New Signings – Fantasy Premier League 2015/16. Cech, Sinclair, Clyne, Falcao
It’s been a while since we last talked, my friends. Too long. I hope you have found the MLS (and our FF247 Fantasy League) to be suitable entertainment during the summer. Or perhaps you fancy cricket and are watching our very own Tekno light up the fantasy cricket world? Or maybe you are doing both. If so, you are likely a fantasy addict and worry not: there are support groups for that kind of thing. On this website we call them the comment section.
And as much as I dislike having to follow the much-talented and ever-eloquent Gallant Pioneer and the effervescent inittowinit, I will attempt to do so nonetheless. Here are a few more transfers we think you should know about:
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[/three_fourth]Petr Cech
Arsenal
Age: 33
Position: Wearer of Funny Hats (also plays Goalkeeper)
Signed From: Chelsea
Fee: £10m
Petr Cech really needs no introduction. Three times named Best Goalkeeper of the UEFA Champions League; three times the winner of the Premier League’s Golden Glove Award. In his 11 seasons with Chelsea he won four Premier League titles, four FA Cups, three League Cups, one Europa League title and one Champions League title.
His arrival has been met with mixed reactions amongst Arsenal fans. While there is no doubting the Czech’s talent, how much does he improve the goalkeeping position at The Emirates and is it worth ending the Arsenal career of David Ospina or Wojciech Szczesny (or both?)? Arsene Wenger has already announced Cech his starter for the upcoming season, which means one of the two is likely to depart the club. Will it be Szczesny, a player in whom the club have invested years, or Ospina, who did all that was asked of him en route to helping the club to its best finish in four seasons and a second consecutive FA Cup victory?
Fantasy outlook: Depending on his price, we think Cech will be popular with fantasy owners. Despite limited opportunities last season, fans will remember the 220 clean sheets he kept while tending goal for Chelsea. Tucking him in behind a defence that ended last year in great form, we think Cech’s transition into the squad should be a smooth one.
Fun fact you will only get at Fantasy Football 247: Cech was born a triplet and enjoys playing the drums.
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[/three_fourth]Scott Sinclair
Aston Villa
Age: 24
Position: Midfield
Signed From: Manchester City
Fee: Undisclosed
Anyone else remember Scott Sinclair? The talented winger scored 19 goals in the 2010-11 season helping secure Swansea City’s return to top flight English football. He followed that up with eight goals and four assists in Swansea’s 2011-12 campaign, and those numbers don’t adequately spell out his importance to the Swansea attack that year.
And then came Manchester City. Lured by a massive wage packet, Sinclair signed a four-year deal with City and promptly found himself on the bench. After playing just 13 league games for City, Sinclair has been given a new lease on life after securing a move to an Aston Villa team that is quietly having a very good offseason.
Fantasy outlook: Having spent the 2nd half of last season on loan at Villa Sinclair should step straight into the starting line-up and provide better service to Christian Benteke than he’s used to. Coupled with his ability to cut inside and get off a quick shot, we think there’s no reason why Sinclair can’t meet or exceed the numbers he put up at Swansea.
Fun fact you will only get at Fantasy Football 247: his brother Martin, who has cerebral palsy, was selected in Great Britain’s Cerebral Palsy football team for the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
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[/three_fourth]Nathaniel Clyne
Liverpool
Age: 24
Position: Defender
Signed From: Southampton
Fee: £12.5m
What an incredible piece of business by Liverpool. They obtained a young English-born player, in a position of need, for a great price. What is shocking about this transfer is that more clubs weren’t interested and that Southampton was willing to let him go on the cheap.
After arriving from Crystal Palace, Clyne quickly claimed the right-back job at Southampton as his own. Over three years, he played 94 times and helped keep 29 clean sheets. Last season alone he helped Southampton keep 13 clean sheets in the 35 league games he played and chipped in with two goals. He’s consistently been ranked among the top right-backs in the Premier League.
Fantasy outlook: while he won’t start out priced at just £5.0 like last year, Clyne is one to consider for your team. A solid overall defender who, surrounded with a more talented team, will likely be given greater freedom by Brendan Rodgers to push higher up the pitch. Even if he posts at £6.0m we think he’s great value.
Fun fact you will only get at Fantasy Football 247: Clyne is reportedly named after noted Swiss musician Nathanial Hornblower.*
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[/three_fourth]Radamel Falcao
Chelsea
Age: 29
Position: Forward
Signed From: On loan from AS Monaco
Fee: Undisclosed
There was a time when El Tigre needed no introduction. Having scored 41 goals in 51 games with Porto and 52 goals in 68 games with Atletico Madrid, the talented Colombian striker was well-known by footy fans worldwide. Then came the transfer to AS Monaco, and loan spell to Manchester United, which resulted in just 17 goals in 51 appearances for the two teams.
Chelsea fans and fantasy owners are wondering which Falcao they’ve gotten on loan. Can the enigmatic striker rediscover the form that saw him torture Spanish defences while at Atletico, or will he continue to struggle adapting to the English game?
Fantasy outlook: Falcao, on his day, is class. It can be argued Falcao was played out of position at United or that Van Gaal didn’t get the best out of the player. At Chelsea he will be surrounded by a squad far superior than the one he had at United. It will be interesting to see how and where Jose Mourinho elects to play him.
Fun fact you will only get at Fantasy Football 247: with his arrival at Chelsea, Falcao joins former Atletico team-mates Thibaut Courtois, Filipe Luis and Diego Costa. OK, not fun enough for you? Try this: George King, one of his great-grandfathers, emigrated from the North Yorkshire village of Burn in 1932 to work as an accountant for the United Fruit Company in Colombia.
