| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Raya Martin | ARS | C |
| No Change |  Alisson | LIV | C |
| No Change |  Donnarumma | MCI | C, Sus |
| Up |  Kelleher | BRE | C, Vs |
| Down |  Ramsdale | NEW | C |
| No Change |  Dubravka | BUR | C, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  van Dijk | LIV | C |
| No Change |  Jurriën Timber | ARS | C, Inj |
| No Change |  O’Reilly | MCI | C |
| Up |  Andersen | FUL | C |
| Up |  Marc Guehi | CRY | A |
| Up |  van den Berg | BRE | C, Vs |
| No Change |  Thiaw | NEW | A |
| No Change |  Milenkovic | NFO | C |
| No Change |  van Hecke | BHA | A |
| No Change |  Mukiele | SUN | C, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Saka | ARS | B |
| No Change |  Bruno Fernandes | MUN | A |
| No Change |  Foden | MCI | A |
| No Change |  Semenyo | BOU | C |
| Up |  Szoboszlai | LIV | C |
| No Change |  Minteh | BHA | B |
| No Change |  Bruno Guimarães | NEW | A |
| No Change |  Schade | BRE | C, Vs, Sus |
| No Change |  Anderson | NFO | B, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Haaland | MCI | B |
| No Change |  Thiago | BRE | A, Vs |
| No Change |  Mateta | CRY | C |
| Up |  Ekitiké | LIV | B |
| Down |  Welbeck | BHA | C, Rest |
| Down |  Woltemade | NEW | B |
Paul Carlos Tevez takes a break. Cesc Fabregas is fit and may feature in Arsenal’s weekend friendly. Steve Kean finally signs a striker, though may see his skipper depart for North London. Alan Pardew is determined to freeze out Joey Barton and Joe Cole’s name blinks on the QPR radar. Here’s this morning’s Scribbles, folks:
I see a lot of people choosing Holt over Helguson. Any reason why?
the signings of bothroyd and dj campbell will put helguson under massive threat
A. Murphy and Wilkinson or
B. Watson and Alcaraz?
Given, (Ruddy)
Kompany, Baines, Hughes, (Alcaraz) (Simpson)
Silva, Sinclair, Taarabat, Watson (Ferguson),
Bent, RVP, Carroll
On the basis that Valencia is likely to get more game time than Arshavin... RVP and Valencia.
think you're right. I think Young is also going to see a lot pitch time especially with his versatility. Plus ir Berba leaves, that may open up the slot for Young to play in the hole behind Rooney too.
I think it's a dangerous game selecting any of United's wingers due to rotation though I believe Valencia will be the most favoured. Arshavin I doubt will get many minutes... I think Walcott and Gervinho will have big seasons.
Valencia...
Arshavin...
This money is better spent elsewhere but if I had to choose I'd go with Rooney and Arshavin because at least they are currently fit.
the first one. that's mainly down to arshavin having gervinho and nasri as competition right now
What'd you think to this team gents? getting pretty close to a team i'm happy with. Made a few changes because I had far too many promoted team players (5) (asking for trouble).
Given
Kompany Luiz Alcaraz
N'Zogbia Lampard Taarabt Silva
Holt RVP(C) Zamora
Ruddy O'Hara Wilkinson Simpson
lampard has consumes a lot of your budget. May be wise to spread this around the team more?
alcaraz is pants.
i think you need a big no2 striker also. zamora is a punt (albeit a good one for your 3rd striker)
lampard is the most consistent FPL scorer in the last 3 years and hes the only gauranteed attacking player for a team that have 2 easy home games in their first 3
first name down for me
get rid after gwk3 for an arsenal midfielder if you want the cash
Is Ephraim likely to start for QPR? He has been on form pre season.
Has Taarabt played much pre season?
Who do you guys reckon will be comeback player of the year?
I have a sneaking suspicion it will be Agger?
Anyone brave enough to say Woodgate??
Cabaye is listed as the 1st choice penalty taker for Newcastle. Can I ask if there is a source behind this?
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Anyone see any major risks with the following players:
Brunt, Dempsey, Moses, Albrighton, Taarabt
Rooney, Zamora, RvP
Moses and Taarabt look to be the major risks for me here
solid
Know all teams are getting a bit similar these days but would appreciate any thoughts.
Given (Ruddy)
Baines Kompany Kelly Ivanovic (Briggs)
Nani Modric Sessegnon Nzogbia (Dyer)
RVP(c) Rodallega (Ameobi)
Thanks!
How come?
Baines is a pretty solid choice given he is on pens as well..
saha will probably hog the pernalties. i feel you overpay for the attacking potential of baines vs distin.
just my opinion, so feel free to ignore.
modric looks expensive to me given his fpl point scoring. dyer just gets injured, so i would avoid. i like rodallega and his fixtures are good. But i have no conviction that wigan can do it. Ameobi - no idea. I think having one of ameobi and rod is cool - but would suggest a good second tier striker to go with rvp.
the best advice is not to listen to people on this site though!!
