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FPL Marc Broadcaster, writer and overthinker. Hoping that ‘differential potential’ will catch on.

  1. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I could be the highest scorer this week but it won’t come close to the joy of getting rid of Ederson

  2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Lascelles starts, yikes

    1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Nice to see you here again.

    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Off... regret going Saka over Haaland after reading that. Haaland will destroy Lascelles.

    3. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Not captaining Haaland is going to bite really bad this week

      1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Don’t worry. I left him out of my WC team all together.

        Feel better?

        1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          That's a mighty risk, but to be fair if there was ever a time to take it it's probably now! I hope he doesn't punish you like he did when I benched him v Wolves a few weeks ago 😛

          1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Haha yer I’m way down at 4.4m after deciding to play the first half of the season with a self-imposed ownership cap of 10%. Jacked that after the World Cup and made up some ground, but might as well mess about for the rest of the season.

            1. Charlie Price
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Me too mate. Taken a similar cavalier approach this season. Ranked about 2.2 million at the moment and already planning a more cautious/sensible approach for next season.

              1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                It was kinda fun for a week or two then it wasn’t fun at all haha. I could probably have done a bit more research on the players I did pick and a cap of, say, 25% could be a fun approach for a second team.

                But yer likely to go Haaland perma C all next year haha

              2. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                Just makes it all quite boring.

    4. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Big tasty

  3. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I hate you Pep. I hate you .

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      you've been playing this for at least 7 years... across Pep's tenure.

  4. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    No Schar? Didnt see that coming. Whats up with him?

    1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He got whacked in the face. Sat out training. Guess he wasn’t ready in time.

      Pure conjecture alert: maybe a fracture?

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Or concussion protocol? Might be fine for next week.

        1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Good shout.

    2. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      There were news that he wasn’t seen on training photos

    3. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      All over here past two days not fit

    4. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      didn't he play on in the final but could have a post game concussion protocol applied?

    5. Hairy Potter
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Cut above his eye from clash of heads in the league cup final. Wasn't pictured in training earlier in the week, but Howe suggested yesterday that there were no injury worries in the squad. Further evidence not to trust Howe on injury updates.

      1. Charlie Price
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I don’t trust anything I hear in the pressers. Managers only doing it because they are obliged and not because they want to tell us all their expected team selection. Lots of smoke and mirrors as a result.

  5. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone doing F1 fantasy?

    Aston Martin, Red Bull

    Checo, Alonso, De Vries, Bottas, Max (DRS)

    1. ididnt
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Seeing Alonso in a competitive car brings joy to my heart

      1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Hope we're not talking about Marcos Alonso in a car here

        1. TheBiffas
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Hahahaha

      2. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I read this in the context of the football Alonso and my heart skipped a beat

        1. ididnt
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Fernando Alonso cs locked

    2. Gunn Burn Mee Hause
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Same but Yuki instead of DeVries

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Aston Martin, Red Bull
      Max, Leclerc, Zhou, Alonso (DRS), Hulkenberg

      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Alonso on the drs, ballsy

  6. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Can't wait for the game to update, just to see 90% of my ML having similar content creators' inspired WC teams.

  7. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Haaland's record against Gandhi -12:30 kick off-

    GW8 - One goal vs Wolves (6 points, no bonus)

    GW14 - Not included in squad vs Leicester

    GW16 - Blank vs Brentford (received yellow card)

    GW20 - Blank vs Man Utd

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Doesn't really matter

    2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Did he line up at home against Lascelles in any of those?

    3. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      So…hattie?

    4. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Hopefully that fine record continues.

  8. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    It's not just Haaland vs Lascelles

    It's Haaland & Foden vs Lascelles. They're scary together

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      So 0:0 then

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      OMG Newcastle playing with 10 men again?

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Certainly wouldn't want to meet that duo down a dark alley

  9. Skout
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone know if there is some sort of scout site similar to this for Fantasy F1?

    1. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Alonso perma cap

      1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Bench NOS Boost

  10. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    The least inspiring midfielder from City is nailed. That is so annoying.

    Ladies and gentlemen, I present you.

    Jack Grealish.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      apparently he's in his City form of his life...

    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He'll get them FKs though, that alone is worth £90m.

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He's there to model the city shirt, using the lush city pitch as his catwalk

    4. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      They love his purebred calves

  11. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Waiting for the inevitable trippier haul on my bench!

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Same.

    2. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      yyep

  12. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    come on newcastle ,shoot the infuriating tinkering git up the tackhole

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I saw a lot of tinkerers here. Over the past 2 days.

  13. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Which two drivers to get?

