Overall rank: 860 😎

Yep that is a nice surprise to wake up to

Treating myself to a -4 for next week: Milner + Martial ---> Alli + Kane (c)

Darlow
Clyne | Sako | Bellerin | Gabriel
Sanchez (C) | Coutinho | Nasri
Kun

Robles | Delaney | Bolasie | Payet | Martial | Lukaku

0.7ITB 1FT

9 Players playing, likely to be 8 with Nasri Injured.

Lukaku/Nasri > Townsend/Kane (C) - Sound Good?

Quick question- How likely is it that Nasri and Clichy will play on Saturday?

I can't field an eleven without them, otherwise -8 if they are both out

hi DZ,
scored 141 so its been a great week for me. Problems is i can only get 9 players for GW35

done cout to alli for my FT

should i take a -8 for

martial dann out kane rose in?

Repost:

1ft, 0.4 in the bank and 10 players for this week at the moment.

Darlow
Bellerin, Gabriel, Rose, Sakho, Simpson
KDB, Sanchez, Coutinho
Aguero

Without Games this week
Robles, Payet, Lanzini, Lukaku, Martial

A. Martial to Defoe
B. Lukaku + Martial to Kane + Defoe -4
C. Lanzini + Martial to Alli/Milner + Defoe

Any other suggestions?

WHEN WILL WE KNOW HOW LONG VARDY IS OUT FOR?

Who will score more points?

a. bellerin iwobe
b. Gabriel ozil

111 with Sanchez(c), Bellerin, Welbeck to play, OR at a season high of 725! Given no BB and all the rotation in the first half of the game week, I am very happy with that 😀 Thanks Jonty for all the Milner talk!

I have 11* players for GW35. * denotes players that I'm suspicious won't play.

Darlow
Clyne*, Gabriel, Walker, Simpson, PVA
Coutinho*, Iwobi*, Sanchez, De Bruyne*
Aguero*

Robles, Lukaku, Martial & Payet

Should I take a -4 hit and if so, who for? Not enough for Kane. 1.0 ITB.

I'm in really big trouble in my H2H

Me: Bellerin, Gabriel & 3 points
Him: Kos, Ozil & Sanchez

5% chance?

Chances Gabriel will start tonight?

So for the very small sample it seems like a win for the GW33 wildcard.

I have to say it's been a success for me, although there's so many factors to consider about what I'd have done differently if I'd have not been intending on wildcarding.

GW33 team lost out to my GW32 team by about 10-15 points, but there's no way I would have kept Vardy anyway, without the wildcard.

Yes keeping Alli and Kane would have been the better bet but overall my GW34 team has done really well. It's shot me up the rankings 100k places with 3 to go tonight, and more importantly it's taken me from a 10~ point lead in the only money ML I have a chance at to a 50+ point lead with more players to go and TC in tact.

Very happy as things stand. Going to treat myself to a -4 or -8 and get Kane / Defoe and maybe Alli/Rose in.

Should Martial be shipped for another -4 to someone? Cant fit in Sturridge, so thats a no go. Kane / Kun up front.

That way i would bench PvA for ARS and hope Cout plays.

Didn't expect Kane to rise last night so only brought in Alli, which now means I'm 0.1m short of my planned moves of Bolasie, KdB & Martial to Alli, Fabregas & Kane (-8).

Instead if Fabregas I'm now considering Mane, or maybe even Mahrez.. Anyone else thinking of either of these?

Is it worth getting in mane and captaining him for this week against Villa ?

Coutinho's minutes will surely be managed this week and next.

Still want some part of the Liverpool attack - Coutinho > Firmino this week too sideways?

Morning! Chasing ML leader hard, currently 4K with Sanchez trip cap and double ars def to go....

Next week:
Forster,
Bellerin, Gabriel Simpson, Toby
Sanchez, Coutinho, Alli, Mahrez,
Kun(c), Kane

Robles, Clichy*, Payet, Carroll

1. do I need a -4 to get abbetter 1st sub in than clichy if people are rested?
2. KUN v leaky Stoke at home or Kane due to fear of rest for KUN?

I am 70pts away from the 10K mark. I guess it won't be for this year... No chips left to play.

Does Clichy+Nasri+Dann> Ivanovic + Alli + PVA look good for -8?

Will wait for pressers tomorrow, but team would be:

_________Darlow_________
Ivanovic_Bellerin_PVA_Sakho
Alli_Coutinho_Sanchez_Iwobi
Aguero(c)_________Sturridge

Bench: Robles*, Payet*, Martial*, Smalling*

0.5 itb

@Balders

You have taken so unbelievable stick this week, I hope most of it has been in good humour. But please continue writing your fantastic articles. As I said earlier, the DGW was hampered by circumstances unbeknown at the time the article was written, and also peoples selections (no Kane) were questionable. The article was still brilliant and very helpful for forward planning. And at the end of the day most of us have done pretty well, and should be reasonably well setup for the rest of the way if planned correctly.

I do however think that you should change your name to 'Gold Standard Balders', even just until the end of this week 😉

Where's the latest "self pity" article? Can someone link me?

Up to my best ever OR of 423. The week did not go as well as I planned, and GW35 is/will be a nightmare - but I'm trying not to think about it.

Sanchez - atleast a brace today?

I'm normally against hits, but with a max of 9 starters (and that's unlikely) this week, does the below 8 pointer seem sensible?

Bolasie, Lukaku & Martial -> Alli, Kane & Pelle (-8)

Darlow
Bellerin, Gabriel, Sakho, Simpson
Sanchez, Cout, KDB
Aguero

Robles, Fosu, Bolasie, Lanzini, Lukaku, Martial
Bank 2.7m, 1FT

Pelle is not injured right?

1FT, 0.3 ITB

Robles / Darlow

Monreal / Sakho / Gabriel / Delaney / Simpson

Sanchez / Coutinho / Payet / Mahrez / Townsend

Aguero / Lukaku / Martial

What transfer to make!?

A) Forster, Mane, Pelle/Defoe -8
B) Forster, King, Kane -8
C) Lloris, Mane, Kane, Defoe -12
D) Anything else

(DDG, Robles)
Gabriel, Bellerin, Sakho, Simpson (Smalling)
Alexis, Alli, Coutinho, Firmino (Payet)
Kun, Mitrovic (Martial)

In top 4k so every point is crucial

Coutinho out for Alli an obvious free transfer this week?

Who to boot for Kane and Alli?

a. Martial/Coutinho
b. Mitrovic/Coutinho.

thoughts on sturridge lads?
already own him , was confident that he would play vs newcastle when origi started yesterday but with origi's injury, surely sturridge wont be risked on saturday? can do sturridge to kane for free

I see lots of Kane love but Costa floats my boat. Bring it on