tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984669.post1084130153566230204..comments2024-02-09T08:02:58.200-05:00Comments on Fantasy Premier League Blog: The Week Ahead: Part 2Neal Thurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07585543708520268866noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984669.post-78117752080395700122011-08-19T19:27:38.389-04:002011-08-19T19:27:38.389-04:00Hey Neal. Good points.
'Buy earlier man' ...Hey Neal. Good points.<br /><br />'Buy earlier man' - ah the irony re Cesc. Re Jagielka his prce was always going to be £12m+ but certainly re Hazard that should have been closed 2 seasons ago. If Chelsea take Mata (Guardian reporting) you have to wonder why Arsene didn't push for Thiago in exchange or buy Ander Herrera really. It's not like there is a dearth of central midfield talent in Europe. Certainly there is far more value to be found on the continent than £20m for Henderson.<br /><br />Either way Wolves, Villa and Man Utd seem value this week. As a long suffering Blackburn fan I just hope we have a 'wing' and a prayer of staying up. Honk.StuBullochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07173531120512385346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984669.post-25024210880860294022011-08-19T14:03:55.600-04:002011-08-19T14:03:55.600-04:00Warnock and Given will probably play. Wonko notic...Warnock and Given will probably play. Wonko noticed that they were listed to play Fulham but they are playing against Blackburn.<br />No love for Fabio? He returned over twice his value and for the price I kept him even with an insecure keeper and a made up back line. Probably will keep Gibbs at that price as well.<br />My front line of Suarez, Rooney, Kun are probably season keepers barring serious injury. Good luck allMagsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984669.post-65115614312201256762011-08-19T11:39:08.582-04:002011-08-19T11:39:08.582-04:00Any love for Swansea this week. I liked what I sa...Any love for Swansea this week. I liked what I saw from the against Man city when they were in possession. Creative attacking futball with Dyer looking dangerous down the wing. Any thoughts abotut them home to Wigan?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984669.post-12673467129645154272011-08-19T08:23:58.523-04:002011-08-19T08:23:58.523-04:00Barry reminds me of Garba Lawal most Nigerians hat...Barry reminds me of Garba Lawal most Nigerians hated and thought he was useless but for years he was picked continuously and by about 4 different managers/coaches. Truth is as sloe as he is one city player has his work rate, maybe just De Jong, he runs "snail pace" all day till the final whistle. I'd rather have him holding alongside de jong than Toure who is very lazy or should i say saves his energy fot those bursting runs, meanwhile he just jogs around like Mario most of the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984669.post-63018517652696272322011-08-19T07:56:22.208-04:002011-08-19T07:56:22.208-04:00wasn't fabio great last weekend returning 8 po...wasn't fabio great last weekend returning 8 points without a clean sheet... even great in terms of money where he worth 4.7 M<br />i think you need to extend your player recommendations a little bit...<br />And still many thanks for the hard work. you have always been greatNournoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984669.post-15659732328664837492011-08-19T01:17:34.881-04:002011-08-19T01:17:34.881-04:00I think it sucks that you guys take a lot of your ...I think it sucks that you guys take a lot of your own personal time to do this blog and some people come on here just to make accusations or whine or insult. <br />It's fine to disagree, but don't be a dick about it. <br />I've been reading your blog for a while now and I just appreciate having an outlet to go to discuss this stuff and to be a part of a bigger, global community. I'm stateside so I don't have the luxury of picking up the papers or overhearing discussions at the Pub. Most of my friends think soccer is dumb, but I love it. This is one of my only outlets to hear and engage in intelligent, lighthearted but serious conversation about something that I - and obviously many other people - care about. Yeah, it's "fantasy soccer" but if you're really into it, it's so much more than that.<br />So thank you for maintaining this site, for your time, for joining forces with some other well-done sites, and for giving me a chance to be a part of something I really enjoy.TGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18195927773081580398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984669.post-80880348855196849372011-08-19T00:49:45.790-04:002011-08-19T00:49:45.790-04:00@Wonko - where did you read Warnock and Given won&...@Wonko - where did you read Warnock and Given won't play?Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03304923239651648459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984669.post-2031380995933312972011-08-19T00:10:28.270-04:002011-08-19T00:10:28.270-04:00Everton versus QPR is where I want to find 3-5 pic...Everton versus QPR is where I want to find 3-5 picks. Is Arteta someone to pick? Yakubu? Yobo and J Hammer? <br /><br />Or, the bigger question is can Everton pound QPR like Man City did?Jeff Savagenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984669.post-65477245677308273952011-08-18T22:20:08.278-04:002011-08-18T22:20:08.278-04:00@daz, BFAY stands for "Blog favo(u)rite Ashle...@daz, BFAY stands for "Blog favo(u)rite Ashley Young." It took me several readings the first time I saw the acronym to piece that together. (And no, I wasn't reading the post in which the term was coined.)