young as he is an assist machine, too.
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Reply by Tresco on October 29 3:34 pm:
Laursen 1 goal 3 bonus points. Young 1 goal + 1 assists 2 bonus points. Carew 1 goal 1 bonus points. I’ve been doing a Villa ‘goal-dance’ all afternoon, who wants to join me?
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Reply by Phil Pino on October 29 3:37 pm:
Yes please. I would appreciate full step-by-step instructions on the “Villa Goal Dance”. And if you get that prediction right Tresco, i’m quite literally gonna hunt down your FF team and copy it player-for-player.
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Reply by Martin on October 29 4:11 pm:
You’ve scared me again!
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Reply by Tresco on October 29 4:33 pm:
The ‘goal-dance’ is a cross between Crouch’s robot and the Adebayor-Henry dance off. Best performed in pairs it can have wildly different results dependent on choice of partner and song. Today I’ve been dancing with a cardboard cut-out of Dijimi Traore (for bonus points luck) to Yazz and the Plastic Population’s “The Only Way Is Up”.
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Reply by Pasqualinho on October 29 4:39 pm:
Is it a lifesize cut-out Tresc? I’m collecting Pompey players (I have one of Harry, but that’s going on the local bonfire for next week’s fireworks do). When you’ve finished dancing, can you pop it on e-bay?
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Reply by Tresco on October 29 5:41 pm:
I will, but I’ll have to tick the “used” box for condition I’m afraid. I’m now looking for a retro Cech cut-out (before the scrum-cap) so if anyone knows anything…
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Reply by Mr DNA on October 29 8:40 pm:
“dodgy Blackburn defence” … “goal dance” … Samba … there’s a joke there somewhere… if I can just… no, it’s gone.
Reply by EasyLuckyFree on October 29 3:40 pm:
Not me anymore. I lost patience with Young and shuffled a bit to bring in Deco. You don’t need to dance for it. My above actions guarantee that Young will shine tonight!
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Reply by Dimitrije on October 29 4:13 pm:
A Young is sure to score big, because I took his captaincy away, my captaincy choices are proving devastatingly wrong time after time >:)
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Another blank from ian “wrighty” wright’s bastard son and I am all over Stephen Ireland like the redknapps on wii
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Reply by Sparky on October 29 3:46 pm:
Like it danster, just laughed out loud
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Agbon for a brace!!
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Before I do something I’ll regret…
Cahill and Arteta in the same squad, or should I just choose one? Everton have got some good fixtures coming up, and should be fairly confident after their 2nd half performance against Sulky United at the weekend.
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Cahill.
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Reply by Sparky on October 29 4:26 pm:
Cheers Marc
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What team do you think looks stronger guys? Your comments are invaluable as always!!
Kirkland
Schwarzer
Laursen
Figueroa
Bosingwa
Turner
Paintsil
Ronaldo
Lampard
Ireland
Young A
Delap
Zaki
Agbonlahor
Defoe
or…
Schwarzer
Van der Sar
Turner
Laursen
Agger
Bosingwa
Paintsil
Delap
Cahill
Lampard
Ireland
Young A
Zaki
Torres
Defoe
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waws thinking of the exact same thing, have arteta, out with SWP for either cahill or deco. looking to differentiate from all in my league who have lamps and ronnie and alot have ayoung. im torn between deco and the cahill combo with arteta. they do have lovely fixtures coming up..someone please help me!
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I’m thinking along the same lines. I have a strong urge to take out Ronnie/Defoe/Zamora and replace with Cahill/Berba/Robinho.
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Reply by TJMoray on October 29 4:17 pm:
I am 50-50 with Defoe, I want to keep the faith but he can have very sparse periods without scoring I have a feeling in my bones we maybe about to see one! Forgetting Torres and replacing Agbon and Defoe with Robhino and Berb is a definite consideration.
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Reply by Team d2b. on October 29 4:25 pm:
After the Liverpool fixture, it’s another 10GW’S or so before Portsmouth see one of the top 4 again, so getting rid of Defoe before he’s even stopped scoring could end in tears. lol
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Reply by Will on October 29 4:30 pm:
agreed-people should wait until he actually stops scoring before offloading him, Portsmouth have a very good run after liverpool-people should be bringing him in rather than shipping him out.
