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Meet the Manager #10 – Mark McGettigan (aka FPL General)

With top 500 finishes in three of his last four seasons Mark McGettigan, aka FPL  General, is a more than worthy interviewee for our Meet the Manager series.

Mark explains what it takes to make the leap from being a good Fantasy Premier League manager to one who is challenging for the top places in the competition.

As well as patience and an aversion to hits, he believes that bravery in the transfer market and avoiding the crowd are important lessons to a successful ascent up the rankings.

He also reveals why underlying statistics are only one part of his Fantasy management jigsaw, which is dominated by the good old-fashioned eye-test.

The FPL website’s own Watchlist tool is another vital weapon in Mark’s Fantasy management armoury. He discusses why this often overlooked function has been so important to helping him better organise his thoughts regarding transfers.

However, with a current rank just outside the top 400,000, he faces one of his toughest tasks yet in 2018/19.

As well as sharing his strategies for success he also analyses where it has gone wrong this season and how he plans to turn it around.

Tapping into Manchester City’s potent midfield and ending his reliance on mediocre captains look key as he aims to once again finish strongly.

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

Previous Meet the Manager interviews:

Marc Rubinstein

Kenneth Tang

Jay Egersdorff

Adam Hopcroft

Matthew Jones

Richard Clarke

Will Thomas

Philman

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  1. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Bench Diagana, Dunk or AWB?

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

      Diangana

    2. Gatsby
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      tough choice, but i'd bench Diangana.

      I think he will start, i just don't think he is assured to be in the points if WH win/score.

    3. Bobby_Baggio
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Diag

  2. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Also... why are my Fraser and Jimenez sell value 0.3 less than their current value. Ive had them for ages

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

      you don't get the whole price rise when selling, you get half (or half minus 0.1)

      if you buy for 6.0 and current price is 6.6 you will only get 6.3 on sale
      if you buy for 6.0 and current price is 6.5 you will only get 6.2 on sale

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

        the amount of time you have held a player for is totally irrevelant to the logic btw

      2. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Yhyh ty i get it now

    2. noahzark22
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      You gain 0.1 in sell value for every 0.2 increase in price while you own them

    3. Pulp Minion
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      You bought them for 0.6 less than current value (roughly)

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Ya, ty

  3. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Is Aguero actually dropping again?!

    1. Costa in Wengerland
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Yes and Auba rising again

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Mad world. And here I was thinking of waiting until Tuesday evening before I make my moves.

    2. Bobby_Baggio
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Looking so

  4. Garth Marenghi
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Do we have a stat on how spurs perform after a loss?

  5. pressdpm
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    2FT.
    Thinking Aguero > Auba, then hold the extra transfer.
    Thoughts?

    Fabianski
    Alonso - Digne - Robertson
    Salah - Hazard - Richarlison - Gudmundsson
    Arnautovic - Aguero - Jiminez

    Stekelenburg - Wan Bissaka - Bennett - Biling

    1. Bobby_Baggio
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Yep and save

    2. Gatsby
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Good move.

      Personally i prefer Kane, but each to their own.

      1. pressdpm
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        I'd be doing that if I could manage it in just one move

        1. Gatsby
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Downgrade Robertson -> TAA

          I did this as Robertson supposedly wont play anyways.

      2. FPL_DON
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Tottenham and even I would swerve kane

    3. Indio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah that looks sound move.

    4. Gashead9
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      No city?

      1. pressdpm
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Not for now I guess

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

    Hi all,

    Is Gundogan worth a punt to boost my City coverage, or am I better off with Brooks and some change, or someone else?

    Trying to complete the following puzzle:

    Kun, Haz, Barkley > Auba, Sterling, best 5.6 mid?

    Many thanks.

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I was scrolling up and only read the bottom, first thought was Brooks and then I read the rest, really you already know to get Brooks.

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

        Ha, love the logic there - and thanks for feedback. Barks was a trap of my own making, finding exit tough!

        1. Dynamic Duos
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          So people fell into but it was only in hindsight a bad move in foresight he was cheap , in good form and had good fixtures , managers were just unlucky

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

            Thanks, I feel better now 😉

            1. Dynamic Duos
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              No probs 🙂

    2. Gashead9
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Gundogan not an option imo

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

        Thanks, I'm thinking same - just finding that price point tough for some reason.

    3. pressdpm
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Wouldn't really consider Gundogan

  7. Gerd Mueller’s thighs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Ryan or Wayne this week?

    Toss a coin?

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

      It's super close, but I'd say play the homebird.

    2. Bobby_Baggio
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Back the home team

  8. Bobby_Baggio
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    G2G or take a -4? Thanks all.

    Pat
    Stones - Alonso - TAA
    Salah - Richarlison - Sane - Martial
    Auba - Wilson - Arnie

    (Hamer) - AWB - Bennett - Stephens

    1. Sancidino
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I would keep!

  9. Maddamotha
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Aguero > Auba yay or nay?

    1. Bobby_Baggio
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Yeh

    2. Gashead9
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I am

    3. Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Dont think he will play? Didnt he train tho

    4. FPL_DON
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Yes

  10. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Team should be going up by 0.4m tonight, lovely.

  11. Gashead9
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    These 3 moves worth a -4?
    Haz, Kun, Patricio > Sterling, Auba, Ederson

    Patricio, Hamer,
    Alonso, Robbo, Doherty, Balbuena, Wan,
    Salah, Hazard, Rich, Brooks, Hojberg,
    Kun, Arnie, Jimenez

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

      Definitely

    2. FPL_DON
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Yes

    3. Pulp Minion
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      That's about as good a hit as I've ever seen.

  12. Super John McGinn-
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Arnie in a 343 or FAnderson in a 352

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Who takes the opposite spot ?

