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19 March 2017 2780 comments
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A busy Sunday comes to its conclusion at the Etihad now as Manchester City and Liverpool go head-to-head at 4.30pm.

Two of the top eight captains for Gameweek 29 take to the pitch now, with Sergio Aguero and Sadio Mane handed the armband by 8.33% and 2.12% respectively.

Owned by 21.6% of FPL managers, the Argentinian has found the net just twice in his last ten Gameweek appearances but history is on his side, having scored in all four of his home league appearances against the Merseysiders.

Both Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane boast far better form than the South American as Pep Guardiola’s side look to recover from their midweek Champions League exit in Monaco.

The former has produced returns in nine of his last 11 league outings, while Sane has finally settled after a frustrating first few months after arriving from Schalke last summer – the German wide man has racked up six goals and four assists in his last 11 starts across all competitions.

Residing in over 23% of squads, Mane has delivered double-figures against Spurs and Arsenal in the last four Gameweeks to emerge as Liverpool’s most reliable FPL performer.

Sold by over 118,000 FPL managers last week, Roberto Firmino recovers from a minor groin problem to return to the Reds’ XI.

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  1. One Terry Hurlock
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 19 days ago

    If you were to wildcard now what players would be straight into your team?

    And what teams should you try to cover?

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Johnson

      1. One Terry Hurlock
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Ulrika?

        1. We Will Klopp you
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Paprika

        2. Ha.
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          I tried to say sex offender, but it wouldn't let me say it

    2. makaveli123
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Alli/Eriksen, Hazard. Spurs and/or Chelsea defender.

      1. One Terry Hurlock
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Cheers, already got hazard, eriksen, alli, alonso and Walker in my draft, any other teams you'd cover?

    3. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Alonso, Valencia, Walker, Bertrand, Cedric, Pedro, Mane, Siggy.

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Only slightly joking

        1. One Terry Hurlock
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Slightly joking?

          1. Deulofail
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            I would probably go for 7 of those.

    4. Darklord_bg
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Alli, Erik, sanchez if fit, gabbi if fit, Costa, valencIa, Walker, alonso, hazard.

  2. PvA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 19 days ago

    What are these FFS Cups?

      1. Lav
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        To late to enter correct?

        1. Gnu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          No, you can still enter Lav but your GW29 score will determine if you qualify.

  3. Elijah's Wood
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 19 days ago

    Any news on Gabbiadini's groin?

    1. PvA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      I'll let you know later tonight mate

    2. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Lucy Goosey

    3. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Errr...

    4. Lav
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      I saw 2-4 weeks. Someone said it on here

    5. Ryan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      2 week break. He'll probably be fine, same with Sanchez

      1. Elijah's Wood
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Hopefully otherwise its all aboard the Vardy party

  4. We Will Klopp you
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 19 days ago

    Any chance of Rose being back after the international break?

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Hope so

      1. We Will Klopp you
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Same, may do Olsson to him for a hit

  5. Lav
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 19 days ago

    135k OR 🙂

    What a rise these past two weeks. Excited to look at changes to the team over the break to continue the push.

    1. KingNidge
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Go clean on

  6. CREAM
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 19 days ago

    why did dele not get points for winning the pen?

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Because he took it and you can't assist yourself

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        They should change it next year and award points for winning a peno, regardless of who takes it or whether he scores

        1. Ephurion
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Should they award 1 point for winning a corner or free kick too, even if they don't lead to anything? :O

        2. CREAM
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          yeah that sucks, they should change it.

      2. Optimus.
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Well.... 😉

    2. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Have you ever, ever felt like this?

      When strange things happen, are you going round the twist?

      1. Optimus.
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Blast from the past, you must be 35+ like myself?

        1. Ha.
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Stop it you flirt

  7. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 19 days ago

    whoops repost

    thinking of risking costa to vardy............ idiotic?

    1. Sweetboi
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      I wouldn't.

  8. andymck
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 19 days ago

    24k GW rank and a 180k climb GET IN

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      You still suck

      1. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Usual level of maturity from yourself.

    2. Lav
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Nice

  9. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 19 days ago

    Currently ranked 223k 126 points behind top 10k with all my chips left, is top 10k finish still possible or should i just settle for finishing top 50k

    1. PvA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Anything is possible with self belief and confidence

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        And the Ownership Tactic

        1. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Strange song lyric.

          1. Ha.
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Wrong wun

    2. Sweetboi
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 19 days ago

      Reach for the stars.

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Climb every mountain high

    3. Jay_
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Bit too much to ask i think, you never know but will be very hard.

      • Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        It's not possible. Sorry.

    4. Jay_
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Pickford (Jakupovic)
        Alonso Valencia Coleman (Pieters Brunt)
        Sanchez (!) Alli Siggy Antonio (King)
        Lukaku Gabbiadini(!) Llorente

        -4 taken already (Daniels, Mane > Valencia, Alli)

        Wildcard up my sleeve should the Sanchez/Gab injuries be long term. If not long term, reckon i could get away with just benching them? Got 7.5 itb for Llorente to Ibra in 31 If so, that would mean 4-4-2 with King which ain't too bad. Walker in if i go the benching route and 4-4-2?

        1. PvA
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          I would WC for sure

        2. Hibbo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Where's the 5 week plan?!

        3. fedolefan
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          I don't see a need to wildcard. I wouldn't have done the Mane move however. Are there any players you really want to get in? I can't think of many honestly.

