The Fantasy thread *Gameweek 28 deadline: Sat 15 Mar 13:30*

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  • 007InAction007InAction Australia
    edited February 23 Posts: 2,657
    Salah BOSS.⚽⚽
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    Posts: 25,703
    Not picking Salah as captain horribly backfired, boring game do far Liverpool just waiting to pick off a blunt City dude that don't look much better than United.

    Arsenal have blown it @Torgeirtrap this was the season to build on two nearly misses and not recruiting a top class striker not good. Arsenal should have gone for Rashford as a temporary replacement to Saka as bare minimum.

    Liverpool with a second all too easy though looked offside in build up.

    Has Pep lost his appetite for the game?

    Sometimes, playing it safe with the captaincy pays off.

    Arsenal really have, and them slipping up again is just the story of this team. If there was one season to go all the way, it was this one, because I think City will bounce back, and Liverpool will just build from here. Arsenal haven't really built anything from recent seasons, just showing that they are bottlers. If the Kroenke's want to show that they really want to achieve things, they need to invest like never before come summer.
    3 - 0 City are terrible. City used to suffocate teams with there passing those days are long gone... VAR... No goal.

    Things can't go better for Liverpool, can't it. What a season they're having.

    Liverpool not lost away all season, they just pick teams off. City are all rush and no result, Doku runs past people at will though poor final ball and the rest of the team are allover the place.

    City's football is chaotic.

    Indeed they do. It's been strange watching City this season. They no doubt need to recruit and rebuild for the future, but if there's one team that can, it will be them.

    Reminds me of the Moyes season at United with City quite a few players past there prime. City have a lot of youth like United though those players are years away from peak. Liverpool are in a moment where the team is at peak and Arsenal are also though messed up not recruiting.
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    Not picking Salah as captain horribly backfired, boring game do far Liverpool just waiting to pick off a blunt City dude that don't look much better than United.

    Arsenal have blown it @Torgeirtrap this was the season to build on two nearly misses and not recruiting a top class striker not good. Arsenal should have gone for Rashford as a temporary replacement to Saka as bare minimum.

    Liverpool with a second all too easy though looked offside in build up.

    Has Pep lost his appetite for the game?

    Sometimes, playing it safe with the captaincy pays off.

    Arsenal really have, and them slipping up again is just the story of this team. If there was one season to go all the way, it was this one, because I think City will bounce back, and Liverpool will just build from here. Arsenal haven't really built anything from recent seasons, just showing that they are bottlers. If the Kroenke's want to show that they really want to achieve things, they need to invest like never before come summer.
    3 - 0 City are terrible. City used to suffocate teams with there passing those days are long gone... VAR... No goal.

    Things can't go better for Liverpool, can't it. What a season they're having.

    Liverpool not lost away all season, they just pick teams off. City are all rush and no result, Doku runs past people at will though poor final ball and the rest of the team are allover the place.

    City's football is chaotic.

    Indeed they do. It's been strange watching City this season. They no doubt need to recruit and rebuild for the future, but if there's one team that can, it will be them.

    Reminds me of the Moyes season at United with City quite a few players past there prime. City have a lot of youth like United though those players are years away from peak. Liverpool are in a moment where the team is at peak and Arsenal are also though messed up not recruiting.

    Yeah, I think Liverpool have hit the balance with experience and players at the peak of their abilities this season. The only thing Arsenal have as an advantage for the years to come is that several key players are yet to hit their "peak" years – but that's only a small comfort, because they are a long way from achieving anything at all.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    Posts: 25,703
    Not picking Salah as captain horribly backfired, boring game do far Liverpool just waiting to pick off a blunt City dude that don't look much better than United.

    Arsenal have blown it @Torgeirtrap this was the season to build on two nearly misses and not recruiting a top class striker not good. Arsenal should have gone for Rashford as a temporary replacement to Saka as bare minimum.

    Liverpool with a second all too easy though looked offside in build up.

