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The Numbers Game – 2015/16 Review – Watford

Up next in our series of members articles, which assess the statistics behind the 2015/16 season, is Watford.

We start off by looking at the Hornets’ team data in Quique Sanchez Flores’ solitary campaign at the helm and compare them to the rest of Premier League. After that, we analyse their first-team squad, main goal threats and creative sources in an attempt to gain insight on their prospects for the season ahead.

Tipped for the drop by many last time out, the Hornets were quick out the traps and racked up eight wins and five draws in the first 18 Gameweeks. Although Flores’ side failed to maintain momentum over the rest of the season and managed just four victories and as many draws in the final 20 matches, they were never in danger of relegation and ended in thirteenth spot, eight points clear of the bottom three.

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  1. jurgenklopp.8
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    how do you add a grav to your profile???
    I've made it on gravatar but i can't seem to change my profile picture???

    1. jurgenklopp.8
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      oh

    2. jurgenklopp.8
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      It does it automatically

    3. John Barnes
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      y do u wan to change? its great

      1. jurgenklopp.8
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        that's the new one i didn't realise i had changed it

    4. John Barnes
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      do we need to be paying members here to get a grav? m still contemplating to join this site or another one hehe...

      1. Frank Black
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        You can pay me if you really want to pay someone.

      2. Ayew Serious
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        No.

      3. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 14 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Hey Baba, you just need to change your grav rating to "G" to show your Liverpool grav 🙂

        1. Ayew Serious
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          You see dead gravs 😉

          1. TorresMagic™
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            • 14 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            All magic.

            1. Ayew Serious
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 9 months ago

              To be fair it's creepy when you make them comments

              1. TorresMagic™
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                • 14 Years
                7 years, 9 months ago

                Plenty of the gravless aren't gravless. 😀

                1. Cheeseoid
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  7 years, 9 months ago

                  What the hell does that mean?

                  1. TorresMagic™
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                    • 14 Years
                    7 years, 9 months ago

                    Rating is higher than "G" so don't work on this site.

                    1. Cheeseoid
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                      • 11 Years
                      7 years, 9 months ago

                      So they are probably using them for "adult" fantasy football forums?

                      1. TorresMagic™
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                        • 14 Years
                        7 years, 9 months ago

                        or work where a higher rating is needed.

                      2. Cheeseoid
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                        • 11 Years
                        7 years, 9 months ago

                        That must be a lot less likely than them being on nude FPL sites though

                      3. TorresMagic™
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                        • 14 Years
                        7 years, 9 months ago

                        Not really. It's very few on here with the wrong rating tbh.

                      4. Diva
                        • 9 Years
                        7 years, 9 months ago

                        What workplaces wouldn't want employees using G-rated gravs?

                      5. Cheeseoid
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 11 Years
                        7 years, 9 months ago

                        Maybe nude FPL is on the wane. A shame for the diehards

                      6. Diva
                        • 9 Years
                        7 years, 9 months ago

                        You best put a fig leaf on Dizzy.

                      7. TorresMagic™
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                        • 14 Years
                        7 years, 9 months ago

                        Some work sites have a higher rating than G.

                      8. Diva
                        • 9 Years
                        7 years, 9 months ago

                        Unless they are adult entertainment industry work places, why would they want that?

                      9. Cheeseoid
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 11 Years
                        7 years, 9 months ago

                        Fortunately Dizzy has no genitals. He is self censoring

                      10. TorresMagic™
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                        • 14 Years
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                        Maybe work was a bad guess. Plenty of blogs have higher ratings than G so their grav doesn't work here.

                      11. Diva
                        • 9 Years
                        7 years, 9 months ago

                        That makes sense. Your still here then TM (that's a good thing), I thought you were going to be stepping back a bit this year?

                      12. TorresMagic™
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                        7 years, 9 months ago

                        I will be later this year/early next year.

                      13. Diva
                        • 9 Years
                        7 years, 9 months ago

                        Well, we'll just have to enjoy your company while we have it then!

                      14. TorresMagic™
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                        7 years, 9 months ago

                        You are way too kind. 🙂

        2. John Barnes
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          thanks

          1. TorresMagic™
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            Fix it then 🙂

            1. John Barnes
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 9 months ago

              m a doofus lol.. i cant do it

              1. TorresMagic™
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                https://en.gravatar.com/
                Login, change rating to "G", save, done.

