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Versus – Coleman and Baines

In retrospect, it seems that a lacklustre defeat at Watford in Gameweek 15 has been the making of Everton’s season.

Since that 3-2 loss at Vicarage Road, the Toffees have finally clicked under Ronald Koeman, chalking up five wins and a draw in the subsequent seven league fixtures.

The Dutchman’s decision to roll out a wing-back system has been key to their recent ascent.

Everton have chalked up four clean sheets in the last five Gameweeks, bringing both Seamus Coleman and Leighton Baines onto our radars as the Merseysiders offer the perfect combination of form and fixtures for the foreseeable future.

Identically priced in Fantasy Premier League at 5.6 apiece, and with clashes against Stoke, Bournemouth, Middlesbrough, Sunderland, West Brom and Hull City over the next seven Gameweeks, we assess the Toffees duo’s recent displays as we look for the most appealing route into Koeman’s much-improved rearguard.

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  1. Who's your favourite all time FPL player?
    Lawrø
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Your favourite FPL player ever? 🙂

    Hard to look past Wally for me... his Newcastle haul a few years back was magical. Absolutely golden

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Favourite FPL player or best haul?

      1. Lawrø
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Favourite player... McAuley is also right up there for me 🙂

        1. EmreCan Hustle
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Bale and Suarez.

          Best individual hauls;

          Tadic vs Sunderland
          Aguero(c) vs Spurs
          Aguero(c) vs Newcastle
          Rvp(c) vs Blackburn
          Santi(c) vs Hull
          Benteke(c) vs QPR

          🙂

    2. Mattymo23
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Feel like an idiot. But who is Wally again?

      1. Lawrø
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Walcott!

      2. EmreCan Hustle
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Theo Walcott.

    3. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      VdV. Never a dull moment 🙂

      1. Lawrø
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        VdV was incredible 😀

    4. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Captained him in that monster haul 😉

      Bale was one of my favorites.

      1. Lawrø
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        The week before his haul I persuaded my brother who was known on here as Alan Hansen/Lazarus to go for Nolan and Sagna on a 4pt hit instead of Walcott and somebody else. That moment basically made him quit FPL! 🙁

    5. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I really liked Van der Vaart (Spurs) as a fantasy asset back in the day. Rooney when he was scoring well too. Gerrard/Lamps were always exciting points getters too.

    6. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Ronaldo, Aguero, Michu

      Giroud's hat-trick end of last season won a league so worth a mention

    7. Bunk Moreland
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Only played for 2 seasons. Ighalo last season, not that many owned him in the beginning. This season, probably Heaton or Brunt.

    8. Richd
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Coleman was my favourite a couple of years back. PHWOAR.

    9. Sif
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Boydinho for his uncanny ability to score when key players were dropped/injured.
      Also I'm a Burnley fan.
      And I have long hair.

      1. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        lol boydinho was an epic troll for me.

        like capoue this season he was on my bench for all of his hauls

      2. Lawrø
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Boyd is a great shout. Special mention to Demel too 😀

    10. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Wally has never disappointed me either.

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        But Suarez for me.

    11. A.T
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      RvP will always have a special place in my heart

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Absolutely...shouldn't have left him off my list!

      2. Lawrø
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        The permanent captain choice 😀

      3. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Evs is that you ?

        1. A.T
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          My mates call me Evo as it goes. Well I say mates, it's usually just my Mum these days. 🙂

          1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            You are going to ban me if I make a joke about your mum so I better log off 😉

    12. George James
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Aguero's 5 vs Newcastle still the best

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Defoe vs Wigan.

    13. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      He's just walked off the pitch, Sanchez,

    14. makaveli123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Malouda?
      Tough one. Always liked Ivanovic and Baines. Gerrard, Lampard, Michu..

    15. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Ian Harte

    16. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Stelios Giannakopoulos back in day for Bolton was a handy 4th mid.

