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The Fantasy Flutter – Gameweek 9

This week’s attempt to get the better of Paddy sees us call upon the services of West Brom’s young goal hero, while we also turn to the Tottenham and Everton midfields ahead of clashes with Newcastle and Burnley respectively.

West Brom’s home encounter with Crystal Palace brings Saido Berahino into our thoughts this week. The youngster’s goal against Man United last Monday took his tally to five strikes in four appearances at The Hawthorns this season, and with the Eagles set to be without both their first-choice centre-halves this weekend, he looks poised to get amongst the goals once again. Paddy are offering a hefty 18/1 on Berahino to score twice and the Baggies to keep out their opponents and we’re willing to shell out £3 for this one.

Next up, we head to the Lane, where Tottenham prepare to take on Newcastle. We’re backing the in-form Christian Eriksen as Spurs look to recover from their Etihad mauling – the Dane has scored three times in the last five, and with Paddy prepared to offer 8/1 on Eriksen to score and the hosts to chalk up a clean sheet, we’re making this our bet of the week and hand over £4.

Finally, we place our faith in fit-again Ross Barkley as Everton roll up to Turf Moor on Sunday afternoon. As the treatment room empties, the Toffees are starting to find their domestic form and face a Clarets side that have leaked nine goals in their last three. Paddy are offering 8/1 on Barkley to score and an Everton clean sheet and we’re convinced enough to part company with our final £3.

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  1. Mr Smith
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    How long in Kos supposed to be out for?

    Is Foster back this weekend?

    1. Gooner97
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      I heard 3 feckn months...

      1. Mr Smith
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Woah, serious? 😯

    2. Robben Mee Blind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Think I read it could be after next IB for Kos. Foster expected back today

    3. The Machine
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Wenger expects gw 12

    4. The Machine
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      And yes foster back

      1. Mr Smith
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Nice one 🙂

  2. Gravless wonder
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Hi all, which two from Creswell, Wisdom, Downing, Silva. It needs to be one defender plus one midfielder?

    1. Robben Mee Blind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Wisdom and Silva

  3. Robben Mee Blind
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    What do you reckon guys- any changes recommended (incl bench order)

    Mannone
    Bertrand Chambers Naylor
    ADM Sterling Siggy Fab
    Kun (C) Costa Pelle

    McCarthy Boyd Hutton Moore

    One FT but zilch ITB

    1. MARVELLUS
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Stick

    2. NATSTER
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      No. You are ready.

      1. Robben Mee Blind
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers

  4. MARVELLUS
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Which 2 to start?

    A)Wisdom (CRY)
    B)Terry (mun)
    C)NTaylor (LEI)
    D)Bertrand (STO)

    1. v12w12
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      B, C, D.

      1. MARVELLUS
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Ahem, if you had to pick two only? Got Baines.

    2. BobbyV
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      A, C, D

      Utd will score

    3. Robben Mee Blind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Cheers for response above. Tough call this but think id go wisdom and Bertie

    4. NATSTER
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      A + D ... Likeliness of CS + Attacking points.

  5. Zombie
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    So Costa dropped 0.3 already and looks set to drop further to 10.8 tonight. If he doesn't start today, more sale on the way and may drop to 10.7.10.6 in next 2-3 days which almost to his initial levels and making him affordable again for QPR (perfectly suited for players who plan for only 1-2 weeks)...........All this when the transfer out is only about 8-9% this week.

    So, has FPL messed up price change system this year? or have made it intentionally this way to encourage more casual/ short term players?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      He won't start today.

      1. BobbyV
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        He'll start tomorrow 🙂

      2. Zombie
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        You know what I meant TM 😛

        What do you think? People who didn't sell Costa last week made a mistake as he would be affordable again by the end of next GW?

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          If Costa does well this week then it's not really a mistake.
          Wish I sold earlier this week.
          Now have to hope he does well.

          1. Zombie
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Yeah..that's the only way this is salvaged. He does well..or at least starts

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Starting isn't as important as scoring well in FPL.

