not looked at team/tactics for ages. Is everyone WCing? Do I need to get a pen and paper out?
Fantasy Premier League 23/24
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With Richarlison apparently out, even more so?
Yeah, last season youd never have considered not captaining Haaland though
It’s currently on Son but I have massive “fomo”
Yeah I'm 50/50 on switching to him myself. Trouble is every time I do that last minute change it goes tits up. I've been on Salah ever since I transferred him in. What you doing?
Drafting a WC and seeing how it compares to current team.
Not pressed button yet but don’t like the look of my current team… 3-4 players I don’t want g/fwd and a few I think are important.
A few on social media seem to be waiting until 34/35 but Ive never seen the point of using so late personally. This year might be slightly different as a couple of late DGWs but they’re not that attractive to me… Liverpool and Arsenal in 34 (use tfrs between now and then), then a couple of teams in 37 but I’d likely have key players from the best doubler teams anyway
80/20 WCing. Partly because I’m bored and this season sucks
Will decide on captaincy then.
Definitely agree about the late wildcard. I don't think I've ever used one that late. Bench boost is a shit chip as well in all honesty. You kid yourself about having some scrub defenders on the bench who end up scoring feck all.
The closer you can use your wildcard to a BB helps though. If we WC this week, and need to hold on 4 game weeks for the BB, it just screams of things happening in between.
Yes there are a few free transfers in between though.
The late doubles will be prone to rotation whereas week 34 might not, and at least week 31 is in a few days so that's 2 weeks very quickly up.
Long story short - what's your WC looking like, and when's BB kicking in?
Not sure whether to WC or not.
I still have FH and BBC and obviously the WC.
Brought in Salah as my free transfer
Neto/Areola
Gabriel/Doughty/Reguilon/Pinnock/Coufal
Salah Maddison Son Foden Palmer
Morris Watkins Solanke
Defence is whack, midfield more or less perfect.
I still have FH and BBC and obviously the WC.
Brought in Salah as my free transfer
Neto/Areola
Gabriel/Doughty/Reguilon/Pinnock/Coufal
Salah Maddison Son Foden Palmer
Morris Watkins Solanke
Defence is whack, midfield more or less perfect.
Very similar team to mine and I'm in the same chip situation. I'm holding fire for now while the team looks good and seeing if a more favourable opportunity arises
Done Foden and Gross to Salah and Son for a -4 with the armband on Salah.
Why is everyone dumping Foden?
Been biding my time on the WC but had to do it.
The City/Ars game is a pain and so I'm really almost set on going Haaland-less for 1 GW to keep Watkins for his first of three good fixtures.
With my FH gone, I'm targeting 35 for BB and a couple of doubles there.
The City/Ars game is a pain and so I'm really almost set on going Haaland-less for 1 GW to keep Watkins for his first of three good fixtures.
With my FH gone, I'm targeting 35 for BB and a couple of doubles there.
Wildcard deployed. Few gambles but looks solid from what I can see to manage the remaining 8 game weeks including blanks and doubles.
Onana Raya
Gabriel Porro Dalot Bradley Gusto
Salah Son Richarlison Palmer Garnacho
Haaland Darwin Jackson
Onana Raya
Gabriel Porro Dalot Bradley Gusto
Salah Son Richarlison Palmer Garnacho
Haaland Darwin Jackson
Salah or Son for captain?
Going Haaland-less for now on my WC as I would not captain him for any of the upcoming 3 weeks, will then have to bring him for Luton somehow. Besides I am chasing three different mini leagues so feels counter productive to go with the same team that everyone else already has.
Raya Pickford
VVD Dalot Gabriel Gusto Branthwaite
Salah Son Saka Palmer Garnacho
Watkins Darwin Solanke
Raya Pickford
VVD Dalot Gabriel Gusto Branthwaite
Salah Son Saka Palmer Garnacho
Watkins Darwin Solanke
Jackson has to get through 5 matches without a booking otherwise he gets a 2 game ban
Ake or Gabriel? Bench one, start one. Other option is Doughty against spuds
Head's fried, haven't been keeping up with double GW news and it all seems overwhelming at this point.
Still got TAA , I know I'm binning him off then making a switch in midfield for a -4 hit to bring in one of Son or Salah, with the other following at some point but which one and which defender to bring in for TAA I do not know!
Edit: I remember I was toying with Trent > Van Hecke to free up considerable funds for the midfield at one point a few weeks back. Might just stick with that, but there's no way I can start Van Hecke this week and with the duo of Gabriel and Saliba in my squad this weekend's fixtures aren't ideal.
