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CSF · 23-07-2014 4:32pm

kronsington wrote: »

I haven't seen Yaya'a name mentioned much on these forums. Are people avoiding him after his ridiculous tantrums and comments? He's likely to stay at City

Too expensive, but I'll be all over him every once in a while when they've a home fixture that I think they'll score goals in.

manual_man · 23-07-2014 4:40pm

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

Yaya who?

Yaya it's your birthday, happy birthday Yayaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

P.S. Sanogo, obviously :cool:

Lemlin · 23-07-2014 5:43pm

CSF wrote: »

Don't really have a strong opinion either way on the Davies discussion but I would be very surprised if he was the only Tottenham signing this summer. You'd think Pocchetino would have demanded more from the board.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2698837/Mauricio-Pochettino-says-Tottenham-not-make-signings-summer-new-boss-promises-play-attacking-football.html

'I think we have a very good squad already,' said Pochettino.

'Of course we always want to improve and it is possible we will add to the squad. But there will not be many changes.
'Last summer the club made a big overhaul and I believe in these players.'
The Argentine manager also insisted that expensive signings were no guarantee of success - something his new club learned the hard way last summer - and promised to avoid 'mistakes' in the transfer window.

'We are always looking to build - but without making mistakes - so you should not expect big changes.'

I think he wants to have a decent look at what they have before he spends any more cash. Have you even checked their squad listing on the FPL site? They have a huge amount of players.

CSF · 23-07-2014 5:46pm

Lemlin wrote: »

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2698837/Mauricio-Pochettino-says-Tottenham-not-make-signings-summer-new-boss-promises-play-attacking-football.html

I'll take it with a pinch of salt under the assumption that Pocchetino couldn't be nuts enough to value THAT squad THAT highly.

A huge amount of players yes, but a serious absence of good ones.

FHFC · 23-07-2014 7:13pm

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

Yaya who?

Toyed with calling my team"Who are Ya(ya)?" but was still just a little bit too scared of him, birthday tantrums or not.

extra gravy · 23-07-2014 8:12pm

Sigurdsson to Swansea confirmed.

8-10 · 23-07-2014 8:25pm

roryc wrote: »

I dont think Siggy has played in their pre-season games yet.

I don't think Eriksen has either though.

Spurs play tonight however, will look out for the lineup

Benimar · 23-07-2014 8:27pm

The Swansea/Spurs swapathon has made 3 players far more viable options - Siggy, Davies and Neil Taylor.

Finding it hard to pick a team due to the level of uncertainty over so many big players. I usually WC after 3 weeks, but was going to avoid it this year. Starting to lean towards picking a team for the first 3 weeks only and WC'ing.

Lemlin · 23-07-2014 8:59pm

CSF wrote: »

I'll take it with a pinch of salt under the assumption that Pocchetino couldn't be nuts enough to value THAT squad THAT highly.

A huge amount of players yes, but a serious absence of good ones.

It's a better squad than he had at Saints and look at the results he got there.

Spurs aren't a bad side. Players like Lloris, Vertonghen, Walker, Lennon, Eriksen, Paulinho and Ade are proven and others like Chirches, Chadli, Bentaleb, Townsend, Soldado and Kane all have definite potential.

CSF · 23-07-2014 9:07pm

Lemlin wrote: »

It's a better squad than he had at Saints and look at the results he got there.

Spurs aren't a bad side. Players like Lloris, Vertonghen, Walker, Lennon, Eriksen, Paulinho and Ade are proven and others like Chirches, Chadli, Bentaleb, Townsend, Soldado and Kane all have definite potential.

I'm sure he didn't up sticks and leave a club where he was doing so well like Southampton (a club who sells their best players) and join Tottenham (a club who sells their best players) without being given the opportunity to improve their squad on being slightly better than the one he had at Southampton.

