Spending money on your bench is a tricky proposition: you need to balance the cost of leaving cash on the sidelines every week versus the risk of having insufficient talent to take up the slack when your first team players are injured or suspended. You might be able to squeeze in the odd 6.0 player to ride the bench but you simply can’t afford to have 20.0+ of talent on there, generating zero points each week; trade-offs have to be made.
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I'd really like to see how Man Utd fare over the next couple of weeks before I'd be sure on this move. If Rooney/RVP keep rotating positions up top and out wide then Roo is clearly the better value - however if Roo drops deep against the good teams (as many predict) then the money should be on RVP - at least until the fixtures ease up.
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I'd keep RVP. The best move would maybe be Cole to Huth.
Open ControlsNot enough cash for Huth - would have to be ShawX or Wilson.
Open ControlsShawcross I'd say. I'd be watching Rooney over the next few weeks before I jumped ship on RvP.
Open ControlsThanks - I'm inclined to agree. I can always make that move in a couple of weeks. Still considering offloading Lambert, though - Pog's fixtures are much better.
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I was thinking this was the GW that I would ditch Michu, but him being upfront for the Swans now put me off... decided on having 5 good mids atm, with Rooney coming later.
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any of these transfers good bets?
A) rvp to aguero to fund michu to mata
B) baines to distin to fund michu to mata
C) A or B but pienaar instead of michu.
A+B involve starting clyne
C would mean i get to play michu
note that i have tevez so A/B would mean a front line of aguero tevez ba
plan to do this for 2 weeks and then bring in rooney for aguero or tevezOpen Controls
Sorry for the repost:
Who do you pundits think will score more points this weekend- Jelly or Giroud??
Thinking of getting Kun in for one of them for free.
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2 points for both imho. Giroud is poo and everton struggle v l'pool
Open ControlsYour opinion might change if Giroud gets a brace tomorrow!
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Maximum is 6 + baps for both
Open ControlsExpect goals in the derby even though its Liv!
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Would be happy to see him get a brace!
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Yaya - HBA? Already have Tevez and no other Newcastle.
Open Controlsyep good shout
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Open Controlscastles fixtures are super sick
Open ControlsDunno. City have very good fixtures. Is there no other way you can get Hba.
Open ControlsYeah but is Yaya really the man to take advantage of them? Do have Tevez too.
Couldn't get HBA without a hit otherwise.Open ControlsIt might well be worth it but despite his poor run of fantasy form yaya is still getting into goal scoring positions. Missed one from 2 yards the other week. If I had him I think I'd keep him tbh.
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Howard
Baines-Hughes-Ridgewell
Ben Arfa-Bale-Cazorla-Noble
Crouch-RVP-Berbatov
Bench:Green-Michu-Clyne-Demel
0.5M in bank
Undecided on captain…..
My question is: Should I do a transfer, or stick with it? If I should do a transfer, please suggest some I could do…. HEEELP 🙂Open Controls
Rangel=> Wilson for a hit??
Positive:
I can play Wilson gw9 (SUN) and gw11 (QPR) instead of gw9 Hughes (rdg) and Demel (new)
Gaining value + gives me better bench - f.e. guthrie doesn't play Rangel won't come in!
Negative:
Hit for a defender....Open Controls
Spurs forum fans expect to see Ade starts this week after poor performance of Defoe in Europa League 😕
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They've been saying that from gw1
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Well that's installed doubt in my plan to get him in tonight 😐
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Would not be surprised by this.
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I think Defoe is 85% to start this week but you always have that little shadow of doubt.
As good as Defoe has been, and I'm far from his biggest fan, you sacrifice your number 10 out of the game when playing him because he can't hold it up.Open Controls
I think/hope he'll keep his place for a little bit yet.
And just a few days ago, AVB said:
"Obviously, every player wants to play, at the moment we are using the structure of one striker and Defoe has been doing extremely well," Villas-Boas told Sky Sports News.
"I think Ade has done extremely well in the games where he has come in for the squad, certainly he is in contention for games where we play with two strikers."Open ControlsThere's a little bit of a doubt there, I suppose, but I'll still bring him in. It's worth the gamble, imo. It's putting me off (c) him though.
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Ade is doubtful (back problem). Defoe got the assist for Spurs goal and very little service in the Europa League game
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Yorkie the Lion runs away with the mascot race, I am fuming! He is wearing the most streamlined outfit I have ever seen. A disgrace, our wonderful sport of mascot racing is heading down a rocky road.
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They still do mascot racing 😯
Open ControlsI'm afraid so.
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Cole and Michu
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I'm already playing Cameron so who recommends doubling up stoke with begovic as well or play Guzan v Norwich instead to spread the potential CS chance.
