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  1. Patty
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Who's your armband on at the moment?

    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Kane

      1. Patty
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Tempting, don't underestimate Sunderland though, but I guess there are no other options that stand out

        1. ILOVEBAPS
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          VC is Aguerro at the moment.

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Kane

    3. kalmoffit
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      It's still on Hazard. We've got all week to spot who's going to fail next game.

      1. ILOVEBAPS
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Such a let down. He was the glaring obvious choice this GW!

        1. Pepereina Pizza
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          nah, you're thinking of Fabregas

        2. Sif
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Occam's Razor is logical but not always correct.

    4. dush64
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Aguero. No guts no glory!

    5. Egg Fried Reus
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Aguero!

    6. skeyrd
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      di maria

  2. mranonymous
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Do we expect Cahill to return to partner Terry and stay there?

    1. Lallana_
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Yes.

    2. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Hope so Mate, I'm holding for another week

      1. Ruth_NZ
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        OK, a few things you might want to know:

        1) Zouma has looked good in every game he has played this season. With Cahill not in his best form it was only a matter of time before Mourinho started Zouma in the PL.
        2) Mourinho made Varane a 1st team regular at RM at age 20. No reason why he won't do the same with Zouma.
        3) I don't expect that Zouma will now play every game, he probably won't even play next week. But you should expect that he may well rotate with Cahill more than he has done in the 1st half of the season, at least until Cahill rediscovers his best.

        The only Chelsea defender you can rely on to play in PL games (barring injury) is JT. Mourinho also likes Ivan and will usually play him too. The others are all likely to be rotated to some degree (though Zouma will probably still play 'easier' games like Millwall/Bradford rather than 'tougher' PL games like Man City in 3 weeks time).

    3. Cousin Greg
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Nothing is sure for now. He was dropped today and Zouma looked good and comfortable.

  3. Amateur Pundit Zan
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Crap week but I think im going to wait until week 24 to wc until i get aguero. Anyone else holding out?

    1. Jacques The Lad
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      looks like it, tinkering around with a few options but still seem to be able to fit him in even with a few rises

    2. Lallana_
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Did Benteke>Aguero this week using my FT
      Wildcarding next week to get rid of Baines, Downing, etc. and try to get Southampton defenders.
      My attack is pretty solid but might tweak it a bit.

      1. ILOVEBAPS
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        My idea also 😉 Just did Costa > Kun with a FT.

        1. Ruth_NZ
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          I think that's a poor decision but who knows, it may prove otherwise.

    3. Rhinos
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Yep defo. Love the idea of being able to take a couple of punts in the meantime. Will find a way to get kun in somehow. Bound to be some must have players in a couple of weeks that no one has now too 🙂

      1. Amateur Pundit Zan
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        If you stick with kun, kane, austin frontline its pretty easy,

        Foe rxample i can get this

        Foster, krul
        Terry, bertrand/clyne, hutton, wisdom, pva
        Sanchez, hazard, adm, fab, boyd
        Kun, austin, kane

        1m itb to allow for price changes

    4. Le Limpar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Waiting too. Tested a few drafts and not totally happy with it so hanging on another week to see what other targets emerge / get injured.

      1. Rhinos
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        What's making me wait is have Baines Coleman and Sterling, none will prob make my wc but happy to have this week

        1. Le Limpar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah defo, and like you say a couple of punts too

  4. Lallana_
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Costa still can't buy a BAP
    Poor guy

    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Fluffs too many chances

    2. Sif
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Was unlucky today, one point below JT a bap. If there were two assisters instead if both with Oscar he might have been in.

    3. Cousin Greg
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      He would have got that if he stayed on for full 90 mins.

  5. Seb Wassell
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Reposting for opinions if you'd be so kind:

    Just hit that WC button!

    Foster (Myhill)
    Bertrand Baines *Chelsea* (PvA Baird)
    Sanchez Hazard Fabregas ADM (Boyd)
    Kane Aguero Ings

    0.9m still in the bank.

    Thoughts?

  6. Viper
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Madness to keep Baines if on a WC? That MNF fixture looks so tempting!

    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Keep then and have an exit strategy. It does look good!

    2. Lallana_
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Not madness if you do Baines>Ivanovic or Terry the week after using your FT

      1. Viper
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        I'll have Terry & Bertrand already. I can sell for any defender the following week!

