Gameweek 30 Matchday Thread

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fairly happy having captained Aguero, could have been a disaster altogether

93 all in. Bellerin's one minute cameo cost me 5 points with Cresswell sitting pretty as first sub, but I'm not going to complain at my highest score of the season.

I've risen from 31k to 21k, but considering I was at 23k before last week's disaster, it's essentially only a 2k gain over that period.

I'm 29 points behind 10k, that's going to be my target for the end of season. Not bad considering I would have thought a top 100k finish would have been a good result at the start of the season!

Necronomicon wrote: »

I fear this could be the GW I look back as a season definer for the wrong reasons. I end on 61 points which sees me drop nearly 10k places to 22k. My lead in my main private league has been obliterated because 2nd place got a monster 102 points. I rarely welcome international breaks but I'm making an exception this time around.

So similar here.

63 point lead down to 12 thanks to rival's 111 point haul.

Don't worry. One week can kickstart it all again. I just need Aguero to fire, to get a captain choice correct, and the gap will start to grow again.

The break is indeed welcome though.

Another bad week. That's 8 red arrows in a row. Down to 9.4k now. Assuming this momentum continues, I'll be well outside the top 10k next GW.

71 points. Augero captain was the only difference between a large fall and a slight gain. I feel it's a harsh punishment for what wasn't far off a 50/50 decision, but they're the breaks.

Might try and bank the transfer this week ahead of the upcoming double.

shano_88 wrote: »

Well that couldnt have gone much worse. I managed 70 points for the week and dropped 3k places to 15k. But more importantly, one of my rivals had basically a perfect week with a score of 114 and a gameweek ranking of 187. He has eaten up and spat out my 34 point lead and some to leave me now 10 points behind him now. I think I was nearly 70 points ahead of him 2 gameweeks ago and have been top of the league since November. Things can change fast!

it was such a fantastic week for some, and fair play to them.

if you have Clyne/Bertrand, Silva, Giroud, Hazard, Costa and Kane captained you were golden. And that's not an unlikely scenario. All of those players are conceivably in a lot of teams, and not only in a lot of teams, but in a lot of very good teams.

the problem for many was the alternatives like Aguero and Sanchez did nothing, and many with Aguero captained him too.

It happens.

The challenge for those who lost out is to judge who of their team will perform in the next week or 2 and who won't, and to try to keep knee-jerking to a minimum, which is extremely hard to do when you've lost out by over 40 points in a week. the natural reaction is to think your team is absolutely shíte, whereas it's not necessarily the case.

SlickRic wrote: »

it was such a fantastic week for some, and fair play to them.

if you have Clyne/Bertrand, Silva, Giroud, Hazard, Costa and Kane captained you were golden. And that's not an unlikely scenario. All of those players are conceivably in a lot of teams, and not only in a lot of teams, but in a lot of very good teams.

the problem for many was the alternatives like Aguero and Sanchez did nothing, and many with Aguero captained him too.

It happens.

The challenge for those who lost out is to judge who of their team will perform in the next week or 2 and who won't, and to try to keep knee-jerking to a minimum, which is extremely hard to do when you've lost out by over 40 points in a week. the natural reaction is to think your team is absolutely shíte, whereas it's not necessarily the case.

Spot on there is only 3 or 4 of these type gws a season. Unfortunately I was on the wrong end of this one but no need to panic. I was only a capt choice and Sunderland hanging on for 2 more mins away from a great score

SlickRic wrote: »

it was such a fantastic week for some, and fair play to them.

if you have Clyne/Bertrand, Silva, Giroud, Hazard, Costa and Kane captained you were golden. And that's not an unlikely scenario. All of those players are conceivably in a lot of teams, and not only in a lot of teams, but in a lot of very good teams.

the problem for many was the alternatives like Aguero and Sanchez did nothing, and many with Aguero captained him too.

It happens.

The challenge for those who lost out is to judge who of their team will perform in the next week or 2 and who won't, and to try to keep knee-jerking to a minimum, which is extremely hard to do when you've lost out by over 40 points in a week. the natural reaction is to think your team is absolutely shíte, whereas it's not necessarily the case.

Wise words.

Also some people had Chelsea defenders or Bellerin getting 1 pointers, while people with "Clyne/Bertrand, Silva, Giroud, Hazard, Costa and Kane captained" could easily have had Cresswell, Naughton or a Soton double with Alder to complete their dream week.

I was somewhere in the middle with two 1 point defenders and no Silva or Giroud from your list.

77 all in, green arrows in Ireland and red arrows overall. :pac:

Down to 17k and now 56 points behind in my main league. I should have banked my transfer, in a world of pain now with Foster out, Dawson showing up as suspended and Benteke and Ozil down as doubts, though thankfully the latter two should be fine with the international break.

I'll probably have to take a points hit but i'm holding off on any transfers for now.

Some team surgery will be required at the back.

Ace2007 wrote: »

at least your good start guarantees you the 50 quid off me:)

Ha. I wouldn't even be counting on that the way I've been caught in other leagues! What is it about 80 points?

Copper_pipe wrote: »

Era, twill work out @ €145 each if either of us win. Im looking to save up money for getting on the road too so I'm happy enough. The Learners permit arrived in the post today :cool:

Bad form Copper,;) I guarantee that you will win, you have a **** hot team, loads of money and a 13 point lead, you should have stuck to your guns, you'll regret that