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23 October 2016 2420 comments
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The final fixture of Gameweek 9 sees us pay visit to Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea entertain former manager Jose Mourinho and Man United at 4pm.

The home side have chalked up two straight wins and clean sheets since Antonio Conte switched to a 3-4-3 formation, defeating Hull and Leicester in consecutive Premier League fixtures.

Diego Costa is the Blues’ main threat, having scored or assisted in seven of the Blues’ first eight fixtures.

The Spain international sits just one booking short of a single-match suspension, though it’s worth noting that a caution today would see him sit out the midweek EFL Cup clash with West Ham and free him up to face Southampton in Gameweek 10.

Those who have held onto Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be hoping for signs of a return to form, bearing in mind the Reds then host Burnley next weekend.

The Swede – who is the second most-captained player for Gameweek 9 – has plummeted in price to 11.3 after scoring just one goal in his previous six league outings.

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  1. Cheeseoid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Yes! a tiny green arrow this week in Sky overall up from 309 to 307 thanks to Redmond. Two poor captaincies in Walcott and Aguero this week on the whole I prefer I prefer random lower ownership captaincies.

    I feel like I got away with it a little bit tbh

    So team is

    Heaton
    Holebas - Dawson - Mustafi
    Walcott - Redmond - Milner - Antonio
    Costa - Aguero - Lukaku

    31 transfers remaining

    1. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Nice.not playing sky but 307 in any game is just awesome.

      1. Cheeseoid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks. I have been lucky on many occasions

  2. Worzel Gummidge
      9 years, 2 months ago

      If Bailly injured is Mous preferred replacement not Rojo since he came on and not Shaw? Or was Shaw not on the bench?

      1. WDT
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Shaw wasn't in squad. I feel it'll be Blind to CB Shaw at LB.

      2. jg7u
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Shaw was not on The bench

    • WDT
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Could I please ask who folks' 4th midfielder is (assuming most favouring midfield 4) ?

      1. Guru Mediation
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        I'll stick with Allen for the Stoke good fixtures at least, possibly beyond

      2. Fingerspitzengefühl
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        4th midfielder meaning the cheapest of the four starting? Then Walcott

      3. WDT
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Mine's currently Snod (1.2 in bank) - trying to assess strategy, always helpful to hear the herd

      4. Mull
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Can you afford Sigurdsson?

        1. WDT
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Irritatingly close but no

      5. Sylas
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Snodgrass (Won't be any longer)

        1. WDT
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          who you going for? Feasible targets for me without a hit seem to be Redmond, Bolasie, Milner, Allen. Bit uninspiring

          1. Sylas
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            I plan to take a hit and get Coutinho, which means I will double up with Firmino and Coutinho.

            1. WDT
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              splendid. I've Mane and considering something similar

              1. Sylas
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Their fixtures are too hard to resist. I'm least bothered about the hit.

      6. skeyrd
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Allen at the moment

    • mojoindojo
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Allen to Redmond for -4? Already on -4.

      1. Sylas
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Nay!

    • Clifford☯
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Pickford Heaton
      Koscielny Valencia Holebas Smith Amat
      Sanchez Walcott Firmino Snodgrass Fletcher
      Aguero Costa Benteke

      1 FT, 0.3 ITB

      A) Snoddy out for a 6.0 Mid
      B) Downgrade Sanchez or Benteke to upgrade Snoddy to 7.5/8.0 Mid with 2 FT next week

      Thanks !

      1. ryacoo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Can you afford Benteke to Austin & Snoddy to Shaqiri/Siggy?

        1. Clifford☯
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Can Afford Shaqiri but 0.2 short for Siggy.

    • TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Last Man Standing GW9

      Safety score = 31
      Top score = 73
      LMS average = 40.11

      2328 : 184 eliminated
      2144 through to GW10

      At least 151 eliminated next GW.
      Congrats to all the survivors 🙂

      1. 8ball
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        How many were there at the start of the season?

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          3694 have qualified to enter this season. Around 3000 from memory in GW1.

