SoSH Fantasy EPL 2013/14

Status
Not open for further replies.

thehitcat

Member
SoSH Member
Nov 25, 2003
2,385
Windham, ME
And I'm already shuffling players as Dempsey headed west.    I'm thinking of a 3-4-3 to get all of my forwards and my four best middies onto the field all at once.  Is there a particular reason not to play with this configuration?  
 
Thanks
 

Turrable

Member
SoSH Member
Apr 12, 2011
2,670
Has anyone tried the mobile app? I keep getting a "please check your internet connection and try again" message when I try to sign in.
 

inter tatters

Member
SoSH Member
Jul 15, 2005
544
Sheffield, UK
I'm in (Inter Tatters).
 
I'm using my usual strategy, that has only ever got me 1 second place finish in 5 years and 13 leagues, so trust at your own peril - 3 expensive high-scoring midfielders (midfielders score more points per goal than strikers), 4 no-name defenders that play for teams with historically good defences (clean sheets are a great stat-stuffer) and 3 mid-price strikers that'll, hopefully, get 15+ goals a season. Obviously a 4-3-3 set-up.
 

Bailey10

Member
SoSH Member
Jul 6, 2013
411
Turrable said:
Has anyone tried the mobile app? I keep getting a "please check your internet connection and try again" message when I try to sign in.
I've been getting the same message. Do you have the app from last season? I'm hoping the developers just haven't updated it yet for 2013/14. Hopefully they aren't being real bastards and are going to make people rebuy the mobile app for the new season...
 

Mr Mulliner

Member
SoSH Member
Jan 16, 2001
793
I'm in - FC Donkey.
 
I will attempt my traditional journey - slow start, followed by months of valiant scratching and shrewd roster management leading to a deeply unsatisfying whimper of a finish to a season in which I not only never contend, but provide nothing of note along the way.
 

SoxFanInPdx

Member
SoSH Member
Jul 15, 2005
3,247
Portland, OR
I'm finding the interface sort of confusing. Trying to make changes and edit my squad. Anyone able to point me in the right direction?
 

mgoblue2

Member
SoSH Member
Sep 6, 2010
652
The app I have gives me something wrong with my login details which is weird considering I went and changed everything on the desktop version. They're probably gonna end up making a newer one that people have to pay for.
 

DJnVa

Dorito Dawg
SoSH Member
Dec 16, 2010
54,037
SoxFanInPdx said:
I'm finding the interface sort of confusing. Trying to make changes and edit my squad. Anyone able to point me in the right direction?
 
If you've already selected a squad, go to TRANSFERS and click on the yellow X to drop a player from your squad, pick your replacements, and make sure you CONFIRM on the next page.
 

OCST

Sunny von Bulow
SoSH Member
Jan 10, 2004
24,548
The 718
So is the play to go balanced, or to blow big dough on stars and fill in
with scrubs? I went balanced, but am rethinking after seeing van Persie get two goals against Wigan in that match today.
 

SoxFanInPdx

Member
SoSH Member
Jul 15, 2005
3,247
Portland, OR
DrewDawg said:
 
If you've already selected a squad, go to TRANSFERS and click on the yellow X to drop a player from your squad, pick your replacements, and make sure you CONFIRM on the next page.
 
Thanks, DD. Worked like a charm. Did some changes to the lineup.
 

cjdmadcow

Member
SoSH Member
Jul 16, 2005
1,478
St Albans, UK
Just a reminder...you have until 11.30am UK time / 6.30am EST / 3.30am PT tomorrow (Saturday 17th) to finalise your squads for the start of the season.
 
I'd like to wish everyone the best of luck for the upcoming season. I'd like to, but quite frankly you can all go fuck yourselves as I'd like to consign my monotonously average history in this competition to the waste-bin and win the bloody thing, finally.
 

OCST

Sunny von Bulow
SoSH Member
Jan 10, 2004
24,548
The 718
Question re: the one transfer each week:
 
Is it just one guy for one guy?  Or can you do a combo?
 
Let's say I have Lukaku at 8M.  Am I limited to just dumping him, and adding another 8M guy, or can I dump Lukaku and Scrub Defender at 4M, get 12M to spend, and pick up two 6M guys?
 

