Members January 25

The Numbers Game – Budget Midfielders

Starting the season priced at just 4.5 in Fantasy Premier League (FPL), Raheem Sterling quickly cemented his place in many a five man midfield thanks to a consistency of game time under new Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers. Handed a first-team chance in Gameweek 2, the winger rose steadily in price to 5.7 as the bandwagon showed little sign of slowing down but a run of 16 consecutive starts was brought to an end in Gameweek 18, with Rodgers citing signs of fatigue in the youngster’s play:

With the arrival of Daniel Sturridge added to Fabio Borini’s return from injury, the attacking options are increasing for the Merseysiders – having started just three of the last six, Sterling’s owners are starting to get twitchy. He’s now dropped in price to 5.5 but, with a 17% ownership, remains the most popular sub 6.0 midfield option in the FPL game at present. As winter wildcards continue to be flourished, we take a look at the upcoming six Gameweeks and, in accordance with our Rate My Team projections, analyse the likely protagonists for those Fantasy managers eyeing up a potential transfer out…

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El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
11 years, 3 months ago
Clichy? Rotation threat?
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1. Give The Todd Some Love
  11 years, 3 months ago
  I think he's a good pick. He'll get loads more game time than Kolarov
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2. Gianluca Busio's Hair …
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Hart is not a rotation threat. every other ManCity back is! 😉
  
  zab, nasty least threat, though others are getting healthy making them.....well you know.
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  1. Mile Plankton
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Kompany isn't.
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    1. Gianluca Busio's Hair …
      11 years, 3 months ago
      yes true. pricey, but nailed.
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3. Wild Rover
  11 years, 3 months ago
  You ruined the Whisky talk with this?
  
  Yes, he plays for Citeh
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  1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
    11 years, 3 months ago
    *Whiskey, in your case. 😉
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    1. Wild Rover
      11 years, 3 months ago
      Nope... Not Irish despite what some think.. 🙂
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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
        11 years, 3 months ago
        Name check? 😉
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  2. Champ
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Hee hee
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4. roscola
  11 years, 3 months ago
  I'm fairly sure that since about GW3-ish, Clichy has started every game he's been fit for except two, one of which was during the festive fixture schedule. I think he's a lot more nailed-on than people realise
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Title20
11 years, 3 months ago
A- Best defender 4.6 other than Davies?
B- Gerrard a good pick or better choices at 9.4? MF(Michu, mata, punch, Walcott)
C- keep ba or swap for Sturridge?(keep in mind ill probably have Gerrard)
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1. Gianluca Busio's Hair …
  11 years, 3 months ago
  cuellar if healthy?
  if you dont have michu, mata, OR walcott, one of them
  keep ba....i think he is going to make owners happy soon....
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samaael
11 years, 3 months ago
Bego/ bunn
Gibbs/ Luiz/ Davies/ demel/ Harte
Mata/ bale/ Walcott/ fellaini/ Nolan
Rvp/ ba/ lambert

What to do ? Had planned aguero in if named by downgrading Nolan. Have two free trades. Now concerned about Luiz I had him penned in for this gameweek any update from benitez press conference
? Has it been on?
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TheOneAndOnly
11 years, 3 months ago
aguero+sturridge(1)

or

suarez+sturridge(2)
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1. TheOneAndOnly
  11 years, 3 months ago
  sorry, suarez+dzeko(2)
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  1. ILOVEBAPS
    11 years, 3 months ago
    This one ^ 🙂
    
    Replied on last page too.
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2. ILOVEBAPS
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Spread the love. 1.
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  1. TheOneAndOnly
    11 years, 3 months ago
    aguero fletcher then? moving to sturridge in a few...
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    1. ILOVEBAPS
      11 years, 3 months ago
      Or that. If you rate Kun. He has not yet provided value but may well do.
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3. Parm
  11 years, 3 months ago
  1
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Benjimaate
11 years, 3 months ago
What's the situation with David Luiz's injury? Is he going to be starting or what?
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1. TorresMagic™
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Not looking good.
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2. samaael
  11 years, 3 months ago
  That's what I would like to know ?
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  1. Benjimaate
    11 years, 3 months ago
    FPL says it's an ankle injury but is tha just a sprain or what? aha
    I would also like to know if Marveaux has had it now that there's all these new Newcastle players?
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LMNO
11 years, 3 months ago
Lost on last page....