    17. Qubit
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Thierry Henry probably.

    18. Melvin Udall
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Hate admit it but Ronaldo or Tevez. Fabregas a couple of years back wasnt bad either. Then tere was the Lampard/Gerrard pairing a few years ago. Personally I like bargain 3.9 or 4.0 defenders who get clean sheets a lot. Thinking Danny Simpson for example.

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Loved Ronny and Tevez (when in red only tho!) He did go nuts for Man City tho.

    19. PvA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Conor McGregor

    20. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Boyd - did me proud that season, produced the goods every week I needed. End.

    21. Stimps
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Lampard

    22. Melvin Udall
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Aye has to be Suarez during that Brendan Rodgers year who takes it.

    23. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Suarez

    24. Mark-O
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Toby Alderweireld

      Not a Spurs fan but owned him very early at 5.3 (below his initial price of 5.5) and kept till the end

      A big differential at the start which leapfrogged my rankings for quite a while till he was overdrafted 🙁

    25. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      It's genuinely Ashley Williams.

    26. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      MICHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

    27. Melvin Udall
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Michu thon season was immense.

    28. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Fabregas at Arsenal. He was a machine!

      1. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Great shout B&B

    29. AnytimeScorer
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Martin Laursen

    30. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Ryan Taylor Newcastle LB had a good season. Banging in Fks.

      1. Jönny
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Good shout

    31. Melvin Udall
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Vorm the Swams keeper was a points machine for a season.

    32. Yome
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Bale

    33. Melvin Udall
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Great post BTW.

    34. Mr. Perfectionist
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Nobody in particular. But it's always been special to own Baines, Malouda, Koscielny and Walcott

      1. Jönny
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Malouda! Well remembered...

        1. Mr. Perfectionist
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          He was always exciting to own. Some special hauls he's given me!

    35. Jönny
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Oooh such a hard one.

      Aguero, Baines, Suarez, Lampard, Bale, Michu, Walcott. All had their moments of absolute essential status. Michu was a great one because he was a pre-season fave that came good, and all non-FFS players were amazed at our foresight for having him.

      I also have a bizarre soft spot for Jamie O'Hara when he was at Portsmouth. The original benchwarming fifth mid for me, and he had a season where every time I needed him he would chip in with at least an assist. Boyd-esque.

    36. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Suarez or Aguero. Defoe too back in the day when he scored multiple goals against weaker teams (5 against Wigan!)

      1. Jönny
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        True, Defoe is fantasy royalty really...

    37. riot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Christian Eriksen for sure

      Special mention to Mirallas who I keep buying and probably will at some point this season too

    38. HVT
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Gonna go off the mainstream players here and remind managers of a few players I owned that delivered in pockets yesteryear;

      Marelon Harewood
      Amr Zaki
      Mido

      😎

      1. Jönny
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Zaki 😀

      2. Sir Edo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Great FPL players! What about Mikael Forssell, Mark Viduka and Harry Kewell..

        1. HVT
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Haha now your talking!
          I'm starting to recall players now like
          David Unswoth and Denis Irwin too, both had penos at some stage, happy days!

          1. The 12th Man
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Solksjaer, Hinchcliffe, Viduka, if your going back that far.

            1. HVT
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              I am-why not???
              these guys paved the way for the modern day Suarez/Bales/RVPs!
              🙂

              1. The 12th Man
                • 10 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                Why not indeed.
                Berkamp, Kanchelskis, Shearer, Giggs,

          2. Sir Edo
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Sun Jihai, Chimbonda and Craig Bellamy made my ML rivals dance.. Not me though.
            Unsworth was great!

    39. Rhinos
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Brede Hangeland and Darryl Jaanmatt

      1. Bunk Moreland
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Haha, I am intrigued as a Norwegian. What made Hangeland a good fpl asset?

        1. Jönny
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Ooh he's a great shout. Fulham used to be super reliable for a clean sheet, and he was always good for a goal.

