Gameweek 19 is brought to a close by the extraordinary events at the Stadium of Light and, with less than twenty four hours before the next deadline is upon us, our members don’t have long to digest the statistics and peruse our speculative thoughts on the Fantasy Premier League bonus…
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I don't wanna look 🙁
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When is Ba off to the African Cup of Nations?
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Ba will play vs Man Utd and that's it:
"Hopefully, we’ll have them both (Tiote and Ba) for January 7, and that’ll be the last game. We’re watching all of that. It impacts on us. If Yaya Toure doesn’t go, why should Cheik go? We’re all in the same boat.”Open Controls
Just the 5 for me.
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"We have lost Vermaelen for two or three weeks so I have to look if I can find somebody on loan," said Wenger.
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Tempted to bring in Baines now.. Damn.Open ControlsYeah me too. It will be for a hit, but seems that I will go Jags or Hibbert. Not worth the cash difference even with the double. I will need that cash for GW21-23 until I wildcard. With low scoring GW's behind us, there is time for change of the trend, meaning some huge scores are coming
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anyone know if verms yellow will get removed, i guess not before the next gw, booo
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Right...
Why captain Bale over Abebayor? Anyone gives me sound reasons please, as Abebayor is on pens?
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i vote adebayor
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Ade will not be on pens if VdV is on the pitch
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Just the stoke one right. when vdv had a dead left leg.
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We don't actually know if Adebayor is definitely on pens though do we?
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I'd highly doubt Ade will be on pens when VDV is on the pitch, just a one-timer because of the hamstring imo.
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Sound reasoning? Adebayor doesn't score as well in tandem with VDV being more the set up man more often than the goal scorer. Bale on the other hand doesn't seem to care who plays. If you dont have VDV heading into a DGW- and right now only 7.7% of all FPL Mgr's do - you go with Bale.
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I have both
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Bringing in VDV is a huge risk compared to say Bale or Ade. Im steering well clear.
Looking at fixtures and the option of a WC this is the easiest DGW to decide on having 5 or 6 players Ive seen in a while. Ive got 5 – Baines, Osman, BAE, Bale and Ade and no hits to get them. We shall see……cue huge anti-climax….Open Controls
Well Ade is pens is not 100%. I fancy a confident VDV to take them. Ade has a tendency to miss a lot, potential 2pointers.
Bale involved in almost everything and arguebly more nailed for full 90min matches than ade.
Ade still C IMOOpen ControlsAde is not on penalties. When VDV was on the pitch he wasn't feeling right and Ade and Defore were discussing who to take it. It was mentioned in the podcast too. Like Drogs took the penalty against Tot last year when Lamps was back from injury, Cesc injured his hamstring when scoring from penalty last year too. Its not easy when you are back from injury to take them.
Conclusion: VDV is still main penalty taker in Tot.Open Controlsgood news as im captaining VDV for DGW
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If only 2 defenders in my squad that played, would it go to a 2-5-3 formation.... Or keep 3-4-3 with a nill scoring inured def?
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It seems nobody knows. This weeks mystery! Anyone got Moyesie's number?
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How many rvp due?
Open ControlsPredictably I for one am delighted that RVP failed to break Shearer's record, even though he was my (c) this GW.
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I'm just glad I won't have to hear about that useless record much more. Really big deal made of a record over a space of time that doesn't really matter in football.
Open ControlsBit harsh. He is still on course to breaking most goals scored in the prem season though.
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Need to get BAE in, which means I need to find a midfielder for 5.2 or less. Got two free transfers. Already have Moses. Any advice?
Open ControlsRodwell could be worth a look if he is fit.
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Vermaelen to Jags worth a 4 point hit? Have 3 Spurs, can't afford Baines. Transferring an injured defender for one that will play twice (even though one is Spurs away) is worth a hit right? Also frees up some cash for the next few weeks if I can manage not using the wildcard until the last chance.
Open ControlsI will do it if that helps. But when I am not going Baines than I think is better to go Hibbo right? Jags is not worth the price difference right? What do we think? 0.7m too. I wont mind benching Hibbert next week
Open ControlsGood point, he probably isn't worth the price difference. However, the Verm to Jags transfer is going to leave me with 2m in the bank anyway so money isn't tight. Think I'm willing to spend the extra on Jags since there's a chance of him scoring and I'll be selling him in a couple of games anyway.
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We all suspected that with 4 games in under 2 weeks, there would be one bad GW over Christmas/New Year and so it proved!
Its great having so much football but really its crazy having some teams playing twice in 48 hours.
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Big up Koscielny. Just the nine points more than Vermaelen this week. 8)
Open ControlsKoscienly got Vermaelen booked the ****!
Nothing sums up my GW better than Vermaelen's yellow card and 54th minute injury.Open Controls
Tomorrow, 11:30 AM
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What are the chances of Walters getting more bonus than Moses?? My cup depends on it..
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Please RMT:
Vorm (Krul)
Caulker Walker Jones (Enrique) (Simpson)
Nani Ramsey Bale Silva (N. Dyer)
Van Persie Adebayor Ba
0.5 M in the bank. And 1 free transfer.
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Ramsey > Osman, imo.Open Controls
if you're looking to catch up, it may be.
if not, nah.Open Controls
I'd go with Vorm
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A) Mata to VDV free or
B) Mata to Donovan and Ba to Adebayor -4 ?
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Anyone going for a Bale, Adeboyer, VDV combination for the DGW?
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Open ControlsI have Bale and Adeboyer already.. just deciding on who to get as my 3rd person, either can get a defender in, or get super attacking and get VDV....
Open ControlsYeah I would go VDV, but BAE/Walker may be a bit safer as you're never 100% certain about VDV's fitness
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Here here
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Not worth the risk...
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sturridge didn't go off injured yesterday did he?
Open ControlsNope, just playing sh*te as he did vs Fulham.
I fear he may get benched against Wolves, if AVB opts for Drogba/Torres up front or Kalou on the RW.Open Controls
P.S. Bonkers, where are your BP predictions. My H2H is currently 45-44.
Open Controlsthey're very similar to these ones.
Bellamy 3, Gerrard 2, Spearing 1, Henderson 1 (close Agger)
Yakubu 3, Berbatov 2, Hanley 2 (close Pederson)
Sa 3, Jackson 2, Dembele 1 (close Whitbread, Martin)
Walters 3, Jerome 2, Moses 1 (close Watson, Stam)
Van Der Vaart 3, Assou-Ekotto 2, Sinclair 2 (close Sandro)
Szczesny 3, Koscielny 2, Van Persie 2 (close Mertesacker) (RVP on 20ppi I reckon so it depends what that gets him, all 3 recipients to be separated by only 5ppi imo)
Ricketts 3, Fletcher 2, Muamba 1 (close Jarvis, Cahill)
Ireland 3, Petrov 2, N’Zogbia 1 (close Bent, Warnock, Clark)
Hibbert 3, Heitinga 2, Anichebe 1 (close Distin, Baines)
Mignolet 3, Ji 2, O’Shea 1 (close Colback, Kilgallon)Open Controls
No sessegnon : (
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He was taken off just after the hour...to give him some rest before his hatrick vs Wolves!
Open Controlscheers all, not sure whether to take the early sub as a good thing (fresher for wolves) or bad thing (poacher boy played pants)
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Anyone got the story on Drenthe? Now confirmed as a waste of FPL space it seems.
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