Fantasy managers set for dilemma as Brazil face Belgium in World Cup quarter-final

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Casemiro	MUN	5.5m	96.8%	Maybe
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Roefs	SUN	4.7m	88.8%	Unlikely
Sánchez	CHE	4.8m	80.3%	Unlikely
Szoboszlai	LIV	6.6m	80.0%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	79.5%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	77.9%	Unlikely
Matheus N.	MCI	5.3m	77.6%	Unlikely
O.Dango	BRE	6.0m	75.6%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	73.7%	Unlikely
Tavernier	BOU	5.5m	71.7%	Unlikely
Thiago	BRE	6.9m	59.8%	Unlikely
Lacroix	CRY	5.1m	69.5%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	68.4%	Unlikely
Livramento	NEW	4.9m	66.7%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	66.0%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	62.2%	Unlikely
Tarkowski	EVE	5.4m	57.1%	Unlikely
J.Palhinha	TOT	5.5m	61.9%	Unlikely
Andersen	FUL	4.5m	55.1%	Unlikely
Merino	ARS	6.0m	57.4%	Unlikely
Gordon	NEW	7.2m	54.1%	Unlikely
Amad	MUN	6.3m	55.5%	Unlikely
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Ballard	SUN	4.6m	53.2%	Unlikely
King	FUL	4.5m	48.0%	Unlikely
Gusto	CHE	4.9m	45.1%	Unlikely
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Anderson	NFO	5.4m	42.5%	Unlikely
De Ligt	MUN	5.0m	42.1%	Unlikely
Wilson	WHU	5.8m	39.9%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	39.5%	Unlikely
Barnes	NEW	6.4m	41.3%	Unlikely
Schade	BRE	7.0m	40.5%	Unlikely
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Knight	BHA	4.5m	99.6%	Likely
Akinmboni	BOU	3.9m	99.8%	Likely
Travers	EVE	4.4m	99.8%	Likely
Spence	TOT	4.4m	98.2%	Maybe
Gannon-Doak	BOU	4.9m	97.3%	Maybe
Sonne	BUR	3.9m	97.6%	Maybe
McGill	BHA	4.0m	97.0%	Maybe
Sarr	CRY	6.5m	92.8%	Maybe
Pinnock	BRE	4.3m	97.1%	Maybe
Elliott	AVL	5.3m	93.6%	Maybe
Cox	BRE	4.0m	95.4%	Maybe
Gruev	LEE	4.8m	95.5%	Maybe
M.Bizot	AVL	4.3m	93.9%	Maybe
Neave	NEW	4.4m	94.7%	Unlikely
Hato	CHE	4.7m	93.8%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	94.5%	Unlikely
Agbinone	CRY	4.4m	93.8%	Unlikely
Abbott	NFO	3.9m	91.4%	Unlikely
Carvalho	BRE	4.8m	90.9%	Unlikely
Jordan	BUR	4.0m	90.6%	Unlikely
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	90.1%	Unlikely
José Sá	WOL	4.3m	88.1%	Unlikely
Patterson	SUN	4.3m	88.2%	Unlikely
Aznou	EVE	4.3m	87.8%	Unlikely
Hoever	WOL	3.9m	86.9%	Unlikely
Morgan	BRE	4.4m	85.7%	Unlikely
Toti	WOL	4.3m	85.6%	Unlikely
Nørgaard	ARS	5.2m	86.4%	Unlikely
Johnson	TOT	6.6m	85.2%	Unlikely
Kelleher	BRE	4.5m	87.5%	Unlikely
Saliba	ARS	6.0m	84.9%	Unlikely
Fitzgerald	MUN	4.4m	86.9%	Unlikely
H.Jones	SUN	4.4m	83.5%	Unlikely
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3 July 2018 363 comments

DavidMunday815

World Cup Fantasy managers will now have to choose between backing Brazil or Belgium in the quarter-finals.

That may prove something of a dilemma considering they have both been reliable sources of points at the tournament so far.

We’ve got all the goals, assists and Fantasy talking points from the latest set of last sixteen fixtures.

BRAZIL 2-0 MEXICO

TOP-SCORING PLAYERS

Neymar (£12.0m) – 6 points
Willian (£8.4m)- 6 points
Thiago Silva (£6.1m) – 6 points
Alisson (£6.0m) – 6 points
Joao Miranda (£5.6m) – 6 points
Fagner (£5.1m) – 6 points
Roberto Firmino (£8.3m) – 5 points
Filipe Luis (£6.0m) – 5 points

Neymar (£12.0m) got his second of the World Cup as Brazil were able to get past Mexico without reaching their scintillating best.

The Selecao had to be patient after Mexico matched the former champions in the first-half. The central Americans also deployed an interesting tactical ploy for corners, by leaving most of their attacking players on the half-way line to commit Brazil’s centre-backs away from the penalty area.

