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The FPL players who could change position in 2020/21

The relaunch of Fantasy Premier League for 2020/21 will see the usual price swings for various players based on last season’s performances but will also feature positional reclassifications for a handful of them.

In this article, we’ll outline the case for a change of position for a number of Fantasy assets.

Ten players were reclassified at the beginning of last season, including Diogo Jota, Ayoze Perez and Matt Ritchie.

It’s fair to say that the alterations could be more seismic this summer, with a few premium assets potentially moving from midfielder to forward or vice-versa.

Before we begin, we should stress that this is purely guesswork on our part and is based on how FPL have gone about classifying players previously.

It could be, for example, that they have other ideas on how they will group ‘wide-midfielders’ next season – although, given the short turnaround, a complete overhaul of the game perhaps looks unlikely.

As a very rough guide, FPL have previously classified players using the following criteria:


DefendersCentre-backs, full-backs, wing-backs (eg in a 3-4-3/3-5-2)
MidfieldersCentral/defensive midfielders, number tens, wingers/wide-midfielders, players on either flank of a front three
ForwardsLone strikers, strikers who play in a two-man attack, the central striker in a three-man frontline

The classifications are typically based on what each player in question has done in the previous season.

Marcus Rashford and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, for example, had spent most of their time centrally in 2018/19, hence their listings as forwards at the start of the campaign just gone.

There is the occasional high-profile error (more of which below), of course, but these tend to be either academy products or fringe players from promoted clubs who were perhaps not given as much attention at the launch stage.

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  1. BNMC
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    How many trophies did Auba win at Dortmund?

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Pretty sure none

    2. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A few cups

  2. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    So which new player do you still hope to see in the PL? I know many will say Sancho but at a record fee and crazy stats he will probably be listed ad a ridiculous 11.0 if he had to join UTD. Hardly anynoe will be able to fit him.

    The player I am hoping to see is Havertz.

    1. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Me too re Havertz, hope they price these young players no more than 9m.

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I am taking a wild shot but 7.5 for Havertz.

        1. Bun Rab
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          No chance. Must be 8m min after the season he had. Anything 9 or under and he is in my team.

        2. Zilla
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Lol no chance, Pulisic was 7.5m after 4G and 4A.

          Havertz this season 12G and 6A.

    2. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I'm slightly biased but Havertz. That kid is a serious talent already. Like Kdb but has a great finish on him too.

  3. @persecuted_by_mods
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Not an Arsenal fan by any means but my god the Chelsea fans on here are being very salty today, there was one bad decision which was the second yellow which can happen, be upset about that sure but don't act like it's the worst ref performance of all time

      1. Greek Freak
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I am an Arsenal fan, and to be fair some Chelsea fans here have class, but of course it's the ones that don't that get noticed more.

        Totally agree with the refereeing - I did say before that the only clear mistake was the second yellow on Kovacic.

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Of course not all Chelsea fans, just from what I saw briefly coming on here on the last page or so

        2. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Arsenal deserved to win. I'm not terribly upset or concerned about the fact Chelsea lost.

          I'm just getting tired of the FA & Premier League officiating. That's across the whole season.

          What's a bit aggregating is that the BBC has shown Martinez as being in the box when a different frame, he is clearly outside (
          https://i.redd.it/10vy0cidtfe51.jpg)

          Given, it is not as big of balls-up as the Nyland 'save' in the Villa - Sheffield United match.

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              3 years, 8 months ago

              https://streamable.com/7rj0jy

              Slow it down, the picture you're showing there's 0 way of knowing if he's touching the ball at that moment, the only clear touch is when he's in the box, as you can see from the video. So not quite the catastrophic mistake you're making out

          2. Amey
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Losing a cup final ..
            I won't judge anyone after that. It's disappointing 🙂

          3. Bun Rab
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            I think it's the same with a lot of teams. You have good sensible football loving fans and some idiots.

            Chelsea didn't do enough to win today as much as I love them.

          4. jtreble
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            Nonsense, the referring was appalling. Auba’s second goal was nice tough ...

            1. jtreble
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 7 months ago

              ... refereeing ...

        3. Amey
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Doherty Nailed then 🙂

          1. Zimo
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Yes!

          2. FOO FIGHTER
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Jimenez if he stays at Wolves. Nailed AF.

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              He's anyways. This even solidified it

          3. Karan14
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Going to be tough fitting him in with all the other premiums around.

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Agreed.
              Let's for once go with big defense man. They are best value those VBD Doherty Taa's

              It's easy to lose patients with lack of CS's though Yeah

          4. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Same here. But any news regarding him/wolves of what? 🙂

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Wolves out of Europe next season unless they win EL

              1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Ofc, cheers Amey!

              2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                They could win it tho tbh! Doherty is still nailed to me unless he ends up at 7.0.

                1. Amey
                  • 5 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Hopefully 6.5 again

                  1. UnitedFan
                    • 8 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    He was 6.0 this season.

                    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
                      • 7 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      Yep

                    2. Amey
                      • 5 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      WTF 😮
                      His attacking output has reduced this season funnily. More CS so 33 points extra.

                      I still think he'll be 6.5m now this season then

                      1. pingissimus
                        • 5 Years
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        Boly even at 5.5 may be the one to be on

                        Was sceptical but the cs record with and without him is night and day. On a 100m budget that extra 1 mill goes a long way

                        1. Amey
                          • 5 Years
                          3 years, 8 months ago

                          Jonny ??
                          5.5

                        2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
                          • 7 Years
                          3 years, 8 months ago

                          All the other defenders get the CS when he is on the pitch so it's irrelevant to pick him because their defence is getting a lot better with him on the pitch.

                          1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
                            • 7 Years
                            3 years, 8 months ago

                            And regarding 1m going a long way
                            Boly -> Doherty is a long way, imo

                          2. Greek Freak
                            • 8 Years
                            3 years, 8 months ago

                            This. Even Saiss was a better deal than Boly - still got the clean sheet, and was more attacking. Boly of course is the key in real life, but in fantasy everyone else (other than Coady) seem to be better options.

                            1. SweepaKeepa
                              • 7 Years
                              3 years, 7 months ago

                              I think Saïss got me a yellow card every single week.

                            2. Greek Freak
                              • 8 Years
                              3 years, 7 months ago

                              Haha, he is a bit card-prone, yes. But he was great value - scored the same amount of points as Boly since Boly's return for less money.

                          3. pingissimus
                            • 5 Years
                            3 years, 8 months ago

                            Agreed

                            It would be a week 1 budget play initially. I'm not convinced cs will follow at Wolves. Boly at 5.5 still offers good value I suspect if cs happen.

                            Doherty without cs is a bit average.

                      2. Greek Freak
                        • 8 Years
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        Actually it's the opposite! Same number of goals and 1 more assist than the season before, and in fewer minutes too.

                        1. Amey
                          • 5 Years
                          3 years, 8 months ago

                          Okay
                          I must have missed the number. If we can get him at 6m he'd be a great option

                          1. Greek Freak
                            • 8 Years
                            3 years, 8 months ago

                            I'll be very surprised if he's not 6.5. He started the season at 6.0 and finished at 6.5 - scored considerably more points than the season before, and the defence was better in terms of clean sheets. 6.0 would be a bargain. 6.5 would be reasonable.

                            1. Amey
                              • 5 Years
                              3 years, 8 months ago

                              You are giving 0.5 more to Martial & Doherty. We have 100m budget mind you 😀

                            2. Greek Freak
                              • 8 Years
                              3 years, 8 months ago

                              I'd love to have them at 9.5 and 6.0 - I just can't see it happening 😀

                            3. Greek Freak
                              • 8 Years
                              3 years, 8 months ago

                              Why do you think he should be 6.0 when he's coming off a better season than the one before?

                            4. Amey
                              • 5 Years
                              3 years, 8 months ago

                              Because that's what i feel he should be priced. Since VVD was 6.5 last season. Too much maybe for non top4 team ??

                              He has potential to be differential though at 6.5m as i doubt many would go there

                    3. mixology
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 11 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      Ill admit I thought he was overpriced at 6 mil, considering he was 4.5 last season and playing for Wolves. Hoping for no more than 6.5 next season

                      1. Amey
                        • 5 Years
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        He was only outscored by VVD for those prices similar or less 😮
                        Awesome deal at 6.5

                        1. pingissimus
                          • 5 Years
                          3 years, 8 months ago

                          I'm looking at Laporte as someone who might just sneak in as the value premium.

