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14 August 2016 4098 comments
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The Gameweek rolls on with a showpiece fixture at the Emirates.

Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal host Liverpool in the tea-time encounter with a host of Fantasy talent on show.

On paper, this could be a tight and cagey affair but Arsenal’s injuries at the back may just prompt both sides to go on the offensive.

Certainly Jurgen Klopp has named an attacking line-up, spearheaded by Roberto Firmino and supported by new signing Sadio Mane and the guile of Philippe Coutinho and Adam Lallana.

That quartet with surely stretch the Gunners backline with Wenger forced to start with a pairing of Calum Chambers and new signing Rob Holding.

Wenger will look to Alexis Sanchez and Theo Walcott to provide a response at the other end, with Aaron Ramsey set to start in the number ten role in the absence of Mesut Ozil.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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

    LMS safety score = 35

    If you have score 35 or more and will probably score 40 or more, please enter LMS as there is a decent chance you will qualify for GW2.

    1. Davido989
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      😎

    2. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Too good 😎

    3. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      36 with Haz and Costa left.Will i make it? 🙁

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

        Could be close with autosubs and Costa due a red card 👿

        1. Chucky
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Looks like am getting knocked out in the first round then 🙁

    4. Rusty Nail
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Struggling here the pressure of management

    5. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      B-)

    6. Cheeseoid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Who hoo!

    7. Clumsy Sakho
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Seems
      Higher than usually is at this stage, hmm

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

        Foster (10) + Aguero (18) + Ibra (9) beats it.

      2. IdrissaGueye
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        What's lms

    8. Rains of Castamere
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Last year I made it to GW36.

      This year it looks like a GW1 exit (34pts with Terry & Haz)

    9. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Ahhh thought I had missed it. So I can enter now? Im on 67 with Costa to come 🙂

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

        yep

  2. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Justin Rose

    Olympic Champion 🙂 🙂

  3. Hy liverpool
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Any changes for that front 7

    Hazard Coutinho Tadic Deulfou
    Kun Vardy Gray

    A. Tadic→Siggy / Ayew / Lamela
    B. Gray → Carroll / Rondon
    C. Save

    1. NATSTER
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      B or C

      Leaning to B as I want to protect my value.

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers
        Did you watch Southampton game!! How tadic played?
        Want Siggy / Ayew tbh

        1. Jazz!
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Tadic was MOTM, was brilliant. Unlucky not to get points.

    2. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      C

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks jazz

    3. Mavric Marco
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      C

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers

  4. under the dog
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    it is worth to switch firmino to countinho ?
    Great start for me, 66p and 23k overall and haz to go,
    cheers

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Nope . Keep imo

    2. Mavric Marco
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Keep, on another day Firm could have got a goal & assist

      1. under the dog
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        like I thought, thanks

  5. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Those Swedes aren't very good

    Brits rule 🙂 🙂

    1. Woy of the Wovers
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Turnips > Swedes

  6. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    West Ham attacker and Kane on top of my shopping list for GW 2.

    What are you lot thinking? Ibra?

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

      Thinking of saving a FT if I can

    2. Davido989
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I'm thinking of keeping faith in the team I spent a month on planning.

      1. pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        This is a dynamic game though. I feel one needs to be proactive.

        1. I Member
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Yes but did you pick your players for GW1 only? Surely the ones who blanked could come good next week while the players who scored well this week blank.

    3. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Neither of them.

    4. MrMaverick
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      kane owner, saving FT

    5. Bunk Moreland
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Already got West Ham attacker and Kane, looked at the GW2 fixtures when I picked my team. I think they could do well, Bornemouth were woeful in defense. So I am saving FT, will probably get Ibra in GW3 for Hull....

      1. pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        You're in a good position. How did GW 1 go though?

    6. Jay_
      10 years, 1 month ago

      If Oscar fails I think I'll get Ayew. If Vardy is close to a drop and Ibra close to a rise I think I'll go for that.

    7. Optimus.
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      WC with a frontline of..

      Kun Kane Ibra

      1. Syd.
        • 17 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Thats a bit Kik

      2. pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Customary GW 2 WC then. Nice. 😀

    8. Licky
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I'll keep everyone unless I need switch out Lloris.

  7. Mavric Marco
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Evening gents

    How's everyone enjoying the start of the season? Decent start for me (for a change) 68pts with Hazard to play 🙂

    1. Epic Fail
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Been a good start. Looking forward to the rest of the season.

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

        Aye! 🙂 Me too - good luck Epic!

    2. under the dog
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      66 and Hazard to play 😉

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

        Nice well played 🙂

        1. No_Mo_Salah?
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          31 with Haz to go - beat that!

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

            😀

            Only way is up!

  8. AnfieldLad
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Which 6.5 forward do you think will get the most points over the next 5 games?

