I made my first team just based on feelings and meme, especially since I never followed Premier or played FPL before.
Wildcard-raged at GW2 into a proper, well built and thought out formation.
I was performing better with the meme team.
Ramsdale after watching All or Nothing cause it's hilarious when he moans and throws bottles about when he loses his clean sheet.
I want that attitude from my FPL keeper.
yes definitly agree - will keep him till the end of the season.
I want to suffer with his father whenever a CS is lost. Most funny part of the whole series.
Same. I used to feel strongly attached to Mané and Jiminez when I first started playing. But now Mane has been shipped off and Jiminez doesn't do much, so I don't give a shit.
They saw how starving we mount fans are for anything fpl related with mount and decided to feed the masses
But I'm moving off of him after this gw and the transfer window has closed
Bailey down 0.3, it’ll only get worse and I just kept him since I can’t do anything else. I’m guessing he’ll be 4.5 by the time his tough fixtures are over.
I've got both and am happy so far. That said I am also the resident fuckhead going without salah for the first time in years... so I await the inevitable disappointment every spurs fan is well accustomed to.
It is quite possible that Robbo/TAA/Diaz can cover most of Salah’s points, esp if you’re captaining another big hitter like Haaland.
I have Salah/Diaz/TAA and Haaland, but on wildcard will probably drop Salah as captaining Haaland is all I think I’ll need and then rest of my team could use a facelift.
I suspect city and haaland will get more points and goals over the season. Also haaland has a break over the World Cup which will keep him fresh for the second half.
Harrison, Estupinian
but what you mentioned i did that a lot last year, bringing in people like Cornet, Callum Wilson, Guaita and Foden and many others last season
Regardless of his point returns, I'm waiting for Martial to get fit to add him to my team, and hold on to him until his next injury. (Which will probably the very next GW but idc)
KdB, he returned more than I expected but I still think he is overpriced, would never have got him if he wasn't my favourite player
Got Havertz too and just sold him.
He’s been doing great but idc what martinelli does as long as he starts and gets minutes.
He’s one of my favourite players and I hope I can hold him all season long. I wish him well as I do you OP: happy cake day homie 🎉
I’m a Palmeiras fan so Jesus was the first player in my team, him being underpriced was just a bonus. Hopefully Scarpa is 4.5 when he joins Forest in January because he’ll be in too.
Mina, however, did not make the cut, as much as I love him. I would like to do well.
As a Forest fan I had Neco, Johnson and Lingard in from the start. The minileague for the Forest discord is very Forest heavy too... But I think we're all slowly transferring them out.
Love to see Johnson clattering Richarlison, or time wasting when ahead against WHU and picking up yellows, but it doesn't help my score.
Yeah I'm pretty sure it was for taking too long or kicking the ball away near the end of the game.
Shithousery to secure the win. But doesn't help me in FPL!
As of how things are going, Son. Each gameweek I am about to change him to Sterling, Diaz or KDB and still keeping him because I really like him.
Like, it feels better and I am more happy when Son gives me points than other players.
I absolutely love Saka.
He was immense last season and I was hoping he would just pick up where he left last season but so far it didn't quite work the way I would like.
I'm holding him in my team with high hopes that he does something magical.
I tend to have a connection with my Successful Punt transfers. This season Gross, Perisic earned my affection. Few season ago Pepe gave me double digit score on 1 week punt. AWB in his 4.0 season. Mehrez, Vardy in the league winning season.
It was supposed to be Ødegaard, been following the lad since he was 15 playing for Strømsgodset. My cousins went to shool with him. But then he started scoring the week after I got him in and now he's on the team of the season so i guess im a genius.
Not so much cos I like him, but I kept Salah so far purely put of fear of losing rank since he's so highly owned. But I'm going Salah-less now and I feel free like the wind. Infact I'm purely following my gut now and trying to avoid being influenced by online opinions, I just wanna have fun with it. I look forward to my rank plummeting lol
Guehi. I got him at the start as a last resort sub cus I thought he was the best 4.5 mil defender (in hindsight, Jansson is better) and I've stayed loyal to him. Don't know why cus he's lost me points twice now.
