| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Raya Martin | ARS | B, Vs |
| No Change |  Donnarumma | MCI | B |
| No Change |  Henderson | CRY | C |
| No Change |  Pickford | EVE | C, Vs |
| No Change |  Verbruggen | BHA | B |
| No Change |  Darlow | LEE | C, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Gabriel Magalhães | ARS | B, Vs |
| No Change |  O’Reilly | MCI | A |
| No Change |  Lacroix | CRY | B |
| No Change |  Keane | EVE | C, Vs |
| No Change |  van Hecke | BHA | B |
| Up |  Porro | TOT | B |
| Up |  Andersen | FUL | B |
| No Change |  Hill | BOU | B, £ |
| No Change |  van Dijk | LIV | B |
| No Change |  Thiaw | NEW | C |
| Down |  Struijk | LEE | C, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Bruno Fernandes | MUN | B |
| No Change |  Cherki | MCI | A |
| No Change |  Saka | ARS | A, Vs |
| No Change |  Wilson | FUL | C |
| Up |  Hinshelwood | BHA | B, Vs, £ |
| Up |  Dewsbury-Hall | EVE | A, £ |
| Down |  Ismaila Sarr | CRY | C, Rest |
| No Change |  Rogers | AVL | B |
| No Change |  Szoboszlai | LIV | A |
| Down |  Gibbs-White | NFO | A, Inj |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Haaland | MCI | B |
| No Change |  Thiago | BRE | B |
| No Change |  Bowen | WHU | A |
| Up |  Welbeck | BHA | B |
| Up |  Gyokeres | ARS | A, Vs |
| Down |  Watkins | AVL | B, Rest |
| No Change |  Calvert-Lewin | LEE | B |
| No Change |  João Pedro | CHE | B |
Paul Steve Bruce failed to avenge his October St James’ Park thrashing, Man United kept up their unbeaten league season and Kenny Dalglish continued his win-less start to his second stint as Liverpool boss in a day where all four Premier League matches failed to produce a single victor…..
Is it crucial to have Fabregas or Nasri if I have RVP? I could keep Nasri, or swap for Fabs and have Odemwingie instead of RVP.
Hart Kingson
Rafael Kelly Coleman Hangeland Simpson
Nani Adam VDV Nolan Dempsey
RVP Tevez Berbatov
Van Persie is on penalties and is always in the mix for free kicks, so at the top of his game he's arguably more essential than Fabregas. It's the main reason I captained him over Cesc against West Ham.
Nasri is competing with Walcott, Arshavin and possibly Rosicky, although you could easily say Fabregas can be rested for Nasri or Rosicky ahead of a Champions League game. It's a tricky one to call. 11.8m is expensive for a midfielder not on penalties so I can understand teams that just go with Van Persie and Walcott/Nasri.
I think the problem with having RVP as your arsenal big man backed up by nasri/walcott is youre more than likely going tohave to shuffle your pack again to get fabs in when RVP inevitably gets injured.
That's true. Hopefully both will figure up to GW28, then I can consider downgrading one of them if 20 mil for 2 Arsenal players isn't bringing home enough points.
I'm in a pickle.. on my WC and stuck on which combination to go for, so wuld appreciate your thoughts:
1. Skrtel and Tevez
2. Vidic and Berbatov
3. Vidic and RVP
Thanks
1 or 3 what woudl the rest of your team be?
Currently looking at:
Stockdale (Foster)
Coleman, Skrtel/Vidic, Djourou
Nani, VDV, Fabregas, Adam, N'Zog
Torres, Odem, Tevez/Berb/RVP
Will have Torres and Odemwingie. Got Fabs so can't stretch to 3 pricey strikers unfortunately..
go for rooney and switch to tevez in a couple of weeks id say
I disagree though Tevez' away record is good this season, he plays a villa at the weekend who are improving slightly but i tihnk Tevez will be a big threat against them. Rooney on the other hand still needs to find his form and has scored twice all season.
3 for me
3
I bought Hart at 6.2 and Foster at 4.5. Is their merit in getting rid of Hart when I wildcard in a few weeks?
I'm considering that too, but City have a good chance of cleanies in GWs 28 and 29, so I might keep him in and use a free transfer further down the line.
I might even ignore my common sense and gamble on a double-GWer like Al-Habsi or Reina this week, then bring in Hart with the WC.
Wildcard team. Decided to go for the cheap defence seeing as my expensive defenders have been useless recently and it seems I have an allergy to clean sheets anyway..
Foster, Begovic
Coleman, Pantsil, Djourou, Murphy, Kelly
Fabregas, VdV, Nani, N'Zog, Adam
Torres, Tevez, Odemwingie
Have 3.1 in the bank with that team? Really don't know where to spend the extra money..
