FFS Cup

The latest FFS Cup fixtures and results

The first round of our second open-to-all Fantasy Premier League cup competition of 2019/20 took place in a shorter-than-expected Gameweek 29.

Manchester City v Arsenal was due to take place on Wednesday evening, of course, but the postponement of that match has brought the Gameweek to a premature conclusion.

FIRST ROUND RECAP

All results from the first round can be viewed here.

Six of our nine former winners who were in round one fell at the first hurdle.

Only Joe, Wild Rover and reigning champion Philman made it through to the next stage from this select group.

Joe defeated PELA0409 by 50 points to 35, while Wild Rover was a 45-42 winner over bitm2007.

Philman’s defence of his title began with a 55-46 victory over Baps Sniffer.

Ex-champions Gribude, Sleeping master, Leon Harris, A Manager Has No Name, TH14 and Lokomotiv all bowed out, meanwhile.

Gribude and Lokomotiv were comprehensively beaten 74-28 and 83-42 by Gilbo88 and Rolls-Royce respectively, while in a much closer contest, A Manager Has No Name was edged out 37-36 by spurs.

Pirate Angel, Lulli XI and Saubarna Deep were the conquerors of TH17, Sleeping master and Leon Harris, with all three of those head to heads settled by seven FPL points or fewer.

On the editorial staff front, andy85wsm beat Carlton Palmer 67-41, while editor DavidMunday815 was defeated 58-47 by Binny.

Three of the 512 managers in the first round of the FFS Cup were inside the top 1k at the point of the Gameweek 29 deadline and they all progressed in round one.

rdamjam, who now sits at 53rd in the world, is the highest-ranked manager in the competition and saw off Wayne.burrows by 67 points to 63.

Our two other site users inside the top 1,000 before (and after) this weekend were prbaker1980 and Bury94, who ended the challenges of RedLightning and Chara’s Rangers respectively.

We now have another round two representative with a triple-figure overall rank after the completion of Gameweek 29.

PHILIPK overtook the OR of round one opponent GrecianDan with an 83-44 success and now lies in 965th place in the world.

The highest score of the first round was Dr Rabotnicki‘s 101, while the likely draft also hit a century.

Both managers used their Bench Boost chips in Gameweek 29.

SECOND ROUND DRAW

The full draw for the second round is available to view here.

Joe, Wild Rover and Philman next face Chalky77, faux C and aufeld respectively in their bids to win second FFS Cup titles.

Njdemon has the unenviable task of stopping rdamjam, while stamfordbridge, who finished fourth in our first FFS Cup of 2019/20, is up against another manager inside the top 1,000, prbaker1980.

JohnBlack faces PHILIPK and Kvelertak squares off against Bury94 in two ‘top 10k v top 1k’ clashes.

Santigold v theonefjef is our only other all-top 10k tie in round two.

HOW DO THE CUP COMPETITIONS WORK?

The FFS Cup is very similar to the Fantasy Premier League’s own cup game.

Entrants who qualify for the first round were randomly drawn against each other and the winner of the tie is whoever has the highest score from that Gameweek, minus points spent on transfers (like in the original game and in head-to-head scores).

In the event of a draw, the manager highest in the overall FPL rankings after the tie will progress.

WHAT IS THE GAMEWEEK SCHEDULE?

The FFS Cup competition will be played out according to the following proposed Gameweek schedule:

Fantasy Football Scout Cup Round Dates
Qualifying – Gameweek 28

Round 1 – Gameweek 29
Round 2 – Gameweek 30
Round 3 – Gameweek 31
Round 4 – Gameweek 32
Round 5 – Gameweek 33
Round 6 – Gameweek 34
Quarter-Final – Gameweek 35
Semi-Finals – Gameweek 36
Final and third-place play-off – Gameweek 37

WHEN ARE THE FIXTURES RELEASED?

Where possible, the fixture list for each round will be published before each Gameweek deadline.

PRIZES

Overall Prizes
The prizes for the FFS Cup is as follows:

1st Place: £150 Amazon voucher
2nd Place: £100 Amazon voucher
3rd Place: £50 Amazon voucher


344 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    We'll all look back on this while thing someday & laugh

    Probably

    1. the Penman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      “Remember 2020 when Coronavirus shut down most of our DGW plans?”
      - many FFS posts in the middle of the deadzone in summer of 2023.

      1. Qaiss
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        This will be it lol

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      If we're not all wiped out that is.

      1. gedda
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        Hahaha, DARK!

