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24 September 2015 3646 comments
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The time comes when every Fantasy Football manager has to react quickly to douse some fires in their squad. The problem is, my team is currently a blazing inferno, without a disco in sight.

At least that’s Granville’s opinion. Buoyed from seeing his canny capture of Anthony Martial deliver a brace at St Mary’s, my cocky co-host is quick to dish out a whipping to my ailing lineup.

We discuss the merits of United’s new teenage sensation as part of another round of community questions, served up once again by Jonty. The three of us also ponder the Chelsea revival, David Silva’s fragile ankles and just how our Fantasy Football managerial styles translate to the dog world: a crunch question that’s been brewing unanswered for many episodes.

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Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. Jafooli
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    LS Lowery

  2. pablospicks
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    No idea who to bench

    McCarthy/Butland

    Darmian/Kol/Francis/Naughton/Gomez

    Sanchez/Yaya/Pedro/Payet/Mahrez

    Aguero/Wilson/Ighalo

    1. jackluhg
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Similar team to mine.. got Wilson on mine atm..

      all depends if I panic and take a hit for Martial of course lol

    2. Berkan
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Out of all those id say Mahrez is most likely to blank

    3. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Mahrez if you have to.

  3. gamer3000
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    I have 0.2 in the bank with two free transfers please suggest some transfers my team is as follows:
    Pants (hennesy)
    Pva azpi cedric (huth francis)
    Hazard mane mahrez toure (wanyamma)
    Aguero wilson benteke

    1. My name is an echo
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      upgrade your keeper

    2. DwarfKing
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Sadly Benteke is injured and will probably need replacing.

    3. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Pants to myhill. Pva to cresswell and Trekkers to martial & (C) him. Done. Enjoy your points.

  4. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Will Mc carthy start this week fellas.got him and Schmeichel and not convinced by either.

    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      McCarthy should start.

  5. Alan Hansen's Emu
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Captain for this week?

    A) Sanchez

    B) Payet

    1. *sigh*
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      A

      1. Alan Hansen's Emu
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks

    2. Berkan
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      b

  6. RoysCallerAnne
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Oh my. THAT jumper gets a second run out. Needs to go for a -4.

    1. A.T
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      😀

    2. Optimus.
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Eoin Mc Love would be so jealous

      1. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Yep. Daniel needs to bake Mark a jumper-cake.

  7. My name is an echo
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    WC team. Double chelsea defence but rest look good?

    Bego/McCarthy

    Azpi - Francis - Kolarov - Targett - Cathcart

    KDB - Mahrez - Hazard - Payet (Fletcher)

    Kun - Wilson - Martial

    No beans in the bank

    1. Ziegler1988
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Needs WBA defence

      1. My name is an echo
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        I know but can't squeeze Jevans in

        1. Ziegler1988
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 4 months ago

          Haz to Pedro. Then upgrade Targett and McCarthy

          1. Ziegler1988
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 4 months ago

            Or Wilson to Ighalo

          2. My name is an echo
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 4 months ago

            good advice but I fancy Haz to start producing (haven't owned him yet). No probs with Targett on my bench each week

    2. Takamba
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      I'm on a wildcard, and have identical front 8, if that helps?!

      1. My name is an echo
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        whats your defence? I am inclinced to swap wilson for bojan to be honest

      2. Takamba
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Only difference overall, is I have Cresswell over Azpi and Evans over Targett

        Guessing my TV is just very slightly higher

        1. My name is an echo
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 4 months ago

          same keepers?

          1. Takamba
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 4 months ago

            Yep

            1. My name is an echo
              • 14 Years
              10 years, 4 months ago

              nice rank for 5 weeks in. Im only in 600k but improving...

              1. Takamba
                • 11 Years
                10 years, 4 months ago

                Not as nice as last year, unfortunately!

    3. Takamba
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Also, not worried about lack of Arsenal coverage this week?

