Gunners too much for 10 man City, Liverpool beat Big Sam but stay in the drop zone and Little Pea shows his class. Here’s the rest of this gameweek’s Scout Notes…
25 October 2010 743 comments
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I wasn't expecting it either. Then again, I last checked at 7pm yesterday. I was foolish to believe it wasn’t a possibility, there were seven hours of impulse transfers done after that!
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Sad that we needed such an advantage to win one of the bigger teams. Might be just what we needed in terms of confidence.
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I wish bendtner was 5m like last year 🙁
can everyone wait until sat morning to bring in fab so amlouda can go up before him thanks 😉
what a morning .... proud to be a bear 😉Open ControlsAs in glasgow rangers 😀 😀 😀
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Here’s to hoping Mr Carroll gets an assist given to him today upon review.. Bale got one on the Monday last week and big Kev got his taken away.
A man can hope..Open ControlsI dont think it was an assist and he got a goal stop being greedy :p
Open ControlsHa, the fantasy manager greed gets us all Scotty!
I’d say it was a more legitimate assist than others I’ve seen given thats for sure. He gets a head on it, although so does the defender Watch this space I guess.
If RBJ had Carroll then the assist would be on its way as FPL Towers would be shaking in their boots with the death threat hanging over them 🙂Open Controls
Carroll assist won't be given. Period. 24 hours passed so it final. Change the topic please.
Open ControlsOuch, no need to be so cutting my friend! It says 24hrs but it was 48 last week so thats not a concrete rule. Though Pasq came up with a good shout on the reasoning behind that below so I’m almost certain it won’t be given now too.
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Unlike last week this GW finished on the Sunday - unlikely there will be any reviews now.
Open ControlsVaid point Pasq. Raining on my optimism 🙂
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never
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I'd wait to see the injury status of Adam.
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can some one explain bosingwas situ on total fpl, his min 7% and max is 100.1 and he didnt go up last night. still trying to get my head round it
Open ControlsHis red flag was removed on Saturday 16th so (in theory) his price is protected and no transfers count for 6 days. His 'max' value doesn't take this into account but his 'min' value only looks at transfers in from Friday 22nd (when the protection period is over).
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Open ControlsBut sometimes is not like that.
Open ControlsWhy do say you that?
Open ControlsThat's correct - there have been many examples of players' price changing while supposedly 'protected'. This '6 days' is a rough estimate. In truth we don't know the protection rules - it could be 3 days for some, 8 for others - and could depend on how long the player is out, whether they've had a price change, overall ownership etc. Some very diligent/clever players have been trying to work it out for a few years now - and haven't come up with a foolproof calculation yet - plus FPL towers make tweaks to the price change rules from season to season. The min/max that TotalFPL provide is the closest we are going to get for the time being.
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Min is the real progress in case he is protected. Max is the real progress otherwise
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Min is the worse case scenario, max is real progress otherwise. It can easily be inbetween these 2 values though.
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First Time user.
Here is my team:
Harper Carson
Konch Bosingwa Faye Kelly(ful) O'shea
N'Zog Albrighton VDV Nasri Malouda
Carroll Torres Drogba
I have 1.4 million in the bank.
Here are transfers im thinking of doing:
1) Harper + Torres = Howard + Chemakh/Berb/Hernandez/Tevez
2) Albrighton + Torres = Nani + Chemakh/ Hernandez
3) Malouda + Torres = Fabregas + Tevez/Berbatov/HernandezOpen Controls3 in my opinion
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Im leaning towards berbatov at the momentOpen Controls
3 with Fabregas + Teves coming in. However, lack of United attack is a bit of a worry.
Defense too strong in my opinion.Open Controls
Is this worth an 8 point hit?
Konch>Bosingwa
Malouda > Arteta
Gerrad > Fabregas
Alread have cole and Drogba so need to do the first two together.Open ControlsPicked Carson over Foster because I had Dann – Changed it last min as I had Foster in all week. Just one of those things, would have done the same again if the game was tomorrow.
Blackpool should have scored as they had plenty of attempts and Fulham offered little apart from the freak goal so was a little unfortunate I would say. The coin toss to play Barton or Scholes came down on the wrong side for me too, ha!
