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FPL Community Questions: Live Stream

Our twice-weekly live streams continue with a community questions special this afternoon.

Joe and Neale will be on air on our YouTube channel from 12:30pm BST but you can also tune in via the embedded video below.

This will be converted into podcast format after the event.

Yesterday we put out a request for questions via a Hot Topic and Twitter and we’ll be addressing some of those topics today.

Giggs Boson asked about Bournemouth assets and we’ll be looking at the Cherries, along with Leicester City players, in our latest mid-price price bracket analysis.

Bambi wondered if 5-3-2 is too inflexible should an early bandwagon emerge and we’ll be sharing our views on that, too.

With the ‘going big in defence’ strategy gathering momentum, two relatively overlooked premium forwards are also discussed.

We’ll be filming another one of these videos on Thursday lunchtime tackling more of the requests that were submitted on our site or on social media.

Keep your requests coming in for topics of debate in the meantime and we’ll get through as many as we can before the season begins.

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  1. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Kieran Trippier to Atletico Madrid is done. Player due for medical in the next 24 hours. Fee in the region of £23M agreed.

    Atletico doing some business this summer.

    1. The 5% Team
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      huh...where did you read that?

      1. CloudSky
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I had my own sources, but it's being now widely reported in the last hour by Telegraph, Bleacher, Spanish media, Alasdair Gold and others.

        1. The 5% Team
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          yeah, reading it now thnx 🙂

    2. The Big Fella
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Wow! Hadn't even read about this potentially being a deal. Good to see more UK players going abroad.

    3. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Trippier playing under Simeone, gonna be interesting.

      1. CloudSky
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        He's the most contrary player to what I imagine when someone says Simeone and his football. Will be certainly interesting.

      2. The Big Fella
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I agree. I hope it isn't detrimental to the England position

    4. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Wow

    5. Boomerang V
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Probably Dani Alves will go to Spurs then

    6. jtreble
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Walker-Peters. Nice.

      1. The Big Fella
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Or Aurier

        1. jtreble
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Drat. Thanks - forgot about him.

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

        aurier

    7. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Well I may have to remove him from my team now 🙁

  2. Gooner97
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    2nd draft of the season:

    Ryan Button
    TAA VVD Coleman Jagielka Kelly
    Salah Sterling Siggy Zaha Dendoncker
    Vardy Deulofeu 4.5

    1. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      It's good apart from Jagielka. Downgrade Zaha to Brooks and upgrade Jagielka to Dunk/ Aké?

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Not enough sufc players

        1. Don Kloppeone
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          I hear you...
          As a neutral I’d be too nervous to start GW1 with a newly promoted defender playing in starting XI

      2. Gooner97
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Is Brooks better value than Perez/Tielemans?

        1. Don Kloppeone
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          More about spreading value as he has Vardy and no BOU attack

  3. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Further refining of my 4-3-3 alternative. What think you, fine people?

    Ryan/ Heaton
    TAA, VVD, Digne/ Walker, Dunk
    Salah, Sterling, Fraser
    Vardy, King, Giroud
    (4.0) (Hayden, Dendo, Kelly)

    Giroud either to keep or placeholder for Haller if 7.0 or less. Dunk could become another 4.5 def if he doesn't go to LEI.

    1. jayzico
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Really nice team

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks mate. Anything you’d change?

  4. fantasyfog
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    So Joshua King, is he really a good idea or just the best of a pretty average bunch

    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      It's those first 2 fixtures.

    2. antis0cial
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Decent fixtures, cheap and should be on pens. Not bad for 6.5 if Wilson doesn't completely take his limelight

  5. The Big Fella
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    With Trippier going to Real, Aurier could be a steal at 5m now

    1. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Athletico not Real!

    2. antis0cial
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      He hardly played last season, Kyle Walker-Peters could maybe get the spot? Or worse, share the minutes?

