In spite of a five-match Gameweek, there’s still plenty to pore over in our first members’ article of the week. We cast an eye over City’s troubles on the road, Bournemouth’s upturn in output, Marko Arnautovic’s home comforts and the contrasting fortunes of Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy up front in recent matches.
Which dgw mids do we need to get?
Hot topics
Cheers!
Narsingh career over.
Zero confidence forever.Think you've got it slightly wrong with palace. They're not confirmed to have a dgw 37.
- Gwk 33-37 Transfer Plan
Thinking about GW33 wildcard out loud and how to get 15DGWers for GW34, 11 out in GW35 and 11 DGWers for GW37...
Everton, Liverpool and Crystal Palace have 7 matches in the 5GWs so loading up on them is very advisable.
You’ll have a maximum of 2FTs by GW35 to swap out blankers. However, given everyone with a blank in 35 has a double in 37 you’ll want them back again so they are essentially wasted transfers.
Everton and Palace do not (currently) have a fixture in GW35 so you can only have 4 of them.
To have 15 DGWers in GW34 and 11 out in GW35 you’ll need at least 11 players from Liverpool, Arsenal, West Brom, Newcastle, Man City.
So the idea would be:
Wildcard for GW33 and get:
3 from Liverpool
4 from Everton and Crystal Palace
8 from Arsenal, West Brom, Newcastle, Man City
Save your GW34 transfer
Use 1 transfer in GW35 to:
Remove one of your Arsenal/West Brom/Newcastle/Man City players
Bring in someone from Chelsea or Sunderland
GW36
Use 1 transfer to bring in a player from Everton, Crystal Palace, Watford, West Ham, Man United, Chelsea, Sunderland or Norwich
GW37
Use your 2 transfers to bring in players from Everton, Crystal Palace, Watford, West Ham, Man United, Chelsea, Sunderland or Norwich.
So by now you should have 11DGWers:
3 from Liverpool
4 from Everton and Crystal Palace you got on your wildcard
1 from Chelsea or Sunderland you got in GW35
3 from Everton, Crystal Palace, Watford, West Ham, Man United, Chelsea, Sunderland or Norwich you got in GW36 and GW37
And then you’ve navigated this without taking a hit? That sound correct? Or have I messed up here somewhere?!
This isn’t to say hits are bad but injuries will happen so minimising planned ones is advisable!If you've got this right, that's immense. Thank you
Thanks, might squeeze in Bolassie or Cabaye to make the numbers.
If the Everton Palace game gets somehow scheduled for GW35 then we'll have a lot more flexibility.
If that's correct, hulk required. I'm copy pasting this into a desktop note
This is excellent, cheer Buk
One henagtive to this is no United or West Ham for DGW34. With their fixtures that week, I would want at least 2 (DDG, Payet)The 4 from Everton/palace, could also be West Ham or Utd too
Is that right ,does that work in the above plan? if so cna the mods modify the original post please.
Yeah, it is. Actually any of the FA Cup semi finalists can be in the 4 you bench in GW35.
Better to say have 3 from Everton and then 1 from the others. So basically Payet!
If correct then by jingo post of the season!
Looks spot on! Thanks for the post xD. Pasted into my notes 🙂 haha
Give this man free membership and the keys to FFS
Cheers!
Cheers Balders
This sounds familiar 🙂
But Crystal Palace have a fixture less than Everton and Liverpool.If you've already done this then I wish I'd seen it first!!
Yeah, actually the other semi finalists can be in that 4 you bench in 35. So basically 3 Everton and one of the others.Awesome stuff!
Despite somehow missing that I have planned my pre-GW 30 transfers along those lines.
I can't say I'm fond of being so reliant on the teams with a double 34 and no blank in 35 given who and how many there are. Currently thinking wildcard in 36 and give myself more flexibility in the two doubles and keep Leicester/Spurs players a few weeks longer.
and you can insert West Ham/Man U/Watford in for Crystal Palace
good.. don't want any palace player
and what if Crystal Palace vs Everton isn't in 37?
what about Man U players as they have 2 DGW you haven't mentioned this but they have the best GW34 potential? is there anyway to do this by having Martial De Gea and/or Smalling and still have 11 in GW's 35 & 37
This all looks good but it means no Leicester/Spurs last 6 GW's of the season worries me. You know, the top 2 teams in the league
After writing this I am tempted to see when that Everton v Palace game is. If it's in GW36 or later I might wildcard then.
