| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Alisson | LIV | B, Vs, Rest |
| No Change |  Kelleher | BRE | C, Vs |
| No Change |  Raya Martin | ARS | C |
| No Change |  Martinez | AVL | B |
| No Change |  Petrovic | BOU | B |
| Up |  Darlow | LEE | C, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  van Dijk | LIV | A, Vs |
| No Change |  Gabriel Magalhães | ARS | B |
| No Change |  Hill | BOU | A, £ |
| No Change |  O’Reilly | MCI | A, Inj, OoP |
| No Change |  Andersen | FUL | C, Vs, Inj |
| No Change |  Muñoz | CRY | B |
| No Change |  Kayode | BRE | C, Vs |
| No Change |  Cash | AVL | C |
| No Change |  Ballard | SUN | C |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Bruno Fernandes | MUN | A |
| No Change |  Salah | LIV | C, Vs |
| No Change |  Semenyo | MCI | A |
| No Change |  Wilson | FUL | A, Vs, Inj |
| No Change |  Dango Ouattara | BRE | B, Vs |
| Down |  Rogers | AVL | B |
| No Change |  Ismaila Sarr | CRY | C |
| No Change |  Rice | ARS | B, Inj |
| Up |  Tavernier | BOU | B |
| No Change |  Anderson | NFO | B, £ |
| Up |  Stach | LEE | A, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Haaland | MCI | A |
| No Change |  Thiago | BRE | B, Vs |
| No Change |  Ekitiké | LIV | B, Vs |
| No Change |  Bowen | WHU | B |
| Up |  Calvert-Lewin | LEE | C |
| No Change |  Kroupi | BOU | C, Rest, £ |
Mark Following the sudden collapse of Fabrice Muamba in today’s FA Cup tie with Spurs, Bolton have tonight issued an official statement which indicates that Muamba remains “in a critically ill condition in intensive care.”
Our thoughts and prayers remain with Muamba’s family and friends during this time.
Evening folks, can only echo all the sincere and kind thoughts posted by you all already.
And hours earlier I was cursing my luck for choosing the wrong subs. Important to get perspective sometimes. Stay strong Fabrice.
It was hard day for all, I am going off now... Pray for Muamba and hope to see good news in the morning... And, just one Fantasy question at the end, is there information about Nani playing tommorrow? I was totaly out of information whole day... Thanks
So sorry to hear this devastating news today been listening as the evening gone on and it sounds like he's in better condition or certainly better condition than he was ont he pitch. So full respect to all the people who were there and helped Fabrice Muamba while on the pitch and afterwards!
I really think and I know this wont go down well with people who have Villa and Bolton players but I think the match on Tuesday should be postponed as the Bolton players can surely not be in a good state of mind and it would be unfair to expect their players to get their heads clear in 3 short days while this will be all they are thinking about over the next few days!!!
Very true. IF miraculously he stabilises then it will be ok, but if not, just postpone it. It's going to be hard even for the teams tomorrow as it is
He should be stable by then - I think it makes no sense to call off the game if he is stable by tomorrow. There would be no reason for it. If I had a heart attack and lived, I would be pissed if my company shut down one day because of it, lazy SOB's using my heart attack as an excuse not to work. Back to work it is.
Am I mad to consider polluting Muamba in my fpl team?! 4 point hit, who cares?
Am not a praying man, but thinking of him and his family. Really horrible day.
Sorry, should read putting, blooming' I phone.
Certainly no need to apologize.
Just donate some money to a heart charity, something that might make a difference.
Very good point. 🙂
Not trying to sound ignorant here but I don't see the purpose of that. We've all had to think about what's important and not today, but transferring in someone who will not play again this season won't really make anything better for either you or him.
No, but as a sign of respect. We should all get him
I hear your point and I struggle to reply without sounding patronizing or angry, but respect is a very abstract phenomenon that we show by not doing anything that might seem offensive to others right now and by acknowledging that we're sorry that it's happened to someone practicing the game we love. You've done both those things already there is no need to take extravagant measures like that.
for me it wouldnt be out of respect - it would be an amazing signal that humanity can still have priorities and a certain lightness to it, and that it was worth 2,000,000 peoples time to put a funny smile on your face, even if for just an instant.
