Gameweek 8 Transfers, who ya gonna buy :-)

dsmythy · 11-10-2016 09:07PM

Delboy2015 wrote: »

Thinking of swapping McAuley for Robertson (Hull)

Hull have a nice run of games ahead but will they be able to keep any clean sheets?

Their statistics so far say no. In fact they say they could do quite a bit of conceding. Need to improve.

dr.kenneth noisewater · 12-10-2016 09:21AM

Getting rid of Ibra and want to get Son in so my options are Benteke or Lukaku. Have Mirallas and Puncheon so dont want 2 CP or 2 Everton in attack so who would you rather have:
Benteke/Mirallas or Lukaku/Puncheon???

Green&Red · 12-10-2016 09:53AM

Whats the thinking on Chambers?

dr.kenneth noisewater · 12-10-2016 11:47AM

Green&Red wrote:

Whats the thinking on Chambers?

Hard to tell, id say see if he starts this wkd

Ziegler1988 · 12-10-2016 11:50AM

dr.kenneth noisewater wrote: »

Getting rid of Ibra and want to get Son in so my options are Benteke or Lukaku. Have Mirallas and Puncheon so dont want 2 CP or 2 Everton in attack so who would you rather have:
Benteke/Mirallas or Lukaku/Puncheon???

Lukaku/Punch since Mirallas is a rotation risk now

iroced · 12-10-2016 10:15PM

(One of my) original plan(s) was Sterling -> Walcott. Kinda makeing up for not having done it last GW and made both points & cash. Son is on tremendous form though, whichever team he plays for. Arsenal immediate couple of fixtures is damn good though.

Is Son form sustainable? Is it Capouesque or is he the new gem of the game?

spock. · 12-10-2016 10:42PM

iroced wrote:

(One of my) original plan(s) was Sterling -> Walcott. Kinda makeing up for not having done it last GW and made both points & cash. Son is on tremendous form though, whichever team he plays for. Arsenal immediate couple of fixtures is damn good though.

Is Son form sustainable? Is it Capouesque or is he the new gem of the game?

Much more sustainable than Capoue. A 7.5 mid playing up front for a top 4 team. His underlying stats are up there with the best midfileders. Good chance he's on pens too after Lamela's miss.

In previous years a player like that would be in everyone's team.

km79 · 12-10-2016 10:49PM

spock. wrote: »

Much more sustainable than Capoue. A 7.5 mid playing up front for a top 4 team. His underlying stats are up there with the best midfileders. Good chance he's on pens too after Lamela's miss.

In previous years a player like that would be in everyone's team.

When is Kane back

jive · 12-10-2016 11:22PM

spock. wrote: »

A 7.5 mid playing up front for a top 4 team. Good chance he's on pens too after Lamela's miss

2 away games and 1 home game before Kane returns and puts a stop to all that is the only problem with Son. I'd say Eriksen would be ahead of Son for pens but don't really know.

jive · 12-10-2016 11:23PM

km79 wrote: »

When is Kane back

Arsenal November is the best guess

ElTel · 12-10-2016 11:29PM

iroced wrote: »

(One of my) original plan(s) was Sterling -> Walcott. Kinda makeing up for not having done it last GW and made both points & cash. Son is on tremendous form though, whichever team he plays for. Arsenal immediate couple of fixtures is damn good though.

Is Son form sustainable? Is it Capouesque or is he the new gem of the game?

He could be the gem this year. I'm still undecided. My impression on Spurs so far is that they would be better if Son and Lamela did not start together although bedding in Janssen and Sissoko and Kane's continued absence clouds things.
The "fight" for the penalty was interesting. Was Lamela in the wrong? I don't know if Poch was asked about it. (Janssen was not on the pitch but Spock could be right anyway,)
Over 10pts per game is not sustainable given that he will be rotated/rested sometimes but who do you drop from your mid?

