Ben: Welcome to Fantasy Friday. It's that time of week again where we take a quick look at some FPL assets going forward. This week I'm joined by Charlie because my co hosts Alex and CJ are unavailable. So he's very kindly volunteered his time to keep me from my lonesome. How are you doing, mate? Charlie: Yeah, man, all good. Thanks very much for having the space available for me to come on. I feel like this Ben: Yeah. Charlie: is where I should be pitching my my rival FPL app that I've got building on in the background and my Ben: Ha ha ha. Charlie: own podcast and stuff. But no, I haven't been doing that at all. No, sadly Ben: You got none of that going on. Charlie: not, sadly not. It's too much hard work. It's too much hard work. You guys are doing a fantastic job. I'm just glad to be a part of it. Ben: well, this is good timing actually. Firstly, I wanted to ask you about Arsenal. I did not manage to catch the Champions League game. Was it last night or the night before? Two was it two two against Bayern Munich? Apparently it was a great game. Fill me in on that. Charlie: Yeah, I don't know if you managed to catch the Barcel PSG game, but both games were were epic. so Wednesday, Ben: Yeah. Charlie: Arsenal travelled all the way to the Alliance Stadium and Bayern. We're missing a couple of key people. Kimmich was missing, Luciala's out. Ben: Mm-hmm. Charlie: Arsenal st started the game really, really well. if you look at if you follow stats, like you know that Bayern Munich and Arsenal are it's it's very one-sided, it's slowly coming back together now, but I think they've scored there was a silly stat the other day that I I want to say it was like 46 games they've scored at home. It was a nuts stat. Ben: Mm. Charlie: Anyway, 10 minutes in, Saka's injured. So we'll I'm sure we'll get onto Ben: Hmm. Charlie: that. No one's near him. Looks like he's man, I don't know what it is. I've been like trolling the the news feed to try and find out Ben: Mmm. Charlie: how long he's gonna be out for, not just from an FPL perspective, but just a general arsenal. Ben: from an arsenal perspective, yeah. Charlie: And maybe it was such a good game. We were controlling it, possession was up. we kept Harry Kane very quiet and then he got his moment where if you've not seen it, you have to go and see it. It's probably the greatest pass of all time. You did I mean Odegaard's Ben: really? Charlie: yeah, Odegaard did an amazing assist for Eze, which was Ben: Mmm. Charlie: just as quality from his inside his own half. It was so good. But the Harry Kane one is nuts. Like the defender can't get anywhere near it. Ben: Yeah. Charlie: And I found so Davies just side foots it into the side. It was it was great. It was really, really Ben: Yeah. Charlie: good. and then penalty, they had a shot which Timber's like diving to his block with his legs and his arms are up, and they've given it like he couldn't do anything about it, but it's a penalty nonetheless, and then Kane just very calmly puts it away, top corner. Like you just don't stop it, even if Raya goes the right way, you just don't stop it. And then Yeah, Arsenal just kept going. I mean, Declan Rice, Declan Rice was an absolute unit, an engine. You need to just see his stats. I mean, it was unbelievable. Complete midfield performance. and yeah, there was some great play with Martin Odegaard, I think it was, who then played a ball into Jocharez, who just put the ball around the corner for Declan Rice and Ben: Mm. Charlie: to smash home. So two to two, I think is a fair result. Yeah, mate. Ben: You take that all day in Japan from the Charlie: A hundred percent, a hundred percent. If you offer me that before the game kicks off, but Ben: from yeah, yeah Charlie: it was good, you know. We put on a test and Bayern gave us a test. and you know, it's just nice to see that we've got a couple more gears to go up. Like it Kai Havertz went missing. Saka's obviously injured, Solace is out. It'll be interesting to see like how that impacts us on the weekend and what people Ben: Mmm. Charlie: do with their their FBO assets. But mate, it was quality I recommend after this, and anyone that's listening. Get on the YouTube, have a little look. It was amazing. Ben: check it out. But that brings us on nicely to the theme of this week's episode, which is the midfield merry-go-round. As in, let's look at replacements for the following. Obviously, Sacka's injured. I think it's at