        2. Lawrø
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          He was decently priced and had a goal scoring threat from what I fondly remember 🙂

    40. Chasing Waves
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Michu when he was unstoppable. The good old days eh lol

      1. Sir Edo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Came from bench to give me 19 points first Gameweek a few years ago.. 😉

    41. Jönny
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      On a related note...who do you reckon, out of all currently active players, has the highest number of FPL points in their career?

      Rooney?

      Reckon Defoe & Terry are probably up there, too.

      1. HVT
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Chamack?

      2. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Currently , surely Aguerro, if Cpt come into equation then no argument ?

      3. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Hard to think of anyone to beat those three. Ooh, Cech maybe?

        1. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Looks like Rooney by a long way based on the records on Fpl

    42. Lawrø
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      BAE (Benoit Assou-Ekotto) was excellent too... I seem to remember a 21pt haul from him one week 😀

      1. Top Dog
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        For those of us that risked it all on a dgwk there only ever be one...,,
        Clint Dempsey

        1. Lawrø
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          I can't believe I forgot about Captain America! He makes my Top 10 for sure

    43. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Two of my favourites were little punts I had taken which paid off at the time (pure luck) very early in my FPL career.

      David Dunn and Morten Gamst Pedersen.

      1. HVT
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Good ol' MGP!

      2. Chris_H
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        MGP great shout, I remember Dunn was a bit of a baps magnet. Duff at Chelsea too

    44. Sir Edo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Did you captain him against Newcastle? I did..! 3 goals 2 assist. 😉

      1. Lawrø
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Nope I captained Suarez against QPR and he bagged 2 goals and maybe an assist... well done 😀

    45. Legomane
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Clint Dempsey

      1. A.T
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Not arf

    46. Chris_H
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Martin Laursen, Vidic. Something about high scoring defenders gives extra satisfaction

    47. Demí
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Baines will always be numero uno for me. Pens, assists, free kicks and clean sheets as a defender.

      Charlie Adam in Blackpool's first season too

      1. A.T
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Not many players can claim a Knighthood 🙂

    48. 3hoursleep
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Back when Ozil was at Real Madrid and just a glint in Wengers eye; I remember hating the indomitable Rooney but loving the Tevez fantasy hauls. Tevez.

    49. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Barry Ferguson Lord of the Baps

      1. A.T
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Him and Charlie Adam would get max for turning up. 😀

    50. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Fabregas was a machine back at arsenal

    51. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Dare I say it but Lukaku!
      I was second in my ML which I had won every year previously. I bought him and captained on the last day of the season when he got a hatty OR 4? for WBA and I won the league by about 10 pts.

      1. Lawrø
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        It was a hat trick against United on Fergie's last day I think. I remember because I had actually sold him and Kagawa (who also scored in that game) for Chicharito (who again scored in that game) and Dempsey on a 4pt hit... awful way to end a season for me! 🙁

        1. brianutd-why always we? 20
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Yes that's it Lawro cos it hurt me to captain him against my club .....oh the drama!

        2. Sir Edo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Even worse. Manager 2nd in Overall rank benched Lukaku the last gameweek that year and should won it all if he only have played him.. If only.. 😉

          1. brianutd-why always we? 20
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            That's right now it's all coming back to me, the scouts discussed that on here

            1. Sir Edo
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Was it you that came 2nd that year?

              1. brianutd-why always we? 20
                • 12 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                No no

          2. Lawrø
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Brutal

          3. RedLightning
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Was that Kelvin Travers, who was runner-up to Matt Martyniak (SpiderMatt) in 2012/13, having been ahead of him for most of the season?

            Lukaku scored 16 points in GW38 after 3 blanks, but I (like many others) had sold him for Sturridge, who had had 3 double-digit returns in the previous 4 game-weeks and a supposedly easier fixture but only got 2 points.

