New chip sounds like one you’d use on a brand new manager after a sack for a mid to lower team side.
If only Big Sam had a team
If only Big Sam had a team
Fantasy Premier League 2024/25
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So do you permanently lose the 0.5-1.5 spend on the manager after using the chip or do you get your money back after the 3 gws?
Sounds a bit like wildcarding the gw before doubles could also be a plan. Then prepare for managerchip for a team with everything to play for the GWs after, ultimately making the managerchip stretch to 4-5 matches. Save up 2-3 transfers. And redo your team a bit again after the double gameweek bet.
City or Liverpool are teams you’d probably rarely have 3 players from as they rotate too much, so those could be an option too if they get far in CL and get their usual postponed matches (Liverpool already sure of a double)
feck Gabriel isn’t in the squad again for Arsenal. Don’t really know if I should make a sideways move to Saliba. I also have a Watkins headache with his injury.
Tough one isn't it? Do you have FTs and what's the rest of your defence looking like?
I'm on:
Gabriel - unknown, not looking good
Timber - on the bench tonight
Lewis - suspended
Hall - fine as far as I know, good fixture too
Greaves - trash, and I think he might be injured or was he ill last week?
Now hopeful for Timber, can start Hall too. Got to move Lewis out as I know he definitely won't be playing. It's a -4 but needs must.
Want Gomez (my target) anyway, going to try and shift to double Liverpool at the back soon. Hoping to add Allison at some point. Waiting until the weekend press conference just in case Slot says Konate is back. Doubt it though.
If I knew Gabriel were going to be fit I'd just keep everything the same for now. Gomez isn't ideal as I might have to shift him quite soon, but I can't see any good long term picks either.
Is taa worth it ? Or stick with van dijk??
I have Hall, Colwill and O’Shea from Ipswich and I only have 1 FT. Already took a -4 last week. So not taking a hit again. I got to decide between bringing in Saliba or Isak.
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At least you can field 3 defenders and I presume 11 players, that would be first concern. Arteta is highly unlikely to tell us anything so it's all on Emery I suppose.
As a general rule suppose I'd rather have a top forward playing most weeks than a top defender. Usually more haul potential. Almost every Arsenal defender in goals lately though of course.
Edit: If stuck, ask the bookies and see what the market is saying? Arsenal clean sheet odds vs Isak any time goalscorer/assist odds. Can't blame yourself it goes wrong then, it's the market's fault. Just to set a preference if they were both out while still waiting for actual news.
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That new chip gave me a headache.
Same. Ridiculous amount of variables to take into account if trying to figure out a strategy for it. Not that I've tried yet, it just looks so complex.
It would be so much hard work to try and crunch all the numbers in an attempt to work it all out that it makes me want to forget about it. Winging it or copying whatever else everyone else is doing will be so tempting when it comes to using it. Let someone else do the work, because doing it myself looks daunting.
The other chips are so much more simple. Your team is rubbish or there's a big fixture swing with lots of players you'd love to have all at once? Wildcard. A player has a great fixture or DGW? Triple captain etc. Don't know what we're doing with this one!
They should give some extra budget with the chip.
It's frying my brain thinking about it all.
Do we just pick Slot or Arteta and try to get easy wins?
Is it better to go for the extra points with a 'weaker' assistant who has somewhat winnable fixtures?
If going for the extra points, it's alright picking a manager who is 5 places behind a team at the time of the first fixture, 6 or 7 behind their next opponent, but if they win the first game (you want them to), and their 2nd opponent lost the same week they might only be 4 places behind by the time the 2nd fixture takes place! You've got to forecast all potential results.
As it lasts for 3 weeks, need to figure out how to fit in the other chips. Will this or the others be better at certain times? Double GWs etc.
Should we consider wildcarding into this, away from this, wildcard has no impact on this?
Is it better to have 3 players from 1 team or 2 and an assistant? If already on 3 players from a team you'd have to transfer 1 out to get the assistant, transfer him back in afterwards if you want him back. Burns your transfers potentially.
How to free up the funds if that's an issue? Downgrade 1 player for 1.5m if you want a assistant at that price, or start scrimping and saving for weeks ahead of it, a 0.2 here, a 0.4 there, looking for value players?
Keep the same assistant for all 3 weeks or use a transfer to switch part-way through?
Exactly when to use it if we're just looking at as simple strategy of good teams with good fixtures.
What if a manager rotates his team in the middle of all this? Teams still involved in Europe might just screw us over in this with a rotated squad and a shock defeat in the league.
Sure there's other things, that's just off the top of my head. It would be such a nightmare to try and put some numbers on all that.
