Fantasy Football FF247 Team Game-week 10
Guess the best we can say about our game-week is that at least we still got a green arrow. We made a small move to 565K after jumping about 40K places in the overall. Our score of 57 was six points above the average and our game-week ranking was in the 1.2 million range. Let us give a rundown of how we managed our score and move along to our transfer plans and captaincy choice for the upcoming game-week.
In goal we had Boaz Myhill who finally delivered after several weeks of somewhat disappointing returns. The Baggie’s keeper was able to keep a clean sheet and grabbed himself two bonus points for a total of eight points.
In defence we were able to bookend a one pointer with a pair of zeros. Francis was part of that defensive wall made out of straw that Bournemouth put up at the Etihad, Naughton didn’t play and neither did our other two defensive subs so that also became a 0. Shockingly with one point, Morgan, a Leicester defender, that has no business seeing the pitch even on a ghost ship was our high scorer with one point. I guess he was the only one that didn’t let us down?
Moving onto our midfield, we saw another good showing from our fantastic four. As all players were able to get at least an assist and in the case of Payet and Sanchez they were able to do even better by both grabbing a goal. Sanchez once again reached double digits. Payet scored seven points and that is five games on the bounce that he has managed to grab a goal or an assist at the very least. Our captain was a bit unlucky to not dial up a bigger number than five (ten as capo) points. As he should have probably fared better than just an assist in the destruction of The Cherries. Mahrez was able to chip in with an assist despite only playing 45 minutes. Certainly one we will have to monitor, because if Ranieri decides to keep him on the bench again to start off with, he will quickly start only delivering one pointers.
Vardy was the only one of our forwards that was able to bring home a good haul. He has now scored a goal in seven of his nine fixtures and in two cases he grabbed a brace. One almost gets the feeling that he stole Harry Kane’s goal scoring prowess from last season in a manner that resembles the movie Space Jam. Our new signing Pelle naturally cooled off after we transferred him in. Hopefully he quickly gets back to his 35 points in 3 GW’s form. Our last “forward” Gomis brought home another 2 points. Naturally we bought him right after he had scored in four straight and now have had to endure his enormous lack of quality for five straight game-weeks. Just too bad he doesn’t get a bonus for having a bad touch, wayward shots and staying offside. His name was floated as a transfer target before the game-week started, but the rest of the committee found it somewhat amusing that anyone would bring him up as the one to leave for a hit to Costa. As this poor brave committee member was given excuses like “Swans have ok games ahead”, “I’d keep Gomis for some Monday night fun”, “Yeah I’d hang onto Gomis for another few games” just wonderful…just wonderful. Let’s just move onto the transfers for this week before my head explodes. (Or I grow a pair and actually speak out when the time is ripe).
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Transfer(s) for GW10… NONE!
To say we didn’t come to this decision lightly would be putting it mildly! The cause of so many bloody noses in the FF247 offices this week? Gom…, no can’t even bare to say his name. Reason? Mainly because we watched Monday night’s game and came to the same conclusion as most people did – The Panther is actually bloody useless! After his electric start of 4 goals in 4 games he’s since posted scores of 2, 2, 1, 2 and 2. His actual performance the other night was so shocking that even a game against Villa this week wasn’t proving enough of a reason to convince us to keep him. Which tells you everything you need to know. Ideally we’d have booted him out, changed the locks, snuck out the back door and moved house. The trouble with doing it this week was the lack of a quality replacement who also had the fixtures to justify the move this week. It was a basically a straight choice between replacing him with Lukaku or Bony, given that both have some favourable fixtures in the weeks ahead, or keeping him. In the end we just decided to stick with him. We just hope that the sight of him in our GW10 line-up isn’t enough to distract the rest of our, ahem, ‘stars’ from performing.
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Our team in full…
Team Selection
Myhill starts in goal by default. Our defence isn’t exactly ideal this week, but then who’s ever is?! We expect Naughton and Kolarov may both be back this week so they start, for what it’s worth. Beyond that it was a straight choice between Francis and Morgan. Both are at home but Bournemouth have conceded just 3 in that respect as opposed to Leicester’s 10 so Franny gets the nod.
The front 7 picks itself of course with Westwood our 2 point sub should anyone else not make it. Then again if a certain Swansea ‘striker’ gets more than 2 we’ll be very surprised…
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Captain
Our captain this week is…. Jamie Vardy
Man on fire. 9 in 9. Need we say more? He was a fairly unanimous pick. Even one of those that mischievously suggested Sanchez had declared on site earlier in the day that Vardy was their own preference.
Our vice-captain is…. Alexis Sanchez
Should something happen to Jamie we are happy to see Sanchez come in and fill the void.
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Hey guys hope all your teams are ready and raring. Slight conundrum myself if anyone has any ideas.
I’m thinking Vardy in for Ighalo and giving him the armband this week, but another idea was Morrison out for Mata (upcoming fixtures looking good), Cappo Mahrez (expecting him to start and could well explode) and bench Ighalo.
But of course my defence is still really shaky so was also thinking Muniesa –> ???
Any help would be great guys.
Defence is ok ish, I’d do Vardy there myself.
+1
So Cappo Vardy? Im really leaning towards Mahrezas he should start and should be involved in any goals.
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Vardy is the man in form Sali. I’d captain him or Sanchez.
Good morning,
Hope you all ready, I just cant decide who to start in my Defence?
Is it good to go or swap someone?
No FT £1.1itb
Thanks
With no FT, I think ur GTG, but unless Haz does something this week I’d be shot of him next.
He was very good against Kyiv in CL on Wednesday, so if something next week Costa to Lukaku 😉
Respect
I like the idea that Ward might be back and you’ve chanced on that.
I would leave it like that.
Do i look ready to go this week guys?.
Hi Ant
Any transfers?
Nope. I used it to get Vardy in.
Ant
I don’t think Sturridge makes it from what I’ve read.
Would you consider a hit?
Would you play Kolarov instead of any of these – Bellerin, Evans, Alderweireld, Payet or Pelle – at the moment I have the answer as “no” and have him first sub
Dreamers
Ahead of Alderweireld for me mate. His attacking return potential is too good to leave on the bench for me personally.
thanks TGP
ran too slow TGP – got back 5 mins too late. Oh well
Is team set and subs as Favis didn’t start last week and so far no transfers made
I’d try Butland in goals instead of Begovic but that’s just personal choice mate I think Butland will get a CS.
I agree with Matt on that one.
Morning all!
Couldn’t trouble you to rate my team, could I? Going with my gut and FFFix and captaining Sanchez as I’ve just transferred in Vardy and so he’ll therefore do nothing now and Martial (who I sold) will score a hat trick!
Good luck everyone
Team looks good mate nice front 7 but I feel you’re a little light at the back. But they should do alright.
Cheers MattX, yeah, I’m going to look into changing a defender for next GW for one with better fixtures.
Swirly
Redmond for Pelle is the only thing jumping out at me bit that’s not a definite.
Redmond always looks good and Pelle seems always to do better in home matches.
Wouldn’t blame you to leave as is though.
Cheers, GP! Yeah, I’ll admit that and Hart v McCarthy (just in case, by fluke, McCarthy does play) have been my main headaches! Interestingly, FFFix reckons I should play Redmond ahead of Mahrez but I’m not prepared to take that risk!