Scout Notes

No joy for Yarmolenko’s new FPL owners as Kelly continues to deliver

West Ham United 1-2 Crystal Palace

  • Goals: Sebastien Haller (£7.4m) | Patrick van Aanholt (£5.6m), Jordan Ayew (£5.1m)
  • Assists: Ryan Fredericks (£4.5m) | Cheikhou Kouyate (£4.9m), Martin Kelly (£4.1m)
  • Bonus: Ayew x3, Kelly x2, van Aanholt x1

Andriy Yarmolenko (£6.0m) was the third-most-bought Fantasy Premier League asset of Gameweek 8, with just under 310,000 FPL bosses transferring in the Ukraine international after his run of three goals in four matches.

Yarmolenko’s ownership has increased by over 2000% in the last two Gameweeks but, as is sometimes the way with these bandwagons, the West Ham midfielder duly delivered a ‘one-pointer’ just as his popularity had ballooned.

The thrashing at Tottenham Hotspur apart, Crystal Palace have been one of the more reliable defences this season and in truth, they did a decent job of suffocating West Ham: of the ten home teams in Gameweek 8, only Watford had fewer shots than the Hammers.

Yarmolenko himself was contained well by Patrick van Aanholt (£5.6m) but there were still bright moments as he occupied the space between left-back and centre-half and, on another day, he would have left this game with an assist to his name.

West Ham’s only big chance of the match came from Yarmolenko’s cross from the right flank, with Sebastien Haller (£7.4m) firing straight at Vicente Guaita (£5.0m) from six yards to deny the Ukrainian’s owners an attacking return.

Haller was to later register his fourth goal of the season, converting a Ryan Fredericks (£4.5m) pull-back to briefly give the hosts an advantage.

The West Ham striker has a Harry Kane-like (£10.9m) tendency to drop deep to aid his side’s build-up play but, unlike the Spurs forward, compensates for it by getting into some dangerous positions in the opposition area.

The shot that Guaita kept out was his eighth from inside the six-yard box this season: no FPL asset has had more. Kane, by contrast, has registered one such attempt.

The man who teed up Haller for his goal was someone we highlighted in the Big Numbers piece last week, with Fredericks top among FPL defenders for penalty box touches this season.

The West Ham right-back, bombing on in advance of Yarmolenko after collecting the winger’s pass, did well to spot Haller amid a crowded area and was a creative outlet all evening, also crossing for Felipe Anderson (£6.9m) to head wide earlier in the match.

The Hammers have four of the seven worst teams for shots on target to come between now and the November international break, so there ought to be a clean sheet or two for Fredericks and co before their fixtures toughen from Gameweek 13 onwards.

Roberto (£4.4m), deputising for the injured Lukasz Fabianski (£5.1m), made his full Premier League debut and had a fairly quiet night, palming away one James McCarthy (£4.4m) shot from distance and being left no chance for either of Palace’s goals.

Manuel Pellegrini lamented the defeat and Declan Rice‘s (£4.9m) handball for Palace’s equalising penalty, also highlighting how little the visitors had otherwise created:

It’s a disappointing result because we were ahead in the score and we had other clear chances to decide the game and two set-pieces allowed Crystal Palace, who didn’t have any other shots from inside our box, to win the game with a penalty and a free-kick.

I think we had three clear chances to score in the first half and also had a couple in the second, but you must score. You cannot just create chances; you must score.

We didn’t and we conceded an unnecessary penalty – when Declan goes to the ball, he must keep his hand back and his arm down. It was an instant reaction and the ball hit his hand – and then they scored after the VAR and we lost.

The Eagles normally turn to the trusty Luka Milivojevic (£6.7m) when they are awarded a penalty but with their captain suspended, and with the likes of Christian Benteke (£5.7m) and Andros Townsend (£5.7m) among the substitutes (both of these players had taken a spot-kick for Palace last season), it was van Aanholt who stepped up to convert from 12 yards.

Speaking after the game, the Dutch left-back said:

Luka was suspended today and before the game, the gaffer in the meeting said: ‘Who wants to take a penalty?’