                          Again the City cs record with him was great and having missed so much he might be priced kindly. Attacking returns possibly a tad below Vvd but not by a distance. You'd just need a 4.5 on standby

                          1. Amey
                            • 5 Years
                            3 years, 8 months ago

                            Ake signing muddied the water even more IMO
                            City defense is a miss for me. Unless a big injury situation

                            1. pingissimus
                              • 5 Years
                              3 years, 8 months ago

                              Doubt I go there initially but he's right on my radar

                              City have tended to go on cs runs over the last 2 seasons. Once they put a couple in then more seem to follow. A form defence perhaps. There's certainly been spells this season and last when they were a miss. Mostly at the start

                            2. Amey
                              • 5 Years
                              3 years, 8 months ago

                              Ederson is such a boring yet effective asset in that type of run 🙂

          5. Piggs Boson
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Has a higher xAttPts than TAA.
            (xAttPts = 6xG+3xA)

            Those 6pt goals are a huge bonus over the 3pt assists.

            Wolves have elite defensive numbers too. As long as he has a decent fixtures and a respectable price, he's in for me.

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              I want to make myself learn that these premium defenders are better than similar priced attackers to predict points.

              Hopefully for once i stick with big at back 😀

              1. mixology
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                The research is certainly there to back it up. I’m loyal to that at a fault: 4-5 premiums for me typically.

                Last season was terrible for premiums imo. It was a strange season. Pool started off not being able to keep a cleanie, Laporte injured, and Doherty didn’t turn it on until late in the season.

                Sheff Utd defenders killed me this season. Didn’t think they’d sustain such great returns

                1. Amey
                  • 5 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Same. Never i remember having anyone else for long time than Lundstram.

                2. Piggs Boson
                  • 12 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Henderson was a big factor for Sheffield United. Without him, their defence goes from an elite one, to a good one.

                  Very impressive shot stopping numbers from him. Only Lloris and Martinez had a better xGP/app.

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

          Any Championship players that might be particularly worth considering?

          1. FOO FIGHTER
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Pereira from WBA. White from Leeds.

          2. Freshy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            The guy from Palace that played in the Turkish League?

            1. Freshy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              FAIL

          3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Leeds defence is what I'm looking into.

          4. pingissimus
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Klich from Leeds is on my radar as well as their defence

            He could be a McGinn - possibly useful player for balancing midfield. Leeds are a team that score goals and he's got a very handy record of popping up with goals over the last 2 seasons.

            Right price and fixtures needed.

            1. MosF94
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              I'm also interested in Klich - especially because, having scored more goals and made more assists in 18/19 than 19/20 (10 goals 9 assists vs 6 and 5), this season's decrease in output suggests he may be priced a bit lower than he should be (5.0 rather than 5.5). I think one Leeds fan told me he's on pens too?

        5. Naby K8a
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Arsenal qualifying for Europe in 25 consecutive seasons sounds great until you realise they've not won a single European trophy.

          1. SAY MY NAME
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            3 finals that i can remember off the top of my head, but no cigar unfortunately - i'm still recovering from the CL final against Barca when we were 1-0 up with 12 mins to go, and Lehmann sent off early in first half, the stress in that game was unbearable, having a lead but being down to 10 against Barca on a big pitch that suited them, it was inevitable but we were 1-0 up and it's the hope that kills you!

        6. Piggs Boson
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          It was Bellerin that made that 2nd goal, not Ceballos as I initially thought. Nice run from deep, drifting through the invisible Chelsea midfield, creating a 3v2 for Aubameyang to finish off.

          I love Jorghino and Kovacic when they're on the ball against weaker sides, but defensively not good enough for this type of big game. Kante would have helped, but Frank said he wasn't fit enough.

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            So aggressive run that was. Good on Pepe too for staying awake for lose second ball after tackle on bellarine

          2. Bun Rab
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            It's one of the things Frank needs to work on. Too often opposition players can move 10, 20 30 yards through the middle of the pitch and not face a tackle. We need a ball winner to help out, not just a ball player in that position. Kova is more a box to box. He's great at turning and driving at the opposition. Kante is perfect but Lampard wants to use his athleticism for the press so he's often much higher up.

            It's not as easy as to buy a couple of defenders and make us better. The defense needs support. Arteta is an example. Help protect that defense then you can let your attackers do what they do best.

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Looks like every club in PL needs a CDM 😀

        7. @persecuted_by_mods
            3 years, 8 months ago

            https://streamable.com/7rj0jy

            I see this and think, okay potentially his left hand could be glancing/touching the ball while outside the box but it's way more likely his right hand is the first touch when the ball is in the box so correct decision right?

            1. Hazz
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Wrong. Either way, it's a close call. I'm not sure why you've disregarded my comment above though.

              https://i.redd.it/10vy0cidtfe51.jpg

              Compare the two freeze frames. Zouma's leg & Martinez' arms & legs (and the ball) are in slightly different positions.

              In one frame he's handinlibg inside the box & in one frame he's handling outside the box.

              He handled it outside the box but as it was so quick and he dragged it back very quickly, nothing has been done.

              1. @persecuted_by_mods
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  I didn't disregard anything, you're just being very arrogant saying "wrong" when it's really not clear at all

                  Again your picture isn't proving a touch, it's literally impossible to tell. Why rely on a fuzzy picture when there's a clear video that shows its not a clear touch, if indeed there was one. Very strange

            2. Digital-Real
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              i'm considering playing the BB in a single GW and quite early in the season too, maybe GW1 as opposed to a DGW. BB is a difficult chip to play and the occasions I have played it in a DGW it hasn't yielded over 20pts. The benefits to playing it early is that you don't compromise your wildcard later in the season to accommodate a BB chip.

              1. mixology
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                It could definitely work out but may lead to an early WC

                1. Digital-Real
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  my GW is structured for at least 8 gameweeks, i probably wouldn't wildcard before that. In all the seasons BB has been around. my bench had more points in a single game week than a BB in DGW.

              2. pingissimus
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                There is a possible week 2 scenario where the rest of the world goes WC when City and United get a DGW and you go BB. Fixtures and GW1 blanks would need to fall kindly of course.

                1. Amey
                  • 5 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  We'll need 2*4 m starters to avoid WC in second GW in that scenario

                  1. pingissimus
                    • 5 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Look at Palace for one 🙂

                    If United do go a long way in Europa and then get an early DGW with even less preseason and rest than others - doubt I'd want more than one anyway in a DGW. City are tricky anyway of course was you're likely selecting SGW players

                    All very theoretical

                    1. Amey
                      • 5 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      I'm going to play like a coward at the start of the season. Will follow the crowd 😀

                      1. pingissimus
                        • 5 Years
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        Ignoring the crowd and following my nose

                        An early DGW would be exactly like post 30+ - new territory and conventional crowd wisdom likely off as there's no precedent

                        1. Amey
                          • 5 Years
                          3 years, 8 months ago

                          Exactly.
                          That's where i started to lose rank last season. 😀
                          I'm afraid after that bad beatdown

                2. Digital-Real
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  WC is the most valuable chip, i'm not going to waste it by Wildcarding and dismantling my team to for a UTD and CITY DGW early in the season.

              3. Amey
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Trust me. It hurts when it goes tits up ...
                And later watching everyone score 30 points hurts even more 😀

                1. Digital-Real
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  i'd like to see the average BB points in a DGW over the last few seasons. I've seen many teams with 25+ pts in a SGW.

                  1. Amey
                    • 5 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    It's difficult to guess them in Sgw for sure

                  2. PastaFasul
                    • 10 Years
                    3 years, 7 months ago

                    I got 35 from my BB but my chips before lockdown flopped.

                    1. PastaFasul
                      • 10 Years
                      3 years, 7 months ago

                      In a SGW 37+

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

                I went BB in a SGW and got 20 points, I wouldn't do it in week 1 though, how can you be sure who will play? Wait until you have fought fires and got a reasonable 15 and then play it.

                If we get early DGWs, probably FH is a better choice, or just set up for it at the start.

              5. Warbling Wendy
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                I played it gw37 and nabbed double Burnley CS from the bench. It's easy to get 20 points from the bench on a single game week which is a decent bench boost boost 🙂

                1. PastaFasul
                  • 10 Years
                  3 years, 7 months ago

                  Yeah, I got 3 cleanies and a total of 35 in 37+

              6. Soto Ayam
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                I do kinda feel the same. more to just get BB outta the way than anything. Find it more a hindrance than help having to have 15 guaranteed starters. I'd rather have a only 2 starters and 2 cheapies on the bench for most of the season. Playing it early means I can focus on strong 11 for majority of the season and not have to rip the team apart when a dgw turns up, which enivitably turns out to be a let down as the top teams will most likely rest, rotate or manage minutes then

            3. mixology
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              What influences your GW 1 team? (Besides player prices)

              I feel I always get off to a poor start. I typically pick the players I want for the season, regardless of poor opening fixtures. I don’t only pick players with favorable short-tearm fixtures as I don’t want be be forced into an early WC.

