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After assessing the Defenders and Midfielders over the first four Gameweeks, our latest members articles focuses on the forwards. We turn our attentions to Bournemouth, Stoke and Swansea’s in-form frontmen, whilst we also analyse Arsenal, Spurs and Liverpool’s strikers after disappointing starts to the season.

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  1. The Machine
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Just realized Anderson is south african. That explains this choke

    1. Ayew Serious
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Racist?

      1. The Machine
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Right

    2. The Machine
      11 years, 1 month ago

      R4 defeat against novak from 2-0 up at wimbledon too

    3. Syd.
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Needs KP to step in and show how it should be done

  2. Davido989
    11 years, 1 month ago

    So who's captaining someone that's not Aguero/Sanchez

    1. Rhinos
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Kane

      1. Ayew Serious
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Whos he captaining?

        1. ​
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Eric Dier

          1. Ayew Serious
            11 years, 1 month ago

            Does he know something we don't
            Eric Dier Striker OOP

          2. Bertzeiner-m
            11 years, 1 month ago

            I like it! CS+Header and 3 BPS= Genius

            1. Ayew Serious
              11 years, 1 month ago

              Im sure a CS and just some random header wont get him 3bps and even if it does its only 9 points

        2. Pariße
          11 years, 1 month ago

          himself

          1. Ayew Serious
            11 years, 1 month ago

            Im sure Adebayor still captains himself, says nothing

            1. Pariße
              11 years, 1 month ago

              It's a great motivation though 🙂

              1. Ayew Serious
                11 years, 1 month ago

                I think proffesional footballers have more motivation than fpl

                1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
                  11 years, 1 month ago

                  They are playing the Sky game £££ 😎

    2. Bertzeiner-m
      11 years, 1 month ago

      I think I might captain Mahrez actually.

  3. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Nice racquet work Murray.

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      11 years, 1 month ago

      How is he doing ?

  4. Syd.
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Murray has gone all Scottish again

    1. Ayew Serious
      11 years, 1 month ago

      It was funny the first 20 times, it really was, and it still is

  5. ​
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Trying to match a list from the members area to a list from fpl is tedious work! First automated attempt, ~50% match up, second attempt after capitalising all first letters and removing accents from all words and still up to ~80% match up. Looks like the rest I'm shifting about manually 😕

    1. Ayew Serious
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Im completely lost as to what you are saying here?

      1. ​
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Names in the members tables here dont match up exactly with names in the fpl game so it's a ball-ache trying to combine a stats table from here with a prices table from FPL.

        For instance on FPL its "Yaya Touré", on FFS its "Y Touré". Or on FPL its "Ki Sung-yueng" on FFS its "Ki".

        1. Ayew Serious
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Awh, that is painful

          1. ​
            11 years, 1 month ago

            yep the two that take the most cake are probably "de Laet" vs "De Laet" and "Fàbregas" vs "Fábregas"

    2. Billy Gilmore
      11 years, 1 month ago

      I've got a macro that does it as part of my dead team thing from last year if you want it. Will have to wait until I get home though

      1. juggos
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Hey Billy. If you're open to sharing your macro, i'd be interested in it. Let me know if you are, cheers

  6. Davido989
    11 years, 1 month ago

    So I made a new ps4 account and pretended I'm from Australia just to get the fifa 16 demo, it wasn't worth the hassle

    1. Ayew Serious
      11 years, 1 month ago

      You can change it in seconds on your existing account start the download and set it back to where you are!

      1. Davido989
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Don't think that works

        1. Ayew Serious
          11 years, 1 month ago

          It does on Xbox 360

          1. Davido989
            11 years, 1 month ago

            ps4 here

            1. Ayew Serious
              11 years, 1 month ago

              I know, I just presumed it would, got Valderama in my first fut draft, picked Ibarbo instead, if this doesnt sum up fifa I don't know what does

  7. Cheeseoid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 1 month ago

    This is to much like hard work on the mobile. Catch you all tomorrow night.

    1. Davido989
      11 years, 1 month ago

      I only use this site on my mobile

      1. Ayew Serious
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Same

      2. Cheeseoid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 1 month ago

        You probably live somewhere with better mobile access than I do.

