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  1. Robman
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    RMT please guys - I think I'm finally there!

    De Gea / Jakupovic
    Dann / Dawson / Funes Mori / van Aanhalt / 4.0 fodder
    Cabaye / Hazard / Sanchez / Alli / Fletcher
    Aguero / Long / Carroll

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Not bad.

      1. Zoostation
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Different. Looks good.

    2. ViperStripes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I forgot all about PVA......goes off to look at fixtures and price......

      1. Robman
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I have defenders who have scored 19 goals last season. And not bad fixtures either for the first games.

  2. jurgenklopp.8
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Is my defence too expensive?

    Foster - Heaton
    Stones - Williams - Valencia - Van Dijk - low %owned 4.0

    1. jurgenklopp.8
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Front 8 is
      Lamela - Redmond - Hazard - Firmino - Routledge
      Vardy - Kun - Gray

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        That team aint bad.

      2. *sigh*
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Dick Van Dyke to 4.5
        Routledge to 4.5
        Lamela to Alli
        imo

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Depends on the rest of your team

    3. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      4.5 4.5
      5.0 5.0 5.5 5.5 4.0

      Slightly I'd say, but if your teams in good shape its fine. There's not a set budget you can spend on your defenders.

    4. Carlton P
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      No not at all, rest of your team looks good, not point downgrading 3 defenders to upgrade Redmond to tadic

    5. jurgenklopp.8
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      cheers all

    6. Robman
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      For many yes it will be, but I have nearly spent as much as you. I've chosen players who typically have more chance of scoring goals. Dann / Dawson / Funes Mori / Van Aanholt.

      Of course the cost of having lot of money tied up in defence is less to spend in more attacking areas.

  3. Mean Gaals
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    RMT Please!

    Heaton (Adrian)
    Shaw Stones Walker (Daniels+ PVAanholt)
    Tadic Firmino Hazard Leko (Capoue)
    Grey Aguero (C) Vardy

    TIA

    1. Pub Crawl to the Townsend
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Downgrade defence. Upgrade Leko or Capoue. Rest is good.

    2. jurgenklopp.8
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      looks good other than I'd be worried about having 2 4.5 mids. Maybe downgrade some of the defence and do Leko to Redmond

  4. No_Mo_Salah?
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Crazy to punt on Musa upfront with Aguero and Ibra or play safe with Gray?

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      The punt could work if he plays.

  5. PRENO
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Will Deulofeu start?

    1. Gazpilicueta
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      nah

    2. Magic Man
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      yeah but he mightn't every game and likely to get subbed early

      1. PRENO
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Is Mirallas a safer option or avoid both? Already got Townsend in but need another mid-priced midfielder.

        1. Odikostar
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          redmond?

  6. Magic Man
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Any low entry cash leagues about?

      1. Magic Man
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        cheers mate

  7. Twiggy SRFC
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Will Sanchez play 1st Gameweek?

    1. Gazpilicueta
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      yeah

    2. *sigh*
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Yup, probably up front aswell.

  8. Frank Black
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    So, Konè and Williams the new pair for Everton? There are rumors that say Jagielka could be involved in the Konè transfer...any truth to that?

    1. Magic Man
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      could be truthful, Moyes has worked with Jagielka for a very long time and likely that he would want him.

    2. Simon Says...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Looks that way. Formidable in the air, v susceptible to pace in behind. May play back 3 sometimes too I'd guess with a quicker younger centre half. Koeman does that against bigger teams it seems.

      1. Frank Black
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I wonder who's going to play against the Spurs, though...if the transfer doesn't happen before the weekend Everton will have to face Spurs with Jagielka and Mori, otherwise they'll have to play with Mori and a new CB who hasn't even trained properly with the rest of the team(of course Koeman could still play a youngster).

  9. Simon Says...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Rooney and 7.0 midfielder OR
    Zlat and 4.5?

    Rest of team is
    Foster, Jaku
    Shaw, Walker, Pieters, Evans, Tarkowski
    Hazard, Lamela, Firmino, Townsend, TBC
    Kun, Gray, TBC

    THANKS

    1. LC1
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Zlat & 4.5

    2. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Anything that doesn't involve Rooney

    3. Zoostation
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Zlat

  10. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    I'm guessing I'm gonna have to ditch Gerard 🙁 ... Lamela it is :/

    1. Whazza
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Only thing putting me off Lamela is that he is a worse pick than Alli, Eriksen and Kane who will be involved in most goals..

      1. kijsberg
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Is he? He's done great in pre-season, supposedly. He's the only player that's been in my team since my first draft.

        1. Whazza
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Yes, he is. The other 3 look like guaranteed points but that's why they are more expensive

    2. kijsberg
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Why do you have to ditch Deu?

