Transfers

Market Forces – Gameweek 7

Sergio Aguero’s unfortunate Amsterdam collision saved many Fantasy managers from another weekend behind the sofa.

But the curveball of the Argentine’s motor vehicle mishap sparked a flurry of transfer activity late in the week, which has granted his former owners a wad of spare cash.

That, together with a weekend of contrasting fortunes for some major Fantasy assets has dictated the market trends as we ease into the second international break.

Continuing our series of weekly articles, we at whogottheassist.com are reviewing and commenting on patterns and behaviours in the market, looking at common themes and giving our view on the viability of the transfers taking place.

Kane gains from pranged Aguero and pinged Morata

The enforced departure of the unfortunate Aguero (sold by 129,000+ so far for this round) caused a spike in interest across all the premium striker options prior to the weekend matches.

Managers chose between Harry Kane and Romelu Lukaku, the straight swap to Jesus, the in-form Alvaro Morata or the gamble on Alexandre Lacazette’s Emirates form ahead of Brighton’s visit.

All bar Jesus enjoyed a pre-Gameweek rise in price, but the replacements suffered mixed fortunes.

Kane’s third consecutive away brace in the Premier League provided reassurance for those nervy of the early armband.

That prompted a rise to 12.6 on Monday morning and more than 203,000 new owners so far.

People are continuing to cast Aguero aside for the Spurs hitman, with 45,000+ making that swap since Saturday’s deadline.

Not surprisingly, a huge swathe of Kane’s new ownership has also streamed from Morata. It’s the Gameweek’s second most popular swap, with 59,000 transactions.

The latest in a long line of de-railed bandwagons, Morata lasted just 34 minutes in the Gameweek 7 clash with Man City, having gone into that match backed by 519,000 new owners.

Indeed, cruelly, it was Morata who went into Gameweek 7 as the most favoured replacement for Aguero. More than 206,000 managers moved from the stricken City striker, only to see their replacement break down early on Saturday evening.

Morata was the most bought last week, the most sold this. Over 204,000 managers have ejected him from their squad. Confirmation of his twanged hamstring – a grade two tear – has only accelerated the sales since Saturday’s early withdrawal.

Chelsea have strong fixtures to come but, according to reports, Morata could face anything from two to four, or even eight, weeks on the sidelines.

However, not content with the Spanish FA’s scans and prognosis, Chelsea are reportedly running their own tests. Only when we have confirmation will we know the length of Morata’s absence, if indeed he is to miss Gameweek 8. Morata himself has only recently taken to Instagram to stress that he is still targeting that match against Palace, only for the post to be edited sometime later.

However, the impact on the market has already been significant, although Kane has not been the most popular benefactor of the Morata fallout.

Jesus has seen his stock boom, despite claiming just an assist from Gameweek 7.

He has picked up 132,000 new owners since the deadline, with many pinpointing him as a route into the highly productive City attack with Aguero sidelined. Over 62,000 have made the swap from Morata, with the two strikers sitting in the same bracket at 10.4 and 10.5.

In contrast, Lacazette has simmered following a fruitless 70 minutes against Brighton. He has suffered over 33,000 sales and almost an identical number of acquisitions. Over 12,000 of those selling have swapped straight to Kane, with 8000+ moving to Jesus.

Romelu Lukaku went into Gameweek 7 bolstered by a gain of 248,000 managers. They were rewarded with just a single goal against the listless Crystal Palace, causing disappointment for those who were anticipating a double-digit haul.

That has significantly reduced interest in the Belgian, who is heading for a modest increase in ownership ahead of the Gameweek 8 deadline. Currently, 45,000+ have acquired Lukaku for the Liverpool visit, with almost 39,000 releasing the United striker.

Over 17,000 have swapped for Kane as their replacement, with Jesus again picking up traffic here, claiming 8,400 new owners.

The volatile trading of the big-hitting forwards is set to run and run, with the funds tied up in these players allowing for many combinations.

One thing is certain: Kane is currently dominant, with Jesus also enjoying a renaissance with his fixtures and his monopoly on a City starting role.

