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Eliteserien Runde 14 – Different Strokes

At this stage in the season, it’s becoming more and more obvious which players are edging closer to essential status, while at the same time many of us will be feeling as though our teams are a jigsaw puzzle with a few pieces missing. An almost perfect picture ruined by jagged, misshapen holes; our beautiful scene peppered with invisible bullets fired by an invisible gunman. We have an idea of what we want but as is the case in most walks of life, the reality we seek is very often not the reality we come to obtain.

The most-owned players in the game are popular for a reason – they’re in form, scoring points and playing for the teams that are scoring the goals. From a quick glance at the computer screen, it’s obvious to me that anywhere from seven to nine players pick themselves. That leaves very little room for us to cover up those bullet holes, even less room to move out of the line of fire. But if we want to improve our overall rank, we can’t do things exactly the same way as those above us. We need to adapt, be resourceful; open the box a little and start to think outside.

On the basis that the majority of our team is already decided, we are left with the daunting challenge of trying to fill in the rest of our puzzle. The gunman is always potentially around the next corner, but there is no going back – we have to push forward.

With this in mind, I have come up with a shortlist of a few differential picks for the next three gameweeks. From my experience with FPL, a differential is usually described as any player that is owned by less than 10% of managers, while at the same time possessing ‘hidden’ value; an opportunity to get one over of unsuspecting rivals. This type of player may not be a season-keeper and it could very well come down to getting him at the right time, rather than assuming he’ll still be a viable asset after his purple patch has lost all its colour.

With timing being so important, I’ll get on with it:

GOALKEEPER:

Julian Faye Lund, Rosenborg: 6.8% (5.5m) 

Rosenborg are by the far the best defensive team in the league. They’ve conceded the least amount of goals to date (11) as well as keeping five clean sheets. They face Aalesunds and Stabaek at home in their next three fixtures, with a trip to Mjondalen in between. While their form is a bit spotty, these fixtures should be ringing a few alarm bells – there’s potential at both ends of the pitch for points.

Aaelsunds are rock-bottom of the table after winning just one of their opening thirteen matches. They might have scored 18 goals, but they’ve let in an astonishing FORTY. That’s 13 goals more than anyone else. Away from home, they’ve failed to score twice, against far inferior teams than Rosenborg, so a clean sheet for the home side seems very likely.

Stabaek have scored nine times away from home in just six games but also drew 0-0 with Start and recently lost 3-1 to Haugesund (the lowest-scoring team in the league). A 1-0 home defeat against Odd has rounded off their awful form and Rosenborg will feel like a win is very obtainable.

Mjondalen are one of the worst-performing home sides in the league. They’ve scored five in six games, failing to register a goal in two of them. Compare that to the eight goals they’ve conceded in front of their own fans, and you get the idea that they’re more likely to let a goal in than they are to scoring one. They’re the second-lowest scoring team in the division for a reason and should pose very little threat to a Rosenborg side that is potentially beginning to find its find.

Prediction: I think Aalesunds and Mjondalen will really struggle to break down Rosenborg’s defence. I’d be surprised if they didn’t manage to keep a clean sheet in both of those games. With Castro and Fridjonsson on the pitch, there is always a chance that Aalesunds will grab a goal, but they’re up against the big boys and I think they’ll bottle it.

Mjondalen are a team lacking inspiration without a goalscorer. The lack of creativity is becoming a real problem and Rosenborg are more than capable of suffocating them out of the game.

I see Lund taking home at least 15pts from those three fixtures – it wouldn’t surprise me if it ends up being more, truth be told.

DEFENDER:

Jon-Helge Tveita, Brann: 0.4% (5.5m)

He’s played just 170 minutes all season but grabbed both a goal and an assist against Molde last weekend. He may not be nailed, but in one of Brann’s biggest games of their season, he turned up when called upon. He was replaced by Taijo Teniste just before the hour, raising questions as to who is preferred at right-back going forward. In my opinion, the 28 year-old has done enough to earn another start against Mjondalen this weekend and offers great clean sheet and attacking potential.

