We delve into the previous two Gameweeks’ data this afternoon after the quick-fire schedule saw a couple of rounds of fixtures take place over the last six days. Southampton and Leicester’s wide men with an eye for goal, Liverpool’s raiding wing-back and Burnley’s in-form striker are amongst today’s candidates, whilst we also asses the lack of impact from a Palace winger and the Saints’ toiling Italian.
But do you want an OOP def in a team who can get a fair number of minus points for goals conceded.......?
good point!
And you're get some decent OOP from PvA and Bellerin for the same price range and better defences.
Much to my surprise, Aston Villa have a net spend of around £50m on transfers in the 2.5 seasons Lambert has been there. Seems that the US owners have a point.
There are some pretty dreadful buys: Sylla £2m, El Ahmadi £2.5m, Kozak £5m, Bacuna £3m, Tonev £2m, Jensen £2m, Rodriguez £2m, Bennett £2.5m, Sanchez £5m. Maybe it's my ignorance but half of those I have never heard of.
If Lambert was responsible for transfers then I guess he has little room for complaint.
They didn't have anyone decent to sell. Spending 50m in that time is nothing compared to TV money and PL money they were receiving.
Not really true. The bulk of a PL club's revenues go on wages and aren't available for transfer fees.
Chelsea, who have hugely bigger revenues than Villa, have an estimated £40m per season available for transfer fees after wages and running costs are deducted. Villa have spent an average £20m per season during Lambert's tenure. For a club of that size that's a sizeable budget.Not fair to compare the two considering what Chelsea did before FFP (hoarding youngsters). They can sell many players for healthy sums as shown last summer and last month.
At a guess, Villa make a hefty profit every season regardless of what he's spent."Hoarding" is pejorative but I'll pass that over. It's irrelevent anyway. The figures quoted are based on standard revenues only. Chelsea have a net transfer budget of around £40m per season.
As for Villa, their latest reported accounts show a £51m operating loss for the 2012-13 season.
None of them on big wages though, the cost of buying players isn't just transfer fees, there's wages and agent fees to deal with.
A good player costs 10m or more. 50m gets you about 4 good players and some can be busts
Yep. That's why that list is so peculiar. £25m spent on 9 players, none of whom have given them much at all. It's as if Villa have been playing roulette and hoping for a cheap find they can make a lot of money on, rather than actually strengthening their team.
Sturridge to Costa for next week?
You're the best manager. You should know.
Got more points than you last week, bitter much?
Why were you making posts claiming 75 points though?
Fair point, I was out of order
75(-8)...
Dat bench...
You're screwed GW27 😆😆 I know dirt cheap squad after the premium players
If you can afford field 11 on blank- yes.
I'll be taking a hit or two
Mmmm i'd sway towards no then. Studge is good. Costa in on the double
Not that I'm still bitter and twisted about it, but...Two years ago I got the most nailed on City players for their DGW...Kompany Silva and Aguero...What could possibly go wrong ?...Aguero and Kompany given the night off for the second game and Silva benched...Shocking !!!
Die Mancini die.
Rested them for the league cup final against Wigan.....That went well then...!!
RMT assuming I transfer Costa in:
Pants,
PvA, Bellerin, Terry
Hazard, ADM, Walcott, Ozil
Kun(C), Costa, Kane
Hamer, Baird, Wasi, AlbrightonGood for this week, then you can lose the extra points it gains you in hits for the week after.
If you transfer Costa in surely you have to captain him at home to Burnley? I can't see the gain otherwise.
Costa in this GW as captain is something I was planning to do. But defender issues (Wisdom, Jones) have forced my hand. Being able to field 11 in GW 27 is more important, much as I'd like to make the Costa move.
I think you are in the same situation. Baird and Wasilewski need sorting.Very valid point. I'm worried about not fielding 11 GW27. Saving the FT could make things much easier if Costa blanks
I don't believe a Costa haul is anything to worry about. Very few of the top 50k managers will be bringing him in ahead of a blank.
Actually that's part of the attraction. Captaining Costa for a haul could potentially give you a big win with so few others having him. But like I said, for me the pragmatic approach of using 2 FTs on defenders (much as I dislike it) makes more sense as I will automatically have JT, Hazard and Kane benched in GW 27 and need all my squad to play that week.
There's been a lot of talk on here about what people are doing if Chelsea have a DGW GW28, but not much on the opposite scenario. If Leicester win/draw this weekend, are people planning on selling Chelsea players?
