General FPL Chat 2018/19

shineon23 · 07-07-2018 12:23pm

ScummyMan wrote: »

£4.0 defenders, our favourite subject

Name|Team| League Appearances 17/18
Jack Simpson|Bournmouth|1
Markus Suttner|Brighton|13(1)
Ezequiel Schelotto|Brighton|14(4)
Matthew Connolly|Cardiff|4
Lee Peltier|Cardiff|27(3)
Ashley Jazz Richards (lol)|Cardiff|5(1)
Greg Halford|Cardiff|2(10)
Martin Kelly|Crystal Palace|12(3)
Aaron Wan-Bissaka|Crystal Palace|7
Scott Malone|Huddersfield|12(10)
Yohan Benalouane|Leceister|1
Chancel Mbemba|Newcastle|7(2)
Sam McQueen|Southampton|1(6)
Jan Bednarek|Southampton|5
Ryan Bennett|Wolves|27(2)
Danny Batth|Wolves|15(1)
Roderick Miranda|Wolves|16(1)

Some interesting options there. The two that jump out immediately are Peltier from Cardiff and Bennett from Wolves. Bennett in particular is highly rated from Wolves fans from what I've heard.

Jan Bednarek has had a decent world cup foe Poland I think I read, and was starting for Hughes towards the end of last season.
I think he got in due to a suspension to Stephens but kept his place.

Will see how they line up I preseason games and if he features much.

Cedric. 4.5

Cough
Cough

Oh my.

manual_man · 07-07-2018 3:06pm

Sneaky first draft

Fabianski (Steklenburg)
TAA Robertson Daniels (Bennett Peltier)
Salah Sanè Silva Ramsey (Stephens)
Aguero Zaha Tosun

km79 · 07-07-2018 4:52pm

Dr. Bre wrote: »

Don’t think I will hve any England players from start if it comes home . They will still be celebrating!!

Either way they are now going to the final weekend
Had already decided not to start with Kane anyway and sterling is mad dear !

Dr. Bre · 07-07-2018 5:34pm

Zaha is now a striker . This I don’t like

km79 · 07-07-2018 5:42pm

Please England v Belgium final.
I’d trade a month of Hendo and trent for City losing Raheem, Delph, Stones, Kompany, Walker, De Bruyne!!!
Utd- Lukaku, Fellaini, Young, Lingard, Jones, Rashford
Chelsea- Hazard, Cahill, cortois
Spurs- Alli, Rose vertonghen Trippier and Kane

Stolen from twitter

Of course there are a few prem players in French squad too
And either way they will all be playing till the final weekend now

Benimar · 07-07-2018 5:53pm

km79 wrote: »

Please England v Belgium final.
I’d trade a month of Hendo and trent for City losing Raheem, Delph, Stones, Kompany, Walker, De Bruyne!!!
Utd- Lukaku, Fellaini, Young, Lingard, Jones, Rashford
Chelsea- Hazard, Cahill, cortois
Spurs- Alli, Rose vertonghen Trippier and Kane

Stolen from twitter

Of course there are a few prem players in French squad too
And either way they will all be playing till the final weekend now

Leaving out most (all) of those players in my initial team and then playing an early (Gw3 or 4) WC may be my strategy of choice.

CSF · 07-07-2018 5:59pm

Dr. Bre wrote: »

Zaha is now a striker . This I don’t like

Yeah, but at 7.0 he could still end up a great option, particularly if he gets a transfer into the top 4 as a starter.

km79 · 07-07-2018 6:33pm

CSF wrote: »

Yeah, but at 7.0 he could still end up a great option, particularly if he gets a transfer into the top 4 as a starter.