              What goes into your thinking for a strong start?

              1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Fixtures, short term. Followed by an early WC.

                1. mixology
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  What gw do you usually plan to WC around? I try to wait until there’s a solid amount of stats (GW 8-12) but I probably wait too long

                  1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
                    • 7 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Honestly im not really planning on when to use it. I just always end up doing it early.

              2. Digital-Real
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                see above, i'm considering BB GW1

              3. Amey
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Same question

              4. FOO FIGHTER
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                City and UTD starting late.

                Have to pounce on that.

              5. Bun Rab
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Fixtures. Normally the first 10. Then premiums, 3/4 depending on price/position. Then build my team with what's left.

                1. mixology
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  First 10 fixtures seems wise

              6. Brosstan
                • 9 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Traditionally I'm too punty. Not happening this year, in going template-ish and taking it from there

              7. SHOOTER MCGINN
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                Usually look at first 2 fixtures and go heavy on the optimal players for those, with a view to making moves quickly on the form players. Usually WC early.

                Guess this year if City/United aren't involved in GW1/2 then an early wildcard will be mostly used for that.

            4. HurriKane
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Imagine if Auba played for mancity.

              He'd have golden boot wrapped up by Christmas

              1. Zimo
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                I wonder why sanchez and him went to arsenal

                1. Old Man
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 12 Years
                  3 years, 7 months ago

                  London calling

              2. Amey
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Carnage

              3. Je suis le chat
                • 10 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Imagine he'd score double Sterling's output so about 40 league goals. Fancy he'll be off, won't win anything of significance with Arsenal.

              4. mixology
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Tbf Aguero would too if pep didn’t rotate him so much and take him off spot kicks (which was harsh imo)

                1. mixology
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Ah you mean on left wing, I see

            5. Amey
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              The Europa League qualifiers will all be single-legged knockout ties.

              Spurs need to win three knockout ties in the midweeks of Gameweeks 1, 2 and 3 to qualify for the group stage.

              Ben crelin*

              Spurs other than lloris no go then

              1. FOO FIGHTER
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Mourinho could decide to toss the EL one side. Spurs cannot afford not to finish top 4.

                1. Amey
                  • 5 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  More games
                  Less rest
                  More defensive work for wingers

                  Not for me.

                  Hopefully lloris stays 5.5m GK

              2. NATSTER
                • 13 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                That's pretty exciting. A clear no go for FPL though.

                1. Amey
                  • 5 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Yeah

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

                Europa League qualifying is kind of a joke, though. Wolves only had to beat Crusaders (6-1 over two legs), Pyunik (8-0), and Torino (5-3; currently 16th in Serie A) to get through. Spurs could do that with a heavily rotated team.

                1. Amey
                  • 5 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  I doubt that

                2. FOO FIGHTER
                  • 4 Years
                  3 years, 7 months ago

                  The Europa League will never be what the UEFA Cup used to be.

            6. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Any interest in Mitro or Watkins for next season?

              1. FOO FIGHTER
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Fulham still need to get through the PL playoff final.

                1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                  • 14 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  So do Brentford

                  But one of Mitro or Watkins will be going up (assuming they’re don’t leave etc)

              2. Greek Freak
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Don't know anything about Watkins, definitely interested in Mitrovic - hopefully he'll be 6.5 if Fulham go through.

                1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                  • 14 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Both out on their own as joint top championship goalscorers... Mitro used to be a bit of an FPL nightmare though

                  Haul-blank-blank-blank-blank-blank-blank-blank-blank-blank-haul etc

                  1. Greek Freak
                    • 8 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    He did get more than 10 goals last time in the PL - with that Fulham team (and Kamara stealing his penalties!) it was quite an achievement.

                    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                      • 14 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      I think he accompanied the 9 or 10 goals with about 30 blanks and a red card 🙂

                      He could do a job as a cheap striker in FPL though

                  2. Bada Bing
                    • 7 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    You can throw in a couple of red cards per season for that hothead

              3. Zimo
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Think I'll be getting whoever comes up. Need budget forward enablers

                1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                  • 14 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Charlie Austin still on West Brom’s books

                  Could have on final season in him yet

              4. Amey
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Cheapest one

                1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                  • 14 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Can’t see a promoted attacker being any more than 6.5 luckily, probably same price as Pukki from last year being top scorers

                  1. Amey
                    • 5 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Button Bruno Taa KDB Mitro Doherty/Jonny sortedd then 😛

                    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                      • 14 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      I think the cheap striker pool at the minute is looking like:

                      Che Adams
                      Aaron Connolly
                      Neil Maupay
                      Mitro or Watkins (whichever one goes up)
                      Patrick Bamford
                      Charlie Austin
                      HR Kanu

                      If Wolves sold Jimmy and Jota was cheap he could be worth a shout as well

                      1. Greek Freak
                        • 8 Years
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        I'd probably pass on all of them other than Mitrovic! (though tbf I don't know Watkins - I'd consider him if he showed form)

                        1. Zimo
                          • 5 Years
                          3 years, 8 months ago

                          Maupay and Adams could do decently

                          1. Greek Freak
                            • 8 Years
                            3 years, 8 months ago

                            I'd be hesitant - Maupay hasn't been showing much composure and Adams only really had a handful of good games in the end. Trossard looks better from Brighton in my opinion but I doubt there will be a space in the midfield for him with all the other options.

                      2. Zimo
                        • 5 Years
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        What bout Wood?

                        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                          • 14 Years
                          3 years, 8 months ago

                          Yeah I was thinking 6.5 & below & Wood might not make that cut - he’ll probably get bumped up to 7.0

                          1. Zimo
                            • 5 Years
                            3 years, 8 months ago

                            But he's gotten similar points in similar minutes compared to last season

                            1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                              • 14 Years
                              3 years, 8 months ago

                              I think he’s drawn a little too much attention to himself to avoid the rise to be honest

                              14G this year, compared to 10G last year, and did it in nearly 180 less minutes too

                              You never know though he might dodge the price rise axe, but I think he’ll get bumped up

                              1. Zimo
                                • 5 Years
                                3 years, 8 months ago

                                That sucks

                      3. pingissimus
                        • 5 Years
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        Burnley too perhaps - Wood will presumably be more expensive but only at 7.0. Start of the season everyone was chasing Barnes and the choice between him and Wood was 50:50 pretty much in any case. That could be even again. Steady not spectacular.

                        Newcastle? Gayle is a bit of a late season specialist I suppose,

                        Maupay could tempt me - reluctantly 🙂

                        1. FOO FIGHTER
                          • 4 Years
                          3 years, 8 months ago

                          There is always Ayew.

                          1. pingissimus
                            • 5 Years
                            3 years, 8 months ago

                            I was just looking his stats up. If he came in at 6.0 and Palace looked ok then half possible.

                            Until Greenwood came along at 5,0 he was the best value attacker in the game. But this season Palace may actually buy a forward, We've been trying and failing for 4 windows now. That would relegate him to 4-5 goals a season likely

                            Truth is though that Palace goals output is likely to decline again. Small slice of small pie, The counterattacking game is more counter than attack nowadays

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

                          There was talk of Callum Wilson to Newcastle. I wonder if he could be 6.5 there?

                          1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
                            • 7 Years
                            3 years, 8 months ago

                            He could. 8.0(?) was clearly too high this season.

                      4. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
                        • 7 Years
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        Mitrovic and Adams looks like the best options to me!
                        Planning to play 4-4-2 with cheap strikers.

                      5. MosF94
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 5 Years
                        3 years, 7 months ago

                        McBurnie too. Think he'll surprise people a bit this season

              5. Brosstan
                • 9 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Mitro is shite... As owners 2 years ago reallsed

            7. JURGENAUT
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Lads, what does template mean in FPL? Is there a way to check what this so called “template team” will be for GW1 next season?

              1. Greek Freak
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Just the most owned players. Doesn't really mean much in the beginning of the season, go with the ones you think will get you points.

                1. JURGENAUT
                  • 3 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Cheers pal

              2. RedLightning
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 13 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                Once the game has been relaunched. you will be able to check the current ownership of all players in teams already entered.
                Just go to FPL's Statistics tab and sort by 'Teams selected by %'.
                But that's the template for all FPL players, will initially be heavily influenced by average price players in teams selected by Auto Pick, and may contain a few duff picks.
                The template for FFS users or for other experienced players is likely to be slightly different.

