Pro Pundits - Simon

Double or triple-up? How much trust should FPL managers put in one club?

It could be argued that the question of whether it is better to centralise or decentralise control or resources has caused more conflict than any other throughout history as it does, after all, underpin almost all political debate.

At the core of these discussions exists the balancing of some very disparate beliefs, priorities and ideologies such as flexibility versus efficiency and individualism versus collectivism. Since, as we already know, Fantasy Premier League (FPL) is a powerful metaphor for life in general (or perhaps vice-versa), it is not, itself, absent of these tensions.

Within an FPL context, the clearest manifestation of this question is whether it is better to focus your squad selection on players from just a few teams or to spread that selection across many teams. This is the question that this article will seek to address.

The Case for Centralisation

Centralisation in an FPL context begins to occur when more than one player is selected from an individual Premier League team. Given that three players per team is the maximum in this respect, the highest level of centralisation would involve 15 players being selected from just 5 teams.

What are the advantages of this method?

First, by limiting your player selection to fewer teams, it reduces the number of teams you have to research. This permits you more time for analysis and, thus, an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of individual teams. Typically in FPL, the more you understand a team, their line-ups, patterns of play, set-piece takers, general strengths and weaknesses, the better-informed your decisions relating to their players can be.

It also means you can assess their fixtures and overall team form more easily. As with engine mechanics, the fewer the moving parts in FPL planning, the greater the overall efficiency.

There is also a ‘multiplier effect’ associated with picking several players from an individual Premier League team. For example, if you owned three Manchester City defenders, one clean sheet could be worth at least 12 points whereas, if your defenders came from three different teams, you would need each of these teams to keep a clean sheet in order to score the same amount, an outcome that is objectively less likely to occur.

Equally, if an individual team is scoring a lot of goals, it may well pay to maximise your coverage of their attacking assets. Not only will this give you access to a potentially strong supply of attacking points, it will increase the likelihood that you own at least one of the players generating them.

A key problem with the centralised strategy, however, is that it reduces flexibility. If, for example, you had three Man City defenders and wanted to bring Raheem Sterling (£11.6m) in, achieving this would involve at least two transfers.

The spend balance throughout your team will also be dictated by the relative pricing of individual teams. Three Man City defenders would involve more money spent in defence than, say, three Burnley defenders. This will have a knock-on effect on spend elsewhere and potentially reduce options for alternatives should you want to swap one out.

The Case for Decentralisation

Decentralisation, in an FPL context, would mean spreading out your player selection across a wider range of Premier League teams, the maximum, of course, being 15.

One key aspect of the decentralised approach is that it is less likely to produce extreme outcomes. Similar to how, in probability equations, the introduction of more variables typically reduces the odds of a particular outcome, utilising players from a wider range of teams is both less likely to produce a huge score and less likely to produce an absolute stinker.

You can observe this effect in practice by checking out the highest points scorer on the Official FPL site at the end of each Gameweek. These teams will almost always lean more towards a centralised rather than decentralised composition, with more players selected from a fewer number of Premier League teams.

Decentralisation reduces the risk of a blow out because it spreads that risk across a wider range of teams. Using again the example of the three Man City defenders from above, one goal conceded would wipe out all three cleans sheets. With defenders from three different teams, three goals would need to be conceded for the same outcome to occur. From a purely quantitative perspective, three events of a particular type will almost always be less likely to occur than just one.

From an attacking perspective, a decentralised FPL squad can tap into attacking returns from a wide number of teams, reducing the impact that opposition or team form might have on your likelihood to score points.

If you only had one attacking player from a team, statistically-speaking your odds of owning the player who scores the points is low compared to if you owned three. You also cannot score multiple points from a single goal (i.e. if you own both the scorer and the assister of a goal), meaning that you will typically need more goals to be scored in general than a more centralised team.

This effect can, of course, be mitigated based on who you select. For example, if you own Bruno Fernandes (£11.5m) or Jack Grealish (£7.8m), there’s a good chance you will profit from a large proportion of Manchester United or Aston Villa goals, given their high levels of scoring involvement.

