The Stock Check – Saturday – Part Two

Anthony Pilkington earns the points for Norwich with a superb headed effort extending his side’s unbeaten run to five. Robin Van Persie fails to score or assist for the first time as a starter for United, with the Canaries resilient defence proving too good for the most prolific attack in the Premier League:

Going Up

Norwich Defence
The Canaries came into this evening’s game having conceded a single goal in their previous four Gameweeks but the visit of United was considered a real test of their resolve. A 1-0 win continued their upturn in resilience as Chris Hughton’s influence starts to have a real effect – they now have five clean sheets this term, three more than this evening’s beaten opponents.

Anthony Pilkington
His first goal of the campaign was enough to produce the points for the hosts. Norwich have not tasted defeat since a 4-1 battering at Chelsea in Gameweek 7 and while they may not score many – netting more than once on a single occasion so far – Hughton’s side concede even less; the opposite of last season’s form under former boss Paul Lambert.

Going Down

United Defence
David De Gea was given the day off after a trip to the dentist caused problems but Anders Lindegaard could do little about Pilkington’s excellent headed winner. United have now conceded first in eight of their 12 matches and for once, their attack was unable to bail them out.

United Attack
Tonsillitis kept Wayne Rooney out of the reckoning and with Javier Hernandez selected to start, Robin Van Persie dropped a little deeper. Having racked up 29 goals in the previous 10, with at least two goals per game over that run, the visitors were snuffed out for the first time since Gameweek 1. Three favourable fixtures in the next four look set to offer Van Persie a chance to rectify tonight’s blip – this was the first time he has failed to produce a goal or assist when starting a league game for United.

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JUSTBLAZE
11 years, 5 months ago
Currently have:
Begovic (Rudd)
Gorks Nelsen Rafael Clyne Cuellar
Bale Caz Haz Fell Sterling
Ba RVP Berba

Have 2FT with 0 in the bank.
Thinking of doing Haz > Silva for the coming week before Haz's price falls even further and before Silva's price rises. Any other suggestions for the team?
I got Haz for 9.8. When I try to sell him though, I only get 9.8 in return? Shouldn't I be receiving the average of what I got him for and what he is valued at now?
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Pepin - RIP Absinthe
11 years, 5 months ago
I am off for the night. Take it easy folks. Remember it's GW12! Good night and good luck (to Berbatov 🙂 )
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1. UnderstandablyDistraught
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Rock on Dimitar
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2. OPTA FPL
  11 years, 5 months ago
  I have Suarez, Ba, Bales yesterday but RVP let me down 25k overrall and 7th in mini league @@ very dissapointed
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  1. UnderstandablyDistraught
    11 years, 5 months ago
    RVP let many of us down but he'll be back. Was a bummer though
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JUSTBLAZE
11 years, 5 months ago
Lost on the bottom of the last page.

Currently have:
Begovic (Rudd)
Gorks Nelsen Rafael Clyne Cuellar
Bale Caz Haz Fell Sterling
Ba RVP Berba

Have 2FT with 0 in the bank.
Thinking of doing Haz > Silva for the coming week before Haz’s price falls even further and before Silva’s price rises. Any other suggestions for the team?
I got Haz for 9.8. When I try to sell him though, I only get 9.8 in return? Shouldn’t I be receiving the average of what I got him for and what he is valued at now?
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Deicide
11 years, 5 months ago
Maybe is the right time to ditch Van persh!t
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1. UnderstandablyDistraught
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Yeh Go ahead
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2. OPTA FPL
  11 years, 5 months ago
  how about Lord Baines?
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3. JUSTBLAZE
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Don't. Take a look at Utd's upcoming fixtures. They have already qualified in Europe and SAF will keep playing RVP in the EPL. He is their go to man and a week's blank is not worth transferring him out.
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FPL Daniel
11 years, 5 months ago
Anyone has twitter line for that warm up injury @ Liv and Enriwue coming in in t last minute? Pls I want to share with my rival he bought Enrique this week
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1. UnderstandablyDistraught
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Not sure he'd be too fussed
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FPL Daniel
11 years, 5 months ago
Is it too early to give up?
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1. UnderstandablyDistraught
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Depends on how much quit you have in you
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2. OPTA FPL
  11 years, 5 months ago
  it depends on where you're in your ML.
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  1. FPL Daniel
    11 years, 5 months ago
    88pts behind my main rival
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    1. FPL Daniel
      11 years, 5 months ago
      93 behind in the second most important league. Is it even achievable? 100pt gap that is !!!
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      1. UnderstandablyDistraught
        11 years, 5 months ago
        I was 100pts behind in two mini leagues this time last year and won them both by 200pts
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        NATSTER
        11 years, 5 months ago
        ^^ .. Yes, I did the same come back last year. Too late to give up, I think.
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      2. OPTA FPL
        11 years, 5 months ago
        try to find some differential...
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      3. BLitZ MaFiA SQuAD
        11 years, 5 months ago
        yes last season i reduced a 250 point lead of my rival to just 40 points 🙂
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3. Still No Eye Dia
  11 years, 5 months ago
  It's too late to give up.
  