With the Chelsea midfield a bit short at the moment I think that it’s safe to assume that Lampard will continue to get games.

Do you think he is a better option than any striker at his price point (form & fixtures taken into consideration)
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1. ILOVEBAPS
  11 years, 3 months ago
  What's he at?? 8.4 I think. Who is in that forward bracket, roughly... Pod, Ba, ??
  He is a great shout at that price.
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The Mighty I
11 years, 3 months ago
Edin Dzeko - 10 goals, 4 assists in less than 1000 minutes this season, 31 points in his last 4 games.
But is he worth a place in a WC team with Aguero returning?
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1. Captain Shirokov
  11 years, 3 months ago
  No.
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  1. TheOneAndOnly
    11 years, 3 months ago
    ive lost sleep over it... i think it is aguero+fletcher or suarez+dzeko ... .... ... ....
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    1. Captain Shirokov
      11 years, 3 months ago
      1st one.
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2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Yes. 🙂
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3. Mile Plankton
  11 years, 3 months ago
  We'll know on Thursday at about 18:45.
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Ginkapo FPL
11 years, 3 months ago
GOALS CONCEDED

Some of you may know that I have been looking into predictability, and i have done some analysis on goals conceded. Our tendency to say that there is no correlation between goals conceded and fixture difficulty has been swayed a large ammount by the performances of Swansea, Everton, MUnited, Arsenal and WBA.

Here is a list of the teams in the order of their predictability, along with the value of their correlation;

NEW -0.67
SOT -0.58
SUN -0.58
TOT -0.57
AVL -0.55
LIV -0.53
RDG -0.39
FUL -0.36
NOR -0.35
STK -0.35
WHM-0.34
WIG -0.33
CHE -0.29
MCI -0.28
WBA -0.27
ARS -0.21
MUN -0.14
QPR -0.03
EVE 0.15
SWA 0.26

Those at the top of the list make good rotators as you can accurately play/bench them depending on the fixture. Those at the bottom you should never bench as they cannot be predicted as accurately. This is not an issue in the case of ManU, Ars, Mci or Che as I doubt you were going to bench them anyway, but owning Swansea, QPR or Evertonian defenders does seem hazardous.

Soon to follow, scoring predictability.
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1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Interesting ... so Spurs are predictable, home and away?
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  1. Ginkapo FPL
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Its your fixture difficulty numbers. So yes
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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
      11 years, 3 months ago
      Brilliant. Happy days. then it's Benny, of course ... 😉
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2. gravless
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Very interesting. Nice one.
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3. ILOVEBAPS
  11 years, 3 months ago
  MMm... thanks Ginkapo. Guess Davies will just have to play every week!
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4. Champ
  11 years, 3 months ago
  *rubs chin reaches for scotch/irish 😉 *
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5. Home Run Baker
  11 years, 3 months ago
  That's historical performance - not predictability. To show predictability you need 2 data sets - one to predict, and the 2nd to show the predictions were correct. The variation you're showing could well be noise, not signal.
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  1. Ginkapo FPL
    11 years, 3 months ago
    I compared their performance to Doosra's predictions.
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    1. Ginkapo FPL
      11 years, 3 months ago
      Though I would agree that there are a fair few teams who have been affected by other factors which prevent these numbers from being accurate. Crucial injuries for instance have a major impace.
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    2. Home Run Baker
      11 years, 3 months ago
      That's correlation, not necessarily cause and effect.
      But you could easily show predictability using your data. Divide into 2 sets - maybe even GWs and odd GWs.
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6. JK - Cønt ⭐
  11 years, 3 months ago
  so you're saying sell Davies and get Turner? 😉
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  1. Ginkapo FPL
    11 years, 3 months ago
    I'm saying it would be suggested that it is less of a headache.
    