Finally, while a decentralised FPL squad featuring many individual Premier League teams will usually be more work to manage as it requires analysis of more sources of information (e.g. looking at team news for up to 15 teams instead of as few as 5), you are far more insulated against FPL’s more unexpected ‘black swan’ events. These can include the cancellation of a match or unexpected results (e.g. Liverpool losing successive home games to Burnley and Brighton) or the general dip in form from an individual team.

Conclusion

Ultimately, whether you choose a centralised or decentralised strategy is likely to depend on your approach to playing FPL in general. If you prefer more consistent scores (“dullard”), you are more likely to opt for a decentralised approach where the risk is spread more widely and, thus, somewhat mitigated. If you are willing to put up with the occasional blowout Gameweek in order to achieve some huge scores (“maverick”), you are more likely to lean towards a centralised approach which, due to its narrow focus, will produce more extreme results. Both, of course, still rely on the qualitative element of you picking the right individual players.

I’ve personally typically leaned towards the decentralised approach as my goal is generally to try and accumulate consistent scores over the course of a season (I also think it’s usually more fun to have players spread across different teams – particularly if you’re watching the matches) but I’d suggest that, if you are struggling towards the end of a season, adopting a more centralised strategy might be worthwhile as a final throw of the dice. At that point, extreme results may well be what you need and you don’t really have much to lose by trying it.

One final note; the tendency of a centralised approach to produce extreme results is also very often evident in daily fantasy sport games where the best scores almost always come from those managers who focus their selections on just a few teams and happen to nail it that Gameweek. I’d expect that their average scores are usually lower than a player who might adopt a more decentralised approach but, in that environment where it’s all about individual gameweek scores, that really doesn’t matter.

471 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Fulchester's New Centr…
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Play up Pompey

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

      Actually read the article now too: talisman attackers and double up defs in strong teams.

    2. SuperG
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      FPL

      Fantasy
      Premier
      League

      Not FLO

      Fantasy
      League
      One

      1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Proof that Pompey fans still think they're Premier League!

        1. Black Knights
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I support Pompey. I know we're not Premier League.

          Proof suggests there's some kind of theory that we think we are, which is a strange one.

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

          Don't support Pompey.
          Went to see Mary Rose and HMS Victory once though.

  2. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    If Antonio and DCL are ruled out and you own both, are you bringing in a replacement? I am looking at Cavani

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      If I were in that situation, I would just buy Ings now.

      1. internal error
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I'm wildcarding in 25 so I will probably bring him in then

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Fair play. Then yeah, can easily see Cavani netting a brace at the weekend.

          Or if DGW is your bag, then Richarlison might be worth a punt.

    2. Harper (No more Penandes)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Might take the punt, though it would be for a hit. WBA is the team to target

    3. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Like the Cavani pick if you're wildcarding in 25.

    4. Matjes_taet
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Richarlison

  3. Tango74
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Now Wilson out, lots of WC this week ?

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

      For Wilson, I wouldn't have thought so.

      1. Tango74
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Well most people have

        Wilson Antonio FCL,Pope Dias Justin,james

        And Gundogan going to DM now

        1. SuperG
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          What does DM mean re Gundo?

          1. Tango74
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Defensive midfielder, sit in front of back four

            1. SuperG
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Ah, got ya. Thanks. Don't you think though that Fernandinho will play DM rather than their best attacking mid?

              1. Tango74
                • 3 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/pep-guardiola-reacts-to-manchester-city-s-3-1-win-over-swansea-63748584

                Fernan and Rodrigo both doubts, like others I have those players :(. But I do always have playing bench

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

          A couple of those will possibly play so depending on the bench, I'd rather hold on another week (or two)

          1. Tango74
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            U going to gamble in DGW? That they play ?

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

              Hypothetical for me as I only have one of those, but my guess is Dias and Pope are okay.

