General FPL Chat Season 2013/14

moreau · 18-07-2013 7:56pm

My thoughts:

1) Coleman. Have him, great value but not convinced of hype, Everton had loads of CS last year (esp the end) which will surely not happen with Martinez. My experience is it is not worth the stress trying to predict attacking points of defenders (baines excluded

2) I don't like Anelka at the moment. WBA got Di Santo too, I smell a lot of rotation, remember Clarke last year?

3) For Bellamy owners, have a look at Whittingham. I think he is main set piece man including pens? Has a great goalscoring record too. I think someone said on another forum Bellamy is not nailed on, I don't know...any cardiff fans out there!

alchemist33 · 18-07-2013 7:58pm

Hogey007 wrote: »

fantasy football buddy still works fine, it's not an offical app but can do everything you need from it.

Buddy works well, but its got the wong jerseys on the players atm e.g. Aguero in a Norwich shirt. Hopefully theyll get it fixed soon.

roryc · 18-07-2013 8:04pm

Frazier Campbell could be one to look at in the £5.5m striker range. 7 goals in his 12 games for Cardiff after they signed him in Feb. I'm guessing he'll play up front with Cornelius? Another new signing at £5.5m, but hasn't actually played a game for Cardiff yet.

Invincible · 18-07-2013 8:15pm

City have signed Jovetic, Dzeko not that appealing in front three anymore.

Hogey007 · 18-07-2013 11:02pm

alchemist33 wrote: »

Buddy works well, but its got the wong jerseys on the players atm e.g. Aguero in a Norwich shirt. Hopefully theyll get it fixed soon.

yeah and RVP in a qpr shirt....had me worried for a minute

Lemlin · 19-07-2013 10:07pm

Hogey007 wrote: »

fantasy football buddy still works fine, it's not an offical app but can do everything you need from it.

Can you get it for iPhone?

Invincible · 19-07-2013 10:17pm

Benteke has signed a contract extension now until 2017, so there goes his possible Spurs move.

Jax Teller · 19-07-2013 10:41pm

Reina off to Napoli on loan for the year . Good for all of us ,No need to worry who'll play now .

qwabercd · 19-07-2013 10:47pm

Jax Teller wrote: »

Reina off to Napoli on loan for the year . Good for all of us ,No need to worry who'll play now .

It's annoying because toure is great value at 5m. Toure + Szcesney costs 10.5m. Mignolet + Mertesacker costs 11m. I may plump for the former.

Hogey007 · 19-07-2013 11:01pm

Jax Teller wrote: »

Reina off to Napoli on loan for the year . Good for all of us ,No need to worry who'll play now .

given their early season fixtures i may double up on mignolet & toure if toure looks set to be first choice which i think he will be.

ssshhh123 · 19-07-2013 11:15pm

Set up the mob app hope I can remember week in week out to play best luck everyone

F1ngers · 19-07-2013 11:59pm

DeSelby83 wrote: »

Just saw that the official app is free at the minute on the App Store. Hopefully it will cover the new season too, bit pointless to make it free otherwise

That was for the 12/13 season. It was made free at the tail end of last season - there will be a new app for the 13/14 season and will more than likely cost a few euro.

Jax Teller · 21-07-2013 7:06pm

New FF site launching at 8pm .

Ran by a few good lads .

http://fantasyfootballpundits.com/

alchemist33 · 21-07-2013 7:24pm

Jax Teller wrote: »

New FF site launching at 8pm .

Ran by a few good lads .

http://fantasyfootballpundits.com/

Followed them on twitter last year. Approachable enough. Wonder what the site will have.

Who_8_Paul? · 22-07-2013 7:08pm

If you want to check out how good you really are at this game check out where you are placed worldwide based on the last few years positions:

http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/hall-of-fame/career/

I'm outside the top 1000 but could break in this year if I have a good one

roryc · 22-07-2013 7:19pm

Yeah I'm outside the top 1k too - 1,926. It doesn't seem to have last season's (12/13) finishes included though?

My results were shit before the last three seasons, would be good if I could delete out those finishes! I didn't know what I was doing and just played to win private leagues. And used to run a number of different teams concurrently which is never a good idea. 200k+ finishes can't help your overall score!

OneColdHand · 22-07-2013 8:26pm

Who_8_Paul? wrote: »

If you want to check out how good you really are at this game check out where you are placed worldwide based on the last few years positions:

http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/hall-of-fame/career/

I'm outside the top 1000 but could break in this year if I have a good one

Is that just for members of the site?

Who_8_Paul? · 22-07-2013 8:49pm

OneColdHand wrote: »

Is that just for members of the site?

Oh wait yeah sorry only had a quick look earlier, seems its only around 14000 people, I'd say its those who enter the FF Scout league rather than members, still a high proportion of the top managers I'd say, not including the great ones here that don't enter the FF Scout league of course!

