July
21

Scout Report – Modibo Maiga

Filed under: Scout Reports - Posted by: Paul

Sam Allardyce continued his summer of first-team restructuring on Wednesday with the acquisition of Modibo Maiga from Ligue 1 side FC Sochaux. The highly-rated 24-year-old arrives on a four-year deal thought to be in the region of £4.7m and is the fifth player to make his way to Upton Park since the club’s promotion, following the transfers of Jussi Jaaskelainen, George McCartney, Stephen Henderson and Mohamed Diame:

The Mali international has already received Premier League interest this year – he failed a medical last January at Newcastle, with the Magpies turning instead to Papiss Cisse to boost their strikeforce. A versatile player, he is primarily a centre forward but can also play on the wing; at 6 foot 1, though, Big Sam is likely to play him through the middle as he goes about addressing his options up front. The new boy made all the right noises upon his arrival earlier in the week, going on to say:

I am really happy and excited about joining West Ham United. I know West Ham are a big club in England and I’m really looking forward to representing them. They have huge tradition and it is like joining part of a family and that is one of the main reasons I wanted to come here. I know some of the big names that have played for the club in the past and I am proud to be part of a new team back in the Premier League.

The Statistics

Maiga first start in professional football came in his native country for Stade Malien at the age of 15. He featured just three times there before making his way to Morocco to turn out for Raja Casablanca where, despite failing to score in 22 appearances over the course of a couple of seasons, he won the Arab Champions League and Moroccan League. As a 20-year-old, he was snapped up by French side Le Mans and flourished in a team that also featured the likes of Gervinho and Stephane Sessegnon – Maiga returned 15 goals and six assists over 88 appearances prior to signing for FS Sochaux in time for the 2010/11 campaign.

His first season at Sochaux was a spectacular success, with 15 goals and three assists from 36 appearances, though Maiga suffered in comparison last term. The club’s refusal to allow him to join Newcastle in August 2011 saw him go on strike in order to force a move through – eventually returning to the first-team, he found the net nine times and produced a pair of assists from 23 league matches as his side stuttered to a 14th place finish. Maiga has represented his country on 31 occasions and notched five times – no doubt we’ll be subjected to plenty of “the next Freddy Kanoute” headlines over his time at Upton Park.

The Prospects

A powerful striker, Maiga will also bring plenty pace to the Hammers’ up front options next season. His dynamic game is suited to the speed of the Premier League and will perhaps stand him in good stead in terms of game time next term, providing he can keep his temperament in check. Allardyce still seems undecided on Carlton Cole – 12 of the forward’s 43 appearances last term came from the bench and while Ricardo Vaz Te impressed with 12 goals in 18 appearances upon his January arrival from Barnsley, question marks remain over his ability to produce in the Premier League.

At present, plenty speculation surrounds the West Ham front line. Moves for Andy Carroll and Dimitar Berbatov have been mooted and, while neither may come to fruition, the intent is clear – Big Sam is looking to freshen things up in the forward positions. Looking at the stats, Maiga is clearly best utilised as part of a front two – those 15 goals in 36 appearances in 2010/11 saw him partnered up front in a 4-3-1-2 but Sochaux’s move to 4-2-3-1 last term clearly dented his potential.

If he can nail down a regular role under Allardyce, Maiga could earn interest as a cut-price option in our Fantasy squads. Similar to Cole and Vaz Te, he comes in at 5.5 in Fantasy Premier League (FPL) though intriguingly, the Sky Sports game has priced him as the cheapest of the trio at just 6.1 – many are likely to hold fire at the moment, however, with the Hammers certain to continue their summer spending.

Certainly, the opening set of fixtures have been kind to West Ham. Over the first five Gameweeks, Allardyce’s men play host to (AVL, FUL, SUN) and with trips to Swansea and Norwich also on the agenda, confidence in their budget and mid-price Fantasy assets will be relatively high. In terms of ownership, looking at the Sky Sports game, Maiga is the least popular of the Hammers forwards so far – while he’s likely to sneak under the radar of many, then, the new boy may well be quick out the blocks.

Further Reference

Modibo Maiga Wikipedia
Modibo Maiga Statistics
Modibo Maiga YouTube

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2,484 Responses to “Scout Report – Modibo Maiga”

  1. July 21 at 8:49 pm

    W£$T L0ND0N'S F1N£$T says:

    Hi guys what do you think of this team?

