Scout Notes- Gameweek Eight
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A bumper set of Scout Notes this evening takes in all ten of the weekend’s fixtures. Robin Van Persie was the saviour for many a Gameweek, with a brace against Sunderland rewarding those who chose to hand the Gunners’ skipper the armband. Here’s the rundown on the weekend’s action:
Daniel Sturridge was once again amongst the goals for Chelsea. With four goals to his name, Sturridge has equalled the combined tally of Didier Drogba, Nicolas Anelka and Fernando Torres- despite missing four of the Blues’ eight league games. Juan Mata picked up his third assist in as many games, though still has yet to produce a substantial haul and priced at 9.6 to Sturridge’s 6.7 is struggling to justify his price tag in comparison. Chelsea –yet again- failed to chalk up a clean sheet though and have failed to keep out their opponents since the opening match of the season. Ramires hurt his knee after slotting home the third but there’s yet to be any official prognosis.
Everton’s third straight loss continues their run of difficult fixtures. Thanks to Jack Rodwell’s red card being rescinded, David Moyes was able to field the same starting XI he sent out at Anfield but Everton’s lack of any real cutting edge was obvious throughout. Leighton Baines, 7.9 in FPL, has now gone almost a quarter of the season without picking up an assist; subs Royston Drenthe and Apostolos Vellios combined for a late consolation, with the latter slotting home just eighteen seconds after taking to the field.
Andy Carroll was the one to drop out as Liverpool heralded the return of Steven Gerrard to the starting lineup. The Reds skipper came into right midfield, with Dirk Kuyt supporting Luis Suarez up top, and fired his side ahead on sixty-nine minutes. Lucas picked up his fifth yellow card of the season and will be suspended for the Gameweek nine home clash with Norwich and, while Gerrard could possibly see a central role for that game, Carroll will be worried- Kenny Dalglish had a full squad to choose from for this one and his future game time could well suffer if the Reds’ squad continue to offer their manager a clean bill of health. Gerrard’s return also lessens Charlie Adam’s set-piece abilities, as yesterday’s opener demonstrated.
Sir Alex Ferguson’s starting XI was a major surprise. Wayne Rooney, Nani, Javier Hernandez and Anderson were all omitted for the Anfield game. Phil Jones’ versatility continues to offer him plenty chances of starts- this time he moved to central midfield and has now started United’s last eight league games. Rio Ferdinand joined Jonny Evans in the heart of the back-four as Nemanja Vidic missed out altogether, despite playing for Serbia in midweek. Gerrard’s goal was the catalyst for Fergie to send on the reinforcements and Hernandez –scoring in only his second match of the season- grabbed an equaliser late on.
Roberto Mancini rang the changes for the game with Aston Villa but despite missing several key players, Man City powered to the top of the table. Edin Dzeko was rested, allowing Mario Balotelli to lead the line and the Italian didn’t disappoint, grabbing his third league goal in as many games. With David Silva grabbing just a brief second half cameo and Samir Nasri rested, Adam Johnson took centre stage- a goal and assist, with bonus to surely follow, means the winger has returned double figures in back-to-back fixtures. Despite his undoubted talents, his manager’s rotation policy will always make Johnson too risky a Fantasy proposition- a price tag of 7.0 only compounds this frustration. Micah Richards picked up a knock and was withdrawn on sixty-six minutes, though City have yet to confirm the nature of the problem.
Aston Villa’s unbeaten run finally came to an end in comprehensive fashion at the Etihad. The 4-1 defeat means Shay Given and co have picked up just one clean sheet on the road, back in Gameweek one at Fulham. In-form forward Gabby Agbonlahor also clearly prefers the comforts of Villa Park- he’s scored just once on the road this term- Stephen Warnock’s first league goal for three seasons spoiled the City clean sheet and he’s now only second to Agbonlahor in Fantasy points for Villa. Emile Heskey was preferred to Barry Bannan, perhaps due to the latter’s recent international duties, though the Scot did come on in the second half. James Collins failed to recover from a foot injury, with Ciaran Clark stepping in at centre half as his replacement.
