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Indeed!!!My subs took me up to a reasonable 82 points & may have sneaked me a 1 point win
Fantasy Premier League 2021-22
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marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
I think the two highest scorers played each otherBloody hell, I thought I'd done alright to get out of that GW with 60 points!
Actually, that said, some time over the weekend I did notice that there were many match-ups in the H2H where I would have come out the loser, so got lucky there.
elbows
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Its a big mess, very hard to plan for and transfer around.
I suppose I'll have to make transfers to deal with quite possible postponement of the man utd game but many cancellations beyond that will really mess things up.
I'll have to wait till much closer to the deadline before making any moves.
I suppose I'll have to make transfers to deal with quite possible postponement of the man utd game but many cancellations beyond that will really mess things up.
I'll have to wait till much closer to the deadline before making any moves.
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
Or a bench boost week, although the Christmas week schedule is better for that sort of shenanigans
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Not sure I follow what the benefit would be in a bench boost? If any of your starting XI don't play, your bench'll be coming on anyway, won't it?
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
To great effect last week tbf
but if you if you have a few covid stoppages & you play the bench boost beforehand ?
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Again, not sure I follow? All the bench boost does is add the points scored by players on your bench to the points scored by those on the field; you still have to play with whatever your existing squad is?To great effect last week tbf
As I say, if a player doesn't play because of a postponement, one of your bench players would play instead. Either way you get the points from your bench?
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
Depends on how many Man U players you or your opponent have I guess , but I understand your point.
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Yeah, sorry, simply asking that would have been a much better way to try and understand what you mean
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
I agree
Bench boost means effectively all 15 of your squad play for you that week, so using it when there's players out for covid seems counter productive
If a player in your starting 11 doesn't play, then (subject to minimum number of defenders, not having 2 goalkeepers etc) a player on the bench will get automatically substituted in by the FPL computer.
i tend to save bench boost for one of those weeks towards the end of the season where some players have 2 matches so more likely to score higher (although they then usually get a yellow card then injured off within 10 minutes of the first match and not play the second)
although if you've got me in the H2H this week, then don't let me stop you...
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
If you have a big week with loads of games (like Christmas) it can make a difference if your opponent doesn't play it and all your players rack up points) . My point in the covid uncertainty, is that it might make a difference in a close H2H match , dependent on how many Man U players don't play.
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Oh, sorry, wait, so you're not thinking about your own players not playing, it's more that if your opponent suffers losses then with Bench Boost you might have 15 points-scoring players v 10 or 9 or whatever?
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
Yes, which happened last game week tbf .
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
Ronaldo has done very well for me tbf
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
tommers
Fuck it, it's fine.
Yeah. But come on.
Numbers
an ting!
Bollox. Cos Bees v Man U is off I totally forgot about this, ffs.
elbows
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For much of this season I have been quietly dreaming that I would find the right moment to bring in Watkins, before my rivals in a couple of mini leagues did. And yay tonight that moment arrived. Which is just as well as I'd spent 12 points on transfers due to the postponed game and some other doubts. Another move was getting in Targett to fill in a hole in my defence for this week, and yay they managed not to have covid and to get a clean sheet.
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Burnley v Watford off, there goes Dennis and my final bench option 
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Because of shared players and captains, following last night's matches this week's H2H fixture hinges solely on Rudiger's performance!
Oh, unless Salah doesn't play, as we both have different VCs.
Oh, unless Salah doesn't play, as we both have different VCs.
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
It is interesting that in my work league, the teams at the bottom are scoring far better than the teams at the top this week
Steel Icarus
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Watford match postponement hurt me, I had Smith-Rowe as first sub but he's a mid so I'll get no points from him.
elbows
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Which Watford player did you have? If a forward misses out you will still get a mid on if they are first on your bench. So assuming you had the likes of King or Dennis rather than the unusual move of having a Watford defender in your team, you are sorted.
Steel Icarus
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Really? Thought it was only like for like. Dennis, ftr
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