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.
I'm backing Spurs and Chelsea.
Spurs and City coz that's what I want to happen
😀
Draw Draw
You enjoy FFS Chaos 😀
La Liga v EPL? Definitely La Liga 😉
In all seriousness everyone owns Aguero and Kane. Be interesting if they got a blank.
Us FFSers will benefit from this with further planning 🙂
Palace and City please, though we all know it'll be Chelsea in the second one 🙁
Spurs and City
Iheanacho brace
Palace and City
just realize that i have 8 players already for gw30 🙂 doesnt look so bad after all
Wow, who?
elloit
williams simpson vvd
siggy mahrez stanilas
costa/aguero
Elliot will score 0p so it's 7. 😉
heh stanilas should be a 1-2 pter too
Still more than me, so not a bad situation.
Glass half-full
Whose siggy
Silva & Walker out
Sanchez & Rangel in
-4
Yay or nay?No ya clown.
No reason to get Sanchez. Get some guy who plays GW30. Maybe Arnie? Walker will play this weekend.By that I mean next GW
Nay on Walker in my opinion. He should play the FA cup this weekend, Trippier then play Europa and then Walker the cup so you could get a home match against Swansea out of him.
then Walker the league*
This
Walker and Trippier is just a lottery now
Not really. Trippier played Europa a few days ago, so Walker will play tomorrow. Then Trippier for Europa later this week than Walker on the weekend.
Then*
I have found it very predictable to be honest once I knew that Poch will rotate them
This again
Silva and Walker could still play GW 30. Hold your horses
Don't like either of those moves
Any news on the Arsenal - Hull replay?
Maybe Monday.
^this - March 7th - Monday night and no CL games
This too. Though I meant that maybe there is an announcement next Monday. 🙂
Miguel Delaney says Steve Bruce says it will be the 8th of March
Miguel Delaney is talking out of his bottom - Bruce widely quoted as saying he doesn't know when it will be
Delaney's such a bugger to judge, he throws so much 💩 at the wall enough of it sticks to make him seem like he knows what's up but then he does have some clangers.
Call me old fashioned but these smart phones are right pain. I prefer buttons on a phone.
Buttons vs Smart
Who wins?Smart...
Computer - keyboard
Buttons.
Here here Wakey.
I know I'm probably showing my age. You can't even write a sentence without the thing trying to do it for you and it tries to predict, what your gonna write.
Got a mixture and I am a dinosaur . Got a very simple phone as old as the hills and just bought a smart tv. Both do what I want them to do.
Nokia 3210 - anything newer is too confusing
😆
Despite Sunderland's blank in (GW30) I'm still tempted to get in PVA. If anything it makes their upcoming games look better.
Thoughts?Stay away from that one, Poch.
1) Plays for Sunderland
2) Wasting transfers on non-GW30 playing players
3) Has had his golden period
4) Will literally concede every gameLomg as you shave first
Sunderland never has a Clean Sheet. PVA will not goals or assists always. I prefer to choose an defender for Clean Sheets.
Sunderland will stay up - they always leave it late for last 5 years. How will they do that again this year? CS.
Can you field 11 for 30?
Nowhere near that atm the unfortunately
Then I wouldn't. Do it post GW 30 and focus on getting 11
Fair point.
Just tempted by the run-in and current fixtures
Cheers
Thanks guys - I just have a gut feeling they will begin to clean up towards the end of the season defensively - and PVA is practically continuing to play like an attacker
Sunderland never has a Clean Sheet. PVA will not goals or assists always. I prefer to choose an defender for Clean Sheets
my eyes bleed
Sunderland have a long history of great escapes and good end of season results.
Don't be surprised if we aren't all wondering why we didn't pick Defoe and PVA by seasons end.These are exactly my thoughts Wakey. Good to know I have the voice of experience and wisdom 🙂
I agree. But look at Hazard this season - notorious late bloomer.
Expect the unexpected!!
All your kids matches on tomorrow Wakey ? How many games you got to cram in before end of season and have you been given a season extension ?