However, we should not discount the impact that another Wembley blank for Kane, or news of an early Aguero return, would have on the market coming out of Gameweek 8.

Mkhitaryan bosses less than impressed

Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s 1.7 million owners would have identified the Palace home match-up as a source of points for a player who has been United’s creator-in-chief so far.

However, the disappointing 65-minute blank that followed has prompted many to dispense with the playmaker’s services, with over 75,000 having sold him since Saturday.

Over 13,000 have made the straight swap to the cross-city creator David Silva, whose strong fixtures after the break look a key attraction for buyers: he has over 85,000 new owners so far.

We wrote just two weeks ago that Mkhitaryan was the first player to rise 0.5 since the start of the season, but with fixtures stiffening, consecutive blanks and the rising attractiveness of other similarly priced options, the bubble looks to be bursting.

Defenders make their point once more

Another double-figure performance by Spurs’ Ben Davies has seen interest in the Welshman spike once more, with 109,000+ new owners gained since Saturday.

A key asset sold off by those moving on Davies is Eric Bailly, who has been dumped by more than 46,000 so far after his unexpected rest against Palace. More than 10,000 of those have gone straight to Davies.

It was a week where a few defences – Arsenal, Bournemouth, City and United – also kept a clean sheet, but one player who deserves to be singled out is Burnley’s unsung hero Stephen Ward.

His assist and all three bonus points elicited 12 points as the Clarets shocked Everton at Goodison Park. Ward now ranks top for points per million value and is in the top ten for transfers-in, with over 63,000 new managers prompting his rise to 4.6.

As we’ve seen with West Brom’s Ahmed Hegazi, with the cheaper defenders it’s very much the case of being in the right place at the right time and, in this price bracket, there may well be a shelf life involved.

However, Burnley’s current form is strong, and Ward might even give his new owners a 0.2 profit, as enjoyed by Hegazi’s early adopters.

Not a dazzler, Bobby

The final encounter of the weekend delivered early disappointment as news filtered through that Roberto Firmino – seemingly the ideal third striker in the early Gameweeks – was benched for Liverpool’s trip to Newcastle.

Firmino has lost his place in 90,000+ teams so far, with Harry Kane (21,000 new owners from Firmino swaps) Jamie Vardy (17,000) and Jesus (almost 10,000) the main beneficiaries of the Brazilian’s gradual decline.

Vardy is a replacement in the same bracket, but with Aguero and Morata funds also in the mix, managers could be conducting significant surgery and using their stack of cash to step up from Firmino.

Final thoughts

We will continue to see movement in the market as managers redistribute funds they may have released from selling Aguero and now Morata.

The impact of this will reverberate in the market for weeks to come.

The upcoming international break also seems to be a time that many have decided to pull out their Wildcard, though just 66,000 have activated so far.

We’d caution those managers not to expect the explosive rises we’ve seen previously from day-to-day.

If anything, this is the time to avoid continuing falls from the likes of Dele Alli, Mohamed Salah and Firmino.

Selling off and buying again at a cheaper price – if indeed you want to retain their services – might be a route to explore. That could work with Salah and Firmino – they have United and Spurs as their next two with a favourable run of fixtures to follow.

Selling with the Wildcard could pave the way to bring them back at a considerably lower price ahead of Gameweek 10. Though, of course, there is a risk that both will overcome the current Liverpool malaise and deliver.

Finally, one word of advice: when swapping players in and out with the Wildcard active, be sure to double check player prices before confirming sales. You may not have realised that a player has accrued a rise in value during your ownership, meaning that you will have to pay 0.1 more should you wish to reverse the decision before Gameweek 8.

Nick and Tom WGTA We're Individual and Matamatics on FFS, and started our own site to add our voice to the FPL community and for FFS in particular.

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  1. Lightbody
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Hi gang, can someone do me a favour? I'm trying to figure out which percentage I've finished in FPL each year... I know how to find my overall rank, but where can I see how many players/teams participated each season? Thanks in advance!

