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6 November 2014 2769 comments
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There was just a wafer-thin point separating myself and Granville in Gameweek 11, despite my rivals decision to ignore the force of nature that is Alexis Sanchez.

In a svelte but packed episode of the ScoutCast, my co-host and I discuss the Chilean’s “essential” charms and pile praise on the reborn Stewart Downing and the new, reliable Leighton Baines v2.

Around the usual regulars, we drop in on some old favourites, as Aleks Kolarov discovers new methods of running Granville’s Gameweek and I somehow manufacture a way of snuggling under the Van Persie duvet. We also carry on nudging the Harry Kane-wagon, run our teams through the Gargatron computer and go on “Warnock Watch” once more.

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  1. SuperMario
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Would love some advice on the below bunch. 1 FT and 0.7 ITB.. Also have my wildcard available..

    Begovic
    Lovren // Bertrand // Chester (Moore // Naylor)
    Boyd // Tadic // Sanchez // Hazard // ADM
    Welbeck // Costa (Ulloa)

    A. Begovic ---> Adrian
    B. Ulloa ----> Sakho (bench Boyd)
    C. Lovren ----> Cresswel
    D. Any suggestion and possibility of a -4

    1. SuperMario
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      ooh top of a page :O

      1. tmtokvam
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        def not C. he will get the points, eventually. Im getting sakho this week. But should i get him in for ulloa or naismith?

        1. SuperMario
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          id say Ulloa... Dropped last week wasnt a good sign

    2. Walsh
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      B looks like the easiest transfer you could ever make.

    3. Jay_
        11 years, 1 month ago

        B is good but probably best to save and take 2 ft into the break

        1. SuperMario
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          who are you captaining this week Jay? Love the rank..

          Realistically Ulloa has to go and B does seem logical..
          Lovren is the other option and take a -4 to do both

          1. Jay_
              11 years, 1 month ago

              You can get away with Boyd for this week and would be better off having the 2ft into the break, im captaining Ageuro if I was you ADM, and thanks mate ,and yes Ulloa has to go but not yet, save the ft

              1. SuperMario
                • 16 Years
                11 years, 1 month ago

                interesting..... I think I will sleep on it for tonight so..... Can see myself doing Ulloa ---> Sakho tomorrow night tho..

                Would love to work Aguero into my team but it looks tough...

                Yes ADM is my (C) this week i think.... Good luck

                1. Jay_
                    11 years, 1 month ago

                    Thanks mate , you too 🙂

          2. rickardinho
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            wow, not often you get to see a team with sanchez-haz-adm! looks good

            You do need to do Ulloa > Sakho asap though.

            1. SuperMario
              • 16 Years
              11 years, 1 month ago

              yes its a luxury but I dont have Sergio up top which I would like..

          3. John Nerdelbaum
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            B every day.

          4. The Left Duke #3
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            Definitely B.......if you're looking to save funds then maybe Ulloa --> Kane

          5. John Nerdelbaum
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            I think you need Kun in there

            1. SuperMario
              • 16 Years
              11 years, 1 month ago

              thats exactly what im lacking John...

              ADM, Hazard and Sanchez in my mid is where my money is at..

              1. John Nerdelbaum
                • 13 Years
                11 years, 1 month ago

                Probs Haz to lose if you want him

                1. SuperMario
                  • 16 Years
                  11 years, 1 month ago

                  yeah but those fixtures tho 😉

          6. Woy of the Wovers
            • 15 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            Prefer B. Like C too.

        2. RabMac
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Currently have Mannone as my only playing GK. Do you think he will regain his position or is Pantillimon nailed on now?

          If so, should I use my transfer to get another 4.5M keeper or save?

          1. Walsh
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            Get rid of him.

            1. RabMac
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 1 month ago

              Cheers

          2. Jay_
              11 years, 1 month ago

              Use, Krul or Foster if you only have 4.5

              1. RabMac
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 1 month ago

                Yeah those were the 2 I was looking at.

            • Jimmers
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              11 years, 1 month ago

              Pantilimon will play this weekend - who knows after the international break. Get yourself a back up I'd say - even if Mannone comes back they have pretty horrible fixtures

              1. RabMac
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 1 month ago

                True about the fixtures. I don't want a backup as I want to spend the extra 0.5MN elsewhere so it looks like finding a replacement for Mannone and doing the transfer.

