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The Numbers Game – Third Striker Options – Part One

15 March 2012 551 comments
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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. Dallas for Life
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    13 years, 8 months ago

    Sporting ale ale ! Sporting! E o Sporting é o nosso grande amor!

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Sporting Abeergut? 😉

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

    granville when will the scoutcast be about??

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    1. Epic Fail
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      13 years, 8 months ago

      Any minute now.

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

    so silva ➡ walcott/nani

    or taiwo ➡ evans for this GW?

    leaning towards evans

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Evans

      Walcott is away at Everton

      No idea on Nani's fitness.

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

        fair enough.

        hope silva destroy chelsea and prove the doubters wrong.

        rule no.2 never sell silva

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        1. JK - Cønt ⭐
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 8 months ago

          then I have broken that rule.

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    2. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Evans

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    3. Sir Ledley
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      evans is must have

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  4. GlasgowFF
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Does anyone still consider Liverpool a top club, or are they now officially classed as a mid table outfit?

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    1. lazybones18
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      13 years, 8 months ago

      top club

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

        you just asked why english clubs suck in the champions league...you have no say

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    2. Screaming Midget
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      13 years, 8 months ago

      I consider them a top club.

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

        why?

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    3. Le Bluff
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      13 years, 8 months ago

      Liverpool will never be classed as 'a mid table outifit'. They have indeed lost their way though, but no team in the Premiership will ever class Liverpool as an easy game.

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      1. Screaming Midget
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        or Premier League 😉

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

          Shhss, it's late!

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        2. LarryMurphy
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 8 months ago

          Premiership is acceptable mate

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      2. GlasgowFF
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        The point I am getting at is that I believe the Prem now has a top two, a group behind, then the mid table teams

        Man U
        Man City

        Arsenal
        Spurs
        Chelsea

        Villa
        Liverpool
        Everton
        Newcastle
        etc

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

          woah woah woah

          get liverpool in the group behind for god's sake

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

          Villa? You mean Aston Villa? Surely you're joking. They'll do well to stay up.

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        3. nadman89
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 8 months ago

          fulham > villa

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        4. Ralf
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 8 months ago

          You're basically using two data points (two seasons) to prove your point. It's a trend, at best.

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

        No one classes mid table teams as easy games.

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

      Top club going through a bit of a transition. They just need to learn to spend their money more wisely.

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    5. Scratch
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Clown club

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

      Whatever Newcastle are, I class them on the same level.

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      1. Scratch
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        Newcastle are punching above their weight at the moment. Give it a year or two and they'll revert back to being a pantomime clown club too.

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

          True dat.

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    7. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Mid Table.

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

      top club in transition

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  5. Le Bluff
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    13 years, 8 months ago

    C'monnn Podcast... I remember weeks ago Granville briefly mentioning Steven Gerrard for the DGW, but it was quickly brushed aside by talk of Suarez, Skrtel, Bellamy etc etc. Somehow think that'll be brought up tonight!

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    1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Yep, I think that too. 😛

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  6. Screaming Midget
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    13 years, 8 months ago

    Manchester Uniteds Europa clash versus Athletic Bilboa, reminds me of a night out I had, when I got diahorrea - Shit over both legs.

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    1. Abominable Snowy84
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      13 years, 8 months ago

      😆

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  7. Chris_White
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    13 years, 8 months ago

    Worth doing Taarabt > Morrison this week and bench Siggy?

    Tempted to save the transfer though, team linked.

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    1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Yes, IMO do the transfer

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    2. Sir Ledley
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      do it.

      nice triple transfer last week BTW

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  8. Dartsfan501
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Should i w/c now or wait till next game week ???

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    1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Yes this week

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  9. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Do it's Thursday night. Rooney played the whole game?

    Will he be rested on Sunday? Surely he will since I bought him on Sunday!!

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    1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Dont think he'll be rested, SAF is aiming for the gold.

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    2. QPR expects... glory!
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Didn't rest him last Sunday did he? He played 90 mins the Thursday before that game too

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    3. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Don't see it, what would he be rested for, yes he's played 90 mins, but Rooney is famed for his high stamina levels and United only have the league left to play for, what would be the point. Fergie may also feel that Chelsea can take at least a point from City, won't want any sli-ups

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  10. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Which combo would you play this week? 🙂

    A:Schwarzer and Sigurdsson(playing against each other)

    B:Mignolet(bla) and McAuley(wig)

    C:Schwarzer and McAuley

    D:Mignolet and Sigurdsson

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

      A if you are leading, C if you are chasing...I guess

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  11. Holy See
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Watch Man City fail comprehensively, or Masterchef? Not..even..close..

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    1. GREENDREAMS11
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      13 years, 8 months ago

      One gets served michelin star food the other gets served large lashings of humble pie. I'd og for the humble pie 🙂

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

        it's not as tasty as pie-ella

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

          ok ok . i know it was bad lol

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

    Who will get further in the Europa League next season. Man City or Man Utd?

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    1. Screaming Midget
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      13 years, 8 months ago

      Haha.

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  13. Alan The Llama
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    13 years, 8 months ago

    New postcast

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

    is there any sign evans have a knock in the match?
    and how did he perform.

    planning taiwo > evans

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

    What do you all think , am outing Mata
    big effort to win march mini league ,so next 3 games hold sway

    So mata for ?
    A - bale
    B - young
    C - gerrard
    D - an other (not silva,demps)
    Ty

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  16. rayray100
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    strike to decide what to do with valencia - keep or swap for walcott or young
    other front 7 are siggy, bale, dempsey, mclean, rvp, rooney, pog
    any help greatly appreciated

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  17. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    NEW POST

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  18. TheGuybo
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Schwarzer or Bogdan?

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  19. andrewe62
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    One of the Scout guys has proposed a change to the wildcard process but I think that a fourth striker option would open the game up and add more options/interest.

    Is having just the three strikers too restrictive?

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  20. Tim Canterbury
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    I don't understand why comments have been disabled. I assume because this is more important than FF but everyone was talking about the incident and wishing him well

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Seems a bit odd, how far back have we gone to have a chat? Ridiculous

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  21. Sly Fly
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    I believe it was in response to a couple of idiotic and insensitive comments.

    Critical condition - but let's hope he pulls through.

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    1. Mark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 18 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Comments were closed because there was a reaction to those unaware of the event who were posting. I wanted some time for the news to settle in and for an update on what was, and still is a grave situation.

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      1. Tim Canterbury
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        fair enough

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

        I thought the energy was starting to get a bit negative - good move shutting it down.

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      3. 1966 was a great year for E…
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        Completely agree with the decision fwiw.

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      4. shifty_pow3rs
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        aye, good move.

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