Yaya Toure’s magnificent brace of goals looks to have sealed the title for the blue half of Manchester. United did their job against Swansea with a routine 2-0 win, but must now rely on relegation threatened QPR to earn a result at the Etihad.
With Monday’s Ewood clash and Chelsea’s trip to Anfield still to come, here’s our pick of the key statistis so far in the Gameweek, together with our take on where the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) bonus could be heading…
Get some City in there. Maybe Nasri (for Dempsey) and Tevez (for Jelavic). Although I am not sure whether that fits your "flair" bill, but I guess it is a step up from Aguero + Silva.
I'm thinking Jelly to Aguero and Demps to Silva
flair? meh..
Cisse to Aguero and then take your pick, what can you afford?
Does Cisse > Aguero and Evans > Boyce/Kaboul look decent for a 4 point hit. It’s to field 3 defenders at the back.
Team:
Cech (Schwarzer)
Vermaelen. Caulker. Simpson (Evans. Shotton)
Mata. VDV. Moses. Valencia (Dempsey)
Rooney. Cisse. Jelavic.
Walker or Evra?
Keep Bale or Dempsey? Would you play the one you keep or Maloney? Thanks
Dempsey to go. Play Bale.
Cheers, Bale prob playing LB, make any difference to your answers?
I fancy Spurs to keep a cleansheet, so Dempsey should go.
If you think Bale is going to play l/b then Maloney has to be your choice. I don't Wigan will hammer Wolves either.
thinkin pienaar and jelly is too much may have to off load one. cisse could do well agianst eve
2-1 to Everton. Stick with Jelly & Pienaar.
Yaya might be the first player I buy next season. Beast of a player
Aguero for me I think.
He'll be the focal point of their attack next year, and this has only been his first season.
2nd season syndrome worries me.
Can't see that applying to someone of Aguero's talent. He did it in Spain, and he's already done it here. City are only going to improve as well.
Isn't 2nd season syndrome the season when they become used to the pace of the EPL and pick up more points?
+1 A very cost-effective alternative to Silva. Shame he was so average in the aftermath of the ACON when I bought him...
+1
Out of interest is anyone going to take a punt on Podolski next season? (from the start) I imagine RVP will be hella money
Team currently:
Howard, (Mig)
Terry, Verm, Kompany, (Caulker), (Evans)
Valencia, Bale, Dempsey, Sig, McLean
Jelly, Rooney, VP
Crazy to do:
Bale & Jelly -> Aguero & Moses
?
Maybe....I would keep hold of Bale imo!
will mancini play this formation now as starting or will he persevere with nasri forward, yaya back. if so yaya might be a better punt than silva
not sure mate, I've been wondering the same. City look there most dangerous when Yaya plays further forward. But it always seems to be a 2nd half formation.
If it wasn't he be the 1st player in my mid. Also thinking about bringing him in from the get go next season.
would you try and copy rival team with 11 point lead
Not if it means a 12pt hit
It's too close for that, I think. I guess your opponent is going to make a transfer too - just do the usual and try and get the XI you think will perform better.
Poss your rivals main players, not sure I'd take a hit though. Who scored better this week?
rival
Bogdan (mig)
Kelly Lescott Enrique (Evans) (Caulker)
rvp demp bale val (siggy)
rvpc kun jelly
Krul (mig)
Kompany Verm Kaboul (Evans) (Caulker)
rvp demp Pienaar val (siggy)
rvpc cisse jelly
Thinking cisse to kun as a given but not sure what to do with second - he's done some pretty rash transfers so copying could be hard to predict
I've always just gone with the approach of 'select the team who you think will acquire the most points during the GW', regardless of ML rivals.
Seems to have generally worked for me this season.
+1
Yesterday someone told me i was delusional...
I nearly fell off my f#ck#ng unicorn.
lol 😉
Good to go for the final week?
Vorm (Krul)
Evans Walker Verm (Caulker) (Turner)
Valencia Moses Bale Siggy (Pienaar)
Rooney RVP Aguero (c)
Play Pienaar bench Bale imo, unless he is confirmed as playing mf then I would consider benching Valencia
Good point actually. The have no one left to play LB
I'd still go Bale. Even as an LB he'll still have a good chance of offensive points.
Well he hasn't got many lately playing in mf...
True, but you don't get many offensive points when you don't score, so all the Spurs' MFs have been in the same boat. When Spurs have scored well, Bale's been in the points - but I guess you can say that for Pienaar/Valencia too.
Looks good to me, though Evans is not likely to make it, do you have a spare FT, and how much cash?
Is Tevez nailed on next week?
Sorry if this is a stupid question 😛
Any Scouts about?
This duplicate comment thing is quite annoying.... nuff said!