        1. Fulchester's New Centr…
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 17 days ago

          Yep, we could all be playing Fantasy Thunderdome by 2023.

  2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Does anyone else have a growing backlog of recent (and not so recent) blockbuster AAA console games that could fill a 14 day working from home period

    I'm halfway through RDR2, Zelda BOTW, and also want to start God of War

    Might delay all of those to play through The Last Of Us again though (for anyone who hasn't seen it - watch the intro on YouTube - puts Coronavirus into perspective!)

    1. faux_C
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Too busy playing EU4 to get into any console games!

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        It does look very more-ish to be fair

    2. Goro Majima
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      My backlog could fill 14 months at home!

    3. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      I'd need the Infected to get Mrs Fulchester first before I could do anything like that.

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        Or we could all just have a big group "Watch with FFS" of 28 Days Later to get in the mood 🙂

        Followed up with 28 weeks later

    4. Greek Freak
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      You could try to do 100% of BOTW - would take more than a couple of weeks!

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        I actually don't want to finish it - have been putting off going into Hyrule Castle for weeks as it would mean the journey has come to an end 🙁

        Genuinely breathtaking experience, goes beyond a game

        1. Greek Freak
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 17 days ago

          Ah, I know the feeling - I get it after the halfway point of most Zelda games. I'm currently playing BOTW for the second time (first was in 2017-18) and doing things in a different order. There's not that much excitement in exploring the world now (I hope there are fewer empty spaces in the sequel) but there are so many different ways to play the game it's still interesting enough.

    5. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Sega Megadrive going for around 50 quid.

    6. Cruz88
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      If I work from home, I'll have to actually be making one of these games

      If you've not played it then Odyssey will fill about 80 hours quite easily

  3. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Corona will go down as the biggest conspiracy since human kind began.

    The fact that face masks are running out/in short supply, you just know there are many small group making a fck load of money behind the scenes.

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      *groups*

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      If you ever wanted to buy some blue chip stocks, it's surely getting closer to a "good" time

      AAPL, AMZN, FB, INTC, JNJ... all a lot cheaper today than two weeks ago

  4. NorwichCityLad
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    How crazy is it to go ings > rodriguez?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Maverick makes it sound much cooler

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Not much, very low chance of backfiring

  5. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ESs8TjMXgAEAMBb?format=jpg&name=large

    Anyone filthier than this disgusting casual this GW?

    1. NorwichCityLad
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      All the luck should do the lottery

    2. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      That looks like a team from someone on here tho lol

    3. Benjustjamin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Banging team, can't be a casual with a team so well balanced.

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        Yes, that is team planned in order to save FH31, nothing actually wrong with it. Smooth or lucky week for him tbh.

    4. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Autosubs = the reason to play injured players.

      Casual heaven.

      Would love for the autosub function to be tossed in the bin.

      1. Benjustjamin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        Let's toss captaincy, chips and transfers too aye? Then you will be number 1 every year ensuring it's a skill game

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        May as well make it an 11 player game or 15 and all play.

        1. Fudgy
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 17 days ago

          Just scrap the captain is the best idea

          1. Benjustjamin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 17 days ago

            Non of this should happen, the game is made, stop moaning and play it.

            Luck in a game is what makes them so addictive

            1. Old Man
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 17 days ago

              This - a little bit of luck makes for a much more enticing experience.

        2. FOO FIGHTER
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 17 days ago

          Luck is all you need 😉

          Do you play this game based on luck for starting a flagged player?

          I might as well have have a listed player in my starting lineup which has gone out on loan with KDB as 1st bench every week.

          1. Benjustjamin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 17 days ago

            Then you have wasted a slot in your team. Nobody knew for sure is KDB was going to play and the Robertson news dropped too early for some to do anything about it

            1. FOO FIGHTER
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 17 days ago

              Makes no difference. Then two slots in my starting lineup with out on loan players with Salah and TAA autosub every week.

              How many use 2nd and 3rd sub?

              1. Benjustjamin
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 17 days ago

                Hardly any, but how many people rotate their bench each week to put in the player with a favourable fixture?

                1. FOO FIGHTER
                  • 4 Years
                  4 years, 17 days ago

                  TAA and Salah are pretty much fixture proof considering they are the two players with the highest scores in the game.

                  The will sub in for players scoring 0 and I still have the rest of my midfield to get the points.

                  1. TorresMagic™
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • Has Moderation Rights
                    • 14 Years
                    4 years, 17 days ago

                    They are just starters then who come on at the end of the GW, big deal. You have one autosub & a 2nd GK for other issues.

