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Harry Kane (£12.5m) is already the runaway leader of our Gameweek 8 captain poll, but do those currently not in possession of the Spurs forward need to sign him?

That is the big question on the minds of many Fantasy Premier League managers this week, especially with Liverpool and Manchester City options potentially cancelling each other out.

We’ve gone over some of Kane’s numbers from the first seven Gameweeks and compared them with how he was faring 12 months ago, to see if it’s worth selling the likes of Sergio Aguero (£11.4m) or Mohamed Salah (£13.0m) to get him in.

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  1. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Play Robbo(MCI) or Bennett(CRY)? Defence is Ederson, Alonso, Trip, AWB. Has to be Robbo right?

    1. Sharkytect
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I'd go bennett. Just for this fixture

    2. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Start Robbo

    3. SpaceCadet
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Robbo

    4. Rocky FPL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Robbo

    5. Lav
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Robbo

    6. Merlinsnose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Bennett, clean sheet likely.

  2. SpaceCadet
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Any consensus on Kane yet? Worth getting him in for a hit or take a chance and go kaneless this gw?

    1. Moosie the Staggie
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Probably not worth a hit for potentially one week, his fixtures aren't exactly inspiring after that.

    2. Lav
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Avoiding

    3. Rocky FPL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Taking a hit is fine if you are captaining him, but you might wanna remove him since his fixtures go south after Cardiff.

    4. Ben the Mee
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Not essential, could be great differential depending on your ml. Ditch after two games, will be outscored by cheaper strikers in that run in

      • ChristoBisto
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Consensus for those without seems to be to avoid now. Is conservative and could be hugely costly! The group think has bet against Kane vs Cardiff at home. If the Land Salah hokey cokey cost 4 points I'd probably gamble that. I got Kane on WC last week for these two games, then mini wildcard next week to get Salah back, TAA and Arnie potentially.

        1. ChristoBisto
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          *Kane Salah hokey cokey

    5. Lav
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Out of ideas here.
      1 FT 0.2m ITB

      Patricio (Henn)
      Alonso Mendy* Robbo (Holebas AWB)
      Salah Haz Rich Fraser (Billing)
      Kun Wilson Ings

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        save

      2. Rocky FPL
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Holebas > Bennett and Wilson > Arnie maybe?
        Dont take a hit for this though.

      3. maratus
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Mendy -> Bennett
        Wilson -> Vardy

    6. Delhidynamo
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Would you bench

      A) Dilva

      B )Aguero

      to play Mitrovic ?

      1. cylus11 ( Manager) - Russia…
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        No never Sir.
        Both should play.
        Accommodate Mitrovic for someone else.

        1. Delhidynamo
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          morning cy,

          I feel one of the two are gonna be benched anyway, hopefully no cameos

      2. Max City
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Bench Aguero

        1. ChristoBisto
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Just no

      3. GE
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Bench Dilva

      4. Hillbilly
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        I have both and playing both....as well as Mitro.

    7. doy
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Guess there'll be no Brekky Club this week! 🙁

      1. Jøssy ⭐
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Supper club?

    8. Sotamendi84
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      On wc what would you prefer (for gw9 after disposing kane):

      A) mane + alonso + 6m
      B) salah + luiz + 4.5m

      1. GE
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        A

      2. Emiliano Sala
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        B

      3. The Cherry Picker
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        B

    9. GE
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Who would you bench here? (1 not injured player to bench)

      Patricio/Hamer*
      Alonso/Robertson/Trippier/AWB/Peltier*
      Haz/Sterling/Walcott/Fraser/Stephens*
      Aguero/Mitrovic/Zaha

      1. Emiliano Sala
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Mitro

      2. The Cherry Picker
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        AWB

    10. Hazardous1983
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      What is the Best move this week?

      Aguero wilson to kane.maddison
      Aguero walker to kane laporte
      Salah aguero to kane.maddison.

      One ft.

      1. noquarternt
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        None of them

    11. Hazardous1983
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      So tempted.to free hit this week

      1. The Cherry Picker
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Do it if you're feeling it.

      2. sunzip14
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        You might regret doing it after some week 😀

    12. The Cherry Picker
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      This morning i decided to do some research on how the Captain vs Vice-Captain choices have worked out for me this season so far.

      We all know that selecting the right Captain is one of the most important decisions in our GW but how much time do we pay in selecting who are VC's are and how many point deficit are there usually between the two? I saw that someone the other day wishes they had selected their VC every game instead of their Captain as they would of accrued over 40 more points. Mine reads as follows

      Below is a list of points scored by my Captain and then the VC (Single score, not doubled)
      GW1: 8-5
      GW2: 20-9 (Aguero)
      GW3: 8-2
      GW4: 6-1
      GW5: 20-7 (Hazard)
      GW6: 8-6
      GW7: 8-3

      My total points accrued from my captain in 7 weeks is 156 compared to 66 if i selected my VC every week.

      Quite an incredible points deficit i'm sure you'll agree. How are your choices going and will you change anything in the future?

