Limbo: “an uncertain period of awaiting a decision or resolution; an intermediate state or condition”.
It truly does feel like the FPL community has slipped into oblivion this week. The elongated nature of Gameweek 26 because of a first-ever Winter break has been made worse by the postponement of Manchester City vs West Ham due to storm Ciara.
The reigning Champions already have a congested schedule coming up and will now face the Hammers at a later point this Gameweek.
B) (Lund)
Barnes could be a Maddison replacement I guess. But I’d move Lund on personally.
Why Barnes over Perez, just curious
Dont think he will start against Brighton?
Do Traore and bench Lund. If you have value tied up gives you one more game to confirm he’s lost his place.
My first thought was Dendo > Traore and play Lund for one last time, then get rid before the blank.
How do you see the Wilder Fury rematch going? Looks like it will either be Wilder by KO or Fury by decision.
A) Wilder
B) Fury
I think Wilder win by KO.
Hoping I'm wrong!
Chris Wilder is a beast wow taking on Tyson Fury !!!
The man can do anything
It’s a different Wilder, not Chris
by writing Chris and not Deontay I have made what is commonly known as a joke.
A heavier fitter Fury to win on points IMO
B hopefully
Fury. Big Sam emphatically tipped him last weekend, that's good enough for me.
A by tko
Player comparison tool appearing to show 2018 teams in drop down menu when you select 2019 season
Think the number always shows the start year - so 2018 is 2018/19, 2019 is 2019/20 etc
For me 2019 is the last/latest season available
Which is this season.
But it shows 2018 teams is my problem. Looking to compare mid priced strikers against bottom 10.
(Initial research shows Chris Wood has a mighty 5.7 ppm in those games - want to see if underlying stats support that)
Oh sorted
Had player stats stuck on 2018/9 season and that seems to override the comparison tool
I've seen Manchester City v Arsenal in a DGW29 mentioned on here several times, but that can only happen if Arsenal are knocked out of the Europa League. There is another possibility for that GW however, Chelsea v Manchester City is likely to be postponed in GW31 and neither of those teams have a midweek game in GW29.
Man City vs WHM is taking place even though Man City are still in UCL?
Yes it is, DGW29 is a CL week as well but only Liverpool and Spurs play from the PL, not Chelsea or Manchester City. So if Man City vs WHM can play in the PL on a CL night, is there any reason they can't ?
Man City vs Chelsea can play but why not Man City vs Arsenal?
europa league on the Thursday
Oh ok
Arsenal will have a EL game on the Thursday of GW29 if they progress to the last 16.
Man City are still in UCL but don't have a midweek game next week, Arsenal would have a midweek game in GW29 if they progress in the EL however.
The fact they wanted the West Ham game ASAP rather than slot it into the free space in 29 suggests they have got the 29 slot earmarked for another game (Chelsea). Or, it could be they tried for that slot and BT said no (as they are entitled to do due to the MOU as the game is televised) but compromised to let them play on a less significant CL night (26) rather than a second leg in 29. All (vaguely educated) guesswork though and while DGW29 remains a possibility, is best to keep options open as much as possible. Problem is though that we won't know if the DGW29 is definitely going to happen until after 28, even if they provisionally announce the Chelsea rearrangement for that date.
Ramsdale
Rico TAA VVD
Salah(c) KDB Grealish Traore
Ings Auba(vc) Vardy
Button Soyuncu Kelly(!) Dendo
1 FT & 0.8 ITB.
Need to rid of Ramsdale, Rico & Kelly as priority.
Is Kelly > Sou / Newc defender best option this GW?
Will then do Ramsdale > Ryan / Henderson?
Thanks in advance!!
Henderson 2 blanks coming, get Pope/McCarthy
This post speaks to me on a metaphysical level.
Now we have some clarity, which is best?
A. Kun+Greenwood >> Jimenez+Ings
B. Kun+Mahrez >> Jimenez+Mané
C. Greenwood+Mahrez >> Jimenez+5.1m MID (switch to 3-4-3)
D. Kun+Greenwood+Aurier >> Jimenez+Ings+VVD (-4)
Points over clarity
Hmm. So?...