      1. The 5% Team
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Spurs fullbacks always share minutes right?

        1. antis0cial
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Seems to be the case in recent seasons.

    3. Boomerang V
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I've heard Spurs is going to sign with Dani Alves

      1. The Big Fella
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Even if they do, he is 52 years old. He won't get much game time I don't think

        1. Boomerang V
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          He is 36 and just had a great Copa America. Good form. But I agree he would have managed minutes.

  6. Godfrey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Walker-Peters or Aurier is the question.

    1. Gooner97
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Vertonghen

      1. OLDHERMAN
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        The only one nailed for lack of alternatives, am I right?

    2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Is Davies/rose not an option?

    3. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I'd wait for the new right back 🙂

    4. Skalla
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Walker-Peters will be their only RB in pre-season now if the deal is finalised with Aurier injured so we prob won't know who is first choice by GW1.

    5. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Walker-Peters is an odd one. There were so many opportunities last season for Pochettino to give him a run out, and he still preferred an out of position Foyth. I'd be amazed if they don't make a move for a new RB soon, I'm sure I read Aarons was of interest.

  7. antis0cial
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Doubts over keeper and Zinchenko. Waiting to see who starts up top for Chelsea, otherwise how is it looking?

    Heaton
    TAA Robbo Digne Zinchenko
    Salah Sterling Sig Perez
    Giroud King

    Button Dunk DDK Greenwood

  8. Reckoner.
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Over the past few years I've made notes through the Seasons of certain rules or advice for myself to follow, I've got 15 of them so far.

    One of them that not a lot seem to be following is:

    If Aguero is starting and fit, always have him in.

    Can understand the thought that he'll rotate more with Jesus but I was thinking that 2 Seasons ago and it still hasn't really happened!

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      That's a bit too simplistic a rule

      1. Reckoner.
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        It's not really a Aguero @ City rule, more a Aguero @ City under Pep rule. FPL wise he's near essential for me when fit and starting.

    2. tburgess12
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I think the only reason people aren't following that is Raheem Sterling. Same price, better underlying stats, and an extra point for a goal and a clean sheeet.

    3. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      my rule is to get as many points as possible

    4. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I do think he's going under the radar on here.

      Fixtures aren't an issue IMO, his biggest hauls last season came against Chelsea and Arsenal, and we don't really have any concrete evidence to suggest Jesus will see more PL minutes.

      The De Bruyne effect is also important. When playing together last season for over 45 minutes, which didn't happen much, Aguero was explosive. It was something like 9 goals and 3 assists in 7 games, including both of those hat tricks.

      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I think he played so much last season as Jesus was under par and Pep couldn't afford to drop a point in the race with Liverpool. If Jesus has rediscovered his form, I think Kun will have fewer minutes. That's the only thing that puts me off.

        1. avfc82
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          It's a valid point and could happen, but at the same time Jesus could start CL games, we just don't know at this stage.

          1. Andy_Social
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            We don't know, but we do know the likes of Kane and Vardy will play every game. We know Ederson and Laporte will play. The question is will Sterling get more minutes than Kun. Could be wrong, but my guess is yes.

            1. avfc82
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              You'd imagine Kane and Vardy will play more minutes, but they're not playing for City, who scored 44 more goals than Leicester last season. It could possibly come down to jumping on Aguero at the right time and trying to take advantage of those hauls, rather than holding him for weeks, but time will tell.

              1. The 5% Team
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                indeed. I will start with Aguero over Sterling...probably own Sterling for longer over the season.
                Think KdB's direct style of play will benefit Aguero (and Jesus) as well...more than it will benefit the wingers imo

    5. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      or you can just Sterling that is less injury prone and gets more minutes.

  9. tburgess12
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Would you rather have

    A) Siggy + King

    B) Fraser + DCL + £1mil?

    1. gomez123
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      a

  10. NED KELLY
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    What price would Coutinio an Bale be if they come back to the prem ? I reckon about 10 mil range

    1. antis0cial
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Countinho 10.5, Bale 12 would be my guess.

