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Top 10k back Salah with the Gameweek 26 armband as Mane exodus continues

Despite Manchester City having a fine-looking home fixture against West Ham United on Sunday, the top 10,000 managers in Fantasy Premier League have largely backed Mohamed Salah (£12.7m) for the Gameweek 26 captaincy.

Over two-thirds of the top 10k tossed the armband to the Egyptian ahead of this morning’s deadline, although they’ll have to wait a week before they see the premium midfielder in action.

Salah and Kevin De Bruyne (£10.8m) are both owned by over 90% of the managers within the top 10,000 but significantly fewer Fantasy bosses have made the Belgian their skipper.

Only 8.42% of this elite bunch have captained De Bruyne, which isn’t enough to lift his effective ownership (a figure influenced by captaincies and benchings) beyond the 100% mark.

Sergio Aguero (£12.1m), indeed is a more popular captaincy pick in the top 10,000 despite being owned by around one-third of the FPL managers that De Bruyne is.

Over half of the Argentine striker’s owners within the top 10,000 have skippered him in Gameweek 26.

Outside of the premium trio we have mentioned above, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.8m) is the only other FPL asset to have been captained by more than 1% of the top 10k in Gameweek 26.

De Bruyne is the most-popular vice-captain candidate, meanwhile.

It was a fairly quiet week in terms of chip usage, with only a smattering of the top 10,000 deploying their Triple Captain (30), Free Hit (16) or Bench Boost (60) chips.

The second Wildcard was a more popular option, however, with almost 400 of our leading managers overhauling their squads.

The Triple Captain remains the most-used chip in the second half of the campaign, with Double Gameweek 24 accounting for a large chunk of the figure above.

John Lundstram‘s (£5.0m) loss of a first-team place – amongst other factors – might have been a big trigger in terms of Wildcard deployment, with the ‘out of position’ FPL defender so widely owned.

Lundstram understandably doesn’t feature in the Gameweek 26 Wildcard template above, with Dean Henderson (£5.1m) instead proving the most popular route into the Sheffield United backline despite blanks in Gameweek 28 and 31.

The fact that Nick Pope (£4.7m) is so highly owned perhaps suggests some of the more forward-thinking of our top 10k have accounted for this with a playing reserve shot-stopper.

Salah, De Bruyne and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.7m) are highly owned options in these Wildcard squads, with Danny Ings (£7.0m) the most-popular forward.

Compared to the overall template below, there are a not-insignificant seven differences – which could dramatically affect the ranks of those who used their Wildcard in Gameweek 26, for better or for worse.

In terms of the overall template in the top 10k, there are two changes to the ‘most-owned’ squad from Gameweek 25: Henderson and Virgil van Dijk (£6.5m) replacing Pope and Diego Rico (£4.3m).

Sadio Mane (£12.2m), incidentally, is now only owned by 13.74% of the leading group of Fantasy managers – a dramatic drop on his ownership figure of 75% ahead of Double Gameweek 24.

As we ready ourselves for the blanks and doubles on the horizon, many of the top 10k still have plenty of chips in hand.

Around one in seven haven’t used any, while just over 50% still have three chips in their back pocket.

Approximately one in ten of the top 10k have just one chip remaining, while 3.6% have already maxed out.

Stats taken from LiveFPL.net

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

    I need Mahrez to start and haul tomorrow. Please Pep don´t bench him :/

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

      You knew the risks when picking him...high risk and reward! Good luck!

      (Makes it exciting at least!)

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

        thanks

        Sterling injured should make him a guaranteed starter but Pep sgonna Pep

    2. Queens of the South Age
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Sorry. Need the opposite. Sold him for Son this week on a feeling that he's getting nothing.

      Bilva on the right and Jesus on the left please Pep.

      1. The Train Driver
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Hope both Mahrez and Son blank lol..

      2. 7rjngs lollygagger
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Well I’m fairly sure you won’t be getting a green arrow 🙂 Must be a bummer

        1. Queens of the South Age
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Yeah, been a couple of weeks since I got one now. Trying to stay positive about it tho.

