Fantasy Premier League 2024/25

It's the same every season Colin. Game week dates are fixed and decided before a ball is even kicked. If they moved dates around you'd end up with triple game weeks which would be even more stupid.
 
Sounds like TAA is not too bad and might be ok for Everton as well which is a bonus.

As far as the cup games go not sure what I want. Probably as much chaos as possible for all the people locked into AM. At the moment I'm open to playing AM, FH/Wildcard if the fixtures fall a certain way or even nothing.
 
Sassy Colin said:
Except, if they had put at the start of GW25, then neither of those would have been an issue.
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Huh? That would have been exactly the issue though if Liverpool go through in the Cup as Villa v Liverpool has been scheduled in for 19th Feb, 3 days after Wolves in GW25 and 2 days before the GW26 deadline. So you'd then need to move the GW26 deadline as well if you didn't want a triple gameweek in 25.

As I said initially, the game weeks are fixed and never change. It's the easiest way.
 
Good result last night as Arsenal don’t double in GW25 now, correct? ML rivals have Arsenal players and doesn’t help their cause. Now need pool to win tonight to give me 4 doublers in GW25 including slot
 
suheilsworld said:
Good result last night as Arsenal don’t double in GW25 now, correct? ML rivals have Arsenal players and doesn’t help their cause. Now need pool to win tonight to give me 4 doublers in GW25 including slot
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Yep. Newcastle v Palace blank in 29 will probably go into 33 instead.

I'm not fussed what happens tonight. Have 3 Liverpool already plus Rogers and Robinson. I'm not sure I like any Spurs players at all even if they end up doubling.

AM on Emery isn't exactly exciting but it's playable I guess with one easy (!?) home game v Ipswich and a chance of table bonus v Liverpool. Shame the gap between Villa and Chelsea is only 4 places currently as you could leave it on him for 26 as well. I really don't want to use multiple transfer on that chip when I need Bournemouth players in and Mbeumo/Wissa so I might end up looking for a table bonus run of 3 games or so later in the season instead.
 
CassiusClaymore said:
Yep. Newcastle v Palace blank in 29 will probably go into 33 instead.

I'm not fussed what happens tonight. Have 3 Liverpool already plus Rogers and Robinson. I'm not sure I like any Spurs players at all even if they end up doubling.

AM on Emery isn't exactly exciting but it's playable I guess with one easy (!?) home game v Ipswich and a chance of table bonus v Liverpool. Shame the gap between Villa and Chelsea is only 4 places currently as you could leave it on him for 26 as well. I really don't want to use multiple transfer on that chip when I need Bournemouth players in and Mbeumo/Wissa so I might end up looking for a table bonus run of 3 games or so later in the season instead.
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Exactly my thinking. Do not want to change Slot for GW25. Pool winning tonight will help me get Watkins and Kluivert in for GW25 for Ndiaye and KDB - giving me 3 pool (including Slot) and 2 villa doublers with an in to Bournemouth attackers.
 
suheilsworld said:
Exactly my thinking. Do not want to change Slot for GW25. Pool winning tonight will help me get Watkins and Kluivert in for GW25 for Ndiaye and KDB - giving me 3 pool (including Slot) and 2 villa doublers with an in to Bournemouth attackers.
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I think I'd just stick with Rogers and 3 Liverpool if they go through tonight. Don't want to take out Wood or Isak for a punt on Watkins who's flagged anyway. I'll just stick to my plan and bring in a Bournemouth mid for Enzo which in itself will give me a benching headache in the front 8...

Palmer v Brighton (A)
Amad v Spurs (A)
Salah (dgw)
Rogers (dgw)
Bourmemouth mid v Southampton (A)
Gakpo (dgw)
Isak v City (A)
Wood v Fulham (A)

Eurgh. Gut feeling is Amad or Wood but both have hat tricks recently.
 
Does this mean a pool double in 25 then? If so, Konate out, slot in and AM chip activated
 
Pickle85 said:
Thanks. Umming and ahhhing over whether to go slot now given it's not a super easy run for them, but feel like I have to given the double.
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I played it the previous week, getting 5 games out of one chip on the best manager in the league was too good an opportunity to miss.

Thing with Liverpool they are grinding out wins even against difficult opponents, so the risk is less.
 
What Aston Villa players should we be targeting? Rashford feels like a risk unless he has a stormer vs Spurs in the cup.

A part of me is tempted to switch from Slot to Emery as my AM, but again seems a bit risky. That way I could use it as a way to bring in TAA (assuming he's fit).
 
