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The Numbers Game – Third Striker Options – Part One

15 March 2012 551 comments
Mark Mark
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With Robin Van Persie a constant in most Fantasy squads and Wayne Rooney’s recent form lifting him to near essential status, there appears to be just a single slot up for grabs in our Fantasy forward lines. With this in mind, our two-part members article plunders our own ICT Index scores and Opta statistics for the previous six Gameweeks to assess form, identifying would-be targets in the mid-range and budget price brackets.

We start today, analysing those players open to Fantasy managers with cash to spare: forwards available in the 7.0-9.5 Fantasy Premier League (FPL) price range.

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

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  1. Epic Fail
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    I can hear a fat lady singing.

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    1. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      yeah, i'm thinking about getting Lampard in GW32 as well.

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      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        😀

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      2. wolowizard
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        +1.657

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    2. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Tell her she should be cooking your dinner.

      Ba-dum-tsssh.

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  2. boc610
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    imagine if Athletico got players from outside the basque region

    ..woof.

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  3. De Gea
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Bilbao thoroughly deserve it, they've been immense over both legs. United have been very disappointing. They've barely been able to string 5 passes together.

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    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Don't think that Utd are that bothered by the Europa League though. Concentrating on winning the Prem, which they will do again.

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  4. Locarno
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Ferguson should hang his head in shame at this European campaign.

    Easiest CL pool? Fail

    Europa bloody League? Fail

    Wigan wouldn't have done worse given the same draws.

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    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      CL was embarrassing. This Bilbao side are pretty decent, though.

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      1. Jimmers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        Yes - but they are 33 points behind Real in La Liga!

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        1. 1966 was a great year for E…
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 8 months ago

          Lalalalalalalala can't hear you lalalalalalalala

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    2. Natas
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      13 years, 8 months ago

      Im sure other teams in their group thinking the same. Benfica far from being a weak side and Basel pulled off their share of upsets. United not such a scary matchup these days.

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  5. Le Bluff
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    I don’t understand why football fans can’t put allegiances/hatred of teams aside when another English team is playing in Europe.

    I’m a Utd fan, but I still rooted for Arsenal last week, and Chelsea last night. Heck, I might even be quietly pleased if City go through tonight. Flying the flag ‘n all.

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    1. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      xenophobe!

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    2. Natas
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Im a FC Porto fan and I understand what you are saying - been rooting for benfica in the champs league and hoping for a Sporting upset against city today.

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    3. Declan
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      13 years, 8 months ago

      maybe because alot of Utd fans are arrogant, which has indeed been brought on by your great success in the last whatever amount of years. People just like seeing the mighty fall, nothing againest you.

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      1. Abominable Snowy84
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        fans are arrogant and the team are cheats

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      2. maglia rosa
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        its basically down to utd not losing very often so when they do all the fans who dont support the biggest club in the world love it when they do lose......i'm in the former group so this is is buzzin 😆

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      3. Le Bluff
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        All valid points; there are indeed some utterly blind, moronic, and one-minded Utd fans. Not as bad as Liverpool though.

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        1. Locarno
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 8 months ago

          Fair point.

          But Fergie owes the travelling fans an apology. Even the though the red-nosed old sod never apologises.

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    4. Natas
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Hping Benfica get one of Apoel, Marseille, or Chelsea in the draw.

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      1. Natas
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        preferrably chelsea - they will not be able to stifle Benfica attack

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    5. DLL18
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Why should they, maybe they're not competing directly but they're competing for trophies. Everyone loves to brag about what their team won or how many trophies they've got. I don't expect other fans to support Liverpool in Europe, but maybe that's just me, I don't even support England really.

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      1. ssssshhh
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        I'm with you. Come on Bilbao!

        Great goal though.

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  6. Abominable Snowy84
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    i think man utd fans will blame the haters for this 1

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  7. Pickled and Preserved
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Hmm to start Raylor or Kompany?.. What a week this shall be!

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    1. boc610
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      long and drawn out game week.....it'l be torture.

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  8. Jimmers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    1 team in CL QF's, United being humilitated by the 7th placed team in La Liga - the stock of the Premier League is taking a bit of a hammering this season.

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  9. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Balotelli stats are very impressive. Seems like he's become a key player but there is always a chace of rotation.

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    1. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      chance*

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    2. Bad Pen
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Even more of a chance now that Tevez is back in the frame. I wonder how long it will be before people are talking of him nailing down a regular starting place, if at all.

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    3. Declan
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Tevez, Balo, Dzeko, Aguero.

      #scratcheshead

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      1. Natas
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        Simple: Tevez, Aguero - any other consideration is madness.

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        1. Drip Doctor
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 8 months ago

          Balotelli has become a key player in my opinion, even more so then Aguero.

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  10. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    united are now 3.40 to get a goal

    surely they can score ONE?

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    1. DLL18
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Unlikely.

