FF247 Fantasy Football Site Team GW3
The ‘W’ word…
Welcombe to FF247 Fantasy Football Site Team GW3. After a rather impressive 95pts in GW1 we were brought back down to earth in GW2 with a somewhat mediocre 52pts. We won’t complain though as it was 11pts above the average and resulted in a green arrow, lifting us to circa 83k.
Two of our defenders accounted for close to 50% of our points. Lucas Digne returned an assist, a clean sheet and two bonus points. Digne’s points were of no surprise to us. However, John Lundstram picking up a goal, a clean sheet and three bonus points led to one of the management committee hollering for doughnuts! Aside from a goal from Raheem Sterling the rest of our team did SFA.
We move onto GW3 with 2FT’s burning a hole in our pocket. Obviously we’re happy with the start we have made but we do have a number of concerns. With Liverpool yet to pick up a clean sheet do we need to double up on their defence? The form of Ayoze Perez is also a concern. While the form a certain ginger midfielder has caught our eye.
Our GW3 Result…
Let’s go see what was decided…
Our GW3 Transfer(s)
Wildcard. Must resisit the urge to Wildcard…. But everybody else is Wildcarding, KDB looks nice and shiny, Pukki is made of goals, Salah is dead, long live the Mane. Etc, etc…
To be fair we did resist, but it was hard and it was a fight. Especially given that at least half of the committee are on a Wildcard of their own. Why didn’t we? Well, we just couldn’t actually come up with that many (worthy) changes which would justify it. KDB seemed to be the main lure but ripping up a decent squad just to accommodate a player who will probably get injured again in the next few weeks just wasn’t cutting it.
Beyond that though we were a bit stumped, truth be told. We had 2 FT’s and £0.0m ITB, a few players we were unhappy with (looking at you Perez) and a few we coveted (KDB of course) but no real way of getting there without losing some other big hitters. So instead we lowered our expectations (and budget) and turned to the other apple in our eye; Martial. Priced at £7.7m and playing OOP (up top) for a Manchester United team who look like they may actually want to attack for the first time since Fergie left seems pretty alluring.
But we still needed to raise some dough to get him and as a result we turned our attentions to the other end of Old Trafford and new recruit Obi Wan Bissaka. Since him and Maguire have come in they do look a whole lot more solid and dependable and it took a wonder strike from wolves to breach them on Monday. But who to lose to accommodate them? Well, Perez, obviously. As for the defender involved we didn’t, ideally, want to lose Robertson but sitting with double Liverpool coverage at the back with them looking less than assured and with him being the premium priced one we had to wave goodbye to Robbo for a bit. We are sure we shall meet again one day…
To confirm then we have SOLD Robertson & Perez and BOUGHT Wan-Bissaka & Martial
Captain – Raheem Sterling. Vice Captain – Harry Kane
Oooof, this was a close call. Raheem edged Harry out by three votes to two. This may actually go against the grain when the final captain stats emerge on Friday night but we do feel that Sterling is almost approaching ‘perma capo’ status, such is his form. And we all know what ‘Arry did last season in some of these so-called ‘easier’ fixtures, Cardiff comes to mind. As does a phrase used earlier: SFA.
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Ole has said that Rashford and Pogba are both on penalties still. Guess that means they are taking it in turns?
Whoever gets to the ball first? :laugh2:
This has player arguments and fall out written all over it!
Yeah, that’s why I’m secretly hoping for it as a United non-owner 😀
Hey guys!
I went for it and played my wildcard this week. What do you all make of my squad?!
Cheers
Ps the three changes you see weren’t the only changes I made! Left other players in so I could profit off of price rises!
I like your midfield A LOT!!! It’s what I’m striving for at the moment, only lack Martial as of now, however it comes with a price of cheap defense, no Everton defender is a mistake imo, Digne is a machine and Mina might be great as well, great fixtures and they have 11 clean sheets in their last 13 premier league games which is bloody ridiculous!
You would take an Everton defender over Liverpool, United, or Spurs? I dont know if I trust them, even with form/fixtures.
This currently gives me the option of 3, 4, or 5 at the back, and likewise in midfield.
Check the Soyuncu/Ceballos rotation on offer :whistle:
Yeah I have Digne over United and Spurs defenders myself! Plus they are nailed, don’t think you can say the same for KWP… Mina is a a goal threat too, I wouldn’t be surprised to see him score a goal soon! He’s also a good defender playing some of his best football right now, he was great in Copa America during the summer (Columbia didn’t concede a single goal in it, only lost in penalties to Chile after a goalless draw)!
For me I wanna play Ceballos week in week out, those rotations never seem to work, I don’t trust a Brendan Rodgers team to keep many cleanies, so I don’t like Soyuncu…
I dont think KWP is nailed, but at 5m it is good for now especially if Aurier leaves! I am biding my time with him and appreciate I will have to sell him eventually tbh.
I dont have the finances for an Everton defender unless I downgrade Soyuncu to Kelly or lose AWB. I want to keep a United defender and dont want to 4m defenders, so a little stuck on that front!
You would start Ceballos against Liverpool and Spurs over Soyuncu vs Sheff U and Bournemouth?
Yeah! I’m hoping Ceballos would nick a goal against them, think it’s a bit more likely than a Rodgers clean sheet 😉
Ready to go?
Very similar to mine (above!), but feel it is a bit of a risk going to light up top and so big in defence!
That forward line could do with a little padding bud
Hi all! Don’t forget the early gameweek deadline tonight! This is currently me on a WC and I have a couple of decisions I’m trying to make.
Switched Jota to Barnes last night in case Jota fell in price. Was going to bye back but wondering who is best between then two?
Ryan and Pieters to 4m players to get the extra million for Mane to Salah? I already have 0.3itb but can’t seem to raise enough elsewhere.
Currently going without Kane, good move based on the players I have or should I be looking to get him in?
I currently have Pukki and Barnes perhaps for the same reasons as you, but will be moving them to Jota and Deulofeu
Personally I’d want Kane, but I wouldn’t overly worry if you can’t fit him in. I guess for you it’s who you’d lose to fit him in?
That’s the thing Gear! Out of the midfield it would have to be KDB who makes way for Kane! Just not sure which I prefer overall! My only concern with Kane is the amount of times he has let me down in seasons past when he had a ‘good’ fixture!
If it is too much of a quandary, keeping Mane isn’t that bad an option. If you have to get Salah, then maybe consider keeping Pieters and downgrading Robertson to VVD instead?
Dont you think Laporte will give you more points than Barnes?
Any more corrections peeps??
On WC still have .7m
Thanks
Great team.
Posting this again for someone to talk me out of it….
On WC. Will rotate cheapies to get a third Def each week.
Thanks!!!
chins
As equally as beautiful as it is different.
Just like you.
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Ha!!! So, a bit shit then?!