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Phew! Finally I'm forced to give up on my team's tweaking over and over again by the deadline, I've spent nothing less than 3-4 hours literally just transfer in players in an out, I've tried nothing less than over 20 different formations and options because my Free Hit was in play that's the only way to get rid of the points hits I have incurred already. I was going to go all in on Crystal Palace defence to keep a clean sheet against Burnley, so I had 3 defenders from them, but I switched at the very last minute before the deadline and go all Arsenal at the back, meaning I'm still without Saka, and since it's a free hit I tried to go for as many differentials as I possible could, I hope it does pay off 🤞
In the end Walker and Van Dijk were my best DGW players and ones that propelled me up the ranks.
Insane when you think about it retroactively.
I'm still sure that picking defenders from Liverpool and City in DGW is a terrible choice, no matter that you're certain they will play for 90 minutes.
With the bonus haven’t duly distributed, the points are way above 73 for an average and am below that. How is that not bad now. The catch up game just got longer and yeah Trofo, your surely settling it on the ladder, lol…
Well, Nunez and Jota are injured and KDB is a doubt. I have Palmer and Bell that have a blank GW, so I barely assembled 11 players with -4 penalty but have nobody from the bench to replace KDB in case he does not play.
I planned everything perfectly, this double GW with Salah as triple captain should have netted me 150 points. It will be a struggle now to make this a functional team yet again with so many injuries and without a WC.
More bad news for Nunez, I really shouldn’t have gone with my guts and rely on my skepticism for Nunez. The DGW pressure weighed so much. Would have been better with a good defense and Solanke having his spot. I planned everything perfectly, this double GW with Salah as triple captain should have netted me 150 points. It will be a struggle now to make this a functional team yet again with so many injuries and without a WC.
I will never get why people make some transfers. This week among top 4 transferred in players Hojlund and Salah. Both will not play a single minute this week, and while it is new injury to Hojlund we know that Salah does not have a fixture for about two weeks.
Early transfers are always a risk. I felt bad when I took Solanke for Darwin just now. I did it to save 0.1M but I would still feel better if I could have waited till the deadline.
I used to make silly mistakes like this. After a terrible ganeweek, I would allow my emotions get the best of me and hurriedly make transfers on a Sunday. 95% of the time, those transfers end up being bad decisions. One time, I spent 28 points trying to remedy rushed transfers amd got thumped hard that week with even fewer points return. It's my first season and I have made plenty of mistakes already. Now I just accumulate free transfers and use it only when necessary.
Since KDB is becoming a doubt, I might have to sell him for Haaland in the coming weeks since Haaland is already getting back to good form.
Hojlund, being the most transferred in player for the GW is now out for at least 3 weeks, damn!
I will never get why people make some transfers. This week among top 4 transferred in players Hojlund and Salah. Both will not play a single minute this week, and while it is new injury to Hojlund we know that Salah does not have a fixture for about two weeks.Early transfers are always a risk. I felt bad when I took Solanke for Darwin just now. I did it to save 0.1M but I would still feel better if I could have waited till the deadline.
Yeah, I'm people! I don't have Salah and don't intend for a while more, but I got Hojlund in very early for Nunez, because I would be losing on both ends of the budget, If didn't early enough. In my opinion, most of those who brought back Salah might have two free transfers and need to be rid of premium or mid priced forward into order to bring Salah and some other player and leave Salah on the bench since he's back, I'm only part of the bandwagon that brought in Hojlund early too, for early transfer is usually for things, the beat price (not often my reason for it) or secondly so as not to forget before the deadline, after checking my final result for game week, I often do arrange my in team for next game week in advance, especially captaincy and substitution order of priorities, I tend to leave the transfer for a bit late into the week if I'm still second guessing myself, but If I'm sure that I'll be rid of a certain player who is likely to have an high transfer out for a player that would be heavily transferred, I tend to do that quickly so as not to lose price on former, and at the same pay higher for the new one, sometime you get to save 0.2m that way.
Hojlund, being the most transferred in player for the GW is now out for at least 3 weeks, damn!
I will never get why people make some transfers. This week among top 4 transferred in players Hojlund and Salah. Both will not play a single minute this week, and while it is new injury to Hojlund we know that Salah does not have a fixture for about two weeks.Early transfers are always a risk. I felt bad when I took Solanke for Darwin just now. I did it to save 0.1M but I would still feel better if I could have waited till the deadline.
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I wanted to take a sneak peek at your team and I can't seem to understand why you'd be in need of -12 points hit, but for me I just discovered that I'm in a very deep shit myself, now I've gotta call in chip to clear this whole message, because it turns out that I'm not as astute as I thought was about this game week earlier during the week.
