FFS Cup
28 April 2017 4018 comments
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As our two Premier League cup competitions reach the last 16 stage, we take a look at some of the key Round Six encounters.

Mark, the open to all cup’s only remaining former winner, saw off hishamkmr by a 20-point margin in Round Five to set up a tie with Cars and Mane.

Mark’s rank of 270 makes him the contest’s highest-placed manager, but his opponent will be no pushover – he’s ranked a mere 326 places behind him and is one of five other top 1,000 managers left in the competition.

Another of this elite group is the 849-placed My Pretty Pony (aka Peter Kouewenberg), who takes on NUFC Fifer,  the contest’s second-highest ranked manager at 279th.

The remaining top 1,000 derby involves the 843-ranked Choppers13 squaring up to Patio Kev, who is 438 places above him.

The open to all cup’s lowest-ranked surviving managers, 256,208-placed The Shaman and K3lviN, who is 392,260 in the world, will be breathing a sigh of relief at avoiding one of those high-fliers.

However, with K3lviN taking on the 30,712-ranked Pilgrim and The Shaman encountering 50,328 rogerbarton, they both still have plenty to do to progress to the quarter-finals.

The full Sixth Round draw can be found here.

Rogerbarton takes the title of giant killer in chief in the Members Cup after seeing off Pukka, who went into Round Five ranked 88th in the world. Placed at the 50,328 mark, Roger faces another tough tie when he meets up with the 15,676-ranked Dr Ennet in the final 16.

With Pukka sent packing, Choppers13 is now the highest-ranked remaining manager as his dream of a cup double remains on track. He has a favourable Round Six clash with the 369,310-placed FrankieTheGent.

Community scribe Kryten was another to emerge victorious from Round Five. He next tackles Cheltnamshire lalala, who, with a rank of 3,177, is 7,963 places ahead of him.

The full Sixth Round draw can be found here.

There is £350 in Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk vouchers up for grabs for the final top three managers in both tournaments.

Good luck to all those involved, and if you would like more information on the schedule and prizes click this link.

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  1. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    To WC or not to WC.. So difficult :/

    1. dhamphiir
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      If you don't have TC and BB chip then WC next week

    2. Mickey Tyrion™
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      What's the benefit of WC right now vs tomorrow afternoon? Do you just have a poor team at the moment?

      1. EP
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Price rises

      2. Over Midwicket
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah pretty poor. Took a stupid hit to get in Daniels and Vardy too

        Pickford.
        Valencia*. Bavies. Daniels.
        Haz. Alli. King. Townsend.
        Kane. Lukaku. Vardy.

        Subs: Heaton. Mawson. Barnes. Gibson.

  2. bring_on _the_fantasy
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Current WC team.... Good to go?

    Pickford Willy
    Monreal, Blind, Holgate, Yoshi, Holebas
    Sanchez, Alli, Harzard, King, JWP
    Gabbi, Costa, Kane

    Good to go or any more changes?

    1. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Holebas to Davies

      1. De_Roiste
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Rose is back in training

        1. bring_on _the_fantasy
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          yeah if rose wasnt back soon i would for sure!!

  3. Ibracadabra
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Re posting with team below

    Bench Boost A (35) will certainly lag Bench Boost B (37) but not significantly. Would you play this in 35 knowing it is a vital H2H mini-league match with rival, even though in overall points it may lag about 4-12pts?

    35: ZAHA (H Burnley); Pickford (H BOU); Stephens (H Hull); Chambers (H Boro)

    37: ZAHA (H Hull); Pickford (Swa, Ars); Stephens (boro, United); Chambers (H SOU).

    The difference is 6 games versus 4 games if Pickford Stephens play both in the double. Worst case a loss of 12 points, best case a loss of 4 points...

    1. Ibracadabra
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      De Gea
      Blind - Alonso - Yoshida
      Sanchez - Hazard - Alli - Sane
      Benteke - Lukaku - Gabbi

      (Blind will be ARS defender in 36 and Lukaku will be Kane in 37).