Jonathan Walters grabbed his second goal of the season as he helped Stoke see off Fulham. Playing up front alongside Peter Crouch, Walters is now second-top scoring Fantasy player for Tony Pulis’ side, just behind Asmir Begovic. At just 6.0, as well as being on penalties, Walters is forging a strong case as a viable Fantasy option, particularly with NEW, QPR, BLA to come in the next five. Matthew Etherington recovered from a back problem and returned to the side, picking up two assists in the win. Four home games in, then, and Stoke have conceded just one goal at the Britannia- Begovic and Ryan Shawcross have played every minute of the season and will surely be the focus of Fantasy attention over the coming weeks.
Fulham continued their poor form on the road with the 2-0 Britannia loss. John Arne Riise hit the bar but another goalless return on the road means Martin Jol’s side have scored just once away from home so far. Aaron Hughes returned to the starting lineup, with Chris Baird getting the nod at right-back. Moussa Dembele lasted just thirty-six minutes on the wing before a knock forced the Belgian off, affording Damien Duff some game time. With (EVE, TOT, LIV) their next three home fixtures, Fulham’s strong form at the Cottage looks likely to be put firmly to the test.
Antony Pilkington made up for fluffing his lines at Old Trafford with a brace to help see off Swansea. The former Huddersfield man has now scored three goals for the season and will inevitably start to attract some Fantasy attention in the budget midfield bracket. Pilkington, along with Bradley Johnson and Wes Hoolahan, continues to impress although none of the three looks a clear front-runner in Fantasy terms. Striker Steven Morison, subject of Big Dunc’s Differential this week, is perhaps the most interesting prospect on offer in Paul Lambert’s ranks. He continues to keep club skipper Grant Holt out of the side and was hugely impressive in Saturday’s win. Although emerging with just an assist to his name, his price tag (4.9 in the FPL), certainly makes him worthy as a third striker consideration for those looking to free up cash. Morison did pick up a knock in yesterday’s game however – there’s no confirmation on the severity of that as yet.
Brendan Rodgers singled out his defence for criticism following the 3-1 defeat at Carrow Road. The visitors were guilty of slack marking for both early goals and, despite an encouraging second strike of the season for Danny Graham, the Swans were unable get back on level terms during a strong first-half spell. Graham, like Morison in the Norwich squad, offers a budget striker option (4.8 in the FPL) for those Fantasy managers look to save funds. Scott Sinclair picked up his second assist of the season for Graham’s goal to bolster his reputation further. He continues to look the best option the Swans squad, although budget option Nathan Dyer maintains far greater ownership in the FPL. Stephen Dobbie sustained a knock having been introduced from the bench – forcing Swansea to drop to ten men having used all their subs. There’s no news as yet on Dobbie’s injury.
Roberto Martinez was able to recall the experience of Antolin Alcaraz to his back four, along with Steve Gohouri, who returned from suspension. Neither could help the Latics recover a recent slump and they duly slipped to a damaging 3-1 reversal to Bolton, their fifth straight defeat. Despite a strong run of fixtures then, it seems unlikely that Fantasy managers will be sympathetic to their cause. Victor Moses continues to disappoint; despite being the one bright spark and threat to the Bolton defence, his efforts went unrewarded and he is still waiting for his first goal or assist return this season. Ben Watson was forced off at half time with a knock for the Latics to complete a miserable afternoon.
Bolton’s six-game losing streak came to an end with a comfortable canter at the DW Stadium. Chris Eagles, priced at 5.3, was the Trotters hero with a goal and assist, keeping Martin Petrov firmly in the shade this time round. Ivan Klasnic was available after suspension but was given just a five minute sub appearance late on, with David N’Gog justifying his manager’s decision with a goal. Kevin Davies missed a penalty in the 3-1 win and with Petrov scoring his side’s previous spot-kick, Owen Coyle may have a dilemma on his hands.
Neil Warnock sprung a major surprise at Loftus Road, with Adel Taarabt benched after his walk-out in the 6-0 defeat at Fulham in Gameweek seven. Jay Bothroyd also dropped out, with Jamie Mackie and Heidar Helgusson selected as their replacements and Armand Traore returned after serving a one-match suspension. Helgusson celebrated his first start of the season by firing QPR ahead, though the likes of Shaun Wright-Phillips and Joey Barton failed to produce against an out-of-sorts Blackburn. A 1-1 draw will prove little solace for Warnock; with his side’s next four fixtures reading (CHE, tot, MCI, stk), points -and Fantasy returns- could be hard to come by.