          3. Jay_
              11 years, 1 month ago

              A RMT and thoughts and opinions of planning for after the break , all advise and idea's welcome
              _________Bego
              _____Clyne Baines Bertie
              Tadic ADM (vc) Hazard Sanchez
              ___Welbeck Aguero (c) Berahino
              Subs:Mccarthy Boyd Moore Hutton
              1ft 0.3itb

              1. SuperMario
                • 16 Years
                11 years, 1 month ago

                Nice team.. Possibly change Begovic, I also have him and he is pissing me off

                1. Jay_
                    11 years, 1 month ago

                    I've got a sneaky suspicion of Bego CS away to spurs similar to what WBA did there and then it's BUR up next , will ship to Adrian or Fabinaski if no other pressing matters gw13

                    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
                      • 16 Years
                      11 years, 1 month ago

                      Same... although i can't help but think i might be deluding myself!

                      1. Jay_
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          Even if he don't , he should v BUR, yh he hasn't done well

                        • SuperMario
                          • 16 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          🙂

                      2. SuperMario
                        • 16 Years
                        11 years, 1 month ago

                        ok nice i see you have a plan..

                        he has really let us owners down this season..

                        1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
                          • 16 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          Has he? I can't remember too many individual errors

                          1. SuperMario
                            • 16 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            I mean the lack of CS SuperD.. Not individual mistakes just with his fixtures I personally was expetcting more return to be honest

                            1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
                              • 16 Years
                              11 years, 1 month ago

                              Yeah ofc , me too. But very little of the blame lies with Begovic IMO. Still comfortably one of the best goalies in the league

                              1. SuperMario
                                • 16 Years
                                11 years, 1 month ago

                                and seems like a nice guy on MOTD 🙂

                  • Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 16 Years
                    11 years, 1 month ago

                    The problem you have, is that Begovic really needs Fabianski.

                    1. Jay_
                        11 years, 1 month ago

                        ? You mean needs to be Fabianski ? I can do that now but it will mean taking a big hit to get Costa after the break

                        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 16 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          They are a perfect rotation, in every way. 🙂

                          1. Jay_
                              11 years, 1 month ago

                              Ohhh I see now , thank you 🙂 it's a option but that's tying up a lot of funds for GK's, especially when Stoke are unreliable , Fabianski and Swans seem more solid all over , I will have a good long think about it though 🙂

                              1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 16 Years
                                11 years, 1 month ago

                                Pleasure. This is my lot:

                                GW 11:

                                Fabianski
                                Chambers, Clyne, Baines
                                Sánchez, di Maria(c), Downing, Tadic(vc)
                                Agüero, Berahino, Pellè

                                Begovic; Sigurdsson, Dummett, N Taylor ... FT, 0.4 ITB

                                1. Jay_
                                    11 years, 1 month ago

                                    Lovely team , try to get Costa for Pelle after the break , by downgrading Clyne and not sure who else tbh

                                    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                      • 16 Years
                                      11 years, 1 month ago

                                      Why on Earth would I want to do that? 😀

                                  • Gnu
                                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                    • 16 Years
                                    11 years, 1 month ago

                                    That's a pretty looking bunch Doos.

                                    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                      • 16 Years
                                      11 years, 1 month ago

                                      Thanks, Gnu. 🙂

                      • A guy
                        • 11 Years
                        11 years, 1 month ago

                        Fabianski McCarthy
                        Chambers, Baines, Bertrand, Kaboul, Moore
                        Sanchez, Fabregas, Downing, Siggy, Cork
                        Agüero, Welbeck, Costa + 0.2

                        Overall I'm happy, but I'm planning to get Welbeck, Kaboul and maybe Bertrand out soon, what changes would you guys recommend?

                      • Royal5
                        • 14 Years
                        11 years, 1 month ago

                        Anyone seriously think LVG cpuld stary with Wilson and bench RVP?

                        1. GREENDREAMS11
                          • 16 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          nah, he is too desperate for points atm.

                        2. Walsh
                          • 12 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          I guess he could do, hadn't even thought of this being a possibility before listening to the scoutcast. If RVP is about to be dropped for Wilson, though, they might as well sell him.

                          1. Royal5
                            • 14 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            Rvp has been very poor so far this season. Hes best days are clearly over imo

                            1. Royal5
                              • 14 Years
                              11 years, 1 month ago

                              His*

                        3. Mayor of Flair
                          • 11 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          What about that Columbian fellow that can play up front?

