Boards.ie Fantasy Football 2009/2010 (MOD NOTE - POST #2151)

TheChrisD

Can't make my mind up

1) Schwarzer

2) Hangeland
3) Evra
4) Woodgate

5) A Young
6) Gerrard (c)
7) Barry
8) Arshavin

9) Ebans-Blake
10) Owen
11) Zamora

Subs: Sorenson, Neville, Figueroa, Faye Ab

I'm still not sure about my strikers. There could be better choices out there, but where else can I skimp on to raise the funds?

I miss those times where I could play with 106m

eirebhoy

Team atm.

S Given

P Evra
A Cole
J Woodgate
J Yobo

S Ireland (to be probably replaced by J.Cole when back fit)
L Modric
T Rosicky
C N'Zogbia
A Arshavin

D Berbatov (probably replaced by v.Persie for gw3)

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W Hennessey
A Johnson
K Doyle
K Foley

Souless

Pretty happy with them at the mo but I've already changed the team a million times so can't rule out a few changes before august 15th

1: Sorensen

2: Shawcross
3: O'Shea
4: Evra

5: Arshavin
6: Fabregas
7: Delap
8: Dempsey

9: Eduardo
10: Rooney
11: Ebanks-
Blake

12: Jaaskelainen
13: Lennon
14: Hangeland
15: Ridgewell

Panthro

well, ive made a few changes, for the time being im going with:
1: Schwarzer

2: Cole A
3: Hangeland
4: Carragher
5: Bramble

6: Lampard
7: Ireland
8: Alonso

9: Anelka
10: Tevez
11: Ebanks-Blake
subs:
12: Sorensen
13: Figueroa
14: Muamba
15: Marney

thinking maybe sub carragher for evra, (gain 0.5) and should alonso leave, id have 7.5, thinking buy in either taylor or modric.ill probably end up changing this team again soon.

Eire-Dearg

I like it! Given over Schwarzer, and Figueroa over Bramble, or preferably someone better, and that's a class team. Be prepared to switch Alonso, maybe go down .5 to get Pienaar.

All_in_Flynn

Im brand new to the soccer forum so hello all.

I thought that Id join up for this as Iv always loved fantasy football so this should be a bit of a laugh!

Anyways heres my team:

Name - Ambidextrous

Howard

L.Young
Woodgate
Skrtel
Dunne

Valencia
Modric
Carrick
Fellaini

Rooney
Torres


Subs: Sorensen, Beattie, Hangeland, Muamba.


Happy enough with it at the moment.

Jayob10

Sorensen
Hart

Faye
Zhirkov
Warnock
Foley
Cahill

Gerrard
Arshavin
Kuyt
Kightly
Jimenez

Ebanks-Blake
Benitez
Torres

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Sorensen

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Faye

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Warnock

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Zhirkov

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Arshavin

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Gerrard

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Kuyt

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Kightly--

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Ebanks-Blake

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Torres

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Benitez

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Hart, Jimenez, G.Cahill, Foley


Arshavin is a key man in fantasy footy this year as a midfielder he will put up a big score.

One Cold Hand

Arsenal fans opinions needed: Who will play up front for the Gunners? Eduardo with Van Persie playing off him?

Redzer7

One Cold Hand wrote: »

Arsenal fans opinions needed: Who will play up front for the Gunners? Eduardo with Van Persie playing off him?

Depends mate we could be playing 4-5-1 with Arshavin playing off van persie.

Gear9992

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Schwarzer

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Zhirkov

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Vidic

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Lescott

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Hangeland

Gerrard(C)

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Arshavin

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Delap

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Geovanni

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Taylor

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Cole

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subs
1. Sorensen
2.Zayatte
3. Cresswell
4.Murphy

What are opinions of this team?

I've decided to go with 4-5-1 since midfielders score the most points

Should I keep Zhirkov in the squad, I heard he will be playing mostly as a winger in real life so he should get a good few points.

UpTheSlashers

I was thinking arshavin will play a big part in arsenals attack with adebayor gone

JackieRyan

Ok, so i signed up, hope thats ok, looking forward to seeing how everyone on boards gets on, good luck to everyone ok ^^


My Team:

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Given

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O`shea

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Carragher

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Lescott

Lennon

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Gerrard----Neville

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Taylor

Crouch

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Abonglahor

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Doyle


Subs:
Hart
Cahill
Upson
Murphy




what do you all think?

