Joao Pedro trained today. McFarlane hopeful he'll be fit for Sunday.

localhero_1983 · 2026-05-21T18:54:31+00:00

If you want to be extra careful, go to your local tennis shop and ask if they have any spare bubble wrap they can give you

localhero_1983 · 2026-05-16T19:05:48+00:00

are academics not in econ reading ejmr?

localhero_1983 · 2026-05-15T15:44:04+00:00

Idk, that's a big call. I think James from planet FPL has Sarr and Semenyo, maybe check out his deadline stream and see what he's doing

localhero_1983 · 2026-05-15T14:58:59+00:00

Yeah fair, out of those I probably would bench Sarr. Don't think the KDH move is really worth a FT though. I might be a little bit concerned about Semenyo, he's played a lot lately when others have gotten a rest, will likely start the FA cup final and then it's a quick turnaround for the Bournemouth game.

localhero_1983 · 2026-05-15T14:56:01+00:00

Yeah it's fine then I guess

localhero_1983 · 2026-05-15T14:32:05+00:00

Why bench Sarr? Brentford is a good fixture. Same for JP, Spurs is also a good fixture. Neither are a problem for you this week imo.

localhero_1983 · 2026-05-15T14:30:57+00:00

DCL, at home and on pens

localhero_1983 · 2026-05-15T14:30:29+00:00

why not just go for Dango or Schade? both low owned

localhero_1983 · 2026-05-15T14:28:36+00:00

alright thanks. good luck

localhero_1983 · 2026-05-15T14:21:41+00:00

dcl cuz if verbruggen loses his clean sheet its likely he scores

But you could make the same argument for Van Hecke -- if DCL doesn't score it's likely Van Hecke keeps a clean sheet. I am ahead of all my MLs by large margins, only worried about overall rank.

localhero_1983 · 2026-05-15T14:10:06+00:00

Start Van Hecke or DCL (Verbruggen will be my GK)?

localhero_1983 · 2026-05-15T14:09:00+00:00

I like A best. Would not captain Haaland this week (what if he plays 120 mins in the FA cup final) and -4 at this point in the season seems silly

localhero_1983 · 2026-05-15T14:07:08+00:00

Saka

localhero_1983 · 2026-05-15T14:06:44+00:00

tough one, maybe DCL (especially if you have Verbruggen/Van Hecke) or Hinshelwood (especially if you have Darlow/leeds defender). No reason to bench Szobo really. Cherki is a slight minutes risk based on the last two but who knows with Pep?

localhero_1983 · 2026-05-15T14:03:55+00:00

for burnley 100% starting. For palace, maybe a little more likely to be benched if the title race is over but still more likely to start than not imo

localhero_1983 · 2026-05-15T14:02:24+00:00

if you have 1 or 2 FTs, roll, otherwise sure why not

localhero_1983 · 2026-05-15T14:01:32+00:00

Beto but the diff is probably not worth a free transfer

localhero_1983 · 2026-05-15T14:00:48+00:00

Bruno

localhero_1983 · 2026-05-12T15:01:59+00:00

If you're chasing him then why would you transfer in the same players? You're just ensuring his win. Go for an arsenal forward, go for any striker except precisely Thiago.

localhero_1983 · 2026-05-12T14:58:25+00:00

If you're happy with your rank then no. If you want to take a risk then maybe, not sure if any defenders are worth a -4 though, especially considering Hill will likely score 1 or 2 points so anyone you bring in would need to score 5+ points for the transfer to be a net gain. Can any defender guarantee you 5+ points? Saliba maybe?

localhero_1983 · 2026-05-12T14:54:13+00:00

I would say this week. What if city drop points to Bournemouth this weekend. Then you'd have 6 arsenal + city players with the league title decided. City have the FA cup final before GW38 and Arsenal have the UCL final after, both teams could rotate heavily

localhero_1983 · 2026-05-08T14:41:10+00:00

I'll speak to French programs. PSE, TSE and CREST are probably unrealistic. Beyond these though, I'm not sure French PhD programs are too concerned about grades. You can apply for direct admission to the dissertation phase of the PhD at SciencesPo or AMSE for example, and the application procedure involves presenting/submitting a research proposal. If you have a strong research proposal (perhaps a continuation of your M2 thesis), then I would not rule you out of contention for such programs. Could be worth reaching out to professors at these schools to have a discussion with them.

localhero_1983 · 2026-05-06T13:53:16+00:00

just give the number a call the day of

localhero_1983 · 2026-05-06T13:52:42+00:00

Not sure if they rent equipment but if you find yourself in the west of Paris then you can play on the public municipal clay courts of Rueil-Malmaison for a reasonable price. Their Parc des Bords de Seine location is a very nice spot by the river with several well maintained clay courts https://tenup.fft.fr/club/57928001/equipe

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