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Talent – Gylfi Sigurdsson

9 February 2012 694 comments
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It hasn’t taken long for Swansea’s Gylfi Sigurdsson to make his mark in the Premier League. Handed the role of chief creator by Brendan Rodgers, the loan signing from Hoffenheim has already produced a series of strong performances and, with 3 assists and a goal in just four appearances, is starting to catch the eye of Fantasy managers.

Climbing off the bench on his debut, Sigurdsson set up Danny Graham to notch the winner in a five-goal thriller against Arsenal. Despite a blank in the following game away to Sunderland, the Icelandic international provided the assist in the 1-1 draw with Chelsea, before a sublime display –in his first full appearance for the Swans- saw him return a goal and assist in last week’s 2-1 win at West Brom.

Averaging 6.25 points per game in Fantasy Premier League (FPL), and priced at a mere 5.0, we analyse his displays so far, using the Opta stats available to members, in addition to our very own ICT Index…

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  1. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Stop telling people about Siggy!!

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    1. dfroes
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      yes ur the only one who knows about Siggy.. big secret

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  2. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    Bandwagon goes into warp speed...

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  3. fitzy
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    member articles 🙁

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    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      +1

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    2. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Are awesome 😀

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      1. The Mighty Slovenian
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Truly awesome 🙂

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    3. @ImpressiveTackl
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Stump up a measly £10

      🙁 > 😀

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      1. 1966 was a great year for E…
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        And be forced to admit to myself that I take FPL waaaay too seriously? Never!

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        1. @ImpressiveTackl
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          If you linked up and grav'd up and post comments on here (like you regularly do 1966) then you already take it too seriously.

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          1. 1966 was a great year for E…
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 11 months ago

            Yeah, I'll probably join next year just to support the site, I'm not really much of a stats man, though. Did enough of that at Uni...

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            1. @ImpressiveTackl
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              13 years, 11 months ago

              Good man. I was more of a SHOTS man in Uni 😉

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              1. 1966 was a great year for E…
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                13 years, 11 months ago

                I had more shots than Suarez 😉

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                1. @ImpressiveTackl
                  • 15 Years
                  13 years, 11 months ago

                  😆 🙂

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    4. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I presume it just says he's good. Don't need to know much else.

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      1. @ImpressiveTackl
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        13 years, 11 months ago

        Well it also compares and perhaps even recommends him over other popular players. I find it quite useful anyway.

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        1. Epic Fail
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          13 years, 11 months ago

          Oh no doubt it will be an interesting useful read. Not much more than I already know in terms of needing to know for FPL though.

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  4. 1966 was a great year for E…
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    Shhhhh!

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  5. RD84
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    I'd have to take a 4 point hit to bring him in, but I really want him. The only way I'll do it is if Sess is out this week, in which case I'll swap out Dyer for Siggy.

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    1. @ImpressiveTackl
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      Same position although I'm contemplating switching Sess to Siggy.

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  6. Davido989
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    Why an article about him ffs. Keep it quiet 😉

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  7. UnderstandablyDistraught
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    Here's my def. options this week.

    Richards, Senderos, Taiwo, Simpson and Vermalaen.

    I would bring in a Chelsea defender for Verm but dont want to play rotation roulette. Should I play Verm this week, save xfer and take stock next week? Play Taiwo(my faith is low)?

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  8. Mull
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Moses will outscore Sigurdsson.

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    1. dfroes
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      looking at ur points im not suprised with a comment like that

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      1. Mull
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Since when do you have to have a good rank to have an opinion?

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        1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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          since the dawn of time 😉

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    2. sy
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Moses is overdue a goal or assist in a home match...

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    3. @ImpressiveTackl
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      I hope so.

      I was thinking of dumping Sess for Siggy and rotating him with Moses.

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  9. Bendy Busdriver
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Gylfi the homey,
    I am thinking about keeping Huth and getting the GYLF instead.

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    1. @ImpressiveTackl
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      I decided against that idea but also considered it for a while.

      Getting rid of Huth made more sense imo.

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  10. miggy
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    siggy for captain?

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    1. SPorting
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      miggy loves siggy!

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  11. Jake Donahue
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    anyone given Siggy the armband this week?

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    1. miggy
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      me and 91 others!

