Fixtures

The Gameweek 35 Free Hit

With just 12 teams set to play in Gameweek 35, many Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers have pinpointed this round of fixtures as the ideal time to play their Free Hit chip.

While this has long been an accepted strategy among a sizeable section of the FPL community, there continues to be some confusion about the mechanics behind the chip.

With that in mind, we’ve put together this initial guide to the chip, before we start to look at player targets and squad building later this week.

First of all, let’s look at the problem solved by the Free Hit chip in Gameweek 35.

With the semi-finals of the FA Cup also taking place next weekend, we are limited to the following fixtures.

Gameweek 35 schedule

West Brom vs Liverpool
Watford vs Crystal Palace
Arsenal vs West Ham
Stoke vs Burnley
Man City vs Swansea
Everton vs Newcastle

That obviously means that squads could be almost decimated, with managers struggling to field a full XI, let alone one that can compete strongly.

Replacing last season’s All-Out Attack chip, the Free Hit chip can address this problem.

It affords us a chance to temporarily freshen up our 15-man squads for a single round of fixtures.

The Free Hit chip can be used just once in the season – just like the Wildcards, it can’t be cancelled when you hit confirm.

Similarly, any saved transfers carried over from the previous Gameweek will be nullified – effectively, then, we are back to a single free trade for the following round of fixtures.

As mentioned in this Premier League article at the start of the season, the Free Hit chip cannot be used to play the market – although you can replace every member of your squad for the Gameweek concerned, you do not benefit from any price changes from the new recruits.

This was an area of much discussion in our Hot Topic here.

Essentially, you should think of the Free Hit chip as a mini-wildcard, but one that you do not benefit from in terms of budget.

So if you want Raheem Sterling – the most bought player since last week’s deadline – in your Free Hit squad for the weekend encounter with Swansea City, get him in now and activate the chip to avoid missing any further price rises, particularly if you’re struggling for budget.

On the downside, though, even if he rises by 0.2, you can forget about making a 0.1 profit.

Once the Gameweek 35 deadline has passed, we will then revert to our original squad set-ups. Any price rises or falls that hit our original set of players in the previous Gameweek will then be reflected.

So, for example, if you traded out Romelu Lukaku on your Free Hit chip prior to a price fall, that subsequent drop will still be factored into your squad value on his return.

As mentioned, there is no way to play the market.

Also, when playing the Free Hit chip, any transfers already made prior to activation are included so any transfers costs or “hits” spent to this point will be refunded.

This kills the possibility that we can profit by bringing in players early as “standard” transfers, waiting until Saturday morning, pre-deadline, before confirming the Free Hit chip.

Every trade made in the Gameweek will be classed as part of the Free Hit chip, regardless of when it is made.

An early transfer only helps to avoid paying that little bit more for a player with your Free Hit funds should that player enjoy a likely price rise over the next few days.

With many Wildcards played ahead of Double Gameweeks 34 and 37, it’s perhaps likely, in terms of the current setup of our squads, that levels of interest in the Gameweek 35 big-hitters will centre on Mohamed Salah, who boasts an ownership of 57.6%.

Indeed, the Egyptian is one of a host of well-owned picks set to feature this upcoming weekend.

The likes of Kevin De Bruyne (21.9%) and Sterling (18.5%) joins Salah in the top three most owned midfielders, Nicolas Otamendi (26.1%) is the most popular defender, while Roberto Firmino (38.1%) is the number one forward, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (12.4%) among the top six strikers.

With FPL interest in Gabriel Jesus and the Liverpool defence on the rise, the likes of Kevin Long (4.0), Luka Milivojevic (5.1) and Ayoze Perez (5.3) are also among the main targets for managers. All three offer in-form solutions for those with low team value scanning for budget buys.

Indeed, Free Hit managers will likely be spending big funds on a spread of heavy-hitters while filling at least three of the four bench slots with budget fodder and inactive players.

