Wildcard thread 2017/18

km79 · 13-08-2017 2:13pm #1

I'm just setting this up for a friend..........

km79 · 13-08-2017 2:53pm

I'm just going to have a little tinker now
See what it looks like

Tylerdurex · 19-08-2017 11:44pm

Have had a great start with 92 points last week and 46 so far this week with Alonso Danillo Alli Debryune and Mounie all yet to play . I've had pog mik and lu since gw1 , its prob mad but I've went ahead and played the WC anyway , opinions

Foster

Hegazi
Bertrend
Trippier

Pogba
Mane
Mkhitaryan
Eriksen
Loftus cheek

Kane
Lukaku

skippy15 · 19-08-2017 11:59pm

Tylerdurex wrote: »

Have had a great start with 92 points last week and 46 so far this week with Alonso Danillo Alli Debryune and Mounie all yet to play . I've had pog mik and lu since gw1 , its prob mad but I've went ahead and played the WC anyway , opinions

why? makes no sense wildcard is for when you need changes or struggling to field a squad

ElTel · 20-08-2017 12:10am

Tylerdurex wrote: »

Have had a great start with 92 points last week and 46 so far this week with Alonso Danillo Alli Debryune and Mounie all yet to play . I've had pog mik and lu since gw1 , its prob mad but I've went ahead and played the WC anyway , opinions

Foster

Hegazi
Bertrend
Trippier

Pogba
Mane
Mkhitaryan
Eriksen
Loftus cheek

Kane
Lukaku

Save .5M with another saint...Yoshi
You may not want him in the end but Chich (say) may get a double rise. GL
Even if they're fodder I want a look at the 15

iroced · 20-08-2017 12:13am

km79 wrote: »

I'm just setting this up for a friend..........

Think you're late. Kev's already on his 3rd WC of the season

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PARlance · 20-08-2017 12:15am

Tylerdurex wrote: »

Have had a great start with 92 points last week and 46 so far this week with Alonso Danillo Alli Debryune and Mounie all yet to play . I've had pog mik and lu since gw1 , its prob mad but I've went ahead and played the WC anyway , opinions

Foster

Hegazi
Bertrend
Trippier

Pogba
Mane
Mkhitaryan
Eriksen
Loftus cheek

Kane
Lukaku

It is very mad. What's your bench?

Chesty08 · 20-08-2017 12:16am

Think I'm going to WC

Currently

Hennessy Speroni

Danilo Bertrand TAA Kolasinac Long

KDB Salah Mooy RLC Carroll

Kane Aguero Firmino.

Want to change my defence completely.. get Utd, WBA coverage in

Midfield.. Both big hitters out for Utd coverage.

Completely re shaping my structure.

Chesty08 · 20-08-2017 12:21am

Chesty08 wrote: »

Think I'm going to WC

Currently

Hennessy Speroni

Danilo Bertrand TAA Kolasinac Long

KDB Salah Mooy RLC Carroll

Kane Aguero Firmino.

Want to change my defence completely.. get Utd, WBA coverage in

Midfield.. Both big hitters out for Utd coverage.

Completely re shaping my structure.

Most likely go

Speroni to Elliott
TAA to Wimmer
Danilo to Bailly
KDB to Pogba
Salah to Mane
Aguero out tio

ElTel · 20-08-2017 12:26am

Chesty08 wrote: »

Think I'm going to WC

Currently

Hennessy Speroni

Danilo Bertrand TAA Kolasinac Long

KDB Salah Mooy RLC Carroll

Kane Aguero Firmino.

Want to change my defence completely.. get Utd, WBA coverage in

Midfield.. Both big hitters out for Utd coverage.

Completely re shaping my structure.

That squad can wait a week if it's a re-shape. IB, transfer winda over...

Chesty08 · 20-08-2017 12:44am

ElTel wrote: »

That squad can wait a week if it's a re-shape. IB, transfer winda over...

Still under the 100 point mark & OR 2mil

No Utd coverage biggest fault along with the defence

What benefits of waiting a week with no Utd coverage

shineon23 · 20-08-2017 12:59am

Tylerdurex wrote:

Have had a great start with 92 points last week and 46 so far this week with Alonso Danillo Alli Debryune and Mounie all yet to play . I've had pog mik and lu since gw1 , its prob mad but I've went ahead and played the WC anyway , opinions

Ha the fabled early wildcard from a position of strength rather than desperation.