Blackburn stopped a run of two straight defeats thanks to captain Chris Samba. Steve Kean made three changes to the side that lost at home to Man City the previous Gameweek, with Jason Roberts, Michel Salgado and Martin Olsson all in the starting XI. David Goodwillie recovered from food poisoning but could only make the bench, though he did come on as a second half sub late on. Yakubu’s brace against Arsenal already seems a lifetime away- the Nigerian sat on the bench for the entire game. No clean sheets, bottom of the table, Rovers now have (TOT, nor, CHE) up next.
Robin Van Persie grabbed a double for the second home game in a row as Arsenal saw off a stubborn Sunderland resistance. Aaron Ramsey missed out due to a very minor hamstring strain, while Kieran Gibbs lasted just a couple of minutes into the second half before a stomach muscle complaint forced the left-back out of the proceedings. The Gunners midfield, so often the source of their Fantasy points, continues to frustrate, with 2 FPL points the most Mikel Arteta and co could respectively muster. Van Persie is proving to be the only viable option for Arsenal at present and with the Manchester derby this upcoming weekend, he will surely be the focus of Fantasy investment ahead of the home game against Stoke. Despite a run of favourable fixtures on the horizon, both Theo Walcott and Gervinho have been disappointing- they have scored just one goal each so far, with both failing to net at the Emirates all season.
Seb Larsson grabbed a goal for Sunderland in the Emirates loss, continuing his strong start to the Fantasy season. So far, the Swede is proving the best mid-price Fantasy midfielder around- at just 6.6, he’s now returned 41 points, the same as Samir Nasri, and is joint-fifth top-scoring midfielder so far. The Swede picked up his fifth yellow card of the season –he was booked in the Carling Cup game at Brighton- and misses next week’s fixture at Bolton. Steve Bruce will be able to welcome back Nicklas Bendtner for that one, though; the Dane was unavailable this afternoon due to his loan agreement with Arsenal.
West Brom’s 2-0 win over Wolves means the Baggies have already recorded three clean sheets, more than they managed over the course of last season. Roy Hodgson made four changes from the draw at Sunderland; the likes of Nicky Shorey was surprisingly dropped, with Billy Jones picking up an assist to add to his clean sheet in his first start. Jonas Olsson seems the only nailed-on Baggies defender right now, though; he‘s played every minute of the season so far. Chris Brunt grabbed his first goal of the campaign to add to his assist last week and Peter Odemwingie responded to being dropped by coming off the bench to grab the decisive second- only his second goal of this term, though. Having scored three goals in their first six games, Hodgson’s side have now netted four times in the last two, though (avl, LIV, ars) will test their attacking resolve.
Wolves slumped to their fifth defeat on the spin in the Midlands derby. With Steven Fletcher missing out due to a calf injury, Mick McCarthy opted for a 4-5-1, as Stephen Hunt dropped to the bench. At the moment, Big Mick’s side are offering little value going forward or at the back- just two goals scored since Gameweek two, they’ve conceded at least two goals in every match since Gameweek four. Wolves’ next two home games surely offer chance of a revival- Swansea and Wigan make their way to Molineux, with a visit to Man City sandwiched in-between.
Demba Ba maintained his recent scoring record to extend Newcastle’s unbeaten run to eight games. Ba grabbed his fifth goal in three games as Alan Pardew’s side fought back twice to grab a home draw with in-form Spurs and his 6.2 price tag continues to look a bargain after a tricky settling in period at St James’ Park. Though the Newcastle defence have shown plenty solidity, the 2-2 result means just one clean sheet in the last six games now- Davide Santon made his debut late on in the second half and may be pushing for a start next week at home to Wigan. Jonas Gutierrez maintained his own good form, grabbing an assist to add to last week’s goal at Wolves.
Emmanuel Adebayor shrugged off a hamstring problem to start for Spurs and grabbed two assists in the draw at Newcastle, though the second was somewhat fortuitous. Rafael Van der Vaart was given his wish, playing just off the lone forward, as Luka Modric was moved to the flank by Harry Redknapp, with Jake Livermore joining Scott Parker in central midfield. The Dutchman bagged a penalty then was subbed off just after the hour mark, as replacement Jermain Defoe’s third goal in four games underlined Spurs’ wealth of attacking talent. Ledley King’s withdrawal due to injury just before the half-hour mark afforded Sebastian Bassong a chance against his former club and adds to Spurs’ injury woes at the back, with Michael Dawson still sidelined due to an Achilles problem.
