The Digest – Gameweek Thirty One
Filed under: The Digest - Posted by: Mark
The Digest returns to discuss a goal machine in overdrive, the return of a North East revival and why we could do without forensic video analysis in our Fantasy football…
The Player
Papiss Cisse is a rare commodity – a footballing talent that has been able to take his form from another European league and immediately translate it into returns in England’s top flight. Perhaps the reason for Cisse’s easy transition is that his key skill – the ability to find goalscoring positions and finish the job – is unreliant on adapting to a change in pace, style or aggression. Natural goalscorers can ply their trade regardless of those factors if self-belief is high. Right now, as Alan Pardew remarked earlier this week, the confidence is oozing from Cisse and he looks well capable of maintaining his goal per game average.
Liverpool’s defence was the latest to feel Cisse’s force – once regarded as one of the top three rearguards in the league, the absence of Dan Agger has disrupted matters and left them exposed. None more so that Jamie Carragher, although the uncertainty has also crept into those around him – Martin Skrtel and Jose Enrique look shadows of the players we saw a month ago.
Cisse gleefully accepted the space afforded to him to convert his second consecutive brace. The triumvirate he forms with Demba Ba and Hatem Ben Arfa continued on from their outstanding form at the Hawthorns in the Magpies’ previous match, cutting through the Liverpool defence with a swashbuckling ease.
Right now, with Cisse in bloom and his two attacking colleagues combining with such effect, Newcastle look a devastating attacking force. Fantasy managers will be taking note, gladly accepting Cisse and Ben Arfa into their squads, whilst wondering how long Ba will go on playing a cameo role in the recent ascendency.
While Ba sheds his concerned Fantasy owners at pace, Cisse has enjoyed a double Fantasy Premier League (FPL) price rise in the Gameweek already, fetching over 50,000 new owners in 48 hours. The switch seems irresistible, at 7.2 he remains a clear bargain – although the trip to the Liberty Stadium this weekend will surely provide a stern test of Pardew’s slick attacking trio.
The Team
We’d almost forgotten about Sunderland. A miserable run of one win in five had seem them slip from the radar as, without the pace and trickery of the suspended Stephane Sessegnon, they struggled to threaten opponents, whilst failing to keep goals at bay at the other end. We presumed that Martin O’Neill’s North East honeymoon was over. Now it seems things are back on track – the marriage is in bloom and the smiles are back.
The importance of Sessegnon’s return cannot be understated. Whilst Seb Larsson and James McClean always offered assured service from the flanks, Nicklas Bendtner needed the spark of Sessegnon buzzing around him to help put defences on the back foot. At City, Sessegnon was electric, providing two assists and tormenting a shell-shocked home defence which never expected the Black Cats to show their claws.
Bendtner has now scored four in five games – whatever your view on his seemingly inflated self-worth – his rate of goals has us taking notice. Sessegnon is now an obvious target once again, James McClean is the budget alternative. At the back, Simon Mignolet continues to offer value in goal, while Michael Turner a cheap and resolute barrier in front of him.
Sunderland’s assets are back on our shopping list with fixtures falling nicely and a Gameweek 34 match in place. While double Gameweek distractions are seductive, there looks to be good value on offer amongst O’Neill’s troops once more.
The Talking Point
Here we are again. When we found ourselves painstakingly examining Danny Welbeck’s studs back in Gameweek 21, it was clear that we’d found ourselves backed into an uncomfortable corner by a ruling that demanded such precision. On Sunday we were left looking for the merest of touches from Ben Arfa’s boot, shorts or limbs, desperately examining angles to decipher whether Demba Ba’s pass deviated in its path before being dispatched so effectively by Papiss Cisse. The smart teamwork and clinical finish was lost on us within seconds – all we cared about was whether Ben Arfa had, unintentionally, earned an assist.
It’s not a great place to be. As it is, we are again at the mercy of the Press Association verdict. Like it or not, the assist remained with Ben Arfa and we move on. That’s not the discussion here. Once again though, we have to question why there is such a debate, such a thorough examination of footage, when any touch by the Frenchman surely played little part in Cisse’s goal.
