TFF chit chat 24th, 25th and 26th November

[Spinynorman]

High: 36

Low: 20

Best team: 36

All my teams dropped a bit.

[johnmc]

I've just noticed, on TFF website, that there is less 2 hours between the 1st two kick off times tomorrow. So don't be taking any Saints and Toffees out after their kick off tomorrow, for Clarets and Gunners because they won't score until Wednesday.

[littlefeller]

Johnmc. Did you manage to get Salah in your top team yet ?

[ChrisD]

Richarlison is starting to annoy me. 16th most owned (16%) 11th highest scorer overall. As a Doucoure owner, don't fancy 2 Watford players, but he seems great value..feels like there's a lot of midfield value this year again, just got to work out how to fit them all in!

[Latic]

Watford's next three matches are Man Yoo, Spurs and then away to Burnley. You've probably got some time as he probably won't be bagging that many in those matches.

[murf]

High - 40
Low - 15 (and 7 of those were from last night!)

[brencarr]

16 - 25 points but with lots of City players across the board yet to play .... eggs .... basket .... etc

[murf]

SUNDAY TRANSFER DEADLINES

2 distinct flanges with the first one a bit ugly and misaligned like a badly packed kebab

1. 13:30 (Half Past One) for both early games
13:30 Southampton v Everton
14:00 Burnley v Arsenal

2. 16:00 (Four O'Clock) for late game
16:00 Huddersfield Town v Manchester City

So almost same as normal except you need to get in early for Arsenal game (i.e. buying Burnley defenders). A bit like a 7:45 midweek deadline for an 8pm game (few of them this week coming). Should be fine for getting team news but no dithering!

[johnmc]

Johnmc. Did you manage to get Salah in your top team yet ?

No.
Waiting until Wednesday. So Now I just need De Gea and Dacoure, on Wednesday, to score 7 points and whatever Pope scores today to make waiting until Wednesday the correct decision. The fact that Man Utd are playing Watford, makes that seem a bit unlikely though, unless Burnley concede more than 2 goals today and De Gea keeps a clean sheet against Watford. Should have executed the 2 transfers at 5pm yesterday.

[johnmc]

I'm thinking about leaving De Gea, though, and possibly/maybe going Lakaku to Sane and Dacoure to Salah. Decisions, Decisions....

At least that way I don't have to contend with any Heaton issue that may come and bite me in the butt and someone mentioned, on this thread earlier, that they think Lakaku might get a ban, from yesterday's game, for kicking an opponent. Although I did not see MOTD make any reference to it, last night. Has anyone else seen this and care to comment.

[Latic]

See for yourselves, scroll down for video:

http://www.givemesport.com/1203322-twit ... utoplay=on


Surprised MOTD didn't make anything of this as it's clearly been captured on film.

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Yes, loving Spurs new home strip.

[johnmc]

Thanks Latic. Looking at that he should get a ban but, the fact that it's Man Utd., he probably won't.

[johnmc]

Means I'm now swaying towards leaving De Gea and transferring Lakaku, though.

[johnmc]

So what it now boils down to is which is likely to is what option will out score the other three.
1. Leave alone De Gea and Doucoure (plus 2 transfers, in hand, for a later date).
2. Straight swop on Wednesday from Richarlinson to Salah (plus one transfer, in hand, for a later date).
3. De Gea and Doucoure straight swop for Pope and Salah.
4. Doucoure and Lakaku straight swop for Salah and Sane.

OMG

What do we think The fact that I'm in 15th place; going into today, is making my decision so much harder for me to work out. I'm not complaining, by the way, it's just that I really do think that I might have a real chance, this season, after over 20 years of playing TFF. Mind you I used to look forward to buying my Daily Telegraph, every Wednesday, back then.

[Maldini]

If he gets a ban for that, we all need to pack up and go home.

Absolutely nothing in it and the fact it isn’t being reported anywhere of note (where on earth did you find that website?), means nobody else thinks so either.

