DGW and Blank gw planning

ElTel · 21-01-2017 12:47am

dsmythy wrote: »

How much attention should we be paying to the GW26 blanks? I've 2 United players and will have 2 Arsenal if I get Giroud. Should their games be blanking that week I'll be looking at a large hole in the team. It's even hard to cut them down as we approach the gameweek because they have decent fixtures. Should we consider not getting new United and Arsenal players and the teams they are playing?

The update on Mon 30th to the calendar blank/double predictor spreadsheet will be your friend. Gw23 begins next day!

manual_man · 21-01-2017 12:50am

So wait what teams might likely blank gw26?

spock. · 21-01-2017 12:52am

manual_man wrote:

So wait what teams might likely blank gw26?

Utd and City almost certainly.

And either Southampton/Arsenal or Liverpool/Leicester

ElTel · 21-01-2017 12:52am

manual_man wrote: »

So wait what teams might likely blank gw26?

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AXOuLIzI4un4adZxpsTCN7amF8Go81NHAPZcbi51ZbI/edit#gid=0

Bookmark it.

manual_man · 21-01-2017 1:08am

ElTel wrote: »

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AXOuLIzI4un4adZxpsTCN7amF8Go81NHAPZcbi51ZbI/edit#gid=0

Bookmark it.

As if i didn't have enough permutations spinning with my wilcard

Thanks though

Deco99 · 21-01-2017 11:59am

When are we thinking is best week for wildcard followed by BB DGW?

Rikand · 22-01-2017 1:06am

spock. wrote: »

Utd and City almost certainly.

And either Southampton/Arsenal or Liverpool/Leicester

I inadvertently only have 3 from those 6. Everything's coming up milhouse

22-01-2017 4:05am

Current plan is to use my FT's to bulk up on Everton, West Brom and West Ham players with an eye on GW 26&28 and then WC in GW 29 or 30 for the run-in.

pimpmyhat · 23-01-2017 2:30pm

Hi all,
As this is my first season I'm a bit unsure about the dgw situation.
Ive a very settled team and have had an amazing 5 or 6 weeks I'm now up at 156,000.
I still have my triple captain chip and haven't used the wildcard yet and have two free transfers.

This is my current squad

forster / schmeichel

Alonso / Jones / clyne / brunt/ walker

Alli/ stanislas / sanchez / phillips / zaha

Kane / Carroll / giroud /

So what ive heard there are some weeks where certain teams will play twice,
so it would makes since to double or triple up on those teams?

Opinions on when best to use wildcard, triple capt etc would be great,
Thanks

Chesty08 · 23-01-2017 2:52pm

pimpmyhat wrote: »

Hi all,
As this is my first season I'm a bit unsure about the dgw situation.
Ive a very settled team and have had an amazing 5 or 6 weeks I'm now up at 156,000.
I still have my triple captain chip and haven't used the wildcard yet and have two free transfers.

This is my current squad

forster / schmeichel

Alonso / Jones / clyne / brunt/ walker

Alli/ stanislas / sanchez / phillips / zaha

Kane / Carroll / giroud /

So what ive heard there are some weeks where certain teams will play twice,
so it would makes since to double or triple up on those teams?

Opinions on when best to use wildcard, triple capt etc would be great,
Thanks

If you're happy with your team a strategy commonly used is to use the wildcard the GW before the DGW to get DGW players in and then a) use the BB chip or b) TC chip the DGW

* you cannot use two chips in a single GW (wildcardis a chip)

Shanotheslayer · 23-01-2017 3:19pm

When will we get confirmation on the double gameweek? As it seems their could be multiple dates

Iused2likebusts · 23-01-2017 3:24pm

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

When will we get confirmation on the double gameweek? As it seems their could be multiple dates

It will be gw 34 and gw 37 . There is a chance another gw may have the odd game but 34 and 37 in particular will be the main ones.

Shanotheslayer · 23-01-2017 3:33pm

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

It will be gw 34 and gw 37 . There is a chance another gw may have the odd game but 34 and 37 in particular will be the main ones.

Thanks.

You're the busts

alchemist33 · 23-01-2017 5:42pm

pimpmyhat wrote: »

Hi all,
As this is my first season I'm a bit unsure about the dgw situation.
Ive a very settled team and have had an amazing 5 or 6 weeks I'm now up at 156,000.
I still have my triple captain chip and haven't used the wildcard yet and have two free transfers.

