Wildcard thread 2017/18

km79

Green&Red wrote: »

So my team is a mess, thought I'd go until later but its just awful

So I'm set (kinda) on
Pickford
Jones - Chiwell
Sterling-Salah-King
Kane-Firmino

I'm leaning towards
Fab (I have him for 4.5m)
Shawcross (worth the extra over Bauer)-Bavies-Francis
Ramsey-Martial
Giroud

I'm looking for someone to talk me out of Giroud, Martial, Ramsey and Bavies

I could swap
Firmino & Giroud
to Aguero & Ayew

Also could swap
Bavies & Francis
to Mawson & Yoshida
Does anyone know why Yoshida didn't start last nite?

I like the shawcross pick
Im looking for differentials and was looking for a defender with good fixtures and goal threat. Will Keane is too dear. Maguire under consideration but I can get Simpson for 43 and probably will. Yoshi a risk but one I may take if I don't chance McCarthy in goals . Ill get shawcross too.
Mawson fits the bill too. I like those 2 moves and I'll copy them if I can afford it . Alonso is going . He is eating my budget. Fa cup goals and clean sheets are no good to me!
I will also be going kane over aguero

Green&Red

Why are you going Simpson over Chilwell?

km79

Green&Red wrote: »

Why are you going Simpson over Chilwell?

Chilwell has competition from Fuchs
Simpson doesn't really

Green&Red

km79 wrote: »

Chilwell has competition from Fuchs
Simpson doesn't really

http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/simpson-morgan-huth-now-back-1101437

Seems to suggest Chilwell is first choice

km79

Undecided whether to go with just Pickford and Elliot. Pickford has games in 31 and 35
Or foster and McCarthy - one might have a game bit both may not
Want a full squad when I bench boost but that won't be for a while
Will I really want to waste a transfer on a keeper though ......

But I also hate foster

km79

Green&Red wrote: »

http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/simpson-morgan-huth-now-back-1101437

Seems to suggest Chilwell is first choice

Hhhmmmmm
He is more exciting too
In he comes

Green&Red

km79 wrote: »

Hhhmmmmm
He is more exciting too
In he comes

Karius?

Your homework

I'm looking for someone to talk me out of Giroud, Martial, Ramsey and Bavies. Is Walcott a better option than Ramsey?

I've already moved from Bavies to Mawson

km79

Green&Red wrote: »

Karius?

No thanks !
I’ve had enough of pool defence
I should point out thatbto afford Pickford /Karius or double foster/McCarthy I have to downgrade shaqiri to MCM
I’m not against it but I’m temoted just to run with foster Elliot for few weeks and at taht point if foster doesn’t have a game I’ll have downgraded Sanchez most likely anyway so will have funds

km79

Another kane drop and aguero rise would be nice before Saturday too

Green&Red

Green&Red wrote: »

Karius?

Your homework

I'm looking for someone to talk me out of Giroud, Martial, Ramsey and Bavies. Is Walcott a better option than Ramsey?

I've already moved from Bavies to Mawson

Do you want a super sub in your team ? That’s what Giroud is. He’ll get 20-30 minutes a week.

Walcott probably is a better option than Ramsey as he’s more of a goal threat and probably less of an injury risk.

Martial has played 90 minutes in the last 2 games but has only played 90 minutes on one other occasion this season. He’s had lots of games where he’s only got 60-70 minutes. I wouldn’t want a player that isn’t seen as a 90 minute player.

You know deep down not to buy any of the above or you wouldn’t be asking for us to talk you out of it. Listen to yourself.

Green&Red

So I'e switched to Vardy, just enough cash

Walcott doesn't appeal to me, hes always let me down and Everton are a horrible team with Big Sam there

Shedite27

Green&Red wrote: »

I'm looking for someone to talk me out of Giroud, Martial, Ramsey and Bavies. Is Walcott a better option than Ramsey?

I'm waiting to see how Ramsey lines up before I get him in. Lot of changes at Arsenal the past week, and Wilshire has done very well in the past month.