2mufc0 said:
I played it the previous week, getting 5 games out of one chip on the best manager in the league was too good an opportunity to miss.

Thing with Liverpool they are grinding out wins even against difficult opponents, so the risk is less.
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Yeah, definitely a good shout. I played TC last week and playing two chips in two weeks feels weirdly wrong to me!
 
saivet said:
What Aston Villa players should we be targeting? Rashford feels like a risk unless he has a stormer vs Spurs in the cup.

A part of me is tempted to switch from Slot to Emery as my AM, but again seems a bit risky. That way I could use it as a way to bring in TAA (assuming he's fit).
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I’d keep Slot and I think Rogers is enough
 
saivet said:
What Aston Villa players should we be targeting? Rashford feels like a risk unless he has a stormer vs Spurs in the cup.

A part of me is tempted to switch from Slot to Emery as my AM, but again seems a bit risky. That way I could use it as a way to bring in TAA (assuming he's fit).
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I was debating emery too but I could see pool absolutely hammering wolves and I think it's unlikely villa do something as dramatic to Ipswich.
 
Pickle85 said:
I was debating emery too but I could see pool absolutely hammering wolves and I think it's unlikely villa do something as dramatic to Ipswich.
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I tend to agree, but it's the bonus points which tempted me to thin a bit more. Perhaps that is one for the following GW26 though.
Red Star One said:
I’d keep Slot and I think Rogers is enough
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I already have Rogers, more the thought if I should get someone else in.

As it stands, I'll probably bank the transfer - that will leave me with 5 free transfers though.
 
Yeah, I'm probably keeping Slot and then switching to Arteta vs West Ham. Going with "safe as houses" approach.
 
saivet said:
I tend to agree, but it's the bonus points which tempted me to thin a bit more. Perhaps that is one for the following GW26 though.

I already have Rogers, more the thought if I should get someone else in.

As it stands, I'll probably bank the transfer - that will leave me with 5 free transfers though.
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If you got so many FTs maybe I’d be tempted by Emi Martinez, but I still think Slot is the best AM for next GW
 
CassiusClaymore said:
I think I'd just stick with Rogers and 3 Liverpool if they go through tonight. Don't want to take out Wood or Isak for a punt on Watkins who's flagged anyway. I'll just stick to my plan and bring in a Bournemouth mid for Enzo which in itself will give me a benching headache in the front 8...

Palmer v Brighton (A)
Amad v Spurs (A)
Salah (dgw)
Rogers (dgw)
Bourmemouth mid v Southampton (A)
Gakpo (dgw)
Isak v City (A)
Wood v Fulham (A)

Eurgh. Gut feeling is Amad or Wood but both have hat tricks recently.
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I was taking out Ndiaye for Watkins but I think I might bring in someone who’s not blanking in GW29. The plan is to see whether I can manage gw29 without a FH. Let’s see what happens in the FA cup games this weekend
 
Yeah it's a tricky one this as Villa don't have many great FPL options as it is and everyone you bring in is a transfer out before 29 anyway. Maybe Rogers is enough.

For those not on AM already and who don't already have 3 x Liverpool (like me) I could play AM on Emery or do nothing. Still want my Bournemouth mid as a priority I think.
 
Yeah I'll probably just stick to Rogers only too, Watkins is the only other option worth considering and we don't know whether he will play.
 
2mufc0 said:
Yeah I'll probably just stick to Rogers only too, Watkins is the only other option worth considering and we don't know whether he will play.
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Yep. Their defence is tragic and I'd punt on Watkins but do I really want to take out Isak, Wood or Gakpo for him. It's risky but I guess you could argue Isak has some tough games (City, Forest, Liverpool) and Watkins has one more on him. They both blank so it doesn't affect 29 but I was always planning on holding Isak through that blank anyway. He could score against any of those teams as well.
 
ill leave the AM on Slot for this week.

Ive done Amad to Kluivert.

Need to start saving up transfers now for a few weeks as Liverpool, Villa, Newcastle dont play FW29..

Thats 5 of my current squad (Salah, Konate, Isak, Hall, Rogers)
 
CassiusClaymore said:
Do you have a playing backup gk for 29 though? That would work for me if Fabianski hadn't lost his place but he has so no way do I want to use 2 transfers on gk's between now and 29.
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Nope, but there's a chance I play my wildcard at 29. I don't usually make it into the final third of the season with a wildcard in the bank.
 
