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Gameweek 1 Matchday Thread

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  • 11-08-2017 12:29am
    #1
    ScummyMan
    Registered Users Posts: 7,671 ✭✭✭


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    Here we go again, another season of euphoria and self-loathing, I wouldn't have it any other way :D

    *Side note: Contrary to the image above, Jesus may not feature in the final edition of my team. TBC.*


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    #2
    McBain11
    Registered Users Posts: 1,268 ✭✭✭McBain11


    Similar team talks happening all over the world tomorrow at 6.30pm

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    #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Best of luck all, hopefully we're all a bit more this on Sunday night:

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    And hopefully not like this:

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    :D


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    #4
    McBain11
    Registered Users Posts: 1,268 ✭✭✭McBain11


    'The proof is in the pudding, and in this case the pudding is a ... football.'


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    #5
    manual_man
    Registered Users Posts: 15,262 ✭✭✭✭manual_man


    Speroni (Elliott)
    Kolasinac Davies PVA Stephens
    Tadic Salah KDB
    Firmino Lukaku Jesus

    Subs: Walters, Carroll, Stankovic

    Gd'luck all


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    #6
    Gaillimh1976
    Registered Users Posts: 738 ✭✭✭Gaillimh1976


    Foster

    Cedric Bavies Daniels

    Salah Sane Willian Fab Walters

    LukakuC Kane

    Subs Elliott Mounie TAA Mee


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    #7
    PARlance
    Registered Users Posts: 21,093 ✭✭✭✭PARlance


    Foster
    Jones, Cedric, TAA, Fosu-M
    Alli, Mane, Iwobi
    Aguero, Lukaku, Jesus

    Subs: Elliot, Carroll, Walters, Mee

    Still toying over Captaincy...

    Good luck, may all your arrows be green.


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    wonski
    Registered Users Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭wonski


    Good luck all, can't wait for a kick off :)


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    #9
    carnie
    Registered Users Posts: 674 ✭✭✭carnie


    Today's Google Doogle is seriously distracting me from the task at hand.


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    #10
    sheroman01
    Registered Users Posts: 4,650 ✭✭✭sheroman01


    Can't believe the PL is back....and more importantly that the FPL is back :D Team below, I don't think I'll make any more changes. No players for tonights game though :(

    Foster / Elliot
    Jones / Yoshida / Daniels / SWard / Rosenior
    KDB / Salah / Tadic / Fabergas / Carrol
    Lukaku (c) / Kane / Gabbi


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    #11
    [Deleted User]
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    DDG
    Kolosanic - Daniels - Lowe
    KDB - Ritchie - Fab - Puncheon
    Lacazette - Kane - Lukaku (C)

    Elliot/Long/Carroll/Mason

    And out the door, so no more tinkering :D


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    #12
    Jeju
    Registered Users Posts: 616 ✭✭✭Jeju


    Had my team picked a few days after the FFL website came back, I haven't made any changes since then, hoping for a settled squad. Foster, Cedric, Dawson, Lindelof, Redmond, Pogba, William, Eriksen, Jesus, Lukaka (C) Firmino. Good luck lads


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    dasa29
    Registered Users Posts: 549 ✭✭✭dasa29


    Just finished picking my team for this gameweek.

    Foster,
    Daniels, Dawson, Cedric,
    De Bruyne(v), Alli, Snodgrass, Fabregas,
    Jesus, Lukaku(c), Gabbiadini,

    Subs: Heaton, Arter, Fosu-Mensah, Ward.

    Good luck everybody.


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    #14
    begbysback
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,910 ✭✭✭begbysback


    I'm taking a stand - couthino stays in my team - transfer request rejected - now get out there and play


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    #15
    ScummyMan
    Registered Users Posts: 7,671 ✭✭✭ScummyMan


    Locked and loaded, FPL tab closed.

    Foster
    Bavies Stephens Darmian
    KDB Fabregas Zaha Ritchie
    Kane Lukaku(c) Firmino

    Myhill Caroll Dunk Long

    Best of luck all!


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    extra gravy
    Registered Users Posts: 22,431 ✭✭✭✭extra gravy


    begbysback wrote: »
    I'm taking a stand - couthino stays in my team - transfer request rejected - now get out there and play

    I'm guessing this is a joke and you know he's injured and won't play this weekend?


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    #17
    DarraghF197
    Registered Users Posts: 1,307 ✭✭✭DarraghF197


    I think I'm settled with this team now:

    Foster (Elliot)
    Kolasinic Bailly Yoshida (AlexArnold Long)
    Salah Fabregas Redmond KdB (RLC)
    Lukaku (C) Lacazette Hernandez

    Took Km's advice and lightened the defence up and added more power to the midfield.

    I'd like to talk about how I'm planning to wildcard on GWX, but I don't really have a plan at all.


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    #18
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users Posts: 29,294 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    But wait, there's no football tonight....

















































    ;)

    Had to finalise my team yesterday, working till after deadline, so little opertunity to look at it. Was hoping for a Saturday morning of final tinkering at it but no luck.


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    #19
    Paully D
    Registered Users Posts: 28,710 ✭✭✭✭Paully D


    Finally done and dusted.

    Foster
    Bailly - Stephens - Lejeune
    De Bruyne - Salah - Willian - Ward-Prowse
    Lukaku (C) - Kane - Gabbiadini

    Subs: Elliot, Carroll, Suttner, Mee

    Pretty happy with that. Lots of eggs in the Southampton basket which could backfire spectacularly, but I hope they'll be value for money at their price points.

