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16 April 2019 452 comments
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Pete Beswick is having a remarkable season, thanks largely to a maverick deployment of his second wildcard back in mid January.

After being in the top 1,000 the previous month he was on the verge of drifting out out of the top 5,000 at the start of the year.

Undaunted by the knowledge that many FPL managers would Wildcard later in the campaign, and driven by an ambition to finish as high as he could, he ploughed on with his alternative chip strategy.

It proved to be an incredible success taking him to around the top 100 mark.

During this latest Meet the Manager episode Pete explains his strategies for success in recent seasons, which also feature three top 5,000 finishes in his previous four campaigns.

An unwavering loyalty to players, who have handed him prolific points hauls over the years, has been a key factor.

Even as recently as this week such loyalty was rewarded when Paul Pogba, handed Pete attacking returns for the first time since Gameweek 28.

Pete also explains how a move away from his loyal approach cost him dearly in 2016/17 and how that poor campaign has taught him not to panic when a Gameweek goes array.

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

It is also available on Soundcloud and as a podcast. Embedded versions of these are also available below.

During the summer break we plan to release podcast versions of all the previous Meet the Manager video interviews, which can be found here:

Simon March

Sean Tobin

Aleksander Våge Nilsen

Mark Sutherns

Mark McGettigan

Marc Rubinstein

Kenneth Tang

Jay Egersdorff

Adam Hopcroft

Matthew Jones

Richard Clarke

Will Thomas

Philman

Triggerlips

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  1. Planet Head
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    From now on he's called Troy Dinnae

  2. The Wizard of Ozil
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    A) Sterling & Hojbjerg

    Or

    B) KDB & Jota

    Also is kdb a better pont than sane/eriksen?

    1. aleksios
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      A. Sterl is on fire. Eriksen for me.

  3. KLOPPTOMANIA
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Is Mané sufficient Pool midfield cover vice Salah for the run in?

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Probably not anymore.

      1. KLOPPTOMANIA
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Dagnammit, no idea how I’m gonna get the Egyptian in

    2. aleksios
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Seems like this.

    3. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Yes IMO. Salah isn't getting loads of good chances in the box to score. Is he going to score a long ranger every GW?

      1. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        No he wont score a long range shot every week but his volume of shots and involvement in attacks means he has potential to outscore Mane heavily.

    4. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Do you have TC left? I’d want it on Mo if so. More involved than Mane

  4. OldBenKenobi
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Ask yourself this - would you have put Gray in your team if Deeney had got suspended BEFORE the Arsenal match?
    Gray is owned by 0.8% of players (major differential) and probably has the best DGW fixtures out of all the teams.
    I think I probably would tbh...

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Yea

    2. MTPockets
      7 years, 4 months ago

      no

    3. Ask Yourself
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Don't @ me

      1. OldBenKenobi
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        😆

    4. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Nope not a chance.

  5. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Dear FFS people,

    Please don’t save your BB for Brighton against the Toon 36. We’ll beat them imo.

    Cheers
    Rafa

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Agree.

    2. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Yep agree with this. Brighton poor and Newcastle have good attacking players.

    3. Amey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      😉

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        😀 you know it haha

    4. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      This, get rid before you BB

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Would rather be planning to get Salah in that messing around with crappy BB 36 players

  6. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Brooks + Pogba > Moura + Sterling

  7. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Team sheets?

    1. THE Wild Rover
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Everyone starts inc Murray

      1. dark91
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        So Brighton is starting with 12 players?!!

      2. Forza Papac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Except Montoya who isn't in the squad

  8. ljuta zena
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Murray, give it to me babie

  9. Jay_
    7 years, 4 months ago

    No Montoya.

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      RIP Owner. Non plural.

  10. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Blood hell, Montoya not in squad!
    Cmon Dunkie!

  11. Mysterion
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    @ ask yourself

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      except you babe x

      1. Mysterion
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        😛

  12. Holmes
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Ryan, Bernardo, Duffy, Dunk, Bong, Propper, Gross, Stephens, Jahanbaksh, Murray, March

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      No baps for brighton defence confirmed Gross is back. It gets worse for us Duffy cappers !

    2. Amey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Duffy starts .....
      Thank you Holmes !!

  13. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Well that disappointing.

  14. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Ryan Cs or penalty save will be most welcome

  15. Holmes
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Etheridge, Peltier, Manga, Morrison, Niasse, Mendez, Camarasa, Hoilett, Ralls, Gunnarson, Bennett

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      damn mendez always ruins my sheets

    2. Mysterion
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Dragon Ball or Naruto?

      1. Holmes
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Attack on titans or even Death note 😉

    3. Pompel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Camarasa will score

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        nah

  16. Rhodes your boat
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Looking to get salah for tc36, downgrading vardy to do this

    Do I
    A) get a sub 5.9 striker next week and do son to salah
    B) get Wilson and require a -4, downgrade Duffy to peltier probably
    C) Tc mane and get firmino for vardy

  17. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Who will be the party pooper?

    My money's on niasse.

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Junior Hoilett.

