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FatRat wrote: »

"We" haven't really taken a step forward when the new forum turns into another big thread, just like what we had (but is pretty much no more thanks to this forum) last time. It's just a little bit worse because there is still other threads on the forum.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 threads still left alone that don't seem to be going anywhere. All freely used. Then the charter and resources threads make two more. This is nothing like what we had. We've got so much more freedom to create, discuss, and inform.

There's one reason, and one reason only, why we're not getting the numbers we used to have, and that's the lack of traffic from Soccer. How we solve that, I don't know. I suggested asking the mods over there to link to this forum in their OP, but trying to get any common decency from them has proven to be beating a dead horse in the past, so I really don't know.

I've changed my sig to try help, and post in that thread on match day with info about our forum, but I'm always just going to be one person with little or no pull.

Now I want to have a big rant at FPL. I've seen a lot of people (and I've been one of them) complaining about the bonus system. But what is an utter joke and is killing the game in my view is the new (not sure new is an adequate word here but anyway was not the case last year) current totally anarchistic system regarding player's price changes. I've spent quite some time analysing it from FISO data and information. And I've now come to the conclusion that it's deliberately (for which purpose?) unfair and unbalanced.

Let's summarise it:

• No weighting rules for second and third price change in the same GW. So we can have crazy price changes (Ba going up 4 times in 4 days, Valencia down 3 times in 3 days...etc...etc...).

• To compensate there's a stupid threshold after the 3rd price rise/fall.

• Total fcuk up of flagging/protection issues. Basically THERE'S NO RULES !!!!!! Ba, while away to the ACON, so flagged, was not going down 'till he was reaching 250% of his target NTO. So he was "weigthed". At the same time, Yakubu wasn't (or not as much). Now we've seen Valencia, flagged, going down 4 times and bar the first time, he only needed to reach 100%. WHERE'S THE BLOODY CONSISTENCY IN THAT ???!!!!!! But it gets worse if I come back to Ba's situation. When he came back from ACON his flag disappeared so he should have been protected for 8 days! Instead he experienced the fastest and craziest price increase in the history of the game (or not far from it).

The results of that are very negative to the game. It kills a lot of the freedom of play we used to have regarding transfers. If you miss a boat you're fcuked as to get it late (and by late I mean a couple of days, it's not like you made the bad call over several weeks) you're going to have to "sacrifice" other part of your team. And if you get caught with injuries/suspensions/"little" spells of bad form of your star players (the one from which you generally benefitted an important price increase), you're stuck. You can't make a move as this move would most probably be definite. As a side result, there are tons of similar teams.

In fairness, if I were not in a money league with weekly and monthly prizes I would just stop playing. I've spent quite some time building my team, trying to make it as most balanced as possible, working out player’s home/away rotations, considering their mid-term fixtures etc...etc... and because of this fcuked-up system, I've lost numerous time some cash very quickly and I'm now in a position where I can't make some moves and/or have to take gambles as I can't afford some big names (especially upfront) and don’t want to drastically change my team to get them. So, in the end, this system rewards statistically more inactive players than active ones. Bravo FPL...

Falling out of love with the game!!

All because its v boring & serious in here now. Why wasn't it just left the way it was. It worked fine for the last two years that i played the game.!!

No need for a crusade to change it then give out and discuss every little thing you don't like about the new forum. The old thread in soccer is/was enough!!

I clicked on the thread I started about next seasons free entry money league and it brought me to this thread. I can't find any related posts and its unlikely people will contribute ideas if the can't see the thread. Would this topic fall under general FF?

Who should i bench this week do ye reckon? Bale or Moses?

carlcon wrote: »

I suggested asking the mods over there to link to this forum in their OP, but trying to get any common decency from them has proven to be beating a dead horse in the past, so I really don't know.

or you could just ask us instead of insulting us any chance you get?

despite what you believe, we're not the horrible wánkers you want to believe we are.

i'm going to link the thread in the OP in Soccer right now, and make it clear in the title that the link is in the OP.

SlickRic wrote: »

or you could just ask us instead of insulting us any chance you get?

despite what you believe, we're not the horrible wánkers you want to believe we are.

i'm going to link the thread in the OP in Soccer right now, and make it clear in the title that the link is in the OP.

Funny that I thanked you for the link to this forum in the Soccer thread before I saw this. I asked for help from Soccer mods a dozen times and got nothing (much more important stuff too, like dealing with homophobia & bullying on the forum - and then, of course, the several occasions when I tried getting you onside for the sub-forum). So apologies for not presuming it would change this one time.
As I've said before, I highly suspect you only look like "****" (your word, not mine) simply because of one or two gob****es who actually are, making it hard on the rest of you. So it has never been anything personal; just that as a whole, you do indeed come across like ****.

But as I've said, credit where it's due. Thanks for the link.

FatRat wrote: »

Gareth Bale injured, could be out for 3 weeks.


hmmm.... they don't have the nicest fixtures coming up, I'm half thinking of transferring him out for someone like Nani. He will probably, definitely, not be playing this weekend so maybe it's time to transfer him out. Or am I just jumping to conclusions?

Sorry for Bale if true, but could mix things up nicely ff wise

I took the bullet and transfered Sorrenson for Begovic in a straight swap! I really hope this keeper roatation Stoke have employed isnt going to come back and haunt me this weekend! :rolleyes:

Any chance you looked at stokes conceding statistics?

I'm gonna be controversial and say that Bale's time has come. Spurs' form isn't what it was and he's not doing a whole load for them anymore. Usually he's a part of 1/2 or so of their goals or something like that but not anymore really. I think it's time to drop him, especially with him injured now. Nearly every serious player has him so if you drop him now for the right replacement it could be a solid differential for the end of the season.



So my question is, who is the best midfielder to replace him with? The idea I have is to downgrade him so I can strengthen my backline. I'm looking for a midfielder from anywhere between 4 and 8 million. I have Siggy, Silva, Sess and Dempsey atm. Any decent suggestions would be great!

Bale out Dempsey in,my hand was forced as thr injury doubts have piled up..
Was looking doubtfull i would even get 11 on the pitch!

This article in the Daily Mail is sayign he's torn it, and is expected to be out for 10- 21 days.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2108804/Gareth-Bale-suffers-hamstring-injury.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Not the most reputable source but think its time to let him go anyway. Independent saying the club are stressing its not serious.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/tottenham-winger-bale-doubtful-for-united-game-7469108.html

Really hope Valencia is back for the next game, United have a great run.