          1. potatoace
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            🙂

      3. Woy_is_back
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah, noticed. Could be a genius move or could backfire terribly. Hoping for the latter 😉

    3. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      You went that way in the end? Fingers crossed he explodes.

    4. Ragabolly
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Rank 100 exactly?

  2. Party time
      4 years, 8 months ago

      9 missed spot kicks in the Japanese Super cup final yesterday 😆

      Very Hilarious! You guys need to check it out. A familiar name in Thomas Vermaelen also missed his 😆

      https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k1JRENmH1iU

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Winners play Wuhan FC in Inter Continental match.

        1. Party time
            4 years, 8 months ago

            😆

            No one wants a virus

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

          lol crazy

          1. Party time
              4 years, 8 months ago

              😆

          2. Fulchester's New Centr…
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Lol. Couple of good saves, but mainly hideous misses.

            1. Party time
                4 years, 8 months ago

                Yes. Some sort of Japanese charm used by the fans maybe.

                お守り

            2. Bun Rab
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              How about a ref who gets suspoended for giving 4 crap penalty decisions in 1 game..

              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N21sKURNEzM

              1. Party time
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  Only in Maroc 😆

                  That Ref took a bribe

                  1. Bun Rab
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    4 years, 8 months ago

                    No comment 😀

              2. Fulchester's New Centr…
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                Not comedy, but Taarabt has reinvented himself as Viera/Roy Keane.
                https://mobile.twitter.com/mf_vid/status/1223952549360865287

                1. Fulchester's New Centr…
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  Continuing the Moroccan theme

                  1. Party time
                      4 years, 8 months ago

                      😆 playing a more defensive role now, it seems.

                      He is very skilful with the ball

                      1. Fulchester's New Centr…
                        • 7 Years
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        Saw him play in the Championship for QPR - like the PE teacher against the Year 3s.

                  2. soup natsi
                    • 9 Years
                    4 years, 8 months ago

                    thanks for this

              3. Optimus.
                • 13 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                VAR aiding Pool, now storm Ciara hitting the City match tomorrow while Liverpool are on holiday?...

                Suspicious or what?...

                1. potatoace
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  Wait till the wind mysteriously changes direction at half time too.

                2. Fulchester's New Centr…
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  Kun loves it when it's wet.

                3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
                  • 13 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  varnado

              4. @fpl_phenom
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                is Pogba going to be back any time soon guys? seen him doing rehab on instagram to music...

                1. Fulchester's New Centr…
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  Not sure he'll ever appear for Utd again.

                2. 7rjngs lollygagger
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  Didn’t go on warm weather training so shouldn’t pick up another injury

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

                  Don’t think he’ll play more than another few mins before he picks up another ‘injury’ before he leaves permanently.

                  1. @fpl_phenom
                    • 9 Years
                    4 years, 8 months ago

                    seems like hes getting any niggling procedures out of the way before he leaves for madrid... but surely he has to come back and out himself in the shop window no ?

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

                      Yeah I dunno, I think everyone already knows how good he is when he’s in the right system, tries hard etc. Maybe a few games at the very end of the season and then smash Euro 2020?

                      1. @fpl_phenom
                        • 9 Years
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        utd desperately need him to come back and do a madness for the end of the season... top 4 is amazingly still a possibility

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

                          Don’t think anything can help Man U now, Woodward and OGS are unstoppable.

              5. Fpl Richie
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                I hate mat Ryan as anyone stupid enough to own him would do. But if I have other blankers to sort before 28, surely I can let him slide for Sheff Utd and Palace right? 🙂

                I'd genuinely be happy with 5pts

                1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
                  • 10 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  I just rage transferred him out for Pope. Good riddance!