An away fixture against Stabaek follows, offering yet again another realistic chance at returning clean sheet points. Stabaek have won just two of their seven home games (only Aalesunds and IK Start have won less) and even though they have managed to find the net seven times, in three games they blanked. Brann are a club in transition and after beating Molde (away), they will be riding on a high they’ll want to keep elevated for as long as possible.

Stromsgodset currently occupy 10th place but only Aalesunds have conceded more goals. They’ve won just once away from home and failed to score at all in three of their six games, making them an incredibly beatable team by anyone’s standards.

If Tveita is given a chance he could really prosper from these fixtures. He got forward at set-pieces and was involved at both ends of the pitch against Molde and I have no reason to believe this won’t be the case if he is given the game time I’m expecting him to get in the coming weeks

Prediction: For me, Tveita starts at least two of these games and probably features in all three. Teniste is 32 years old and doesn’t offer the same kind of service. I have Brann down to go undefeated in this mini-period, and Tveita to prosper in Fantasy world. I’d be very surprised if he wasn’t amongst the points come the end of the month.

MIDFIELDERS:

Fredrik Haugen, Brann: 0.7% (7.8m)

Staying with Brann, may I present to you Mr Fredrik Haugen. His assist at Molde last weekend was his first return since Runde 2 but on paper he’s starting to excel in some areas. He’s played 26 key passes (two less than Magnus Wolff Eikrem in 99 fewer minutes) has three assists and has a credible 125 accurate passes in the final third and 195 accurate passes in the opposition half.

He may not be the fanciest of players (he’s completed four successful dribbles) but he’s on set pieces and the types of passes he plays are the kind of passes forwards love. Only four players have created more big chances and given the fixtures Brann has from now until the end of the month, he’s being given a huge opportunity to improve on those numbers.

I’m not sure I would label him as a player that has the potential to haul like Eikrem or Pellegrino (or any of the Bodo/Glimt boys) but he offers a consistency that Brann need. He’s a solid player who was perhaps lacking a bit of confidence coming into the Molde game. With the shock win tucked under his belt – along with his first assist for months – he should be feeling as though he can channel his inner Eikrem in his upcoming games.

Prediction: Let’s not forget this is a guy who scored five goals and got eleven assists a few seasons back. He’s capable of more than he’s currently showing, that’s for sure. I’m not suggesting he will take a game by the scruff of the neck and return a heap of points, but I do think if there ever was a chance for him to get his season started – this is it.

Brann have marked their transition period with an incredible away win at Molde (have I mentioned that yet?) and I see them winning the next three, too. People might hear the names Stabaek and Stromsgodset and think they represent a challenge, but the reality is they really shouldn’t. Brann should be challenging for a top five spot with this squad and they will be looking at the next few games as a way to close to the gap between themselves and Rosenborg and Kristiansund who are just three points ahead of them.

For Haugen, I see a couple of assists and a goal, if not more. He has the potential (along with Koomson) to really hurt Mjondalen. Being own by not even 1% of players, he represents incredible potential value and a chance to hurt non-owners (pretty much all of us).

Aron Dønnum, Valerenga: 4.4% (8.5m)

As is the way of all things, you don’t realise what you’ve got until it’s gone. This is my experience with Mr Dønnum. I owned the energetic winger for three weeks from Runde 3 to Runde 5. He scored me a grand total of seven points, going on to score eight the very week I got rid of him. He’s scored 35 points since I chucked him (69% of his total points).

He’s not the best player in the league. He’s not an incredible player. He will not be in the top ten high-scoring midfielders at the end of the season. He’s not a brilliant fantasy choice. What he IS, is a confidence player. And right now, he’s confident. He’s found his way back into some form (scoring in a home draw with Bodo/Glimt and getting an assist away to Brann the week before) and looks to be enjoying his football again. I see a purple patch coming.

Valerenga have very, very nice fixtures: IK Start (A), Sandefjord (H) and FK Haugesund (A). While Start have somewhat surprisingly managed to keep three clean sheets at home, they’ve also conceded 11 goals (1.6 a game) and won only once. Valerenga are decent away from home (winning three out of seven, only failing to score in one) and in general a hard-to-beat outfit.