Smiling Joe Hesketh

Throw Momma From the Train
Moderator
SoSH Member
May 20, 2003
35,848
Deep inside Muppet Labs
OilCanShotTupac said:
Question re: the one transfer each week:
 
Is it just one guy for one guy?  Or can you do a combo?
 
Let's say I have Lukaku at 8M.  Am I limited to just dumping him, and adding another 8M guy, or can I dump Lukaku and Scrub Defender at 4M, get 12M to spend, and pick up two 6M guys?
 
The latter.
 

PedroSpecialK

Comes at you like a tornado of hair and the NHL sa
SoSH Member
Dec 12, 2004
27,168
Cambridge, MA
Also, is it possible to get a player back after you've dropped him? For instance, if I drop Bale for another elite midfielder this week, can I also upgrade my backline then switch back when Bale's healthy?
 

Smiling Joe Hesketh

Throw Momma From the Train
Moderator
SoSH Member
May 20, 2003
35,848
Deep inside Muppet Labs
PedroSpecialK said:
Also, is it possible to get a player back after you've dropped him? For instance, if I drop Bale for another elite midfielder this week, can I also upgrade my backline then switch back when Bale's healthy?
 
Yes, absolutely. Just keep in mind that player costs do change week to week based on performance, so it's possible that Bale's price may go up or down from its original point during the period he's not on your team, so you may find his price more dear by the time you want to bring him back.
 

Morgan's Magic Snowplow

Member
SoSH Member
Jul 2, 2006
22,377
Philadelphia
Thanks for answering all these questions, SJH.  I've got one more if you don't mind.
 
Is there any strategic value in leaving a 1-2 million unspent at this stage, so that you have more flexibility with transfers in the first couple weeks?
 

cjdmadcow

Member
SoSH Member
Jul 16, 2005
1,478
St Albans, UK
Smiling Joe Hesketh said:
 
The latter.
 
Wrong.
 
You can only transfer ONE player in & out for free each week. Every additional player that week will cost you 4 points, unless you use your Wildcard (which is only available once).
 

PedroSpecialK

Comes at you like a tornado of hair and the NHL sa
SoSH Member
Dec 12, 2004
27,168
Cambridge, MA
Smiling Joe Hesketh said:
 
Yes, absolutely. Just keep in mind that player costs do change week to week based on performance, so it's possible that Bale's price may go up or down from its original point during the period he's not on your team, so you may find his price more dear by the time you want to bring him back.
 
Balé
 

Smiling Joe Hesketh

Throw Momma From the Train
Moderator
SoSH Member
May 20, 2003
35,848
Deep inside Muppet Labs
cjdmadcow said:
 
Wrong.
 
You can only transfer ONE player in & out for free each week. Every additional player that week will cost you 4 points, unless you use your Wildcard (which is only available once).
 
Well, I think we're both right. If you go a week without using a transfer, the next week you'll have 2 free transfers to use. IIRC that was a new rule they implemented last year.
 

cjdmadcow

Member
SoSH Member
Jul 16, 2005
1,478
St Albans, UK
Smiling Joe Hesketh said:
 
Well, I think we're both right. If you go a week without using a transfer, the next week you'll have 2 free transfers to use. IIRC that was a new rule they implemented last year.
 
Correct, though it doesn't increase any further so two is the maximum.
 

OCST

Sunny von Bulow
SoSH Member
Jan 10, 2004
24,548
The 718
cjdmadcow said:
 
Wrong.
 
You can only transfer ONE player in & out for free each week. Every additional player that week will cost you 4 points, unless you use your Wildcard (which is only available once).
 
Oops.  Time to reshuffle, then.
 

teddykgb

Member
SoSH Member
Jul 16, 2005
11,068
Chelmsford, MA
My votes for Best Name would probably be "Arsenal's War Chest" assuming it's mocking.  I also chuckled at "Bad to the Bony"
 
I don't understand "Sacks of Murder" but it sounds sort of awesome.
 

DJnVa

Dorito Dawg
SoSH Member
Dec 16, 2010
54,037
PedroSpecialK said:
Also, is it possible to get a player back after you've dropped him? For instance, if I drop Bale for another elite midfielder this week, can I also upgrade my backline then switch back when Bale's healthy?
 
