The ScoutCast – Episode 236 – Pepped

I like this idea .

tis tempting... but I'd like to keep it for a DGW or if there are many blanks in a particular gw later on

i got 86 on mine in gw6 so up 26 on average. however i played it mainly due to bringing in pogba pre injury (so i saved a -4) and having a dreadful start. those doing ok id suggest are best keeping for the blanks or an emergency.

Save it for now. It can look tempting ofc. And I am not fundamentally against not saving for a late blank week but if you are to use it in a single game week, I would be tempted to use it when the champions league is in winter sleep mode.

I'm probably going with no Man U players this week

I'm probs just going to stay safe and play during a blank gw

To add to this, the free hit chip could help with...

- many have Davies, and this would give you another week to access his spot and his potential replacements.
- If Pep indicates Aguero will start, I'd have to think he's the #1 captain option this week, maybe Lukaku.
- preparing for a DGW without a free hit chip has been quite simple in the past, so has planning for a blank gameweek which is generally low scoring, and it's easy to field a score you're satisfied with for the week.

BGW and never considered otherwise.

This could work.

In a blank gameweek, there may only be 4 or 5 active teams who all are low scoring, not very attacking teams. Like Brighton, Burnley etc.

In that instance, no way would you score more than triple Man United, City and Chelsea this week.

I think this chip could be very useful in GW38 as all the big hitters are chasing the golden boot. No need to worry about team structure and you can easily go big three up front. There are plenty of fringe players playing GW38, so some of those punts can make up the midfield too.

Drafting up some teams right now. Would love suggestions. Considering a 3-5-2 with Lukaku and Jesus/Kun up top.

Pending any wild news in the pressers, I'm going to go for it and I'll report back. Cheers all

if the free hit chip is used, do you still carry over 1ft to the next gw?

Crazy to play it in a normal GW - you can replicate your argument for a big team having a good fixture this GW and a bad one the next pretty much every GW.

Imagine the regret if it fails, too risky imo, far more valuable in the blank gameweek. Even if it does pay off you still have to manage the blank gameweek which could cost points as you'll be funnelling your moves towards that

Problem with this is it could backfire.. in a blank gameweek you'll always beat non-playing players unless you pick andy carroll, aurier and shelvey.

Every week is a potential Free Hit week.

I like the idea of playing it in a normal GW and already have a couple of candidate GWs earmarked. Of course most will play it in a big blank or possibly a DGW and that is a possibility for me too. The great thing about this chip is that there are potentially many creative ways to use it.

You COULD use it on a normal gw and get 100 . It is obviously possible . Using possibility is a silly argument its possible to use it and get 20 points. Strategy is about probability not possibility

Some have got good scores from playing their Free Hit Chips, many haven't.

The following average overall scores are taken from FPL Discovery:
GW3: Normal Teams 43.2, Free Hit Teams 42.5
GW4: Normal teams 45.3, Free Hit Teams 40.4
GW5: Normal Teams 58.7, Free Hit Teams 58.7
GW6: Normal Teams 59.9, Free Hit Teams 66.6
GW7: Normal Teams 50.4, Free Hit Teams 58.0
GW8: Normal Teams 41.6, Free Hit Teams 45.9

Of course, this also shows how many FPL managers have completely misunderstood the Chip!

My only goal of this post was to prompt discussion, I'm glad to have done so. Playing the hit chip has many psychological factors about it too, and that's probably why I'm considering it this week. All in all, I know that on paper the most "probable" way to play it successfully is BGW, however I would still argue there's a potential for more points elsewhere, and that it may not be too hard to guess.

When we think of the chips, we have to think about how there's only one set of games affected by them, so chance goes way up and truly anything can happen.

I'll be playing it in either a BGW or a DGW. A one off week is always a bit of a lottery, even with form and fixtures. We've seen ample evidence of this thus far, with some ghost ship teams still performing better than experienced managers making prudent picks. I also can't help but notice that in most weeks the scout picks team, in spite of the luxury of a weekly wildcard, gets outscored by most of us. This isn't to disparage their managerial skill, it's to emphasise the luck factor and unpredictability of a one week GW. However, in a BGW or DGW, if you can guarantee having, say, 5-8 more players than you would have done, not take any hits in doing so, in getting them in, and getting them out again, you will have a far better hand going into that GW than you would going into a 'normal' GW. We also don't know the strength of the teams who will be participating in these GWs and their form and fixtures. Playing the FHC blind now is be a big, unnecessary gamble. It could pay off, but I think, all considered, it's odds against

Dirty Sanchez, if you use it, make sure you don't have players on the edge of falling in price or you will eat the drops while your chip is in play.

Strategy wise, there's merit in your argument, ignore the noise if you're confident with it, lots of things have to line up though for success.

Good luck.

I'm also keeping it for a BGW because the memory of owning Carroll, Evans and Phillips is still painful.
If you've decided to use the chip in a normal week I think gw10 is better than gw9 especially if you own Spurs and Man U players.

Sheer madness

I used it in GW7 to avoid the Chel/ManC game and load up on ManU & Spurs players.
I scored 107 points, which gave me a GW rank of 249.

GW10 looks like a good opportunity to avoid the ManU/Spurs clash.
Ars/Lpool/ManC/Chel all have 'easier' fixtures that week.

i think mini-DGW is a possibility for me.
Chances are it would include some of the bigger sides - usually caused by Europe or cup "success",
good chance of getting in 3 Man City + 3 chelsea for 2 games for example.