                1. TorresMagic™
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                  After login, go to "My Gravatars" etc

            2. John Barnes
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 9 months ago

              btw... whats that after TM... is it a code to join FPL ? 😀

              1. TorresMagic™
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                • 14 Years
                7 years, 9 months ago

                Check out the grav.

                1. John Barnes
                  • 7 Years
                  7 years, 9 months ago

                  ok

    5. MagicMessi
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      i trying to change but its not working and i was embarassed to ask this question !!

      1. John Barnes
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        lol

      2. TorresMagic™
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        • 14 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Your grav works. Should be able to change easily as long as you save and G it.

        1. John Barnes
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          thanks for the help TM... hav done it

          1. TorresMagic™
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            • 14 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            About time 😀

            1. John Barnes
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 9 months ago

              change my grav for the 3rd time... this got to be the best one hehe

  2. Diva
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Ayew, you weren't dreaming. The price change thresholds do change during the season based on the number of active players.

    (At least they have for the last few seasons, who knows if they have any changes planned for this season.)

    1. Ayew Serious
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      I just seen that on the last page

    2. Diva
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Sinik, in answer to your question from the last page, the reputable price change sites (devised by people far cleverer than me) factor in changing thresholds during the season. While the sites don't achieve 100 per cent success, they do get it right often enough that I think they are basically correct in using that as an element in the equation.

      1. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        I simply assumed that it was based on the unique individual ownerships of the players in question, and maybe there exists a tier system that denotes what proportion of ownership change is necessary for a rise/fall, and that this is why you'll see some low ownership players plummet far more rapidly than you'd imagine whereas some medium owned players take a touch longer.

        1. Diva
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Sorry, I've been unclear. The rise threshold is normally a set percentage of the overall ownership (there are individual modifiers, such as second rises in a week etc). Falls are basically based on a percentage of individual ownership.

          1. sinik
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            OK, so then how does the overall number of active managers factor in mathematically? Are you saying that this particular 'set percentage' is also variable based on number of active managers?

            1. Diva
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 9 months ago

              It's a percentage of the number of active managers and the proportion of managers who are active decreases over the course of the season.

  3. jurgenklopp.8
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Are most people planning on wildcarding after GW3 in the first international break? Is it a plausible tactic? I am leaning that way at the moment.

    1. OShaughnessy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Use the WC when it's best for your team.

      Committing to a strategy 2x mths ahead of time isn't the best way to play any game, let alone FPL.

      1. Pepereina Pizza
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Truth.

        I will copy/paste this into my OneNote so I can repost daily.
        Oh wait, I'd be helping my competition... compete. So I won't.

    2. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      i think this idea is a very good one considering the new chip rules from last year.

      Also it does mean you can plan a team shortly thats more guaranteed points and then fall back to arsenal, spurs west ham run which is very clean!!

      I'm edging this way, only risk is team players get injured all at once before christmas and have to take the hit.

  4. ⚽️ Omardiola ⚽️
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    downing or kante ?

    1. Cecil The Lion
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      D

  5. OShaughnessy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Look elsewhere.

    -Downing is past it.

    -Kante is a defensive mid; not the kind of player we're chasing in a game that primarily rewards goals & ast.

    1. OShaughnessy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Reply fail to Ray_Deep

  6. Ayew Serious
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Loved owning Ighalo last year. Wouldn't think twice before selecting him again if it wasn't for those rough fixtures.

    He was a gem, captained him 4 weeks on the bounce while everyone else has Lukaku, Kane and Vardy

  7. jaguar shark
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Best 5.5 defender?

    a. shaw
    b. baines
    c. other?

    1. Cecil The Lion
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      A

      1. cravencottage
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        C- Coleman or Walker

    2. bennyp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Fuchs, VVD, Walker?

    3. Pepereina Pizza
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Fuchs

      Terry

    4. 7alwachi
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      VvD, Terry, Fuchs.

