KPI Analysis – Robin Van Persie

would you get Luiz or A.Cole, considering dgw and beyond

A referance often quoted on here, read it again yesterday is how Everton are generally slow starters. Perhaps a more important factor and a chunk missing from this statement in the " under Moyes" bit. Will they be as slow out of the blocks under an attack minded Martinez, and even more importantly will Utd under Moyes start a little sluggishly? Swansea away is far from easy, my gut feeling is to avoid RVP to start with, too many question marks for me.

Have noticed the RMTs have changed a bit of late to include some rather dubious picks up front.

Dzeko: He just wont get regular game time given the competition. Has always been a super-sub/sporadic starter and its a massive gamble to bet otherwise. Should he nail down a role under the new manager then he'll be in my team, but it pays to wait and see.
Soldado: Unproven in the EPL and will take time to settle. Another one which is far too risky to start off with.

Just been spending some time in the members area looking at projections. Koren v Snodgrass is interesting

Koren @ 5.0 : 114

Snoddy @ 6.5 : 119

If this projection works out that extra 1.5 will come in very handy somewhere else....welcome to my team Mr Koren

From the article it may seem not getting rvp is logical. But the game aint played on here.

RVP still a must!

Oscar instead of Hazard

Discuss

Thouhh question; if Ronaldo makes a shocking return to United, like the rumours say, will you have him in your team? My guess is he'll come in at 14-15m.

Lets say you have Hazard, Santi and Michu, you would have to sacrifice two of them. Put Ronaldo on for Hazard and Koren / Kim snd Jarvis for the other two. Lets say the first three lands on 200pts avg, while the two cheap choices lands on 120-130 points. If Ronaldo continues to play like he hsve done, he could probsbly come close to 300pts, and adding the safe C choice, i see this as a safer and better option atm, but its a though one for sure.

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Is it just me, or are people finding hard to find a couple of strikers they feel confident with and are reasonable priced? Who was your first picked Forward?

What would be your Chelsea XI?

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Don't The Gunners have the best opening fixtures?

AVL, ful, TOT, sun, STO looks tasty. 3 out of 5 at home as well.

With his amazing home record, Giroud could be very useful to own for those games. Of course, if they don't sign any big name, who would become a main striker right away

UTD fans prepare to sing Ronnys chant on the terraces next season!

Viva Ronaldo, viva Ronaldo,
Running down the wing,
Hear United sing,
Viva Ronaldo

RvP, Altidore, Crouch.

I'm going for a lie down now.

The season to play 3-5-2?
I've always been a 3-4-3 fan because of the Flexibility it affords in terms of transfers moving through the season. I.e. if you're third striker is 5.5/6m fodder then you have to release cash through transferring elsewhere in order to upgrade - which means two transfers.

The number of appealing midfielders this season - coupled with uncertainty around almost every forward - though is making me reconsider this with a view to moving to a 3-5-2.

Almost every "premium*" forward I can think of has doubt surrounding them. *Premium in my view is a forward from a top seven club (MUN,MCI,CHE,ARS,TOT,LIV, EVE - subjective, I know) - the archetypical goalscoring machines from seasons gone by. RVP - very expensive at £14m. MCI forwards - rest and rotation (I 100% do not by that Dzeko is going to be their "main man". CHE - rest and rotation again. ARS - Giroud actually appears nailed on unless ARS sign another forward (but ultimately though, it's Giroud

RMT guys

Mignolet Davis
Collins Clyne Cole M.Turner Chester
Walcott Hazard Coutinho Mirallas Thomas
RVP Lukaku Anelka

Rate My Team
SzcZesny
Toure Zabaleta Acole
Snodgrass Walcott Boateng Michu
RVP Sturridge Lukaku

Subs :Chester Parr Lingaurd

Quite settled on this team. Question is.......IF Soldado comes in @ 9.5, where would you nick the 0.5 from ? (team costs 100.5 so hoping that he'll come in @ 9.0 but he won't, will he ?)
Foster - Boruc
Mertesacker - Coleman - Toure - Collins - Chester
Hazard - Walcott - Coutinho - Mirallas - Snodgrass
Soldado - Lukaku - Dzeko

Any comments appreciated.

Crouch ?

Anyone putting Bony in there team? This years Lukaku?

A. Koren or
B. Kim

replying to a post just reminded me about something. in the 05/06 season henry was 14.5mil. i wrote him off as overpriced.

a few weeks later i really struggled when he went up to 14.6, ended up as seasons top scorer. and although i don't plan to have him in my team initially, i'm going to make sure i have the capacity to raise 14.5mil in case he has a stormer in the first 2 games.

Terry anyone?

Per-season form has stated to develop. Seems like Bony, Aspas, Giroud, JRod are making an impact. Any others worthy of mention?

According to L'Equipe (sports daily in France), Newcastle and Lyon have reach an agreement for Bafetimbi Gomis although a few details still need to be sorted out...
So Cisse on his way out?

Another forward worth considering ??
Newcastle United and Lyon have found an agreement for Bafétimbi Gomis. €8m + add ons. #NUFC

What I read from this artical is not that RVP can be discounted because of stats from last season.
Yes he had a drop off of some stats but that's because every player at arsenal passed the ball to RVP in the 11/12 season if he was in the best position or not. Added to the fact he had been there donkeys years and knew everyone inside out.

The fact that RVP still produce the goods in a big team full of egos in his first season with them only shows me that with that first season under his belt he will be even more deadly this coming one. He now knows the players better he is clearly still there main goal threat. 14mil or not especially with bale all but gone you gonna want him in your team.

If you needed to get rid of one of Collins, Clyne and M.Turner who would you sacrifice for Parr

awww. Everybodys here. I'm going to cry.