Edit: Here's another - just target wins, or do we go further and target goals scored / clean sheets as they're worth points too in this? They kind of go hand in hand but not always.
Do we just pick Slot or Arteta and try to get easy wins?
Is it better to go for the extra points with a 'weaker' assistant who has somewhat winnable fixtures?
If going for the extra points, it's alright picking a manager who is 5 places behind a team at the time of the first fixture, 6 or 7 behind their next opponent, but if they win the first game (you want them to), and their 2nd opponent lost the same week they might only be 4 places behind by the time the 2nd fixture takes place! You've got to forecast all potential results.
As it lasts for 3 weeks, need to figure out how to fit in the other chips. Will this or the others be better at certain times? Double GWs etc.
Should we consider wildcarding into this, away from this, wildcard has no impact on this?
Is it better to have 3 players from 1 team or 2 and an assistant? If already on 3 players from a team you'd have to transfer 1 out to get the assistant, transfer him back in afterwards if you want him back. Burns your transfers potentially.
How to free up the funds if that's an issue? Downgrade 1 player for 1.5m if you want a assistant at that price, or start scrimping and saving for weeks ahead of it, a 0.2 here, a 0.4 there, looking for value players?
Keep the same assistant for all 3 weeks or use a transfer to switch part-way through?
Exactly when to use it if we're just looking at as simple strategy of good teams with good fixtures.
What if a manager rotates his team in the middle of all this? Teams still involved in Europe might just screw us over in this with a rotated squad and a shock defeat in the league.
Sure there's other things, that's just off the top of my head. It would be such a nightmare to try and put some numbers on all that.
Edit: Here's another - just target wins, or do we go further and target goals scored / clean sheets as they're worth points too in this? They kind of go hand in hand but not always.
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Push button. Make points go up.
That's not far from the extent of how I'm choosing to see it at the moment. There's another 8 gameweeks til it can be used by which point there'll probably be way more ideas we can try and bounce off.
The ideal is obviously to catch a Crystal Palace-style change in fortunes but there's not much point trying to work out who that team might be just yet. The safe option is just to get a Slot or Arteta as you say, probably ideally when they have easy cup ties. I imagine I'll end up doing that, but I've not even thought about changing your manager during the three GWs the chip is active. Maybe it's overly simplistic, but right now I'd rather just see it as a simple threefold acca until it's clear I need to see it otherwise.
Will probably keep it simple too in the end. A top club with 3 easy games.
Love the idea of trying to be clever and figure out the best plan based off a solid theory but I think it's beyond me in terms of time, effort and how difficult it would all be. We'd all want to gain a little advantage, it just looks like a lot of hours would have to go into it. 40 hours of crunching numbers for 10 extra points?
Hopefully some of those influencer types will have a go, it's their job after all. Thinking that Ben Crellin guy might,o, sounds like the kind of thing he'd do as he's always planning chip usage meticulously. Copy them or go with that simple strategy.
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Thinking about the chip...
I guess if you're protecting a lead, then you get Arteta or Slot.
If you're chasing, you want an Amorim or Howe when they're playing someone like Brighton at home (who might be 5 places above) during the first game and then their next two fixtures are teams they can beat, e.g. Wolves.
I don't think it's worth burning transfers on managers unless you manage to save up there full 5 with plenty cash in the bank.
Personally, I wish there was an option to give it to Giggsy 'till the end of the season.
I guess if you're protecting a lead, then you get Arteta or Slot.
If you're chasing, you want an Amorim or Howe when they're playing someone like Brighton at home (who might be 5 places above) during the first game and then their next two fixtures are teams they can beat, e.g. Wolves.
I don't think it's worth burning transfers on managers unless you manage to save up there full 5 with plenty cash in the bank.
Personally, I wish there was an option to give it to Giggsy 'till the end of the season.
One thing's for sure.
Shipping Haaland before playing us will not be a smart move. Even in their current form.
Shipping Haaland before playing us will not be a smart move. Even in their current form.
Johnson starts for Spurs which means Kulu will start at the weekend against Soton. feck me.
One piece of good news for you, Watkins saying he shoud be ok for the weekend in an interview he gave today.
Kulu played the second half in its entirety and Johnson came off after an hour. I'm hoping that and the late Sunday kickoff time means Johnson might still start, as I just got him in.
Phew! Although will Emery take a chance with him?
But Kulu performed better than Johnson who was nonexistent for most of that hour.
Actually pretty happy with my squad right now, after making 3FT's this week.
