Fantasy football

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 After the devastating Foinavonesque last day choking of last season will attempt the futile act of going one better this time around

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Hope we can get a few more to have a go this year

Think i'll wait until the end of the window before i use the wildcard

Paulpowersleftfoot wrote:Think i'll wait until the end of the window before i use the wildcard

Does the wildcard have to be used "in the window"?

Yes
Has to be before 1st feb

Paulpowersleftfoot wrote:Yes
Has to be before 1st feb

Serge is due back next week, so i've plenty of time then   

Bugger, 5 injuries and I've already done my free transfers...

You can change the teams as many times as you like using your wildcard...until you've played it that is... 

I wanted to save my wildcard until Sergio is back....

He's back next week. It's a play off between changing your team now with Sergio in it and not play him or lose points on your injured players.

I've got him on my sub bench for Sunday and playing an extra MF player.

Strong line-up that PPLF. 

Wildcard played this morn, for all the good it'll do   .

On paper my team's shit-hot, how the fuck i'm strugglin is just beyond me     .

I had to play my wildcard this week as I had far too many injuries to my squad. At least 5 or 6 were injured. Checked in this am after rumours Rooney would be out for a few more weeks and I had 5 injured players and a reserve keeper who has scored 2 points all season.

I'm worried Pellers will rest Yaya and won't start with Sergio either.

Wildcard used as well
Team for this weekend

Mine:
..............Mignolet
Whittaker, Sagna, Dawson, Coleman
.....Lucas, Silva, Yaya Touré
.....Agüero, Suárez(c), Giroud

Worried, as Barkley has a fractured toe, Yaya and Silva are potentially injured...  

Mignolet

Coleman Koscielny Skrtel

Huddlestone Yaya Touré Silva Januzaj

Agüero Bony Suarez (C)

MP says Silva and Yaya are fit for Cardiff.

Topdawg wrote:MP says Silva and Yaya are fit for Cardiff.

  

I must remember to play my wildcard, get Sergio back!

Sergio won't be playing more than 60 minutes I reckon, if that. Still, might be enough for a couple of goals!

True, but right now he's at £11.9m, which is a pretty sizeable drop and I'll have made over half a mill on him!

Annoyingly, though, I can't afford Serge, Nedge and Suarez unless I kill my midfield.  Damn!!

Kill it man.....after my slump in form....I may even take another 4 point hit of my squad and change 2 more players.

NEW TEAM (4 point deduction):

...........Mignolet 

Coleman Koscielny Skrtel

Huddlestone Lallana Silva Januzaj

Agüero Negredo Suárez (C)

You've just got to look at the opposition this weekend and hope for hope for a bundle of goals.

Fuck! I've got it down to £1m more I need to find, but I'm really having to pinch now... (subs in brackets)

Mignolet (Mannone)
Mertesacker / Shaw / Coleman (Chester / Mariappa)
Hazard / Sterling / Yaya / Livermore (Colback)
Negredo / Suarez (C) / Aguero

Who the crap do I change now? The obvious targets are Yaya and Hazard, but they've been keeping me in it lately.

I had to get rid of Yaya at £10.1m and keep Silva. With Aguero back, he'll take over penalty duties. It was the only way I could get Negredo in my team with £0.1m to spare.

I can only get £9.6 for Yaya because I've had him in my squad for so long (I only paid £9.1 for him).  It's really irritating as he's the most likely candidate to switch, but Silva isn't £1m less than I'd get.

This is really annoying, but I guess I'm just going to have to go for it... Yaya for Lallana. Let's hope he does something now!

And I'm not shipping out Hazard, he's most likely going to turn United inside out this weekend.

Yeah, that's what I had to do to get Nedge in....

Leo, for starters Mannone is too expensive (£4.5M) for a back up keeper. If Mignolet gets injured, transfer him out. That's 500k saved straight away.

The way i see it, the keeper gets you 6 or 7 points maximum. A top striker can get you 15 points+ in a match.

You could even use Mannone as your number 1 and get a cheapo in as your reserve and save over £1.5M.

Wouldn't it be funny if MP started with Dzeko and Jovetic...

I think Yaya has suddenly sat deeper over the past month and Fernandinho seems to be the one bombing forward, so Yaya hasn't produced massive points for such an outlay.

Topdawg wrote:Wouldn't it be funny if MP started with Dzeko and Jovetic...

    

Topdawg wrote:Leo, for starters Mannone is too expensive (£4.5M) for a back up keeper. If Mignolet gets injured, transfer him out. That's 500k saved straight away.

