Ferguson Reveals More On Rotation Plans
Alex Ferguson made a number of key changes in Wednesday’s win over West Ham - most notably the inclusion of Tevez up front for Rooney and Kuszczak in goal for Van der Sar. The United boss offered some insight into these decisions on Thursday, hinting that further rotation would be on the cards….
On the goalkeeping situation, it would appear that Van der Sar will suffer increased rest and rotation this season, with Ferguson stating that both Kuszczak and Foster will get further opportunities.
“They will all get their minutes on the clock,” remarked Ferguson. He also made it clear that at 38, Van der Sar can no longer be expected to turn out for every game:
“At that age, we don’t need him to play every game because we have two very capable goalkeepers in Tomasz and Ben”.
While Van der Sar is likely to earn a recall against Hull this weekend, it’s clear that his place in the side, even in the Premiership could now be at risk more often, giving his fantasy owners a very unwelcome uncertainty each gameweek. Although the Dutch keeper offers a cheap method of gaining United clean sheets each week, it looks as though it might be necessary to cough up for Evra or Ferdinand if you’re looking for a higher level of certainty from your United defensive points.
Moving on to Tevez and here Ferguson’s comments are a little more cryptic but perhaps no less revealing.
Ferguson started with Tevez against his former club, relegating Rooney to the bench. In his programme notes for the game he remarked on the difficulty he faced finding a place the United lineup with the attacking resources at his disposal. However, while there was a presumption that Ferguson would rotate Ronaldo, Rooney, Berbatov and Tevez - the United boss appears to take Ronaldo out of the equation in this quote…
“It’s just that three players won’t fit into two positions, and while I am tempted to accommodate all three star forwards, my job is to balance the team.”
He’s clearly talking about Berbatov, Rooney and Tevez here, so presumably, he’s not factoring Ronaldo in when it comes to selecting Tevez. So, despite some fears going into the West Ham game that Roanldo was at risk as a result of a start for Tevez, it seems that the rotation with the striker will only affect Rooney and Berbatov. Ferguson’s experiment with Rooney in a wide position looks well and truly over then, while Ronaldo could well be that little bit more secure.
Yep, Ronaldo will be playing most of the games until they reach the top and are able to challenge Liverpool and Chelsea. They will probably go even further behind perhaps as they miss another gameweek in December.
Ronaldo probably would not be rotated as he did not play from the start of the season in which Rooney did. Not sure how many people will be captaining Ronaldo the following gameweek with a traditional top-four clash with Arsenal. However with the Gunners conceding goals left, right and over the top - this will not put too many Ronaldo lovers off from making him captain against Wenger’s men!
It could be possible in some games to play Tevez with Rooney in addition with others players like Ronaldo and Berbatov - especially against weaker opponents. But would we class Hull as far weaker when they are still higher than Man United - not to make the same mistake as Arsenal did previously?
More of a concern are those with United defenders or keepers - what’s happens with Brown and Neville now as they have a new Brazilian friend, anyone thinking of buying him?
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Reply by paul on October 31 4:36 pm:
the little brazilien is classified as a midfielder in fpl. so he is not really an option.
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Its a shame that it seems that he is back too his best,and any joker with him as captain week in week out can put in no work and race up there respective leagues.
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Reply by Aris on October 31 3:37 am:
You could also buy him and captain him every week to keep up, and depend on your other 10 players to bring your score up above the rest.
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Reply by Schwing on October 31 3:37 am:
It takes a lot of work to determine who wears the armband between Ron and Fat Frank!
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Reply by Fran on October 31 3:38 am:
Well, from what I can tell so far from this website and the games I have seen is that Ronaldo and Lampard are essential purchases at the moment. Gerrard might be important too soon the longer Keane and Torres are away. Berbatov was meant to be scoring goals not feeding assists to Ronaldo!
IF many teams have Ronaldo and Lampard then the key will be what and how you are going to play the other nine players. But you are right it does ruin the fun a bit knowing you have a safe captain doing assists and/or scoring goals etc. What the BEST teams in the world seem to be trying to do is to get Ronaldo, Lampard and Adebayor in the same line-up to ensure maximum points each week!