BLANK whu SOU doesn't sound very appealing, especially when Arsenal have EVE, qpr, WHU and City liv LEI bur in the same GW's.
Looking further forwards, if Man U and Leicester were to both win this weekend and then draw in their QF's, Chelsea would end up having two blanks before any DGW's.
Would you sell Terry/Ivan/Hazard if there was no double coming up soon?
I have terry oscar and haz
Pretty sure my next move will be to sell oscar (after BUR)Assuming you have Kane, you'd need to do that either way I suppose to get 11 out.
Only have Haz atm, and I'd keep him through the blank.
Same here
Think I'd just about keep Hazard, tempted to sell Terry though.
Terry and Haz looking like season keepers bar injury etc for me...
Why out of interest?
Value locked up in them? You think they'd score as many/more points in less games? Waste of FT's?Both nailed pretty much, both goal threats, Haz on pens. Just can't foresee them going..
But if they're playing less games than others?
Priority on benching
Team value is becoming less and less of an issue - at least for me (SV of 106.2)
No way I'm selling Hazard, I bought him at 10m.
I was thinking to loose Ivan btw.Got Haz @ 9.9 I'm keeping, will be taking loads of hits over the next few weeks.
9.9M?
Yup I sold Fabregas on my WC in GW6
I'm definitely selling Hazard, I need to sell either Eriksen, Hazard or Kane and I'd lose the least money by selling Hazard and buying him back when he has a DGW.
My average finish for the last 3 years is around 14k.
This year i've not been lower than 66k 🙁Wow can i have you're autograph?
I'll get my agent to send you one.
surely you mean higher?
TINCHY SNEIJDER
Is Yaya an option now, he looks like a differential I'm torn between:
Sanchez--->Yaya/Özil
Yes. But I would say that. I'm tempted...but for me it means dropping one of Aguero or Sanchez. All three is too tricky.
Sanchez should be fine next GW. Don't waste your FT
I could keep Puncheon till GW27 and then sell. I have no money ITB after I did Caz to Sanchez. However other midfielders for that price(£5.6max) aren't great. I'm considering Walters atm(good fixtures)
Best Jones replacement???
Rose in sight of DGW
Could be an option!
Ivanovic.
Got Terry
Oh right, Ivanovic then.
Sanchez needs a big score against Palace to justify his price and punish those with Arsenal "substitutes".
#only1alexis
Cant score from treatment table unfortunately 😉
He might make the cup game. He was only taken off as a precaution and the next EPL game is a week Sunday!!
Who's the current best cheap benchwarmer Mid?
Is there anyone worth having that's cheaper than Boyd?All cheapie have been either dropped(Sanchez) or injured(Lucas, Marney). Brady might be an option but dont know whether he is sure starter or not
Yeh, i had Marney & he's got to go as i'm gonna need my subs in the next few weeks..
Was thinking of possibly Ameobi or even FletcherI have Amoebi but he didnt started last game for some reason. Fletcher was WBA's captain, so should be nailed.
Yeh,gonna have to monitor this week but Ameobi but he doesn't look nailed.. I think Fletch might be a shout simply cos he'll play every week, that's all Marney ever offered me!
Cheers
Cheaper I don't think so. Around 5.0 and you got some options like Colback and Mahrez
Needs to be as cheap as poss so i'll probs go for Boyd if i can't find a better option
If there's no dgw for chelsea soon , who would you pick after gw27 (along with kun and kane) ?
a) Costa (wh , SOTON , hull , STOKE)
b) Sturridge (burnley , swans , MU , ars)c) others and name please
Kane.
I mean Bony.
Sturridge
Costa. I still prefer Coutinho or Sterling for Liverpool.
Sterling over Eriksen you think ?
Yes after the DGW imo
I have 2 chelsea and 1 spurs,should I save my next 2 FT for the DGW?
Depends on the rest of your team.
Foster,Hamer
Azpi,Baird,Moreno,Clichy,PVA
Hazard,Ozil,ADM,Gil,Puncheon
Kane,Sturridge,Aguero
1.6 ITBSave I think.
If you dont need to use, save 🙂
Sterling to Walcott this GW (can't afford Ozil anymore)? Or save FT?
Foster
Terry Clichy PVA (Bellerin Clyne)
Hazard Sanchez ADM Sterling (Elia)
Aguero Kane DefoeI'd get Walcott , (or even Walters if he's fit) if Sterling can't play..
actually you can consider doing Elia > Walters if he's fit , and if Sterling could make it for gw27..
