The Stock Check – Gameweek 3 – Saturday
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The Hammers strike. Spurs struggle. Michu nets again. Fletcher is top cat for Sunderland and the Baggies boing. Here’s a quick stock check from Saturday’s action with City v QPR still to come…
On the Up
Kevin Nolan
A sublime finish after a minute of today’s 3-0 win over Fulham confirmed his value in the low-to-mid price bracket. Nolan looked to thrive playing off his old housemate, Andy Carroll, and, with fixtures in his favour, he will surely attract new investors.
Andy Carroll
The big man drew a blank in the win over Fulham but he’ll clearly be a force leading the Hammers attack, just from his sheer physical presence. With strong fixtures to come, Carroll will surely attract mid-price interest, although we’ll need to check on his hamstring injury first. We can expect scans early next week.
Matt Taylor
A budget option in the Hammers midfield, the former Fantasy darling came good with a goal and assist return. While his stock will rise and investment follow, his chances of retaining his start with Matt Jarvis in the wings look minimal. Jarvis missed today’s game with a slight thigh strain.
The West Ham Defence
A second home clean sheet against Fulham will boost interest in Big Sam’s budget back four with Guy Demel perhaps the most popular route to investment given his rock bottom price, although he aggravated an injury that will need monitoring prior to Gameweek 4.
Shaun Maloney
Confirmed as Wigan’s spot-kick taker with Jordi Gomez on the bench. The tricky Scot converted a first-half penalty to delight his Fantasy owners and compound his value in the budget bracket.
Steven Fletcher
An immediate impact for the Black Cats with a cooly taken opener for Martin O’Neill’s side followed by the merest of touches for the second. Fletcher adds himself to an ever-growing list of mid-price considerations up front.
Michu
It seems he’s the real deal. Having enjoyed a staggering 0.6 price rise in the Fantasy Premier League game, the Spaniard repaid the faith with his fourth goal of the season in the 2-2 with Sunderland. He now poses a real problem for those yet to acquire his services with a further price rise looking inevitable.
Wayne Routledge & Nathan Dyer
Both are under threat from Michael Laudrup’s recent acquisitions but both delivered again – for the third Gameweek running. Routledge notched his first goal of the season, whilst Dyer chipped in with his second assist this term.
Jon Walters
The mid-price midfield option delivered on the promise he’s shown so far this season with a goal and assist return in the 2-2 at Wigan. Spot-kicks remain a key factor in Walter’s appeal and when Stoke’s fixtures improve, he’ll be worthy of attention.
West Brom
A fine 2-0 win over an in-form Everton will put Fantasy managers on alert to their mid-price assets at both ends. Shane Long is emerging as a budget option up front, while Gareth McAuley and Liam Ridgewell are offering value at the back with clean sheets and attacking returns.
Going Down
Dimitar Berbatov
Okay, so the Bulgarian hardly got a fair crack of the whip but Fulham’s lack of creativity in the defeat to Fulham will surely have dented confidence in the potential of the former United striker. Martin Jol’s side missed Moussa Dembele – badly.
Mladen Petric
Petric is perhaps more of a concern. It was the Croatian sacrificed to make way for Berbatov at half-time. We’re unsure how Martin Jol will work the partnership – the worry is that Hugo Rodallega will offer a rotation option that will hurt Petric’s pitch time.
Chico & Neil Taylor
Chico faces a three-match ban following his red for a challenge of Louis Saha, while Taylor was forced off after just 20 minutes of the 2-2 draw with Sunderland with suspected broken ankle. The Swan’s left-back could now face a long spell on the sidelines and suddenly, Michael Laudrup’s settled back four looks torn asunder. Alan Tate, Ben Davies and Garry Monk are now vying to slot in.
Tottenham
The indifferent start continues with another inept showing against Norwich at the Lane. Despite the best efforts of Dembele on debut, Andre Villas-Boas side were unconvincing and with just two goals in three games, Gareth Bale and Emmanuel Adebayor took another dent.
Gylfi Sigurdsson
Fantasy royalty last season, the Icelander is being reduced to a bit part player. Having earned his first start following Rafael Van der Vaart’s departure, he was sacrificed by Andre Villas-Boas on 56 minutes as Spurs chased the game with a shift to 4-4-2.
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September 1 at 8:09 pm
Captain Berbarossa - arrrrrrrghhhh!!! says:
My team is still OK but I wish I could wild card every week
September 1 at 8:10 pm
The Parmtree- In Berba we Trust!!! says:
Who were you before the grav/name change?
September 1 at 8:10 pm
Abhishek says:
Bale droping TOday ?
September 1 at 8:12 pm
Elwood says:
No
September 1 at 8:13 pm
finnish says:
likely the day after tomorrow
September 1 at 8:15 pm
Twisted Saltergater says:
He’s not even in the top 10 players transferred out today. On -61%.