On a United defender. One of Rio, Evra or Vidic.
I'd say you don't need to. I've a few million aside too and it should come in handy for future transfers.
Use some of it to have Carroll instead of Odemwingie IMO
When is Carroll back though?
Good chance of being back for the next game (spurs). He'll be back soon. You will want him for Newcastle's DGW27. He's scored so, so well.
I'll definitely want him for the double. RvP & Carroll look good up for that week, probably won't be able to fit in Odemwingie cos of Tevez but would have to get Brunt or Dorrans as Albion coverage.
For what it's worth, I'm going with Rooney, Tevez, Carroll up front.
Rooney is in for the DGW only, he becomes RVP next week or the week after, with an eye on GW27. Tevez is essential imo - consistently scoring very high points, playing in a team 1 point off the top, and the only real man city attacking coverage you can get. Carroll's injury is frustrating, but you will want him DGW27, for sure, and the for the run all the way to the season's end. He's been the buy of the year (after VdV) for me imo.
I'm gonna have Brunt as my Albion coverage for GW27, too.
Cesc, Nani, VdV, Brunt, Barton
RVP, Tevez, Carroll.
Fair enough, at the moment my strikers are Torres, Tevez & DJ Campbell. Can't drop Torres as I've had him for ages so would be foolish to get rid now. Was thinking of just taking Tevez out for Rooney and then basically getting him back in asap.
Don't want DJ Campbell anymore, would bench him in favour of VdV this week anyway and obviously would rather Carroll/Odemwingie.
Would you be benching Carroll this week anyway even if he does play?
you can't play all 8 mate
Controversial this I know but I'm going with RVP v Wigan over DGW Rooney.
It's only Monday though.
(Keeping Carroll rather than going for Berbatov)
No doubt this has been discussed to death already, but....
Drogba > Berba(rotation risk) / Rooney(zero form) / Torres(slight hint of form but crap team) / RVP(great fixture + save a bit of cash for the WC by getting him early)?
Was planning Rooney to give me 5 DGW'ers (damn you Raf!) but really tempted by RVP...
Pity I can't get both - I have too much invested in Tevez & Carroll
In the same boat, at this moment is Torres. Not convinced by Rooney and I have Nani (c) as a man utd cover.
Has anyone ever witnessed mike dean fairly officiate a match? The little squirt
Robinson - Begovic
Djorou - Ivanovic - Simpson - Coleman - Crainey
Nani - Bale - Nasri - Brunt - Dempsey
Tevez - Van Persie - Campbell
Have around 7m for upgrades and WC activated for this GW. What would you do?
Was considering Nasri to Fabs and Tevez to Rooney... Not sure about ditching Ivanovic, seems like their defence is consolidated finally. BLP players saved due to DGW and easy next fixture at home vs WH
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Nasri to fabs looks like the best option and upgrading to simpson to a hangeland or kelly? Both got a DGW
Nice one. Just still unsure of Kelly in starting 11
DO IT!
P.S. u r World cup legend.
See? Not so long ago I was dribbling past Chris Woods and now I am playing FPL with you guys... Life indeed is a miracle
Not worth it to get rid of Tevez for Rooney. I would do Bale > VDV, Nasri > Fabs, Brunt > Adam, and just ditch Crainey if you don't want 3 from BLP.
Cheers, guys
Can't decide which gameweek to play my wildcard - 24 / 27. In GW24 there are more obvious fixtures I can use it for, but the transfer window could throw a spanner in the works.
What do you think?
26
agreed, despite my other comment, using the WC a week earlier in GW 26 could be more beneficial
i think its like poker. Always better to act last. Let those who use their WC sooner get their gain of points. (trust me i know, my rival WCed this past week and brought in RVP, Walcott, Huth and Shawcross to name a few, the basterd) But waiting gives you information. Im also wondering if the majority of owners WC GW27, there may be a ton of double price rises for the likes of Birm, Arsenal, etc.
Fuzzy sorry but I must disagree that is always better to wait.Depends on your team and regarding the first WC its definitely to play it early.
naturally if your team is rife with question marks injuries et al, whip out the WC ASAP. And i played my first WC around GW5 or 6. But with this "limited time only" card, that you know everyone is going to use in a small window of time, again as long as your squad isnt completely phucked, i think it best to wait.
Remember if you WC for 27 you will only have one freebie for 28 where potentially 4 of your players could have no game if ARS v TOT is rearranged.
WC for 26 at the latest - even if ARS v TOT goes ahead you will want 2 freebies for the CHE & MUN DGW in 28
who would u pick, will only be for the 2 wks til i wildcard
a) skrtel - would mean trebling up on liv def
b) hughes - would mean doubling up on fulham def
c) djourou - no double week for him
d) walker/clark - utd away gwk25
e) play kolarov away to villa and brum and save transfer
f) another defender for up to 5.7m
thanks
C.
