The best I could do in 15 minutes is breaking it down from almost 70 down to 35 players..
Almunia
Fulop
Given
Verm
Gallas
Baird
Faye
Steinsson
Alexander
Neill
Heitinga
Bassong
Sylvinho
Zabaleta
Upson
Arshavin
Taylor
Fabregas
Etherington
Dempsey
Duff
Nasri
Lee
Gerrard
Bily
O'Hara
Kranjcar
Eagles
Eduardo
Tuncay
Klasnic
Rooney
Santa Cruz
Correct - there's no Drogba. I'm stuck on Tuncay vs Santa, Eduardo vs Klasnic, Walcott, or Steinsson...loads of stuff, plus I'm full up & very very drunk :)
Cheers, good luck & merry xmas!!!
AM
p.s. Check weather conditions in the morning, Burnley v Bolton is a risk - have a back-up plan.
always nice to see everyone i've picked is listed above :)
ReplyDeletegiven
alexander / bassong / sylvinho
arsh / MTAY / etherington / kranjcar
rooney / RSC / EdS
hope that burnley game goes thru....
Finally i grew de balls to drop Drogba.
ReplyDeleteBelow is my (2)lineup choices as it stands:
Given
Verm--RJohnson--Steinsson/Bassong/Heitinga/Upson
Arsh--Dempsey--Reid--Etherington--Billy/Kranjcar
Tuncay/Eduardo--RSC
OR
Jaask
Verm--RJohnson--Bassong/Heitinga/Upson
Arsh--Dempsey--Reid--Etherington
Tuncay--Eduardo--RSC
Please advice.
Dropped Drogba and brought in ... Gallas.
ReplyDeletePlus still got Tuncay fot 1.00.
Ho Ho Ho !!!
Diamanti is my gamble of the week. With Franco out he should be pushed further up-field. The guy is addicted to shooting from anywhere on the pitch and he takes penalties and free-kicks. Considering a lot of the "3 gamers" will only play 2 games anyway (I'm talking about you Eduardo) I think it's a great pick. You heard it here first..
ReplyDeleteIrons.
Oh yes, and Happy Christmas to everyone.
ReplyDeleteIrons.
Merry Christmas AM, im finally complete my squad, any advices please feel free to post up. Thx
ReplyDeleteAlmunia
Zaba/Faye/Steinsson
Arshavin/Dempsey/Whitehead/Lee
Klasnic/Zamora/Eds
Sephiroth
Hi AM, just wonder why Joe Cole is off the choice?
ReplyDeleteHI AM
ReplyDeleteNasri is suspended, no?
paul
RSC or Tuncay?
ReplyDeleteNasri is NOT suspended. I don't have the link but you can find it at Neal and Jeremy's blod
ReplyDeleteMerry christmas guys...
ReplyDeleteCesc 50:50 to make return againts Aston Villa, Armand Traore will be available(bye bye silvestre)
Gomes
ReplyDeleteVermaelen Faye Baird
Bilyaletdinov Arshavin Duff Etherington
Defoe SantaCruz Klasnic
or
Gomes
Vermaelen Huth Gallas
Bilyaletdinov Arshavin Duff Etherington
Defoe SantaCruz Eduardo
or
Gomes
Vermaelen Gallas Wilkinson
Bilyaletdinov Arshavin Etherington Taylor AbouDiaby
Defoe SantaCruz
Which lineup do you all think is better? If the Burnley vs Bolton is postponed then I will most likely go with the 2nd one
---Jacky---
Is Faye injured???
ReplyDeleteas of now Burnley / Bolton is still on. I dont think it will be canceled.
ReplyDeleteFinal Team:
Almunia
Verm, Bass, Slyvinho
Bily, Arsh, Nasri, Etherington
Tuncay, Rooney, Klasnic
Tony
Gone really cheap at the back in order to power-pack my midfield. Can't see a lot of clean sheets over 2 or 3 games, so why spend on the back line IMO.
ReplyDeleteFulop
Verm, Zaba, Salgado (LOL!)
Arsh, Lamps, MTay, Duff
Klasnic, RSC, Tuncay
Good luck to all & happy holidays!
@Dave: I am confident Salgado will start, and thats backed up by FantasyFootballScout.com which is very accurate IMO. At 2.9mil hes playing midfield in a game that has 0-0 writen all over it. Could be the buy of the week. If I want RSC I have to bring in Salgado, but I think Neil/Tuncay is a better balanced pick. Tuncay should start all 3 matches and if he can't score more than 5pts then I'll beat myself lol:
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Verm, Sylvinho, Neil
Arshavin, MTAY, Eth, Bily
Rooney, EdS, Tuncay
I feel like I have a very balanced team, looking forward to tomorrow. Good luck everyone!
Finally dropped Drogs! Being in the States makes the weather watch a lot more difficult so I'll go with my gut
ReplyDeleteKirks (Ughh!!)
