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Invincible

jimmii wrote: »

There used to be players as low as 3m in the early days if they played they were obviously insane value. Steed Malbranque was another player who was good value for a season. I've played FPL since the start and I don't think a player has come close to what Kane has done this season. You often get players having breakthrough seasons but never they're normally already 6m. The 5m price range is meant for the no hopers!

When was the start?
I started in 06/07 season.
Santa Cruz was an exceptional player when he arrived to Blackburn, can't recall his FPL cost.

jimmii

Invincible wrote: »

When was the start?
I started in 06/07 season.
Santa Cruz was an exceptional player when he arrived to Blackburn, can't recall his FPL cost.

I think it was two seasons before records began. There was cyki before that FPL pretty much just used their code think the only change they made was 1ft per week.

Lemlin

Invincible wrote: »

When was the start?
I started in 06/07 season.
Santa Cruz was an exceptional player when he arrived to Blackburn, can't recall his FPL cost.

7 to 7.5 mil I think. Bellamy had a great season at Blackburn too and was only 7 mil. Blackburn were actually good for the mid priced lads that did well over the year - Friedel, Warnock, Samba, Bentley, MGP, McCarthy, Santa Cruz, Bellamy and Yakubu.

jimmii

Steve Watson scored a hattrick and kept a clean sheet when listed as a defender (original oop!) in one of the early seasons no bonus back then but even if he had only got 2 points every other match he would have been good value for the season!

jimmii

Lemlin wrote: »

7 to 7.5 mil I think. Bellamy had a great season at Blackburn too and was only 7 mil. Blackburn were actually good for the mid priced lads that did well over the year - Friedel, Warnock, Samba, Bentley, MGP, McCarthy, Santa Cruz, Bellamy and Yakubu.

If you got your timing right with the Yak he was always unreal value. I remember taking a hit for him a few years back when he went and scored four it's the only transfer I'll ever remember making!

KevIRL

Dixie Dean was a snip back in the day

Swiper the fox

KevIRL wrote: »

Dixie Dean was a snip back in the day

I wouldn't have minded doubling up on the Princes Park attack while Kevin "mighty" Mouse and Hot Shot Hamish Balfour were lining out for them either:P

Iused2likebusts

Swiper the fox wrote: »

I wouldn't have minded doubling up on the Princes Park attack while Kevin "mighty" Mouse and Hot Shot Hamish Balfour were lining out for them either:P

There is not too many going to get that reference.

jimmii

KevIRL wrote: »

Dixie Dean was a snip back in the day

Yeh was a very different game back then no captains etc. Even then he used to have a 9ppg and people think Suarez was impressive pfff got nothing on Dixie.

Swiper the fox

Swiper the fox wrote: »

I wouldn't have minded doubling up on the Princes Park attack while Kevin "mighty" Mouse and Hot Shot Hamish Balfour were lining out for them either:P

I dunno, wasn't the age profile here a bit older than was suspected (or was it the other way around)
Anyway it was the Dixie Dean thing that got me, he was a grand player no doubt but he was no Dead Shot Keen.;)

KevIRL

Swiper the fox wrote: »

I wouldn't have minded doubling up on the Princes Park attack while Kevin "mighty" Mouse and Hot Shot Hamish Balfour were lining out for them either:P

Dixie dean not 'dead shot keen'

Iused2likebusts

Swiper the fox wrote: »

I dunno, wasn't the age profile here a bit older than was suspected (or was it the other way around)
Anyway it was the Dixie Dean thing that got me, he was a grand player no doubt but he was no Dead Shot Keen.;)

It took me a long time to get over that terrorist attack on Roy race and his melchester rovers team.

unkymo

unkymo wrote: »

After GW 2 I was ranked 258k overall, by GW 12 I had plunged to 1.2 million but finally after GW 27 I've managed to get back to my GW 2 rank. At 244k now. If I get inside the top 100k it'll be a good season!!

That was 2 months ago...look at it now!! My best ever finish is 42k overall so its looking like my best season in FF.

jimmii

unkymo wrote: »

That was 2 months ago...look at it now!! My best ever finish is 42k overall so its looking like my best season in FF.

wow two top 1k GW ranks in 3 weeks nice!! You should still be able to make up a bit of ground these next two weeks Top 25k maybe with a bit of luck even top 20k!

the incredible pudding

Is there anyway to undo transfers where you accidently click out the wrong player?
I just meant to trade out fabregas for cazorla but accidently got rid of sanchez instead (stupid i know). Do you think emailing them they might undo it or is that expecting far too much?
As it is i'd be paying 4 points for a very pointless f**k up.