Postponed again. It's rained constantly for most of the last 24 hrs and we are back to square one....waterlogged.
Sublime to the ridiculous. Training very week but no matches to back that up , I know it is so frustrating for both the kids and the managers. Something must be done to push forward kids football in this country. All the money goes to the Prem and not grass roots which is both short sighted and fundamentally wrong.
It's a nonsense. Our league is holding an emergency meeting on 01 March to discuss what, if anything, can be done.
Just play kids football in spring and summer instead of winter...it's not rocket science.If it was summer Wakey do you think even with the usual kids squad of 16 you could put out a side of 11 each each week with kids being away on hols ? I think if this is an option squad sizes would have to be increased which would lead to even worse benching headaches and more mardy parents.
yes if there is a consistent team where u can put your faith in. sometimes there isnt unfortunately.
of course its more fun hoping for a goal rather than waiting nervously for 90min for a cs.Forca, it's been ages, welcome back
Which Stoke midfielder to bring in for Firmino?
The shaq
Poch what do you reckon the team will be tomorrow? Hoping for a clean sheet as part of my acca
No idea mate. I imagine Alder, Wimmer and Dier will start though which is good for your bet 🙂
Have you spoken with Ognash?
No, what's the deal?
😯
Say thank you if you see him
Yeah, I know. Thanks for letting me know
No problem, shouldn't have told you actually. Would have been a funny surprise
😆 like my thought when I saw the Pup's rainbow yesterday - "where the hell did that come from"
Get ready to destroy Andy and Jonty in the doubles, Ayew 😀
I'm so ready, gonna taunt them in the scoutcast live chat
😀
Jonty and his little face
Fingers crossed
Personally think Wimmer will be rested
IMO
Vorm
Walker Dier Alderwerield Rose
Bentaleb ******
****** = Dembele or no ideaThat looks a good shout to me based on Thursday. I reckon one of Wimmer or Aldy could be rested as well.
You got cashout option ? Could use it if team sheet is not in your favour
Nah its part of an acca with handicap betting so Skybet don't have cash out
Got sky bet account but never use it cos their prices generally are on the skinny side and cash out seems foreign to them. Best account I have is Bet365 - lots of offers and good prices. For best footie value at the moment BetFred , many enhanced multiple bets .
Thoughts please
Hennessey
Walker* Bellerin VVD Simpson**
Mahrez Payet Alli Ozil
Ighalo Kane
Myhill** Silva** Kun** Moreno**
1FT & 0.1 ITB
Haven't got a clue what to do 😆
Thinking maybe just Moreno out for Fuchstake out 1 of walker or more no
Silva > Arnie if City win
Moreno > Wollschied if Chelsea winThis the exact moves I was going to do
Is arsenal vs west brom a blank in gw30?
Likely
Well, if Arsenal beat Hull at Hull then yeah
If arse win replay then yes. If replay after gw30 then no
Depends when they play the replay.
Ta
This is strong.
So its one of those where you literally have to wait 4 days before GW 30 to find out..
I would be 95% confident it won't be on the 8th
Can I hop in your boat Jarvish?
You're not going to buy me dinner first?
I got a bag of crisps we can split?
@ Balders. Have you updated your tools?
Not yet, just got in, will do so ASAP.
Thanks for finishing off the article BTW
Although I did lose out on credit for it. 🙁
Who wrote the bit that made me want to jump off a cliff?
Which bit was that?
"Of course, it could have been quite different if Colombia had submitted their bench player and they played their top-5,000-ranked star player Poccecinno (58 points) ahead of captain Ayew Serious, (35 points). This would have won the tie by 10."
We both chimed in on that 😉
I probably wouldn't have made that decision tbh, Poch would have played. But I think I also would have.
😳
If I knew I would have made a different decision anyway I wouldn't let it bother me. But I thought it was worth a mention
I think the outline was there in my version and it looks like Balders added his own bit too.