If everyone takes a hit to get him in and then again to get him out next week - then it wouldnt make a difference, im sure it would give him a hell of a chuckle - he probably will be messing with his team at home and then notice he is the only person who doesnt have himself.. Captain as well, just make sure to pick a definite starter VC.
Without presuming - it does sound like a genetic heart condition that probably happen at any time but as its undetected its almost impossible to predict.
I'm hoping that like others such as Souness, Houiller etc - he pulls through and also plays again.
my workmate had a heart attack while at home 2 months ago, they took him to hospital and he was found to have a genetic heart defect that he didin't know about, and one which is the number 1 cause of sudden unexplained death syndrome
they've fitted an ICD into his chest permanently, whihc basically constantly monitors his heart and if it senses a problem, he gets a 'jolt' to keep his heart going
mad stuff really
slash has one in his chest too
Bloody hell, that's a bit Robocop!
Thankfully it didn't happen whilst training or in the gym.
There's obviously been cases like this during matches, but has there been any incidents with sportsmen whilst practising etc?
I remember seeing a basketball player in a college game about 15 years ago, just fall down and die. It was awful. Originally called sudden death syndrome or something. Not sure if this is the same thing?
Yeah i saw it on one of those 30 for 30 ESPN docs.
Only happens in young sportsmen/ gym guys and is something to do with hard training and enlarging the heart often. The fact that he is still alive could be great news. Let's hope.
Must be different as Muamba is still alive, mercifully
Based on reports it could be the same thing. When the heart stops you need to restart it in few minutes at most - best way to do it is the use of defibrillator. If you don't have one at hand, you have 95% chance of dying 🙁 In Fab's case there was all the medical assitance available, however if we are to believe the reports, his heart stopped 4 times. But I wouldn't go any further in my understanding, since I'm not a doctor, so I just wish him the best!
Good point. The only cases I have seen are during a match. It could be that full exertion is more common in a match compared to training. They seem to be such freak incidents with no underlying health issues detected. It was hereditary in the case of Antonio Puerta and Marc Vivien Foe so genetics seems to play a part however it is difficult to screen for according to research.
Bafetimbi Gomis have also collapsed several times in training i think..
Just read that it's happened 3 times now. That is really worrying. Have they ran tests or screened him for any underlying conditions? Surely that needs to be monitored closely.
I was in a foul mood as my Club lost a 2v1 lead in the last minute of a SWA League game. In the Club later we were were discussing various aspects of the game and improvements needed in a heated manner as you van imagine.
Then the Spurs game started.........we settled to watch.
Life is a fragile & precious commodity and witnessing what happened to a Professional footballer really puts things into perspective. No one should ever wish to see any player suffer a serious injury and obviously regardless of the club concerned, any sports fan or even any respectable human being will hope Fab survives & leads a good life.
YNWA
well said..
out of interest, you mean Southwest amateur league? if so which team.. I play in that league too
apparently this fan is a cardiologist and ran on to the pitch to try and help https://twitter.com/robins4479
and i hear some lad called liamstacey9 has now deleted his account after some racist comments and is being sought by police, unbelieveable
Lol yeah i saw the screenshots, he was saying some proper racist things, if i was him the police would be the least of my worries right now, and I'd avoid going to Bristol.
why bristol?!
Closest place to him with a sizeable black population.
Yeah there are some really Racist people down here in the West Country, mainly down to there being a very low count of black/ethnic people.
i guess a bit like Eastern Europe and Spain. I just don't get it though. Even if you are are racist why feel the need to spout and post hate etc?
Keep it to yourself. Jealousy?
Then again some people will do anything for kicks hence the idiots giving Robbie Savage stick for his dead dad! Just idiots everywhere!!
Really saddened by what's happened to Muamba. He went to my secondary school in East London, he even gave our school football team a visit and gave a few tips. He genuinely is a humble, down-to-earth man who absolutely loves his child, family, fans and football. I wish him a speedy and safe recovery. My thoughts go out to him and his family. Get Well Soon Muamba.
Very true. Jol just picked the wrong team though. Dreadful
4-1-3-2 is never going to cut it v Swansea
Brendan Rogers would be the type of manager I'd want to play for.