    2. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Bale 11.0
      Coutinho 9.5 (like KDB)

    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Bale would be a Mid I assumed?

      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Hmm, Bale 0.5 less than Mane, Coutinho 0.5 more than Pogba?

    4. Pieterke30
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      They wont come back

      1. The 5% Team
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        would both be great differentials though

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          A lot of people would get them

          1. Andy_Social
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            You think? I wouldn't.

  11. OFord
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    A lot of love for Zinchenko on here, is Mendy likely to miss the start of the season then?

    1. Skalla
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Mendy is missing most of pre-season so Zinch looks favorite but they also brought back Angelino so he prob won't be nailed.

    2. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      There's a good chance. We don't know yet.

  12. gomez123
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Can only go with 2 big hitters otherwise my team is unbalanced.
    SALAH is one....who out of these two??
    A) STERLING with Vardy or
    B) KANE with Kdb
    Thanks

    1. Thinkering like a Boss
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A

    2. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      That's my dilemma

    3. tburgess12
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I have B, but its very much temporary, will be ditching Kane for Sterling in probably GW4

    4. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      a not even close

    5. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Thats the million dollar question. Gone B myself. Like the home fixtures for TOT

    6. Penguin
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I get the feeling vardy may rotate with Perez

      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Can't see it. Perez never plays as a lone striker.

  13. fantasyfog
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    so being a member do I get to see a site team before match 1? #newbie

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Says you've been on here 4 years

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      You get that as a non member too

      1. fantasyfog
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        So.why did I pay £17.50

        1. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          No refunds. Seek legal advice.

          1. fantasyfog
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

        2. Thug
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Because you missed the discount 🙂

  14. Murder On Zidanesfloor
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Has someone calculated what zahas points total would have been last season if he was a mid?

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Yea and its still slightly lower than Milivojevic

      1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Which means its higher than Bilva. Nice

  15. PogChamp
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Is there a risk of a mass sale for Button and him hitting £3.9m?

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      no

    2. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      People aren't expecting him to start, so can't imagine too many will transfer him out because he doesn't start (if that makes any sense - I may well be talking bllx)

      1. PogChamp
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah that's what I thought. I've seen a few people on Youtube mention it.

        1. Pasqualinho
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          I would guess that these few people don’t know much about how the price change system normally works. if the structure is similar this year, it will take a very long time before any well owned GK goes down to 3.9.

      2. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Plus when they do sell it will be on wildcard which doesn't count towards price changes. Nobody is wasting a transfer on a 4.0m keeper

    3. mazzington☘
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I've gone with Norris for that very reason

    4. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Mass sale to whom?

    5. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I've been putting the case. There's a huge Ryan/Button bandwagon where people assume they'll play a Brighton keeper all season. I forecast Potter's defence will be a trainwreck, as his record, suggests, so people will be dumping on mass and moving on to Pope or maybe Gunn or quite possibly both. If you're not first out of the block you're going to have Ryan at 4.4 and Button at 3.9. I think many cheap goalie sorts will want to switch to rotating 4.5s at that point and with the Brighton pair they'll find themselves severely restricted and taking hits.

      1. PogChamp
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Makes sense. A switch to different rotating pair was the only thing I could think of.

      2. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        If anything they would sell Ryan, not Button

        1. PogChamp
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          That's what I would do. Just wanted some opinion.

      3. avfc82
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Does his record suggest his defence will be a train wreck tho?

        He likes to play an attacking game, but Swansea had the 11th best defence in the Championship last season, which wasn't bad considering there were mass changes when he arrived, and I'm pretty sure he was successful previously in Sweden.

        1. Andy_Social
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          "11th best defence in the Championship last season"
          Yeah, that doesn't scream "Premier League clean sheets" to me.