                  1. Fpl Richie
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 9 Years
                    4 years, 8 months ago

                    He's awful obviously but 28 needs priority sadly and he will bring in a valuable 2pts

                2. 7rjngs lollygagger
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  Holding for Palace I suppose

                3. Fulchester's New Centr…
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  Of course just stick.

                4. Marmalade Forest
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  Don’t forget he was doing well at for the first 15-20 weeks. One of the top keepers. Pope has only just taken over recently.

                  Also having Ryan (and Button) has also saved you 0.5m for the rest of the squad.

                  Everyone (including me) who had two rotating 4.5s has lost out on points and had 0.5m less to play with.

                  Everyone who’s had the right 4.5 keeper, with 4.0 on the bench for all of the season are either very lucky or very good.

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

                gw rank 7,298,328 ... anyone better this? (0 players, -8)

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

                  I didn't even know there were that many players 😀

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

                    7,407,128 ...another 109k worse than me ... not much chance of finding any of them on here

                2. 7rjngs lollygagger
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  Deserves a screenshot that

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

                    Just seen that it's not so bad (!) ... rival has 0 points (no hits) and is stuck at 7,090,445

                    What's the gw rank for 1 point?

                    1. FPL Theorist
                      • 4 Years
                      4 years, 8 months ago

                      Sam Bonfield is on 1 point (1 transfer) and 4,673,912 GW rank.

                      Which is only slightly better than me at 0 points from 0 players, 0 transfers, and 4,730,923 GW rank. Weird!

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

                        Congratulations, you're top of the zero pointers! ... not many people on 1 point who did more than 1 transfer then

                3. Fulchester's New Centr…
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  Is that actually last?

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

                    ahead of the 4+ transfers and those with negative scores ... for game week rank purposes my score is 0, not -8

                4. FPL Theorist
                  • 4 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  Amey is at 7,396,564

                  https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/89337/event/26

                  Apparently hits only count as a tiebreaker, so someone who is on -1 with no hit (Mariappa OG) is worse.

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

                    That's true - just a sorting mechanism - rival used 2 FT so he near the bottom of the zero points pile
                    My -8 was 3 transfers so a bit behind him but way ahead of the -1 pointers

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

                    ouch poor guy transfered in Mariappa

                  3. HashAttack
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 8 months ago

                    Just seen that his -1 is from a BB player - lol

                5. Gerd Mueller’s thighs
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  7,349,028 for me. I tried playing conservatively, but hasn’t worked.

              7. Bun Rab
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                Chris Wilder hanging out at the boxing. Sheff Utd not travelled? :p

                1. Fulchester's New Centr…
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  He's not playing either way.

              8. Nightf0x
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                Ryan (buton)
                Taa lascels sidibe (lund soy)
                Mane salah kdb traore (fleck)
                Dcl ings vardy

                Which?
                A) dcl sidibe -4 to jimi egan/boly/5.1 def.
                B) dcl ryan -4 to jimi mcarthy

                1. Fulchester's New Centr…
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  A with Egan

                2. Fpl Richie
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  A - Boly easily for me

              9. 7rjngs lollygagger
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                I’ve found a use for Matt Ryan - he’s earned me a smiley face on LiveFPL feature that shows it was a really cool net gain of 1.44 points over top 10k to have a Brighton player today

                1. Fulchester's New Centr…
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  Worth keeping all season for?

                  1. 7rjngs lollygagger
                    • 5 Years
                    4 years, 8 months ago

                    Got him in for Guaita so I’m actually fairly happy at those steady returns 🙂

                    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
                      • 7 Years
                      4 years, 8 months ago

                      Traitor

                      1. Fulchester's New Centr…
                        • 7 Years
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        Good move, why can't Palace keep Cs anymore?

                        1. 7rjngs lollygagger
                          • 5 Years
                          4 years, 8 months ago

                          Last week should have been one really - SU didn’t look like scoring at all before Guaita did his thing.