                    1. FOO FIGHTER
                      • 4 Years
                      4 years, 17 days ago

                      I will actually have an advantage with 2 players out on loan at rock bottom prices from GW1 starting for me being subbed in via two premiums.

                      1. Benjustjamin
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 9 Years
                        4 years, 17 days ago

                        Haha r u srs

                      2. TorresMagic™
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • Has Moderation Rights
                        • 14 Years
                        4 years, 17 days ago

                        You could just bench them for the same result.

                      3. FOO FIGHTER
                        • 4 Years
                        4 years, 17 days ago

                        I could start 4 players out on loan in my starting 11 scoring 0 each game and have an extra 2 million for 4 autosubs plus whatever value they get going ahead.

                      4. TorresMagic™
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • Has Moderation Rights
                        • 14 Years
                        4 years, 17 days ago

                        You could bench the 4 also, same difference. Some players spent the minimum on the bench in GW1, that's why Lundstram was popular with Button.

                      5. FOO FIGHTER
                        • 4 Years
                        4 years, 17 days ago

                        How many out of your 11 haul every week?

                      6. TorresMagic™
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • Has Moderation Rights
                        • 14 Years
                        4 years, 17 days ago

                        2 on a good week.

                      7. FOO FIGHTER
                        • 4 Years
                        4 years, 17 days ago

                        2 on a god wek 😀

                        So 4 premiums on your bench autosub plus another 2 or 3 hauling in your starting eleven and 4 who get 0 points at 4m each which gives you the £'s.

                      8. FOO FIGHTER
                        • 4 Years
                        4 years, 17 days ago

                        *good week* sorry

    5. onceuponatyne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      That's not a casual team, it's really well balanced and has loads of players lined up for BG31.

      It's not a million miles from mine either, granted I don't have such a jam-filled bench.

    6. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Good team to be fair

    7. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Casual is now considered a derogatory and somewhat prehistoric term

      The preferred nomenclature is officially "Nonchalant"

    8. Udo
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      To be perfectly honest, I find your comment quite arrogant, and pretty embarrassing for somebody calling himself, not been an "casual"! Shame on you!

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        Not arrogant, just annoyance that the dedicated hard-working professionals like us never get the same filthy jam that the spoon-fed casuals do

        1. Benjustjamin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 17 days ago

          So salty, damn

        2. J0E
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 17 days ago

          "professionals like us" 🙂

        3. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 17 days ago

          Why isn't your professional team linked 😉

          1. Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 17 days ago

            Because of lame doxxing mainly. Rank 11k

    9. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      This is the ultimate casual. I have never seen this.

      Corona gives 9 + 12 + 19 = 40 pts !!!

      That is one extra GW !!!

      The ultimate jammmy

      1. FPL.team
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        Why is it casual to bench Lundstram for Robertson. I don't understand this whole "casual" nonsense?

    10. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      What's his rank?

    11. PastaFasul
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Someone in my mini league forgot to manage his squad this week...had KDB cap, Mane VC, O'Connell autosub on and Auba buried 3rd on his bench. About a 20 point jammy turnaround.

  6. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Bruno or Mane with Salah? Can upgrade Fleck and Fernandez with the funds to Martial and Alonso?

    1. Benjustjamin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Mane + Salah combo been so good to me

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        Yeah me to but is A better than B as a combo maybe I could lose Aubameyang for Giroud, instead of having Martial?

        1. Benjustjamin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 17 days ago

          I would get rid of Auba, arsenal will soon have nothing to play for and he is a liability unless you have the patience to keep him through all the 2's

          1. GRIMANDI [formerly boring M…
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 17 days ago

            I would strongly disagree that arsenal have nothing to play for. They have a game in hand on the teams around them and potentially 5pts off Chelsea who sit 4th and 5th gets into the CL qualification. So I would argue they are very much in the running for this and will be as motivated as any team in the league right now

            1. Benjustjamin
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 17 days ago

              Arsenal fan?

              1. GRIMANDI [formerly boring M…
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 17 days ago

                Yep. Haha. But a very negative one at that in fairness. Just saying they are as in the mix as the likes of Utd wolves & Shef Utd. With nice fixtures

                1. Benjustjamin
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 17 days ago

                  As a neutral, the teams you mentioned are all better than arsenal. Your defence should be headlining a comedy gig

  7. J0E
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Meh week so amazed got through. Joining an elite Meet the Manager plus a cup specialist as the only three ex champs left.

