Our first delve into the members data this week sees us assess the recent displays of Sergio Aguero, Diego Costa and Olivier Giroud and take a look at the “Sherwood effect” on Christian Benteke as Villa prepare for double Gameweek 31. We also check out the form of Swansea and Tottenham’s playmakers as the fixtures turn kind for both clubs.
I did Austin>Giroud on Saturday. I dont know how I feel. How am I supposed to feel?
A bit stupid
I tried to feel stupid but someone here told me the donkey could still outscore him with a single game
Weird top of the page post
Don't worry move on
Still a chance arsenal could have a double gw31
villa+qpr isn't a great double gw not sure why all the hype
I watched the whole of the Palace QPR game. Qpr were horrible. If any forward fro the double im interested in benteke and thats it
I have Tekkers Giroud Kane
Giroud>Bente(k)e>Giroud worth the hassle
Or I can go
Kun>Tekkers>CostaIf you have Tekkers Giroud Kane now then hold
Genius
The Sartuday game will tell whether it is genius or poo
If you add in Girouds 11 and Austins two from last week its ok
Sadly I made the transfer after the game
Ah.
Feel good that you have an in form striker who you can (C) and also has a DGW at some point.
Plus it was a transfer planned in gw 27
Distraught.
Who to ditch for Mané?
A) Sanchez
B) Eriksen
C) SilvaThis week none of them
After Leicester possibly eriksen
Tough
Maybe A or just D) ignore Mane, which is tough too
I did A and feel fine about it.
Had enough of his lack of returns.
Bottomed, Repost.
Bacuna for 5.0m mid punt. worth it or not nailed on?
Not for me
share FKs and corners duty too
Bottomed.
PVA & Sterling -> Ivan & MAne (free)
pull the trigger now or should I wait for Dick's view on PVA (as if they're keeping any CS 😛 ) ?
Wait for Dick's view
That last statement is for Rose 😀
I'd do those moves even if Dick plays him as a striker
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Yeah maybe I should consider Rose instead of PVA. Would leave me with extra 0.6 itb
But then I'd love a strong bench. And I still got Panti too 😉Chances of him starting when you need is 50-50 😉
Indeed 🙁
At least he already gave me 8 points 🙂
Rose for me too, cash is king-have you Wc Nabil?
What do you mean, lose Rose before PVA?
Yep WC is here.Possibly, Spurs can't keep a cs to save their lives at this stage,
The reality is you need to lose both I reckon.
We may get some other news re dgws after city play I reckon so hold tough till Friday/Sat mate.Hmm, forgot about the other DGWs. Yeah maybe I'll hold till Friday.
That Arsenal game could also be squeezes into 31 now,
That will be a cat amongst the pidgeons for sure.Indeed. And ARS will play the earliest fixture, so another game on the 7th is a big possibility
Yea and I notice below you have no arsenal mid, Ivan may have to wait if a dgw were to be announced.
Erik -> Ramsey on my mind
Take me away from the classrom guys
Bunk?
Bertrand and Lescott to Alderweirald and Ivan. Only way I can get Ivan in for free. Want him for the DGW
Downgrade Sanchez and get Ivan for Lescott?
Don't like it, Bertrand far more attacking than Toby whereas Terry will outscore Ivan from time to time with a set piece goal. Just get Terry
Seems like an upgrade to me
so, is PVA nailed now?
Only Dick knows
Who knows but he was hopeless at the weekend.
He's an adhesive, no more nails please!
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G2G?
Pantilimon
Clyne, Bertrand, Ivan
Hazard, Eriksen, Coutinho, Mane
Kun, Kane, Sakho/BentekeNice. and would go Benteke
Thanks!
yep. Benteke
no plan for ARS now?As of now, no. If Arsenal's DGW is in GW31, then I'll forced. Sakho/Benteke to Giroud and Eriksen to Ozil/Cazorla is the plan for DGW.
very decent plan, well done
Solid team! You're set
Thanks! 🙂
After the morning shifts opinions here
Those evening lot... Are a funny bunch ..;)
Foster
Clyne, Bertrand, Bellerin
Hazard, Silva, Eriksen, Sanchez
Aguero, Kane, Austin
(McCarthy, Zouma, JWP, PVA)
Foster > Fabianski for free
And save my other freebie to have 2 free transfers for GW31?
Sounds good
No brainer
Looks good.
yep. Unless you're interested in DGW Guzan, which I think is an unnecessary gamble.
