As always, we delve into the Gameweek 5 data in our first members article of the week. Arsenal’s midfield and Leicester’s form pair arrive under analysis, whilst we also cast an eye over Everton and West Ham’s playmakers after both guided their respective sides to victory.
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@Champ, you need to get yourself into the Community Grand Play Offs!
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Oh Yippeem the Grand Play Offs start this week 🙂
How many people in it so far?-
290 🙂
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Wow fantastic.
Kicked out of LMS so all in in this one 🙂
1st step, make the top 256.
I like it as it's made up of 3 GWs. This way if I screw a week up I can still make up for it!
Thanks for hosting Balders-
Yup, that's my reasoning behind the format, I get knocked out of too many cups by having one awful week.
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Cue Balders getting knocked out of his own competition in the qualifying round... 😉
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I really hope not, currently only ~12% getting knocked out in Quali 🙁
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You should have limited it to 256 entrants if you wanted to survive Balders! 😉
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or given himself a bye.
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Nah, I couldn't stoop to that. Everyone's gotta be there on merit.
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Good call. Out of LMS after 3 weeks is a joke 🙁
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I was out after one 😀
Scored 21.. -
You have come back well since.
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Yes, give yourself a bye to the final Balders. We can all compete for the honour to beat you there. 🙂
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I think I signed up for that already.
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Yes you have, all entrants so far are listed here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iTFYdh_tO9S8XXvF2fYuVu73bLAVAOn3MaGFMWJLbm4/pubhtml?gid=1687282488&single=true-
@Balders can I/ how do I sign up?
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What is wrong with Pedro? Major or minor issue?
Also, it would be fun if the winner of this season is a casual ("I captained Kompany every match lol")-
I think what this season has proved thus far is how much luck comes into play gameweek in gameweek out.
We play the percentages here at FFS. Over the long haul, that should bode well for us.
But, when you see the likes of a Sanchez pounding the ball on net each week with nothing to show for it or say Hazard/Fabs or even Rooney to start the season (with Kun on the shelf) while risky captain and player choices (risky = low percentage) pay off for the casual (almost by accident) it can be very frustrating.
Football in general, I mean week in week out could be only the one goal in the game and if your player doesn't score or assist it...-
I blame this season on Fantasy Football Scout putting that quote at the bottom of the page. It ruined it for most of us (except those who operate on the darkside of probability, like Cheese 🙂 )
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I am here on the dark web.
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Diva, you're spot on there. I've had pretty much all of my players getting 2 or 3 each week (ranked 2.5m) and each time I log on I read that quote and scoff.
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Hi DZ, stuck with this team, help appreciated.
Butland
Kolarov, Gomez, Francis
Sanchez, Pedro, Yaya, Mahrez
Kun, Benteke, Wilson
Schmeichel, Prodl, Anya, Cedric
2FT, 0.1m
A) Schmeichel -> McCarthy (would like Myhill but surely another gk transfer down the line)
B) Cedric -> Dawson
C) Anya -> Westwood-
Why are you thinking of dumping Cedric?
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Not much else to do with this side. Man u, Chelsea, Liverpool in next 5.
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LEI/BOU/sunSTO/AVL all in the next 10 though. I'd definitely hold Southampton defensive assets
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Same here
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Yeah there are certainly good to go with the bad. I want to keep him aswell, just trying to explore the possible options. Pulis defence looking good as usual
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Gomez -> Pulis would be the one to do if you could pull it off IMO
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But probably not this week or next with NOR, AVL for Gomez?
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Depends on Gomez' fabled rotation risk.
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Fair enough. Then, B.
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Actually, I would be more inclined towards shifting Gomez or Francis, but not for another couple of weeks. Personally, Butland has a question mark over him for me now despite his heroics at the weekend. Stoke just don't look very good for clean sheets.
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Yeah the fixtures are too good to shift imo.
I agree Stoke look ooor at the back but so do Leicester. And while Kasper is considered good for saves, Butland smashes him in that area. When Stoke get a cleanie, Butland is probably looking at a double figure haul. Also rotates better with McCarthy if i get him.-
It sounds like you've given it a lot of thought Nabs. I'm sure you'll make the right choice.
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Cheers Diva 🙂
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Hey Nabs.
Team looking good, still have your WC?
Would recommend A. Question, if Pedro is 100% fit and all will you still keep him? Reckon he'll be the spark to Chelski's reviving?-
Hi Slamdog
Cheers, quite happy with it, no so much my rank though 🙁
WC used GW4.
