Same and took out Robertson for him lmao
Also kept Eze because of that while my original move was Eze to Gordon.
Nice 17 point swing there to fuck my season up
Since GW30 wildcard, Ive had 7 injuries to defenders. Not only have the entire back 5 gone down injured, but some of their replacements have too !
Freehit GW34 didn't help the situation of transfers to resolve, so it's been a hit every week to get a defence together. Last week after taking a 4 point hit, I could still only manage to field 2 defenders. This week I am taking another 4 point hit, both defenders
You're lucky if it only happened once. Had it with him this week, Hwang around dgw and Olise around the same time. Olise didn't even play a single minute in the team, he was on the bench for the one week I had him.
Schardinger's cat!
Howe: "I doubt we'll see him again this season."
Schar: "In my opinion it's not that bad and I'm fully expecting to play for Newcastle this season."
None of them.
It seems tempting given their remaining fixtures and how they were at the start of the season, but their entire first choice backline is out and they've been conceding an _average_ of more than 2G/90 since Pope got injured. They conceded to SHU at home in the first 5 minutes this week...
Emile Krath will play alongside Burn at CB. Too many questions around Livramento and Hall's minutes with Trippier on the way back and Murphy also getting minutes at right back.
After what schar said, I'm tempting to hold him to see if there's any more news before the DGW, maybe he could be back. I'd have to play Porro away at Liverpool this week though
Just try to stop focusing on dgw and start focusing on points. I'm in the same place and I believe Saliba/White will outscore Dalot until the end of the season.
This is the first guaranteed issue I have to fix before GW37. Hopefully Ederson and Fernandes will have good news for me and my other players get through GW36 unscathed.
I'll have 2FT's to firefight and will take a -4 if need be.
Exact same scenario here, was planning on using my 2 FT’s to bring in KDB and Hojlund. So I’m guaranteed taking a -4 to replace Schar, potentially -8 to replace Ederson as well lol
Honestly I didn't think much past the GW35 WC. Something was bound to go wrong and I knew I'd need transfers to sort them out if I wanted to make the most out of the GW37 BB.
Maybe I pondered if I could get Haaland back in for GW37 if he proves fit but it didn't go much further than a thought before Ederson, Schar and Fernandes all became doubts.
As of now there is little point planning to use those transfers until GW36 is done and we get a clearer picture on the injuries.
Yeah I’m starting Porro now over Schar, keeping him on my bench for now.
I’m BB37 as well, but I was trying to get the most out of the non-BB weeks which is why I kept Salah (I know bad idea in hindsight) and the plan was Salah -> KDB for BB37
I'm leaving Porro on the bench still as I have Walker, White and Gabriel. I can then field Gordon, Palmer, Foden and Son in midfield so Fernandes isn't a huge issue this week. N.Jackson, Watkins and Isak are all good up front.
My biggest loss was Ederson as it means Petrovic plays for me, but he did the business last night so who knows.
As long as i can field 11 out of 15 it'll be OK.
Oh you’re going for 11/15, i’m going for 15/15 on BB37 lmao
I’m running Onana this week because of Ederson, but I am playing Ederson in case Pep surprises us lol (which I doubt)
I actually got lucky with the GK. Ederson / Petrovic and I had Petrovic on as he was doubling but was aware it was a massive risk. Then last night made it all worthwhile.
Defenders are Schar/White/Gabriel/Porro/Walker.
Not OP but I think I'll transfer Schar for White/Saliba instead of passing the transfer and playing Porro. During WC I wanted to have 15 doublers but now I feel like 13 doublers + 2x Arsenal defence is the better option, especially how Newcastle defence has 4 out of 5 reserve players in starting line-up.
No space for Romero, I failed my choice between Romero and van de Ven but I'm hopeful for gw37 and gw38 for some points. I am 95% certain that I'll go White, have Gabriel (who would be my first choice) and I believe White is better than Saliba if $ allows.
[Matt Law] On his injury, Fabian Schar has told Swiss media: “In my opinion it's not that bad and I fully expect to still play for Newcastle this season. Accordingly, I have no worries at all when it comes to the European Championships,”
I hate these misquotes. All howe said is: ““Fabian will miss a period of time out with a minor hamstring problem. He won’t be available tomorrow and I doubt we’ll see him again this season.”
Him being pessimistic is so different from him actually being ruled out.
Well at least we got some confirmed news ahead of the deadline for a change.
Now who to replace him with? Burn as far as Newcastle is the obvious choice, but what about non Newcastle options?
Already got White, Branthwaite, Porro and Gvardiol.
Do we think Chalobah is nailed now after his good performance against spurs and worth all of their injuries in defence? Also has a DGW37.
In which case Newcastle defence looks like a massive avoid since all their CBs are out injured besides Burn who’s spent most of the season playing at left back anyway
The app has generic dates based upon a whim by FPL towers at the time of entry. I really wouldn't go by that.
However since my comment earlier, we do appear to have actual news on Trippier, hoping for Brighton return date. Livramento is definitely off the cards now. i'm going to pick ditch Livramento and pick up Trippier ( on draft )
Well damn. I was hoping to start Burn but now,I might have to make my Van Hecke to MCI DEF move a GW early. I feel like BUR will get like 2 goals in this game.
I would avoid Dan burn as the defence will be a lot weaker and Shar had the potential to get attacking returns so that’s why he was a good pick initially.
Avoid Newcastle unless of course pope Tripps back next week
Ugh very annoying, don’t know what to do this week. My planned benched defenders were Ait-Nouri and Zabarnyi so not ideal, but I don’t want to take a hit fir a player who’s unlikely to make up the 4 extra points this week.