          1. PDM TOP 1,000 any Season rc…
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            Just the 4 teams remain in the Beat the Popular % Team League after GW9 safe score of 44

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Now check hits for the 9 GWs 😛

      2. Jay_
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Where did my mate finish please? Happy Hammer (Adam Pickett) Must have been high

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            3rd, 1st 73, 2nd 69, your mate 76(-8)

            1. Jay_
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Cheers, just scraped through myself 🙂

                  1. Jay_
                      9 years, 2 months ago

                      He smashed it, doubled my score.

            2. Chucky
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Loving it so far...

            3. KingNidge
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              🙂

            4. walkman666
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              TM, I got 35 and took a minus 4 hit for a net 31. I'm in? Thanks.

              1. TorresMagic™
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Yep, right on the borderline 🙂

                1. walkman666
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 2 months ago

                  Goodness! And the minus four was a strict money move to cash in Capoue and get maximal profits. Almost cost me a far bigger price!

            5. vickyz r3d d3vil$ !!!
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Nice...

              1. TorresMagic™
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Equal 6th for you 🙂

                1. vickyz r3d d3vil$ !!!
                  • 13 Years
                  9 years, 2 months ago

                  Yeah..i think i made good gains in an otherwise bad GW.. moved from 83k to 26k ! 🙂

                  1. TorresMagic™
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • Has Moderation Rights
                    • 16 Years
                    9 years, 2 months ago

                    You are just behind me. Great week.

                    1. vickyz r3d d3vil$ !!!
                      • 13 Years
                      9 years, 2 months ago

                      We guys just missed that 500 mark...! 😉

            6. Team Cruel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Oh. My. God.

            7. Syd.
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              31 🙂 🙂

              1. TorresMagic™
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Wonderful 🙂

            8. Patio Kev
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              TM - Thanks for running LMS, it's keeping me interested this year.

              Am avoiding taking any hits to try and stay in every week.

              Managed to go from 200k OR to 2k OR by staying disciplined since joining at end of GW3.

              I am aware though that I am only ever 1 Kun hatrick away from going out !

              1. TorresMagic™
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Cheers, great strategy so far 🙂

            9. jungle
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Can't believe I made it this week!

            10. Bibelnissen
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              I felt untouchable after scraping through despite a terrible week last weekend, only to deliever an even worse GW this time around and ultimately get eliminated. With no GW ranks above 1m in five weeks I guess my exit has been due.

              Thanks so much for running this awesome comp, TM, good luck to all survivors going forward, and I'll be looking forward to giving it another try next year!

          2. RoysCallerAnne
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            A red arrow 🙁

            1. Cheeseoid
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Boo! I have the tiniest of greens

              1. RoysCallerAnne
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 15 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Nice one Cheese, they are always nice, no matter how tiny 🙂

            2. Syd.
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              I'm afraid to look 😆

          3. Chucky
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            50 to 28 k 🙂

            1. Pipermaru
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Got first red since GW2, not much 36 to 38k but still...

              1. Chucky
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Your capt picks have been spot on.who's your capt next week pipermaru 😉

                1. Pipermaru
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 2 months ago

                  6/9 so far, got 11 in a row drought last season

                2. Pipermaru
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 2 months ago

                  Was on KDB but have to wait for injury update and a bit scared cause his hectic fixtures

                  Might go with Son

                  1. Chucky
                    • 12 Years
                    9 years, 2 months ago

                    KDB is a good shout.Might go with Costa.6/9 for me as well but 2 consecutive fails in gw 8 n 9 🙁

                    1. Pipermaru
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 10 Years
                      9 years, 2 months ago

                      Yeah, Costa's a beast, can score against anybody, it's actually (C)osta and Ighalo(vc) at the moment but it's just provisional, might sell Ighalo, he was a punt in my WC in GW6, missed unfortunately

          4. Camp No No
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            KDB "came out with a knock" = neither dropped nor injured, right?

            1. A.T
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Possibly injured.

              1. Camp No No
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Thanks.

                Do you know anything more about this?

                1. Syd.
                  • 16 Years
                  9 years, 2 months ago

                  Pep said it was nothing serious

            2. Pirlø's Pen
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Pep said nothing serious so not much to worry about

            3. Camp No No
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Yeah, thanks all. Just thinking of whether it is nothing serious as in "not going to miss months" or as in "fit for the next match most certainly".

