Tuesday, May 17, 2011
There were some points everyone agreed on - a better searching facility for players/stats is certainly a requirement, while a less aggressive pricing algorithm to allow player price rises to have more structure and for prices to fall if players perform badly/don't play for a long period of time were also popular suggestions.
Every comment posted contained useful points so it was definitely a worthwhile exercise - hopefully someone from Yahoo reads the blog! :)
I thought I'd write a few paragraphs on Week 37 so far; starting with big congratulations to Manchester United for sealing their 19th Premier League title with their draw at Blackburn. We're unlikely to see a manager like Sir Alex Ferguson again in our lifetimes, so while many of you probably hate the bloke and his club, never forget you are actually witnessing something pretty special.
Congratulations also to the blue side of Manchester! City made it a week to remember as they added the FA Cup - their first trophy for over 30 years - to their Top 4 finish and Champions League football. It wasn't a great game but City deserved the win and I think we all know this could be the start of a major power-shift in English football.
There were some surprise results - Chelsea held at home by Newcastle, Arsenal losing at home to Villa and Spurs beating Liverpool at Anfield for the first time in 19 years. I became aware before the game that if Spurs finish 6th then they would probably still get Europa League football (via the Fair Play League), but start in the qualifying rounds in late June! No thanks - if that's the alternative I'd actually be happy finishing 5th.
Down at the bottom there was unbelievable drama; West Ham are gone after blowing a 2-0 lead against Wigan, Wolves beat Sunderland and Blackpool won a 4-3 thriller vs Bolton. Those results drag Birmingham right back in to the mire as they lost 0-2 to Fulham, so the final day sees five teams (Blackburn, Wolves, Birmingham, Blackpool & Wigan) on 39 or 40 points battling it out to avoid the final two relegation places - what a day it's going to be!
We still have the City v Stoke rematch to go tonight but I have no players involved so I know I've finished Week 37 on 110 points. Carson, Craddock, Hitz, Adam & RvP were my big scorers while Lampard, Valencia & Vermaelen were disappointments. I'm currently 70th overall but I'll drop down after tonight's points. I'm still going to be close to my highest ever finish (79th three seasons ago) and I hold a faint hope of Top 50, which is currently 14 points away from me.
On the barndoor I did this:
Cudicini, Craddock, Kaboul, Vermaelen, Hitzlsperger, R.Taylor, Modric, Adam, N'Zogbia, Suarez, RvP
I'm glad I got Cudicini but should've grabbed King instead of Kaboul. Craddock stays but I'm uncertain on Verm, and Kaboul may still go for Fabio. Hitz & Ryan Taylor will stay at 5ish (provided Taylor is set to continue for Newcastle) and I brought Modric in as soon as VDV went off injured as with Bale out too he'll take all set pieces and penalties. If VDV recovers I'll drop Luka for O'Hara.
Adam will definitely stay but I'm not certain about N'Zogbia just yet as I do have the spare funds to move to a 3-4-3 and bring Berbatov in instead. Suarez definitely stays @ 7 and to be honest I'll probably keep RvP too. He's costing me 20 but he keeps banging in the points and I'm happy enough with the rest of my team to take that hit.
I'll leave it there! Remember Week 38 is the final week of the season, so all the games are 4pm kick-off on Sunday. This means the deadline is midday (UK time) on Sunday, so I'll be doing the final player picks of the season later than usual, probably Thursday or Friday, with the Update post on Saturday after the manager's have their press conferences.
How did/is Week 37 going for you? Who did you grab in readiness for Week 38? What final ranking are you aiming for?
Cheers,
AM
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