General FPL Chat 2017/18

SteelyDanJalapeno · 25-09-2017 1:02pm

Feenix wrote: »

291 GW1 V 261 Currently.... FFS.

ouch

siblers · 25-09-2017 1:03pm

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Is there a boards.ie league or am I way too late?

116416-440564 for the free league, the qualifying league is closed to entries

2nd Row Donkey · 25-09-2017 1:16pm

Shedite27 wrote:

If i'd just left that team as is, and left the armband on Lukaku, I'd be on 302 points. Even leaving the armband on Kane or Firmino I'd be on 290

Father Hernandez wrote:

Inspired by your post, I went back and checked my GW1 team and would currently be sitting on 325 (leaving the armband on Lukaku) rather than 315 I'm sitting on if I hadn't gone near it.

366, instead of 400 I'm on now.

That includes auto subs from RLC from when Pogba got injured a few weeks ago.

eh i dunno · 25-09-2017 1:41pm

I'm ten points better off. Why bother

2nd Row Donkey · 25-09-2017 1:45pm

I think the lesson here is to stick to your guns, stop chasing lost points (Aguero hatrick, Morata hatrick etc) and put your time and efforts into your captaincy choices.

sheroman01 · 25-09-2017 1:50pm

341 vs 345, if I left Lukaku as captain. 4pts better off now. I've only changed 4 players since GW1! Daniels, Fab, KdB and Gabbi.

Shedite27 · 25-09-2017 1:55pm

Shedite27 wrote: »

Went back to my GW1 team and had a look.

Foster
Kolasanic/Bertrand/Mee
DeBruyne/Ince/Zaha/Willian
Firmino/Kane/Lukaku

If i'd just left that team as is, and left the armband on Lukaku, I'd be on 302 points. Even leaving the armband on Kane or Firmino I'd be on 290

But no, in my infinite wisdom I've taken -12 in hits, burned my wildcard, and currently have 286 points :rolleyes:

2nd Row Donkey wrote: »

That includes auto subs from RLC from when Pogba got injured a few weeks ago.

Adding in Tom Carroll autosubbing in for Zaha, I'd be 11 points more....
313 points if I'd left my team alone
286 currently

2nd Row Donkey · 25-09-2017 2:02pm

Have a look at the guy who is top in Ireland. He's hardly made a change to his starting XI in 6 weeks.

He has had the same starting midfield (Silva, Miki and Salah) and front line (Aguero, Chicharito and Firmino) every week.

He's never had a single spurs or Arsenal player and he's captained Aguero every week, Incl triple captain in week 5 when Aguero scored a hatrick.

He is actively managing his team as he seems to use his ft to change his bench only (all fodder) but oddly enough he used his Free hit chip to only make 2-3 minor changes to his starting XI.

And if he wasnt enough of a legend already, he's got Gareth Barry on the bench.

The real mccoy 91 · 25-09-2017 2:20pm

196 v 220 how I won any of my leagues last year is beyond me it's been a nightmare

SteelyDanJalapeno · 25-09-2017 2:23pm

For those in Draft leagues, we're 6 weeks in now, what is the general consensus on it?

I'm personally enjoying it but I'd have plenty on constructive criticism for them.

- I'd like to be able to transfer between managers

- Players that are transacted out should be available as free agents to other managers in the 24 hours before that GW, as opposed to being added as a waiver
option
for the next week.

- I think the transaction set up benefits the lower positioned teams too much.

- The prep for transactions before the 24 hour activation is quite cumbersome, I'd like to be able to choose lets say Alonso in and have 1,2,3
preference of defenders out instead of loads of different transactions. currently if you looked at my transaction numbers, I look mental with
so many.

PARlance · 25-09-2017 2:33pm

There's a guy ahead of me in our friendly league on 347 points. He has made 2 early transfers and hasn't touched his team since, apart from putting Mane and Pogba on the bench during their injuries / suspensions. It's not autosub either.
RLC and Tom Carroll make up 2 of his 3 midfield. Rashford up front with Lukaku and Firmino.

I'm 30 points behind this guy.

clairewithani · 25-09-2017 2:46pm

Those posts comparing Gameweek 1 team with current are interesting. Would feel bad if I made significant changes that didn't pay off and then had no wildcard for later. In fact I don't think I could check even I would be so bad.

Joeyjoejoe43 · 25-09-2017 3:40pm

I'm on 331, but would be on 311 if I'd left it alone... Main reason is I had TAA and Benteke in my initial team.. they were shipped lively style..

AdpRo · 25-09-2017 4:01pm

Great idea, would have been 330 with Monreal to play tonight instead of 312, no one left tonight and no wildcard left....mad. I'm going to track this for the season to see how I would have ended up!

