| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Raya Martin | ARS | B |
| No Change |  Sanchez | CHE | B |
| No Change |  Pickford | EVE | B |
| No Change |  Henderson | CRY | C |
| No Change |  Petrovic | BOU | B, Vs |
| No Change |  Dubravka | BUR | C, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Gabriel Magalhães | ARS | A |
| No Change |  Chalobah | CHE | B |
| No Change |  Senesi | BOU | B, Vs |
| Up |  van Dijk | LIV | B, Vs |
| No Change |  Mukiele | SUN | B |
| Up |  Marc Guehi | MCI | B, Vs |
| No Change |  Lacroix | CRY | B |
| Down |  Tarkowski | EVE | B, VsX |
| No Change |  Cash | AVL | C |
| No Change |  Andersen | FUL | C |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Bruno Fernandes | MUN | A |
| No Change |  Rice | ARS | C |
| No Change |  Fernández | CHE | A |
| No Change |  Rogers | AVL | B |
| No Change |  Semenyo | MCI | B, Vs |
| No Change |  Wilson | FUL | B |
| No Change |  Wirtz | LIV | A, Vs |
| Up |  Ismaila Sarr | CRY | |
| No Change |  Bruno Guimarães | NEW | A |
| No Change |  Anderson | NFO | A, £ |
| Down |  Ndiaye | EVE | C, VsX |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Haaland | MCI | B, Vs |
| No Change |  Thiago | BRE | C |
| No Change |  Ekitiké | LIV | B, Vs |
| No Change |  Bowen | WHU | A |
| No Change |  Watkins | AVL | B |
| No Change |  Kroupi | BOU | C, Vs, £ |
| No Change |  Calvert-Lewin | LEE | C |
Mark The Team Statistics area of the Members Area has a wealth of data available to help guide our Fantasy selections and yet, to this point, we’ve somewhat neglected to highlight some of the information found there.
We’re addressing that from now on, with regular Numbers Game articles focusing on the data produced within a Gameweek, with a regular check on the attacking and defensive performance of teams over the previous four Gameweeks.
howdy - I need a cheap Newcastle defender so it's between:
A) Santon or
B) Williamson
(I already have Simpson) - any advice?
Cheers
Enough for Raylor? If not I'd go for Santon as he seems due for an assist or something.....if China Mag's about, he's the man to ask........big 'toon fan with good knowledge....
thanks - that's what I was thinking too - more assist potential
Yup looking for an option at 4.4 or less & with taking fixtures and GW29 into account (and the fact that I don't have Krul) am going to double up
I only see a CS against wolves. Do you honestly think there'll be a CS against us given our bad run against them recently? We HAVE to turn it on this time!!
you're probably right - I'm really just freeing up cash to get Ba in. Will play double Newcastle defence against Wolves then drop one against Sun - might double up again in GW29
I think Sun will probably score against New alright
Williamson is awful in the air for someone of his height. Santon looks dangerous going forward - no brainer.
He should play.
Cheers Happy......helping me alot today....anything I can do in return.....FPLwise?
Was the BAE thing mentioned in a 'Arry PC? I'm in Singapore and not up to speed on UK side of things....
Oh and in the end I swapped Valancia for Yaya......okay only out for a week or so, but with next game Spurs, would probably have played Dyer (vs Wigan) instead of him next weekend and felt that atleast two of Silva, Aguero & Yaya should play and theoretically get some points against Blackburn.......ready for the back fire though....
So the team is
Krul ( Vorm )
Simpson Richard Kompany ( Senderos Dawson )
McClean Sess Bale Dempsey ( Siggy )
Rooney Ba ( C ) RVP
Am I mad starting both McClean and Sess and benching Siggy?
And what are the chances of Rooney playing?
Cheers
Don't bench Siggy then.
Rooney should play.
Senderos > R.Taylor about to be done.
Leave me with 2ft's still for next week and a backline of Evans, Richards, R.Taylor. Hit confirm?
Yess.
Definitely
i have the same option.. and dont know if i'll take it as like you i have richards too and dont want two risks in my defense every week
Frustration is I swapped him to simpson with my first WC to free up funds and have regretted it every since as his price sky rocketed and he hit double figures on more than one occassion. Just feel I might have missed th boat now. The other option would be to use both my FT's to do Senderos > Cahill and Caluker > Santon. Least that way if richards doesn't play I have decent cover. But is cahill really worth it and if mags get a few tomorrow, taylor could easily be involved if he plays.
Richards is a doubt, isn't he?
Apparently fit. People just worried about rotation.
Great article, Mark. Would it be too much to expect an article on "Playing the 2nd WC" ? I'd love to know more about:
1) When’s the right time to play it considering DGWs, etc?
