Monday 8 November 2010

Week 12 - Player Picks

Week 12 is the first of the new "midweeks" run by Yahoo for this season, and gives us all a chance to quickly forget about the nightmare of Week 11. It's also the 3rd Round of The Blog Cup for the remaining 450 teams.

I'm afraid I don't have the time to write an extensive set of player picks for these midweeks, so I'll quickly evaluate the fixtures, list the players, detail some injury news to keep an eye on, and leave you to fill in the gaps yourselves...I know you're all perfectly capable :)

Fixtures....

Standout
CHELSEA v Fulham

Should Win
ARSENAL @ Wolves
SPURS v Sunderland
NEWCASTLE v Blackburn
ASTON VILLA v Blackpool
LIVERPOOL @ Wigan
EVERTON v Bolton

Draws
Manchester City v Manchester United
West Ham v West Brom
Stoke v Birmingham 

Players....

KEEPERS
Krul
Howard
Gomes
Fabianski
Green

DEFENDERS
Bale
Coleman
Zhirkov
Bosingwa
Hutton
Djourou/Squillaci
Boateng
Simpson
Skrtel
A.Faye
Jacobsen
Ibanez

MIDFIELDERS
Malouda
Gerrard
Nolan/Barton
A.Young/Downing
Etherington/Pennant
Arteta
Nasri/Fabregas
Arshavin/Walcott
Cahill
Albrighton 
Milijas
Adam
N'Zogbia
Silva
Brunt
Gutierrez

STRIKERS
Drogba
Torres
Carroll
Gyan
Obinna/Piquionne
Yakubu 
Tevez
Hernandez
Odemwingie
Delfouneso

K.Jones

Injury News...

- Ancelotti has suggested Drogba has been suffering a mild bout of malaria but will play vs Fulham. Alex & Anelka are both doubts with knee & back injuries respectively. Essien should return & Bosingwa is likely to get a start.

- Ferguson says his squad has been decimated by a virus: Evra, Vidic, Berbatov and Scholes all believed to be among the victims. Nani & Giggs also big doubts. We don't know if they'll start or not, be I'll be staying clear of them.

- Harry Redknapp has stated Van Der Vaart is still struggling but "has a slight chance" to be fit for the Sunderland game. He'll leave the decision up to the player..

- Salcido out for 3-4 weeks with ankle ligament injury suffered against Villa.

- Nasri is available after his minor calf knock, Wenger has confirmed (on Arsenal Official website)

- Darren Bent has a hamstring injury and may be out for a couple of weeks.

- Koscielny & Balotelli suspensions both upheld by the FA, they now face 2 and 3 match bans respectively.

- Carew, Heskey, Agbonlahor, Petrov, Sidwell AND Reo Coker all missing for Villa. Bannan & Clark could continue in the center of midfield.

- Mignolet could be replaced by Gordon in the Sunderland goal.

- Benjani is out for Blackburn with a hamstring injury.

We should have better updates tomorrow so keep checking back.

Team currently on my page: Krul, Coleman, Bale, Bosingwa, Adam, Barton, Albrighton, Van Der Vaart, Gyan, Obinna, Drogba

I quite like the above team, but I hold a barndoored Torres in Drogba's place so if I made that switch then I could bring in Ashley Young in Albrighton's place. Keeper & defence are likely to stay as they are, Obinna is a hunch and with Bent out for a while I think Gyan will stay.

Bale wasn't as bad as reported - he created 3 excellent chances that Spurs wasted at Bolton and hit the crossbar with a freekick, 6.5 points could very easily have been 20+, so I think I'll keep him as Spurs play two home league games in a row. Obinna is a hunch and I think I'm going to hang on to VDV @6 as I reckon he'll be on the bench and will be ready for the weekend game vs Blackburn.

How are things shaping up for you?

Cheers,
AM

138 comments:

Anonymous said...

green
onouha bosingwa baines enrique
adam downing barton larsson
elmander obinha

ho's my team?

