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1 April 2017 2318 comments
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Saturday’s events conclude at St Mary’s with a south coast derby between Southampton and Bournemouth.

Weeks ago, this was billed as Manolo Gabbiadini’s opportunity to shine having fired three goals in his opening two outings. But injury at Spurs last time out has kept him sidelined and means that our interest in the Saints is limited to a scouting mission ahead of their looming double Gameweeks. The defence and attacking pair Dusan Tadic and Nathan Redmond will come under scrutiny.

But Bournemouth arguably boast the key asset on show. FPL midfielder Josh King has fired eight goals in eight outings to present exceptional value for his 5.8 price tag. More than 123,000 swooped for King ahead of this evening’s outing with 10,000 trusting him with the Gameweek armband.

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

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  1. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    One upside of this GW is my transfer to bring in Alderweireld got 1 bonus point :))

  2. BucketHead
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Triple transfer done - 8 Ibra alli baragan in for Costa mane and Jones

    1. Gucci Mane.
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Good luck

      1. BucketHead
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks Bruv... Was a toss up for borough defenders

  3. boc610
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    so who as has already rage transferred out Tadic becasue he he didnt get you 42 points?

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

    Gtg for midweek?

    Heaton
    Walker Cedric Valencia
    Sanchez Eriksen Mhki Siggy
    Costa Lukaku Llorente

    1. Recoba
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Looks good

      1. bojack
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Ta.

        No hit for me this week i think.

    2. Gucci Mane.
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Like the Mkhi move. Good luck mate.

  5. Recoba
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Have exact funds to do Mane + Alonso > Sanchez + Davies, wc intact.

    Worth it for a hit tonight ?

    1. Sweetboi
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yes.

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I would

  6. Yank Revolution
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Guys, it's ERIKSEN, not Erickson, Ericson or any other spelling. This is not hard to remember, but here's a quick guide to Scandinavian surnames:

    Name ends in 'en'...likely Danish - like "ERIKSEN" (Dutch surnames end in 'en' too)

    Name ends in 'on'...likely Swedish - like "OLSON/OLSSON" (or Icelandic like "SIGURDSSON")

    1. Sp0rting
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Whatever. He still didn't get an assist-en.

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Lol!

        (It was assistgate that brought out so many horrendous misspellings)....

        1. Bellerinmondo
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          you should see Norwegian FPL

    2. Recoba
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Couhitinhou

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        What's amazing is everyone spells his name right, which isn't that easy imo.

        1. bojack
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Firminho.

          1. michudagawd
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Firminio is the most common misspelling I've seen.

            1. Yank Revolution
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              I think it helps that many people shorten both to Cout(s) or Firm....

        2. Bellerinmondo
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Unlike Firmino AKA Firminho (sic)

    3. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      McCauley is the one that gets me 😆

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

      It's forunate that Andrej Kanchelskis and Ole Gunner Solskjaer are no longer in the PL. No idea if i got those right.

      1. Bellerinmondo
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Ole got a nice away win this aft

      2. Yank Revolution
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        It'd be an English teacher's nightmare! Lots of "-1, Spelling, See Me After Class"

    5. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Not sure why post this... just use the sporty shortcuts...Erik, Siggy, Snoddy...

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        That's good advice, actually - but we'd still see "Eric"

  7. Gucci Mane.
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    What to do with this lot?

    Heaton/Pickford
    Valencia Alonso Walker/ Mee Amat
    Hazard Sanchez Sigurdsson Barkley
    Vardy Carroll Lukaku

    0.4 ITB
    1 FT

    Barkley -> ???

    1. aroyalshark
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      tadic?
      looked good today despite no points.

    2. Gucci Mane.
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Repost

      What to do with this lot?

      Heaton/Pickford
      Valencia Alonso Walker/ Mee Amat
      Hazard Sanchez Sigurdsson Barkley
      Vardy Carroll Lukaku

      0.4 ITB
      1 FT

      A) Alonso & Barkley -> Britos & Alli/Eriksen
      B) Hazard & Barkely -> Alli/Eriksen & Coutinho
      C) Barkley -> Tadic
      D) Sigurdsson & Barkely -> Alli/Eriksen & 6.1 mid

  8. elwardio
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Urggh terrible day at the fantasy office and barring miracle am out of the cup at the 13th hurdle.