I have D and that will stay till the end of the season, bar injuries or DGW punts
2FT, 0.0 ITB-
Guaita, Button
TAA, Stevens, Fernandez, Webster, Rico
Salah, Mane, KDB, Grealish, Nakamba
Vardy, Jimenez, Ings
Guaita Button -> Pope McCarthy
FFFix has McCarthy at 28%
Fplstatistics has him at 90%
That's a BIG discrepancy...
Timo Werner at £50m is a no brainer in this market. Could make Klopp rotate his front 3 more next season though - if it happens.
https://twitter.com/cfbayern/status/1227481530190180352?s=20
Yeah his "Overlying" stats this season are a bit ridiculous to be fair - and even the two years prior were quite decent
Looks well on the way to having outgrown the Bundesliga - not even overly reliant on pens either:
2019/20 21 apps, 20G 6A (3 pens - all scored)
2018/19 30 apps, 16G 9A (1 pen - missed)
2017/18 32 apps, 13G 8A (2 pens - both scored)
2016/17 31 apps, 21G 7A (2 pens - both scored)
Then again Pepe's record looked great before he arrived and many were bullish about his prospects - always impossible to tell how well (and how quickly) a new arrival will adapt
Maximum Rubbishness Skewiness back again to manipulate the data to extrapolate his often flawed ideology.. why am I not surprised 😀
I think my definition of "Manipulated Data" might be *slightly* different to yours Ibrox lol
How is this data manipulated?
It's Irbox
You will find no logic here 🙂
Yeah it's hard to tell really how row goals and assists can be manipulated hah
He seems to be wrestling with a lot of negative emotions of late to be fair so we as a community need to be understanding and supportive of our fellow FFS members
He'll come around eventually 🙂
(I hope!)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2641181
Weather for Norwich on Saturday afternoon:(
Good news - more chance of Salah's wayward shots going in!
Fingers crossed:)
They'll have to bolt down their scarecrows
Game likely to be postponed
This
I don't know why people are sure of this. I can't even remember the last time a premier league game was postponed due to the weather prior to Sunday. And even then Sheffield United managed to keep their match on.
He's scaremongering. The game is more likely to be played than postponed.
Mane seems to overcome his injury (by looking at his latest IG photos). If Klopp starts him, he can be my ultimate differential this GW (or even next GW).
Given most everyone already has triple Liverpool he’ll be differential for a few matches presumably
The only easy move onto him is from Mo and most Mane sides I’ve seen already have that double up so in a sense the differential remains
KdB or Son (Martial) out are other possibilities.
He's at 20% so not the biggest differential, may be in a lot of dead teams though... good luck!
Almost all of us who sold him and haven't gone for DD are planning to get him in next week. So his ownership will rise if he is fit. If he looks dangerous or scores, it will rise more.
Yep
Seems I’ve overestimated. Looking at TSB figures there’s far more that haven’t gone fora direct Liverpool replacement than I thought. If I’m calculating right more have gone to Bobby than DD
Maybe. High risk of a low pointing cameo though.
True of course. I’m reasoning that it’s a plus 8 for not selling and buying back next week. Bit of a stretch I know but!!!!
I held Mane and have Salah too. Next week's game against West Ham is a tricky captaincy call, as Salah will be by far the most popular pick and has form on his side, but captaining Mane has the potential to be huge.
Keep DCL and save transfer or sell for ings ? Thanks a lot 🙂
Ings
Thanks
I did that exact move.
Had planned and prepared for it 2/3 weeks out, and it felt a lot harder doing it after his haul, but still feel like Ings has both the Form + Fixtures, whereas DCL only has the former.
I have Lundstram first sub. Yes, I'm upset.
Someone make me feel better and tell me there's a slight chance of Gomez being rested for the Champions League game v Atletico 3 days later.
