Matchday Open Thread
Sat Jan 19 02:55PM
The King is dead. Long live the King.
So King Kev is back on Tyneside. The days of wine and roses are here again. It's great that his appointment has brought such good feelings to the club and its supporters. We'll see today if that emotion can be translated into points. Beating Luton Town was important... no wait, that was important for Liverpool. Beating Stoke was important but a result against Bolton would really help.
Bolton have brought in Matty Taylor and we expect him to be in an advanced midfield role. But withouth Diouf and Anelka, Bolton could be toothless. Especially on the road.
Certainly I'm hoping that's the case. Like I'm sure a lot of you are, I'm betting on Given and hoping he at least gives me some positive points. I'm not convinced that the cheap keeper du jour is a winning strategy this season, but until the new transfers enter the system and the ones that are there show their true nature - Robert, are you for real this time around? -what seem to me to be the better bets are the more expensive players.
So I'm sticking with EdS against Fulham who won't have their new defender in and are missing Konchesky - insert your own joke about how much they'll miss him here - and Tevez, whom I expect to hold all season, against a struggling Reading side. Dropping from Cesc to MPet (home to WHU then @DER next weekend) gives me the money to move from AJ, who killed me last week with a late injury, to the Elk. He's pricey at 15, but the ceiling is high. He'll probably drift through the game without making an impact, but if he goes off and puts a goal or two past BRM I want to be on the bandwagon.
The same can be said for SWP whom I brought into the midfield for the other of last week's missing men, Harry Kewell. I'm hoping SWP continues to play at the top of CHE's diamond and can dovetail well with the Elk, his old Citeh teamate.
CRon and KRich complete the midfield. The rest of the team is cobbled together from scraps - Sagna, Mok, Nelsen, and Given. That's 4 players for 11 units with Sagna almost half the total. Rovers play Boro who may be on a down after playing up against Liverpool last weekend but matchup, smatchup they're cheap! And the Mok is the ultimage DNH (do no harm) defender at the moment.
Whom are you betting on this weekend? Whether they live up to your wildest expectations or play down to your worst fears, consider this your matchday open thread to talk about it.
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IM this storyi have torres at +5.98. would you advise keeping him for the season, or dropping to eduardo and trying to swap j cole for swp?
From matt.chizzy on Sat Jan 19 05:19AMAny thoughts on dropping Fabregas or even Gerrard to pick Anelka?
From krokodil_g on Sat Jan 19 05:28AMi would keep Torres. He's a stud - frustrating as he can drift through a match without doing anything, but he'll pop up with a goal more often than not. You can't sell that kind of quality, especially at that discount. I don't think JCole to SWP would be enough of an upgrade to make it worth your while.
From jspitzberg on Sat Jan 19 05:29AMkrokodil_g (2), see the post above. but as the song goes, "what might be right for me might not be right for some."
From jspitzberg on Sat Jan 19 05:32AMI'm sticking with my current line-up, as it seems whenever I make a move, it's the wrong one. Dropped Samba last week for instance, to add Nelsen. Oh well. This will be the week that not making a change turns out to be the bad move... (Murphy's Law, Fantasy Football version)
Torres, Agbonlahor; Cesc, Cahill, Dempsey, Kranjcar, JCole; Warnock, Lescott, Nelsen; Friedel.
I'm a Newcastle fan, but that's one reason I'm staying away for now... too much emotion involved... the other reason is I'm waiting to see if the barn door will begin to swing...
From pusich on Sat Jan 19 07:21AMP.S. (off topic, kinda) I almost *retched* when I saw the pic, I thought that was Paris Hilton. Upon closer inspection, of course, it can't be... this lassie actually looks like she has some curves! Thanks for posting it!
From pusich on Sat Jan 19 07:23AMno1 fancies spurs to beat sunderland at home? i'm backing Jenas and Keane! the fact that i'm a newcastle supporter helps there! for that reason also i've put faith in Robert hoping that he rediscovers his form and his confidence to shoot from anywhere inside 35 yards! made 7.34 on tevez so he's a keeper for the season unless something drastic happens!
given, nelsen enrique carvalho, arteta jenas duff robert, tevez keane anelka.
From tottyteaze on Sat Jan 19 10:00AMShould i get Berbatov or R. Keane? someone please advice..
From notorious_ed on Sat Jan 19 10:07AMI'm tempted to believe that Berbs home to SUN has got to be a better bet than the Elk @ BRM. He was rested midweek, still wants a move, so might actually try this afternoon. So i've gone for Torres(+5),Berbs, Eds,Cron,Hleb,Mpet,Kran the man,Mok,Neslon,Senderos & Given. No doubt a hatrick for the Elk this afternoon then...
From gingerlouiemac on Sat Jan 19 10:37AMelk,k2,tevez,cron,mpet,kran,savage,nelson,parnaby,
senderos and kirkland,any comment anyone?From shunshetzbhoy_10128 on Sat Jan 19 11:15AMLast season, at some point of the season, there was some uproar about the messages in the forum concerning selection advice. I can only see that it got worse. People actually putting up their whole selection and then ask for advice to others. I understand fully when people have doubts about suspensions, injuries and rotation fears, but I can just not understand there are so many people who do take the trouble of writing messages, but apparently can not take the trouble of just picking their own squad based on their guts and knowledge. In fact it kind irritates me!