Out of curiosity if you had submitted a bench who would you have benched?I probably would have benched a non-Lukaku owner. I can't remember the teams now but we probably would have lost anyway
Being a captain is hard work. If you can bench one of the bottom 2 you are doing really well imo
I'll be a captain again next year, I like to think I did OK considering its my first time being involved in those tournaments
You did well mate. Kept team spirits up as well 🙂
Appreciated 😀
No worries, thank you for writing the good bulk of it, I'll put a comment in the article for you 🙂
It's OK I wouldn't worry about it
I'm updating them for him 😉
I doubt he wants you interfering with his tool
That's where you're wrong
Okay up and running 🙂
Link to the updated one to hand?
Very personal question
I wish we had more posts on UFPL...really struggling to know which way to go....Mmmm...
Fpl were all tryna field 11
Is it easy in ufpl?squad of 25 so you would think so
I've only got 4 MD2 players and only Ozil as a decent MD2 (c)....it's not enough.
That's the way it goes - sometimes you have too many MD1 players - other weeks you have too many GW2. It's all about the players you choose to play
I'm on 45 OR so still in with a chance of the big prize. I need to give myself a chance against those above me.
Look at the loan options and plan carefully
I am...and hence the post. I have to gamble with something somewhere.
It's no longer enough to know who are the best players and picks but who might fail (perhaps) amongst those above me.
Is it?...Fielding 11 isn't enough...
Is it not?
No...The secret to doing well is to make sure you have good sub ins...
I suppose but you will have a slight advantage over.
I'll actually stop right there. I was gonna say casuals but there is no such thing as a casual ufpl player 😆Haha..no there isn't. You have to be posting scores of 80 and 90 to do well...and often
You need 16 or preferably 18/25 in UFPL
MUN with three MD2 games in a row...jeez...can I trust a pick ?
Smalling is probably the only Mun option
25% ownership. With United's injury woes would I be better gambling that most of the game will bring him in n MD2 and fail ?
Need to be tuned into when Sky and BT announce their fixtures. Expectation probably was that they would progress in EL and would play a lot of games on Sunday, If they beat Midgetland next week that guarantees 2 more MD2 games (ignoring FACup results)
Just do what you think earns you the most points, gw 30 is still to early for game theory.
Martial, DDG and Smalldini. Maybe Lingard too.
Arsenal replay v unlikely to be the it coz it clashes with European match. Could really do with an Arsenal blank. All those ghost ship Ozil and Cech owners will benefit
*8th
Could be played on Mon 7th. If they win blank in GW30 - if they lose they play WBA
Barcelona is week after..
Irrelevant - they're not going to beat Barca - it's damage limitation
Sorry, didn't really follow things here today. What should we do with Arsenal players after the draw ?
Wait until we hear when the replay is scheduled
Sit tight til Monday for further news. We'll probably still need to sell them.
Keep for now.
Cheers All
Ok say United somehow beat Shrewsbury Town, which means GW30 MUN vs CPL will be a blank. And I'm currently on DDG and Hennessey.
I had pre planned that this would be the best GW to do DDG to Butland (for a hit) as Stoke have 2 great fixtures in AVL and NEW back to back and this will negate the -4 maybe with a CS. And of course I'll have an active keeper for GW 30.
Thoughts on this please?
"Ok say United somehow beat Shrewsbury Town"
I laughed.And sadly I'm an United fan. So yeah that's where we are atm.
So am I, lol.
Hahaha so you know what I mean right 😀 Tough times..
But land decent
Thanks.
Stoke players generally seem to be a good idea for GW30. However for Villa and Newcastle maybe attacking options would be better ?
Yeah I would've loved to get one if someone stood out from that Stoke team. Arnie was the option I looked at but he's been a bit in and out with injuries. Others I just don't feel I can count on.
Stoke defensive options are the only attraction unfortunately.
And even those defensive are options are not very attractive without Shawcross. Hoping he'll return soon enough to help out Butland.
Why are people thinking the replay could be after GW 30? The quarters are taking place that exact GW.. So its impossible.