Cheers fellas
Good move
Bench two of Bellerin, Naughton, Rose or Wollschield? Thinking of bringing in Costa for Aguero?
costa makes sense from a goal perspective but he just doesn't get the bonus points. Yes for the DGW, not for this weekend IMO.
Giving Aguero a few more chances as he can just snap back into form at anytime.
I'd bench Wolls & Naughton. Ballerin looked decent last night and whipped in several crosses throughout the match.cheers mate.
OK, bear with me on my epic journey to waste 2FTs instead of losing them:
Krul + Rose -> Fabianski + Yun/Vlaar.
Gives me an extra player (albeit a crappy defender) for the DGW31 and a decent keeper for BGW33.Yun/Vlaar 😆
The moment I hit POST COMMENT, I knew it was rubbish.
See below.
OR
Krul + Rose -> Fabi + Naughton
Two players with a game in BGW33 (lei)
That must be better.I like this
or just Rose to Naughton
Rose -> Naughton on its own feels a bit too sideways.
And I can only bring in Fabi if I do both moves.then lose the FT. Weird I know, never happen to me.
Maybe just Rose -> Naughton then.
Frees up 0.6m which is useful with my WC to come.
In general or when comparing it to the first option?
comparing
I'm confused at this stage Sporty.....
🙄Already?
Yes and I'm bloody sober!
😉Then you know what you need to do.
I do but TGIF is a few days away....
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If Arsenal get a dgw31 that has to be the tipping point for Aguero.
Kane is untouchable and you'd want Giroud Benteke/Austin. Interesting times
when will we know when arsenal's dgw is?
When this site crashes 🙂
it'll be chaos for sure
Should know this week - hope it happens!!
Panti
Ivan Kos Bruce
Hazard Sanchez Erik Sterling
Austin Costa Kane
Manone Boyd Schlupp Baird
1FT (2.5itb)
Baird to Toby is the most sensible looking move to me. Plenty of other issues, I know, but for now...
What about you?Do it
that move looks good
Just realized that Man City play tonight, the second fixture of the champ league week and then the early game on Saturday. Not sure if this has any FF implications but seems a little unfair?
My heart bleeds, how will their threadbare squad cope
I know. But i can imagine some much more whiny fans/managers pursuing some 'agenda' angle
It is unusual, the PL normally accounts for this.
Are any of Jonty, Mark or any other mods around? I'm facing issues with browsing the site on phone. The site very often takes me to some weird website called gltrkk and sometimes to play store to download apps. It used to do that before as all but since last 2 days it's almost impossible to browse. Right now I had to request desktop site to browse.
I wonder if it's only me or others are facing the same issues, especially people from IndiaOh and btw, I'm using android 4.4.2
I was facing a similar problem a few months back. Mark advised me to send a mail to support@fantasyfootballscout.co.uk mentioning the problem, the phone I was using and also the name of the browser. He got it sorted I guess as I've got no such problems now
Cool. If it still persists, will do that tonight. Thanks
Ill flag it up mate. Try deleting cache/browser history if you can
Great, thanks.
Just in case if you need it : using Motorola Green 2nd Gen phone and latest version of Chrome. Unfortunately can't clear the cache/ history
I'll flag it up with Ed. Haven't heard any other issues from other Chrome users. Keep us posted via jonty@fantasyfootballscout.co.uk
cheers
Fine here... 🙂
With that RSA performance, you had to be :p
What's the likelihood of being able to convince my girlfriend to wear a top that says "I have no idea where I'm going!" to the airport on Monday? Been a bit mischievous and planned a surprise birthday trip away for her birthday.
She'll need to find her passport, if that doesn't put her in a good mood you're in trouble 😉
Passport sorted, ESTA sorted (Sin City awaits!), and she'll find out on Saturday she needs to pack for hot weather...!
Yep currently 22 degrees there at 4am
Well if she won't wear it give me a shout, I could do with a few days away!
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Pick one!
A) Eriksen -> Mane then O'Shea -> Terry
B) Eriksen -> Mane then O'Shea -> Toby
C) Sanchez -> Mane then Ideye -> GiroudA, assuming you don;t have any toher CHE defender. If you do, then B
No I don't and I can't afford Ivan, was planning ahead. Reckon I'll keep Sanchez one more week and see how it goes..
Don't like Eriksen against Leicester?
