| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Raya Martin | ARS | C |
| No Change |  Alisson | LIV | C |
| No Change |  Donnarumma | MCI | C, Sus |
| Up |  Kelleher | BRE | C, Vs |
| Down |  Ramsdale | NEW | C |
| No Change |  Dubravka | BUR | C, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  van Dijk | LIV | C |
| No Change |  Jurriën Timber | ARS | C, Inj |
| No Change |  O’Reilly | MCI | C |
| Up |  Andersen | FUL | C |
| Up |  Marc Guehi | CRY | A |
| Up |  van den Berg | BRE | C, Vs |
| No Change |  Thiaw | NEW | A |
| No Change |  Milenkovic | NFO | C |
| No Change |  van Hecke | BHA | A |
| No Change |  Mukiele | SUN | C, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Saka | ARS | B |
| No Change |  Bruno Fernandes | MUN | A |
| No Change |  Foden | MCI | A |
| No Change |  Semenyo | BOU | C |
| Up |  Szoboszlai | LIV | C |
| No Change |  Minteh | BHA | B |
| No Change |  Bruno Guimarães | NEW | A |
| No Change |  Schade | BRE | C, Vs, Sus |
| No Change |  Anderson | NFO | B, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Haaland | MCI | B |
| No Change |  Thiago | BRE | A, Vs |
| No Change |  Mateta | CRY | C |
| Up |  Ekitiké | LIV | B |
| Down |  Welbeck | BHA | C, Rest |
| Down |  Woltemade | NEW | B |
Paul Carlos Tevez takes a break. Cesc Fabregas is fit and may feature in Arsenal’s weekend friendly. Steve Kean finally signs a striker, though may see his skipper depart for North London. Alan Pardew is determined to freeze out Joey Barton and Joe Cole’s name blinks on the QPR radar. Here’s this morning’s Scribbles, folks:
Is it just me or is hughes a baragin compared to hangeland? 1.5m in the differnce and hangeland only scored a few more points than hughes last season? thoughts please?
You're correct. There is no value in Hangeland this season.
Hangeland may earn many additional bonus points this season, as well as score maybe 2 to 4 goals ... Hughes will not score many, and may struggle for bonus points.
If I could afford it, I would go for Hangeland ...
Need another Striker and Midfielder with 13.5m
Got Rooney and RVP up top. Midfield is Silva, Taarabt, Formica & Moses.
Avoiding Chelsea for the first week, unsure on who'll play where and Stoke away isn't the easiest of games anyway.
Any ideas?
Who would you put with N'zog? Johnson/Dembele don't seem like a bad option but its just knowing which 1 will play.
Totally avoiding Adam at 9m, think money is better spent elsewhere. don't even think he'll start every week.
It's a shame Dembele is listed as a striker because for 5.5 he'd be an absolute bargain midfielder. He's likely to play either on the left or behind the front two so don't look to him for goals, but will ideally be setting up plenty for AJ and Zamora.
I will be having one of the two as my third forward, keep chopping and changing between them but I think I may well stick with AJ.
benayon at 7 - risky + agbonlahor at 6,5 - (stupid ?)
I'm looking at my team and wondering if I have a few too many unproven players or gambles/rotation risk? Can anyone give me some advice?
Given De Vries
A Cole Kompany Jose Enrique De Laet Olsson
Moses Taraabt Silva Cahill Benayoun
Rooney Carroll Graham
What do you guys think of this draft?
http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/2741/clipboard01gqg.jpg
I wanted to get people's sense for the new bonus point system.
I've read a number of posts which seems to suggest that defenders and keepers might see an uptick in bonus points awarded, the argument for which being their high standing in the season-long performance index tally.
What I feel these people are missing is that bonus points will be awarded in a game-by-game basis -- this makes the season long totals a bit misleading. What I think may be happening is that goalies may be consistent performance index point earners, a slow but steady collection of index points, but that may not necessarily mean they have the highest points total in any game to get then any bonus points.
To prove this point, take a look at the week-by-week top performance index players. You'll see that the goalie typically ranks lowest in points of the "team of the week" whereas goal scorers typically have much higher scores (read the little blurbs on the bottom and you'll see that most high index earners have scored goals that week).
Bottom line, I think the new bonus point system will actually favor goal scorers more than goalies/defenders, surely much more than the season-long top 100 performance index list would suggest.
Any thoughts?
I see your point, although there is an own EA Sports team who is the "scouts" this whole season.
And the problem you present is exactly what they wanted to remove by using this new system, so hopefully defenders and goalies will get the extra points, but only time will show.
Doosra - update your table mate. EA points per game.
