[sbu_large_image] Opinion
28 November 2017 1923 comments
Mark Mark
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There are such fine margins between success and failure, and often, while we fret over Wildcards and captaincies, it is the seemingly inconsequential decisions that cost us.

My Gameweek 13, while more than satisfactory, could well have been bordering on epic had I just considered two decisions more carefully.

Both seemed totally justified at the time.

Firstly, the swap of Kyle Naughton to welcome back Nicolas Otamendi to my dressing room seemed sound enough.

I didn’t write off Swansea’s chances of a clean sheet against Bournemouth, but having previously witnessed the Cherries win 4-0 over Huddersfield; I expected Callum Wilson and company to breach the struggling Swans. More to the point, I banked on more from Otamendi who chested the ball into the Man City net to create an unexpected nine-point swing in Naughton’s favour.

Then there was that decision to start Tammy Abraham.

I thought I’d read this situation perfectly. If the striker had any chance of figuring against the Cherries, he’d start. It made perfect sense. Why, when Abraham could not play against Chelsea in Gameweek 14, would Paul Clement use him from the bench? These were desperate times, after all.

Only Clement knows the full story. All I know is that Abraham saw six minutes of action, almost won a penalty but robbed me of a belated goal from Ruben Loftus-Cheek.

I could have been 15 points better off, in a Gameweek where my score was already considered more than a little bit handy.

These “trivial” little decisions soon add up and, eventually, I believe they can do far more damage than a badly timed Wildcard or a misplaced armband. We fret over the big dilemmas and yet it’s these frivolous little choices that undo us. Bit by bit, they unravel the careful stitches of our painstaking Gameweek research.

I’ve started writing all these “mishaps” down. I jot them on pieces of paper, fold them up and then put them in a jar. A jar of regret and agony, something to pore over when the season is done, and I’m considering what might have been.

I fear that one day my partner will find this jar.

“It’s my jar of regret”, I will explain.

She will peer inside expecting to see scribbles on how I should have taken that gap year or learned to play the guitar.

Instead, she’ll find mentions of Kyle Naughton and Trent Alexander-Arnold.

I’ll sit her down take her through the stats, but I don’t think it will help.

Thanks to Fantasy Football, she probably has her own jar with my name in it.

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

  1. Js31
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Play Dunk or RLC?

    1. More Tragic
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      rlc

    2. OneDennisBergkamp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      RLC

  2. BenjaminEJones
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Duffy or Moreno?

  3. SantiClaus
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    are there price changes across the GW deadline as well (6.45)?

    1. JustPark
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      No. Price changes at normal time.

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Yes, lots. I hear Lukaku is gonna drop twice.

  4. OneDennisBergkamp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Hazard (c) locked in 😐

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      same, feels good

    2. Aston-villain
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Dont be scared

    3. OLEgend
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Same here

    4. More Tragic
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Brave and fooking mental at the same time.

      I hope I'm wrong but I doubt it.

      1. Krionos
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        I'm not sure how captaining Hazard is mental...

    5. Toplad
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Same here common Hazzard!

    6. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah .could be magical.

  5. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Any early Spurs team sheet?

    1. More Tragic
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Is a fake Spurs team sheet.

  6. Manani
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    jesus>morata or silva>hazard?

    1. OLEgend
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Silva to Haz

  7. Alex_thekid
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Play Duffy or ward Pope in goal
    Captain Kane or Morata

  8. Catastrophe
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Play Hegazi or Mee

    Captain Hazard or Morata

    Cheers.

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Morata

    2. Aston-villain
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Mee Hazard

    3. Alex_thekid
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Mee Hazard

  9. Gimli son of Gloin
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Better cheap forward option, Murray or Wilson?

    1. OneDennisBergkamp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      I've done Wilson but I feel like now I should have gone Murray..

      1. Gimli son of Gloin
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        I like both to a point, Wilson maybe more explosive but more chance of rotation..

  10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    suttner starts

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Omg

    2. 404_FC
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      kane bench?

  11. ddande
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Bench one out of..