Iused2likebusts · 22-07-2013 9:43pm

2 goals for anelka today

Lemlin · 22-07-2013 9:53pm

Who_8_Paul? wrote: »

If you want to check out how good you really are at this game check out where you are placed worldwide based on the last few years positions:

http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/hall-of-fame/career/

I'm outside the top 1000 but could break in this year if I have a good one

I'm at 716 which I'm fairly impressed with. Top 500 would be nice but top 750 will do!

KevIRL · 23-07-2013 9:46am

Who_8_Paul? wrote: »

If you want to check out how good you really are at this game check out where you are placed worldwide based on the last few years positions:

http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/hall-of-fame/career/

I'm outside the top 1000 but could break in this year if I have a good one

272

and 235 in the live one

Hogey007 · 23-07-2013 10:46am

a few rumours that if united don't get fabregas, modric and cabaye are on their radar. at 6.5 cabaye could be a good shout for united.

Hogey007 · 23-07-2013 10:48am

zaha starts again for united for those of you keeping an eye on him.

Man Utd XI v F-Marinos: De Gea; Fabio, Jones, Evans, Evra, Anderson, Cleverley, Lingard, Zaha, Januzaj, Van Persie #MUFC

KevIRL · 24-07-2013 9:48am

I wonder if carlcon will make a return this year?

redzerdrog · 24-07-2013 10:15am

have chelsea played many preseason games?

how is schurrle getting on?

roryc · 24-07-2013 10:37am

Suarez going to Arsenal would be very interesting. I really want both him and Bale to stay in the PL.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/jul/23/arsenal-luis-suarez-liverpool-transfer?CMP=twt_gu&AFF_ID=16562

SlickRic · 24-07-2013 10:56am

if Suarez goes to Arsenal I really will hate his lying guts, but later on in the season, he would probably solve any striking problems people may have.

bezuaua · 24-07-2013 10:57am

Need some help in figuring out the specific players that will be on free kicks / penaltys / corners:

Manchester United: VP (penaltys/corners)
Everton: Baines (free kicks/penaltys/corners)

Anyone can help on the remaining teams?

roryc · 24-07-2013 11:00am

http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/premiership-set-piece-takers/

roryc · 24-07-2013 12:33pm

Gerrard looking good in pre-season friendly against Melbourne Victory, just scored to put them 1-0 up. Sterling looking very sharp, has had four decent chances already.

Half hour left, looks like Suarez might get a run out!

EDIT: Suarez is on

Mr.Prodston · 24-07-2013 1:05pm

Sunderland look like they're ahead of Spurs in terms of fitness in the Barclays trophy match. Sunderland 2-1 up. (Sig for Spurs, Cabral and Wes Brown with the goals)

Edit: 3-1 Karlsson with the 3rd and it's over

roryc · 24-07-2013 1:09pm

3-1 Sunderland - Karlsson

Copper_pipe · 24-07-2013 1:17pm

Man City team: Hart, Kompany (C), Zabaleta, Lescott, Clichy, Milner, Nasri, Barry, Fernandinho, Toure, Dzeko

SUBS: Richards, Negredo, Sinclair, Kolarov, Garcia, Aguero, Rodwell, Pantilimon, Nastasic, Suarez, Boyata, Nimely, Huws, Razak

roryc · 24-07-2013 1:20pm

Strong back line - I hope that's not a preview to how they plan on lining up this season. Who would be keeping Nastasic out of the team, Lescott?

shadowcomplex · 24-07-2013 6:27pm

Spurs should sign dzeko

retalivity · 24-07-2013 7:58pm

who's gonna start the season in goal for sunderland - mannone or westwood?

Lemlin · 24-07-2013 11:23pm

Copper_pipe wrote: »

Man City team: Hart, Kompany (C), Zabaleta, Lescott, Clichy, Milner, Nasri, Barry, Fernandinho, Toure, Dzeko

SUBS: Richards, Negredo, Sinclair, Kolarov, Garcia, Aguero, Rodwell, Pantilimon, Nastasic, Suarez, Boyata, Nimely, Huws, Razak

Said a few days back that I wouldn't be surprised to see Pellegrini favour Lescott to Nastasic.

I still think Hart, Kompany and Yaya are the only City players you can be 100% sure of starting.

Paully D · 25-07-2013 12:09am

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

Sunderland look like they're ahead of Spurs in terms of fitness in the Barclays trophy match. Sunderland 2-1 up. (Sig for Spurs, Cabral and Wes Brown with the goals)

Edit: 3-1 Karlsson with the 3rd and it's over

Very good performance. As you said, we were a canny bit ahead of Spurs in terms of fitness. Di Canio does have the lads fighting fit as he said he would, we could really come firing out of the blocks at the start of the season so it's a pity the home fixtures spoil things from a fantasy football point of view.

roryc wrote: »

Strong back line - I hope that's not a preview to how they plan on lining up this season. Who would be keeping Nastasic out of the team, Lescott?

