| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Raya Martin | ARS | C |
| No Change |  Pickford | EVE | B |
| Up |  Roefs | SUN | C |
| Up |  Henderson | CRY | C, Vs |
| Down |  Verbruggen | BHA | C |
| No Change |  Dubravka | BUR | B, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up |  Gabriel Magalhães | ARS | A |
| Up |  Chalobah | CHE | C, Vs |
| No Change |  Mukiele | SUN | B, £ |
| Up |  Lacroix | CRY | B, Vs |
| Up |  Tarkowski | EVE | A |
| No Change |  Cash | AVL | B |
| Down |  van Hecke | BHA | C |
| Up |  Senesi | BOU | C |
| No Change |  van Dijk | LIV | B |
| No Change |  Andersen | FUL | C |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Saka | ARS | B |
| Up |  Bruno Fernandes | MUN | A |
| Up |  Fernández | CHE | B, Vs |
| No Change |  Rogers | AVL | C |
| Down |  Foden | MCI | C |
| No Change |  Semenyo | MCI | B |
| No Change |  Bruno Guimarães | NEW | A |
| No Change |  Wirtz | LIV | A |
| Up |  Wilson | FUL | B |
| Up |  Mitoma | BHA | B |
| No Change |  Anderson | NFO | B, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Haaland | MCI | C |
| No Change |  Ekitiké | LIV | C |
| No Change |  Watkins | AVL | A |
| Up |  Thiago | BRE | A |
| No Change |  Calvert-Lewin | LEE | B |
| Down |  Bowen | WHU | C |
Andy Following on from the first in this series of three articles which analyse the new Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Bonus Points System (BPS), we now switch attention to creativity and assess how the playmakers are benefiting.
In this article, I’ll examine which creative elements play a part, how influential they are in determining the bonus point awards and cast an eye over the most impressive performers across the last few Gameweeks.
With Lukas Podolski nearing a comeback, is anyone considering him anytime soon?
walcott
Better options at ARS for me but he's likely to make Giroud less of a sure thing.
Podolski will get less time than Giroud I reckon, but I wouldn't fancy either when they're both fit. Girouds main asset was being the only striker at Arsenal.
Myhill (Boruc)
Vidic baines wilson (dawson burner)
michu eriksen ramsey barkley (brady)
giroud lukaku suarez
Thinking of doing Brady >> januzaj on a FT
- am afraid one if my attackers gets rested coupled with starting doubts in Wilson/Dawson
- builds TV by 0.4m minimum
- slightly biased as I m a utd fan
Opinions?
"In 1988, Liverpool won the title by nine points, as did United in 2011. A year later both clubs relinquished their crown in agonising fashion, seeing the title snatched away with dramatic goals just seconds from the end of the final game of the season.
Then, 12 months on, both clubs regained the title by a clear margin, only to subsequently see their successful and extremely popular Scottish managers resign.
In 1991, Liverpool replaced Kenny Dalglish with another Scot, Graeme Souness, and the rot set in. The Reds have never truly recovered.
Now, 22 years later David Moyes is the Scot selected to replace a club legend.
Will he fare better than Souness? It won't be hard, but then whichever way you look at it, following Fergie was almost always going to be an impossible job."
repost due to overwhelming non-response:
went back and read FFS report on Amalfitano which didn't say much to indicate what he's been doing since arrival
looked at his transfer market page: http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/morgan-amalfitano/leistungsdaten-detail/spieler_39883.html
seems like his career was progressing and peaking at Lorient, but then he moved to Marseille and the career stalled there the last few years
guessing he was under-utilized or asked to play more defensively at Marseille
anyone else have more/better ideas?
Assalamu Alaikum Emir,
don't know anything about that. just commented so it doesn't sit idle here....
The Overwhelming Non_response could be the result of the lack of information amongst others, don't u think so?
I do.
There's got to be some FFS members who watch French football, hasn't there?
Thanks for not leaving me hanging. Will try again during European daylight hours tomorrow, I suppose.
The numbers at Lorient looked promising to dovetail well with current performance.
*Going to be only on my iPhone after this post, so only checking the BSWC feed until I crash for the night. Cheers for the reply.