JackieRyan

I think you should take out Zhirkov to be honest, I am an avid chelsea fan I & I believe that Malouda will play more than him. put in a consistantly played player.

Gear9992 wrote: »

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Schwarzer

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Zhirkov

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Vidic

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Lescott

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Hangeland

Gerrard(C)

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Arshavin

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Delap

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Geovanni

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Taylor

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Cole

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subs
1. Sorensen
2.Zayatte
3. Cresswell
4.Murphy

What are opinions of this team?

I've decided to go with 4-5-1 since midfielders score the most points

Should I keep Zhirkov in the squad, I heard he will be playing mostly as a winger in real life so he should get a good few points.

Vampireskiss

How do you guys think Zhirkov will do this season? I am unsure whether to pick him for my fantasy football team

Vampireskiss

JackieRyan wrote: »

I think you should take out Zhirkov to be honest, I am an avid chelsea fan I & I believe that Malouda will play more than him. put in a consistantly played player.

I cannot see how ye can pay 25m for a player and not play him in the first team

Jugs82

Went and changed everything

Given

Evra
Zabaleta
A Cole

Arshavin
Gerrard
Lampard
Essien
Muamba

Fletcher
Doyle

Subs:

Hart
Zayatte
Ridgewell
Murphy

Went with a weak strikeforce to accomodate midfield and defence

Xavi6

Vampireskiss wrote: »

I cannot see how ye can pay 25m for a player and not play him in the first team

Carlos? Is that you?

Stacksey

I think ive stumbled across the team that may well challenge

Given
Dunne
Figueroa
Hangeland
Lampard
Gerrard
Arshavin
Taylor
Jimenez
Robinho
Ebanks Blake

tc20

Burnden Boys have joined the fray, with this being the 1st draft -

Schwarzer

Upson O'Shea A.Cole Carragher

Gerrard (c) Murphy Arshavin Mikel

Crouch C.Cole

Jaaskelainen
Bendtner
Muamba
Bramble

Bring it on!!

builttospill

I'm looking through a lot of these teams and I'm wondering if certain people have taken part in the fantasy before. Some of those choices are well dodgy. Year in year out the same core group of players pick up the majority of points yet some people have completely overlooked them. Fine by me. And as for Zhirkov??? Ha. He won't be a regular in the Chelsea line-up. Like lambs to the slaughter some of ye.

UpTheSlashers

Still not fully happy with mine:

Sorensen

Edgar
Lescott
Evra
A. Cole

Lampard
Gerrard
Arshavin
Nzogbia

Beattie
Doyle

Subs:
Hart
Muamba
Bramble
Nevland

Eire-Dearg

builttospill wrote: »

I'm looking through a lot of these teams and I'm wondering if certain people have taken part in the fantasy before. Some of those choices are well dodgy. Year in year out the same core group of players pick up the majority of points yet some people have completely overlooked them. Fine by me. And as for Zhirkov??? Ha. He won't be a regular in the Chelsea line-up. Like lambs to the slaughter some of ye.

Show us your team then, expert.

Mezcita

Zhirkov is an interesting signing though. Cole and Malouda were in great form towards the end of last season. Malouda signed a contract extension today as well. No idea where they will play Zhirkov.

UpTheSlashers

Eire-Dearg wrote: »

Show us your team then, expert.

+1, I wouldnt mind seeing it

builttospill

I will not show you my team! I came in the top 1000 overall last season and I've been playing it for 5 years.

All I'm saying is that people need to reassess their teams. I play in a league with about 80 other people and each year about 30 of those people pick teams very much like some of the teams posted here. I laugh when I see them and sure enough come October and beyond these teams are languishing at the bottom of the league.

It's not rocket science. There are many factors that contribute to fantasy success but your fundamental season-starting formation has to be spot on-The biggest mistake people make is trying to be different. Yes certain players will surprise and they will have to be acquired over the season but a lot of players listed here will do sweet FA.

slingerz

builttospill wrote: »

I will not show you my team! I came in the top 1000 overall last season and I've been playing it for 5 years.

All I'm saying is that people need to reassess their teams. I play in a league with about 80 other people and each year about 30 of those people pick teams very much like some of the teams posted here. I laugh when I see them and sure enough come October and beyond these teams are languishing at the bottom of the league.

It's not rocket science. There are many factors that contribute to fantasy success but your fundamental season-starting formation has to be spot on-The biggest mistake people make is trying to be different. Yes certain players will surprise and they will have to be acquired over the season but a lot of players listed here will do sweet FA.

