Boards.ie Fantasy Football 2011 / 2012 - continued

Slattsy

manual_man wrote: »

Rooney out RVP in has to be priority. Arsenal playing quality football again while Utd struggling big time. Rooney gonna play central mid too.
You could go for Hernandez also I reckon, but he's not consistent enough and is prob better when playing up front with Rooney.

Actually thats a good call. Totally forgot about rvp. How about this. Westwood in for Given, then use extra cash to upgrade Rooney to rvp. Also, you could get Wilkinson in for Alcaraz, which would mean a four point hit, but with Stokes fixtures coming up you may very well make those points back

Personally I wouldn't have a Stoke defender, I don't know why everyone keeps going on and on about Stoke defenders. Yes they have a couple of home fixtures, but at the end of the day Bolton stuck 5 past them. They had a good start to the season at home but it won't last.
Get Wilkinson to save cash but only have him as a back up.

PHB

manual_man wrote: »

Shore up your defense. Begovic+Wilkinson in, Alcaraz and Given out. Stoke three of next four fixtures at home. And there's not much value in strikers this week anyway. Good luck

Slattsy wrote: »

Rooney out RVP in has to be priority. Arsenal playing quality football again while Utd struggling big time. Rooney gonna play central mid too.
You could go for Hernandez also I reckon, but he's not consistent enough and is prob better when playing up front with Rooney.

manual_man wrote: »

Actually thats a good call. Totally forgot about rvp. How about this. Westwood in for Given, then use extra cash to upgrade Rooney to rvp. Also, you could get Wilkinson in for Alcaraz, which would mean a four point hit, but with Stokes fixtures coming up you may very well make those points back

I can't really swing RVP, just too expensive to spend 12.6 on one player. There's no way he can maintain this form, at which point his price will plummet and I'll lose loads.

I think Westwood and Wilkenson in is good advice though, thanks for the tip! RE: cheaper defender, I'd be keen on De Laet, because he's back from injury, but they have a tough run coming up.

alchemist33

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

Adam out Bale in,what do ye think guys?

Go for it. I would buy Bale myself if I didn't have to make 3 changes to get him.

Warper

Once RVP is fit, he is the prob. the best player in the game. Anyone that doesnt have him by now must be kicking themselves. Look at his pts per mins over the past few seasons - they are exceptional. He is Arsenal's only player worth getting. Doesnt matter if everyone has him now but if you dont, you are losing ground week on week. Bite the bullet and get rid of the midfielder Rooney (who is out of form) and get in the top-scorer RVP or you will keep on watching other people getting 30 pts per game from him as capt.

Slattsy

Warper wrote: »

Once RVP is fit, he is the prob. the best player in the game. Anyone that doesnt have him by now must be kicking themselves. Look at his pts per mins over the past few seasons - they are exceptional. He is Arsenal's only player worth getting. Doesnt matter if everyone has him now but if you dont, you are losing ground week on week. Bite the bullet and get rid of the midfielder Rooney (who is out of form) and get in the top-scorer RVP or you will keep on watching other people getting 30 pts per game from him as capt.

Same wavelenght as me, got rid of Rooney weeks ago for RVP and have had him captain every week since bar one, that bloody Chelsea game lol.
Anyone that kept faith in Rooney, when it was obvious his head was fooked after that Engerland game needs their heads checked.

Mr. Incognito

Bit the bullet and finally ditched Moses for Allen so expecting him to get a hat-trick now this week,

I've a front three of Rooney, Augerio and Van Persie.

The only player I really want is VDV,

I could sacrifice Rooney to Ba and get him in handy but I'm hesitant- Rooney will come good- its inevitable, everything United does goes through him.

I have a good enough team to carry him anyway. Keeping Bosingwa this week also, so will have two transfers to for next week- line ups are always weird after internationals

Cantona's Collars

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

I've a front three of Rooney, Augerio and Van Persie.

The only player I really want is VDV,

I could sacrifice Rooney to Ba and get him in handy but I'm hesitant- Rooney will come good- its inevitable, everything United does goes through him.

Same front 3 as mine until earlier when I bit the bullet and sold Rooney to afford VDV. Cleverly's injury could mean a deeper role for Rooney until Christmas at least.

Nalz

should i keep my transfer for next week?
who should i put in goal? Thoughts appreciated!