    52. Mr. Perfectionist
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Moses @ 5M in his Wigan days was FPL gold

    53. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Honestly wally is my worse all time FPL player. Trolls me every season. Awful fpl player imo

      Mine is probably

      Charlie Adam at Blackpool
      Or
      Bale

      Worse

      Wally
      Mane
      Stones

    54. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Also, Cissé when he joined Newcastle. That was a lot of fun.

    55. Hamstergod
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Hangeland, Huth and probably Walcott.

      Dempsey and Tim Cahill were also great, as was Suarez.

    56. Sir Edo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink!
      Say no more 😉

    57. milejedinakhighclub
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Gotta be early Mahrez last year - before the world really cottoned ok to him. A cheap lock from day one.

      Beyond that - Suarez was a weapon and Aguero until this year was a lock.

      1. Reedy
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Yep Mahrez for me too. I was trying to think further back but you're absolutely right

    58. Reedy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Some great picks have been mentioned already - I was a big fan of VdV, Malouda, Fabregas in his breakthrough season (honestly think he was 5m at one point!)...Robert Earnshaw was great.

      1. Reedy
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Berbatov!

        1. Lawrø
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Outstanding! 😀

          I remember captaining him on MNF once against maybe QPR and I think he bagged a brace... there's plenty of more obvious Berba moments but that one was my favourite 😀

        2. A.T
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Boxing Day Berba 🙂

        3. RoryzonderR
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          5 goals for Spurs against Wigan (?)! Plus Suarez.....RvP.....

    59. Pirlø's Pen
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      PVA when the time is right has always done me swimmingly. Captain on last years double GMWK was delectable.

      1. Pirlø's Pen
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Eyeing him up right now too, so long as Palace show some sort of form.

    60. Jönny
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Can't really pick a keeper, but otherwise my squad is...

      Vidic, Hangelaand, Terry, Baines, Bale
      Lampard, Gerrard, Dempsey, Walcott, Boyd
      RVP, Suarez, Aguero

      1. Jönny
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Ooh, actually, I'm swapping Boyd for Adam.

      2. SC not pearls before swine
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Dempsey was so good.

    61. SneakyPete
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      No Mention of N'zogbia (had a brilliant one season I think same one when Adam was outstanding)

      My Personal Favs

      Baines
      VDV
      Bale
      Charlie Adam (Blackpool Season)
      Nzogbia (Wigan Season)
      Lampard/Gerrard
      Suarez RVP
      Huth During his Stoke Days
      Terry/Ivanovic

      1. SC not pearls before swine
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Oh man, N'Zogbia was great! Man in the stands bonus system loved his sexy dribble moves.

    62. SC not pearls before swine
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Van der Vaart was amazing, he's my number one. I think I probably owned him for 20 of his 24 goals. Daniel Sturridge was great too. That game against Swansea (I think?) when Gerrard let him take a penalty was one of my happiest FPL moments. Also big shoutouts to Charlie Austin, Rickie Lambert, and especially Jay Rodriguez. Fantastic 3rd strikers.

    63. Swansea Bloke
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      One my favourites was Clint Dempsey. Mainly for that season he went beast mode and came top of midfield for points!

    64. Bezzer
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Wayne Rooney for me.

      Was at Old Trafford when he scored a hat-trick against Arsenal. Had him as Captain that week. Very enjoyable!

    65. Reipas
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Frankie Lamps for sure

    66. DonTheSpecialOne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Not my favorites, but Amir Zaki and Charlie Adam (@ Blackpool) deserves a shoutout.

      Darren Bent first season for Charlton.. Cahill/Arteta in the Everton days.. Boruc at Soton.. Baines.. Bale. Clint Demspey. Michu. Riise. I could go on

      1. DonTheSpecialOne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Great HT btw Lawro.. Makes me miss this place

    67. AA33
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I will mention some which were not posted above....
      Nikica Jelavic for Everton in 2011-12
      Odemwingie in 2010-11
      Aguero
      Suarez
      RVP in 2011-12 : got 269 points with 30 goals
      Rooney in 2011-12: got 230 points with 27 goals
      VdV, Bale
      Ba for West Ham and Newcastle
      Martin Petrov in 2011-12 - he was around 5 and I owned him!
      Sigurdsson in 2011-12 for Swansea
      Ben Arfa
      Sessegnon for Sunderland
      Huth for Stoke.

