We delve into the Gameweek 16 data now in our first members’ article of the week. Amongst this evening’s topics are West Ham’s wide men, Bournemouth’s goal threat from midfield, Tottenham’s toils up top and Watford’s relentless top scorer.
What would you do with this lot? 1FT, £1.3m in the bank
Gomes (Guzan)
Francis Toby Moreno (Bellerin,Darmian)
KdB Coutinho Mahrez Ozil (Hoolahan)
Lukaku Vardy Kane
Save.
Save. Or kane to Ighalo
Which one to play from these...
S) VVD
B) Simpson
H) Bellerin
H)
Hey guys.... i think im happy with my team so far
butland hennessey
bellerin moreno rose nyom simpson
ozil KDB coutinho mahrez gosling
augero lukaku vardy
2FTs and my concerns are;
1. nyom coming fixtures (should i transfer to dawson?)
2. rose not paying back and poor spurs def lately. dawson??
3. Transfer out coutinho?? to??
4. any other suggestions??
keep cout
buy a defender... baines? coleman? dann? dawson?dawson in and who is out?
I would sell Rose personally but he has some good fix.
I like Nyom but he has tougher games to come.im thinking of taking rose out as well to ve honest
i like to go for defenders capable of large hauls like a kol, coleman, bellerin, baines, cresswell them sorts of players.
Dawson will just steadily tick over but not much potential for regular large hauls.same here but kolarov will be a rotation risk, everton dont keep clean sheets, and cant trust west ham def
Who to bench out of
Simpson
Baines
Cresswell
Kol
Moreno
??Bench Simpson
Simpson and Kolarov
Cathcart Bellerin Sagna Moreno Kelly
KDB Ozil Bolasie Barkley Morrison
Kane Lukaku Vardy
A) Kelly to Dawson
B) Morrison to Mahrez/Coutinho
C) Kane to Ighalo
2FTB
Mahrezthanks mate. save the other?
Yup.
Current team: 1FT, 4.3 itb
Butland Schmeicel
Kolarov Francis Toby Moreno Saylor*
Mane Hazard* Yaya Mahrez Lingard*
Kane Vardy Lukaku
Was all set to do Mane' > Wijnaldum, but then Hazard's injury prevented me from pulling the trigger.
What is the best transfer to do now?
A- Hazard > Wijnaldum
B- Mane' Wijnaldum
C- other?A if you're set on bringing in Wij
I want an Arsenal midfielder
But don't you think its wiser to get Ozil/Ramsey after city's game ?No do it now IMO. Kompany-less City. High scoring game
Who do you think will score more? Mane + 4 points or Ozil ?
if hazard is out for short and lingard is not "nailed", getting rid for a nailed mf is in the cards.
ugh, take a hit mate. I'd get Ozil in there and then either another mid or do something with that backline
Who do you think will score more? Mane + 4 points or Ozil ?
Bench one:
A) Moreno (wat)
B) Rose (sou)
C) Evans (BOU)
D) Dann (stk)B
Spurs defence is bad again.True but saints aren't really good, are they?
Dann and Evans are your best bet for CS's imo. So its between Moreno and Rose. I think both will concede but Moreno has more attacking threat
Exactly my thoughts, thanks.
I hear ya but Rose is good for offensive points,
It's so tough to split those 4, I'd wonder whether I'd bench Dann.Wondering if too but Stoke aren't really good going forward and Palace are great away from home
What's your gut J?
No idea
Will that have changed by sat am?
Kane > Aguero for free?
Not yet
assess for 1 more wk.
Not yet
I'm sick of Kane already and I can see another blank (poor week), Aguero on the other hand is always capable of a goal even in 20mins but also capable of going off Hazard style .....
So many party poopers on here these days!
😉
Then go for it. Supposedly we're playing this game for fun 😉
Not the worst idea... Kane's been fecking shite.
I've kept him through the injury based on the expectation that Lingard could get me something from those games. Oh, how wrong was I about that.