  Played my first season last year cos a friend asked me to, but didn't really give a toss until January, when I caught the FF bug, by which time I was in the toilet. Spent the rest of the season in distant last, frantically trying to catch up.
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4. Buck The Trent
  11 years, 5 months ago
  If u play for money, dont give up yet. My ML rival scored 90pts this week and overlapped me (46pt) , so anything is possible.
  
  If no money for the taking, feel free to give up
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  1. FPL Daniel
    11 years, 5 months ago
    t problem is that I don't have t edge and right feeling this year. I am selling Mata when he got 18pt haul. I am selling RVP right before he goes on a run. I am captaining him 3 times this year for 1pt, 2pt, 5pt. I am captaining Rooney and he gots injured for 1pt. Having kun when he got injured, selling him for a hit, after I am fed up and Mancini starts him after that Panam game, selling bale before he goes on a run, keeping Santi for several blanls, too many injuries, had a GW with 0 goals and assists and CS in one GW, worst in 5 years when snow isn't included.
    
    Too much going wrong. Still isn't time to give up? MY decisions is what scares me, not the pt gap
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    1. FPL Daniel
      11 years, 5 months ago
      help buddies help
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      1. Ryan
        11 years, 5 months ago
        Hang in there mate. Your luck will turn. Back the stats too.
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        FPL Daniel
        11 years, 5 months ago
        i am backing t stats whole year. maybe that is wrong. Previously I didn't do that. I blame Glover!!! He is wonderful analyst but he has bad influence on me
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        Ryan
        11 years, 5 months ago
        I don't like the way Glover backs the stats. Just back the obvious ones like shots on goal and in the box etc. None of this prediction crap.
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        BLitZ MaFiA SQuAD
        11 years, 5 months ago
        My advice. always go with your gut. Go with always players with both good fixture and form. Stats are there only to help back up your views. what happens this week will not necessarily happen the next. you need to watch games regularly. particularly the players which your are interested to buy and those that are in your team. you need to at least see the highlights of the opponents, your players may face against to have better judgements and calls!
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    2. ILOVEBAPS
      11 years, 5 months ago
      And after all that you are still only 100 points behind!!!
      
      Luck will turn and so will your points. Can't get much worse.
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      1. FPL Daniel
        11 years, 5 months ago
        thanks chaps. Help was needed. Good luck all... My luck has to improve really
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5. Rojo's Modern Life
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Pathetic
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Koflok
11 years, 5 months ago
Bale + Tevez or
Silva + Suarez (and downgrade Sterling for a hit)?
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1. OPTA FPL
  11 years, 5 months ago
  B
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EL TANO
11 years, 5 months ago
villa game flattered city
2 penalties and that silva goal was a shambles not to mention the near post goal by aguero
villa were shite
I'm not jumping on any city bandwagons on that performance
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1. UnderstandablyDistraught
  11 years, 5 months ago
  They got the kind of breaks that good teams get though. The return of Silva is immense for that team. He runs the show, their offence is better and thus improves their defense. They were a bit lucky but it's time to be very ready to jump on I think
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2. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
  11 years, 5 months ago
  I agree, Silva was lucky to post such a high score too. Two assists from two handballs.
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Green-Pea
11 years, 5 months ago
What a gw despite ddg , zab , santon and mata failing i still got a whopping 65 points with berbatov to go
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1. UnderstandablyDistraught
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Nice!!
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2. OPTA FPL
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Silva (C)
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OPTA FPL
11 years, 5 months ago
I'm thinking of saving FT this week, what do you think?

