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The Numbers Game – 2015/16 Review – Crystal Palace

11 July 2016 1680 comments
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Next up in our series of members’ articles reviewing the numbers behind the 2015/16 campaign we put Crystal Palace under analysis.

We start by assessing their team data, comparing the Eagles to the rest of the top-flight, before focusing on their first-team squad and assessing the main goal threats and creative sources, in an attempt to gain insight on their prospects for 2016/17.

Having started the campaign with five wins in their first eight fixtures, Alan Pardew’s side looked like improving upon their tenth-placed finish in 2014/15 but Palace struggled to maintain momentum and won only six more matches in the remaining 30 Gameweeks, ending up just five points clear of the bottom three.

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  1. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    8 out of the 9 Man Utd's opening fixtures are all being shown live on TV

    If they show the Stoke game it will be 9 out of 9

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    1. KingNidge
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Happy days

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  2. Irish Madridista ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    How many fodder players are we expecting to start off with to fund all the expensive boys? 🙂

    Any you're keeping your eye on to hope they're 6m or less?

    Gray is an interesting one if he nails down a place..
    Gradel might sneak under the radar..
    Feghouli could be priced nicely enough..

    Will all of our fodder players be from the promoted teams?

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    1. ​
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      gk1, gk2
      def3, def4, def5
      mid5
      fwd3

      is my usual template for cheapies.

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      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        This.

        Although with defense we usually go with

        6 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.0

        to gain more flexibilty

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        1. ​
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          5.5 5.5 4.5 4.5 4.0 tops for me. Two seasons ago I went 5.5, 4.5, 4.5, 4.0, 4.0.

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          1. NABIL - FPL otai
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            You one genius guy, or extremely lucky. 😉

            Never been tempted with CHE or MCI or even ARS defenders? Not every year we're getting a Bellerin..

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            1. ​
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Two seasons ago we got Debuchy @ 5.5m and Chambers @ 4.5m and Naughton from Spurs @ 4.5m. After Naughton's red card I then got in Hutton and went to 5.5, 4.5, 4.0, 4.0, 4.0. I never overpay to get into a defence at the start of a season when money is tight.

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              1. NABIL - FPL otai
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                You've made the right move there. CS are hard to predict and it's an added bonus if we get them from those cheapie lots.

                Now what we need,is the likes of Hutton or Daniels to emerge. Hopefully we can resist the temptation to get a CHE or MUN defender early on.. although I assume they will only be super-tight at the back at the turn of the year..

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      2. Irish Madridista ⭐
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Yep already pretty set on going very cheap in those 5 defensive spots you mentioned. Might be a struggle to find 3 decent cheap defenders at the start but they'll make themselves known no doubt!

        Will you be rotating mid5 and fwd3 or will one be slightly more expensive than the other? All price-dependent obviously.

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        1. ​
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Decent doesn't really come into it on cheap defenders just get 3 that start and then hopefully they have some semblance of rotation. Mid5 £4.5m bench fodder and fwd3 playing with his price being a compromise between options for him and options for mid4.

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      3. Jafooli
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        This, although I suspect we might need to add a mid4 this year Balders.

        Prices will probably only allow for 2 x big defs, 3 x big mids & 2 x big mids.

        Will be delighted if we can squeeze a medium priced 4th mid, but somehow doubt it.

        I reckon a 3rd decent def over 4th mid might be the way to go this year?

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        1. Irish Madridista ⭐
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          With attackers potentially tired after the Euros, are you expecting a slow start in terms of goals? A third defender vs a 4th midfielder could be an interesting choice, especially if defenders are a good deal cheaper again.

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          1. Jafooli
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Yes, yes and yes 😉

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    2. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Boydinho is back..

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    3. andy85wsm
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I usually go

      4.5 / 4.5
      2 cheapies (perhaps 1 bench fodder) then 3 higher priced def but not neccesarily premium
      heavy hitting mid / mid price / mid price / mid price / bench fodder
      Pricey forward / Pricey forward / cheap forward

      If it allows...

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    4. Däzzy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      3 😀 I'm Wildcarding gw4
      After that just 5th mid/3rd striker
      Gray an interesting prospect.
      Might not be haven't looked fully at the options.

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    5. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Seen Gradel's returns last season and his team, his price should be quite low indeed. At 5.0-5.5 he'd be very interesting.