I wanted to take a sneak peek at your team and I can't seem to understand why you'd be in need of -12 points hit, but for me I just discovered that I'm in a very deep shit myself, now I've gotta call in chip to clear this whole message, because it turns out that I'm not as astute as I thought was about this game week earlier during the week.
Well, Nunez and Jota are injured and KDB is a doubt. I have Palmer and Bell that have a blank GW, so I barely assembled 11 players with -4 penalty but have nobody from the bench to replace KDB in case he does not play.
I planned everything perfectly, this double GW with Salah as triple captain should have netted me 150 points. It will be a struggle now to make this a functional team yet again with so many injuries and without a WC.
I assume that I was in a hurry to buy Kevin De Bruyne for my team. As I understood from Guardiola's statements today he is in a situation to play for 30 minutes the most against Bournemouth away.
I'm thinking about who I need to transfer in Jota's place. 3 names come to my mind for now: Ødegaard,Gross,Hee-chan. Is there anyone who has another recommendation?
I'm thinking about who I need to transfer in Jota's place. 3 names come to my mind for now: Ødegaard,Gross,Hee-chan. Is there anyone who has another recommendation?
I wildcarded a week ago and have like 5 injured players, that means going -12 is a necessity. Fun times..
It's called the wildcard curse mate welcome to the club...
As Trofo have said, it is only worth taking points hit when you have less than the required 11 players that'd be needed, however, sometimes once take a little bit of risk to take hits because of certain fixture difficulties, sometimes it pays off, most times it doesn't, -12 isn't a necessity just walk your way through the bench gradually, if you take 12 points hits and have 2-3 eligible players on the bench then it's not logical, more so for a blank week.
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I wanted to take a sneak peek at your team and I can't seem to understand why you'd be in need of -12 points hit, but for me I just discovered that I'm in a very deep shit myself, now I've gotta call in chip to clear this whole message, because it turns out that I'm not as astute as I thought was about this game week earlier during the week.
Hojlund, being the most transferred in player for the GW is now out for at least 3 weeks, damn!
Seems to never drop points at all even during bad GWs.
That is the point of picking balanced squad and not chasing the points. Top players that play 90 minutes every week and have penalties are always good picks. They will get points sooner rather than later. I am talking about players like Watkins (doesn't have pens), Saka, Solanke, Haaland, Palmer, Salah.... You put them in your team and just forget about them, they will deliver. Then you just tweak the remaining ones when necessary. I am always looking for those season keepers. I still consider GW25 as bad result but it was so much worse for many players so it is a net win. Nobody could have predicted Jota and Darwin getting injured and playing just one half time in DGW. Foden not getting a return and Haaland getting only one is also quite a bad luck. De Bruyne flopping was maybe predictable as well as clean sheets wipe outs.
GW 25 winner is Brahim012 with monster 117 points. Congrats on 1 mBTC free bet and I believe this is the result that puts you in the lead for overall highest week score as well. Will double check that when season ends but according to my personal files, current holder was Kanapka with 110 and you are now on the top.
That is a monster score, even with DGW, you'd have to have picked some smart players. Well done (who's Brahim012 on the forum?).
For me, a damned waste of DGW to be honest, barely made it above the average, and now contending with the blanks of Liverpool. Suppose it gives Nunez some time to recover (if they don't use him in the EFL final).
Pascal G back in my squad to temporarily relieve Palmer of his duties, but that's all I'm able to think of doing.
I wildcarded a week ago and have like 5 injured players, that means going -12 is a necessity. Fun times..
Who? Keep in mind you don't need bench every week. Thinking about most owned players, Diogo Jota is a must sell, Salah and Darwin can go to bench without problems but I would still change Darwin for -4 to Watkins/Solanke. And you bench Salah, Palmer and whoever else you got that isn't playing this week.
I am very concerned about Estupinan and Walker minutes this week but that does not mean I am gonna use transfers on them. Even if I have only 10 players this week not a big a deal.
GW 25 winner is Brahim012 with monster 117 points. Congrats on 1 mBTC free bet and I believe this is the result that puts you in the lead for overall highest week score as well. Will double check that when season ends but according to my personal files, current holder was Kanapka with 110 and you are now on the top.
Well I'm glad this is just my first season and there is leeway for experimentation here, because this is how I learn that taking -50 hit points in order to chase a double is never a good idea.
Anyway who do we think is finishing first in the ML? I place my (fake, tinpot, virtual, not real) bets on Trofo. Seems to never drop points at all even during bad GWs.
Anyway who do we think is finishing first in the ML? I place my (fake, tinpot, virtual, not real) bets on Trofo. Seems to never drop points at all even during bad GWs.
In the end Walker and Van Dijk were my best DGW players and ones that propelled me up the ranks.
