BC.Game 🦁 Fantasy Premier League Pool ⚽ Discussion Thread

[Igebotz]

Small tip: Take Wilson out and replace him with Watkins - Aston Villa play Burnley this weekend, and he'll be my captain.

After reading your post, I bet $100 on Watkins to score a goal.

For me, it will be fine in any scenario ... if he scores I will win money, if not, I will overtake you on points.  

I will most likely be out over the weekend (at least 24 hours before the first match) so I have a day or so to think about who I should replace Maddison with (although I think I'm protected from the price cut). However, I need to decide quickly, because if the price of Foden increases, I will not have many options.

My eyes are on the next players: Phil Foden, Richarlison, Sterling.

That's a good bet for someone who has two assists in the last two games, and he's getting closer to a brace and an assist against Burnley this weekend. And for your midfield option, I'd think Foden is a better choice if you're comfortable with Pep Roulette, but having more than two City players on your team is riskier than diving down from the Egyptian pyramids. If I were you, I'd go for Sterling instead. He's Poch's new preferred attacker. Good attacking returns + 90mins football. Richarlison is inconsistent.

bear in mind that Villa scored four against Everton, and Watkins was not on a scoresheet

I will take two assists over 1 goal every day of my life.

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[Trofo]

While we are on Pep roulette topic, it could get even worse. He had surgery in Barcelona to solve chronic back problems. He will not be with the team in next two weeks. What that means if anything for City and their players choices I have no idea. Probably not much with all the technology available these days.

[Igebotz]

While we are on Pep roulette topic, it could get even worse. He had surgery in Barcelona to solve chronic back problems. He will not be with the team in next two weeks. What that means if anything for City and their players choices I have no idea. Probably not much with all the technology available these days.

Will be out until after the international break, which means that assistant Juanma Lillo will represent the team on the sidelines while Pep works remotely from his hospital bed. Nothing changes, and Pep Roulette continues; the only thing missing from the team is his dominating and motivational work from the sidelines. I doubt Pep will put his trust in Juanma Lillo to make independent decisions.

My captain stays on Watkins - Halaand likely going to blank.

[Avirunes]

GW 2 was pure FPL, Saka not on penalties anymore was something not many predicted but it worked really well for some, like our GW2 winner Cryptofrka.
Congrats, that will be 1 mBTC free bet paid next Monday.

If some of you are still confused why he won the GW, wait until tomorrow when official page calculates all the points and makes transfers. Odegaard has 3 bonus points, Henry is coming from the bench and White has 1 bonus point. This was perfect Monday for his team Total of 71 points.

Well done cryptofrka, I thought I had it but he really made it in the end with huge points. Anyway seems like I am at top but I am sure you guys will surpass me in the end as just like cryptofrka, I am also not that good .

Avirunes was so close, if only he switched the keepers he would have won. 10 pointers from Areola on bench will hurt a lot.

Yeah have been messing with the goalkeeper since the first gameweek. Same thing happened as I had Ramsdale in first team and Onana on bench and Onana went on to score 9 points while Ramsdale scored 2. I also switched to Turner this gameweek at last point.. not sure what snapped in me at last point.

[Harkorede]

My captain stays on Watkins - Halaand likely going to blank.

I'm sure some form of pain must still linger in your mind, after seeing him getting just 5 point despite the number of goals Aston Villa scored in the weekend, and there he goes tonight with a hattrick against Hibernians in Scotland within just 48 minutes.

Maybe he's a good choice for the weekend, but I wouldn't know, and I don't think I have the resources to bring him in, so it's literally a no go area for me, honestly!

[Igebotz]

My captain stays on Watkins - Halaand likely going to blank.

I'm sure some form of pain must still linger in your mind, after seeing him getting just 5 point despite the number of goals Aston Villa scored in the weekend, and there he goes tonight with a hattrick against Hibernians in Scotland within just 48 minutes.

Maybe he's a good choice for the weekend, but I wouldn't know, and I don't think I have the resources to bring him in, so it's literally a no go area for me, honestly!

Despite the fact that I needed a goal from him to have a flawless week, he produced a 10-pointer to salvage my week. I told you he was getting closer to a Brace, and he went on to get Hattrick the next hour. It'll be a dangerous weekend, but not for Watkins captainers.

Pedro to Watkins is a simple choice depending on your financial situation. Pedro isn't a guaranteed starter, and his price is likely to fall again.

