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10 January 2011 1015 comments
Mark Mark
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Charlie Adam is at the centre of today’s transfer speculation circus with Ian Holloway confirming that Blackpool have turned down bids for their skipper. The offers from Birmingham and Aston Villa and are thought to be in the region of Β£2.5 million; Sunderland are also thought to be an interested party.

Holloway reacted to the bids by confirming that Blackpool were under no pressure to sell their star asset…

“We’re a well-run club, we’ve got no reason to sell anyone, in fact we want to add in this window, not lose anyone.”

He did however also confirm that he has had talks with Adam only this morning and indicated that the player could move on if the money was right…

β€œIt’s important to keep working with him [Adam] to achieve one of his ultimate goals, which is to play for one of the top four or five, or even six, clubs. We have got him for 18 months on his contract and if one of those top clubs I told him this morning come in then I might have to consider it, but they would have to offer the right amount of money for this club to move forward.”

Fantasy Managers will need to monitor the situation closely. There’s no doubt that Adam has adapted brilliantly the Premier League stage and, while his goal and assist returns have remained moderate (3 goals, 4 assists), Adam has stood out in Holloway’s side and dominated their Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Bonus Point returns as a result. The heartbeat of the team, Adam tops of the FPL Bonus rankings with a hugely impressive haul of 27. Whilst he remains at Bloomfield Road that total would seem likely to keep ticking away – a move in the January transfer window would likely disrupt that. Certainly if either Villa or Birmingham are successful with follow-up bids, you would expect Adam’s returns in terms of Bonus to take a dent, while his influence at set-plays could also diminish.

In the short-term, his Fantasy owners will be hoping that this latest speculation will not get in the way of Adam taking to the field for Blackpool’s second fixture of the Gameweek on Wednesday. The Scot will wear the Gameweek 22 armband for many Fantasy Managers when Blackpool take on Liverpool and, having returned another couple of Bonus in the defeat to Birmingham last week, hopes will be high for further profit. Adam was rested for Blackpool’s 2-0 FA Cup defeat to Southampton at the weekend.

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  1. Ultraman
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 2 months ago

    Please rate my wild card-team:

    Foster Al Habsi
    Coleman, Bardsley, Evatt, Djourou, Kolarov
    VdV, Nani, Fab, Adam, Yaya
    Tevez, Berbatov, RvP

    0.2 in the bank
    Who do you regard the best budget GK? Al Habsi, Kingson, Begovic or Harper?

    Thanks for any help!

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    1. tosey
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      is al habsi first choice when kirklands back? do wigan and brum rotate well?

      your defence while all good at the moment could easily end up with a couple of players sub for their team so thats a bit of a gamble

      also id want brunt or etherington over yaya

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    2. TO
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      If you need a guaranteed ManCity defence then you should get Hart because Kolarov is not a guaranteed to start. You can downgrade kolarov and upgrade Al Habsi to Hart. If you dont really care for a Mancity Defender then switch kolarov to another defender who's sure to start

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      1. Ultraman
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks guys.
        Kolarov is in because its just a matter of time before he starts to get some assists and goals. Isn't Kolarov sure to start after Zabaleta's red card?

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    3. Night Stalker
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      Teams seem to be copied by all other people! Baaaaaa is what I say....

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  2. embo76
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 2 months ago

    thanks kings i know its all good advice and my heart tells me that but the liverpool dgw keeps playing on my mind, new manager and all that lol

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    1. tosey
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      but hes suspended?

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      1. embo76
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 2 months ago

        yes mean swapping gerrard for another liverpool mid and then torres for dgw. how did adam not rise in price when every man and his dog bought him??

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        1. Kings of Lyon β˜…
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          see last page

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    2. Kings of Lyon β˜…
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      gerrard is suspended for 3 games missing blackpool (w*nk) everton and there first game in the double the following week.

      If you want lpool coverage get torres but i would sell drog at 12.3.

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      1. embo76
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 2 months ago

        do all players go back to 0 after protection ends?? some seem to just rise and others seem to rise when protected. seems hit and miss

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        1. Kings of Lyon β˜…
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          Not all players, i dont know the ins and outs of it I think its your luck, i usually just ignore the protect unless i know they've not went up the previous day.

