GW 3 Captain Poll

Scorpion Sting

Kane or Sterling for me.

dr.kenneth noisewater

Brought Kane back in so has to be him. FFix telling me to pick Sterling though which I thought was odd

PARlance

Kane in for the armband.
Debated getting Son in for the armband as well.

Newcastle, don't bite me now.

nullObjects

Would be Kane if I had him.
Going with Sterling over Salah

NoviGlitzko

Currently Kane but it's 50/50 with him and Sterling as when Son comes back in he usually takes points potential away from Kane. Newcastle aren't a shambles at the back either. United options are worth a punt.

dahat

Apparently Kane has just 1 goal in 450mins vs Newcastle, according to some random on Twitter.

PARlance

dahat wrote: »

Apparently Kane has just 1 goal in 450mins vs Newcastle, according to some random on Twitter.

Randmoner isn't wrong, 2 in 540mins though. He's due a hattrick so!

PARlance

Sterling has 8 goals and 2 assists vs Bournemouth in his last 7 games.

3 of.them are away games producing 2 goals and 0 assists.

dahat

PARlance wrote: »

Randmoner isn't wrong, 2 in 540mins though. He's due a hattrick so!

Ah sure go, you have me convinced!!! 🀣

Pete_Cavan

Newcastle are not the team they were under Rafa. I don't see the relevance of stats on individual games going back a couple of years.

dahat

Pete_Cavan wrote: »

Newcastle are not the team they were under Rafa. I don't see the relevance of stats on individual games going back a couple of years.

Stats are more than useful in these cases but not the full story. The stat is just a piece of the puzzle you are trying to solve.

Pete_Cavan

dahat wrote: »

Stats are more than useful in these cases but not the full story. The stat is just a piece of the puzzle you are trying to solve.

But is going back to a game in 2015 really relevant here? Kane has one goal in his last two games v Newcastle when they had a superior manager.

patmac

Also he never scores in August.

dahat

Use the stat or disregard it, makes no odds to me.

Also it took Kane long enough to break the August hoodoo.

Kane is my captain at this stage fwiw.

Taxuser1

When Bruce managed Hull they conceded 104 goals in two seasons. Thats the kind of stat i like. Bruce teams are ****e..

PARlance

Rushes off to see how Kane did against Hull

Chesty08

It’s on Kane for now.

However if I decide to go for Sterling it is for set and forget reasons for the foreseeable

Chesty08

PARlance wrote: »

Rushes off to see how Kane did against Hull

Didn’t he score 4 or something against them, When he scored 7 in 2 in last 2 games & won the golden boot. Could be wrong

Benimar

Thinking of transferring Kane in and captaining him.

However, Kane as a stand out captaincy option at home to a bottom half team...we have been here before and it hasn’t always ended well :rolleyes:

darego

Aguero. thank me later

patmac

Chesty08 wrote: »

Didn’t he score 4 or something against them, When he scored 7 in 2 in last 2 games & won the golden boot. Could be wrong

Spurs 3-0 Hull, Kane blank taken off after 74 minutes.
Hull 1-7 Spurs, Kane Hat-trick.
It’s going to be the former isn’t it.

Always Be Closing

Kane in for the armband.

CSF

If you have Kane, he is the clear captain choice I think. I do not so I won’t.

PARlance

Not really considering it but AWB could be a differential if you're into that.

Palace have managed 6 shots in 2 games, no goals. AWB is a bonus magnet and was starting to get a few crosses in vs Wolves.

castletownman

Using the free hit tab to captain Kane and stock a couple United lads too.

Scorpion Sting

PARlance wrote: »

Not really considering it but AWB could be a differential if you're into that.

Palace have managed 6 shots in 2 games, no goals. AWB is a bonus magnet and was starting to get a few crosses in vs Wolves.

Former club too.

eh i dunno

Kane but debating martial at home to Palace

dahat

PARlance wrote: »

Not really considering it but AWB could be a differential if you're into that.

Palace have managed 6 shots in 2 games, no goals. AWB is a bonus magnet and was starting to get a few crosses in vs Wolves.

If Lingard had a decent leg AWB would have had at least one assist.

HarryStuby

castletownman wrote: »

Using the free hit tab to captain Kane and stock a couple United lads too.

Madness

Benimar

castletownman wrote: »

Using the free hit tab to captain Kane and stock a couple United lads too.

HarryStuby wrote: »

Madness

Agreed, madness!

Shanotheslayer

Playing a bit riskier this year as I'm not in as many money comps.

Here's what I'm thinking so far.

Salah/Sterling as Safety pick.
Bilva as a differential.
Wan B as big differential after Digne did me wonders last week.

NoviGlitzko

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

Playing a bit riskier this year as I'm not in as many money comps.

Here's what I'm thinking so far.

Salah/Sterling as Safety pick.
Bilva as a differential.
Wan B as big differential after Digne did me wonders last week.

In what world would you consider captaining Bilva over Sterling?

