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Hello everybody,
look! It’s us, those guys, who do a blog!
I’m sorry to
those who have been checking the last few gameweeks; I think simply put it takes
me a few weeks to recover my body clock to any Bank Holiday weekend, and we’ve
have two recently AS WELL as the international break AS WELL as me doing a mini
UK tour. I did attempt to write one for GM 30 on the train to Newcastle from
London, but no joy.
Also @DarraghFPL
and I both work in the ‘enterainment/service intustry’ so we had a bit of an
ordeal to actually meet up, the podcast we recorded last night was first time
we met in a month. But we are genuinely committed to getting this 100% regular until the season ends.
REVIEW OF NEW CORK
COSMOS IN GAMEWEEK 28-31
So here ya go,
you can see how badly I’ve done over last few weeks, I actually forgot to even
make changes for 2 of those gameweeks, both times around lunchtime on the
Saturday I’d remember and go ‘sheeeeeeeeeeet’ as if I was any of the
trouble making characters in The Wire, or Bunk.
You will notice that in the 5 gameweeks that have passed, the value of
my squad has fluctuated from £102.8 up to £103.1 down to it’s current £102.4;
I’ve dropped way out of the top 500,000 and more pertinently to the second page
of the BOTNB League page. Also I’ve flunked using double free transfers three
times.
WHAT’S THE
POINTS?
Points scored
last week - 48 Points
Average points
scored in that week - 48 points
Points off the
top - 328 points, 32points further off
the top
Position in
BOTNB League - 55th
WHAT WENT RIGHT
This is somewhat
redundant as there were no decisions per se, but the selection I had were able
to accrue 3 goals, 2 assists and 1 clean sheet between them
WHAT WENT NOT
RIGHT
Essentially the
same sentence, my team only accrued 3 goals, 2 assists and 1 clean sheet!
CLUTCHING AT
STRAWS
My ghost
captained team has managed to better than the average score for the last 5
gameweeks.
LAST WEEK’S TEAM
TRANSFERS
- Money in the
bank – 4.4million – 2 free transfers
Let’s be fair,
my general jaded disinterest in last few weeks and really exposed my hunger, or
lack thereof, this season; but I am determined to pull my socks up.
It’s time for
Michu to go, he has managed 36 points in last 8 games, which while an average
is a shade over 5 per game, it has been skewed by exactly half those points
coming in GM26 against QPR, and if we remove that game week that means he has
been averaging 2.5ish per game since the turn of the year. Also I intend using
my wild card next week, and since he has an empty gameweek he will probably drop
.1 or .2 in value as well. I know @darraghfpl is a big fan of making his
transfers early, but this is really making my GM33 ones ahead of the, literal,
game.
So he’s gone and
I’m going for going for the recently maligned Walters, he must feel like he
has turned a corner after that penalty against Austria (fair fux for taking it
after his recent form)
And Fellani is a
goner (maybe next season he’ll be a Gooner!)… NEWSFLASH, WE INTERRUPT THIS BLOG
WITH THE NEWS THAT BALE HAS BEEN TAKEN OFF WITH AN ANKLE INJURY – IF HE IS OUT FOR A
WHILE, I WILL GET RID OF HIM AHEAD OF ANY PRICE DROP… I will return to the blog
in the morrow now…
… it is tomorrow
now (think about that philosophy heads), and it seems he will be back in 2
weeks, which is Everton this weekend and a no fixture in GM 33… so I’ll hold
onto him as it’d cost me at least .3million in price difference to buy him
back.
And I’m going to
make a Merseyside switch, Fellani in and Gerrard in, I can hear most people
suggest strongly that is short-termish, and all I can say is yes, yes it is.
KEEPING AN EYE
ON
My wild card is
going to be played next week, so this GM is like the open auditions at the
start of every series of ‘Britain’s Got Next Top X-Factor’.
THIS WEEK’S
SELECTION
Due to my
bringing in Stevie G, I obviously expect a barnstorming 2 goals and assist or
3, ergo that decides which keeper I will go with, Begovic over Jaaiskaline
[when will he retire?, I hate having to attempt to spell his name]; and
similarly will drop O’Brien to the bench; as a result of that the only real
decision was to put Davies on the bench, at worst Bale won’t play and he will
be slotted in anyway, but I don’t fancy Swansea defenders to get much in the
game, particularly when I have Holt in my team too and would like a return off
him.
This Week's Team...
