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15 September 2014 1279 comments
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Gameweek 4 comes to its conclusion this evening as Hull play host to West Ham at the KC. It’s one of those occasions where a goalless draw may best serve Fantasy managers – neither team has a midfielder or attacker with over 3% ownership in the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) game, a clear sign of our lack of faith in their respective attacks.

The team news is in and sees Steve Bruce make two changes from the side that lost to Villa last time around. New boys Mo Diame and Abel Hernandez both come into the starting XI at the expense of Tom Ince and Paul McShane, while fellow deadline-day signings Hatem Ben Arfa and Gaston Ramirez are afforded a place on the bench. James Chester is also amongst the subs as the Tigers boss opts for a four-man backline.

Sam Allardyce makes a trio of alterations to his first-team. Guy Demel comes in for Joey O’Brien at right-back, while summer signings Diafra Sakho and Enner Valencia get the nod as Carlton Cole and Ricardo vaz Te drop to the bench. Carl Jenkinson recovers from injury to be named amongst the subs along with new boys Alex Song and Morgan Amalfitano.

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  1. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    lloris (gilks)
    Ivanovic, Moreno, clyne, (moore, hutton)
    siggy, ramsey, fab, sterling, (boyd)
    Coasta, ageuro, Naismith

    Really think I should have ADM but who to take out? 0.0 itb

    fab is a must have imo. ramsey is a machine. im thinking sterling?

    any thoughts?

    1. Ed
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Stick for a week

      1. Forever In Our Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        So you think keep ft? My only concern is ADM price getting out of my reach.

    2. Ser Football 42
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Team looks really solid to me

  2. amol
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Hazard needs to start scoring :/

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Every season there's a player in my team who I keep expecting to do something and I give him chance after chance. I'm a sucker for punishment.

    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      hazard has disappointed FPL wise. looks good in games but no points. he'll come good but id steer clear for now. fab is the one to have right now.

      1. Christina.
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Christina

        😯

        1. Forever In Our Shadow
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          im special though................

          1. Forever In Our Shadow
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            😉

    3. Valar(Keith)
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Entered beast mode on saturday. Best player on the pitch after Costa. can see him exploding soon but totally understand people who lose patience in him. expecting a big year from him tbh.. as was evident at the weekend teams cant afford to double up on him like they did last season as they need to mark Costa and Fabs too. Gonna probably get him in soon 🙂

      1. Christina.
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        I will get him back at 9.8m

        1. Valar(Keith)
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          i have cash in the bank for Eriksen to Hazard/Fabregas for next week.. if hazard is similarly priced to fabs by then i'l just get him

          1. Christina.
            • 15 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            Nice.

          2. Puyol Pants Up
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            Keep Eriksen!

  3. MJ6987
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Chester (c) and Costa (vc). Plus Di Maria now coming off the bench for Chester.

    Is this any good?

    1. amol
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      No way....

      1. MJ6987
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        No, of course not.

        Collocini auto sub - zero points!

    2. Ludo
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Not unless you had Speroni in goals.

      1. MJ6987
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        I didn't 🙁

        1. Woy of the Wovers
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Red arrows fly past.

  4. 7923dos
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Any reason not to do Debuchy > Clyne?

    1. Ed
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I've gone for Naylor. Bringing in Clyne following week

    2. Woy of the Wovers
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Debuchy injury diagnosed as athletes foot and Clyne breaks leg?

    3. Hickey
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Bertrand instead perhaps?

  5. Ed
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Krul
    JT Rio Naylor
    Cesc Sterling Ramsey Siggy
    Naismith Rooney COsta
    (Mannone)(Marney)(Hutton)(Moore)

    Got to be Rooney for (C) right?

  6. Hammers Select
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Guzan/krul
    Robertson/pva/hutton/wisdom/lovren
    Sterling/siggy/zaha/fabregas/wanayama
    Rvp/aguero/zarate

    4 million in bank

    Any suggestions for changes and whats highest priority?

  7. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Good stuff again by WHAM...attacking stats per team for the GW arranged by collective ICT threat. http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/my-stats-tables/view/3846/

    1. Ludo
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Think I'm mentally filing them up a category in the attacking stakes this year... Wouldn't bank on a CS against them, at Upton Park especially.

  8. bring back diop
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Welbeck or pelle
    And why

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Welbeck. I expect him and his team to score more.

      1. 4vets
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        +1

    2. CoolBeans
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Pelle, looks to be a more intelligent striker and has kinder fixtures.

  9. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone knows if duff is safe for at least few weeks?

    1. A.T
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      It appears so.

    2. Sif
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Two clean sheet in the last two, plus defensive signing and no change. I think he's nailed for now. (Burnley fan)

      1. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers

  10. Back on the horse
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Best replacement for Berahino? 5.5m

    Naismith or Ulloa,?? leicester have good fixtures after ManU

    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Uloha

    2. CoolBeans
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Ulloa

  11. gers23
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Chester to who? Up to 4.9

    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Tripier if you feel like a gamble

      1. In Like Flynn.
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Top defender for them last year and fixtures look good.

    2. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Duff,Wilson,DeLaet.

      1. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Is duff nailed?

        1. In Like Flynn.
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          I don't know tbh.

        2. Puyol Pants Up
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Should be.

    3. Captain Peacock
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Whoever Arsenal have to start in defence now.

    4. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Taylor or Chambers I guess.

      Taylor - safe and good fixtures coming up

      Chambers - cheap route into Arsenal defence. Debuchy reported to be out for 3 months but Wenger claims to have other options...

      http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/mathieu-debuchy-injury-arsene-wenger-says-hector-bellerin-is-now-ready-for-firstteam-after-revealing-debuchy-is-out-for-long-period-9734358.html

  12. fitzy
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone here know the deal about the Liverpool defence? Looking into getting one of them but can't work out who exactly is nailed with players suppose to be returning.