    Has Pep lost his appetite for the game?

    Sometimes, playing it safe with the captaincy pays off.

    Arsenal really have, and them slipping up again is just the story of this team. If there was one season to go all the way, it was this one, because I think City will bounce back, and Liverpool will just build from here. Arsenal haven't really built anything from recent seasons, just showing that they are bottlers. If the Kroenke's want to show that they really want to achieve things, they need to invest like never before come summer.
    3 - 0 City are terrible. City used to suffocate teams with there passing those days are long gone... VAR... No goal.

    Things can't go better for Liverpool, can't it. What a season they're having.

    Liverpool not lost away all season, they just pick teams off. City are all rush and no result, Doku runs past people at will though poor final ball and the rest of the team are allover the place.

    City's football is chaotic.

    Indeed they do. It's been strange watching City this season. They no doubt need to recruit and rebuild for the future, but if there's one team that can, it will be them.

    Reminds me of the Moyes season at United with City quite a few players past there prime. City have a lot of youth like United though those players are years away from peak. Liverpool are in a moment where the team is at peak and Arsenal are also though messed up not recruiting.

    Yeah, I think Liverpool have hit the balance with experience and players at the peak of their abilities this season. The only thing Arsenal have as an advantage for the years to come is that several key players are yet to hit their "peak" years – but that's only a small comfort, because they are a long way from achieving anything at all.

    Saka is a huge loss it's pretty much like Liverpool losing Salah, these players make the difference.
  • edited February 25 Posts: 17,886
    Not picking Salah as captain horribly backfired, boring game do far Liverpool just waiting to pick off a blunt City dude that don't look much better than United.

    Arsenal have blown it @Torgeirtrap this was the season to build on two nearly misses and not recruiting a top class striker not good. Arsenal should have gone for Rashford as a temporary replacement to Saka as bare minimum.

    Liverpool with a second all too easy though looked offside in build up.

    Has Pep lost his appetite for the game?

    Sometimes, playing it safe with the captaincy pays off.

    Arsenal really have, and them slipping up again is just the story of this team. If there was one season to go all the way, it was this one, because I think City will bounce back, and Liverpool will just build from here. Arsenal haven't really built anything from recent seasons, just showing that they are bottlers. If the Kroenke's want to show that they really want to achieve things, they need to invest like never before come summer.
    3 - 0 City are terrible. City used to suffocate teams with there passing those days are long gone... VAR... No goal.

    Things can't go better for Liverpool, can't it. What a season they're having.

    Liverpool not lost away all season, they just pick teams off. City are all rush and no result, Doku runs past people at will though poor final ball and the rest of the team are allover the place.

    City's football is chaotic.

    Indeed they do. It's been strange watching City this season. They no doubt need to recruit and rebuild for the future, but if there's one team that can, it will be them.

    Reminds me of the Moyes season at United with City quite a few players past there prime. City have a lot of youth like United though those players are years away from peak. Liverpool are in a moment where the team is at peak and Arsenal are also though messed up not recruiting.

    Yeah, I think Liverpool have hit the balance with experience and players at the peak of their abilities this season. The only thing Arsenal have as an advantage for the years to come is that several key players are yet to hit their "peak" years – but that's only a small comfort, because they are a long way from achieving anything at all.

    Saka is a huge loss it's pretty much like Liverpool losing Salah, these players make the difference.

    Yes, very much so. No team will win the PL without having their main man – or men, available throughout the whole season. Look at Leicester too in the season they won, they had Vardy, Mahrez and others all at their best, and all fit and available.


    Almost forgot we have a deadline tonight! But before that, let’s take a quick look back at Gameweek 26. With fewer active chips in play, the gameweek average went down to 62 points, from 74 points in gameweek 25. That's still an above average gameweek, which was reflected in some of the scores in our league. Best in gameweek 26 was CSAC, scoring 103 points, ending the gameweek with a gameweek rank of 84 397. Congratulations!

