Fantasy Football Captain Picks

Fantasy Football Captain Picks Gameweek 38 Welcome to Fantasy Football Captain Picks Gameweek 38 Sort of… Under the guise of doing so, we bring you our now traditional GW38 article, which is essentially just a chance to invite the whole team to have a say on whatever they like. And then tell you they will be picking any Villa player as captain. We make no excuses that this is not edited, redacted or indeed ran past the legal team. We have no idea what they will say So, like a curtain call at a cheap panto, here they all are, in all their glory…. Init — Salah I just want to begin proceedings by offering my sincere and heartfelt thanks to everyone who has contributed anything to our wonderful website once again this season. That goes of course to the all of writers themselves, wh...[Read More]

FPL Captain Picks GW36 Welcome to FPL Captain Picks GW36 Rosco — Chris Wood v Leicester (H) Leicester City aren’t the worst team in the Premier League – but that’s hardly a glowing endorsement. That dubious honour belongs to Southampton, who have been so poor this season that if they fail to collect another point (and that’s entirely plausible), they’ll match the league’s lowest-ever total: Derby County’s infamous 11-point campaign in 2007/08. But back to Leicester. Their game week 35 win over Southampton might have felt like a turning point, but let’s not get carried away – it was their first win since game week 23. That’s a 12-game stretch featuring 11 losses and just one draw. Dire. Which brings us to Nottingham Forest, who host Leicester in what will be one of the Foxes’ fi...[Read More]

Fantasy Football Captain Picks Gameweek 34 Welcome to Fantasy Football Captain Picks Gameweek 34 Kop — Salah vs. Spurs (H) Mo Salah, Mo Salah, Mo Salah, running down the wing!’ ‘Salah, la, la, la, la, la, the Egyptian King!’ 27 goals, 18 assists and counting. Salah is well on his way to winning another PFA player of the year award. All going well, he should have another Premier League winner’s medal come 18:30 on Sunday evening. Admittedly, the goals and assists have somewhat dried up in recent weeks with just one assist in his last four games. This has coincided with a dip in form from the majority of his teammates as well. He has shown signs of a return to form and was unlucky not to score against Leicester, registering seven shots on goal. Apparently Liverpool are stum...[Read More]

FPL Captain Picks GW30 Welcome to FPL Captain Picks GW30 It has been a painfully slow period for us fantasy managers. Not only have we all had to deal with a blank weekend due to the International Break, but we now have to also deal with a blank weekend due to the FA Cup quarter finals – although some DGW’s will now be announced in due course (see our fixture tracker below). As for the armband this week, it could be a tricky one, especially with Haaland coming off injured ahead of Leicester at home. Here are Jamie Mc and Matt to advise us further. Jamie Mc – Man City vs Leicester (H) Moving onto the business end of the season and in particular this midweek game week then who should you be considering for the captain’s armband? With a home fixture against relegation bound ...[Read More]

FPL Captain Picks GW29 Welcome to FPL Captain Picks GW29 No Salah, no problem. Well, it might be… The problem is who else to pick, such as we have all become so accustomed to simply sticking it on Mo recently, and reaping the rewards for doing so. At least we know how Arne Slot feels. With no Liverpool, Villa or Newcastle goes a fair few candidates. No disrespect Palace, but I can’t say I’ve captained one of yours this season. That still leaves 8 games and therefore 16 teams to choose from. Let’s go see who Jamie Mc, Kop and Init think we should be considering. Jamie Mc – Chris Wood vs Ipswich (A) With Liverpool having a blank game week this weekend then the “Set & Forget” Salah captain option is not an option. Throw in the absence of Newcastle’s Isak, Vil...[Read More]

FPL Captain Picks GW26 Welcome to FPL Captain Picks GW26! After what feels like a decade-long hiatus (okay, maybe not that long), I’m finally back to help guide you through the weekly FPL captaincy dilemma. Life had other plans, but like any good manager, I’m here to make up for lost time. And let’s be honest, some of us could use a bit of redemption after those questionable decisions earlier in the season. I’m at peace with the terrible luck that I had the first half of the campaign and, sure, these days, 800k as a rank is the same as 80k a few years ago isn’t it? Right? Riiiight?! While I’ll be the first to admit it’s been longer than it should have been since I last contributed to FF247, just like your FPL team, I’m hoping to come back stronger than ever. So, let’s dive into this week’s...[Read More]