Seriously, I think people post this type of question just to get others to panic. Getting rid before rdg QPR is mental, imo.
September 1 at 8:19 pm
yanky says:
+1 im keeping even if it means taking a price drop on him. same goes for nasri would will be rested after internationals…however in a few wks time i willl look to shift one out for hazard even if it costs me .3 more or so
September 1 at 11:07 pm
Adam says:
10,000 people have transferred him out today. He’s only on -61% because he started the day on around +50%.
September 1 at 8:10 pm
The Parmtree- In Berba we Trust!!! says:
Slightly worried, 54(-8) Pre-Baps with only Rafael and RVP to go.
September 1 at 8:10 pm
DimartinUnBerbareal says:
First world problems…
September 1 at 8:12 pm
The Parmtree- In Berba we Trust!!! says:
September 1 at 8:12 pm
DimartinUnBerbareal says:
50(-4) with Kags, HBA and Giroud, this is worse than poverty
September 1 at 8:12 pm
Giggs Boson says:
Are you kidding me?
September 1 at 8:14 pm
Silly Sausage says:
Worried why? I’d be happy with that
September 1 at 8:11 pm
Timmy Cahill Rules says:
which combo would you pick
A. Torres and Maloney
B. Bent and Pienaar
C .Berbatov and Ya Ya
D. Pog and Hazard
E. Ba and HBA
F. Giroud and Nolan
Cheers lads
September 1 at 8:19 pm
ludi says:
A
September 1 at 8:23 pm
Moosie the Staggie says:
C for me
September 1 at 8:11 pm
leo_messi says:
Friedel – Schwarzer
Demel – Zabaleta – Rangel – Culellar – Baines
Yaya – Michu – Dyer – Kagawa- BALE
September 1 at 8:11 pm
leo_messi says:
Petric – Tevez – Torres
If I need to use my WC now???
September 1 at 8:34 pm
Gazza2000 says:
No, why ?
September 1 at 8:12 pm
mchoa696 says:
Just Wildcarded after another average week. Would you guys mind doing another RMT please
deGea Cerny (Dont like my keepers)
Williams Baines Ivanovic Demel Gorkss
Hazard Dembele Michu Yaya Guthrie
RVP Tevez Grahem
Thanks in advance
September 1 at 8:16 pm
Malcolm Tucker for England Manager says:
Don’t like Williams if Tate is going to play. Worst defender ever
September 1 at 8:19 pm
mchoa696 says:
Who would you bring in with 5.1 mill?
My keepers are foster and mignolet now
September 1 at 8:33 pm
Moosie the Staggie says:
Wiliams to Cuellar.
Probable double game week soon, and the extra 0.6 will come in handy if you want to upgrade Dembele to one of the 6.5m midfield options
September 1 at 8:13 pm
sarnaB-erba says:
http://i.imgur.com/8jjI6.jpg
Cute cheryl.. Get well soon
September 1 at 8:14 pm
The Parmtree- In Berba we Trust!!! says:
No more hand jobs for a while then?
September 1 at 8:16 pm
Silly Sausage says:
She’s probably a righty
September 1 at 8:20 pm
sarnaB-erba says:
how do u know that ?
September 1 at 8:20 pm
Silly Sausage says:
She holds the mic with her right hand
September 1 at 8:13 pm
Tiki-Taka says:
I dunno if the state of my team is such that I need to wildcard but I’m a bit frustrated with certain players, what you think?
Friedel / Federici
Rafael / Zabaleta / R.Bennett / Clyne / Demel
Nasri / Bale / Ben Arfa / Michu / Kacaniklic
Graham / RVP / Tevez
The ones that I really want out are Kacaniklic (no longer assured of regular starts), Bale (constant blanks), maybe Nasri cos of blanks and feel potential elsewhere, Friedel probably dropped next game, R.Bennett isnt playing
September 1 at 8:15 pm
Tiki-Taka says:
1.9 in bank
September 1 at 8:20 pm
Abhishek says:
Yaya Toure… !!!!!!!!! for NAsri
September 1 at 8:23 pm
yanky says:
nasri isn’t playing over international break, i’d hold tbh
September 1 at 8:41 pm
Moosie the Staggie says:
Imo you have a good team, would be a waste of your wildcard.
I thought AVB would have dumped Defoe to the bench today for Ade. Quite possible that Friedel may not lose his place straight away.
Kac is not an urgent transfer as he is your back up midfielder.
September 1 at 8:15 pm
lloydl says:
will bale drop tonight?
curent front 8
bale michu hazard kagawa ben arfa
graham tevez ba
who owuld be the best player to bring in for bale ?
September 1 at 8:24 pm
Twisted Saltergater says:
He’s not even in the top 10 players transferred out today. On -61%.
Seriously, I think people post this type of question just to get others to panic. Getting rid before rdg QPR is mental, imo..
