Transfers made on Wildcard August 31, 2006
Posted by Ed in : fantasy footy , 27 commentsWell here is my team and value as of this morning.
Look at the E (cost at last deadline) column and the C (cost now).
As Nic pointed out in the comments of the Quick Buy Alert post I said
‘However it may also be worth noting that the 12 day gameweek usually stops people buying for a few days. You don’t want to buy a player at the begining of an international break and they come back from international duty injured.’
The main reason I have decided to backtrack on this is that I have had a poor start to the season and some of the teams I had bet on doing well have had a poor few games. So I decided that during the International break I would change my team to hopefully make some money and also if anyone got signed/injured I could buy/sell them. Lets face it people I have had an average start at best to the season and I’m willing to admit I was wrong.
What do you think?
Transfer Wild Card Played August 28, 2006
Posted by Ed in : General, fantasy footy , 15 commentsI have played my Transfer Wild Card.
With the international break coming and my team not making the impact I expected I have played the wildcard in a bid to A) choose some form players B) make some quick cash.
I have brought in most of the players who done really well this week, so I hope the cashflow improves.
Has anyone else played it yet?
Game Week 3 August 26, 2006
Posted by Ed in : fantasy footy , 3 commentsThe Game Weeks just keep coming fast and furious.
Game Week 2 saw me score 53 points not too bad considering only nine of my players played.
The FPL Blog League is taking off now. There are 18 teams now and rising! Our current leader is MG Saddle Repairs with a super 129 points already thats good enough for 2,737th overall! Well done mate! You can join the league at any time code available here. I will mention the current leader every game week in the blog and hopefully some of the players will comment here and in the league forum.
Out
Albert Luque Looked good in pre-season and scored a couple of goals. With the Arrival of Martins I expect him to get even less chances this year.
In
Louis Saha Has played some exceptional football this season so far and appears to have recaptured his form from his Fulham days. Definite player to watch if he stays fit.
Captain of the week
Louis Saha Same reason as above plus, Man Utd are playing Watford this weekend. Can the newly promoted sides defence cope with Saha’s pace and power?
Players to consider
Wayne Bridge Just as good a buy this week as last, another assist 3 bonus points, still only £4.7 million.
Other players to look at are
Bobby Zamora The leagues top scorer at the moment, full of confidence and looks likely to continue in that vein of form a bargin at £6.2million.
Kevin Doyle Practically stolen from Cork City 12 months ago for £50,000 the Republic of Ireland International has made remarkable progress under Steve Coppell. With a goal, an assist and 2 bonus points in his first two games is pretty good value at £6.5million.
Matt Taylor Pompey are playing him on the wing, had the best chance against Man City on Wednesday.
Obefami Martins Could be a gamble as he is only new to the premiership, but his pace will cause defenders problems this season.
Gamble of the Week
SEOL Reading bought the South Korean international from Wolves this summer and his game really seems to suit the premiership. If he continues his fine form so far he will be a good value player this season.
This upcoming games
Saturday, 26 August 2006
Charlton v Bolton, 15:00
Fulham v Sheff Utd, 15:00
Liverpool v West Ham, 12:45
Man City v Arsenal, 17:15
Tottenham v Everton, 15:00
Watford v Man Utd, 15:00
Wigan v Reading, 15:00
Sunday, 27 August 2006
Aston Villa v Newcastle, 14:00
Blackburn v Chelsea, 16:00
Monday, 28 August 2006
Middlesbrough v Portsmouth, 20:00
Good Luck everyone!
Game Week 2 August 22, 2006
Posted by Ed in : fantasy footy , 8 commentsWell gameweek 2 is upon us very quickly and not all teams are playing midweek.
Liverpool, Newcastle, Arsenal and Wigan do not play this gameweek so any players you have from those teams will not score you any points.
I have to admit I picked quite a few players from three of those teams at the very begining. Why? I hear you ask! Well the way I saw it was, if I were to leave out the players I wanted from all those 4 teams at the begining, then it would have taken me at least 5-6 gameweeks to get them in after this. So i picked a bench of players that play all the time to minimise the “damage”.
Kenny, Ifill, Tonge and Pearce are usually first team selections. Which means only one of my players will not play this week. Sure I may loose a few points over the first couple of weeks, but I will be better placed for the lung run of games from gameweek 4 onwards.
Here is my team for the coming gameweek
Out
Jamie Carragher Injured his ankle on Saturdays opener and is due to be out for 3-4 weeks. The key member of the Liverpool defence.
In
Wayne Bridge Looked very lively against Manchester City and at only £4.6 million is by far the best value Chelsea defender if he plays.
Captain of the week
Andreiv Shevchenko The 29 year old is one of the deadliest strikers in the last 20 years. He showed his class against Liverpool in the Community shield with deadly finishing for his goal. It’s only a matter of time before he finds his scoring touch in the premiership, with Middlesbrough looking fragile at the back, it’s a risk i’m willing to take.
Players to consider
As stated before, Wayne Bridge would be a good buy this week, very cheap and playing in what was the best defence in the league last season. Other players to look at are Louis Saha who looks to start a lot of games for Man Utd this season, Bobby Zamora with Dean Ashton out for 12 weeks he will be looking to start a lot of games, Matt Taylor in the game as a defender but looks to be playing as a winger this season (usually takes the pompey penaltys too). Other members of the Portsmouth Defence may be worth a look also.