    Good luck Chalky77...but, as ever, obviously not too much luck. 🙂

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Well done J0e

  8. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Can't even be bothered doing my transfers now and I'm top 30k 🙁 I know the season is over soon ... This sucks

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      You are a drain on the mood of the site. Why don't you get a hobby that doesn't upset you so much?

    2. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      that's the spirit. Wish I was at 30k and could moan about transfers.

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Take a break.

    4. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      😆 I played my FH to get in 6 "double gameweek" players this week and am now sub 1m. It's a game with no rewards, chill out.

    5. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Okay guys you are right I'll log off for a while.

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        Be happy 🙂

        1. FPL.team
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 17 days ago

          Don't reply. He'll get a notification and log back on again!

    6. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Then you can't be bothered to write here much longer. Very sad, we will strongly miss your positive attitude.

  9. Robson-Canoe
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Would this be the perfect FH31 team?
    Pope
    TAA Doherty Saiss
    Salah Mané Alli Antonio Sarr
    Jimenez Wood

    1. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      I'd wait before you think about any chips or transfers. Prem likely cancelled next week like rest of European football.

      1. Robson-Canoe
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        Damn it, football is the biggest enjoyment we have in life.

      2. Conik
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        You do understand there is a difference between thoughts and actions, right?

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Hardly perfect when GK plays attacker.
      Players who could hurt mainly Jota and other Pool defenders

      1. Robson-Canoe
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        True but tough to avoid having players on opposing teams in 31, at least the risk is spread. If I don't get Sarr simply because I have Pope and then Sarr hauls I would be punished twice.

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 17 days ago

          Perhaps Pope isn't the correct GK then.

      2. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        This lowers the ceiling, but from expected pts of view it isn't a problem actually.

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 17 days ago

          Do you think Pope is the best GK for GW31 apart from teams you'll have 3 outfield players from?

    3. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Pretty template. I think I may punt on Aurier over Saiss and Jota over Sarr

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        PVA may be a good even though he plays Liverpool but I agree with Jota

      2. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        Aurier? After his performance last night?

        I own him, however I absolutely don't expect him to play GW31

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 17 days ago

          I did say punt. See if he starts this week otherwise I'll not bother

    4. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      How many do you have now? I'd rather take a couple of hits and have 8-9 players than waste a valuable chip

      1. Robson-Canoe
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        I have 7 players for 31, but I'm annoyed that Dendoncker takes up my 3rd Wolves spot alongside Saiss and Jimenez.

      2. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        I've only got three! This means that by default I have loads of dgw players so should be reasonably easy to navigate dgw's. I really have no choice

    5. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      great team but surely you can get close to it without FH?

      with -4 I'm looking at

      Pope
      Doh Aurier VVD
      Salah Alli
      Jimi Jota

    6. Conik
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Basically, yes. As I've said below, the points/ranking swing at the higher levels are highly likely to be about the lowest of the season as ownership will be so similar. Main chance is for lower ranked teams to hope for some sizeable home wins, bump up the average and sneak past dead teams.

    7. Johnjo
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Not sure about Antonio. Think I'd prefer Deeney, Jota or another Spurs mid/defender

  10. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Any rumors about new postponements?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Don't believe rumours. Best to way until Friday/Saturday and not stress it.

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        wait*

      2. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        Well I trust the ITK guys. I also like scenarios in order to better tinker with my team.

        You are right I agree woth you but doing nothing with our fpl team is kind of contrary to what the game is so I am pro some rumors.

        I.e what to do with Auba if postponed, what about Wolves? Adama out for a hit for Bruno ? Etc etc etc.

        Thanks.

        Any rumors ?

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 17 days ago

          *woth = with

        2. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 17 days ago

          Unless you are FH31, you may as well wait. Auba is an obvious sell if postponed i.e. 2 blanks in a row.

        3. FPL.team
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 17 days ago

          Rumours won't help. Wait until Friday/Saturday, doing any moves now is too risky.

          1. FPL Daniel
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 17 days ago

            Oh, the painful and anxious fpl wait... only if that was my strong side 🙁

            Thanks guys you speak full logic, nonetheless some itk info like we had for the City Arsneal double would be lovely. They became reality afrtwords .

            P. S. If Auba is out who are we getting? I planned Wood but he has City away

            1. FPL.team
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 17 days ago

              I don't remember any ITK predicting that tonight's game would be called off for coronavirus before the deadline last Saturday?