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    Gameweek winners
    GW 1: Liverpool Richmond
    GW 2: Red Warriors
    GW 3: CSAC
    GW 4: Dominics so Lanky !
    GW 5: Red Warriors, Dominics so Lanky ! & ????
    GW 6: LVLA Skopje 05
    GW 7: Mejico POWA
    GW 8: Liverpool Richmond
    GW 9: Liverpool Richmond
    GW 10: Mejico POWA
    GW 11: Liverpool Richmond
    GW 12: CSAC
    GW 13: Liverpool Richmond
    GW 14: Anfield FC
    GW 15: Red Warriors
    GW 16: Dinamo Skruknott
    GW 17: Dinamo Skruknott
    GW 18: CSAC
    GW 19: JuncoPartner
    GW 20: Liverpool Richmond
    GW 21: You Only Live Rice
    GW 22: Goldy’s Greats
    GW 23: Goldy’s Greats
    GW 24: PALESTINE
    GW 25: Dinamo Skruknott
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    Here are the gameweek 27 captaincy picks!
    Salah: 11
    Palmer: 3
    Mitoma: 1
    Maddison: 1
    B. Fernandes: 1

    Salah is unsurprisingly favoured by most managers in our league this gameweek, while Palmer, with a good fixture against Southampton, is captained by three managers. No other player is captained by more than one manager. Good luck everyone!
  • 007InAction007InAction Australia
    Posts: 2,657
    I get rid of Morgan Rogers and he scores...... :-O
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    I get rid of Morgan Rogers and he scores...... :-O

    That's just typical FPL, isn't it!
  • 007InAction007InAction Australia
    edited February 27 Posts: 2,657
    I get rid of Morgan Rogers and he scores...... :-O

    That's just typical FPL, isn't it!

    Sure is.

    Did you make any changes this gw ?
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    Posts: 25,703
    Not checked my points yet, may wait until tomorrow 😂 United pretty much safe now, I hope we can play with greater freedom for the rest of the season.
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    I get rid of Morgan Rogers and he scores...... :-O

    That's just typical FPL, isn't it!

    Sure is.

    Did you make any changes this gw ?

    João Pedro out for Cunha… X_X
    Not checked my points yet, may wait until tomorrow 😂 United pretty much safe now, I hope we can play with greater freedom for the rest of the season.

    Huge win given the circumstances, for sure!
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited March 2 Posts: 25,703
    United v Fulham in 30 minutes, hopefully can scrape a win or dare I say have a decent first half for a change.
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    United v Fulham in 30 minutes, hopefully can scrape a win or dare I say have a decent first half for a change.

    I won'r be able to watch the game, but it's an interesting match, with United looking to find form in the latter half of the season, and a Fulham that has done well so far.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited March 2 Posts: 25,703
    Typical we concede last kick of first half from a corner.

    Garnacho and Obi need to come on.

    Second half nothing happening, this is not good at all.

    Getting worse this is awful.

    Get Obi on, we need a spark, Rasmus doing nothing.

    Ugarte was on a yellow though already missing next round if we got through, should have kept him on as surrended midfield even more.

    This is the type of performance that sacks managers in other circumstances.

    Extra time, United looking better.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited March 2 Posts: 25,703
    Obi and Casemiro on, come on do something.

    Brunoooooo thank god. 1 - 1

    De Ligt been outstanding.

    I was about to say Obi not had a touch then did great work and had a good chance.

    What a pass from Zirkzee, deserved a goal.

    Penalties...

