| 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 |
Mark Everton put in a miserable shift at the Reebok, drawing scorn from manager David Moyes and casting doubt over the Fantasy interest that will escalate in their squad ahead of a double Gameweek. Foch’s Knee Jerk last night told the tale of Bolton’s 2-0 win but, with the dust settled, here are the Scout Notes on Sunday’s solitary fixture…
Balls. I picked the wrong guy out of Tevaz and Nani. I can't remember who Birmingham play next, but another clean sheet would damage me.
Rooney's effort at the weekend was half decent I suppose, but vertainly not the best in the overhead stakes...
http://elmasqueunblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/daily-discussion-ultimate-overhead-kick.html
"Roy of the rovers stuff"
Best description i've heard of it yet!
I remember reading an article in WSC about why football films don't work, and that's because to come up with that story as a work of fiction would be too contrived. You'd expect it to happen as you need a happy ending, and this is so farfetched that you'd leave feeling shortchanged. But that this DID happen makes it so incredible.
It's almost a shame that it wasn't Rivaldo's last game; that's a difference between films and reality, reality goes on and doesn't end on a high.
Muzzy Izzet!
So guys looking for a little punt over next 2weeks as a striker. Thinking about losing Fabs to Arteta to create cash for 1 of these guys. iF i did this il get Walcott in as my arse mid.
So who would ye choose as for next 2 weeks at least, maybe longer for first 2 guys:
Bent, Berbatov, Dzeko. (Already have Tevez)
Arse mid 😀
opps
bent
altho if saha is fit for sunderland go for him
Will Saha be fit though?
Its a big gamble on him. Dzeko and Tevez have 2 excellent fixtures coming up aswell.
And bent could just offer some nice consistency, Id go for him if he were still on pens.
Zigic doesnt have a game.
Db - you replacing stockdale this week?
Are you going Cahill + Arteta?
No not replacing stockdale.
Thinking about Arteta - Cahill, Then lose one of them for VDV when he comes back.
Don't waste your time with Arteta, I learned my lesson after having him for ~10 weeks of doing very little, culminating in captaining him for GW19 when he managed to get himself sent off.
I also had him then. All depends on if i downgrade Fabs
Freidel (Foster)
Coleman, Rafael, Hughes, Bardsley (Djourou)
Kuyt, Nani, Adam, VDV (Walcott)
Varney, Berbs (RVP)
Do I now for gw 28 with my free transfer
A. Take out Berbs for Tevez if no United dgw
B. Take out VDV for T Cahill?
C. Make no changes
84 pts this week and 6 player to play their 2nd fixture my last week wc paid dividends.
Am i the only one that thinks on current showing Coleman is enough for Everton?
They're too hit and miss, too often don't turn up and get outplayed in their 'easy' fixtures.
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Everton were shocking yesterday. Can it get better? I certainly hope so
I mean i am considering Cahill but i'd have to take out Walcott for him, despite having Cesc and RVP i still fancy Walcott to score more than Cahill over the next 5 or 6 weeks, despite playing 2 games less. Would probably go AYoung at this point over Cahill too.
Baines is tempting but i'd rather not double up on a pretty shaky defence.
cahill over coleman but both for me.
Very nice - thank you!
I am starting to read Chelsea as a fixture that is no longer hard. Medium to Medium-hard
I reckon they'll be battering teams by 5 or 6 again before the season is over - they still look a way off that now though.
Still no go for me
Fulham away tonight, fa cup games, cl games then prob blank game, stoke away, Man city at home.
Only Blackpool away looks worthwhile but the fixtures around it aint nice
havent seen Kings Speech yet. Anyone recommend, awards arent everything but its getting alot of buzz. Is there no documentary category? Exit Through the Gift Shop was probably my favorite film of the past year.
Exit through the gift shop was amazing.
If you like docufilms check out - Yes men fix the world, Restrepo and Catfish all excellent watches, especially Catfish.
heard great things about catfish the other day. i need to hurry up and watch. have a feeling we have common taste in films. although i did recommend Leprechaun 5: In the Hood on here last week 🙂
haha, ive only seen Leprechaun...awful film....i have it on vhs along with a hell of a lot of crappy horror.
my recent love film choices we poor.
expendables and the last exorcism...disappointed.
