barcaRONAN’s last game week Score – 43
Average Score on site – 43
Highest Haul: 12 – Silva (He was my captain, so that was 6 points doubled)
Lowest Haul: Huth – 1 point – Krul & Williams (Swansea)
Average Score Per Player 3.9
Accrued Score – 1070
Place in my own fecking league – 79, down 2 places
Points Off the top – 385, another 6 points off the top.
State Of Play
Call me mister average, call me mister median, and call me mister middle of the road. I scored the exact average score (I could say I scored 47, and then lost 4 points for my extra transfer, but call me old fashioned but yer final score is yer final score eh?)
Vindication
I guess it’s got to be Crouch, not a huge haul but I did bring him in, cost me 4 points but he got 9, ergo a nice 5 swing, and since my other two strikers got 2 points so comparatively he did very well.
D’oh
Not much, other than 7 players getting 3 points or less, which is disappointing.
Did I get the Keeper right? Subs in general?
No, Ben Foster got 6 points more than Kenny; and it’s a mot point for the rest since none of them played, so the 11 I chose to represent barcaRONAN in this gameweek were the only options to score points anyway.
Screenshot of my team from last game week.
Questions / Hunch / Dramatic Narrative this game week before Sky have spotted it.
Is this the most injury prone season in recent years? I know they both have large squads, but as it stands right now both Arsenal and Man Utd have a full 11 out right now, and with a few players carrying injuries after the midweek internationals (I find this website a good place to dig through, www.physioroom.com.
There was a good point made on Football weekly extra that if people consider Liverpool to be in the race for the 4th Champions league place then you should factor Newcastle in too, so that makes their run-in quite interesting, and this week they play a Sunderland who have just dipped in form. Could be an interesting match. Under Steve Bruce, they would have lost this match, so has he improved the team. Throw in the fact it’s a derby and could be a lot of goals, having said that I am dropping one of the players playing in it.
Also if Chelsea do finally get their shit together, will it be again WBA? I suppose every week it could happen, I’m anticipating they’ll make a lot of chances but not too well, so bringing Foster into be my Number 1 this week.
What are the odds?
I’ve a wedding to get too, so I haven’t even looked. Soz balls, gonna put a fiver on an accumulator on both the Newcastle/sunderland match and Man Utd Spurs matches to be 3.5 goals or more. Just for the craic, like.
Transfers
Okay, to continue my mea culpa from last gameweek, my QPR hunch hasn’t worked, I thought Sparky would make hay while the sunshine with a favourable fixture run and now they are going to a stretch of tough games. I reckon Bobby Zamora will go soon, and preparing for the double game week for a lot of clubs coming up in two weeks time.
But since I have a nice set of fixtures this week, I’m going to make no transfer, not really to make sure I save 4 points, but it really is easier to make double changes cos you get to play with yer budget differentials.
Theory/Selection
Bale is orange (he must be looking forward to July 12th, in the absence of the Euros – Boom Boom (double points for my Lambeg Drum reference!).
In the goalkeeper section, as I’ve explained about Newcastle’s potential goalfest and Chelsea possibly not doing too well, it’ll be Foster in and Krul out.
I know it’s a very simple and not the most scientific method, but just playing all my players at home. Richards was rested last week (and Zabeleta did have a great game) but I assume he will play this week, and since I worried Silva would be rested last week and he wasn’t, so there’s a good chance that he won’t play this week.
My Captain, My Captain.
As a result I’ll play Silva, but not captain him. Dempsey must be on a high after scoring the winning goal for USA’s first every victory over Italy, so I’m playing him. Crouch as vice, but Dempsey must be a nailed on starter.
My Team this week
Keeping An Eye On
- Enrique for Liverpool, double game week coming up, and probably Cleverly or Welbeck next week.
Captain's Corner
[NB Back Of The Net Boy is not responsible for Captain’s Corner spelling, grammar and basic text layout]
Some difficult choices in the coming weeks, gameweek 29 will see some fixtures rescheduled due to FA Cup matches. FPL Managers should be mindful of this, keep up to date with the news and keep a transfer or two for this gameweek to try and field a full 11. More injury headaches this week due to internationals - Gerrard and Bale both with hamstring problems. Smalling out too. Good news is that Vorm and Rooney both seem to have recovered from their respective illnesses and should start this weekend. So let's look at the fixtures -
Man City@home to Bolton - City should get a few goals here. Silva is the old reliable, he should get at least an assist; Aguero is still the biggest potential high scorer, although his owners would like to see him getting consistent double figure scores against the weaker teams. Problem is that the likes of Balotelli, Dzeko and even perhaps Tevez in the next few weeks will be "stealing" points from him. How about captaining a defender? A nice 12 points you don't have to worry about too much. Be wary of the full backs though, Mancini likes to rotate.
Newcastle @home to Sunderland - Sunderland will be without Bardsley and have been very vulnerable lately. Cisse looks to be out for Newcastle - good news for Ba owners and a great choice for your armband this week, Paddy power has him as one of the most likely anytime scorers this weekend. (In work so can't check exact odds)
Fulham@home to Wolves - A great spirited comeback from Wolves last week to finish 2-2 under Terry O' Connor, but Dempsey remains a solid pick here.
The "Biggies" - Liverpool @home to Arsenal, Man United @home to Tottenham. Two great matches (hopefully). Arsenal's amazing comeback last weekend will have them in buoyant mood and the free scoring RVP is a solid pick. I fancy United to beat Spurs, Rooney is a nice pick. Nani could be a great differential here, with Valencia still out.
Gamble pick - Yakubu @home to Villa. Feed the Yak. He will score.
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