Anonymous said...

At the moment, i have 6 Villa players: Friedal, L.Young, Albrighton, A.Young, Downing and Delfouneso. Plus Obinna, C.Adam, VDV, Squillaci and Boateng.

Anonymous said...

I got Balotelli at BD price and now I think i'll keep him even with the suspension.
Also BDed torres so hopefully he starts scoring goals.
Does anybody know when Rooney is coming back from USA?

J0J0

Anonymous said...

Much like Am I had a team that had Park and Gyan in it at some stage but they did not make the starting 11. 47 points but I did not lose much ground. Team right now is

Foster
Boateng Zhirkov Coleman
Adam VDV Park Bannan
Gyan Carroll Torres

20.12 in the bank.

PS - I fancy City to beat Utd in the derby.

BCB

Anonymous said...

paltry 63.5 points that actually helped me move upwards, although, I also had park and gyan at one point in time:(. team for this week

zhirkov bosingwa olsson(WBA)
silva larsson brunt meireles
gyan drogs torres

any thoughts comments.

I am somewhat gutted after watching our poor performance against liverpool. we needs lampard back and to sign a creative mf player this january malouda is too streaky and without lampard we have to rely on the wingers to create anything

saitogenetic

Mandrake said...

My Team:
S. Mignolet (BD at 5.5, probably gonna change)
G. Bale, Y. Zhirkov (When will he stop playing?), S. Coleman
F. Malouda (Last chance), C. Adam, R. Van der Vaart (Big Discount), J. Barton
D. Drogba (Last chance), A. Gyan, A. Carroll

Anonymous said...

@J0J0, rooney wont be back for a while... and even if he is, he wont be back on form so soon

@BCB, i think it'll end in a score draw.

@saitogenetic you didnt mention your keeper? at any rate, i'm in no position to comment at the moment-- i havnt really had time to sit down and think about the midweek games >.>

right now, my team is
Foster
Zhirkov / Coleman / Bale
Adam / Brunt / Barton / Silva / Malouda
Obinna / Yakubu

i'm not happy with the choice of yakubu, but he's the only option considering that i now have 0.02 left in the bank

--neoncoffee

Anonymous said...

Milijas price jumped despite a lower points performance than earlier weeks

kwyjibo said...

It's tough to think about it again so soon. I'm falling behind at work because of the new YFF policy! lol!

Anyway, currently have:
Foster
Boateng-Bale-Bosingwa
Adam-VdV-Barton-Walcott
Chicharito-Gyan(BD)-Torres(BD)

I'm not sure of what changes to make, if any.

I'm hoping Bale just had CL hangover, and willing to give him another shot.

Gyan is a definite keeper if you got him at the BD price, especially with Bent out.

Mandrake said...

Anon @ 3:03

I was told on this blog last season that yahoo gives price "bump" after a player has completed a certain number of matches.

Anonymous said...

NASRI injured???is it true??

Anonymous said...

guys help is needed in here please,
for Mid-week games:

Bale/Yakubu or P.Jones/Arteta?

Thanks...

Anonymous said...

Fabianski
Boateng Zhirkov Coleman
Adam VDV Nani Malouda
Anelka VanPersie Delfounseo

A very different forward line, any opinions?

Mike said...

Coming off a horrid week I am trying to bounce back, currently I have:

Fabianski

Zhirkov Bosingwa Coleman

Nasri Walcott Cahill Adam Malouda

Hernandez Gyan

Any comments would be great! I am hoping Fabianski won't kill me again this week and will keep the CS against Wolves. Hopefully Zhirkov and Bosingwa both get the nod, and Coleman can continue to play well.(Figures the one week I did not have him he scores)

I don't know about Nasri yet, I have him at such a high discount I don't really want to drop him unless I have to. Cahill is playing great for Everton and they are up against Bolton home, I think Cahill can nod one or two home :) Malouda, it is time to find his form again, I have a feeling him and Drogba will connect for a few good chances. Hopefully Walcott will get the start after a horrid Arsenal performance on Sunday, it seems when he gets put in he always creates chances. What do you guys think about Hernandez and Gyan?