              3. The Knights Template
                • 10 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                It will reveal itself to those true of heart and chivalrous.

            8. FOO FIGHTER
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              So Pulisic has been scrathed off my list. 11 matches missed for CHE due to abducter muscle tear. Now injured again. We can see where this is going...

              1. JURGENAUT
                • 3 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                1 lessons decision making headache for you then pal

                1. JURGENAUT
                  • 3 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  1 less* aha

              2. mixology
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Danny Ings says hi!

                1. FOO FIGHTER
                  • 4 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Surprising that Danny stayed fit. I would rather go Adams for next season though.

                  1. mixology
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    same, missed out on the great value he provided

              3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Surprise!

            9. Right In The Stanchion
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Newsflash - Eddie Howe has left Bournemouth.

              1. Amey
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                It's like end of a beautiful dream for Cherries

                1. Right In The Stanchion
                  • 4 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  He’s done a great job there. Hope he gets a nice prem job.

              2. FOO FIGHTER
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Not surprising and does not effect FPL.

                1. Right In The Stanchion
                  • 4 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  They literally got relegated last week after 5 years in the prem you donkey.

                  1. FOO FIGHTER
                    • 4 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Something telling me you are the next biggest troll to hit FFS.

                    1. Right In The Stanchion
                      • 4 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      Why’s that? Who are you?

                      1. FOO FIGHTER
                        • 4 Years
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        Who are you calling Donkey?

                        1. Greek Freak
                          • 8 Years
                          3 years, 8 months ago

                          Donkeys get such a bad rep in football circles. Adorable animals really.

                          1. FOO FIGHTER
                            • 4 Years
                            3 years, 8 months ago

                            Andy Carroll?

                            1. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
                              • 11 Years
                              3 years, 7 months ago

                              No apparently its FOO FIGHTER

              3. Bada Bing
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                The end wasn't pretty, but he should get a statue of himself outside the stadium for everything he did at/for the club.

              4. Bun Rab
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Did wonders there. Will be a great loss. Be interesting to see where he goes next though.

                1. FOO FIGHTER
                  • 4 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  He did well. Managers hardly keep their jobs that long. Guess he either called it quits or BOU felt they needed a change.

            10. Nightcrawler
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Where is the 2nd leg of the city real game going to take place? Portugal or Manchester?

              1. Jimmers
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                Manchester

            11. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 7 months ago

              What will happen if i successfully manage to do a cheeky transfer at this time and it goes through?

              1. Jimmers
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                Absolutely nothing

              2. Forza
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                You should get a small red arrow if you're level on points and transfers with someone, but the game won't update so it probably won't make a difference.

              3. RedLightning
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 13 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                It won't go through.

              4. Andy_Social
                • 11 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                You can set up your new squad and check the cost on today's prices, but when you press 'Transfer' you get knocked back. I know, I tried!

            12. Kno
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 7 months ago

              Is there a easy way to check the standings in a ML for a specific gw?

              1. Jimmers
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                No - there's a tab that allows you to see monthly scores but none for weekly

            13. 3 A
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 7 months ago

              It will be very good for us if FPL towers release the game early even the fixtures are not ready yet.

              We can do some math to know who have the most value.

              Can take time to consider going 2 or 3 big hitters too. 4 is too much imho.

              I consider who can be captain as 'big hitters'.

              1. circusmonkey
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                They can't release it until the fixtures are out.

                1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 9 Years
                  3 years, 7 months ago

                  Fanteam have......

            14. Bring back Rafa
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 7 months ago

              Apart from the newly promoted teams, are there any first choice goalkeepers that could be priced at $4.5m?
              It's hard to make a case for any of them, as most have had 100+ point seasons......perhaps Fabianski or Heaton/Reina, who were both affected by injury? Surely they won't risk pricing Martinez at $4.5

              1. 3 A
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                Maybe Matt Ryan. Guaita maybe can be decrease in price as Palace dont have ao many cs . A lot of injury

              2. Andy_Social
                • 11 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                Villa's GK/Gks will be no more than 4.5m

              3. amitmishr
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                Fabianski unlikely at 4.5. he is better than that. Was injured wo less points last year

                1. Andy_Social
                  • 11 Years
                  3 years, 7 months ago

                  Indeed. Ryan was quietly effective at 4.5 and I can see him being the same again. McCarthy will prob also be 4.5 and a decent choice. And Guaita. So that's probably 7 starting keepers at 4.5:

                  Guaita
                  Ryan
                  McCarthy
                  Villa's
                  Leeds'
                  WBA's
                  play-off winner's

                  1. pingissimus
                    • 5 Years
                    3 years, 7 months ago

                    Small chance Guaita comes in 5.0 imo

                    There was the dip from GW30 on but his record this season and last puts him in as a pretty clear 5.0 surely

                    Rumours of a return to Spain are resurfacing. No way Palace will want to sell and It’s perhaps unlikely enough money will be offered. But if he went a replacement 4.5 could be a decent deal. You’d be buying a RH defence keeper. Guaita got proportionally the same saves in as Pope largely down to the system last season

                    Add in extra minutes and adjust for pens and the distance between Pope and Guaita shrinks to cs count. I can see that being closer next season IF both defences were full strength - 12 apiece being par perhaps

                    1. pingissimus
                      • 5 Years
                      3 years, 7 months ago

                      Whoops 4.5

                      1. Andy_Social
                        • 11 Years
                        3 years, 7 months ago

                        Well he could, but I'd shy away. Not because of him but Palace seem to be degenerating with lack of investment every year. Roy got more out of them than I expected this year, but I can't see it lasting. Conversely, I can see Saints and maybe Brighton being stronger at the back and I'd look at their keepers before Palace.

                        1. pingissimus
                          • 5 Years
                          3 years, 7 months ago

                          Share more of your doubts about Palace this time but if Guaita stays and there's investment up top then the defence looks better imo

                          1. Andy_Social
                            • 11 Years
                            3 years, 7 months ago

                            Yeh, Guaita's a good keeper; the issue is IF Palace invest in the squad. It's not looking likely. They could use Zaha money but he's had a poor season and won't get the fee they want. And there's not enough time, in my book. I'm tipping them to go down.

                  2. MosF94
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 5 Years
                    3 years, 7 months ago

                    I think Guaita at 5 and Fabianski at 4.5, primarily because Palace have a comfortably superior clean sheet and goals-conceded record to West Ham, and Fab's PPG is lower than Guaita's

            15. Andy_Social
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 7 months ago

              Rumours of Chelsea wanting Nick Pope. Like rumours of Jimenez to United, great for the club, but disastrous for FPL.
              Much of Pope's heroics are due to being part of a superbly-drilled defence set up by Dyche. Take him out and stick him behind an undisciplined Chelsea defence and his value to us plummets.

              Now with Wolves not being in Europe, if Jimi stays he starts (and plays 90 mins of) every PL game - not so if he's at United.

              1. Netley Lucas
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                If Pope did go after prices are set, BPF could be good... 4.5m?

                1. Andy_Social
                  • 11 Years
                  3 years, 7 months ago

                  Not sure what 'BPF' means but no way will Pope be 4.5 at any club. At Burnley best case 5.0, possibly 5.5

                  1. circusmonkey
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 13 Years
                    3 years, 7 months ago

                    Based on the observation from David the people with good seasons get a rise beyond their end price of last season, he will be 5.5 if he stays at Burnley. He should be the same at Chelsea if he moves.

                  2. Andy_Social
                    • 11 Years
                    3 years, 7 months ago

                    Oh, Bailey Peacock-Farrell. Don't think I could trust a name like that!

                    1. Andy_Social
                      • 11 Years
                      3 years, 7 months ago

                      Would be a strange situation where Burnley go from 3 England international goalkeepers vying for the gloves a year ago to none, just an untested kid. I fear that would screw up everything Dyche has worked to achieve at Burnley. He'd either quit or see it as getting a fee for Pope that would enable him to do all the rebuilding he's asked for.

                      I've inked Pope into my draft squad and pencilled in a defender and Wood. If Pope goes I'll have to scratch all of them.

              2. FOO FIGHTER
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                Wouldn't be out of the question of Pope to Chelsea when they want more than a century for Oblak. That much money for a GK is crazy and not very affordable with wages, bonuses, agent fees and whatever other fees on top of the transfer fee.

                1. Andy_Social
                  • 11 Years
                  3 years, 7 months ago

                  Especially when Kepa was already brought in as the most expensive keeper in the world!