A home game against Sandefjord will be viewed as a must-win, easy three points despite the newly promoted side winning three out of their last four games. FK Haugesund have more chance of signing Phillipe Coutinho than getting a result against Valerenga – in truth it could be an absolute mauling.

Prediction: I like Aron Dønnum. I like how hard he tries. I like how much he runs (only Jens Petter Hauge – 30 – has completed more dribbles than him – 29) and even though he’s lacking end product from his game, he’s part of an exciting team who have a very tangible opportunity to play in Europe next season. Statistically speaking it’s hard to compare him to his peers but he put in a spirited performance against Bodo/Glimt which I think will lead to a resurgence of form.

FORWARD:

Dino Islamovic, Rosenborg: 4.2% (10.1m)

By far my most controversial pick, Dino Islamovic gets a mention for a few reasons. Right now most of us have similar forward lines. We all have Junker, a lot of us still have Borven and then the rest of us have another big name who has been disappointing us week after week.

Islamovic gets the nod because even though he’s not guaranteed to start, he’s potentially a really good option for a third striker. I have Ohi in my team and am resigned to the fact he may not play every week. I am not particularly interested in any other forward and can afford to have someone as expensive as Islamovic or Ohi in my team as it doesn’t stop me from being able to afford all the other players I want.

Rosenborg have great fixtures. They’re starting to score more goals. They look more menacing going forward. Islamovic scored in the twenty minutes he played against Sarpsborg. And Borven is still yet to run riot for his new club, creating a possibility that Islamovic could start alongside him up top. Or at least get more game time. We’ve seen Borven pushed out wide in multiple games – could this happen over the next few weeks?

Islamovic may not get the minutes I think he probably should be given and I’m sure there will be many who will scoff at the suggestion of him even being touted as an option. I think we overlook him too easily. Let’s not forget he too is a new signing in Trondheim and he’ll be on the hunt for more goals just as Borven is.

Prediction: He might not start any of the next three games but he’ll certainly feature in some capacity. Personally I see him in the starting line-up for at least one fixture and his minutes to increase across all games. He’s still finding his feet in this division yet he does cut a threatening figure out on the pitch.

Rosenborg are not playing wonderful, free-flowing football. They are not the consistent machine they strive to be but are showing glimpses of what they can be. If he has the minutes, Islamovic gets a couple of goals in those games.

Let’s also not ignore the fact that it’s slim pickings when it comes to forwards, so there is that.

Other Mentions: 

Ola Brynhildsen, Molde: 7.0% (6.6m)

When I saw Brynhildsen had joined Molde, I immediately jumped at the chance of having in my team for a paltry 7.0m krone. He lasted a whole two gameweeks in my team as it became blindingly obvious the young lad wasn’t going to be given the game time. It looks like that might have changed…

He’s scored goals in his last three games, starting two of them. Ironically it was in his 27 minute cameo against IK Start where he scored most points, bagging himself a brace to end the round on 11pts.

I think he’s one of the most exciting players in the league, playing for one of the best teams in the league. If he starts more regularly – or at least brought on more – then he’ll be straight back in my team. He has the potential to be one of the best players in the league and if he is entrusted with more game time I think we’d be absolute fools to turn our noses up.

Carlo Holse, Rosenborg: 3.1% (6.3m)

Some might say this is a kneejerk reaction to his last couple of fixtures but I maintain otherwise. Having watched Rosenborg most of the season I can attest to them having the power to put anyone watching them to sleep, let alone those playing against them. Carlo Holse hasn’t mixed a single game, but he’s only played 458 minutes. That’s a lot of cameos. Having completed back to back games for the first time this season, it looks as though he’s set for a run in the team. The fact he scored three goals in those 180 minutes can’t do his chances much harm either.

He’s an energetic, exciting player who has injected some life into what has seemed like a lacklustre Frankenstein’s monster of a team over the last couple of months and offers a real opportunity for both Fantasy managers and Rosenborg to get ahead.

This is more a case of trying to jump on the back of his form more than anything. I’d be hesitant to call it point-chasing, more, getting ready for a flurry of red-hot form while everyone else around me shakes their head, thinking I’ve fallen into a trap only mere casuals would succumb to. I see big results for Rosenborg in their final games of this half of the season – I see Holse being a big part of them.