Yeah probably will if it's only one week. I think he's the best value in Chelsea attack and I rate Prodl's cleanies prospects this wee vs Newcastle as cover.
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Nice team and no real issues with your starting 11 at all.
I like B-
Ta SAB 😀
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C for me, its just a little bit of housekeeping whilst the rest is fine. Keeps you 2 FTs for next week as well.
Now sign yourself up to the Community Grand Play Offs 😉
http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2015/09/08/the-ffscout-community-grand-play-offs/?hc_page=3&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comments-
Cheers Balders and will do mate 😀
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😀
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I can't believe I came back to draw with you at the weekend in the Graveyard Shift league. Payet was the hero.
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I noticed that aswell. I really thought i had you covered but Payet produced the goods late, it was a great match up 🙂
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It really was. When I drew level I was just hoping West Ham weren't going to concede and I would lose by 1 point.
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That would've been epic! 😉
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Aye. For you
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Butland looking like a huge mistake in net. I put him in my WC team and he's not looking likely for cleanies. I'd keep Schmeichel and ditch Butland.
Keep Cedric imo although Dawson looks a good addition like every season.
Anyone better than Westwood as 5th mid 😉
Not a fan of Pedro over the long term either imo. At least not until Chelsea get sorted.
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Yeah, it's tight i think Stoke and Leicester both look useless defensively. Butland is just an absolute machine in terms of saves. And rotates better with McCarthy.
Yeah, I want to keep Cedric aswell, just exploring options.
😉 Wanyama is down to 4.4m, could be an option.
Who would be a worthy Pedro replacement?-
if he's getting a lot of saves it's because Stoke don't look that part defensively.
This is not a keeper i want to own personally.
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question if you are on the transfer page and about to get someone in, lets say de gea for 5.3, and the prices rise while you are still on the page, what happens? Would you get him for 5.3 or 5.4?
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It won't let you make the transfer at that time.
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It won't let you make the move. You will have to reload the page and then he'll be 5.4. You can try it if you still have the pre-price change page open.
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ah yep thanks for that.
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@ CHEESEOID: I didnt report anything, just kidding.
Some randoms Mods may see and deleted your posts-
I thought you were joking. Then when it went I wasn't so sure. Strange experience, I don't like getting modded for seemingly nothing. If it was offensive I wouldn't mind
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Ozil>Ayew
Cedric>Kolarov
with 2FT
Yay or Nay?-
No chance you could only do the second one?
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nope. And I also want Ayew
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Good moves anyway tbh, its just I like Ozil a lot
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More than Ayew?
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I'm not sure I would dump Ozil either.
he may continue to pick up assists in the short term anyway I like his place in the team at the moment there is potential for continued offence.
Ozil or Caz look the best bang for buck Gunners cover right now imo.-
so you'd rather have Ozil and Ayew than Hazard and Ayew for the next 5gws?
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Yay for me
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I have a feeling this season is the season of the hat
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Got the same feeling as well.
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Unfortunately for you it is the Chinese year of the Cheese
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After Shaw's injury last night United's back line was shaky and now I want to get rid of Darmian. Who should I get instead of him, already got Kolarov & Williams ( Price doesn't really matter at the moment as I have about 3 mil ITB) Cheers
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I think united's defence will still be solid if Blind moves to fullback and Rojo starts, there are few better defensive teams than United this year. Although a defence I'd recommend is Watfords
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already did gomez --> nyom
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Then WBA
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A West Brom defender for sure...Dawson
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Janmaat. I'm telling you...
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For every goal he almost scores he concedes 3
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This 😀
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CS and a goal next week. Just you see.
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I actually like this out of the box suggestion. Janmaat got me a 15pt haul last season 😀
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Watford could easily do nothing and he always has attacking potential.
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You'll be interested in my next blog post then Cheese (which will be out when I stop faffing about on here and get on with writing it.)
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The Janmaat special? Does it have a poster with it?
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It has a Panini Sticker (shiny).*
*Small print: gift is indicative and the promoter reserves the right to swap the gift at any time for an alternative, such as a cheery virtual wave.-
I would like that.
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Question for you all,
On a WC and have Benteke currently.
Is it to short-sighted to own him? Vardy is an alternative.
Appreciate everyone's thoughts 🙂-
Id rather have Vardy
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Yah? May I ask why?
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Better form, good fixtures and someone named Mahrez feeding him.
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I've got that someone 🙂
Should I double up?-
Makes sense to right now until the fixtures get harder.
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Vardy rising tomorrow too.
