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Numbers said:
Gonna save any wild card and bench boost until a double game week.
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There are less double gameweek fixtures expected on paper this season due to changes in cup game schedules, unless weather or other events cause unexpected doubles. There is also an extra chip that we dont know the details of yet, for use in the second half of the season.

As for wildcards, there are two and the first one has to be used in the first half of the season. And doubles dont usually happen much in the first half of the season, not unless there are unforseen events.

Combinations of the above mean that an earlier than usual use of the first wildcard is more popular this season. Many people are targetting this international break, others are trying to hang on till around gameweek 6 when there is a fixture swing in terms of things like Arsenal having more attractive fixtures and Liverpools fixtures becoming a bit less attractive.
 
You also don't lose saved FTs after your WC. So I could WC this GW, then still have 3 FTs the next GW.

I get the sense that "template then early wildcard" is a fairly common strategy. You can basically keep up with the main pack, but picking based largely on last season and preseason, and then make changes once you see who is actually performing well this season.
 
Lord Camomile said:
You also don't lose saved FTs after your WC. So I could WC this GW, then still have 3 FTs the next GW.

I get the sense that "template then early wildcard" is a fairly common strategy. You can basically keep up with the main pack, but picking based largely on last season and preseason, and then make changes once you see who is actually performing well this season.
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Yes, and good point about the free transfers being retained when using wildcard etc. A lot of people hoped to save more free transfers by now than theyve actually managed, due to things like the Solanke injury and problems with some defender choices such as Barco and Hall, and how hard some find it to do nothing when some key player prices are rising or falling.

As for the template point, Id say the season has been more interesting so far because there wasnt one strong template for the start of the season, there were a bunch of them. And fixtures also influenced thinking on that. Some favoured Haaland and no Salah, some Salah and no Haaland, some neither, some both, and there were also differences in whether a further expensaive big beast was added to their team mix (eg Saka, Palmer, Son). And although Trent was more popular than last season, there was a fair split between those who went down that route from the start and those who went without and then thought 'ooh Trent is looking like someone I need to get on wildcard, have been very lucky that he didnt get more points so far given the chances for assists and goals he has had already'. Porro has also been even more attacking than expected, so some peoples plans to ditch himk after a couple of games have been postponed. Lewis has also been a source of temptation given his price and role in attack so far, with the caveat that this could all change once the new format champions league starts and once Pep has his full team available for selection (eg Rodri, Foden).

So far some key differences such as peoples choice of Haaland or Salah havent made a huge difference to overall points, so long as people picked a captain that has delivered, because Haaland and Salah have matched each others output. So plenty of people who went for a no Haaland start to the season have dodged a bullet so far, but many plans to temporarily ditch Haaland for a few weeks to play the fixtures game have still been abandoned. And for some others, getting him in ASAP has been another motivating factor for wildcarding at this stage.
 
Another high risk 8 point hit on transfers here, for the 2nd week in a row. Even if it doesnt work, I do so enjoy playing the game this way, especially at this stage of the season.
 
Me76 said:
Almost forgot.
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I did forget.
Lord Camomile said:
I'm trying to work out if I can get away with just the three FTs I've banked. Team value is already sinking, and have to assume it's not going to get any easier to pick up the likes of Trent, Palmer, Salah, Son, etc (thankfully, already have Haaland; didn't for some time, but still remember being burned at the beginning of his first season).
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So this all became a moot point... :facepalm:

Still, 4 FTs for next week, I guess :rolleyes:
 
Lord Camomile said:
Fuck me... if Haaland isn't playing, I've got Smith-Rowe against Fulham as VC and Qunsah coming off the bench :facepalm:
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He is likely to play as he was still in training and people wont be surprised if he wants to score goals in memory of his deceased family friend.
 
If it was for the coming week they could still activate their wc chip and everything would be fine. Because you can play wc chip at any point during a week and any transfers you already did that week will come under the chip, not costly transfers, and any free transfers you had in the bank will also be restored.
 
passenger said:
elbows hermitical are you talking about my fuck up? on the wild card, I hope you were, I have used the wild card so the 28 pts I thought I had lost I may now have not lost?
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Solved the error! You'll be feeling...

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passenger said:
elbows hermitical are you talking about my fuck up? on the wild card, I hope you
were, I have used the wild card so the 28 pts I thought I had lost I may now have not lost?
or has my mistake taken to another level?

p.s not bottom anymore
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Well done for fixing it!

If Im looking at the right team you also pulled off an 80 pointer this last week? Nice recovery from doom!
 
elbows said:
If it was for the coming week they could still activate their wc chip and everything would be fine. Because you can play wc chip at any point during a week and any transfers you already did that week will come under the chip, not costly transfers, and any free transfers you had in the bank will also be restored.
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That is what I was trying to work out, looks like passenger followed your advice and the crisis was averted!

I activated my WC at 12:55am on Saturday morning. Impulse decision to solve some problems and avoid price rises. Only made handful of changes as I needed to go to bed as I was off to Stroud early in morning.

Didn't get to Stroud till about 10:30am, checked in to airbnb and was then frantically trying to get signal to finish WC. Ended up in Costa on free wifi at 10:55am. Didn't quite end up with team I wanted.

I am so last minute nearly every time....
 
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