Phil Gill, aka @FPLSorcerer, is an incredibly successful Fantasy Premier League (FPL) veteran who can boast of two top 1k finishes, six top 5k finishes and eight top 10k finishes.
Phil sits 85th in the Career Hall of Fame and has had a great start to the season, sitting at 13,185 overall with £1.0m in the bank and two free transfers going into Gameweek 3.
Here he discusses his team plans for the weekend and beyond.
-16? Just wildcard at that point.
I would get him but only for a -20
What about a minus 32?
Has to be a -28 as that's what his shirt number will be
Ronaldo goes straight into my team for gw4, probably perma cap too, will give Bruno the captaincy for one last farewell
Come on Liverpool
What's a Liverpool?
Fair point... Thought I'd hit top comment first...typed on the speedy gonzalez... Hello tho.... Think I'll end up with a Bruno out hit for Ronaldo if anyone cares... Next week not this... Big up Sparky
I'm likely similar tbh.
Ok, almost certainly going to WC next week.
So for this week only:
A) Salah
B) Mahrez
I'm so tempted to WC next week, but there's still such a big fixture turn at GW7 that it would be nice to get on top of.
I hear you. But either way, which of the above would you do?
If price is no object, I'm going Salah.
Even with it being Chelsea Vs Mahrez (if he plays) against the worst arsenal in epl history?
Yes. Certainty of Salah starting does it for me.
Think it'll be the structure of having 2 heavy hitting strikers and 1 midfielder going forward?
Yeah, with 3 premium forward options, that makes sense. Rotate through CR7, Lukaku, and Ronaldo based on fixtures, and keep Salah and value guys at midfield.
I think when I take the romance out of the equation around CR7. I think I'll stick to my normal plan, GW7, United's fixtures turn more difficult so I think my team will reflect that.
Right, in GW7 you swap him out for Kane/Lukaku.
Could include Kane also 😉
CR7 so massive he counts twice!
"We are the same squad except one player leaves, Sergio, and we have Jack."
You lost Mendy too Pep...
Who cares?
I play 442, In defence I have TAA/Shaw/Tsi/White/Veltman and I have 2FTs so need to use both.
What moves should I do?
A) Veltman>Reguilon and White>Livremento (bench Tsi)
B) Tsi>Livremento and Veltman>Ayling (bench White) 0.4 in bank
Thanks
I have same back line, but am playing 3-4-3.
I did Veltman to Livramento. White and Livramento rotate quite nicely until GW7, which is the latest I'll possibly hold my wildcard.
Out of those, B
I can’t understand people getting rid of white, they will improve and have a great run upcoming
Thanks both, so looks like option B is looking like the best move then.
Sanchez
TAA, Shaw, Cancelo
Salah, Bruno, Barnes, Sarr
Ings, Antonio, Toney
Steele, Tsimikas, Gilmour, Veltman
Guys help please, rolling 2fts, what 1 transfer will improve this team? Do I take Toney out to avoid yet another price drop? Or replace Barnes or Veltman?
Play Barnes vs norwich
Who’s your captain sir?
Currently on Antonio with Bruno vc but I'm toying with swapping it around
Same as you mate, but I think I’m going to switch to Bruno given he may make way for Ronaldo in due course
Let’s do it?
Second reply fail of the night* can tell I'm tired lol
He may want to do well but I'd back Wolves defence over Palace's. Also
if United score it could be from variety of players, if West Ham are going to score then its more than likely going to have some Antonio involvement.
Coady or Dier on a WC?
Dier
Both
Apparently…Emiliano Martínez, Emiliano Buendía, Cristian Romero and Giovani Lo Celso will travel for Argentina's World Cup qualifiers next month, against the wishes of their clubs
https://mobile.twitter.com/ZachLowy/status/1431319492349632520
Lo celso no longer essential then
Lo(l)
Rumours the Brazil lads will follow suit. Brazil have called up extra players to cover in case the PL players aren't allowed to travel but only if they're needed
You know you are old when you remember having Ronaldo(C) every week last time he was in prem 😀
Blimey, if that’s old…
I remember owning Shearer when I used to play paper fantasy. I used to go to school early Monday morning to check the leaderboard pinned up in the Maths block. Used to be a group of boys gathered there. You'd be surprised how many didn't own Shearer.
I remember using pigeons not paper
😆
RMT's were few and far between then
But they did exist! A group of us used to rate eachothers teams during pre-season. We used to fill out our forms together, working out our remaining budget with a calculator 😆
*abacus
I am led to believe that Doosra used Telegram his 1st fpl season
I thought he used smoke signals.
He's not that old
Wouldn't the ink mess up their feathers?
We had to write our transfers on a form and hand it into the Maths teacher. He'd usually pass some judgemental comments about your choices. "You should spread the Henry money more..."
I remember my dad getting me to write down our teams and then post them off for the Telegraph game with Owen and Henry up top.
Any news on international situation? is Raphinha for sure safe for gameweek 4?
