Pro Pundits

What Warren Buffett can teach us about Fantasy Premier League

In his latest Pro Pundits column, former Fantasy Premier League champion Simon March asks what FPL managers can learn from the ‘Oracle of Omaha’.


Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the world’s greatest living investor with a net worth of over $89.9bn. Unfortunately for Warren, he’s never played Fantasy Premier League and so he’s never really understood the true meaning of success nor has he experienced the thrill of winning tickets to two Premier League matches of his choice.

However, I do think there’s a lot that we Fantasy managers can learn from the ‘Oracle of Omaha’ and so this article will look at how elements of Buffett’s investment strategy may be applied to FPL.

Value Investing

Warren Buffett largely adopts a ‘value investing’ strategy which essentially means he aims to identify undervalued stock, according to certain criteria, invest in them and then wait for the market to correct itself, thus yielding a profit.

Because the mechanics of the FPL player price system reflect the stock market with investment in both types of asset increasing their price, an obvious application of a value investing strategy would be to identify and buy underpriced players and wait for other Fantasy managers to catch on and buy them too, thus raising their price and allowing you to profit through increased team value. 

For example, you could easily argue that the likes of Man City’s Kevin De Bruyne (£10.6m), Sheffield United’s John Lundstram (£5.1m) and Chelsea’s Tammy Abraham (£7.8m) were all underpriced at the beginning of the season and all for varying reasons. These include a return from a long injury for De Bruyne, a misallocated defender classification for Lundstram and the expectation that Abraham would be a supporting rather than starting striker. Their performances have attracted investment thus going some way to correcting their underpricing and, therefore, those managers that identified this investing opportunity early on would have yielded a substantial profit.

Of course, while a high team value can help, it is points that ultimately count in FPL and, while the two often follow each other, value investing of this type won’t necessarily win you your mini-leagues.

However, you can also look at value investing in relation to points by seeking contextual value opportunities. For example, Brighton’s Mathew Ryan (£4.8m), Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (£12.3m) and Everton’s Lucas Digne (£5.7m) are all probably priced correctly (some might even be overpriced) with respect to the overall season but you could also argue that they are all ‘underpriced’ within the context of their next five to six fixtures given that these are largely favourable for all three and include a Double Gameweek for Salah. 

Alternatively, two players may be accurately priced individually but offer a strong rotation, allowing them to be played only in favourable fixtures. Budget players with only good fixtures may offer comparable value to set-and-forget premium assets with more varied fixture difficulty.

There will be many other opportunities for contextual value and so, since much of FPL is about making the most of a finite budget, accurately timing and executing a value-led strategy of this type can create a big advantage.

Long-Term Investment

In some respects, the opposite of ‘value investing’ is ‘momentum investing’ which involves acquiring assets currently increasing in price in the hope that they will continue to grow in the (typically near) future. In FPL, ‘momentum’ would be the equivalent of a ‘bandwagon’; players who suddenly become popular and attract explosive levels of investment.

Buffett famously eschews momentum investing, preferring instead to carefully pick his stocks based on solid, fundamental business criteria and then hold them for as long as is profitable. He is quoted as saying: “Only buy something that you’d be perfectly happy to hold if the market shut down for ten years.” This means that Buffett will miss out on the fast profits that come with certain investment bubbles but he will also not be left high and dry when they burst. Instead, Buffett’s success comes from achieving relatively modest but consistent returns, compounded over decades of investment.

Obviously, FPL and financial investments occur over very different timeframes and it’s probably not the best strategy to just stick with your Gameweek 1 team for the entire season (then again…) but, again, there are lessons to be learnt here.

Firstly, it is the importance of understanding and identifying what are the ‘fundamentals’ in good FPL players. As with investing, everyone will have their own interpretation of this but, for me, the fundamentals I look at include; how good a team the player plays in, the significance of their role in that team, how nailed on they are and whether or not they are on set pieces. I tend to add variables such as fixture difficulty and some statistical information on top of those, but these are the basics that I look at first. Current players who have, I think, extraordinarily strong fundamentals in this respect include De Bruyne, Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.5m) and Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy (£10.0m) and I always look for these types of players at the beginning of the season and when wildcarding.