I just realised I'm older than Brendan Rogers!
I thought he was like 50?!!
I'm praying he pulls through, but fearing the worst. Will be a miracle if he makes it, so let's hope we're all going to witness one.
thought he was stable now
critical apparently
He's in intensive care in a critical condition. For all we know he could be being kept going by a machine. I obviously hope not and he finds the strength to pull through. I doubt there'll be more news in the next few hours so hoping I wake up to something postive in the morning.
5k in for Siggi already today! I would join, but holding off for now. .1 isn't that important.... Is it?
Siggy is a must have i had him last weekend when he got 2 goals, unfortunately for me he did it again but this time hes my first sub, just hoping mcclean can do as good or not come on cuz rooney will def play
I did it today as he will rise 0.3 this gameweek and I knew I wanted to sell Moses this gameweek anyway. Very knee jerky and wouldn't recommend doing it unless 0.3 is a potentially big deal for you.
Ryo and Siggy - the perfect couple.
Had him, Caulker and Vorm on the bench today. I know there are more important things but...
ouch my friend, that makes my siggy & caulker look ok lol
same, same
I'm trying not to be annoyed over it because when you put it into prespective, it really doesn't matter
same, same 😀
😀
You're allowed to care about 2 things at once, no matter how relatively unimportant one of them is 😉
🙁
Who to sell then?
Dempsey (Manu, NOR, Bol)
Pilkington (WLV, ful, EVE)
Morrison (NEW, eve, BLK)
Pilk
He's my first sub with Nani apparently not named to the squad. Will take it.
I did it because Rooney was rising tonight aswell and I was bringing him in this week.
I originally didn't bring in Siggy as I knew I would bench him for his big scores (think I would have benched today).
Decided that between him and Barfa today, may aswell go with Siggy as probably all my rivals will bring him in now anyway. Ludicrously in the Sun Dream Team they didn't add him in the transfer window, so couldn't bring him in there.
I made a decision early last season to either sell Adam, or play him every game. I picked the right one, I'm going to take the same stance with Siggy.
i dont think that any of the games should be postponed. yeah its hard on the players and the fans, but i dont think muamba will want the games to stop on his accord. he would want his fellow team mates to go out and give it all they've got and the football games to go on as planned. i think a win for bolton is the best 'get well soon' gift we can give him right now. it will give him something to cheer for and smile about while he recovers.
im in thinking all games are going ahead anyway aint they i would of thought they would of stopped them tonight if anything
If the worst happens overnight and he passes away, I think all PL games will be cancelled tomorrow and poss for the rest of the week.
Earlier SSN said Muamba was 'stable' and I was very relieved after fearing the worst. I watched a film thinking all would be okay and then saw that he was 'critically ill' 🙁
False earlier report or a turn for the worse?
Think in medical terms it just means he's not getting any worse. He was still critical at that point, guess they'd just got him breathing by sounds of it, i.e. CPR had been successful.
I take it to mean the same, that he is breathing on his own and his blood pressure etc is stable but he possibly needs machines to keep his heart and other functions going. So its going to be touch and go for the next 24 hours or so to see if his body can take over own it's own.
i guess it can take time to fully assess him
It's so heartwarming to see all fans pulling together in this time of great fear and sadness. I really hope Muamba finds a way to get through this, terrible to even think that he might be lost at such a young age. Best wishes to him, really hope he continues to improve and that we can hear some positive news in the morning. Really proud of the paramedics on the scene who have given him hope.
Some sicko's earlier caused much offense and the temporary closure of the site but they are luckily the minority and I agree with the sentiments of your post. Not a religious person but I can only offer my best wishes and hopes for a full recovery
I've gone a bit alcohol mental and made 2 very early transfers, purely because of Sigurdsson's imminent price rises (and the fact i definitely want him long term). Not my usual style.
Richards --> Caulker
Buzsaky --> Sigurdsson
I really wanted to get to rid of Santon instead of Richards but funds couldn't stretch. Just need some luck now... 😀
The big problem I found with making early transfers, is that it seems like a longer wait until the next gameweek!
Best wishes to Muamba and all that know him. Obviously still a terrible situation, but as at 7 this evening I thought he was almost certainly already dead already, I am glad that we now have grounds for hope as well as concern.