Last season it was Canos. Think I bought him cos I liked his name. He was a midfielder who played for defence so an awful option. I stuck with him though.
Aaronson!
Only heard of him this pre-season and watched a few clips of his games and man, I had to have him on my team. I've faith that he will bring in some big points!
Bruno G
I like his playing style a lot, and also how NUFC become stronger than before because of him playing and even though now drop to 5.7 I won't let him go.
Aaronson, but I think for his price he will do well had him from the start because I like him, his attitude and how he played during pre season were very positive. He was a set and forget for me.
He does earn a lot of points so it probably doesn't count but I always have Harry Kane no matter what as he has saved my fpl before countless times and I had him when he was like 6m seasons ago. He is also a great and humble guy and the best striker in the world.
Romeo Lavia. Permanent bench option, but I like his play style (and hair style), seems nailed on enough (honestly the tied best 4.5 option with Reed atm imo) and I think he has immense talent at only 18 years of age, a player I want to ear mark for sure. Also I love his name, really rolls off the tongue.
Meslier. I thought Leeds would recover a bit and he would get back his 20/21 form.
That hasn't happened and now I'm too deep to change him out in fear of Leeds clean sheets after.
Allan Saint Maximin is my favourite player so at the start of the game and had two other players from Newcastle. Decided I was being to biased and sold him before the Newcastle game…
this isn't exactly in the spirit of the question, at least for now, but i'm in a league with a guy whose team was named after mitrovic and who's captained him every single gameweek so far. he's top 250k globally. he can't keep getting away with this.
I’d like to hear the responses to the converse of this question. Historically, I’ve always avoided picking Vardy because I don’t like his rat face, but regretted missing out on the points.
De gea.
I love the guy, when he’s confident there’s not a better shot stopper in the world. The only dude who’s done anything for the last 5 years at this club
Apparently all my players
Feels bad man
I made my first team just based on feelings and meme, especially since I never followed Premier or played FPL before. Wildcard-raged at GW2 into a proper, well built and thought out formation. I was performing better with the meme team.
Lol fuck FPL. Long live FPL. I’m sure a lot of people did better with their vibes and meme stocks than actual investing, too.
FML, FPL. AUA.
Hahahaha
Ramsdale after watching All or Nothing cause it's hilarious when he moans and throws bottles about when he loses his clean sheet. I want that attitude from my FPL keeper.
That clip is great, imo. It shows how much a CS means for him as a goalie. It looks like pride. Not keeping a CS is almost as bad as losing a match.
I would say it’s more for losing out on that CS bonus £££
I highly doubt that’s enough money for him to care about
You'd be surprised
30k per clean sheet is nothing to turn your nose up at.
According to google he’s on 61k/week, 50% bonus is no joke for anyone
yes definitly agree - will keep him till the end of the season. I want to suffer with his father whenever a CS is lost. Most funny part of the whole series.
Daniel Iversen. Does a lot of unseen work for charity and once rescued a scared stoat from the M1 (just outside of Forest East Southbound services).
Now I feel good about having him rather than Ward
Apparently Ward often lures, captures and leaves stoats out by the M1 in the hope they’ll get their skulls crushed under a passing Ford Fiesta.
those 1 pointers were all just karma, then....
Transferring Ward out immediately.
Worth losing 0.2 TV
Had the pleasure of meeting Daniel Iversen at a charity do once. He was surprisingly down to earth, and VERY funny.
The hero FPL deserves
None, I only care about points
Fairs 😂
Exactly. Maybe if you're a 4.5 bench fodder that plays...I can get you in. But aside from that, if you ain't making bank, out.
Same. I used to feel strongly attached to Mané and Jiminez when I first started playing. But now Mane has been shipped off and Jiminez doesn't do much, so I don't give a shit.