He looked at me and said: ‘Will you take it?’ I said: ‘Yeah. I’m confident enough to take one,’ and I took one and it hit the back of the net.

With Manchester City, Arsenal, Leicester City, Chelsea and Liverpool to come in the next five Gameweeks, interest in Palace assets will be minimal despite their excellent form.

Any Palace players that FPL managers do own, be it Martin Kelly (£4.1m) or Jordan Ayew (£5.1m), would seem likely to be emergency substitutes at best during this period but they are names to monitor ahead of Gameweek 14, when the Eagles enjoy a superb run of eight games without facing a ‘big six’ side.

Roy Hodgson’s side are certainly offering us decent value.

Kelly, van Aanholt and Joel Ward (£4.6m) are among the top six FPL defenders for points per million spent, with Ayew fourth among forwards for that statistic.

While Palace were deprived of what would have been their fourth clean sheet of the campaign (no Premier League club has more than their three), Kelly and Ayew combined for the Eagles’ winning goal – which was only confirmed after VAR intervention – and banked a combined five bonus points to keep their manifold owners happy.

Kelly is a budget defender whose race appeared to be run after the September international break.

Kelly’s injury and Mamadou Sakho‘s (£5.0m) return to fitness saw the former drop out of the side in Gameweeks 5 and 6 but a muscle strain picked up by Sakho has given the £4.1m-rated asset a reprieve in Hodgson’s starting XI.

Sakho is expected to return after the October international break but would Hodgson rush him back into the line-up given what happened at Spurs?

In the six games that Kelly has been in the starting XI, Palace have kept three clean sheets and conceded only three goals.

The fit-again James Tomkins (£5.0m), of course, is also eagerly awaiting his first league minutes of the campaign.

Ayew, meanwhile, has scored three goals in his last six starts and on each occasion he has banked maximum bonus.

It should be said that Fantasy managers shouldn’t expect a deluge of goals from Hodgson’s side: only Newcastle have created fewer big chances than the Eagles this season.

Opportunities were thin on the ground at the London Stadium, too, although Jeffrey Schlupp (£5.5m) perhaps could have done better when picked out by Wilfried Zaha (£6.7m) on 35 minutes, allowing Fredericks to clear his scuffed shot off the line.

Reflecting on the game, Hodgson said:

We subdued them through the bulk of the game really. I think the chances were fairly even on both sides. Certainly we had a lot of possession, as did they for periods of time.

It’s a victory I think the players not only deserve but they certainly worked unbelievably hard for it and got it against a good West Ham team. We didn’t win because West Ham were bad. We were lucky enough to get the decisions we got but good enough to give the quality of performance we gave.

Namechecking a few individuals, Hodgson added:

Joel Ward, Martin Kelly, Patrick van Aanholt, James McArthur, [James] McCarthy, Cheikhou [Kouyate], basically I think they’re all giving the club every single ounce of what they can give.

I think they’re working very, very hard to become a good team and to work together as a very good team. To be honest, I think that it’s too easy to say: ‘you’ve seen nothing yet.’

Members Analysis


West Ham United XI (4-1-4-1): Roberto; Fredericks, Cresswell (Zabaleta 84′), Ogbonna, Diop; Rice; Yarmolenko (Wilshere 78′), Lanzini (Fornals 68′), Noble, Anderson; Haller.

Crystal Palace XI (4-3-3): Guaita; Ward, Van Aanholt, Kelly, Cahill; McArthur, Kouyate, McCarthy (Townsend 81′); Zaha, Ayew (Benteke 89′), Schlupp.

Lessons learned from Gameweek 8

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  1. simong1
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    How does this look on a WC? Want to get Wilson in instead of King but not sure if I want to downgrade anyone else or even who to downgrade. 0 ITB

    Pope, Button
    TAA, Soyuncu, Lundstram, Rico, Kelly
    Mane, KDB, Sterling, Mount, Cantwell
    King, Vardy, Abraham

    1. dbeck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Vardy Cantwell and king to Wilson Connolly and Maddo

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Solid team, template of the IB ... Sterling King v Maddison Auba (mine)

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

      kings had fewer shots than trent. hes playing left mid

    4. Krionos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I cant believe people are making such weak defences right now... i dont think this trend will last for long.

