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[Smartvirus]

Why didn't you use freehit chip after the news of postponement and FPL noticed were known? All chips used are given back this week as per their notice. Meaning you use free hit, remove negative points, and then get free hit back

Oh boy! There is a lot I still don't know of this game!! Of course I am hearing this for the first time!!!
Is it still available? So I could navigate the app a little to see if I could find it.
This is where experience talks a toll of 12points on me, lol...

Of course that means you would not receive that additional free transfer so maybe it wouldn't actually help you in the long run.

I guess that's another option to it but, with the uncertainty of my changes, the free hit would have been a better choice as 12points at hand and having effect my changes would have meant more than have expectations in uncertainties.

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[Harkorede]

Why didn't you use freehit chip after the news of postponement and FPL noticed were known? All chips used are given back this week as per their notice. Meaning you use free hit, remove negative points, and then get free hit back

Oh boy! There is a lot I still don't know of this game!! Of course I am hearing this for the first time!!!
Is it still available? So I could navigate the app a little to see if I could find it.
This is where experience talks a toll of 12points on me, lol...

This hasn't happened before in the FPL, so know one could have known, but it was all stated in the updated post from FPL which was shared here
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5406159.msg60908144#msg60908144 and that happens to be another reason to not get into transfer very early into the week and it could easily have been avoided. I made only one transfer very early into the week too, but I kept the other one for an emergency purpose like a Thursday/Friday knock ruling a player out of the game round.

I already have an idea of what I want for the next game week too, but I might just project it toward Game Week 9, incase we don't get another action next weekend, I'm sure that make the use of wild card more probable towards gameweek 13, since I can leave just 5 changes instead of the complete team overhaul.

[Igebotz]

I've still got  most of my options as per wide cards, triple and bench boost in place but, over the week after a very bad game week through GW3-GW6, of which most of it was due to maintaining my team out of indecision and procrastination, I finally get to make the changes and sacrifices 12points to get the players I needed in my team and was ready to watch them role before tragedy struck in the Queens death. Unfortunate indeed and as we pay our last respect in a boring week, FPL have given me another 1 free transfer and that could have been 4points saved. Perhaps another in the coming week and my 12points would just be gone for nothing.
Perhaps the free transfers might prove useful in future game weeks, to get Rodrygo when his injury free Perhaps.

Why give up 12 points when you still have a Wildcard, buddy? I believe I used mine in GW2 when I learned that four of my players had been benched and could only receive 20 minutes of playing time each game week. I got rid of them, but it was still insufficient, so I went as far as spending an additional 8 points to acquire a super team, and the outcome has been encouraging thus far.

You should be aware that Rodrigo will likely be sidelined until October due to a shoulder injury.

Wtf! My top pick, GK Pickford, won't be available until October. Meh.

[arallmuus]

I already have an idea of what I want for the next game week too, but I might just project it toward Game Week 9, incase we don't get another action next weekend

So in this case, its either to predict which player will get to rest on the bench and which will be playing on the field as rotation might be coming soon as there is no points this week. Its kinda like hit and miss at this point isnt it as the players that we thought might be sitting on the bench could be playing on the next GW but most players could be playing though as they get to rest due to the unfortunate event

[morvillz7z]

source: https://twitter.com/gallardo_ortega/status/1569004391792877568

💥SCOOP: Foreign heads of state and their spouses heading to London for the state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II have been asked to arrive in the U.K. on commercial flights and banned from using helicopters to get around.

World leaders have also been told they cannot use their own state cars to attend the funeral at Westminster Abbey on September 19 — and will instead be bussed in en masse from a site in west London, according to documents obtained by POLITICO revealing strict protocol rules.

I really hope GW8 goes as planned without postponements...though things will get crazy in London around Sunday-Monday.

Most teams are still heavy on Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, and maybe even Brighton players, postponing the London games on Sunday only will be the absolute worst-case scenario. With my team, i'll only have 6 players available and will have to field Danny-fucking-Ward at Spurs, lol. I'll definitely have to burn my wildcard a week or two earlier than desired.

