Fantasy Premier League 18/19

Please help. Played my WC. Only pairing I'm undecided on are:

Alonso and Mane v Robertson and Hazard

Ederson
Mendy, Shaw, Alonso/Robertson
Salah, Richarlison, Mkhitaryan, Mane/Hazard
Ings, Aguero, Zaha

Subs: Hamer, Wan-Bissaka, Bennett, Stephens


I'd watch and see how Mané copes tonight. Or even Salah. Hazard surely must be starting next game too.

I have a similar setup in attack, and I'm a little cautious if Aubameyang/kane hits form. That'd make me have to make space for two expensive attackers, which would require 2-3 annoying subs to get there.
 
Ponied up and played my wildcard. Wasn't too unhappy with my team, I got 67 points this week with Salah and TAA still to play and Sanchez to sub out, but I've been carrying some deadweight since week 1 that I've needed to shift - basically I took all my United players out. :(

Ederson, Robertson, Mendy, Alonso, Salah, Mane, Richarlison, Maddison, Aguero, Zaha, Jiménez

Subs: Speroni, Wan-Bissaka, Masuaku, Stankovic
 
Didn't do the price changes for Saturday or Sunday. But it was a massacre last night...

Price Changes 20/08/2018

Overnight Fallers:
Lacazette £9.4M
Xhaka £5.4M
Lewis Cook £4.9M
Emerson £5.4M
Hudson-Odoi £4.4M
Calvert-Lewin £5.4M
Davies £5.4M
Sigurdsson £7.4M
Seri £5.4M
Diakhaby £4.9M
van La Parra £4.9M
Foden £4.9M
Sané £9.4M
Zinchenko £4.9M
Atsu £5.4M
Davis £4.9M
Yoshida £4.4M
Masina £4.4M
Cresswell £5.4M
Cavaleiro £5.4M
Jota £6.4M w


Overnight Rises:
Alonso £6.6M
Pedro £6.6M
Agüero £11.1M
Mendy £6.2M

Thank feck I swapped Jota for Pedro on Saturday!
 
So I've played my wildcard last night. I see that I can make as many transfers as I want now until Saturday morning.

Is it tactical to be very observant on tonight's game and to transfer players in as soon as the game finishes who I think may be looking at an upgrade?

May secure a 0.1 or 0.2 extra in the bank that way. Then transfer them out during the week.

For example, if Wijnaldum bags a goal tonight - temporarily transfer him in, see he gets a 0.1 rise - and then transfer him out.
 
I'd watch and see how Mané copes tonight. Or even Salah. Hazard surely must be starting next game too.

I have a similar setup in attack, and I'm a little cautious if Aubameyang/kane hits form. That'd make me have to make space for two expensive attackers, which would require 2-3 annoying subs to get there.
Can't have em all. Assuming everyone keeps Aguero, you're better off bolstering all round because spending big bucks on players like Auba and Kane is putting too many eggs into that basket.
 
Please help. Played my WC. Only pairing I'm undecided on are:

Alonso and Mane v Robertson and Hazard

Ederson
Mendy, Shaw, Alonso/Robertson
Salah, Richarlison, Mkhitaryan, Mane/Hazard
Ings, Aguero, Zaha

Subs: Hamer, Wan-Bissaka, Bennett, Stephens
Virtually every WC'er I've seen has gone for this team, long term I'm not sure on Ings/Miki. For the above I think Alonso and Mane is marginally better.
 
So I've played my wildcard last night. I see that I can make as many transfers as I want now until Saturday morning.

Is it tactical to be very observant on tonight's game and to transfer players in as soon as the game finishes who I think may be looking at an upgrade?

May secure a 0.1 or 0.2 extra in the bank that way. Then transfer them out during the week.

For example, if Wijnaldum bags a goal tonight - temporarily transfer him in, see he gets a 0.1 rise - and then transfer him out.
Doesnt work like that. If Wijnaldum goes up 0.1, you wont get that. He needs to got up 0.2 for you to receive 0.1
 
Virtually every WC'er I've seen has gone for this team, long term I'm not sure on Ings/Miki. For the above I think Alonso and Mane is marginally better.
Knee meet Jerk :lol:

In terms of . the two you highlighted:

Mkhi: need a way into the Arsenal attack and he's the only cheap way to do that.
Ings: Again, super cheap to allow for the likes of Alonso and Mane. Think he'll start and if he can get about 10 goals, he'd have done his job.
 
Shit really? How so? I had no idea.
Yeah you lose money instantly if a player drops but you only get like 50% when they rise. So they need to rise twice for you to get one.

E.g. I had Lacazette and he went down to 9.4, so it would have instantly gone down for me if I hadn't transferred him out before the change happened.

Mendy on the other hand went to 6.2 so on my team, he is 6.1

If that makes sense.
 
