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Former FPL winner’s Wildcard team for FPL Gameweek 9

With injuries making my Fantasy Premier League team resemble the condiment options at a hotdog van, this international break seemed like an ideal opportunity to finally play my Wildcard.

I am currently sitting at about 500k with 482 points, which is okay (I guess) for this stage of the season but, naturally, I am looking to improve on that. Thus far, it is my captaincy picks that have let me down the most with only 84 points in total coming from the armband and four blanks from eight. 

I know that there are a few managers with much better captaincy scores than me who are ranked lower which, to me, suggests that the overall strategy is working okay, I just need to be a bit smarter or a bit luckier in that area.

With that in mind, while I am Wildcarding, I’ll be aiming to stick to my core principles this season of maintaining a reasonably balanced spread of funds across the squad, not going too heavy on any particular team and trying to select players who can score in multiple ways.

I will outline my decision-making process for each position before revealing the final squad at the end…

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  1. tbhogal
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Hi Guys, simple question A or B?

    A) salah > Bruno + Foden > Jota
    B) Salah > Bruno + Foden > Ziyech

    Martinez (Steer)
    Chilwell, Robbo, Lamptey (Saiss, Mitchell)
    Podence, Salah, Son, Grealish (Foden)
    Bamford, DCL, Kane....

    1. Mike82
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      B personally

    2. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      B

    3. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      B

  2. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Isit crazy to sell kane for vardy?
    I still have son.

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Not at all.

    2. Mike82
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      No, fixtures go a bit for spurs now

    3. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      No. It’s a simple fixture exchange.

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

      I’m doing it

    5. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Yes

  3. Sancidino
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Which one is better value, Bruno or Ziyech?

    1. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Hakim

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Don’t have enough info on Ziyech but he sure looks good.

  4. Mike82
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Need some help, 1 FT but have Trent and Salah, Dunne and Mitchell are my defence cover, is it worth taking a hit this week or just replace Trent?

    1. HD7
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      I am saving him since I have defender to replace him. Their fixs are good and I will play him in their next games

  5. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Need help guys! Already on a hit here:

    Mendy, Button
    Chilwell, Coufal, Targett, Justin, Branthwaite
    Salah, Bruno, Ziyech, Jrod, Grealish
    DCL, Kane

    Should I play Justin or Bring in KDB for Salah for another hit?

    1. Mike82
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Play Justin

  6. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    If you got kane and son, will you sell son for mane or kane to vardy

    1. Mike82
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Kane to Vardy

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Kane to Vardy.

    3. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Definetely not Kane to Vardy. Rather do Son to KDB/Bruno/Mane

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Why such the strong feeling if I may ask?

        1. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          Vardy's underlying stats and playing away vs Liverpool. Kane's underlying stats and playing at home to MCI

          1. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 11 months ago

            Thanks

      2. Letsgo!
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah why u say that?

  7. VinMar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    When pereira and castagne return who more is more nailed at centre back fofana or justin ? soy still out it seems

    1. ZimZalabim
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      I would say Fofana as he is a natural CB.
      Justin will revert to a utility role where he can cover for both full backs and he could start if they play 3 at the back as the third CB.

      1. VinMar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Fuchs been getting minutes at CB too

        Cheers

        1. ZimZalabim
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          thats due to injuries

  8. Garam MOSALAH
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Is selling Salah on WC a no brainer ?

    1. ZimZalabim
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      yup

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Yes I would.

  9. ZimZalabim
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Repost. Bottomed page 6.

    A few questions for you guys ?

    1. Is Telles fit ? didnt he get Covid again ?

    2. who would you rate as the def with the highest likelihood for Points returns over the next 2 gws ?
    A. Telles
    B. PVA
    C. Digne
    D. Keane
    or someone else I havent looked at ? (own Chilwell, Coufal, Lamptey)

    3. Considering I and most will get Salah back in gw 11 or gw 12 who is the best punt for the next 3 weeks to go alongside a Bruno or Rashford or Vardy ?
    A. Watkins
    B. Jota
    C. Zaha
    D. Hamez ( would mean Lewis in def tho instead of one of the above options)

    4. Finally is everyone set for this game week ? Wildcarders are you done or still tinkering ? What decision are you having the most difficulty with ?

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

      Telles is fit, should play
      C
      B
      To sell or not to sell Son

      1. ZimZalabim
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        cheers
        who u looking to buy and is it ft or hit ?

  10. the dom 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    So with Salah out this GW for sure. Would you do either of these moves for a minus 4?

    A. Salah > Bruno (have Rashford)
    B. Salah > Mane (no other pool assets)
    C. Salah > KDB

    Cheers

    1. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      He’s out 100%?

      Prob B cause he’s just as good

      1. the dom 1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        This GW he’s def out.

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      As always, it depends on your bench. For a hit seems a bit much though.

      1. the dom 1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Bench: Podence, Justin and Mitchell

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          Then I’d save. Hoping Mitchell plays myself.

      2. the dom 1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Just got a gut feel he will be out for 2 GWs

        1. the dom 1
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          Plus he will fall in price tomorrow I think too

  11. Gattuso
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Is Salah definitely out of Brighton game anybody ?

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Nobody knows “100% sure. But he surely is.

    2. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Find out tomorrow after another test I think

    3. Garam MOSALAH
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      That's the real question
      Check Bakar's post on page 7

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Thanks.