Anonymous said...

Guys some help please...
Your opinion again on:

Bale/Yakubu or P.Jones/Arteta

thanks

Anonymous said...

Bale/Yakubu

Mike said...

Bale/Yakubu

Anonymous said...

foster is my keeper (5.58) and probably will be for the rest of the season barring injury.

Saitogenetic

Anonymous said...

krul
Boateng Zhirkov Coleman
Adam VDV Park walcott
drogba Carroll Torres

i think thats OK!


-harrrr

Assistant Manager said...

Apparently Balotelli has changed his mind and is now appealing his red card - watch this space!

Anonymous said...

zhirkov ? is he playing ?

Anonymous said...

gomes/odemwinge or freidel/zhirkov

Anonymous said...

freidel/zhirkov.. but not sure either zhirkov play or not..

toshack said...

so no one has bannan except me?

Anonymous said...

who is Delfounseo?

Anonymous said...

@ toshack

(shush)

I also have Barry Banana

BCB

Anonymous said...

Gerrard, Malouda or Arteta?

Anonymous said...

Delfounsio-Aston villa striker

Anonymous said...

is ivanovic playing?

donut said...

Did anyone see the Balotelli challenge which got him red carded? I can't see them rescinding, he kicked the guy on the groud, and the referee dealt with it...

In an FA agreement with FIFA appeals are only upheld "in cases where video evidence is absolutely clear the referee has made a 'serious and obvious error'"

Anyway, that aside - no-one think Van Persie @ 14.xx is worth selection? I know he did nothing v Newcastle but Wenger might actually play him up front v Wolves... Or do you think he will be on the bench again?

Thanks for all the additional hard work AM...

Fabianski
Bale Zhirkov Hutton
Adam Brunt Silva Fabregas
Gyan Carroll Van Persie

So far - 24 hours to make loads of changes probably...

Donut

Real My DAd AFC said...

Had a shocking week 11 only 32 points! so wanting to make a few changes so a little help!

Coleman or Squillaci
Zhirkov or Bosingwa
Modric or Brunt

Cheers

Mike said...

Last guy I would go with:

Coleman
Bosingwa
Brunt

Dave Collier said...

Why are people thinking Bos will start, as he only came on as a sub in the 70th minute?

Real my dad afc said...

Cheers Mike,
I think that's what I'm going for, hope it can muster more than 32 points!

Pete

Anonymous said...

Hey, I'm going for Barry the Banana too, have used him and captain Kirk to prop up my team;

Kirk
Zhirkov Hutton Bosingwa
Adam Banana Malouda Albrighton
Carroll Tevez Torres

Maybe a bit of wishful thinking that Malouda, Tevez & Torres can get their s**t together in the same week but after the crap weekend I just had (53.5) am hoping for a bit of luck...cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war !!!!!!

Sputnik

Anonymous said...

Jerkof Banana WTF LOL

Anonymous said...

Krul
Jerkof Bosingwa Coleman
Milijas Adam Barton Etherington
Delfouneso Drogba Gyan

Juelz said...

Tell me your thoughts AM

Kirk
Coleman Bosingwa Simpson
Malouda Reo Coker Mikel Kuyt
Fernando Drogz obinna(or Chicarito i dont think he will play tho)

Anonymous said...

Hey, Villa have only conceded one league goal at home all season and Ciaran Clark is listed as a defender but playing in centre mid - yours for 6.95.
Could be an interesting choice not in player picks.

FLScott said...

Happy with a Midweek team... I think, and coming off a 48 point weekend - This better work!