I don't have the stats, but I've seen some of the West Brom games, and Amilfitano looked fantastic. Seemed to be involved in quite alot of the attacks.
Been considering bringing him in as a cheap 4th midfielder once his fixtures start to ease up
"guessing he was under-utilized or asked to play more defensively at Marseille"
Yep, that's it in a nut shell. He is able to play flexibly in mid-field, and therefore was often asked to play defensively, but also has good experience as a winger, hence his amazing accuracy with crosses. He's a really interesting option at just over 5m
Options for my Nolan replacement this week - whatcha reckon?
A) Barkley (5.5m)
B) Arnie (5.5m)
C) Amalfitano (5.1m)
D) Hernandez (5.9m)
E) Januzaj (4.7m)
F) Keep Nolan and save the transfer
Have been mainly deciding between A) and F) all week, but have just taken a look at Amalfitano's stats and he dominates Barkley, plus he seems nailed on and leaves me enough cash to get Walcott next week if he's confirmed fit (I'd be 0.1m short if I get Barkley). I also have Baines and Mirallas as Everton cover.
Boruc, Davis
Baines, Terry, Zabaleta, Toure, Ward
Michu, Ramsey, Mirallas, Nolan, Ravel
Suarez, Sturridge, Giroud
Bank 0.4m
I would say Barkley or Hernandez but seeing as you already have Michu and Mirallas there's no point doubling up in midfield. Amalfitano looks good but he has pretty bad fixtures I think unless he rotates with Ravel.
Amalfitano would be a nice differential and is probably worth backing over Barkley. If only you could have got Barkley at 4.5 🙁
Yeah, missing out on Barkley is a bit annoying, but I guess you can't get them all.
Amalf's fixtures aren't great though, so perhaps the transfer can wait a week? Would you start Nolan/Ravel(MCY) over Amalf(sto) this week?
Has anyone looked at Villa defence at all? They have Spurs and Everton at home in the next two then they have a run of some very nice fixtures. Vlaar is currently 4.4 and Villa have 2 clean sheets in the last 3 games. Any takers? I'm looking for an ideal YMbiwa replacement (will likely stay on my bench for the next two weeks but I don't think I have any other urgent transfer needs).
Their fixtures do look good but their defence is always suspect. Think I'll just invest in the big man up top.
I heard some stat about whenever Lowton starts their defence is rubbish but when he doesn't their defence is solid. Lowton was dropped just before Villa started getting clean sheets again 😉
Ha. I didn't know that. Intriguing.
true story
Berbilly pointed that one out
Also, Lambert's plan was always to bring in youngsters, take his lumps, and build a team from the ground up. He managed to sell the board of Villa on it, and it has paid some nice dividends to-date.
Since the 8-0 drubbing by Chelsea, the offense has come together. Think now the defense is showing signs of life. I'm willing to gamble Lambert knows what he's on about.
* raises hand
had extensive exchanges about Vlaar the last few days
check RMT feature in members area, and sort by defenders valued 5.0 or less over any time period (next 6 GWs, next 10 GWs, through GW38), interesting results at the top
not sure if Mark has put in data from GW7 into RMT yet or not, think so by now, but missed a lot of posts the last few days
What a nice article...
nice and short... just 4 line long... 😀 😀 😀
- I expect brady's price to drop by 0.2 by the team he returns
- I expect januzaj's price to rise by 0.3 miinimum by sunday
So, on a FT..would you recommend this punt? have no other major team needs but conversely, its always good to have 2FT's next gw.
Is resenior nailed on?
Which looks the Best option ?
A) Nasty-> Terry
B) B.Arfa -> Alfitano/ Lallana/ Barkley.
C) Do both I.e 1 FT & for -4.
My other mids r Michu, eriksen, ramsey, ravel & defs r Coleman, Toure, Walker.
I was thinking of buying a 4 th mid in place of B.Arfa to rotate with ravel.
K. Seems reasonable as B.Arfa is falling like a stone.
Barfa - Barkley. Don't think its a situation you where need to take a hit
Thnx. Barkley seemed to be the popular choice around these parts.
Just a quick RMT guys (its a little different)
I have Baines, Coleman and Barkley but I want Lukaku so need to sell a defender, I have 2FT's.