The perfect team?
Robinson (Given)
Kompany - Samba - A.Cole (Simpson/Alcaraz)
Downing - Moses - Ephraim - Silva (Sessegnon)
Holt - Bent - Rooney
Seen it mentioned a couple of times that the Community Shield on Sat will answer a few questions about City forwards, unfortunately unless Tevez leaves it won't as he is not included.
I have been a big believer that Tevez would come back and play for Man City but, with this latest episode, I'm not so sure. How did the conversation go?
"Hi Carlos, it's Mancini time to come back to Manchester now and train for the new season"
"No. I not come."
"Err. Right. Okay. We'll extend your holiday then! See you Monday"
"No."
I want a Chelsea defender and was thinking of getting Cole or Ivanovic, which one would you guys choose?
Cole
Premier League preview for Man City:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2011/aug/04/premier-league-preview-manchester-city
My favourite quote:
'What Eastlands doesn't have yet...is an actual trophy room. They didn't see the point of building one because, quite simply, there was nothing of particular note to fill it.
Bernard Halford, the club's now-retired secretary, just used to stick everything that came their way in a broom cupboard.'
My team:
Given // Al-Habsi
A Cole // Kompany // Hughes // Bramble // Simpson
VDV // Downing // Taarabat // Sessegnon // Moses
Torres // Balotelli // Zamora
Like the balance of cheeky risks... Could work out... Thoughts?
Hmm. I asked donna if she wanted to hang out tonight, but I kind of feel like going out now.
Bless her, last night she was looking under the bed for something, and I'm like what are you looking for?
"I'm doing my checks"
"for what?"
"bugs"
"like moths?"
"no, snakes"
"Why are you looking for snakes? You never used to"
"That's because I used to have a man to protect me".
It does sound very odd, but I thought that was sweet.
Sorry, what's the situation here?
you want to hang out with a burd, really? Unless they are planning on opening there legs there company is pretty much useless.
+1
It's not like she is going to be able to give an informed opinion on whether Taarabt is going to be worth an extra £0.5m over Sinclair.
Family gatherings must be awkward in the Hayemaker household.
My mother is fine. However with women (in general) I have no intention listening to women talk about makeup, shoes, what there friends posted on facebook, hair styles blah blah
However I do want to discuss the football, beer, who deserves the bonus points, future subs, sport...
Just my view that women in general are boring and have very little in common with men.
Are you Chris Finch?
I thought with you around the only problem was the snake IN THE BED
lal
*sniggers some more ...*
Soop, do you tell your friends about these conversations? If so, what do they say?
Um.. a few. But not often. We all talk about different stuff, but usually we talk about ideas and stuff I guess.
I'd probably talk to my best firend about it more, but she's in London and pretty busy these days.
Hey Soop. Good luck with that situation. It appears that you care more about that relationship than she does, so then why don't you tell her that? Then based upon her answer you will know whether you should keep trying and keep putting in the effort with her, or just cut yourself loose to find someone that does appreciate you. Best of luck to you my man.
Any thoughts on my team?
Al Habsi - (Ruddy)
Kompany - A.Cole - Hughes - (Orr; Simpson)
Benayoun - Sessegnon - Silva - VDV - Taarabt
Balotelli - Van Persie - (C.Beattie)
Two main concerns with the team are Benayoun and Balotelli...and whether VDV and Van Persie will be fit! Haven't included N'Zogbia as he's going to be on the bench at best, and generally unsure of Villa's form at the moment!
What are your opionions on Wigans first 3 games? Worth getting in some of their players?
I was thinking about Rodallega and (Alcaraz or Figueroa) but with both coming back from Copa America not too sure. I know they were hammered by blackpool in the first game last year but Martinez hopefully wont let that happen again.
i have rod in my team. but only for the first three GWs though. he'll make an exit after that.
how do i change the password of my fantasy.premierleague.com ID?
there's no straight forward option to do so.
Give me your username and password and I will do it for you
*evil grin*
On a serious note, click the link in the top right corner that says 'my account'.
You will be able to change the password on the next screen.
can't. that just takes me to my account details. location, name, email ID etc. it asks me to enter a password, but that's just my old password. not the one that i want to set it to.
Does anyone think Lampard is worth his 12m price tag?
i posted this earlier in response to someone's question about Benayoun or Malouda and am posting it again to see the response:
i am going with lampard – other than last season due to injury, he is fantasy football gold.
The idea that he will play a more defensive role and therefore is not such a good buy is rubbish -he always gets up there at the important moments in the game
maybe i am biased as a Chelsea supporter
In the preseason games I saw he played deeper but merrily joined in attacks and grabbed a couple of goals. My concern is that Malouda was better in preseason, looked very dangerous and is £1.5m cheaper. Might go both though for GW2 and 3.
does anyone rate Adam as a sure starter? or would Downing be a better option?
Is De Laet nailed on as a starter?
DJ signs for QPR