L. Fabianski

Y. Zhirkov
G. Bale
J. Carragher

C. Adam
J. Barton
N. Milijas
Maxi Rodríguez

K. Jones
A. Carroll
N. Delfouneso

Comments anyone?

Mike said...

Latest Squad:

Krul

Coleman Zhirkov Bosingwa

Song Walcott Cahill Brunt Silva

Bendtner Torres

I am pretty happy with this, a lot of good diversity I feel. Let me know if anyone has any comments,

Doctor Teeth said...

A few GK thoughts for your consideration:

In five home games, Petr Cech has returned 85 points and five clean sheets. That's an average of 17 points/game for all you English majors out there.

Brad Friedel has 79 points overall, 72 points of which are from his 5 home games. That's an average of 14.4 points/game. Only three GKs in YFF have more saves than Friedel.

Notwithstanding their high price tags, I think both of these GKs present very interesting options for this week (especially Friedel, given the opposition). I find it a bit hilarious that I am considering these guys given that I went with Kirk as my GK 4-5 times earlier this year!

One other point: if you go by the numbers, there is absolutely no way you can pick Foster this week. His road production is atrocious.

Anonymous said...

I'm working with

Kirk
Zhirkov(@ 4.37), Terry, Hutton(6.18)
Barton(7.01), Malouda, Nolan, DSilva
Drogba, Ameobi, ?? (holding Kalou, no discount)

I don't see a lot of talk about Ameobi this week.. is he set not to start? I'm stuck between Kalou, Carroll, and Obinna for that last spot. I'd go with Kalou for sure if I knew he was in, but it looks like he won't be. Advice appreciated. Also, is Carroll really preferred over Ameobi if both are in? I'm not so sure..

DB

Anonymous said...

my team so far
kirk
boateng,zhirkov,squillaci
walcott,nasri,cahill,silva,vdvaart(big discount)
teves , torres
I'm not satisfied with my team ...
can you help me?..please...
i'll appreciate it

Anonymous said...

my team so far
kirk
boateng,zhirkov,squillaci
walcott,nasri,cahill,silva,vdvaart(big discount)
teves , torres
I'm not satisfied with my team ...
can you help me?..please...
i'll appreciate it

Anonymous said...

Everything looks good except I don't think Nasri is set to start after that knock he picked up on sunday, I doubt Wenger is gunna play him, they should be able to get the result without him.

Anonymous said...

@DB, Ameobi took a slight knock against Arsenal and was subbed off for Nile Ranger but i still expect him to play as it was just a precaution. And yes, Carroll is preferred to him if playing one up front. If you're def going with Ameobi, then i'd pick up Obinna, he's due a goal.

As for my team, I somehow have -0.98 money, does anyone know what would happen if i press save - will I take advantage of the situation or will it just kill my whole team? Has this happened to anyone else before?

LG

juelz said...

Do u think kuyt will start he just came back from injury and idk if he is match fit after chelsea?

juelz said...

And what about malouda or will kalou get the knod? This is tough there are no previews on any site

Anonymous said...

@LG it happen to me once,u can't confirm the team later on but its ok 2 press save, nothin' gonna wind up

my team for now;

fabianski
kompany zhirkof boateng coleman
adam gardner malouda fabregas
carroll pavlyuchenko

care 2 comment anyone??

Anonymous said...

@LG it happen to me once,u can't confirm the team later on but its ok 2 press save, nothin' gonna wind up

my team for now;

fabianski
kompany zhirkof boateng coleman
adam gardner malouda fabregas
carroll pavlyuchenko

care 2 comment anyone??

IWABO

Anonymous said...

@LG: You can press "save" but YFF won't allow the save to go through.

Anonymous said...

hello!

Anonymous said...

guys please comnt my team..

foster
squillaci,boateng,zhikov
nani,vdv,nasri,albrington,gerard
tevez and benjani

Anonymous said...

Here's what i've got for the week...coming off a rather disappointing week (11) like many others!