    68. Bedok
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Drogba was great for a while but for me, probably Fabregas at Arsenal and RVP. Milner had a great year at Villa years ago.

    69. J0E
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      All time has to be Drogba - back in the days when strikers were properly reliable and properly scary for defences. Many a head to head and mini league was won through captaining the former Chelsea man.

      In terms of just one season - Darren Bent (Sunderland) Probably the only outfield player I've ever kept all season. He started at just 7m, stayed fit and then just scored and scored and scored right up until gwk 38.

    70. Hughes the Daddy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Has to be Bale for me. His transformation as he moved from defender to attacking asset was such a great story to watch. And just such a brilliant player.

      Also Suarez, Henry, Ronaldo, Drogba, Tevez. List could go on..

    71. Samurai Blue
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      The one and only. Clint Dempsey.

    72. shirtless
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      In recent seasons Charlie Adam at Blackpool and of course Terry Henry. Just captained every week and sit and watch the points come in!

      In the old Telegraph postal transfer days Denis Irwin and Gus Poyet always served me well!

    73. Hairy Potter
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      In FPL, Aguero and Suarez. Walters for that hat trick was very pleasing.

      In the old Telegraph days, Andy Hinchcliffe and Robbie Earle were personal favourites.

    74. sambyy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Charlie Adam at Blackpool when he got 3 bonus points every match.

    75. Az
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Quite a few ring bells for me...

      Lampard (c) on the last day of the season a few years ago won me a very tightly contested ML when he scored a couple of goals.
      I remember being bottom of a ML and languishing around 500k before I bought in Tevez and captained him every week when he was at City... finished 10k.
      Sanchez is also fast becoming a legend for me. Captained him against Leicester away last year (hat trick) and this year against west ham (hat trick). Just always seems to deliver.
      Oh and Schlupp won me £400 on the last day of the season 2 seasons ago with an assist in the dying minutes 🙂

    76. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Morton Gamst-Pederson

    77. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Love owning Siggy, rarely lets you down.

    78. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I've only been playing properly for 2.5 seasons but I never seem to buy Eriksen at a bad time. He scores amazing goals and dominates the bonus points whenever I own him.

      1. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Also, good old Alan Hutton... the fact that he was awful was a running joke on FFS, before he did this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEfzKSS9C8Y

    79. vassiriki
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      ronaldo. it was very easy who to captain every week back then

    80. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Ian Harte.

      Played before most of you kids were born. Imagine Leighton Baines on speed. Free kicks, cs, assists, pens. Machine.

      1. Pasqualinho
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Pfft. Poor man's Matt Taylor.

    81. Shultan
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Ronaldo fave of all time!
      Yaya toure 13/14 one season wonder. Won my work ML with captain punts on this guy

    82. melvinmbabazi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Agueroooooo..... his haul against newcastle was amazing 🙂

    83. Papilo
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      So far, Ighalo last season in UFPL

  2. FPLisHARD
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Lallana + Giroud > Stanislas(or anyone at £6.4m) + Ibra for (-4) worth it?

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Man U blank upcoming at some point tho.

      1. FPLisHARD
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Their fixtures are so great...the people at the top of my ML have no United coverage as well....and if United lose tomorrow, it will take away one of their blanks

        1. Yank Revolution
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Monitor the sitch then - but I wouldn't go jumping at that move.

  3. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    0 with those upcoming fixtures and a blank. You want to be offloading Arsenal not gaining them.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Replay fail to a question about buying Walcott.

      Except keep Sanchez if you have money tied up in him.

  4. PvA
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    GW26 captain: Alexis Sanchez

    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Maybe you should start a twitter account for this volume.