      1. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Bolasie signing means he probably gets rotated. Would suck to have him not playing early on ! 🙁

    3. Respect My Authoritah
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Nope. Don't see Deulofeu being dropped. Mirallas most at threat

      1. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I will have faith then. 🙂

  11. Del Monte
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Payet, Mahrez or Firmino?

    1. Gazpilicueta
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Firmino for now, then probably Payet after a few games

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      C

  12. Gazpilicueta
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Does anyone know how nailed Baines is?
    lets say out of 100?

    1. Zoostation
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I'm thinking 98?

      Between him and Coleman for me, can't decide

    2. PRENO
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Go Baines. He's on free kicks, Everton will concede less these season under Koeman, he is nailed on now he is fit

      1. itsmilks
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        He'll not take as many set pieces as you might think.

        Lukaku, Barkley, Mirallas, Deulofeu all likely to step up to anything around the box.

        I've gone with Coleman based on the greater potential from open play

  13. Martial Eriksen
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Any Saints fans or followers that can answer? Targett starter while Bertrand is injured?

    1. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Yes

  14. Alexis Nonsense
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    How many times have we started gw1 with new signings and failed? About 99% of the time....

    Stones gonna drop 0.5 after gw1, why would he play? He doesn't even have time to get his name printed on a shirt before the league starts...

    someone pls explain why you think he's nailed...and forget about the transfer fee...the transfer fee doesn't matter, as we have seen multiple times

    1. Niemi
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Cause lately City have bern playing Fernando and Kolarov at CB.

      1. Zoostation
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        exactly.

        if he doesn't start GW1 that will be it

    2. Kimmich
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      He's had a preseason with Everton, he's fit. Pep likes this style of CB and doesn't really rate Mangala it seems. Stones - Otamendi will start the season.

      1. Alexis Nonsense
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Ok you have me convinced...

  15. FearGorm
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Please RMT out of 10

    Mandanda (Jakupovic)
    Valencia Terry Friend (Amat Evans)
    Firmino Hazard Barkley Redmond (Capoue)
    Ibrahimovic Aguero Gray

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      7

    2. Gazpilicueta
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      8

    3. AriseSirGiggsy
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Since it is 4 players away from mine I give it 11 out of 15

    4. Pub Crawl to the Townsend
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      8

    5. Mean Gaals
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      7

    6. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      7

    7. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      You have 1.5 in the bank right. I have that team but with Eriksen for Barkley and Stones for Evans

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        my bad misread Ibra

        1. FearGorm
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Figured best to start with big hitters - Ibra, Kun, Hazard, Firmino - allows plenty of room for maneuver to jump out of a sinking ship/onto a bandwagon!

          Also think Barkley is being overlooked big time - solid stats from previous seasons and will only improve, will play behind Lukaku, and decent opening fixtures (Spurs aside)

  16. SMOOTH
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    A. Coleman deulofeu Alli
    B. Stones Lamela Firmino
    C. Stones Mahrez bolasie
    D. Coleman deulofeu Firmino

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      B

    2. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      B

  17. twisterteo
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Best 5.0 defender? Williams?

    1. Mean Gaals
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Van Aanholt
      Stones
      Daniels

      Williams isn't bad but wont start GW1

    2. kijsberg
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I'm on Funes Mori at the moment. Difficult to tell how good their defence will be though. I'm also considering Moreno. Liverpool can be absolutely awful at the back, but could be a good punt.

  18. Huddersfield
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Foster ( Jaku )

    Stones Morgan 4.5/5.0 EVE def ( Koné Williams Mori ) Friend Chambo

    Mahrez Martial Alli Rambo Watson

    Costa Kun Baston

    How does this look ?

  19. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Am I correct in thinking this how Koeman plays to line up..with Williams and Kone looking close?

    -----------Robles/Stekelenburg
    ------Kone - Williams - Funes Mori
    Coleman - McCarthy - Gueye - Baines
    --------------------Barkley
    --------Deulofeu -- Lukaku/New CF

    Or if Bolasie goes through..

    -------------Robles/Stekelenburg
    Coleman - Kone - Williams - Baines
    ----------------McCarthy - Gueye
    --- Deulofeu -- Barkley -- Mirallas/Bolasie
    -----------------Lukaku/New CF

    1. Whazza
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Lennon and Barry could start

      1. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Lennon.. :mrgreen:

        1. Whazza
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          No? 🙂

          1. Davido989
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Could start. I'd be amazed..he's terrible.

    2. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah but don't count on Jagielka.

      1. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Might be mistaken..but read that Moyes wants to take him to Sunderland.

        If they sign Kone, for the 18m reported, he will play IMO.

      2. Jazz!
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        out*

    3. Del Monte
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Would agree with both.

    4. Respect My Authoritah
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Yep, think so

      1. Respect My Authoritah
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Jags over Mori if he stays

    5. Frank Black
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Bolasie to Everton? Wow, that's news to me.

      1. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        They had a bid rejected. Palace want 30m+..ironically the same fee they're likely to pay for Benteke.

