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Matchday Open Thread

Sat Mar 15 04:32AM by Jeremy

Chelsea's Salomon Kalou

So here we go.  Two gamers, ho!

I've gone with Anderson and Scholes in the midfield.  I figure that between the two it covers the ManU attacking midfield spot.  And by that I mean welcome Carrick, Hagreaves, and Fletcher to the starting line-up(s).   Sigh.  I grabbed Kalou, Rooney and Lamps on the barn door at the expense of CRon, Gerrard and Tevez.  As in the midfield, I'm just SURE it's the wrong move.  Doesn't it all but ensure Drogs and Elk get a run out as a tandem?  And I'm selling ManU when they play Derby?!?!?  I've been waiting for this game for months!  But like we talked about last week, I'm trailing in the private leagues and have to take chances... at least be different and give myself a chance to make up ground.

Not to mention that Scholes is "dead to me" according to Neal, see here here here here and here.  If I were to get points from Scholes -- and from my mouth to the football god's ears -- it would just be all the sweeter for that.

Robbo is making a lot of this possible (along with dumping CRon whom I never had at much of a discount).  I'm hopeful for his chances to earn points this weekend.  However, if not, and I end up taking my lumps, I'm looking forward to having him as a sub-2 keeper for Spurs' less-than-daunting run in.

On the D... my super, special surprise of the week is Grétar Rafn Steinsson.  I was leaning towards Parnaby in the hope that he would get the -- ready for your blog definition of the week? -- sub cs (substitute clean sheet) points.  But Steinsson started his Premier League on fire.  And if Bolton - whom we never bet on or against, unless we do - can hold Wigan... and if Giggs starts for ManU as opposed to Nani...  Well, it's just more fun to have some skin in the game rather than checking the MatchCast at around 80 minutes.  As the MMM (Monday Morning Manager) alluded to, 2-gamers mean you have hope.  And you can go a long way on hope.

What are you hoping for this weekend?  Let's discuss and follow the happenings in this, your matchday open thread. 

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  • (1)

    Good post. Good luck. I lie 2nd in my league, but I missed the first two weeks in this, my first season. Closed the gaps by taking chances, for I had no choice. Makes it fun, hey!? I'm still holding Palacios. Grabbed Nolan, hoping his back holds up. Still up in the air on Steed vs. Scholes... Steed, to me, makes more sense. Robbo is a "keeper", for now. We share Rooney and Lamps. I poached Matty Taylor w/Terry and Woody as my defenders... Sean Long is my prayer... Watch Kitson start and get 15 pts! I shuffle deck chairs weekly. So far, it's worked. So far... Watch Andreason w/Fulham. He's good. And cheap, as filler, for the future... Again, good luck. (Good blog. Well done.)

    Posted by: donegal08 on Sat Mar 15 04:54AM | Report abuse
  • (2)

    Totally castrated my midfield to accommodate C Ron. So not sure about this ...... but taking my chances.

    Posted by: freestyler_micraponer on Sat Mar 15 06:17AM | Report abuse
  • (3)

    I've been rearranging deck chairs like mad. At one point I had CRon, Lamps, Rooney, Torres and a bunch of cardboard cutouts, but I backed away from that cliff. I think I've finally settled on Torres, Rooney, Nani(if I'm going to bet against C-Ron, might as well go all-in), Lamps, Jummy, J. Cole, Nolan, Sagna, Parnaby, Hutton, and Given. I keep waffling on whether to drop to Tevez and get a keeper who actually plays, but I've had bad luck with keepers this year, and Rooney is on such better form lately. I guess I could drop to Anderson or Scholes from Nani to get there too, but neither really appeals much, and I'm not sure 2 games of Cudicini will make up the difference.

    Posted by: jddunn13 on Sat Mar 15 06:45AM | Report abuse
  • (4)

    Jeremy/Neal, where is the "BAR DOOR report" for week28???

    Posted by: daniel_menezes on Sat Mar 15 08:46AM | Report abuse
  • (5)

    Did you (Jeremy/Neal) forgot the Barn Door Report?... As long as you write it today it isn't too late, but we're worried, 'cause now that our teams 4 this week are ready, we're already thinking about the next

    Posted by: daniel_menezes on Sat Mar 15 08:50AM | Report abuse
  • (6)

    yes where is the barn door! next week manU play liverfool and arsenal travel to stamford bridge

    Posted by: magia_capoeira on Sat Mar 15 08:54AM | Report abuse
  • (7)

    Lampard + Ashton OR Tevez + Lennon ??

    Posted by: richardhan78 on Sat Mar 15 08:58AM | Report abuse
  • (8)

    sorry i meant liverpool

    Posted by: magia_capoeira on Sat Mar 15 09:00AM | Report abuse
  • (9)

    re (6) thankx for support. Hope 2 see more from you folks. JEREMY/NEAL don't forget the BARN DOOR REPORT... thankz

    Posted by: daniel_menezes on Sat Mar 15 09:07AM | Report abuse
  • (10)

    Steinsson is a doubt, methinks

    Posted by: dunny0307 on Sat Mar 15 10:33AM | Report abuse