2021/2022 Wildcard thread.

I’ve gone the other way and taken out Trent and kept the other 3.

I think the Chelsea defence is underpriced and 2 of them covers Trent & 4mil fodder for the year. Reece James has the potential to outscore Trent this year.

The problem I find with rotating Ron & Rom is that both are fixture proof and that while you think they’ll do their scoring in the lesser games that doesn’t always tend to be the case. Given both are virtually No.1’s they do have adequate cover who will get game time & that is more likely in the lesser games.

My opinion of this is no he doesn’t get enough goals and secondly Liverpool aren’t as free flowing as previous years & therefore there total number of goals will be similar to last year .. 65 to 70. I don’t see Trent assisting 20% of that.

TAA plays like an old school winger. He whips in a lot of crosses. He's averaged 185 point over the last 3 seasons. Even in his bad season when he was out of form and the team had an injury crisis, he still got 160 points. Are there any £7-8m midfielders or forwards who can compete with that output?

I’d estimate you could get 200 off TAA and 100 off a decent 4.5 and 150 each off a Dias/ Azpi so it probably evens itself out lol

So you’d have two 4.5 mids on the bench for option B?

Latest Draft with 0.6 in the bank.

Sanchez (Steer)

TAA, Rudiger, Semedo (Williams, Liveramento)

Salah, Raphina, Torres, Benrahma (Sissoko)

Ronaldo(C), Antonio, DCL

Could do

• Leave as is and keep some money in the bank
• Torres to Jota if Firmino is out for a while.
• Sanchez to Sa and have double Wolves for 3 gws, then for GW 7 get in Lukaku and James for Ronaldo and Semedo.
• Upgrade Williams to White/Ayling to have a stronger bench.

I wouldn't mind changing Benrahma but I might just hang onto him until the good mid priced midfield picks are more clear.

Cheers, im thinking double wolves and then double Chelsea defence might be a nice little differential. I totally forgot de gea was 5.0. Ha another decision to make!

Howr ye lads.

Off to a mediocre start to the season and thinking of wildcarding to this. Any insight/criticism would be much appreciated:

Sanchez/Steele

Digne, White, Reguilon, Stones, Omobamidele

Torres, Salah, Gallagher, Saka, Gilmour

Ronaldo, Lukaku, ASM

Leaves me with 0.7m in d bank

The 5.5 price point for Grey is a lot more bearable if you had 1M itb imo.

So do you sacrifice the attacking potential of the wing back for the more nailed Coady (Kilman passes the eye test for me but is he gonna keep his spot...) knowing you can get Raphinha in a later transfer say.

I suppose I could extend this point to TAA as well but lets not!!

GL

Your losing too much with all the big hitters I think.

ASM is poor value as a forward.

I'd go to a dud 4.5M forward if you really want to keep the big boys but consider the 3 different possibilities with only two of them and map out your captaincy.

This is my WC team thoughts

Sanchez

TAA Shaw Christenson

Salah Jota Torres Traore

DCL Ronaldo(c) Antonio

Subs: Steer Duffy Williams Mendy

I did consider 352 with Greenwood instead of DCL but feel GW is more a risk now . I am also not sold on Traore but Fantasy Scout have him high on their numbers . I am considering downgrading Christenson to Ben white that way I'd have 0.6 to up grade Traore to Raphina and Shaw to R James in future gameweeks . Decisions Decisions . Let me know what you think guys

Genuinely think you need a Chelsea player if wildcarding now.

There could be a serious case of triple Chelsea by GW7 so best to be ahead of curve (plus having to make 3 transfers) before then.

You just need a Chelsea defender & take rough with smooth on rotation. Lukaku could be another one & then if (when) Chelsea take off 3 players will become a differential over 2.

Just have at least 1 in now if wildcarding is my advice. Even Lukaku over Ronaldo

I don't mean to wreck your head but you've maxed out on Brighton.

I've no problem with Duffy first sub but long term has Wilder changed his mind on him?

Check out post 623 by Muahahaha in the general chat thread. Their fixtures sort of look ok up to GW28 so one of their attackers could become an option.

Lose Steer especially if you got Duffy for 4M or perhaps Watford GK pairing for 8.5.

GL

Doh!!

Thanks. KurtBarlow knows his stuff.

The second option seems better to me although Jota and Greenwood may be transfers waiting to happen. But there is 15 mill between them so you can down to some decent options like Raphina

Considering two drafts:

3 - 4 - 3 (One premium forward) (0.6 in the bank)

Sanchez (Foster)

TAA, Coady, Rudiger, White, (Liveramento)

Salah, Trincao, JOTA, Raphina (Sissoko)

Ronaldo, Antonio, DCL

4 - 3 - 3 (Two premium forwards) (0.4 in the bank)

Sanchez (Foster)

TAA, Coady, Rudiger, (White) (Liveramento)

Salah, Trincao, Raphina (GILMOUR) (Sissoko)

Ronaldo, Antonio, LUKAKU

Til end of Xmas I’m taken B, for first 3 weeks I’m taken A