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17 December 2016 2005 comments
Mark Mark
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Saturday’s action concludes at the Hawthorns where Manchester United drop in on an in-form West Bromwich Albion.

The Fantasy attention will be split here, with United’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic owned by 28.4% and captained by 13% up against a popular West Brom rearguard.

While Tony Pulis’ defence has kept just a single clean sheet in 13, the likes of Gareth McAuley and Craig Dawson offer a big threat from set-pieces, while Chris Brunt’s delivery could be vital.

Brunt provided a pair of assists in the midweek victory over Swansea City from left-back but is pushed forward into a midfield role this evening as Dawson returns from suspension, shifting Allan Nyom to left-back.

Significantly, almost 500,000 of McAuley’s 1.2 million owners keep him on the bench for this one – 360,000 of Foster’s 664,000 ownership do the same with the Baggies keeper.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. Sims
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Bought Cost at 9.6

    No option but to hold onto him right?

    1. dhamphiir
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

    2. KUN+10
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      How can you tell how much you bought him at?

      1. KUN+10
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Sorry for the amateur question

        1. Pie-o-My
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Go to the list view on your transfer page. Shows you there.

        2. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Transfer page and click list view instead of pitch view

        3. The Left Duke #3
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          I never knew this either. Cheers fellas and Merry Christmas 🙂

      2. Sims
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Go to transfer page > list view > pp (purchased price )

      3. Pipermaru
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        "List view" instead "pitch view" in transfers tab

    3. KUN+10
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Thank you community!

    4. KUN+10
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Bought him at 10.6...I can certainly sell and not be too concernec

    5. odannyboys
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      yes

  2. Chelsea Dagger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    For those looking to bring in Ibra, Jose supposedly said that Ibra will take next week off

    http://soccer.nbcsports.com/2016/12/16/premier-league-preview-west-brom-vs-manchester-united-2/

    1. HearMeRoar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Didn't he pick up his 5th yellow card too?

      1. Tansey
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        oh god

      2. Numb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Worse than that

      3. Licious Lizard
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        haha
        And a retrospective ban for his tackle on Dawson too.
        Zlatan won't play for weeeeeks 😉

    2. Licious Lizard
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      I disagree. A week off is because there is a week until next game..

    3. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Probably get rested in the cup

    4. Richd
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      As in he will be benched boxing day?!

      1. Numb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        I guess so

      1. ryacoo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        +1 Jose means there's a week until the next game.

    5. Deano
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      How come the mods jump on this crap for Kun but not others?

    6. Licious Lizard
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Not true imo.

      http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/12/16/man-utd-press-conference-live-will-jose-mourinho-discuss-january/

      If you read this it is pretty clear that he doesn't intend to rest Ibra imo.

  3. Kermit Special
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    24(-8) meh. Need a spurs cs, kane brace, sanchez goal and eriksen assist

  4. Lateriser 12
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Going Ibra over Costa as a Kun replacement has paid off.

    Ibra is love.

    1. Sims
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      For now

    2. TooDifficuIt
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      k

    3. Deano
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      GW 12 WC Ibra and Eriksen gold!

  5. Jay_
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Good man Pogba

      1. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Nice touch by him

    • BucketHead
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Which keeper would u get for the long haul now..ddg,courtois,Loris?

      1. dhamphiir
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Courtois
        But rather buy two Chelsea defender - Alonso and Cesar

      2. liiusions
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Pickford

      3. ryacoo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Pickford

    • Richd
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Would you do this lads?

      Costa and McAuley leave my team.

      Zlatan and Neil Taylor come in

      It's for a -4.

      However defence will then have double Swansea, Holebas, Pieters and Alonso.

    • Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Costa to ibrah it is.

      Feels dirty having him in my team .

      1. Konstaapeli
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Really? I felt dirty bringing Costa in. Still do.

        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Hehe yer. Only difference between them 2 is ibrah gets away with it

    • Halftime
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Best replacement for Callum Wilson up to 6.9M?

      I'm guessing Origi or Negredo?

    • Le _ Professeur
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      27(-4) with only 4 to go including Kane (c)

    • L'Aeroplanino
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Ibra looking essential for the next two...Eriksen for Spurs cover then

    • Jonjo Shall_We? (Flowers - …
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      If kane gets 2 tomorrow he's gonna go up in price as well for people who are looking for costa exit short term and have ibra
      Plus the market is crazy anyway so leave out logic

    • Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Green arrows for all Ibra owners. Red arrows for everyone else

      1. Sims
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        No ibra but negredo?

        1. Numb
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Ok green for you too

      2. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        No Zlatan (until later tonite) I'm squeaking a green with all my hopes on Kane (c) to make it a bigger one.

    • wachu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Costa fell 44% in 7 hours ( from +10% to -35%).

      1. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        With Ibra rising tonight his sales will pick up pace fast good chance Costa will fall tonight at this rate

        1. KUN+10
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Ibra @ 118% according to fplstats

    • HearMeRoar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      BBC saying Ibra got booked today and FPL showing he picked up a yellow against City, Stoke, Liverpool and Swansea.

      Won't that mean he'll miss the next game?

      Don't want to do Costa --> Ibra if that's the case!

      1. dhamphiir
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Nooooooo

      2. Numb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Jose said Ibras getting Boxing Day off regardless

        1. HurriKane
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          link ?

          1. Numb
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            Above

        2. HearMeRoar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          But if ruled out through suspension then that's more certain that Jose just saying he'll rest him.

          1. Tansey
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            He's not suspended and h's not going to rest him, he said he has a week to rest which means from this weekend until next weekend

        3. willl
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          He won't bench his in-form striker.

        4. Licious Lizard
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Where? Link please

        5. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Link?

