Tear up your teams boys, Rodrigo has signed for the mighty Leeds Leeds Leeds

FPL has to give us an extra 5m if Messi comes the league.

Sorry if this has been asked a million times but...

A) Son & Werner
B) Ziyech & Kane

I can't help but get the feeling I'm gonna regret it if I leave out Kane

Akes picture there, looks like he is wearing a corel reef

Show me your "Messi" drafts !!

Ohhhhhh Conte stayed cause he's getting Messi

It all makes sense now

Messi too expensive (And old). Only City and PSG are options. Neither need to worry about money, so can afford the bills, and the quick write down.

I fancy he goes to City and enjoys getting kicked playing Burnley, and Foden and others realise they nee to leave to get a game.

Biggest with Sane, who realised you’re only a top player if you get to play.

Messi's legacy will be the really good player who never managed to pull a 'just very good' team to greatness and left when the going got tough. Shame. Individually Messi is better but I believe Ronaldo will be held in higher regard in 10+ years.

The urgent meeting of the board of directors is over. Some directors have already resigned, while others have proposed a motion of no confidence against Bartomeu. [ @GerGarciaGrova ]

It was a nice 30 minutes

I am q big messi and barcelona fan. Seeing all this hate for a player like messi I find unfair.

Has being at barca helped him, yes! But has him being at barca helped barca, equally yes!
Its mutual. They have done a lot for him and he has done a lot for them.
Think from a player's perspective...he can only play for so many more years, shouldn't he try his best to write history the best he can.
If any superstar player has been loyal to one club its him, but when he decides to leave ppl calling him dis-loyal?
Comeon now.
He will always have respect for barca but he has to do whats best for him esp given how barca organization been messing up past few years.
Have u seen the barca team? He has been carrying them single handedly. They would be much lower in the table if he wasn't there (see what happened in games he didn't play) how would that be for a team like barcelona to not make it to a European competition?

Anyhow, to each their own I guess.

Salah has not looked good at all in the first two pre-season matches so far with strong Pool line-ups. Any cause for concern or really shouldn't read too much into it?

Likelihood of Messi joining a Premier League club this season-

A. 0%
B. 25%
C. 50%
D. 75%
E. 100%

Messi joining City would make FPL extremely boring for the next 3 years or however long he stays

With Messi handing his transfer request, won't be surprised if WW is now changing his focus to get Messi to United rather than Sancho!

What a coup that would be!

Hi...if you were going to bench / leave funds for a united player for gw2, would it be....

A.....bruno

B...greenwood

Thanks

Messi will become player Manager for Barca. I do not see him leaving.

Argentinian paper Ole says Ronald Koeman told Messi 'the privileges are over and 'you have to think about the team' which prompted his decision

anyone considering dropping Ferguson and getting Mitchell as the 4.0 Def after today's match?

Will Austin start and be nailed for West Brom ?

Damn need to shift Martinez. Leno started today. AMN played left back so if he goes Wolves that's Vinagre gone too

For GW1:
a) Kane, Doherty
b) Auba, 4.5

I'm seriously considering a Robbo TAA double up, any opinions on a potential 3-4-3 (With three prem mids and Werner Mitro with a fodder up ahead, the third def would be a 4.5, Vinagre atm)

Insider sources have said Bartomeu has already resigned and this has been conveyed to the players. Awaiting confirmation. [@LaSenyera]

lmaoo that ended quickly

Odds on Skybet have changed a lot in the last 30 mins.

To stay 10/11
City 7/2

Then

To stay 5/4
City 6/4

Now

To stay 1/2
City 4/1

That’s big swings!

Johnson or Branthwaite for the 4.0 Def Positions??

Just showing my doubts on fitting Fernandes into my team, would you rather A or B?

A) Greenwood | Pereira | Mitrovic | (Soucek)
B) Fernandes | Soucek | 4.0 defender | (4.5 mid)

Bracketed player is first on bench

Some thoughts on Palace preseason match. Line up very interesting. This is speculative. But I’m sure you’re all as Palace obsessed as I am 🙂

The team was essentially full strength and a likely pointer to how RH intends to start season. Benteke out perhaps a factor.

4.0 action? Poor outlook. Not surprisingly Ferguson looks to be down the pecking order. Ward started at RB and Ferguson didn’t make bench even. He may well get the next match but will need to shine and get the two after that to be considered likely at RB to start season.

At LB PvA is said to be ahead of schedule and may feature quite early. Slightly surprisingly Riedewald started there. Mitchell came on very early when McCarthy was injured and Riedewald moved central. Mitchell is still a prospect there week 1 but short term. Also possible Ferguson gets the next match there. But really it’s going to be hard to call who gets week 1 now

McCarthy was a good call for very regular 4.5 minutes - near to first choice in central midfield for Palace. Injury unknown

Central defence injury situation not quite as serious as some have it. Dann is indeed still there. His partner is either Kouyate (experienced there at international level) or Kelly who’s not seen as RB really except in extremis. Did well there.

Interest with Zaha now higher for me. He got the full match and there is a possibility he’ll be more central/attacking this time. Formation was more attacking starting close to a 4-3-3. He was poor value last season as was parked wide. Benteke is apparently injured and either Zaha or Schlupp seem the second choice forward now if we revert to 4-4-2. With Eze purchase I’m not sure there’s cash for a new forward.

This interest heightens as there’s a distinct possibility that Fraser will arrive this week. Itk poster on Palace forum who correctly called Eze says Fraser is on the way this week too. If Fraser is on the left that could push Zaha more central and in Royball that’s maybe where he’s best - he’s a very decent finisher. Something almost oop feels possible at least at the start if Benteke is really out.

Looking out to see who gets the wide positions in defence next time and what happens with Wilf.

Thoughts?

McCarthy, Nyland

TAA, Doherty, Justin, Ayling, Ferguson

Salah, Auba, Son, Armstrong, Soucek

Werner, Mitrovic, Davis

Plan, 1.5 ITB to do Son & Auba -> Bruno & KDB in due course

Any idea on when Sky, BT and Amazon will release their games? Ta

hey lads, haven't done an RMT in a while, but do share some thoughts if you've got some free time, cheers!

McCarthy, Nyland
TAA, Robbo, Vinagre, Mitchell, Johnson
Salah, Auba, Son, Armstrong, Stephens
Werner, Mitro, Davis

1.5 mil ITB for GW2 either Son> Bruno, Gwood or Werner>Martial