It was Neymar’s skill that made the difference in the end, though. He had the ball on the edge of the box in the 51st minute and drove across the edge of the ‘D’, committing three defenders before back-heeling to an unmarked Willian (£8.4m).

The Chelsea man pushed on into the penalty area unchallenged and whipped a ball across the box where Neymar had reached the back-post to finish.

Brazil’s second came in the 88th minute after Roberto Firmino (£8.3m) had come on for Philippe Coutinho (£9.1m), whose blank against Mexico was his first of the tournament.

Neymar’s shot from the left forced a decent save out of Guillermo Ochoa (£5.1m), removing a potential assist on McDonald’s FIFA World Cup Fantasy, before Firmino completed a routine finish.

BRAZIL XI (4-4-2): Alisson; Filipe Luis, Joao Miranda, Thiago Silva, Fagner; Coutinho (Roberto Firmino 86’), Casemiro, Paulinho (Fernandinho 80’), Willian (Marquinhos 91’); Neymar, Gabriel Jesus.

MEXICO XI (4-3-3): Ochoa; Gallardo, Salcedo, Ayala, Alvarez (J dos Santos 55’); Guardado, Marquez (Layun 45’), Herrera; Vela, Hernandez (Jimenez 60’), Lozano.

BELGIUM 3-2 JAPAN

TOP-SCORING PLAYERS

Genki Haraguchi (£5.9m) – 7 points
Jan Vertonghen (£5.9m) – 7 points
Takashi Inui (£4.6m) – 7 points
Marouane Fellaini (£6.9m) – 6 points
Nacer Chadli (£6.8m) – 6 points
Eden Hazard (£10.1m) – 5 points
Shinji Kagawa (£6.4m) – 5 points
Thomas Meunier (£6.0m) – 4 points
Gaku Shibasaki (£5.0m) – 4 points

Fantasy managers who had captained Romelu Lukaku (£10.1m) were left a little frustrated as he registered no returns in a match with five goal-scorers.

Japan raced into a 2-0 lead at the start of the second-half with several budget options delivering points. In the 48th minute Gaku Shibasaki (£5.0m) sent Genki Haraguchi (£5.9m) through, whose fierce shot across goal nestled in the bottom left-hand corner of Thibaut Courtois’ (£6.0m) goal.

Four minutes later, Shinji Kagawa (£6.5m) teed up Takashi Inui (£4.6m) on the edge of the box who thumped the ball into the bottom right-hand corner. Belgium were stunned but still managed to fight back as Maroune Fellaini (£6.9m) and Nacer Chadli (£6.9m) came on for Yannick Carrasco (£6.5m) and Dries Mertens (£9.0m).

Those changes were in response to Japan putting high pressure on Belgium’s wing-backs, who could be at risk of rotation in future rounds accordingly.

Jan Vertonghen (£5.9m) got the Red Devils back into the game in the 69th minute with a looping header from the edge of the box which caught Eiji Kawashima (£4.4m) off-guard. Shortly after, Fellaini’s towering header from an Eden Hazard (£10.1m) cross hit the back of the net to make it 2-2.

Belgium’s winner was scored with virtually the last kick of the game. Japan had committed men forward to a corner in the 96th minute and were hit on the counter. Kevin De Bruyne (£9.9m) played the all-important pass out wide to Thomas Meunier (£6.0m), whose square ball across the box was left by Lukaku and turned in by Chadli.

BELGIUM XI (3-4-2-1): Courtois; Vertonghen, Kompany, Alderweireld; Carrasco (Chadli 65’), Witsel, De Bruyne, Meunier; Hazard, Mertens (Fellaini 65’); Lukaku.

JAPAN XI (4-2-3-1): Kawashima; Nagatomo, Shoji, Yoshida, H Sakai; Shibasaki (Yamaguchi 81’), Hasebe; Inui, Kagawa, Haraguchi (Honda 81’); Osako.

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7 years, 5 months ago
Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic

About a month ago I made a Hot Topic asking for user suggestions about ways to improve the Community and the site. In addition to responses on site I received many emails from users talking about things that they hoped could be changed or improved.

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1. GreenWindmill
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Would be nice if the hover over tool tip for removing the upvote said something like 'Undo upvote' instead of still saying 'Vote up' but the feature seems to work nicely - I like it.
  
  Will be interesting to see the members only comments at play and how/if that changes the dynamic.
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  1. Geoff
    7 years, 5 months ago
    Yeah, it'll be used sparingly at first.
    
    If the comments stay mostly on topic then I'll feel more comfortable having more of them but if it turns into members only using those threads and talking about things that are off topic I'll have to keep them very limited
    
    For voting the green now means you've given an upvote while grey means you haven't. Before, the upvote on a comment was always green and then disappeared after use. But I definitely take your point on the hover over tool tip
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    1. GreenWindmill
      7 years, 5 months ago
      That's the obvious risk but hopefully they are well used and don't require much supervision.
      