                        4. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 16 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          I am not sure that I care, much. I am punting on di Maria, captain.

                          1. Royal5
                            • 14 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            Need someone to convert DiMaria's crosses though. RVP doing nothing atm

                            1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 16 Years
                              11 years, 1 month ago

                              That would be Superpig, then.

                              1. Royal5
                                • 14 Years
                                11 years, 1 month ago

                                😀

                          2. GREENDREAMS11
                            • 16 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            was thinking a rooney punt myself Doos, failing that possibly ADM too.

                            1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 16 Years
                              11 years, 1 month ago

                              Aye.

                      • Ten Season Wonder
                        • 11 Years
                        11 years, 1 month ago

                        anyones price going up tonight people?

                        1. Piggs Boson
                          • 14 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          No one's on 100 yet.
                          http://www.fplstatistics.co.uk/

                        2. A guy
                          • 11 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          Downing, Berahino and maybe Pelle and Clyne.

                        3. OShaughnessy
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 13 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          Siggy *could* fall...

                      • Piggs Boson
                        • 14 Years
                        11 years, 1 month ago

                        Costa has more ownership than Sanchez and Aguero combined. The average player is too stingy for the premium prices it seems 🙂

                        1. Hibbo
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 13 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          Is having them all the way to go?

                          1. A guy
                            • 11 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            According to me, yes

                          2. Van Dal
                            • 15 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            Cose

                          3. Piggs Boson
                            • 14 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            All three should be gunning for the Top Scoring FPL Player 14/15 Trophy. So yes, imo.

                          4. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 16 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            No. And it is disaster if you have a low TV.

                            1. Piggs Boson
                              • 14 Years
                              11 years, 1 month ago

                              This is where 5th mid bench fodder comes in. So you can afford these players! 🙂

                              1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 16 Years
                                11 years, 1 month ago

                                Baby, it's cold outside ...
                                This evening has been - Been hoping that you'd drop in
                                So very nice - I'll hold your hands, they're just like ice

                                😉

                      • rickardinho
                        • 11 Years
                        11 years, 1 month ago

                        Will Jonny Evans start this weekend?

                        1. Walsh
                          • 12 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          Isn't he still injured?

                          1. rickardinho
                            • 11 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            physioroom says he was back november 2nd, and news reports (on google search) suggest that he and falcao are fit to be selected... With Smalling, Jones, and Rojo out I'd assume that Evans would start if fit, since the alternative would be McNair-Blackett!

                            1. Walsh
                              • 12 Years
                              11 years, 1 month ago

                              See what van Gaal has to say tomorrow I guess.

                        2. Jimmers
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 15 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          No mention of him being fit

                      • The Left Duke #3
                        • 11 Years
                        11 years, 1 month ago

                        What's peoples thoughts on starting FW/MD's from one team and also starting GK/DF's from an opposing team on a given weekend?

                        E.g. If you have Sanchez/Welbeck/Siggy in attack and Chambers/Naylor in defence and Ars v Swa this weekend.

                        Thoughts? Always seems counterproductive to me.

                        1. Walsh
                          • 12 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          I hate it but have found myself forced into doing it a couple of times already this year. It just decreases your overall potential of points on a given week. I will be forced into doing it yet again this weekend...alas.. 🙁

                          1. The Left Duke #3
                            • 11 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            It's bloody well annoying alright

                        2. rickardinho
                          • 11 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          I avoid it like the plague. Once had Siggy vs Clyne and I hated it, just makes for really awkward watching

                          1. The Left Duke #3
                            • 11 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            Thinking of going with my 5th MD Schneiderlin over Siggy this week and starting welbeck & chambers and bench Naylor

                            or

                            Start Siggy and Welbeck in attack, Saylor & Wilson in DF and bench both Chambers & Naylor

                      • - DC -
                        • 13 Years
                        11 years, 1 month ago

                        Thats....thats gotta be....thats gotta be....thats gotta be Kane! THATS GOTTA BE KANE! 😆

                        1. Dr Dream
                          • 13 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          *Adebayor

                          1. - DC -
                            • 13 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            Adebayor + Kane.

                            1. Dr Dream
                              • 13 Years
                              11 years, 1 month ago

                              Hopefully....great pick if he cements a spot.

                      • hurrrrr
                        • 12 Years
                        11 years, 1 month ago

                        Anyone considering having someone from City other than Aguero?