From vriesjan on Sat Jan 19 11:40AMForwards Opp Action Price Chg GP G A MWG SPG SOT SC FW CW PKM AVG PTS
C. Tevez (MAN - F) @RED [SELL] 19.54 4.62 20 10 5 5 0 29 5 24 16 0
11.25 225.00
D. Nugent (POR - F) DER [SELL] 4.32 0.00 10 0 1 0 0 3 0 6 3 0 1.85
18.50
N. Anelka (CHE - F) @BIR [SELL] 15.05 0.63 19 10 1 1 1 26 13 24 20
1 10.21 194.00
Players Value Season: Attacking Stats | Defending Stats Fantasy Points
Midfielders Opp Action Price Chg GP G A MWG SPG SOT SC FW CW PKM AVG PTS
D. Duff (NUF - M) BOL [SELL] 6.03 0.00 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 1.50 7
.50
M. Petrov (MAC - M) WHU [SELL] 13.07 2.29 22 4 5 0 0 26 43 25 28 0
9.59 211.00
K. Richardson (SUN - M) @TOT [SELL] 10.97 7.10 7 3 1 1 0 4 6 9 2 0 7.07
49.50
C. Ronaldo (MAN - M) @RED [SELL] 31.48 5.20 18 16 1 5 2 42 15 43 26
1 16.97 305.50
Players Value Season: Attacking Stats | Defending Stats Fantasy Points
Defenders Opp Action Price Chg GP G A MWG SPG SOT SC FW CW PKM CS AVG PTS
B. Sagna (ARS - D) @FUL [SELL] 7.44 2.07 20 0 3 0 0 0 12 32 10 0 7
4.58 91.50
A. Mokoena (BLA - D) MID [SELL] 2.90 1.48 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 2 1.2
3 16.00
P. Senderos (ARS - D) @FUL [SELL] 6.10 1.23 6 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 2 3.9
2 23.50
Players Value Season: Attacking Stats | Defending Stats Fantasy Points
Goalkeepers Opp Action Price Chg W L T SV PKS CS GA AVG PTS
B. Friedel (BLA - G) MID [SELL] 11.86 4.30 10 6 6 69 2 4 29 5.61 123
.50From adeem991 on Sat Jan 19 11:52AM(12) ur wasting YFF bandwidth!!!
Elk hattrick...no more no less
From farah_shazana on Sat Jan 19 12:28PMI've got to keep Torres and Tevez for the season now, MPet as well... +15 between the three of them... Bought in Given on a cheapy so I could upgrade Koumas for BFDB as well. Need a good week!
From peterransom on Sat Jan 19 12:59PMcome on men
one of my league matenHAS OWEN AS HIS MIDFI,WHAT IS GOIN ONNN???From shunshetzbhoy_10128 on Sat Jan 19 12:59PMre(12): d'ya lost your brain? think again b4 post that such of rubbish.........
anelka, nugent / cr7, BFDB, cesc, robert / senderos, ball, konchesky, nelsen / given...
hope 100+.......
From atrofu on Sat Jan 19 01:10PMKieron Richardson not in the Sunderland squad for today - pulled hamstring.
From nikargiropoulos on Sat Jan 19 02:12PMRobbie Keane on the bench for Spurs - Defoe starts and is captain...how odd!
From nikargiropoulos on Sat Jan 19 02:30PMNo Mcfadden in the starting line up. No doubt he'll be on later but still a little disappointing if you gambled on him and I nearly did.
From alanhansan717 on Sat Jan 19 02:33PMKeiran out, Keane on the bench... Unbelievable! I have both... Perhaps Man U will start Saha over Tevez to totally dessimate my weekend?!
From donegal08 on Sat Jan 19 02:50PMBullard starting on the bench. One I did gamble on. again I'm sure he'll feature though and hopefully sooner rather than later. Maybe should have just kept him for the Barn Door
From alanhansan717 on Sat Jan 19 02:57PMthere goes david james's CS
From littlecallix on Sat Jan 19 03:09PMThe KieRich sitch is gonna hurt. On the plus side, I dumped Carvalho for Wheater at the last minute for precisely his def-as-goal-threat status. Most of those guys (Lescott, Laursen) cost a fortune, but Wheater was under 7. Boro is by no means a CS magnet, but Wheater puts up points in other ways. That said, anyone have any info on the KieRich injury and expected duration? Thanks in advance. As for Pompey, the African guys they lost were mostly attackers, but their absence sure opens up the POR defense.
From the_burning_pen on Sat Jan 19 03:25PMI echo the anguish over KieRich's hamstring. Likewise, does anyone know why Ledley King didn't start?
From m_dipasq on Sat Jan 19 04:05PMAnyone else perilously close to dropping RSC?
From the_burning_pen on Sat Jan 19 04:32PMI wrote yesterday about RSC cooling off. He'll be back in strong form, but Blackburn are really inconsistent.
I have KRich at +7. What the F to do? He is brittle as they come.
So far, stats say Cron 10 shots. One on goal. Fack.
From gentrykirby on Sat Jan 19 04:43PMMr. McKittrick, it has come to my conclusion that David Nugent sucks.
From gentrykirby on Sat Jan 19 04:45PMAhhh, CRon my man never disapoints!
From geraldlim555 on Sat Jan 19 04:54PMProps to gentrykirby, who predicted (nay, WILLED) a big day for Benjani in the "The Week Ahead" thread. I wonder which of us payed heed to this wise man.
From krokodil_g on Sat Jan 19 04:55PMI changed out benjani to owen just b4 the deadline and he went to score a hattrick...
From astute82 on Sat Jan 19 05:01PM
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