Aye, they're the same price anyway and with Nastasic halfway across the globe on the first week for a friendly I suspect Lescott might get the nod for that game anyway. We should know a lot more during the managers press conference ahead of gameweek 1. Plenty of time to sort it, although we could do without wasting a transfer getting Nastastic back in after one week!

retalivity wrote: »

who's gonna start the season in goal for sunderland - mannone or westwood?

Coin toss at the minute.

Mannone played well today though and it was virtually a first 11 we played. If Mannone starts against City in the Asia Trophy final on Saturday and does okay then I think that would see him in pole position.

Westwood will probably get to the play the next game or two back on UK soil and then Di Canio will decide ahead of gameweek 1 who is number one will be.

MagicIRL · 25-07-2013 10:49am

Sky sources: Norwich agree fee with Celtic for Gary Hooper and striker will have medical today #SSN

roryc · 12-08-2013 10:30pm

What would people say to creating a separate league for 'season' teams? By this I mean an entirely separate FF team to your current one, where you pick a team for the season in GW1 and aren't allowed touch it for the year. No change of captain, no transfers, no subs. You literally pick it in GW1 and forget about it. GW3 and your keeper is out for the season? Touch shit!

Thinking behind it is - at one stage in Feb/March last season we worked out it was feasible for you to have had a team from GW1 and been 1st in the world. Would be a good laugh anyway, if anyone's interested post 'IN' and I'll set up a thread.

OneColdHand · 12-08-2013 10:33pm

roryc wrote: »

What would people say to creating a separate league for 'season' teams? By this I mean an entirely separate FF team to your current one, where you pick a team for the season in GW1 and aren't allowed touch it for the year. No change of captain, no transfers, no subs. You literally pick it in GW1 and forget about it. GW3 and your keeper is out for the season? Touch shit!

Thinking behind it is - at one stage in Feb/March last season we worked out it was feasible for you to have had a team from GW1 and been 1st in the world. Would be a good laugh anyway, if anyone's interested post 'IN' and I'll set up a thread.

I'm interested.

I'm guessing most people strategy will be:

1. Get RVP.
2. Captain him.
3. Fill in the rest of your team.

F1ngers · 12-08-2013 10:58pm

roryc wrote: »

What would people say to creating a separate league for 'season' teams? By this I mean an entirely separate FF team to your current one, where you pick a team for the season in GW1 and aren't allowed touch it for the year. No change of captain, no transfers, no subs. You literally pick it in GW1 and forget about it. GW3 and your keeper is out for the season? Touch shit!

Thinking behind it is - at one stage in Feb/March last season we worked out it was feasible for you to have had a team from GW1 and been 1st in the world. Would be a good laugh anyway, if anyone's interested post 'IN' and I'll set up a thread.

Can you submit a team with only eleven players?
If a player is injured don't they automatically put in your subs?

Also interested.

roryc · 12-08-2013 10:58pm

Haha yeah, the captaincy is basically taken out of it, although he's not guaranteed to be the top points scorer this year.

There's definitely a strategy to it though. Bale staying/going is a big gamble.

F1ngers wrote: »

Can you submit a team with only eleven players?
If a player is injured don't they automatically put in your subs?

Nah, it would be a normal squad of 15, but you can't do any changes. Automatic subs are fine.

F**k it i'll make a thread.

Invincible · 15-08-2013 8:26pm

Wonder will the FPL site crash Fri night/Sat morning like before? Make sure to have your team set up early, just in case!

Who_8_Paul? · 15-08-2013 9:52pm

Scout cast now up on FFScout:

http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2013/08/15/the-scoutcast-episode-109-two-men/

Paully D · 16-08-2013 12:07am

Well, that's that. My team is finally decided on and picked barring any sudden injury or team news tomorrow. Roll on another year!

Good luck all

Fowler87 · 16-08-2013 12:53am

After watching the fantasy football show on sky, I said Id set up a team in their version of the game. Likely wont look at it for a few weeks:pac: *back to fpl*

Hogey007 · 16-08-2013 7:23am

Fowler87 wrote: »

After watching the fantasy football show on sky, I said Id set up a team in their version of the game. Likely wont look at it for a few weeks:pac: *back to fpl*

they could have had a great show if they'd stuck to the proper game and not created their own. maybe they couldn't talk about this one? but if they had it'd have made some good friday evening viewing.

slingerz · 16-08-2013 9:28am

Hogey007 wrote: »

they could have had a great show if they'd stuck to the proper game and not created their own. maybe they couldn't talk about this one? but if they had it'd have made some good friday evening viewing.

They had to create their own I'd say as they'd be proprietary enough about things as it is. Besides the free FPL game can make them nothing while their game has plenty links to Sky Bet etc.

Hogey007 · 16-08-2013 9:32am

slingerz wrote: »

They had to create their own I'd say as they'd be proprietary enough about things as it is. Besides the free FPL game can make them nothing while their game has plenty links to Sky Bet etc.

that's true. shame though.

General FPL Chat Season 2013/14

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