This was a Gameweek littered with outstanding performances, particularly in midfield where the array of talent jostling for spots in our squad now presents a major headache. This week’s bumper edition of “Big Numbers” for members carries out the usual exploration of the stats behind the Gameweek, with midfield options across all the price brackets gaining momentum and our keen interest…
A) Lescott to Vermaelen
B) Lescott to Gibbs
C) DDG to Foster
D) Graham to Berbatov
E) Silva to Ben Arfa
F) Silva to Yaya
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gibbs is more nailed on then Jenk...but ive gone jenk due to the proce gap. I dont think sagna is automatically getting back into the first team as soon as hes fit.
Open ControlsSagna coming back from long term injury. Nailed on for now and very cheap. I'd look at others for 5.5.
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Everybody has Rdg cover for the easy home game coming?
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Anyone watch Fulham game? Why Petric only play 45mins? injury? or tactical?
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After review by the Press Association the following assists have been changed: The Norwich goal from Russell Martin to Grant Holt, the first Wigan goal from James McArthur to James McCarthy.
Deadline day signings will be added on Monday.
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Last updated: 02 Sep 18:13Open ControlsLads: Everybody has Rdg cover for the easy home game coming? 😆
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I hate the game weeks where I don't have someone that looks essential, especially when I'm holding on to a wild card. That said, deep down I know it's because I'm bored and making changes is fun. 🙂
This game week I had:
de Gea (Federici)
Rangel, Hangeland, Cuellar, Zabaleta (Clyne)
Pienaar, Michu, Kagawa, Yaya Toure (Hazard)
Tevez, Petric (Torres)
What I WANT to have (and could with a WC) is:
Foster, Jaaskelainen
Rangel, Hangeland, Cuellar, Jagielka, Clyne
Pienaar, Michu, Nolan, Yaya Toure, Hazard
Tevez, Berbatov, Van Persie
I'm not going to WC unless convinced, because I know that really, my team is in pretty good shape, but damn... the temptation!Open ControlsAnd dont get me started on Hazard v QPR.....
Open ControlsYeah but its not as much fun.....
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It's not a bad team and you could comfortably afford RVP with a 4 point hit if you wanted.
Open ControlsHad no keeper player today, and no way I could rely on Federici, so I gut chages de Gea to Foster already, so for VP I'd need an 8 point hit. 🙁
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Q1 - How did you feel when you saw RVP bang in a hat trick?
Q2 - How will you feel if he does it again next week agaisnt Wigna?
I'll leave it with you....Open ControlsQ1: United fan here, so pretty happy. 🙂
Q2: Happy, but I'll cry a bit on the inside...Open Controls
well said Saints....I hope you had him to ease the pain.
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rvp is my captain for gw3..hopefully he will delivers again..but at that time, almost everyone will have him
Open Controlssorry, for gw4
Open ControlsYou would be surprised. Last year it took at least 6 GW for "eveyone" jumped aboard.
Last season he was 12.0 M to start, i think he only had like 37% ownership by the end.Open Controls
Surely games against Swansea shouldnt be shown as easy in the season ticker? Liverpool games should be dark blue as well!
Open ControlsYou can change the values yourself. That's what so good about the FFS ticker.
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Morning all!! 🙂
Is Jenkinson nailed on??Open Controlsfor the foreseeable future, I think so...
Open ControlsFine! Thanks Saints! He looked quite attacking too yesterday! 🙂
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And missed the second part of the question! Do you think Arsenal will continue this good defensive form after the Int'l break??
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I think so. However, Liverpool can't finish and Arsenal haven't really played good attacking teams. I really hope they do though cause I have a certain 7.0 beast of a defender in my team 😀
Open ControlsLol 🙂 Okay!! Cheers BDW! 🙂
Open ControlsMate Verm is a great shout, thought he looked great last night. Steve Bould has worked his magic, they were good against stoke a team they normally struggle against, I thought they were solid against liverpool too....you watch in 3 weeks time they'll all be doing the tony adams arm up offside signal.....
The only gutting thing is that I havent had the b0llocks to play gibbs 2 of the 3 GW's....Ive learnt my lesson now though....Open Controls
Jenkinson will be 5m by the next game week!
Open ControlsI'm considering Nelsen at a mere 4.0!! Expect them to improve! Thoughts??
Open ControlsNot expecting them to improve just yet.
Gorkss is 3.9Open ControlsYou mean Gorkks is better than Nelsen??
Open ControlsReading might be more resilient than QPR. Defensively it's not so much about a player's ability, as it is about the team's ability to defend.
