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FPL relaunches with unlimited transfers for all managers

Fantasy Premier League has re-launched ahead of a return to playing action later this month.

The top-flight of English football will be back on our screens from Wednesday, June 17 and we now have confirmation of how our favourite Fantasy game will follow suit.

The game makers have formally announced the next deadline, at 17:00 BST on June 17, will be for an unprecedented ‘Double Gameweek 30+’ rather than ‘Double Gameweek 39’.

More importantly, it has also been revealed that, between now and the beginning of Double Gameweek 30+, all Fantasy managers will have access to unlimited transfers.

They will be able to make as many changes as they like to their current squads without incurring points penalties, just as is the case at the start of any new season.

This means that, in accordance with FPL rules, the second Wildcard chip will be unavailable for Gameweek 30+. However, anyone wishing to deploy a Bench Boost or Triple Captain will be able to do so. The Free Hit chip is also available for Double Gameweek 30+. If deployed, a manager’s squad would revert to how it was left for Gameweek 38 when Gameweek 31+ arrives.

The second Wildcard can be used from Gameweek 31+ onwards.

Managers may also want to proceed with caution when removing players from their squads compared to unlimited transfers over the pre-season. That is because prices of all Fantasy assets remain the same as they were following the Gameweek 38 deadline on Sunday, May 17.

That means Fantasy managers would lose money if they were to sell a player they made a profit on and subsequently brought him back into their squad.

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1,117 Comments Post a Comment
  1. I Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Got to be Bench Boost now.

    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Why has to be BB?

      1. reo19uk
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        because this is the only DGW of the Season now! So BB or TC really has to be used this week

        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Not at all. You can't get a team with a full squad of DGW players anyway so why would it be better now?

    2. POLSKA GOLA
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Yes surely

  2. Bury It Kermit!
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    (I'm just here for the comments)

    1. Another Hoops
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      This

    2. osceola31909
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Lol

  3. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    So BB or triple captain for the first GW?

  4. thegaffer82
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Ok, I'm a little bit excited now.

    I'm gunna pick a side for the rest of the season first and lock it in. Then I'll be playing my BB and loading up on DGWers.

    Who's with me?

    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      *FH not BB

      1. Hitmonlee
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Not sure that will work? Has to be one or the other no?

    2. Gommy
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      This is idea is flawed. The DGW is now, not next week.

  5. FPL_Sponge
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Chip strategy plans? I have Bench Boost, Free Hit and Second Wildcard all still in tact and no idea what to do.

    Go aggressive, build a DGW focused bench boost squad and then wildcard out?

    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      As below....

      I'll pick a side that looks good for say the first 6 games or so. Then I'll play my free hit for DGW and load up on DGWers.

      Then after DGW, my team should revert back to the team I picked using unlimited transfers (I think)

      1. the Penman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        I don’t think so, I think it reverts to your GW38 team.

      2. Ajaxeeding
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        It would be helpful to get clarity on this.

  6. Jack Burton
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Sorry a bit confused do I lose my second wildcard

    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Nope. Still have WC & any other chips you had left

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      No Mr Burton.

      But you have failed basic English comprehension.

      1. Jack Burton
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Apologies been up all night trucking and thanks for replies both

        1. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Keep on truckin'.

    3. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      No you have unlimited transfers for week 30+ and can still WC in a later week

      1. Jack Burton
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Thanks all brilliant news

  7. farmerfat
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Can I make unlimited transfers and then use my free hit? Will the team revert back to pre-free hit team in the 2nd game week?

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Wondering the same

    2. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Yep. The free hit button is live on the 'my team' page. So I would assume that to be the case

    3. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I want to know this but doubt it. Will just return to the team you had previously like any other week.

    4. Woeisme
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      "The Free Hit chip is also available for Double Gameweek 30+. If deployed, a manager’s squad would revert to how it was left for Gameweek 38 when Gameweek 31+ arrives."

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        So we can use a "wc" and free hit the same week? Or did i understand correctly?

    5. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      The Free Hit chip is also available for Double Gameweek 30+. If deployed, a manager’s squad would revert to how it was left for Gameweek 38 when Gameweek 31+ arrives.

      So no, your team won't include the new transfers in GW31 if you FH

    6. the Penman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      It’s the same for any other GW for the FH - even if you made a transfer then came back and FH-ed later, that first transfer would be undone by your FH.

  8. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Would have preferred to still have my second wildcard as well. Only lasted 3 weeks before the game stopped. Feel a bit robbed

    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      If it makes you feel any better I played my TC on Auba in the GW where FPL suddenly stopped after Arteta contracted Covid-19.

      Was an absolute disaster of a GW. But par for the course I suppose, as I always always f**k up my TC chip

    2. evilfish
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      You still do have it.

