WC 24/25 thread

CSF

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122569671#Comment_122569671

Well, he is not going to score 2.33 goals per game for the rest of the season, but I am also of the opinion that he may now stay borderline permacaptain.

Bleating Lamb

Took a chance on Palmer as Captain…..he’s got an assist anyway😅

fplfan12345

Think I’m going without Haaland.

Without him I can afford a load of players I enjoying watching so currently swayed by that.

Green&Red

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122570577#Comment_122570577

No Haaland here this week, GW rank of 300k even with Palmer as C. The algorithms all hate Haaland, 15m is a lot of money

Ace2007

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122571460#Comment_122571460

but your team has to work a lot harder than ones with Haaland to keep pace.

Green&Red

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122571497#Comment_122571497

On the weeks where Haaland gets a hattrick. Every weekend Haaland gets only one then you're behind, break even at best. When he blanks you're done for.

He's great but I definitely think at that price either with or without him is viable

munster87

There's a chance I wildcard…ideally I'd have either Saka or Palmer in that type of price range but it's probably easier to build a team I like with neither of them unfortunately.

Would probably mean Jackson up top for a few weeks and maybe switching him to Havertz then.

F1ngers

Got my 0.1m from Madueke, think I'll bring Diaz in for him, he's flying up, so possible chance of getting 0.1 from him too.

Caustic

I remember two season ago I was having a discussion with a lad and he was telling me he had no haaland was doing it as a bet and how easy the game was without him and how high up he was etc etc, I thought he was bullshitting but he showed me his team and it was quite high, I put my hand up said well done my bad and i was like i wonder how well youd be doing if you had gone haaland over kane, turned out he'd have been third in the world 11 or 12 weeks in.

It's probably too early to be saying people should or shouldn't be going without him but if you are doing well without him are you sure you wouldn't be doing better with him and do we think that the majority of non haaland teams are doing better on average id doubt it

fplfan12345

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122571460#Comment_122571460

It’s just those fixtures from GW 7 that is making it hard for me to go without Haaland.

Green&Red

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122573279#Comment_122573279

Id be hoping Foden is back for some cover

Newbie20

Had no real notion of using wildcard until today, team has been doing fine but no Salah and I do like the idea of being aggressive. With now being able to carry transfers you can change your team again 4 weeks later really. I was looking at cheap at the back

Henderson (Matthews)

Lewis Konsa Robinson (Van Hecke Keane)

Eze Salah Jota Diaz (Smith Rowe)

Haaland Havertz Joao Pedro

might be a bit too much risk to go all in on Liverpool but it’s an attack that could do damage if it went right

nice bit of green

Got off to a decent start this season. Have Haaland, Salah and Palmer and picked the right captain each weekend.
However, those lads cost a lot so the rest of the squad isn’t adding much. Plus I want to add Trent.

I think Brighton are off to a decent start and Villa have some decent games coming.

So this is how it currently looks.

Henderson (Turner)

Dunk, Trent Digne (Nedeljkovic, Tuanzebe)

Salah, Palmer, Eze, Mitoma, Onana

Haaland, João Pedro (Wheatley)

Coach6932

After a poor start this year I’ve pulled an early WC (which I generally hate doing but 3.8m ranking warranted it). Current draft below - thoughts very much welcomed.

Appreciate mbuemo has tough immediate fixtures but feel he’s a long term hold subject to injury at that price point given the Toney move. Also feel funds need to be adjusted around the defence and there will be changes there post break, have another .5 in the bank too.

nice bit of green

My only worry re Konate is re rotation. I’d rather have one of the 3 dead cert defenders for Liverpool.

And anyone other than Palmer from Chelsea is a lottery.

Other than that, fingers crossed.

Coach6932

Fair shout. Van De Ven/Robertson is the same cost as Konate/Porro which will likely be the safer bet too.

I’m hopeful that Jackson will pick up points in near term and keep the shirt after a good start to the season. Need some form of Chelsea coverage given their fixtures. However expect I will move him to Solanke relatively quickly if injury free and showing a bit of form from GW6 onwards.