        1. ILOVEBAPS
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          A stay of execution.

    3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

    4. Amateur Pundit Zan
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Nothing wrong with owning baines, he always rises to the top and i sense everton may soon start to turn things around

  7. The ghost of a Pug's g…
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    RMT folks (non -WC)

    Heaton
    Bertrand clichy wisdom
    Sanchez Silva hazard fabregas
    Austin(c) Kane Aguero(vc)

    Subs: hamer, Hutton, Siggy, oshea

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      austin c at home to united?

      1. The ghost of a Pug's g…
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah. Ptsss

        May change to Kane though

    2. _Greg
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      pretty decent al. I went for alderwierld for zaba.

  8. I-Taught-Danny-Welbeck-How-…
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Filipe Luis or Debuchy if you had to choose?

    1. Viper
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Debuchy

    2. Patty
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Debuchy

    3. kalmoffit
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Debuchy. Chambers isn't threatening his place like Azpi.

    4. tm245
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Why not Luis now and Debuchy later? Assuming Azpi is out for a bit.

  9. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    ADM: anyne think hell rise w conviction? would want to wait for tomo to see him b4 loosing silva.

    fpl 93%
    fff 78%

    1. Lallana_
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      ^ Based off those stats he shouldn't rise
      You never know but I don't he would...

  10. The Count of Monte Cristo
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    I don't know if I should use 2 FT's to get Aguero in now after today.

    But at the very least I could potentially catch some rises...

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      i would use one to get him either tonight or tomorrow

      1. The Count of Monte Cristo
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        The only way I could get Aguero in using the FT's would be to ditch Costa, and I don't particularly want to do that now :/

    2. Twelve years a slave
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Im in same boat

      Want Pieters and Aguero , so decided to wait until after Stoke had played, just to be safe

    3. tm245
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      I am using my one FT to get him in.

      1. ILOVEBAPS
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Just did Costa > Kun

        You can always get a player back

  11. Keno
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    First year to the game, question. I have not used my original yearly Wildcard yet, nor my Jan. I just go ahead and hit play Wildcard and that will use the Jan 1, and I will still have my other left correct? Also if I use it now I will be able to make unlimited xfers for the entire week until next GW?

    1. Jeremiah
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Yes and yes.

      1. Keno
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        ty!

    2. Patty
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Yes and yes

    3. tm245
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Nice job holding onto your original WC this long.

      1. Keno
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Thank You

  12. Jeremiah
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Worth using the WC on this bunch or wait? 🙂

    Guzan - Mannone
    Azpi - Zaba - Naylor - Wisdom - Moore
    Sanchez - Silva - Hazard - Downing - Marney
    Austin - Costa - Kane

    1. Patty
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      May's well

  13. Mavric Marco
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    RP

    Hamer nailed on until Schmeichel returns or will Schwarzer be given a chance?

    1. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Surely Hamer gets a run?

      1. Mavric Marco
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Yea, but why buy Schwarzer then?

    2. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      We know as much as you.

      1. Mavric Marco
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Ok cheers

  14. Deece
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Evening gents, how is this WC team looking?

    Panti Hamer
    Terry Toby Cameron Wisdom PVA
    Haz Sanchez ADM Siggy Boyd
    Aguero Costa Kane

    0.5m in bank.

    A) Looks good
    B) Boyd -> 4.4m + Wisdon -> Baird = PVA or Cameron -> Phil Jones
    C) Other suggestions?

    All thoughts appreciated. Cheers

  15. tm245
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Price changes are beginning to rival lineups for the excitement, especially with the Aguero madness and the WC algorithm uncertainty.

    1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      They should move the changes to a sociable hour

      1. Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        They should make them visible on the FPL site...stupid cloak and dagger nonsense...

        1. tm245
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Can't figure out why they are so proprietary about the prices, esp. since it would seemingly increase traffic on their site.

          1. Dr Dream
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            Exactly...It would increase traffic on their site by about ten fold...I've always thought this secrecy lark was an idea somebody had many years ago that has just carried on without anybody thinking it through..It makes no sense...

            1. Hibbo
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 1 month ago

              That's probably exactly why.

              1. Dr Dream
                • 13 Years
                11 years, 1 month ago

                The game should give you a straight choice...Chase value and try for a second half of the season with a high TV or be more patient and studied for the entire season...I can't see the problem...The more strategies the better as far as game development goes...

        2. Pepereina Pizza
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          How about we just skip to player prices with 2 decimal places?