least a couple of months, isn't it? Charlie: Depends what he's done. I mean, yeah, it's not great. It's not great. does that mean that Ben: He was pretty low-owned. He's pretty low-owned anyway, and he's not like He's not a couple seasons ago. Charlie: 'Cause it's so expensive. Ben: Yeah a couple season ago. He was like the main man wasn't he for Arsenal, but now I feel like moved on They don't rely on him as much Charlie: Yeah, but if you look at like Arsenal in the Premier League, yeah, if you look at him in the Premier League, we're just not putting goals away when you compare that to like City and Ben: Mm. Charlie: Brighton. Like everyone's scoring around us. We're at the top, but we've got such a low goal difference at the moment. You know, Yokres hasn't opened his account yet. Havertz only got a couple, it's a really spread out amount of of goals across the team. Gabriel's yet to score from O set piece, you know, that was our our go to. But I think Saka's Ben: Yeah, you're grinding out the 1-0 wins these days. Charlie: Yeah, yeah. Saka's too expensive at I think he's like nine plus to be being in midfield. Like Odegaard now will probably be on penalties. He was doing in Ben: Mm-hmm. Charlie: swinging corners in the buying game. So I think he'll be on Ben: Mmm. Charlie: corner duty from that side. Ben: gonna keep him. Yeah. Charlie: yeah, I think he's a he's definitely a holder. Definitely keep hold of that guy. But apart from that, I mean, you could then look at Madawake, Eze on the left. Two goals Ben: Hmm. Charlie: in two games and even Max Dalman, but I think he's actually picked up a knock as well. I think I read. But yeah, who knows? Who knows? Odie is to stay. That's the key. Ben: Yeah. Yeah, so we've got Saka out, Antonio Semeno, Antonio Semeno, struggle with that name. He's out for a couple of months and then Bruno Fernandez and Manchester United are horribly out of form after getting smashed by Como 4-1 and then Bruno Fernandez and Michael Carrack seeming to seemingly having an argument through the press and not keeping it Charlie: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Ben: in house, which is hilarious to watch unless you're Manchester United fan. So let's take a look at some potential midfield replacements. for Fernandez, Semenyo and Saka. This comes at good time for you Charlie because you messaged me earlier in the week saying that you were sick of tripling up on teams. I think you've got three Chelsea players at the moment haven't you? Charlie: Yeah, yeah, yeah. I've got Palmer, Rogers, and Yao Pedro and I got six points from the three of them. I just thought Ben: Yeah. Charlie: that I just thought Chelsea would be better than that. They are playing Spurs Ben: Yeah. Charlie: at home. I do think they'll turn up, so I might hold Ben: Yeah. Charlie: it for one more week. Ben: Mm-hmm. Charlie: I think I've got to make my transfers elsewhere on the pitch. But Ben: Mm-hmm. Charlie: I think what I'm gonna do next wildcard. I'm gonna I'm very tempted to have a different player from a different club in every position and just really Ben: Yeah. Charlie: mix it up. I feel like that way I'm not relying on one team like you know, having three Chelsea players to win one nil. I mean, what did they win the other Ben: Yeah. Charlie: day? Two nil and Neto got both. And the three players Ben: Yeah. Charlie: I had were not involved in anything. I mean, what's all that about? Exactly. And it's a lot of money, it's a lot of money. Ben: did nothing. Yeah, exactly. So let's take a look at some options for you to consider before your wild card. Some of these you'll know you'll be familiar with and other others you'll never have heard of before. So let's let CJ's little script here educate us. First up is Marcus Tavernier from Bournemouth. 