GW 1 Revisited : if I knew then what I knew now

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I would forget all about ekitike and just ride Pedro all season

Raya Gabriel timber from day one instead of fiddling w non creative Arsenal midfield.

I would have got on Harry Wilson earlier and included semenyo in initial draft despite opening Liverpool fixture.

Common sentiments?

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I freaking rocked GW1 then FHed in the belief that AV would trash Brentford, and the Skunks would park the bus and hit the paceless Lpool defence in the counter.

Villa got twatted and Capt Gordon got sent off and a GWR of nearly 10m happened.

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same with regards to Bourmouth players also would have stayed away from Haaland,

had a feeling that sunderland would have done well so would have gotten Isador instead of the Winger

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I would've given the season a miss.

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Dr. Giggles wrote: 27 Mar 2026, 16:45 I would've given the season a miss.
The season's given me a miss!

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Definitely less Villa involvement but how could you with the form and fixtures.

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Dr. Giggles wrote: 27 Mar 2026, 16:45 I would've given the season a miss.


:lol:

I think picking two Forest defender was the big mistake for you at the start of the season on the plus side you have had two consecutive green arrows and a score of 63 points last week which was a lot better than me . The only way is up .

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Transfering Ekitike in twice . Kim Wilde sang Never trust a stranger i should record the song but change the title to never trust a red .

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Starting the season with a Forest semi-block instead of an Arsenal semi-block is a mistake that essentially had me playing catch-up from the very beginning.

With all of the apps and streams around these days making it so much easier for casual players than used to be the case (meaning templates materialise far quicker than before), getting off to a good start is essential to do well over the course of the season.
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arnold wrote:The only way is up .
That's hayesag, I think, not me.

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The Arsenal shout is a good one. I avoided their defence at the start because of their supposed tough fixtures.

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Spinynorman wrote: 28 Mar 2026, 14:21 The Arsenal shout is a good one. I avoided their defence at the start because of their supposed tough fixtures.
Exactly the same reasoning. This was slightly against my original gut instinct judgement and a reminder warning not to over-read and be over-influenced too much by pre-season articles and Twatter influencer advice!!!

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Dr. Giggles wrote:
arnold wrote:The only way is up .
That's hayesag, I think, not me.
haha was gona say, get your own line arnold Image I know I've been making use of that line pretty much all season ImageImage

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think what we’ve seen this season is a few key stretches that you needed to have certain key players and if you got on early enough you probably did pretty well

Gabriel
Bruno F
Bruno G
Foden even had his moment
Thiago ekitike Bowen at the right moments have delivered (not when I owned them of course)


Then there was the more steady drip of your Andersons Caicedos rices.


The forward slot has been a disaster

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think what we’ve seen this season is a few key stretches that you needed to have certain key players and if you got on early enough you probably did pretty well

Gabriel
Bruno F
Bruno G
Pedro
Enzo
Foden even had his moment
Thiago ekitike Bowen at the right moments have delivered (not when I owned them of course)


Then there was the more steady drip of your Andersons Caicedos rices.


The forward slot has been a disaster

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NorthBankRedemption wrote: 14 Apr 2026, 03:50 think what we’ve seen this season is a few key stretches that you needed to have certain key players and if you got on early enough you probably did pretty well
Like every season? :wink:

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From4corners wrote: 14 Apr 2026, 06:52
NorthBankRedemption wrote: 14 Apr 2026, 03:50 think what we’ve seen this season is a few key stretches that you needed to have certain key players and if you got on early enough you probably did pretty well
Like every season? :wink:
Your judo must be strong

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Post by itslikebrandnew »

I probably wouldn't have bothered. I have no skill and no luck so the game isn't really for me.

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