Such as?

Xavi6

builttospill wrote: »

I will not show you my team!

Eire-Dearg

Xavi6 wrote: »

Come on Xavi, don't you believe what the expert says?

Xavi6

Course I do, that's why I want to steal all his seekrits....

builttospill

(sigh)

Dear Fantasy Football,

How I've missed you...

Mr. Incognito

I will not show you my team! I came in the top 1000 overall last season and I've been playing it for 5 years.

All I'm saying is that people need to reassess their teams. I play in a league with about 80 other people and each year about 30 of those people pick teams very much like some of the teams posted here. I laugh when I see them and sure enough come October and beyond these teams are languishing at the bottom of the league.

It's not rocket science. There are many factors that contribute to fantasy success but your fundamental season-starting formation has to be spot on-The biggest mistake people make is trying to be different. Yes certain players will surprise and they will have to be acquired over the season but a lot of players listed here will do sweet FA.

Do you even realise how that comes across? Dude- Fantasy football is about making the right transfers at the right time and the punts you make going right.

I finished in the top 400 last year and the top 2000 the year before and have been in the top ten in Boards for the last three. Your I'm so great attitude doesn't endear me to you in any way whatsoever- IT"S A GAME. It's about being fun. For me the fun is posting my team, debating choices and learning from other people around me. No-one is infallible

Unfortunately for some people their pleasure is the "I'm so great". And the reason I think you're not posting your team is because we'll rip it to shreads after that rant.

builttospill

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

Do you even realise how that comes across? Dude- Fantasy football is about making the right transfers at the right time and the punts you make going right.

I finished in the top 400 last year and the top 2000 the year before and have been in the top ten in Boards for the last three. Your I'm so great attitude doesn't endear me to you in any way whatsoever- IT"S A GAME. It's about being fun. For me the fun is posting my team, debating choices and learning from other people around me. No-one is infallible

Unfortunately for some people their pleasure is the "I'm so great". And the reason I think you're not posting your team is because we'll rip it to shreads after that rant.

I can tell you are so jealous right now...

builttospill

In fact I've actually got my keks around my ankles right now just looking at my team.

Mr. Incognito

Yes, I am jealous of a person sitting behind a keyboard who doesn't even have the stones to back up his holier than thou rant. Ah, Keyboard warriors.

Oh, wait, I almost forgot the obligatory- "I know I am but what are you"

See you in the sandpit later.

builttospill

fap fap fap...

UpTheSlashers

I hope this thread doesnt get stupid, i was really looking forward to ff this year

Xavi6

builttospill wrote: »

I can tell you are so jealous right now...

MOD NOTE: Ok you've made your point, you're better than us blah blah blah.

If you aren't going to contribute something worthwhile to the discussion backed up with reason and examples then please don't post in the thread again. This is meant to be a bit of fun and if that's not for you then don't join the league. Looking down your nose at everyone else is not an attitude that's going to wash here, particularly when everyone else is more than happy to help each other out.

In summary, either put up or shut up.

EDIT: builttospill banned for a month as per access rules for trolling and general muppetry.

tribulus

A quick one - Crouch or Carlton Cole? Forget about the 0.5M difference in price for now.

Mr. Incognito

Defo cole- no risk of rotation- picks up more bonus points and I reckon will chip in with about 15+ this season

jesus_thats_gre

tribulus wrote: »

A quick one - Crouch or Carlton Cole? Forget about the 0.5M difference in price for now.

Depends where Crouch ends up I guess..

Eire-Dearg

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

Defo cole- no risk of rotation- picks up more bonus points and I reckon will chip in with about 15+ this season

+1. Be interesting to see who Crouch goes to too, a decent club you never know he might rake in some consistant points.

Mr. Guappa

Latest Version:

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Schwarzer

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Evra - Rio - Woodgate - Alex - A.Cole
Lampard - Gerrard - Murphy - Modric

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Ebanks-Blake

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Sorensen, Muamba, Jerome, Daryl Murphy

Staying away from Arsenal, Everton, West Ham & the others who are not playing the 2nd week. Plan at moment is getting in Carlton Cole in week 3.

Mr.Nice Guy

Mr. Guappa wrote: »

Latest Version:

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Schwarzer

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Evra - Rio - Woodgate - Alex - A.Cole
Lampard - Gerrard - Murphy - Modric

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Ebanks-Blake

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Sorensen, Muamba, Jerome, Daryl Murphy

Staying away from Arsenal, Everton, West Ham & the others who are not playing the 2nd week. Plan at moment is getting in Carlton Cole in week 3.

