GW36 - Matchday Thread

Mr.Prodston

I stayed away from here on purpose just in case I made the Baines to Luiz transfer after already taking a 12 point hit. I hope I don't regret it :eek:

I did however come very close to making Kone my captain over Bale, the sheer anxiety I had while I swapped it for 2 minutes was crippling enough let alone 180 minutes of it. I triple checked Bale was back where he belonged :pac: I swear this game really messes with your head.

Hogey007

very similar team to a person i'm 6 points behind for €100,

was hoping for better news when i looked at his team but on paper he has the advantage

differences

me...................him
Hart (DG)..........Jussi
Sagna...............O'Brien
Mata (DG).........Silva (DG)
RVP..................Lukaku (DG)

i really need newcastle to score but wouldn't bank on it, Mata silva could go either way but i'm relying on silva being rested, if he plays both against such poor opposition he could run riot, and i think Lukaku definetley has the upper hand over RVP this week.

Hogey007

just while i'm watching the Hull match here, I hope you are all getting set to welcome Paul McShane back to your teams next season

Kinder Bueno

My team for the day

Jaask
Davies Baines Zabaleta
Michu Bale(c) Mata Walcott
Lukaku Tevez Banteke

Happy enough with that team.

buyer95

I woke up this morning feeling really fatalistic. I feel almost certain my 12 pint hit to get Bale, Hazard, Kone and Tevez is going to backfire. I did it midweek before Hazard got that niggle, and I have no faith in tevez to do the business either. Bale obviously was a no brainer but Kone may have just been lavish. This is the week that ill break me, after playing so conservatively all year, rarely if ever taking any points hit to get in players. It has worked too, I'm 2nd in my league , but that's what led me to the decision to go mad with transfers...

irish son

Lemlin wrote: »

One player I wouldn't of benched. I would have played Walcott over Benteke, or even Maloney or Michu.

Could work out for you but Arsenal are a side who can rout teams (ask Newcastle or West Ham) and them against QPR has the potential to be a goalfest.

Yeah I know it wasn't the logical choice but it would have felt wrong benching Benteke the week after scoring a hatrick. Anyway hopefully if works out.

Hogey007

buyer95 wrote: »

I woke up this morning feeling really fatalistic. I feel almost certain my 12 pint hit to get Bale, Hazard, Kone and Tevez is going to backfire. I did it midweek before Hazard got that niggle, and I have no faith in tevez to do the business either. Bale obviously was a no brainer but Kone may have just been lavish. This is the week that ill break me, after playing so conservatively all year, rarely if ever taking any points hit to get in players. It has worked too, I'm 2nd in my league , but that's what led me to the decision to go mad with transfers...

they're all players who could score very highly though, it's not like you took the hit bringing in players like davies or dawson. i wouldn't be too concerned about the hazard niggle, if he doesn't start tomorrow he'll come on as a sub and should then be a guaranteed starter v spurs which is probably the better of the 2 for him to start anyway, might even start both. Kone could have a huge haul, the same with tevez, he plays 2 very poor teams, similar to hazard he may start one and be a sub in the other but say 110, 120 mins against such weak opposition could see him score a couple of get a couple of assists, the bale one in itself could cover the 12 point loss so while an 8 point hit might have been safer, you could be very thankful you took the 12 point hit around 10 o clock wednesday night.

Cantona's Collars

4 point hit & 8 dgw players in my team,hope it doesn't go to shite like the last dgw did.
Looking at other teams it seems my nearest rivals have made some baffling transfers & line up decisions this week,it's as if they didn't even look at the fixtures.Here's hoping their mistakes mean that I sew up a couple of leagues this week.

C'mon Gareth Bale!!!

