With just tomorrow evening’s clash at Craven Cottage left of this gameweek, our Members can now soak up all the numbers from the weekend’s games via our Members area. All the Opta data and ICT Index scores are in and, as usual, we can now offer a match-by-match breakdown of the standout performers, with an early prediction of the EA PPI and Fantasy Premier League (FPL) bonus points…
Got all 4 of my teams into the playoffs.
Patriots beat the Colts.
My darling Hakeem done the biz with 2 TD's.
Happy, happy days. 🙂Open Controls
Erm? Are you on the right forum Katie?
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Anyone else not convinced by Vermaelen.. 6.8 for an arsenal defender who always look like concedin a goal a game.. also he wont score 10-15 goals a season and has already got 3.. he's a CB after all.. cant see him keepin it up.. yet i am very tempted by him:(
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I think the prospects of clean sheets go way up at arsenal with him in. he's a great attacking player and will keep it up(not at the rate he is now) I want him
Open Controlsi want him too.. will take the plunge end of the week.. by then he's name will be in every rmt, he'll have shot up the watchlist.. will have an article about him and will be in the scout picks.. in other words he'll look irresistible
Open Controlsi'm just keeping an eye on his price
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defoe played really well…hard to leave him on the bench for the next gamee…hmm tough call betn vdv n defoe ...
Open Controlsvdv is rested, dafoe is appeased for now, vdv for now i think
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Team is linked, Komps to Verm for a 4 pointer look good? longer term transfer… or wait till next week an bring in baines for free? or bring in enrique now? so many optionsOpen ControlsWalters or Larsson?
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Open Controlsif larsson scored the peno yesterday i'd say him.. he could be off them now though and with a new manager it's all become wait and see at sunderlan.. so it's the OOP, penalty taker from stoke for me then
Open Controlsyeh. have larsson and that's the first thing I thought about him when he missed it
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Evra, P Jones or Vermaelen?
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As an experienced member of the Dead Zone, RG, you know full well that you should not be indulging, let alone contemplating, in expensive defenders. 😉
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About that...
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Because I certainly didn't just transfer in Verm to go with Richards and Enrique.Open Controls
Howdy jafa!
That philosophy is amazing, I have to admit it kinda worked this GW too 😛 Though it has left me with 5 mil in the bank & I don't know where to invest.
You reckon Suarez/Roonpig could hit form this GW? Or go the Ade/Ba route?Open ControlsNice scoring ENR and congrats on your second L5 win 😉
You have another 6 pts with Jose too.
If Roopig doesn't deliver this week, he's for the pork chop. Personally, I think Adebayor is needed as one of your front 3. I looked at the last 4 gwk data and he heads shots/on target.Open ControlsMy first L5 win, actually. Yeah baby..though I look fwd to beating a FFS-L5er 😛
Close call for you eh?
I'd love to get in Adebayor this GW, but that won't do it for me in another H2h, which is a must-win. So I'm looking to gamble on Ba/Suarez/Roonpig (if he drops by 0.2). I need a pull off a Yakubu for GW15 😛Open Controls
Dead Zone? As far as I'm aware, I'm not part of that nor the so-called "L5 Club". Besides, I already have expensive defenders in Kompany, Jose Enrique and Shawcross, and now I'm looking at Shawcross out for one for the ones suggested above.
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What do people think of this team?
Vorm/Ruddy
Vermallen/Richards/Jones/Simpson/Jakielka
Bale/Silva/Nani/Dyer/Ben Arfa
Yakabu/Van Persie/Sturridge
I really like attacking defenders and I like Nani/Sturridge, they are probably gonna be season keepers for me (along side Van Persie obviously)
Ben Arfa...I need newcastle coverage, is he likely to play longer then 45min a game? Anybody know the reason why he was benched at half time this week?
Was considering getting Ageuro in instead of Silva but theres no good cheap midfielders that can do the damage that Yakubu doesOpen Controlsany money?
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Good to see you back!
Too much money in defence for my liking but I suspect you knew that anyway 😉
Not a Ben Arfa fan I'm afraid.
Bale, Silva, Nani - nice work 🙂
RVP check
Studge check
Yak 😯 far too much kneejerkery here. Ba could be your man if you are after NEW players.
Downgrade the defence to get in Adebayor.Open ControlsJafa! haha I've been here most of the time, just haven't posted in depression!
Yeah I had Ba in my team up front with RVP/Sturridge but took him out because I couldn't find a good 5.5ish midfielder except for Ben Arfa and I didn't want both Ba and him!
