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First attempt at my team below. Pretty happy with it so far, might take Kagawa out for the first few weeks though until I see if he's being played centrally or stuck out on the wing. Will bring in Michu too once his transfer is gone through.

richieffff wrote: »

You guessed right, Liverpool fan and there was a lot of bias when picking the team
I'll remove the suggested players and change up the defence for a lower cost. I'll be sure to fill in the midfield with some Chelsea and United players.

Thanks for the Advice, might have been a pretty painful start to season.

EDIT: Revised team. I did however leave Suarez in and ran out of money for a fourth and fifth high quality midfielder.

I'm only going on what I saw last season but Suarez isn't a good option for FF. He was probably the most frustrating player in the game last year. He could be world class in a game and still not score. His finishing is diabolically bad for a player of his talent.

Bendtner is a big no for me. He was great in the Euros but I can't see him having any impact at Arsenal this season. They've just signed Podolski and Giroud. If RVP leaves then I'd imagine that those two will be starting.

Nani is another hit and miss player. With the confusion surrounding his contract and the proposed bid for Lucas Moura I'd avoid him at the moment. If that passes over and he nails a starting spot then he's definitely worth a look. He's potentially the best player in the game when he's on form. Maybe Kagawa instead of him?

Ramires was great last season but will he play as much this season? Chelsea have invested heavily in their midfield and they have probably the best midfield in the game. I'd wait a few games just to see who is starting and who isn't.

Get rid of Henderson. I appreciate that you're a Liverpool fan and all that but you can't let that bias get the better of you. He will get no significant points next season. If he starts he's destined for 2 appearance points in each game with a possibility of an extra point if L'Pool get a CS. He may seem tempting at 6 million but there are way better options out there than him.

Cisse is a bit too expensive for me. I'm gonna wait a few weeks to see how he's getting on. Newcastle could revert to type next season.

Having both Krul and Vorm in your team is pretty expensive. I'd look at offloading one of them and keeping the other. Look for a 2nd keeper in the 4-4.5 bracket. You'll save a good bit and it shouldn't hurt you points-wise.

Your defence seems fine. If I was you I'd get rid of either Koscielny or Kaboul and buy Lescott/Kompany. You'd be mad not to have one of them. If they stay fit then they will hoover up points.

Don't be put off by my points. You won't get it right first time around and you'll find yourself changing your team up until 10 o'clock on the morning of the deadline. That's part of the fun of it all.

My team at the moment is muck. I'm just messing around seeing what players I can fit in. There's still 3 and a half weeks to go.

Jimmy Iovine wrote: »

I'm only going on what I saw last season but Suarez isn't a good option for FF. He was probably the most frustrating player in the game last year. He could be world class in a game and still not score. His finishing is diabolically bad for a player of his talent.

Ok I think I'll leave Suarez out, I have to agree that his finishing last season was terrible to say the least. If he starts finding the net I may transfer him back in after a couple of weeks.

Bendtner is a big no for me. He was great in the Euros but I can't see him having any impact at Arsenal this season. They've just signed Podolski and Giroud. If RVP leaves then I'd imagine that those two will be starting.

I picked Bendtner based on his Euro performance, but yeah you're right, I don't see any position with for him on a regualar basis especially with the new signings. I've actually added Podolski in his place, might be a bit risky since I've no idea how he'll perform in the Arsenal team, but I figure he's worth the risk.

Nani is another hit and miss player. With the confusion surrounding his contract and the proposed bid for Lucas Moura I'd avoid him at the moment. If that passes over and he nails a starting spot then he's definitely worth a look. He's potentially the best player in the game when he's on form. Maybe Kagawa instead of him?

Kagawa in Nani out, I was already debating which I should have put in on the last change up.

Ramires was great last season but will he play as much this season? Chelsea have invested heavily in their midfield and they have probably the best midfield in the game. I'd wait a few games just to see who is starting and who isn't.

I think I'll leave him for the start of the season, his performance was great last season and for that I'd hope he'll get a regular place on the team but if not I can transfer him out

Get rid of Henderson. I appreciate that you're a Liverpool fan and all that but you can't let that bias get the better of you. He will get no significant points next season. If he starts he's destined for 2 appearance points in each game with a possibility of an extra point if L'Pool get a CS. He may seem tempting at 6 million but there are way better options out there than him.

Alright Henderson is out. No more bias from here on in (well I'll try anyway). I've replaced him with Yaya Toure. Safe enough bet?

Cisse is a bit too expensive for me. I'm gonna wait a few weeks to see how he's getting on. Newcastle could revert to type next season.

I do agree that he's pretty expensive, I'll remove him and do as you are and wait a few weeks.

Having both Krul and Vorm in your team is pretty expensive. I'd look at offloading one of them and keeping the other. Look for a 2nd keeper in the 4-4.5 bracket. You'll save a good bit and it shouldn't hurt you points-wise.

Thanks for the tip here, have Vorm out and filled the spot with a cheaper keeper (Ruddy). The extra cash came in handy.

Your defence seems fine. If I was you I'd get rid of either Koscielny or Kaboul and buy Lescott/Kompany. You'd be mad not to have one of them. If they stay fit then they will hoover up points.