Alexander Baird Konchesky
Duff Dempsey Diaby Arsh
Klasnic Zamora RSC
8 triples
That might also amount to my drunkeness much like AM.
Good luck all
BCB (bethchapmansbosom)
@ Kellz - thx for the info about Salgado, it's somewhat reassuring. I know he started last game in the MF, but my main driver in selecting him is budgetary. If he can actually manage to score a point or two, it will be gravy LOL. He is definitely an enabler that allows some bigger picks in the the MF.
ReplyDeleteHere's what Ivory Coast coach Halihodzic had to say about this players arriving on Dec. 27. Pretty definite that Drogs is gone on Sunday.
ReplyDeleteAlthough Chelsea were hopeful that the Ivory Coast would allow Drogba and Kalou to remain with the club for the Fulham game on Monday 28th December, the Ivorian national coach, Vahid Halilhodzic, has made it clear that this will not be possible.
“I’ve had conversations with Carlo Ancelotti who wanted his players kept back in England, as did Arsenal, Manchester City and others like Hibernian. But my answer to all of them was straightforward and clear – no. There are no exceptions to the rule because how can I organise my schedule when I have players flying in from different countries on different days? December 27 is the day they must report, December 28 is the day they do their tests and every single one of my players will be there for it, without exception.”
According to the Arsenal website, Fabregas did not train today and is 50/50 for the Villa game, while Traore is available again.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/fabregas-50-50-to-make-return-against-villa?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+arsenal-news+(News+Feed)
According to the BBC Weather site, during the Burnley-Bolton match it will rain heavily, and the temprature will be 3C. Not the best conditions, but not snow at all. There's only sleet in the prospect, and it should've happened already, so if there's any postponement it should be announced in the next hour. Also there's no fog, so my guess is that the match will go on as planned.
ReplyDeletehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/2372?&search=burnley&itemsPerPage=10®ion=uk&area=Burnley
SF
@SF: Thank you, I was trying to figure out the same thing by looking through the Burnley online papers. Glad others are on top of it, although heavy rain or sleet still doesn't sound very good, but as my only Bolton player is MTAY, I am hoping one of his free kicks can skid across the surface into the back of the net!
ReplyDeleteI have finalised my Team:-
ReplyDeleteDuke(1.44) LOL!!
Alexander(5.15)¦Verma(7.38)¦Solgado(2.9 LOL)¦
Reid(9.49)¦Arsh(15.83)¦Mikel(3.54)¦Nasri(8.10)¦
Rooney (16.05)¦ Torres(18.38)¦ Robinho(11.53)
Merry Xmas A.M
^mikel?
ReplyDeleteDempsey vs Murphy??? any suggestions!
ReplyDeleteQUESTION: HOW MANY GAMES WILL DROGBA LOSE FOR THE ACN? 3 OR 4 ?
ReplyDeleteKellz - I like your team, mine is similar
ReplyDeleteGiven
Nelsen/Dunne/Verm
Duff/Bily/Arshavin/Eth
Rooney/SantaClaus/Tuncay
If I could be sure about Salgado I would swap him for Nelsen which would let me change Duff for MTay (but I do like Duff's 3 games...)
Anonymous 10:21 - I would go for Duff if you want Fulham midfield, but Murphy/Dempsey can both get points. Murphy is most likely to be on set piece duty, but he just came back and might not play 3 games...
ReplyDeletere drogba, I believe it could be 5 games if they get to the final...which is not unreasonable.
ReplyDeleteAnd then I suppose there is the possibility he needs to be rested after playing so many games...
joshtottenham
ais:
ReplyDeletemikel is off to africa & will play only once
Nasri is suspended 3 matches!
Changes to make !!
Pauly
almunia/larsson
ReplyDeletevs.
fulop/mtaylor?
@ Pauly (11:43) - Nasri is NOT suspended. Check your sources & confirm before posting unfounded, untrue information.
ReplyDeleteBurnley FC confirmed that today's match vs. Bolton will go ahead:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/page/LatestHeadlines/0,,10413~1911678,00.html
"Burnley v Bolton: Game On!
Posted on: Sat 26 Dec 2009
Updated: Boxing Day
Burnley Football Club can confirm that today's game goes ahead as planned.
Club staff spent Christmas Day clearing the club's main car park of snow and ice and ensuring seating and areas in and around the stadium are snow-free.
However, fans should be aware that despite approches to the ground being clear, pathways and roads around Turf Moor may still be icy and caution should be taken.
We respectfully remind supporters that the sell-out Boxing Day game kicks off at 2pm.
All supporters travelling to Turf Moor on Boxing Day are being advised to arrive early as there are NO buses running in the town.
With public transport severely affected, town centre car parks will be open as usual.
However, they will charge for entry and are expected to be extremely busy, as this is a major shopping day.
Burnley Football Club recommends the Aircelle car park, which is around a 15 minute walk from Turf Moor."