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.
You know it.
Do it
Why not Maddison to Barnes?
Looks like there is another storm coming from the west in the weekend. May the saturday's and sunday's games be in jeopardy?
Always a chance
Saturday should be worst hit, but shouldn't be as bed as the last one anyway so...
bad
Models are suggesting two ‘peaks’ of wind, the first Saturday afternoon rather unremarkable 50-60mph gusts - but then another wave of possibly even stronger and potentially damaging winds for SE, into early early hours of Sunday.
Wouldn’t it have been better to ask a meteorologist rather than a model?
Nope, they're always looking at the effect of winds on their perfectly styled hair.
And they are obsessed by their two peaks.
Maybe the Mayan calendar was only out by 10 or so years when it predicted 2012
Or maybe it was really 2021 & someone just made a typo when carving it
Thoughts on Jorginho (4.9m) vs Mooy (4.8m) for 5th mid? Would play in BGW28, on the bench otherwise.
Got Mooy two weeks ago - annoying me already. Jorg for pens.
Jorginho
On 9 yellows atm
Ah hadn't noticed that. This puts me off.
I would just get Hayden and save the 0.5m
Fleck?
Doesn't play in GW28.
Fleck otherwise dendo
OR hyden
Fleck
I need this player to play in GW28 so Fleck isn't an option.
Cancelled Liverpool game would be entertaining on here
"Scenes" as they say
Kdb VC here, so that would be something after Citys match got postponed. And my rivals have Vvd and TAA as VC.
It will and that game can't be blown into later this GW.
Unless they play it earlier
beliebers
Would you do Kiko > Lascelles now or just wait?
Ryan / Button
TAA O'Connell Lascelles / Soyüncü Holgate
Salah Mane KDB Grealish Traore
Jimenez Ings
I want a def from either Soton, Newcastle or Burnley, got nothing itb.
Plan for gw28 is to do Grealish + Maupay > 5th mid + DCL. Opinions?
Maupay 3rd striker obvs, mr fpl irrelevant...
Price rise imminent for Lasc.
How about Stephens?
Barnes for the mid?
Thoughts on this wildcard team
Lloris (4.0)
TAA. Stevens. Boly. Lascelles. Rico
Salah. Mane. Richarlison. Zaha. Kdb
Ings. Jiminez. Martianelli.
A few risks in there but I quite like it
Would get rid of Mane and go 2 pool def and upgrade Zaha...
Mane is the player to have going forward. Some of the best attacking fixtures you can get and he's borderline a differential now.
Still think Salah+Mane is overkill and messing up rest of the team...
Respectfully disagree bud. We have the likes of Jimenez, Ings and Traore in attack to free up funds. We also have many cheap defensive options with great fixtures going forward. It's definitely do-able but depends how you like to play the game. I'm salivating at the thought of captaining Mane over the next few.
Who are those cheap defensive options? Newcastle looking like ever getting clean sheets? Same with Southampton. Maybe Burnley and SHU only?
Everyone is cheaper to pool defence
Would go cheap gk, dunno about Rico. Traore or Barnes over Zaha any day. Overall a decent team!
Don't like Lloris, Rico, Zaha
Love Martianelli
Dont like Zaha play at all
I was so happy in getting Traore from the bench , dont like this
Maybe you'll get lucky and Saturday's LIV game will be cancelled cause of Storm Dennis
Amen brother
Should I sell Alli before he inevitably drops again? I want to cut my losses on him soon.
Traore a good shout? Plan is to do DCL -> Vardy soon.
Yes good one
You have 9.1m to spend on two long term defenders - who are you buying?
Already have TAA, O Connell, Stephens and GK's are Hendo/Guaita
Boly / Soy / Lascelles
0.1 short of Fernandez and Boly? I'd go Lascelles and Boly.
I’m intrigued by this Boly love.
I understand the theory is he improves the defence. But the sample size is tiny really if it hangs on the United game and really tricky given the dull nature of that United attack.
5 cs all season makes me dubious about that defence.
Same with all the love for Newcastle defence! Am I missing something?
In Newcastles case, a good run of fixtures and the fact that whilst that they generally set up not to concede (at home anyway). Though it doesnt always work!
Newcastle have a reasonable cs record and Lascelles for one is dirt cheap. Like SU the defenders offer in attack too.