    Davies cleansheets have come against Reading, Arsenal, Liverpool and Everton.
    Turner's have come against Arsenal, Reading, ManU and Newcastle. 😀 😀
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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      11 years, 3 months ago
      so if you factor out United, Norwich keep more CS against lesser teams, whilst Davies seems to have little correlation
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      1. Ginkapo FPL
        11 years, 3 months ago
        Yup, but obviously there are localised effects that you are still better able to determine than statistics. Norwich played Arsenal during a low patch for Arsenal and a high patch for Norwich. Form is still an important thing.
        
        As a former Davies owner he was a lot more annoying than Garrido.
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  2. Mile Plankton
    11 years, 3 months ago
    He's saying 'dont by Fletch' to me. 🙂
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Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
11 years, 3 months ago
When the lineups come out next Tuesday, how much time approximately will we have before the deadline to make last minute changes from that moment? Anyone remember from experience?
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1. TorresMagic™
  11 years, 3 months ago
  30-45 mins.
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2. Ginkapo FPL
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Deadline is 19:30
  matches are 19:45.
  teamsheets come out at approx 18:45
  site crashes at approx 18:50
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  1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
    11 years, 3 months ago
    You mean FFS or FPL?
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    1. Ginkapo FPL
      11 years, 3 months ago
      Both
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3. Fantasy-er
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Not sure, but last season I did exactly that, saw the line-ups for that night, logged on to do a last minute transfer at around 7.20 and the site crashed on me.... Brutal.
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  1. thegame
    11 years, 3 months ago
    ye i rem that...i couldnt log in
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4. Parm
  11 years, 3 months ago
  About 45 minutes.
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5. gravless
  11 years, 3 months ago
  A crash is guaranteed.
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4vets
11 years, 3 months ago
Right... definitely good night from me. Sleep well all!
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1. thegame
  11 years, 3 months ago
  goodnight
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2. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Guten Nacht
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3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
  11 years, 3 months ago
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t894eGoymio
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Fantasy-er
11 years, 3 months ago
Would you be happy with a front 3 of:

Ruiz, RVP, Sturridge.

If it enabled you to get the power 5?
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1. thegame
  11 years, 3 months ago
  no
  
  altho i dont have faith in the power 5 myself - cant work if everyone is doing it
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  1. Fantasy-er
    11 years, 3 months ago
    So which out of the 5 are you going without?
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    1. thegame
      11 years, 3 months ago
      only got theo and fellers at the mo. cant see myself adding more then one more
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pundit of punts
11 years, 3 months ago
enough of aguero +sturridge talk. now lets do this discussion for a while...

zaba+rafa
or
zaba or rafa + g. johnson
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1. Mile Plankton
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Z+R
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borg001007
11 years, 3 months ago
Ok,1st draft on WC,
Mignolet,
Azpilicueta,Zabaleta,Cameron,
Michu,Fellani,Walcott,Bale,Mata,
RVP,Suarez,
Bunn,Fletcher,Davies,Mariappa
0M in bank
Any ideas or improvements?
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1. fantasykid
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Why would you wanna have Fletcher on the bench? Downgrade him and use the cash to improve your defence may be, No point having 7M on the bench
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fantasykid
11 years, 3 months ago
And its Snowing again...Hate this
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1. TorresMagic™
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Move to Australia. 🙂
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  1. fantasykid
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Don't make me jealous mate 🙂 hehe You lucky bugger
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2. Ginkapo FPL
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Ah feck when did that happen
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  1. fantasykid
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Right now, As we speak
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3. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
  11 years, 3 months ago
  If this was facebook I'd like this, and you'd be puzzled whether I like this or hate this...and you'd hate this and I would not like this, both of us would hate this confusion and I'd maybe leave a comment saying 'Yeah, hate this' and you'd like this but I'd get the wrong impression and think you like this too much and I'd hate this so I would not like this situation at all. And I'd think to myself, it can't go on like this!
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  1. fantasykid
    11 years, 3 months ago
    lol joker 🙂 You know, i like you haha 😀
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    1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      11 years, 3 months ago
      🙂
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4. threesticks
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Miami?
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5. Gianluca Busio's Hair …
  11 years, 3 months ago
  if it makes you feel any better, its been raining in Los Angeles for 2 days. but i am wearing a short sleeved shirt. 😉
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Ginkapo FPL
11 years, 3 months ago
GOALS SCORED