Good film. The lead guy was unbelievably convincing.
Not the sort of film i'd usually go mad for but it was very good, worth seeing.
worth seeing in theatre? im cheap, usually save theatre ticket price for more visually compelling film. KS seemed like something I could watch at home and not lose much.
Yeah most definitely. I didn't watch it at a cinema and it certainly didn't strike me as the kind of film where you lose out based on that.
It's an alright film - you won't love it, but it's an ok way to spend a couple of hours.
It's a bit of a chick flick in disguise really - almost a 'buddy' movie in some ways too.
I gave it 6.5/10
Now I have to think about how to manage week 28.
Is Wigan v Man U still on?
My understanding is that Chelsea, Arsenal, Spurs, Brum won't play?
Is that correct?
Wigan vs Utd on no matter what.
Chelsea vs Utd requires Chelsea to lose to Everton in the FA cup or it's off (so no DGW for Utd).
Arsenal, Birmingham and Spurs all miss out, there was talk of Arsenal Spurs slotting into GW28 but that ship has sailed IMO.
So I can keep my ManUre players. . .
Which still means I'm 1 short of a starting 11. . .
But I do have 2 transfers at my disposal and 3.5 in the bank. . .
Are you sure Ars-Spurs can't still be rescheduled for G28 midweek if neither team has an FA Cup replay (which is what the date is held back for)?
If not any clues as to when possible dates for re-schedule are?
I'm not changing anything yet.
I'm waiting until the CL matches are over. . . and until the fixtures list is confirmed.
The amount of times I've changed my team early only for injuries to occur. . .
2/3
so i just realised that liveff leagues don't take into account points hits
really? I think it just doesnt update often enough. it's a great idea to see the live minileagues though
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Woy press conference this afternoon! 😀
hopefully: "we will build our team around Odemwingie...he is now on pens and freekicks. he will be always in the box and not be offside"
I think we'll build our team around Dorrans, he was brilliant against West Ham playing in a free role, which is what a player of his quality is supposed to have.
Woy built his team around Danny Murphy and a big target man at Fulham, so maybe Fortune could be a key player from now one too.
Well Woy obviously will play 442, that's his formation. Odemwingie is nailed on, but he likes a target man, look at what he turned Zamora into at Fulham. From a donkey into a decent player.
Although the signs over the last 3 years have been that Miller will never become a target man, he is big and stocky and does have the potential under Woy.
My best is on Odem & Fortune up top, which is all good although Odem does get more goals up front on his own.
Was pretty confident of fielding a decent team in GW28, but after last weekend I face severe defensive worries...
Bego (Szcz)
Coleman Kolarov Rafael Walker (Carr)
Nani Adam Young Fabregas (VdV)
Tevez Odem (RVP)
0.2 + 2 freebies.
Will probably do Fabs>Cahill as my first transfer.
Rafael didn't play and Kolarov + Coleman got only around 60min.
A.Shall I play those 4 defenders + Begovic and keep my 2nd transfer
B.Transfer out one defender, probably Rafael.
So it looks like VDV will be fit to face Milan. Hope that means he plays vs BPool. My rival has Mereiles as first sub if VDV is not fit.!
Anybody considering Chlesea players ?
When you are considering ?
Which players ?
Anybody considering Chlesea players ?
A.no
When you are considering ?
A.after gw31
Which players ?
A.luiz,ivanovic,torres,anelka,lampard!
Seems obvious that for my transfer in of Cahill, Lennon and not Walcott is the guy to go. Or did I miss something?
No your right. Lennon not even starting with all those midfield injuries they have - Arse/Walcott on form
Dear Gods of Fate,
Option A
VDV plays versus Blackpool and has a stormer scoring >10points.
Option B
VDV does not play at all v Blackpool for whatever reason (at the moment I'm plumping for sudden onset of a flesh eating virus) and I don't have to curse my decision to have Nani as 1st sub.
Either of these will do. Cheers!
IT
Take a Look at my team (Linked)
any transfers required ?
Vdv tO Cahill worth ?
He may well get benched in 'fact'. Malouda has to start in my measly little opinion.
