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d1sable
Sterling TC?

For the first time i ever, I'm considering using the triple captain chip outside a dwg. Sterling TC anyone?

6 years, 7 months ago30

Pieterke30
Tony Marshall - Take the bait or avoid the trap?

Very weird with ManU. Always the same story here it seems. They play one good game vs a team that allows them to counter attack and everybody wants Martial. Then, they play vs teams who are happy …

6 years, 7 months ago64

Rotation's Alter Ego
Scout Picks Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 11

A tough week for the Scout Picks last time out, with Aguero being benched, Boly picking up an unexpected injury and CHO getting a late cameo. Full credit to AK though, who seized the oppotunity to…

6 years, 7 months ago0

DavidMunday815
Scoutcast Tuesday 8pm - Topic suggestions

Live Scoutcast - Tuesday 8pm What would you like us to discuss? Which players, teams and talking points do you think we should talk about?

6 years, 7 months ago40

Sam FPLFamily
Should we invest in the misfiring Gunners?

Arsenal sit pretty at the top of the fixture ticker and as FPL managers thats exactly what we want from our possible transfers in. However with their captain storming straight down the tunnel aft…

6 years, 7 months ago27

Geoff
GW10 Rough with the Smooth

Gameweek 10 Rough with the Smooth How did your GW10 go? Were any of your players benched? Did you get any injuries? How did your bench perform? Did your captain return? Feel free to post your tal…

6 years, 7 months ago68

Lemongrab
Is the previously popular Perez now well priced for a punt?

Is Perez a legitimate option again? I'm still feeling caution after those early blanks but for 6m I'm thinking he could be worth a punt again.

6 years, 7 months ago12

Legomané
It's Andrew Forey's Account..

Impressive play this week by the current World No.2 Andrew Forey. Chilwell, Maddison and Vardy TRIPLE CAPTAIN and 87pts 😯 An OR rise from 325 to cruise into contention - now just 2pts back …

6 years, 7 months ago38

Boris Bodega
Pundits Playoff match line-ups at 7pm

Pundits Playoff match line up's will be revealed at 7pm tonight, here > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PsvPBp2KQySzWZdleYbWvuMDDpReTXBSdp-xTQQToSw/edit?usp=sharing Remember you can add yo…

6 years, 7 months ago0

@ocprodigy
Scout Picks Challenge - GW 10

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 10 Two points - (1) I know I owe two GWs worth of results! They will both be delivered later today without fail. Apologies guys, its been a bit rocky lately but GW…

6 years, 7 months ago27

Rotation's Alter Ego
GW 10 News Roundup

What we learnt in the run-up to gameweek 10…. Two notes before we get started: 1) Friday deadline! Get a bus team set now so you don't risk forgetting. 2) Another week with Europa league games, …

6 years, 7 months ago12

HollyShand
The risk captaining City

Manchester City players seem to be in prime position to gain our captaincy armbands in Gameweek 10, for their home game against Aston Villa. At just over 30%, Raheem Sterling tops the Gameweek 10 …

6 years, 7 months ago30

avfc82
GW10 IN SEARCH OF CLEAN SHEETS

In what’s been an unpredictable season to date, Sheffield United remarkably have the joint best defensive record in the Premier League, with seven goals conceded. In the last three Gameweeks, on…

6 years, 7 months ago37

zøphar
Are you getting Wood?

With four goals in the last four gameweeks, is Chris Wood (£6.2m) going under the radar ? No player across the league has been afforded more 'big chances' than his eight over the aforementioned pe…

6 years, 7 months ago24

Geoff
GW10 Breakout Players

Who do you think will find form and step up to score big this GW, and why? Maybe someone who hasn't had a double digit score in a while, has a series of no attacking returns, or has very low owner…

6 years, 7 months ago23

G-Whizz
GW10 DS stats, Fixture and clean sheet odds

GW10 DS stats, fixtures and clean sheet odds GW9 saw Chelsea (435DS) squeeze past Newcastle at Stamford Bridge 1-0 and Manchester City (404DS) returned to winning ways by beating Crystal Palace 2-…

6 years, 7 months ago32

Lateriser 12
The Armband Conundrum - Upside Chasing or Safe Play?

Just in congruence with the Article, where are you at with the captaincy this week and why? KdB despite his massive home hauls seems like the safe bet (ironic i know). Raheem and Aguero the upsid…

6 years, 7 months ago20

Az
Time to go for CHO?

