| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Raya Martin | ARS | B |
| Up |  Pickford | EVE | B, Vs |
| Down |  Alisson | LIV | C, Vs |
| Down |  Donnarumma | MCI | B, Vs, Sus |
| No Change |  Kelleher | BRE | B, Vs |
| No Change |  Dubravka | BUR | C, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  van Dijk | LIV | C, Vs |
| No Change |  Jurriën Timber | ARS | C |
| Up |  Keane | EVE | Vs |
| No Change |  O’Reilly | MCI | B, Vs |
| No Change |  Marc Guehi | CRY | A |
| No Change |  van den Berg | BRE | C, Vs |
| No Change |  Thiaw | NEW | C |
| Down |  Andersen | FUL | C |
| No Change |  Milenkovic | NFO | C, Sus |
| No Change |  van Hecke | BHA | A |
| No Change |  Mukiele | SUN | C, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Saka | ARS | A |
| No Change |  Foden | MCI | A, Vs |
| Up |  Matheus Cunha | MUN | A |
| No Change |  Semenyo | BOU | A |
| Up |  Wirtz | LIV | B, Vs |
| Up |  Grealish | EVE | B, Vs |
| No Change |  Bruno Guimarães | NEW | B, Sus |
| No Change |  Schade | BRE | C, Vs |
| Down |  Minteh | BHA | C |
| No Change |  Anderson | NFO | C, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Haaland | MCI | A, Vs |
| Up |  Ekitiké | LIV | A, Vs |
| Up |  Bowen | WHU | B, Vs |
| Down |  Thiago | BRE | C, Vs, Inj |
| No Change |  Mateta | CRY | C |
| No Change |  Woltemade | NEW | B, Rest |
Paul This morning sees the return of that old favourite “Scout Scribbles”. We round up the most noteworthy of news or football rumours from the past 24 hours for your morning reading, with Spurs’ performance at MK Dons last night reminding us they have more than just one Croatian capable of making the headlines…
“Hopefully they’ll be one or two arrivals in the coming days…we’re at a stage where we’re nearer rather than further away from getting one or two in.”
given/ruddy
rafa/cole/komp(orr/simpson)
Nzog/lamp/mccarthy/barton(Dyer)
roo/suarez/zamora
not sure on t following:
is simpson defo?
is ruddy a joke?
does dyer start?
is roo best $$$ striker?
Thanks
Rod Stewart once had a vivid dream in which he and many of his close friends were a solution of water with around 9 parts per 100 of sodium chloride. He was so taken with this dream, that he made a song about his adventures. The record studio refused to release such a radical concept and reluctantly, Stewart was forced to make minor changes to the lyrics.
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A) Baines, Briggs and Taarabt
B) Cole, Hughes and O'Hara
A has two penalty takers of whom should get the BPs when their teams win but the riskier Briggs.
B has 3 nailed on players but probably less chances of big scores.
For Chelsea defence:
A) Cole
B) Luiz
C) Ivanovic
Bearing in mind prices....
For Chelsea attack
A) Lampard or Malouda
B) which striker??
Kun Aguero is just now getting a medical. He should be priced by tomorrow imo.
Does anyone know how to change their team name in FPL?
Go into design your kit.
Guys...
Does anyone know how Drogba has been used in the tour to Asia so far...
I think at 10.5 he's a bargain if he is 1st choice...what do you guys think about including him the 1st week?
Thanks
Van Persie/Holt
or
Zamora/Suarez
I am starting to consider RVP, is this proof I have started thinking too much?!
Maybe wait to see how much Aguero is at city?
Rodallega is a better option to Zamora and 0.5m cheaper
Def keep an eye on Kun, but couldn;t disagree more about Rod vs Zamora. Rod is poor and plays for a poor team. Zamora had some form end of last season and plays for a better team.
Fair play if you get him and it pays off though!
