| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Raya Martin | ARS | B, Vs |
| No Change |  Donnarumma | MCI | B |
| Up |  Henderson | CRY | C |
| No Change |  Pickford | EVE | C |
| No Change |  Verbruggen | BHA | B |
| No Change |  Darlow | LEE | B, Vs, £ |
| Down |  Roefs | SUN | B |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Gabriel Magalhães | ARS | B, Vs |
| No Change |  O’Reilly | MCI | A |
| Up |  Lacroix | CRY | A |
| No Change |  Keane | EVE | C |
| Up |  van Hecke | BHA | B |
| Up |  Struijk | LEE | B, Vs, £ |
| Up |  Hill | BOU | C, £ |
| Down |  Ballard | SUN | C |
| Down |  van Dijk | LIV | A |
| No Change |  Thiaw | NEW | C |
| No Change |  Cash | AVL | C |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Bruno Fernandes | MUN | A |
| Up |  Cherki | MCI | A |
| Up |  Saka | ARS | C, Vs |
| No Change |  Wilson | FUL | B |
| No Change |  Ismaila Sarr | CRY | C, Rest |
| No Change |  Rogers | AVL | B |
| No Change |  Gibbs-White | NFO | A |
| No Change |  Dewsbury-Hall | EVE | A, £ |
| No Change |  Palmer | CHE | C |
| Down |  Szoboszlai | LIV | C |
| No Change |  Tavernier | BOU | C, £ |
| No Change |  Hinshelwood | BHA | B, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Haaland | MCI | B |
| No Change |  Thiago | BRE | B |
| No Change |  Bowen | WHU | A |
| No Change |  Watkins | AVL | A |
| No Change |  Welbeck | BHA | B |
| No Change |  Calvert-Lewin | LEE | C, Vs |
| No Change |  João Pedro | CHE | C |
| Up |  Isak | LIV | B |
Mark Man United dominate the ICT Index rankings with the performances of both Wayne Rooney of Shinji Kagawa catching the eye and leaving the rest of the Premier League in their wake. All that is, except Luis Suarez who goes on producing the goods and the goals for Brendan Rodgers’ men.
Our members can examine all the numbers from the weekend action via our tables, charts and maps but, as always, we’ve handpicked some of the most notable performers on show.
depending on any late re-scheduling news and fitness updates, i'm looking at this -4 hit to field 11:
Aguero + Mata + Kebe -> Suarez + Michu + Sess
Don't do Kebe > Sess and keep 4 points IMO.
if he's fit, i might keep him but he was on his way out anyway.
Sess offers so much more and the -4 could be absorbed as other ML oppo's are only fielding 8, 9 or 10 which is also throwing away 2-6 points.
Forget your ML rivals.
You're spending 4 points buying a player whose returns have been iffy all season. There very little guarantee he will get more than 2 points.
After his 2 decent fixtures, he has 2 horrible ones.
So, Kebe's injury has spoiled the party somewhat though Pearce returning to the side has softened the blow.
Have 2FT. Going to have to go Kebe + Silva (if that doesn't go ahead) to Cabaye/Sissoko and Sessesgnon, I think. And take my chances with Cameron.
Sound OK?
😆
straws...clutching
If Gerrard is feeling generous...
Suarez might take them. He's giving the golden boot a good go.
This. Wouldn't be surprised if Suarez was in the chase for the golden boot with a few weeks left and Liverpool got a pen.
What's going on with this Demel character? I though he was dropped...
If you play him he will get 1 or 2 points. You will then be frustrated and bench him and he will keep a clean sheet. When you bring him back into your side, he will be dropped.
for those that have or are shipping rvp, thoughts on getting rooney back next week instead of the flying dutchman?
That's the debate. I still think RvP is worth the extra cash now he is on pens though
Rooney has been threatening to be an viable RVP alternative for a while now. Whether it will happen is another thing.
GW30 is a long way away, but it might be a decision you are forced to make if you sell RVP.
delete 'threatening to be' and leave it as 'has been a viable RVP alternative for a while now'
It's only that the vast majority had lots of value in RVP and a swap seemed too sideways. But now that many have sold (including myself) Rooney becomes that bit more enticing and convenient. Not to mention a massively explosive differential.
Once you have sold RVP, Rooney definitely becomes an option as you (obviously) have neither.
Selling RVP with the intention of getting Rooney in is a different matter completely.
Exactly my point. Now that I'm sans RVP, Rooney suddenly feels like an awesome differential captain in GW30...
Yeah, ok. For you he is. For RVP owners it's not quite so simple.
Selling RVP is a huge decision, one which you have already made and therefore don't have to factor in.
