This Much We Know – Gameweek 27
Filed under: Scout Notes - Posted by: Mark
Monday lunchtime finds us pondering the inevitable rest heading Robin’s way as part of Sir Alex’s policy of pre-European vacation. We also assess the lure of the late-comimg Latics and look at the latest developments in Moussa Sissoko’s convincing campaign to break the midfield template…
Robin will be in slippers for the Canaries clash…
In all likelihood, Sir Alex Ferguson had already decided to keep Robin Van Persie out of the Gameweek 28 home clash with Norwich. Saturday’s events, which saw the Dutchman suffer an impact with a cameraman behind the QPR goal has surely just sealed the deal. Van Persie is apparently nursing a badly bruised hip according to the United boss – a setback that is due to be assessed today. Already the press have jumped the gun this morning, declaring Van Persie fit to face Real Madrid in the second leg of the Champions League a week on Tuesday. Admittedly, that would seem likely with Ferguson now handed a ready-made excuse to keep his talisman out of Saturday’s home encounter which, against the backdrop of a 12-point gap at the top, looks routine. We have to expect that the noises from Old Trafford this week will offer little definite prognosis on the Dutchman, allowing Ferguson to keep Van Persie a doubt for the weekend in order to justify his omission from the teamsheet for the Canaries visit.
We can’t rely on Evans after all…
Having talked up the form and presence of Jonny Evans coming into the weekend, Sir Alex conspired to restore the Rio Ferdinand/Nemanja Vidic partnership at Loftus Road, leaving Evans alongside him on the bench. Ferguson has previously stated that he would use Ferdinand and Vidic sparingly: Evans’ form allowing him to rotate them match-to-match. Having started in Monday night’s Cup tie, Vidic looked the favourite to make way this time around and yet Ferguson went for his experienced duo, even against a side that had offered little by way of goal threat going into the game. Fantasy managers are now back to the drawing board with Evans; we would expect him to start against Norwich but then there’s also a chance that Ferguson has him earmarked for a role against Madrid which could see him preserved again. With Rafael on the rise after his Shepherds Bush strike, Evans owners will be pondering an upgrade to the Brazilian or even beyond that, to Patrice Evra. The fact is, if United prevail against Madrid, nobody is 100% secure from Ferguson’s policy of rest prior to European exploits: City’s failure to keep pace in the title race has seen to that.
Wigan are at it again….
Clambering out of the bottom three courtesy of an abject Reading performance, Roberto Martinez’s side nonetheless deserve credit for exerting their brand of football at the Madejski. The visitors dominated possession and the chances to ease their way to three points and offer a reminder that we’ve been here before. The Latics came late to the party last season, with the likes of Victor Moses earning our attention and, on Saturday’s evidence, they have players in form once again. Shaun Maloney is pulling the strings and fetching returns playing in the advanced midfield role. Jean Beausejour’s left-peg wand is again casting spells from wing-back, while up front, Franco Di Santo and Arouna Kone are combining to form an effective partnership. A home clash with Liverpool, followed by a potential blank in Gameweek 29 will curb our enthusiasm for now but, with three home games in four to come from Gameweek 30 onwards, Wigan look set to provide an unlikely source of run-in returns once again.
Sissoko is threatening to form a new “Power Five”….
Newcastle’s French resistance is now in full swing, having sealed a third win in three games since Alan Pardew opened the St James’ Park gates to his new arrivals from across the channel. Moussa Sissoko is, of course, the star turn: his third goal in four starts cemented his status as the new mid-price midfield darling and, having leapt by 0.3 in value in the Fantasy Premier League game last week, he’s now set to continue his ascent as new owners come flocking. Places in our midfields had looked at a premium but with Marouane Fellaini now identified as the weak link having scored in just one of his last nine league outings, Sissoko looks ready-made to break up the “power five” that has formed in so many squads. With Reading at Goodison next, patience with Fellaini may be exercised for one more week but there’s no denying Sissoko’s allure from Gameweek 29 onwards.
It’s time to downgrade our Potters….