    Green (Jaaskelainen)

    Ivanovic Fabio Shawcross (Clyne) (Barnett)

    Hazard (C) Kagawa Bale Noble (Michu)

    Torres Aguero Pogrebnyak

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    1. July 21 at 8:51 pm

      Warlock says:

      who’s VC?

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      1. July 21 at 8:52 pm

        W£$T L0ND0N'S F1N£$T says:

        Torres!

        Any improvements you think I could make? If michu is valued at 5.5 i will have 2.5 in the bank..

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        1. July 21 at 8:53 pm

          Warlock says:

          Planning Torres – Rooney for 2nd GW?

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  2. July 21 at 8:49 pm

    Warlock says:

    Yep

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  3. July 21 at 8:57 pm

    Rick -- Founder of a new blog says:

    I will start commenting after I read it, thank you :P

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    1. July 21 at 8:59 pm

      4vets says:

      But you didn’t… :)

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      1. July 21 at 9:01 pm

        Rick -- Founder of a new blog says:

        Discounting this one, of course.. ;)

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        1. July 21 at 9:03 pm

          Celestial Teapot says:

          And this one

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        2. July 21 at 9:03 pm

          4vets says:

          Cheat!

          ;)

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  4. July 21 at 8:59 pm

    ...al - The Phisherman says:

    Can’t get that song If I could walk 500 miles out of my head

    Scumbag brain strikes again

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    1. July 21 at 9:00 pm

      Sleep Talk says:

      DA DA LAT DA!

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    2. July 21 at 9:00 pm

      4vets says:

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    3. July 21 at 9:05 pm

      PDM Allstars FPL Top 1000 ANY Season 100-348 says:

      Luv the name name Al ….. such a random comment too

      You do make me :-)

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      1. July 21 at 9:05 pm

        4vets says:

        … want to get a room?

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        1. July 21 at 9:08 pm

          ...al - The Phisherman says:

          As I type this, I’m sitting naked with a towel on my head and homer simpson slippers on

          I’m game

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          1. July 21 at 9:11 pm

            Demi says:

            What colour?

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            1. July 21 at 9:21 pm

              ...al - The Phisherman says:

              Green

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        2. July 21 at 9:11 pm

          PDM Allstars FPL Top 1000 ANY Season 100-348 says:

          Tried it once NEVER again !

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      2. July 21 at 9:07 pm

        ...al - The Phisherman says:

        I’m great at phishing apparently!

        I went fishing once and caught a crab… How does one even manage that

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        1. July 21 at 9:09 pm

          The Light Knight " I don't have tactics, I have Tic Tacs and that's how I stay fresh" says:

          and great at scamming people ;)
          *runs for cover

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          1. July 21 at 9:12 pm

            The Light Knight " I don't have tactics, I have Tic Tacs and that's how I stay fresh" says:

            Why did I put “and” there? :?

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          2. July 21 at 9:22 pm

            ...al - The Phisherman says:

            I’ll scam you yet, good sir

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        2. July 21 at 9:10 pm

          PDM Allstars FPL Top 1000 ANY Season 100-348 says:

          Al ….. Has Puffin Boy vanished ??

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          1. July 21 at 9:21 pm

            ...al - The Phisherman says:

            No idea maybe he flew awayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

            :| ill get my coat

            aight im off out for debauchery I shalll return sometime soon

            Enjoy the evening

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  5. July 21 at 8:59 pm

    Sleep Talk says:

    Is a Rooney – Aguero – Torres strikeforce too much? Doesnæt give me that much to play around with in midfield. :?

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    1. July 21 at 9:00 pm

      mahfreems says:

      yes it is

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      1. July 21 at 9:03 pm

        Sleep Talk says:

        Thanks, would have to see what to do about that. 2nd option is to squeeze Pogrebnyak in for one of them. Would give me plenty of ££ to tinker with. And it seems that’s in the line of what “everyone” else is doing.

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    2. July 21 at 9:02 pm

      4vets says:

      Rooney, Kun & the 6.0m that tickles your fancy is the way I’m going. Well, the 6.0m that tickles my fancy :)

      It’s still damn tricky to make a good balanced team.

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      1. July 21 at 9:15 pm

        nomar says:

        Rooney, Kun and Holt at the moment for me.