2) Which fwds, mids, defs, Gk rotation should we be looking at? (like the Jan WC)
3) Differential players/Player projections for the last 10 weeks or so? (somewhat like Chris’ last article on sleepers)
Just a suggestion – I know it’s too much to ask. But would be GREAAAAAAT.
Thanks Scouts – keep up the great work!
+1000
Would it not be better still if the FPL just scrubbed the 2nd WC all together. I know I am not alone in thinking it is a complete waste of time and unecessary.
Yes. Sorry if I confused
If you mean the January wildcard, I fully agree. I remember playing when there was no wildcard at all, separates the men from the boys 😉
Having the one makes it interesting, but any more is just pointless imo
most definitely needs scrappage. what did we do before last year's introduction? oh yeah, have more variety in our teams.
Michael Schofield should play FF:
"preparation can only get you so far - sometimes you have to take a leap of faith"
Any1 considering Mata(c)???
Would you rather?
A) Kompany Moses
B) Cahill Yaya - 4
A definately
His stats are probably the most explosive out of any midfielders the last two weeks added with the fact that he's playing up front with Zamora for the next two GWs at least. I reckon he's worth a shot for the short term.. I wanted something different after the Valencia news broke, so I got him in. Let's see how it pans out.
Exact same transfer on my part. If he doesn't cut the mustard then I'll simply move him on. Got to take a punt now and then I guess
I also got him in for Valencia last night, he will be at home to next two weeks against Fulham and Everton and if he doesn't deliver can just get Valencia back for West brom match
Terry Connor 😆 Ba captain this week, you know it makes sense!
I have to say I'm wavering from RVP captain in light of the news that the new manager was around during McCarthy's reign.
Still, he's a new manager and will be there until the end of the season so the players will surely want to put in a good performance for him.
Hmmmmmmm
a)Play Vermaelen and Save transfer?
b)Vermaelen to R.Taylor(free)
Defense is
Krul (Mignolet)
Richards Vermaelen Evans (Caulker Kelly)
happy enough with my attack now that valencia back soon
B
thanks.. already got a rotation risk in richards though.. should that make me consider someone who's not raylor?
difficult choice between ba and aguero thoughts? aguero possibly won't play full game?
If Newc score, Ba will be involved.
Not necessarily the case with Aguero and City.
Ba also on pens.
Aguero is class though.. and Man city will create much more chances than newcastle.. i'm goin for aguero
Aguero probs on penalties too... I've gone aguero but close call
who to bench from MF?.... Walters, Dempsey, Sess, Bale and Silva.... might have to bench Bale which I don't much like doing...
Walters
Tough but have to bench walters out of that lot as he might be played in midfield again and can't score a pen every game. Stoke look poor at moment.
walters
Walters or Sess IMO.
Sess's points have been generous compared to his stats and the latest article about back that up and also talks up WBA's performances.
Walters will probably be playing midfield though and Stoke are a low scoring team so I'd probably bench Walters
any newcastle fans around(china mag, atb???).. would you'll risk gettin R.Taylor in? is he nailed on for the foreseeable(atleast till the all important GW 29).. or will HBA, Obertan get in ahead of him now that they've got a set piece taker in cabaye back? and is williamson now the better option than santon? zero rotation risk whereas r.taylor can replace santon(run of bad results away from home, and santon was at blame too)
I would say that Raylor will feature at RM this week, with Santon at LB.
I think both are reasonably comfortable for the time being.
thanks.. gettin more and more tempted to go for raylor as the deadline approaches.. he's screwed me all season though.. sure if i go for santon.. raylor will take his place and if i go for raylor he'll start gettin benched:(
Then don't get R Taylor. 😛
:).. the only other time he was promoted on here he lost his place and regained it through other injuries..
At least you know Santon will def start.....but then if taylor does it could be another double figure score....arghh I give up!!
:).. feel the same way.. cant decide what to do.. 4.2 for a newcastle defender does seem brilliant value though.. are we sure santon will start though? it's not like he's played well recently.. and newcastle have been gettin trashed
honestly thinkin of boring nailed on williamson
screw that. santon is an exciting, technical, galloping full back. williamson can be described as a plodding oaf. taste of the fruit of life's caprices. even if this mentality makes you prone to kolarovitis. choosing the boring option takes the fun away. gotsta play this for smiles.
chose the excitin options in huth and richards over the past 3 weeks:(.. sometimes boring is good
huth is another lumbering behemoth with the grace of a refrigirator and the guile of a rhinoceros. richards with the rotation risk was advised against but went unheeded by many (myself included). he still has a lot of upside and is one of the most exuberant defenders in the league. santon is as nailed on as williamson imo and is the more likely to bring attacking returns and the attendant bonii.
yo keith
are audition and inside worth buying?
definitely!! though you'll have to tell me what kind of films you like b4 i recommend them to you.. they pretty intense.. especially inside
i like a good horror!
go ahead then.. cant get better than inside.. maybe skip audition as it is available for free now on some japanese websites(legally!).. never checked back on that amnesia dark descent post i posted the other day.. any idea how to find it? play that game! even on a medium spec comp.. that is horror!
link to audition??
i guess you could try googling the post, use your username, the website name and some keywords?
this pretty much describes my day to day existence!