A mini-league, or worse still, the FPL crown, could depend on a brush of the studs and the camera angles available to make it out. Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that and, when the season is over, let’s hope the FPL re-examine their definition to see if we can avoid such scenarios.
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April 3 at 5:49 pm
drinkup245 says:
is hernandez to torres a good move?
April 3 at 5:50 pm
Pork Pie Sausage Roll - Proud member of the Double Digit Club says:
Hernandez out is a good move.
Torres in is not
April 3 at 5:52 pm
McEwan says:
I don’t rate either as a fantasy option at the moment tbh. If your going to get Torres, the next game is as good a game to get him for. Could bite you if Hernandez starts against QPR.
April 3 at 5:55 pm
sean says:
you’d be better off looking at a striker with a gw34 game
with all chelseas cup ties theres going to be a lot of rotations
April 3 at 5:58 pm
The Giggs Boson says:
No, i’d keep Hernandez. He plays gw34 and looks central to all the United attack. At least wait til gw35.
April 3 at 6:31 pm
skully says:
isnt hernandez is rotated with welback…
April 3 at 5:50 pm
Rukawa says:
My knock out opp is Napoli, rank 636 in the world
bye guys, see you next season @@
April 3 at 5:52 pm
elniñorules: The draw results are out! says:
C’mon Ruk! You can do this.
April 3 at 5:55 pm
Rukawa says:
he has the same 10 players to mine LOL
So we still have home rule, home team has 4p ahead?
April 3 at 5:57 pm
elniñorules: The draw results are out! says:
See you can do this
No more home rule, Ruk.
April 3 at 5:59 pm
Rukawa says:
wait for your knock out phase preview
April 3 at 5:53 pm
Duffman91 - Les Rouches says:
Ranks don’t matter too much in H2H competitions.
April 3 at 5:57 pm
Rukawa says:
the problem, we have almost the same teams
April 3 at 5:59 pm
The Giggs Boson says:
Sounds like you need a secret differential…
April 3 at 6:01 pm
Rukawa says:
so I will buy De Laet and Salomon Kalou
April 3 at 6:04 pm
The Giggs Boson says:
shh, keep it secret!
April 3 at 5:55 pm
McEwan says:
just as likely to have a bad gw as anyone else! Good luck!
April 3 at 5:56 pm
Rukawa says:
same to you
April 3 at 5:57 pm
Count Of Monte Hristo - "If you understand football you make substitutions during the game, if you don't you make comments after it." says:
Olympiakos to pull of a shock result I reckon!
April 3 at 5:50 pm
wikidwhite says:
Thinking Bale to VDV this week, any thoughts??
April 3 at 5:51 pm
chazza says:
Bale out is not a good move. VDV in maybe, but definitely for someone else.
April 3 at 5:51 pm
Give The Todd Some Love says:
Surely it’s a better move to save the transfer with DGWs ahead?
April 3 at 5:56 pm
chazza says:
Perhaps, but VDV has a DGW himself and maybe he/she has enough players to field in GW 34.
April 3 at 6:38 pm
Corrigan - Wanted: Sentimental Screenshots Of Old FPL Teams says:
courteous of you to remember this poster may be female
April 3 at 6:32 pm
SouthCoastSaint says:
no, crazy move
did you see Bale play against Swansea?
VDV injury worry and rarely plays 90 which affects his potential bonus too
stick
April 3 at 5:51 pm
ludi says:
Does anyone know how to check how many players are in a particular Global League? I am currently 4th in the Gameweek 14 league and would like to know how big that league actually is (yes I admit it…this also may boost my ego a little haha).
