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UFPL Transfer Window Discussion

With four Gameweeks having now passed in Ultimate Fantasy Premier League (UFPL) we are at the point where any remaining transfers have to be used by 12:30pm on the 12th September before they are lost forever. I wanted to use this article as a follow up to Djenzio’s previous surgery article to discuss who you might be bringing in to tide you over until the next transfer window opens up.

As my recent hot topic showed there are currently a couple of teams that have a lot of Match Day 2 (MD2) and Match Day 3 (MD3) games coming up before the transfer window – Tottenham  with eight and Liverpool with five. There are likely to be more teams added to this as European football takes place but for now will you be looking at adding some Spurs/Liverpool players to your squad?

Who is must have? Will you be going without big hitters that have failed to deliver so far like Eden Hazard, Wayne Rooney, Diego Costa and Harry Kane or are you confident they will come good? What strategies have been working for you? Have you found that taking risks works or is playing the game safe the best option?

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  1. andy85wsm
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    8 years, 7 months ago

    How is this looking lads? - http://imgur.com/8H8VPfr

    Still have 2 FTs even with that lot and altogether 9 to use today so plenty of changes can be made!

    1. Mull
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      8 years, 7 months ago

      All very solid. I'd upgrade Sako to Cabaye because you can rely on him being a starter all season. I've been looking at the fixtures and I think a Spurs defender is a must because they have so many games on Sunday and Monday.

      1. andy85wsm
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        Yeah just looking at the Spurs situation and you're probably right re: starts.

        This is tougher than I first thought...

      2. andy85wsm
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        Will Bolasie start seeing more starts soon? Either that or Puncheon might be a decent option.

        1. Mull
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          8 years, 7 months ago

          I don't know much about Palace but I'd pick one that is very likely to be a starter in later gameweeks.

      3. djenzio
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        8 years, 7 months ago

        only issue is Spurs defenders are pricey and I can't see much in the way of returns, I went for Chadli as my sole Spurs player

    2. Sean.
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      8 years, 7 months ago

      Mahrez for a 4.5 and your there

    3. Mid-Table Obscurity
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      8 years, 7 months ago

      skrtl to the 4.5 liv defender, the young lad and upgrade one of your budget mids to a 5.5/6 mid (ritchie puncheon, montero mahrez all options for instance

      1. andy85wsm
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        8 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers all. Let me work on it and come back to you all 🙂

      2. Mull
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        8 years, 7 months ago

        I think it's pretty likely he gets dropped at some point.

        1. Mid-Table Obscurity
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          i don't know much about liverpool to be fair but am i right in thinking moreno is the alternative. from what i've seen of him the youngun is definately in with a shout to hold his spot

    4. djenzio
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      8 years, 7 months ago

      my suggestion would be to d/g one of your 5.0 keepers to a 4.5 and upgrade either Bent or Wan to one of the 5mil options like, Morrison or Albrighton.

      apart from that looks great! that's just my opinion, I went heavy in midfield this year as that seems to be where the value is.

      1. andy85wsm
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        Yeah upgrading one of those would be nice. I think I want Mignolet, Walker and Jags in for Skrtel, Schmeichel and Koscielny though so struggling to find 0.5m.

  2. djenzio
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    8 years, 7 months ago

    thought id put this here

    look good? all transfers made last night, only regret is no Everton, yikes!

    Kasper Migs Gomes

    Kolorov Williams Cedric Dawson Martin Morgan Francis Saylor

    Sanchez Pedro Coutinho Silva Ayew Chadli Mahrez Morrison

    Aguero Benteke Gomis Sakho Wilson Hooper

    1. andy85wsm
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      8 years, 7 months ago

      Looks strong - especially the midfield - I like the Coutinho pick as I said on last page.

      1. djenzio
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        8 years, 7 months ago

        thanks Andy

        just saw your reply there, forgot these pages don't move like usual FFS pages!

        yeah I had Cou and Mane both in and couldn't pick between them who to keep as I wanted to drop one for Chadli, only reason I kept Cou is he plays a lot of md2/3 games.

        Also I am a Liverpool fan so that swayed me a bit!

    2. Sean.
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      Nice team, you can't cover all bases but that's a good spread

    3. Mid-Table Obscurity
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      not keen on that defense but everywhere else very good

    4. Mull
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      8 years, 7 months ago

      That defence is pretty poor. Most of them play the majority of their games on Saturday and once Kolarov starts getting rotated there's not too much strength in depth to cover.
      Mids and Forwards are solid.

  3. andy85wsm
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    Thinking about keeping Depay....

    1. Mull
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      Nice differential. It's very likely he'll hit good form at some point.

      1. andy85wsm
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        Would mean no Arsenal players at all though. I feel like Sanchez just gets in the way of making a nice balanced side.

        Maybe Aguero, Wilson, Kane, Gomis and Lukaku is too much up front...

  4. Marvin003
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    8 years, 7 months ago

    Hi Guys. First post ive made so be kind. Wondering if anyone has advice on my team. Using my wildcard this week. I need to switch Silva. Considering losing something in midfield to get Aguero in but im not sure the values there:

    Schmeichel
    Bellerin Dier Kolarov
    Sterling Chadli Mahrez Silva (Inj)
    Deeney Kane(C) Lukaku
    Subs= Butland, Sigurdsson, Clyne, Skrtel

  5. andy85wsm
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    So much tinkering! http://imgur.com/L1Zsr0I

    Not sure about losing Silva for Sterling though but it funds Sanchez. Still can't decide whether Sanchez is worth the outlay though.

    Have looked at Rondon too instead of Lukaku but Everton have some great fixtures coming up.