This is my current squad

forster / schmeichel

Alonso / Jones / clyne / brunt/ walker

Alli/ stanislas / sanchez / phillips / zaha

Kane / Carroll / giroud /

So what ive heard there are some weeks where certain teams will play twice,
so it would makes since to double or triple up on those teams?

Opinions on when best to use wildcard, triple capt etc would be great,
Thanks

Bear in mind they'll have their blank weeks before their doubles, so first you must navigate the blank (where there may only be eight teams playing), then stock up on the doublers before the DGW. It may well be the case that you won't be able to play 11 players in the blank and have a significant number of doublers (e.g. 7, but who knows at this stage?) without hits or using your WC in-between. Safest strategy for now is to do nothing and hold your transfers until after the weekend, and also, if you can, keep rolling your one free transfer over until the week of the blank. Nothing more annoying than getting in a player specially for the blank three weeks before only for him to do his hammy before you can even use him.

FHFC · 25-01-2017 10:53pm

So barring a miracle from Hull the the following games will be off in GW26.

Man United v Man City
Southampton v Arsenal

A few popular players missing out there...

I have 4 out currently.

km79 · 25-01-2017 10:55pm

FHFC wrote: »

So barring a miracle from Hull the the following games will be off in GW26.

Man United v Man City
Southampton v Arsenal

A few popular players missing out there...

I have 4 out currently.

Me too
One of them is yoshida though

Shedite27 · 25-01-2017 11:00pm

Zlatan and Sanchez will be big. Zlatan has tasty fixtures either side of it too.

Jaggo · 25-01-2017 11:08pm

Shedite27 wrote: »

Zlatan and Sanchez will be big. Zlatan has tasty fixtures either side of it too.

Sanchez fixtures aren't great:
GW23 - WAT
GW 24 - chelsea
GW 25 - HULL
GW 26 - (Blank) southampton
GW 27 - liverpool
GW 28 - (FA Cup Blank) LEICESTER
GW 29 - wba
GW 30 - MAN CITY

from 26-29 two blanks (potential) and away at pool and wba.
Hazard has good fixtures during this time - Swansea, West ham, Waterford and Stoke. Might have a blank as well too.

FHFC · 25-01-2017 11:08pm

Shedite27 wrote: »

Zlatan and Sanchez will be big. Zlatan has tasty fixtures either side of it too.

Yeah. High chance of a blank in 28 though.

26 Blank
27 BOU
28 Blank

If it goes that way a 3 week holiday could work.

Lotta cash to bench 2 outta 3 weeks, when Sanchez has to join him on bench in 26 at least...

FHFC · 25-01-2017 11:11pm

Jaggo wrote: »

Sanchez fixtures aren't great:
GW23 - WAT
GW 24 - chelsea
GW 25 - HULL
GW 26 - (Blank) southampton
GW 27 - liverpool
GW 28 - (FA Cup Blank) LEICESTER
GW 29 - wba
GW 30 - MAN CITY

from 26-29 two blanks (potential) and away at pool and wba.
Hazard has good fixtures during this time - Swansea, West ham, Waterford and Stoke. Might have a blank as well too.

Even with the Swindon lad backing them and a couple of decent signings the the Blues will find that a tough one...

spock. · 25-01-2017 11:12pm

FHFC wrote: »

Yeah. High chance of a blank in 28 though.

26 Blank
27 BOU
28 Blank

If it goes that way a 3 week holiday could work.

Lotta cash to bench 2 outta 3 weeks, when Sanchez has to join him on bench in 26 at least...

Not sure I'll be going without Ibra for GW27
He is the clear standout captain option that week.

extra gravy · 25-01-2017 11:13pm

FHFC wrote: »

Yeah. High chance of a blank in 28 though.

26 Blank
27 BOU
28 Blank

If it goes that way a 3 week holiday could work.

Lotta cash to bench 2 outta 3 weeks, when Sanchez has to join him on bench in 26 at least...

While Costa has...

26 SWA
27 West Ham
28 WAT

Think I know what I'll be doing

km79 · 25-01-2017 11:14pm

Is there not a possibility of the gw26 games moving midweek and staying in the gameweek
No European games

extra gravy · 25-01-2017 11:16pm

km79 wrote: »

Is there not a possibility of the gw26 games moving midweek and staying in the gameweek
No European games

Think that midweek is set aside for FA Cup replays but I could be wrong. Where's busts?!

FHFC · 25-01-2017 11:31pm

extra gravy wrote: »

While Costa has...

