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FPL Question Time – Consult our panel ahead of Gameweek 13

It’s that time of the week when we give Fantasy Premier League managers the chance to put their questions to our ever-changing guest panel.

We have recruited a quartet of well-known Fantasy managers – including last season’s FPL runner-up – to answer your queries ahead of Gameweek 13, which comes after the third international break of the season.

You can find out what they have to say about some of your questions on Tuesday.

Who’s on the panel this week?

Ben McNair – An expert in FPL metrics. Has four top 5,000 finishes to his name in his time as a Fantasy manager.

Paul Gee – Finished second in the world in 2017/18 and is ranked seventh in our Career Hall of Fame.

Josh Landon and Brandon Kelley – New York-based co-hosts of the excellent Always Cheating podcast.

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

    15k OR and TC on Mane - roll the dice!

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

      Love the bravery!

    2. #FPLBhuna
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Wow ballsy

      May the force be with you

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

      Top 1k locked

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

      cheers for the comments - and I get to watch the game. GMT +8hrs here.

      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Bolehland?

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

          Western Australia

          1. NABIL - FPL otai
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            I see. Went to Perth once. Great place. Good luck!

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

            After what Wales did to your Rugby team yesterday, and South Africa to your cricket team today, I hope this pays off for you, otherwise work is going to be pretty shite tomorrow... 🙂

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

              yes, that's why I follow Spurs!

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

                Masochist?

          3. Nabs Kebabs
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Live in Perth, born in Port Healand

            1. Nabs Kebabs
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              Hedland*

      2. Kanga roo
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Nice to have the game on earlier for us southern hemisphere folk! keen as for this one!

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

          agreed! (Perth, WA)

    5. Another Hoops
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Someone in my ML TC'd Callum Wilson yesterday.

      No idea why or if they were drunk but that's maverick 🙂

      1. Peter Ouch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Give him a hug

  2. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Salah (c)
    Mane
    Firmino

    Come on Pool.

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

      I'm envious, after a terrible gw start that looks amazing

      1. Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        I’m currently on 6 points -4. So don’t be too envious 😉

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

          11(-4) here with Robertson and Salah, fingers crossed!

      2. MagicMessi
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Have same trio
        -4 with 29 points

    2. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Firmino :O

      1. Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Punted on him for Cardiff. Clearly a bad call but hopefully he can repay me today.

  3. Numb
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Predictions for points...

    Salah
    Mane
    Shaq
    Robbo
    TAA

    1. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      2
      3
      2
      2
      4

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

        How did that 4 come about?

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

          An assist and a yellow card?

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

            Hmm, wonder who scored it

            1. diesel001
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              Firmino

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

              Own goal or a header from VVD.

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

      3
      10
      12
      7
      5

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

      8
      6
      21
      12
      6

    4. Big_Bear
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      2, 5, 7, 2, 2

    5. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      3
      3
      3
      2
      2

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

        How does that work?

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Salah, Shaq, Mane subbed off and then Liverpool concede a late goal

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

            That seems unlikely lol

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

      8
      8
      5
      7
      6

    7. Podge
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      15
      8
      8
      7
      8

    8. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      11
      6
      9
      2
      2

  4. gaurava1216
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Mitro 1-0 @550/1.... 10 quid locked in 🙂

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

      Seriously? 550?

    2. R.C
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Oml 550 XD

    3. nisag17
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Those are decent odds.

    4. Another Hoops
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Site and is this real?

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        I've never seen a bookies give odds as high as that!

      2. gaurava1216
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Bet365...
        Ladbrokes is 450/1
        have a look... take a punt 🙂

      3. gaurava1216
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        very real

        any bookies... Ladbrokes/ will him/ bet365 etc...

    5. Evanio
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      650-1 on sky bet 🙂 come on you useless pile of rubbish!!

      1. BOATIES FC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        I've had to have a quid @650/1 it's unlikely but very overpriced

        1. gaurava1216
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          good luck.... got 10er

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

    0-0 come on

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

      O_o

  6. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    So much Salah / Mane / Liverpool CS expectation. Hope people aren't left disappointed......

    1. R.C
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Obviously they will be

    2. gaurava1216
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      only way ppl not disappointed is;
      salah 2
      mane 1 and 1 assist
      Liverpool CS

  7. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    VVD, Mane and Firmino owner.

    Let's hope Salah can share his dinner

    1. R.C
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      VVD will score

  8. #FPLBhuna
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    2 goal line clearances against Vardy shots past 2 games

    Frustrating but just a matter of time...