If I didn't have him though, I would wait another week before bringing in Aguero now.Probably makes sense, if I told you now Kane would score 2 points, I take it you would buy Aguero? (for free)
If Pelle in his presser says Aguero is ready and raring to go, then yes
How many points do you see Kane getting this week?
I take it you will start Aguero now based on this news Mr Pink?
With Lingard and Darmian injured, my other option is Francis, so yes 😀
Cue Francis CS and assist...
Timing is everything with this one. I'm pretty sure Aguero's going to get a massive hike in ownership at some stage - it's simply a matter of when. But I can't afford him for free at this stage, so I'm in the waiting and seeing camp.
Amongst Midfielders for the last 2 GWs:
- 3rd Highest for Big Chances
- 3rd Highest for Chances from Open Play
- 1st for Shots Inside the Box
- 2nd Highest for Shots on Target
- 1st for Touches in the Penalty Area
Guess who?Ramsey or Mahrez
Nope
Ramsey?
Nope
It's going to be someone who isn't obvious.
Cattermole.You got it 😆
really? O_O
Of course not!
good, i'm relieved! So the Earth is NOT flat phew!
Paul Merson
Bolasie
This or Albrighton
Nah. Albrighton doesn't get into the box that much or shoots in the box that much.
I was thinking outside the box then..
😀
Nope
Stanislas
Nope
Josh King (classified as MID)?
nope
Fellaini.
Was just gonna say that!
Ding ding ding! We have a winner!
Thoughts, Doosra? I'm impressed.Too few Shots on Target. Von Bile.
"- 2nd Highest for Shots on Target"
?4 in 4 weeks.
But he's only played the last 2 weeks, Doos. 0 minutes the previous 2 weeks.
No United for me.
Next 4:
Norwich, Stoke, Chelsea, SwanseaSurely we see a comeback after the Bournemouth game?
Probably but who do you get?
Mata looks the best option to me and I ain't overly impressed,
Fellani is a transfer waiting to happen for me.
I'm avoiding till I see some real firm or Lvg gone and someone like Ancelotti in.
But the Stoke and Chelsea defences are strong in air, I wouldn't pick Fellaini as ManU's main threat against them.
Of his 8 Shots in the box, only 2 have been headed.
So even if you take away those 2, he's still ranked 2nd highest for Shots in the box!Alright. Welcome to my team then, Fellaini! 😀
😀
Hazard, King?
oops, big fail from me - I fell asleep, just woke up and saw the question but the page hadn't refreshed, just refreshed now and i see it was asked almost 3 hours ago :-))
Wenger is never going to give a definite answer but if he hints at Sanchez fitness Hazard to-
Ramsey
or
SanchezRamsey for me. I don't think Sanchez's presence will effect his output, will it?
Sanchez for me regardless of what the party poppers think!
😉What other poppers there are than party poppers?
I wouldn't rush Sanchez back in... He wasn't great before he got injured.
Im just being impatient but so hacked off with this season want to get back to-
Ozil/ Sanchez/ KDB/ Mahrez/ Stanislas
Aguero/ Lukaku/ Vardy
Just looks nicExact same here Sab!
Will keep an eye on your team HVT, it does look nice, warm and safe yeah??
So picturesque, soft and cuddly encapsulated by rainbows and butterflies on a warm sunny evening!
Thanks all. Will prob be Ramsey. Then i know myself, the following week will be Ramsey to Sanchez with Kane to Kun! Ah, its fun
Would windy be a better 1 week punt so in that case?
Maybe but then if Sanchez is a no show this week i get Ramsey for another week with nice fixture. Personally not sold on the Widj move. Seems to be a 'thing' that just starts on here, hey could be wrong, normally am
Away to Soton a nice fixture? I know they've dipped but still Soton tend to raise their game against the bigger boys.
Don't get me wrong I'm not gone on Wjindy either.
Chelsea are playing Sunderland whereas Arsenal face City. I'd let Hazard have one final chance to say properly good bye and then assess whether Sanchez is back.
And if he's ruled out?
