Euro 2016 Fantasy Football Live Match Chat – The Knockout Phase
Just as the UK votes on a possible Brexit, the group stages at Euro 2016 have been completed with some unfortunates already on their way home, while all the Home Nations secured to Remain for a while longer as England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland all qualified for the round of 16. You will notice a few changes to the fantasy game, so please allow us to run you through them so you are fully up-to-speed.
Price changes – some players price has increased, but only by a minimal amount it would appear. For example Dimitri Payet’s price has risen from 8.0mln to 8.1mln!! So, nothing to get too worried about.
As a result, your budget has increased by 5mln to 105mln, which not only reflects the price changes but also the fact that most of the smaller teams and cheaper players are no longer available due to them being knocked out, hence there are less budget options available.
Transfers – for this round you have an unlimited amount of transfers. For the quarter-finals you will have 4 free transfers, for the semi-finals you will have 6 free transfers and for the final you will have 6 free transfers.
Team personnel – you can now select four players from a single team for the round of 16, followed by five players for the quarter-finals, six for the semi-finals and eight for the final.
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And the games themselves…
Quarter Finals – Matchday 5
Day 4
Sunday 3rd Juy, 20:00 France vs Iceland
Semi Finals – Matchday 6
Day 1
Wednesday 6th July, 20:00 Wales vs Portugal
Day 2
Thursday 7th July, 20:00 Germany vs France
Final – Matchday 7
Sunday 10th July, 20:00 XXXXXXX vs XXXXX
All times are GMT
Here is the route the teams will take from now on. (Courtesy of @CBSSPORTS)
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Set-Piece Takers
Courtesy of Jamie @fplbet
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Wafflez
First draft for next season
The Gallant Pioneer (@mitchellcraig81)
Wafflez
It’s not open is it?
Wafflez
not yet gw1 squad creator at FFFix. Prices are based on:
“Using data modelling from past seasons we’ve predicted FPL Player Prices for the coming 2016/17 season”
MattX
Wafflez this has got to be the earliest RMT I’ve ever seen !!
GP it’s the FFF site that let you start creating a team now so you have a fair idea when the game opens.
Wafflez
haha yea i aimed to be first :P. Im guessing only Payet and maybe KDB will make it into my gw1 squad
MattX
Haha
yeah I’m going to leave it a bit longer because I’m still unsure if Payet will be at West Ham come the start of the season.
constantine
hola amigos..sad that i couldnt make it through the Potty’s qualifiers. But, will try to reach the top 20 atleast. can you help me with this lot?cheers all. constantine
constantine
team:
inittowinit
Hi constant, I wouldn’t have 2 forwards against Italy mate. That’ll be low scoring at best. Probably boring too unfortunately! I’d switch at least one of those and also the second goalie needs to go. Someone on a different day to France so I’d recommend either Poland, Wales or England in that spot.
constantine
innit..thanks for the suggestion mate. good thinking.but, i intend to play only morata for spain. he seems bang in form. GK suggestion is very good indeed.any cheap playing suggestions there?? sorry but tied up with work lately..so, dont have much info.cheers
Cookie
Constantine, you know you have unlimited transfers before the next round starts tomorrow?
inittowinit
Unlimited transfers means a squad of 15. Get Nolito out if you don’t intend to use him and put someone in like Milik who plays first and start him. Pick one of the keepers I suggested. They’re Hennessey, Fabianski and Hart just in case you weren’t sure of the starters for each.
MattX
Right fellas can’t really sort this team out on my phone but this is my team for tomorrow but how do these changes sound:
Sturridge to Milik
Sommer to Fabinski
Dier to Walker
8.0 Mil to replace Blaszczykowski??
inittowinit
Looks good. Maybe a Belgian mid?
MattX
Yeah thats what I was thinking but with only 8 Mil I can’t get Hazard or KDB so that only leaves me with Witsel or Naingollan at 6.5 so I could use the extra 1.5 on Strinic or Dzsudzak?
inittowinit
I went Witsel for what it’s worth.
NIN
Do my eyes deceive me? Init giving out info of his Euro team….? What is the world. coming to
inittowinit
I posted the first draft of it this morning NIN. In full. Now whether it’s smoke and mirrors or not is a different matter…
MattX
Cheers Init. That’s who I was thinking of aswell.
DMC
João Mário at 6.0 is your man. Everybody Talks about Ronaldo’s brilliant backheel and no one noticed the brutally accurate pass he received to do that.
NIN
Haha 😉
Think i’m just about set, wont have time to tinker tomorrow or see lineups so its hit and hope time
Cookie
France
gunners
2nd draft. Changed Buffon and Sommer as they both play on Saturday. Subasic and De Gea look better. Also brought in Ramsey. Have a feeling Wales will do well!
inittowinit
Switch either the keeper or the Croat defender IMO. They don’t warrant a double up. Portugal should score. Maybe grab an England player to switch in for the last day of needed instead.
NIN
I’d bring Rami in for Kos, maybe Hector in for Hummels and then upgrade Dzemali and Guerrero
DMC
Buffon does not play on saturday.
Mitro
Gents,
How does this look?
DMC
I suppose your bench looks like ‘that’ for budget restraints. I would prefer to gamble with xv at this point. No idea why would you play subasic ahead of the swiss/poland/wales keeper. The rest looks solid though howedes place may be at risk I hear.
inittowinit
Have another go perhaps?
Mitro
Does this look better?
inittowinit
I’m still not happy with your 2nd keeper! Sorry to be a pest but you did ask.
Mitro
Got £1m ITB – any suggestions?
DMC
Not really mitro. The 5.0/5.1 keepers with a good chance at keeping a CS all play on day 1 and you already have one, so either downgrade elsewhere to give you an alternative to henessey or fingers crossed he’ll deliver.