General FPL Chat 2015/16

jimmii

CSF wrote: »

I've a feeling we will be losing Bellerin as a defender with attacking capabilities this summer. With Alves leaving Barca he seems the obvious choice.

Yeh seen that was a story a few of the papers picked up. Be interesting to see how much he would go for.

Its amazing how quickly "I'm very happy there so I don't see myself anywhere other than Arsenal." becomes I've always wanted to go back to Barca!

hufpc8w3adnk65

How do i join one of the "league" formats lads?was in the pay leagues last season

Scorpion Sting

FA Cup quarter-final replays to be scrapped from next season. This means less double gameweeks now and a potential headache regarding the use of chips.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36393608

Iused2likebusts

Scorpion Sting wrote: »

FA Cup quarter-final replays to be scrapped from next season. This means less double gameweeks now and a potential headache regarding the use of chips.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36393608

The replays being scrapped will make no difference to the amount of dgws. Chances are there will be less dgw next yr if the FA cup qf weekend doesn't clash with a set of league fixtures. This will probably happen as there is no international tournament next summer so the season can finish later. I'll only b keeping TC for the dgws. Chances are the only games that will need to be refixed are those cancelled for carling cup final and fa cup semi final .

FHFC

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

The replays being scrapped will make no difference to the amount of dgws. Chances are there will be less dgw next yr if the FA cup qf weekend doesn't clash with a set of league fixtures. This will probably happen as there is no international tournament next summer so the season can finish later. I'll only b keeping TC for the dgws. Chances are the only games that will need to be refixed are those cancelled for carling cup final and fa cup semi final .

Was just trying to post something similar but gave up!

Thing is this season started a week earlier to allow the early finish so as far as I know the PL season covered the same timespan. The fact that there will be less fixture congestion later means it's probably more likely they will have PL games on the QF weekend actually. I'm sure the PL and (more to the point) Sky would prefer not to have a blank weekend PL wise.

However is it possible with no replays that league games postponed due to clashes with the QF wiuld just be refixed for the midweek after and therefore be in the same FPL gameweek?

jimmii

MrMac84 wrote: »

How do i join one of the "league" formats lads?was in the pay leagues last season

For serious or sarcastic? If for real wait until pre-season join Q league if for sarcastic then it's too late for that why am I here at almost 2am.

jimmii

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

The replays being scrapped will make no difference to the amount of dgws. Chances are there will be less dgw next yr if the FA cup qf weekend doesn't clash with a set of league fixtures. This will probably happen as there is no international tournament next summer so the season can finish later. I'll only b keeping TC for the dgws. Chances are the only games that will need to be refixed are those cancelled for carling cup final and fa cup semi final .

Ah you've totally jinxed it now. We're so due a bad winter like remember the city v Everton week before vc's and everyone ended up with Cahill or Tevez captain? I'm still sick at that week as I had Tevez as legit captain. We're so due one of those.

Iused2likebusts

FHFC wrote: »

Was just trying to post something similar but gave up!

Thing is this season started a week earlier to allow the early finish so as far as I know the PL season covered the same timespan. The fact that there will be less fixture congestion later means it's probably more likely they will have PL games on the QF weekend actually. I'm sure the PL and (more to the point) Sky would prefer not to have a blank weekend PL wise.

However is it possible with no replays that league games postponed due to clashes with the QF wiuld just be refixed for the midweek after and therefore be in the same FPL gameweek?

In the 2014 2015 season the fa cup qf didn't clash with a round of league games. Qpr and spurs cancelled for the carling cup final got refixed for the weekend of the fa cup qf only league fixture that weekend which gave us a dgw as it was mixed in with previous gws fixtures. Briefly looking back at it it looks like we had a spurs Qpr dgw a few weeks later a qpr villa dgw. I think there was 4 teams involved in a dgw in either 34 or 35 and dgw 37 just involved arsenal and Sunderland.
With regard to refixing cancelled league games from the cup in the following midweek. Those games will still go to midweeks that don't have European games. I know there was a bit of a clash with that this year but that was because there was nowhere else for those fixtures to go. My prediction would be there will be no league fixtures the weekend of fa cup qf if that happens we will have a maximum of 6 dgw games more than likely less and split over 2 to 3 gws.

km79

Mourinho confirmed as United boss
De gea confirmed as my keeper

stephenl15

km79 wrote: »

Mourinho confirmed as United boss
De gea confirmed as my keeper

nah, I'm always a 2x 4.5 keepers kinda guy

Iused2likebusts

km79 wrote: »

Mourinho confirmed as United boss
De gea confirmed as my keeper

Are you playing the Spanish PL game this year😉
Cheap keepers shaw and then four 4.5 defenders.