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Reply by mitchos on October 29 5:19 pm:
I sold him for carew yesterday. Jitters or none, carew could score well tonight, can always buy him back, and his value could start dropping, you never know…
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Reply by Team d2b. on October 29 4:28 pm:
Top 4 being - MU, CHE, LIV and ARS of course, not current top 4.
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Reply by Fran on October 29 4:34 pm:
Hull is a top 4 team unless proven otherwise, sorry Arsenal (lost to Hull) and Man Utd fans!
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Reply by Team d2b. on October 29 4:36 pm:
Okay, i’m not going to argue, I can’t be bothered lol
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Reply by EasyLuckyFree on October 29 4:44 pm:
Only Arsenal are actually in the current top four and the ‘real’ top four, so they don’t really need apologising to.
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Reply by Timbo on October 29 5:28 pm:
I have Arteta and SWP, valued for me at 7.8 and 7.9 respectively. Fancying Cahill to do well and I’m a bit sick of SWP so I may go for the Everton love fest.
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the 1st team is better i would think…although i wouldnt be too gone on the defence…
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Reply by TJMoray on October 29 4:19 pm:
This is the problem I am facing with having Ron in my team, he takes so much from everywhere else. I have 0.5 in the bank with the 1st team but that doesn’t get me very far!
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cahill or deco lads, if you already have arteta and no lampard? i know its a difficult question, but somebodies,takes a stabs at it!!
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Reply by Rollo on October 29 4:31 pm:
Deco over Cahill but mainly cause you already have Arteta & no Lamps.
Why not go Cahill instead of Arteta and squeeze someone elso out for Deco although without the rest of your team its hard to see if thats possible.
In my honest opinion Cahills return will ensure that he overtakes Arteta on the creative side for Everton
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Deco 100% chelsea have scored so many more goals than everton, the likelyhood of deco getting involved is higher than cahill. Although i do see cahill picking up a couple of goals over the next few weeks……
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Deco. I know cahill is a class player and brings home the points but too prone to violence and red cards for my liking.
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Vrey good point cahill is a card machine….
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Reply by Marc on October 29 5:04 pm:
(Speaking from an Everton fan’s point of view)
Why do people think Cahill is prone to cards? His late red card was his first in league play for at least 3 seasons… and he averaged only 4.5 yellows over the last 2 EPL seasons.
And to Rollo, Cahill is not more creative than Arteta. Cahill plays best in a 4-5-1 right behind the striker. Cahill has great timing and great runs… but Arteta is the driving creative force in the Everton side and the play of the entire team drops when he’s out.
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Reply by Rollo on October 29 5:11 pm:
I understand your point Marc. I just feel as far as goal threat & assists Cahill will outscore Arteta (providing he stays fit)
In previous years Cahill has been a must have in FF its only really at the start of this season that Arteta has gained big points score.
As an Everton fan you might know that stats but I have a feeling that Cahill has scored far more goals than Arteta over the past 2-3 seasons??
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LADS,that settles it then, deco in SWP out.midfield will be;
james/shcwarz
evra/bosingwa/cole/traore/fig
ronnie/arteta/ireland/deco/marney
adeb/zaki/miller
League winning team?
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Reply by danster12 on October 29 4:45 pm:
I’m waiting till tonights match giving SWP one last chance…
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Any opinions on team balance? Have a mid heavy team at the mo with 41 mill invested in my starting 4: Ronaldo, Lamps, SWP and Arteta.
Do ye’s think you need at least 1 top 9 mill plus striker? Zaki and defoe have done the business so far but is it essential to have one of the likes of berbs, torres, ade etc?
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Reply by denial on October 29 4:52 pm:
Defoe may well become a 9mill plus striker very soon. I’m starting to question the value of Young/SWP. They surely need to have some decent gameweeks soon or the 9mill + strikers are going to be better options.
