The Mother of all RMTs

Ironfist · **Posted:** 30 Jul 2010, 13:49

softcoal wrote:

I've followed your thread closely, and my squad is very similar to your current roster. Go figure.
Not trying to copy, but once you get the thought process in your mind it's hard to break the pattern.That is absolutely correct. Whenever I see a heavy defence team or some other strategy, I wonder whether I have been fixiated in my own strategy too much.
However, a few questions to ponder:

1. Would Schwarzer add any value for the .5 price differential over either Foster or Jassk?
Only if he moves to Arsenal which I doubt he will.
2. Is Arshavin the best choice to score points for Arsenal? He seems risky at 9.5.
I hope he can recreate his Anfield fortunes and if not. will be replaced quickly. No sentiments.
3. Is Rooney's fitness a concern at 12.0? That's a lot of firepower sitting on the sidelines. So far it seems he will come back on time and with a burning agenda. Am keeping my eyes and ears open.
4. If N'Zog does leave, any thought on who you would replace him with?
I think Wigan are an awful team and should have been relegated ages ago, but like you I also have 3 of their players in my team. If Figueroa doesn't go to Liverpool he's out and Rodallega is definitely not one of m favourites. If Nzog goes away, the'll be even worse, also without Bramble... very dodgy
5. Since you already have Anelka and FFL, does Essien really add anything, or is that overkill? It was Essien+Craddock or Arteta+4.0m defender... I picked the former.

My latest change was to add N'Zog and all of the other pieces fit together. But if he goes, I'm afraid it would be back to the drawing board unless I can find another midfielder at 6.0 or less that I would make me feel as confident. Also, that gave me three Wigan players-Fig, N'Zog, and Rod. That spells trouble. Also, if N'Zog goes, how does that affect Rod and Boselli?Nzog is the whole engine of that team, without him they will be far worse.

Special1 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 16 2010 **Posts:** 187

Rooney is in the squad to play in Dublin on August 4th and is said to be most likely featuring.

This is a good sign for those who have Rooney in their teams, If he is in the squad to go to Dublin then he must be pretty close or ready to play =/

Ironfist · **Posted:** 02 Aug 2010, 20:37

My two latest inventions... Drogba is back in and a bit more emphasis on strikers.

Option A has a much better defence but is quite limited in Midfield without Arsenal potential
Option B hasa great attack yet crappy defence and subs.

What do you boys think?

blahblah · **Posted:** 02 Aug 2010, 20:41

B, not convinced about Nasri as he is very fragile :wink:

Ironfist · **Posted:** 03 Aug 2010, 15:21

The current lack of Arsenal players in my team really bothers me.
I can't decide whether this is good gaming practice avoiding them until after the Liverpool game or,... getting one of them in early, now, saving a transfer from later misuse.

It boils down to two options, disregarding all others;

Essien & Petrov OR Nasri & Lee
......Robust..........V.......Attacking...

What do you gents think?

Special1 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 16 2010 **Posts:** 187

I'd have to say Essien and Petrov - both guaranteed to play.. and despite Essien being slightly holding against some of the teams that they have in the first few rounds I am sure he will be able to get up.. especially against the ones who are pinned back in their own half all game.

Petrov will be an important player for Bolton and will probably get right up and create/score goals when the strikers aren't firing.

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I have my doubts as to how Nasri fits into the Arsenal team, is he expected to partner Fabregas in the middle.. with song behind and then RVP (Left) and Arshavin (Right) with Chamakh upfront? surely the likes of Diaby and Denilson will come in sometime =/

Lee is a good player and I feel is good VFM, but Petrov I think will have a greater impact

Ironfist · **Posted:** 05 Aug 2010, 21:28

As explained in Oatfedgoat's RMT thread; I've gone off Drogba for now. This pushed me to do a few more changes, mostly in the attack and defence parts. I am constantly trying to forget about favourites and fads and concentrate on fixtures and preseason performance.

This is my current team;

What do you bushdogs think of it?

blahblah · **Posted:** 05 Aug 2010, 21:30

Nearly as good as mine, now :lol:

Ironfist · **Posted:** 05 Aug 2010, 22:08

blahblah wrote:

Nearly as good as mine, now :lol:

I aim to please :wink:

So... pray tell...

roneilc · **Joined:** Tue Dec 23 2008 **Posts:** 594

1 question, how sure are you that Alex will be the regular CB, if so, when is he back?