Possibly
there is also a decent chance that Storm Dennis will claim the game
Very good chance he’ll be rested
Best repacement for grealish own perez n traroore
Henderson
TAA VVD Dunk
Salah(c) KDB Grealish Traore
Vardy Ings DCL
McGovern Lundstram Soyuncu Dendoncker
1 FT, 3.9 ITB
Plan has always been DCL >> Jimenez, due to the fixture swing and Vardys getting good from GW28
If I use my FT on that, is anything else worth a hit this week?
BBC just posted a goal direct from a corner that happened in NI over the weekend 'Storm Ciara with the assist'.
This led me to thinking... who would get the assist if a goal was scored direct from the corner?
Is it the player who won the corner? As with a goal from a DFK.
Or is it deemed 'defender error'? As with a handball for a penalty (so no assist)
Just preparing for my TAA direct corner goals in the +50mph winds at Carrow Rd on Saturday!
No assist I think
You can't really 'win' a corner in the same way that you win a free kick/penalty (i.e. being fouled), so I'd guess no assist. Sterling once got an assist for getting the last touch before a handball for a penalty though.
Stanislas scored directly from a corner against United a few years ago, but I doubt that anyone remembers whether there was an assist.
Yeah, that was my thinking too - I was just trying to look over to see if we'd had any direct goals from corners this season - can't recall any.
And yes agree, even though the terminology is 'so-and-so has won a corner' - it's not directly accountable to a player in the same way as drawing the foul for a FK is.
None
So is Alli likely to be suspended because of his caronavirus joke do people think? I know it sounds silly but there are some rumours about it going around
Not heard anything. Hardly What is the worst that can happen? Hardly ban for the rest of the season stuff.
I honestly don't see why footballers bother with social media, other than the obvious Instagram hookups. Very few obvious benefits and a whole raft of pitfalls, especially for immature/dim youngsters. Maybe time for clubs to implement more stringent socmed policies?
I think if you are of that generation (I'm not) it is just a matter of course to "Insta" what you have for your tea or a funny shaped cloud you saw or retweet something that made you giggle.
They are media trained, but people will always do stupid things, that is just the way it is.
StMaximin's twitter can be quite funny and I don't think he has offended anyone yet.
Hey hey hey, not everyone who uses Insta posts photos of what they are having for dinner everyday or when they went for a dump on the toilet 😉
Yes. I think what I am trying to say is people will always find ways to do dumb and/or offensive things, just now it can be done in a way that the whole world can see.
I am glad I was young before all this stuff took-off.
He should be. People like Alli and a large part of this s**m English society are showing their true colours with all this racism towards people of Asian ethnicity. Did Asian people target Americans for spreading swine flu 10 years ago?
With regard to this matter, I agree. This is certainly no less than that Bilva thing a few months ago.
Did he really offend Son and thought that H M is chinese?!? No worries let us see him joking when he has the flu 😉
Finally some ray of light!!! City vs hammers rescheduled this week only,but i fear the fraud balds rotation tactics
I've gone all in - hoping for PK from Ederson and save points for Kyle Walker in goal.
Who do have VC for Salah (C).. clearly should be postponed for health and safety reasons
Auba here
Son here and not smiling
It is still "only" yellow warning imo
2FTs with no alarming concerns here, what to do?
Henderson
Trent Robertson Boly
Salah Son Traore Grealish
Auba Ings Jimenez
McCarthy E.Stevens H.Barnes Fernandez
Nice team that, great for Bench Boost too. Nothing you can do really!
Thanks, I WCd a few GWs ago in preparation for BB at some point. Don’t want to burn a ft
You've almsot picked that team to well for me COYS96.
Greal or Son out look like the only options.
Ha thanks, Grealish out seems a good move for me but to who? Have got a lot of value in him though
Gotta stay loyal to my spurs assets !
Redmundo? But Saints double-up probably overkill.
St Max for a bit of a punt?
Possibly. Norwich also have nice fixtures coming up , maybe Buendia or Cantwell
Interesting. Norwich fixtures look OK from GW30, but they might be even be gone by then.
Hi all,
Worth keeping hold of Maddison/Vardy now for there good fixtures after this one?
I have Foster which I think needs to go with such a bad run.