        It’ll be them 2 plus Holt or Gerbil basically. No interest in Torres. He may turn out alright but too many people been burned by him and I’d rather learn by other people’s mistakes than make them myself.

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    3. July 21 at 9:03 pm

      PDM Allstars FPL Top 1000 ANY Season 100-348 says:

      Its only too much IF they don`t do the business !

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    4. July 21 at 9:03 pm

      Warlock says:

      I opted for Tevez instead Aguero, rest is same…waiting for development of Tevez issue to decide…have Rooney and Torres as well.
      That gave me a bit more money for midfield…

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      1. July 21 at 9:04 pm

        Sleep Talk says:

        Tevez and his price tag is an interesting one. Will keep an eye on that one. ;)

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    5. July 21 at 9:03 pm

      gers23 says:

      i think that could be the way to go. you can always downgrade torres after gw 1 and use the cash to uograde the mids!!!

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      1. July 21 at 9:04 pm

        Sleep Talk says:

        Got burned by opting for Torres over Rooney in the beginning last season, so if I end up going with him this season as well, I will not be without Rooney for sure. ;)

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    6. July 21 at 9:09 pm

      Tommytour59 says:

      Im going Aguero Torres(Rooney) Ade

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      1. July 21 at 9:17 pm

        nomar says:

        Ade may be worthless to us all now as its alleged that he’s not going to Spurs any more, apparently.

        Not prepared to take pay cut and Spurs can’t afford the wages he’s on at Citeh. The curse of Bogarde may yet strike again.

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  6. July 21 at 9:01 pm

    freshy says:

    So this Maiga guy puts Cole into the pasture?

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    1. July 21 at 9:02 pm

      Rick -- Founder of a new blog says:

      Don’t know, not quite interested as well, if there is a bargain to be had I’d rather wait and see

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      1. July 21 at 9:06 pm

        freshy says:

        Im going Vaz for my cheap #3 striker cause he finds the back of the net.
        This guy can replace old and slow,,,,,,,,,not young and strong

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  7. July 21 at 9:02 pm

    PDM Allstars FPL Top 1000 ANY Season 100-348 says:

    I still think at 5.5m most people would still opt for pog then maigi IF this guy does any good swap over if they have the funds …. too much of a punt early on !

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    1. July 21 at 9:05 pm

      pieces says:

      Yep I was 1 of the poor suckers who got burnt in the Boselli saga in my first season of FPL. I tend to stick with the known entities at the beginning of the season. That’s why I have Hazard and Kagawa in my current line up
      :mrgreen:

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  8. July 21 at 9:07 pm

    Bemba Da says:

    Why everyone getting d graham

    He was poor last season in a attacking Swansea team?

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    1. July 21 at 9:11 pm

      Milanista says:

      No he wasn’t.

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  9. July 21 at 9:07 pm

    Wild Rover says:

    Tevez to replace RVP? Well it is nearer his family… ;)

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    1. July 21 at 9:08 pm

      Bemba Da says:

      No reason for him go arsenal at all

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      1. July 21 at 9:08 pm

        4vets says:

        Jesus, you really are Millhouse :shock:

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        1. July 21 at 9:09 pm

          Chris_White says:

          :D

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    2. July 21 at 9:09 pm

      4vets says:

      Ignoring the weak joke, what a move that would be for fpl!

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      1. July 21 at 9:12 pm

        Celestial Teapot says:

        Everyone would have tevez

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        1. July 21 at 9:14 pm

          4vets says:

          But look how you change the rest of your team.

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    3. July 21 at 9:12 pm

      pieces says:

      Wenger soothing the Gargoyles tantrums with his french manner will make for some fun! *reaches for the bag of popcorn*

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      1. July 21 at 9:29 pm

        Daniel - Chelsea champions says:

        Tevez is younger. I say good deal for Wenger. They could swap them and get extra cash too

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  10. July 21 at 9:09 pm

    freshy says:

    Time for Poole vs Toronto
    Can this match outshine MU v Ajax SA?
    God I hope so

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    1. July 21 at 9:11 pm

      4vets says:

      I wouldn’t get your hopes up.

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  11. July 21 at 9:10 pm

    King Cabbage says:

    Does anybody else think RMT before GW2 is a bit daft?

    I mean, if you ask what people think of your team and it’s absolutely unbelievable – they can just get the same 15! lol.