      Sorry I didn't say hello on Saturday by the way, didn't cotton on to who you were until you were leaving!
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      1. Geoff
        7 years, 5 months ago
        No problem 😀
        
        I tried to get around to everyone but had to leave pretty early as I had very early morning commitments
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        GreenWindmill
        7 years, 5 months ago
        Very wise! I don't think there was much early morning activity from those who hung around until the end!
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    2. RedLightning
      7 years, 5 months ago
      At present, the comment I've upvoted remains grey, but all other comments turn green.
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      1. RedLightning
        7 years, 5 months ago
        *Actually, the comment I upvoted turned from green to grey when I hovered over it, while other comments turn from grey to green when I hover over them.
        Since the comment I upvoted had been hulked, I couldn't tell what colour it was before I hovered over it.
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        Geoff
        7 years, 5 months ago
        Yes, exactly. Hovering over a comment changes the arrow to the colour it would be if you were to click it.
        
        An arrow is green if you've upvoted, grey if you haven't.
        
        So the stickied comments have grey arrows, unless you upvote. Then it turns green just as it does with non-stickied upvotes, and that green is a slightly darker shade of green than the green of the Sticky.
        
        Hovering over an upvote on a stickied post shows it as grey because that's what it would be if you clicked it again.
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2. Darth_Krid
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Brilliant changes, cheers Geoff.
  
  Love the Members comment idea, which is probably the best middle-ground compromise you can get betwee offering a platform and not splitting the community. Will Members' comments be visible in their history on their profile if you're a Member too?
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  1. Geoff
    7 years, 5 months ago
    You spotted the last bit of it that we're working on 😀
    
    Right now the Members Only Post wouldn't be visible on site for non-members but would be visible if they went to a user's profile page. It would be a lot of work for a non-member to sort through all the comments to re-create a coherent discussion, but it's not an ideal situation.
    
    For this reason there probably won't be a Members Only comment on the upcoming Member Only article, we'd like to sort that first
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    1. Geoff
      7 years, 5 months ago
      And that's sorted now.
      
      Members Only comments will be visible on individual profiles for other members, but not visible for non-members
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      1. Darth_Krid
        7 years, 5 months ago
        Great work mate, keep it up.
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3. Pras (FPL)
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Nice I just upvoted you, then undid it, then upvoted again... Its like a candy store!
  
  Well done on the changes and thanks for listening!
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4. Reedy
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Idea for the next update: it would be nice to be able to hide certain comments or block certain users.
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  1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    7 years, 5 months ago
    This would be a good idea.
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    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      7 years, 5 months ago
      * logs in one day to find the place deserted *
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      1. Reedy
        7 years, 5 months ago
        😀
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5. Rust Cohle
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Good modification. Thanks.
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6. Lone Wolf FPL
  7 years, 5 months ago
  How about remove/modify my comment option?
  Sometimes people made a mistake or something and that would be usefull.
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  1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    7 years, 5 months ago
    Jesus yes. Agree with this. The times I've posted off pure emotion and cringed after looking at it. Plus I never check spelling till after I've posted.
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    1. jia you
      7 years, 5 months ago
      Haha yeah, especially after a feed of beer 😉
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    2. Norman Conquest
      7 years, 5 months ago
      a few of yours made me cringe too ha ha done it myself sometimes we just need to mod our own posts before someone else does
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      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        7 years, 5 months ago
        😆 fair comment. I can imagine a few do
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  2. Geoff
    7 years, 5 months ago
    There are ways that this could work but it's not a priority right now.
    
    It would require significant back end work to make sure we could track what was originally said, so users don't use it to post content and disguise it later, never mind the work to make it possible.
    
    It would also need a fairly short period of time after where alterations could be made, and a post would need to be locked after one response so replies continue to make sense.
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7. jia you
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Thanks Geoff, nice updates. I know it's a tough one (and I'm sure loads have emailed you on it), but there must be a way to improve articles from being bombarded with RMT posts? At certain times of the year it becomes almost unbearable and will be worse next season with the increased traffic on here.
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  1. Geoff
    7 years, 5 months ago
    Yeah that's definitely something we're trying to sort out. Lots of ideas but it's a really tough one.
    
    I do suggest using the Sort by Rating function.. we're looking at ways to get voting to mean more, as it's essentially users having the ability to be site curators. Sort by Rating ideally gives you at least a page or two of really well rated content, after which it's sorted by date.
    
