GW17 transfer thread

Actually nigeria have sacked their manager so he probably is going.

There is definitely an argument to be made to use it this week with Liverpool/Salah in shít hot form against the worst team in the league currently.

I personally wouldn't do it but certainly not an idiot if you pulled the trigger.

A DGW is the 'obvious' time to do it but plenty of instances where it just hasn't worked out for one reason or another.

The other side of the coin is that Salah is so heavily owned and captained that anything you do get is only 50% more of everyone else. Whereas in other circumstances, you'd pick a captain that isn't so heavily owned and you can make good headway.

Some talk that Brighton have a COVID outbreak now too.

Ouch.

FPL is slowly descending into more pot luck. All the planning in the world and it gets thrown out because of games being called off.

Yep....it's like deja vu all over again with the Covid shenanigans.

I might use my FT this week to switch Foster to Ramsdale (also have Sanchez)

Omicron is an FPL pain. While some debate over its potency still there's no doubt it's taking over in England and spreads like a mofo. The next month will get worse before it gets better player cases wise. Vaccinated and previously infected alike.

It did cross my mind when I brought De Gea in gw16 for Steele that I will have - Sanchez and De Gea playing in the same game. But thought surely I could not be that unlucky to have it called off..... 😯

Already used my FT to bring in Teilemens for Townsend, and now am facing the prospect of starting with 9 players this week if United game is cancelled.

Sanchez/Steele

Livaremento (yellow flagged)/James/Dalot (game in doubt)/Tsimikas (maybe Newcastle is an ideal game to rotate)/Duffy (Suspended)

Tielemans/Salah (C)/Silva/Raphinha/Gilmour (set to be first sub in)

Ronnie/Lukaku (burned me last weekend)/Antonio

Think I may ride out the potential storm as well.

I think I have to do the same. I got away with a -8 last gameweek. Don't see what I can do this week. If both my keepers (Sanchez and De Gea) do not play it is just hard luck. But my bench is on its bare bones to borrow the title thread from gw16. Because I still have Toney who I had hoped would play if fit. I also have Cancelo suspended and stupidly got Ronaldo in early for Vardy.

So my only sub is Gilmour (who is playing well thankfully). But any more than one injury of my outfield players I will be down to 9.

Bit of a mess - really.

So it looks like the time has finally arrived for me to say cheerio to Mbeumo......already have Salah, Jota, Bilva and Raphina.

I'm reluctant for any more double ups in my squad with the Covid shenanigans going on (have 3 LIV, 2 CHE already) so that probably pushes the likes of Gallagher and Bowen ahead of Mount and Foden.

Tempted to go for Gallagher tbh.... apparently his role has become more attacking since Hughes came into the team. Decent fixtures too

We're back to the same strategy as last year at this stage, avoid triple up with teams, and have playing benches.

It's unlucky if you've been hit by Spurs/Utd's postponements, but we've had the warning now.

Interested to hear if anyone still has Raphinha and what, if anything they are doing with him?

Jimi to Dennis was my free transfer this week already done.

Raphinha has returned in his last 3 so it's hard to get rid but city, ARS, liv up next.

White, Antonio and Raphinha this week to fit into 2 positions, currently benching Antonio...

I sold him for Bowen just after the deadline for GW16. I wanted to bank his value, and the fixtures swing was active so it felt like the right time. It feels so long ago now! He scored about 2 days later but alas he was on my bench.

I'm somewhat regretting the transfer now, but I'll have Bowen for WHU nice run overall, so hopefully it can work out long term.

Have 10 players who are not "out". No GK as have Fernandaze and Foster.

Might just do Ronaldo out to Antonio and leave it at that with my FT. And not play with a GK, apart from Liverpool can't see any solid CS for a GK TBH. And is it worth the -4?

Will wait until bang on deadline to move anyway.

I currently have eleven playing but none on bench - foden smith and jota all should start hopefully.

Also, if the Spurs game goes ahead the unofficial list of COVID players currently is -

Lloris, Regulion, Hojbjergc, Son, Davies, Moura, Emerson and Gil.

Sigh, that's my two Spurs lads out even if their game does go ahead. I need Jesus and Dias minutes to make 11. Over to you Pep 🙈



I would keep DDG for the long term. You can bench him for these 2 GWs and then have him in your team, rather than having to re-transfer him in again. Unless you're really worried about team value?

As you said, a playing GK could cover the cost of the -4. So I would look to bring in that sub GK instead.

i had got jesus in on my free hit but you talked me out of it due to pep and his dam roulette, i'll be sick if he scores !

i got watkins in as he's sure to start and went for ederson and bernardo hoping they start for city, could be a cluster fukk of a couple of weeks