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The Knee Jerk – Would You Adam and Eve It?

19 March 2011 1133 comments
Mark Mark
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Sometimes us Fantasy Managers are just too fickle. Surely few of us lost faith in Charlie Adam? We know his influence in the Blackpool midfield – his role of quarterback, prompting every move of purpose with careful possession, launching instant attacks with raking 60-yard passes. We also know that Adam sits on free-kicks and penalties – today’s brace in the 2-2 draw at Ewood reminded us just how vital that can be.

We had all the information then, and yet, going into gameweek 30, only 1% of our Captain Poll voters fancied backing the balding ball-hogger, with heavyweight temptations like Wayne Rooney, Rafeal Van der Vaart and Nani drawing the eye.

I’m just as much to blame. Shamefully omitted form the Scout Picks behind the gameweek Fantasy failures Ashley Young and Samir Nasri, it’s almost as if Adam’s potential had slipped from memory.

Had a two-game suspension and an FA Cup break really wiped my brain? Had I mistakenly marked the data storing Adam’s achievements for “recycling” along with last week’s Masterchef winner and everything my girlfriend has ever told me?

That can’t be the case.

No, I’m only guilty of being fickle – banged to rights; distracted by bigger names and transient thrills that threw a smokescreen over Adam’s dependable potential.

Charlie is back now. Today’s points haul a sharp elbow in the ribs for the 140,000 Fantasy Premier League Managers who sold him on in recent gameweeks. A slap in the face for a Scout Picks selector seduced by erratic chancers like Villa’s Young.

And yet, I can’t guarantee that Adam will be back in my affections just yet. Can I squeeze him in my own star spangled midfield unit when it’s Fulham away and Arsenal at home to come next? Maybe.

That Arsenal game is the first of four consecutive Bloomfield Road matches – a spell that will surely guarantee that Adam’s price will rise quicker than his calorie count in May.

A new Adam bandwagon is rolling then. My memory banks safely restored. Fickle nature restrained.

By the way, Clint Dempsey scored tonight. Remember him? Didn’t he win Masterchef?

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. joinho
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Pretty poor GW for me, 38 so far, why didn't i captain Adam! Can only hope that Tevez and Meireles score big to save my GW.

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    1. Long ago I drew a walrus
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Why didnt you captain Adam? Hmmm. Lets think, away at Blackburn when people like Nani, Rooney, VDV etc were all at home and Nasri, RVP faced west brom. Why would you have captained adam.

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      1. joinho
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 10 months ago

        True, I think from now on i'm goin to captain the least logical player, reckon that'll work better.

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      2. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 10 months ago

        At least you bloody played him!!

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    2. McEwan
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      I thought around the 40 mark would be par score. Tevez can help you aslong as Silva is involved! 😉

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  2. bossa
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    73 points,

    <3333 Charlie Adam, sticking with Coleman, Saha and Odemwingie has payed off. Nani (c) is always good when he plays at home.

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  3. RD
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    zigic >> welbeck or struddige??

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    1. Long ago I drew a walrus
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Excellent question, would like the answer myself

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    2. Stat virgin
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Welbeck > Struddige

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      1. McEwan
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 10 months ago

        Agreed! Or get both! 🙂

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    3. Back on the horse
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Welbeck

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  4. Long ago I drew a walrus
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Right. This is the last time I try this, I need to get an answer soon cos I need to go to bed.

    WHAT HAPPENED TO STURRIDGE. WHY WAS HE TAKEN OFF EARLY.

    Please reply and I will shut up.

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    1. cucumber
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      watch Match of The Day. maybe it might say it there.

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      1. Long ago I drew a walrus
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 10 months ago

        What if i tell you that I have no access to a TV in my room.

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        1. cucumber
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 10 months ago

          then I would get very angry and frustrated after a long day of FPL. 🙂

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          1. McEwan
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 10 months ago

            I think he was a doubt going into the game. Lets hope he worked his socks off and needed a rest!

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        2. GoatGoat
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 10 months ago

          Just use tvcatchup then.

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    2. RD
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      it was tactical

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      1. Long ago I drew a walrus
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 10 months ago

        Thank you so much. Sturridge shall now be transferred in ahead of Welbeck, with aim of getting rid in GW33 possibly for Welbeck, or maybe Carroll or whoever bubbles up then. I shall now go to bed. Goodnight people

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  5. cucumber
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    actually suits me that young's been so dissapointing, gives me an excuse to downgrade him to adam to get funds for lampard.

