Wildcard Thread 2016/2017

keano_afc

Issac wrote: »

Valencia/Firminio I think but if you can afford Valencia why not go for Baines maybe?

Watford do have some nice fixtures coming up though. I've ended up with 3 of their players.....Holebas/Capoue/Deeney

Really not sold on Capoue but budget won't allow me better (want Bolaise)

Have Baines too. Defence I'm not happy with. Amat, Baines, Valencia, Friend, Lovren. I have Capoue also.

Issac

keano_afc wrote: »

Have Baines too. Defence I'm not happy with. Amat, Baines, Valencia, Friend, Lovren. I have Capoue also.

Sounds like we have similar teams....here's my latest draft:

Foster/Pick
Baines/Lovern/Holebat/McAuley/Amat
Sanch/Firminio/Antonio/Capoue/Fletcher
Kun/Ibra/Deeney

Too much Watford?

iroced

Final dilemma (I think)

A. Valencia Baines Lenihan Sterling Rashford
B. Lovren Williams Holebas Snodgrass Costa

Both options with £0.3m left ITB
Only thing is with B I lose £0.1m on Snodgrass since I just sold him to get Firmino & Sterling in before they rise (and I've just realised I could have waited on Firmino :rolleyes:). Fatigue takes on me...

A. Rashford on the bench this GW. He's here for next GW and because he could rise and also because I have no idea who else to get. Rondon could be a 1-week punt. Deeney sounds Watford overkill. Lenihan is a temporary enabler. Valencia and/or Baines could be downgraded if needs be but I'd like to give them a longer run in my team.

B. Snodgrass on the bench this GW. No United attacking cover next GW. Holebas is only there because you guys are praising him. What's the fuss? OOP? Only for attacking potential or are Watford good candidates for CS?

iroced

iroced wrote: »

Final dilemma (I think)

A. Valencia Baines Lenihan Sterling Rashford
B. Lovren Williams Holebas Snodgrass Costa

Both options with £0.3m left ITB
Only thing is with B I lose £0.1m on Snodgrass since I just sold him to get Firmino & Sterling in before they rise (and I've just realised I could have waited on Firmino :rolleyes:). Fatigue takes on me...

A. Rashford on the bench this GW. He's here for next GW and because he could rise and also because I have no idea who else to get. Rondon could be a 1-week punt. Deeney sounds Watford overkill. Lenihan is a temporary enabler. Valencia and/or Baines could be downgraded if needs be but I'd like to give them a longer run in my team.

B. Snodgrass on the bench this GW. No United attacking cover next GW. Holebas is only there because you guys are praising him. What's the fuss? OOP? Only for attacking potential or are Watford good candidates for CS?

I much prefer B. Too many people thinking Stoke will get tanked at old Trafford. I'm not so sure. Hughes has to address the basics now and will setup for a draw. Not sure united are dynamic enough to thump them. Jose will be delighted with a 1-0 if he gets it.

Also don't like Valencia in option A. They look a bit lost and teams are gonna fancy it against united. I got rid of double defence united this week with my WC. Jose looking more like his Chelsea team of last year rather than previous years.

Now if you could get Baines into option B then you're on to a real winner. I also think Snodgrass is a season keeper more so than any other cheap midfielder.

Edit - Holebas looked good recently and takes free kicks and corners (but not on both sides of the pitch). Watford have a good run of fixtures and look pretty good defensively too.

My biggest decision now is Deeney or Lukaku.

Straight choice I'd easily go Deeney but I currently have Lukaku due to high ownership and I fear being left further behind.

Issac

Bolasie & Snodgrass
or
Antonio & Capoue

(have Deeney)

MarkSRFC21

A. Ibra Kun 6.5
Or
B.Kun Lukaku Costa

Has to be B. Doesn't it?

Issac

Deleted User wrote: »

My biggest decision now is Deeney or Lukaku.

Straight choice I'd easily go Deeney but I currently have Lukaku due to high ownership and I fear being left further behind.

Had same choice but already have Kun & Ibra so didn't want too much tied up in forward line so went with Deeney.

Issac

MarkSRFC21 wrote: »

A. Ibra Kun 6.5
Or
B.Kun Lukaku Costa

Has to be B. Doesn't it?

I went with A but with Deeney (6.9).

He has great fixtures and is playing well, has pens etc. If you are limited to 6.5 then ya I guess option B is best.

MarkSRFC21

Issac wrote: »

I went with A but with Deeney (6.9).

He has great fixtures and is playing well, has pens etc. If you are limited to 6.5 then ya I guess option B is best.