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source: https://www.premierleague.com/news/2788625

Friday 16 September

20:00 Aston Villa v Southampton (Sky Sports)
20:00 Nott'ham Forest v Fulham

Saturday 17 September

12:30 Wolves v Man City (BT Sport)
15:00 Newcastle  v AFC Bournemouth
17:30 Spurs v Leicester City (Sky Sports)
Postponed Brighton v Crystal Palace

Sunday 18 September

12:00 Brentford v Arsenal (Sky Sports)
14:15 Everton v West Ham (Sky Sports)
Postponed Chelsea v Liverpool
Postponed Man Utd v Leeds

Thank goodness the Brentford/Arsenal game was not postponed...

[arallmuus]

Most teams are still heavy on Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, and maybe even Brighton players, postponing the London games on Sunday only will be the absolute worst-case scenario. With my team, i'll only have 6 players available and will have to field Danny-fucking-Ward at Spurs, lol. I'll definitely have to burn my wildcard a week or two earlier than desired.

So player wont get any points if the game is postponed? dang I have like 5 players from Liverpool and Chelsea altogether, probably 4 on the field if I decided to bench one from the midfield but is it worth to use the wild card with 4-5 players not getting any points or should I wait for it to be atleast 6 though? Still pretty clueless on when is the best time to use it

[Harkorede]

dang I have like 5 players from Liverpool and Chelsea altogether

It's a FPL pandemic, so I don't think I'll be rushing into making any hasty decision(s) just yet, I've also got 2 players from Brighton, 2 from Liverpool and 1 each from both Leeds and Man United, that's 6 players without a fixture, I guess these circumstances are vital to what makes a better football manager  

Most teams are still heavy on Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, and maybe even Brighton players, postponing the London games on Sunday only will be the absolute worst-case scenario. With my team, i'll only have 6 players available and will have to field Danny-fucking-Ward at Spurs, lol. I'll definitely have to burn my wildcard a week or two earlier than desired.

probably 4 on the field if I decided to bench one from the midfield but is it worth to use the wild card with 4-5 players not getting any points or should I wait for it to be atleast 6 though? Still pretty clueless on when is the best time to use it

There is no wrong time to use the wild card to be honest, just use it whenever you feel it's worth, Let me try an explain how best to go about it, why most people are waiting for after the international break is literally due to the fixtures swing and the potential injuries that would come from the break, so If you want to use your wild card now, you might have to ask to ask your self a few questions such as;

One, will it be projected towards the players you plan on having after the international break if that's when you plan to use it, maybe due to a perceived favorable fixtures after the break, and secondly would they also be playing in the coming weekend ?

If the answers to questions are Yes, Yes, then you should go for it by all means, since you'll be getting some points for them playing this week and since they're already a part of your plans for after the break, so it wouldn't hurt to bring them in just a bit earlier and get a couple of points from them, all you just need is to hope for an injury-free international duties.

However, If the answers to the questions above is a No, Yes. Then, alternatively, you can also still use your wildcard and have a perhaps a maximum of 3-5 players deviation from your intended lineup for after the break, you'll currently have 2 two free transfer for the next game week (9), and the week after that (10) you'll have another one with which you can still rotate your team to get very close to your initial plan without taken any point loss from this coming game week with the players with postponed fixtures and you'd still end up with the team you wanted for your wildcard initially.

Finally, If the answers to the question is Yes, No or No, No. Then, there is absolutely no reason to use the wildcard before the international break, due to the several uncertainties surrounding it and bringing them in early just in time for this current game week also would not serve any purpose, the best move to rather make is to just make use of your free transfer(s) for this game week to get in the most essential players that should be playing during the weekend and hope for the best, then make plans for after the break.

[Trofo]

I'll add my opinion to the mix as well. For me it comes down to the math, if you have wildcard and have to go more than -4 this week to get 11 starting players use it. Just make sure to pick players with 5,6 game weeks in mind, not just this one. Biggest problem for me in this situation is Chelsea, they have great fixtures going forward but they have new manager and blank this week.

