Gameweek 6 Transfer Thread.

iroced wrote: »

I'm suprised by the lack of interest about Southampton defense. They're on 3 CS in a row and their fixtures up to GW18 (end of the WC1 period) are:

Man Utd (H)
Swansea (H)
Chelsea (A)
Leicester (H)
Liverpool (A)
Bournemouth (H)
Sunderland (A)
Stoke (H)
Man City (A)
Aston Villa (H)
Crystal Palace (A)
Spurs (H)
Arsenal (H)

8 home games (all "cleansheetable") 5 away. We could be looking at a realistic 7/8 CS (add 'Pool & Sunderland away & remove 2 home fixtures). 55-60% of CS. Am I seeing them stronger than they are?

Just holding out with Targett for now

iroced wrote: »

I'm suprised by the lack of interest about Southampton defense. They're on 3 CS in a row and their fixtures up to GW18 (end of the WC1 period) are:

Man Utd (H)
Swansea (H)
Chelsea (A)
Leicester (H)
Liverpool (A)
Bournemouth (H)
Sunderland (A)
Stoke (H)
Man City (A)
Aston Villa (H)
Crystal Palace (A)
Spurs (H)
Arsenal (H)

8 home games (all "cleansheetable") 5 away. We could be looking at a realistic 7/8 CS (add 'Pool & Sunderland away & remove 2 home fixtures). 55-60% of CS. Am I seeing them stronger than they are?

Hadn't fully looked at my Shaw replacement options but Saints now firmly an option. Cheers!

Belerin is the obvious one but dreadful fixtures. May go for Cedric for now and consider Bellerin in month or so.

Edit: anyone know why Cedric was taken off with 15 to go vs WBA? Is there a better Saints defender option? Van Dyk and Fonte not really worth an extra 0.4/0.5 and too early for Betrand who might be worth the extra.

iroced wrote: »

I'm suprised by the lack of interest about Southampton defense. They're on 3 CS in a row and their fixtures up to GW18 (end of the WC1 period) are:

Man Utd (H)
Swansea (H)
Chelsea (A)
Leicester (H)
Liverpool (A)
Bournemouth (H)
Sunderland (A)
Stoke (H)
Man City (A)
Aston Villa (H)
Crystal Palace (A)
Spurs (H)
Arsenal (H)

8 home games (all "cleansheetable") 5 away. We could be looking at a realistic 7/8 CS (add 'Pool & Sunderland away & remove 2 home fixtures). 55-60% of CS. Am I seeing them stronger than they are?

I'd only be interested in Cedric and after Liverpool A.

FHFC wrote: »

Edit: anyone know why Cedric was taken off with 15 to go vs WBA? Is there a better Saints defender option? Van Dyk and Fonte not really worth an extra 0.4/0.5 and too early for Betrand who might be worth the extra.

He's been taken off the last two (which could be a good thing depending if you worry about losing late cleanies). I presume to do with switching formation to attack the match

Went Pedro to Payet and Romero to DDG for a 4 pointer.

lougal88 wrote: »

Any logic in doubling up on the Pool defence? It served me well for the first 3 Gws. They were shocking against West Ham at home I admit, but 2 decent fixtures at home coming up. Would it be madness?

If you have Shaw (I brought him in early this week chasing a price rise!) I don't think its madness short term up to next international break as long as your defence can cope in GW8 when Liverpool are away to Everton.
I'll be doing a -4 to get him out but don't like the fixtures for my preferred choice Bellerin (also considering Koscielny )
I don't want to double up on west brom. (already have Myhill)
Southampton long term look good but I already have Yoshida who is unlikely to be first choice!
Oh the perils of early transfers.