I know...I'm in a muddle really! Here's my team for the wkend:
Lloris (Krul)
Clyne, Naughton, Koscielny (O'Shea, Janmaat)
Hazard, Eriksen, Sanchez, Phillips (Moses)
Aguero, Kane, Ideye
Maybe I should just not do any transfers! Got 0.7 itb and 2fts...
Good to go?
Krul
Ivan Terry Clyne
Haz Silva Erik Mane (c)
Kun (vc) Kane Giroud
Panti Rose Boyd BellerinThats a nice team. Mane c is different but hey why not.
Thanks. You think I should lose Rose or PVA for Ivan? Whoever stays will most likely be my 4th Defender.
Say again? Little lost
Currently on JT Clyne Rose PVA Bellerin
Thinking of shipping one of Rose/PVA for Ivan.Ah, team above had Ivan in already! Do whatever you need to do to get the team you originally posted.
Guess it was PVA to Ivansorry for that. Transfers waiting to happen in my case 😉
PVA looks obvious but then an extra 0.6 itb could be handy, who knows.
Think Mane is differential enough
Aguero or Haz captain for meIndeed. Kun was unlucky not to score. Captained Haz last week, not sure about doing it again.
Aguero nearly scored 3
Good to go. Nice team. 8 of the starting XI are same 🙄 Pantilimon over Krul?
Maybe. But I like Krul at home.
But he is against ARSENAL!!! 😀
we usually suck after a European game 😆
I don't know about captaining Mane, Nabil. I reckon he'd be behind Ivan, Haz, Kane, Kun, and Giroud if I owned that team. I know your rank's high, and I'm guessing your trying to win Malaysia, but it looks way risky to me.
GLSo you know my ultimate motivation 😉
Yep, I sorta agree with Don above, having Mane is differential enough. fwiw I might go sensible way again and (c) Kun in the end.You should never disclose captain before deadline 😛
Indeed. but tbh I rarely online on Saturdays 😉
Looking at it that way Nabil I'd lose Rose first if I knew PVA is in dicks plan,
Either way I reckon
Rose > Ivan
PVA > Naughton
Are your moves.
You will always want to play Ivan/Terry/Clyne so Rose at 4.8 looks excessive in there IMO especially for a team that can't keep cs.Another good-looking route to go, cheers for that.
If I stick to my plan, Rose -> WBA or SWA defender looks like a transfer waiting to happen.
Need some non-FPL advice:
What's the best place to buy a Men's Smart/Casual shirt? Night out in London on Friday and want to look sharpDepends on your budget
top end 70. Ideal range 40-55
Just go to normal retailers (Topman, H&M etc) unless you really want to go posh. Then you're looking at actual designers (Ted Baker, Ralph Lauren etc)
Ye dont think Topman etc would fit the bill
Are Ralph Lauren good quality? They look smartMake them an offer they can't refuse
Ralph Lauren have some great quality shirts tbh, I've got a couple. I'd start in the Selfridges store and move through the brands till you find "that shirt", easier than going to individual stores.
If you want mid-range pricing also consider Abercrombe & Fitch and Debenhams. Debenhams has some surprising good finds, and A&F have some great quality items (although sometimes overpriced).Probably going to hit up Debenhams and House of Fraser after work today
Just hope i dont go too big on friday night and do Kane ---> Wickham
No idea since never been to London.
H & M - cheap but good.
Not that it matters if you have the gift of the gab 😮Haha I have a gf but the gift of the gab helps in all walks of life
Selfridges is a great shout, they have loads of brands. Ted Baker do very good gear as well.
Where do you live DonC as I might know a good indie in your area ad that's my business.
Not a fan of post of the names mentioned as I'm in the rag trade, Ted Baker would be the best of names mentioned in my book.
House of Fraser has some Paul Smith shirts in sale, Eton shop near Conduit st may have a sale at the moment. Guide London shirts are seen around a bit now and are pretty cool & one of the better value ones, also JigglerLord Berlue are pretty funky.
Indies are few and far between in London now.
Take time to try on as fit is essential and there are so many out there now (fits).
Don't pay £70 unless your getting a high quality cotton( even in Londonium), so many rip offs out there.
Zara do nice fitting shirts as does top man (flag ship stored oxford road) has a 'tailored' range which is still off the peg but looks sharp
sab I once emailed tottenham and arsenal regarding dgw speculation. I told em it was vital for my fpl team if they could at least rule out a particular gw that everyone was speculating on so I could plan accordingly. arsenal ignored me, tottenham replied and said something like 'although a date for this fixture is yet to be decided I can inform you that the dates you mentioned are extremely unlikely. Hope this helps.'