      1. evilfish
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Sorry, misunderstood you.

    3. Chris_H
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Could be worse, could've used it in 29 like me...

      Disappointed there's unlimited frees now as it completely negates the benefit my WC still had 🙁

      1. Cruyff's Eleven
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        No, it doesn't. It means that you can FH this week and build a team for GW31+ onwards with your WC (is what I'm thinking).

    4. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      mine lasted half a dgw

  9. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    So if already used WC and have FH BB left what is best chip strategy going into week 30 +?

    1. Rinseboy
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      hello mate!
      Am guessing if you Freehit you cannot gain the advantage of the unlimited transfers? As the free hit would undo any tranafers made?

      1. thegaffer82
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Not true.

        Pick a team you are happy with (discounting DGW 39). Confirm transfers.

        Then, play the free hit chip and pick a side purely for GW39.

        Then it should revert to the team you picked using unlimited transfers after that

        1. Rinseboy
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          is that confirmed?

          1. thegaffer82
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            Not confirmed, but what else could it be when the 'free hit' button is live? How else could it work?

            1. Bury94
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 10 months ago

              No this is not correct. Read the article.

              The Free Hit chip is also available for Double Gameweek 30+. If deployed, a manager’s squad would revert to how it was left for Gameweek 38 when Gameweek 31+ arrives

            2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 10 months ago

              Normally when you make a transfer and then decide to use FH, the transfer is not done.

        2. pablo discobar
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Na

          Make unlimited free transfers for a single Gameweek. At the next deadline your squad is returned to how it was at the start of the Gameweek.

          1. pablo discobar
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            The reason free hit button is active I think is to stop you losing out on money, which you would if you use unlimited transfers and want to bring a player back in later - As prices would stay same as you had them

        3. Jarnathan
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          That is not how free hit works. When you press the free hit button whether before or after making transfers makes not difference to the outcome. Your team will revert to the previous game week in the next game week - it will revert to what your team is at GW38.

  10. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    People with BB, FH and WC still intact must be so wet by now.

    1. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I´m burning!

    2. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I have all 3.

      But not even moist actually.

      I'd much rather have them for 2 (or more) DGW's - one being a bumper DGW as well.

      In SGW's, they are less of a 'wow factor'.

      I have no idea when I will use my BB. And, I'll probably end up having a strong bench just for that one GW when I decide to play my BB., And all the other weeks I'll have lots of money sat on the bench

      1. XABI 15
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        play your benchboost in gameweek 30

      2. Jarnathan
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        I think its best to play it in the first GW. Players will be fit enough to last 60 minutes and managers will want to get their best team playing well together. After a few games of playing every 3 days its way more of a crapshoot.

    3. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I'm utterly confused as TV now plays a part - if I totally reload my team on unlimited transfers I lose TV and my WC strategy is down the gurgler

      1. Jarnathan
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        you lose some team value, but retain selling value.

  11. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    When we will get the season ticker?

  12. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Well done FPL well and truly punished those who play this religiously for those who will ditch the game before the end of the season.

    Those with wildcards still left will absolutely destroy this end of the season whereas I who have used my second wildcard are pretty much screwed. No enjoyment left for me whatsoever.

    65K won’t be continuing. Good luck everyone!

    Absolute joke.

    1. Cookie Kid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I've actually been damaging my rank the last 8 weeks in turns out by logging in and making transfers

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Its the best comprise.

      Those who used 2nd WC get it back to fix team they used it on no existant Mci v Arse fixture and all others not played, but planned for.

    3. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I have second WC intact. But I don't see it as that much of an advantage.

      No way FPL can please everybody anyway.

      We all just gunna have to accept that there was an act of god thrust upon us and we'll just have to roll with the punches I'm afraid

      1. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Nah it’s quite simple. Just continued as normal.

        Absolutely no need to introduce unlimited transfers other than to bolster the numbers players.

        What a shame that I play every week and get shafted for Jim who will make a team for gameweek 30 them not play it again.

      2. Lord.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Its a huge advantage. You can use unlimited transfers to set yourself up for the DGW (playing your BB chip you still have it), and then WC to the squad you want for the run in.

        1. Cruyff's Eleven
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          You'll lose TV if you have players in your team you bought a long time ago (KDB, Mané)....

          1. Jarnathan
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            if you'd created a decent TV buffer in the 1st half of the season it won't matter much. If you didn't care about TV before, no idea why you care about it now.

    4. Motty FPL
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Agree with you mate. Didnt use my second wildcard but moulded my team very heavily with several hits and big changes to set my team up for upcoming fixtures like a wildcard, and will see absolutely no gain and have the playing field leveled instead. My hits and efforts to plan ahead will be a waste of time. Same as your wildcard to setup for future fixtures (which are identical and haven't changed) will see no gain as teams may form the same new meta to start with based on fixtures.

