Scout Scribbles – Cisse Concern for Magpies
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Papiss Cisse is ruled out of Newcastle’s trip to Anzhi due to a virus, though Hatem Ben Arfa is expected to feature for the Magpies. Jermain Defoe looks set to replace Emmanuel Adebayor up top for Tottenham’s trip to Inter, Victor Moses and Ramirez are left out of Chelsea’s Europa League squad to face Steaua Bucharest, while Steve Clarke is hopeful a number of players can shake off minor injuries for West Brom’s home clash with Swansea:
Alan Pardew has confirmed Papiss Cisse has been omitted from Newcastle’s Europa League squad for tonight’s match against Anzhi due to illness. Speaking to the club’s official website yesterday, the Magpies boss revealed:
“Papiss has been sick since Sunday, so myself and the doctor went to see him this morning to see whether we felt he could travel – with me definitely thinking he could. But he didn’t look well, to be honest, so we’ve had to leave him behind unfortunately.”
Cisse has already risen in price in FPL this week, with more than 8,000 managers snapping him up ahead of a crucial home clash with Stoke. Pardew is a little short in striking options right now – he admitted he was somewhat reluctant to take Shola Ameobi to Russia and is concerned the playing conditions could prove problematic to the player’s long-term knee complaint. Ameobi looks in pole position to lead the line against the Potters should Cisse fail to make it, while Hatem Ben Arfa is edging his way back into contention – Pardew confirmed the Frenchman is set to play some part in this evening’s match after hamstring and fitness issues.
Rafa Benitez has decided to omit both Victor Moses and Ramires from Chelsea’s squad to face Steaua Bucharest tonight. Moses has made just two brief sub appearances in the league since helping Nigeria to the African Cup of Nations last month, while Ramires has proven a key member of Benitez’s starting XI, playing 90 minutes in all but one of the last 10 Gameweeks. Yossi Benayoun is back in the squad after a brief ankle problem and could play a part, with Benitez expected to make plenty alterations ahead of the weekend FA Cup Sixth Round clash against United. Demba Ba is, of course, ineligible this evening, having played for Newcastle in the same competition earlier this season and looks likely to edge out Fernando Torres for Sunday afternoon’s trip to Old Trafford.
Jermain Defoe is expected to return to the Tottenham starting line-up for this evening’s Europa League trip to Inter. Reports indicate that Emmanuel Adebayor is thought to only have a “slight chance” of recovering in time from the knee problem that forced him off against Arsenal last Sunday and, while the Togo international should be fit for this weekend’s trip to Liverpool, the San Siro clash could come too soon. Having only just recovered from a recent ankle injury, Defoe looks likely to lead the line for the in-form north London outfit, while Andre Villas-Boas is also set to welcome Mousa Dembele back – the Belgian has recovered from the knee issue sustained against the Gunners and has returned to full training.
Steve Clarke rolled out a substantial injury update yesterday ahead of West Brom’s weekend home game against Swansea. The Baggies boss admitted that, while a handful of his first-team regulars have struggled to train this week, he is confident the situation will have eased off by Saturday:
“Claudio (Yacob) has a knock, hasn’t trained, but should be okay. Steven Reid has a knock, hasn’t trained this week, but he should also be okay. Jonas (Olsson) didn’t train on Monday but trained yesterday and Youssouf Mulumbu had a migraine but he’s fine now. Hopefully everyone will be fine tomorrow.”
Clarke also went on to reveal that Chris Brunt and Shane Long both sustained twisted ankles in the past week. While Long is now “okay” after picking up the problem in last Saturday’s narrow defeat at Chelsea, Brunt – who missed the Stamford Bridge match altogether with the complaint – remains a real doubt; he attempted to return to training earlier in the week but was forced out after the problem played up again.
Brian McDermott rolled out an injury update first thing this morning. The Reading boss has revealed Adam Federici will remain sidelined with the ankle problem that kept him out of last weekend’s trip to Everton – a bitter blow for the Australian’s 5% FPL owners, with some likely to be without a keeper in light of the reduced fixture schedule. Stuart Taylor is set to step in for the Royals, with Alex McCarthy still not ready to return from a shoulder injury. McDermott also admitted Jimmy Kebe remains a doubt with the groin injury that forced him off at Goodison last time out.