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

      im hoping Carroll.. since i have him
      But Negredo could be the best

    2. Mavric Marco
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Negredo looks a good bet, but Long could spring into life as well

    3. SW6
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Rondon

  9. Caravagio
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Does anyone know why Fischer didn't play? and is he expected to next week? (My gamble didn't pay off)
    Should i transfer to redmond or snodgrass now? (0.5ITB)

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

      Not sure? Rotation risk now though so i would get rid for Gaston most probably

    2. MFC86
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I would hold off with Fischer for now, Ramirez is the safer bet. Downing and Adomah played out wide yesterday and both had decent games

    3. GS456
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah get Redmond

  10. Captain Vantastic™
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Llorente's stats look good and then there's Negredo too. Keep Gray for one more week surely? Or sell for one of the above?

    1. Boo Ya Ka Sha
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I'm waiting tmrw for to evaluate Carroll. I'm more interested in Borja Bason than Llorente

    2. MrMaverick
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      as a llorente owner, he was v unlucky yday & it was his header that heaton parried into fer's path. Got me an assist though and expecting big things v hull gw2

  11. JAC THE CAT
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Up 58 places!

    Thanks Mane 🙂

    1. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      🙂

    2. Mavric Marco
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Nice! 🙂

    3. Boo Ya Ka Sha
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      good for you. love that guy

  12. jam sandwich
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Gray > Negredo or save the FT?

    1. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Save.

    2. Epic Fail
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Save

    3. Mavric Marco
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Save

    4. No_Mo_Salah?
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Save - one gameweek is too soon. Had a great pre-season.

  13. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    How was Firmino today? Obviously wasn't in the points

    Thanks

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

      On another day he could have got a goal & assist, just wasn't his time. I'm happy to have him

  14. RoysCallerAnne
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Jesus. All those BB timing "strategically flawed" posts and ad nauseam boring discussions are just too much.
    Just play it when you want to.
    I WCed in GW 32 and took a -16 followed by a -8. I had 15 DGWers and got a massive score.
    Most importantly, it was great craic in an otherwise nightmare season for me.

    1. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Does it really surprise you when you see who has wrote the posts?

      1. Optimus.
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Play nicely Tony 😉

        1. Hibbo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          😀

      2. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        All that waffle over a potential 12 or 24 points. Sure you can nail that in 1 GW with a differential captain pick 🙄

        1. Hibbo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          I'm all for strategy and FPL discussions but I don't get when people but out their own thinking on a subject but then present it as gospel with no wiggle that they may possibly be wrong.

          It's all a bit arrogant and pompous for my liking.

  15. b✪mber
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Haz Firmino Lamela Redmond Capoue
    Kun Vardy Gray
    1.5ITB

    a)Stick.
    b)Wait till Vardy price drop/Ibra price raise eminent and go Vardy>Ibra.

    ?

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

      Vardy>Ibra for me - he's just class and bound to score lots more goals

    2. No_Mo_Salah?
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Personally I am sticking with Vardy. Could have had a couple of goals and should come good. Not getting on the Ibra train...

      1. b✪mber
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        I was actually leaning towards this,but had to ask. tnx

  16. BRKFCTrueRover
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Much better start than last season anyway! Not that says much

  17. Hy liverpool
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Tbh I want to keep all my players not because they played well but because I spent many times to pick them ...
    May change my mind now because of Gray .

    1. A.T
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Tis but one game. Next week it'll all change.

  18. MrMaverick
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    seeing a lot of people doing tadic > Redmond, even though tadic had more touches in the box and looked a greater goal threat? Redmond's oop status misleading imo, playing more as a wide forward with tadic as a false 9

    1. MrMaverick
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      and his goal was from Gomes's sloppy punching from a corner

    2. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Indeed. That being said though, Redmond was great and does look a great pick at £6.0m.

      1. MrMaverick
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        agreed, tadic the luxury pick but Redmond gr8 option/value if budget is tight

    3. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Didn't watch the game ... I have tadic and wanted siggy/ayew but it seems he played v.well
      Are you keeping ?

      1. MrMaverick
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        yeah, no doubt

    4. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I have seen any of the match just past but from memory Tadic doesnt shoot often enough for my liking.

      1. MrMaverick
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        4 shots v watford

    5. decisions
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      agree (as a redmond owner). I'll be holding obviously but would also with Tadic

    6. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Agreed. I was at St Marys and Tadic was excellent. Redmond was good but should be part of the front 3 and not a striker. With Austin getting match fit i think Redmonds time as a striker is limited (Im an owner too).