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October 17 at 6:30 am
Chippavitch says:
Any suggestions to help me out of a downward spiral? I’m going to use my wildcard gw 11 so only need players for the next three weeks (Liverpool, Tottenham and Chelsea fixtures look good to me).
For GW9 I have my eye on Jose Enrique-Cahill and VDV-Arteta.
Given
Bosingwa, S Taylor, Simpson, Cahill —> Jose Enrique
Silva, Nani, Arteta —> VDV
Sturridge, Suarez, Agbonlahor
Hilario, Tiote, SWP (will ship him GW10), Kompany
Bank 2.7m, 1 Free transfer
I’m pretty happy with forwards for next three. Would Mata, Gerrard, Adam, Walters or someone else be better? Moses?
October 17 at 6:32 am
Jack(off)Attack. says:
Reading totalfpl’s prediction.
They are saying Adebayor 3 and VDV or Defoe 1…
Doesnt really bother me as I thought VDV would get 3 and Adebayor 1…but that was based purely on initial thoughts of looking at the score, about to watch now, worth watching?
October 17 at 6:33 am
Jack(off)Attack. says:
Wait they are saying VDV/Ba or Defoe for 1..damn ha
October 17 at 6:38 am
chemikills says:
Yes it was a good match I think
I think Adebayor will get 3 because of his 2 assists, he played well statistically and didn’t do too much wrong.
The problem with VdV and Defoe is they were both off the field for eachother’s goals. Therefore they don’t benefit as much from ‘bonus’ points as well as the fact they didn’t play full matchs
Guiterrez statistically had a very good match and despite picking up just an assist I think he’s got enough to beat the non-full game goal scorers
October 17 at 7:24 am
everyday, i'm shuffling .. natt says:
It’s worth watching until the last minute. Great game!!!
October 17 at 6:34 am
james_10 says:
How does this look for this week.
Given
Enrique Bosingwa Kompany
VDV (C), Silva, Nani, Sinclair
Rooney, Adebayor (VC), Agbonlahor
Vorm, Simpson, Tiote, N.Taylor
Should I bench Kompany for Simpson or will Man City keep a clean sheet?
October 17 at 6:36 am
Chippavitch says:
looks good to me. I would go Simpson against Wigan over Kompany against Man U
October 17 at 6:37 am
Jack(off)Attack. says:
Against a most likely full-strength United at OT? No.
Simpson is at home to Wigan if I remember correctly
October 17 at 6:43 am
RedNev says:
I’d still play Kompany over Simpson. Got to play your big guns regardless of the fixture.
October 17 at 6:46 am
jimski says:
No way, this fixture’s an exception. In general you speak the truth, especially with attacking players, but despite his goal, Kompany relies entirely on clean sheets.
October 17 at 6:47 am
jimski says:
Relies on clean sheets *in general* , I mean.
October 17 at 6:55 am
RedNev says:
Wigan have had 5 losses in a row and they’ll be looking to get something out of the Newcastle game. I can definitely see them nicking a goal. Simpson relies entirely on clean sheets as well p.s his game time could be reduced.
October 17 at 7:04 am
Jack(off)Attack. says:
Hold up…you are pretty much comparing Wigan to Man U. Shh
October 17 at 7:08 am
iLA says:
Id rather put my house on MU scoring than the mighty Wigan tbh.
October 17 at 7:11 am
Jack(off)Attack. says:
Exactly.
So what if Wigan may be hungry (even though it dont matter as they suck and Newcastle have been excellent this year)
You didnt mention the fact that City have Man U!
October 17 at 7:27 am
RedNev says:
It could well be a stalemate between United and City like last season at Eastlands. Not too fussed about it really. I will be playing 4-3-3 so starting both Kompany and Simpson.
October 17 at 6:46 am
UnitedAdelaide says:
nah im benching kompany
there’s going to be goals this weekend and lots of them
playing the fixtures
October 17 at 6:46 am
SlightHawk says:
Anything can happen with man city. would not know what to do
October 17 at 8:26 am
Coops says:
Wat a load of nonesense!
So you honestly believe that Kompany has more chance of keeping a cleansheet against United at Old Trafford the Simpson does against Wigan at St James’?
People like you annoy me.
October 17 at 6:40 am
Billy Ketsu says:
Good afternoon, Southern Hemisphericals.