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    2. RD84
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      Lots of good fixtures this week for potential captains. Think I have to go with Dempsey, but Bale and Dzeko are tempting.

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      1. Jake Donahue
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        13 years, 11 months ago

        really i am strugling to decide as nobody sticks out

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    3. Bojaninho
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Bale at the mo but considering the GILFY 😀

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    4. Josh
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      if i get him in in time maybe!

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    5. @ImpressiveTackl
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      Surely Bale or Dempsey.

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  12. Bendy Busdriver
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Next season i m going to name my team: Gorkks, Gylfs and Tevezes

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  13. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Would be a great differential (for now) but I'm finding it hard to fit him into my team...

    Have Valencia, Bale, Ox, Sess, Dempsey as my midfield, should I ditch any of them for Siggy?

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  14. Josh
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    Is Sess > Siggy a good transfer?

    could put mcClean in next week for mackem cover

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    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I'm thinking of it but I'm worried that Sess could cause Arsenal a few problems..

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      1. Josh
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        agreed. but, for the next 4/5 fixtures I think he looks a better prospect

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      2. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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        13 years, 11 months ago

        is he not still a doubt?

        sunderland will be a tired bunch anyway

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  15. arifv
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    any podcast today

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  16. Henry Hill
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone see Samba Diakite in action for Mali in African nations, any good?

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  17. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Best Defender to bring in for the next 3 games…Senderos/Caulker/Kelly/Richards/Evans/Bosingwa

    (I already have Lescott)

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    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Richards.

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      1. RD84
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Agreed

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      2. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
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        13 years, 11 months ago

        So you'd be in favour of doubling up on City?

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        1. 1966 was a great year for E…
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          The only reason I wouldn't is that it means you can't have 2 City attackers for the next 3/4 games.

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          1. @ImpressiveTackl
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            13 years, 11 months ago

            ^ well spotted.

            For this reason I say Senderos/Kelly. Probably Kelly as Philippe is a minor doubt and you can save even more money.

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      3. 1966 was a great year for E…
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        13 years, 11 months ago

        Not that I necessarily think 2 big defs is a good idea, but he's the best choice out of those if price isn't an issue.

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  18. SPorting
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    and THAT'S the beauty of the Members articles.

    i was all geared up to get Ziggy and then i realised that the MID i was going to ship out also has a top rating which made me re-think my options.

    cheers Sir Paulos!

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    1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      who were you gonna ship out?

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  19. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    dont'cha wish your gylfriend was hot like me

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    1. Demí
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Catch BBT yesterday DD?

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      1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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        13 years, 11 months ago

        which episode~??

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        1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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          13 years, 11 months ago

          i'm watching the one now with stephanie the doctor, who howard tries to seduce by wearing an eye patch and promising her that she can have a go at driving the mars rover, but then she falls for leonard

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          1. Demí
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            13 years, 11 months ago

            I'll probably watch the repeat of that at midnight 8)

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        2. Demí
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          13 years, 11 months ago

          Cooper - Nowitzki Theorem

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          1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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            LOVE that one

            i saw it yesterday yeah

            "what's sheldon's deal? boys? girls? sock puppets?

            we always operated under the impression that he has no deal"

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            1. Demí
              • 15 Years
              13 years, 11 months ago

              😆

              Love that line. "Not Sheldon. Over the years, we've formulated many theories about how he might reproduce. I'm an advocate of mitosis."

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              1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
                • 15 Years
                13 years, 11 months ago

                that he'll one day eat too much thai food and split into 2 sheldons!

                the horror

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              2. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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                "i think sheldon will evolve into the larval form of his species, he'll wrap himself up in a cocoon and two months later, will emerge with moth wings and an exoskelton"

                "thanks for the nightmares"

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  20. drughi
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    valencia and sess out for demps and siggy ? yes or no, allows me to take enrique out for ivanovic the week after

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    1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      hmmmmmmmmmmm.....

      valencia and sess are worth keeping though i think

      doesn't seem to be improving your team much

      and do you really want ivanovic?

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    2. COMH
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Is Sess out of the Arsenal game or just a doubt?

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    3. RD84
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Siggy has norwich, stoke, and wigan for the next three, so that's pretty promising. That leaves you at 28 to think about bringing Valencia or another United player back in for their run in.

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  21. COMH
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Evening guys.

    What is more of a priority?

