Euro 2016 Fantasy Football Live Match Chat – The Group Stages
And we’re very nearly there. Just a bit of last minute tinkering before it all begins and another summer of wondering when England will be home will be over in about a week or so! We’ve opened the discussion a bit early so feel free to post up those last minute Rate My Teams and post any questions you have on any of the squads or potential team selections. We are blessed with a truly international community so we are sure you will get some answers to almost any concern you may have. Questions regarding what the Dutch are doing this summer are summarily banned though. Oh ok, who are we kidding. First to get Raz to come out from under his anti-Euro blanket wins a t-shirt!
As ever, just as with FPL – post your scores, your match comments, your highs, your lows or just whatever you’re about to have for dinner. Don’t forget that you can make team changes daily with captains altered as well as line-up swaps as no doubt the site screwing up your changes as per every year but either way get involved as usual. It’s sure to be a fun ride. And please, please, whatever you do – don’t let Init win it again…
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And the games themselves…
Group stage: (all times CET)
Match Day 1
Day 1
Friday 10 June, 21.00 (St-Denis): France v Romania – Group A
Day 2
Saturday 11 June, 15.00 (Lens): Albania v Switzerland – Group A
Saturday 11 June, 18.00 (Bordeaux): Wales v Slovakia – Group B
Saturday 11 June, 21.00 (Marseille): England v Russia – Group B
Day 3
Sunday 12 June, 15.00 (Paris): Turkey v Croatia – Group D
Sunday 12 June, 18.00 (Nice): Poland v Northern Ireland – Group C
Sunday 12 June, 21.00 (Lille): Germany v Ukraine – Group C
Day 4
Monday 13 June, 15.00 (Toulouse): Spain v Czech Republic – Group D
Monday 13 June, 18.00 (St-Denis): Republic of Ireland v Sweden – Group E
Monday 13 June, 21.00 (Lyon): Belgium v Italy – Group E
Day 5
Tuesday 14 June, 18.00 (Bordeaux): Austria v Hungary – Group F
Tuesday 14 June, 21.00 (St-Etienne): Portugal v Iceland – Group F
Match Day 2
Day 1
Wednesday 15 June, 15.00 (Lille): Russia v Slovakia – Group B
Wednesday 15 June, 18.00 (Paris): Romania v Switzerland – Group A
Wednesday 15 June, 21.00 (Marseille): France v Albania – Group A
Day 2
Thursday 16 June, 15.00 (Lens): England v Wales – Group B
Thursday 16 June, 18.00 (Lyon): Ukraine v Northern Ireland – Group C
Thursday 16 June, 21.00 (St-Denis): Germany v Poland – Group C
Day 3
Friday 17 June, 15.00 (Toulouse): Italy v Sweden – Group E
Friday 17 June, 18.00 (St-Etienne): Czech Republic v Croatia – Group D
Friday 17 June, 21.00 (Nice): Spain v Turkey – Group D
Day 4
Saturday 18 June, 15.00 (Bordeaux): Belgium v Republic of Ireland – Group E
Saturday 18 June, 18.00 (Marseille): Iceland v Hungary – Group F
Saturday 18 June, 21.00 (Paris): Portugal v Austria – Group F
Match Day 3
Day 1
Sunday 19 June, 21.00 (Lille): Switzerland v France – Group A
Sunday 19 June, 21.00 (Lyon): Romania v Albania – Group A
Day 2
Monday 20 June, 21.00 (St-Etienne): Slovakia v England – Group B
Monday 20 June, 21.00 (Toulouse): Russia v Wales – Group B
Day 3
Tuesday 21 June, 18.00 (Paris): Northern Ireland v Germany – Group C
Tuesday 21 June, 18.00 (Marseille): Ukraine v Poland – Group C
Tuesday 21 June, 21.00 (Bordeaux): Croatia v Spain – Group D
Tuesday 21 June, 21.00 (Lens): Czech Republic v Turkey – Group D
Day 4
Wednesday 22 June, 18.00 (Lyon): Hungary v Portugal – Group F
Wednesday 22 June, 18.00 (St-Denis): Iceland v Austria – Group F
Wednesday 22 June, 21.00 (Nice): Sweden v Belgium – Group E
Wednesday 22 June, 21.00 (Lille): Italy v Republic of Ireland – Group E
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Set-Piece Takers
Courtesy of Jamie @fplbet
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So with Payet and Giroud I’m considering wildcarding. I also have Giaccherini and Fabregas who might get rested as well. Take a look at my team and tell me if I should WC or not?