    RLC- Gomez- Richarlson

    1. Manani
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      gomez

  12. DAZZ
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Last minute switch from Kane to morata.

    1. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Ok

    2. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      did opposite 🙂

    3. DAZZ
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Back to kane

      1. Jam0sh
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Good boy

  13. Jam0sh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Do you think Salah will start

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      yes, Klopp knows he needs him to beat Stoke

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      I would yes and pulled off early

    3. OLEgend
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

    4. 404_FC
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      50/50 for me

  14. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    A) start Mee or swap Davies for Christensen for free
    And
    b) start Richarlison or Rlc
    Can't solve these two dilemmas

    1. OLEgend
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Start Richarlison

  15. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Captain whoever you want...North Korea has fired a missile.

    1. More Tragic
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      where did it land?

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        I don't know, but South Korea just reported it...maybe they saw it fly over head...who knows!

    2. MTPockets
        8 years, 3 months ago

        ok ... nope, I still can't put it on Alonso.

        1. tiger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Go on...life is/could be short!

      • yakirh
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Best post here

        1. tiger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          😀

    3. mrwinner
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Well this is it. A massively important Gameweek for everyone I feel.

      Good luck to everyone..(no regrets!)

    4. emodabi
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Play 2
      A)RLC
      2)Choupo
      3)Davies

      1. ILOVEBAPS
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Top two

        1. emodabi
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Thanx

    5. 404_FC
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Captain jesus locked in

      1. NOMONEY
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        went aguero, good luck to us..

        1. 404_FC
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          aguero will not start for sure

          it would be

          sane - jesus - b.silva

          1. IRBOX ⚽
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 3 months ago

            Righto Pep. I bet it’s not

    6. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Play Wilson or RLC?

      1. Manani
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        thoughts on bringing in wilson this week?

        1. ILOVEBAPS
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          I love it!

    7. el polako
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Cant believe that nobody asked the question by now:
      - who to captain this GW ?

      Please respond otherwise I will pick McCauley.

      1. the snazzy viking
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Kane

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Sanchez

      3. Debauchy
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        great pick

      4. OLEgend
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Hazard

      5. NOMONEY
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        mccauley

      6. We Will Klopp you
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        McCauley

    8. Delph & Safety
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      HAZARD OR KANE CAPTAIN

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Hazard

      2. Tshelby
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        HAZ

      3. Krionos
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        None! Lloris and Cahill!!

    9. Swanny18
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Cahill or Christensen?

      1. More Tragic
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        cahill

      2. ILOVEBAPS
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Cahill more nailed

    10. Ibracadebruyne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Bring Christensen in for a hit (-4) or pla Ward?

      1. Prison Mike
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Play Ward

      2. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Ward !!!

    11. Prison Mike
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Bench one:

      A) Vardy (TOT)

      B) Richarlison (MUN)

      C) Ward (bou)

    12. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Bench 3:

      Rlc
      Mee
      Duffy
      Richarlison
      Dcl

      1. the snazzy viking
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        ABE

      2. We Will Klopp you
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        BCE

    13. Scotty B
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Guys should I make a last min 2nd transfer for a hit?

      Elliot
      Bellerin Otamendi Ake Alonso
      Salah KDB Sane Ritchie
      Morata Firmino

      Fabianski Carroll Abraham Tuanzabe

      1m ITB & 0 FT

      1. Stats Don\'t Lie
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        No, gtg!

      2. Wonderful Wizard Hazard
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Yes last minute transfers for hits are always the best! What transfer? Team looks fine.

    14. Vlad Tepes
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      The big (C) Q:

      A) Hazard
      B) Kane
      C) Morata
      D) Kolasinac

      Currently on A) with B) as VC

      1. Scotty B
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        C

      2. ThorntonReed
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        stick

      3. Wonderful Wizard Hazard
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        No clue! Not in favor of D, all ABC are good choices. I'm currently on Kane, but thinking of Haz too.

    15. Tshelby
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Went with Sane I think

    16. Dormer
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Thinking of doing Sterling>Pogba for a free. Just unsure if Sterling will play or not and if he doesn't my bench is shockingly bad. Thoughts?

    17. ThorntonReed
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Yoshida to

      A) Christensen
      B) Daniels
      C) Mustafi

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Mustafi

        1. ThorntonReed
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Sold.