The Weekend Team News

It depends how long he will be out for

I'm looking at Wildcarding, Andy. I bet you are too. If i do ill be getting Sanchez as it'll be easier to get Kane back. Sanchez a great differential captain this week too. See below 🙂

Kane out. 🙁
Aguero in...

I have streling, jesus. they also not 100% to start, so transfer is necessary

Out for Lacazette or Firmino, problem with lacazette is that he has a tough fixture after that one in case Kane is still injured

If it's just 1 week I'd hold. If it's 2 games I'd get rid (too much value to miss out on 2 games)

Got rid after GW3, had foreseen this injury.

Bench and play RLC then fingers crossed for next week

Keep for this GW and await further news, he could be fit as soon as Wednesday so no point getting rid.

Im bringing in Morata. Have my quota of Man City, (will they/wont they play) players. Currently have 2Ft and ) 0.8 ITB so can easily switch back/keep morata transfer out Jesus.

I'm keeping. Is there a Spurs press conference anytime soon?

Already made my 2FTs and now may hit the Wildcard... was planning GW12, but will get in Sanchez and that will be route back to Kane.

But only just seen the news so will spend the rest of my Friday afternoon at work pondering the solution

One week solution Laca.
I have no FT's left I am considering using the FH chip as too many Spurs and Utd players and Pep is doing my head in.
I may stock up on Arsenal and Liverpool for the week and wait for news next week.

I am doing a Free Hit coz I bring also coutinho for -4 and he is apparently injuried now.

Charlie Daniels and Tom Carroll to Haul!

I have my wildcard still, so I’m replacing him and I’ll get him back when I WC during GW11, which was my plan anyway before this Kane business came out.

Spurs would be wise to think about just shutting Kane down now until after the 2 week break anyway, just to give him enough time to fully recover.

If they rush him back too soon and he really messes up his hamstring then they’re in trouble. They should be able to handle Palace without him.

Now seems a good time to use the free hit. I definitely would like to save it for the blank gameweek, but this seems a situation tailor made for it.

I'm struggling to decide on what to do currently.

Wildcard isn't really in my plans - there's not enough other players I really want.

If I knew he was just out for United and back for Palace I'd keep and bench. The fact he may be out for both makes me want to make the swap.

Unfortunately I made my transfers last night because of Richarlison. Had I waited I could have funded that with a Kane downgrade.

Right now it would be the free hit (I don't think I'll do that), or a hit. I'm tempted by Lacazette but don't like the GW11 fixture really and also need a captain option. May go Aguero...

I'm thinking kane to vardy and sterling to sanchez for a hit.

What do you reckon?

I never trust injury statements of Pochettino. He first said "there is no injury", now saying "we will check for Wednesday" and it can easily turn into "we do not want to risk him vs Palace". Rose turned back to training 5 months after Pochettino said " he is very close to return". Same thing happened with Lamela as well. I know Kane's injury is not in the same class with Rose/Lamela but still he may not be back for Palace and have ARS (A) next. 12.6 is too much to keep in the bench. I am selling and being prepared for getting back. Even if it costs 2 transfer at all, replacement (in this case Morata/Jesus/Kun/Lacazette etc..) can easily make it up over your subbed-in 4th/5th DEF/MID.

I agree, the main issue isn't this weekend (I expect this to cost me 2 points). The risk is that he doesn't start the next game. Currently I'm leaning towards keeping him, even though I have a FT. But even a grade I hamstring injury could be quite serious, with a mean return time to full training of 20 days in the following study (not a significant difference between grade I and II). http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/50/5/305

Hold.

I have 2 FTs. Will transfer out for either Firmino or Morata. My other two are Jesus and La(c)azette.

Heavy drinking and smoking weekend is my plan.

No FTs so either it's a hokey-pokey with either Laca/Morata or bench. Will wait for more news to emerge until deadline tomorrow and take a call.

Free hit lets go. With coutinho out I don't fancy Salah captain, so kinda wanna bring in Sanchez for the week.

Played gw8 with 10 mean and gw9 with 9 and a half (RLC cameo)

If RLC doesn't play I'll only have 10 this week but I'm not taking a hit. If he's out for next week also I'll do Hazard to Eriksen and bring Daniels in a week early.

My bench is RLC Clark and Ladapo

RLC and Clark being dropped is annoying as I WC'd gw8 and didn't forsee this!

Not transferring him out in any case, his value will rise as soon as he's back so I'm not wasting transfers to gain a .2 or whatever

I plan to sit back and enjoy not hiding behind the couch this weekend...

Took -8 last night. Now I’d have coutinho and kane worth 21 million on my bench. Team looks like it would be lucky to get 30 points. Free hit and Sanchez (C)

Benching and playing Mee

I'm on WC, so selling with money ITB to get him back.