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I love it... my trash talking rival going on about how much he hates RVP, how he, Larsson and Demba Ba are last season's news and refuses to buy him.... and yet he went for Bale(c) this week 🙂
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I'm going into the International break without playing my wildcard, but seeing almost everyone around here deploying their WCs - most who are in an even better position than I am - is a little disconcerting...
I most definitely want RVP for GW4 onwards, as I can see Utd and RVP scoring well in all of their games, especially the 'perceived' tougher ones (with the exception of Newcastle away, I'm not sure about that one)... but I can't get him and keep Chelsea attacking coverage (Torres) without taking a 4pt hit... (that would mean swapping Graham for RVP and losing Baines for a 4.0m def)
I can afford a straight swap Torres > RVP, but that leaves me without Chelsea coverage for (qpr STO ars NOR) which actually looks very tempting... I'm not sure that this is the correct move...
Regardless, I probably won't make this free transfer/4pt hit until after the break is over (by which time RVP could be 13.5-13.6)
I did have a question but I've decided not to ask it, instead I'd like to know what other people would do in this situation, would you do the straight swap and go without Chelsea coverage or take the hit for RVP and lose Baines, to have Torres, Tevez, RVP upfront?
Thanks, and apologies for what now seems like a longer than expected post...Open ControlsProbably not. RVP only seems essential right now after the hatrick and with Wigan at home next. Aguero and Rooney should be back by Gw5 which will create way more variation among teams here.
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I would take the hit. Dont think Torres is all that despite his start and have a feeling that qpr could beat Chelsea on gw4. RVP will score at least once against wigan and you could lose a lot of ground if you dont have him. Realistically who do you want in long term RVP or Torres?
Open Controls+1 good point on the Rooney/Aguero situation. WC will be valueable in the future!
Open ControlsYep I'm almost certain to keep the WC, but will only consider an 8pt hit at most to get the team I'd like before price rises knock it out of my reach...
I can get RVP and Hazard in my team for an 8pt hit, but all these moves require me to downgrade Baines, whom I just got in...
I don't really want to do that, cos I like his fixtures until GW14...Open Controls
A) I would be surprised if RVP is 13.6, I have a feeling people will be finding it hard to get him in their team unless they wildcard. But then there is a lot of loonies out there who will do anything.
B) I think Baines is certainly a player you have faith in or don't bother having him, suppose you need to make that decision
C) Torres is hard to transfer for those games, you're right
D) I'm constantly debating whether to play my wildcard, I'd really really like to keep it in order to utilise it at a better time than this, the value is what will kill me really. I'm hoping I can sit tight until GW4 is over and then assess things. The problem right now is there's so many transfers I'd love to do but I'm forced to get Hazard out of fear basically.Open ControlsAll good points... I like Baines' scoring potential with good fixtures until GW14, but it they don't come, and with CS at a premium, I can't help but think I'll be left rueing too much cash left in defense, when I could easily have Demel who seems good for a few CS at home in the next 6...
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in your case, i would do torres -> rvp and take hit to do bale -> hazard, and i think both hazard n rvp is enough to cover for chelsea and MU. maybe some people would argue that the transfer is sideways (to remove torres and get hazard), but it is a similar situation last season when we reluctant to transfer out ba for papiss. i took -8 hits last gw (mata -> michu, torres -> rvp) and fortunately its worked
Open ControlsAlready took Bale out for Michu... before the latter's rise...
Open Controlskeep baines as they play newcastle at home next gw. as chelsea playing away at qpr, i'll be more than happy to have rvp (home against wigan) than torres. however, after that game, MU fixtures will become tougher, but rvp showed last season and yesterday that he can score regularly either home or away.
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Who are the best bets to double rise over the break other than Tevez, RVP and Michu? Trying to max my WC profits.
Open Controlshazard, lambert, fletcher, hba
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I played my Wildcard this week, quite please with the results... however! The defence let me down pretty badly. Any recommended transfers? I'd like to avoid taking a hit if possible.
Vorm/Etheridge
Baines/S Taylor/Boyce/Hughes/Demel
Cazorla/Hazard/Michu/Pienaar/Barkley
Tevez/Graham/Van Persie.
I'm also tempted by Graham > Lambert after the Arsenal game.Open Controlsweekly or year end?
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Let's say - for the sake of the argument - Tevez, Torres and RVP will be neck in neck on goals all season.
Who do you get?
Do you get all three?
And, in any case, Why?Open Controls"for the sake of the argument" if they are all neck and neck. I would get Teves & RVP because they seem to rotate well home and away and would be the obvious (c) choice.
