2 FTs. Will bank one.
Tsimikas out, Robertson on the bench.
I think it is going to be Wednesday or Thursday before the UK government provides clarity on their updated red list of countries that require quarantine. A lot on Twitter are saying they will make an exemption for the PL but a few weeks ago the Lions rugby team asked for one and didnt get it. They came back from South Africa and had to quarantine for 10 days in a hotel in Jersey before they could go to their homes. If the government allow PL footballers an exemption the blazers in Twickenham will go mad
Here is the potential problems for GW4 after the international break, every country in south America is currently on the red list
I think its worth waiting to do transfers until this is cleared up on Wednesday or Thursday. If no exemption is given Im looking at Salah, Antonio and Raphina all missing for GW4.
Suddenly holding Salah v Chelsea when he might be out v Leeds in GW4 anyway doesnt look attractive. Chelseas defence is decent so Salah could be a return of 2 points for two GWs and Bruno (c) v Wolves seems the better option anyway. If Salah has to quarantine for 10 days then selling him for 2 GWs before buying him back GW7 v Palace might be a good move, there has to be options who will out score him over those two GWs.
I think there's a decent chance Tsimikas starts against Chelsea, I wouldn't be putting money on it but the fact that Robertson didn't get 20-30mins the last day is a big factor imo.
Treating myself to a -4 mini-wildcard to clear out my BB.
Out: Trossard, Benteke, Torres
In: Pogba, Calvert-Lewin, Brownhill
Leaves me with
Sanchez/Guaita
TAA Shaw Stones (Digne / Tsimikas)
Salah Pogba Greenwood Barnes (Brownhill)
DCL Ings Antonio
Happy with the start to the season, hoping this will tie me over another few weeks before a WC in wee 7 or 8.
That's true. I'm thinking with my wildcard for game week 4 hat on.
White out for Reguillion for the week, will most likely play wild card next week after international break then
Brentford have two CS in a row...
I personally wouldn't be get rid of Ings if i had him. I feel that some people would prefer to have the Big Rom for FOMO, regardless of his price, or returns of other players etc.
Why would Klopp rush to start Robertson after how well Tsimikas played the weekend? I don't think there's a rush to get rid of him. Likely to rise again this week and then get rid after next week if he doesn't start with a .1 profit.
Vestergaard injured. Amartey might get a longer stint!
if your other defenders are playing I’d hold Tsimikas.
Like he can always become the 5th dud defender as he is cheapest defender but I think we will see him play more games especially with CL & Christmas coming up. Keep him in
Hmm, maybe I'll hold fire for now, he didn't seem himself and was subbed earlier than I would have expected
I could just transfer Tsimi out and hold the extra transfer I have banked in case the international break throws up anything
ings is at home to Brentford next weekend . madness
What!!!!
Ended up doing Amartey and Brownhill to Livramento and Bissouma. Had 2FT and happy with my team. I know Amartey will rise but I think he will lose his place in the team. Livramento seems to have displaced Walker-Peters. Going with Bissouma as my 4.5 mid now. Happy to get that sorted.
In exactly the same situation
thinking Targett-> Liver
and see how the rest pans out
Ha here's more balanced team then - and give you rotating keepers, Guaita/ESR could be downgraded to get extra 1m if needed,
Sanchez, Guaita
White, Alying, Dier, Coady, Duffy
Bruno, Salah, Dallas, ESR, Gilmour
Kane, Lukaku, Dennis
But yea this season should be interesting, but could be equally frustrating to be on the wrong side of a 50/50.
Defence: Tsimikas and 2 dud 4mil defenders (Manquillo & Obamdele)
Midfield: Barnes & Mahrez
Ive 2 FT’s.
With Liverpool playing Chelsea next week I need to get a playing defender in (have TAA) - do I do a dud defender to Livramento now
or do I ship out Mahrez, get Jota/Pogba/Greenwood & upgrade to a 5.5m defender?
kind of want to give Mahrez til the IB and had in mind to stick with team.
Using the 1 defender transfer I can bank 1 & keep 1 until after IB and then look at Chelsea assets!
It's "well balanced" for attacking output alright 🤣
The 5 players make it 55.9. Dennis and 2 keepers (8.5) leave you with 30.5 for the remaining 7 players.
