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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,391 ✭✭✭One Cold Hand


    Sizzler wrote:
    Half the fun for me is finding the next Ronaldo / Lampard for this season :)

    Yeah thats the trick. The guy who won our league had Arteta, Ronaldo and Drogba in from week 1. A solid base to build on. In comparison in moment of weakness half an hour before the deadline I changed my midfield pairing to Sissoko and John O'Shea! I still have no idea where that came out of!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 310 ✭✭maxi-twist


    7 mil to spend on a midfielder, bentley perhaps? Or maybe petrov, he could have a good season this year. DIdnt do to well last year. Anyone got any ideas?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 310 ✭✭maxi-twist


    PHB wrote:
    9: Tevez
    11: Berbatov


    Im struggling to choose between those two and Van Persie + keane. All depends if tevez goes to utd i supose!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,589 ✭✭✭✭Necronomicon


    PHB wrote:
    1: Given
    2: Neville
    3: Upson
    4: Taylor
    5: Ronaldo (C)
    6: Lampard
    7: Richardson
    8: Fabregas
    9: Tevez
    10: Bianchi
    11: Berbatov
    ---
    12: Niemi
    13: Boyce
    14: Anderson
    15: Smertin
    I've really been toying with the idea of Bianchi as well, I think he could be great at City. The only thing I'm worried about is buying a player who hasn't played in the Premiership before, I got stung with that last year when I bought Rosicky.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,617 ✭✭✭✭PHB


    I've really been toying with the idea of Bianchi as well, I think he could be great at City. The only thing I'm worried about is buying a player who hasn't played in the Premiership before, I got stung with that last year when I bought Rosicky.

    Yeh, well I'm really torn between Bianchi and Fabregas or Pederson and Eduardo/Van Persie.
    I'm currently edging towards the latter. I think Fabregas will be singled out for special treatment next season and could see his assist rate drop a little.

    As for my defence, there's only three of them, and here's my logic.
    Neville for 6 is a steal. If he can keep fit, he will be up there in top points. He will get about 5-6 assists next season, and will be a United defence which will have the additional cover of Hargreaves at the ends of games, to stop those peasky leaking of goals.
    Upson for West Ham is a bit dodgy, but Neil and Upson could make the West Ham defence a bit better than last season.
    Taylor is a good bet I think. I think if Big Sam plays like I think he will, it will be a somewhat defensive style, that will need a swashbuckling defender at the heart of it, and that's Taylor. Big Sam's teams don't concede many cheap goals, and Taylor could get lots of Actim points. The other two are ****, but if Sunderland do defend well, Anderson will be at the heart of it.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,589 ✭✭✭✭Necronomicon


    Right, I've changed my team for the 2nd and hopefully last time:

    James

    Taylor
    Distin
    Dunne
    Ronaldo
    Essien
    Arteta
    Malouda
    Berbatov
    Ashton
    Tevez

    I've gone for a strong 11 at the expensive of having decent subs, hopefully that won't come back to bite me in the ass (Muamba is my best sub, and I do fancy Birmingham to do well this season so hopefully he'll pick up points)

    Like PHB, i hope that Sam sorts out the Newcastle defence, and that Taylor turns out to be great value at 5.0

    In midfield, I fancy Malouda to do well with Chelsea playing with wingers again - I've always thought he was quality, and I think he'll fit in well in the Premiership (although at 9.0 he's an expensive risk)

    Up front, Berbatov is pretty self-explanatory, just a class act. Ashton, fit again, could be a snip at 7.0, because I also fancy West Ham to do well. If the Tevez transfer doesn't go through to United before the start of the season, I'll drop him. I have .5 left over so if that happens, I'll have 9.0 to spend on another striker.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,548 ✭✭✭blobert


    Here's my current mottley crew (subject to change at least 100 more times):

    Howard

    Finnan-Ben Haim-A Cole

    Gamst-Ronaldo-Lampard-Cahill-Richardon

    Van Persie-Chopra/Earnshaw

    With cheap subs: Neimi, Sun (Man C), Anderson (Sunderland)

    Plan is to swap between 4-5-1 and 3-5-2 depending on games.

    Apparantly spending more on defence than attack is the way to go, but I personally believe a strong midfield with semi solid defence and cheaper forwards is the way to go!

    Was tempted by Berbatov or Tevez but I reckon neither will play week in week out and I only want definate starters.

    Good Luck


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,244 ✭✭✭✭Lemlin


    I'm stuck between three 5.5 million midfielders:

    Richardson, Harper from Reading or Reo-Coker, what do people think?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,836 ✭✭✭Vokes


    PHB wrote:
    Yeh, well I'm really torn between Bianchi and Fabregas or Pederson and Eduardo/Van Persie.
    I'm currently edging towards the latter.
    The thing with V. Persie though is that he could be pushed out to left wing if Eduardo / Adebayor get paired together quite bit. Tis a risk :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,123 ✭✭✭stepbar


    Here's my team

    1. Sorensen
    2. Dunne
    3. Vidic (C)
    4. A.Ferdinand
    5. M.Richards
    6. Ronaldo
    7. Hargreaves
    8. Kavanagh
    9. Fabregas
    10. Tevez
    11. Berbatov

    12. Schwarzer
    13. Torres
    14. Ireland
    15. Boyce

    If I could only use a 3 man forward line......:D


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,530 ✭✭✭Fuzzy_Dunlop


    SofaKing wrote:
    The thing with V. Persie though is that he could be pushed out to left wing if Eduardo / Adebayor get paired together quite bit. Tis a risk :)

    Nah I'm fairly sure Van Persie will be the main man(ok i know it's partially the sun talking shíte) next year. Seriously doubt he'll get moved to left if anything he'd go to the right like for the netherlands with eduardo on the left.