Deeney could fit I suppose but I'm trying Capoue as a playing mid so not too keen on double Watford attack

MarkSRFC21

Deleted User wrote: »

My biggest decision now is Deeney or Lukaku.

Straight choice I'd easily go Deeney but I currently have Lukaku due to high ownership and I fear being left further behind.

I'd go lukaku in a straight choice but also depends on what that extra 2m or so can do to your team

Issac

Issac wrote: »

Bolasie & Snodgrass
or
Antonio & Capoue

(have Deeney)

Bolassieand Snodgrass and quite an easy decision for me.

MarkSRFC21

MarkSRFC21 wrote: »

A. Ibra Kun 6.5
Or
B.Kun Lukaku Costa

Has to be B. Doesn't it?

Yeah B seems an easy choice to make.

MarkSRFC21

MarkSRFC21 wrote: »

I'd go lukaku in a straight choice but also depends on what that extra 2m or so can do to your team

Funnily enough the extra money wouldn't make a huge difference. I'm deadset on my midfield so it would allow me to upgrade my defence but I'd be very reluctant to invest any extra cash in defence. None of the premium options seem that great.

iroced

Deleted User wrote: »

My biggest decision now is Deeney or Lukaku.

Straight choice I'd easily go Deeney but I currently have Lukaku due to high ownership and I fear being left further behind.

Watford good run goes up to Christmas (bar a couple of games mid-November & mid-December) so you may keep Lukaku for now (his form, fixtures & high ownership) and swaping for Deeney if needs be will be easy later on.

Re-Lovren. I know 'Pool had 4 of their 5 first games away but outside his goal he returned nothing. And with 'Pool playing so attacking I'm not too sure about their CS potential. Fixtures look great for sure though.
And if Mourinho reverts to his good old 1-0 tactics, Valencia would be a good player to have.

Fant11

A. Clyne. Couthinho. Puncheon
Or
B. Lovren. Firmino. Snodgrass.

Thanks. On a wc.

machiavellianme

Fant11 wrote: »

A. Clyne. Coutinho. Puncheon
Or
B. Lovren. Firmino. Snodgrass.

Thanks. On a wc.

neither. Two lfc players is madness. Get an Everton, Spurs or arsenal defender instead.

pollocks

Any ideas on this ? 0.3 in the bank

Shedite27

The Ibra drop brought him back into contention for me so added him in a last minute change (really don't trust Costa not to half someone today).

Foster Pickford
Williams Lovern Holebas Amat Lenihen
Sanchez Firmino Capoue Antonio Fletcher
Augero Ibrahimovic Lukaku

- Cheapest possible bench. Should be no rotating between teams really until Christmas, so will upgrade Fletcher then.
- Capoue is overreaching at the moment but I'm gonna go with it till it breaks. Easy to downgrade one of my strikers or something if needs be.
- Defenders are a little weak but seeing as there's only 5 teams that have managed more than one clean sheet this season, I reckon attacking points are more likely than clean sheets at the moment.

NabyLadistheman

Still debating to go with a strong front 8 or 7. Capoue has been on the bench for all his hauls & Im feeling thats where he will be again over the next few weeks as well. Could downgrade someone else & improve the defence massively

Suarezistheman

Suarezistheman wrote: »

Still debating to go with a strong front 8 or 7. Capoue has been on the bench for all his hauls & Im feeling thats where he will be again over the next few weeks as well. Could downgrade someone else & improve the defence massively

Yeah. Looked at my final WC team an hour ago and cashed in on Capoue for Fletcher. He will never get ahead of my other midfielders so can't reason having him.

Shedite27

Shedite27 wrote: »

The Ibra drop brought him back into contention for me so added him in a last minute change (really don't trust Costa not to half someone today).

Foster Pickford
Williams Lovern Holebas Amat Lenihen
Sanchez Firmino Capoue Antonio Fletcher
Augero Ibrahimovic Lukaku

- Cheapest possible bench. Should be no rotating between teams really until Christmas, so will upgrade Fletcher then.
- Capoue is overreaching at the moment but I'm gonna go with it till it breaks. Easy to downgrade one of my strikers or something if needs be.
- Defenders are a little weak but seeing as there's only 5 teams that have managed more than one clean sheet this season, I reckon attacking points are more likely than clean sheets at the moment.

On your final point re defenders - I was thinking along the same lines and next year I'll be starting with a 'weak' or cheap defence but now I'm thinking that some of the teams will be more settled / match fit so I've invested a tad more on my defence as Arsenal, Liverpool and City have some great upcoming fixtures.

