Game week 23 match day thread

thunderdog

After a well earned break we are all eager to get this game week started. I have feeling this could be a very non standard week with Chelsea v city, Sanchez out and an out of form united playing Leicester. Who will pull in the big points this week and who will blank? Your guess is as a good as mine

Little Bubbles

Hopefully rvp does the business for me. think he'll gdt a goal or 2

FHFC

All wildcarded and good to go, with a couple of last minute changes which I'll leave for a surprise for Rikand later.

Good to have two weeks of wildcard scheming over.

The Wild Bunch

So is Sanchez 100% out?

Mint Sauce

Will discover today if the WC that was activated, on the saturday afternoon of the last GW, was worth it.

Still was making changes last night on the News of Costas ban, could still make one or two more before 11.30.

thunderdog

The Wild Bunch wrote: »

So is Sanchez 100% out?

Arsenal have so many mf options. I can't see why they would risk him against villa

G1032

I'm going to stick with both Silva and Downing for this week. It'd take a minus 4 to get rid of either so I'll leave it. Fingers crossed.

Fenson

Foster
Wisdom, Gardos, Sakho, PVA
Hazard, Sterling, di Maria (vc)
Kane, Giroud (c), Aguero

Bench: Sanchez, Boyd, Hutton.

It is okey? I really hope that Spurs do nothing today becouse of my WBA defs, so I was thinking to switch Kane with Boyd. However its to risky, this guy could be a goalmachine. Last night did Costa -> Giroud and he is my captain option. Lets get it started! I have really missed it!

Necronomicon

Don't have a great feeling about this week. I went for Rooney over Giroud as my Costa replacement, but I'm very uncertain about the choice.

Forster
Wisdom Hutton Bellerin
Sterling Silva Hazard Sanchez
Kane Aguero Rooney

1) Going to leave Sanchez in the team in case a miracle happens; Boyd will replace him

2) Not happy about Hutton in there, but the alternative is N.Taylor

3) Still torn on captaincy

Paully D

Morning lads/lasses. Great to have it back! Well, that is until 4:50pm when we all want to throw ourselves out the window. :pac: I line-up as follows:



Pretty happy with this side this gameweek.

Bench is strong if Sanchez or Ivanovic don't play, but my only worry is that Arsenal are struggling to break down Villa and Wenger throws Alexis on for a 10 minute, 1 point cameo. I cannot risk not starting him in case he does start however! Surely he will start or not at all with the hamstring injury? Really hoping my Johnson punt works out for both FPL and real-life reasons as Sunderland badly need a win today!

Good luck all.

Menas

You know it is going to be a bad week when only 2 of your players are in the Scout picks.

Mint Sauce

ADM v Leicester, have to get something out of that surely.

Other pondering is Cresswell v Liverpool, or Wisdom v Spurs and Kane (one of my fwds)

Paully D

Trigger Happy wrote: »

You know it is going to be a bad week when only 2 of your players are in the Scout picks.

Look at it more so from a coverage point of view for their defensive picks.

For example, I don't have Pantilimon but do have van Aanholt who is likely to play instead of hamstrung Sanchez, therefore I'd count that as one. If I had Clyne I'd be counting him for their Bertrand pick. I have 6 using that method. Sunderland, Southampton, Jones, Hazard, Giroud and Pelle.

I wouldn't get too caught up on it though. They've changed the selection method this year so no longer just pick the best players for any given gameweek. They get 4 or 5 people to pick a side and the FF Scout community and then balance it off. Some of the Scout Picks sides they've put together only cost around £90m. There won't be too many with £10m left in their bank each week!

Copper_pipe

Went mad a took a 12 point hit

Foster
Terry-Jones-Bertrand
Hazard-Cazorla-ADM-Puncheon
Aguero-kane-Giroud(c)

Myhill- Boyd-Hutton-PVA

Would ye start Puncheon or PVA?

Lemlin

Paully D wrote: »

Morning lads/lasses. Great to have it back! Well, that is until 4:50pm when we all want to throw ourselves out the window. :pac: I line-up as follows:



Pretty happy with this side this gameweek.