FHFC

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

In the 2014 2015 season the fa cup qf didn't clash with a round of league games. Qpr and spurs cancelled for the carling cup final got refixed for the weekend of the fa cup qf only league fixture that weekend which gave us a dgw as it was mixed in with previous gws fixtures. Briefly looking back at it it looks like we had a spurs Qpr dgw a few weeks later a qpr villa dgw. I think there was 4 teams involved in a dgw in either 34 or 35 and dgw 37 just involved arsenal and Sunderland.
With regard to refixing cancelled league games from the cup in the following midweek. Those games will still go to midweeks that don't have European games. I know there was a bit of a clash with that this year but that was because there was nowhere else for those fixtures to go. My prediction would be there will be no league fixtures the weekend of fa cup qf if that happens we will have a maximum of 6 dgw games more than likely less and split over 2 to 3 gws.

Yeah, know they did that in 2014/15 re the cup QFs. But my point was that in 2015/16 they didn't do it despite the season being the same length (it was just moved forward 1 week) and fixture congestion being a problem. Does that not suggest it was a failed or unpopular experiment? One which Sky I'm sure are not fond of.

Now they are trying the no QF replays measure which will allow certainty about at least one midweek date within a week or 3 at most after the QF weekend (whichever midweek has no European games). Knowing there are no replays will allow that midweek to be used for refixing cup QF cancellations as soon as the QF draw is made, even if it is the midweek immediately after QF weekend.

I doubt they will want or need to implement 2 measures to reduce FA Cup related congestion. My prediction therefore is PL games ON for Cup QF weekend and refixed games midweek either same GW or within the next 2 GWs.

Iused2likebusts

FHFC wrote: »

Yeah, know they did that in 2014/15 re the cup QFs. But my point was that in 2015/16 they didn't do it despite the season being the same length (it was just moved forward 1 week) and fixture congestion being a problem. Does that not suggest it was a failed or unpopular experiment? One which Sky I'm sure are not fond of.

Now they are trying the no QF replays measure which will allow certainty about at least one midweek date within a week or 3 at most after the QF weekend (whichever midweek has no European games). Knowing there are no replays will allow that midweek to be used for refixing cup QF cancellations as soon as the QF draw is made, even if it is the midweek immediately after QF weekend.

I doubt they will want or need to implement 2 measures to reduce FA Cup related congestion. My prediction therefore is PL games ON for Cup QF weekend and refixed games midweek either same GW or within the next 2 GWs.

It could be because the way Xmas fell this year there was only 3 gws over Xmas whereas there is usually 4. Meaning they needed an extra gw somewhere else which the used the fa cup qf weekend for.

km79

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

Are you playing the Spanish PL game this year😉
Cheap keepers shaw and then four 4.5 defenders.

Forgot about shaw actually
All depends on fixtures anyway

FHFC

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

It could be because the way Xmas fell this year there was only 3 gws over Xmas whereas there is usually 4. Meaning they needed an extra gw somewhere else which the used the fa cup qf weekend for.

I bow to you superior fixture geek powers... as ever.

FHFC

Less than 20 days till fixtures released so we'll know the story pretty much!

hufpc8w3adnk65

jimmii wrote: »

For serious or sarcastic? If for real wait until pre-season join Q league if for sarcastic then it's too late for that why am I here at almost 2am.

Serious... I know how the pay league works and played it this year but Ye have a seperate league system going don't Ye? Where you have too do well in one too quailify for the next league?

Scorpion Sting

MrMac84 wrote: »

Serious... I know how the pay league works and played it this year but Ye have a seperate league system going don't Ye? Where you have too do well in one too quailify for the next league?

You'll have to start in the Qualifying League if you want to make it into the league system. That league is one of the toughest in the world though so good luck with your journey!

F1ngers

MrMac84 wrote: »

Serious... I know how the pay league works and played it this year but Ye have a seperate league system going don't Ye? Where you have too do well in one too quailify for the next league?

Sign up threads will be posted nearer start of next season.

jimmii

MrMac84 wrote: »

Serious... I know how the pay league works and played it this year but Ye have a seperate league system going don't Ye? Where you have too do well in one too quailify for the next league?

Just wasn't sure as it was only asked on the previous page! It'll be up and running in pre-season again. Tough tough league I got second in 14/15 and was tanked 2200ish it was probably worse in the season just gone! Sign up threads normally pop up once the game opens.

CSF

jimmii wrote: »

Just wasn't sure as it was only asked on the previous page! It'll be up and running in pre-season again. Tough tough league I got second in 14/15 and was tanked 2200ish it was probably worse in the season just gone! Sign up threads normally pop up once the game opens.

Not for the Qualifying one, that'll pop up once I get all the others full.

hufpc8w3adnk65

CSF wrote: »

Not for the Qualifying one, that'll pop up once I get all the others full.

Im interested in joining any ways. Whatever one is for new players.

CSF

MrMac84 wrote: »

Im interested in joining any ways. Whatever one is for new players.

Grand keep your eyes peeled at the start of August for it, best of luck it's a tough nut to crack that qualifying league!!!