    2. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      What about GW 23?

      1. PvA
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Alexis

  5. George James
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Aguero flagged.... anyone have any news on why? Struggling to find anything online

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Pep said he picked up a knock in the Spurs game

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      So is Jesus I see

  6. Lovren an elevator
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Great performance by Welbeck and wally, but with 2 assists in just 25 mins.....Sanchez is still king

  7. Giroud v Walcott Is Not So Simple
    Dr Dream
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    The problem we have with the starting line up for Arsenal is that Giroud isn't any better or worse than Theo/Welbz....the problem is he's very different. Giroud offers great aerial threat and a static(ish) hold up player, against teams that Wenger may think require that option, whilst Theo and Welbz are all about pace. I can only see problems for us with any of them.

    We aren't comparing apples with apples.

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      This, but Walcott can play on the wing if he isn't up front, whereas Giroud can't and Welbz I think works best as a striker only. So, Wally is more flexible and his minutes should exceed everyone else who threatens him.

      1. The Big Fella
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Disagree. He provides great link-up play on the wing, even if he is not a goal threat.

    2. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Alexis was killing it in false9 with theo in the side

      Giroud is a good plan N to have to come off the bench if a goal is needed later on

      1. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        That's how I would play it as well....but will Wenger?

        1. Qubit
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          He seemed to be doing it a while back until injury forced his hand somewhat. Mind you Wenger always does his own thing. But agree completely (main problem being that Giroud wouldnt be happy just being a super sub type player - despite the fact he's ideally suited for it and always seems to score when he comes on)

    3. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Wenger is not consistent with this . He never rotates based on opposition he just likes to talk about it alot . He said he was going to rotate Theo and Giroud based on opposition last year and this year and he never actually did it . He said he was going to rotate Mert and Gabriel last year based on opposition and never did that . Gabriel started a good number of games and got dropped and never won the place back . Walcott also lost his place .

      1. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Noted.

      2. Gooner Kebab
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I hope Wenger remembers last season where starting Giroud up top didn't win the leageu.

    4. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Dat Guy is better than both imo.

    5. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Wally and Sanchez have developed an affinity though.We saw this when they were playing together.Wally like Liverpools Mane.
      Him and Bellerin open up space for Sanchez. Giroud still best as a sub when plan A is not working

    6. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Wenger this season saud he would start Gru against physical defences. That was when they had a fully fit squad. Think it was pretty the first bournmouth game

      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Pre * not pretty

    7. Pieterke30
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sanchez. All the others are rotation risks

  8. Debauchy
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    @ Wakey How did the protest go ?

    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Dirty protest?

    2. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Not so good. It threw it down for most of the afternoon. It put a damper on it.

      1. Bunk Moreland
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I'm also interested in this. I'm foreign so forgive my english. What does "it threw it down" mean?

        1. Dr Dream
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Rain, and a lot of it. It was a march from a pub to the ground with a protest outside the ground. The rain kept the numbers down.

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

          Rained heavily 🙂

        3. Bunk Moreland
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          I see. Thanks for explaining. The weather is always important in these circumstances, unlucky.

      2. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Damn, hope you guys put in the effort though

        1. Dr Dream
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah we did....but even we had to retreat to a McD's for a while to thaw out. It really was a horrid afternoon in Blackburn.

    3. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Coventry?

      1. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        The Blacks , Burn and Pool

        1. Syd.
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah both teams have right crudds for owners

  9. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I just love our team. Wish we could finally win the league.

    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      It was only Sotons B team. 😆

    2. Bunk Moreland
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah, Arsenal is really likeable. I'd want them to win too if it wasnt for the big sum of money I put on Chelsea to win the league when they got Conte and Kante.

      1. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Good luck Bunk
        I can still make money . Standard BIG bet top 4
        Decent bet win FA cup
        Decent bet win league , yeah , that ones gone I think

        1. Bunk Moreland
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          On Arsenal? Good luck to you too!

    3. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      If only Wenger's ban was for the whole season...