    Not saying that's the best, or the permanent solution, but something to try if you haven't 🙂
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    1. jia you
      7 years, 5 months ago
      ...haven't tried that but it could work fairly well if users start to upvote a bit more, cheers 🙂
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        7 years, 5 months ago
        I have a Hot Topic ready for tomorrow talking about changes to voting and asking people to remember to vote, and to try out the Sort by functions
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        jia you
        7 years, 5 months ago
        Nice one!
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    2. Ginkapo FPL
      7 years, 5 months ago
      As you werent around at the time. The testing of the voting was sensational, mainly because the testers all engaged with the voting system and so the self curating worked. It quickly died out when it went live as very few adopted it.
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      1. Geoff
        7 years, 5 months ago
        Yeah, in theory it has so much potential.
        
        I'm working to make it possible for users to choose which Sort By setting they want as default, should be fairly straight forward.
        
        It would also be possible to have it Sort By Rating as default for all users, and then users opt out to Sort By Date if they choose.
        
        The main thing though is reminding people about the sorting and encouraging voting. Hot Topic tomorrow. Any ideas about how to get people to adopt it?
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        Ginkapo FPL
        7 years, 5 months ago
        Its a changing hearts and minds one, takes a long time and just needs to be continuously reminded until the community as a whole forget there is a different way. Its just gonna take time.
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        RedLightning
        7 years, 5 months ago
        If Sort By Rating was the default, would the default current comment be the one with the highest rating for the current article rather than on the current page?
        And might this mean that new comments on later pages all go to the end of the list, no-one looks at them, and they never even get rated?
        Also, would the order of comments keep changing while looking through them?
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        Geoff
        7 years, 5 months ago
        We could do whatever we want really, it's all to be discussed and figured out if we end up going that way.
        
        Right now, the order of the comments doesn't keep changing as you're looking through them, as the site doesn't refresh itself. In Sort by Rating, the rated posts appear at the front and then it reverts to Sort by Date after those posts. So I usually go through the first few pages to see what is relevant and highly rated, before going to the last pages to see the new stuff, where I then stay.
        
        I also find Hot Topics this way: good posts that deserve Hot Topics are often voted for often
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8. Ginkapo FPL
  7 years, 5 months ago
  If members comments become a place I can discuss the joys of VORP and defensive rotations again without it being lost to the mire of RMT's that will make me very happy.
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9. Eden Wizard
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Members only comments on members articles seems to preserve the on-topic nature and, gives a place to discuss stats etc
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  1. Geoff
    7 years, 5 months ago
    Yup.
    
    And if all goes well I don't mind expanding it. If a user has a data-focused Hot Topic they can email me and I can put it live for them, and make it a Members Only comment even if it's on a public article.
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    1. Ginkapo FPL
      7 years, 5 months ago
      Yup, I know there were a few times in the past when I was actually engaged in the game that I wrote some stuff based on the members stats but was always wary of posting it.
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      1. Ginkapo FPL
        7 years, 5 months ago
        On which note, will there be plans for a "submit as members only comment" button in the future? Will need to be reviewed as otherwise members will abuse the system.
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        Geoff
        7 years, 5 months ago
        Yeah, before it had to be removed.
        
        Definitely hoping to have that as an option. A submitted comment would have to be approved by a mod, otherwise you're right it would be abused by members who only want replies from members, but that's the goal. If all goes well with them for now that's the next step
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10. Emiliano Sala
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Are that chats visible to free members?
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  1. Geoff
    7 years, 5 months ago
    I don't think I understand!
    
    Normal comments will be visible for all, and a small section of comments will be Members Only comments. It won't impact anything except that non-members won't be able to see those comments, they will see a message that says: 'This content is restricted to Members.' The content in these comments will be content that talks about Members data, the stuff that non-members can't access anyway.
    
    The change let's members take full advantage of the data that they are provided with, the RMT tool, comparison tool, members tables, etc. By talking about them members will be able to use the members area more effectively. At the same time, the impact on non-members should be minimal
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rdamjan
7 years, 5 months ago
Captain twist:

A. Lingard
B. Trippier
C. Stick wit 6 (12) points.
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1. Geoff
  7 years, 5 months ago
  I'm sticking with Neymar over Lingard
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2. #FPLBhuna
  7 years, 5 months ago
  I would definitely stick if I were in your position but im on 2 (4) and trippier, granqvist, claesson and olsen to go leaning towards granqvist(c) - hardly exciting lol
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3. GreenWindmill
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Depends on your position I guess.
  
  Playing for fun and don't give a damn about rank? Twist.
  Playing for rank/mini league kudos and you're at/near the top? Stick.
  Playing for rank/mini league kudos and you need an outrageous boost? Twist.
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  1. rdamjan
    7 years, 5 months ago
    Playing ML. At the top right now. Just few points ahead. Probably to stick best option.
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    1. GreenWindmill
      7 years, 5 months ago
      It's the safe option for sure.
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4. Cymro
  7 years, 5 months ago
  I'm sticking with Neymar. I think it's all about what you're after. Chasing or Leading.
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Supersaint
7 years, 5 months ago
You can win the lotto and buy a car if you need the money
You may never see your country win the World Cup
I'm 60 so have seen my country do it
It made me and my nation proud
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1. GreenWindmill
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Looks like you're posting a few reply 'fails' Supersaint. There's a 'Reply' button on the right of every comment; if you want to respond directly to someone's post it's best to use that to add a comment so that the thread flows naturally and they have the best chance of seeing it 🙂
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2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
  7 years, 5 months ago
  No better feeling in football than watching your team win world cup . Especially when all your family is celebrating too. It beats anything, although I'm a spurs fan so never seen them lift the title so can't compare...coming soon 😉
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#FPLBhuna
7 years, 5 months ago
(delighted non neymar owner) but how did neymar not get awarded the assist for the 2nd goal?