If he gets a transfer to a top 4 team ( for one his own sake he should stay where he is for a season ) he will at best be a reverse OOP starter . And possibly not even a starter

hufpc8w3adnk65 · 07-07-2018 6:41pm

First rough draft something like this and looking at who rotates well

Fabianski Mccarthy
Zanka Daniels Mee Bennett (wolves) Simpson
Kieta Sanchez Sane Son RLC
PEA Austin Zaha

I’ve a big Salah hole in my team tho and not sure if all those budget defenders will play

caviardreams · 07-07-2018 7:01pm

Do Fulham really only have 12 players at the moment, including 2 defenders? Sorry, really don't know much about them apart from sessegnon.

Cartman78 · 07-07-2018 7:47pm

Started putting a few drafts together....worth noting that Baines is "only" 5.5m....scored relatively heavily towards the end of last season iirc and still on pens.

Also Clyne played RB today and looked sharp according to my sources....could limit TAA gametime possibly

eh i dunno · 07-07-2018 7:54pm

Cartman78 wrote: »

Started putting a few drafts together....worth noting that Baines is "only" 5.5m....scored relatively heavily towards the end of last season iirc and still on pens.

Also Clyne played RB today and looked sharp according to my sources....could limit TAA gametime possibly

Everton are looking a left back so won't be a guaranteed starter

CSF · 07-07-2018 8:27pm

km79 wrote: »

If he gets a transfer to a top 4 team ( for one his own sake he should stay where he is for a season ) he will at best be a reverse OOP starter . And possibly not even a starter

Well I did say as a starter. If he isn't a starter as a moot point.

However, at 7 million and his extremely direct attacking style of play, I reckon I would be happy enough to accept the OOP. His equivalent midfielder at those teams is about 9-9.5 million IMO.

km79 · 07-07-2018 8:39pm

CSF wrote: »

Well I did say as a starter. If he isn't a starter as a moot point.

However, at 7 million and his extremely direct attacking style of play, I reckon I would be happy enough to accept the OOP. His equivalent midfielder at those teams is about 9-9.5 million IMO.

Last seasons top 4
City - no chance
United - no chance
Liverpool - would be a good fit imo but I don’t think they are looking to strengthen in that area
Spurs - this is who he has been linked with I believe . He would share game time with the likes of son

Expanding it to top 6
Chelsea - Hazard plays in his normal position but they also have 2 immobile forwards so a possibility but I’ve not seen them linked
Arsenal - id be very interested if he moved there

In short though I think it will be spurs or stay put. And I believe he will stay one more year

Scorpion Sting · 07-07-2018 9:19pm

caviardreams wrote: »

Do Fulham really only have 12 players at the moment, including 2 defenders? Sorry, really don't know much about them apart from sessegnon.

I checked their team on Wikipedia a few days ago. I think they have 18 first team players at the moment. Just a case of FPL being lazy not adding the full complement of players. I might pop them an email soon about adding more players.

08-07-2018 12:51am

CSF wrote: »

Yeah, but at 7.0 he could still end up a great option, particularly if he gets a transfer into the top 4 as a starter.

Zaha now OOP has very very limited appeal.

Moving away from Palace would see any appeal drop even further.

He’ll not even make one of my draft teams regardless.

caviardreams · 08-07-2018 8:45am

Deleted User wrote: »

Zaha now OOP has very very limited appeal.

Moving away from Palace would see any appeal drop even further.

He’ll not even make one of my draft teams regardless.

There is very little around that price range though - if he stayed at palace at least he is guaranteed minutes and a good attacking option and Palace have a decent start fixture wise iirc. I would not be going for him if he moved, as there would be a big rotation risk. Seems like very few mid/low range striking options this year. Tosun maybe depending what happens at Everton transfer-wise.

08-07-2018 9:49am

To a degree I’m going to try and avoid looking at fixtures too much.

It hasn’t overly helped me in the past bar the very obvious.

Southampton’s opening fixtures last season didn’t pan out as expected iirc.

I’ve a few players in my team currently and I’ve no idea who they face in the opening weeks.

CSF · 08-07-2018 4:11pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Zaha now OOP has very very limited appeal.

