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Monitor – Gareth Bale

30 March 2012 791 comments
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With a couple of assists to his name in the past seven Gameweeks, Gareth Bale is slowly slipping in the estimations of Fantasy managers. The Tottenham midfielder has dropped in price of late, down from 9.7 to 9.5 as the attacking returns all but dry up.

Perhaps it’s the pressure of the chase for third that has affected his performances. Possibly it’s been an unkind run of fixtures that have curtailed his opportunities – Harry Redknapp’s side have fallen behind Arsenal after facing (liv, NEW, ars, MUN, eve, STK, che) since Gameweek 24, in a difficult run that has produced a single victory. Even then, though, in that 5-0 win over Newcastle, Bale picked up no more than 3 points for his Fantasy owners, as Emmanuel Adebayor stole the show with a 21 point haul against the Magpies.

In today’s Members article, we take a look at our own ICT Index and analyse the Opta stats in order to ascertain just whether Bale has suffered a downturn in performance, ahead of an obliging run of fixtures for the north London outfit:

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  1. jhill89
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Vorm or Mignolet this week?

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    1. gledy
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Vorm.

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    2. McDog
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Vorm

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    3. sozopol
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      vorm!

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    4. Like A Boas
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Krul

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  2. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Bench Turner or Simpson. I'm thinking Turner?

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  3. Teesra - The Jalebi
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    first

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    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Ah no

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  4. Teesra - The Jalebi
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    walcott or bale for silva????

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    1. v12w12
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      walcott

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    2. Benson
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      I like Walcott at the moment, Arsenal seem to have found their form. Spurs haven't been great last few weeks but Bale is always dangerous. Either would be a good move IMO.

      Why have you decided to dump Silva now? I'm wondering whether its time to do the same myself!

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  5. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Great article on Bale

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    1. Tim Canterbury
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      lol

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  6. XVIVX
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    hi!

    just want to make sure i have my team all set and ready to go for this weekend:

    schwarzer, cahill, evans
    bale, walcott, valencia, dempsey
    rvp, rooney, cisse
    bench: vorm, sig, kelly, caulker

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    1. Tim Canterbury
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      hi!

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    2. Teesra - The Jalebi
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      who ur other defender

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      1. XVIVX
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        i have no idea how i messed that up, sorry. my defenders are
        evans, cahill, king

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        1. Optimus.
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 10 months ago

          its that big popeye arm of yours 😉

          nah your good to go this gw..points galore

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          1. XVIVX
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 10 months ago

            🙂 ya i hope so! good luck with your team this week. may i ask what your team looks like?

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            1. Optimus.
              • 14 Years
              13 years, 10 months ago

              a gentleman never tells 🙂

              ah no in ppc there are lurkers about so i cant show my hand 😉

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              1. XVIVX
                • 14 Years
                13 years, 10 months ago

                fair enough 🙂

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  7. JoeySamSam
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Right, who thinks RVP will reach 300pts?

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    1. Declan
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      no chance

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      1. JoeySamSam
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        seriously? i disagree, i think he could quite easily do it.

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        1. Corrigan
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 10 months ago

          in this gameweek alone? Is QPR's defence that bad?

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          1. JoeySamSam
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 10 months ago

            ssshhhhhh 😛 i mean by season's end

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          2. Cantona90
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 10 months ago

            Lol

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  8. Declan
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    SWA, sun, NOR, blank, qpr, BLA & bol

    I haven't got a spurs player 🙁

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      I have 1 right now, but by 36 I will have 3

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      1. Declan
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        I haven't had Bale all season, but the article worrys me.

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    2. McDog
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Neither do I. 🙁

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      1. Declan
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        any plans to invest?

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        1. McDog
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 10 months ago

          I'll probably get Bale GW35 and BAE GW36. Can't get Bale this week without a hit, and I would have got him GW33 were it not for that F*cking blank the next week.

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    3. Like A Boas
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Get Bale as fast as possible. His last game showed glimpses of his old form. And VDV seems to be trying harder than ever in linkage, only thing preventing them from more assists last match was from poor finishing in the final third.

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  9. DHWizzo
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Krul (Vorm)
    Komps Evans Skrtel (McCauley Senderos)
    Bale Valencia Demps Siggy (McLean)
    RVP (c) Rooney Pogrebs

    Should I:

    A) Senderos to Wilkinson and stick him in for Skrtel
    B) Senderos to a non-blank GW defender
    C) Do nothing, save the transfer and see if Senderos starts

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  10. DK
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Cisse or Jelavic?

    That is the question

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    1. Abominable Snowy84
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Jelavic

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      1. DK
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        V good choice on your cap last GW

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    2. super zlatan
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Jelavic. That is the answer.

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      1. DK
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Your team is almost identical to mine super z. Have u transferred Jelavic in this GW? Good overall points by the way

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        1. super zlatan
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 10 months ago

          Brought in baines and verm. Shipped my Liverpool defenders.

