The Numbers Game – 2015/16 Review – Crystal Palace

About what?

oh, dont think that FFS has so many members 🙂

I could be wrong but I reckon 50% of the top 10k is a bit of a stretch.

50% of the top 1k however seems more accurate.

There was over 27K from memory last season.
Last season was a bit trickier so probably well under 50%.

or Conte or Klopp or Wenger 🙂

I am REALLY liking Chelsea at 6/1 at the moment.

Conte was a dream at the Euros, and if Chelsea go back to not conceding goals, they've every chance.

Wouldn't surprise me

Finally Wenger's year?

United fans expecting the title are too optimistic.

Two odds-on runners? Harsh.

Would never bet with you that's over a 200 % book. Scandalous !!!!

You're no Killian from Play On.

Might put a tenner on Saturday or later 🙂

My ID

I think knowing the prices of Mkhitaryan, KDB, Hazard, and Ozil, and knowing the classifications of Sanchez and Firmino are what I really care about right now.

Rule changes, probably the biggest game changer. Personally can't see any but lots of talk of possible changes.

I have always gone from Arsenal downwards checking the prices of every player of every team so I guess my first stop would be Petr Cech.

Price. I will check, I will check...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJZUTlVBLr8

The first thing I'll ask for is the strip colour code that matches the background. Anyone kept a note of it from last season?

Any new rules.

Last seasons ranking!

best £4.5 defenders.

Chelsea prices, I'm so interested in how last season will affect them.

Lots and lots then 🙂

The new chip

OOP players (if there are any) - Josh King as a midfielder still would be nice.

3, 5, 6

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fXoK3AdrqxRMjyCQgsHgp5x2a6gNGUBgEF6pTaOFzZY/edit?usp=sharing

3, 6, 7

I only want 6 from this lot.

1, 2, 6

I'd only want Mkhi, Firmino, Mane, or Mata if he moves

1, 2, 7.

Mané ? Why ? So inconsistent last year and plenty of competition in that Liverpool midfield especially with Euro rotation. A big price tag doesn't guarantee a starting place, ask Adam Lallana.

Snooker loopy 147.

are you from Turkey?

1. Ivanovic, Baines, Silva, Costa
2. Mahrez, Alli, Vardy, Simpson

1. Hazard

2. Alli

1. Hazard and Baines
2. Mahrez, Alli, Antonio

I would really love for Depay to drop to around 6 and prove the haters wrong, but unless he's spent the summer screwing his head on right, I am afraid this is a pipe dream...

Mahrez is an absolute no-no for me. Four goals and four assists in the second half of the season was a disappointing return.

1. Shaw, Hazard, Benteke

2. Fuchs, Mahrez, Vardy

http://i.imgur.com/G0Zf8yi.png

Armenian playmaker who joined Dortmund in 2013. Had a soft 14/15 (5 goals and 5 assists in 42 matches), but in 13/14 he had 17 goals and 12 assists in 56 matches (some Armenian matches/production) and in 15/16 he exploded with 19 goals and 24 assists in 54 matches (1 Armenia match with no goals/assists)

He's a quality player but I do have my reservations and want to see how he settles in first. The Kagawa transfer springs to my mind.

He was almost scoring almost every other game before his move from Dortmund to United.

Yer launch is tomorrow
Aguero is 13/13.5m

Just do Aguero and autocomplete and you'll be fine 🙂

Will Kun be match fit by the first game though ?

Off the next two days and my only plans are to eat and cut the grass.

So hopefully fpl opens!

Great player but just didn't seem to fit into Stoke last season.

You know you are allowed to speak our lords name? Heskey.

not sure about Shakira but Stoke has lot of potential irl and in fantasy wise.

Hips don't lie.

Hazard to Real?

No Ballon'd Oro for him then?

🙁 i guess partial is better than a full tear... thought it looked like a 6 monther tbh

oh wow...poor guy..seemed like an MCL at the time but his foot did pivot nasty also

oh, that's awful

nasty impact

Just speculations though

Alexis replacement? The money you would spend on Draxler could be better utilised signing a striker. Icardi would probably cost the same/less than Draxler.

Depends on price.

Wasn't last month.

Essential to what?

Not going close to my team

Is that so

Nonsense

Judging by everyone on this website, it appears Mhki is essential

Depay is essential

Pellè

Not another reply fail 🙁
Look above ⬆

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Yup. I rarely complete single player games but I have that one - It's fantastic.