Knee meet Jerk :lol:

In terms of . the two you highlighted:

Mkhi: need a way into the Arsenal attack and he's the only cheap way to do that.
Ings: Again, super cheap to allow for the likes of Alonso and Mane. Think he'll start and if he can get about 10 goals, he'd have done his job.
I'm not disagreeing with it either, its probably the best bet based on what weve seen so far and should guarantee you green arrows and price rices for a few weeks. Fair enough, re Miki & Ings, when Miki inevitably goes 4/5 with no returns there are other options around that price bracket anyway.

This week I'll do Bailly & Jota to Alonso and (5.3m max). Who would you recommend? Neves/Jorginho/Kante or someone else?
 
Shit really? How so? I had no idea.

I think it's to stop people doing what you said :lol:. Other wise you could potentially just keep an eye on price rises and bring in 5 players due to rise every day and sell them to next morning and make 3m by the weekend!
 
Didn't do the price changes for Saturday or Sunday. But it was a massacre last night...

Price Changes 20/08/2018

Overnight Fallers:
Lacazette £9.4M
Xhaka £5.4M
Lewis Cook £4.9M
...


Overnight Rises:
Alonso £6.6M
Pedro £6.6M
Agüero £11.1M

Mendy £6.2M

Looks like i acted on the very last minute to get both of them. Thank feck for that!
 
I'm not disagreeing with it either, its probably the best bet based on what weve seen so far and should guarantee you green arrows and price rices for a few weeks. Fair enough, re Miki & Ings, when Miki inevitably goes 4/5 with no returns there are other options around that price bracket anyway.

This week I'll do Bailly & Jota to Alonso and (5.3m max). Who would you recommend? Neves/Jorginho/Kante or someone else?
At that price range, there isn't too many that will get big hauls. You essentially just want someone who'll play and any goals/assists they get is a bonus.

Kante - seems to be playing forward more and is worth considering.
Jorginho - He plays deep and will not get too many points I believe. He scored a pen but when Hazard returns, I expect Eden to take over those duties.
Cairney - I initially had him as my 5.0 option but seems like he won't get too many points.
Neves - probably the best option only because he seems to take set-pieces for Wolves. Choose either him or Kante.

My pick would be Neves.
 
Yeah you lose money instantly if a player drops but you only get like 50% when they rise. So they need to rise twice for you to get one.

E.g. I had Lacazette and he went down to 9.4, so it would have instantly gone down for me if I hadn't transferred him out before the change happened.

Mendy on the other hand went to 6.2 so on my team, he is 6.1

If that makes sense.

That's unfair
 
I think it's to stop people doing what you said :lol:. Other wise you could potentially just keep an eye on price rises and bring in 5 players due to rise every day and sell them to next morning and make 3m by the weekend!

Sound point. Very well :lol: Saved me the surprise of not seeing my balance going up - many thanks.
 
Mendy went to 6.2?! What a pile of wank.

Annoying that so many knee-jerk their transfers a day or so after games distorting prices.
Especially before the game week has even finished!
 
That's unfair

It isn't. If we got .1 profit for every rise then people would wildcard early to catch every rise and have a ridiculous team value within the first few weeks. Would have made a complete mockery of the budget and you'd be able to afford all the expensive players.
 
Annoying that so many knee-jerk their transfers a day or so after games distorting prices.
Especially before the game week has even finished!

Agreed. Price changes should not be "active" until after the gameweek. I felt forced to get rid of Sanchez before tonights game, just because I couldn't afford to let his price drop. The knee-jerkers has turned me into a knee-jerker.
 
Agreed. Price changes should not be "active" until after the gameweek. I felt forced to get rid of Sanchez before tonights game, just because I couldn't afford to let his price drop. The knee-jerkers has turned me into a knee-jerker.
:lol: I love all this "Forced to transfer out because of a price drop". I've been victim to it as well.

At the end of the day, it's about getting the most points not having the most expensive squad. If you think Sanchez is worth keeping hold of and will score next week then he worth the risk of losing 0.1m right?
 
Not been concentrating on this as much as usual - got quite lucky in that I picked a strong team at the start so was 2k after one week, down to 30k but have Mane, Salah and Robertson to go tonight.

Feel like the more laid back approach is starting to tell already though. Captaining Mendy was a mistake over Aguero, literally had him on as a placeholder whilst awaiting team news but didn’t log on Saturday morning to change it.

Then did quite a sloppy transfer in King to Mitrovic. Happy to bring in Mitrovic as I’ve been really impressed with him so far, but the transfer I would have done with a bit of thought was King > Kamara, Stephens > Pedro. Would have caught Pedro’s price rises (expect he may double rise) and Chelsea’s fixtures look good. Only caveat is if he loses his place to Hazard, so kinda hoping that happens.
 
:lol: I love all this "Forced to transfer out because of a price drop". I've been victim to it as well.

At the end of the day, it's about getting the most points not having the most expensive squad. If you think Sanchez is worth keeping hold of and will score next week then he worth the risk of losing 0.1m right?

In this case I was planning to drop him anyway, so to maximize the return I had to get rid of him. If I had planned to keep him, I couldn't care less about a potential price drop. I'm not trying to maximize the squad value or chase the players who's due to rise just for the sake of it, but I can't afford to leave transfers late and decrease squad value this early with players I plan to transfer out anyway. Me saving my FT last week denied me the option to sign Firmino without taking a -4 this week.
 