Open ControlsCameron nailed on??
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Michael Kightly...viable option for the Stoke midfield?
Playing time a concern, only played 90 mins twice, with some games just over the hour.
Thoughts?Open ControlsNewcastle Utd fined 5,500 pounds as a result of 2 streakers running onto the pitch!
Open ControlsA lot of bollox! 😉
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Simpson being cheaper is hard to ignore...although I don't know for sure if he's nailed on.
Open ControlsYeah its that 0.2 making me think twice. Who else do they have in his position?
Open ControlsI guess he is their only natural right back so it's probably a safe bet. I just don't want to tell you he's nailed on and for Pardew to do something mad...I'd feel bad! But yeah I guess he has to be their RB...not too risky.
Open ControlsAnita can play right back (although I can't see Simpson losing his place to him) or Santon can switch to the right and Ferguson in at left back. Simpson should be safe for now though imo.
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Help help help.
Made a transfer that backfired last week (Defoe--Berba) and got punished with a dire week score. Now am wondering if I should just go for a 4 point hit or go for the WC??
Team:
Jussi (Fed)
Ivan, Baines, Shawx (mcAuley, Hang)
yaya, Michu, Carloza, Guthrie (Pienaar)
Torres, Berb, Suarez
Options:
1. 4ph- Pieenar/Suarez----Mata/Ba or Defoe
WC team:
Begovic, Jussi
Wisdom, Wilson, Baines, Ivan, Hughes
Lennon, Michu, Mata, Sterling, Carloza
Ba, Torres, Defoe (or Crouch, Rooney, Defoe)
Any opinions pleeeease?Open ControlsPlay Rafael or Gorkss?
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I'd play Gorkss, despite it being fairly unfashionable. That said, I had a dream that Rafael scored last night.
Open Controls👿 damn you
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Why would you play Rafael with that username?
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i want 2 to play gwk 9
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any berbatov owners consdiering [c] this weekend?
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In a tough spot with Pienaar missing this week:
Should I take a -4 hit to change:
Kacakinilic to Sterling?
or
Clyne to Wilson (other 4.5 def)?
or
play which one of the above?Open Controls
kaca to sterling look worth,,
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Who to start?
Federici or Jaask (Also starting Berbatov if that has any influence at all)..Open Controlsplease advise guys appreciate it
A) rvp to aguero to fund michu to mata
B) baines to distin to fund michu to mata
C) A or B but pienaar instead of michu.
A+B involve starting clyne
C would mean i get to play michu
note that i have tevez so A/B would mean a front line of aguero tevez ba
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So, thoughts on Aguero (c)? Rested v WBA and one full week until West Ham. Yes he started mid-week, as did Tevez a few weeks ago in League cup, and after all the mass panic he still started at the weekend. Who's on the wagon?
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I'm going Aguero (c).
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Most points this GW - Mata or Yaya ?
Open ControlsNewcastle scored 5 goals against WBA last year over 2 fixtures. Ba scored 2 in the home fixture...I'm liking those figures...making me think Ba is a safe captain's choice.
Open ControlsIf this season's results all followed last season's this would be a very easy game 😉
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Which Transfer chaps?
A. Michu & Lambert > Sterling & Ba
B. Hazard & Lambert > Sterling & Aguero
C. Hazard & Lambert > Yaya & Ba
D. None
Current Team
Jaask, Begs
Baines, Rafeal, S. Taylor, Nelsen, Demel
Michu, HBA, Santi, Pienaar, Hazard
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A) Demel -----> Wilson
B) Clyne -----> Wilson
A or B? :LOpen Controls
a defence of Clyne, Baines, Rangel.
Would you spend points to get a better back line for this week or just accept it?Open Controlsaccept it. Never take a hit for a defender unless its baines!
Thoughts on mine above?Open Controls
pick a winner out of this lot for a last man standing. in last 10 out of 700;
stoke villa newcastle norwich wigan west ham sunderlandOpen Controls
To start
Foster or Schwarzer
To buy (long term)
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The article doesn't mention gametime. He's yet to complete 90 minutes! I was just about to add him to the watch list till I saw this
Open ControlsYeah seems to get taken off after 75mins regularly...he is their superstar though...god forbid he got an injury
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Which one to field: Noble(wig) or Michu(mci) ?
Which one to captain: Cazorla(QPR) or Bale(sou) ?
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11 years, 6 months agoThis gives me another option to get the 1.4 I need to upgrade Michu to Bale.
Either:
RVP to Rooney
A Cole to any 5.2 def (probably Stoke)
Lambert to Pog
...and at the moment I have no idea. I could even keep Michu.