Scout Notes

Nine games without an FPL blank for Vardy as Norwich frustrate Leicester

Leicester City 1-1 Norwich City

  • Goals: Tim Krul (£4.5m) own-goal | Teemu Pukki (£6.6m)
  • Assists: Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) | Emiliano Buendia (£6.0m)
  • Bonus: Pukki x3, Wilfred Ndidi (£5.0m) x2, Caglar Soyuncu (£5.1m), Buendia x1

Norwich City dented Leicester’s title hopes and frustrated legions of Fantasy managers with a battling draw at the King Power Stadium.

Daniel Farke’s side delivered precious little pre-Christmas cheer to the 51.4% of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers with Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) in their teams by halting his eight-match scoring run.

That was doubly difficult to take for many as the striker was the most captained player of Gameweek 17.

And the Canaries didn’t stop there.

A goal from the thoroughly revived Teemu Pukki (£6.6m) meant that three of the top ten most popular FPL defenders – and the third most-owned goalkeeper in Kasper Schmeichel (£5.4m) – were denied clean sheet points as well.

Instead, those owning major Leicester assets had to make do with scraps.

Vardy seemed to have equalised when he headed home a James Maddison (£7.8m) corner after 38 minutes, only for replays to show his effort was going wide before Norwich keeper Tim Krul (£4.5m) pushed the ball into his own net.

That downgraded Vardy’s contribution to an assist (and just the five points overall) and chalked off the 28.1%-owned Maddison’s involvement entirely.

Only those who like a splash of seasonal schadenfreude would have been pleased with the zero-point return for Krul’s 2.2% ownership that the own-goal produced.

Similarly, only a bonus point award for the 20.6%-owned centre-half Caglar Soyuncu (£5.1m) elevated the returns of any of Leicester’s backline beyond the unremarkable.

All of this came about courtesy of an emerging resilience in a Norwich side that is still wildly inconsistent, but rather more determined to make a fight of it now that their injury issues have finally receded.

Even so, when the Premier League’s second most leaky defence travels to its third most productive attack, predicting goals was, well, predictable.

That Leicester were kept to just one – the first time they hadn’t scored at least twice at home since Gameweek 1 – was down to a fine combined effort from the visitors’ defenders, with three of the top four players for clearances, blocks and interceptions (CBI) wearing Norwich shirts.

Not that this was a bus-parking exercise.

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Norwich went toe-to-toe with Leicester across an entertaining encounter, with Pukki’s third goal in four Gameweeks not the only time he breached the Foxes’ backline.

The Finn’s strike was set up by a fine through-ball from the excellent Emiliano Buendia (£6.0m), whose five chances created on the day was only bettered by Maddison.

That sort of productivity is not a one-off for the 0.8%-owned Argentine either. His 41 chances created this season is a full 20 more than his closest rivals in the Norwich side, Pukki and Todd Cantwell (£4.7m), who also happen to be the only Canaries asset with double-digit ownership.

A relatively chunky price tag has probably put most FPL managers off Buendia, and Norwich’s upcoming schedule is unlikely to inspire many more.

A long-running theme involving a tough test and then a purportedly easier encounter kicks off over Gameweeks 18 and 19 with a visit from Wolves and then a trip to Aston Villa. Similar double-headers involving, among others, Spurs and then Crystal Palace and Liverpool and Wolves will take them all the way through to Gameweeks 28 and 29 and a home match with Leicester followed by Sheffield United away.

All of that means investment in their assets is going to be of the major punt variety, with Pukki’s proven goalscoring prowess – he’s found the net against all of the top four now – the only real temptation.

And even then, an injury scare for the striker might not help matters, although Farke’s post-match comments were not overly negative.

The Norwich boss said:

We’re a bit fearful of Teemu’s situation because it seems like he’s fractured his toe in the first half. It was pretty painful for him in the second half and I’m sure that if he had had full fitness he would have converted one or two of the chances for the second goal, but it says a lot about the character of the team that he wants to go further on and to play even with pain.

Regardless of the severity of the injury, Leicester’s players remain considerably more attractive.

Manager Brendan Rodgers has worked some adaptability into his squad, which is just as well with the Christmas fixture pile-up demanding rotation, especially as they also have a Carabao Cup quarter-final against Everton coming up this week.