  4. Lizard Lips
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Pickford (BOU)
    Alonso (eve) Valencia (SWA) Yoshida (HUL)
    Alexis (tot) Alli (ARS) Eriksen (ARS) Siggy (mun)
    Lukaku (CHE) Benteke (BUR) Negredo (MCI)
    Subs Heaton (cry) Davies (ARS) Friend (MCI) Fletcher (LEI)

    £4m ITB 1FT

    Negredo to Gabbiadini the best move?

  5. FF Dirtbag
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Yeah. I still don't know. Who should I captain?

    X) Kane
    Y) Benteke
    Z) Gabbi

    1. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      X

    2. Bobby_Baggio
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      X or Z

      1. Bobby_Baggio
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Z out of the two

  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    is sane a good pick for wc? people are saying he is looking tired and maybe rotated. Even if he is rested it will just be for 1 game?

    1. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I originally had him but roation is an issue for this week. If you are playing your Wildcard in 36 then yes I'd have him.

      1. Ibracadabra
        • 17 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I own him and am bench boosting this week and nervous he will miss out, but a risk worth taking at Boro in my opinion.

    2. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Good pick

  7. faulksp
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I'm having a moment ....

    I can use both bench boost and wildcard in week 37 ...correct ?

    1. Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Nope only 1 chip per week.

    2. De_Roiste
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Nope.. One at a time

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

      Nope

      1. bring_on _the_fantasy
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        sshhhhhhh haha!

      2. faulksp
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Bloody hell ...thank goodness I asked !!!

        Thanks folks

        1. faulksp
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          So we wild card after tomorrow in preparation for 37 ?

  8. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Bench one of these lot:

    Alonso (eve)
    Pieters (WHM)
    Davies (ARS)
    Siggy (mun

    Opinions appreciated!!

  9. hannesdela
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Gabbiadini for Carroll or Blind for Evans?

    One week punt because wildcard next GW. If I choose Gabbiadini, I'll have to bench Alli.

    1. Ibracadabra
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Then definitely Blind, don't bench Alli.

  10. Clintymints
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    One week only pre wildcard striker punt

    A Tekkers in for Negero

    B. Gab in for Negredo

    C. Aguero in for -4

    1. conew
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      b

  11. Bobby_Baggio
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    1 FT which one is to change out and for who? Negredo > Gabbi?

    DDG
    Luiz | Baines | Davies
    Sanchez | Zaha | Alli | Cout
    Lukaku | Kane | Negredo

    Mawson | Chambers | De Roon

    1. De_Roiste
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Or tekkers

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

    WCers getting King as their 5th mid.

    I don't understand this.

    He will be benched for all the other fancy names in gw 35,36 and 38.

    Plays gw 37 vs STO. Surely JWP is a better option with 2 games in gw 37?

    Perfectly justified if it's a pre WC punt though.

    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      he'll be in my bench boost in 37, and diff capitano this week

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

        Isn't JWP (SWA,mun) better for BB?

        1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          i have both. allows premium elsewhere

    2. Clintymints
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      He was my 5th mid last few weeks and got a lot of bench points.

      He's a 4th mid!

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

        He's surely not a 4th mid on a WC though.

    3. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      He's cheap and he has been scoring a lot of points . They probably aren't looking past that .

    4. sminkypinky
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I'm not sure JWP is better for dgw 35.

      1. bring_on _the_fantasy
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        i wouldnt bench king!

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

          Then who'd you bench among the big guns?

      2. sminkypinky
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        *36

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

        You mean 37?

        2 games always better than 1 for me.

        JWP on a lot of set pieces as well.

        1. sminkypinky
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah... set pieces are a factor yes. His finishing is off though... still got him in tonight.

    5. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Getting King this week, wildcard next gw. Mostly because he has good fixtures and rival has him. Getting Anichebe up front, which will be benched in the gws you are mentioning.

  13. Torres76
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    What shall I do tonight?

    1. Rashford (keep him)
    2. Benteke (buy him - both my rivals have him)
    3. Gabby (knowing two dgws on the way)

    Thanks

    1. Gianluca Busio's Hair …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      3

  14. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Cech Pickford
    Alonso Monreal Huth Yoshida Holgate
    Sanchez Hazard Alli Sane King
    Kane Gabbiadini Anichebe
    Or
    Caballero Pickford
    Alonso Monreal Yoshida Maguire Holgate
    Sanchez Hazard Alli Eriksen King
    Kane Gabbiadini Naihebe

    1. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Anichebe

    2. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I will have something similar to the first one. Get Caballero and United def?