      • Tabbara
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Guys which option is better:
        A:Get rid of Andy Caroll/Defoe
        B:Bertrand for Baines?
        C:Take out mane and Coutinho and bring Alli and Mahrez/Eriksen/Antonio

        Thanks

        1. Syd.
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          A

      • pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Don't have Chelsea attackers or Vardy and don't intend to get them.

        Next best captain choice?

        Aguero,Defoe or Alonso?

        1. Ha.
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Heaton

          1. pundit of punts
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            🙄

        2. Paul
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Sadly Aguero 🙁

        3. Darklord_bg
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Kun always a good choice.

        4. Smurf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Very tough week for captaincy.

        5. pundit of punts
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Cheers all.

      • Paul
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Welll Ownership Tactics aside 😛

        Haave been looking at a lot of these high OR teams....and noticed most of them don't own Spurs defender!!!

        Is it time to ditch Walker now?? 😮

        1. Ephurion
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          "Most of them"

          In the top 10K one third own Walker, and he's the third most owned defender behind Coleman and Alonso.

      • PvA
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        My friend told me he doesn't use the ownership tactic. He is no longer my friend.

        I now have no friends. Cry with me.

        1. Sweetboi
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Tedious. Conor would be ashamed.

          1. Epic Fail
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Who the fork is this guy.

            1. Oven Glover
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 19 days ago

              The inventor of the ownership tactic

      • Junior ⚽
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        GW 30 captain?

        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Siggy or Kun for me

          1. Ginola14
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Kun looks good

        2. Oven Glover
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Vardy

        3. We Will Klopp you
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Mane

      • Rhinos
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        The good thing about owning Sanchez is its pointless doing transfers till gw30 pressers. Therefore it's fpl break time for this Rhino. See you other side of the internationals

        1. Hibbo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          I'm the same.

        2. Paul
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          you will be missed... and I can guarantee you won't be on that long a break 😛

      • andy85wsm
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Streaming soon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ocvx3YeMnUI

        1. PvA
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          But do you use the ownership tactic?

      • TaiwanHC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Foster - Grant
        Azp - Coleman - Baines - Robertson - Amat
        Alli - Mane - Coutinho - Siggy - T. Carroll
        Lukaku - Costa - A. Carroll

        Which one?
        A. Baines --> Valencia
        B. Baines + Coutinho --> Valencia + Eriksen (-4)
        C. Other

        1 FT and 2.6 ITB

        1. Ginola14
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          I'm looking at A

      • Bubz
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Bloody international breaks

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Not so bad after a good week, worse when you just had a mare 🙂

          1. DA Minnion (Former great)
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            This.seeing red for two weeks now.

        2. internal error
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          So fed up of it already

        3. makaveli123
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Can't wait for the injuries

      • Ginola14
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Just broke the top 10k for 1st time this season, up to 8400 odd thanks to 95 points! Still in LMS and should qualify for ffs cup, have 2ft to use over the break, here's my team
        Heat / jaku
        Baines / Coleman / Alonso / brunt
        Alli / Erik / mane / siggy / lanzini
        Kaku / aguero
        Kingsley / Barnes 1.7 itb
        I'm thinking baines to Valencia and roll the 2nd? Cheers for any replys

        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Sounds good, Brunt to Valencia?

          1. Ginola14
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Would mean benching baines.....I intend to downgrade him to a cheapie to allow Barnes or lanzini to be upgraded?

            1. RamaJama
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 19 days ago

              Good point

      • pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Foster Jakupovic
        Alonso Valencia Barnes Amat Lenihan
        Mane Sigurdsson Lanzini King Carrick
        Aguero Lukaku Defoe

        6.1m in the bank

        Thinking King + Baines ➡ AllI + Vertonghen for -4 this gw.

        1. Ha.
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Cray

          1. Ginola14
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Stretch to rose if fit

            1. pundit of punts
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 19 days ago

              Can't sadly as I want Sanchez from gw 31.

              Different case if Sanchez is crocked for a long time.

        2. Smurf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          King out for a hit? No chance.

          1. pundit of punts
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 19 days ago

            Points to dry up. Time to hop onto the next wagon.

            1. Smurf
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 19 days ago

              Nah. Clearly you aren't watching the football. Bournemouth are playing well and in form. As is Josh King. Nothing currently indicates that the points will dry up.

      • Feed tha Sheep
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Best transfer this week?
        A. Holebas > Alonso
        B. Mane > Sanchez (if fit)
        C. Llorente > Agureo

        1. Oven Glover
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          A

        2. Blue&White85
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          A

      • GS456
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        82 (-4) third highest score of the season but injuries to gabbiadini and Sanchez have tainted it

      • FPLHaggis
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Liverpool fixtures now look AMAZING on the season ticker.

        It's a trap.

        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 19 days ago

          Nah. I have pool mids for this reason. Their lack of returns last 2 weeks is the trap.

      • Netley Lucas
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        39,801, not bad, all things considered lol hic!

      • Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Brunt to Valencia looking like my best option and save the FT? Obviously no rush.

        Jak
        Rose - Coleman - Mawson
        Mane - Firmino - Siggy (C) - Antonio
        Kun - Defoe - Llorente

        Grant | Snoddy, Maguire, Brunt

        2FT. 3M ITB

      • Elijah's Wood
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        Provided no further injuries in the International Break how does this look for a -8?

        Coutinho, Brunt, Evans -> Alli, Valencia, Davies (-8)

        Would set me up nicely

        Heaton (Pickford)
        Alonso Valencia Baines Davies (Holgate)
        Mane Alli Siggy Lanzini (Carroll)
        Aguero Lukaku (Gabbi)

      • Ha.
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 19 days ago

        This one time, I held it in