We roll out the next instalment of our weekly article for Members this evening, offering an in-depth statistical analysis of the main captaincy contenders for the set of fixtures ahead. This week, more than most, getting the armband call correct looks crucial – given that all of our featured five have acquired at least 12% of the votes cast in the Gameweek 16 Captain Poll, opinion looks split right across the board. Time to delve into the data, then…
I haven't logged in all year! Too many fantasy games. Sorry!
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Haha. Can totally understand. I actually forgot to check on my UCL Fantasy team because of i'm concentrating on the Hoops one.
So i assume you can just accept whatever trade that i'm gonna propose. 😛Open ControlsI don't think that would be fair to the others because I am totally out of the loop and you may get an unfair advantage 😉 Am I doing well?
Open ControlsHaha. Our friend Leo the Commish can veto it anytime, anywhere! 😀 Not sure if he's veto trigger happy or not, though.
Not that well, second from bottom :(. But you managed a respectable draw with leaders Leo the Snakey Juicy last time around.Open ControlsNot bad, I am sure I have a few good players on the bench 🙂
Open ControlsAre you kidding me? CP3, Bledsoe, Wall, Millsap and Anderson..you got a very good team, actually! Hard luck imo.
Open ControlsBack when I used to play NBA fantasy, John Wall was my favourite player to own. CP3 as well. Millsap was always a solid pick too, good for 15/10 on any night. Didn't realise Bledsoe was doing well, what do you know.
Open ControlsThis is my first attempt at NBA Fantasy, and i'm loving it. Plus i'm placed second now behind the Commish.
You should spend some time on it, bud. You got a nice history with it 😉Open Controls
My Suns are doing surprisingly well this season.
Open ControlsHow come you are a Suns fan?
Open ControlsLoved watching Nash play when I started following the NBA a few years back. Followed them ever since. My sister's a Lakers fan so I've given her a bit of shit since yesterday 😀
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Yep, i agree. Even managed a win against my Rockets earlier 🙁
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They're still missing an AI type of player.
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Go Cavs. Who needs Lebron.
Open ControlsHey, hey. Lebron is in my Hoops Fantasy team. I definitely need him rolling. 😀
Open ControlsHe was great when he was with the Cavs, although it was so frustrating that he couldn't seal the deal and bring home a championship. A great baller indeed. I'm sure he's fantasy gold.
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Team:
Howard Harper
Terry Distin Mert Chico Rosenoir
Hazard Silva Ramsey Morrison Shelvey
Aguero Suarez Lukaku
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Morning dzz, 2FT and 0m
myhill (boruc)
vidic dawson mert burner olson
ramsey hazard coutinho nasri (januzaj)
suarez aguero lukaku
A: boruc + vidic >> howard + ward
B: vidic >> distin and carry over FT..as myhill has two decent fix (car,HUL) so get gk in gw18
C: boruc + vidic >> marshall + jag/coleman...will get speroni in gw20
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Realyl Dead zone today! I think i better pull off a few more reply fails to keep the page moving! 🙂
Open ControlsSurprisingly slow tonight but then again I haven't been on for a bit.
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Go for it, Blue Lion
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Will Walcott start?
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Who to Captain?
Szeczney
Terry, GJ, Coleman
Hazard, Yaya, Ramsey, Morison
Rooney, Aguero, Suarez
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Someone in the DZ better get this writing gig. Abundance of talent about.
Open ControlsCan't see beyond MegatronX to be fair.
Open ControlsWould love that 😆
Open ControlsIs that the guy who writes in lower case all the time? Not a great look if so.
Open ControlsYou mean the drunken Irishman who makes the most far-fetched yet incredibly smart references in a ultra-humorous way? Given the amount of alcohol & other substances that's usually in his system, surely we can forgive him the off punctuational shortfall, can't we?
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Chico is a nob for getting that extra booking last week. Now I have to play Mertesacker or Ward this week. Both have crap fixtures and I don't want to take a hit for a defender. I guess Mert has a bigger goal threat so I have to select him right?
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Need help guys, cannt make up my mind. I'm benching Ramsey
Kelvin Davis
B.Turner / Chester / Terry
Morrison / Özil / Hazard / Whittingham
Rooney (c) / Lukaku (vc) / Suárez
Gazzaniga / Ramsey / Dawson / Baker
A) Whittingham --> Silva
B) Whittingham --> Oscar
C) Dawson --> Distin. Play Distin & bench Burner/Chester.
D) Save FTOpen ControlsPlay Ramsey over Pete and save your transfer Ruk-ruk.