    Opponent +30, Llorente, Sterling
    Me Siggy (c), Sanchez, Mawson

    Was just starting to get exciting. Have to focus on the league I guess

    1. Nomar
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      See what Siggy does tomorrow.

      A win for Swansea puts Sunderland in a really deep hole. Most Sunderland fans on "ready to go" think a Swans win tomorrow pretty much all but relegates them now.

      That would mean one less team for Swansea to worry about.

      So, every incentive for Swans to win tomorrow.

    2. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Siggy penalty and clean sheet Maeson and no points to Llorente, lets say 1-0 and with maximum luck maybe 3 points bonus Siggy, and Arsenal beating City 2-0, Sanchez score 2, then you make it-)

      Good luck

  9. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    With Walker on 36% ownership there's gonna be an awful lot of auto subs this week....and quite a lot of them will be for Macauley...

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Sad, but true...first on my bench too, but my benchers never come in for points.

      1. Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Aye. The GW avg could be a few pts light at this stage.

    2. The Big Fella
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Like my mate. Unfortunately, I am not one of them. I was talked out of playing him on here too! Should have gone with my gut.

    3. Sp0rting
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Shame I have Friend and Ake waiting on the bench.

    4. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah I got rid of Foster and Brunt this week

      Mourhinos United are no better than LVGs

    5. bojack
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Exactly that for me.

    6. Nomar
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Brunt coming on for me. Nice to have an auto sub that works.

  10. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Chelsea to lose their next 3 games would make things interesting

    1. Alan_T
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      They play City and Utd in their next three. Lose those and it's all to play for!

    2. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Ideal. They can start by losing to City. Both of Spurs and Chelsea have been really good this season, Chelsea have edged but I suspect the missing Kane minutes have had something to do with it.

      I straight fight for the title between them would be about right IMO.

  11. joersherman
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    G2G or anything worth a hit? 1.8m ITB.

    Jaku
    Alonso Valencia Yoshida Brunt
    Alli Siggy Sanchez (C)
    Kun Kaku Llorente.

    Bench: Markovic, Baines, Clayton, Grant.

    Not a fan of Markovic, Brunt, Baines, Kun & Llorente at the moment...

  12. Alan_T
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone unhappy with their forward line?

    Mine is Llorente, Lukaku, Carroll.

    Who do I ditch first?

    1. Sp0rting
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Toss a coin.

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Same 3. I'm doing Mane, Llorente > Zaha, Ibra

    3. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Looks good providing you don't have Siggy.
      If so get rid for Ibra.

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

      Kaku in good form. Carroll ticking over and has good fixtures after Arsenal. Llorente is poor imo.

    5. Captain Blanks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Probably Llorente

    6. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I've gone to 3-5-2 for first time in 8 years of playing, due to all round abundance of high scoring & basically OOP midfielders & lack of strikers. Feels good man 🙂

    7. Bellerinmondo
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Lukaku got one blank away to Liv, calm your knee

    8. Nomar
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Carroll has good fixtures and as long as he stays fit he'll keep you ticking over points wise.

    9. bojack
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Not thrilled with mine Lukaku, Costa and Llorente.

      Got 2,4m to spend, may be Diego who goes first.

  13. Captain Blanks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Top notch bit of benchw@nkery that TM
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/18487/event/30

    1. Sp0rting
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Hah, that idiot benched Jaku!

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 17 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        and Holebas

        1. Sp0rting
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          The guys a joke!

  14. bojack
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    How did fellow Norweigan fantasy league players get on?

    7 pts from 2 here.

    1. Diva
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      5 from 1.

      1. bojack
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Nice. Sigurdson?

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      1 from 1. Player subbed in the 60th minute. Story of my fantasy season that.

    3. Bellerinmondo
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      0 from 0, still top 40K 🙂

    4. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      2 from Bemba

    5. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      0

      Forgot to do my captain today and have left it on the Lord 😀

      1. bojack
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Ha! Good luck. Captaining the most expensive player is a safe bet.

    6. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      12 from 3

    7. MTPockets
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Top 35k

    8. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      1 from 1

  15. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Mane and Cahill to Davies and Sanchez for a hit?

    1. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      No

      1. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Need to get rid of Mane and need to get in Sanchez though.

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Tempting

  16. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    When will Calum Chambers be back?