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  6. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    72 with kolarov n Torres to play finally my luck changes!!

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  7. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    My kingdom for a WC.

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  8. Baby Face Nelson
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Cmon Fat Frank .. do me proud tomorrow

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    1. Fancy Feet
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      +1

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  9. RD
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    ok i am with a 6 point lead from my opponent

    he has--- lampard silva bardsley hart

    i have--- lampard tevez kolarov??

    er........hope t be a close nick??

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    1. Baby Face Nelson
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      lolarov is a liability in big games. You will be lucky to get 20mins out of him.

      Just hope Tevez brings home the bacon

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  10. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    I knew I was tempting fate by larfing at all the VDV captainers with their measly 3 points earlier today. God damn Rooney...

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    1. joinho
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Definetely getting rid of Rooney now :(, watch him go and score a hat-trick next week.

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      1. Marco Del Wattsio
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 10 months ago

        i hope so!

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  11. Jafalad
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Seamusgate: the mystery deepens when the Metro scores (based on the optas) reveal that Coleman had the highest score of everyone on the park.

    😕

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  12. Marco Del Wattsio
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    5.6m to spend on a midfielder, who should i get with the fixtres ahead???

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    1. uʍopǝpısdn
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Prob o'hara or albrighton, can you not find .2 for adam?

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  13. Gavin - Gers in turmoil!!!
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    well well well just glad I kept faith with Adam.
    Well that was the only plus point.
    Lets see the bad.
    Coleman on my bench and scoring.
    My drunkin transfers last Sunday night.
    Nani, Dempsey and Zigic > Lampard Young and Hoilett.
    so for an 8 pt hit I now need Lampard to score in excess of 20pts.
    Hoilett was a good move but if I hadn't made any changes Zigic would have moved to bench in favour of Coleman so 16pts transferred out and 8pts sitting on Bench for an 8pt hit that has so far gained me 9pts with Frank to come....
    If ever there was a lesson into why not to take a hit this is it....
    Lets just say I am one very unhappy FPL manager tonight.
    Bring on the wine and the Scottish League Cup final tomorrow, Although I think that will just make my footie weekend worse...

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    1. Baby Face Nelson
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      I can somehow understand all the transfers above except the Nani one. What on earth made you take out Nani? Him and Tevez are default in my team. They are not going anywhere

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      1. Gavin - Gers in turmoil!!!
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 10 months ago

        A drunkin incident where I thought Nani was not going to make it, Was trying to get Frank in and then find out Nani was fit. Been annoying me all week. Never ever ever change your team when under the influence and 6 days before games are due to be played...

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        1. Baby Face Nelson
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 10 months ago

          lesson learned, I guess

          ..and quiet a few will transfer out tonight as well even though the next gameweek is not for another 2 weeks.

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          1. Gavin - Gers in turmoil!!!
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 10 months ago

            2nd April 10:30 for my change(s) next gameweek lol

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  14. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    I've been in South Africa for the past three months with minimal internet access. It's good to finally be able to watch MotD again!

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  15. Fancy Feet
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    What's the probability of vidic being fit for next gw?

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    1. mr messi
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      According to the tweets he should be.

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    2. Baby Face Nelson
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      It's 2 weeks away. Just hold fire

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  16. skooldaze
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    63 points with 4 players to go so quite happy with it.

    I geniuely would have captained Adam if I was playing catch up as I thought most would be captain RVP or an obvious one.

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  17. Voronin
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Incredibly lucky. Oh and Evans = Carra - Red Card

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    1. Akers
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrjwaqZfjIY

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    2. AP
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Lucky? If it happens so regularly it can't be luck. Agreed on the tackle, both should have been reds.

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    3. Voronin
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      I meant the luck element due to a normally faultless keeper spilling it into the path of Berba who only just scored. It's not luck playing to the final whistle and scoring, just annoying.

      8 - Man Utd have won more points with goals scored in the last five minutes than any other team in the 2010-11 Premier League. Traditional.

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      1. Akers
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 10 months ago

        Yeah, so not luck.