Bench is strong if Sanchez or Ivanovic don't play, but my only worry is that Arsenal are struggling to break down Villa and Wenger throws Alexis on for a 10 minute, 1 point cameo. I cannot risk not starting him in case he does start however! Surely he will start or not at all with the hamstring injury? Really hoping my Johnson punt works out for both FPL and real-life reasons as Sunderland badly need a win today!

Good luck all.

Great FFS piece on Johnson and Sunderland's potential. I've decided to go for a punt with him myself. I saw somebody on here mention 3 home games in the next 4 so hopefully he grabs some points.

It allows me to bank 2 million for future moves as well.

Necronomicon

Disregard my previous post. In a fit of madness, wildcard played:

Username here

Copper_pipe wrote: »

Would ye start Puncheon or PVA?

Puncheon for me, all day long.

manual_man

Panti
Terry PVA Fonte
Ward-Prowse Sanchez(C) ADM(V) Cazorla Hazard
Kane Aguero

Subs: Hamer, Cameron Wasi Costa

-4. Sunderland cleanie please, and Kane to outscore Pelle and take away WBA cleanie in the process!

patmac

Going with this, just my gut feeling and holding my wildcard till next week.
Could be lots of green or lots of red come on United, City, West Ham and Villa!

Guzan,
Clichy, Hutton, Jones, Cresswell,
Di Maria (C),Hazard, Silva,
Rooney, Kane, Peile
Subs Hamer, Wisdom, Sanchez and Wanyama

spock.

Krul
Terry Bertrand PVA
Sanchez Cazorla(c) ADM Hazard
Aguero Pelle Kane

Baird to come in if Sanchez doesn't play.

harpstilidie

Are people starting Sanchez in the hope that he plays? Doesn't look like he will.

irish son

Hart
Terry C.Davies Duff
Sanchez Hazard Di Maria Silva
Aguero Kane Defoe(c)

Downing Naylor Hutton

Really should have used my wildcard as my teams falling apart but keeping it until next week, took a punt on Defoe instead this week, having a poor season so what the hell.

The Wild Bunch

Sanchez to Cazrola last min YEEEEEEEEEEEEOW

Mr.Prodston

De Gea
Wisdom - Baines - O'Shea
Hazard (vc) - Sanchez - ADM - Walcott (c)
Aguero - Kane - Austin

Subs: Boyd - Hutton - Clark

Captain Theo. This is the week we'll see whether our fling over January becomes more permanent or not. I'm terrified but I can't let this opportunity escape.

Copper_pipe

Could be a lot of differentials in my main league today and its slightly worrying to be honest

Honey Monster

Already started off on a bad foot this week. Made my free transfer before Costa went and stood all over Liverpool and got his ban. So I'm minus him today and Sanchez is injured too. Replacements are caroll and puncheon.

And while I'm ****ed I just went ahead and captained caroll.

Iused2likebusts

Foster
Wollschied Pva Jones
Ramsey silva sanchez adm hazard
Aguero Kane
Ings to come in for sanchez adm captain.

Ziegler1988

WC played, ended up with:

Panti
Wolly Terry Clyne
Hazard(vc) Sanchez Sterling Punch
Aguero Giroud(c) Pelle

McCarthy PvA Baird Cork

Really need Sterling and Punch to do the business today since I chose them over every other midfielder

Stevecw

Delighted that 11.30 arrived, that was a stressful old Saturday morning playing the wildcard and trying to decide on a captain. Need a lie down now!

tom_k

Shiny new wildcard team.

Pantilimon
Terry - Van Aanholt - Bertrand
Hazard - Di Maria (V) - Sanchez - Eriksen
Austin - Giroud(C) - Aguero

Subs: Hamer - Boyd - Wisdom - Wasilewski

manual_man

Obertan starts :eek: edit: on bench! But still!

Copper_pipe

Constantly refreshing the Differential FPL app waiting for the site to update!

FHFC

Ziegler1988 wrote: »

WC played, ended up with:

Panti
Wolly Terry Clyne
Hazard(vc) Sanchez Sterling Punch
Aguero Giroud(c) Pelle

McCarthy PvA Baird Cork

Really need Sterling and Punch to do the business today since I chose them over every other midfielder

Went for sterling over Eriksen and Johnston myself. Then changed back to AJ half an hour ago.

