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Projecting Value – The Goalkeepers

24 July 2011 1575 comments
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Obtaining a better balance to your squad is fundamental to Fantasy success. It’s all very well selecting the likes of Frank Lampard and Robin Van Persie but if such luxury choices leave you rummaging around the bargain basement for players that offer little returns, it’s perhaps time for a re-think.

Since the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) 2011/12 game launched on late Thursday evening, we’ve been working away in the background and, after many hours of number-crunching, have produced our first set of Projected Points Returns for the upcoming season.

The factors taken into consideration with our Projections are varied- past performance, team tactics, possible rotation, the impact of new signings, susceptibility to injury, the new FPL Bonus Points system and even January 2012‘s African Cup of Nations come into the equation. As pre-season continues and the season unfolds, we will update these figures on a regular basis to offer an up-to-date reflection of each player’s potential going into Gameweek one. Our full list of “Projections” will be released on the Members Area early next week but, over a series of articles, we’re going to start to dissect them right here and now for our Members.

Our aim is to help shape your Fantasy squad for the upcoming campaign with a series of articles highlighting those players who come out favourably in one of the most vital categories- value per Fantasy pound. By identifying the likely returns on offer next season, we pick our way through the positions and look, in the main, at the low-to-mid-price candidates who will hopefully provide that all-important balance required for your Fantasy squad ahead of the start of next season.

We kick off by turning our attentions to the top ten goalkeepers…

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  1. Aus 06
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    does anyone have the link to the excel document comparing 2 teams and home game fixtures???

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  2. Maniche
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aqle1EDEMc5mdGl0ajlSTnZZeERSQUpJVnBxMlJSdUE&hl=en_US&authkey=CLW0p8QL#gid=9

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  3. don parcheesi
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aqle1EDEMc5mdGl0ajlSTnZZeERSQUpJVnBxMlJSdUE%26hl=en_US%26authkey=CLW0p8QL%23gid=9

    Its easier to read if you click on the team tabs at the bottom. When there is a red square in a row, it means both teams have an away game. This was courtesy of poster IamMeireles

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  4. donners
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Here's my latest effort.

    Given Kenny
    Baines Hughes Kompany Orr Simpson
    Malouda N'Zogbia Taarabt O'Hara Yaya
    RVP Ba Rodallega

    I'm at the stage now where I think it's probably a waste of time to think about it much more without better information on injuries/transfers/selection issues...

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    1. Maniche
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      I like it. Ruddy of Norwich rotates better with given though

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  5. @FuzzyWarbles
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    ok a new draft, and i promise i will stop (for at least 10 hours)

    i may be insane, but im thinking of getting rid of baines to start the season and replacing with ANOTHER 4.0 defender. i can dump yaya and bent and add VDV and Rooney.

    an outfield of

    Kompany, (2 of 4 rotating defenders at 4.0)

    Lamps, VDV, NZogbia, Taarabt

    Rooney, Suarez, Zamora

    the idea is, one of my big front 7 will probably be deemed not worth keeping after a couple weeks. i can get baines or another stud defender in a double swap by getting rid of whichever heavy hitter isnt cutting the mustard.

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    1. donners
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Baines is the big question for me too. He totally changes the balance of your team when you have him, and that extra transfer needed to move funds out of defense if required is a killer, especially at the start of the season. That said, if Arteta doesn't start the season Baines is almost a must-have.

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      1. @FuzzyWarbles
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        whats scary too is when defenders score they score BIG. a week without baines when he gets a cleanie, a goal/assist, and the inevitable BPs, not having him almost guarantees a red arrow. im no Moyes, but i feel like even when arteta is fit, you cant ignore baines set piece contributions. arteta didnt exactly set the pitch on fire even when he was fit last year. ughhh. I want a 105 million budget damnit. Isnt that fair?

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      2. Get up ya bum
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Good points donners. The baines conundrum is a killer. Think I'll go with him, more crosses than any winger in the league! fixtures good for cs's and hopefully set pieces.

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    2. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      The key to Baines this season, is what his role in the team will be. Will he be on pens and attacking free kicks like last season?