26 SWA
27 West Ham
28 WAT

Think I know what I'll be doing

Thats just what I've taken from the FFS fixture ticker too!

FHFC · 25-01-2017 11:41pm

extra gravy wrote: »

Think that midweek is set aside for FA Cup replays but I could be wrong. Where's busts?!

If the teams are involved in R5 usually it doesn't happen due to short notice to arrange the fixtures. 10 days from R5 games till replay dates though. If both teams from one of the games don't have R5 replays it may be possible I suppose.

FHFC · 25-01-2017 11:49pm

If you're on Twitter you gotta be following @bencrellin for this stuff btw..

"Basically, I think it's safe to assume that the teams who reach the FA Cup Semi Finals will have a Single Gameweek in Gameweek 34."

This is why 34 looks likely to be the smaller DGW. The teams who reach the SF will have their GW34 PL match cancelled and probably have their GW28 match refixed for the midweek.

Iused2likebusts · 26-01-2017 12:31am

FHFC wrote: »

If you're on Twitter you gotta be following @bencrellin for this stuff btw..

"Basically, I think it's safe to assume that the teams who reach the FA Cup Semi Finals will have a Single Gameweek in Gameweek 34."

This is why 34 looks likely to be the smaller DGW. The teams who reach the SF will have their GW34 PL match cancelled and probably have their GW28 match refixed for the midweek.

Ben crellin just read the first two posts on this thread and threw a few fancy spreadsheets together. Or maybe my secret is out I am Ben crellin.

FHFC · 26-01-2017 12:36am

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

Ben crellin just read the first two posts on this thread and threw a few fancy spreadsheets together. Or maybe my secret is out I am Ben crellin.

Oh God. Shoulda made it clear that following Ben Crellin is a poor second to Busts and his newspaper fixtures pullout covered in red pen and tippex!!

The original and the best king of DGW advanced planning.

Iused2likebusts · 26-01-2017 12:44am

FHFC wrote: »

Oh God. Shoulda made it clear that following Ben Crellin is a poor second to Busts and his newspaper fixtures pullout covered in red pen and tippex!!

The original and the best king of DGW advanced planning.

All joking aside I've yet to see anything on FFS about the likliehood of what will happen gw 34 and gw 37 . The less people that know the better.

FHFC · 26-01-2017 12:46am

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

All joking aside I've yet to see anything on FFS about the likliehood of what will happen gw 34 and gw 37 . The less people that know the better.

Never look at it at all these days. Following a small few on twitter much more informative.

As I posted earlier in the week on the transfers thread there is no point planning or making any transfer this week till after the FA Cup draw.

Iused2likebusts · 26-01-2017 12:57am

FHFC wrote: »

Never look at it at all these days. Following a small few on twitter much more informative.

As I posted earlier in the week on the transfers thread there is no point planning or making any transfer this week till after the FA Cup draw.

I just read the hot topics some can be interesting. I must have missed that advice ha .2 FTS already made I couldn't afford Kane unless I got him before his rise. I have Randolph baines brunt funes mori Phillips Stanislas for gw 28 so set up OK for it. If there is only 3 or 4 games I'll be happy with 8 to 9 players once I have the main captain option.

FutureGuy · 26-01-2017 10:09am

FHFC wrote: »

Never look at it at all these days. Following a small few on twitter much more informative.

As I posted earlier in the week on the transfers thread there is no point planning or making any transfer this week till after the FA Cup draw.

There is just too much garbage being peddled as "advice" on Twitter and websites. Even the advice from the official FPL one is pretty poor and I find myself disagreeing with a lot of it.

Same as you, I have a few people I look to when selecting advice.

Not badly affected as of yet by GW26, pretty comfortable right now with just Sanchez affected and most likely Ibra after tonight. No City or Southampton players. As for Gw28, I have 4 players with definite fixtures and I'm sure I'll get it up to a reasonable 11 players by then.

Shedite27 · 26-01-2017 10:14am

No obvious Triple Captain Choices from last night anyway.

Sanchez: If DGW34 So'ton (A), Sunderland (H). If DGW37 So'ton (A), Stoke (A)
Ibra: If DGW34 Man City (A), Burnley (A). If DGW37 Man City (A), Leicester (H)
Aguero: If DGW34 Man Utd (H), West Brom (H). If DGW37 Man Utd (H), Spurs (A)

elefant · 26-01-2017 10:20am

Shedite27 wrote: »

No obvious Triple Captain Choices from last night anyway.