April 3 at 6:05 pm
rup22 says:
Doing well
8,227 players as far as I can tell.
http://fantasy.premierleague.c.....s-page=165
(just played with upping the page numbers at end of url until hit the end)
April 3 at 6:13 pm
rup22 says:
Just added up my points from gw 14 and u is 64 points ahead of me….but I’m only about 116k…
April 3 at 6:18 pm
ludi says:
Haha, cool thanks a lot. Yes, I cant wait till next year to play this game from the start of the season. Very addictive. Just 6 points of the top, thats the target until the end of the season.
April 3 at 6:22 pm
ludi says:
You gave me an idea. Added up the points from Gameweek 14 from the overall leader and it turns out I am just 56 points behind. I guess I do have the advantage of using my wildcard over a shorter period of time and already knowing who was doing well in the season and who wasnt. But I guess that is cancelled out by the silly choices I made at the beginning when I didnt really have a clue of how to play this game (Gervinho, O’Hara, Jaaskelainen and QPR defenders come to mind haha).
April 3 at 6:28 pm
rup22 says:
Good luck with your target.
I’ve been playing this game 5 years….nearly always top 100k, but still make silly choices
. Pilkington.
April 3 at 6:30 pm
rup22 says:
I’m 7th in the Solomon Islands country league (cousins live there), so that’s my target this year
http://fantasy.premierleague.c.....9/history/
April 3 at 6:53 pm
ludi says:
Good luck. Much more fun when youve got something to work for. Saying that my ML lead is shrinking so I should keep an eye on that as well.
April 3 at 5:51 pm
Give The Todd Some Love says:
I hate rotation
Anyone know if Callejon, Benzema, Arbeloa, Coentrao, or Adriano will start?
April 3 at 5:55 pm
Count Of Monte Hristo - "If you understand football you make substitutions during the game, if you don't you make comments after it." says:
Looking like it’s gonna be tricky guessing who will start 2moro tbh.
April 3 at 5:57 pm
chazza says:
I think: no, no, no, yes, no.
April 3 at 5:58 pm
Give The Todd Some Love says:
I actually think yes, no, no, no, yes
But I am almost certainly utterly wrong
April 3 at 6:02 pm
chazza says:
I wish Callejon would start but he didn’t even make the bench for Madrid’s last game at the weekend so I have my doubts. In such an important game against great opposition I fancy Pique Masch and Puyol all to start (as they did in the away game) so no Adriano- but the one thing they lacked in the reverse fixture was overlapping width on the left which Adriano would provide over Puyol. Thankfully we get the Barca line up before the deadline
April 3 at 6:15 pm
Give The Todd Some Love says:
According to several websites (including the Real one), Callejon may well come back from injury to start. Also I think Adriano is a great little player (not just from a fantasy perspective) – I wish he would start.
Im probably gonna have to take a hit to get a decent XI out…
April 3 at 6:02 pm
Hate that rotation says:
Did you call me?
April 3 at 6:10 pm
Give The Todd Some Love says:
Everyone on here has such witty names
April 3 at 5:53 pm
Count Of Monte Hristo - "If you understand football you make substitutions during the game, if you don't you make comments after it." says:
AZ Alkmaar manager Count of Monte Hrishto on hearing the draw for the Europa knockout stages.
Reporter – What do you make of todays Europa League draw?
COMH – I short of knew when we were in the next round of the Europa League we could face Milan or Schalke, and it is Schalke. One of the toughfesht teams in the draw.
Reporter – How do you see your chances against a side used to playing CL football?
COMH – I shink it will be a challenge for our young playersh” I know how Schalke like to play and I know our defensh will need to be toight like a tiger while our strikersh must take their chanshesh. We will get the ball down on the grash, and pash and move pash and move like we know how. Noone exshpected us to reach this stage of the competition so we will keep playing the way we have been and she where that takesh ush.
