Grab, Avoid or Bore Off! – Fantasy Premier League 2018-19
Oh yeah, with FPL back that also means ‘Bore off’ returns. I have went back to that old well and gathered the 3 amigos up for you to get their thoughts on some of the questions that we all want answered as the season draws closer.
For those that don’t know them or don’t know them well, let me introduce you to them.
Init is one of our site owners, he enjoys being a disciplinarian, hates typos and those with a lack of attention to detail. He also would prefer to not take walks on the beach and is not fond of puppies. Other than that, he is a great guy.
Cookie is also a site owner. He lives in Monaco, enjoys laying on the beach and taking pictures while he drinks his wine. He doesn’t like to hear about the details and enjoys typos.
Kop also a site owner and overall grouch, might be last on this list, but he is certainly not least, in particular in the grumpy category. If you ever need a pick me up, look somewhere else!!
Ok, enough of the heartfelt intros, let’s get it on!
FPL FIXTURE TRACKER
(It’s scrollable btw, just swipe left or right)
FIXTURE TRACKER LINK
It’s been a busy summer already with Arsenal, Everton, West Ham and Chelsea appointing new managers, Manchester City adding to their already dominant squad, Man Utd continuing to splash the cash and Liverpool trying to protect Karius by beefing up their midfield. Spurs may even have a new home soon.
And FPL wise, this is the place to discuss strategy, learn about the promoted teams and their players while in the days and weeks to come we’ll have plenty of articles, interviews, player analysis, Bore Offs, Tips, etc, etc.
So be sure to get involved in the discussions, the RMTs and the banter as we look forward to another season of Fantasy fun!
The League Codes for FF247 for the 2018/19 season are as follows –
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
The main public FF247 League , which anyone is welcome to join, can be accessed using the following code 1581-751 (auto-link below).
The prize pool for this one will be confirmed in due course.
Join Our League – Quick Link
League Code: 1581-751
View league standings
Our Regulars League* for 2018/19 is now open and has a cash prize pool of £300 paid directly to the winners from the FF247 management team. The first 5 places are paid out in a tiered system.
To enter this one you need to be an active and recognised site member and you need to e-mail us for the league code – elleffcee@gmail.com
*terms and conditions apply and are available upon request. Management reserve the right to review membership of this league on an ongoing basis. If you enter and win a prize you have to have commented on the site at least 5 times for 8 consecutive months between August 2018 and March 2019 or you will not be considered for a prize. That’s basically 1 comment a week all season, we think that’s a reasonable ask to be considered a ‘regular’.
In your e-mail could you please supply:-
Your name.
Your site user name.
Your team name from last season and your new team name if it has changed,
Thanks for reading Fantasy Premier League Intro 2018/19. This article was written by Mito21
Thanks for the write up, GABO always a good read!
Here’s my first draft. Definitely gonna tweak it when more transfers are coming in. Similar to the sentiments of many, I think a strong defence is the way to go for now. I also don’t mind an early wildcard when the wc players are ready to hit the ground.
Looks decent to me. Obviously keep an eye on Mendy in pre season but we get to see community shield anyway
You may want to think about Kun and perhaps Martial instead of your two Arsenal players for the first fortnight, then switch back to them once the dust settles from their tricky opening fixtures. Siggy is another thought.
Hughes of Watford may be a better bet than Cairney, if you’re stuck with a 5m mid.
You’re right, Aguero and Martial has the same price as them 2 arsenal boys. 1 more point to take into consideration. I’m not too sure about Watford and Gracia, but I’ll monitor their preseason.
GABO – living the dream.
After reviewing the comments and dealing with my own bi/tri/quad-lemma; I wondered if the following formula might summarise our predicament.
FFL Team = [(High price stars + solid performers + cheeky cheap punt + oh shit ran out of money and who might make it onto the pitch 4m options) – (world cup woes, I deserve a break from my six figure salary per week package coz I’m tired)] x (new manager hype impact) x {(rotation risk coefficient)^(2 if in Europe)} x (I will try really hard not to plan to play WC in GW4 tantrum)] / [(risk of underperforming in my ML x not doing as well as last year x appearing to other half not to be spending ‘valuable’ our time playing FFL)]
Sound familiar to anyone or is just me….
For sure you are just as daft as the rest of us
Fun though isnt it
Only until my points come in for GW1, sigh.
I’m very interested to see if Sarri starts lighting up during games.
I think there could be a collective nervous breakdown if Salah doesn’t score in the first week (and Keita/Fabinho score). We may need to advise a few managers take the Sarri (or valium) route to get over that.
Scotch better than Valium
You’ve just described me
Man Utd update…
I know some of this has already been mentioned but he’s the full Mourinho quotes in one place…
Man Utd update from Mourinho….
Alexis is still waiting to join the tour of the US due to visa issue. Mourinho says: “hopefully he joins us later because it could be important to work with Martial, Alexis and Mata, which is the players we have in attack for start of the season.
No Lukaku, no Lingard, no Marcus Rashford, so it will be very bad.”
Conclusion – Martial at 7.5mln suddenly becomes interesting, possibly for GW1 & GW2 (home vs Leicester & away vs Brighton). With Aaron Ramsey facing Man City & Chelsea in those weeks possibly start with Martial then swap to Ramsey in GW3 S United face Spurs, the likes of Lingard, Lukaku & Rashford are closer to a return and Arsenal’s nice run starts?
Mata also an option for 6.5mln early doors.
On Young, Jones, Pogba, Fellaini extended break…..“Maybe is good for Luke Shaw, Eric Bailly, Andreas Pereira back from loan so we have to take the positives.”
Conclusion: So it looks like Shaw (5mln) and Bailly (5.5mln) will get a couple of games (at least) at the start. DDG, Matic & Fred join the tour next week and the first two especially will be ready for GW1.