Right, that’s all for now my friends. Until next time. Cheers!
*this is most likely not true and possibly fabricated by me.
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Many thanks Aaron, wonderful work as ever. Wasn’t quite the Man Utd article I promised earlier either so apologies NIN! Thought we’d best wait until they at least sign some of the 26 players Cookie’s covered in it
Haha, i was wondering what had happened when there were no United players! Poor Cookie. At least some will be useable now that United have released a boat load of wages from the bills. van Persie & Nani are goneski :hippo:
Hehe, it was just that RB in all honesty but you say he’s signed now has he? Not seen any footy news today, just listened to the Ashes all day!
Yep, 4 year deal. Toby ito Spurs is confirmed too, and Cabaye just has to sign the contract at Palace, terms have been agreed. Also, just read that J-Rod played 45mins in preseason, and scored a brace. Watch that space 😉
Cabaye at a decent price will be superb value. Set pieces etc. For a team that scored a fair amount from them already. J-Rod is a forgotten commodity and could be a great one also. Hoping his price drops too given last seasons inactivity.
Indeed. £6.5m each would have my attention big time, especially J-Rod given Southampton’s lovely fixtures.
Spot on Lawdogg, cheers. :thumbup:
He’s back! Find a calculator did you Elle
No calculator i’m afraid, but i did find an abacus. :hippo:
Mignolet
Clyne Skrtel Lovren Moreno
Can Henderson
Lallana Coutinho Fermino
Benteke
No Milner??.
Nice stuff Lawdogg!
A mate of mine said he thinks it’ll start today according to twitter, here’s hoping, I’m ready to start the new challenge
Heres the dates of start dates in the past.
This guy on twitter seems to know a lot.
Mark Rogers ?@markrogers1
@sal154 your subs will play a very important role for one week. Think of having an extra 3 ‘wildcards’ #FPL
Mark Rogers
2h2 hours ago
Mark Rogers ?@markrogers1
@fplfashion with Agüero being the most expensive at 13 I’m not sure he’ll be in my team.. #FPL
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Mark Rogers
2h2 hours ago
Mark Rogers ?@markrogers1
@FPLBenjamin @BoasCFC thanks for the vote of confidence! The 3 changes to the game are also very interesting. #FPL
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Mark Rogers
2h2 hours ago
Mark Rogers ?@markrogers1
@JenksLFC @FPLFantasyTalk @oscarswe he does have a price and very similar to Coutinho’s. Slightly more expensive. #FPL
Mark Rogers
11h11 hours ago
Mark Rogers ?@markrogers1
@FPLFantasyTalk @oscarswe that’s it for tonight. Yaya’s drop will please most. #FPL
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Mark Rogers
11h11 hours ago
Mark Rogers ?@markrogers1
@FPLFantasyTalk @oscarswe 35.5 combined. Kane is MORE than giroud.
Mark Rogers
12h12 hours ago
Mark Rogers ?@markrogers1
@FPLFantasyTalk @oscarswe very soon. What player are most interested in price wise?
Mark Rogers
12h12 hours ago
Mark Rogers ?@markrogers1
@FPLFantasyTalk @oscarswe what do you want to know?
Mark Rogers
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Mark Rogers ?@markrogers1
@oscarswe tomorrow evening but if not definitely before Monday evening. You’ll understand why #FPL
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Mark Rogers
Jul 6
Mark Rogers ?@markrogers1
@FFPundits changes have been made to keep people interested. You are able to put all your eggs in one basket almost like 3 wildcards
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Mark Rogers
Jul 6
Mark Rogers ?@markrogers1
@FFPundits some will like them and some won’t. (C) choice will be affected for at least one week.
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Jul 6
Mark Rogers ?@markrogers1
@FFPundits big changes at #fpl this season. 3 BIG ones
thanks for that Ant, can’t seem to find him on twitter tho…
found this strange guy… https://twitter.com/markrodgers1
Here you go Photek.
Hey Mito. Does he mention how much Yaya/Depay etc are? Surprising that they’re the same price. 8.5/9m perhaps?
I think 9.0 sounds about right, but no, he has not mentioned the actual price on any of those.
Hmm, i thought Depay would be cheaper than 9m. That’s not good for my plans at all at all.
I saw all that. According to him prices on these 3 players are as follows.
Sanchez=11.0
Haz=11.5
Kun=13.0
Costa 11.0
Cech 5.5
Courtois 5.5
Hope this guy knows what he is talking about.
This has just been tweeted!!
Morning Kop. Sounds like today is the day eh? Cant wait to see the price list!
Benteke at 8.5? Could be a steal if he goes to Liverpool and gets a starting role
Come on FPL…get on with it!!!
how many guys here are gonna go for Cech?
Depends… Don’t want a defense that’s too expensive, and without looking at fixtures, I think Chelsea and Southampton take preference over Arsenal…
Soon, photek, very soon indeed. If the price list is out today then the game should launch tomorrow you’d imagine. Re Cech, i doubt it. Cant see myself getting any premium GK’s, although, a dip into Arsenal defence is a lot more appealing post Cech signing.
One more
Another one.
Forster 5.0! Great!
Maybe 4.9 he’s back from injury
So is he gonna be fit for the start of the season?
No sorry, that was meant to say ‘Maybe 4.9 when he’s back from injury’
Because people will pick him and not realise he’s injured and then sell him.
Teks – No chance mate. he was set to miss a year so he’s got months left to go. Stekelenberg should be priced similarly. He’s a good GK too.
Ahhhhh ok, I had forgotten about his injury. Still though, 5.0 for a starting defender/keeper from Southampon is a steal so great if Stekelenburg is priced similarly. Haven’t looked at fixtures, but maybe double up on Soton defense?