    Ok i think i may as well post my team now-
    The 56ers
    Reina

    Woodgate
    Dunne
    Neville
    Ben Haim
    Fabregas
    Ronaldo(c)
    Essien
    Parker
    Tevez
    Van Persie

    Subs:Niemi, Stokes, Ingimarsson, Muamba

    Not really sure about my defence actually no that i look at it


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,391 ✭✭✭One Cold Hand


    stepbar wrote:
    Here's my team

    1. Sorensen
    2. Dunne
    3. Vidic (C)
    4. A.Ferdinand
    5. M.Richards
    6. Ronaldo
    7. Hargreaves
    8. Kavanagh
    9. Fabregas
    10. Tevez
    11. Berbatov

    12. Schwarzer
    13. Torres
    14. Ireland
    15. Boyce

    If I could only use a 3 man forward line......:D


    Torres on the bench? Not a bad sub to bring in! You do realise that you can use 3 forwards?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,009 ✭✭✭kronsington


    sorry to those who pm'd me looking for the code to th league, im writing to you from a ****ty internet cafe in ghana and dont have the time to send it on individually.. as far as i know there is one league for everyone on boards and its posted somewhere near the start of this thread so have a good look around and you'll find it


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,372 ✭✭✭✭Mr Alan


    THE BENNS
    ...............

    Cech

    Finnan
    Toure
    Taylor
    Campbell

    Gerrard
    Barnes
    Reo-Coker
    Lampard

    Torres
    Van Persie

    Bench: Sorenson, Upson, Muamba, Harewood

    Probably gonna through a few more little tweaks, but that's the guts of it i reckon.

    how do you change formation? (excuse my ignorance!)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,836 ✭✭✭Vokes


    On the team page swap out a defender and sub in a forward, and voila....you should have a 3-4-3.


    My own line-up reeks of Goals and Assists from all over the pitch :)

    Howard
    Lescott-Neville-Finnan
    Lampard-Richardson-Milner-Taylor-Gamst Pederson
    Viduka-Bent

    Bench: Niemi, Evans, Ben Haim, Lita

    Best of luck those chasing 2nd ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,430 ✭✭✭Sizzler


    SofaKing wrote:
    On the team page swap out a defender and sub in a forward, and voila....you should have a 3-4-3.


    My own line-up reeks of Goals and Assists from all over the pitch :)

    Howard
    Lescott-Neville-Finnan
    Lampard-Richardson-Milner-Taylor-Gamst Pederson
    Viduka-Bent

    Bench: Niemi, Evans, Ben Haim, Lita

    Best of luck those chasing 2nd ;)

    You better hope your MF's are scoring each week as your front two wont be playing every week.

    Owen - Martins are 1st choice for the newcs and Berba and Robbie are 1st choice for Spurs Id imagine :p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,476 ✭✭✭ShriekingSheet


    Sizzler wrote:
    You better hope your MF's are scoring each week as your front two wont be playing every week.

    Owen - Martins are 1st choice for the newcs and Berba and Robbie are 1st choice for Spurs Id imagine :p

    yes, they're both good players but it's also not beyond the realms of possibility they could be reeking of something other than goals...

    Also, if you put em in and think- if they don't play the subs will do a job- what can easily happen at spurs or manu is the bastards will be stuck on for a minutes at the end and get 1 point denying your sub who may have played 90mins a place in the team


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 536 ✭✭✭swalsh


    Here is my team which of course will be subject to alot of change

    1. Robinson
    2. Terry
    3. Bale
    4. Shorey
    5. Lescott
    6. Reo-Coker
    7. Ronaldo(c)
    8. Gerrard
    9. Hunt
    10.Torres
    11.Van Persie

    Subs are Niemi, Boyce, Teale and Harewood

    All criticisms welcome!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,430 ✭✭✭Sizzler


    swalsh wrote:
    Here is my team which of course will be subject to alot of change

    1. Robinson
    2. Terry
    3. Bale
    4. Shorey
    5. Lescott
    6. Reo-Coker
    7. Ronaldo(c)
    8. Gerrard
    9. Hunt
    10.Torres
    11.Van Persie

    Subs are Niemi, Boyce, Teale and Harewood

    All criticisms welcome!

