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Learning from ‘The Great and The Good’ FPL managers – Gameweek 6

Fantasy Football Scout community writer Greyhead continues with his series of articles analysing the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) transfers and strategies of some noted Fantasy managers, from serial top 10k finishers to well-known faces.

The Great and The Good this year are the Scouts Joe LepperNeale RiggGeoff Dance and Tom Freeman, FPL Wire’s Zophar, from the Hall of Fame Fabio BorgesFPLMatthewYavuz Kabuk and Tom Stephenson, Blackbox’s Az and Mark Sutherns, FPL “celebrities” LTFPL AndyMagnus Carlsen and FPL General plus last year’s mini-league winner Les Caldwell.


“Cause the players gonna play, play, play, and the haters gonna hate, hate, hate.

Baby, I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake.

I shake it off, I shake it off”

Another week, another series of injury woes to deal with, as Patrick Bamford (£7.9m) fell victim to the mid-priced striker curse but at least Raphinha (£6.5m) managed to take Taylor Swift’s advice and shake it off.

This was also the week many lost patience in the £7-8m price bracket with several of us selling Ferran Torres (£7.0m) and Jack Grealish (£8.0m), as we saw the emergence of cheaper midfield options like Ismaila Sarr (£6.3m), Conor Gallagher (£5.7m) and Bukayo Saka (£6.2m).

Then there was the captaincy call, surely that was an easy one with Cristiano Ronaldo (£12.7m) ready to go, but Dean Smith’s men played the villains at Old Trafford to deliver red arrows for many an FPL manager.

OVERALL PERFORMANCE

Tom Freeman and Les Caldwell were the chart toppers with 60 points this week, although Tom left it late with Joel Veltman’s (£4.4m) 95th minute assist taking him to the heights of the hit parade.

Les’ strong showing was based on a Wolves double-up and his Mohamed Salah (£12.6m) captaincy; he was in good company as Mark and Magnus were the others to walk like an Egyptian.

Az was a very brave boy putting the armband on Michail Antonio (£7.9m) and it paid off; he is now only two points behind his Blackbox buddy. Could he finally overtake him?

Geoff Dance deserves a mention as he has yet to have a red arrow, although the size of the climbs are getting smaller with a sub 4,000 place jump this time round.

Wildcards are still burning a hole in the majority of The Great and The Good’s pockets, there seems to have been no discernible advantage to those who played early and it’s worth noting that none of the top three of Tom Stephenson, Andy and FPL Matthew have overhauled their squads.

TRANSFERS

Sarr underlines differential potential as Chelsea earn another clean sheet 10

This is a summary of the transfers for this week:

Az – Sarr (Grealish)

LTFPL Andy – Jimenez (Bamford)

Fabio Borges – None

Joe Lepper – Sarr, Armstrong (Bamford, Traore)

Geoff Dance – Gallagher (Torres)

FPL General – Saint-Maximin, Sarr (Bamford, Raphinha)

Les Caldwell – Gallagher (Torres)

Magnus Carlsen – Foster (Gunn)

Mark Sutherns – Alonso (Ayling)

FPL Matthew – Sarr (Greenwood)

Neale Rigg – None

Tom Freeman – Sarr (Gundogan)

Tom Stephenson – Sarr (Torres)

Yavuz Kabuk – Lukaku, Gray (Calvert-Lewin, Grealish)

Zophar – Sarr (Torres)

A blur of activity with Sarr a popular and wise choice if his goal against Newcastle was a sign of returns to come.

Joe and FPL General took hits to bring in the Watford wonder as they also had the Bamford blip to deal with, both made eyebrow raising moves with Allan Saint-Maximin (£6.8m) and Adam Armstrong (£6.0m) trotting onto their respective fantasy fields.

Yavuz’s dealings also caught the eye as he is the first to hit the high rollers with the “threemium” of Romelu Lukaku (£11.7m), Ronaldo and Salah.

I suspect Magnus will be soon going that way with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£9.9m) a placeholder, but I’ve tried and failed before to predict the Grandmaster’s groves.

TEMPLATE

Salah on target as Liverpool assets prosper at Leeds 1

The template for The Great and The Good is as follows with the number in brackets showing how many teams in which they appear:

Sanchez (12), Steele (8)

Alexander-Arnold (15), Shaw (12), Ayling (7), Livramento (7), Veltman (5)

Salah (15), Raphinha (11), Sarr (9), Jota (9), Benrahma (8)

Antonio (14), Ronaldo (12), Lukaku (4)

You sense bigger change is coming to the template, but for now Sarr and Lukaku were the new entrants replacing Bamford due to injury and Mason Greenwood (£7.7m), who proved expendable despite hitting an impressive eight shots against Villa.