                          The goals conceded column was still fairly healthy until this week - mostly just a goal a game. But in honesty we’ve looked poor for a while - really poor much of the time.

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

                            Well I can only apologise, I subbed out richarlison for son for a hit so can't help feeling some responsibility!!

              10. Boomerang V
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                As I already WC'ed, I am tempted to BENCH BOOST GW 27.

                I can get this team with my 2 FTs:

                Henderson
                TAA - VVD - Stephens
                Salah - Kdb - Grealish - Traore
                Auba - Jimenez - Ings

                My bench:

                McCarthy (AVL)
                Taylor (BOU)
                Fleck (BHA)
                Lascelles (cry)

                I know DGW are best for doing this but without a WC, I could end up getting a few hits and maybe weakening my starting 11

                Thoughts?

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

                  I'm thinking of doing the same next gw with..

                  Pope Barnes Taylor Lacelles

                2. Fulchester's New Centr…
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  Seems to be a lot of people going that way this year. Worth a go I'd say, DGWs never pan out - remember Duffy last year?

                3. Bobby Digital
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  I'd look at BBing a DGW...

                4. Patio Kev
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  Go for it, BB can be awesome but can also be a useless chip I used mine up about GW6 I think.

                  Last couple of seasons I have Wildcarded just to BB and it has been a massive mistake as you end up spreading value over the whole team for 1 week.

                  Just use it whenever feels right and next week looks good.

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

                  I did the same this week with McCarthy, Fleck, Taore and Stephens

                6. Philman
                  • 14 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  I think freeing yourself from the Chip prior to DGWs means you can focus the strategy for the rest of the season on a strong XI, and the later you leave it, the more rotation can be an issue. It may not be necessarily the best strategy, but it is a valid one, but as always, it is very dependant on your person team.

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

                    On the other hand, holding it allows you to build value and have better bench players to boost

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

                Who to transfer out for Jimenez:

                1. DCL
                2. Vardy

                Thanks All

                1. Chasing Waves
                  • 12 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  DCL

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

                  It’s tough, DCL had about 3 chances to score/ near misses and still managed 11pts. Vardy not quite on fire anymore and more expensive...

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

                    Yeah he took his chances, shame he didn’t take that chance right at the end but 11 points is a good return hey

                    Vardy just has some really nice fixtures

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

                      Yeah wait and see and then do what feels right

                3. Fulchester's New Centr…
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  Wait to see if Jamie turns up for Wolves game.

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

                    Yes... I suppose Vardy’s fixtures after WOL are really nice if he can find a bit of form

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

                  Vardy

                5. bitm2007
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  DCL.

                  If Vardy scores in the next couple of weeks I'm planning to do DCL to Vardy for GW28.

              12. Fpl Richie
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                Best route for next 2...
                A. Lundstram/Holgate to Vvd (then Martial to Son week after)
                B. Martial to Mane (Lund/Holgate to Fernández week after)

                1. Fulchester's New Centr…
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  A

              13. Colonel Shoe 肝池
                • 13 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                just realised i have no players next friday sunday or monday...eeek

                1. Bun Rab
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 12 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  Get those green arrows in early and hope for the best!

                2. Party time
                    4 years, 8 months ago

                    I had non today but 2 tomorrow & loaded up for the coming days

                  • bitm2007
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 10 Years
                    4 years, 8 months ago

                    I only have Traore and he is a doubt. 7 of my starters play in the two games next Saturday.

                  • Marmalade Forest
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 8 months ago

                    When they play doesn’t really matter though does it.
                    You’ve nailed your colours to the mast going for 10 players from Liverpool, City, Southampton and SHU.

                    Booms or busts.

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

                  Man the race for promotion in the Championship is hot right now. Big win for Forrest today. Hope they come up.

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

                    Leeds collapse has been almost amusing. Again.