I’d previously not really included Nasri in my thoughts but his form cannot be ignored at this rate. If only he was on penalties.. If Cesc misses another anytime soon, (ie in the next game at Arsenal’s current rate of obtainment!) he may get a look in who knows...Open Controls
Similarly... worth an 8 point hit for
Jaask > Krul
Toure > Boswinga
Routledge > Fabregas
? To the captain him this weekend.Open ControlsI don't like it. Can u do just Bale - Fabregas? If u do that u'll have unbalanced team.
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Two piss poor weeks means I've dropped 100k in places.
However, I'm quite prepared to eat humble pie and say that to have someone play defensive midfielder, score no goals, get no assists, get booked, miss a penalty and STILL receive two bonus points means that he has to go in my team.
If Tevez has to be sacrificed, then so be it.
In a non FF related matter: For those who own an iPhone 3GS/4 and have movies/videos that they wish to put on their phones but can't be arsed to convert, I found an app called Buzz Player which costs a mere 59 pennies and for those 59 pennies, you merely transfer the videos into the player through iTunes and plays them effortlessly. Plays most .AVI's I've chucked at it and can play MKV's although I haven't tested one yet.
My phone is now complete.Open Controls
What videos? And how long does it take?
I have Windows Media Center and 3 tuners, and currently my PC is constantly chewing through 1tb of media removing the adverts and making 2 conversions. If that app can handle Windows 7's proprietary MPEG2 format, that would be win.Open ControlsNot long at all - just the time to sync the video.
BUZZ Player can play almost anything, including:
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And now Nasri's form is making me confused. I've planned for a Nasri - Fabs swap this week, but with his current form, it makes it difficult to pull the trigger. Especially when said money can be used to do a Jones - Bosingwa and Berba-Tevez upgrade.
So, can you tell me what your thoughts are, people?
1. Nasri - Fabs
or
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sir paulos = the best scout contributor
they should have him on the podcast instead of those other mumbling goonsOpen Controlshah. I agree his articles are definitely my cup of tea, but no I disagree. Mark and Granville on the podcast is just an institution.
Open Controlsoh yes, i didn't mean those two of course. i meant the other guest contributors they've been having on recently who had about as much charisma as a dead halibut
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The mumbling goons have better ranks than you.
Open ControlsAny luck in the Cup TM?
Open ControlsI gave up last week. My hatred of 4 point hits is something I need to get over to do any good when my team is sick like it is.
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err..what's that got to do with anything?
firstly, we're 9 weeks into a 38 week season. Check my history and you 'll find I came in just outside the top 2,000 last year (ie in the top 0.1% of players playing the game) - I had a similar slow start last year
secondly, I was talking about their ability on the podcast, not their ability to play the game
thirdly, those guys are both pretty obsessed with FF, hence the reason they are on here pretty much 24/7 and, I guess, are scout contributors in the first place. I just haven't got the time or the inclination to dedicate the time to playing a fantasy football game that they do; if i did, i'm pretty sure i could easily beat their oh so precious ranking (as I probably did last year anyway).Open ControlsFair enough. Everyone plays the game differently. Some take bigger risks than others & play more for fun. Obviously you had Lampard at the end of last season to rocket you up the rankings. Seeing the guys were having their 1st go on the podcast, you could give them some slack. Pretty sure Mark & Granville weren't very good when they first started. Anyway keep up the good work.
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This gameweek literally couldn't have gone any worse. Worst score in 3 and a bit years of playing FPL.
Barton benched for Yaya Toure.
Hart benched for Carson.
Drogba Captain.
Then I checked last night and it looked to see if Yaya Toure was going to drop and it looked like he would last until today but he dropped and completely ruined my transfer plan.Open Controlsat least loads of people captained Drogba.
I'd do it again tomorrow in a heartbeat.Open Controls
In the words of Bono:
"I've finally found what I am looking for"
....someone who did worse than me this week. Chin up, bad weeks happen, and you'll be back for more before you know it!Open Controls
Most of us in the same boat...I benched Carrol bought Adam & Coleman. Now i'm sittting with Alex/Adam/Elmo/Tevez all possibly injured for next game.
