Arsenal’s battling performance at the Etithad and a dramatic second-half turnaround at the Lane bring Gameweek 5 to a close. Our members can now let the dust settle on their Fantasy scores before gorging on all the stats from all the weekend’s matches, or just read on for the numbers that piqued our interest…
After two horrid weeks I wildcarded. imgur.com/WoM0k
Probably get 29 next week.Open Controls
Probably less I'd have thought
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Gallas is going this week, should I do Rafael or Koscielny? After Chelsea Arsenal fixtures are good but Rafael is more attacking, advice please.......
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Kos mate
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Should I start Nolan at qpr or Guthrie at home to Newcastle?
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Nolan for me.
Open ControlsKos mateNot great away tho? Reckon Carroll will be back?
Open ControlsHe's in good form, and QPR have got a few injuries at the mo, so I reckon West Ham could get a result there. Not convinced by Reading at the moment either, which is why I'd go Nolan. Not sure about Carroll, I thought he'd be out for a few more weeks yet.
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Not good news on Boswinga it appears, or defenders are cursed at the moment! http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2012/09/23/3398337/-?
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jeez, unlucky. Who will replace him? I'm thinking of getting Nelsen in my WC, is he nailed on?
Open ControlsHas earned his position, plus a player Hughes has a lot of faith in, should be a starter for quiet a while.
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Kieron Dyer was very good when he came on for him I thought
Open ControlsFollowed him closely in his build up games has been impressive, very good judgement from Hughes to keep him, also pleased for the player.
Open ControlsYa thought it was strange decision to renew his contract, unlucky not to get anything today thought we were good and dominated them in first half completely
Open ControlsYeah played some lovely football, Hoilett looked very sharp, delighted we actually scored a quality goal at last, the og was very poor though.
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onouha is competition to nelsen but he also plays fullback and as you can tell he's needed at fb rather than competing with nelsen
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Third time lucky......
Can’t believe Fellaini may rise tonight again.
Was on 91% at midnight last night so thought I could make decision today, then he bloody rose.
Potential he could tonight too.
If he comes in it’s for Hazard or AJ. Never wanted Hazard and got him as “defensive move” in case I was wrong and then everyone else stormed ahead (got excited and captained this week though).
He gut says Hazard > Fellaini but last season I had another Johnson (Glen) for a long time when he “wasn’t injured” but then wasn’t fit to play for 6 weeks………..Open Controls
I did Hazard >Fellaini last night. I also bought Hazard in the first place for the same reason u did
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I still think Hazard's good for the season but then I had him from the start so we're obviously seeing something different
Currently mulling over Michu > Sterling and Prog > Berba. Might wait a week to get the free transfer and let Berba get his Utd game out of the way, but as you've said, the prices are so volatile this yearOpen ControlsHe's got 2 more gw for me to prove himself
Open Controlsive just looked at chelsea's fixtures, he will play the premiership games and probably the full 90 for the foreseeable future
Open ControlsI'm thinking of his original points he got a penalty (which he might not be on when Lampard is on the pitch), won 2 penalties and got one "jammy" assist.
He only scored 9 goals from open play in France last year too, the majority of his goals were from penalties.Open Controls
Something's wrong with your fantasy decision making if you from captaining a player to not wanting him in 24 hours, when the week after next he has a great fixture.
Open ControlsI didn't have great options this week.
Even with getting it wrong I didn't do too bad (62).
Other option was RVP, which I'd said all week but changed mind (only missed out on 6 points so not complete disaster).
The rest of my good players were Foster, Baines, Rafael and Berbatov.
None of them obvious choices beforehand.
Last season I was doing immense with captain choices getting Sess/Nani etc on big weeks rather than always going RVP but rest of team choices terrible. This year opposite way around, captain choices massively letting me down.Open Controls
Hazard and hangeland - Baines and Ramirez good moves?
ramirez could be any up to 8.2 but he played in the hole, ran the game and after Everton next week our fixtures really open up a little, plus we have a lot of goals in us just no idea how to defend. What do u guys think?Open ControlsRamirez a good buy for Saints upcoming fixtures? Have been considering him
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So im short by 0.1 to do Baines in for a straight 4 point hit.
So do you guys think it will pay off taking an 8 point hit to do this instead as I want Baines in tonight before price rises.
Baines > Rangel; Howard > Vorm; Saylor > ClyneOpen ControlsI wouldn't do that for -8
Open ControlsDon't take hits on defenders. Barnes is an exception, but -8 it's to much even for him
Open ControlsWouldnt it pay off by bringing in Howard, their fixtures look pretty decent for a few CS points?
Open ControlsMaybe. But then if they concede In each of their next three games you've lost your chance to redeem the-8. Baines should give some attacking returns but then he may not. A little too risky. But if you pull it of you'll be laughing
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Thoughts laddies? Long-term...
A) Peanut & Dimmy
B) Fellatio & Dimmy
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A
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Hmm, a bit of late night pondering on a similar theme to many.
I've been planning Ivan > Baines after GW7. However, with Baines' next fixture, STN, wig seems preferable to Ivans ars, NOR. If I pull the trigger on this tonight, it will be a -4 hit. Worth it?Open Controls
-4pts + NOR make this less clear-cut than some other 'Baines IN' decisions I've seen tonight.
Open ControlsAgreed. If it wasn't for price rises I'd hang fire. But I just don't want to be paying .4/.5 more for him in a couple of weeks.