    Nice one ! You managed to get Two class MF's and Fwd's in there :D And the defence aint too shabby either!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,608 ✭✭✭Spud83


    my team

    1. Robinson

    2. Finnan
    3. Mellberg
    4. Carragher

    5. Gamst Pederson
    6. Ronaldo
    7. Scholes
    8. Gilberto

    9. Berbatov
    10. Doyle
    11. Smith

    12. Neimi, 13. Brown, 14.Ingimarson, 15. Boyce

    Smith is only staying if he moves to boro, and i'm waiting to see how bad scholes injury is.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,223 ✭✭✭Macca07


    1.Friedel

    2.Finnan
    3.Ferdinand
    4.Lescott

    5.Gilberto
    6.Lampard
    7.Bentley
    8.Taylor

    9.Berbatov (C)
    10.McCarthy
    11.Tevez

    Subs:
    12.Ward (GK)
    13.Pearson
    14.Anderson
    15.Davis


    What ye guys think? World beaters. I know the subs are shocking but no point having good players on the bench, and they are all 1st teamers.
    Of course if Tevez moves it will be a bonus, if not then I'll have to change that.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,830 ✭✭✭Bacchus


    James - Portsmouth

    Finnan - Liverpool
    Anderson - Sunderland
    Taylor - Newcastle

    Ronaldo - Man Utd
    Arteta - Everton
    Essien - Chelsea
    Huddlestone - Spurs

    McCarthy - Blackburn
    Berbatov - Spurs
    Tevez - West Ham / Man Utd

    Subs:
    Fulop - Sunderland
    Jaidi - Birmingham
    Rosenior - Fulham
    Richardson - Sunderland

    What do ya think? It's gone through a few revisions but I'm still not sure about the goalkeeper.
    I'm kinda torn between Essien and maybe Gamst Pederson. Not sure which to go for.
    Mumba at Birmingham at 4million is a cheaper option than Richardson too which could free up more cash for a better keeper/defender/midfielder.

    What do ye think?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,530 ✭✭✭Fuzzy_Dunlop


    Gilberto isn't going to be playing for the first couple of matches for those who have him in their team.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,430 ✭✭✭Sizzler


    Signings to be considered...

    Petrov gone to Man City, could be a key creator of goals for Bianchi ?

    Kamara at Fulham, ran amock in the championship last year and played very well against Pompey the other day in a pre season game in the far east.

    Rozanhal at Newcastle, a tough czech centre back (by all accounts) Steve Carr, IF he comes back into form could be a shout for a few goals and assists? Whos brave enough to pick Newcastle defenders tho :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 536 ✭✭✭swalsh


    Sizzler wrote:
    Nice one ! You managed to get Two class MF's and Fwd's in there :D And the defence aint too shabby either!


    Cheers Sizzler
    Possibly one or two changes before the start, maybe one mentioned in the above post


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,203 ✭✭✭✭Lex Luthor


    My team as of today is and subject to change

    1: James

    2: Taylor (Newc)
    3: Finnan
    4: Terry

    5: Ronaldo (C)
    6: Taylor (Portsmouth)
    7: Gerrard
    8: Richardson

    9: Aliadiere
    10: Van Persie
    11: Doyle

    SUBS
    12: Niemi
    13: Huddlestone
    14: Baines
    15: Rosenior

    I'll probably just change formation between now and day 1, but don't know how many times I've changed between Gerrard & Fabregas. Sticking with Gerrard for first few weeks and see how he gets on. He had a slow start last season so hopefully this time around he'll kick off out of the blocks better


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34 likeacod


    Here is my team! Id say its gonna change between now and the 11th of august

    1:Reina

    2:Carragher
    3:Toure
    4:Woodgate

    5:Fabregas
    6:Taylor
    7:Arteta(C)
    8:Reo-Coker

    9:Torres
    10: Doyle
    11:Tevez

    Subs
    12: Kirkland
    13: Rosenior
    14: Dempsey
    15: Baines


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,203 ✭✭✭✭Lex Luthor


    Lex Luthor wrote:
    My team as of today is and subject to change

    1: James

    2: Taylor (Newc)
    3: Finnan
    4: Terry

    5: Ronaldo (C)
    6: Taylor (Portsmouth) - Fabregas
    7: Gerrard
    8: Richardson

    9: Aliadiere - Forssell
    10: Van Persie
    11: Doyle

    SUBS
    12: Niemi
    13: Huddlestone - Muamba
    14: Baines
    15: Rosenior

    I'll probably just change formation between now and day 1, but don't know how many times I've changed between Gerrard & Fabregas. Sticking with Gerrard for first few weeks and see how he gets on. He had a slow start last season so hopefully this time around he'll kick off out of the blocks better

    Had to go back in and see if I could get Fabregas in my team, so made a few changes and now happy with having 3 top MF's without sacraficing my team too much

    Those Portsmouth defenders are all very good value. I think Sol is looking a little bit over weight this year and he'll probably lose his place to Hreidersson sooner rather than later


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,617 ✭✭✭✭PHB


    McShane at 4.0 is gona be the buy of the season for me :)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,203 ✭✭✭✭Lex Luthor


    PHB wrote:
    McShane at 4.0 is gona be the buy of the season for me :)
    I think there are better defenders likely to get more pts for around about the same money as McShane

    Sunderland first year and hopefully they do well but teams like Fulham & Pompey have better defences to cope with prem lge IMO


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