Krul
Coleman, Zhirkov, D. Simpson
Adam, Barton, Cahill, Larsson
Gyan, Torres, Obinna

Any thoughts?

Thanks and good luck everyone...

GH

JUELZ said...

Decided

Cap Kirk
Coleman Kocielny simpson
reo coker malouda albriton kuyt
drogz torres delfouneso

Mèo con said...

How's a bout V.Behrami in the mid, is this a good pick???

Anonymous said...

foster
squillaci,boateng,zhikov
nani,vdv,nasri,albrington,gerard
tevez and benjani

guys how about my team?

FLScott said...

@ Wenger - I like the Behrami pick, could prove to be a surprise. At everyone with Nasri (unless BD'd) why with the injury doubts???

Anonymous said...

Finally I managed to update my team as follow:

GREEN
SQUILLACI BOATENG COLEMAN
C.ADAM ALBRIGTON BARTON DOWNING
OBINNA CARROLL DROGBA

Anonymous said...

guys do u think foster is a good choice for the match against stoke?

Anonymous said...

According to Skysports, Balotelli is actually not contesting to have the red card rescinded but to have his match ban reduced from 3 games to 1 game. If that is the case (haven't had time to confirm from other sources), he will definitely miss the Manchester derby then.
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_6495370,00.html

Anonymous said...

pavlyuchenko will be in the starting 11?

Anonymous said...

I am staying away from the Manchester derby. I don't think many players will get double figures.

How many of you taking fat ZERO for captain kirk?

I am in big dilemma, anyone can help me:
Walcott+Fab4+Zhirkov or Malouda+Bale+Barton??

-eT

Anonymous said...

fabianski/hutton/a.faye/coleman/silva/walcott/cahill/barton/elmander/gyan/ zigic

any comments?

Laperpool said...

So far my team :

Cech
Bale-Kompany-Hutton
Adam-Barton-VanDV-Milijas
Elmander-Gyan-Torres

And still got 4,5 for back up..

Anonymous said...

i think Walcott + Bale + Barton

Anonymous said...

My final picks:

Hart (even with man united I think hart will score well)
Carr Zhirkov Bale
Adam VdV Walcott Brunt
Caroll Torres Gyan.

good luck all....

J0J0

Anonymous said...

fabianski
hutton/a.faye/coleman
silva/walcott/cahill/barton
elmander/gyan/ zigic

any comment?

Anonymous said...

odemwingie play? or not?

Anonymous said...

guys walcott/adebayor or albrington/tevez..
please guys im desperate

Anonymous said...

To Anonymous @8:12 AM, November 09, 2010:

Albrighton/Tevez

Anonymous said...

stoke keeper - why bergovic played the last game instead of sorensen?

Anonymous said...

my team...

A. BEGOVIC
BALE, ZHIRKOV,COLEMAN,HUTTON
ALBRIGHTON,CAHILL,MEIRELES,PARK
DROGBA,K.JONES

Please COMMENT...tqvm

Gareth Keenan said...

Anyone think Kolarov might get a start..?

Anonymous said...

to anonymous @6:32 AM

Yes, in the end i picked walcott+bale+ barton. Still wanting FLoMa though.

-eT

Anonymous said...

my team is
green
coleman,squillaci,boateng
fabregas,barton,albrighton,malouda
camakh,obinna,carrol.

any comment?

Anonymous said...

@ J0J0. Almost exactly the same team :) still keeping trust in bale, though going with obinna instead of gyan. It has to come for WHU at some point

what do you guys reckon?
drogba-nolan OR
torres-malouda OR
torres-silva (and keep 8M for rainy days)

Thx
MKR

Laperpool said...

do bosingwa will play??

Anonymous said...

Any Latest news about VAN DER VAART.. Wil he start today?

Anonymous said...

VDV is out for 1 more week...

Anonymous said...

J.Pennant or C.Gardner or D.Silva?