Ziegler1988

the incredible pudding wrote: »

Is there anyway to undo transfers where you accidently click out the wrong player?
I just meant to trade out fabregas for cazorla but accidently got rid of sanchez instead (stupid i know). Do you think emailing them they might undo it or is that expecting far too much?
As it is i'd be paying 4 points for a very pointless f**k up.

"Can I cancel my transfers?
No. Once you have confirmed your transfers, they are final and can’t be reversed under any circumstances."

http://fantasy.premierleague.com/rules/

the incredible pudding

Ziegler1988 wrote: »

"Can I cancel my transfers?
No. Once you have confirmed your transfers, they are final and can’t be reversed under any circumstances."

http://fantasy.premierleague.com/rules/

well i deserve that, if i lose my lead in the pay league i'm in I'll probably laugh a lot and then flavor a big pint of whisky with my bitter, bitter tears.

I emailed them just there just in case they have some pity on me. I don't think they'd want to allow for any exceptions though, would be a nightmare for them.

Lemlin

Hull are definitely fooked. As if morale wasn't poor enough, Jake Livermore has tested positive for cocaine in a random drug test.

iroced

jimmii wrote: »

unkymo wrote: »

That was 2 months ago...look at it now!! My best ever finish is 42k overall so its looking like my best season in FF.

wow two top 1k GW ranks in 3 weeks nice!! You should still be able to make up a bit of ground these next two weeks Top 25k maybe with a bit of luck even top 20k!

And 3 scores over 100 pts in the last 6 GWs !!! I haven't gotten any this year!

manual_man

Lemlin wrote: »

Hull are definitely fooked. As if morale wasn't poor enough, Jake Livermore has tested positive for cocaine in a random drug test.

on seeing this i was definitely tempted to give Kane the armband - the only thing though is Spurs might not be too keen on winning!! - ie. do they actually WANT europa league qualification?

PARlance

It's like Christmas morning and the morning of an exam all wrapped up into one. Equal measures of fear and excitement... The regret that I could have done more mixed in with the hope that I've been a good boy.

A slender lead, can't wait to open the presents but I'm exposed to a good dgw from Santi.

Invincible

Headline on one of tomorrow's papers, Chelsea in for Yaya. Can't imagine City selling to them.

jimmii

Invincible wrote: »

Headline on one of tomorrow's papers, Chelsea in for Yaya. Can't imagine City selling to them.

Here looks like one of their put a load of names and teams in a hat pull two out and write a story about it jobbys. If he doesn't move abroad i'd be stunned. Would probably be a good fit for Chelsea though.

Copper_pipe

Saw this on the FPL reddit and thought it was worth posting here:

What have you learned from this season that you will try to remember next season?

spock.

Copper_pipe wrote: »

Saw this on the FPL reddit and thought it was worth posting here:

What have you learned from this season that you will try to remember next season?

Don't buy any Liverpool players.

extra gravy

spock. wrote: »

Don't buy any Liverpool players.

Apart from Henderson cause he'll be on pens

wonski

Copper_pipe wrote: »

Saw this on the FPL reddit and thought it was worth posting here:

What have you learned from this season that you will try to remember next season?

Don't drink and play:D

One thing I have to say is that if you start the season really, really well, it is much easier to have a good finish.

Chasing points makes you make strange decisions (mistakes) and these rarely work.

There is one guy I follow, and it is impressive - let's have a screenshot if you don't mind:

jimmii

That is a ridiculous season! I can't believe anyone has ever gone through the season with a highest rank if 2007 before. 1 week outside the top 1k wtf who does that.

wonski

jimmii wrote: »

That is a ridiculous season! I can't believe anyone has ever gone through the season with a highest rank if 2007 before. 1 week outside the top 1k wtf who does that.

The funny part is he didn't have too many impressive weeks. Just kept going.
Weekly OR rankings are really good, but his 103 points last week (3513 OR) brought him up 5 places "only".

