TFF tactics IF the restart comes to pass

[theo29]

just to add a little spice for the 'mini summer romp' I will put up £25 for a FISO Goal Forecast. How many will be scored in total inc the FA Cup ?
Put your forecast on here before the first matches.

[Darbyand]

The Premier League has issued the following statement regarding changes to the rules regarding substitutions for the rest of the season...

“Shareholders today agreed temporary changes to the rules relating to substitute players. For the remainder of the 2019/20 season, the number of substitutes used during a match will increase from three to five players. This is in line with the temporary law amendment made by the International Football Association Board last month. Shareholders also approved for clubs to increase the maximum number of substitute players on the bench from seven to nine for the rest of the 2019/20 season.“

[murf]

Did they include the bit about only having 3 substitution breaks, i.e. you can bring on 5 players but not separately to kill the game 5 times (3 at once then 1 and 1 or 2, 2, 1 etc)?

[Darbyand]

provisional Fixtures!

[Darbyand]

Quick spot, City will play 4 times before Liverpool play their 3rd game.

[Buster]

New banner on TFF states: "Confirmed new fixture dates have now been updated. Please note that the Cup element of Tournaments has been removed and Super 16s now only consist of 28 rounds".

[Darbyand]

Can any dual TFF/FPL players confirm the latter are allowing unlimited transfers before the re-start? I don't really understand the game. What implications does it have for the following 5-6 weeks?

[theo29]

The 99 Game Season. My £25 prize offer on here (4th June) has so far not stirred the collective FISO interest. Just 9 days to go so it will probably need a BUMP or two to wake everyone up again. How many goals will be scored in total, 99 League and 7 FA Cup games. Who will break the ice ?

[Darbyand]

I will go for a statistically adventurous 275.

[murf]

I will go for a statistically adventurous 275.

Statistically you aren't very adventurous! I thought it would be lower but....

Darbyand 275
murf 283

[SamD]

@ theo29:
Might it be worth stating whether cup goals in extra time - and perhaps penalty shootout - will count?
Also, what happens if season is abandoned during this extension?

[theo29]

Quick response for Samd .( I hope he enters after hearing it) All goals count in FA Cup games, whenever scored. If the whole thing is abandoned the number of goals scored to that point will win. Might be worh having a punt around 160 or thereabouts.
Come on guys, lets have a decent entry.

[morganb]

Darbyand 275
murf 283
morganb 292

Hopeful for a few penalty shootouts and a completed season

[morganb]

Can any dual TFF/FPL players confirm the latter are allowing unlimited transfers before the re-start? I don't really understand the game. What implications does it have for the following 5-6 weeks?

FPL Update

Make unlimited transfers before the GW30+ deadline without playing a Wildcard – More details: https://www.premierleague.com/news/1678559

Haven't considered the implications yet!

[Darbyand]

With no disrespect intended to my old TFF doubles partner, Smurphy's Paw, this is the kind of thing that leaves me happy to stay mostly oblivious:

Depends what other chips you have left.
Those who have used most chips will have to use the transfers to set up for the long term.
Billy’s hoarders can use the transfers for the first week or two and then wildcard again.
With BB, WC & FH in the bank, plus unlimited transfers until the 17th, I will probably bench boost with just the next three game weeks in mind.
After that I can wildcard again - maybe even after 2 GWs as new data becomes available

No sign of Telegraph Towers doing anything weird....yet.

[Spinynorman]

Can any dual TFF/FPL players confirm the latter are allowing unlimited transfers before the re-start? I don't really understand the game. What implications does it have for the following 5-6 weeks?

FPL Update

Make unlimited transfers before the GW30+ deadline without playing a Wildcard – More details: https://www.premierleague.com/news/1678559

Haven't considered the implications yet!

Poo.

I had (very sadly) carefully made transfers every week during the break to create a tip top world beating team.

[Johnners]

No sign of Telegraph Towers doing anything weird....yet.

Personally, I wouldn't be averse to TFF throwing a few extra transfers in my direction, to replace the ones I've frittered away (I'm looking at you, Sergio).

Wouldn't seem right though.

[murf]

No reason for TFF to do anything really.

Barring sidegames like their Super16s, MOTW etc this break has no effect on the gameplay. A 12 week break between flanges is no different to 2 hours.