Copper_pipe

Are Agbonlahor and Dzeko likely to play? Am considering ditching rooney

Cantona's Collars

Sold Rooney but can still reverse that,he'll be fresh having not played any internationals.
The only problem is that I can see United playing with one upfront-that means a toss up between Berbatov,Rooney,Hernandez and Wellbeck (if he's fit)
Having little creativity in midfield could mean Rooney dropping back in there.

This FF game can drive a person crazy trying to second-guess what managers are going to do regarding team selection.

Slattsy

zerks wrote: »

Sold Rooney but can still reverse that,he'll be fresh having not played any internationals.
The only problem is that I can see United playing with one upfront-that means a toss up between Berbatov,Rooney,Hernandez and Wellbeck (if he's fit)
Having little creativity in midfield could mean Rooney dropping back in there.

This FF game can drive a person crazy trying to second-guess what managers are going to do regarding team selection.

What's there to second guess?? Rooney is playing centre mid, Berbatov isnt getting a look in, so your 2 up top are obvious.

shadowcomplex

sold R Taylor and Rooney for Vermaelen and Dzeko

Cantona's Collars

Slattsy wrote: »

What's there to second guess?? Rooney is playing centre mid, Berbatov isnt getting a look in, so your 2 up top are obvious.

Not second guessing United selections specifically,City are the same with only Silva that seems to be a nailed on starter.

One question-Allen or Dyer from Swansea as my bargain midfielder? Currently have Dyer.

Slattsy

zerks wrote: »

Slattsy wrote: »

What's there to second guess?? Rooney is playing centre mid, Berbatov isnt getting a look in, so your 2 up top are obvious.

Not second guessing United selections specifically,City are the same with only Silva that seems to be a nailed on starter.

One question-Allen or Dyer from Swansea as my bargain midfielder? Currently have Dyer.

Dyer 100%

basillarkin

Slattsy wrote: »

Same wavelenght as me, got rid of Rooney weeks ago for RVP and have had him captain every week since bar one, that bloody Chelsea game lol.
Anyone that kept faith in Rooney, when it was obvious his head was fooked after that Engerland game needs their heads checked.

Good man, Captain Hindsight

dahat

Rooney will soon be a differential player......those who sell him now may not have the funds to buy back IF he hits form soon........I personally have him and will be keeping him but as i already have RVP i have no need to sell him to catch a horse that has already bolted...

RJunior

First off, apologies for the length of this post but I'm sure this is common problem for most people now.

I've always had Silva in midfield, as have my two main rivals. I got in early on VDV but now my two main rivals have brought him in too.

I also got in early on RVP. One of my rivals has brought him in and it's only a question of time before the other follows suit.

We're all looking way too similar and I know from last year that the only way to get ahead is to differentiate.

I don't want to drop Silva or VDV. They're both must-haves as far as I'm concerned and dropping them for the sake of differentiating would be retrograde 'cos there's no obvious choice to replace them.

So I'm thinking Lampard could be a great addition and differential over the next few weeks. I'd have to downgrade Rooney to someone like Graham (4.9m Swansea) in order to do this. (My cunning plan a couple of weeks ago was bringing in Rooney in the hope that he'd come good but I'm thinking this was a bad error of judgment.) Bringing Lampard would leave my forward line looking like this:

Ba - RVP - Graham Rooney

Rooney & Moses out. Graham & Lampard in.

Is this a no brainer???!

carlcon

Here's a shout for ya, lads and ladettes (although I don't think we have any of the latter?)

Hernandez to outscore RVP between now and Christmas.

*Awaits lots of pointing and laughter*

:cool:

carlcon

RJunior wrote: »

First off, apologies for the length of this post but I'm sure this is common problem for most people now.

I've always had Silva in midfield, as have my two main rivals. I got in early on VDV but now my two main rivals have brought him in too.

I also got in early on RVP. One of my rivals has brought him in and it's only a question of time before the other follows suit.

We're all looking way too similar and I know from last year that the only way to get ahead is to differentiate.

I don't want to drop Silva or VDV. They're both must-haves as far as I'm concerned and dropping them for the sake of differentiating would be retrograde 'cos there's no obvious choice to replace them.

So I'm thinking Lampard could be a great addition and differential over the next few weeks. I'd have to downgrade Rooney to someone like Graham (4.9m Swansea) in order to do this. (My cunning plan a couple of weeks ago was bringing in Rooney in the hope that he'd come good but I'm thinking this was a bad error of judgment.) Bringing Lampard would leave my forward line looking like this:

Ba - RVP - Graham Rooney

Rooney & Moses out. Graham & Lampard in.