It's not really that huge, he has a blank next week. Perfect time to sell if you can and then assess afterwards. As I said in my original comment...I understand the reason why it's not as simple when you own RVP still. But the idea of selling RVP isn't all that scary when he has a blank.
I've certainly got some thinking to do, especially if Sturridge doesn't make the next game and Suarez is player CF.
i already sold rvp this week to get in suarez for the hatty :D. are you going to hold on to rvp?
No idea. I'll see what the FPL gods throw my way in terms of fixtures and injuries then make a decision on Friday/Saturday.
I just don't think you can judge the performance of any united player when RVP is not on the pitch. He's liable to nick anything. Having said that, Rooney tends to explode for a few games...
Aguero/Guthrie ➡ Benteke/Sess to field 11?
I have four blanks next gw:
Evans
Zabaleta
Mata
Walcott
Hoping Utd or City game is rescheduled within gw29, but if not who would you drop, and who would you bring in in his stead?
Double up on Norwich defence (gw29). 😎
I have Martin so I hope it works for you.
Lets talk Mata, worth keeping?
Three blanks is the first issue.
The stats show that he is fourth for penalty area touches which is positive however he is 23rd for attempts over the last 4 GWs for mids. Why is he in the penalty area and not shooting?
His chances created puts him 10th for mids however I am all in favour of threat over creativity in mids. If you get both it's ideal however creativity without the threat for 10m doesn't seem worth it even if they do have easy games.
Plus this whole Rafa thing means I think i might stay clear of Chelski.
Discuss.
He's had poor stats for weeks now, but until recently his points kept ticking over.
I'd sell this week if you need to field 11.
Surely it's not as simple as that.
His last 3 games have been:
Rest against Wigan, brief cameo
Away game to City, most difficult fixture going
Home to stubborn WBA, stats decent, unlucky not to get something.
Is this not a bit of a knee-jerk?
By 'weeks', I don't just mean the last 3 games.
5 shots in the box GW21-25 (6 games)
Fair enough, but his shots totals were never huge anyway. He was extremely clinical while also being creative and having massive assist potential. Same as always. He's got history that can't be ignored. Sell him at your peril is my advice. Don't be surprised if he makes another explosive comeback.
I haven't owned him this season, although not through lack of wanting to.
I was close to getting him in my winter WC (GW25) but held off and kept Fellaini, allowing me to bulk my defence. It's worked out well so far.
I might get him in for the Chelsea DGW though.
I might sell this week and get back for their DGW when WCing
only fielding 9 players is the same as a -4 hit, right?
uuuhhh....
lol
hey bish.
did you actually do anything with our team yet? (besides feck it up).
I'm having a big party later this week. We are unveiling our new marquee signing*. Planning a wet T-shirt competition for the milfs, midgets arm wrestling, mud wrestling the worx.
We still need a clown to keep the 3 year old's busy and out of our way. You interested?
*Nzogbia
sorry, can't.
i'm taking part in the wet t-shirt contest.
Anyone had consistent FPL rankings over a few years? good or bad.
Got a feeling i'm destined to finish between 2K-3K every year. Not sure if it's luck that's got me this high or if it's luck i need to get any higher.
Plenty would kill for that history. Can see you under 2K if you play well in DGWs.
What's the deal with Sess?
Agreed he has one of the few OK fixtures in 29 but is he playing in a different position of something?
am I so far behind the curve that I can't even see the curve? 😉
Guys
Have 8 players for this GW
Worth any hits? I've still got my WC to play
A. Hughes
B. Demel
C. Mata
Bunn (Begovic)
Clyne Davies (Demel. Hughes Monreal)
Bale Michu Sissoko (Walcott Mata)
Lambert Sturridge (RVP)
bego bunn
enrique dawson cueller davies clyne
mata bale walcott sissoko marv
suarez studge giroud
1ft and 6.2 in the bank but strongly considering taking a hit.
any thoughts?
you really think sess is the best mf option? i can literally afford anyone
leaves me with 9 players then (assuming cueller won't play). don't you think a hit to remove GIROUD could be worth it? lambert lukaku and benteke all rather tempting
Giroud has to go.
If Marv is your bench fodder then you can get away with it but better to have someone useful.
Options in mf look poor don't they ?
I can see your point better about the hit when you explain it - Giroud IMO looks a liability at the best of times do maybe a hit is warranted , just playing leaves you on -2 so a goal brings you to +2 ...
Lukaka then Bent , but if I were you why not chance Cisse ???
yeah that's the trouble.... gerrard, siggy, coutinho, cabaye, sess, nzogers, michu the main mf options but not sure which to go for
bent? i sure hope you mean benteke! not sure cisse is as good an option as lambert benteke or lukaku and he's a good deal more expensive.... why do you think he's such a good option?
Lose Marv? Shirley?