        1. Davido989
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Dunno. It's hard work on my mobile as well

          1. Cheeseoid
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            11 years, 1 month ago

            Would really annoy me like this all the time. But rural Scotland is not a hotbed of super fast mobile speed either.

            1. Gnu
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              11 years, 1 month ago

              Rural Scotland - hotbed.
              I'm going out tomorrow night......

              1. Cheeseoid
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                11 years, 1 month ago

                The only way of warming the bed is with a stray sheep.

                1. Gnu
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  11 years, 1 month ago

                  They are never stray....just lonely 🙂

      3. Chelsea Dagger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Use it on my iPad while watching TV with the wife

  8. RoysCallerAnne
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Ayew Serious = the new Unreal. 136 pages worth of posts in 30 days.

    1. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 1 month ago

      That doesn't include the deleted ones.

      1. Ayew Serious
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Haha

        1. sleecc
          11 years, 1 month ago

          You are just more addicted to this site than me.

          1. Ayew Serious
            11 years, 1 month ago

            I know, I need to get a life

      2. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Hey Gnu. I think your prediction is spot on once more. "you know who" I reckon has had a melt down and won't be seen again. You call it every year, ya old dog!

        1. Gnu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          11 years, 1 month ago

          😆
          I think he might be back for a grand finale.
          We've seen it all before....

          *lights up pipe*

          1. Davido989
            11 years, 1 month ago

            who who who 🙄

        2. Mull
          11 years, 1 month ago

          KT?

    2. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 1 month ago

      I'll just lock down this thread myself.
      Night all 🙂

    3. Davido989
      11 years, 1 month ago

      I like Ayew Serious. Rather people who actually post and contribute than just beg for advice all the time.

      1. Ayew Serious
        11 years, 1 month ago

        You don't know how much this means to me, got a lot of abuse here one day just for commenting a lot and its not like its spam or RMTs but its my advice and opinions,
        Thanks very very much

        1. Gnu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          11 years, 1 month ago

          He was joking.... Shhhhhh

        2. Davido989
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Most on here are *insert negative words*. There's a few top people. Just best to do what you do. Ignore annoying people. 🙂

          1. Ayew Serious
            11 years, 1 month ago

            Thanks man

    4. ​
      11 years, 1 month ago

      That's unreal.

    5. Ayew Serious
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Is Unreal a former poster on here or?

    6. Bubz
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Still a long way of Rickardinho's record of 300+ pages in 30 days

      1. Ayew Serious
        11 years, 1 month ago

        I don't know any of these names

        1. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Don't worry about it. They are some former posters that posted a lot is all. You are polite and I was only joshing. Welcome on board pal 🙂

        2. Diva
          11 years, 1 month ago

          I thought you were a lurker here last season? If so, you must remember Rickardinho.

          1. Ayew Serious
            11 years, 1 month ago

            I don't, what was his Grav, much easier than names?

            1. Diva
              11 years, 1 month ago

              It was a player doing an overheard kick. Yellow and blue thing. He stopped posting about October last year I think. But for the first couple of months he was ubiquitous.

              1. Ayew Serious
                11 years, 1 month ago

                I wasn't here in pre season and only came at the start of the season and to be honest don't remember at all! But by the sounds of things, how did I miss him

          2. ​
            11 years, 1 month ago

            I only became a regular around the time of the January wildcard, I feel I really missed out 🙁

        3. Demí
          11 years, 1 month ago

          You know Forca though?

          1. Ayew Serious
            11 years, 1 month ago

            More like remember Forca

          2. RoysCallerAnne
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            11 years, 1 month ago

            Stop it now young man, behave.
            Joke donkey former (sacked) mod. 😉

            1. Gnu
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              11 years, 1 month ago

              Hey Demi, how many H2H leagues are you 20th in?

                1. Gnu
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  11 years, 1 month ago

                  😆

              1. Demí
                11 years, 1 month ago

                None 😉

                1. Gnu
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  11 years, 1 month ago

                  Didn't think so....

                  1. Demí
                    11 years, 1 month ago

                    Think i've missed something...