Green&Red

I think I'll hold onto Aguero for two weeks. May even have my head turned by Aubamayang if he goes well

sheroman01

Just picked this team quickly enough. I will WC either this week or next I reckon. A lot of this new team is to kind of match/cover the leader's players/teams.

New Team:
=======
Courtois Speroni
Jones Gomez Kelly Bardsley Marriapa
Salah Sterling Son Ibe/Albrighton McArthur
Aguero Kane Firmino


Old Team:
======
DDG Speroni
Christy Ogbonna Yedlin Kenny Marriapa
Salah Sterling Shaq Lingard RLC
Aguero Kane Firmino

Green&Red

sheroman01 wrote: »

Just picked this team quickly enough. I will WC either this week or next I reckon. A lot of this new team is to kind of match/cover the leader's players/teams.

New Team:
=======
Courtois Speroni
Jones Gomez Kelly Bardsley Marriapa
Salah Sterling Son Ibe/Albrighton McArthur
Aguero Kane Firmino


Old Team:
======
DDG Speroni
Christy Ogbonna Yedlin Kenny Marriapa
Salah Sterling Shaq Lingard RLC
Aguero Kane Firmino

Just picking through your team, you can see mine above
Gomez - with liverpool in the CL and VVD getting fitter he could be limited
Kelly - great price but awful fixtures and CP haven't been great for CS
Bardsley - not sure of his game time, Burnley are a hard team to pick a player from other than Mee
Marriapa - as a recent Zeegelar owner, stay the **** away from Watford

Midfield - I know you have to squeeze somewhere for that forward line but why not just go with 3 in the middle, so downgrade Ibe and then upgrade one of those defenders to someone half decent

Shedite27

Yeah was about to post that backline is a disaster. Too many maybes that could all be benched in a few weeks.

km79

Kenedy was VERY good last night
Set up the goal from a corner
Won the penalty
Hit the post

Crosses for slimani could reap dividends
4.7
Interesting me

Checks fixtures

Scorpion Sting

Scorpion Sting wrote: »

This is the link for the blank gameweek.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-Xniaw-tEEiXoyqbGZLzMx6XEcv9TLolfa8GzndvTPw/edit#gid=1726884737

And this is the link for the remainder of the fixtures.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-Xniaw-tEEiXoyqbGZLzMx6XEcv9TLolfa8GzndvTPw/edit#gid=799946028

These are hard to read on the phone.

Is there another source where I can see what teams will have blanks and when ?

extra gravy

[Deleted User] wrote: »

These are hard to read on the phone.

Is there another source where I can see what teams will have blanks and when ?

If you follow Ben Crellin on Twitter, you can save pics of his projections to your phone. That's what I do.

Green&Red

Wildcarding is great, just when you think you're done you spot a player and see how he would fit in and next thing you have the next five weeks transfers planned
Currently on:
Karius - Fab
Jones - Shawcross - Mawson - Martina - Chilwell
Salah - Pogba - Martial - Sterling - King
Firmino - Aguero - Wilson

Planning Pogba and Aguero out in two weeks for Kane and either Eriksen/Sane/Son/Miki

Not overly happy with Martina but the alternatives are too risky, at least he looks nailed on

km79

Green&Red wrote: »

Wildcarding is great, just when you think you're done you spot a player and see how he would fit in and next thing you have the next five weeks transfers planned
Currently on:
Karius - Fab
Jones - Shawcross - Mawson - Martina - Chilwell
Salah - Pogba - Martial - Sterling - King
Firmino - Aguero - Wilson

Planning Pogba and Aguero out in two weeks for Kane and either Eriksen/Sane/Son/Miki

Not overly happy with Martina but the alternatives are too risky, at least he looks nailed on

When is baines back ?
Big Sam said he is delighted to have mangala now as baines was his only left footed defender...........
I've done my team just have to decide on keeper
I usually look way ahead at blanks , do various RMT scored etc etc
I'm not this time
It's done

Why so much on keepers? Also double united mid? I

Green&Red

Pogba is purely for two weeks because I was upgrading ramsey and looking round and there is no one I REALLY want, so hes a filler. I'm going to captain him this weekend.