      He'll still put crosses in as ever and now that Cahill looks in better shape, Baines will profit again.

      Pre-season games need monitoring.

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    3. don parcheesi
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Its thought-provoking. It first makes me think that maybe a strong starting df is kind of a security blanket more than an optimal strategy. I don't know if id go 4 4.0 DFs (maybe downgrade an unhappy nzog), but I like the idea of building in big money attacking transfers, which is where people get stuck and spend 8m on transfers

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  6. 7ator
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Ive seen a lot of teams on here with Riise in it, and is in around 7% of teams, surely there are better options at 6mil? Or am i missing something?

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    1. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Riise is poor value imo esp if FUL turn out to be gung ho with Jol. The boy Briggs at 4.0 FUL may be a better shout if he gets starts.

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      1. Get up ya bum
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Isn't he competing with Riise at left back? Surely he'll be back up.

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    2. Get up ya bum
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Hard to say. With good fixtures and a great left peg he could be worth it. I'm undecided on him, a lot depends on whether fulham will keep their sheets clean under jol.

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    3. 7ator
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Think his value is up because he is a chance to take free kicks, but with Murphy there, im not so sure. Plus i cant see him getting many assists, not much of a crosser imo.

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  7. DAV087
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    What do you think of this team? I think it's pretty balanced.

    Given (Kenny)

    Vidic Kompany O'shea (Simpson Briggs)

    Malouda vdv albrighton Barton (Moses)

    Rvp Zamora Ba

    Thoughts?

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    1. donners
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Hard to fault that really, at this stage. Personally I would rather Baines than Vidic.

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      1. don parcheesi
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Well put. Id also take hughes over oshea just based on opening fixtures.

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    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Too much in defense. Downgrade O'Shea to a 4.5 def, and I don't like Vidic much for his start alone.

      Don't like the midfield either. Malouda isn't a solid pick, Barton should be upgraded to a 6.5 for better potential players i.e. Sessegnon, Taarabt, and Moses as bench fodder could be a 4.5.

      Up front it's nice though. Look at ditching Barton for sure if you're going to go with Ba.

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      1. DAV087
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        How about vidic and malouda --> Luiz and lamps?

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  8. Stoke on Kunt
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Silva or YAYA lads?

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    1. ManofKent
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Silva - Yya's too pricey for his position this yeat IMO

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    2. donners
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Key thing for me there is that while Silva had the edge on Yaya last season, that situation is likely to be reversed this season with the EA index. There's also a big price difference between them.

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      1. donners
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        *had the edge in terms of bonus

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    3. Get up ya bum
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Silva by far. Yaya will get way too many 2 pointers for 8.0. And I believe he actually plays with an invisible fridge tied to his back.

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      1. Stoke on Kunt
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Silva it is then cheers lads.

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        1. donners
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          Errr... don't forget Yaya outpointed Silva last season, is 1.5m cheaper and is likely to fetch more bonus next season.

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          1. Camzy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 6 months ago

            Not true. Silva ended last season on great form, and playing just behind the main striker, he could score huge.

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  9. EL TANO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    habsi (given)
    clichy riise luiz (simpson, bramble)
    VDV(c) nzog taraabt downing (tchoyi)
    RVP(v) zamora ba

    0.0 in bank

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    1. ManofKent
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Personally I think you could have a better defence for a similar price.

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      1. EL TANO
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        any suggestions?
        three attacking defenders was my aim
        I'm willing to spread the cash more evenly in defence tho
        looking to squeeze silva in and/or sessegnon

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      2. donners
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Yep, that defense is full of selection doubts.

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        1. EL TANO
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          even riise?
          and clichy?
          is kompany (bandwagon) more nailed on you reckon?

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          1. donners
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 6 months ago

            Without a doubt. Will get bonus too. Clichy may get forward but he never produces the goods fantasy wise.

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  10. Bunji
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    What do you guys think of this team?

    Given (Ruddy)

    Kompany Lescott A.Cole (Da Laet, Orr)

    VDV, Sessegnon, N'Zogbia, O'Hara (Dyer)

    RVP, Bent, Rodallega

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    1. EL TANO
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      choose 1 city defender
      frontline as good as any

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    2. Get up ya bum
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      I like it!