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Reply by Davroski on October 31 6:43 am:
fran, for once i agree with you. I have lamps and cron in my team and am on a 3 GW strategy to bring in ade up front: Clichy, A. Young and Defoe for Zayetta, Arteta and Adebayor. Do you think Ade is worth it or van persie would do the job - he is also a bonus point darling it seems. That way I could boost the defence…
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Reply by Croublade on October 31 7:44 am:
“What the BEST teams in the world seem to be trying to do is to get Ronaldo, Lampard and Adebayor in the same line-up to ensure maximum points each week!”
Adebayor = not consistent. He pips a hat-trick here and there, then goes two games silent, that kind of thing.
Doesn’t equate to ‘maximum points each week’ for me.
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Reply by Rollo on October 31 10:06 am:
Is this the same inconsistent Adebayor who is the 2nd highest points scorer in FPL behind Big Fat Frank???
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I totally agree wth you Schwing. Ronaldo is fairly priced for what he offers & that is the nature of the game. Deal with it Aris.
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Sorry pardon me! I meant to say that i totally agree with Aris!
Deal wth it “ronaldospricehasruinedtheleague”
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It sounds harsh but an injury too Ronaldo would reignite the imagination of fantasy managers,it is pretty impossible too have all three at this stage if you have already used your wild card,and the league that really is just beginning and all your pre-season selections go out the window in order to get the cry baby in.I calculate in order too still maintain a decent fighting chance within your respective league you will have too suffer a twelve point hit and is that really worth it with Man Utd playing arsenal after hull,gutted with images of a 5-0 destruction of Hull and Ronaldo getting an easy hat trick.
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Reply by Rafa on October 31 7:17 am:
I think the imagination of fantasy managers is very “ignited” at the moment, having so little to spend on the remaining squad.
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unfortunately it sounds the position your in is simply your own fault. perhaps your sould have thought about getting ronaldo when he was cheaper & you originally used your wildcard. thems the breaks of fantasy football.
there was much talk about the pro’s & con’s of ronaldo weeks ago so its not like you were warned. to simply pray for an injury to him now is weak in my opinion. either bite the bullet & pay to get him in or live with the consequences of not - use the money you save elsewhere on other players that are value (eg: ireland, lampard, berba, adebayor etc)
there are many ways to skin a cat. ronaldo is but one of them. albeit fairly essential AND fairly priced if you ask me
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Reply by Croublade on October 31 7:42 am:
uh, Ron was never really very much cheaper. 0.4 is nothing for a player who costs 14.0
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Reply by Qubit on October 31 9:29 am:
Not true. Each 0.1 becomes slightly harder proportionally than the last to find. 14 mill is considerably easier to incorporate into a team than 14.4 or more.
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Reply by max on October 31 9:36 am:
agree, 14.3 is FAR more difficult to come up with that 14!! think about it, when do you ever have 14.3 just lying around. not even fabregas+SWP is enough to buy ronaldo+someone half decent
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sorry for the typos above but in summing up - it’s spilt milk by those who don’t have him cos that’s the game. people who do have him have shelled out big time for th privilige & made major surgery to their teams with much sacrified to find the 14mill. so dont winge that your not one of them. that’s ur choice
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Reply by max on October 31 9:41 am:
yes, and I recall those without were all to happy when he pulled a blank at goodison. this year its great, 14m is a lot and will really make some ppl question whether its worth it almost ruining your team for one man. Last year he was too cheap for what he did, making him essential. this year its touch and go, you could easily construct a better team without him that POSSIBLY gets more points. I see that as unlikely
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Reply by Lee on October 31 10:31 am:
I had him the year before when he first came good, he cost me 9.9m. Before Mark realised he was a points magnet it was Boxing Day and I was too far ahead of him to catch me.
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Agreed with Michael’s comments. If you cast your thoughts back in time to King Henry’s contributions & Ronaldo’s current goal salvo, surely Ronaldo is worth the 14m that Henry was priced.
