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FPL Question Time – Consult our panel ahead of Gameweek 6

The Fantasy Premier League dynamic is set to change somewhat this week with the return of continental competitions.

The Champions League and Europa League group stages will be back on our screens over the next few days, and are likely to affect the top-flight’s best teams going into Gameweek 6.

That’s just one of many talking points to discuss this week though, so we’ve put together another panel of Fantasy managers to answer your questions…

Who’s on the panel this week?

Ted / Rotation’s Alter Ego – Moderator and the site’s recently appointed Assistant Community Manager. Ted finished 633rd in the world last season.

Holly Shand – Founder of Fantasy Football Community, two top 10k finishes in four seasons and regular FPL Show guest.

Who Got the Assist? – Tom and Nick run one of Twitter’s most active Fantasy accounts and run their very own blog, also producing an excellent regular podcast.

FPL Family – Lee and Sam run the popular Fantasy podcast and Twitter account. They were guests on the FPL Show last season.

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  1. Cookie Kid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    What is my priority?
    Use the 1FT or take a hit?

    Pope (Button)
    TAA Robertson Digne Zinny (Lundstram)
    Salah Sterling Martial Mount (Dendoncker)
    Haller Pukki (Greenwood)

    1FT 0.2 ITB

    Thinking just Martial to Cantwell...and Greenwood to Abraham next week to avoid a hit

    1. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Good moves.

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I'd keep Martial & sell Robbo to generate ££

      1. Cookie Kid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers guys!

      2. nedsmula
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Agreed, I think double Liverpool defence isn't as appealing as last season.

  2. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Interesting to note the cs drought really only applies to Liverpool and City (and with City only marginally at 2 from 5). Otherwise an almost exact equal number from his time last season.

    City and Pool will surely come good (if with some regression) and the major turnaround is United seem to have swapped places with Chelsea in terms of defence.

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      All those 5 x premium defenders drafts feel know like a very distant memory.

      1. el polako
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        *now

      2. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Was never a good idea, don’t know what people were thinking. It’s always three at the back for me

        1. el polako
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          There is no such thing as "always" in FPL.
          Dynamic envoirement and best managers adapt qucikly.

        2. ElliotJHP
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Easy to say now captain hindsight

        3. Eze Really?
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Hindsight is an exact science.
          The thought process was reasonable at the time.

          1. ElliotJHP
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Idk, the defenders were smashing it in PPG last season.

            I dont think you'd of expected so many budget mids/forwards to do this well

    2. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I think have 2 premium defenders is still a good idea.

      TAA definitely. I'd have one more from Everton, City or United.

  3. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Lundstram, VvD, Digne, Sterling, KDB, Haller in my team = 9pts

    Cantwell and Guilbert on my bench = 12pts 😎

  4. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/17/ben-stokes-attacks-despicable-sun-story-family-tragedy

    Non-fpl obviously but I know there are plenty of Stokes fans here - there seem no depths that newspaper won't drop to.

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Scum

    2. Toby Lerone
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Disgraceful paper the sun. Boycottthesun!

      1. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Absolutely - plenty of reasons for that I'd say

    3. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      poor

    4. el polako
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Wouldnt wipe my eastern european bum with The Sun let alone "reading" it.

  5. gozzer101
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Pope
    TAA, Digne, Otamendi
    Dendoncker, Salah, Sterling, KDB, Mount
    Pukki, Haller

    Button, Greenwood, Mings, Kelly (-0.5ib)

    Ive already transferred Adrian -> Pope. Should I take my first -4 point hit and transfer out Dendoncker for Cantwell?

  6. Toby Lerone
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Is it mad to go without salah or mane on wildcard if it gives a team like this?

    Pope/4.0
    TAA lowton soyuncu / lundstram rico
    Sterling kdb son James/ guenduzi
    Auba Tammy pukki

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Well you could easily ditch sterling for mane or salah if you wanted

      1. Toby Lerone
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I'm going to wc gw7,, think if sterling blanks against Watford I'll get one of them in

  7. the dom 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Need some advice pls?

    I have VVD & Matip and i am thinking of shipping Matip and getting one of these but who?

    a. Aurier (not sure how nailed he is?)
    b. AMN
    c. Lowton /Pieters
    d. someone else but who?