All the other managers got a decent wad of cash to spend, why shouldn't Pocchetino?

kronsington · 23-07-2014 9:39pm

Like many I'm not sure about RVP. It's him/ 2 lesser forwards or Giroud/Dzeko/a another... Thinking 3 5 2 this year. Haven't looked at the boards this early for any previous year but I'm determind to do well this year as I had a ****e season last time out

Just noticed the mobile app leads you into the normal site at the moment. Presume they'll sort this before kick off. Although in the app you don't get the detail and stats, just easier to use

manual_man · 23-07-2014 9:50pm

not convinced about RVP, or Dzeko for that matter. Dzeko did well last year but Aguero was injured for an insane amount of time, and i can't see that being the same this season. Also, looking at City's fixtures they don't look v generous, traditionally City have bagged most of their goals at home, and their initial run will see them play Liverpool, Chelsea, Man U and Spurs in their opening 5 home fixtures. RVP, shoot me down, but i think he's clearly past his best. His injury troubles of old flared up last season, and to my eye he's definitely lost a yard of pace. He'll be 31 by the time the new season is underway. Understandable

hurlingman97 · 23-07-2014 9:51pm

How do people rate Barkley?

FHFC · 23-07-2014 10:08pm

Benimar wrote: »

Finding it hard to pick a team due to the level of uncertainty over so many big players. I usually WC after 3 weeks but was going to avoid it this year. Starting to lean towards picking a team for the first 3 weeks only and WC'ing.

Interesting debate you raise. My first experience of the game last year and I wildcarded after about 4 weeks. Gained value but team didn't actually score well after it for a while. Second wildcard went very well though.

Then coming up to the cancellations and DGWs I'd have given my right arm for one. The lad who won my league kept his WC till around then and the boost he got won it for him.

I'm not opposed to points hits, and my plan this year was like yourself to keep the original wc till last 1/4 of the season and try to gain maximum advantage then. I was gonna take a few hits as required in first 5 or 6 GWs to adjust team and get on bandwagon price risers.

I get the impression from most other posters that early wildcarding is the way it is and most seem set to use it within the first 3 weeks.

I'm still very inexperienced at this craic and may very well hit the wc button in week 2 myself when I realise my plan above is clap trap so would be an interesting one to see what others views and plans are.

A poll might be interesting if someone could set one up.

manual_man · 23-07-2014 10:25pm

two many factors in fpl to be deciding when to use your wild card i.m.o.

ideally i think most would like to still have it when a nice dbl gameweek comes around. last 2 seasons i used mine early, not because i wanted to(quite the opposite), but because i needed to. last season in particular there was a lot of surprises in the opening weeks of the season, and a lot (like myself) felt it was necessary to use it or risk quickly falling behind. but basically i don't think it's even something you should be considering in advance, just pick the squad you feel will get you off to the best start, and take things on a week-by-week basis...

Nib · 23-07-2014 10:38pm

Help me, please.

I seen a FF team name the other day but I can't for the life of me remember it. I think its a play on the name of a new player in the EPL.

Not much to go on I know.

Iused2likebusts · 23-07-2014 10:54pm

FHFC wrote: »

Interesting debate you raise. My first experience of the game last year and I wildcarded after about 4 weeks. Gained value but team didn't actually score well after it for a while. Second wildcard went very well though.

Then coming up to the cancellations and DGWs I'd have given my right arm for one. The lad who won my league kept his WC till around then and the boost he got won it for him.

I'm not opposed to points hits, and my plan this year was like yourself to keep the original wc till last 1/4 of the season and try to gain maximum advantage then. I was gonna take a few hits as required in first 5 or 6 GWs to adjust team and get on bandwagon price risers.

I get the impression from most other posters that early wildcarding is the way it is and most seem set to use it within the first 3 weeks.

I'm still very inexperienced at this craic and may very well hit the wc button in week 2 myself when I realise my plan above is clap trap so would be an interesting one to see what others views and plans are.