It does call for some skill to balance the rest of the team with Ronaldo in. On the flip side, there are major ways to score without Ronaldo, (think Lamps, Adebayor, Torres, Berba, Rooney). Its up to the individual to find his own way.
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Reply by Lee on October 31 10:33 am:
Henry was priced at 14m because he was easily the top points scorer the year before. He was never worth it as he was picking up injuries and part of an Arsenal side that wasn’t consistently performing.
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Hey Mark I see you also have Zamora and Zaki up front, hardly an awe inspiring line-up. I’m getting a bit bored with it, are you planning to upgrade one of them soon?
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Reply by CK on October 31 10:37 am:
I got rid of Zamora this week for Millar. Millar bagged me 5 points but he will be 3rd sub from now on. Zamora did nothing for me!
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so then ronaldo to start?
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Im getting bored with bobby z, are you shipping him out mark?
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I am still not biting the bullet and transferring in Ronaldo.
I may live to regret it but I still think he is overpriced
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Whether or not he is overpriced, he is a must have. He destroys all in his wake, the boy is a points machine!
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Reply by CK on October 31 10:40 am:
Exactly! There are a few in my mini league who have opted to go without Ron and it’s a silly move IMO. Anyone without him should still bring him in even now.
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“I would love it I beat em without Ronaldo. I would love it”
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Reply by Hman on October 31 10:18 am:
Just for all you none-ronaldo-lovers
http://www.skysports.com/story.....00,00.html
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but it’s JUST NOT FAIR! those nasty boys who have Ronaldo get so many points, even though I’m way way better than them. BOO HOO.
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Anyway, what’s with Arteta, I did not saw any of last three games, does he have a different role or something? His abstinence from scoring and assisting is almost conspicuous, anyone saw Everton games of late? I’m at the ends of my nerves with him especially in light of recent form of you know who.
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Arteta does a vanishing act against half decent opposition, you should have got rid a few gameweks ago, he did the same thing last season.
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Reply by Dimitrije on October 31 10:00 am:
Thanks He will definitely go next week to make way for Mr Ron.
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Reply by Jimi on October 31 11:01 am:
I’m keeping arteta, as he is still then pen, free kick and corner taker.
esp now fellani is scoring lots of headers.
i can see arteta picking up a load of assists in the next few gameweeks
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Reply by IanDowieLoveChild on October 31 11:10 am:
I agree, I think Everton have had a rubbish season so far and even so Arteta has scored well, Arteta will be key as soon as they start scoring especially with Pienaar and Cahill back. I will give him 3 or 4 more gameweeks before making a decison.
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”Wenger has been particularly alarmed by the defensive errors.
His team will face an aerial bombardment at the Britannia Stadium and he does not feel he can rely on some of his players to stand up and be counted.
Gallas, conveniently, has already been ruled out of the game by a hamstring injury, while Emmanuel Eboue is also struggling with a knee injury.”
appeared today in the Sun (I KNOW!) just wondering if the Gallas injury is confirmed anywhere else? I fancied him for a clean sheet vs stoke
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I am one of the minority who has Ronaldo and was considering shipping him out until he performed against West Ham. Unfortunately brought in Tevez and had him captain so missed out on the double points there. My dilemma is this: do I need to have Lampard too? He seems to be a must-have while Ronaldo has yet to go on a run.
Also, how cold is it there (I’m in Oz; the country not the prison although when you look at the history books….haha). Was thinking that when the inevitable freeze comes Jo might be worth investing in after playing in the Siberian league last season. I think Robinho will struggle with the climate.
Thoughts?
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Reply by Dimitrije on October 31 10:38 am:
That is always worth considering with players on they rookie year in Premiership, it is not cold per se, but I you are accustomed to say Spanish weather it could be hard playing in the colder environment that is also pretty wet.
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Reply by Stevo on October 31 10:45 am:
how can you say he has not gone on a run? he has scored 47 points in 5 games. that is a better return than any other player by a long way.
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DEFOE OR VAN PERSIE opinions appriciated
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I’m thinking defoe because of his fixtures but RVP can score against pretty much everyone.
