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sionnach

Should be a solid 70+ for me after the arsenal match, hopefully switching captaincy to fabregas from ronaldo won't cost me too much.

Was going to cannibalise my team to shove in chelsea players for their match against derby but just realised that man u and arsenal have relegation zone opponents too. Decisions, decisions

Unearthly

sionnach wrote: »

Should be a solid 70+ for me after the arsenal match, hopefully switching captaincy to fabregas from ronaldo won't cost me too much.

Was going to cannibalise my team to shove in chelsea players for their match against derby but just realised that man u and arsenal have relegation zone opponents too. Decisions, decisions

Don't forget Blackburn and Aston Villa play twice in the next gameweek

I'm not actually in this boards league before people think i'm stupid giving advice

besty

On 81 with Fabregas to play tomorrow.

~Rebel~

Unearthly wrote:

Don't forget Blackburn and Aston Villa play twice in the next gameweek

I'm not actually in this boards league before people think i'm stupid giving advice

Bugger, i have noone from either! 2 crafty changes to be made i think.

joe123

im on 61 with captain fabregas to play still. Just noticed ive finally broken into the top 100 after joining in gamesweek 3.

Just wondering are there any other people who joined in gamesweek 3 in the top 100 or can I give myself a pat on the back?:rolleyes:

PHB

I'm not in the position of not being sure if I want Fabregas to play well. If he does, and gets a good few points, it means that while I get points, the people with Fabregas as captain will get similar points to what I got for Ronaldo, but if he plays poorly, lots of people will stay on lower points. It's quite the pickle, but I'm thinking, come on Reading

BaZmO*

PHB wrote: »

I'm not in the position of not being sure if I want Fabregas to play well. If he does, and gets a good few points, it means that while I get points, the people with Fabregas as captain will get similar points to what I got for Ronaldo, but if he plays poorly, lots of people will stay on lower points. It's quite the pickle, but I'm thinking, come on Reading

I'm in the exact same boat. Everybody in the league that I'm in (the one with money riding on it!!) has Fabregas and some have him as captain. So if he gets a hat full tonight the ones that have him as captain will race ahead. And for those that have him but not as captain I'll just remain on the same points as them. So I'm hoping for Reading to win by 5.

genericgoon

60 points with Fabregas, Adebayor and Hunt to play. So 6-6 or something would be good, with hunt, Fabrgas and Adebayor all scoring hattricks

Sizzler

Unearthly wrote: »

Essien is always great for the bonus points.

He should have been docked points for that tackle on Osman :mad:

Sizzler

BaZmO* wrote: »

I'm in the exact same boat. Everybody in the league that I'm in (the one with money riding on it!!) has Fabregas and some have him as captain. So if he gets a hat full tonight the ones that have him as captain will race ahead. And for those that have him but not as captain I'll just remain on the same points as them. So I'm hoping for Reading to win by 5.

I make a pledge each season not to sign Lampard as hes too predictable
I cant afford Fabregas now so I'm struggling along with Elano (had him since Day 1) Giggs and whoever else I can find that gameweek

machiavellianme

PHB wrote: »

I'm not in the position of not being sure if I want Fabregas to play well. If he does, and gets a good few points, it means that while I get points, the people with Fabregas as captain will get similar points to what I got for Ronaldo, but if he plays poorly, lots of people will stay on lower points. It's quite the pickle, but I'm thinking, come on Reading

Could be worse. You could have opted for Lampard as Capt like I did. Practically my whole team got higher points than him (barring McCartney and Jones). Need Fabregas to not play and Richards to come in as super sub.

kaimera

Boo. 33 with Gallas & Fab to play.

James to sub in for Cech tho from the weekend.

I'm hoping for a 4-0, 2 for Fab + 3 assists & a goal again from Gallas. xD

One Cold Hand

kaimera wrote: »

I'm hoping for a 4-0, 2 for Fab + 3 assists & a goal again from Gallas. xD

Jeebus, at least aim for something high! 4 goals for Gallas and 4 assists for Fabregas!

kaimera

One Cold Hand wrote: »

Jeebus, at least aim for something high! 4 goals for Gallas and 4 assists for Fabregas!

I was thinking realistic!! but yes, 4 goals would be nice :P

One Cold Hand

kaimera wrote: »

I was thinking realistic!!

You see your thinking is all wrong. It's called Fantasy football for a reason!

kaimera

One Cold Hand wrote: »

You see your thinking is all wrong. It's called Fantasy football for a reason!

It's my first day

machiavellianme

Xavi6 wrote: »

A crappy 47 for me though skipper Cesc and my good friend Shorey still to play each other. Need a 6-3 Arsenal win, Cesc getting 3 and a couple of assists and Shorey chipping in with a goal or two.

This is just getting funny now. Another for Shorey after letting in 3.

sionnach

Ah ffs shorey, cost me 6 points and a tenner at 2-1 on an arsenal clean sheet

Unearthly

It's a whole new ball game as far as my tactics for transfers is now considering Cesc is suspended for Wigan. Decisions

Atleast I have 2 weeks to decide.

I don't know why I bother I'll just make a complete shambles of it as usual

jimmyboy

kaimera wrote: »

I'm hoping for a 4-0, 2 for Fab + 3 assists & a goal again from Gallas. xD

kaimera wrote: »

I was thinking realistic!! :P

Realistic!! 2 Goals+3 assist=5 goals.

machiavellianme

Unearthly wrote: »

It's a whole new ball game as far as my tactics for transfers is now considering Cesc is suspended for Wigan. Decisions

Atleast I have 2 weeks to decide.