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Back to the basic? 6.5 5.5 4.5 4.5 4.0?

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

        When Allison gets back there’ll be mad scrambles for TAA, Robbo & VVD within 2 or 3 games max - It mightn’t even take that long

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

    Aguero or Sterling on a WC?

    1. Gooner Kebab
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Kun for me

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        This out of those

        1. dbeck
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Agree Kun, when sterling stops faffing about hugging the touch line I’ll be interested again.

          1. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Needs Sane to come back

            1. dbeck
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 5 months ago

              Or a fit mendy to be the touch line merchant

              1. Magic Zico
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 5 months ago

                That's a big ask, Mendy fit it is

    2. FPL_DON
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Neither

    3. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      60 mins of Aguero + pens > 90 mins of Sterling

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

        lol

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

      sterling, not close

      1. dbeck
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Why not even close?

        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Based on nothing

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

            reel your neck in

            based on the fact that he’s less of a rotation risk, gets extra point for goal, gets point for cs. outperformed aguero last season relatively comfortably

            1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 5 months ago

              How many times has Kun not started a prem game this season. Twice. One in gw 1 where he wasn't match fit. And gw7 when he was dropped due to having a niggle. So what you basing it on exactly?

              The cs point ? They not getting many at the moment.. Sterling is also poorer value than Kane at moment too.

              To say it's not even close is rediculous. I'll reel my neck in now boy

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

                not interested in “at the moment”. they’ll finish the season with either first or second defence.

                kun will have his mins managed at least as much as last season. hes a year older and city likely to go further in CL.

                sterling outscored kun last season

    5. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Kun. Although I'm toying with both looking at the fixtures vs Mane

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

        based on nothing?

    6. WVA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Aguero for sure

  3. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    De Bruyne sellers LMAO. He's never going to drop. Under priced, price protected, will be back scoring double digits next gw

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Unbelievable

    2. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      With only 15 minutes on the pitch ?

      1. AuFeld
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        All he needs.

        1. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          It will be a little trot round. The following week is the time.

      2. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Full 3 weeks rest with a minor injury, city chasing. Easy start for the Ginger Prince

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I'm loaded, can easily afford him back

  4. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Sterling + King IN
    Salah + Pukki OUT
    Yes or No?

    1. dbeck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      No, not King

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Salah Pukki to Mane Wilson?

      1. dbeck
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        This

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

      king is playing left mid

  5. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Folks, A. Vardy Yarmalenko or B. Maddison C Wilson?

    1. KNOW IT ALL
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      that's a tough one. I say they get the same points 😀

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Not helping hey 🙂

    2. dbeck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      B due to two reasons

      Yarmo is over performing his stats so unsure on sustainability

      Wilson xg is 4.21 where vardy is 1.96 for the season. Wilson offers better xg for 1m cheaper

      1. KNOW IT ALL
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        vardy better fixtures

        1. dbeck
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Good job he has Maddo to have them covered 🙂

        2. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          I guess an easy swap to Wilson and not the other way around, but probably better right first time 🙁

      2. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers mate!

        1. dbeck
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Even better if you can get pereira and Maddo I feel for Leicester’s run

          1. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Is Pereira stats that good as well (lazy question)? 😉 Got Soyuncu at the minute

    3. Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      B

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers

    4. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Easy B for me. Wilson could easily match Vardy over the next 2 and is a captain option

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers

  6. simong1
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    A or B?

    A) Sterling and King
    B) Madison and Auba

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      See above

  7. dshv
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Is it possible for some players to change their price during IB ?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Has happened to some and will still happen for some not 'protected'

  8. Maddamotha
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    I think United should sack OGS and appoint him as interim manager immediately.