    2. v12w12
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Not sure but reckon he'll start this weekend mate.

      1. Zombie
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        I bloody hope so

  6. v12w12
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Who would your top 3 Southampton players be?

    I want Tadic but have to get rid of Forster, Clyne or Pelle. Who would you ditch?

    A: Forster
    B: Clyne

    Cheers

    1. BobbyV
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      A
      U get more points from Bertrand, Clyne, Tadić and Pelle

  7. andres
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Play naylor or chambers?

    1. Chuda28
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Naylor

    2. NATSTER
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Naylor

  8. Mahesh_Kumar
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    All set? 0 ITB

    Krul

    Baines Clyne Ivanovic (Moore, Dummett)

    ADM Sterling Siggy Diame (Boyd)

    Kun (C) Pelle Costa

    1. GK
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Not massive on having to play one of Diame or Boyd every week but apart from that gtg! Similar team to mine below

      1. Mahesh_Kumar
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        That is the price I have to pay if I want to keep the Kun/Costa and Baines/Ivan combo

  9. Lizard Lips
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Odds say out of Kun, Pelle, Siggi that Kun is the obvious pick. So Kun is the dullard pick, (c) it is for me then!!!

  10. Gooner97
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Would you play Mannone (ARS) or Heaton (EVE) ?

    1. AllyS
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Heaton

  11. Retro
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Hello All, what to do with Ivanovic? Play? Transfer to Baines? Bench and buy Jagielka? Bench and play Wisdom? Aaargh.

    1. MG7
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      baines

  12. avfcaidan10
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Lol @ Kane's attempt to save free kick

    1. BobbyV
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Kana OOP

  13. radamelodrama
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    goodmorning.
    Moreno Ulloa Dyer.
    Choose 1.

    1. GK
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Yuck! Dyer out of that lot, none are great options

    2. Robben Mee Blind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Dyer

  14. GK
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Good to go chaps?

    Sczesney
    Baines, Ivanovic, Clyne
    Di Maria, Tadic, Sterling, Siggy
    Aguero (c), Pelle (vc), Welbeck

    (Jakupovic)(Obertan, Wisdom, Moore)

    1. Robben Mee Blind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Yup

    2. Gooner97
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Really good team

  15. Nice to Finally Michu
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Moreno or PvA to Dummet to recruit funds for next week when i'll have 2FTs

    1. AllyS
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Yup and punt moreno

  16. MiguelAngel
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    urrent rank: 1995

    Guzan
    Baines Clyne Chambers
    Hazard Tadic Sterling Siggy
    Pelle(vc) Aguero (c) Costa

    Eliott Naylor Hutton Albrighton

    Good to go???!!!

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Strong team if good 1st sub.

    2. Mahesh_Kumar
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Brilliant

  17. AllyS
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Play krul or mannone or use FT to bring in foster?

    1. BobbyV
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Play Krul...save to improve other areas of your team

      1. Mahesh_Kumar
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        +1

  18. mads32
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Had Wellbeck as captain. Switched this morning to Aguero. I'm now worried if I've done the right thing. On top of this my 7 year old has become obsessed with FPL and is actually doing really well and thinks he can beat me. This can't happen. Mourinho has got it easy.

    1. Fabreghastly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      My youngest daughter beat me one year and got a top 10k score. I narrowed down the sensible options for her every week and she chose the ones she liked the names of...

      1. mads32
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        exactly. I picked his team to start with. now he does it all himself. I teach him about which teams rotate etc how that all works but the rest is all him.

  19. Gregor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Tired Aguero away at West Ham or fresh Pelle at home to Stoke?

    1. Mesh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Tough one but its Aguero for me

    2. kalmoffit
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Wasn't Aguero suffering from jet lag last week

      1. Gregor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Fair point, how far can he be pushed though?

  20. Mesh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Which pair is better?

    A. ADM & Chadli
    B Eriksen & Sterling

    1. radamelodrama
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Adm and eriksen

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Might cost too much.

        1. radamelodrama
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          personally I feel Chadli is horseshit.

