Raoul's RMT

[Ironfist]

Must there be a Kane priced forward to give flexibility, even if I care only about GW 1-6 for now?

Am just wrestling with this issue atm... had Kane until now, but the switch the Vardy has freed up so many other options...

[raoul]

Ederson - 170
Robertson - 215
TAA - 215
Azpilcueta - 165
Digne - 165
Luiz - 160
Salah/Sterling rotation covering 34 captaincies (13 transfers) - 620
Brooks - 150
Sigurdsson - 185
Kane - 240 (includes 4 captaincies)
King - 150

Pts are just for my reference. Aim currently is Kane and Brooks will be gone before GW4. I think my previous version a few posts above is better for the season as a whole, but the above seems to look good for early fixtures. Not totally sold on the Chelsea defenders though.

[jacksosi]

Salah/Sterling rotation covering 34 captaincies (13 transfers) - 620

Have you left a bit of budget in case both rise in price, as I’m guessing you’ll often lose any 0.1s you make while briefly holding them?

[Sutter Kane]

Yes this is a problem with HOHO if you're using the same players through the season. Similar might happen with an Aguero/Kane/Auba slot I guess.

[raoul]

at present no, I have not left anything spare, but I totally agree. Mentally I have left some spare in defence, as there are ways to free 0.5m without too much pain, should the need arise.

Of course, the slot I have open is 12.5m for Salah, so a Sterling rise is not a problem until/unless it exceeds 0.5m. Hoping it becomes a problem (as this shows they are scoring well) but only a few weeks into the season when my squad value should have risen elsewhere.

As with any plan, it is fallible

[blahblah]

Cue Blackadder\Baldrick references

[dod]

Ederson - 170
Robertson - 215
TAA - 215
Azpilcueta - 165
Digne - 165
Luiz - 160
Salah/Sterling rotation covering 34 captaincies (13 transfers) - 620
Brooks - 150
Sigurdsson - 185
Kane - 240 (includes 4 captaincies)
King - 150

Pts are just for my reference. Aim currently is Kane and Brooks will be gone before GW4. I think my previous version a few posts above is better for the season as a whole, but the above seems to look good for early fixtures. Not totally sold on the Chelsea defenders though.

This is the 2nd team I've seen on here that is almost identical to my own. Obviously I wish you good luck with it . You should definitely keep 0.5m ITB if you are intending a transfer heavy HOHO strategy though. It's not a question of if you will need to dip into that cash, but when.

PS. Did you mean King rather than Kane would be gone by GW4?

[raoul]

Ederson - 170
Robertson - 215
TAA - 215
Azpilcueta - 165
Digne - 165
Luiz - 160
Salah/Sterling rotation covering 34 captaincies (13 transfers) - 620
Brooks - 150
Sigurdsson - 185
Kane - 240 (includes 4 captaincies)
King - 150

Pts are just for my reference. Aim currently is Kane and Brooks will be gone before GW4. I think my previous version a few posts above is better for the season as a whole, but the above seems to look good for early fixtures. Not totally sold on the Chelsea defenders though.

This is the 2nd team I've seen on here that is almost identical to my own. Obviously I wish you good luck with it . You should definitely keep 0.5m ITB if you are intending a transfer heavy HOHO strategy though. It's not a question of if you will need to dip into that cash, but when.

ha! Anyone would think I read your blog advice...

[dod]

Ederson - 170
Robertson - 215
TAA - 215
Azpilcueta - 165
Digne - 165
Luiz - 160
Salah/Sterling rotation covering 34 captaincies (13 transfers) - 620
Brooks - 150
Sigurdsson - 185
Kane - 240 (includes 4 captaincies)
King - 150

Pts are just for my reference. Aim currently is Kane and Brooks will be gone before GW4. I think my previous version a few posts above is better for the season as a whole, but the above seems to look good for early fixtures. Not totally sold on the Chelsea defenders though.

This is the 2nd team I've seen on here that is almost identical to my own. Obviously I wish you good luck with it . You should definitely keep 0.5m ITB if you are intending a transfer heavy HOHO strategy though. It's not a question of if you will need to dip into that cash, but when.

ha! Anyone would think I read your blog advice...

[SirMattBugsby]

at present no, I have not left anything spare, but I totally agree. Mentally I have left some spare in defence, as there are ways to free 0.5m without too much pain, should the need arise.

Of course, the slot I have open is 12.5m for Salah, so a Sterling rise is not a problem until/unless it exceeds 0.5m. Hoping it becomes a problem (as this shows they are scoring well) but only a few weeks into the season when my squad value should have risen elsewhere.

As with any plan, it is fallible

Count me in on this strategy My only reservation is, how frequently will we be doing the HOHO? I don't think every week is viable, not once every two weeks either. Once every 3-4 weeks seems just about right.