                      1. Demí
                        11 years, 1 month ago

                        😆

                      2. Gnu
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        11 years, 1 month ago

                        Sorry Dave, I'm laughing out loud looking at that. 😆

                      3. RoysCallerAnne
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        11 years, 1 month ago

                        It is actually funny. another sad face 🙂

                      4. Gnu
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        11 years, 1 month ago

                        Consistent at least,

                    1. Gnu
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      11 years, 1 month ago

                      Check RCA's H2H leagues. 🙂

                      1. Demí
                        11 years, 1 month ago

                        Hehe 🙂

      2. Chelsea Dagger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Are you giving Ayew a challenge 🙂

        1. Ayew Serious
          11 years, 1 month ago

          I don't want to spam!

          1. sleecc
            11 years, 1 month ago

            If advices and opinions are spam then who dares to comment?

            1. Ayew Serious
              11 years, 1 month ago

              But Surely I cant get 300+ pages without spamming or not attending what I must attend

              1. ​
                11 years, 1 month ago

                you need to diversify, post injury updates, starting XIs, Risers & Fallers, transfer speculation, scout loan players, the world is your oyster Ayew 😉

                1. Diva
                  11 years, 1 month ago

                  Ayew serious?

                  1. sleecc
                    11 years, 1 month ago

                    The name sounds serious.

                2. Ayew Serious
                  11 years, 1 month ago

                  I will leave them jobs to those who usually do them, wouldn't like to steal their pride and joy

                  1. sleecc
                    11 years, 1 month ago

                    They are expecting you to contribute more to this site in order to reach 300+ pages, that is not necessary a bad thing 😀

                    1. Ayew Serious
                      11 years, 1 month ago

                      I don't have the time, I don't actually spend a lot of time on this site, well I do but my post per minute online im sure is second to none

      3. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 1 month ago

        He's clogging up the @howtobakeacake.com forum as we speak!

  9. ​
    11 years, 1 month ago

    *checks own profile*

    Phew I'm only on 103 😆

    1. ​
      11 years, 1 month ago

      and I still reply fail far too often...

      1. Ayew Serious
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Haha

    2. Chelsea Dagger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 1 month ago

      29 for me....

    3. Diva
      11 years, 1 month ago

      64! 😯 How did that happen? I've only aaked for opinions on two or three occasions and feel like I only pop in for a short while each day.

      1. Chelsea Dagger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 1 month ago

        All those risers and fallers ...

      2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        11 years, 1 month ago

        You post the updated price rises alot

      3. Diva
        11 years, 1 month ago

        That's probably part of it. I think I've slowed down doing other posts since I started the blog though.

    4. Mull
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Doosra has 215!

      1. ​
        11 years, 1 month ago

        😯 That's incredible!

      2. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Aye, but he's the Mother Teresa of these boards, that's a lot of wise comforting posts.

    5. sleecc
      11 years, 1 month ago

      54

  10. st4rt__
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on this going forward -

    Butland (McCarthy)
    Kola - Williams - Darmain/Francis (Jenkinson)
    Payet - Alexis (c) - Silva - Mahrez (Hoolahan)
    Diouf - Kun - Wilson

    1 FT & £1.9m itb, seems odd to go without Swansea but for some reason, I'm not worried. It appears I'll save the FT and go into GW6 with two at my disposal and that's rather exciting me.

    1. Davido989
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Really good

      1. st4rt__
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers, GW6 will be interesting. Payet having City between Norwich/Sunderland is pretty annoying.

        1. st4rt__
          11 years, 1 month ago

          before* not between, it's almost time for bed.

    2. st4rt__
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Swansea attacker I mean.

    3. ​
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Payet -> a firing 8.5 will need to happen soon and Wilson's fix get hard in a few weeks but otherwise good 🙂

      1. st4rt__
        11 years, 1 month ago

        I was thinking the opposite with Payet, I quite like the idea of Sako/Puncheon. Still 4 solid fixtures in Wilson, downgrading Payet could give me a nice budget to upgrade Wils to a firing striker, all kinds of options. :p

        1. ​
          11 years, 1 month ago

          hmm I think that leaves you weak in midfield, maybe downgrade Williams or jenko?

          1. st4rt__
            11 years, 1 month ago

            Jenkinson will likely be gone soon, I fancy Tomkins to keep him out the side. Darmain will be gone after Sunderland too I imagine. My team going into GW6 aside from Payet would still be pretty strong, so I guess it just depends who blanks/finds form etc. How I use the 2 FT's will be key for sure.

