I'm back.

Goodness, after 2 weekends of no FPL it's taken me an extra weekend to try to get in the groove again.

I need a life lol

Funny I don't see it yet.

Ok, if I had bought Wilson, it would have been for Semenyo.

Instead, I sold Mane for Richarlison. (was almost Raul!l

Will only find out tomorrow whether it was a mistake.

Don't mind the wait.

I'm glad I never worried about City v Palace moving into GW31. I really didn't see it happening, even if both teams were knocked out.

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FPL: The future's so bright... I gotta wear.. shades!!!!

And here I was hoping I'd have at least one bench player available going into GW31.

Looks like it's gonna be my first 11, plus Dubravka.

Just realised that this week's deadline is on Friday night.

So... do I need someone on the bench, or can I get away with an empty bench?

At this rate, Thiago could get snapped up by a bigger club this summer.

Brentford will of course get along with life and find their next superstar striker lol

Ramsdale 2 wins in 2 now in the PL with a draw against Barca.

I think he's definitely helping the confidence levels at the back over there.

Makes me really wanna seriously look into Gordon.

Was selling Enzo, choosing between Szobo and Schade. I went Schade, he'll need at least 2 goals coz he don't do DEFCON haha

On #FPL30, trying to figure out what to do with the rest of my chips.

I expect Thiago to haul tonight, I don't have him!

What didn't go to plan:

Tavernier v Burnley
Liverpool v Spurs
Manchester City v West Ham
Joao Pedro v Newcastle

Who went Tavernier in GW30 and are now going for Wilson in GW31?

Captain the best player not playing in Europe vs a team that is.

How did I forgot such a basic principle?

Well, let's what happens with the GW30 finale match...

I'm actually feeling relaxed I can watch this match without worrying about fantasy points.

Come on you Reds!!!!

I actually woke up this morning feeling I needed to check who was coming for Bruno if he suddenly vanished from the squad.

It'll be Mane lol

If anything, that Chelsea Newcastle game probably showed that their minds are probably on their 2nd leg CL match...

Saturday night scores...

What a pathetic day of football that turned out to be.

Except for maybe Arsenal supporters.

I went Enzo -> Schade so will see how that goes tmrw.

I held off against going Mane to Pedro in the end, turned out instincts were right!

Only Bruno and Ekitike today.

Enzo --> Schade.

I actually wanted to bring in Pedro, but to do it I had to clear a Chelsea player.

But in the end I felt that I could wait? <gulp>

This of course meant I had to decide who to start, and my ex-captain for GW29 got the nod.

Continue his form?

Good luck folks!

The FPL Jedi Show went overtime this week!

We went into the CL teams minutes and predicted how each team would rotate/manage their teams for the PL.

This and our usual drivel, check it out, and good luck for GW30!

#GW30 #FPL

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If there's one thing that Arteta appears to have gotten right this time, it's having better squad depth.

Excellent. You clearly recognised the DEFCON potential would help early on.

Elliot Anderson is apparently so consistent for a long time, but the noise about him only really blew up AFTER he scored against City.

Prior to that, he was mentioned sure, but never with such high regard as he is now all of a sudden.

I have Gabriel, Mane and Semenyo, all blanking in GW32.

I think i can get away with benching Gabriel and Semenyo, but I can't bench Mane, probably need to sell him so that I have at least one backup on the bench that could come in.

The cute thing about the Galatasaray win is of course the goalscorer Lemina, happens to be formerly of Wolves.

Getting an onslaught of Wolves of late lol

A different argument is that no Romero is actually better for the Spurs defense.

I realised the nice thing about not having a WC to use is that I'm not tied to it when planning my bench boost.

I always felt that the Bench Boost had been an unnecessary shackle to my WC plans. Now I can think about it independently.

Is Thiago a viable captain this weekend against Wolves?

This is a question that will probably occupy 1/4 of my time available for FPL before the next deadline.

Initial thoughts is yes. Wolves revival doesn't seem applicable against teams like Brentford.

To hava a longer think. Will explain more.

If you're gonna suggest someone like Tavernier for the captaincy, you'd better be prepared to back it up with actual action.

Time to figure out how all those FA Cup results affect our respective teams!

Liverpool losing to Galatasaray provides an interesting conundrum for the weekend.

Do we move to their assets, knowing full well the minutes risk?

I have been weighing up a move for Wirtz or Szobo, after ruling out Salah.

Ponder ponder...

Aye, I do believe Palmer is coming back to his best, and Rosenior is finding the best style to get the best out of both Palmer and Pedro, Chelsea's main goalscoring threats.