Dimitar Berbatov’s moment of brilliance was enough to earn Fulham the points and consign the Stoke defence to a ninth successive match without a clean sheet. Having previously established themselves as the meanest obstacle in the Premier League, the Potters rearguard has since crumbled with the likes of Asmir Begovic, Ryan Shawcross and Robert Huth now resembling expensive “elephants in the room” who can no longer look their Fantasy owners in the eye. Luckily, Marc Wilson provides a ready-made solution. Back in the side at the Cottage, the former Pompey man is available for just 3.9 in the FPL and looks assured of starts over Stoke’s run of home matches against West Ham, West Brom and Villa to come in the next month. The downgrade looks a no-brainer, if we can spare the free transfer to make the switch.
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February 25 at 4:29 pm
Beausejour says:
Stoke City players have a private mini league and finally I found it
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http://fantasy.premierleague.c.....standings/
February 25 at 4:32 pm
Breadbin - Surbiton's Most Handsome Man says:
Seen blood.
February 25 at 4:33 pm
Arseman1213 says:
No surprise to see Pennant down at the bottom…
February 25 at 4:34 pm
Breadbin - Surbiton's Most Handsome Man says:
Do you like bees? Do you have a car with a bonnet?
February 25 at 4:37 pm
Arseman1213 says:
Mate your whacky comedy doesn’t work… go wipe your ass
February 25 at 4:34 pm
jayzico says:
haha cool!
February 25 at 4:39 pm
IfYouTinkerYou'llHaveAStinker says:
quality – I see crouch picked himself GW1 and couldnt bare to sell himself until Nov!
February 25 at 4:41 pm
Ogie says:
is this not illegal under fpl rules?
February 25 at 4:42 pm
Eddie says:
this was on here weeks ago.
February 25 at 4:47 pm
Misery likes Kompany says:
etherington at the bottom despite 38 transfers. sounds cruel but slightly enlightens on how he lost so much money gambling.
February 26 at 6:50 am
marco_atk85 says:
funny to see that Walters and Jones picked themselves.
February 25 at 4:30 pm
Squerly4568 says:
afternoon – any updates on the fixtures for 29 are the blanked out ones now definite?
February 25 at 4:33 pm
Breadbin - Surbiton's Most Handsome Man says:
No and no.
February 25 at 4:34 pm
Breadbin - Surbiton's Most Handsome Man says:
And afternoon.
February 25 at 4:36 pm
Squerly4568 says:
thanks – il keep an eye out for a post
February 25 at 4:31 pm
KickIt says:
Comes to something when the highlight of your GW is whether Demel starts or not tonight.
February 25 at 4:32 pm
Squerly4568 says:
haha
February 25 at 4:32 pm
wakey says:
hahaha…yeah…The very definition of a crap gameweek…
February 25 at 4:35 pm
nebbis says:
Look at the #1 this week, 110 points and Schwartzer comin off the bench for another 12 points…
not to speak of his classic 4-3-3 formation
February 25 at 4:38 pm
Andres Fuzzash-Warblash says:
or you picked the right captain, whos misses over half the match
February 25 at 4:32 pm
Breadbin - Surbiton's Most Handsome Man says:
Where are those people claiming the RMT tool predicts the future? All gone quiet.
February 25 at 4:34 pm
roscola says:
They’re hiding in bomb shelters after RMT predicted armageddon if RVP had two blanks
February 25 at 4:35 pm
Breadbin - Surbiton's Most Handsome Man says:
Good. Even if I had access I’d never use it. Takes the game from a bit of fun to obsessive levels.
February 25 at 5:08 pm
Bedok says:
I would say we are obsessive just spending time here following comments; waiting for a bit of news that could change our rank.
February 25 at 4:36 pm
isacki - losing makes winning sweeter........ especially without that dutch guy. says:
No really it does have a magical ability to predict exactly how many points you get in a particular week.
Sounds like a classic straw man here tbh.
February 25 at 4:37 pm
heco87 says:
In that case I’m glad I didn’t use it last week as it would have ruined my entire week, knowing the fate I would go on to suffer.
February 25 at 4:38 pm
roscola says:
RMT made me take the armband of Bale and stick it on Theo. It didn’t use physical force but it was very persuasive.
February 25 at 4:41 pm
isacki - losing makes winning sweeter........ especially without that dutch guy. says:
So long you know the error you’re working with on a single gameweek timeframe (ie. a lot) you can make decisions based on that. I used it as a tie-breaker between Bale and Walcott in the full knowledge no method on earth can predict an individual gameweek score.
Unless we’re talking Shane Ferguson.
February 25 at 4:34 pm
Evs says:
Out of curiosity does the FFS chat room work on iPad?