          1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Considering the other factors Potter had to fight against whilst at Swansea, I think it's decent

            1. Andy_Social
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Well, we'll see. Maybe a million RyanButton owners will have a steady stream of points; my gut instinct tells me they'll be bailing pretty quick. Time will tell.

          2. avfc82
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            It may well be, but I'm just saying his record doesn't suggest it'll be a train wreck.

            They only conceded 5 more goals than Norwich who won the league.

            1. Andy_Social
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              I'm not touching the Norwich defence either!

    6. jayzico
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      sure is

    7. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Yes IMO
      Only reason to get Button is if he have Ryan

    8. The Big Fella
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      He is the best of the £4m options anyway in terms of skill and chances of starting making him a season keeper if you're a set and forget keeper player (which I am) so it doesn't matter if he drops as he won't be moving from team anyway. If you're not a set and forget keeper player then you wouldn't have a £4m keeper to begin with (probably 2 £4.5m ones) so his price rises/drops are of little concern to you.

  16. Jimmy Boy
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Very few seem to be going for Lacazette on here, barely even heard his name mentioned. Those two first fixtures could be great for him, especially if Bruce ends up as Newcastle manager.

    1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Difficult to fit him in if you also want Salah and Sterling. That's the main reason

    2. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      It's just one game.

    3. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Have him in one of my drafts. Fell off him for three reasons.

      A - Questions on what system Arsenal will play. With Martinelli signed and Zaha being chased after, how does this fit with the two CF? With a classic Emery front three, and one winger signed and another being heavily linked, who gets yhat central berth? Preseason observance is a must I think before I pick an arsenal striker.

      B - the price point. Auba is fine as I can switch to Kane in GW3. Laca, its not too clear, who to switch him out with. Vardy, maybe? 9.5 is such an awkward pricepoint for a premium option, the feasible sideways or dowgrades options are limited.

      C - Laca played a decent amount of less mins to Auba.

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        b and vardy is fine

    4. Skalla
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      The problem is Emery not Bruce, if he was nailed he would be a good option but with the random rotation , most would rather just go Vardy or pay extra for Kane/Auba.

      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        This is the thing. I'm tipping Arsenal to have a very poor season and finish 7th, behind Leicester and Everton. He's too expensive for a striker outside the Top 6.

    5. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Emery wants his 4231 back. Means laca has to get benched again until he asks to leave in jan then emery tries to play them together again and it makes them play frigidly again

      1. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I've always seen Arsenal. As more 4-3-3 then a 4-2-3-1, with the winger playing quite advanced.
        Agree, having two class strikers for a manager who prefers a one striker systen is bound to cause friction. Playing Auba on the wing is just plain wrong. With Martinelli signed and potentially Zaha, perhaps finally natural wingers can fill the wings.

    6. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      rather have auba

  17. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Kepa
    TAA VanDijk Walker* Coleman
    Salah Sigurdsson Moura Tielamans
    Aguero Adams

    Button Dendoncker Greenwood Kelly

    0.0m ITB

    Back on premium striker route. With Son suspended, think Moura gets the nod in the XI. Double Liverpool defence seems the most sensible to start the season.

    Thoughts?

    * - basically any City defender who looks nailed with a price tag of 6.0 or under.

    1. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Tielamans? Not sure about him

  18. Lovren an elevator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Either of Ings or JWP nailed?

    1. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Probably both I would think.

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Nailed on for 2 pointers

    3. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Will have to wait on more preseason matches, but both impressed in the first game. Think they both have good chances of starting.

    4. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      jwp yes ings no

  19. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    people still annoyed about my username need to chill, i havent changed it since last season please chill out

    1. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Probably time to change it then.

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Well as the whole point is to be provocative he's not likely to do that. Why even make this post rather than just change grav. Personally I think it just makes him out to be an idiot

    2. Bad Kompany
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Triple captain flop would be better

    3. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I'm more annoyed with names with hammer & sickle icons in them. There's no need and I don't get why it's allowed.