                        As dodgy as some of their recent performances have been, they are the champions and have some fantastic fixtures. Not many prospects though.. Clichy perhaps aside.

                        1. Piggs Boson
                          • 14 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          I was considering Nasri, but Oscar is a better option. Until Silva is back, no one stands out. Except Yaya of course.

                        2. 1569Tippins
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 14 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          I have Aguero and Dzeko... considering Navas as a short term punt until I juggle things to get Walcott in after the International break.

                          City have so many goals in them when in full flow... I think they'll batter QPR this weekend and I'm very hopeful Dzeko will start instead of Jovetic.

                        3. A guy
                          • 11 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          It's silly to froce in players just because they have City's badge on them, if there's plenty of better alternatives. Agüero is the only one worth having, no one else.

                      • Van Dal
                        • 15 Years
                        11 years, 1 month ago

                        Henry Kane great player. Reminds me on Owen.

                        1. La Roja
                          • 13 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          That's not really good then

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

                            eh? Owen was world class in his teens

                        2. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
                          • 16 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          🙂

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

                          owen's game was based on blistering pace. Kane doesn't have that

                      • Nerazzuro
                        • 11 Years
                        11 years, 1 month ago

                        Pick one

                        Terry, Moreno, Dummett

                        1. Van Dal
                          • 15 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          Terry

                        2. Mayor of Flair
                          • 11 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          Dummett, has the same CL as Terry and 1 more than Moreno, a far sight cheaper too

                          1. Nerazzuro
                            • 11 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            i have all three, i meant which one to start sorry.

                            1. Mayor of Flair
                              • 11 Years
                              11 years, 1 month ago

                              I see, in that case probably Terry, Mourinho usually keeps it tight for the big games

                              1. Nerazzuro
                                • 11 Years
                                11 years, 1 month ago

                                thanks

                      • Fin
                        • 12 Years
                        11 years, 1 month ago

                        Start Heaton (HUL) or Krul (wba) this weekend?

                        1. A guy
                          • 11 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          Heaton. Great GK, he saves a lot and might always get that extra point for it.

                        2. Wiz
                          • 11 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          Same here, going with Heaton

                      • Dr Dream
                        • 13 Years
                        11 years, 1 month ago

                        Don't do many RMT's..but..

                        Krul

                        Baines Toby Chambers (Wisdom Duff)

                        Hazard Sanchez Downing ADM (Chadli)

                        Barahino Aguero Pelle

                        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 16 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          Top team, excepting Chadli. And the Goalie.

                          1. Dr Dream
                            • 13 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            Chadli is my cash cow to get Costa back in when he starts to pick up...I wasn't very happy with Krul but not quite so bothered anymore...i'll see how he goes..

                            1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 16 Years
                              11 years, 1 month ago

                              Ah, OK.

                              Can I interest you in some TOP QUALITY goods? 🙂

                              Fabianski.

                              1. Walsh
                                • 12 Years
                                11 years, 1 month ago

                                Are you distantly related to Fabianski? 🙂

                                1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 16 Years
                                  11 years, 1 month ago

                                  He is my third cousin, twice removed. How did you know? 😉

                                  1. Walsh
                                    • 12 Years
                                    11 years, 1 month ago

                                    Hah Doos got me a to do a little lol. 😀

                                    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                      • 16 Years
                                      11 years, 1 month ago

                                      😀

                        2. Mayor of Flair
                          • 11 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          I'd keep an eye on Pelle, their schedule gets tougher and he's on 4 yellows, consider Welbeck

                        3. Gravless wonder
                          • 14 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          excellent team, could even downgrade chadli and use cash on berahino replacement if needed. One of the best teams ive seen tbh

                          1. Dr Dream
                            • 13 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            Yeah..fully intend to ditch Chadli but i'll use it to do Pelle > Costa...Berahino is going for Sakho or Austin.

                        4. Declan
                          • 15 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          Noice

                        5. Walsh
                          • 12 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          Wow very similar to mine just three different players. Needless to say I like it 🙂

                          1. Think Tank
                            • 11 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            Downgrade your 5th mid and get Coleman in - then we have the same team 🙂

                        6. GREENDREAMS11
                          • 16 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          ive got 8 of your starting 11 Wakey, you copying me ?.. 😉

                        7. Jay_
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            Love the mid, will be mine soon , after the break try to squeeze Pelle -Costa by downgrading Toby >Yun /Saylor, and that imo would be the ultimate team

                            1. Dr Dream
                              • 13 Years
                              11 years, 1 month ago

                              That's exactly the plan...Yun with nice fixtures makes it worthwhile...A blank from Costa this week would see a slight fall which means I can get him in on a (-4)...If he notches and looks like rising it will have to be a (-8) and lose Pelle a week early.