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Reply by TJMoray on October 29 4:53 pm:
Thinking along the same lines myself. Theres nothing like a top 4 striker to settle your nerves a little!
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id say you need a good top team side striker- had no ade last year and it cost me the league
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I have robinho, defoe, zaki unpfront
and lampard, a young, arteta, swp and valencia in mid
thinking about getting rid of swp aswell after tonight if he doesn’t perform not sure who for at the moment?? any ideas??
i think any team with ron and lamps in it will be unbalanced
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and it’ll be the same as every other cagey muppet
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Looking at swp replacements myself Jimmybo and Ireland stands out but looking for someone even lower in price to promote a striker. Gera looked a good option for about 2 games. If your looking a straight swap price wise there aint much out there.
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im going deco- he’ll do great in that chelsea midfield, dont care bout his past- different team alltogether. he’s half lampard’s points, with less than half his games. its a no brainer dudes and dudettes
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Reply by danster12 on October 29 5:23 pm:
Lampard for president! I doubt your stats too JoE.
Deco has played 5 and a bit lampard nearly 9. Unless my maths is way off ur full of it! hehe
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jimmybo my team seems very similar. Currently my mid is:
Lampard Young SWP Deco and up front
is identical to yours
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The thing is with ireland is that i don’t really like buying players that have increased allot in value it makes me feel like their not worth it anymore. i got swp at 7.8 and if i ship him i’d have to pay 8.3 to get him back. selling him effectively looses me 0.5 and i’m sure he will score at some point i just wish it would be soon
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Ahh, the Deco - Lampard issue to throw in the mix. I feel someone has to go to balance my team, will it be A) Ronnie… I’ll turn around and score a hatrick to spite you or B) Lamps… drop me and I’ll show you I’m the most solid midfield point scorer throughout the season.
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Reply by TJMoray on October 29 5:17 pm:
when I say solid what I mean is consistent.
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If i we’re a betting man , which i am…. I’d put money on Lampard having a higher points total at the end of the season than Ronaldo. Having Berbatov as the target man/main striker limits Ronaldo’s points.
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Jimmybo, I don’t really agree that having Lamps and Ron unbalances a team. Especially since you have Deco AND Lamps in your mid.
Cech (Schwarzer)
Bosingwa, Kompany, Vidic, Figueroa (Paintsil)
Lampard, Ronaldo, Ireland, Arteta (Marney)
Zaki Ameobi (Defoe)
Unbalanced?
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Reply by danster12 on October 29 5:27 pm:
This is a point i was making earlier Alexito.
I have a similarly balanced side but having an expensive striker may be more prudent in the long run. Defoe and zaki cant keep it up all season.
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Reply by Pasqualinho on October 29 5:30 pm:
As Danster said earlier, Zaki and Defoe have done the business so far - but if you’d put this team out at the start of the season then most people would have said it’s a little light up front. It looks a good squad now, though.
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Reply by Hman on October 29 5:43 pm:
I got a pretty decent team with both ronaldo and lampard too.
VDS | Myhill
paintsil | evra | agger | carvalho | figueroa
Ronaldo | Lampard | A young | denilson | de ridder
Zaki | Carew | Sturridge
Going to downgrade denilson and upgrade carew to van persie and switch sturridge to miller
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I’d say yours is v strong
Our teasm are similar but i have
Laursen,Garrido
A Young,SWP
Robinho
instead of
Pantsil, Kompany
Ronaldo, Ireland
Ameobi
bassically i’ve taken a punt on ronaldo not scoring and you’ve taken the other side.
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Guys need some advie.
Which pair would you select
Geovanni/Defoe????
Ireland/Crouch???
Marney/Robinho???
Thinking about life after Ashley Young (well if he has another low scoring week)
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One more
Diarra/Defoe
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Depends if you need to catch up or not.
If your infront number 1 is safer if your behind number 3….
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Anyone knows when the team sheets are available?
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Who will you be swapping for Defoe/Crouch/Robinho?
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Adebayor is probably going to start scoring regularly again and everyone is waiting for Berbatov and Torres to light up the season!
