Gameweek 23 may well be behind us but there’s still evidence to sift that could well unlock some vital nuggets ahead of a bout of double fixtures. In this latest Numbers Game article for Members, we give the Gameweek OPTA stats a rinse to pick out some of the top performers who may have escaped the spotlight…
nice one ive been waiting for this. hope you get sky atlantic on virgin, i havent checked yet!
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Pretty sure it's only on Sky. Plus I readt Atlantic is only free until August. Then they'll be charging extra.
As for Boardwalk Empire, it is excellent. One of those slow paced series, but when something happens, it blows you away.Open Controls
Free till August?! Those mutherfeckers, knew it was too good to be true
Open Controls"Sky Atlantic will be free to all Sky subscribers until the end of August, at which point the channel will be part of the Variety Pack, a €2 per month add-on to the basic €23 per month package"
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/theindex/2011/01/07/will-sky-atlantic-be-a-dealbreaker-for-upc-customers/Open Controls
Not sure but don't think it is. All the adverts have been saying 'exclusive to sky customers' but maybe that just means you'll have to pay for it?
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It seems that Sky Atlantic will be "exclusively for Sky subscribers" to begin with. Evil shitehawk Murdoch 🙁
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I'm no Murdoch fan (well, the howlin' mad version is obviously cool as f*ck), but I don't see why, having paid for the rights to something, he should let another provider show it.
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Looks great. can't wait to watch The Sopranos again either. Ohhhhhhh!!!
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eehhhhhhh!!
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hangelands on 4 yellows but ts 10 yellows now before a ban isnt it?
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Scouting Double GW striker (I can choose only one)
A) Rooney, 4.2 ppg, 2 goals (one from open play), 7 assist, 4 BP - fixtures BIR, b'pool, VILLA
A) Torres, 4.0 ppg, 7 goals , 5 assist, 4 BP wol, FUL, STK - two atractive home games.
King Kenny has bring Torres almost to his best. I analyzed theirs chalkboards for almost the last 2 months, Torres has more shoots pg that Rooney (not significantly but more). Torres passing is shocking around 50% and Rooney passing is better. High percentage of the Rooney shoots are from outside the box (due to Berba I presume). I have Nani and Vidic as Utd cover and I will choose Torres,. This is my biggest fantasy decision this year after Arteta/ Cahill choice (don't remind me please), Hoping I have the right choice now.
Remarks and opinion are welcomed,
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Decide which one is more likely to get more points this week....., then choose the other one!
Open ControlsNice statistical analysis 😉 CDC. Your choice pls.
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personally im happy to have rvp over both of those, but i suppose it depends on if he plays against leeds this week. he might not start at home to wigan.
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Are you considering the leagues joint top scorer, Berbatov? My 50/50 decision is between Rooney & Berba?
Open ControlsBerba won't play both of the games IMO.
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To be honest it is a bit of a coin toss so i'd go with your gut feeling.
For me Rooney though, you know even if he is playing badly he will put the effort in and United are a much better side so you'd have to favour them imo.Open Controls
I've gone with Torres. I am a United fan and know that Rooney will come good but Torres looked very good first half v Everton and I also already have the United cover in Nani and Raf/Ferdinand (Depending on ban news) in case 1 or even both of their games become tight affairs offering little points I feel best to spread the risk a little.
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I will be going for Rooney as he is in the far superior team and is on penalties.
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I've just plumped for Torres over Rooney. Tough Choice, but my decision boiled down to where each of the respective players will be in their team's setup.
Whereas Liverpool have been re-setup by Dalgleish with Torres as goalscorer rather than target man, Rooney continues to be the man who creates the space and passes for Berbatov to score sackfuls. If anyone is going to go balistic for United it'll be Berbatov rather than Rooney, wheras for Liverpool it'll be Torres.
For me, I need to be hitting some big big scores to catch up with oppo so i'm prepared to take the Torres risk as the dividends are likely to be higher if it pays off.Open Controls
I was bringing in Rooney/Berbatov/Torres this week... in place of Bent.
