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Of course he is good enough. Spurs just wasn't a great fit for him and he wasn't able to play his preferred role and be the main attacking threat like he was at Fulham.

I'm surprised he left to be honest, he was getting on a bit for Tottenham but he still would have been good in a top 10 team

As a Spurs fan I'm sad he's going, scored some vital goals and had a fantastic attitude in the squad. Unfortunately I just don't think AVB rated him and its clear he is rebuilding Spurs to make the team his own.

He was certainly good enough. Spurs have 17 MF players to choose from in FPL. Just not getting the game time, and its a WC year so may e too risky for him to stay.

A real shame though.

Probably expecting too much but i'd liked to have seen him at Villa. We are badly missing a defender of his mould and experience. Would have been a good fit for the player and club

Think I prefer him to Coutinho for the first 3, can always change him over then

Countinho, Silva, Bale, Hazard, Michu

is my current Midfield...I call it the Midfield of Sin

Currently have Dzeko up front but if Bale goes I'll swap him to Silva and Dzeko to Soldado. Can see Citeh scoring well in the opening three games

B if I had to, but not enough Belgians 😉

B i think. Not sure on Mata though

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I'd like to know who the 8th player of your front 8 is

I would be surprised at that, but it's possible.

I'll gather thoughts of CCFC season ticket holder chums in work tomorrow.

Malcolm what do you think?

My gut was huds and Caulker as a pairing but the left foot, right foot of turner and Caulker looks promising. My only concern is huds has been confirmed as captain and can't see malky giving it to him if he won't play. brayford looks to be the choice for me at the mo

Also somebody said Gayle for Crystal Palace might not even play anymore? Is that just a made up assumption?

Marshall well worth a punt IMO

Mannone, Marshall, Speroni & McGregor are other options.

What abt mannonne?

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To make it standout as it was interesting. It's called a sticky.
Had it received a title, it would be called a Hot Topic & be easily found on the right hand top corner near latest comments.

He is being very underlooked, well worth a go. Carroll could be back for GW 2 if not 1.

I like him, but feels that my $$ can be spent better - rather get someone who is gna score more points and get a 5/5.5 backup.

I suspect you are probably right but we can't see through the Mirallas shaped bandwagon blocking our view at the moment. Both are respectable picks in all likelihood.

The trouble is, his scoring depends on the congruence of too many factors, as his technique is so crap. That is why, imo, it is better to go for Noble @ 5.5.

Nope. He's in my team too.

I have him in my current draft.

Think I favour Bony for the price but wouldnt dismiss a double up at the given time.

Considering two of them unlikely to start Gw1 you should be fine

Definitely

Why is Mert a bad move?

5.5 def from a solid top 4 team who carries a goal threat, I don't agree... I think that Bale will go but not the others.

Bale and suarez to Madrid , Rooney maybe stay ,

Fwiw I haven't taken Bale out of my team yet.

Bale and Suarez will go. Rooney is just mind games by Mourinho. Mert is a good pic IMO

No you have to go Eden

Why limit yourself?

I'm have him, although probably not (c) - he's a great option though.

Brilliant!

this is so great

ha! 😆

My god that's fantastic.

'Wales is another country in there?'

'Yes and no'

Love it, thanks for the link.

loved it.

3. Owning RVP and bale or that matter makes the game thoroughly uninteresting and we should challenge ourselves to do better without even if they are essential

I think you're absolutely right but I have been following the reports of Ronaldo to United very closely over the last month and believe there is a real possibility of this transfer actually happening. That might put the cat amongst the pigeons...

True, going to run with him now?

I decided I would as its easier to get rid of him and be a rich oil prince or try get him in / use a wild card early. Though many seem to be using early WC anyway thanks to the DGW

Interesting points, however your main point about not planning to get RVP in because of bandwagons is faulty IMO. This is because its probably too early to tell who the 'must have' players are after only 2/3 GW's.

This last paragraph makes good sense to me. Pre-planned transfers, especially this early in the season, are very liable to be scuppered by injuries, the emergence of new prospects and bandwagons.

Not an FPL option.

Steer clear. Apart from an occasional penalty he has little FPL value. Classic example of a player much more valuable IRL than in FPL.

Haven't heard much about him on here really. Have you got Mirallas?

I was strongly considering, as way to save 2.5-3 by not going Walcott/Cazorla, then realised his days of prolific FPL scoring were left in Everton. Still the main man/key man, but too deep for my liking and a guy like Giroud is just not going to win you many pens.

Best options at 7.0 imo are:

Nolan
Sigurdsson

I'd rather have Nolan / Mirallas / Ben Arfa / Snodgrass / Sessegnon ... will be a good option for a DGW at some point.

weak defend line . last seasons few defenders earn more points then forwards like giroud etc. evra for exmaple ...

Looking good so far.

Maybe, he's in my current draft and there are a few options to sidestep to if he doesn't produce

A born finisher, think we will see much more from Norwich this season.

well with my team, im able to fit in that midfield and giroud so a balanced one is best

TBH I don't think it matters. What's important is to choose a playing formation, either 3-4-3 or 3-5-2, and select players based on that formation. One approach is to choose cheap bench players first - whether you need a cheap FWD will be determined by the formation - and then see who you can afford.

I think most people will go for 3-4-3, but 3-5-2 is fine too.

With regard to your selections above,all are good picks, so I think it comes down to a question of taste how you distribute the funds.

Night, Acqua

I feel his pitch time will become dimished though.

Not really. RVP, Dzeko, Lukaku look good although I do have some very slight concerns over the game time of Dzeko and Lukaku. I guess we'll know more after the first couple of GW's.