What to do here lads?? 2 fts so I have to do 1 transfer so that I have 2 next week. Thoughts??
Martinez Foster
TAA Shaw Tsimi Ayling Coufal
Salah Bruno Barnes Benrahma Gilmour
Antonio Ings Toney
Who would damage my rank more by not captaining him… who will have highest EO%:
1. Fernandes
2. Antonio
Thanks
Bruno imo.
Not much in it probably- Bruno higher ownership so probably him
Thanks
Antonio on here, Bruno game wide.
G2G or use other FT? Sitting at 24k OR
Sanchez
TAA - Ayling - Shaw
Bruno - Salah - Gundo - Benh
DCL - Antonio (C) - Ings
Foster - Livramento - Brownhill - Amartey
Looks good. Plenty, including me have sold Gundo but that could easily bite us on the btm
Who scores more this GW, Raphina or Grealish?
Raph
I think both get 5-8 points.
Ayling/Sa
Or
Coady/Meslier
Not much in it but I’m on A/S
Coady meslier
Salah and Toney to Kane and Raphina? Will swap Kane and Bruno to Ronaldo and Salah next gw for a hit.
Just keep Salah and sell Bruno
This
Surely Bruno outscores Salah this week though?
Yes only if you cap Kane
Leno on gw 4 WC anyone?
Go to sleep
Certainly not!
Step away from the keyboard
Great article. I particularly enjoyed the bit about [anon_only id="snack_dex6"].
White or Coady the stronger option going forward?
Both have a decent set of fixtures after this week. Unsure if Wolves are more trustworthy for a CS than Arsenal though?
Coady imo
Coady
Arsenal fan and I would go with Coady
Wolves fan and I would go Coady
Best 6m / under option for this week only ?
What position?
Sorry forgot to specify it’s for a midfielder
Harrison. Easy
Mid I guessed...
Possibly Harrison v Burnley
Thinking Harrison or Willock
TAA is my first sub. Something must be wrong with my team. Other possibilities are Reg, Shaw, Harrison and Coufal. What should I do? Is benching TAA now too maverick?
I wouldn't bench TAA at all. Would rather bench Shaw out of those.
I think all those options are good replacements for him, possibly more upside to Harrison since he can reach a higher ceiling of points
Never bench Trent
GTG?
Sanchez
Dias TAA Coufal
Salah Greenwood Mahrez Benramha Dallas
Bamford Antonio
Bench
Foster, Toney, Digne White
Team balance not so great and gives you awful bench dilemmas. Would play Toney or Digne over Dallas.
Agree with this. Personally would go with Digne over Dallas.
Fck Ronaldo
keep it safe this week.
keep your wildcard.
Nicely constructed argument
It's succinct imo
What if you can get Ronaldo without a wildcard?
any current FPL stats you can base it on
Downgrading bruno and upgrading a striker with 2 FT a very simple route
Son and Brownhill out for Grealish and Benrahma with my 2 ft.
Thoughts on this team. 0.2M itb.
Sanchez
Shaw TAA Ayling
Raphinha Salah Bruno Benrahma Grealish
Ings Antonio(c)
Steele Tsimikas Obafemi White
GTG?
Ballsy but it’s a good team
Thanks. Pains me to sell Son but if I keep him I end up playing Brownhill. Benrahma and Grealish > Son and Brownhill imo.
I wouldn't have wanted to get of Son personally but those aren't bad moves. Rest of the side looks good and bench is okay - g2g!
Template smashed. Whatever Ronaldo starts at he will be 0.5 before next IB. To play or not to play - sounds like a lynx advert
Bruno & Ings to Mount & CR7, hardly smashing.
yeppppp that's me pretty much at the moment
we've seen with Lukaku they won't just bump up the price immediately because people are bringing him in.
it's not like a non-owned player spiking - they're new to the game so different rules.
Smashing? Bruno -> Ronaldo and a new template
Just look at the GW4 captaincy options...
1. Salah v LEE
2. Ronaldo v NEW
3. Lukaku v AVL
4. Kane v CRY
If you get your captain right, no issue owning 2-3 of those!
Which will be hard to predict, might as well own all 4
A little long post. Please bear with me.
Would you:
A. Sell Mane for Son cap (-4) this gw and do Ings to Ronaldo directly if Ronaldo is 11.5m else Ings + Greenwood to Ronaldo + Raphinha/Traore (-4) in gw4.
OR
B. Hold Mane this week, cap Antonio and do Mane + Ings to Ronaldo + Raphinha/Traore (-4) in gw4. This option let's me keep Greenwood and also gives me cash to get TAA in for Tsimikas. No Son though.
Thoughts???
B for sure.
Don't think Son (c) is that important.
B as well - more logical given your current situation.
Bring and start Duffy (Sanchez in goal) or Livra (who I already have)?
Or bring amartey/Williams instead?
2 years, 7 months agoMinus 16 for Ronaldo worth it yeah raphinha, Fernandes, benrhma Toney to ronaldo??