Hazard should well be enough che cover in lieu of Torres.Open ControlsAll 3. If this is the year of the forwards again, you'll get massive points and an easy captain choice every week (Home fixtures I'd go by I guess) .You can probably still afford a decent midfield too. Cleansheets seem to be rare as well, so that will free up funds 😀
I've got Tevez and RVP and I'd just have to downgrade Zaba and possibly Yaya or Cazorla if they don't deliver as frequently as Torres. Which I highly doubt in reality haha. I'm content with the just RVP, Tevez, and a 6.0Open Controlsall three have their own issues:
tevez: how long he will continue to start once aguero and balotelli fit to play?
torres: his place is not under threat due to lack of options upfront. but i'm still not convinced that torres has returned to form
rvp: again, the debate will surface again when rooney has recover.
plus when champions league game start, there will be a lot of rotation. for the time being, i'm happy to have both tevez n rvp, with hazard as chelsea coverOpen ControlsPersonally I think it looks unbelievable on paper, but factor in Aguero, Rooney and Torres less-than-proven-record lately and it gets more complicated. Plus they're not all going to have easy games week in week out. It's a good bet because there's a high chance one of them will at least score every week, but then you have the tricky details, who to captain? The frustration if you get it wrong and captain the 2 pointer guy twice in a row. It's a bit fantastical but this is fantasy football. Let's wait and see what the holy trinity turns out to be. And You cannot just overlook Aguero/Rooney, two of the main men for their teams last year.
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I just hate to bank big money on people trying to come back off of injuries. Rooney's injury, deep into his thigh, is going to sap strength for some time. Knee injuries (City very vague about exact injury), are horrendously prone to recurrence and relapse in people who are so dependent on quick, sharp, cutting movements. I'd put even money on Aguero missing more time later in season with reinjury
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Cheers. I am tempted to go with all three at the moment, and redistribute the money to a big hitter in midfield or defence as needed. The reason being they are all rising, and it would be hard to come aboard on any of their bandwagons later in the season.
See below if you want to do a Top Trinity RMT.Open Controls*See below if you would be so generous as to have a look at my WC team
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I'm seriously considering making this my last FPL season. What a glorious waste of time.
Open Controls"What a glorious pastime" you mean 🙂
Open ControlsWell it's pretty much just an entertaining distraction like football is, and really it is a waste of time for everyone, I mean what do you really win other than pride and a bit of a buzz at the end of a good GW.
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A glorious way to waste time
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I've got Marvaeux that I need to get rid of pretty soon here before he drops.
I've got 0.1 in the bank.
Should I pick Guthrie and keep the 0.1, or maybe Schneiderlin? I'm not quite sure if he'll keep getting goals or even assists. Any saints fans have a clue?Open ControlsSterling?
Open ControlsI thought the rule was never have Liverpool players haha. That's why I didn't mention him. Seems less nailed on than Lallana and Guthrie too.
Open ControlsSensible rule. Although LFC only have 3 players for those 3 attacking positions. Unless you factor in Downing.
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Guthrie.....i am kicking myself for taking Kac instead.
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Hey All, got an active Wilcard at the moment and have Kagawa who I want to trade out due to lack of minutes and scoring.
Who is the best repalcement with to 9.5 to spend?
Yaya?
Cazorla?
Barfa?
Already have hazard, Pienaar, Michu & Guthrie
Cheers!Open ControlsDepends on your other DEFs and GKs
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Open Controlsthinking clyne. Havent seen southampton yet, is he playing in midfield and if so much of an attacking threat?
Open ControlsHe's playing at right back. Although if Adkins features Puncheon who tends to cut inside, Clyne's got a lot of space to run into and cross.
Btw, Demel's looking good at home, up to now.Open Controls
Nelsen!
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What are people without Hazard AND RVP doing during the international break?
Hoping they got injured/lose form, hoping the price hike is still afforadable, or getting em for approx. 8 pts hit?Open ControlsPesronally I'm going off to the southern islands for some serious R&R.
Open ControlsMe too mate, gonna go for a holiday, so can't really monitor the price changes xD
It's either do the transfer frenzy now or sit tight until next weekOpen Controls
On a WC! Thoughts welcome!
Foster Begovic
Ridgewell Nelsen Demel Cashley Cuellar
Snodgrass Hazard Nolan McClean/AJ Michu
RVP Tevez Pogrebnyak...
Think i should get a big hitter in mid field...
cheers!Open Controls+4.2 mn of course!
Open ControlsPog? Don't rate him at all.
