Those who got Kane in for Cardiff

[FinnFPL]

What’s the plan now with Kane, are you keeping or selling? Personally I want Agüero back in but is 60 mins (based on the last last few games) of Agüero vs Burnley better than 90 mins of Kane against West Ham? If you are keeping him for the game against West Ham then you might as well keep him for City and then after that game switch back to Agüero?

[Stu255]

I’m keeping Kane another week then swapping Kane + Milner for Salah + Murray.

But FFS don’t do what I do!

[abuhaneefah]

Kane is gone, possibly for Lacazette.
Spurs look a shadow of their former selves without Erikssen and Alli , although they might be back soon enough!

[bigcliff2]

I'm just keeping Kane for the forseeable future. One thing I've found this season is that when I make "tactical" changes (ones where the player I'm removing isn't in imminent danger of not playing, etc) rather than enforced changes, it keeps biting me on the arse, so I'm just leaving Kane there. Plus Aguero hasn't really been pulling up any trees this season. Aside from his one huge haul, his scores have been fairly modest. The week before when everyone captained him, he was about to be subbed off just before he scored too, so he was fortunate then. And there's the obvious subbing issue.

Plus aside from next week and given Hazard's form, he's not even the clear and obvious captaincy choice until probably GW13.

So I'm not overly fretting about not having Aguero.

[raoul]

well then. Good question.

I brought Kane in for hud,CAR and it was a 2-week plan as part of my WC. He came in with Son, with both now due to depart for Salah and Vardy going forward. I like the look of Laca but the Vardy fixtures look better (except next week perhaps when they play each other).

I have considered keeping Kane (I also have Aguero so am not missing out on him) given the Spurs fixtures in a few weeks but a few weeks is some time away. Spurs have tough games coming up and they are not firing enough to warrant keeping him through a rough run of games, imho.

[blahblah]

I'm still calming down after how bad Spurs were.

[zipnolan]

Assuming Kane doesn't drop, I'm keeping him for West Ham. Among the potent Kane myths (or realities) is that he tends to score well against London teams.

Also keeping Salah, even though he may drop in price again (no idea why with Huddersfield and Cardiff up next).

All this assumes no International incidents of course.

[OldSkoolFPL]

Probably going back to Aguero as planned but Lacazette is quite tempting, get the feeling that Aguero will be the obvious captain and leader in the polls which gives him the edge.

Kane was never a long term pick so there's no worries about reversing it.

[Smurphy Paw]

Keeping Kane for GW9 is very likely in my case. I want Arnautovic eventually. For this game I’d rather have Kane than Arnautovic everything else being equal.
Lacazette will be a popular move for those selling. He’s had 6 really good weeks against mediocre opposition. How do people think Arsenal will fare now that their fixtures stiffen up a bit?

[Paolo Wanchope]

Everyone got Kane in after the Huddersfield game thinking he was gonna bag 2-3 against Cardiff and now they wanna take him out? why though? people need to stop thinking so short term. Come the end of the season he will have 20+ goals.

What if he gets a hat trick against West Ham, everyone's gonna wanna get him back in then. Have some patience with players, particularly ones that will deliver over the course of the season.

[blahblah]

Did you watch the match? Spurs were lucky to draw, let aone win.

[Highlander12]

Probably back to Aguero as planned. Already have Lacazette. There is a slight temptation to go against the grain and go Jiminez allowing me to get Salah in for Knockaert though. Probably too stupid? Aguero is the safe bet I guess.

[ricardo68]

In for a hit, out for a hit. Big mistake made.

[MoSe]

So we'll end with a whistle and end with a bang
And all of us fit in our places

[The Royal BlueNose]

Probably back to Aguero as planned. Already have Lacazette. There is a slight temptation to go against the grain and go Jiminez allowing me to get Salah in for Knockaert though. Probably too stupid? Aguero is the safe bet I guess.

I've just got Knockaert in, as fancied him for some Brighton coverage over their tasty run. Surprised you'd want him out so early into it!

[Ruth_NZ]

So we'll end with a whistle and end with a bang
And all of us fit in our places

"Mum to mud to mad to Dad", no less.

I expect I'll keep Kane against West Ham and then decide. Not rushing to get Kun back after he was subbed-off after 65 minutes against Liverpool with City needing a goal, that really doesn't bode well. He has started every game for City in the PL but has only completed 90 twice and his last 4 games have been 53, 60, 65, 65. Not sure that's what I want for 11.3m.

[TheBigLewandowski]

True - at least with Kane he gets the 90 usually doesn't he?

[jeffmcgow]

Current drinking: a cup of tea

Current playing: Foxtrot by Genesis

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Thinking the same. Kane has to stay for me for now because I need to prioritise a Liverpool defender.

I will need to keep an eye on Aguero when KDB is back though.

I've thought over my GW8 Aguero -> Kane move again and believe it was the right call (based on my limited experience anyway). I had in mind that I would get 8 pts from Hazard, 26 from Kane (c), while others might get 16 from Hazard (c), 2 from Aguero, but have an extra FT.