    Sorensen > Schwarzer

    or

    Downgrading Verm or Valencia so I can afford Graham >Ba or Cisse for GW26

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    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      2nd one

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  22. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    with no obvious contenders for the armband, this could be a big week in mini leagues!

    take a wrong step and pay the price...

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    1. @ImpressiveTackl
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I'm confident that most will go for Dempsey, Bale or RVP.

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  23. L0cke
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    For this GW: Who to bench?

    Sessegnon / Sinclair / Dempsey / Valencia / Bale

    Van Persie / Aguero / Ba

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  24. Tabasco
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Do I swap out Valencia or Sessegnon for Dempsey?

    Or neither?

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    1. @ImpressiveTackl
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Hmmm I would say neither but definitely swap out Valencia before Dempsey.

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      1. Tabasco
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        I want Demspey in my team and I've already got Bale and Silva.

        So I'm wondering will Valencia be rotated for Nani/not do much and/or will Sessegnon be injured?

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        1. @ImpressiveTackl
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          Shit. Just read over that again. In order of my preference you should have:
          Dempsey
          Silva
          Bale
          Valencia
          Sess.

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          1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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            13 years, 11 months ago

            i have the first 4 but then mclean, not sess

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  25. Corrigan
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    Hope this formats ok!
     
    Number-crunching-for-those-looking-to-go-Aguerooneyless-and-possibly-hopskotching-with-cheap-strikers…
     
    Midfield - With the exception of McClean, Sig and AOC, decent midfielders cost at least 7.2. AOC is also a rotation risk with Gervinho, so that leaves just the men from Sunderland and Swansea, respectively. Money is needed in this area. The Power 5 are worth having.
     
    Defence - Swansea are struggling for clean sheets (dirty buggers), Newcastle’s generally end up on people’s benches and Sunderland are emerging on the crest of a wave. Are there any other cheap CS points to be had? No. Therefore, to acquire the services of reliable defenders from the likes of City, Pool, Spurs and Utd, funds need to be made available. I’m obviously not talking of Leighton Baines’ proportions, but investment is needed nevertheless. The fixtures aren’t spectacular short term for Pool and Spurs, but leave their reasonably priced defenders exposed in your team till the end and it should pay off (with the occasional benching for a particularly awkward fixture).
     
    However, with forwards there is plenty of value to be had in order to facilitate this strategy:

    GW Aguero Rooney Graham Keane Morison Yakubu Fletcher Zamora
    13 2 5 1 2 2 2 1
    14 6 2 0 6 21 31 1
    15 5 12 6 6 2 6 0
    16 1 7 2 5 2 2 0
    17 13 7 2 6 6 2 1
    18 2 1 8 2 2 8 0
    19 1 0 1 2 12 8 0
    20 8 2 6 5 5 4 8
    21 2 6 8 1 7 -2 9 2
    22 2 2 2 13 2 0 2 17
    23 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 0
    24 11 12 7 9 1 0 1 7

    TS 55 56 45 25 46 50 59 38
    C 11.2 11.9 4.9 5.1 5.4 5.8 6 6.8

     
    Don’t necessarily focus on the TOTAL scores (aside from Rooney and Aguero); focus more on the hot streaks. At a cost of no more than 6.8 and 1 FT, look at the points that could have been acquired on a shoe string from GW13, which comfortably outscore the excessive cost of Aguerooney. For example:
     
    Fletcher, GWs 13-21,  54 points FT TO Zamora, GWs 22-24, 24 points = 78 POINTS
    Yakubu, GWs  13-21, 50 points FT TO Zamora, GWs 22-24, 24 points = 74 POINTS
    Yakubu, GWs  13-21, 50 points FT TO Keane, GWs 22-24, 24 points = 74 POINTS
    Fletcher, GWs 13-21,  54 points FT TO Keane, GWs 22-24, 24 points = 78 POINTS
     
    I have included Yakubu’s red card as part of the streak (GW21), as realistically you/I would have kept him for FUL, but then obviously sold after the dismissal.
     
    Conclusion: up front could be where to spend your transfers. Catch it right and you won’t need to spend too many FTs on the rest of your squad. The defence and midfield can be largely left after being reinforced with the cash left from the sales of expensive strikers. 3 penalties this GW between Aguerooney have also inflated their total scores since GW13.
     