      1. Super John McGinn-
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Probably Gunnarsson and Success

        1. Dynamic Duos
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Arnie and Gunnarsson

    2. FPL_DON
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Armie imo

  13. Sancidino
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Aguero and Mané to Auba and Sané, would you do it for free?

    1. Gatsby
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Yes

    2. FPL_DON
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Aguero > auba the important

  14. HairlessGrealish
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    I have 2 free transfers, do you think this would be a wise move?

    Aguero+Billing>Wilson+Son/Eriksen?

    1. Gatsby
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Just Aguero -> Auba/Kane

  15. Tmel
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Fabianski
    Alonso Robertson Laporte
    Rich Shaq Sterling Hazard Fraser
    Kun Arnie
    (Stek Jimenez Doherty AWB)

    a) Kun > Auba
    b) Kun & Hazard > Kane & Sane
    c) Kun, Jimenez & Hazard > Kane, Auba & 4.7 mid

  16. Bees4Lyf
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    is Brooks still nailed for bournemouth?

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

      No he'll share time with Stan and even Fraser I think

      1. Bees4Lyf
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        thanks

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

    If all the reports and rumours of benching, rests and injuries end up ringing true, I will field a grand total of 1 defender this week...Doherty.

    Anyone top that?

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Alonso resting?

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

        That's what's coming through on a few Twitter accounts

  18. Scratch
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    There's going to be a fair few teams not managing to put out a full XI

    Unexpected resting & rotation
    Aguero, Mane, Robertson, Ings, Trippier, Vardy doubts
    The Man City lottery could hit Sterling, Sane, Laporte, Bernardo this week

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

      Alonso too, I'm hearing.

    2. Scratch
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Bennett not nailed either

  19. Ravager
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Suggestions for this bunch?

    2 FT 0.0 ITB

    Foster (Hamer)

    Alonso Dunk Robertson (AWB Peltier)
    Salah Mane Silva Richarlison (Camarasa)
    Murray Arnautrovic Aguero

    1. Bad Kompany
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Mane to sane and kun to auba

  20. Garth Marenghi
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Lucas Moura must start this week. Right?

  21. Bad Kompany
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Need a cheap defender for the next two weeks for bench cover so Jonny to:
    A. Balbuena
    B. Zabaleta
    C. Bruno
    D. Bernardo

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

      Balbuena has a knock

      1. Bad Kompany
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers! Forget him then. Who do you prefer out of the others

        1. Scratch
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Diop. Better defender than Balbuena anyway and shade cheaper.

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

          Bruno I think.
          Assume you have AWB already?
          How about Schindler

  22. Marquis-Cha-Cha
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    GTG? Bench order look right?

    Hennessey
    Alonso / AWB / Digne / Robertson
    Richarlison / Salah / Fraser / Sane
    Kane / Arnautovic

    Foster / Doherty / Billing / Success
    1.3itb 0ft

    Thanks.

  23. 420king
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Aguero to Kane and Jimenez to Wilson/King for this round only?

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Defo. And wilson. I went Aguero, Vardy to Arni, Kane as have Fraser

      1. 420king
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Have Fraser too but WCing the next round, that's why I'm considering King as a diff

        1. Tsparkes10
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Yh i thought Chicha but bottled it and went Arni

          1. 420king
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Yeah Chicha could be good but probably safer to go Arnie right now

            1. Tsparkes10
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              Yup... wc choices will be interesting. Im v excited

  24. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Why are my sell value for Jimenez and Fraser .3 less than actual value

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Pesky thing called rules.

    2. 420king
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Because you only get half of what they've risen since you bought them, rounded down.

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers

    3. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      You need one more rise to get the extra 0.1 you get 0.1 for every 0.2 rise

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Right. Understand... someone explained before but made it confusing. Ty

        1. Dynamic Duos
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          No probs

  25. Manani
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    how nailed on is Brooks? is last week bench a one off?

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      He isn't nailed but he should rotate with some of your defenders and the game you want him to play he 90% should be in the team.

    2. Volley127
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I think he'll start most games, but definitely a risk. Wouldn't say nailed.

  26. Pulp Minion
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Quick question on WC:

    For my 5th midfielder:
    1) Brooks (have WIlson)
    2) March
    3) Camarasa
    4) Other?

    1. Scratch
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Camarasa. Brooks, Paterson or Armstrong if ya want to splash the cash 😉

  27. Origi-nal
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    A) Richarlison & Brooks
    B) Siggy & McArthur

    1. Manani
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      a

    2. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      A by a mile

    3. Bad Kompany
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      A

  28. cruzex
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    chance to play kun?

  29. Maddamotha
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Any news on Aguero?

    1. cruzex
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      willi plai, i believe

  30. I Have No Idea What I'…
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Should I sell Mané or Robertson for a hit or keep both and risk playing with 10 players (not selling Aguero)?

    Ederson
    Robertson Alonso WanBissaka TAA
    Mane Siggy Anderson
    Arnie Aguero Kane

    Bench: Hamer Paterson Cook Neves (suspended)

    £0m banked. I’d appreciate any advice.

    1. RedCity
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I’d look to go Mane -> Sane for -4

      1. RedCity
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Or let auto subs take effect but I’d rather sort one of those issues

    2. Scratch
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Liverpool presser tomorrow