General FPL Chat Season 2013/14

Lemlin

qwabercd wrote: »

Szczesny is also 5.5m. Arsenal conceded 37 goals last season, whereas Liverpool conceded 42. Mignolet is priced correctly imo. Toure at 5m is the real value. Mignolet saving a penalty skewed this early on. Fully expect Toure to grab a few goals this season too.

Did Liverpool not keep more clean sheets though?

Reina was priced at 6 million, despite missing parts of last season, so that was the price point the boffins had set Liverpool's goalkeeper price at. Not 5.5.

I think that alone is proof Mignolet is under priced for the club he's at. He was priced at 5.5 to be Sunderland 'keeper.

I'd also argue that Liverpool were far better in the latter half of last season after they signed Coutinho and Sturridge. They have also strengthened this Summer by signing players like Toure and Aspas.

Arsenal haven't strengthened their team yet at all.

redzerdrog

man city are playing at 12:45 next week, what are the chances the team news would be out before 11:30?

if Negredo starts he would be captain material next week

Lemlin

redzerdrog wrote: »

man city are playing at 12:45 next week, what are the chances the team news would be out before 11:30?

if Negredo starts he would be captain material next week

This was discussed last year when people were waiting to see if Marc Wilson would start for Stoke in a 12.45 game.

People waited until the last second but the team news did not appear until after the deadline.

cathalio11

Lemlin wrote: »

I'd also argue that Liverpool were far better in the latter half of last season after they signed Coutinho and Sturridge. They have also strengthened this Summer by signing players like Toure and Aspas.

Arsenal haven't strengthened their team yet at all.

Arsenal were also far far better in the latter half without improving.

redzerdrog

Lemlin wrote: »

This was discussed last year when people were waiting to see if Marc Wilson would start for Stoke in a 12.45 game.

People waited until the last second but the team news did not appear until after the deadline.

I just know with Liverpool the team is often leaked a bit before the official team news, any city fans here find the same for city?

Lemlin

cathalio11 wrote: »

Arsenal were also far far better in the latter half without improving.

Point accepted but I just think morale at the club is a bit downbeat at the minute. They are also having an injury crisis and are thin on numbers.

Yes, they've bounced back after the Villa game but it'll be interesting to see how they go against Spurs this weekend.

I think they will finish above Liverpool but I fancy Liverpool to do better defensively. Sczesny (or however you spell it) has looked a liability if anything so far.

I am keeping an eye on Kos. Could be great value at 5.4.

qwabercd

Lemlin wrote: »

Point accepted but I just think morale at the club is a bit downbeat at the minute. They are also having an injury crisis and are thin on numbers.

Yes, they've bounced back after the Villa game but it'll be interesting to see how they go against Spurs this weekend.

I think they will finish above Liverpool but I fancy Liverpool to do better defensively. Sczesny (or however you spell it) has looked a liability if anything so far.

Well there's one thing for sure anyway, sczcesney/scezsny/szczesny/chesney's name is an absolute nightmare to spell. Don't know how many times I've had to google it.

redzerdrog

anyone know how you can find out your finishing position/points from previous years?

cathalio11

Lemlin wrote: »

Point accepted but I just think morale at the club is a bit downbeat at the minute. They are also having an injury crisis and are thin on numbers.

Yes, they've bounced back after the Villa game but it'll be interesting to see how they go against Spurs this weekend.

I think they will finish above Liverpool but I fancy Liverpool to do better defensively. Sczesny (or however you spell it) has looked a liability if anything so far.

I am keeping an eye on Kos. Could be great value at 5.4.

I don't want to come across as that argumentative twat but I think the morale is quite how again now, because of the fact you brought up about how "they've bounced back".

Chesney had a stormer against Fulham. Brilliant game. Was clueless at times against Villa though, which I assume you know.

Your last point is one I completely share though. Koscielny at 5.4 is a treat. He will get 1-3 goals and will get a decent amount of clean sheets.

I have Lescott (5.5) so whenever it looks like...

(a) Lescott will lose his place.
(b) Koscielny about to go back up in price

...I will replace him with Koscielny.

The Phantom Jipper

redzerdrog wrote: »

anyone know how you can find out your finishing position/points from previous years?