      1. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Oh lord please dont let them be misinderstood

    4. Richd
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Shame they have too many foreigners

    5. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Patience Ozil

    6. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Lol, nope

    7. 3hoursleep
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      After a £3 punt on a Walcott hatty today - b old club, fresh legs blah; feeling the love x£153! If Cazorla came back, I'd stick a wadge on Ars for Title

      1. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        You da man, well done fella

        1. 3hoursleep
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Cheers! Double of two or more goals from Walcott with Mane to score twice tonight still riding....

          1. Debauchy
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            get innnnnnnnnn

            1. 3hoursleep
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              40 minutes for Mane to bag 2, then I might be able to afford a ticket at the Emirates 😉

    8. Rhinos
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      smashing teams that dont put up much of a fight has always been Arsenal's forte

    9. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Not going to happen 😉

  10. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Pebble Mill at One - Greatest TV ever.

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      *Crossroads

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        *Benny

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

      Gave us Alan Titchmarsh.

      We do indeed have a lot to be thankful to Pebble Mill at One for.

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Didn't even know that - life fulfilled

  11. Hardly Athletic
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I've got 2ft and 1.3 itb. What transfers should I make? Team currently is:

    Heaton - Grant
    Azpi - Jones - Brunt - Chambers - Aki
    Sanchez - Alli - Lallana - Phillips - de Roon
    Ibra - Lukaku - Negredo

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I would consider Chambers to Coleman and Negredo to Llorente.

    2. ManUtdFan_UK
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Chambers to Everton wingback

  12. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Wally is such a TV friendly articulate guy, will have a great career in punditry when he retires. (probably early through injury)

    1. BROOKLYN GOONER
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Intelligent and well-spoken. Hard to say as commentator--he might not be jerky enough, sad as that sounds.

    2. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      He will probably take over from Clooney in the Nespresso ads.

  13. George James
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Are there more pressers for the prem midweek games?

    1. A.T
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Monday probably

    2. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Should be on Monday & Tuesday as managers are obliged to give them under PL rules

  14. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Wally form can only be good for Sanchez OOP

  15. Totti
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    0 transfers and I own aguero giroud lallana
    make hits or wait?
    don't know what to do

    1. Bunk Moreland
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Wait untill monday.

  16. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Play Pedro vs Pool or Phillips vs Boro? Both playing away ty

  17. Bunk Moreland
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Will City have a press conference before gw deadline?

    With Aguero a doubt and owning 2 out of form liverpool player I sure have a decision to make on monday.

  18. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Should Rent-a-Ghost re-run?

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Nadia Popov

  19. Scotty B
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Cech
    McAuley Rose Baines
    Sanchez Lallana Alli Phillips
    Giroud Defoe Ibrahimovic

    Jaku Luiz De Roon Chambers

    Lallana > Walcott no brainer?

    1. Bunk Moreland
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Not at all, walcott may not start.

  20. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Teams through to the next round - 6 PL Teams

    Wolves
    Man City
    Chelsea
    Arsenal
    Lincoln City
    Oxford
    Spurs
    Huddersfield
    Blackburn
    Middlesboro
    Burnley

    1. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers Syd

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Could do with Utd and Watford winning, but Hull losing tomorrow.

    3. Gooner Kebab
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      only 11 teams?

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        4 ties tomorrow and Leicester / Derby in a replay.

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Leicester replay.

    4. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      GW 28 is actually going to be down to 3 matches isn't it....

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        5th round draw is going to determine that. May get Utd vs Spurs

      2. Big_Bear
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Less teams the better. Gives us better chance to.leap frog peoplease by planning for it

  21. Mr Arsenal
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Is Jesus nailed on for City?

    1. Bunk Moreland
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      No.

    2. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Is that a crucifixion joke? If it is a lot if peope will be cross.