I think I’m going to resist, I have them both but think Payet may still come on if they’re not doing well, getting rid of Giroud though!
Yeah, I think I’ll resist too. 2 transfers and my team should be good to go.
Yeah I’m going the same route and I’ll take Payet out for now! Giroud has gone!
Rosco, did you hold off in the end? I did, despite Payet. Reckon he’ll probably come on anyway. Went with Stancu as a punt for Giroud.
I held off on Payet, panicked last minute with Kane and put Greizman in and wish I’d went someone else! Also ditched Giroud for stancu, feel I may have cocked up on both but I was all excited for tonight’s fishes!!!
Plenty of time left yet.
Hi all,
Currently arguing with myself and what to do with my FT. I want to hold onto my WC.
Modric or Kane swap out? But for who?! Rakitic, Hamsik / Morata, Mandzukic… Decisions, decisions…
Any last min suggestions??
niknak
Modric hasn’t been ruled out entirely yet and they’ll be desperate to get him for the Spain game. I’d leave him.
Kane to Sturridge wold be my move here.
Thanks GP. Was also thinking Modric to Kroos. Gone with your suggestion of Kane to Sturridge. If Modric’s injury isn’t too bad then I think he is more likely game time than Kane given Sturridge’s impact last match.
Keeping Payet….
Who to captain
Payet (may come on)
Pogba
Greisman
Griezmann after his goal last time out Popz
Too many injuries and now Giroud and Payet out so WILDCARD comes into play. Gignac and Coman in with a punt on Coman as captain as those 2 are the strikers alongside Griezman.
Did you use your wildcard? Your team is with negative points so far? Thanks! I used it and i´m with negative points! Maybe I´ve done something wrong!
Someone used wildcard? my team is with negative points so far? Thanks! I used it and i´m with negative points! Maybe I´ve done something wrong!
Hi bruno, sounds like you’ve just not activated your wildcard properly.
Well! There is notnhing i can do!? I´m not sure if I did it or not! Can they fix this?
Unfortunately not. You can e-mail them by all means but I’m fairly certain what their response will be.
I´will be glad if i get their response! but i´m affraid that there will be no answer! Thanks for the help! Less 40 points!
2 clean sheets including an unexpected one from the Swiss keeper! Decent start. How’d we all fair?
Capo for tomorrow? Glush or Hamsik here. Might actually go Glush if he starts.
Hey Init Cap Rami CS booked thought he’s was going to be sent of @ one point Swiss GK for me kept Payet but still took a hit on 13 points.
So looking fwd to tomorrow couldn’t cap anyone playing against England shame on you 😉
Well I’m in a quandary. Happy to captain Hamsik but yeah that’s not great from an England POV but if I don’t then it’s Glush and I’ll have a riot on my hands as the family will want to watch England and I’ll be flicking over to Russia every 2 minutes!
Init
Just Evra for me tonight so I gave him the armband for 12 points.
Sturridge/Mueller/Hazard are my next three scheduled captains.
Not tempted just to stick? 12 has been pretty good so far, amazingly.
Actually Init yeah I could stick.
Payet with 14 and 16 so far so 12 isn’t too bad is it?
Nope. I’d be tempted to stick. If that Payet chance had done in I’d have stuck so same difference.
That’s you call fwd planning GP 😉
That Payet goal would if been nice for me if it had went in, I’ve left Kane in so if he’s dropped (i’m taking the chance that he starts) Kyle Walker will have to do. Could be a lot of surprise line ups now though as everyone with 4 points is through now, I’m feeling lucky though.
Can’t see him starting but Woy was a bit coy earlier so you never know.
The way things have gone for England he might get more goals from the bench, Good thinking that Roy, drop the man
CS from rami and an unexpected 2 pointer from the romanian keeper. Also a coman punt fail. All In all, not so bad, given that Payet whom I subbed out almost scored again! What a player.
Sturridge for Capo even if he dosent start I’m counting on Lew coming good
Well I totally cocked up tonight! Giroud and Kane out – Stancu and Greizman in snd I left in Payet … So I have 5 points -4 so that’s s total of 1 point from 3 players! Ouch ah well whatcha gonna do!