Think I'm gonna go with Swansea replacement for Shaw. Always good at the back, especially with Williams playing well. Fixtures look good too:

Gameweek 6 Everton (H)
Gameweek 7 Southampton (A)
Gameweek 8 Spurs (H)
Gameweek 9 Stoke (H)
Gameweek 10 Aston Villa (A)
Gameweek 11 Arsenal (H)
Gameweek 12 Norwich (A)
Gameweek 13 Bournemouth (H)
Gameweek 14 Liverpool (A)
Gameweek 15 Leicester (H)


Question is, which one to get? I'm thinking Naughton at the moment.

sheroman01 wrote: »

Think I'm gonna go with Swansea replacement for Shaw. Always good at the back, especially with Williams playing well. Fixtures look good too:

Gameweek 6 Everton (H)
Gameweek 7 Southampton (A)
Gameweek 8 Spurs (H)
Gameweek 9 Stoke (H)
Gameweek 10 Aston Villa (A)
Gameweek 11 Arsenal (H)
Gameweek 12 Norwich (A)
Gameweek 13 Bournemouth (H)
Gameweek 14 Liverpool (A)
Gameweek 15 Leicester (H)


Question is, which one to get? I'm thinking Naughton at the moment.

I'd have him over Williams too.
Definitely a good long term move but I just don't fancy them atm having watched them against Watford but I wouldn't let that put you off.

mm is it time to dump hazard now? with the nice 3 home fixtures coming up I was going to try keep him but after the penalty miss and Oscar taking the second pen I wonder is hazard off penalties now or just didn't take the second as he already missed one in that game

The only player I really see as being worth bringing in for hazard is Silva, but I also want kolorov and already have aguero and toure from city.

Dubliner28 wrote: »

Advice here lads. Already took a 4 point it to bring in Hart for Courtios.

Need to off load Shaw (tempted by Saints/Naughton cover) and Azpil to Kolorov
Who do i off load first??? Not taking 8pt hit

Team at the moment

Hart (Schmeichel)
Shaw(inj) Huth Cédric (Bench Azpil(not keeping cleanies and Ward(palace inj)
Depay Yaya Touré Mahrez Cabaye Payet
Pelle Kun (Wilson)

I need to off load Depay too as hes not scoring heavily

Kolarov is crucial this week.

Dubliner28 wrote: »

Playing wild card. Is 3 Swansea players to much. I am aware of previous posts and their nice run coming but is 3 over doing it
Naughton / Ayew / Gomis

Tough call. ATM I have 3 Man City Players and I don't consider that overkill. I think the vast majority of players currently have 3.

I don't know is it common sense or common snobbery that would make people look at the likes of Swansea and say 3 players you're mad!

In the past we've all probably had 3 from Chelsea or Arsenal or Man U. If a team is performing very well then there's no reason not to. This is where the common snobbery might enter peoples thinking and say Swansea are not a glamour club I won't have 3 players

On the other hand people have gone for 3 players from the above mentioned sides in the past as they are tried and tested. This is where the common sense might come into it - i.e. I can see Man City consistently doing well this season with an odd bad blip here and there, can I say the same about Swansea ?

Historically there are one or two surprise teams (often newly promoted sides) that go on a charge till Christmas which is when the normal heavy hitters move into high gear and leave them in their rear mirrors. If you can catch the crest of this wave you can do very well.

On the face of it so far I don't think it would be madness to go with 3 Swansea players

What do you think, should I look at keeping for the moment or start working on midfield ?

I WC last week and the plan had been to downgrade Ayew or Gomis but with the f%^& up thayt happened on Friday night, I decided to hold onto them in the hopes they'd rise enough to make it worthwhile.

It leaves me with a decent side this weekend (Pedro injury)but long term I'm thinking of downgrading Target to a 3.9 and a midfielder to a 4.3. I had been thinking of downgrading Ayew but with the way Chelsea have been playing I'm not sure it's worthwhile to have ANY of their players.

McCarthy
Francis Gomez Kolarov
Sánchez Mahrez Ayew Yaya Touré
Gomis Wilson Agüero

Subs: Begovic Pedro Evans Targett

ScummyMan wrote: »

Pedro - > Payet
Gomis - > Benteke

For a -4... Ready to pull the trigger but having second thoughts

There is no way I'd be doing gomis to Benteke for a -4.