Who is the best FPL captain for Gameweek 9?

Dear friend please accept my belated apologies for the lateness of my reply 🙂

Alas, duty called and I return to find that not only are you are still struggling with your difficulty, but that you are now 4 contributions deep into a specific discussion between two fellow members, and yet have somehow not yet referenced the subject of the OP... Your mind seems preoccupied instead with something totally different...

Maybe it will come in your fifth contribution?

Unfortunately I think we know what the answer will be 😉

So reassuring that you fail to acknowledge that in this instance you are factually incorrect and you are sticking to your usual routine by now using diversion tactics in order to steer the discussion away from my comment . You then end your comment in your usual patronising manner .Your are commendably consistent in this .
In some ways your all consuming arrogance and inflexibility should be admired and applauded.

You are obviously always correct of course and we should all be grateful for your contributions and feel totally humble in your presence.
I am so fortunate to have conversed with someone whose personality traits are beyond compare.

Ah now this is a worrying development dear friend 🙁

Not only have you progressed 5 comments deep into a thread without referencing the actual topic (but rather seem much more intent on referencing an altogether different subject, one that seems to drive you to similar interjections on quite a regular basis 😉 )... But you also seem to be developing a pattern of similar behaviour

It was not but 24 hours ago that a spiritually similar interjection was offered, almost identical in spirit in fact 🙂

https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/21013077

Anyone would think you are on this forum to discuss matters altogether separate from the topics at hand, and instead carry quite an unhealthy... What's the word... Obsession? 🙂

Looking forward to your response dear friend, we may even finally get a comment aligned to the subject of the thread 😉

It’s not an obsession it’s an annoyance

Consistent yet again !
Thank you so much for your advice and wisdom. As usual my life has been suitably enriched after reading a piece of such genius.

How can you possibly have a different opinion to the ultimate human being ?

Why dear friend, I am flattered, but you should know by now you do not need to thank me 🙂

I consider it part of my civic duty as an FFS member to help those such as yourself who exhibit such obvious deficiencies in their understanding, albeit you have not yet started to repay the debt with the constructive, or even just logical, contributions of which we know you surely must be capable...

That may come in time however, and rest assured we shall not give up on you...

Maybe your 7th comment in a thread about Leicester will actually be about... Leicester?

Or will it perhaps be on an altogether different topic? The one that seems to be so prominent in influencing the direction of your contributions of late? 😉

I still sense some bitterness here @Ask Yourself - is it emanating from the recent KDB & (not just as recent 🙂 ) Pepe discussions?

How did those end up by the way 😉

Never owned Pepe and just transferred KDB back in to captain him this week. It was a very low risk move to sell and have no other problems in my team so

Oh but I really do need to thank you for reinforcing my opinion regarding key personality traits. You have assisted above and beyond a level which you will never fully appreciate.

The ultimate human being has sensed bitterness . You must in that case be bitter.

Dear friend rest assured, I do not consider the thanks necessary - as I have said - it is but my duty as a humble FFS member 😉

I do however note that we are still remiss on your opinion on the subject of the thread? Or perhaps your thoughts have been more preoccupied with another topic?

So preoccupied in fact, that you are driven to deliver 8 (!) contributions without yet referencing the opening subject?

You keep us in suspense, dear friend, perhaps we will have our resolution with post #9 😉

As a (very vocal) seller - which way is KDB punishing you? Sounds like you're definitely getting him back so you won't miss the haul if it happens - so must be either use of a precious FT that could otherwise be rolled forward, or put to better use than buying back an outstanding FPL player you owned last week, at a higher price into the bargain? Or via a 4 point hit?

I still chuckle at the response to my pre-season advice to avoid Pepe to swerve any potential early adaption period 😉

I like this man.......or woman ?

I am very much following the example set by yourself by not answering direct questions. As we have established that your wisdom is beyond question this precedent simply cannot be ignored.