Anonymous said...

my final team for the midweek

foster(5.85)
zhirkov bosingwa simpson
silva albrighton brunt meireles
gyan drogs torres

saitogenetic

last minute change might be drogs to tevez and albrighton to downing/bfay

Musteng said...

@JUELZ
Kocielny got a red card last saturday. Did he suspended for the next game?

Assistant Manager said...

RE: "VDV is out for one more week"

This hasn't been confirmed. Redknapp has said he has a chance & will let the player decide if he's ready, so it's possible he starts tonight or perhaps takes a place on the bench.

In other news...

Mignolet could be replaced by Gordon in the Sunderland goal.

Balotelli will definitely miss the Manchester derby but City are hoping to have his three match ban reduced to just one.

Benjani is out for Blackburn with a hamstring injury.

Tayo said...

Cech / Kompany, Boateng, Coleman, Squillaci / Adam, Barton, Park / Carroll, Drogba, Gyan

Please rate my team.

Many thanks and best regards!

Anonymous said...

Bannan or Silva? i'm confused

Tayo said...

I think the "said" in the comments should be changed to "wrote"...

Tayo said...

Tayo wrote...

I think the "said" in the comments should be changed to "wrote".

Nik a.k.a AM over to you...

Angelos said...

Evra, Vidic, Berbatov and Scholes are supposed to be affected by a virus. "Right now we are counting heads", said Ferguson, so Utd might use some reserves tomorrow.

Anonymous said...

little help please...

gerrard/scholes/albrighton

or

silva/barton/a.young

any opinions???

thanks

Tayo said...

By the way, I have a hypothesis on which team is likely to win a match in the EPL:

Go to the Yahoo! site; compare the results of the teams' last 5 matches; correct for which team is at Home or Away.

Win = 2
Draw = 1
Loss = 0

Home = 2
Away = 0

Going by this hypothesis, to be finetuned or improved on by taking other variables (such as: points per situation, availability of key palyers, etc) into consideration, the following are the likely mid-week results:

Stoke v Birmingham = Birmingham Win or Draw
Spurs v Sunderland = Spurs Win or Draw
Wigan v Liverpool = Liverpool Win
West Ham v West Brom = Draw or West Ham Win
Newcastle v Blackburn = Newcastle Win
Chelsea v Fulham = Chelsea Win
Villa v Blackpool = Villa Win
Arsenal v Wolves = Draw or Arsenal Win
Man City v Man U = Man U Win
Everton v Bolton = Everton Win

From now on we all should make efforts to verify the correctness of this hypothesis and suggest possible modifications...

Good luck in our mid-week selections!

Salut !

Anonymous said...

Drogba is got malaria but is apparently going to start, heard it on cable, gareth southgate and some other guys analysing the midweek fixtures.

Anonymous said...

Drogba is got malaria but is apparently going to start, heard it on cable, gareth southgate and some other guys analysing the midweek fixtures.

Anonymous said...

Tayo
Try oddsmakers instead.

Anonymous said...

Tayo, basically your "hypothesis" is suggesting that teams who win more games than their opponents are more likely to win, especially when they play at home.

The fact that you've added up some numbers doesn't really detract from the fact that you are stating the absolutle obvious in a quite stupendously overthought way.

Take it further, and use your 'method' to predict who will win the premier league.

Won before = 2
No won = 0

So by my calculations:

Chelsea - likely to win
Manchester Utd - likely to win
Wolverhampton Wanderers - Not so likely to be crowned premier league champions

Genius.

dug

Juelz said...

kocielny should start they appealed the red card indicating he will most likely start this match.

Coleman Kocielny Simpson
Reo Coke Malouda Kuyt Albriton
Drogz Torres Delfounseo

Anonymous said...

Fabianski
Coleman Zhirkov Boateng Bale
Adam VDV Nani Malouda
Delfouneso Anelka

Probably gonna settle with this team. Only concern is will Zhirkov continue to start? I cannot afford another zero there.