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Portsmouth have great fixtures but a bit of unrest there at the moment. I had a plan involving their favourable run of games until Harry left. Defoe was a must have at the price until then. I have RVP and just when I think I’ll flick him he produces. What annoys me is that Adebayor steals a lot of his bonus points. Against Spurs Ade got 3 and RVP got none which was complete BS. Think someone at FPL has a vested interest.
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RVP will be rotated or be asked to play a deeper role, even more so when Eduardo returns, I would have thought Defoe is a def starter even tho Tony Adams benched him in the week (and he takes pens!) and he is cheaper. I’d rather go with Defoe and use the spare cash elsewhere.
…and yes Lampard clearly is a must have, if they stay fit he and Ronaldo will outscore all other midfielders easily
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A lot of this climate talk is unproven nonsense. there is no back up to support it. If people think Robinho will not handle the climate surely the same could have been said for Torres, Ronaldo, Juninho, Tevez, Heinze and all these lads in the past. Could say the same about Deco, Riera and Zaki but to name a few this year.
These lads are on big money to get on the pitch and play. Do not think that just because the weather gets colder and wetter these lads wont perform. The only difference is you will see them running around in their gloves, legwarmers and muffled up jerseys. no more.
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Reply by Marknlard on October 31 10:51 am:
Maybe it was the case years ago, but even then I imagine it was just a nice bit of ‘foreigners can’t take it like us hard Brits’ talk.
First player I’ve seen wearing gloves this season is Aaron Lennon.
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Reply by Hman on October 31 11:07 am:
Aaron Lennon is the first and last player each season to wear gloves! I reckon he has extra digits or something!!
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Guys it is colder in Madrid than London in winter…
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Guys,
thoughts please! will be making some changes and need soem advice… which do you think is better out of the following groupings:
Reina, Alex, Ronaldo
Cech, A Cole, Robinho
Thanks!!
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Reply by Dimitrije on October 31 10:41 am:
No1 at least until Carvalho gets well
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Reina ,Alex,Ronaldo
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Reply by jessica x on October 31 10:41 am:
not a robinho fan??
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Has anyone heard about the bust ups in the Arsenal dressing room? Apparently (according to the Mail and the Sun) Wenger openly blamed Adebayor, Gallas and Silvestre for collapse on Wednesday night so I doubt very very much if Ade will play and this is the reason for Gallas rulling himself out of the Stoke game. The future doesn’t look good for Ade owners with Arsene having Bentdner, Vela and RVP for competition.
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Reply by CK on October 31 10:57 am:
They’ll hav ekissed and made up by now and Ade will be back scoring again this weekend. Professional players dont worry about emotional post match dressing rooms teamtalks. It’s not Sunday league mate
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Good point, Dancinator but was thinking that Jo will take to it without it being a shock to the system. Others will have an adjustment period.
If Wenger blamed Adebayor then how come he got MOTM on FPL?
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Reply by Adam on October 31 10:54 am:
Firstly, the MOTM and FPL bonus points mean nothing, and they are not in any way an accurate way of measuring the level of a players performance (remember Berbatov getting all 3 for his ‘performance’ against Chelsea at the Bridge!?). However, I do actually think that Ade had a good game the other night, and if what is reported is true then I think he has been treated a bit harshly, surely Clichy should get some of the blame!
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Reply by Marknlard on October 31 11:06 am:
Why do people moan about bonus points instead of using them to their advantage?!
Certain players pick up points even when they’re overshadowed by team-mates. Therefore…get those players in! Points are points, if you do a tiny bit of research into who gets them, you’ve got a big advantage over hundreds of thousands of people who won’t.
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Reply by Brightside on October 31 4:42 pm:
Exactly.. It’s a way to spread points around, and some players are certainly BP darlings
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Maybe I’m in panic mode but what about this team - thinking long term:
Schwarzer Turnbull
Melchiot Bosingwa Olsson A.Traore Paintsil
Gerrard Lampard Ronaldo De Ridder Bullard
Zaki Carew Tuncay
Will flick Bullard for Ireland eventually and buy players like Cisse and Jones depending on fixtures.