As per Buffett, I also try and pick only players that I would be happy to have in my team for the whole season if I were to be hit by that proverbial bus. This isn’t, I stress, with any expectation that I will actually keep this player for the whole season, it just means that, if I have bigger fires to fight in my squad I will, at worst, be left holding on to a fundamentally sound player. I find this helps me avoid hits and, while it inevitably means that I miss out on some bandwagon points, I, like Buffett, get to miss out on the bandwagon busts as well.

Diversification

Diversification is a classic business school concept which suggests that investing in too few companies or industries is dangerous given the potential of a collapse or industry-wide downturn and, therefore, it is better to diversify investments and ‘spread the risk.’ This concept is applied all the time in FPL when we consider doubling or tripling up on players from a certain team.

Given the prevalence of this concept, it is maybe surprising therefore to hear that Buffett rejects it almost entirely stating that: “Diversification is protection against ignorance. It makes little sense if you know what you’re doing.” In FPL, it must be said, diversification can also offer protection against rotation, fixture difficult and dips in team form, however, following Buffett in rejecting it may also have its own benefits.

For example, I don’t think it’s entirely a coincidence that I won FPL in a year where my real-world team won the Premier League as it meant that there was a selection of really strong FPL assets available in a squad that I, as a long-term fan, understood really well. While I didn’t have any inside information as such, I felt I knew the players, the manager, the system, which types of teams they tended to do well or struggle against and so on. I tripled-up on players from this team almost the entire season and it seemed to pay off.

These circumstances, of course, were pretty lucky for me and I’ve no doubt they helped me to make better FPL decisions that season. In fact, looking at some of the other former winners’ winning seasons, it seems that many of their real-world teams also performed well.

So perhaps it’s true that, if you know your chosen subject well enough, diversification for the sake of diversification is unnecessary, perhaps even detrimental. It’s undoubtedly easier to know your stuff if you’re focusing on fewer clubs and, if you are a particular aficionado of a team or several teams, you might gain more of an advantage from concentrating your efforts and player selection on what you know best than you would from ‘spreading the risk’ across lots of sides.  

Summary

In summary, I believe that value-investing, a long-term mindset and focus rather than diversification, all principles that have helped Warren Buffett becomes the fourth-richest man in the world, may all also have benefits if applied to FPL.

Considering this, it’s a shame that Buffett has never tried his hand at FPL preferring, apparently, to play the card game bridge which, I understand he’s also pretty good at. Then again, since I think he’d be pretty good at FPL too, maybe Bridge’s gain isn’t entirely our loss…


Simon March is a member of our Pro Pundits initiative, a team of Fantasy managers here to bring you regular advice and updates on their teams. Simon won the FPL title in 2014/15 and has become a fixture on the punditry circuit ever since.

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  1. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Alli + Kelly --> Sarr + Robbo... sensible moves this week for free?

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

      Who plays instead of Kelly if keeping? Would want a Robbo haul.

      1. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Soy or Rico. Attacking threat or Robbo outweighs their CS potential you'd think?

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Soy and Rico are good picks this week...

          1. Pukki Blinders
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Guess I could just do the Alli to Sarr move this week then

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

          Guess the points in next 2 will tell the story if he comes in 24 regardless.

  2. iL PiStOlErO
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    GTG?

    Ramsdale
    TAA Soy Lund
    Salah KdB Alli Grealish
    Vardy Rash(C) Maupay

    Martin Dendo Dunk Kelly

    1,3 itb, 1ft

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yup.. Gtg

  3. The SK
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Which one would you bench out of these?
    A) Moura (LIV)
    B) Grealish (MCI)
    C) Soyuncu (LEI)

    1. The SK
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      C) should be (SOU)

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A or C... Cointoss

    3. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A or B I mean

    4. GoonSquad
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A

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

    After all the deliberation, i’ve narrowed it down to 2 definite captain choices who i want to go with.

    KDB Vs Mane

    Can’t for the life of me choose which one.

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      KDB out of those

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

        Cheers mate, it’s on him at the moment then.

    2. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Assuming KDB doesn't play deep it has to be him

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

        For sure. Isn’t it Rodri’s job to cover CDM though? KDB is relied on so heavily, surely he’d be much more useful further up in the Villa game. It was only last GW that he sat back a fair bit, others he’s been right up there.