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    3. SeVeN21
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Looks good. No Chav mid/fwd coverage is my only concern. Guessing you'll fix that by GW2?

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      1. Bunji
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        What's 'Chav' if I may ask?

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        1. SeVeN21
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          Chelsea

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          1. Bunji
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 6 months ago

            Ohhh yeah, I pondered over how I could do that. What do you reckon because it's bewildered me.

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  11. SeVeN21
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    This took 3 days of blood, sweat, and tears. If you could make 1 change what would it be?

    Given - Kenny
    Luiz - Kompany - Givet - Simpson - Wilkinson
    Lampard - Yaya - Albrighton - Brunt - Sinclair
    Van Persie - Suarez - Holt

    It feels fairly balanced to me.

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    1. EL TANO
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      holt for zamora

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    2. Danny x-factor
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Midfield too weak!!

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    3. ManofKent
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Yaya wouldn't be my first choice at his price, otherwise not bad. Luiz is a bit of doubt though...

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    4. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Sinclair apart, boot that midpark.

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    5. SeVeN21
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Damnit.

      Right

      1. Lampard and Yaya, OR
      2. Malouda and Silva

      I want Chelsea and Citeh coverage.

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      1. Scoredelario
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        malouda, if he starts regularly, is (imo) potentially the best player in the game this season.

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      2. ManofKent
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        2

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    6. OMG LoL
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Looks good.
      Maybe Luiz for the defender that will play for sure ( Alex may start)

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  12. Scoredelario
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    i think it's important to make sure your benchable players rotate with each other home and away, so you get an easy bench decision each week.

    In my team i have:

    keepers: al habsi + schwarzer

    midfielders: davies(ful) + hoolahan (or maybe tchoyi if i feel brave... both rotate well with fulham)

    defenders (kompany + bardsley).. [got 2 man city players - will play both in home games, 1 in away games]

    can anyone think of any other good home/away rotating pairs (5.5 or less?)

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  13. Jafalad
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Hope you Ozzies don't mention the rugby when the Saffas wake up 😉

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    1. Mikinoz
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Can us English mention how shockingly bad the Boks were?

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      1. Get up ya bum
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Of course 😀

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    2. Get up ya bum
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      I bet we don't hear from ina today!

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  14. Twelve years a slave
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    My template this season is
    goal 9 m
    def 25 million
    midfield 39 million
    Attack 27m

    Bear in mins i increase value fast by timing transfers , last season 110m by xmas

    an example of template

    goal 5 4
    def 6 5 5 5 4
    mid 10 6.5 6.5 5.5 10.5
    att 12 9 6

    Allows a big hitter up front such as rooney or rvp, with a solid second striker such as suarez or bent , and a cheapo like zamora or ba or the everton lad whose name escapes me

    Nidfiels either one biggie like fab and four cheapies
    or a couple of goodies like malouda and vdv and three cheapies

    defence one for around six like rafael a few fives and a four

    goalie given and a four or a couple of 4.5s

    This template allows easy transfers that fit the pattern , can
    always swap one star for another. Only part some may not like
    is that it dosent make allowances for an expensive defender
    like baines , vidi or cole. However last season i made the top 500using this template . Huth hangeland coleman types did a great job for me

    Feel free to critisise

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    1. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Interesting how a lot of folk are spending 34 mill on the back 7 this year. Last year it was about 31 mill.

      Yes well thought out although things are not always straightforward with transfers. One strategy I used last year was the 2 frees to move players out in one go w/out a hit.

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      1. Scoredelario
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        yep i prefer skipping a week and having 2 transfers... this is as flexible as it gets.

        Also for longterm transfers i'm happy to take a hit.

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    2. Mr Smith
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      It's a pretty good idea, however if you were to include Suarez ad Zamora thats a further 1.5m you need to take from elsewhere. Also, no decent mids on the 5-5.5m bracket that I have seen so far otherwise pretty good.