When you are that high, there is not much movement.

http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/740062/history/

I only found him because the comentators on the tv mentioned his position during the game

Pro tennis player btw.

jimmii

wonski wrote: »

The funny part is he didn't have too many impressive weeks. Just kept going.
Weekly OR rankings are really good, but his 103 points last week (3513 OR) brought him up 5 places "only".

When you are that high, there is not much movement.

http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/740062/history/

I only found him because the comentators on the tv mentioned his position during the game

Pro tennis player btw.

Fair play to him sticking with the tennis must be tough at that end of things highest ranking 317!

The 1m rank this week only knocked him down 1 place too funny old game!!

He's in FFS, TFPL and FFFix leagues obviously takes a big interest in it.

He's fairly hammering Colin Flemming (British No.3) in their league!

Surprised Flemming doesn't lead us to an Andy Murray league. Maybe Murray has quit FPL now.

Lemlin

Copper_pipe wrote: »

Saw this on the FPL reddit and thought it was worth posting here:

What have you learned from this season that you will try to remember next season?

Don't overthink things and try to be too clever.

Shedite27

Copper_pipe wrote: »

What have you learned from this season that you will try to remember next season?

Big thing for me was that reputations mean SFA in fantasy football. Most of my biggest regrets were when I bought players based on what they did last year (Sturridge, Yaya, Walcott) rather than current form.

Iused2likebusts

Copper_pipe wrote: »

Saw this on the FPL reddit and thought it was worth posting here:

What have you learned from this season that you will try to remember next season?

Dont plan too far ahead maximise your points each gameweek.
Dont obsess over DGW's and plan transfers for weeks around them.
Get as many cheap playing defenders into your team as early as you can.
Dont worry about player ownership, captaincy percentages etc. Play your own game.

Mr.Prodston

Copper_pipe wrote: »

Saw this on the FPL reddit and thought it was worth posting here:

What have you learned from this season that you will try to remember next season?

What have I learned? Probably nothing :pac:

- I didn't obsess about not having a player who was performing well which was what I'd learned from the year before But I did take on the status quo in a number of individual GWs and that was mainly on captaincy.

- I know I'm a good player, but I can't help but press the self destruction button at times. I'm going to try and work on that.

- Each season is different. What works one season doesn't mean it'll work the next one. As a group the FSA has had a much better season than last year. Just because you know what you're doing and have experience doesn't always pay off.

- I'm a peacock and you gotta let me fly.

- I prefer the chase. I got to 1.6k and then I lost the plot, partly that was down to playing my F*CKING WILDCARD at the end of November during midweek games. Made a few late changes which cost me a bucket load of points and sent me into a spiral that only stopped once I hit 50k.

- Do not leave your transfers until 30 minutes before the deadline. I will do something stupid.

- Don't give up. I was at 51k at the end of GW32. I'm currently at 12k halfway through this GW. Anything from Sanchez and I'm sunk mind.

- Reaffirmed my ideals of not being afraid to take risks. Not stupid, idiotic risks like RVP, Kevin Nolan, dancing around ADM for months, persisting with Walcott and Kramaric but something you know could well work. Get ahead of the curve like Pelle earlier than anyone else. Captaining PVA :pac:

- No matter how much I fall out of love with the game it sucks me back in. January to April and I could do nothing right. But these last couple of GWs have brought the excitement right back

- I will always go way overboard with my answers to simple questions at times :pac:

iroced

Copper_pipe wrote: »

Saw this on the FPL reddit and thought it was worth posting here:

What have you learned from this season that you will try to remember next season?

It's not only from this season but it applies to it too.

The key in this game is to find the right balance between being stupidly stubborn or cleverly patient. There's a fine line here between being an idiot or a genius, a hero or a zero.


If I take my own example this year, patience and confidence in e.g. Sanchez, Silva and Aguero eventually got me rewarded for it. I also got away with being too patient with Costa earlier in the season but played better the second time and managed very well Sanchez in the last couple of months. Got rid when he got injured and back when he (too) quickly returned and despite not making instant benefit over my move, the flexibility I gained on Sanchez (price) was a nice bonus lately. And he did have the couple of big GWs I brought him back for.

Actually, what I probably played best is the Fabregas/Hazard situation. Started with the former and benefitted from his glorious start of the season. Got Hazard in GW14 and ditched Fab in GW15. Got him back for Chelsea DGW which worked out nicely. Had I gotten Hazard (for ADM) 2 or 4 GWs earlier (his previous 2 tasty home fixtures) and rid of Fabregas 2 GWs earlier, it'd have been perfect play. But I'm fairly happy of how I managed this switch. I played it to the perfection cash wise and very well points wise. Without being too cocky, I could say that I found the right balance here between stubborness and patience :cool:.


