For me its not so much about strategy but making good decisions every week. If you have the right players to begin with value will follow. I just like to use simple guidelines like picking players with good fixtures/form, don't transfer out form players, don't be too stubborn by refusing to get players because you thought they wouldn't do well etc.

for me I am going 433 for the first time from the off (have always previously been 343) as I think the new bonus and affordable premium options at the back can reap rewards. Eg Coleman, Nastasic, Mert and Toure as a 4 will only cost 21mil.

I like that it's unique, but i'd wait on Kagawa, especially with United's opening fixtures. Lot's of risks with unproven players too.

Maybe not but I'd find the extra .5 for once of the 6.0s.

it's all about the vazmanian devil

%80 if injury free. However %50 of those he will be negative oop!

95% when fit and not rested for the champions league

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25-30

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The baby also looks suspiciously like John Terry.

http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2013/07/20/scout-report-alvaro-negredo/?hc_page=2&hc_refresh=258#hc_comment_5071209

No.

Now let's spot the deliberate typo 🙄

no chelsea cover.

not quite the makings of a power 5

*Negredo*

Fellaini doesn't represent good value this year. Pienaar or Mirallas much better picks. Not keen on Michu with those fixtures either, compared to other teams like West Ham, Southampton & Norwich with great options

hahaha very good! pokemons are perfect fit!

-1 for 9gag.
+1 for image.

Benteke 6.5 bargain

Seems a bit Pokemon heavy tbh...

Pokemon is crap.

Do you actually care? Serious question

Assist?

not sure the last two were bad buys, and torres trumps everything, ever.

Excluding Veron and maybe Berbatov these were good signings, not a patch on Shevchenko or Torres.

*Buggumarked*

IT'S A BOY!

😀

Ok until the bench.

I had Lukaku but was worried about rotation, team looks pretty good though

That word again, "balance".

IMO, balance isn't just about picking loads of mid priced players, I'd actually say if you downgraded some defenders and upgraded your strikers the team would be more "balanced", but I dunno.

Another +42.

well it's too early to say. Someone might hit terrific form first 2 games who may become a stand out choice

Like Jonty said, Arsenal Spurs games are always goal-fests!

Unless you want a Newcastle captain you must have City.. 😉

That game is when Negredo gets his 10th Premier League goal. 🙂

Bale or Walcott. Lots of Gauls in that game

It's at least 2 games too early to worry about that.

He has great rotation with Thomas 😉

What if he scores well in preseason? 😉

I had Graham in my GW1 team last season. :/

Congrats pun of the day!

Evening TM, how are you.

Knew I could count on you. Any chance we can chat on TWS?

Aguero
Jovetic
Nedgredo- fancy jovetic to get more game time
Dzeko

Negredo
RVP
Aguero
Giroud

i have Silva and Aguero currently

(1) Aguero, (2) Negredo, (3) Jovetic and (4) Dzeko.

Thanks gents, still a bit of a mixed bag...

Dzeko and Negredo will fight for the striker spot and if one of them nails it down, I personally believe they will have a very fruitfull campaign with the sort of service City has at the moment.

In spite of the popular view that Negredo will be starting, I'm not yet convinced. Dzeko is a seasoned striker in the FPL, he's done well in spite of limited oportunities and I fear he will make our guesses further more complicated.

Jovetic will basically be City's Walcott on the left, same price, but classified as a forward, which really seems like a waste to me.

If Aguero (a very unselfish player) is played behind Dzeko/Negredo, the position in which he's done best in before, I think he'll be key for City this year, although I still think the striker will still be the best buy in that case (9.5 / 7.5 so considerably cheaper and likely to score a lot of goals)

This however is just my point of view and I think the pre-season friendlies will shed a lot of light on this situation.

P.S. A word of warning for all the Silva enthusiasts at the moment though, if it turns out I'm not mistaken, this means Silva and Navas will probably fight for starts on the right wing, where Silva hasn't exactly excelled last time round. If he doesn't get to play in a central position, I don't expect anything great for him.

I agree. fixtures are a put off. however, its bony id choose over michu.

Aye ill slot him in when the fixtures pick up

Plus in Hernadez and De Guzman there are two very good mid price midfielders to be had to cover his loss...

Interesting, I've always gone 3-4-3. Always . . .

It doesn't, you won't know this until there are points on the board.

I think last year was a bit of an exception as players who did well week 1 Fellaini Michu Hazard etc kept doing well for long spells and Bale after week 4 just went on and on all year, that usually doesnt happen as far as I can remember.

Don't play that game. I ended last season with a good team value but nearly all those above me had a lower team value.

Make your guesses just before the deadline and then pray... and then act quick!

kagawa toure negredo aspas not nailed on. too many risks there.

Awful front line

Negredo will be the main striker, with Kun behind him.
and with Joevtic, I think Dzeko will be gone

I have a forward line of Sturridge- Negredo- Rodriguez now, and I feel nice 🙂

Personally, I don't like watching Negredo play (slow, shoots off target a lot, average passer) but his goal scoring record speaks for itself.

I'm having him as Citeh cover. Being £1.5m cheaper than Kun swung it for me...

2, 1, 3 in that order.

3 to start with, Nolans fixtures get a bit patchy after week 6

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1

1

2 but not necessarily Kone.

2

Cheers all 🙂