Any Scouts about?
This duplicate comment thing is quite annoying…. nuff said!
Anyone had a look at the Ticker lately?
It all looks a bit sad tbh. 🙁
38 game weeks to 1 in what seems like a blink of the eye.
I must be getting old.
What are the likely bonus points for Man city and Everton?
A couple of weeks ago, most people on here were favouring Tevez over Aguero, now the reverse seems to be true - any reason for this shift? I want to bring one of these two in - any reason why it shouldn't be Tevez?
Actually Bale playing LB may not be the worst thing, he is at his best running at full backs down the wing and getting in crosses. His returns seem to have faded about the same time he decided he was the new Messi and played a more free central role...
Agree with this. Bale is a great player but not as good as Bale thinks Bale is. The last 3 months he has started shooting anywhere within 30 yards becuase he is Bale and therefore brilliant. A bit of discipline wouldn't go amis.
Petrov could easily have got 0 points today. Instead he gets 10+2-3baps after almost having his penalty saved and getting a joke assist. The jammy points never stop coming for my rival.
He also set up two chances that Davies should have scored
There are instances where my players should have got goals/assists when someone should have scored but they didn't yet I get very few jammy points compared to rival. I'm absolutely sick of how lucky he's been this season. In the last 7 days alone he's had 4 jammy assists and a CS for a player being subbed 2 minutes before the team conceded. That's without mentioning him getting away with dodgy captain picks not playing and the VC cleaning up or defenders who score 1 a season scoring the week he brings them in.
OUT: Valencia
IN: Ramires
Good move?
Both Evans and Simpson are injured. Who has the more chances to play next week?
Got to sell one for Kompany
Evans is out
In my head to head league, semifinal, my opponent is leading me 45-38...
His entire team has played their games and I still have Terry and Cech to play in mine... Hopefully Chelsea will keep a clean sheet and I can get 12 points from them and beat him 50-45...
what do we think of Cisse and Siggy to Aguero and Ramires for -4?
If the -4 isn't an issue, I'd say it was a good idea
got a 93 point ML lead, so can afford the hit easily, ML is won. Rival has Terry and Moses to my Maloney this week.
this is what worries me, though it's odd to hear you say that. Suppose i could just bench Clint and if he scores well hope Nani pulls another no-show.
I'm rethinking my plans I believe you are very right.
It's a shame your brain is the sizr of a pea 😉
Seriously, I reckon I may play Siggy, dump Bale/Tony for Moses and bench the one I don't sell.
Yes Rickie. Good lad, Chuffed for him
had him at 40-1 , 22-1 and 9-1!
475 into the back pocket 😉
makes up for my "schoolboy error " of plaing VDV ahead of Boswinga eh? 😉
WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 🙂 🙂 🙂
You noticed your Ward CS. Seriously!! That is even more amazing than your wonga.
I never said it was a schoolboy error
i said it was a rookie error
Guys who's this Lambert fella I've heard about on here recently? (promoted club). Have to say my knowledge of any other leagues bar the premiership is slim
2 big games for my team next week...
Everton vs. Newcastle
Hibbert and Jelavic vs. Cisse and Ferguson
Ferguson only there as the lowest priced MF to complete my team and always on the sub bench...
Tottenham vs. Fulham
Bale and VDV vs. Dempsey and Kelly
Are of these 7 (except Ferguson) worth transferring... If yes, who to bring in for next week...
Having Bale, VdV, and Dempsey. I will have to sell one to support the upgrade of Jelavic >> Aguero. Who should I sell? Im reluctant between Keeping both Spurs or keeping Dempsey.
What do you think please?
eek ars defense
Just seen "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen".
Marvellous! 😀
Just got a green arrow.
Wonderful!!! 😀
Blimey! Cheers, Evs! 😀
The gw ain't over yet Doos, but here's hoping 🙂
I am also hoping for the odd bonus point. 😉
Dankie. 🙂
well done Doos.
Next season you and I will crack 1k together 😀
That will be my aim - and 2200! 🙂
and still hoping for 2200 this season 😀
Well, you can, of course. I doubt that I will get 2100. My aim was 2000, so that at least is done. 🙂
Dare to dream Doos
I am already on more points than last year. But I feel very deflated after 22 from 8 today, not good enough to make PP cup final. My green arrow should turn red by end of GW.
No, you will be OK. Hows the bloody match? 😐
11 years, 11 months agomain ML won and only a top 5k finish to fight for so what to do with this little lot:
Krul, Mig
Kaboul, JEvans, Verm, McAuley, Caulker
Siggy, Valencia, Bale, Demps, Pienaar
RvP, PCisse, Jelavic
2FT's and 6.2m in the bank.
I'm thinking flair......