Dropped 20k places and out of Cup.Open Controls
What to do...
Carson (Foster)
Dann / Elmohamady / Coleman (Alcaraz / Jones)
Malouda / Nani / Nasri / Arteta / Fabregas
Drogba / Carroll (Varney)
Can't decide who to field in defence this week - Alcaraz (ful) or Dann (villa)? Both seem unlikely for clean sheets based on away form.Open Controls
Really need help had a nightmare week left nasri on the bench!
So do I go
1. OUT - BALE AND TEVEZ IN FABREGAS AND CARROLL
2. OUT - BALE AND MALOUDA IN FAB AND BARTON
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Urgh, I'm not particuarly keen on either.
Tevez without knowing the extent of his injury is ridiculous and ahead of a favourable run of fixtures.
Also dropping Malouda seems foolish in my opinion. The man's a point machine.
If you link your team I'll give you my full diagnosis! :pOpen Controls
Well I'm stilling thinking Fabs is the way forward this week despite the form of Nasri.
Early thoughts for transfers:
Shawcross > Jara
Bale > Fabregas
Sound ok?Open Controls
Easiest double transfer you'll make
Wish i had cash in the bank for FabsOpen ControlsNice ranking & team mate.
I think choosing who to drop in your team is as bigger issue and finding the funds!Open Controls
Sounds good, I'd have no problem making those transfers.
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'Nasri or Fabs' is the new 'Malouda or Lampard' debate.
Malouda proved the right choice in that one and this is the main thing that's stalling me from bringing in Fabs. That and the fact of course that unlike in the past when Nasri only really shone when Fabs was out, he did it with Fabs back which I think is very significant.
I think Nasri may well be worth a punt at least for a couple of weeks so see how it progresses. I also reckon it's now a big risk to sacrifice a biggie for Fabs right now and no way I'm considering selling Malouda for Fabs any more.Open Controls
One bad(ish) week and I losing my marbles completely...
Just tinkering on the transfer page and noticed I was genuinely considering a 12 point hit that included shipping out Drogs.
Damn you Fabregas!Open Controls
Are you nuts... It's gameweek 10 for pete's sake. Start being cavalier at GW37/38, but not now.
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Sorry people it's my first season playing this and I wondered if the "Transfers" page on the site is the best way to see how much you have made/lost on individual players in your team (compared to the price you initially brought them for)? Or is there a more quicker and clearer way of seeing this information?
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I had a shocker this week (31) and it's killing me. I think my team needs a big shake up otherwise my mates are going to catch up (my lead was 41 points now its only 20). My team is below, anyone have any suggestions?
Krul (Carson)
O'Shea Bosingwa Gohouri (Murphy Foley)
Bale Cesc Nani Adam (Albrighton)
Tevez Berba DrogbaOpen ControlsI wouldn't be too rash. Looks like a good team. This week was a shocker for many.
Open ControlsDon't panic - it's a good side you have there. Maybe downgrade Berba (as you have Nani) for a stronger m/f and get rid of Albrighton (VDV? Nasri?) - and get Mummy in you defence.
Open ControlsThat team will come good, probably this week. Cesc could easily have had a goal.
Personally i don't like oshea, but that could be becoz him being subbed before conceding this weekend is the reason i was dumped out of the Cup!
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Am thinking of either VDV in for Malouda or Coleman in for Shawx. Might be a little early to drop Malouda but VDV's strike rate looks really good and Malouda had 3 poor weeks... Any thoughts?
Open ControlsDidn't Malouda score on Saturday?!
Open ControlsNo one got more points in your team this week than Malouda, why would you drop him? I'd much rather Malouda than VDV.... i have both BTW.
Open ControlsPretty valid point but i would like to get VDV in and am struggling for a way.
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morning chaps, will bosingwa rise tonight. Sorry if this has been asked 100 times today already..
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whats the chnaces of bosingwa staying in the chelsea side?
Open ControlsWhat do people think about sacrificing arteta to bring in fabregas, to join nasri in my side with good fixtures coming up!
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