Edit - are you the Watford fan ? I fancy Holebas myself but the sounds of Abductor injury have scared me off.

OneColdHand

I'm seeing holebas is a lot of teams....is he not an injury doubt?

OneColdHand

Finalising WC details.

Baines & Kone/4.5m or Williams & PVA?

km79

OneColdHand wrote: »

Finalising WC details.

Baines & Kone/4.5m or Williams & PVA?

Baines and Kone

clairewithani

Need to take -4 to get Aguero and still don't like my team so thinking of wildcarding to


Fabianski Boruc

Lovren Van Dijk Coleman PVA Amat

Snodgrass Townsend Sanchez Firmino Matic

Aguero Lukaku Austin


Any feedback welcome

keano_afc

keano_afc wrote: »

Foster---Jaku

Baines--Amat--Friend--Valencia--Lovren

Capoue--Sanchez--Sterling--Fletcher--Firmino

Benteke--Lukaku--Aguero

No money left, strong front 8 the plan. Can rotate Snodgrass and Capoue.

Anything else I should consider?

Last minute advice?

keano_afc

keano_afc wrote: »

Last minute advice?

Jaku to Pickford as looks like he's losing his place to Marshall.

Also somebody just posted (in the game week thread) that Klavan might be starting ahead of Lovern.

FHFC

OneColdHand wrote: »

I'm seeing holebas is a lot of teams....is he not an injury doubt?

He's 50/50. Mazarri was 'hopeful' and he doesn't play till Monday.

Has great fixtures so even if he missed this week I'd be getting him if I was on WC.

Issac

OK final(???!!!) draft:

Goalkeepers:

Foster & Pickford

Defence:

Baines / Clyne / Holebas / Robertson / Amat

Midfield:

DeBrune / Firminio / Bolaise / Snodgrass / Fletcher

Forwards

Kun / Ibra / Deeney


Goalkeepers is a Pulis and and cheapie in a Moyse setup that has a few nice fixtures

Defense; Bains looking solid and on pens, Clyne has nice fixtures, Holebas is a good attacking back on some set pieces & nice fixtures, Robertson same story (not sure about set pieces), Amat is a playing cheapie

Midfield: KDB is on fire (changing to Sanch next week), Firminio form & fixtures, Snodgrass form, fixtures & set pieces, Bolaise looks good to me (loads of crossing!), Fletch is fodder

Up front: Kun because Kun, Ibra because Ibra and Deeney good fixture & set pieces.

Am I good???? Would have liked Antonio but can't get him in without sacrificing a big hitter and with WH defense in tatters he could be moved to the back line?

Any thoughts?? Tell me I'm good to go!

km79

Issac wrote: »

OK final(???!!!) draft:

Goalkeepers:

Foster & Pickford

Defence:

Baines / Clyne / Holebas / Robertson / Amat

Midfield:

DeBrune / Firminio / Bolaise / Snodgrass / Fletcher

Forwards

Kun / Ibra / Deeney


Goalkeepers is a Pulis and and cheapie in a Moyse setup that has a few nice fixtures

Defense; Bains looking solid and on pens, Clyne has nice fixtures, Holebas is a good attacking back on some set pieces & nice fixtures, Robertson same story (not sure about set pieces), Amat is a playing cheapie

Midfield: KDB is on fire (changing to Sanch next week), Firminio form & fixtures, Snodgrass form, fixtures & set pieces, Bolaise looks good to me (loads of crossing!), Fletch is fodder

Up front: Kun because Kun, Ibra because Ibra and Deeney good fixture & set pieces.

Am I good???? Would have liked Antonio but can't get him in without sacrificing a big hitter and with WH defense in tatters he could be moved to the back line?

Any thoughts?? Tell me I'm good to go!

Have you any money left ITB
Overall I like it and I think deeney is a better pick for Watfords fixtures than Capoue
I also like snodgrass BUT I'm not sure I'd like to have to start him every week especially next 2 and also having Robertson
You could chance puncheon or Townsend for the 2 weeks maybe ?
No Arsenal midfield could burn you though

Issac

km79 wrote: »

Have you any money left ITB
Overall I like it and I think deeney is a better pick for Watfords fixtures than Capoue
I also like snodgrass BUT I'm not sure I'd like to have to start him every week especially next 2 and also having Robertson
You could chance puncheon or Townsend for the 2 weeks maybe ?
No Arsenal midfield could burn you though

Thanks for that, I could go Puncheon alright, I had Townsend up until last week (lost 0.2 on him) but their fixtures aren't great and Dann is out so less returns overall at CP I think?