          5. ftalat
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            Does anyone know the tie breakers in classic league?

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Transfers then FPL ID

          6. Who Ate All Depays?
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            Grant
            Coleman / Walker / Holebas
            Sanchez / Walcott / Firmino / Sterling
            Aguero / Lukaku / Deeney
            (Pickford / Amat / Fletcher / Robertson)

            Exact cash to do Sterling -> Coutinho...should i pull the trigger?

            1. Coaly
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Yep

            2. Pompel
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Sure, yes

          7. Greenbackbøøg…
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            How is average so high? high ownership players didn't do much

            1. WDT
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Loads of clean sheets.

            2. makaveli123
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              CS for Spurs and Arsenal. Coutinho goal.

          8. Coaly
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            2FT

            a) Sterling to Cout
            b) Sterling Son to Mane Redmond
            c) Sterling Williams to Mane Pieters

            1. Chucky
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              C

            2. grifster69
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Personally would do sterling to coutinho. One last chance to son and move forward with two freebies.

              1. Coaly
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                I would keep Son if I was sure he would start.

                Scared he will be benched for Janssen

                1. Pipermaru
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 2 months ago

                  Janssen isn't exactly doing much when he's on pitch

            3. Hurricane Gilbert
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              C

          9. Beautiful Game
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            Hows it going chaps!
            Thinking of getting rid of Sterling this week. Would it be a good idea as City has good fixtures.
            If yes, who would be the best choice: Lallana, Hazard or Mane? Or someone else. Please suggest

            1. Coaly
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Mane

              1. Beautiful Game
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                You think he will be better remembering his price tag compared to Lallana?

                1. Coaly
                  • 13 Years
                  9 years, 2 months ago

                  Yes

                  1. Beautiful Game
                    • 13 Years
                    9 years, 2 months ago

                    What about Sigurdsson?

                    1. Coaly
                      • 13 Years
                      9 years, 2 months ago

                      Would want to assess the new Swansea for one more week but I think he could be a good option also

          10. Chucky
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            Benzema 1-0

          11. A.T
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            Who would you rather have next week?

            A) Rashford v Burnley
            B) Austin v Chelsea

            1. ryacoo
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              B probably, due to Rashford's reverse OOP. But I wouldn't sell Rashford this week if I owned.

              1. A.T
                • 15 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                I'm thinking they won't play that against Burnley. Surely not 😀

            2. Chucky
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              A

            3. Hurricane Gilbert
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              B

            4. vickyz r3d d3vil$ !!!
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Watch out for the mid week games..Next week rashford might be on bench...martial & mata might start..!

              1. A.T
                • 15 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Yep, you never know. So much chopping and changing going on.

                1. vickyz r3d d3vil$ !!!
                  • 13 Years
                  9 years, 2 months ago

                  I was interested in bringing mata or rasford next week..but with the result we got today, i guess i wont risk the moves atleast till friday

            5. Sylas
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              B

          12. ryacoo
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            Gonna finally sell Baines with the FT this week but I also have Snodgrass who needs shifting really.

            A) Keep Snodgrass v Watford (A) (unless he's injured)
            B) Keep and bench for Capoue v Hull (H)
            C) Sell to Sigurdsson v Stoke (A) for -4

            Also considering a Stoke midfielder but Arnautovic would be my favourite and he's on 4 YCs.

            1. A.T
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              A

          13. grifster69
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            .1 from doing snod/sterling to redmond/coutinho for free
            Worth doing these and one of the following for -4 to allow above
            A)Evans to cameron
            B)capoue to 4.4 bench fodder

            1. A.T
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Nope

          14. Mayo for Sam
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            0 ITB 1 FT
            Heaton, Jak
            Kos, Smith, Evans, Friend, Amat
            Sanchez, Mane, Walcott, Sterling, Maloney
            Austin, Kun, Lukuka

            A Evans/Friend > Pieters
            B Sterling > Coutinho
            C Amat > Kingsley
            D Save

            1. ryacoo
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              B or D

          15. Kante Be Bothered
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            You know your poo if Cahill scores aganist you

            1. Hurricane Gilbert
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              *Kanté

              1. Kante Be Bothered
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Don't forget Pedro as well (;

          16. Pompel
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            No Liverpool hurting me bad this GW, Antonio needs to go for Coutinho. But need to free up funds with 2nd FT, so these are the options I think:

            A) Sterling -> Shaqiri
            B) Sterling -> Chadli
            C) Sterling -> Lallana ('pool double up)
            D) Coleman -> Smith
            E) Coleman -> Pieters

            Finding it hard to pick among these, so appreciate your views, guys!