                          • Gnu
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 16 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            Ooh, that looks a formidable line up Wakey, don't like the look of my team so much now. 🙁

                        8. SuperMario
                          • 16 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          Who would you rather loose from your team to make money for Sergio...
                          (long term)

                          Hazard, ADM, Sanchez, Costa....

                          ADM, Hazard, Costa have the fixtures and Sanchez is the man in form!!

                          1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
                            • 16 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            ADM

                          2. Mayor of Flair
                            • 11 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            Hazard

                          3. A guy
                            • 11 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            Hazard, without a doubt.

                        9. Get up ya bum
                          • 16 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          walsh. Sig has a better final ball is a better finisher, plays as the #10 and has set pieces. That is all the key areas for an fpl attacker imo. Also downing won't keep playing at the top of a diamond.

                          1. Get up ya bum
                            • 16 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            people can throw stats at me but they tell you nothing of the quality of a players shooting abilty, the depth of their passing ability or of their footballing brain.

                            1. IL Fantasista
                              • 13 Years
                              11 years, 1 month ago

                              Yes. Completely agree. Downing is an average player at best. Yet, he may keep scoring pts but not very likely in the long run.

                          2. Dr Dream
                            • 13 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            He isn't playing at the tip of a diamond and Siggy isn't playing as a no 10...well they might be on paper but in the real world

                            http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/matches/755402/
                            http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/matches/755397/

                          3. rickardinho
                            • 11 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            Siggy's stats suggest that his current rate of assists is unsustainable. He's unlikely to end the season with 25 assists....

                          4. Walsh
                            • 12 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            I am not disagreeing that Siggy still has a lot going for him but for right now I would rather have Downing over him in the immediacy. Downing should play at the tip of the diamond unless they are playing against stiff opposition in my view and with their kind run upcoming I think these next two gameweek fixtures gives him a massive leg up on Siggy as well where I can see him blanking not to mention if he does do and Downing turns up again the price differences of the two will be simply huge.

                            1. Get up ya bum
                              • 16 Years
                              11 years, 1 month ago

                              fair enough. Fair points. We'll have to agree to disagree on this one 🙂
                              Will be very interesting to see who scores more over the next 4 games. Seems to have split the community

                              1. Walsh
                                • 12 Years
                                11 years, 1 month ago

                                Yeah it sure has. It's an interesting thing to look at for sure and getting it right is going to mean a big difference in points. Downing also is currently just a massive differential compared to Siggy which also I like!

                        10. rickardinho
                          • 11 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          Would you release Cabella as a free agent (in draft league) to get Bardsley(BUR) or any of the following players: McGeady, Dier, Mannone, Matic, Dann, Jutkiwicz?

                          FYI my team is Forster // Moreno-Clyne-Evans // Gerrard-Ramsey-Navas-Coutinho-Cabella // Balotelli-Remy

                          1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
                            • 16 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            Man alive... are you bottom?? 🙂

                            I'd keep Cabella...

                            1. rickardinho
                              • 11 Years
                              11 years, 1 month ago

                              No, I'm actually 8th out of 20 teams. Clyne-Forster have carried my team. This team can't buy a goal to save its own life right now!

                              1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
                                • 16 Years
                                11 years, 1 month ago

                                Lol nice. Well i don't think doing Cabella > any of those will help your goal threat tbh 🙂

                                1. Get up ya bum
                                  • 16 Years
                                  11 years, 1 month ago

                                  they are 20 man leagues dunny so all the teams look terrible by fpl standards 🙂
                                  #1 in division 1 me 😎

                                  1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
                                    • 16 Years
                                    11 years, 1 month ago

                                    Yeah fair enough.... i didn't realise the format. Still, those forwards 🙂

                                    Nice work btw. Is it on Fantrax?

                                    1. Get up ya bum
                                      • 16 Years
                                      11 years, 1 month ago

                                      yeah mate. You should join us next season. Quality league

                        11. Mind över Mata
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 14 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          Bored at home and fancy an RMT before bed.