            16. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 7 months ago

              Interesting to see how the Auba situation develops - several clubs out there in need of a striker at the minute, not just in england too

              He could surely get himself a gigantic payday, as well as champions league football

              1. FOO FIGHTER
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                Clubs surely rather would wait to take him end of next season when his contract is up. Arsenal can stil demand a high fee for Auba.

                1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                  • 14 Years
                  3 years, 7 months ago

                  Yeah they could keep him for one last year and lose him for free if they wished, but for someone of his age, €30m starts to look like a high enough fee

                  1. Andy_Social
                    • 11 Years
                    3 years, 7 months ago

                    Don't suppose anyone's talking about it, but to me, he could be the replacement for an aging and crocked Aguero.

                  2. FOO FIGHTER
                    • 4 Years
                    3 years, 7 months ago

                    I doubt Arsenal wil sell him at €30m. That is peanuts.

              2. Old Man
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                Yesterday's win and a big pay rise might just persuade him to stay, but you're right. Several big clubs will be salivating.

              3. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                He’ll sign a new contract

            17. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 7 months ago

              Looking at Pool defence - both VVD & Robbo regressed by 30 points versus last year’s scores

              Could we get lucky with a slight drop for each?

              Surely they at least can’t give either of them a rise from this season’s starting prices (6.5 & 7.0)

              Imagine they came in at 6.0 VVD & 6.5 Robbo

              Five at the back will suddenly become all the rage for GW1 again with TAA (7.5?), Laporte (6.0?) & Doherty (6.5?) plus those two 😉

              1. Andy_Social
                • 11 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                Can't see them dropping - holding steady while TAA edges up 0.5 I reckon. But 5 of them would still be over the top for me; I haven't shifted from TAA, VVD, Robbo and a pair of benchmonkeys. Too much value in midfield to spend more at the back. I mean, you wouldn't turn your back on KDB and Bruno, would you?

                1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                  • 14 Years
                  3 years, 7 months ago

                  You’d still have loads for two big captaincy hitters - I started last season with the below for example:

                  Pope,
                  TAA, Robbo, Laporte, Digne, Coleman
                  Salah, Sterling, Perez
                  Vardy, Ings

                  Thinking a similar setup but

                  VVD, Doherty in the “Digne Coleman“ slots
                  Bruno, KDB in the “Salah, Sterling“ slots (captaincy sorted)
                  Ings is now effectively the “Vardy“ slot

                  Find two 5.5-6.5 options, (Can be forwards and/or mids) for the “Perez & Ings” slots

                  What you miss out on is the likes of Salah, Sterling, Son, Auba, Rashford etc - who probably can’t really be captained anyways with Bruno & KDB there

                  1. Bring back Rafa
                    • 4 Years
                    3 years, 7 months ago

                    I'm going for Sterling over KDB if priced cheaper. Both would be ideal, but probably not realistic with a $100m budget

                    1. Andy_Social
                      • 11 Years
                      3 years, 7 months ago

                      You have 2 top premiums if you weaken elsewhere. Plenty started with Salah and Sterling last year.

                  2. Andy_Social
                    • 11 Years
                    3 years, 7 months ago

                    Heh, I started with Pickford and 2 Toffee defenders - cashed in for 2 weeks before it went pear-shaped. But what you're suggesting is very much what I have in mind. The difference would be my back line would be cheaper to go for one more premium midfielder (might be Greenwood).

              2. Jarnathan
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                5 at the back never lasts though does it. Is it because it takes a while for value to emerge / reveal itself in the midfield / fwd lineups? Or is it because team values are only at 100 at the start of the season?

                The regression in points was mostly due to the injury to Alisson right?

                1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                  • 14 Years
                  3 years, 7 months ago

                  Yeah I’d say Allison’s 8 game absence was a big factor

                  They got 2 CS in their first 15 games

                  1. Jarnathan
                    • 7 Years
                    3 years, 7 months ago

                    Robertson really kicked on at the end of the season. Top form. Do we think Liverpool still have the same hunger and motivation as last season though?

                    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                      • 14 Years
                      3 years, 7 months ago

                      Along with squad depth, thats also a big question mark over them

                      But to be honest I’d say Klopp & Henderson will set the right tone with them in preparations etc

                      A VVD hamstring or knee injury would be catastrophic for them though

                    2. Andy_Social
                      • 11 Years
                      3 years, 7 months ago

                      Under Klopp - yeh! There was no 'we just won the CL' attitude last year.

                    3. MosF94
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 5 Years
                      3 years, 7 months ago

                      They'll want to win it again and be able to celebrate properly with their fans

                  2. Bring back Rafa
                    • 4 Years
                    3 years, 7 months ago

                    They also conceded 1 goal in alot of games. Bit of luck and some of those games become clean sheet (and maybe others 2 conceded)

                  3. Jarnathan
                    • 7 Years
                    3 years, 7 months ago

                    In fact I think this very fact is going to be lost on a lot of people and there will be very few double-ups. My only concern is Liverpool's motivation.

                    Also we need to think about the likelihood of team absences at the beginning of the season due to CL delays.

              3. Old Man
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                4-5-1 looks attractive for next year but you'd need some bottle to go 5-4-1. The player classifications and value assignments will be especially interesting next season.

                1. Andy_Social
                  • 11 Years
                  3 years, 7 months ago

                  I'm looking at a 3-5-2/4-5-1 option with someone like Che Adams alternating with a 4.5 defender fixturewise. But it is looking like you'd splurge the bulk of your budget on a strong midfield and minimise your striker expenditure.

                  1. Old Man
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    3 years, 7 months ago

                    i agree - I cannot see me spending a huge amount on forwards unless FLP Towers radically skew the valuations/classifications..

                    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                      • 14 Years
                      3 years, 7 months ago

                      It’s *bloody* tough for forwards these days - when’s the last time one scored 230, let alone 250+?

                      Maybe someone like Werner comes in & does well or Kane re-discovers his old Mojo

                      1. Andy_Social
                        • 11 Years
                        3 years, 7 months ago

                        Very true, but they wouldn't be in my GW1 squad. Always open to a rethink on my wildcard of course.

                2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                  • 14 Years
                  3 years, 7 months ago

                  The defender scoring charts look an absolute wasteland below Doherty assuming Burnley & SHU get prices at 5.5’s...

                  We need some value To emerge again!

                  1. Andy_Social
                    • 11 Years
                    3 years, 7 months ago

                    If you can find the odd outlier like Dunk, he'll do for mainly bench duty when Liverpool rest a defender (I'll be keeping an eye out for a Leeds equivalent of a Blade). Not great loss if none emerge. Like others are pointing out, if we discount another injury to Alisson (you can't legislate for bad luck like that), depending on those 3 Reds defenders is as secure as it gets.

                    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                      • 14 Years
                      3 years, 7 months ago

                      Yeah starting to think that a double up on them at a minimum is advisable to be honest - if you pop them into he midfielders or forwards charts they’re all right up there at the top end

                      I swore I wouldn’t triple up on them again too it was too heart stopping but here we go again 🙁

                      1. Old Man
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 12 Years
                        3 years, 7 months ago

                        If you do decide to go double/triple LIv defence then you're going to have to artificially set aside that horrible sinking feeling when the Pool oppo score and think of the total scores at the end of the season.

                    2. Old Man
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 12 Years
                      3 years, 7 months ago

                      Funnily enough I have just spent a few stupid moments looking at a TAA/VVD/Robbo defence with another useful back-up - I chose Dunk. Even with two 4.0 duds It's going to be very difficult to accommodate KDB/Bruno/Sterling/Auba and the other super-picks. Compromise will be the order of the day, as always.

                      1. Andy_Social
                        • 11 Years
                        3 years, 7 months ago

                        Yeh you can't have 'em all. For me the 3 defenders, Bruno, Kev and one other premium will do. Add Greenwood and maybe Ings and I think I'm good.

                  2. Old Man
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    3 years, 7 months ago

                    I'm sure it will - it always does. An uncharacteritsically optimistic note for me, but the Holy Grail is finding them before GW1

                    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                      • 14 Years
                      3 years, 7 months ago

                      Lundstram was a massive factor last year - an anomaly like that doesn’t happen often!

                      Maybe a cheapie/4.0 at Palace left back while PVA is dead?

                      Also there could be some 4.0’s unlocked after the price release given the transfer window rumbles on for so long now (October!)

                  3. pingissimus
                    • 5 Years
                    3 years, 7 months ago

                    The last forward to get over 230 was 2018/9 iirc 😉

                    Posted this a lot a year ago. A switch from Kane to Kun when Kane got injured and Kun felt a natural replacement matched Sterling overs the season that time. One move.