September 1 at 8:15 pm
Silly Sausage says:
This is going too fast…
September 1 at 8:14 pm
The Parmtree- In Berba we Trust!!! says:
That’s what she said
September 1 at 8:18 pm
Silly Sausage says:
Haha, improving stamina = price rise
September 1 at 8:21 pm
Count Of Monte Hristo - Heisenberg 1 Gus Fring 0 says:
Haha
September 1 at 8:22 pm
Hate that rotation says:
NEW POST
September 1 at 8:24 pm
User says:
Link to new post: http://www.fantasyfootballscou.....-part-two/
September 1 at 8:24 pm
futbolnotsoccer says:
Parm, Count, I wanna pick your brains real quick….
Bale out for Michu or Toure or HBA?
Graham out for Ba or Fletcher or Podolski?
I’m sicker than a dog so it may be the fever making me knee jerky….or should I keep bale a couple more weeks?
September 1 at 8:28 pm
DaveZubie says:
Will Hazard go up again tonight? I want to get Silva out for him
September 1 at 9:08 pm
joker7 says:
Look at Chelsea’s next fixtures…..Id be getting rid of him soon. I was going to put him in my team until I saw there fixture list.
September 1 at 9:27 pm
Pineybyrne says:
tbh I think Hazard can do damage against any side in the league.
September 1 at 8:30 pm
Gazza2000 says:
Krul-Ruddy
Ivanovic-Hangeland-Cuellar-Rangel-Gorkks
Bale-Yaya-Michu-Pienaar-Noble
Tevez-Graham-Torres
Thinking of swapping Bale for Hazard but will it unbalance my team even more ?, It will leave me with 3 Swansea, 2 City and 3 Chelsea players, or should I keep Bale or go for Carzola/Barfa ?
September 1 at 8:34 pm
doncastro says:
Will all you clowns stop commenting about how you got 50+ scores and how its bad. 50+ is amazing so far this week and you know it.
September 1 at 8:43 pm
Colin says:
I’m only on 48. Gutted.
September 1 at 8:37 pm
Tea and Busquets says:
is allen > Maloney +
Bale > Hazard worth a 4 point hit?
September 1 at 9:28 pm
Pineybyrne says:
Allen > maloney is solid. I’m pondering the Bale/Hazard switch myself, currently undecided…
September 1 at 9:08 pm
boooobah says:
Any news on zabaleta? Saw on BBC live text he got hamstring injury?
September 1 at 9:25 pm
Pineybyrne says:
Is Bale > Hazard a good idea considering I already have Torres?
September 1 at 9:26 pm
sarnaB-erba says:
Terry is yellow flagged.. but he is -114% on fiso. Will he drop tonight?
September 1 at 9:29 pm
Simon1983 says:
Concerned over both Bale and Sigurdson, the fact that Sigurdson got subbed means i’ll probably have to move him out and replace him for Hazard. Also Bale, not many points on the board, plus a yellow card to top it off.
Fulham have a poor away record and although we missed Dembele, I dont think there’s too much cause to be concerned and to add Berbatov to the ‘going down’ list. He’s trained with the team once, came on whilst losing 3-0 and also , Berbatov for united would go a couple of weeks without scoring, then get a hat-trick, so i can’t see anything to suggest that would have changed for now. Fulhams home fixture against West Brom should provide a better insight into his potential for goals and assists this term. Fulham also missed Bryan Ruiz who’s enjoyed a very decent start to the season, so with him providing, Berbatov could have a better supply line.
September 1 at 9:31 pm
Pineybyrne says:
You could have easily condensed this a bit…
September 1 at 9:40 pm
cfc_kaka says:
Hey guys first time commenting I was wondering if I could get your opinions if I should take a -4 point hit and ship out adebayor for someone as I am fed up with AVB and spurs and have used my free transfer to bring in hazard and ditch Bale already, any suggestions on the forward? thanks
September 2 at 1:16 am
takemehome says:
spurs next 2 games aren’t that bad i know there not playing well but id hold on to him
September 2 at 5:09 am
RealSaltCake says:
I’m in exactly your position (plus Friedel, lol). While I’d also love to ditch Adebayor, I think it’s worth holding off to avoid a hit. I actually have another free transfer left, but not sure if I want to use it there.
September 2 at 2:15 am
CarlosKillface says:
will bertrand and jenkinson play?
September 2 at 2:18 am
CarlosKillface says:
or will they be rotated?
September 2 at 5:07 am
RealSaltCake says:
Finally pulled trigger Bale > Hazard. I missed (yet another) price rise but I don’t care — sick of handwringing over this, sick of living with Bale’s predictable sub-3 pointers. AVB is a joke, and thus that team is a mess.
The problem is, I WC’d gameweek one, it has worked out well points wise (in top 15K overall), unfortunately I was too clever by half and included Bale, Friedel, and Adebayor on my team. What a disaster loading up on Spuds players has turned out to be.