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True, TV is always good but I wouldn't necessarily base a decision primarily on a 0.1 rise or drop
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I'd keep Tekkers as long as money isn't an issue
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It's not really.
Just upgrades like Cedric -> Fonte Westwood -> Sinclair Butland -> Bego etc.-
I don't recommend upgrading Westwood to Sinclair.* That might actually be an abuse of the term "upgrade."
* I've pretty much guaranteed a Sinclair hat-trick now, haven't I? 🙂
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I think he is important to have atleast short team with that ownership and fixtures. Since your on WC, most of your picks will be pretty safe long term ones anyway so even if Benteke fails, you'll probably be able to move him on in a couple of weeks.
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Indeed, Same midfield as yours bar Pedro.
And have Gomis over Wilson.
I love my defense though. I reckon it can only go uphill from here.
Question,
Would you pay Butland or McCarthy.
It's McCarthy's place to lose and Spurs don't look to convincing attacking wise.
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McCarthy i think. Leicester look to go offensively not to score. Spurs look awful in general. McCarthy good at saves aswell even if they concede.
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On this for now as well.
Appreciate the advice
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i dont really like the benteke pick but i suppose if i was on wildcard i might consider him only the next 2...
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I prefer Vardy
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Thanks Cheesoid.
Not worried about his high ownership? Plus Norwich, Villa and Merseyside Derby fixtures look interesting.-
I just think Vardy will scor more points than Benteke. He has the form and is settled in that team. Benteke isn't yet. I don't consider players ownership much.
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Fair enough.
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Currently benteke is not suited to liverpool's style of play, I'd rather have Vardy
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The only think I like about Tekkers right now say a Vardy, or others, is the fixtures.
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Would personally rather roll the dice on Coutinho over the next few weeks than bring in Tekkers.
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Interesting, Good luck with that 🙂
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Yeah that's the only reason you'd have tekkers.
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Cheers.
But somehow Benteke still found his way with 2 goals.
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Any price changes?
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Same place as normal.
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i.e. Use "Sort by Sticky" each day after 2.15am or check page 5.
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Can we expect Luke Shaw to return to pitch again this season?
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I sincerely doubt it. Shame he will miss the Euro's
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Probably not. Injuries tab fears broken leg.
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definitely a broken leg.
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Poor bloke. Great run too.
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Whose fault was it actually?
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no penalty so bad luck I guess.
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No way.. He won't even be IN for the Euro I guess.
https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSOV0SQcttZu5kQ2pstiYTnB7VTMrB8IOmXpfRSPbh7frT0ErE6
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Thinking ahead for the next 5gws...would you rather have Haz and Ayew or Ozil and Ayew?
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so Haz or Ozil?
Prob. Haz -
Ozil and Ayew
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Ozil and Ayew
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Start Azpi (ARS) or Cedric (MUN) ?
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azpi, imo
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Cedric
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I would start Cedric.
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I'm leaning towards him at the moment, 3 clean sheets in a row is nothing to scoff at
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Who's your non-defender sub? Could be a good week to play the All-out-attack chip?
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Bentaleb, I don't think I have that option 🙁
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No - that's probably not an option. In that case, I think your instinct is right - play Cedric.
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Balders around?
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aye aye
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I've only played one prior season.
Are there precedents for a top season best player going from hero to zero the following season like Hazard?
Both watching him and looking at stats, it's like his twin brother out there this season.-
RVP pretty much made that leap, iirc.
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Mark was a zero 2 seasons ago and got 42nd last season.
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Torres was a bit like that
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Bit harsh on TM there Cheese. There's plenty of time left for him to comeback from his current rank. 😉
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🙂
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I'll just retire & give someone in the top 50 overall my mod badge.
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Do we have anyone in the top 50?
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185th is best.
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You will just have to stay on then.
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I was talking end of season.
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Don't do it TM. (Plus I've already committed to running Cheese's team as he is retiring too, so I can't help out 🙁 )
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Did you read what I said about Janmaat earlier in response to that conversation?
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I did. I can leave the dog at home if that will get the best out of him, but it might help him scamper up the wing quicker if I leave Fido behind the goal he's defending.
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As long as someone is doing the defending. Janmaat will be epic this week. He may then have to sit on the bench for a couple of weeks then he has a great run.
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They should shift him to the other side of the pitch for the Chelsea game so he can work Ivan over. 🙂
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Just play him up front imo. Newcastle need it.
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With set piece and pk in his locker Haz will come around for sure.
But maybe not close to the heights he soared to last season no.
