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Transfers Used

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With the International break upon us I thought I’d get people’s views on what a sensible / acceptable amount of transfers usage is this year 4 games in. I’m asking for a friend :lol:

My friend thinks using an average of 4 to this point to jump on some of the established trends and adjust for injuries / suspensions to gain 0 :oops: - 30 points feels about right as it’s kept most of his teams in the top 10,000.

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Depends if your team needed surgery or not but 0-5 ok depending how initial team setup. I usually use number of weeks as a guide. With 40 xfers and similar number of game weeks I try to keep around that mark. Also have an injury and you are out rule. Being below average going into the new year obviously also gives more options for 3-0s etc.

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For one of my better teams within the top 10k I have done 0 transfers so far.

My best team near 1k has done 4 transfers although I wasted a transfer on Richarlison.

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My 3 season long teams running to normal rules (e.g. not Eggcup) have each used about 4. Mostly for the good of the team, at least on paper, other than the continued failure to get Alonso.

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Thanks folks. Sounds like 4ish transfers might be par for the season long course this year then. At least if your trying to keep pace (whatever that is).

That’s good to hear because it err...let’s me put my friends mind at rest. I haven’t used any transfers obviously.

He has also asked me about a rash that he’s developed ...

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I've got 4 teams and 3 of them have used 3 transfers and the other one 0 transfers.

I don't think there is any harm having used 4 or 5 transfers at this stage as long as you now have a team and a formation that you are happy with.

40 transfers is far too many in my opinion and I would much prefer the game if they reduced it back to 20-30.

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With 40 transfers and so many in-form players i think wildcards are more feasible in tff now. I'll be burning 4 more transfers after the break.

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sehs527 wrote:With 40 transfers and so many in-form players i think wildcards are more feasible in tff now. I'll be burning 4 more transfers after the break.
Please no. Another step towards both total dumbing down and silly FPL gimmickry

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murf wrote: 04 Sep 2018, 21:17
sehs527 wrote:With 40 transfers and so many in-form players i think wildcards are more feasible in tff now. I'll be burning 4 more transfers after the break.
Please no. Another step towards both total dumbing down and silly FPL gimmickry
As TFF only allows 5 transfers per game week but as a game week starts on a Tuesday you could effectively emulate a wildcard between Saturday games by doing 5 transfers on the Monday and the other 5 on a Tuesday. This way you also mimic the FPL transfer system by doing all your transfers before any team line-ups are announced.

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0 or 1 transfer used.

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I'm a bit embarrassed to say I've used six which could become seven to get Alonso in for Moura after Tottenham play early Saturday.

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The last two posts taken together still keep the average at 4ish :lol: I have an Alonso shortage too.

Latic, my friend thinks you are showing off. Is your average league position as impressive as your transfer usage though? :mrgreen:

This point is kind of why I asked the question. I’m interested if others are allowing themselves transfers to stay at a targeted “pace”. I’ve probably always erred in the side of caution (being a tortoise at heart) in previous years whereas this year, I’m trying to force myself to think about opportunities every week.

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Jamjack wrote: 05 Sep 2018, 09:23
Latic, my friend thinks you are showing off.
Nope, just been very busy lately :lol:

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I've used 2 so far and about am 8500 overall. I would have used more if I was affected by injuries, suspensions or definite non starters. As a general rule I've kept a player if it was just a 1 game ban, but a 3 game ban is a definite get-rid.

I think using a few more tinkers before the next transfer window is fine too, to get a good looking team for the short/medium term, then I'll try and sit on my hands and hardly use any until mid/late December, where the games come thick and fast and I can wade back into the transfer market like Billy Bigshot and crush all before me. That's the plan, never quite happens like that though :oops:

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I have used 5 subs for my single entrant team. One wasted on Richarlison but all the others were good moves and (fingers crossed) season long transfers.

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11 teams, transfers remain as follows: 2 x 38, 3 x 37, 3 x 36 and 3 x 35.
Jamjack wrote: 04 Sep 2018, 15:53 My friend thinks using an average of 4 to this point to jump on some of the established trends and adjust for injuries...
I'd say this is good transfer usage, you know when your teams look right.
Jamjack wrote: 04 Sep 2018, 15:53 My friend thinks using an average of 4 feels about right.... as it’s kept most of his teams in the top 10,000.
I try not to chase position this early in the season. Hares, weeklies and monthlies will be clouding the picture right now possibly more than at any other point in the season.

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Darbyand wrote: 05 Sep 2018, 13:09 I try not to chase position this early in the season. Hares, weeklies and monthlies will be clouding the picture right now possibly more than at any other point in the season.
Totally get that and I’ve tried to not be influenced by weeklies / monthlies despite the impression you get of losing ground.