Open ControlsYeah my team looks good this week with those fixtures but I'm afraid of missing Everton defender (likely to get CS this GW), Oscar vs Palace and no CIty coverage
Open ControlsFulham seem reinvigorated under their new leader, Chelsea look hapless and Oscar just back from injury, City up against 'best defense' in the League. Feel better? There's always a spin.
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NABIL, are you from the US? Didn't realise we have some NBA fans around.
Open ControlsHaha, no i'm not. I'm from Malaysia, apparently. But i played basketball in college days and been following NBA since the late 90s.
Open ControlsNot bad. You might want to get a little bit more conviction on your place of birth? 😀
Open ControlsHaha. Nice one. I like watching Bulls' Noah.. tall, skinny C, reminds me of my good 'ol playing days 😀 You play any hoops, Pepin?
Open ControlsA bit of JV high school ball is the highest level I ever reached. Tall, white, skinny, lanky small forward with below-average ball control, minimal upper body strength, but a sweet, smooth mid-range jumper. Stroke 'em.
Open Controls😆 Still would get you into my real Hoops team. Who need ball control when we are not playing PG. 😀
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Ny speculations/chances of wallcot starting?
Open ControlsSpeculations? You've come to the wrong website. We only deal with facts & figures. But you may want to check out http://www.bembada.com - you may find some speculation & rotation fears there.
Open ControlsHow about facts then ? 🙂
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I hope not, my main rival put him in for Ozil 2 weeks ago and allowed me to catch up!
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How "Different" is your team.,?
Hopefully this can become an indicator of how much forward or backward you can fall in the rankings.
Here is mine.
(in %)
4.4 / 2.3
17.2 22.8 2.4 5.3 8.3
62.2 25.1 3.7 3.1 2.2
33.8 41.7 28.7Open ControlsI am just bummed that our forwards are so highly owned...impossible to make ground with the forwards!
Open ControlsToo bad I sold him 😎
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8.1 - 4
5.3 - 4.5 - 2.4 - 2.2 - 1.7
28.3 - 27.9 - 10.5 - 9.6 - 6.3
41.7 - 28.7 - 13.1
Did this on my phone. Absolute nightmare!Open Controls
All set to do WIlliams -> TUrner.
is doubling up on the Cardiff defence mad? (already have Marshall).Open Controls
I'm doubling up on Cardiff and Everton this week...gulp!
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Christian Eriksen is back.
Worth monitoring for jan WC,I rated him better than ozil due to price difference.
At 7.1 player of his caliber is a steal and a viable 4th mid option with 3 big hitters in mid.
Thoughts????Open Controlshahaha he's not gonna fall that much ,u know it.
My point was that he's an option for sess/cabaye/paulinho or even new owners of ramseyOpen Controls
Is it correct to Play Ravel (SUN) and bench Lallana (new)?
West Ham will be without Nolan. Will that impact WHM attacking potential?Open ControlsI think i will play Ravel and bench Sess (car) who has a better fixture than your Lallana. Come follow suit.
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is my team gtg? thanks in adv!
speroni
turner distin jags
ravel ramsey silva hazard
lukaku aguero(c) suarez
subs: 4m walcott baker ward 2.9m itbOpen ControlsLooks good to me .
choose b/n ramsey and wallyOpen Controlsyeah feel weird benching walcott but i expect ramsey to start since he is rested today..not sure to risk walcott ornt
Open ControlsLooks very nice -- think twice before benching Theodore, I'd play him over Ravelinho personally.
Open Controlsthanks for the advice ppl! u guys are right i may bench ravel instead...yupps definitely i make a mistake on getting walcott and i will be looking to get in ozil if he does not start soon.
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This is my team now:
Marshall (Krul)
Distin Coleman Terry (Mertesacker, Baker)
Yaya, Ramsey, Hazard, Ravel (Whittingham)
Aguero, Suarez (captain), Remy
Need some advice on who to captain and who to play between Marshall and Krul. Also not sure whether to bench Mert or Ravel. Thanks!Open Controls
Nice hot topic by Twisted Saltegater.
This is the week we will see lots of different captains for sure.Open ControlsYep, totally agree.
I was about to ask 'Who to captain?", but the post really answers lots of questions.Open Controls
The league Odds & Evens has been updated. 14 didn't qualify, this week you'll have to get an even numbered gameweek score, or be in the top 8 overall in the league to qualify.
Open ControlsSo Hazard will be rested v Crystal Pulis then?
Open ControlsIt's a worry.