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No 3 offers the most flexibility as ill have the money to swap Robinho with Berbatov and Van persie depending on fixtures but I’m not sure about Marney, he would be joing a midfield of Tim Cahill, Lampard, Ronaldo and Delap so I’m not sure if it’s wise to have Delap and Marney although I could rotate them week by week.
Thoughts?
It’s a dilema that I can make up my mind about.
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Reply by Pasqualinho on October 29 5:41 pm:
I’d go fo Geovanni/Defoe - they will both score and I’m not sure that Marney will offer the same returns. The Robinho/Berbatov/RVP idea is good, but it’s only a short term plan as one of them should become the dominant striker of the 3 (price-wise) which means you’ll only be left with the two cheaper ones if you plan to keep on swapping around.
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Reply by danster12 on October 29 6:03 pm:
I’d go marney robinho Marc3. As you say having two 4 mill bracket midfielders isnt ideal but if it allows in an on form striker like robinho its worth it.
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Arsenal have a few tricky fixtures in the post tho…
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An excellent headline again….Fantasy Ireland.
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Reply by Phil Pino on October 29 6:14 pm:
Ah, i’m slow on the uptake, thanks for pointing that out Marknlard. I get it now.
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Cheers Pasqualino, that’s the situation I’m favouring too be honest because I think swapping between strikers could be a big plus but the thought of a weak midfielder in my 4 every week is stopping me doing it.
At the mo it looks good with Lampard, Ronaldo, Ashley Young and Cahill but doesnt look so goo like Lampard, Ronaldo, Cahill and Marney/Delap.
The problem is there because I have Zaki up front which is cool but my other striker is Zamora who is just dead wood but I don’t wanna replace one dead wood player with another in Marney.
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Reply by Pasqualinho on October 29 5:49 pm:
Shame to drop Young - but Geovanni/Defoe looks better than Young/Zamora to me so I’d say it was definitely worth doing.
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Marney’s hardly been dead wood at the moment. Though with Chelsea/Untd the next two games he may well end up looking that way for a bit.
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Yeah I know that Helpsy and I don’t mind the next 2 fixtures as could easily bench him for Delap as he is always a threat with his throws.
My biggest concern with marney is that once he is brought in then he is in for a while as there are not many players in his price range that can be swapped with.
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Yeah I know that Helpsy and I don’t mind the next 2 fixtures as could easily bench him for Delap as he is always a threat with his throws.
My biggest concern with marney is that once he is brought in then he is in for a while as there are not many players in his price range that can be swapped with.
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Reply by denial on October 29 5:51 pm:
Zamora is going to be ‘livewood’ tonight, or he’s for the chop.
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It’s hard to drop Young as he’s so consistant but think I’m missing out on a second striker who’s scoring and the fact that he hasn’t done much recently has planted a seed of doubt.
Saying that if he does well tonight then i won’t dare to take him out and would probably bring in Ameobi or Niklas Bendtner as my 3rd striker to rotate with Zamora (got fagan who has a broken leg)
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What are people’s thoughts on picking up a Tottenham player based on the results of the London derby and the Liverpool match? Bent has been looking decent, as has Modric, and both are 0.6 off their high price. David “Hasselhof” Bentley (too early for a Bentley joke?) may actually start playing a full 90 and producing some points. Flame away.
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Reply by Verbal on October 29 6:03 pm:
I’ve got an eye on Modric. He looked good at the weekend by all accounts. You wouldn’t expect Spurs to get anything over the next couple of games but it will give you an idea of Harry’s preferred lineup etc.
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I think Spurs players will be good to get once they get over the next few games.
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I think Spurs players will be good to get once they get over the next few games.
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Long term who would you rather have:Arteta or Ashley Young?
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Reply by Will on October 29 6:07 pm:
Young
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Haha! On the Recent Comments feed it looks like you’re recommending a certain Pop Idol influenced musician… Is he worth making captain? With vocals like that - you betcha.
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Reply by Tresco on October 29 6:39 pm:
Will is going to light the fire of FF this week. Oh dear, I think i’d better leave right now.