Is this a no brainer???!

Don't worry about the length. Posts like this beat short "Should I get Lampard for Rooney?" posts with no other info in them.

If you're really unsure about Rooney, then it's a sound investment. When Lampard is playing, he's generally a top FF'er.

Personally, I think United have too easy a run between now and Jan 11th to be dropping their main players. I suspect Rooney will be playing deeper, but as soon as United hit form again (and let's face it, they always do) he's at least going to be as influential to their goals as Silva is for City in that slightly deeper role.

I'm in a similar boat with Nani. Have him, he hasn't been too great lately, but I just can't let myself drop him. Not having a United attacker over the next 2 months might just be disastrous.

alchemist33

carlcon wrote: »

Here's a shout for ya, lads and ladettes (although I don't think we have any of the latter?)

Hernandez to outscore RVP between now and Christmas.

*Awaits lots of pointing and laughter*

:cool:

Are you putting your money on that?

Cantona's Collars

carlcon wrote: »

I'm in a similar boat with Nani. Have him, he hasn't been too great lately, but I just can't let myself drop him. Not having a United attacker over the next 2 months might just be disastrous.

Especially when Nani is capable of doing this,I only have 1 United player left in my team (Jones) Apart from Nani/Young there's nothing in their midfield to get FF points.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdAUwvqO6RQ

RJunior

carlcon wrote: »

Don't worry about the length. Posts like this beat short "Should I get Lampard for Rooney?" posts with no other info in them.

If you're really unsure about Rooney, then it's a sound investment. When Lampard is playing, he's generally a top FF'er.

Personally, I think United have too easy a run between now and Jan 11th to be dropping their main players. I suspect Rooney will be playing deeper, but as soon as United hit form again (and let's face it, they always do) he's at least going to be as influential to their goals as Silva is for City in that slightly deeper role.

I'm in a similar boat with Nani. Have him, he hasn't been too great lately, but I just can't let myself drop him. Not having a United attacker over the next 2 months might just be disastrous.

Yeah, United's easy run of fixtures is a compelling argument. And let's face it, they always come good. Your reference to Nani though has me thinking that, in the event United go on a run, I could bring him on board in place of Silva or VDV thereby gaining another good differential on the competition. Assuming United come good, both Nani and Rooney (even in a deeper role) will be their main FF scorers. Nani, as the cheaper option, could be more attractive though.

carlcon

alchemist33 wrote: »

Are you putting your money on that?

If there was such a bet out there on Paddy Power, or wherever, I would definitely look into it. I'd want decent odds though! :pac:

Ha, just thinking there... I'd sooner risk wasting money on it than risk losing my precious FF position. This worries me. :rolleyes::o:p

manual_man

Did any of you guys enter the FFS paddy power cup???

Shane732

carlcon wrote: »

If there was such a bet out there on Paddy Power, or wherever, I would definitely look into it. I'd want decent odds though! :pac:

Ha, just thinking there... I'd sooner risk wasting money on it than risk losing my precious FF position. This worries me. :rolleyes::o:p

It's not that mad of a suggestion

dahat

manual_man wrote: »

Did any of you guys enter the FFS paddy power cup???

I did.sure why not enter another comp i can't win!!

Joeyjoejoe43

Drenthe + Sturridge or Bale + Morrison??

In the midst of a wildcard.. already regretting it

redarmy

Joeyjoejoe43 wrote: »

Drenthe + Sturridge or Bale + Morrison??

In the midst of a wildcard.. already regretting it

bale and morrison;)

Joeyjoejoe43

redarmy wrote: »

bale and morrison;)

Hmmm, I sense sarcasm, no brainer then is it? I will have Van P, Hernandez and Sturridge/Morrison up front.. Worries about Sturridge not playing 90 mins..

carlcon

Joeyjoejoe43 wrote: »

Hmmm, I sense sarcasm, no brainer then is it? I will have Van P, Hernandez and Sturridge/Morrison up front.. Worries about Sturridge not playing 90 mins..

In the space of having him about 10 days, Sturridge cost me 0.3. Shipped him out quicker than I've ever dropped anyone. You could argue that he can't drop any further than that, but I'd say avoid him like the plague.

Joeyjoejoe43

carlcon wrote: »

In the space of having him about 10 days, Sturridge cost me 0.3. Shipped him out quicker than I've ever dropped anyone. You could argue that he can't drop any further than that, but I'd say avoid him like the plague.

