GW36 Captain Poll

Scorpion Sting

Might as well go ahead with the poll. There aren't many standouts this week with a lot of the top sides facing tricky tests. Arsenal take on a stuttering Newcastle side with a chance for Ramsey and co to maintain the Gunners' grasp on the coveted 4th spot. There is also a favorable fixture for Man United as they face Norwich in Ryan Giggs' first match in interim charge with the two best options looking like Rooney and Mata.

Man City and Everton both have tough fixtures away against Crystal Palace and Southampton respectively. The biggest game of the season in terms of the title race takes place at Anfield with Liverpool set to lock horns with Chelsea. Mourinho has been continuing with his mind games so it will be interesting to see the outcome and whether Liverpool have what it takes to finish the season in dramatic style.

I myself will more than likely opt for Ramsey but the unorthodox option is Wilfried Bony at home to Villa whom I transferred out last gameweek.

Lemlin

Suarez (Chelsea H)

I had always planned to go with Rooney but Chelsea losing Cech and more than likely Terry has me wondering what to do.

David Luiz vs Suarez could be a bloodbath.

CSF

Suarez (Chelsea H)

Chelsea away against good team = I do not fancy attackers from home team. No Suarez captain this week.

Makes me happy to start Flanagan though.

I'll captain Rooney or Mata most likely. Probably Rooney.

manual_man

Giroud (Newcastle H)

CSF wrote: »

Chelsea away against good team = I do not fancy attackers from home team. No Suarez captain this week.

Makes me happy to start Flanagan though.

I'll captain Rooney or Mata most likely. Probably Rooney.

think i'll be captaining one of my Arsenal attackers myself, though it should be noted that both Cech and Terry are out of weekend game, as well as possibility of more players being rested ahead of champs league 2nd leg (wouldnt be surprised 2see Cahill rested, Mour won't want 2risk another cb injury ahead of next Wednesday)

Ziegler1988

Rooney (Norwich H)

Rambo: He's gotten forward so much in his last 1.5 matches and Newcastle are dire.

CSF

Suarez (Chelsea H)

manual_man wrote: »

think i'll be captaining one of my Arsenal attackers myself, though it should be noted that both Cech and Terry are out of weekend game, as well as possibility of more players being rested ahead of champs league 2nd leg (wouldnt be surprised 2see Cahill rested, Mour won't want 2risk another cb injury ahead of next Wednesday)

Mourinho is still well capable of keeping it tactically very tight.

GLaDOS

Rooney (Norwich H)

Even without Cech and Terry I can't see Liverpool getting too much against Chelsea.

Going for Ramsey myself.

manual_man

Giroud (Newcastle H)

CSF wrote: »

Mourinho is still well capable of keeping it tactically very tight.

no doubt he'll set them up harder to get thru than a titanium chastity belt, but Suarez is still Suarez

Anyway like i said i'm goin with an Arsenal player but my point is i don't think any of us will be surprised if Suarez runs riot

Alanhooly

I'm going with Ramsey this week. Hoping to crack the top 10k..

Mr.Prodston

Giroud (Newcastle H)

I'm looking at Podolski, but I'd have to bring him in first and nothing will be decided until Friday at the earliest.

alchemist33

Aguero (C. Palace A)

I was all set for Ramsey until the Chelsea injuries, now I just don't know! But I can't get the image of Luiz falling over out of my mind...

Irish Aris

Aguero (C. Palace A)

same here. I was pretty much decided to Ramsey, now I am just not sure.
(Plus all these injuries simply destroyed me. . .)

HighClass

Rooney (Norwich H)

Ramsey, I'd say almost everyone who didn't have him last week will have him this week though so he won't be much of differential.

jimmii

Suarez (Chelsea H)

Ramsey or Rooney probably. Time to look away from Suarez season can't really get a whole lot worse.

8-10

Podolski (Newcastle H)

Very surprised at the lack of Aguero votes. What gives? Everybody's getting him in, he's fantasy gold, his team have to keep winning to have a chance at winning the league, he scores lots of goals, he's on penos, he's playing a palace team that are pretty much safe...?

Rooney is not a better option.

CSF

Suarez (Chelsea H)

8-10 wrote: »

Very surprised at the lack of Aguero votes. What gives? Everybody's getting him in, he's fantasy gold, his team have to keep winning to have a chance at winning the league, he scores lots of goals, he's on penos, he's playing a palace team that are pretty much safe...?

Rooney is not a better option.