A poll might be interesting if someone could set one up.

Ive always wildcarded at the first international break and am going to try to wait till the 2nd international break this time around but it will definetly be one of those 2 options. I dont really see the benefit of holding onto your wildcard till late in the season a lot of the time DGW's dont pan out as you plan plus most of us with forward planning can get in enough dgw players anyway. Ive only bothered looking at every teams first 8 fixtures as I know Ill have wildcarded by then and with that in mind I think Ill be going all out attack.
DDG Given
O shea collocinni cameron taylor wisdom
Hazard, sanchez, de jong, sigurdson, marney
rooney, sturridge, dzeko

Defence looks weak but for the first 8 gws assuming those 5 players are first choice I'll pick the best 3 with fixtures giving me
GW1 WBA A Villa H Sun H
GW2 Villa A Hull A Bur H
GW3 Pal H QPR A WBA H
GW4 Sou A Leic H Eve H
GW5 Hull H BUR A QPR A
GW6 Swa H New H Bur H
GW7 STo H New H Sun A
GW8 Leic H Swa H Sto A

Iused2likebusts · 23-07-2014 10:55pm

Nib wrote: »

Help me, please.

I seen a FF team name the other day but I can't for the life of me remember it. I think its a play on the name of a new player in the EPL.

Not much to go on I know.

anything to do with Ings

Nib · 23-07-2014 10:59pm

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

anything to do with Ings

Ings can only get better!

And I'm pretty sure it was you that posted it?

Thank you very much.

Edit: Max 20 characters.

Scorpion Sting · 23-07-2014 11:03pm

Nib wrote: »

Ings can only get better!

And I'm pretty sure it was you that posted it?

Thank you very much.

Edit: Max 20 characters.

No spaces?

Iused2likebusts · 23-07-2014 11:04pm

Nib wrote: »

Ings can only get better!

And I'm pretty sure it was you that posted it?

Thank you very much.

Edit: Max 20 characters.

ingscanonlygetbetter;)

manual_man · 23-07-2014 11:11pm

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

ingscanonlygetbetter;)

ingsthatmakeyougohmmmmmmmmmm

FHFC · 23-07-2014 11:37pm

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

Ive always wildcarded at the first international break and am going to try to wait till the 2nd international break this time around but it will definetly be one of those 2 options. I dont really see the benefit of holding onto your wildcard till late in the season a lot of the time DGW's dont pan out as you plan plus most of us with forward planning can get in enough dgw players anyway. Ive only bothered looking at every teams first 8 fixtures as I know Ill have wildcarded by then and with that in mind I think Ill be going all out attack.

Glad to hear a few opinions. I felt last season I'd have gained a lot of advantage if I'd had the WC around the DGWs / Cancellation weeks. I put plenty of effort into planning, too much maybe, and it possible to get numbers of DGW players, but not necessarily your ideal DGW players if you know what I mean....

I like the idea for now of using hits early if needed and keeping the WC, but I'm not hung up on it at all costs, if I find myself of a -12 some GW I can always hit the button. So as manual man says I'll play it when I need to to, but unlike manual man I have some idea of when I'd like to.

Busts, last year I think the first international break was pretty bad for price rises etc, I did it the week after that and it was excellent. International break 2 might be a better time all right, but last year transfers were very quiet both breaks till the after the second set of internationals so the advantage of a long week is minimal as far as I saw last year.

Lemlin · 23-07-2014 11:42pm

CSF wrote: »

I'm sure he didn't up sticks and leave a club where he was doing so well like Southampton (a club who sells their best players) and join Tottenham (a club who sells their best players) without being given the opportunity to improve their squad on being slightly better than the one he had at Southampton.

All the other managers got a decent wad of cash to spend, why shouldn't Pocchetino?

Spurs spent an insane amount of cash last year and neither coach appointed since has worked out.

I'm sure Pocchetino will get cash but I just think he'll sit back and have a good look at who he wants/will discard before he utilises what's available.