        1. Cruyff's Eleven
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          You sure he's even playing?

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

            Of course, why wouldn’t he? No KDB, no win

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

          Im going Mane!

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

            Nice choice. Mane feels the more exciting option, i may yet still go with him for cap

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

    I'm so tempted by Jimenez(C) but I don't feel like this is a good week to be differential.

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Could be a good shout

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

      I’d say it is a good week to go differential, a lot of heads turned to Vardy when the game doesn’t look so good for him with the finer details.

  6. Roy Rovers
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Why no "love" for Gomez on here??….32 pts last 5 games.

    1. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I may go for him if I can't find a way to fit Robbo or VVD.

    2. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I'll get him. Cheap, hopefully the cleansheets he brings will continue with a few baps.

  7. Chelsea91
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Finalised WC

    Ryan
    Taa,Lund,Holgate,Soy
    Mane,Salah,Kdb,Martial
    Vardy,Ings

    Button Connoly hayden reid

    Good to go?

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

      Ugly bench you'll need in GW28.

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Looks like my non-WC team, like it.

  8. BNMC
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    G2G? Correct bench?

    Guaita
    TAA Lundstram Sidibe
    Mane KDB Alli Grealish
    Vardy Jimenez DCL
    (Soyuncu Cantwell Rico)

    Last chance saloon for Alli. He'll be going out the door next week to help me get triple LIV.
    Benching Soy is harsh but SOU have been good lately.

    1. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Looks good to go.
      Think you play Grealish over Söyüncü despite the fixture.

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

    Pepe or Sterling as 2 week punt?

    1. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I like Pepe. But I need more evidence that he'll be a consistent starter.

  10. FPL ElasticO
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Is this transfer worth doing for free??

    Aurier >>> Robbo

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Absolutely.

    2. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      for sheezy!

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

    What to do with this bunch?

    Pope* Button
    TAA Soy Dunk Kelly Lund
    Mane Salah KDB Trossard* Cantwell
    Rashford Vardy Pukki*

    2 FT, 0.3 in bank.

    Thinking a -4 (Pope, Trossard + Pukki)

    Rashford would be 50/50 next GW.

    Best trio for 17.2m?

    1. bigbudgie
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Pukki > Ings/DCL and save? Or Pukki/Trossard > Ings/DCL and Traore?

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

        Both sound decent. Sick of Ryan tbh. Next 4 are terrible.

        1. zøphar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Sick of Ryan? do you mean Pope?

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

            Yeah Pope 😳
            The usual suspects of Fab, Foster or Ryan to replace.

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

      Just Pukki Pope out ... DCL/Ings Ryan/Foster ... Trossard > Sarr if fancy for later

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

        Can't get Ryan as would have 4 Brighton. Ings would mean 4.7 left for GK.

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

          Damn Button!

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

            Haha, not sure I'd want the triple Brighton defence.

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

          Ryan Sarr DCL 16.9m

    3. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Pukki to DCL and one of trossard to grealish or pope to fab/Foster and then the other move next week.

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

      Cheers all. -8 for the win 😆

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

      Ryan, Grealish, DCL

    6. SweepaKeepa
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I would keep Trossard. Especially with Villa following week.

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

        Hard to bench Cantwell vs BOU. No guarantee Trossard starts too.

        1. SweepaKeepa
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          True. Better get someone with a terrible fixture to save yourself the dilemma.

  12. bigbudgie
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Absolutely no idea what to do here, but don't want to make a transfer for the sake of a transfer.

    2FT 0.1 ITB

    Ryan
    TAA Soy Lundstrum (Rico Kelly)
    Salah KDB Maddison Mount (Dendonker)
    Vardy Rashford Tammy

    A) Mount > Traore
    B) Maddison > Martial
    C) Tammy > DCL or Maupay

    The week after planning something like Tammy/Soy > DCL/Robbo for free

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

      I automatically thought of Mount to Traore before i read the options hehe. So A for me bud

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

      See if Maddison plays.
      Mount out seems best with some great options that are cheaper.

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

      Would you consider something like Rico to Holgate?

