Fantasy Football 2011-10-28

Game week 10

barcaRONAN’s last game week Score – 30 // Average Score on site – 36

Highest Haul – 6 // Lowest Haul – 1 // Average Score Per Player 2.7

Accrued Score – 385

Place in my own fecking league – 62, down 7 Places

Points Off the top - 106

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State Of Play

Remember the pictures of Alex Ferguson chewing gum at weekend watching united go 5 and then 6 down; 3-1 was a bad enough score but at least they were coming back from 3-0 down ergo slight improvement (like barcaRONAN fortune’s so far) and then pow pow pow they feck up and it’s awful again; like my team selection last week. WTF, I’ve only 30 points from last week. We all know the Manchester Derby was an aberration but Chelsea/QPR and Liverpool/Norwich threw a few cats among the pigeons, indeed even Wolves conceding two and dragging two back was almost against their run so far this season.

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Vindication

Nothing to mention, it’s just been a bad week. The closest I get to vindication is schmindication.

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D’oh

Errah, everything, I anticipated a Man City shut out, by that I meant 0-0 or a sneaky 1-0 to win, as opposed to 6-1. Fecking hell, and Rooney didn’t get the assist or goal!

Here’s the screenshot of my team from last game week.

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Questions / Hunch / Drama / Dramatic Narrative this game week before Sky Have Spotted it.

Mick McCarthy called Wolves fans “fuc*ing idiots”, but Alex Ferguson called his players that following their implosion last week. SO will they launch right back onto tracks, they play at Goodison Park this weekend, so could Rooney end up coming home to roost?

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Transfers/Theory

First of all I want to throw a bit of “fu…c….k YOU” to Alan Hutton for injuring Shane Long, for both Irish reasons and the fact that he’s my 15^th man.

Maybe the lack of success is just numbing me; or it’s the fact I write this Friday afternoon/evening every week but I keep just hitting a wall, feels like I’m just covering holes in the squad.

Okay, 2 transfers this week, and I was bigging up this idea “ I think I’m gonna ship Rooney out next week, and bring in either RVP, Sturridge or Torres, and with a few shekels saved bring VDV too.” last week

But cos of realising Johnson just has to go at the back and I want to replace Long, I have brought in Bassong as I identified last week, and I’ll bring in Bendter too; the not-as-great-as-he-thinks Dane, has three home games in next four, he’s a guaranteed starter and I just need a break.

It leaves me with a million and a few pence in the bank

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Selection

Same plan as usual playing all my players who are at home and adding in Rooney, Aghbonlar and Arteta. Nothing clever there, Houlhan set as 1^st sub. Mata as captain and barcaRONAN debutante Bendter as vice captain.

My Team this week

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Keeping An Eye On

Cleverly might come in next week, I doubt he’ll play at Everton since he’s just coming back from injury etc and Houlahan just isn’t really doing it for me. And Torres.

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Captain's Corner with Phergal

City @home to wolves. Massive potential for goals here. A second string city team put 5 past them in the carling cup mid week. The danger here as always with City, is rotation, especially with a big Champs league match against Villarreal next week. Balotelli and Aguero were rested in the Carling cup so look likely for starts. I wouldn't be too confident of minutes, but against wolves, they shouldn't need too much to grab a goal or two.

Spurs @Home to QPR. QPR shipped 6 in their last away match against Fulham, although got an unlikely 1-0 win against Chelsea last week in a bad tempered game. Spurs should be good for a few here. VDV is on amazing form; if you have him, captain him. Failing that, Adebayor is a good shout.

Everton@home to United. Look for United to bounce back and make a statement here after last weeks drubbing to City. Rooney and Nani look good.

Chelsea @home to Arsenal. Arsenal are looking a bit better now, but you'd expect a Chelsea win with Arsenal still nervy at the back.  Torres is back from suspension and scored a brace against Genk in his absence. I fancy him for a goal or two here, and with a mere 2.8% ownership, could be a massive differential. I like in form Sturridge here too.