Are we still on this anti-cheap defenders business? I thought it had been decided that they are a Good Thing.
Having said that though, mine did bugger all this weekend with Woodgate apparently falling down a black hole somewhere in Stoke. Very disappointing, Enrique, N.Taylor and Simpson combining for a massive 4 points.
Still, brave Sir Robin saved the day and I made a tidy points profit on the hit to bring him in. I feel quite pleased despite the low score, since I’m moving back up our league and clawed a few points back on the leader.
October 17 at 6:49 am
yeahbuddy says:
My Backline consists of Bos, Woodgate (would’ve been a nice 6 points..), Shorey (another nice 6 points…), Barnett and NTaylor
That’s really cheap? Seems all the same to me IMO can’t play the right ones.
October 17 at 6:41 am
Random_Guy says:
For the first time season, my captain has scored a goal. Yeah baby!!!
October 17 at 6:45 am
RedNev says:
Congrats. I got RVP(C) in for Aguero and it worked like a gem!
October 17 at 6:45 am
Random_Guy says:
Me too!!!
October 17 at 6:48 am
UnitedAdelaide says:
ok everyone, start posting when you’ve stopped jumping up and down about RVP captain
dont get me wrong, im very happy for you *cough*
lol
October 17 at 6:51 am
Billy Ketsu says:
Me three!
The difference in your mood on a Monday morning when your team’s done well is amazing. It shouldn’t matter at all really but there’s definitely more of a spring in my step thanks to Van P. I wish he hadn’t taken his shirt off though. Cost two points, that did.
October 17 at 6:47 am
Maz says:
Good morning guys.
I’m planning to bring in Begovic for Hennessey.
To raise the cash I can do one of these options: A or B?
(Players in brackets are my subs)
A.
Ramsey > Sinclair
(Dyer) > (Moses)
B.
(Vorm) > (Ruddy)
(Dyer) > (B.Johnson)
Current Team
Hennessey (Vorm)
Kompany, Bosingwa, Enrique (Simpson, N.Taylor)
Nani, Silva, Ramsey, Nasri (Dyer)
Rooney Adebayor Sturridge
October 17 at 6:51 am
UnitedAdelaide says:
option A
October 17 at 6:47 am
Random_Guy says:
Hey guys, I need a few suggestions for my team. I’m looking to bring in some Liverpool coverage and Aguero over the next few weeks.
Vorm, Krul
Simpson, Kompany, Bosingwa, Ward, De Laet
Young, Silva, Mata, Dyer, Moses
RVP, Adebayor, Agbonlahor
I have 1 FT and 3m in the bank. Any suggestions?
October 17 at 6:57 am
Tony Hibbert's Scoring Boots says:
Agbon > Suarez?
then RVP > Suarez after the Stoke game
October 17 at 6:56 am
Tony Hibbert's Scoring Boots says:
*RVP > Aguero
October 17 at 7:21 am
EGIAL10 says:
no keep agbon, whose your other striker?
October 17 at 6:49 am
zan says:
Given /Vorm
Enrique, Kompany, A.Cole -S.Ward,Simpson
Silva, Mata ,Jarvis ,N.Dyer -B.Johnson
Rooney, Aguero, Agbonlahor
What changes do you think I need to make to my team
I still have my Wildcard
October 17 at 6:51 am
4vets says:
What changes do you think you need to make to your team?
October 17 at 7:22 am
zan says:
Aguero to Sturridge
Jarvis to VDV
then I would have .8 in the bank
October 17 at 6:52 am
iLA says:
I wonder how the tens of thousands people feel when they mass-bought Ramsey and mass-sold Adebayor
Wonder if the kneejerkers will now sell Ramsey and re-buy Adebayor again 
October 17 at 6:55 am
UnitedAdelaide says:
tisk tisk, ila thats just mean
lol
i do feel a little sorry for them i must admit
but ramsay should be back this weekend perhaps
October 17 at 6:59 am
iLA says:
Oh wasn’t trying to rile up people on here.. just funny seeing crapload of people selling productive players with nice fixtures ie. Ade, just for the one game with unconfirmed injury
October 17 at 7:06 am
UnitedAdelaide says:
yeah well i do like tottenhams fixtures coming up the next six weeks, looks very tasty indeed
all aboard Adebayor
toot toot
October 17 at 7:09 am
Jack(off)Attack. says:
Any transfers needed?