On the keepers who would you recommend? Foster would save 0.1 on Fab

Blanco100

any double game weeks forcasted for the foreseeable future? I know Arsenal and City will have a double coming up after league cup final.

Saving wildcard and triple captain for this.

Into top 1000 overall, having a good year!

Iused2likebusts

Blanco100 wrote: »

any double game weeks forcasted for the foreseeable future? I know Arsenal and City will have a double coming up after league cup final.

Saving wildcard and triple captain for this.

Into top 1000 overall, having a good year!

Ars city won't have a double its moved to the midweek. Gw 31 blank, gw 34 dgw , gw 35 blank, gw 37 dgw.

Shedite27

Shedite27 wrote: »

Goal was to fit in the big 4 - Alonso, Sanchez, Salah and Kane

Fabianski - Elliott
Alonso - Jones - Simpson - Ward - Hunnemier
Salah - Sterling - Sanchez - Walcott - Ramsey
Kane - Ayew - Wilson

Idea being to rotate Simpson/Ward and Wilson/Ayew (mainly Wilson).

Would have liked another premium forward, but there's nobody reliable under Vardy and who knows how Mahrez leaving will impact that

Posted this team Tuesday before Walcott, Ayew and Wilson scored, and haven't really moved off it yet.

Think I'll put in Bardsley instead of Ward as I don't want 2 defenders coming back from injury (Simpson being the other). Slightly worried about Rambo, whether he splits time with Wilshire. Will move to Arnie if he doesn't get time.

Fabianski - (Coleman)
Alonso - Jones - Simpson/Bardsley - (Hunnemier)
Salah - Sterling - Sanchez - Walcott - Ramsey
Kane - Ayew/Wilson

Still have 0.5 in the bank, any suggestions for an upgrade? Robertson instead of one of Simpson/Bardsley?

Iused2likebusts

Shedite27 wrote: »

Posted this team Tuesday before Walcott, Ayew and Wilson scored, and haven't really moved off it yet.

Think I'll put in Bardsley instead of Ward as I don't want 2 defenders coming back from injury (Simpson being the other). Slightly worried about Rambo, whether he splits time with Wilshire. Will move to Arnie if he doesn't get time.

Fabianski - (Coleman)
Alonso - Jones - Simpson/Bardsley - (Hunnemier)
Salah - Sterling - Sanchez - Walcott - Ramsey
Kane - Ayew/Wilson

Still have 0.5 in the bank, any suggestions for an upgrade? Robertson instead of one of Simpson/Bardsley?

Bauer has good fixtures and a game in 31. May be a little late to the party as he is always very good in 24

km79

if aguero rises and kane drops I can afford Hennessy and Adrian and be almost certain of having a keeper for the blanks. And probably never ever getting a clean sheet again!!!!I just cant buy foster again.......alternatively I could sign hegazi and fabianski and non playing keeper. Think id prefer to have the 2 playing keepers and mawson
Also I once again have 2 swans in my team. Every year. No idea how it keeps happening

km79

This is the least tinkering I've ever done for a WC
I don't really care how it goes !
If Sanchez scores well it may revive my interest if not I'll be counting down the weeks
If I could have put the TC on him too I would have

Shedite27

km79 wrote: »

This is the least tinkering I've ever done for a WC
I don't really care how it goes !

Yeah me too, what are you rolling with?

remoteboy

Torn as to whether or not to Wildcard. Feel like I'm losing a little bit of ground each week and need to nip it in the bud. Current team

DDG Eliot
Alonso Otamendi Duffy Kenny Ogbonna
Salah Sterling Lingard Fraser Walcott
Kane Giroud Firmino

It's solid but there are weak spots in every position

Here's what I'm looking at -
DDG Hennessy
Alonso Laporte Francis Bardsley Gomez
Salah Sterling Martial Kenedy Amartey
Aguero Wilson Kane

1.1m left over

Aguero is only until Jesus gets back. Will shift him out then and look to get Sanchez in or possibly Auba once we see how the new recruits settle in.

Is it worth pulling the trigger?

Thanks.