Ouch
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1. GreenWindmill
  7 years, 5 months ago
  It's as per the rules - any kind of opposition touch means no assist is awarded.
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  1. #FPLBhuna
    7 years, 5 months ago
    ah my bad didn't know that - painful all the same
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  2. Rasping Drive
    7 years, 5 months ago
    Why didn’t RLC get the assist for Kane’s third against Panama? Was it because his shot was going out for a throw before it hit Kane?
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    1. GreenWindmill
      7 years, 5 months ago
      I *think* the rules say you can't be awarded an assist for a shot, only for a pass.
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      1. Rasping Drive
        7 years, 5 months ago
        hmm; thanks fella. It was so obviously not a pass that I think you’re probably right.
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2. Rasping Drive
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Assists will be credited to a player on basis of the official statistics of a match as published on FIFA.com.
  
  No, I’m none the wiser, either
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3. DJDave1979
  7 years, 5 months ago
  It's fair enough as per rules but stung as I had him captain on FWC and my main rival had him in Tele where he got the KC.
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#FPLBhuna
7 years, 5 months ago
thoughts on my chances? (lol)

- harry kane to score 1+ goals
- harry maguire to score 1+ goals
- harry maguire to be carded
- match to be drawn 2-2
- radamel falcao to score 1+ goals
- both teams over 0.5 cards
- both teams over 1.5 corners in each half
- both teams under 9.5 corners

35733/1

Egg-citing haha
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1. FDMS All Starz
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Only doubt are Maguire goal and 2-2, the rest seem quite possible
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  1. #FPLBhuna
    7 years, 5 months ago
    haha taking out maguire goal and 2-2 takes it down to 121/1 so whacked 50p on that
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    1. Pras (FPL)
      7 years, 5 months ago
      Take out Maggie yellow too
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2. Brosstan
  7 years, 5 months ago
  What site allows you to make an accumulator with that many bets on the same match?
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  1. #FPLBhuna
    7 years, 5 months ago
    Betvictor haha
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pakornk
7 years, 5 months ago
Guys, should I bring in Pickford for Alisson (6 points)? Pickford might save a penalty?
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1. FDMS All Starz
  7 years, 5 months ago
  No I wouldn't
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2. Legomané
  7 years, 5 months ago
  No chance, take the 6 and run!
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3. DD
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Don’t be absurd
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4. DJDave1979
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Don't be daft.
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5. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Don't be silly
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Atimis
7 years, 5 months ago
Out:
1. Kaku
2. Hazard

In:
A. Mbappe
B. Suarez
C. Griez
D. Other?
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1. Pras (FPL)
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Out either (its 50/50, especially vs Brazil); In Neymar/Kane?
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2. yakirh
  7 years, 5 months ago
  1 A
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3. JLAEST
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Out both, in Mbappe and Neymar
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FDMS All Starz
7 years, 5 months ago
Question...If i say sub Muslera out for Pickford and Pickford doesnt start, will i get Muslera's
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1. Rasping Drive
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Unfortunately not
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2. willl
  7 years, 5 months ago
  no
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screamer73
7 years, 5 months ago
Lingard or Trippier for the armband?
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1. yakirh
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Trippier
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lilmessipran
7 years, 5 months ago
Is there a way with which I can check if my ML rivals have used their wc and chips?
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1. GREEN IS GOOD
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Yeah scroll through their gameweeks.
  
  Not sure if it shows wc though.
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2. Norman Conquest
  7 years, 5 months ago
  check his gameweek scores it tells you there
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Gringo Kid
7 years, 5 months ago
Captain twist

A. Granqvist
B. Quintero
C. Stick Neymar 12 pts
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1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
  7 years, 5 months ago
  C
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2. yakirh
  7 years, 5 months ago
  C
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Gazzpfc
7 years, 5 months ago
Lingard or Sterling?
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1. Pras (FPL)
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Lingard cos its doesnt take up a vital striker slot
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2. yakirh
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Captain? Sterling
  Transfer? lets wait for the match
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Gooner97
7 years, 5 months ago
Captain Quintero or Granqvist?
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1. Pras (FPL)
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Granny cos its coming home
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Chidge
7 years, 5 months ago
Stick on Hazard (5) or twist to Kane?
I know I should twist but if Kane blanks l'll be so annoyed.
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1. Pras (FPL)
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Copying this from Greenwindmill's genius response above:
  
  Depends on your position I guess.
  