As promised here is the other half of the assessment on predictability. Whilst there are many factors that affect how many goals a team score here is their correlation to fixture difficulty;

WIG 0.73
SWA 0.50
MUN 0.42
MCI 0.41
WBA 0.38
WHM0.35
STK 0.34
LIV 0.31
SUN 0.30
ARS 0.30
FUL 0.23
EVE 0.22
QPR 0.19
CHE 0.12
SOT 0.05
AVL -0.02
TOT -0.03
RDG -0.05
NOR -0.07
NEW -0.15

Those at the top are predictable rotators, those at the bottom are not. The oddity is Chelsea whom despite scoring 8 goals against Villa have little correlation.
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1. Ginkapo FPL
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Should probably acknowledge Doosra for providing values of fixture difficulty
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2. JK - Cønt ⭐
  11 years, 3 months ago
  I don't get the figures, what do they mean?
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  1. Ginkapo FPL
    11 years, 3 months ago
    It means Wigan score against poor opponents, Tottenham score against anyone, and Newcastle score against no-one
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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      11 years, 3 months ago
      ah so if you had a Wigan attacker you could play them in easier fixtures and bench for harder ones? so the defence is the same?
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      1. Ginkapo FPL
        11 years, 3 months ago
        Yup, but different teams. It does not say anything about their actual ability to defend or attack.
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        JK - Cønt ⭐
        11 years, 3 months ago
        talked about this on the defence post. Essentially with the odd exception Norwich tend to keep more CS against lesser sides, whilst Swansea are less easy to predict?
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3. Piggs Boson
  11 years, 3 months ago
  * Does Puncheon -> Maloney *
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4. fantasykid
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Erm, Is this for the upcoming GW?
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  1. Ginkapo FPL
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Nope past 23 GWs
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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      11 years, 3 months ago
      I don't get the figures, how can i work with them?
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      1. Piggs Boson
        11 years, 3 months ago
        When you are rotating players, you want to be able to predict when they will score points. These figures show us which teams are predictable(score against shitty opponents) If you don't rotate in attack, don't worry.
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        JK - Cønt ⭐
        11 years, 3 months ago
        I don't plan to rotate in attack, but i do in defence, so need to understand the first table.
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5. Home Run Baker
  11 years, 3 months ago
  But ....
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6. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
  11 years, 3 months ago
  ... which is what we would expect, if you look at Chelski's results. This is very heartening for me.
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  1. Home Run Baker
    11 years, 3 months ago
    I think the method is flawed ....
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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
      11 years, 3 months ago
      Mmm. Not so. 🙂
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Captain Shirokov
11 years, 3 months ago
I wonder if Pardew realises that he isn't playing Ultimate team and that team chemistry isn't the be all and end all?
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1. Parm
  11 years, 3 months ago
  He'll sell his team and lose 5% of the selling value because if the EA tax.
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ILOVEBAPS
11 years, 3 months ago
Thoughts on where to improve this team much appreciated.