    At least waiting until GW2 means that can’t happen without likely taking hits.

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    1. July 21 at 9:11 pm

      4vets says:

      We’re a sharing community KC! :)

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    2. July 21 at 9:14 pm

      Wild Rover says:

      I posted mine earlier and two people said they may copy it. No problem as there is no way I will still have the same by gw1… :D

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    3. July 21 at 9:15 pm

      The Light Knight " I don't have tactics, I have Tic Tacs and that's how I stay fresh" says:

      I have no fears about anyone copying my Cech + big 5 defenders strategy :)

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    4. July 21 at 9:15 pm

      King Cabbage says:

      I know Rover and I know we share – but GW1? You won’t see me post one until GW2 when I might post it 17 times :-)

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  12. July 21 at 9:10 pm

    Celestial Teapot says:

    Don’t people think having hazard and kagawa is slightly risky since they may not be thrown in straight away and they have not been tested in the premier league yet?

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    1. July 21 at 9:13 pm

      Tommytour59 says:

      Kagawa yes, Hazard is worth the risk with his double

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    2. July 21 at 9:15 pm

      Corrigan says:

      Hazard has a double and will play

      Kagawa is worth the risk. Only 8.5 and is Utd’s only CAM

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  13. July 21 at 9:10 pm

    Elwood says:

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    1. July 21 at 9:11 pm

      Chris_White says:

      I read Noble at first.

      Next?

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      1. July 21 at 9:27 pm

        Daniel - Chelsea champions says:

        What?????????/ He was my first name on the team sheet !!!!!!!!!!!

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  14. July 21 at 9:12 pm

    isacki - rotation makes my head spin. says:

    Torsten Frings! Bloody hell it’s been a while.

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  15. July 21 at 9:12 pm

    Wild Rover says:

    Really tickled me, bet he couldn’t do it again! :D

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xGXtjeboDw

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    1. July 21 at 9:13 pm

      4vets says:

      Cheap shoddy sun glasses. Bad sponsor day.

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    2. July 21 at 9:14 pm

      beric says:

      :lol: Awesome

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    3. July 21 at 9:15 pm

      Celestial Teapot says:

      If he didn’t like them he should have just not wore them

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    4. July 21 at 9:16 pm

      Milanista says:

      :lol:

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    5. July 21 at 9:18 pm

      pieces says:

      I think he was showing his bowlers a thing or 2 about accuracy.

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  16. July 21 at 9:13 pm

    Milanista says:

    Sounds like a ‘wait and see’ approach is best with this guy. Now, bring on the Michu article! :)

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  17. July 21 at 9:15 pm

    palace ash says:

    Been trying to find the best 4.0 defenders.

    Hopefully preseason will reveal all: (£2M in bank for upgrade)

    —————Jaaskelainen—————

    —–Ivanovic—Mariappa—Clichy—–

    –Silva—Noble—Hazard—Sinclair–

    —Torres—Pogrebnyak—Aguero—

    Bench: Begovic; Clyne, Ayala; Larsson

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    1. July 21 at 9:17 pm

      mahfreems says:

      loving that you have clyne in there

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      1. July 21 at 9:19 pm

        palace ash says:

        Just had to.

        Would have been Butterfield or Fonte if Clyne hadn’t moved, but i think he can have a good season given the game time.

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  18. July 21 at 9:15 pm

    Adz - Mladen Petric is my first punt of the season says:

    How has everyone split their budget??
    Ive gone:

    GK: 9.5
    DEF: 27
    MID: 35.5
    ST: 27.5

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    1. July 21 at 9:16 pm

      beric says:

      GK: 9
      DEF: 26
      MID: 34.5
      ST: 29.5

      At the moment.

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      1. July 21 at 9:17 pm

        beric says:

        Oops – GK: 10

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    2. July 21 at 9:17 pm

      palace ash says:

      GK: 9.0
      DF: 24.5
      MD: 38.0
      ST: 26.5

      (With £2M to spend upfront)

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    3. July 21 at 9:17 pm

      Milanista says:

      2n more upfront, less in defence

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    4. July 21 at 9:18 pm

      4vets says:

      10
      ?
      ?
      29.5

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    5. July 21 at 9:19 pm

      Tommytour59 says:

      9
      25.5
      32.5
      33

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    6. July 21 at 9:21 pm

      King Cabbage says:

      Only have about 8 of my planned final 15 but..