The Foxes have switched to a 4-4-2, with Kelechi Iheanacho (£5.7m) supporting Vardy up front, on a couple of occasions now. That experiment lasted just 38 minutes against Norwich before the underwhelming Iheanacho was hooked for Demarai Gray (£5.1m) as Leicester reverted to a more standard 4-5-1, and then 4-3-3, formation, as Rodgers noted after the game:

We adjusted the shape. The shape worked very, very well for us last week away at Aston Villa, but we didn’t play the shape well and they were able to get inside us a little bit too easy. We wanted to make the change and then we made another change at half-time to go to 4-3-3. That gave us better positioning on the pitch, better coverage, and we were able to sustain our attacks a little bit more.

Gray, given his first minutes since Gameweek 13, was busy enough – only Vardy had more penalty area touches than the winger – and he could well take more playing time off the likes of Harvey Barnes (£5.9m) and Ayoze Perez (£6.1m) over the coming weeks.

How Rodgers shuffles his central midfield pack is of more concern to most Fantasy managers, however.

Maddison has missed just one league match, and Youri Tielemans (£6.6m) none at all, so far this season. But it seems inconceivable that the pair, owned by 28.1% and 8.4% respectively, will be asked to shoulder such a workload over the four Gameweeks shoehorned into a manic ten days that will round off this year and usher in 2020.

Leicester also have the small matter of Manchester City and Liverpool to play next.

Rodgers, you would think, will want to field his strongest side for those fixtures, marking out Gameweeks 20 and 21 (against West Ham and Newcastle) as peak rotation candidates.

Based on a lack of serious competition for his place, Vardy is arguably the closest to immunity from rotation.

He was certainly unlucky not to continue his scoring run against Norwich, forcing Krul into two saves as well as being denied his goal by the keeper’s (supposed) blunder.

Neither Liverpool’s nor Manchester City’s defence has overly impressed, but Vardy is yet to score against a ‘bigger’ club this campaign, so while he might well remain the most popular player in FPL for now, new managers are less likely to be welcomed into the fold in the short term.

The Foxes’ defence remains the best in the league for both goals conceded (11) and clean sheets (seven), but one shut-out over the last four Gameweeks and the possible risk of rotation – only Ben Chilwell (£5.8m) of their regular starters has had any rest at all – should spark a similar cooling-off period involving those at the back.

City and Liverpool have failed to score just the once between them all season to further curb any enthusiasm for those defensive assets.

How Leicester react to Norwich halting their eight-match winning run in the league will be instructive.

In the meantime, hold and hope for maximum minutes is likely to be the best policy for those of us heavily invested in their key performers over Christmas.

Leicester City XI (4-1-3-2): Schmeichel; Pereira, Evans, Soyuncu, Chilwell; Ndidi; Praet (Barnes 45′), Maddison, Tielemans; Vardy, Iheanacho (Gray 39′).

Norwich City XI (4-2-3-1): Krul; Aarons, Zimmermann, Godfrey, Byram; Trybull (Stiepermann 86′), Tettey; Buendia (Vrancic 90′), McLean, Cantwell (Hernandez 84′); Pukki.

Members Analysis

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  1. michaelington
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Pope Ryan
    Soy TAA Lunds Diop Rico
    Mane Alli KDB Hayden Zaha
    Rashford Vardy Abraham

    Can’t decide.

    Mane to Son? Or Zaha to Grealish?

    Any advice lads?

    1. KINGS
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Mane to Son will be more offensive

  2. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Norwich had more players hit the wood work then footballs I think

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Good observation 😀

  3. Dr Dream
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    As above. Should Grealish be allowed to play with those stupid mini shin pads?...and i’ve Seen a few younger players with them.

    It’s all well and good him risking having his shin bone shattered but some poor bloke will have to live with being the one that did it....and god knows what his manger is thinking letting him play like that.

    Any thoughts?

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        He has shinpads on? Where lol

        1. Dr Dream
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          They’re there somewhere.

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He is risking serious injury . Frustratingly he is very talented but not only does he have stupid hair (☺) but he also loves himself . No way I would pick him on 4 YC

      1. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        You can’t wear ear rings but you can play with exposed shins. Something wrong there...and very slightly stupid,

    2. michaelington
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Would shin pads do anything against a tackle with such force as to break a leg? Probably not.
      It’s within the regulations so why not. Think Mcburnie wears similar at sheff Utd.
      Think it looks pretty cool to be honest, bit of a throwback

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        protect good vs studs tho, studs on shins hurt alot

      2. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Shin pads do make a difference trust me. The initial impact is taken by them and unless the leg is rigid ( a la Dave Busst) it can save the leg break.