So, 8 + 26 vs 16 + 2 + 4.

Of course, the reality was nothing like this

[DAREEL]

Current drinking: a cup of tea

Current playing: Foxtrot by Genesis

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Thinking the same. Kane has to stay for me for now because I need to prioritise a Liverpool defender.

I will need to keep an eye on Aguero when KDB is back though.

I've thought over my GW8 Aguero -> Kane move again and believe it was the right call (based on my limited experience anyway). I had in mind that I would get 8 pts from Hazard, 26 from Kane (c), while others might get 16 from Hazard (c), 2 from Aguero, but have an extra FT.

So, 8 + 26 vs 16 + 2 + 4.

Of course, the reality was nothing like this

Agree Jeff it was the right call. I'm having a nightmare. My transfers and wildcard have cost me like 60 points in the last 3 or 4 gws and feels like I'm in one of them ruts that is going to end my season prematurely but if I had to do it again I would make the move. The hazard captainers lucked out really with Kane playing so deep against the worse team in the league. Such a fine margin between success and failure in this game. I'm not sure what to do with Kane I don't feel comfortable making transfers at mo as I'm not having much luck.


I sold Lucas he gets a brace
I sell Arnie he scores 9 points ( although this wasn't one of my best moves )
I sell King he gets a brace
Should I sell Kane and will he punish me further ...or will Aguero punish me with all the ones captaining him in our ML,s I just don't know any more .


I have TAA but I was thinking of doing Kane Holebas --》 to Laca/ Kun , Robertson/ Mendy -4 . Don't like taking a hit week after my WC though


Ps if any one has got any words of encouragement at 66 k after 8 weeks and 60 to 70 points behind in my ML,s then please feel free to share. . My worse start for years. Such a cruel game

[jeffmcgow]

We are still in there rubbing shoulders with some of FPL's finest (I've got the list of teams from the FFS HoF top 10 - live and all time). It just needs a couple of gameweeks where you get on the right side of some of these decisions, and the green arrows will come. Combine that with some well-played chips and you are back in the prize positions.

We both begin our comeback with a Kane brace at West Ham (touch wood)

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[DAREEL]

We are still in there rubbing shoulders with some of FPL's finest (I've got the list of teams from the FFS HoF top 10 - live and all time). It just needs a couple of gameweeks where you get on the right side of some of these decisions, and the green arrows will come. Combine that with some well-played chips and you are back in the prize positions.

We both begin our comeback with a Kane brace at West Ham (touch wood)


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I hear ya Jeff . Sutherns and Jay Egghead are having a mare and made some awful moves. Good list this, helps put it into perspective. I guess it's one of them were having the right players at the wrong time. I'm sure we will both climb soon


Hoping Southgate doesn't destroy Harry in this international window . Poch really should have asked him to take a minor ' injury ' and got himself some rest. Poch really should be playing to Kane' s scoring strengths .

One player I don't have the worries me is Richarlision, playing up front the week after I wildcard and chose Maddison Instead. I may reverse that move this week and just keep Kane

[OldSkoolFPL]

Current drinking: a cup of tea

Current playing: Foxtrot by Genesis

Whoops! Wrong thread

Thinking the same. Kane has to stay for me for now because I need to prioritise a Liverpool defender.

I will need to keep an eye on Aguero when KDB is back though.

I've thought over my GW8 Aguero -> Kane move again and believe it was the right call (based on my limited experience anyway). I had in mind that I would get 8 pts from Hazard, 26 from Kane (c), while others might get 16 from Hazard (c), 2 from Aguero, but have an extra FT.

So, 8 + 26 vs 16 + 2 + 4.

Of course, the reality was nothing like this

Agree Jeff it was the right call. I'm having a nightmare. My transfers and wildcard have cost me like 60 points in the last 3 or 4 gws and feels like I'm in one of them ruts that is going to end my season prematurely but if I had to do it again I would make the move. The hazard captainers lucked out really with Kane playing so deep against the worse team in the league. Such a fine margin between success and failure in this game. I'm not sure what to do with Kane I don't feel comfortable making transfers at mo as I'm not having much luck.


I sold Lucas he gets a brace
I sell Arnie he scores 9 points ( although this wasn't one of my best moves )
I sell King he gets a brace
Should I sell Kane and will he punish me further ...or will Aguero punish me with all the ones captaining him in our ML,s I just don't know any more .


I have TAA but I was thinking of doing Kane Holebas --》 to Laca/ Kun , Robertson/ Mendy -4 . Don't like taking a hit week after my WC though


Ps if any one has got any words of encouragement at 66 k after 8 weeks and 60 to 70 points behind in my ML,s then please feel free to share. . My worse start for years. Such a cruel game

Yeah I have some words of encouragement, how about pull yourself together and stop being so wet.

66k after 8 weeks is nothing to be upset about.

