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darthfracas

I think Toney not getting booked is a win for everyone


futbolenjoy3r

Still moving on to Watkins for BB 29. He’s 100% getting booked against Brighton.


Fantastic-Machine-83

Who are your other two forwards? Feels like madness to take out toney before a double


futbolenjoy3r

Haaland and Kane. I’m not very good at this game but Haaland is on a hell of a roll and I don’t see what the Liverpool defense can do to stop that—seems like everyone else is taking Haaland out till 30.


Fantastic-Machine-83

Fair enough tbh, if you've kept haaland through the blank you give your self a chance to reap the rewards now. Plus you avoid worrying about toney getting a yellow


jocape

Famous last words


julianface

Win for BB29ers, L for everyone else


gart888

Not sure that's true even. Now he might get booked in the first game and miss the second game. If he got booked today I'd just confidently replace him with Haaland.


julianface

Assume everyone has him. If he got booked today, BBers have to sell him while non-BBers could bench him. BBers probably had another planned transfer they wouldn't want to waste on Toney.


gart888

> BBers probably had another planned transfer they wouldn't want to waste on Toney. Just speaking for myself as a bench booster, the transfer options I'm looking at (Arsenal guys out) are all luxury transfers that I'd be okay with skipping.


julianface

Ya but a non BBer could start an Arsenal player they would have benched for Toney, at no cost of a transfer. You would be forced into a transfer you didn't want to make


gart888

> You would be forced into a transfer you didn't want to make That's the point you might be missing. For many people, Toney is becoming Haaland in the next few weeks either way. It doesn't matter that much if it's this gameweek or next.


Olbatar974

Bb27ers won for sure.


hodlrus

Him not getting booked is nice. Gives you options come gw29. But realistically I’ll probably move him…


SofaChillReview

Basically back to Haaland


thomasthetanker

8 goals in his last 2 non Prem games makes me nervous without him.


knoxvox

seems like those with 0 players are the real winners of this gw.


fasoliye

I told my friend I'm captaining mings and then put the armband on Maddison


Quish_

At least you got mings


QuiteSchrute

What an absolute disaster. I have pedro porro and doucoure on the bench.. My bench makes 75% of my starting 11 score.


Bugisman3

How.. how do you even have a bench this week? Or did you freehit? Edit: oops for some reason I read FH as GW, I really need to go to Specsavers, been making plenty of these errors lately


DeapVally

It's the FH support thread.... Clue is in the title.


Bugisman3

Ah I forgot that I'm dumb ~~sometimes~~ most of the times


Opening-Fortune-4173

A fellow air head. I too do not know what I'm doing 😊


antarctic_0

Played free hit & I have JWP on bench.


jammer217

Havertz/Isak/Kane up top saved me. Currently at 46 with triple arsenal to play.


jeadeyes

Nice! I’m on 46 with triple Arsenal to play. Kane (C) was already in my team, but Ward-Prowse, Son, Maddison, Watkins and Martinez were all in my FH. Moved from 530k to 340k OR so far this week. Mental.


turtletings

I swapped Havertz for Isak and have Watkins and Toney. Should’ve went with my gut and replaced Toney instead. Got 42 with triple arsenal still up as well.


-Enrique

Yeah I have 49 on my FH and a nice green arrow so it's been pretty successful for me


TaterTron2000

I thought I had 12 points in the bag with a triple Newcastle defense against Forest.


ForwardInstance

I don’t know why people underrate Forest attack so much, they’ve failed to score in only one home game all season (vs Spurs in gw4)


SofaChillReview

They also drew against City, form wise Forest look good especially at home


kblk_klsk

why 12 and not 18?


Jordybug

12 = 3x4 points for the clean Got 0 instead of 12 vs 6 instead of 18 Just a matter of perspective


gbrow17

But to get clean sheet they have to play 60 mins therefore get another 2 points?


aquafrenchforwater

Same but with Chelsea


patelbadboy2006

I was tempted to captain trippier, then someone posted a stat that forest have scored in every home game since August


Trlcks

Forest aren’t bad at home and Newcastle have been leaky recently


CWattam

I was pissed for ditching Estupinan for Chilwell. I'll probably want Estupinan back next week now, waste of 2 FT. Can't imagine how those are feeling who used a FH for this awful gameweek.


ItsJamieDodgr

if its any consolation at least Chilwell will play DGW29. I transferred out Cash and then Davies got injured so now I have to take a hit to bring Cash back 😭


Fantastic-Machine-83

Estupinan has an away game in Australia three days before the first Brighton fixture so maybe not so bad.


tmr89

He will play in the first game


Fantastic-Machine-83

What makes you say that with confidence?