Ah Sterling for Walcott or Son with one FT?
Nightmare call. I'd roll the transfer atm.

dsmythy · 12-10-2016 11:54PM

ElTel wrote: »

The "fight" for the penalty was interesting. Was Lamela in the wrong? I don't know if Poch was asked about it. (Janssen was not on the pitch but Spock could be right anyway,)

He was asked but didn't give much. Said Kane is number 1 for penalties and they have a number 2,3 and so on. But also said that if a player feels confident then they can discuss between them who takes it. Says he rather players fought for penalty kicks rather than run scared from them.

If I were him I'd be saying I'm the boss and this is the order of the takers and that's that but each to their own. I inferred from what he said that Son was designated but Lamela fancied it.

Babalugats · 13-10-2016 08:37AM

Is Vincent Janssen likely to start for Spurs?

I know he didn't the last game

Cartman78 · 13-10-2016 09:23AM

Is it just me or does it seems like about 3 years since the last game week

Feel like I don't know my team anymore - a bunch of half-injured strangers with no direction, no guile and no hope.

km79 · 13-10-2016 10:51AM

Cartman78 wrote: »

Is it just me or does it seems like about 3 years since the last game week

Feel like I don't know my team anymore - a bunch of half-injured strangers with no direction, no guile and no hope.

i was all on for a -8 ibra bolasie baines or Valencia out callum Wilson /deeney, Theo and kos/ bellerin in
BUT
now I'm almost thinking of banking and reassessing next week!
arsenal have 3 great fixtures but then 2 not so good so a -8 I'm not sure
I can see it's scoring Monday night.......and against a poor poor Chelsea defence .......and I'm just not sold on ANY of the cheap strikers . deeney the pick buy I do NOT want 3 Watford players nice fixtures or not
My midfield is so flaky though shaquiri Antonio bolasie could be 2 pointers or 10 any given week
and then there is capoue........
I'm so confused there is a very good possibility I'll hold
I wish it was a Friday deadline !

FHFC · 13-10-2016 01:17PM

dsmythy wrote: »

If I were him I'd be saying I'm the boss and this is the order of the takers and that's that but each to their own. I inferred from what he said that Son was designated but Lamela fancied it.

It could equally be that Lamela was designated and Son fancied it (which on the form he is in would not be surprising) but Lamela refused to give it up.

T-b0n3 · 13-10-2016 01:31PM

FHFC wrote: »

It could equally be that Lamela was designated and Son fancied it (which on the form he is in would not be surprising) but Lamela refused to give it up.

Yes I think that is the more likely sceanario.

Ziegler1988 · 13-10-2016 02:08PM

Janssen “Nobody was going to get the ball off me though! I had a conversation with Chris and he told me I could take it so I have to thank him for that. Erik asked me and I said I was going to take it. It was normal – you discuss it with the players and I thought it was my chance so I took it."

Eriksen said: ‘I did think about taking it but I think I saw on Vincent's face and his body language that he really wanted it and you can feel for a striker. And it is not as important for me with two or three goals. I was happy for him also and he did say thank you also, so it was a good one.

keano_afc · 13-10-2016 02:43PM

Foster--Pickford

Baines--Valencia--Holebas--Friend--Amat

Sterling--Firmino--Sanchez--Fletcher--Capoue

Aguero--Benteke--Lukaku

2FTs, £0.7 in the bank. No idea where to start, if anywhere. Advice appreciated.

dr.kenneth noisewater · 13-10-2016 03:00PM

keano_afc wrote: »

Foster--Pickford

Baines--Valencia--Holebas--Friend--Amat

Sterling--Firmino--Sanchez--Fletcher--Capoue

Aguero--Benteke--Lukaku

2FTs, 0.7 in the bank. No idea where to start, if anywhere. Advice appreciated.

Not a whole lot needs changing I'd say, maybe try get some Arsenal defense? Cech or Monreal maybe?

FHFC · 13-10-2016 03:01PM

km79 wrote: »

i was all on for a -8 ibra bolasie baines or Valencia out callum Wilson /deeney, Theo and kos/ bellerin in
BUT
now I'm almost thinking of banking and reassessing next week!
arsenal have 3 great fixtures but then 2 not so good so a -8 I'm not sure
I can see it's scoring Monday night.......and against a poor poor Chelsea defence .......and I'm just not sold on ANY of the cheap strikers . deeney the pick buy I do NOT want 3 Watford players nice fixtures or not
My midfield is so flaky though shaquiri Antonio bolasie could be 2 pointers or 10 any given week
and then there is capoue........
I'm so confused there is a very good possibility I'll hold
I wish it was a Friday deadline !