Foster
PVA, Bellerin, Bertrand
Hazard, Sanchez, ADM, Johnston
Aguero, Giroud, Pelle (c)

Subs: Terry, Cork, Hutton

spock.

Am I the only one with a player in the early match? :P Come on Krul, clean sheet and penalty save please!

T-b0n3

Was busy making a lovely breakfast and the deadline was fast approaching and I had the wildcard active, then I realised what time it was so I had 3 minutes of panicking.

Went with
Pulis
Jones, Terry, Bertrand, PvA, Wisdom
Sanchez, Hazard, Puncheon, A Johnson, Lucas
Agureo, Grioud, Kane.

5+ in the bank. Just wasn't convinced with any of Silva/ADM/Theo/Sterling etc. Here's hoping.

Iused2likebusts

Ziegler1988 wrote: »

Really need Sterling and Punch to do the business today since I chose them over every other midfielder

thats sort of what happens when you pick any 2 midfielders:pac:

Ziegler1988

Newcastle XI vs Hull: Krul; Janmaat, Williamson, Coloccini, Haidara; Sissoko, Anita, Colback; Cabella, Perez, Ameobi. #NUFC

Hull XI vs Newcastle: McGregor; Elmohamady, Dawson, Davies, Robertson; Huddlestone, Livermore, Ramirez, Meyler; Hernandez, Jelavic.

Ameobi starts

sheroman01

2 people below me have Sanchez as captain. I hope he makes a 5 min cameo :P

The Wild Bunch

sheroman01 wrote: »

2 people below me have Sanchez as captain. I hope he makes a 5 min cameo :P

edit

Iused2likebusts

utd are supposedly going back to a back 4 today. Id imagine rojo will be one of the CBs there could be a lot of unhappy people if jones isnt the other one.

Ziegler1988

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

thats sort of what happens when you pick any 2 midfielders:pac:

Haha, the Punch pick wasn't due to budget constraints (left 2.8m or so in the bank).

Copper_pipe

The lad I'm chasing in my pay league has captained


Dwight Gayle.....

Iused2likebusts

Copper_pipe wrote: »

The lad I'm chasing in my pay league has captained


Dwight Gayle.....

Hopefully he doesnt blow you away with that choice

sheroman01

The Wild Bunch wrote: »

edit

Wut?

FHFC

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

Hopefully he doesnt blow you away with that choice

Most painful post if the season so far award goes to......

machiavellianme

Copper_pipe wrote: »

The lad I'm chasing in my pay league has captained


Dwight Gayle.....

Why? They aren't playing Liverpool?

Lemlin

Pulis
Terry Bertrand Jones
Sanchez Hazard Johnson Eriksen
Pelle Aguero Giroud(c)

2 mil in bank. Plan would eventually be Sturridge in Pelle/Aguero.

Reading the scout cast piece on Johnson this morning and Sunderland's fixtures I decided he was worth a punt.

I'm not chancing Bellerin. Too many variables at Arsenal. If he does nail down the place, I'll change Jones to him.

G1032

Big differentials between myself and my main rival. Could be a great week or a disaster.

Gooners

Copper_pipe wrote: »

The lad I'm chasing in my pay league has captained


Dwight Gayle.....

People were saying that about Austin the week of the hat-trick

CSF

Lemlin wrote: »

Pulis
Terry Bertrand Jones
Sanchez Hazard Johnson Eriksen
Pelle Aguero Giroud(c)

2 mil in bank. Plan would eventually be Sturridge in Pelle/Aguero.

Reading the scout cast piece on Johnson this morning and Sunderland's fixtures I decided he was worth a punt.

I'm not chancing Bellerin. Too many variables at Arsenal. If he does nail down the place, I'll change Jones to him.

That's very strong.

Nib

Inexplicably never picked my team after making two transfers. The captaincy is still on Sanchez so I hope he isn't even in the squad for today. Giroud is my VC.

Green
Wisdom Terry Clichy
Sanchez(c) Hazard JWP Downing
Aguero Giroud(vc) Kane

Subs Guzan Eriksen!!! Hutton Chester

I'd be shocked if I score over 50 with this motley crew.