    1. Sean.
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      8 years, 7 months ago

      I faced the same choice and went Sanchez .YYT in the end

      1. andy85wsm
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        Means keeping Sinclair, Bentaleb and Wanyama though.

        If I keep Silva and don't go Sanchez (keep Depay), I can bring in Puncheon and Albrighton too.

        1. Sean.
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          Think i'm pretty settled on this, maybe one too many mids at the expense of the defence
          i know but with what i had before it's very difficult to re-shuffle back there with the given transfers

          https://gyazo.com/a82fe3e8d0f25180bff196376c66e184

          1. andy85wsm
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            Looks good to me - a nice starting platform and strong going into the final transfer week!

            1. Sean.
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              Cheers, keep tinkering and i think i'm making it worse, what is more i need to take the dog out before the footie starts,going to have to settle soon or miss the first half 🙂

              1. andy85wsm
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                Yeah I'm still tinkering and think it's getting worse. Trying to fit in Bolasie is not working, think I'll have to go without

                1. Sean.
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                  8 years, 7 months ago

                  Done mine now,
                  think i'll go Aguero (c) today,
                  Kane or Mahrez tomorrow
                  Maybe even Sakho monday,
                  Spoilt for choice 🙂

                2. Sean.
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                  I've got Sako but i can't get him a game today anyway

  6. Mull
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    8 years, 7 months ago

    Ended up with this lot. Good luck everyone.

    Bego, Mignolet, Krul
    Kolarov, Mert, Evans, Cedric, Williams, Toby, Huth, Saylor
    Sanchez, Pedro, Cazorla, Chadli, Wijnaldum, Mahrez, Shelvey, Wanyama
    Aguero, Benteke, Pelle, Lukaku, Deeney, Hooper

    1. Sean.
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      8 years, 7 months ago

      Nice, good luck mate

  7. Sean.
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    8 years, 7 months ago

    Thanks for re-igniting this page this morning Andy, it's been very helpful
    Love this game 🙂

    1. andy85wsm
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      No worries! 🙂

  8. Gnu
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    Well that's my squad locked in.
    No Sanchez, Haz, Pedro Fab, Ozil,Walcott, Ramsey, Silva, Kane, KdB, ManU..... 🙂

    A good workmanlike squad with 25 fit, ready & willing.
    All starters which is important as fitness & suspensions take there toll.

    1. andy85wsm
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      I went without Sanchez and Hazard in the end. At least I hope I did...

      1. Gnu
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        🙂
        Seen your post below- last minute Charlie.... 😆

  9. andy85wsm
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    Completely messed up - forgot that the 12:30 deadline was for sorting out your team and for transfers. Made the transfers at 12:29 but didn't have time to re-organise team. Think I have Coutinho and Silva playing.....

    Oops.

    1. andy85wsm
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      Idiot....

      http://imgur.com/JkTzkcJ

    2. Robben Mee Blind
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      8 years, 7 months ago

      Ha, not to worry. Format defo takes some getting used to!

  10. Mull
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    8 years, 7 months ago

    Top 50 captains.

    Yaya Toure 12
    Kompany 7
    Ayew 6
    Gomis 5
    Kolarov 3
    Lukaku 3
    Pedro 2
    Aguero 2
    Sanchez 2
    Cech 1
    Hart 1
    Hazard 1
    Rooney 1
    Vardy 1
    Wilson 1
    Silva 1

  11. Robben Mee Blind
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    8 years, 7 months ago

    Best of luck to all UFPL players. I went for the following in the end:

    Migs Butland Krul
    Azpi Kolorov Williams Cedric Huth Dawson Cathcart Richards
    Haz Silva Ramsey Chadli Mahrez Payet Wanyama Barry
    Aguero Gomis Pelle Wilson Benteke Kone

    Going to have some selection headaches with that forward line I know- benching Pelle, Tekkers and Kone today

  12. Gnu
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    8 years, 7 months ago

    Well if anyone is interested, here's my punty 25.

    Panti Mignolet Krul

    Williams Cedric Kolorov Clyne Martin Jagielka Huth Souare

    Chadli Cazorla Shelvey Yaya Shaquiri Lens Morrison Puncheon

    Aguero Costa Benteke Gomis Sahko Wilson.

    Thoughts?

    1. Mull
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      I like all the forwards but I think you'll have problems with choosing which ones to play. Midfield is a bit light for my taste but it's OK.
      The rest is fine.

      1. Gnu
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        8 years, 7 months ago

        Ta Mull.
        Costa answered my Chelsea conundrum which left me able to take a few punts in the midfield.
        Don't normally spend heavy on forwards so we'll see.

    2. Robben Mee Blind
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      8 years, 7 months ago

      Wow, thought I'd gone heavy with my forward line! Love the Costa, Lens and Shaq picks- best if luck mate!

      1. Gnu
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        8 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers Robben.

  13. PINKFISH (SANCTIONED AND GA…
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Great ball Galloway

    1. PINKFISH (SANCTIONED AND GA…
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      where am I ?

  14. Sean.
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    8 years, 7 months ago

    While we're here anyone still wanting to join my league,feel free 188-340
    Good luck everyone

    1. tets mcgee (Bachmann an Rob…
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      how did we all do? i made 1 good decision of starting ighalo over wilson. only42 pts tho but 7 subs available this week so could still be ok

      1. Sean.
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        8 years, 7 months ago

        Think i've made my team worse 🙁
        took out Hoolahan , Benteke,Cedric ouch !

  15. tets mcgee (Bachmann an Rob…
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    i guess alot of ppl will be in the same boat. who to capt in ufpl md2 kane or mahrez?