      2. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        It is a sociable hour in NZ

        1. Not Irish
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          And the US

          1. Diva
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            And Canada. 🙂

          2. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            UK game

            1. Not Irish
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 1 month ago

              Nah that's UFPL

            2. Diva
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 1 month ago

              It's a global game. That's the Premier League for ya! 😉

      3. Amateur Pundit Zan
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Advantage deadzone, i disagree 🙂 Makes up for missing tuesday night line up news

  16. Kurtinho
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Need some advice here lads. Just activated WC as my squad is in a mess.

    Panti (Hamer)
    Terry, Debuchy, Alderweireld (Wisdom, PvA)
    Sanchez, Haz, ADM, Chadli (Boyd)
    Kun, Rooney, Kane

    0.1 ITB. Any changes I should look to make?

    1. Patty
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Costa over Rooney somehow

      1. Kurtinho
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Got Rooney for 10.3 and loving his fixtures. Could downgrade ADM to get Costa in I guess.

        1. Kurtinho
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Waited too long to get Kane 🙁

        2. Patty
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Man u will share the points, maybe ADM to fan after his rise

    2. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      What about downgrade Debuchy so you can get Bertrand/Clyne instead of Alder?

      I like Rooney over Costa for at least the next 2

  17. afazeli85
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Gents, can I play WC now to do a couple of transfers... and then make several transfers later in the week at no extra cost?

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

    2. Diva
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Yes.

  18. Lallana_
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    http://i.gyazo.com/cfd3582f0891d4c64ad850dbce24bfdb.png

    I feel bad benching Austin. Benching Downing this week was a fail.

  19. Scoredelario
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    I did Costa to Aguero early. Had exact cash 😯

    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      I did it too.

  20. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Remember those really bad fixtures Southampton had?

    Well, they're almost over... And they are still far ahead in the goals conceded totals (15 vs nearest rival Chelsea 19)

    Double Southampton defence on the WC gentlemen.

    1. Pepereina Pizza
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      SHHHHHHHHhh !!!

      1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Need Clyne to drop 0.1 so I can get Bertrand and Clyne over Bertrand and Alderweireld

        1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          I think Southampton are contenders for UCL.

          Liverpool, Chelsea and man city their only really tough games left.

      2. Le Limpar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        This

    2. Scoredelario
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah I doubled saints, with double wba for their tough games. Nice bonus that WBA clean sheet gave me 13 points already 😀

  21. Cheeseoid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Evening all. How goes it?

    1. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      U working dizzy?

      1. Cheeseoid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Not tonight. Just staying up late in prep for on duty tomorrow night. Just contemplating a WC for this week I think. Everything has gone a bit backward since the Christmas period began

        1. Hibbo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          I'm on it myself too man.

          1. Cheeseoid
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            It is my own fault I have kind of neglected the whole thing recently. On paper fixtures were good but to many players lacking form now

  22. Keno
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Such a tough decision, Siggy or Downing going forward?

    1. Pepereina Pizza
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      i sold Siggurdsson (For the second time) a couple weeks ago. Feels fantastic.

      1. Keno
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        I've had him since GW 1 haha, I am leaning towards selling him though and keeping Downing.

    2. Amateur Pundit Zan
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Downing

    3. michudagawd
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Downing for me.

  23. Jeremiah
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Any word on Azpi?

  24. Chinu
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    What should I do with Silva? Keep or Ditch?
    Want to transfer him out for ADM but his form is making it difficult for me to sell him.

    Thanks in advance!

  25. RSe
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Kun rise....

  26. Scoredelario
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    I don't like my benching decision for next week

    Chadli (SUN)
    Downing (HULL)
    Austin (MUN)
    Sanchez (mci)

    Almost certainly wouldn't bench Sanchez but I guess the fixture difference merits consideration.

    1. Patty
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Austin or Sanchez, I would be closer to captain the top 2 opposed to benching them

  27. Plymouth
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Is it just me or does it appear like everyone would make almost the same wildcard team with a few twists?

    Something like this

    Cheap GKs
    Cheap defenders (Wasilev, Wisdom, PvA etc)
    Power mid (Sanchez, Di Maria, Hazard, Silva + some cheapo, Boyd etc)
    Aguero, Costa, Kane

    1. tommidee
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Add Terry/Sot to the defs and you're pretty much there.

      Think the big question for most people is Terry/Haz/Costa vs. Terry/Haz/Fab with Giroud replacing Costa up front

      1. Plymouth
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Ye agreed

  28. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    scenes!!!

  29. Sarri-ball
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    On wildcard

    Front 8 sorted

    Hazard,Sanchez,Dimaria,Sterling,Albrighton
    Aguero,costa,Kane

    Really happy we front 7 now to sort defence lol

  30. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    benteke didn't fall?