On the other hand my (stupid) certainty over the what I believed useless DGW31 cost me 40 pts. When many go for it with 2 to 3 DGW punts and you arrogantly sweep all of them aside, don't be surprised if you pay the price. I paid the price. DGW punts may not always work. But if you don't take them you're sure they won't .

I've also been too patient (3-4 GWs) with ADM early on and gave him back too much credit later on before I finally realised he was not gonna make it at ManU. There I didn't find the right balance.


-- edit --
Just a note. I particularly find Hazard, Fab & ADM examples pertinent because we all saw their form decline/rise over several weeks. So they're not just luckily/unluckily timed moves. To a lesser extent, I'd say the same about my Sanchez, Silva & Aguero examples. We all know what these players have been and are capable of. They showed it earlier in this season. So it's no huge surprise that they rewarded their owners lately :cool:.

Copper_pipe

3.5 Million players :P

KevIRL

Copper_pipe wrote: »

3.5 Million players :P

Reading this on mobile skin so have to click to see the image. Thought it was players in the game valued at 3.5

CSF

Don't keep assuming someone won't continue to put the points together.

2 years in a row I've been hurt by Ramsey and then Fabregas all the way upto Christmas.

Sometimes it's better to have these guys just incase.

Swiper the fox

Fabregas screwed me a few times as well but I nailed my colours to the mast early on and could never get him in.
He's been the luckiest point gatherer in my time playing this game, assist after assist for routine passes and corners and form wise it's been his worst season ever. I wouldn't have him in the team if I was picking it.

Lemlin

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Fabregas screwed me a few times as well but I nailed my colours to the mast early on and could never get him in.
He's been the luckiest point gatherer in my time playing this game, assist after assist for routine passes and corners and form wise it's been his worst season ever. I wouldn't have him in the team if I was picking it.

You wouldn't have him in the Chelsea team? That's a ridiculous statement.

Swiper the fox

Lemlin wrote: »

You wouldn't have him in the Chelsea team? That's a ridiculous statement.

It's just like .my opinion maaaan.
Honestly I don't rate him like I used to. I'd certainly be looking to replace him if I was boss. Still good fpl option because his two yard passes get him bonus and simply floating corners into the box get him assists.

PARlance

At a Stag next weekend with second place in my pay league (he's also a mate but until the season is over he'll be know in fpl terms). Half thinking about leaving my phone switched off for fear of a drunken transfer mistake or something more sinister.

Not sure the missus would buy that excuse though.

Lemlin

Swiper the fox wrote: »

It's just like .my opinion maaaan.
Honestly I don't rate him like I used to. I'd certainly be looking to replace him if I was boss. Still good fpl option because his two yard passes get him bonus and simply floating corners into the box get him assists.

But who would you play ahead of him? He's a top player. Can be a game changer.

FHFC

Lemlin wrote: »

But who would you play ahead of him? He's a top player. Can be a game changer.

Changed the game tonight all right!

gimmick

gimmick wrote: »

I have also learned this season that every bit of tinkering I do on Saturday mornings actually costs me points.

In an admirable showing of refusing to learn my own lessons despite overwhelming evidence, i once again tinkered at 11.25 on Saturday morning.

Oh Danny Rose. My week would have been lost without you. I brought him in last minute for Eriksen.

Still left 2 other clean sheets on the bench - Pieters (2nd week running) and McAuley. Ah well.

iroced

gimmick wrote: »

Oh Danny Rose. My week would have been lost without you. I brought him in last minute for Eriksen.

Must learn how to transfer in a def for a midfielder next year :pac: =>

Invincible

iroced wrote: »

Must learn how to transfer in a def for a midfielder next year :pac: =>

I don't think he means transfers, just team line out.

iroced

Invincible wrote: »

I don't think he means transfers, just team line out.

Yeah but couldn't resist the one-liner :rolleyes: :pac:...

Ziegler1988

Official FPL app is free now fyi

jimmii

Ziegler1988 wrote: »

Official FPL app is free now fyi

Presumably you'll have to buy the 15/16 version to be able to use it next season.