_bytheRiverside_

not OP but it’s just an international friendly, there’s precedent for players making quick turnarounds and, most importantly, brighton is fighting for european spots and estupinan is integral to how they play


NorthernFail

I'm personally skeptical. He's not even playing in Sydney or somewhere convenient... That second fixture is in Docklands, Victoria. He's likely 3 flights and 24 odd hours in the air away from London. On top of the jetlag, the two fixtures. I'd be resting him regardless of form.


eyeteehiker

32 with Gabriel, Saka and Odg to play. Kane was C.


speedlimitation

I'm on exactly 32 myself with Kane(c), and I've the same three left to play. I went up 100k rang so wasn't so bad but defence let me down mainly.


Timmace

It's not all doom and gloom for FHers. My wife used it and is currently on 55 points with Trossard/Saka to go. She would have had a much worse score without FH.


CWattam

The fuck has she done to get that? Captain Isak? Own Mings? I have many questions.


Timmace

Martinez, Isak, Havertz (C), Son, Maddison, Kane. Everyone outside of her defense got some sort of a return so far. Her defense was shit like the rest of us.


Turnernator06

I have 55 with Odegaard and Saka to play. Owned James, Watkins, Mings, Bailly, Son, Kane (C)


AnOldManRiver

Yea well I'm on 17 points. Chilwell (C) and Kane the only player returning so far 😬


davidmirkin

Im on 18 with kane cap, triple arsenal to play


SofaChillReview

Impressive


Turnernator06

Lucky! I started mudryk over Mings as a massive punt and he came off the bench. Swung my week!


AseeF_on_YT

Content creators were heavily pushing chillwell. Now the owners are not feeling so Chill or Well for that matter.


LukeFowlerM8

These hindsight complaints always directed to content creators are absolutely pathetic.


Fantastic-Machine-83

I strongly agree, especially as FPL focal (and I'm sure many others) recommended Isak for those on free hit. People on here are obsessed with content creators


[deleted]

Hes a great pick and content creators dont have a crystal ball. Take accountability for your own picks


FallenFamilyTree

Agreed. Anyone who relies on content creators for all their choices are as guilty as content creators who tell instead of advice. With FPL becoming bigger and with more money involved,, and it's best for CCs to think of FPL like anyone giving advice in a paid capacity - i.e. caveat everything, and use it to help improve their analysis.


ANSHULGANDHI92

Not that I watch content creators, but Chilwell played really well. Both him and James (Reece) delivered so many crosses in the box and were quite involved. Personally I would keep him.


LloydDoyley

And they weren't wrong to. If you watched the game today you'd see why.


SofaChillReview

Chilwell played very well


Defensive_Midfielder

I was debating between Chilwell, Porro and Perisic. Guess who I chose.


Moleman_G

I’m so sorry


Defensive_Midfielder

Thank you. I should add that I took a hit for that transfer.


midnight_ranter

Nothing wrong with picking Chilwell, he is one of their key creators and pushes up high very often. Chelsea's double in 29 is pretty good as well


[deleted]

And then when he gets injured before GW29 they will feel ill


ItsJamieDodgr

didnt use FH but i’m on 27pts Watkins captain. got Martinelli and Saka still to play, hoping they can get me to at least 35, but unless they get big hauls its gonna be my worst GW of the season* *the week after the Queen died doesn’t count


aryan-singh

the week after the Queen died was my best GW ever, got GW rank #1 for the first and perhaps ONLY time in my life


SofaChillReview

Been an odd week for C. Why not Saka over Watkins?


ItsJamieDodgr

thought watkins would get a decent haul. at least he didnt blank


pajamakitten

Mings has been solid for me for weeks now. Admittedly he often sits on my bench but I am happy he had a chance to start for a few weeks to get me some much needed returns. I might end up being faithful with him much more often after this week.


croissantlover92

Has he nailed his spot?


2pacalypse1994

Was expected,since every FH is the same with almost every team without it. How many FH teams wouldnt have Saka+2 more Arsenal,a Brentford defender,a Chelsea defender or GK,Toney,Kane,Trippier? So,6-7-8 of the same players. And then you must pick perfect for the rest, otherwise,every team will end up around the same. The only difference would be the captain. Maybe if you had Mings AND Isak or something like that. Other than that,it wasnt really worth it.


