FF247 FPL Team GW15
The rank is an embarrassment, and that’s coming from me…
We wish we could nail the captain
We wish we could nail the captain
We wish we could nail the captain
But 50% of our captains have had 8 points or less…..
OK so our lyrical talents need a little brushing up but so does our overall rank in all honesty. Plodding along at just under the 2M mark at Christmas. We feel we are really yet to truly start this season. A drop of 400k places and of course the customary red arrow.
We reside at 1,964,141 to be exact and to appease those who like everything on exact record.
We scored 53 points in GW14 which was 7 points below the average. If it was not for Mo Salah (eventually), and Jack Grealish scoring us 16 and 10 respectively, then we shudder to think how we would have looked.
Fair enough, Matt Targett of Villa secured 6 points for his clean sheet and KDB and DCL had an assist each but the rest were blankers (‘blankers’ I said).
So ahead of a busy few days as we select our Christmas food supplies and wrap the last of the presents, we are required to work out how we approach the Boxing Day FPL deadline.
We have one Free Transfer ahead of this week and a skinny £0.3m in the bank. Oh, and potentially a Chilwell injury to consider.
Tis’ the season… (to find a quiet corner and nail a Baileys or six).
Our GW14 Result…
Let’s go see what was decided…
Our GW15 Transfer(s)
Bruno and Chilwell dominated the initial thinking here. One probably needing to arrive and the other probably needing to depart. With neither being French this should have been straightforward, ish. But then our BGW18 / DGW19 plans resurfaced. To reiterate / remind you: we (sort of) decided that we would Free Hit in the former and Bench Boost in the latter. Meaning we would need to build towards 19. A gentle discussion about the merits of a cheap John Stones punt or an episode of ‘FF247 does Dallas’ ensued but it was all soon interrupted when Cookie bundled into the office and clearly had a fair bit to get off his chest, and boy did he unload…
Maybe the in-laws had just arrived (we shall discover more on Christmas Day when we release his latest Diary edition!) or perhaps he simply had a point.
Most mere mortals would be quaking in their boots at this point. The Daddy of FF247 finally losing his sh*t with us all because of our abject performance, etc.
Errrrrrmmmmmm, no…. our teflon panel, all sporting their well worn ‘been there, seen it, done it’ t-shirts, barely glanced up. And cracked on with the meeting.
Bruno was still a thorn in the side, or not as it so happened. Acquiring him was becoming problematic, certainly in relation to the 18/19 plans. Kane or KdB would have to leave and neither of those things were deemed particularly desirable this week. Bruno would have to wait. As would all others apparently as we slowly came to the realisation that saving a transfer this week was probably the best move all round, albeit understanding that we have to rely on either Dann or Kilman to turn up for their 1 point cameo.
To confirm then we have HELD our transfer
Captain – Salah
Understandably this particular decision was less complicated. West Brom at home after a ‘rest’, in which he still managed two goals and an assist. Say no more.
Our GW15 team in full…
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The FF247 (alternative) Queens Speech
Hi all,
This seems to have become an annual Xmas Eve tradition so I’ll crack on with it.
To say it’s been a different and difficult year for most would be an understatement. FPL is usually an enjoyable distraction, but what it looked like for most this year I’ve no idea. For me personally it almost felt like another weight that I didn’t need, but I batted on regardless. Although I got to a point in the summer where I did t actually care about it if I’m being totally honest. I was going through the motions, at best.
With the season back up and running, in a sort of usual fashion. I’m back at it and more interested again.
But enough about me, this post is more about the people who make FF247 tick. And by tick I mean run. Without these lot there wouldn’t be a website, and I thank them all from the bottom of my heart. They all have different roles: some writing, some editing, some IT, some creative, some Social Media, some running leagues, many doing multiples of the previous.
The FF247 core team:
Init
Cooke
Kop
Mito
GP
Elle
DMC
Floydeth
AT
James
Smash
Rosco
Swirly
Matt X
Guy Sanchez
Loud Atlas
Horse
I can’t thank the above lot enough as they are all there week in, week out to provide us all with insight and content.
As much of a thanks is extended to the community though, those who comment on the site, those who keep the site alive. Without the community we are nothing. We thank you all, and wish you all the best for Christmas and the NY.
Stop!
I’ll be cracking open the Christmas Baileys a day early here! :friends:
Who’s on the bench from that bunch? Haha merry Christmas lads
Merry Xmas and thanks to all for your great content and hard work :good:
Thanks a lot for your immense work and dedication Innit. Its very much appreciated. To all the rest of the gang thank you all as well. Mery xmas guys, I wish you all the very best.
Hey Innit and all the gang – thank you so much for being there once again in 2020. We can always count on you guys to inform, advise and comment in a very understanding way, when we ask those (sometimes really obvious!) questions about FPL, the universe and everything!
Once again you’ve had this site keeping an even keel, by nurturing the good feeling and benevolent good-humoured approach.
Really good to click onto the site (basically every day!), and to read, absorb, comment and to laugh along.
Good on you mate – and to you all. I honestly don’t know how you do it!
Much cheer and many thanks one and all!
AJW
My reply to this comment every year is the same!
Without Init, there’s no FF247. It’s that simple. Thanks for everything you do throughout the year mate.
Happy Christmas eve everyone
Follow up from earlier as only saw GP and Cookies replies.
New wc team
That’s a cracking side
2FT, nothing in the bank…
Current plan of FH18, maybe TC/BB 19.
Am thinking of just bringing Coufal in but who gets the chop?
a) Chillwell – may not even be back for the double
b) Konsa – doesn’t have a double
c) Cancelo – unlikely to start this weekend with poor fixtures and no double
Or…is there a good option involving switching Mahrez?
Merry Christmas all
eg. Mahrez and Chillwell to Bowen and Robertson?
A I think. Might miss the next 3 if not more
Sorry, reposting as put on wrong thread
West ham defence dilema:-
Coufal for a -4 and no money left, or balbuena for free with 0.2 left to get a playing 4.5 midfielder for wk19 as my current pick is bench fodder
Cheers
Are you planning to bench boost GW19? Would you be likely to play your 5th midfielder?
Balbuena for Free
Prob Balbuena for free then
Merry Christmas all. Green arrows waiting for us in the new year.
Anyone else done a -8? Ummmm Mitro
I did -4 firstly to replace Chilwell and then decided Fabio Silva to Adams was a good idea before the price change
Might even be saving and I never do that
You did it in GW11?
True even now I’m itching to pull the trigger on another move
Hahaha. Do it. Do ittttttt…
Happy Christmas everyone
I’m looking at getting Robbo or TAA over the next few weeks but I have to sell one of my midfield to enable it?
Son/Lewis/Fuchs to TAA/Robbo leaves me 4.3 for a bench fodder
Bruno/Lewis/Fuchs to TAA/Robbo gives me 5.7 for a backup mid to rotate with my cheap forwards
Losing KDB would give me 6.7
*should say TAA and Robbo*
Need Son, KDB is expendable
Don’t think I’d bother. Don’t see the need in selling Bruno, KDB or Son to fund a defender. Stones in for Fuchs for me here
I agree with smash. But if anything I’d downgrade Grealish to a 4.5 mid and use the extra cash to get in Robbo for Fuchs
Yeah or Wilson down to fodder and bring one in that way