    5. Incredibale
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      a

  8. Cecil The Lion
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Mahrez or Mkhitarayan for first 3GWs?

  9. Jay_
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Check out #SaveMarinaJoyce on Twitter or just google it. All a little bit chilling.

      1. Ayew Serious
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        That's weird. I'm gonna say it's unlikely to be serious but I understand the fans concern

        I spend a lot of time on YouTube.

        1. KingNidge
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          What's going on mate who is this person? i'm on twitter but don't get the jist of what the story is

          1. Ayew Serious
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            She's a YouTuber and basically she's been acting weird lately, and she's whispered 'save me' in a recent video and sounded extremely nervous when a car pulled up outside in another. Also been bruises all over her body in recent videos.
            Some are speculating she's been kidnapped. I think that's absurd, I'm gonna guess it's a mental health thing and the bruises are self harm.

            1. KingNidge
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 9 months ago

              Holy smokes hope she's okay i guess twitter will always be rife for conspiracy theorists

          1. KingNidge
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            Who's this chap?

            1. Ayew Serious
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 9 months ago

              This is extremely guy who makes YouTube 'news' videos. Also talks about it on twitter.

    • jurgenklopp.8
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      any love for rondon for the first few weeks? really nice fixtures...

      1. Cecil The Lion
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Pulis attacker

      2. Thomas Magnum
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Anthony Pulis.

      3. Pepereina Pizza
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        yeah, man, he's on my watch list, and has been in my team, and back out again.

        I prefer him to Negredo, by a hair.

        ... buuuuut, I'm kinda getting Danny Ings fever. I got a feeling.

    • cravencottage
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      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Liverpool have tough fixtures but can score on anyone. With midfield places uncertain, why no love for Sturridge?

      1. Diva
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        On addition to the fixtures, his injury record puts a question mark over him for many on here.

        1. Cheeseoid
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          I am hoping his worst injuries are behind him

          1. Diva
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            It would be great if that's the case.

            1. Cheeseoid
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 9 months ago

              I think he deserves a break. (no pun intended)

      2. Ayew Serious
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Could be rested or rotated when Liverpool choose to play 433

      3. OShaughnessy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        -Fixtures
        -Price
        -Injuries
        -Scarcity of Striker Slots
        (There are only 3x Fwd spots v. 5 Mids for example)

      4. Pepereina Pizza
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Totally with you, brother. I'm going Mane for sure.

    • bennyp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      How's this looking?

      Foster - Heaton
      Shaw - Stones - Morgan - Friend - Taylor
      Mahrez - Eriksen - Siggy - Feghouli - Capoue
      Aguero - Ibra - Long

    • Zoostation
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      The more I tinker the more I end up with the Aguero/Ibrahimovic combo.

      Worried about balance how does this look so far:

      Foster Jakupovic

      Shaw Friend Gabriel Pieters Morgan

      Townsend Hazard Tadic Sigurdsson Hojberg

      Aguero Ibrahimovic Gray

      Enough big hitters that I can move down in price if necessary?

      1. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
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        • 7 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        i like it! i think hazard is going to be key but you don't have much else in mid and is gray the best you can get for that value. i would start the back with: morgan gabriel shaw.

        atlas with ag/ibra you can downgrade like you said. I'm moving towards the 3 week plan then long term WC to create better balance. we will know if both ibra/ ag are needed and better understanding of who the mahrez alli of this year will be.

        1. Zoostation
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Yes my doubts are lack of midfield as well.

          However I think Tadic will be gold and at the moment I have doubts over the other usual suspects in midfield that I'd be getting if I dropped ibrahimovic

          Firmino, Alli, Mahrez etc..

          1. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            if you could get eriksen somehow you'd be set

    • Cecil The Lion
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Hows this for a 3GW team?

      Foster
      Shaw Azpi Friend
      Mkhitaryan Tadic Ayew Lamela
      Aguero Costa Lukaku

      Jakupovic Capoue Lenihan Paredes

      1. OShaughnessy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Don't plan for a 3 week team.

        Why intentionally pigeon hole ourselves?

        Also, WC's don't count towards price changes.

        So, even if *everybody's* on their WC in GW3 it limits our ability to really make fast cash anyway.

        1. TJ_777
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          "WC's don't count toward price changes"

          What??

