Double Gameweek/Blank Gameweek planning

ScummyMan

Yeah I'm just over an hour away from the stadium and we have a bit of snow, but not nearly enough for a cancellation. Yet anyway

slimshady007

With all fa cup replays now played does that mean GW 31 has been confirmed with only 4 fixtures?

Scorpion Sting

slimshady007 wrote: »

With all fa cup replays now played does that mean GW 31 has been confirmed with only 4 fixtures?

Yep

Shedite27

slimshady007 wrote: »

With all fa cup replays now played does that mean GW 31 has been confirmed with only 4 fixtures?

Have a look out your window. I suspect some of this week's games will be on GW31

km79

Shedite27 wrote: »

Have a look out your window. I suspect some of this week's games will be on GW31

Most of the games this weekend involve teams either with a game that week already or an fa cup game
They would have to go into another GW

Mint Sauce

Shedite27 wrote: »

Have a look out your window. I suspect some of this week's games will be on GW31

Would think the FA/EPL would know by tonight though if games need to be canceled, to avoid unecessary travel, or at least have a good idea, thats assuming no more snow is forecast for tonight.

manual_man

km79 wrote: »

Most of the games this weekend involve teams either with a game that week already or an fa cup game
They would have to go into another GW

At a glance the only one that could be moved to the weekend of gw31 would be Brighton Vs Arsenal

Edit: nope! As Benimar pointed out, Brighton still in the fa cup

Benimar

manual_man wrote: »

At a glance the only one that could be moved to the weekend of gw31 would be Brighton Vs Arsenal

I know Brighton are away to Man Utd, but they are still technically in the cup

manual_man

Benimar wrote: »

I know Brighton are away to Man Utd, but they are still technically in the cup

My bad! Then it seems no gw29 games could be rescheduled to that weekend

kilburn

Have 7 for gw 31 although dont think Kenny will start so looking at bringing in a keeper

Torn between Lossl, Begovic & Foster.
The first 2 should keep clean sheets hmmm decisions decisions

km79

kilburn wrote: »

Have 7 for gw 31 although dont think Kenny will start so looking at bringing in a keeper

Torn between Lossl, Begovic & Foster.
The first 2 should keep clean sheets hmmm decisions decisions

Well I would rule foster out straight away
I'd go lossl
He makes a lot of saves and throws in the odd double digit score

sheroman01

I have all my chips left - WC, TC, FH and BB. I'd like to play my WC now but not sure if it's the best time to given all the DGWs. Can someone tell me what the ideal plan would be?

sheroman01

sheroman01 wrote: »

I have all my chips left - WC, TC, FH and BB. I'd like to play my WC now but not sure if it's the best time to given all the DGWs. Can someone tell me what the ideal plan would be?

That would depend on your overall rank and if you’re in any of the leagues on boards.

normanoffside

sheroman01 wrote: »

I have all my chips left - WC, TC, FH and BB. I'd like to play my WC now but not sure if it's the best time to given all the DGWs. Can someone tell me what the ideal plan would be?

How many have you now for 31?

If you can't field a team for 31 I'd have thought:

FH in 31
WC is 32 with DGW 34 in Mind
BB or TC in 34
BB or TC in 37

If you are well set up for 31 you could leave the FH chip for the skinny GW35

hufpc8w3adnk65

Here’s what I’m doing

9/10 players in 31
WC in 32 with DGW 34 in Mind
BB or TC in 34
FH in 35
BB or TC in 37

Islander13

MrMac84 wrote: »

Here’s what I’m doing

9/10 players in 31
WC in 32 with DGW 34 in Mind
BB or TC in 34
FH in 35
BB or TC in 37

Agree, time for wildcard is early rather than late. And not in the week of a double gameweek.

Wasted free hit but otherwise my plan is similar to yours.

Worth having a look at fixture profile, Arsenal and Leicester look to have the best of them.

student7890

I still have FH and BB

Thinking seriously of FH in GW31 mainly because Bournemouth, Stoke and Liverpool home games.

This gives me time to load up on DGW34 players from the likes ofBurnley, Swansea, Spurs who have 2 home games using this for info

BB in DGW 36 again building team for this using transfers.

Rikand

MrMac84 wrote: »

Here’s what I’m doing

9/10 players in 31
WC in 32 with DGW 34 in Mind
BB or TC in 34
FH in 35
BB or TC in 37

Any reason to WC in 32 over 33. I was thinking of waiting to 33 so I'd have more up to date info on players before the dgw.

Could wildcard some dgwers in 32 and they'd be injured by 33

ShaneU

Rikand wrote: »

Any reason to WC in 32 over 33. I was thinking of waiting to 33 so I'd have more up to date info on players before the dgw.