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I think United should appoint Pogba as player manager for the lols

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Roy Keane & Alf Inge Haaland two-in-a-box managers

        Sign Haaland’s kid while they’re at it 😉

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

        He’d be great. Play himself as a 10 and we will probably catch Liverpool.

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I think they will do it just wait for the best run of fixtures

    3. KNOW IT ALL
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I don't think it matters who the manager is with the glazers there

  9. Jolly Good
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    1) Auba to Kane (c) for a 1 week punt against Watford

    Or

    2) Auba+Pukki -> Tammy + Wilson(c) against Norwich

    Leaning towards 2 as it finally gets me Tammy ... plus Wilson has v good fixtures. Plus Wilson against Norwich at home is a good captain this week

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Any reason for ditching Auba at this point?

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

    Play one:

    a. Rico
    b. Tomori

  11. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Why is Pereira so pricey?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Same reason you want to buy him.

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      He is going to score you loads of points

      1. KNOW IT ALL
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I am gonna buy Pereira, easy fixtures so hopefully he can get forward and score and assist

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

      Cos Pereira and Ferrari almost the same

  12. Gooner Kebab
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    I've been burned by Perez at the start, why am i looking at him again on my WC? 🙁

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Log out

    2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Because you hold Specsaver shares.

      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Have you checked your e mail ?

        1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Hey Slouch!
          Will do, am away at the mo, fantasy sabbatical. 🙂
          Cheers!

          1. George Sillett
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            I'm back in Newcastle. Long story.

            1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 5 months ago

              The fog?

              1. George Sillett
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 5 months ago

                Daughter.

                1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 5 months ago

                  Ok.

              2. George Sillett
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 5 months ago

                Whoops . Yes the fog.

                1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 5 months ago

                  It's all mine. 🙂

                  1. George Sillett
                    • 8 Years
                    4 years, 5 months ago

                    At least she's in better shape than Gazza.

                    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
                      • 6 Years
                      4 years, 5 months ago

                      🙂

  13. jaguar shark
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    What to do with 2 FTs and 1.8 ITB?

    Pope / Button
    VVD / Otamendi / Lundstrum / Kelly / Soyuncu
    Mane / KDB / Sterling / Mount / Cantwell
    Barnes / Pukki / Abraham

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I’d be trying to turn Barnes into Vardy, probably by way of Raheem > Maddison, with the surplus budget used to turn Kelly into Robbo or TAA the following week

      I’m doing similar (Pukki & Son > Vardy & Maddy) as I just want a slice of that Brendan Rodgers attack now that their fixtures are turning, particularly at a time when they’ll have no European distractions

    2. Monkey Pits
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Pukki or Barnes to Wilson

  14. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Keep Virgil or sell for Pereira?

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/367692-lfc-injury-latest-alisson-becker-joel-matip-xherdan-shaqiri

      Looks like Ally back in training - now’s The time to be getting more of their defence rather than less imo

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Hmmh ...

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I would sell, kind of exciting ...

    3. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Keep the big man.
      Per. is solid though, but not for the Big Man.

    4. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Keep. Ali is back now

    5. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Cheers, could swap for Ota but again city must turn a corner?

  15. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Damn it heaton injured.. now on -8 already.. not good

    1. Henryyy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Got WC still?

      1. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        nope 🙁

    2. The Rock
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Is he out long? Or just pulled out of international?

  16. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Evening.....any views on this wildcard? 0.4m spare.....thanks

    Pope
    Taa tomori soy lunds rico
    Mane kdb maddison mount cantwell
    Auba Wilson abraham

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Looks decent - personally I’d prefer Salah, Robbo, Vardy to Mané, Rico, Auba - but not sure if that fits in the same budgetary envelope

      1. Flynny
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks. Will look at that

  17. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Salah and KDB being sold in the hundreds of thousands this week? Unbelievable.

    1. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yep. Guessing IB wildcarders mostly

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Sold both. Can bring both back in on my WC tho if I need to. Same with KDB. Only 1 or 2 of (Salah/KDB/Sterling/Mane) will make it back into my team!