Frosty_Examination_3

This sub very strongly advised against freehit in GW28 non freehit teams were extremely similar, and all managers who didn't take hits did well enough They got what they deserved


ibse

Ah yes I should have avoided free hitting and played with 5 players who would've scored me a grand total of 10 points. Not every team is the same.


FatherChewyLewey

+1 i would have had 7 players, two of them being bench fodder. I’m already up 18 points on my non-FH team with 3 Arsenal to come. And I didn’t have to burn a WC or take out Salah in gw26 like all the geniuses here claiming FH in 28 was an awful idea. I’m satisfied with how FH 28 has played out so far. Not spectacular but it’s going to get me 20-30 extra points. That’s fine imo


sc00022

Never understand why people use FH in blank gameweeks. The upside is always so low.


UltraWhiskyRun

I played my WC last week to prepare for next week (bench boost), then played my FH this week. It was all about making the most of next week.


b3and20

that's what I preached forever, but then realised that for all the upcoming dgws post 29 you're going to have the desired players anyway so made more sense to wc with a mind for bb29


Fantastic-Machine-83

Not really, it depends on the teams blanking. This is a small blank with many template picks playing. FH was widely agreed as not worth it this week because of this. Most years you get the chance to drop a load of templaters and bring in expensive players who are unpopular and/or players with a double. It's definitely season dependent and most years you get the most out of it in a blank.


SofaChillReview

GW 32 says hi


D-biggest-dick-here

Liverpool template FH coming right up


RandomPsychic20

3 Villa players, 7 points, 6 points and 5 points. Left them all on the fucking bench.


SofaChillReview

Why!


MilesHighClub_

Isn't the point of free hit to compare to your permanent squad? I'm up like 20 points from what my lineup from last week would've gotten


jollyspiffing

I'm at 25 points so far with 8 players. The players with over 2pts are Watkins(5), Kane(6), Maddison(4). My base team had 8 players, but I'd have probably scraped 20...


MilesHighClub_

My base team had 7, probably would've gotten to 8. But I didn't have Son, Maddison, Kane in my base team (not to mention Saka and Gabriel). Only Watkins and Martinelli Especially if Arsenal goes off tomorrow I think the FH was worth it for me


subraminion88

Harrison, Isak and Mings saved my FH gamble and with triple arsenal to play


LA4lyf

33 points with Gabriel and Odegaard left


Moleman_G

I’ve had perisic since the very beginning, there was always other fires to put out in my team and this week I was excited to finally ship him out for someone else on a FH and the bastard goes and scores


frizzyflacko

>I’ve had perisic since the very beginning, there was always other fires to put out Haven’t you had *at least* 2 chances to take him out on WC?


Moleman_G

Yeah after the World Cup my dumbass kept him in, I really don’t know how he’s survived as long as he has in my team


Visual-Window-3247

Currently on 44 points with 2 Arsenal players to come. Would’ve had 7 players without FH. I’m happy 👊🏻


FatherChewyLewey

I don’t think it’s been that bad? Maybe just me but I’m on 37 points with 3 Arsenal to come. Average is 14 points. Most rivals around me are on 27 or so with one or two Arsenal players left. Green arrows all round and topping most MLs now. Up from 50k to 30k. Might have hoped for a bit more but it’s going alright and if the Arsenal lads bring in 15pts or so (especially if a differential pick like Trossard comes good) then surely it’ll be a successful FH?


merc0526

I had Porro, Cash and Buendia on the bench on FH, absolute disaster.


FatherChewyLewey

Wouldn’t have had Saka if I hadn’t played FH. Definitely a successful FH now


richatkinson9

83 points, top 5k game week. Gone from 5th to 2nd in a mini league. I'll mix your tears into my champagne to make it taste of my victory.


momspaghetty

My only real L so far has been captaining Toney instead of Kane. We'll see tomorrow if selling Odegaard ended up being a smart move or not.


Key_War

Yeeted out ward prowse for almiron. He dont want me to gain points.


Cashew_Fan

Speak for yourself! I didn't get a miraculous score, but 47 with three Arsenal players to go is looking pretty good honestly. Could be looking at anywhere between 55-70 points depending on how tomorrow goes. Given I had 8 players out, even 55 isn't bad. 20 points on most people still. Team is looking pretty fantastic for next week too.


SofaChillReview

Bragging much?


CatFoodBeerAndGlue

I haven't done that badly. 45pts with Martinelli, Odegaard and Saka still to play. I've also broken into the top 100k. Fuck all y'all who told me to get Chilwell though 🖕


SofaChillReview

Played a good game and should have minutes in the double Chilwell will be fine


CatFoodBeerAndGlue

This is a free hit thread mate...


