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  1. Niemi
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Thoughts on defence:
    GW22: Azpi (swa, yellow flagged) - Fazio (SUN) - Zab (ARS) - Wisdom (eve) - Hutton (LIV)
    GW23: Azpi (MCI) - Fazio (wba) - Zab (che) - Wisdom (TOT) - Hutton (ars)

    I have one FT. WC in two weeks. Who should I be looking to sub out?

    1. t4thomas
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Azpi --> Skrte

  2. mozza
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    I find myself with that uneasy feeling when it comes to clicking confirm on Costa to Aguero. It's the right move though right?

    1. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Yup

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah, but it won't surprise me to see Costa kill it. It's not like he's had a bad season so far.

      1. Hibbo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        You would think on here that has been a flop of Torres standards.

        1. Vardy Gras PBFC
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          He looked really sharp yesterday, think I'd prefer to have him and Aguero in my team.

          1. Concrete
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            This

      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      100% the right move, the fixtures are a ball ache though :/

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah - Fab still a better all round option than Costa imo.
      - Cheaper (andif you got in @ 9.0m - waaay cheaper)
      - Gets pts for Chelsea's CS's
      - Better @ scoring baps
      - Share of set pieces
      - good chance he'll get 3 points for a lot of costa's goals via assists

      Costa > Fab & play 3-5-2 for WC!
      Plus if you have Haz & Fab & a chelsea defender, you actually get 1.5 clean sheets for every 1 clean sheet with the 2x midfield lads getting a point each 🙂

    4. Valar(Keith)
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      15 goals this season.. looks in some form right now. Probably even more adjusted to the league than back in august and the title run in close with City all equals more goals for me.. i'm keeping 2 more weeks and then deciding

    5. tonyymap
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      no get them both look at the february fixtures

  3. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    You can use freebies and a hit to get potential risers who will be in your late WC team.

  4. Hibbo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Finding picking a defence tricky on the WC.

    Think I'll have to go old fashioned get the pen and paper out.

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      One of Ivan/Terry - check
      One of Clyne/Bertrand/Alderweld - check
      Wbrom Def - Check
      Cheap 5th Defender - Hutton/Yun/Wisdom/Leicester/Burnely - check

      Leaves one last slot - Baines/Debuchy depending on how much £ you've used elsewhere...

      This will be the WC template methinks

      1. Hibbo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah.

        I'm thinking Che & Sou & three cheapies tbh.

        Get that money up the pitch.

  5. Vardy Gras PBFC
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Is it time to move Austin on? Have Ings and Costa.

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Potentially.

      1. Vardy Gras PBFC
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        My options below, WYT Epicfail?

      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      for Sergio? yup.

      1. Nickofoz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        This. Poor fixtures, although I still think he'll knick the odd goal

      2. Vardy Gras PBFC
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        Would probably mean activating WC, or a hit.

        Silva & Austin to Aguero & Chadli (-4).

        WYT?

          • 12 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          If you were to wildcard now, how much would the rest of the team improve? Both options are valid and just depend on your individual situation.

          1. Vardy Gras PBFC
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            This is me, starred are the players I would probably adjust (so looking at it this way, WC seems to make sense)...

            Foster Myhill
            Wisdom Ivanovic Dummett* Skrtel* Zabaleta*
            Hazard Eriksen* Cazorla* Silva* Siggy*
            Costa Ings Austin*

            Although I can put out a decent team next week.

              • 12 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              Fair enough, nows a great time to line change out all of those stars, nasty fixtures coming up. Apart from Skrtel who I'd hold a week or two but that's my ownership bias kicking in.

              1. Vardy Gras PBFC
                • 12 Years
                10 years, 11 months ago

                Yeah, I think Skrtel has to make way for funds purposes if I want to keep Ivan and go big in midfield and up top. Will have a play around with it later.

                Cheers.

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      I swapped him for Saido last night to afford my WC team... both Kun & ADM went up so has worked out ok so far... I got Austin @ 5.7m for the City game so although he has served me very well, it's a bit of a shame to let him go.... Kane & Berahino both offer stupidly good value though, potentilly even more so than Austin.

      1. Vardy Gras PBFC
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        Cheers, I probably should have WC'd last night to take advantage of the price rises but thought I wouldn't need to this week. Looks like I will have to activate though rather than take a hit.

  6. hassan158
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    What should I change?

    Krul, Hamer
    Alderweirald, Azpi, Baird, PVA, Wasil
    Downing, Sanchez, Hazard, ADM, Lucas
    Costa, Kane, Aguero

    0.0 ITB

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Lucas sticks out like a sore thumb there 🙂
      Robbie Brady is nice & cheap & on set pieces & well capble of scoring heavily

      1. hassan158
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        Can't afford him

    2. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Nothing, save.

      1. hassan158
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        On WC 😉

        1. Hibbo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          Azpi Lucas possibly Downing.

          Think Newcastle will go to the dogs now so not 100% on Krul.

    3. Vardy Gras PBFC
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Maybe, for the purposes of freeing up funds and general improvements consider Walcott over Sánchez.

    4. Sarnab
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      I would get Chadli instead of Downing

  7. crazyasianac
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Hey guys

    Would you double up on chelsea's defence (terry, ivanovic) or midfield (hazard, fabregas)

    I think I'm going to get rid of Costa and get aguero, kane, austin front 3. leaves me with 1 open chelsea slot in my team.
    My defence and midfield right now is

    terry, trippier, Wisdom, PVA, wasilewski
    hazard, sanchez, downing, silva, albrighton

    I would get rid of wasilewski if i were to get ivan and silva if i were to get fabregas.

