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Double Gameweek Planning

Shedite27

Gonna make a thread on the DGW's and I'll keep the first post updated when things become clear.

First thing of note happened last night, with Leicester getting knocked out of the cup. One of the most common reason for a DGW is PL games getting postponed on FA Cup QF weekend. Games that do go ahead on GW30 are actually worth noting too however, as while most will have a blank GW30, these teams will be playing.

So the first fixture that will definitely go ahead on GW30 is...

Leicester V Newcastle.

These teams will not have a DGW (unless weather etc kicks in). Probably not worth fretting much about yet, but the likes of Simpson (Lei) and Elliott (New) could be handy cheap subs to have that week.

Also, for reference, here's a great article about DGW's

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patmac

Chelsea heading out of CL, Costa and Hazard injured, the FA Cup will be all that they will have left, they might have very little to play for come weeks 34 or 37.

Shedite27

I was just having a look at the fixtures, so far the games that have to be rescheduled are...

From League Cup Final Weekend (GW26)....
Liverpool V Everton
Newcastle V Man City

From FA Cup QF Weekend (GW30)....
Liverpool V Chelsea
Man Utd V Palace
Sunderland V Everton
West Ham V Watford
Arsenal V West Brom

From FA Cup SF Weekend (GW35)....
West Ham V Man Utd

The working assumption was always that the GW30 games would be doubled onto GW34, and the GW26/GW35 onto GW37.

I was just looking though, is there any reason City/Newcastle couldn't be set for DGW34 (20th April) also? Would give us 12 teams to pick from if we're looking to get 15 DGW'ers for that week.

Ziegler1988

Shedite27 wrote: »

I was just looking though, is there any reason City/Newcastle couldn't be set for DGW34 (20th April) also? Would give us 12 teams to pick from if we're looking to get 15 DGW'ers for that week.

Sky can choose whether they want to put it DGW34 or 37 (or drop the match but that seems unlikely with both teams fighting for something). No clue what they'll do since Arsenal v WBA, Liverpool v Everton, Liverpool v Chelsea, West Ham v ManU (potentially last match at Upton Park) are all attractive TV fixtures before we even start talking about other potential GW35 blanks

2nd Row Donkey

How everyone else seems to be prepared for the double gameweeks

An accurate representation of how my preparation is going:

Disheveled, pants-less and with a taste of sick in my mouth

sheroman01

Shedite27 wrote: »

I was just having a look at the fixtures, so far the games that have to be rescheduled are...

From League Cup Final Weekend (GW26)....
Liverpool V Everton
Newcastle V Man City

From FA Cup QF Weekend (GW30)....
Liverpool V Chelsea
Man Utd V Palace
Sunderland V Everton
West Ham V Watford
Arsenal V West Brom

From FA Cup SF Weekend (GW35)....
West Ham V Man Utd

The working assumption was always that the GW30 games would be doubled onto GW34, and the GW26/GW35 onto GW37.

I was just looking though, is there any reason City/Newcastle couldn't be set for DGW34 (20th April) also? Would give us 12 teams to pick from if we're looking to get 15 DGW'ers for that week.

If this plan goes ahead, am I then right in saying Man Uniteds fixtures from GW34 onwards would be: villa at home, palace at home (dgw), blank, Leicester at home, Norwich away, west ham (dgw), Bournemouth at home. Not bad!

km79

sheroman01 wrote: »

If this plan goes ahead, am I then right in saying Man Uniteds fixtures from GW34 onwards would be: villa at home, palace at home (dgw), blank, Leicester at home, Norwich away, west ham (dgw), Bournemouth at home. Not bad!

Record against those type of teams is horrendous last 2 seasons

gimmick

Do we have any clue when the rearranged fixtures will actually be announced/confirmed?

hufpc8w3adnk65

2nd Row Donkey wrote: »

How everyone else seems to be prepared for the double gameweeks

An accurate representation of how my preparation is going:

Disheveled, pants-less and with a taste of sick in my mouth

I now need my van valeted after spitting Coke (a cola) all over the dash, window and steering wheel!

Iused2likebusts

gimmick wrote: »

Do we have any clue when the rearranged fixtures will actually be announced/confirmed?