Thanks 🙂
I am going giddy ... 🙂
I should have an in-depth analysis article on the bonus points to come soon.
really looking forward to that article, mark.
i just found it very telling that when i read the blurbs describing the "team-of-the-week," it was goal scorers who dominated the list. while that might seem obvious, i think it indicates a heavy weighting to goals scored in a player's weekly performance index.
nice insight but I don't know enough about this subject to give a full answer. I would imagine bonus points will be mostly midfield players according to my interpretation.
It is my view that most points (including bonus points) and most of your price rises will come in the midfield. I always play a strong midfield and generally 3-5-2
I can't see it being too different
If the team win 4-0 then the attacking players are most probably going to get the bonus points because they scored/assisted/passed well etc.
If the team win 1-0, theres only one goal scorer so the defenders are most probably going to get the points for putting up a good "defensive display"
slightly frustrated no one has made a spoof yet.
Super Dunny wasn't happy when they took his chicken
one man who could make a spoof gold?
sam allardyce.
A) Suarez/Taarabt/N.Dyer (SWA)
or
B) Carroll/Sincair/K.Dyer (QPR)
Who is the best trio?
Im concerened about N.Dyers playing time now Swansea have sign Routledge.
Any opinions on any better 4.5m midfielders?
A)
No chance of N Dyer being dropped for Routledge unless he massively fails to adjust to the Premier. He was our player of the year last year and in most games looks far more dangerous than Sinclair. If Dyer could finish, no one would be talking about Sinclair at all!
does anyone fancy Van der Vaart this year? he was great last year.
😀 hehehe.
Back from injury, not sure if he completely back.
10m is overpriced in my eyes, why not use Modric/Bale and save 2m, and btw Tottenhams 3 first fixtures sucks.
Because Modric/Bale don't get free-kicks, corners, penalties, and aren't involved in as many goals in general.
Agree on the opening fixtures though.
Heard of the new bonus system?
Will benefit Modric to the skies.
can you explain how its different from last years bonus system? (which was my first time playing)
Really? He was ranked 80th last year. 🙄
The old bonus system benefited Modric, he still wasn't much of a fantasy prospect.
Do people on this site just say the first thing that comes to mind? Or just mindlessly copy something they heard/read elsewhere:
EA Index score:
VdV - 430
Modric - 358
and Modric played over 500mins more than VdV
i have him in @ the moment, alot of changes still to be made tho
Thanks for previous link Tosey. In answer to Bruno's question, last year it was bad to make transfers before Christmas and good afterwards when form settled down. I made oodles and it was superb.
can you explain this point a bit more in depth please Retro?
Well, before Christmas results were quite random. You could never tell when the big teams would win. After Christmas, some players consistently scored big. Luiz had a measurable purple patch. RVP. Lescott. Even Lamps from memory.
ok, so what you are saying is pick a strong team and try to stick with it on the basis that even if they have a bad week they might score big the following week.
After xmas you can play the fixtures much more as the string sides will score heavy against lower order teams
is that kinda what you mean?
There's no way you can plan how many transfers you'll do at this stage, but I think chasing form and early price rises at the start of the season can help
what about the theory of accumulating money up until christams so you can smash it later in the season?
I usually never took 4 point hits for transfered but did last year after christmas and worked very well. A lot of it was due to double game weeks though and having to take risks to make up a gap in my mini league.
Captaining Clint Dempsey for a double game week and a 4 point hit to bring in Anderson won me my league last year.
not having Demspsey in those last games cost me my league and selling hangeland was an awful mistake
I hopefully learnt alot from last season as it went terribly for me
the previous year i was in the top 12000 last year was atrociouls
You need to update your team link, so we can see just how atrocious 😉
apologies for the RMT (never do it but im away for the weekend... and would be awesome to get any kind of feedback). Lamps has been a must starter for me last 4 years so lack of cash everywhere else...
Given (Ruddy) yup, usual suspects
Orr Cole Kompany (De Laet Simpson)
Lamps Silva O'Hara Moses (Dyer)
Carroll VanP Rodallega
Cheers guys
Those hundred plus of you crazy enough to join me in the Texaco Fantasy Championship, (and anyone interested), don't forget the season starts tomorrow.
Leeds ftw!
Kenny - otherwise why have him?
How far forward are you guys looking when constructing your team?
Rotations etc
There's an argument that further than 19 games is pointless because of the free wild card (and is what I'm using in my spreadsheets at the moment), but obviously transfers can change your team quite quickly.
So what's the 'best' horizon to look at - 3/5/10/15/19 gameweeks?
I'm looking around GW10. Man United's fixtures come good then and I'll be looking to invest in them. Also I want to change my keeper combo, Given/Kenny's nice fixtures start getting trickier at that stage.
About 4/5 for me, not afraid of hits early on in the season
I tend to work in blocks of four.
Pick my team for the first few weeks and try and save my transfers up for the next four week slot.
I usually start looking for prospects 2 weeks an advance of when I want to get them, so I can move money around at my convenience, rather then knee jerking and potentially losing a lot of value.