Reporter – The Europa League aside, do you have any comment to make on this image taken over the weekend while you were spotted in Amsterdam?
http://buelahman.files.wordpre.....g-weed.jpg
COMH – Dish ish totally unaccsheptable. On that note I would like to call an end the presh conferensh and leave you with some wise wordsh my fager once’sh told me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOFAnpb8I3E
April 3 at 5:56 pm
Menly says:
Haha amazing
April 3 at 5:57 pm
4vetti - i Rossoneri! il Diavolo! says:
Sounds like Sean Connery to me
Well done
April 3 at 5:57 pm
Give The Todd Some Love says:
Toight like a tiger – love it
April 3 at 6:01 pm
elniñorules: The draw results are out! says:
April 3 at 5:54 pm
aatish jain says:
4 more members needed for the head to head league !
Code : 1329564-587420
April 3 at 5:58 pm
Rukawa says:
I just join
April 3 at 6:02 pm
sean says:
i’m in mate
April 3 at 5:54 pm
DJerbil-Join Fantasy IPL in http://ipldreamteam.sportal.com.au..League Code:301293 says:
This is a Trivia qns:
Who has commited the most fouls in UCL so far??
April 3 at 5:56 pm
chazza says:
Ambrosini
April 3 at 5:58 pm
DJerbil-Join Fantasy IPL in http://ipldreamteam.sportal.com.au..League Code:301293 says:
no.. u got the team correct
April 3 at 5:59 pm
chazza says:
van Bommel?
April 3 at 5:57 pm
Mulder says:
Messi
April 3 at 5:58 pm
jkisthe1 says:
Busquets
Oh sorry thought you said dives.
April 3 at 6:00 pm
Nitin Nagaraja says:
Gerrard ?
April 3 at 6:00 pm
Ricky smokes lets go says:
ibrahimovic – he is offside all the time
April 3 at 6:01 pm
DJerbil-Join Fantasy IPL in http://ipldreamteam.sportal.com.au..League Code:301293 says:
yup
April 3 at 6:00 pm
DJerbil-Join Fantasy IPL in http://ipldreamteam.sportal.com.au..League Code:301293 says:
Lol @ after knowing the ans:
It’s Zlatan(24 fouls)
April 3 at 6:03 pm
chazza says:
Ahh, I was honestly going to say him before van Bommel but I thought Zlatan had missed a couple of games. Nice stat.
April 3 at 6:04 pm
Milanista says:
He shall add greatly to that tally tonight
April 3 at 5:56 pm
4vetti - i Rossoneri! il Diavolo! says:
ENR… news on AC Milan and 4vetti was posted last night.
http://www.fantasyfootballscou.....nt-2972570
Expect an update soonish
April 3 at 5:58 pm
Duffman91 - Les Rouches says:
Hello 4Vetti, word on the street is that your running scared already
April 3 at 6:04 pm
4vetti - i Rossoneri! il Diavolo! says:
Hello Sailor… I run from no-one!
Gotta pick the wife up from the sation… more foolishness later
April 3 at 6:06 pm
Duffman91 - Les Rouches says:
Ok i’ll let you off for now then
April 3 at 6:00 pm
elniñorules: The draw results are out! says:
Awesome stuff, 4vetti!
April 3 at 6:01 pm
Count Of Monte Hristo - "If you understand football you make substitutions during the game, if you don't you make comments after it." says:
Haha a cocktail of drugs and alcohol. That’s what CL elimination will do to you.
April 3 at 5:57 pm
DJerbil-Join Fantasy IPL in http://ipldreamteam.sportal.com.au..League Code:301293 says:
This guys will probably not start for Bayern:
Jérôme Boateng, Toni Kroos, Luiz Gustavo and Thomas Müller
(1 yellow from suspension)
April 3 at 5:58 pm
chazza says:
Food for thought, thankfully we will know the line-ups before the deadline anyway
April 3 at 6:19 pm
Aditya says:
Joined ur IPL league..let’s bring it!
April 3 at 5:57 pm
jkisthe1 says:
Hmm, Skrtel or no Skrtel in DGW?
I own him now, do it’s I sell him for Simpson/ShawX or Huth?
I will be selling Santon for Kaboul so Spurs defender no on the agenda, and verm will become Baines so he’s out.