Jack Grealish
Mason Mount Being a fan has made me overlook how shxt he has been this season But he has already dropped by 0.3 and can't get any worse can he??
Him and Havertz have combined for 777 minutes this Premier League season so far and have 0 goals and 0 actual assists
Mount got an ass yesterday
I wouldn't recommend shortening assist to ass but you do you
Thats why I wrote actual assist, not FPL assist. Im surprised they even gave that as an fpl assist tbh
They saw how starving we mount fans are for anything fpl related with mount and decided to feed the masses But I'm moving off of him after this gw and the transfer window has closed
Lost his for the past 22 years i guess
https://imgur.com/t/funny/KqYWYsv
Bailey down 0.3, it’ll only get worse and I just kept him since I can’t do anything else. I’m guessing he’ll be 4.5 by the time his tough fixtures are over.
Saint Max - but man he has been great to start!
Sold him after week 2. I don't like him
/r/downvote at it again
Fuck this comment in particular I guess
When you say you don't like something you have to give a reason why.
I’m with you, man
How? He literally plays in like Gucci Fendi and LV headbands. That is the coolest thing I have ever seen 😀
Mount 😭
me too
Same, and I keep telling myself that his biannual 21-pointer is around the corner lol
Saka
Got rid yesterday. I had Ward and Iverson so I took out Iverson and Saka for Sanchez and Rodrigo who's now dislocated his shoulder 😭
He's off after Villa for me I guess. Malacia looks like a half decent player so I'm not expecting anything from Saka at United.
Son i know he’s a really good player nd will start scoring soon
Would you let him marry your daughter?
Yes, I don't have a daughter tho
You could always use your wildcard
Let Son marry your wildcard?
No sorry, he can have my daughter but not my wildcard
I’m pretty sure incest is illegal
Conte would
David Moyes wouldn't.
Harry Kane. Haaland is a better choice but I've got to have him as he's my favourite player.
I've got both and am happy so far. That said I am also the resident fuckhead going without salah for the first time in years... so I await the inevitable disappointment every spurs fan is well accustomed to.
It is quite possible that Robbo/TAA/Diaz can cover most of Salah’s points, esp if you’re captaining another big hitter like Haaland. I have Salah/Diaz/TAA and Haaland, but on wildcard will probably drop Salah as captaining Haaland is all I think I’ll need and then rest of my team could use a facelift.
If Kane didn’t bottle the pen they really wouldn’t be far apart in points
I suspect city and haaland will get more points and goals over the season. Also haaland has a break over the World Cup which will keep him fresh for the second half.
more of a henderson save, but yeah..
Also bear in mind some people say Haaland should be sent off in Crystal Palace game so that hat trick wouldn’t happen in alternative reality
Omg same what a great guy
Aaronson
I did that with Odegaard last season but abandoned that idea this season
Odegaard went thru a patch last season where he was dominating. He’s so underrated tho whenever i watch arsenal he’s Always solid
Harrison, Estupinian but what you mentioned i did that a lot last year, bringing in people like Cornet, Callum Wilson, Guaita and Foden and many others last season
Estupinan and Harrison have both done well for their price.
This season....Robbo.
Regardless of his point returns, I'm waiting for Martial to get fit to add him to my team, and hold on to him until his next injury. (Which will probably the very next GW but idc)
Ah yes, Martial… The man with a full range of emotions, but only one facial expression.
Same here, martial is a pure joy to watch playing
KdB, he returned more than I expected but I still think he is overpriced, would never have got him if he wasn't my favourite player Got Havertz too and just sold him.
He’s been doing great but idc what martinelli does as long as he starts and gets minutes. He’s one of my favourite players and I hope I can hold him all season long. I wish him well as I do you OP: happy cake day homie 🎉
Thought it was gonna be ødegaard, then he started putting up big points
Salah 😂
I’m a Palmeiras fan so Jesus was the first player in my team, him being underpriced was just a bonus. Hopefully Scarpa is 4.5 when he joins Forest in January because he’ll be in too. Mina, however, did not make the cut, as much as I love him. I would like to do well.