Need two decent/cheap defenders <£5mill. Who would you guys recommend out of this list?
R. Johnson
Briggs
A. Hughes
Jose Enrique
Boys, its all about those last min transfers, who is fit and what fixtures they have. All those players that are 5th and 6th down the picking order, i.e. "Joe cole" at the moment with Liverpool (ONLY as an example) will be QPR's number 1 picking IF he goes, and there for, he would be considered cheap. This year will go right up to the wire on the last few days..... some bargains still to be had.
it is quite depressing how far Joe Cole has fallen, he seemed like such a good/potentially great player back in the day
loooooooool these names are getting ridiculous
For a sad story of how far a top sportsman can fall, read this, about the baseball player Hideki Irabu:
http://www.slate.com/id/2300602/pagenum/all/#p2
What other examples were you thinking of?
Joey Barton,
Enrique,
Shawcross possible move to Liverpool.
Sturridge is 4th on the list - he wont be happy with that.
Bendtner,
Robbie Keene,
Agbonlahor - if he plays could be a bargain.
Definately Kevin davis.
Ba - gone to Newcastle.
Rodallega. (as a side note at this point, have you seen Wigans first 3 games?) I know they are no top 4 team, but they are playing the 3 teams that JUST came up - might be worth thinking bout! 😉
Given
Clichy Kompany Enrique A.Cole
NZogbia Downing Barton
Suarez Zamora Van Persie
SUBS : Al-Habsi,Simpson,Hoolahan,Moses
The obvious stand out being Barton, but im unsure on Given aswell i may try and get Reina in
Thoughts?
You is the spending the too much of the money in thee defence, yes? I is recommending to yous that you spendeth the less in this area, yes? Goodbye Clichy and Cole, say 'ello to ma little friend, n'est pas? Et I have no of the love for ze Amora...
impressive tackle are you related to goodwillie?
Oh dear, Supermario has just crept into my team on the sly. How did he manage that the cheeky fecker? Looks like i'm in for an interesting start to the season.
Oh well, all aboard the Ballotelli Bus. Until tomorrow when i'll change him to Suarez due to some titbit of a rumour that he'll start GW1....or something.
Haha, i'm loving all this. I wonder if i've had every listed player in my team at one point yet?
Weirdest story of the day
QPR boss Neil Warnock is considering using Keiron Dyer as an alternate right-back.
http://www.fulhamchronicle.co.uk/london-sport/london-qpr/2011/08/04/dyer-could-rival-orr-for-rangers-right-back-berth-82029-29177917/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Now av changed to this…whts ur take?
Given(Ruddy)
G.Johnson,Hughes,Kompany(DE Laet,Orr)
VDV,Nzog,Brunt,Etherington(N.Dyer)
RVP,Rooney,K.Davies
Awful, you haven't just ignored fixtures, it looks like you've gone out of your way to get players with bad ones
A) Lamps, O'Hara and Rodallega
B) N'Zog, Taraabt and Drogba
Going round and round in circles on this one - thoughts??
A. ALL THE WAY! not buying this taraabt love AT ALL!
2 answers - 50:50 split so far - at least i feel better about not being able to make a decision!
I'm with you. He was initially in my team, but one of the few QPR games I saw last year was vs Derby, and Savage man marked him out of the game...an ageing Savage... bye bye Adel.
a) Statistically insignificant, anyone can be marked out of a game or have a bad day
b) No-one expects consistency from AT, more some explosive games and some damp squibs
thanks - interesting...just as i was persuading myself to go with A!
why do you reckon B?
Lapms has more deff possition this year
Think lampard will occasionally be playing a deeper role and with Villa's opening fixtures, nzog should get points. Not sure with taarabt to be fair but again QPR have decent fixtures and he is their captain. Think both are good options , personally would go with B.
B
Correction, neither.
Cech. Ruddy.
Kompany. Hughes. Enrique. De Laet. Orr
Silva. N'Zogbia. Sinclair. Moses. Sessegnon
Rooney. Bent. Rodallega.
Silva to Malouda following GW 1
And Bent to RVP following GW 3.
Can anyone give me a pointer or two please? Ta!
Hi Guys
Another pain in the ass but can you RMT please cheers
Given (Kenny)
Hangeland A.cole Samba (Foley, Simpson)
Silva Bale O'Hara Kuyt (Reo Coker)
Zamora Aguero Rodallega
Thanks
How much do you think Danny Graham and now Leroy Lita will impact on Sinclair's point potential? I don't know much about Swansea.
RMT please guys
Given Ruddy
Clichy Hughes Fiugeroa (orr simpson)
Downing Taarabt Watson Benayoun (Murphy)
Rooney Bent Aguero
1 m in the bank ... need opinion
Is there any offical word on Enrique to liverpool?
Also Cant desided Between
Nzogbia or Downing
