With the Gameweek settled and the Reebok woodwork still reverberating from the efforts of a luckless Robin Van Persie, it’s time for our Members to soak up a selection of key stats from our Opta data. As usual, we’ve also thrown in our take on how the Fantasy Premier League bonus could pan out…
Just checked the captain poll. Not amazed seeing who the top player is, but with that margin? wow...
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Pick TWO to play this week:
A) Dempsey (City A) -(Doubled up on City defence)
B) Huth (Sun H)
C) Sess (Sun A)
D) Taiwo (Wol H)
E) Evans (Che H)Open Controls
been watching epl for 2-3 years now ... one thing i noticed is that quite a lot of people hate manchester united. any particular reason why ?
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Stockdale Bogdan
J evans clichy kelly simpson dawson
Ferguson mcclean bale valencia dempsey
Rvp aguero welbeck
2 FT, 5.7 mil in the bank
Want to get silva in for ferguson, also want to get rid of dawson (he is not playing) and want to get rid of stockdale (i think schwazer is coming back plus they are playing city), and also welbeck (rotation risk+tough fixtures) and also who to captain next week and who to bench? Anyone thinking of Cisse?
ANY SUGGESTIONS?!Open Controls
Looking at the ticker for the next 6 gameweeks apart from Man City no teams fixtures & CS ability look that good to me.
Should I just ignore fixtures and keep my LIV, MANU,TOT defenders while on WC?Open Controls
newcastle
4 home games in 6, all CS potential.Open Controls
20% League & Millionaire Club Update
20% safety score = 48. 4 currently out before baps.
MC safety score = 45-46 for no hits. Only a few in trouble atm unless they took a hit.Open ControlsHistory link says you are currently in. Baps will be the decider, you are 2 ahead in 20% & 1-2 ahead in MC. Under 600K weekly rank to survive due to the hit.
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torres how can i join?
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Vorm, Kenny,
R taylor, Koscielny, Taiwo,Richards, Evans
Moses, Siggy, Dempsey, Silva, Bale,
RVP, Dzecko, D Cisse
On WC this week..
Suggestions please..
Maybe a change in goal??
0.5 in the bank!Open Controls
is it good idea to double up on QPR (Kenny, Taiwo); considering similar myself, but not likely to have both--other thoughts on this?
I would choose different forwards other than RVP; also upgrade Moses to someone else maybeOpen Controlsi didnt have RVP before WC-- Sold earlier in season but cant bear not to have anymore...
as arsenal fan!! N seeing him score almost every game!
also got rid of valencia...
so many options....very difficult to know in fairness!!
QPR have v good fixtures, good new players and good new manager.,... no lose situation???Open Controls
this week did sturridge>ba
next week:
A) dawson>huth
OR
B) mata>silva
OR
C) bothOpen Controlswhats this, Dexter?
you can do better! i think someone else on here has a dexter grav.Open Controlshow about mata->silva now, and give yourself a look at ba for a game before investing?
Open Controlsa little late for that, sturridge dropped tonight, so had to do it earlier. also wanna give mata one more run at home before giving him the boot.
any suggestions on gravatar? running out of ideas..Open ControlsPinfold.
Classic, and i havent seen it round here.Open Controls
Gents, Why did BenArfa only play 45mins last night?
Injured, tactical, or was he just shite?Open Controlsaccording to resident toon dead zone pundit, China Mag, he was utter shite.
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Early FPL Open & Elite 63 Update
FPL Open = 111 entrants, 64th seed @ 134K
Elite 63 = 76 entrants, Last entry spot @ 215KOpen ControlsGW29 deadline for FPL Open & GW31 deadline for Elite 63. The other 3 knockout competitions will have entry closed at the GW29 deadline also.
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Explain it for me 🙂
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Do u think bale valencia mclean and dempsey will get bonus?!
Open Controlsdefinitely, yes, maybe, definitely
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bale definately not. mcClean outside chance. Dempsey 3/2. Valencia tough to call.
Open Controlshow is bale not getting bps with 2 goals?
Open Controlsagreed, wheni first read "bale definitely not" i was braced for a sarcastic read. then "mcclean outside chance" made me think he must be serious, becasue thats probably true.
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This is what my team looks like for the next gw:
Sorensen (Vorm)
Shotton Santon Caulker (Kelly Bardsley)
Bale Gerrard Valencia Sess/Dempsey
Fletcher Helguson RVP
Problems I need advice on:
1) Shotton didnt feature vs Mun, Straight swap for Huth,Shawcross?