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What about the saying that form is temporary but class is permanent?
Torres and RVP still played well, just not converting. Hazard is not even doing the same things as last season.
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ok thinking to WC this
Begovic
Kompany Shaw Clyne
Hazard Touré Mahrez Ayew
Wilson Gomis Agüero
subs -Schwarzer Gomez Gamboa Andreu
to this
De Gea (Mccarthy)
Kolarov Bellarin Dawson (Gomez, Targett)
Sanchez Silva Nahrez Ayew (Hoolahen)
Gomis Wilson Aguero
Or Nyom and Westwood instead of Hoolahen and Targett.
Already taken 2 hits and not keen on another, if Shaw and Komp are out I have 10 players and no bench. Will wait for KOMfirmation on Kompany.
People will say waste of a WC but how many hits should you realistically take before a WC is necessary?-
what arnt you happy about? your bench?
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oh i read that wrong.. but nah.. i wouldnt wildcard mate.
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Do Nyom and Westwood. Targett may not be top dog much longer (unless I'm missed some Betrand news.)
For me -16 is a wildcard. If you're doing -12 you might want to think about one.-
Sorry, should have added "If you decide to wildcard" to the front of that last post.
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Anything more than -8 should probably be a wildcard imo
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Yea probably wildcard. I'd keep Begovic though. Good for save points and I think Chelsea will sort themselves out soon before their easy run.
Wouldn't pick Gomez and Targett, both prob won't start many games from now especially Targett.-
thanks heaps for the advice guys
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In the old days, I ran a "Millionaire Club" comp where you needed a GW rank of 1m or less to go through or even less with hits. Anyone here got 3 or more of those this season? Still on 0 as my only 1 included a hit.
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Champs got 5 😮
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Very good. Can't wait to get a few of those.
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They'll come soon enough and thick and fast after a gw11 wildcard.
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Need to halve my rank by then hopefully.
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Rudd -> Migs/Myhill to give yourself a GK rotation might help
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Cheers. May make a GK+D+M for -4 next week if I save.
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I cant lie, playing Ruddy at Anfield this week looks grizzly. + Remember you only need to plan to gw11 if you want to WC then.
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3 here. Other 2 ranking were 1.1m and 1.4m.
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Link?
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The 600K wouldn't qualify in the old days due to -8.
Great GW last week.
Would like to know where 1m each GW would get you in rank.-
Rather high I believe but you need some top 50k gw ranks to really pierce the upper echelons
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3 here !
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Nice rank. Do you have a 2nd team in LMS? If you do, could you please remove it as they are out or change your name for a few minutes so I can remove the one with the same name please?
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Ok
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My team which is in is KUNFAYAKUN ROCKSTAR
the team which is out is BEASTIANO PELLE
but both have the name Shivam ahuja
Can't change my name on FPL-
Cheers, can you remove the PELLE one from the league or change the manager name on one of them for a few minutes so I can remove it please?
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I have changed my PELLE teams manager name to 'Hello hello'
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Cheers, all sorted.
Good luck for the rest of the season 🙂-
Thanks !!! Sorry for the inconvenience caused to you because of my two same names....
Btw the team which is still in the competition is the team which is winning it !-
Haha, you'll probably need a top 10K rank minimum to win.
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Yeh I have got three of those with no hits...just a shame the rest have been diabolical.
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At least you are moving in the right direction 🙂
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Three here.
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I reckon I have the worst bench here: Rudd; Wanyama, Oxford, Ward. Can anybody do better?
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Looking good on PB. Only 11 players needed to score points in 37 out of 38 weeks.
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Assuming I line up:
Ruddy
Francis-Kosc-Kolarov
Mahrez-Haz-Ayew-YYT
Sakho-Tekkers-Kun
All these guys are most probably going to start. At least the 3 defenders.-
Ward is back next month at least. Would sell if you get a chance.
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Ruddy, Coates, Azpi, Bentaleb
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That's a playing bench, at least!
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Looked worse last week before I did Mings > Williams
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Mings over Francis has to hurt.
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Ohhh yes it did, but at least i got Francis in my draft league so I spread the risk a bit
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Rudd, Coates, Gomez(dropped soon probably), Westwood.
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What kills me is the certainty that Wanyama will never score points. But I do hate having points benched, so this sorts it!
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Westwood isn't much better. Outside corners, he did little vs Leicester imo.
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Played bench boost yet?
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Playing it this week. Confidence.