Looking at bring HBA/Cleverley for Dyer and Shawcross for Bosingwa (but they look best for GW10 onwards so may aswell do those 2 then) and upgrade De Laet De later
Given (Vorm)
Bosingwa Enrique Simpson (Kompany De Laet
Silva Mata Nani VDV (Dyer)
Suarez (C) Adebayor (VC) Sturridge
Am I right in thinking Santon only went on for Simpson because of Raylors attacking potential and the need for a goal? I hope so as I transferred Raylor out for Kompany this week
October 17 at 7:13 am
UnitedAdelaide says:
yeah have been thinking about transferring bosingwa for shawcross too
so over chelseas lack of CS
and stoke have decent fixtures GW 11 onwards
but will leave bosingwa in for another week as they have QPR and stoke are away to arsenal….
October 17 at 7:16 am
iLA says:
Planning to cash in on Bos already now I see
Thought so too Simpson went off for Santon because Newcastle was chasing for the game. Simpson was the better defender last night than Raylor from what I watched.
Team looks sorted for this week, might as well do the De later now?
October 17 at 7:21 am
Jack(off)Attack. says:
I dunno, I would rather save the transfer and get rid when I have 2 transfers..dont feel the need to get rid of him as he is 3 deep on my bench, and there is no real options at 4.0 or less that stand out to me yet so will look at them this week
October 17 at 7:14 am
udit says:
Based on my reading the scores of the PPI,
my prediction for bonuses for the big games are,
Man Utd- Liverpool Gerrard 3, Welbeck 2 Hernandez 1
Chelsea – Everton Terry 3, Lamps, Sturridge – 2
Man City- Villa Balotelli 3 Adam Johnson 2 Kompany 1
Tottenham – Newcastle- Ba 3 VDV 2 Gutierrez 1
Arsenal – Sunderland RVP 3 dont know about the others.
October 17 at 7:18 am
KFC FC says:
3 bps for Ba would be awesome.
October 17 at 7:21 am
udit says:
Ba Had a PPI of 23 and VDV of 22, so it was pretty close
October 17 at 7:23 am
Jack(off)Attack. says:
Damn no Adebayor.
That would mean 5 bp’s this week (VDV, Sturridge, Kompany)
Are you usually right ? haha
October 17 at 7:26 am
udit says:
Haha I Hope I am
October 17 at 7:29 am
chemikills says:
Yeh none for Ade, only 15 PPI for him
October 17 at 7:22 am
iLA says:
^lmao KFC FC
Still hoping Ade and Mata will get some baps.
October 17 at 7:26 am
udit says:
Mata wont definitely, he had a PPI of 23,
Sturridge , Lamps had a PPI of 30, and Terry 32
October 17 at 7:28 am
udit says:
Correction mata had a PPI of 21
October 17 at 7:30 am
iLA says:
Yeah figured the goalscorers will get them
How sure are you with the Newcastle – Tottenham game?
October 17 at 7:33 am
udit says:
Don’t know about ameobi, pretty sure about the rest.
October 17 at 7:33 am
chemikills says:
I can confirm that New/Tot above are correct
October 17 at 7:36 am
udit says:
Cheers!:)
October 17 at 7:36 am
everyday, i'm shuffling .. natt says:
Why does VDV have so high PPI despite leaving the field early ?
The system seem to give so much weight on the goal.
October 17 at 7:38 am
Demi says:
Same with Milner getting the 3 after only 13 minutes on the pitch, when he scored.
It gives more PPI for points per minute played it seems
October 17 at 7:37 am
iLA says:
That’s a bummer
was hoping Ade to get something with his 2 “assists” Thanks for the info guys 
October 17 at 7:40 am
udit says:
Your Welcome !
October 17 at 7:44 am
everyday, i'm shuffling .. natt says:
Thank you all… With this logic, Adam Johnson should be a good pick for the bonus.
October 17 at 7:23 am
I should be so Nucky... says:
How does Lamps get 2 in a 4 goal game where he didn’t score? Not a member so can’t read it myself..
October 17 at 7:19 am
Starscream says:
Any news on Suarez and the FA situation after the racism claims?
!
Was going to go Drogba->Suarez and captain him but i may wait now…
Had a great gameweek in the end thanks to Van Persie(c) and Adebayor, i brought Ramsey in for Taarabt which paid off….he didn’t play and Brunt was first sub
October 17 at 7:27 am
Demi says:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/spo.....ds-newsxml
However, after the claims and the ensuing furore:
Suarez denied any abuse and fought to clear his name.