Go on to your points page, then click on "View Gameweek History", should be in there.

redzerdrog

The Phantom Jipper wrote: »

Go on to your points page, then click on "View Gameweek History", should be in there.

cheers for that,

its actually quite cool to look at I didnt realise i played it for 4 season I thought it was only 3, but steady improvement every year

Season Points Rank
2009/10 1927 625833
2010/11 2052 34315
2011/12 2062 74478
2012/13 2285 1824

KevIRL

redzerdrog wrote: »

cheers for that,

its actually quite cool to look at I didnt realise i played it for 4 season I thought it was only 3, but steady improvement every year

Season Points Rank
2009/10 1927 625833
2010/11 2052 34315
2011/12 2062 74478
2012/13 2285 1824

You know you dropped ~40K places between 2010/11 and 2011/12? Just sayin.......

Mint Sauce

Just watched highlights of Cardiff City v Man City.

Thoughts on Fraizer Campbell?

The Phantom Jipper

Is it possible to change your country in order to enter into a handier league? I thought i'd done it by changing my details on the user profile but i'm still in the Irish league for some reason.

(And yes, I am aware this question is slightly pathetic!)

The Phantom Jipper

Crap. Wasn't expecting it to be in the FAQ section of the site. Can't change your country after the first GW :-(

DJKendo

Would it be crazy to consider benching Van Persie next week?

Iused2likebusts

DJKendo wrote: »

Would it be crazy to consider benching Van Persie next week?

yes as crazy as it gets

Mr.Prodston

DJKendo wrote: »

Would it be crazy to consider benching Van Persie next week?

Bat-sh!t mental :eek:

The Phantom Jipper

DJKendo wrote: »

Would it be crazy to consider benching Van Persie next week?

Ha just for the sake of argument, who are you proposing to play in his place?

redzerdrog

KevIRL wrote: »

You know you dropped ~40K places between 2010/11 and 2011/12? Just sayin.......

ha didnt notice that actually i was just looking at the points standard must have improved that year!!!

Oranage2

For the person that asked about the wildcard points

My team before the wildcard

Boruc
Koscielny lescott Toure
Hazard nolan silva mata
Benteke Soldado lukaka

This week they'd have scored:

3 for the chelsea players though Mata and Lukaku didnt play
[-S]5[/S] for Silva and 1 for lescott points for the city players though silva probably would have got the armband so 11
Boruc - 2
Toure - 8
Nolan - 3
Benteke - 2
Soldado - 7

Kos didnt play, Colback, Gabbidon and chester were my subs in that order.
Chester 7 and gabbidon 1 would come in for (mata and lukaku) best case scenario

I put Dawson in when I played my wildcard for Kos so maybe use Dawsons points? 6

= So 42 points


This week I scored 58 points with my wildcard team.


I didnt pick the right chelsea players and had Kos so I had to wildcard.

Tiriel

Random question.. if someone joins a league at this stage - can they join it from Week 1? (They did have a team set up from the start of the season.. just didn't join the league)

dahat

They can once League admin allows entry

Amirani

DJKendo wrote: »

Would it be crazy to consider benching Van Persie next week?

Benching Van Persie is never acceptable. That includes when he has a broken leg. One of your subs will likely come in automatically, but you give RVP every chance to play.

cathalio11

DJKendo wrote: »

Would it be crazy to consider benching Van Persie next week?

Completely crazy.

He is fixture-proof.

FutureGuy

If you have Van Persie, you never ever bench him. Ever. I mean never. I actually mean never ever.

One minute, I dont think I am being clear. Let me restate things.

Never ever put him outside of your 11 starting players. Ever. Don't do it. He can score against anyone. If he can score against anyone, then he shouldn't be dropped.

See this guy?



Don't put him on the bench against any of the other 19 teams in the Premier League.

Never do this....



He won't like that. When he scores a hattrick, you won't like that.

So to summerize, don't bench Van Persie.

Why?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4ujVXoXyWc

Amirani

What he said. ^^^

Mr.Prodston

I'm just not 100% clear on what point FutureGuy was trying to get across? :pac:

PARlance

Moyes will rest RVP for the upcoming home games against Palace and WBA...

I wouldn't have to give up smoking if that was true, I reckon Moyes resting him for those two games would add at least 14 years onto my life.

Benimar

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

I'm just not 100% clear on what point FutureGuy was trying to get across? :pac:

He was a bit vague ok

Mint Sauce

Just used my wild card to make a load of changes, and a thought just occured to me. 3 of them players are due to go up in value to night, and 2 or 3 are close to a rise.

