After assessing the Defenders and Midfielders over the last four rounds of fixtures, we finish our trio of members articles with a look at the men up front. A host of popular picks from City, Leicester and Everton come under scrutiny, whilst we also take a look at Arsenal’s misfiring Frenchman and United’s big-money starlet in light of Wayne Rooney’s knee injury absence.
GW34/37
And if Everton went to semifinals?
LIV / EVE GW34
SUN / EVE GW37
Miss a date for PAL / EVE in GW35. You can not take that risk.GW36 is an option.
Currently which teams are not playing in GW30?
GW30 Update.
West Ham vs Watford – Will be a blank
Sunderland vs Everton – Will be a blank
Arsenal vs West Brom – Blank if ARS beat HUL (game might not take place before GW30)
Man Utd vs Crystal Palace – Blank if MUN beat SHR or if CRY beat TOT.
Aston Villa vs Spurs – Blank if TOT beat CRY.
Liverpool vs Chelsea – Blank if CHE beat MCI.
Norwich vs Man City – Blank if MCI beat CHE.
Bournemouth vs Swansea – Can't be a blank
Leicester vs Newcastle – Can’t be a blank.
Stoke vs Southampton – Can’t be a blank.
Everton. Possibly Arsenal.
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Do you think someone made them put motta in that place
Shame he's not called Gotta
I posted this earlier
Adam Johnson is currently trying to secure a contractIf stories are true Pope could also have fitted
Is that where Adam Johnson is playing now?
Any reason not to do Nyom (-91%) -> Fuchs (+76%) now with 2FT on my hands?
Someone could get hurt at UCL and UEL. I'll wait until Thursday to bring Fuchs
Injuries might happen.
Anyone seen Shelveys previous fixture scores?
Said he's played Swansea 10 times this season ha!
Feel a bit dirty that I have to support Chelsea tomorrow to give me more of a reason to sell Aguero.
No hang on, I want Citeh to win.
It's confusing isn't it 😀
So if City win, with an Aguero hat trick, you'll still want to sell him?
I get double blank issue, but it'll make it more painful selling
If Chelsea win they will have a blank GW 30, not City...?
Yeah I know, brain fart there,
Understandable that you can get sliiiiightly confused by it all 😉
I don't get why People are Selling Aguero. Chelsea clear favourites to win tomorrow.
He has a blank.
They know he's due an injury.
I'm actually factoring that in, plus I can't see him doing 90 mins every game with the UCL back.
Owners will say he doesn't need 90. 😉
So far he has scored every 100th minute.
For comparison:
Vardy 121
Lukaku 140
Kane 147
Costa 183
Check his minutes played and goals scored v Newcastle
It's inevitable isn't it
blank probably
Agreed, i'm only going to consider selling Kun, if he's got blanks in both GW27 and GW30.
This
Yeah a blank, but to me Liverpool, Villa and Norwich are excellent fixtures. Selling because of a potential injury seems crazy to. This is of course given that they loose to Chelsea.
You say you don't get why they are selling though, but they are selling because of the blank. Whether you agree with it or not, it's a valid reason.
I'm with you though. I have no plans to sell. But I can see why people are.
No no I get that it is the Reason. An taking my own team too much into account. Having Kane and Vardy, I can't see who I Would sell him for. Again IF they don't win tomorrow
Selling for the blank and Liverpool and getting him back after
You don't Think he has a good chance of scoring against Liverpool?
Bringin in Costa?
He has a blank.
City struggle away.
Vardy has Norwich this week and most people have Kun, Lukaku and Kane. Lukaku has Villa after the blank so I assume that factors into their thinking.Yeah. Think I just have to disagree with peoples' decision (if Chelsea win tomorrow)
Lukaku 2 blanks (kun also has villa)
Costa 1 blank
Kane probably 1 blank
If indeed GW30 has only 4 games, playing 11 with 0FTs would be worse than playing 10 with a saved FT. Reason being players would be against each other unless there is an unreasonable triple up in defence etc. The 1 FT might be better used after the GW. imo.