      I think I'm going Walcott over KDB, and swapping to KDB next week (leaving £1.7m in the bank to do this)

      1. My name is an echo
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Walcott will just burn me. Arsenal (except Cech) is too much of a minefield

        1. Takamba
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 4 months ago

          The other option I have is to go Sanchez over KDB, and downgrade to KDB next week, but this means downgrading McCarthy to a 4.0, Francis to Cook and Target to non-playing 3.9. Squad then suddenly looks thin.

          1. My name is an echo
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 4 months ago

            Yep and Sanchez has scored 1 goal in circa 14 PL games...

            1. Takamba
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 4 months ago

              I just know he'll tear it up the week I take him out. I do fancy Arsenal to score 2 or 3 against Leicester.

              1. My name is an echo
                • 14 Years
                10 years, 4 months ago

                I fancy them to win to. Leicster can't keep going but who will score? For the minute I will avoid the gunners

                1. My name is an echo
                  • 14 Years
                  10 years, 4 months ago

                  who are you captaining? Lots of choice but I reckon Hazard v Newcastle

                  1. Takamba
                    • 11 Years
                    10 years, 4 months ago

                    On Martial at the moment, but could change.

                    Hazard, Payet, Martial, Aguero all good options this week

                    1. My name is an echo
                      • 14 Years
                      10 years, 4 months ago

                      I am happy to have Martial - thing is I wouldn't be suprised if LVG benched him (unlikely I know)

  8. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Yes or No ?

    Aguero --> Martial (-4)

    1. Slam
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      😆

    2. Rinseboy
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Same boat as me! Really not sure what to do

    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Absolutely not.have a look at city's upcoming fixtures.

    4. Demelbrush
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      That would be a terrible transfer.

    5. Numb
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Yes!

    6. Shipstontrev
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      No. Man U have Arsenal away next week, City have Newcastle at home

    7. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Hmmmmm. Could back fire. Mum is due. Remember last season v Spurs at home,? He trolled me badly that day.

      1. Forever In Our Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        thats Kun not mum. Frigging auto correct.

  9. Slam
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Think I'm all set. 🙂 Finally.

    Butland
    Bellerín Fonte Kolarov
    Yaya Payet{C} Barkley Sánchez
    Gomis Aguëro Ighalo

    McCarthy… Mahrez/Francis/Prödl
    1 FT 0.1 ITB

    50+ point week?

    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Run it through RMT, then minus 15.

    2. Valar(Keith)
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      I sure hope not! 😉
      🙂 .. looks good though mate. Gonna keep your captain in mind when i choose mine 😉 .. and for the first time since GW 1 owning Mahrez will be exciting 🙂

      1. Slam
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        😆
        Don't worry, I've switched from Yaya -> Kun -> Barkley 😮 -> Payet -> Sánchez -> Back to Payet… etc.

        Merrygoround effect 🙂 which isn't that bad of a problem to have.
        Huge risk with Bellerín instead of Mahrez but I see Arsenal winning 0-1.
        Good luck again.

    3. Shipstontrev
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Can't see a cleanie from Stoke

  10. Rinseboy
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    No Martial who am I gonna captain, really worried Martial will kill me!

    Sanchez Payet Mata
    Aguero?

    1. Slam
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      He won't.
      I've gone Payet.

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Anyone other than Mata.

      1. Rinseboy
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Payet seems safest on current form!

        Epic you decided yet?!

        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 4 months ago

          Still on Kun at the moment. Not definite though.

          1. Rinseboy
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 4 months ago

            Payet seems pretty consistent and on form?

  11. Alan Hansen's Emu
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Who to captain this week?

    A) Sanchez

    B) Payet

    1. Slam
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      What do you think posting this three times in 5 minutes is going to do?

      1. Alan Hansen's Emu
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Chill out son. Accident.

        My phone was playing up and wasn't positing

    2. Alan Hansen's Emu
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Woops double post. Ignore

      1. proczell
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Okay, then. Still A btw

        1. Alan Hansen's Emu
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 4 months ago

          Thanks.

    3. proczell
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      You really cant decide this, can you?

