FPL launch 2017/18 – Rules Changes and Player Price list
Welcome to FPL launch 2017/18 – Rules Changes and Player Price list. And finally we’re back to normality… No more wondering how to fill those days in the office, pretending to be working on that big project but secretly with an FPL tab or ten open at the bottom. We can finally start tinkering again as the game for the 2017/18 has been launched and the player prices along with it. Let the GW1 RMT’s commence in earnest!
Whether you are new to the game or a relative veteran let’s get some of the basics out of the way –
To either register as a new user or simply renew your team you need to click here… FPL 2017/18
If you have played previously then that will simply allow you to re-register. You will be issued with a new ‘FPL ID’ number though – if you usually link your team to your username on FF247 then you will have to update that link here or you will be showing somebody else’s team. Click on the link and then follow the instructions entitled ‘How do I link my ‘display name’ to my fantasy team?’.
New Rules
After two seasons spent trying to figure out what on earth to do with the All Out Attack chip we can finally forget that one as it’s been replaced with the ‘Free Hit’ chip. We won’t labour the point as we are sure it will be discussed in depth below but basically it means that you can change your entire squad for one week and then it will revert to what it was previously the week after that – particularly useful for such occurrences as a blank (ish) GW or indeed a double one. It adds a layer of strategy to the game, one which will be debated long and hard as to when it will be best to use it.
FPL themselves released this article to explain it fully.
New player prices – some of the new players to the Premiership or those who have changed teams that may interest you:
Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) – 10.5m
Jermain Defoe (Bournemouth) – 8.0m
Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea) – 6.0m
Sandro Ramirez (Everton) – 7.5m
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – 9.0m
Bernardo Silva (Man City) – 8.0m
Romelu Lukaku (Man Utd) – 11.5m
And some selected old favourites:
Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal) – 12.0m
Eden Hazard (Chelsea) – 10.5m
Seamus Coleman (Everton) – 6.5m
Sadio Mane (Liverpool) – 9.5m
Sergio Aguero (Man City) – 11.5m
Antonio Valencia (Man Utd) – 6.5m
Harry Kane (Spurs) – 12.5m
Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea) – 8.5m
You will all have your own views and may spot the glaring bargain that we 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.
Start posting RMT’s by all means. It’s a long and arduous process so the earlier you start the better! There will be many doing the same so sharing thoughts and ideas on either players, formations or tactics is always welcomed.
For our part we will start posting our pre-season articles on a regular basis now. We will have rundowns on the promoted teams, new signing articles and also coverage of the pre-season games as we build toward GW1 of yet another new season.
Thanks for reading: FPL launch 2017/18 – Rules Changes and Player Price list
Fixture Tracker
Goodbye Summer, the game is now live.
Price jumps on old reliables this Season is going to make things interesting.
Thank you for the article Init. That’s great work for having ten minutes to prepare it
Welcome to 2017/18 friends.
He even left a divider in there.
To now be able to see all the players, in my opinion the prices don’t seem too high. Sure not every player is reasonable but for the most part it seems alright
Draft number one!!! I’m gonna keep a copy of this and see how close it is to my GW1 team.
I hope you are not planning on using bench boost GW1
Are you implying I haven’t offered enough resources to my bench 😉 hopefully there’s a couple of 4.0 regulars to help us all out.
No, was just saying you be better off using it on a DGW. 😉
Hi Banjo, I cannot see Smalling a started now that Lindelof is in. Keep an eye on pre-season. thankfully they have the same pricetag. I think Hererra is a bargain at 5.5, considering fixtures and the fact that he might play in the 8 role for some games.
Not a chance Smalling will play. Herrera is too defensive
Depends on the role he (Hererra) plays. If he is a part of a midfield 3 with Carrick behind, I expect him to contribute more to the attack. In any case, I don’t see better alternatives at 5.5.
Allen, Fraser, Mooy… At 6.0 there’s the like of Stanislas
Based on fixtures, I disagree. Otherwise, yes. I am in favor of an early 1st WC anyway, so can phase him out when needed… Plus I always tend to be a bit bias towards United players, which comes to bite me in the ass later on.
I take Mooy with those fixtures and his set piece duties.
Afternoon all nice to be back.
Think it’s going to be hard this year with prices of the players.
Herrera ain’t bad price for 5.5
Let the games begin ! Going to do a draft later today and will post up for comments