                    I actually did better as I got Vardy late season ditching Kun on WC. Two moves.

                    Not disputing poor value in premiums up top season long. But excess of theory last time would have precluded you jumping on Vardy at 9.5. As it happened many were late on him not least because they were heavy in midfield.

                    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                      • 14 Years
                      3 years, 7 months ago

                      So that’s one occurrence in how many years of hundreds of forwards trying to get there? 😉

                      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                        • 14 Years
                        3 years, 7 months ago

                        Don’t even want to get into “hopping on & hopping off” to generate 230+ scenarios - it’s a different thing altogether

                        I don’t think we’ve actually had an individual 230+ forward in years maybe?

                        1. pingissimus
                          • 5 Years
                          3 years, 7 months ago

                          One move Max one move

                          It was one move to Vardy this time - all you had to do was not keep him when he started missing - not that hard a call as his attraction was that he was on a roll. He wasn't hauling he just kept scoring

                          1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                            • 14 Years
                            3 years, 7 months ago

                            Yep - one move can get you the OR#1 rank when it’s the right move

                            But back to the original point - to have zero strikers hitting 230/240+ points (someone will have the exact breakdown/deterioration over he years I’m sure) says it all really

                            No big deal for cheaper strikers, if anything it allows the likes of Jimmy & Ings to thrive

                            Werner is intruiging though & Kane if he kept going on the same trajectory plus Vardy if he doesn’t have any more kids, missed pens or consecutive injury niggles 😉

                      2. pingissimus
                        • 5 Years
                        3 years, 7 months ago

                        Look at the matches 1-20 in 2018/9

                        Sterling Auba Kane all within 2/3 points of each other. That Sterling was the only one who sustained form over 38 matches was the difference. It wasn't that Sterling had a poor first half and a great second.

                        Look at Vardy this season gone. 9.5 for sure but even at 11 he would have been matching/outperforming all mids.

                        For bursts of form I'd hate to be locked into a situation I couldn't easily get money up top.

                        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                          • 14 Years
                          3 years, 7 months ago

                          You’re always missing the front end of that form by definition though is the problem and you’re stuck with the back end , and you’re burning transfers, and, and, and etc

                          I think the striker landscape is (Generally) evolvoing away from premiums & towards mid-price & cheapies

                          There are always exceptions of course, but generally better to plan for the rule, not the exceptions

                          Werner is intruiging though & It’s such a shame Kun got injured in GW30 (as captain grrrrrrrr) as with that fixture run he’d have done serious damage....Kane if he kept going on the same trajectory plus Vardy if he doesn’t have any more kids, missed pens or consecutive injury niggles

                    2. Andy_Social
                      • 11 Years
                      3 years, 7 months ago

                      Last pre-season there was big noise about playing the fixtures between Kane and Auba. Never monitored it myself as it seemed daft but I bet it was a disaster. You just can't anticipate getting your timing perfect.

                      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                        • 14 Years
                        3 years, 7 months ago

                        I did it around Christmas 18/19 - a better run of juicy blue fixtures you would never see

                        And it was a *disaster* - I hate both Kane and (especially) Auba for this reason

                        Kane did it again to me at the start of this season with 2-5 from BUR- CPL

                        And Auba did it to his unlucky owners all season again with

                        6, 5, 2, 2, 8, 5, 2, 8, 2

                        From

                        BUR, AVL, BOU, PAL, WOL, SOU, BHA, NEW, WHM

                        A pair of trolls!

                3. Bring back Rafa
                  • 4 Years
                  3 years, 7 months ago

                  My problem with playing 5 at the back (or even 4) is that you always get decent basement priced players in defence, so it makes sense to get a couple of good bench options there. I'm not a fan at all of picking a $4.5m defensive midfielder in my midfield

                  1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                    • 14 Years
                    3 years, 7 months ago

                    Ah it’s extreme, no doubt and not something really advisable especially for newer players

                    It’s more something you try after you’ve done 12 or 13 seasons & are confident in trying something “different”

                    Last season for example I pretty much had to Wildcard out of it after 2 GW’s (even though it had done pretty well with double-double cleansheets from Everton) because of Allison & Laporte getting injured, and KDB & Lundstram’s emergence as well as Martial’s OOP etc

                  2. Andy_Social
                    • 11 Years
                    3 years, 7 months ago

                    Not really, those basement-priced players are often flash-in-the-pan sorts, excepting one-off anomalies like Lundstram. The premiums are set-and-forget, allowing you to focus transfers further up the pitch. I'm looking at 2x4m not for rotation but for the bench, and if they don't play, it doesn't matter.

                  3. Amey
                    • 5 Years
                    3 years, 7 months ago

                    You're right.
                    3 premium + 2 *4.5 probably makes sense. Even AWB can be a good option if he's 5.5 next season too

              4. FOO FIGHTER
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                That was mainly due to Alisson being out for the 1st 8 GW's. Missed another two GW's as well.

                Allison only 0.3 points per game behind Pope.

                Fit Alisson = clean sheets.

              5. FOO FIGHTER
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                This was how my starting 11 looked like beginning of this season.

                4.5
                Premium premium premium
                Permium premium budget budget
                Premium midprice 4.5

                I will be looking at doing the same again.

                1. Andy_Social
                  • 11 Years
                  3 years, 7 months ago

                  My current thinking is:

                  Pope if at Burnley, benchie
                  3xLiv, 2xbenchies
                  2x premium, 3xmid-price
                  midprice, 2xbudget

                  I'm not tied to systems though - all comes down to price and value in the end for me.

                  1. FOO FIGHTER
                    • 4 Years
                    3 years, 7 months ago

                    I am going to be all about value to maximise my starting eleven. For instance if Firmino comes in at 1 to 1.5 less compared to this season then I may very well consider him. Midprice fwd at 150+ points is tasty when the likes of Jimenez at 9 to 9.5 next season.

                    1. Andy_Social
                      • 11 Years
                      3 years, 7 months ago

                      I'd still expect a cheaper TAA to outscore bobby at that price though.

                      1. FOO FIGHTER
                        • 4 Years
                        3 years, 7 months ago

                        I am going triple LFC so will decide when prices are out.

                        1. Andy_Social
                          • 11 Years
                          3 years, 7 months ago

                          I'm sure we all are - just a case of which 3! Realistically it's 3 out of 7 though - Alisson, TAA, VVD, Robbo, Salah, Mane, Firmino (maybe a case for Gomez).

                          1. Amey
                            • 5 Years
                            3 years, 7 months ago

                            Allison is odd man out.
                            If they price bobby at 8m he can be a good option

                  2. Amey
                    • 5 Years
                    3 years, 7 months ago

                    I'm thinking about getting a strong defense & GK combo so that won't have to use FT on them. Bit like RAM if you remember 🙂

                    So that I can follow up with the lateriser theory of swapping out Big hitters for premium fixtures. Let's see.

                    Should have 5/6 player's locked IN the team in order to even think about it though.

                    GK Taa Robbo Doherty/Jonny 4.5 4.5 Jimmy/Ings Bruno to form the core of the team. Maybe it doesn't make sense but hopefully you got what I'm thinking about trying to do next season 😛

                    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                      • 14 Years
                      3 years, 7 months ago

                      RAM!

                      It was epic 🙂

                      1. Amey
                        • 5 Years
                        3 years, 7 months ago

                        Add Doherty to that.
                        DRAM 😀

                    2. Andy_Social
                      • 11 Years
                      3 years, 7 months ago

                      Makes perfect sense. I've got a (different) core in mind with the intension of focusing transfers on just a few positions as well.

                      1. Amey
                        • 5 Years
                        3 years, 7 months ago

                        Yeah
                        Let's see how it goes ...
                        I need to be more patient though 😀

            18. Ci Siamo
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 7 months ago

              Which team would be most beneficial for Eddie Howe in terms of FPL?

              A Newcastle or Palace would be my pick

              1. Andy_Social
                • 11 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                Newcastle depends on takeover - if it doesn't happen, they'll stick with Brucie until it does.
                Palace just gave Roy an extension - if they start poorly then Eddie would be an option, yeh.
                But he's not a parachute sort like some - he's a built-for-the-future type. Maybe Villa or WBA/playoff winner if they struggle early.

              2. ZimZalabim
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                west ham could be an option as well, he has prem experience and will play the football west ham want to see, plus with better players he shd move them up the table

                1. ZimZalabim
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 7 months ago

                  as in west ham have better players than he had at bournemouth

                  1. Andy_Social
                    • 11 Years
                    3 years, 7 months ago

                    Yeh, that would be good. Not much wrong with Hammers except the manager!