          If Rooney has 100k transfers in Tuesday after GW1 and you get him in your WC team on Tuesday He is most likely going to rise before Friday by at least .1

          1. Cheeseoid
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            Every one of those transfers in is on a WC then maybe not. But the chances of that are slim

          2. Diva
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            Not if all 100,000 transfers were made by players wildcarding.

          3. OShaughnessy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            "WC's don't count toward price changes"

            You've read that correctly.

            WC Transfers do not count towards price changes.

        2. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          i would love to know your draft o'shaughnessy as you have some firm ideas on not WCing

          i like the idea of WC especially with spurs, arsenal, west ham games! plus better understanding of who is needed and who is cheap by then.

          1. Cheeseoid
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            I think he just wants to keep his options open. I agree with it

          2. OShaughnessy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            This sums up my thinking re: When to Use Our First WC nicely

            https://www.reddit.com/r/FantasyPL/comments/4tz64l/new_to_the_game_when_to_use_our_first_wild_card/

            tl;dr
            Keep an open mind & play the WC when it's best for your team, not someone else's.

      2. Cecil The Lion
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        So, RMT anyone?

      3. noquarternt
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Looks like a great team for the first few weeks for sure. Mkhi seems to be a fave for everyone on here- but surely Martial listed as a midfielder is a great option as well? I don't know too much about Spurs, but does Lamela play every week?

    • TJ_777
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      gray has scored in all of his first 4 pre-season games

      GW1 blank is imminent

      1. Cheeseoid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Blank GW1-4

        1. TJ_777
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Blank GW1-37

          5 goal rout after relegation confirmed

        2. Diva
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          WC out GW3. Hat-trick GW4.

          1. Cheeseoid
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            Just like Wilson last season

            1. Diva
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 9 months ago

              Hope it doesn't end the same way. 🙁
              GW5 - transfer in.
              GW6 - out for the next 30 weeks.

              1. Cheeseoid
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 9 months ago

                Yes. Poor lad he was just finding his feet as well.

                Hopefully he gets a good go this season

                1. Diva
                  • 9 Years
                  7 years, 9 months ago

                  Yes. He's got the attributes to do well in the Premier League - at least he did before the injury and I hope he still does.

    • Cheeseoid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      I miss Balders

      1. Cecil The Lion
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        What/who is Balders?

        1. Cheeseoid
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          They are like large rocks.

          Or are you being serious?

      2. Diva
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Where's he gone?

        1. Cheeseoid
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          He has posted on twitter today so he is alive so that is a start

          1. KingNidge
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            Ah well that's the main thing..

      3. KingNidge
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Maybe he didn't pay his internet bill and got cut off

    • ⚽️ Omardiola ⚽️
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      best mid player with 5.0 or 5.5 ?

      1. KingNidge
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        All gash find more cash

      2. Tiamani Warrior
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        gradel should tick over OK without being amazing. get what you pay for i guess

    • Cheeseoid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      I have noticed 2 other cheese related posters recently.

      How do we cope with identity theft in these parts?

      1. KingNidge
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        I noticed them too one called Cheesus and actually thought was you

        1. Cheeseoid
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          I saw a Cheesecake as well. I thought he might be me

          1. KingNidge
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            Aye him too lol i love Cheesecake

            1. Cheeseoid
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 9 months ago

              Who doesn't. Hopefully people will not get too confused.

              When other cheeses are on I find myself trying to out post them to show them who is the big cheese.

              1. KingNidge
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 9 months ago

                Only natural mate i can see there being a lot of needle between you three this season

                1. Cheeseoid
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  7 years, 9 months ago

                  I suspect they will disappear. Neither have a large posting history at the moment.

                  Or maybe I will.

              2. Zasa
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 9 months ago

                Don't worry they're Swiss, I'm sure you'll find holes in their posts.

                1. Cheeseoid
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  7 years, 9 months ago

                  My advice is full of holes too

      2. Diva
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        We melt them on toast and eat them.

        1. Cheeseoid
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Burn them!

    • Tiamani Warrior
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Can anyone let me know Fernandez's nailedness to the swansea backline?

      1. noquarternt
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        I'd say he's pretty certain to start barring other signings.