    Good luck all and don't get too downhearted if things don't go well in gameweek 1. It's a long, long, long season. :)


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    greedygoblin
    Registered Users Posts: 1,649 ✭✭✭greedygoblin


    Foster
    Stephens Otamendi Holding
    Iwobi De Bruyne Zaha Alli
    Jesus Firmino Lukaku(c)

    Elliot Lejeune Carroll SWard

    Going offline for a few hours so that's my team one way or another.

    Good luck y'all.


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    #21
    Father Hernandez
    Registered Users Posts: 11,201 ✭✭✭✭Father Hernandez


    I'm done & dusted, far too many drafts I wouldn't actually like to know how many I did in the end so this is it:

    Foster (Elliot)

    Jones, Alonso, Bertrand (TMF, Long)

    KDB, Ritchie, Zaha, JWP (Carroll)

    Kane, Lukaku (C), Firmino

    Hoping WBA can get off to a decent start with Foster, CS might be in the rarity though.

    Previously mentioned about Alonso coming in as a 5th/6th MID and he's fairly nailed on, don't see value in Fab or Willian long terms.

    KDB a no brainer, wish I had Jesus/Aguero to complement but shurrr look. Ritchie after this GW has a nice run of things and he takes all their set pieces. If Newcastle score a goal, he'll be involved. Zaha could do v well against Huddersfield, most attacks go through him and JWP will get as much points as Tadic for 1 mil less I think (hope). Plan to rotate with Carroll.

    Lukaku is owned by too many to not own so he's getting the armband, Kane the same, there's a reason he's 12.5 and be gunning to prove the doubters wrong. Firmino my Liverpool coverage, it's a bit of a goldmine who'll get goals/assists so hope it's him, if he's on pens too even better.

    Been a long aul pre season but thank fook it's here, best of luck all. See you for the WC Monday :P


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    Benimar
    Registered Users Posts: 7,778 ✭✭✭Benimar


    Late call up for Nathan Redmond!!

    Foster
    Valencia, Davies, Stephens
    KDB, Alli, Fabregas, Redmond
    Lukaku (c), Benteke (vc) Firmino

    Elliott, Carroll, Suttner, Mee


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    GeordieRebel
    Registered Users Posts: 145 ✭✭GeordieRebel


    Looking forward to it now. No players today which is a pity.

    Foster (Elliot)
    Bavies, Daniels, Darmian, Stephens (Rangel)
    Tadic, Willian, KDB, (Ritchie) (Carroll)
    Firminho, Lukaku, Kane


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    #24
    remoteboy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,998 ✭✭✭remoteboy


    DDG
    Stephens Bavies Hegazi
    Eriksen KDB Iwobi Willian
    Lukaku (c) Firmino Jesus


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    #25
    bantee
    Registered Users Posts: 2,810 ✭✭✭bantee


    Ended up with 2 CP mids but I had serious price constraints for the last 2 mids so I'll offload one in the next 2 weeks:
    Courtois
    Simpson Dawson Stephens
    KDB Willian Zaha RLC
    Lukaku(c) Kane Lacazette

    Elliot Carroll Rosenior Mee

    Good luck all!


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    #26
    Scorpion Sting
    Registered Users Posts: 42,079 ✭✭✭✭Scorpion Sting


    Foster
    Lowe Kolasinac Bertrand
    Zaha JWP Alli KDB
    Jesus Lukaku (c) Firmino

    Elliot - T. Carroll Suttner K. Long

    Another season of highs and lows, can't wait. :) Good luck folks.


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    loadwire
    Registered Users Posts: 708 ✭✭✭loadwire


    Foster (Myhill)

    Naughton Darmian Stephens (Lejeune Long)

    KDB, Alli, JWP, Zaha (Carroll)

    Lukaku Firmino Aguero (c)


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    shineon23
    Registered Users Posts: 2,829 ✭✭✭shineon23


    Some say I'm addicted to buying players OOP potential, but in my defence I have Bellerin and Milner.
    While in MF I was Walters.

    Anyone want to talk me out of this defence heavy line up?

    DDG

    Bellerin-Milner-Yoshida-Bavies

    KDB-JWP-Willian

    Lukaku(VC)-Kane(C)-SuperManolo Gabbiadini

    Subs
    Elliot-Walters-T Carroll-K Long


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    Iused2likebusts
    Registered Users Posts: 17,022 ✭✭✭✭Iused2likebusts


    Foster
    Jones yoshida naughton
    Alli salah Walters mane
    Jesus lukaku benteke
    Elliot Carroll suttner Lowe

    Best of luck folks. Lukaku captain


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    LightningBlue
    Registered Users Posts: 2,677 ✭✭✭LightningBlue


    Going with the following:
    Forster
    Jones Daniels Bertrand
    KDB Alli Walters Zaha
    Lukaku(C) Jesus(V) Firminho

    Subs: Elliot, Hegazi, Carroll, Long


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    eagle eye
    Registered Users Posts: 37,502 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    Gotta say that there are big differences in a lot of the predicted lineups between the Guardian and FFS.

    Which would you be more likely to go with? I'm tempted to the go the Guardian route.

    A couple of instances are the Everton team where the Guardian have them lining up in a 4-4-2 with Martina at full back and they also have Klaasen playing behind Rooney and Rooney and Sandro. FFS has Holgate as part of a back three and then Calvert-Lewin in attacking midfield with Klassen playing deeper.

    In the same game FFS has Stoke with a back three with Cameron playing as right centre-back while he isn't in the Guardian team as they have a 4-4-2 again with Glen Johnson starting.


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