Interesting, I had never considered that option. Would surprise me though. A lot.
why?
i just think torres was brought in to replace drogba not play with him
drog is 32 i think and recovering from malaria, cant expect him to keep performing like he has forever
oh, its your opinion then.
I couldnt see torres starting myself tonight.
long-term, yes. Drog is still the bigger threat for the moment though, despite his average form.
i disagree anelka looked ur best player in the last 3-4 games imo...drog is not the same this season!!!
still got my 2nd wildcard available, am I running out of time or do we see some as yet unknown DGWs still to come with the FA Cup playing a part ? At present I only have 9 players for next gameweek and planning foster > howard as I dont have a reserve keeper, any more would be a hit, time for the wildcard ?
Chelsea will have a couple of DGWs at some point, might be an idea to save your wildcard til then.
I'd sell Stockdale (not first choice at Fulham, he'll be lucky to play again this season) rather than Foster (double GW in 29 after his blank in 28 - although if you're getting Howard in you might play him instead in 29).
Having 11 DGW players forced me to consider dropping Nani to the bench...just goes to show that this game can really F@@@ with your head sometimes...
f@@@ off!!!u are still doing well so just shut up...
yeah completely agree. he only got ten points, which all your players could still outscore, and you got 90.So In other words, youre a knob end.
easy tiger, the reason why I'm doing well is because I used the wildcard and I chose the "best players on paper for the DGW" and it worked...but I was just trying to say that sometimes you try to overdo it and miss the obvious...which is to play someone who consistently scores high...
i still think it was a correct decision. I played him, but i had tevez in until the last minute cos i felt City would beat united and come out and play because they HAD to in my view. Thanksfully, i was wrong
You considered but didn't? If so, nice call.
It was really a toin coss for me on Tevez or Nani as the rest of my team was pretty much Double Gameweekers and I went Tevez with Nani as 1st sub. Bad times.
I thought about benching Nani also and playing Tevez whole week.
In Thursday I've changed my mine. I checked the betting odds for scoring and especially for a CS. They were in Utd favor. Next time try with the bookies they know a lot trust me ;).
Also I chalk boarded Tevez and City in all the derbies, have done the same with Nani and the result was obvious. Average position in the heat maps for Tevez in the derby games was not suited for a striker IMO. He was so deep. Nani's form at home was also a factor, but the most important for me was one comment from one lad, I don' remember who said depends who do u want to win?
So in Thursday I've made my final call: I want Utd to loose and there is nothing worse that the team that u want to loose is wining and their player is making the fantasy points on your bench.
Hope it helps,
Cheers,
good work dan. i usually do a similar thing. however, i went with my heart instead of my head and choose tevez over nani. nevermind...i havent made too many mistakes this season.
I've made the same mistake with Wallcot on the bench and went against the bookies and had Barton with 10pts on my bench. U can't get it all right after all.
And if I only start my decision Simpson or Kelly hahaha that was even tougher one 🙂 🙂 🙂 A lot of the lads were in the Nani/Tevez debate so I could read different opinion, but in this case there were few posts and most of them were pro Kelly.
Sound ok?
GW28: Fabs -> Cahill
GW29: Bosingwa -> Carr
GW30: Wingie -> Berbatov
I'm personally keeping Fabs. Their fixtures are amazing and he will explode at some point.
I agree but im getting rid for a week.
GW28: Fabs -> Cahill & Odem -> Berba/Dzeko/Bent
GW29: Young -> Fabs. & Berba -> Zigic.
I'm dropping him for GW28 as I'll sell him at 11.9 and I can buy back at 12.0 (or maybe even 11.9) so makes sense for him to give way. Cahill will stay and I'll drop another MF to bring back Fab.
Yeah, I already have Cahill so I'm definitely keeping Fabs. Plus I'll have Brunt & Adam to get rid of, going to get Barton for one of them and VdV for the other GW29.
I'm lucky, I only have 3 players missing GW28 plus Adam.
Good stuff. I unfortunately have 4 outfield and Adam!
Yeah, I'm torn, especially given I'm an Arsenal fan. Want rid of Bosingwa and Wingie, and gotta have Cahill in for GW29 though. Lack of double GWers and starters for GW29 also forcing my hand a bit...