6.2 million pounds. He's only 10 % owned but he is the third highest scoring midfielder this season. with 42 points already. He scored four goals this season from 16 shots, 10 on target, shot conversion of 25%. Looks to be on penalties now. I know Bournemouth are in Europe. In fact, I think they've just beaten AC Milan 2-0. I don't know if that's the final score, but that is a mad result that Bournemouth have beaten AC Milan. But anyway. Charlie: Seems plain. Ben: With them in Europe, his minutes might be taking a slight hit in the prem, and he hasn't played a full 90 since game week 2. Bournemouth do have a great run of fixtures though, from game week 9 all the way to game week 30. Sorry, CJ's... Charlie: Yeah, that's not a typo, mate. Ben: CJ's saying they've got 21 favourable fixtures in a row. That can't be right. Charlie: Do have a little look. I think there's like a big tricky one with like Arsenal in there, but they've got Ben: Yeah. Charlie: all their big teams out of the way. Yeah, they've got they've got good running, but they've got a good team, right? I know, Ben: It's basically the whole season. Yeah, I mean... Charlie: so you've got to th and there's me saying I'm not gonna triple up, I'm now gonna triple up on Bournemouth. and they've only got Kruppy to come back, right? so yeah, we'll see. Ben: Yes, yeah, yeah, that's true. I'd forgotten about Krupi, but yeah, Tavany is a good one. He's playing Leeds at home in Gameweek 9, followed by Ipswich away in Gameweek 10. Excellent value pick for 6.2 million, 10 % owned and easy transition from someone like Fernandez, Semenyo Saka, because they're all more expensive than him. He's one to think about. Then you've got Manzambi, who I'm never going to pick out of principle because he rejected Newcastle in favor of Aston Villa. He is six mil only 2.8 % owned. So really, really low 29 points in the last three games, two goals, two assists. Excellent differential and looks to be an incredible footballer. Gosh, CJ is absolutely waxing lyrical already at the heart of everything that Villa do apparently great differential, although they have City this game week and have an excellent fixture run from game week nine to game week 15. They're playing the likes of Fullon, Everton, Sunderland. palace at home in that run. here Manzambi along with Esac are two players I'm just not going to pick this season because of my Newcastle allegiances. Are you interested in Manzambi Charlie? Charlie: The problem with players like this is that you pick them and then they have a quiet week and you're like, why do I do that? but Ben: Yeah. Charlie: mate, I'm very much like the I was exactly the same with Spurs. I wouldn't pick anyone and then I had to Ben: Yeah. Yeah. Charlie: get on the Son bandwagon. I've got Kinkskey because he's not wearing the white kit. but Ben: Yeah. Yeah. Charlie: yeah, there's no one else in that I mean I I did I did flirt around with the idea of Tonali at the beginning of the season Ben: Mm-hmm. Charlie: based on what he did it for the tune. But he's just the biggest snake as the rest of these spuds so Ben: Yeah. Charlie: yeah. Not am I gonna have manzambi? No. I think my money can be Ben: No. Charlie: spent elsewhere. Ben: Me neither. So you can keep your little differential there CJ. I know you fucking love a punt like that and he's in your team. Charlie: Yeah. Ben: So you're already talking about what an amazing player he is. Next up, someone I've got and I don't, I'm not particularly impressed because I brought him in and he immediately got injured, but Morgan Gibbs-White, 7.9 mil, 11 % owned, which is quite low for Gibbs-White I think. One goal and two assists this season, 12 shots in his sixth prime appearances this year. He's on penalties, took the pen against Liverpool in game week two, has been injured but is due back for game week eight against Ipswich at home, so could be the worth the gamble to get him in. am, yeah, it hasn't worked out for me. I brought him in on the game week four or whatever it was, wild card and he did basically nothing and then got injured. However, I am thinking about captaining him this weekend because I know Andy Jackson Charlie: Yeah. Ben: is playing a wild card. So Charlie, Morgan Gibson White, are you? Are you tempted or no? Charlie: I am tempted. I am tempted because of that double up in midfield I have with Chelsea Assets. If I'm gonna drop Ben: Hmm. Charlie: one, I feel like he's a nice sideways move and like he's obviously Ben: Yeah. Charlie: cheaper as well. I think a captain shout's good. I watched the Arsenal Forest game and Forrest looked so good and that was without him. but apparently Ben: He didn't play, did he? Yeah. Charlie: No, but apparently he trained on the Friday. so Ben: Hmm Charlie: I think he's gonna be ready to go. And like his season, as he as as CJ said, like he hasn't really kicked off his season yet. So I do feel like he's gonna explode. Yeah. I'm I'm interested in that one. Ben: You're tempted. Okay. Next up, Cherokee is another one that I've got. Well, actually I just brought him in and he was rested against Ipswich. So that was brilliant. 