    2. aapoman
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Don't think so

  4. aapoman
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    2fts and 0.1itb

    Martinez
    CANCELO STONES LOWTON
    STERLING (C) Salah Bruno Son Grealish
    Antonio Watkins

    Forster; Coufal, KWP, Brewster

    Was planning on Son + Antonio -> Hamez and DCL and then WC25, but not sure anymore. Any ideas?

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

      Are we sure Antonio is done? Changes a lot for you. Punt on Josh King and an extra Burnley def work?

      1. aapoman
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        It depends on DCL. If DCL is fit then Antonio is gone. Josh King maybe too risky. Could easily not start either game. Richarlison is someone I'm looking at in that case.

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

          DCL being out might break Everton

          1. Tango74
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Antonio I think has fatigue , I reckon he be rested.what a nightmare ,

            I feel like Jurgen !!

            1. Brehmeren
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Surely Antonio can play after 9 days of rest. If he can't it's definitely not fatigue.

              1. Tango74
                • 3 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                West Ham manager David Moyes optimistic Michail Antonio will be fit to face Sheffield United

            2. Gross Blank Point
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              He signalled to come off holding his leg in the last game, didn't look like fatigue

  5. arkom
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bruno / Grealish / Salah / Foden / Soucek

    A) Save
    B) Soucek --> Gundo
    C) Grealish --> Gundo
    D) Other?

    1. Tango74
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Gundogan will play DM now

    2. Reeker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Try and get in Sterling. Big differential and easy captain this week

  6. JJeyy
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Im currently benching Son because it's City, but he does always seem to score against them, could see a big punish incoming possibly

    1. Harper (No more Penandes)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Probably not a big punish, but can see a goal. Still benching.

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

      Have to start him now seeing how Antonio and/or DCL won't start.

    3. Black Knights
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I'm not gonna have a bench by the time Dias, Digne, Antonio, DCL fill it up, so Son and BamBam are gonna end up playing anyway!

  7. SuperG
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Simon, and FPL in vernal, thank you for writing these articles. So good to have some different and intellectual thinking.

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

      True this

  8. Konstaapeli
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Only 3 games for GW29 would be perfect.

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah?

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

      There’ll be more.

    3. Well you know, Triffic
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      For who?

  9. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    is a bench of Dallas (ars) and Lewis (che) enough to cover the risk of DCL and/or Dias no showing? As well as any other rotation...
    I'll have to sell Wilson for a hit if not...

    1. Nimby
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Probably as I'd expect Dias to miss one game at most.

  10. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Will we have any more info on Justin, Antonio and DCL injuries?

    1. Black Knights
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Press conferences on Friday (for the most part).

  11. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Josh King anyone?

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

      DCL out is preumably what they got him for so...

      1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Wait for presser then I suppose. Can't afford Rich unfortunately

  12. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Dear FPL can I have chip where I can transfer in and play 8 midfield players.
    Thanks in advance.

    1. One Wheels Enough
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      you only have 5 mids....

      1. One Wheels Enough
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        if you mean the front 8, then BB is the only one

    2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Make that 10 please!

  13. nolard
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    What about Jesus now if DCL is out?
    Would he play in both games?

    1. Harper (No more Penandes)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Played 90 mins in the cup so unlikely

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

      no way I would get Jesus in, even IF he would play both

    3. nolard
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Ok - thanks!

      Back to the drawing board then on the striker to replace Wilson.
      Not many options for the DGW not if DCL is out.

      1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Josh King is where I'm at

        1. nolard
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          That's ballsy I must say.

  14. Harper (No more Penandes)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Are most people playing the WC 25 selling Salah for Kane?

    1. Black Knights
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I'm WCing in 25 and won't be bringing Salah in (don't own him). I might get Kane though.

    2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No. Keeping both. With Son, Bruno and Gundo.

      1. Harper (No more Penandes)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        whats the rest of your team?

        1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Still waiting for the announcements but this is the core:

          Martinez 5.0
          Cancelo Stones 4.5 4.5 4.5
          Salah Bruno Son Gundo 6.5
          Kane Watkins Bamford

          Post confirmations, there will be enough DGWers who will comfortably fill those blank price points.

