Vote in the Gameweek 1 captain poll

I can’t see how you are benefiting there by not having him imo.

Well you need at least Salah. Sterling maybe not but I'd rather have both

Gross isn’t looking nailed at the moment in potters system save .5 and go with trossard.

Gross is an uncertain starter. No Mo could work but that’s an awful lot of weight you’re putting on Fraser Wilson Siggy

Having both gives a guaranteed captain pretty much every week but does leave a weak front line. Personally prefer the guaranteed captain points and a few punts up top

I'd try to get Wilson instead of King and Bilva is where I would begin to downgrade.

I like it, but having no playing subs would worry me

Need at least 2 playing subs even if both really cheap, especially with the rotation risk of Zinchenko, Perez and Jota (Europa League)

I don’t believe he is unfortunately

No - he'll be fifth choice by the end of the window too (Diop/Balbuena/Ogbonna/New CB). I'd even bet on Rice dropping in ahead of him.

A if Laporte starts GW1

Take that as a no!

Use the 0.5 to get a playing sub and Chambers won't be in that side for long

Generally is good. I like the Auba and Moura starting picks.

I think defence is too weak personally.

Maybe downgrade McGinn to upgrade Taylor?

Think I’d want 1 BOU attack to start.

Long won't ever play so might as well be a 4.5m striker and then can upgrade Kelly to a playing 4.5m defender so you have 2 subs rather than 1 for same price

I'm taking a punt on him, could be great value at 5.0m for the first two fixtures

https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/first-team/danjuma-becomes-fourth-summer-signing

D for sure.

A for me with Zinch

B

The 6.0 and under mid spot looks much much tastier than the forward spot in D

kane vardy and wesley for me

Auba, Jota, King

Similar to one of my two drafts. I have Pope and TAA. Also unsure on Zinch or Stones or AWB

Similar to mine

I have Barkley you have Zinchenko

I got Montoya over Dunk too. Been trying a 3 premium one but balance is all messed up

Is Wickham nailed? Thinking of a very similar same 3 to start with...

I like it except Zinchenko fools gold for me

DI prefer Jota over both Wilson and Wood

could be gold.
rashford is a player i am looking to get after gwk 3

I'd go both instead of a defender

It's not overkill as they'll haul in the same game no problem, I've just not seen him back to his consistent best yet so Sterling is enough for me until that changes.

KDB is far from essential at the moment. I'm not sure he is fully recovered and back to his best yet and is very much a wait and see. He may become essential at some point but certainly not right now.

Probably speculation around his transfer and possibility of him not starting the first few games .

Means newspapers are struggling for stories

Smokescreen for Bruno maybe.

We are probably done in this window .

It would mean we might have a corner beat the first man since 2010.

What is the point for him to move to a much weaker side in the peek of his career?

it makes no sense. leave the champions league finalists for a europa league team. surely he'd only leave if it was for barca/real madrid/bayern etc

He might/will go to real for free next season

A

b

otherwise you could end up having 3 non playing defenders

Latter, first could easily be 3 none-players in a few weeks

B

Thanks all

I’ve gone set and forget after previous nightmares getting the rotation right

Just said earlier I realise it can be frustrating and ive gone with a set and forget in the past but i think the ease of those fixtures between Villa and Burnley justify it. Also the extra 0.5m changing from say Ederson and Button can be vital early in the season. Flappyhandski and Button might be a better set and forget though? Dunno.

Still think rotation is a viable option. Most who are against it just remembers the few gameweeks it went wrong and forgets about the gameweeks it was worth the .5.

In my experience it never works. I usually stick to a keeper for around 5-8 gameweeks and switch to another once fixtures get harder.

miss the days when schwarzer was 4.0 at fulham, dream days. dempsey banging them in at the other end *sobbing*

Set and forget for me. It's just not worth the pain of leaving points on the bench when your other keeper hauls.

A

Yes - 350+ on a few.
Just put my current team through and 348 - but could easily manipulate that higher by having eg Ryan instead of Heaton/Pope (Ryan has a higher RMT)

Digne one

B

Zinchenko, imo. Anyway, I have him.

Stones for me

If it’s an easy stretch, i’d rather have Walker.

Personally just not a fan of 3 11m+ players but out of the teams that go for it it looks good.

40th times the charm. Solid.