Bego
Davies Gibbs Demel
Walcott Bale Michu Fellaini
RVP Sturridge Ba

Bunn J.Cole Martin Harte

1 FT and £1.1m ITB

Was thinking Cole > Lampard and Ba > Fletcher?? Or just saving FT.
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1. fantasykid
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Fletcher is gonna move up by 0.1 tonight, Erm, there was a long post of mine explaining why to stick with Ba..I'll try to dig it up fo ya. Lamps seems like a good punt, I think Ramires will move alongside Mata and Oscar with Luiz and Lamps in a pivot
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  1. ILOVEBAPS
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Thanks FK, would like a read. I can't afford Mata unless I ditch Bale.
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Birthday Sess
11 years, 3 months ago
Is Gibbs>Zab a good transfer? Only going with 1 big hitting def.
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Pepin - RIP Absinthe
11 years, 3 months ago
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY it's Friday night deadline time and tomorrow the weekend starts full of EPL / FPL games. Oh, wait............
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1. Birthday Sess
  11 years, 3 months ago
  At least we don't have to wait a whole week.
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2. thegame
  11 years, 3 months ago
  doubt ill watch the fa cup games
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  1. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
    11 years, 3 months ago
    All the people who say 'I love to be able to watch the games without thinking FPL...." are lying. They'd much rather be watching EPL games and worrying about their fantasy score.
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    1. thegame
      11 years, 3 months ago
      its true - only thing im looking out for is a torres start! (as i have ba)
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    2. John Nerdelbaum
      11 years, 3 months ago
      lol
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    3. Mile Plankton
      11 years, 3 months ago
      I have a problem with watching 90 minutes of match in which I don't have players.
      I lose interest after 30 minutes.
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3. Piggs Boson
  11 years, 3 months ago
  ಠ_ಠ
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Manani
11 years, 3 months ago
Power 5 + Pog
or
Taarbt+Ruiz rotation
or
Puncheon+Benteke rotation
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1. Birthday Sess
  11 years, 3 months ago
  As unoriginal as it is, the power 5 is probably your best bet. You could end up with points on your bench with the other two.
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Pepin - RIP Absinthe
11 years, 3 months ago
Oh, Jose Enrique dropping to 5.7 tonight, is he? Or is he protected? Would be a great addition to my team when fit & 'Pool fixtures ease up.
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1. JK - Cønt ⭐
  11 years, 3 months ago
  protection only applies when a flag is removed
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2. thegame
  11 years, 3 months ago
  hes dropping
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  1. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Lovely stuff, makes Podolski and Baines to Aguero and Enrique affordable in 3-4 weeks.
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    1. thegame
      11 years, 3 months ago
      ye im looking to cut down on my defence - paid a big price literally lol getting luiz over azp
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      1. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
        11 years, 3 months ago
        That's your thinking then, downgrading Luiz this week? I guess we will have more news by Tuesday.
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        thegame
        11 years, 3 months ago
        not sure what ill do yet but wont be going azp. would rather cover myself with a city defender then him
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3. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Would you take him over Evans/Azpi Pepin?
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potatoace
11 years, 3 months ago
Pearce or Harte

Pearce is safe pick I know , but its soooo boring.
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1. Birthday Sess
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Pearce. I'm assuming he'll spend most of the time on your bench anyway. If Harte becomes out of favour, you're stuck with deadwood.
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  1. potatoace
    11 years, 3 months ago
    This will be to rotate for the next 4 weeks.
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Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
11 years, 3 months ago
RMT desperately needed. Very out of shape compared to all you guys on here. Bit of a newb. First season of FPL and new member on here.

GK: Begovic (Cerny)
Def: Davies, O'brien, Huth (Reid, Barnett)
Mid: Michu, Walcott, Fellaini, Wilshere (Lucas)
Att: Suarez, RVP, Lukaku

I WCed to bring in Wilshere, Reid, O'brien for the DGW which was ill advised. Used my FT this week to take out Zaba as soon as I saw he went off injured. Again ill advised. I have 2.9 in the bank and looking to take one, maybe two hits. I need to get rid of Lukaku, Reid, Wilshere and Lucas but which two first? And for who?

I think my two priorities are getting a mid with more goal threat than wilshere and getting reid out as i have double west ham in defence
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1. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
  11 years, 3 months ago
  I'd suggest you get a grav and link your team, take a look at the FAQs.
  
  As for your team, can you do Wilshere to Silva?
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  1. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
    11 years, 3 months ago
    0.1 short for silva. was thinking lampard...
    
    whats a grav? think i have linked my team now
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    1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      11 years, 3 months ago
      A grav is the picture in the box go to gravatar.com yes your team is linked now
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The Wizard of Ozil
11 years, 3 months ago
What ways this looking for my Wc team, anything need changing?