          1. John Nerdelbaum
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Grealish?

            1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Never had him. Don't want him. Watkins has been matching him comfortably.

          2. Harper (No more Penandes)
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Looks good.
            I'll have Grealish with a more expensive defence as a result of dropping Salah. Also I'm going to do a hokey-cokey with Leeds players, selling Bamford for DCL & Raphinha for maybe HBarnes or Sigurdsson/James in 26.

  15. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Who's likely to score more?

    A) Son (mci)
    B) ESR (LEE)

    1. Matjes_taet
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      50:50

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

      Son higher ceiling so I'd go him - though can't see him getting much.

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I don't believe in ceilings. I just want to know who's likely to score more points iyo! 😀

    3. nolard
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Son, superior player, even if it is City.

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

      The one who’s in form.

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        ESR then

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

          😉

          1. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Naughty horse

    5. Leeds-Utd
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Raphina

    6. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      If they had the same chance of starting, ESR would be the easy choice for me

  16. One Man
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Why has James Tarkowski not had a goal or assist all season. ? Was great last year.

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

      xG twice as good as Mee and xA better too. Unlucky I guess.

      1. One Man
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks

  17. Stranger Mings
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Am I missing something but DCL & Justin haven’t been ruled out yet have they ?

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

      Not yet Dr Pangloss

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers - I just had to Look up who that is !

  18. Nemanja Vidic
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Who to bring?
    2 FT 2.3 ITB
    WC TC and FH available

    Mendy Martinez
    AWB Stone Couf Justin Mee
    Salah Bruno Son Gundo Saka
    DCL Bamford Antonio

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

      Ings if Dom is out?

  19. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    If we are capping Gundog or Sterling his week, it's reasonable to assume we expect a big haul over a double game week of hopefully 15 points plus. So if we still have our TC chip, surely this should be unleashed this week?

    Guy in my ML only got 7x3 in GW1 on Auba. That must be beatable on either player this gameweek...?

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

      Better options later possibly though

    2. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I’m personally looking at Kane in one of the Spurs doubles for TC

      1. shirtless
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah good shout too. I'm BBing in DGW25, wildcard DGW26. Probably should hold something back.

  20. King Kohli
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Would you BB this?

    Martinez
    Cancelo Stones Mee Tarkowski
    Salah Bruno Son Gundo
    Bamford Adams
    Meslier Antonio Soucek Coufal

    Can get Ings/Barnes/Richa for a hit if Antonio is ruled out.

    Want to WC 26 with a strong 11 and get BB out of the way.

    1. estheblessed
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Umean WC GW25?

      1. King Kohli
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        No WC 26 as I have 3 dgwers for 25 and may get in 1 or 2 more.

        1. estheblessed
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I see so play them for the DGW then Wild card out.

  21. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    if wolves beat southampton, it is very unlikely spurs will have a dgw isnt it ?

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

      That is my understanding

    2. JJeyy
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Why, Spurs still have games to reschedule

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

      Not so. I think it’s very likely they will because of their Europa League commitments. They’ll have another in 29.

    4. R.C
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Spurs will 100% have a DGW irrespective of the outcome

  22. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I tend to have a more centralised team than average because:

    1) I want to pick the best FPL options, which naturally tends towards a good amount of doubles and triples accross the season.

    2) People avoid centralisation for no good reason.

    1. Hooky
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Is this an answer to an exam question?

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        How did I do?

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

          10/10 as you have now shown your working below

          1. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            😆 Time to celebrate!

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

      Avoiding def double up is a rule, but probably shouldn't be.

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Definitely shouldn't be. The only reasons to avoid doubling and tripling, in my opinion, are:

        a) You are looking to rotate players based on fixtures. You can't do that if they are from the same team.

        b) You want to keep a slot (or two or three) open for that team.

        c) Concerns about fixture changes, postponements etc (so more fixture issues).

        So in general, it's something that barely requires any attention, for me.