8 million, 37.9 % Charlie: Yeah, yeah, I do exactly the same. Ben: owned, second highest scoring midfielder this season behind Pascal Gross with 44 points, four goals to assist through seven game weeks, but has only played 392 minutes out of possible 630 this season. after being rested and left out for Game Week 7, as I've just said, shows that when he is on the pitch, he is at the center of City's attacking quality, coming off an excellent performance in midweek in the Champions League against Athens. I don't know if you saw that goal, but it comes to him. He sort of like does a dummy, completely sells the defender and then slots it in. He's quality player. CJ says he reckons here that he's going to start against Villa in Game Week 8. City do not have a great record against Villa and I think Harland is, Villa are one of the few teams that Harland hasn't scored an absolute boat full against. a couple things to consider there. A, are you backing City against Villa? And B, do you have Cherokee? Are you going to try and get him in? What are your thoughts with him? Charlie: Yeah, got Cherky. I did exactly the same move as you. When Ben: You Charlie: when I saw that Haaland was possibly yellow flagged, it was like, okay, Ben: Yeah. Charlie: who's gonna play in this position? Semenyo or Cherky? And I was like, who shall I go for? Pick Cherky. anyway, Semenyo obviously got that big injury. So Cherky's gonna play. He's a hundred percent gonna Ben: Yeah. Yeah. Charlie: make more minutes. He's a fantastic footballer. I absolutely love him. Like I I would Ben: Yeah. Charlie: love him to come and join Arsenal when they go down to League One. Ben: Yeah. Charlie: But I just I just think that he's he's he's one of those ones again, Rogers and Palmer that you could easily do the switch for. He's Ben: Yeah. Charlie: gonna be great. He's gonna be great. You're talking about his this great these stats against Villa. I think if you think of Villa of Old, when you've got Rogers, Conza in there, Tielemans, yeah, you haven't got that now. You've got and you haven't even got Martinez. You've got a really weak Ben: Hmm. Charlie: villa side in there. so I would he'd be great backing. Yeah. I mean, look at that low percentage, thirty seven point nine percent owned. I'd be really interested to know like how many of our boys have all got that. Who've got him? Ben: Speaking of Konzer, do you think he's a minutes risk now? Because isn't Sleba back in training and he's going to start playing again? Or do think Konzer's nailed for a while? Charlie: He won't be playing. They're gonna take their time. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Cons is still safe. I think the one to worry about really after the Bayern game is probably Calafiore. Like he's good for attacking. Ben: really? Charlie: Yeah, mate. They they peppered us down that that's that left hand side, our left. And Ben: Yeah. Charlie: yeah, they just they had a field day against him. So I'll be careful with that one. I wouldn't be surprised Ben: Listen, Charlie: to see Heng Capier start coming back. Ben: Okay, I thought he was injured so colourfury was nailed but Charlie: Yeah, Zuber Mendi nearly made an appearance. I mean we're we're slowly getting there. We're slowly Ben: Yeah. Charlie: getting there. Ben: Okay, that's interesting about Calafiore because he's been basically my only shining light this season. Moving on, let's look at Brian Imbuemo, 7.8%, 20 % owned. And although Manchester United have had their worst start in 40 years, Imbuemo has been a shining light fantasy-wise. He's the fourth highest scoring midfielder with 41 points and already has four goals and one assist this season in a struggling Manchester team. Difficult fixture run in the next five with both Chelsea and Liverpool. away. Keep him if you have him but wouldn't be rushing to get him in. I think I had him on a wild card doubled up on Man United with Fernandez and Mbuemo in midfield then realized how terrible they were so got rid of Mbuemo. Probably should have kept Mbuemo and got rid of Fernandez. Do you have either? I don't think you do do you? Charlie: No, I again I think in that midfield it would be lovely to have Gibbs White and Embuemo together. I think Embuemo Ben: Yeah. Charlie: because isn't Susco injured. So they've been playing Cunho up front. Yeah. So Ben: Yeah, for like three months now actually. Yeah. Charlie: they've