      10
      28.5
      33.5
      24

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    7. July 21 at 9:23 pm

      nomar says:

      GK: £9.5M
      DEF: £25.5M
      MID: £34.5M
      STR: £29M
      BANK: £0.5

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    8. July 21 at 9:25 pm

      PDM Allstars FPL Top 1000 ANY Season 100-348 says:

      I`ve gone at present 10:29:31.5:26.5 3 in bank

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    9. July 21 at 9:25 pm

      In Tommy We Trust says:

      GK: 10
      DEF: 27
      MID: 35.5
      ST: 26.5

      1 mil in the bank

      That took a long time to count

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    10. July 22 at 3:02 pm

      Hubert says:

      11, 27, 35, 26.5 0.5 in the bank

      I’ve put a bit extra into getting Szczesny and Vorm – SUN, WHM, SUN, SOT, EVE, sto, RDG, WIG, QPR.

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  19. July 21 at 9:16 pm

    isacki - rotation makes my head spin. says:

    Very interesting to get my first glimpse of Liverpool under Mr Pass-And-Move Rodgers. Almost forgot they could still play football…

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    1. July 21 at 9:20 pm

      Adz - Mladen Petric is my first punt of the season says:

      Do they look good then?

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      1. July 21 at 9:20 pm

        isacki - rotation makes my head spin. says:

        I’m not gonna lie, they don’t look GOOD, but they look better!

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        1. July 21 at 9:24 pm

          Wild Rover says:

          :D

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          1. July 21 at 9:27 pm

            4vets says:

            *mutter*

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        2. July 21 at 9:28 pm

          Adz - Mladen Petric is my first punt of the season says:

          They’ve still got 4 weeks.

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          1. July 21 at 9:30 pm

            pieces says:

            I think they may need 4 years :)

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  20. July 21 at 9:17 pm

    Tommytour59 says:

    Pick 2 out of

    Pienaar
    Taarabt
    Nzogbia
    Sinclair/Michu

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    1. July 21 at 9:19 pm

      Milanista says:

      Pienaar and Michu

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      1. July 23 at 5:10 am

        Hubert says:

        +1

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    2. July 21 at 9:20 pm

      Chris_White says:

      Pienaar and Sinclair for me. To start with, at least.

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    3. July 21 at 9:20 pm

      palace ash says:

      Taarabt
      Sinclair

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      1. July 21 at 9:23 pm

        Specialist says:

        This.

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    4. July 21 at 9:21 pm

      Warlock says:

      Pienaar (if goes to Everton)
      Sinclair

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    5. July 21 at 9:21 pm

      4vets says:

      Pienaar (if…)
      Sinclair/Michu chu.

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    6. July 21 at 9:22 pm

      Adz - Mladen Petric is my first punt of the season says:

      pienaar + Michu

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    7. July 21 at 9:23 pm

      nomar says:

      Taarabt and N’Zogbia.

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    8. July 21 at 9:26 pm

      Spike says:

      Nzogbia and Pienaar (if he goes back to Everton)

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    9. July 21 at 9:26 pm

      Duffman91 - Les Rouches says:

      All good options. N’zogbia and Michu for me.

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    10. July 21 at 9:27 pm

      In Tommy We Trust says:

      Pienaar at Spurs and Sinclair

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      1. July 21 at 9:27 pm

        In Tommy We Trust says:

        *everton

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    11. July 21 at 9:30 pm

      Tommytour59 says:

      Crikey this is tough

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      1. July 21 at 9:34 pm

        Wild Rover says:

        Pick them all…. sorted

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        1. July 21 at 9:37 pm

          Tommytour59 says:

          I did initially

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  21. July 21 at 9:18 pm

    Corrigan says:

    Just relieved Aguero and Rooney of their duties and my team has just exploded into life

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    1. July 21 at 9:19 pm

      Milanista says:

      Captain options?

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    2. July 21 at 9:20 pm

      Tommytour59 says:

      No Aguero or Rooney? Risky

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    3. July 21 at 9:20 pm

      isacki - rotation makes my head spin. says:

      You know you’ll go back ;) I started without them but found myself drawn to them for involvement and guaranteed captaincy.