Alternatively I could WC (Cantwell, foster, Button, Tamori, Williams all need to go)
I'd keep Leicester two if you still have or at least Jamie.
Ramsdale->Dubravka in gw28 or Ramsdale->Schmeichel/Patricio in gw29?
All decent fixtures so I'd go Dubravka - cheapest and lowest ownership. He's also top on points despite playing for the worst team.
cheers mate
If Storm Dennis takes out any of this weekend's games would there be any time to replay them within the GW? Presumably not for the Liverpool game but what about the Southampton Burnley game.
Pool, Spurs and Arsenal games no, they are playing Europe. Southampton v Burnley possibly.
My guess would be no.
I can’t see any of the games being cancelled tbh, most games are in the south which makes a difference, maybe Southampton might be cancelled if any as near sea
Looks like the worst of Storm Dennis is going to be an Saturday, has anybody got more than my 7 players (including captain) scheduled to play that day ?
8 including C
Just 4 for me (can't claim it was planned).
WE only have ourselves to blame for the current awful weather, it has emerged.
Experts believe powerful currents of negative energy, known as the ‘crud stream’, are responsible for the high winds and soul-destroying rain.
Professor Henry Brubaker, of the Institute for Studies, said: “The ‘crud stream’ is the collective psychic resonance of all the sh*t things currently overwhelming the UK.
“Every time someone does something bad-minded, for example clicking on a picture of a Love Island cast member’s breasts on Mail Online, it creates an amount of evil ‘crud energy’, a mysterious invisible element which is lighter than air and smells faintly of chestnuts.
“Other causes of ‘crud energy’ include the phrase ‘wow factor’, punching people in kebab shops for no reason and watching television programmes where overweight people get cameras put in their fridge.
“The bad vibes waft into the sky, becoming the aforementioned ‘crud stream’, then form gusts of wind and evil black clouds that p*ss down on us. It’s all quite like the premise of the film Ghostbusters 2.
“Measures for reducing the crud stream include closing ITV2 and the Daily Mail and being less aggressive all the time. For example, Spanish people tend not to hit each other with broken chairs on a Friday night, and hence their weather’s lovely.”
https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/science-technology/britains-fcked-up-weather-explained-20200210193367
This makes much more sense than that carbon dioxide emissions waffle... 😉
Waffles? Hilarious mate. 🙂
It's 11:00pm where I am mate, I'm off to bed. Rain on the roof, dams filling fast, life's good... 😉 See you next time, take care... 🙂
Under a rock no doubt. Bye. Bye.
Buy shares in Eskimo businesses they are the real winners here
Which is best to fit in 3rd liverpool?
A) Lund, Mané and wood
B) Robbo, grealish and jimenez
Easy B
B
Everton have arsenal, man u and chelsea next and people want to get rid of DCL and Richarlison because of bad fixtures. All of those teams are turd defensively and will concede goals.
You can say that again.
I agree that DCL is still a good option but many are replacing him with Jimenez whose fixtures look a lot better
agreed, there will be points there. I will probably get Richarlison in
He looked dangerous last game
yeah, he was on top form before he missed a few games, so it makes sense he would be up there again.
I do agree, and am undecided myself. Was gonna flip DCL for Jimenez, and keep grealish, but am also considering flipping grealish for rich and keeping DCL.
Although there are a full set of fixtures, this gameweek feels like an international break. Complete washout.
Well this weekend will be better at least.
Tim Vine, is that you?
Is Adama alright? Not seen any updates...
No news = good news (maybe)
4 years, 2 months agoHey! What move would you do here? 1FT 1.8ITB. Should I give Lund one more week? Seems better to hold Soy as well since Ive had him so long and good fixtures coming up. Struggling to find a Maddison replacement as well.
Consdiering :
A) Dendo > Traore
B) Lund/Soy > Stephens
C) Smth else?
Ryan
TAA, Robbo, Lund, Lascelles
Salah, KDB, Martial, Maddison,
Vardy, Ings
Button, Dendoncker, Greenwood, Soy