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I did
Tevez to Berbatov ,
Morrison to Silva ,
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Bardsley to McCartney
for -4!Open Controls
asking for opinion or consolation? 😀
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Sunderland's fixtures are unreal from 13-16.. glad i got mignolet.. may double up with cuellar next week..
Open Controlsthey turn to dogshite from gw 17 though.. maybe the double up wont be so wise
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You will probably want to get rid of one in GW 17 though.
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Yep I have Cuellar for that reason... Might take a punt on Johnson for GW13-16 as well...
If only they could start scoring goals...Open ControlsAt least it's a guaranteed 4 points in GW16. Whether there will be many significant attacking returns is debatable.
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Will have hawkeye on their Mid!
AJ should come good!Open Controls+1.. Pienaar to AJ/Sessegnon in 2 weeks pencilled in..
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No query on Yaya's 'assist' then? I've just watched it 10 times and I still can't see if it's him or the Spurs player who gets the touch.
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Or the Rafa one, or the Crouch one...strange 😕
Open ControlsWhich Rafa assist? You mean the OG from Hernandez's off target header?
Open ControlsThis one. http://i.imgur.com/rAcYL.png
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Just Did
Tevez to Berbatov ,
Morrison to Silva ,
&
Bardsley to McCartney
for -4!
Worthy?Open ControlsWhy ask now?
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probably not the smartest thing you have ever done
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you'll know next gw now....
Open ControlsMcCartney is injured!! and in danger of losing his place even if fit.. Tevez got Villa @ home and most prob will start.. Morrison is provin tremendous value.. Bardsley got killer fixtures from next week :frown:
Open Controlsjust imo.. could turn out spectacular.. i prefer waitin till Friday for makin transfers though esp when there are midweek games..
Open Controlsshould've not brought mccartney in though.. Tevez is a good option this week but needs to go long term so that may work out.. Silva could be a gr8 punt too.. who knows? 🙂
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Save transfer this week lads?
Mignolet (Federici)
Cameron Saylor Demel (Gorkks Clyne)
Bale Mata Cazorla Pienaar (Sterling)
Rvp Ba Tevez
0.3 in bank and 1 FTOpen ControlsFellaini, Y U RISE??? 😡
I wonder do people know that you don't actually get any more points for transferring players in early in the week...Open Controlsthe funny thing is if everyone waited until friday night it would benefit everyone too.. madness makin early transfers.. just gives that feelin of instant gratification is all
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Sorry.
Guilty.Open Controls
Me too 0.0 in bank. One rise and I could not do it
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Is anyone else not bothered by the DGW at this stage? Reading and Sunderland don't exactly scream fantasy gold.
Open ControlsGorks + Cuellar.
Enough.Open Controls+1.. + Mignolet...
Open ControlsYeah I'm not sure I'm going to go out of my way to get in defenders from either of those two sides.
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I actually think there's a good chance Stoke defenders will get more points than Reading defenders (barring any attacking returns)
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Balo, if he plays.
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i want to sort out my midfielders; currently have: Hazard/Cazorla/Michu/Pienaar/Kightly.
would love to get any of these: Fellaini/Valencia/Mata/Walcott.
2 FTs.
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Hazard-Mata, Pienaar-Felllaini.....
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The norwich defense quietly doin brilliant under the radar.. is it just too unfashionable to own one of their defenders?
Open ControlsI might do Foster->Ruddy depending on the news on Fost inj and to free up 0.5m
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Any idea why Balo was left out of the squad of 18 last night? did he and mancini have another fight? one less threat to tevez's game time if so
Open Controlsi mean he was'nt even on the bench.. was left in the stands wearin a coat.. the commentators kept pointin it out as strange too
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I wouldn't read too much into it. He can't have 2 strikers on the bench every game. He'll get games over the season, although I agree he seems to be last in the pecking order at the moment.
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Which transfers to do guys???