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      1. July 21 at 9:23 pm

        4vets says:

        +1

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      2. July 21 at 9:31 pm

        nomar says:

        Yep. Armband choice every week virtually sorted for you with them two.

        Worth the money in my opinion, especially when you can pick up decent defs at £4.5m to rotate around one or two top 5 defs.

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    4. July 21 at 9:29 pm

      Corrigan says:

      *wipes brow*

      Back to normal now.

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  22. July 21 at 9:18 pm

    Jez says:

    Who do we think will play RB in Sagnas absence ? Carl Jenkinson?

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    1. July 21 at 9:20 pm

      Chris_White says:

      Yep.

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      1. July 21 at 9:25 pm

        Jez says:

        cheers

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  23. July 21 at 9:19 pm

    EX says:

    REPOST from last post, last page for a few more views.

    I’ve tried my variants, but would like some public input too on the following query.

    Most nailed on cheapest, best rotating defensive pair? Ive decided, Im going 3 big hitters all season

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    1. July 21 at 9:24 pm

      4vets says:

      Tell us yours at least!

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      1. July 21 at 9:30 pm

        EX says:

        Pearce/Gorkss + Fonte?

        I’m a little lost TBH.Using Isackis planner has me thinking more now :/

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        1. July 21 at 9:34 pm

          4vets says:

          You understood Isacki’s planner? You’re out of my league! ;)

          I really don’t know right now. We have the spreadsheets to look at but it’s all to early to make these decisions. 11th August will see me start thinking, at which time I expect the wife will announce we should go on holiday for 2 weeks!

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          1. July 21 at 9:37 pm

            EX says:

            The wife disapprove of the fantasy-ing? ;)

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            1. July 21 at 9:40 pm

              4vets says:

              Nope… the whole family fantasise in our house…. but me the most :)

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        2. July 21 at 9:37 pm

          nomar says:

          Problem is that Gorkss may not start and they are all playing for teams that I think will struggle to keep cleanies and may well concede a lot of goals.

          Going for 3 £4.5m defs give you a much better choice of starting defs at decent clubs for only £1.5m more.

          Remember that there will still be some weeks when your cheap defender is going to have to be the one to bail your defence out.

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  24. July 21 at 9:20 pm

    palace ash says:

    Ian Harte scored a free kick tonight.

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    1. July 21 at 9:24 pm

      Chris_White says:

      Bebe scored.

      It’s that day of the year.

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      1. July 21 at 9:29 pm

        Specialist says:

        Except Harte scores a lot and Bebe doesn’t..

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        1. July 21 at 9:38 pm

          Milanista says:

          By a lot are you referring to the 3* goals Harte scored all of last season in a weaker division?

          *might have been 4-5, can’t be arsed to check and the point stands

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          1. July 21 at 10:19 pm

            Specialist says:

            I mean the 1 goal every 5 games he’s scored on average throughout his career. Show me another defender in this years FPL that could rival that? Not to mention assists.

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    2. July 21 at 9:25 pm

      Daniel - Chelsea champions says:

      Two words. Nicky Shorey

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      1. July 21 at 9:29 pm

        nomar says:

        One word: Reading!

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        1. July 21 at 9:32 pm

          Chris_White says:

          ;)

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        2. July 21 at 9:39 pm

          Specialist says:

          9 Words: The best blue and white hooped team in England?!

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          1. July 21 at 9:46 pm

            nomar says:

            3 letters: QPR

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            1. July 21 at 9:57 pm

              Specialist says:

              2 words: Fake Hoops ;)

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  25. July 21 at 9:24 pm

    Daniel - Chelsea champions says:

    Reading this article and noticing: ” is the fifth player to make his way to Upton Park since the club’s promotion, following the transfers of Jussi Jaaskelainen, George McCartney, Stephen Henderson “

    So Jussi and Henderson both are big Sam Allardyce signings. The no 1 place is up for grabs. There, it could be our 4.0 starting keeper.

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    1. July 21 at 9:25 pm

      Warlock says:

      +1

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    2. July 21 at 9:29 pm

      nomar says:

      Think you’ll find that Jussi was a direct replacement for Green at West Ham as soon as Green’s new contract talks broke down.

      No £4m keeper for thee, I’m afraid.

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      1. July 21 at 9:37 pm

        Daniel - Chelsea champions says:

        Bogdan case?