    • Zasa
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Transfer rumor round-up:

      - Arnautović is ready to commit to new long-term deal with Stoke : http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/stoke-city-marko-arnautovic-ready-to-commit-to-new-long-term-deal/story-29553393-detail/story.html

      - Leicester agree €6.5m deal for Poland wonderkid Bartosz Kapustka: http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/leicester-city-transfer-rumours-8364-6-5million-deal-agreed-for-poland-wonderkid-bartek-kapustka/story-29552112-detail/story.html

      - Argentina confirm Lanzini is out of the Olympics and will fly from Miami to London: https://twitter.com/Argentina/status/757918972209692672

      - Roma defender Manolas says: "Stop reading the bullsheit journalists say.": http://romapress.us/2016/07/26/manolas-hits-out-at-transfer-rumors/

      - Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic not for sale, says Antonio Conte http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/10513714/chelsea-midfielder-nemanja-matic-not-for-sale-says-antonio-conte

      "Matic is an important player for me, a very important player", "In my idea of football he is an important player and he knows this."

      "N'Golo, Nemanja, Cesc [Fabregas], Oscar, [Nathaniel] Chalobah and [John Obi] Mikel, who is in the Olympics, it is not easy to choose. I want to have this problem."

      1. Cheeseoid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Good work Chile Dawg

        1. Zasa
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Gracias, Señor Queso.

      2. Zasa
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Looks like that bogus Mahrez to Arsenal rumor is all but dead in the water, after the laughable journos at Eurosport FR (Dailyfail of France) conjured up the story. Everyone from Ranieri to his agent, etc have gone on to say it was a sheit tabloid rumor. Pretty stark contrast to how he came out bout Kante's situation

        Same goes for the Arnautović rumor & that source. So hopefully the speculation that they're both definitely leaving dies down here soon.

    • Twelve years a slave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Hey Diva blog dog, how is that blog going?
      See you not added any yet this season

      1. Diva
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Hi Trig, not yet. I was relaxing watching the Tour de France. Need to bring myself back up to speed afterwhat has pretty much been a 3-month break from FPL.

        I did see you have gone down the Chris Glober route and produced a pre-season book. Congratulations mate, doing that is a big effort.

        1. Diva
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          *Glover

        2. Twelve years a slave
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Thanks, i was working on it from the middle of May. I couldnt publish it until the site opened as had to check the game was the same.
          Was extremely frustrating the site opening late.

          I enjoyed not having to do the blog for a month, its quite hard work sometimes as you know

          1. Cheeseoid
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            I don't know how either of you find the time. Great work from both of you on the blogs I do enjoy reading them

            1. Twelve years a slave
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 9 months ago

              If i wasnt writing the blog it would just be Mass effect multiplayer or some other time waster, at least the blog is reasonably constructive use of time i suppose

              1. Cheeseoid
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 9 months ago

                A fair point. Having a family really limits the other stuff i do

          2. Twelve years a slave
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/digital-text/159896011/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_kstore_3_5_last

            It is number four on the best seller list for soccer books, and number one on hot releases. That is the US amazon though, guess they dont sell many soccer books

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 9 months ago

              How many books have you sold if you don't mind me asking?

              1. Twelve years a slave
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                7 years, 9 months ago

                100s rather than thousands

                1. TorresMagic™
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 14 Years
                  7 years, 9 months ago

                  Cool, a good GW1 will probably get a few more buyers. 🙂

            2. Diva
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 9 months ago

              Still impressive!

            3. KingNidge
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 9 months ago

              Even still that is pretty impressive

              1. Twelve years a slave
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                7 years, 9 months ago

                I think when it goes to the top of the list it gets noticed more. The hot new releases last for 30 days then it will be taken off that list.
                Once the season starts sales will likely stop, so need to push it hard in the next few weeks

            4. Cheeseoid
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 9 months ago

              You should have an advert on your blog for your book

              1. Cheeseoid
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 9 months ago

                I guess you do have it on individual posts but something at the top which was fixed might work better

          3. Diva
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            Aye. Changed personal circumstances mean I'm unlikely to be able to repeat the same quantity of output I managed in late 2015.

    • MagicMessi
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Ok what you think ???????

