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[Stretty3nd]

I jumped on the Chopo Moto train this GW.

Same

I went

Pogba > Chop
Hernandez > Morata

[Turd Ferguson]

So who's the cheap midfielder? Gross, Ritchie, choupo, jese, richarlison in contention. I'm leaning towards Ritchie with all his set pieces. I haven't watched gross play yet. Can anyone attest whether he's the real deal?

[fred1266]

Watch and his set piece delivery is superb almost getting 2 more assist

[Terry Henry]

I went for Ritchie. He looks far more dangerous and Newcastle are playing well and have good fixtures.

[twhelan22]

So who's the cheap midfielder? Gross, Ritchie, choupo, jese, richarlison in contention. I'm leaning towards Ritchie with all his set pieces. I haven't watched gross play yet. Can anyone attest whether he's the real deal?

I would rank them Ritchie >> Gross >> Richarlison > Jese > Choupo fwiw (ignoring prices).
Gross is a player I like a lot, excellent dead ball specialist etc. That said, with Shelvey out of the team now Ritchie has a monopoly for Newcastle and they are a pretty decent side overall, especially compared to Brighton and even Stoke imo.

[TheBigLewandowski]

I went for Ritchie. He looks far more dangerous and Newcastle are playing well and have good fixtures.

Same here. Looks a good move going forward.

[pdhmobile]

Martina seems to be getting alot of love on here

[blahblah]

Martina seems to be getting alot of love on here

He only started with Holgate due to injury.

[Les_Gomiserables]

So who's the cheap midfielder? Gross, Ritchie, choupo, jese, richarlison in contention. I'm leaning towards Ritchie with all his set pieces. I haven't watched gross play yet. Can anyone attest whether he's the real deal?

I ended up going Shaqiri over Ritchie.

Shaqiri has looked good so far this year (as ritchie)

[bloggie]

Doucouré.

[Billy Bongo]

Richalison this year's Michu but only 5% currently trust him

[eastcentral1]

Richalison this year's Michu but only 5% currently trust him

With Arsenal and Chelsea up next, there won't be too many rushing to get him in.

[Billy Bongo]

That's what they said about Michu

[Finisher1]

Richarlison and Choupo-Moting are both putting out some ridiculous underlying stats for their price. I currently have only Richarlison but may well have both of them soon.

Doucouré.

Doucoure is Capoue. It won't last.

[Owsler]

Brought Ritchie in for Richarlison just before he got the goal and now a goal/assist. Fingers crossed Ritchie gets something today.

[Multiple Scorgasms]

Brought Ritchie in for Richarlison just before he got the goal and now a goal/assist. Fingers crossed Ritchie gets something today.

An assist for atsu

[Kuchi]

Have both Ritchie and Richarlison. Ritchie I might get rid of in a few weeks but Richarlison I think we can leave there long term and the value will be great. No one else I really trust in that bracket. Perhaps Choupo when Stokes fixtures get better.

[Archy]

I agree Richarlison looks the stand out candidate. Really wish I hadn't transferred him out....he will come back in as soon as his fixtures ease.

[bloggie]

Just brought him in in place of Xhaka.

[Kevlar]

Ashley Young has now played 90mins twice in a row and comes in at 4.9m. Is he a viable option at the moment? Probably not enough for a full on band wagon, but a couple of assists and people could start jumping on??

[bigcliff2]

Ashley Young has now played 90mins twice in a row and comes in at 4.9m. Is he a viable option at the moment? Probably not enough for a full on band wagon, but a couple of assists and people could start jumping on??

They have another midfielder at 4.9 who has scored 4 goals this season!

[Kevlar]

Very fair point, I always seem to pass over Fellaini!

[ZeroRemorse]

Shaq's going under the radar, with some good fixtures approaching he's my kind of punt.

Cresswell would be another.

Both have good stats too and fixtures.

[gallus]

Have both Ritchie and Richarlison. Ritchie I might get rid of in a few weeks but Richarlison I think we can leave there long term and the value will be great. No one else I really trust in that bracket. Perhaps Choupo when Stokes fixtures get better.

Agreed, as long as he plays like has been lately Richarlison is a set and forget at 6.0

[YourMumsModesty]

I said I'd keep hold of Richarlison if he did something special by GW8 and to be fair to him, I think he's probably done enough, so I don't think I can get rid of him now.

He might not have the greatest fixtures but if he can stay confident and keep scoring, I don't see why he won't be good value.

[Kuchi]

We have been searching for the cheap 4th mid and I think he will do for now. If between him and Ritchie they can keep dripping in points I'll be happy. At least with them I can allocate the budget elsewhere and not have to worry for a while. Feels as if when people start wanting to downgrade one of their mids to free up some cash for either def/atk then he will be the go to guy. Silva as a manager I like, he is playing attacking enough football and clearly likes Richarlison. Ticks all the boxes for me.