April 3 at 6:00 pm
ajay_kl says:
Get Kaboul now, NOR(H) GW33 if you can afford to bench him in GW34
April 3 at 6:05 pm
jkisthe1 says:
can’t and have mad my transfer this week, want to save mine in 33, get Sess for Clint in 34 and have 2 in 35 to get him in.
Doesn’t help me on Skrtel though. Thing is my planned DGW team has 0.3 spare, can see at least 3 of my targets going up 0.1 before then, so i need to find some cash since De Gea to Howard is now out.
April 3 at 6:02 pm
Milanista says:
I’m having the same debate. Might sell him next week for my favourite City defender.
April 3 at 6:06 pm
jkisthe1 says:
if I sell him it will be for another DGWer
April 3 at 6:09 pm
McEwan says:
Hi Milanista. There was a Milan vertans team over in glasgow the other week playing a game against Rangers veterans. Good to see the great Baresi and Maldini back in the red and black. And my personal favourite, Boban! Shame i never got to see them play in their prime at the San Siro but great all the same
April 3 at 6:16 pm
Milanista says:
Ah, how I would love to see those 3 play again. Sounds like you had a good time.
April 3 at 6:06 pm
Count Of Monte Hristo - "If you understand football you make substitutions during the game, if you don't you make comments after it." says:
Absolutely no Skrtel. Get rid for Kaboul imo.
April 3 at 6:07 pm
jkisthe1 says:
see above re: Kaboul. Am thinking Simpson or a Stoke boy is my best bet.
April 3 at 6:12 pm
Count Of Monte Hristo - "If you understand football you make substitutions during the game, if you don't you make comments after it." says:
Yeah Simpson is a decent option. 2 home games for Huth sounds good also. Or you could double up on Everton with Distin?
April 3 at 6:15 pm
jkisthe1 says:
also an option especially as Everton have Wolves in 37. Can then go fro Thep in midfield and forget Verm that week. Tough call.
De Gea to Howard not an option for you either? Other keeper is Mingolet.
April 3 at 6:19 pm
Count Of Monte Hristo - "If you understand football you make substitutions during the game, if you don't you make comments after it." says:
Yeah Howard is a great option. I just remember you saying you need to take a hit to get him and i’m not sure that is a wise choice when you can just play Mignolet (h) to Bolton.
But if you feel it’s worth the gamble then you gotta go for it. Howard could potentially get 2 CS plus save points and that would be massive.
April 3 at 6:20 pm
jkisthe1 says:
would also need to take a hit to lose Skrtel.
April 3 at 6:21 pm
jkisthe1 says:
basically I either lose De Gea to Howard or I drop Skrtel to Distin or Simpson.
April 3 at 6:24 pm
Count Of Monte Hristo - "If you understand football you make substitutions during the game, if you don't you make comments after it." says:
Leave your keepers as they are and get Distin imo.
You might change your mind after the next couple of games unfold to just see how each of the teams perform.
April 3 at 6:26 pm
jkisthe1 says:
I would do it in 36 anyway after Everton go to OT, so no worries there.
April 3 at 6:13 pm
ajay_kl says:
williamson then
Stoke despite 2 home games are so pish atm and those home games are not easy. AVOID imo
April 3 at 6:16 pm
jkisthe1 says:
not Distin? Surely Simpson is a better option than Williamson?
April 3 at 6:27 pm
ajay_kl says:
Distin didnt start last game, dunno why.
Not really, both nailed on. Williamson got forward on corners a lot vs Pool. Save yourself a bit of dosh and get Willy over Simpson.
April 3 at 6:30 pm
jkisthe1 says:
but are Newcastle really likely to keep a CS at the Bridge? Everton’s chances at Stoke are surely better?
April 3 at 6:32 pm
ajay_kl says:
Hang on what going on here? I though you are getting Baines right? And doing De Gea to howard too? Or is that not right?
April 3 at 6:34 pm
jkisthe1 says:
well both you and the Count seem to agree on 2 things. 1 keep De Gea, 2, lose Skrtel.
So that is what I am looking at here.