"In addition to a health indicator, Daniel's sanity must be managed. Being in darkness too long, witnessing unsettling events, or staring at monsters will reduce Daniel's sanity, causing visual and auditory hallucinations and drawing the attention of monsters. Light sources help restore sanity, and if none are available Daniel may use tinderboxes to ignite candles in wall sconces and candelabra, or deploy an oil-burning lantern found near the beginning of the game. However, the number of tinderboxes and the amount of oil available are both limited, and standing in a light source also makes the player more noticeable to monsters. The player must balance the amount of time Daniel spends in light and shadow. Sanity is fully restored once Daniel completes an objective or progresses the game's story. It may also be restored by staying in the shadows until Daniel passes out, but this leaves him extremely vulnerable to any nearby monsters."
Could Drogba be a good differential for the next 3 GW's?
Yes, he could be.
Who to captain?
David Silva or Demba Ba
First to five wins 🙂
current defence for this week is:
Sorenson (SWA)
Simpson (WOL) Kompany (BLA) Taiwo (FUL)
Plan on bringing in evans (looking forward to GW28 onwards) as a part of a larger transfer plan - correct to bench him this week and start the above?
How long do you think evans is gauranteed a starting spot?
Taiwo or Evans is the big dilemma I'm facing as well... Am playing Dempsey so doing with Evans atm. Apparently Evans has been performing way above the other defenders the last few weeks, so he should be pretty nailed on. Not that much of a risk at 4.5m anyhoo.
I agree it's a ticky one - with taiwo getting 2 assists in the last 3 he has that attacking threat but qpr rarely get cs's, evans has v.limited goal or assist potential but could bag a cs, any particular reason u plan to start evans ahead of taiwo?
Not much in it as you say, the other has betters odds of a CS whereas the other has a better chance of attacking points. I'm playing Evans because of playing Dempsey and I don't like to play my attacking players against my defenders if I don't have to. Also it's cleanies you want from your defenders per definition and Utd are odds on to keep one compared to QPR.
Evans is nailed on.
Can anyone explain to me why Bale didn´t get nothing in the 5-0 win? Was it something to do with the Newcastle formation? Or just poor form? (didn´t manage to watch highlights)
He played fine ... it's just the way football is. I wouldn't think about it too much, there's a danger of over-complicating the game here.
It´s just that those next 4 fixtures don´t look to appealing if you know what I mean... Thanks anyway.. 😉
I do know what you mean and I agree with you to an extent but if you break them down:
Arsenal (a) - Cannot defend for toffee. Can't see an Arsenal clean sheet here.
Man Utd (h) - Man Utd all over the place in defence this season ... 2-2 draw for me.
Everton (a) - Bale vs Hibbert. Yes Everton have turned the corner but spurs attack away from home, city and chelsea don't.
Basically, Spurs look like scoring every game, home and away, and Bale is often involved.
Thanks, will have to look at other problems then..
Typical...
With 2 out and out strikers in Adebayor and Saha on the pitch Bale did spend the majority of time out wide and didn't seem to have the licence to roam around centrally as much as in some previous matches. That said he did still make several surging runs into the box and goalscoring positions, it just seemed to be one of those days where whomever played the final pass into the box chose to play the ball to someone else. I wouldn't read too much into it, could easily have been quite different.
Sorenson (Vorm)
Walker Richards Clichy (Cahill) (Shotton)
Demps McClean Bale Walters (Valencia)
RVP Ba (c) Aguero
...sick of Mancini's rotation of his DEF...going to swap Clichy for Kompany
but will need to take a -4pt hit and downgrade to a £7m MF
Thinking Valencia --> Cabaye / Ramires / Barton
A little help....please?
Skrtel>Kompany, hit the confirm button?
And HAPPYANKIT don't reply to this post 😉
I'm benching Siggy
Bench time – Dyer, Kelly (Fulham), Caulker? In what order, please? Any Swanse/Fulham experts out there? or anyone with an opinion!!
Sorry Happy, know it's a repost but got a nil return last time!!
Bench order is allright.
would you guys double up on new (krul + simpson) or play kelly (qpr) or caulker (stk)
was considering the double up.. but look at new at the bottom of those defensive tables