A few players are fit again, Son has played at being Action Man, Kyle Walker has dropped further in people's estimations and, err, that's about it.

[Striker]

A 12 week break between flanges is no different to 2 hours.

You might argue that a one week break is no different to 2 hours. But a 12 week break can, although not necessarily, have game play implications. Just one of several potential examples - not too many players recover from a serious injury within a week, but here the series of recoveries such as those of Kane and Pogba can be relevant. One source of this is that there are now players who could "go big" who are currently in few active teams. Managers may make very different game play decisions depending on whether they are cruising or are trying to make up ground, and on the number of transfers they have remaining relative to other managers.

[Smurphy Paw]

With no disrespect intended to my old TFF doubles partner, Smurphy's Paw, this is the kind of thing that leaves me happy to stay mostly oblivious:

Depends what other chips you have left.
Those who have used most chips will have to use the transfers to set up for the long term.
Billy’s hoarders can use the transfers for the first week or two and then wildcard again.
With BB, WC & FH in the bank, plus unlimited transfers until the 17th, I will probably bench boost with just the next three game weeks in mind.
After that I can wildcard again - maybe even after 2 GWs as new data becomes available

No sign of Telegraph Towers doing anything weird....yet.

Hello Darby.
Those were the days. Happy memories

Did I post this in the wrong forum? Apologies if so

SP

[blahblah]

With no disrespect intended to my old TFF doubles partner, Smurphy's Paw, this is the kind of thing that leaves me happy to stay mostly oblivious:

Depends what other chips you have left.
Those who have used most chips will have to use the transfers to set up for the long term.
Billy’s hoarders can use the transfers for the first week or two and then wildcard again.
With BB, WC & FH in the bank, plus unlimited transfers until the 17th, I will probably bench boost with just the next three game weeks in mind.
After that I can wildcard again - maybe even after 2 GWs as new data becomes available

No sign of Telegraph Towers doing anything weird....yet.

Hello Darby.
Those were the days. Happy memories

Did I post this in the wrong forum? Apologies if so

SP

Useless twit (no filter)

[Darbyand]

Hello Darby.
Those were the days. Happy memories

Did I post this in the wrong forum? Apologies if so

SP

Hello mate. Not at all, I made a foray into FPL land to see what they're up to and borrowed that post to show the baffling world of chips, bench boosts, free hits etc etc.

[blahblah]

He's still a useless twit

[Smurphy Paw]

Hello Darby.
Those were the days. Happy memories

Did I post this in the wrong forum? Apologies if so

SP

Hello mate. Not at all, I made a foray into FPL land to see what they're up to and borrowed that post to show the baffling world of chips, bench boosts, free hits etc etc.

Imagine having to make sense of it with blah blahing in your ear half the time

[blahblah]

blah nose

[Darbyand]

A 12 week break between flanges is no different to 2 hours.

You might argue that a one week break is no different to 2 hours. But a 12 week break can, although not necessarily, have game play implications. Just one of several potential examples - not too many players recover from a serious injury within a week, but here the series of recoveries such as those of Kane and Pogba can be relevant. One source of this is that there are now players who could "go big" who are currently in few active teams. Managers may make very different game play decisions depending on whether they are cruising or are trying to make up ground, and on the number of transfers they have remaining relative to other managers.

A very good point. Ordinarily you'd be wary of some of those players for their first few games back mid season but now everyone's coming in cold. It's like August but with fewer friendlies.
What are your other potential examples?

[murf]

I think the bigger issue is (subconscious) motivation. The deckchair effect will be much magnified, especially with no fans to shake them out of it.

PS My comment above was aimed at the technicalities of gameplay and why TFF shouldn't appease the masses with more dumbing down and free transfers etc (unlike FPL).

[blahblah]

Is the Transfer Window open in that there real world?

[Darbyand]

According to this it doesn't open officially until 25 July. Read somewhere else it would close early October.

https://www.espn.co.uk/football/blog-tr ... igaligue-1

[morganb]

Is the Transfer Window open in that there real world?

From memory, if a player goes out of contract during the remaining games he does not have to continue playing for his existing club and can arrange a transfer to another team, however he will not be able to play for them until next season. Teams are allowed to arrange short-term contract/loan extensions until the end of this season (see A Lallana). Not sure about loans expiring and players returning to their parent clubs during this set of matches.