Hi all, I’ve been on WC for a few days and I know others are too so I’m sharing my thoughts on some of the most considered options in midfield and attack:

Costa – 10.6 The best striker pick, most in-from and nailed to start.
Naismith – 5.4 The facilitator, with sublime form to match his points. The only downside seems to be the competition amongst Everton’s strikers, enhanced by Europacup uncertainty. There have been thoughts that Naismith will play domestic games while Eto’o will play in Europe. It seems to be speculative but as most of the top striker’s face Europe many of us will roll the dice here.
Aguero – 12.1 He looks likely to score at any moment and with only three strikers at city is likely to play enough to justify the price. The price does though damage midfield and defence strategies so there’s a trade-off to be had.
Sturridge – 11.5 Some great touches on the weekend despite his mediocre show for England. He looks as hungry for goals as at the start of last year to me so as long as Balotelli isn’t too selfish should profit from Liverpool’s great fixtures.
Alloa – 5.5 Has shown fantastic form to score 2 in 3 against EVE, che and ARS. With two away games at traditionally defensive teams either side of Man Utd visiting however, I like others am willing to wait another couple of games before getting this new face in when his fixtures turn for the better. A solid punt.
Falcao – 11.0 A popular choice based on nothing other than he's a big name coming into the league. There's little consideration for time required for him to fit into a very different type of league, struggling team and climate which will seem alien to him. There's also the uncertainty of gametime as he beds in.
The FPL approach that usually proves most successful in using new players is to give them a week or two before committing.
Wellbeck – 6.9 Less risky than Falcao but confidence isn’t often rebuilt overnight (ahem Giroud), so as exciting as it is to see this talent playing more regularly it looks too soon for him as an FPL prospect.
Jovetic – 8.2 His poor performance against Stoke has put me off but against Liverpool in particular he continued the breathtaking form displayed in pre-season. If you’ve the balls he could be a great risk.
Ballotelli – 10.0 Has begun to show his quality however with Sturridge just looking that bit sharper and Sterling who is much cheaper and looking just as likely to score I’d just enjoy his antics for now.
RVP/Rooney – Great fixtures and new signings at behind them at Utd but didn’t we say that a few games ago. I’d wait for form and gametime before considering transferring either in for cheaper in-form alternatives.
Pelle – 7.5 He may still be an unknown punt but he looks like he’s settling in and with such great fixtures you’d fancy a couple of goals in the next six. Earlier options seem better though.
Weimann – 5.0 His next 5 fixtures read like a horror story.

Midfield
To me the first four pick themselves into the template:
Siggy – 6.5 Essential due to both his and Swansea’s form and the importance he plays within the team’s attack.
Sterling – 8.7 Fantastic form and even better fixtures, roaming around behind Balotelli and Sturridge should prove fruitful even though CL rotation risk looms ahead.
Fabregas – 9.3 I began with Eden however his lack of shots in the first two games and not even an assist from the six scored on the weekend has forced me to bow to Fabregas’ superiority. The man’s got a point to prove and it doesn’t look like he’s nearly close to having proven it yet.
Ramsey – 9.1 Has mediocre fixtures but for me has shown great consistency of quality.
Dyer – 5.5 I’ve watched two of Swansea’s games and thought he’s continued the superb quality of play he finished last season on into this. I just can’t see how to fit him in with Siggy however, particularly as they’re away to Chelsea this week.
Zaha – 5.4 An absolutely dominant performance on the weekend showed how much he is relishing returning to Palace after turbulent times with United. With good fixtures he looks a very good differential to me.
Scheiderlin – 5.6 Has turned it back on since any chance of a move away cooled off. Great fixtures too but would be be a knee-jerk move imo.
Di Maria – 9.5 Looked great on his debut and clearly has class, though for the same reasons as Falcao looks too high risk for me.
Sachez – 10.4 If he can find some consistency he could become essential, however we’ll need a few more displays like last weekend before forking out quite so much on a player with poor fixtures. Less likely to play Oops now Giroud has been replaced imo.
Puncheon – 5.9 He looked imperious in parts of last season and may continue that now, though for me he lacks consistency of FPL returns which would likely see him become one of those frustrating players to own.
(Budget)
Jones/Marney – Bur 4.5 There’s not a lot to set these two apart, both good benchers. Their average positions are similar though Marney makes more tackles so could be more likely to pick up yellows (in theory). Jones has taken one corner. I don’t know if either is under threat from new signings.
Quinn – Hul 4.5 Likely to be dropped for new signings according to Hull fans http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/POLL-Abel-Hernandez-Hatem-Ben-Arfa-Nikica-Jelavic/story-22878235-detail/story.html
King – Lei 4.5 May retain his place though with Drinkwater returning from Injury and Cambiasso likely to feature heavily he’s too much of a risk for me.
Boyd – Bur 4.4 Yet to play for his new club so too risky for me. May come in as a winger fairly soon http://hereisthecity.com/en-gb/2014/09/04/burnley-confirm-deadline-day-trios-squad-numbers/
Cattermole – Sun 4.6 Back to his old tricks of collecting yellows again now. Not worth the extra 0.1 imo.
Wanyama – Sou 4.5 Dropped for new signing Long last game.