April 3 at 6:32 pm
jkisthe1 says:
what about Jags then?
April 3 at 6:38 pm
ajay_kl says:
so basically we saying double on Everton defence for DGW or get Newc/Stoke defender?
If that is case then I am leaning to doubling up.
April 3 at 6:41 pm
jkisthe1 says:
So Jags it has to be then
If you agree that keeping De Gea is the best option.
April 3 at 6:44 pm
ajay_kl says:
Agree keeping De Gea is best option.
As far as picking Jags/Distin/Heitinga is concerned just see who Moyes picks in next few and just pray that who you pick plays both DGW games!
April 3 at 6:05 pm
SwindonSteve says:
With 7 GW to go, how bigger mini league deficit is out of reach?
April 3 at 6:10 pm
Podge says:
Reckon 100 is still catchable
April 3 at 6:12 pm
little_wizard123 says:
200+ will be very difficult. Anything less is reachable. It all depends on their team.
April 3 at 6:35 pm
SouthCoastSaint says:
I’m currently 19/30
10th or upwards gets me my money back, 100 points off of tenth, 230 off the leader!!!
would be happy with 8th 9th 10th!
the key is your captain. Got to go for the differentials now (I went for them too early in the season e.g Torres!)
April 3 at 6:37 pm
SouthCoastSaint says:
plus with the quickfire gameweeks you might get one over on your rivals
same situation with the DGWs coming up
Villa and Bolton going under the radar for the DGW!
April 3 at 6:37 pm
bmb100 says:
I’d say around 75 and over is going to be too much for most now.
April 3 at 6:38 pm
bmb100 says:
Not unachieveable by any means, but I’d say chances are slim outside that range.
April 3 at 6:08 pm
Perchinho says:
Is Bogdan worth a 4 point hit for GWs 35 (SWA/avl) & 36 (sun/TOT)? My current keepers are Vorm (bol & WOL) and Shwarzer (WIG & eve/liv)
April 3 at 6:10 pm
ajay_kl says:
no way
April 3 at 6:14 pm
sean says:
not for a hit
April 3 at 6:08 pm
Snowman says:
Hello boys,
Who to bench?
a) miachy
b) dempsey
c) rvp…..
I’m chasing so I was thinking even the c, but then again, I tryed something different last weekend and beched siggy instead of miachy and we now what happened – gap is now even bigger!
April 3 at 6:11 pm
ajay_kl says:
a, do not even think about benching c
April 3 at 6:13 pm
Snowman says:
yeah, that’s the sensible one – but also so boring….;-)
April 3 at 6:08 pm
MJ6987 says:
Re dodgy assists. I also play the Telegraph FF format and whilst FPL is superior in many ways, I prefer their way of giving “key contributions” rather than assists. This always produces common sense results, ie the person who most people would agree “set up” the goal rather than some slight last touch. You can even have more than one KC occasionally.
What do people think?
April 3 at 6:10 pm
Rukawa says:
that will make more trouble
April 3 at 6:15 pm
Count Of Monte Hristo - "If you understand football you make substitutions during the game, if you don't you make comments after it." says:
When you say you can sometimes have more than one KC do you mean more than 1 player can be given a KC for the same goal?
When you say most people agree who set the goal up does that mean it goes to a vote and people decide who they think should get it?
April 3 at 6:21 pm
MJ6987 says:
Yes can have more than one for 1 goal. No, its not voted for, just seems more intuitive eg Ba would have got the KC regardless of whether Barfa got an unperceptable touch.
April 3 at 6:15 pm
The Giggs Boson says:
But then there will be arguments about what was a “key contribution”. Just opens the door for more ambiguity in my opinion.
April 3 at 6:13 pm
remenos says:
Pepe or Terry?
April 3 at 6:16 pm
Count Of Monte Hristo - "If you understand football you make substitutions during the game, if you don't you make comments after it." says:
Terry
April 3 at 6:13 pm
soccerplayer74 says:
Here you go people, since we have a table for the first in the world, this is, as of this GW, the last place team in the world:
http://fantasy.premierleague.c.....4/history/
April 3 at 6:21 pm
little_wizard123 says:
Lol, what’s the point in playing like that?
