The Fantasy thread *Gameweek 30 deadline: Tue 1 Apr 18:15*

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    Bamford now has competition though Biesla is fiercely loyal to Bamford. I may still get a Leeds midfielder in yet.

    The Leeds midfielders come at a cheap price, so that might be worth looking at. Still think that the likelihood of reduced minutes for Bamford makes him a less appealing option.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    I currently have Brewster and hoping he will go on loan to a Premiership side though heard he may go back to the championship. Though Origi could be leaving so perhaps Brewster may stay. I prefer it when the window shuts before a season starts.
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    I currently have Brewster and hoping he will go on loan to a Premiership side though heard he may go back to the championship. Though Origi could be leaving so perhaps Brewster may stay. I prefer it when the window shuts before a season starts.

    The fact that the window is still open makes me a bit worried about an early wildcard, as a few transfers might change our thinking re. players and formation even. I still haven't pushed the wildcard button, and I think as I've left it this late to decide, it's probably a sign I should wait and stick to my gameweek 2 plan. I too had Brewster in a quick draft I made earlier, and depending on what happens, he could be a nice option at just 4.5.

    As things stand (and the state of my team), I'll be hitting that wildcard button this weekend. But since the transfer window is still open, I must be flexible enough that I can jump on any player without making that many transfers.
  • 007InAction007InAction Australia
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    The Leeds midfielders come at a cheap price, so that might be worth looking at. Still think that the likelihood of reduced minutes for Bamford makes him a less appealing option.

    Leeds played well against Liverpool didn't they ?

    I didm't know the manchester clubs were playing in the first week otherwise i wouldn't have picked their players.
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    Leeds played well against Liverpool didn't they ?

    I didm't know the manchester clubs were playing in the first week otherwise i wouldn't have picked their players.

    Yes, they were great. Really looking forward to see more of them!

    It's worth keeping an eye on the fixture list you find under "Save your team" in the "Pick your team" page. Fixtures will go ahead as usual now, but at some point the postponed matches will have to be played, and then United and City will get a double gameweek – which means the potential of more points!
  • 007InAction007InAction Australia
    edited September 2020 Posts: 2,660
    Timo Werner-Dead leg - 75% chance of playing, on the fantasy page.

    Don't know who's who in our league ? I'm last :(( :))

    Who are you ? and you etc ? ;))
  • edited September 2020 Posts: 17,892
    Timo Werner-Dead leg - 75% chance of playing, on the fantasy page.

    Don't know who's who in our league ? I'm last :(( :))

    Who are you ? and you etc ? ;))

    Werner is fine apparently, so he'll play.

    It's only been one gameweek, so being last now doesn't really matter. You can always make up for those points going forward! I see you have Sterling, De Bruyne and Grealish in your team already, so that looks promising for the upcoming fixtures. I'd have a look at the defenders though; Williams, Branthwaite, Johnson, Kilman and Vokins might see limited game time, so it's better to look at defenders you can be sure to play each gameweek.

    I'm Dinamo Skruknott. :-)
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    Remember the 11:00 (UK time) deadline today! There are some interesting fixtures this gameweek, and we can finally see City and United play.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    My team for this gameweek:

    Transfer made: Mount --> Jorginho

    Pickford
    Egan, Bednarek, Dunk
    Jorginho, Aubameyang, Perez, Lundstram
    Calvert-Lewin, Vardy (C), Ings.
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    My team for this gameweek:

    Transfer made: Mount --> Jorginho

    Pickford
    Egan, Bednarek, Dunk
    Jorginho, Aubameyang, Perez, Lundstram
    Calvert-Lewin, Vardy (C), Ings.

    Looks strong, @DaltonCraig007!

    Still thinking about if I should make an additional transfer, but so far I've done Ings > Martial as planned. Team (which still might change):

    McCarthy
    Alexander-Arnold - Davies - Ayling
    Salah - Aubameyang (c) - Havertz - Saint-Maximin - Soucek
    Werner - Martial
    (Button - Mitchell - Vinagre - Vassilev)
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited September 2020 Posts: 15,733
    @Torgeirtrap Yeah, I'm also planning on buying a City or United player now that their blank gameweek is gone. But I needed the funds first, so I figured doing a transfer for that while none of my players are injured is the perfect opportunity for that. Aubameyang as a 12 million midfielder is making my fantasy wallet cry. :-))
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    @Torgeirtrap Yeah, I'm also planning on buying a City or United player now that their blank gameweek is gone. But I needed the funds first, so I figured doing a transfer for that while none of my players are injured is the perfect opportunity for that. Aubameyang as a 12 million midfielder is making my fantasy wallet cry. :-))

    I'm planning on getting more United and City assets as well, though I might wildcard to do it. There are a few players I'm keen on transferring out.

    Aubameyang is very expensive, but he's also an easy switch to a City/United midfielder. And with tougher fixtures coming up, that might be worth looking at?
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
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    Glad I passed on Augero, especially as he's looking to be out of action for months.
    My team for this gameweek:

    Transfer made: Mount --> Jorginho

    Pickford
    Egan, Bednarek, Dunk
    Jorginho, Aubameyang, Perez, Lundstram
    Calvert-Lewin, Vardy (C), Ings.

    Looks like a very good line up @DaltonCraig007, could see some points coming your way with that team.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    Thanks @Benny. I'm trying not to replicate my woeful first half of last season.
    Benny wrote: »
    Glad I passed on Augero, especially as he's looking to be out of action for months.