Our coverage of the Gameweek 35 Free Hit will continue over the week as we look to the best options in defence and attack. There will also be a members article which turns to our Opta data for further insight into possible solutions.

346 Comments Post a Comment
  1. YoungPretender
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Any good?

    Karius
    Mustafi Baines PVA
    Salah Sterling Sane Zaha
    Firmino Jesus Aubameyang

    Nordfeldt Long Kiko Hughes

    1. Fantastisk
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 months ago

      Don't like Mustafi one bit.

      1. YoungPretender
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        Who would you suggest? VVD?

  2. Pariße
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 11 months ago

    Just checked my rank, first time out of the top 100 since new year. Had to happen on the BB week 🙂

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 11 months ago

        *tiny violin plays*

        1. Pariße
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          🙁 Still confident I'm getting back in when it's done.

          1. MTPockets
              5 years, 11 months ago

              Good luck, I'm just 28pts from 15 bitter.

              1. Pariße
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 11 months ago

                Wow, very good.

        2. TLF
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          I would say unlucky but that's a superb season you are having there !

          1. Pariße
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            Thanks. Kind of bitter now, but less than a month ago I was looking at the prizes 🙂

            1. TLF
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 11 months ago

              Your best rank ? What's your average finish?

              1. Pariße
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 11 months ago

                Best this season was 12th midweek, 19 at the end of it. I just realized I've had (tiny) red arrows since GW 29.

                My average finish is around 300k, but that's mostly due to the first 2 seasons when I finished at 600k and 800k. I finished in or just outside top 5k in the last 2.

        3. Euro Raiders
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Why are you not providing your team link?

          1. Pariße
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            Privacy concerns 🙂 I might do it at the end of the season and see how it ends up.

        4. Fantastisk
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Gutted for you m8.

      • PascalCygan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        Sterling and Jesus nailed to play in GW35 v Swansea?

        Thinking of getting them in now before prices rise - how big is the danger of rotation?

        Thanks

        1. Robe Wan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Not as heavy as it used to be for sterling

          Jesus - who knows? Him maybe

          1. PascalCygan
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            Thought as much. Cheers.

      • TLF
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        So Arny will be reclassified as a striker next season?

        1. Robe Wan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Should be

        2. Numb
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Hernandez could be striker tonight?

          1. TLF
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            Maybe, is there a rule on player reclassification ?

      • Karan14
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        Current Free Hit Draft:

        Pickford
        Robertson • PVA • Lowton
        Salah • KDB • Sterling • Zaha
        Auba • Firmino • Jesus

        Looks like a lot depends on what comes out from the pressers and Pool’s leaked line up.

        Other players im considering are Wood, Tosun, Sane, Silva, Arnie and maybe Coleman/Baines in defence.

        1. Richd
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          I’m just gonna go with the scout picks. Ez.

          1. Fred54
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            *whoever they don't pick.

            1. Fantastisk
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 11 months ago

              This. Such a wonderful source of inspiration.

        2. true_Jerry
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          same as mine, except Baines for pva

        3. TLF
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          I've been thinking similar, there are a few differentials out there too though. Not if that id include Arny in the diffrential list but I'm tempted to include him in a 5 man mid field.

          1. Karan14
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            Yup I’d be tempted to shift to a 5 man mid also if one of Jesus or Firmino are doubts to start. But even Wood/Tosun look decent differentials upfront.

            1. Rust Cohle
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 11 months ago

              I’m playing a five man midfield and forcing myself to choose between Firmino and Jesus.

      • Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        DDG
        Alonso* - Daniels - Lowton
        Willian* - Mahrez - Lingard*
        Kane - Vardy - Wilson*

        Players remaining, * = good chance of not starting/no show.

        Seem reasonable?

        1. ludaslol
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Kane might rest

          1. Fred54
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            Doubt it, he's been resting enough during matches.

