Aided by the new “Advanced Filtering Options“ available in the Members Area, we take a look at the top OPTA performers over the last four Gameweeks and highlight the players who excelled in various aspects of the game. Whether you’re a Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Manager tinkering with your wildcard before next Tuesday evening’s deadline, or just weighing up potential transfers, the stats can help highlight who is maintaining that promising form, or who is fading out fast as February approaches.
Who was that keeper who used to be a striker? Really famous?
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The Mexican lad? Jorge Campos?
Open Controlsnah, he's scandinavian or something I think. Played in the prem, possibly for Liverpool?
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Nelson Mandela?
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Open ControlsHe was good in The Shawshank Redemption and Seven too.
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EH? Keeper who used to be a striker? Played for Liverpool?
Bloody Norah Soop!Open ControlsNot to my knowledge. Schmeichel was possibly one of the best goalies of the past decades - only Neville Southall or Pavel Srnicec could compare 🙂
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Right, I think I had a dream that his son was a goalkeeper and was up for a transfer to a big club. but I wasn't sure if it was a dream or something that was on the news.
Now I see he does actually have a son, who is the goalkeeper for Leeds.
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was it the paraguay guy that took all the free kicks and penos?
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when i was typing the word "penos" above, i typed "penis" insteadOpen Controls
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Open ControlsI'm annoyed I didn't get it in one with the Campos guess, that was first rate 'nollige' that. 🙂
Open Controlsi still think it's this guy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIK8NAEyu0E&feature=related
Open ControlsYou'd wanna be f***ing good to get away with that 🙂
Open Controlsmost of the time yeah. just seen paul robinson on his way to the aston villa game http://comicadze.com/thumbnails/large_fat_batman_13374.jpeg
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yeah, was the answer him?
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Don't know who it actually is but I think Stuart Pearce got him mixed up with David James once.
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Unlikely to be a deal breaker for the GW... but would you bench YaYa or Coleman? Cheers.
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Coleman, Yoyo gets forward in away games.
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I'd bench Coleman away at Arsenal
Open Controlscoleman. clichy can live with his pace and arsenal will score more often than not
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I'd probably bench Coleman. Arsenal seem to have sorted out their defence momentarily and also on form attacking-wise. Subsequently I foresee no clean sheet no goals or assists for Coleman.
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Hi guys have been too busy to keep up at the moment so as curious if there were any obvious mistakes in this team.
Foster/Stockdale
Djourou/Clark/Samba/Coleman/Kelly
VDV/Nani/Fabregas/Young/Adam
Tevez/Berbatov/RvP
I've got 0.7 in the bank. Could always change Djourou for Bardsley and I'm also considering Adam for Brunt?Open ControlsLooks great to me!
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stockdale-no point of having him after gw25 because scchwarzer will be back.
clark-his place in villa team is not secure yet and he is a big rotation risk.
djourou-another rotation risk if vermaelen is coming in a few weeks time.
kelly-although he is a favourite of king kenny but if l'pool buy a new lb he will be soon finding himself on the bench.Open Controls
Hi guys,
My team is:
Foster, Gordon
Vidic, Evatt, Hangeland, Bardsley, Kolarov
VDV, Nasri, Nani, Dempsey, Adam
Tevez, Berbatov, Carroll
I was thinking of wildcarding this week, but then I wonder whether to save my wildcard as I have 2 free transfers this week? I have 3.2 in the bank.
The things I am considering this week are downgrading one of Hangeland/Kolarov to a DGW player (poss Simpson as Newcastle's run looks pretty good and he's 3.9m, so would free up some cash). But who to ship out - Hangeland/Kolarov.
Then I was also thinking about doing Carroll OUT, RVP IN.
However, I know Chelsea have a double coming up. Should I get some of their players in this week instead?
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iConfused...
Why worrying about getting in DGW players if you still have your WC yet to play, which you'll have to play before GW 27 anyway, unless it's the original WC?Open Controls
Repost - still need help
Hi guys,
Hart
Evra Coleman Bardsley
Nani VDV Adam N’Zogbia
Rooney Torres(c) Varney
Robinson Samba Alcaraz Albrighton
Any suggestions?