Now all of a sudden he potentially has a double gameweek ahead of him!
Do I hold on or get rid?Open ControlsYou wait and see, who knows where he will be by Friday/Saturday?
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bent is now a season keeper imo
villa have created so many chances this season but had nobody to put them away
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I'd keep personally, they have great fixtures and I reckon they might start picking up soon.
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here is my team for GW24
foster
coleman,evra,evatt,kelly,foley
VDV,nasri,lampard,n'zog,adam
tevez,RVP,carroll
what would u rather do
A.lampard,carroll>rooney,downing (4point hit)
B.lampard>nani
C.lampard,carroll>nani,berba (4point hit)
D.any other alternative???????????????
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who is more likely to rise over the next few days (before the deadline)
RVP or Campbell?
My front line by the end of the week will be berbatov, tevez and torres
torres price isnt budging , but berba is set to rise,
i have campbell and RVP in now, as the yhave both rose .1, obviously to make money i need another .1 out of them, which is more likely to get it, both are only on about 6% at the moment,Open Controls
RVP far more likely to get it I would say, look at TotalFPL, RVP is on 1,436 NTI's today whereas Campbell is only on 677
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wow...Balotelli saying that him,Tevez & Dzeko are better then any strikeforce in the world...he said there's no contest between them & the Barcelona front 3 of Messi,Villa & Iniesta & he even said better then Real's strikers...
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Hi, any chance of a RMT for this Wild Card... I'm hovering over the 'Make Transfers' button with the double gameweek in mind so thoughts appreciated...
foster Stockdale
Huth Coleman Djourou Skrtel Vidic
N'Zogbia VDV Nasri Nani Adam
Tevez, Berbatov, Carroll
Skrtel and Hangeland are the same price, so not sure which to go with?
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I picked Skrtel because he has easier fixtures but Hangeland has got more scoring potential and hes also a riser. Its basically a fifty fifty if you ask me.
Open ControlsThanks Bossa, i went with Skrtl for the same reasons- i dont see him hanging around in my team too long after this GW to be honest.
Apart from that though, do you think the team looks decent?Open Controls
IMO, change skrtl to Kelly(as you said short term) & carrol to DJ(2xDGW's)to allow Rooney instead of Berbatov
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Rooney or Torres?
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Open ControlsI have both unfortunately, and I say unfortunately because I have stuck with Rooney for weeks now, got the goal and assist over Christmas, but other than that not that happy with him, as a United fan and as a fantasy owner, I would much prefer RVP/Tevez/Cheapie as a strikeforce, but doubles this week dictate selection for me, next few weeks Torres and Rooney are going to be RVP and Tevez for me
Open ControlsYep, I'm wildcarding at the moment so I think I'm going to go Rooney, RVP, Campbell for the DGW.
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Torres
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Anyone fancy changing my mind on this 8 point hit? :
Carson - Stockdale
Rafael - Vidic
Konchesky - Skrtel
Drogba - Rooney
Planning to wildcard in GW 25/26.Open Controls
Do you really want a livpool def?
Open ControlsNot really, but you'd have thought in wol, FUL, STK they'd pick up one cleanie at least.
Open ControlsRafael could still get 1 game, so not worth the 4 points...yet!
Open ControlsPredicted returns for Vidic? 9/10 points?
Predicted returns for Rafa? 2/3 points?
Seems worth it to me.
Obviously Rafa could get an assist and would be more of an attacking threat vs BLP and AVL, but is he in danger of losing his place during this suspension?Open Controls
The question is will Skrtel (-4 pts) outscore either:
Kolarov (avl, bir)
Huth ((ful, liv)
??Open ControlsNo, he won't outscore Huth. Likelyhood of Liverpool keeping a clean sheet with Skrtl on the pitch is very low.