Now I've just seen Spurs are blanking in GW34 - if I want Son I guess it needs to be done soon, or wait until GW35.
Edit:
Feck it, locked this in - don't see myself returning to Haaland for the rest of the season now. Just tweaks elsewhere, with Gabriel/Saliba locked in to start every week after this one I think and emphasis on trying to max out that midfield. Gamble time!
Neto
Saliba Doughty Brathwaite
Foden Saka Palmer Salah (C)
Toney Solanke Watkins (VC)
Areola, Douglas Luiz, Gabriel, Van Hecke
Still got TAA
, I know I'm binning him off then making a switch in midfield for a -4 hit to bring in one of Son or Salah, with the other following at some point but which one and which defender to bring in for TAA I do not know!Edit: I remember I was toying with Trent > Van Hecke to free up considerable funds for the midfield at one point a few weeks back. Might just stick with that, but there's no way I can start Van Hecke this week and with the duo of Gabriel and Saliba in my squad this weekend's fixtures aren't ideal.
Now I've just seen Spurs are blanking in GW34 - if I want Son I guess it needs to be done soon, or wait until GW35.
Edit:
Feck it, locked this in - don't see myself returning to Haaland for the rest of the season now. Just tweaks elsewhere, with Gabriel/Saliba locked in to start every week after this one I think and emphasis on trying to max out that midfield. Gamble time!
Neto
Saliba Doughty Brathwaite
Foden Saka Palmer Salah (C)
Toney Solanke Watkins (VC)
Areola, Douglas Luiz, Gabriel, Van Hecke
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Back line is Ben White, Doughty, Dalot, Ake
Not a fan especially with City v Arsenal this week. Already done Salah > KDB. Worth taking Bradley in for one of the defenders for a hit?
Not a fan especially with City v Arsenal this week. Already done Salah > KDB. Worth taking Bradley in for one of the defenders for a hit?
Assume you're using the > for the literal "greater than" meaning here.
When Most use > as being the direction of the transfer...
Can't believe you've actually moved Salah to KDB?
I imagine you have your FH still? As otherwise 3 Chelsea and 3 Tottenham for week 34 wouldn't work.
Is Richarlison fit?
Is anyone else toying with a Palmer captaincy over Son and Salah?
Chelsea have a game v Arsenal no? 1-2 spurs will be transferred out by then, probably to Saka and Neto before bringing back in again for the last few.
Trained fully yesterday so ok seemingly
Thanks for that. I'll take the chance though up to then. Solanke and Isak on standby. Could be good differential or could be an atrocious play, time to play a wee bit different
10.59am captain change.
What Could go wrong!
What Could go wrong!
feck it, punted on this. Chasing badly so why not
Forgot to make my transfers until it was too late. Perfect. I'm so happy. F úck my fúcking life.
Logged on to change captain from Salah to Son but forgot there's an early game. Well... could be worse.
Kelleher Onana
Gusto Lascelles Branthwaite Gabriel Ait-Nouri
Saka Salah Palmer Son Gordon
Solanke Watkins Darwin
Wildcarded into this. Don't feel good about binning off Van Dijk but don't see another way around it if I want to bring Haaland back next week.
Gusto Lascelles Branthwaite Gabriel Ait-Nouri
Saka Salah Palmer Son Gordon
Solanke Watkins Darwin
Wildcarded into this. Don't feel good about binning off Van Dijk but don't see another way around it if I want to bring Haaland back next week.
Sorry yes other way round. Took out KDB for Salah.
Lascelles owners mudded already.
I had him for weeks when he wasn't playing, got rid.
Just put him back in on a wildcard. Can't make it up.
I made a change 11.59.
Also tried to make a bench change even later but the server timed me out.
Will see how these pan out later.
Omg don’t own Salah.
Will need to bang him in a bet builder to hedge. (Will still lose probably).
Will need to bang him in a bet builder to hedge. (Will still lose probably).
Didn't think I'd be here but regretting taking out Bowen for Salah...
Happy I at least switched Martinez to start ahead of Areola (Martinez is now due to concede a bunch and then get sent off)
Happy I at least switched Martinez to start ahead of Areola (Martinez is now due to concede a bunch and then get sent off)
My entire FH team with Kudus, Bowen last week: 19 points
Kudus, Bowen 50 mins into this week: 23 points
Kudus, Bowen 50 mins into this week: 23 points
Newcastle defenders are cursed.
Bowen needs to go feck himself.