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.
Our GW3 team in full…
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Hi all, this is my current situation
what should i prioritise? think im gonna try get rid of kean asap?
was thinking either wilson/kean to barnes/pukki, then using the funds to upgrade perez
Sounds good Macca.
I’d go Wilson to Pukki.
Play both TAA and VVD against Arsenal, or bench one of them for Lundstram?
I’d play them both, you never know when they might haul!
Hi All,
Team A & Team B good to go?
Good Luck all!
Assume you manage both and you’re not asking for an ‘either or’?
Both good.
Hey GP, both are mine. One is just for fun and a bit of an experiment (team with an all star midfield)
Good luck this week!
Okay Spurs fans what does Ndombele being out mean for Kane now, will be play a bit deeper? Will Lo Celso take the role of Nbombele for this game? Is Son the better option now?
Lo Celso definitely won’t play. Poch said only a few hours ago that he is still way off the pace.
I suspect we will line up with our more familiar formation 4-2-3-1. WInks and Sissoko in midfield, Son and Moura/Lamela on right and Eriksen/Lamela behind Kane
Son on left*
what happened to ndombele Mark?
Minor injury sustained in training (thigh)
Poch is just resting him for next week’s game against the Gooners :hippo:
Hope he’s out of that game too, will end up 5-4 if he is 😆
*4-5 to be exact 😀
Which side are you exactly on :no:
Spurs over Gooners for me! It’s just that I have Ceballos and I’d like him to get some points too
:good:
its ok i’ve just seen
SUPP starting late this season what you guys think??
0.2 itb
any changes I should make??
Nowt wrong with that DAZZZZLER !
Fine job mate :bop:
Hey Kralin & GP – try this link. Dunno – maybe I got a bad case of the Gremins???? :popcorn:
Coming through loud and clear AJW. Best of luck this week.