FSA FPL Rate My Team Thread 2014-15

Scorpion Sting · 17-07-2014 10:34pm

Lemlin wrote: »

I don't see Everton doing as well this season. Have they even signed anyone new? They've lost Lukaku and I don't think they've replaced him.

Howard is the same price as De Gea. I'd take De Gea over him.

5.5 is too high for me for a keeper in a team that I can't see finishing top six this year.

They completed the permanent signing of Gareth Barry and that's it so far. I see Everton finishing 6th or 7th, don't think they'll be challenging for top 4. Still though if Howard came in at 5m I would've felt that was a real bargain.

fermanagh_man · 17-07-2014 10:38pm

First draft happy enough

Want to see where Wickam and Remy end up

Lemlin · 17-07-2014 10:48pm

the incredible pudding wrote: »

Whilst I agree with you that De Gea is probably better value than Howard (especially for the first half-dozen games or so), losing Lukaku would hardly make them any worse for keeping clean sheets. The fact that they managed to keep Barry is the much more relevant.

Losing Lukaku effects the quality of the team IMO. I can't see them signing a forward as good as him. He's good at winning long balls and holding it up so was giving them a quick option out of defence.

Speroni at 5 or Mannone at 4.5 are cheaper options IMO and De Gea is the same price.

roryc · 17-07-2014 11:13pm

Didn't even realise this was starting today... knocked up a first draft.

De Gea is a must imo, United have a dream start. Same goes for RVP or Rooney. Mata is debatable but he's in there for the moment. Debuchy is in on the basis that he goes to Arsenal, and I'm unsure about Bony/Wickham. My bench is weak too. One thing I would say is don't put too much faith in pre-season friendlies...

Lemlin · 18-07-2014 12:05am

roryc wrote: »

Didn't even realise this was starting today... knocked up a first draft.

De Gea is a must imo, United have a dream start. Same goes for RVP or Rooney. Mata is debatable but he's in there for the moment. Debuchy is in on the basis that he goes to Arsenal, and I'm unsure about Bony/Wickham. My bench is weak too. One thing I would say is don't put too much faith in pre-season friendlies...

Debuchy moved earlier today:

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/20140717/arsenal-complete-mathieu-debuchy-signing

Pics of him in his Arsenal jersey all over Twitter.

y0ssar1an22 · 18-07-2014 12:21pm

What are the chances of Mirallas starting up front for Everton? Could be a bargain at 7.5m if he does.

OneColdHand · 18-07-2014 12:24pm

roryc wrote: »

Didn't even realise this was starting today... knocked up a first draft.

De Gea is a must imo, United have a dream start. Same goes for RVP or Rooney. Mata is debatable but he's in there for the moment. Debuchy is in on the basis that he goes to Arsenal, and I'm unsure about Bony/Wickham. My bench is weak too. One thing I would say is don't put too much faith in pre-season friendlies...

Would you not go for Cesc over Ramsey? Same price (I think!?) and instead of 2 players from the same team you get 1 Arsenal and 1 Chelsea - you don't have any Chelsea mids.

CSF · 18-07-2014 12:31pm

y0ssar1an22 wrote: »

What are the chances of Mirallas starting up front for Everton? Could be a bargain at 7.5m if he does.

Low. And he's turd.

Baldie · 18-07-2014 1:45pm

Lemlin wrote: »

Howard is overpriced IMO. I wouldn't touch Guzan or any goalkeeper associated with Paul Lambert. His teams are always dreadful for clean sheets.

Why have Coleman at 7 million when you can have Baines? Coleman had one great season. Baines has had several and takes penalties. Alex Bruce only played last season when others were injured and I'd expect similar this season.

Your forward line is very weak. Giroud is your main striker but Sanchez could effect his playing time. Jelavic and Austin are good picks IMO but you need a better captaincy option up top. In my draft I have these two but with RVP.

Draft # 2:

Goalkeepers:
De Gea (5.5)

Defenders:
Debuchy (5.5), Skrtel (6.0), Terry (6.5),

Midfielders:
Silva (9.0), Odemwingie (6.5), Fábregas (9.0), Sánchez (10.5)

Forwards:
Austin (6.0), Van Persie (12.5), Jalevic (6.0)

Subs:
Mannone (4.5), Targett (4.0), Tiote, (4.5), Bruce (4.0)

slingerz · 18-07-2014 2:53pm

Naismith at 5.0 is the bargain striker IMO

roryc · 18-07-2014 2:57pm

OneColdHand wrote: »

Would you not go for Cesc over Ramsey? Same price (I think!?) and instead of 2 players from the same team you get 1 Arsenal and 1 Chelsea - you don't have any Chelsea mids.

