Our first members article of the week delves into the data of the nine matches played out so far. A number of forwards come under assessment this evening, with Liverpool, United and West Ham’s new frontmen all analysed, whilst we also take a look at City’s resurgent Bosnian, Chelsea’s midfield and Swansea’s worrying lack of impact in the final third.
A. Tadic and Aguero
B. Pelle and Di Maria
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Hey Bubz how you getting on ?
Yo Grim. Not great tbh. My rank has been paying the price ever since selling Costa that week when he was 'injured'. Have brought him back in for Rooney this week though and have somehow managed a couple of green arrows without him so onwards and upwards.
You?Yeah that's annoying. The only reason I held on to him was because I made an early knee-jerk transfer and didn't want to take a hit.
Had a pretty good start but I've made some iffy decisions that have cost me a fair few points.
Just done Rooney > Dzeko. Hopefully the returns are better 2nd time around 🙂Nice, good luck
Cheers mate, you too.
A
A. I think Tadic will outscore Di Maria over the next 4 GWs. Di Maria has been quite lucky with his return while Tadic has been quite unlucky if you look at the underlying stats, Aguero is a steady Eddy.
I would actually go B - injury risk of aguero is my main reason
Last night I took a -8 hit on Rooney, Naismith, Ramsey > Aguero, Pelle, Jedniak while drunk.
Not sure how I should be feeling about this decision now.Good moves imo
Its down now anyway.
I had two and a half bottles of wine when did my Wildcard last week. Had to sit and think about who I had brought in 😆
lol classic
lol i did a drunken -4 to get Welbeck for this week which involved dropping Lamela to a non starting 4.5 :/
-8 always a risk but good moves in general
Jedinak is on penalties, but you just screw a proper midfielder (that might be out just for a game) to raplace him with this guy & get -8 points for that. The strikers are better though, but I'm not sure Pelle is scoring against Tottenham unless they're hungover after Europa again. 🙂
Wouldn't have been able to get Aguero without dropping Ramsey though. Maybe he can make up the hit given his fixtures....
But yeah, these moves probably wouldn't have been made while sober. Oh well.
Naismith vs United or Welbeck vs Chelsea?
Naismith
^ to play
Both
Basically do I keep Naismith for this week or move onto Welbeck? Will happen next week anyway, not a hit no matter when I do it.
Don't do it
Naismith will cause us all sorts of problems with his movement (not being sarcastic).
From a worried United fan.
Keep him.Worried Eto'o might start though...
Trust me, he won't.
Naismith has been their best player this season imo. No way Martinez drops him for a big game on current form.
naismith marginally I think
Naismith
hi guys
just wanna check - is Ramsey gonna fall or is he protected???
thanks
He's not protected.
is there any site with accurate price change predictions yet?
Nah. Fiso the most accurate
Which do you prefer:
A) Downing + Sturridge
B) Gerrard + UlloaNeither really, but A out of those.
A
Neither
think again mate. sorry.
Surprised by the negativity. All of those bar Sturridge are at or near the top of the points totals and on form.
I wouldn't say Gerrard is on form. Just about pick and hope with him really. Downing isn't a decent fpl prospect imo. He's got a few but he is downing after all
You clearly haven't seen his stats for this season. West Ham are also playing some fantastic football and have the most shots on targets from set pieces (which downing takes the bulk of)
Ok then go ahead. Some players are all stats and no end product. Remember Paulimho? Or tadic? Form is temporary class is permanent
Yeah true. Maybe you have it right. Sturr will come good definitely. Gerrard is pretty frustrating to watch when you own him, but he's somehow always in the top mids. Ulloa is quite good and Downing is doing quite well. Not sure why I didn't like those combos at first glance.
Apologies for the n00b question, but if my current selling value for Rooney is 10.4, will he have to drop twice before my selling value becomes 10.3?
No once.
Darn :/ Cheers! Not sure whether to wait until after CL and Europe to do something like Rooney+Rambo --> Tadic+Aguero......
I'd wait. If any of your players get injured you will be in deep trouble. Trouble that is north worth .1
Yeah I guess - just hate to see money tick away 🙁 Cheers for the advice!
If you can take 0.1 drop, take it.
Yeah easily tbh - would still have 1m ITB
Depends how much you bought him for.
It doesn't in this case.
No. But I like how you think. 🙂
Haha I'm an optimist! 😀
Forster 4.0
PVA Duff Moore Collo Bertrand
Siggy Ramsey Fab sterling Marney
Costa Rooney Pelle
A. Roo > Aguero (4-3-3) bench ramsey (no hit)
B. Ramsey > ADM (4-4-2) bench roo (no hit)
C. Both of the above and bench moore or duff (-4)Take the hit.
C, bench Duff
cheers lads. I generally don't take a hit unless I don't have 11 and that's served me well in the past, that's the only reason I'm hesitating
Sensible tactic, but I think a hit is worth it to play a big hitter over a 4.0 defender.
interesting. yes you are probably right. I think I will wait until after champs league though.