          2. Fantastisk
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            Nah

        2. Richd
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Why would Willian be rested ?

          1. Jafooli
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            FA Cup SF?

      • Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        I’m playing my WC this week, any chance of article on that? Need a team that seems me thru BGW35, GW36 & DGW37 please.

        1. Numb
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          No, the scouts are all on FH this week I'm afraid.

          1. Jafooli
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            Thought so Numb, shame....

        2. Rash
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          I doubt it as this site seemed to favour the 32 wild card strategy

          1. Jafooli
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            To true Rash.....

            1. Rash
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 11 months ago

              Might not be a bad thing as the template been dead long ago..

        3. Debauchy
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Trust yourself Jaf

          1. Jafooli
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            No chance of that happening Debs 😛

          2. Debauchy
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            What can go wrong

        4. DJ1000
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Haven’t you got a spreadsheet ready? Look at optimum free hit players and see how they fit into the remaining gameweeks, especially gw37. There is a clear path there.

      • ludaslol
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        Who to ship first

        Mahrez Willian Son or Alli

        For a city mid for 35

        1. Garth Marenghi
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Alli

        2. DJ1000
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          I would watch spurs game tomorrow and make a decision from that. Have a feeling son reduced minutes.

        3. Rust Cohle
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Willian. Comeback against relegation-bound Soton notwithstanding, Chelsea look like they’ve given up. Conte is a dead man walking.

        4. Kun Tozser
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Mahrez straight to any city mid for me

      • Numb
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        I wonder if Alonso owners' good fortune will be confirmed tomorrow with a retrospective ban?

        1. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          "Alonso owner" and "good fortune".

          Heh.l

          1. Make Arrows Green Again
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            Ha! Quite.. He forgot to include the word "ridiculously" in the appropriate place.

            1. fr3d
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 11 months ago

              I wonder if Alonso owners' good fortune will be confirmed tomorrow with a ridiculously retrospective ban?

          2. Richd
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            We’ve had some great moments over the last two seasons. I can’t be mad at him. He’s a fpl legend. He was everything Kolarov could have been.

            1. DJ1000
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 11 months ago

              I can’t be mad at him. Been rubbish last 10 gws and I don’t have him

      • Pep says
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        Will be interesting to see if the Scouts who are free hitting put the same players in their team Saturday morning as the ones they put forward for the scout picks article.

        1. Numb
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Well, not necessarily as the Picks are a committee decision

          1. Pep says
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            Their respective picks I mean towards the final team I mean. Which article comes first, Scout Squad or Scout Picks?

            1. Numb
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 11 months ago

              Ah yeah, true

        2. Debauchy
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          picks have a restricted budget no ?

          1. Pep says
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            Ya but I doubt they factor this in and spread the funds. Probably only sacrifice one player in the team to fit the budget.

        3. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Will be interesting to see if the Scouts all pick the same team except for a few players

      • Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        Prob gonna captain a city mid over Salah to be fair. I’ll just get Salah in as a safeguard so it doesn’t totally implode.

        1. Karan14
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Can’t look past Salah this week. 2 goals away from breaking the big record.

      • Karan14
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        Better option for this week?

        A) KDB & Lowton

        B) Sane & Baines

        1. Debauchy
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          B

        2. Siva Mohan
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          B

        3. WE GO FOR IT
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          B

      • grayedog
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        Rate my FH team, please -- this gets me 0.2 ITB:

        Pickford (Maenpaa)
        Kompany Mustafi Lowton (Long, 3.9DEF) -> keeping Long instead of 3.9 in case I require a sub
        Salah Mane Sterling Mili (Andy King)
        Auba Firmino Jesus

        Only 2 ARS but how do I get another in (if it's worth it?)

        1. Debauchy
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Nice, as will many look , getting the right differentials will decide your success

      • Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        Surprised FFS doesn’t sell t-shirts and baseball caps etc with cheesy FPL one liners.