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This is the week where Rafa returns, I believe. 😛
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I honestly hope so.. have stuck with him for last 4 weeks.. now the time for dvd to prove his loyalty 😀
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Ok, so I'm depressed. Did not make the planned double trsfr Friday eve for a 4pt hit. Not going into the net effect...let's just say it was Bale is DID NOT transfer in(Due to a comment made by a FPL mate and fellow Dead Zoner on Friday eve..."You have all the bases covered"....)
Anyway, so I have a quick look at my next gw h2h Reserve opponent... Anyone seen anything like this?
Rudd(c)
Simpson/Connolly/Laet/Lopez/Shotton
Johnson/Buzaky/Britton
Hewitt(v/c)Vokes
Bench:Vorm/Henry/Noble/Dyer
Teamvalue:64.8m/Cash 36.2mOpen Controlslove it
Open ControlsHaha I'd be wary of that captain's choice. 😛
Btw never underestimate your H2h, all it takes is 3 players: http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/1512591/event-history/14/
But cmon not as bad as the one above. Looks like he took a conscious effort to get the lowest priced players.Open ControlsGood mornin' Mrs Grumpy - kinda knew you'd be in a foul mood today 🙁
VDV and Rolls Royston not starting - ouch 😕Open Controls
great with a lot of differential then lol
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all my players start , just cuz i like others atm.
maybe do nothing is a good work
this week, i use 1 FT to transfer ShawX --> jagielka haha terrible.Open Controlswas a bit early for him alright
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Vorm, Al-Habsi
R.Taylor, Jones, Walker, Enrique, Barnett
Bale, Walters, Nani, Sessegnon, Silva
RVP, Ade, Ba
Should i make some transfers, or does this team look alright for now?Open ControlsYou know you've had a kek gw if the only positive you can takeout of it is that you Don't own Baines.
😥Open ControlsI'm lovin' my l'l old 3 point Cerny 😀
I was publicly flogged on here by all of the Vorm owners on Saturday 😡Open ControlsNice. I changed back from Krul to Vorm at the end. ouch
Open Controlscurrently have him slotted in
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Yeah, Jafa, didn't take your advice, and played Vorm over Krul this week. Argh. That Liverpool game fooled me - I'm not playing Swans away from home again - strict rotation from now on.
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Chin up christina! You could easily get to 50 with BAPS & JE in the queue.
Also you chose ZZ over Larsson - that's a biggie. ZZ looked deadly & he could wreak havoc at home.Open Controls
lucky you captained RVP Rudi
Open ControlsIt's a bad week for me too. 🙁
Benched Krul, Shawcross and Larsson turned what was a certain 10-11 points into 0 with that penalty miss. I also decided not to do VDV out for Bale for a 4 point hit.Open ControlsDon't talk to me. A certain Strelitzia sweet talked me into "Sticking" and not to Bale on DVD....should smelled a rat when he was on the forum that time of the day....
Grrrrrr.
* Hits desk with fist.Open Controls
Good morning,
I am thinking of:
1. Save transfer this week and do 2 next week eg VDV to Bale or Drenthe to a cheaper midfielder like O'Hara or Eagles so I can upgrade S.Taylor to P.Jones
2. Transfer out S.Taylor to BAE/Walker before tomorrow's price rises and drops
What do you think?
My team is:
Vorm
Enrique, Brown, Vermaelen
VDV, Silva, Sinclair, Walters
RVP(C), Sturridge, Adebayor (VC)
Subs: Ruddy, Drenthe, Richards, S.TaylorOpen ControlsSaylor, Sinclair, Drenthe should go as soon as possible
Open ControlsNot too sure about Sinclair and Saylor as Swansea have had bad fixtures, Sinclair isn't injured and he can score highly at home, also Drenthe has looked great when he's played and it's just unfortunate that he's injured at the moment. I agree with Saylor and his price will be dropping soon but who should I swap him out for - most defenders I am interested in have bad fixtures next GW - I can afford a maximum of 6M, I have been considering Santos, BAE and Walker
Open ControlsI don't think there's any great rush to get rid of Drenthe unless you have someone you're specifically targetting.