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March 7 at 12:41 pm
unitednations says:
Planning my current FT in view of gw30…what combo do you like for gw30 and beyond
A: baines maloney sissoko suarez and 0m
B: wilson mata sissoko sturridge and 2m
C: baines maloney mata sturridge and 0.3m
D: wilson mata maloney suarez and 0.3m
both lpool and chel have good fix from gw30…currently leaning on B…thoughts?
March 7 at 12:42 pm
teddy says:
B
March 7 at 1:09 pm
unitednations says:
THanks
March 7 at 4:31 pm
charlie1X says:
B
March 7 at 12:41 pm
zotter says:
Who to captain out of:
– Remy
– G Johnson
– Sissoko
– Sturridge
– Gerrard
March 7 at 12:44 pm
Messimerized- Follow me on Twitter @Messimerized_ says:
Gerrard
March 7 at 12:52 pm
Nick says:
Sissoko.
March 7 at 4:32 pm
charlie1X says:
Sturridge (if fit)
March 7 at 12:41 pm
Andrew says:
Is Sissoko likely to rise again once Newcastle’s Europa League match is out of the way?
March 7 at 12:44 pm
Eunuch Jelly says:
I would think so. I reckon sensible folk are holding fire to make sure he doesn’t pick up an injury.
March 7 at 4:32 pm
charlie1X says:
Yes
March 7 at 12:41 pm
Towelie says:
Let’s all join together, hand in hand and perform a haitian ritual in the hope it will bring Fiso back to life.
March 7 at 12:44 pm
laernu ogaitnas says:
May the fiso be with you
March 7 at 12:44 pm
Andrew says:
+1 I am sick of seeing Tremmel at 90-92%
March 7 at 12:47 pm
rigby says:
you don’t trust total?
March 7 at 12:41 pm
the Bap Chap says:
Seen discussion of OPTA replacing the PA as the Premier League’s source of match data.
FANTASTIC! Ignorance really is bliss when it comes to FPL with PA-fed bonus points. I only need to go back to the last Premier League match for an example, Aston Villa v Man City. The bonus went to Kolo Toure, Tevez and Clichy. Meanwhile Brad Guzan finished 1 save off an extra save point on 5 saves. Remember when Yaya Toure hit the post? This was a superb Guzan save, the PA registered it as no save and therefore a shot off target for Yaya Toure. Guzan misses out on an extra point due to no 6th save, meanwhile Toure I believe would have got the 3bps (he also had a block and was the top passer in the match) with this shot on target he was owed (it’s not just a case of not getting ppi for a shot on target, he actually lost ppi for it being recorded as un-saved/off target). This is one example which wouldn’t happen with the more accurate OPTA. It was a 4 point swing, arguably 5 or 6 or 7 when you look at the knock-on effects to Kolo Toure, Tevez and Clichy. I’d estimate the inaccuracies overall which have filtered into FPL via mistakes like this are in the hundreds for the season. It’s pretty polluted, you just may not know it, and nor should you.
The Stephen Kelly save was mentioned by Isacki, this is PA classic, however it’s normally the wrong keeper being listed as saving a shot not an outfield player! So for example shot by Robin Van Perise, save made by David De Gea. My favourite example was when Aston Villa played Reading. Aston Villa had 5 shots on target, one of which was a goal, and Federici was given 6 saves (5-1 = 6?). The reason was Federici was given 2 of Guzan’s saves, they were both from Jason Roberts’ shots I think. Solely a PA error, and unfortunately it got fed into FPL and even worse it stayed unnoticed. Guzan lost 2 saves and therefore a save point (he also finished 1ppi off a bonus point so likely lost out on a bp too), and Ferderici gained a point courtesy of his 4 actual saves being recorded as 6. All in all about as bad as it gets. This isn’t trying to work out who got a block in a crowded penalty area, this is simply knowing that Jason Roberts and Federici both play for Reading!
