General FPL Chat 2015/16

It's only hard if you have Aguero in your team!

FHFC wrote: »

Jesus I forgot how hard it was to pick a team on 100m!!

Aguero, Sanchez, and Hazard in a GW3 or 4 team will be real tough. Hopefully the other Arsenal mids can keep pace

alchemist33 wrote: »

As much as experienced players will plan for their chips, predicting when your bench will perform is more about luck than anything else. It's too gimmicky for me

It's probably best played in a DGW37 since you won't have to worry about ruining your squad structure afterwards

@shedite27 going with neither

The 3 chip thing is just ridiculous.

While the more hardcore players will certainly put more thought into how to play them properly and when they may be most effective, it still doesn't make any difference to how well they will work out. It's hard enough as it is when spending significant time planning to get things right. This just increases the chances of your planning/time being a waste and being outdone by a fluke.

It's a stupid gimmick aimed at keeping the 5 minutes a week crowd involved instead of the time = reward crowd blowing them out of the water by the end of September, thus increasing traffic to the site.

Next year you'll probably be able to buy an additional 10 points a gameweek for a subscription fee :rolleyes:

Paully D wrote: »

The 3 chip thing is just ridiculous.

While the more hardcore players will certainly put more thought into how to play them properly and when they may be most effective, it still doesn't make any difference to how well they will work out. It's hard enough as it is when spending significant time planning to get things right. This just increases the chances of your planning/time being a waste and being outdone by a fluke.

It's a stupid gimmick aimed at keeping the 5 minutes a week crowd involved instead of the time = reward crowd blowing them out of the water by the end of September, thus increasing traffic to the site.

Next year you'll probably be able to buy an additional 10 points a gameweek for a subscription fee :rolleyes:

Disagree. They'll just blow them early. People who put time and effort into their team will always be awarded

I'll glance after work. Chips seek dumb

declan2693 wrote: »

since now there is a chip for 3 captains does that 3 players are doubled?

Is now that captain & vice captain now double points are is it still the same as last year?

Same as before except one week your captain scores triple points instead of double.

anything that makes it more likely that luck will play a part is bad.

however, it makes sense from a mass appeal point of view. you're going to keep the casual sucked in for longer with the changes.

it'll be up to the experienced player to try and make the rules work for them.

the cream will probably rise, but I am nervous. we'll see.

FHFC wrote: »

As a relative newcomer, is this the most fundamental change to the rules ever? Was there always a second wildcard?

The addition of the first WC would have been the most dramatic change up until now. Never seen anything like this at all. The only season with more fundamental changes than this was when it went from there being no FPL to there being FPL!

Bloody hell, just sat down to put a mock team together and I have to say this is particularly difficult this season, isn't it?

Most people would have Aguero and Sanchez in their sides but with the Copa America neither is likely to be much of an option until gameweek 3 or 4 which throws the cat among the pigeons straight away.

Looking through the price list and a few random things that stand out for me personally:

- I like the prices of the Stoke defenders (Wollschied, Bardsley, Cameron, Wilson and Muniesa all £4.5m) due to the fact that they rotate superbly with someone like van Aanholt for the first 10+ weeks. Stoke as a whole seem to be very favourably priced.

- Manchester United. Mata (and Di Maria after a few weeks) £8.5m, lovely prices. I know most of us said this last season too which didn't really work out, but with their fixtures I think we need coverage from United from the off, definitely attacking anyway. Defensively they are priced favourably for anyone looking for a 2nd "big" defender alongside say a Terry/Ivanovic. And the one that stands out most to me - Rooney at £10.5m. He should be back to being the main man up front this season (as things stand anyway) with Van Persie and Falcao gone, thus reducing the risk of needlessly shifting him out to be midfield to give the others gametime. A very fair price for a proven, big time player who has averaged 17 goals and 9 assists over the last 4 years of the game.

- Southampton. A cracking set of opening fixtures and quite well priced throughout (though I have seen others say the opposite which I disagree with). Defensive and attacking coverage appeals. Someone like a Jay Rodriguez at his price (£7m) would be a great 3rd striking option considering the expensive that Aguero and Sanchez put on teams this year, if he could get back to how his was before the injury.

- The £0.5m price increases for players such as Pantilimon and van Aanholt makes things much, much harder.

- Liverpool defenders are relatively very cheap and deserve real consideration despite their opening away fixtures.

- With no GK over £5.5m, going for big team GK such as Courtois or Cech may be the way to go for an extra £0.5m as opposed to cheapies.

- Even at £7.5m, I think Sigurdsson offers value as a 4th midfielder.

Good roundup Paully, I'd also add that West Ham's great start and likely much higher fitness levels should be taken advantage of. Their defenders at the moment are a little too high unless someone like Yedlin goes there to play RB. Sakho was straight into my initial team

Paully D wrote: »

- Southampton. A cracking set of opening fixtures and quite well priced throughout (though I have seen others say the opposite which I disagree with). Defensive and attacking coverage appeals. Someone like a Jay Rodriguez at his price (£7m) would be a great 3rd striking option considering the expensive that Aguero and Sanchez put on teams this year, if he could get back to how his was before the injury.

I'll be steering clear of Southampton most likely. I can see them conceding in 5 of their first 6 matches and Mane is overpriced.

- The £0.5m price increases for players such as Pantilimon and van Aanholt makes things much, much harder

Adam Matthews . Very attacking fullback that should start at RB and is 4.5m

- Liverpool defenders are relatively very cheap and deserve real consideration despite their opening away fixtures.

Sakho looks great value to me