Hudson-Odoi is looking a better option by the week. That's 3 attacking returns in 3 games for "CHO" and he also got 3 bonus points in their win against Newcastle. Anyone looking to bring him in? A…

6 years, 7 months ago37

Geoff
GW9 Rough with the Smooth

Gameweek 9 Rough with the Smooth How did your GW go? Were any of your players benched? Did you get any injuries? How did your bench perform? Feel free to post your tales of joy and woe from Gamew…

6 years, 7 months ago58

d1sable
Ings or Outs?

Danny Ings: 5.9m / 2% + He's fit?! + 4 goals in 4 games in all comps + xG has historically been very high + On pens and Djenepo could be back soon (has a good record of winning pens) + Attackin…

6 years, 7 months ago36

VanDijksToWatchOutFor
Overlooked 'third' players

Overlooked "third" players at clubs. 4 points apart but 0.3 difference in price between trent and robbo. I think there are a few of what we might call third options from clubs being overlooked, D…

6 years, 7 months ago21

J0E
Live Scoutcast 8pm Tues - leave your questions here

Live Scoutcast - Tuesday 8pm Feel free to leave your questions here Which players, teams and talking points do you think we should talk about? How can we hope to predict the unpredictable in #FP…

6 years, 7 months ago48

Sam FPLFamily
Premium Forwards - Are they worth the price tag?

Are premium forwards worth their price tag? With Kane, Aguero and Firmino failing to bring returns in GW9 is it time to give up on premium strikers? Should the focus be on investing in the midfie…

6 years, 7 months ago46

@ocprodigy
Scout Picks Challenge - GW 9

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 9 First things first, apologies for gameweek 8. Some of you (especially Londoners who read the Metro daily) may have seen news about a young journalist at the BBC,…

6 years, 8 months ago40

Rotation's Alter Ego
GW 9 News Roundup

What we learnt in the runup to Gameweek 9… Liverpool Klopp will have to see on Salah, Alisson and Matip, not giving much away on their fitness though he did say that they look better. The play…

6 years, 8 months ago6

avfc82
Grealish as a differential punt?

My differential pick for GW9 is Jack Grealish (5.9, 3.8% ownership). Here’s why… Following Villa’s 3-2 collapse at Arsenal in GW6, Dean Smith shuffled his midfield pack. Up until that poin…

6 years, 8 months ago33

Geoff
GW9 Breakout Players

Who do you think will find form and step up to score big this GW, and why? Maybe someone who hasn't had a double digit score in a while, has a series of no attacking returns, or has very low owner…

6 years, 8 months ago40

G-Whizz
GW9 DS stats, Fixture and clean sheet odds

GW9 DS stats, fixtures and clean sheet odds GW8 saw Manchester City (562DS) lose 2-0 at home to Wolves (!) while Liverpool (468DS) beat Leicester 2-1. Arsenal (433DS) beat Bournemouth 1-0. https:…

6 years, 8 months ago20

Rotation's Alter Ego
Scout Picks Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 9

In a low scoring week, the Community Champion emerged victorious 48-40 over the Scout Picks but it wasn't enough to take the lead with a 16 point victory still the score to beat. During the slow, s…

6 years, 8 months ago0

Az
Who's your captain for GW 9?

Captaincy GW 9 With Liverpool against an (albeit uninspiring) United side who are posting decent defensive stats, and City struggling a bit and away against a normally decent defensive side in Cry…

6 years, 8 months ago45

J0E
Live Scoutcast 8pm Tues - leave your questions here

Live Scoutcast Tuesday night - 8pm Let us know the teams, players and issues you'd like us to discuss ahead of GW9

6 years, 8 months ago40

Boris Bodega
Pundits Playoff Draft tonight at 9pm

Pundits Playoff draft commences tonight at 9pm! At 9pm the bids will start appearing on the Bidding List tab on the Tournament Googlesheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yNMOQz9cNX9xFoB…

6 years, 8 months ago12

Pirlø's Pen
Pukki Problems

What’s everyone’s general thoughts on Pukki? He’s still 41% owned so if you do get the decision wrong that the party’s over, you’ll be made to pay. Fixtures look fine, but then again …

6 years, 8 months ago23

Geoff
GW8 Rough with the Smooth

Gameweek 8 Rough with the Smooth How did your GW8 go? Were any of your players benched? Did you get any injuries? How did your bench perform? Feel free to post your tales of joy and woe from Game…