Other examples include shots off target which go down as on target as the keeper has decided to gather the ball before it goes out of play. A good example was John Walters against West Ham a few months ago (not last gameweek). West Ham were desperately chasing a winner in stoppage time so they had no time to waste. A Stoke cross came in and Walters fired in a header which was going a good 5 yards wide. Jaaskelainen to save time sprinted sideways out of his goal to collect the ball and stop it from going out for a goal kick. The PA recorded the incident as a shot on target to Walters and a save to Jaaskelainen. Shot on target compared to one off target is quite a big swing ppi wise and I believe it was the difference between 2bps and 0bps for Walters. (Incidently Kevin Nolan, a very popular FPL player at the time would have got a bp but for this error). Again with OPTA this clear shot off target would be recorded as such as they don’t try and group things together for convenience, they are really thorough. This is not guessing, I’ve seen it happen, they have an entire page for each shot where they mark the exact point on the pitch it was struck and the point it ended up as the basics, then a series of check-boxes for things such as type of shot, curl, on/off target, height, result etc.
Now the old nemesis the block, any inaccuracies with blocks are extremely dangerous as these guys are worth 4ppi a pop. It’s a minefield at best, and a complete and utter lottery at worst. I remember the uproar over Shawcross correctly losing his 3 bps one match. Trust me, he’s banked far more rogue points than this 3 and they’ve stuck. I often check the Stoke games purely because I know it’ll be dodgy. Their motto is quite clearly when in doubt give it to Shawcross. Last gameweek had West Ham not scored Shawcross would have got 3bps. How many would he have deserved? 0. This was because the PA had him down for 3 blocks, with Wilson on 0. At least 2 of the blocks he was credited with were actually made by Wilson (I didn’t manage to find footage for the 3rd). Whoscored.com for example had Wilson 4, Shawcross 0 for the match, a crazy contrast to the PA. Where did their 4th Wilson block come from? This is the other issue with PA blocks. It’s not just mistaken identity it’s the issue that some are recorded whilst others aren’t. I tested this once with a live match on TV and a post-it note. I simply noted down the time and blocker for every blocked cross or shot during the half. Then during the half time break I checked how many showed up in the live text section on bbc sport. It was just over half of them which showed up in this specific match. This is far too big a lottery to gain or lose 4ppi simply based on whether the member of staff decides the incident is worth recording or not, and that’s ignoring whether they even get the right player or not! Again with OPTA you can be guaranteed more thoroughness and therefore accuracy. If the PA stands for the press association, then OPTA is the stat association.
Blocks is one thing, I’ve seen shots get left out too, adding to the lottery of the whole thing. It may be the shot was left out due to ambiguity over what kind of effort it was. With OPTA they won’t just ignore something if it’s tough; they’ll always record it and even if the incident was testing the boundaries of ambiguity the least you can expect is that there will be a level of consistency through-out.
I see point swings every week and this is based on seeing about 2 or 3 of the matches a week on TV so being able to see exactly what happened compared to what the PA is showing. That means there’s still 7-8 games a week out there where I have no idea what went on. It really is quite scary how bad it could be and it’s comfortably the worst part of predicting bonus points. I miss not knowing and not caring. As for the situation where you feel you have to tell Granville for a correction to be made, that just feels very awkward for all parties. You shouldn’t feel the burden/pressure of impacting 2.5million FPL managers if you know of a particularly bad error.
In summary the OPTA move, or just as importantly the move away from the PA, is a massive positive imo. Whether their assist definitions will come into play for assists in FPL next season is another debate.
You didn’t miss any bonus predictions last week, I was away so didn’t get a chance to do any. I still took the chance to look at the Stoke game when I got home though. It was actually a bit of a surprise that it may only be 2 rogue blocks Shawcross was given, luckily West Ham scored so the awkward situation was avoided.
March 7 at 12:44 pm
Towelie says:
I remember Norwich v West Ham at the start of season, for no apparent reason they didn’t credit Jasskelainen with about 2 or 3 saves that he made! For no reason!
March 7 at 12:53 pm
Back to Back Ballacks says:
that was a disgrace, 2 or 3 is generous, it was more like 4/5.
There was 3 in 5 seconds that he got nothing for.