                          Any improvements here? No Sanchez, but I think it works.

                          Adrian
                          Baines, Clyne, Berty
                          Hazard, Chadli, Di Maria, Tadic
                          Costa, Aguero, Sakho

                          4.0; Boyd, Duff, Moore

                          1. La Roja
                            • 13 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            Looks good

                            1. Mind över Mata
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 14 Years
                              11 years, 1 month ago

                              Cheers

                          2. Piggs Boson
                            • 14 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            If Sanchez continues to be played up front in a 442 I'd be very worried. Otherwise the team looks great 🙂

                            1. Mind över Mata
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 14 Years
                              11 years, 1 month ago

                              Thanks GB, keeping my eyes on him and also watching Theo

                              May he could replace Tadic shortly

                              1. Mind över Mata
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 14 Years
                                11 years, 1 month ago

                                *maybe

                          3. Wiz
                            • 11 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            Just lie back and enjoy the points

                            1. Mind över Mata
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 14 Years
                              11 years, 1 month ago

                              Cheers - agree with you that Barkley looks like he's going to start. Saying that, with Europe id worry about getting him jn

                              1. Wiz
                                • 11 Years
                                11 years, 1 month ago

                                My rival in H2H has him so just assessing the damage

                          4. Mayor of Flair
                            • 11 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            Maybe have a plan in place for when Southampton's fixtures get tougher, maybe move on one of Clyne or Bertrand instead of doubling up?

                        12. Wiz
                          • 11 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          So I guess Barkley is due a start on Sunday then ?

                          1. Walsh
                            • 12 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            Yep looks that way.

                            1. Wiz
                              • 11 Years
                              11 years, 1 month ago

                              Cheers

                        13. IL Fantasista
                          • 13 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          Hey pros! Which transfer do you fancy more?

                          A. Siggy-->Downing
                          B. Welbeck-->Sakho

                          Jakupovic, Myhill
                          Baines, Bertrand, Wisdom, Dummet, Moore
                          Sanchez, ADM, Tadic, Siggy, Marney
                          Aguero, Costa, Welbeck

                          1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
                            • 16 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            B

                          2. BlzE_94
                            • 11 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            B

                            1. Think Tank
                              • 11 Years
                              11 years, 1 month ago

                              Siggy is nailed whereas Welbeck may be prone to rotation with Giroud coming back so B.

                        14. Van Dal
                          • 15 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          A or B lads:

                          A) forster baines wisdom tadic sakho

                          B) bego clyne dummet fabregas wellbeck

                          1. La Roja
                            • 13 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            A

                          2. BlzE_94
                            • 11 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            A

                          3. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
                            • 16 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            A... at least for a couple of weeks!

                          4. Mind över Mata
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 14 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            Has to be A I think

                        15. JAC THE CAT
                          • 12 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          Thinking of making some big changes

                          Lukaku ---> Costa
                          Tadic --- > Downing
                          Bertrand ---> Baines

                          1. Walsh
                            • 12 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            Just lose Lukaku this week maybe? You look to be transferring out lots of points in that Soton duo potentially.

                          2. Mind över Mata
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 14 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            Keep the saints for a couple of weeks at least

                        16. Jjay
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 12 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          A) Oscar & Chadli

                          Or

                          B) Hazard & Diame

                          ??????

                          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 16 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            Crikey. Hazard and Colback?

                        17. woody3260
                          • 12 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          Start Barkley over Downing?

                          Have Baines and Sakho.

                        18. Declan
                          • 15 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          Will I do?

                          Foster
                          Bertie Saylor Naylor
                          ADM Sanchez Siggy Hazard
                          Pelle Kun(C) Sakho

                          Guzan Schneid Bruce PVA

                          1. Wiz
                            • 11 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            Defense needs surgery imo

                        19. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
                          • 16 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          I find the goal keepers points amusing after all the talk of rotation etc at the start of the season
                          The much malinged Krul is now on 31 points
                          The same as chelseas Coutrois.
                          The supposed terrible united defence's keeper De Gea is further ahead on 34

                          The Top five keepers are:
                          Forster SOU 5.3 45
                          Fabianski SWA 5.1 42
                          Lloris TOT 5.7 42
                          Hart MCI 6.0 37
                          Foster WBA 4.5 35

                          So does this Keeper rotation craic work has anyone done the maths versus the one keeper choices above?

                          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 16 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            Well, I am managing OK.