Watched a gameplay, it's worth the money.

played it on my PS3, haven't updated for the PS4 yet

Got stuck on the PS3 and never got round to going back to it

Yeh, brilliant game.

Best to play it on grounded difficulty.

Rarely play games anymore but The Last of Us was brilliant.

Nice! Looking forward to playing this now 😀

Not really a gamer, but got my wife a ps3 for Xmas and that as one of the games I got for myself. Played it a but but couldn't really see what the fuss was about. It looks amazing, but at the end if the day, you still have to go over here, jump on that platform there, kill this bad guy etc. Loved Red Dead Redemption though.

He won't be classified as a striker.

Would being changed to a striker make any difference?

He could be overpriced/underpriced as a striker or a midfielder.

Should be but I'll rather have Baines or Coleman

Lol

Not with Stones still there.

No, won't start if 442 unless Stones sold. However, it is possible that Koeman might opt to play 352 which often did at Southampton. Everton have the players to play that formation in my opinion.

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A) No Euro's, pens, shared set pieces, could be in the attacking 3.

Second would be Ali.

C).
Maybe Alli or Mane if they show form.

a) Cazorla was gold a few years back when he was the big fish in the number 10 role with double digits for goals and assists but now he's barely on my radar. His role has changed significantly and he's now dictating the play from deep with limited potential in and around the box and is subsequently heavily reliant upon set-pieces for Fantasy returns. When Ramsey & Wilshere are fit, i'm not so sure he starts on a regular basis either. Avoid.

b) Mané is an interesting one, he has the reputation of being streaky and his returns favouring form over fixtures. His role will dictate how attractive his is from a fantasy standpoint, if he stays in a second-striker position in that Liverpool team, give me a slice of Sadio Mané at £8m with a dollop of Daniel Sturridge on top if he's fit, too.

c) Looking at the numbers, Sigurdsson had a strange year last year, almost Clint Dempsey-esque. His assist numbers were way down on previous years and he was goals heavy, which is not a bad thing. I think that can be attributed to Swansea lacking 10-15 goal striker, Gomis was great for about 5 games so if they can solve that issue and Sigurdsson is reasonably priced, he'll be floating in and out of many of my initial drafts.

d) Dele Alli had a great year last year but i'm not sure he puts up such big numbers next year. I think with Spurs, we will see rotation and Poch is already strengthening the squad with Wanyama & Janssen. Champions League football, the high intensity Spurs play at, no Dembele for the first few games, not much rest post-Euros = avoid, for me.

e) I really don't want to talk about him. I'm completely ignoring him. Fine player, not a fantasy one.

f) I'm not sure what Koeman is going to do at Everton but I think Barkley could be a key part of it. Give him time, there's a 12 goals-12 assist season in there somewhere.

g) Tadic is one to love and hate. He's, for me, a cheap man's Ozil. His creativity numbers are up there and hopefully Austin can turn those chances into points now that Pellé is gone. Mané also leaving could give Tadic a free-er role behind the striker but I have no idea how the new manager thinks or works. This is a pre-season job.

h) Shaqiri is just like Arnautovic in his first two seasons. He's had a few niggling injuries and is playing within himself. His creativity numbers are top notch but Hughes seems reluctant to consistently play Diouf up top to reap the rewards of this. Shaqiri, however, isn't putting in similar goal threat numbers, which is a disappointment. He has that sort of payer within him, but either Hughes, or himself, is stopping it from breaking out. If he features in a #10 role, which seems somewhat unlikely, I really fancy him. Otherwise, forget it.

I) Arnautovic broke out last year, pens are a big part of his game, though and sort of inflate those numbers. His price will be a huge factor and if it's around the likes of Sigurdsson or Mané, i'll be steering clear unless we see something special.

I need to stop posting comments way to many reply fails. Will start of fresh tomorrow 🙂

Welcome back Granville 🙂

lies 😛

5 hours to go

on a different note, what are you hoping for this year Granville?

You were sporting a nice tan at the scout get together.

I think we're well beyond 'becomes rife'

Where's Daniel?

If it starts tomorrow then, Granville is Illuminati confirmed.

Wellcome back Granvileeee

In the words of Girls Aloud, I don't speak French.

So Granville is Donald Trump

Shouldn't, but they have a new manager so it's wait and see.

We don't know yet, the new Southampton manager may yet sell Tadic, you know. But as it stands, they shouldn't.

No

🙂

Some of those numbers look miles off?

Sanchez 13/14- 1.88 goals per 90 for example?