    1. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      He can't be relied upon. Forget him

      1. Syd.
        • 17 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        That wasn't the question

  17. boc610
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Alonso's former acolytes are leaving him in droves

    1. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      City
      Bournemouth
      United

      Up next

      1. Team Bobcat
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        A wounded lion is a dangerous lion.

        Chelsea victory next day at least

    2. Team Bobcat
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Behi every cloud there is a silver linning. Bad day at the office for Chelsea today. There defence has been shaky even slippy of late. Conceding a goal here and a goal there. This defeat was coming but...

      I expect them to knuckle down now and get back to basics. It was the loss to Arsenal a way back that resulted in their was it 12 match unbeaten run cleaning the floor with all before them.

      The loss to spurs shook them up also resulting in solid disolays for a while after at least but with all those teams around them starting to lose points chelsea relaxed.

      I will hold chelsea players for now

  18. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    These transfers look any good?

    Alonso > Mawson/Ollsson
    Siggy > Alli/Eriksen
    Lukaku > Ibra

    For -4

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Don't all rush to comment

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Not for me

    3. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Alonso out gives me pause

  19. Magic Bean
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Haven't been on all day. How is 45 with Sanchez Siggy and Llorente to go? (Captain used)
    Cheers

    1. Sweetboi
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Above average.

    2. Cookie Kid
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      3x better than me

    3. Magic Bean
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Ok thanks

  20. @Team Shark FC
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Ship baines or brunt first?

    1. Sweetboi
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Brunt. Baines has good fixtures after United.

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I want to keep brunt, keep hoping he'll pop up with an OOP defender 21-point score someday to repay my faith 🙂

  21. Sp0rting
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Siggy(C) to go.

    Anyone else?

    1. Magic Bean
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Looks good now

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Siggy and Llorente here... Neither are captained but hoping llorente can deliver something before he gets sold when i get enough FT's

      1. Sp0rting
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Both here too but have to agree. Llorente is on his way out soon.

    3. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Same + Sanchez....monster score incoming 🙂

      1. Sp0rting
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Siggy, Kun and Llorente to bring it home.

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

      Siggy (c) here too. Also Alexis and Llorente.

    5. TOPCAT1960
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Siggy (c) and Mawson for his head !

      Need about 20+ points from these 2 and it will be a good week haha

    6. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Me

  22. Cookie Kid
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    For -4?

    OUT
    Mane, Antonio. Brunt

    IN
    Alli, Eriksen, Stephens

    1. aroyalshark
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      rather have Ali, coutinho than ali eriksen

      1. Cookie Kid
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I had considered that but Couts has trolled me this season. Is he back to his best?

  23. Zlatan Time
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Heaton - Jaku
    Alonso - Valencia - Mcauley (Gibson - Pieters)
    Sanchez - Alli - Siggy - King (Carroll)
    Lukaku - Vardy - Gabi

    1FT & 3.6M ITB

    What to do?
    Zaha for the DGW?
    Or maybe Zlatan?

  24. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Mane injury serious?

    1. michudagawd
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      We don't know how serious yet but it didn't look good. Could be out for a few weeks I reckon.

    2. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Serious enough for him to miss the midweek match according to reports

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah the still images of his foot in the turf while his leg twisted are pretty bad. He didn't react well to it before going off, looked distraught.

    4. n-doggg
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Can't see he'll be back for Tuesday

    5. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Looked a nasty ligament type injury

    6. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Will miss midweek almost certainly but he walked out of ground in good spirits and signed autographs, he wasn't using crutches, he said he felt good

  25. EL_FENOMENO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Baines worth keeping if i have Holgate?

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      No

  26. F4L
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Odds on Mane starting against Bournemouth

    1. Sp0rting
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      0%

    2. michudagawd
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Slim to none.

    3. Sweetboi
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      He won't.

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

      5%

  27. Zlatan Time
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Is Bertrand a good pick? Attacking potential and a DGW?

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

  28. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    thoughts on the team below? 4m itb

    Heaton
    Robertson Valencia Mcauly Davies -- stones
    alli tadic siggy mane -- fletch
    kaku kun -- lloriente

    A: mane >> sanchez (c)
    B: something else?...benching lloriente over mcauly

  29. Sweetboi
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Best transfer to generate funds for Alexis:

    a) Alonso > Cedric

    b) Kun > Vardy

    1. michudagawd
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      B

  30. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Will Gorgeous Troy Deeney play midweek

    1. Sweetboi
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Illness, so probably.