                  2. Fulchester's New Centr…
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 8 months ago

                    Forest love
                    Sabri Lamouchi, Lamouchi
                    Amour

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

                  Ederson
                  Cancelo, Fernandinho, Laporte, Mendy
                  De Bruyne, Rodri, D Silva
                  B Silva, Aguero (F), Jesus (L)

                  1. Fulchester's New Centr…
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 8 months ago

                    Noooo

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

                      (not confirmed)

                      1. Fulchester's New Centr…
                        • 7 Years
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        Yeeees

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

                    Did you just wake up?

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

                    No mahrez, ouch.

                    1. Party time
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        I know someone who did Martial-> Mahrez as a late transfer.

                        Ohhh sweet jane , you bet I am hoping this line up is the real one

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

                          FAKE NEWS!!!

                          1. Party time
                              4 years, 8 months ago

                              😆 Here you are! 😆

                      • @fpl_phenom
                        • 9 Years
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        possibly ....

                      • Reedy
                        • 14 Years
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        What good is this? At least mention the source...

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

                          Deadline passed already...

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

                            Forum expected team

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

                              Oh right, Blue Moon or something? Always good to know where this stuff comes from.

                      • Firminooooo
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 8 Years
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        AGUERO(C) LETS GO!

                      • HashAttack
                        • 7 Years
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        Damn - just seen that there is no chance Roberto playing in goal for WHU

                        1. Fulchester's New Centr…
                          • 7 Years
                          4 years, 8 months ago

                          Peak Buffon and Schmeichel Sr playing as a tag team probably wouldn't be enough for WHU to come out with a respectable scoreline this week.

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

                            Just hope they let city score some goals and it isn't all own goals by WHU

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

                      High score for this week is obviously a team created just for today - Richarlison TC

                      Question is, why the *** bother joining a ML

                      1. Fulchester's New Centr…
                        • 7 Years
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        Nowt queer as folk.

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

                          There was someone last season ... was doing the full 15 transfers, every day, every week ... about as weird as you can get

                          1. Fulchester's New Centr…
                            • 7 Years
                            4 years, 8 months ago

                            Gunning for sub 7 million GW rank prize?

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

                              🙂

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

                        I swear there's some dodgy hacking going on in FPL . . . Richarlison (c) is utterly illogical especially at the top of the league.

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

                          He's not at the top of any league, it's a newly created team.

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

                            Someone in the top ten had him (c)

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

                          A new team created for the day - so highest score tonight.
                          Doing that in itself is a bit odd. and hardly epic when there are only 2 games (imagine gw31!) - but why go to the additional step of joining a ML, that part really unnerves me

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

                            3rd world team probably. And why not join a minileague?!? If someone complains about cheating, this is a newcomer who has joined ml with friends. Good cover.

                            1. Bennerman
                              • 6 Years
                              4 years, 8 months ago

                              Third world? What?

                              1. Bennerman
                                • 6 Years
                                4 years, 8 months ago

                                Just to be clear, are you saying '3rd world' as a derogatory?

                                1. Bennerman
                                  • 6 Years
                                  4 years, 8 months ago

                                  So if someone is from developing Africa, let's say, they are in some way less important, in FF (and by extension otherwise)?

                      3. Soto Ayam
                        • 5 Years
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        Just so we comment on it

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

                      If Lundstram is dropped again is it worth transferring him out for a hit??

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

                        Or play Dunk?

                      2. Marmalade Forest
                        • 7 Years
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        I don’t think so, unless you’re really worried about the price drop ruining your team.

                        He was a luxury that became a necessity. If you can’t field 11 players because he’s not playing, then you’ve got 3 other blokes who need looking at too.

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

                          Yeah I don’t think he is worth the hit... I can field 11 and hopefully work him out for free after GW28

                          Thanks

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

                      Do we know who is currently on penalties at Man Utd?

                      1. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
                        • 5 Years
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        It’ll be Fernandez (Utd fan)

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

                          Was he on them in Portugal?

