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Meet the Manager #4 – Richard Clarke

Richard Clarke is among an elite core of managers who have topped our Hall of Fame, which is based on the career achievements of those in our Fantasy Premier League mini-leagues.

He achieved this momentous feat just last month and after since slipping to 11th spot he is keen to once again return to the summit and secure his ambition of being number one when the season ends.

In the latest in our Meet the Manager video series he reveals how he plans to see off the competition and discusses the strategies that have earned him such incredible success over his 12 previous campaigns.

With seven top 10,000 finishes, including last season’s 263rd and a 303rd rank in 2011/13, he is a competitor that cannot be underestimated. In fact, he is yet to have a poor season, with 2015/16’s end rank of 32,547th his ‘worst’ to date.

Richard (FPL team link here) discusses the importance of keeping tabs on elite managers and the season ticker. He also reveals how analysing probability can ensure managers make their own luck.

This season’s trends are also discussed, as he reveals which heavy hitter he is looking to shun on his upcoming Wildcard and how the tried and tested ‘eye-test’ let him down badly last weekend.

The chat with Richard is available to view on Youtube here and in the embedded video below.

The first Meet the Manager video, featuring Triggerlips, can be viewed here, while the second, featuring Philman, can be seen here. Last week’s episode, featuring Will Thomas, is available here.

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1,174 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Saka Rice
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    allison better than ederson in a WC right?

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      not sure why ?

      1. Saka Rice
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        better fixtures?

    2. FPL Ultras
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      No

      1. Saka Rice
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        better fixtures so why not?

    3. jtreble
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Pretty much equal for me.

    4. Overated Mou
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I agree. Alisson is better imo

    5. The Cisco Kid
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Use the money elsewhere—like an extra Liverpool or City attacker.

  2. Bullet Eder
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Tough one this. Which would you choose on wildcard and why?

    A. Mendy and TAA

    B. Laporte and Robertson

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      B - nailed

      1. Eytexi
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        This

    2. MTPockets
        5 years, 6 months ago

        A has more upside but maybe not as secure.

      • FPL Ultras
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        B

      • jtreble
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        A for me. Points.

      • Captain_Shirokov
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        B

      • Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Mendy + Robbo for me. I would save elsewhere.

    3. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Ryan (Button)
      VVD/Mendy/Chilwell(AWB/Peltier)
      Salah/Hazard/Richa/Neves/(stephens)
      Aguero/Vardy/Mitro

      2 ft 0.5 itb
      Thinking chilwell to yedlin or Doherty ?

      Any help more than welcome 🙂

      1. FPL Ultras
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        I would replace Mendy with a cheaper defensive option and invest more in attack...

      2. Rage Against The Raheem
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Chilwell to Doherty sounds good, Leicester not that good in defence. Wolves are great in defence, and Doherty will be involved in a lot of their goals.

      3. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        thanks all. think i ll go with doherty

      4. tafrère
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Neves a problem.

    4. FPL Ultras
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Begovic
      Alonso, Wan Bissaka, Monreal
      Hazard, Mane, Richarlison, Maddison
      Kane, Aguero, Wilson

      2 free transfers. What would you do?

      A) Wilson, Mane --> Zaha, Dilva
      B) Wan Bissaka, Richarlison --> TAA, Seri
      C) Any other suggestion?

      1. Eytexi
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Arnie or Mitrovic over Zaha no doubt, but wouldn't do either of those moves at all.

        1. FPL Ultras
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Thanks man

      2. MTPockets
          5 years, 6 months ago

          I don't understand your transfer priorities (eg. sell mane, buy zaha) so hard to give an opinion

          1. Not again Shirley
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Mane good for next game week and one after Shirley.

            1. Not again Shirley
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              Sorry that should have been reply to original post!

          2. FPL Ultras
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            It's a combination of transfers. Sell 2, buy 2.

            1. MTPockets
                5 years, 6 months ago

                Ok then A for sure

          3. Amsterhammer
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            I would hold 1. Use the other to sort out any benching issues.

            1. Amsterhammer
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              bench issues.

              1. Baps hunter
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 6 months ago

                Is Bego worth keeping?

          4. The Cisco Kid
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            The player I would most want to move is Begovic. Otherwise, I would work to make sure you don’t have to continue playing AWB in the coming weeks.

