Mark
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I'm struggling to make a decision this week.
What do you think of this pair of transfers (no points hit):
K Davies -> Rooney
Tim Cahill -> Yaya Toure or Brunt
I can't afford to get Rooney without downgrading somewhere else.
brunt on 4 yellows. yaya is looking in good form too.... I'm swaying towards him myself.
Brunt looks good. Not sure about Rooney this week away to Chelsea.
I wouldn't trade Davies this week, he plays West Brom at home next week
I was just about to say the same except about Cahill.
He has Birmingham at home next week. Why so desperate to get rid? I don't like either of mleanord's transfers.
Foster (Fabianski)
Konchesky, Ferdinand, Vidic (Alcaraz, Nelsen)
Nani, Arshavin, Yaya Toure(c), Bale (Van der Vaart)
Odemwingie , Tevez, Carroll
what do u guys think!?
bench Foster/Rio/Vidic and play Fabiański/Alcaraz/Nelsen
You really need to get Szczesny in your team
You're playing Vidic and Ferdinand who are away to Chelsea before Nelson at home to West Ham? Yaya Toure as captain is a bit of a risk as well.
Tough one. RVP aint fit yet... I still got him in though.
Yay or nay for Cahill to Gamst Pederson for my freebie?
I've got 2 free transfers this week but am pretty happy with my team of..
Robinson
Ridgewell, Samba, Kolarov
Pederson, Cahill, Nani, Brunt, Bale
Drogba, Carroll
With Foster, Piquionne, Vidic and Cole on the bench.
I have a liverpool opponent in the fantasy cup, swear i have seen them before?!
http://fantasy.premierleague.com/M/eventhist.mc?id=955000
Here is a doozy of a question for ya:
Torres FUL, blp, WOL, BOL, bla, EVE
Tevez EVE, new, AVL, BLP, ars, WOL
Drogba MUN, ars, BOL, AVL, wol, BLA
Torres
PROS: Great fixtures, 4 home games in 6, two winnable away games
CONS: Poor form, lacks sharpness
Tevez
PROS: Good fixtures, always likely to be in the goals. Good form
CONS: Man City dont score many, biggest con - will he play and if so will he play 90?
Drogba
PROS: Bad fixtures for next two but then dramatically improve. Has scored in his last two games, looking sharper.
CONS: Not looked at his best although improving, Chelsea not playing particularly well. Chance Lampard could take some set pieces off him?
Overall I think I want to get Torres in, his fixtures are too good to ignore, I have the other two (and Carroll) so I wonder who would people see as the more expendable of the two? If it is Tevez then I could mitigate that by perhaps getting in the increasingly impressive David Silva? Thoughts and opinions most welcome.
My thoughts are you are in for a rough ride in the Fantasy Cup!
Why is that? Winnable game against this lower ranked chap:
http://fantasy.premierleague.com/M/entryhist.mc?id=518846
We'll probably both captain Nasri then it should be rather tight. He has three Chelsea players which would make me uneasy if I was him for their next game
Aye it's just he's the highest rank opponent i've seen so far. Mine's a CFC fan with no Utd players. Cooooome on Vidic.
😀
Its not Jamsie P is it? Yeah he is a bit close in terms of ranking, and he seems to be cautious enough with his transfers so I cant see him taking a daft hit and making it easy. Ach well, its about time I dragged my team back up the rankings so this week may as well be the start of it.
I think ultimately Torres is the wisest choice on paper.
However, I have Tevez, and I can't swap him out without a hit, so he's staying.
Torres is a 6 weeker too, so if he doesn't do well immediately, you may be kicking yourself, but there's plenty of time.
Good post. Always helps to sum things up like this.
I'm in the Torres camp as well, although it doesn't feel great. Fixtures wins it for me, coupled with the fact that he likes playing at Anfield.
Which would you drop Garg? Thinking maybe Tevez due to uncertainty (plus Drogba likes playing against Arsenal for some reason)
Really? See if I KNEW for a fact Tevez would still play each game I would do just that, but the whole thing is so unsettling I might keep Drogba.