The way i see it, the keeper gets you 6 or 7 points maximum. A top striker can get you 15 points+ in a match.

You could even use Mannone as your number 1 and get a cheapo in as your reserve and save over £1.5M.

All very good points. My only thing with having a reserve keeper who actually plays means I get points if my main keeper doesn't play at all, but I take your point, at worst I'll lose 2 points over an entire season. Don't think I'd want Mannone as my main keeper, though...

Topdawg wrote:Wouldn't it be funny if MP started with Dzeko and Jovetic...

No, it bloody wouldn't   

OK, switching Mannone for one of the cheapest 'keepers available and suddenly I can upgrade Livermore to Wilshere...



Team value of £104.1 million.  Which is brilliant, usually my team is worth less than I started with by now.

Oh, and I've since switched Shaw with Chester, in case anyone feels like pointing it out

Oh, for heaven's sake... All that effort getting Serge back into my team, he gets me a goal and an assist, but look at who I dropped to get him:

Jay Rodriguez
Yaya Toure
Yohan Cabaye

And they all scored. Cabaye twice. Nineteen points. Shit.   

I decided against switching Nedge for Dzeko, wish I'd done that now, too - one goal and one assist versus a yellow card. And as for Suarez, what a fucking waste of time having him as captain

well, the first time I put Huddlestone in my team, the fucker gets sent off!

Me too Dawg, I've Rodriguez from Southampton as 1st sub too sitting with a nice 8 points I probably won't get either   

Topdawg wrote:well, the first time I put Huddlestone in my team, the fucker gets sent off!

I wouldn't worry....another shocker for me this week....your name will sit nicely above mine Dawg if Hazard plays anywhere near his best form.

One month ago...sitting nicely 35 points clear....now probably down to 7/8th after tomorrow.  

Don't forget your teams tonight - before 19:30.

Be interesting, as several key players in many teams are 50-50 of playing, some are not due back for another week, but likely to play.

Pick wisely, or take a risk?  

Yeah i know what you mean blue, i've left Silva and Coleman in my team.....as i had to take Lucas out as my free transfer. Tbh, even if said 2 don't play, hopefully my subs will and i'll have a full complement anyway.

To make any moves up the table it's time to start gamblin, so it's king Sergio of Aguero as Capt this week......i'm expectin another hat-trick from him tomorrow  

shakencity wrote:Yeah i know what you mean blue, i've left Silva and Coleman in my team.....as i had to take Lucas out as my free transfer. Tbh, even if said 2 don't play, hopefully my subs will and i'll have a full complement anyway.

To make any moves up the table it's time to start gamblin, so it's king Sergio of Aguero as Capt this week......i'm expectin another hat-trick from him tomorrow  

Yeah, i've left in Silva and Coleman - and included Negredo and Barkley....gotta go for it after a month of shocking points! Also, I've done the same and made Aguero my Captain, as it is the Merseyside derby.

Will check later this afternoon....see if there is any more news.

Mignolet
Distin
Coleman
Zabba
Shaw
Hazard
Yaya
Routledge
Rooney
Sergio
Suarez

May change this later depending on injury news.


McGregor
   CRY (A)

Koscielny
   SOU (A)

Skrtel
   EVE (H)

Coleman
   LIV (A)

Barkley
   LIV (A)

Lallana
   ARS (H)

Silva
   TOT (A)

Huddlestone
   CRY (A)

Agüero (cpt)
   TOT (A)

Negredo
   TOT (A)


Suárez
   EVE (H)

....................Mignolet

Whittaker....Sagna....Dawson...Coleman

...El Ahamidi......Yaya......Silva

Aguero (c).......Giroud.........Suarez

Subs: Sidwell, Clyne, Livermore

Liking your team PPLF, not much dross in their and Palace won't be conceding many goals with Pulis in charge.

Is this the start of your charge???

Hope so,after Melton now

Paulpowersleftfoot wrote:Hope so,after Melton now

    ........guess you haven't seen Dawgs strikers???   

No rags in my starting line up PPLF.

blueboy wrote:

Paulpowersleftfoot wrote:Hope so,after Melton now

    ........guess you haven't seen Dawgs strikers???   

No rags in my starting line up PPLF.

None in dawgs either,grannyshagger still out with a swollen ego
#hatefulscousecunt

blueboy wrote:

Paulpowersleftfoot wrote:Hope so,after Melton now

    ........guess you haven't seen Dawgs strikers???   

No rags in my starting line up PPLF.

Yeah but you've got Barkley in your starting 11....and he's out for another month. I wonder who your 1st sub is blue........you can't pull the wool over our eyes pal