    Cap 23.1m

    Alonso Bottas Max XXX XXX

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I have those 3 with Checo and De Vries

    2. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Sterling

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Oh, thought you said divers…..okay Sterling Moss then….

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Hulkenberg and then you have a choice of Russell or Checo

  14. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gone full bong with -8pts……

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Condolences…

    2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Smoking might be injurious to health

    3. tokara
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Cheaper than a wildcard

    4. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      If you're going to go bong you might as well give it your all

  15. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Lascelles to score the winner….

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      …to his own net.

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        *in

  16. Captain Vantastic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Updated.

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Ban this lad

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Done

        1. La Roja
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          😛

    2. Fitzy.
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Not at my end

    3. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Are you sitting right next to their servers. The signals haven't reached where I am.

  17. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Which combo?

    1. Leclerc + Zhou + Hulkenberg

    2. Sainz + Bottas + Zhou

    3. Perez + Bottas + Vries

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Colombian premier league?

    2. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Fantasy World Wines?

  18. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Not sure how concrete this is - but potentially Schar out due to concussion.

    https://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/newcastle-united-team-news-why-fabian-schar-seven-others-are-out-v-manchester-city-4050804

    "The Swiss defender has missed just one Premier League game for Newcastle this season, the defeat at Liverpool in August. He missed training through the week and has not been included in the squad this afternoon. He has been suffering concussion symptoms since the defeat at Wembley."

    If the case you'd think he will be fine for GW 28/29, potentially even GW27. It would make complete sense not to have been in training if concussion suspected.

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      This is what it sounded like was the case from what Howe said yesterday (although he's a blagger when it comes to team news)

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yup. Pre-deadline I was looking at this too. Can half understand people going for Botman because of that but Schar isn't needed 26/27... free rest & better option when back.

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Actually - confirmed.

      https://twitter.com/BenDinnery/status/1631984173438193665

      "Confirmed as a concussion for Fabian Schar. Should be available next weekend."

      1. The Ilfordian
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks Hazz. That’s a relief. It’s bad when your WC team is one down in the first half hour

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Neale covered it in Team News yesterday too.

      One other thing worth mentioning is the absence of Fabian Schar from a training gallery this week - the Swiss defender took a blow to the head in Sunday's EFL Cup final, so there may be some link to that. If there is a concussion protocol being observed (Schar lasted the full game, so it'd have to be a belated issue)

    4. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He needs 2 weeks ater united game.. Newcastle next game should be on Sunday.

    5. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He's resting his head to score a few goals in the upcoming gameweeks

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Exactly. Big man needs that noggin' primed.

  19. Hairy Potter
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Love the person who does the Man City pitch line ups on BBC website. Takes me ages to work out who is actually playing. Think they put Walker in a different position each week.

    As a Newcastle fan, I'm a bit surprised that Isak doesn't start. Also expected ASM to get the nod after his performance against Man City earlier in the season, especially if Pep does his right back moving into midfield tactic.

  20. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    updated

  21. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Emerson Royal owners where are we?

    1. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Reporting in

    2. PogChamp
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Here. I think he will be popular pick

      1. camarozz
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Here. Instead of schar.

        1. BERGKOP
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Likewise

      2. Forza Papac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        3.82% EO

  22. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Massive bench headaches next GW……gulp

    1. Hairy Potter
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Use BB?

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Might be, might be…

  23. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Accidentally started Alisson over Ward. Yikes.

  24. Shultan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Lot of people think its boring so many WCing but just a few 50/50 decisions can make a massive difference

    I captained haaland over saka
    played mitoma over March
    Picked Gabriel over zinc
    & kept ode instead of martinelli

    Could regret every decision

  25. FPL Brains
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    My main rival and I both wildcarded. It's going to be a host of small differences. What would you prefer to have?

    1 - Gabriel, Henry, MacAlister, Odegaard, Botman

    2 - Zinchenko, Mee, Foden, Martinelli, Emerson Royal

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      2

    2. Heavy Cream
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      2 all day

    3. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Excellent 😉

  26. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Any F1 league I can join?

  27. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Who to bench next week from the front 8 is going to be a doozy. Maddison (Chelsea at home) or Kane (Forest at home) looks like they'll be the pick and I don't love it

    1. No Kane No Gain
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      You can’t bench Kane against anyone really so it’s bench maddy and pray

    2. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Currently got Marti, Watkins, Maddison on my bench.

      I’d bench Maddison from your two.

    3. Hairy Potter
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Use BB?

      1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Setting up for DGW29 for that

  28. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Saka (c). All my rivals captained Haaland. This could get messy 🙁

  29. Joyce1998
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Really hope captaining Martinelli over Haaland pays off

  30. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    FPL down

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    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Intern tripped over the power cable and unplugged the server…