Two 4m players
Five 4.5m players
Certainly possible and interesting to have a look at it but but I think it's a step too far. You would also want to be acting relatively fast on it, as any 4 or 4.5s worth having will be jumping up in price over the next few GWs.
Looking forward to this season as it looks like there'll be quite a few big decisions around formations and premium players.
Targett out
Cresswell in - had to risk before potential drop tonight for Targett
Cant see any way of getting Son or Lukaku in without selling TAA. Have 2FT so if Son is ok think I'll get him in for Barnes or Raphinia and then TAA to 4.5 Def. Tsismikas and Toney are also issues but struggling to see decent replacements for either atm
Out of curiosity, is there a reason why why you are selling Ings when he has scored 2 in 2, getting bonus in both, before he plays a promoted side?
If you haven't sold him yet, Tsimikas is due to rise in the next day or two, you may as well wait to make an extra 0.1mil
Im similar planning a Mahrez to Son move but read he was off the pace against Wolves today and he had a niggle in the warm up before the game. His next two fixtures are good though but I'll wait as long as possible in case theres any news.
Had always planned not getting Lukaku in till GW7 when Chelseas fixtures have a massive swing and they face six bottom half of the table clubs in a row, he could do some serious damage during that run. But can see others getting him in now quick even though they face Liverpool, Villa, Spurs, City in the next four games. He is bound to have price rises between now and GW7 so might have to change the plan.
Ings and Tsimikas out
Lukaku and Tanganga in
I have 2 FT & 0.5 ITB
I'm currently thinking Shaw out at the moment too, move to Dier and that's an extra 1.0 to play with.
Maybe move Mahrez out for Son for the 2 nice Spurs fixtures but I might wait to see their European game first.
Eventually will sacrifice Mahrez/Son or H. Barnes out for a 4.5 and then upgrade Toney to Lukaku. With enough in the bank to move to Kane if needs be.
But then price changes over that time too....
I'll deal with the Tsimikas / White / Veltman problem another time!
Yea agreed regarding Shaw - i wasn't sold on getting him but at over 50% ownership - felt had to get him - he was the most owned player in GW1 - madness.
Yea i had a play round earlier on, i could get a team that was well balanced on paper with Salah, Bruno, 7.5m midfielder*, Kane and Lukaku
*7.5m is Greenwood/Pogba/Mount/Jota - so plenty of talent available. Also included a playing 3rd striker in Dennis. So like it's possible but means no TAA basically. Personally won't go down that road unless Kane moves to City and Rom shows that he's essentially - while he scored today he only got 1 against a depleted Arsenal team.
AWB was a little gamble of a United defensive double up to start, hasn't worked and he's up for the chop. Shaw mightn't be worth the 5.5 based on his first two games either, he was very poor today. Dier is a good shout, just fancied the attacking threat of Reguilon for the extra 0.5.
Antonio is my only striker, have went with a 5-4-1 so far and it has worked out well.... For now anyway. It's risky and I'll eventually downgrade ESR to allow a cheap playing striker.
Sanchez (Steele)
TAA, Tsimikas, Shaw, Coufal, AWB
Salah, Bruno, Son, Mount (ESR)
Antonio (4.5, 4.5)
It's going to be very hard to fit in all the premiums, getting on the right ones is going to be key this year and it may involve rotating them in/out more than usual imo.
Want to replace Toney. Have 1 mil banked so thinking possibly Callum Wilson. Newcastle home to Southampton next week. Newcastle are useless but Wilson is a guaranteed scorer.
Any other suggestions?
2FT and my 4.0 mil defenders are the only ones causing problems. I think I'll hold onto Tsimikas until GW4/5 and see how things go. I also have Amartey but might ship him out for Duffy.
Won't be bringing in Lukaku just yet. Tricky fixtures upcoming and every one of my strikers has scored in both gameweeks.
Well I'm not actively trying to get rid of him hence my option B (keeping him at the expense of TAA) . But his appeal is lessened by the fact that Dele took the peno today and Kane looks likes he's not going to get his move.
There's only so many premiums you can fit in and I think Lukaku will probably outperform him. Was very impressed with him and it looks like he'll be involved in most of Chelsea's play.
Going to get Duffy for Tsimikas, then surely one of him /Veltman starts