Wonder if the SU cs capability is slightly overstated. They’re just one ahead of Leicester, City and Watford and level with Burnley after all. They may not concede many but at this stage last season 4 teams had more cs and Palace were on 9.
We don't want that kind of reasoned, nuanced take round here 🙂
Any news of Traore ?
Will he be fit for Friday?
I want to buy him and was wondering the same
If there are no postponement I wouldn't mind a rest 😉
Henderson
TAA - VVD - Stevens
Salah - KDB - Grealish - Traore
Aguero - Jimenez - Ings
(McCarthy - O'Connell - Mooy - Stephens)
2 FT & 0.0m
A) Aguero ➡️ Vardy
B) VVD & KDB ➡️ Boly & Mane
C) VVD, Grealish & Aguero ➡️ Boly, Mane & 8m Fwd (-4)
D) Anything else?
Probably none until after this GW done.
Maybe A if Kun plays 90 mins or B if Kev plays 90 and Mane gets a decent run out.
Yup will only make transfers after the City game.
I do like the look of B the most.
Anyone else forward planning and bringing in players for BGW 28 early?
It is not that far away, how many changes do you need to make? Only 1 for me if everybody fit.
only have two blankers and one is a keeper, i will do the hokey kokey with KdB
The real banter heuristic this GW is for the Liverpool game to be called, Salah (c) becomes KDB (c) for most, and he gets a brace while Kun gets 1 off the bench stopping Lundy subs.
Never came across "Banter heuristic" before, everything has suddeenly become clear.
Thanks Taff, you have changed my life.
You guys think hold the ft so I can mini wildcard in 28? Still have main WC left but don’t see too much surgery required:
McCarthy (AVL)
Aurier (CHE) Lascelles (cpl) TAA (WHM)
Mane (WHM) salah (WHM) KDB (lei) Traore (NOR) grealish (saints)
Ings (AVL) (c) Vardy (MCI)
Button, DCL (ars), James (tot) soy (MCI)
Roll FT?
Yeah I'd save that mo fo.
Cheers man
Ings C like that 🙂
Nice team
Not sure I see a mini WC there in 28. What is the plan? I’d be happy to keep that lot with minimal transfers.
Ryan? I share him. Other issues so he needs to wait but do you not want shot now?
I don’t have Ryan
So you don’t? 🙂
yes hold
(0.1 ITB) Ryan Button (1 FT)
Robertson Egan Lascelles
Mane Salah KdB Grealish
Ings Aubameyang DC-L
Can't think of any decent transfer, better to save?
* Doncker Holgate Fodder
Save
Triple Wolves too much, Jimenez & Traore need a Holnoshowgate replacement?
Thinking Boly or Saiss ?
Or go NewC Fernandez....
Fernandez of those. Wolves can't actually keep CS.
Hence Boly, he makes a huge difference to their defence.
Is this an eye test or stats based thing?
As I say below I’m sceptical but that is at least partially based on last season which is perhaps dubious. He was unremarkable last season and didn’t appear to have any noticeable effect then. Has something changed?
I’m a Wolves sceptic too.
I may have the wrong Toon but quite happy with Lascelles so far. Do you already have Taylor?
No, Robbo, Trent, Soy, Lundstram, Holnoshowgate.
Boly imo
Cheers
Prepping to Gw27. Play 1. Thanks
1- Henderson vs BHA @ Home
2- McCarthy vs AVL @ Home
Only just realised my starters this week are from just four teams. Talk about making yourself vulnerable to the weather.
an ill wind blows no good 🙂
Has Firmino slipped under the radar a bit? Quietly ticking away quite nicely recently, since GW15
He did for a while but plenty invested for the DGW. I'm not sure whether I'll invest but think he could continue to do well between now and the end of the season.
bought him for the double and captained him in the last two weeks, could be worse 🙂
I got him for Vardy in gw23. Been very pleased with him
20% ownership ... quite high actually
4 years, 2 months agoHenderson
TAA, Robertson, Rico
Salah(c), KdB, Maddison, Grealish
Vardy, Jimenez, Ings
(Lundstram, Cathcart, Dendoncker)
2 free transfers, want rid of Maddison/Rico/Lundstram/Cathcart.
Maddison to Traore
Lundstram to Stephens
Thoughts?