Fantasy FPL Captain Picks GW23 Hello, how are ya getting on?! Welcome to the captain’s article, where I’ll be trying to guide you to the kind of points hauls that give you nice big juicy green arrows, rather than looking at your team with the kind of disgust you would if you saw yourself on that work do where you had too many drinks and may have said some regrettable things before making a nasty mess. This week is one of those where you would have to have some gumption, put on your big boy – or girl, of course – pants and move that armband away from Salah. Home to Ipswich? Of course you’d captain him. But, wait, carry on reading! Come back, settle down. Well anyway, I’m rambling enough already and, let’s face it, you haven’t come onto the read the introduction of man who is sat in an...[Read More]

FPL Captain Picks GW17 Welcome to FPL Captain Picks GW17 The festive fixtures officially begin this weekend in GW17. In a period where self-restraint is often in short supply, it’s not just food, drink and overspending that we’ll get to overindulge in. Football is on the menu, lots of football. The games are heaped on with all the wild abandon of a Christmas dinner, 4 game weeks squeezed into just 16 days. Brilliant. For some FPL managers, this can prove to be a challenging time. Missed deadlines, drunken midnight 8pt hits. We’ve all been there. But this is no time to take your eyes off the prize. Get your game face on, and make sure you set some time aside to manage your team, the mince pies can wait. And while you’re strategizing your next move, why not unwind wit...[Read More]

FPL Captain Picks GW16 Welcome to FPL Captain Picks GW16 For a while there it seemed like our weekly Captain article had become all but redundant. FPL had become a little dull, captain Haaland come rain or shine, it was difficult to make gains. Oh, how things can change so quickly. Haaland has been ticking along, but ticking along won’t cut it when you cost £15m+ (he’s now dropped to £14.9m), and as managers sold him in their droves, they were forced to look elsewhere for their precious captain’s armband. So here we are, we have 3 powerful contenders in Saka, Palmer and Salah for this week’s captaincy (and some bloke who plays up top for Man City). Salah has himself been pushing his claim for the ‘perma-captain’ mantle with 10/14 double-digit returns tha...[Read More]

FPL Captain Picks GW13 Welcome to FPL Captain Picks GW13 Salah’s on fire, Haaland’s owners are terrified!!! (to the tune of the new football anthem Freed from Desire). Congratulations to those managers who had the foresight to include both Salah and Haaland in your team from the start of the season. A massive congratulations to those managers who had the bravery to transfer out the short-circuiting Robot for the Egyptian King. Commiserations to those managers (me, Jamie, included) who have persevered with Haaland and hoped that Salah would not continue his multi weeks point hauls. With Liverpool playing Manchester City this weekend then there is no doubt that those managers who own Salah will be keeping the captain’s armband on him and those managers who own Haaland keeping the captain’s a...[Read More]

FPL Captain Picks GW12 Welcome to FPL Captain Picks GW12 Is the robot broken? That seems to be the question on many a managers lips this international break, and over the last few weeks. He has really let the side down lately and has seen many people want to move not only the armband off him but move him out of their teams altogether! I know I have sold him this week on my Wildcard. That should really end the article and debate right there as we all know my luck will mean Haaland scores 5 this weekend against Spurs, but alas I live in eternal hope that my decisions are correct. Below we have 3 men who have written about 3 other men that we all will let dictate our moods over the weekend! I might just light a fire, pour a drink and sit in ignorance! Let’s see what has been said…...[Read More]

FPL Captain Picks GW6 Welcome to FPL Captain Picks GW6. FOMO – Fear Of Missing Out!!! With his ten goals in the opening five game weeks of the season, I know that we will all be captaining the Norwegian Robot. With over 70% ownership if he hauls then we are all quids in, good moods all around and off to a nice start to the game week. If he blanks then we are mostly in with the masses, so no great damage done to our mini league / overall rankings. But for those managers who do not have him (I am looking at you Guy, Rich & Swirly) or those managers who hate their game week ruined by a Saturday lunchtime captain fail then who else should you consider captaining? Nicholas Jackson v Brighton (H) I present for your consideration Chelsea’s Nicholas Jackson (£7.7m). Jackson seems to have ceme...[Read More]