GW25 Captain Poll

manual_man

Takin a punt on Afro Man myself. Come on Fellaini!

granty1892

can't look further than RVP IMO, fair enough he didn't score last night but if you spend over 12.5m on a striker you gotta captain him plus the fact the guy is capable of scoring at any time!

ghosttown

Walcott for me.

Lemlin

manual_man wrote: »

Takin a punt on Afro Man myself. Come on Fellaini!

Is he not a defensive mid these days?

manual_man

Lemlin wrote: »

Is he not a defensive mid these days?

think that was just temporary. he played in his usual role up front against WBA. Also Gibson came on in the second half so with him back fit i think it's odds on for Fell to play up front

Lemlin

manual_man wrote: »

think that was just temporary. he played in his usual role up front against WBA. Also Gibson came on in the second half so with him back fit i think it's odds on for Fell to play up front

Didn't see last night's game. Was he back playing off the striker?

How did Anichebe do?

SlickRic

people are overplaying the Fellaini DM thing.

he's ever so slightly more defensive minded at the moment, but he's actually switching positions regularly.

he was regularly in the box against WBA, and had a shot hit the woodwork.

i'm certainly not rushing to rid myself of him before a home game with Villa.

manual_man

Lemlin wrote: »

Didn't see last night's game. Was he back playing off the striker?

How did Anichebe do?

yep, like i said back playing in his usual position

didn't see the match, but i imagine Anichebe being Anichebe, he was crap

alchemist33

ghosttown wrote: »

Walcott for me.

Indeed; probably for me too. Fulham can be pretty obdurate at home when they fancy it and I'd be a little surprised if United run riot.

Jax Teller

Fellaini was playing deeper than Phil Neville last night . He certainly wasn't playing his usual role that's for certain .

They lined up like

Fellaini Neville
Osman Mirallas Piennaar
Anichebe

With Mirallas & Pienaar swapping every so often .

I was flicking between the Arsenal & Everton game on Laptop .

Dearg81

alchemist33 wrote: »

Indeed; probably for me too. Fulham can be pretty obdurate at home when they fancy it and I'd be a little surprised if United run riot.

Didn't United hammer them by 5 or 6 last season though at Craven Cottage? Fulham haven't been playing great lately even though they just beat West Ham.

Santi101

Van Persie or Walcott.

We will beat Stoke at home, they are not playing well these days and are poor away from home. Walcott is in great form.

RVP is an obvious enough one too. Should have got one last night, Fulham are pretty average this season from what I can see and can roll over for United.

Iused2likebusts

Jax Teller wrote: »

Fellaini was playing deeper than Phil Neville last night . He certainly wasn't playing his usual role that's for certain .

They lined up like

Fellaini Neville
Osman Mirallas Piennaar
Anichebe

With Mirallas & Pienaar swapping every so often .

I was flicking between the Arsenal & Everton game on Laptop .

spoke with a mate everton fan he watched the game and said the exact same as above . Fellani has been quoted as saying his best position is DM personally don't agree . Im keeping him this week as even Phil Neville cud score against villa.

prettyboy81

I'm going for Afroman Fellaini....

Iused2likebusts

debating walcott very strongly have captained him twice he has got me 52 pts and 22 pts. He has been very consistent in his last 12 starts he has only had 2 pointers twice. Stoke have been really struggling at left back in recent weeks so he could run riot.

q2ice

Voted for RVP but seriously considering Ba. Since he didn't start last night it looks like he will start against Newcastle. And players always seem to score one or two against their old teams

Stevecw

Going with Theo, reckon he'll get at least 1

Leaning towards Walcott, but tempted to give it to Baines. Only thing holding me back is his high score from last week. Can't see him scoring like that two gw in a row...

GLaDOS

Walcott for me, Stoke haven't been great defensively lately and he's on good form.

roryc

RVP.

Fulham are leaky and United banged in 4 the other week. Also without Berbs they won't have much attack, I think United will score at least 2.

dahat

roryc wrote: »

RVP.

Fulham are leaky and United banged in 4 the other week. Also without Berbs they won't have much attack, I think United will score at least 2.

Sidwell missing also......

El Horseboxo

Playing it safe with RVP. Bar his United debut there's only been two other game weeks where he hasn't scored or assisted. Fulham at home aren't the home team of last season. United could easily put 3 or 4 past them.

S.M.B.

Wha?

8-10

roryc wrote: »

RVP.

Fulham are leaky and United banged in 4 the other week. Also without Berbs they won't have much attack, I think United will score at least 2.

They have a lot of new signings too so might be disjointed

Grid.

Walcott or RVP?????

km79

Have it on Felliani but ill probably bottle it and go with RVP

RedorDead

Rooney gives RVP penos. This confirms RVP as captain choice for me.

http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2013/Feb/wayne-rooney-decision-not-to-take-penalties.aspx?pageNo=1

kevohmsford

I am going with Lampard this week as captain.