    I'm starting to think his ligaments are made of chocolate.
  • edited September 2020 Posts: 17,892
    Here are the gameweek 2 captaincy picks! Aubameyang is heavily backed before his game against West Ham. De Bruyne is also a popular pick for City's first game of the season. Salah is the only other player backed by more than one manager.
    Aubameyang: 8
    De Bruyne: 4
    Salah: 2
    Martial: 1
    van Dijk: 1
    Vardy: 1
    Fernandes: 1

    Good luck everybody!
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    Do I regret not keeping DCL Gr, oh well my greed to have as many playable assets came back to haunt me.
  • edited September 2020 Posts: 17,892
    He's in my team now! Didn't have a way of bringing Calbert-Lewin in this gameweek, but I just played the wildcard, and he's straight into the first draft. He was in my would-be gameweek 2 draft too, and I'm already regretting not playing it this gameweek instead.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited September 2020 Posts: 25,716
    He's in my team now! Didn't have a way of bringing Calbert-Lewin in this gameweek, but I just played the wildcard, and he's straight into the first draft. He was in my would-be gameweek 2 draft too, and I'm already regretting not playing it this gameweek instead.

    I can't imagine many will captain him, as long as one of my strikers gets a goal or two it will lesson the damage.

    Pardon the pun though I am not on the ball with this season at all yet. I stared at DCL fixtures numerous times and thought they were great, I also had Digne at one point though I think he did nothing today. I am falling into the trap of picking players based on last season results.
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    I can't imagine many will captain him, as long as one of my strikers gets a goal or two it will lesson the damage.

    Pardon the pun though I am not on the ball with this season at all yet. I stared at DCL fixtures numerous times and thought they were great, I also had Digne at one point though I think he did nothing today. I am falling into the trap of picking players based on last season results.

    I'm down 600k at the moment, so Calvert-Lewin and Everton has done a lot of damage for me, haha! I can't see Werner og Martial getting similar points scores this weekend…

    It's the same here: I thought my gameweek 1 team looked alright, but after the gameweek was done, it was a question about sticking to plan or wildcard. I chose the former, knowing I would have to play the wildcard after the deadline today. But looking at the players I've brought in on that first draft, I would have had a very similar team even this weekend. The only advantage (…or, I hope it will be), is that I can use the games this weekend to land a team based on results and stats from two gameweeks rather than one.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    I got Harrison in instead of Klitch, great lol
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    Greenwood on the bench, I opted for Foden instead I may have got something right.
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    I got Harrison in instead of Klitch, great lol

    I imagine those Leeds midfielders will share a lot of those points throughout the season. Difficult to predict who'll get them. Owning Ayling myself, I think that Leeds defence is better to avoid going forward…
    Greenwood on the bench, I opted for Foden instead I may have got something right.

    Greenwood felt like a risky pick given recent events. Phil Foden too, but still, I expected both to start.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited September 2020 Posts: 25,716
    Tip for everyone stay clear of United they have been atrocious worst performance in a long time, seriously thinking of getting rid of Bruno and Martial already the team is not fit.

    As for FPL disastrous start, I ain't winning no league with only two games gone I am going to be way off, money down the drain lol
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    Tip for everyone stay clear of United they have been atrocious worst performance in a long time, seriously thinking of getting rid of Bruno and Martial already the team is not fit.

    As for FPL disastrous start, I ain't winning no league with only two games gone I am going to be way off, money down the drain lol

    Something to have in mind when on wildcard… :-?

    Last I checked, I was down on million places in the rankings. Could be a really bad gameweek this.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    Something to have in mind when on wildcard… :-?

    Last I checked, I was down on million places in the rankings. Could be a really bad gameweek this.

    Bruno was my Captain, seriously ever since the game returned from Lockdown I have had bad week after bad week. I almost made some rash transfers though just going to leave my team alone, sometimes it's best to do nothing.
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    Bruno was my Captain, seriously ever since the game returned from Lockdown I have had bad week after bad week. I almost made some rash transfers though just going to leave my team alone, sometimes it's best to do nothing.

    It's very much the same story here. As for leaving the team alone, it's definitely the best thing to do if you don't know what to do. I considered Martial (c), but as I hadn't seen a single minute of United yet, I found it better to look elsewhere.

    How bad where they?
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    It's very much the same story here. As for leaving the team alone, it's definitely the best thing to do if you don't know what to do. I considered Martial (c), but as I hadn't seen a single minute of United yet, I found it better to look elsewhere.

    How bad where they?

    Awful in defence and midfield, Bruno ran a lot so he was trying though Pogba not fit and Mctominay was terrible as a CDM. Rashford no idea what's happened to him his confidence looks shot. Martial not given much service, DVDB was a bright spot and looked good and sharp and got a goal. Notable that Bruno dropped deeper so DVDB could play as a number 10.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    Typical I get rid of Antonio and he scores, can we start the season again lol
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    Awful in defence and midfield, Bruno ran a lot so he was trying though Pogba not fit and Mctominay was terrible as a CDM. Rashford no idea what's happened to him his confidence looks shot. Martial not given much service, DVDB was a bright spot and looked good and sharp and got a goal. Notable that Bruno dropped deeper so DVDB could play as a number 10.

    Hm…that certainly makes me rethink my transfer plans. Any team can have bad games though (Arsenal are having one now), so it's probably difficult to take that much from – what is United's case – only 90 mins of football. Palace is a tricky team too.
    Typical I get rid of Antonio and he scores, can we start the season again lol

    It's Arsenal. I wouldn't feel confident taking out an attacking player with a fixture against them (unfortunately…)
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    Ings opens the score for Southampton, 1-0 against Spurs!
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