                    1. LegendMoon
                      • 7 Years
                      3 years, 7 months ago

                      Moyes is ok I reckon they could do with a Callum Wilson maybe though

            19. Azathoth
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 7 months ago

              If Wolves win EL,they play CL.....but who plays EL:Spurs or Ars?

              1. Andy_Social
                • 11 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                Extra place, I think?

              2. ZimZalabim
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                spurs will drop out of europe and chelsea will drop into UEL i think
                so 4th and 5th and Arsenal in Uel and top 3 plus Wolves in Ucl

                1. Andy_Social
                  • 11 Years
                  3 years, 7 months ago

                  There would be 5 PL sides in CL. Not sure if there'd be one less in EL but i don't think so. That's right, isn't it?

                  1. ZimZalabim
                    • 7 Years
                    3 years, 7 months ago

                    im not sure tbh I know they did change or ammend the rules on how many teams can enter the competition but that might have been when there was a chance 6 prem teams could make the Ucl i cant remember, so maybe uel stays the same 3 and wolves just join the top 4

                    1. Andy_Social
                      • 11 Years
                      3 years, 7 months ago

                      On the last day of the season when Chelsea clung on to 4th spot, not a single pundit mentioned they might not be in CL if Wolves win the EL. It would have been mentioned. EL is lower status so less discussion about permutations so i'm not sure about that.

                  2. Azathoth
                    • 9 Years
                    3 years, 7 months ago

                    England has 7 european tickets.If Wolves win EL,then next season will be 5 CL (Liv - MC - Che - MU - Wol) and 2 EL.Lei is the one,but who's the other?

                    1. ZimZalabim
                      • 7 Years
                      3 years, 7 months ago

                      Arsenal will get the last spot in that scenario as FA cup winners take it over league finish

              3. Zimo
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                If wolves win then spurs are out of europe and 5 teams in champions league and 2 in europa

            20. gooberman
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 7 months ago

              Auba as a midfielder surely a shoe in in everyone's teams next season?

              1. Andy_Social
                • 11 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                No, not for me. It would be tempting but at c12m, no. Take last night - he didn't do that much and a decent defence would have kept him out. I'd still prioritize Kev and Bruno over him.

                1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                  • 14 Years
                  3 years, 7 months ago

                  This

                2. FOO FIGHTER
                  • 4 Years
                  3 years, 7 months ago

                  City and UTD will likely start their seasons late.

                3. gooberman
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 12 Years
                  3 years, 7 months ago

                  Are you kidding? If he had been a midfielder this season with the extra point for a goal and clean sheet, he would have scored 237pts which is more than Salah and second only to KDB.

                  1. Andy_Social
                    • 11 Years
                    3 years, 7 months ago

                    Well I'm not kidding. I'm prioritizing Kev and Bruno. It's unlikely I could afford Auba on top of those 2. Which one will you miss out on - Kev who as you say, outscored him, or Bruno who in terms of points-per-match, also outscored him?
                    If i can reasonably squeeze him into a balanced-ish squad, I will, but it's unlikely the prices will allow that.

                    1. gooberman
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 12 Years
                      3 years, 7 months ago

                      Yeah fair point I guess. Can't have everybody. Depends on what the prices are going to be. If Auba is 1m less than 1 or both of those other 2 he could be better value. I'm fairly confident he will be 0.5-1m cheaper than KDB

                      1. Andy_Social
                        • 11 Years
                        3 years, 7 months ago

                        Always depends on prices sure, but all 3 will be premium. Now my intension is to rotate the captaincy between Kev and Bruno, so having Auba at that price and not captain him will be wasteful. If you captain him you'll be biting your lip every time Kev and Bruno haul and Auba doesn't. I think, as a rule of thumb, 2 captainable premium assets is right to enable good quality throughout the squad.

              2. Netley Lucas
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                His key attribute in FPL is punishing really bad sides, 58pts v Watford & Norwich. Shoo-in for the really easy games, then shoo-out.

                1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                  • 14 Years
                  3 years, 7 months ago

                  BUR, AVL, BOU, PAL, WOL, SOU, BHA, NEW, WHM

                  6, 5, 2, 2, 8, 5, 2, 8, 2

                  #cOnSiStEnCy

                  1. FOO FIGHTER
                    • 4 Years
                    3 years, 7 months ago

                    Keeping Auba over a whole season is how he rewards you and as a mid it will be more points compared to a fwd.

                    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                      • 14 Years
                      3 years, 7 months ago

                      Carrying 12.0+ assets that you can’t (A) reliably and (B) Regularly Captain is always questionable imo

                      It’s generally a more inefficient use of budget

                  2. FOO FIGHTER
                    • 4 Years
                    3 years, 7 months ago

                    Same can be said about KDB?

                    GW 8 to 16

                    0 3 6 2 2 7 10 3 1

                    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                      • 14 Years
                      3 years, 7 months ago

                      Can you add in the fixtures and whether he started please?

                      1. FOO FIGHTER
                        • 4 Years
                        3 years, 7 months ago

                        He started all except for Wolves GW8. Fixtures should not matter with KDB. More now when he is going to be in 12.0 range.

                        Auba mid over KDB, Auba nailed, KDB will be part of Pep roulette no doubt.

                        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                          • 14 Years
                          3 years, 7 months ago

                          You still haven’t added the fixtures or taken out the game where he didn’t start though - make those adjustments & put it side by side with the sample from Auba above & see how it looks 😉

                          1. FOO FIGHTER
                            • 4 Years
                            3 years, 7 months ago

                            Fixtures should not come into play when picking premium 12.0 players.

                            1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                              • 14 Years
                              3 years, 7 months ago

                              So you captain away to Liverpool?

                              1. FOO FIGHTER
                                • 4 Years
                                3 years, 7 months ago

                                KDB GW 21 to 29

                                2 9 2 7 2 14 3 0

                                Unfortunately players are not going to haul every GW and irrespective of fixtùres Auba as a mid over KDB when Auba is nailed AF 24/7 365.

                                1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                                  • 14 Years
                                  3 years, 7 months ago

                                  The point isn’t that premium players don’t blank... or that simply “holding them for a season” is enough for them to “reward” you as you put it

                                  The point is that you need to be able to regularly *Captain* 12.0 players to get the most efficient use of budget

                                  Hence - How would you have done captaining a Auba for his “Captainable” fixtures below?

                                  BUR, AVL, BOU, PAL, WOL, SOU, BHA, NEW, WHM

                                  6, 5, 2, 2, 8, 5, 2, 8, 2

                                  There’s a bit of cherry picking there, but it’s required to illustrate just how notoriously dodgy & inconsistent this guy is when you rely on him - perma capping for a season is the only way to smooth that...

                                  (KDB can blank with the best of them - that’s for sure. As can Salah, As can Sterling . As does everyone really)

                                2. Goonsquad245
                                  • 7 Years
                                  3 years, 7 months ago

                                  ‘Notoriously dodgy’? Have you looked at his record in ‘captainable’ fixtures in prior seasons?

                                  You’ve also chosen to leave off his most recent 2 ‘captainable’ fixtures with 16 points in each (19 if he’s a mid!) which *drastically* increase his PPG (4.44 vs ~6.5)

                                  KDB vs AVL, SOU, EVE, CRY, NEW

                                  6,2,2,2,7

                                  If you like, I can include some carefully selected away bankers too (where city were popular captain options and often ended up destroying the opposition)

                                  bou, bha, wat

                                  5, 3, 6

                                  kDb iS iNcOnSiSteNt

                                3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                                  • 14 Years
                                  3 years, 7 months ago

                                  Wow - Point >>>>>>>>> Missed once again 🙂

                                  Let’s take these 1 by 1

                                  Firstly, I have already stated there was a bit of cherry picking in the Auba sample - and that it was deliberate, and didn’t put in the watford & Norwich scores because it’s not rocket science to see his hauls there 🙂

                                  Secondly, Normally I would also include the obvious references to the fact that KDB is in fact human because again - it’s obvious isn’t it?

                                  Thirdly - Yes I hAvE lOoKeD aT aUbA’s sCoReS iN pReViOuS sEaSoN’s - I’m speaking from experience here after he let me down during an even better run of fixtures over Christmas 18/19 - that’s why I sat back & observed him doing the same thing this season (rather than getting caught backing him with the armband)

                                  Fourth - at no point have I said Auba doesn’t haul - he clearly does - but (This season) he’s generally hauled more unexpectedly and in Weeks where Man City & Liverpool has plum captaincy fixtures, so - again - difficult to get the best out of him on value

                                  The point was that there’s a natural kneejerk/groundswell of opinion when Auba is classified as a midfielder that he’s an absolute no brainer

                                  This is adding some balance to that kneejerk/groundswell - he could of course do well, and even though he’s positionally been even wider/more-POO under Arteta, his output isn’t suffering

                                4. Goonsquad245
                                  • 7 Years
                                  3 years, 7 months ago

                                  Point missed once again eh? Guess here’s the point where friendly debate turns into patronising condescendence (although I’m not surprised, all of your posts have that air tbh, especially when you’re challenged).