    1. OldBenKenobi
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Not sure total players is something available over the past seasons

    2. MTPockets
        6 years, 5 months ago

        02/03 - 13/14: https://fpldiscovery.wordpress.com/2014/05/31/season-1314-and-fpl-history/
        14/15: 3.5m
        15/16: 3.7m
        16/17: 4.5m

        1. Lightbody
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          I love you

    3. OldBenKenobi
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Bobby Firmino, you were meant to be the chosen one! You were meant to bring balance to the team, not destroy it! 🙁

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Heh.

    4. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Pogba pictured with mystery blonde in Miami. Don't think he'll be back any time soon.

      1. OldBenKenobi
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Probably end up pulling his other hamstring

      2. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        His ejaculate will go 10 yards wide of the target

    5. Krafty Werks
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Current WC draft with 4-4-3 appearing the way to go, how are we looking?

      Fabianski, Elliot
      Azpilicueta, Davies, Monreal, Ward (Wimmer or Cameron?)
      Sterling, Coutinho, Ritchie (Choupo-Moting, RLC)
      Kane Jesus, Vardy

      0.6 ITB.

      Keeping 0.6 ITB appears to be a good idea to then use for the best visible upgrade after a game week or two rather than spending and guessing now right? Cout > Mane/Salah? Sterling > Silva/Sane? Choupo-Moting > Richarlison? Monreal > Kola/Bellerin/Otamendi? Wimmer > Pieters/Cedric? Most likely one of these will be required. Any thoughts much appreciated, thanks.

      1. Stockport Hatter
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Isn't 443 cheating?

        1. Krafty Werks
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Lol sorry, my bad 4-3-3 even!!

      2. Eric Banternaaa
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Wimmer.

    6. # Young Gun SEAMUS #
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Wildcard team

      Elliot

      Davies Otamendi Monreal Azpi Ward

      Eriksen Silva

      Jesus Kane Vardy

      sub - Speroni Choupo Moting Rangel Surman

      how is my team ???

      1. OldBenKenobi
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Hmm not my cup of tea by could work

        1. kysersosa
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Too much money in defence.

          1. # Young Gun SEAMUS #
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            plz suggest me some player in wild card

      2. ShaunGoater123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        1) it's impossible. You have 6 defenders listed and 4 midfielders.
        2) it's horrible if it was possible

        Sorry but not a fan

      3. The Trout of No Craic
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        MBemba Fellani instead of Rangel and Surman and I think that's a good team, defence is cleaning up

    7. OldBenKenobi
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Need to somehow make Mbemba > Wimmer happen....

    8. Eric Banternaaa
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Elliot Foster
      Monreal Otamendi Ward Mbemba Naughton
      Silva Salah Mkhi Ritchie Carroll
      Kane Morata Vardy

      1FT 0.1ITB.
      0.1 short of Morata to Jesus..

      Keep hold or make -4?

    9. OldBenKenobi
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Thoughts on this team?

      Foster, Elliot
      Davies, Jones, Naughton, Mee, Wimmer
      Eriksen, Coutinho, Sterling, RLC, Carroll
      Kane, Lukaku, Vardy

      1. Transferred Out
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Not sure if that defence is strong enough, would potentially consider upgrading

      2. The Trout of No Craic
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        I'd upgrade defence

    10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Kevin De Bruyne had a sore left hamstring at the end of Chelsea-Man City. That's the reason why Pep took him off.

      https://twitter.com/HLNinEngeland/status/915196094543474688

    11. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Agüero injury looking worse than initially feared - could be out for up to two months according to this article:

      https://www.ole.com.ar/seleccion/villani-aguero-mal-animicamente-lesion-manchester_0_1880811915.html

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        jesus bandwagon?

      2. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        no it doesn't .
        It says he will miss the two internationals

        1. Chris_White
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Sorry, it doesn't say so directly from the article. http://www.101greatgoals.com/news/shocker-man-city-sergio-aguero-cant-move/

          1. potatoace
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            ok cheers

        2. pundit of punts
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          This.