    7. Dr Robotnik
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Their average position was actually quite similar. Tadic is better technically and is on set pieces. He will outscore Redmond, it's just a question of if it will be by 1.5m worth of points

      1. MrMaverick
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        exactly why I don't understand people ditching tadic in favour of Redmond so quickly when tadic is playing just as OOP as Redmond, but didn't get the luck that reddy did

    8. ***00tennis***
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Amount of times Redmond got into the box and found space unmarked though...Tadic was very good as well granted

  19. No_Mo_Salah?
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Despite having an awful 31 points from 10 (Haz to come), I plan to keep Vardy, Gray, Firmino and Tadic as I think they will come good in the long run. The only question mark for me is Townsend - having not seen the game or highlights I am debating swapping him for Lamela. Is this too kneejerk or sensible bearing in mind both Spurs and Crystal Palace have a nice run of fixtures to come? Cheers.

    1. A La Pelle
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I heard he was good and had a lot of chances actually. Having said that I didn't watch the game

    2. Third Eye Vision
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Lamela and Walker were both excellent.

      1. No_Mo_Salah?
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Could use the 1m to get walker in for spurs cover and keep Townsend? Sensible?

  20. Obi-1 Kenobi-0
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    @Jazz - The Negredo transfers keep rolling in. Keeping our lad nice and quiet 🙂

    1. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Yep! 😀

    2. MrMaverick
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      llorente?

      1. Jazz!
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Not quite, could be a good pick though. Looked threatening.

        1. MrMaverick
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          6 shots in that burnley game, joint highest w/ kun, townsend

    3. Dark_Mata
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Who's your lad?

      1. MrMaverick
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        diomande

  21. Hibbo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    New tactic this season I am going to see down and have an extended highlights binge session every Tuesday to see which players flag up on the eye test.

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

      Sounds good - You've got to watch games / highlights if you can - you can only get so much from stats and research

      1. Hibbo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah a bit of On Demand.

        But want to stay disciplined and have it on a set day to make myself make the time for it.

        I missed key bandwagons last year but not watching enough football.

  22. thunder_mike
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Foster
    Valencia Stones Friend
    Alli Hazard Firmino Redmond
    Kun Vardy Grey

    Jakupovic Capoue Kone Amat

    A) Alli > Mane
    B) Alli > Lamela
    C) Grey > Negrado/Rondon
    D) Vardy > Ibrah (-4 would have to do B)

    C) is tempting for value and both Alli and Vardy were poor yesterday, but have decent fixtures so tempted by A or B

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I wouldn't consider selling vardy before arsenal game.
      C or save imo

      1. thunder_mike
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah I think I will probably do C to get some value

  23. Bollemuza
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Townsend + Tadic ---> Redmond + Coutinho?
    Im scared of not having any Lpool attack...

  24. Rains of Castamere
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Schmeichel 2
    Valencia 2
    Stones 2
    Townsend 2
    Tadic 2
    Firmino 2
    Gray 2
    Vardy 2

    Plus Aguero (c), and two players left (Haz and Terry)

    What an abomination of a week 😀

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

      Ouch! 🙁 Unlucky fella

      Looks like a decent team though so keep the faith

      1. Rains of Castamere
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Yep - got to keep my nerve. I picked these lads for a reason and next week is a new week.

    2. Rusty Nail
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Terrible luck that

    3. df34
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      That team will score points next week

    4. No_Mo_Salah?
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Ditto except I had Vardy (c) - so could have been worse!

    5. jay01
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      ive got exactly the same team minus vardy and valencia, you planning on using wc or sticking to same team? im so low on the mini leagues right now 🙁

  25. dingdong12
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Done a -4 last night, Gray to Negredo but kind of regret doing tadic to lamela last night as could have easily done tadic to coutinho if I knew he was scoring 2

    Anyways thinking of another move now and doing Deulofeu to Coutinho or maybe Deulofeu to Barkley or Snodgrass?

    1. decisions
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      if you do it quick enough, you'll get this week's points...

    2. Rusty Nail
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Sounds good hurry before coutinhos' price rise

      1. b✪mber
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Coutinho hat-trick confirmed for next week!

    3. invertebrate
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Have you considered Mata? He scored this week as well...

  26. Jamie_GAWA
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Nothing has changed that much that after 1 week your pick isn't good anymore.
    Next time don't pick a player just because he has 1 good fixture 🙂

  27. jay01
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    near the bottom of the mini leagues with the likes of tadic, firmino, gray and deulofeu flopping, should i get rid of any of these 4 players?

  28. Duck Dickworth
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    how many teams is it in FFS League? and where can i see that?

  29. Nicks93
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Did OR update yet?

  30. Dr Robotnik
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    As a Firminho owner I am undoubtedly disappointed with 2 points after 4 goals. But I am encouraged that Liverpool seemed to click going forwards in the second half.

    The biggest question for me right now is, how do Liverpool line up when Sturridge returns? Assuming Sturridge comes straight into a cental stiker position, where does Firminho go?

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

      Firm will play No.10 or out wide - He's nailed on and Klopp loves him