25-09-2017 4:40pm

I wrote this about Palace playing a friendly against Bromley to prepare themselves for Man United, give it a read if you like clicking links and stuff.

https://oddsonfpl.com/2017/09/25/crystal-palace-play-conference-side-lose-3-0/

Shanotheslayer · 25-09-2017 5:30pm

Checked my GW1 Team and compared.

On the assumption that Lukaku would be my captain everyweek from GW1 I'd be on 325 points. Currently have 352

dasa29 · 25-09-2017 6:02pm

293 GW1 team Vs 328 Actual, that is without Foster and Dawson who play tonight.

km79 · 25-09-2017 6:35pm

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

Interesting to see anyway. The game Wednesday should be a lot tougher so I'd be thinking first choice CBS.

Jones and valencia have not travelled

Could well see Bailly and smalling with ljndelof CDM as fellaini is out injured
Matic has also travelled though

roosterman71 · 25-09-2017 7:55pm

How are ye adding the points for the GW1 team to now? Simple maths or is it shown somewhere?

Ace2007 · 25-09-2017 8:10pm

roosterman71 wrote: »

How are ye adding the points for the GW1 team to now? Simple maths or is it shown somewhere?

I assume they are just going to the week 1 team and hitting the "i" of each player where the total is given and adding them up. Dunno any other way.

Iused2likebusts · 25-09-2017 8:50pm

km79 wrote: »

Jones and valencia have not travelled

Could well see Bailly and smalling with ljndelof CDM as fellaini is out injured
Matic has also travelled though

Great news.

eh i dunno · 25-09-2017 8:53pm

Ace2007 wrote: »

I assume they are just going to the week 1 team and hitting the "i" of each player where the total is given and adding them up. Dunno any other way.

So you're telling me I didn't have to open two windows and cross reference each player as if I was doing a transfer to see how many points each player had. Least I did it on company time

Shanotheslayer · 25-09-2017 8:58pm

eh i dunno wrote: »

So you're telling me I didn't have to open two windows and cross reference each player as if I was doing a transfer to see how many points each player had.

I literally did exactly this.

Ace2007 · 25-09-2017 9:55pm

eh i dunno wrote: »

So you're telling me I didn't have to open two windows and cross reference each player as if I was doing a transfer to see how many points each player had. Least I did it on company time

I don't really get what you did, but sounds like a lot of effort.

mectavba · 25-09-2017 10:11pm

Actual Score 318 v GW1 score 320....couldn't be tighter!! Although Zaha was in my GW1 team and hasnt played since! Having a bad season so far.

roosterman71 · 25-09-2017 10:24pm

GW1 score 277 vs 352 actual
Made 5 transfers since GW1

Shanotheslayer · 25-09-2017 10:47pm

mectavba wrote: »

Actual Score 318 v GW1 score 320....couldn't be tighter!!

What if it was 318 V 319? :pac:

25-09-2017 11:04pm

TiltedBrain wrote: »

For those in Draft leagues, we're 6 weeks in now, what is the general consensus on it?

I'm personally enjoying it but I'd have plenty on constructive criticism for them.

- I'd like to be able to transfer between managers

- Players that are transacted out should be available as free agents to other managers in the 24 hours before that GW, as opposed to being added as a waiver
option
for the next week.

- I think the transaction set up benefits the lower positioned teams too much.

- The prep for transactions before the 24 hour activation is quite cumbersome, I'd like to be able to choose lets say Alonso in and have 1,2,3
preference of defenders out instead of loads of different transactions. currently if you looked at my transaction numbers, I look mental with
so many.

It's not as absorbing as the real game but it's still enjoyable.

Agree with all your points except the benefits to lower placed teams. They only get 1st pick per round so it's not too much of an advantage unless a player like Bale joined just before window closed but that won't be relevant next year.

I'd say managers with Sane, Sterling and Martial probably feel a tad lucky for points return v minutes played.

Joeyjoejoe43 · 26-09-2017 10:51pm

Ace2007 wrote: »

I assume they are just going to the week 1 team and hitting the "i" of each player where the total is given and adding them up. Dunno any other way.

Or just use this site... get your team ID from game view history view. Your number is embedded in URL at top of page..

http://www.game-change.co.uk/2017/08/28/fantasy-football-what-if-machine/

Joeyjoejoe43 · 26-09-2017 10:57pm

After Lacazatte and Kolasanic hauls last night, 2 players I've parted company with, my original gameweek1 team is 337, 6 points better than my actual team. Ha ha.. that's pretty sickening... I've taken 2 4 point hits and used my wildcard! I think next year, I might just pick 15 and leave them alone barring injury..

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