Will probably be one of either Cesc/Ramsey or Silva. Plenty of decent choice, and Mata is probably the strongest £9m player IMO. I'm always wary of players jumping to highly after a good season... also known as the 'Michu Effect'

the incredible pudding · 18-07-2014 3:59pm

Lemlin wrote: »

Losing Lukaku effects the quality of the team IMO. I can't see them signing a forward as good as him. He's good at winning long balls and holding it up so was giving them a quick option out of defence.

Speroni at 5 or Mannone at 4.5 are cheaper options IMO and De Gea is the same price.

I agree with pretty much everything that you said apart from the arguable notion that Lukaku's hold up play is good. I still feel that their defence will be strong, good back four defensively and good protection from the midfield. I'll be looking at getting in one of their defenders after their first seven games, which are awful (except palace at home). I agree that they're probably over-priced until then.

I've Mannone and Krul in myself at the moment (bit worried about Pantilimon possible starting ahead of Mannone though) but switching to De Gea and a non-playing Goalkeeper at 4.0 is also in my mind.

Mata vs Cesc is my main issue at the moment (new manager vs new player is a tough one to weigh up).
Sigg vs Odemwingie as my 5th midfielder is also a concern but at least that'll be easier when the former's future is settled.

bicboy6666 · 18-07-2014 4:56pm

First draft;
Goalkeepers- Krul & Mannone 4.5m each
Defenders- Sakho 5.5m Debuchy 5.5m Jones 5.5m Cameron 4.5m Stones 5.5m
Midfielders- Sanchez 10.5m Barkley 7m Eriksen 8m Sterling 8m Albrighton 4.5m
Forwards- Rooney 10.5m Soldado 8m (cue the h8, think he will come good under potch.) Remy 7.5m pretty happy tbh, Rooney > RVP the chap will be in pieces after the WC rooney desperate to impress.

OneColdHand · 18-07-2014 5:02pm

bicboy6666 wrote: »

First draft;
Goalkeepers- Krul & Mannone 4.5m each
Defenders- Sakho 5.5m Debuchy 5.5m Jones 5.5m Cameron 4.5m Stones 5.5m
Midfielders- Sanchez 10.5m Barkley 7m Eriksen 8m Sterling 8m Albrighton 4.5m
Forwards- Rooney 10.5m Soldado 8m (cue the h8, think he will come good under potch.) Remy 7.5m pretty happy tbh, Rooney > RVP the chap will be in pieces after the WC rooney desperate to impress.

I think you could downgrade Stones to someone for 4.5 or 4.0. You have 5 defenders there that you could play, but based on your mids/forward I'm guessing you will play 3-4-3. That extra million means you could upgrade the likes of Sterling to someone like Cesc/Silva/Mata.

bicboy6666 · 18-07-2014 5:06pm

OneColdHand wrote: »

I think you could downgrade Stones to someone for 4.5 or 4.0. You have 5 defenders there that you could play, but based on your mids/forward I'm guessing you will play 3-4-3. That extra million means you could upgrade the likes of Sterling to someone like Cesc/Silva/Mata.

yeah was thinking that but with barkley. think everton will be sh1t this season without lukaku.

OneColdHand · 18-07-2014 5:11pm

bicboy6666 wrote: »

yeah was thinking that but with barkley. think everton will be sh1t this season without lukaku.

Yeah, I probably wouldn't pick barkley either to be honest!

extra gravy · 18-07-2014 5:27pm

Thoughts on this lads?

daithijjj · 18-07-2014 5:30pm

#FPL new players added: MID Markovic (LIV) £7.5m, MID Cabella (NEW) £7.5m, DEF Janmaat (NEW) £5.0m. Play: http://fantasy.premierleague.com/

#FPL new players added: FWD Costa (CHE) £10.5m, FWD Riviere (NEW) £7.0m, FWD Jutkiewicz (BUR) £5.0m

8-10 · 18-07-2014 6:00pm

daithijjj wrote: »

#FPL new players added: MID Markovic (LIV) £7.5m, MID Cabella (NEW) £7.5m, DEF Janmaat (NEW) £5.0m. Play: http://fantasy.premierleague.com/

#FPL new players added: FWD Costa (CHE) £10.5m, FWD Riviere (NEW) £7.0m, FWD Jutkiewicz (BUR) £5.0m

Gonna keep an eye on Markovic. If dribbling feeds into bonus points he has to be up there with the best in the league.

MagicIRL · 18-07-2014 6:05pm

Here we go with attempt 1/????.