Could wildcard some dgwers in 32 and they'd be injured by 33

Gets rid of the shít players you brought in for 31

skippy15

Rikand wrote: »

Any reason to WC in 32 over 33. I was thinking of waiting to 33 so I'd have more up to date info on players before the dgw.

Could wildcard some dgwers in 32 and they'd be injured by 33

Also gives 2 free transfers going into 34 if any tweeking required if not can varry that free transfer to one of other gw

ElTel

skippy15 wrote: »

Also gives 2 free transfers going into 34 if any tweeking required if not can varry that free transfer to one of other gw

The first legs of the European QFs are between GW32 and GW33 too.

Morzadec

I think every man and his wife (if she plays FF) is WCing in 32. As has been said you don't want all those Stoke duds dudding up your team for one week more than necessary.

Almost certainly banking this week.

And 31 I'm almost sure what I will do barring injuries, but small decision to be made:

A) Firmino and Pritchard or Palace mid or B'mouth defender

or

Mane and Mounie

Any other contenders (non-Stoke or Liverpool player) if I were to go option A?

Runswithfeet

Morzadec wrote: »

I think every man and his wife (if she plays FF) is WCing in 32. As has been said you don't want all those Stoke duds dudding up your team for one week more than necessary.

Almost certainly banking this week.

And 31 I'm almost sure what I will do barring injuries, but small decision to be made:

A) Firmino and Pritchard or Palace mid or B'mouth defender

or

Mane and Mounie

Any other contenders (non-Stoke or Liverpool player) if I were to go option A?

Pritchard showing as injured at mo.

ElTel

Morzadec wrote: »

I think every man and his wife (if she plays FF) is WCing in 32. As has been said you don't want all those Stoke duds dudding up your team for one week more than necessary.

Almost certainly banking this week.

And 31 I'm almost sure what I will do barring injuries, but small decision to be made:

A) Firmino and Pritchard or Palace mid or B'mouth defender

or

Mane and Mounie

Any other contenders (non-Stoke or Liverpool player) if I were to go option A?

Huddersfield or Everton defender.

Given you've free-hit, they could allow you to consider delaying your WC a week.

Losing Williams is a big plus for me for Everton defenders.
I have had no toffees in my team all season but Baines/Coleman/Holgate! and Jags who I have a soft spot are options.

Lossl?

Mr. Guappa

I've been looking at my potential GW32 team if:
A) I wildcard in GW32, with an eye on the following DGWs, OR
Wildcard in GW33, so GW32 team would be my current with a few transfers in the meantime.

It's close, but I'm leaning towards a GW33 wildcard at the moment. FA Cup QF results will have a bearing, so may have to wait until the Sunday of GW31 before deciding.

Mint Sauce

Seen GW35 mentioned a few times here, in relation to FH. Has it been confirmed that there is to be a shortage of games.

My plan was to FH for GW31, WC after that, then BB, and TC undecided.

Iused2likebusts

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Seen GW35 mentioned a few times here, in relation to FH. Has it been confirmed that there is to be a shortage of games.

My plan was to FH for GW31, WC after that, then BB, and TC undecided.

Ye gw 35 clashes with fa cup sf.

Shedite27

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

Ye gw 35 clashes with fa cup sf.

Nice selection of fixtures too.

If the favorites win, the following games are off...
Brighton V Spurs (Spurs beat Swansea)
Chelsea V Huddersfield (Chelsea beat Leicester)
Leicester V Southampton (Southampton beat Wigan)
Bournemouth V Man Utd (Utd beat Brighton)

Leaving us with the following games:
Everton V Newcastle
Stoke V Burnley
Watford V Crystal Palace
West Brom V Liverpool
Man City V Swansea
Arsenal V West Ham

A lot more options than the GW31 dreamteam anwyay

Mr. Guappa

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Seen GW35 mentioned a few times here, in relation to FH. Has it been confirmed that there is to be a shortage of games.

My plan was to FH for GW31, WC after that, then BB, and TC undecided.

Using the FH in 35 allows you more freedom with the wildcard. You can focus in on the 2 DGWs, while not having to account for the blank in between.

My plan is WC 32/33, BB 34, FH 35, TC 37.

Shedite27

Mr. Guappa wrote: »

Using the FH in 35 allows you more freedom with the wildcard. You can focus in on the 2 DGWs, while not having to account for the blank in between.

My plan is WC 32/33, BB 34, FH 35, TC 37.

Yeah if you FH in GW35 (so can ignore that), then the teams with blanks in GW35 will have 5 matches in 3 GW's....

Going by the favorites to advance, that would be....
Spurs
Chelsea
United
Leicester
Brighton
Southampton

3 teams going for CL places and 2 fighting relegation.

The more I think about it, free hit in GW35 is the way to go:
- far better team to pick in GW35 than GW31
- Can load up on DGW players from good teams