If I wanted to, could I capitalise on those value changes before the GW deadline, or would I have to wait until the next GW now to sell and make any profits?

OneColdHand

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Just used my wild card to make a load of changes, and a thought just occured to me. 3 of them players are due to go up in value to night, and 2 or 3 are close to a rise.

If I wanted to, could I capitalise on those value changes before the GW deadline, or would I have to wait until the next GW now to sell and make any profits?

You can profit, and that's what lots of people try and do. So you can buy someone at the start of the week that you have no intention of keeping, wait for him to rise by 0.2m and then sell him again before the deadline.

Mint Sauce

OneColdHand wrote: »

You can profit, and that's what lots of people try and do. So you can buy someone at the start of the week that you have no intention of keeping, wait for him to rise by 0.2m and then sell him again before the deadline.

Even if you transfer in after a GW starts and transfer out before the next one starts?

Benimar

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Even if you transfer in after a GW starts and transfer out before the next one starts?

Yes

MonkstownHoop

How do you know if a player is going to increase in price?

Lemlin

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

How do you know if a player is going to increase in price?

This tells you:

http://www.fiso.co.uk/crackthecode.php

Amirani

Is Sturridge nearly in danger of being a must-have?

Another good goal for him tonight.

Mint Sauce

NiallSparky wrote: »

Is Sturridge nearly in danger of being a must-have?

Another good goal for him tonight.

Currently on 95.7%. If he could hold off until atleast tomorrow.

qwabercd

Had planned on using wc after gw3. Team is in ok shape so may hold off (will re-assess after the gameweek is over). When is the second international break? After gw6 is it?

SantryRed

DJKendo wrote: »

Would it be crazy to consider benching Van Persie next week?

I honestly think a mod should ban you for even thinking about doing it.

Mr.Prodston

qwabercd wrote: »

Had planned on using wc after gw3. Team is in ok shape so may hold off (will re-assess after the gameweek is over). When is the second international break? After gw6 is it?

The week beginning GW7 5th October running until GW8 19th Oct

qwabercd

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

The week beginning GW7 5th October running until GW8 19th Oct

Might be a bit long to hold off so. With toure's injury now I might just fire ahead next week.

Mr.Prodston

qwabercd wrote: »

Might be a bit long to hold off so. With toure's injury now I might just fire ahead next week.

Yeah I was thinking about it but with the BPS crisis with defenders it's better to react quickly rather than sit it out and patch things up. Time to get ahead I reckon.

JokerD

When Luiz is back, will he play at CB? Opinions.

Lemlin

JokerD wrote: »

When Luiz is back, will he play at CB? Opinions.

I don't think so. I think he'll play defensive mid. He's not a good enough defender for Mourinho.

He generally seems to make at least one bad mistake a game. As a defensive mid there's cover there to cut any danger off but as a defender it will nearly always result in a goal.

joxers25

wildcard already used

FT used last night, but am hoping for another to get toure out for terry.

Will another one generate for the beginning of gw3?
When do they expire? sept 2nd?

cheers,

Joxer

OneColdHand

joxers25 wrote: »

wildcard already used

FT used last night, but am hoping for another to get toure out for terry.

Will another one generate for the beginning of gw3?
When do they expire? sept 2nd?

cheers,

Joxer

You get one free transfer every week.

F1ngers

joxers25 wrote: »

wildcard already used

FT used last night, but am hoping for another to get toure out for terry.

Will another one generate for the beginning of gw3?
When do they expire? sept 2nd?

cheers,

Joxer

You'll get to your next FT on Saturday at 11:31am(ish).
In time for gw4.

You can get rid of Toure then.

OneColdHand

joxers25 wrote: »

wildcard already used

FT used last night, but am hoping for another to get toure out for terry.

Will another one generate for the beginning of gw3?
When do they expire? sept 2nd?

cheers,

Joxer

Wait, did you use your wildcard THIS week? If so, you can make as many free transfers as you want.

joxers25

OneColdHand wrote: »

Wait, did you use your wildcard THIS week? If so, you can make as many free transfers as you want.

nope - made a balls of picking players to get team in for gw1 @ 11:30 saturday morning of gw1 and used it before gw2 without knowing the consequences

1st time doing fantasy footie so big learning curve.

lovin it though!

Joxer