Bear in mind that Fulham will also miss out on a game in the second week assuming they progress in the Europa League, which they are expected to do.

That would mean you'd have to have Sorensen in goal for week 2 and that week Stoke are away to Liverpool and will most likely be on the end of a drubbing. :pac:

If you really want to start with Schwarzer I'd suggest going for someone like Hart instead of Sorensen as Birmingham have a home game against Pompey in week 2 and I don't suppose Hart will be too troubled for that one.

Morzadec

tribulus wrote: »

A quick one - Crouch or Carlton Cole? Forget about the 0.5M difference in price for now.

For me C.Cole at 7.0 and Evra at 6.5 are the 2 stand-out underpriced players, as guaranteed starters. I'd probably have C.Cole in my team if he was 8.0 to be honest.

As for builttospills comments about Zhirkov, we'll have to wait and see what happens. But how can you be so sure he won't play? Are you Carlo Ancellotti?* There is a lot to suggest he will start for Chelsea. The charity shield should give us some clues, and I would sense that if he doesn't start in it a lot of people will take him out.

But if he does become a regular starter (and the fact they shelled out £18m for him, and the fact Malouda isn't exactly a world beater, and the fact he is Russian so Roman will want to see him play suggests he quite probably will be a regular), then you're talking about getting a Chelsea winger in your side for 7.5m. Which is fantastic value considering their opening fixtures. Add the this the fact he is classified as a defender and it almost looks like more of a risk to not have him in your team than to have him in. Seriously if Zhirkov starts, (which for the above reasons I suspect he probably will) and plays in any way well, you could be looking at a monster points haul for only 7.5.

Did the expert consider any of this before posting?

*By the way I take all of this back, if builttospill is in fact Carlo Ancellotti.

Average-Ro

I've changed it again, but I think it's stronger now, more depth to the squad. Any opinions?

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Schwarzer

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Evra

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Warnock

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Baines

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Cahill

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-Gerrard

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Arshavin

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N'Zogbia

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Taylor

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Pienaar-

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Johnson A

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SUBS:

Hart
Skrtel
Doyle
C. Cole

Jayob10

Average-Ro wrote: »

I've changed it again, but I think it's stronger now, more depth to the squad. Any opinions?

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Schwarzer

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Evra

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Warnock

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Baines

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Cahill

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-Gerrard

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Arshavin

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N'Zogbia

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Taylor

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Pienaar-

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Johnson A

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SUBS:

Hart
Skrtel
Doyle
C. Cole

I do not like this team one bit apart from Stevie G and Arshavin :eek:

Average-Ro

May I ask why?

Jayob10

Average-Ro wrote: »

May I ask why?

sorry i dont mean to be rude mate. My method that has worked well for me is to spend heavily in midfield. I never spend more than 5 million on a defender.
Buy a defender from different clubs that will always start and pump money into serious scorers in midfield that is where the points are scored. To a lesser extent up front.

Rotate your defenders on the basis of easiness of game or likelihood to keep a clean sheet.
Mind you, you didnt spend alot on your defence but your midfield and strikeforce is lightweight.
Also start Carlton Cole instead of Andy Johnson.

Average-Ro

I know you weren't trying to sound rude, I didn't mean to sound rude in either, ah the cruel circle continues...

Obviously this is just personal opinion, but I don't like spending a shed load of money on a small amount of players and rely on them to get points. Aside from Lampard, I can't really think of who will be another high scoring midfielder, any thoughts?

Jayob10

Average-Ro wrote: »

I know you weren't trying to sound rude, I didn't mean to sound rude in either, ah the cruel circle continues...

Obviously this is just personal opinion, but I don't like spending a shed load of money on a small amount of players and rely on them to get points. Aside from Lampard, I can't really think of who will be another high scoring midfielder, any thoughts?

Gerrard and Arshavin will score regularly for midfielders in my opinion. Try and fit one more high priced midfielder like Kuyt. He'll always play and will score 10+ goals which for a midfielder will be vital points wise over the course of the season.
Then maybe look to some wildcard midfielders like Dempsey (well not really a wild card as he is prem proven) Eagles, Kightly and also Jimenez and Savio at West Ham who both kinda player between the lines in advanced roles.

Defenders, go for those that play regularly first and foremost and are either a) dominant in the air, or b)good going forward
Cahill and Warnock are good choices.