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
Back up and running….let the games begin!!!
Thoughts on the following?
A) Alli and Sane or KDB and Son?
B) Start Dawson every week or 4.5 rotation (take into account I’ll WC early)?
C) Kane and Ramsey or Lacazette and Alli?
A) Is Son not out with a broken arm? Not sure if he will do a proper pre-season. On the other hand, I expect to see a lot of rotation in Citys forward line. It is just packed! KDB is probably the only sure starter.
B) Personally I have both Kane and Alli in and do not consider it an overkill based on last season. Alli will feature in at least half the teams, considering the price and you risk falling behind early on if he delivers.
…no definite answers, but hope it helped.
What do you think about Dawson/4.0 or 2 rotating 4.5s?
I think McAuley
What do you think?
@Anony123, I probably wouldn’t target Watford. Just because 2 of their first 3 home games are very tough. With a team like them you always want to pick on the good home fixtures and in the first 7 games they only have one. Their away fixtures are nice but they blanked 11 times last season playing away and only kept 2 clean sheets.
Thoughts on Milner at 6.5mil?
Will get rewarded for clean sheets now he is recognised as a defender..
He is a great option. Depends on first really. I can only afford 1 defender in this price bracket and Azpi is my no.1 choice for now. Milner should be on pens, but Chelsea have a much higher chance to deliver those clean sheets.
*funds
Liverpool will probably sign another left back
Lukaku, Kane, Aguero, Lacazette, Jesus, Firmino, whatever striker Chelsea gets
Who would be your pics for game weeks 1-5 and why?
Lukaku, fixtures and he’s United’s main man. I’m also getting Lacazette.
I’d be interested to hear people’s thought’s here too. I think my order would be:
1) Kun – it’s Kun, and he’s not the most expensive
2) Lukaku – United have a nice run of fixtures
3) Jesus – City’s fixtures aren’t too bad, and they’ll score goals
4) Kane – typically starts slow, fixtures aren’t great, and the Wembley factor
5) Firmino – would be in my team if he were still a midfielder
6) Lacazette – needs to prove himself, and not the nicest fixtures
Lukaku was the first person on my team followed closely by Kun. It would be helpful if Kun pulled a hammy and was out for a while.
A Kun hammy would make life a lot easier!!!!!
Aguero or jesus? or even both with their fixtures!!
Will Carrick be nailed on now he’s club captain? Just thinking (at 4.5) he could be the new Fletcher.
He will still be rotated think there are better options
Cheers Smash. I’m currently on McArther, but was just looking at the options.
Palace have just signed Loftus Cheek on a loan – he’s 4.5m
Loftus will be the most owned 4.5 guy. Now we just need to confirm that he will actually start.
Yeah I like the look of RLC. They have a fair amount of midfielders though so will have to keep an eye on that one but if he gets minutes I think he will do well