          Mentioned nowhere about the timescale of injury.

    12. FFPro
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Morata deleted his tweet.... WTF?

        1. FFPro
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Tweets are on twitter mate.

          He also removed the bit targeting Palace on instagram.

          1. Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            Someone must have been in his ear. Conte or the Spain management?

    13. Cocky Spaniel Alves
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Who’d you rather have?

      A) Suttner and Lukaku
      B) Luiz and Jesus

      If B, should I then do A > B?

      Foster Elliot
      Kola Davies TAA Prödl Suttner
      Salah Mkhi Ritchie Brady Carroll
      Kane Lukaku Firmino

      2 FT 0.4 ITB

      1. jimmy.floyd
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        B

    14. Oddjobleff
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      That Instagram post doesn't mention palace. Why the certainty he's got a chance of that game or even aiming for it?

      1. Baines on Toast...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        isn't it just someone saying, in a comment, that he said palace? I can't see him saying it either.

      2. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        He did mention it at first. Must have edited it.

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

        Because there is a certain amount of brinkmanship going on here. Very disappointing, but not unusual. Sadly.

        1. Atimis
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Dos, have you some nice numbers for next GW? Or too early? 😉

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

            Yup - you can have 4:

            ARS : wat 274 eve -61 SWA 507 mci -172
            BOU : tot -620 stk -107 CHE -266 new -193
            BRI : EVE 79 whm -24 SOU 27 swa 19
            BUR : WHM 60 mci -522 NEW -15 sou -183
            CHE : cpl 474 WAT 691 bou 266 MUN 285
            CPL : CHE -474 new -222 WHM -104 tot -648
            EVE : bri -79 ARS 61 lei -45 WAT 432
            HUD : swa -27 MUN -289 liv -504 WBA -4
            LEI : WBA 87 swa -51 EVE 45 stk -150
            LIV : MUN 137 tot -298 HUD 504 whm 270
            MCY : STK 481 BUR 522 wba 291 ARS 172
            MUN : liv -137 hud 289 TOT -109 che -285
            NEW : sou 4 CPL 222 bur 15 BOU 193
            SOT : NEW -4 WBA 85 bri -27 BUR 183
            STK : mci -481 BOU 107 wat -35 LEI 150
            SWA : HUD 27 LEI 51 ars -507 BRI -19
            TOT : BOU 620 LIV 298 mun 109 CPL 648
            WAT : ARS -274 che -691 STK 35 eve -432
            WBA : lei -87 sou -85 MCI -291 hud 4
            WHM : bur -60 BRI 24 cpl 104 LIV -270

            1. Atimis
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 5 months ago

              Much appreciated! 😀

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

                Take careful note of GW 10 ... bit of a stinker.

        2. Baines on Toast...
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          between himself and chelsea, doos? or chelsea and spain?

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

            No, on here. To my mind, he is a real risk.

        3. FPL ZB
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          he did tweet saying 'Crystal Palace' and some classic footballer emoji nonsense

        4. Mark
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 17 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          He certainly did mention Palace. He had a number of target emoticons and then Palace to follow.

          1. Jam0sh
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            What do you make of that Mark? First mentioning Palace and then deleting it :S

            1. Mark
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 17 Years
              6 years, 5 months ago

              Dunno. We can speculate that Chelsea asked him to remove or, more likely perhaps, the player thought better of it and realised himself it was a bad idea.

              It was there though. Bit odd - the player himself should be pretty informed on the current prognosis you'd think. The issue, however, is do we even know that the player is posting on his on account.

              1. Bald Eagle
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                6 years, 5 months ago

                I made a screenshot of the tweet, so it certainly says the target is Crystal Palace, can send to anyone if there's any doubt.

        5. Stat Sloth
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Exactly what I tried to say last week. I was trolled away, and noone took me seriously.

          1. Stat Sloth
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            Maybe more people will see it here. I would like the FFS admins to show some transparency by making the guidelines for twitter posts and articles be open for all.