So I think it'll be the 8th because that's the only time you can fit it.CL on the 8th, so will very likely either be the 7th (most likely IMO) or on GW30 - no other spaces for it to be played unless something strange happens
CL night.
Barca and Arsenal play on 15th?
CL in general.
It doesn't affect Arsenal or Barcelona.. Am I missing something here?
Doesn't matter
16*
Other CL games that night
Other CL for sure.. But it doesn't affect them?
I've had this situation on Football Manager before and I had a replay during Champions League week..Don't believe everything you see on Football Manager 😉
But Football Manager is real 🙁
We need to have a Dad - Son talk 🙂
This.
"I took Woking to the Champions League in six seasons. I got so good they offered me a role in the England setup." - Jay Cartwright.
I thought only league games were not allowed during cl midweeks? So domestic cup replays can go ahead?
Is it worth to do Firmino to Arnautovic/Shaqiri for a hit? and if it is, which one?
Do you have 11 this week?
yea. and one sub
Finally done Lukaku > Vardy. Bit annoying really, wish early sellers had been punished more!
Team is looking very nice for next week.
Gomes (H)
Wolly (H), Cresswell (H), Dier (H)
Alli (H), Mahrez (H), Payet (H), Ozil (A)
Vardy (H), Kane (H), Costa (A)
9/11 home fixtures, not bad! Only annoying thing is I really wanted a Stoke player but don't know who I'd get rid of. Lingard is 5th mid and I've only just brought him in. Would also leave me with a slight benching headache.Strong team save
So is anyone keeping Lukaku?
Got rid ages ago
Nope. His output gone down massively since Deulofeu been dropped
I'm foolishly still considering it - Barkley is really annoying me though
As a Lukaku owner that is
Just watched a fascinating programme about black holes, white holes and worm holes. Space travel and future time travel. If your in the UK stick discovery science +1 on, well worth a watch.
Will dl, what's it called?
Strip the cosmos
Cheers 🙂 like a good space documentary
Hi 😀
I'm only here for the puppy 🙂 don't ruin my troll Image, took me months to develop 😀
😆 That grav though, I've always been intrigued
Goddess of fpl.
The real story is I did a backup of my fb data shortly before I made a grav. I hate fb usually so try to avoid me in my profile pic. This was my first fb profile pic that I got from Google. Happened to be the first one my eyes focused on when I made the grav.She's Ville Ronka?
Yes, ssssh don't tell
😉
There's actually a load of the same programme but different episodes running consecutively all night 🙂 but that one was really interesting, the one now (that will be on next on +1) is about solar flares, still interesting but not a patch on the one before
I'm not In the uk anymore or it'd be on already
Very astute point from Ruth on Diva's blog.
No games are officially off yet.
Say Everton draw Hull/Arsenal in the QF. If the Hull/Arsenal replay is moved to the QF date as there is precedent to do so, then Everton's GW30 game can in fact go ahead.Don't say that 🙁 Already sold Lukaku!
Thanks, no notification for the last one for some reason
no notification for the last what sorry?
Diva blog, so thanks for inadvertently telling me
Ah right gotcha 🙂
It was just a comment at the bottom of my tracker post
No doubt Balders you are on top of things. Unusually for me I think patience is a virtue and will be leaving transfers as late as possible.
yeah we gotta wait until at least the draw on Monday night
Sunday 1815 after Man City v Chelsea
woop, ta
Fair point - shame it came from such an unpleasant character though
Regardless of character he can often be quite perceptive.
"Yep. It had crossed my mind to start posting on FFS again. I appreciate you reminding me why I stopped."
I seen it, although this appealed to me more 😆On Fiso he was banging on for weeks about how there will definitely be a DGW25, and when it didn't happen he deleted all of his posts about DGW25 and left the site.
Allegedly
What do you mean allegedly?
That's what my sources say happened
I see 🙂
looooool His most recent chat has been on dgw 29 on Diva's blog 😀
Dunno about the leaving the site bit but I've just been reading loads of him banging on about a DGW25.