Palace away is tough. Palace at home is tough even.

roryc

Aguero (C. Palace A)

I'm probably going without Ramsey and Eriksen this week.

Ziegler1988

Rooney (Norwich H)

roryc wrote: »

I'm probably going without Ramsey and Eriksen this week.

Dearg81

Rooney (Norwich H)

Going with Ramsey, he's back on top form and is playing the worst team in the league at the moment.

extra gravy

Suarez (Chelsea H)

Dearg81 wrote: »

Going with Ramsey, he's back on top form and is playing the worst team in the league at the moment.

Think I'll be going with him too. It's like he wasn't out at all, he's just eased back into the great form he was in.

Dr. Bre

Rooney for me always a big reaction at a club when manager leaves. especially in this case as the players having been getting stick

FHFC

Rooney (Norwich H)

Dr. Bre wrote: »

Rooney for me always a big reaction at a club when manager leaves. especially in this case as the players having been getting stick

Dearg81 wrote: »

Going with Ramsey, he's back on top form and is playing the worst team in the league at the moment.

Torn between these two big time.

Dearg81

Rooney (Norwich H)

FHFC wrote: »

Torn between these two big time.

I do a score prediction competition in work for each fixture so I go by that a lot when I'm not sure who to captain. I reckon arsenal will get 4 goals against Newcastle so that's why I picked Ramsey(along with his good form).

bezuaua

Suarez (Chelsea H)

Captain Rooney will do the job! (plus he gets the penalty's)

POKERKING

Mata (Norwich H)

Cazorla, its gamble time for me, i need to gain 39 points off a rival so shipping out our players in common and gambling on my captain. Cazorla every now and then has a massive week, please please please let it be this week!

Rikand

Aguero (C. Palace A)

When in doubt, always captain Suarez...

Posada

Suarez (Chelsea H)

Some good points made about Ramsey, but it's Rooney for me.

Surely there has to be a good performance from the United team this week?

WoollyRedHat

Rooney (Norwich H)

I think it'll either be Ramsey or Rooney that come out on top this week.

Podolski, Ozil and Aguero as outside bets.


Honestly can't see Suarez or any of the Liverppol lads to come out with too high scores. Even if Chelsea doesn't field his best 11 ( how can he anyway with injuries) he will do his best to keep it tight at the back and beat Liverpool on the counter. Chelsea need some result out of this, if they lose this match they're treading on thin ice as Arsenal would only need them to slip up once more to beat them to third. I'd argue Mourinho would have chosen this tactic either way, playing at Anfield and all.

Ronney, I don't know, it depends how hard up the backside Giggs kicks him.
Can we really put his bad form as of late down to just Moyes?

roryc

Aguero (C. Palace A)

Rooney didn't score last week. In the previous six games he bagged 6 goals and one assist. The only two games he didn't score in were the defeats at Liverpool and City. What bad form are you referring to! He's been scoring despite United's bad form.

Suarez (Chelsea H)

I think Chelsea will park the bus, even with their injuries, so I am still leaning towards Ramsey. Will see what Giggs says today to see if it'll sway me towards Rooney.

Lemlin

Suarez (Chelsea H)

roryc wrote: »

Rooney didn't score last week. In the previous six games he bagged 6 goals and one assist. The only two games he didn't score in were the defeats at Liverpool and City. What bad form are you referring to! He's been scoring despite United's bad form.

I've had Rooney marked down as captain for this game for weeks. The only thing that may stop me going with him as captain is Giggs announcing that RVP is back today but I can't see that happening.

Alfred Borden

Ozil, need the differential

zarquon

Aguero (C. Palace A)

Lemlin wrote: »

I've had Rooney marked down as captain for this game for weeks. The only thing that may stop me going with him as captain is Giggs announcing that RVP is back today but I can't see that happening.

RVP is still injured according to Giggs

Lemlin

Suarez (Chelsea H)

zarquon wrote: »

RVP is still injured according to Giggs

Has the press conference taken place yet? I saw a few Tweets that they were setting up and Giggs has moved the conferences back to where Fergue used to do them.

AlanDeGenerous

Suarez (Chelsea H)

Starts at 10.

zarquon

Aguero (C. Palace A)

Lemlin wrote: »

Has the press conference taken place yet? I saw a few Tweets that they were setting up and Giggs has moved the conferences back to where Fergue used to do them.