            That way it is easier to judge whether someone has tried to influence the transfer market in any way, or tried to take advantage of their positions in the community.

            1. Mark
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 17 Years
              6 years, 5 months ago

              I'm confused. The policy is simple enough - if there's something newsworthy and the source is reputable, we will tweet it. There's no agenda at play.

              Morata issued an update, it was news, we tweeted it. The player then backtracked. I've now deleted our tweet mentioning Palace.

              Not sure how that reflects on FFS - we just reported what the player originally posted.

              What policy do you imagine there is in place?

              Do you, or anyone else really believe that we attempt to weaken the integrity of the game through our editorial policy?

              Everything we say, every opinion we give, can be construed as that if you see fit - you can do that if you like. But to really believe it, you'd be questioning my own honesty and integrity. That's something I find deeply upsetting.

              I bloody love the game and I'm invested in making it better, not affect it for my own gain.

              1. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 5 months ago

                It doesn't get any more legit than the player's personal official Twitter account

                1. Stat Sloth
                  • 8 Years
                  6 years, 5 months ago

                  As mentioned, I do not think a player's social media account is illegit.

              2. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 5 months ago

                So FFS nailed it ^

              3. Stat Sloth
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 5 months ago

                I'm not saying there is an agenda at play. I am just saying that with no open guidelines as to what is considered "newsworthy" and "a reputable source" it is easy to take advantage of posting, even subconsciously. People will always question authority when authority acts without transparancy, it's a part of the admin game.

                Open guidelines about posting would make it more predictable, people know what to expect, giving the FFS community a more holistic experience. It will also improve the FFS credibility, from an already good reputation to an even better.

                My post last week about brinkmanship was not about this Moratatweet. It was about a whole different situation. However, when one has not seen the Morata Palace post, and enters the link on your twitter, and cannot find anything about Palace, hopefully you understand that people react. We understand that nobody's perfect, and that FFS admins are doing the best they can. But FFS admins should also realize how much their information means to people, and how much it means that this information is correct.

                I love the game too, Mark. And I do not doubt for a second that you wouldn't do anything to discredit FFS.

                However, transparancy could help you guys to minimize how many feel disgruntled by FFS posts. As mentioned above, a clear guideline as to what is considered "newsworthy" and "reputable sources" would help a lot towards that goal.

                It is when authority refuses to give transparancy that the people starts question how things work, and whether there has been foul play.

                1. Stat Sloth
                  • 8 Years
                  6 years, 5 months ago

                  If it is interesting, the post I reacted to last week was about Morata and his "limp" post-game. It was reported by one person, who "thought he saw a limp", in the press area. The reporter also admitted that it could just have been post-match stiffness.

                  This was a twitter post, and it was also mentioned in the scout notes. To me, a post-match limp that could have been stiffness is NOT newsworthy. It is speculation.

                  However, I do understand if people want all types of posts here, that there occasionally will be speculative ones as well.

                  1. Mark
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • Has Moderation Rights
                    • 17 Years
                    6 years, 5 months ago

                    I'm not sure what I can give you. I simply read the news, as does Paul, and we decide what we include in the articles. There's nothing complex about it, there are no rules at play. If Paul finds something he thinks is of interest, we discuss it and decide how to include it.

                    Things like the Morata limping in press area thing, we would never tweet that unless we were more certain on sources or saw multiple sources. So we didn't. We added it in an article instead where we've more characters to give our views on it and balance it out, which we did.

                    Here's what we said...

                    "However, there could be potential concerns in the Chelsea camp based on this report this morning suggesting that the striker was seen limping in front of press after last night’s tie. The piece admits that no issue was reported during the player’s own interviews, so we can only await news from Antonio Conte on Friday."

                    So we used the term "suggesting" and stated that the piece admitted that there were no injury concerns voiced. I think that was a responsible and balanced way of reporting that claim.

                    It's a good example of how we work. We try to avoid scaremongering but at the same time, if social media is awash with rumour, we sometimes have to commit to communicating it. We are just very careful with language when we do, using "claim" and "suggest" to ensure that the reader doesn't take things as fact.