Begovic

Lord Baines Rafael Cuellar

Bale Mata Nolan Pienaar

RVP Suarez Ba

Bench: Foster, Demel Nelsen Guthrie

0M, 1 FT
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1. UnderstandablyDistraught
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Save
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UnderstandablyDistraught
11 years, 5 months ago
Feels like the DZ is on prozac or something tonight
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1. tm245
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Agreed. Lots of bleak outlooks. An unfortunate consequence of an attacking elite that shows no signs of slowing down. I posted on the last page that if Baines, Mata, and RVP all blank in the same week, the pain is exaggerated but should not be considered fatal.
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  1. UnderstandablyDistraught
    11 years, 5 months ago
    I have Baines and RVP. I'll do well enough to swim in place I think. Knew this week could be very topsy turvy and it was in that quite a few big hitters nailed it while RVP floundered. I don't mind having someone like Baines to sell at all right now
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    1. tm245
      11 years, 5 months ago
      Next week looks big as well, with some nice home fixtures for several favorites. Can't see getting rid of Baines until a big need in attack comes along.
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      1. UnderstandablyDistraught
        11 years, 5 months ago
        I'm ok playing Lambert upfront next week but after that I want to upgrade that position to a better player. Thinking Giroux, Tevez. Suarez is a bit out of reach right now.
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        tm245
        11 years, 5 months ago
        Fair enough, but Baines seems like a steep price to pay when you have Michu and Sterling as well.
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        UnderstandablyDistraught
        11 years, 5 months ago
        I bought Sterling cheaply so not much profit to be made there once I replace him. Michu returns good points for his price so will keep him for another while. Baines is simply putting my money on attacking returns for a forward rather than a defender who had return few points in the last six weeks. Instead of Baines at the back I'll have a defender with a better chance of a clean sheet and hopefully one who gets forward.
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        tm245
        11 years, 5 months ago
        Michu, Lambert and Sterling are your last three attackers, but would Baines money guarantee you two guys with better returns week in and week out? Mind you, I shipped Lambert last week, but that was because he was my 2nd striker. I am stuck with Pog as my last attacker so that's why I'm interested in your Baines logic. I don't have the money to upgrade but you might be able to.
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        UnderstandablyDistraught
        11 years, 5 months ago
        I can do Baines to a 4.6 defender and get Tevez for Lambert. 5.6 defender and Giroud
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        UnderstandablyDistraught
        11 years, 5 months ago
        and you have a midfield that you would want to play all 5
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        tm245
        11 years, 5 months ago
        Have to consider either of those moves, then. Both are significant upgrades.
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        tm245
        11 years, 5 months ago
        Right. I am going 352 but I think my fading ranking tells me that might not be the best formation. Just can't get rid of any of them.
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        UnderstandablyDistraught
        11 years, 5 months ago
        At least Pog has a half decent fixture next week or you could go 4 at the back. Midfield choices are tough right now and that's why I'm taking a wait and see attitude over the next couple of weeks. You're in the same boat - just have to keep a close eye on players and prices.
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Elniñorules
11 years, 5 months ago
@FourFourTom killing it tonight.
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1. UnderstandablyDistraught
  11 years, 5 months ago
  are you chatting only on twitter these days?
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Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
11 years, 5 months ago
So what do we do now?
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1. UnderstandablyDistraught
  11 years, 5 months ago
  I don't know. You'll probably talk shite and I'll read it and think - he's talkin shite
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  1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
    11 years, 5 months ago
    😐
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    1. UnderstandablyDistraught
      11 years, 5 months ago
      I guess I have to put a smiley after it to let you know it was a joke - it was meant to be anyway
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      1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
        11 years, 5 months ago
        No worries 😉
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2. tm245
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Your team will score 75 pts next week. Have you seen the fixtures? You just had bad luck this weekend.
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  1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
    11 years, 5 months ago
    I hope so, thanks for cheering me up mate! 🙂
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mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
11 years, 5 months ago
Evening deadzoners. I am struggling to see what a good score is this week. I had a roller coaster ride yesterday. Goals galore, then michu on bench, then rvp captain fail but progressed in a lot of my leagues.