2) Gerrard rested but will probably play against Spurs, Keep or sell for Silva or other Mcity mid?
3) Helguson injured, Straight swap for Zamora or go for Keane/budget forward?
4) Sess (sto) or Demps (mci)?
Which one is the most pressing transfer to act on? Or should I save to sort it out next wk with 2 free ts?
Money is not an issue,Any help appreciated. Thanks!Open Controls
should i keep both Enrique and BAE to have decent def after tough fixtures. if i sell them, i cant manage that later by losing alot of money
my def should be: Enrique BAE Simpson Clichy Shotton (thinking change Shotton --> someone have chance CS everyweek to rotate). my attack is fixed
0.2M bankOpen Controlsi dont see either outscoring santon in the next 6. sell one.
Open Controlsi have Krul and Simpson to prepare for good Toon fixtures already.
My plan: play Simpson, Clichy next weeks + Shotton (change this position everyweek to have a chance CS).
if i can manage through out hard fixtures, i'll come back powerfully with my def 🙂Open Controls
Silva Bale Valencia Dempsey Mc Clean
RVP Aguero Ba
my plan: fix it, and use FT to rotate defenders before Enrique, BAE have good fixtures laterOpen Controls
Can you upgrade Simpson or Shotton to Evans? I have the same problem as you with BAE.
Open ControlsEvans has hard next fixtures too, i dont mind him atm (have Lindegaard too ). Think Linde will be back when ManU have good fixtures again
Open Controls"Lindegaard out for up to 4 weeks..."
That could mean the next 3 fixtures. I gambled on him with my wild card, so I think I should stick. But the problem is that in the meantime De Gea will have a chance to get his position back.
I am really contemplating a move now. Any ideas?Open Controls
Dead-zoners and other post-apocalypse dwellers and beings,
I am reviewing my game week, and offer some auto-analysis for your pleasure.
I would become borderline euphoric if you skimmed through it and left behind a tiny comment or so. Except you China Mag, with the result last night, you can type up an essay answer.
So let me get down to it.
I played the Wintry Wayne Card, so the biggest question is: Was/will it be successful?
Let me go through the transfers:
GK
Kept Vorm
Ruddy ➡ Lindegaard (cost 0.3)
- Did this because Lindegaard provides better cover than Ruddy
- Kept Vorm because I don't buy into this "Swansea's good fixture's are over" non-sense. It's a solid side this year - time people realised this. Top half of the table material.
- Has not worked too well yet, but Vorm is my backup keeper, and scored 3 (should have gotten another clean sheet to be honest).
DEF
Kept BAE and Caulker
Simpson, Hibbert, Senderos ➡ Kompany, Santon, Taiwo (moved 2.0 into defence)
- actual point difference: -2 to -4 (despite more money in defence)
- off to a bad start with Hibbert utterly destroying Kompany this week, but figure this will rectify itself over the coming game weeks
- Taiwo provided an assist and maybe a bap, beating Fulham's Senderos, which, like I expected, are not clean sheet masters at all
- Newcastle however are apparently away clean sheet masters this year - its the 3rd time my nufc defender has pulled off a benched clean sheet.
- Still, Santon provides the same points as Simpson, and arguably better potential.
MID
Kept Bale and Silva
Nani, Drenthe, Walters ➡ Valencia, Dempsey, Sessegnon
- almost the same budget, actual point difference +21 to +28
- easy peasy transfer. these 3 players where the reason I wild carded last GW instead of this. I can safely say that it was a good decision (also weighs up for the freak Hibbertan)
- although captaining Bale, only to give the armband back to RVP one second before the deadline, has shrunken my boxer shorts from XL back to L I am afraid >:(
FRW
Kept RVP
Aguero, Sturridge ➡ Dzeko, Ba
- relative point difference: 0 (Ba is my 8th attacking player and thus it did not matter if he didn't play)
Evaluating my wild card then, I got an immediate return of over 20 extra points.
Looking to the future most of my players also look healthy and on form.
I guess I need to worry/monitor about the following:
- Lindegaard returning to the United team, otherwise I must get in Evans. Quickly.
- BAE got some bad fixtures coming up, but I have a really hard time finding anyone who provides as good value. The only alternative for similar defensive value must be to get Clichy. But then I must lose one of my 3 City players.