Open ControlsIt is a worry. Was going to swap him for Ozil this week.
Open ControlsMakes me even more determined to lose Brady this week. Can't afford to carry dead weight any longer.
Hopefully some 'differentials" will pop back on the radar soon.Open Controls
He'll play. Won't want another slip-up before Xmas, Mourinho & Chelsea
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Lotta talk about Marshall / Speroni rotation at the moment.
In the spirit of Christmas giving, look what you get for the REST OF THE SEASON if you plumped for Marshall and Mannone (4.2!) any time from now:
WBROM
NOR
SOU
SUN
VILLA
WHAM
SOU
STOKE
NOR
HULL
VILLA
HULL
WBROM
FUL
CPL
nor (you don't want LIVERPOOL @ Home)
WHAM
CPL
EVE/sou (could be worse)
STOKE
CAR
new (or ManU Away - possibly better, lol)
SWA
Don't know about you guys, but that reads like a bedtime story.
I know it's Cardiff and Sunderland but both are capable of cleanies (remember Southhampton's clean sheet joke status at the beginning of last year before they became the new Stoke?) and if Mannone keeps his spot, he's a snip at 4.2 (Westwood @ 4.5 ain't the worst option either)
Sorry if this has been highlighted already, but I laghed out loud when I stumbled on this combo the other day.
I'm currently running Myhill Marshall which is pretty sweet till the new year but Foster waiting in the wings forced me to look for a myhill replacement. Santa suggested Mannone.
Merry ChristmasOpen ControlsI still prefer Macaroni/Marshall.
But nice alternative.Open Controls
But Myhill ain't first choice and Foster may well be back on the 21st of this month !!
Open ControlsFoster tends to take his time with these injuries.
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I brought in Baker for villa's supposed dream run (they aren't a CS team like Hull or Crystal Pulis or Cardiff even) and I definately can't justify Guzan @ 5mil when I'm pretty sure that there can be no better run of fixtures for defenders and keepers than this one surely.
Correct me if I'm wrong coz I did check most combos in this price range.
If only Mannone vs. Westwood was clear of doubt.Open ControlsThat looks great, mate. Cheers for that ! Keeping that rotation up til near season end looks more than promising !! 🙂
Open Controlsno worries
I love reading epic rotation posts on here so I was stoked to have one to throw out there myself
Possible bookmark for failure but seems like most teams have CS potential this season - even Crystal Pulis...who woulda thought that even three weeks ago.
Home fixtures all season avoiding the top half of the table are as good as any reason for buying keepers and chaep defenders I reckonOpen Controls
Very apt. 😆
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Suarez to score 17 goals in the last 23 weeks of the season do we think?
Open ControlsGw7 rank at 150k
From Gw7 til now, Aguero scored 74p (9 goals 6 assists, 11 bonus)
Gw 15 rank 136k
Nobody is must have cuz I still survive without Aguero (& Ramsey) 🙂Open ControlsTeam link?
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Every time I link my team it lasts for a couple days then vanishes. What's going on here!
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Try again.
Use your history link.Open ControlsI am TM, I've had to re-do my link at least 5 times I reckon. Probably would have been more if I checked it often enough.
Open ControlsYou are obviously doing it wrong. Need to save it also.
Once saved it won't be going anywhere.Open ControlsDone it the same way always. I just linked it, I'll keep an eye of over the next few to see if it disappears again
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On a scale of 1-10, how dangerous is not having an Everton defender this week?
Open Controls4. Fulham will probably score anyway.
Open ControlsI agree.
I have a feeling Eve's defence will disappoint this week.
Murphy.Open Controls
1.
If the new manager has them playing again, I can see a FUL goal. Besides, 6 points is hardly dangerous.Open ControlsI haven't brought one in. Cabaye to Hazard was my main priority. And I couldn't afford to do Skrtel to Distin, so I brought in Burner instead. I was tempted by a hit, but it's not worth it. I'll be jumping for joy if Everton concede though!
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Torres Magic, I've just joined all of your leagues that I can!
Open ControlsGood man. Low numbers ftw.
Open ControlsI was surprised I was still in FPL Open, until I realised it hadn't started yet lol!
Open ControlsNeed that number under 250 by GW29 to qualify. Plenty of new entries still to come.
Open ControlsI'm sitting at 269 atm. But I've been on a roll killing off my overall rank just lately. I've rose over one million places in 5 weeks!
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10 years, 4 months ago@Pepin,
Are you still in or feeling out of the Hoops Fantasy?
Lots of your players that i'm interested in. 😉