I'm also still not sure if we should we just suck it up and create another premium spot in the team..

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[raoul]

I have looked at the HOHO a lot, and just 4 transfers gets you to GW17 with a pretty impressive fixture run. Assuming a WC is played at some point in the first 17 GW, we are down to 3 TF if so desired. From memory, it is the second half of the season where more transfers are needed to make this work, and I cannot see too much point in thinking that far ahead ...but even then it was only about another 7 I think, 5 if you take out the effect of a WC and FH.

There are certainly weeks where I would happily have either/both, but on good MC weeks an Aguero appearance could be the answer to hedge no-Sterling a bit.

The 13 TF I quote above allows for bringing in AN Other for those weeks where neither Salah nor Sterling appeals, but tbh I think Sterling is a safe bet in any week so would probably just use him. Maybe not for Liv v MC games, but...

[SirMattBugsby]

Yeah, I've seen till GW 11 and Salah-> Sterling in GW 6 looks good. Could go earlier in GW 4 but Salah has (NEW) GW 5.

The Kane spot is where HOHO seems more frequently needed, almost every other week. I really hope Kane starts well, that will make things much easier.

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[raoul]

OK, so my squad went through a lot of tweaks from where I thought I would end up, main issues being:

- Chelsea losing Luiz, and with Rudiger only a maybe on being back from injury, means a Chelsea back line that might be ropey, hard to predict (and a far from simple GW1 away fixture). Decided therefore that Chelsea def to be avoided for now

- Some doubt over MC defence lineup with Cancelo arrival, LaPorte having a knock, so went Zinchenko as an early week sort of safe starter (even then I am concerned)

- decided VVD a safer regular starter than TAA

- decided I should have a premium striker and that meant a downgrade to D5. Went Rico based purely on early fixtures and hearing on here that he is likely to start. He had better do … although I have Greenwood as a sub so...

- went Auba over Kane, meaning no Spurs and a tasty GW1 fixture. Gulp. Hoping Harry's August thing is indeed a thing.

- Martial was a monster when actually playing last season and now it seems he will, and Lukaku gone and not replaced, so seems a no-brainer

- KdB fills the M2 slot. Siggy may well appear pretty fast and sit there all season, but whether he replaces KdB or is additional I don't know. Wish I could have him but...

- am sticking with the Salah/Sterling rotation so will be logging its success on here. The plan is Salah gets priority selection based on his games against my predicted bottom 11 teams, with Sterling getting in for most of the rest. Whichever one is in will be captain with very few exceptions. Aim is to average 8.5 in this slot, and after one game Mo has done his job and got 10

Ederson

Robertson
VVD
Zinchencko
Digne
Rico

Salah
KdB
Martial

Aubameyang
King

(Button, Greenwood, Dendoncker, Amos)

[raoul]

Salah/Sterling HOHO experiment

GW1 - Salah NOR 10 Avg = 10.0
GW2 - Salah sot

[SirMattBugsby]

Kudos for going forward with the HOHO Raoul. I chickened out.

To truly guage its success, will it be a better idea to take related players into account if you'd gotten Sterling as well?

In my case, for example, this is Sterling + Wilson vs KdB + Auba. Auba's (c) in GW 2 to be compared against Salah(c) (sou).

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[blahblah]

Salah/Sterling HOHO experiment

GW1 - Salah NOR 10 Avg = 10.0
GW2 - Salah sot

I'm seeing 12 Points (not in my lot, obviously )

[raoul]

Salah/Sterling HOHO experiment

GW1 - Salah NOR 10 Avg = 10.0
GW2 - Salah sot

I'm seeing 12 Points (not in my lot, obviously )

when Pukki scored last night I wept for you

[blahblah]

Salah/Sterling HOHO experiment

GW1 - Salah NOR 10 Avg = 10.0
GW2 - Salah sot

I'm seeing 12 Points (not in my lot, obviously )

when Pukki scored last night I wept for you

It was more a full blown doubled up crying here

[raoul]

GW1

OK, so 77 pts. Not unreasonable, but a little disappointing. Obviously not having Sterling has hurt, as has going from Kane to Auba (although the latter decision means I avoid a transfer this week as Auba would have been coming anyway). And the decision to avoid Chelsea defenders worked out.

My concerns are Zinchenko and Rico. Cancelo looks a steal at 5.5 and must surely get a place in the next game, but at whose expense? Might Zinchenko last a while?

I have 0.5m itb so could Rico move up to a 4.5 - Soyuncu maybe? Dunk?

Or hold the transfer this week, as I know I will need at least one in GW3 to bring Sterling in.

[Ironfist]

[Aldershot Rejects]

Hold!