Thanks for this Cookie, I have Rambo and I’m very tempted to get Martial for the first two.
I also find it amusing ( and slightly depressing) that Mourinho thinks it is ‘very very bad’ … Sanchez, Martial and Mata, I mean it’s not like he’s stuck with Joselu! I’d kill for a front 3 like that at Newcastle!! Haha
Also have Bailey already in my squad, not sure how comfortable I feel at ‘pre-booking’ 2 transfers if he’s not a permanent starter so may ditch him if I bring in Martial!
That’s the problem Rosco – it’s great info for us but you booking transfers is never great as other stuff will happen. Bailly should start every game to be honest but Mourinho is being Mourinho….
I’ll leave him in and if it goes to pot I’ll do an ‘Init on Leguene’ style campaign of war on you! Haha
*Lejuene 😉
I did that in porpoise! 😉
On porpoise.. dammit can’t even make a deliberate porpoise / purpose joke properly!!
Bailly should be safe for the first few weeks. Rojo is down the pecking order and Jones and Lindelof will come in late after the WC. So the natural starting pair will be Smalling and Bailly. Bailly is extremely gifted and if he keeps putting in good performances, I imagine he will cement his spot for most of the season.
I am even preparing a draft with both him and Shaw for the first week and changing Shaw to an Arsenal defender after GW2 when the fixtures improve and Young is back on line.
Great info!!
Good info, thanks Cookie.
The 2 most expensive goalkeepers in the whole world are Brazilian, who’d have thought it? The World’s gone mad.
I grew up in a world where I was told that there was no such thing as good Brazilian keepers, that they were the reason that Brazil didn’t win even more. So yeah, I am with you on that one.
With liverpool strengthening their midfield with fabinho and keita and now adding alisson. Their defence should now have better protection in front of it and a top keeper behind it. There will be a 5 mil option playing there too in matip, Trent Alexander Arnold and lovren but we have to wait too see who will be 1st choice.
With arsenal bringing in uni emery and making signings to strengthen their defence and adding torriera a much needed cdm. Do arsenal look likely to improve? Gw 1 and 2 are tough but we can use those games to see where they are.
Sarriball comes to chelsea. A different footballing philosophy than conte, mourinho and rafa benitez had. How will the players adapt to his high pressing and high work rate style. There are potential bargains in this chelsea squad.
The world cup affecting all the top sides players pre season preparations. Who’s going to make the gw1 squads. We’re trying to find out any information we can but we won’t really know untill the first news press conferences of the season.
Plus all the usual new transfers coming in. Will they flop or succeed, players showing great form preseason. Who will continue it into the season.
All of this means I’m playing an early wild card. The first international break is the most logical point. 4 games worth of information and we’ll hopefully have most of the stuff above answered.
Bloody ell that ended up a long post just to say I’m doing an early wild card.
Thanks for keeping us abreast of the situation 😉
Haha seriously though most people will be thinking similarly with regard to the uncertainty but I’m not convinced that planning in such an early WC is the best approach. Sure you might end up deciding to (play it) when GW4 comes, but you may end up doing more harm than good if you set up just for those weeks.
My advice would be to make a team you think will be solid for the season, and make small adjustments accordingly as players come back from the World Cup etc. Planning is important in FPL, but I do think planning to use one of your most powerful chips after just 4 weeks could hinder rather than help.
Just my thoughts and I’m sure others will have their own thoughts on this.
Reminds me of a young current writer on the site :lurker:
If you keep writing essays Init will scoop you up and make you start writing for the site, so stop now 😉
Also, get Rosco that bloody edit button. He’s all over the shop this morning; it was a fine rank, but no need to boast about it 😉
So you’re saying he’s a total ‘r’anker?
Its fair enough like! 😉 total two team @anker!! Anyway that was then, I leant something so it was worth the grief I get!
Sorry Rosco, too good an opportunity t’ miss.
Hahaha not my intention at all but it does illustrate the point I was trying to make. I swear I’ll be a one man team this year…well I have my ‘no Rules’ team but I cant see that doing very well in terms of OR or even ML!!!
It’s all these rules-constrained teams that makes me think a top 1% finish isn’t that impressive anymore!
I got an edit button…
I rarely look beyond 6 weeks. Some people usually stay in my side throughout a season but only 3 or 4. I don’t make solid plans as when you do they’re usually up the wall after 2 gws anyway. At least knowing I’m wildcarding in the first international break means I can take a few early risks with plenty of time to catch up if they fail or kick on from a good start.
Fair enough buddy, if you’re set on it who am I to persuade you otherwise! Every chance it works out well and you could steal a march on those of us who don’t take advantage of the ‘fill in’ players who take advantage of the World Cup rested players!
So who are you looking at for the next 4 weeks?
Triple liverpool attack, Gundogan/Bernard silva, lamela, might double up on everton defence coleman and whichever 4.5 mil cb looks 1st choice. If everton don’t sign another cb. Just keep an eye out for anyone in good pre season form. Redmond has scored in 2 matches so far.
You confident Bernardo and Lamela will start? Guess it’s preseason we need to wait for.
Not confident about Bernardo so will need a strong bench replacement. With son going to the Asian games I think lamela will play. Lamela scored an hatrick last night too.
Does anyone know why the FF247 site can’t be opened on a desktop? It just goes to a blank page showing Index and nothing else. Never had this problem before.
Open fine on a desktop here Ivan
It’s just back to normal now for me. Thanks Cookie.
good man
Cookie is a guru!
Try clearing your cache Ivan, Use CCleaner from time to time too. I have my new desktop by the way, it’s great.
SZ, I clean the cache every single night before shut down the PC. That was some diferent bug but now is OK.