"stopped" 😆
😮 ?
We'll know on Monday the date of Arsenal v Hull replay?
Probably, but it might be Tuesday - BBC/BT might want to wait until all ties are played before agreeing which channel will show what replay, and I think the TV companies have a say on when replays will be.
Thanks Jarvish!
A) Keep Barkley, at least for Villa game, save FT
B) Barkley to Arnautovic
C) Barkley to ShaqiriIf you have 11, a if not c
I'm fielding 4-4-2
Bellerin(mun) Alderweireld(SWA) VvD(CHE) Daniels(wat)
Sanchez(mun) Alli(SWA) Mahrez(NOR) Payet(SUN)
Kane(SWA) Vardy(NOR)(C)
bench: Ruddy, Simpson*, Aguero - , Barkley -Then wait, no rush and injuries may occur
Cheers, patient as always.
On the plus side....
Just noticed I'm sat at No1 in a global league (Man City) for ufpl...HAPPY DAYS.
Any prizes on offer?
No...sadly. It'll be nice to get a No1 though in a global league.
Yeah, a signed shirt or something would be nice though.
I know Pepin won signed Messi & Ronaldo shirts from a FOX league in FPL one year so always worth checking.
Nice, I'm top of French Guiana but I'm the only one it, so yours is way more impressive 🙂
What's your OR?45
😯 keep going Wakey! Just don't try and be too different just yet.
I know...it's getting towards twitchy bum time. I (maybe) know a bit more about the blanks and DGW's than those above me...well some of them. Will that be enough to carry me ?
Maybe, on blanks I tend to think as long as you have a squad out its not too damaging. For this one at least, everyone has spurs and Arsenal and probably Man U. 30 will definitely be interesting though.
Awesome, congrats. I bought Adam Johnson as my differential believe it or not.
Sorry, but I laughed
Even worse thing he did score but he was in my reserves so he actually got me 0 points
When did he score?
Apart from at the under 18s disco?His last pl game ever played
Risers:
Fallers: Behrami, Gomez
Sunday 21/02/2016, 01:12:28 AMGracias mi pero
Is that Joemez?
Yep
Ah yes, he is still a great option I guess people are just selling because of the blank...
He must be close to getting his spot back now as well.
Jokes aside, who the hell still owns him and why only sell now wtf
One of my ML rivals (an active player) still owns Oxford, Schwarzer and Targett (though he got lucky with that with his latest renaissance)
Somebody on here had been starting Targett every week for the troll autosub points at the end of the gameweek, that was properly lucky to walk straight into a 12 pointer!
Well since Targett came back my rival has been 'rotating' him with VVD and unluckily for him consistently benches the highest scoring one!
hahaa you're getting lucky there then. He needs to learn to play both 😛
Is that the time?!
Kun survives.
Pato close to a drop means active teams initially brought him in and are now ditchingBooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
I'm certain Gomez has been loaned out to Blackburn?!
You guys will have to do without me for 12 whole nights. Little holiday from work
I'm literally heart broken, how dare you
I have broken your heart twice in a matter of days now. The problem is you love too much.
Not really I just have a big heart, a small part of it breaks but the heart of my heart will always be strong
Nooooooooooooooooo, how will I live?
Family size box of tissues I guess and a large tub of hand CreamBetter than using it when I am here
True 😀
Vardy near 88%. Guess he rises before City play CL 🙁
6 definites for GW 30 atm
Schmeichel or Butland
Fonte, Francis
Mahrez, Stanislas
Vardy
About average Id say..
Will prob do either Firmino- Arnie/Shaqiri this GW.Who shot you?
Sworn to secrecy sorry.
Any racing fans on here at this time ? Cheltenham festival coming up soon and other than the serious stuff Victoria Pendleton now fallen off twice in last 2 , once PTP when few fall and Racing Post comment about yesterday was "rider came off " and " the horse had just joined the issue when he lost his rider after a circuit . Cheltenham will be a big call after this".