Thanks for the input, he is just one of them players I have a feeling about... Can you suggest a better alternative mid + striker for 13Mil?

manual_man

Joeyjoejoe43 wrote: »

carlcon wrote: »

In the space of having him about 10 days, Sturridge cost me 0.3. Shipped him out quicker than I've ever dropped anyone. You could argue that he can't drop any further than that, but I'd say avoid him like the plague.

Thanks for the input, he is just one of them players I have a feeling about... Can you suggest a better alternative mid + striker for 13Mil?

Ramires+Klasnic

Joeyjoejoe43

This is what I wildcarded to... Thoughts please. Good/bad? Anyone obvious should have bar VDV?

Begovic Ruddy

Kompany Jose Enrique Jagielka Bosingwa Taylor R

Silva Drenthe Ramsey Walters Sessegnon

Hernandez Van Persie Sturridge

carlcon

Joeyjoejoe43 wrote: »

Thanks for the input, he is just one of them players I have a feeling about... Can you suggest a better alternative mid + striker for 13Mil?

I think there are so many 6-7m midfielders to choose from now, I'll just end up repeating what you've already heard, along with the current top scorers (Eagles, Walters, Sessegnon, Larsson, etc.) So I'll just have a go at strikers.

Bendtner seems to be flavour of the week. Averaging 5 points per game at the moment, with a fairly good run ahead of him.

I think there's still value in Ba - he has a tough run ahead of him in the next 3 games, but he has a top-notch career goalscoring record, so you can never bet against him, regardless of opposition. Then after those 3 tough games, he has a fairly good run ahead of him, so he'd be a good long-term option if you want to risk him not being great in the next 3 games.

For an outside bet that nobody else will have, I've got my eye on Peter Crouch over the next 3 games. Home to QPR and Blackburn, then away to Everton. You won't get many streaks of games that look that good this season. By no means the secure option, but potentially one to help you catch-up/pull-away from your opposition.

In fact, I was considering taking a 4 point hit to remove Ba from my team to get Crouch in, just for the next 3 games. Probably won't do it, but I was happy to at least consider it.

TL;DR - Walters and Bendtner. Drenthe if you already have Walters.

carlcon

Joeyjoejoe43 wrote: »

This is what I wildcarded to... Thoughts please. Good/bad? Anyone obvious should have bar VDV?

Begovic Ruddy

Kompany Jose Enrique Jagielka Bosingwa Taylor R

Silva Drenthe Ramsey Walters Sessegnon

Hernandez Van Persie Sturridge

It's a solid team that should do well, but I reckon you can get a cheap Swansea defender (Taylor @ 4.1?) or maybe even Wes Brown (4.5) in there instead of Kompany or Bosingwa. That'll free you up to improve elsewhere.

That back line just seems a bit too expensive as it is, IMO... considering all the points are coming from attacking players this season.

I bet you could manage to get another quality midfielder into that team... like maybe Bale for Ramsey? Then see my last post for ideas about strikers. Hernandez and RVP are the best 2 options available, IMO... so I'd be keeping them for sure.

RJunior

Joeyjoejoe43 wrote: »

This is what I wildcarded to... Thoughts please. Good/bad? Anyone obvious should have bar VDV?

Begovic Ruddy

Kompany Jose Enrique Jagielka Bosingwa Taylor R

Silva Drenthe Ramsey Walters Sessegnon

Hernandez Van Persie Sturridge

Bosingwa a big question mark for me. I have him. Would like to get rid but I've other priorities. His recent record doesn't justify the 6m price tag. Money that could be spent better elsewhere. I think Jones would be a better bet. Personally I'm playing 3 at the back all season cos there's less points in Defenders this season. Clean sheets are hard to come by. Look at the keepers. Lots of points for saves made rather than clean sheets! I'd have doubts about Sturridge too. I think Ba is a better option for that price range.

Joeyjoejoe43

RJunior wrote: »

Bosingwa a big question mark for me. I have him. Would like to get rid but I've other priorities. His recent record doesn't justify the 6m price tag. Money that could be spent better elsewhere. I think Jones would be a better bet. Personally I'm playing 3 at the back all season cos there's less points in Defenders this season. Clean sheets are hard to come by. Look at the keepers. Lots of points for saves made rather than clean sheets! I'd have doubts about Sturridge too. I think Ba is a better option for that price range.