If you don't have wild card, you can also use free hit, but that is more valuable chip cause of its rarity so I wouldn't activate it for less then -12 points. There will be other, probably better, opportunities to use it.

I am currently on -12 and contemplating weather to use free hit chip, I will probably not use it if we don't get any new info. That is -12 in my head with planned transfers, not gonna do anything before CL matches finish. Imagine going out of your way to target Kane against Leicester and then he gets injured in CL game? Disaster.

[arallmuus]

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 you'll currently have 2 two free transfer for the next game week (9), and the week after that (10) you'll have another one with which you can still rotate your team to get very close to your initial plan without taken any point loss from this coming game week with the players with postponed fixtures and you'd still end up with the team you wanted for your wildcard initially.

Yeah I kinda forgot that I have another free transfer this week so that would be 3 players out of the equation for the GW so yeah I guess I'll hold up the wildcard chip for now. I'll probably decide on which players to swap out with on Thursday as we could be getting another game postponed which I hope dont happen otherwise its sucks

I'll add my opinion to the mix as well. For me it comes down to the math, if you have wildcard and have to go more than -4 this week to get 11 starting players use it.

Gotcha, I guess I could bear with -4 points for another transfer as well so that will put only 1 player out of the equation. Thats an option as well

[morvillz7z]

If you think you figured out how to navigate through the recent postponements (whether with hits or wildcards), well...think again:

source: https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews/status/1569979892434931712

Arsenal's Europa League tie against PSV has been moved to October 20.

The Premier League have postponed Arsenal v Manchester City which was due to be played on October 19.

Arsenal and City were set to meet in GW12, and given how popular their players have been thus far, i'm pretty positive most people currently have 5 or 6 players in their squads. It's gonna be a major hurdle to deal with consecutive blanks of this magnitude.

Prayers and thoughts to those who already used their first wildcard...

[icopress]

Prayers and thoughts to those who already used their first wildcard...

Hey, my name is idiot and I used my wildcard three weeks ago. Now I need to make 4 transfers to bring my team to life).

[Harkorede]

If you think you figured out how to navigate through the recent postponements (whether with hits or wildcards), well...think again:

source: https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews/status/1569979892434931712

Arsenal's Europa League tie against PSV has been moved to October 20.

The Premier League have postponed Arsenal v Manchester City which was due to be played on October 19.

Arsenal and City were set to meet in GW12, and given how popular their players have been thus far, i'm pretty positive most people currently have 5 or 6 players in their squads. It's gonna be a major hurdle to deal with consecutive blanks of this magnitude.

Prayers and thoughts to those who already used their first wildcard...

Now that makes our first list of double game weeks..

It gets no worse than this, I'd say. Now that's another headache to navigate through, but at least this time it's better with 4 weeks prior notice, unlike the sudden ones for last and this game week.

I only have 4 players from both teams combined, so I'm not so bothered. I can make two transfers and bring in another two from the my bench.

[casperBGD]

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Hey, my name is idiot and I used my wildcard three weeks ago. Now I need to make 4 transfers to bring my team to life).

you have free-hit as well, don't you?
it would not be easy to navigate through all these postponements, and probably some players will be left in the team, no matter teams not playing that week, that could not be changed

Salah is getting out, and that is probably for good (would not do that without Liverpool postponement this week, so maybe this turn out to be good after all)

[icopress]

you have free-hit as well, don't you?
it would not be easy to navigate through all these postponements, and probably some players will be left in the team, no matter teams not playing that week, that could not be changed

Salah is getting out, and that is probably for good (would not do that without Liverpool postponement this week, so maybe this turn out to be good after all)

I used it at week 5 (when Firmino scored 22 points) / Correct me if I'm wrong... isn't Salah under contract until 2023?