Looking at the sheer size of the Spurs squad, they need to start offloading before they start taking new bodies on.

Iused2likebusts · 23-07-2014 11:43pm

FHFC wrote: »

Glad to hear a few opinions. I felt last season I'd have gained a lot of advantage if I'd had the WC around the DGWs / Cancellation weeks. I put plenty of effort into planning, too much maybe, and it possible to get numbers of DGW players, but not necessarily your ideal DGW players if you know what I mean....

I like the idea for now of using hits early if needed and keeping the WC, but I'm not hung up on it at all costs, if I find myself of a -12 some GW I can always hit the button. So as manual man says I'll play it when I need to to, but unlike manual man I have some idea of when I'd like to.

Busts, last year I think the first international break was pretty bad for price rises etc, I did it the week after that and it was excellent. International break 2 might be a better time all right, but last year transfers were very quiet both breaks till the after the second set of internationals so the advantage of a long week is minimal as far as I saw last year.

Ye I think if you make .2 or .3 you have done well. I do recall that the following week between GW 4 & 5 turned out to be a good one. There is luck involved as in a random player scores on a sat that is 90% on his way to a price rise will get the .2 whereas the next week a player that scores is 90% on the way to a drop before the bandwagon kicks in with him scoring. Between GW4 and 5 is good as you get a gameweek to see the effect on teamsheets of all the deadline transfers including players that have now been dropped due to new arivals.

swoody · 23-07-2014 11:46pm

Ben Davies starts for spurs tonight against Toronto on BT Sport 2

FHFC · 23-07-2014 11:50pm

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

Ye I think if you make .2 or .3 you have done well. I do recall that the following week between GW 4 & 5 turned out to be a good one. There is luck involved as in a random player scores on a sat that is 90% on his way to a price rise will get the .2 whereas the next week a player that scores is 90% on the way to a drop before the bandwagon kicks in with him scoring. Between GW4 and 5 is good as you get a gameweek to see the effect on teamsheets of all the deadline transfers including players that have now been dropped due to new arivals.

I gained about 1m gross the week I did it. I also signed Ramsey thinking I'd get a few prices rises off him before the bandwagon crashed!

. On the down side I also signed Ben Arfa....

FHFC · 23-07-2014 11:54pm

swoody wrote: »

Ben Davies starts for spurs tonight against Toronto on BT Sport 2

Iused2likebusts · 23-07-2014 11:55pm

FHFC wrote: »

I gained about 1m gross the week I did it. I also signed Ramsey thinking I'd get a few prices rises off him before the bandwagon crashed! . On the down side I also signed Ben Arfa....

The .2 I was talking about would be profit on players that you dont keep after wildcarding a lot of hard work for little or no gain. I was chuffed with myself that ramsey went up .2 giving me a .1 profit as I offloaded because he would never keep that form up:eek:

Iused2likebusts · 23-07-2014 11:56pm

enrique starts for liverpool

FHFC · 23-07-2014 11:59pm

Jones, Kelly, Skrtel, Coates, Enrique, Lucas, Allen, Coutinho, Borini, Lambert, Ibe.
Substitutes: Ward, Agger, Henderson, Can, Suso, Coady, Phillips, Robinson, Peterson.

kronsington · 24-07-2014 4:53am

Sanchez/hazard or Ozil/Toure???

SpaceCowb0y · 24-07-2014 9:05am

kronsington wrote: »

Sanchez/hazard or Ozil/Toure???

Sanchez/Hazard all day for me anyway!

8-10 · 24-07-2014 9:39am

SpaceCowb0y wrote: »

Sanchez/Hazard all day for me anyway!