April 3 at 6:21 pm
little_wizard123 says:
Also, I almost called them a loser, then realised I’d been staring at my team all day.
April 3 at 6:28 pm
Hutton dressed as Lahm says:
Seriously how long would it take to make 1,123 transfers?! WFT!
April 3 at 6:30 pm
little_wizard123 says:
He was also not bottom before this week, so there’s clearly a lot of people who find it an achievement to be bottom!
April 3 at 6:30 pm
Hate that rotation says:
He could have had a decent rank if he had spent that time actually scouting and playing FF properly.
April 3 at 6:13 pm
SwindonSteve says:
Right, time to get Ba out (I know I am a month too late), both my rivals (which I need to close the gap on) have Papa, and I need to get GW34 players in. So I am thinking:
A) Odemwingie
B) Bendtner
C) Graham
What do you think?
April 3 at 6:15 pm
Hate that rotation says:
At this stage of season, go with form. Bendtner out of those.
April 3 at 6:16 pm
sean says:
bendtner got him myself this morning
April 3 at 6:21 pm
Nitin Nagaraja says:
Bendy
April 3 at 6:39 pm
SwindonSteve says:
Thanks – I think Bendy is the right answer – it is just that I have had my fingers run over by the Bendybus in the past!
April 3 at 6:16 pm
Back to Back Ballacks "Executive Vice President of Talent Relations and interim manager of Bayern!" says:
Hard Von Toulouse – u about?
April 3 at 6:17 pm
Declan says:
Tempted to Young(C) instead of Rooney, Yay or Nay?
April 3 at 6:19 pm
Headshotace says:
Valencia(C) would be better
Young I would say nay as there’s no guarrantee of him starting
April 3 at 6:26 pm
sean says:
was going to (c) valencia last week , bottled it went with roo
defo doing it this week
cue rooney hatrick but wtf
April 3 at 6:24 pm
Pratik-ULTRA SUPER DRAGÕES-Allez Força PORTO AlleZ!!! says:
Nay….. too risky
April 3 at 6:19 pm
aatish jain says:
Prediction Time :
Barcelona Vs AC Milan : 2 : 0
Bayern Vs OM : 2 : 0
April 3 at 6:19 pm
Declan says:
both 3-1
April 3 at 6:21 pm
Nitin Nagaraja says:
3-1
4-0
April 3 at 6:23 pm
Hate that rotation says:
Hopefully Barca vs Milan 1-1
Bayern vs OM 2-1
April 3 at 6:19 pm
Jake says:
Anyone still got thier wildcard? What would do if u still did? Launch it in the big dgw?
April 3 at 6:23 pm
Pratik-ULTRA SUPER DRAGÕES-Allez Força PORTO AlleZ!!! says:
ask elninorules (enr) and yup he’s planning to field 11 in gw34 and wc before gw35/36
April 3 at 6:30 pm
little_wizard123 says:
It’s a waste if you don’t.
April 3 at 6:35 pm
Captain Robert Hatch says:
have mine, will play aa 34, 2 DGWs in 35 and will then activate GW 35 for the 36 double up
looking to destroy my pub league whom all the top 12 used thiers for Liverpool’s last doubble
WUHAHAHAHAH!
April 3 at 6:42 pm
Corrigan - Wanted: Sentimental Screenshots Of Old FPL Teams says:
Unleash Hell – GW36
April 3 at 6:22 pm
Pratik-ULTRA SUPER DRAGÕES-Allez Força PORTO AlleZ!!! says:
Whom to sub out of the three-: Bale, Jelavic, Dempsey?
April 3 at 6:23 pm
Declan says:
Jelavic
April 3 at 6:26 pm
The Giggs Boson says:
Captain america
April 3 at 6:26 pm
Hate that rotation says:
Tough one. I think they will all score. Think demps will score least.