Osame Sahraoui, Valerenga: 1.0% (6.0m)

Another Valerenga attacking midfielder. But looking at their upcoming fixtures, can you blame me? He’s scored one and set up one in the last four, picking up four bonus points along the way. It looks as though he’s cemented down a starting spot after being in and out of the team at the start of the season.

He may not be setting the league alight right now, but at just 19 years of age he looks to be a player with a lot of unrealised potential and Valerenga are seemingly happy to entrust him with more and more game time rather than restricting his development by bringing him on towards the end of games.

It’s hard to argue he’s not a good ways behind both his colleagues and opponents, but the teenager is clearly a talented player who, given the right nurturing, could develop into a player that gives us something to think about whenever Valerenga play.

CONCLUSION

If you’re after differential glory over the next two to three gameweeks, I think you’d be foolish to not at least consider most people on this list. Rosenborg, Brann and Valerenga have the fixtures while some of their players have the form. The others may seem like a bit of a stab in the dark, but when we’re looking at those players owned by just a handful of managers, that will always be the case.

I am aware there are other options that bridge the space between template assets and the obscure, but I wanted to shed light on a few teams that have a real chance to push up the table and the players I think will help them to do that. There are of course plenty of other options who may end up being far better choices than my own – that’ll be for you to decide.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing, especially with differential picks. I loathe hunting for early bandwagons yet there is certainly cause to do just that. It’s the smallest differences between us that end up defining our season. You won’t win if you copy everyone else – I’m pretty sure some schoolteacher said that at some point in their career…

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  1. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Lineups will be posted shortly...

  2. Ramboros
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Some talk of Junker having picked up another injury.

    1. Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Junker not in Bodo squad

  3. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Bodø/Glimt

    12 Nikita Haikin
    2 Marius Lode
    3 Alfons Sampsted
    5 Fredrik André Bjørkan
    18 Brede Mathias Moe
    7 Patrick Berg
    14 Ulrik Saltnes KAPTEIN
    19 Sondre Brunstad Fet
    8 Victor Okoh Boniface
    10 Philip Aksel Frigast Zinckernagel
    11 Jens Petter Hauge

    Odd

    1 Sondre Løvseth Rossbach
    2 Espen Ruud
    5 Birk Risa
    18 Odin Luraas Bjørtuft
    21 Steffen Hagen KAPTEIN
    6 Vebjørn Alvestad Hoff
    8 Markus André Kaasa
    16 Joshua Gaston Kitolano
    7 Kasper Lunding Jakobsen
    9 Mushaga Bakenga
    11 Elbasan Rashani

  4. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Strømsgodset

    1 Viljar Røsholt Myhra
    5 Niklas Gunnarsson
    26 Lars-Christopher Horst Jan Vilsvik
    70 Sondre Fosnæss Hanssen
    8 Johan Hove
    11 Kristoffer Tokstad
    14 Look Saa Nicholas Kengkhetkid Mickelson
    20 Mikkel Maigaard Jakobsen KAPTEIN
    42 Ipalibo Jack
    10 Moses Dramwi Mawa
    88 Lars-Jørgen Salvesen

    Rosenborg

    1 Andre Hansen
    2 Vegar Eggen Hedenstad
    4 Tore Reginiussen KAPTEIN
    16 Even Hovland
    21 Erlend Dahl Reitan
    5 Per Ciljan Skjelbred
    8 Anders Ågnes Konradsen
    18 Kristoffer Zachariassen
    14 Torgeir Børven
    22 Gjermund Åsen
    28 Samuel Adeniyi Adegbenro

  5. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Mjøndalen

    1 Sousha Makani
    3 Vetle Winger Dragsnes
    5 Alexander Betten Hansen
    12 Markus Lund Nakkim
    23 Sondre Solholm Johansen
    6 Joackim Andreas Olsen Solberg KAPTEIN
    7 Lars Olden Larsen
    33 Stian Semb Aasmundsen
    8 Fredrik Neerland Brustad
    9 Sondre Liseth
    18 Andreas Hellum