I'd like to have that option some season.

ElTel · 20-08-2017 1:01am

Chesty08 wrote: »

Still under the 100 point mark & OR 2mil

No Utd coverage biggest fault along with the defence

What benefits of waiting a week with no Utd coverage

I'm a hoarder but I'd never put anyone off an early WC.
Nearly 200k WC'ed last week.

Price-wise it was slow last week-perhaps WC this week has a better chance of the double risers. Which 3 will be in?

KevIRL · 20-08-2017 7:43am

iroced wrote: »

Think you're late. Kev's already on his 3rd WC of the season .

I'm all about the free hit this year.

FHFC · 20-08-2017 8:17am

ElTel wrote: »

I'm a hoarder but I'd never put anyone off an early WC.
Nearly 200k WC'ed last week.

Price-wise it was slow last week-perhaps WC this week has a better chance of the double risers. Which 3 will be in?

Are we still talking about the myth of the double riser to make money on Wildcard?

So rare that it shouldn't be a factor in considering Wildcard. And rises seem very slow this year.

Benimar · 20-08-2017 8:28am

FHFC wrote: »

Are we still talking about the myth of the double riser to make money on Wildcard?

So rare that it shouldn't be a factor in considering Wildcard. And rises seem very slow this year.

Agree with your point, but I do think there can be merit in Wildcarding to avoid major loss in value. That was one of my motivations in using the WC after GW3 last season, I was about to lose 0.5 or 0.6 on team value.

It seems in recent times the drops outweigh the risers in early weeks ..considerably.

FHFC · 20-08-2017 9:33am

Benimar wrote: »

Agree with your point, but I do think there can be merit in Wildcarding to avoid major loss in value. That was one of my motivations in using the WC after GW3 last season, I was about to lose 0.5 or 0.6 on team value.

It seems in recent times the drops outweigh the risers in early weeks ..considerably.

Your point is my point.

That is the main value consideration in wildcarding. That and getting players you want long term in before they rise significantly.

I wasn't saying Wildcard had no impact on value, just that the 'chasing 0.2 rises' thing hasn't been a thing since 2013/14, but people still go on about it.

Tylerdurex · 20-08-2017 10:47am

The main reason I did it is to get Kane in , I think Kane is going to explode soon . My subs are Elliott long quaner and rangel

Tylerdurex · 20-08-2017 10:52am

ElTel wrote: »

Save .5M with another saint...Yoshi
You may not want him in the end but Chich (say) may get a double rise. GL
Even if they're fodder I want a look at the 15

Is yoshi a permanent fixture , I brought in chico for now . How do I check potential potential price rises

FHFC · 20-08-2017 8:22pm

Tylerdurex wrote: »

Is yoshi a permanent fixture , I brought in chico for now . How do I check potential potential price rises

Saints meant to be signing a CB which puts Yoshi or Stephens at risk. Saints fans seem to think Yoshi will be dropped.

dahat · 20-08-2017 8:35pm

Why am I here....this won't end well....

Tauriel · 20-08-2017 8:36pm

I've WC and can't decide between Mooy and Jese.

manual_man · 20-08-2017 9:29pm

On WC at the moment (wild card, not toilet) and looking at something like this

Hart(Elliott)
Jones Bavies Schindler (Dunk Mbemba)
Pogba Mkyryan Eriksen KDB (RLC)
Chicharito Firmino Kane

Kane will be backed as captain to end the August hoodoo against Burnley

ScummyMan · 20-08-2017 11:56pm

manual_man wrote: »

On WC at the moment (wild card, not toilet) and looking at something like this

Hart(Elliott)
Jones Bavies Schindler (Dunk Mbemba)
Pogba Mkyryan Eriksen KDB (RLC)
Chicharito Firmino Kane

Kane will be backed as captain to end the August hoodoo against Burnley

Decent looking team. It's brave to WC without Lukaku though.