[Latic]

where on earth did you find that website?

via Newsnow> premier league> Manchester United> Forwards> Lukaku

[Midlander]

So what it now boils down to is which is likely to is what option will out score the other three.
1. Leave alone De Gea and Doucoure (plus 2 transfers, in hand, for a later date).
2. Straight swop on Wednesday from Richarlinson to Salah (plus one transfer, in hand, for a later date).
3. De Gea and Doucoure straight swop for Pope and Salah.
4. Doucoure and Lakaku straight swop for Salah and Sane.

OMG

What do we think The fact that I'm in 15th place; going into today, is making my decision so much harder for me to work out. I'm not complaining, by the way, it's just that I really do think that I might have a real chance, this season, after over 20 years of playing TFF. Mind you I used to look forward to buying my Daily Telegraph, every Wednesday, back then.

4. Be brave.

Lukaku isn't really firing at the moment (cue hat trick against Watford).

[SamD]

13:30 kick off
Southampton line-up: Forster (GK), Cédric, van Dijk, Hoedt, Bertrand,
Davis (c), Højbjerg, Ward-Prowse, Tadić, Boufal, Austin.

Subs: McCarthy (GK), McQueen, Yoshida, Lemina, Gabbiadini, Redmond, Long.

Everton side: Pickford (GK), Kenny, Keane, Jagielka (C), Baines,
Gueye, Schneiderlin, Mirallas, Lennon, Sigurdsson, Calvert-Lewin.

Subs: Robles (GK), Williams, Ramírez, Rooney, Vlasic, Lookman, Baningime.

[brencarr]

No Ozil in the Arsenal squad according to the BBC

[brencarr]

Burnley
Pope Lowton Tarkowski Mee Ward Berg Gudmundsson Defour Cork Brady Hendrick Barnes
Substitutes Vokes Wood Westwood Lindegaard Bardsley Long Arfield

Arsenal
Cech Koscielny Mustafi Monreal Bellerín Ramsey Xhaka Kolasinac Iwobi Sánchez Lacazette
Substitutes Mertesacker Wilshere Giroud Ospina Welbeck Maitland-Niles Coquelin

[murf]

TRANSFER DEADLINE HAS PASSED (1:30)
Transfers won't count til the next deadine (4pm Citeh game)

[Midlander]

Burnley 0-0 Arsenal or 2-2 Ward 2, Kolasinac 2 will do please.

[johnmc]

Got my TFF live vidiprinter on and biting my fingernails hoping that Arsenal can not score.

[LenH]

TRANSFER DEADLINE HAS PASSED (1:30)
Transfers won't count til the next deadine (4pm Citeh game)

Bloody site hung for me and got mine in at 13:31:29. I'm stuffed aren't I?

[Jamjack]

If he gets a ban for that, we all need to pack up and go home.

Absolutely nothing in it and the fact it isn’t being reported anywhere of note (where on earth did you find that website?), means nobody else thinks so either.

Agree with this. Watching Lukaku again makes me realise just how big a unit he these days. I know he has always been big but to me he looks heavy and a bit slower. Unfair? Less time in the gym and more time on the training ground me thinks.

I don’t think I’ll have many teams left with him come Wednesday - at least for now

[SPR]

Yes, 1:30:59 would have been fine.

[johnmc]

Half time Burnley/Arsenal 0-0, just another 45 mins of biting nails, to go, then.

[Maldini]

Blimey, Unsworth has managed to make a woeful Everton team twice as bad.
They need to get somebody in sharpish or they’re as good as relegated.

[johnmc]

I'm just pleased that Baines went off injured because the one team I've got him in I can now get rid.

[murf]

Been 5 Saints KCs so far (3-1). Not watched fully but this much is definitely right....

Tadic (Bertrand, ?)
Sig (????)
Austin (Bertrand, ?)
Austin (Tadic)