Similarly I was expecting to go at least -4 to try and sort the defence a bit but I think I may bank, especially now Baines is fit. Michael Oliver (4 pens awarded in 6 games) is reffing City v Everton too.

FHFC · 13-10-2016 03:04PM

Regarding refs for GW8, the penalty happy chappies are:

Roger East (3 in 3) Middlesbrough v Watford
Michael Oliver (4 in 6) Man City v Everton
Andre Marriner (4 in 5) Chelsea v Leicester
Mike Dean (4 in 6) Southampton v Burnley

km79 · 13-10-2016 03:34PM

FHFC wrote: »

Regarding refs for GW8, the penalty happy chappies are:

Roger East (3 in 3) Middlesbrough v Watford
Michael Oliver (4 in 6) Man City v Everton
Andre Marriner (4 in 5) Chelsea v Leicester
Mike Dean (4 in 6) Southampton v Burnley

Might play heaton so and hope he is fit to save a tadic pen

ElTel · 13-10-2016 03:37PM

keano_afc wrote: »

Foster--Pickford

Baines--Valencia--Holebas--Friend--Amat

Sterling--Firmino--Sanchez--Fletcher--Capoue

Aguero--Benteke--Lukaku

2FTs, £0.7 in the bank. No idea where to start, if anywhere. Advice appreciated.

If you were rolling a transfer perhaps an Arsenal or Stoke defender.
Assuming you can't get Cech (for one transfer) that means losing Baines or Valencia. Friend to Pieters/Cameron or Foster to Grant and banking cash to upgrade Capoue next week with 2FTs an option also.

Aenaes · 13-10-2016 04:05PM

Foster Jakupovic
Collins Cameron Van Aanholt McAuley
Hazard Capoue Antonio Redmond Barkley
Aguero Costa Defoe

I was going to transfer Hazard for Sanchez but I've read Sanchez might arrive late back from internationals and Wenger has a habit of resting him afterwards anyway, I think? So now I'm tempted to get in Walcott for Barkley.

FHFC · 13-10-2016 04:21PM

Aenaes wrote: »

Foster Jakupovic
Collins Cameron Van Aanholt McAuley
Hazard Capoue Antonio Redmond Barkley
Aguero Costa Defoe

I was going to transfer Hazard for Sanchez but I've read Sanchez might arrive late back from internationals and Wenger has a habit of resting him afterwards anyway, I think? So now I'm tempted to get in Walcott for Barkley.

Wenger had a habit of never resting him after the internationals, and Sanchez had a habit of scoring on his return.

But. Wenger did rest him for the first time after the last break.

So it's anybody's guess this time whether that was the exception or the new rule.

manual_man · 13-10-2016 05:44PM

am i insane to be considering a -8 with Ibra and Lukaku to Aguero and Benteke? Exactly enough in the bank to do it. Also am considering captaining Benteke if i do it

edit: done

Iused2likebusts · 13-10-2016 05:48PM

km79 wrote: »

Might play heaton so and hope he is fit to save a tadic pen

He has done it before. I'm hoping Austin is on pens.

COH · 13-10-2016 08:48PM

Foster
Williams/Lovren/Valencia
Antonio/Payet/Firmino/Sterling
Aguerro/Deeney/Lukaku

[Pickford-Capoue-Amat-Kone]

2FTs... only 0.2 ITB

Any suggestions? Few yellow flags in the mix too

2nd Row Donkey · 13-10-2016 09:05PM

keano_afc wrote:

2FTs, Â£0.7 in the bank. No idea where to start, if anywhere. Advice appreciated.

If your thinking long term, try to get a spurs defender in. alternatively (as an arsenal fan) you might prefer a Southampton def. No goals conceded in 5 straight games.

Gameweek 8 Transfers, who ya gonna buy :-)

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