Continuing our round-up of the Christmas period, it’s time to treat our members to a series of articles which examines each of the positions and analyses the form of the key protagonists over the past four Gameweeks. We start in defence, by casting an eye over the top tens for our ICT Index, plus a more in-depth look at the main performers in terms of goal threat and creativity….
I would rather have team with high value than deceiving my rivals...surely it's not worth it
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According to FISO, he's about 160 transfers off a price change - and that's an approximation. You are gambling, my friend.
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FPL hiding the transfer section would be a bonus.
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oh i get you...yeah but it also adds to the fun don't you think?
Open ControlsLate last season I guessed rivals trades due to it & made FPL boring for me. Getting a surprise when GW updates & seeing what they did would make the game better.
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anyone know how long aguero is out for? Might keep tevez for now
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Front 8 is
mata lampard Walcott bale puncheon
Rvp suarez dzeko.
Tossing up between benching Puncheon and Walcott. Thoughts?Open Controls
Walcott.
Open Controlsooh you sold Michu huh...I'm benching Michu but I don't think I'd bench Walcott
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Haha. Took a look at no. 3 from the Hall of Fame. Turns out he got 70 pts in GW 17 and 18, before getting 81 pts in all three following gameweeks.
http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/38532/history/Open ControlsHe really is quite good.
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moral of the story: get lucky or die tryin'
Open Controlshttp://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/30047/history/
You can find their IDs here. http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/hall-of-fame/career/Open ControlsHad he not slipped last year, I would say Pascal Evans' history is even more impressive.
http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/26249/history/Open ControlsAmazing, shows luck is 90% FPL. 😆
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Feck it. Ive Captained Ba.
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Ok, Not in a really good position. Have Bane and Oscar from CHE
Options for a hit:
a) Taarabt -> Ramires
b) Defoe -> Ba
c) Poldi -> Ba next week Defoe -> Poldi
d) Do none of those because they are not wotrh a hit and captain Bane
I'm on D now.Open Controls
Jussi Guzan
Johnson Ivanovic Clyne Gibbs Vertonghen
Hazard Cazorla Noble Michu Fellaini
Suarez Ba Berbatov
1FT and 0.5 in the bank
What to do for DGWs?Open ControlsPrice changes about to occur...
Open ControlsOh nooooooooooooo! I forgot to get Olsson out.
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Which would you rather for GW22?:
A) Cuellar, Michu
B) Azpi, Snodgrass, -4pts
If I go A, then I have a defence of Gibbs (MCI), Cameron (CHE), O'Brien (sun, DOUBT), Cuellar (WHU, DOUBT) and Nelsen (TOT)Open Controls
Which is better
Lambert and luiz
ba and cuellar ?Open ControlsCuellar injured
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Quick question before I post my WC draft...
If used until the end of the season, is 10.5m too much for a goalkeeper rotation?
Jaask (5.3 pp) and Begovic (5.2 sp)
Cheers...Open ControlsIf you already had them, then that's alright but if you had neither, I wouldn't get them
Open ControlsI've had Begovic since the near the beginning... I would be buying Jaask with a view to playing him in the DGW and his favourable home matches where Begovic has tough away games...
I'm slowly coming round to this as I think it's a bit silly to leave a non playing goalkeeper in a free WC... I think it's worth the extra million...Open Controls
Ditch Jussi after the DGW, imo.
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I'm ditching Jussi now for Demel
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my capt choice not on the list
Turnball ---- The only Chelsea player nailed on for both games ,Open ControlsTurnbull*
Open Controlswhat if Cech recovers in the middle of the DGW?
Open Controlswhoa Triggerlips last night you were telling people not to get him
Open ControlsYou have to spend a transfer to get him out.... 😉
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How likely is Cahill to get 2 starts? Much prefer him to Azthingy.... 😕
Open ControlsAbout the same chance I reckon. Depends on Terry.
Open ControlsI guess Terry can affect them both. If he comes back it can go two way imo:
Cahil out for Terry or Azpi out and Bane on RB. I don't see Ferreira in the picture for RB position. Do you?Open Controls
more likely to be benched than azpi imo
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no price rises. olsson drop
Open Controls😯 I thought Azpi was going to rise. Didn't do the transfer so I'm relieved
Open ControlsOnly 45 today. He needs almost 300, he shouldn't rise for couple more days.
Open ControlsWhen players are just 99 or 100 on FISO, they tend not to rise.
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Yeah Dzeko survives and the war of attrition continues...who'll crack first?
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Are we all just holding our cards to the last moment? I know I am, taking it one day at a time. Trying to hold onto my WC and eagerly await team news/transfer news.
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Worth a hit to bring in an Arsenal striker for GW23? Podolski or Giroud better, or you reckon Walcott will lead the line?