Sakho down to 5.5 now and Cisse at 5.4....Jeez...They could both bag a few, in fact they already have.
Eek, i also need a cheap replacement for Wisdom.. Any ideas?
I'm toying with Naughton or Dawson
Just thinking Naughton.. He's nailed on i assume?
Also thinking Muniesa
I think he will be but we've only had a few games to assess.
Naughton?
Dawson (wba)
^ This is my top choice. I may wait to see what happens over the weekend with West Brom vs West Ham with injuries etc
Bench headache.
Which 3 would you play out of these?
Bellerin(cry), Clyne(LIV), PVA(WBA) - no Panti, Wisdom(sun) and Puncheon(ARS).First 3
Ta
Bellerin, Clyne, Van Aan
Cheers
Starting Wisdom is almost the same as benching him, except he may end up starting, so if you prefer that fixture, go for it. Unlikely Pulis would use him as a sub, though always possible. More likely to use attacking sub, generally.
Anyone on here playing fantasy cricket world cup?
I've made an excel document that'll help you plan your transfers up to GW 21 (when you get unlimited transfers).
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18GZ9ZXpMNiXNrsralMrPjX9TmFWgJxdpcDivWRNOwRE/edit#gid=806071520
Start:
A)Downing (tot)
B)Clyne (LIV)B
B
downing
Best cheap def rotateing with with Pva?
Rose perhaps if he is nailed? I know he has blank coming thats why I have bench players for covering absence.Naughton: WBA, bur, hull, AVL, avl, HULL, CRP, lei
Hutton: WBA, new, hull, AVL, SWA, NEA, CRP, QPRThanks. Not sure about Hutton but Naughty is defo worth considering.
Very Naughty! 😆
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/row-zed/only-10-english-phrases-angel-5158187
Sometime they write a lot of shite but this article made me laugh.
What is the latest on Aguero? Is his Hammy gone for a long time?
No, he should be fine for next week.
Its his back
yeah, his back, came off as a precaution
Thanks all
There might be another double GW incoming if Liverpool and Crystal Palace tie in the fifth round of the FA Cup. Because of 'Pools European matches against Besiktas, the replay will be played on 4 March which means that the match against Burnley in GW28 will be moved.
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/burnley-game-moved-liverpool-fc-8642156
Are there any other teams that could miss out on GW28 because of this?So GW28 would be the blank?
Yes. With Liverpools tight scheduled the match might not be played for a while.
Good to know. On the one hand, will be carrying extra Spurs by that time, but will hold off on Pool until after this weekend. I'm sorting out defense, anyway, so not really thinking Pool or Palace. Cheers, though. Sorry I don't know about other possible blanks/doubles.
Yeah, that's right. Though Palace are playing Southampton in GW28 (forgot to think about them) and that might twist things a little further.
I looked into the schedule for 24. to 26. of February, and Arsenal are the only other team that are still in the FA Cup and play European matches that week. But Arsenal could play the replay next week (18 February). If not, we might see a blank gameweek for Arsenal in GW28, and a single GW instead of a double gameweek for QPR.
When does the watch list get updated??
Will any scenario affect chelsea vs sot gw29 ?
Like both manu lei win and draw in the qf ?
Bought a ticket to the match 🙁no
I think it's a no, but Defoe > Kane for a hit this week despite blank the next week?
Would mean I have 3 Chelsea and 1 Spurs with enough to go Costa > Sturridge or Zouma > different cheapie.If you've survived this long, what's one more week. Plus it's for a hit. With other Chelsea players you have, seems unwise.
When is the watch list updated?
So Roy Hodgson has a better handle on out squad than our manager does. If that's not a stinging indictment I don't know what is.
Details of that comment?
Crucial decisions
We all know it could be glorious, but who is willing to do Bony ➡ Aguero this week?* Aguero ➡ Bony 😳
Aguero isn't injured.
And? Who do you think will be playing closest to the goal?
Stupid move if you ask me.
We shall see. I'm not going to make it, but I do believe that it could be brilliant.
pass.
no
Could be a real gamble of the highest order...a week or two too early though
Costa Bony Kane...mmmm....
No idea if it's even realistic at this stage but worth keeping warm...
9 years, 4 months agoSchulpp and Mahrez are 2 good options! but with 1 you are getting a OOP