            1. ryacoo
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              A

              1. Pompel
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Just worried about his consistecy - but so could be said about Sterling !

          17. Lecky Legs FC
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            35 all out what a terrible GW hopefully next week be better who do bin Antonio for can't afford Tadic,Walcott,Lallana,Pedro or Siggy who to choose for a -4 hit?

            A) Chadli
            B) Redmond
            C) Milner
            D) Boufal

            Midfield is Antonio,Capoue ,Mane Sanchez and Son cheers all.

            1. Sylas
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Aren't Lallana and Antonio priced the same? I would pick Chadli out of those options.

              1. Lecky Legs FC
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                They are but I'm short of 0.1 for Lallana I think I didn't get the price rise of course Chadli'a fixtures don't look half bad like if I get Redmond then it's a good amount saved £1.7 to be exact.

          18. Pirlø's Pen
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            Son->Coutinho for free?

            1. RoysCallerAnne
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Yes.

            2. nikush
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              if you already have a LIV cover; wait for this GW..

          19. nikush
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            Am I mad to bench Kun for GW 10 ??

            1. RoysCallerAnne
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Yes

            2. Sylas
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Pretty much...

            3. A.T
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              I beg your pardon?

            4. nikush
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              I just needed support..
              cheers !!

          20. Paul
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            Could not watch the games at all today

            What is the general consensus Aguero mass sale??!!

            1. Jay_
                9 years, 2 months ago

                He's dropping faster than a whores drawers on FFF. Will only drop once though. Just take it on the chin

              • walkman666
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                There is mass disappointment, but not a mass sale. I think consensus is to wait some more, but there is perhaps mass impatience, not unlike the jeers heard at the Etihad earlier today.

                1. walkman666
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 2 months ago

                  I'll qualify and say that there is mass selling, but am not sure it is amongst scouts per se.

                2. Old Man
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  9 years, 2 months ago

                  Nice to see someone who can spell!

            2. DaddyPig
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              I played FanDuel for the second time this weekend and won £300!
              Thanks a lot for the tips on who to pick FFS!!
              My obsession with fantasy football has eventually paid off!

              1. Krul Runnings
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Nice. What was the buyin?

                1. DaddyPig
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 2 months ago

                  £5! Good bit of profit!

            3. nikush
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Best captain choice:

              A. Walcott
              B. Firm
              C. Kun
              D. Lukaku
              E. Costa

              1. Hurricane Gilbert
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                D for me

            4. Greenbackbøøg…
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              4 greens in last 5 but only went from 1.6m to 1.4m, frustrating

              1. Paul
                • 15 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                slow and steady....

            5. Cheeseoid
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              @ Torresmagic. My Sportsdeck team this week may be about the best team I have put out in any format of the game. If only I had selected pretty much anyone other than Aguero as captain...

              I mean I had Courtois, Cahill, Bellerin, Mane, Coutinho & Shaqiri. 6 big scorers for me is unheard of

              1. PDM TOP 1,000 any Season rc…
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Well Done Cheese .... I seem to have had an average start so far .

              2. TorresMagic™
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Beat me by 36. Redmond and Courtois saved me a bit today.

                1. Cheeseoid
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  9 years, 2 months ago

                  I thought I had Redmond as well, but maybe he was the one I sold for Chadli? I cannot remember

                2. PDM TOP 1,000 any Season rc…
                  • 16 Years
                  9 years, 2 months ago

                  114 🙂

            6. PDM TOP 1,000 any Season rc…
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 2 months ago

              Very much looking forward to the Podcast
              Jonty's season in major need of surgery !
              GW 7 3.5m rank followed by 3.7m then another 3.7m rank
              Good Luck for GW10 😉

              1. Cheeseoid
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 2 months ago

                Ouch