    2. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Morrison

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        as an owner for 15 weeks I can confirm he cannot score

    3. Ask Yourself
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      mendez ended my big kola haul last minute ever

    4. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Peltier

  18. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Strong Brighton team. Expecting a win to confirm their safety and then foot off the gas next week in the double.

  19. Debauchy
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Camaaaaaaaa

  20. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Phil Jones v Barcelona.

    Looking forward to this!

    No lukaku starting a bit of a surprise?

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      he heard I was about to transfer him out ahead of a DGW. He has been cack since PSG match

    2. kalmoffit
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Think they've given up

  21. tambourineman
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Man Utd XI: De Gea, Jones, Lindelof, Smalling, Young, Fred, McTominay, Pogba, Martial, Lingard, Rashford

    Subs: Romero, Dalot, Pereira, Matic, Mata, Sanchez, Lukaku

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      wow jones left back is that to deal with messi? hahahaha

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        ole at the wheel

      2. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Jones will be RB? With Young at LB?

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          that wouldn't make sense though why would he not just put dalot there who is actually a good crosser from the right rather than phil jones

      3. Mysterion
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Young vs Messi... what could go wrong

        1. Poseidon.
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          What about Rashy vs whoever the hell there defence is meant to be

          1. Mysterion
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            Rashy and Tony and Lingzy to run riot!

            1. Poseidon.
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 4 months ago

              I feel like you’re making fun. I’m just saying let’s be optimistic dude!!

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Would have preferred to see Dalot over Young. But perhaps Young will surprise me.

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        How bad has he been recently? I don't get to watch as much united as i'd like to recently but I watched their last three games and he can't get any of his set pieces, crosses or through balls past the first man.

        1. diesel001
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Exactly. And I just think he gets exposed because he has lost some pace.

        2. Dr Dream
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          I don’t think many can, The standard of set pieces this season has been shocking...especially corners.

    3. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I'm Phil Jones.....

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        #JesuisPhilJones

    4. Poseidon.
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Feeling that team selection! Cmonnnn!!!!

    5. Total Slotball
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Jesse Lingard lol. So out of his depth at this level

  22. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    A) Watch Barcelona vs United
    B) Watch Brighton vs Cardiff (triple Brighton defence)

    1. grumpyman
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      B (Utd fan)

    2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      B)

      Unless it’s 0-1 with 5 mins to go.

    3. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Can you see what FPL has actually done to you....trying asking that to anybody in real life and watch the vacant stares....

    4. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      A

      You'll be praying every time Cardiff attack (although that won't be too often). Ignorance is bliss.

    5. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      why not both

    6. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Juventus vs Ajax ftw.

    7. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      A.

  23. @NF_Janner
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Is redmond going up tonight??

  24. Mo Mané Mo Problems
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Gomes banned for 3 games.

    This makes Everton a much poorer side?

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      he has been the most underrated player this year. Didn't know a great deal about him before but he looks like he can bring a unique quality on the ball to any side he plays in. Can seem to escape any tight spaces

  25. Kalou
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Currently own Lukaku,should i hold or move on?
    A.hold
    B.move on

    1. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Well looks like he starts next game but not sure how many goals United will get away at Everton and against city. Not many I would think. Good games later in season though!

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      was no need for the options 🙂 but A if you want no other upgrades

  26. :
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Ryan 9 points, Duffy 14 points & Murray (c) 26 points would be a nice fantasy equilibrium restorer.

    1. kalmoffit
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Well..nice fantasy.

    2. OldBenKenobi
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Literally just saw a pig fly past my window.....

  27. Don Kloppeone
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Sorry to all Ryan owners but I’ll take a Duffy rage hattie after conceding a goal inside 1 min. The rest doesn’t matter

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      As an owner I just want a few point as possible for Duffy. He can save his goals for when his EO is lower next GW.

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        I just want a damn green arrow!

        1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Just Duffy, not captained?

          His returns are inconsequential.

          1. Don Kloppeone
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            Not sure at my OR (c. 82k) If EO is as high

            1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 4 months ago

              Who knows. Probably not hugely different. Not less than 100 anyway I’d bet.

  28. Eytexi
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Currently 50k OR. Ryan my only player tonight. If Brighton keep a clean sheet do i move up in the ranks or down?

    1. Eytexi
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      (up meaning my rank improves)

    2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Down.

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Why down? surely it's Up

        1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Brighton defense EO is 180%.

          So those 4 cleansheet points would be 4 x1.8 = 7.2 points on average for the people above you.

          If Top10k is relevant to your rank.

    3. Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Probably down

  29. JELLYFISH
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Wtf...Deeney has gone from -19.4 this morning to -11.2 on Fplstats

    1. OldBenKenobi
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      thats normally/possible after the reset

    2. MTPockets
      7 years, 4 months ago

      from +19 to +11

  30. DandyDon
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Feeling more confident seeing the two sets of teams tonight. Murray, March and Gross should improve Brighton and keep Cardiff on the back foot.

    1. kalmoffit
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Jahanbaksh too. Surprised he missed last week.