Sky Sports found no footage that supports Evra.
It emerged that referee Andre Marriner did not hear any of the alleged 10 racist comments.
While supporting their player, United are leaving the matter to the France left back.
October 17 at 7:29 am
Starscream says:
Awesome, thanks Demi cheers for that
October 17 at 7:20 am
ChristIna says:
Does anyone know how the “suspending of a team in a private league” works? I have suspended a team, but the team name is still reflecting.
Does the scoring of the suspended team just stop from now going forward?
October 17 at 7:43 am
UnitedAdelaide says:
suspended? wow, harsh
were they beating you?
October 17 at 7:51 am
ChristIna says:
Everyone is beating me. Thought i would start with the team above me and delete one a week.
October 17 at 7:57 am
iLA says:
October 17 at 10:24 am
TorresMagic™ - Ask for Early Bird entry, for those with weekly ranks under 1000000 from GW2 onwards. Hits have penalties. Check links for details. says:
I suspend teams all the time. FPL isn’t instant with removal so wait until further updates for their removal.
October 17 at 10:27 am
ChristIna says:
Dankie.
October 17 at 7:20 am
I should be so Nucky... says:
It’s somehow very comforting to see both Lampard and Gerrard back in my mf, bit like your favourite old jumper…
October 17 at 7:21 am
Jack(off)Attack. says:
Whats the rest of your mid/front line look like?
October 17 at 7:24 am
I should be so Nucky... says:
Silva, Dyer, B Johnson,
Rooney, Suarez, Sturridge
October 17 at 7:25 am
ChristIna says:
No RVP…
October 17 at 7:27 am
iLA says:
Having them both must be a big time differential when they haul
October 17 at 7:30 am
RedNev says:
Wow strong team that. You could score huge in the coming GWs.
October 17 at 8:31 am
tw says:
wow thats a really strong team! what’s your back line look like though?
October 17 at 8:35 am
Jack(off)Attack. says:
Surely Dyer AND Johnson isnt considered that strong.
I’d take Nani and VDV/Mata over those two, especially as they are cheaper
October 17 at 7:31 am
Senile Delinquent says:
This has probably been asked before but cannot see it on this page
Both on MOTD and in the Daily Fail Raylor was credited with the assist for the Ameobi goal. FFL have it as Cabaye. I thought it looked like Raylor but then I dont know what Cabaye looks like.
October 17 at 7:32 am
Starscream says:
My team at the moment for this weekend:
Krul (Vorm)
Simpson Bosingwa Enrique (Kompany, Briggs)
Brunt Ramsey Nani Silva (N.Dyer)
Adebayor Drogba RVP
Who should i ship out?
Thinking Drogba->Suarez and captaining him?
October 17 at 7:46 am
heartsattack says:
Drogba to Suarez is the right move.
October 17 at 7:34 am
CoolBeans says:
Just wondering what goal keeper combos people have on here.. I have Vorm and Foster and was thinking of changing them up.. Who else is out there rotate well and are not too heavy on the budget?
October 17 at 7:38 am
UnitedAdelaide says:
begovic and krul would work well over the next few weeks imo
October 17 at 7:40 am
CoolBeans says:
Was thinking bout begovic alright.. This could work!
October 17 at 11:05 am
RainbowDissent says:
Begovic and Friedel rotate near-perfectly all the way through ’til January. Bit more pricey than some options but it’s been scoring great for me.
October 17 at 7:39 am
Maz says:
I’ve got Hennessey atm but Wolves can’t seem to stop conceding.
Going to upgrade him to Begovic with Vorm as my sub.
October 17 at 7:42 am
CoolBeans says:
I wanted Begovic and Vorm but they don’t rotate well at all.. They both play home and away at the same time for the coming weeks! kinda puts me of it a bit
October 17 at 7:46 am
UnitedAdelaide says:
yeah swansea and stoke have away fixtures same time as each other over the next few weeks
im not a big fan of that
October 17 at 7:43 am
11.30 says:
Hey, wheres my Ryan Taylor assist for Ameobi’s goal?
Has anyone emailed FPL about this?