    6. nobwak
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      can't see him playing a newly signed CB pairing in the first GW, could be wrong though.

  20. Andrew
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Thoughts on Lamela at £7m compared to Alli / Eriksen at £8.5m

    1. Gazpilicueta
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      everyone on here loves him, I think he will be sorely overshadowed

      1. Lanley Staurel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        No not eveyone. I didnt vote for you to represent me 🙂

    2. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I think he's cheaper for a reason

      1. BB-8
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        So much this

    3. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Alli and Eriksen are better.

      1. Defcons are for Kinnear
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Read my username?

        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Cheers. That should be ok. I'll spread the word if I see others.

          1. Defcons are for Kinnear
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Thanks

      2. Pub Crawl to the Townsend
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        This

    4. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      He's cheaper for a reason...but may have to take advantage of that to accommodate others...

  21. ChicoAmigo
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Please RMT
    Cech Jaku
    Azpi Shaw Stones PVA Paredes
    Hazard redmond lamela Townsend Leko
    Aguero Ibra Gray

    1. no1baj
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Parades wont play, go for Kingsley at Swansea instead.

      great strike force same as mine below

    2. Mean Gaals
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Arsenal have a wank defence due to injury so cech wont keep many clean sheets.
      7/10

  22. no1baj
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    First time playing any advice or comments would be appriciated.

    Foster
    Chambers / Pieters / Mcauly
    Firminho / Mkhitaryan / Hazard / Bolasie
    Aguero / Gray / Ibrahimovic

    Subs: Jakopovic, Friend, Kingsley, Hojberg

    1. Pub Crawl to the Townsend
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Like the keepers and forwards. Maybe downgrade in midfield a bit though and upgrade the defence. Maybe Mkhi to Tadic as you have ibra. Thats a defence thats 2.0 better off.

      1. no1baj
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Is tadic a 100% starter?

        1. Mean Gaals
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Yes, playing high centrally too

    2. PRENO
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Defence is too lightweight IMO but love your strikeforce - I've got exactly the same.

    3. Kimmich
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Too little spent on defence, downgrade Mkhitaryan and invest the money there.

      1. no1baj
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        who do you think, maybe Barkley? Ramsey?

  23. Berkan
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Whos going to partner Morgan at CB in GW1?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Possibly new signing Hernandez but a lot are punting on Wasilewski.

  24. ChicoAmigo
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Please RMT
    Cech Jaku
    Azpi Shaw Stones PVA Paredes
    Hazard redmond lamela Townsend Leko
    Aguero Ibra Gray

  25. Ziro
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Now I understand why everyone was ranting about the arrow clicking to sort out our team rotations in the ticker.

    Could the arrow at least have been made to stay at one place like on the side of the "Sort_By_Difficulty" button? Would be infinitely more usable that way. Right now I have to follow around to click the arrows like chasing a rabbit on my fat legs. I can't yet get Siri to do that for me, can I?

  26. fastgun2111
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    RMT please?

    Mandanda | Jaku
    Pieters | Evans | Friend | Stones | Valencia
    Siggy | Haz | Firmino | Tadic | Capoue
    Gray | Vardy | Aguero

  27. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Seems like there's been a shift in whether we believe Redmond will start, especially the first few games. Thoughts anyone?

    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I think he will

      1. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers

    2. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I'm a little hard tbh..

      .........................Foster
      ........Valencia - Stones - Friend
      Hazard - Martial - Firmino - Deulofeu
      ...........Aguero - Costa - Long

      Jakupovic; Capoue, Kone, Amat

      1. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        whoops

        1. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Lol

      2. Bøwstring The Carp
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Redmond over Deulofeu for GW1 and if he flops you can keep 0.5m ITB to upgrade 😉

        Surely WAT is a better fixture than TOT, can always swap to Deulofeu in GW2 when the good fixture run starts

        1. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Wait and see I guess. Thanks Carp 🙂

        2. sinik
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          I suppose..but I also don't like planning a FT for GW2 if I can save it and double up on bandwagons in GW3

      3. *sigh*
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        My team except for Martial/Costa - Sanchez/Gray

  28. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    What's the deal with Siggy? No pre-season?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Pretty much

  29. twisterteo
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    I have 0.5 to spend... what would you do?

    A. Pieters to Williams
    B. Redmond to Delufoue
    C. Lamela to Tadic

    1. fastgun2111
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      C as long as you don't have Redmond

    2. Respect My Authoritah
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Lamela to Deu and Pieters to 5.5 🙂

    3. Mean Gaals
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      CCCCC

  30. justmatt
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Hi All, RMT please.

    Foster, Jaku
    Valencia, Stones, Morgan, Friend, Kone
    Hazard, Firmino, Alli, Redmond, Fletcher
    Kun, Vardy, Gray

    1. *sigh*
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      GTG