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Aw

      2. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Im changing mine to a swastika

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          That’s fine just anything but a hammer and sickle

          1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Not really, I don't think either should be allowed, but I bet a swastika would get insta-banned.

            1. Ask Yourself
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Probably because it’s a symbol of racism and hatred that would make sense wouldn’t it. Rather than those evil communists the epitome of hatred !

              1. EMBOLOFAN
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                literally who cares

              2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                Yeah not like Stalin, Mao and Castro didn't kill millions of innocent people in the pursuit of their twisted ideology.

                1. Brosstan
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  They only killed peasants and no one in power spoke up for those victims afterwards unlike the victims of nazism.

                2. Ask Yourself
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  Those were failures and twisted people, however they didn’t think anyone was inferior due to their race or gender to the point where it required slavery and a holocaust, they thought the opposite. So do you see why a swatsika would be inappropriate

                  1. Brosstan
                    • 9 Years
                    4 years, 8 months ago

                    Look up the holodomor dude...

                  2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 8 months ago

                    Oh wow yeah 100 million deaths is totally fine. Heck off, commie.

                    1. Make Arrows Green Again
                      • 7 Years
                      4 years, 8 months ago

                      Please for the love of God accept that there is a difference between a death cult ideology that dehumanises, segregates and murders people and can only thrive at the expense of other cultures and races, and a poorly-implemented (and increasingly desperate - and yes, of course ultimately murderous - ) vision of what could be achieved when people work together and try to subvert the capitalist structure.

                      Modern Scandinavian countries are example of where socialism has been applied and, crucially, those countries have never been subjected to crippling economic sanctions by other powers determined to keep the capitalist system going at all costs. Quality of life there is probably the highest in the world.

                      If we take body counts as being the ultimate determiner of the success or failure of a politico-economic system then capitalism would come out worst, hands down.

                      1. Brosstan
                        • 9 Years
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        Stalin went out of his way to kill Ukrainians. Commies will ignore this forever though, and claim it was just an unfortunate side effect of attempts at communal industrialization.

                        And dont you dare compare the welfare states in Norway to communism.. Disgusting.

                      2. Make Arrows Green Again
                        • 7 Years
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        He did. It was diabolical, evil, he was one of the worst people in history.

                        Is that a failure of communism or Stalin?

                        Does communism and socialism both start from the point of view that the workers should have more control over capital and a greater share of the profits? Of course it does. Norway (in your example)is an example of where certain aspects of this philosophy have been applied well - Soviet Russia is an example of where it was applied appalingly, inexcusably, vilely badly.

                        All I am saying is that there is nothing wrong with wanting to distribute wealth. To try and claim that I am equating Soviet Russia with modern Norway - that's disgusting.

                      3. Brosstan
                        • 9 Years
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        Thats clearly what you are doing when you are bringing up Scandinavian socialism in a thread criticizing communism though.

                        Scandinavian socialism doesnt care one iota about workers controlling the capital. It cares only that the state gets enough income through taxes and/or income through national control over resources to provide everyone with a decent basic living standard.

                      4. Make Arrows Green Again
                        • 7 Years
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        It does if you consider the effort that goes into making the labour maket a collaborative environment between the worker (via trade unions), the state and the employer. I agree that there is, in these systems, very little interest from the state in allowing workers to decide what they produce, what of, and what the terms will be, but there are (working) socialist processes in place which cannot be ignored.

                        All I am saying, and I think we got off or ended up on the wrong foot here, is that there is a need to make distribution fairer on a societal level. The need for growth and shareholder profit hard-coded into corporate governance is unsustainable, terrible for the environment, and is giving rise to far-right political movements since the base of the pyramid is no longer broad enough to support the bloat at the top.

                        Ultimately we need to think about how to distribute capital in a fairer way, even (EVEN) if this is to allow capitalism to limp on for another few decades. Saying we can't look into the implementation of some socialist policies because Stalin killed millions of people will hinder this process*.

