FF247 FPL Team GW24
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A strategy?!
As some of you may recall this was the week we took the plunge on two Burnley players – Nick Pope and Matt Lowton – as they had a nice little run of games and started those at home to improving but hardly world-beating Brighton. And then 10 minutes from half time, Lewis Dunk happened. Four points from our duo of new signings was hardly a fantastic start to the week (more so when you take into account we had Jack Grealish with a 2 point apology in the lunchtime match).
Thankfully Saturday was rounded off with a Coufal clean sheet and then 26 points from Bruno © and DCL at Old Trafford in that brilliant 3-3 draw.
Sunday’s big match saw us owning Dias (1), Salah (7) and Gundogan (13) with Bamford grabbing a 6 pointer in the Monday Night Football.
The arrows are still green though! Well, the overall one is anyway as we move to 962,223 – about 5,700 places of a rise. Our overall total is now 1329 points thanks to our 67 this past week. We are getting there.
Our GW23 Result…
Now with the DGWs about to begin and with every second player seeming to be picking up an injury in the cup, we go to the judge’s scorecards to see what’s been decided.
Our GW24 Transfer(s)
How to summarise 72 hours worth of WhatsApp messages in a few short sentences? Well, we can knock about 70 of those off before someone (sane) actually pointed out that the previous 70 meant nothing without a DGW strategy!
That did at least seem to concentrate the wandering minds and it was crystalised down to this, in traditional RMT fashion:
- A. No idea
B. WC in 25, BB or TC in 26
C. Stumble on through until after 29 and then WC in 30 (we have no FH chip left)
The reality is that we don’t actually know what 26 looks like yet, or even what additions will arrive in 27 & 28. or even a complete 29 for that matter. But we have crumbs of clues and we expect 26 will look big, the next 2 may have some small additions and 29 will be as is but plus Villa v Spurs. Tha latter of all that is actually a big saving grace in terms of playing the WC next week as it means we can probably negotiate 29 with some degree of respectabilty without having a FH or ripping our team apart again with hits galore.
All of the above was discussed mainly beacause it impacts what we do this week. No WC in 25 would mean concentrating on what is beyond, a WC would give us freedom for a one week wonder.
Our team page on Thursday looked like the United Nations had invaded it, on Friday it looked like Boris had been in and cleaned it all up. Except for the DCL flag which he seemed to have left behind, torn in two, rather unhelpfully. And of course that became the main thread of the discussion. With Fulham out of the equation and Man City looking questionable, and that was regardless of his actual participation, we decided that he should probably leave us for now and so two options were presented: Ings or Cavani. Ings represented the convervative side of having a player who would then have a DGW in 25, Cavani was our one week punt and represented us throwing caution to the wind (and let’s face it, probably WC’ing in 25).
There was a feeling that once 26 was announced we would almost certainly want to WC and so Cavani was in favour, much favour in fact, full house favour.
To confirm then we have SOLD DCL and BOUGHT Cavani
Captain – Gundogan
Full agreement again here, in fact the whole committee voted: Gundogan (C), Bruno (V). Who’d have thought that back in GW1?!
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Morning guys, 0ft & 4.2itb! I used my ft this week to upgrade my second keeper to Pope.
Not really sure on my chip strategy yet, will look at that when GW26 doubles are confirmed next week. It will be WC GW25 and BB GW26, if I can’t build a decent enough team with FT’s or get thru GW 26-GW 29 with FT’s and WC at GW30.
How is the team looking for this week? Should I do a -4 to bring in Watkins for DCL? Or keep team as is? Play Barnes ahead of Soucek? Bench order ok?
Thanks
I think a hit this week should be shielded fairly well by the DGW players so DCL to Cavani/Richarlison/Etc could work out; just don’t give yourself a benching headache. I think you’re all right with what you have.
Don’t think this needs a hit
I’d go with that
Thanks lads! Good luck everyone
Hello to one and all – ’tis Saturday and I’ve woken up (many hours ago!) both to the excellent site team article, which confirmed a route that I was wishing to take AND to the realization that my stubborn plan of wanting to plan 3 weeks of -4 hits just to get my DGW 26 team in order was probably going to cost more points than just accepting the fact that it is no longer possible to stubbornly hold off my WC (after GW 24, of course!) for the sake of using it to clamber out of the rubble of EGW (Empty Game Week) 29. I have to admit, it was the sage advice of Innit and Kralin that swayed me really (and Smash – you’re such a giving contributor mate, I think it’s about time they gave you a jersey!), so thanks fellows, just to let you know that your words have not fallen on deaf ears (this time !
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Going to try a cheeky Lowton + Cavani (in for the outgoing Mitchell + DCL), before the all-guns blazing WC next week!
Thanks to everyone !
And GL
Solid plan that.
Thanks Gear.
So we can see that the site team provides inspiration and hope for millions of people around the world! (Liberally inspired from a line in ‘The Truman Show’ :)). Have a happy Game Week everybody!:
‘Inspiration’ :big-lol:
‘Hope’ – definitely!!
Trust you are well AJW.
Feeling much better now that I’m allowing the ‘odd tipple’ creep back into my existence! 😉
Thinking of getting rid of DCL, who would prefer:
A. Richarlison
B. Cavani
C. ings
Cavani – that’s what I did at least
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Ings
It will give you benching headache though
Who to captain- Gundo vs Sterlo?
I’ve gone Sterlo.
Sterling
Could go either way but would give the edge to sterling
I’ve no Burnley so going Barnes in for DCL, hell I might even captain him, is this wise? Who knows, is he even the best Burnley striker, not sure. Losing the plot? Probably. It’s a fantasy football saturday morning.
I’ve just done similar, and did also consider giving him the armband. It’d be a lovely differential.
At 1.2% ownership having him would be enough of a differential imo. If you have city players or Bruno it’s a much safer and less scary captain
How’s this for a punt on Burnley!!
Who to play from Bamford, Kane or Son??
Hey Banjo. How are you?
I have been invited to set up a team for Pompey Fans to play against fans of other teams.
It is called Fanpion’s League and is set up like the Champion’s League. Group stages then knock out.
It has been running a few seasons now and is set up by FPL Editor. He’s a good lad but a scummer. So I want to put out a strong team.
Are you interested?
Wow that’s a headache. Whatever you do will be wrong. BBC an option?
*BB
Kane on penos and good from a cross always edge home over son. Love that back like, if you of Burnleys games is nil mee loves BP.. could go one of two ways
I’d bench Digne and start Bamford. With the Spurs boys, I’d start Kane over Son.