MY CAPTAIN, MY
CAPTAIN
At the moment
the decision is between my two signings this week, Gerrard and Walters; for now
the English Scouser is going the get the armband, while the Irish Scouser will
get the vice captaincy.
CAPTAIN’S CORNER
with @darraghFPL
Euy, so apologies about the prolonged blog absense but I was
waiting expectantly for the Gareth Bale injury crises obviously. His ankle
twisting antics (selfish son-of-a…..) and Suarez’s inevitable upcoming ban will
mean the template will be shattered and all we’re left with it shards of budget
lower table tongue twisting names in an effort to catch up in our mini leagues.
Luckily, this week offers a plethora of alternatives as Bale nurses his ankle,
van Persie struggles on through his ‘drought’ and Mata continues to succumb to
RafaRotation ©darraghmchenry 2013.
First off the bat, I wanted to highlight a Southampton
player. Not only are the Saints playing a much improved brand of foosball under
Pochettino, but they’re coming up against the smoldering pile of goo that is
the Reading defense. Now admittedly, the Nigel Adkins factor may come into play
here, but conceding 15 in your last 6 fails to bode well against a side that
just put 5 past Liverpool and Chelsea in their last two games. So while Lambert
remains the obvious and more popular option, I’ve instead given a kudos laden
nod to his striking partner Jay Rodriguez. Who? Yes, he may sound more at home
in a Fast & The Furious film but the former Burnley man has put forward
quite the formidable case since he staked his claim for a regular starting role
back in gameweek 24. Since then, he has either scored or assisted eight times
in eight games, offering over 6 points per appearance. Coming in at just £5.1
million beans, his value is simply outstanding, offering fantasy owners a point
more per appearance than the coveted RvP and costing £8.5 million less. Woof…..
If this wasn’t enough to wet your Rodriguez palate (took me six attempts to
spell that correctly), Reading have conceded the most amount of chances down
the centre of the pitch (32), the most amount of shots inside the box (74) and
goals (15) in the preceding six gameweek period. Long story short, me gusta
Southampton mucho para este semana.
Speaking of paltry defenses, Aston Villa is the only Premier
League side that offer Reading some sort of parity. The Villains have
criminally conceded more chances down the opposition’s right flank (31) than
any other side. To put that in perspective, that’s six chances conceded more
than Reading. Only problem is, they’re playing a spoon sharp Stoke side
severely starved of strikers. With this in mind, I’m doing something I thought
I would never do again…..recommending Jonathan Walters. When he’s not racking
up a record amount of minus points for a fantasy player, he’s slowly starting
to put a good run of form together. His 27 penalty box touches over the past
six gameweeks is the fourth highest among midfielders (Sessegnon, Hazard and
Walcott are first, second and third respectively) and even one more than
fantasy demi-god Gareth Bale. His average pitch placement in gameweek thirty
was also his highest of the season, alluding perhaps to Tony Pulis reverting
Walters back to his supporting striker role that made him so valuable last
season. This is the last chance saloon for any Stoke fantasy players for me. I
may have said this before. And I’ll inevitably say it again. Michael Owen is
still going for £5.0 million in the game by the way. Bargain.
Finally, there’s a gaggle of potential fantasy options that
have fantasy point potential this weekend. Newcastle v Fulham offers to in-form
attacking options in Sissoko and Berbatov. The latter has stung me twice this
season but his lack of pace and malnourished appearance remind me of a
not-so-young me so I can’t help but be lured by Uncle Bulgaria. Plus he’s netted five times in his last four
so y’know, he’s actually a decent player. Elsewhere, I’m doffing my cap to
Adros Townsend of QPR. The on-loan winger may sound like the love-child of a
former Ireland captain (and current ITV presenter) and his Spanish maid but
he’s price of £4.6 million beans and recent points return (25 in his last 3)
make his far more appealing than the unpredictable Loic Remy and perennially
pants Bobby Zamora. I made bold, rash, alcohol fuelled predictions regarding
QPR on this weeks podcast so I felt the need to highlight one player at least.
Me making rash predictions whilst under the influence, you’d think I’d
eventually learn. Still, Serbia *could* still win the upcoming World Cup……
This weeks Captains choices:
This weeks Captains choices:
1. J. Rodriguez (Southampton)
2. J. Walters (Stoke)
2. J. Walters (Stoke)
3. D. Berbatov (Fulham)
4. A. Townsend (QPR)
5. L. Suarez (Liverpool)
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