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          1. DK
            • 16 Years
            13 years, 10 months ago

            If I get Jelavic I can afford to get verm in for Skrtel. I want to keep enrIque for the double GW. My rival has Cisse, makes sense to cancel him out as I'm leading by 50 pts, but my gut says get Jelavic.

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            1. DK
              • 16 Years
              13 years, 10 months ago

              Haines and Jelavic, hmmmm. They could help each other out. It's what Haines has been waiting for. Promised myself I wouldnt touch everton since the last DGW. Ouch

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    3. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Cisse all day long

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      1. DK
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        What's your wild card team looking like brianutd?

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    4. odannyboys
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Jelavic

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  11. Daddycool
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Ba to Cisse for a hit?

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    1. Viper
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      no..

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    2. sozopol
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      not for a hit, wait til next week

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      1. Daddycool
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Thanks. Fingers x.

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  12. sozopol
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    First to 5 wins? I really am struggling with this

    Start Simpson (LIV) or Kelly (NOR)

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    1. Hate that rotation
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Kelly

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      1. Viper
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Kelly (I personally would have thought that was obvious)

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    2. Optimus.
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      kelly..might be biased 😉

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    3. JoeySamSam
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Kelly

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  13. inaam123
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    BENCH MCAULEY OR MCCLEAN OR SIGGY THIS GW?!?!?!?!?!

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      McClean

      AND THERE'S NO NEED TO SHOUT.

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    2. COMH
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      McAuley

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    3. sozopol
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      I'd bench McCauley, he's a defender, other two are mids, and Everton in good form and at home

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  14. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Ok folks the answer to all our problems of captain choice. Pick the guy who has been the best option for the last 2 weeks

    JONNY EVANS

    On a serious note it's a bloody hard call

    1) RvP
    2) Rooney
    3) Theo
    4) Clint
    5) Bale
    6) Verm

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    1. COMH
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Who are you going for?

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        right now it's on RvP, but throughout this week it has been on all of those bar Bale.

        I think given that my rivals don't own Clint I won't put it on him as whatever he gets my rivals won't. Both QPR and Rovers are much better at home than away, but it's RvP and Rooney it makes no odds to them.

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        1. Call Me Old Fashioned
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 10 months ago

          regardless of what my rivals will do my captain has stayed on RVP all week, because he is the best choice

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    2. Hate that rotation
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      If you cant call it. Go for the default option, RVP.

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    3. Bad Pen
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      I'm currently on RVP (c) and Clint (vc). Trying to stick with my initial instincts after changing at the last minute was damaging a few weeks back.

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  15. bring_on _the_fantasy
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    I can;t think of any Man City players apart from defenders I would want in my team this week. With silva being out of form and no Aguero upfront i think they will really struggle. Balotelli in mancinis bad books. Dzeko is a bag of shit!

    If i knew Tevez was starting I have him in

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  16. bring_on _the_fantasy
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    bale for Walcott for a hit?

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    1. super zlatan
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      No chance.

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  17. Corrigan
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    *after what was originally incredible fun, Corrigan crumples transfer plan 937 into a bin, pours himself a glass of brandy and throws a dart at an image of the once beautiful Demba Ba*

    Where... is... that... Everton... fixture...

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  18. Daradus
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    In my eyes the rest of the season falls down to GW34 and 36. You need enough players for 34 but want a squad of DGWs for 36.

    My team atm is as follows:

    Mingolet Krul
    Evans BAE Enrique Vermaelen Williamson
    Bale Young Siggy Mclean Walcott
    Yakubu RVP Rooney.

    If I resist the temptation to get Papiss early I'll have the following for GW 34

    Mingolet
    Evans Vermaelen ____
    Young Siggy Mclean Walcott
    Rooney RVP Yakubu

    (will replace williamson and double up on a defender that weekend - maybe sagna).

    GW 35 bring in Miyachi for his #1 of 2 DGWs

    Then in GW 36 I will aim to have

    Krul
    Enrique Cahill BAE
    Bale Mata Miyachi ________ (?)
    Cisse RVP _______ (?)

    Means that between now and GW 36 I do the following
    Williamson > Sagna
    Evans > Cahill
    Mclean > Miyachi
    Yakubu > Cisse
    Young > Mata
    Rooney > ?

    6 weeks, 6 transfers - the question is do you think this is a viable strategy and which weeks do I bring in which players so they add value for GWs 32 33 34 35 and 36?

    Thoughts?

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    1. Daradus
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Its actually 7 transfers so do I bring in Cahill for this week and have a 4 point hit>

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      1. Daradus
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Also havent considered Everton have a 2nd DGW to play

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  19. unoaime
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Still trying to work out what to do with my defence.

    Skrtel, Evans, Caulker, Simpson, Shotton

    Have a free transfer with 2.4 in the bank and want to be able to field a good 3 this week. I'll have a transfer to do another defensive swap after.

    Originally thought Shotton > BAE. But i've been advised to swap Skrtel for Baines and double up on Simpson/Krul.