Unless that's the case, you might as well hang onto him until the DGW. I know I am.Open Controls
as i already have arsenal exposure in v.persie and ramsey but no tottenham exposure and i cant afford bale or vdv would ramsey > lennon be a bad transfer? im worried bout lennons game time but ramsey cant seem to get any pts lol
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Seeing that RVP is set for 2 bonus points hurts. My internet connection died ten minutes before 11.30 when I was desperately trying to change the captaincy from Adebayor. Oh well.
On other matters, was Wilkinson dropped this week?
I was going to drop Sturridge for Ba this week but he keeps making me hold onto him!
Might do either VDV to Walcott or Ramsey to Larsson. Maybe both for a hit.Open Controls
Had 2 free transfers this week, but I'm debating only using the one. Would that mean I have 2 transfers next week?
And any predictions on if Drenthe will drop when his flag is removed?Open Controlsyes ull get two transfers nxt week
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Morning all,
Anyone fancy a guess as to the BP distribution for Man City? One of my HTH fixtures depends on it...Open Controls
Soooo, both free transfers already made this week. Have a feeling this could come back to bite me!
Open Controlsitching to make mine.... but will wait until after CL... not too bothered about price rise / falls
Open ControlsI had no movement for price rises to get the players I wanted, and one of them just rose so decided to take the gamble.... who have you lined up?
Open ControlsRooney, Eagles and Vidic are coming in - do not expect any changes in price
Bendy, VDV/Silva (hence my other question) and Baines are out, any change in VDV price does not affect me unless its 0.2
8 point hit..
captaining RooneyOpen ControlsStick with Baines. He has nice fixtures coming up, incl a double. He is turning a corner, on set pieces, Optas look good, he is essentially a midfielder getting CS points etc etc...
8 pointers never pay off.
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Same here. Time to live a little. Another trade on the cards!
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I'll ask the deadzone... VDV or Silva for the next four GW's which one would you keep? One is going
Open ControlsI'm not so sure.... whilst I am happy with his consistant scores VDV has the capability to explode with a high score.. The next six fixtures are (7 for VDV)
Silva VDV
Chelsea (A) Stoke (A)
Arsenal (H) Sunderland (H)
Stoke City (H) Chelsea (H)
West Brom (A) Norwich (A)
Sunderland (A) Swansea (A)
Liverpool (H) West Brom (H)
Everton (H)
Any commentsOpen Controlsobviously everton is for VDV not Silva
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Is Smalling worth a cheeky punt? - if he plays a good chance of a clean sheet, if not and you have a decent bench, someone'll come on for him as he usually starts or doesn't play at all (only twice all season has he come on for 30 mins or less and scored badly)
Open Controlsin short no...too much competition for his position(s) with enough players fit..look at his fixtures history
Open ControlsThanks, so...I have 6M to spend on a defender and already have Enrique and Brown for less than 6M, who would you recommend?
Open Controlsexactly 6? wats ur max ur willin to spend? and im asssuming its to get rid of s.taylor leaving ur defence with baines, verm, richards, enrique?
Open Controlsregardless, id prob put up the 5.1 for Tott's BAE - good form/fixtures and a decently attacking defender too
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have we all given up on rooney? is the bugger even taking shots at the goal anymore? 🙁
Open ControlsSurely keep him for Wolves game?
Open ControlsI was thinking when at I looked at your team earlier that selling rooney would give you the funds to really upgrade your mid. good striker options out there
Open Controlscheers mate i just hate doubling up on attacking players from the same team..just a genral rule i try to stick to - i always pick a player from one of the big teams each season, so feeling kinda down if i sell rooney caus no other man utd attackers worth lookin at, if only nani can become amazing again!
Open ControlsNani, VDV, Bale - all worth a look
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bringing him in and captaining him this GW
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R.I.P Socrates. Amazing footballer, boozer, doctor - sounds like a good man.
Open ControlsYep, they just showed him on NZ tv walking through the All White defence at the '82 World Cup. Pure class.
Open ControlsHe was.
Open ControlsI was ten and really just starting to understand football when that world cup rolled around.
Open Controlshaha am ok with that maybe i should not have revealed that - one of the things i like is that you just interact with people without knowing their age. It's a good thing
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Vermaelen Richards Jones Enrique.. 6.7 6 5.5 5 can see them outscorin every midfielder priced under Bale my a mile.. incredible looking at their lowest prices.. time for a change of strategy perhaps
Open ControlsExact same issue I have! I want to bring in both Vermaelen and Evra, but it would mean removing Shawcross and Kompany or Jose Enrique, neither of which I want to lose. I'm tempted to go with 4 expensive defenders, but it would mean benching one of them or Walters or Larsson every week.