          5. Son is Rising
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Your arrows are the wrong way round?

        • Kane Toads
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          WC Team updated:

          Fab

          Doherty/Robbo/Mendi
          Haz/Mane/Sterling/Richo
          Laca/Arnie/Ings

          Hamer/Yedlin/Knockaert/AWB

          Maddo or Richo ??

          1. Eytexi
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Rich

          2. FPL Ultras
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Rich

          3. EMERGING STAR
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Jimenez over Ings for me

        • Eytexi
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Bennett to Doherty a good move once Bennett rises?

          1. jtreble
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            I’d do it.

          2. Rage Against The Raheem
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Yes mate, Doherty worth the extra money.

        • Dr. Rog
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Id like a chip called Quids in. Gives the player an additional 0.1m.

          1. Eddie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Always need this chip.

          2. Clintymints
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            This, I like

          3. StoichkovFPL
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            ...and that moment when your perfect team will be 0.2 off

            1. Clintymints
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              That’s acceptable

              .1 just cruel sometimes

          4. FPL DONKEY
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            You need to stop posting comments like this... it'll get people banned for lolling :/

        • TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Just a reminder for Last Man Standing.

          Code is 988-578
          Scores needed after hits are 57,54,35,39,45,45,49,44 and 43 for GWs 1-8
          Currently close to 2800 qualify for GW9.

          https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2018/07/20/the-last-man-standing-competition-4/ for more details.

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

            😎

          2. Gazpilicueta
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            You put 9 scores here for 8 weeks, I guess the double 45 is a mistake?

        • anish10
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          What to do with this:

          1FT 0.9 ITB

          Hennesey
          TAA Bennett Trippier Alonso
          Salah Moura Hazard Richarlison
          Mitro Kane(c)

          4.0 -- AWB -- Kamara -- Masuaku

          1. wulfrunian
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            I would save ft.Hen must go or take a second 4.5 gk.No ManCity could be a problem.

        • FPL Ultras
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          It would be nice if we could change our captain in the half time of the game of our initial captain. Agree? And of course that would apply for all gameweeks!

          1. Baps hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Yep. And even better if we would be able to make transfers after every game?!?

        • HD7
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Current team:

          Dubravka
          Walker Robbo TAA Alonso
          Hazard Richa Mane Fraser
          Arnie Aguero

          Subs: Hamer, WanB, Hughes, Kamara

          If no injuries in Internationals
          Plan is :

          GW10: Walker to Duffy / If Salah shows up Mane to Salah -4
          GW11: Fraser to Maddison

          If you have better suggestions, be my guest :))

        • UnitednationsXI
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Bottomed on previous page

          I can do Stephens/Kane >> Hazard/Jimenez (-4) to get the following team for gw9:

          Patricio -- Foster
          Alonso • Robbo • Doherty • Shaw --- Awb*
          Salah • Rich • Maddison • Hazard -- Camarassa
          Kun • King • Jimnez

          - Looks decent..covers most bases but i dont like my strikers (king/jimenez)..would prefer arnie/mitro
          - Dont particularly like taking a hit to bring in hazard over kane who on paper has an easier fixture esp as i wont captain hazard
          - will WC in gw14/15

          Alternatively, i could keep Kane in gw9 and wildcard in gw10 to bring in haz,arnie,mitro etc. see below potential gw10 WC team
          Ryan • Fabianski
          Alonso • TAA • Doherty • Yedlin • AWB
          Salah • Hazard • Maddison • Knockart • Hojberg
          Arnie • Mitro • Kun

          1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Get Hazard imo

        • Public user
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Which 3 ,

          Salah mane Laporte (1)

          Mane sterling Alonso ? (1)

          1. Holmes
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Mane-Sterling-Alonso

            1. Public user
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              Is Aguero n sterling too much ? Looking at Liverpool fixture thinking of doubling up the attack ?

          2. FPL Ultras
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            B

          3. Public user
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            That’s A(1) B (3)

        • _Gunner
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Need Help Please: What to do with this lot?

          Ederson
          AWB Luiz Bennet
          Hazard Maddison Walcott Moura
          Kane Aguero Zaha

          subs: Hamer Neves Shaw Stankovic

          1FT, 1.1 itb

          1. internal error
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Have you used your WC?