Moving away from Palace would see any appeal drop even further.

He’ll not even make one of my draft teams regardless.

Oh wow I dunno about that. Zaha isn't really OOP, given that he has actually been playing up front. If he moves back into a wide position, then that may become a different story. But only Arnautovic and Wood are in his conversation, in terms of points per minute, for the same price or less (and you're reaching up towards 9 million Vardy to find someone providing the same value for money at a higher price).

Zaha didn't play the whole of last season in the striker role, but while he does so this season, and you should manage your use of him accordingly, I think he is as much value as anyone in the Forward budget market. Benteke for example is only .5 million less expensive.

Paully D · 08-07-2018 7:02pm

I never really seem to get any good of him, but Wilson at £6.0m might be worth a shot as a cheap third striker for those trying to fit in Salah, Kane and co.

CAR, whu, EVE, che, LEI, bur, CPL, wat, SOU, ful to start off.

He signed a new deal the other day too.

CSF · 08-07-2018 7:04pm

Paully D wrote: »

I never really seem to get any good of him, but Wilson at £6.0m might be worth a shot as a cheap third striker for those trying to fit in Salah, Kane and co.

CAR, whu, EVE, che, LEI, bur, CPL, wat, SOU, ful to start off.

He signed a new deal the other day too.

Where does Defoe fit into the situation I wonder?

Paully D · 08-07-2018 7:07pm

CSF wrote: »

Where does Defoe fit into the situation I wonder?

Lots of talk that he'll be away, likely on loan given his wage, but aye probably worth monitoring.

Paully D · 08-07-2018 7:09pm

Liking Deulofeu as a sneaky under-the-radar punt for the first few weeks too.

Only £5.5m - Brighton (H), Burnley (A), Palace (H) first 3 games.

His fixtures toughen up a lot from then until October, but at that price range you'll probably get a price rise out of him at least if he does anything.

Also, he's a nice price as a 4th midfielder for those going with 3 big hitters up front and playing 3-4-3.

Wilberto · 08-07-2018 7:11pm

km79 · 08-07-2018 7:18pm

Paully D wrote: »

I never really seem to get any good of him, but Wilson at £6.0m might be worth a shot as a cheap third striker for those trying to fit in Salah, Kane and co.

CAR, whu, EVE, che, LEI, bur, CPL, wat, SOU, ful to start off.

He signed a new deal the other day too.

2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2

Benimar · 08-07-2018 8:05pm

Paully D wrote: »

I never really seem to get any good of him, but Wilson at £6.0m might be worth a shot as a cheap third striker for those trying to fit in Salah, Kane and co.

CAR, whu, EVE, che, LEI, bur, CPL, wat, SOU, ful to start off.

He signed a new deal the other day too.

Having got me a magnificent 18 points from 10 games last season, I'd rather pick Bob Wilson!

Dr. Bre · 08-07-2018 8:08pm

I’m thinking Edeson at 5.5 and fab as my cheap goalie 4.5

Wilberto · 08-07-2018 8:17pm

Dr. Bre wrote: »

I’m thinking Edeson at 5.5 and fab as my cheap goalie 4.5

The only thing about that is that, personally, if I'm getting a keeper like DDG/Ederson/Courtois, I'm getting them to play every week. If that's the case, just get a 4.0m keeper and put the 0.5 somewhere else?

Just a thought.

08-07-2018 11:27pm

CSF wrote: »

Oh wow I dunno about that. Zaha isn't really OOP, given that he has actually been playing up front. If he moves back into a wide position, then that may become a different story. But only Arnautovic and Wood are in his conversation, in terms of points per minute, for the same price or less (and you're reaching up towards 9 million Vardy to find someone providing the same value for money at a higher price).

Zaha didn't play the whole of last season in the striker role, but while he does so this season, and you should manage your use of him accordingly, I think he is as much value as anyone in the Forward budget market. Benteke for example is only .5 million less expensive.

