The Premier League Returns… and so does FF247!
Welcome to The Premier League Returns… and so does FF247!
Guess who’s back, back again… with fresh hair cuts and strippers galore!
Yep, we’re back, we hope we are anyway…. Unless any more players test positive between now and June 17th, because… you know, they just absolutely had to get their hair cut. Or party with some strippers. Like we are sure we all have in lockdown….
Anyway, we just wanted to give you an update on both the key points from an FPL perspective but also from ours in terms of what to expect from us over the next few weeks.
FPL Changes
The main one here is that those of you who have been diligently (let’s face it boredly) making transfers each week to get your teams in the best possible shape for the return may find it was a fool’s errand as we all now have UNLIMITED transfers prior to the next deadline. Which is WEDNESDAY JUNE 17TH AT 5PM.
Rather than waffle on needlessly, here is what the Premier League state on their own site:
FF247 ARTICLES
What to expect.. not a lot in all honesty! But why? Here’s why…
FPL Fixtures
Other than the addition of an initial DGW the rest looks like it will pan out exectly as originally planned. At least for now. That is apart from GW31+ being reinstated in full, as opposed to it being a ‘blank’ ish one, as it was originally scheduled to be.
That initial DGW sees the addition of Aston Villa vs Sheffield United and Man City vs Arsenal as they begin the new regime on the Wednesday before the rest start over the following weekend. Our Fixture Tracker has been ammended accordingly but we would probably take our usual colour ranking with a pinch of salt right now as it is based on normal conditions and does definitely take into consideration some sort of home / away bias, and if the Bundesliga is anything to go by then that particular advantage is out the window. Especially as some of these games look like beieng played at neutral venues. Can’t even begin to imagine why. At least not without insulting most of Liverpool or Manchester…..
We may do an initial Fixtures article but beyond that the opportunity to provide any articles between GW’s will be tight, and limited at best.
FIXTURE TRACKER
This has been updated accordingly and now looks like this:
FIXTURE TRACKER LINK
Player Tips?
See the above, basically. Probably the best we can do here is to promise that your usual protagonists will be around in the comment section to help and advise where possible.
CAPOS
We intend to do one of these prior to ‘GW30+’, in fact it is already in hand. Beyond that though we can’t promise anything, again for the reasons stated above; literally no time.
FF247 Site Team
We shall continue to do our transfers and we will post those and our weekly Captain Picks in our Live Match Chat article as detailed below.
Live Match Chat
This will be posted prior to GW30+ and will have the usual stuff on it such as the deadline and the weekly fixtures picture, as well as the new addition of the FF247 Site Team info.
We don’t intend to post a new one prior to each GW, instead we shall do what we have done with Bundesliga and simply update the article each time a deadline passes with new info. Given that it will contain the aforementioned FF247 Site Team info it will be updated earlier than usual.
The games for GW30+in full…
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hey all
hope you are all safe and well.
its good to be back… said someone!!!
head scrambled with what to do… like most people i guess.
Let it all settle in first HF! Then decide a bit later.
A good wine is always better when aired first before consuming!
+1000000000000000000000
I dont drink, so someone else can have my wine..lol
its all too scary.
giving us free reign on unlimited transfers is a nightmare. do i change 1 player, some, all…lol
Do I FH, BB, TC…lol
Cant stand the stress this early on.
Haha. Chill……
Keep an eye on here each day and see what’s being chatted about and see what fits for you.
Deadline isn’t tonight! :wink2:
i will do GP…. thanks
You know me from old mate…..!!!
I want to tinker with the team, get rid of some of the dead wood…. but with the likes of Kane being fit, Fernandes doing well, i need to consider them, but with City possibly not winning their appeal, will they field a strong team etc (but still wanting to finish 2nd)
Hello one and all! The game’s afoot!
Welcome back – this will indeed make our weirdly changed existence a bit more interesting, won’t it. I’m sorry Hammerfan, I don’t wanna steal your thunder, but I’ve just finished reading all your comments and the article. It feels so good to be back!
Hope you are all fine. Can’t wait to discuss life, the universe and everything FPL with you!
But it IS a strange new world we live in – even the escapist in me can’t deny this.
Here’s to friendship or fellowship, or whatever! Speak to you all soon.
AJW
Hello mate. Hope you’ve kept safe and sound during it all.
Now, for me, wine. (*subliminal*)
its fine AJW, you are forgiven
Hahaha fellas! Goodto hear from you . It’sa bit strangehhaving unlimited trades AND the opportunityto FT which completely cancel each other out. Anywaywwe’ll see more clearly upon discussing things -it’s just really nice to hear from you all. Bye for now guys and speak to you soon.
Oh I seem to have a literary speech impediment where the space between words is not automatically done. Sorry!
I’m almost the fact that all my planning / transfers over the last couple of months was for nothing….
Any initial thoughts on this lot? 7 DGW players. Thinking Auba to Kane for GW31
Gear,
Is it for nothing? What happens if you FH GW30+, and then go back (I presume) to the team you’ve built up?
Then I’d have this team
As long as the gods will give you this team back, I’d certainly go for it. Perhaps you move one of the Liverpool players after they wrap the title, but this looks solid for the remaining fixtures. And the 1.6 will come in handy-I have preferences, but I’m sure yours are just as good, if not better.
Cheers bud. Food for thought
This is the draft I’ve come up with. Will be a bench boost.
Nice
Can we trust young Sterling tho?
Yeah I’m not sure on that. He’s probably more likely to get both games but is Mahrez better value. I think I want triple City attack
Looks good to me! It’s been so long it’s a bit like start of a new season in august, it’s a bit of a lottery regarding which players will start strong, Sterling for instance, could be great, could be disappointing, etc.
Yeah form goes out the window. But is Mahrez and a wild punt on Ozil better than Sterling and Saka
Sterling scores a hatty in GW1 didn’t he?
But who knows, Mahrez will get minutes, it’s Ozil I don’t like, even if he plays, does he even care?
Yeah Ozil ain’t that cheap either. He does seem back in favour but think I’d prefer the higher ceiling of Sterling. Though won’t get much from Saka
V similar to the way I’ll set up, I think, though I may go for the Sheffield goalie instead of three of their defenders, mainly due to paranoia about playing time.
Inclined towards the same City players and definitely Auba and Grealish. Flukily I have Saka, not that I’m expecting a huge amount from him.
I haven’t checked player value yet so am more thinking about the aftermath and who I’ll be bringing back (or keeping). Eg may well stick with Vardy for the duration, so will have to be careful and ensure I can get him back, etc.
Yeah I only have value tied up in TAA and Salah ain’t that ain’t too much In truth. Yeah I preferred Henderson more a cash thing really. I really dislike Leicester’s fixtures but Vardy is always a great option
The fixtures bother me less because of the lack of crowds so I’m just thinking reliable old Vardy (same for Jiminez) and he’s likely to get the minutes, they’ll want third place etc. But who knows, maybe psychologically he’s shattered.
Will there be price rises due to these FTs
I mean can I chill for a bit or not?
No price rises it’s been announced
Cheers chaps
Great thanks, we can all chill for a bit.
Chill and see various schools of thought emerge, get crushed, be re-evaluated, gain traction, become the template…
No there won’t be price rises before deadline for GW30+
A quick FH draft, 442 with Tangangan Hayden and Conolly benched. Keeps Salah and TAA with triple City attack, PEA, Leno, Grealish and triple Shu defence.
If FH you may as well get Sterling for Salah and be creative with the change?
But fine really, go for it if you fancy it.
Looks good to me