Lewis -> TAA
Mbuemo -> Enzo
Cunha -> Isak
Raya Fabianski
TAA Gabriel Ait-Nouri Hall Greaves
Salah Palmer Saka Rogers Enzo
Isak Wissa Pedro
0.3m in the bank which I might use to upgrade Greaves to Joachim Andersen or see if Yoro starts to get a run in the side.
Hopefully Gabriel is fit soon, a bit fed up of Lego Peps blatant disregard for us FPL managers with his shit updates
Lewis -> TAA
Mbuemo -> Enzo
Cunha -> Isak
Raya Fabianski
TAA Gabriel Ait-Nouri Hall Greaves
Salah Palmer Saka Rogers Enzo
Isak Wissa Pedro
0.3m in the bank which I might use to upgrade Greaves to Joachim Andersen or see if Yoro starts to get a run in the side.
Hopefully Gabriel is fit soon, a bit fed up of Lego Peps blatant disregard for us FPL managers with his shit updates
They've both started together multiple times.
Could be Kulu at #10 and Maddison benched. I'm starting him anyway.
Verbruggen
Hall Kerkez Ait Nouri
Mitoma Salah (c) Palmer Johnson
Haaland Evanilson Cunha
Fab Rogers Greaves Maz
Better get some points this week FFS.
I haven't caught any Chelsea games recently but I can see why people are bringing in Enzo when looking at his returns in the last 4 gameweeks. Impressive for a 5m midfielder. But does his role in the Chelsea setup lend itself to him getting more goals and assists or is he just a deep lying midfielder who has unexpectedly popped up with decent numbers recently?
He used to play for his wife and kid but now he plays for fresh pussy. He'll be their number 9 next year.
They've pushed him forward now as almost like a 2nd number 10 with Palmer
Not captaining Haaland against us?
Cheers. One for me to keep an eye on. If I end up bringing back Haaland after Christmas then I'll likely raise the funds by downgrading a Saka to a 5-5.5m midfielder.
No chance. He needs to start hitting double figure hauls again before I even think about it.
I wonder if Johnson to Gordon might be worth using my other FT on. More nailed (?) and also has a decent run of fixtures. Newcastle are just as flaky as Spurs at the moment though.
Got this for the weekend:
And I'm on a -4 as it stands with £0.6m banked. But with Young facing terrible fixtures, Greaves out, and Gabriel a seemingly perennial maybe, I may want to take another hit so my defence isn't completely bleeding points.
Looking at the fixtures, Newcastle have the most immediate easy-street with Leicester and Ipswich next. Hall seems the guy to get from them. Then there's Chelsea who have 7 very winnable games on the bounce. Colwill looks to be their guy if I go that way. Then there's the opportunity to get into the Liverpool defence on the cheap via Gomez, although I'm not exactly sure I want to sign a player from an injury-hit defence just because they were good when they weren't injury-hit. There's also the fact that Konate hasn't got a return date, so Gomez could drop out at any time.
So the move is Young->Hall/Colwill/Gomez, but none of those players look to be in great point-scoring form. When we look at that as a criteria, Munoz at Palace looks to be the standout, scoring twice in his last 3 games and keeping one CS (albeit vs Ipswich). They've got much tougher fixtures, but their next 5 opponents do include Southampton at home and Leicester away, so it's not all bad.
Considering I've already taken a hit, should I really just be doing nothing? Or am I right to be panicking slightly at the defence I've got?
Apologies for the ramble, and any help appreciated.
Muric
Young - Gabriel - Ait-Nouri
Salah - Palmer - Saka - Johnson
Cunha - Jackson - Isak
(Fabianksi, Rogers, Greaves, Van de berg)
Young - Gabriel - Ait-Nouri
Salah - Palmer - Saka - Johnson
Cunha - Jackson - Isak
(Fabianksi, Rogers, Greaves, Van de berg)
And I'm on a -4 as it stands with £0.6m banked. But with Young facing terrible fixtures, Greaves out, and Gabriel a seemingly perennial maybe, I may want to take another hit so my defence isn't completely bleeding points.
Looking at the fixtures, Newcastle have the most immediate easy-street with Leicester and Ipswich next. Hall seems the guy to get from them. Then there's Chelsea who have 7 very winnable games on the bounce. Colwill looks to be their guy if I go that way. Then there's the opportunity to get into the Liverpool defence on the cheap via Gomez, although I'm not exactly sure I want to sign a player from an injury-hit defence just because they were good when they weren't injury-hit. There's also the fact that Konate hasn't got a return date, so Gomez could drop out at any time.