been playing Cunho up front and then Embuemo in behind and he's he is a phenomenal player. Ben: Mm-hmm. Charlie: like I was watching the the Como game, which was absolutely hilarious. And he was everywhere. Like he was doing a lot of the defending, like he he's Ben: Yeah. Charlie: He was doing a lot. it'd be interesting to see what the hell happens with Man United. The only risk is obviously they're getting to that point now. If they're all having a bit of a handbags moment, are they gonna be Ben: Mmm. Charlie: like, we're not gonna play to our full potential 'cause we actually want Garrick out and Yeah, it'll be Ben: Yeah, it's that whole cycle of like, ex-player, new manager bouts, then they're actually like, actually, this guy isn't that great. Actually get a down tools, Charlie: Yeah, exactly. So I don't know. Ben: new manager comes in, they're like, he's great. And then the cycle repeats. Yeah. Yeah. I wonder if, I wonder at what point. Charlie: Yeah, they all take six mil, say thanks very much. All these managers. So yeah, I think yeah. I mean he's twenty percent owned. Did d I think you said to me off air, like his he's dropping, his ownership's dropping. So interesting to see. Ben: Yeah. And then we've got Bakai Osaka. I mean, like it says here injured midweek. So he is a bit of a conundrum this season. His underlying data is very good, but this is not transferring to fantasy points. He's only got three goals this season and is currently underperforming his XG by 0.62. He's had 17 shots, 10 of those on target. So it just looks like a matter of time before he begins to score more goals. However, if he's injured for a long while, and blanking in his last four or five games. Only one double-digit haul this season. What are your general thoughts on Arsenal's chances of retaining the title if Saka ends up being injured until Charlie: They need to. Ben: the new year? Is he that essential to the way you play now? Charlie: I think w we're very fortunate to be in the position we're in. We've got a lot of superstars across across the pitch, Ben: Mm-hmm. Charlie: but we still don't have the world class striker that the defenders are fearing. Like if you watch any of the Arsenal highlights or games when Saka was getting the ball, he's getting doubled up on all the time. We know what Ben: Hmm. Charlie: he wants to do. he likes to go down the right and cut in. He works really well with Timber and Ben White and Odie. You know, the only real success we've really had is when Madowake's gone and played on the right and he's been a little bit more direct and taken his man on. Saka is a phenomenal football player and I will never take that away from him. I love the guy. Like I he loves the club. He's got a tough gig. There was some I almost text you a screenshot of it as soon as came out. It was like he cheats and dives and I was like Ben, what is your ex manager on about? so Yeah, I mean, he's got it it's it's tough for him. I think it's frustrating not to have like a world class striker up front to feed. I'm nervous for Arsenal at the moment, as in just not ticking yet as well as we were, and we're now f you know, eight, seven, eight games in and we're not we're not up to full speed where then you look at like City and they're just I think they've got points proof given everything Ben: Mmm... Full steam ahead. Charlie: that's going on in the background, but they're just fluid. They're just really fluid Ben: Yeah. Charlie: at the moment. I just wanna have a similar one. We're just working hard Ben: Yeah. Charlie: as a team and I'm up for that. You've got to win those games, like you said, the one nils. But Ben: Yeah. Charlie: I would like to roll over a team in the next week or so, really convincingly. Ben: Yeah. Who have I still got next? Who have you got the weekend? Is it not, not in for it? No, it's already been not in for us, isn't it? Charlie: Don't know actually. Is it Everton? No, just done not nothing for us. Who can s who can look it up the quickest? Ben: I should know this seeing as I've got three Arsenal players in my team. That shows you how little preparation I've done this weekend. Charlie: it's it's not yeah, Everton, I was right. At home. Ben: Everton away. at home. Cool. It should be another clean sheet then. Right. Let's talk about Charlie: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. actually, hang on, going back to the Gibbs White thing, I meant to say this earlier. For