              Depends if you are FHing in 31 I guess and if you need Auba to become someone that plays that week?

  11. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking
    Coronavirus outbreak labelled as pandemic by World Health Organization

    The end is nigh for this year's FPL

    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      oh god this is getting worse and waybout of hand by minutes

    2. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Time to yolo FH? It's my only chip left so I'm screwed anyway.

    3. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      They are late. CNN are calling it pandemic 4 days now

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        Yes, and it was no news even earlier.

      2. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        Lol, since when do CNN decide if it's a pandemic and not the WHO?

        1. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 17 days ago

          Well, what does it matter tbh?!?

          1. Gnu
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 17 days ago

            Well my Granny called it over a week ago.

        2. Gnu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 17 days ago

          Hahaha

  12. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Would you rather have

    A. Wood
    B. J Rod

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      There is a joke in here somewhere

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        Haha

    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      A

    3. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Im going A

  13. Shaw must go on
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    I think it's very clear that this season will be finished before gmw38!!with that in mind,shouldn't we play all the chip asap instead of playing them as we planned??

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Why is that very clear?

    2. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      exactly i am playing one chip this GW may be WC or FH

    3. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      I am considering this too. Dont want to waste my chips and the casuals to beat me because they have used theirs

      1. BNMC
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        Thing is we could get a lot of DGWs now and the chips could be useful there... it's a risk.

    4. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      This season simply can't be finished until all matches have been played. It would be huge legal problem.

    5. Conik
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Totally bizarre assumption. The only thing that is clear is that there are lots of doubts.

  14. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    GTG? On a -4

    Henderson
    TAA B.Williams Cahill
    Mane Salah Bruno Sarr
    Jiminez Auba Jota

    Bench:McCarthy,Boly,Fleck,Lascelles

  15. as33
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Any1 decided what to do with Grealish, r u still keeping him? Thinking to swap to Barnes(got Vardy asvel)

    1. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      I sold him for Sarr last week.

    2. Darlo
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      I also sold him for Sarr, with an eye on the GW31 blank.

    3. Indpush
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Keeping

  16. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Probably doing only short term transfers is the new patient FPL Ville Ronka style.

    Focus only about the next GW since we dont know what will Happen.

    I.e . Bruno should be prime target even though he has a blank upcoming

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Thoughts?

    2. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      When you really think about it, pretty much every non-premium player or non-GK is a short-term transfer. You don't buy an in-form cheap striker to keep him for the rest of the season; you know you'll be selling him when his goals dry out.

    3. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Speaking of Ronke, where is he these days? Haven't seen him posting of late

  17. Conik
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    I love listening to and reading a lot of the FPL content now available and it's inevitable as the quantity mushrooms and the number of seasons grows, it'll be harder and harder to come up with genuine insights.

    Most of my analysis could be summed up in lol variance.

    That said, I feel the obsession with talking about BGW 31 on pods and articles is odd. The important thing was being aware of this three weeks ago and planning a general strategy. Now we are basically there, there is hardly anything to say about it. The obvious picks are very obvious. Most people will have extremely similar teams and the points spread is highly likely to be smaller than almost any other GW amongst "serious" players, with the effects actually more evident in 29, 30 and 32.

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      That is partly incorrect. We have many different chip strategies. Some also decided to get C Auba for last gw like me and others still had Vardy (and my brother akso Barnes and Lundstram).

      1. Conik
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        That's my point. People are getting there in different ways, which is the interesting part that will impact scores. The actual week itself is very unlikely to produced huge rank swings among active teams.

  18. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Gary lineker says on Twitter that this is end of the season.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Stay off twitter.

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        Gary loves trolling Pool fans.

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 17 days ago

          You think that's it ?

          1. Baps hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 17 days ago

            I do

          2. claretparrot
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 17 days ago

            You think the oracle on all this is Gary Lineker?

  19. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    If KDB is out would you do KDB to Fernandes?

    1. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      depends how much you have tied up in KDB

  20. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    The solution is simple.

    Everything stops.

    Whole world is in quarantine for 3 weeks.

    Nothing works.

    Those who are still ill stay in hospital until they rehab.

    Everyone else continues with life after 3 weeks.

    Those that are ill get well.

    Crisis ends.

    However not sure the world leaders will accept this and the economy will tank temporarily on this.

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Is this supposed to be a poem?

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      😆

  21. jtreble
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    The WHO has just officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic.