Tosey I already had your dilemma and went throw almost every option mentioned. And I hope there is no rival reading this, but the answer was Coleman!!!
its only for 2 weeks tho and coleman has arsenal away gwk25
So? Everton scored 2 at Anfield right? And with the potential he has at W Ham u could be laughing all day.
P.S. Why don't u play Kolarov away at Villa next GW and bench Coleman?
I thought Knight is going to be sold. And I thought Kolarov away at Bir.
U r great manager u'll get the right decision.
Djourou. I'd say Skrtel but trebling up on Liverpool's fragile seems pointless even in a DGW.
Please rate my wildcard team for gameweek 24:
(CAPS LOCK players are my possible starting XI for this week)
foster, ROBINSON (was thinking hart for Robinson but neither foster or hart have good fixtures this gameweek)
VIDIC, COLEMAN, johnson r, HANGELAND, huth
VDV, NZOG, ADAM, DEMPSEY, NANI
VAN PERSIE, odemwingie, ROONEY
Been mixing around alot not sure if i should stay with rooney or get torres or possibly anyone else?
cheers
Nice team but u don't have bench-able defender IMO.
Forget that I saw your team, why the hell u r playing your wild card? Nice team stay put.
Looks good mate. Plenty of DGW options. Foster may not get the cleany but is always good for saves. Who ya captaining?
Probably Hughes..
my side/comments missed over the page..
My side at the mo
Foster (Jussi)
Kolarov, Rafael, Bardsley (Carr, Foley)
Nani, Nasri, VDV, Adam, Barton
Drogba, Tevez (Carroll)
1.6 spare + 2 free transfers
Looking at Kolarov > Hughes leaving me 2.5..then I wanting Drogs out. Looking at Rooney, Berbs or RSVP.. Berbs doesn’t seem to play the full 90 mins often which is annoying. RVP is injury prone-ish and Rooney is a sometimes hit and miss!
Any thoughts fellas?? Then next week i’ll look at moving Barton
Fabregas.. talk to me. Seems like RVPs on penaltys and corners so his 11.8 price tag doesnt seem to be worth it anymore. Only down side to RVP is his fitness.
anyone else noticed that since dawson came back spurs have kept 3 cleanies in a row at home
Yep, just saw that there! I'll want him for GW27, so I might just get Rio instead of Vidic, so I have the cash to pair him with Dawson.
Why get Dawson get Hutton or Assou-Ekotto, benefit off Dawson's return but with more chance of attacking points.
I got picked apart for saying that spurs defence would improve with Dawson.
Unfortunately i went for GJ instead because of his doubles. Bad choice!
For this gameweek:
Stockdale,
Hangeland, Walker, Coleman,
VDV, Fabs, Nani (c), Adam, N'Zog
Tevez, Rooney
Subs: Hart, Carrol, Djourou, Rafael.
Not making any transfers, subs in the right order?
Don't know whether to captain Rooney or Nani. Gotta feeling everybody will captain Nani.
Been on the Liverpool forums and they seem to rate Kelly very highly, saying he was ready for first team football last season. Some were bigging him up to become one of the worlds best right backs.
I don't think Kenny is going to drop him anytime soon then! 🙂
I wouldn't bet on that.
Can you see him being assured over GJ? Because he ain't gonna play left back regularly.
Johnson actually looked reasonably solid at LB yesterday, and I wasn't overly impressed with Kelly..
Then again, I'm a Johnson owner so I probably would say that. 😉
Didn't Kenny say yesterday that Konch would get his chance too though?
Then there's Aurelio...
Point is rotation is on the cards
Well until Aurelio returns he has no choice anyway. I think it shows he rates Kelly higher anyway in the fact he puts him in his favoured position over Johnson.
Sounds like Adam "two crosses, and two dribbles" Johnson's hype.
Kelly is unproven, and needs time to develop and improve. Why is he already being touted as potentially one of the world's best right backs...There are a lot of RBs in the world..
For Utd doublegame week - recommend Rooney or Berbs? They are being transferred out the next week for Tevez though
i just went drogba to rooney if thats any help, maybe rethink getting which ever player you pick out next week as you'll only want them back again for gmwk 28 (also a double) & their fixtures are not bad between the 2 doubles
why would you get one of them, then lose them at home to Villa? Seems a bit silly
Gordon Carson
Djourou Evatt Kolarov Rafael Konchesky
Adam Nani Nasri Dempsey VdV
Drogba Tevez Elmander
I have 2 free transfers this week and was thinking Drogba->Berbatov and Elmander->RVP, but then I don`t have a ManU defender for DGW, and have to bench one of the midfielders, probably VdV...