those that are listening, he plays away on Friday. So you would have played your captain if you Ben: Hmm Charlie: captained Gibbs White, because you were thinking about it on Friday. So it almost gives I know you can't do anything about what the points and stuff are, but it's sort of the mind game's all Yeah. Ben: Could give you a head start. Yeah. Well, yeah. Andy Jackson messaged me earlier this week, said, what are planning to do? And I said pretty much nothing because I've been tinkering too much and I only have one free transfer. I just need to set and forget a little bit. And then he came back and said, he's going to play a wild card. So Andy, if you're listening, I Charlie: Insert your head. Ben: might take a rogue shout and captain Gibbs white, just to give you a little heads up there. but let's look at some. Hmm. yeah. Charlie: Mate, I bumped into I bumped into Ben Travis. He was so angry about FBL. Me and him were just stood there in the playground, picking our Ben: You Charlie: kids up moaning about FBL. It was so funny. So I'm done until January, I'm done. I'm done. Anyway. He says when you were talking about talking about Jackson, yeah. that's funny. Differentials, yeah. Ben: and forget. yeah. Okay, differentials. Let's look at some people that owned under 6%, so I guess the first lot were not that differential, more of a replacement. So this one's a surprising one actually. Illuminindai is 5.8 million and he's only 5.5 % owned, however he has featured in every single game for City this season playing 90 minutes. Charlie: Which is the last. Ben: in three and 86 in another. So he looks to be a good replacement for Semenya on the wing for City plus he already has three assist this season. And I didn't, he's sort of gone under the radar for me. I didn't think he'd play as much as he has after moving to Everton. I thought he'd be more of a squad player, but I guess with the injuries, he actually could be a decent pick. The only thing is he's not really adding goals to his game yet. What do you think of Indi? Charlie: No, I mean I didn't even realise he was actually playing as often as he is. That's the one stat Ben: Yeah. Charlie: that's really stood out. He's he's not making a name for himself there. Ben: Hmm. Charlie: at the moment. But we ca you can't expect all these guys to turn up each week and and produce. But at five point eight million with the injuries they've got Ben: Mmm, cheap. Charlie: at five percent owned, it was great. I mean, the next one you're gonna get onto, he had a great game last week. Ben: Did he? Because I don't think he scored. We're talking about Josh King, 5.6 mil, Charlie: Mm. Ben: 4.7 owned. He has had an excellent start to the season under Arbaloa, who seems to trust him as the main man for Fulham. Two goals this season, very unlucky not to haul against Hull. Three Charlie: Yeah. Ben: shots and missed one big chance. Still an excellent differential on Fulham, have the third promoted team in three weeks with Coventry coming up. So you sound tempted by him. Charlie: I was tempted by a lot of the Fulham guys. That was going to be another triple up of mine. It was going to be basically Chelsea, Ben: Hmm. Charlie: Arsenal, and Fulham. I think at one point I probably would have had everyone from London except Haaland, but Fulham just had Ben: Yeah. Charlie: some great fixtures. And I've got Gonzalo up top, mate. If he doesn't produce this week, he is gone, never to come back. I think Greg's app Ben: for King. Charlie: is going to be my worst transfer. It's going to be me at the top with Gonzalo. but Josh King I was looking at as well. Ben: I was gonna say I would not triple up on Fulham. I would not triple up on Fulham. I think even Refarro would tell you not to triple up on Fulham. Yeah. Yeah. Charlie: No, no, not now, mate. This was like a couple of weeks ago. I was thinking about it. I was thinking about it. Only thinking. Only that was it. But yeah, Josh King, Ben: Next up, Charlie: I think he's a great reward. Ben: yeah, yeah, I've, you know, I've looked at him, but I've never had him, I don't think. Next up is Bradley Barco, Barcolla, 8 mil, 3.2 % owned, very slow start to his liveable career. However, he looks to be finding a bit of form after a hat trick against Lask in the Champions League. Excellent performance as well in game week seven against Brentford. Although he came out with assist he should have had come out with a lot more