April 3 at 6:27 pm
Count Of Monte Hristo - "If you understand football you make substitutions during the game, if you don't you make comments after it." says:
Tough call. Jelavic or Dempsey. Depends on whether you think Norwich or Bolton have the worst defence. And it depends on the service to Clint if he is the one leading the line.
April 3 at 6:30 pm
Nitin Nagaraja says:
Pratik, name some hot IPL fantasy picks
April 3 at 6:42 pm
Pratik-ULTRA SUPER DRAGÕES-Allez Força PORTO AlleZ!!! says:
I am gonna go with some of the obvious pts-:
a) In the game live fantasy cricket I found it very easy to build a team without having to get more than a budge player
so my first budget player recommendation is
a) ojha (0.60 million and now with mumbai) – he should play regularly
b) umesh yadav from delhi daredevils
c) Mallinga and Gayle are a must-have irrespective of one’s form for the national team
d) Mumbai face two fixtures before Banglore faces their first fixture. Start off with Pollard/Tendulkar/Rohit Sharma/ Mallinga as captain before you change to Gayle before his first match.
b) Transfers are critical and suppose you have both sehwag and gayle in your team. If gayle is your captain on one day, I think using a transfer to change captain to Sehwag could work out really well. Just don’t use transfers to get players from other teams.
April 3 at 6:30 pm
aatish jain says:
Just 9 points behind my country leader !
April 3 at 6:32 pm
Nitin Nagaraja says:
Wow. Brilliant rank man. 93 overall !!!!
April 3 at 6:32 pm
Declan says:
Cracking score. Well Done you.
April 3 at 6:33 pm
The Giggs Boson says:
I think you got this
I tip you to win.
April 3 at 6:38 pm
yash says:
Wow,i hope you win.
April 3 at 6:32 pm
applebonkers says:
drogba, luiz and meireles are all training right now
April 3 at 6:34 pm
1justlookin says:
Struggling to find a forward to replace Suarez for Week 34. Ive got RVP & Rooney. any ideas?
April 3 at 6:35 pm
Podge says:
Balo or whatever city forward looks lively
April 3 at 6:37 pm
BOO says:
Bendy for me.
April 3 at 6:38 pm
Captain Robert Hatch says:
Bendtner?
Odemwingie?
April 3 at 6:36 pm
ajay_kl says:
Got a tough defensive problem here..
BAE, Verm Evans, Simpson, Taiwo
Planning on playing BAE, Verm and Evans this GW. However I cant see a CS for Verm or BAE.
I need to removed Taiwo and Simpson so I can field XI for GW34. I know Taiwo has a fixture then but I will have enough transfers to carry 2FTs to GW36, and he may have lost out to Traore by then.
Turner, McAuley and Caulker(double with Vorm GW34) are on my radar for GW34. Worth getting in McAuley now for Taiwo and playing him over Verm/BAE?
April 3 at 6:39 pm
jkisthe1 says:
Caulker is a better option for me
Swans more reliable for CS than WBA.
Turner is also a decent option for 34 and 36.
April 3 at 6:45 pm
ajay_kl says:
If I get Caulker then I will have to double up with Vorm and I got Papiss up front! I could not handle friday then!
I may chance it on McAuley or save my FT
April 3 at 6:37 pm
4vetti - i Rossoneri! il Diavolo! says:
4vetti casually remembers it’s CL tonight and panics!
April 3 at 6:39 pm
Count Of Monte Hristo - "If you understand football you make substitutions during the game, if you don't you make comments after it." says:
Shit you just reminded me! Thanks
April 3 at 6:40 pm
Mull- Looks forward to Euro 2012 fantasy says:
Wait for the team news. A lesson I learnt last week.
April 3 at 6:38 pm
GreenWindmill - Riding The Black Sea Storm Of Trabzonspor says:
FRATBOY – bring it on you French mother lover!
April 3 at 6:39 pm
G-G-Granville says:
teams are out. Fabregas starts