Special1 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 16 2010 **Posts:** 187

Carew is an interesting choice considering their fixtures.. but does he play every week, isn't he rotated with Heskey a lot?

blahblah · **Posted:** 06 Aug 2010, 06:58

Ironfist wrote:

blahblah wrote:

Nearly as good as mine, now :lol:

I aim to please :wink:

So... pray tell...

Pretty much as it is on Pre-season....., but a couple of minor tweaks...

Charade · **Posted:** 06 Aug 2010, 07:46

Ironfist wrote:

As explained in Oatfedgoat's RMT thread; I've gone off Drogba for now. This pushed me to do a few more changes, mostly in the attack and defence parts. I am constantly trying to forget about favourites and fads and concentrate on fixtures and preseason performance.

This is my current team;

What do you bushdogs think of it?

Why Jaaskelainen? Isn't Foster safer?
Is Warnock always going to play?
Are you ready to drop Evans should he be replaced?
Does Alex feel like a good move at this stage? Don't you want to see how treatment goes?

Midfield looks good to me, although I've gone Barton rather than Routledge.

Chamakh starting? I for one don't know. If I know Arsenal's style at all, he may only be 100% starting against the 'Pool.
Rooney starting? Isn't he getting a break for a week or two? I remember SAF saying he wasn't going to get much action until the real intense fixtures started, as their first ones aren't too bad.
Is Carew a sure thing? If Keane makes the move to Villa, if MoN sticks with 1 (Gabby) up front... too many maybes for me.

Special1 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 16 2010 **Posts:** 187

Charade wrote:

Ironfist wrote:

As explained in Oatfedgoat's RMT thread; I've gone off Drogba for now. This pushed me to do a few more changes, mostly in the attack and defence parts. I am constantly trying to forget about favourites and fads and concentrate on fixtures and preseason performance.

This is my current team;

What do you bushdogs think of it?

Why Jaaskelainen? Isn't Foster safer?
Is Warnock always going to play?
Are you ready to drop Evans should he be replaced?
Does Alex feel like a good move at this stage? Don't you want to see how treatment goes?

Midfield looks good to me, although I've gone Barton rather than Routledge.

Chamakh starting? I for one don't know. If I know Arsenal's style at all, he may only be 100% starting against the 'Pool.
Rooney starting? Isn't he getting a break for a week or two? I remember SAF saying he wasn't going to get much action until the real intense fixtures started, as their first ones aren't too bad.
Is Carew a sure thing? If Keane makes the move to Villa, if MoN sticks with 1 (Gabby) up front... too many maybes for me.

I thought Foster and Hahnemann's fixtures rotated well
Chamakh will start, Wenger doesn't chase a guy like him for that long to stick him on the bench.. and the fact he is a goal machine
Rooney will start, played 45mins the other night and will play in the Charity Shield

blahblah · **Posted:** 06 Aug 2010, 09:42

I thought someone posted Cham's stats, and goal machine was not the phrase that I thought of.

Special1 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 16 2010 **Posts:** 187

Ahh the good old stat whores

Don't pick him then

but playing up as the lone striker Arsenal will create plenty of opportunities for him to score, he is a much better finisher than Bendtner and you saw how many chances he missed last season.. he could of been top scorer!

Ironfist · **Posted:** 06 Aug 2010, 11:55

Charade wrote:

I'm not a great fan of this questions type posts, it's a tad too polite. :roll:

If you think a certain player is crap, do tell me :wink:

Why Jaaskelainen? Isn't Foster safer? I thought about it and I think the answer is no. I doubt Birmingham will reproduce their last season's defensive record and Foster... well, he is a bit of an oaf. Jaask is very good preseason and they have reasonable fixtures. I might do my WC asap on the 1st intl break, so another keeper might come in then.
Is Warnock always going to play?

eek. Don't scare me laddy. Do you know anything that might suggest differently?
Are you ready to drop Evans should he be replaced? Yes. For the first few weeks he is decent enough I guess...
Does Alex feel like a good move at this stage? Don't you want to see how treatment goes? err, it might change of course after the community shield but evidence... I mean rumours on FISO suggest he'll be ready, even before Bosingwa.

Midfield looks good to me, although I've gone Barton rather than Routledge.

