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15 September 2016 2760 comments
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Romelu Lukaku saved my Gameweek and put a new spring in my step.

More importantly, it denied Granville the opportunity to indulge in one of his most favourite hobbies – picking holes in my “wasted” Wildcards.

Silenced by the Everton striker and early technical issues, Granville nonetheless returns to join myself, Jonty and Andy as we pick the bones out of Gameweek 4 and look ahead to the next.

With Lukaku and Diego Costa firing, this week’s raft of community questions are dominated by talk of going without Sergio Aguero or Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

I’m more than happy to add further fuel to that fire by testing an anti-Zlatan maverick theory, only to be shot down by my co-hosts.

Does Etienne Capoue present another route to packing cash in our forward lines?

Can Jonty really find a good reason to justify having Jason Puncheon?

Will Granville’s cat make an appearance?

You can get the answers to all this and more by tuning in.

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  1. Henryyy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    I love friday PL games

  2. Gravless wonder
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Hi, would you rather have:

    a) firmino + 5.2 defender
    b) mane + 4.7 defender

    The caveat is that I already have Baines and best options in 5m bracket are Williams/jageilka

    1. CloudSky
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Firmino + 4.7 and save the money?

      Go for Mane if nothing is of issue.

      1. Gravless wonder
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        That's a good shout, but there's little choice in the 4.5 bracket. I'm looking at Holebas but Watford have conceded loads

        1. CloudSky
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          There is not much choice in the 5.0 too, if you dont plan on getting Williams. Morgan and Masuaku mainly for me. Id go for Holebas, A.Smith or any of the WBA defenders long term before going for a 5.0 priced one. Maybe Masuaku for his offensive points but WHU defense would worry me.

  3. Nobodinho
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Bench Capoue or Gray?

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Capoue.

      1. Nobodinho
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers mate.

  4. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Hey guys,

    Is there an excel sheet for the fixture ticker? I'd like to see fixtures for the entire first ha;f in the season ticker form. The color gradients are not what matter, just the fixtures.

  5. GoonerByron
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Last piece of the WC puzzle is causing me a bit of a headache..

    A - Hazard + Cazorla

    B - Sanchez + Bolasie (Or any mid up to 6.8)

    1. LewanGOALski
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      A
      both on set pieces, eg. penalties

      1. GoonerByron
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah the penalties is what I'm thinking.. Really want Sanchez in though

    2. Blue&White85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I'd choose B. Fancy Sanchez to do well with a kind run of fixtures whereas Chelsea have it tough for the next few weeks.

  6. SpaceCadet
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Nolito or sterling for a one week punt?

    1. JaydenLFC87
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Sterling

      1. LewanGOALski
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        will he start though?
        Plenty of competition...

        1. Gravless wonder
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Wait for hints in the press conference

  7. Captain Vantastic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Who are you sacrificing from your midfield to get Firmino/Mane next week?

    1. CloudSky
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Ozil.

    2. Brayden29
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Already got Mane 🙂

    3. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Nobody.
      You?

      1. Captain Vantastic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Thinking of losing Hazard tbh

    4. vardys party
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Hazard

    5. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Lamela

  8. LewanGOALski
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    now Antonio & Lukaku rose las night, I am ofc 0.1 short off my ideal WC GW6 team 😐

    Foster - Jakupovic
    Baines - Shaw - JEvans - Holebas - Amat
    Hazard - Firmino - Cazorla - Antonio - Capoue
    Aguero - Lukaku - Benteke

    surely Foster ➡ Heaton an enabler, if I won't be able to earn 0.1 during WC time?
    Or any other ideas for that?

    1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Wait for another rise then WC?

    2. GoonerByron
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I have this exact WC this team this week except Williams over Evans 😛

    3. Gravless wonder
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Jaku to Pickford is the best option

      1. LewanGOALski
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        I have Jaku for 4.0 though, so it's neutral

  9. karvs155
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Play Capoe (MUN) or Redmond (SUN)?

    1. Brayden29
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Redmond

  10. Sanchit
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    After my Lukaku (C) was successful, Am I being too adventurous to think of giving the armband to Benteke this week?

    1. QPR expects... glory!
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

  11. JaydenLFC87
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Barkley Diomande > Barry Perez -4?

    Would be playing Capoue this week ahead of Barry or Diomande

    1. A.T
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      No

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      No.

  12. QPR expects... glory!
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Looking at matchups Chelsea ahead have hard fixtures and Hazard plays against some pretty good RB's. Costa on the other hand will still be able to bully his opponents and is getting enough chances to continue his form irrespective of what Hazard does.

    Is it madness to contemplate retaining Costa instead of Hazard as Chelsea cover? Firmino has both form and fixtures on his side as Hazard's replacement.

    1. Gravless wonder
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      No, it's logical. The downside is that Hazard will be 10.3 or 10.4 if you want him back

    2. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Definitely an option to go without Hazard for a few GW's - if you save funds to buy him back. I'd guess KDB might outscore him over the next few

  13. vardys party
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Cech
    Shaw Baines Collins (Pieters Kingsley)
    Ozil Antonio Hazard Sterling (Fletcher)
    Ibra Lukaku Bony

    Anything that needs changing this week or best to save the FT this week?

    1. CloudSky
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Collins might get dropped. Sterling is a rotation risk. Other than them, everything else looks fine. Probably best to save for Kun next week.