Agreed. Though for the extra 0.5 I'd take Yaya/Hazard, best 2 of those 4

Backstreet Moyes · 24-07-2014 10:55am

Anybody see how Davies played?

roryc · 24-07-2014 11:55am

As much as I'd love to have Pelle and Tadic, the attraction of a £9m midfielder (Silva, Fabregas, Ramsey) plus a £6m striker (Ings, Wickham, Austin) is simply too much. Coupled with the fact that the Southampton pair have a tough first game and are untested in the PL. I'll still likely have a minimum of 3 'new' players in my team come GW1. There seems to be a lot more choice this season.

Paully D · 24-07-2014 1:02pm

Some insight from Van Gaal, from The Mirror:

New signings Luke Shaw and Ander Herrera both started in the Dutchman's new-look 3-5-2 shape, with the latter particularly impressing, and Van Gaal insists he had no time to waste in switching formations - even if the unbalanced squad he inherited makes things tricky.

The Dutchman lined up his new side in an unfamiliar shape but they dazzled in California as they romped past MLS side LA Galaxy 7-0

Louis van Gaal last night insisted he will stick with the 3-5-2 system that brought him a "fantastic" 7-0 win in his first game in charge of Manchester United.

The Dutchman led his side to a comfortable victory over the MLS outfit, with Wayne Rooney, Ashley Young and Reece James all bagging braces.

And the former Netherlands boss believes his charges got off to the best possible start in their new shape:

“The result always matters," revealed the 62-year-old. "With such a result you get confidence and confidence in a new system.

“We introduced a new system and played just two times on the training pitch eleven v eleven. It is no so much, but the boys are willing to pick up the information.

“It is fantastic how they have performed today."
With a glut of internationals in his squad, Van Gaal and his coaching staff have been forced to work without their full compliment of players so far in pre-season. Nevertheless, the new United coach remained happy - if not a little surprised - with his side after such a comfortable win.

“Last week, ten players who played tonight were not even in our training complex.

“But when you see us train, you can expect something but not 7-0. It was a surprise, but they were also beautiful goals.

“It was not just the goals, but the beautiful attacks."

New signings Luke Shaw and Ander Herrera both started in the Dutchman's new-look 3-5-2 shape, with the latter particularly impressing, and Van Gaal insists he had no time to waste in switching formations - even if the unbalanced squad he inherited makes things tricky.

Reuters
New pair: Rooney and Welbeck were partnered up front in Man United's new formation

“When you want to change a system, you must start at once. We don’t have time to prepare for other things.

“The other system they can play is 4-3-3 and they have played it for many years.

“I can change back if the system doesn’t work. With the quality of the players we have, I can play 4-3-3 with three strikers on the bench, bit I want to play with two strikers.

“We have four number tens, so the selection is not balanced in my eyes. I have decided to play this system because of the quality of the players.

"But if we lose, I can change back to another system.”

When I see my team playing a new system, it is better to win 7-0 than to lose because the players will then doubt the system.

“But now I don’t have that problem.”

Rooney becomes a lot more attractive if he holds true to the two strikers.

FHFC · 24-07-2014 5:52pm

Anyone have any insight into the Chelsea keeper situation? Shaw does look attract now, and if I was going with him it would be most likely instead of my premium Chelsea defender and putting Cech/Courtois in goal.

Cech played the 90 last night but Mourinho quoted on FFS was giving nothing away...
“My situation for the season is fantastic. To have Cech and Courtois means we have the best young goalkeeper in the world and one of the top-three or five most experienced keepers. For me and Chelsea, it’s perfect. Maybe one of them won’t be happy but the Chelsea supporters will be happy and they’re more important than players.”

manual_man · 24-07-2014 7:02pm

Anyone takin the bold gamble of goin with Lamela over Eriksen

8-10 · 24-07-2014 7:06pm

manual_man wrote: »

Anyone takin the bold gamble of goin with Lamela over Eriksen

How much is Lamela? I'm going with neither currently

Christy Browne · 24-07-2014 7:11pm

manual_man wrote: »