So this week is gonna be all about the 4 S's :
Suarez , Sissoko , Sessenong and Sturridge , How many will you have ?
I've 3 at the moment.
Tonight, Sergio Aguero, is your last chance.
Kagawa hitting form at this time of the season would be great for United and he needs a good run of games so he could become a good FPL prospect and only £7.9m.
I had him early in the season before he got injured. Definitely, one to watchlist...
guys would you go with it???
Giroud-> Benteke
Mata-> Michu
Walcott-> ????
have Sissoko,Bale and Puncheon...everything for -4 pts...
Maybe just do the first two? No great fixtures this week and you're going to be taking hits to get your old team back afterwards.
Who would you say is the best 4.5m defender to buy who has a fixture next week? Dawson? Wilson?
Clark
lol
dawson but tough fixtures. o'brien? 😕 1 assist, 1 cs and 2bps over the last two games....
West Ham have a blank unfortunately.
(Just tried to link my team - hope it's worked properly!)
Team for next week as it stands:
Begovic (Federici)
Davies - Mariappa (Evra - Clichy - Azpil)
Bale - Michu - Puncheon (Mata - Walcott)
Sturridge - Lambert (RVP)
2FT, 0.5 in bank
Any advice?! I have no idea what to do. Thinking Mata -> Sissoko but with 1 transfer maybe?
So i can get 11 out without a hit, but it leaves me an overly healthy £6.9m in the bank if I do the most likely transfer of Mata > Sissoko.
I'm considering another transfer just to burn some cash. Noble > Cabaye doesn't look a terrible idea, as it would let me bench Clyne - who looks nailed on for 1 point. The alternative is to ditch Sturridge, but that seems daft as I expect him to play.
I'm holding a WC, so I can be wonderfully short term about this 🙂
How about this for a 4pt hit :-
Mata>Sissoko
Fellaini>Sessegnon
Pog>Benteke
Or should I just do two of those for no hits and field 10
Currently fielding 8 including Kebe & Pearce - how many transfers would you make?
My concern is that I don't really want to lose RVP / Walcott / Mata but taking hits for defenders, blanks or otherwise, seems a little risky.
Currently thinking Fellaini, Demel & Baines out for Debuchy Sissoko & Another, pending Kebe injury news.
Definitely C.
Definite Fail.
Not been on since last night...what's the latest with this bale og? Some folk last night were pretty certain about it. Definetely no own goal for me.
header was on target before deflection
so no og (unfortunatly for me)
that was my first thought and that isnt just because he was my captain. It definetely hit him but if thats on own goal then every deflected frekick etc must then surely be
Dubious Goals Panel will probably review it, and may well come to the conclusion that it was an OG. But that will be weeks away and have absolutely no impact on the fantasy points, which won't change.
Looking at it, I don't even think the dubious goals panel will be petty enough to remove Mertesacker's goal. It might not have looked on target, but who is to say that it wouldn't have gone in anyway. It could have curled in, but it's impossible to say since there isn't enough flight of the ball evidence to tell.
The voice of Reason, as always. 🙂
Yeah, I have no strong conviction about it.
I guess it depends how their decision making process works - do they give the benefit of the doubt to scorers, rather than OGs? That would make sense since an OG is a negative on a player's record so should carry a stronger 'burden of proof'.
Rather strange question this - sorry! The hits will be for FORWARDS. Please vote:
A) Play 10, - 4.
A) Play 11, - 8.
Many thanks! 🙂
*B) Play 11, – 8. Sorry
Suppose it depends on the personnel.. would you then want them back? Would it then be a hit to get them back in?
I'm trying to decide on a -4 for a defender but I know I wouldn't subsequently bring that defender back into my team (Demel)
I am keeping Walcott, Fellaini and Baines. Really it is a question of whether to ship van Persie, or not.
A
an 8 point hit in a single GW where there is only 6 games on is always a bad idea.
In fact, an 8 point hit is only a good idea if there was some monster double gameweek.
Nice point, well made.
Berties gotta go and maybe get rid of Giroud or RVP .....
Yep. Bertie's going for Wilson. Giroud for Lukaku, then ...
Depending on tonight's performance and injuries in the midweek games, I'm fairly set to do
Mata > Sissoko
Aguero > Benteke (2 FTs)
then, maybe maybe Sturridge > Suarez for 4 points (although I could always save this for next week)
Bunn (Begovic)
Harte Clyne Davies (Dawson Cameron)
Michu Sissoko Kebe* Bale (Walcott)
RVP Sturridge Benteke
Should I do 3 changes or 2? Fairly sure my rival will stick with Sturridge, if that makes any difference.
By doing 2FT you have an definate XI ..... the -4 hit probably wont pay off !!
Is anyone bringing in Sturridge over Suarez this week? He is sooo much cheaper.
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