I put Lescott in for Koscielny, I figure Man City's defence will leak less goals than Arsenals.

Don't be put off by my points. You won't get it right first time around and you'll find yourself changing your team up until 10 o'clock on the morning of the deadline. That's part of the fun of it all.

My team at the moment is muck. I'm just messing around seeing what players I can fit in. There's still 3 and a half weeks to go.

I'm not put off at all,this was exactly what I needed to stop picking lower quality players, thanks for the great help. And you're definitely right, I'll probably be changing the team around right up until the end .

Thanks to yourself and Liam O for all the help, I may pick up some decent points this season. Team 3.0

EDIT: How would Borini be as a forward in place of Crouch? With the amount of chances Liverpool create he could rack up some points.

I'm in too, won't post up team yet as it's still rough, needs some fine tuning nearer start of season

alproctor wrote: »

What you make of my updated effort so Jimmy???

Nice enough team. Fabio is a good call in defence. Could be worth a few points and very cheap.

Nolan and Song stick out as the weak links. Song is quite cheap but I'm not fully convinced about him going forward. If RVP leaves then I expect his assists to take a hit. They had an almost telepathic partnership than resulted in a lot of assists.

alproctor wrote: »

Nice one lads - will prob have a bit more of a fiddle with it before we kick off anyway!

Edit - my bench is ****e!!!!!



Edit 2 - Just swapped Pogrebnyak in for Bothroyd

The first rule of Fantasy Football is never pick defensive midfielders.

The second rule of Fantasy Football is always have a strong bench. Bar Pogrebnyak, who is a great pick btw, your bench is quite poor. Don't fall into the trap of picking cheap players and leaving them there for the season.

Over the season you'll find that a player might be dropped/injured/suspended and you can't afford to sell him and get him back in a few weeks later. If you have a strong bench then you'll make up for that loss and your team won't be affected.

Sigurdsson saved my season on a number of occasions last year by coming off the bench when someone else was injured. I was very lucky that it happened but it'd never have been possible had I picked a rubbish and cheap player.

alproctor wrote: »

Funny you mention Song and Nolan - I've actually been juggling them in and out here for some alternatives, and it's possibly freeing up a few bob that I might be able to throw towards a better back-up defender.

I didn't mean that you should try and buy a Lescott or Terry, but if you freed up a million to spread over two players then it could make a huge difference.

I'll admit I know almost nothing about Mariappa except what's on his Wikipedia page. He may prove to be a great signing but at the moment I'd like to upgrade him to a 4.5 million defender. Someone who you know will play every week. They may well end up on your bench for the whole season but if you need them then you can count on the 2/6 points.

Liam O wrote: »

I don't really think a starting bench should be too much more than some cheap players who'll play 90 mins most weeks. For me anyway with only 4.0 and 4.5 players in defense they are interchangeable and Collison or Guthrie will be rotating as my fourth midfielder. Everyone else in my attack and midfield are top level players who I'd be disappointed in if they/their replacements didn't get over 15 goals/assists throughout the season.

The key is that they are playing. Everyone signed up Shane Ferguson last year because he was dirt cheap. They completely ignored the fact that he wasn't going to start a single game and was totally useless as a FF player.

Further on in the season they weren't able to get rid of him because he was so cheap and they needed to because he was preventing them from getting another Newcastle player in their team.

A certain amount of thought should go into the bench. Not as much as the starting XI but they shouldn't be picked just because they are all bargain basement players.

Liam O wrote: »

The Olympics end a week before the new season starts...

Mata is the only one who I'd say might be rested, he's in my team at the moment but may move him and a couple of others to get Silva in depending on how I feel.

I know the Olympics ends before the season starts but id imagine that the players will be given a 'holiday' before they return to their clubs. Unless the premier league clubs viewed the Olympics as a form of pre season training in which the players may return directly to their clubs once their involvement ends.Here is the list of Premier League players involved at the games:

http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/olympics-graced-by-barclays-premier-league-stars.html

Group A
Great Britain
Ryan Giggs, Tom Cleverley (Manchester United); Micah Richards (Manchester City); Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal); Steven Caulker, Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur); Daniel Sturridge, Ryan Bertrand (Chelsea); Craig Bellamy (Liverpool), Joe Allen, Scott Sinclair, Neil Taylor (Swansea City), Craig Dawson (West Bromwich Albion); Jack Cork (Southampton), James Tomkins (West Ham United).

Senegal
Magaye Gueye (Everton); Mohamed Diame (West Ham United),

Uruguay
Sebastian Coates, Luis Suarez (Liverpool)

Group B
Mexico
Giovanni Dos Santos (Tottenham Hotspur)

Republic of Korea
Ji-Dong Wong (Sunderland); Park Chu-Young (Arsenal)

Switzerland
Benjamin Siegrist (Aston Villa); Pajtim Kasami (Fulham)

Group C
Brazil
Rafael Da Silva (Manchester United); Sandro (Tottenham Hotspur)

New Zealand
Ryan Nelson (Queens Park Rangers); Chris Wood (West Bromwich Albion)

Group D
Spain
David de Gea (Manchester United); Juan Mata, Oriel Romeu (Chelsea)

Honduras
Maynor Figueroa (Wigan Athletic)