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  1. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    So, Pelle.

    Bit of a donkey in real life but, in fpl terms, he's already shown he can produce the goods.

    After tomorrow his fixtures look good and he is available at the relatively low price of 7.9m.

    Thoughts?

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

      On the radar for sure but it will be hard to make room in my front line.

      1. sully29
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        If he comes in for me it will be at Austin's expense. Pelle has better fixtures and is playing in a better team....

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

          If QPR score it's 75% chance it's Austin. Not the case with Pelle.

          Plus Austin is a much better player..

    2. Acquafresca
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Southampton don't score enough.

      Austin and Kane much better value

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

    Who to start?

    Pantilimon (tot)
    Krul (SOU)

    And for the defenders:

    Terry (swa)
    Alderweireld (new)
    Hutton (LIV)
    Wisdom (eve) / Cameron (lei)
    Baird (eve)

    1. Jay_
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Krul
        Terry Alder Cameron

    2. Sz21
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Hi all. Please advise here.

      Guzan, Gilks
      Zabaleta, Cahill, Wisdom, Naylor, Clyne
      Hazard, Sanchez, Siggy, Sterling, Downing
      Austin (6.1), Costa (11.1), Kane
      2 ft, 3.0

      1. Aguero/Boyd in for Austin/Sterling..
      2. Aguero-Costa and 1 more FT (Maybe change Cahill or Zaba)
      3. Something else

      Losing Costa for a week or two wont kill me I think.. so I am tempted to go with Option 2.

      Which one would you choose?
      2 WC left.
      Thanks.

      1. Sz21
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Zaba- Baines for a 1 or 2 game punt maybe?

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

      Foster Myhill
      Terry Jones Hutton PVA Wasi
      Sanchez Haz Sterling Chadli Boyd
      Aguero Costa Austin

      .5 ITB

      Hmmmmm?

    4. davies
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Leicester only 3 points away from 15th...

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

        and also in dead last 😉

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

          Certainly improving and adjusting to the league, though. Wins against Stoke and Palace are vital.

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

      Is there really much to choose between Chadli, Siggy & Downing?

      1. sully29
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Not really but Chadli seems more likely to get benched at any given point.

      2. ACE IN THE HOLE
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Chadli would be the more adventurous choice.

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

        Downing for bonus. One assist and he is pretty much get them.

      4. zencro 42
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        I'm thinking of keeping all 3 in WC

    6. money face bandwagon
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      A low scoring 1-1 for both games will suit fine

      1. Jay_
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Emphatic homes wins im hoping for

      2. ACE IN THE HOLE
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Dreamteam players - Double figure GW scores.

        I have starred their highest GW score and placed in order of total score:

        Ivanovic - 10,*12,11
        Terry - *15,*15
        Bertrand - *11
        Baines - 12,10,*15,11
        ===================================
        Hazard - 11,10,11,*14,10
        Sanchez - 10,13,*16,*16,10 (game in hand)
        Fabregas - 11,10,*14
        Downing - 10,*13,10
        Siggy - *13,11,10,11
        Eriksen - 10,11,*13,*13
        Chadli - *15,10,*15
        Silva - 10,*16,14 (missed 6 games)
        ADM - *14,11,13 (missed about 6 games and a game in hand)
        ===================================
        Austin - 13,10,*17
        Aguero - *19,13,16 (missed about 6 games)
        Costa - 12,*17,11
        Kane - 12, *18 (missed about 6 games)

        Obviously there are a lot of other stats to consider, but from the numbers above the BEASTS in each position are:

        DEF - Baines (Yes, that's right)
        MID - Sanchez (Hazard is close behind)
        ATT - Aguero

        What else can you deduce from these numbers? If you have Baines, will you be keeping him?

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

          Will keep for WBA and cpl and evaluate then on WC

        2. La Roja
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          I'm gonna do Zaba out for Baines this week I think. Kinda punt move till I WC

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

            Baines will troll you so hard. I strongly recommend you don't

            1. La Roja
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 1 month ago

              Surely he will do better than ubertroll Zaba

            2. ACE IN THE HOLE
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 1 month ago

              If I had Baines already, i'd keep him. But if I didn't, I wouldn't consider transferring him in until Everton AND Baines get their act together.

          2. ACE IN THE HOLE
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            How about Ivanovic?

      3. Wells - Anti-Dentite!
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        de Gea or rotation on WC?

        1. Chelsea Dagger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Rotate Foster and Panti or Guzan

      4. HurriKane
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        The biggest dilemma on wc is

        Costa Chadli Vs Austin Fabregas. Thoughts ?

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

          I'm going with Costa + Downing

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

          I did Costa and Chadli.

        3. ACE IN THE HOLE
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          That's a tough one. Austin & Fabregas. Fabregas is Mr.Consistent and Austin is a grafter and proven goalscorer at a cut price and both will play every game.
          Costa and Chadli are firecrackers and more unpredictable.

