We delve into the data in the first members article of the week as we assess the stand-out statistics over Saturday and Sunday’s eight matches. Everton’s left back, Newcastle and Villa’s top scorers, Chelsea’s weekend goal hero and Cardiff’s attack under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer are some of the topics brought under analysis this time around:
downing just realised he left the bath running
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gah, too good
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Strangely enough the economy may just do with a good war. (I'm joking, it would be a catastrophe for all parties.)
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“Of course, war to us seems so brutal, so unnecessary. That’s because we don’t own shares in arms companies.”
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Afghanistan and Iraq did wonders for the US economy.
Open ControlsThat wasn't a conflict that was ever going to do anything but drain resources, it was during the total war 70 years ago that employment rose due to the mobilisation of the work force en masse.
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4.8 to replace Kos, who we like?
Flanagan
Pieters
Davies
Demel/Collins
Bardsley
Have Ward Olsson and 3 SoTOpen Controlsjohn o'shea?
check his baps out, always 80%+ on the passing and as a centre back does better on the clearances/blocks/interceptions. think he could be a good alternative to bardsleyOpen Controls
I dont see any Craig David here....
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Something strange about darth vader concerned about super power invading smaller nation.
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Diversion while I finalise my Death Star mark 3 construction. 😉
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Have Evans, Noone and Snodgrass! Good planning gone horribly wrong. Do you reckon any of them might make the weekend?
Open Controlsthink all 3 will
Open ControlsEvans I dont feel confident about at all, but thanks AB.
Open Controlsguessing evans must be close as west brom will be 36 days after he suffered the injury.
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Kinda LONG POST ALERT 😛 Ok, I have always been a fan of statistics. and worked this out on my ML.
The average players owned for this GW in the top 12 of ML are 6.3 players irrespective of whether those players will feature or not, meaning they belong to a team that has a game. I am 8th with 9 players to play. The difference between 1st and 12th is only 48 points.
Now while the average is pretty low, I think it is a great time to gain ground. Do you think it is worth it taking a hit to field 11. 10 without a hit. or even save ? I am leaning toward the 10. What do you guys think.Open ControlsYour wife must be disappointed if that's long to you
Open ControlsEinsteins relativity says whats long for my wife could be short for you 😉 now that was a nerdy comeback, not so sure if it was a good one though :p back to fantasy, what do you think Doggie ?
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Trying to get 11 who will score well in five games whilst likely playing each other is hard.
If you have players from all the teams then I fear for quality of squad
Can easily see the average players for teams being 7-8Open ControlsThat what I was avoiding when planning for the GW. None of my players play against each other. Current team:
Marshall (Mannone)
Evans Ward Cahill Ivan (Williams)
Ince Mata Oscar (Mirallas Delph)
Crouch (Suarez Sturridge)
With 1 FT & 3.2 ITB, considering Delph to WaltersOpen ControlsMyself I would leave it as that, extra transfer could give you flexibility for 31
May even allow you to keep WC if you still have itOpen Controls
Do what you think will bring you the most points (yawn, I know).
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How many times have you been circumcised? You call this long?
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If I understand FPL properly in my first season the only significant ground is going to be made up with the patient W/C savers.
However I think some ground will be made by people who have used this limited G/W to establish a depleted but potentially above average G/W to purposefully empower the upcoming D/GW.
In other words if you didn't get bitten by the Norwich donkey sanctuary B/W then you should do OK.Open ControlsI really love my Koo Kathchooo
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Ukraine situation is very very serious. Dont see an easy way out. and lets hope China does not get involved pro-russia.
58% of gas consumed in ikraine is imported from Russia.
66% of Russian gas exported to the EU goes thru Ukraine
Crimea is in fact strategic for russia naval base.Open ControlsUkaine only has 4 months of gas stockpiles.
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Maybe the Tories should re-open the coalmines they closed
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They invaded Georgia, 2-3 year ago I think
Open ControlsCrimea, it should be stressed, is sovereign Ukrainian territory. The region chose to become part of Ukraine, it’s home to a large ethnic Ukrainian population and it’s where Ukrainians go to vacation in the summer. In effect, Crimea is important to Ukraine in the same way that Florida or Texas are important to the United States.
While it’s true that many regions of Crimea, especially Sevastopol and the capital of Simferopol, are avidly pro-Russian, much of it is not. The Tatars especially do not want, under any circumstances, to become Russian citizens.
There is also the matter of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, in which Ukraine agreed to give up its nuclear weapons and Russia vowed to respect Ukraine’s territorial integrity. By violating the treaty, Putin is signaling that all agreements signed during Russia’s period of weakness in the 90’s are null and void.Open Controlsyep.exactly. Putin is not caring one bit for what others think. He knows he is violating.
Open ControlsThe West really shouldn't yield, even there is major problems over gas, Putin will only get bolder, and as history tends to repeat itself appeasement isn't the answer. It's looking like Sochi is the Russian equivalent of the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
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It would be like Ireland paying off Britain to use say Liverpool as a Naval base (not that that would ever happen) and then once the place is flooded with Irish people because of said Naval base, Ireland trying to annex the place. Ridiculous.
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It is indeed, very scary. For a long time folk have worried about tin pot dictators like Saddam whilst Putin is the real worry.