Gabriel ==> Gusto

[Smartvirus]

GW 2 was pure FPL, Saka not on penalties anymore was something not many predicted but it worked really well for some, like our GW2 winner Cryptofrka.
Congrats, that will be 1 mBTC free bet paid next Monday.

Saka not on penalties,,,
Can’t say that was the case for sure as it was practically a handing down based on the players on who was best to have taken the shot. Listening to Arteta speak after the game pointed that out and M. Odegaard placed it beautifully. Saka would get his chance when time.

Am wondering what this week would hold and the thread has been a lot quite on possible changes to who could make it rain. Speaking of which,

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Small tip: Take Wilson out and replace him with Watkins - Aston Villa play Burnley this weekend, and he'll be my captain.

bear in mind that Villa scored four against Everton, and Watkins was not on a scoresheet

I feel that would be the best reason why his got to find a goal against Burnley but, Vincent Kompany would be looking to win, haven’t lost quite a few games and with them playing from a home side, it would be some defensive strategy to keep Watkins down and I hope they do because, I just off him from my team for average points on 2 consecutive game weeks. I could see him return but at the moment, I got a replacement.

So, am banking on your comment casperBGD, hope Igebotz is wrong on this one.

[Trofo]

^Problem is Saka, gave a way penalty, which means he doesn't really want that extra pressure and spotlight. Can you imagine Salah or Kane giving away a chance to score from the spot?

My take on Watkins
He is great player but without penalties I don't think he is worth 8M. Not gonna captain him for sure and I don't believe for one second Igebotz will do it 
He is actually one of the more probable transfers out for me this week. Still a lot of combinations, waiting for some Maddison news before pulling the trigger.

[icopress]

He is actually one of the more probable transfers out for me this week. Still a lot of combinations, waiting for some Maddison news before pulling the trigger.

Haven't you gotten rid of Maddison yet?

As far as I understood from what I read on reddit, he missed a training session, which means he will definitely not participate in the next match (maybe he won't be in next week ... but that's not for sure). I waited 3 days before removing him from the team...and did it before Foden's price went up.

Meanwhile, Jesus returned to training. 

[Trofo]

He is actually one of the more probable transfers out for me this week. Still a lot of combinations, waiting for some Maddison news before pulling the trigger.

Haven't you gotten rid of Maddison yet? As far as I understood from what I read on reddit, he missed a training session, which means he will definitely not participate in the next match (maybe he won't be in next week ... but that's not for sure). I waited 3 days before removing him from the team...and did it before Foden's price went up.

No, he is still in my squad. If I sell Maddison I already lose 0.1 he has risen since beginning. If he is out for just one week I want to keep him, Spurs have good fixtures and he is my to go guy there. I want Foden & Mbuemo in my squad but I also like all my current midfielders so I am hoping to hear some decisive news about Maddison. Money is not that much of problem since I can sell Rashford or one of defenders and bank couple of M to fuel other transfers.

[NotATether]

Money is not that much of problem since I can sell Rashford or one of defenders and bank couple of M to fuel other transfers.

For some reason Rashford is acting like an expensive dud. If he does not start scoring or at least earn some serious points in his next few matches, he's going to be in trouble inside FPL squads.

Every scouting site on the internet is saying to put him in for the next GW.

[Igebotz]

^Problem is Saka, gave a way penalty, which means he doesn't really want that extra pressure and spotlight. Can you imagine Salah or Kane giving away a chance to score from the spot?

The experience of EUROS flashes before his eyes- I can't blame him but the problem is he is likely going to lose that position to Ode.

My take on Watkins
He is great player but without penalties I don't think he is worth 8M. Not gonna captain him for sure and I don't believe for one second Igebotz will do it 
He is actually one of the more probable transfers out for me this week. Still a lot of combinations, waiting for some Maddison news before pulling the trigger.

Trust me when I say he'll be ahead of Halaand for the time being. I had no doubts or anything after his Hattrick last night. Watkins will deliver this weekend. Trust me on this.

Maddison was seen leaving the stadium in procative boots, and we may not see him again until after the international break. Keep, don't sell.

[CLS63]

I have Gabriel and Stones both in my squad. Is there anyone who can give me any recommendation about what to do on this topic? I don't know what to do because especially if I sell Stones I will be in loss by 0.2. I think that Rashford and Fernandes will collect lots of points against Nott'm Forest this week.

[Igebotz]

I have Gabriel and Stones both in my squad. Is there anyone who can give me any recommendation about what to do on this topic? I don't know what to do because especially if I sell Stones I will be in loss by 0.2. I think that Rashford and Fernandes will collect lots of points against Nott'm Forest this week.

