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20 August 2016 2578 comments
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Saturday treats us to seven more Gameweek 2 matches, with Stoke entertaining Man City in the early lunchtime kick-off.

Sergio Aguero will be hoping to continue the momentum that’s already harvested six goals in his first four outings under Pep Guardiola.

Having seen Zlatan Ibrahimovic score twice and rack up 13 points last night, though, the Argentine has plenty to do to vindicate his place at the top of this week’s captain poll.

City warmed up for this one with a 5-0 hammering of Steaua Bucharest on Tuesday evening, and their manager has been reluctant to make changes – Pep Guardiola makes just one alteration from that match in Romania, with Nolito replaced by Jesus Navas on the flank.

For the Potters, Shay Given once again deputises for the stricken Jack Butland, who remains sidelined with an ankle injury sustained in training prior to Gameweek 1.

Mark Hughes makes one enforced change for the hosts, with the injured Xherdan Shaqiri repalced by Joe Allen. Bojan is expected to switch to the right flank to allow Allen to tuck in behind Mame Biram Diouf.

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  1. S.Kuqi
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Glad I captained Kun instead of Zlatan

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Why?

      1. Big Sum
        10 years, 2 months ago

        really?

      2. Epic Fail
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Kun owners get to see a rise. Possible red arrow for Zlatan captainers today 😎

        1. S.Kuqi
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Excatly

        2. ktk_interista
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Not if you have both.

          1. Epic Fail
            10 years, 2 months ago

            I meant Kun captainers, but you catch my drift.

    2. Zombie
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Shuddup

    3. The Royal Robin
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Well that literally doesn't make sense as they drew.

  2. Richd
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Get a real job bus driver.

  3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Really enjoying my stones clean sheets

    1. Pariße
      10 years, 2 months ago

      A steal at 5.0m!

      1. Ha.
        10 years, 2 months ago

        So salty

    2. Supertrooper
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Started with both him and cabba gw1, think they are both gone by start of gw3.

  4. Siggy in the Middle
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Damnit Alli

    1. Cok3y5murf
      10 years, 2 months ago

      My WC decision has been vindicated then...

  5. Christina.
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Kidney Stones.

    Painful.

  6. devils advocate
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Zabaleta looks like a malnutritioned Caballero in the post match interview.

    1. Pariße
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I think he looks like Guardiola's younger brother 😀

  7. TheSteel
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Busdriver, when the fun stops, stop.

  8. TheBusDriver
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Need a brace from Vardy to make up for Aguero's lucky points. Chances of that happening?

    1. Ha.
      10 years, 2 months ago

      99-100%

    2. MesQueUnClub
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      50%, it either happens or not 😛

    3. Rainer
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Slim to none.

    4. The Legend Squad
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Look at the bookmakers odds

    5. GREEN IS GOOD
      10 years, 2 months ago

      2% according to my calculator.

  9. Francescoli
    10 years, 2 months ago

    2,480,605 Overall Rank.... #fml

    1. Epic Fail
      10 years, 2 months ago

      What does fml stand for?

      1. Ha.
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Fantasy Mini League

      2. TheSteel
        10 years, 2 months ago

        F*uck my life

        1. Ha.
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Or this.

        2. Epic Fail
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Reported.

      3. MesQueUnClub
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 2 months ago

        f*** my life

  10. PlayON
    10 years, 2 months ago

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    1. Epic Fail
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Hi Killian.

  11. The Donald
    10 years, 2 months ago

    "Aguero is awful guys he can't score from open play total donkey looked invisible overrated poor value"
    -thebusdriver

    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Sounds like a quote from Donald.

      1. Max Gradel to the grave
        10 years, 2 months ago

        SAD!

        1. The Donald
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Wow that's funny

      2. The Donald
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Sad!

    2. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I wouldn't say thebusdriver has many passengers

    3. Worzel Gummidge
      10 years, 2 months ago

      The guy just posts utter BS constantly. Absolute plank of a poster.

    4. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
      10 years, 2 months ago

      he only knows buses

    5. the axolotl
      10 years, 2 months ago

      his bus will explode if he doesn't keep posting inane nonsense. speed 4

    6. TheBusDriver
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I didn't say that.

    7. TheBusDriver
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Said, he was never going to score from open play today, and he didn't. Said he was almost invisible for 82 minutes and he was.

      1. Rainer
        10 years, 2 months ago

        You're posting on the wrong forum for that information. He can become fully invisible if he scores two every week I captain him!

      2. GREEN IS GOOD
        10 years, 2 months ago

        The wheels on your bus appear to have come off.

  12. Lallana_
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Unhappy with Alli not starting. My shortlist of replacements:

    Martial (Playing Hull) - 9.5M
    Sterling - 8.0M
    Barkley - 7.6M
    Walcott - 7.5M
    Oscar - 7.5M
    Lamela - 7.1M
    Bolasie - 6.5M

    Missing anyone? Thinking of punting on Martial/Walcott.
    Already own Hazard/Firmino/Redmond.

    1. Lawrø
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Tadic

    2. Worzel Gummidge
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Lamela or Oscar for me. Not sold on the rest at all.

    3. Epic Fail
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Deulofeu.

    4. Ha.
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Nolito?

      1. Lallana_
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Monitoring him for sure. Price puts me off a bit.

    5. TheSteel
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Thats a long list

      1. Lallana_
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Lots of options!

    6. Mark-O
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Short punt: Cazorla before you WC
      Long time: Lamela

      1. Lallana_
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Possibility of him getting dropped? Especially with Europe this year?