Goalkeepers: de Gea @ 5.5m to start. United have some great opening fixtures. Schmeichel as back-up as he's the first choice for Leicester and cheapy enough at 4.5m while guaranteed to play.

Defenders: Terry (6.5m) was a rock last season. Despite him being a c*ck, he can actually defend. Threatens on the set piece too. Debuchy (5.5m) after his recent Arsenal move. Should offer on the attack while enjoying Arsenal's general strong back four performances. Dunne (4.5) should partner Ferdinand for QPR. Brings experience to the QPR side and should be good for some points against lesser teams. Vlaar (4.5m) is another cheap option, slightly swayed by his recent WC performance. Curious if he'll swap teams before the season starts. Evans (5.5m) is my 'wild-card' option currently. If he partners at CB, he'll be worth a punt for his goalscoring chances on the set piece. Was going to go with Rafael at RB for 5.5m as well, but if LvG opts for 3-4-3 at any stage, Rafael may lose out to Valencia.

Midfield: This is where to magic happens. Erikson (8m), Sánchez (10.5m), Fábregas (9m) with King (4.5m) and a placeholder of Jenas. Relatively straight forward options.

Attack: van Persie (12.5m) may go to Rooney if RVP isn;t fit for the start of the season after his WC. Having him in now means I have the money for a move if needed without a team reshuffle. Dzeko at 8.5m is a steal imo. Austin at 6.0m offers some goals as well, but may be dropped to free up cash if needed.

Critique away! Wouldn't mind fitting that Markovic chap in somehow...

Lucas Hood · 18-07-2014 6:07pm

QPR have agreed a fee for Steven Caulker so I wouldn't be sure Dunne would partner Rio.

Iused2likebusts · 18-07-2014 6:17pm

Lucas Hood wrote: »

QPR have agreed a fee for Steven Caulker so I wouldn't be sure Dunne would partner Rio.

harry was talking about playing 3 at the back on ssn yesterday remains to be seen though.

swoody · 18-07-2014 7:18pm

Will settle with this till Felipe Luis is confirmed.

De Gea - Gilk

Azpil - Debuchy - Ben Davies - Chambers - Zabaleta

Nasri - Sanchez - Albrighton - Eriksen - Fabregas

Long - Costa - Austin

manual_man · 18-07-2014 7:26pm

Not entirely happy with this, but then again ya never are! May well change before gameday 1 as ya know...

Thoughts?

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Mint Sauce · 18-07-2014 10:07pm

Its only a first draft, go easy on me.

Ideally would like a few mil in the bank to play with thoughout the season, although this team leaves me at zero. Going with some cheaper, but hopefully trusted Defenders and Midfeilders.

Mannone----Krul

Coleman-Zabaleta-Ward-Williams-Davies
-Sterling-Wilshere-Yaya-Sissoko-Osman-

Sturridge--Crouch--Remy

bicboy6666 · 18-07-2014 10:18pm

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Its only a first draft, go easy on me.

Ideally would like a few mil in the bank to play with thoughout the season, although this team leaves me at zero. Going with some cheaper, but hopefully trusted Defenders and Midfeilders.

Mannone----Krul
Coleman-Zabaleta-Ward-Williams-Davies
-Sterling-Wilshere-Yaya-Sissoko-Osman-
Sturridge--Crouch--Remy

Get wilshere and crouch out of that team deary me. Plenty of others options in midfield for 6.5m

Mint Sauce · 18-07-2014 10:29pm

bicboy6666 wrote: »

Get wilshere and crouch out of that team deary me. Plenty of others options in midfield for 6.5m

It is only a first draft, had to do something about the autopic.

LightningBlue · 18-07-2014 10:42pm

Hi guys, this is a first draft. Feel free to comment.

I've probably spent too much on the midfield five but with the current prices that could be the way to go.

Will probably try fit in a Utd striker once I see whether Rooney or Van Persie starts the season. I need Liverpool cover as well.

Not sure whether Pantilimon or Mannone will be first choice for Sunderland so will change that as necessary.

It will probably change a good bit before the start of the season. :pac:

Panthro · 18-07-2014 10:52pm

At the moment I'm on:

De Gea

---Debuchy--Terry--Kolarov----
Ramsey--Fábregas--Nasri--Sterling
---Rooney--Dzeko--Naismith

Mannone--Targett--Albrighton--Vlaar

wonski · 19-07-2014 1:21am

First attempt to squeeze RVP and Sanchez in. Will definitely make a lot of changes before the start of the season, waiting for the team transfers news, injuries etc.

Can't wait for the start of the season.

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