Green&Red

Anyone tempted by Bruno on WC? Just for the next two

fplfan12345

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122600220#Comment_122600220

Not a chance and don’t want to have a FT planned. United are muck. They should have lost their opening 3 games.

Father Hernandez

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122600220#Comment_122600220

If he was 5.5, I'd be tempted but at the price he is having an impact on getting other premiums in your team, I'd be steering well clear. It's a risk that could come off but there are better risks to play potentially like a double or triple Liverpool/Brighton midfield in the next two games.

caviardreams

Need a 4.5m defender - have dunk and pau.

have areola in goals so don't want to go kilman

collins and bench him for city?

van de ven and hope he is fit soon?

milenkovic for forest?

colwil?

nice bit of green

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122602081#Comment_122602081

Konsa/Digne?

fplfan12345

Another year and again I might lose money on my WC.

Originally owned Rogers at 5.0m but sold him early on my WC and now might want him back.

Every year.

Green&Red

Have you decided on no Haaland?

fplfan12345

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122603295#Comment_122603295

If that’s to me, yes I’m going with Haaland.

I am really struggling with wanting to play the game for fun (owning the players I like to watch) against my competitive nature that wants to win.

A team without Haaland and Salah gives great depth but also comes with a points on the bench problem.

I’ve got 3 teams that I’d be happy with - a Haaland team. A Haaland and Salah team and a team with neither.

The reason I will probably go with the Haaland only team is because of that run of games they have coming up soon. I’d be going against the highest owned captain every week and I don’t think I’m good enough to go against that.

The players I absolutely want to own are TAA, Porro, Eze, Mbeumo and Saka and Jota.

I also like Palmer so if I can keep enough money in the bank I’d use FT’s to go between Saka and Palmer throughout the season as the fixtures dictate.

ps, if Robinson goes up again before the deadline I can get Palmer AND Saka into a team I like.

F1ngers

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122603360#Comment_122603360

Robinson is predicted to rise before GW4.

Palmer likely to drop back to 10.5 too.

Players likely to rise before GW4 deadline

Diaz

Mitoma

Rogers

Digne

Dunk

Onana

Robinson

caviardreams

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122602381#Comment_122602381

I have Pau so not too keen on doubling up (and think Maatsen could be a rotation risk for digne) but fixtures do look good so might double up thanks

Flaneur OBrien

Right lads, I think this si my wildcard team. Would love a bit of feedback.

Steele/Fabianski - Cant see many clean sheets, so looking at save points.

Digne/Robinson/Lewis/Porro/Mazraoui - More attacking defenders, can't afford either of the Liverpool wingbacks

Salah/Saka/Mitoma/Diaz/Onana - Deciding who to bench here will be tough.

EBH/Welbeck/Ndiaye - I think Welbeck is due a couple of good weeks, EBH picks himself and Ndiaye is cheap bench fodder at 5.4

Appreciate your thoughts, thanks.

Caustic

Looks fairly solid tbf.

Brightons fixtures do turn fairly bad in the next 2 or 3 gws though so possibly transfers that you are booking in, not sure if you have money in the bank but if not there isn't anywhere to go from welbeck.

Villa spent a decent fee on masteen you'd imagine he will eventually be getting start so another possible transfer.

Lewis I like I want but again possibly not nailed on starter I guess we will find out in the next few weeks.

Id probably downgrade a player in defense to upgrade onana, I know he has points but he is a DM and probably won't score that well long term.

F1ngers

Have at least 6 players in my squad as of now that won't be there this time tomorrow.

Six of them have risen 0.1m and none are predicted to rise tonight - one can hope though.

I also hope I wake up early enough to sort out my team before the deadline.

fplfan12345

You guys struggling with a squad/strategy with this weeks WC ?

I’m all over the shop. Still don’t have a clear idea what I want to do.

Only have 4 players in definite on. Haaland is one of them.

The rest are determined by whether I go also go with Salah or not. I’m swaying against having him so I feel like a tit for using my WC as I realise he will be the reason most people are using it.

I can’t even decide on a formation.