      TCP

      1. Feloh
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        total C score 104
        total VC score 84

      2. Holmes
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        anewpla would have saved few minuts of yours 😉

        1. Holmes
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          C 108
          VC 32

          I mostly VC a defender, so not much to derive from that...

      3. olidooley
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        C - 108
        VC - 100

      4. Blue&White85
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        C - 100
        VC - 86

        1. circusmonkey
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          My captains have been better. Just benched Fraser v Leicester Grrrr

    13. Feloh
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Aguero to kane for free and captain Kane then boot out next week for firmino also for free, yay or nay?

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Yep

      2. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Not for me

      3. ChristoBisto
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah

    14. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I do feel for Gundogan’s 100,000 new owners that bought him after his haul vs Cardiff only to see him benched vs Brighton and now pulled a hammie in Champions League.

      That really is the worst kind of luck.

      1. noquarternt
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        100k casuals

    15. ooooo
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Changes to this gw9 wc?
      Patricio
      Alonso Trent Doherty
      Salah Haz Sterling Knockaert
      Vardy Arnie Mitrovic

      Button WB Masuaku Bennett

      0.0itb

      1. Gianfranco Zola
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        yeah put in whoever looks better after GW 8

      2. Pieterke30
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Perfect

    16. doy
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      How am I looking for this weekend?

      Henn
      Alonso Robbo Doherty
      Salah Hazard(vc) Richie Fraser
      Kane(c) Arnie Mitro

      Fabri AWB Bennett Hojbjerg

      Cheers.

      1. circusmonkey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Spell Ritchie correctly. As one, it is so annoying.

        1. Eden Wizard
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          I'm sure you can excuse him as, it's the first time anyone's used the word here all season.

          1. Hillbilly
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            The comma goes after him. It is so annoying;)

            1. Eden Wizard
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              WRONG. Same as which.

            2. Eden Wizard
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Wouldn't expect any better from a hillbilly, however.

    17. sunzip14
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Ederson+Auba> Leno+Kane(-4) yay or nay?

      1. Feloh
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        I'd rather Ryan or fabianski

        1. sunzip14
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          If Leno's start is a concern, I plan to WC during November's intnl break. The time when Cech is expected to be fit again

      2. The Cherry Picker
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Good moves, will repay the -4 most likely.

      3. doy
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Flaps for Leno.

        1. sunzip14
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Care to explain what 'Flaps' mean here? English not my first language 😀

          1. doy
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Ahh sorry we Gooners used to call Fabianski "Flapianski" (Flaps as an abbreviation) due to his errors back in the day....he's much better now though ;-).

          2. Gianfranco Zola
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Guessing Flaps = Fabianski

    18. Gianfranco Zola
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Anyone else considering dropping Alonso? Underlying stats have dropped over the last 3 GWs as he seems to be defending more like a LB, which Sarri alluded to earlier. Fixtures don't look all that easy either. Alonso > Mendy is something I'm considering when he returns.

      1. doy
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Crossed my mind, giving him 2 more games to "monitor". He's definitely attacking less than earlier on in the season..

      2. Holmes
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        and here i was considering mendy to alonso 😛

        1. Eden Wizard
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          I was til i looked at the stats, they're now hideous

      3. Jayv807
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        I am considering it. Thinking of doing Alonso to TAA. Have robbo already and think a liverpool defensive double could pay off over their good run of fixtures.

        1. Jarnathan
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          I'll be switching Trippier to TAA after this GW to join Robbo

      4. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        I don't have him and was possibly considering him for my wc but I feel I have missed the boat with him

      5. Demel
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Alonso to TAA and Pogba to KDB is on the cards for me.

    19. doy
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Did rage transfers after my stinker of a GW...
      Mendy, Aguero to Doherty, Kane (-4)

      Then the next day did Deeney to Arnie (-4).
      Hope it pays off! 😉

      1. Holmes
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        deeney to arnautovic will probably backfire, rest is fine

      2. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Rage transfers are always a bad idea but feel good at the time 🙂

      3. noquarternt
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        So...-8

      4. ChristoBisto
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Deeney had some cracking fixtures coming up and he looks awesome from what I've seen. Got to suppress the rage.

      5. white lightning
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        triple captain Kane to absorb the -8 hit

    20. thepirates
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Thoughts on theese 2 WC teams, or keep current? Thanks för your advice!

      WC team 1:
      Ederson - Hamer
      TAA - Alonso - Doherty - AWB - Bennet
      Fraser - Hazard - Mané - Knockaert - Sterling
      Vardy - Mitro - Arna

      WC team 2:
      Ederson - Hamer
      TAA - Alonso - Doherty - AWB - Bennet
      Masuaku - Hazard - Mané - Knockaert - Sterling
      Kane - Jimenez - Arna

      Current team (0FT):
      DDG - Hamer
      Robertson, Mendy, AWB, Alonso, Peltier
      Hazard, Fraser, Mané, Madison, Walcott
      Aguero, Ings, Jimenez

      1. palace ash
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        1

        1. palace ash
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Sorry, 2

      2. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        You need at least Salah or aguero and you have neither in your wc

    21. Jules Rimet
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Do you think Trippier will play against Cardiff?

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Really not sure I wouldn't risk it

      2. Emiliano Sala
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Why not? Aurier is injured

        1. Jules Rimet
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Can he really play 3 games in 7 days?

          1. noquarternt
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Only a super human could run for 90mins 3 times in 7 days.

