FF247 FPL Team GW8
Welcome to FF247 FPL Team GW8.
This is a democracy, goddamit!
Anyone who has followed the FF247 Site Team article over the years will know that we’ve tried to do the right thing and follow a democratic voting process. Tried being the operative word, as you’ll probably also know that that’s difficult when you have one particular ‘leader’ who has a tendency to simply ignore said process if he doesn’t necessarily agree with it. At least in our case it definitely isn’t fraud, it’s balls out dictatorship!
Let’s see how we got on last week…
EIGHT POINTS BELOW THE AVERAGE! After being five behind the average in GW6, BEFORE you count the -4 we took back then, we have found ourselves yet again on the wrong side of the line in GW7, scoring a wholly uninspiring 45 points this time out, having saved a transfer. Seems like we can’t do right for doing wrong at the moment. (For those who failed mathematics or have a really short reading memory, the average was 53).
But how did you get those 45 points I hear you laugh ask?
Not from our defence, three quarters of our midfield or one third of our attack would be the shrift answer.
Basically, Trent (2), Taylor (1), Konsa (ZERO), Bruno (2), Son (CAPTAIN! 4), Saint-Maximin (3), Jimenez (2) can all get in the bin.
Carrying the weight of the rest, we salute Salah with his goal and bonus (8), DCL with his goal and two bonus and Callum Wilson with two goals and THREE bonus. Our ‘team’ scored only three goals this entire weekend – in just two matches.
Quirky, annoying, laughable, shameful ‘typical of 2020’: you choose which!
We slide to 2,352,440 in the Overall Rankings and a drop of just over 400k.
Our GW7 Result…
Gameweek 8 presents itself with a 4PM FRIDAY DEADLINE so we must move fast and make some decisions.
Let’s go see what was decided…
Our GW8 Transfer(s)
We go into GW8 with 2 free transfers and £0.7m in the pot.
Kane seems like a must have this week.
We don’t have Kane.
Somehow.
We must get Kane, somehow.
And so came the first vote: Bruno would be the sacrificial lamb and he and Jimenez would make way for Grealish and Harry.
All seemed tickety-boo as this was agreed upon fairly swiftly. Democracy in action and all that.
That was until Cookie suddenly pitched up and demanded a -4 in addition to the above to get Bellerin. We aren’t privy to his bedroom walls (fortunately) but we can only assume they are currently plastered with posters of Hector given this vote and his love for him on this week’s Capo article. This would however be the same Cookie who took a -20 recently on his own team. Someone go check on Cookie please as he’s slowly losing the plot!
This is however where it all took a turn for the strange as the normally conservative Kop agreed with him on the hit.
The cavalry was called for and fortunately our normal ‘sensible’ approach was adhered to and the hit was averted.
At which point even Kop caught himself and wondered how he had fallen into the trap, citing possible fraudalent voting on his behalf: “Stop the Fraud” he said.
Our reply was: “We did, we voted against him!”
It was suggested that Cookie should have called for the voting to stop after his own one was cast but as poetic as that would have been that’s not how we roll here: we cast all of our votes on time and before the deadline. And count them up.
And then see if our ‘leader’ agrees…
For once, he did (probably because that’s what he voted for too), and so…
To confirm then we have SOLD Bruno & Jimenez and BOUGHT Grealish & Kane
Captain – Kane
Hardly a surprise here, we’d expect to see a silly majority have it on him, at the very least then we don’t lose (more) ground as a result.
Salah will wear the VC one. It should be Son but we are spreading our bets as one day soon a game will be called off last minute and we don’t want to be caught out with our pants down.
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Who would you start of Grealish or Hames?
Ouch! That’s quite the dilemma! I’d say to start James as I don’t think Villa are going to get much at Arsenal. Not ideal, though!
Thanks Swirly
I’ve got Lamptey and Mitchell, both of whom are flagged. I like the idea of a West Ham defender, whose fixtures look reasonable for the next few GWs. So question is, shall I dump Lamptey for Cresswell? Or switch out Mitchell for Coufal? Mitchell is due to go down in price tonight…
Or should I just hold? (Other defenders held currently are Robbo, Chilwell and Walker-Peters).
Thanks
Oh, and good luck everyone
If you’re playing a 3-4-3 or 3-5-2, I’d just hold the transfer. If, however, you are playing four defenders at the back, I’d do Mitchell to Coufal.
Also, I’d play Lamptey ahead of Walker-Peters. I don’t think Southampton will keep a clean sheet, but Brighton may just well do. Lamptey is OK, apparently, it was just fatigue last time round.
Thanks, Swirly. I think I’ll hold the FT and use my two transfers post-IB.
Already used one FT and have a second with 1.0 ITB.
Should I use it or rollover?
I’d roll it – gives you a bit of time to evaluate how the rest of your team does and potentially then make two transfers in one go.
Cheers Swirly, was tempted to get Cresswell for Mitchell but 2 FT will come handy for the next round.
Let’s hope Lamptey starts, their manager said that he had only a little cramp and shuld be OK.
1 FT, 0.7 M ITB.
Anyone with some last minute visionary suggestion?
Tornado, get Zouma for Saiss as he is unlikely to start again.
I wanted to do Saiss to Chilwell but I am 0.1 short. Don’t really fancy Zouma. Ideally, I’d like to fit Chilwell/Ziyech somehow but genuinely don’t know who to sell…
Just play Taylor and then attack that other issue with the luxury of 2 next time?
I agree save the FT tornado
Thanks guys.
Might just have to rename my team Injury FC
2FT, 2.6 ITB.
I think Rodriguez and Lamptey will make it right?
Really need some suggestions.
Havertz to Grealish or Zaha and leave the other spare. JRod is fine. Lamptey should be too.
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+2
cheers guys, grealish interests me. Although Arsenal defend well these days.