kFantasy Football - I need a team and have no clue!

[MattW]

As the title say's really have somehow managed to agreed to be part of the office's Fantasy Football tournament this year but have no clue about football whatsoever.

So given the following rules can anyone help me put together a decent squad:

Rules

Based on The Telegraph format - based on all Premier League and FA Cup games

1 goalie
4 defenders
3 midfielders
3 strikers

£50 million to spend
as many from one club as you like
8 transfers throughout the season.

Goalies score points for clean sheets and penalty saves
Goalies lose points for goals conceded
Defenders score points for clean sheets
Defenders lose points for goals conceded
All players score points for goals scored and assists
All players lose points for bookings and sendings off
Points scored for man of the match as well


Any help would be much appreciated!! And if I win and your local I'll even buy you a beer or two!

Cheers

Matt

[Einion Yrth]

Goalie: Pepe Reina , premiership golden gloves last three seasons and all that.

Accept no substitutes.

Edited by Einion Yrth on Tuesday 12th August 16:36

[williamp]

Einion Yrth said:

Accept no substitutes.

Edited by Einion Yrth on Tuesday 12th August 16:36

I think he can make subs. Its usually a feature of the game.

[mouseymousey]

I'm in the same boat as the OP. Any more tips?

[71notout]

I have a team in classic.fantasyleague.com - finished third out of 18 last year, second the year before.

Basically start by selecting 2 defenders from Man Utd. /Chelsea as over the season they will earn you decent points.

Goalie? Again Van Der Sar or David James for a cheaper, but effective option.

Ronaldo will always score you points, but will not be playing at the start, last year I went for Ronaldo/Fabregas/Gerrard/Lampard as my main midfield as they all have a few goals and assists between them.

Ashley Young and Gareth Barry were good points scorers last season.

This year I have Torres and Keane - we are restricted to 2 per club but I got Keane when he was still classed as Tottenham! I also have David Bentley when he was at Blackburn.

Adebayor was a decent points earner for me last season, Sol Campbell, Joleon Lescott all good earners.

There is a lot of luck involved but it is a good laugh also.

[dan1981]

Einion Yrth said:

Goalie: Pepe Reina , premiership golden gloves last three seasons and all that.

Accept no substitutes.

Edited by Einion Yrth on Tuesday 12th August 16:36

no no no.

Far to expensive to waste that sort of money on a goalkeeper. And it prevents you having two others form Liverpool - so instantly rules out Gerrard and Torres combination.

Goalkeeper - have a look at Gomes at tottenham - he was signed while they still had Robinson - so he's dirt cheap as would have only been a reserve - he is now first team cert. he will be cheap and Spurs should do well this year.

Defense - look at players form the big four. they don't conceed many so big points are a cert.

Look at the rules - some schemes give points for european perfomrances -- if this is the case pick player sonly from teams in europe - gurentees more points than those not in Europe.

That should do for a start.

[MattW]

Thanks for the advice so far, I think I am getting there; my team currently looks like this (below) but I only have £4.7m left to buy my final striker and that does not seem to be getting me very far. Based on last seasons points the best names seem to be Vassell or Aliadiere. Either of these worth including or should I have a re-think on the rest of the team?

D James
J O'Shea
J Belletti
W Bridge
S Campbell
G Barry
C Fabregas
S Gerrard
E Adebayor
S Kalou