No balance, eggs all in one basket but could be a real earner?
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Reply by Dimitrije on October 31 12:21 pm:
Bit week at the back, but might be a good gamble if Gerard keeps his recent form.
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The bonus points are not reflective of actual performance? No shit, mate!
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Any sunderland fans out there who have any inkling of whether Gordon/Nosworthy will start the stoke game?
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Agree with your reply there, Marknlard but I’m in a league where some people don’t watch the games - they just do what you stated and make Ronaldo captain every week. So where’s the pay off for noticing some talent - you know, doing what this website’s all about - scouting?
So I don’t go along with your reponse - pure chewing dis-satisfaction?
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Reply by maniso on October 31 11:26 am:
Anybody want to start a mini-league where you can’t use Ronalodo? I know of one where you can’t use anyone from the big 4. Hows that for igniting imagination
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Reply by Marknlard on October 31 11:32 am:
I haven’t played it yet, but from what I hear the Guardian game is suited to spotting players and so on. So a very well disciplined defensive midfielder will get good points, which would never happen in FPL.
Might sign up later this season to see what it’s like. Mark’s said good things about it on here.
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Hi Guys your opinion regarding this weeks transfers on the following would be mega appreciated…
To start heres my team with 1.2 in the bank
Reina, shwarzer;
Bosingwa, Evra, Clichy, Traore, Figueroa;
Ronaldo, Young, Ireland, Geovanni, Delap;
Robinho, Carew, Zaki;
I was thinking Alex in for Figueroa and Marney in for Geovanni
Or alternatively a cheaper midfielder than marney which means I could bring in Jenas in for Ireland the following week since spurs look like their turning a corner
Or Lampard in for Young, and Alves/Bent in for Robinho
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Reply by MattyR on October 31 11:22 am:
If you can think of better transfers let me know, or if you think its better left as it is
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Reply by MattC on October 31 11:46 am:
To be honest, for this week, i would leave your team as it is. After this gameweek i think Clichy is a weak link for his price so maybe replace with Agger or Alex in the short term. I think getting Lamps in is a decent idea, as he has proven that he is still in the mix for points even with Deco back. If you really want to take a 4 point hit this week then thats the one to play. The other thing to consider is that Lamps price will continue to rise so depending on your current team values you may have to move fast.
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Reply by IanDowieLoveChild on October 31 11:55 am:
I would swap Clichy for Agger (after this gameweek) just to esnure he plays his week. Long term I would look at trying to make cash to fit in Lampard.
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Hi, I have Rooney at the moment, any thoughts on whether to swap for Adebayor this week? I know United have Hull but don’t want him to be rested again!
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Reply by max on October 31 12:10 pm:
keep rooney. he will play. Cant see ferguson resting him 2 games in a row as he is the kind of player that flourishes with gametime. I think he is going to do VERY well this weekend, better than adebayor. He is after his 100th league goal and seemed very keen to score against west ham when he was brought on. Fergi is going for the jugular to show that Hull being above does not mean they are in the same league
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I thoroughly expect Adebayor to play against Stoke probabaly with Bendtner. The physicallity of the Stoke team all but guarantees that certainly Vela and probabaly RVP won’t start.
Bonus points are a farce, thats all I can make of them :$
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Question gents
I may need to drop Arteta, but it is a move against my better judgement. He is always a banker for steady provision of final balls into the box to get assists, but this season…… I just don;t know whats happening.
Anyone who supports Everton or watches the games have any input as to why this may be? Can you forsee an improvement? Is something different in the way / role he plays?
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Reply by dez on October 31 11:37 am:
I’d keep him. He is not playing any differently, and will be a steady source of points. Everton have played LIV, ARS & MUN in the past 5 games and haven’t scored many goals. They have good forthcoming fixtures, I’d expect their results to pick up, and Arteta will be at the heart of it.