- I have 8 strong attacking players. I feel Sigurdsson might run utterly amok, so I am prepared at some point to do maybe Valencia/Dzeko ➡ Siggy/Aguero when Valencia's luck runs out and Balotelli is back.
- I will also monitor Taiwo, but I think he will be all right for the upcoming game weeks.
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I like it Linda is ok, I've gone for Evans as well like a utd double here, I'm on santon this w/e the rest is generic. The famous 5 in m/f is legend pity I choose to ignore capt USA ! . Up front I don't get decko and never will, but you have exit strategy to aguero who will IMO burn rubber from here, I've ag/rvp/studge(his ass is dust)>ba. Nice read gaz well done, the scout makes us generic but hey generic is what pushes us past the sleepers and into top 100k and beyond !
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pretty good mate. i would probably ship bae out for evans. sounds like you are already thinking that.
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Im not on here often anymore. cooud some 1 please rate my team.
-----------------Schwarzer(Sorenson)----------------
------Richards-------G Cahill--------Vermaelan---- (Caulker, Kelly)
-----Valencia----Silva------Sess------Bale-------(McClean)
------Demb Cisse---RVP(c)-----RooneyOpen Controlsi see 14 players and a 5.2 million fail.
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Thinking of benching Dempsey (mci) and playing McClean (stk) at the weekend instead, madness?
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Adebayor is getting really on my nerves now
do Ade -> Dzeko?Open Controlslol why do u even still have ade... people got rid of him long time ago
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worth bringing in huth or silva for a 4pt hit? Have already done sturridge>ba
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What NOT to do in FPL- A rant of a noob so pls be patient (or probably totally skip!)
I am totally new to FPL. This being my first season. Also not very conversant with EPL teams other than the top 6.
Now the mistakes I did:
1. Being a good football player does not mean he will get FPL points.Fact.
2. If you have 2 defenders to choose from same team with same probability of starting, pick the one with attacking threat (GW7) - Learnt the lesson by burning my hands, legs and arse when picked Saylor over Raylor)
3. Look at the fixture from the point onwards and the form, not what players did 3 game weeks earlier. (GW 8, Result: Never to pick Nani this season)
4. You take out player A for Player B. Confirm. Then again reverse the decision the same gw. Confirm. That's a 4 point lost! FPL does not care if you return to your original team! (Yes, I did this for real! GW11)
5. Reason for above point: Price changes happen during the week, on a daily basis. Revelation! (Result: Discovery of FISO & Crackthecode)
6. While picking captain, listen to your heart. Then forget it and choose as per the captain poll on FFS (GW23 – Bale vs RVP)
7. Advice on FFS actually is useful. Problem is that there is just too many.
Most of my blunders were before GW11, before I started checking FFS on an hourly basis. Hopefully I can make some amends. CheeriosOpen Controls
Nice post. I might add, never play for more than five seasons or you will turn into a pumpkin.
Open Controlslol.. true.. already m sitting and analyzing whom to transfer in/out, week in and week out. dont think I will play for more than 2~3 seasons.
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#4 is rather embarrassing mate. even 11 gameweeks into season 1. no worries though, trial by fire in the first season.
Open ControlsI know.. But Had no one to ask. none of my friends play FPL. so thought to check out by trial and error. Error it was! still, m having fun for now.
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vorm, sorensen
richards, enrique, brown, simpson, kelly
silva, bale, dempsey, sess, walters
rvp, aguero, sturridge
2 FT's and .2 in the bank. thinking brown out for taiwo and sturridge out for ba? any other moves instead?Open Controlsenrique> huth
and
sturridge > baOpen Controlsthanks mate. will consider it.
even though I already have sorensen for stoke defense? and it sounds tempting yet i kind of want to keep enrique, good value and after the next couple weeks have nice fixtures and a dgw thrown in there somewhere against the toothless evertonOpen Controls
Should I do:
a. Fletcher -> Zamora/Ba
b. Torres -> Aguero/Caroll
thanks in advance guys 😀Open ControlsB for sure... torres will fail ... always go for inform players
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going to downgrade sessegnon to upgrade fletcher for BA
good cheap mid ? moses? mclean but fixtures are bad ? morrison ?Open Controls
Is there any site where I can get the info.(early) about BONUS points or anyone in 'The Know'? Thanks
Looking at; Sess - Dempsey - Bale - BAE - Baines - Jose.Open Controls
12 years, 3 months agoJust changed my gravatar due to persuasive tactics of bias rvp(c) choice this week, when will my new one emerge?