    4. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      B

      1. Alan Hansen's Emu
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks RD. Logic?

        1. Rasping Drive
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 4 months ago

          Don't like the look of Sanchez in recent games; whereas it's the complete opposite with Payet.

  12. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    What combo:

    a) Hazard + Yaya

    b) Pedro + KdB

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      A

    2. Specialist
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      B

      1. Pompel
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        evens so far - first to three 🙂

    3. Jaffalicious! #SomosCubanos
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      A

  13. Yome
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Yaya to KDB?

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      If you've got nothing better to do.

    2. Jaffalicious! #SomosCubanos
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Keep imo.

  14. 1966 was a great year for E…
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Granville buying Martial last week...

    🙂 😀 🙂 😀

    My hero!

    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      I would write a rap about it, but that would probably look a bit gay.

    2. Optimus.
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Settle down there Daniel

      1. Declan
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        😆

    3. Numb
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Did he??? Wow.

      1. Rasping Drive
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        A bloke in my minileague captained the fecker

        1. Numb
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 4 months ago

          Dear me!

            1. Rasping Drive
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              10 years, 4 months ago

              Sorry bogus link but id number is correct

      2. Attaka
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        I brought him in last week in my draft league, although I didn't captain him. Him and Pelle sent me flying to the top! 😀

  15. DannyBoy....
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Question: is this the week Mahrez finally blanks and disappoints us?

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Yes.
      I'd bench him if I had someone decent to play instead of him. But I don't, so moot point. =)

    2. proczell
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Answer: Hope not. Could happen tho

    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Very likely.

    4. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      He got 1pt the week I got him

    5. I Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      I won't be disappointed. Everyone has him.

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Half of everyone

        1. janowsc
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 4 months ago

          Would you play ayew over mahrez?

          1. Berkan
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 4 months ago

            I'm doing that

            1. janowsc
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 4 months ago

              Don't know if I'll have the nerve

          2. The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            10 years, 4 months ago

            Still undecided

    6. Ryan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Yes. Might be time to bench him

  16. juan mata8
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Butland / McCarthy
    Azpi / Darmian / Kolarov / Cresswell / Targett
    Mata / Mahrez / Toure / Payet / Ayew
    Martial / Kun / Wilson

    Bench 4

    1. proczell
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      McC Targett Cresswell Wilson

    2. Specialist
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      McCarthy, Targett, Azpi, Wilson

  17. proczell
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Switch Gomez for free? To who? Have Myhill, A bit worried about double WBA

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Evans/Creswell

      1. proczell
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Do you think A double up is good?

        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 4 months ago

          Yeah.

          1. proczell
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 4 months ago

            Tempting, the fixtures are great, have to say that

    2. Specialist
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      They're the defence I'd most want to double up on

      1. proczell
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        But could go Hammers or Spurs def as well..

        1. Specialist
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 4 months ago

          Wouldn't go for Spurs right now, Cresswell could be good though

          1. proczell
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 4 months ago

            Thiank you!

    3. Mata-Is-The-Juan
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      I'm planning on playing Gomez this GW. The plan is to ship him for Evans for next weekend.

      1. proczell
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Starting him this weekend?

    4. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Nothing wrong with double WBA

      1. proczell
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Guess so, thanks

  18. Alan Hansen's Emu
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone else more scared about not owning Yaya/KDB than Martial?

    No? Just me then...

  19. Gubbins94.
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Play Gomez or Ayew?

    1. proczell
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Ayew

    2. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Ayew, definitely.

    3. Demí
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Ayew. Villa have scored in their last 8 away games in a row

      1. janowsc
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Play ayew over mahrez?

    4. Gubbins94.
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers folks

  20. Berkan
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Do i start
    A Howard (wba)
    B Mignolet (AVL)
    and reasons please?

    1. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Howard as Everton are playing better than Liverpool atm.

    2. Mata-Is-The-Juan
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Mignolet.
      Playing at home and am backing Rogers to at least keep a CS against a Sherwood managed Villa.