Keep Stones. He will return fully after the international break.

I'm doing Gabriel to Gusto but in your case Gabriel to Akanji is your best bet since you already have 1 Chelsea defender Chilwell.

I'm also hoping both players pick good points and a clean sheet for Onana.

[cygan]

what about James Maddison from the spurs - does anyone know why he has only a 75% chance to play in the next game vs. fc bournemouth?
i couldn't find any info anywhere now that he is injured or anything else...

[Trofo]

what about James Maddison from the spurs - does anyone know why he has only a 75% chance to play in the next game vs. fc bournemouth?
i couldn't find any info anywhere now that he is injured or anything else...

He left the stadium after last game with protective cast and crutches so it did not look good. Later on he said it was just for protection and went to take scans of the foot. Results aren't public yet. Hope for that info myself.

My best guess he will miss a game or two.

[NotATether]

Keep Stones. He will return fully after the international break.

He'll probably be like 5.0 by the time he comes back.

Don't hold a deprecating asset.

[icopress]

I have Gabriel and Stones both in my squad. Is there anyone who can give me any recommendation about what to do on this topic? I don't know what to do because especially if I sell Stones I will be in loss by 0.2. I think that Rashford and Fernandes will collect lots of points against Nott'm Forest this week.

Oooh... that's exactly what I wanted to chat about.

Given Tottenham's schedule, it seems obvious to me to pick Udogi, he's nailed down and Spurs have a high likelihood of a clean sheet in the next three games. In addition, Udogi has a fairly large offensive potential and its low price makes it quite seductive. I also like Lucas Digne, but I'll think about this pick after at least 6 in-game weeks. By the way... in Aston Villa's game against Hibernian yesterday, Digne had three assists.

[darxiaomi]

He is actually one of the more probable transfers out for me this week. Still a lot of combinations, waiting for some Maddison news before pulling the trigger.

Haven't you gotten rid of Maddison yet?

As far as I understood from what I read on reddit, he missed a training session, which means he will definitely not participate in the next match (maybe he won't be in next week ... but that's not for sure). I waited 3 days before removing him from the team...and did it before Foden's price went up.

Its any good info in reddit aside of some +18 threads? I think it was more like a USA soccial media.

From my side i prefer to not put any Totenham or Chelsea player until they show us they are a regular and trusted team, i dont want to see every week a nonsense play.

[Ulven]

LEADERBOARD:

Fantasy	Team	GW1	GW2	freehits	Wildcard	triple captain	PTS
1	GoGooners	70	68	Y	N	N	138
2	FC OverpRiced	84	52	N	N	N	136
3	WeComeNotToPlay	64	71	N	N	N	135
4	icopress	74	58	N	N	N	132
5	Svirus	73	55	N	N	N	128
6	Cls63	79	48	N	N	N	127
7	seekahz	73	53	N	N	N	125
8	Rruchiman FC	76	53	N	N	N	125
9	Brahim012	56	66	N	N	N	122
10	Spack1997	71	50	N	N	N	121
11	Ren7	76	44	N	N	N	120
12	10 and a Half Men	70	50	N	N	N	120
13	NotATether	67	55	N	N	N	118
14	shicibukay	68	49	Y	N	Y	117
15	Igebotz Fc	73	43	N	N	N	116
16	Ulven	58	58	N	N	N	116
17	GATTACA	70	45	N	N	N	115
18	Carlos stars	71	43	N	N	N	114
19	Xgad	71	42	N	N	N	113
20	los ches	75	32	N	N	N	107
21	WoodMintz FC	72	35	N	N	N	107
22	JD FC	61	50	N	N	N	107
23	KTChampions	66	40	N	N	Y	106
24	Galacticos	69	37	N	N	N	106
25	Oreo Thunders	58	47	N	N	N	105
26	Corvinul Hunedoara	71	29	N	N	Y	100
27	FC Ggondae 꼰대	61	38	N	N	N	99
28	som3aa	62	37	N	N	N	99
29	BLitz	54	43	N	Y	N	97
30	darbit	47	48	N	N	N	95
31	FC cygan	64	30	N	N	N	94
32	Borneo Headhunters	57	37	N	N	N	94
33	Omikifuse	60	36	N	N	N	92
34	webby shabby	48	25	N	Y	N	73
35	im gonna win	48	21	N	N	N	69
36	Kanapka	0	44	N	Y	B	44

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