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        1. July 21 at 9:44 pm

          nomar says:

          Couldn’t displace Bogan.

          Word on the street was that Bolton felt Jussi was making mistakes and costing Bolton points.

          Kind of not really what you want to hear from a newly promoted team that you are looking at filling one of your two keeper spots with.

          He may be fine, but I have reservations about West Ham (and the other 2 newly promoted sides too) and think there are better options for £4.5m.

          Barring injuries it doesn’t look like there are any £4m keepers that will start this season so you really have to make your money count in that position this year.

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  26. July 21 at 9:31 pm

    Daniel - Chelsea champions says:

    I hope Nollan is fit. He was my first name on the team sheet.

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    1. July 21 at 9:37 pm

      Wild Rover says:

      I bet he wasn’t

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  27. July 21 at 9:31 pm

    King Cabbage says:

    Do you think it’s sometimes acceptable to release a small orgasm when you look at your team and realise how good it is?

    • 5 replies
     
    1. July 21 at 9:33 pm

      isacki - rotation makes my head spin. says:

      I haven’t had that yet, could you help me?

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    2. July 21 at 9:33 pm

      King Cabbage says:

      My hands are tied Isacki I’m afraid pal

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      1. July 21 at 9:35 pm

        4vets says:

        Aaaah… bondage.

        I only have massive, eruptive orgasms, but I guess my team is better than yours ;)

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        1. July 21 at 9:38 pm

          Doosra - A NOBLE HAMMER!!! says:

          Crikey. Sex already … :-P

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          1. July 21 at 9:38 pm

            4vets says:

            It’s never to early for… :)

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            1. July 21 at 9:42 pm

              Doosra - A NOBLE HAMMER!!! says:

              At my age, it is ALWAYS too early for sex … ;-)

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    3. July 21 at 9:34 pm

      In Tommy We Trust says:

      No, there’s plenty of other websites for that

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    4. July 21 at 9:35 pm

      Milanista says:

      Premature, wait for the points to come in

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      1. July 21 at 9:36 pm

        King Cabbage says:

        Knew I was going wrong somewhere.

        • 1 reply
         
        1. July 21 at 9:38 pm

          isacki - rotation makes my head spin. says:

          It’s all about lasting til the final whistle… :S

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    5. July 21 at 9:38 pm

      Daniel - Chelsea champions says:

      I know what u mean. Just happened to me :D I am glad that u posted

      • 1 reply
       
      1. July 21 at 9:39 pm

        Milanista says:

        You must have made some mess when FPL opened.

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  28. July 21 at 9:31 pm

    Celestial Teapot says:

    How long is sagna out for?

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    1. July 21 at 9:31 pm

      Warlock says:

      Might be back by GW3.

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      1. July 21 at 9:38 pm

        Daniel - Chelsea champions says:

        Jenkinson wagon ;)

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      2. July 21 at 9:39 pm

        nomar says:

        In other words, Jenkinson not really worth a punt.

        Especially if you have to swap a Chelsea defender in GW3 cos they are too expensive to keep on the bench.

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  29. July 21 at 9:37 pm

    beric says:

    A) Guthrie + Graham

    B) Dyer + Pogrebnyak

    Who you gunna choose?

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    1. July 21 at 9:38 pm

      In Tommy We Trust says:

      Is neither allowed?

      If not A as Graham is the only one of the 4 I’m looking at

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    2. July 21 at 9:39 pm

      EX says:

      B

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    3. July 21 at 9:39 pm

      Wild Rover says:

      A

      Pog will be competing with Noble for biggest let down… ;)

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    4. July 23 at 6:03 am

      Hubert says:

      B

      The Pog can’t be relied on week in week out, but a DGW with potentially big returns at 5.0 is too good to ignore IMO. I’m sure we all remember his hat-trick last season? Maybe he won’t fire, but at that price it’s not a huge loss and minimum of 4 pts is better than a good chance of 2 for anyone else in his price bracket.

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  30. July 21 at 9:38 pm

    Chris says:

    Sorry to be thick but can someone tell me when the price changes start to happen? I am presuming it is during th first game week, as that would seem sensible, but I can’t remember from previous years.

    Cheers

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Up Boyce WIG C, Vs, OoP
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Up Kagawa MUN B, Rest
Up Walters STO B
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Up Defoe TOT B, Vs, Rest
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