    5. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I disagree entirely. No point in whingeing about it - at the end of the season we'll have had the same chips and transfer opportunities.

      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Those GW29 WCers definitely should have seen the pandemic followed by unlimited transfers coming.

      2. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Absolutely nonsense that is coming out of your mouth unfortunately.

      3. Motty FPL
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Thats not really the case. Those that used a wildcard before lockdown, if they knew this would happen would never have used it and will see no gain from it. You gain by being able to adjust your team against others with fixture swings etc. And those fixtures have to play out to see the gain. If you play a wildcard and then the next game week everyone has a free wildcard its useless. So some people are disadvantaged for sure. Personally I have my second wildcard still and will not be personally affected much but I agree with this post because this isnt necessary to be honest. More players are back from injury, the fixtures are identical to what they were going to be before, so whats there to lose with using the same team you had before lockdown.

    6. Jarnathan
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      You've been let off the hook with unlimited free transfers. For those of us that were saving it for a big double game week - we've lost out.

  13. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Spanner -> works.

  14. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    So is it likely we get another DGW or not?

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Wouldn't bet on it.

    2. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Nope

  15. Now I'm Panicking
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Bell end FPL twonks

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Yes, how can I help?

  16. BAMBAA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    "That is because prices of all Fantasy assets remain the same as they were following the Gameweek 38 deadline on Sunday, May 17." So are the prices fixed until the deadline or are they going to change daily from now on?

    1. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Fixed

  17. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    This is a disaster. TC and BB are gonna be completely wasted in a single GW

    1. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      How has unlimited transfers done this? Confused.

    2. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Nah just use BB now surely

  18. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Great. We'll all have the same teams and stay in the same position.

    1. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Talking of which, can you guys hurry up with the template team for me to copy

      1. reo19uk
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Same team maybe but some will jump massively if using BB or TC

        1. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          I just logged into my FPL team and I'm happy to keep the team as it is.

      2. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        This

  19. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Is there a template yet?

  20. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    I feel like Christmas! I don't know if it was fair or not but it does feel good to have unlimited transfers.

  21. rokonto
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Question is, will there be price changes b4 gw30+?
    Or none , like b4 any season starts and we have unlimited transfers?

    1. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      - Prices of players will not change until after the GW30+ deadline has passed

  22. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    DCL or Pukki?

    Surely DCL?

    1. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Pukki

      1. Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Why?

        1. Coys96
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Playing for something, great fixtures, more of a differential, norwich main man

    2. Another Hoops
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Jota 🙂

  23. Waldaz
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Really not sure about this, and I made no changes during the break...

  24. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Ben Crellin do your magic fella.....what should I do with my 2 x WC, FH & BB?

    1. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      The 😎 kids are getting their spoon feeding from Balders

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Link, and why haven’t I been told of this before now?

        1. Zilla
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Absolute joke!

  25. The Ejiptian King
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Really wishing I didn't use my WC just before everything was shut down, the very worst timing.

    1. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Such bad luck.

    2. Chris_H
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      This. If there had been no unlimited transfers I would have been happy as we still had something of an advantage.

      O well!

    3. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Same here mate, GW29 Wildcard was a disaster

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Same. Can’t really get excited about the restart.

    5. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Stitched up like a kipper.

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Any idea what you're doing yet? I'll still probably FH.

  26. Netters2018
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Can we make unlimited transfers save the team and then use Free Hit for GW30+ and still have the same team for GW31+ or will it revert back to my original team? Not clear at all!!

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      No.

      FH would wipe any transfers out.

    2. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Original team

    3. reo19uk
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      The FH chip makes changes for GW then your team reverts back to previous GW team so you can't do unlimited and then FH

  27. ludaslol
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    If your going BB30+ and WC31+ would you loose players you have value in to get the "perfect" BB30+ team?

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      yep

    2. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Probably not, particularly if you can't then get the players back that you want for the run-in.

    3. Another Hoops
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I've created a team that has a mixture of both dgw and dgw players tbf. With no 2nd WC available plan would be to downgrade Sterling and Auba to afford Rashford, Fernandes and Son in later weeks.

  28. XABI 15
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Pretty happy with that outcome I think.

    Top 1.1k rank and have FH, WC, BB and now unlimited transfers before gameweek 30+ and could bencnboost in that weekend.

  29. POLSKA GOLA
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Quick question: do we still get our 2nd WC intact for later despite those unlimited transfers?

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Yes.

      1. POLSKA GOLA
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Wow, the season end success is purely down to team value then

  30. Athletic Dildao
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Yeah. It's big brain time.