      3. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        You don’t need much force to break an exposed shin...but more for a protected one,

      4. JustPark
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Have you ever played football?

      5. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        They do indeed.
        One memory sticks out of a straight sole of foot tackle into my shin, I was in agony. Ref came over and said "don't be a cry baby" , I would have throttled him there and then if I could at that moment..

        Anyhoo, at end of game I took off shin pad and there were the perfect impact marks of the guys studs on my shin already purple and angry so I was blinkin lucky.

        I showed the ref and he said sorry and that he hadn't seen the impact and thought I was play acting.
        Stupid refs.

        1. Dr Dream
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          As an ex junior manager I had the extreme misfortune to witness two horrific injuries to my lads. Not a hope in hell i’d allow anybody to wear mini pads.

          1. Gnu
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            You start wearing them at a young age and you hardly know they're there.
            It's a needless risk imo.

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

      If his shin pads were bigger and his socks had to be pulled up further, then you wouldn't fully get to see the beautiful tan he has on his legs. Somethings are more important than career threatening injuries.

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        this is legit his reason for the lack of appropriate pads and socks pulled up. He just str8 up fancies himself, its not like his socks fall down during the game, he starts like that lol
        Pathetic, guy is probably watching youtube clips of himself in bed as we speak xD

      2. camarozz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Don't want to jinx the guy but he's been like this since he was a kid. Doubt he's gonna change now.

        1. Dr Dream
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          He will. He won’t go ten years without having his leg broken in the prem with those pads on. First strong kick on his shin breaks it....and then he will change.

          1. norab
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            his calves are sublime

          2. NoName
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Rui Costa, one example among many, played his whole career with short pads. Not the PL but Serie A, CL and international are sturdy competitions. In a time where hard tackling wasn't as punished as today.

            Though, I do think the reason during that era was freedom in movement, especially technical players. With Grealish, I sense a different reason as mentioned above.

  4. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Yes or No:

    Abraham + Pulisic -> Jota + Son ( 2FT)

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Selling Tammy could backfire imo. Unlucky not to get a goal or 2 against Bou.

    2. wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      no

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

    Best replacement for Pope? (£4.6m to spend)

    1. Blunder fc
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Dont bother swapping. Hes only 8 points off best top scoring keeper 3 points off ryan, 2 off Henderson. Feels like you can do far more with a free transfer elsewhere in the squad. I dont see value in swapping budget keepers except on wild card

  6. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Possible WC team
    Ryan Button
    Vertongen Lund Rico Kelly Targett
    Sterling KDB Son Alli Grealish
    Vardy Rashford Ayew
    0.7 itb to get Salah for Sterling. Too much in midfield since I will probably wanna get TAA back soon? Too much Spurs? Or decent WC?

  7. ZTF
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Cahill or Holgate?

    1. JustPark
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Don't fancy Targett? Seems popular on here.

      Looking for someone cheap myself. 4.4 rather.

      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Not at all. Very bad move?

        1. JustPark
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Haven't decided actually whom to go with. Priority is gw18. Or could have just played Hayden for 2 pts.

  8. aniruud21
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Who else noticed (?) Magnus Carlsen is on top of the overall rankings! - https://twitter.com/MagnusCarlsen/status/1205862206946074624

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      the whole world but you 😀

    2. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Is he still there?...Ditching KDB and going with double Pool and Spurs kids has served him well...until today.

      1. aniruud21
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Double Pool and Spurs in the mid, well that's brave! Very keen to see how this develops now...

        1. Dr Dream
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          There comes a point where you have to do something different...and he did...maybe he will revert now because KDB looked so damned good today. Overall he’s done right.

      2. The FPL Units
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        still #1

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

      Why did he do Reid > Simpson tho

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Probably as a joke to see if he can trigger a price rise from people copying him

      2. aniruud21
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Just to let us all know he can be on top, and do a transfer as that! 😉

      3. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        He thought he was gonna start because of the injuries, doesn't get everything right.