Of course, when Bale is "healthy", he won't be in the EPL. :(
 

thehitcat

Member
SoSH Member
Nov 25, 2003
2,385
Windham, ME
I haven't had an issue.  I've been logged in since about 11.  Wish they would update the league table.  I want to see how everyone is doing.
 

URI

stands for life, liberty and the uturian way of li
Moderator
SoSH Member
Aug 18, 2001
10,329
I know I had something like 23 points after Benteke's 2nd goal.
 

thehitcat

Member
SoSH Member
Nov 25, 2003
2,385
Windham, ME
Also I love that we have like 40 teams in the league.  I think I had 30 points thanks to Mignolet and Sturridge.  Anybody got Antonio Luna?
 

DJnVa

Dorito Dawg
SoSH Member
Dec 16, 2010
54,037
12 points so far...all based on minutes played...
 
And man, I gotta cut Mertesacker.
 

BRS BC

New Member
Feb 26, 2007
97
I think I tried this league two or three years ago, when I was just learning the game and probably couldn't name 10 players from the bottom of the table.  I didn't last long. We'll see if I've learned anything since then.  Good start, with Sturridge as captain.  33 points, with half my players still to play.
 

OCST

Sunny von Bulow
SoSH Member
Jan 10, 2004
24,548
The 718
I'm at 20. 
 
Is there a good online source for gameday sit/start decisions?  Snodgrass didn't play, and I didn't see anything saying he wouldn't. 
 

PedroSpecialK

Comes at you like a tornado of hair and the NHL sa
SoSH Member
Dec 12, 2004
27,168
Cambridge, MA
Yeah I got burned by Snodgrass as well, should've gone with Koren.
 
Captaining RVP seems prudent thus far. 41 points with Hazard/Mata still to play tomorrow against Hull and Wednesday against Villa.
 

Warning Track Speed

Member
SoSH Member
Jul 20, 2005
1,548
astride the divide
You actually get two Wildcards, one to use at any time during the season and another that can only be played around the time of the winter transfer window, if I'm reading this correctly:
 
You can play 2 wildcards a season.One wildcard can be played at any time. The January Wildcard can only be used after Gameweek 20 starts (1 Jan 11:30) until Gameweek 23 ends (1 Feb 11:30).
 
--CLUB RUDE
 

thehitcat

Member
SoSH Member
Nov 25, 2003
2,385
Windham, ME
36 points with a couple guys to go (Hazard & Aguero) pretty good first week.  I can't believe someone managed to get 64 however.  That is a monster week.
 

Turrable

Member
SoSH Member
Apr 12, 2011
2,670
PedroSpecialK said:
Captaining RVP seems prudent thus far. 41 points with Hazard/Mata still to play tomorrow against Hull and Wednesday against Villa.
 
I'm in this club too, sitting on 46 with three Chelsea guys left, feels good. 
 

teddykgb

Member
SoSH Member
Jul 16, 2005
11,068
Chelmsford, MA
Yeah, watching out for 2x per week players is a great way to at least set your captaincy, although I gave it to Hazard instead of Benteke and i really regret that decision.
 
You really pay the piper when these guys have their inevitable week off, as you can only transfer 1 player per week (unless you play your wildcard) which can really test your depth.  It is sort of important to realize that this is a season long thing, so getting the points now versus getting them later only really matters if the player is in form or you really want to see yourself higher in the standings temporarily.  Nonetheless, this is where the strategy of when to use your wild card comes in, as you can try to work the system to get more games than other squads.
 
I should point out that I'm perenially mid table at this, this is more a lesson I've come to painfully learn than a strategy that has led to success.  It's really crazy how many injuries pop up during a season and how difficult the 1x transfer per week (or suffer a points deduction) is to your decision making process.
 

OCST

Sunny von Bulow
SoSH Member
Jan 10, 2004
24,548
The 718
I dropped Lukaku like a hot rock.  Lukaku was hot all summer long - but evidently he's not in favor.
 
What's killing me is fucking Snodgrass.  Everyone swore up and down that he's fit and ready to play.  Evidently not (yeah, so he got in one half, BFD).
 
Status
Not open for further replies.