You reckon it would be better to do Konchesky->Vidic and Drogba->Berbatov and bench Elmander?
Already wildcarded in GW23 and am lined up for GW24 as follows:
Stockdale (Hart)
Alcaraz Djourou Givet (R Johnson) (Huth)
Fabregas Nani VdV Adam S.Davies
Tevez Rooney (DJ)
Two questions:
1) Worth bringing in Kelly for Givet for free or hold back to have 2 frees for GW25 ?
2) Who to play out of Simon Davies or DJ ?
Would you rather have VdV or Nasri on the bench for this GW?
I'm leaning towards Nasri as VdV is on pens and free kicks if i'm not mistaken? Plus the Fabregas affect on Nasri as well..
It's a toughie, that's for sure.. VDV is the better FPL player, but Nasri has the better fixture.
Hopefully Wenger makes it easy for us by playing Nasri at Leeds, and then the risk of him starting on the bench would mean that VDV is the obvious choice.
Nasri has had quite a rest recently - didn't he miss the Leeds and Ipswich games? He could easily play both this time.
Yeah it is such a 50/50.. VdV is probably edging it for me though, Newcastle away isn't too unfavourable i suppose..
(trying to convince myself)
Nasri, but be prepared that it could easily go belly-up.
I'm struggling to swap any of Van Persie, Fabregas, VDV and Yaya Toure for DGW players! May do Yaya, not sure yet.
Looking at your team, bench Campbell. They are against tough defences and you have Adam for coverage. You could regret the other two so much.
Blackpool can score againt tough defences though, plus I can't bring myself to bench a DGW'er.. I love playing them too much!
way I look at it is that DJ is almost guaranteed 4 points for playing in the two games, Nasri is not exactly prolific at the moment, and VDV is on pens and free kicks, I am benching Nasri, playing DJ and VDV
http://www.skybet.com/betting/football/transfer-specials/t10003041.html
Look a bit down the page on the 'SHAY GIVEN TO SIGN FOR IN JAN TRANSFER WINDOW'
Check out the odds!
can you post them? because work blocks them out
Reina
Hangeland, Evra, Coleman
Dempsey, Nani(c), Nasri, Adam
Campbell, Torres, Berbatov
(VDV, Skrtel, Kolarov)
How does that look for GW24?
I'm toying with potentially dropping Campbell for either VDV or Skrtel, Adam will no doubt pick up his BPs as usual and could potentially grab an assist etc. Campbell just could not hit the target last GW though and is playing tough defences this week. However VDV is also playing against a fairly tough defence this week...
Bit worried at starting Coleman over Skrtel but having doubled up on liverpool defence last DGW and starting Skrtel last GW it seems that although his place is nailed on, a chance of a liverpool cleanie most certainly is not.
I've got 5.1m to play with this week.
I want to bin Bent and get RVP in long term, but
is it worth getting Torres for the DGW then getting rid when I wildcard?
(RVP will have gone up by then and RVP may even score more than Torres even without a dgw!)
Sunderland have accepted a bid of 18 million from Villa for Darren Bent.
Unbelievable Jeff. I appreciate that Agbonlahor is complete garbage, so there is a need for Villa to sign a new forward, but Bent?! Really?!
http://twitter.com/CaulkinTheTimes
crazy valuation. It's Spurs all over again.
Weird move.
Should make Gyan a more interesting FPL prospect.
Might make Wellbeck a very good buy too.
cracking news, another double gameweek player for me 🙂
It's ridiculous. It was scandalous when Sp*rs paid £16 million for him, and he hasn't exactly improved at all since then!
I've always thought he's a very poor footballer to be honest, never rated him whatsoever.
quality. hope it goes thro before weekend 🙂 🙂
Any truth to the Darren Bent to Aston Villa story!!????
Im on my wildcard and defense is currently
Vds kingson
Evatt Kelly djourou bardsley Simpson.
Which combo is better:
Vds and evatt or reina and Rafael?
Personally, Foster but if you want to buy from one of the big boys I'd go VDS. I see better value in saving the funds for elswhere however.
Is Murphy(BIR) worth a look?
I scored 37 this GW which I know is bonk but would you say it's a good side, just unlucky? If not, what improvements do you feel are needed?
Foster
Vidic Kolarov Coleman
Nani(c) Adam VDV NZogbia Yaya
Drogba Torres
Planned transfer: Drogba OUT Rooney/Berba IN
Did Bent just become a viable DGW option? He's a hero at Sunderland and seems to really have a good relationship with the club and fans.. but if that deal goes through I'll be tempted.