      1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        This it is a good shout too

      2. bigbudgie
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Cracking idea, can't afford it though.

      3. Wonderful Wizard Hazard
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Kelly to Holgate? Sounds like Kelly's time is limited and Everton have decent fixtures coming up plus Carlo.

  13. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone agree that Greenwood might be the best player utd have. This is just based on the eye test from highlights of games I have seen and I think he deserves more starts.
    Yes I own him and he is on the bench but thats not the point here.

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

      He is good already and has potential to make a solid, long term impact in the league. He definitely passes the eye test for me as a guy who should be scoring well, consistently, fairly soon (next year or so).

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

      He certainly deserves more starts. Sorry state of affairs though pinning hopes on a lad as young as that, but Ole is too scared to give it a try.

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

      Potentially very good. Too young to judge. Rashford was the next big thing when he started playing for United, only recently showing the form that some predicted.

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

      We need a left footed, fast, RW IMO to creat the much needed balance in the attack. He has good left foot, but lacks serious pace.
      So i don't see him breaking into the team yet. Certainly won't get striker spot atm

  14. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    G2G?

    Ryan(Button)
    TAA Lundstram Soyuncu Sidibe (Rico)
    Maddison Mane KDB Salah (Cantwell)
    Ings Vardy(C) (Greenwood)

    1. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yip. Nice team GL

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

      Yes good team

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

    Hate that Alli Drop !
    Maddison injury means had to wait for the press conference to do the transfer.

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      So sad, your team value is only 107.2 now! 😀

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

        Ha ha
        I am targeting Son in GW 24 my friend 😀

        Bdw, D Silva is a good punt for next 3 isn't he ? Sarr another option

        1. Holmes
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Can you get Son now? Or you have some other plans with the cash?

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

            With next 3 FT i am planning:

            Alli Rashford Willian >>> 7.6m mid + Jimenez + Son (GW 24)

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

              Question is who is the 7.6m midfielder ?
              Can get Maddison too atm but will be neck to neck on ££ to get Sonny afterwards.

              Maddison/Sarr/Dilva/Grealish all looking good options

              1. Holmes
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                I guess you cant go wrong with any of them, probably won't be much difference. Play the fixtures in this case

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

                  Yeah.
                  Agree with that. Too much tinkering ....

            2. Holmes
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Ok, then Silva will probably do the job

              Sorry to throw one more name since its a 3 week punt, you can consider Sigurdsson as well (BHA, whm, NEW)

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

                Thanks.
                Siggy playing # 10 or # 8 ??

                1. Holmes
                  • 10 Years
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  Haven't seen them play recently but on paper, it looks like a #8

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

                    Thanks buddy. Checked his heatmaps, he's #8 IMO. Will pass that.
                    Dilva or Sarr remaining in contention now. It's frustrating that Villa have City this GW. Would have gone for Grealish straight away

                    1. Holmes
                      • 10 Years
                      4 years, 2 months ago

                      Otamendi, Stones or Fernandinho should be piece of cake for Grealish 😀

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

                        They should be tbh. 😀

                2. Netley Lucas
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  Read Grand Old Team, Siggy very much in the firing line. Avoid.

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

                    Thanks mate

    2. bOttOmEdpOstrEpliEr.
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Get a West Ham mid instead, from either Felipe or Fornales.

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

        Do you think they will continue their form (bounce) ?

        1. bOttOmEdpOstrEpliEr.
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Yes at least for the next Two GWs I think, the fact thet Fornals came on in second half and got assist+goal in FA cup makes him a good prospect and he will start 100%

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

            Thanks for the information mate.

  16. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    What ye think of this lot? Gtg? I just put C on KDB over Jimenez - KDB has more explosive potential just hope he is not going to play too deep.

    Guiata

    TAA Lundstram Söyüncü

    Salah Mane KDB (C) Maddison Traore

    Vardy Jimenez (VC)

    McGovern Greenwood Kelly Targett

    1. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      One other question should I be looking to get Ings back into this team for Greenwood in 2-3 weeks when Traore fixtures turn , would need to downgrade Targett or some other defender to total fodder too to have enough cash.

      1. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        You can switch to 4-4-2 instead and upgrade Targett/Kelly to 2nd SHU defender like Baldock or Stevens.