Snodgrass is a bit left field. Bandwagon waiting to happen? I like it.
Skip Meh-Clane and AJ.
Two 4.0 defs is a bit too thin imoOpen ControlsI've this new strategy bot Pog(new to me at least!)!! Tats why going wit him! McClean or AJ?? The name makes me have Snodgrass in my team!!! 😛
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Need to make any changes for Next week?
-----Jussi(Bego)-----
-Demel-Baines—Saylor—(Gunter,Clyne)
-Hazard—Bale—Kagawa-Michu—(Guthrie)
--Berbatov—RVP(C)—Tevez
1FT. Zero in bankOpen ControlsCan do nothing until next weekend, so comments, ideas, and such are really appreciated.
Vorm (FEDERICI)
Ivanovic Zabaleta HANGELAND (Demel Clyne)
Bale Yaya Michu Dyer (N'ZOGBIA)
Torres Tevez PETRIC
3.5 in bank
(Players in bold are playing at home)
The problems are quite clear:
1. No Hazard and RVP
2. There's Bale, Zabaleta, and N'Zogbia
3. and a minor one, having both Dyer and Michu makes me reluctant to only play one.
WC? Hits? an FT?
And my options for a simple FT is Zaba to Baines/Verm/Ridgewell/McAuley (WBA's playing at Fulham), probably N'Zogbia to McClean/Pienaar/Walters but who will the new guy replace in the starting XI?Open ControlsN'Zogbia came off the bench i heard! So beware...
Zaba - A rotation risk
Petric- Second to Berba!
Sticking wit Bale is the thing i like!Open ControlsPrices out of control #missedtheboat
Open ControlsThat's why I'm thinking to leave the boat alone. But might get me drowning later on. -_-
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I would dump Zog for Pienaar. Pienaar a player you can always put in. I would start Petric, a lot writing him off because he was subbed for Berba the last day but they were 3-0 down at that stage and he was a injury doubt going into it so i think he will start up front with Berba the next day. Zaba could play next gameweek, but he isnt going to be realiable. I would transfer him for Baines.
I am going to hang off using wildcard and taking a 4pt hit instead. There will be gameweeks when it could be a lot more usefull to use it down the line.Open Controls
Similar to my team and considering WC too.
1. Petric is an issue
2. Bale is an issue
3. Zab is fine imo.
4. Zogbia is killing you.
Base on this i can see only 3 pressing issues. Get zogbia out for Pienaar or Mcclean or HBA or maybe a cheaper such as guthrie. if you want do a switch of petric to somebody else. Rickie lambert?
Might want to give bale another chance since spurs has decent fixturesOpen ControlsI don't think Petric is that bad, could hurt if Rodallega's favoured. But currently seeing Petric-Berba up top like 'IN LAMBERT WE TRUST' said.
The thing is, if I traded N'Zogbia this week, let's say for Pienaar. Who would he replace in the starting line-up, aside from Petric. Dyer?Open Controls
Hey guys...i was tempted to use my wildcard last week..but didn and instead tuk a 4pt hit ...got chico for kelly...and what i got...a total of -6...got my ranked dropped frm the top 100 🙁 ...this time im using the wild card..hows tis team
Vorm / Davis
Ridgewell / Demel /Tate (or ben davies )/cole /jenkinson
hazard /yaya/ ben arfa /peinaar /dyer
RVP/ Tevez / Lambert
Any changes required????Open ControlsI know it's a bit early and many things could happen between now and then... but which 2 would you play between these 3...
Zaba (sto), Rangel (avl), Gunter (TOT)Open Controlsrangel n gunter
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A rare RMT.
Foster Begovic
Rangel Boyce Jenkinson Cuellar Demel
Hazard Michu Pienaar Nolan Maloney
RVP Torres Tevez
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Computer says No. What's this?
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Like single part of it! Good team tat!
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Essentials? check
Out of form player? none
Rotation risk? Jenkinson, but that's a minor one, and he offers great value for now.Open ControlsOverall looks very good, well done if you have that without using WC...
With more indepth inspection, you have a fairly cheap defence that rotates pretty well (with the exception of GW17) until the January wildcard... if home form is maintained with those teams you could do well...
Only question I have is, do you favour benching Maloney over Nolan when both have good home fixtures?Open ControlsWish it was non-WC 🙂
I agree with the weakness in defence. But that's the price for not jumping on the bandwagons earlier.
Excellent question! I guess I'd have to factor in Pienaar as well. Would be a gut feeling kind of deal.Open Controls
Decent team. I wish I could have the same team without WC.
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