Lemlin

Hogey007 wrote: »

very similar team to a person i'm 6 points behind for €100,

was hoping for better news when i looked at his team but on paper he has the advantage

differences

me...................him
Hart (DG)..........Jussi
Sagna...............O'Brien
Mata (DG).........Silva (DG)
RVP..................Lukaku (DG)

i really need newcastle to score but wouldn't bank on it, Mata silva could go either way but i'm relying on silva being rested, if he plays both against such poor opposition he could run riot, and i think Lukaku definetley has the upper hand over RVP this week.

Tbh I'd see you as having the advantage. I'd take Mata over Silva, Hart over Jussi and Sagna over O'Brien.

Lukaku over RVP is debatable as well.

Hogey007

Lemlin wrote: »

Tbh I'd see you as having the advantage. I'd take Mata over Silva, Hart over Jussi and Sagna over O'Brien.

Lukaku over RVP is debatable as well.

i hope you're right

going to be one of the most eagerly awaited team news of the season in about 30 minutes, especially from the city game, a lot of people have aguero, silva, tevez, toure, zab, nastasic. watch dzeko come along and have a few people cursing him.

Lemlin

Hogey007 wrote: »

i hope you're right

going to be one of the most eagerly awaited team news of the season in about 30 minutes, especially from the city game, a lot of people have aguero, silva, tevez, toure, zab, nastasic. watch dzeko come along and have a few people cursing him.

I think Mancini will play full strength today. The midweek game is the rotation risk.

Steven81

Hart Zabaleta, Kompany (C), Nastasic, Clichy, Yaya Toure, Barry, Nasri, Silva, Milner, Aguero

NO TEVEZ

SlickRic

no Tevez is all sorts of glorious.

CrabieCrawford

Steven81 wrote: »

Hart Zabaleta, Kompany (C), Nastasic, Clichy, Yaya Toure, Barry, Nasri, Silva, Milner, Aguero

NO TEVEZ

link?

Lemlin

Steven81 wrote: »

Hart Zabaleta, Kompany (C), Nastasic, Clichy, Yaya Toure, Barry, Nasri, Silva, Milner, Aguero

NO TEVEZ

Is he on the bench at least?

Kinder Bueno

Steven81 wrote: »

NO TEVEZ

Steven81

Albion team v @laticsofficial: Foster; Jones, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell; Yacob, Dorrans, Mulumbu; Long, Rosenberg, Lukaku

Hogey007

Lemlin wrote: »

I think Mancini will play full strength today. The midweek game is the rotation risk.

yeah i'd agree, just hope my 3 play, Hart, Zab & Tevez, if they start the midweek game then it's a nice bonus, well i'd expect Hart to start both.

Anyway, i expect JaxTeller will be along shortly to tell us the team news.


edit: ah no tevez, should mean he starts at home to wigan though so not too bad.

Iused2likebusts

Steven81 wrote: »

Hart Zabaleta, Kompany (C), Nastasic, Clichy, Yaya Toure, Barry, Nasri, Silva, Milner, Aguero

NO TEVEZ

Makes no odds to me all my rivals have him. You would expect Aguero to be on the bench tues now and Tevez and dzeko to start.
Wonder who plays in behind aguero today.

Fowler87

Hat trick for Kun please

Hogey007

lennon starts for spurs. didn't a couple of people here pick him?

Hogey007

Hogey007 wrote: »

just while i'm watching the Hull match here, I hope you are all getting set to welcome Paul McShane back to your teams next season

goal machine!!! :cool:

Lemlin

Hogey007 wrote: »

just while i'm watching the Hull match here, I hope you are all getting set to welcome Paul McShane back to your teams next season

He just scored! From a Robbie Brady cross!

Iused2likebusts

Hogey007 wrote: »

just while i'm watching the Hull match here, I hope you are all getting set to welcome Paul McShane back to your teams next season

he just put hull in front 100 million pound goal if its the winner

Hogey007

Lemlin wrote: »

He just scored! From a Robbie Brady cross!

ha ha just watching it here too, all joking aside, if they do get promoted, robbie brady could be a great cheap midfielder for next season.

carrig2

Steven81 wrote: »

Hart Zabaleta, Kompany (C), Nastasic, Clichy, Yaya Toure, Barry, Nasri, Silva, Milner, Aguero

NO TEVEZ

Music to my ears:D

Swiper the fox

No Tevez, fúck sake, I don't know why I play this game, my life was so much happier and less complicated before:(

Steven81

MAN CITY SUBS: Pantilimon, Toure, Kolarov, Garcia, Rodwell, Tevez, Dzeko.