It was supposed to be yesterday but it makes much more sense to leave it till after the fa cup games this weekend. There is a bit of complication with everton and chelseas refixed games and they are better off waiting to see which of these teams(if either) can play gw 35 to try and avoid a TGW.

SantryRed

Could a couple of QF replays throw more crap around? Or the fact that Chelsea are out of the CL and the precedent has now been set, mean that there won't be much hassle with them being played?

wonski

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

It was supposed to be yesterday but it makes much more sense to leave it till after the fa cup games this weekend. There is a bit of complication with everton and chelseas refixed games and they are better off waiting to see which of these teams(if either) can play gw 35 to try and avoid a TGW.

Not cool. Not cool at all.

I guess the FA/Sky/PL officials are working on their tactic to beat the casuals:D

Then they will announce...

Dubliner28

patmac wrote: »

Chelsea heading out of CL, Costa and Hazard injured, the FA Cup will be all that they will have left, they might have very little to play for come weeks 34 or 37.

They'll be out of that come Saturday

Dubliner28

gimmick wrote: »

Do we have any clue when the rearranged fixtures will actually be announced/confirmed?

I read earlier in the thread maybe next week

Should be clearer after FA Cup games this week !!!

km79

Benitez in at Newcastle makes their defenders more desirable for the DGW

SantryRed

jimmii wrote: »

How are Newcastle getting Rafa is he broke or something? Just seems baffling that he would go there.

His family are settled in Liverpool supposedly.

I'll be bringing Elliot in for a second choice GK ASAP anyways.

Cookie_Dough

km79 wrote: »

Benitez in at Newcastle makes their defenders more desirable for the DGW

I thought I'd entered some kind of parallel universe. Rafa to Newcastle :eek:

Janmaat could now be tempting. I will look him up. He has great last season as he was cheap and is good going forward so got the odd assist etc

jimmii

SantryRed wrote: »

His family are settled in Liverpool supposedly.

I'll be bringing Elliot in for a second choice GK ASAP anyways.

I guess its closer than Madrid if he has to commute! If it was common knowledge he had a preference for being near to Liverpool Everton would have sacked Martinez long ago!

PARlance

jimmii wrote: »

I guess its closer than Madrid if he has to commute! If it was common knowledge he had a preference for being near to Liverpool Everton would have sacked Martinez long ago!

If SantryRed knows his family are settled in Liverpool then I'd say Everton FC do too

Iused2likebusts

Palace through to fa sf. Means palace Everton is cancelled in gw 35. That's 3 refixed games for Everton now. Palace guaranteed two doubles now as well. Another cs for hennessey tonight in the fa cup 3 in a row I think. Any chance of a cs in the league.

sheroman01

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

Palace through to fa sf. Means palace Everton is cancelled in gw 35. That's 3 refixed games for Everton now. Palace guaranteed two doubles now as well. Another cs for hennessey tonight in the fa cup 3 in a row I think. Any chance of a cs in the league.

With all these refixed games and blanks and DGWs and TGWs I'm just like...

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the groutch

hopefully now Everton beat Chelsea tomorrow, so then we can can add Chelsea to the list of teams with a DGW34 and a game in GW35.

km79

the groutch wrote: »

hopefully now Everton beat Chelsea tomorrow, so then we can can add Chelsea to the list of teams with a DGW34 and a game in GW35.

That would indeed be nice !

Shedite27

the groutch wrote: »

hopefully now Everton beat Chelsea tomorrow, so then we can can add Chelsea to the list of teams with a DGW34 and a game in GW35.

Yeah that's an important combo for us wildcarding in GW33. List is missing a few big teams already. By my reckoning, the following teams have DGW34 and a game in GW35....

Liverpool
Man City
Newcastle

Then the following DGW34 teams might have a game in GW35:

Chelsea (if Everton beat Chelsea)
Sunderland (if West Brom beat Arsenal)
Watford (if Arsenal beat West Brom)

Those (myself included) hoping for 15DGW'ers will only have these teams to choose from if they don't want them to have less than 11 players the following week.