Get Rooney out, he's out for 3, Ramsey might be just for 1.
rooney ----> falcao or dzeko?
or take a hit for kun? cheers
the cool kids have 2 frees and are doing rooney to Kun for free
Probably worth a hit imo
You wouldn't rather have 2 frees for next week?
Not when I have Ramsey and Rooney in my team for this week no
Also have WC in my pocket should i so desire....Ah fair enough. Nasty week for you with injuries 🙁
Yeah but sh!t happens and I was wanting a reason to ditch one of my 9 mil mids any way to fund Aguero. Could be a blessing in disguise
I know what you mean. Finding it very hard to bin a midfielder at the moment to get Aguero
wait of champs league. If aguero plays lots of mins get dzeko, otherwise, falcao
Sakho hasn't moved an inch in ownership even after yesterday. Still 0.4% despite returns(5, 9, 6) in his last 3. I guess people are reluctant to do Rooney > Sakho.
Too many good forwards to choose from I guess! Costa is essential, Pelle is attractive and people probably want to drop Rooney for another premium cause extra money is scary =P
Really like that Sakho though! Wish I had room for him.Lol yeah. I did Rooney > Sakho and I've got £6m itb. West Ham playing QPR and Burnley next 2 so think it's worth a gamble.
Yeah him against QPR is really tempting!
Baines or Ivanovic?
Baines.
I'm edging that way based on fixtures after this week and .3 cheaper. I can see a few more clean sheets coming from Iva though.
Baines. On penalties and his fixtures looks really promising after GW8. Expect Everton defence to tighten up. So far they also have conceded a lot of goals of chances due to personal errors, so their underlying stats are not that bad.
Ramsey-> Silva ?? BTW what should I do about my goalkeeper situation, I have lloris
I just transfered in Silva, so I obviously think that is a good pick. But you could also consider Tadic (and Chadli in a few GWs). I already had Pellé, so went with Silva instead.
Aguero and Siggy
OR
Dzeko and Silva
Will Ramsey drop in price tonight?
Thinking of doing Ramsey ---> Silva but dont want to jump the gunIf Brenda was clever (a big if) then he'd not play Sturridge v WBA as then he can skip international duty no questions asked.
I do wonder though...They need a win desperately against WBA. Imagine 1 or 2 points from villa West ham everton and WBA. Should play him if he's fit.
It's not like he's nailed on to get injured over the break if he starts next weekend. He was nearly fully fit this week. Should be absolutely fit next weekend
he's their best goal scorer. Needs to play if fit.
Rogers and Pool already in a hole this season, need to win this weekend
Yeah but the problem is we need to win that match so he can't afford not to play him. If he rested him and we lost people would blame him. I think the real problem is lack of cover for sturridge. Really wish the remy deal worked out. Balo is looking dangerous but needs to score to get confidence.
But if you have a fit goalscorer like him in the team, the story is different.
Yeah I think Sturridge and Balo together will do wonders for Balo. Don't think he has the confidence yet to play the lone striker and seems a little nervous. He has shown some wonderful ability and touches but is missing that confidence.
Last year Sturridge was rested for the 3-3 derby because of injury yet Hodgson still played him for 90 minutes twice in the next 7 days in meaningless friendlies "to test his resolve". Safe to say the owl will play him 90 minutes against San Marino regardless if the score is 13-0 by halftime
Ok to save my transfer this week?
Krul
Clyne Bertand Taylor
Siggy Sterling Fabregas Di Maria
Aguero Wellbeck Costa
Elliot Boyd Wisdom MooreDat Guy > Pelle not tickling your fancy?
I have faith( probably wrongly) in Wellbeck lol
Maybe he'll score every other game so captain this week 😉
Yeah definitely. You are stacked.
Personally i'd play Moore over one of those saints but each to their own...Same here, Moore for one of them, Burnley really looks unable to score.
Tadic or Puncheon is a difficult choice.....
Where you been mate? Not a tough choice - Tadic.
Urgh, been flat chat with work and my son's first birthday which was yesterday.
I always find it hard to post as much as I do pre season once the year gets underway.
Hows tricks with your mob?Understandable. Not sure who would be included in my mob, but I'm good 🙂
by mob i meant FPL team....
Right then. It's fine! Plodding along 🙂 Having fun as usual.