Anonymous said...

Cmon guys badly need ya opinion please Vidic (showing virus and doubtful) or Jagielka??

And do ya think Nasri will play?

Anonymous said...

Should I pick Obinna/Carroll or Anelka/Zhirkov?

Anonymous said...

anelka is a doubt

http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2213656,00.html

saitogenetic

Assistant Manager said...

Ancelotti has suggested Drogba has been suffering a mild bout of malaria but will play vs Fulham. Alex & Anelka are both doubts with knee & back injuries respectively.

Ferguson reckons his squad has been decimated by a virus: Evra, Vidic, Berbatov and Scholes all believed to be among the victims. Nani & Giggs also big doubts. We don't know if they'll start or not, be I'll be staying clear of them.

Anonymous said...

Do you think Kalou will be a good pick? if Anelka is out

Anonymous said...

Thanks AM that answered my Q for Vidic but any opinions on Nasri???

Anonymous said...

Most likely and a great average to boot... Btw, where's young Josh Mceachran (JMac?) in YFF? Almost due a start and no sign of the lad. Especially if Zhirkov is benched.

Decisions, decisions. Shall I stick with Chamakh (who's almost dead to me!) or go with someone like Tungay or 'The Fonz' alongside Carroll and Torres?

Any input would be greatly appreciated. Cheers!

Nuno

Anonymous said...

I am tempted to drop Malouda, but now he's playing at home.

Also, currently have Drogba/Chamakh but think I am
going with Torres/Carroll..

My team-

Kirk
Boateng, Squillaci, Zhirkov
Adam, Milijas, Gerard, Malouda
Chamakh, Drogba, Gyan

OR

Carroll/Torres

any suggestions?
Also, I dont see a lot of people on Gerard this mid week, am i missing something?

Anonymous said...

AM why don't you add a Captain poll to the blog?

Speaking of Captain Torres, Carroll or A.Cole???

Assistant Manager said...

Captains have nothing to do with with the Yahoo game, so there won't be a poll.

No news on Nasri,

Koscielny & Balotelli suspensions both upheld by the FA, they now face 2 and 3 match bans respectively.

Carew, Heskey, Agbonlahor, Petrov, Sidwell AND Reo Coker all missing for Villa.

LC said...

Hi guys
Im struggling for this week now.
1st - I cant decide on my keeper so im going Kirkland.
2nd - Keeping Park and Gyan (Probably a bad idea) due to their discount.

Here is how i look.

Kirkland
Boateng, Bale, Coleman
Barton, A.Young, Park, Brunt
Torres, Gyan, K.Jones

Any suggestions?
All except Torres, Boateng, Park and Gyan are bought at full price.

Thanks
LC

Anonymous said...

Malouda is on his last chance for me, I dropped Chamakh for Torres. Liverpool are on the up from now on. Would like Torres with Tevez but not enough dosh so went with Carroll.

Anonymous said...

@Juelz: To appeal is to ask for a review. This does not mean that the review board will automatically retract the red card.

As it is, the appeal has been dismissed. No Koscielny for Arsenal's next TWO matches (one for this offence, plus another for getting sent off in earlier in the season).
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/laurent-koscielny-appeal-dismissed

Anonymous said...

Someone Help!!

Need to know.Will zhirkov and boeteng play?

Anonymous said...

not boeteng..i meant bosingwa...

Martin said...

I've opted for Modric/ Carrol over VdV/ Odemwingie because they're both uncertainties.

Wise decision?

Anonymous said...

AM true what you said about a captain poll not needed for Yahoo FF but I found your site looking for EPL FF and from what I've seen here I don't need to go anywhere else so it would be nice if you added it to help us EPL FF guys out. Just a thought and can't imagine I'm the only one.

dan said...

im sure it would be nice but i dont think AM has the time run a free yahoo blog and also add extra features for other fantasy games!!!

dan

chelsea fan said...

anon @ 3:22-3:24,

both zhirkov and bosingwa are likely to start, but they were not guaranteed in the manager's press conference. zhirkov has been better than ramires, so i think he will continue at left mid. alex is a doubt, so i think ivanovic will shift to center back and bosingwa will play on the right.

