Preamble

The Pre-Match Preamble – Gameweek 22

Sergio Aguero has made Fantasy Football exciting again.

I’ve chosen a path that guarantees I’m going to run the Gameweek gauntlet with every passing deadline.

I feel like a kid again, hiding behind the sofa in every Man City live game, like an eight-year-old cowing at the sight of the shambling Cybermen.

Aguero will punish me. It could be this week, it could be next. A spanking is coming but, equally, there’s just a chance that my masterplan could reap rewards and help me keep pace, at the very least.

I’m backing Harry Kane and the likes of Romelu Lukaku and even Mesut Ozil and Kevin De Bruyne to sport the armband and match Aguero’s week-to-week output.

Alongside that I’ve adopted Dimiti Payet early and hope that he can help me make up some ground before his bandwagon gets too crowded.

Crucially, I’m going to keep cash in my defence, using transfers to ship in worthy differentials with clean sheet potential and the prospect of attacking points and bonus.

Christian Fuchs is being recruited this week. The Austrian’s crafty left-foot is being trusted with earning me an advantage over those hamstrung by sinking all their funds into City’s barrel-chested goal-getter.

If Fuchs fails, I’ll have him for next week’s King Power meeting with Stoke and then he’ll be shipped out following that for the next candidate to help mitigate my Aguero gamble.

And so it goes on.

More than likely, I’ll be found out and in less than a month I’ll have to deal my Wildcard and tuck into humble pie, shelling out a million more for Aguero.

However, there’s just a chance that Aguero’s re-introduction has created a split in the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) population and that I can exploit it in an unexpected way.

I’m hoping that Kane delivers, and that Lukaku will follow suit in his two Goodison meetings after that. Even if Aguero also comes good, I have to hope that the funds invested in my weekly differential will earn me profit and a slight advantage.

I almost want Aguero to score but score modestly, just to divide things further.

I’ll be banking on Palace to frustrate him somewhat – for Alan Pardew, like a silver-haired Timelord, to concoct a plan to foil Aguero’s plot to take over the FPL rankings and help me to emerge from my hiding place.

Back when I was eight, Doctor Who gave me Saturday nightmares. I’m now 44 and, instead, I’m now dreading the night terror that is the aftermath of an Aguero hat-trick.

I’m telling myself that this is all part of growing up.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Fifa las vegas
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Why did saints have to sing Austin? Ireland could do with Long getting some minutes for the summer...

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      *sign

    2. Ayew Serious
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      He'll play at Liverpool

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Really?

        1. Ayew Serious
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Ye, fits very well into the system. Would be our third choice striker with Sturridge always injured he's second. He'll get game time

        2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Irish Indo are using the Sun as a source

    3. DOG GOD IT - KEANE 15
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      They are probably gonna get rid of pelle?

      Which would be an upgrade of sorts

  2. PlayON
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Killian here from PlayON,

    Just 20 mins left to enter the Gameweek 22 Daily Fantasy EPL games.

    Below are some of the GUARANTEED POTS still available:

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    1. Ayew Serious
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Killian, how much do you think Austin will be?

    2. French Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Killian are you guys at Playon considering increasing the buy ins to 10 - 50 £ range ?

      1. PlayON
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Hi French Gooner,

        There are currently one-on-one games available with entries of £10-£100.

        And yes, we are also going to be launching Guaranteed Pot games with higher entry fees over the coming weeks.

        What game structure would you like to see?

        1. French Gooner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          a successful format would be to make a 3PM kick off guarantee with top 10% of players paid with an online poker tournament payout structure imo

          1. PlayON
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 2 months ago

            Thanks for the feedback.

            Currently we have a £500 Guaranteed game for the 15.00 kick-offs but we are looking to run larger guaranteed pots for the 15.00 over the coming months.

            Our progressive payout structure:
            https://playon.co/#/static-pages/payout-structure

            does look to follow the payout structures of online poker - if you have any thoughts on how it could be improved we would welcome them.

            If you drop me a note to info@playon.co I'll add a free £5 entry to your account as a thank you for the suggestions.

    3. Puyol Pants Up
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Killian I'm hungry, what should I do?

  3. Random Name
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    No joke my opponent in the fantasy cup is egyptian - he bought elneny and captained him 0.o

    1. Huddersfield
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      hahaaaa bros before hoes

    2. Puyol Pants Up
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      lol

    3. KOLASINA(C)
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Typical.

  4. Sz21
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Toby knows!!

    Alderweireld: "Defensively we have to be on top to beat them, and hope that Harry Kane can get some goals" #TOTSUN

    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      "Maybe I can sneak into the baps too. Alli has captained himself so I'm not going to pass to him" #TOTSUN

    2. DOG GOD IT - KEANE 15
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      And i deliberately kicked walker in the shins hard so that his owners would miss out on the spurs cs this week 🙂

  5. Lingardium Leviosa.
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    I tend to lurk alot on matchdays. Boy is it frantic! Great stuff 😀

  6. French Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Richard Keys and Andy Gray are f*k in epic on bein

    1. Jedjohnson
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Best sports channel in the worl...hands down

    2. KingOllie
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Bring them back to Sky!

  7. Powers106
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    If you go look at FPL and the Dream Team before matches start today, how the heck to they come up with that list? Cheapest per position? It's ugly...