You are in tight spot there mate. For other who already have Torres we decided it before and was a bit easier but in your situation with no certainty on Tevez and Drogs still having 2 pretty tough fixtures to come you have to wait for confirmation when you actually can't afford to. I wud just suggest wait as long as possible to get any news regarding Tevez andd take a decision accordingly anbd if you don't then Drogba gets the cut for me too.
With 4 home games in 6, are you not considering any Sunderland forwards at all Attila?
Sunderland forwards? PAH! 🙂
No not really, I can understand the logic surely and I really like Gyan but they are Sunderland *bleurgh*, was actually thinking of getting a Sunderland defender in though.
Exactly what I was thinking, big dilemma.
On paper looks like Torres and Tevez are better for the next 2, maybe bring back Drogba for Bolton? Assuming Tevez plays obviously.
That's the rub though, will Tevez play? If I knew that he was definitely stripped of the captaincy I would take him out as there is a decent chance he wont be playing, besides they might send him off to Rooneycamp USA to chill his beans or something.
ive always wanted to take a punt and captain a defender, with the armband on gyan at the mo im thinking maybe glen johnson for a punt!
KOLAROV!!!!!!!!!!!! 😀
he will get the armband one day but as said i fancy cahill to get a goal this week!
only issue with this is id effectively have 4 liverpool defenders!!
ooooftttt.... that is bold but could pay off majorly, im having 3 city so i hope your wrong see u on here on monday 😀
Advice please.....
Foster
Konchesky Foley Toure
Nasri Malouda Dempsey Nani
Carroll Van Persie Tevez
Krul
Coleman
Ferdinand
Adam
Do I get rid of Malouda or Dempsey?
Is my bench correct?
Morning all, I see the draws for the Fpl cup is up. Oppo has already taken a 12 pt hit for next week so feeling confident. Wud be a big shame if don't beat him 🙁
Hey Atilla, will Taylor keep his place or will Williamson shift him? Looking for a cheap Def for Cole to fund Fab and Lamps.
*Attila 😳
Hard to say with Pardew but for me the best centreback pairing is
Williamson and Coloccini, we're in a brave new world now so lord knows.
Anyway if you are thinking of buying Taylor DONT get Simpson instead fo'shizz
Ta. New post.
New post kids.
Is there anywhere you can get a tally of braces, hat-tricks and above?
I'm thinking if we maybe look at the stats from the last couple of years we can figure out who's capable of the really big hauls.
I can guess the usual suspects, but if we start with everyone with 20+ goals a season, that would be a good look for the captain potentials.
Foster (Gilks)
Hangeland Jags Kol (Baptiste Simpson)
Nasri Nani MGP Silva (N’Zog)
Berbs Torres Tev
I'm looking to do Hangeland -> Konch.
Any ideas if Berbs will play against Chelsea? Any other recommendations?
Thanx
foster
a.cole kolorov konchesky
nani nasri brunt n'zogbia
carroll elmander torres(c)
subs: berra, samba, VDV.
what do you guys think?? cheers 🙂
We have a very similar team but Samba is a temptation to start.
Hi all,
Just mulling over my starting XI, there are a few people on the bench I am mulling over and I'll give my reasons for my decisions...
Foster
Vidic Kolarov Baines
Bale Nasri Nani NZogbia Cahill
Torres Carroll
SUBS: Davies, Jara, Coleman
Sub decisions:
Coleman: I see City putting up a defensive barrier that maybe Baines would be better suited to get points from.
Jara: Its between him and Vidic, but I have a hunch about Vidic this weekend.
Davies: This is a tough decision. Sunderland are defensively solid but Davies can nick a penalty. Perhaps drop Nani for him given Sunderlands defensive injuries?
Transfer decision:
Almost certainly bank the transfer barring injuries/cancellations.
ALL comments welcome!
Barton --> Brunt (4.9ppg) or Yaya Toure (4.3ppg)
Both have decent fixtures but leaning towards Yaya because although Brunt is likely to be involved in West Brom do, they don't do that much compared to City
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