Gameweek 8 Season 2012/2013

Welcome back guys and guyettes, hope you all had a good international break.

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The whole last two weeks have been ruined by the shadow of TWENTY-LOST-POINTS-FROM-KOLAROV, Damn it, I spent so much emotional energy praying that Williams or Collins wouldn’t play; and even worse Kagawa who did play ergo taking away my last chance of Kolarov playing for my team, and didn’t my new Japanese friend only go and get booked after playing 54 mins. grrrrrrr

Got the captain right? Well it’s a given I should have got Kolarov in my team and captained him, but other than that I got the second best option in my team in as captain, Morrison for WBA got 12 points, but I had given the armband to Hazard, who had got scored 9. That was the saving grace, as his extra 9 points is what dragged my team score to be larger than the average.

Got the keeper right? Yes, but only by one point.

Got my subs decisions right? Did I mention that Kolarov was sat on my bench and he could have got me 20 points.

LAST WEEK’S TEAM

THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS

… the highest scorer of each gameweek in our league is invited to share a few insights into what got them so many points… last week’s highest scorer was John Synnott (twitter.com/Jsnotts) who got 81 points, which for context was about 175% of the average score which was 49. * (I need a better way of figuring and wording that, any ideas) And just a smidgen outside the top 10,000 scores in the whole world!

Having flirted with being dead last for most of the campaign so far I felt as though I was due a break. This is the same kind of thinking that we "The Faithful" (#LFC #YNWA #quietdesperation) have perfected in the last 22 years. So basically my tactics all season have centred around locking doors in eerily quiet stables. Last week, however, the horse remained docile and indeed thrived after my purchase of both Torres (Captain/goal/assist/3bps) and Ivanovich (goal/assist/1bp). Clean sheets for my other defenders and the previously hapless Reina also helped. The Pog, Michu, and a present from Santi rounded out the major players. There is no secret really. It's like being a goalie trying to save a penalty. Waiting to see which way he kicks it usually ends up with the ball in the net. Just occasionally however, Timofte whacks one straight at you.

John "BoriniMeenyMinyMo" Synnott

WHERE AM I?

In the BOTNB league, I have just dropped 6 positions to 13 th position and suddenly I am 74 points off the top of the league (or in other terms, Kolarov being captain plus 34 points). The overall squad overhaul I was hinting at two weeks ago is now an almost neccesity.

TRANSFERS

I have two free transfers to make this gameweek. And I wonder I’ve had Crouch and Cazorla on my shortlist for last two weeks, without even looking at anyone else, and in my head Tevez was going to be on the players going, hence freeing up some spondulas too, to free up the midfield Mr Kagawa has had to go. Even though I think Kagawa will play since Rooney, Carrick and Cleverly will have all returned a day late from Poland, so I might put a fiver on him to score in Paddypower to cover the spread.

It’s made this week’s recon a little easier to be honest. I’m happy with having three strikers that will play pretty much all the games they are available from. Listening to the Fantasy Football Scout podcast they put up a great argument for having RVP etc, the big hitters, and I may rue that decision.

THIS WEEK’S SELECTION

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Pretty simple selection, putting all my strikers on, playing Baines away to porous QPR and two other home defenders (dropping Williams, as I can’t be sure of Swansea at the moment)… I have erred with not using Kolarov though (will I change my mind!!!!) and Morrison has been moved to the bench since they are playing Man City.

Here’s the screenshot.

GOING FORWARD / WHO YOU LOOKING AT RONAN?

AMACH!

As I mentioned already Williams is troubling me (even though apparently Laudrup has been implying that he will be going more defensive soon), and any players I change will be more down to suspensions/injuries next week. Perhaps make none next week, thus having two to play with in GW10

ISTEACH!

All the big hitters really, I have no under-the-rader people to mention.

MY CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN

Am taking a relative punt and captaining Berbatov, as they are playing at home to Aston Villa.

We normally have captains corner but Captain #1 is in the process of moving out of Ireland for a while so I’ve missed him this week, Captain #2 will be taking over the role by GM 10. Hopefully we’ll get a farewell column from Beta CC next week.

Have a great weekend.

r