                        *and I'm not saying that this is *your* argument, just something that is regurgitated without any critical analysis,

                3. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
                  • 14 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  Maybe people think same about the morons who run this country. Personally the Royal Family sicken me to the core. If I cried everytime I saw somone waving a flag with their faces on, id go into meltdown. Live and let live and let people have their own views.

                  1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 8 months ago

                    I'm fine with people having their own views, I don't get why they feel the need to broadcast them on an FPL forum name.

                4. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
                  • 14 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  How many innocent kids do this country and USA kill for their oil. They no better than any of these people.

              3. Brosstan
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                What if I can provide proof that Im a faithful Hindu

      3. Make Arrows Green Again
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Hmm... OK, perhaps you would care to explain why?

      4. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Why do you care so much. Christ some sensative souls in this world. World has gone to shite

        1. Make Arrows Green Again
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Arguably the reason the world has gone to shite is because people aren't sensitive enough.

  20. Gooner97
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Manchester United are prepared to offer Lazio £70m for Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Sky Italia are reporting.

    However, the Serie A side want closer to £90m for the Serbian midfielder.

    1. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      He was so hyped up before last season. Seems that hype totally died down after last season.

      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I read he was utter crap last season and the fans were slagging him as mercenary.

        1. Thug
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Perfect for Man U then

    2. Skalla
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      We have been linked with him for awhile , is he really worth 70-90mil?

    3. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I've not followed Serie A as much as I shoulf have. Is he actually class, or just a pretender?

      1. Gooner97
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        He had a great season two years ago, but last season he went really downhill and not played that much so he's not worth all that money tbh. Great player tho, but lacks of consistency... anyway if he finds a club suited for him he can do very well.

      2. The 5% Team
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        had a quiet/disappointing season (5 goals, 3 assists, 7 yellows) after the good year he had before that

      3. OLDHERMAN
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Great midfielder if fit and motivated, and I am an AS Roma fan, so trust me, if I could badmouth him I gladly would. He's a complete player, physically imposing, has good pace, amazing shot from distance and great charisma. If Maguire is worth 80 millions pounds, 90 for Milinkovic-Savic are a bargain.

        1. Party time
            4 years, 8 months ago

            change your username to " Hi, As Roma fan here". 🙂

            1. OLDHERMAN
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Sorry, mate, you're right, but you know, I cannot be sure to be ever read twice by the same user after not having received a single answer to my posts here for 18 months.

              1. Party time
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  Hahahaha...

            2. avfc82
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Seems odd they would bring him in when they have Pogba tho, they have similar profiles don't they?

              1. OLDHERMAN
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                Milinkovic can well play alongside Pogba, exactly as Arturo Vidal played alongside Pogba (and Marchisio) in the Juve lineup of 4 years ago.

              2. OLDHERMAN
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                That said, there are in fact rumors of a Pogba comeback here, just at Juve.

        2. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Only happening if Pogba leaves.

          1. Andy_Social
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Could be fun seeing a midfield trio of Sanchez, Pogba and this fella all down tools in a strop.

      4. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Thinking back to last season, the three things that hurt me most are;

        1. Keep switching between Salah and Sterling
        2. Not trusting Kun enough
        3. Being late to the double Pool defence party

        Perhaps I should address all 3 of these from the off this year. Sterling AND Salah. Double Pool. And Kun! Hmm.

        What do you think? What lessons did you learn last year that you might try to rectify this time around?

        1. Gregor
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Sounds difficult to afford though, I think it’ll be one of Sterling or Aguero for me, probably Sterling.

          1. RAFA THE GAFFA
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Yeah possibly. Sterling and Salah be nice to just get and set and forget

            1. Gregor
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Yep.

        2. Andy_Social
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          If it were possible we'd all be on it.

        3. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          just pick 2 premiums stick with them and get on with it

        4. avfc82
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          It's doable, but of course you'd have to rotate someone like Noble and Dendoncker for your fourth midfield spot. That rotation would give you lei, bha, BUR, NOR, avl.