Ah dear friend, we already know that you hold this fixation, your restatement of same is not required 🙂

On your path towards growth, the first step will always be the most difficult, and we do look forward with bated breath to post #10 to see if you can wrest back control of your attention and focus it on the original subject of the thread with which you so kindly choose to grace us... The suspense continues 😉

How can I possibly go against a precedent set by yourself and adhered to through thick and thin ?
Just to reassure you this initial step is very easy to replicate.

And what is the old saying dear friend? 🙂

Imitation is the sincerest form of...?

😉

You will kindly have to excuse me but maybe I am being a little ignorant and therefore I require some absolute clarification. Is it the case that I should respond with answers to each and every one of your questions whilst simultaneously you don't have to answer any of mine ?
Sincere apologies if this is the case but this kind of exchange is very different to the ones I have been familiar with in my 56 years on this planet.
At last I have met the expert in these matters. I feel so very fortunate.

Can I humbly suggest that this is replication as opposed to imitation ?

I certainly wouldn't want to cause you the embarrassment of feeling flattered. Far from it.

Of course dear friend, I have no issues with your desire to imitate (or replicate, or copy, or learn from, or whichever synonym we wish to choose 🙂 ) It is in this way that you learn after all 🙂

Alas I can see your confusion continues unabated however, in that you have not yet delivered your contribution to the discussion commenced in the opening topic of the thread, choosing instead to focus your attention on another topic, one which seems to so forcefully and so regularly hijack your thoughts of late 😉

Rest assured though we will continue to await patiently the surely imminent delivery of the constructive contribution your recent learnings will no doubt have enabled 😉

I really like this man.......( again )

Why thank you good sir, you are far too kind 🙂

Thank you so much once again for providing complete clarification on my question above by not answering it . Good to know exactly where we all stand now to avoid confusion with future discussions . Maybe I should try your approach in the pub tonight with my friends ( after all their opinions can have no value at all can they and their questions should certainly not be answered)
What do you think ?

Well firstly I think you are far too kind dear friend - once again you insist upon bestowing thanks where it is not required - rest assured your gratitude is appreciated... however I am but a humble FFS member and do not require reward for performing what we would all consider a service to the site in helping aid your learning process 😉

Secondly, I must restate my prior concern that your deepening confusion is most worrying - you seem to have missed the response I posted to your question 🙁

But fear not! 🙂

For being the civically minded community member that I am, I will take no trouble in pointing you in the direction of enlightenment and shall re-share my answer 🙂

I have no issues with your desire to imitate (or replicate, or copy, or learn from, or whichever synonym we wish to choose 🙂 ) It is in this way that you learn after all 🙂

Excellent . I now know that the way forward is not to listen attentively and respond when prompted but to ignore and know that my opinion is always the only one worth listening to. I can't wait to practice on my friends. I am sure that their reaction will be unquantifiable. I can then report that I learnt my new skills from a personality trait expert on the Internet. Oh the joy ahead .

Dear friend, whilst your newfound positivity of outlook is certainly a step in the right direction, and an improvement from the high negative emotion that trended to overwhelm you in similar encounters in times gone by... I do fear that you are still delinquent on the original subject of the thread 🙁

Whilst you may find this confusion and disorientation distressing, rest assured we shall do our best to help you through it, as all good community members should do 🙂

And in your own good time, we shall receive this no doubt superb contribution with open arms when you have recovered your faculties to a sufficient degree - who knows, it could even be with your next post 😉

We believe in you dear friend, you have all our best wishes 🙂

Thanks for your ongoing support but it would be totally disrepesctful to yourself for me to deviate from your very own practices. I therefore cannot comment on the original subject of this thread as due to your fine example I should completely ignore every question asked of me. I am sure that you will understand this.
So excited for this evening and providing feedback from my new experiences.