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Yes, and Ivan will have a Champions Leasue game to play before Norwich, so the new right back might play against Norwich.
Open ControlsGood point. I'd been teetering on the edge of holding fire, now I'm heading back to doing this.
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Who to bench for Berbatov?
Fellaini Cazorla Hazard Pienaar Sterling
Tevez RVP
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thinking about using my 2 free transfers for GW7 what do you think about this?
should i by any reason keep Hazard over Cazorla and why?
out-> Clyne and Hazard
in->Gibbs and CazorlaOpen Controlsthere is so much room for manoeuvre in attack and midfield, you need a strong defence
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Maybe keep Clyne and change out one of your higher priced defs. You can pretty much play Gibbs and Baines every week so doesn't matter if the rest of your def is cheapo, just pick one each week. Then you can use the extra cash elsewhere.
Open Controlsmakes sense thinking about ditching saylor before the manchester game instead of clyne and saving the 2.1m
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Best under £6m midfielder ? (Not including Dyer)
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Have Torres and Graham upfront. Is it worth taking a hit to get rid of one of them this week?
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Going to use free transfer on Dembele -> Sterling which gives me:
Jaask
Ivanovich, Baines, Cuellar
Hazard, Michu, Larsson, Sterling
Rvp, Tevez, Berbatov
Federici, Noble, Hangeland, Clyne
Now I have £2.5m burning a hole in my pocket and not sure what to do. Might just leave it and upgrade Larsson next week.
Any ideas?Open ControlsMichu to Bale?
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Hi guys, I'm thinking about taking a WC.
Current Team: Vorm, Federici, Rafeal, Cuellar, S Taylor, Jenkinson, Fonte, Hazard, Nolan, Michu, Sterling, Pienaar, Tevez, Torres, Van Persie
New Team: Thinking about taking a WC: Jaaskelainen, Al-Habsi, Rafeal, Baines, McAuley, Gibbs, Demel, Oscar, Nolan, Santi Corzola, Sterling, Fellaini, Aguero, Suarez, Berba
Would you consider my new team a significant upgrade on the last one?Open Controls
I wouldn't WC that, mine however is a different story...
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Here's my plan. This week do Cuellar to Baines and Hazard to Sterling, both for free. Then next week I'll bring in Michu for Maloney for his two nice home games. Any objections? I already have Fellaini and Barfa and need to lose Hazard for Baines.
Open ControlsI also need to lose Haz for Baines. Need to free up cash to upgrade Pog
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Okay looking at my team this week 2 FT:
Hazard > Fellaini
Rangel > Baines
Next week go Lescott + Pog > Gibbs + Fletcher/Berba?Open Controls
Zabaleta (I have misspelled that haven't I..) or A.Cole for Baines this week? Cashley has the form, but not the fixtures. City will tighten up at some point and have the fixtures, but Zaba is a rotation risk.
Open Controlszaba will play until man city get a cleansheet. a cleansheet is a mental thing so mancini will play his best defence in the league
Open ControlsI'm a touch pissed, so perhaps thats why I haven't a clue what that actually means! 😉
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Just did Zabs to Baines, kept Cole, his returns have be excellent plus he will rise in price and is guaranteed to start.. Thought Zabs was average today also.
Open ControlsThe guaranteed start is definitely a major plus, but outside of Norwhich I can't see a CS for a while, which is the bread and butter of defenders.
If Zab plays regularly enough ala Clichy, id be a happy camper holding on, but Maicon is stirring it up. Don't know why, Zab is the solid FB of the three RB's.Open Controls
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Do you think Ashley Cole might get a .2m rise? (On a WC)
Open ControlsHe's at 75% and there's a week to go...no chance? That's over 40k transfers, but still being on the homepage as top scorer can influence the casuals...
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Zabaleta (I have misspelled that haven't I..) or A.Cole for Baines this week? Cashley has the form, but not the fixtures. City will tighten up at some point and have the fixtures, but Zaba is a rotation risk...
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Ok guys here is my team
Vorm (Begovic)
Rangel, Rafael, Saylor, Jenkinson, Demel
Hazard, Cazorla, Peanut, Michu, Kacan
Tevez, RVP, Berbatov
Is it worth a 4 point hit to do Rangel < Baines, Saylor < Clyne or another 4m cheapie
Advice or suggestions please? I dont want to kneejerk the rest but I want Baines in my team.Open Controls
I guess, but Soton are likely to score even against Everton. Clyne not a fan of, just because they seem to defend really poorly.
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Is Ridgewell a rotation risk at WBA? Looks a decent bet with the Baggies fixtures, he gets crosses in and a set piece danger. Or is McCauley the only safe bet?
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thoughts on Gervinho's performance?
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He was awful, and is a terrible player, don't even think about getting him
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Vorm - (Federici)
Baines - Walker - Hughes - (McCartney) - (Stam)
Noble - Hazard - Pienaar - Morrison - (Dyer)
RVP - Tevez - (Petric)
So currently only have 10 players playing atm need to shift Petric and possibly Tevez
2.8 in bank, 1 FT
Petric > Ba, Fletcher, Berbatov?
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My defense is such a mess! I don't wanna use my WC, but I'm going to get murdered next week...
Friedel, Hangeland, Fonte, Baines, McauleyOpen ControlsIts not that awful, you have Baines and McAuley and Hangeland plays at home even though its City. And you still have one transfer.
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Lambert and Michu -> Nolan/Ramirez and Berbs
No hit. Yes/no.
Thanks.Open Controls