    1. Huddersfield
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Graham & Targett will stay ther till the end of the gw

  8. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Well Payet differential only lasted 1 gw

    Nearly everyone got him in my ml.

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Hi is this your fpl i.d 1452355 ?

    2. Ste Wilkinson
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Surprisingly, i'm still the only one with him the the top 4 of both my MLs...

  9. Jay_
      8 years, 2 months ago

      What a catch !

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Sometimes being a midget is advantageous 🙂

        1. Jay_
            8 years, 2 months ago

            What a inswinger 🙂

      2. Albert_Luque
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Can't believe that Austin has gone to Southampton for such a low fee, comparative with the £15m demanded in the summer. Seems like horrendous planning on their part, he was always going to leave, so surely either have him for the entire season before he goes, or sell him for a bigger fee in the summer?

        Potentially exciting FF wise though, if he can hold down a place.

        1. TheSteel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          He should be nailed right off the bang

          1. Albert_Luque
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 2 months ago

            Would be lovely if his real life price is reflected in the game.

        2. Barry Woj
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          His contract was due to end this summer so selling him for more wasn't an option. Still poor planning though!

        3. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Literally just seen the news as I've been helping my son tidy up his bedroom for the last hour and a half.

          This is a very good move for him and its the right club for him too. I said that in the summer when they should have gone for him. He deserved far better than the complete basket case of a club we are right now so I genuinely am made up for him.

          Tadic, Davis and Ward Prowse are going to love playing with this guy and supplying him bullets. Saints fans, you're going to love Charlie.

          Excellent work by Charlie and Saints.

          Less said about my clubs role in this the bette.

      3. UnitednationsXI
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        first time captaining a player for the early k/o

        sigh 🙁

        should have just stuck with kun

      4. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Raise of hands Payet captainers o/

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Ah well.

          1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 2 months ago

            If there was any week to captain him it's this one as they're playing Newcastle and ownership still low. This time next week his ownership will be around 40%. Bookmark this 😉

      5. Jazz!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Harry Kane!

        1. Lingardium Leviosa.
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Did he score yet?

          1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 2 months ago

            the game has not started yet 🙂

            1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              8 years, 2 months ago

              wasn't the question!

              1. Lingardium Leviosa.
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 2 months ago

                This haha

            2. Lingardium Leviosa.
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 2 months ago

              I know 😛

      6. TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Do we want Kane to score of we didnt captain?

        1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          As long as he doesn't outperform Payet.

        2. In Like Flynn.
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Yes, most would have gone for Aguero or someone else.

      7. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Stuart Broad rampant!!! 😀

        1. Jay_
            8 years, 2 months ago

            It was Stokes 🙂 all over 'em

            1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              8 years, 2 months ago

              He is a big boy ... 😉

            2. Syd.
              • 14 Years
              8 years, 2 months ago

              Broad took the first 5 wickets

          • Syd.
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 2 months ago

            Stokes just bowled an absolute beauty

        2. Syd.
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          England are crushing South Africa

        3. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          46 - 7 lol 😀

          1. In Like Flynn.
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 2 months ago

            😯 Blimey!! 😀

          2. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 2 months ago

            Shelley who sits opposite me at work won't be happy on Monday. She's South African.

            Actually she's off Monday so maybe a good thing by the looks of it.

          3. George Sillett
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 2 months ago

            South Africa have no clue how to play the swinging ball. The England attack when in this mood and in these conditions are as good as any. This will be a very demoralising defeat for south Africa .............and don't forget Yorkshires finest Joe root

        4. Rolls-Royce
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          ML leader took Lukaku out for Aguero(C) ffs

        5. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Mark, if you are really buying Fuchs, you may as well get Aké too, just to complete the set ... 😉

          1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 2 months ago

            If only there was a Foh playing in PL...

        6. CableEnable
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          I would have put money on Charlie returning to Bmouth, 4million is a bit cheap/odd but probably wanted to stick around the south coast & Southampton next best.

        7. fickle
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          what an incredible session from england this morning

        8. rozzo
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Who is the Sunderland keeper?

          Allardyce loves to throw young players under the bus. Played a full youth team in a Forrest cup win over West Ham the other year. Finished 5-1 or something.

        9. French Gooner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          get on the line and miss the clearance well played son

        10. Whattamatter
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Who out for Aguero?

          1. Ighalo (1M spare)
          2. Kane (4.6M to move around)
          3. Lukaku (3.6M to spare to play with in midfield and def)
          4. Don't get Aguero