Insane when you think about it retroactively.
I'm still sure that picking defenders from Liverpool and City in DGW is a terrible choice, no matter that you're certain they will play for 90 minutes.
I wildcarded a week ago and have like 5 injured players, that means going -12 is a necessity. Fun times..
Friends, I suggest we all get together and protest! Since Trofo, being a co-organizer of this pool, will soon award himself a free bet! 
Ed: Oh.. it seems my provocation was unsuccessful as I see that another guy has become the leader of this game week.
No free bet for me, will have to settle with reclaimed poll position Ed: Oh.. it seems my provocation was unsuccessful as I see that another guy has become the leader of this game week.
If only I did not take Darwin for Solanke... That move alone will cost me almost 20 points. In the end Walker and Van Dijk were my best DGW players and ones that propelled me up the ranks.
I’ve always been Skelton Darwin and he did me once more. 5 points for a DG, I mean I took out Solanke for this guy and Solanke got 12 points for just a single game. It was a single game for Darwin no the less but, he was a bad, bad choice.
I wouldn't say it was a bad week for me either, although it didn't go as smoothly as expected but my -4 points hits wasn't quite justified because I brought in Robertson for Trent-Arnold Alexander was who out injured anyway, but Darwin Nunez for Carlton Morris was the failed move for me because Morris ended the game week with 10 (5 more than Darwin) points + the 4 points for the hit which meant I did lose a potential 9 points for the week for that move alone.
Friends, I suggest we all get together and protest! Since Trofo, being a co-organizer of this pool, will soon award himself a free bet!
Ed: Oh.. it seems my provocation was unsuccessful as I see that another guy has become the leader of this game week.
Lol… he would have got his treat non the less and maybe, in successive times it’ll be put into consideration but, Brahim just wouldn’t let Trofo would he, lol… nice one guys, taking full advantage of the double game week and even having to put a triple captain up, that was bae.Ed: Oh.. it seems my provocation was unsuccessful as I see that another guy has become the leader of this game week.
Can’t say it’s been one of my best weeks having just 66points on my counts. Feels pretty normal to me and with it being the adverse point, it’s just bad.
I’ve always been Skelton Darwin and he did me once more. 5 points for a DG, I mean I took out Solanke for this guy and Solanke got 12 points for just a single game. It was a single game for Darwin no the less but, he was a bad, bad choice.
Friends, I suggest we all get together and protest! Since Trofo, being a co-organizer of this pool, will soon award himself a free bet!
Ed: Oh.. it seems my provocation was unsuccessful as I see that another guy has become the leader of this game week.
Ed: Oh.. it seems my provocation was unsuccessful as I see that another guy has become the leader of this game week.
no Nunez, and Liverpool is already down by a goal against Luton
they don't want to make my FPL team miserable, they want to lower Everton chances to avoid relegation as well
although, miss here would decrease their chances to win title as well, so better overturn that lead before the half
expected much more from this round, but nothing from comeback this season
Liverpool with the comeback once more against Luton town. I doubt that Liverpool would put themselves and their title aspirations at a disadvantage by aiding Luton town to go above Everton? If that were to be the case, I'd say Liverpool is very petty to indulge in such.
Liverpool played today with plenty of big names missing out like Salah, Nunez and Jota. These are the people that have contributed immensely to Liverpool's performance(s) this season.
Anyway, that's a wrap for GW25. Looks like Brahim got the sleekest team and won the DGW.
~snip
As far as I know Nunez is not even with the team and he will not be part of the squad today. Jota + Nunez combo was a total miss and I regret those minus points spent on them. On the bright side they screwed everyone so it isn't that big deal.
As far as I know Nunez is not even with the team and he will not be part of the squad today. Jota + Nunez combo was a total miss and I regret those minus points spent on them. On the bright side they screwed everyone so it isn't that big deal.
no Nunez, and Liverpool is already down by a goal against Luton
they don't want to make my FPL team miserable, they want to lower Everton chances to avoid relegation as well
although, miss here would decrease their chances to win title as well, so better overturn that lead before the half
expected much more from this round, but nothing from comeback this season
Total of 30 points from TC Haaland, dang it. I was kinda hoping to nail atleast 45 points from TC Haaland especially because he played 2 games this round. On top of that, De Bruyne only got me 2 points lol. Walker is my best City player for this round with 12 points, not really exactly that high but yeah it saves my ass abit
What then would you say of those that took points hit to bring in multiple Liverpool assets ? I have Jota, Nunez and Robertson, neither of them is on the pitch and all Robertson could make is the bench, despite having no significant influence over the weekend.
EDIT: Probably wouldn't have matter much, as Liverpool have even just conceded a goal, so out the window goals any potential clean sheet points
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