Bego - Bunn
Gibbs - Azpilicueta - Davies (Demel,Clyne)
Walcott - Fellaini - Mata - Bale (Punch)
Suarez - RVP - Fletcher
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1. Birthday Sess
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Looks pretty standard on here.. which is a good thing.
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  1. The Wizard of Ozil
    11 years, 3 months ago
    yea seems to be, only thing is no Michu but he's hard to fit in at this stage
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    1. Birthday Sess
      11 years, 3 months ago
      343 is the way to go imo and you have a good front 3. Michu is probably the one I'd go without too, given Fellaini's fixtures and ability to get BAPs
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Wild Rover
11 years, 3 months ago
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21208674#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Wow, what a terrible story.... How will the have-a-go heroes feel....?
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1. Piggs Boson
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Well done to those brave souls that stopped him. I hope no-one get's charged for this.
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2. thegame
  11 years, 3 months ago
  u got ur winnings yet?
  
  we wanna see ur virtual cup lol
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3. potatoace
  11 years, 3 months ago
  shocking,
  bet he suffocated in the gas mask, the more he struggled the more they restrained.
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Ginkapo FPL
11 years, 3 months ago
Home Run Baker

https://docs.google.com/a/sheffield.ac.uk/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmPKbJez4xjtdHNuTXJoN2s4Uld4cmtueC0tbTNRdFE#gid=0

Here is all the data
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1. Wild Rover
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Home Run Baker sounds like a must have extra from Field of Dreams....
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  1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
    11 years, 3 months ago
    😀 Lovely film ...
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    1. Wild Rover
      11 years, 3 months ago
      +1
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  2. Home Run Baker
    11 years, 3 months ago
    HRB was the greatest power hitter of the 'dead-ball era'.
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    1. Home Run Baker
      11 years, 3 months ago
      And a contemporary of Shoeless Joe Jackson (hero in the film)
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  3. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Hi WR not had chance yet to congratulate you on your cup success well done mate!!!
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2. Home Run Baker
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Sorry - didn't want to make a big deal. Just that you could be seeing random variation that doesn't predict the future.
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  1. Ginkapo FPL
    11 years, 3 months ago
    I think you may have a point, I should work out the RMS of this as well to work out the strength of correlation.
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    1. Home Run Baker
      11 years, 3 months ago
      Perhaps split into 2 groups - use 1 set to measure the correlation, then a 2nd to predict. If that holds up you're really onto something.
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      1. Ginkapo FPL
        11 years, 3 months ago
        So use the value of correlation to predict how many goals were conceded in the second set of matches? and see how closely they match?
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        Home Run Baker
        11 years, 3 months ago
        Exactly - that way you actually make a prediction, rather than just looking at the correlation.
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    2. Ginkapo FPL
      11 years, 3 months ago
      I may also need to brush up on my stats, luckily I have a refresher this term. I spend most of my time in mechanics and not stats so its a bit of a brain numb-er to get going
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  2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Only occurs in five teams, some of which are predictable, for various reasons..
    
    Chelski
    Citeh
    Hoops
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Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
11 years, 3 months ago
Ginkapo, I will somehow update the ticker over the weekend. Won't be a huge change but will tighten things up. You obviously have scored a couple of equations - good work. 🙂
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redcard_shark
11 years, 3 months ago
liverpool's season..hope u like..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jph1/sets/72157631607472329/
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1. potatoace
  11 years, 3 months ago
  interesting
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2. Birthday Sess
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Nice
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Deep89
11 years, 3 months ago
Hey, I havent't posted on here before but I have followed/read comments for a couple of years now. Having a great year on fantasy and was wondering thoughts on my WC team:

Bego (Federici)
Baines, Zab, Rafael, (Harte, Davies)
Mata, Walcott, Bale, Fellaini, Michu
RVP, Fletcher (Pog)
0.7m in bank

Then in two weeks (GWK 26) change Fletcher > Suarez and Baines > 4.4m def

Any thoughts appreiciated
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1. jjesus
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Downgrade 1 expensive defender + 1 midfield to improve your forwards... Not having a guy like Suarez, Aguero, Ba, Defoe... Might hurt you...
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Optimus.
11 years, 3 months ago
anyone want to join forces with me?
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1. Optimus.
  11 years, 3 months ago
  on ps3
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2. El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Ill join forces with ya mum
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