  9. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    How long do we think Digne is out for?

    1. JustPark
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      1 weeks min. So, 2 weeks then.

  10. theBoose
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Currently benching the Pool boys for GW18.
    Maddison + Mousset > Traore + Rashford for -4?

    Henderson
    Lundstram Rico Kelly Chilwell
    KDB Alli Maddison
    Vardy Abraham Mousset

    Pope Cantwell Mane TAA

  11. Nightf0x
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ryan (buton)
    Aurier/soy kely lund (taa soy/aurier)
    Dendo son kdb grealish (mane)
    Vardy rash tamy

    Itb 0.1, what to do?
    A) kdb to richar
    B) taa to other def. (Will get him back gw20)
    C) roll ft, gw19 kdb dendo to puli-zaha mount-richar

    1. Schwarzer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      B

      Why are you shipping KDB??

  12. ResultatFar
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Who gets the most points next gw:

    1. Soy - Alli
    2. Cahill - Maddi

  13. jia you
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Having a rough couple of months FPLwise but being drip fed Jimenez points has been rather soothing

    1. SAY MY NAME
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      i left him on my bench and played Ings who let me down for once, but it seemed the logical choice, worse was not having KDB or Salah though 😀

  14. PepSala
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Any thoughts on these trades? 2 FT 0.3 ITB

    Ryan has
    TAA* Robbo* Soy Rico Lund
    Mane* KDB Son Traore Dendo
    Tammy Ings Vardy

    Robbo and Dendo --> Tarkowski and Grealish

  15. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Rashford, Son, Kane.. if you could only have one who would it be?

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Son.
      Kane is well Kane, and I dont like Rashfords immediate fixtures tbh

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Sonny

    3. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Son probably
      Nice job with Salah 🙂

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks mate. Was bound to have a good GW eventually! I’ve just seen something in him recently.. the positional play and also volume of shots he has been taking. Certainly giving him the armband the last two weeks has paid off!

        1. jia you
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Yup, I'm selling Mane his GW despite the value tied up in him. So I might own Salah soon enough for the first time in a season and a half!

    4. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Rashford.

    5. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Son.

  16. Schwarzer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Would you do both of these transfers? Already own Alli. No hit.

    A) Pulisic > Son (CHE)
    B) Tielemans > Cantwell (WOL)

    Thanks

    1. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Pulisic and Tielemans out are great move, they have helped kill me over recent GWs particularly Pulisic!

  17. Blanka
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Next few weeks, Traore or Grealish?

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Grealish

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Traore imo. Wolves very attacking.

  18. HD7
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Better choice for Pulisic replacement
    Grealish or Richa?

  19. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Cant believe kdb would be the highest scorer this gw.

    Amazing player.

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He does that. Can score huge when he wants.

      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Lol what do you mean " when he wants " ?) The rest of the time he doesn't bother ? Shite comment.

        1. DA Minnion (Former great)
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          No need to be an ass hole.

  20. Manani
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    ditch Soyu of Maddison?

    got both cheap, so not much fund to play with,
    probably Aurier or Grealish as replacement

    1. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Söyüncü. Hard to ignore a set piece hogger for Leicester right now. Very hard for any team to continue the ratio of CS’s Leicester have just had.

  21. Ten Season Wonder
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Trent ditchers, what's your thought process?

    Planning to bring him back in etc etc...

    1. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Was set to ditch him but ditching Mane instead. If I had got rid I wouldn't have been in a mad rush to get him back til fixtures ease late January

  22. George Sillett
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    This site requires a major overhaul in my humble opinion. I am not a member but if I relied solely on the balance of overall opinion ( which admittedly includes about 70% who are clueless just copying the opinions of others) then it would result in a top 20K OR. Sometimes I ask myself what is the point ? FFS has well and truly sold out to commercialism which it did a good few years ago ( I don't blame Mark for this as I believe in the capitalist model) but the management which he has put in place are simply not up to the task. I would be rather annoyed if this doesn't get posted but good on the mods if it does. Thoughts anyone ? €

    1. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      What are you even saying is wrong with it?