Other than that I'm thinking
Cuellar > Sagna, Bale > Walcott (will lose money on Bale though as I bought on 9.3)Open ControlsDon't like arsenal defence personally. They always concede and there strikers arnt worth it. Cazorla and Walcott probably the only 2 worth going for, or possibly Arteta if after a differential
Open ControlsDon't like the strikers either, but am hoping Sagna can do allright in a DGW. So cheap as well. Would love both Caz and Theo, but don't like the idea of shipping out both Bale and Mata.
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pick 2 out of these 3: (price not a concern)
fellaini, bale, michu.Open ControlsFinally decided to hold off from the WC. Already have Ba, Puncheon, Walcott, Gibbs, O'Brian without hits. However I'm now considering Enrique -> Azpilicueta -4pts. Worth it you reckon? If not I'd have to play Cameron(CHE) & Gibbs(MCI) instead of having the choice. I believe Terry will be out for a while yet.
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Enrique is out long term and Azpi will play both games of the upcoming DGW witha good chance of at least one clean sheet. Will repay the -4 investment this GW imo
Open ControlsProbably. Getting Enrique out is a bonus. 1 hit is admirable restraint in this atmosphere. The hive mind thinks Ivanovic is more likely to displace Cahill than Azpi if Terry comes back, anyway.
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Have Ba, Mata, Punch, Santi, Walcott and O'Brien half of whom probably would have gone in a WC before this DGW was announced. Thinking something similar, maybe Cuellar to Azpi for a hit. Think he's safe for another while especially with Luis in midfield.
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Presume Kilgallon is only starting because O'Shea is injured. In which case, anyone know when O'Shea is back?
Open ControlsStill unknown. Could be out for a while, I think Kilgallon is a fine shout.
Open Controls4.1, decent fixtures and decent rotation with Davies.
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no time soon by the looks of it. Sunderland have to be thinking of bringing in new players, though.
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Would you play Schneiderlin ahead of Michu Fellaini Walcott? 😕
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So of all the bets I did for the FA cup games, one survives. A total random bet that I did on Macclesfield, Luton and Mansfield to win. I put €3 on it at 300/1. Screw you Liverpool, you need to fail big time!
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a) Ba
b) Michu
C) FellainiOpen ControlsWildcard or not?
Bale, Michu, Caz, Mata (C)
Suarez, Berbatov, RVP
Defence is alright.Open ControlsDepends how hard you want to play the DGW teams. No need to WC that team otherwise (unless you're chasing points, then it is too template)
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Lost on last page
Next 2 DGW – which would you pick..
A) hazard and Santi, or
B) ba and Giroud/ padolski?Open Controls
leaning toward A (of those I only have Ba)
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Ok, another go.
Not in a really good position. Have Bane and Oscar from CHE
Options for a hit:
a) Taarabt -> Ramires
b) Defoe -> Ba
c) Poldi -> Ba next week Defoe -> Poldi
d) Do none of those because they are not wotrh a hit and captain Bane
I’m on D now.
Team is
Jusi/Bego
Baines, Bane, Olsson, Clyne, Hughes
Oscar, Taarabt, Lennon,Young, Fellaini
Suarez, Poldi,Defoe
Did Yaya->Fella alreadyOpen Controlswho is bane??
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Anyone with Jussi & Begovic thinking of selling one or both of them with their WC?
Open ControlsOK ITS TURNBULL.......... T U R N B U L L
NOT:
Turnball, Turnbell, Turnbell, Tinkerbell, Tacoball, Tacobell. YES WEVE HAD TACOBELL!!!!Open ControlsT-dawg.
Open ControlsYou mean Hilario? 🙂
Open ControlsTacobell is an awesome bandwagon name
Open ControlsMight as well as it will be very short lived lol.
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What a load of......Bull....
Open ControlsI got it.
That's Hilarious.Open ControlsOf to bed, now.
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T-Bone
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Right, my current team is this:
Cerny-Bego
Enrique-Zab-Cameron-Wilkinson-Harte
Walcott-Michu-Puncheon-Mata-Sterling
RVP-Defoe-Suarez
Assuming the best idea would be to load up on Chelsea for GW22 and load up on Arsenal for GW23 (worth taking a 4pt hit on each week to make 2 changes instead of only 1?)
Not quite sure what changes to make yet.
GW22: Enrique and Defoe -> Azpilicueta and Ba
GW23: Cameron and Ba -> Gibbs and Podolski
These are my initial thoughts.Open ControlsIts still quite busy isn't it. Might wait a bit later for the DZ
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fellaini or michu?
Open ControlsMichu the savior of the seven oceans.
Open ControlsDepends what price you bought them for. I have both and if I were to WC I'd keep Michu simply because I don't want to lose the value I've gained on him. Fellaini can be bought back later for no cost as his price won't rise much due to the DGW madness.
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11 years, 4 months agoI'm holding off any transfers so my rivals don't know I'm wildcarding but it's driving me nuts watching Dzeko's price and worrying that total fpl will foul it up