            1. ​
              11 years, 1 month ago

              Yeah you've definitely not got anything to worry about this week. It could be useful to only use one FT next week as well, its always handy to rollover as much as possible.

              1. st4rt__
                11 years, 1 month ago

                Yeah I agree, I'd much rather that then having to somewhat waste one.

  11. Greenbackbøøg…
    11 years, 1 month ago

    79 pages, not good enough

  12. tets mcgee (Ha La Land)
    11 years, 1 month ago

    evening lads

  13. tets mcgee (Ha La Land)
    11 years, 1 month ago

    murray gonna escape?

  14. AggiAggiAggi
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Wildcarded at the start of the break and looking to settle my team down now. Tried to fill it with in form players and good fixtures. Looks like they are all playing each other GW5 though. Let me know what you think and any changes you would make.

    Mignolet

    Smalling-Kolarov-Francis

    Ayew-Shaqiri-Pedro-Silva

    Wilson-Agüero-Gomis

    McCarthy-Redmond-Gomez-Ward

  15. Ayew Serious
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Im gone, I think bed is a thing I will be seeing earlier from now one, ah well at least it will stay at 137 for tonight

    1. sleecc
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Someone will miss you 😛

  16. Mull
    11 years, 1 month ago

    To reach 300 pages you have to start talking about ridiculous conspiracies about aliens on the dark side of the moon.

    1. Ayew Serious
      11 years, 1 month ago

      *Takes notes*

      1. Mull
        11 years, 1 month ago

        You're also expected to have a mental breakdown sometime around Christmas involving a large number of point hits. No pressure 😉

        1. Ayew Serious
          11 years, 1 month ago

          I have had enough mental break downs in my life to know fpl is not worthy of one, and at the moment I am in and plan to stay in the #nohitsclub

    2. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 1 month ago

      They are not ridiculous.

      My stats tables will prove this..
      http/blahblahblah/bunkum.

  17. tets mcgee (Ha La Land)
    11 years, 1 month ago

    1 back for murray

    1. Demí
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Change of shirt worked

  18. Nerazzuro
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Huth has been on -95ish on FPL Stats for weeks and still surviving!

    1. sleecc
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Coates have been surviving for many days even he has exceeded -100% since sometime ago.

  19. M8
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Very tempted to switch from Gomis to Ayew in a week or two. I'm I just being stupid and changing for the sake of it or do you think it'll work out in the long run.

    My team so far I wildcarded after week 2 and have been doing well since then:

    Myhill McCarthy

    Richards, Shaw, Kolarov, Souare, Oxford

    Silva, Pedro, Depay, Mahrez, Westwood

    Aguero, Wilson, Gomis

    1. sleecc
      11 years, 1 month ago

      That sounds to me like a sideways move.

    2. money face bandwagon
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Would double up instead

    3. NATSTER
      11 years, 1 month ago

      If you need to free up a striker spot, I think Ayew is a good choice.

      More point per goal, more chance of assist, and CS points.

      I will keep Gomis as long as Swansea still look good in attacking though.

  20. Gnu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 1 month ago

    RCA, how was the dark side btw?
    🙂

    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 1 month ago

      “Flirting with the dark side has always had it's fascination. Because you learn, and there's wisdom there. Escpecially with the post-Freudian era with the young, the shadow is ninety percent gold. You hold treasures there that you need to learn about yourself to be a whole person.”

      ― Edward Herrmann

      Nah, on second thoughts, he was just like all the others. Big fat attention seeker. Then gone in a puff of wind.

      Really, bed for me now!

      1. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 1 month ago

        G'Night.
        Actually had a wee thought about "Wigan"!
        I'm noting it and maybe drop you a line or feel free to remind me.
        Just a weekly fun update.
        😉

      2. Alittude
        11 years, 1 month ago

        wow never expected to see deep psychological talk about the 'shadow' on an fpl site. Awesome haha.

  21. Greenbackbøøg…
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Fifa 16 demo out today, get hype

  22. Bertzeiner-m
    11 years, 1 month ago

    So are we expecting another disappointing night in terms of price changes?