Yes she is a great competitor but surely this is a step too far as her lack of experience of race riding could result in a serious injury to someone else.You better start praying Wakey is gone
Enter Wakey
Isn't Victoria Pendleton a cyclist?
She rides bikes and horses - she can ride me if she likes as well
Former Olympic rower and cyclist now trying national hunt race riding on one of Paul Nichols horses. Totally irresponsible imo in such a short timescale as she intends to ride in the Foxhunters Chase at the Cheltenham festival.
No....just no....
It's not a sport....it's a gambling game that leads to horses being killed by so called horse lovers. I'll just as that you please find another "sport"...
http://www.horsedeathwatch.com/And those are only the ones that die urging races...the numbers during training are equally shocking.
Race horse owners are little better than dog fighters....the results are the same.
I have been an owner, and the welfare of our horse was always considered
Out of interest Trigger what have you owned ? I had a share in Rupestrian who ran in the Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham Festival.
Ah was warned in previous posts but didn't know your views on this. Unless you have seen it for yourself horses in training generally live the life of Riley. Horses naturally want to jump and run and certainly apart from a minority of unscrupulous individuals they live very happy lives.
I once had a share in a horse that ran at the Cheltenham Festival and was pulled up. The race after he got injured at the age of 5 and ever since had been kept as a pet and has a great retirement
Public perception of horse racing is sadly misguided by various elements of the press. A visit to a training stables would very quickly change this as the horses are treated generally like royalty. Come racing with me any day Wakey and I will show you it is not the misconception the press generally show it as.Our mare has a wonderful time of it. Retired now for breeding. Only sad part was here first foal dying at birth
Where did she do her racing and at what level ? Hope she is still thriving and sorry to hear about the first foal.
The sad reality (for the horses) is that horses have been bred so well for hose racing that they can no longer survive an accident (the broken leg can not be survived)
The sport and the breeding of higher tuned horses needs to stop....those figures in the link aren't a lie, they are the truth about how many horses are being killed in the name of sport.Unfortunately in one respect you are right. In terms of flat racing where the real money is in breeding they do get broken legs but this is true for any horse in any situation , home kept horses die from these leg injuries in the same way.
Horses in training live aN extremely high quality of life , way higher than domestically kept animals. Horses have been bred over the years to run and jump and this is in their DNA.
I think on this one we will probably always have different views. Incidentally I have also owned 3 greyhounds but this might well open up another can of worms ?............
It's the daily wail Wakey !!!
Yes I know. I also was careful to post the opposite side of the spectrum from the Daily Mirror below.
Horse racing has arrived at a point where it needs to take a serious look at it's so called "sport". It isn't' the same "sport" as thirty years ago and it will only become more cruel.
Horse racing is finished as a "sport" and no amount of posts by genuine horse lovers will excuse he "sport" for shooting horses. (Yes, I know their atre good owners TL)I think you have just covered most things in your comment. Here's how I see things :-
Bookies are inherently more greedy as time goes by and it is only on their instigation via the levy that they can show terrible racing in their shops and online all hours. This is only a means of getting losers onto the various gaming machines in their shops .
What needs to happen is the banning of these machines in shops and much higher prize money in racing to eradicate the poor horses who are far more probe to injury.
Racing is generally far more injury conscience than previous but more horses are getting injured from welfare causes campaigning to make fences easier. The consequence of this is that horses jump them far wuicker leading to more serious injuries.
Just another story about killing horses.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/shocking-picture-shows-racehorse-champion-4290791Pets and animals are put down all the time . This only raises the question as to the best manner to do this. This paper is renowned for this kind of material and will not show the other side of the coin.
And another one... http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_horse/ALL/2971/
This site does not highlight the pampered lives these horses had previously and seems to have some vendetta against McCoy
Anyone know how long Dawson is out for? If he is injured for next week I'll need to ship either him or simpson to field a full team.
CHeers Adam west
8 years, 4 months agoLads, tomorrow's winners predictions?
Spurs vs Crystal Palace
Chelsea vs Man City
Will be very important to GW30.