                          1. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
                            • 5 Years
                            4 years, 8 months ago

                            I’ve seen him take them on YouTube. He’s class

                      2. @fpl_phenom
                        • 9 Years
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        id say its got to be BF as he took them for sporting and Rashford and Pogba are out

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

                          I've never taken a penalty mate.

                          1. Sloane426
                            • 5 Years
                            4 years, 8 months ago

                            Waited for the the forehead clown to return. How’s owning Aurier looking now mate?

                    5. ZAWAd25
                      • 7 Years
                      4 years, 8 months ago

                      DCL to Jimmy for (-4) worth it ahead of NOR(H)?

                      1. Marmalade Forest
                        • 7 Years
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        DCL + 4 points vs Arsenal or Jiminez vs Norwich? I reckon toss a coin.

                        Why -4 already? We’ve only had one game this GW.

                        Who else you binning off, is that fire more important?

                        1. ZAWAd25
                          • 7 Years
                          4 years, 8 months ago

                          Will probably downgrade Dilva to Traore to free up cash for Jiménez. Or should I just keep both and roll a FT?

                          1. Marmalade Forest
                            • 7 Years
                            4 years, 8 months ago

                            Hmmm.
                            So it becomes
                            Dilva vs Leicester + DCL vs Arsenal + 4 points or Traore and Jiminez vs Norwich.

                            That’ll split opinions.

                    6. Fulchester's New Centr…
                      • 7 Years
                      4 years, 8 months ago

                      Against Palace at home? Just play Dunk.

                      1. Fulchester's New Centr…
                        • 7 Years
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        Sorry, reply to Saltyballs

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

                          Thanks mate, well he has SHU swag before that

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

                        Sell Dunk, you'll feel better afterwards

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

                          He has been the worst transfer of the season mate... not worth a hit atm tho I feel

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

                            I sold 3 defenders for -8 last week ... it should take a couple of weeks to get that back but I still think it's the right thing to do

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

                      Top 10k owned players - have 6 / 15
                      Top 10k WC players - have 11/15 (Pope, VVD, Barnes, Jimi >> McC, Fleck, Boly, Bobby)

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

                        So much for posting something relevant to the article!

                        1. Fulchester's New Centr…
                          • 7 Years
                          4 years, 8 months ago

                          What we're you thinking?

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

                            Thought some other people might throw out their numbers ... just it's part of the article for this tread and there's not a lot else ... next transfer is a frustrating 13 days away

                            I'm chuffed that I have my WC intact and my team is so well aligned

                          2. Fulchester's New Centr…
                            • 7 Years
                            4 years, 8 months ago

                            Sorry, hadn't even read it myself.
                            7 and 8 of each for me.

                    8. Igz08
                      • 7 Years
                      4 years, 8 months ago

                      Digne -> Fernández

                      For free?

                      1. Igz08
                        • 7 Years
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        Rather early transfer, but need to make up transfer value if I can

                        1. benbro
                          • 6 Years
                          4 years, 8 months ago

                          You really need to make up tv?

                          Which premiums are you worried about not owning?

                          1. Igz08
                            • 7 Years
                            4 years, 8 months ago

                            Was planning on getting in Fernandes for digne anyway, and would rather not pay more a few days later

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

                          Not much choice if you want to avoid he price rise - the good news is that he has never has a RC (in the PL)

                        3. Fulchester's New Centr…
                          • 7 Years
                          4 years, 8 months ago

                          This sounds bonkers

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

                            came across as desperate to me 🙂

                          2. Igz08
                            • 7 Years
                            4 years, 8 months ago

                            Do you see Digne picking up many points over the next 5?

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

                              You know that Benteke is on fire and Newcastle play CRY next?

                            2. Fulchester's New Centr…
                              • 7 Years
                              4 years, 8 months ago

                              Just doesn't seem the kind of player to worry about like this - hardly Salah or Kun. Lasc available for a bit less.