Also not sure I'd be wildcarding in Jones, he's looked good but you'd have to think Lindelof will start getting minutes, Jones is due to break also.

manual_man · 21-08-2017 12:09am

ScummyMan wrote: »

Decent looking team. It's brave to WC without Lukaku though.

Also not sure I'd be wildcarding in Jones, he's looked good but you'd have to think Lindelof will start getting minutes, Jones is due to break also.

Just want Utd defence really and Jones is the cheap option in. Thankfully there's plenty of decent 5m or less def options if he doesn't work out. I figure i can manage without Lukaku. Kane has more captainable fixtures coming up. And having Pog/Mky covers me if United continue to score well

shineon23 · 21-08-2017 3:35am

FHFC wrote: »

Saints meant to be signing a CB which puts Yoshi or Stephens at risk. Saints fans seem to think Yoshi will be dropped.

I think both Stephens and Yoshida will be at risk to Hoedt.

Even more so in September if the club sits tight over VVD and he recovers from 'injury'

shineon23 · 21-08-2017 3:39am

Will be wildcarding myself next Saturday night I think.

Want to do it this week after a terrible showing so far this weekend but got badly burned with injuries over an international break before and won't take that risk again.

Agree with above, no real advantage for managers looking to bank team value.
In recent years there's been very few double risers over the break and a lull in transfers overall.

[Deleted User] · 21-08-2017 4:07am

shineon23 wrote: »

Will be wildcarding myself next Saturday night I think.

Want to do it this week after a terrible showing so far this weekend but got badly burned with injuries over an international break before and won't take that risk again.

Agree with above, no real advantage for managers looking to bank team value.
In recent years there's been very few double risers over the break and a lull in transfers overall.

I'd originally planned for WC in about GW 9 when window is closed, the first 11's look nailed and the internationals are over but a shocking start has me worried.

shineon23 · 21-08-2017 7:07am

klopparama wrote:

I'd originally planned for WC in about GW 9 when window is closed, the first 11's look nailed and the internationals are over but a shocking start has me worried.

Just seen highlights of Chelsea Spurs there.
As much as I don't like to take 'bad luck' into account. On another day I could have got a goal and assist from Willian, at least a goal from Kane and Bavies had a decent effort saved.

I'm didn't help my sanity yesterday that a rival has Alonso first sub coming in for him.

No doubt that I need to wildcard to soft myself out but I'll hold for the week.

If Chelsea dont sign a left back/lwb before the window shuts I dont think I'll be able to ignore Alonso with my wildcard. Rival ownership and yesterday's returns convinced me that he's still a great FPL option like last season and I have to stop making decisions based on real life matches

[Deleted User] · 21-08-2017 8:07am

I was sure Chelsea would have signed a replacement by now.

PVA · 21-08-2017 10:15am

While looking at options to get Kane in for GW3 based on underlying stats, the question arises as to when is an early wildcard justified, and when is it knee-jerk? Also, with the introduction of the new 'One Week Wildcard' (Free Hit), does this devalue the benefit of holding on to the wildcard in any way?

Personally, I would change 10+ players now on a wildcard, as we can already make some assumptions which could easily hold true for the coming weeks and months;
- Alonso is a must have
- United DF coverage is needed
- United MF coverage is needed
- Mane is the choice of Liverpool mids, referred to as a 'striker' by Klopp
- Mooy is the pick of the £5.5m mids
- Elliott and Mbemba are the £4m DF/GK enablers (this could change, but safest options for now to maintain value)
- Kane's underlying stats indicate upcoming returns
- Lukaku's underlying stats indicate his run may not continue
- Chicharito has shown good form as 3rd striker enabler
- Vardy potentially out for a month, joining Zaha
- Trippier is back from injury - he was in most GW1 teams before his injury

Bearing in mind that City are still to come this evening, the below would be along the lines of a template wildcard team for GW3 (new players for my team in red)

De Gea (Elliott)
Alonso Trippier Hegazi (Lowe Mbemba)
Eriksen Mane Mkyryan Mooy (RLC)
Chicharito Firmino Kane

Question is - other than the upcoming international break and insurance against a week of multiple injuries/red cards, what is the main benefit to holding on to the first wildcard past August/September?

Wildcard thread 2017/18

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