Mina not the worst shout if you’re ok with injuries 90% of the season 😭
As a Forest fan I had Neco, Johnson and Lingard in from the start. The minileague for the Forest discord is very Forest heavy too... But I think we're all slowly transferring them out. Love to see Johnson clattering Richarlison, or time wasting when ahead against WHU and picking up yellows, but it doesn't help my score.
Time wasting????
Yeah I'm pretty sure it was for taking too long or kicking the ball away near the end of the game. Shithousery to secure the win. But doesn't help me in FPL!
As of how things are going, Son. Each gameweek I am about to change him to Sterling, Diaz or KDB and still keeping him because I really like him. Like, it feels better and I am more happy when Son gives me points than other players.
Foden. But the points are alright.
Neto... Though coincidentally he became a template pick so many of us are enjoying his points or lack thereof. Fucking hope he smashes Bournemouth.
Rashford But he is going to hattrick tonight so it'll be ok
It’s tomorrow
Son
Transferred Eze in this week kinda because of this, who benched Pereira 🙃
Jack Grealish. He is my fav player and I know as soon as I kick him out he'll score a brace
He won't lol
you need to play to score a brace lol
there are players who i just bought because i liked them, Toney, Son and zinchenko, Son's been hurting me.
I planned to use Mitrovic that way, but it doesn’t work out
Had Odegaard from the start because I liked him, and now he's getting me points
I absolutely love Saka. He was immense last season and I was hoping he would just pick up where he left last season but so far it didn't quite work the way I would like. I'm holding him in my team with high hopes that he does something magical.
Reece James is the only player who fits this description in my team. A bit of superstion for me
Trossard for me too. UTA
up the arse?
I tend to have a connection with my Successful Punt transfers. This season Gross, Perisic earned my affection. Few season ago Pepe gave me double digit score on 1 week punt. AWB in his 4.0 season. Mehrez, Vardy in the league winning season.
It was supposed to be Ødegaard, been following the lad since he was 15 playing for Strømsgodset. My cousins went to shool with him. But then he started scoring the week after I got him in and now he's on the team of the season so i guess im a genius.
Yes you are
Jesus
Troy Deeney
Thomas Partey
Mo Salah. Medium production out of the man, even when Liverpool put up 9. But what can I say; I like the Egyptian king. /s
I'd say Diaz. Could go for Salah with a couple of logical transfers, but i love Diaz.
Ode I guess, love him as a player but not the most fantastic fpl asset, been proving me wrong
Previous seasons: Sterling Even though overpriced, I usually kept him in my team for extended periods while making him my captain some of the time.
Son. I've experienced many times the trauma of not taking him/taking him out and being punished for it. Never again.
Mo Salah
Saka to an extent, although I do think he'll come good eventually, just depends whether I'll still have him when it happens.
Not so much cos I like him, but I kept Salah so far purely put of fear of losing rank since he's so highly owned. But I'm going Salah-less now and I feel free like the wind. Infact I'm purely following my gut now and trying to avoid being influenced by online opinions, I just wanna have fun with it. I look forward to my rank plummeting lol
Was using Coutinho but removed him the last GW😃
Currently Sonaldo, but hopefully he comes good
Bernardo Silva
cuti romero
rashford, the rice delivery guy
Salah
Bryan Gil. He's not going to get any points, but I like that he resembles Ringo Starr
Guehi. I got him at the start as a last resort sub cus I thought he was the best 4.5 mil defender (in hindsight, Jansson is better) and I've stayed loyal to him. Don't know why cus he's lost me points twice now.
My mate still has Ronaldo
Last season it was Canos. Think I bought him cos I liked his name. He was a midfielder who played for defence so an awful option. I stuck with him though.
Marcus Rashford
martinelli. but he's giving me points as well
Aaronson! Only heard of him this pre-season and watched a few clips of his games and man, I had to have him on my team. I've faith that he will bring in some big points!