Yeah I’d put Wood in that category and also maybe Austin and Carroll if they could stay fit for a few months.

Niasse would be interesting if he got a move to a mid or lower table team.

I also like how Bournemouth attack so either of their front two could be an option.

For whatever reason I just don’t fancy Zaha.

I see the rumour pages have West Ham in for a striker so that could scupper Arnie as an option and I would be very surprised if Palace didn’t buy at least one recognised striker.

09-07-2018 9:50am

I’m going to set up a paid draft H2H league for boardsies.

I’m going H2H format because having played in a classic draft league last season I think the H2H might stay competitive for longer.

I’m thinking minimum 6 and maximum 10.

Any strong opinions on minimum and maximum entrants from last years experience ?

CSF · 09-07-2018 10:18am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I’m going to set a a paid draft H2H league for boardsies.

I’m going H2H format because having played in a classic draft league last season I think the H2H might stay competitive for longer.

I’m thinking minimum 6 and maximum 10.

Any strong opinions on minimum and maximum entrants from last years experience ?

I think anywhere between 10 and 20 usually works. Primarily because the more people you have, the less you’re just playing the same teams over and over again.

09-07-2018 10:36am

CSF wrote: »

I think anywhere between 10 and 20 usually works. Primarily because the more people you have, the less you’re just playing the same teams over and over again.

I’d hate to be 15th pick on draft night.

Who would you get ?

I also think with the draft you can really change your first 11, quite a bit, week to week.

CSF · 09-07-2018 11:50am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I’d hate to be 15th pick on draft night.

Who would you get ?

I also think with the draft you can really change your first 11, quite a bit, week to week.

Sorry, I kind of blanked out the draft part.

manual_man · 09-07-2018 1:16pm

This is cool

Fantasy Premier League (@OfficialFPL) Tweeted:
Make sure you don't miss a Gameweek deadline!

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ScummyMan · 09-07-2018 1:49pm

Not cool. How are we going to almost catch people out by not having a Gameweek Thread until after the deadline now :P

They are making the game easier and easier for the casual imo

km79 · 09-07-2018 1:54pm

I sync it with my brain so nobody else can know

greedygoblin · 09-07-2018 2:52pm

West Ham sign Jack Wilshere...

https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews/status/1016318359972057089

SlickRic · 09-07-2018 3:39pm

my first proper draft. i know it's largely pointless, as it'll change by deadline, but still.

Ederson Button
Daniels Mee Tomkins Bennett Peltier
Salah Sane Gray Eriksen Deulofeu
Aguero Firmino Bonatini

Ederson - enough said really. City will keep plenty of clean sheets. Don't like the Arsenal game first up, as Emery will probably give Arsenal a bounce, but the first games are generally tasty.

Button - fodder

Daniels - a nice start to the season. i don't trust Bournemouth though, but he's there for now.

Mee - they've Europa, but that's a good start they have. Burnley should also be fit faster than other teams.

Tomkins - Roy has them solid.

Bennett and Peltier - both seem to be being talked up by fans, with Wolves and Cardiff potentially solid defensively. you never know though.

Salah - don't need to say much. 13.0 is probably a tad expensive, but it's for good reason.

Sané - will be raring to go, and with so many of City's big hitters likely having late holidays, he's almost certain to start the first few games.

Demarai Gray - assuming Mahrez goes to City, he could be a great under the radar pick at a good price of 5.5.

Eriksen - i think Kane will probably start the season up front, but I can't see him firing on all cylinders. hopefully Eriksen will cover me for Spurs anyway.

Deulofeu - another guy who I see no reason why he shouldn't score decent points at 5.5.

Firmino - underpriced at 9.5. I don't think the World Cup will have affected him as he didn't play enough.

Aguero - has to be first choice to start the season.

Bonatini - bench player for me at 5.0, but could surprise people if he gets the chance.