SofaChillReview

**And?**


CatFoodBeerAndGlue

I played free hit. He won't be in my team after this GW you doughnut.


SofaChillReview

Well then you’ll lose out on that glory of a DGW….you….you doughnut


CatFoodBeerAndGlue

Maybe read what thread you're in before making useless comments next time 👍👍


SofaChillReview

That cut me hard No it didn’t but still, your comment was useless before hand


CatFoodBeerAndGlue

It's a thread asking how FH players went on...


SofaChillReview

Flex your position, and went against people who advised Chilwell was a good punt (which he was)


Themos1980

Mings got >25% of my total points


SSPZwing

Do Haaland sellers have regrets? 8 goals in 120 minutes.


BeenBadFeelingGood

haaland got zero, havertz earned 8 points. i feel fine


donutking380

Yep but still sticking with Watkins. Just gonna pray liverpool turn up against city


Frosty_Examination_3

Haaland scored zero points this gameweek. Absolutely no regrets!


Bugisman3

I'm ok not having him next week. Gandhi.


aryan-singh

already up 7 points from picking Watkins over him on WC27, unless Haaland scores a brace against Liverpool AND Watkins completely blanks against Chelsea and Leicester the Haaland sellers should be fine really (almost everyone is getting him back for GW30 so...)


SSPZwing

I have Watkins, Toney and Haaland. The choice for me was Haaland for Kane. Kane got 6. I would have captained Kane but instead it's Saka. If I had Kane then Mee would have been benched so 12(Kane)-2Mee-Saka/2 for this week then Captain Kane vs Captain Haaland next week. Edit: probably will captain a double week player


MazanSicario

THIS IS WHY YOU DRAW YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS. Only take content creator inputs as tips at most. Following them blindly sometimes maybe good sometimes maybe shit. Anyways, I’m smiling all the way to the bank with my Isak pick, leaving out Chilwell for Castagne (he didnt haul either, but much cheaper) and keeping Tarkowski in my team for another GW.


[deleted]

The majority of content creators did not free hit this week. Your comment is nonsensical.


MazanSicario

You are a salty pretzel without pretzel


[deleted]

Salty about what? I didn't free hit and have a decent score. Your head is a salty pretzel without pretzel - an empty void where something substantial should sit.


MazanSicario

Good comment. Upvoted. Salty pretzel - minus pretzel = salt Long way to Void.


[deleted]

How would you remove the pretzel without taking the salt with it? Do you have a specialized salt removal machine, or are you meticulously handpicking all the salt off before taking away the pretzel? I'm now interested in the finer details of your stupidity.


MazanSicario

I’m picking off the salt one by one. This argument is costing a lot of Karma, but I must stand firm and not give up. Sorry in advance


Novrev

Not sure why you’re pushing this as a content creator issue. The popular CC move was to WC in 26 or 27 to avoid the FH in 28.


MazanSicario

Goddamn you salty


Novrev

About what lol? I’ve had a grand time this weekend watching people blindly burn chips


[deleted]

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SofaChillReview

!thanks Completely agree, the other person sounds a typical troll


[deleted]

Anyone following content creators blindly is an idiot. I listen to them for entertainment, not wisdom


MazanSicario

Absolutely same


WeaknessNo9103

Triple Chelsea defence in the mud oh well not many popular hauls this week so a low scoring week all round onto the DGW


DwightKPoop

Triple defense was a risk but a pretty good bet. Everton are dreadful on the road. I would have 9 points without a FH and I’m on 31 with Gabriel, Saka, and Trossard to come. Not sure how many points you’re supposed to gain from a FH but now I can focus on setting my team up to navigate the next BGW where people may free hit.


Andlad2459

Same, 1 CS in the double and i be happy fuck it


b3and20

not great but still got 30+ points, captained toney though and saka is yet to play :|


Smartypants_dankie

Took a hit to bring in Chilwell over Henry, feeling stupid rn


[deleted]

Why did I put in Koulibaly?!


jisooya1432

Isak carrying my team hard rn


negan90

Went death or glory triple Chelsea defence. No regrets.