    Thoughts??

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Midfield - see my post above 🙂

  8. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Can afford any defender in the game for a 2 week punt(got Terry, Baines, Wisdom, Dummett) before Wildcarding..
    A) Coleman(WBA cpl)
    B) Bertrand(new SWA)
    C) Jones(qpr LEI)
    D) Cameron(lei QPR)
    E) Trippier (CPL sun)

    Which one? Caveat: the Cameron option allows me to get Adm for free this week.. the rest give me Chadli instead(WCing GW 24)

    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Is anyone else just itching to wave goodbye to Sanchez as the rest of Arsenal's midfield return from injury? Or do you think Ramsey/Ozil/Walcott will only boost his returns?

    1. t4thomas
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Depends where he plays. If he switches to no 10, in order to allow Walcott to move to the right then I want him.

        • 12 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        so who goes on the left then? Welbeck still? I was envisioning him being dropped.

    2. Vardy Gras PBFC
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Interesting one. If Giroud and Welbeck hadn't got themselves suspended / injured then I wonder if Sanchez may have even got a rest.

      Cazorla is making it tick at the moment but he's not nailed on when everyone is fit and Sanchez not as convincing stats wise with Giroud in the team.

      I think today will hopefully help in the decision.

      Cheers for the help above BTW.

        • 12 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        Yep pretty much my observations so far too! Gonna watch today's game with the commentary off I think, hopefully for FPL sake Wenger starts all of them 😛

  9. Nickofoz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Remember (C)osta? 😀

    Also, remember when the template midfield was ADM, Fabregas, Sterling and Siggy?

    Good times 😛

      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      it still is (C)osta, its difference between me being 42nd and 60th this morning.

      1. Nickofoz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        Haha, good call I guess. I don't have the balls.

          • 12 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          people talk of Hazard's "hattrick potential" but surely Costa's explosion potential is higher based on shot numbers etc?

          1. Nickofoz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            I guess you have a point but in terms of Hazard, he is on pens, gets bonus when scoring, extra point for CS and extra point for a goal, more likely for an assist, hence more explosive potential

          2. Iwantmorepointsthanks
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            problem is that Costa has not been explosive at all since GW 4.

  10. FPL Maldini
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Who is the most likely to be dropped for Man U out of:

    A) Mata
    B) Di Maria
    C) Van Persie
    D) Falcao

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Falcao

    2. Nickofoz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      A, easy.

      If fit, the other 3 are all 100% nailed on

  11. crazyasianac
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Fabregas, Bertrand + 1.3m
    or
    ADM, Ivanovic

    1. Judeksi
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      ADM & Ivan.

    2. crazyasianac
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      I already have Terry and Hazard

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        ADM and Ivan.
        Having Terry and Hazard won't change their points.

          • 12 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          It will expose you to more risk though as Terry/Ivan's points aren't independent. So if you're chasing go for it, If not mitigate your risk and only have 1 Chelsea defender.

          1. Epic Fail
            • 15 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            There's no risk.

              • 12 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              Volatilty -> Risk

              ignoring BPS/Attacking returns for a minute, you're looking at

              4 or 12 each week with 2xChe

              or

              4, 8 or 12 each week with Che + Sot with 8 being the most likely outcome

              1. Epic Fail
                • 15 Years
                10 years, 11 months ago

                Aye. Plenty of 12s on offer for double Chelsea.

                  • 12 Years
                  10 years, 11 months ago

                  also plenty of 4s and red arrows on offer too.

    3. Nickofoz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Fab + Bert + 1.3, easy imo.

      ADM is unproved at the moment and Ivan is too expensive when you could get Terry or Azpi

  12. FPL Maldini
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Should Falcao start today?

    1. Nickofoz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Yes.

  13. FPL Maldini
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    I am not a United supporter, but does anyone else think that United should drop Van Persie and keep Falcao?

    1. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Yep, but LVG is deluded.

      1. Nickofoz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        This. He should also play ADM in the hole and keep Rooney CM. Bench Mata.

  14. twoplustwo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Hrm did Rooney/Silva to ADM/Aguero, was trying to hold off but fancied a utd player.

  15. kwyap123
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    I have made 2 transfers yesterday and taken -4 hit. If I decided to active the WC today, would the -4 yesterday being cancel/write off?

  16. The Non Flying Dutchman
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Please RMWCT

    wild carded. Earlier than I would have liked but as I lost 0.3m value from price falls last week and predicted to lose a further 0.5m from price rises this week I felt I had to.

    Panti / Hamer

    Clyne / Bert / Wisdom / PVA / Hutton

    Sanchez / Hazard / Chadli / ADM / Ameobi

    Costa / Aguero / Kane

    0.3m left

    I want to play Rooney for a couple of GW's but worried about Aguero price changes as people join the bandwagon.

  17. stewlynz
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Decided to stop obsessing about it and just push the button

    Foster, Panty

    Clyne, Terry, Berty Wisdom, Hutton

    Siggy, Sanchez, ADM, Haz, Boyd

    Aguero, Kane, Giroud

    What's reckon?

  18. Kingy81
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    WC the big question
    To play or hold off? Any help

  19. estheblessed
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Bench Sanchez or Di Maria ?

    I am thinking Sanchez as they are away to City.

  20. Lizard Lips
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Debuchy and Costa to Clyne and Aguero? Good or bad?

  21. anish10
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Panti + 4.0 or have panti + krul

  22. edodotcom
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    which one should be benched:
    sanchez / silva / chadli / ings? (already have costa-kane at front)

  23. mitro
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Don't even care if Kun blanks right now