  18. Henryyy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Double Pool def, keep or sell one?

    1. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Keep

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

      Keeping TAA Robbo for the season

      1. Warby84
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        And me, people think I’m mad...

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

      Better sell pricey Robbo and buy cheaper Pereira

  19. George Sillett
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    TAA & Robertson will soon be gold again starting next GW.

    1. Poseidon.
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Check the fixture list Slouchy - theyre playing us

      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Would love to know who you really support . ☺

  20. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Not FPL related but Sony has confirmed the PlayStation 5 is launching holiday 2020 🙂

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yaaaaaaassssss 🙂

      Can’t wait - although wtf is going on with last of us 2?? They’re cutting it fine to get it out on PS4 at this rate... haven’t looked forward to a game as much in a long time - the first TLOU was jaw dropping

    2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Have they bought Thomas Cook?

  21. Red Rock
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Am I mad to consider Salah and Greenwood to £8m mid and Vardy?

    1. The Rock
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      No!

    2. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Can you name any reliable mids around that price?
      Maddison, maybe Dilva are good options but there’s not many
      Though I would be looking to love greenwood anyway you can

      1. The Rock
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I think Maddison is a good should. I'd bring him in on my WC if i use it.

  22. The Rock
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Heaton
    Otamendi, Digne, Montoya
    Sterling (c), Salah, Yarmolenko, Cantwell
    Wilson, Puki, Auba
    Pope, Dendoncker, Lowton, Lundstram

    0.3 in the bank and 1 FT

    Ranked 1.1m. Wildcard or hold?

    1. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I'd hold

      1. The Rock
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Things have being going downhill for me.

        Would like 3 chelsea and maybe 2 leicester. Would be about 7 transfers in all.

        1. Stormbringer22
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          You know your team best 🙂 All I am saying is that I have seen a lot worse around here. If you have a plan in your head - go for it. Leicester and Chelsea have good fixtures coming up, and the time to get the Liverpool defenders is now

          1. The Rock
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Its a tough one mate. It might turn the tide for me! And there may not be a better time then now. I normally hold it to last few weeks and never really need it other years.

    2. TLF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I have a similar team structure and been considering a WC this week but think I'm going to hold off. Like you I'm keen on Lei and only have Tammy from Che but am hoping a few transfers over the next few GW's will help address. I also think IB can sometimes contribute to a shift in form/momentum so be interesting to see how everyone looks in a couple of weeks.

      My team is

      Henderson
      Lundy, Trent, Montoya, Soyuncu, Zinch
      Cantwell. Sterling, KDB, Saka, Son
      Auba, Pukki, Tammy

      1. The Rock
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Your team looks a bit better than mine i think!

        I wouldn't mind shipping out Pukki and Cantwell. I feel like the bubble has burst for Norwich. Although Cantwell still good value.

        1. TLF
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Tricky one, I'm not convinced a WC is needed as team on paper looks good for GW9. That said you know what you want from your team and if you are lacking confidence in it then push the button and make the changes. Good luck. Just out of interest have you had many high finishes in the past ? I don't see your history linked. Reason I ask is a lot of decent mangers are struggling with their rank early on this year.

          1. The Rock
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Yeah, ive had has a few top 10k finishes, just haven't been going well this year.

            Even last week i sold Jimenez after having him all season. Feels like im mot acting wuick enough

            1. The Rock
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 5 months ago

              Hit post by mistake 🙂

              Ive held on for players too long when not performing and looks like a good few of these players going to do the same so want to ditch now rather than have trust that they will come good!

              1. TLF
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 5 months ago

                I can relate, i stubbornly held onto Jota for weeks with no return, really damaged rank when the likes of Pukki and other early band wagons continued to produce the goods. I'm sure things will improve, just need to try and stay patient, easier said than done though isn't it !

  23. Wheyyyy
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Who do you think is being overlooked on the IB WC?

    I'm thinking of getting Boly or Doherty with the Wolves reasonable upcoming fixtures.

    Anyone else?

    1. matiakez
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Doherty could be a good option, plus including him makes it easier to move to a second Liverpool defender wben the time comes.