      Ibra + 4.5 mid(Leko)

      or

      Negredo + Payet

      ?

      1. Twelve years a slave
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        I think you are asking the wrong question

        1. MagicMessi
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          why ??

          1. Twelve years a slave
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            Because you are not providing enough information
            For example do you already have one 4.5 midfielder, meaning Leko would be a starter, or would he be on the bench

            What you really want to know is , is Ibrahimovic worth buying despite having to make compromises to the rest of the team

            1. MagicMessi
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 9 months ago

              you have a point here ... my bad
              Rest of Mid > Ayew Fabregas Tadic Townsend (Leko)
              FWD > Ibra-Kaku-Kun

              and yes is Ibra worthy in your opinion ??
              actually iam waiting on Pogba might just change the plan btw

    • ⚽️ Omardiola ⚽️
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      giroud or lukaku or else ?!

      1. Blurryface
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Giru

        1. Blurryface
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Sry luka it is

    • Blurryface
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Delafeou looks a good shout at 6.5 if he is nailed

      1. Pepereina Pizza
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        yeah, you should buy him

        1. Blurryface
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Ya would consider him in place of Townsend if he is nailed on

    • MagicMessi
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      ok then plz Rate :

      Courtois (jakupovich)

      Sagna Stones Soare (Byram-Paredes)

      Ayew Fabregas Tadic Townsend (Leko)

      Lukaku Ibra Kun(C)

      Thoughts???? thx and goodluck all :))

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 14 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Nice attack, defence is a bit stretched.

        1. MagicMessi
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          i can downgrade Courtois to a 4.5(valdes-Mandanda) and upgrade Soare to Cedric and Byram to Morgan btw

        2. Twelve years a slave
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Dosent do it for me. Byram Paredes an Jakupovic is too much slashing, especially as Stones is not nailed on , Soare may not be and Sagna too.

          1. Twelve years a slave
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            For me Ibrahimovic is clogging up your team well over 30m on strikers is too top heavy imo

          2. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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            • 14 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            Agreed.

          3. MagicMessi
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            True that about Defence ,, but it can be fixed having players like ( Evans\Mcauley - Fernandez - Friend - ) can easily replace non starters
            -About Ibra i know what you mean , was thinking :
            **Ibra + Fab** to > Costa + Payet\Mikhtiryan

            or *Ibra + Leko* to > Negredo + Payet\Mikhi

            according to Form and Fixs generally

      2. MagicMessi
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Thx guys for reply really apreciate

    • Zoostation
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      A: Ibrahimovic Townsend Hazard

      B: Costa Mkhitaryan Eriksen

      1. cricketmad787
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        I like A personally

      2. cravencottage
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        A

      3. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        A - all day long

    • Nerazzuro
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Gabriel - Shaw - Williams - Cedric - Paredes

      Too heavy a defence?

      1. Cheeseoid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Depends what the rest of your team looks like really. But I don't think it is too heavy on principal

    • King Huth
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Please help fill my last 3 (have aguero)

      A. Rooney KDB Fisher

      B. Ibra 7.0 Townsend (on lamela at the moment... can potentially find 0.5 more if needed from def downgrade)

      Thanks!

      **Gut feeling rooney will come close to ibra at least earlier stage...

    • MagicMessi
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      i guess Chelsea will play Kante and Matic ,, and Fabregas in the hole behind Haz-Cuadrado-Costa thats why i'll pick Fab at 7.5 and take the risk .. just saying.. what you think?

      1. Blurryface
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        When do they have their friendly with Liverpool?

      2. Matsy123
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        I agree that fab could be great in fpl terms this year. Will have more freedom because of N'golo

      3. Ayew Serious
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        442/424

        1. MagicMessi
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          ?

    • ⚽️ Omardiola ⚽️
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      shakiri or delufou or ramadan sobhey ?

      1. MagicMessi
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        i telling you Ramadan is gold !! or maybe because iam Egyptian 😀

        1. John Barnes
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          it is shawal now mate haha

          seriously, delofeu might be great under koeman...

          1. MagicMessi
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            Really he is very good player the new CR7 no ?:D

            1. John Barnes
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 9 months ago

              no idea dude