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      You're late, CNN did it 4 days ago

      1. jtreble
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        🙂

  22. Riverside Red
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Do Liverpool win the Premiership if we are unable to complete the fixture list..and who will be relegated

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Don't think they will win, no relegation either

    2. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      More importantly..........will my beloved Leeds United be promoted. Please ! Please! Please we have waited so long.
      I think next season may be my last, 67 next and I want to have the pleasure of selecting players from my own team, as I've never been able to do this in the fourteen seasons of playing this game.

      1. Riverside Red
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        Despite being a Boro fan I think the Leeds supporters have suffered enough

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Should win if mathematically uncatchable and who knows/no relegation.

      1. Riverside Red
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        What happens to the FF league..you should have a better chance of answering that

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 17 days ago

          No more games = season over?

          Will be doing well to have a LMS winner this season even if it ends in GW37.
          Might need to bump up eliminations to get a winner quicker.

    4. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      They should just draw straws for title, European places and relegation - that is the only fair way.

    5. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Serie a has suggested a play off type scenario if their league cannot be completed

    6. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      FIFA or PES? Soccer Sixes?

  23. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Could FPL not be set up so that people get the points for the players they have in a rearranged game back-dated, i.e. if the players they chose play in the rearrangement? Can't be that hard to work out for programming gurus.

    Then anyone who misses out on a postponed game for any reason still has a chance of some points. Making poor team selections with blanking is one thing but things like weather and this virus are not football related.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Nah

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      suggested this, was poo poo’d by salty KdB owners with points on their bench 😉

      #5DGWPlayers&WC

    3. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      it’s done, game was postponed, we have to accept it

    4. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      They could if they wanted to, but they won't. They care about how many players they can say they have in how many territories around the world not our weird clique on here.

    5. Conik
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Why don't we just award them their expected points, rather than their actual point, therefore removing the luck factor.

  24. nico05
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Please could I get some advice on my current team: 2FT 0.4 available
    McCarthy
    TAA Boly Egan (Tanganga) (Rico)
    Salah Maddison KDB Martial (Hayden)
    Vardy Auba (Long)
    Any suggestions at all would be greatly welcomed. Thank you

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Wait till Saturday morning.
      Get an extra Wolf or two is a safe move.

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Relax until Friday.
      Find out the Martial news etc.
      Also the chip plan is needed to give better advice.

      1. nico05
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        Cheers guys it seems waiting until Friday is the general advice. I also have all chips available. Presuming everyone is fit what player would you recommend? Thanks

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 17 days ago

          Depends if you free hit in 31.
          With only 5 players including Rico, it might be best to.
          You can get any player this week with that plan.

  25. SH1M1
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Is it worth triple captaining Salah at home vs Villa or doing it during a DGW before 37

    1. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      DGW maybe more lucrative imo

  26. SHOWSTOPPERRR
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Only an hour to go to witness pep roulette...

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      ?
      You going round his house?

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Blank
      Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank
      Blank, Blank, Blank, Blank
      Blank, Blank

      1. Fulchester's New Centr…
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        ITK Holmesy?

        1. Holmes
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 17 days ago

          😀

      2. BNMC
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 17 days ago

        Assuming he plays 442...

    3. villa_til_i_die
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      ??

    4. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 17 days ago

      Scenes

  27. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    Dropping 50k playing your FH 2nd MATCH CANCELED (I feel for all you WCders) with 5 players to play one being captain but many on a CANCELED match having started injured KDB *as casual as you can get* over two games *knowing he is injured* autosub *enter here* vc on Salah or Mane getting bench wankery points.

    It really does not matter if you had KDB on your WC or FH.

    Just start with injured players. Simple and autosub.

    This game cannot get easier than that.

    I should start doing this next season considering I have not utilised my bench much this season. How much fun.

    😀

  28. Ian J
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 17 days ago

    'Stay calm & get prepared'
    I too was mad about the Man C vs Arsenal postponement .. for a moment, then I thought... make sure I'm prepared for more surprises, as no doubt they'll be more...
    Some tips for the last 9 weeks of one of the most exciting unpredictable seasons ..
    1. Save at least one chip 
    There could be a bumper, triple game week in WK38
    2. Spread the risk. 
    Select nailed on players
    Have 15 players who play - no bench fodder - you'll need your bench
    Choose from many teams - don't put all your eggs in one basket
    Choose captain & vice captain from different teams
    3. Be flexible to late news - make transfer(s) as late as possible 
    Stay calm & be prepared & you will not only survive, you will prospere!
    Please share your tips for our community.