Not all of those have to be set in stone. Robbo, Palace mid - decent options but not essential. Plenty (myself included) will go triple Arsenal attack. So probably only Trent, Salah, Martinelli, Saka & Watkins are in every team

The shame of it is, Dipping a hand into a lucky bag. Agree with all you say. I think it is down to Pool and Arsenal choices to determine scores. If either side blows it the FH guys doing GW34 will be the winners.

You want some different players surely, Jesus from Arsenal surely as everyone has the mids? I like the Son pick but feel his ceiling is low especially with that fixture, I might go for Solanke.
VVD over Robbo for me.

I'll be going 3 Arsenal attack, want to spread the bet there on who scores. Solanke looks ideal for that week, so probably just looking to decide on a differential defender pick, potentially from Fulham.

The thing is this is one of the FH weeks where there are obvious fixtures to target, and if you've got little invested in those already, then you're already benefitting. I think a good FH opportunity always provides the opportunity for some punts, but this week most would (and probably should) be using it to get the clear choices where others aren't able to, and that's where your gains should come from in relation to anyone not on FH. If you don't like it then why not mix it up? It's part of the fun of FH. Go for VVD over Robbo (I'm still not keen on double Liverpool defence but will do this instead of Robbo if I go for it), or punt on ~60mins from Diaz. Give Edouard a punt instead of Eze/Olise, or Ramsey/Buendia alongside Watkins. Punt on Pereira or Willian at home to Leeds.

You don't have to follow the crowd, but I'm someone that generally tries to do my own thing when I can and I'm going to likely be fairly FH template this week. That's pretty much the point of it for me in this context.

This is a FH week where there are standout fixtures for certain teams, so most will have x3 arsenal & x3 Liverpool. But still think there will be variety. 2/3 different players can make a bug dufference

the state of those fans

You could probably go either way. 9 is a good start, no Arsenal not so good... Looks like you've been buying a few players without DGW34 (Villa, Palace) though so maybe you're leading yourself more towards FH34?

yes

Defo

Currently on Salah for me but tempted by martinelli

Yes

Hot topics

Yeah maybe. Deciding between Ramsey, Eze, Billing & Willian (the latter is more of matchup thing v Leeds, got 10pts in reverse fixture) for 1 or 2 spots

Gonna go for Ramsey to cover not owning Watkins. That'll work, right?

people are still clinging to the newcastle and trippier pre world cup which just isnt there now.

I did the same, but Villa have had some luck defensively recently, conceded only 2 in last 7 games before yesterday from about 8.5xGA. It is what it is, if Saka or TAA were to mysteriously miss out though I sure won't complain, but jammy bench points aren't something I get very often at all

I guess I've been underrating Villa too but it seemed a reasonable expectation that Newcastle would score given their recent uptick in attacking form. I played Trippier & sold Moreno in GW29 due to the fixtures

It’s happens matey

I have Martinez Mings Dawson and solanke on bench loool

I played mings & trippier but tbh I was expecting Newcastle to score so pleasantly surprised by the CS so not a bad decision

I have no Arsenal or Liverpool. My green arrow could turn to dark red.

well done

Nice - good effort

Nothing wrong with 300k mate. There’s a LOT more people below you than above. I’m up to 436k and I’m pleased with that having been about 890k three weeks ago

Well done, that's impressive rank gain.

3-4-3, if we get early news that Trossard starts v Southampton then possibly 3-5-2 but we'll see

343. I think Jesus is worth playing over another arsenal mid is what it comes down to for me

B

Pondering the same. Almost comes down to Son (3-5-2) or Kane (3-4-3), IF stability of NEW def is now broken.

I'm doing it and it's going to be great.

Why can't you pick Steele, thought it was a minor injury? I WCd in GW30 in preparation but still think Ake and Stones are good City picks, no CL fixtures until after GW35 so I don't see early subs happening too often

It's possible there be 3 good Utd options by 34. Rashford should be fit and so should Shaw...dare I say Martial - maybe not!