Unfortunately I'd already taken a -4 hit to bring in Morata/Calvert-Lewin/Dann for Vardy/Joselu/Davies.

As such, I'm probably keeping him on the bench. Though if Coutinho is injured, I might have to consider a further hit.

I have had him since he was 12.4 so I'm not going to transfer him out when I am clearly going to want him back. Even if he's out for a two weeks, I'm happy to hold because I have 3 heavy hitters up top so can play with 2 and have money itb although my budget mids Richarlison and Chupo-Moting are doing the business.. but I will also have 2 FT next week to maybe upgrade RLC or switch around Hazard and Silva into other alternatives. I was thinking of a free hit but then I'd get Bavies back when he's already fallen once and probably will do again tomorrow and be back to 1FT.

So I hold. And he's red flag so will fall 0.1 worst. If it was a LT injury I might not feel the same and would consider dumping but all signs so far is that it's not and he didn't exactly go off on a stretcher. I'm more concerned about City rotation since I have Jesus...

Held off my move last night glad I did. Taking a punt on Diouf, instead of Firmino going it’s now Kane. This will fund Salah coming in for Brady. Next week Kane back for Bobby F.

wow wow wow ... finally not having him pays off

That's enough to Wildcard for me.

I have a FT, very tempted to just transfer him out and wildcard him back in when he’s fit again.

I have 2FT and if anything it's making the decision process more difficult. I don't really fancy any of the other forwards, Morata (already have Hazard), Aguero (rotation risk, already have Stones, Jesus & Sterling), Laca (still not convinced of reliability) or Firmino (It's Firmino and Cou out isn't going to improve his chances)

Sanchez is the one I want to bring it but it would take a hit next week to bring back Kane if he's fit. Is there any chance they rush Kane back when there is an international break after and he can rest for 3 weeks now?

A 1 week punt on Laca or Morata feels the safest move but both have bad fixtures the week after. I could bring in Aguero to play alongside Jesus, one will probably get reduced minutes but I will catch any forward points available. Cou was the one I fancied punting on but his injury has muddied the water. Benching Kane and taking a 0.1 drop seems to passive to me.

Keeping. I've got Cedric, Bavies and TC on my bench to cover Harry and potentially Sterling no show

Have the perfect replacement on the bench, Jones. No Kane means less attacking threat from Spurs so hopefully a United clean sheet now

Pochettino on Kane: "There’s no sense to risk & make bigger a problem that at the moment is small & we can fix in a few days. On being asked to elaborate, "At worst he should be fit for Palace clash and surely be my fantasy captain in it” Pochettino said grinning broadly

Took a hit for lacca for Arsenal game who I will captain given Cout possible issue, then review next week if lacca does well will prob get 0.2 rise and if Kane back then may well be same price as sold at

Free Hit played. Let's go!

Very likely I'll take a hit to get Lacazette in. I need a decent captain option this week and I don't think I can trust Aguero to play, or Salah to deliver.

I already have Davies, Sterling and Aguero as rotation risks, and a non-playing Mbemba on my bench, so if 2/3 of those don't play, I'm down to 10 men. That includes Fernandez at Arsenal.

I'll take my chances - if Kane is back for Palace he'll come back in, if he's not, I'll either play Laca at City or look elsewhere.

Out for Llorente. No way I'm going into this gw without a Tottenham striker

Going to move him out for Morata, causing me to take a hit.

Straight from a bottle of whisky.

Considering Kane + Atsu > Lacazette + Richalison (-4), but Lacazette's fixtures then get nasty. Morata could be more long term, but he's been dire recently hasn't he?

Sell, play the replacement, buy back when fit. Carroll off the bench or Laca? ...... mmm ...

Kane down to abraham use spare funds to go Carroll to richarlison and when Kane is fit again vardy to Kane with 1.3 itb

Benching, guessing there will be a few hits this week so using it as an opportunity to speed up a couple of moves and switch formations.

Eriksen and Tom Carroll to Salah (c) and Richarlison (-8) hoping the rank damage is not as bad as can see a few flying around.

Listened to Poch and will give him the benefit of the doubt based on Aguero, who reports said would be out for weeks when infact he was back straight away.

Drafting in Sanchez/Laca for kane/Erik 2ft then wait on injury news to decide to move back to kane for cpl. Might be brave and give him a few weeks out.

To me this is the time to be patient.

Surely if you've already taken hits, holding onto Kane for one week is the smartest move? If he's gone, then replace, with one more weeks info and possibly a better idea on Laca / Morata / City Fwds.

I'm holding and I have a FT up my sleeve. Rolling it so I have 2 next week. No hits and a decent bench should see me through.

Playing 5 at the back though...