Fantasy football GW29 strategy with snooker's Neil Robertson, fresh from Hong Kong triumph
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The former world champion triumphed after coming back from the brink of defeat in his semi-final, later joking: 'I was starting to think about the FPL deadline.'
Having won the final against Stuart Bingham by a scarcely believable 10-0, can he hold his form, both on the snooker table – where he is heading back towards the world's top 10 – and in fantasy football, in which he is an increasingly committed player?
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah will not be available to fantasy managers this week. Photo: AP
'Certainly you're in a good place and want to keep it going,' the Chelsea fan told the Post, reflecting on a memorable trip to Hong Kong and previewing the coming week's Players Championship in Telford. As fate would have it, he has been drawn against Bingham.
'The law of averages says [after winning] 10 frames in a row … at some point that has to end.'
Blank Gameweek 29 strategy
On to fantasy business, and Blank Gameweek 29 – so called because four teams are out of action, League Cup finalists Liverpool and Newcastle among them.
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