FanMan said...

AM - what are your thoughts on Reina between the sticks for 9.48? No-one else seems to be looking at him...

Anonymous said...

@Dan The poll doesn't need much work it's just a widget and all you do is add it to the site then add names then us guys do all the hard work by voting who's best.
Anyway it was just a thought, I'm still happy!!

Anonymous said...

@chelsea fan - Thx!

Assistant Manager said...

Nasri is available, Wenger has confirmed (on Arsenal Official website)

Ian Sanderson said...

Re captains poll,
I suggest you visit fantasy football scout for this feature.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for answering my two Q's AM regards Vidic and Nasri.

It's 11.25 pm Bangkok and I'm going to bed in peace now :-)

Wishing big points to all my fellow managers!

Gazza

Anonymous said...

With the news on Nasri, what would you do...

Nasri or Walcott?

I have enough $ for one or the other. Thanks

A1

Anonymous said...

@Ian cheers mate will check it out :-)

Giggsy said...

Thanks AM! You saved my hour!
Am going to bite the bullet, and DO NOT have Drog in my team!

Anonymous said...

i'm counting on Mr.Anelka right now. hope he doing well against fulham.

Anonymous said...

I have gone with a crazy team this week. Due to the unpredictability this season, I feel maybe it is the time to go for something different. It could turn out to be a big failure or a stroke of genius.

Here goes
Freidel
Boateng Hutton Coleman
VDV Malouda Arteta Nolan
Obinna Delfounseo Elmander

Freidel- Really not comfortable spending so much on GK. But seeing Villa are pretty solid at home, I am hoping for a CS. Fingers crossed.

Boateng has been quietly returning his value so he stays despite the tough matchup. Hutton is in form and goes forward quite a bit. Coleman is playing in midfield and playing at home.

Since I stuck with VDV last week, I will keep him. Hopefully he plays. Malouda at home against weak opposition is a no brainer. I am giving Arteta one last chance this week after he let me down last week. Don't want to go for Cahill as he probably needs a goal to cover his value. Final midfield spot goes to Nolan. He tends to score well at home so he may come good.

Obinna is shooting from everywhere. He is also good at scoring misc points so he's in . Delfounseo is the only fit striker at Villa and playing at home against a leaky blackpool. All of Elamnder's goals have come away from home. He is a gamble away to a solid everton but still worth it in my opinion.

Hopefully this midweek will improve after the horror weekend that most of us had. Good luck to all! :)

bengoh91

Anonymous said...

kirkland + bosingwa/hutton/konchesky

which one!?

or krul + m.wilson

or 'some other keeper' + Kelly

Giggsy11 said...

anon : Anelka not playing.

Juelz said...

Decided

Cap Kirk
Coleman Bosingwa Simpson MartinKelly
Malouda Ramires Albriton
Drogz FFFERNANDO Delfounseo

What are your thoughts???

Anonymous said...

Krul + Fab4 + Obinna

OR

Carson + Walcott + Tevez ?

-JC

Anonymous said...

fabianski
coleman/hutton/zhirkov
silva/walcott/barton/downing/larsson
obinna/jones

at last..
this is my team..
good luck to all.

Anonymous said...

krul
a.cole/ ridgewell/ givet
vdv/ malouda/ milijas/ albrighton/ arteta
pavlyuchenko/ yakubu

any comments?

Anonymous said...

cant believe no one talked about begovic. birmingham's not won away at all.

Anonymous said...

malouda and walcott
or
drogba and adam

Anonymous said...

Larsson (Birm) or young (Villa?)? Please

SfSS said...

young

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