February 25 at 4:35 pm
roscola says:
I’m pretty sure the chatroom runs on Java, which is like Flash in that it is a browser plugin that Apple don’t allow on iPads. So I’d guess not.
February 25 at 4:36 pm
Evs says:
It is run on java – so I guessed it wouldn’t but I have not tried.
February 25 at 4:34 pm
thetinkerman says:
I’ve recently started playing 11-a-side competitively with some friends. I’m the captain so everyone is looking to me for guidance in terms of positioning. I’m fairly tactically aware, but watching top class players on TV is a bit different to playing with players with mixed ability/fitness levels.
I’d like to do a bit more research into tactics, formations and positioning – stuff that we can implement relatively easily.
Anyone know any good sites that they’ve used for this purpose?
February 25 at 4:37 pm
JAKC says:
Put the fatty in goal
February 25 at 4:38 pm
heco87 says:
February 25 at 5:07 pm
Eddie says:
this is a fantasy football site not real football.
February 25 at 4:38 pm
Wheato182 says:
Ok guys, this is the difference between me and my mini league rival for the remainder of the season (the rest of our teams are the same). Which is best?
Me Him
Silva Saurez
RVP Gerrard
Sturridge Agger
Bego Reina
February 25 at 4:40 pm
nebbis says:
so he got 4 liverpool players?
February 25 at 4:41 pm
ola32 says:
4 Liverpool players?
February 25 at 4:43 pm
Wheato182 says:
Yes he has 4 liverpool players who he keeps hitting with
February 25 at 4:39 pm
isacki - losing makes winning sweeter........ especially without that dutch guy. says:
Lukaku is definitely filed under ‘punts I keep missing’. Been wanting to own him all season, but the doubts over him being nailed on and fixtures when I had a chance to look at him have stopped me investing (perhaps unwisely).
For example right now I’m looking at getting in a budget striker after GW29 and WBA are ranked third-bottom for fixture difficulty over the next six.
February 25 at 4:49 pm
Doosra - Laurentiu Reghecampf - Coach of FC Steaua Bucarești says:
He will be spearheading the GinKroosa’s acts of piracy …
February 25 at 4:39 pm
GreenWindmill says:
Fixture Frisk – http://www.fantasyfootballscou.....ameweek-28
February 25 at 4:40 pm
jelly.john says:
if u have sturridge rvp and the power five would u sell rvp if he woudn’t play 2 next gw2 and get ?
A- Suarez
B-Lambert
C- other
February 25 at 4:43 pm
Ogie says:
Suarez and then sell pretender Sturridge for Lambert
February 25 at 4:44 pm
jelly.john says:
kiss u
February 25 at 4:45 pm
nebbis says:
Didnt you say sissoko was bandwagon failure too?
February 25 at 4:50 pm
Ogie says:
yes and i could be wrong or right yet i will hold my hand up to that did not have Kone as my top tip as well last week?
February 25 at 4:51 pm
Ogie says:
did i not
February 25 at 4:59 pm
nebbis says:
Could be, but you didnt bring him in yourself..gotta walk the talk you know
February 25 at 4:46 pm
jelly.john says:
u mena this gw or after wigan match
February 25 at 4:56 pm
Ogie says:
to be honest i would hold tough until last min just before price drop or before end of gw until we know more about upcoming fixture changes
February 25 at 4:41 pm
Arseman1213 says:
Almost 4000 people have transfered in Lukaku.
Shame if you have
February 25 at 4:42 pm
Andrew says:
Nice blank week coming up, how stupid are these people.
February 25 at 4:44 pm
jelly.john says:
LOL
February 25 at 6:10 pm
stupendous says:
Alright fellas? Shocking week here (I think many others have had a poor week too).
What would you do with this squad.
Bunn Vorm
Demel Harte Davies Dawson Martin
Walcott Mata Bale Sissoko Guthrie
Rooney Aguero Suarez
Thinking Aguero might look good on paper, and make that front three look special (it did last week at least), but in fact i’d be better off with Lambert and using the cash to upgrade at the back right?
Aguero to Lambert
Demel to Rafael
Dawson to Enrique
I need big point returns now, and I don’t care about taking hits every week from now til the end of the season, because I wanna go out with a bang and enjoy the rest of this dismal fantasy season that I have had.
Cheers lads.
February 25 at 7:51 pm
DeMel Gibson says:
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