Have 6 GW34 DGWers and 2 FTs right now so can get 11 by then. Means I can hang on to Leicester and Spurs assets until 35.
As I'm chasing two ML leaders who have used their wildcard that might work better for me. Don't like the idea of relying on so many from Arsenal/West Brom/Newcastle/Man City.Its a shame we want 0 from Palace. But cheers all the same
Think you've got it slightly wrong with palace. They're not confirmed to have dgw 37.
Incredible..
Looks solid in terms of getting out the most games/week possible (except you left out United and West Ham at the beginning with Palace and Everton).
Also potentially worth noting Everton's extra fixture, wherever it may fall.
BUT, most importantly, we cannot fall into the trap of thinking a shitty DGW player is automatically better than a very good single GW player. For example I would much prefer Mahrez over any mid from Palace, if that's my option, also factoring what the fixtures are.Dayum that's some fancy planning. Of course this does mean that some of these assets are very expensive.
It's almost not completely feasible to essentially have the realms of the traditional big teams (who have not exactly been doing well...)The way I understand this is you would need to have two DGW keepers in GW34 and one of these would then have to be benched and thus only leave ten DGWers playing for GW37. Or have I missed something?
Incorrect.
4 Everton, CP in 34 means one has to leave in 35, otherwise you can't field 11.Actually it means one must be a keeper.
This.
So you are going to get rid of Kane and Mahrez? (or Spurs/ Leicester players?)
This comment is only to avail this post when I required in future.
... And what do us lot without Wildcard's left do?
Go to DFS and buy the biggest sofa you can find to hide against
Helpful. Not sure I want 3 players from Everton and Liverpool in my team, and certainly not and players from Crystal Palace, West Brom or Newcastle.
The restriction not having a WC brings may actually be a benefit. Can see some players gaining more points in one game than others will in two.
Following this plan you need to make sure that your four players from eve/cry are in such a combination that you can bench them gw35 (so not both gks or more than two defenders).
Posting just to find it later if needed
"if" ha ha !
WCing early means losing Leicester and Spurs players. This will backfire surely?
Really nice. Triple Man Utd at the back (or 2 + Martial) seems extremely promising for DGW34, but I guess the spots for players with blank GW35 should prioritize Everton
Latecomers note I did mess up one bit.
You can have 4 players from any of the 5 teams left in the FA Cup on your wildcard to bench in GW35. One clearly needs a 'keeper.
The limitations on the other 11 stand though. You'll need 11 from Liverpool, Arsenal, Man City, Newcastle and West Bromwich to get 15 DGWers in 34 and 11 out in 35.I'll be doing something similar, but with Payet and Ighalo over Palace players.
What would be incredible is if you and Balders come up with a revised long post. It's a bit confusing trying to read through the initial post and the amendments in the comments. Sorry for being awkward
Balders is the pro so I'll leave it up to him! I was just trying to get it all straight in my head and thought I may as well share the thoughts 🙂
Tbh i genuinely think we need to wait for the Everton v Palace game to be rearranged before making any decisions. IMO, if it's in 35 or before then GW33/34 WC/BB is best. If it's in 36 or later then GW36/37 WC/BB is best.Defo. I can't seem to get the maximum players for each week using this format >_
I think when I use my wildcard in week 33 I'll have a squad along the lines of:
GK: De Gea, Hennessey
DF: Sakho, Bellerin, Mangala, Janmaat, Koscielny,
MF: Firmino, Mahrez, Ozil, Payet, Milner,
FW: Ighalo, Martial and Aguero.
That gives me 14 playing two games in week 34 and I only need one transfer to field 11 in week 35 (possibly Lloris for De Gea). It also gives me a transfer to carry forward to week 36 and try and organise for double week 37.Thanks you saved me hours.
Haha! You're welcome! I think that's about the best I can manage.
BIBLE
Awesome, thank you!
How does this look? This WC gives me 4 players with a DGW in GW33, 15 playing DGW in GW34 with Bench Boost and 11 playing in GW35 with enough players to facilitate 11 playing DWG with a Triple Captain in GW37 using FTs.
Robles, Mignolet
Dann, Sakho, Gabriel, Janmaat, Clichy
Barkley, Coutinho, KDB, Sanchez, Iwobi
Aguero, Mitrovic, Lukaku
leaving £1.4 ITB
Everton vs Palace slotted in GW 36 would mean a DGW of BOU,cry for Everton.