    Out!
  • FeyadorFeyador Montreal, Canada
    edited March 3 Posts: 752
    Unironically 'rage-transfered' Cunha ... again! For the second time this year.
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    We have another deadline on Saturday, but let's first take a quick look at gameweek 27! With an average gameweek score of 53, this was about as average a gameweek we could get. And although some popular players delivered points, few managers would have owned any of the majority in the Team of the Week, several managers in our league managed to beat the gameweek average. Best of all was PALESTINE, scoring 65 points. Congratulations! =D>

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    Gameweek winners
    GW 1: Liverpool Richmond
    GW 2: Red Warriors
    GW 3: CSAC
    GW 4: Dominics so Lanky !
    GW 5: Red Warriors, Dominics so Lanky ! & ????
    GW 6: LVLA Skopje 05
    GW 7: Mejico POWA
    GW 8: Liverpool Richmond
    GW 9: Liverpool Richmond
    GW 10: Mejico POWA
    GW 11: Liverpool Richmond
    GW 12: CSAC
    GW 13: Liverpool Richmond
    GW 14: Anfield FC
    GW 15: Red Warriors
    GW 16: Dinamo Skruknott
    GW 17: Dinamo Skruknott
    GW 18: CSAC
    GW 19: JuncoPartner
    GW 20: Liverpool Richmond
    GW 21: You Only Live Rice
    GW 22: Goldy’s Greats
    GW 23: Goldy’s Greats
    GW 24: PALESTINE
    GW 25: Dinamo Skruknott
    GW 26: CSAC
    GW 27: PALESTINE
    GW 28: Liverpool Richmond
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    Feyador wrote: »
    Unironically 'rage-transfered' Cunha ... again! For the second time this year.

    Haven't 'rage-transfered' him out yet, but Cunha will be my priority transfer for this gameweek!
    Obi and Casemiro on, come on do something.

    Brunoooooo thank god. 1 - 1

    De Ligt been outstanding.

    I was about to say Obi not had a touch then did great work and had a good chance.

    What a pass from Zirkzee, deserved a goal.

    Penalties...

    Out!

    Penalties can go either way, but it certainly helps having a goalkeeper step up!
  • edited March 8 Posts: 17,886
    No transfers for me this gameweek. I know I should have transferred out Cunha, but I couldn't transfer him out without it affecting my plans for the upcoming gameweeks. Expecting a red arrow.
    ______

    Here are the gameweek 28 captaincy picks!
    Salah: 13
    Mitoma: 1
    Maddison: 1
    B. Fernandes: 1
    Palmer: 1

    With a great fixture against Southampton, it's no surprise that Salah is the most captained player in our league, yet again. He's the only player backed by more than one manager. Good luck everyone!
  • FeyadorFeyador Montreal, Canada
    Posts: 752
    Forest v. City ... 3rd v. 4th ... classic style counter-attack v. Pep possession .... should be interesting.
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    Feyador wrote: »
    Forest v. City ... 3rd v. 4th ... classic style counter-attack v. Pep possession .... should be interesting.

    Three points for City or Forest will be important. A draw will invite Chelsea into the top four race.
  • FeyadorFeyador Montreal, Canada
    edited March 8 Posts: 752
    Feyador wrote: »
    Forest v. City ... 3rd v. 4th ... classic style counter-attack v. Pep possession .... should be interesting.

    Three points for City or Forest will be important. A draw will invite Chelsea into the top four race.

    "Interesting" is not necessarily "exciting" ... lol.
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    Feyador wrote: »
    Feyador wrote: »
    Forest v. City ... 3rd v. 4th ... classic style counter-attack v. Pep possession .... should be interesting.

    Three points for City or Forest will be important. A draw will invite Chelsea into the top four race.

    "Interesting" is not necessarily "exciting" ... lol.

    Haha, no!
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited March 9 Posts: 25,703
    My enthusiasm for football is close to the lowest it has been, just watched some of the demonstrations. Seriously if you want to make an impact hurt the club in the pocket stop buying tickets and merchandise.

    I suppose I better watch the Man United v Arsenal game as already paid for it. Our squad is so thin it's a joke.

    Sky sports patheticaly trying to romanticise this game with a crap monologue when nothing really is at stake now.