Lemlin

Hogey007 wrote: »

ha ha just watching it here too, all joking aside, if they do get promoted, robbie brady could be a great cheap midfielder for next season.

I concur. Looks very good at the minute. Hull actually have Meyler as well so be good for Ireland for them to go up.

alchemist33

Swiper the fox wrote: »

No Tevez, fúck sake, I don't know why I play this game, my life was so much happier and less complicated before:(

Aguero to get injured in the second minute. Tevez will come in and get two.

G1032

Oh that's brilliant. No Tevez. Great start to the week and a ball had yet to be kicked. A goal or two from Aguero and a blank from RVP and I'm Home and hosed in my private leagues

Hogey007

Swiper the fox wrote: »

No Tevez, fúck sake, I don't know why I play this game, my life was so much happier and less complicated before:(

i have tevez too and i don't see it as that bad a thing, yeah i was kinda hoping he'd start both but with a cup final next saturday that was unlikely, he should get 20-25 minutes today and then start at home to west brom, out of the 2 i'd prefer he started that one.


edit: think i said a couple of times earlier that city were playing wigan midweek, i did of course mean west brom.

Iused2likebusts

Swiper the fox wrote: »

No Tevez, fúck sake, I don't know why I play this game, my life was so much happier and less complicated before:(

Chances are he was only ever going to start 1 of the games he should now start the easier game on paper. Also todays team could be the cup final team which I hope it is as then tevez would also start at reading in gw 37.

manual_man

C'mon Shane Long

Iused2likebusts

Steven81 wrote: »

Albion team v @laticsofficial: Foster; Jones, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell; Yacob, Dorrans, Mulumbu; Long, Rosenberg, Lukaku

Rosenberg starts his first game of the season he is a central striker should mean lukaku starts on the left .

Hogey007

hopefully Lukaku and Kone will get in a fight after a couple of minutes meaning they both get minus points and suspended for the second match




realistically though i'd be happy with anything less than 10 points each from this gameweek from them.



i can see someone racking up a 20+ score this gw, fingers crossed it's one of my players.

Lemlin

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

Chances are he was only ever going to start 1 of the games he should now start the easier game on paper. Also todays team could be the cup final team which I hope it is as then tevez would also start at reading in gw 37.

I think it is the cup final team and we'll see few of that eleven midweek.

Tevez did well earlier in the season against United when he came on so hoping for more of the same today.

Lemlin

manual_man wrote: »

C'mon Shane Long

Laughed when I read that. I admire you Manual Man. Never one who goes for the ordinary.

In fairness, I know plenty who are chasing 30 and 40 point leads and took point hits to transfer in players like Dawson, Vertonghen, Mata, Hazard, Lukaku and the other staple favourites.

When you're chasing a lead and time is against you, an approach like yours is what is needed.

Iused2likebusts

Lemlin wrote: »

I think it is the cup final team and we'll see few of that eleven midweek.

Tevez did well earlier in the season against United when he came on so hoping for more of the same today.

Absolutely I can see the midweek team being Hart Richards Lescott K Toure Kolarov Garcia rodwell tevez Dzeko and 2 of todays team.

manual_man

Lemlin wrote: »

Laughed when I read that. I admire you Manual Man. Never one who goes for the ordinary.

In fairness, I know plenty who are chasing 30 and 40 point leads and took point hits to transfer in players like Dawson, Veryinghen, Mata, Hazard, Lukaku and the other staple favourites.

When you're chasing a lead and time is against you, an approach like yours is what is needed.