Who'd be coming off your bench? Just not a fan of bringing in Ramsay for one week if you really want Sanchez instead.
I ain't got hazard tbh MP, but I think JM might not be too impressed regardless at this point, it's a pity for owners that he he has the carrot of the Sundy game as in reality he doesn't deserve to be in anyone's fantasy team right now.
Right I'm off, have a good one lads
RP, I'm sorry but I'm studying and just really bored
4.5 ITB
0FT
Butland
Bellerin, VvD, Dann
Mahrez, Wijnaldum, Coutinho, KDB
Vardy (c), lukaku
Myhill - Barkley, Bennett, Richards
G2G?Missing one forward, otherwise ok
Damn I'm not really awake! Kane is the missing man 🙂
In more than one way 😉
Is Kane ----> Lukaku worth a hit? Or should I just whether the storm? Only 3 more games before fixtures turn.
form over fix
Where talking about Trolkaku here 😉
He has always done well against the lesser teams 😛Yes and he is trolling you now because you don't have him. 🙂
I would go for it.
Why so late to the party?
I'd nearly take the hit Puyol.Haven't owned any Everton all season. 😎
I take it those glasses are to hide the tears you cry?
😉🙁
😆
Best West Brom defender?
a) Dawson - Goal threat.
b) Evans - BAPS magnet, 0.3m cheaper
c) Olsson - Budget option, 4.3m.
For me, it's either A or B as money is of no issue.A, less injury prone
A
Money's always an issue. If not this round, it might be one or two down the road when you want to get Aguero and Sanchez in.
Not for this player!
http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/19885/event-history/16/
😉That's impressive from 15 transfers!
He'd need about all that cash to do Kane and Barkley to Aguero and Sanchez though, if that's what he'd do
This, he's looking at Westwood > Stan this week as it stands to get a full playing compliment.
Yea the boys done well and hopefully he can make that tv pay in the second half of the season now.
Exactly. If you're planning a WC+Bench boost combo for a DGW towards the end of the season it's nice to have some financial flexibility when the time comes
Dropping Mahrez on wildcard has been worst decision I've ever made on ff. Season a shambles so just taking bigger and bigger risks. Hoping this the week Martial stars. Should get rid of Hazard but gonna be stubborn (assuming he pulls through that devastating injury)
If you wanna do well you have to put the obvious players in no matter how far you behind. Not doing it has killed my season
Same issue here mate.....I stubbornly didn't bring Mahrez in and it's killed me. Need differentials already now to do anything in my mini league so still not gonna bring him in lol.
I also kept Martial for way longer than I should have. Thankfully I ditched Hazard early on though.
All in all its been an awful season so far.....queue sad faceThe really annoying thing is I had him gw1, rather than basking in the glory of an inspired pick I figured Leicester would fall back and Chelsea improve. Skills
I guess I can cling to the fact I never had him at all....small mercies!!!
I'd buy him back rhino and start again.
How bad is bad?1.9m and more importantly 180 off ml lead
Ok you can't win it now I'd say.
Stop being stubborn and get Riyad use the other 14 players maybe to make a difference, not owning Mahrez won't imho.Sensible advice but I'd rather gamble, only a game afterall, janmaat captain 😛
plus if you saying i cant win ml then all im doing by putting Mahrez in is consolidating rank which is very dull, Id much rather do low percentage moves than just save some face
Exactly same position here both overall and in mimi league, and i've HAD Mahrez almost all season, just missed forst 2 big weeks. I'v made terrible captain decisions, only 3 of 16 have NOT been 2 pointers 🙁 So i've been chasing and chasing and taking hit after hit, has to change right!!!
Apparently thers a big board meeting at Chelsea today. Could Jose finally get sacked?....
Oooh Haz cap then 😎
Thought you were trying to stop the rot?
😉If Jose goes we will see a new Eden, so clear he's lost the dressing room
Agree, something has to give eventually-the first law of Thermodynamics and all that.
just removed Haz 🙁
I hope not 🙂
Apparently that board meeting is to organise a charity event for Hazard, the medical care and recuperation needed will cost millions
They've probably got a good insurance for Hazard, no worries.