    Sandefjord Fotball

    1 Jacob Storevik
    2 Lars Grorud KAPTEIN
    3 Marcos Vales Gonzalez
    5 Martin Kreuzriegler
    19 Brice Wembangomo
    4 Enric Valles Prat
    6 Emil Palsson
    10 Ruben Herraiz Alcaraz
    9 Sivert Stenseth Gussiås
    18 William Albin Kurtovic
    23 Vidar Ari Jonsson

  6. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Aalesund

    1 Andreas Lie
    3 Daniel Leo Gretarsson Schmidt
    16 Jørgen Hatlehol
    18 David Kristjan Olafsson
    39 Ben Kantie Karamoko
    8 Fredrik Kjernmoen Carlsen KAPTEIN
    9 Niklas Fernando Nygaard Castro
    19 Peter Orry Larsen
    10 Holmbert Aron Briem Fridjonsson
    11 Simen Bolkan Nordli
    22 Sigurd Hauso Haugen

    Sarpsborg 08

    33 David Erik Johan Mitov Nilsson
    4 Bjørn Inge Utvik KAPTEIN
    5 Magnar Ødegård
    17 Joachim Soltvedt
    22 Mikael Bertil Dyrestam
    6 Nicolai Næss
    11 Jonathan Lindseth
    21 Jordan Souleymane Adeoti
    7 Ole Jørgen Halvorsen
    14 Tobias Heintz
    30 Mustafa Abdellaoue

  7. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    The holy trinity saving my game week 🙂

  8. Ramboros
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    What a sad round to follow games. No Junker while many around me have Saltnes or Boniface as their 3rd Glimt player. Holse on the bench. Fridjonsson went off injured. Makani not making saves. Ruud and Reginiussen fighting to avoid minus points. Yesterday is starting to seem like a dream.

  9. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Vålerenga

    13 Kristoffer-August Sundquist Klaesson
    2 Christian Dahle Borchgrevink
    4 Jonatan Tollås Nation KAPTEIN
    22 Ivan Tarek Fjellstad Näsberg
    25 Samuel Ayomide Adekugbe
    8 Magnus Lekven
    14 Fredrik Oldrup Jensen
    26 Osame Sahraoui
    7 Henrik Rørvik Bjørdal
    9 Aron Leonard Dønnum
    24 Vidar Örn Kjartansson

    Brann

    24 Markus Olsen Pettersen
    3 Vegard Valgermo Forren
    5 Thomas Grøgaard
    15 Bismar Gilberto Acosta Evans
    19 Jon-Helge Ødegård Tveita
    9 Petter Dahle Strand
    29 Kristoffer Ramos Barmen KAPTEIN
    41 Mikal Berg Kvinge
    7 Gilbert Koomson
    11 Karamoko Daouda Bamba
    16 Robert Thomas Taylor

  10. Eytexi
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    hahaha Zinckernagel what on earth? Hauge shoots, ball is rolling into the empty net & Zinck slides in to steal it for himself, denying Hauge his hattrick. Zinck gets given offside & denies Hauge in the process.

    1. Ramboros
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      It was Sveen by the way.

    2. ffs casual
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      haha. They all want on the scoreheet. Was pretty funny to watch. Borven gifted a goal too from a goalkeeper mistake.

      Fridjonsson and Coulibaly out for Bytyqi and Bakenga/Gusias this week.

  11. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Told you guys. Best striker in the league

    1. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      in my wc 🙂

    2. ffs casual
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Looks like I'll be taking a -4 hit this week.

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        looks like I will be wild carding

    3. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      He is in with a hit.

  12. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    OMG

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I know right out of the cup.

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        that is tough, but there were some huge scores this week

        1. The FPL Units
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Yeah my opponent played the captain chip and got 112points to my 71.

          I don't get how I have not moved up the ranks in the last 3 weeks with scores of 112, 79 and 71 to go from OR 6224 to 5772. Moved up one whole place this week. In FPL would have rocketed up.