Good point
Yes, the FT could be used to bring in a DGW player in GW34.
Are football players DBS/CRB checked? If not should they be?
Yes and no, all 4 leagues do full background checks now for media purposes. It doesn't include an actual dbs check though.
Not unless they have unsupervised access to children or vulnerable adults as part of their role.
Are you saying you don't think they should be checked unless they have access to those people, or that they don't get checked unless they have access to those people?
They don't
They have checks to ensure no negative media happens or they're aware I'd it does. Not the same thing though
I shouldn't have stated that with such authority - I haven't kept up to speed with the rules around this at all but that used to be the measure by which you determined if someone needed a CRB check. I'm going back over 5 years now though so anything could have changed.
Don't they tend to do a lot of charity stuff involving children?
Mascots for a start
Visits to children's wards at hospitals, etc'Unsupervised' might be the key word. I should stop posting on this now, I'm really not qualified to talk about it.
No, your views are appreciated.
Yeah, maybe. Wonder if Sir Jimmy had a CRB?
Not needed, it is only required if you were are regularly working with minors
Not necessarily. I've had to undergo a DBS check without my job involving kids or vulnerable adults, but yeah that is the main reason for them.
There are 3 types, the first basic can be done for any job type, the second standard and enhanced only for certain jobs. Regardless it's not done.
Aye, true that. I don't actually think they should be done for footballers btw.
Hard to believe it would ever unearth anything anyway - footballers, even those in the lower leagues, tend to have their lives pretty well documented from an early age.
@BITM I have a WC 🙂
Can field a maximum of 7 gw30 players without taking a hit.
Is it too few? Whats the average will be like?
Looking at nine with one hit......assuming Chelsea beat city tomo....
8 or 9, but may be possible to field 11 in GW30, and still have 11 DGW's in GW34, without WC'iing or taking hits, if Chelsea beat City tomorrow.
Depends on the teams involved. No point fielding 11 if you are stuck with a bag of sh!te the next week.
Beautifully put.
If city beat Chelsea tomo, what will people do with Liverpool players...
Lpool would blank gw27...but play gw30=....
Thanks
keeping Moreno 😎
Too inconsistent, get rid of him anyway
Depends who. I will be thinking about Cout or Studge.
Firminho has had his time in my opinion. Only owning Moreno, he will go anyway
keep Moreno as I got him cheap and maybe keep Firm, depends when their double is too but I will prob sell Firm and go with Sturridge if fit for DGW or maybe Cout
Got him cheap? He is 4.8 and has only been cheaper at 4.7 🙂
Its an interesting one. Terrible fixtures too to throw into the mix
Just saw Daniels missed a pen, we think he's still on them?
Yeah.
would have to miss 2/3 in a row to loose them I reckon
Arsenal couldn't score at home against a weakened Hull sign, Suarez just scored his 41st goal this season. I reckon Barca are gonna roll over Arsenal in CL
Wenger should have stumped up a little more than £40,000,001
?
Wengers Suarez bid
Bold statement 😮
Straw Poll:
How many confirmed GW30 players do you currently have?
And how many FTs left this week?6 and 2.
One of them is Gosling though.That's pretty good I think. What's wrong with Gosling?
Nothing at all, but I have the cash turn him into just about anyone. I'd like to bring Siggy in, and much as Payet to Siggy would be great for gw 30, I think end up with Gosling and no Payet in gw 31.
Ah, yeah
5 (6 if there's a winner in the Chelsea/City game tomorrow)
1I mean confirmed as of now
6 so far.
5 in my current squad with 2 FTs
And 1 definite blanker (rises to 5 if the Arsenal - WBA game is confirmed as off)
5
1 FT remaining
5 definitely ruled out so far.I have 6 and 1 FT
7 & 2 I think
6 (plus Kun in City lose)
1FT
6 confirmed and 4 FT
sorry 1 this week, 4 until gw 30
Currently 7, although I do have 1 city and 1 che player, which would make 8
Most people in a pretty good position. Do you think this is due to good planning? Or will this be typical due to the team's involved?
