FF247 FPL Team GW17
Don’t mention the ‘C’ word
We may have finally have caught a break. We may well have caught more than that, but more on that later!
We have had some horrible luck this season. But we won’t bemoan that as many have had horrible luck this year in general. Both inside, and more pertinently outside, of FPL. Your author himself managed to buy both Siggy and Son this week, and you can’t get much worse luck than that! In FPL that is. One of our own committee tested positive for the ‘C’ word this week and so we wish him and his family well. Puts things into perspective. He seems well though and he has been warned that if he intends to die then we require 30 days notice in writing.
Everything that could have gone against us this season pretty much has so far. But for once our transfers from last week look inspired. Our new guy Dallas got us 12 points (replacing a Dann zero) and Bruno finally came in for us, albeit with just an assist, but he replaced a Covid ‘victim’ (he didn’t die either) in KdB. We’d say ‘happy days’, but they really aren’t.
Elsewhere McCarthy got us 9, Bamford 8, Chilwell 5 and it was diminishing returns after that.
We ended up on 57 points which meant a green arrow and a rank rise of over 400k back up to 1.7m. We never thought we would take that sort of rank as a positive. But we’ll take any positive we can right now. Oh, hang on… not any….
Our GW16 Result…
We have one free transfer and 0.5 in the bank so let’s go see what was decided…
Our GW17 Transfer(s)
Debating a chip strategy wasn’t quite how I envisaged spending New Years Eve, but that I did, and let me tell you it’s 5 hours I’ll never get back. And to make matters worse it was 5 hours spent going around in one massive circle.
Without boring the pants off you all too, we basically began with holding the transfer, debated using it for our BGW18/DGW19 strategy, had new 18 & 19 fixtures announced about half way through the debate, went full circle twice and ended up back where we began.
The new fixtures which have been added to both GW’s (Burnley vs Man Utd in 18 & Man City v Aston Villa in 19) were definitely worth the pause for thought but ultimately they alone were not enough to deter us from our strategy. For now, anyway. The addition of the 18 one means that we could in theory not play the FH in that one and just go in with about 9 players. The addition of the 19 one saved Grealish’s bacon. And possibly presented us with a Man City issue, as in a lack of one.
All in all we felt it was best to simply sit tight and see what happens from here on in.
To confirm then we have HELD OUR TRANSFER
Captain – Kane
Despite a couple of votes for Bruno, Kane came out on top, with the quote ‘Kane feels like fun vs Leeds’ probably summing up our decision.
Our GW17 team in full…
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Happy new year all. So I finally did kdb to Bruno (at now a lose of 0.4!)
So just a heads up hes getting a 1 pointer and kdb is get double digits :rofl:
Well, just don’t look back. KdB can make a return to your side soon enough.
I try not to get too obsessed by players but I would fret if I didn’t have Bruno.
Guys am I gtg here please?
Yes looks fine. Just make sure you have your bench correct, just in case. Eg if Mitchell plays then maybe he’s a better option than Coufal if Cancelo is a doubt.
But I have no idea if Mitchell is guaranteed 90 minutes.
Agreed, but I’d start Mitchell just in case he does play
Thanks guys, good point.
Hello guys. Happy New Year to one and all. Hope 2021 is infinitely better than the year gone by. Need your help in kickstarting the new year with my team which in all honestly I have no idea what to do with in terms of the upcoming gameweeks with all the fixture changes.
I have 1 FT and 4.3 itb
My plan is, if I hold my FT ,I’d do 3 transfers for next GW and bring in KdB, Stones and Brewster/Bissouma for Soucek, Taylor and DCL/Grealish
I’d like to bring in 2 city players and the only way I can seem to do that is by getting rid of either DCL or Grealish.
Is my defender order right ?
I wouldn’t, Grealish plays both 18 and 19 so should stay. You have enough for 19 already so I’d only look at Taylor to Stones and if you really wanted another for next GW then Adams.
You could always switch Son to KDB for 19
That’s a thought. Thanks Gear
Anyone captaining vardy this week?
Yep, rested last time out and against Newcastle.
No because I don’t have him. Wiser heads than mine may counsel against it as Newcastle may just go into ultra-defensive mode.
But for all that Vardy does have a tendency to come up with the goods and you may get a penalty (at least).
Happy new year team!
I’m super confused what to do…
I’ve only got 7 BGW players (excluding Mitchell and Burke… as they aren’t nailed) and 4 of those play each other (AVL vs TOT) so guess I’ll FH18.
I’ve then got 8 DGW players, with the ability to move Son, DCL, Kane to DGW players too. So don’t think I’ll be BB19…
Bearing all that in mind, how should I use my 1FT and 0.5m. Taylor out seems natural but I could play Coufal or Ayling and use it elsewhere?
I can reach Justin, Dallas from Taylor – any other thoughts?
A bolder move would be Grealish down to Raphinha/Soucek and Taylor up to Cancelo or similar.
Thanks for any thoughts you may have.
I could get Stones actually… bad fixture this week though
I’d be tempted to roll the transfer – having 2FT may be handy next week. I’ve Taylor myself but am rolling and will tidy him up next week.
And also hang on a bit because the press conferences this afternoon may yield some handy information.
This bgw is going to be a mine field. Players getting rested, matches could be called off.
I’ll be aiming for 8 or 9 players myself. Will take the good with the bad after that.
Taylor to Holgate for the blank?
Hello all and happy new 2021
Play 1
A. Johnstone
B. Martinez
You got an option C? :blink:
C’mon, we’re talking about Prince here. He can do anything.
I wish.
Very little in it, manager with no name. Johnstone, marginally.
Who are you leaning towards?
Johnstone actually. Both will likely concede but hoping Arsenal offense is lacking and to not put in too much pain.
Little Red, pick whichever is likely to concede more! Only because you’re running away with the H2H league at the moment and I want to catch up!