  14. Brayden29
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Which one to play out of:
    1. McAuley
    2. Evans
    3. Amat

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Evans

    2. karvs155
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      1

  15. FPL Maldini
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Used my WC and tinkered so much with it that it has ended up looking like my old team + Firminho and à new defence haha.

    Slightly gutted I didn't go Kane in the end

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Get Kane then.

      1. FPL Maldini
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Just not sure it's worth nearly destroying my team for him though.

        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          He's my captain this week. GW's highest scorer.

          1. Rolls-Royce
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Source?

            1. Epic Fail
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              My mate Marty gave me this FPL Almanac.

              1. Rolls-Royce
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                Didn't he tell you anything about Lukaku last GW though? 😛

                1. Epic Fail
                  • 15 Years
                  9 years, 4 months ago

                  He did, that's what made me now realise the Almanac is real 😉

                  1. Rolls-Royce
                    • 12 Years
                    9 years, 4 months ago

                    😀

          2. ANON.
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Apparently Spurs fans think he might be benched

            1. Epic Fail
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Doesn't matter what Spurs fans think.

  16. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    WC being activated tonight. I'm pretty happy with my team now after much tinkering. I'm going to hold off doing the Ibra>Aguero and Redmond>Cazorla transfers as Ibra could rise and Aguero drop - hoping Redmond shows his worth on Sunday.

    Foster / Jaku
    Baines / Valencia / Stones / Kelly / Amat
    Hazard / Firmino / Antonio / Cazorla / Capoue
    Aguero / Lukaku / Benteke

    All good?

    1. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Aguero will not drop in price.

      I seem limited value in certain things in stone before the Chelsea game. you'll want Coutinho again tonight :p

  17. Mulder
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Start Rondon or Barkley?

    1. Cristi@no R7
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Barkley

    2. Haggis
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I'd go with Rondon, WHM defence far from settled

  18. Feeling_blue
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Just for this week:

    A Barkley and Ihenacho/Lukaku
    B KDB and Gray

    1. Cristi@no R7
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      A with Ihenacho

    2. aleksios
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      b

  19. aleksios
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Gtg? Thinking of saving 1 tf for kun next week.
    Foster
    Shaw-McAuley-Stones
    Hazard-Sanchez-Eriksen-Firmino
    Zlatan-Defoe-Gray
    Jakup-Hojbjerg-Amat-Friend

    1. Cristi@no R7
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      G2g

    2. ANON.
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Looks fine

      1. aleksios
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        thanks all

  20. Cristi@no R7
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    A) Gray >> Iheanacho (-4)
    or
    B) Play Capoue & bench Gray

    1. Sylas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Play Gray.

      1. Cristi@no R7
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        No city cover is what i am worried with.

        1. Sylas
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          That's your call then. I wouldn't take a hit but I'm sure some would.

    2. ANON.
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Bench Capoue, play Gray

    3. aleksios
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      i hate hits so b

      1. Cristi@no R7
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks all. playing gray

  21. SheBangsTheDrums
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Do we know anymore on Shaw's injury? Is he likely to start this week?

  22. ANON.
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Wildcard team for this week. A or B?

    A.
    Heaton, Pickford
    Valenica, Baines, Stones, Evans,, Amat
    Hazard, Firmino, Cazorla, Antonio, Capoue
    Ibra, Lukaku, Benteke

    1.9m in the bank to do Ibra to Aguero next week (leaving 0.6m in the bank)

    B. (Risky Capoue 4th mid choice!)
    Heaton, Pickford
    Valenica, Williams, Evans, Holebas, Amat
    Hazard, Firmino, Antonio, Capoue, Rodwell
    Nacho, Ibra, Lukaku

    6.1m in the bank to do Nacho to Aguero next week (leaving 0.1m in the bank)

    1. Cristi@no R7
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      B & play Rodwell

  23. HNI
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Is Kavalli gonna do Veterans GW 4 analysis today? Really could help with some insights as many played WC last week

  24. BearHug
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    A quick one guys,

    Got Foster in goal home to West Ham this week. Would you double up with McAuley? or take a chance with Amat at Soton?

    Defs are:

    Walker / Williams / McAuley / Smith / Amat

    Thanks and good luck everyone.

    1. BearHug
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Forgot to mention, I do have Antonio though.

    2. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Bit of a toss up, really. Won't make or break your GW.

  25. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    I already own most of the players I'd WC in. I'm holding on to the WC longer than I expected it seems.

  26. TheEgyptianKing
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    I am leaving the wildcard till next week, But have 1FT this week, What should i do???

    Foster
    Morgan - Valencia - Stones (Friend - Amat)
    Ozil - Hazard - Redmond - Mirallas (Capoue

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Get some strikers.

      1. TheEgyptianKing
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        XD The strikers are KANE - IBRA - GRAY

  27. vardys party
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    I see a lot of people planning to switch Ibra to Aguero GW6. Is this really the best plan considering Ibra has Leicester at home GW6. Leicester have a champions league game the following midweek. I can see Ibra getting a few, similar to how Liverpool did before our last CL match. Is GW8 not the better time to switch Ibra to Aguero?

    1. merin
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Why not have both?

  28. merin
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Ibra or Iheanacho for captain?

    1. Cristi@no R7
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Ibra

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      What's your score predictions for them?

      1. merin
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Iheanacho 0-2 goals
        Ibra 0-2 goals
        ...

        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Toss a coin then.

  29. Cristi@no R7
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Yay or Nay
    Townsend >> Antonio (-4)