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    3. Scoredelario
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      It make sense but there's always the possibility you'll have to break the mould. 2 big hitters could start scoring so frequently you cant ignore them (a la drogba and rooney 2 seasons ago)

      Same could happen in midfield (remember ronaldo and lampard - was that the same season?)

      Last season your template worked great because the big boys mostly underperformed.

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    4. Scoredelario
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      btw... to get to 110 mil so quickly, were you buying a lot of players (taking hits) and did you buy players you didnt really want?

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  15. ManofKent
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    First thoughts (yes the defence is ridiculously pricey but I can't decide on Baines):

    Given Kenny
    A Cole, Kompany, Baines, Simpson, Wilkinson (S&W could be any 4's that start)
    Malouda, Sessegnon, Albrighton, N'Zogbia, Tchoyi
    RVP, Zamora, Holt

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    1. bjrouse
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Not bad. You have spent money at the back. I have spent it in the middle and up front.

      Much for muchness really

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  16. bjrouse
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    It sucks being in OZ (well actually it rocks but in FFS terms it sucks) as everyday I wake up there is 5 million pages to read through.

    Any way here is my crack at it

    Given, Ruddy
    Fabio, Kompany, Orr, Alcaraz, Simpson (Will watch the MUN RB spot)
    Lampard, Yaya, Sessegnon, Taarabt, Barton
    RVP, Suarez, Zamora

    Other option is Yaya -> Silva & RVP -> Drogba

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    1. Scoredelario
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      my team was similar to that a few days ago but i went mental and it's now a lot different..

      Beginning to wonder if i'm thinking too much and my team is getting worse!

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      1. bjrouse
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        haha it gets like that huh.
        I guess the exercise of running through the combinations isn't a bad idea

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  17. Scoredelario
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    btw to you early morning risers... let me repeat my opinon about bonus points.

    Don't get too excited about the likes of kompany and yaya being consistent in the EA rankings.

    IMO being consistent in those rankings could mean consistently above average (E,g, 4th-6th ranked player /22 on the pitch = no bonus points) whereas the more erratic players (esp. goalscorers and assisters) are less consistent but more likely to be top 3.

    So i don't fancy kompany or yaya to pile on the BPs unless they score/ assist, or in a very low scoring game kompany might get some.

    I also thinks this means the end of the likes of modric being bp magnets.

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    1. Get up ya bum
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Very good point!
      I think interceptions, tackles etc will put defenders in the reckoning though not just goals and assists.

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      1. Scoredelario
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        yeah but i still think a goal is going to be the trump card

        goalscorers only score every 2-3 games or less so that's why they're not always consistent in the rankings

        But surely when they score it's going to have a bigger impact on the rankings than a few tackles.

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    2. Scoredelario
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      of course i'm assuming goals and assists have a big weighting in the index... if this isn't the case, i'd be very surprised since bent has a reasonable rating and does nothing at all except score goals.

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      1. Get up ya bum
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah it seems scoring has a huge weighting. As does being on the winning team.

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        1. Scoredelario
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          exactly... but there are eleven players on a winning team and at least one of them scored and another assisted (usually).

          IMO the bps won't be much different to last season except annoying when a player like modric clearly ran the game but isn't rewarded for it because this is 'sujective'... (The day when football is purely objective we won't need to watch the game, we could just read the stats!)

          At least this time, though, we'll know it's not because some idiot couldn't be bothered concentrating on the game and picked three names out of a hat of his friends' squad members. It should benefit the serious players.

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          1. Get up ya bum
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 6 months ago

            True. I for one loved the subjective bp system though. It wasn't as flawed as people claim, the players that got the bonus almost always played well.

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            1. Scoredelario
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              14 years, 6 months ago

              yeah i like that system in principle. It just bugged me when it was clear people hadnt bothered watching the game.

              Sometimes i was embarrassed that my own player got BPs! Prime example lampard... I had him at the time but he was clearly one of the worst players on the pitch and got 2 BPs!

              Generally, if a group of serious football fans watch the game they will agree on the best player, and definitely agree when a player doesn't deserve bps.. last season i dont know who the hell was choosing them!

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  18. Gvn
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    This is my first draft. What do you guys think?