6 years, 8 months ago47

IRBOX âš½
GW 8 Versus Stats

Some perusals prior to GW8: 1) BHA have lost just one of their last 19 league fixtures in October. What also bodes well for the seagulls is that Tottenham have not won a single match away from ho…

6 years, 8 months ago6

Gregor
Gameweek 8 Captaincy

Loads of good options for our armband affections again this week with a number of prime options enjoying home fixtures too. It almost seems like a perfect storm for Raheem Sterling who was benche…

6 years, 8 months ago27

Rotation's Alter Ego
GW 8 News Round-up

What we learnt in the runup to gameweek 8… Liverpool Alisson is back in training with the first team and is now a “maybe, maybe not” to play at the weekend. Matip and Shaqiri are out but wi…

6 years, 8 months ago12

tuvok
Is Riyad nerfed with Kevin turfed? - KDB ruled out of GW8

Just a note on Mahrez, I went to the game on Tuesday and he was very limited. A world away from his MOTM Everton display & other previous ones. The difference? KDB's absence. KDB has been playing…

6 years, 8 months ago17

Geoff
Members Only - Captaincy article conclusion

'Not only is Abraham second for shots in the box over the last four matches, he is top of the league both for accurate shots and big chances too.' I'm very tempted.. What stands out from the abov…

6 years, 8 months ago21

Geoff
GW8 Breakout Players

Who do you think will find form and step up to score big this GW, and why? Maybe someone who hasn't had a double digit score in a while, has a series of no attacking returns, or has very low owner…

6 years, 8 months ago38

Boris Bodega
Pundits Playoff: The Bidding!

Pundits Playoff bidding list will update at 9pm tonight, please click here to see it - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yNMOQz9cNX9xFoBUfB0gKRlUyVsYukoru-yLEArXjGE/edit?usp=sharing Some of …

6 years, 8 months ago3

Pep Pig
We will survive!

In Gameweek 6 I was afraid, I was petrified I hit the Wildcard button and ended up with Joelinton in my side I spent so many nights thinking how I let this be I blamed Steve Bruce But it was clearl…

6 years, 8 months ago19

avfc82
Bernardo Silva charged - what are your City plans?

Bernardo Silva has been charged with an "aggravated breach" of FA rules for his Mendy tweet. Whenever punishments have been handed out for this kind of breach in the past, it's included a ban, smal…

6 years, 8 months ago25

Sebastes
How will Spurs respond?

Own both Son and Kane and was planning to hold both for at least a couple of weeks, but not so sure anymore. Do we think Spurs will kick back and go to Brighton determined to prove a point, or was…

6 years, 8 months ago38

Rotation's Alter Ego
September Community Writer of the Month Vote

Another new month means we ask you to vote for the Community writer that you believe has made the biggest/most important contribution in September. The winner will receive a £20 Amazon voucher fro…

6 years, 8 months ago5

Geoff
GW7 Rough with the Smooth

Gameweek 7 Rough with the Smooth How did your GW7 go? Were any of your players benched? Did you get any injuries? How did your bench perform? Feel free to post your tales of joy and woe from Game…

6 years, 8 months ago33

BigManBakar
The Review - Gameweek 7

The Review : GW 7 Greetings everyone, welcome to the latest edition of The Review. Here’s an overview of how things stand in the FPL stratosphere at the moment: 1) Teemu Pukki’s points per g…

6 years, 8 months ago26

Rotation's Alter Ego
Scout Picks Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 8

Afternoon everyone, A narrow 2 point win (54 vs 52) for the Community Champion wasn't enough to push them into 1st place, but that doesn't change the bragging rights they took from winning! Gamewe…

6 years, 8 months ago0

G-Whizz
GW8 DS stats, Fixture and clean sheet odds

GW8 DS stats, fixtures and clean sheet odds Last week saw Chelsea (495DS) beat Brighton 2-0 at Stamford Bridge and Tottenham (427DS) beat Southampton 2-1. Just under the radar were Liverpool (333D…

6 years, 8 months ago16

Rotation's Alter Ego
Choosing Citizens

Which Manchester City players are you looking to go with? Sterling has been a pretty major feature in many teams since the start of the season, but more and more are moving away now in favour of i…

6 years, 8 months ago21