  Playing for fun and don't give a damn about rank? Twist.
  Playing for rank/mini league kudos and you're at/near the top? Stick.
  Playing for rank/mini league kudos and you need an outrageous boost? Twist.
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  1. yakirh
    7 years, 5 months ago
    This, always this.
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  2. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
    7 years, 5 months ago
    Brilliant...
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CloudSky
7 years, 5 months ago
Son: Dad, why is my sister’s name Rose?
Me: Because your mom loves roses.
Son: What about me?
Me: It's a long story, FIFA World Cup Russia 2018.
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1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
  7 years, 5 months ago
  😀 😀
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2. _Make
  7 years, 5 months ago
  XD
  
  Well, Goal: Kane, Assist, Tripper, it all began in June 2018, actually, the qualifying campaign...
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Prøfeßör …
7 years, 5 months ago
Andreas Granqvist will play today despite the match falling on the same day as their baby's due date.

Sofie Granqvist - "I am of course split about Andreas missing the birth of our second child. But what is bigger than the World Cup right now? I will not allow him to miss a game. It's moments like this in this tournament that he has dreamed about since he was a little boy."
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1. CloudSky
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Might switch from Kane to Granny. Hes scoring for the kid tonight.
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  1. Stats Don\'t Lie
    7 years, 5 months ago
    He's already done his scoring 😉
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    1. CloudSky
      7 years, 5 months ago
      😛
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2. Norman Conquest
  7 years, 5 months ago
  getting his priorities right
  good lad
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3. Gooner97
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Triple captain?
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4. Brosstan
  7 years, 5 months ago
  What a wife.
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5. Karan_G14
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Cue Granqvist pen and Sweden CS!
  
  *Shaqiri & RR owner*
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6. N00B
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Granqvist(C) then 😀
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7. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
  7 years, 5 months ago
  He's no Fabian Delph is he. Priorities and all that
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Pirlø's Pen
7 years, 5 months ago
Stick or twist to Kane from Neymars 6?
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1. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Stick IMO
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Shawcus
7 years, 5 months ago
I know everyone is still playing the World Cup game but does anyone know when FPL is back? I remember this time last year everyone getting frantic about the start date. Haven't seen it mentioned this year!!
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1. Norman Conquest
  7 years, 5 months ago
  about a week after world cup finishes. it went down last week for updates but is now back up just with last seasons stats though and no new content as such
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  1. Shawcus
    7 years, 5 months ago
    So around the 22nd July? That seems really late, especially with the League starting on August 12th. I'll take your word for it though!
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    1. Norman Conquest
      7 years, 5 months ago
      nobody knows exactly we will have continuous posts for days on end as soon as the WC is over until it will appear
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2. Feloh
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Heard that it's at 4 am
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3. GreenWindmill
  7 years, 5 months ago
  I think most of us are just focused upon enjoying the World Cup (I know I am!) and forgetting about the stresses of FPL for a bit. Suspect FPL will launch some time in the next few weeks, I almost don't want it to though, want the summer to go on for as long as possible!
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  1. Norman Conquest
    7 years, 5 months ago
    this
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Feloh
7 years, 5 months ago
Quintero capper here, twisung from haz(10)pts. Mathematically it's more sound to twist, let's assume a worst case scenario, Quintero blanks, I'll be on 5(haz) +4( Quintero)
if I stick it's 10+2 a net loss of 3 pts.

If he scores then I could be looking at close to 20 pts from that double up. (7×2) +5
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1. Feloh
  7 years, 5 months ago
  twisting***
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2. Totalfootball
  7 years, 5 months ago
  If he scores and u twist , all u gain is 2 pts .
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  1. Feloh
    7 years, 5 months ago
    I'm an optimist so I'll take my chances.
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    7 years, 5 months ago
    This
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3. Pras (FPL)
  7 years, 5 months ago
  He will blank cos it's coming home
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Karan_G14
7 years, 5 months ago
Best option out of these?

A) Pogba
B) Willian
C) Rakitic
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1. UshFPL
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Think I'll go C dur to fixtures
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2. Feloh
  7 years, 5 months ago
  willian
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mikess
7 years, 5 months ago
Quintero is carrying a bit of stodge

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2018/7/3/1b90aa51-00f9-4a5c-b9df-2ce10a900c72.jpg
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Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
7 years, 5 months ago
Captain for today ??

