Blank and Double Gameweek discussion 2019/2020

KevIRL

First BGW confirmed today with Liverpool and west ham game on GW18 Postponed due to Liverpool being in the world club cup. Most likely be rearranged sometime in 2020.

alchemist33

And fpl had been so pleasant and uncomplicated until now

Dr. Bre

Cheers! Need to know this for future planning

Cartman78

#TooSoon :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:


This is the one thing though that separates 'serious' players from the casuals who could be flukily ahead in the work league all year.

That and the Friday night transfer deadline curfew obvs

dsmythy

Can't remember the last time Liverpool had a double. You can have more trust in their players playing both than other teams.

m8psuvw2gfkan3

Will have to try to save the free hit for that GW as aim to keep 3 Liverpool players all season and they are expensive!

#FPL League Code: e6kvcf

shineon23

Tinsley Old Windbag wrote: »

Will have to try to save the free hit for that GW as aim to keep 3 Liverpool players all season and they are expensive!

#FPL League Code: e6kvcf

Likely a waste of a free hit in my opinion.

Easier to bench them, and even play 9 or 10 players.

Those 'Lost' points will come back when the Liverpool match is refixed.

Free hit is much more valuable in a week with a lot of blanks or in a double game week.
Especially in these GWs where other players freehitting too.

Taxuser1

Please just tell me what to do.

shineon23

Taxuser1 wrote: »

Please just tell me what to do.

Easy!
ABC

Chesty08

Liverpool have Watford at home before the blank then Wolves & Sheff Utd at home after the World Club Cup.

Very difficult to say who will be fit and have risen in value that you don’t want to sell. But those fixtures are tasty and also probably ones where we will see a bit of rotation.

I have 3 Liverpool players at present. I’ll most likely transfer 1 coming up to that regardless of fixtures and bring in in New Year

PARlance

Chesty08 wrote: »

Liverpool have Watford at home before the blank then Wolves & Sheff Utd at home after the World Club Cup.

Very difficult to say who will be fit and have risen in value that you don’t want to sell. But those fixtures are tasty and also probably ones where we will see a bit of rotation.

I have 3 Liverpool players at present. I’ll most likely transfer 1 coming up to that regardless of fixtures and bring in in New Year

Think there'll be a good case to use the Free Hit that GW.
Everyone focusing on the potential 2 or 3 Pool players but there could be 2 or 3 West Ham, with more stored value, in people's squads by then as well.

km79

Man city are away to wolves at 7.45 pm on dec 27th with a game at home to Sheff Utd at 6pm on the 29th
Less than 48 hours
Madness and not good for FF

jimmii

km79 wrote: »

Man city are away to wolves at 7.45 pm on dec 27th with a game at home to Sheff Utd at 6pm on the 29th
Less than 48 hours
Madness and not good for FF

Yeah that's a brutal one for us of all the teams for it to be so close it had to be the one that could actually field a whole different 11 if they wanted!

patmac

jimmii wrote: »

Yeah that's a brutal one for us of all the teams for it to be so close it had to be the one that could actually field a whole different 11 if they wanted!

So you reckon Pep will be playing his free hit that gw so?

Benimar

West Ham v Liverpool rearranged for Wednesday 29th January - GW24

Liverpool have Wolves (a), West Ham (a)
West Ham have Leicester (a), Liverpool (h)

Mr.Prodston

Benimar wrote: »

West Ham v Liverpool rearranged for Wednesday 29th January - GW24

Liverpool have Wolves (a), West Ham (a)
West Ham have Leicester (a), Liverpool (h)

I must not get 3 West Ham players. I must not get 3 West Ham Players. I must not get 3 West Ham players.