Steel likely to be back
Rashford could be back if not could don't necessarily have to have 3 utd
Liv defence is expensive but affordable if salah & haaland are your only 2 premiums
City defence always been a lottery but no CL just before or after GW34.
Arsenal play City away in GW33 plus you hope DGW players atleast match or better arsenal players score
Spurs playing so kane not a big worry. Yeah he can score v utd in GW33 but for me I'll be selling him to get salah so Salah matches in 33 & 34 happy days

if u do A who gets benched ?

b

B more differentials

B

Pretty much. I still really want a Newcastle attacker v Spurs but can't rely on who will play between Isak/Wilson so not worth it. Not sure I'd bank on them keeping a clean sheet though even though I expect a big reaction at SJP in that game

It’s not the numbers of players playing it’s the quality of the ones compared to a FH team

What's the team looking like? The FH template is so strong, and you just know the popular picks who have done sweet FA for weeks (e.g. Trent) are gonna haul.

Think the FH could be worth 40 points+ this week.

It's all team dependent, though.

Depends on the players you have but I don't think this chip strategy makes sense from a general POV

What's does your FH GW33 team look like ? The fixtures don't look that appealing.

b and captain him

You serious? It's only because it feels like the whole game are free hitting.

Try not having one and tell me that the FH feels underwhelming.

I think there's about 4-5 positions you can punt on, which is more than you see in a typical week in FPL.

Template? That’s the Way uhuh uhuh ILike It! As KC & the Sunshine Band said.

If it feels dull to you then mix it up with differentials
Go for a willian from Fulham
Don't go for liv defence & punt on a gakpo

I'm looking fwd to the FH

Guess non FH will take a hit or two though. Am still on fence with 9 players.

Just the defence is troubling me as I'm finding it hard to make decisions there. Without FH I have 8/15 missing and only 2-3 players I'd be definitely happy to start this week so I'm certainly happy with it

Really exciting questions incoming like which palace midfielder to get and Jesus or 3 Arsenal midfielders!

Please Don’t Go as KC & the Sunshine Band said!

Tbh come to think of it, it's not that much different to most GWs anyway. Most of the questions last GW was sell Maddison or Rashford to Grealish!

Yeah I hear you. Can feel a hint of FH fatigue myself already. But we'll see how it goes, hopefully there's some other interesting topics come up

Like every GW there's standout fixtures for certain teams so of course there will be similar questions.

See what happens with the Son and Diaz group think

Only 3 days with no PL thanks to Monday-Friday window and CL and EL on in the 3 days between, perfect!

That's all this forum is now. People with 10 year badges and memberships asking if their bench order is correct or if their team is "GTG" even though it's identical to 90% of the other teams on here.

I prefer Saka/Trossard over an ARS def and can free up a bit of £ if have Iversen before Raya.

Absolutely awesome, thank you Anthony.

The levels of recency bias and hindsight wisdom on here can be unbearable when a gameweek is active or just finished.

Block out the noise and run your own race!

A grain of rice maybe (smile)

Yes I've been making template moves and am probably going to finish with my best season ever. I'd still be in Last Man Standing as well if I'd remember to enter !

I think it'll probably highlighted there are certain spots in your team you can take a risk and certain GWs where you can risk the captaincy. As an example seeing posts going against the best asset in the game to make up ML/OR is certainly not the right time to go against imo

Woohoo!

The real game is when you go beyond mere points.

It's boring to an extent because too many other players were priced too low, prices across the whole game dropped and when you can get a Saliba, White, Botman or Martinez for 4.5m there's not much need to look for budget differentials from smaller teams unfortunately. I think it'll continue though as it's been a success for FPL, more players than ever and casual players don't have to make many big decisions, most of the time you can get the big names and form players when you want without having to leave out other big players

I'm all for bigger price changes during the course of the season, as in + or - 0.5 per week, so if they get a price wrong at the start of the season, like Rashford or Aubameyang say, they will be the correct price within a month. This would make taking him out of the team and buying him back again more of a decision

Make it interesting for yourself
Don't pick him.
Select other (c)
Have fun
Simple

Absolutely none.

Away to SJP after Newcastle have been humbled by Villa? Not a chance for me

I tempted with a punt on Son myself.

They aren't essential but due to the lack of great options I'll likely go with Kane or Son. A Peresic punt anyone!?

Ignore.

Current price I am fairly sure. If you've already activated FH it makes sense to pull in any players likely to rise who you want...

Current