    Rest of my def are Zinc, Lunds, Kelly * & of course VVD.

    Comments would be appreciated thanks

    1. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Lowton or Pieters out of those.

      1. the dom 1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Dont think Burnley will keep a CS this coming GW V Norwich?

    2. The Wise Owl
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Bellerin is back soon. AMN days are numbered.

  8. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Seems like generally people have gone for a proactive wildcard as opposed to hitting the button when there are red flags etc.
    Why have you used or not used it so far?

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Team has been plodding along ok so didn’t really need it until now. Son is too good to ignore tho, activated it to get son basically and fix my defence

    2. Toby Lerone
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Had two stinking weeks but fixtures are good for this week. Gonna keep the faith but then try and be proactive and catch the good fixtures of spurs and arsenal

      1. Toby Lerone
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        And Chelsea (tammy)

      2. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Thinking about next week?

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I used to get inform players in gw 4.
      2 red arrows since then

    4. ratchet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I’ve used my wildcard after gameweek4 for the last 8 years... it’s the best way to get early price rises and in form players

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

      4 reasons why I did gw4:
      - get it out the way, I prefer the simplicity of 1 transfer a week, less intrusive on life!
      - pre season questions about team lineups/strengths sufficiently answered (eg who will play upfront/no10 for chelsea)
      - players going down for players going up in price l
      - move to 3atb

      Player injuries also helped sweeten the justification

  9. The Wise Owl
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Grand total of 26 points after my WC for GW5. What a disaster.

    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/2117/event/5

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Ouch :/

    2. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      double ouch 🙁

    3. The Wise Owl
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Can only blame myself really. Shocking season.

      1. the dom 1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        early days still you can bounce back mate.

        Think alot of us are having a shocking start this season for sure!

        1. The Wise Owl
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Thanks mate! Looking forward to the "bounce".

      2. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Your team isn’t bad, might need to assess zinchenko and Barnes at some point tho. Be patient apart from that

        1. The Wise Owl
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I have Otamendi, not Zinchenko 😀

    4. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Salah saved you

    5. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Ah sure look on the bright-side. At least you did not leave much points on your bench.
      The only way is up.
      I am not doing great myself only 1 captain so far that did not blank that was TAA who got 5 points.

  10. ElliotJHP
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Lanzini to Cantwell to fund Greenwood to Abraham after this week or do it now for a -4?

    1. bros
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Defo, I would anyway!

    2. Toby Lerone
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I'd wait to be honest as tough game for Chelsea and west ham usually score against utd

  11. bros
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Thinking of swapping
    Salah to Mane and
    Barnes to Abraham

    Yes/No
    Cheers

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I really like Salah for ©
      So No for me.
      Can generate ££ from somewhere else

      1. bros
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah, Sterling but Man C have great fixtures coming up

    2. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      No for me too.

      1. bros
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks, I will hold for now!

  12. lindeg
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    moura and firmino -> abraham and son -4

    yay or nay?

    1. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Assuming you can't just do Moura > Son?

      1. lindeg
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yes 0.1 itb

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  14. FPL ElasticO
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    How is the probable WC team looking???

    Pope/ Button
    Robbo/ Soy/ Rico/ Lundstram/ Ming's
    Sterling/ KDB/ Salah/ Mount/ Dendoncker
    Abraham/ Pukki/ Wilson

    1. ‘Tis the Season
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Auba a must I reckon

  15. FPL_JAAFAR
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Ive done my research to find best player picks strictly for cl matchday 1 .
    Here is the squad if you are interested:

    Stankovic (GENK) / hradecky ( LOK M)
    D.godin ( SLP)/ dubois (ZENIT) / tagliafico ( LiL)/wendell ( LOK M) /kimmich (CRV)
    L.moura ( oly) / havertz ( LOK M) / KDB (shk) / ziyech ( LIL) / gnabry ( CRV)
    E.HALANd ( GENK) / LUKAKU ( SLP) / lewandowsky (CRV)

    If you have any questions or you want other good options and enablers , feel free to ask.

  16. maford14
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Stick with Lundstrom or replace with Mings?

  17. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    having Mane instead of Salah feels dirty and bad, I dont like it 🙁

    1. Swanremainsthesame
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Except st 3am on a sat night, it seems like a great idea