I'm a 'pool fan and every time I see him defend I cry. He simply isn't mobile enough and gets skinned time and time again - players just run at him now because the word is out that he can't deal with it.
He is even lacking his aerial dominance now - this again down to his mobility - in Rafa's zonal defending system he was aerially strong as he only had a small area to cover and his mobility wasn't tested. Now, like for the Everton goal on Sunday, if he has to follow a more agile player he gets beaten to the ball because the player he is marking gets there quicker and can jump earlier with Skrtl's only comeback being to foul the player.Open Controls
Think I would just do Konchesky – Skrtel & Drogba – Rooney. As I was told ealier a 8point hit before a WC is a bit mad, and check out Nailer post re Sotckdale on the last page
Open ControlsCheers. Yeah I was actually sad enough to do that same research on Sunday, and also concluded that Schwarzer would prob be back for GW25 (although jetlag would be a factor for a game even 3 days later).
I certainly wouldn't be getting Stcokdale in a WC team this week but for a 1 or 2 week punt to avoid playing Foster against both manc teams it could be worth 4 points.Open Controls
Drogba out for Rooney or Torres is my obvious change for this week, and due to having Nani and Evra in my side I'm edging towards Torres.
Could also afford to upgrade Krul to either VDS or Reina- is this worth a -4?Open Controls
I will be doing the exact same as you! Guess you are using your Wc after too yeah? I will probably get in Torres and VDS which would mean doubling up on Man U defence for the DGW which seems like an okay idea! Not sure if Liverpool are capable of keeping many Cs's ?
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I have Wc'd and am relatively happy with the team. I guess the only question would be whether Skrtel is my best option in defence.
Have:
Al-Hasbi-Foster
Evra-Djourou-Skrtel-Coleman-Simpson
I could go the Fulham option but am not really sold on whether they will do any better in their two games.Open Controls
I've gone for Skrtel ahead of Hangeland, but then I have Stockdale to cover Fulham. I prefer Liverpool's fixtures both this week and next.
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If you don't have to use Skrtel in the next GW, I would trade him for a similarly priced defender who will have nice fixtures in following GWs... such as Dawson, Shawcross, Kolarov...
Open ControlsHad Kolarov - gave up on City's defence. Shawcross could be an option before GW27 - will keep him in mind for the three trades before then. Ditto Dawson - probably a little moreso.
The three trades between now and GW27 will be managed carefully. Maybe three of N'Zogbia->Cahill, Berba->RvP, Skrtel->Dawson, Evra->Rafael. Will cross that bridge when it comes though.Open Controls
Who to play this week - Djourou or Walker?
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Torn between Skrtel or Kelly for this GW, I definitely want a Liverpool defender (rose tinted glasses of a Liverpool fan!)
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That's a tough one, Nasri slightly more likely to play most games but I feel Walcott has more potential for massive hauls especially with RVP stealing pens off Nasri. How many of Nasri's goals have been pens do we no? Walcott is a bit cheaper too, if your willing to take the odd 1 point cameo from Walcott then go for him.Open Controls
Wait and see if 1 or both or neither play Leeds. Right now I think they are both big favourites to start the Wigan game.
I'm considering Nasri > Walcott... probably not this week though. RVP and Fabregas and Nasri are all big on playing Theo through the middle... and that could mean some big points for him.Open Controls
who would you bench for this week with this front 8??
adam nasri vdv nzogbia nani
tevez berbatov torres
please help..Open Controlsit might not seem that big a dilemma but it is!!!!!...please help...
Open ControlsIt's very tough, and everyone will disagree on it. My opinion is that you can't bench any of the strikers since they have the potential to go mad. I'd be looking at either Nasri or N'Zogbia personally. I'd probably bench Nasri.
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Big selection dilemma this week. Have 1 free transfer but don't think I really need to use it.