      2. Mesh
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Can't afford it unfortunately

    2. winterwolf88
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      I like B better.

    3. Sunny 😎
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      B

    4. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      B

    5. Gooner97
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      A just for di maria

  21. winterwolf88
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Who would you get if it is Welbeck vs. Sanchez for arsenal cover?

    1. Sunny 😎
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Sanchez

    2. Mesh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Welbeck, then you will have more funds to spend elsewhere

  22. NATSTER
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Quick Questions

    1) Use 1FT on Ivan -> Baines or keep it ?

    2) Correct starters and bench order ?

    Forster
    Clyne - Ivan - Naylor
    Fab - Siggy - Sterling - ADM
    Pelle - Kun - Welbeck
    Sub: Boyd, Moreno, Moore

    1. Sunny 😎
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      1) Keep it

      2) I'd put Moreno ahead of Boyd

    2. radamelodrama
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      I got the same team with Baines for iva and (C)osta for Kun.
      Seeya monday morning

  23. Acquafresca
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    First and last question of the night:

    Who to start: Taylor(LEI) or Kaboul(NEW) ?

    Very tough call.

    1. Acquafresca
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Already starting Baines and Clyne btw before anyone asks or says "both"

      1. radamelodrama
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Naylor.

    2. Robben Mee Blind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Kaboul

    3. Sunny 😎
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Kaboul

    4. Puyol Pants Up
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Kaboul

    5. Arvin-ation
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Spurs have a better defence. Swans underlying numbers aren't great.

      Leicester have only scored once AWAY this season, Cisse is back for Newcastle but now a doubt.

      If you can find something that rules out Cisse I'd go Kaboul....if not I think it might just be Taylor...

      Really tough as you said.

      1. Arvin-ation
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Scrap that, Leicester have to pick up their away form some time....Kaboul it is. Better defence.

    6. NATSTER
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Kaboul for me.

  24. kingozil-The Germans once a…
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    myhill or fabianski? have neil taylor playing.

    1. Robben Mee Blind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Myhill unlikely to play this week. Play Fab but maybe swap out Taylor to spread the risk

  25. 3 years & counting
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Which 3 to start?

    A) Clyne
    B) Chambers
    C) N Taylor
    D) Hutton
    E) Duff

    1. Robben Mee Blind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      First 3

    2. Billy Gilmore
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      First three

    3. Sunny 😎
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Clyne, Hutton, Naylor

    4. Chuda28
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      A,C,and i don't now 🙂

  26. Chuda28
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Who to captain ?

    1) Aguero
    2) Di Maria
    3) Siggy
    4) Sterling

    1. 3 years & counting
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      1

    2. Robben Mee Blind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Kun

    3. Pinoche
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Sterling.

  27. Puyol Pants Up
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    How's this guys?

    Foster
    Baines/Clyne/Cahill
    Downing/Siggy(C)/Sterling/ADM
    Costa/Aguero/Pellle

    Gilks/Marney/Duff/Dummett

    1. Sunny 😎
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Drop Cahill and upgrade Downing whenever you get the chance. Oscar could be your man

    2. Ninjaa
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Good to go. Armband?

      1. Puyol Pants Up
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Siggy

  28. MMN
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Begovic or Krul and why? Can't deciiiide!!!

    1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Bego because newc are pants

    2. Sunny 😎
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Begovic as I think he has a better chance of keeping a clean sheet over Krul

      1. MMN
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        That's what I thought but last night everyone said Krul. 🙁

  29. Ninjaa
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Is this good to go?  Thanks for views.

    Forster
    Bertrand n.taylor chambers
    Hazard Sterling Chadli Sigurdsen
    Aguero(vc) Pelle(c) Costa

    Guzan boyd Duff Wilson

  30. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    So who reckons costa will play...

    Trying to decide my bench in Ufpl

    1. Art Vandelay
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      I think he will play, but maybe that is because I have just lost 0.3 on him...

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      I'd have him there if possible.

    3. Billy Gilmore
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Not worth the risk imo. You got any MD3 players?

    4. Ninjaa
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      I reckon he'll start