Grab, Avoid or Bore off!
Our first installment of Grab, Avoid or Bore off for the 2015-16 season is ready. For those new to the site, it is a simple question and answer segment that covers everything from the serious to the absurd. So why do we call it that? Tradition, is the easy answer as we basically have veered so far off course that we look like a Tiger Woods tee shot. So glad to get the fellas back together as they offer their opinions on everything from going without Haz & Kun to Giroud’s choice of underwear. So without further ado, let’s ask our “experts” some questions on the minds of many and some on the minds of none.
Hey guys
Great bants from the regs ..
Can I getta woo woo…!
Sorry can I just getta a RMT .,,
(With optional Woo Woo At the end )
Giroud lost his spot towards the end of the season. I know, he was in my f-ing team. This squad is to Arsenal based and no Kun will cut ya head off.
Hmmm. Soton should have a decent squad still this season:
Stekelenburg (if he can find 2010 form :p)
Cedric – Yoshida (temp) – Fonte – Bertrand
Clasie – Wanyama
Tadic – Mane – S Davis
J. Rod
Aaaah yes, awesome job guys. I always love ”grab, avoid,bore off”.
WOW @ Vlaar probably going to Soton. Too injury prone, Koeman would be crazy.
I expect Saints to play Pelle in the middle with J Rod on the right. Lambert used to play down the middle
Pelle sucked so hard last season though, after the first 7 games or so. :p
He’s their main focal point. Even when he did not score in ages he still started every week.
I really hope J-Rod starts this season. Otherwise I’ll need a big reshuffle as he was one of the first guys in my draft team. Great fantasy player when he’s healthy and cheap as chips.
I agree Raz, I think they will be fine once again. Good squad that.
Yay, our first GABO article of the season- love these! Very well done guys, and I liked the 1 word association bit at the end.
Thanks for putting it together Mito, and thanks Cookie, Init, and Kop for the great answers.
Thanks Red! I quite enjoy them, although it does get challenging to ask dumb questions, even if some of you all think that might come naturally for me. 😉
Did someone say Gabbo?
2nd draft of the night!!! Love the ridiculous tinkering of pre-season! How’s this for a non Aguero team?
That looks good Hatter, I personally prefer some City cover in there if possible, but that ‘s a solid team even without it.
So a quick reference point on Kun. Last season he finished at the World Cup on the 13th of July, this year he finished on the 4th of July with his Copa America participation. However they offset because the EPL season starts 8 days earlier this season. So basically it is about the same difference as last year in actual days.
Pellegrini had him play 8 minutes GW1 and 23 minutes in GW2. So if last year is anything to go by, we should not expect him to start GW1 and possibly not 2 either. The second game is vs CFC anyway, so not ideal even if he did.
Having said all that, he still managed 6 fantasy points in both games despite barely playing.
But if nothing else, it I least allows us to think that we could get away with not having him until week 3. Due to minutes and that 2nd fixture, however have an emergency plan at your disposal! 😉
I’m thinking of starting with Rooney but holding enough back to bring in Kun after the Chelsea match. Only problem would be his price rising if he starts off scoring big in gw1 or gw2.
Red, if he does bag a shed full of pts in GW1, just bring him straight in for GW2.
Yeah, I’d have to watch the price rises carefully elle but it’s certainly doable. I think Rooney’s going to start off strong this season, he’s already over 22% ownership.
Hm, I was kinda thinking to WC get him in during the international break, but due to the PL starting a week earlier the break is after GW 4 rather than GW 3, and that’s probably a bit late to get him in. So I guess keeping money in the bank is the thing to do, eh?
@Tekkers, You might get away with it. Last season he got injured vs Everton and only played 6 minutes. 😉
Hi All,
Great read to kick off the season (bar the transfer news)
How does this look?
Speroni/Krul
Johnson/Morgan/Lescott/Baker/Alderweireld
Hazard/Henderson/Sterling/Cabaye/Wanyama
Aguero/Deeney/Rooney
Else can do Depay and 5.5m def for Lescott and Sterling
@PeterPan, first thing that stands out to me is the keepers. They don’t rotate terribly in the first 19 weeks, as the only GWs that they are home and away at the same time is from 9-13. However their fixtures don’t line up great in terms of favourable.
Stoke plays Liverpool, Spurs and Arsenal in 3 of the first 5. So that’s not ideal. I looked at Stoke’s last vs that opponent. Last 3 games vs Liverpool at the Britiannia and last 3 away trips to Spurs and Arsenal and they have one CS in the 9 and have allowed an average of 18 goals. Don’t think Baker will start and most believe Morgan wont make the first game or two because of the Gold Cup.
forgot to add this.
Wow thats some intense research Mito, thanks.
Who would you recommend as budget keepers that rotate well then?
Morgan is cheap and doubt will be used too often, can change Johnson for another 5m def.
Baker is more of a filler… but dont think there is a guaranteed 4m def starter yet… unless Ive missed something?
I probably go for a 5.5 guy and Hennessey from Palace since he seems to be the only 4.0 guy with a chance to grab the spot at some point. If you prefer to keep it to only 9.0 then Myhill and Ruddy could get you far along until Foster comes back from injury. Not perfect Home/away rotation but fixtures wise they are ok. Of course who ever you bring in as keeper could depend on your defenders. So I will put the 9.0 GK rotation chart for you to have a gander at. And yeah Morgan will probably be fine after GW2 or 3 so if you can hold you should be ok.
As far as 4.0 starters, let me know if you hear of one.
Thanks
Myhill/Ruddy are the same H/A GW 1-6 then 7-17 differ. How long is Foster meant to be out for?
Speroni/Krul differ H/A 1GW 1-8 then same for 9-13 then differ again afterwards (didnt look past gw 18)
Think Yoshida is worth apunt? Provided Saints dont buy another CB? Also considering Cedric but Saints in Europa might be troublesome.
Think the word is he will be back in October. I will get clearance from the guy did that GK rotation chart and see if he be ok with us putting it with the Home and away rotation chart, that way we all have a quick reference point.
Looks like Saints are after a CB, so we will have to wait and see if they get one.
I thought rotating keepers always meant one was at home…
thats what I try look for when picking a pair and generally go with the home keeper (big clubs dependent)
Yeah I guess, rotating is probably mostly used when talking about home and away. But if you are playing the fixtures with two keepers I guess they are technically rotating to a degree, but yeah I see your point. I will call them ” fixture dependent changing keepers”