                    So there's no policy as such, but we are very careful when we include information that could influence decision making. I've been reporting news to Fantasy managers for ten years and while I've made mistakes, that experience helps me ensure that we make efforts not to mislead or misinform.

                    However, I can't control how the reader interprets everything we post.

                    1. Stat Sloth
                      • 8 Years
                      6 years, 5 months ago

                      There WAS a Twitter post about the same Morata "limp". However, if that has been removed as to make this look less suspicious, so be it. Next time, I'll photograph a suspicious tweet, so deleting will not be an option.

                      Thank you for your explanation. However, the lack of interest in creating a frame to work from, and making it open to all, means that people will still "misunderstand", "misinterpret", or "read more into" posts.

                      There is no such thing as a a total objectivity, a totally neutral way of writing/reporting. Therefore, all who write for others should be aware of this, and take actions to be clear, to be open, and to accept that there are, and will always be, different ways of reading their texts. These actions will aim to make the text less ambiguous. Choice of words, as you mention above, is but one of those possible actions. This is journalism ethics 101.

                      My conclusion is still the same. As long as there are but a few people who post, whom judge differently from case to case whether to post/report, without a clear set of rules to help them judge, I cannot see how the amount of people suspicious to the FFS agenda will become smaller.

            2. Hotdogs for Tea
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 5 months ago

              Come on Chief - there is a lot out there and on here ... man up and take responsibility for how you see it all 🙂

      4. kysersosa
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Grade 2 hammy, he wont be back for palace. I doubt he'll be back for Oct.

      5. FFPro
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        He deleted the part saying he was targeting Palace on instagram.

        Deleted his tweet completely on twitter, which was exactly the same as the original instagram post.

      6. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        He'd probably score against Palace if he was in a coma tbf

      7. Oddjobleff
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        I see. Thanks all. I'll continue to trust the medical reports then.

    15. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Hi guys, please help me choose:
      A. D Silva + Joselu
      B. Vardy + C Moting
      Thanks, sorry repost.

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        b

      2. Oddjobleff
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        A

      3. Krafty Werks
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        B

      4. The Trout of No Craic
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        B especially if you have other city players

    16. Arfaish
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Potential wildcard team:

      Elliot - Pope
      Davies - Otamendi - Trippier - Ward - 4m
      Haz - Silva - Cout - Shaqiri
      Kane - Jesus - Joselu

      Could do Tripps to Monreal but I reckon Trippier has done enough to keep his place IMO. Really not sold on the template two good mids and a weak third that seem to be everywhere..thoughts?

      1. Baines on Toast...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        I like it, it looks balanced. I would advise getting another keeper aside from Pope for the long term; perhaps Fabianski.

    17. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Hello

      would be kind if you could take time to rate my team please 🙂

      Elliot (woodman)
      Davies Otamendi Monreal - Mee Mbemba
      Salah D Silva Richarlison Eriksen - Carroll
      Lukaku Kane Abraham

      Thanks a lot 🙂

      ps : repost as lost in previous topic

      1. Transferred Out
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        I would choose couts over salah personally and not sure about Elliot every week in nets

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          thanks for input 🙂

    18. kysersosa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Ballers! RMT - WC in full effect!!

      Pope/Elliot
      Ward, Bavies, Monreal, Cresswell, Mariappa
      Silva, Sterling, Fabregas, Fellaini , RLC
      Lukaku, Kane, Jesus

      Thanks in advance!

    19. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Morata removing Palace from his instagram post is a game changer. Back in the MORATA OUT camp for now.

      1. Atimis
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        I'm already in Jesus camp. Praise the Lord!

      2. Duffy Dunk
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Having done Morata->Jesus last night, I didn't like his tweet aiming to play vs CPalace.
        This latest update feels better.

    20. jimmy.floyd
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Nailed City defender?

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        konpany when he s back ?

