Gameweek 16 Transfers.

km79 wrote: »

he looked very dangerous today
as he did last year for hull whenever he got game time that's why I signed him.
he is more than bench fodder. he is a viable option depending on opposition.
with the aguero injury im gonna do a bit of research to see of one of the cheaper strikers like Austin rotates with him and will load up on big hitters in midfield.
the big 3 up top of Rooney aguero costa did not go so well. they all missed a game more or less with injury or suspension.

I currently have Austin and it does appear that he rotates with Austin.

That said I have only ever used Boyd when one of players unexpectedly didn't play (Note: Boyd scored in both those games

Boyd will always be used in this way for me as I see Austin as more likely to score higher regardless of opposition plus I don't want the headache or frustration if one scores higher than the other and I've subbed them the wrong way around. I'm resigned to Boyd being bench fodder.

Be using him this week as I have Fab & Aguero who will need changing

Joekers wrote: »

Sanchez, Aguero, Chambers and Isgrove out for Yaya, Dzeko, Clichy and Eriksen.

Ace2007 wrote: »

Have you actually look at any of these players or just see big names and think they are good.

Yaya - Although i have him, did not look like scoring today at all - playing too deep - Silvia back soon probably better option.

Dzeko - isn't yet match fit, if he plays midweek, will he be able to last 90 mins for next weekend - who knows.

Clichy - Rotation risk.

Eriken - hot and cold type of player, who knows if he'll keep his place in the team.

12 point hit to get the above would be crazy imo.

Also why would you want to get rid of Sanchez?

Ace said it better than I could. Definitely take time before taking a hit and avoid over-reliance on any one team. Also hold onto Sanchez if possible...

City cover is essential looking at fixtures, Dzeko looks ideal but fitness issues,Yaya has 4 yellows but could steam roll teams over next 3/4 gameweeks.

Anybody know how hurt Jovetic is?

dahat wrote: »

City cover is essential looking at fixtures, Dzeko looks ideal but fitness issues,Yaya has 4 yellows but could steam roll teams over next 3/4 gameweeks.

Anybody know how hurt Jovetic is?

Was just going to post this!

6 of the easiest fixtures they could of asked for. There will be rotation risks. Have seriously been considering a punt on Lanpard. Dzeko will lead the front line so could be a straight swap with Aguero for me!

Chesty08 wrote: »

Was just going to post this!

6 of the easiest fixtures they could of asked for. There will be rotation risks. Have seriously been considering a punt on Lanpard. Dzeko will lead the front line so could be a straight swap with Aguero for me!

We will have to wait till after the CL games though which will likely mean we will suffer a fall of at least 0.2 I'd say.

Lampard would be a punt but the fear of wether he is starting or not would be a big drawback.

I might be going 5-4-1 for the first time ever next week I think :eek:

Please forgive the TL;DR post, but there are so many variables for next week that I find myself needing to write my thoughts down.

Trying to prioritise transfers and figure out how to field XI next week with as few points hits as possible, but at the same time think towards the busy Christmas period.

Players out next week:

Chambers (suspended)
Fabregas (suspended)
Austin (suspended)
Aguero (injured)

In addition to the above, I can't count on bringing in Moore for any of the above because he still isn't getting game time. So that leaves my team looking like this if no transfers were made:

______________Forster
_____Naylor___Dummett___Wisdom
Hazard___Sanchez___Eriksen___Boyd
__________X___Rooney___X

So as things stand, I only need to take a 4-point hit to field XI. That is an attractive proposition because there are likely to be plenty of 8 and dare I say 12-point hits next week.

Who to take out?

1) Aguero is the obvious one if his injury is long-term as suspected. Bringing Diego Costa back is the stand-out choice given the home game against Hull. Dzeko is in the back of my head but I think I'd need to see him come back to full fitness and form before trying to manoeuvre him in.

2) The above would make Fabregas a likely transfer out given i) his suspension and ii) not wanting three attacking Chelsea players long term. It would be with a heavy heart, but I think Hazard is the better long-term option. In order to retain some City attacking coverage (assuming I don't go for Dzeko, as above), the likely replacement candidates include Yaya and the returning Silva. By all accounts Yaya was lucky to get points yesterday, but as penalty taker he is an attractive option. Given their attractive fixtures, bringing Siggy back in is also tempting me.

3) If I were to stick to a 4-point hit, that would mean keeping Chambers and Austin and benching them next weekend. I am keen to retain Austin, because he is in great form and has pretty good fixtures over the Christmas period. I would also like to keep Chambers if he can keep his place when Debuchy returns, but I am currently eyeing up Ben Davies of Spurs who is a snip at 4.4 now that he seems to be back in favour.

So, if I were to stick to a 4-point hit, I could line out next week as follows:

______________Forster
_____Naylor___Dummett___Wisdom
Hazard___Sanchez___Eriksen__Boyd___Yaya(Siggy)
_________Diego Costa___Rooney

Or I could take an 8-point hit and line up as follows:

______________Forster
_Davies___Naylor___Dummett___Wisdom
Hazard___Sanchez___Eriksen___Yaya
_______Diego Costa___Rooney

Essentially, it comes down to whether Davies @ -4 is a good idea over starting George Boyd (who stung me midweek when I had a similar decision to make).

The above is mostly for my own reference, but if anyone made it through all that and has any suggestions I won't say no either

Dónal wrote: »

Depending on how long Aguero is out for, I'm thinking of bringing in Bony as a replacement.

Got him in a few weeks ago, he's an in form player in an in form team. Decent fixtures coming up too.

Ziegler1988 wrote: »

Problem is that he's back for the Liverpool away match which I wouldn't want to start him. There's a plum QPR at home on Boxing Day but who knows if Debuchy will start that anyway. After we went 3-0 down, I started thinking about whether I would sell Clyne or him for Terry. The red card then made my decision easy.

Has Clichy left back locked down for City now?

enfant terrible wrote: »

Has Clichy left back locked down for City now?

Probably not, imo. He's been playing recently, but Kolarov was injured. Before Kolarov was injured they seemed to be playing every second games. I can see Clichy sitting out a few games over christmas.

Done Fabregas to Hazard last night. His yellow card made the decision very easy but now I have nothing left in the bank.

1 FT left to deal with Chambers, Aguero, Austin & Chadli :mad:

I suppose I just have to hope Chadli gets more gametime & Boyd can cover Austin. Chambers needs to go but I reckon selling Aguero will have to happen first if the rumours about ACL are true. All poor alternatives though...

extra gravy wrote: »

Forgot I already have Terry, Fab and Hazard when I posted...too much wine So a straight swap for Aguero to Costa being out of the question, I'm now considering Rooney. Will see how he plays tomorrow night but he has the advantage over Costa of being on pens and being almost guaranteed 90 mins every week. Never liked having Dzeko in my team, he's always been inconsistent for me. But I do need City cover for their nice fixtures and Yaya makes sense until he goes to the afcon. I had originally planned on going without Costa until the Jan wildcard and reassessing then. But this Aguero injury has thrown a spanner in the works.

Unfortunately if RVP remains in team then he is the penalty taker not rooney