          1. ffs casual
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            I think most people have Pelle and 2/3 BG players. When they all score highly liek they have in the last three weeks, it makes it harder to rise in rank. +500 in rank isn't bad over three weeks. Rank moves does seem to be much slower than FPL..

  13. The FPL Units
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Not stuffing around this week.

    Stolas Fridge Koomson => Bytyqi Solheim Kjartansson for -4 hit.

    Done.

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      you are one more transfer from a WC - just played mine

    2. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Really solid moves there.

  14. Eytexi
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    More than happy to roll the FT after a 113-point GW, looks like Kjartansson was only a differential for one week haha. I am, however, left with a benching headache with: Zinck, Hauge, Saltnes, Pelle, Bytyqi, Bakenga, Kjartansson, & Berisha. Any input appreciated - currently benching Saltnes.

    Zinckernagel (K) again for me, interested to hear whether people will be switching it up (either to Hauge or because they dislike the fixture).

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I am sticking with Zinc for K. Maybe bench the one with the lowest form? Tough.

      My attack is Zinck, Hauge, Holse, Pelle, Bytyqi, Junker, Kjartansson, & Berisha. Benching Holse.

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      What's to dislike about the fixture? Brann conceded 5 in the first half and it was a miracle they didn't concede 5 more after the break.

      Think Zinck will be taking the next pen so currently favouring him. I'd keep an eye on the midweek EL minutes though. Hauge was subbed early yesterday while Zinck played the full game. Think roles will be reversed in the EL and then against Brann they might revert back to yesterday's plan (this is taking for granted that they've put the game to bed within 70 minutes).

      1. Eytexi
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I agree, but I felt some may have doubts with KBK playing Start & Viking playing Aalesund.

        1. ffs casual
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Can't really go wrong with Zinck / Hauge, but Berisha home to Aalesund feels like it could be a differential this week.

    3. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Zinck, Hauge, Saltnes, Pelle, Bytyqi, Kjartansson, Berisha & Gussias ... easy choice for me

      1. ffs casual
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        That is the same front line I now have although I have had to take a -4 to get to it. Think I'll be leaving out Gussias and current;y have Berisha as captain. That may change to Zinck or Hauge if I try to play safe, but Berisha home to Aalesund seems like a good move..

  15. Willmissudimitrypayet
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Pressed the wildcard-button as I had Junker, Pereira, Koomson, Thomassen and Foss in my team, all not playing.

    What do you think about this draft?

    Crowe (Klaesson)
    Ruud, Solheim, Vikstøl (Desler, Vogt)
    Pellegrino (C), Zinckernagel (VC), J Hauge, Saltnes, Velde
    Kjartansson, Berisha (Gussiås)

    0,5 ITB

    1. Willmissudimitrypayet
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I see a lot of you have Bytyqi, should I go with him over Velde?

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        for the next fixture yes, for sure

    2. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Bytyqi in for certain, yeah. Otherwise I like it. Very similar to mine from last week with a few different names in there which I plan to move for next week (e.g. Desler).

      1. Willmissudimitrypayet
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Velde has looked good too though, but as you say I can always make that swap back later on.

        Would you go for those 3 Bodø Glimt-mids or keep a spot for the striker? I guess we will want Junker back at some point. Could just use a double transfer then of course.

        Also I wonder if there are any defenders or goalies I have missed? Feel like there is no team to trust for consistent cs at this point. Is the Molde-backline settled? Have had their goalie for a long time but with Kjartansson in I had to downgrade.

        1. Eytexi
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Yeah, I love Velde but right now I prefer Bytyqi & Sahraoui. I opted for triple Glimt midfield purely because it's the safest option right now. Junker is on and off, and it's too early to tell whether the EL will impact Glimt's striker selection when both forwards are fit.

          I like the back line you have. I have Makani in goal but regret that already - am looking at Klaesson in whenever I have a transfer burning as the Valerenga defence looks solid. I'm also looking at doing Dragsnes to Desler, this leaving me with: Ruud, Solheim, Desler, Heggheim & Daland. Very similar to you. Saved cash on 4th & 5th defenders to upgrade Gussias to Bakenga, although that's just given me a benching headache!