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    1. the axolotl
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      evans and any of the other 2 would be ok this week, i'd be tempted to hold the transfer for testing times ahead. it's really hard banking on a cleanie this season.

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  20. Bendy Busdriver
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Dortmund - Stuggi is on fire son

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    1. Pinturicchio
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      yep hell of a match

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  21. Declan
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    I know the answer to this would usually be neither but humour me please.

    Downing or Modric?

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    1. Optimus.
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      jeebus..modric

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    2. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Drowning would be the best option 😉

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      1. super zlatan
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Luka.

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    3. the axolotl
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      are you at gunpoint?

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      1. Declan
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        😆

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  22. COMH
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    This is insane! Got Dortmund my weekend accumulator.

    Dortmund 2-0 up on 71 mins until Stuttgart pull one back.

    I look back on Bet365 in horror to see they have scored in the 77th and 79th minute to go 3-2 up.

    Hummels makes it 3-3 on 82.

    And Dortmund have just scored in the 87th to go 4-3 up!

    This game is playing with my emotions.

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    1. Declan
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      oh dear 😥

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    2. Bendy Busdriver
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      4-4

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    3. COMH
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

      Stuttgart 4-4 in the 92nd.

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    4. COMH
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Bunch of muppets.

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  23. Hate that rotation
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Bottom five League'ers, we all ready with our teams? Captains picked?

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    1. Call Me Old Fashioned
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      yep an yep, triple QPR defence and wigan double winger and Ngog will tear it up

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      1. Hate that rotation
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Ngog. Thats are serious differential there. Havent seen anyone with Ngog in their team.

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        1. JK - Cønt ⭐
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 10 months ago

          except Owen Coyle

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      2. Hate that rotation
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Ive also got the two wigan wingers. Was nice to see Maloney in the picks.

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  24. JoeySamSam
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Ah Sir Paulos, i do believe there is an error in the article; "attacking returns all but dry up," suggests the last thing Bale's attacking returns are doing is drying up. I believe it should read "attacking returns all drying up." However, maybe I'm just being picky :L

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  25. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    just a wee note to everyone. RvP's last 2 scores were 5 and 2. The last time he got a 5 and a 2 in succession, he went and got 23 the next week.

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    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Armband already on him....

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    2. Bad Pen
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      He's more than welcome to do that again 😀

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  26. Viper
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    This could all change but I currently have the (c) on RVP with Dempsey (vc), who is everyone else going for?

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    1. super zlatan
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Exact same as u viper.

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    2. McDog
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      I keep changing between Clint and Robin. I still don't know 😐

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      1. The EJJ
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        me too :(. It's too difficult to decide.

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    3. shifty_pow3rs
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Rooney (C) RVP (vc)

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    4. Bad Pen
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Same as you.

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    5. Viper
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      I actually had it on Rooney (c) RVP (vc), now I don't even have Rooney (vc) 😆

      Haven't captained Robin in the last 2 gwks so i'll give him a chance..

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    6. odannyboys
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Demps for the differential.

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  27. shifty_pow3rs
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Rafael VDV? The forgotten fantasy football gold mine?

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    1. Corrigan
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      MF spots now too precious.

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      1. shifty_pow3rs
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        i tend to agree in all honesty.. but would be very interesting stuff if he grabbed a brace this weekend.

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    2. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      I would love him for the DGW but can't see him playing both games with the FA Cup games to play too 🙁

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  28. afcblegend
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    I feel as if I've read this article... before... somewhere...

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  29. The3rdTurd
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Interesting that Bale's threat index has increased over the last 7 gameweeks.

    In that period he has 8 shots on target out of 20 goal attempts (40%) compared to 27 out of 56 (48%) in the preceding 23 gameweeks.

    That indicates a worsening goal threat to me but that's probably down to how the threat index is calculated.

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    1. afcblegend
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Wouldn't you rather your player have more shots per game and have a slightly lower on target percentage? That's why threat index has increased.

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      1. The3rdTurd
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        It depends. More shots off target means -PPI.

        And more shots on target hasn't helped Bale score more points. I would rather he didn't flash at long range shots he has no hope of scoring from and focused more on getting into positions he has more chance of scoring. So actually no, I'm not sure I would prefer more shots per game if more of them are off target.

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  30. SPorting
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    just because the big kids are doing it.....

    GW34:

    Mig
    JEvans, Verm, McAuley, Caulker
    Siggy, Valencia, McClean, Walcott
    RvP, Rooney

    GW36:

    Bogdan*
    BAE*, McAuley, Caulker
    Siggy, Bale*, Walcott, Ryo*
    RvP, PCisse*, Ade*

    BOOM.....that's all folks!

    * denotes DGW player

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      I'd aim to get Sess in for 34.

      My team for 34

      De Gea

      Evans, Verm, Caulker

      Theo, Siggy, McClean, Sess (c)

      Rooney, RvP, Yak

      36

      Mingolet

      Kaboul, Skrtel, Verm/Cashley

      Theo, Miyachi, McClean, Bale

      Rooney, RvP, Ade (c)

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