So the move is Young->Hall/Colwill/Gomez, but none of those players look to be in great point-scoring form. When we look at that as a criteria, Munoz at Palace looks to be the standout, scoring twice in his last 3 games and keeping one CS (albeit vs Ipswich). They've got much tougher fixtures, but their next 5 opponents do include Southampton at home and Leicester away, so it's not all bad.
Considering I've already taken a hit, should I really just be doing nothing? Or am I right to be panicking slightly at the defence I've got?
Apologies for the ramble, and any help appreciated.
I think it's generally considered unwise to take a hit for a defender. You've got Young, Ait Nouri and Van Den Berg there who should all start. Whether they score any points or not is another question but you never know. Obviously you'll be hoping that Gabriel starts which is another unknown at this point, along with Greaves.
If I were you I'd roll because you'll be wanting both of those Wolves turds out in 2 more gw's anyway.
Looks like postponed Liverpool V Everton game has been pencilled in for GW24 which would be just in time for the assistant manager chip.
I think it could be wiser to play the TC Chip on Salah then and use the Assistant Manager chip later.
Bossmen, what am I doing with this?
Sanchez
Saliba Hall Ait Nouri
Palmer Salah (cap) Rogers ESR v Amad
Haaland, Wood, Cunha
Hendo, Maz, Barco
Do I carry on with this?
Or do I take Haaland out, to allow a wildcard to bring in
Isak
Saka
Enzo
Timber
Fabianksi as 2nd keeper
And shunt out
Haaland, Amad, ESR, Hendo Bartolo (finally!)
Could ship Rogers instead of Amad if money doesn't quite work
Risk of Haaland out worth it for the potential Isak, Saka, Timber and Enzo gains?
Sanchez
Saliba Hall Ait Nouri
Palmer Salah (cap) Rogers ESR v Amad
Haaland, Wood, Cunha
Hendo, Maz, Barco
Do I carry on with this?
Or do I take Haaland out, to allow a wildcard to bring in
Isak
Saka
Enzo
Timber
Fabianksi as 2nd keeper
And shunt out
Haaland, Amad, ESR, Hendo Bartolo (finally!)
Could ship Rogers instead of Amad if money doesn't quite work
Risk of Haaland out worth it for the potential Isak, Saka, Timber and Enzo gains?
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Probably bringing in Isak for Watkins (I just brought him in last week and he goes to have a bench appearance and now injured ) but I need to know a defender for under 4.8.
Currently have Faes and Veltman as my bench defenders but both are either injured or not starting anymore and don't want to start Robinson since they are against Liverpool away.
Any advice? I'm thinking Lamprey given their fixtures but a friend said he doesn't start often.
Another thing I can do is bring in Wissa and then I can afford TAA.
) but I need to know a defender for under 4.8.Currently have Faes and Veltman as my bench defenders but both are either injured or not starting anymore and don't want to start Robinson since they are against Liverpool away.
Any advice? I'm thinking Lamprey given their fixtures but a friend said he doesn't start often.
Another thing I can do is bring in Wissa and then I can afford TAA.
I have persisted with Sels through Forest's terrible run, because other fires to tend to (4 blanks, 1 6ptr game). My backup keeper is a 0 pointer guy.
He still is 2nd in the GK standing. Should I change him or roll?
He still is 2nd in the GK standing. Should I change him or roll?
Makes sense, especially with the Wolves pair. Cheers - I think that's me locked in.
Colwill is a safe bet with Chelsea's fixtures and current form. He's unlikely to score or assist but he should get a few clean sheets.Probably bringing in Isak for Watkins (I just brought him in last week and he goes to have a bench appearance and now injured
Currently have Faes and Veltman as my bench defenders but both are either injured or not starting anymore and don't want to start Robinson since they are against Liverpool away.
Any advice? I'm thinking Lamprey given their fixtures but a friend said he doesn't start often.
Another thing I can do is bring in Wissa and then I can afford TAA.
Hall (shorter term) and Colwill (longer term) have the fixtures, while Munoz has the form. I went into exactly this in my big long ramble just aboveProbably bringing in Isak for Watkins (I just brought him in last week and he goes to have a bench appearance and now injured
Currently have Faes and Veltman as my bench defenders but both are either injured or not starting anymore and don't want to start Robinson since they are against Liverpool away.
Any advice? I'm thinking Lamprey given their fixtures but a friend said he doesn't start often.
Another thing I can do is bring in Wissa and then I can afford TAA.
. But if Veltman is injured then doesn't Lamptey start in his absence? I don't know for sure but might be worth investigating.Edit: just to add, doesn't Lamptey quite often do this and look impressive for a couple of games before either injuries or the gaps in his game see him out of the picture for a really long spell?