            1. _Gunner
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              Unfortunately yes I did :S

              1. internal error
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 6 months ago

                You want to get Liverpool picks in there.Downgrade Kane and upgrade Moura to Salah.

                1. _Gunner
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 6 months ago

                  I can do, Kane + Moura + Shaw > Lacazette + Mane + Robertson.

          2. Bonus magnet
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            walcott to Sig/Rich

        • LIARS POKER
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Which trio on WC to join TAA and AWB?

          A) Alonso, Doherty, Bennett (would mean no cover for bad Wolves fixtures)
          B) Alonso, Duffy, Bennett
          C) Luiz, Doherty, Pereira (+0.2m)

          1. Rage Against The Raheem
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            C

          2. internal error
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            a

          3. Camzy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Alonso, Robertson and Bennett

            Double on Pool defense.

            1. Public user
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              Don’t think he can afford that

              1. Baps hunter
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 6 months ago

                On WC it is possible to save elsewhere.

        • el polako
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Is playing the market during IB in order to make money a myth ?

          I had exact cash to do 2 early transfers on Sunday night, bringing in Murray & Jonny. I did it early beacasue at the time they were both around 96-97% mark on fplstats, few days later they are still in the same spot.
          I wanted these players anyway so it dosent bother me at all but I guess those who activated WC to "make money" might feel different about it.

          1. MTPockets
              5 years, 6 months ago

              Increasingly so yeah. Prices seem a lot more driven by articles/twitter bandwagons these days, which dies down for about 10 days.

            • ShaunGoater123
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              I think it's not just making money through players that go up but trying to dodge if you have any that are going down. For example Salah this week, if you were planning on doing your wildcard and activated it on Friday then you dodged his drop and can get him back for a little cheaper.

              Then I guess it comes down to any double risers, of which there aren't many these days. That being said if you get in someone who doesn't quite go up but then they have 1 good week you stand a chance of getting your double rise that way. For example looks like Murray will rise once this week, then if he does well against Newcastle he'll likely rise again in the next gameweek ahead of his good run

              Basically, you can't make money on a IB wildcard like you used to be able to, but still think there is value to be made over a 2 gameweek spell

              1. Eddie
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 6 months ago

                Wilson is another one who may rise once this week, then again next week IF he scores.

                Haz may rise a second time.

                1. Baps hunter
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 6 months ago

                  Wilson to Kane seemed good move last week 🙁

            • Eddie
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              Very difficult to make a profit by buying and selling over the ITB. You do have a better chance of catching some price rises / avoiding falls for those players you actually want in your team. There will be lots of activity just before deadline as per a normal GW.

              1. ShaunGoater123
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 6 months ago

                yep agreed.

                You aren't going to come out of it with an extra 0.5m in your bank compared to where you were, but you can get yourself in a position that you have a bunch of players either in a streak or looking like they are going on one of which in another week or two's time they might be an extra 0.2-0.3 to buy

            • Baps hunter
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              This ib looks bad for money game, since bandwagons like Mitro, Maddison or Fraser have blanked during last couple games. Laca probably only player to rise .2. Yet, if popular players get long term injuries, things may change.

              And there is some kind of confusion at the market imo. Salah and Mané not in form, but fixture change. Pick the wrong and fear price drop if the other braces.

            • internal error
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              I made 0.2 last IB

              1. Eddie
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 6 months ago

                Such a banker

          2. Bialystrzelec
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Trippier to:

            A. Mendy
            B. Laporte
            C. Yedlin
            D. Robertson

            My current defence is:

            Alonso Trippier TAA Doherty AWB

            1. subhojit123
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              Upgrade TAA to Robertson

          3. EMERGING STAR
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Possible final squad in my WC.

            0.2 itb
            Fab
            Alonso Robertson Doherty
            Hazard Maddison Richa Salah
            Aguero King Mitro

            Hamer Bennet AWB Stephens

            2 questions

            1. No city defence is ok?
            2. Mane and Lacazette instead or Salah and Mitro?

            1. Bialystrzelec
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              No city def ja acceptable. Considering fixtures, I don't see much difference between Laca and Mitro.