Leading ML by 41pts

A Kane (safer bet ?)
B Granqvist (Punt I know)
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1. Norman Conquest
  7 years, 5 months ago
  neither of those choices are any safer than the other having said that i would go kane t
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  1. Norman Conquest
    7 years, 5 months ago
    not sure what the "t" is doing there on the end lol
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Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
7 years, 5 months ago
ATM Isco and Costa are my only players out and I am looking at the following...one from AB & one from CD

A Mbappe
B Cavani
C Rakitic
D Lingard

Have considered Neymar but have Meunier/Kaku/Coutinho/Fagner and don't want to load up yet
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1. Norman Conquest
  7 years, 5 months ago
  i'm going AD providing england get through otherwise it will be A and golovin if england go out as i already have rakitic
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  1. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
    7 years, 5 months ago
    Same thoughts here...although as I also have Swedes in my side, there may be scope for CD in mine anyway
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Sadio
7 years, 5 months ago
Predictions for Sweden v Switzerland?
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1. Norman Conquest
  7 years, 5 months ago
  1-1 switzerland through on penalties
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  1. yakirh
    7 years, 5 months ago
    This
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2. Forza Papac
  7 years, 5 months ago
  1-0 AET Sweden
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3. jia you
  7 years, 5 months ago
  0-2 Shaqiri and R.Rod 🙂
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Pierce34
7 years, 5 months ago
If you end up with only 4-5 players out, would you still use your wildcard or just make 3 transfers and save it for the semis?
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1. jia you
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Been giving this one some thought today. If Switzerland & England get through I'm keeping it for the SFs. Seem the ideal time thinking about it as we are sure of the players for two rounds thanks to the third place playoff!
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  1. Pierce34
    7 years, 5 months ago
    Good point - I may well save it and go to the QFs with 13-14 players.
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    1. jia you
      7 years, 5 months ago
      Yeah me too, but if Sweden win I might need to WC as I have Sakai in as bench fodder already after replacing my two Spaniards!
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2. JLAEST
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Exactly at the same question. With England through I have 10 players (11 with Switzerland). In the end I'd be wildcarding to get mostly the same team, and maybe a better bench.
  
  If England goes through I might just accept going with Quintero, Inui and Akanji on the bench.
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Atimis
7 years, 5 months ago
What would you say about Kaku Isco Carvajal to Suarez Pogba Pavard?

Leaves me with Hazard as currently own both.
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1. Feloh
  7 years, 5 months ago
  golovin instead of Pogba.
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jia you
7 years, 5 months ago
I transferred in Mandzukic for Cavini in my hungover state earlier....take it easy on the beer chaps 😉
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Paddy Gooner
7 years, 5 months ago
A) Muslera (3pts) > Pickford ??
B) Isco (2pts) > Quintero ??
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1. jia you
  7 years, 5 months ago
  A) Of course
  B) No brainer
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jia you
7 years, 5 months ago
Current team, no need to WC if the Swiss go though?

Muslera / Sommer
Meunier / Lovren / R.Rod / Granqvist / Sakai
Coutinho / Golovin / Shaqiri / Pogba / Bentacur
Kane / Lukaku / Mandzukic
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1. Pierce34
  7 years, 5 months ago
  You'll easily have 15 if the Swiss go through so I don't see the reason to wildcard. I bet you picked Golovin as a one-week punt to be transferred out after their inevitable loss to Spain 😉
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  1. Pierce34
    7 years, 5 months ago
    Ah, didn't realise you had already made your transfers. Depends - for me 13 players is the tipping point on whether to wildcard or not.
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    1. jia you
      7 years, 5 months ago
      I had a Russian who stayed on the bench so upgraded him to Golovin (you never know with the home crowd behind them!). This is my team -4 atm. Took out my two Spaniards and Cavani (who is strongly rumoured to be out for the QF, although I might have jumped the gun on that one!). So if Sweden win I'll need to WC if not I'll save it for the SFs.
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      1. Pierce34
        7 years, 5 months ago
        Mate, Uruguay plays first in the QFs - you could've waited for the line-ups! Don't drink and FPL, folks 😛
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        jia you
        7 years, 5 months ago
        I know, was kind of silly to say the least haha! But still pretty confident that Cavani is out 😉
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DJDave1979
7 years, 5 months ago
I definitely think this game has shown the disadvantage to bonus points. The element of luck in captain picks is already mildly annoying if you flip that coin wrongly a few times but surely there's already enough advantage in picking a guy that hauls without giving him an extra assist free.

The points are much flatter in FWC and that makes every point more important to scrap for. Bookings really hurt in FWC.

I wouldn't support the idea of manual subs for FPL because it is too much of an advantage for sad g1ts like us but I would support other changes like removing FK assists and bonus points. I'm even in favour of adding pen win points after VAR removes the possibility of cheating winning too many.

I think FPL can learn from other games. I'd be interested in seeing what tweaks others would like, given we've now had a lot of this comp to judge.
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1. Pierce34
  7 years, 5 months ago
  Totally agree on all points. I much prefer the manual captain changes (instead of C and VC) and subs as well, but can understand why FPL wouldn't want to go down that route.
  
