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Making the most of Gameweek 26’s FPL limbo

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.

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  1. Captain_Shirokov
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Henderson
    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?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      You know it.

    2. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Do it

    3. Like an Egyptian Magician
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Why not Maddison to Barnes?

  2. Basist
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Looks like there is another storm coming from the west in the weekend. May the saturday's and sunday's games be in jeopardy?

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

      Always a chance

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Saturday should be worst hit, but shouldn't be as bed as the last one anyway so...

      1. Fulchester's New Centr…
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        bad

    3. Andrew
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      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.

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Wouldn’t it have been better to ask a meteorologist rather than a model?

        1. The Polymath
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Nope, they're always looking at the effect of winds on their perfectly styled hair.

          1. circusmonkey
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            And they are obsessed by their two peaks.

    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      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

  3. I Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on Jorginho (4.9m) vs Mooy (4.8m) for 5th mid? Would play in BGW28, on the bench otherwise.

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Got Mooy two weeks ago - annoying me already. Jorg for pens.

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

      Jorginho

    3. Alan The Llama
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      On 9 yellows atm

      1. I Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Ah hadn't noticed that. This puts me off.

    4. dbeck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I would just get Hayden and save the 0.5m

    5. luk46
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Fleck?

      1. I Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Doesn't play in GW28.

    6. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Fleck otherwise dendo

      1. OverTinker
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        OR hyden

    7. FPL Xylophone
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Fleck

    8. I Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I need this player to play in GW28 so Fleck isn't an option.

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

    Cancelled Liverpool game would be entertaining on here

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      "Scenes" as they say

    2. JBG
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Kdb VC here, so that would be something after Citys match got postponed. And my rivals have Vvd and TAA as VC.

    3. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      It will and that game can't be blown into later this GW.

      1. FPL Xylophone
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Unless they play it earlier

    4. JRD
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      beliebers

  5. luk46
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    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?

    1. luk46
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Maupay 3rd striker obvs, mr fpl irrelevant...

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Price rise imminent for Lasc.
      How about Stephens?
      Barnes for the mid?

  6. Atters
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    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

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

      Would get rid of Mane and go 2 pool def and upgrade Zaha...

      1. Maddi Son
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Mane is the player to have going forward. Some of the best attacking fixtures you can get and he's borderline a differential now.

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

          Still think Salah+Mane is overkill and messing up rest of the team...

          1. Maddi Son
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            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.

            1. My heart goes Salalalalah
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Who are those cheap defensive options? Newcastle looking like ever getting clean sheets? Same with Southampton. Maybe Burnley and SHU only?

              1. FPL Xylophone
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 1 month ago

                Everyone is cheaper to pool defence

    2. luk46
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Would go cheap gk, dunno about Rico. Traore or Barnes over Zaha any day. Overall a decent team!

    3. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Don't like Lloris, Rico, Zaha

      Love Martianelli

    4. Fit_to_drop
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Dont like Zaha play at all

  7. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I was so happy in getting Traore from the bench , dont like this

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Maybe you'll get lucky and Saturday's LIV game will be cancelled cause of Storm Dennis

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Amen brother

  8. BNMC
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    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.

    1. FPL Xylophone
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yes good one

  9. Fit_to_drop
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    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

    1. Pukkipartyy
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Boly / Soy / Lascelles

    2. I Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      0.1 short of Fernandez and Boly? I'd go Lascelles and Boly.

      1. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        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.

        1. My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Same with all the love for Newcastle defence! Am I missing something?

          1. Fit_to_drop
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            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!

          2. pingissimus
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            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.

        2. Fulchester's New Centr…
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          We don't want that kind of reasoned, nuanced take round here 🙂

  10. Pukkipartyy
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Any news of Traore ?
    Will he be fit for Friday?

    1. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I want to buy him and was wondering the same

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        If there are no postponement I wouldn't mind a rest 😉

  11. Karan14
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    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?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      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.

      1. Karan14
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yup will only make transfers after the City game.
        I do like the look of B the most.

  12. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone else forward planning and bringing in players for BGW 28 early?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      It is not that far away, how many changes do you need to make? Only 1 for me if everybody fit.

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      only have two blankers and one is a keeper, i will do the hokey kokey with KdB

  13. Taffer
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    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.

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Never came across "Banter heuristic" before, everything has suddeenly become clear.
      Thanks Taff, you have changed my life.

  14. StayoutheSpiceZone
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    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?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah I'd save that mo fo.

      1. StayoutheSpiceZone
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers man

        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Ings C like that 🙂

    2. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      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?

      1. StayoutheSpiceZone
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I don’t have Ryan

        1. pingissimus
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          So you don’t? 🙂

    3. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      yes hold

  15. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    (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?

    1. Slitherene
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      * Doncker Holgate Fodder

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Save

  16. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Triple Wolves too much, Jimenez & Traore need a Holnoshowgate replacement?

    Thinking Boly or Saiss ?

    Or go NewC Fernandez....

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Fernandez of those. Wolves can't actually keep CS.

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Hence Boly, he makes a huge difference to their defence.

        1. pingissimus
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          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?

    2. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I’m a Wolves sceptic too.

      I may have the wrong Toon but quite happy with Lascelles so far. Do you already have Taylor?

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        No, Robbo, Trent, Soy, Lundstram, Holnoshowgate.

    3. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Boly imo

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers

  17. KUN+10
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Prepping to Gw27. Play 1. Thanks

    1- Henderson vs BHA @ Home
    2- McCarthy vs AVL @ Home

  18. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Only just realised my starters this week are from just four teams. Talk about making yourself vulnerable to the weather.

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      an ill wind blows no good 🙂

  19. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Has Firmino slipped under the radar a bit? Quietly ticking away quite nicely recently, since GW15

    1. TLF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      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.

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        bought him for the double and captained him in the last two weeks, could be worse 🙂

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I got him for Vardy in gw23. Been very pleased with him

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        20% ownership ... quite high actually