I know the defence is pretty rotten but trying to save WC till DGW so would rather make 1 poss. 2 changes to this motley crew to get in shape for GW 25 & 26.
All help will be very much appreciated as I had gradually made up an 80 point deficit on my brother over the course of about 12 weeks for a massive chunk of it to be lost again last week :’(Open Controls
shall I keep rooney or should I transfer him out?
If so who I get? RVP or Berbatov?Open ControlsI'd go for RVP over Berba. But then, that didn't work out too well for me this week...
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I understand all this love for Odemwingie, he's a great player and sure his name is better than Dudley Campbell, but surely DJ's record and price is better?
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Odem on Pens edges it for me. Plus i like his name
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over dorrans and brunt?
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DJ Campbell is a well good name...
I have DJ he's done me well.... had planned DJ - odem but might keep him as you say apart from the DGW WBA fuixtures arent better thn bpoolsOpen ControlsYou cant ignore the gw 27 fixtures though. Think you need one of Adam/Dj and one of Brunt/Odem.
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I am going to risk it, so its BRunt, Adam and Odem train 🙂
Open ControlsNot sure about this whole Odem thing. He couldn't have a nicer chance than the opening few minutes against Blackburn but decided to hit a savable shot from a good distance rather than back himself to drive at goal for a one on one. Is off colour at moment.
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Anyone got a crystal ball / know if Carrol is going to be back for the double GW. He's burning a hole on my bench...
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I don’t think anyone really knows! Either take a chance on losing value and buy him back when fit, or as you say just lave him on the bench for another X weeks – your choice, depends what the rest of your team is like
Open ControlsLet me see mine crystal water. NO sorry mate. 🙂
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It's a muscle tear on his booting leg, I advocate selling.
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Is berbasloth worth keeping after this gameweek you reckon.
Getting rid of him for RVP I think but just worried about United & Arsenal double GW and whether Arse will play RVP against STokeOpen ControlsThis GW keep. Afterward, depends on selling price, WC available, chasing or defending a lead.
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and cesc could be rotated too
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Best defender for this week alone for 5.6m? Maybe O'Shea if he's playing?
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anyone else's got the feeling nani is going to score high this gw?
Open ControlsCarlo Ancelotti on transfers: "I'm not surprised [about the Torres story], because I know very well what the club is doing now. I am happy because the club is doing a fantastic job in this transfer market. The club is trying to do everything to improve the squad."
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How could you not think there is something happening?,,Torres has asked them to listen to the offer!,,,and apart from that he's been walking around with a sulk for the last 2 months getting booked 4 games on the bounce for moaning like the little girl that he is.
Its BLATANTLY obvious that the useless mess doesn't want to be there.
The liverpool relegation party is back on!,,OOHHH YEAH!Open ControlsI think Chelsea want to buy him yes. Liverpool selling him is a completely diferent story.
Abramovic full well knows this is the last chance to spend some big money without affecting ability to keep within UEFA's break-even rules. No doubt there will be all kinds of funny wage structures going on with huge up frot payments and lower basic wages for players coming in.Open ControlsI meant that previously Carlo was stating that he hasn't full control of the team and all the transfers are made by Abramovich, Now he is into it, so more chance to happen and if there wasn't a chance of this transfer happening he definitely wouldn't go on public.
Open Controlsfair enough,,,assumed you were a disgruntled blind scouser!, hope he goes, just to see all the scousers cry!
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Awwww cr@p!
I knew the best thing to do was to hold off this week and not transfer but I just couldn't help myself. I'm not sure whether it's that Friday lunchtime transfer urge or the impending RVP pricerise but, I did it:
Carroll and Vidic > RVP and Kelly
Really hope Adam transfer happens so I can drop him now.
Hoping that someone can tell me I did the right thing (for the record I am already regreting).Open Controlsi got rvp in like last saturday or something
f itOpen ControlsVidic out is not a good move
Open ControlsYes but not when it's for a 4pt hit when they have Villa at home this week and i can ship him out in my wildcard when his fixtures turn.