  Fixing the random assists would be a good start.
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2. jia you
  7 years, 5 months ago
  I think bonus points would make the FWC game better. The MC chip is def better than the TC chip in FPL though. I agree that manual subs wouldn't really suit FPL but I do think captaincy twists would be a nice addition.
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  1. jia you
    7 years, 5 months ago
    and pen win points are a great idea and one FPl should incorporate!
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  2. DJDave1979
    7 years, 5 months ago
    My thinking is that captain flip is as arduous as manual subs to be honest.
    
    I agree that max cap is a great chip to replace TC as it is a definite large boost. Only thing is that it's almost a free win chip in cup!
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    1. jia you
      7 years, 5 months ago
      Yeah, you're probably right about the captaincy twists! Suits the WC group stage format but prob wouldn't suit FPL tbh!
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3. Sadio
  7 years, 5 months ago
  2 points for drawing a penalty would be a great addition to FPL imo
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4. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
  7 years, 5 months ago
  I'd scrap the FPL assist system because I don't trust them and it's utter dross. I prefer this world cup one. Also they seem to get more right imo. Subjective maybe
  
  Why shouldn't sad gits like us get an advantage? We put the time and effort in? I'm paying 100 quid to enter a ml I want to be able to research and spend time planning knowing that some geezer who logs in once a week isn't going to have the same advantage, if you get me . I'd love the manual subs to end the points off bench which is the one thing id change if I could change one thing in FPL.
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  1. DJDave1979
    7 years, 5 months ago
    You go away for a holiday and lose loads of ground. It's too labour intensive for a nine month game.
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    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      7 years, 5 months ago
      May be. They should just bring UFPL back then to be honest
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      1. DJDave1979
        7 years, 5 months ago
        Agree. I loved that game and was shocked they didn't give it time to bed in. Rare commercial error by PL in my opinion. They could easily have charged a tenner.
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    2. Pierce34
      7 years, 5 months ago
      I always check my FPL on holiday 😀
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      1. Pierce34
        7 years, 5 months ago
        It's not that sad g1ts don't have a life, it's that we can't separate it from FPL 😉
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        Maddi Son
        7 years, 5 months ago
        Honestly, I've never been happier being a sad g1t.
        
        It helped me get over a 9 year sports betting addiction. 13 months gamble-free and that's mainly down to taking FPL seriously. Gives you that interest on the weekend without spunking money.
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        DJDave1979
        7 years, 5 months ago
        Great effort. Keep it up!
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        jia you
        7 years, 5 months ago
        Well done mate, same here was a very heavy gambler up to about 4-5 years ago (football, horse racing, poker, blackjack, etc)! I don't miss it at all now tbh, although I did for a while!
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        Maddi Son
        7 years, 5 months ago
        4-5 years is inspiring, hopefully I can say the same eventually. I know what you mean... now and again I miss it. I still look at odds sometimes out of interest, but now have the self control to leave it alone.
        
        Here's to many more years being a sad g1t on FPL... it's much cheaper.
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        jia you
        7 years, 5 months ago
        It really was soul destroying although I didn't realise it at the time. I had a wake up call thankfully! When I go home and see the young lads losing their week's wages gambling in the local boozer it makes me sad! A horrible horrible addiction that we need much more awareness about in society!
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        jia you
        7 years, 5 months ago
        Mine was a 15 year addiction btw I'm sorry to say! Be strong mate and enjoy life!!
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        Maddi Son
        7 years, 5 months ago
        Cheers for your kind words mate.
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      2. DJDave1979
        7 years, 5 months ago
        So do I. But imagine the stress of realising you in a notspot and the missus won't let you walk five miles to a bar...
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      3. jia you
        7 years, 5 months ago
        Yeah, no real excuse these days with Smartphones and WIFI available everywhere, real FPL managers are never on holiday 😉
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  2. Brosstan
    7 years, 5 months ago
    Because "sad gits like us" already have a massive advantage through early lineups whenever they appear, spreadsheets and autistic information from even sadder twitter gits, the info gained from watching 4-5 games each gameweek, and just generally spending time on sites like FFS.
    
    At a certain point the advantage gets too big for casuals to bother. At my work place, theres a lot of semi casuals who watch a game or two each game week but put in less effort. None of them wanted to play the McDs Fantasy game once they heard about the subs and captain changes. Which means people like me who could have put in effort and crushed them ended up not even having a work league for the official World Cup Fantasy Game. We ended up playing the Norwegian world cup game instead, which is a lot more similar to FPL and more casual friendly.
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    1. DJDave1979
      7 years, 5 months ago
      It was when I signed up for Eliteserien that I truly realised I was a sad git.
      
      I embrace my sad gittery.
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      1. jia you
        7 years, 5 months ago
        Haha, I'm close but haven't sank to those depths...yet 😉
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