Having said that I don’t think it is entirely illegitimate to mention as topics also ell and as this is a fantasy football site I will even dare to mention football. If for any reason the remaining games this week are cancelled, do you think that FPL should cancel this entire week, or should they keep the scores from the 2 completed games?
Of course they would keep the scores from completed games. They'd otherwise have to be struck from the FPL record completely, as they won't be replayed even if the remaining games this week are postponed.
2 incidents of football snobbery this week:
- Mancs attitude towards the Europa - aside from AC, Bayern, Badrid, the teams left in the Champions League are no better than the teams left in the Europa
- The minority who feel Swansea/Norwich are flash in the pan and a second season waiting to happen simply because their players originated from the lower leagues
Well said.
What swansea and Norwich have shown this season is just how much difference a good manager can make, not taking anything away from the players of both clubs as they have been immense but Brendan Rodgers and Paul Lambert deserve huge amounts of praise, especially given that neither of them came up and tried to stay in the Premiership by buying their safety. They continued to play a lot of the squad who they had during their Championship days, Great work
Brendan Rogers is manager of the year for me, plays football the right way and gets results.
I hope either of them get rewarded for it at the end of the year.
Most other clubs would possibly try to do it which is why they deserve all the credit. They could have both said, "We need to spend big to stay up" which is a bit of a cop out. They never, they showed faith in their squads and their squads have repaid them, really good to see.
The Europa League is a lot less prestigious than the Champions' league, you can't really argue with that.
Best wishes to Muamba and all that know him. Obviously still a terrible situation, but as at 7 this evening I thought he was almost certainly already dead already, I am glad that we now have grounds for hope as well as concern.
Having said that I don’t think it is entirely legitimate to mention as topics also ell and this is a fantasy football site I will even dare to mention football. If for any reason the remaining games this week are cancelled, do you think that FPL should cancel this entire week, or should they keep the scores from the 2 completed games?
- typo correction
Whether the games should be cancelled or not obviously depends on how things turn out. Hopefully all will be well and the games will go ahead although how Spurs, Bolton players and his friends will be remains to be seen. If the worst happens and games are postponed, the games played already will stand
I'm all for equal rights, but WHY is there always such a fuss when Sian Massey gets a decision right? It's here job to get it right like all the other linespeople in the game. Isnt it?
*her
I don't think it will go away for a long time, sadly the whole incident with Keys and Grey has made her very high profile. It is her job and actually she's a darn sight better than some of the her colleagues. Hopefully there will be more females entering into the profession sooner rather than later, I feel sure she doesn't want this fuss surrounding her every decision either.
There isn't such a fuss when she gets one right, it's just that she never gets one wrong.
But they always zoom in, the commentator has to over egg the "brilliant decision" to appear less sexist.
Just seen what happened on the news. Can't believe he's the same age as me, seems like he's been around for ages. Remember him at Arsenal, top talent. Hope he pulls through!
Any team news on Newcastle ... I wanna know if Simpson is in the squad
Sorry lads. I couldn't stay away for a whole night and no doubt you now know I cant keep my word :p Completely off topic, does anyone like art ? If so, check out this.......
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2115297/Paul-Cadden-The-hyperrealist-artist-recreating-photographs-pencil.html
Wow.. I was almost speechless. I love art (one of my favourite artists is John Atkinson Grimshaw), but was in no way expecting skill of that magnitude. Absolutely stunning. Thanks!
not human! that is quality! x-men type powers... of art 🙂
That truely is insane. The whole thing is insane, but the guy on the left. WTF? That's hand drawn?
Nice. Incredible, even.
Just came back from the cinema where I watch Once Upon a Time in Anatolia. If you're into art, then go see. WARNING: extremely long.
Ha, so we're not all just football fiends on here, ;P. It is amazing work.
I might just take you up on that, how long is it ?
3 hours including adverts. So perhaps 2 hrs 40 mins. http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/mar/15/once-upon-a-time-in-anatolia
Phenomenal.
If only Cissé had have gotten away with just a yellow card for putting his hands on an opponents throat..........................
yup and barton, that west brom player should have been shown red, if refs are applying the same rules, really does my head in,