I find a Wildcard at this stage bizarre. How bad was your team selection just 2 weeks ago? Yes you are stacking your team with the inform players now, but what happens in 2/3/4 weeks time when there is new inform players/injuries etc.
 
Had no idea players could change price before the end of the round, is that a new development? I suppose it forces people to log in all week round. One major flaw is that players with a high ownership at the start, if they don't do anything immediately, lose value.

I had to transfer out jota as he had already dropped to 6.4, and Bailly who expect to drop, bringing in Alonso and neves. I have basically sacrificed 0.5 though as a result.
 
I find a Wildcard at this stage bizarre. How bad was your team selection just 2 weeks ago? Yes you are stacking your team with the inform players now, but what happens in 2/3/4 weeks time when there is new inform players/injuries etc.

I think a lot of players thought that early wild card is a must this time around. I was considering it as well, didn't take a single World Cup semi-finalist into my team. After the best start I've ever had with what was supposed to be a temporary team, I'll be fine until Christmas time :lol:
 
Mendy went to 6.2?! What a pile of wank.

Yeah I got him for 6.0 last week fortunately. He’s going to be 6.5 soon I think, he will be racking up goals and assists this season with the way City play and the role he has plus very little genuine competition for a place in the team.

He will get a lot of points.
 
Despite the awful second gameweek I am confident this team will get me good points. At some point I will get a 100 in one week I hope.
 
Looking like Davies could drop to £5.9 tonight. Especially if Robertson does well against CP. Could be a pretty good snatch if so.
 
Had no idea players could change price before the end of the round, is that a new development? I suppose it forces people to log in all week round. One major flaw is that players with a high ownership at the start, if they don't do anything immediately, lose value.

I had to transfer out jota as he had already dropped to 6.4, and Bailly who expect to drop, bringing in Alonso and neves. I have basically sacrificed 0.5 though as a result.
Bailly shouldn’t really drop this week I think. Fpl stats have him on +2 atm, although people are selling.
 
Had no idea players could change price before the end of the round, is that a new development? I suppose it forces people to log in all week round. One major flaw is that players with a high ownership at the start, if they don't do anything immediately, lose value.

I had to transfer out jota as he had already dropped to 6.4, and Bailly who expect to drop, bringing in Alonso and neves. I have basically sacrificed 0.5 though as a result.
Bailly is not expected to drop. However, Jones is expected to drop tonight.
 
Bailly shouldn’t really drop this week I think. Fpl stats have him on +2 atm, although people are selling.
Agree but felt I had to get rid as wanted Alonso and had 2FT. I'm considering B.Silva > Miki for -4, is this a good move?
 
Agree but felt I had to get rid as wanted Alonso and had 2FT. I'm considering B.Silva > Miki for -4, is this a good move?

Hell no IMO. Mkhi won't increase this week so wait until after next GW, at least.
 
Agree but felt I had to get rid as wanted Alonso and had 2FT. I'm considering B.Silva > Miki for -4, is this a good move?

Was thinking about the same too but Bernardo is in great form. Mkhi will play more games across the season though as he has less competition at Arsenal plus they are approaching an easy run.

I would not be paying for this though as I could use free transfer.
 
Agree but felt I had to get rid as wanted Alonso and had 2FT. I'm considering B.Silva > Miki for -4, is this a good move?
Same move, took Bailly off for Alonso. I pulled the trigger on Siggy->Mkhi for -4, would probably do same with B Silva if I had him. It's a risky move and not guaranteed to pay off, but I personally think Mkhi will be a great pick for next few games at least, Arsenal has to bounce now and I believe they'll score a lot of goal with those fixtures.
 
Same move, took Bailly off for Alonso. I pulled the trigger on Siggy->Mkhi for -4, would probably do same with B Silva if I had him. It's a risky move and not guaranteed to pay off, but I personally think Mkhi will be a great pick for next few games at least, Arsenal has to bounce now and I believe they'll score a lot of goal with those fixtures.
Cheers, will hold B.Silva for one week and see how Miki does against WHU.
 
I find a Wildcard at this stage bizarre. How bad was your team selection just 2 weeks ago? Yes you are stacking your team with the inform players now, but what happens in 2/3/4 weeks time when there is new inform players/injuries etc.
Not really. My team had shitty low pricers from championship as I wasnt familiar with those teams. Had to leave out some world cup players because I didn't think they'd play and also, the WC allowed me to get in players who rose in price for those who went down, plus I have a feeling of the players that will be starting more often than not.

Remember, a lot of people play in the first few weeks, which is why there's drastic price changes at that time.

Now I have a team with a solid spine and form players that are in a decent price range so if injuries happen, I can easily fix the team.

Ederson
Mendy, Shaw, Alonso
Salah, Richarlison, Mkhitaryan, Mane
Ings, Aguero, Zaha

Subs: Hamer, Wan-Bissaka, Bennett, Stephens

Worked out well I think.