I Think People have been helped by the Fact that Leicester don't have a blank, as Vahrez is highly owned. Generally I think people on here have started planning for this in a few weeks (or at least holding FT's)
Yeah, true
Guessing average is 4 or 5 confirmed.
I have 5 playing with 1FT; 3 confirmed blankers.
5 and 0
5 and 0
3 and 1. will be 4 and 0 after lukaku--vardy transfer later
4 & 2
Only 4, but 2 FT's.
4 and 2.
7 confirmed, 1FT. But 2 are keepers, so only 6 playable
Out of interest what does Johnsons flag say?
FPL down for you?
He's not on there mate. Had a look. Need to find one of his 3.5k owners
I have him on ultimate. Hang on
Haha cheers
Go to transfers out this gameweek and you find him.
I don't know about him specifically, but I'm sure it normally says something like "Has left the premier league" or something.
Contract terminated by club on 11/2 is what it says
Thanks 🙂
Stoke got rid of Glenn Johnson?
other Johnson
The Stoke Johnson has a knee injury though
Knee injury - Unknown return date
Lol
Gw 30 chart updated after Everton match
http://www.triggerlips.com
Will be wanting to buy a couple of Swansea players in Gw 29 For Norwich then BournemouthYep, a Siggy wagon is inevitable
This
Payet to Siggy?
Yep
In GW29. Get Siggy in for NOR
Payet to Siggy gw 28 or 29
Done
Pretty much
So far....
Butland.
Wollscheid . Daniels. VVD. Huth.
Mahrez.
Vardy.
Siggy is coming in gw29 definitely-
Simpson, Wollscheid, Targett
Mahrez
Vardy
Getting Sig in GW29 as well. Also plan to get Forster and either Arnautovic or Afobe.You're in decent shape
Butland
Francis, Fonte
Mahrez
VardyButland
VVD Daniels Morgan
Mahrez
Vardy
Hopefully joined by Kun tomorrowButland
Pieters, Fonte
Mahrez
Vardy
Will be getting in Fuchs for Moreno with my last FT
Butland
Vvd, Simpson
Mahrez
Vardy
1ft
Not good.So far most have Butland, Mahrez and Vardy and Siggy inbound so the differentials will be in Defenders
Forster
Simpson Wollscheid
Mahrez Gosling
Vardy
What a team.Butland
Fuchs
Mahrez, Arnie,
Vardythat includes my 2ft used this week.....not great really..
will also be getting Siggy gw29
just my own opinion but I wouldn't concern myself too much with gw30, sure keep an eye on how its panning out, but its not worth decimating your own team for one week.
triple Stoke in defence is madness
Butland
VVD - Wollscheid - Daniels
Mahrez
1FT. Vardy is a priority.
Chelsea win would make it an easy decision to keep Aguero.
CL might change your mind.
Don't mention it 😀
Plus Silva/Yaya/Kompany would be decent options to consider for GW30
If Palace beat Spurs tomorrow, that would make GW30 a lot easier 🙂
How many Spurs you got?
Only 2 atm (Alli and Kane) but would get a defensive option in.
Pretty average I'd say. You might be better with a Spurs blank.
True, guess it could work either way.
Yeah I think so
Whose at home?
Spurs. Palace better on the road anyway
Could do with a palace win for sure, I've only 5 as it stands.
Looking a bit far ahead, why are people looking more at dgw 37 for the wc rather than dgw34? (Wc a week early and play the bench boost for the dgw).
Surely, dgw34 will be the "bigger" one, covering the FA cup quarter-final rather than semifinal...
Is it a matter of big teams having better fixtures in gw37?
Thanks.GW35 blanks is a factor.
Everton @Everton 2 mins2 minutes ago
Roberto Martinez has confirmed #EFC will travel to Dubai next week for a warm weather training camp.
Tough gig
Hot topic
The stage is set for Lukaku's 2 DGW blanks. 4 matches, 8 points.
So clearly Siggy bandwagon already starting, but who to shift out amongst the popular GW30 blanks:
Barkley
Payet
Firmino
or Whichever Arsenal Mid you haveProbably Barkley in your case.