Does it cover life changing injuries though? Looked so so bad, may hold a vigil for him
Crikey. Just how many big boards do Chelsea have ?
What to do with this lot. 100.0, 6.2 itb.. No FT but who should I look to buy?
Butland, McCarthy
Bellerin, Dawson, Toby, Moreno, Richards
Ozil, Willian, Ayew, Barkley, Mahrez
Vardy, Kane, Lukaku
Willian, Ayew and Barkey needs to go.
Get Ramsey Henderson/Coutinho and Silva/KdB
Chelsea and Manchester City have entered the race to sign Real Madrid playmaker Isco, reports The Independent.
Reports in Spain suggest the 23-year-old is growing frustrated with the lack of playing time on offer under Rafa Benitez at the Bernabeu.
With Euro 2016 on the horizon, the Spain international fears for his place in Vicente del Bosque’s squad and could push through a move.
Arsenal have been the frontrunners for Isco’s signature but the Independent claim the Gunners will not be signing an attacking midfielder in January, leaving the door open for Chelsea and City to make their move.
Not sure what City would want with him really, Chelsea maybe - can see them buying a couple of players in January given the start to the season.
yeah..but don't see him signing for both
Kdb > Isco?
(For free)
Chelsea possibly although i'd be surprised.
City I can't see happening at all. Would potentially be swapping one bench for another
The worst thing Madrid could do right now is sell Isco 🙁
Guys I need some help / advice, not sure if anyone will be able to help though.
I have a few days of xmas and work will be quiet anyway, so being a geeky spreadsheet loving accountant I thought I would try a little project to pass the time.
I was hoping to knock up a couple of spreadsheet to track fixtures, results, form and project results. And also to create something on player performance such as shots, long shots, etc...
I am ok with the spreadsheet side of it (that's the fun bit) but just wondered if anyone knew where the player data is available. Also an idea of where I could get fixtures and results in a downloadable format would be handy too.
Can I stress that this is just a personal project to pass the time, and I will probably get bored mid way through anyway. There already tons of great websites for FF managers so my quick spreadsheets will just be some entertainment for me (sad I know lol).
Anyway, I would appreciate you advice.
Thanks.Membership on this site, maybe?
I know I should be, if nothing else just to support the site, but last year I just ended up spending too much time with the statistics on there, being a geeky numbers guy myself...Defiantly gonna take up the Membership next season, no point as far as I can see this year as its too far gone for my campaign.
Was just trying to see if I could find another way of FF keeping me entertained this season....
Morning all, how goes it?
Was going well till the Chelsea game kicked off. Purely fantasy of course, was a great 9mins otherwise 🙂
90. Bleedin phone
Less points than games now!
I'm good. Fellaini has caught my eye this morning...
How are you?
P.S. Stop ignoring my FIFA game invites 😉😮
What invites?On here.
Fancy a game of FIFA?Yeah will do at some point, can play on PS4, XB1 or PC - whatever you fancy.
Can play PC shortly if you have it on there but for PS4 or XB1 it will have to be one evening but I'm busy all this week 🙁PS4 would be good. Whenever is fine, I'll add you on PSN? Give me a shout whenever you're free. 🙂
Yeah add me on PSN. You'll need to catch me on here though because I mainly play FUT and I play that on XB1 but for normal team matches I can play on PS4.
What's your PSN? 😳
andy85wsm 🙂
Just add him on it..
Damn he got there before me, serves me right trying to be a smart ass 😛
Is Mahrez a ration risk over the festive periode? As the tinkerman rested him once this season against NOR this season as exemple and he was also inform..
Don't go there...
Just random thinking out loud, I'm sorry 🙂
Probably but so are most players
Every player is. Leicester players maybe more than others, thanks to the Tinkerman.
Yup, but we won't know when it strikes and it'll affect all of us... Still a good (C) option this week imo.
Went with Vardy, don't know why 🙂
Fair enough 🙂
I'm considering getting him back in next week for Kane..