March 7 at 12:46 pm
zotter says:
personally i felt the award based on human judgement of performances was more realistic
stat based solutions basically add more points for goals…
March 7 at 12:49 pm
BabyDave says:
+1000000
You can change a game without even touching the ball – I a striker doesn’t want to go near you and you force him onto plan B, as a defender – Gary Neville would be giving you man of the match. In BPs, you would get nowt.
March 7 at 12:55 pm
pompeyfan says:
I also really miss the human judgement bonus points. It was nice having some random bp awards as well as those that dont score or assist but do run the game or stand out
March 7 at 1:00 pm
teddy says:
Yes. Although there were often some confusing allocations then. I think bonus points should be more clearly defined as being awarded for any or all of:
1. Overall contribution to the game
2. Outstanding one-off contributions
3. Acknowledgement of unrecognised achievement
March 7 at 1:17 pm
pompeyfan says:
that also added to the charm tho. Stats based bp are just so boring
March 7 at 12:47 pm
Gargamel says:
tldr
Wait, great post actually. Down with the PA!
March 7 at 12:48 pm
Eunuch Jelly says:
Thanks for explaining all that. It must have bugged you for a while, as you had to wear the wrath of FFS when their mistakes made your predictions wrong.
March 7 at 12:51 pm
teddy says:
Great stuff, chap.
Also room for improvement in the PPI system perhaps? The weighting of blocks and shots off target for example.
March 7 at 12:54 pm
the Bap Chap says:
yep definitely. Less for goals too or more for an assist. Blocks is the dodgiest as imo they are often a sign of a bad defender
March 7 at 12:51 pm
laernu ogaitnas says:
I think it’s great that they are changing it to OPTA. My only concern is they might change the assist rules which I think are a positive for FPL itself. Good post Bap Chap!
March 7 at 12:51 pm
Holtbius Mac says:
IIRC don’t OPTA have their own player performance index (I seem to recall The Mirror use it to make their team of the week). I would imagine its entirely probable that that may be used to rank order players for BPs next system.
A fairer system for me that I believe Granny suggested is that a player receives an extra point each time they reach a certain threshold for BPs. A virtuoso performance such as Suarez vs. Norwich or Bale vs. Villa shouldn’t receive the same number of BPs as Andy Johnson in a 0-0.
March 7 at 1:09 pm
Ginkapo - FPLcode 5546 says:
I do like the idea of that fairer system, harks towards the skys decent system that awards DM and defenders with a chance of getting bonus points for a good performance. Attacking players dont need more points, if they play well they get goals and assists anyway. If a defender plays well then hopefully they will get a CS but it isnt only up to them, a reward is needed for the defender who performs exceptionally whilst surrounded by shit.
March 7 at 12:51 pm
The3rdTurd says:
Whilst you may have a point about PA’s poor record-keeping, I think the main shortcoming of the bonus system continues to be the use of the EA Sports PPI methodology as its basis.
It is plain wrong, for example, that shots off target are penalised as heavily as they are, but as long as they are using the PPI methodology this would continue whether the source of the match statistics is Opta or the PA.
March 7 at 12:57 pm
Gargamel says:
Don’t agree at all, surely it’s far worse that lots of stuff is incorrectly awarded than that the system itself might be flawed. Although that is not good either.
March 7 at 1:06 pm
The3rdTurd says:
No, because you won’t get a better allocation of baps just because the statistics are now more accurate; in fact by improving the underlying stats, they are giving more credibility to the bonus system which it does not deserve, since it is based on a methodology which is inherently flawed.
March 7 at 12:51 pm
Back to Back Ballacks says:
Where were you?
I didn’t see your holiday request form anywhere in the office, I suggest you make it a bit clearer when leaving your post in future young chap.
I’ll expect nothing less than 15/15 this weekend, that is all,
back about your business.
March 7 at 12:52 pm
rigby says:
whoever gets man of the match doubles the points.. and that’s it
(maybe add goalie saves and who walks off the pitch the muddiest)
March 7 at 12:53 pm
BabyDave says:
It shouldn’t be based purely on stats/rules. What would actually be better for FPL would be a pundit on board each week, combined with stats (but this is dreaming). It would broaden the appeal of the game and still allow for matchwinners to be recognised in every position.