50 prebaps with berba, shawx and bego to play. How have you faired?
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1. Ishaan-Do join my FPL leagu…
  11 years, 5 months ago
  28 with berb bego and wilk to play 🙁
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2. threesticks
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Leader of our mini league is on 66 with 3 to play
  I'm on 33 with 5 to play (Sterling on bench, Mata started)
  Bitter, party of one!?
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  1. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Oh ok, I guess it isn't too bad. Gutted I did not stick with my ut n captain tevez but listened to a lot of people on here re rvp. And unfortunatly Demi can not be 100% trusted anymore for early line ups. In an alternate game I had Enrique captain but aw he wasn't even playing accordingly and lost the points. It is not the first time this season either. It is still nice to have an inkling I guess but now has to be taken with a definate pinch of salt
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3. CarlosKillface
  11 years, 5 months ago
  38 with berb cam and jask to play. rvp(c)
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Ishaan-Do join my FPL leagu…
11 years, 5 months ago
I know this is difficult, but choose two out of these three- Silva, Cazorla, Mata.
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1. UnderstandablyDistraught
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Silva Cazorla
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  1. FPL Daniel
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Mata and Silva. They plat 4 better teams and r bigger goal threat
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    1. UnderstandablyDistraught
      11 years, 5 months ago
      Cazorla will score more points than Mata over the next six weeks
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      1. FPL Daniel
        11 years, 5 months ago
        wanna bet?
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        UnderstandablyDistraught
        11 years, 5 months ago
        bet?
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        FPL Daniel
        11 years, 5 months ago
        yeah i vote mata u vote cazorla. in next 3?
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        UnderstandablyDistraught
        11 years, 5 months ago
        I said next six
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        UnderstandablyDistraught
        11 years, 5 months ago
        but the bet can include both 3 and 6
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2. Ryan
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Add Bale to that mix and its almost impossible to choose the best two. Back fixtures as I'd say all 4 are on an equal pegging.
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  1. CarlosKillface
    11 years, 5 months ago
    +1
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Egg noodle
11 years, 5 months ago
Why do people call it a 'mini league' and not just 'league' ?
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1. FPL Daniel
  11 years, 5 months ago
  league
  league of leagues
  mini league
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threesticks
11 years, 5 months ago
Begovic - Jaas
Hughes-Cameron-Cuellar-Davies-McCartney
Bale-Hazard-Mata-Sterling-Fellaini
RVP-Suarez-Berbatov

Bale & Mata -> Santi & Silva ?
Bale & Hazard-> Santi & Silva ?
Both? Neither? Either?
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1. Daniyal
  11 years, 5 months ago
  hazard --> santi a must
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2. FPL Daniel
  11 years, 5 months ago
  neither def. i am doing all those transfers whole season and its wrong, just wrong. learn from other mistakes
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Daniyal
11 years, 5 months ago
my front line now
ba rvp suarez

just did berba--> suarez + ivanovic --> cuellar (-4) Good? Bad?
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1. FPL Daniel
  11 years, 5 months ago
  stop knee jerking and keep it
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  1. Daniyal
    11 years, 5 months ago
    all my rivals had suarez pre norwich hattrick are he was killing me now so it was necessary at this point
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    1. FPL Daniel
      11 years, 5 months ago
      well if all of them has him, good reason for u to have someone else. maybe someone who had 10shots on goal this week. In example Ba. Or Berba. Oh wait u sole Berba. Why?
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2. Rojo's Modern Life
  11 years, 5 months ago
  HAHAHA
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Clay
11 years, 5 months ago
Is Ba, RVP and Berb up top suddenly looking a tad lightweight?
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1. Rojo's Modern Life
  11 years, 5 months ago
  no
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2. Ishaan-Do join my FPL leagu…
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Stick with it. Theyll come good.
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3. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Lightweight? 3 of the most dangerous strikers in the league if not the world.
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4. ILOVEBAPS
  11 years, 5 months ago
  My front 3 too. After a couple of blanks Ba has earned another week but Newc had better light it up!
  Suarez isn't getting any cheaper and Tevez/Aguerro are looking deadly with Silva pulling the strings.
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gebb
11 years, 5 months ago
Despite my annoyance that everyone are beating my score this week, it has been a good one for the game itself I think. During the first half of last season pretty much everyone had Silva, RVP, Vorm, Aguero and a couple of other big hitters I can't remember.