Sanchez: If DGW34 So'ton (A), Sunderland (H). If DGW37 So'ton (A), Stoke (A)
Ibra: If DGW34 Man City (A), Burnley (A). If DGW37 Man City (A), Leicester (H)
Aguero: If DGW34 Man Utd (H), West Brom (H). If DGW37 Man Utd (H), Spurs (A)

That sounds good to me!

Iused2likebusts · 26-01-2017 11:14am

Shedite27 wrote: »

No obvious Triple Captain Choices from last night anyway.

Sanchez: If DGW34 So'ton (A), Sunderland (H). If DGW37 So'ton (A), Stoke (A)
Ibra: If DGW34 Man City (A), Burnley (A). If DGW37 Man City (A), Leicester (H)
Aguero: If DGW34 Man Utd (H), West Brom (H). If DGW37 Man Utd (H), Spurs (A)

The dgw 37 for IBRA is spurs A City A and aguero is utd H Leicester H

iroced · 26-01-2017 2:43pm

Guys, you're all searching in the wrong direction. Ideal DGW captain? Well troll + no DGW + chances of team having something to play for = but of course! Romelu Lukaku :pac:!

Shanotheslayer · 26-01-2017 2:54pm

elefant wrote: »

That sounds good to me!

That's a monster for Sanchez tbh. Sanchez most scoring points tend to be away. All over that if it happens.

FHFC · 26-01-2017 3:02pm

extra gravy wrote: »

While Costa has...

26 SWA
27 West Ham
28 WAT

Think I know what I'll be doing

Actually on this, Costa will more likely have...

26 SWA
27 West Ham
28 BLANK

FHFC · 28-01-2017 4:06pm

With Liverpool out, upsets in any of the following games free up an extra fixture in GW28...

C Palace V Man City
Fulham V Hull
Boro V Accrington
Burnley v Bristol C

FHFC · 28-01-2017 4:42pm

And if Spurs lose this then either Palace v Spurs OR Man City v Stoke definitely goes ahead in GW28....

CSF · 28-01-2017 4:51pm

As an owner of 3 Spurs players, the scores in the Spurs and Palace games is very pleasing. That alone would leave a lot less tinkering in the coming weeks.

Cartman78 · 28-01-2017 5:23pm

CSF wrote: »

As an owner of 3 Spurs players, the scores in the Spurs and Palace games is very pleasing. That alone would leave a lot less tinkering in the coming weeks.

2-2 in the Spurs game now

CSF · 28-01-2017 5:54pm

Is there gonna be more than 1 or 2 games in that gameweek now?

FHFC · 28-01-2017 6:04pm

CSF wrote: »

Is there gonna be more than 1 or 2 games in that gameweek now?

Depends on the R5 draw on Monday. No more games cleared today which is good.

Hull, Burnley and Boro need to make the QFs or 3 more games free up.

CSF · 28-01-2017 6:08pm

FHFC wrote: »

CSF wrote: »

Is there gonna be more than 1 or 2 games in that gameweek now?

Depends on the R5 draw on Monday. No more games cleared today which is good.

Hull, Burnley and Boro need to make the QFs or 3 more games free up.

Oh there's me sitting here like an idiot forgetting there is another round in the meantime.

FHFC · 28-01-2017 6:13pm

CSF wrote: »

Oh there's me sitting here like an idiot forgetting there is another round in the meantime.

Thought you might have. Has happened to most at some point, myself included.

5 games and 5 blanks seems decent odds atm. There are 2 definite games already.

United v City blank in 26 now confirmed too. If they'd both gone out of cup that game coulda gone to midweek in GW26.

spock. · 28-01-2017 6:13pm

FHFC wrote:

Depends on the R5 draw on Monday. No more games cleared today which is good.

Hull, Burnley and Boro need to make the QFs or 3 more games free up.

Hull - Swansea should go ahead. Fulham are favourites tomorrow and even if Hull win, they'll likely get knocked out in the next round.

FHFC · 28-01-2017 6:14pm

spock. wrote: »

Hull - Swansea should go ahead. Fulham are favourites tomorrow and even if Hull win, they'll likely get knocked out in the next round.

Yeah. All of those 3 i mentioned are low odds to reach QF.

spock. · 29-01-2017 3:10pm

Hull - Swansea is the 3rd GW28 fixture.

DGW and Blank gw planning

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