[arallmuus]

Hey, my name is idiot and I used my wildcard three weeks ago. Now I need to make 4 transfers to bring my team to life).

on GW5? Hah, I used mine on GW2 ! lol

Anyway after careful thought about the postponed games, I think that defenders from the postponed games wont matter that much in term of points though. Its kinda like hit or miss for defenders as its either they get decent points or 1-2 points max on average so I think if it is defenders then leaving some out of the equation for the week isnt going to matter that much

[tomahawk9]

Anyway after careful thought about the postponed games, I think that defenders from the postponed games wont matter that much in term of points though. Its kinda like hit or miss for defenders as its either they get decent points or 1-2 points max on average so I think if it is defenders then leaving some out of the equation for the week isnt going to matter that much

Well, as someone who can't use the Wildcard anymore, I'll probably have to do this. I have three players (all defenders) that won't play in this GW but only two Free Transfers available, and i'd rather save the Free Hit for the postponed Arsenal - Man City in GW12... I could also transfer in a new player to get rid of the third blank in this GW but it'll cost me -4 pts 🤔 Man, this is getting a little tiresome :/

[Trofo]

Anyway after careful thought about the postponed games, I think that defenders from the postponed games wont matter that much in term of points though. Its kinda like hit or miss for defenders as its either they get decent points or 1-2 points max on average so I think if it is defenders then leaving some out of the equation for the week isnt going to matter that much

Well, as someone who can't use the Wildcard anymore, I'll probably have to do this. I have three players (all defenders) that won't play in this GW but only two Free Transfers available, and i'd rather save the Free Hit for the postponed Arsenal - Man City in GW12... I could also transfer in a new player to get rid of the third blank in this GW but it'll cost me -4 pts 🤔 Man, this is getting a little tiresome :/

-4 is nothing for this GW, I am on -12 at the moment Yes it is a big hit but you can look at it this way: any playing asset you bring to change asset whose game is postponed will get you at least 2 points, meaning you are actually paying -2 instead of -4 and it could work even much better. As long as you are bringing players that are good for your team in a long run I wouldn't worry about some minuses this week. For instance Newcastle players should be great going forward and I wouldn't mind paying -8 to get someone like Trippier to my team while removing for instance Brighton players who are without the game, without the manager and have hellish fixtures schedule.

[arallmuus]

For instance Newcastle players should be great going forward and I wouldn't mind paying -8 to get someone like Trippier to my team while removing for instance Brighton players who are without the game, without the manager and have hellish fixtures schedule.

Yeah he is great and I got him already.

Anyway its suck for me because I miscalculated my players from Chelsea and Liverpool. Ended up having 5 of them in total, so I needed another -4 transfer to get another players otherwise Im screwed. Im still left with two of them on the pitch lol I guess Im playing with 2 non functioning players with -4 points for the week huh

[morvillz7z]

After a lot of thinkering all week and weighing a few different options, i can say i'm finally ready with my lineup for GW8 through GW14.  Lol yes, that's six seven gameweeks in advance planning. I mean i can always change things if needed, but it's a vision of where i want to go, which players to bring in/out, and when. With all of the postponements, fixture swings, and whatnot, you have to plan ahead... it's a must imo.

Having said that, the official fpl website does not provide any tools for planning future transfers for multiple GWs in advance.

https://fpl.team/planning-ahead

I've been using the above website for over a year now. It's ideal for making changes and/or comparing different teams. I'm not affiliated with the website, and of course, there are other options available out there, i thought it could be useful for some, especially now.

You can use the planning tool without registering, simply enter your public fpl id and you're good to go...

[Trofo]

You can use the planning tool without registering, simply enter your public fpl id and you're good to go...

Thanks for sharing.

Did you guys notice how low transfer numbers we have this week? I expected them to be trough the roof with fixture swing and postponements. Hell I made more transfers this week than in first 7 game weeks.

Only explanation I can think of, is that a lot of casual players gave up as soon as we got a bit of situation to navigate. Should make for much more realistic price changes in the future.