March 7 at 12:58 pm
BabyDave says:
Also, I’m quite happy to wait till they come out tbh. I know a little insight could help an early transfer etc, but hey…
March 7 at 12:58 pm
Gargamel says:
On the other hand, do we want to go back to the chaos we had here every time the bonus points were chosen by the PA?
That really was no fun, I’d rather have this system tweaked than go back to that.
March 7 at 1:03 pm
BabyDave says:
The ‘chaos’ is mainly sour grapes though. As I say, a mixed system would be best, but the current one doesn’t reflect what football is about.
March 7 at 1:04 pm
Gargamel says:
Yeah I agree on both parts here.
The sour grapes really ruined the old bonus system for me however, was terrible to have five pages of complete outrage on here just because people felt their players were unfairly overlooked for bonus points.
March 7 at 1:15 pm
BabyDave says:
Yep I know – I often found myself imagining the people doing the BPs servicing their own teams. I HATED THEM.
Its a difficult thing, but BPs are a great part of the game. Need a way of rating influence (not disribution) I suppose.
March 7 at 1:17 pm
BabyDave says:
And goalkeepers are a whole other problem
March 7 at 1:18 pm
pompeyfan says:
There was no chaos, just a few disgruntled people on this site. That should not be an issue
March 7 at 1:19 pm
Gargamel says:
I completely agree; bonus points add the crucial dynamic and extra spice to the game. I’m dead against removing them at all which has been suggested.
March 7 at 1:22 pm
Doosra - A little wine is a lot of sunshine! says:
Well said, Gargs.
March 7 at 12:53 pm
Black Knights says:
I read every single word of that and thoroughly enjoyed every one. Thank you so much for the work you do. I watch a similar number of games each week and cant imagine how much effort you put into helping us out on a weekly basis. You are a gent!
March 7 at 1:05 pm
JKisthe1 -Tel-Aviv for EUROPA - Parm and China Mag, you're going down, Zlatan, Mila is mine says:
Great Post
March 7 at 1:06 pm
Impressive Tackle says:
Excellent stuff and I have been aware of the dodginess of it all for some time thanks to Twitter.
I love that they are moving to Opta and hopefully the stats are recorded more accurately.
However lets say everything is recorded 100% perfectly by Opta next season. Will we be happy? Do you think shots on or off target and blocks should still be as richly rewarded/penalised by the PPI system as it is? They should be rewarded/penalised of course but is it weighted correctly at the moment, enough so that even if the stats are correct that we will be happy with the outcome?
March 7 at 1:12 pm
the Bap Chap says:
Yeah, this is another debate the moral one of ppi as it is. Just knowing the stats they use to calculate ppi are accurate is a huge step up though, regardless of whether you like the ppi system or not.
I can understand people who aren’t very fond of the ppi system but I can’t understand anyone who wouldn’t welcome a more accurate source of data to feed ppi. Should a block be worth 4ppi? Not imo, but I know what hate more, a player who didn’t even make the block getting 4ppi.
March 7 at 1:10 pm
The Mighty One says:
Wow! Awesome write-up, Chap. Well done.
March 7 at 1:36 pm
Common Barn Utd says:
Thanks BAP Chap, a really good quality post. I know many will say they like the randomness of the previous system, but the Stoke issue makes this a mockery. I would also say, that alot of money and other prizes are determined by scores on FPL and thus the BAPS need to be properly allocated
March 7 at 12:42 pm
I Like Small Butts & I Can Lie says:
Pienaar may still be a decent shout as an alternative to Fellaini. He’s still banging in some decent scores and he’s 1.0 cheaper.
March 7 at 12:42 pm
I Like Small Butts & I Can Lie says:
Although I guess the 12 does stand out on it’s own… hmmm maybe not.
March 7 at 12:52 pm
teddy says:
But then again maybe. Pienaar has the class to be able to come good.
March 7 at 1:03 pm
Doolittle says:
He’s been right off form this season; signs of a turnaround last week though.
March 7 at 12:43 pm
The Kuqi Monster says:
here’s how I am currently set up for GW29 (not playing a keeper):
Davies / Pearce / Cameron / Enrique / Santon
Bale
Sturridge / Fletcher
No game: DDG / Cerny / Fellaini / Mata / Walcott / Maloney / RVP
I have 2FT with nothing in the bank.
