carlcon wrote: » If you've got a similar team to everyone on here, then you're going to do better than 90% of FF players.
smokingman wrote: » I hear ya Carl, I do. However, last year there were a core of about 7 players that everyone had and all did well with them. Where the extra points came from was indeed the right captain choice and getting in early on future bandwagons but in the first week, there's always a risk that doesn't exist when things have settled down. N'Zogbia was one of those sure things when the year started but he never delivered and everyone this year is risking having one of him in the team at the start. My team isn't hugely different from people here but there are a few of the players that are obvious gambles in other teams that I think may be riskier than what I'm going for. All in all though, that's what's great about this game. The risk, the gambles paying off and the proving of your opinions on this wonderful game we all follow. Best of luck this year by the way, and that goes for everyone. Let the games commence!
Nozebleed wrote: » this is it..the final draft..opinions,please.
carlcon wrote: » No City players is the first thing that pops out at me. Then Lampard's position in the Chelsea first team is up in the air. Question mark over Nelsen too. Crouch has Arsenal, City and Chelsea in his first 5 games, so I'd be worried there too. I definitely think you can save money by dropping Lampard for a 6.5 MF, so you can improve elsewhere.
Shane732 wrote: » Having 3 Chelsea players is rightly screwing up funding! Anyway here's my latest offering. Cole will be dropped to probably the cheapest starting United defender. Hopefully that'll give me a million to play with. If Dawson is getting the nod for Spurs then I'll put him in before Kelly - Spurs have an easy run of fixtures to start with. I have Bale in because of Spurs easy run. We'll just have to see how Kagawa/Hazard do and switch around between the other similar price players as required. Then there's the top 3 - if Tevez plays then it sorts a huge problem out for me. Finding the money for Aguero and Rooney would be very tough. Torres will be dropped for Rooney. I've £1m in the bank with that team. What do you think?
carlcon wrote: » You're right, actually. After I'd typed that long response, I realised I was mostly talking about mid and end of season. The beginning is different. As you say, N'Zogbia was in everyone's starting team last year. Moses too. Both useless. That's bound to happen with at least a few players who we're all keen on. So yeah... at some point a few weeks in, we'll all have similar teams, but to start, we're likely to mix it up a bit until the form players pop up.
Steel Dog wrote: » Not a bad team. I take it Hughes in your defence is Aaron Hughes of Fulham, if so i would swap him for Carlos Cuellar of Sunderland. Hughes scored very well Fantasy Football wise for the 2010/11 season and even the two seasons before that and had a good partnership with Hangeland but for some reason Martin Jol did not seem to fancy him last season and he did not play him as much. The reason for Cuellar is because he is also 4.5m and he will rotate perfectly all season with Steven Taylor of Newcastle depending on who is playing home or away.
Jimmy Iovine wrote: » Nice team and one of the first I've seen with Bale in it. Get The Pog in your starting line-up now just in case the site shuts down for the next 2 weeks :P. I'd prefer to have Kagawa in the team ahead of one of your cheaper midfielders. The Tevez gamble might work out but I'd be wary of it. Look out for their formations in pre-season and especially in the Charity Shield.
cup of tea wrote: » Advice/Critism appreciated!.This is my first draft, sure to be changed another 20 times before the start of the season. Had Bale in but with his recent injury, I'm not sure he will be 100 percent at the start of the season. Had Valencia in but can see too much rotation problems.
basillarkin wrote: » Why no Man City players?
Nozebleed wrote: » man city are gona implode this season anyway!
Shane732 wrote: » Oh the starting line-up isn't confirmed at all. I didn't even look at who was starting just concentrating on getting a team together. I have Bale in because on paper Spurs have an easy first 6 weeks, with the exception of Newcastle on day one which in itself isn't too bad. For that reason I'd like a Spurs defender in but I'm not willing to spend 6.5 on a Spurs defender - I already have plenty of money tied up on defenders. If Dawson starts then he has to be good value at 5.0. I might stretch to Kaboul at 5.5 if he starts. Newcastle had an unbelievable year last year but I have a gut feeling that they won't be as strong this year. Of course this could be complete rubbish. Tevez is an issue for me all right. If his head is in the right place and Mancini has a mind to play him then he should be able to nail down the starting position. However, in reality I assume the all the strikers will rotate beside Aguero. I've a lack of Arsenal players in my team - it'll be interesting to see how they line up. Gervinho is classed as a midfielder this year, if he starts up front then he might be worth thinking about as a differential (if people are so inclined). I'm not at all happy with that team. No Rooney, potentially no starting City striker, 2 new midfielders which is a risk, Bale (it cost me my main league last year by having Bale instead of Dempsey). Will Hernandez start for United?
Jimmy Iovine wrote: » I'm thinking of Kaboul myself. I think Tevez has a good chance of starting. I'd imagine that he'll start ahead of Dzeko. Not quite sure about Balotelli. The only thing I'd worry about is him not getting enough games. Mancini has a difficult task on his hands keeping three temperamental strikers and Aguero happy for the whole season. Already Dzeko has come out and said that he's "too good to be sitting on the bench". If I was to say right now about Hernandez, I reckon he won't start the season. Then again it all depends on the formation used. If Kagawa plays in the hole then he won't get a game. If Kagawa is (and I pray to every deity around that this doesn't happen) shunted out to the wing or he plays in CM with two up top then he'll have a good chance of starting. He was barred from going to the Olympics so Fergie must have plans for him.
Coletrickle88 wrote: » Lads gimme your thoughts on this please.
stephen_k wrote: » Same attack as me, as I said can't see past it for the DGW... Do you have any funds in reserve?? I have Fabio but I don't think I'd start him, can't see QPR keeping too many clean sheets, but good sub as I thinks he'll start...
dahat wrote: » Fabio will be an assist machine this season,Hughes will give him plenty games and he is far more potent going forward than his brother
Nozebleed wrote: » basillarkin wrote: » Why no Man City players? well...the way i see it..if everyone has the same man city players in there team..and they dont perform..i'll gain points. Over the last few seasons FF has been all about strikers..everone had van persie as captain,rooney,bale,aguero in their team last year..it was ridiculous..the only way you could gain points on leaders was to have alternate players,and thats what im doing.. man city are gona implode this season anyway!
Coletrickle88 wrote: » He's played all over for them in pre season . Rb lb on the wings and even in cm the other night . Hughes must really rate him .
carlcon wrote: » I'll give the same response to this that I gave everyone last season who tried the "don't pick the top players because everyone has them" approach. You will not catch up by going slower. And they didn't. Searching for alternative players to the proven best won't end well. To change it a little to suit the start of the season: You will not keep up by going slower. Regardless of who wins the league this season, City are going to finish with one of the highest scoring records, and one of the highest clean sheet records. There's a very good reason why we all end up with similar teams in the end; an it's not because we want others to catch up.
Nozebleed wrote: » yeah i know what your saying..but man city are not guaranteed to have a good season. its a recipe for disaster. too much quality sitting on the bench. :cool:
BKC wrote: » They will do better than 80% of the teams in the league, minimum.
alproctor wrote: » 80% of the league is 16 teams, so you are predicting City will finish in the top 4. Brave. Whoever finishes above City will win the league.
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