GW22 transfer thread

Have already taken a -4 to get ready for the potential double game week incoming.

Potential blanks in week 25 means not bringing in too many ManUtd., Newcastle, Brighton and Brentford, but tempted to play the wildcard to shake things up and try maintain some recent positive momentum. Already done Cancelo and Almiron to Shaw and Fernandes for the -4. Wildcard would mean also shipping out Saliba, Castagne, Alexander-Arnold, March and Mitrovic and bringing in Aurier, Kilman, Estupinan, Saka and Johnson with the money in the bank to allow me swap Fernandes to KDB for the Man City double in week 23. Or should I just stick with the current team for another few weeks? Opinions appreciated.

Bruno rising in price tonight more than likely, and he is my intended transfer in, for 1 GW only.

There is a chance of getting a double rise out of him, given the 2 week break to the next GW. But there is also the chance of him not having the DGW, or being injured. I would imgaine the DGW does go ahead.

I might just take the chance, as I am tight on funds. What @ArmaniJeanss says is 110% correct but I may have to ignore that advice.

Current wildcard selection:

Pope(Ward)

Trippier, Shaw, Estupinan, (Stones), (Coufal)

Odegaard, Saka, Rashford, Fernandes, (Mahrez)

Nketiah, Haaland, Kane

Agreed there is a chance of having points on the bench each week but want to set team up to have no real need for transfers up to week 25 in case I need to bring in players who don't blank that week with my free transfers. Mahrez and Stones are in for their double game week in 23 and just think with a home game there is a chance Spurs make a better attempt at keeping them quiet this week. Kane got a goal again this evening and is also a tough choice to leave out. Also thinking of maybe captaining Rashford instead of Haaland since he could have the double game week and while I think Haaland is likely to score I'd be surprised if he got another hat trick.

Salah -> Bruno is a no-brainer, IMO.

In turn, Bruno can become Mahrez or Saka for the DGW after that. In theory you'd be getting 4 games instead of 2. And saving some cash.

As for the other part, I know you're mad to get rid of Wilson so it might just be worth it for peace of mind! 😂 Do you have Newcastle attack for GW23?

Yeah I did Salah - Bruno early too. Reckon he could be a 0.3 riser this week with the DGW and the longer than usual between gameweeks

I'll be getting rid of KDB for Bruno.

Also probably take a punt and captain Rashford with the fixtures United have. Obviously with Halaand going so well getting the captaincy right in one DGW like this could be crucial.

Reading in the cup, doubt he even plays TBH. I can see them giving the WC players a 10 day break now

Might not be applicable for this thread but there doesn't seem to be a DGW thread yet this season.

It looks like Man Utd will be in the LC final now, so will blank in GW25. They would have played Brighton then. Brighton already have 2 games to reschedule, and now this 3rd game. If they beat Liverpool in the FA cup, there could be even more again. I wonder what are the odds of moving one of their rescheduled games to GW25 so that they don't need to blank then? Either way, looks like Brighton could have 3+ DGWs coming up in the second half of the season. They will have 2 at least.

sorry, you're correct. was getting them mixed up in my late night thinking!

Looks like a good team to me with 9 of the same players in my likely wild card selection. I'm currently thinking of swapping out Ward for Leno because of the potential blank for my first choice goal keeper in week 25. Leno would be facing Wolves when Ward would be facing Arsenal. Not sure how many you could field from your team if the Newcastle v Brighton and Man Utd v Brentford games are off in week 25 if it is a Newcastle v Man Utd EFL cup final.

Who would you be benching this GW? I feel the problem with WC and bringing in certain players, your probably benching them, so is it worth bringing them in? I also wouldn't be boo bothered about brining KDB back in, he's had little to no form.

Brighton (and Mitoma) are flying atm, while Bournemouth are struggling especially in front of goals. One could argue when will you play them if not at home against Bournmouth?

Mitomas goal today against pool was a beauty

Jaysus wasn't expecting that!

Is Ake nailed now?