    1. Captain Peacock
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I doubt anyone is displacing Lovren or Moreno.

    2. Psakhotherapy
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      lovren and moreno nailed

      rodgers hasn't decided on sakho/skirt

      manquillo seems to have the edge on johnson/flanny alves (though the 3 haven't yet all been fit at the same time so hard to know for sure)

  13. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Is the fantasy UCL site down for anyone else?

    1. WorldCupDanB
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Yes has been for about a hour.

      1. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        I see. Cheers.

  14. Puyol Pants Up
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Worth taking a hit to get Chester/Debuchy out? I also own Dummet

    1. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Yes, probably in your case

    2. Sif
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      See what the deal with Chester is first, could be a knock/minor injury.

      Debuchy should be priority as certainly out and tying up more funds.

    3. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Looks like something has to be done there. Best before the price rises come, as many will be dropping those.

  15. amol
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Tempted to
    Ramsey>Tadic

    1. kimoo
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Why ??

    2. Kerz
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Ramsey - most passes in the final third, monster ownership, good returns so far, Villa and an intense NLD coming up
      No reason to sell

  16. Saniul
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    A front 8 of

    Fabregas, Ramsey, Sterling, Eriksen, Davis,
    Costa, Rooney, Diouf
    ... with no real problems at the back, except Coloccini.

    Save FT, or ditch Diouf? 6.4 selling price with 0.5 in bank.

    1. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Not much available at that price.

    2. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Ulloa?

      1. MJ6987
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Are you from Hawaii?

        1. Fantasy Gold
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          I don't get it....

          1. MJ6987
            • 15 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            Never mind, wasn't that funny...

            1. Fantasy Gold
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              Ah. Yeah. I see what you did there.

              Clever.

      2. Saniul
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Was considering, thanks for reminding again.

        1. Fantasy Gold
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Happy to help 🙂

  17. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Everyone knows that Haz will most likely outscore Fab by the end of the season. That's why I'm keeping Fab until Haz starts scoring and doing the swap.

    By then, they will both be the same price 😛

  18. Fantasy Gold
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    My team is:

    Bego McCarthy
    Evans Moreno Clyne Naylor Moore
    Sterling Siggy Fab Tadic Boyd
    Balotelli Costa Rooney

    I have got the exact money to do Tadic > ADM and Balotelli > Pelle.

    In your opinion, is it worth it?

    I did post earlier at work but just wanted a few more opinions before doing anything.

    1. Dušan Citizen
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Aguero instead of Rooney,Pelle instead of Balotelli,try to fit Di Maria also

  19. Kerz
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Dean Marney delivers! Higher PPG on the field for me than Terry 😎

    1. Ludo
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      That's what he's there for! I'm yet to feel the warm glow of one of his reassuringly predictable 2 point auto-subs. In some ways, I'd feel a little cheated if I got an attacking return from him...

  20. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    anyone bringing Taylor in tonight due to price probably rising?

    I want to do Chester to Taylor and Hendo to Chadli but if i have the exact cash now to do it

  21. ZakAFC_
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Krul, (Foster)
    Clyne, Wisdom, Debuchy, (Luis, Hutton)

    1FT, 1.2m ITB
    Debuchy & Luis > Baines & Dier (-4)?

  22. The Gambler.
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Does Debuchy's red flag make it more unlikely he'll drop before Saturday or is it still inevitable?

    1. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      More transfers needed, but the flag points out to everyone he's crocked and time to get rid.
      Still most likely imo SS.

  23. Dazspurs
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Good evening, just wondering which of these combinations sounds best longer term:-

    a) Lovren & Fab

    b) Baines & Eriksen

    Thanks for any assistance. My preference would be Baines and Fab, but am budget restricted!

  24. Christina.
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    9 transfers done

    -32pts

    Good night.

    1. Optimus.
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Good man save that WC 😉

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Only 1 Christina allowed on here. Please leave.

    3. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Sweet. GJ.

    4. amol
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Goodnight I took a -4

    5. pundit of punts
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Don't forget to hit the button before deadline. 😉

      1. The Gambler.
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Would be funny wouldnt it...

  25. Mouth
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Was counting on Curtis Davies to salvage my gw...

    1. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      i thought the shot was on target too. harsh og

  26. mranonymous
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Is Haz worth taking out for a hit?

    1. amol
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      No

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Depends who for. And even then, no.

      1. mranonymous
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        What about the price drop though... He may drop more than once

  27. Puyol Pants Up
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    How has Tripper looked this season? Decent Debuchy replacement?

    1. Ludo
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Seems like he's struggling a bit more up against Premier League full backs. Also doesn't seem to be on set pieces like some suggested he might be. Still, he gets forward a lot, so the end product may well come with time. Burnley seem pretty organised at the back.

  28. MJ6987
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    So....do we think this "Chester on the bench" was a bit of a one-off? Or time to get rid?

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Time to get rid

    2. Optimus.
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Well conceding 2 at home after switching from 352 to 442 gives me hope Chester will be back next gw

      1. MJ6987
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah, that's what I am hoping

  29. kimoo
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Bench one for GW 4 ...

    A- Ivano MCI (A)

    B- Moreno WHU (A)

    C- Taylor SOU (H)

    D- Clyne SWA (A)

    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      either c or d

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Clyne

  30. amol
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Ramsey>Tadic in order to fit Aguero in?

    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      find another way, it's do-able

      1. amol
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        I'll try

    2. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Before playing Chelsea?

      1. amol
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Scored against Chelsea last year 😉

    3. amol
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Tadic and Aguero or Ramsey and Ade