Now - however - there are so many greats to chose from. Suarez, Ba, RVP, Tevez, Berba, Defoe, Aguero, Rooney and Giroud are all great expensive picks. Midfield is even more varied because of the huge amount of semi-OOP budget players like Michu, Morrison, Nolan and Sterling, and the fact that teams like Arsenal, Chelsea and Spurs have a lot of viable options depending on how much you want to pay. Defensive strength has become complicated by the bigger teams not really delivering and a lot of budget options keep delivering assists and goals, and there are many many viable keeper rotations. I know there is a template floating around, but that is not the only way to build your team.

In essence, I'm not going to freak out and knee-jerk in Silva and Aguero because next week I might be the one that has all the right players.
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1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Chelsea away too...
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2. Ryan
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Well summed up at the end there. At the end of the day half the template players did well and the other half didn't. How many you had on either side determines how good your game week went. Swings and roundabouts.
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  1. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Indeed and most important is not to take hits to chase points as many will be doing. Sit tight. I did this week and now I am struggling to see how to spend a transfer. One thing is for ure, Enrique is a must. He was outstanding yesterday, oop. Free's up cash if baines go's. decisions decisions..
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    1. Ryan
      11 years, 5 months ago
      Yeah I'm considering him as a Baines replacement. Baines gets one last chance though.
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Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
11 years, 5 months ago
I'm going to put it out there. I think Chelsea will beat Man City.
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1. Ryan
  11 years, 5 months ago
  I sure hope so. Citeh need to get back to being average. Its not fun watching them win 5-0 when you have none of their players.
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  1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Yeah, I honestly think this GW would not have been so bad if it wasn't for that result. It just makes me a little sick to see Silva - 14 points. I love the guy and want him in my team really badly. But I just don't know which avenue to go to get him in. It just feels impossible. I can't believe Mata was benched too. That was just agony.
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  2. Deicide
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Yay i'm not the only one who doesn't have city coverage..
    
    I'd get tevez if he wasn't a rotation risk
    
    And I hope Chelsea beat city too.
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    1. EL TANO
      11 years, 5 months ago
      City annoy me so much I just want to WATCH them lose
      'Sharing' penalties - cheesy bastards...get a room!
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      1. Deicide
        11 years, 5 months ago
        Hahahahahaha,
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Deicide
11 years, 5 months ago
Let's suppose Falcao arrives to Chelsea, would you get him straight away? Would you ditch RVP to get Falcao? I think is almost a fact that Radamel will sign for Chelsea
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1. FPL Daniel
  11 years, 5 months ago
  I prefer Lukaku. I expect Sturridge to get run of games now
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  1. don parcheesi
    11 years, 5 months ago
    What? You prefer Lukaku to the possibility of Falcao? One can't get a game at West Brom and the other is a top 5 striker in the world. Falcao would be shoe-horned in almost right away, with almost anyone else being expendible
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EL TANO
11 years, 5 months ago
leader in my mini league is on 73 with jaask shawcross and hangeland off the bench to play
jammy mongrel even benched michu
he capt suarez of course and has tevez mertesacker caz sterling ba
top 2k and no rvp all season
I thought I might catch him with rvp this week
all it takes is a coupla captained goals, a shambolic villa defence and Ashley Young taking free kicks (!!!???) to turn 50 points into 100 points behind
Arse.
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CarlosKillface
11 years, 5 months ago
would peoples sacrifice baines to get a midfield of caz silva mata bale?
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1. Ryan
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Yep.
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2. Ryan
  11 years, 5 months ago
  If I were to downgrade Baines and another defender I could have this front 8
  