Ah Dear friend, today might just be your lucky day 🙂

For i think we may have in fact stumbled upon the root of your confusion - where you are currently practising what you feel is imitation, with the best will in the will in the world, you have missed the fact that my initial contribution was in fact aligned with the subject of the thread 🙂

Hence the situation we find ourselves in where your initial contribution is unfortunately more aligned with a totally different topic, and is therefore quite out of place in a thread about the merits of the FPL issue at hand, and seems to be more reflective of an overwhelming fixation from which you find it particularly difficult to extricate yourself 🙂

I couldn’t care less about my FTs lol it’s cost me nothing ffs and I still have a good team. Pepe has done fairly well points wise outscoring salah and sterling over the last few

That's the spirit, FT's don't matter 😉

I agree that I am replicating your practices to the letter. There can be no confusion regarding that. My initial comment on this thread was advising a fellow poster to discontinue the discussion ( fact) at which point you started hurling insults ( fact) and subsequent discussion was a consequence of these events.
I can assure you that I am strictly replicating your practices , nothing else, and therfore there is no confusion.

Ah now dear friend, the sense of deja vu no doubt becomes stronger as we progress 🙂

As flattered as I am by your choice to try to model your practises around that of someone who clearly dominates your thoughts and contributions, what did we say about imitation (or replication, or copying, or learning or whichever synonym we choose 🙂 ) earlier?

The sincerest form of...??

I'm sure you can compete the sentence 😉

Who knows, soon your self professed efforts at growth may even yield the result of a constructive post 😉

We eagerly await the results Dear Friend, you can do it 🙂

As promised now I have returned home from my rendezvous at the pub with a number of friends and I need to update you with the results . There were 8 of us in total comprising 4 couples ( one of them being a criminal psychiatrist who had some very firm views regarding your personality) .Unfortunately the evening was not an entire success - indeed rather the opposite.

Conversation was pleasant and civilised to begin with but then we started to discuss a major issue of the day namely Brexit. As promised I adopted your approach expressing my view that Boris had conducted negotiations as he had vowed to do so but ignored completely the views of others. This was not received too well and I was asked why I was refusing to embrace the views of anyone else. I then showed all those seated a transcript of our online discussions this afternoon and what I had learned from yours truly .
The responses I received regarding yourself went thus ( and I do paraphrase slightly in order to ensure that this is not deleted ):-
"What an effing tool he is , tell him to eff off"
"An arogant pr**K who you really should completely ignore"
"He's so far up his own hole "
"How can anyone be this this self consumed?"

The remaining 2 responses ( as my wife is far too polite to comment adversely about anyone ) are unrepeatable.
I respectfully have concluded therefore that on balance , your approach to online dialogue is (and brace yourself here ) not the ultimate way. I am aware that this will be a shocking revelation to yourself but I am sure that given an appropriate amount of time you will recover from it. I sincerely think that it would assist you greatly if you comprehend the difference between replication and imitation which would also help you with your delusion of flattery.
If there's anything I can do to assist in this process please don't hesitate to ask.
I will however follow the advice of my friends if you do not require my assistance.
All the best .

Why dear friend, you once again surprise me with your generosity 🙂

I do fear however that the obsession that continues to impact your ability to contribute to the opening topic of this, and countless other, threads, has now began to cast its not insubstantial shadow across other areas of your being 🙁

It is at this point that I should caution once again, that whilst I am indeed flattered, as repeatedly put forward earlier, at not just your clearly expressed desire to imitate, but also your personal evening soujorn so exquisitely detailed above - I unfortunately cannot reciprocate and therefore cannot accept the gratitudes you have so kindly and so repeatedly bestowed - once again, it is but my duty as humble FFS member 🙂

Do not despair however - for the silver lining here may be that as you progress along your ongoing journey towards acceptance of your obsession - you may in fact be beginning to make the transition forwards, away from denial, and towards anger

Whilst this may feel like a confusing and trying time dear friend, rest assured and believe, that if you can fasten your courage to the sticking place, you can succeed in your attempts to navigate this new stage in the same way you seem to have successfully ceased the denial in which you were earlier enveloped 🙂

Wishing you best as your journey progresses dear friend, we all believe in you 😉