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Here’s a tough one - im mulling over some surgery to my team but wonder whether its just pointless:
Current vs Potential
cech schrwazer
mullins young
ireland modric
carew miller
would take a few weeks to implement - which would you go for, price is about the same
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Reply by Tresco on October 31 11:58 am:
Who’s your other keeper? And what formation etc will you be playing? I wouldn’t go for Miller in your starting line-up every week and when MON decides that Carew has paid his debt to society for expressing his manly instincts he’ll be back in regularly getting goals and assists.
Ireland for Modric is probably a good bet, I think Ireland has had his money’s worth and Modric could well push up to over 7 mil if he has a few good game weeks.
I know what you mean about long-term surgery, it seems like so much effort and patience for a potential few extra points. Dilemmas dilemmas.
Anyone got a view on whether Villa can keep a clean sheet at St James’ Park? I’m considering Fig out for L Young as a long-term swap. If Villa don’t concede I’ll have surely made my points back.
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Reply by Tresco on October 31 11:59 am:
I’d be taking a 4 point hit.
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Reply by Dr. Rog on October 31 12:05 pm:
hold fire
villas fixtures get bad whilst wigans are good
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Reply by Dr. Rog on October 31 12:03 pm:
mullins & miller live on the bench so we can forget them from the calculation. my other keeper is turnball (who plays at home on alternate weeks to schwrazer/myhill).
so basically its cech, ireland, carew
vs schwarzer/turnball alternating, young, modric
chelsea have some very nice fixrures so i can see cech being a real banker and def outscoring the alternating keeper option (lets say he gets 4 out of 6 clean sheets, the altenating will prob get two clean sheets, so i estimate hes probably worth at least 12pts extra over the next 6 games).
question is whether young and modric > ireland & carew by more than that amount…
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Reply by Tresco on October 31 12:48 pm:
Really tough call. I know everyone has raved about the Man City attacking mids and forwards but they’re too unreliable for my liking. Ireland will get more goals this season but you never know when it’s going to be. With Robinho clearly becoming that bit more selfish and wanting to bang in 30 goals he might take away those chances from Ireland.
Young is a long-termer - he’ll maintain his position in the top 5 or so midfielders all season which is a delight in a game so rife with uncertainties. And although I definitely agree with you about Cech (I have him myself), the points difference between him and the 4 and 4.5 mil gks doesn’t justify the price. Cheap keepers are going to free up vital cash in this Ron + Lampard world.
Also I’m going to hold off on L Young - you’re right about fixtures it was just that I’m switching Laursen for Agger and would feel naked without a Villa defender. And not good, streaking through the quad naked, more bad like you’ve just regained consciousness and found yourself chained to a lamp-post on a busy high-street naked.
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think rooney will prob return and tevez will go back to the bench.
then tevez will start against celtic?
or it’ll be the otherway round! haha - so no idea really?!?!?!?
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Who’s better to have,
fabregas (starter) & ameobi (bench)
or
RVP (starter) & alonso on bench?
playing 3-5-2 atm and looking at shipping out fabregas to go to 3-4-3.
help wanted please?????
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I have swp. Getting rid this week was thinking of arteta or cahill or even bentley. But on closer inspection i think barry is the man for me. Am i the only one that has noticed his discrete rise on the leading scorer’s? He takes the penalties is the most forward mf of the team and is cheaper than young who for me blows a little hot and cold. He don’t seem to get a mention at all from you guys, am i missing something?
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Reply by MattyR on October 31 11:43 am:
I have noticed this, But already have Young and Carew in my side and so dont want a third villa player lol
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Reply by Jimi on October 31 11:46 am:
barry is the villa pen taking yeah, and the corner taker for right hand side.
basically if you don’t have young then barry is a great option.
IMO young will get more points in the season then barry, but not by much.
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Aston villa’s fixtures aren’t looking the kindest after the next two games and I think the reason Barry doesn’t get much press is down to young. Most people see ashley as a must and don’t want two villa midfielders in their team but barry could be a good alternative option.
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I just realized only 1 person in the top 10 of my league has Ronaldo . Question is should I decimate my team and go over to the dark side…
See my dilemma is I’m new to this and enjoying it immensely and learning quite a bit about the mechanics of it all. I think having Ronaldo would lessen my enjoyment as I’d have less flexibility of who to pick knowing what little I know about the game
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Reply by Tresco on October 31 12:04 pm:
As has been said before, the enjoyment of Ron is 2 fold.