The following DGW34 teams will have blanks in GW35:

Everton
United
West Ham
Palace

Looks like the dream of 15DGW players is fading :mad:

normanoffside

Shedite27 wrote: »

Yeah that's an important combo for us wildcarding in GW33. List is missing a few big teams already. By my reckoning, the following teams have DGW34 and a game in GW35....
Liverpool

Man City

Newcastle

Then the following DGW34 teams might have a game in GW35:
Chelsea (if Everton beat Chelsea)

Sunderland (if West Brom beat Arsenal)

Watford (if Arsenal beat West Brom)

Those (myself included) hoping for 15DGW'ers will only have these teams to choose from if they don't want them to have less than 11 players the following week.

The following DGW34 teams will have blanks in GW35:
Everton

United

West Ham

Palace

Looks like the dream of 15DGW players is fading :mad:

I dunno. I am planning to have 14 DGW players and Mahrez. Basically I need to organise it so that 8 of the DGW players have a fixture in GW 35 then with Mahrez and 2 FTs I will have 11 starters. So as it stands I'll be looking at 3 x Liverpool, 3 x City and 2 x Newcastle players (maybe Elliot and Wijnaldum). If Chelsea, Sunderland or Watford Join the list of DGW 34 + a GW35 fixture it makes it even easier.

It's important to also keep an eye on GW37. Even if you are a player or two short of a starting 11 on GW 35 the guys without a game will likely have 2 or even 3 fixtures in GW37 so it might be worth it!

km79

normanoffside wrote: »

I dunno. I am planning to have 14 DGW players and Mahrez. Basically I need to organise it so that 8 of the DGW players have a fixture in GW 35 then with Mahrez and 2 FTs I will have 11 starters. So as it stands I'll be looking at 3 x Liverpool, 3 x City and 2 x Newcastle players (maybe Elliot and Wijnaldum). If Chelsea, Sunderland or Watford Join the list of DGW 34 + a GW35 fixture it makes it even easier.

It's important to also keep an eye on GW37. Even if you are a player or two short of a starting 11 on GW 35 the guys without a game will likely have 2 or even 3 fixtures in GW37 so it might be worth it!

That's all very well BUT apart from firmino what other pool players could you possibly want ?
And then there is the Europa league

Benimar

WBA could have a DGW34 and a game in GW35. They definitely have a game in both, the double could be GW37 though.

As for Liverpool, I'm starting to look at Mignolet. Despite the well earned reputation of being a leaky defence, they have only conceded 2 goals in the last 7 games in all competitions.

Firmino will be Liverpool player no 2. The 3rd will probably be Milner or Coutinho. It will not be Moreno, that's for sure!!

Lemlin

Benimar wrote: »

WBA could have a DGW34 and a game in GW35. They definitely have a game in both, the double could be GW37 though.

As for Liverpool, I'm starting to look at Mignolet. Despite the well earned reputation of being a leaky defence, they have only conceded 2 goals in the last 7 games in all competitions.

Firmino will be Liverpool player no 2. The 3rd will probably be Milner or Coutinho. It will not be Moreno, that's for sure!!

I haven't watched much of Pool lately but is Sturridge featuring at all?

Mignolet, Firmino and Sturridge could be a decent trio.

normanoffside

km79 wrote: »

That's all very well BUT apart from firmino what other pool players could you possibly want ?
And then there is the Europa league

I'll probably have to get Morono back in

But we won't need 3 Liverpool anyway as either Sunderland or Watford are also guaranteed to have a Double 34 followed by a GW35. There is a decent chance Chelsea will join them too which will make things much easier.

So if Chelsea win and are out of GW35 we can look at 3 x City players. 2 x Liverpool (firmino and Moreno?), 2 x Newcastle (elliott+Wijnaldum?) 2 x Sunderland or Watford (Manone/PVA/Defoe?) or 2 x Watford (Gomez + Ighalo?).

If Chelsea lose there is obviously much more choice to be had.

Lucas Hood

Lemlin wrote: »

I haven't watched much of Pool lately but is Sturridge featuring at all?

Mignolet, Firmino and Sturridge could be a decent trio.

Every one of Firminos goals have came when Sturridge is off the pitch.

stephenl15

Lucas Hood wrote: »

Every one of Firminos goals have came when Sturridge is off the pitch.

And the award for most pointless stat of all time goes to...