October 17 at 7:46 am
RageAgainstTheCage says:
It was canbaye assist
October 17 at 7:48 am
Demi says:
No it wasn’t!
October 17 at 7:50 am
heartsattack says:
+1 it was 100% not cabayes assist.
October 17 at 7:48 am
heartsattack says:
One of the scouts has made them aware of it.
October 17 at 7:44 am
bigdave33 says:
Mingolet and al habsi,wigan got some CS chances over next few weeks
October 17 at 7:48 am
whoracle says:
Begovic/Given
October 17 at 7:45 am
Rog163 says:
How on earth is this team leading in our mini league, his 70 points ahead of me currently
Vorm (given)
Bosingwa S Taylor G Cahill Kompany (smalling)
Silva Mikel Lucas Song (Anderson)
Rooney Adebayor Aguero
October 17 at 7:54 am
ChristIna says:
Morning Saffer. Bad luck with Ramsey.
October 17 at 7:56 am
Starscream says:
Haha i have a friend who has a similarly awful team:
Hart (c)
Enrique Hangeland(v) Kompany Evra
Silva Tiote Jarvis Walters
Zamora Ba
Subs: Robinson, Huth, Ramsey, Bent
I guess it’s not too bad, but just missing the normal players we discuss on here….yet he’s 20 points ahead of me, was 70 points not long ago!!!
October 17 at 7:57 am
heartsattack says:
Song has really stepped up to the plate since his return from suspension. For a defensive mid he has been scoring very well.
October 17 at 7:51 am
heartsattack says:
What’s everyones view on playing two defenders from the same side. A good idea sometimes or best avoided ?
October 17 at 7:53 am
UnitedAdelaide says:
just cross your fingers that side gets clean sheets
otherwise your stuffed
October 17 at 7:55 am
ChristIna says:
I’m doing it. Krul/Simpson & Vorm/Taylor. Worked once in last 3 weeks. Hoping NewC can keep Wigan out this week.
October 17 at 7:59 am
heartsattack says:
I just brought R Taylor in for De Laet and already have Simpson. The plan was to double up on Toon defenders v wigan then bin Simpson but I wish I hadn’t already.
October 17 at 7:57 am
Starscream says:
I’m going Krul and Simpson also, Wigan are pants!
October 17 at 8:00 am
heartsattack says:
Wigan are dreadful.
October 17 at 8:05 am
elninorules says:
BPs pre-release:
http://i28.photobucket.com/alb.....elease.png
October 17 at 8:07 am
Jack(off)Attack. says:
Didnt realise there is a post dedicated to this.
October 17 at 8:13 am
elninorules says:
Thesis: For MF/Strikers, go for goal-scorers. Not assist-ers.
For Def, go for fullbacks of attacking teams/central def of strong defensive teams.
Valid?
October 17 at 8:18 am
elninorules says:
Goal-scoring MF:
VDV, Nani, Lamps (if not rotated) in high range…
Walters, Larsson, Sinclair, Ramires, Ramsey in mid range..(play at home)
October 17 at 8:15 am
tw says:
sometimes i dont understand people: why is kompany at 92% on fiso when he plays united next week. like why would anyone want to bring him in before that game as opposed to waiting until after it!!??
October 17 at 8:18 am
UnitedAdelaide says:
man city fans
October 17 at 8:21 am
Starscream says:
Impulse buys off the back of his goal….
October 17 at 8:30 am
Gargamel says:
It’s simple TW, it’s because he’s the highest scoring defender – ie the defender player sees first – and most players are casual ones who do their subs and then don’t look at it again for five gameweeks. Therefore next opponent doesn’t matter that much.
October 17 at 8:15 am
Starscream says:
A)Drogba+Brunt-> Sturridge and Downing
or
B)just go Drogba->Suarez
just concerned about Chelsea coverage if i go B….
October 17 at 8:16 am
UnitedAdelaide says:
got adebayor?
October 17 at 8:29 am
Starscream says:
Yes my team at the moment (last gameweeks’s score)
Vorm (Krul)
Bosingwa Kompany Enrique (Simpson, Briggs)
Brunt N.Dyer Nani Silva (Ramsey)
Adebayor Drogba RVP
October 17 at 8:17 am
UnitedAdelaide says:
wait, sorry, wrong post
October 17 at 2:06 pm
rasher says:
delighed i kept the wildcard till this week..
moved up over 400k in the overall rankings!
im back in the game!!