Nothing was ultimately done about Russia's behaviour during the Russian-Georgian war back in 2008. Its highly likely that Putin viewed this as weak. Its a simple matter of what he feels he can get away with with the international community. This has happened before, i guess we can only hope that Putin/Russia stops at Crimea. Somehow i doubt it.Open ControlsPutin is using this as a pretext to try and impose his free will on ukraine. he knows how important Ukraine is for Russia and the rest of the West.
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Would anybody WC in GW30 rather than 31?
Be able to jump on with 3 City, 2-3 Everton and 1-2 Sunderland (currently have 0) for their fixture and at their lowest price.
Do run the risk of pre-DGW injuries however.Open Controls
Will depend on price rises/falls. i.e. if can't get the team I want them will pull trigger....
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Anyone know anything about
Aggregation of Marginal gains?
Looking for a short explanation I can use for people tomorrow.Open Controls
It's about improving every tiny part of an activity/organisation etc. by a tiny amount (like 1%) to achieve a significant overall improvement. Use the Team GB cycling team as an example.
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Improve everything slightly will show huge improvement overall.
Open ControlsI prefer the 80/20 rule as it seems more effective. Improve the lowest 20% at they are having the biggest negative effect.
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I found this by googling - hope it helps:
http://www.thehiddenoffice.co.uk/articles/ezine/the-aggregation-of-marginal-gains/Open ControlsAlso this:
http://jamesclear.com/marginal-gainsOpen ControlsThanks
This guys blogs are good and do go into a bit more detail.
Was hoping someone already had read a presentation about it and maybe had linkOpen ControlsIf you didn't know about it before it is interesting concept for many areas of life and work
Also kaizen is origin of it and is worth learning aboutOpen ControlsIt's nothing new really, but perhaps it had not been given a name and applied to cycling to the same extent before. Positional chess players (those who prefer strategy to tactics) have been using it for years, and so have most successful fantasy football players. But that shouldn't rule out the possibility that dramatic major gains might also occasionally be possible.
Open Controls... (The difference in chess, though, is that the marginal gains are applied sequentially rather than simultaneously).
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Yes or no:
Koscielny mirallas bony
For
Ward mata lambert
-8 but I can only field 7 now so it's actually -4.Open Controls
Love the big numbers..and on the 12 big chances created player..Look who tops the ICT threat for mids now...http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/my-stats-tables/view/4382/
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That first 3 will be 3/4 of my GW31 midfield, along with the man who continues to defy all stats and logic
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What to do with this lot folks? any advice would be appreciated, just the one FT available
Speroni
Ward Fonte Dawson Olsson Terry
Adam Hazard(C)
Adebayor Suarez Bony
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Mertes and Bony ➡ Evra and Rodriguez, -4, Yay or Nay?
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The FA are a bunch of jokers! It is almost as if they want to get slated! The referee panel they endorse makes them a laughing stock. They ban Adam yet Yaya gets away with it. Both guilty as sin yet one rule for one, another rule for the other.
Open ControlsIs triple Chelsea defence in ufpl too much? Spurs were pap last game
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Means I have the funds to get Ade > Aguero for free next GW. So can leave decision to play WC GW31 or 32Open Controls
What has happened to Noone? Minor knock? Do we think he'll play this weekend?
Wishing I went with the Jedi now 😐Open ControlsUkraine...why Russia Wants It
Crimea is large in Russian history. It was the site of the Crimean War fought in the 1850’s against the French, British and Ottoman Empire . Although Russia lost, the bravery of its soldiers is still a source of Russian pride, much like The Alamo in Texas. Its resort city of Yalta hosted the famous talks between Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill.
Yet Russia’s interests in Crimea go far beyond nostalgia. Remeber studying this, The naval base at Sevastopol, on Crimea’s southwestern tip, is an imp warm water naval base and one of its primary means of extending force through the Mediterranean. It has been alleged that the port city has been used extensively to supply Bashar al-Assad throughout the current civil war in Syria.
And while the lease agreement with Ukraine regarding the base remains valid until 2047, the majority of the Black Sea coastline is held by NATO allies except for Georgia on the east, which is actively seeking NATO membership, and Ukraine in the north.
So, without a naval base in Crimea, Russia would loose some leverag as a global military power.Open Controls
Was considering bringing in adam for eriksen, but now that adam is banned maybe walters a good punt? Will be gone when I play WC in gw31 anyways. But walters is listed a doubt in team news, but listed on the watchlist. Will he play this weekend or what?
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Ok so quickie
Gabbidon to
a) Evra
b) Pieters
c) Ward
d) Chambers
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Here you go mate.It also contains a link for the PPT.
http://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/teacher-blog/2012/nov/22/olympic-legacy-marginal-gains-studentsOpen Controls
So, if Hull and Sunderland draw in the FA Cup this weekend, that means Liverpool's DGW is curtains?
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Yep.
I hope it happens. Will make me feel more comfortable captaining Kun.Open Controls
Dearest Baines glad you finally made the big numbers. I need the points.
Open ControlsBaines owner here. it was like owning KOL. wait waitn for a sudden explosion. at least baines is nailed on w/ fav fixt.
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10 years, 3 months agoYou're all on the wrong post 😯