missing a guilt edge chance from a one on one and not converting four shots on goal. So would be a gamble but could pay off if you're already chasing your rank. Barcola a bit too expensive for me I think. What about you Charlie? Charlie: Eight mil, yeah. I if you're not taking your Gibbs White and you're not taking him Buomo, it could be a shout. I mean, to be three percent owned as a differential is massive. I mean, you think about the caliber of Ben: Yeah. Charlie: player. I was listening to Talk Sport the other day about him actually, and they were all saying like he's really fussy with the way he finishes. Just take Ben: Hmm. Charlie: your like you're absolutely gonna gun everyone for pace. He's the fastest player. He's got to be the fastest player in the Prem. But his finishing, he's not quite switched on to that top gear yet. But he's not spoken about as much as he is here, Ben: Hmm. Charlie: than he is over in France. And there was a really interesting comment from him in an interview, mate. He's only been here like a couple of weeks, right? And he was like, the French league is is completely different to the Premier League and basically played the Prem down. I was like, hold on a second, mate. You can't you haven't got the right to say any of that yet. You haven't done anything. You wait till you put your big boy pants on and then Ben: Yeah. Charlie: you know, let your talking happen on the pitch and then you can say what you like. So again, phenomenal footballer. His hat tricks is against Lask, don't even know who they are. but Ben: No, I wouldn't read too much into that. Charlie: yeah, I think eight mil for someone who's yet to hit the ground running. But Liverpool themselves have been a bit flaky, haven't they? Ben: They're starting to click aren't they? there's, yeah I think they're starting slower than they would have liked under Iriola. Charlie: I think they'll miss Slobosly, won't they? I think they'll really miss him. Ben: Is he out for a while again? Because know he made a comeback from injury but then it didn't last very long so I don't know how long he's injured for again. Charlie: Yeah, he got injured again. Yeah. I mean it's a big red flag. He was he was the reason I got jerky and I was like, I've got to get rid of someone. My bench is pony. Ben: I would be interested to see how Liverpool do over the next couple weeks. I think they're starting to click and attack, which is like the main thing after they've been pretty defensively solid. So yeah, one to watch, I think, but I'm not going to make a move on him just yet. Okay. Last couple, we've got Jeremy Doku 7.5 mil only 2.5 % owned presumably because of his early season injury problems but he is back with a bang the last two weeks after a early season injury made a mess the first four games of the season there you go so a goal and two assists in game week six and seven and looks to be a like for like replacement for Semenyo on the wing. So if you had to pick Doku or Ndai from City Charlie: I mean I would pick Doku. Yeah, I would pick Doku, I think. I don't know what Mureska's game is really in terms of like rotation, but Jeremy Doku is just he's a great footballer, isn't he? He's so aggressive, he's so quick and strong. I don't know, who would you pick out of the two? Who would you take at Newcastle Ben: Probably... Charlie: right now? Ben: who would take it? Newcastle right now? Probably both of them. And Dye is cheaper, 5.8. I'd probably go for him. Charlie: You can't have, but you got Harvey Barnes on the other side. Ben: Harvey Barnes hasn't done anything in weeks, and we Charlie: Yeah. Ben: have a non-existent midfield. But, they're less said about Newcastle the Bear at the moment. Let's see how we get on against Palace. And Dye for me... Charlie: Should we just see this last person? I don't even know who it is. Ben: Say again, this last person. Jack Charlie: Should we just the lowest person? Ben: Roudonny, 4.9 mil Coventry, 0.3 % owned. Butler loves him because if he gets five PL goals this season, Wimbledon get a little cash injection. So he looks like a great budget enabler for a wild card or if you had more than one transfer to bring him in and free up some cash, two goals in his last two games and also looks to be on pens. Coventry have a good fixture run in the next four weeks with three home games. They have Fulham. Sunderland, Everton and Palace with only Everton being away. The rest of those fixtures