    Given | Al Habsi

    Baines | Samba | Komapany | Gorkss | Simpson

    N'Zogbia | Sessegnon | Albrighton | Nani | Hoolahan

    RVP | Suarez | D Graham

    Unsure about starting opportunities of Nani but just want to have a Man U attk coverage.

    Thanks guys!

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    1. ManofKent
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Not bad (apart from Nani ;)).
      I'm still toying with whether to go Albrighton or Taraabt

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      1. Gvn
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks. I was toying with the option of nani to vdv.

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      2. Scoredelario
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        taraabt... the focal point of the team - top goalscorer and assister for them last season.

        Even if they only score 30 goals all season he'll probably be involved in 15 of them. Unless the prem defences start bullying him, which is possible of course.

        But in comparison, albrighton is definitely not as influential even if villa are a better side. he is more likely to be subbed too

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        1. Gvn
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          But Taraabt being the team's focal point, my guess is the first instruction of opposing team is to nullify him and that may drastically affect his contribution.

          I remembered Ebanks-Blake also torn the championship apart but he was totally subdued in the BPL.

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          1. Get up ya bum
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 6 months ago

            I think taarabt may struggle. My theory is start with duff or albrighton as we know what to expect from them. Easy to swap to taarabt if he's doing well.

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            1. Scoredelario
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              14 years, 6 months ago

              true. I think i will do it the other way round... get rid of taarabt if he's doing badly.

              Not even sure if albrighton will do that well... now he has more pressure and isn't just the young gun coming through the ranks, he may not do so well. Plus he doesnt hog all the set pieces (or does he?!)

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  19. @FuzzyWarbles
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    would city bring in aguero before they got rid of tevez? after that balotelli debacle, somethings gotta give at eastlands.

    basically i want aguero in my team right now. Im grasping for it to happen today.

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    1. Get up ya bum
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      I think they'll get him regardless. Reveal needs to be replaced whether he leaves now or next year.

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      1. ManofKent
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        +1

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  20. Get up ya bum
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    According to my phone reveal = tevez btw

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    1. Scoredelario
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      thanks for tevezing that to us.

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      1. Get up ya bum
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        😀
        Nice

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  21. Willow
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Hi, a new "Kiwi" to this last year and really enjoyed it.
    Putting my team together for this year and keen on the Luiz thoughts, will he be a stable starter?

    Given, Al-Habsi
    Luiz, Kompany, Alcaraz, Orr, Simpson
    Albrighton, Taarabt, Lampard, Silva, Sinclair
    Holt, VP, Zamora
    (0.5 in the bank)
    cheers

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    1. Get up ya bum
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Choice are you jafa's bro? 😛

      Hard to say, I read that boas gives his players a dossier of what's expected and is very strict with his defenders. No problem dropping them if they don't tow the line. Luiz has been known to make some shocker mistakes defensively. Really hard to speculate who will be preferred in defence.

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      1. Willow
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        No not jafa's bro.
        Keen to do better this year and tossing up between Luiz/Terry and Yaya/Silva

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  22. Scoredelario
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    to jafa regarding defence being more expensive... i think it's because a number of people are signing baines, who is effectively one of your attacking players.

    It's amazing how many points he got last season considering i had howard for a while and he didnt get a clean sheet for about 12 games!

    If everton tighten up this season, baines is going to be an absolute machine.

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  23. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    So, I just signed up as a member for the first time. I'm like a child in a candy store....

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    1. Scoredelario
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      me too. I was hoping there'd be some stats on qpr, norwich and swansea though but i guess i was being optimistic... the members area seems great

      (Let me know if you do see anything about those teams though!)

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      1. Anti-Ipswich
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        People can't stop asking me things about Norwich by the way...

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      2. Boom!!!
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        championship official website is good for promoted team stats...

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        1. Scoredelario
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          ty

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  24. Scoredelario
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    so ive got vdv in my team with the (probable) intention of changing him to malouda after gw1...

    If he scores a hat trick in gw1 i dunno what i'm going to do, though! Maybe van persie to torres? *projectile vomit*

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    1. Get up ya bum
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Same. I'll have vdv & roon so can get malouda or torres easily.