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        1. Voronin
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 10 months ago

          What? Define luck then if you want to nit pick. I believe in that game you were lucky Jussi spilled the ball which he never does, you were lucky it fell to Berba and you were bloody lucky that crawled over the line as Jussi almost stopped it.

          You applying pressure to the dying seconds was the catalyst to this slice of luck.

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          1. TommyK
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 10 months ago

            Yes, and Bolton were "lucky" not to concede a penalty in the first half- what's your point?

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            1. Voronin
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 10 months ago

              Yes they were lucky not to. My point is you were lucky today.

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  18. Voronin
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Wheater is so f*cking ugly.

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  19. halnone
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    extremely happy that I still had Baines and Coleman as well as Ridgewell.Hopefully Kolarov will add to my defensive happiness.

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  20. Akers
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Ha Ha Almunia! Quality.

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    1. AP
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      What on earth was he thinking??!

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  21. PFOR
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Lolmunia

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  22. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Almunia.

    Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.

    Lehman will start next gameweek.

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  23. PFOR
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Ooooh sweet from Arshavin.

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  24. njfsdkffslkf
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Alumina beyond crazy

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  25. TommyK
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Clearly RVP's goal.......

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    1. User
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      It didn't look like RVP even touched it to me. :S

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      1. TommyK
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 10 months ago

        It doesn't matter, it clearly was the momentum of RVP that ensured the ball went in.

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        1. Andy
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 10 months ago

          Momentum however is irrelevant.

          If I push you very hard and then you knock an old lady over at the end of a stumble it doesn't negate the fact you broke dear old Mildred's hip. By virtue of my action, but it's your gaffe (own goal).

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          1. TommyK
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 10 months ago

            lolz, nice analogy.....

            I just think that because RVP is sliding in the same direction as the ball it's unlikely to get overturned.

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          2. Akers
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 10 months ago

            I beg to differ. I reckon you'd 'get done' for Mildred's hip.

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            1. Andy
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 10 months ago

              I'd get done, certainly - but my point being is if Robin did kick Meite and not the ball (and as below, I can't tell and have no qualms with the decision) then that is an OG.

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              1. Akers
                • 16 Years
                14 years, 10 months ago

                I agree, it's just the Mildred's hip analogy I have issue with.

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                1. Andy
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 16 Years
                  14 years, 10 months ago

                  It's the best I could think of, you knew what I meant.

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                  1. Akers
                    • 16 Years
                    14 years, 10 months ago

                    I know, just being pedantic.

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    2. Akers
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Yeah I think it's RVP's.

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    3. Andy
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      I have no protestations with the goal whatsoever, however I can see why there are conflicting views.

      To me it probably looks like both basically got the last touch (Persie kicking it while it also on Meite's boot), so wouldn't have a problem with Robin getting it - though, obviously, selfishly an OG would be grand. I can't see enough evidence for it being changed.

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  26. Akers
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Now that's lucky. Blatant Bendtner handball.

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    1. teddypicker
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      I'm pretty sure it hit the post, otherwise Bendtner would've got an assist.

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      1. Akers
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 10 months ago

        Rewound it and watched it in slo-mo and you're right, it hit the post. Fair dos.

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  27. PFOR
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    I don't have RVP and I think the goal will stand.

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    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      I don't really see what the debate is about it.

      I know RVP is my captain this GW but I can't see how you give anything other than an RVP goals for that though.

      If you give an OG for that then you may as well give Jussi an OG for Berbs strike today too.

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  28. Voronin
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Arsenal suck big style. I would love it if this was another trophy less season for the arrogant f*cks.

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    1. Akers
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      So you want United to win? Thanks for your support.

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      1. AP
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 10 months ago

        Shhhhh, he's finally picking on another team!

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      2. Voronin
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 10 months ago

        Doesn't matter what I won't, you will win it, I have held that position since the very start of the Chelsea demise.

        Arsenal and their fans, their players and their manager are all unbearable. To see them come away with zip is satisfying in a rubbish season. Liverpool last 7 years > Arsenal last 7 years. Fact.

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        1. Voronin
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 10 months ago

          *what I want

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  29. TommyK
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Lol- that goalie rush from Almunia is classic FIFA tekkers...... 😛

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  30. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Wenger's post match interview on MOTD. Priceless.

    You know he really wanted to say 'yeah, Almunia's Arsenal career is over!'.

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