[raoul]

Hold it is!

[blahblah]

Take a hit

[SirMattBugsby]

GW 2 is when you reap the possible reward of having Aubameyang over Sterling and Kane owners. I say slap the (c) on Auba, log off and return Saturday morning

Getting Sterling in is not mandatory either, especially when Kane has an equally good fixture.

[mikeg13]

GW 2 is when you reap the possible reward of having Aubameyang over Sterling and Kane owners. I say slap the (c) on Auba, log off and return Saturday morning

Getting Sterling in is not mandatory either, especially when Kane has an equally good fixture.

Understand your reasons, but it could be first time we see Afc new front line, just my view but Lac has good chance if it plays in getting most benefit from it, know French league different but Pepe made a fair few chances last season, left foot but plays on right, with Aub coming from other side who ever in the box has chances

[blahblah]

GW 2 is when you reap the possible reward of having Aubameyang over Sterling and Kane owners. I say slap the (c) on Auba, log off and return Saturday morning

Getting Sterling in is not mandatory either, especially when Kane has an equally good fixture.

Understand your reasons, but it could be first time we see Afc new front line, just my view but Lac has good chance if it plays in getting most benefit from it, know French league different but Pepe made a fair few chances last season, left foot but plays on right, with Aub coming from other side who ever in the box has chances

And Martinelli and Ceb in the midfield 3

[raoul]

2 weeks in, and a chance to review things ahead of first transfer(s).

Overall a decent but unspectacular start, sitting at 530k with 2 FT and 0.5m itb.

SQUAD

Ederson, Button
VVD, Robbo, Digne, Zinchenko, Rico
Salah, KdB, Martial, Dendoncker, Amos
Auba, King, Greenwood

My thoughts:

- next 2 weeks are not strong Salah weeks in my opinion. Switch to Sterling and captain him?
- or keep Salah, and just captain KdB instead?
- Auba to Kane?
- King to Pukki?
- go to 1 FWD and do Auba to Pukki, King to a bench warmer, and get Sterling in (will require a defensive downgrade somewhere) and this is a WC and...

Ederson (Button)
VVD, Digne, Maguire, Boly (Lundstram)
Salah, Sterling, KdB, Martial, Ceballos/McGinn
Pukki (Greenwood, Martinelli)

Liking the look of this a lot.

Thoughts? (including whether Ceballos or McGinn)

btw there will be periods where I do not have both Salah and Sterling, but for the next handful of weeks I cannot fathom out which is safest not to have, so am thinking both for a while.

[mongoose]

Ederson (Button)
VVD, Digne, Maguire, Boly (Lundstram)
Salah, Sterling, KdB, Martial, Ceballos/McGinn
Pukki (Greenwood, Martinelli)

Liking the look of this a lot.

Thoughts? (including whether Ceballos or McGinn)

btw there will be periods where I do not have both Salah and Sterling, but for the next handful of weeks I cannot fathom out which is safest not to have, so am thinking both for a while.

That is very similar to a wild card squad I was toying with, but plumped for a -4 hit instead to get KDB in.

Another option that looked to work is go with Cantwell instead of the 5.6m options (need a couple more games to see if Ceballos continues, so McGinn is safer) and you can squeeze in
Mane + Firminho instead of Salah and still have Sterling, KDB, Martial and Pukki though you would need to downgrade VVD or Ederson.

[raoul]

Ederson (Button)
VVD, Digne, Maguire, Boly (Lundstram)
Salah, Sterling, KdB, Martial, Ceballos/McGinn
Pukki (Greenwood, Martinelli)

Liking the look of this a lot.

Thoughts? (including whether Ceballos or McGinn)

btw there will be periods where I do not have both Salah and Sterling, but for the next handful of weeks I cannot fathom out which is safest not to have, so am thinking both for a while.

That is very similar to a wild card squad I was toying with, but plumped for a -4 hit instead to get KDB in.

Another option that looked to work is go with Cantwell instead of the 5.6m options (need a couple more games to see if Ceballos continues, so McGinn is safer) and you can squeeze in
Mane + Firminho instead of Salah and still have Sterling, KDB, Martial and Pukki though you would need to downgrade VVD or Ederson.

Well I reckon I know enough from the first 2 weeks to go for this.

WC enabled.

as above for now, with McGinn in M5 not Ceballos. I do like the look of Cantwell, and if I put him in I have upgrade potential in defence … in fact:

Ederson + Boly + McGinn Pickford + Laporte + Cantwell?

Or Ederson + Boly Patricio + Laporte?

[blahblah]

Either for me. In theory Ederson won't get the Save Points to merit his cost so its Pickford and Cantwell vs Patricio and McGinn, which is a close call with Pat winning as it means more cash in Midfiekd ...