Doesn't mean I can't triple captain Mark Noble though

Cypher_sounds

Fabianski will be back so no excuses not to have 3

alchemist33

I was hoping this would be the TC GW. They're okay but not great fixtures (for Liverpool)

Cartman78

Pity that West Ham are a total shambles right now....the only player showing anything at all is Antonio and he's very injury prone

Chuck Noland

Cartman78 wrote: »

Pity that West Ham are a total shambles right now....the only player showing anything at all is Antonio and he's very injury prone

Could be on a new manager bounce by then

Brian201888

FA Cup game in between makes it look fairly tempting for the TC if you assume Salah/Mane get rested for the Cup game, hopefully they get a lower league gimme of a game

shineon23

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

I must not get 3 West Ham players. I must not get 3 West Ham Players. I must not get 3 West Ham players.

Doesn't mean I can't triple captain Mark Noble though

I forgot for a minute that 'Big Handsome' Andy Carroll no longer plays for West Ham.

ThunbergsAreGo

Planned it out there, think I'm looking at Gomez, Robbo, Mane and Fabianski for the double

skippy15

Had looked at fabianski but he has Liverpool and Leicester, so if anything a hammer attacker but think nothing, I'll get Alison in goals should be secured the double start and set and forget hi for the season

ThunbergsAreGo

skippy15 wrote: »

Had looked at fabianski but he has Liverpool and Leicester, so if anything a hammer attacker but think nothing, I'll get Alison in goals should be secured the double start and set and forget hi for the season

West Ham after decent fixtures around it though and Fabianski is the best three pointer in the game

extra gravy

https://twitter.com/ahopcroft13/status/1211622852509753345?s=19

Interesting...

Think I'll be going double defence.

shineon23

extra gravy wrote: »

https://twitter.com/ahopcroft13/status/1211622852509753345?s=19

Interesting...

Think I'll be going double defence.

I had been planning getting Salah in and triple captaining him as a differential .
To have TAA, Mane and Salah.
All rivals have Mane. None have Salah.

But double pool defence is probably the simplest thing to do and TC Mane.

Fabianski only real option for west ham for me, i dont fancy gambling on Antonio or Anderson or Noble converting a penalty.

Dr. Bre

I’m thinking TAA salah and bobby. Prob mane hat trick to burn me so!

Green&Red

Just saw these are both midweek games with an FA cup/rest at the weekend. People who have used their TC will be pretty p!ssed

c.p.w.g.w

Green&Red wrote: »

Just saw these are both midweek games with an FA cup/rest at the weekend. People who have used their TC will be pretty p!ssed

Will ww see TAA TC'd I wonder

Cartman78

c.p.w.g.w wrote: »

Will you see TAA TC'd I wonder

TAATAATAA

It's tempting alright although the TC chip has always been a sh1tshow for me.

Was half thinking of keeping it for GW38 and sticking it on whoever's is playing an already relegated side...Aguero or KDB against Norwich looking tempting already (assuming the Champions league isn't a factor)

Green&Red

c.p.w.g.w wrote: »

Will ww see TAA TC'd I wonder

That’s my current plan

c.p.w.g.w

I wonder will be see a lot of "Free Hit" & "Triple Captain" for the Pool DGW?

A team in my league has already started via his regular moves, has 3 Liv & 2 WHU

scotchy

Brought Gomez in before his latest price rise to add to TAA and Mane.
As has been said already, I cant see much benifit in getting West Ham players in before the DGW, and trying to get them out after.. the players I have are as likly to get better returns from their single games.

Pete_Cavan

WH have two nice games but then they play Leicester and MCity away and Liverpool home and away in the next 5. I can see any bounce being gone by then and there could be very few fpl points for them from those games. Looks like a trap to me.

Shanotheslayer

Pete_Cavan wrote: »

WH have two nice games but then they play Leicester and MCity away and Liverpool home and away in the next 5. I can see any bounce being gone by then and there could be very few fpl points for them from those games. Looks like a trap to me.

Yeh but isn't Liverpool and City a DGW?

So even so an expected blank would be 4 points.

Pete_Cavan

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

Yeh but isn't Liverpool and City a DGW?

