Aided by the new “Advanced Filtering Options“ available in the Members Area, we take a look at the top OPTA performers over the last four Gameweeks and highlight the players who excelled in various aspects of the game. Whether you’re a Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Manager tinkering with your wildcard before next Tuesday evening’s deadline, or just weighing up potential transfers, the stats can help highlight who is maintaining that promising form, or who is fading out fast as February approaches.
Would people transfer Torres out for van persie if it meant as a result they could also do
Walker to Kelly/murphy
Evatt to rafael
Parker to brunt?
Or would you just leave it?Open Controls
Done the same move myself.
Yes, as you'd have an overall stronger bunch of players.Open ControlsCheers. Do you reckon Torres is better than tevez for the rest of the season- this is something that I'd racking my brain...
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i am doing that tonite before the price rise
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The purpose of this post is to disregard any comments about Arsenal's double GW in GW27, about how key players such as fabregas and van persie might be rested for the wolves match.
Here is arsenal's fixtures list:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/fixtures/default.stm
As you can see, the home match v Huddersfield is the perfect time to rest a few players. They then play gw 25 and 26 on Feb 1 and Feb 5, so Fabs and co should be able to play in those with no problem. There is then a whole week till gw27 on Feb 12 (WOL), so Fabs and co will be fully rested and should take part. However, they might be taken off early to be 'protected', but 60 mins or at least 45 should be fine. The Barca match is on Wednesday, Feb 16, so Fab and co have 4 days to rest for that match. The next match after that (STK, gw27) is on the next tuesday Feb 22, leaving a whole week between this and the barca match. 5 days later, they have the carling cup final on Feb 27.
Crucially, Arsenal are at home for both matches in GW27, as well as the Barca match, the Brum cup final and Sunderland in GW29. Therefore the effects of travels etc. need not be considered.
What im trying to say is, there is no reason why Fabs and RVP and co can't take part in every match between GW25 and GW29. There is plenty of time between matches to rest, and top-class premier league players should have no trouble playing 2 matches in a week.Open Controls
Super special if I may add.
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good work Fibb
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Yeah. Good stuff.
For me though, the problem really isn't leading up to and inc GW27.
It's GW28.
Most players will want Fabs, Van Persie and VdV or Bale for GW27 but none of them have a game the following week. Its why I'm not wildcarding Djourou in now.
Unless people are intending to play 5-3-2 in GW28 one of those 3 needs to be replaced.
I know how I am planning to deal with it, but that part of the equation is more of an issue to me than how much pitch time Arsenal players will get.Open Controls
1 problemo....
Internationals on the 8th and 9th Feb!!!!
England
France
Spain
luckily no HollandOpen ControlsMy bad...Holland too!!
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Also after Fabio's comment today, pretty sure Walcott and Wilshere will take a full part.Open Controls
oh yeah. stupid bbc only has england, scotland etc. on those dates http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/fixtures/default.stm
Open ControlsWhat internationals??? OOOooooo back to drawing board, that means WC GW 27. To bad.
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Torres will score goals continously from stoke onwards.....
Torres is worth than tevez....Open Controlsmaybe he means worse rather than worth..
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Fibbert,,,great Arsenal post,,,please oh please explain ur username to me,it's quality,,im guessing something your kid said,just a guess
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Best striker this GW (one week punt) before WC in GW 26, selling carroll with bit in the bank leaves 7.5m, options:
a)Elmander vs wolves
b)Davies "
c)Odem vs wigan(already have brunt and playing Al-Habsi in net)
d)Piquionne vs blackpool
e)other
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what has happened to Arsenal's gw28 fixture?
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hows this for wc guys?
stocdale foster
coleman hangeland bardsley skrtel simpson
adam nani vdv nasri malouda
berba bent tevez
ideas please!!Open Controls
Heyyy it's got Malouda and Bent on it, that's a first.. nothing wrong with those two though. Stockdale could be out of favour within two weeks and I don't like Hangeland's or Skrtel's fixtures. Other than that it's nice!
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adam as sub perhaps?Open Controls
Who the frickers is Bilel Mohsni and why are Newcastle looking at him? Is he any good?
Open Controlshow solid is your defense in your opinion attilA? You've been pretty close to keeping 2 CS in the last two games and Tiote coming back should only help. I have one WC where I've doubled up on your D from gw27 onwards 😛
Open ControlsWell it's getting better but put it like this:
NUFC CLEAN SHEETS: ars, eve
NUFC CONCEDED: BLP, WIG, STK
Sort of unpredictable ya know? I wouldn't double on our defence at all.Open ControlsThose examples are from pre-pardew time though, I thought you looked fairly solid there for a while when STaylor was fit. I had Taylor for the wig and WHM games, too bad he got injured before 60minutes in the second one.