        1. Albrightondknight
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          That’s something I had not considered and by gw25 the fixtures turn back for SHU again.
          On the flip side there are so many option for a front 7 so I don’t know that I want to be limited to 6.

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

          Other fenders could be an option at a slightly higher price too as I have 1.0 ITB right now.

    2. bOttOmEdpOstrEpliEr.
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      The captain idea is okay, but Maddison's start is questionable.

      1. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Would you put Greenwood into start instead of Maddison for now - until we here more from a pressers. Friday evening start is annoying when waiting on news.

        1. bOttOmEdpOstrEpliEr.
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          The problem is as long as I remember, Greenwood, Rashford, James and Martial have not started a game together, I am sure Rashford and Martial will start, so between James and Greenwood very difficult to say which one starts as they both did not played 90 mins vs Mancity

          1. Albrightondknight
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Cheers

  17. CoachRed
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Alli to Mahrez?

    Gotta take a hit though....

    1. bOttOmEdpOstrEpliEr.
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Nice punt for the next 2 GWs.

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

      Hit makes it difficult.
      I'm also thinking about D Silva atm

    3. Kitsune
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I did it but not for a hit. Could pay off but who really knows...

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

    Ryan (Gazza)
    TAA Lundstram Soyuncu (Rico Aurier)
    Salah KDB Martial Traore Grealish
    Vardy [C] Rashford (Maupay)

    1FT 1.7ITB, which one?

    A. Save FT, GTG
    B. Maupay > Jimenez, bench Grealish
    C. Aurier > Doherty, bench Grealish
    D. Maupay > DCL, bench Grealish

    1. bOttOmEdpOstrEpliEr.
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Between C and D.
      I would prefer C as Maupay has good fixtures, Aurier about to lose his place.

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

      I think C and captain Rash/Martial or KDB

    3. MikeLowrey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I'd save. Team in good shape

    4. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A

    5. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A

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

      Ta lads! Seems good enough to save ...

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

      If anything, you need to shave off some ££ from 8th attacker. Will need 2 FT for that. So A is good start to head in that direction

  19. MikeLowrey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    A) Pukki to DCL
    B) Pukki to Jimenez
    C) Alli to Maddo
    D) Roll FT, bench Pukki, play Alli

    Cheers

    1. bOttOmEdpOstrEpliEr.
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Better to wait until before the deadline, but would prefer A among those options

    2. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Alli to Grealish.

    3. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A

    4. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I would start thinking to get rid of someone for a cheap 8th attacker to stop this benching headache everyweek

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

        Agree with this

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

        I've got Maupay already as a cheap attacker. I might roll and bench Pukki given he is potentially out this GW

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

    Who else with me on Mane © ??
    Aurier on that wing makes me feel good about owning Robbo & Mane 😉

    1. bOttOmEdpOstrEpliEr.
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Remember he is due a blank

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

        Had it in GW 18 😉

        1. bOttOmEdpOstrEpliEr.
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          He never have had 5 returns in a row.

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

            Wow.
            Didn't know that

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

            He gets returns and could then say he’s never had 6 returns in a row, and so it continues 🙂

            1. bOttOmEdpOstrEpliEr.
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Very true, but always due a blank.

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

                You may be right.

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

                Every player is i guess, but when ya flying, confidence high, every chance he does well. Fingers crossed

            2. bOttOmEdpOstrEpliEr.
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Though i dont like this idea, but it is a fact.

      2. Jarnathan
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I think you don't understand how probability works

    2. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I'm expecting Mourinho to park the double decker as long as he can. Aurier won't be the only barrier to face plus a lot of gamesmanship and a bit of milling.

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

        Sighh.
        Boring Vardy then (?)

        1. GreennRed
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Dunno. But can't see Mourinho being as naive as Rogers was against Pool. They didn't even start a fight 😉

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

            Ha ha ha
            I am actually looking forward to seeing mou's face after Pool thump them 😀
            Day before yesterday, he complained about the weight of the new Football used in PL 😀
            It's started you know

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

      Switching between Mane & KDB atm mate but a strong chance i can go with Mane, so consistent, loves big game goals, best team in the league, Spurs looking dire, there’s a lot to like about it.

