Wildcard Thread 2016/2017

Scorpion Sting

And Benteke with an injury time winner, you're welcome.

OneColdHand

Sigh. Another wildcard disaster for me. Thats 4 in a row now!

shineon23

Scorpion Sting wrote: »

Apologies for not being Mystic Meg.

I don't know many posters' true identities, but I thought I was sure of this one.

Damn.

Deco99

Pickford Foster
Holebas Amat Koscielny Evans Smith
Sterling Sanchez Ozil Lallanna Meyler
Kun Rashford Benteke

Thoughts. Zero in bank

hufpc8w3adnk65

Toying with this


Foster Grant

Kone Amat Kelly Klavan Evans
Myler Son Mane Capoue Sanchez
Ibra Kun Rashford

.8 left over to upgrade maybe Myler or a defender

Any input?

dr.kenneth noisewater

Dean Happy Flake wrote:

Toying with this

Dean Happy Flake wrote:

Foster Grant

Dean Happy Flake wrote:

Kone Amat Kelly Klavan Evans Myler Son Mane Capoue Sanchez Ibra Kun Rashford

Dean Happy Flake wrote:

.8 left over to upgrade maybe Myler or a defender

Dean Happy Flake wrote:

Any input?

Upgrade Klaven I reckon

hufpc8w3adnk65

dr.kenneth noisewater wrote: »

Upgrade Klaven I reckon

Ya was thinking that aswell... think I'll pull the trigger on the wildcard tomorrow...


Different question outside of Sanchez what players should I be looking at to hopefully pick up a raise off of before next weeks deadline ?

ElTel

MrMac84 wrote: »

Toying with this


Foster Grant

Kone Amat Kelly Klavan Evans
Myler Son Mane Capoue Sanchez
Ibra Kun Rashford

.8 left over to upgrade maybe Myler or a defender

Any input?

Lalana instead of Mane for the chance of a double rise perhaps.
Ibra could drop tonight.

hufpc8w3adnk65

ElTel wrote: »

Lalana instead of Mane for the chance of a double rise perhaps.
Ibra could drop tonight.

I'm on the beer now so no way I'll log in now as I'd prob make a mess of the wildcard somehow ha ha... I think in the draft I posted I was .3 off son- sterling making that up be handy

Deco99

Who are most likely for a double rise this week?

Goin to change Benteke for Deeney and kos for bellerin. Bellerin close to a drop so not yet

2nd Row Donkey

Never got to post my WC team but 46 of my 58 points this week came from 3 of the 6 players I brought in.

Aguero (c) who I would have brought in on my FT anyway.

Son (15) and VVD (5) where Sat morning punts

Antonio (2) and Vertoghen (2) didn't do so well.

Deeney (was a WC pick) and Capoue to go.

ElTel

Anyone joining me this week?
Very different buzz with it this time round. Late again but it's a perfect storm week to be pulling the trigger. (Homer in the land of candy)

Last year at this time I was in grinding mode and defensive (well from the pov of Top 5k) but now I'm ready to chase value for the first time..

So am currently on

Pickford/Mannone 8.5M spent and there 'till second WC

3.9 Pieters (4.4) Francis (4.5) Nyom (4.3) (Brunt in the end ideally)
Sanchez (11.4) Firmino (8.6) Phillips (5.3) Kightly(4.2) Hazard (10.1)
Kane)10.9) Ibra(11.1) Costa(10.5)

0.1 itb.

What say you?

km79

ElTel wrote: »

Anyone joining me this week?
Very different buzz with it this time round. Late again but it's a perfect storm week to be pulling the trigger. (Homer in the land of candy)

Last year at this time I was in grinding mode and defensive (well from the pov of Top 5k) but now I'm ready to chase value for the first time..

So am currently on

Pickford/Mannone 8.5M spent and there 'till second WC

3.9 Pieters (4.4) Francis (4.5) Nyom (4.3) (Brunt in the end ideally)
Sanchez (11.4) Firmino (8.6) Phillips (5.3) Kightly(4.2) Hazard (10.1)
Kane)10.9) Ibra(11.1) Costa(10.5)

0.1 itb.

What say you?

Are you missing a defender ?????
Like that front 3 !

Ziegler1988

ElTel wrote: »

Anyone joining me this week?
Very different buzz with it this time round. Late again but it's a perfect storm week to be pulling the trigger. (Homer in the land of candy)

Last year at this time I was in grinding mode and defensive (well from the pov of Top 5k) but now I'm ready to chase value for the first time..

So am currently on

Pickford/Mannone 8.5M spent and there 'till second WC

3.9 Pieters (4.4) Francis (4.5) Nyom (4.3) (Brunt in the end ideally)
Sanchez (11.4) Firmino (8.6) Phillips (5.3) Kightly(4.2) Hazard (10.1)
Kane)10.9) Ibra(11.1) Costa(10.5)

0.1 itb.

What say you?

I'd want Alonso in my team and as much as I love Bobby F, I'd probably drop him for Siggy to fund it

Last few days for people that haven't used it.

I'm more interested if people are getting ready to use their second one early ?

Last year I used it to decent affect prior to a DGW and finished the season really well but that was my first year playing.

This season I've not been able to stop taking what feels like lots of hits.

I'm thinking of using it early January and sitting on my hands for the remainder of the season.

Any thoughts ?

I could WC early January to -

Heaton, Pickford

Alonso, Brunt, Jones, Friend, Amat

Sanchez, Lallana, Willian, 5.8m, De Roon

Aguero, Costa, Ibrahimovic

I'm convinced Willian will be first choice by early/mid January.

I can't separate the front 3 but if I did then I could seriously upgrade my 5.8 mid and carry one of the many decent strikers from 9.0m down. Which of that front 3 would you drop ?

I wouldn't be afraid of playing Iwobi, Ox (injury depending), Snodgrass, Redmond (especially after the semis), Zaha (when he returns), Can, Allen or the like as my 5.8m regular midfielder.

Edit - those changes currently would be a -24 hit

Double edit - is it pure schoolboy error thinking of using it so early bearing in mind it's my second season playing.

LostArt

I'm having a shocker of a season (1m+ rank!) so I will definitely be wildcarding in January, at the moment my draft team is very similar to your own but my value is less so my midfield along with Sanchez is currently De Roon, Snodgrass, Zaha and Milner. I am very very wary of going with the big three up top though!

ElTel

@Klopparama.
I'd consider getting Rose into the defence and playing 4-3-3 in the main.
You would be less inclined to make D transfers and can then then focus on attack with transfers.

Using the WC early will mean some long term planning on your part for DGWs.
I've come around to the notion that BB can be used in a normal GW and the fact that there's no international tournament in the summer could diminish the impact of DGWs. In short I feel an early WC is less of a disadvantage this year.

The major problem for me is the Transfer Window with your plan.
Costa and Aguero will be price protected when they come back too. (I think it stops them rising 'till the following GW or 7/8 days. Can someone clarify please?) so I'd recommend getting in the guys you want over 3 GWs perhaps and then you get to see this new Brazilian striker for City etc.

Oh I've about 1M less than you and the big 3 upfront is still very tempting. It does beg the question of whether costly X is worth the money if he never gets the captain's armband though.

Scorpion Sting

ElTel wrote: »

Costa and Aguero will be price protected when they come back too. (I think it stops them rising 'till the following GW or 7/8 days. Can someone clarify please?)

Yes they are protected for 8 days afterwards.

ElTel

Scorpion Sting wrote: »

Yes they are protected for 8 days afterwards.

OK Thanks.
I thought the shorter break before the mext GW could have a bearing.
So Chelsea play Spurs on the 4th:the last game of GW20. So can Costa only change in price after that game?

Iused2likebusts

My take on the early wildcard play it if you think your team needs major surgery. I wouldn't be waiting till the dgws or taking 12 and 16 pt hits just to hold onto it. For me the ideal strategy would be to be happy with your team and hold it till the dgws. However I think combining it with the TC rather than the BB is the way to go. We analysed scores last yr for early wildcard v late wildcard there was little or no difference. From my own experience I played my wildcard early as I wasn't happy with my team. The problem I faced was the BB and focusing transfers on trying to get as many dgw players as possible from weeks before. I feel the BB actually cost me points in the end as the way the fixtures panned out it was best to use TC the gw aguero and Sanchez both had doubles. When the fixture congestion calms down I plan to use my BB in a sgw.

Can't believe I didn't factor in the transfer window.

Also any manager changes will most likely happen early January and that would also impact on a players attractiveness.

I suppose I seen an opportunity to get the big 3 up front with Sanchez and thought maybe I wouldn't be able to afford it by end of January when they've risen in price.

I'm less inclined to use it now although I did forget about the comparison of early v's late from last season even though I partook !

Thanks for the replies.

Scorpion Sting

ElTel wrote: »

OK Thanks.
I thought the shorter break before the mext GW could have a bearing.
So Chelsea play Spurs on the 4th:the last game of GW20. So can Costa only change in price after that game?

He becomes price locked on the 26th until the 3rd of January I think is how it works.

LostArt

Spent a little time having a look at playing 4-4-2 when I wildcard, team will be:

Heaton
Brunt, Dann, Jones, Alonso
Sanchez, Walcott, Coutinho, De Bruyne
Benteke, Costa

Bench: Pickford, Ake, De Roon, 5m ish striker.

LostArt

LostArt wrote: »

Spent a little time having a look at playing 4-4-2 when I wildcard, team will be:

Heaton
Brunt, Dann, Jones, Alonso
Sanchez, Walcott, Coutinho, De Bruyne
Benteke, Costa

Bench: Pickford, Ake, De Roon, 5m ish striker.

Are you dead set on playing 4-4-2 ?

LostArt

Nah, just having a look at a few different options

Quality team but with defences finding it hard to keep clean sheets I wouldn't be looking beyond a budget defence with the exception of Alonso.

I'd throw in a United defender as a must too, maybe, as Jose seems to be close to mirroring his format of success.

km79

LostArt wrote: »

Spent a little time having a look at playing 4-4-2 when I wildcard, team will be:

Heaton
Brunt, Dann, Jones, Alonso
Sanchez, Walcott, Coutinho, De Bruyne
Benteke, Costa

Bench: Pickford, Ake, De Roon, 5m ish striker.

KDB just isn't worth the cash
Doesn't score enough goals for that price
Forward line way too weak
Who knows what way big Sam will line palace out
May affect benteke

extra gravy

Considering playing it straight away and just tinkering

Grant Pickford
Alonso Brunt Jones Chambers Ake
Sanchez Lallana Townsend Phillips De Roon
Ibra Kun Costa

Midfield looks a bit weak but that front 3

Ziegler1988

That thought came through my head as well as I suffer through another below average GW. I had same front 3, but Hazard and Sanchez. It meant downgrading Alonso to Luiz and only getting Nyom instead of Brunt. Phillips and a 5.6m max for 3rd and 4th mids kind of dampers my enthusiasm though

extra gravy

Would consider switching to 4-3-3 to get Bellerin in as a second premium def rather than having a second cheapie mid. Something like this

Grant
Alonso Bellerin Brunt (Ake and Chambers rotating)
Sanchez Lallana Phillips
Ibra Kun Costa

Midfield isn't ideal but there might be enough firepower elsewhere in the team to make up for it

dahat

extra gravy wrote: »

Would consider switching to 4-3-3 to get Bellerin in as a second premium def rather than having a second cheapie mid. Something like this

Grant
Alonso Bellerin Brunt (Ake and Chambers rotating)
Sanchez Lallana Phillips
Ibra Kun Costa

Midfield isn't ideal but there might be enough firepower elsewhere in the team to make up for it

This is a decent wildcard team.

Scorpion Sting

extra gravy wrote: »

Would consider switching to 4-3-3 to get Bellerin in as a second premium def rather than having a second cheapie mid. Something like this

Grant
Alonso Bellerin Brunt (Ake and Chambers rotating)
Sanchez Lallana Phillips
Ibra Kun Costa

Midfield isn't ideal but there might be enough firepower elsewhere in the team to make up for it

Looks good. I'm aiming for a very similar defence.

extra gravy

dahat wrote: »

This is a decent wildcard team.

Only problem is I'd have to hit the button straight away on Friday as there's not much room to manoeuvre price wise. Not much time to think about it but I'm fairly sure I'll go for it.

extra gravy

Narrowed it down to two slightly different teams if I decide to play it. Basically Hazard vs Costa.

4-4-3

Grant Hennessy
Alonso Brunt Evans Ake Chambers
Sanchez Lallana Hazard De Roon Fletcher
Ibra Kun Benteke

Grant Hennessy
Alonso Brunt Rose Ake Chambers
Sanchez Lallana Phillips
Ibra Kun Costa

Leaning towards team 2 due to it having Costa plus Rose offering Spurs cover.

extra gravy

extra gravy wrote: »

Narrowed it down to two slightly different teams if I decide to play it. Basically Hazard vs Costa.

4-4-3

Grant Hennessy
Alonso Brunt Evans Ake Chambers
Sanchez Lallana Hazard De Roon Fletcher
Ibra Kun Benteke

Grant Hennessy
Alonso Brunt Rose Ake Chambers
Sanchez Lallana Phillips
Ibra Kun Costa

Leaning towards team 2 due to it having Costa plus Rose offering Spurs cover.

I prefer team 2 also.

extra gravy

Wildcard activated

dahat

Can't be happy with what I'm left with after getting the Big 3 so it's 2 of them for me.

Aguero + Zlatan most likely as I'll get Pedro for Chelsea cover.

Rikand

extra gravy wrote: »

Narrowed it down to two slightly different teams if I decide to play it. Basically Hazard vs Costa.

4-4-3

Grant Hennessy
Alonso Brunt Evans Ake Chambers
Sanchez Lallana Hazard De Roon Fletcher
Ibra Kun Benteke

Grant Hennessy
Alonso Brunt Rose Ake Chambers
Sanchez Lallana Phillips
Ibra Kun Costa

Leaning towards team 2 due to it having Costa plus Rose offering Spurs cover.

team 2 for me as well - I dont like having 2 ultra cheapies for the mids though so will go for someone in the 6 mill category for 4th mid. Kinda fancy Moses playing in that wing back position. Guaranteed 3 points every game and maybe even pick up the odd assist or goal here and there

extra gravy

Rikand wrote: »

team 2 for me as well - I dont like having 2 ultra cheapies for the mids though so will go for someone in the 6 mill category for 4th mid. Kinda fancy Moses playing in that wing back position. Guaranteed 3 points every game and maybe even pick up the odd assist or goal here and there

Ya I'm not sold on the two cheapies either. Considering Townsend...can see him becoming a favourite of Big Sam and they have the fixtures.

I think Townsend is in my final 3 for the last midfielder spot.

Rikand

Does anyone have that link handy which shows the full list of players who are going to the AFCON ?

extra gravy

Trying to squeeze Pedro in but it would mean sacrificing Brunt for Dawson and
keeping Amat. He could be insane value at 6.9 though.

dahat

Wildcard activated, 352 here we come.....

No Costa though ... Aguero & Zlatan for now.

Ziegler1988

Rikand wrote: »

Does anyone have that link handy which shows the full list of players who are going to the AFCON ?

http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2016/12/23/the-africa-cup-of-nations-the-fantasy-football-managers-guide/

Mike Ehrmantraut

Considering something along these lines after next gw

Heaton
Alonso Brunt Pieters
Sanchez Lallana Pedro Philips
Aguero Ibra Costa

Jaku Ake Fletcher Amat

Would have just enough in the bank to upgrade Lallana to Coutinho
Any thoughts?
Probably this or go without Aguero and pick someone like Benteke and upgrade midfield. Could maybe keep Hazard instead of Pedro and bring in Alli or Eriksen for Philips

km79

Mike Ehrmantraut wrote: »

Considering something along these lines after next gw

Heaton
Alonso Brunt Pieters
Sanchez Lallana Pedro Philips
Aguero Ibra Costa

Jaku Ake Fletcher Amat

Would have just enough in the bank to upgrade Lallana to Coutinho
Any thoughts?
Probably this or go without Aguero and pick someone like Benteke and upgrade midfield. Could maybe keep Hazard instead of Pedro and bring in Alli or Eriksen for Philips

That's not bad at all
And I wish I had not seen it

Mike Ehrmantraut

km79 wrote: »

That's not bad at all
And I wish I had not seen it

Lol, cheers. Hoping to wait a week or 2 and see how Aguero goes, but will have to keep an eye on price changes, one or two changes and plans may be completely changed

km79

So much tidying up to do I'm just tempted to do it now
Heaton /foster - foster has a lovely run .........may free up some ccash by selling Heaton !
Smith to ake
McCauley to brunt
Jones - not sure maybe keep
Alonso - I'm possibly looking at bellerin now
Amat
Sanchez hazard stay
Capoue to de roon for cash
Zaha - I'd ideally likely to keep for swans game but won't if I WC - Phillips
Siggy to Lallana
Ibra stays
Costa - probably stays unless I get aguero in .......
Carroll to Benteke

Is it worth it ?
When I WC I'll be holding the majority of players I'm holding now anyway

Siggy to Phillips is happening tonight no matter what
Lallana is also rising

km79

I'll just do up a team with aguero in it instead of costa and see if I like it ......
I don't
Might just take the chance on aguero for -4 and captain him
If it goes wrong I'll just WC next week then
Not loving chelseas fixtures with that much invested in hazard and costa

ArmaniJeanss

Fairly terrible week to be wildcarding I'd have thought.
Short week so little time to get injury details and no chance of (admittedly largely mythical) double rises.
Then followed by a 12 day break in which lots can go wrong as it includes FA Cup games.
Transfer window opening so todays first choicers may be benchwarmers by the middle of the month.