    I want Amorim to do well and clearly he has not been given to resources to do much so far. I won't lie I am not a fan of this formation and never have been, though clearly we are way off having the right type of player for it to work.

    With these players we played better football under ETH. ETH recruitment was very poor, spent millions on mediocre players.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited March 9 Posts: 25,703
    Bruno hits a Beckham free kick, get in.

    1 - 0 United.

    Great freekick

    No way that was a free kick, why don't VAR look at dives like that.

    1 - 1 Rice, good goal.

    Gary should not comentate on United games

    Good second half, United played well second half.

    Despite our offensive issues defensive we look good going forward. @Torgeirtrap Heaven has really impressed me.
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    Bruno hits a Beckham free kick, get in.

    1 - 0 United.

    Great freekick

    No way that was a free kick, why don't VAR look at dives like that.

    1 - 1 Rice, good goal.

    Gary should not comentate on United games

    Good second half, United played well second half.

    Despite our offensive issues defensive we look good going forward. @Torgeirtrap Heaven has really impressed me.

    United could easily have won this game, Raya much at fault for the first goal, then the difference when United had their chances. It's a performance that United can build on.

    Arsenal should just focus on securing that top four spot now. CL is an impossible dream of course. They should just try their best in the CL to gain experience, and to see what level they need to reach for.
  • FeyadorFeyador Montreal, Canada
    Posts: 752
    Should be an amazing run-in. Just 9 pts. separate 3rd from 10th. Still a lot to play for.

    With their injuries and lack of depth you could argue that Arsenal have overachieved this season. It's quite possible that Forest overtake them.

    About ManU, here's a new Neville interview with Jim Ratcliffe that's a bit shocking, at least for me, in terms of the numbers:

  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    Posts: 25,703
    Bruno hits a Beckham free kick, get in.

    1 - 0 United.

    Great freekick

    No way that was a free kick, why don't VAR look at dives like that.

    1 - 1 Rice, good goal.

    Gary should not comentate on United games

    Good second half, United played well second half.

    Despite our offensive issues defensive we look good going forward. @Torgeirtrap Heaven has really impressed me.

    United could easily have won this game, Raya much at fault for the first goal, then the difference when United had their chances. It's a performance that United can build on.

    Arsenal should just focus on securing that top four spot now. CL is an impossible dream of course. They should just try their best in the CL to gain experience, and to see what level they need to reach for.

    Both sides are weak in attack, Arsenal have dropped the ball this season in the position they were in a striker was vital to at least make it a competition vs Liverpool.
    Feyador wrote: »
    Should be an amazing run-in. Just 9 pts. separate 3rd from 10th. Still a lot to play for.

    With their injuries and lack of depth you could argue that Arsenal have overachieved this season. It's quite possible that Forest overtake them.

    About ManU, here's a new Neville interview with Jim Ratcliffe that's a bit shocking, at least for me, in terms of the numbers:


    I watched the interview it was soft, Neville should not have been the one asking the questions. A few of the answers were nonsensical, as a United supporter it was not very encouraging.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited March 11 Posts: 25,703

    This will cost more than 2 billion which is double the current most expensive football stadium on earth Spurs and twenty times the most of Man Cities ground.

    I won't mention the American Football/NFL stadiums as they are ridiculously expensive.

    Manchester United's new stadium looks more suited to Saudi or Brazil, Manchester is pretty gloomy.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    Posts: 25,703
    I saved two transfers as want to save my free hit and Wildcard, not particularly happy with my team though this season is so random you just never know regarding the players you have.
  • edited 11:50am Posts: 17,886
    Bruno hits a Beckham free kick, get in.

    1 - 0 United.

    Great freekick

    No way that was a free kick, why don't VAR look at dives like that.

    1 - 1 Rice, good goal.

    Gary should not comentate on United games

    Good second half, United played well second half.

    Despite our offensive issues defensive we look good going forward. @Torgeirtrap Heaven has really impressed me.