I don't know why I bother I'll just make a complete shambles of it as usual

Yes but he's playing two matches the following gameweek so theres no point selling him. Heaps of easy scores coming in Week 14. Man Utd v Bolton and Chelsea v Derby. Newcastle v Liverpool and Birmingham v Portsmouth have potential for free for alls too considering the defensive nature of the Brums and the Geordies. Also, Villa and Blackburn play twice which means it should be a high scoring week FF points wise.

Xavi6

Thata boy Shorey

MrJoeSoap

My bench got 23 points this week, can anyone beat that?

MrJoeSoap

sionnach wrote: »

Ah ffs shorey, cost me 6 points and a tenner at 2-1 on an arsenal clean sheet

Where on this earth did you get 2-1 on an Arsenal clean sheet tonight??

Unearthly

MrJoeSoap wrote: »

My bench got 23 points this week, can anyone beat that?

Did they get substituted in? That would be one big kick in the groin if they didn't

MrJoeSoap

Unearthly wrote: »

Did they get substituted in? That would be one big kick in the groin if they didn't

Nope, sitting there like spare tools the lot of them.

Kick me in the groin so I can compare the two feelings.

BaZmO*

I had 19 points on the bench. And that's with 1 player not playing.

~Rebel~

BaZmO* wrote: »

I had 19 points on the bench. And that's with 1 player not playing.

ill have a stab at Carlton Cole and Shorey?

Xavi6

66 points for me taking me to a total of 666. At least the devil's on my side.

BaZmO*

~Rebel~ wrote: »

ill have a stab at Carlton Cole and Shorey?

Shorey, Dunne & Gordon. Although I can't complain about Gordon as he only got 2 and James got 7

One Cold Hand

MrJoeSoap wrote: »

My bench got 23 points this week, can anyone beat that?

See thats a complete waste of points. Me, I had 18 points on the bench, 16 of which got substituted in, giving me a tidy 85 points. Now thats proper management.

Xavi6

One Cold Hand wrote: »

See thats a complete waste of points. Me, I had 18 points on the bench, 16 of which got substituted in, giving me a tidy 85 points. Now thats proper management.

Now that's some lucky injuries

One Cold Hand

Xavi6 wrote: »

Now that's some lucky injuries

Skill more like it!!

When Carlton Cole got me 8 points I just gave Rafa a quick ring and told him to rest Finnan for the week!!

Noelie

MrJoeSoap wrote: »

My bench got 23 points this week, can anyone beat that?

I'd 24, mainly from Jenas.

Necronomicon

Adebayor and Fabregas saved me this week.

Some things to think about for the next gameweek now, with some players having a double gameweek.

genericgoon

77 points this week. Delighted. Finnan didnt play but thankfully I had richards on the bench. Prob is I have Dunn and Fabregas in my squad and now both of them are suspended. Looks like I have to switch to 4-3-3, which Id prefer not to do but I dont want to waste 4 points

wardie

Dunn will still play 1 game as blackburn play twice next week

besty

Just the 87 points this week! Delighted, finally reached the top of the league with my friends.

kinaldo

back in the top 10 up to 9th with 70pts, disappointed Arsenal couldn't hold out for a clean sheet and Fabregas getting booked again

KdjaCL

kinaldo wrote: »

back in the top 10 up to 9th with 70pts, disappointed Arsenal couldn't hold out for a clean sheet and Fabregas getting booked again

Edged me out


Btw boards is 13th best league in the game

http://fantasy.premierleague.com/M/stats.mc?stat=bestleagues

kdjac

Lex Luthor

whats this about fabregas? is he not playing next gameweek?

KdjaCL

Lex Luthor wrote: »

whats this about fabregas? is he not playing next gameweek?

if hes in your team click on the little red I

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kdjac

Smegball

Made a silly transfer when I came home drunk last night lol, took out Michael Johnson for Pienaar. Not a bad player but a waste of a transfer seeing as Arsenal are playing Wigan, United playing Bolton, Chelsea playing Derby and VIlla,Bburn playing twice!

One Cold Hand

Smegball wrote: »

Made a silly transfer when I came home drunk last night lol, took out Michael Johnson for Pienaar. Not a bad player but a waste of a transfer seeing as Arsenal are playing Wigan, United playing Bolton, Chelsea playing Derby and VIlla,Bburn playing twice!

Drink + FF = Silly Transfers.

Last season I used my wildcard when I was locked.

menoscemo

So what is everyone's tactic this week? Buy in loads of Villa and Blackburn players?

darkskol

Fabregas suspended for this week so question is should i transfer him for a villa or blackburn midfielder who will be playing twice this week(already have bently) or go for someone like Lampard who is likely to get a few points (seeing as chelsea are playing derby)...decisions decisions!

Earthhorse

Very similar situation here. I dropped Fabregas and gave the captaincy to Lampard. Selling Fabregas is a little shortsighted as he's only suspended for the one game.

Also got rid of Davis, a Derby defender, and brought in Laursen. If any player from Villa or Blackburn is worth a punt it's him.

darkskol

Earthhorse wrote: »

Selling Fabregas is a little shortsighted as he's only suspended for the one game.

True but unfortunately my subs bench is filled with donkeys

menoscemo

I saw Fabregas has been sold off by nearly 60,000 peole. A bit silly IMHO because he plays twice next week. I have had him since the start so selling him would mean losing 0.5m.

Fuzzy_Dunlop

Argh i made the same stupid decision as well, if i had any sense i would have waited to see how long Hleb was out for and subbed him! :mad: