2016-17 New Season's Resolutions

Cartman78

On the eve of the new FPL season, what past mistakes are you keen to avoid this time around???

I was a noob last year so made plenty of boo-boos

1) Forget about club loyalty - had Clyne for half the season and captained Benteke more times than I'm willing to admit

2) Avoid double defence if possible - those last minute meaningless consolation goals can be so damaging

3) Never sign Pelle

4) Never captain Pelle

5) I'm going to spend more time actually picking my team rather than obsessively following live games and checking my projected rank on FFIX

jimmii

1) Win it.
2) Be more of a dullard.
3) Win the Cup.
4) Be more of a maverick and ignore 2.

I never understood peoples obsession with checking their projected rank the whole time maybe I'm just too old school.

km79

Cartman78 wrote: »

On the eve of the new FPL season, what past mistakes are you keen to avoid this time around???

I was a noob last year so made plenty of boo-boos

1) Forget about club loyalty - had Clyne for half the season and captained Benteke more times than I'm willing to admit

2) Avoid double defence if possible - those last minute meaningless consolation goals can be so damaging

3) Never sign Pelle

4) Never captain Pelle

5) I'm going to spend more time actually picking my team rather than obsessively following live games and checking my projected rank on FFIX

3 and 4 as well . At least it's impossible now
Also never sign lukaku
Never captain lukaku
TC aguero

Scorpion Sting

1) Don't be afraid to be bold with some captain decisions.
2) If my team starts looking like it could do with some improvements, take a couple of hits to nip it in the bud early before my ranking suffers.
3) Never miss a Friday night deadline.

jimmii

Scorpion Sting wrote: »

1) Don't be afraid to be bold with some captain decisions.
2) If my team starts looking like it could do with some improvements, take a couple of hits to nip it in the bud early before my ranking suffers.
3) Never miss a Friday night deadline.

This! Could easily make the biggest difference as a lot of people are bound to get caught out on the Fridays.

Turkey Creek

Just general use of Wild Cards and chips really

Have been far too reckless in the past

gimmick

Once the season starts I am not looking at this forum anymore. No offense guys, but so often last season I had a decision made, would come in here have a read, end up second guessing myself, changing my mind and it would cost me.

The season before last I did no social media or foruming and got a much higher total and standing as there we no distractions.

jimmii

gimmick wrote: »

Once the season starts I am not looking at this forum anymore. No offense guys, but so often last season I had a decision made, would come in here have a read, end up second guessing myself, changing my mind and it would cost me.

The season before last I did no social media or foruming and got a much higher total and standing as there we no distractions.

Not listening to people on the internet is like rule number one of the internet. Never break rule number 1!

While that may have happened you are probably only remembering the times it went wrong and not all the times it went right. Its hard to beat crowd wisdom.

kilburn

As a villa fan I won't have to look at Villa players ruining my squad this season so that helps break club loyalty.

I am not wildcarding after gw2 again ever.

Never ever Captain Pelle or Lukaku

billymitchell

Staying away from punts. Did it a lot last year, and got absolutely nothing for it.

Father Hernandez

Going to keep a good eye on pre season games for the newly promoted teams this year. Had Callum Wilson at the start of the year but who'd have thought Ighalo was going to be as good as he was int he first half. Pre season indicated it so hopefully can find another gem this year!

I'd watch 2-3 live games, MOTD and MOTD 2. Then I'd decide what I was going to do early in the week (bar injury) and it worked a treat. The few times I changed my mind at the last minute it didn't work out.

So go with my early observations and ignore 'logic' just before the GW starts.

Edit - I also hope quite a few posters resolve to stop saying 'I was gonna....', 'I knew that would happen because....' and so on. Make your decisions and stop crying.

Backstreet Moyes

Not panic after 3 weeks and wildcard.

siblers

I wouldn't worry about Pelle, he is off to China

Benimar

kilburn wrote: »

As a villa fan I won't have to look at Villa players ruining my squad this season so that helps break club loyalty.

I am not wildcarding after gw2 again ever.

Never ever Captain Pelle or Lukaku

Nuts102 wrote: »

Not panic after 3 weeks and wildcard.

Mine is don't be afraid to WC early!!

WC'ing after GW2 was the best move I made last year. If it's needed again, I'll do it.

I'm never captaining Lukaku.

I'm avoiding hits unless absolutely necessary - my record with hits is shockingly bad. It's a personal thing, they work for lots of people.

I won't be WC'ing to set my team up for a DGW. Cost me 50k in rank and my ML last season.

Backstreet Moyes

Benimar wrote: »

Mine is don't be afraid to WC early!!

WC'ing after GW2 was the best move I made last year. If it's needed again, I'll do it.

I'm never captaining Lukaku.

I'm avoiding hits unless absolutely necessary - my record with hits is shockingly bad. It's a personal thing, they work for lots of people.

I won't be WC'ing to set my team up for a DGW. Cost me 50k in rank and my ML last season.

Realistically if you need to wildcard after 2 weeks than you have picked poorly from the start.

Benimar

Nuts102 wrote: »

Realistically if you need to wildcard after 2 weeks than you have picked poorly from the start.

Not necessarily. Look at the amount of good players who used it between GW2 and 3 last season.

I personally think 2 weeks is too early, but the correct call last year as a once off. However, I'm a believer in a GW4 WC as the transfer window is closed, we have more details of starting XIs and who has hit the ground running.

It is very easy to pick the 'incorrect' team at the start. Remember the likes of Depay, Hazard and Chelsea defenders in GW1 teams last year? Even Kane and Aguero were 'poor' picks at the start.

Backstreet Moyes

Benimar wrote: »

Not necessarily. Look at the amount of good players who used it between GW2 and 3 last season.

I personally think 2 weeks is too early, but the correct call last year as a once off. However, I'm a believer in a GW4 WC as the transfer window is closed, we have more details of starting XIs and who has hit the ground running.

It is very easy to pick the 'incorrect' team at the start. Remember the likes of Depay, Hazard and Chelsea defenders in GW1 teams last year? Even Kane and Aguero were 'poor' picks at the start.

Fair point forgot about the transfer window.

Mr.Prodston

Nuts102 wrote: »

Realistically if you need to wildcard after 2 weeks than you have picked poorly from the start.

Better to realise you got things wrong quickly.

What's obvious in GW2 can easily be hidden in the long grass of preseason.

Iused2likebusts

I'd hope to bank a transfer and then use two the following week as much as possible. I managed that more last year than I've ever managed it. I'm also one that doesn't have a great record with point hits so will try and minimize them although again I didn't take too many last season. I'll be much more open to playing my BB in the 1st half of the season and like last season will probably end up using both wildcards very early on.

Paully D

Nuts102 wrote: »

Realistically if you need to wildcard after 2 weeks than you have picked poorly from the start.

I disagree with that. You can do all the research and planning in world and have it destroyed in 2 weeks through very little fault of your own IMO. For example, this was my team for GW1 last year:



I'd argue with anyone that tells that that wasn't a good side to go with from the off, but after 2 or 3 weeks it was clear that it needed drastic surgery.

FHFC

Paully D wrote: »

I disagree with that. You can do all the research and planning in world and have it destroyed in 2 weeks through very little fault of your own IMO. For example, this was my team for GW1 last year:



I'd argue with anyone that tells that that wasn't a good side to go with from the off, but after 2 or 3 weeks it was clear that it needed drastic surgery.

100%.

Never mind the transfer window still being open. If you manage to pick an FPL team of the top scoring players for the first 3 or 4 gameweeks with no form to judge on, no idea how the numerous new managers and players will settle in, newly promoted teams an unknown quantity at this level, then there is only one way to describe you.....a pure lucky ba$tard!!

Many people (myself included now that the second wildcard is not limited to Jan) set out to wildcard within 2 to 4 weeks. Ideally waiting till after the window closes is better in my book, but if your players are not scoring, and your value is plummeting as it does in the early weeks, then better to be decisive sooner rather than later.

Everyones GW1 team is 70% guesswork until you actually see a few weeks games.

jimmii

Paully D wrote: »

I disagree with that. You can do all the research and planning in world and have it destroyed in 2 weeks through very little fault of your own IMO. For example, this was my team for GW1 last year:



I'd argue with anyone that tells that that wasn't a good side to go with from the off, but after 2 or 3 weeks it was clear that it needed drastic surgery.

No Mahrez or Vardy what were you at & sure we all knew Hazard was a write off and that Tekkers and Theo were going to struggle to get out single figure points for the season! An early wildcard certainly means a poor team but certainly doesn't mean it was a poorly picked one before gw1 things change very quickly. Anyone who thinks they can predict a season before it has started is just fooling themselves.

erkifino

Resolution? After years of saying I'm not signing up next year.This is the year. This is the year I finally quit.



...yeah right...


Here's to another season of a vested interest in every fkn premier league fixture...

alchemist33

Don't hesitate to get rid of passengers and FORM OVER FIXTURES FFS will be my two guiding principles this year.

Win?

FHFC

As for resolutions if I had one it would probably be to "trust cheap players in form". I'm a sucker for a premium strikeforce in particular and tend to be wary of cheapie forwards (and mids too) who are on hot streaks. It's cost me more often than not. Ighalo last year, Kane the year before. Was a little late to the Vardy party too.

Oh, and another one would be "Listen to Busts". The contrary fooker is forever spouting some unfashionable theory or mad strategy which before long becomes the template or a widely accepted principle.

Except about points hits. Never listen to Busts about points hits. He talks a load of shíte there...

Sooner or Later

Pick a decent captain!

Worst aspect of my game last season.

shineon23

In Cedric we trust!

JIdontknow

Don't captain Ozil on dgw this season, after gw34 last season!

Pete Moss

Never captain someone in the 12:45 game on Saturday*. It can be a long weekend, if/when the player blanks....I'm looking at you Aguero, with your measly 2 points Vs Norwich last season!


*This resolution may have to be reviewed with the Friday games starting this year.

Cartman78

Some interesting opinions on the whole 'to hit or not to hit' debate.

Interesting to see on McGettigan's blog that he only made 39 transfers last season.

I think I made around 50 and can't remember if any of them were actually worth it in either the short or medium term....apart from Valencia on the very last weekend...his contribution along with Smalling's epic OG won me my work league by a point

alchemist33

Cartman78 wrote: »

Some interesting opinions on the whole 'to hit or not to hit' debate.

Interesting to see on McGettigan's blog that he only made 39 transfers last season.

I think I made around 50 and can't remember if any of them were actually worth it in either the short or medium term....apart from Valencia on the very last weekend...his contribution along with Smalling's epic OG won me my work league by a point

I think you can argue the pros and cons til the cows come home, but it boils down to the RIGHT hit is worth it. Identifying the right hit is, of course, the tricky part.

Ziegler1988

Cartman78 wrote: »

Some interesting opinions on the whole 'to hit or not to hit' debate.

Interesting to see on McGettigan's blog that he only made 39 transfers last season.

I think I made around 50 and can't remember if any of them were actually worth it in either the short or medium term....apart from Valencia on the very last weekend...his contribution along with Smalling's epic OG won me my work league by a point

I don't think there is a right strategy regarding hits or no hits besides not taking useless ones. You'll find both conservative and more hit happy players that consistently finish in the top 10k

FHFC

Ziegler1988 wrote: »

I don't think there is a right strategy regarding hits or no hits besides not taking useless ones. You'll find both conservative and more hit happy players that consistently finish in the top 10k

I think the only 'wrong' policy regarding hits is having a rigid policy. That's why I don't really agree fully with McGettigan16's article. Having a rule, or objectives not to take hits is a safe option to an extent, but in my experience not taking a hit when it's needed can often cost you as much if not more than taking one that doesn't work out.

Being flexible and responding to where you find yourself is the key to this game, unless you are lucky/clever enough to have picked a perfect team from the start.

the groutch

Pete Moss wrote: »

Never captain someone in the 12:45 game on Saturday.

easy enough, the early Saturday kickoffs are now at 12:30

shineon23

the groutch wrote: »

easy enough, the early Saturday kickoffs are now at 12:30

Captaining Rooney in that Friday night game last year still causes me to wake in the middle of the night in tears.

More of the same next season no doubt.

Mike Ehrmantraut

Never triple captain Lukaku.

Never captain Lukaku on a double gw.

Never captain Lukaku.

My prayers last season (which may have involved some choice language) to have Pelle sent to Outer Mongolia have paid off. China is close enough.

stephenl15

Pete Moss wrote: »

Never captain someone in the 12:45 game on Saturday*. It can be a long weekend, if/when the player blanks....I'm looking at you Aguero, with your measly 2 points Vs Norwich last season!


*This resolution may have to be reviewed with the Friday games starting this year.

He scored 4 against Spurs in the early kickoff the season before :P

Ziegler1988

The early kickoff myth has been dispelled multiple times, it's more of a psychological thing

2nd Row Donkey

New season resolution

1) wait for ElTel to post his team.
2) copy said team
3) use said team to win a number of cash leagues.
4) retire to yacht with winnings

Paully D

Ziegler1988 wrote: »

The early kickoff myth has been dispelled multiple times, it's more of a psychological thing

Yep. Here's something I put together through 30 weeks of last season:

I've seen a lot of people saying it's a bad idea captaining players in the early kick off due to a lack of goals/action in these games. I actually thought the same until a couple of years ago when I sat down and researched it and it became apparent that this wasn't really the case at all. It's a complete myth.

Using this season for example, with gameweeks where there was no early kick off removed:

Week 1: United 1-0 Spurs
Week 2: Southampton 0-3 Everton
Week 3: United 0-0 Newcastle
Week 4: Newcastle 0-1 Arsenal
Week 5: Everton 3-1 Chelsea
Week 6: Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal
Week 7: Spurs 4-1 City
Week 8: Palace 2-0 West Brom
Week 9: Spurs 0-0 Liverpool
Week 11: Chelsea 1-3 Liverpool
Week 12: Bournemouth 0-1 Newcastle
Week 13: Watford 1-2 United
Week 15: Stoke 2-0 City
Week 16: Norwich 1-1 Everton
Week 18: Stoke 2-0 United
Week 20: West Ham 2-0 Liverpool
Week 22: Spurs 4-1 Sunderland
Week 23: Norwich 4-5 Liverpool
Week 25: City 1-3 Leicester
Week 26: Sunderland 2-1 United
Week 27: West Ham 1-0 Sunderland
Week 29: Spurs 2-2 Arsenal
Week 30: Norwich 0-0 City

60 goals in 23 early games gives us an average of 2.60 goals per game. The Premier League average is 2.63 goals per games, so it's virtually identical. I don't have the time to include stats for other seasons but trust me, it's pretty much the same story.

Iused2likebusts

The BB and to a lesser extent the 2nd wildcard are imo viewed in much the same way as the captaincy. Hold on to them for a late boost. The points that you end the season with are what matters not when you got them.

q2ice

Paully D wrote: »

Yep. Here's something I put together through 30 weeks of last season:

I've seen a lot of people saying it's a bad idea captaining players in the early kick off due to a lack of goals/action in these games. I actually thought the same until a couple of years ago when I sat down and researched it and it became apparent that this wasn't really the case at all. It's a complete myth.

Using this season for example, with gameweeks where there was no early kick off removed:

Week 1: United 1-0 Spurs
Week 2: Southampton 0-3 Everton
Week 3: United 0-0 Newcastle
Week 4: Newcastle 0-1 Arsenal
Week 5: Everton 3-1 Chelsea
Week 6: Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal
Week 7: Spurs 4-1 City
Week 8: Palace 2-0 West Brom
Week 9: Spurs 0-0 Liverpool
Week 11: Chelsea 1-3 Liverpool
Week 12: Bournemouth 0-1 Newcastle
Week 13: Watford 1-2 United
Week 15: Stoke 2-0 City
Week 16: Norwich 1-1 Everton
Week 18: Stoke 2-0 United
Week 20: West Ham 2-0 Liverpool
Week 22: Spurs 4-1 Sunderland
Week 23: Norwich 4-5 Liverpool
Week 25: City 1-3 Leicester
Week 26: Sunderland 2-1 United
Week 27: West Ham 1-0 Sunderland
Week 29: Spurs 2-2 Arsenal
Week 30: Norwich 0-0 City

60 goals in 23 early games gives us an average of 2.60 goals per game. The Premier League average is 2.63 goals per games, so it's virtually identical. I don't have the time to include stats for other seasons but trust me, it's pretty much the same story.

No data to back it up but I was under the impression that while the early games produce goals, the points usually go to random players.
When I say random players, I mean second choice fpl players with the most selected option getting low points.
Just my opinion. :P

keano_afc

Only resolution I've made is to take a year off. Wondering if I'm going to follow through.

CSF

keano_afc wrote: »

Only resolution I've made is to take a year off. Wondering if I'm going to follow through.

If you're here in July, you're kidding yourself if you think you're following through :D:D:D

km79

CSF wrote: »

If you're here in July, you're kidding yourself if you think you're following through :D:D:D

Yes indeed
I made the same resolution and yet here I am eagerly awaiting zlatans price

unplayable

Rules in my head were

No new signings
No promoted club players
No players who were in action late in euros

First player I saw was valdes and I clicked add to team which immediately broke two rules haha

Fml

Bleating Lamb

Wasn't going to play this year but sure what else would you be at:)

Main resolutions would be to make less hasty transfers and not be afraid to leave a player or two injured on the bench if it suits the squad that week.
Also to change the hot soup the lads get at halftime in winter games....could make a big difference in results;)