Chamakh starting? I for one don't know. If I know Arsenal's style at all, he may only be 100% starting against the 'Pool. I think Chamakh is everything RVP was hoping for in terms of a scoring partner and once he melds in the team game, Wegner won't be stupid enough to take him out.
Rooney starting? Isn't he getting a break for a week or two? I remember SAF saying he wasn't going to get much action until the real intense fixtures started, as their first ones aren't too bad. Rooney is the God of Vengence, watch him enleash hell in the first few GWs
Is Carew a sure thing? If Keane makes the move to Villa, if MoN sticks with 1 (Gabby) up front... too many maybes for me. I think that for now he is quite a safe bet and at least a good potential to score as Agbonlahor. A little gamble too? Perhaps.

Thanks for all the input

Ironfist · **Posted:** 07 Aug 2010, 22:18

This is my current team;

A few niggles like Alex' fitness.
I thought of doing Alex :arrow:

Dann AND Carew :arrow:

Anelka/(God forbid)Defoe but not yet.

What do you lads think of it?

Oh hi board · **Joined:** Fri Aug 06 2010 **Posts:** 44

Alex, who knows if he'll start (Ancellotti is obviously in love with Ivanovic), just bring him in for Evans if he starts to get a run of games (though I suspect Rio might suffer a few setbacks). I have high hopes for Anelka to start the season.

Oatfedgoat · **Posted:** 07 Aug 2010, 22:29

Ironfist wrote:

This is my current team;

A few niggles like Alex' fitness.
I thought of doing Alex :arrow:

Dann AND Carew :arrow:

Anelka/(God forbid)Defoe :evil:

but not yet.

What do you lads think of it?

Alex's fitness is certainly a concern. I've taken him out of my current team (can always check back to my RMT for what on earth I had with him if he is likely to start GW1) and tweaked it a bit.
Certainly nothing wrong with Dann, just depends if you want to tweak the structure of your team by swapping an expensive defender for a cheapie.

You know my thoughts on Defoe so I won't even go there! Anelka is unlikely to have a bad season, but is it enough to justify his price? I prefer trying to squeeze Arshavin in somewhere for that kind of money.

Le Red · **Posted:** 09 Aug 2010, 01:39

I'm a huge opposer of def blocks, and you got 2 of them: Brum and Wolves. Also, question marks on too many players:

Alex :?:

Chamakh

Carew

I personally like the Carew choice, but it's a bit uncertain. Alex you have to get rid, you could even make a few bucks. As for Chamakh, no one knows really how much pitch time he'll get or how well he'll do, but he'd be a great gamble too, if he was the only one.

Personally, I don't rate Givet, and even less the Blackburn fixtures. As for Albrighton, just make sure he'll play. At that price, definitely worth a go.

Innes · **Posted:** 09 Aug 2010, 04:17

Agbonlahor's hammy has been playing up pre-season, don't think he has played many (if any) pre-season games- making Carew that little more tempting.

oneDB10 · **Posted:** 09 Aug 2010, 17:59

Pls rate my team

FantasyTeam101 · **Joined:** Thu Aug 05 2010 **Posts:** 144

Maybe try to get a cheaper defence and boost midfield? I mean seriously starting ferguson on first day of the season?

Red, White & Black · **Posted:** 09 Aug 2010, 20:03

oneDB10 wrote:

Pls rate my team

Ironfist, renaming your thread is on the agenda

blahblah · **Posted:** 09 Aug 2010, 20:06

Red, White & Black wrote:

Ironfist, renaming your thread is on the agenda

I was trying to think of a polite way of posting that sort of thing :lol:

Red, White & Black · **Posted:** 09 Aug 2010, 20:34

blahblah wrote:

Red, White & Black wrote:

Ironfist, renaming your thread is on the agenda

I was trying to think of a polite way of posting that sort of thing :lol:

No offense meant :oops:

- to neither :mrgreen:

blahblah · **Posted:** 09 Aug 2010, 20:52

Red, White & Black wrote:

blahblah wrote:

Red, White & Black wrote:

Ironfist, renaming your thread is on the agenda

I was trying to think of a polite way of posting that sort of thing :lol:

No offense meant :oops:

- to neither :mrgreen:

The velvet glove could come off, here :lol:

Goldstonemr · **Posted:** 09 Aug 2010, 22:06

Make your own rmt posts you tards, there i said it.

owens_2k · **Joined:** Fri Aug 14 2009 **Posts:** 958

Goldstonemr wrote:

Make your own rmt posts you tards, there i said it.

Jog on!

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