Currently set on doing Fellaini – > Sissoko after tonights europa game.
Would appreciate opinions on these short term options, Mata -> ?
a) Gerrard
b) Coutinho
c) Sess
d) Snod
e) Nzog
March 7 at 12:43 pm
SpinyNorman [*_*] says:
Good to go?
Migs
Davies | Clyne | Wilson
Gerrard | Michu(c) | Bale | Puncheon
Remy | Sturridge | (RVP)
Subs: Bunn, Mata, Zab, Azpil
0fts & 2.3itb
March 7 at 12:46 pm
wah1berg says:
Yeah looking good, I’d be tempted to take a hit for another mid
March 7 at 12:52 pm
SpinyNorman [*_*] says:
Mata?
March 7 at 12:57 pm
rigby says:
michu cap over bale?
March 7 at 12:46 pm
Abhishek - Steven Gerrard : "I was heartbroken when Fernando Torres Left " says:
Mig
Davies Gj Clyne
Kebe Michu Bale Sissoko
Suarez Benteke Lambert
bench: Bunn Walcott Pearce Onuoha
March 7 at 12:50 pm
Kendog says:
Nice. Hopefully kebe plays… Although I’m sure you wernt expecting too much out of him anyway
March 7 at 12:47 pm
Pedro145 says:
who is a better pairing for next few GW
Snodgrass and Suarez
OR
Mata and Lambert????????
Snodgrass – mata (GW 29)
Lambert – suarez (GW 30)
March 7 at 4:36 pm
charlie1X says:
Snodgrass & Suarez would be my choice and strengthen elsewhere.
March 7 at 12:47 pm
wah1berg says:
How’s my team looking
Begovic
Wilson Davies G.Johnson
Michu Bale Sissoko N’zogbia
Stuzza Suarez Lambert
March 7 at 12:52 pm
Kendog says:
Well done you’ve fielded 11.
March 7 at 12:53 pm
wah1berg says:
Took an 8pt hit
March 7 at 1:16 pm
Kendog says:
Yikes
March 7 at 12:49 pm
Kendog says:
Struggling to find the wisest option!
9 players for gw29 and already did nani > Michu
Is it worth getting rid of either Walcott or fellaini -4?
March 7 at 12:51 pm
wah1berg says:
Yeah do it. Worth taking some risks now
March 7 at 12:53 pm
Kendog says:
My concern is I don’t want to take too many hits since il need to bring people in for the upcoming double gws
March 7 at 12:52 pm
Killitzer says:
With Everton at home and Arsenal misfiring Walcott out might be a good option. Who would you bring in though?
March 7 at 12:49 pm
Killitzer says:
I have just realized that if you type your name in the search box you can search out your post and see if anyone has replied!
This is a relevation for me as I post, forget to refresh then spend ages looking for my post which most often has no replies.
Only been on this site 18 months to work that out!
March 7 at 12:51 pm
Kendog says:
I’ve just learnt something
March 7 at 12:52 pm
wah1berg says:
Brilliant, I’ve been doing the same as you.
March 7 at 12:53 pm
Killitzer says:
so i’m not the only one then!
March 7 at 12:54 pm
Giggs Boson says:
Yep. It’s really buggy though. Even when you clear the name, sometimes it still filters all the posts. Really annoying…
March 7 at 12:51 pm
Fancy Feet says:
Well the Coloccini news puts Saylor back on the radar for me I think and could come good very soon.
March 7 at 12:52 pm
I Like Small Butts & I Can Lie says:
If Wigan’s DGW is played before GW35, I’m thinking Maloney / Kone could be really decent options. Kone as the 3rd forward and Maloney as the 5th midfielder.
What do you think?
NEWCASTLE NORWICH qpr SWANSEA west ham + extra game squeezed in somewhere. OK it’s at Man City, but they could still score/assist.
March 7 at 12:52 pm
daveoafc77 says:
Clichy to Samba (-4) to get 10 players out?
Wasnt planning any hits but looking at citeh’s next couple they look tough for clean sheets while QPR have a nice run. The hit would also make at least 2 back instantly so im considering it
March 7 at 12:54 pm
Killitzer says:
With Cesar injured they might struggle to keep a CS though!
