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Meet the Manager #13 – Sean Tobin


Forging close friendships with other Fantasy managers has been instrumental in Sean Tobin’s success and enjoyment of both Fantasy Premier League and Sky Fantasy Football over the years. 

In our latest Meet the Manager interview we catch up with Sean at a crucial time in his Fantasy career, after reaching the summit of our Hall of Fame and currently in a career-high 18thspot in FPL and 14thin Sky.

With five top 5,000 finishes in FPL and reaching the top 50 in Sky in 2017/18, this season is no mere fluke.

However, modest Sean is still convinced he’s simply got lucky over the years.

During our 30-minute chat, Sean reveals how the counsel of fellow Fantasy managers that he has known for years has been pivotal to his strong finishes each year.

He also explains how his faith in a 3-4-3 formation and reticence to back a five-man midfield has helped drive this success.

Correcting mistakes swiftly has also been a strong ethos to his Fantasy management and it is no coincidence that his only poor FPL campaign was due to being too slow to react to emerging player trends. 

The chat with Sean is available to view on Youtube here and in the embedded video below.

Previous Meet the Manager interviews:

Aleksander Våge Nilsen

Mark Sutherns

Mark McGettigan

Marc Rubinstein

Kenneth Tang

Jay Egersdorff

Adam Hopcroft

Matthew Jones

Richard Clarke

Will Thomas

Philman

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582 Comments Post a Comment
  1. jg7u
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Thoughts on who to start, Luiz or Doherty? Was set on Doherty but seeing him starting the cup game makes me worried of a 1 point cameo.

    1. Blue&White85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Doherty for me. Think he'll start and think Bournemouth will score v Chelsea.

      1. jg7u
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks for the input.

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Doherty
      He was lacking match fitness so was given a run out. (Imo no facts, quotes,links to back up though)

      1. jg7u
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Makes sense.

    3. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      If people playing in cup means they're out then half of PL players will be out

      1. jg7u
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Obviously it doesn't always mean that. But I think in this situation there is a chance.

      2. Majestic Chanka
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Yet if Alonso starts today I guarantee people will be queuing up to say that Alonso is definitely benched in midweek.

        Come to think of it if Alonso doesn’t play then everyone will say Alonso dropped confirmed so there is no winning!

  2. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Auba to:
    A - Firmino
    B - Lacazette

    to fund Kamara to:
    1 - Wilson
    2 - Jimenez

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      A reluctantly.
      If kamara is your 8th attacker keep him on your 3rd sub & keep Auba IMO.

      1. Blue&White85
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        This for me, don't go selling Aubameyang ahead of Cardiff. A1 might be a good option later though.

      2. Sandy Ravage
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        2 City MID on bench in GW27 so will need a playing 3rd FWD

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          In that case I'd loose one city mid tbh

    2. John Nerdelbaum
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      you surely don't have to do it this week?

      1. Sandy Ravage
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        No, planning for BGW27

        1. John Nerdelbaum
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          firmino in that case

        2. Naboo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Planning on selling the best captain option for gw27?

  3. Little fekirs
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    What should I do ?

    Ederson stek
    Alonso TAA Robbo Doherty Bednarek
    Haz Sterling Anderson Pogba Cam
    Auba Rashford Kamara

    0.3itb 2FT

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Take money out of the defense & get Mo Salah

      1. All For One
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Yeh would get rid of Alonso hasn't got a assist or goal for ages lol not worth holding on to

    2. Majestic Chanka
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Anderson & Haz for salah and Jota doable?

    3. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Get rid of Alonso. Bring in Salah somehow.

  4. fc_skrald
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Is it (in)sane to transfer out two sons for one son...:at least it is for free 🙂

    Richarlion and Anderson -> Sane and Son

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Not keen on son mate

      He’s knackered

      1. fc_skrald
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Yes, I need some positive information from Tottenham regarding his fitness before doing the move.

    2. TAArt
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I would wait one game to do the son move, but definitely Anderson to Sané. Keep Rich for Huddersfield and see how son is

  5. #FPLBhuna
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    With the potential dgw25 in mind

    Keep siggy or siggy > mane?

    1. Shark Team
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Keep siggy imo

  6. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Bench 1 out of: Doherty Luiz Digne?

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Contrary to common opinion on here

      I’d bench doh

      1. OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Dont worry Everton shocking performance last night?

        1. #FPLBhuna
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Digne offers a lot of attacking threat though pal

    2. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Doc

  7. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Which one?
    A)Son Jimenez
    B)Mane Jimenez
    C)Jota/Richarlison Firmino

    1. All For One
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      a

    2. #FPLBhuna
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      B

    3. John Nerdelbaum
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      atm? Probably B but A looks good in a couple weeks

  8. Bonus magnet
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    For this week

    Anderson—-> Son

    Or hold FT

    1. John Nerdelbaum
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      hold

    2. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Hold

  9. Obi wan Iwobi
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Morning all - trying to work out if the sane bandwagon is hype...

    A: Lacazette & miliojovic
    B: Llorente & Sane

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

      Total hype. 5 more attacking returns than any other City player since Mendy out

    2. boc610
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Hype? Hes getting loads of points. So no. not hype.

    3. All For One
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Sane has been outperforming Sterling what hype? lol hype is on Sterling

    4. Turns
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Erm. Points galore

  10. John Nerdelbaum
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Auba a must have for Cardiff at home?

    It would have to be for a hit with Anderson out and most will be captaining Mo I imagine. Wondering if I can swerve and save the free, Thoughts?

    Fab
    TAA AWB Doherty Digne
    Salah Hazard Anderson Pogba Sane
    Rashford

    Speroni/Bednarek/Deeney/Kamara

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      does Kolasinac cover Aubameyang?

