Yes, we know this week’s battle for the armband is done and dusted. With 86% of the votes cast, Luis Suarez is the undisputable favourite as Liverpool prepare for the visit of Cardiff on Saturday. The Uruguayan is hunting his fifth successive double-figure haul at Anfield and it’ll be a brave, or perhaps desperate, Fantasy manager who goes against the grain. Once again, our midweek regular for members sifts through the statistics to ascertain whether there really is anyone else worth considering:
Does anyone know if Rooney was at training today?
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deep breadth man. try just waiting till tomorrow. nobody knows anything
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Rooney is injured!
David Moyes said in his pre match interview that he hoped Rooney would be back for the busy Christmas schedule, but that was all he said.
Search rooney injury on google if u don't believe me!Open ControlsMY SKY BOX BROKE!!!! AAHHHHHHGGGG
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Screw FPL
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Nastasic, Jose Enrique and Giroud looks to drop. Nice, keep it going.
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I didn't notice sorry, I was too busy putting out the cones.
Open Controls- Can Suarez break the 300pt barrier?
Something to break up the Rooney injury talk...
I've been looking at some of the standout FPL performances from years gone by, to see where Suarez might end up if he continues in the same vein and if he doesn't move abroad next month.
I don't have a complete breakdown available, but with that proviso in mind I have on record the following players who achieved scores of 200 FPL points or more going back to the 2002/3 season:
2002/3
Henry........271
2003/4
Henry........242
Pires.........216
Lampard....216
2004/5
Lampard....268
Henry........228
2005/6
Henry........239
Lampard....222
2006/7
Ronaldo.....245
Lampard....202
2007/8
Ronaldo.....283
Fabregas...205
Gerrard......200
Adebayor...200
2008/9
Lampard....226
Gerrard......216
Ronaldo.....206
2009/10
Lampard....284
Drogba......242
Rooney......224
Fabregas...214
Tevez........210
2010/11
(no one)
2011/12
RVP..........269
Rooney......230
Aguero......211
Dempsey...209
2012/13
RVP..........262
Bale..........249
Mata.........212
Suarez......212
Cazorla.....205
So from my (admittedly incomplete) records, 200 points has been reached on 31 occasions in the last 11 seasons by 18 different players, with Lampard's 284 points in the 2009/10 season marking the high point (a season in which he picked up 22 goals, 17 FPL assists, 37 bonus points and a PPG of 7.9). All told, that's a pretty elite grouping of players.
And yet... coming back to Suarez, he's making that 200 point target look pretty average. He has already accrued 136 points from 11 games this season, for a PPG of 12.4. If he kept up that rate, 200 points would be within his grasp by the Villa game in GW22, and he would end the season on 408 points 😯
Assuming he isn't tempted to join La Liga next month, and even allowing for the inevitable regression, there must be a fairly decent chance of Suarez becoming the first 300-point FPL player in the history of the game. It would take a PPG of 'only' 7.5 from here on in to reach that threshold, which is definitely achievable.
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he will break 300 mark but not much more
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Ronaldo's 283 (31 goals, 7 assists, 35 bonuses) was arguably more impressive as it was done on a PPG of 8.3 compared to Lampard's 7.5.Open Controls
How many goals and assists did Lampard get in that season he got 284 (I know I'm lazy, could find it elsewhere).
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Ronaldo was only on 7 points after the first 7 games that season. I think he was banned for 3 games in the beginning 🙂
His points for that season:
http://web.archive.org/web/20080526061559/http://fantasy.premierleague.com/fixtures/263.htmlOpen ControlsNice find! I was wondering if his detailed history for that season was still available.
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Nice job, +1
Open Controlsdid lampard 09/10 really get more pts than ronaldo is in his pomp?
Open ControlsYep, according to my records which as I said, might not be 100% accurate.
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Wonder why no one managed 200+ in 2010/11.
Was there a rule change?
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The candidate to enter 200 club for 2013/14 season is:
Suarez........316
Rooney........218
Aguero........210
Ozil............205
Hazard........203
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Coleman :O
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Whoever brought Rooney in for Aguero, are you selling him...
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Just to let you guys know, it's windy outside my house.
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Rooney signed today
Feels strange being Rooney owner , not owned at all this year and last season was on RVP . God know when I last owned.
Be weird cheering him on now
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Rafael , GJ , Coleman (ivanovich , Ward)
Coutinho , Sess , hazard , Redmond (ravel)
Lukaku , Suarez (c) , Rooney
1 day, 19 hours ago#REPLY
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Fat '....' 🙁Open ControlsWho is waiting for Moyesie post match interview?
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Fellow Rooney early transferers
If it sounds like he will be out at the weekend, will you take a hit to remove him or just keep and hope?Open ControlsOnly used One transfer so if he's confirmed out I'd take a hit, probably.
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keep.
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blowin a hooley out here in derby
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Just come on...Rooney injured?
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Just a mosquito bite 😀
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Either stoke have improved or Mufc are just shite
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I really think they should bring back the most captained statistic of every GW. But this time, they should limit the research to the top 100k. Now, I know of some ghost teams in the top 100k, but surely those teams won't affect the outcome of this. It would be also kind of cool if they could have a percentage of the players that were captained. I.e, the percent of the top 100k of players that captained the most capt player, the second, the third fourth and fifth. Would be a cool research IMO. I'm sure this week would be close to if not 100% of players captaining Suarez in the top 100k. What do you guys think of this?
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I swear I saw a post more than once where someone reveals said info for top 1000
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If Stoke and Sunderland meet in the final how will we know which team is which?
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Spurs had 11 shots in the first half.
1 on target.
Adebayor 😎Open ControlsKeeping the AVB consistency going
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Well IF Rooney is out....
Suarez, Lukaku, Negredo will leave some decent funds for midfield 🙂Open ControlsThere's a new front three, Suarez - Lukaku - Negredo.
Open ControlsDavid Moyes is the most annoying manager regarding injuries.
All I want to ascertain is HOW Rooney has mysteriously got himself injured...Open Controlsfell down in the bathroom 🙂
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Rooney injured u have got to joking...How are these players getting injured so easily
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10 years, 10 months agoRooney captain then 😉