    3. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      not sure about Crowe, Vikstøl or Vogt. Look at Yellow Cards too, your main defenders are on 3 yellows and one more from a suspension which means you may not have 3 starting defenders on a few weeks time

      Maybe downgrade Rudd to 5.0 - 5.5 and upgrade the non starters ?

  16. Willmissudimitrypayet
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    How do you guys think will Bolanos will perform in his return to Norwegian football? He was a legend last time he played year almost 10 years ago. Has become 37 years old at this point, but one to keep an eye on for sure!

    1. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      He's competing with Bytyqi, Sahraoui & Velde for one spot in my team so he's going to have to do a lot to turn my head. That said, I shalln't be stubborn if he looks class. Don't have any previous knowledge of him to be honest!

  17. JURGENAUT
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Any changes?

    McCarthy
    TAA // Doherty // Justin
    Salah // Auba // Havertz // ASM // Soucek
    Werner // Ings

    B: Steer // Mitchell // Brewster // Douglas

    Cheers

    1. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      The thread in which you posted this is the first thing you should change imo.

      But no, I like it. Roll the FT. 🙂

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      change the entire team, zero points incoming 🙂

  18. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Molde are through to the CL playoff. There they'll Ferencvaros and some familiar Eliteserien faces (Tokmac and Boli), should be a fun tie.

    That also means they'll be playing 8 European games in addition to 13 more league games this autumn. So expect even more rotation from them than we're used to. Gregersen returned after three months and apparently bossed the game tonight, he's probably the only Molde player I'd consider at the moment. At least they're fairly reliable at home and almost all other defenders suck anyway so there isn't much to lose. Fairly cheap at 4.9.

  19. Eytexi
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Bytyqi: 3.5k transfers in, 0.3m price rise.
    Kjartansson: 5.3k transfers in, no change.

    Any explanations appreciated, haha.

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Think Kjartansson went from red flag to no flag sometime last week so his price would have been locked for a full week.

      Never liked that rule as it's based on a silly technicality. Red flag to no flag is a price lock but red flag to 75 % is not. Often the 75 % is essentially a 100 % so it's down to the subjective opinion of the admins whether to remove the flag or change it to 75 % just a heads up.

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        i don’t think h should have been red flagged really, just added to the game when available to play

        1. Ramboros
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          The difference is negligible. New players added to the game are price locked by the same length as players that get their red flag removed. In Kjartansson's case they added him to the game when he signed, but he couldn't play against Haugesund and therefore had to be red flagged. They removed the red flag on Kjartansson on the 11th of September, so his price lock is removed today or tomorrow.

          1. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            just seems wrong

  20. TAT
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Is this team ready for a wildcard? Have a few issues (Makani, Fridjonsson), and it's probably an idea to start looking at Kjartansson etc.

    Makani
    Daland - Eggen Hedenstad - Heggheim
    Zachariassen - J Hauge - Zinckernagel - Pellegrino - Hove
    Berisha - Boniface
    (Granlund - Borchgrevink - Hanche-Olsen - Fridjonsson)

    1. TAT
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      1 FT, 1.2 in the bank.

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      not really

      1. TAT
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I started tinkering with a few drafts, and in the end I ended up pushing the button. Ended up with:

        Klaesson
        Ruud - Ari Jónsson - Heggheim
        Zinckernagel - J Hauge - Pellegrino - Saltnes - Bytyqi
        Kjartansson - Berisha
        (Granlund - Hache Olsen - Daland - Ruud Tveter)

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Out of those I have Klaesson
          Heggheim
          Zinckernagel - J Hauge - Pellegrino - Saltnes - Bytyqi
          Kjartansson - Berisha
          Daland

          1. TAT
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Let's hope they deliver, then!

  21. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Vålerenga

    13 Kristoffer-August Sundquist Klaesson
    2 Christian Dahle Borchgrevink
    4 Jonatan Tollås Nation KAPTEIN
    22 Ivan Tarek Fjellstad Näsberg
    25 Samuel Ayomide Adekugbe
    8 Magnus Lekven
    14 Fredrik Oldrup Jensen
    26 Osame Sahraoui
    7 Henrik Rørvik Bjørdal
    9 Aron Leonard Dønnum
    24 Vidar Örn Kjartansson