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yep 4 pts - silly I know!
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Nothing on Vidic. 0.5 on Carroll, but that'll be gone anyway by the time Carroll comes back and i'll save 0.2 at least by Tuesday night on RVP price rises.
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The 4 point hit isn't good, but it's not such a bad move. I disagree with the people saying to hold onto Vidic. I held Cole far too long, and it's just too much money to have tied up in your defence when there are so many good attackers you have to get in.
Open ControlsThat's the kind of reassurance i'm looking for. Can get back to my work feeling happier now!
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So few decisons for this week coming. Which would ye go for?
1. Brunt or Adam (if adam goes im def selling but may anyway as Blp may have had their day in the sun fantasy wise already)
2. Tevez or Torres
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2. Tevez
3. Foster
As for 1. probably Adam if he stays at Blackpool.Open ControlsCheers.
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1.Both
2.Torres(or both)
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Is there any love for Gardner on here?
Open ControlsOnly for Charlie Dimmock and her big duga
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though duga is good too 🙂Open Controls😀
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I often fantasise about Charlie dimmocks Soily Baps
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mmmm braless gardening
Open ControlsSooo, about Craig Gardner ... ? 😀
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Hey guys,
Played my wildcard last week so this is the team I have:
Foster / Fabianski
Rafael / Pantsil / Coleman / Alcaraz / Simpson
Fabs / VdV / N'Zogbia / Adam / Nani
Tevez / Rooney / Campbell
0.9 in the bank.
Thinking of Rooney - Berbatov or VdV this week?
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Martins to Birmingham City on loan, now they finally have a striker to finish all those Bentley crosses, or maybe not, erm, it is Obefemi Martins, maybe not then.
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A question regarding the Season Ticker.
Arsenal 1175 850 Everton
West Ham 700 850 Birmingham
The ARS - EVE fixture is rated as light blue (favourable for Arsenal) while WHM - BIR is rated as dark blue (very easy for West Ham).
Why is the Birminghame game easier for West Ham if the away ratings for Everton and Birmingham are the same (850). Arsenal have a better home record than West Ham, so if anything the colour of the 2 fixtures should be the other way around?
Shouldn't the West Ham game be a very light red?Open ControlsWell it is - on MY ticker! 😉
Open ControlsI think I may have to resurrect my old ticker. I enjoyed it as a problem solving exercise but don't actually use it, given the Season Ticker on the member's area!
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Just to butt in and say I can't provide much help because my ratings are self-prescribed so it's hard for me to look at the problem without going into your account...
BUT I think there's a chance you may have your numbers misconstrued, but no way for me to know without being on your account. The Everton/Brum colours you are talking about are taken from the Home (and not away) tabs -so it's at home to Everton/Brum, not Everton/Brum playing away- is that where the issue is?
Otherwise, I'm stumped without logging in as you.Open ControlsCheers Andy. They're the default values - I haven't changed them, so I have the following:
Arsenal 1175 1150
Birmingham 750 1000
Everton 950 850
West Ham 700 775
Now presumably, if Arsenal are playing Everton at home then we have 1175 - 850 (as Everton are playing away), giving 325.
West Ham are playing Birmingham at home, giving us 700 - 850 = -150.
So, how can the West Ham game be rated a darker blue (easier) than the Arsenal - Everton game???Open ControlsSorry, Brum's away rating is 850 not 1000.
Open ControlsAhhhh I see.... you're over-summing (that's not a word) it. I can help here.
It's much simpler than that - there's no adding/subtracting. Through the years the FFS ticker has always been based on the merit of the opponent you are facing (and that alone), so I think that might be where the confusion lies. It's as "simple" as this...
Arsenal are at home to Everton: 950
West Ham are at home to Birmingham: 750
I think (from memory, so could be wrong) 1000 is blank even as close to white as we have, so playing Everton at home are slightly light blue for you as stated and playing Birmingham at home is a deep, deep blue for you also so. It doesn't and won't calculate on the host, just the opponent.