      1. John Nerdelbaum
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        erm

        1. supersham
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          No

  11. rodog
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Either 433 with Son, Higuain and Hojbjerg as 5th mid on bench,

    OR

    452 with Son, Jota and any 5th forward (8m remaining, but probs wouldn't go expensive since they might be on the bench)

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      352

    2. Turns
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      352. Not keen on on Hig, but may be proven wrong

  12. gelisiguzel
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Lloris
    Robbo Shaw Digne
    Salah Pogba Sane Alli*
    Firmino Rashford Jiminez

    Subs: Speroni, Doherty, Lamela, AWB

    1FT and 2.0 ITB

    So, as far as I understand from the comments there will be no DGW 25. So what do you suggest for replacement of Alli?

    a) Alli>>Son for free
    b) Alli&Lamela>> Hazard&Jota (-4)
    c)Alli&Lamela>> Sterling& 5.7 midfielder (-4)
    d) any other option

    1. supersham
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Same problem pal

    2. Turns
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Maybe just do Lamela->Jota this week and play him? (Otherwise Jota just warming the bench). Then sort Alli next week with no hit (allows you to monitor Son too)

  13. supersham
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Current team

    Ederson

    Robbo Shaw Digne

    Pog Sane Salah Ali

    Firmino Rash Jimenez

    2 Fts

    Ali to Son and roll over fts?

    1. Turns
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Son might not play this week. Good bench?

    2. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Good team wait on son news

  14. Henryyy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Play one

    A Rich (hud)
    B AWB (sou)

    1. supersham
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      A

  15. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Bamba, Anderson and Mitro
    to
    TAA, Son and Ings?

    1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Son not expected to play this GW, but still good to get him in early.

      1. Stupendous
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Hahah brilliant name mate love it.

        Cheers

  16. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Bench one:
    A) AWB
    B) Doherty
    C) Jiménez

    1. Turns
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      A

    2. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      B

    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      A

  17. Turns
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Lamela not looking great, but hold for this week? 1FT, 0.3ITB. Cheers fellas.

    Lloris
    Robbo - Digne - Shaw
    Haz - Salah - Sane - Pogba - Lamela
    Rash - Jimenez
    ------
    Button - Bednarek - AWB - Kamara

  18. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    If City don't have a DGW in 25. Then Sane to Son looks quite a good move

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      With Mendy injured again I differe to that opinion as he'll be most nailed city attacker

    2. Teomi
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Why?
      Sané has got one of the best attacking returns in the game atm

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        GW25 to GW27 with NO DGW 25. Imagine Son is playing OOP as the striker

        Son: NEW LEI bur
        Sane: ARS CHE blank

  19. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    What the hell was wrong with Nadal... absolutely rinsed by Djoko

    1. Rhinos
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      fast hard court, djo on a different to him when it ain't clay

    2. All For One
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      yeh looked terrible didn't win 1 set

      1. All For One
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        7 Australian Open titles now

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Not enough clay on the Court 😉
      Personality happy for Djoko as he is my second favorite after Roger.
      Likable character 🙂

  20. Rhodes your boat
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Thoughts please to prepare for future

    Foster hamer
    Robbo taa Digne awb bednarek
    Salah sterling martial f.anderson guendouzi
    Auba Rashford success

    0ft 1.4itb

  21. Teomi
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    TAA owners.. are you holding?
    Don’t think he will play in the next two gws

    1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      TAA ia 3rd Liverpool player for me. Thinking to have Firmino for long term so TAA must out. But havent decide it yet.

    2. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Just holding out for now

  22. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    With those fixtures, who’s considering Shane Duffy?

    Even with the blank could be a good option

    1. Rhinos
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      decent differential but most won't be in a rush to make defensive transfers

    2. Goat
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Was 100% getting him if they had the double, still a lot to happen in next 36 hours

  23. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Idemoooooooooo
    Novak destroyed Nadal

  24. Jigger & Pony
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Fabianski
    Digne Doherty Lindelof
    Salah(c) Hazard Pogba Eriksen Rich
    Kun Rashford

    Steele Chambers AWB Kamara
    1FT. 1.2m itb.

    What would you do here?
    A. Save FT
    B. Kun > Auba
    C. Eriksen > Son
    D. Kamara > Ings

  25. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    All set for this week or any changes required?

    Ederson
    Doherty Digne Robertson
    Salah Sane Rich Pogba Hazard
    Rashford Jimenez

    Ings Bednerak Wan B
    Good to go and save transfer?

    1. The Royal Robin
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Palace Saints will have goals. I'd play Ings tbh.

      1. Pieterke30
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        And bench Richarlison who faces Huddersfield?

        That’s the only other option I feel.

        Yes man, you’re G2G

  26. Skogen89
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    play ings or awb?

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Ings

  27. circusmonkey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Keep Fabianski or go Leno or who else? budget not an immediate problem but main issue is should I save a transfer

    1. QUEN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I would save transfer if you’re going to transfer a keeper, wait till WC to fix that up imo

  28. QUEN
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    So those with all three chips & WC what’s your strategy for using them if you don’t mind sharing 🙂

    I’m lost

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Plan for BGW 31 & 33 ahead with good FT planning.
      FH gw32
      WC 34
      BB dgw35
      TC with remaining dgw.
      This is the plan as it stands

  29. The Royal Robin
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Kane > Auba done. Any hits required here or would you stick?

    Allison
    Digne Rudiger AWB Doherty
    Eriksen Pogba Salah
    Jiminez Rashford Auba

    Button TAA Deulofeu Camarasa

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      The Round Robin is back!

      Can’t let Scotty B steal your turf! Fair play to ya fella

  30. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    How likely is Moura to start the next few games for Spurs?

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      With the injury list, pretty likely.