Open Controlsit's not a bad option though. Better choice with fixtures
Open Controlsget ohara in for larsson the week after and rotate walters and ohara home and away.. you'll get loads of points that way
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What do people think about a VDV -> Nani move this week? Nani's latest ICT stats sound good, and nice fixtures, plus the holy trinity away at Stoke doesn't fill me with joy.
Open Controlsi'm thinkin about doin walters to nani and captainin him if that helps
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*puts head into hands and sobsOpen Controls
He looked sharper in the last game, you could be at the start of a new bandwagon if United tear it up next weekend
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technically, im not very attracted by nani/young in the 4-4-2 system. there is smthn just wrong there.
with 4-2-3-1 with nani playing in the hole as last week after chicha hobbed off, then he is definitly first on my watchlist for vdv, however im afraid this was just to rest welbeck for the CL high importance game with berba owen and chicha injuredOpen Controls
Will you not be wanting to do it straight back soon anyway?
VDV will have 4 home games and a double in the next 5 gameweeks, with SUN CHE nor swa WBA* EVE*
* = DGW.Open ControlsAlso, makes no sense to hold VDV for his 2 week injury to then just sell when he returns to full fitness.
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Nani is just as much a rotation risk as VDV. He's due a rest methinks..so watch out!
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for the l5 league members, how is this week's match going?
i got the second highest scorer of the week 🙁 (the highest scorer being me 8)Open Controlsdo you think it's time to sale newcastle defense?
reports that steven taylor is out for the season and collocini doubtful, with williamson still injured (hand and ankle at the same time, even hargreaves never managed to do that!) leaves perch as the only 18+ defender CB (although he's not a natural CB, not even a natural football player)
i have raylor and still can wait 0.1 on his price drop before losing valueOpen ControlsI don't see the point in selling my NEW defender (Simpson) when
1. There is nobody else out there for similar price that is a better options.
2. They still have easy fixtures, no reason they can't keep a few cleanies.Open Controlsam keeping and hopefully Tiote is back very soon in front of that defense
Open Controlswho's gonna play at CB then?
they will have to turn to their teenagers, or put tiote there, dnt forget that cabaye is also injured so gosling and guthrie will be sharing the midfield duties in this caseOpen ControlsCabaye isn't injured?
And with Tiote expected back this GW, they are hardly lacking decent midfielders.
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schwarzer
brown,jones,BAE
sess,silva,brunt,vdv
RVP,sturridge,aguero
subs:vorm,naylor,ward,fergie
0.7 in the bank , 2 FT
a)sturrdige and aguero> rooney and ba (free)
b)sturr > ba (save 1 ft)
c)sturr and ferguson > yakubu and barfa (free)
d) any other option?Open ControlsHow are you going to do A when you can't afford it? 😕
Open ControlsTricky. The ones I don't like are Brunt, Sess, Ferg, Jones and BAE.
You have no Utd attacking coverage so I'd be looking to work Nani in midfield via Jones/Brunt.Open ControlsSess was brilliant last night.. i have the option of gettin rid for nani but i'm keepin sess this week
Open Controlsthe only thing forcing me to keep brunt is wigan(h). watched them play arsenal on sat and well, they're bound to concede 2 or 3 goals. same with sess(home to b'burn)
jones is definitely staying, e asy fixtures coming up. bae will be rotated in my team, will only start when spurs have a home game
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Who are people spendin money on in attack.. may i ask? Apart from
Silva Bale Rvp Adebayor there really seems to be no one worth spendin on
Nani - out of form.. spend every week worryin about game time
VDV - Hamstring and Defoe
Mata - hmmm.. ok maybe he could be worth a punt.. but 9.7 when sturridge does the same for 6.6!!
Rooney - out of form
Aguero - never gets a full 90 minutes and is'nt exactly lightin the world on fire.. bad fixtures too
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how about both mata and sturridge?
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Second highest scorer in the game..Open Controlsi may get mata in next week for sessegnon.. wanna see utd one last time though and see if nani looks good
Open ControlsHeartening to see people suggest not one but two Chelsea players for a FPL team. Lived to see this day 😀
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a 1 week punt on Bent could be gold this week against a second string Bolton defense
Open ControlsI have Ba and am adding Mata next week. The Sturridge = Mata argument is irrelevant, you can only play three strikers. Mata is arguably one of the 4 real premium mids along with Silva, VDV and Bale.
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