WHAT ELSE COULD I possibly do with £14 million?
Maybe I should spread it around instead of letting Robin van Persie hog every last penny.
For that kind of wedge I could take Ricky van Wolfswinkel and Iago Aspas on board.
Hmm… That’d stop me having to come up with five reasons to have faith in the finishing of Aaron Wilbraham – I’m on three so far: ‘I heard of him last season, it might happen and, eh, someone has to score for Palace’.
I don’t think I’m alone. We’ve all seen them on the way to work. Men who transformed over the summer into fit, sharp, clean-cut high-achievers. This week they’ve regressed again, staring blankly into their phone while wearing yesterday’s shirt and the day before’s stubble.
It’s what has kept us all awake in the fortnight since first venturing back onto PremierLeague.com and poring over names, prices and last year’s points. If it wasn’t for the wildcard, we’d probably have worried our way into an early grave at this stage. What does it all mean?
I’ll tell you what it means: It’s a test of intelligence, mental strength and agility. Often, it’s literally the reason we get up in the morning (if that morning is Saturday).
Kevin flippin’ Nolan
No, (no matter what your significant other says) fantasy football is not just some silly little game. It’s the difference between a happy, contented weekend and being tortured by your mate who for some reason made Kevin Nolan his captain an hour before he went out and scrounged a hat-trick. Jambag.
So here’s to you, intrepid fantasy football gaffers. The boys and girls who make it up as you go along, lose hair and sleep over your weekly transfers and still can’t decide whether RVP will give you better value than Alvaro Negredo and Nathan Delfounso combined.
After heated debate, and a bit of hair-pulling, here are the chosen few brave Premier League footballers we’ve decided to put our faith in this week.
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Given as your sub keeper kind of makes a mockery of the whole article
Never make a defender Captain… It’s a GOLDEN RULE, even if he has a double games week or is a potent goal scorer like Gary “The Doc” Doherty, you never make him a captain…
It’s a negative tactic that limits your chance of getting the most out of your squad for that week!
But good luck with it…
Goalkeeper: Gordon banks
Defenders: cafu. Maldini. Roberto Carlos. Beckenbauer
Midfield: Ronaldo. Ronaldinho. Kaka. Zico
Strikers Messi. Pele. Real Ronaldo. Maradona And Fionn Dillon Kelly
Managed by Steve Staunton.
What do you think???
It is not as simple as Rvp is worth two Ricky van Wolfswinkel. you still need another two forwards. Having Rvp means something like Rvp or Anelka over Soldado and Negredo/Benteke/Sturridge. I know which one i prefer. The second one is cheaper too
My team is
Mignolet, Lewis
Terry, Toure, Collins, Michael Turner, Chester
Hazard(c), Walcott, Michu, Mirallas, Jedinak
Benteke, Soldado, Lukaku
Foster
Toure Coleman Terry
Coutinho Mirrales Hazard (c) Nolan
RVP Lukaku Dzeko
Gazzaniga Lucas Brayford Ramage
Mata isn’t fully fit, despite being left out of the Spain squad, I doubt he will play both games in the double gameweek, Hazard is probably a better option.
Cech(V)
Baines, Jagielka, Vertonghen, Assou-Ekotto
Fellaini, Hoolahan, Carrick, Taarabt
Berbatov,Van Persie(C)
Vorn, Rodallega, Diame, O’Shea
Alvaro Negredo I think.
My team:
Vorm azoplicueta kompany agger dembele kagawa coutinho Michu
Rvp dzeko bony
Boruc
Baker, Martin, Baines,
Michu, Gerrard, Lampard(C), Hazard,
Dzeko, RVP, Anelka.
Mignolet; Riether, Coleman, Zabaleta; Coutinho (v), Downing, Snodgrass, Hazard (c); Anelka, Sturridge, RvP.
that’s a brutal team.
cech
distan luiz mertesacker baines
Mata cazorla silva diame
dzeko giroud.
Mignolet Zabaleta Mertesacker Ivanovic(V) Azpillicuta Fellaini Hazard(C) Coutinho Anelka Aspas & RVP(natch).
Gk mignolet
Ivanovic vidic whittaker zabletta
Y toure kagawa coutinho dembele
Rvp Capt podolski
Subs boruc baker shelvey anelka
Here goes.
Marshall (GKP)
Baines (DEF)
Ivanovic (DEF)
Zabaleta (DEF)
Shelvey (MID)
Mata (MID)
Coutinho (MID) vc
Santi Cazorla (MID)
Ba (FWD) cpt
Bony (FWD)
Anelka (FWD)
Subs
Boruc (GKP)
Figueroa (DEF)
Kim (MID)
Diakité (DEF)
Lloris
Walker Zabeleta Ivanovic Baines
Couthino (C) Allen Ben Arfa
Dzeko Benteke (V) Bony
Given Mertszacker Cabaye Snodgrass
Mignolet
Williams. Kompany Baines
Santi Cazorla,Gerrard,Cabaye,Hazard,
V.Wonswinkel, Benteke, Berbatov
Mannone.
Ivanovic, Riether, Evans.
Brady, Hoolahan, Garvan, Mata (c).
Benteke, RVP, Soldado.
Begovic
Baines Williams Luis Lugano
Miralles (V)Hazard Cleverly
Vydra (C)Van Persie Lukaku
Starting 11:
Lloris
Vidic G.Johnson Luiz
Nolan Walcott Essien Yaya Toure
Lambert Rooney Podolski
Subs : Davis Redmond Shaw Garrido
Nice team lad