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

        Can get pumped by Vardy © as well tbh if Mane fails
        But Southampton are playing so well recently so ....

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

          True, really not feeling Vardy this GW though, doesn’t feel right at all. Southampton out to amend for that previous thumping, they look a very different team to then, will be minimal goals. Besides, Vardy hardly hauled his last three games before his 2 games out. Wasn’t that impressed with his performance against Villa, and they are nowhere near as good as Southampton have been. Very good week to go against Vardy imo

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

            Yeah.
            Might stick to Mane. It's fun 🙂

    4. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Good shout

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

        Thanks !
        Great MTM video.

        1. Lateriser 12
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Thanks 🙂

  21. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I thought it might be busier on here, are some unaware of the deadline or what.

    1. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Regardless of deadline it's not often busy at 4 am.

      1. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I ain’t got the Irish time zone anymore only after 9pm Thursday for me 🙂

        1. GreennRed
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Are you on US West Coast?

          1. Albrightondknight
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            No it’s not California sun it’s Alberta snow 🙂

      2. Lateriser 12
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        It is the deadzone after all

        1. Albrightondknight
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Nice job on meet the manager.

    2. bOttOmEdpOstrEpliEr.
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      It is very busy compared to the other days at this time

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

      Like this time actually. Can have actual chat with people here, some good advice being shared

      After some time, pages will start flying 😀

      Only A/B/C/D

      1. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Too right.

  22. Manumana
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Is Kun likely to start against Villa ? Thx

    1. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Only pep knows

    2. Netley Lucas
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yep.

      1. Manumana
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks for the replies

  23. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Alright, made my mind up.

    D(C)L it is.

    1. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Woah

      Ballsy. Good luck.

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers my man. Great podcast btw.

        1. Lateriser 12
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Thanks RR

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Hatty incoming

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

      It’s always the players we totally discount hehe, best of luck!

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Might chicken out 😆

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

          Haha, gutsy move if ya follow through with it 🙂

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

      THIS IS WHAT WE PLAY FOR (Bill Burr voice).

  24. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Pope > Fabianski done with one of the 2fts. Save the other ft?

    fab
    taa soy lund
    salah kdb richarlison grealish
    vardy rashford ings

    button dunk rico dendo

    1. bOttOmEdpOstrEpliEr.
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Save the other ft, sell Rash and someone else next week to get Mane for GW24

      1. SpaceCadet
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers. Planning rash and rich > mane and dcl next gw.

    2. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I have Mahrez and you have Richa. After that, identical 10 players

      1. SpaceCadet
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Can see some green this gw

        1. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Looking all blue so far

        2. Eze Really?
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Hopefully. Too many times I have had a fail with what I though was a good side.

          1. SpaceCadet
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Fingers crossed

    3. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Your plan for 3rd Pool?

      1. SpaceCadet
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Rash and rich > mane and dcl with 2 fts.

        1. Eze Really?
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Same move with Rash and Mahrez

          1. SpaceCadet
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Whats your OR?

            1. Eze Really?
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              45k. Yours?

              1. SpaceCadet
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                27k

      2. SpaceCadet
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Yours?

  25. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    How’s she looking?

    Guaita
    Trent Soyuncu Lundstram
    Salah(c) Maddison* KDB Traore Martial
    Rashford Vardy

    McGovern* Ayew Rico Kelly

    1. SpaceCadet
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      buxom

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        lol

  26. Garth Marenghi
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Kinda hard to believe Lundstram is higher up the captain poll than Salah.

  27. fplfansss
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    What to do with Alli?
    A. Keep
    B. Sell for Richarlison
    C. Sell for Traore
    D. Sell for Sarr

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      B

    2. Garth Marenghi
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      B

    3. SpaceCadet
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      B

    4. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      B

  28. bennyp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Would you bench Sidibe vs Brighton?

    TAA - Soy - Lund/Maitland/Sidibe

  29. Matsy123
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I've never owned lundstram and want a SHU defender, is lundstram still a better option that baldock or stevens. On wc

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Still worth it I guess, you can consider double defense as well, good fixtures upcoming

  30. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Best cap pick this gw?

    a. vardy
    b. rashford
    c. salah
    d. kdb