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      out of time for me, bar int injuries hes out, 5 games no return, feck off

      1. #FPLBhuna
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Fair enough

        Don’t have the luxury myself and given the fixtures I’m willing to give him the chance to make amends

        Had him for a similar amount of time

        Ings injury stings hopefully not serious

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

      Considering Vardy ~> Lacazette. Not sure how much longer I want to wait for something to happen.

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        He should have buried that one yesterday.

    3. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Other being a handball must hurt

    4. GinjaWhinja
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      A shadow of the player without Mahrez creating space for him.

  9. R.C
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Shaqiri TC anyone?

  10. Puntillimon
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Capt shaq here, hope he delivers!

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

      Extremely ballsy. Good luck.

    2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      great pick

    3. gaurava1216
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      brave.... good luck

  11. XabiAlonso
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Today is going to be a good day

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      or maybe not...

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

        Thanks Mr negative

  12. TyroneGAA
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Can’t wait for the ten min alarm ringing and the ‘do something now salah’ comments start flooding in.. and then On the 60 min mark a mass exodus...

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Do something Salah, stop warming up...just score! 😀

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

        Hahaha also the ‘just need a salah goal and a Robertson assist pleaseeeee’

  13. The Mighty Hippo
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    244 OR but no Liverpool attackers, so I suspect I may have reached my high water mark. Now where's that sofa!

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

      Wow.

      Well all you can hope is that it’s similar to those of us that avoided Kane for the Cardiff game and got a huge reward!

      I however went Salah (c) so not with you this time 😉

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

      You should log off ASAP

    3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      woww.I am 3088 and with only salah(c) fear a rankslide

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

      Got Haz? look at GW14...

      1. The Mighty Hippo
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Yep, I'm hoping that Sterling last week and Haz in GW14 will mitigate any damage done today!!

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

          I was looking to TC Haz for GW14. Went with Mane today instead.

    5. gaurava1216
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Hide behind the sofa

  14. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Do we think Richarlison will start today?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I don't

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

        You have a habit of not thinking players will start, though.

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          that's cause I own them. Sterling, Hazard, TAA, Richarlison. All these guys who somehow get benched or injured

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

      50/50

    3. Podge
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      no but what i think doesnt matter a damn

    4. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Doubt it. But I kept and Success will pop his 2 pointer off the bench.

    5. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I hope not, I benched him for Gudmundsson. First regret of the season as I was uncertain about it.

    6. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      yup

  15. Agger
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Karim Benzema, the best there's been, the best there will ever be.

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      at what ?

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

        Being the most misunderstood player of his generation. #1

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

      That is subjective.

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

        Numbers speak for themselves

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          I think Ronaldo and Messi are better.

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

            I meant as far as Number 9 (or false 9) goes.

            1. IRBOX ⚽
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              As a true number 9, there are few better

            2. Nabs Kebabs
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              Messi has played many games as a false 9...

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

          Higuain at Real Madrid, his average over the four seasons was 37% higher than Benzema (18.8 to 13.8 goals per season).

  16. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Liverpool vs Bottom 3 under Klopp

    Played 20
    W 7
    D 7
    L 6

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

      Yep was just about to post, didn't realise it was so poor

    2. Podge
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      about to be w8 d7 l6

  17. Agger
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Am I the only one who's captained Lacazette?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      In these parts, most likely

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

      Someone in my ML also did.

      He's quite near the bottom of my ML and also captained Barkley last week...

    3. Pinturicchio10
        5 years, 6 months ago

        I hope not

    4. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Richarlison(c) next GW looks interesting

      1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        yup him or siggy

      2. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Yep no stand out options

        1. GreennRed
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Aguero, Salah, Martial.

          1. Cok3y5murf
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Sort of, but tricky fixtures imo. Richarlison’s is more obvious.

      3. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Aguero for me

      4. TRIPOS TOPPER
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Aguero has a great record vs Hammers

    5. Agger
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      1-0 Joe Gomez header from a Salah corner. That's all I need thanks. Mane to be subbed off before 60, and Robertson to be booked. Thanks.

    6. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      The game looks well set for disappointment. Firmino hattrick with Shaqiri assists incoming.

    7. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Even if Salah scored 4 goals people would be disappointed. smh.

      1. GreennRed
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Why?

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Greediness / People always want more. I saw people saying there were disappointed with Aguero(c) last week.

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

            Greed is driving people to be unhappy about a hypothetical four goals scored by Salah? That is ridiculous.

    8. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Robby hattie (of assists) incoming

    9. Podge
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      TAA has been dreadful 🙁

    10. harvard
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Help me pick one

      I have Robertson , salah, mane, deolofeu

      A. Robertson, salah, martial, Dilva (-4)
      B. Robertson, sterling, martial, mane (-4)
      C. Taa, salah, martial, mane (-4)