Open ControlsHmmm I wouldn't bet on Pardew doing any better to be honest.
Williamson is a much better defender than Taylor by the way.Open ControlsWell I've thought you've looked far more defensively sound under Pardew, it might be an optical illusion though 😛 I thought Taylor was the shiiieeeeet 🙂
Open ControlsHe's alright, a typical John Terry type - all bravery and throwing themselves in. I prefer a Carvalho/Woodgate type, a more intelligent defender and thats what I think Williamson is.
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He's a Samba-type, who can play at the back or up front. Saw him play for Southend. He's got four or five goals already - wouldn't have said he was Premiership quality, though.
So perfect for your boys, then. 🙂Open ControlsRaspberries to Locarno 😛
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ideas on my previous post plsss??
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Anyone know when the Arsenal/Spurs match will be rescheduled ?
Can't see the point in wildcarding until we know ??Open Controls
Tut Holloway is such a kid. In his own words "Put up or shut up" He was never going to go through with it properly.
Open ControlsCurtis Davis to Birmingham - anyone bought in Murphy ?!!
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So there are international matches between weeks 26 and 27?
If there are that should definitely be a consideration for those thinking about WCing before week 26 to set themselves up for the doubles.Open ControlsDamn
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Are there ? Who ??
If the Arsenal/Spurs match stays in GW28 then I'm definately leaving my wildcard to the last minuteOpen ControlsPretty much everyone by the sounds of things!
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anyone registered for the FFS members cup, i'm new this year. Does it normally get over 512 entrants ?
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Apparently we've signed Carlos Vela on loan! 😀
Open ControlsNo way! Bolton will be well pissed off, they've been after him for ages.
Open ControlsI know but they already have 3 decent strikers, we have one. His agent has said he's joined us, nothing official yet anyway!
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hmmm good or bad for odem in the dgw?
Open Controlsooooh vela 4.4 mil 🙂 tempting
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Open ControlsYeah its added a little confusion now for that 3rd striker slot for GW27.
Open ControlsI already have Odem! 🙁
I'd think they'd both play up top together, maybe one deeper than the other, their quite similar players really..
Nothing official anyway guys, just his agent has said he has joined us over Bolton! You know what agents are like!Open Controls
Can't see him getting regular starts with Elmander and Davies in there.
Open ControlsEr... am I the only one who thinks Vela is, well, a bit shit?
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Any tips on who Foster fits most well with through to the end of the season?
Open ControlsThis might come on handy. Scroll down to 'Goalkeeper Pairs'.
http://premierleaguefantasy.blogspot.com/Open Controls
WBA?
He'll be in for the double then! I really rate himOpen ControlsSome quotes lads:
Luis Suarez says this afternoon: "Liverpool want me. It is a great opportunity. We are now waiting on an agreement between Ajax and Liverpool. Until then, I focus on the NAC game."
"I still play for Ajax but maybe today or tomorrow otherwise. It hurts a little but people need to understand that a move to Liverpool is wonderful. It is one of the largest clubs in Europe. "
That seems as definite as you can get that Suarez expects to join Liverpool over the weekend. He clearly has faith that a fee can be agreed between the two clubs.Open Controls"It is one of the largest clubs in Europe."
He really should keep up with what's happening in the game.Open ControlsMakes you wonder what exactly is a 'large club'.
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Koeman said today that Liverpool have until midnight to make an acceptable offer otherwise the move is off.
Open Controlslooks like it will go thru, think he will fit in nicely in premier league, he is not as small as many seems to think, 1.81 tall and 80 kg (...)
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That is short - I'm 6'2"
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i thought it would never happen as ajax are still in the champions league. turns out they're not (d'oh) so i guess there's no reason to wait until the summer
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torres rvp kelly nzogbia or rvp cahill kelly odemwingie
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1st one
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Who is the new left back that blackpool have got, he's got a ridiculous name? sala something i think? I assume that BLP's current left back is crainey, will he be in any danger at all do we think?
Open Controlskelly for skrtel??
Open Controlsya,,but not for a hit
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Any Tiger Woods 11 (ps3) players on here?
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It looks a brilliant game to be fair.
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Who else is captaining Cesc this GW?
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Yeah I am.Open Controlsme. i hope chelsea run everton ragged this weekend
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The guy with the NES has made a counter offer: £110.