Rooney -> Lukaku(c)
HBA -> Silva
Coleman -> Rafael (major bandwagon potential)
-4pts. Alternatively I can stick with my current side and spend 1 transfer doing YMbiwa -> Vlaar and starting Barkley over HBA allowing 2FT's for next week.
Migs
Baines, Coleman, Mertisacker, YMbiwa, Clyne
Eriksen, Michu, HBA, Ramsey, Barkley
Rooney, Giroud(c), Sturridge
2FT's 0.1 bank
Two very different options. Which would you chose?
Why not just Rooney -> Lukaku and Coleman -> Terry for free? Bench HBA this week.
Out of your two options, I might actually choose the second one. Not keen on a hit that loses Rooney, and gains Silva - why Silva?
What does RMT say? It's really a flip of the coin kind of decision....It's such a decent side, why take a hit? Do Rooney - Lukaku and Coleman - rafael. Start barkley.
Why not just do the Lukaku and Rafael moves and play Barkley this week? Good week to play Barkley anyway.
Move HBA along next week without taking a hit
I'm not sure about Silva or Rafael and would personally go for Terry & Walcott (next week) if you can afford them but presume you have thought about this and prefer your choices
Boruc (Davis)
Terry Coleman Toure (Reid Murner)
Michu Ramsey Mirallas Eriksen (Brady)
Rooney Suarez Giroud
0.1 in bank
1 FT
I gotta save my free transfer right? Would love to get Lukaku or Oscar or Barkley(or all 3) but i gotta give the likes of Mirallas, Eriksen, Rooney 2 more chances right? Those fixtures :drool:
I'd be fairly tempted to sell Rooney for Lukaku(c). I'm just not convinced by Uniteds attack at the moment and Southampton have been defending really well this season.
Plan is to keep Rooney for the next 2 weeks and then swap him out for Benteke. Would mean ignoring lukaku but with mirallas and coleman in there already i could get barkley for Eriksen and hopefully cover lukaku's points with those 3. then swap mirallas out when everton's good fixtures dry up
With Rooney and Mirallas at least you have two differentials. If you do Rooney -. Lukaku and Mirallas -> Barkley/Oscar, you pretty much will have the template for the last few weeks. Wait a couple of weeks and see which players are the next "essentials"...
Has the Lukaku boat sailed though? I'd be wary of deliberately leaving out players because they have become template. It will be harder to get him in when he is 8.5 and still going strong.
It hasn't sailed.
There is another boat on the horizon though...so keep those binoculars steady...
Giroud not gonna leave my team unless injured.. should get a steady stream of points all season and was priced unbelievable low @ 8.5
But he's a donkey remember :D. Walcott will start to steal his goals when he returns and might prove better Arsenal coverage (if you believe in the term).
Giroud AND Wally for me when he returns.. I know that the day i get rid of Giroud i'll want him back in straight away
Walcott/Podolski/Santi returning could change a lot of things and I'm hoping it will give us the change of breaking the template and gaiing some ground on the Ramsey/giroud/Ozil owners.
😉
Benteke seems the ideal replacement for Rooney owners tbh.. lets you keep Rooney for his 2 good fixtures and then swap him out for Benteke without worrying about price rises
Could be. I sold him this week though.
But how can you ignore Lukaku. He is as good a prospect as Benteke this season. Benteke got 19 goals and 4 assists last season in 2,818 minutes (166 points). Lukaku got 17 goals and 7 assists in 2,005 minutes (159 points).
This season Lukaku plays in a far better team and i expect him to outscore Benteke. But at this price both will be essential imo and offer better value than Rooney.
Fair point. Lukaku does seem more explosive than Rooney at the moment.... My point about the template was referring to his whole team. If his whole team is template he won't be able to catch up.... It is def risky not having lukaku, but my point is if he keeps transfers in his pocket he can get any of the players that stand out in the next couple of gameweeks and get a step ahead.
That's my thinking.. Potentially good differentials too. Gotta say Eriksen is irritating me seeing him in there but i bought him for his run of fixtures so expecting a return over those. Wanna sell him for Barkley this week but i dont wanna kneejerk a player out every time he scores 2 points 🙂
Also what I have in mind, keeping Rooney until Benteke returns.
why ae the players' values not increasing so much??
why are the players' values not increasing so much??