    Molde

    1 Andreas Christopher Linde
    2 Martin Bjørnbak
    5 Sheriff Sinyan
    25 John Shuguto Kitolano
    27 Marcus Holmgren Pedersen
    15 Tobias Christensen
    16 Etzaz Muzafar Hussain
    17 Fredrik Aursnes KAPTEIN
    22 Ola Brynhildsen
    23 Eirik Ulland Andersen
    99 Ohikhuaeme Anthon

  22. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Wildcard activated...
    Here we go
    Good Luck Lads n Lassies

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      bunch of cheap defenders
      Zinck, Hauge, Saltnes, Pelle, Bytyqi,
      Kjartansson, Berisha & Gussias

      🙂

      1. Mince n Tatties
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        My Cup opponent also wildcarded- we pretty much have the same team and Kaptain - so I just really need Mjondalen to score to go through...

        1. Paul Psychic Octopus
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Had a glance at my cup opponent's team...

          Sandberg,
          Lode, Ullaland Hove, Risa, Psyche;
          Saltnes, Mostrom, Nordvkelle, Pelle;
          Junker, James;

          Linde, Hovland, Thiago Holm, Lauritsen.

          Never even heard of some of these players. The most surprising thing is how has he made it through as far as Rd. 18?!

      2. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Don't you dare disrespect Ruud like that

  23. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Valerenga take the lead in the 21st minute

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Guess who!

    2. Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Can’t keep a good man down
      Ladies and Gentlemen on your feet for Mr Vidar Örn Kjartansson

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        not so good at penalties it seems 😉

    3. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      damn sold Borch

      1. Onz
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        On the bench here 🙁

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          shuffled my back line to squeeze out some value, defence is such a lottery

          Mbaye, Klaesson
          Øveraas, Daland, Sørmo, Näsberg, Heggheim

  24. Ramboros
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Can't think of a better outcome than Kjartansson penalty miss and Kitolano red card when trying to get inside top 10.

    1. Onz
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Good luck with the top 10 🙂

  25. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Sarpsborg 08
    33 David Erik Johan Mitov Nilsson
    4 Bjørn Inge UtvikKAPTEIN
    5 Magnar Ødegård
    22 Mikael Bertil Dyrestam
    6 Nicolai Næss
    7 Ole Jørgen Halvorsen
    11 Jonathan Lindseth
    17 Joachim Soltvedt
    14 Tobias Heintz
    28 Alexander Ruud Tveter
    30 Mustafa Abdellaoue

    Mjøndalen
    1 Sousha Makani
    3 Vetle Winger Dragsnes
    5 Alexander Betten Hansen
    7 Lars Olden Larsen
    12 Markus Lund Nakkim
    23 Sondre Solholm Johansen
    9 Sondre Liseth
    11 Christian Andreas Gauseth
    17 Martin Rønning Ovenstad
    33 Stian Semb Aasmundsen
    22 Shuaibu Lalle Ibrahim

  26. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Finally a 2nd goal for Valerenga

    1. Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Donnum wraps up the 3 points

  27. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Molde get a consolation goal which delights me as my cup opponent has Nasberg - clean sheet gone

    1. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Nasberg 2 BAPs

      1. Mince n Tatties
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Yep - saw that... Mjondalen goal definitely required!!

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      my cup opponent has a flagged Reginiussen with Kitolano first on his bench and Nasberg third on his bench ... hopeful of some bench jam 🙂

  28. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Sarpsborg go 1-0 up

    1. Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Abdellaoue with the opener

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        typical - sold on WC too

  29. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    70 minutes in and Mjondalen have had...
    Sweet FA on target
    Sweet FA off target
    Sweet FA

  30. Onz
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    André Hansen

    Erlend Reitan - Even Hovland - Gustav Valsvik - Pa Konate

    Kristoffer Zachariassen - Per Ciljan Skjelbred - Gjermund Åsen

    Carlo Holse - Dino Islamovic - Emil Ceide

    Holse as been given more freedom to play a roving role

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Where is the big man ?

      Holse or Zach next week could be gold