              1. EMERGING STAR
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 6 months ago

                Thanks

            2. Overated Mou
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              1. No city def atm is fine
              2. I prefer mane n mitro. Ars not consistent enough imo

              1. EMERGING STAR
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 6 months ago

                Thanks

          4. Maddamotha
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Kepa, Hamar
            Alonso, Robbo, Doherty, AWB
            Salah, Rich, Hazard
            Aguero, King, Zaha

            Any ideas what do to here fellas? Maybe chip Kepa to avoid double Chelsea defence? Cheers!

            1. Overated Mou
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              Full squad pls

          5. ★Kuntheman★
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            How does this team look? Any changes necessary?

            Fabianski (Hamer)
            Alonso Robertson Mendy (Doherty, Wan-Bissaka)
            Salah Hazard Maddison Richarlison Fraser
            Aguero Arnautovic (Kamara)
            0.0 ITB

            1. Eddie
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              Looks grand.

            2. Eddie
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              I thought I was doing ok for TV. I'm 0.6 off being able to afford this. Good going.

            3. Miguel Sanchez
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              Play Doherty over Maddison

            4. EMERGING STAR
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              That's an exciting squad. Upgrading Kamara will not be a problem since we have lot of options in 6.5 to 7 price bracket

          6. ElliotJHP
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            How many of your original side remain?

            Only the three for me. Patricio, AWB and Kun

            1. Miguel Sanchez
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              Mendy, AWB, Salah and Kun (Richarlison went and came back)

            2. Iceball
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              4- Salah, Shaw!, Robertson AWB

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

              9/15 in GW8, got lucky with good picks!

              Hamer
              Mendy Robbo AWB Shaw (Gone this week)
              Salah Richarlison Bernardo (Gone this week)
              Kun

            4. Eddie
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              7 - Patricio, Foster, Robertson, AWB, Peltier, Mane, Richarlison, Aguero,

              Mendy and Arnie and Salah coming back in shortly.

            5. Captain_Shirokov
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              8, which is quite remarkable. Goes to show how well a lot of us did this year.

              1. Eddie
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 6 months ago

                It's the preseason template that succeeded. WanB, Mendy, Kun, all doing well early on.

            6. Pinturicchio10
                5 years, 6 months ago

                Wan-Bissaka, Aguero, Alonso only.

              • EMERGING STAR
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 6 months ago

                Robertson and Stephens!

            7. sk24
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              Play Ings or Kenedy? Or maybe play both and bench Maddison?

            8. joeydelucchi
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              i was regretting bringing vardy in for wilson, but thanks to this article about Vardy that is doing the rounds...i'm now happy with my Vardy - Mitro - Arnie strikeforce for the next 3 fixtures....anyone else?

              1. Eddie
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 6 months ago

                Link?

                  1. Eddie
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    5 years, 6 months ago

                    Not this one?https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11712/11522678/jamie-vardy-and-wife-rebekah-vardy-to-speak-at-oxford-union

                    That is actually a decent article and does show cause for optimism. Hmm. Think I still prefer Arnie.

            9. Gharvey
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              I’m going to McDonald’s. Anyone want anything?

              1. rodog
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 6 months ago

                Lol!

              2. Eddie
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 6 months ago

                Damn! I'll have a chocolate milkshake please.

              3. Baps hunter
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 6 months ago

                Chicken nuggets, thank you!

              4. Bonus magnet
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 6 months ago

                some Benteke fried chicken please

              5. George Sillett
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 6 months ago

                You just be back now. How long have you been stuck on the bog?

                1. Gharvey
                  • 5 Years
                  5 years, 6 months ago

                  Funny guy;)

            10. internal error
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              The Marine 6 starring Shawn Michaels. I'll be shocked if that doesnt win an Oscar

              1. dicky2014
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 6 months ago

                Money must be tight, he is going to wrestle again as well 🙁

                1. internal error
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  5 years, 6 months ago

                  He must be around 50. Shows how bad WWE is if they need to get him back in the ring

                  1. dicky2014
                    • 9 Years
                    5 years, 6 months ago

                    HHH and HBK vs Undertaker and Kane

              2. potatoace
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 6 months ago

                I dunno there's stiff competition in the "best picture staring a wwe wrestler" category this year.

                1. internal error
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  5 years, 6 months ago

                  I need to get round to watching Marine 1-5 asap.