...

as i said, this will all change, but I'm pretty sure i'll go 3-5-2. I could downgrade Sane to Silva and upgrade my defence quite easily for example.

i don't really like the defence as is.

i generally like the shape of the attack though.

SlickRic · 09-07-2018 3:40pm

greedygoblin wrote: »

West Ham sign Jack Wilshere...

https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews/status/1016318359972057089

cheeky of them not to have Wilshere in the game yet. it means they're now likely to make him at least 1m more expensive than he would've been.

CSF · 09-07-2018 3:47pm

SlickRic wrote: »

cheeky of them not to have Wilshere in the game yet. it means they're now likely to make him at least 1m more expensive than he would've been.

He was unattached. Mitrovic on the other hand I’m not one bit happy about.

McBain11 · 09-07-2018 4:21pm

CSF wrote: »

He was unattached. Mitrovic on the other hand I’m not one bit happy about.

Ah that's a bit naughty not having Mitrovic in! Have they a few other players they haven't priced up yet ala Mitrovic, even though they are definitively PL players months ago?

Scorpion Sting · 09-07-2018 7:23pm

SlickRic wrote: »

my first proper draft. i know it's largely pointless, as it'll change by deadline, but still.

Ederson Button
Daniels Mee Tomkins Bennett Peltier
Salah Sane Gray Eriksen Deulofeu
Aguero Firmino Bonatini

There is a Rate My Team Thread for these now.

The real mccoy 91 · 09-07-2018 8:39pm

What's the early thoughts on formations? 3-5-2 becomes a little trickier with arnie and zaha now being strikers

wonski · 09-07-2018 11:14pm

Game hasn't even started yet and I am already behind. Team ID over 200k

I was more focused on World Cup tbh, but surprised so many already signed up.

jimmii · 10-07-2018 7:48am

wonski wrote: »

Game hasn't even started yet and I am already behind. Team ID over 200k

I was more focused on World Cup tbh, but surprised so many already signed up.

World Cup probably meant a few more than normal were keeping an eye on fantasy accounts on twitter! I saw it after three and a half hours and it was already upto 40k!

km79 · 10-07-2018 1:09pm

I’m almost certainly going to build a team based on best fixtures alone for first couple of weeks
Might even bench boost in that time frame too as I’ll be avoiding a few of the more expensive players initially so may well be able to afford 15 decent starters
Hopefully get a few price rises out of lads who may not be in a lot of teams too

Paully D · 10-07-2018 2:33pm

I read something earlier looking at the extended breaks that Premier League players have got after finishing up a major tournament in the summer.

From what I remember it suggested that, with the exception of goalkeepers, that you're generally looking at GW3 before the players start making starts again and in some cases it's after the first international break.

If I knew that Kane and co weren't going to be involved until then it would make my plans a whole lot easier.

Iused2likebusts · 10-07-2018 3:37pm

Its nuts that the season is starting on Aug 11 there is no reason for them to start it that early. It should be Aug 18. I think the season ends 2 or 3 weeks before the CL final aswell this year. The players that have made the SF will need at least 2 to 3 weeks off. Makes the start of the season dodgy for a lot of players.

Shedite27 · 10-07-2018 3:51pm

Paully D wrote: »

If I knew that Kane and co weren't going to be involved until then it would make my plans a whole lot easier.

Kane has a bad record in August
He's playing competitive football through to 4 weeks before the season starts
Spurs play their first 7 games in 7 different stadiums
Likely Alli also needing a rest and Son away with Asian Cup

Put that 13m to better use, get him in on the wildcard later.

km79 · 10-07-2018 4:15pm

Shedite27 wrote: »

Kane has a bad record in August
He's playing competitive football through to 4 weeks before the season starts
Spurs play their first 7 games in 7 different stadiums
Likely Alli also needing a rest and Son away with Asian Cup

Put that 13m to better use, get him in on the wildcard later.

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