        Leave your slogan suggestions below and I’ll get some printed up......

        1. Debauchy
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          I slept with Kiko

          1. Jafooli
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            And all I got was a lousy 1pt.

            1. Debauchy
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 11 months ago

              Great , add that too lol

            2. Garlana
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 11 months ago

              Haha

        2. Red Dagger ✪
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Lol @ someone....

        3. Siva Mohan
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          In Jafooli We Trust!

        4. Pep says
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          'It's a goodnight from me.'

        5. Richd
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          If ville ronka jumped off a bridge, would you triple up on brighton defence ?

        6. pundit of punts
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Ayew looking lively?

        7. potatoace
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Its happenstance

        8. DJ1000
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          I love Dullards

          1. potatoace
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            Casuals win again

        9. Fantastisk
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          The Scout can do one.

        10. Debauchy
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Bemba is a Stud

        11. DA Minnion (Former great)
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          How does the free hit chip work?

        12. XabiAlonso
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          OMG

        13. panda07
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          It doesn't matter if you don't like my FH team because I can change EVERYTHING before the deadline

        14. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          "It only counts as -2 in a DGW."

          "Nostalgia pick. "

          "I make tables."

        15. badgerboy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          #magicbean

        16. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Terence Trent D'Arby's Dullard Army!

          1. Debauchy
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            Ahhhh nice Fred

        17. Debauchy
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Kane sucks

        18. Debauchy
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          EPIC FAIL

        19. Sánchez
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          That tweet 😯

        20. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Get the f@&k out of my team

        21. Concrete
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          RMT

      • pjomara
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        Knowing the Liverpool lineup beforehand will make a huge difference to anyone on FH. I might even put in a WBA player or two if Salah, Firmino and Mane are rested.

        1. Richd
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Matt Phillips essential

        2. Fantastisk
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Foster tc for a punt?

      • steve_p
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        Does anyone less lazy than me know what kind of teams Pep fielded after he had the titles all sewn up at Barca and Bayern? Might shed some light on how much rotation we can expect from now on at Man City

        1. DJ1000
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Man City not in any cup comps so would expect minimal rotation. Maybe kdb gets less minutes as he played a lot in silvas absence. Aguero injured. I can see sterling and Jesus getting a lot of minutes

        2. DJ1000
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          And Man City can break a lot of records

      • My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        How does she look?

        Pope
        Ward Long VVD
        Zaha Salah Sterling KdB
        Auba Jesus Firmino
        Pickford Mili Jags Lejeune

      • Scotty B
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        Which two City players are you guys looking at getting in?

        1. Fantastisk
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Two?

        2. DJ1000
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Sterling and Jesus

        3. Red Dagger ✪
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Sterling and Jesus

        4. Sánchez
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          For week 35?

          Ederson Silva DeBruyne

        5. Numb
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Sterling and KDB. And Jesus if Aguero still out.

        6. timmmuh
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Sterling Jesus and Kompany

        7. WE GO FOR IT
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Sterling and KdB

      • The Royal Robin
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        Could really do with a Shaqiri haul tonight.

        1. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          That's a strange way to spell Arnie.

        2. Siva Mohan
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          0-0 then

          1. WE GO FOR IT
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            I'd love this as a Masuaku owner.

      • KUNingas
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        Best defenders for FH GW35?

        1. timmmuh
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Good question ... i am going with Robertson; Baines; and Kompany ... with a bench of Yedlin and Long. Going attack heavy with 5 mids and 2 strikers (or 4/3).

        2. Karan14
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          City if you’re not going 3 attackers.
          Robertson/VVD
          Coleman/Baines
          PVA
          Burnley

      • Jubilanus / BSC Small Boys …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        Too rotation risky for this week?

        Dubravaka,
        baines, Lowton, Kiko
        Salah, Mane, Sterling, Silva,
        Firm, Abau, Jesus

        3.9gk, Mili, Long, 3.9def

      • Sterling Chap
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        Organised a team for the DGWs and got rid of my LIV assets. Logged in just now, to discover I never pressed the confirm button for the bench boost. Doh!