1. You have all the fun in the fair squeezing out a great selection for the rest of your team - which actually requires far more imagination than a team without him which can basically have top 4 players in every position.
2. You can cackle with delight and watch your friends crumble in despair as you ascend through the ranks.
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Reply by maniso on October 31 12:32 pm:
Sold. I think It’ll be a challenge to get him in anyway and apart from him I can then steer clear of ManU which I’ve discovered to be a minefiled
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Anyone fancy Pienaar as a good cheap buy?
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Reply by MattC on October 31 1:16 pm:
Yes i do, that has been my transfer this week. SWP out for Pienaar. Hes a guaranteed starter when hes fit, has notcthed assists since he came back and will contiue to do so. At 5.3 i think he is a steal as i can see Everton improving from here.
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Reply by stephenc on October 31 1:21 pm:
agreed - Pienaar looks very good value now he’s back
it’s my decision dilemma this week
VDS out Reina in (given VDS is likely to be in and out that Man Yoo team more than something that’s in and out a lot)
or
Reo Coker out Pienarr in (Reo is a stick on selection but exactly a goal/assist machine)
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Reply by phil on October 31 1:19 pm:
yep, I’m planning on SWP>>Malouda to free up enough cash for Muamba>>Pienaar. He’s looks an absolute bargain when you consider Everton’s forthcoming fixtures.
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Do ye guys think it is worth a 8 point hit to transfer Ronaldo in or would it be better to use my wildcard?
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Reply by Marknlard on October 31 11:59 am:
If you can do it in 3 transfers, save your wildcard.
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Reply by phil on October 31 1:49 pm:
Wouldn’t be so sure on that one. To me, wildcard is of questionable value later in the season because your team should be more or less settled by then. I always use mine earlyish because I believe the best value is in using it to build value in your team. The week that Ronaldo returned from injury was a really obvious time to take advantage because of all the transfers that were made by other teams to accomodate him and the positive effect that it had on the value of budget players.
I remember my main rival last year built up such an expensive team that in the end he never used his wildcard. If he had used it, the halving of price appreciation in every member of his squad would have decimated it.
The best news is that he still hasn’t learnt the lesson this year and is yet to use his wildcard, having taken regular 4pt hits to chase player values.
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Reply by Marknlard on October 31 2:07 pm:
There’s a player in my league who takes at least a 4 point hit each week, more often an 8 point hit. I’m not gonna tell him it’s a bad idea!
I can see where you’re coming from with the wildcard, but I can’t see that using it to save 8 points, even to get Ronaldo in, is worth it.
I’ve used mine, but if I hadn’t I’d be thinking of saving it for later in the season and teams playing doubleweeks.
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Reply by Soop on October 31 2:25 pm:
Sounds like me. I took an 8 point hit last week, and 12 this week. I’m sure I’ll settle down at some point, but it’s not all that bad.
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Reply by Marknlard on October 31 2:30 pm:
It’s hard to resist that finger. I’ve got a plan of players to bring in over the next couple of GWs, I just know I’ll crack on the weekend and do it all at once.
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Best long term defenders for 4.5 or under.
My defence is currently,
troare, painsil, garrido, olsson, figeroa
Weak i know, but i never spend much on defence.
here’s who i’m thinking about bringing in long term,
l.young, cahill, O’Brien, higginbothan, pogetetz
any others?
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wildcard all the way!!
Does anyone else think that after Spurs, Liverpool have got a run of really easy games. (then again these are the ones they usually lose or draw) thinking of Agger…? Alonso??
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Reply by Help on October 31 12:18 pm:
I’m also thinking of bringing in Alonso. Liverpool do have a good run of games! But I’m wondering if he is a better option than Richardson or Geovanni?