    22. Emiliano Sala
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      TAA fplstatistics numbers are so annoying. Been watching for days, can't figure it out whether he will rise or not

    23. Merlinho
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I really want go get on board the Tottenham bandwagon but it’s difficult.

      My only options are Salah to Son, or Salah to Fraser and Ings to Kane for a 4 point hit.

      Then looking beyond next week I’ll want Salah back in for the two big Liverpool fixtures.

      Would you guys risk it or just save a transfer (the only other transfer I’m considering is Bego to Leno).

      1. Emiliano Sala
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Save. Cech will be back in 4 weeks. 2 weeks IB...

      2. noquarternt
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Not worth it for one week.

      3. circusmonkey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Did you read the article above?

        1. Merlinho
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Must admit I’m not a member this year so I haven’t read it. The headline doesn’t bode well for Kane though at least.

    24. Feloh
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      is trippier a benching risk???

      1. Emiliano Sala
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        No

      2. Holmes
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        not much

      3. noquarternt
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        With Aurier out, unlikely.

    25. Christina.
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      That was easy.

      Fab
      Alonso Doherty Holebas
      Hazard Walcott Maddison Fraser
      Kun Mitro Kane(c)

      Westw WanB TAA

      no hits

      1. Delhidynamo
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        what's the plan to get Pool assets back?

        1. Christina.
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Easy.

          3 different routes.

          All include selling Walcott.

    26. Ben the Mee
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Assuming no injuries in the next few days, should I go Fraser to Yarmolenko for ft? Or hold till after intl break

        1. noquarternt
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Why would you make that move?

          1. Ben the Mee
              7 years, 6 months ago

              More direct and more of a goalscorer than Fraser, on a West Ham team thats finally starting to fire. Bournemouth fixtures swinging to horrible very soon

              1. noquarternt
                • 10 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                They won't be playing Man U every week. And Fraser is a machine so far this year, but fair enough it's your team.

            • Ben the Mee
                7 years, 6 months ago

                And already have Vardy so not too keen on Maddy

            • palace ash
              • 16 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Hold

            • The Pesci challenge
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Hold

          2. altan8797
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Guys which 2 looks better for next 4-5 gameweeks:

            Mane and Vardy or Maddison and Firmino?

            Cheers

            1. noquarternt
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Mané is better than Maddison and Vardy is better than Firmino.

              No brainer.

            2. Ajax Hamsterdam
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              A for me

            3. Ben the Mee
                7 years, 6 months ago

                A more explosive but B will tick along consistently with points.

                I've gone A simply because I've got a lot of value tied up with Mane

                1. altan8797
                  • 9 Years
                  7 years, 6 months ago

                  my heart is with B too as it will give me the funds to bring in robbo instead of taa. but vardy seems to be at the edge of a good run so, cant decide

              • Volley127
                • 13 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                A. But for good reason its 3m+ more

            4. Jaok
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Mendy + Mane to Hazard + Doherty

              Leaves me with this..

              Foster Pat
              Alonso Shaw Robo Doherty Awb
              Hazard Salah Maddison BSilva Høybjerg
              Kun Zaha Kamara

            5. Eden Wizard
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              This could be the week of mass Kun sales of he doesn’t start

              1. Pieterke30
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                Vs Liverpool? Of course he will start

                1. Eden Wizard
                  • 7 Years
                  7 years, 6 months ago

                  It's the first week with genuine concern, having played 90 midweek

                  1. Polo
                    • 11 Years
                    7 years, 6 months ago

                    Early game Tuesday to evening Sunday is quite a long time though.

              2. JBG
                • 7 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                I'd be pissed off if Pep suddenly started resting Aguero... He's in great scoring form(3 in 3) and as a City fan wrote after the match last night, the team needs him(or Bilva or Dilva) more than anyone to bail them or create some magic out of nothing.

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

                There are effectively 5 days between the end of the Hoffenheim game and the start of the Liverpool game, he should be A-OK.

                90 mins is actually great news for owners, means Pep isn’t worried about his fitness at present,

              4. Pukki Party
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                They play tuesday-sunday and two weeks rest after that, he'll start.

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

              Anyone starting to plan for KDB? If Mendy is also back it gives a proper Man City selection headache - do you go for A, B, or C?

              A. Ederson, KDB, Kun
              B. Mendy, KDB, Kun
              C. Other

              I think B, would be awesome to have those 3 starting

              1. altan8797
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                definetely going to get him when I play my WC

            7. Eden Wizard
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              Laporte put in one of the worst orthodox full back performances I’ve ever seen last night

            8. LewanGOALski
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 6 months ago

              A) Lukaku ➡ Vardy
              B) Lukaku ➡ Arnie
              C) keep Lukaku for NEW at home and re-asses next GW

              ??

              1. JBG
                • 7 Years
                7 years, 6 months ago

                Free transfer? If so then I would do it for Vardy who has a great run of fixtures and Lukaku has been shambles lately.