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    2. Jinswick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Similar tactic to me...

      Where would you put to use in the below squad the 1.5m I have spare:

      Given, Ruddy
      Kompany, Baines, Cashley, Simpson, Orr
      VDV, Taarabt, Sinclair, O'Hara, Hoolahan
      RVP, Zamora, Rodallega

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      1. Scoredelario
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        rodallega -> ba maybe

        but you havent got nzogbia so im not sure.

        I personally would downgrade cashley, and get nzogbia and ba in at the expense of rodallega and a.n.other)

        I'm pretty much telling you how to change into my team haha

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        1. Scoredelario
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          of course you might not want ba. i think he's going to be great though 😀

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        2. Jinswick
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          Haha, well Ba is the same price as Rodallega so that wouldn't eat into the 1.5m spare I have to throw at the team. Also, I fancy Rodallega to outscore Ba in the first 3 GWs (easier fixtures and on pens), after which there's a good chance someone will replace him.

          I could get N'Zog in for either Taarabt, O'Hara or Sinclair and still have 0.5m spare to do VDV -> Malouda in GW2. Otherwise could do Hoolahan -> Nzogs. Whatcha reckon?

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          1. Jinswick
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 6 months ago

            Or another option...keep 2m in the bank and do VDV-> Lamps in GW2. Easier captains choice for GW2 and 3 that way...

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            1. Scoredelario
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              14 years, 6 months ago

              if malouda starts he is better than lampard imo. their graphs are moving in opposite directions!

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              1. Jinswick
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 15 Years
                14 years, 6 months ago

                I agree, it's just the uncertainty of Malouda starting that bothers me...10.5m for a sub appearance would be niggling. Would you ever captain Malouda?

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                1. Scoredelario
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  14 years, 6 months ago

                  if he starts a few games in a row and looks like his place is cemented i'd have no problem captaining him.

                  btw now you've made me want o'hara... this is going to wreck my team!!!

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          2. Scoredelario
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 6 months ago

            hmmm, well i'd keep taarabt and ohara and keep an eye on sinclair... I'd rather start with nzog than sinclair

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            1. Jinswick
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              14 years, 6 months ago

              I think O'Hara would be the most likely candidate due to fixtures. Swansea have 3 pretty easy home fixtures in GW2-5

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              1. Scoredelario
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                14 years, 6 months ago

                yeah but with my cheaper players i don't want to be thinking about short term fixtures.

                I want to use my transfers on big guns where possible. (That way youre getting more 'power' out of your transfer budget!)

                Answer me this...
                1. o'hara+holt+0.5mil
                2. davies(ful)+Ba

                I guess it seems like 1 is the best option but I'm attached to Ba!

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                1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 16 Years
                  14 years, 6 months ago

                  Fwiw, I much prefer 2.

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                2. Jinswick
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 15 Years
                  14 years, 6 months ago

                  Fair point re transfer.

                  1 for me with the above. You have 2 penalty takers, plus is Davies even guaranteed starts with the likes of Duff and Dempsey playing the wide roles in a 4-4-2 this season?

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      2. Scoredelario
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        also i have schwarzer and al habsi instead of the usual given ruddy combo.

        they also rotate well and i don't want to be relying on ruddy. wigan were actually quite tight away from home last season and will no doubt have been working on the defence some more, plus al habsi is a great shot stopper.

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        1. Jinswick
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          Schwarzer and Al Habsi are a decent choice. I suppose I could you 0.5m of my 1.5m to upgrade Ruddy to Kenny (QPR)...

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          1. Scoredelario
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 6 months ago

            go for it 😀

            That is the one thing i know i won't change. mainly because i think al habsi is a legend

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            1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 6 months ago

              So which one are you going to play in GW2?

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    3. donners
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Nah don't do that, it's a bit optimistic to think that you won't have more pressing transfers to make after the first GW. Save your first transfer for the first bandwagon of the season (Harewood anyone?).

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      1. Scoredelario
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        i dont mind taking a hit early on, for a long term transfer

        I also wont be crying if vdv is forced to remain in my squad 😀

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  25. ManofKent
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Is wilkinson a likely starter at the back for Stoke?