    3. Harper (No more Penandes)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I've found that doubling or tripling up results in a wider variance of GW rank due to being reliant on those teams. For example I've had multiple 6mil ranks this season which also coincide with GWs in which Villa and West Ham were crap.

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah that makes sense. It's doesn't mean you'll necessarily get more or less points over all though.

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

    Tottenham Hotspur’s defence has been made a priority for the Covid vaccine after being identified as an extremely vulnerable group.
    After conceding five goals in last night’s FA Cup tie against Everton, the Spurs defence has been categorised alongside care home residents and frontline health workers on the coronavirus vaccine priority list.
    “The Spurs defence was so weak and pathetic that we immediately reprioritised the vaccine rollout,” said Health Secretary Matt Hancock.
    “Never mind the relatively robust over-70s, the Spurs backline will obviously collapse at the slightest attack – and Covid-19 is highly aggressive, certainly far more potent than Everton. If we don’t act now it’ll be carnage, as we’ve learnt the hard way – oops!”
    Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris is at the very front of the queue.
    “I used to think I was invincible,” he said. “But I’m beginning to realise just how exposed and defenceless I am.
    “I never go to the supermarket without wearing my massive gloves – I even challenge fellow shoppers who don’t seem to think their hands need to be covered.
    “But it’s not enough – my underlying fragility means that I’m simply too exposed.”
    Manager Jose Mourinho said, “My defenders didn’t turn up last night. That’s because the doctors told them to stay home and shield themselves because they are so demonstrably feeble.
    “Unfortunately, that meant they were not available to shield the goal.
    “But that is in the past now. We get vaccinated, we go again.”
    Meanwhile, West Brom fans are livid that their frail defenders are not being vaccinated.
    “It’s so unfair!” said Baggies fan Simon Williams.
    “It’s one rule for the London metropolitan elite and one rule for the rest of the country!”

    https://newsthump.com/2021/02/11/vulnerable-spurs-defence-leaps-to-head-of-vaccine-queue/

  24. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    If all my flagged player miss out: Pope, Dias, Dcl, Antonio

    I can still field this eleven:

    Martinez
    AWB - Stones** - Coufal - Holding
    Salah - Bruno - Grealish - Madisson - Gundo**
    Bamford

    1FT - 4.9 ITB

    But I would have only 2 DGW players... Is there a move woroth doing? I can do:

    Holding -> Mee
    Dias, Madisson -> Mee, Sterling -4

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

      Hit not worth it if Dias plays

  25. Threat Level Midnight
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Own Antonio, DCL, Dias, Pope

    Only one I fear not playing is DCL.

    1. Dion D's Solo Shower
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Does anyone know if we'll get an Everton presser before deadline?

  26. I SPEAK ENGELS AND DRINK GI…
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Stones -> Digne
    Salah/Bruno/Grealish -> Sterling (c)

    Worth for free? WC next GW. Yay or nay?

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

      Digne might not be fit and Stones a good chance of playing both now.

  27. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Was going to get DCL with my FT.

    So gonna wait on presser.

    If little or no info who would you recommend as an alternative?

    1. Harper (No more Penandes)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Cavani

    2. John Nerdelbaum
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Ings/Cavani?

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

      richarlison

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

      who do you have?

  28. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Hi lads, smartest thing to do here? 2FT, 2.2 ITB.

    Was planning to bring Rashford in for Son and strengthen my defence but with DCL/Justin news...

    Meslier, Button
    Justin,Coufal,Cancelo,Mitchell,KWP
    Salah,Gundo,Son,Bruno,Maddison
    Antonio,DCL,Bamford

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

      Tarkowski and Cavani

    2. Juza
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Get a Burnley defender for Mitchell

  29. FPL ElasticO
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Soucek >>> Raphinha this week
    Or Next week

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

      Next

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

      next

  30. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Who is your preferred Burnley defender if money no object? Will be coming in for Chilwell.

    1. Dion D's Solo Shower
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Mee. Good for baps and a possible goal

    2. Pedersen
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Depends on Pope. If Pope is out then none

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

      Chilwell doesn’t play in goal.