Who is the best FPL captain for Gameweek 1?

Best 5m: zinchenko, walker if you don’t have already just get them instead

Trippier comes to mind.

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Ramsdale Mount, even more if you have Martinelli

Mendy and Saka

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Mendy and Saka

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Ramsdale + James + Bailey or Ramsdale + Trippier + Martinelli

James is 40% owned and plays a strikerless Everton in gameweek 1, Cam.

Start with rashford

Nope, wish I had room for him. He’s got a great shot, and he’s the main man in a number 10 role behind 2 strikers who both peel off to the wings, and on a fat goal bonus too

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depends if you’re starting Neco every week

We definitely influence each other. And the podcasts, videos and articles all influence too.

He been good in pre season tho? And is a big talent, I'm a villa fan,just plagued with injuries since his arrival. Might be his time for 5m?

The amount of information available to the more casual players increases year on year. I saw OfficialFPL tweet about him and his good preseason yesterday along with an article on him on their website. Sky have launched a new section on Sky Sports dedicated to FPL, and they have a section on their website too now which has certain players from the FPL Twitter community posting information and opinions there and again Bailey came up there when I had a glance at that today. It's certainly too much information now but it's all out there and much easier to find

I’m not sure Bailey is particularly an example of group think.

You’re right without scout I wouldn’t have considered him, but that’s because to be frank id forgotten he was even still at the club!

Because of scout I know he’s as much as nailed in a forward position for GW1 against the team largely expected to finish bottom of the table, has been scoring goals and is cheap enough that I can justify benching him instead of transferring out if needed when fixtures turn.

Group think would imply it’s based on subjective opinion of which we all convince ourselves of in a bubble but I think there’s objective facts pointing in his direction.

Group think is definitely a thing in fpl for sure, but I don’t think the emergence of a template is necessarily proof of that.

Bailey worth a punt

What’s the risk with Bailey? As in I get the risk but how many points do you need from a 5m midfielder to justify him - not many. In that sense there’s only so much he can underperform

Possibly, I don't particularly like getting a player in when there's transfer activity going on around him though and there are other good options at the price.

uncertainty at Leicester, better options in Diaz, Saka and Mount

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I'm currently something similar to this, just with a 5-4-1 formation.

you should do it if you feel it. group think. and we will all probably suck week 1

Thing is, what do you do if you want Haaland or Kane? It'll take minimum 3 moves to make it happen if you want to hold onto Jesus, and means you're tearing up your team. I initially felt having an 8m spot was important, but then the idea went off me. Far easier to downgrade than upgrade and the main justification I've seen for people picking 8m players hasn't been "I think X will do really well", instead it's been "if X flops I can move him to another 8m option", like they're planning for failure and to force themselves to use FTs.

good luck!

Just remember to breath on Saturday lunchtime …

gtg

Martinelli + 0.5 is much more appealing to me than Rashford

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dont waste time tinkering

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I think one 8m is fine, I would have preferred two like you but decided I was giving to much up elsewhere to force it

Increasingly squads don’t have a 4.5m spot. I agree he is one of the better ones but unlikely to keep up with the better 5m options and more expensive than the 4m if used to take up a bench spot.

If your structure needs a 4.5m def he is a very fair shout

Diaz or Mount

Saka still for me

mount

Saka

Rambo James Saka

I’d say no, by the time you want Bailey out Walker might get rotated. I think someone like Dunk or Jansson might be better where you can bench them for their first couple of tough games then get them in which Bailey switches. Also gives +0.5 ITB

Wait and see for me after today’s comments and Chelsea next week.

I have had him in since my first draft and just switched to James. Think he will be great...and then I will get him in! just need 11 firm starters this week.

Picking Cash over Perisic. Where is the fun in that.

I think this is known - and why I don’t have him. But you could flip that statement on its head.

He got 9 attacking returns despite playing less than 60 mins in half his games, imagine what he would do if he played more!

Think that’s the counterargument for owners.

I will let you know Sunday afternoon.

but like you team. do it if you feel it.

I’d say yes - because you are pretty much permanently locking yourself out of those two.

Given Trent, Salah and Jesus feel hard to justify selling. To get to Kane or Haaland without selling the above 3 would taking you 4 moves ie a wildcard realistically.

That feels risky. Similar KDB or Son would take 3 transfers.