FHFC

Can't see how anyone would be interested in Fantasy Footie Fix's current package. The absolute futility of trying to pick a squad for next season at this stage is mind boggling.

Even when the game opens its a waste of time. I made the mistake last season of tinkering straight away and won't again. Autopick and then look at team on last 2 weeks.

alchemist33

It's bizarre, tbh. We don't even have fixtures yet. I really like Gameweek Live but wouldn't trust any of their algorithms.

jimmii

FHFC wrote: »

Can't see how anyone would be interested in Fantasy Footie Fix's current package. The absolute futility of trying to pick a squad for next season at this stage is mind boggling.

Even when the game opens its a waste of time. I made the mistake last season of tinkering straight away and won't again. Autopick and then look at team on last 2 weeks.

Couldn't believe it when I got the email about that. Too soon lads too soon. Go outside get some sun it can wait.

Mr.Prodston

PVA signs new 4 year contract with Sunderland

Looks like we're sticking together for another year :cool:

km79

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

PVA signs new 4 year contract with Sunderland

Looks like we're sticking together for another year :cool:

Had just spotted this on Twitter and then seen new post in form by Mr P
I didn't even need to open it

hufpc8w3adnk65

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

PVA signs new 4 year contract with Sunderland

Looks like we're sticking together for another year :cool:

I'm signing him day 1 first draft!!

Paully D

Fixtures out at 9am on Wednesday.

Let the planning commence!

km79

Paully D wrote: »

Fixtures out at 9am on Wednesday.

Let the planning commence!

I don't know...........I am REALLY enjoying the euro have!es at the moment. Just enjoying soccer for the first time in 3\4 years. It's always been a bit of an internal debate with me whether fantasy heightens my enjoyment / interest of games involving the lesser lights more than it takes away from big games/united games.
Albania Switzerland showed me i can still enjoy games with lesser lights even without fantasy !
I am an obsessive all or nothing type person so if I play it's on my mind all season. I have season tickets for United so go over a good bit and find fantasy can detract from my enjoyment at times .
I am genuinely considering not playing anymore or at least taking a year off.

spock.

Koeman confirmed as Everton manager.

Iused2likebusts

Fixtures are out looks like the fa cup qf clash with league fixtures which is good for dgws. The Xmas period is very spaced out again games Dec 17 Dec 26 Dec 31 Jan 2.

alchemist33

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

Fixtures are out looks like the fa cup qf clash with league fixtures which is good for dgws. The Xmas period is very spaced out again games Dec 17 Dec 26 Dec 31 Jan 2.

Dec 17 isn't even Christmas! But yes, a disappointing Christmas.

I think I'll be investing in Man City to start.

Iused2likebusts

alchemist33 wrote: »

Dec 17 isn't even Christmas! But yes, a disappointing Christmas.

I think I'll be investing in Man City to start.

Utd have a good start aswell.

alchemist33

Aguero and Zlatan to rotate captaincy?

jimmii

alchemist33 wrote: »

Aguero and Zlatan to rotate captaincy?

That'll be about a quarter of your money would be a bit rich for me.

The last round of matches doesn't look like it has any big matches would have been fun if we had City v United then!

F1ngers

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

Fixtures are out looks like the fa cup qf clash with league fixtures which is good for dgws.

They scrapped the QF replays, starting next season - extra time and penalties.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36393608

EDIT:
Get you now.

alchemist33

jimmii wrote: »

That'll be about a quarter of your money would be a bit rich for me.

The last round of matches doesn't look like it has any big matches would have been fun if we had City v United then!

We'll all have a couple of big hitters though; its a question of who. I HOPE Aguero will be cheaper. His returns didnt justify his returns and theyll need to balance the higher prices of Spura and Leicester players.

jimmii

alchemist33 wrote: »

We'll all have a couple of big hitters though; its a question of who. I HOPE Aguero will be cheaper. His returns didnt justify his returns and theyll need to balance the higher prices of Spura and Leicester players.

They've never really tried to balance things in the past doubt they will now. I wouldn't be surprised if it was one of the hardest seasons to pick a team for a while with how competitive it should be. Its highly unlikely I will have two players who are likely to be £24m-£25m combined. It'd be great if they dropped Agueros price a little bit doubt we'd get much of a drop though but any drop would be appreciated!

spock.

I really don't see an aging Zlatan in a Mourinho managed team being any value at 11m+

2nd Row Donkey

Time for a separate DGW 2017 thread already is it lads?

alchemist33

I'd think so

KevIRL

http://m.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=100045384#post100045384

General chat for 2016/17 is underway...

FHFC

FHFC wrote: »

I doubt they will want or need to implement 2 measures to reduce FA Cup related congestion. My prediction therefore is PL games ON for Cup QF weekend and refixed games midweek either same GW or within the next 2 GWs.

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

Fixtures are out looks like the fa cup qf clash with league fixtures which is good for dgws. The Xmas period is very spaced out again games Dec 17 Dec 26 Dec 31 Jan 2.

1-0 to me!