Tadic all day for me
It's frustrating being a Tadic owner (just to pre-warn you)
lol i don't own and have no intention of getting him this week. But thanks for your concern for a fellow FFSer 🙂
Np 😉
He screams potential
Puncheon is tempting me cause he's doing the business already.True this. I have him since GW1 and I almost shipped him on WC this week. All this talk, all the praise and nothing but a couple of assits.
had 4 shots in the box this week, a goal or two is just around the corner surely????
I agree. He's coming to the boil so i can catch him at the perfect time 😀
Buy him then. 🙂
I am seriously considering it MP
Normally I don't have trouble ignoring and skipping over dumb comments but the sheer frequency of people asking about price changes is slowly but surely driving me insane. Anyone else in this boat?
The problem is people keep asking even after being told countless times that no one knows the price rises this year and no site is accurate. Yet people seem to think the good folk here have a price change superpower!
Yeah..ugh....
It's annoying but understandable. Gotta try to make every penny count.
In what way understandable though? As if someone has the information and is keeping it secret? No one knows.....this couldn't possibly have been more evident over the past month or so. NOBODY KNOWS for certain. End of.
People who ask this so much don't know the lack of info we or those sites have this season
Then I guess I just hate them. 🙂
I know it's irrational but people are looking for any grain of information.
Not saying you're not right but people tend to lose their minds making multiple difficult decisions on their WC 🙂
Seems like it was easier to predict last year... Just me?
But yeah, I'm take is not to worry too much.Last year you could just pop over to totalfpl and see who would rise/fall every day. No questions asked.
The big issue is that nobody seems to stop and read other posts in the thread (which ask EXACTLY the same thing) before blurting out their junk
I know I mean I'm used to that, like obviously this week will be full of nobs asking what do to with Ramsey and Rooney, which pair to transfer in, etc, roughly 3,000 times and I just filter that out no problem, but every single week of the same is x going to rise tonight is x going to fall tonight is just wearing me down... 🙁
Not really. Freaking out about being able to afford a player goes with the game even if no one knows the answers.
Just to add..This site is a good place to be after 11pm GMT. Good advice and questions answered.Welcome to the DZ, mate. 😀
Yeah, I find that the DZ is great for feedback and good questions all around. Maybe it's because all the 12 year olds have gone to bed already?
And when someone asks what is happening with price changes and helpfully try to answer someone else comes on and tells me it's been said a million times before... Of course, but only because people keep asking...
Have LLoris, should I transfer to someone for a -4? Suggestions?
No.
not for a hit.
Bertrand or Chambers?
Bert
Berty
Chambers 1 card from a holiday as wellBertrand for this GW
Thanks. Gonna go with Bert.
I think Clyne is better in the long run I'm on WC and trying to make this decision also..
Where does did this 'DAT Guy' thing come out of?
Yo he iz dat guy I swear down. How u not no blud
I'm completely oblivious to what that means either.
Don't worry, I don't either 😉
I didn't know either about dat guy and google translate says try urban dictionary for GR's comment..you kids!
So, what the report on Ramsey? Hammy?
aye
UFPL
Anyone with Ramsey and Rooney getting a couple of loans or just riding it out? Ta 🙂Somehow neither of them are in my squad, not sure how but I've got lucky there.
I'm really not sure on the whole loan system, it seems very expensive.Nine points per player for 3 weeks, should get the points back fairly easily I'd have thought
Thinking of doing Coleman --> Baines or should I just keep my FT?
save - coleman should be fit for this weekend
Thanks
Sturridge or Falcao for this GW?
...or go mad with Diafra Sakho against QPR? 😀
If I had a second team, he would be my buy this week.
Afrer dropping Roo & Ram for ADM & Pelle in 2 emergency transfers I find myself with a half decent team and 5.9m itb. I have become the Arsene Wenger of fan football.
Hahaha. Love this.
looool 🙂
I think it will serve you well next week if you are prepared to take a hit. Sooooo many options are the international break5.9 mil or Jason Puncheon in the bank
nice
Who to play? Clyne or Bertrand
both?
Over Moore?
its a lottery - id say clyne purely because they seem to alternate beating one another's points! 😛
A) aguero
B) dzeko + 3.7 milAAAAAAA
Sergio "Kun" Aguero
Am i right in saying Ramsey will drop tonight?
!!!!!!!!!!!!
helpful..
SURPRISE! Nobody knows the answer to this!
I dunno, ask his missus.
Cheers lads....
You're very welcome Dex.
Could be hard to switch rooney once he falls
Is he going down tonight then? Or Do i wait?😀
Helpful... 😉
*waits for Walsh meltdown*
I had my go. Nate gets the smiley because he's Nate.
🙂