CAPTAIN CALLS

At this early stage, captaincy decisions are proving crucial in the respectability of your rank and Mark Sutherns leads the way with 126 points, which equates to an impressive 21-point average.

Fabio is having an uncharacteristically mediocre start to the armband action sitting on 88 points, his decision to move off his favourite Salah this week proved costly.

The chart below shows that Salah continues to be the popular pick over the season at 54% pick rate, Ronaldo is chipping away at that lead on 22% and I would suspect Lukaku will start to worry the leaders as his dream run of fixtures begins this weekend.

No doubt the heavy hitters have rewarded those who have stuck with the tried and tested in the opening weeks, but Az’s foray into differential choice Antonio shows there is ground to be made up if you look beyond the “threemium”.

CONCLUSION

Jimenez ends goal drought as Arsenal claim convincing north London derby win

An interesting week ahead with fixture swings on the horizon, with Chelsea’s mouth-watering matchups meaning heavy investment in the Tuchel Tombola.

The collapse of the mid-priced market and the rise of the cheaper options of Emile Smith-Rowe (£5.3m), Demarai Gray (£5.8m) and Sarr also means that more might be tempted with the three heavy hitter option as this becomes more manageable as we look to balance the books and unbalance our squad structure.

Plenty of options ahead, plenty of ways to play the game and catch those greens but remember if you do have a bad week then just shake it off as a good one can be just be around the corner.

Anyway, that’s all from me for now and remember: don’t have nightmares.

For those effected by any of the topics raised in the above article then you can find me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Greyhead19

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  1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Real Madrid 1 Sheriff 2

    1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Who?

    2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      New Sheriff in town it seems

      1. ClassiX
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Sheriff eyed the shot...

  2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Jota will be digging out his winter coat when he gets back

    1. BENOIT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Season keeper according to someone on the previous page...

  3. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Jota off Origi on

    88th min.

  4. gart888
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Jota subbed off! Back on the menu boys.

  5. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    The sherriff's getting real tonight

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

    Jota>Jones?

    1. polis
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Guaranteed to get 6 assists at the weekend.

  7. Rassi
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Lol @ Real

  8. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Bottomed:

    I'm in trouble with this team aren't I? Any moves I make will be a -4 but I do have 2.6m in the bank.

    Sanchez
    Trent - Rudiger - Marcal
    Salah - Jota - Gray - ESR
    Bamford - Antonio - Cr7

    Steele - Livra - Williams - Sissoko

    1. polis
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      If by trouble you mean possibly having to play all your current bench. Then yes.

      1. Dthinger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        I just answered on the previous page

  9. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Sheriff leading RM again...

    1. Isco Disco
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      They scored a screamer on counter. One of the goals of the season

  10. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    more than a few on twitter think Semedo went off injured last game, that true?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Cramp or maybe hammy.

    2. gart888
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      We'll see if he's in training later this week.

    3. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Meh. Looked like cramp/time wasting.

    4. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Was time wasting bro.

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        cool, didn't see it

    5. Gunneryank
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      You should know better than listening to twitter 😀

    6. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      He got a clout on a follow through late on whethet he milked it or was properly hurt only time will tell

  11. Rassi
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    La Liga is such a joke now.

    1. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yessir

    2. Isco Disco
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      And still teams from EPL like Man Utd lose the games against mid-table teams like Sevilla and Athletic Bilbao.
      So what you're saying here makes non sense.
      Sheriff are a really good team.

      1. FPL Brains
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 12 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Thats because we're rubbish.

      2. Rassi
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah, Sheriff are absolutely fantastic. Lol!

        No, La Liga is on a steep decline.

      3. JONALDINHO
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Sheriff are a real good team?

  12. FPL Brains
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Which combo scores the most points in the next GW?

    A - Foster + Gray
    B - Foster + ESR
    C - Ramsdale + Gray

    1. polis
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Absolute guesswork.

      1. FPL Brains
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 12 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Isn't everything?

        1. polis
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Yep. Yet here we are trying to work it all out.

          1. FPL Brains
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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            • 12 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            So A B or C?

            1. polis
              • 12 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              Arsenal better chance of a CS and Utd have injuries, so C for me.

              1. FPL Brains
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 12 Years
                2 years, 6 months ago

                Top man.

              2. Better off with a pin and a…
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                2 years, 6 months ago

                C would be my guess too, FWIW

    2. StingRay
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      C imo
      Tricky 1 bruv
      Clarify if Foster will play. and for that matter Ramsdale ( don't assume his nailed on yet).

  13. Oldie99
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    RMWCT

    Ramsdale (Foster)
    Rudiger Dias Alonso (Veltman Livra)
    Salah Saka Raphinha Gallagher (DLuiz)
    Lukaku Antonio Vardy

    0.4 ITB

    1. krumcake
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I like it.