RVP was first name in my team
Yes. 😀
Please RMT:
Given (Kenny)
Riise Kompany Alcaraz (Gibbs,O'Shea)
Tchoyi Walcott Sessegnon Y.Toure (O'Hara)
RVP Bent Rodallega
Personally I dont get the Riise thing....
Is Tchoyi def a starter?
Back line a bit odd for me - get a 4 million and invest in a bigger name, rather than Oshea and Gibbs...
I dont like Rodallega as an option
Its a little different but I would keep working...
Riise has good fixtures, guaranteed to start and will get a couple of assist & goals
Tchoyi will start and might even play as a striker
Oshea and Gibbs will come good and i need defenders from both teams
"I dont like Rodallega as an option" Look @ his fixtures mate 😉
Riise to Hughes... saves 1 million
Walcott rotation risk... (plus V V hot and cold) - RVP is enough cover for arsenal over the first 3 weeks
Worth looking at Villa DF's good games and rotate well with Fulham
Toure likely to be more defensive with the transfer of Aguero...
I am a fan of Roda personally think hes a bit of a bargin! (will be on Pens now Zog's gone)
Fair play, its good you are confident ad not too swayed by others...good luck to you!
But you seem to be implying you will bench Gibbs and Oshea, or is that just due to Wigans first game?
Anyway I would downgrade one and spread the cash as I say. Why do you need Sunderland and Arsenal def by the way?!
Rod has good fixtures but is crap, alas
Tchoyi could be great but is a big risk about his starting role..if he doesn turn out to be oop and starting I am there!
Riise is overpriced in my opinion, but as I say, you have clearly thought it through and good luck to you!
I'm getting more and more fond of a 3 big defenders/3 big strikers/ and cheaper midfield plan. E.g:
Given, Kenny
Kompany, Baines, Cole, (Collins, Simpson)
Duff, Benayoun, Barton, Tchoyi, Moses
RVP, Bent, Suarez + £0
Having those 3 strikers turning out every week is a toastie thought!
sorry guys a re-post:
who the swansea keeper Moreira is likely to be a starter?
QPR swansea dont have bad fixs at the atsrt and having 2 4 mil keeps who both start is gonna be beneficial this year
All,
Would welcome any feedback on the following team:
Given/Al-Habsi
Kompany Rafael Jose Enrique (at Liverpool soon enough) Simpson Wilkinson
Lampard N'Zogbia Sessegnon Sinclair Hoolahan
Rooney Suarez (depending on availability, have £10m to spend so may be Bent) Rodallega
Thanks, Carl.
What's with the Kompany bandwagon?
What the scouts may also have missed out that caught my attention was in Newcastle's pre-season game, Marveaux took a corner which eventually led to their second goal
Does this mean he could have set-pieces on his side?
That's a nice bit of scouting H-Dog, might derail the Bartonmobile if true.
6.5 feels a bit too much for Barton to me anyway, particularly without Carroll in the side to aim at - I've seen the many sensible arguments in his favour, just a gut feeling thing.
noooooo. i love the Bartonmobile.
Am I the only one sticking with Hart & not jumping on the Given bandwagon?
City's 18 clean-sheets vs Villa's 7 last season swings it for me
I'm not touching Given. Same as you, expensive keeper to start, then see how things go.
I don't know if an expensive keeper is worth the extra outlay. The thing with Villa is that McCleish is famous for building his teams around defense and Given is renowned for making lots of saves. There aren't too many good alternatives out threre though in fairness. I miss Ben Foster 🙁
What do you think:
Given | Kenny
Baines | Cole | Kompany | Hughes | Orr
Albrighton | Taarabt | Benayoun | Yaya | Sinclair
Carroll | Bent | Holt
I'm liking the look of it to be honest, not sure who i'd bench GW1 though..
Just watching A Villa V Blackburn and it must be noted that Albrighton has not started.
Benayoun not sure starter at all;
Bench Sinclair, Orr, Hughes.