March 7 at 12:56 pm
daveoafc77 says:
Is Cesar definitely out? Think id rather play Samba next week instead on Clichy at Everton and when City play United in a couple of weeks so the move may have medium term benefits too
March 7 at 12:58 pm
Killitzer says:
am not 100% sure if he’s out. Good point about Clichy as they might struggle to CS against Everton at the moment.
March 7 at 12:56 pm
Optimus says:
http://www.fantasyfootballscou.....nt-5342372 telepoert to new post?
March 7 at 12:56 pm
Optimus says:
*teleport
March 7 at 12:57 pm
Doosra - A little wine is a lot of sunshine! says:
Another set of prices complete. Blimey. Two more to go. And then, the fecking Budget!
March 7 at 1:02 pm
TheSportsGuy - I take hits, therefor i am says:
not entirely sure what was that, but i have a question for you (last time i trusted you with a decision it came through – lets try again
)
i can bring for aguero either remy or benteke.
if i bring benteke then next week cisse can become rooney, if i bring remy cisse can become RVP.
what would you recomend?
March 7 at 1:06 pm
Doosra - A little wine is a lot of sunshine! says:
Blimey. I am having a look at my stats – give me two.
March 7 at 1:09 pm
TheSportsGuy - I take hits, therefor i am says:
as long as you want – i would not come to you if it would not be a really difficult one
March 7 at 1:09 pm
Doosra - A little wine is a lot of sunshine! says:
Bentekke. But I would still try for van Persie.
March 7 at 1:11 pm
Doosra - A little wine is a lot of sunshine! says:
PS I have Lukaku, fwiw.
March 7 at 1:14 pm
TheSportsGuy - I take hits, therefor i am says:
cheers – i am a bit wary of teh lukaku rotation+fixtures, thou would agree with you he is probably the better player of the three.
thanks for teh input – if i find a clever way to get RVP i will go with benteke indeed – thanks a lot for your help a susual.
March 7 at 1:14 pm
Back on the horse says:
what are you talking about?
March 7 at 1:18 pm
Doosra - A little wine is a lot of sunshine! says:
I have to do taylor-made prices for all my customers. I am a Wine Merchant, or Vintner, properly.
March 7 at 1:22 pm
Back on the horse says:
ah, that’s what I suspected (after i thought about it for a bit). How has business been over the past few years? do you sell to consumers or retailers?
March 7 at 1:00 pm
meule says:
Bunn
Shaw Davies
Puncheon Bale Sissoko Michu
Suarez Fletcher Lambert
Bego walcott zabaleta JEvans Demel
looks good ? demel to someone for a hit to field 11 ?
March 7 at 1:04 pm
Shark Attack says:
So what’s the consensus on fielding a full 11 for GW29, are many peeps fielding less?
I am fielding 10 at the moment and still have a free, I could either take out Walcott for another playing mid or keep the 10 and just replace Graham for Benteke, what do you think?
Begovic (Jaakelenan)
Turner, Dawson, Harte (Zabaleta, Baines)
Michu, Bale, Punch, Sissoko (Walcott)
Saurez, Graham (RVP)
March 7 at 1:20 pm
Floydy89 says:
Would it be insane to captain Samba from this lot? Had to use 2 fts and take a -8 hit just to be able to field 9 this week.
Bunn
Davies — Samba — Wilson —- Pearce
Michu —- Sissoko —– Coutinho
Sturridge
Also have (in case anyone’s interested): RVP Anichebe Silva Walcott Chesney J Evans
March 8 at 9:32 am
Dany14 says:
poor
March 7 at 2:04 pm
UNITED FORCE 101% ™ says:
what will happened if Mata score 3 goals tonight ?
March 7 at 4:41 pm
ScoutCast not pearls before swine says:
Worth a hit to move Rudd(3.9 keeper) to any keeper with a fixture this week, except Reina? Said keeper would play this week, and probably week 30 and 32, while Szcz has away fixtures. So I’m thinking maybe Lloris to give me @ Liverpool, vs. Fulham, vs. Everton instead of blank, @ Swansea, @ West Brom.