Would you be tempted to TC Lukaku in GW 36 if if that happens rather than captaining him in DGW 37 (sun,lei)?Yes.
No... TC in DGW more likely points
Both DGWs. 😀
Sorry misread.
(BOU, cry) more tempting than (sun, lei)
Yep
Sure
Agreed
Every chance Lukaku will be rested against Liverpool
Juanfran is so weird looking
Looks a bit like Trevor of GTA V
Spanish waiter
he kinda looks like a grim reaper
he looks like a south american revolutionary
So what have I missed? 🙂
Lukaku is the only Everton asset that's in my planned team... Don't like anyone else. :/
Funes Mori and Barkley
Mori potentially. Not Barkley.
robles ?
Prefer DDG in the net
Robles
^
Surely both if using BB?
Both have blanks following week?
Oh yeah I forgot.
Use FT 😆
I'm sitting with 3 DGWers for GW 34.
Will only therefore be able to get to 5/6 without taking a hit.
Does that mean I should just pick the best players for the next 3 as normal and then use the WC?yes
next 2 if you have BB
I do have a BB. What does that mean?
Bench points. Could get 15 dgws if wc33
I know what BB is just wondered what you meant by next 2 if I have it. What does that mean for my strategy?
Okay the WC in 33 to bring in all the DGW players and then use the BB in the actual DGW so that I have 15 DGWers?
Does that not kill me in GW35?Save FT in 34.
Loving this. Cheers.
So, in summary, (and sorry for not reading all the previous pages), use WC in 33, BB for the DGW in 34, 2 FTs in 35 and go from there?
Looks like very good news...
bench chip
Yes
Would you wildcard a little bit ahead of schedule (this week) if your defence was Kompany, Cedric, Souare, Nyom and Francis. And only 1 FT.
🙁no
OK 🙂
I nearly would, though you could just get in Williams and play AOA if you still have it.
What 5 defenders are we planning to get in gw34? Kinda struggling at the moment.
Does Bellerin, Clyne, Cresstell, Dawson and Rojo sound okay?
Gomes and Elliott will be keepers.Mine Current Plan is
DDG-Elliot
Bellerin-Skrtel-Funes Mori-Clyne/Clichy-OllsonPrefer DDG, Cech, Bellerin, Sakko, Mori, Dawson, Jan Maat.
Sounds good but no United defender is nailed apart from De Gea & Smalling
City could miss out on top 4 now
I reckon Pep has a get out clause in case that happens
I don't I just think that would be silly, he just has friends there that's why he's going also I guess the money helps
Given the fixtures / DGWs until the end of the season, which 2 would you rather own for a draft league out of this lot?
A.) Mata (2 DGWs!)
B.) Willian
C.) Lamela
D.) Arnautovic
Ta 🙂I'm leaning towards A and B/D ....
Vardy ➡ Lukaku tonight sure has the potential to backfire right?
I think so.
3 midweek games to go.
I should hold. All the WC drafts have me counting money
RMT 16/17
Heaton(4.5) - McGregor(4.5)
Shaw(5.0) - Komapny(4.5) - Cahill(4.5) - Baines(4.5) - Moreno(3.0)
Ronaldo(14.0) - Hazard(5.5) - Alexis(6.0) - Alli(9.5) - De Jong(4.5)
Aguero(13.0) - Vardy(12.5) - Sturridge(4.5)This has been one strange season.
??
Boyd?
15.0m is out of my price range
😀
4.5 is a bit much to pay for a striker made of glass
A : 10 doublers in gw34 saving WC
B: This BB of 15 in gw34: https://imgur.com/a/yrsa5Can't see A.
A:
Hennessey
Bellerin Ake (Toby)
Ozil Silva Payet Lingard Firmino
Aguero LukakuNo Silva in B is a tip.
B is nice. Looking at the same front 8, but you have about 1m more to spend in def.
B looks like potential for some serious points..
So used to our teams being all blue and white. Can't get on board with all this red.
The blue and white will probably outscore the reds even with less fixtures. 🙁
Cheers all
If you choose b, payet, Antonio, lukaku, smalling and martial all don't play in gw35
Funny how things can change drastically in a few hours, Kompany and defintely Azpill have no DGW in 34.
Kompany now Orange flagged
Best two week replacement for Kompany before WC.