          I just put this together, which I quite like...

          Pope
          TAA, Robertson, Zinchenko, O'Connell
          Salah, Sterling, Perez, Dendoncker
          Aguero, Jota

          Button, Noble, Hanley, Greenwood

      5. Bad Kompany
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        How do people still have players gw scores from last season?

        Can someone who has them post son and Kane’s scores gw by gw?

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Not asking for much are you

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

          lol

      6. Foogle
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Has anybody be looking closely at Liverpools 2nd CB spot, £5.5m is value if one of them is nailed, or is there just too much risk of rotation to justify?

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          There are 3 Liverpool defenders that get a significant amount of attacking returns don’t worry about who the 5.5 is

        2. Skalla
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Even if Gomez or Matip is nailed at 5.5m , yes they will be a better option than any other 5.5m def but it would still be worth it to upgrade them to TAA/Robbo or VVD so not worth a Liverpool slot for me.

        3. Gregor
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Too risky.

        4. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          matip good value but risk attached

        5. Andy_Social
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Too early to say. If one of the 5.5 nails it. he's golden. But even Lovren is staying as Klopp won't let him go, so guess which of 3 is too much of a risk at this time.

        6. A19
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          I think Gomez will get the starting position. However in Fantasy terms I'd prefer a double up between TAA VVD and Robbo they offer much more offensively

      7. Willllsonnn!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        a. Walker & Coleman
        b. Zinch & Digne

        I know Zinch may be a risk but haven't heard too many people on Walker?

        1. Differential C (Mark)
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Rumours of Cancelo coming in. Pep doesn't seem to fancy Danilo and is ready to offload him, if the whispers are to be believed.

          1. The 5% Team
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            would love to see Danilo at another PL team though.
            But probably will go to Italy if he's sold

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

          zinch and walker 🙂

        3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          B

        4. A19
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          B

      8. The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Trippier to ATM....

        What does this mean wrt fpl and Spurs?

        1. Andy_Social
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          More of Aurier I guess. 5m could be good.

        2. HamezMace
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Probably means they will sign a new right back. Don't think Aurier can be trusted to play the full season + CL games.

      9. Foogle
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I'm pretty much nailed on with my front 6 now, but still not sure about my back 5:

        Lloris
        Azpi-Coleman-Walker-TAA

        Anyone have suggestions on how I can rejig?

        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Lloris -> Pope/Heaton (the one who seems nailed)
          Coleman -> Digne
          Walker -> Zinchenko
          Azpi -> Robbo

        2. Thug
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          this looks good...but, maybe a back 4?

      10. Gooner97
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Jay Rodriguez scored his first goals back in a Burnley shirt as the Clarets made the most of two training-ground games against League One opposition.

        Rodriguez netted a brace against Accrington Stanley with strike partner Chris Wood bagging a hat-trick to make it four in two games.

        And then after the Clarets swapped opposition at half-time, summer signing Erik Pieters also scored his first goal as a Burnley player.

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Wood can be an interesting one if partnered with jrod

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

          no thank you

        3. Willllsonnn!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          I quite like Rodriguez but not sure I can be that brave

        4. Kimmich
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Looks alright from GW5 to 10.

          bri, NOR, avl, EVE, lei

        5. The 5% Team
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          All three keepers (Pope, Heaton, Hart) played 45 mins each

      11. A19
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        What are your thoughts on these options? Salah and Sterling are nailed in my team, King is the other forward

        A) KDB Perez Deulofeu
        B) Siggy Vardy Dunk/jorginho rotation

      12. Oh Mane Mane
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Hi Guys, considering taking the seasons membership at £17.50, is this worth it?

        Thanks

        1. Miguel Sanchez
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Yes - if you like using stats to inform your decisions

      13. The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Will it be okay if I post a RMT?

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          no

          1. The Overthinker
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Okay 🙁