      I

      1. Wheyyyy
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah that's a good point. Only issue is Europe I suppose but potential is definitely there with the tasty fixtures.

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Jimenez

    3. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Doherty, I'm tempted.

  24. Lucas8406
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Thoughts on Connolly?

    And Auba or Aguero

    1. The Rock
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Good cheap option and should see gametime but will be rotated.

      Auba.

  25. Roy Rovers
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Am I missing something?.....

    I have VVD and everyone here saying you need TAA or Robbo.

    TAA 0.7 more and only 7 points more and Robbo 0.4 more and same points..........All played every minute of each game.

    1. L S P
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      eye test. duh.

      1. Roy Rovers
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Eye test!!

        1. L S P
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          😉

    2. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Turning tide.

      1. Roy Rovers
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        GW13..........

        1. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Just the one week. Quite possible that at least one of them bets attacking returns from GW13 . 3 other playing defs available too.

    3. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Same here with VVD. Most people prefer the attacking players even though points wise it might even itself out
      I’m considering the switch once I use WC but for now hardly any difference

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

      As long as you have two of them you’re grand - just pick & stick & don’t get caught hokey cokeying

      There ‘s actually going to be a big case for getting all three, and going perma-cap on Raz/Kun/Auba with no Salah/Mané

      Personally I’m already on the TAA/Robbo wagon though & Becker can’t get back quick enough to start shoring things up

    5. Wılly
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Last season
      VVD - 4G / 4A
      ROB - 0G / 12A
      TAA - 1G / 13A (~1000 less minutes)

  26. The Mighty Whites
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Stick with Pope or go Ryan on WC?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Stick with Ryan, sorry my team it is ...

    2. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Pope's pretty much a keep until DGW shenanigans

    3. matiakez
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Not to much in it, I've gone Ryan just feel like he's more likely for BPs

  27. matiakez
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Current WC

    Ryan Button
    TAA Perreria Tomori Rico Lowton
    KDB Mane Maddison Mount Dendo
    Jimenez Auba Tammy

    How's it look? Too template?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Jimmy!!

  28. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    United Liverpool GW9 score prediction?

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      1 - 1.8

    2. Wheyyyy
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      0-2

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      If the game was played 100 times I’d say the average score would be around 3-0 to Liverpool... if Utd aren’t careful they could be torn asunder by that front three though - like 4,5,6 goals

      By & large Utd have had a pretty kind fixture list for their first 8 games & they’ve still struggled to make the top 10... they’ve not yet faced anyone of the calibre of this Liverpool side, so I wouldn’t get lulled into N’Golo like a false sense of security by their XGc

      The morale of the players just sinks with each passing game & is at an all time low at h eminute - everything is wrong, the injuries, the morale, the body language, and the quality of a huge proportion of that team is just not where it needs to be

      Anywhoo, I digress

      8-0 Liverpool probably

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        *anything like - not N’Golo (since when was n’golo added to predictive text dictionary??)

      2. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        damn that bad

    4. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      5-0 the Pool

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        wow

    5. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      0-4

  29. beefo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Advice needed: my siblings and I are coming from the USA to London in two weekends and would love to see a football game. It looks like I missed most of the opportunities to buy club memberships and buy the tickets that way. Will there still be tickets available at the stadiums on match day? It looks like our three options are Chelsea hosting Newcastle, Spurs hosting Watford, and Palace hosting Man City.

    I assume Stanford Bridge and Selhurst Park will be close to sold out, but what about Spurs - is there a better chance of getting day-of tickets to their new stadium?

    Any and all advice is much appreciated. Thanks, all!

    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Bring stab vests, don't go out after dark.

    2. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Chelsea and Palace you have no chance unless you get them at rip off prices from ticket agencies ( Chelsea is on a loyalty point basis). Charlton , Brentford and AFC Wimbledon are your best bets . ☺

  30. Lucas8406
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Connolly or Ayew as rotated third striker along with Tammy and Auba

    1. 3 A
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Connoly first before fixtures turn to Ayew