I don't have Barkley, I was listing the highly owned Mids
Think I'll be shipping Payet
so on my to sell list as it stands
Johnson (due to injury)
Ward
Ramsey
Igahlo
possibly Smalling
to bench
Payet
possibly Kun
possibly Kane
to buy
VVD
Daniels
Siggy
Afobe (unless Austin starts getting games)I've been stuck with Ramsey for weeks, always been a better transfer to do
same but NOR in GW29 seems ideal to get Siggy so Ramsey look ideal as a makeweight
I'm finding planning the DGW34 and potentially blank GW35 hard to judge at the minute.
We will know the Cup SF line up after gw 30 (barring replays), but there will be a fair chance that say half the teams with a double in GW34 will have a blank in GW35.
Is the best strategy just to try and navigate GW30 as best you can and get as many GW34 doubles as possible without WC (and play triple captain), then WC for GW35/36 and bench boost 37?
What we do know though is that Everton will have 2 DGWs, probably 34 and 37, and good fixtures after GW32, so they would be particularly good to load up on at that time?
I'm thinking of wildcarding GW31 immediately after the blanks. That way I'll get most use out of it. Then again I'm 650k ranked and want to load up with differentials asap however all free transfers at the moment are going towards getting a full(ish) side out for GW30. I certainly wouldn't be worrying about GW34 now (especially if you have a wildcard) as the picture will no doubt become clearer. It's just all this fixture congestion that's making it look daunting.
I think people are over concerned with gw30 tbh so any later double gameweeks can be dealt with later - no one really knows where we'll be come then, cup games, the way teams do in Europe, injuries.......too many ifs and buts at this stage.
always good to have a plan in mind but no more than that imo
Currently have 7 after i make my 2 ft this week
Simpson
Mahrez
Arnie
Williams
Ayew
Vardy and undecided
Anyone able to beat that
Kind of dont want too many more confirmed games as i can nearly get to 11 already !Ive been pllanning to do lukaku to vardy for weeks and the result tonight just backs that transfer up as eve now have a blank 27 and 30.
Any point holding off any longer ?
I did the same transfer a week ago 😀
Yes, be patient. Earliest Monday night, but ideally Friday after pressers. 🙂
Aguero injured for one.
Hull beating Arsenal gives the groomers a game in 30 - right?
When is that replay expected?
Butland / Hennessey
Souare / Ake / Bellerin / Simpson / Dawson
Sanchez / Mahrez / Alli / Payet / Stanislas
Aguero / Lukaku / Kane
2 FT & 0.9 ITB
I think Lukaku -> Vardy is my move for sure .. what about the second transfer?
I'm thinking Souare -> Fuchs / Azpi .. Other better options/suggestion?Priority to bring in next week?
A - Wolly
B - Fonte
I already own Butland and Vvd btw.Fonte for me.
I have decided Wolly. I have Fonté - and Butland.
STK : ___ AVL 316 NEW 338Mm good point Doosra.
Might just do this, thanks mate.
Neither a priority I'd say
It is if you've only 2 playing defs!
Vvd/Belkerin
Moreno/Simpson/Souare 🙁F**k. Definitely Wollscheid.
Yea I got two beautiful red cards for Valentines weekend!
🙁🙁
Sorry, HVT!Haha not your fault-v unlucky for sure and forces my hand this week, I think Wolly might work out for Souare, I'll see how Moreno is fixed tomorrow, cheers mate.
Can see Stoke keeping many clean sheets after the next 2 but Wolly is cheap and 2 of the most expensive SOU defenders is too much too. I am going Targett and Forster.
* Cant see Stoke.........
Ah it is for this week. Wolly then.
* can't?
This you correcting what I already corrected or correcting my missing apostrophe. Either way, top post 🙂
😆
Confucius speaks!
Gotta be Wolly now for me, thanks Woz!
8 years, 4 months agoEverton already has two guaranteed blanks and possibly three.
So Liverpool Vs Everton by PL would be in GW27 will have to be played before the DGW34, no? I see no possible dates for that to happen later.