  Mata, Silva, Bale, Walcott, Sterling
  RVP, Suarez, Berbatov
  
  Baines wouldn't have much appeal in the face of that team.
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  1. CarlosKillface
    11 years, 5 months ago
    thats a cheeky front 8. Very nice. if baines went for me i could have
    bale mata caz silva maloney
    rvp berb giroud(maybe change him to ba).
    its very tempting
    so i suppose the question is would you have that midfield or would you have three of them and baines with one of michu/fellon/nolan?
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    1. Ryan
      11 years, 5 months ago
      Fellaini has a ban and then poor fixtures. If I hadn't bought him in last week I'd definitely go for the big 4 in midfield.
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      1. CarlosKillface
        11 years, 5 months ago
        same here
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      2. don parcheesi
        11 years, 5 months ago
        That MF you posted above is tasty, but Fellaini still earns a spot in my team ahead of Silva or Mata because of his significant goal threat and his complete lack of rotation risk.
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        Ryan
        11 years, 5 months ago
        Yeah that is fair. I guess its easy to be bitter when guys like Silva (and Sterling on my bench) have a good week.
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        CarlosKillface
        11 years, 5 months ago
        iye, its close tho
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3. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
  11 years, 5 months ago
  I'm strongly considering ditching Baines. While it's fun to own him. What's the point when Everton's defence is atrociously bad at keeping CS. And if it gives you extra coverage of other teams I'm starting to feel a bit peeved by his expensive presence.
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  1. jamesffs
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Bad move. Players should be judged long term, not by weekly performance. Baines will be right up there as the top scoring defender regardless of CS because of his assist and goal threat.
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    1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      11 years, 5 months ago
      But the top points scorers in FPL wont all necessarily have Baines over the season. Yes he probably will be up there. But is he worth having if you can get more points from certain midfielders/strikers you would prefer?
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      1. jamesffs
        11 years, 5 months ago
        Well I'd say nothing is certain, so its not as if you're transferring him out knowing you'll definitely be better off. Personally I always feel safer having Baines in my team. Sometimes on fantasy football there are too many transfers, too much over thinking and over planning. Look at the guy who scored the most this week with 102 points. He's made 2 transfers. Now I know a lot of that is down to luck, but I like having certain players in my team who I will stick with even if they miss a couple of clean sheets because I know they will still pay off long term rather than gambling by spreading the extra cash about elsewhere. Its a personal choice!
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    2. CarlosKillface
      11 years, 5 months ago
      the point is whether he can outscore a 4.5m def compaired to the big 4 in mids
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      1. El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
        11 years, 5 months ago
        on his current form he cant.
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  2. lfc123
    11 years, 5 months ago
    i think everyone should give him one more week, then get rid after norwich..
    
    that's what i'm planning on doing anyway, and if enrique plays left mid again he'll be the one replacing him!
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  3. BLitZ MaFiA SQuAD
    11 years, 5 months ago
    feel the same way 🙂
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    1. BLitZ MaFiA SQuAD
      11 years, 5 months ago
      but will still wait until the end of next week to make the final call
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4. SAMCRO-Sons Of Fantasy
  11 years, 5 months ago
  I might sacrifice Baines for Evans, United's next 3 look like cleanies...
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jamesffs
11 years, 5 months ago
Which one is better? I can't decide!

A) Rooney & Kacaniklic

B) Cazorla/Bale & Ruiz/Long (or any other forward under 6.9m)
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SAMCRO-Sons Of Fantasy
11 years, 5 months ago
Who's the better bench warmer between Schneiderlin and Puncheon, which of the two has a more advanced role IF called upon? I'm trying to raise money for Silva....
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1. Shakshuka
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Puncheon more advanced, Schneid more nailed on me thinks
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El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
11 years, 5 months ago
Ive just pissed Baines off. Hope it does not come back to bite me.
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1. lfc123
  11 years, 5 months ago
  home vs Norwich next game... did you know that?
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El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
11 years, 5 months ago
I have a balls defence of

Davies, Cuellar, ShawX, McCartney, Gorkss, YAY!
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1. Billy Gilmore
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Why don't you take another hit and fix it? 🙄
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2. Ryan
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Hahaha you crack me up. How many hits have you taken since yesterday 😆
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Dhanesh Prabhu
11 years, 5 months ago
have 2 FT this week and i am thinking about changing

Bale----> Silva
Mcauley----> Jose Enrique

thoughts please.
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Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
11 years, 5 months ago
Man Utd's midfield this year is woefully bad at times. People have said Fergie might have had regrets signing Kagawa...but in my opinion that midfield needs some creativity and FAST. They are not going to win the league with Giggs, Carrick, Scholes plodding along slowly up the pitch and creating nothing. There is such a naivety about how they approach games. It's like they've forgotten how to even play football half the time.
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1. Ryan
  11 years, 5 months ago
  United really missed Rooney yesterday, he is the guy that really brings the attack forward. Giggs starting was a mistake and I'm still not convinced he's good enough to play CM. Scholes or Cleverly should have started instead.
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  1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Yeah, there is a BIG reason why Rooney has to play that deeper role. They are simply lost without that spark.
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2. UnderstandablyDistraught
  11 years, 5 months ago
  It's like you said I think, they were plodding, Scholes in particular. They have no pace, no spark and just shows how essential Rooney is to that team. Kagawa will help but they need another to step up.
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