Coincidentally, we're currently trialing even more upgrades of the ticker at the moment that are pretty sweet, if we can say so ourselves.Open ControlsOh, the simplest things often sail straight over my head.
From a fantasy football manager's point of view, I would propose that the weightings should be adjusted according to the opponent.
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Afternoon all, hope things are very well. I'm not a member (yet) but I was wondering if there's any player who performs really well by opta stats but fantasy wise is as useful as De Jong?
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Lads,
for the rest of season do we prefer
A. Fabs + N'Zog
B. Nasri/Walcott + Young
Really wanna get Young in as have a hunch he'll start scoring big...but taking Fabs out seems absurd! Any suggestions?Open ControlsI'd love to be able to drop Fabs in my WC team cos the cash would be sooo nice, but I just can't do it.
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Curtis Davies to Brum,,,what a lanky string of Sheite!
"im joiniing Svens revolution",,,he Tweets
then joins Brum.
The same guy publicly slammed Martin O'neill when he left Villa.
Who in their right mind would want such a tw*t in their squad.Open ControlsBirmingham apparently.
Open Controlslol,,,Mcleish baffles me sometimes,,beasejour,zigic, now this joker!
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The Murphy bandwagon was short lived then.
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Didn't he cost Villa like £10mil. Maybe that is why Martin O'Neil wasn't given the funds because he just wasted them...
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Sheesh, the TotalFPL picks got 136 this week with NO berbatov, and 13pt Kelly on the bench
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http://abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=244412
This is a portuguese news saying blackpool was fined because they played with 10 different players with aston villa after everton.
is this sh&t for real??? wtf?? so now a coach cannot decide wich players to pick? and do they have something saying "bench guy" in their league file???Open ControlsIt makes a mockery of selecting a 25 man squad. Ridiculous decision by the FA. Again.
Open ControlsExactly. they HAVE to fine arsenal for playing a 'weak' squad against wigan. I echo that. ridiculous decision.
Open Controlsso now premier league players are labeled. There are the "first squad guys" "bench guys" and "not convocated guys"....
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welcome to bizarro world. Increasingly, in the modern world, the people in charge of things have completely lsot touch with reality and common sense. There's a revolution coming down the line folks, governments are the same.
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Hi,
Not a good week for me defensively but already used transfers. Who stands a better chance of points,
Coleman or Nelson? (if he plays)
CheersOpen Controlswheres curtis davies on FPL ?? hes not in villas team or birminghams? think he'l be cheaper than carr?
Open Controlsall aboard the aston martins
Open ControlsAnyone have any thoughts on my Season Ticker post above? It has me a little puzzled (in an anal retentive kind of way).
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You can alter the values for the teams yourself so if you think they have been too generous or too stingey you can make the necessary adjustments.
Everyone is dark blue to Newcastle on mine. 😉Open Controlsregardless of the values, I didn't (still don't) understand how 2 teams having the same away rating, can be a different colour when playing away from home!
It makes sense if one of the home teams is better than the other, but in this case, the Ticker is saying West Ham are better than Arsenal at home :SOpen Controls
Holy sh1t, I didn't realise you could do that. Really should have been paying more attention lately!
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this chelsea offer for torres is bizarre. Hes not worth 20 million to my mind. Not to mention hes a walking injury risk. Whoever's in charge of the blood money hasn't a clue.
Open ControlsThat would be the bloke who used to be at Old Trafford, and who also was the one to give square-pass Ray the elbow ... 🙂
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a motivated torres is world class, a price tag of 35-40m is reasonable imo
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IF Darren Bent is worth 24 million, Torres should be about 73.
Open Controlslol, x3 plus 1 million on top just to emphasise it!
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I agree RBJ with most of it, but u must admit is exciting.
Open Controlsmeh, maybe. i just cant torres little bitch face when he pretends to be sooo into a game.
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God I hate going into the weekend knowing there is no fantasy football, or FPL anyway. Ho hum.
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