I hear what your saying, but I want some Chelsea coverage... I can see Sturridge catching fire soon, so maybe Bosingwa for Jones is an idea..

skippy15

Joeyjoejoe43 wrote: »

This is what I wildcarded to... Thoughts please. Good/bad? Anyone obvious should have bar VDV?

Begovic Ruddy

Kompany Jose Enrique Jagielka Bosingwa Taylor R

Silva Drenthe Ramsey Walters Sessegnon

Hernandez Van Persie Sturridge

Solid team overall which comes down to some personal opinion-
Think Bos out straight away, not fan of jags either but decent fixtures ahead, even taylor for maybe simpson. too much money here-
Id change ruddy for vorm
If you made an extra 2/3 mil could try upgrade ramsey or sturidge- (nani, vdv, mata)
Think you have great balance but may need another one or two big hitters, eg if VP gets injury and Silva has tough fixture won't benefit with captain as much

AstonMartin

Over the next 6 weeks would it be better to have walters or ramsey? Leaning towards ramsey atm.

carlcon

Joeyjoejoe43 wrote: »

I hear what your saying, but I want some Chelsea coverage... I can see Sturridge catching fire soon, so maybe Bosingwa for Jones is an idea..

The whole thing with having a feeling about Sturridge is something you should stick by. We might say no, but it's not our team. Too many people have teams that lack their own personality because they simply follow the crowd.

I got rid of him this week, but I wish you luck with him, because it's decisions like picking him at the right time that should make a good FF'er... not just captaining RVP every week and having Silva/VDV/Simpson/Taylor/Rooney/Nani/etc like everyone else.

carlcon

AstonMartin wrote: »

Over the next 6 weeks would it be better to have walters or ramsey? Leaning towards ramsey atm.

Walters is a better FF player, Ramsey is in a better team. Can't imagine there'll be a huge difference between the two. Neither have bad runs ahead of them either.

To push me off the fence, I'd go for Walters.

Tinie

So what teams do we actually think will able to keep a clean sheet this weekend?

Not sure who to put in my defence. Have a defender from Stoke, Swansea, Man U, Liverpool, Man City and Newcastle.

Goalkeepers are Vorm and Begovic.

AstonMartin

Clearly mufc, city and stoke imo. Be happy with 12 points. Most of us are in the same boat this week.

carlcon

Tinie wrote: »

So what teams do we actually think will able to keep a clean sheet this weekend?

Not sure who to put in my defence. Have a defender from Stoke, Swansea, Man U, Liverpool, Man City and Newcastle.

Goalkeepers are Vorm and Begovic.

Doubling up on Stoke could be profitable this week. So Begovic, Stoke, ManU and ManC defenders seem like the best options.

Everton and Sunderland are other teams potentially looking at clean sheets.

8-10

Going with this this week:

Vorm

R Taylor, Turner, J Evans

Mata, Silva, Nani, Bale, Arteta

RVP (C), Suarez


I've deliberately not transferred this week so I'd have the 2 free next week to downgrade one of the midfielders and upgrade either Suarez for Aguero or keep Suarez and get a 3rd decent striker (Ba or Gabby). However I think Evans might be on his way out of being a regular starter so my hand might be forced in that one. Good luck all, delighted to have the PL back! It's been so long!

Necronomicon

Sweet, Larsson and Silva both rose last night (I think, from a cursory glance at my team value) so my net value over the international break rose 0.1. While it's nothing I actually feared it would go the other way, I'd lost 0.1 on Bosingwa.

Speaking of, I can't decide if I should give him one more week or not. I have Shawcross ready to transfer in, but slightly reluctant given that he's not a cert to return (though it appears likely). I can't remember, who was Bos dropped for vs. Blackburn?

Copper_pipe

I have a free trnasfer but im not sure what to do with it? Any advice appreciated

Al Habsi
Bosingwa-R.Taylor-Enrique
Silva-Nani-Van der Varrt-Sinclair
Agbonlahor-Rooney-Dzeko (c)

subs:
Vorm Simpson-de laet-ferguson

8-10

Necronomicon wrote: »

I can't remember, who was Bos dropped for vs. Blackburn?

Ivanovic, who has a good chance of starting tomorrow IMO

SteelyDanJalapeno

Whats the story with VDV, is the injury serious?

Copper_pipe

TiltedBrain wrote: »

Whats the story with VDV, is the injury serious?

I havent seen anything on Sky sports news about VDV or agbonlahor