    Captaincy is more than a valid argument, but actually captaining Aguerooney this week would have meant a red arrow. During both GWs 15 and 17 (when Aguerooney last got double figure scores respectfully, prior to this week), RVP would have been captain and this would have been rewarded with 2 goals and 1 assist (EVE and avl).

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    1. Corrigan
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Sh*t! It didn't come out properly.

      Annoyed.

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      1. Henry Hill
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        All that effort for nothing 😆 😉

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      2. SPorting
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        it's fine. we can do some of the hard work too....

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      3. Mull
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        You'll have to format with lines in between, e.g. 8--4--3--12--3

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      4. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        it doesn't like spaces

        try using dots eg. .....3......3.......4.........6.........8

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        1. Corrigan
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          ok, cheers. Ignore this - let me tidy up

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        2. Josh
          • 14 Years
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          funny you should say that about spending transfers on strikers. I'm tempted to do RVP > Bent for GW's 26,27,28 and 29. but can't imagine buying RVP back but would inevitably free up ALOT of cash to strengthen elsewhere. On the other hand I am on the verge of booking an appointment with a psychologist....

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      5. @ImpressiveTackl
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        13 years, 11 months ago

        I'm annoyed too. Looked like a smashing post.

        You're right about the backline though. I have been trying to put together a cheap one all season but there are just no cheap clean sheets. I may save the pennies both in midfield and up front to afford more reinforcements at the back, not yet though as City are the only big team with decent fixtures.

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    2. UnderstandablyDistraught
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      I garnered quite a bit from it as is and am thinking along similar lines myself. Thanks for the work

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  26. COMH
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone recognise or know what this song is at 7:29? I need to know.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctRdScQxza4

    Thanks

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    1. COMH
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      Ignore this. The previous clip never said in the comments but this one does. Awesome.

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      1. Josh
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        13 years, 11 months ago

        tune, who was it? and was that tupac?

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        1. COMH
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          13 years, 11 months ago

          The song is Naked Truth by Seattle band Critters Buggin'

          Yeah it's Gridlock'd with Tupac, Tim Roth & Thandie Newton. Quality film mate.

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          1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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            god that film takes me back to the mid 90s

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            1. COMH
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              13 years, 11 months ago

              Same here Dan. It was released early 1997 following the death of 2pac. Him and Roth play off each other well.

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              1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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                13 years, 11 months ago

                i thought it was a year or 2 earlier than that

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                1. COMH
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                  13 years, 11 months ago

                  Filmed in 1996 but wasn't released until 1997.

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                  1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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                    13 years, 11 months ago

                    i still have the VHS!

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  27. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Who is taking over The Scout articles on the FPL site while Mark is away? Please leave Sigurdsson out of the friday article, With only 8549 transfers in this week it seems the casuals are unaware of him. Leave us this one differential!

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    1. Don Cortese
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Hehe, agreed! Think I may lose Valencia for him... madness!

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  28. BOOM XHAKALACA
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Out of curiosity, when selecting a captain do you usually go with your gut or do you compare, look at the stats etc?

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    1. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Both.

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    2. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Gut

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    3. @ImpressiveTackl
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Stats first.

      Then if there is still no obvious option, gut.

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    4. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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      gut

      then stats

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    5. BOOM XHAKALACA
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I went with gut few times, then changed it last minute -> big disappointment

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  29. Jonah Takalua
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    is there going to be a podcast this week?

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  30. COMH
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Would you play Siggy & Graham against Norwich and bench McClean this week?

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    1. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      For sure.

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    2. @ImpressiveTackl
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      Yes, I definitely would.

      Now let me ask you this. Would you play Moses(bol) over Sess(ARS)?

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      1. COMH
        • 14 Years
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        Thanks IT. I would play Moses this week. Altough Bolton have tightened up a leaky defence they are still far from solid at the back and Moses is fresh whereas Sess just played 120, picked up a knock and now plays against Arsenal. Moses wins.

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    3. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      every time i bench the mac lad he goes nuts

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      1. COMH
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Haha nuts. I played him last week and got those 11 points but I think it's about getting a balance between playing him when you think he will do well and benching him when you think a quiet week is on the cards. Still all guess work but I think it could be a quiet one for him this time around.

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        1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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          13 years, 11 months ago

          i have been getting the balance the complete wrong way round!

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