    2. polis
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I also like it

    3. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Identical to my current draft except I went Cancelo over Gallagher in a 442

      1. Oldie99
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah I had that draft, just bottling it for the fear of both Alonso and Cancelo being rotated at the same time

    4. abaalan
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      pretty good, not sure im convinced on Vardy.

    5. Better off with a pin and a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Nice. Think having Vardy as a potential downgrade to upgrade I'm midfield is useful - and he might get you points!

      1. Oldie99
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Exactly my thoughts, Vardy allows for Son or even KDB to enter if and when

  14. ktk_interista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    At least Sheriff's Adama Traore can get you points. And he doesn't need the big oily arms 😀

  15. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Vintage Messi, the goat!

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Prime Ronaldo (first seasons at Barca & especially Inter) is my goat - matter of opinion, I know.

  16. Gunneryank
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Watching City lose is almost as satisfying as watching Real Madrid lose.

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I don't think it's a fair comparison, one of these clubs is footballing royalty which don't have issues with selling out games the other is just new money.

  17. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    The magic of the champions league

  18. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Messi with the draught excluder job 😆

  19. el polako
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    I shot the Sheriff...

    1. Gunneryank
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Assuming you did not in fact shoot the deputy?

  20. jai1212
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Considering that Shaw will probably fit for the weekend and I'm WC-ing in GW8,

    Salah + Dennis >> Son + Lukaku (-4)

    Sanchez (Steele)
    TAA White Shaw (Webster** Tsimikas*)
    Salah Zaha Traore Raphinha (Gilmour)
    CR7 Antonio Dennis

    Have 4.0 itb

    1. caldracula
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      No way getting rid of Salah. Trent and Dennis to Kaku and whoever.

  21. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Klopp playing mind games?!

    1. caldracula
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Re TAA? Doubt it considering Milner got an early benching. Probably being saved for the weekend.

  22. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    FC Sheriff to win the trophy?

    1. polis
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Stick your mortgage on it.

      1. Zimo
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Done

  23. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Remember Super League?

    1. Rassi
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah, Real wanted it bad. Seems like they would have been the whipping boys along with Barca.

    2. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Sheriff: "Not for me."

    3. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Ole probably would have won that. Big game manager

  24. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Pep on Stones:
    "He needs minutes.."

    Well, bleeding give him some then.

    1. polis
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Start giving him them when he's 4.5 please

      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Gareth will give him 180. No prob.

        1. potatoace
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          That probably won't be good enough for Pep.
          Wish he'd just say ... he's not on my plans right now.

          Needs minutes. Pah.

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I guess he might get them vs Liv. Or not.

  25. Gunners in Haaland
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Adama Traore assist

    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yep, he made a cross on Sunday and it just landed now.

      1. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Lol

      2. Gunners in Haaland
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        😀

  26. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    I'm guessing Torres must've pissed in Pep's Cornflakes coz he can't get a minute even when chasing a game. Probably should've got rid when it was a profit to

    1. polis
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Guaranteed a hattrick once everyone's gotten rid.

      1. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        I'm banking on it now haha
        Hopefully he gets the Burleys etc. Would be a great hold then

  27. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Sheriff are the only team that remain undefeated in UCL history

  28. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Greenwood + Shaw to Raphinha + Azpilicueta (2FT's)

    Don't really want to lose value on Shaw, but should I wait until pressers before making this move?

    1. polis
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Not worth the risk forthe sake of 0.1.

      Wait until after games this week & pressers.

      1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers I agree

  29. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Remember on here 2 weeks ago when Torres was nailed lol

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      no because that didn't happen 😆

    2. Avery
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yep. I binned him and was told I’d regret it.

    3. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I even had him for one week 🙂

    4. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Said nobody ever

      1. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Plenty were saying it

    5. Gunneryank
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I certainly never said that.

      *slowly backs out of room*

    6. polis
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      City player. Nailed. Same conversation every season.

      Ederson and Dias play vast majority, probably Cancelo too. Everyone else gets rotated.

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Kdb when fit up until this season. I feel he will have his minutes manager more from now on though due to injuries

        1. polis
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Agree. Hence why I didn't include him.

          Glorious player but he's not been on it this season.

  30. ZakyJ
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Sanchez
    TAA Shaw White (Livra Amartey)
    Salah Jota Raph Benrhama (Brownhill)
    CR7 Ings Toney

    2FT 2m IT

    What to do
    A) Ings/TAA > Rudiger/Lukaku 0 ITB
    B) Ings/Jota > Lukaku & ESR/Gallagher/Gray
    C) CR7 > Lukaku (hold 1FT and loads of cash)
    D) CR7> Lukaku + another upgrade like White to Rudiger

    Thanks for feedback

    1. caldracula
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      A looks good