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

        Why are FPL so lazy in updating some players' pictures? For instance Diafra Sakho still has a blank photo and he's been at West Ham since the start of the season. Other players like Silvestre Varela and Paddy McNair don't have a pic either. I know it's a pretty trivial thing but it's nice to have a player image to look at when browsing the site.

        1. Sejuta77
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          +100

        2. ACE IN THE HOLE
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          +1000

      6. Norco
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        I thought everyone was saying Aguero wasn't rising... just noticed he did. Thank god I transfered

      7. multiple.scoregasms
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        A)Austin and Fabregas
        B)Costa and Downing

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

          B

      8. RESULT
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Rmwct

        Heaton krul
        Alderweild pieters wisdom van.Holt Baird
        haz. Johnson Sanchez di Maria. Chadli
        aguero Kane Austin
        4.3 mil itb

      9. Sz21
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Pre Wildcard Moves,

        2 Ft's, 3.0 in account..

        Costa- Aguero
        Zabaleta- Baines
        Yes or No?

        Guzan, Gilks
        Zabaleta, Cahill, Wisdom, Naylor, Clyne
        Hazard, Sanchez, Siggy, Sterling, Downing
        Austin (6.1), Costa (11.1), Kane

      10. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        RMWCR/10 (From GW 24)

        Forster
        Terry Ivan Bert
        Sanchez Hazard Silva Wally
        Berahino Aguero Kane

        Myhill. Boyd PVA Wasil..

        Thanks good people..

        1. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          comments pls hows my team any weaknesses?

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

        Any changes you'd make to this wildcard team?

        Pantilimon / Krul
        Terry / Alderweireld / Hutton / Wisdom / Baird
        Sanchez / Hazard / Di Maria / Chadli / Boyd
        Aguero / Costa / Kane

        0.0 ITB.

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

          Wow, good team. Can't personally afford it, so having to get PVA instead of Wisdom and both Brom keepers, I think. Good going.

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

            Thanks, mate! 🙂

            Wouldn't change anything? (Double Pulis)

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

          Think its the same as mine except Im going PVA instead of Wisdom and Fabregas/Giroud instead of COsta/Chadli

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

            I could make the defensive switch. Reckon I should?

            Could go either way. Options in midfield so decided for consistency up top with Diego.

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

              It's a double up either way isnt it but at least you'll have slightly more options to bench someone with a keeper/defender double up than 2 defenders

        3. Man Chest Hair United
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Same as mine except I have Bertrand instead of baired lets hope it does well

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

            Wow! Some TV you must have!

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

        So on WC.. Which combo the final 3 milf and 1 forward..

        1) Cesc Siggy Boyd Rooney
        2) AdM Siggy Boyd Costa
        3) Cesc AdM Boyd Giru/Pelle
        4) Cesc AdM Boyd Austin + 2m to upgrade D
        5) Cesc AdM Siggy Austin

        1. sully29
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          I'm going with 4 for now, though I'm keeping an eye on Pelle/Giroud.

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

        Man City have not won an away game without Yaya since Jan 2013.

        Welcome to Stamford Bridge, Man City 🙂

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

          I hope Aguero rams goals down your throat.

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

            This. So much.

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

            He'll be in Happy Zouma's pocket.

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

              lol

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

                Sorry?

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

                  Not a chance Zouma can control Aguero.

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

                    Have you ever seen him play? lol

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

                      Have you ever seen Aguero play?

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

                        Yeah for a few seasons now. I suppose you being a Leicester fan have found this privilege from this season. Don't get too used to it.

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

                          Right, so because I supported a Championship team I didn't watch PL? Give over.

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

              i replied without seeing this.
              +1

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

            He will be in Matic back pocket.

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

              Quality name and grav 😀

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

              The other pocket, not the one Kane is in.

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

                He got no room for Kane. It was filled with Eriksen .

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

        How about this for a WC?

        Krul (Hamer)
        Baines, Terry, PvA (Wisdom, Wasilewski)
        ADM, Sanchez, Hazard, Silva (Albrighton)
        Aguero, Kane, Ings

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

          Ditch baines Hamer and albrighton.
          Use baines cash to beef up elsewhere

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

        Wow this site is going to be a shitshow the next 3 weeks.

        All RMT WCs...

        1. Kroos Kontrol
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Not really, Jonty soon will put up a specific article for RMTs only.

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

            Thank God.

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

          Now that you've WCed you can safely say that 😉

      16. Kroos Kontrol
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        FPL Cup

        Me: 49 + Sanchez
        Opp: 51 + Clyne and De Gea (dead team).

        I am going out.

        You know the worst thing? If Clyne doesn't play, Koncheskey comes on.

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

          FPL Cup

          Me: Eliminated
          Opp: Non existent

          Who wins?

          1. Kroos Kontrol
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            The FPL.
            One less guy who could win (if the guy wins, I doubt he'll respond to the email from FPL that he's won. :D)

        2. Puyol Pants Up
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          I didn't even qualify for the cup 😯

          I think you will win.