It's gonna cost him that much in eBay listing fees if he carries on being that optimistic.Open ControlsGet a second hand wii for less and just download the old games.
Open ControlsI have a Wii.
but I really don't like the end user agreemant on the VC; if you lose your Wii, you lose all of your games. No way to re-download them or get them back at all.
Most games you can buy the original for cheaper anyway, and I have a stack of NES games, plus more I lent to an old girlfriend, who lent to her friend who is back in town.Open Controls
How much would you pay for one?
I know someone who might be selling an unused one. Will have a word if you want?Open ControlsYeah please. I'd like to pay about £20 including packaging/posting.
But I won't commit to anything yet, my mom is bringing around a carload of stuff sunday, and since I used to have 3 knocking around, I'm hoping I have at least one left.Open ControlsAh you'd have no chance at that kind of price i'm afraid.
Never been used, i know they'd be wanting more than that for it.Open ControlsAs well he should if it's mint condition.
Open ControlsOh right NEVER been used. That's different.
Unfortunately, I'm only in the market for stuff I want to use, rather than stuff I want to hoard away. I find it hard enough to tear my eyes away from all the mint boxed Super Famicoms 🙁
If it's mint, depending on the edition it's probably actually worth around £100+Open Controls
Wow I hope it's true about Vela... Pleaseeeeee?
Open ControlsLocal paper is reporting it now, looking more likely! 😀
http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/west-bromwich-albion-fc/2011/01/28/albion-set-to-win-carlos-vela-race/
Wenger loves us thats why!Open Controls
No, he's straight.
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What do we think about the postponed Arsenal vs Tottenham fixture, do we have any clues to when it will be rearranged?
Struggling to make a wildcard team that is good for every week over the next 5-6 gameweeks mainly because of that irritating one.Open Controlsgoing into gw28 with 10 players i think. not the end of the world
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Hey Garg,
I asked the same earlier. seems it could still be re arranged for the middle of the following week but as of yet no news of confirmation that this will happenOpen ControlsHeya DBR. Congrats on lats week, huge score. Had a real stinker myself but slowly starting to look forward instead.
Had a good wildcard idea but Arsenal vs Spurs messed it up. Luckily I have some more days before I have to finalize it.Open ControlsHey tak! 😉
Ya you were unlucky. Guess you can look on brightside and know you have more information and options this week than if you played the WC last week.
Are you still goin for a plan of many expensive defenders like before?Open Controls
Given that Arsenal/Spurs are still in Europe (and the FA Cup for now) I'm still expecting that the game will plop alongside Chelsea/United. But if not: que sera, sera, there are other spaces.
I imagine I'll have VDV, Cesc, RVP(?) and RJ and then do something like sell VDV/RVP for Cahill(Eve mid)/Tevez and have room for one man on the bench.Open ControlsI knew I could count on you on this question Andy! Just as I knew you would buy Dempsey when the double gameweek came around, he really has a knack for scoring in the doubles for some reason.
I'll just hope the game is on then, and try to make do with what I've got.
I kind of like Birmingham players as well which sucks badly as they are missing that gameweek too now, boohoohoo.Open Controls
Anybody else looking at transfering in a nailed on Aston Villa defender for the rest of the season? I could see Dunne bagging a bunch.
Open ControlsLooking at a couple of things on twatter it seems like Keane to West Ham is going through, loan deal Hammers to pay £65,000 per week.
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Despite this team looking the same as most others on here it has taken a long time to decide upon. Thanks to the 4 people who gave me feedback the other day, suggests have been taken into consideration.
Foster, Begovic
Kelly, Djourou, Coleman, Huth, Gohouri
Fabs, VDV, Nani, Young, Adam
RVP, Tevez, Berb
Gohouri should never play hopefully.
Any advice let me know - lots of money resting on it this year!Open ControlsWow. I really like it. How much did you pay for the big guys - Tevez, Berb, Nani, VDV?
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Be wary of having too many good players in mids and forwards- you can only ever play 7, so you'll have a bench headache every week.
Open ControlsI agree. I suggest you consider downgrading either Fabs, Nani or Young and beef up the defense with R Johnson, Chelsea player or Man U player.
Open ControlsThanks for the feedback, I did consider that but I like the headaches!
My defenders will do considering I only pick 3 out of 5, not really happy with Gohouri though.
I can cover short term injuries or bans with my other forward player. May downgrade Fabs to Cahill for the Eve DGWOpen Controls
my WC team right now has clark,kolarov,torres,odem,dempsey/cahill instead of huth gohouri young tevez berb.
the only one i might change is the dempsey/cahill.
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