So even so an expected blank would be 4 points.

Not for defenders, I'd be particularly concerned about them conceding 2 or more in each game during the DGW and only getting 2 or less points. Fab would be a big concern for me, don't see the attraction particularly at his price. It's Leicester away and Liverpool at home in the DGW BTW.

Green&Red

Pete_Cavan wrote: »

Not for defenders, I'd be particularly concerned about them conceding 2 or more in each game during the DGW and only getting 2 or less points. Fab would be a big concern for me, don't see the attraction particularly at his price. It's Leicester away and Liverpool at home in the DGW BTW.

Save points

In the 8 games he’s played this year he has 7 save points and 5 BPS. That’s 1.5pts/Game

Taxuser1

TAA tc for me. It’s the risk worth taking. Mane and Salah already in. Fab could be busy

caviardreams

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

Yeh but isn't Liverpool and City a DGW?

So even so an expected blank would be 4 points.

I agree - if you have funds getting somebody like Noble in as your bench fodder and playing him for the double could be worth a punt imo - probably 4 points, and the chance of a sneaky penalty on top perhaps.

c.p.w.g.w

Will FA Cup replays have any impact on creating DGW's

Iused2likebusts

c.p.w.g.w wrote: »

Will FA Cup replays have any impact on creating DGW's

No

Iused2likebusts

If Liverpool lose here. Liverpool Crystal palace will defo go ahead in gw 31 which clashes with Fa cup QF and will be the main BGW.

Chesty08

Liverpool’s next FA Cup match will be sandwiched in between their DGW24.

Liverpool looking for an easy draw to give senior players another rest between this match.

*Gomez might not be a certainty to start both PL games either given how well he worked with the other young players today

Shedite27

Chesty08 wrote: »

Liverpool’s next FA Cup match will be sandwiched in between their DGW24.

Liverpool looking for an easy draw to give senior players another rest between this match.

*Gomez might not be a certainty to start both PL games either given how well he worked with the other young players today

Lovren and Matip unliley to be back by then so I reckon Gomez plays if fit.

Great to see today that Liverpool aren't taking the cup seriously. 6 days between games in the DGW, that's about as much as you can get. Makes the TC a little more appealing.

Of course, they have a game 3 days after the DGW so there might be rotation as a result of that.

Thurs 8pm - Wolves (a) - DGW
Weekend - Fa Cup
Wed 7:45 - West Ham (a) - DGW
Sat 3pm - Southampton (h)

Very tempted to throw the TC on TAA

Chesty08

Shedite27 wrote: »

Lovren and Matip unliley to be back by then so I reckon Gomez plays if fit.

Great to see today that Liverpool aren't taking the cup seriously. 6 days between games in the DGW, that's about as much as you can get. Makes the TC a little more appealing.

Of course, they have a game 3 days after the DGW so there might be rotation as a result of that.

Thurs 8pm - Wolves (a) - DGW
Weekend - Fa Cup
Wed 7:45 - West Ham (a) - DGW
Sat 3pm - Southampton (h)

Very tempted to throw the TC on TAA

Depending on extent of Milners injury I’ll be looking at TC Salah

km79

Chesty08 wrote: »

Depending on extent of Milners injury I’ll be looking at TC Salah

Never even considered the knock on effect of salah being on pens
Interesting .....

dsmythy

I presume the TC will still be effective in a gameweek it's likely to be heavily used on the same players?

Shedite27

dsmythy wrote: »

I presume the TC will still be effective in a gameweek it's likely to be heavily used on the same players?

It's all about getting points in the end of the day. Use it on whatever player and week you think will score well. Most on here have failed to get it right over the years

Shanotheslayer

I haven't used a TV in a DGW in two years and it's worked both times.

Really tempted this year by Pool DGW. Cant wait to get burned.

Ace2007

Is there any possibility that City will have a DGW in the future, if they for instance get to the EFL cup final?
Trying to figure out if to TC or BB in GW24