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Yeah I could literally field 54's 11 apart from GK I am v tempted by Richarlison in for Maddison as saves 0.5m and he'll be playing striker but I've been on Maddison all summer so will stick with instincts and probably rage switch for GW2.

He's on loan aye, he is listed as a Forest player on mine so maybe check again

Yeah the documentary basically seems to start around January, the first half of the season is sort of skirted over after a bit about the first partial season under the new owners. So far it doesn't appear to be an ultra-detailed deep dive into our season but more them picking out some key moments to focus on for their narrative. To be expected really, given it's only 4 episodes and needs to appeal to a broad audience rather than just massive Newcastle fans who would obviously love to see absolutely everything.

I've got him as my bench forward, I think he'll be rotated at first and play his way in. Decent tip I've just picked up on on Twitter - that Turner who went on loan to Forest from Arsenal is likely to start for them in goal. Is only 4m so a cracking option for your bench keeper and apparently rotates quite well with the likes of Pickford, Onana, Steele, Johnstone if you wanted to take them out for their tougher games.

I've seen Chelsea make that signing 100 times before.

That Tyler Adams will hardly play for Chelsea. Wish something could be done about clubs piling up players just to recycle for FPP purposes. Another way it's rigged for the rich clubs to keep getting richer.

I'm sticking with my team, pretty much. I've gone very strong in midfield other than no Salah and decent in defence and midfield. I had Kane practically all season last time but want to try this where I'm happy with pretty much every position and tweak if and when needed. Hopefully a few cheap gems emerge that allow spreading funds a bit.

Yeah DMs are bad FPL assets generally, if you want someone for your bench who will start every game and pick up 2-3 points then there are a few options at 4.5-5m.

Has me considering ditching Maddison tbh, could be bad vibes at Spurs the first few weeks plus he's not got a top striker to assist now.

Boooooooooo

Kane is understandable as well because he's dead expensive. Everyone has Haaland and the best midfield options are generally £7m+. No Pereira this year at £4.5m to give you funds for elsewhere. Same with Salah and Trent, they are too expensive imo. I've chosen Odegaard alongside Saka but I understand why he's least favoured of Saka/Martinelli/him. He's 0.5m more than Martinelli and the same price as Saka who is on pens. Also we don't know the effect of the Havertz signing on Odegaard positionally yet. Groß is a good shout but honestly it has been a toss-up between Brighton midfielders for quite a while now and more people have gone with Mitoma. I've done this because I think he's more explosive with a higher upside but we'll see. Maddison plays for Spurs, might take time to settle and there have been doubts Kane would stay. I've selected him but know it's a bit punty. I think selecting the most risk-averse 15 on day 1 is probably the best strategy because it hopefully limits your need to make wholesale changes with transfers and wildcards in the early stages. It is a bit boring but hopefully it will open up a bit. I do have a problem with people blindly following YouTubers or whatever throughout the season but think being fairly close to the template on day 1 is actually a good bet.

I disagree tbh, I think player by player they're template for a reason. Generally the best bang for your buck for the best teams where you want coverage, with kind early fixtures.

TAA was in my draft for ages but swapping him for Shaw gives me £2.5m to make the midfield really strong which was too tempting. I'm mainly not that happy with Watkins as my second striker but he seems the best bet at that price tbh. Joao Pedro and Colwill are vague punts as well because we might see their minutes challenged, we'll see.

This is my side for now, might tweak slightly but not by a great deal. Edit - should say it's very "template" sort of by design as I'll see how the popular choices perform then make more differential moves later.

Think it looks decent, personally I'm avoiding NUFC players til 5 or 6 games in and Bruno wouldn't get near my side regardless unless we start seeing him playing further forward. I've also avoided Liverpool altogether for now as there is too much rotation risk for players who might return other than Trent and Salah who are too expensive for me. It's personal taste I suppose but to me your bench looks too strong, if you were to put a one or two cheap likely starters in instead then that would free up some cash to spend elsewhere.

I mean you yourself said it was a "dire choice" and there are multiple other posts laying into it. But a debate about how strongly people objected to the Shearer narration is going to be very dull for all concerned, so I think I'll just leave yous to it Still love you Yorie bbz x

There's pages of objections to it "going mental" perhaps a pure choice of words sorry, but I'm very surprised people feel so strongly. He's not the ideal choice as he's not the best orator generally, but can't see it taking much shine off the doc and as I say the connection with the club is a nice touch imo.

Jesus lads, watch an episode or 2 before going mental at Shearer being the narrator, eh I doubt it'll make a great deal of difference and it's nice to have a club legend doing it. Personally though I'd have gone for Dave off Royle Family / Gogglebox.

Pundits are so fucking basic in their thinking generally though, man. Most of them do what Paul Merson does but he also says it out loud. Where did they finish last year? How much have they spent? How many signings have they made? Have I heard of them? If not are they hyped up by others? Yeah Jeff, oi think dey'll finish 8th. They're lazy as fuck, man.

No wonder Reece James is made of glass.

Me. My brain is fuckin mush these days, man. Worra daft cunt.

Oh ffs I thought it was today!

What time's this available, 8pm is it? I've warned me granda about the swearing but he's gonna watch it anyway

Heard he's the loyalest parent supporter the world has ever had.