LukeTheRed said:
ill leave the AM on Slot for this week.

Ive done Amad to Kluivert.

Need to start saving up transfers now for a few weeks as Liverpool, Villa, Newcastle dont play FW29..

Thats 5 of my current squad (Salah, Konate, Isak, Hall, Rogers)
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I'll be free hitting in 29 as I'm in the same boat, and don't really want to be using all by FTs on planning for that one week
 
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I'll be free hitting in 29 as I'm in the same boat, and don't really want to be using all by FTs on planning for that one week
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Isn’t there usually a GW near end which clashes with some FA Cup fixtures? That’s usually when only like 8 teams play

Usually best to save it until then
 
LukeTheRed said:
Isn’t there usually a GW near end which clashes with some FA Cup fixtures? That’s usually when only like 8 teams play

Usually best to save it until then
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Yes, GW 34 is FA Cup semi final weekend. The PL matches that would have been on that day are expected to create a double gameweek in GW36.

It's normally FA Cup QF weekend too that creates blanks/doubles but not this season or for the next few. Part of the Premier League and it's clubs pushing for FA Cup replays to be scrapped was the FA negotiationg 'FA Cup exlcusive weekends' up until and including the quarter final stage. It was their way of selling it, saying they've got a good deal that will make the competition prominent for those who were concerned about the heritage of the cup.

Works out pretty well from an FPL perspective. Tthe quarter finals are the weekend of the 29th of March, which is between GW 29 and 30. GW29 matches affected by the Carabao Cup, but then everyone plays 30 unaffected by the FA cup. We'll also know which teams are through to the semis of the cup and therefore who will be blanking in 34/doubling in 36 before GW30 kicks off.

Still, FH in 29 is still viable to a degree. Or someone could play it ear I suppose, save a few but maybe not a ton of transfers for 29 then see where they're at. It's mostly going to be FH in 34 though, with something to cover the doubles in 36 whether that be AM or TC if not already played, or BB.

34 will be hard to navigate if not free hitting that week. Transfer the players out involved in the FA Cup semi finals before transferring them back in again for 35 or 36, knowing they'll double in 36? Much easier to just take them out for 1 week using the FH chip.
 
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Decided that I'll leave Slot as AM with VVD and Salah. I already have Rogers but I'll bring in Martinez for Henderson and leave Flekken on the bench (who will play in the BGW). If it wasn't for Brentford playing in the BGW, I would have taken out Flekken rather than Henderson.

That will leave me with 3 free transfers so I can sort out a team without taking a hit for the BGW29. Hall and Rogers will likely be the ones to go but plan on keeping Salah and Isak into the BGW.
 
I'm a slightly more than a casual player, not much more because of how busy I get with life... I've got a question

How do the better performers react to price change predictions?
Currently, I have Sarr with Palace. He has decent fixtures, but according to LiveFPL, his price is certain to fall tonight.

I'm thinking he's a lower priority hold because of the DW's coming up. How would some of you approach the possibility of losing team value.
 
ooeat0meoo said:
I'm a slightly more than a casual player, not much more because of how busy I get with life... I've got a question

How do the better performers react to price change predictions?
Currently, I have Sarr with Palace. He has decent fixtures, but according to LiveFPL, his price is certain to fall tonight.

I'm thinking he's a lower priority hold because of the DW's coming up. How would some of you approach the possibility of losing team value.
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I'm no expert by any means and I'm having a horrible year so take that into account.

However, my thoughts are are that it all depends on whether there's a better option at a similar price or if you're a future planner, which I'm really not, you may need the extra cash on the long run. It's generally better to have more money in the bank, obviously, but you can getting sucked into to making many changes for the sake of saving value. That can be a bit of a trap and detrimental to your overall score. The value of a player who's performing well would be expected to increase in the log run.

In relation to Sarr specifically, there are better performing cheaper options,with more favourable fixtures coming up, and he's also got the blank in GW29, which is probably why he's being transferred out.
 
Still need to sort out my goalie situation, Sanchez and Fabianski being benched around the time I was wanting to save up transfers is not the best.

Only got 4.7 if selling Sanchez, just need someone from 25-29.

Kepa or Flekken?
 
Chipper said:
Still need to sort out my goalie situation, Sanchez and Fabianski being benched around the time I was wanting to save up transfers is not the best.

Only got 4.7 if selling Sanchez, just need someone from 25-29.

Kepa or Flekken?
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Exact same spot. I’m thinking Flekken. Shame I can’t afford Martinez for the double
 
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