  21. Slam
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Mahrez @ 50.0% ownership.
    Nice

  22. National Anthem
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Butland / Schmeichel
    Darmian / Francis / Kolarov / Haidara / Gomez
    Coutinho / Mahrez / Hazard / Payet / Ayew
    Aguero / Wilson / Martial

    Any crucial changes needed ? Had bad last 2 weeks so I had to take Payet and Martial for this GW, thinking about changing Ayew, Gomez or Haidara next week just not sure who to change them to.

    1. I Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Gomez -> WBA defender

      Should get rid of Coutinho too if he blanks this weekend.

      1. National Anthem
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks for the reply !

  23. Rinseboy
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Bench Mahrez or play AOA chip?

    Sanchez Yaya Mata Payet Mahrez
    Aguero Wilson Iglho

    1. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Not a bad time to play AOA. Which defender would you be dropping though?

    2. Specialist
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Wilson could also be a bench option. Which 3 defenders would you play and who would you drop for AOA?

      1. Rinseboy
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Defenders are

        Darmian Kolorov Williams. So would probably bench Williams

        1. Specialist
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 4 months ago

          Hmm tough... I'd probably AOA

    3. waldo666
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      AOA

  24. SMOOTH
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    A. Elphick to zouma/Evans
    B. Coutinho to hazard
    C. Both for -4

    B would mean playing Richards away to pool

    1. Specialist
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      A, Evans.

    2. I Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      A but with Dawson

  25. gribude
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    if u have to choose one...remy or falcao?

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Hazard.

    2. Takamba
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Impossible to say at the moment, we don't know who Mourinho will opt for.

      Remy's goal midweek may have just edged him slightly ahead, but who knows

    3. st4rt__
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Remy will start, I promise.

  26. FantasyFS007
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Strikeforce currently Kun, Bentekkers & Wilson - Bentekkers out for Martial, Pelle, Ig or someone else? Thoughts appreciated!

  27. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Before Mark puts the inferno out he needs to put the Christmas jumper in it first.

    1. Mark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 19 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      So now I'm getting flack on fashion! 😉

      1. Ryan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Its all good Mark, It makes you look like a hipster 😉

      2. st4rt__
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Don't worry Mark, I was wearing a similar one last night.

      3. Forever In Our Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        I'm just jealous really. 😉 I also thought you could use it to help light up Granvilles place next week. :-/

  28. Milner4eva
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    People thinking Ayew's gonna produce this weekend?

    1. Fuddled FC
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      If he doesn't I'm taking him out for Pedro

    2. janowsc
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Same thought on my mind. Might bench Wilson to play Ayew.

  29. Fuddled FC
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Any reason not to play bench boost chip this week?

    On bench I have Dawson(Everton) , Hoolihan (west ham), Francis (stoke)

    1. Milner4eva
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      yeah, because it's best used during a dgw

      1. Fuddled FC
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Why?

        1. Milner4eva
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 4 months ago

          Because it gives you the flexibility to buy DGWers across any price and position without having to bench your SGWers with good fixtures. Could be really effectiveon a DGW in my opinion.

  30. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Mostly a different crowd so I thought I'd give this a repost to see what people make of it

    I just reexamined Saints fixtures after they featured under the weak

    SWA, che, LEI, liv, BOU, sun, STO

    From the perspective of a Cedric owner the next 4 are certainly bit iffy for CS (which is why I'm getting Azpi and relegating Cedric to a rotation role) but as a Mane owner there really isn't a lot there that worries me

    The home games hold no fears for me and off the away games currently only Chelsea looks like a likely blank (pending any changes at Pool). Am quite happy to keep Mane for a while yet. If I want Payet then right now Sanchez is the most likely to make way

    1. Milner4eva
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah, looks strong for Saints attackers, but I'm not sure I see too many CS there.

      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        which is exactly my point

    2. Jaffalicious! #SomosCubanos
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Hey JK! What's going on mate?

      I'm not worried about Saint's fixtures at all and am tempted to get Pelle in this week! 😀