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      1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK

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        1. 1966 was a great year for E…
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 8 months ago

          Thanks, Dan, easy £25 🙂

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          1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 8 months ago

            URGH

            gutted

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            1. 1966 was a great year for E…
              • 15 Years
              13 years, 8 months ago

              In my rage I actually backed Utd to score next, not anytime, worked out though 😉

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    2. DLL18
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Hope you took that bet.

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  11. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Should've been 6-0 tonight already..

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      7-0

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    2. Shipstontrev
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      + loads

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    3. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      i was just thinking the same

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    4. Bad Pen
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      It has been a total shambles, United completely out of sorts. I think the crowd have played a considerable part in Bilbao's success though - they've been very loud throughout. The team have worked so hard, they deserve to win.

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  12. Lrf
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Krul (Vorm)
    BAE, Evans, Skrtel (Shotton, Taiwo)
    Bale, Silva, Dempsey, Siggy (Pilk)
    RvP, Rooney, Ba

    Save my ft and go with this XI? Know my subs need sorting, but can that wait until next round?

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    1. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      yep, you're good to go.

      save it for next week.

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  13. LarkyTown
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Amazing from Bilbao

    Its almost impossible to measure, but who knows how much positive difference it actually makes to have the whole team from one area? The additional pride and motivation it engenders must almost be the same as playing for your national team.

    You really do have a situation where the players and the fans are linked. Everyone is playing for their friends, their families and local pride, and not just for a pay cheque That must give you that little extra determination.

    Not sure how they get away with it under EU law though to openly have a tranfer/employment policy based on location of birth

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    1. Le Bluff
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Great post.

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    2. Damo.
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      I think if a player was trying to get in there then it would be a problem but they're not really denying anyone just not looking at them.

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  14. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    United losing to Bilbao. Champions losing to 7th spot La Liga.
    It's like...
    Barca losing to Liverpool. Champions losing to 7th spot Premier League.

    :).

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    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      How did Liverpool's European campaign go?

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      1. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        Perfect, they stayed undefeated.

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  15. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    I get no pleasure from watching an English team humiliated in Europe, but I am enjoying watching it with a big bowl of banana angel delight covered in chocolate buttons... 😀

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    1. maglia rosa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      😆 😆 😆

      enjoy wildrover 😛

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    2. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      the best thing ever is butterscotch angel delight poured over sliced bananas

      leave it to set and it's a lovely little treat with a hidden layer of banana at the bottom

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    3. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      living the dream.....

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  16. BOOM XHAKALACA
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    McClean to Valencia, yay or nay?
    Would give me the midfield of Silva, Bale, Dempsey, Valencia and Siggy.

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    1. Valar(Keith)
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      is valencia fit? i'v had him the past 5 weeks and he's not even in the squad today

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  17. De Gea
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Rooney down. Oh noes.

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    1. De Gea
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Back up now.

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  18. Bad Pen
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    DO NOT SAY THAT!

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  19. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    NOOOOOOOOOOOO ROONEY.

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  20. DLL18
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Rooney back up *everyone breathe out*

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  21. Over Midwicket
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    YOU'RE EFFING KIDDING ME. ROONEY INJURED.

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    1. Over Midwicket
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Ignore that ridiculous knee-jerk. Thanks.

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  22. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    City lineup?

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  23. Abominable Snowy84
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    wildrover says it should be 7-0, imo should be 9-0

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    1. Le Bluff
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Well, it's 2-1.

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  24. paudy77
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Chasing a 51 Point lead
    my team
    Krul/Vorm
    assou-ekotto j.evan Skrtel
    McClean Sliva Nani Bale
    Pogrebnyak Rooney RVP
    Subs Caulker Williamson Pilkington

    Chasing
    Friedel/krul
    j.Enrique kaboul Coloccini
    Chamberlian McClean Ramires Bale
    Rooney RVP Gramham
    Subs Kompany allen warnock

    Any help on how to claw few points back this week?

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  25. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Sooo... Ballotelli, Adebayor or Drogba?

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    1. ssssshhh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Definitely not Drogba, think yesterday will be a blip for Chelsea. Cant paper over the cracks that easy.

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  26. GREENDREAMS11
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Do we think its right to assume that with Valencia not playing tonight that he will be more likely to start against Wolves ?

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    1. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      you wish.

      and so do i.

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    2. JC Lopez
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      I'd say less likely to play on Sunday.

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    3. ssssshhh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Sub appearance at best imo. Expect he'll be eased in over a game or two even if fully fit.

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      1. Natas
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        maybee get the start at rb

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  27. Bad Pen
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    What a goal Roonpig.

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  28. Over Midwicket
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    STUNNER.

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  29. Cruyff Turn
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    SAF needs to get one of these midfielders to OT next season.

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  30. Crazy Joe
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Over 2.5, hooray for me!

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