      2. Gattuso
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        cheers mate

    4. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Probably

  12. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Not having Bruno in gw10 is very scary with his expected EO. What to do?

    A) Captain DCL and buy a huge couch to hide behind
    B) Son to Fernandes (C) -4

    I reckon both options are rather expensive.

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      I wouldn’t for a hit as his fixtures aren’t great after. I wasn’t sure with a FT

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Plenty of better captains in GW10

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Who do you reckon is the Best bet?

        1. ZimZalabim
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          Vardy in GW 10 probably the best bet

    3. BeWater
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Get down to DFS.

    4. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Whoops! I meant GW9. Another brain fart, sorry guys

  13. Mooster©️
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Foden or Jota?

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

      Jota for sure

  14. Sancidino
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    ASM, Salah and Son > Grealish, Bruno and Ziyech, would you do this?

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Yes

    2. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Do bears use the woods as a rest room?

    3. caldracula
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Not sure Son to Ziyech is worth the hit

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

      I’d personally do ASM and Salah to Grealish and Ziyech

  15. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Any news on rashford being fit?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Tomorrow I think, really eagerly awaiting news on him

  16. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Is saiss starting?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Depends on Coady, Kilman and Nuno.

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      That’s a tough question. Depends on so many things.

  17. FPL_BUCCANEER
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    How is this?

    McCarthy Forster
    Chilwell Cancelo Targett Kilman Mitchell
    Salah KDB Bruno Ziyech Grealish
    DCL Watkins Brewster

  18. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Martinez
    Kwp dallas chilwell
    Grealish bruno(c) ziyech son
    Kane bamford dcl

    Subs: steer saiss lamptey asm

    Alr use 1 ft to get bruno for salah, will you use another ft to sell saiss for cresswell/digne or kane to vardy?

  19. yanky
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    1) Salah > Bruno for free and play Lamptey
    2) TAA > Cancelo for free and play Lamptey
    3) Salah TAA > Bruno Cancelo -4pt and bench lamptey

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      1. Easy

      1. yanky
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        true was torn on priority since TAA could be out longer than salah

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          Always depends on ones bench though.

          1. Bennerman
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 11 months ago

            Last time I was on here, or time before, you were shamelessly spreading rumours about Rupert. The sort of stuff that is legally recognised as slander. Think that was you, desperate to be the hero breaking the 'news'?

  20. AD105
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Would Kane to Vardy for -4 be silly this week?

    I’m slightly tempted given Liverpool’s injuries, plus I like Vardy’s fixtures after this week

    1. yanky
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      wait until next week imo

    2. Letsgo!
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      I am doingn for FRee but already still thinking whether i should

    3. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      A little
      I’m not doing it got free.

    4. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Very silly

    5. caldracula
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      I’m looking at doing it for free but also have Salah, unless he returns a negative result tomorrow then it’ll like be Kane to Vardy and Salah our for a hit. Reason being I want to do the Kane to Vardy move but never really going to have the FT to do it, so more of a mid-long term move.

    6. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Wait a week

  21. Mooster©️
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Targett or Coufal?

    1. Garam MOSALAH
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Targett

    2. caldracula
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Coufal if you have Martinez

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        This

  22. 1984 TC
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone knows if that R. De Andrade guy will be fit to play?
    Off-course will wait for pressers, but just checking if someone from the Brazilian medical team is on FFS or maybe a distant cousin.

  23. Sancidino
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Do I play Reguilon, Saiss or Mitchell?

    1. Scout15
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Is Mitchell going to start? If so I'd pick him...

    2. caldracula
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Mitchell, Saiss then Reguilon

  24. Garam MOSALAH
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    On WC, I can pick a good starting XI for next 2 GWs and still afford to bench Salah

    Chilwell Lamptey Targett Coufal
    Grealish Kdb Bruno Ziyech
    Dcl Bamford Brewster

    Should I still sell Salah to Mane ?

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      I’d be tempted to get JRod

    1. caldracula
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Probably, will give it to the deadline for him to try and test negative before selling though.

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      I don’t think anyone knows really.

    3. ZimZalabim
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      so if he tests positive when he lands tomorrow he starts a 10 day quarantine ?

      or does he quarantine regardless as he was positive in 4 tests this past week ?

  25. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Couple final WC decisions to make. Thanks in advance!

    McCarthy, Forster
    -----, Cancelo, Targett, Justin, KWP
    -----, Ziyech, KDB, Grealish, Soucek
    DCL, Watkins, Vardy

    1) Chilwell, Bruno -- means two FTs or a hit to bring back Salah, if needed
    2) Coufal, Mane -- leaves funds to switch Mane to Salah later, if needed

  26. tbhogal
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone holding off from the Salah to Bruno move until later today?

    1. caldracula
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      I would hold of selling Salah until Saturday morning.

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      There will be many but I’ve made the move.

  27. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    What time tomorrow are the pressers?

  28. davies
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Has anyone actually sold Salah yet or still waiting?

    1. FPL Theorist
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Some have, but the drop from 12.3 to 12.2 doesn't affect many people's selling price, so not as many as otherwise might have been the case.

    2. ZimZalabim
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      sold him before his first drop but im on wc

  29. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    For anyone that has Werner or looking to bring him in.

    https://twitter.com/MaccaSport/status/1329560650566094849?s=19