  22. JJO
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Bellerin to start againg im this gw?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yes IMO

    2. Bunk Moreland
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yes.

    3. JJO
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I hope so

  23. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Aguero to start against West Ham? I'm not giving him the captain's armband if he is coming on as a sub.
    Also after game week 23 I'm getting either Coleman or Baines for either Morgan or Martins Indi.
    A. coleman for Indi
    B. Coleman for Morgan
    C. Baines for Indi
    D. Baines for Morgan

    1. Bunk Moreland
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I'd shift Morgan, coin toss between Coleman and Baines though. Maybe Baines is more injury prone.

  24. Big_Bear
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    After my sale of Amat this week Walcott is only player I have held continuously since GW1.

    Who (if any) players have you got that you've had in your squad for every GW?

    1. Bunk Moreland
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Only my goalkeepers, Heaton/Pickford.

      1. Big_Bear
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        That's one more than me. Started with Coutious and Jaku. Should have kept them!

    2. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Foster

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Oh and Jaku

    3. Rover
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Walker.
      And planning to keep him till the end too

  25. DrunkPhilosophy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Heaton Pickford
    Alonso Brunt Baines Holebas Amat
    Sanchez Alli Lallana Phillips DeRoon
    Costa Defoe Ibra
    1 FT, 1.9 itb

    I wanna take out Lallana, really tempted to double on Spurs for these fixtures leading to the blank, or should I just get an Everton mid?

    Lallana to

    A) Eriksen
    B) Barkley
    C) Antonio
    D) Mirallis

    1. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      You wanna you dooaah

      Spin the coin , over next 3 gws any of could be bingo

  26. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Man City news prior to kick off today

    Sergio Aguero has a minor knock and isn’t available for today’s game.

    Fernandinho serves the last of his four-match suspension this afternoon and Ilkay Gundogan remains side-lined for some time while Nicolas Otamendi and Kelechi Iheanacho are rested for today’s fixture.

    1. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Results aside MC have looked like they are on the up again. Lots to like in their recent performances gong forward anyway.One good result and they are back. Figuring on how to get Kun

      .................................................................................................................................

      1. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        oops ,, get him back

        1. Syd.
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          I am very tempted to get KDB in but with 2 possible blanks on the horizon it kinda puts me off because as it stands I have 4 players currently blanking in GW26

  27. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    What to do with Giroud ? Still worth keeping for WAT ?

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

    2. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      yes

  28. Top Dog
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    What are people doing with L'pool assets potentially no blanks (depending on who burnley draw) but no form. Still look like they will score goals, and play best against 'bigger' teams?

    1. Demí
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Mane potentially 45 mins away from being back so could all click again for them

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        It's Mane not Messi

        1. Demí
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          He's Liverpool's Messi judging by their results without him

          1. Syd.
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            They have had a complete nightmare of a January and I can't see it getting any better come Tuesday 31st

          2. Debauchy
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            almost

        2. Bunk Moreland
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Liverpool are yet to win a PL match without Mané.

        3. Top Dog
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Definately get rid of any defensive assets, but not sure about the attacking side. Think Coutinho could end up being a decent differential, especially if Mane back

    2. BROOKLYN GOONER
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Go away until gw 31.

    3. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sold! Will peep Mane when he gets back.

  29. Dot Polka Dot
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Continuing the vs. theme:

    A) Antonio
    B) Snodgrass
    C) Lanzini

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A

    2. ***00tennis***
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B

  30. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Correct bench and team this week?

    Boruc
    Daniels, Jones, brunt
    Sanchez, Philips, Alli, eriksen
    Ibra(C), Kane, Rondon

    Jaku, Alonso, capoue, amat.

    Can't make any transfers without a hit.

    1. ManUtdFan_UK
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Never comfortable benching Alonso.

      1. Garlana
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Me neither, but fixture wise it's tough.

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Think I would bench Daniels

    3. George Costanza
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I wouldn't bench Alonso even if he were playing Barcelona.