Would do it this week, but don't want to take a hit or bench KdB!
Which 2 to bench?
Bellerin (MCI), Alder (sou,a), Souare (stk,a), Cedric (TOT), Simpson (eve,a)Simpson / Cedric maybe Bellerin can do something in the attacking returns
Cheers mate
Bellerin & Cedric
Simpson & Cedric imo
Bench Simpson and Bellerin imo
Simpson and Cedric
Anyone else thinking about saving a transfer this week?
I would find it extremely improbable if you were the only one.
I wish!
I have 2 ft, i'm saving 1
Was dead set on moving Mane on this week but the Hazard issue has thrown a spanner in the works. Current team is:
DDG / Mccarthy
Kolarov / Bellerin / Moreno / Francis / Richards
Hazard / Silva / Mahrez / Mane / Westwood
Kane / Lukaku / Giroud.
0.6 ITB.
Got the exact money to do these moves over next two weeks, what do you think:
This week: Hazrd & Westwood > Stanislas & Henderson
Next week: Silva & Giroud > Aguero & Henderson
What do you think?You going to bring in Henderson twice? For a hit?
You must rate Henderson
Ha my bad!
Meant on the second one it would be Aguero & Sanchez in !id wait for news on Hazard, seems silly to be taking hits for players that aren't totally fit
How about just Hazard to Ozil? No harm in keeping Mane, his stats are dynamite and he is due a goal.
Hi.....just wondering when people intending to get kun?...fr boxing day if he starts v arsenal?
And who would you replace..
Ighalo...great form...poor fixtures
Kane....bad v m....great fixtures.......Thanks
Hi!
Aguero is really expensive, and I think the best thing is to wait and see. The upcoming matches do come with little rest in between them, hence Aguero's game time could be limited. Sunderland looks like a nice match on paper, but then again, they don't travel away and concede six goals anymore do they?
My Aguero tip: See if he can pull of two close to 90 mins matches AND PERFORM very well before spending 13m on him.Even when he's fully fit he only gets 80 minutes. I think if he's looking sharp, you need to consider getting him in.
80 is pretty close to 90 mins in my book. 60 on the other hand, isn't.
If he plays well vs Arsenal I'm going to pull the trigger. I will probably be selling Ighalo to do it, unless Kane has another bad match and Ighalo scores again. Its risky, but I'm miles behind in my league and I don't mind punting on the best player in the league.
Agueroooooooooo............nah bruv, you're alright
Who should go away first:
A) Azpi
B) FirminoB
B
I predict Azpi will lose his place now.. Firmino will be rotated guaranteed, and that's the reason you never should've got him in the first place. Firmino more likely to start next me think though...
Thanks! Azpi was awful and I'm afraid he will lose his spot. Still don't know tbh 🙂
B
Ok, Firmino > Stanislas so I can buy Kun next GW!
If anyone spoils Star Wars I will hack your FPL team and make Cattermole your triple captain
Hey KoL.....
Guess what......
.....Luke is Vader's son....I'm not seeing it until Sunday so I genuinely second this message.
I vote permanent ban for anyone that ruins it..Aye! there was a GoT spoiler on here a couple of years back and the wee sh1t didnt even care
Darth Vader dies
Not
un-not.
be my guest, it cant go any worse than my moves
I don't generally like going to the cinema on release but making an exception this time around - heading down tomorrow night!
Aye, im waiting on my Dad coming home before going to see it so only time that suits is the 26th 🙁
who to bench(pick 2 ) ? W) Moreno
Q)Wolly
F)bellerin
C)Rose
also , thinking that kane-> to aggy next week is a must...plus a downgraded barkley.
Out of theses 4 who to pick
1.Gabriel but he does not always play
2.Richards not a bad price at 4.4 and can get a goal but villa are bad at defending
3.Ward only one thing to say about him is I already have a palace defender
4.Wollscheld Stoke are good at defending but he does not really score
Or any other defender in the range of 4.5 ThanksWolly or a Watford defender.
