FPL launch 2016/17 – New Rules and Player Pricelist
Finally it is live! FPL is back, life as we know it will not be the same for the next 10 months! At first glance there seems little change to last season – budget and squad size is naturally the same and the four chips remain in place, including the two wildcards – one to be used in the first half of the season, the other to be used in the second half of the season. The first may not be carried over – so use it or lose it. The only change seems to be in the calculation of bonus points – a breakdown of which can be found under the Rules tab.
With less than a month to go before the start of the season, managers will be busily playing with different formations and strategies, so to help you on your way, let’s take a very brief look at some of the highlights of the price list for the players.
Players Price List – initial reaction
The most expensive player (as per usual!) is Sergio Aguero who again costs 13mln, while the success last season of Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez sees their prices rocket to eliminate their bargain status! Nolito and Anthony Martial being listed as midfielders may attract decent support. Zlatan Ibrahimovic comes in at 11.5mln to make him the second most expensive player while Diego Costa costs just 9.5mln, making him cheaper than Harry Kane, Daniel Sturridge and Jamie Vardy. Daley Blind are Chris Brunt are now listed as defenders, while Eric Dier is now listed as a midfielder.
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New player prices – some of the new players to the Premiership
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 11.5mln
Henrikh Mkhitaryan 9.5mln
Michy Batshuayi 9.0mln
Nolito 9.0mln
Eric Bailly 5.5mln
And some selected old favourites:
Sergio Aguero 13.0mln
Harry Kane 11.0mln
Daniel Sturridge 10.0mln
Jamie Vardy 10.0mln
Diego Costa 9.5mln
Olivier Giroud 9.0mln
Wayne Rooney 9.0mln
Alexis Sanchez 11.0mln
Kevin de Bruyne 10.5mln
Eden Hazard 10.0mln
Dimitri Payet 9.5mln
Riyad Mahrez 9.5mln
Anthony Martial 9.5mln
Mesut Ozil 9.5mln
Firmino 8.5mln
You will all have your own views and may spot the glaring bargain that I have missed. So please share your thoughts below on both the new changes to the game (the chips) and also your thoughts on the prices and maybe you’ve even begun to draft your initial squad.
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FPL launch 2016/17 – New Rules and Player Pricelist. This article was written by Cookie
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Okay, anyone know how to change Captains?
I am losing my mind here
maddog click on the players chest if he has one 😉
took me a few mins as well, just click on the actual player and dialogue box comes up
Could be interesting @ 6.5m Mark Hughes has confirmed Stoke City have made several bids for West Brom striker Saido Berahino.
So who’s your 3 guaranteed players?
Also I think man u will be solid at the back, anyone know who’s starting at the back with smalling out?
Milburn I would say you need one off Kane , Kun or Ibra with one from a dozen mf players there are so many to choose from it will be tough & many teams will look different , worth going with the fixtures from the start put your 3 favs in & work from their.
We need to see the friendlies first before we have a clearer idea who will start for some teams UTD being one.
Aye definitely mate. So many new comers, both managers and players. I think there’ll be more differential teams than ever come the start of the season
Tom, Dick and Harry.
Doesn’t really matter as he only misses one game.
I see your wit hasn’t changed over the summer Nin 😉
What’s the point if we cant have a laugh eh Milburn?
Smalling is only out for one game though, he’s suspended. Hazard and Aguero are the two i’m most convinced by. Have been for a while now. Right, off to work. Happy tinkering
Not even sure where to begin!
Michy is a no no for me. Costa won’t be dropped for him.
No chance of them being played as a 2?
Hi Admiral and welcome back to the site. I think there’s a chance they may form a pair but we’ll have to see what pre-season brings in that respect. Personally I’ll be starting out with the more tried and tested I think. Apart from Miky and Ibra, but they kind of are anyway.
Atleti president let it slip that he felt they were close to reacquiring Costa, if this is true than I would definitely consider Batshitonyou as an fpl option.
Such an exciting day. Looking forward to the season.
I have the 7th pick in my draft. Whom should I realistically get at that position?
Assuming the main guys go – Kun, Kane, Ibra, Sanchez, Vardy, Payet then I guess I’d line up Sturridge, Hazard or Mahrez. In fact, the ‘old favourites’ list in the article above looks like a good guide for this. Bit early for a draft isn’t it?!
Yes, draft isn’t for another two weeks, but thought I would ask.
Wassup everyone. .
Thanks for the two articles Cookie. Good to know we have your lunch breaks to keep us well informed. I hope you’re finding some time to eat in there somewhere. Don’t want you wasting away… 😉
Personally, I’ll be avoiding the temptation to start tinkering until the final 24 hours before the deadline. Mainly so i don’t have time to second guess myself several times, over-tinker (that’s a word) and start the season full of regrets, anger and a poor rank. Yep, this year i’ll be true to my gut and just have the poor rank without the regret and anger.
I would’ve liked to see some changes to the game. That new colour scheme is horrible. And its a shame the bonus points didn’t take another step towards the wonder that is Fantasy MLS. But at least the higher player prices should mean less teams all looking the same.
Right. Back to work. See you all in a month.
Cheers Chins, fear not I am keeping my strength up! Good to see you mate, hope all well.