Gordon
Vidic Coleman Pantsil
N’Zogbia VDV Nani(c) Adam
RVP Tevez Berbatov
Bench: Foster, Nasri, Kolarov, Nelsen
I’m still unsure about benching Nasri ahead of VDV or N'Zog (despite DGW).
I don't think there's much between them when deciding?
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Hi guys - RMT - I have a slightly different option in mind to most people
Robinson (Foster)
Djourou, Evat, Coleman, Kolarov, Rafael
Nani, VDV, Fab, Adam, Parker,
Torres, Tevez, Elmander
This week - Elm > Berba, Kolarov > Hutton, Rafael > Walker
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Just be careful to sort out who you are benching or you might take a hit for someone you then bench.
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My WC Team for DGW24:
Forster(Jaaskelainen)
Evatt, Hangeland, Coleman (Ivanovic, Djourou)
V. Persie,Berbatov,Tevez
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Forster(Jaaskelainen)
Evatt, Hangeland, Coleman (Ivanovic, Djourou)
Nasri,Adam,Nani, Nzogbia (VDV)
V. Persie,Berbatov,Tevez
0.2 in bank
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Rooney / Torres / Berbs
My take on it from experience
Berbotov - hits and misses. Could do nothing but then could fire in a hatrick. Unlikely to play both games
Rooney - hasn't performed all season. Unlikely to play both games but more likely than Berbs
Torres - Underperformed too but is likely to score soon. Likely to play both games.
I'm going with Torres. Thoughts?Open ControlsI have Torres anyway and am torn between the other two, but I agree that if I had none of the 3, Torres would be my priority for this week.
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any danger of a scoutcast??
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Yeah, I'd like it if they could make it more regular.
I understand things are a bit up in the air for them to make it regular, but they could possibly do a skype conference from home.
I'd like to ask Granville how much effort goes into it, it looks like they take a while to "script" it.
I feel with Mark growing the site and developing itthe way he's doing, the scoutcast is rather a large piece of the puzzle.Open Controls
Anyone looking at a Foster/Hennessey keeper combination? Not the most fashionable choices I guess but a decent run in of games to the end of the season... (I've used / where I see thre being a choice with which keeper you play... generally at home to a bigger club looking for save points and a bonus clean sheet or an away game)...
LIV - MCY/bol - MUN/whm - STK&NEW&eve - BLP - WBA - wig/avl - BOL - EVE - SUN - FUL - WOL - WBA - FUL - BLA
The next three aren't amazing but overall it's not too bad I reckon.Open ControlsWolves can't keep a cleanie for toffee. I'm going Foster / Begovic
Open ControlsI like that as well.
I've got Shawcross in my team so could swap him to a Wolves defender for the same net result to my team (1 Stoke and 1 Wolves) but money in the bank.
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Very interesting. Hanneman played first 14 games and had 0 clean sheets and scored 30 pts. In last 8 games Hennessey has kept 3 clean sheets and scored 28 points.
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My Team for DGW 24 after using my WC
Forster(Jaaskelainen)
Evatt, Hangeland, Coleman (Ivanovic, Djourou)
Nasri,Adam,Nani, Nzogbia (VDV)
V. Persie,Berbatov,Tevez
0.2 in bank
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Who to bench this DGW??
VDS (Stockdale)
Coleman, Hangeland, Kelly (Walker, Carr)
Nani, Adam, Dempsey, Nzogbia (VDV)
Tevez, RVP, Torres (C)
Cheers!Open ControlsI find it surprising you're still so high up given your team, keeping Drogba in so long etc.
I'll admit, he was at least consistently scoring 4-6 up to the point I got rid of him, but for the price of 2 average players I need more.Open Controlswait, no he wasn't! He had a horrible run of 5 weeks!
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What do you mean given my team - you cheeky monkey.
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You have Sturridge yet you slate her team? haha
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13 years, 5 months agosee Boardwalk Empire starts on Sky Atlantic soon. can't wait for that. saw a trailer and it looks really good. great to see Omar from the Wire gettin some work. tha man in under used.