                                  Carry on cherry picking your stats - you picked 9 games, I picked 8, similar difficulty, similar ‘captainability’, similar sample size, same flawed conclusion.

                                  He’s not a ‘no brainer‘, but neither is anyone else - your argument of ‘oMg lOoK aT tHeSe 9 cHeRrY pICkEd fIxtUrEs hE dIdNt hAuL iN iN tHiS pArTiCulAr sEaSoN’ can be applied to any player in any season, and that’s my point. Guess you missed that though, eh? 🙂

                                5. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                                  • 14 Years
                                  3 years, 7 months ago

                                  Nope this is two steps after the point where friendly debate turns into patronising condescence 🙂

                                  (The point was actually where (a) Notoriously dodgy’? Have you looked at his record in ‘captainable’ fixtures in prior seasons? and (b) kDb iS iNcOnSiSteNt)

                                  Just waiting for an analogy where Auba is hearts, Mané is Diamonds, KDB’s PPG is a gutshot flushdraw in historical seasons and Kane has gotten 3 penalties to Salah’s 10 missed big chances 😉

                                6. Goonsquad245
                                  • 7 Years
                                  3 years, 7 months ago

                                  Nah actually it was before that, where you banded around words like ‘bizarre’, ‘ridiculous’ and ‘silly’ where it was obvious you just weren’t willing to engage through fear your thinking might be flawed.

                                  Your analysis around Auba being inconsistent is garbage because the same cherry picking of easy fixtures can be applied to almost any player at all including this seasons top scorer/first name on your team sheet next season. It’s also clearly heavily influenced by your past experience as an owner which is preeeeeetty much a cardinal sin in terms of objective analysis 🙂

                                  No analogies needed for that my friend 🙂

                                7. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                                  • 14 Years
                                  3 years, 7 months ago

                                  It’s ok - no offence taken 😉

                                  And words like ‘bizarre’ and ‘ridiculous’ I’m afraid are going to have to be used when ‘bizarre’ and ‘ridiculous’ (sic ‘hypothetical’) analogies are trotted out as a response to a portion of a larger discussion taken out of context (A pattern that seems to be repeating with alarming intensity perhaps?) - But it’s all good buddy 🙂

                                  And I’m actually glad that “cardinal sin” was committed in avoiding that Auba banana skin on so many occasions this season... I don’t feel at all guilty about it to be honest 🙂

                                8. Goonsquad245
                                  • 7 Years
                                  3 years, 7 months ago

                                  To quote you below - *I give up*

                                  All the best.

                                9. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                                  • 14 Years
                                  3 years, 7 months ago

                                  Take care, see you again soon I’m sure 😉

                    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                      • 14 Years
                      3 years, 7 months ago

                      Because I’d hate to think you’re comparing Auba’s output in games he started against 9 “easier” home bankers (Selected As an illustration of his captaincy inconsistency) to KDB’s output in games he didn’t even start (GW8), games against the top 4 (Liverpool, Man Utd & Chelsea are in your sample) as well as *relatively* tricky away games (Palace, Burnley)

                      1. FOO FIGHTER
                        • 4 Years
                        3 years, 7 months ago

                        I wouldn't pick KDB at 12.0 and hope he has easy fixtures.

                        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                          • 14 Years
                          3 years, 7 months ago

                          Yes I’m aware of that - you are getting Salah and Auba, and Bruno needs a walking stick - you’ve made all that clear - a few times now 🙂

                          1. FOO FIGHTER
                            • 4 Years
                            3 years, 7 months ago

                            I started this season with Sterling and Salah.

                            Sterling could also be a very good option should he come in cheaper but with UTD and City likely to start late, I would want to avoid both start of next season.

                            Plus Pep will be rotating his squad till kingdom come at the start having had little rest.

                            1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                              • 14 Years
                              3 years, 7 months ago

                              Yes and Salah is not in decline - we’ve done all this! 🙂

                          2. FOO FIGHTER
                            • 4 Years
                            3 years, 7 months ago

                            I would like an extra 10m on top of the 100m to fit in 3 premium mids thank you very much 😀

                            That is why I would love Auba as a mid in order for my 2 midfield premiums to be Salah and Auba. Cap rotation between those two is a tasty looking situation.

                            1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                              • 14 Years
                              3 years, 7 months ago

                              *i give up*

                              1. FOO FIGHTER
                                • 4 Years
                                3 years, 7 months ago

                                Yes we have and we found that Salah's points per game never dropped.

                                And at the end of the day, it is about picking who we feel is best to fit our squads otherwise we all would have won FPL by now.

                                1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                                  • 14 Years
                                  3 years, 7 months ago

                                  True dat - and also sharing how much thought we’ve put into *why* we pick them 🙂

                                2. FOO FIGHTER
                                  • 4 Years
                                  3 years, 7 months ago

                                  So we agree 🙂

                                3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                                  • 14 Years
                                  3 years, 7 months ago

                                  Once you have a vague awareness of a players weaknesses (or perceived weaknesses) and devise some sort of plan to work around those perceived weaknesses, that’s really all you can do

                                  E.g. For Auba - think twice when rotating the captaincy with him as shown above (very untrustworthy player in single gameweeks)

                                  E.g. For Salah - think twice about captaining him when Mané plays, particularly away

                                  E.g. for KDB - have a good VC for the 5 or 6 benchings

                                  E.G. For Bruno - be aware hpthat he isn’t going to score 320 points a season (his current rate) and will probably regress at least 15-20% down to the 250/260’s

                                  E.g. for a Sterling be prepared for him to underwhelm at home and excel away, and also disappear for a portion of the season if he gets disillusioned with life out on the touch line etc

                                  That’s all you can do really 🙂

              3. FOO FIGHTER
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                He will be in for me. Midfielder which scores 20+ goals a season.

                1. Andy_Social
                  • 11 Years
                  3 years, 7 months ago

                  If FPL Towers shoogle about with changing player positions and it causes discussions like this, it means the end of dull template teams, which is all to the good.

              4. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                Even if he is classified as a MF, I expect him to start playing in the ST role (OOP Auba would be a dream) - feel Arsenal will sign a LW this Summer

            21. Drexl Spivey
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 7 months ago

              Not sure how reliable this link is, but it's the only one I can find pertaining to schedule release dates:

              https://www.sportekz.com/football/premier-league-fixtures-2020-21/amp/

              Can anyone improve on that? Because if they're leaving it until the end of August that gives FPL 12 days to tinker with the website, drum up interest and leave people enough time to tinker with their squad.

              1. Andy_Social
                • 11 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                Well, we're all operating in constricted circumstances. Don't expect last year's normal. Can't see how else it would work. Last year they liked to drip-tease us on twitter with a couple of popular players' prices every day - that'll have to go.

                1. Drexl Spivey
                  • 5 Years
                  3 years, 7 months ago

                  I suppose there's nothing stopping them releasing players early. Might stir up some fun actually, everyone picking their squads, only to have it shattered by bum fixtures.

                  1. Andy_Social
                    • 11 Years
                    3 years, 7 months ago

                    And heavy ongoing transfer activity/rumours. Yeh, could be fun.

              2. circusmonkey
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                Good English on that site!

                1. Drexl Spivey
                  • 5 Years
                  3 years, 7 months ago

                  Thanks for that. Seems more likely from Monday the 24th then, after CL & EL have finished.

            22. beetlejuice
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 7 months ago

              What would be the max price you pay for Salah or Mane if they are forwards next season?

              1. Andy_Social
                • 11 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                They'll be priced between 11.5-12.5 if strikers. I wouldn't be looking at spending that much on any striker.

              2. Drexl Spivey
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                There's no value in strikers above the mid-range, imo.

              3. Eat my goal!
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                Never going to happen but 11

                Say pool kept 15 CS and they scored 18 goals

                That’s a 33 drop in points which would take them to auba jimenez territory

              4. beetlejuice
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                You would not even get them for 10.0 - 10.5?

                1. Andy_Social
                  • 11 Years
                  3 years, 7 months ago

                  Pointless question as they won't be. They'll be not less than Aguero and Kane.