Happened at 9.30, broadcast at 10. He also quoted the injury news in a seperate interview to MUTV

Lemlin

Suarez (Chelsea H)

zarquon wrote: »

Happened at 9.30, broadcast at 10. He also quoted the injury news in a seperate interview to MUTV

Anything said re tactics?

FHFC

Rooney (Norwich H)

Lemlin wrote: »

Anything said re tactics?

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/manchester-united-live-ryan-giggs-3454150

zarquon

Aguero (C. Palace A)

Lemlin wrote: »

Anything said re tactics?

Only this

"It's going to be my philosophy. It's going to be a Manchester United philosophy.

"Passion, speed, tempo, be brave, imagination. Work hard but most of all enjoy it. If you enjoy it, you can express yourself more."

alchemist33

Aguero (C. Palace A)

All of this points to Rooney as captain but you know what he's like. He was poor last week and it takes him weeks to get motoring. Is a happy camp enough for him to get his mojo back?

This captain choice is going to be my most important of the season (I gambled on Aguero last week and now have only a 19 point gap to make up in a league I'd given up on) and it's doing my head in.

Iused2likebusts

Suarez (Chelsea H)

Rooney for me this week. Funny reading posts on here about ramseys great form he has started 1 league game in 4 months.

WoollyRedHat

Rooney (Norwich H)

He has made an instant impact in the last two matches and has been key to Arsenal picking up form. He provided a great header for Podolski's goal in the match against West Ham I think it was, and then did really well in the match against Hull, with a goal and an assist.

One of Podolski's goals in that game was from a reflection of a Ramsey shot.

He seems to be returning to his form since he was injured, hard to look past him, especially with Newcastle being a shambles of a club at present.

I've been corrected on Rooney, I should of said his bad performance in the previous match. I think Norwich will set up similiar to how they did against Liverpool, the best attakcking side in the league, they did well to hold them off even though the score doesn't attest to that. Playing away and desperately needing a point, I'd expect a very defensive performance from
Norwich.

Iused2likebusts

Suarez (Chelsea H)

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

He has made an instant impact in the last two matches and has been key to Arsenal picking up form. He provided a great header for Podolski's goal in the match against West Ham I think it was, and then did really well in the match against Hull, with a goal and an assist.

One of Podolski's goals in that game was from a reflection of a Ramsey shot.

He seems to be returning to his form since he was injured, hard to look past him, especially with Newcastle being a shambles of a club at present.

I've been corrected on Rooney, I should of said his bad performance in the previous match. I think Norwich will set up similiar to how they did against Liverpool, the best attakcking side in the league, they did well to hold them off even though the score doesn't attest to that. Playing away and desperately needing a point, I'd expect a very defensive performance from
Norwich.

I have ramsey got him in before last weeks game and agree he is a great option for this week. Im just being petty Ive seen a few people mention ramseys great form its a bit early to be calling it great form.

Rooney (Norwich H)

Going with rambo.

Dreading watching the pool/chelsea game though...

Irish Aris

Aguero (C. Palace A)

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

Rooney for me this week. Funny reading posts on here about ramseys great form he has started 1 league game in 4 months.

In which he had one goal and two assists - 16 point in total.

I think I will go with Ramsey after all.

TaytoCrisps

Rooney (Norwich H)

Well this pole doesn't help me very much !! I have the top 4 picks . Rooney,Suarez or Ramsey will get the armband for me .. probably Ramsey .. until 11.29 anyway

manual_man

Giroud (Newcastle H)

Pod/Ramsey/Suarez have absolutely no idea anyone know where I can get a 3-sided coin

Mr.Prodston

Giroud (Newcastle H)

Podolski or Rooney for me. Oh or Aguero but probably not.

IsMiseMyself

Aguero (C. Palace A)

I dunno. My heart says Ramsey but my head says Rooney. I feel the Liverpool/Chelsea game will be tight so I don't see Suarez getting more than 10 points. Both Ramsey and Rooney have the potential to hit 15--the question is: which one will do it this weekend? Both teams are on something of a resurgence and they're both playing not-so-good opponents.

I think, hopefully anyway, there won't be too many points between them come the end of this weekend. Have it on Rooney currently. May very well leave it there.

Dempsey

Aguero (C. Palace A)

Suarez for me

Aguero or Rooney for vice captain is the tricky part...

NabyLadistheman

Suarez (Chelsea H)

cant believe how tight this and the FFS polls are. I reckon the gamblers are goin Ramsey. I on the other hand shall play it safe with Rooney. Exactly level at the top of my money league so this could make or break it either way!