      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        There seems to be quite acceptably a policy to block bad language but no filter for posters who my opinion have no value whatsoever ( ie Brosstan) who is a constant t**L. Why is this type of person allowed to continue posting when all he posts is shire when others have been banned for one indiscretion ? I really don't get it.

        1. Smurf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Agreed. But how do you police and draw the line on who’s enough of a moron to be blocked and who stays. This site is about 50% full of morons but how far do you take it?

        2. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Slightly different to your opening post.
          Plenty of posters received "time out" over the weekend.
          Report the posts and they will get dealt with.
          Email Geoff if you wanted a more detailed reply.

          1. George Sillett
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            I have great respect for the job you do and what you may have perceived about my previous posts. I do believe that there is a fundamental problem on here on match days inasmuch that some ( and I have no same in naming him him BROSSTAN ) amongst others just posts wind up shite . What is the value of this ? I could name personally a lot of people who would return here posting regularly if the likes of him were sanctioned. It seems ironic that comments can be removed for bad language but cannot be removed for stupidity and the ability to wind people up in a less than intelligent way. I actually respect you greatlyand always have ( despite what you may think ) but we won't agree until idiots are moderated

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Tbh, I haven't been around this weekend much due to main computer being sick and modding on an iPad is much harder. Most wind ups don't work and other get time out. When I sort the computer issue, you'll see them less during games. I think you get ruffled easily tbh at times. Just report and don't reply/react is my advice like you did above about KDB which wasn't necessary.

              1. George Sillett
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                Tbh TM why should anyone have to put up with the match day nonsense which frequently occurs ? Maybe thankfully because of your time difference you miss most of it but it really is dire. Swearing quite rightly is sanctioned but iduotic wind ups aren't ! Why ? Some seem to enjoy a privileged position whilst others could have been sanctioned for much the same misdemeanour -I think you know who I might be referring to. Constructive rather than destructive post

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

                  Ratio problem sometimes. You know how many mods there are to deal with the usual torrent of matchday posts

    2. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      ...certainly the herd mentality of copying others is huge on here but that's to be expected from mangers who obviously know little about and/or don't watch much football. Just have a bit of banter and don't take the forum on here so seriously I guess. Not sure I get your point other than that?

      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I am saying in my own clumsy way that this is rather sad as I have seen a number in past bragging about OR ( ie Scotty B ) when they have had f alL individual decision making towards selecting their team.

        1. jia you
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          yeah, the quality of posters has certainly gone down in recent seasons... also the banter is not the same as it was with a few toxic posters and trolls on here but I don't feel it's the site management who are fault really

          1. have you seen cyan
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            I think the site has maybe become too strict/pc. I know thats to deal with trolls but it goes too far soemtimes and you cant make a genuine joke.
            For instance my old favourite is something like "RASHH YELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLOWWWWWWWWWWW socks" So the socks dosnt show in the preview lmao. I have been suspended for this haha, come on its funny. Its not a fake goal call, im sure your hearts can take it until you view my comment

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              But the yellow is really typed red.

              1. have you seen cyan
                • 4 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                no im pretty sure i said yellow, no one wears red socks. Whoever I said about it had yellow socks on. Doesnt matter anyway its done and dusted

                1. have you seen cyan
                  • 4 Years
                  4 years, 3 months ago

                  laces not socks*

                  1. have you seen cyan
                    • 4 Years
                    4 years, 3 months ago

                    these days anyway I save most of my banter for a friday afternoon at work. I check my colleagues teams and then fabricate some ellaborate story as to why some of their players wont start LOL
                    It doesnt work, but the seed of doubt haha

        2. Am sorry to say again it�…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Why does that even matter. If someone relies on someone elses opinion than their own then that's up to them. It doesn't mean it will always pay off. A lot of the time it can go badly. Just sounds like you've had a bad gameweek or a bad season so far. Ignore what other people are doing and do the best you can.

    3. camarozz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Don't agree.

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        This

      2. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        You obviously has no idea about business and profit.

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Can people disagree?

          1. George Sillett
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Yep . Talk to me.

            1. Magic Zico
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Where is the rule? With no established rule (maybe I do not know) and consensus then people free to post anything with own responsibility. Freedom of information, as for in real life. To screen and analyse so much information out there is a modern skill by itself. Of course false information should be regulated/filtered as much as possible. But hey ... this site/forum is fun and sometimes annoying at the same time. Girlfriend has the same characteristics 😉

              1. George Sillett
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                Try marriage for 27 years ☺

              2. George Sillett
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                For profit info just look up FFS on companies house Web check. If he chooses and sells out he wil never have to work again. Good luck to him I say.