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McCarthy Westwood Richards Targett
Mc Carthy could lose his sport
Westwood ok
Richards, why did i get him AV are not keeping cleanies any time soon
Targett, will lose his place soon-
might still get a couple of games out of Targett. Bertrand only just back in training this week I believe.
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Rudd, Rantie, Colocinni are on my bench
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Went with Yaya last week on my WC and saved 1.5m ITB to upgrade to Silva when he returned.
Considering I have Targett, Gomes & Evans in my team who could potentially be dropped/injured, (Kol, Naughton other DF's).
Should I
A) Just upgrade to Silva as planned
B) Stick with Yaya, save FT and wait and see on DF
C) Use money to uprade a DF-
Improve Targett to someone who is likely to start.
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Ya I think I better wait and see how things go with my DF. Think B is my best option for now.
Cheers!!!
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Had avery similar plan about Yaya to Silva. Now that cash difference can get me
Bentkke for Gomis (I know!)
DDG for Butland
Targett to a 4.9
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Some nice options there. I was thinking of getting some Pool attacking coverage over the next 2 but just not sure if they will improve.
I'm pushing towards waiting and check out the weekend in case I have DF issues.
Thanks for your thoughts
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Hello fellas, how do these moves look?
Target to Nyom/Muniesa
Pedro to Ayew/Payet
Gomis to Tekkers (if Ayew)
For -4-
Guess you have to do the Pedro move to fund the others?
Overall, no for me-
That's right. Which move would you recommend? I have .7 it's and 2ft.
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Targett to Nyom and save imo. Depends how desperate you are for Beneke. If it was for free i prob say yes, for a hit im not so sure
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Thanks! Tekkers does have some nice fixtures, Gomis can still outscore him.
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Wouldn't do it myself. Targett out is all that's required.
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I agree. Target to who?
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Depends on the rest of your team and your budget. I like Nyom and Dawson around that price mark?
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* ignore the question mark.
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Any lineup changes here?
Schmei - (Butland)
Kompany - Gomez - Prodl - (Williams - Kosc)
Yaya - Ayew - Mane - Mahrez - (Bentelab)
Aguero - Tekkers - Wilson.
Have a bit of a defender headache. Thoughts?-
Mane has to go man. Payet?
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Mane vs Man U -> Payet vs City isn't worth it this week i think.
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Just Williams vs Prodl for me. A coin toss, my instinct was to say Williams but hey NEW looking poor and Watford solid so could work out fine
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Yeh. Hmm...even Kosc has a decent chance of a cleanie I think haha.
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Play Naughton(EVE) or Coloccini(WAT)?
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Balders: You can use this kind of sites to run the competition 😀
my example: http://challonge.com/ffscout
or this site: http://binarybeast.com/xCF1306282-
prefer binarybeast
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Funny you should say that, I already had Challonge lined up, but I do like the look of using matches in Binary Beast, thanks 🙂
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Well didnt realize that 😀
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tbf I think I only told TM that so I'm not surprised you didnt know 😛
Thanks again
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too many on "has the price risen? who rose/fell" everyday!
(followed by "check stickies")
FFS can there be a column at the side for this? eg: below the ticker or smthg-
It's really not that hard.
Takes 5-10 seconds to check-
Why people have to be told every day to check the stickies I have no idea. There must be so many people drifting in and out of this place for new people to turn up that frequently.
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I wrote a transfer market guide at the start of the season which included a line telling everyone to check stickies in the overnight (UK time) article and I think it worked for a couple of weeks with few people asking. However, there seems to be a few more on these days that didn't "get the memo" as it were. 🙂
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Could make a Hot Topic every day for the morning or just link http://www.fplstatistics.co.uk/Home/Events
Would need someone to create that column as they wouldn't appear instantly.
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Woke up with one of the funniest thing I've see lately
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Defence is in a mess guys, any input much appreciated:
Bellerin / Cedric / Jenkinson / Huth / Coates
1) Coates - Francis
2) Cazorla - Payet & Coates or Jenkinson out for -4pts (to get 5.4m or 6.1m def). Can't do Jenkinson-Kolarov as maxed out on City player. -4 hit.
Let me know what you'd do!-
Do you have any money in the bank?
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0.4 in the bank
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For the next 5 gws:
A) Koscielny, Kolarov, Ayew
B) Kolarov, Cedric, Ozil-
I like A.
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will martial start this week
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Wait for Friday. No Rooney would mean a start.
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Night all.
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Night Diva
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Morning diva
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G'night Dog
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Night!
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David Silva should start at the weekend at no 10 position, right?
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yes he should
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How did he look FM?
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