Gameweek 24 Matchday Thread

km79

FutureGuy wrote: »

Stunned by the number of people who have brought in a player who was never a guarantee to start and who misses one, and almost certainly 2 of the next 4.

Talk about gambles paying off

@OfficialFPL: The 2-goal Jesus was Triple Captained by 1,267 canny #FPL managers for Gameweek 24 #MCISWA https://twitter.com/OfficialFPL/status/828263545309630465/photo/1

KevIRL

FutureGuy wrote: »

Stunned by the number of people who have brought in a player who was never a guarantee to start and who misses one, and almost certainly 2 of the next 4.

Talk about gambles paying off

He'll be a major doubt over Easter too

FutureGuy

Rikand wrote: »

For me, it was a business decision rather than a footballing one. His stock is going to soar after this game

Hmm, he was never certain to start and had he blanked, there would be mass sales and you'd be losing money.

If he keeps in up in the two games he has in the next four, I'll definitely consider him.

extra gravy

km79 wrote: »

@OfficialFPL: The 2-goal Jesus was Triple Captained by 1,267 canny #FPL managers for Gameweek 24 #MCISWA https://twitter.com/OfficialFPL/status/828263545309630465/photo/1

"Canny"... Mental would be the word I'd use.

spock.

spock. wrote:

41 with Jesus (c) and Ibra to play. Probably a good score for a Lukaku and Kane non owner. Jesus double digit score and it's a decent week.

Needed that. 67 with Ibra to go.

sword1

FutureGuy wrote: »

Hmm, he was never certain to start and had he blanked, there would be mass sales and you'd be losing money.

If he keeps in up in the two games he has in the next four, I'll definitely consider him.

Which is the second possible blank?

FutureGuy

extra gravy wrote: »

"Canny"... Mental would be the word I'd use.

I find the way to be successful on twitter on FPL accounts is to pander to the casuals and don't worry about the elite players.

That's fine, the more people that get dumbed down, the better.

extra gravy

sword1 wrote: »

Which is the second possible blank?

GW28 if City progress in the Cup.

extra gravy

FutureGuy wrote: »

I find the way to be successful on twitter on FPL accounts is to pander to the casuals and don't worry about the elite players.

That's fine, the more people that get dumbed down, the better.

If it helps convince more people to use their tc chip in a single gw then I'm all for it!

FutureGuy

Main thing for me is Aguero one pointer denying the Lukaku VCs in my leagues.

KevIRL

FutureGuy wrote: »

I find the way to be successful on twitter on FPL accounts is to pander to the casuals and don't worry about the elite players.

That's fine, the more people that get dumbed down, the better.

Elite players?

manual_man

82(-4) with Ibra to go. Lovely. An Ibra blank wouldn't be the worst with such high ownership and a fair few captainers

CSF

All of this reminds me of in Friday Night Lights when the new fancy quarterback comes in and takes Matt Saracen's spot. Bring back Matt Saracen. Bring back Kun Aguero.

FutureGuy

KevIRL wrote: »

Elite players?

The people who spend hours and hours looking at stats, comparisons, opponents form etc...elite may be too strong a word, but the ones that take the game very seriously.

KevIRL

manual_man wrote: »

82(-4) with Ibra to go. Lovely. An Ibra blank wouldn't be the worst with such high ownership and a fair few captainers

Ibra hat trick please despite the captainers. A lot of highly ranked don't have him

CSF

KevIRL wrote: »

FutureGuy wrote: »

I find the way to be successful on twitter on FPL accounts is to pander to the casuals and don't worry about the elite players.

That's fine, the more people that get dumbed down, the better.

Elite players?

Think he means me

SlickRic

FutureGuy wrote: »

Stunned by the number of people who have brought in a player who was never a guarantee to start and who misses one, and almost certainly 2 of the next 4.

Talk about gambles paying off

Maybe as well just join them at this stage.

km79

Please Ibra let today be the good day when 2/3 of your many shots go in

FHFC

KevIRL wrote: »

Ibra hat trick please despite the captainers. A lot of highly ranked don't have him

I think his effective ownership is only about 60% so amen to that.

manual_man

KevIRL wrote: »

Ibra hat trick please despite the captainers. A lot of highly ranked don't have him

where do we get the player ownership stats (top 10k vs general etc.)?

KevIRL

manual_man wrote: »

where do we get the player ownership stats (top 10k vs general etc.)?

No idea, my comment based from observations in my leagues.

spock.

manual_man wrote: »

where do we get the player ownership stats (top 10k vs general etc.)?

https://fpldiscovery.wordpress.com

SlickRic

FutureGuy wrote: »

I find the way to be successful on twitter on FPL accounts is to pander to the casuals and don't worry about the elite players.

That's fine, the more people that get dumbed down, the better.

To be fair, FPL isn't difficult and doesn't need hours of study to be decent at it.

'Casuals' look at form and fixtures just like most. They may not go long term, but they look at who is scoring well recently, and put them in.

Personally, I know I overcomplicate the game and make it more difficult than it actually is. If I followed a strict policy of a healthy balance of form and fixtures and look at nothing else, I'd still have Alonso (sold him because of his 'injury' rumour), I wouldn't still have Coutinho for the last 3 GWs, I'd probably have Lukaku, and I may well have got Jesus in for Swansea and Bournemouth, even if he will miss 1 or 2 games.

I try to be too clever, whereas those who put 10 minutes of thought in a week just look at form and fixtures for the next week (maybe 2) and go for it.

I've seen 'experts' who recommended not getting Alli a few weeks ago (Eriksen's stats were better), and avoiding Sanchez earlier in the season because of his price potentially affecting the rest of the team (before performance including his mega-haul against West Ham).

It's a simpler game than we think.

km79

One small point to note so far
Bailly is playing on right of the CB pair (i.e. Where Jones plays )

O. K. Corral

Pogba so deep

Bye Pog

Iused2likebusts

Really punishing gw for me . All down to missing the haul of 1 player and having a captain that blanked.

Mint Sauce

Thanks Pep, thanks Aguero. 56 all out.

Now could Ibra miss a penalty then get him self sent off.

km79

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Thanks Pep, thanks Aguero. 56 all out.

Now could Ibra miss a penalty then get him self sent off.

That would involve united getting into the box
Awful so far

Hogey007

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

Really punishing gw for me . All down to missing the haul of 1 player and having a captain that blanked.

Would you have captained lukaku if you hadn't missed the price drop of giroud? Or would you have stuck with Alli anyway?

I woulda captained lukaku if I'd brought him in, instead I decided on Costa with Alli captain too.

But as I posted in transfer thread....it was such a close call for me I backed lukaku at 12/1 for a hat trick just incase so did ok out of it.

FHFC

km79 wrote: »

That would involve united getting into the box
Awful so far

Woeful game so far.