Too many playing the game now. It's spoiling it for the rest of us.

Been playing it for over a decade. I've struggled to break out of 400k the last couple of seasons. I'm now just playing it however I like, picking differentials just to go against the curve. Still all a bit meh.

Depends on how you play the game. I tend not to focus on ownership. Just try and get as many points as possible. In a gameweek there is usually max 1 or 2 players who will have an effect over 100% and hurt your rank even though they are in your team.

Just go with differential picks esp cap picks. apart from kane in the last dgw havent captained anyone in the top 4 most captained top 10k players for at least the past 10 weeks

On top of that have players like castagne Alonso vardy and now zaha

Im 29k atm but dint want to linger around the same rank mark. Its either top 10k or out of top 50k. Only way to make it interesting

I quite enjoy the challenge of finding the right balance between keeping up to date with the template to cover EO and trying to get ahead of the game with the emerging players e.g. jumping on the Gundo / Lingard style trains ahead of the curve. Agree that harder to take risks and gamble on differentials though

Just don't look at ownership - ignorance is bliss.

I prefer the head to head league that I run. It’s a far more fun way of playing. For example, last GW I took a 28pt reduction and still managed to beat my opponent and get the 3pts.

This is a weird year with doubles and blanks happening atleast once in a 6 week period from gw 17 onward, so without a choice few players have to be bought in and a few dumped despite okay fixtures, so all the actives playing a similar chip strategy end up with a similar core. i dont think it will be the same from next year

Agree with all the "ignore EO comments" - you can only make 1 change per week to your team without penalty, so mass squad overhauls aren't viable anyway.

Also, try and join as many MLs as you can. Start a few with friends, join some public ones. With your OR, you'll probably end up near the top 2/3 places in most of them. And if some are money leagues, even better!

It's very difficult to do really well against the entire FPL community when a significant element of FPL is pure luck. The more people play, the lower your probability of success.

I've just signed Coleman..

Digne

Probably Jesus instead

I'd be surprised if he doesn't start gw38 with the captain's armband on, how many mins will his legs last might be a different story

BB and FH.

Double Salah.. oops should be Lingard

Double salah in midfield looking dangerous

Think I would just roll a transfer

Greenwood to Son/any other option you prefer. You’re very exposed to that Liverpool United game. If that’s a 0-0 you’ll be hurt bad.

B

C as Everton have dgw to come

C

Leno might not start.

Leno

I can see Ryan training like a beast again and dropping Leno for that OG

Llorente, Ayling, Coufal or Holgate.

Coufal

Coufal, Coleman, Ayling/Llorente

If that’s your best route to Kane then I would personally

Is Raphinha fit?

Probably yes but keep an eye out for Raphinha's injury update

Pereira instead of Raphinha?

No

I wouldn't trust any of their def based on recent performances. Probably Digne and Targett if you want 2 from these teams

Digne for me.

If Laca is still out then C. If available then B

Hold

Textbook Chelsea Willian.

A - Watkins is will have a double

Looks ok with the doubles are confirmed as predicted by Ben Crellin

I'm on the same strategy. Similar ideas to myself with 9 players the same. I've also had some of the others in my drafts. All the best with it!

Is champions league next week?
High risk he just played in EFL cup then today so 4 games in quick succession I think he’s a big doubt

Unlikely

Is there a confirmed double for Everton?

Siggy is a good differential

Stay away from Sterling. You've been warned

Keep

According to Ben Crelin DGW35 and BGW36. Will most likely be announced this week. Most good teams with a double will blank in 36

Not for me. I would just get Kane in somehow.

Where did u see this news? Fake news

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probably will to me.
depends if Azpi is a wingback again though....maybe he'll need a rest doing that vs a center back.

save for me.
also probably start Robbo over ESR

i expect Alonso to.
not sure about Mount. if he doesn't he might come on which is tough - at least Alonso hardly ever gets subbed on.

If Holding plays 90+ mins tonight, I'd keep this order, as in that case, there's a strong chance Luiz will start in the prem, so Holding may make a cameo appearance after Luiz' red card. If Holding's on the bench against Villareal, then I'd be 51% in favour of making him first sub

I'd say so - SOU without Ings will have less bite (assuming he's out)

Really depends how much risk you want to take, but for me, I'd rate them Lingard, Siggy, Zaha

Sig