The way I see it as that Arsenal's fixtures are too good to get rid of him.
meh..
Manuel Neuer > De Gea > Lloris.
Barthez has put me off French keepers for life...
I agree, Neuer is by far the better of the three. Great Keeper.
akinfeev > adler > Manuel Neuer > De Gea > steklenburg > stockdale > given > Lloris.
penis size 🙄
he's not the most commanding presence. Hence why he's never got a move from CSKA.
I just wish you all didn't have the foresight of dogs scratching their arse on a carpet, then we could at least make our points.
Akinfeev? Classic case of football manager syndrome here. He's overrated.
looks like u haven't seen him play...and u arsenal fans should not comment on keepers we all know how bad ur keepers are 😉
Cahill did not impress me at all but now I am here wondering who to sell to get him in for the double,surely it is going to be VDV or Cesc since they don't have any games next gw. I see cesc as an easy option because I won't lose value to get him back but VDV injury problems concern me and the fact that he is on pens make it hard to sell him so should I go
Cesc to Cahill
or
VDV to Cahill
and why?
I'm doing Fabs to Cahill this week, then J. Thomas to Fabs GW29. I'd lose far too much on VDV (and I definitely want him as Spurs cover), and although he has had a few injury scares, he hasn't actually missed many games.
Is Man Utd double defo going ahead?
im a bit short of players and was thinking about bringing in a utd midfielder for VDV...
It going ahead is dependent on Everton beating Chelsea in the cup.
Wait and see would be the best advice.
goal.com are not reliant source BTW.
If he is playing against Milan then there is a very good chance yes
OK lads different topic. RMUCL team. I was in top 40 this year once 🙂 beautiful memories but this year with 5 mil less in the 8finals it is not easy. Here is my squad.
Cech (Guaita)
Ivanovic, Heinze, Srna, Marcelo, Ottesen
Nani, Robben, Ribery, Mata, Teixeira
Messi Ibra, Jurado 0.0m in the bank.
Cheers,
Just copy mine...
Guaita/Kraft
A Cole, Vidic, Marcelo, Mexes
Nani, Mata, Douglas Costa
Messi, Ronaldo, Ibra
Rest are all rubbish! 😀
Thanks SD, I hope will have a chance finally to see how super is Dorrans.
robben and ribery too much of bayern...
no utd defender 😕
apart from this quite decent...are u sure we will get 4 captain choices in round of 16 😕 ...i'm still not sure...
Yes check the rules surely there will be 4 captain choices. I know I am to reliant on Bayern but they are flying at the moment, no chance for league so they will concentrate on CL. I see them going to the final. This is not team for only one GW its for the whole 8finals. So be it I know its a risk but Roben is my surprise and differential. I know what he is capable of doing and very few teams will have him. Are we positive on Man utd defender? I see them conceding from Marseile honestly.
i agree with you that they will concentrate on CL more but isn't robben is enough cover...he is a good differential and played well and scored a couple this weekend...u should get rid of ribery...and bayern struggles away from home and inter are playing well now under leonardo...
i would get a utd defender...our defence do well in champs lg like we did against valencia which was our best defensive performance of the season...
Here u go Boom
Manager substitutions
After all matches on a single day have finished and before the next matches start, you can:
1: Replace any player who wasn't sent off, with one from your bench whose team is yet to play.
2: Change your captain if he wasn't sent off, with a player from your squad whose team is yet to play.
Players who are substituted out will score 0 points, the captain bonus will be lost from your original captain if a new captain is selected. Substitutions and captain changes can't be cancelled once confirmed.
An unlimited number of manager substitutions can be made, however, it is not possible to make manager substitutions after games on the last day of the Matchday, as all fixtures will have been completed.
An unlimited number of manager substitutions can be made, however, - the most important part
Lads can anybody please, share a link where I can download MOTD from this weekend?
Cheers,
MOTD 2 is on BBC iPlayer from Tuesday, I think, for MOTD you might need to go down the torrent route. Or so I've been told...
Or you can get the highlights from Footytube.
And go without Shearer and Hansen's devastatingly sharp analysis...