A. Cazorla and Michu Out - Silva and Fellaini In
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My team is
Foster-Begovic
Ivanovic – Rafael – Cameron – Demel – Davies
Bale – Mata – Michu – McAnuff – Sterling
RVP – Suarez Holt
1.6m free + 1FT
Which two transfers should I do for this gameweek wanting to get rid of especially ivan, holt, michu and maybe bale, davies(for gorkss) and mcanuff (wanna get maloney).Open Controls
Jussi, Bego
Baines, Rafa, Hughes, Gorkss, Nelsen
Santi, Mata, Pienaar, Maloney, Punch
RVP, Ba, Tevez
a) Tevez -> Berba
b) Pienaar -> Morrison
c) Santi -> Silva
I'm leaning towards c) and doubling up City coverage against Villa at home. Then next week a). Thoughts?Open ControlsWhat teams do you see as essential for attacking coverage from now until Jan WC?
I'm on a WC so want to get the best possible set up now... so far I'm thinking this... anyone disagree or got better options?
United - I've got RVP but can see Rooney as a viable alternative...
Citeh - I've got Silva as a bit of a differential right now, can see Aguero coming into his own one they get knocked out though... but that should only be better for Silva...
Liverpool - Suarez is just a no brainer for me right now... and the fixtures are great all the way through... also have Sterling as bench fodder...
Everton - The stats suggest they are necessary, I think Baines/Fellaini is good enough coverage here...
Chelsea - One of Mata/Hazard IMO, I've got Mata cos he's cheaper...
I don't have Arsenal coverage, which is a worry, but will consider Walcott or Giroud if and when I get suspensions/injuries... another is Spurs, they are so inconsistent, and Bale is so inconsistent, but I know he will still get some good hauls, but I'd rather get Silva's consistent stream of assists and the odd goal than Bales 2,2,2,13,2 to be perfectly honest...
With all those big teams covered, we obviously need to look at mid priced options to fill in the gaps, since we can't have all expensive players... I'm thinking West Ham, and probably Nolan, he just seems to be there or thereabouts every year... I can see him scoring 10-15 goals this season easily...
WBA's Morrison is another option and I may still go down that route...
I have given up on Ba, Michu, Lambert so haven't mentioned their respective teams...
Thanks in advance for your thoughts...Open Controlsgiven up on ba after one game? he was injured the previous 2
Open ControlsBa/newc worry me. Even with their good fixt it seems they might be disappointing.
Ba to Suarez(depending on poosible susp) on the cards for me.Open ControlsBa was brilliant yet again though.. plenty of shots and a disallowed goal(unfairly)
Open ControlsYeah, I watched the game. Not sure the ball crossed the line though.
I'm happy to keep him for now, but it would be difficult to look past Suarez with his fixt from gw 15->Open Controls
Berb???
Open ControlsI think you need one from each of United, Citeh, Liverpool, Everton, Chelsea, Arsenal/Spurs. That leaves only two other spots in your front 8. Possibly only one other spot if you manage to get an Arsenal and a Spurs player.
Open ControlsRvp Tevez Sterling Pienaar Mata Cazorla Bale (Ba) .. wow i fit your category exactly 🙂
Open ControlsIf I were to select a front 8 it would be something like this
Mata, Fellaini, Sterling, 2 of Silva/Bale/Walcott
RVP, Berbatov, 1 of Ba/Suarez/Giroud
In terms of who you select it depends on having all your basis covered. Personally I'm not a fan of having both Suarez and Sterling as the 17 year old provides cheap cover allowing for more coverage from other players and their respective sides.Open ControlsYes he is coverage, but Liverpool are scoring, and he isn't really getting amongst the points as often as I'd like... don't get me wrong 1 goal/2 assists is great for 5m but I want to tap into more, if not all, of Liverpools goals... and I see them scoring even more in the weeks to come...
Like I say, still brilliant value and great as bench fodder, but I will play Suarez every game, and I think he can score every game from now until Jan WC...Open Controls
I have RVP, Silva, Suarez (Sterling as bench fodder), Fellaini, Mata... and Berbatov
I'll go without Arsenal/Spurs for now, but can't have Bale/Walcott without sacrificing one of the above... don't really want to do that...
Maybe Giroud if/when Suarez is banned...Open Controls
First name on the team-sheet should be Berb IMO. One of Aguero/Silva, one of Rooney/RVP. Mata, Bale, Cazorla all good picks. Suarez also seems a solid pick depending on whether you go with Aguero or Silva. Baines Fellaini seems sensible and I'd go for Nolan over Morrison.