    21. Tabbara
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Which option is better
      A:Monreal for Kola(need to get him before he rises)
      B:Wait and get Maguire/Cedric/Cresswell for Kola
      Need to clear funds so i can able to do Hazard for Alli(after bournemouth)
      2FT Thanks

      1. Duffy Dunk
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        A

    22. Oddjobleff
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Anyone see my grav as Liverpool badge? It isn't supposed to be. Might be my computer having a senior moment.

    23. Dybala10
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Morata and Aguero out for two months.

      *pass it on*

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Morata back for Palace maybe - let’s wait and see

    24. raoulduke71
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      My team -

      Elliot
      Naughton//Monreal//Davies
      Coutinho//D.Silva//Miki//Carroll
      Kane//Lukaku//Jesus

      I really want a chelsea player for long term fixtures, but who?

      a) lukaku & Naughton --- Morata & Otamendi/Jones
      b) Mikki & Naughton ---Richarlison & Azpilicueta
      c) Worth forcing Hazard in?
      d) other?

      Thanks

    25. Tabbara
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Any news on Ritchie
      Any chance he'll be available?

      1. Atimis
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Should play, reports said it was more a precaution

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

        He should play, but now has Selvey to contend with.

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

          *Shelvey

    26. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Maybe Morata has himself in FPL and just trying to avoid price drop?

    27. Stat Sloth
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Mi scusi,

      regarding the twitter post here about Morata. Where does it say anything about Crystal Palace? As far as I can see he is just laying there, working in his recovery in general, and hoping it will be speedy. Second grade hamstring issue should not be hurried, and speedy for him will still be about four weeks.

      If anyone have pictures of the Crystal Palace information, or links, I would be most grateful! ^^

      1. Duffy Dunk
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        In his first tweet (before he removed it from twitter), he had saying he's targetting the match vs CPalace.
        FPL twitter didn't waste time to retweet it to mess with the fantasy transfer market.
        And then it was removed.
        Morata->Jesus

        1. Stat Sloth
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Did that move just before the rise of Jesus. So happy ^^

          Yeah, lots of brinkmanship going on on these sites lately.

        2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          I'll wait till you and your eyebrows get safely back to Manchester airport methinks before you get in my side...

      2. Oddjobleff
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        False alarm. Assume at least a month.

        1. Stat Sloth
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Roger. Will await further information. And out.

    28. #FPLBhuna
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Thoughts on this seemingly maverick but nutty WC?

      A) 1.2 ITB

      Hart
      Bertrand | Alonso | Bellerin | Davies | Cedric
      Sane | Silva
      Kane | Jesus | Vardy

      Bench: Elliot, Surman, Carroll, Carrick

      OR

      B) 0.3 ITB

      Hart
      Simpson | Alonso | Bellerin | Davies | Cedric
      Sane | Silva | Hazard
      Kane | Jesus

      Bench: Elliot, Carroll, Carrick, Ladapo

    29. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Foster
      Alonso Walker Kolasinac Davies
      Eriksen Ritchie Choupo
      Lukaku Kane Firmino
      Elliot Romeu Carroll Hunemeier
      1ft. 0.0 itb.

      442 has worked out all right until now, at 89k OR. Think I need some more Man City and Chelsea though for upcoming fixtures.
      Alonso is not going anywhere atm but Firmino staring at me, and Rithcie doubtful. Triple Spurs not optimal as fixtures get tougher very soon What do you think?

    30. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Has Morata's grade 2 thing been confirmed by any reliable source or is it just click bait speculations from the tabloids?

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

        Fairly formal, from the Spanish doctors, I think.

        1. pundit of punts
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Normal? As in fit to play?

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

            Eh? "formal" - i.e. serious

            1. pundit of punts
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 5 months ago

              I need my glasses. 😀

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

                😆

      2. Ruth_NZ
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Spanish FA medical department. Posted on the website. Official.

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

          ^^^.

        2. pundit of punts
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Cheers.

    31. pol
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Yay or nay for free:

      Lukaku > jesus
      salah > Hazard

      1. Goat
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Yay