How's that? Encouraged?

[DAREEL]

Current drinking: a cup of tea

Current playing: Foxtrot by Genesis

Whoops! Wrong thread

Thinking the same. Kane has to stay for me for now because I need to prioritise a Liverpool defender.

I will need to keep an eye on Aguero when KDB is back though.

I've thought over my GW8 Aguero -> Kane move again and believe it was the right call (based on my limited experience anyway). I had in mind that I would get 8 pts from Hazard, 26 from Kane (c), while others might get 16 from Hazard (c), 2 from Aguero, but have an extra FT.

So, 8 + 26 vs 16 + 2 + 4.

Of course, the reality was nothing like this

Agree Jeff it was the right call. I'm having a nightmare. My transfers and wildcard have cost me like 60 points in the last 3 or 4 gws and feels like I'm in one of them ruts that is going to end my season prematurely but if I had to do it again I would make the move. The hazard captainers lucked out really with Kane playing so deep against the worse team in the league. Such a fine margin between success and failure in this game. I'm not sure what to do with Kane I don't feel comfortable making transfers at mo as I'm not having much luck.


I sold Lucas he gets a brace
I sell Arnie he scores 9 points ( although this wasn't one of my best moves )
I sell King he gets a brace
Should I sell Kane and will he punish me further ...or will Aguero punish me with all the ones captaining him in our ML,s I just don't know any more .


I have TAA but I was thinking of doing Kane Holebas --》 to Laca/ Kun , Robertson/ Mendy -4 . Don't like taking a hit week after my WC though


Ps if any one has got any words of encouragement at 66 k after 8 weeks and 60 to 70 points behind in my ML,s then please feel free to share. . My worse start for years. Such a cruel game

Yeah I have some words of encouragement, how about pull yourself together and stop being so wet.

66k after 8 weeks is nothing to be upset about.

How's that? Encouraged?

Its a very fair point. I think it's more the fact that every transfer I make seems to cost me 10 plus points somehow and throwing a stupid amount of points away on 50 50 decisions . I guess its going so far behind against very good players too after starting so well. I know it's not end of the world im just being overdramatic.. My point really was I've lost confidence in transferring players out so I'll probably end up sticking with Kane this week

[OldSkoolFPL]

Tough love is the best love

Most players have a 'bad patch' at some point, it's important to keep calm & do the right things rather than chase it & make mistakes, I'm sure it'll turn for you.

End of the day, the only rank that matters is the one at GW38 so there's plenty of time to hit your stride.

[Patrician]

Hmm. I think this was a case of bad decision, bad outcome. Be wary of convincing yourself it was a good decision with a bad outcome!

1) Kane is playing deeper this year getting about half his normal scoring opportunities (compared with last year) - watch a game, read the stats, same answer
2) Spurs are missing key players and not firing
3) Spurs fixtures are about to take a turn for the worse, as it turns out CPL and WLV are pretty good defensive outfits

[DAREEL]

Hmm. I think this was a case of bad decision, bad outcome. Be wary of convincing yourself it was a good decision with a bad outcome!

1) Kane is playing deeper this year getting about half his normal scoring opportunities (compared with last year) - watch a game, read the stats, same answer
2) Spurs are missing key players and not firing
3) Spurs fixtures are about to take a turn for the worse, as it turns out CPL and WLV are pretty good defensive outfits

There is all this that I do agree with ( I'm a spurs fan so yes I should have probably known better) but you can't ignore the fact that Cardiff have conceded so many goals, you would have thought the chances of Kane scoring at least 1 would be higher than Kun scoring anything ( vs pool and being taken off after 60 odd mins a lot lately). Personally I was on my wildcard any way so it was hard for me to not go with Kane and the clear runner in the bookies odds for scoring a goal. Hazard was a good option too, I think a lot of folks, like myself, have waited for his regression but it doesn't appear to be coming

It could have so easily gone the other way, and the ones who didn't make the move would have been the ones regretting it now. I wouldn't condone taking a hit for it , but folk who did it free or on a wildcard I understand why they did it and think it was the right move , at least before the event

I mean come on? Anyone who didn't bring in Kane..we're you not just a little scared ?

[DAREEL]

Tough love is the best love

Most players have a 'bad patch' at some point, it's important to keep calm & do the right things rather than chase it & make mistakes, I'm sure it'll turn for you.

End of the day, the only rank that matters is the one at GW38 so there's plenty of time to hit your stride.

Spot on. At least I get mine over with early eh

[Patrician]

I didn't bring him in, and yes I was a bit scared

Despite avoiding this mistake, I managed to make my own equally big one though.

[DAREEL]

I didn't bring him in, and yes I was a bit scared

Despite avoiding this mistake, I managed to make my own equally big one though.

Oh dear...

I'm intrigued?

[Patrician]

I took out Wilson for Vardy, who I then captained instead of Hazard. Now that is a good example of a bad decision with a bad outcome!