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Bentley at 7.2 looks good value to me if he can keep getting assists, because I think Modric will be the bonus points whore of that team for a while. Of course it all depends if Harry can get them playing well, to be honest with that squad they should be in the top 6.
All spurs are lacking in now is morale and a decent striker or two, come January they may solve both of those problems.
Question about Ameobi, anyone reckon he will keep his place when owen is fit? When will that be?
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My midfield is annoying me.
Who to drop to release money elsewhere
Ronaldo-will probably keep
Marney-cheap spare midfielder
Arteta-Decent fixtures coming
SWP- You know the problem
A Young- You know the problem
I am considering Ireland but everyone in my league has him and I am tempted by Cahill but I already have Arteta IDEAS?????
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Reply by Pasqualinho on October 29 6:55 pm:
I have the same midfield Dron - and I’m not annoyed at all. Although that could change when the good Man City / Villa fixtures dry up and they’re in to the difficult ones. My early thoughts is I would be able to swap the two of them for Phil Text (WBA) and Lamps or Gerrard, and still have some change for a Xmas party.
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Hi there.
I’ve got two million in the bank and I wondered in anyone had any advice on how I can improve my team.
Reina (Schwarzer)
Figueroa, Bosingwa, Rio, Evra, Johnson
Ron, Young, Richardson, Ireland
Agbon, Zaki
(and Windass and De Ridder)
Should I upgrade Johnson or Richardson do you think?
Thanks.
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Reply by Dilzy on October 29 7:48 pm:
richardson to arteta
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Reply by Dilzy on October 29 8:02 pm:
and johnson to traore
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Would BERBATOV be a good option long term or not?
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Reply by Will on October 29 7:48 pm:
Yes.
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if you had 0.1 more I suggest doing Richardson for Cahill and Johnson for Agger…
However, your subs aren’t great-windass and de ridder are hardly playing are they? So, Johnson for Traore (+0.9) De Ridder for Marney/Delap (-0.4) Richardson for Cahill (-1.7) leaving you 0.8 spare. Fig for Garrido might be worth while.
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Fran, if Hull get a result tonight as you predict then I really will sit up and take notice… if they loose big-time as most think they will it will prove that last weekend was a fluke! lol
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Reply by CK on October 29 7:58 pm:
When I say last weekend I am referring to your Liverpool/Lampard predictions (which were top drawer). But tonight will confirm this!
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Reply by Fran on October 29 8:04 pm:
The truth is CK - I am expecting Hull to win one of their next 2 league games not just about today! If they lose both games then getting into the CL would seem like a distant dream. If they lose one and win the other then my prediction would be correct. Anyway, just enjoy both games with Hull. We all should be supporting them as it gives hope to smaller clubs that they can challenge for the league or trophies too. Everyone likes an underdog………makes the league more exciting than just about spending BIG money!
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Reply by Will on October 29 8:00 pm:
Agree CK, Hull Vs Chelsea will determine how seriously I take Fran’s advice for the next few weeks.
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Reply by Granville on October 29 10:28 pm:
Well that’s that’s then, we’re all right and Fran was wrong. What a schmuck.
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Reply by Fran on October 30 1:24 am:
Just have to wait for the weekend then?
“I am expecting Hull to win one of their next 2 league games not just about today!”
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Reply by Akers on October 30 1:31 am:
Come on Fran admit defeat. Hull will get battered at OT.
Hull are a good team, but you need to realise that United and Chelsea are awesome teams.
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Reply by Will on October 30 1:33 am:
Fair enough, we will wait. Hull Beating Man U at old trafford is a 20-1 shot tho…
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Reply by Fran on October 30 1:46 am:
I’ve been talking to my friends about Hull winning one of the next 2 games. They said to me that at the beginning of the season they had already pencilled these matches against the top 4 as 0 points. Does not look good for them at OT this weekend I agree Akers - But there is always hope at 20-1!
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Reply by Will on October 30 1:51 am:
If they win, I’ll start referring to you as ‘Fran the God-Pundit’
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