Anyone takin the bold gamble of goin with Lamela over Eriksen

I have both....might be overkill slightly :pac:

manual_man · 24-07-2014 7:17pm

8-10 wrote: »

How much is Lamela? I'm going with neither currently

Same price... 8M

FHFC · 24-07-2014 9:30pm

http://jrnl.ie/1587359

Nice well written article on Man U formation implications on score.ie

T-b0n3 · 24-07-2014 10:34pm

manual_man wrote: »

Anyone takin the bold gamble of goin with Lamela over Eriksen

I'm so tempted. I'm a Spurs fan so I'm afraid it's just heart over head stuff. But I really do think he's going to have a great season. If he was only a bit cheaper than Eriksen I could maybe justify it.

I will be watching the pre season so things could change.

Posada · 24-07-2014 10:54pm

Oh dear.. Just logged in quickly yesterday. So many threads to read. Haven't even looked at any player prices yet. Hours of FF research needed this weekend.

And we do this for fun?! We must be all mad. :pac:

manual_man · 25-07-2014 6:36pm

Lovren to have Liverpool medical according to ssn

Lemlin · 25-07-2014 9:09pm

manual_man wrote: »

Lovren to have Liverpool medical according to ssn

20 mil fee agreed I think.

SpaceCowb0y · 25-07-2014 9:54pm

One thing i've noticed with the majority of teams on here is that basically nobody is picking any Liverpool attacking options?

Gerrard finished as the second highest scoring mid behind Yaya 3 points above hazard and is only 9 mil? Sturridge was the second highest scorer in the league?

Liverpool scored 109 goals in all competitions last season Suarez scored 31 fair enough but that still leaves 78 goals and id imagine some of the new signings will help out with at least part of Suarez's tally this season??

I'm seriously thinking of putting Gerrard in. heartbreaking as he is at times in this game i'm biased and i love him yes, but the points don't lie! I've got attacking options from all the other top teams and feel i'll be missing out without anyone from Liverpool in there somewhere!

I've also had a few scoops so maybe my judgement is clouded but I feel like i'm making sense!

LightningBlue · 25-07-2014 10:17pm

SpaceCowb0y wrote: »

One thing i've noticed with the majority of teams on here is that basically nobody is picking any Liverpool attacking options?

Gerrard finished as the second highest scoring mid behind Yaya 3 points above hazard and is only 9 mil? Sturridge was the second highest scorer in the league?

Liverpool scored 109 goals in all competitions last season Suarez scored 31 fair enough but that still leaves 78 goals and id imagine some of the new signings will help out with at least part of Suarez's tally this season??

I'm seriously thinking of putting Gerrard in. heartbreaking as he is at times in this game i'm biased and i love him yes, but the points don't lie! I've got attacking options from all the other top teams and feel i'll be missing out without anyone from Liverpool in there somewhere!

I've also had a few scoops so maybe my judgement is clouded but I feel like i'm making sense!

I'd be worried about Gerrard this season. The ten penalties he scored last season covered up a lack of goals from play (partly down to his deeper role in Liverpool's midfield).

Liverpool won an abnormally high amount of penalties last season (12), five more than any other team so that will probably regress back to 6 or 7 this season. Suarez played a big part in winning some of those penalties and he's left the club. (Pacy signings like Markovic and Remy may make up for this loss by drawing some last ditch fouls).

His assists will probably hold at 8-10 given his role as set-piece taker but I can't seem matching his score from last year. He only scored 2 goals from play last season and if the no. of penalties decreases his bonus points will decrease as well.

The other options in Hazard, Fabregas, Ramsey, Yaya offer more upside in terms of no. of chances created for assists and amount of shots they get per game.
(Hazard especially as with better players around him to finish chances (Fabregas, Costa should improve on his assist total given the high amount of chances created last season.)

zarquon · 25-07-2014 10:29pm

Gerard will not win the same amount of penalties this year with Suarez gone. There are far better options in his price range

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