                              1. Igz08
                                • 7 Years
                                4 years, 8 months ago

                                good way to look at it. alleviated my anxiety 🙂

                    9. Bobby Digital
                      • 7 Years
                      4 years, 8 months ago

                      KDB let's goo!

                      1. Fulchester's New Centr…
                        • 7 Years
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        Gooooo

                      2. have you seen cyan
                        • 5 Years
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        KDB cap 🙂

                    10. Marmalade Forest
                      • 7 Years
                      4 years, 8 months ago

                      Does anyone know, or have confidence in who the Burnley full backs will be for the rest of the season?

                      Why’s Dyche switched them so much? Is it injuries or poor performances?

                      I’m thinking of fighting through GW31 with some Burnley players at the back, WC32, FH34, BB37.

                      Nailing the two Burnley fullbacks for under 9m would be lovely, getting the wrong two could be disastrous.

                      1. Bobby Digital
                        • 7 Years
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        Taylor should be nailed, apparently it's his spot to lose.

                      2. Fulchester's New Centr…
                        • 7 Years
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        Taylor pretty safe now, Lowton maybe less so, but Bardsley must be nearly as old as me.

                      3. HashAttack
                        • 7 Years
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        Assume just the 3 matches with Everton / Norwich being the 3rd

                        Put together a FH team with those players and then ask yourself, do you really want to build up a gw31 team slowly and then be stuck with those player.

                        Even if it's Spurs / West Ham instead, it still isn't much better - I would have over 15m left itb

                        For me it's either Liverpool have to be playing in gw31 or I use a FH

                        1. Marmalade Forest
                          • 7 Years
                          4 years, 8 months ago

                          I’ve already got 3 Wolves, Pope, DCL or Alli so I’m halfway to fielding a team.

                          I can bench my 3 Liverpool assets that week, so if slowly sell the rest of my squad to field 9-11 I’m happy. I should only lose ground to people who FH in the Watford goal scorer or anyone who brings in and captains Wilson.

                          We know by GW29 who else will play GW31, so maybe take a hit at that point to bring in Son or Richarlison.

                          Playing the WC in 32 and knowing the revised fixture schedule means I can sort the rest of the season out keeping the FH for the perfect team in GW34 and build to the best 15 men for DGW37 and the BB.

                          Using a FH with only 6 teams to pick from makes me feel empty inside.

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

                            I know there's not going to be much available - I posted the best FH teams I could make earlier (comment 21662581)
                            https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/21662581

                            I did think about slow build up and then WC in 32 but there most of the teams in 31 have poor fixtures in 30 - e.g. Everton home to Liverpool and Burnley away to Man City

                            Another factor is that gw34 should be easy to manage - a max of 4 teams in the cup SF, some of those will have midweek fixtures instead ... so no need for a FH or WC for gw34

                            After 31 and ignoring 38, there are only the 6 game weeks and I would still need to play WC, BB and TC ... that's more that enough chips to handle, so I think 31 is the best use for my FH ... no negative build up and no need to WC to fix it in 32

                            1. Fulchester's New Centr…
                              • 7 Years
                              4 years, 8 months ago

                              Look at those FH teams! Quite literally the best players available all across the pitch and £16/£20 million left over - not saying it is, but feels like a waste.

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

                                It is pretty dire ... but isn't it even worse to try a build up to something like those teams, and committing to the WC in 32

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

                                  Would you be so much worse off just playing with 7/8 though?

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

                                    maybe not - will have Pope, Boly, Traore and Jimi - possibly plus Son and Tanga

                                    Maybe bring in 2 more from Burnley, Mee & Wood) as they have CRY (away) in 32
                                    Possible punt on Ake or Wilson as they have Newcastle at home in 32

                        2. 7rjngs lollygagger
                          • 5 Years
                          4 years, 8 months ago

                          Happy to roll with 7 if need be. Doubt I’ll be far off average

                          Pope
                          Taylor
                          Rich Traore
                          Jim DCL Wood

                          easy to bench afterwards and none of those are poor options anyway.

