a-k Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Captained Bruno twice in a row now and both times the sabretoothed diving word removed blanks while picking up yellows. Of course he will have another 20 pointer as soon as I drop him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 29, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 29, 2021 Stonking start from @BOF I’m happy with my start. This time last season I was about 3millionth in the world. Sitting at about 220k this season. Happy with that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Decent points from AWB and Greenwood bumped me up to 51, not great but it’ll do after I thought it would be a lot worse. I’m almost certain I’m bringing Ronaldo in once the break is over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 30, 2021 Moderator Share Posted August 30, 2021 There's a lot of luck involved. That goes without saying. However, there is a nice feeling when the choices you made and the bit of homework you did actually pays off. I've no illusions that I'll finish anywhere near where I am now but if I can just keep the ship steady then I know statistically I've given myself a good chance of a strong season. Watch it fall to pot now. The next few weeks are the first opportunity for it all to go horribly wrong Then if that doesn't do it, the wildcard definitely will. I have 2 FTs going into the international break. Buendia is definitely gone. Ings may well be too, although I don't mind holding him if something more pressing comes up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 30, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 30, 2021 2 hours ago, BOF said: There's a lot of luck involved. That goes without saying. However, there is a nice feeling when the choices you made and the bit of homework you did actually pays off. I've no illusions that I'll finish anywhere near where I am now but if I can just keep the ship steady then I know statistically I've given myself a good chance of a strong season. Watch it fall to pot now. The next few weeks are the first opportunity for it all to go horribly wrong Then if that doesn't do it, the wildcard definitely will. I have 2 FTs going into the international break. Buendia is definitely gone. Ings may well be too, although I don't mind holding him if something more pressing comes up. Yeah I know what you mean. This week I swapped Ings for DCL which everyone was laughing at me for. Ings’ underlying stats are poor and DCL’s are amazing. With our fixtures coming up and price rises it made sense to me and it paid off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-k Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 3 hours ago, Stevo985 said: Yeah I know what you mean. This week I swapped Ings for DCL which everyone was laughing at me for. Ings’ underlying stats are poor and DCL’s are amazing. With our fixtures coming up and price rises it made sense to me and it paid off. Who was laughing at you for that, considering our fixture list and that DCL is on pens, while Ings isn't always. FWIW I have both in my squad and probably will be keeping both, even if Ings drops a bit in price. I think Everton and United aren't foolproof at the back and I need to fix my squad elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted August 30, 2021 Author VT Supporter Share Posted August 30, 2021 Getting more and more tempted to wildcard. Will see what price Ronnie ends up and how the internationals go for injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 30, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 30, 2021 46 minutes ago, a-k said: Who was laughing at you for that, considering our fixture list and that DCL is on pens, while Ings isn't always. FWIW I have both in my squad and probably will be keeping both, even if Ings drops a bit in price. I think Everton and United aren't foolproof at the back and I need to fix my squad elsewhere. Plenty of people (twitter and my mini league) were questioning why I’d get rid of Ings before we played Brentford at home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 The lockout well before the first game always gets me. I've haven't got in to change my teams (normal & draft) the last two weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted August 31, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 31, 2021 16 hours ago, Stevo985 said: Plenty of people (twitter and my mini league) were questioning why I’d get rid of Ings before we played Brentford at home good shout in hindsight. i captained ings...really fancied us to put a few past them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 31, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 31, 2021 25 minutes ago, tomav84 said: good shout in hindsight. i captained ings...really fancied us to put a few past them We're not creating anything. Ings' non penalty xG before last weekend was 0.1. I'd have liked to keep him for the Brentford game but the price changes pushed me into the change with DCL. with our upcoming fixtures i don't think Ings will be worth it. If I still had him he'd be the one I'd sacrifice to get ROnaldo in without question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted August 31, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 31, 2021 3 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: We're not creating anything. Ings' non penalty xG before last weekend was 0.1. I'd have liked to keep him for the Brentford game but the price changes pushed me into the change with DCL. with our upcoming fixtures i don't think Ings will be worth it. If I still had him he'd be the one I'd sacrifice to get ROnaldo in without question i'm on the fence regarding ronaldo. something's niggling at me that he's not going to be worth selecting. i want to have salah, bruno and lukaku in my team. depending on how much CR is i doubt there's room for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 31, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 31, 2021 I think I'll get Ronaldo next GW for a hit and then when I wildcard in GW7 I'll get rid of him if he doesn't look worth it. It's Ronaldo, I can't not have him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 On 29/08/2021 at 18:21, StefanAVFC said: Wildcard already, disastrous 2 weeks in a row Actually wasn't too bad, 54. Will hold off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted August 31, 2021 Author VT Supporter Share Posted August 31, 2021 Ronaldo announced at 12.5m. That's almost as much as Utd paid in the real world. I think he'll be worth it but it is a lot for a 36 year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 31, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 31, 2021 It's a lot but I think you're very brave if you don't go for him. He has the potential to be ridiculously good in FPL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-k Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 24 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: It's a lot but I think you're very brave if you don't go for him. He has the potential to be ridiculously good in FPL I just think based solely on fixture lists, Lukaku might be the better option, at least short-term. But I've played horribly through the first 3 GWs, so maybe do the opposite of what I do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted August 31, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 31, 2021 56 minutes ago, Rds1983 said: Ronaldo announced at 12.5m. That's almost as much as Utd paid in the real world. I think he'll be worth it but it is a lot for a 36 year old. lot of money that...was expecting cheaper to be honest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 You have to think Ronaldo will play 90 mins in every Champions League game, barely any domestic cups and majority of PL games. The sheer amount of Utd forward options makes me worry he'll be rotated a bit, but that's not something I can see Ole having the stones to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted August 31, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 31, 2021 Plugging it in as an experiment: GK Sanchez - 4.5 Steer - 4.0 DF Coady - 4.5 James - 5.5 White - 4.4 Llorente - 4.5 Veltman - 4.4 MF Salah - 12.5 Bruno - 12 Dougie - 4.5 Bissouma - 4.6 Romeu - 4.5 FW Lukaku - 11.5 Ronaldo - 12.5 Pukki - 5.9 with 0.2m change. it's possible using players that play regularly. problem is that the cheap midfielders (defensive) + pukki are not going to get many points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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