Shanotheslayer

NoviGlitzko wrote: »

In what world would you consider captaining Bilva over Sterling?

In a world where I don't think a player that has 4 in 2 will end up on 5/6 in 3. In my opinion the City players will all have good games at some stage.

Sterling GW1
KDB GW2
So I'm hoping for a Bilva GW3

kennyb3

If you have Kane do you need to captain him?

Ie is the safer move to captain sterling and owning kane (half the points) is enough?

If we captain him and he blanks the sterling captaining non kane owners gonna win on the double (funds spread elsewhere plus those extra points).

Or is that too risk averse?

ShimSlady

Unsure as to whether I should offload Salah for Sterling for a -4

I already have KDB as city cover and Kane as captain

Father Hernandez

ShimSlady wrote: »

Unsure as to whether I should offload Salah for Sterling for a -4

I already have KDB as city cover and Kane as captain

I wouldn't this week. You'll need Sterling to outscore Salah by 4 just to break even for the GW.

manual_man

Kane. Raheem vice

Dr. Bre

Harry harry Kane for me. Newcastle rarely let you down when captain a player v them!

Fitz*

I have Sterling & Salah in my 11, but I debated picking Martial. Home to a poor Palace team, and is scoring those messy goals like a player that is in form where anything that touches him goes in.

I am 1st/2nd in most of my leagues so I guess picking the safer option of Sterling/Salah is probably the wiser choice as most people will have them captained if they do not have Kane.

SlickRic

Harry Kane is an utter no brainer if you have him.

i always like Salah when he's a differential, as he will be this week. the only issue is Newcastle are shít and Bournemouth aren't solid at the best of times.

KevIRL

SlickRic wrote: »

Harry Kane is an utter no brainer if you have him.

i always like Salah when he's a differential, as he will be this week. the only issue is Newcastle are sh and Bournemouth aren't solid at the best of times.

RMT tool on FFS has both Sterling and Salah scoring higher than Kane, albeit only marginally.

Not saying that Kane is a bad choice but I don't think it's the no brainer that you say it is. I have all three and it is a difficult decision.

SlickRic

KevIRL wrote: »

RMT tool on FFS has both Sterling and Salah scoring higher than Kane, albeit only marginally.

Not saying that Kane is a bad choice but I don't think it's the no brainer that you say it is. I have all three and it is a difficult decision.

that's fair enough. maybe i'm overplaying how bad Newcastle are, or have been said to be.

KevIRL

SlickRic wrote: »

that's fair enough. maybe i'm overplaying how bad Newcastle are, or have been said to be.

Would have a slight concern of a bounce back from Newcastle following a thumping from a newly promoted team too.

Not all that logical I know, but stuff like that seems to happen often enough.

Taxuser1

if it helps any bit - one notable betting market for Multi scorers in order of price

Aguero 2/1
Kane 11/5
Salah 3/1
Sterling 100/30
Jesus 100/30
Mane 9/2
Rashford 9/2

Irishphotodesk

Taxuser1 wrote: »

if it helps any bit - one notable betting market for Multi scorers in order of price

Aguero 2/1
Kane 11/5
Salah 3/1
Sterling 100/30
Jesus 100/30
Mane 9/2
Rashford 9/2

3 players from man city at around 3-1 or less ... Says a lot about what the bookies are expecting.

Western Pomise

Arry for a hat trick.

crushproof

I was looking at going for Kane but have a gander at Sterlings stats against Bournemouth. He absolutely loves playing against them and has run riot in the past.
9 wins 0 losses
10 goals
2 assists

Scored more goals against them than any other team according to Transfermarket.

davemckenna25

crushproof wrote: »

I was looking at going for Kane but have a gander at Sterlings stats against Bournemouth. He absolutely loves playing against them and has run riot in the past.
9 wins 0 losses
10 goals
2 assists

Scored more goals against them than any other team according to Transfermarket.

But his best results against them have came at home.

Last 4 at home : 5 goals, 2 assists.
Last 4 away: 3 goals, 0 assists.

I's still favour Kane at home to spurs..... mind you he has 2 goals in his last 4 at home to newcastle!

....not an easy decision...

sheroman01

I think just having Kane will be enough. Can see Sterling and Salah being top captain picks in most my leagues. Bournemouth will always be muck at the back. Sterling for me.

KevIRL

KevIRL wrote: »

RMT tool on FFS has both Sterling and Salah scoring higher than Kane, albeit only marginally.

Not saying that Kane is a bad choice but I don't think it's the no brainer that you say it is. I have all three and it is a difficult decision.

I have all 3 too and haven’t, for more than 10-15 seconds, considered the other two. It’s easily Kane for me.

I mostly pick against a team for my captain rather than pick a player. Newcastle have nothing going on.

dahat

Salah, Sterling & Kane.

It's a bloody tough decision this week. I had thought Kane had less owners but well over 30% now so a haul will hurt same with Sterling.

Order of choice currently
Kane
Sterling
Salah

Nowhere near deciding yet.