The upcoming games
Tuesday, 22 August 2006
Tottenham v Sheff Utd, 20:00
Watford v West Ham, 19:45
Wednesday, 23 August 2006
Aston Villa v Reading, 19:45
Blackburn v Everton, 20:00
Charlton v Man Utd, 20:00
Fulham v Bolton, 20:00
Man City v Portsmouth, 19:45
Middlesbrough v Chelsea, 20:00
Keep the comments coming and Good Luck everyone !
Quick buy alert! August 20, 2006
Posted by Ed in : fantasy footy, quick but alert , 19 comments
If you don’t already have Wayne Bridge, buy him quickly.
His price is way below any other Chelsea players at £4.5 million (Robert Huth is £5.5 million!)
He kept a clean sheet and got an assist. He will probably get a performance bonus too. You will probably make a few quid on him if you get in quick!
FPL Blog League August 19, 2006
Posted by Ed in : League , 4 commentsI have decided to host a league for all the visitors to this site, just so we can see how we are getting on.
The League is called the obviously enough the “FPL Blog League”.
The code to join is 4920-102751
See you all there.
Game Week 1 Team
Posted by Ed in : fantasy footy , 1 comment so farI’m not going to make any recommendations for the first week as there are far too many players to choose from.
My advice is to try stick with well known performing premiership players where possible. Very often there is a settling in period for new players from the championship and from new foreign transfers. The only problem with this advice is that most of the established players cost a lot of money!
I have gone a little risky up front and totally ignored my own advice. Shevchenko, Luque and Doyle are not proven in the premiership, but I just have a feeling 
Good luck everyone.
A guide to improving your cashflow August 8, 2006
Posted by Ed in : Guides , 11 commentsA few choice tips about how to make your transfers work for you in FPL.
These days the money is getting really tight in FPL and you only have £100 million for 15 players. With the top players like Lampard, Gerrard, Henry, Shevchenko all costing £10 million+, £47.5 million for the lot!, you won’t have much money left for your other 11 players. Some people can improve their transfer budget by over £10 million over the course of the year, thats enough cash for a top class scoring midfielder or better yet to improve the quality of 3-4 players in your team, which can make a big difference.
So here are my top five ways to get your cashflow up so you can start to afford the top players.
1) Buy and sell quickly, don’t wait for a few weeks to see how things pan out, take a chance. Leaving the purchase of a player even two or three days can on occasion be enough to cost you 0.1 or 0.2 Million.
2) Buy players who have exceptional one off weeks e.g Taylor from Portsmouth got a 23 one week! Needless to say his price rose that week.
3) Read the �real� FPL’s pundit’s recommendations (a lot of people listen to him and he can cause some movement in the transfer market, even if the choices go belly up)
4) At the begining of a season, look at players who done very well in the Championship. Pay particular attention to goal scoring midfielders and strikers with 20+ goals in the championship. Every year the money seems to get tighter and tighter in FPL so you will need to find the odd �diamond in the rough� to boost your earnings and your cashflow.
5) Take a gamble every now and then on a player. Look at players that are playing poor teams for a few weeks in a row and buy a player you think will do well for them (this applies to the midtable and relegation candidates mostly as a top player will cost you big money)
If anyone has other top tips for making money in the transfer market, post them in the comments and the best ones will be added to the list.
If anyone has other top tips for making money in the transfer market, post them in the comments and the best ones will be added to the list.
Premier League 06/07 coming soon July 30, 2006
Posted by Ed in : General , 2 commentsLast year I started with good intentions of carrying on the FPL posts week in week out.
This season I’m starting from the very begining and I will keep it going all season (I’m determined this time, I think).
Expect some posts on transfers going on at the moment, pre-season friendly results and players performing well so far in pre-season.
Over the next few weeks I will also post a couple of guides to improving your cash flow and getting the best team for your money, stay tuned.
Game Week 15 preview December 1, 2005
Posted by Ed in : Uncategorized , add a commentThis weeks fixtures
Saturday, 3rd December
12:45 Liverpool - Wigan
15:00 Blackburn - Everton
15:00 Bolton - Arsenal
15:00 Chelsea - Middlesbro
15:00 Newcastle - Aston Villa
15:00 Tottenham - Sunderland
15:00 West Brom - Fulham
17:15 Man Utd - PortsmouthSunday, 4th December
16:00 Charlton - Man CityMonday, 5th December
20:00 Birmingham - West Ham
Transfer of the week
Out
Reo Coker Has been injured for several weeks and West Ham are not playing quite so well
In
Darren Ambrose Lost his place in the Charlton team early in the season because of a Red Card, now he is back in and finding his goal scoring from.
Captain of the week
Frank Lampard Shortlisted for world player of the year (alongside Ronaldinho and E’to) and has also taken the record for most consecutive apperances in the premiership (from David James). Who wouldn’t want him as captain?
Buy of the week
Robin Van Persie The man just cannot stop scoring at the moment. In superb form and repaying Wengers faith in him.
Other players to consider
Yobo I know Everton haven’t had the greatest start to the season but they do seem to be finding their feet. Yobo is also showing the ability that he has promised since arriving on Merseyside. Bargin buy at 4.3 million (at time of writing). Not to mention that Everton have two games coming up in gameweek 16.
Thierry Henry If you haven’t bought him yet and you can afford him, buy him now!
Xavi Alonso controlled the midfield against Sunderland on Wednesday, looks like he is really getting to grips with the Premiership.
Gamble player of the week
Julian Gray with Birmingham not exactly firing on all cylinders this may not be the best gamble I have recommended, but Gray has scored two gaols in two games and should get the full 90 minutes on Monday.