Ah no. I don't have Long. But I don't have Lukaku either, and lots do

So, y'know

brian plank

anyone who doesn't have tevez at this moment.

Mr.Prodston

Norwich side v Villa: Bunn, Martin, Garrido, Bassong, Bennett, Pilkington, Snodgrass, Howson, Hoolahan, Johnson, Holt

Wigan team v West Brom: Robles, Stam, Boyce, Scharner, McCarthy, Watson, Gomez, Beausejour, Maloney, McManaman, Kone.

Reading side v Fulham: McCarthy, Morrison, Gunter, Kelly, Mariappa, Guthrie, Karacan, Robson-Kanu, McAnuff, McCleary, Pogrebnyak.

West Brom team v Wigan: Foster, Jones, Olsson, Ridgewell, McAuley, Yacob, Mulumbu, Dorrans, Rosenberg, Long, Lukaku.

Fulham side v Reading: Schwarzer, Riise, Senderos, Riether, Hangeland, Emanuelson, Enoh, Duff, Karagounis, Berbatov, Ruiz.

Newcastle team v West Ham: Elliot, Simpson, Yanga-Mbiwa, Coloccini, S Taylor, Tiote, Cabaye, Gutierrez, Ben Arfa, Gouffran, Cisse

Man City team v Swansea: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Nastasic, Clichy, Milner, Silva, Barry, Toure, Nasri, Aguero

Swansea team v Man City: Vorm, Chico, Williams, Davies, Rangel, Michu, Dyer, Hernandez, De Guzman, Britton, Routledge.

West Ham team v Newcastle: Jaaskelainen, O'Brien, Demel, Reid, Collins, O'Neil, Nolan, Diame, Jarvis, Vaz Te, Carroll.

Southampton team v Tottenham: Boruc, Clyne, Shaw, Hooiveld, Fonte, Cork, Davis, Lallana, Guly, Lambert, Rodriguez.

Tottenham team v Southampton: Lloris, Walker, Assou-Ekotto, Dawson, Vertonghen, Huddlestone, Dembele, Dempsey, Lennon, Bale, Defoe

Aston Villa side v Norwich: Guzan, Bennett, Vlaar, Lowton, Baker, Delph, Sylla, Westwood, Agbonlahor, Weimann, Benteke.

Hogey007

ouch, i know it's nothing to do with FPL but can't help but feel sorry for that watford keeper, making his senior debut today, didn't even think he'd be on the bench but almunia got injured in warm up and the sub goalie who started in almunia's place got injured a few minutes in, 2 absolute howlers from the keeper has cost his team promotion.

Lemlin

Hogey007 wrote: »

ouch, i know it's nothing to do with FPL but can't help but feel sorry for that watford keeper, making his senior debut today, didn't even think he'd be on the bench but almunia got injured in warm up and the sub goalie who started in almunia's place got injured a few minutes in, 2 absolute howlers from the keeper has cost his team promotion.

Did Hull only draw in the end then?

No Sissoko in the Newcastle starting line up. Injury or dropped?

KevIRL

Spurs game delayed till half three

Hogey007

Lemlin wrote: »

Did Hull only draw in the end then?

No Sissoko in the Newcastle starting line up. Injury or dropped?

yeah, hull drew 2-2, missed a penalty 3 minutes into injury time to make it 3-1, cardiff went down the other end, got a penalty and scored it.

Lemlin

Hogey007 wrote: »

yeah, hull drew 2-2, missed a penalty 3 minutes into injury time to make it 3-1, cardiff went down the other end, got a penalty and scored it.

That's unreal. Have an event to attend so was driving there.

Looks like the match got interesting when I stopped watching!

Kinder Bueno

KevIRL wrote: »

Spurs game delayed till half three

Why's that?

Lemlin

Kinder Bueno wrote: »

Why's that?

Crowd congestion according to BBC.

Jax Teller

Kinder Bueno wrote: »

Why's that?

Big accident on the m25 apparently .