People doing fewer transfers. I think many people are waiting for the last few internationals...nervous times wrt injuries/form.
how is it possible that a player like lovren that got over 30000 transfers in this week got no price rise and walker with just 4000 transfers in has already got a rise??
Eight of the top 20 players for BPS for crosses have a first name that starts with "A" that's hugely improbable.
Any suggestions why? First name on the teamsheet?
I knew there was a reason i never got picked for any teams
how is it possible that a player like lovren that got over 30000 transfers in this week got no price rise and walker with just 4000 transfers in has already got a rise??
Transfers carry over from previous week. Try this
http://totalfpl.com/pricechanges
As far as I understand, Its calculated in terms of net transfers in, in relation to the percentage of the existing ownership.. Don't know the exact calcs, but it increases at a quicker rate with lower ownership %
Morning all,
As it all quiet in fantasy world, thought I would ask people's thoughts on Jack Wilsheres comments regarding 'English' players?
While I am in agreement with him in some aspects I think he handled it badly. Wanted to see what other people thought?
not too sure on what exactly he said, but it came across in the media he doesn't think anyone not born in England should play for them? That would exclude sterling.... I think anyone that has citizenship should be allowed to represent any country they choose. Just look at the english cricket team
Being a citizen = you are eligible to play for that country IMO.
Just waiting for my call up to the Aussie squad after becoming a citizen this year. Shouldn't be too hard following the recent 6-0 drubbings.
Morning all,
I see from the tweets that Zaha is due for a January loan move. I suppose this was to be expected, given the powerhouse midfield Utd have produced this season?
I think he's ripe for the 1st team myself. I find it a bit weird how they are willing to loan him out but are keeping Janusaz. It should probably be the other way around.
Yeah that powerhouse midfield that brought ManU all the way up to 9th
Thoughts on my team for GW 8
Mig
Merte Baines Clyne
Paulinho Yaya Ramsey Barkley
Giroud Sturridge Rooney
Bench: Ruddy, Moses, Cameron, Shaw
I've used 2 of my free trades already
did HBA > Paulinho (needed spurs coverage and offers some good stats)
Collins > Clyne(incredibly cheap for a defense proving to be the strongest in the league right now
Improvements guys?
For GW9
A) Cech and Glen Johnson
B) Migs and Terry
Choose one to captain this GW from:
Michu (SUN)
Ozil (NOR)
Lukaku (HUL)
Michu. Swansea have been by far the best team to play Saints this season so far. Quality outfit.
Morning all 🙂
Just over 4 days to go.
Mc Gregor and Boruc any1
Any changes for this week? 1FT and 0 in the bank.
Migs
Vidic - Coleman - Shaw
Ozil - Michu - Oscar - Eriksen
Suarez - Giroud - Lukaku
(4.0, Jedinak, Chambers, Chester)
Thinking Giroud -> Benteke
I am starting to seriously doubt Mertesacker's prospects, especially with the back-to-back tough fixtures he's got in GW10 and 11. The only defenses I like for now until January are Liverpool and Chelsea, and I already have cover from both. I'm likely to double up. Would you rather have
A) GJ/JE (have Mig)
B) Luiz/Iva (have JT)
Always liked GJ, but he hasn't always returned what his stats indicate 😀 He is 100% nailed though, Iva or Luiz could always get the occasional rotation due to CL. And dat price... 😮
Our defence is better, imo, and our fixture's are better, so it's a no brainer 😉
I'd take JE....
but, wouldn't do it myself.. rather want to take a Swansea defender
Liverpool fans - will Rodgers persist with Sturridge and Suarez up front once Coutinho returns or will one be shifted out to the flanks as part of a front 3. Which of Sturridge or Suarez would you choose to keep for the rest of the season?
Coutinho will replace Moses, SAS are nailed on all the way.
As a Moses owner, I was hoping there was a chance they would go back to 4-2-3-1 when GJ and Coutinho are back... judging by how well this formation seems to be working though, it doesn't seem likely. 4-4-2 seems pretty unlikely too since it doesn't do Coutinho justice.
have to agree with La Roja....