      • Hochoki
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        which 3 to transfer out ??

        1. Vertonghen
        2. Morgan
        3. Mahrez
        4. Willian
        5. Son
        6 Lukaku

        1. TallestJohn
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Don't really get the context but the 3 I'd least want for the rest of the season would be Morgan, Willian and one of Mahrez/Son.

          Might be different depending on who you've already got and who you'd be getting in.

        2. WE GO FOR IT
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          2,4,5

      • JurgenRodgers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        No news is good news for Alonso owners?

        1. Goalosaurus
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Yeah, pity its only Monday though. Think the ban will be on its way.

        2. Fantastisk
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          He's in the clear. The guy is like Teflon when it comes to charges.

      • Flynny
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        Any initial views on best captain?

        I'm thinking sterling or jesus ahead of salah....

        Thanks

        1. Siva Mohan
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Jesus

        2. TallestJohn
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Whichever striker starts for City should be a great option.

          Salah, Aubameyang or KDB the other obvious candidates.

      • WE GO FOR IT
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        FH Draft 1:

        Pickford
        Tarkowski PvA Robertson
        KdB Salah Sterling Sane Zaha
        Auba Firmino

        How's it looking? Too top heavy?

        1. Karan14
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Looks good. Going for something very similar. Maybe Jesus over KDB if Kun is not fit.

          1. WE GO FOR IT
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            I was thinking about that but since almost all are going for Jesus, I decided to KdB as a somewhat differential.

            1. Karan14
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 11 months ago

              I’m actually pretty confused between City assets. Any of them could haul. But if Kun is back I’ll most likely go with 3 you have.

              1. WE GO FOR IT
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 11 months ago

                Yeah, that's the only reason I'm going with 3 attackers. Increases my chances of having the one that will haul.

      • Scotty B
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        Foster Elliot
        TAA Lowton Ake Baines Alonso
        Walcott Shaqiri Hazard Eriksen Lingard
        Barnes Aubamayang Lukaku

        Alonso, Lingard & Lukaku > Kompany, Sterling & Jesus for -8 good moves?
        Would give me 11 players in 35 also.

      • AzzaroMax99
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        Lukaku+Mahrez->Jesus+Sterling for free?
        It will give me 11 players in gw35

        Hennessey
        VVD, Mustafi, Lowton, Tarkowski
        Salah, Sterling, Kenedy
        Auba, Jesus, Barnes

      • Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        A free hit should be personal like from deep from the depths of your gut.
        Templates are a longer term strategy
        Ask no questions just do it

        1. walkman666
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          I'd extend that point to this entire forum.

        2. willl
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Exactly, one week wildcard should be license for gut feeling picks.

        3. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          This is why I retained Arnie and brought Mili on my FH.

          Also made Sanchez (C)....fecker.

        4. BananaNose Maldonado
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          I wholeheartedly agree with this. I used the FH in 34, have had fairly weak returns so far (34 points , but got the biggest thrill out of following my gut, having Izquierdo, and seeing him score. Those moments are what make the game fun, in my opinion. Anyone could come on here, read the boards, put together a template team, and finish in the top 20K. But where's the fun in that?

          1. Debauchy
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 11 months ago

            Agree, kept TAA on wc for a similar reason , was sweating on the start tbh but looked a fair punt going fwd. Doubt many would have agreed was a "safe choice" at the time

      • Football Weekender
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 11 months ago

        Free Hit team...

        Pickford
        Robertson • Van Aanholt • Chambers
        Salah • De Bruyne • Sterling • Zaha
        Aubameyang • G.Jesus • Firmino

        Robles • K.Femenia • K.Long • Loftus-Cheek

        1. Debauchy
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 11 months ago

          Have to better Chambers otherwise good