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that's taking FPL to another levelhaha yup! I posted the mail on here. lots were cheering with the inside scoop but plenty were kind enough to educate me on my need to get a life 😀
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Did you try mailing Sunderland this time? Really need to know a dateget on it sunny. make sure you include a bit about how much you respect their club 😉
'You know you're an FPL addict when...'
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Liked.
Any idea when they will occur?
Thats amazing. Do you mind asking around once again?
Anyone know how to view the chat/comments that went on during the scoutcast? Wanted to see how many people abused me =)
I thought you gave a pretty good representation of yourself to be fair
You really going to captain Kane this week?Thanks bud, felt like i sounded moody afterwords hope that wasent the case.
Im probably going to captain Mane, like i said at the time the weeks are running out to make significant moves. Could backfire but im not losing anything really.... a places in rank but i own Kane anyway so aslong as he dosent go mental ill be alright.Moody a good vibe for you anyway seeing as you look a bit like the Radio head guy.
Better looking version of course 😉OMG you dont know how many people have said that to me before, i used ot have my hair all long and spiked etc exactly like his tooo and when i went to America people kept approaching me lol
I like blunt and direct discussion. enjoyed it.
Im bringing in Mane this week.
Depending on Agueros time against Barca, either going for him, or Hazard who I think could be a surprise good pickAnd as for Mane captain. Him And Eriksen are already big differentials so probably should take another risk as I dont own Silva
Another scenario for my goalkeeper solution
McCarthy > Myhill
A) Leaving with Foster and Myhill
Or
B) As above, a straight swap, Foster > Fabianski
I really want Benteke lol
I also don't know what to do with Eriksen..Not considering Gabby at all?
Not sure who I want from Tekkers / GabbyTekkers on pens so better choice imo
Mane
Siggy
Mane, only just. Siggy is a good option too, and I may well bring him in next week for Sanchez, but Mane has more goal threat and more assist potential.
5 red arrows in the last 6. Help me stop the rut and stay in the top 10k.
Panti (foster)
Bellerin Terry clyne lescott pva
Hazard sanchez silva eriksen Boyd
Austin aguero kane
Good 2 go?
Panti
Clyne - Bertie - Terry
Punch - Cazorla - Hazard - Silva
Kane - Giroud - Aguero
(Mannone - Hutton - vAa - Boyd)Yep
Sticking with Cazorla then?Yep, transfered Sanchez out
(c)?
Hmm, dunno yet. Thinking about Kane
hasn't punch got a sore leg.
he looked like he was never gonna play again when he came off. surely he won't be in the squad?I know, prob no Punch.
Sterling/Colocini to Mane/Ivan (Free) - Done!
Team is now:
Krul
Ivan Terry Clyne
Mane Haz Silva Eriksen
Kun(c) Giroud Kane(vc)
Foster Bellerin Boyd Bruce
G2G for this week?nice team.
could be a sanchez sized hole in it this week...but then we've been waiting a long time for that already.
GL
Gotta do transfers now, off to Cuba in 3h. Should I do Yaya, Rose, Defoe -> Ivan Mane Benteke/Austin for -4?
If yes Austin or Tekkers?
Yes. Go Tekkers.
I would. Prefer Austin personally but either could work.
Solid moves. Probably Benteke.
Ta, it's down to A) Austin + Ivan or B) Tekkers + Terry though
Cuba?!?! Nice, holiday?
I think AustinHes cheaper and more proven this season
Got the round trip ticket from Madrid for 160EUR 😀
I'm sold on Austin + Ivan
160EUR!?
Iberia Airlines?
I have Austin - Kane - Kun
so GW 31 IF Arsenal has DGW so should sell any one to get Giroud ?
A- Austin ( Aston Villa & West Brom ) Both Away
B- Agüero (Crystal Palace) Away
C- Kane ( Burnley ) AwayI'll do B if it's confirmed
my grab keeps switching between cahill and chopper. is it just my end or are you seeing both too?
my posts are chop chop my replies are cahill 😕
At least we can still Read your posts 😉
Cahill always prone to rotation
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fookin comedians the lot of ya 😀
seriously can you see both gravs or just one?
Your keyboard is broken too.
na its just my phones so smart language hasn't caught up yet 😉