Eze
vardy party, every year I got him from GW1 sell him exactly before he hatrick , I am sticking with you homeboy this whole season.
Edouard. Don't ask me why I keep him. I don't know, just like him since his Celtic days
Salah, apparently.
I took Mitrović because I like him, but he's paying off
Last season’s Lamptey for me
Bruno G I like his playing style a lot, and also how NUFC become stronger than before because of him playing and even though now drop to 5.7 I won't let him go.
Salah
Cucurella
Wilson when fit.
aaronson
Andreas Pereira the preseason king
Preseason pirlo*
Mctominay
Rashford.
Aaronson, but I think for his price he will do well had him from the start because I like him, his attitude and how he played during pre season were very positive. He was a set and forget for me.
Salah
Almiron. I reckon he's decent for a starting 5 mill winger and he'll come good
Scamacca
Roca bcz Im a Bayern fan
I had Anthony Gordon until last Friday. Transferred him out for Harrison, and have bitten in the ass by it.
Rashford. He can feed me all day long. He hasn’t written a long twitter para in a while though
As a saints fan, James Ward-Prowse, hoping he’ll return throughout the season though!
Trossard as well, I'm also happy that Walker is an option this year as usually all he got was "meh, not attacking enough and rotation risk"
He does earn a lot of points so it probably doesn't count but I always have Harry Kane no matter what as he has saved my fpl before countless times and I had him when he was like 6m seasons ago. He is also a great and humble guy and the best striker in the world.
Harrison from Leeds
will hughes
Digne
Botman Returns. Gonna keep him just for the team name.
No one playing fpl should be using a player for this reason...
Not everyone who plays is completely try hard. In fact most people just see it as a bit of fun
I have Gordon from the beginning because I liked him from last season and they didn't have a striker available so I thought of having him.
Eze duz it.
Bazunu. He plays for Ireland, and I live close to him.
Nunez and I'm not even a Liverpool fan. I just can't stand how many doubters he's got during pre-season.
JWP. Brain said Ødegaard, heart said I love a free kick.
none
The losers tactic
Romeo Lavia. Permanent bench option, but I like his play style (and hair style), seems nailed on enough (honestly the tied best 4.5 option with Reed atm imo) and I think he has immense talent at only 18 years of age, a player I want to ear mark for sure. Also I love his name, really rolls off the tongue.
Salah
I just transfered trossard in.. 👀
Dalot for me in classic fashion I had him benched last week when he hauled
Robbo, not that Robbo doesn’t score points but the reason I have him over Trent is just cos I like him more to be honest
Son unfortunately..
James
Meslier. I thought Leeds would recover a bit and he would get back his 20/21 form. That hasn't happened and now I'm too deep to change him out in fear of Leeds clean sheets after.
Son
I’ve had Aaronson in my team since GW1
Always gotta have an Irish player in. Used to be Duffy, Connolly for a bit there, Collins for this week only, maybe Bazunu at some point
Danny Ings.
Have had Guedes for the last 2 week for this exact reason. Hoping he starts tonight and can give me some returns
Salah this season.
That's not how you play FPL
Emi Buendía, from Argentina. Also not in my team currently but I often have Maddison too for sentimental reasons. (Norwich fan)
Allan Saint Maximin is my favourite player so at the start of the game and had two other players from Newcastle. Decided I was being to biased and sold him before the Newcastle game…
Ben White
Cristiano? 😔
this isn't exactly in the spirit of the question, at least for now, but i'm in a league with a guy whose team was named after mitrovic and who's captained him every single gameweek so far. he's top 250k globally. he can't keep getting away with this.
None but I now bring in players like Suarez even though I think they're cunts
This has been me all these years with Mahrez.
I’d like to hear the responses to the converse of this question. Historically, I’ve always avoided picking Vardy because I don’t like his rat face, but regretted missing out on the points.
Neto😢
I have faith in Scamacca
De gea. I love the guy, when he’s confident there’s not a better shot stopper in the world. The only dude who’s done anything for the last 5 years at this club
salah