Current defence is:
Daniels / Fuchs / Williams / Targett / Kompany*
2FTs and 0.7ITBIvan?
Gimenez 18 recovered balls 9pts nice !!!
Is enyone know when is going to be posponed game Crystal Palace vs Everton?
Secret.
#askBalders
Got some inside info that I'm unwilling to share with you. Soz
32, 33, 34, 35, 36, or 37
Start Azpi or Huth?
Huth. West Ham will score.
So tempted to do Vardy > Lukaku this week.
Anyone think this isn't a good idea?Maybe on Friday, not before imo.
2 questions..
1. Best Kompany replacement...
2. Aim for WC- GW 33 or GW 37
I guess they are related.
Schmeichel, Butland
Toby, Komp, Williams, Fran, Fonte
Eriksen, Siggy, Mahrez, Payet, Stan
Aguero, Vardy, Kane
1ft, 4.2m in bank
Would really appreciate some feedback.
Thank YouTrying to get my head around these DGW/Blanks.
Currently have 6 players with a DGW34 (including Kompany and GK) and only 3 with GW35 blanks (inc 1 GK), meaning i can field 10 DGW'ers in 34 and only 2 of the 4 DGW34'ers i get in need to play GW35.
Does you prefer the sound of this or GW33 WC?
Team:
https://i.gyazo.com/9451f4a021a7a7cd2a980c6b19e67418.pngI've not seen anybody toy around with a Firmino/Coutinho set up yet. That could be a good diff as a set up.
yep, coutinho will probably be in with a shout and playing regularly by then
We'll probably see a few Sanchez/Ozil and maybe Payet/Antoni...I prefer the Liverpool one though.
arsenal and liverpool have the best fixtures in dgw 34 imo for big attacking points. and united possibly for defence points.
Coutinho could prosper, his selfish shooting annoys me too much. He'd be brilliant to have if he just passes it to Firmino/Sturridge.
DGW madness has truly set in. selling Kane and Vardy to Ighalo and Martial.....
lei have sunderland gw33 when people will be using w/c ready for gw34
utd have tot away gw33, wat have eve gw33, if you want wbrom for dgw, they have city gw33
wham v ars, gw33 gonna be few players against each other when w/c is played. but of course if you are planning on chips then you need to w/c then, hope dont get injuries either,then theres the blanks in gw35 ! theres gonna be a lot of headaches around lol, good luckyeah definitely, pretty much all the players i want have poor gw33. i ideally would WC in 36 but my team is a bit short. although i might just take a -8 for 34 instead.
and its losing the likes of ali,kane,mahrez,vardy etc, but for some its hopefully the way to make ground, as gw37 may be to late to do anything if people are behind in leagues, will be interesting which w/c and chip will be the most popular, gw34, or 37, good luck
Anybody considering not having Kun for DGW34? Frees up a lot of money to be spent else where. Plus, Newcastle may have tightened up at the back under Rafa and Chelsea won't be a walk in the park for him? Just thinking out loud...
I did well a couple years ago by forgoing Kun in the run in for Dzeko. It could be good for chasers. Lukaku is now the prized asset.
My thoughts exactly. You could easily gain more points accross the field with money that he would free up. Well, that's providing he doesn't come our and bang in a major haul, which he is capable of. That's the risk you take with him I suppose..
Is it worth getting in lukaku this week?
If so, is Vardy the man to replace?Lukaku just banged in two against Chelsea. I can't see any reason why he can't do well again vs Arsenal.
Aguero, Lukaku AND ______
Kane
Highly considering keeping Kane.
Yeah, I am. I don't have a wildcard so I'm limited but even if I did I think it'd be foolish to overlook the likes of Kane just to get 15 double gameweekers.
will decide in 20 days.. likely to be a cheao option
Ighalo
Possibly Welbeck.
Possibly Sturridge.
Aguero could even be Bony by then...
I'll tell you next month 🙂Martial.
Hi Jazz. Having doubt on Martial? I'd say Rondon.
Any news on the pig? Will he come into dgw reckoning?
thinking of using WC in GW33 and BB in GW34 as it would be easier to have a full 15 in GW 34 then, use 4 FT to get chelsea players etc and have 11 DGW players at least playing in GW37 and use Triple Captain then or do you think it would be best to save Wildcard until GW 36 and maximise the bench boost with only 2 gameweeks it will affect and Trip Captain in 34?