        1. Mark-O
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Which him are you referring to?

    7. Podge
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Tadic or Pogba

  13. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Come on Hazard (c)

  14. Bøwstring The Carp
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Right lads, not going to see my Firmino (c) play 🙁

    Heading down to Cork for some fishing until tomorrow evening, nice 3 and a half hour drive ahead

    1. Francescoli
      10 years, 2 months ago

      hope you catch all the carp.

      i'm with you on the Firmino (c)....

    2. S.Kuqi
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Watch him score a brace

    3. Mark-O
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Is the weather great in Ireland now? 😮

      1. Podge
        10 years, 2 months ago

        cracking day

        1. Mark-O
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Typical English weather losing out on that unfortunately!

      2. Siggy in the Middle
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Bad as always. Today it's so changeable, it looks like it will will be sunnyome minute and rain the next.

    4. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      10 years, 2 months ago

      That sounds great . Enjoy Bows .

    5. Scholes Balls
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I am praying for a miracle as well. (c) him ahead of Kun and Ibra.

  15. SpaceCadet
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Rooney and Alli > ibra and ?. Budget 5.9m

    Oscar tadic townsend alli fletcher
    kun rooney vardy

    1. Worzel Gummidge
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Ramirez but that midfield is shocking TBH.

  16. Zombie
    10 years, 2 months ago

    8 players for me in these 5 matches..what about you guys?

    1. Ziro
      10 years, 2 months ago

      7 and Vardy

    2. Scratch
      10 years, 2 months ago

      9 players

      1. Zombie
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Don't have any Southampton player?

        1. Scratch
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Nope just Shaw and Aguero so far

          1. Zombie
            10 years, 2 months ago

            Shaw over Valencia worked out nicely

    3. Numb
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I'm done after these games - sh*t or bust

      1. Zombie
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Same here - no player in last 3 matches

        1. Numb
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Depressing unless we do well here

          1. Zombie
            10 years, 2 months ago

            We will rock it!

    4. Podge
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Just Hazard

      1. Zombie
        10 years, 2 months ago

        😯

        How many from first two matches?

        1. Podge
          10 years, 2 months ago

          6 and 4 tomorrow

    5. Call Me Guybrush
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Just three - Foster, Amat and Firmino.

  17. Numb
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Zlatan captainers got their rank boost last night - our turn tonight.

  18. ktk_interista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Any news on Feghouli? I really want Stones to stay on my bench 🙂

    1. GREEN IS GOOD
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Starts up front

  19. Bubz
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Cant believe Alli isn't playing. FFS!

    1. davies
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Did you make transfers last night?

      1. Bubz
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Yep

    2. Cok3y5murf
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Think you and I have a very similar team.. My WC decision has been vindicated now

      1. Fischy
        10 years, 2 months ago

        sad 🙁 anyone think he will come in early in the game?

  20. Rainer
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Sooo... To all who said dont captain Ibra cause the Saints won 1-0 the last two years at OT & to avoid Kun cause its a windy day in Stoke, who did you captain?

    1. Ha.
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Aguero.... Psych.

    2. Siggy in the Middle
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Probably Lamela or Coutinho

    3. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Haz

    4. Scholes Balls
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Firmino

  21. Lallana's Bananas
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Opinions
    Negredo or Defoe?

    1. Mark-O
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Ask that tomorrow for a better assessment

      1. Numb
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Points chasing FTW

    2. Sylas
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Defoe.

  22. Obi-1 Kenobi-0
    10 years, 2 months ago

    I still just don't understand why Sterling was marking Shawcross. Blows my mind.

    1. Ziro
      10 years, 2 months ago

      PepsiCology

    2. Francescoli
      10 years, 2 months ago

      was thinking the same parm. such a mismatch...

  23. Mull
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Reading some of the replies you'd have thought that TheBusDriver stole your grandmother's pension.

    1. Epic Fail
      10 years, 2 months ago

      He did.

      1. Ziro
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Optical fibre?

        1. Epic Fail
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Indeed. i take it you live in the wilderness? 🙁

          1. Epic Fail
            10 years, 2 months ago

            I was gonna say Wales, but Evs might be lurking.

    2. Somalion
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Pfft, as if my grandmother's financial security is as important as Aguero being a great FPL pick.

    3. Ziro
      10 years, 2 months ago

      He did.

  24. FFPro
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Alli benched sucks seeing as he is likely to come on for a 1pter looking at that bench.

  25. southernpacific
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Need delofeu to step up today

    1. TheBusDriver
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Sold him for Countinho. Regretting it now.

  26. Lallana_
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Stones - 1 pt
    Alli not playing 🙁

    -4 inbound for me on transfers this week I reckon

  27. TheSteel
    10 years, 2 months ago

    I can see a Watford walloping. Hope Hazard keeps quiet, as a non owner

  28. RD
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Should we sell Firmino if he does nothing today?

    1. Numb
      10 years, 2 months ago

      His price will certainly fall

    2. Epic Fail
      10 years, 2 months ago

      We? I'm not sharing my team.

    3. polis
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Long season. Very few players score big points every single week.

  29. Sauzée
    10 years, 2 months ago

    It's almost Firmino time!

  30. Oooof
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Got Zlatan (c), Aguero and Shaw...yet might still lose my h2h this week!!

    1. Podge
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Cheesus 😯

    2. Norman Conquest
      10 years, 2 months ago

      zlatan kun (c) and shaw im still behind in mine