The only usable benchmark I have been able to come up with to guess at a theoretical season long run rate was based around the starting 11 leaderboard. The leader has 270 points and if I assume they would be doing well to have made 2 good transfers (10 point gain with each), given it’s hard to improve a strong the team, perhaps the theoretical season long leader amoungst is on about 290 points.

Then I started considering that a lot of the best starting 11s might have changed strategy towards the monthly prize and perhaps the theoretical season long leader score is less than 290.

Interestng but I think I can only conclude on 2 points; 1, I get bored on international break weeks and 2, I’ve not done much work this afternoon.

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the starting 11 leader is in a league where there are no transfers allowed before jan 1st. see via previous link - hare and tortoise. don't worry about him - it will all go wrong once he's allowed to make any

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Yorkshire Exile wrote: 05 Sep 2018, 14:54 the starting 11 leader is in a league where there are no transfers allowed before jan 1st. see via previous link - hare and tortoise. don't worry about him - it will all go wrong once he's allowed to make any
:lol: :lol: :lol: Bit like me then

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Hi,
My top team in 23rd place overall, on 326 points, has done 20 transfers. I went for MOTM and came up nearly 50 points short. :lol:
The team is at present,:-
Arrizabalaga, Walker, Schulpp, Alonso, Mendy, LaPorte, Mane, Walcott, Moura, Kane, Tosun.

The rest of my teams have done around half a dozen transfers. I'm working on roughly one a week but because of the international break thought I'd use those couple of transfers too, so I could get the in form players in, with good runs to come, after int. break. :wink:

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I have a team on 240 no transfers used that I entered after the start, Saturday I think so not on starting 11 league but would be 2 points off top 100.

I have another on 238 with 1 used.

I'm reasonably happy with them both but imagine I will be needing some changes sooner rather than later especially in the 1st one which has king and mitrovic up front :D

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Jamjack wrote: 05 Sep 2018, 14:52
The only usable benchmark I have been able to come up with to guess at a theoretical season long run rate was based around the starting 11 leaderboard.
Starting 11 leaderboard is both irrelevant and misleading because many (all?) of the top teams would have been entered after Friday so ineligible for that table

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Have used 2 and am in approx 4K position. Looking at making another 2/3 following this window but no major surgery required, just want to get Alonso and maybe Hazard in

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dead parrot wrote: 07 Sep 2018, 01:10
Jamjack wrote: 05 Sep 2018, 14:52
The only usable benchmark I have been able to come up with to guess at a theoretical season long run rate was based around the starting 11 leaderboard.
Starting 11 leaderboard is both irrelevant and misleading because many (all?) of the top teams would have been entered after Friday so ineligible for that table
It has to have some relevance does it not? I only entered 2 of my 15ish teams on the Saturday because the advantage of seeing the 3pm k/o matches this year (Liverpool, City etc all played Sunday) was less valuable, especially when You considered the enevitable TFF site melt down risk. Genuinely interested if I’m missing the point though?

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What's your lowest starting team position?
Mine is about 40k (having many Man U players in it). So suggests that between half and two thirds of all teams were entered after the first Friday and excluded from the starting league. Inevitably these will have fewer Man U players so tend be the higher placed teams

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Personally always enter all my teams pre season. Can't be bothered with vagaries of system performance nor can I guarantee being around for team news. I got one duff experimental team, a few subject to rules or where I didn't pick all starting 11. Worst starting 11 is at 6.9k. Best just outside top 100. Without sane could have been bettervstill :roll:

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dead parrot wrote: 08 Sep 2018, 14:40 What's your lowest starting team position?
Mine is about 40k (having many Man U players in it). So suggests that between half and two thirds of all teams were entered after the first Friday and excluded from the starting league. Inevitably these will have fewer Man U players so tend be the higher placed teams
Similar, 50k - Man U block (seemed a good idea at the time). That was actually my only team with any Man U players but I still entered most of my teams before the start. Understand your rationale now (thanks), I just never thought so many people would gamble on a Saturday entry. If your are right then the true season long team leader will have a much higher score than my estimate.

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Used 37 or 38 with most teams. Only one, still on 40 which is in 10k position but still has Jota and Coady. Oh and Aubameyang who is yet to convince me.

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Even if only 50% of serious, season long teams are valid starting xi teams then that league is still a very good guide to where you should be IMO. If it isn't then what is better? A decent superleague like FISO £25??

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buttonphobic wrote:Used 37 or 38 with most teams.
How did you get round the 5 per week rule? ;)

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