    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Yep, I predict 0 risers, 1 faller

      1. Bertzeiner-m
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Sounds about right

      2. Slam
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Wouldn't be surprised… 🙁

    2. money face bandwagon
      11 years, 1 month ago

      No1 will be bothered making transfers in a boring international week

  23. Rolls off the tongue (BCFC1…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Team worth 98.3 with 1.0 in the bank.. should i press the wildcard or stay patient?? If patient what tinkering is required please

    Krul Pantillimon
    Shaw Dann Morgan Fernandez Johnson G
    Hazard Mahrez Mane Ritchie Wanyama
    Rooney Kane Benteke

    1. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Your team is not bad, actually in goodshape.

      Do not play your wildcard, not now.
      If you feel you have to, then wait till this coming Saturday night but even then I would call caution.

      1. Bertzeiner-m
        11 years, 1 month ago

        WC, try to build some TV and sort out your front 8

    2. Greenbackbøøg…
      11 years, 1 month ago

      I'd sell Kane and Ritchie

      1. FPLzebub
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Don't sell Kane yet as he's got Sunderland and Palace for the next 2. Sell after that.

        1. Greenbackbøøg…
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Fair enough

  24. sleecc
    11 years, 1 month ago

    What are the selection criteria for watchlist players? I just figured out Lindegaard is in our keeper watchlist, don't you all think he is really risky and no one sure if he is nailed?

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      11 years, 1 month ago

      You haven't seen his wife. He's a stud. He'll start

        1. Test Eagles
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Strewth

      1. sleecc
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Why his wife has anything to do whether he will start in WBA.

        1. Heels_Over_Head
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Because of who he is to have a wife like that confidently.

          This will be the grav of some proud Lindegaard owners no doubt:
          http://n2.hk/d/attachments/day_150522/20150522_b3414acca3a963cddd5aLttIje3M239l.jpg

          1. sleecc
            11 years, 1 month ago

            This sounds like someone will turn into a better person if he has a pretty wife. Was Jamie O'hara turned to a better player after he married to Danielle Lloyd?

  25. Heels_Over_Head
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Do players have their price locked when they change teams like new players to the game? (ie Lindegaard vs Pedro)

    1. NATSTER
      11 years, 1 month ago

      If they are already in the game, I guess no.

    2. Billy Gilmore
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Can't see why they would. It would only be to determine a base ownership and the existing player already has one

  26. Slam
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Pedro to rise tonight. Please?

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      11 years, 1 month ago

      maybe next week

  27. Farcelona
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Gomis/Diouf to Wilson for free?

    1. NATSTER
      11 years, 1 month ago

      What do you plan to use the fund saving ?

      One of those two is in great form and another will have a good run of fixtures.

      1. Farcelona
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Payet to Pedro atm.

        1. NATSTER
          11 years, 1 month ago

          In that case, Diouf.

    2. Chelsea Dagger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Diouf, yes

    3. OPTA FPL
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Gomis out

  28. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Murray out 🙁

    1. SpaceCadet
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Anderson was on fire

  29. ​
    11 years, 1 month ago

    FPL Price Changes, 8th September 2015

    Risers: none

    Fallers: Young, Britton, Varela, Ake, Coates, J. Ayew, Veretout

    1. Diva
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers Balders.

      1. ​
        11 years, 1 month ago

        I was starting to worry there weren't any when it ticked over to 2:16am and totalfpl hadnt updated XD

        1. Diva
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Yep, they seem to have been a minute or two later the last few days.

    2. Greenbackbøøg…
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Its been a fun ride Coates, and it still is because you're still in my team for some reason

    3. Lukey27
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers mate! Price changes starting to pick up pace a little

      1. Diva
        11 years, 1 month ago

        The number of transfers has picked up a little I think, but the market is still pretty slow.

    4. Fred54
      11 years, 1 month ago

      As of today-
      Total no. of price changes: 476
      Price falls: 413
      Price rises: 63

  30. Diva
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Price changes, 8 September 2015

    Risers: None

    Fallers: A. Young, Britton, Varela, Ake, Coates, J. Ayew, Veretout

    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Tactical top post

      1. Greenbackbøøg…
        11 years, 1 month ago

        ignore this 🙂

      2. Diva
        11 years, 1 month ago

        🙂

    2. sleecc
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers! Coates failed to escape this time.