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      1. Irish Madridista ⭐
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Yep, I have him earmarked as my cheap mid. Looks a player and his rhythm must have been thrown off by that injury last season, could push on now with a good preseason and another year of Eddie Howe under his belt 🙂

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        1. Camp No No
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Yeah, he's a good player, and a goal scorer. Could be one of the gems for this season, an enabler you end up not wanting to bench.

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        2. Jøssy ⭐
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Does "cheap mid" mean your lowest cost 4th playing midfielder, or do you shy away from the 4.5M bench-fodder-mid approach?

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          1. Camp No No
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Can be either. Personally, I usually only have that 4.5 midfielder if there's someone who actually plays and has an attacking enough role, or penalties or set pieces.

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            1. Jøssy ⭐
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Yeah hard to pick one at the start of the season, and I feel it's even less likely it'll be possible to find a good one this year.

              We only had Wanyama, Fletcher and Westwood last year. It was the first year I was convinced by the community to take the approach. We be doing so this year.

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              1. Camp No No
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                None of them appealed to me. I never have these Wanyama's and such. It has to be someone with chances to attacking returns rather than red cards. There was some Bournemouth lad who appeared early on that I found reasonably good. Don't remember who he was.

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                1. Jøssy ⭐
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 5 months ago

                  Surman?

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    6. Sjaugen
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Gonna do something different than last year. Which was;
      1 poach a RTM
      2 panic
      3 paying attention
      4 WC round 3
      5 get membership

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  3. Moin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Last year we all had to re-register I think..this year when FPL opens it can re-direct us to the registration page first

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    1. Jøssy ⭐
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      You do always have to re-confirm your details, but most should be pre-populated

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  4. The Wise Owl
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Ended at OR 13636 for the Euro game. Pretty shoddy really.

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    1. KingNidge
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      All that matters is FPL 🙂

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  5. Irish Madridista ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    12 minutes..

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  6. The Wise Owl
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    I'm confused, how do we know who are moderators without the symbol by their name? :O

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    1. The Kolarov Mane ⚔
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Those are undercover operatives...

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    2. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Don't we know them by that? And they're all wearing them, right?

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  7. The Kolarov Mane ⚔
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Something just dawned on me... FFS IS FPL TOWERS!!!
    Dun dun dun

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    1. AK ⭐
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      So the Cedric gate last season, it was just Mark trolling?

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  8. Moin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    1hr 5mins left, if it will open today, even though I think it will open tomorrow at 11:00 am BST

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    1. Jøssy ⭐
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Why do you say this? In terms of there being a cut-off by which they won't open today.

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  9. Zigfreed
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Come on FPL, I'm going into an all day meeting in 30 minutes, get released already!

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    1. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      No chance. Won't open today, so don't worry: go to the meeting and have fun.

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      1. Jafooli
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Have fun in a meeting 😆

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc4efBM_9JM esp 3:00mins on.......

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  10. The Mighty I
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Defenders from Everton and Palace to start the season potentially promising.
    Two fixtures against WBA, home to BOU then two against MID in the first five.

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    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      One of Baines/Coleman will go straight into my team if they are priced less than 6.0

      Won't happen I know 🙁

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  11. Stimps
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Be interesting to see what price Long gets, ended the season a bit like Vardy 2 seasons ago, a sure starter since Mane and Pelle are now gone. Could be a great 3rd striker option

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  12. AK ⭐
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Do we have a crowd for Haxball while we wait for FPL right now? 🙂

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    1. Irish Madridista ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      go on so I'll give ye a game 😛 haven't played it in yeeeeears.

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      1. AK ⭐
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        You should have been here last night. Me, West, GB, Balders, Bowstring were there. Might do it tonight as well so try to stick around late. 😉

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        1. Irish Madridista ⭐
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Awesome I'll keep an eye out 😀

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    2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Screw it I set up a room password FFS

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      1. Irish Madridista ⭐
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        I can never connect to the room host 🙁

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        1. Irish Madridista ⭐
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          FAQ says it's an issue with my router.. Which screws me out of playing it in work (probably for the best).

          I'll try connect to a game this evening at home 🙂

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      2. AK ⭐
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Room ID?

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        1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Adam West's room

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  13. Däzzy
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    I'll get my coat

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  14. JAC THE CAT
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Check FPL
    Check FFS
    Check Twitter

    Repeat

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    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Make a bacon butty

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  15. New article
    The Gambler.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

    its FINALLY here!!!!!!!!

    http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2016/07/12/scout-report-joel-matip/?hc_sort_by=comment_date&hc_page=-1#hc_comment_13538788

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