I'd be tempted to take a punt with Andy Johnson. Jol seems to like him

with the likes of ba and rodallega for 6.5 itd be worth finding the extra .5

potentially dembele or a.johnson.. if one of them nails a berth next to zamora

Hi JC i would pick the only penalty shooter for that kind of money, playing for an attacking team - Holt,

ive got both at the moment, but if you decide to go without bent theres plenty of cover for villas attack with albright or nzogbia if he moves

I agree with you.

I personally am taking Given, Collins and N'Zogbia from Villa, going without Bent and RVP, got Suarez and Rooney. There are a wealth of options in all positions from Villa, Arsenal, only RVP for me, maybe Gervinho. You are going to want RVP gw3 anyways. And Bent is known for his constinency, not his braces vs small teams, ok he gets them, but, its never a banker, i'd expect 2 goals from 3 in the opening fixtures.

I'm just being contradictive there, I'd go for Bent out the two, with a view to change to RVP for GW4 (SWA (H))

I think no, but wait for more news

reply to Daniel above

Defence is a bit week and Ferguson is a waste of space.

needs major changes. Ferguson needs getting rid off. Your defence is dar too cheap and kompany is the only sure starter with half decent cs potential.

I've fancied him ever since he changed his pathetic quiff to that dashing, geled, side parting. Simply gorgeous.

I think he'll do pretty well, but with so many going for Suarez, they may not want to double up on Pool's attack. That's my rationale at any rate.

hes been in and out of my team all week

neither? if you want liverpool coverage in midfield.. better to find the extra 1m for downing.. otherwise better mid range options elsewhere (nzog, barton etc)

Simple answer, neither.

Neither to be honest.

Demi your photo no longer exists you twitpic 😛

Hahahaha, who is it?

i can honestly say i've never sent a text or a tweet naked

You've just lost blind-trust-in-blind-link status with that one.

Full frontal Uruguayan. Ugh. 😯

where does he keep his phone? 😉

How many of them has Holt scored? If it's less than 15, he's off my watch list!

Barton

i just cannot see ruddy keeping a clean sheet.. rotation be damned

I know i thought that too.. would you drop VDV for Malouda then?

Alcaraz or whichever 4.5 starts for sunderland (Bramble/Brown)

None really, but possibly tiote given he's one of the only decent nailed on starters at 4.5m

id say so.

id only have 3 from liverpool or arsenal, at a stretch. not even chelsea or man utd what with the flux in their first XI's

I like the second team. But I'd have maybe Sessegnon or Albrighton over Wilshere.

Love that front line for B, but I think the defemce may just be too weak. Might want to wait to see if Luiz is likely to start though.

Oh, and I'd also go Sess or Albrighton over Wilshire.

i've seen him pop up in a few teams here, but personally, don't see the attraction in any of the midfielders below 5.5. id be looking at getting as much rotational value out of the 5 midfielders you pick. i wouldn't expect him to get many assists or goals

Bit of competition for starts I think. Probably the best Newcastle mid if he starts every week

I think that's been the case for as long as I can remember. And looking at EA's index from last season, GKs seem unlikely to get many BPs. Guess we'll have to see how that goes though.

pre-season training for FPL, i like it

think i came 80th....if it was same one. Teddy from here was 55th i think.

It kept the juices flowing during the gap!

Anyone ?

Little bit light in the mid, but I like it. It will be difficult to bench someone every week.

P.S. Pick one from Kompany and Lescott, unless u plan to play them for the first 10GW's or so.

n'zog if he goes to villa

Yaya. But I don't think City have finished their transfer dealings, so sit on it until their squad becomes a little clearer. He may even end up playing a slightly deeper role.

Lots. Who have you got already?

Tough, but I think 2. Cause I think Suarez will be top scorer overall. Liv are extremely good this year.

defence is a bit flakey. id downgrade one of rooney/bent/lamps/vdv to bulk it up a bit. you need points to come from the back consistently if you want to do well

Really poor defence. I'd prefer to downgrade one of Lamps/VDV and strengthen at the back.

Jeez, where's the cash?

Def is a freakshow. Like the keepers & Kompany ... think you need at least one more 'reliable' def. 2 of your three defs could realistically get 0 points each week.

Perhaps downgrade Bent or one of your middies.

Welcome back. The place hasn't been the same without your gravatar 😀

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thoughts please

Too much $$$ in defense. Upgrade midfield

No captain options. Too expensive defense. MGP most likely not a starter.

everything is good but your attack

i think ramsey is more likely to fill any gap left by nasri/fabregas, but thats just my opinion.

i wouldn't risk torres considering his current form.. better to have someone like bent or zamora, who are more likely to start and score goals (they have good fixtures).

id also look to play 3-4-3 and spend the money saved on a defender on your midfield/fowrads. attackers score more points

Hi and welcome to the site 🙂

I like your team, but there are concerns over Luiz and Rafael - we don't know if they are gauranteed to start.

Also many feel that Torres needs to prove he is "back" before spending on him. I'd agree. I personally don't like Rodallega, especially if N'Zogbia leaves Wigan.

Good bench, but Ben Arfa was injured the other day. I don't know how seriously though!

really similar to mine.
doubts over rafael (rotation with fabio) and torres (has continued to look lost in pre-season).
mais autrement, bon equipe 🙂

Torres seems a bit rich considering his form at end of last season and the fact that his starting every week is still in question.

Def looks good - but watch the news on Luiz and Rafael, if they'll be starting/rotated.

I think I'd 3-4-3 with that team > Hughes out for Sessegnon in.

Good start on a team, though. Welcome to FFS!

imo bent. i have no doubt that van persie (as long as he stays fit) and saurez will score points consistently over the season. whereas bent is now making do without young+downing and also dealing with a new, defensive manager.

So you what you think about the first three fixtures. Pick Bent for those and switch to VP in Gameweek 3?