                            Also, Winter is drawing in ...

                            1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
                              • 16 Years
                              11 years, 1 month ago

                              I have a question to ask you with your insider hammers knowledge.
                              I have gotten Downing and Sakho in for the Villa game.
                              But I was told that Sam A was going to rest the new lads like Sakho because they are not used to playing through Christmas. Is this a definite?

                              1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 16 Years
                                11 years, 1 month ago

                                It is complete bollocks.

                                BFS HATES changing a winning team. Even keeps that Ginger bar steward in because of that.

                          2. 1569Tippins
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 14 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            This is why I would never buy a premium GK... so much value in cheapos with save points

                          3. Think Tank
                            • 11 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            Rotation doesn't work.

                            At least, not to the point where it's worth the extra cash.

                          4. Gravless wonder
                            • 14 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            there haven't been many clean sheets. This week neville has been bemoaning the lost art of defending. PL is most 'exciting' league but not the best i.e. bad defending, mistakes etc. lead to high scoring games....all in all one cheap keeper is fine, especially with save points to consider

                          5. Hibbo
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 13 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            Rotation is horse shit buy 8.5m for two gks and get the dough outfield.

                            1. Think Tank
                              • 11 Years
                              11 years, 1 month ago

                              Agreed.

                          6. Dr Dream
                            • 13 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            The problem with keepers is that no matter how good or bad the team are..or how good or bad the keeper is..the difference between the best and worst is minimal compared to other positions.

                            Burnley had three CS's in a row earlier on in the season and yet they're rubbish...Chelsea are the best defence in the league and yet only have as many shut outs as Burnley

                            Pre season I did a piece on simply following the season ticker in blocks of four (ten GW's at a time) and pick the keeper from the top of the ticker for each block...The top of the ticker for the first ten GW's...Soton...It works..

                            Just go for the optimum "cheap" keeper from the top of the ticker

                        20. TeamSteam
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 13 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          Arrite people, only one thing left to decide. Play Duff of Ivanovic? What do people even think about the Liverpool - Chelsea game? I mean i know what i think is going to happen, but im curious as to what other people think too.

                          1. Gravless wonder
                            • 14 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            Liverpool will win

                            1. Gravless wonder
                              • 14 Years
                              11 years, 1 month ago

                              i hope 🙂

                            2. Paul Psychic Octopus
                              • 14 Years
                              11 years, 1 month ago

                              1-0 Chelsea

                              1. Think Tank
                                • 11 Years
                                11 years, 1 month ago

                                If you have Ivan you have to play him.

                                1. Paul Psychic Octopus
                                  • 14 Years
                                  11 years, 1 month ago

                                  I don't. But for some reason, I have Courtois

                          2. BeachBadger
                            • 12 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            2-0 chelsea

                        21. puddingbrood
                          • 11 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          Ok my defence is
                          Jagielka - N Taylor - Dier - PVA - Moore

                          What's the best plan? PVA won't play for sure, but by transferring Dier I could buy Chambers.

                          1. Paul Psychic Octopus
                            • 14 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            There's a good chance that none of PVA, Moore, Dier plays. Need to get three decent starters

                          2. Wiz
                            • 11 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            Chambers (swa, MUN) I would hold.
                            W. Reid ?

                        22. Pigvig
                          • 16 Years
                          11 years, 1 month ago

                          Need to get rid of Mannone. Need another keeper to rotate with Krul. Probably Foster or Heaton. What do you reckon?

                          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 16 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            Foster.

                            1. Paul Psychic Octopus
                              • 14 Years
                              11 years, 1 month ago

                              Slightly unnerving if you already have Wisdom. Anyone else rotate decently?

                              1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 16 Years
                                11 years, 1 month ago

                                Fabianski.

                                1. Paul Psychic Octopus
                                  • 14 Years
                                  11 years, 1 month ago

                                  I don't suppose you could lend me £0.5m?

                              2. Pigvig
                                • 16 Years
                                11 years, 1 month ago

                                Don't have Wisdom. The only other one at the price is Pantilimon. Bit too risky without knowing the situation. Might leave it a week or two and just play Krul as wouldn't play Foster for either of the two games after this week. Burnley have much better fixtures but... its Burnley.

                          2. OShaughnessy
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 13 Years
                            11 years, 1 month ago

                            I don't hate AVL's run into Xmas.
                            WBA ain't all bad either...