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Reply by Dimitrije on October 31 12:27 pm:
I have Agger and I got afraid after Rafa skipped him from starting 11 this midweek, if he is going to rotate You have to keep in mind that Agger can play Champions league while Hippia can’t
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Reply by NMc on October 31 11:01 pm:
Agger should get fairly regular games. Id have thought carling cup will go to Hyypia, and maybe 1 or 2 prem games. Aside from that Agger is going to pick up alot of points, just not quite as many as Carra granted, but for 5.9m its excellent…
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Register for this site? How?
To get a picture next to name etc.
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Reply by dunk on October 31 1:53 pm:
Click on the gravatar link at the bottom of the page.
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Do you guys think agbonlahor will be a better buy long term than Berbatov?? Considering iv already got Ronaldo but I dont have any Villa players (Young, agbonlahor and carew seem like a must) But I really dont want to sell Berba then he goes on a run and I cant buy him back…. Thoughts???
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Agger at the price has to be worth chancing (could go up to £6.0m tonight) - Liverpool’s defence has been pretty decent of late; Wigan scored two goals agianst them through a mistake and sheer brilliance; they’ve kept out Chelsea and Pompey (-Defoe). Fixtures look very kind on paper after this weekend.
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Reply by IanDowieLoveChild on October 31 12:20 pm:
I am not sure Agger will play this weekend, esp with a european game in the week. Pavlenchenko isn’t quick but good in the air, therefore hyypia may be preferred, its a risk I won’t take for 0.1 and costing me 4 pts.
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Reply by Leighton on October 31 1:13 pm:
My interpretaion of Agger’s rest would be to accommodate for both Saturday’s League match and next Wednesday’s Champions League.
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Reply by NMc on October 31 11:03 pm:
Agreed. Hyypia was used to combat Crouch in the week, the fact he’s had a rest means he’s more likely to stay in the defence from now on. Granted he may lose 1 or 2 prem games to Hyypia (Hyypia should play carling cup btw) but overall for 5.9 its great alongside carra who, yes will play everygame, but costs 7.1
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Thanks for the reply Marknlard, Do ye think Zayette from Hull is a better option than O’ Brien From Bolton? Finally who do ye think is the best option in midfield for 6m: Geovanni, Delap, Alonso or Richardson? All replies appreciated!
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Reply by Marknlard on October 31 12:22 pm:
Richardson is looking pretty good at the moment, especially with his freekicks.
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Anyone think sacrificing Arteta and W-Phillips for Lampard is worth it? (already have Ronaldo and Ireland)
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Getns - Your comments and advice welcome.
My team is decent in my view as I’ve worked Ron, Lamps, Berb and Bosingwa in it along with a few reasonable others with the only issue being the weak third striker (the wonders of Ron in your team eh?
I’m either going to transfer VDS for Reina (to dodge Fergies rotation) or Reo Coker for Pienaar (as the latter is more of a goal threat albeit RC is a stick on selection). Whaddya think.
Van der Sar (Schwarzer)
Laursen, Agger, Traore A, Bosingwa, (Zayatte)
Reo-Coker Lampard Ireland Ronaldo (Marney)
Berbatov Zaki (Beattie)
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Reply by Dan Dare on October 31 12:22 pm:
My vote would be to bring in Reina, but you might want to reconsider Agger as he’s likely to be rotated too - maybe bring in Alex for 4 weeks or so while Carvalho is out?
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Reply by stephenc on October 31 12:46 pm:
Thought about that too. I’m expecting Agger to play this wkend after being rafatated midweek so perhaps I’ll use that as my free transfer next week
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Reply by IanDowieLoveChild on October 31 12:22 pm:
looks good, I would try and upgrade Beattie to someone who plays regularly, maybe sacrifice Laursen or cash in on Ireland at some stage.
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Reply by stephenc on October 31 1:13 pm:
yep agreed although need to be a longer term strategy but its defintely required. Like I say, a side effect of having Ron the Don in the team.
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Do ye think Zayette from Hull is a better option than O’ Brien From Bolton? Finally who do ye think is the best option in midfield for 6m: Geovanni, Delap, Alonso or Richardson? All replies appreciated!
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Do I give SWP one more chance against Bolton?
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