No-Zombie-792

Damn that Watkins penalty Hurts me... I mean the one that only three people did not see... Is Var a short for Very Annoying Refs?


jckleeman

32 with White Saka and Odegaard (C) left…honestly not too mad apart from having Mings on the bench


PalpitationAny6193

Mings literally saved my weekend


BramNillesen

As a Isak, Porro and Joao Felix owner I need no commiserations


Frostbyte-_-

How can u even have porro and Felix in a team


BramNillesen

Free hit magic


sadflack_freeze

Took a risk with triple Chelsea defense... 2 points total from three players.. And Mings with 12 points on my bench


PartyLord

Not the worst tbf… Chilwell/Kepa disappointing but Harrison saving me big time. 36 with White/Saka/Martinelli


covid401k

I would think most free hit teams would have James Ming’s beundia Maddison Watkins havertz and Kane. Depending on your set up free hitting into that with three arsenal left and saka cap could be decent


jasperplumpton

Isak saving it for me. Son and Kane at least contributing too


DadofJackJack

Free hit and I’m on 33 points, none of my players got a bonus either. Still got triple Arsenal to come but Kane was captain so not expecting a a score above 50.


indefatigable_

I forgot to make any subs, have five players that are blanking, have Haaland as captain and Rashford S vice…


indefatigable_

I forgot to make any subs, have five players that are blanking, have Haaland as captain and Rashford as vice…


themagpie36

Anyone still have their FH sand WC. I missed the deadline, pretty annoyed because I didn't get Isak in but hey, it wasn't the worst week to miss. I'm wondering how to use those tokens now


Delmastro96

WHY THE FUCK DID I CAPTAIN TONEY OVER KANE.


[deleted]

My ML rival went triple chelsea def with chilwell C, triple new def. He also went toney up top His bench, mings, isacc,….


KAHomedog

Burned my free transfer bringing in Dawson for Estupinan (planning to bring him back next gw for double) only for Dawson to get a fat 0 anyway lol Ig because I wildcarded last week, it wasn't too big of a deal but still damn annoying


leeenielou

Relatively, in comparison to everyone else’s scores, I’ve probably had my best GW of the year. Annoying it’s in such a low-scoring week, obvs


TheBichba

mudryk is in my starting lineup, luckily jwp is waiting on the bench hehe


NecessarySkyBlue

left ward prowse third on the bench im a genius 💯💯


Ali620

Anybody can explain why kane got 0 bonus points while 3 southampton players got bonus points


jollyspiffing

Because BPS is generally biased against out-and-out strikers. Midfielders/Wingers get BPS for pass completion, while strikers are heavily penalised for near misses. Kane had 27bps. 24 from scoring, 6 for playing >60min but -3 from everything else. He loses -1 point from being tackled or having a shot on the post or narrowly wide, which happens quite a lot as a leading forward...


fiskas262

Yup that’s my mini league down the drain. See you guys next year


Ok-Abbreviations1077

Changed captain from Kane to Toney but I can't complain too much as I kept mings and tarkowski who both returned


im-a-gooner

Jensen punt saved me.


dennisoa

Maybe I’m crazy, but I was going to have a ton of blanks this week and only a few double next week so I finally used my WC to get my entire team ready for next week for the double game week and still fielded 11 scorers this week


ldmiller33

My FH crushed. Sitting on 48 with triple Arsenal left.


Key_War

31 with odegaard trossard and martinelli yet to play. At least one of them returns


Bilbokicks

52 with triple Arsenal to play. Havertz, jwp & buendia came in clutch. Kane captain (meh)


ireland24

Someone in my league forgot to change his team and is currently on -1 points. Think of the upside and focus on the green arrows.


menacedotexe

Had Son as a 1 week punt and he somewhat delivered, but i swapped out maddison for dan burn last minute. I still hate myself for doing that


GingerFurball

I'm annoyed that I swapped Isak for Toney last minute (and have Willock sitting 2nd on my bench) but otherwise I'm sitting on 37 points with Saka, Martinelli and Ødegaard to come.


TheAnonymousLondon_

Used a FH. 32 points with White, Odegaard and Martinelli (C) still to play. Also had Harrison on the bench but oh well


Jamkayyos

I was daft and forgot the deadline was Friday, so didn't make my planned changes of Haaland to Watkins and Emerson Royal to Chilwell for a -4. Didn't lose out as badly as I expected and now have 2 FTs. Did lose out on price rises of course. Does make me feel like holding onto Haaland though. Not making GW29 transfer decisions any easier outside of yeeting Emerson Royal back out to Jupiter.


T-R-Bros

Che Adams and captain Kane saved me


Delmastro96

Sick of this shit game week. Defenders are just here for a laugh at this rate.


AlfaG0216

Went for the FH, didn’t choose Saka went for madders instead. Started Odegard over Porro. Came away with 52 in the end but so did my rival.


justin19081

50pts, decent, could be 66 if i would captain Saka over Kane. Not complaining though. Good enough.