<br /><br />As for the article, it was great to laugh again. In fact, I was hoping "Read more" would lead to a full list of manager critiques. But moving on, some people asked about Bent, and I would only add this to the discussion: Count on him to bag about 15 goals this season, but you might as well shake an 8-ball to predict when he'll score. Whenever it made the most sense to pick him last season, he seemed to do little to nothing, but then bang! Two games later, and he'd get a double against a stronger opponent. Here's his tally of goals from last season, in order:<br /><br />1 goal against Birmingham (+1 for predictability)<br />1 goal against Man City (-1)<br />1 goal against Arsenal (-1)<br />2 goals at Liverpool (-2)<br />1 goal at Newcastle (+1)<br />1 goal at Wolves (+1)<br />1 goal against Blackburn (+1)<br />1 goal against Man City (-1, and this time for Villa)<br />1 goal at Man U (-1)<br />1 goal at Bolton (+1)<br />2 goals at Everton (-2... well, +1, -1, maybe)<br />1 goal at West Ham (+1)<br />1 goal against Stoke (+1)<br />2 goals at Arsenal (-2)<br />--------------------<br />17 goals, -3 for predictability (or -1, with the Everton split)<br />Notice that all three multiple-goal games came AWAY at Liverpool, Everton, and Arsenal. On paper, he makes a very logical pick, but I'll probably look elsewhere.<br /><br />- D.H.Andrew N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01672047903103673714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984669.post-12255786399844696542011-08-18T21:14:16.260-04:002011-08-18T21:14:16.260-04:00why are you so convinced wolves will keep a clean ...why are you so convinced wolves will keep a clean sheet against fulham jeremy?<br />I think your getting too much into this weird wolves thing.<br />Defender picks are quite weak I think, gibbs very litle chance of playing, same with heitenga, smalling not worth it in makeshft defence with confiedence lacking goalie.<br />Agree with warnock though.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17968530863497471964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984669.post-60687368126414577392011-08-18T20:59:15.354-04:002011-08-18T20:59:15.354-04:00I'm curious as to why more people aren't l...I'm curious as to why more people aren't looking at Osman as a choice he was Everton best scoring mid last year. Now is this the Arteta factor or Cahill is that overwhelming of a choice?DBUnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984669.post-64362629687319354052011-08-18T20:33:35.521-04:002011-08-18T20:33:35.521-04:00Neal - brilliant Manager advice, coming from a fel...Neal - brilliant Manager advice, coming from a fellow non-expert at running a futbol club :) Clever, and spot on.<br /><br />Couple of questions - Thoughts on Bent at home to weak opposition? If the first week is anything to go on, Blackburn and QPR are going to be the whipping boys this season. And how about Vorm at home to Wigan? The guy's a phenomenal athlete - looks like the kind of goalie who will wrack up points even if he's scored on (didn't make it to Given on the BD, but did for Vorm). <br /><br />Also - have you guys thought about disabling "anonymous" posts on the new site you're headed to? Nik did that on the AM blog, and it really cleaned up the comments. Little too easy to make passing swipes that don't contribute to the dialogue.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03304923239651648459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984669.post-81246346365816242042011-08-18T19:55:14.521-04:002011-08-18T19:55:14.521-04:00another point on the wenger problems with signing ...another point on the wenger problems with signing early. he kind of dicked tottenham over with mata. they were the only team to have offered the original price. then mata said he would prefer arsenal, after wenger starting pitching at him. the problem was wenger took too long and now his price is over $35 million.greginhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205236554354845238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984669.post-78434939753024157172011-08-18T19:44:14.112-04:002011-08-18T19:44:14.112-04:00Who the hell is BFAY?Who the hell is BFAY?daznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984669.post-65997529622724075822011-08-18T18:07:38.066-04:002011-08-18T18:07:38.066-04:00i'm starting nzogbia. Against a weak blackburn...i'm starting nzogbia. Against a weak blackburn side for sure. I'm also start Bent and Given though, so take my advice with a grain of salt.Jacobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984669.post-2650541684319400442011-08-18T18:00:27.344-04:002011-08-18T18:00:27.344-04:00Warnock and Given don't play Fulham this weeke...Warnock and Given don't play Fulham this weekend.Wonkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11172909858566495091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984669.post-4682254590853165982011-08-18T17:48:13.785-04:002011-08-18T17:48:13.785-04:00I appreciate this blog, but you can sound like a b...I appreciate this blog, but you can sound like a bit of a prat sometimes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984669.post-6855603640153109652011-08-18T17:09:39.886-04:002011-08-18T17:09:39.886-04:00Nzogbia? Is he worth the hassleNzogbia? Is he worth the hassleRedfordionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984669.post-15924296683530075352011-08-18T16:40:25.014-04:002011-08-18T16:40:25.014-04:00A word on Bent and van der Vaart?
-SkipA word on Bent and van der Vaart?<br /><br />-SkipAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com