          TM is good with this sort of stuff

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  3. TO
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 2 months ago

    Foster Hart
    Djourou Rafael Coleman Hangeland Huth
    Nani VDV Adam Y.Toure Fabregas
    RVP Tevez Odemwingie

    My WC team – Any Suggestions pls?

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    1. Kings of Lyon β˜…
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      I like it, only points are

      djourou is great short term but not long term

      raf could be subject to ratation

      i think bit too much spent on your keepers hart and 3.9 keeper or foster rotating.

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      1. TO
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 2 months ago

        Djourou is long term - He's going to keep that spot

        Raf rotation is not a problem - Got enough solid defenders to come in for him if he doesnt play

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  4. Zep
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 2 months ago

    DGWT?

    With regards to this new Millionare Club league running until the end of the season...

    I assume that if a team fails to achieve it's target position in any given week he is removed from the league altogether...

    Is this assumption accurate?

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      Correct, the ones with hits will be done at a later time as they are more effort to find.

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      1. Zep
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 2 months ago

        Nice... looks like I might slip through the net with an insane amount of hits each week then πŸ˜‰

        Are you running this operation on your lonesome pine?

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        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          You won't slip through. The red arrow is a giveaway for hits. Running it myself. Starting a Cup soon which will be more work to set up.

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  5. DAV087
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 2 months ago

    What are peoples thoughts on this wildcard team?

    Hart - kingson

    Dann - Coleman - bardsley - Simpson - djourou

    Fabs - lamps - Vdv - nani - nasri

    Tevez - odem - Carroll?

    Have 1.0 left in the bank planning to do nasri to timmy cahill win he's back from Qatar.

    Thoughts?

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    1. Kings of Lyon β˜…
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      I like it.... alot.

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    2. tosey
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      id go for adam/rooney over odem/lamps and then switch to odem/lamps after gwk24

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    3. 2 Planes 3 Buildings
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      Amazing midfield, poor defence, average attack.

      Good differential maybe..........

      Lampard to Bale and Bardsley to Vidic imo

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    4. Kings of Lyon β˜…
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      I just tried to get this team and im short and this with foster instead of Hart. nice value

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    5. DAV087
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks for the advice all. Yeh I do like Rooney and Adam until after their dgws. My defense isn't all that bad really all have decent return potential IMO.

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    6. DAV087
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      Also who is the beat keeper to put with hart? I still have .3 extra after nasri to Cahill and that's without nasri going up or cahill dropping.

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  6. skully
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 2 months ago

    foster-krul
    shawX-coleman-rafael-kolarov-jara
    nasri-nani-vDv-adam-ferguson
    teves-drogba-varney

    bank : 3.1..

    whick player should i get rid FIRST??
    jara..ferguson..varney..kolarov..krul..

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    1. TO
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      Jara

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      1. Roger Milla
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 2 months ago

        Yes, but Jara has this titanic Indian desire to fight for his tribe and earn his bread. This orientation will be his star until the end of his career.

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        1. TO
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          Jara should be out of everyone's team and i have no idea while i kept him for so long. You do know he's only got 1 CS all season?

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          1. skully
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            yes..i agree with you..
            1 Cs..RedCard..and sometimes a BPs..(mybe once in 10matches)..

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      2. skully
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 2 months ago

        jara price 4.0...so any suggestion for his replacement??
        djourou??-rotation coming soon
        or SIMPSON mybe...

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        1. Roger Milla
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          BLP defender?

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          1. skully
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            i already got TWO(2) BLP player in my lineup..and i dont think i should add another one..
            im goin to ship OUT Varney+ 1 defender + ferguson.. (Wildcard)..n'zgbia or brunt or etherington or barton (midfield) and RvP or welbeck ...

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        2. TO
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          No rotation for djourou πŸ˜‰
          He is there to stay

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  7. Kings of Lyon β˜…
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone know if Bramble is 1st choice CB for sland?

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  8. TO
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 2 months ago

    NEW POST!!!

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  9. Tonito
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 2 months ago

    Guys Torres for fab. I already have nani, vdv, Adam, Coleman, hangeland & tevez in my team. Should I gamble with Torres for the double or swap him right now and bring fans in before fab goes up.

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