RVP Captain, Walcott VC.

jolim24601

kevohmsford wrote: »

I am going with Lampard this week as captain.

im extremely tempted to put him in for the wigan game next week..he scored a hattrick against them last season. hazard will be back by then though and he'll probably be benched??

qwabercd

jolim24601 wrote: »

im extremely tempted to put him in for the wigan game next week..he scored a hattrick against them last season. hazard will be back by then though and he'll probably be benched??

Him scoring a hattrick against them last season is of questionable relevance imo. Doesn't mean very much.

Lemlin

qwabercd wrote: »

Him scoring a hattrick against them last season is of questionable relevance imo. Doesn't mean very much.

I'd disagree. Certain teams do have certain players that they struggle against. For example, even before he was a superstar, RVP always tore Blackburn apart every time they played.

On the other hand, Arsenal always struggled with Samba at set pieces.

qwabercd

Lemlin wrote: »

I'd disagree. Certain teams do have certain players that they struggle against. For example, even before he was a superstar, RVP always tore Blackburn apart every time they played.

On the other hand, Arsenal always struggled with Samba at set pieces.

With a striker yes,but i cant see how teams would struggle with a midfielder in the long term.

Lemlin

qwabercd wrote: »

With a striker yes,but i cant see how teams would struggle with a midfielder in the long term.

Like I said, Arsenal could never handle Samba and he's a defender.

Did they not also have a problem with Kevin Nolan when he was at Bolton?

S.M.B.

Samba and Nolans success against Arsenal in the past is a lot easier to explain then Lampard getting a hat trick though.

Then again, it worked for those who went with Suarez at Norwich this year and I'm not sure if there's a clear tactical reasoning behind his 2 consecutive hat tricks there.

Iused2likebusts

think some players defo find it easier playing against some players/teams torres against vidic drogba against carragher. Showing my age here but Ian rush used to always score against everton but cudnt score against utd.

jolim24601

Lemlin wrote: »

I'd disagree. Certain teams do have certain players that they struggle against. For example, even before he was a superstar, RVP always tore Blackburn apart every time they played.

On the other hand, Arsenal always struggled with Samba at set pieces.

you're forgetting three lung park. unbelievable how many times he did the gunners in, considering he got like an average of 4-5 goals a season for utd.

lampard getting a hattrick might not be relevant but lampard scoring goals all the time and wigan sucking hard at defense might be.

irish son

Have it on Fellaini at the moment, it's kind of an all or nothing gamble, he either scores decent points as my captain and I keep him or else he does nothing and I ship him in the next week or 2.

Skippy44

(c) is on RVP right now, tempted by Suarez tho as I'm in 4th place in my mini league and need to make up some leeway to get into the money. I honestly think Libpool will cause City big problems on Sunday.

G1032

Its between RVP and Giroud for me.
Afraid not to put it on RVP. He could score 3 as easily as none.
I feel Giroud is in great form though and could well keep his great run going.
What to do, what to do?

roryc

I've learned in the past not to deviate away from RVP. I'm not bothered whether he gets a 2 or 12, once most of my rivals have captained him it takes this swing out of it.

Iused2likebusts

odds to score this GW
Van persie 8/11
aguero /tevez 11/10
ba 6/5
walcott 5/4
fellani 6/4
michu 15/8
suarez 15/8
bale 2/1
mata 23/10
torres 50/1:)
that should be enough to convince me to capt rvp but for some reason im leaning towards aguero.

mailburner

G1032 wrote: »

Its between RVP and Giroud

giroud could be a masterstroke the way hes been banging them in
and he'll sure score v stoke
im torn between him and walcott myself

eh i dunno

Have it on RVP but thinking now of Remy. Could be a masterstroke or a disaster

manual_man

sticking with Fellaini as any time i've changed last minute the fpl gods have wreaked havoc on me. may the Fro-ce be with you, Marouane

CSF

eh i dunno wrote: »

Have it on RVP but thinking now of Remy. Could be a masterstroke or a disaster

Does making this decision not prove a loss-maker longterm?

I try to play Fantasy Football like poker. Make the statistically most likely decision more often than your opponents and you'll inevitably profit over an extended period of time. You'll think you're fantastic the times your unnecessary risk comes in, and that'll blind all the 2 point score weeks that come along the way.

G1032

I've just done something that could turn out to be the most incredibly stupid thing I've ever done in FF
Captain changed from RVP to Giroud. Fingers crossed.

I always play the safe option. This time I'm going to risk it.

Iused2likebusts

rvp last min change. tough capt choice this week.

SpaceCowb0y

Walcott giddy up!!!!

Santi101

Went with Walcott. He's in cracking form and Stoke are usually dirt away from home.

Hoping for at least a goal or assist.

joeKel73

Another disappointing week from RVP, v tempted to swap him for Rooney... but I know he'll score 4 goals the week after I do...