Blank and Double Gameweek discussion 2019/2020

Benimar wrote: »

I can't shake the feeling that a FH in GW37 could be gold. It will probably (certainly?) be the biggest DGW in terms of teams, and the chance to pick 11 DGWers who have something to play for looks too good an opportunity to overlook.

You also get back your initial squad for gw 38 and will have it for gw 36 which may include a liverpool mid, trent and others that you will want who wont have a double.

Benimar wrote: »

Quite possibly, but Liverpool are home to Chelsea, may (better!) have the league wrapped up and Chelsea could have something to play for so there may be better options. It leaves everything on the table to have players who have meaningful matches.

EDIT: Think I misread you. Yes its a good thing to have Liverpool for 36 and 38, which those who WC in 36/37 may not have.

Yes thats what I was saying those wildcarding in 36 and BB in 37 will limit themselves to 10 teams including going without players that will be good options in 36 and 38.

Decision time on finishing strategy is here! :eek:

It comes down to Wolves v Arsenal for me. I've none of either.
Getting Jota and Doherty (losing Vardy) or Jota Saiss (losing Ings) for a hit gives me 7 good starters for BGW31 and saves the FH chip and WC.

Going without Auba for his next four games is the scary part.

I'm sort of planning to delay WC or WC into a DGW itself if I use BB before then.

I'm thinking of FH'ing in GW31, as I'll only have 5 players, incl. Tanganga. My WC will essentially be a free hit for the first DGW, and the second DGW I can build up transfers to it. I also have BB and need to make up 70pts + on main rival! Any advice?

Shedite27 wrote: »

What would a FH31 team look like ya reckon?

Salah/Mane/TAA are no brainers really. After that the only defences I'd rely on is Wolves. So double Wolves defence? And then look for attacking threat from defenders?

Pope
TAA Doherty PVA (Aurier, Ngakia)
Salah Mane Alli Sarr Antonio
Jimenez Jota Cilson

Any other options I'm forgetting? You need to bench one of those then. How many do you currently have, and how much do you think the difference is going to bridge? A FH team in a DGW has the potential for a double average score (average is what, 40?)

That looks about right but I'd have Wood upfront instead of Wilson though. I can field 11 of them for a - 4 but not sure it's worth a hit.

SkySter wrote: »

Some people seem to be holding onto their freehit and not planning on using it in GW31. I have both FH and WC left. As it stands I've only 6 players playing in GW31 so I'd have to take a lot of hits to get 11 out. Any reason why I shouldn't use FH in GW31? Feel like I'm missing something..

Who are your 6? If you have the optimal 6 (TAA, Mane, Salah, Jota, Jimi, Doherty) or something similar then the argument against not FHing in 31 is that you can get to 8 (or even 9 with a 4 point hit) - for arguments sake, let's add FTs of Alli and Pope to your ideal 6 above.

The argument goes that you would then be FHing for just an additional 3 players - let's say for arguments sake your FH team is the 8 mentioned above plus the 3 of Aurier, Wood and Sarr).

So how many points would you expect from Aurier, Wood and Sarr? Probably 10-12 is a realistic average projection (i.e. a return from one and a blank from two others).

An extra 10 points doesn't seem worth it for a FH. This argument makes sense.

However, where the argument falls down is that you likely don't have the ideal 6 I mentioned. Additionally 34 isn't looking very attractive from what I can tell.

I still haven't 100% made up my mind - I also have 6 (TAA, Robbo, Salah, Boly, Dendonker, Jimi).

My team next week looks alright so I could bank and get to 8.

But for me (and you're probably similar) it's not just what "the extra 3" can get me, it's also how I can improve my current 6:

- How many more points can Mane get instead of Robbo?
- Likewise Jota/Doherty instead of Dendonker?
- Protection against players being unexpectedly rested with a FH you should have a full and decent bench) or last minute injuries in the lead-in to 31
- Being able to take a 1 week punt in 30 (i.e. something like, how many more points will Barkley score than Grealish/Perez?)

Incredibly hard to predict how much the above 4 could be worth in terms of points. It's FF and it's one week, Dendonker could score from a corner and you might be down points.

But I would guess the above might be worth an extra 5-10 points, and it also just gives you that slight higher ceiling - Mane, Jota, Doherty are all players who could really reward you in a FH31 and you could suddenly be talking about 20 points more.

So based on this (the fact I don't have the ideal 6 players, so we're not just talking about 3 extra) I might reassess my projection to the FH giving me 15-20 extra points. That's in the bracket where you would say that's a decent FH, plus you might have a bit of a chance of going even further if someone like Mane has an explosive day at the office

SkySter wrote: »

Some people seem to be holding onto their freehit and not planning on using it in GW31. I have both FH and WC left. As it stands I've only 6 players playing in GW31 so I'd have to take a lot of hits to get 11 out. Any reason why I shouldn't use FH in GW31? Feel like I'm missing something..

I'll just add my thoughts to the good replies you have received.

With no BB, you could use your WC and FH in the doubles, GW37 will be the big double (FH 11 DGWs in). So would you be happy navigating up to DGW34 (say, then WC) with FTs at the expense of missing out on a full team in BGW31 if you think you've a decent squad?

Make a plan. Sounds simple doesn't it.
It gets very hard to advise people now. Most are trying to maximize their OR finish and many have committed now. (So they know their plan for BGW31 and beyond)

Others may be keeping an eye on mini leagues. They're "playing it safe" with building a team to compete against the FH31 players (say).

Of course "playing it safe" could be the way to higher OR too!!

Stick to your style too.

sheroman01 wrote: »

Is there an argument to be made for playing WC in GW31? What I'm thinking is - set my team the way I'd like it from GW32 onwards, but include the players I need for GW31 (I'd like Jimmi, Mane and Burnley defender for example). Essentially it's a way of saving a hit for GW31. Am I overlooking something here?

Id probably be factoring coronavirus suspending football for a while into my thinking of why a wildcard just before int break might be a bad idea.

Apart from starting with a double gameweek for some clubs does anyone know if for instance the FA cup will impact games going forward with the 9 game run ? No other double gameweeks after this one already in the works ?

Thanks if anyone has info