are at home. So personally I think Coventry are absolute shite. I will not be going near a Dodie like even when they beat Newcastle 4-1 I was like this is a piss poor team it's only because we're so bad that they look so good. So I'm staying away from anything Coventry related. I don't even rate Lampard as a manager really. What about you? You've never even heard of him. So I guess you would know as well. Charlie: Nah. Don't even know who the guy is. He's the sort of person that sits third spot on my bench at four point nine. Yeah, I'm literally looking at him going, Ben: Yeah, for all season. Charlie: Who's got the most points? and it's under four point five mil? Ben: Yeah. Charlie: you're sitting there and you're never coming on. Like waste of that was like waste of two and a half minutes there, Siege. Ben: you Charlie: But I guess like you need someone like that if you're gonna build a team that's got Bruno, Issac, Haaland, Gabrielle, Raya. If you're gonna go for the the premiums, you've got to have these oddballs in there and he's definitely one. Ben: He's under five mil and he'll play nightly each week. well, Charlie: Yeah. Ben: I think, I don't really know. Talking about my ass, potential option there, not one that I'm going to consider probably because I'm still angry at him for scoring against Newcastle a couple of weeks. But there you have it. That was our midfield merry-go-round. Some nice options for you there. Charlie, thank you very much for joining and saving me from talking to myself for 20 minutes. Charlie: Mm-hmm. Ben: Who have you got this weekend? Who are you playing in your head? Charlie: I think I'm now going I think I'm starting with the the Belgian contingent for a while. Ben: oooo Charlie: I think my next so I don't know who these I mean, they're clearly better beer drinkers than us because they gave us a lot of grief in the chat because people were picking Ben: They did. They did. Charlie: Madri and Cruz Campo and because we didn't pick Stella. I don't know what it's like over in Belgium, but Stella over here only leads to black eyes for the wives. So we don't Ben: Ha ha ha! Charlie: through the Stella anymore. Ben: I've got you on record saying that now. yeah, good luck with that. Charlie: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Poor Jesse. but yeah, no, they th I'm gonna see what they do. I mean, I've been looking forward to playing against them all season. so yeah, someone different. And then I think I've got in a couple of weeks I've got Jennings. So but I've dropped mate, I was near Ben: okay. Charlie: the top of the summit. I think I've had like two or three losses on the bounce now. I'm not I'm not doing very well. My picks have been crap. So freaking Chelsea, mate. Ben: Yeah, so have mine. I'm about to start sliding down the table as well, I'm sure. Charlie: Do you think do you think you boys are gonna go div three? Is that gonna be something that potentially happens? 'Cause if you do, I don't wanna be anywhere near that. Ben: If we do, we'll make a mid-season announcement and really send the relegation candidate or lower mid-table teams into a panic. So yeah, we'll spring it on you at the worst possible time, I think. Charlie: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Great. Just what we want. but who have you got? You got Jackson, haven't you? Yeah. Mate. He's playing some great FBO. He's doing very well. Ben: Yeah, I Andy Jackson. He told me he was playing a wild card. I know. I've already written it off as a loss. yeah, we'll see what happens. But maybe my Morgan Gibbs white Captain Pick will go nuts, but somehow I doubt it. Charlie: Yeah, with it with Mizambi and Turkey and you'll play Saka as well, won't you? And Alan Slobosar midfield. Yeah. Ben: Well I'm keen to see Jackson's wild card, see what he comes up with. yeah, the Calafiori and the Dekuipa are my only real bright spots this season. Everyone else has been shocking for me. But yeah, there you go. Right, you do the honours for us mate, and then hopefully we'll have some luck against the Belgians over the next couple of weeks. Charlie: Yeah, I like that though. I think it's the Belgians I'm playing. It'd be really awkward if I'm not playing a Belgium. But Ben: Mm. Charlie: May the Fantasy Gods be with us both as we take on the Ben: Yes. Charlie: Internationals and Andy Jackson. Ben: I need it. need it. Cheers, mate. Bye bye. Charlie: Alright man, take care. Bye bye bye.