    4. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      what are you saying? There is a lot of bad advice on here sometimes imo, but if you frequent the place you get good at filtering it. Someone who just logs in for 30mins and listens to the wrong person can get bad advice.
      One of the main issues is people advicing people with a lack of info. Like people asking "how does this wc team look", I would rather see the original team imo, 90% of time it doesnt need wildcarding (maybe thats not relevant now as dealdine coming, but before).
      People should post their entire team when asking for help, theres more factors inbvoled then just 2 players.

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        And besides some people dont come here for advice, but somewhere to talk about football. I dont have an issue with anyones posts even if not fantasy related tbh

      2. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I agree totally with this.

    5. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      you seem to be confusing the forum with the site ... the balance of overall opinion will give you last weeks’ points every week 😉

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        yea, and every player gets moved on after one blank lol

    6. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I saw some really awful advice earlier which someone took and thanked the person for, probably made their transfer because of it.

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Was it really bad advice without rationale or hindsight due to outcome?

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Someone asked about Simpson at Bournemouth, the other person told him that that he'll be playing the next few because of the injuries they have, he was on the bench against Chelsea with Stacey preferred at CB of course.

          1. bench boost for every gamew…
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Francis cb and stacey right back. Not surr why someone in his right mind could think Simpson as cb after that horror show last week?

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

    anyone else going without Son especially those on wildcards this week?

    currently have
    Mane KDB Ali Martial McGinn
    Vardy Jimenez Ings

    looking at Richarlison but not enough funds for Son unless i move Kdb

  24. Ibra
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Who will score more tomorrow?

    A) Kelly
    B) Dunk

    I have as much points as my cup opponent and I have still Kelly left and he has Dunk. What’s the tie-breaker if we have same points?

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

      wonder if it's captain points as tie breaker
      i'll say kelly this week

    2. fish&chips
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I think it's number of goals scored mate

  25. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Any amount replacements (6.4m) bar Grealish?

    1. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      MOUNT

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I did Mount > Adama.

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Good man

          1. Royal5
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Yup. Pretty happy about it tbh. Can use the extra cash to boost elswhere next week.

            1. Kay317
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              His 10 points are sitting on my bench this week...let's hope he does it again next week

  26. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Total score 999 OR 99,9980 ... hopefully 99 points next gw 😉

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      *Sorry 99,980

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

      by this, i am 100 points off this rank, is there any hope? lol

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        😀

  27. McMurphy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Is it likely Grealish will get a rest in Tuesday's Carabao Cup quarterfinal since Liverpool will be playing their academy kids? Wondering how risky it is to bring him in before then.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      You're referring to potential injury or cards?

      1. McMurphy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Anything that would affect him playing in gw18. After that he can be benched but I need a player for 18. Not sure if a card picked up in the Cup would mean suspension in the league, do you know?

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

          YC accumulation is in league only nowadays

          1. McMurphy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Thank you Jarvish. Guess I'm just worried about him playing on Tuesday and picking up an injury then. With it being Liverpool's kids I wonder if that's a match where Villa will rest some regulars before the busy Christmas period.

          2. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            This

  28. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    A) Pulisic + TAA > KDB + Kelly
    B) Pulisic + Tielemans > Maddison + Grealish

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I have an option to do A myself ... prefer A

  29. ResultatFar
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    No love for El Ghazi on here? He looks a solid offensive option, only 5.5 and great fixtures coming up - and without the worry of picking up his 5th yellow

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

      Always has short goalscoring odds, but has always been poor when I have seen him play.

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I was thinking Grealish El Ghazi double the latter in for Pulisic, but I have just found Traore 😉

  30. Kay317
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Hendo
    Pereira, Lund, Cahill
    Maddison, KDB, Son (c), Traore
    Vardy, Tammy, Mousset
    (Button, Rico, Mane, TAA)

    1 FT and 0.1 itb. Line up order correct? Would you change anything for this week or just ride it out?
    I'm tempted just to get Salah back in for Mane (I usually stick to Salah all season but his injury pursuaded me to switch).