Since I don't see Yaya being a must have, I'd probably get N'Zogbia in for Albrighton and downgrade Yaya to someone like Sessegnon or Barton
Not enough (or in fact any) solid captain choices for my liking.
This is why I don't like Bent at £10m or Baines at £8m. They eat into your ability to get big hitters in teh attacking positions, which is where your captaincy material comes from. I'm also struggling with Cole at £7.5m but its probably justifiable given Chelsea's early fixtures.
However, all your value is in your defence. Realistically how many defenders are you going to captain?
You need 3 solid captain choices ideally, and I'm afraid that the only one that I'd actually consider captaining out of that lot is Taarabt and even then its a gamble.
A. Torres and O'Hara or
B. Suarez and N'Zog
haven't seen a single mention of the scottish messi on here. Should be great value for the home games.
A friend of mine had always wanted to be hit by a train, so when he was eventually killed by a steam engine, he was chuffed to bits.
ropey joke manufacturer! 🙂
(that one was good btw)
seriously hoping taraabt and sinclair flop. They are in every rmt and i'm not getting either! Thats either really good or really bad 😕
Who you going for instead? I like many have been swayed by the Championship stats from last year, I think at least one of them will do alright.
taraabt stats last season are reminiscent of gary mcshefrey and dorrans. Not saying he'll be the same but for 6.5 i want to know what i'm getting. Can easily bring them in if they start well. My theory is there's more points in using your free trades to bring in the best option rather than having to remove gambles that failed
+42. Nether am I - nor Holt, either!
They will both score well and are on pens.
Both may not score so many goals now that Bothroyd and Danny Graham are up front for their respective teams (and it looks like Taarabt will soon be having DJ to help him too) but it never hurts to have a penalty taker in your squad.
If QPR get DJ Campbell as is now seemingly going to happen then you would imagine Taarabt's chances of assists are going to be improved.
I would baulk at both of them in same team but one of either should be a decent return for your investment. Taarabt has the bigger upside.
first RMT...
Given ( De Vries)
A.Cole - Richards - Rafael (Simpson - Briggs)
Nani - Silva - VDV - Taarabt (Barton)
Zamora - Suarez - Holt
Richards rotation risk? Kompany appears to be the safest Citeh option for same price.
Rafeal has similar issues as does Nani. I'd be inclined to downgrade Nani and Rafael to a £4.5m def and £6m mid and try and get in RVP, Rooney or Tevez instead of Suarez.
fabio?
Should I go Silva + Malouda or Lamps + Yaya? Theyre both very tempting choices.
Do tell me why you chaps think so too.
Lamps and Yaya.
Lamps is solid captain choice and Chelsea early fixtures are delicious. Plus Lamps on pens and none of the others are.
Always make sure you have a top teams penalty taker!!
You just managed to convince me. I love Silva though. I suppose that doesnt count in FPL. Lol.
RMT
Given/Robbo
Bosingwa, Walker, Gibbs, (Johnson, Simpson)
VDV, Etherington, O'Hara, Watson, (Dyer)
RVP, Carroll, Hernandez
Is anybody else finding it hard to put a well balanced team together? I am finding that I'm having to make more compromises than I would like!
I think I'm nearly there though, just waiting to see what transfers happen between now and 13th August and what teams are put out in the charity shield. I'm looking to build on a top 10k finish last season.
Just a quick (Graham) Poll, would you rather have A or B:
A - Baines and Sessegnon
B Walker/Gibbs and Tim Cahill
???
A. Would only go for Cahill once he (and Everton) show signs of being in form
Al-Habsi - Given
Kompany - Baines - Ivanovic - Gorkss - Simpson
N´Zogbia - Yaya - Taraabt - Moses - Dyer
Rooney - RVP - Holt
Do you think this is a balanced team?
Not enough going for you in the mid - Downgrade Baines and Ivanovic and pimp your mids
I have all my fingers and toes crossed that Aguero comes in at 9.5, and then Tevez leaves. Would finish my team off nicely!