Any plans for defensive rotation? Sunderland and Stoke cover seems essential. Bego + Cuellar perhaps. Gorkss also looks a good buy given his DGW and price. Maybe a couple of other cheap defenders to fill the gaps too.Open ControlsI forgot to mention. Don't worry about not having a player from any particular team. The logic of attacking 'cover' is flawed.
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Captaincy picks this week.
a) RVP vs Norwich away
b) Baines vs Reading away
c) Fellani vs Reading away
d) Pienar vs Reading away
e) Jask vs Stroke Home. Assuming he keeps a cleansheet.Open Controlsuntil BAE comes back yes.. heard that could be soon though
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What do people think of my team?
Begovic (Ruddy)
Rafael, Sagna, Gallas, (Demel), (Fonte)
Fellaini, Michu, Carzola, Bale, (Sterling)
Berba, RVP, Suarez
My conundrum is that for the Carzola/Bale price range, there is also Mata and Silva. I'm struggling to decide which of the two to have. I have no Chelsea/City coverage at all. Who would be your first two choices from the four players?Open ControlsSuarez at home to Wigan vs RVP away to Norwich vs Berbatov at home to Sunderland.
Who to captain?Open Controlsgoing suarez myself
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i have suarez n berb both, i think it shud b Berb
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Lets remember Liverpool tend to fail at home against easy teams......
Open ControlsIf I had Suarez it'd be him for sure. Since I don't, it's a close call between Berbs and RVP.
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current def line
olson mert baines cuellar clyne and 0.4 in bank
recommend transferOpen ControlsWas Newcastle really that bad defensively yesterday? Tiote comin back this week should improve em either way
Open ControlsOn a sidenote.. Sterling did not put a foot wrong yesterday and is lookin better and better every day.. bargain if there ever was one
Open Controlshis OOPness is crazy
Open ControlsStill think he's a great 5th mid but I'm not sure he's 4th mid material.
Open Controlsi'd tend to agree with that.. still feel bad havin to bench him for easy gameweeks(like this week)
Open ControlsYeah, but what do you mean by 5ht midf? Bench material for if someone doesn't play or rotating with a cheap striker? Ba/Rvp/berba is not rotating material.
Look at Kaca. Played early on then got benched. Now playing again and getting pts on my bench.Open ControlsI mean someone who will play every week and step in should you have an injury/suspension. I would play him in a fixture when my 4th mid has a poor fixture - in my case, Pie. I wouldn't buy him with the intention of rotating him - I don't like to rotate attackers as returns are harder to predict.
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i'd agree with this if there was such a thing. i have a front eight. they are all shit mind. but were i to evaluate them separately and tier them according to their viability as point gatherers, i'd consider my fifth mid to be the one with the worst fixture. unless it's maloney. cos it's probably maloney
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For those who (rightly or wrongly) lament Suarez's strike conversion rate, it's worth acknowledging that he had 2 shots yesterday, both on target and one goal.
Open Controlswas about to post this.. it was more due to the fact that chelsea marked him brilliantly and dint let him take shots though(apart from the horrid markin for the goal)
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So anyone fancy Spurs against Arsenal this upcoming weekend? Dembele back and with Arsenal leaking goals all over.. scary thought 😉
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I think Arsenal will edge it.
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Begovic
Baines Simpson Cameron
Silva mata Cazorla Taraabt
RVP Berbatov Ba
McCarthy Cuellar Maloney Gorkks
Any tips guys?Open ControlsDoubling on Stoke defence against West Ham away is risky IMO
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couldn't resist to not have fellaini so i get him in for Michu yesterday
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No idea on what to do with my team
Beg Jaask
Baines Hughes Cuellar Wisdom Wilson
Bale Mata Pienaar Morrison Nolan
RVP Ba Berbatov
2 FTs, 0.0 in bank
Any ideas would be most welcome. Just wish I had something in the bank. 😕
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11 years, 5 months agokneejerk
Kun to berba
Pienaar to silva
Yay or nay?