  15. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Was asking the last decision when the site crashed. Didn't bother to wait and confirmed my wc team. Now its made since i lost too much value on Alli out.

    But just to be curious
    A) Alli and Blind
    B) Erik and bailly

    1. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      B

    2. Aladdin Sané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      b

    4. De_Roiste
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      B

    5. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      erik and blind

    6. sminkypinky
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers. Went B. We'll see if it was the correct decision...

  16. BananaNose Maldonado
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    OK. So here's one, for this week only:

    A) Lukaku and Tadic (- 4)
    B) Sanchez and Grosicki

    Cheers!

    1. Zareos
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      B. Purely because I doubt A is worth a hit.

      1. BananaNose Maldonado
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks. It's really about whether I'm bringing in Kane for Negredo (which requires me to downgrade Sanchez to someone like Tadic), or bringing in Kane for Lukaku (and benching Negredo).

  17. TaiwanHC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Why is Alli dropping and Eriksen rising??

    1. Zareos
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Reactionary players.

      Where is the rising Son?

  18. Aladdin Sané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    For Gabbiadini:
    A) Rashford
    B) Lukaku

    Play one:
    A) Alonso
    B) B. Davies

    1. De_Roiste
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A & A

    2. Zareos
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A. Rashford (rotation risk),
      A. Alonso (attacking potential)

  19. Cookie Kid
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    So are we all Triple Captaining Negredo this weekend?

    🙂

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Reported 😉

  20. Zareos
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Still regretting the choice to go for Negredo over Benteke last week.

    Negredo OUT, but for who?

    A. Benteke v Burnley (H), or
    B. Gabbaldini v Hull (H)?

    The latter will come in on my GW36 wildcard so this is a "one week punt".

  21. Scheister
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Suggestions for WC team?

    Cab
    Bailly Yoshi Stephens
    Sanchez Hazard Alli King Sane
    Kane(C) Gabbi(V)

    Pickford Anichebe Monreal Koscielny

    1. general_franco
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I like it but wondering if Cab will make it to GW37. When will Bravo be available again?

  22. Hobolicious
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    A) JWP
    B) Albrighton
    C) Max 5.5m (5.7m if I go Alli --> Eriksen)

    1. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I quite like B

  23. Donhush
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Which combo would you go for as a 1 week punt? WC in 36

    A. Hazard/Gabbi
    B. Jesus/Coutinho

    Thanks

    1. De_Roiste
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Tough one.. B

      1. De_Roiste
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        For more puntyness

      2. Torres76
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        a

  24. columbo
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Siggy to Arnie for a -4 pre wildcard?

  25. dhamphiir
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Which combo player is better?
    A. Costa and Fletcher
    B. Jesus and King

    1. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      B

      1. De_Roiste
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        B

  26. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Is Cabellero nailed?
    Would you prefer Sane or Eriksen?

  27. ducksfly2gether
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Only considering this week... A or B? OR C?

    Pickford (Grant)
    Alonso Valencia Brunt McGuire (Holgate)
    Coutinho Alli Eriksen Siggy (Stanislas)
    Kane Lukaku (Negredo)

    A) Negredo --> Gabbiadini (Bench McGuire)

    B) Negredo & Brunt --> Gabbiadini & Bertrand (-4 & bench McGuire)

    C) Play the 4-4-2 as is and do Grant --> Forster

  28. bring_on _the_fantasy
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Erikson or Alli on WC

    Most of my rivals have Alli?

    1. Begbie.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Eriksen imo.

    2. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Eriksen but I'd like both

  29. Begbie.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Foster
    Yoshida Valencia
    King Alli Sanchez Sane Tadic
    Gabbi Benteke Kane

    GTG? Benching Alonso seems wrong but Yosh has far better fixture. No idea who to captain either. Leaning towards King tbh.

    1. De_Roiste
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Who is your other Def?

      1. Begbie.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Alonso, Baines, Holgate

  30. De_Roiste
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    What's the first choice CB partnership for MANC folks? Kompany and Otamendi or Stones?