        3. Jay_
            11 years, 1 month ago

            Man u can easy be 1-1 , 2 points each for his

            And Arsenal should score 2 or 3, Sanchez should be involved in at least one, you could still win

        4. Puyol Pants Up
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Who would you rather downgrade? Need 0.1 for ADM

          A) Hutton: (Cameron, Bruce, Wasil are some options)
          B) Boyd: (Marney, 4.5s etc)
          C) Wisdom: (Will only downgrade to Baird, is he nailed?)

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

            Hutton to PVA?

            1. Puyol Pants Up
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 1 month ago

              Already have him 😉

          2. Sejuta77
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            I'd go with A

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

          Keep seeing PVA in a lot of WC teams. He has played 10 full games this season for Sunderland and amassed a massive 26 points am I missing something or is he an awful choice?

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

            Injured for half the season. Nailed on and scored in the cup game that just passed.

            Great value

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

              2.6 points per game in matches he played in full. What are you expecting him to suddenly do now?

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

                Sunderland have significantly tightened up. Not much better at 4.2 tbh

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

                  Only 2 clean sheets in the 10 games he has played. Don't you think he could be partly responsible for the lack of tightness?

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

                    He is cheapish. Just think I would go even cheaper than play him

          2. Puyol Pants Up
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            Injured.

            Already has 2 assists and is 4.2, bargain.

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

              2.6 points per game he has played 90 minutes of. Pretty bad.

              1. Puyol Pants Up
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 1 month ago

                Sunderland are better defensively now. He is also one of the cheapest defenders in the game

          3. Elniñorules
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            It's one of those FFS bandwagons that is inexplicable. I got sucked in too.

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

              So did I at the beginning of the season.

          4. Kroos Kontrol
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            He is an attacking fullback in a Sunderland team that is now showing resilience in defence.

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

              Yes it was resilient when he wasn't in it

              1. Kroos Kontrol
                • 13 Years
                11 years, 1 month ago

                He wasn't culpable alone. The entire defence looked in shambles. They have sorted themselves out since that 8-0 loss.

                Yesterday with him they looked decent enough.

          5. BeachBadger
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            Sunderland looking better than they were back then and at 4.2 for a nailed on attacking threat he's not a bad option at all

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

              Just don't expect anything more than 2 points. I would sooner go with an even cheaper option than rely on that

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

                Cant see anything cheaper matching that really> I going with Baird too lol

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

                  Wasilewski has a similar average for 3.9

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

                    I dont fancy playing a leicester defender ever lol though I guess it would have been a good shout this week

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

                      You wouldn't play either every week they would have to be part of a rotation of course

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

                        Of course but I dont think Id ever be confident of a Leicester player

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

                          No confidence in either one of them really. Which is why I would choose the cheaper one

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

                            Fair enough. I think hes worth the extra

        6. davies
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Which option?

          A) Wisdom and Baird
          B) Wisdom and Wasilewski
          C) Cameron and Baird

          1. Sejuta77
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            I'd go with B

          2. Man Chest Hair United
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            A

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

            B

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

            C

        7. Holmes
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          3 of the players I want in WC rose in price 😐

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

            who rose tonight? pardon my ignorance.

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

              Sticky bud 🙂
              Clichy, Maria, Kun and Pantililmon up
              Luka, Carroll and few more down

        8. Ando
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Baird now nailed on for West Brom? Started the last 3 games while Pocognoli hasn't played a minute.

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

            No, Pulis just came in so he's starting 1 game under the new manager.

            Wait and see

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

              played the cup game aswell under Pulis, but thats cup I suppose. Did put out a strong team though

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

                And against West Ham, where, I imagine Pulis had some say in the team.

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

              Cheers

        9. Flying Dutchman
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Is Costa absolute necessary for WC team? or going with Kun Kane Austin is good enough?

          1. Man Chest Hair United
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            Should be good enough if you use the money better elsewhere

          2. Phaze 1
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            IMO having Costa in your FPL team at this stage is a pretty big leak.

          3. Kroos Kontrol
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            Nothing apart from Aguero, a United attacker and probably a Chelsea double-up is "absolutely necessary" right now.

        10. Nobodinho
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Me: 46pts with DDG & Sanchez left
          Cup opponent: 56pts with Forster & Sanchez(C) left

          Any chance for DDG to outscore Forster by more than 10? lol

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

            lol good luck buddy

          2. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            You mean DDG vs Forster + Sanchez + 10

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

            Even if he does you still lose to his Sanchez(c)

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

            Sanchez could get a red card?

        11. Puyol Pants Up
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Downing the most benched player in the top 10k 😯 😆

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            At least it wasn't Kane like.

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

            Surprising that was ruled as an assist.

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

            Losers 😛

          4. Davros
            • 16 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            Looks like he played well- highest number of successful crosses in the gameweek.
            Wondering if he's worth holding onto after all

          5. Ando
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            I decided to start him over Siggy and it paid off.