        6. VS10_
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Haha, the quote was:

          "And Mourinho will give Ibrahimovic and the rest of the squad some time off during a rare free week after the game at the Hawthorns before a hectic schedule of four games in 13 days.

          He said: “West Brom is the last effort and then they will have a week without football. And that is a week my players need."

          So United will have to forfeit the game as they have no one available.

        7. ryacoo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Jose just said Ibra will have a week off after today's game but I think he means that there's a week before the next game.

      3. CelticBhoy1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Is this true? Was just about to bring him in for Costa

        1. Licious Lizard
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          No not true
          Already served his ban against Arsenal.
          This was his 6th yellow card, as the EFL cup also counts towards the total cards

        2. WE ARE RANGERS
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Ibra has 6 yellows now

      4. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        No served suspension already

        1. HearMeRoar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Awesome. Thanks.

      5. Giovanni Giorgio
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Didn't he already serve his YC ban vs Arsenal earlier in the season? Picked up one in the League Cup too.

        1. Licious Lizard
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          YEs

      6. French Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        troll alert

      7. CelticBhoy1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks guys!

      8. Licious Lizard
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Not true about the ban. He already served his ban for 5 yellows against Arsenal. Today was his 6th yellow card.

        I also don't believe he will be rested.

        Read this: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/12/16/man-utd-press-conference-live-will-jose-mourinho-discuss-january/

    • tm245
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      If Hazard and Siggy had gotten 8 and 6 while Pickford and Alonso got 3 and 2, I wouldnt have minded as much. Strange how an attacker blank stings more than a defender's sometimes. Must be the price.

      1. Deano
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Differential mate.

    • VFORVANDETA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      costa mcauley>ibra friend for hit??

      1. Please Help I Don't Kn…
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Nah, Auley better long term and Costa is only banned for 1 game.

    • WE ARE RANGERS
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Why is Ake red flagged? He will play tomorrow right?

      1. Numb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Ineligible

      2. Licious Lizard
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Yes probably.

        Red flagged because he can't play against Chelsea.

        The flag reads: "Ineligible to face his parent club Chelsea on 26/12 as part of his loan conditions. - Expected back 31 Dec"

      3. Richd
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        He is inellgible vs Chelsea. His parent club.

      4. dhamphiir
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Because Ake is loan from Chelsea and he can't play against them in next game

      5. Konstaapeli
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Wont play next week against hes parent club (chelsea).

        1. WE ARE RANGERS
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Yes but his next game is not v Chelsea. That was what threw me

    • Please Help I Don't Kn…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      I got Costa when he was 10.3mil. Can't see him. And it's only 1 game ban, dunno why everyone is selling him?

      1. Sims
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Got him at 9.6

        1. Please Help I Don't Kn…
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          😛

      2. French Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        got him at 10.6 he's now at 11. Making .2 gain on him
        I expect him to fall .1 or .2 so much easier for someone like me to sell him now

      3. odannyboys
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Keep him. One of the players of the season.

        1. Vinyl78LP
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Got him at 9.5 in pre season - no reason to sell for a single game - would struggle for funds to re-sign him.

    • HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Is Ibra essential ?

      1. Over Midwicket
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Yes

      2. Sims
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Of course not

      3. Cok3y5murf
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Absolutely

    • French Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Costa>Ibra ✔

      1. Frank Black
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        He won't play.

    • Oven Glover
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Hulk this! Ibra won't get banned. End of story.

      1. Richd
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks random internet guy

    • Tansey
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      If Eriksen blanks tomorrow...

      Evans, Eriksen, Costa -> VVD, Lallana, Ibra for -4?

      1. Oven Glover
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Lallana plays MNF. Bad move if anything happens to him.

      2. Over Midwicket
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        I'd do it I think although not sure about losing Eriksen..

    • Richd
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Is anyone else irritated by Siggy already ? He isn't cheap really!

    • Sims
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      The last time people started calling ibra essential on here (after a brace vs soton) we know what followed

      1. Klopp For The Kopps 😆
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        You are trying to Convince your Inability to Take Ibra.

        1. Sims
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          I can do kane to ibra for free and probably will

          Just stating fact here

    • Sweetboi
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Would you do:

      a) Gundogan > Can (bench Costa)

      b) Costa > Ibra (bench Gundogan)

      Got Costa at 10.6

      1. Over Midwicket
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        B

      2. Konstaapeli
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        A

    • Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Looking to boost my defence of: Walker, VVD, Holebas, Ake and Amat.

      Which one would you suggest?

      A) Walker to Azpi/Alonso
      B) Holebas to Jones
      C) Other

      1. Sweetboi
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        A > Alonso

        1. Over Midwicket
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Not Azpi?

    • MrMaverick
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      40 with Mane(C), Firmino and Walcott to go

      Lovin Life. Lovin Ibra

      1. makaveli123
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Alt + F4 instead of Ctrl + v

        1. MrMaverick
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Haha

      2. Over Midwicket
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Wow, nice

      3. willl
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        43, Ozil, Eriksen, Kane.

        No Ibra.

        1. MrMaverick
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Who were your main boys?

          1. willl
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            Pickford, Alonso, Valencia, Antonio, (C)osta.

            Brunt, Siggy and Hazard blanked.

      4. ***00tennis***
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        35 with 5 to play
        Kane(c) Walker Eriksen Alexis Lallana

      5. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        But you lie about your OR
        Congrats though

    • borat
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      kane + rose to ibra + jones
      yay or nay

    • Rains of Castamere
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      34 from 7 with Kane (c), Eriksen, Kos and Sanchez left.

      Above ave.?

      1. skeyrd
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        yah,
        top 10k avg - 27.6 from 6/12
        overall avg - 27.1 from 5.8/12