Moving KDB out for Sanch next week to cover Aresenal. If I decide to go with someone cheaper in the AR setup I could upgrade Snodgrass then I guess. Hmmm....

Or I could swap Robertson out for Smith (BOU) and hold Snodgrass maybe?

iroced

Last 30min dilemmas:

Costa-Snodgrass or Rashford-Sterling?

Have been debating this for days now...

km79

Issac wrote: »

Thanks for that, I could go Puncheon alright, I had Townsend up until last week (lost 0.2 on him) but their fixtures aren't great and Dann is out so less returns overall at CP I think?

Moving KDB out for Sanch next week to cover Aresenal. If I decide to go with someone cheaper in the AR setup I could upgrade Snodgrass then I guess. Hmmm....

Or I could swap Robertson out for Smith (BOU) and hold Snodgrass maybe?

I think Watford rotate very well with Bournemouth and smith is also very attacking

iroced

iroced wrote: »

Last 30min dilemmas:

Costa-Snodgrass or Rashford-Sterling?

Have been debating this for days now...

Rashford & Sterling

Issac

km79 wrote: »

I think Watford rotate very well with Bournemouth and smith is also very attacking

Done! Thanks.

need to get away from the laptop......

Mr. Guappa

Wound up with:

Pickford Heaton
Williams Stones Lovren Holebas Amat
Sanchez Sterling Antonio Firmino Capoue
Aguero Lukaku Deeney

Issac

Mr. Guappa wrote: »

Wound up with:

Pickford Heaton
Williams Stones Lovren Holebas Amat
Sanchez Sterling Antonio Firmino Capoue
Aguero Lukaku Deeney

Nice looking team. I had a similar draft earlier but wanted to hold onto Ibra and have Clyne and Baines so there went another 1M so my midfield isn't as shiny as yours, I'd say you're well set though. Good luck.

thewools

Alot of Watford players in plenty of teams... mmmm I'm not convinced

Mr. Guappa

Issac wrote: »

Nice looking team. I had a similar draft earlier but wanted to hold onto Ibra and have Clyne and Baines so there went another 1M so my midfield isn't as shiny as yours, I'd say you're well set though. Good luck.

Really wanted Baines but just couldn't find the extra funds. Ibra is the most likely to hurt me but you can't have everyone.

MarkSRFC21

Think I've settled on a final draft:

Foster - Pickford
Williams - Lovren - Holebas - Evans - Amat
Sanchez- Firmino - Antonio - Capoue - Snodgrass
Lukaku - Kun - Costa

Only worry with this team is there is 0 in the bank but overall I'm pretty happy. Risking no spurs cover and no premium defenders but I'll play that by ear. Otherwise it's solid enough and has plenty of explosive players and decent fixtures. Could downgrade snodgrass to a 4.5 but I'm not convinced on Capoue yet. He gets 2 weeks to prove himself as a starter and then I'll reconsider.

Is there any glaringly obvious mistakes I'm missing?

Rikand

Wildcarded to this ::

Heaton Pickford
Lovren Williams A. Smith McNair Kingsley
Sanchez De Bruyne Antonio Snodgrass Capoue
Aguero Ibra Diomande

Kingsley and Diomande will be on the bench most of the time

Mcnair is a punt. 0.6 to upgrade him if he doesnt play

iroced

Finally

Valencia-Lenihan or Lovren-Holebas?

I guess I'm gonna have to let Valencia go. Also United fixtures aren't exceptional bar next GW...

Rikand

option b for me iroced

thewools

thewools wrote:

Pickford (Jaku) Baines Lovran Evans (Amat, Friend)

Antonio Snodgrass Sterling Sanchez Capoue

Lukaku kun Costa

Sticking with it hoping that Jaku rises..

zarquon

iroced wrote:

Costa-Snodgrass or Rashford-Sterling?

Rasbford sterling. Its a punt but fixtures are better and Rashford really is the briggt spark in Uniteds difficult period averaging a goal every 84 mins this season.

Sterling has potential for bigger scires than snodgrass but is a rotation risk. Personally i have gone for Rashford and firninho

iroced

Cheers zarquon. I've gone for it (especially with next GW in mind) and have Firmino too.

Issac

Bet you're glad you went with Rashford now!

Adam1100

Scorpion Sting wrote: »

Benteke and Firmino

Working out well so far

Scorpion Sting

Adam1100 wrote: »

Working out well so far

Apologies for not being Mystic Meg.