                    11. have you seen cyan
                      • 5 Years
                      4 years, 8 months ago

                      Pickford is Joe Hart 2.0

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

                        I think something hiccuped in the quantum universe ... a hole opened up in the middle of his body and Benteke scored

                        .. and they say we never see miracles nowadays

                        1. have you seen cyan
                          • 5 Years
                          4 years, 8 months ago

                          everytime the ball goes anywhere near the Everton goal it feels like they will score, some game soon he is going to have an absolute Howler and concede 5/6. Absolute garbage keeper, if he retains the England spot its a total joke. Pope, Henderson and even Foster are ten times the keeper he is

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

                            Matt Murray was praising Hendo and Ramsdale today ... didn't realise Bournemouth got him from SHU

                            1. have you seen cyan
                              • 5 Years
                              4 years, 8 months ago

                              Henderson should be number one for sure, even Man U should sell DeGea and get Henderson in next season

                              1. have you seen cyan
                                • 5 Years
                                4 years, 8 months ago

                                havent watched Ramsdale much tbh

                              2. Fulchester's New Centr…
                                • 7 Years
                                4 years, 8 months ago

                                Agree with this

                              1. have you seen cyan
                                • 5 Years
                                4 years, 8 months ago

                                hard to grasp Ramsdales true level with that Cherries defence in front of him, but he has done well. All of the mentioned are better than Pickford IMO. Pickford is good with his feet, but I think I would prefer a keeper who is good with their hands and has presence.

                                So bored of Enlgand being "nice" and having loyalities to certain players because of the team they play for or past performances. Its pretty simple really, pick the best player for the spot, thats all.

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

                                Thanks - I liked the bit at the end, start of the season and suddenly he's playing but not listed on FPL

                                “I said: ‘If I get to the stage where I am playing that first game and I’m not on there, my God, I’ll be quite disappointed,’

                      2. bench boost for every gamew…
                        • 7 Years
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        That is extremely harsh on Joe Hart i must say (don´t ask me how i got here)

                        Joe Hart once was a good goalie, Pickford never been that and never will be.

                    12. have you seen cyan
                      • 5 Years
                      4 years, 8 months ago

                      Lundstram starting tomorrow and hauling is my dream come true, it will be so good 🙂

                      1. Buck The Trent
                        • 13 Years
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        keep up the wet dream

                      2. Warby84
                        • 9 Years
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        Good lucky with lady Lundstrum

                    13. FOO FIGHTER
                      • 5 Years
                      4 years, 8 months ago

                      Anyone seen the striker SHU got on loan, Zivkovic in action?

                      Nice price and hoping he starts this weekend. Cannot be worse than what they currently have up top.

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

                        Haven't seen him but definitely has potential. Though can't judge on Dutch and Chinese league standards and YouTube vids always make a player look good!

                        https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3WAHJodfL2c

                        https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/sheffield-uniteds-secret-weapon-race-richairo-zivkovic-1381704

                    14. camarozz
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 10 Years
                      4 years, 8 months ago

                      Mane is gonna be a nice differential for these tasty fixtures it seems???

                      1. SAUCY SALAH
                        • 7 Years
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        When is he due back?

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

                        Yes, thinking of a risky -8 to get him, Doherty and a cheap forward for my bench in for Robbo, Maddison and Vardy

                        1. camarozz
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 10 Years
                          4 years, 8 months ago

                          Well iv kept him since the double gw where I also brought Salah in.
                          May as well keep him now and see what happens.
                          Not many replacements at that price range anyway hence why I still have him.

                    15. SAUCY SALAH
                      • 7 Years
                      4 years, 8 months ago

                      Lascelles safe from rising tonight? He's currently 98

                    16. DMP
                      • 9 Years
                      4 years, 8 months ago

                      Anyone knows if Walk Peters can go straight to starting 11?

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

                        He can. I went Stephen's to be safe cuz Valery is back too