              3. SPorting
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 6 months ago

                Didn't they scrap the Popular Film category?

              4. Klein
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 6 months ago

                Just replying so i can find movie name later. Thanks

            11. Javra
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              Salah (with Wilson/Murray) or Mane & Firmino?

              Salah, would be make the captaincy decision easy, but it's 12.8m for someone who's not firing like last year. Quite a few of the shots that used to fly in, he now seems to be firing wide or straight at the keeper. Then there's the penalty dilemma. All 3 of Salah, Mane and Firmino could be on them, so owning both the latter doubles your chances.

              Salah + 6.5/7 would also mean an extra transfer, to really hit the sweet fixtures eg. Wilson (SOU, ful) to Murray onwards. Murray has new, WOL for the next 2, and those won't be easy high scoring games. Liverpool have great fixtures coming up for a while, so Mane + Firmino could well be 2 set and forget assets.

              Liverpool has an easy CL fixture up next, so there's little risk of rotation/limited minutes for all of the 3.

              Last but not least, there's nothing so far this season to suggest Salah will outperform Mane in terms of FPL points.

              I'm sure there's a few of you with similar dilemmas and it would be great to hear your thoughts.

              1. Vobinho
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 6 months ago

                I have money ITB and have a vast array of choices spinning around in my head as I only have Robertson from Liverpool and City, thinking of the following instead of Ralls & Kane :

                Aguero & Mane
                Wilson & Mane to free up funds for KDB/Sterling later on
                Wilson & Salah
                Firmino & Sterling
                Firmino & KDB

                Or just keep Ralls and Shift Shaw for TAA.

                Teach me for getting rid of liverpool and city assets...

              2. Baps hunter
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 6 months ago

                I think I might just wait and see. I have ditched both Salah and Mané for a reason.

                Salah -18.1% and -100k already
                Mané -68.2%
                Firmino -90.8%

                No points next week and price drop coming for any of them who failes. Yet if any of them braces, it means new bandwagon.

                1. Javra
                  • 11 Years
                  5 years, 6 months ago

                  I was secrety hoping they'd drop during the break, but I'm more interested in being ahead of the curve on this one. Serious points potential in the next 2 games. I also started the season with both Salah and Mane which served me well. Also ditched them at the right time. Now it seems like the moment to get them back with those fixtures

                2. Klein
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 6 months ago

                  Ditching only for price drop is a bit harsh. If not on wc.
                  Fixture is too good

            12. Iceball
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              Hennessey Hamer
              Alonso Shaw* Doherty Robertson AWB
              Salah Hazard Maddison Fraser* Höjberg
              Kane Mitro Jimenez
              1ft. 0,5 itb.
              Got Kane last week and have to dig out of this hole.
              Fraser probably all right but Shaw has to go very soon.
              Kane can maybe stay for West Ham. First thinking is save of nothing serious happens in the break.
              Hate taking hits unless injuries or deep trouble. Any ideas?

            13. EDUARDO DA SILVA
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              Who will score more Vardy or Maddison from gameweek 10-15?

              1. dunas_dog
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 6 months ago

                Vardy in my view based on shots he is getting on target. Maddison moves out wider with Iheanacho playing

              2. HamezMace
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 6 months ago

                A good question would be Vardy and Fraser, vs Maddison and Wilson/King

                1. Klein
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 6 months ago

                  This. Vardy will outscore maddi.
                  From those two i think vardy/frazer but close one

            14. internal error
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              Shots (goals) last 4 gws

              Aguero 18(2)
              Kane 16(3)
              Mitrovic 16(1)
              Vardy 15(2)
              Jimenez 13(1)
              Salah 13(1)
              Ings 10(1)
              Lacazette 10(3)

              1. Holmes
                • 10 Years
                5 years, 6 months ago

                oh mitro, oh kun, oh salah, why oh why!

            15. SPorting
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              I have some benching headaches for GW9 but I think the squad as a whole is OK. However, I have 2FTs to use and that feels a little weird.

              Any ideas people?
              Bench OK?

              Ryan
              Alonso, Laporte, Robbo, Doherty
              Salah, Haz, Rich
              Kun, Mitro, Jimenez

              Button, Knockaert, Fraser, AWB

              1. Holmes
                • 10 Years
                5 years, 6 months ago

                ryan to fabianski