    United could easily have won this game, Raya much at fault for the first goal, then the difference when United had their chances. It's a performance that United can build on.

    Arsenal should just focus on securing that top four spot now. CL is an impossible dream of course. They should just try their best in the CL to gain experience, and to see what level they need to reach for.

    Both sides are weak in attack, Arsenal have dropped the ball this season in the position they were in a striker was vital to at least make it a competition vs Liverpool.

    Indeed. If it wasn't for financial reasons, I can't really understand that they didn't go all in for a striker in the summer. Yes, you had both Gabriel Jesus and Havertz available, but neither is going to give you 20+ goals a season. They also knew that Jesus was an injury risk…
    Feyador wrote: »
    Should be an amazing run-in. Just 9 pts. separate 3rd from 10th. Still a lot to play for.

    With their injuries and lack of depth you could argue that Arsenal have overachieved this season. It's quite possible that Forest overtake them.

    About ManU, here's a new Neville interview with Jim Ratcliffe that's a bit shocking, at least for me, in terms of the numbers:


    You don't get this kind of a run in every season, that's for sure. I'm really impressed by Forest, and they certainly deserve a top four finish. Like you mention, it wouldn't be surprising if they finish second; they have a fixture list that suggests they can win all their remaining games.

    This will cost more than 2 billion which is double the current most expensive football stadium on earth Spurs and twenty times the most of Man Cities ground.

    I won't mention the American Football/NFL stadiums as they are ridiculously expensive.

    Manchester United's new stadium looks more suited to Saudi or Brazil, Manchester is pretty gloomy.

    Strange to announce this given all the talks about budget that have led up to this. It's no surprise that Old Trafford might be in need of some improvements, but this design looks pretty soulless, doesn't it?
    I saved two transfers as want to save my free hit and Wildcard, not particularly happy with my team though this season is so random you just never know regarding the players you have.

    Two free transfers here as well, but I definitely need to use both mine. Looking at -4 or a -8 before the deadline. My rank isn't great, so I need to take a few chances now.

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    A bit late, but let's have a quick look at gameweek 28 before the deadline! With an average score of 52 points, this was a rather low scoring gameweek. It's fun to see that many managers in our league comfortably beat the overall average – best of which was our gameweek 28 winner, Liverpool Richmond – scoring 80 points. Congratulations! =D>

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    Gameweek winners
    GW 1: Liverpool Richmond
    GW 2: Red Warriors
    GW 3: CSAC
    GW 4: Dominics so Lanky !
    GW 5: Red Warriors, Dominics so Lanky ! & ????
    GW 6: LVLA Skopje 05
    GW 7: Mejico POWA
    GW 8: Liverpool Richmond
    GW 9: Liverpool Richmond
    GW 10: Mejico POWA
    GW 11: Liverpool Richmond
    GW 12: CSAC
    GW 13: Liverpool Richmond
    GW 14: Anfield FC
    GW 15: Red Warriors
    GW 16: Dinamo Skruknott
    GW 17: Dinamo Skruknott
    GW 18: CSAC
    GW 19: JuncoPartner
    GW 20: Liverpool Richmond
    GW 21: You Only Live Rice
    GW 22: Goldy’s Greats
    GW 23: Goldy’s Greats
    GW 24: PALESTINE
    GW 25: Dinamo Skruknott
    GW 26: CSAC
    GW 27: PALESTINE
    GW 28: Liverpool Richmond
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited 2:57pm Posts: 25,703
    Worst season I have had, right now don't want to lose too much more ground so no hits for me. I still have chips to use, has the bench boost been removed from the game only just noticed its not there on transfer page? The fpl site on PC been playing up a lot today.

    Hmm my Captain and vice captain choices are wrong, it must have not saved my last selections. Why would I have O. Dango as vice captain wt...

    The game seemed to freeze earlier it was updating for maybe a hour plus.
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