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    1. big oak
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      at least 20 games a season, stoke dnt have a natural RB, even wilkinson used to be a CB but a rotation with wilson is inevitable.

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      1. ManofKent
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers

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  26. Bunji
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    What do you guys think of this team if Malouda starts?

    Given (Ruddy)
    Kompany Hughes Samba (Alcaraz Orr)
    Malouda Taarabt VDV Sessegnon (Dyer)
    RVP Suarez Rodallega

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  27. Scoredelario
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    I'm not sure about this article claiming villa will get the same number of clean sheets as fulham. I think it is partly to justify the given bandwagon!

    Fulham's defence is far superior imo and the respective managers' styles can only do so much to improve/ dismantle a defence!

    I do still think given is a quality keeper though so not a bad choice at all.

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    1. big oak
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      villa have a solid squad and they are likely to get around 10 CS this season, especially if mcleish plays similar tactics to birmingham.
      however overinvesting in a team with a new coach coming from a rival team should be avoided at the start of teh season imo

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      1. Scoredelario
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        fulham have a proven defence... hangaland and hughes will protect the keeper... we can say that with a degree of certainty that we can't with villa.

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        1. big oak
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          but fulham are playing under jol now, who's more of an attack-minded coach... hangeland is always safe because fo his attacking potential, the same cnt be said about hughes

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          1. Scoredelario
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 6 months ago

            i was talking about shcwarzer (being protected by the defenders)... he should also get more saves even if fewer clean sheets.

            I'm not sure mcleish will be that negative now, he's been labelled but i don't think the label has to stick... he was playing to birmingham's strengths. they had very few decent attacking players, and a good defence.

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            1. James
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 6 months ago

              how do you figure that he will be more protected by his defenders AND get more saves???

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  28. Scoredelario
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    *just realised he is talking to himself* 😀

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  29. njfsdkffslkf
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    So if Gerrards out Week 1 think il pick Kuyt over VDV for one week. Nice way to cover Liverpool.

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    1. big oak
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      i will definitly do so, as soon as im guaranteed that suarez is out too. not willing to risk watching downing and suarez playing on the flanks with caroll up front while kuyt is warming the bench

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      1. njfsdkffslkf
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Kuyt will def start. NO chance he wont play if Gerrard is out

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        1. big oak
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          lucas henderson adam
          suarez downing
          caroll

          why not?

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          1. njfsdkffslkf
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 6 months ago

            Suarez wont play right wing. Kuyt is more than nailed on. Henderson wont get in the team before him, Nor will Adam,

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  30. Jake9
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    hi it is my first year and need some help is this a good team

    Given| (Al-Habsi)
    Huth|Samba|Hangeland|Kompany(simpson)
    Dempsey|VDV|Wilshere|Nzogbia(Tiote)
    RVP|Odemwinngie(Huth)

    Who is the best mid under 9million cos i might get rid of dempsey?
    Please Help

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    1. Jake9
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      The mids im choosing out of are of Adam,Downing,Dempsey,Bale,Valencia,Yaya, Modric, Walcott and Cahill

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    2. big oak
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      i prmised myself not to rate teams but since ur new on the game, here we go:
      huth has bad fixtures until GW6
      huth is not a striker
      tiote wnt get more than 1 pt per game (too many yellow cards picked) although he's a nailed starter
      and wilshere is a good investement if nasri and fabs leave. for now he's playing deep adn subject to rotation with ramsey.
      dempsey scores big when he's playing either as a striker or behind 1 striker, now all fulhjam strikers are fit so he is overpriced

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      1. Jake9
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        sorry i meant holt

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        1. Jake9
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          big oak who should i get for dempsey and huth and if i get a 5.5 mill player i might get someone like nani or a young

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          1. big oak
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 6 months ago

            alcaraz from wigan with good opening fixtures 4.5
            collins dunne from villa 5.5
            silva from city 9.5 have better fixtures than united where nani and young and valencia will definitly rotate
            with 3 good defenders you can always get 2 cheepies and bench them

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