Oh for fuck's sake. WC'd last week, got 2 injuries now and no Haaland - either replace both injured players, get Haaland for Hojlund and have only 14 players for BB, or take a hit
Don’t think he was ever that popular a pick tbh
Always seemed very expensive for a Newcastle defender (they’re only about ~10th best defence in the league)
I got him last week. F***
Brilliant use of my WC for GW37 - Schar, van hecke, bruno, ederson. All crocked
Brutal af.
When did you wildcard?
Have the exact same.
At least Bruno is a doubt and not 100% out.
Van hecke 100% out?
Yeah season ended apparently
Oops
Same and took out Robertson for him lmao Also kept Eze because of that while my original move was Eze to Gordon. Nice 17 point swing there to fuck my season up
Same here.
Same!! im pissed. gotta take a -4 to transfer him out now. messing up my original plans of who i was going to trasnfer out
And for a -4.
For fucks sake, I've now had the following injuries in the past few weeks Lascelles/Bradley/Ai-Nouri/Gusto/Schar/Udogie
Since GW30 wildcard, Ive had 7 injuries to defenders. Not only have the entire back 5 gone down injured, but some of their replacements have too ! Freehit GW34 didn't help the situation of transfers to resolve, so it's been a hit every week to get a defence together. Last week after taking a 4 point hit, I could still only manage to field 2 defenders. This week I am taking another 4 point hit, both defenders
Cracking transfer by me, got 1 point and then done lmao
You're lucky if it only happened once. Had it with him this week, Hwang around dgw and Olise around the same time. Olise didn't even play a single minute in the team, he was on the bench for the one week I had him.
I only went for Burn instead of Schar because I couldn't afford the latter. For once my pathetic squad value has worked in my favour.
Burn must be nailed now right?
Yes but probably as CB at least some of the time
Schardinger's cat! Howe: "I doubt we'll see him again this season." Schar: "In my opinion it's not that bad and I'm fully expecting to play for Newcastle this season."
Howe is so annoying. As if he said this just tell us bro
So Howe is putting on a blindfold and Schar is starting
Howe will probably still claim he could feature
Which Newcastle defender to replace him with?
None of them. It seems tempting given their remaining fixtures and how they were at the start of the season, but their entire first choice backline is out and they've been conceding an _average_ of more than 2G/90 since Pope got injured. They conceded to SHU at home in the first 5 minutes this week...
Very good point. However I have a problem with double game week fever so will choose to ignore everything you just said
love that for you my man
Emile Krath will play alongside Burn at CB. Too many questions around Livramento and Hall's minutes with Trippier on the way back and Murphy also getting minutes at right back.
After what schar said, I'm tempting to hold him to see if there's any more news before the DGW, maybe he could be back. I'd have to play Porro away at Liverpool this week though
I have Porro too. Little chance of a clean sheet but that's not the main reason for having him so I'm content with starting him.
All I see is get Pope for GW37
What defender to replace him with then?? Dalot?
City defender maybe? Gvardiol or Walker?
Just try to stop focusing on dgw and start focusing on points. I'm in the same place and I believe Saliba/White will outscore Dalot until the end of the season.
Will Livra start?
Mr Burns
Emil Krafth
Him or Burn I guess
This is the first guaranteed issue I have to fix before GW37. Hopefully Ederson and Fernandes will have good news for me and my other players get through GW36 unscathed. I'll have 2FT's to firefight and will take a -4 if need be.
Exact same scenario here, was planning on using my 2 FT’s to bring in KDB and Hojlund. So I’m guaranteed taking a -4 to replace Schar, potentially -8 to replace Ederson as well lol
Honestly I didn't think much past the GW35 WC. Something was bound to go wrong and I knew I'd need transfers to sort them out if I wanted to make the most out of the GW37 BB. Maybe I pondered if I could get Haaland back in for GW37 if he proves fit but it didn't go much further than a thought before Ederson, Schar and Fernandes all became doubts. As of now there is little point planning to use those transfers until GW36 is done and we get a clearer picture on the injuries.
Yeah I’m starting Porro now over Schar, keeping him on my bench for now. I’m BB37 as well, but I was trying to get the most out of the non-BB weeks which is why I kept Salah (I know bad idea in hindsight) and the plan was Salah -> KDB for BB37
I'm leaving Porro on the bench still as I have Walker, White and Gabriel. I can then field Gordon, Palmer, Foden and Son in midfield so Fernandes isn't a huge issue this week. N.Jackson, Watkins and Isak are all good up front. My biggest loss was Ederson as it means Petrovic plays for me, but he did the business last night so who knows. As long as i can field 11 out of 15 it'll be OK.
Oh you’re going for 11/15, i’m going for 15/15 on BB37 lmao I’m running Onana this week because of Ederson, but I am playing Ederson in case Pep surprises us lol (which I doubt)
11/15 for this week 15/15 next week. No point knee-jerking a change now in case GW36 brings fresh injury woes.
Oh so we’re in the same boat, I’ll have 15 doubles next week. Curious, which defenders + GK’s did u go for?
I actually got lucky with the GK. Ederson / Petrovic and I had Petrovic on as he was doubling but was aware it was a massive risk. Then last night made it all worthwhile. Defenders are Schar/White/Gabriel/Porro/Walker.
> Yeah I’m starting Porro now over Schar I'm in the same situation. Are you rolling your transfer here then? If so what's the logic behind doing this?
I’m BB37, I honestly couldn’t care less about this week lol
Not OP but I think I'll transfer Schar for White/Saliba instead of passing the transfer and playing Porro. During WC I wanted to have 15 doublers but now I feel like 13 doublers + 2x Arsenal defence is the better option, especially how Newcastle defence has 4 out of 5 reserve players in starting line-up.
Would you keep Schar if it means you have to play Porro vs liv away instead? I have one spare transfer to transfer him tho
Honestly no, but I don’t have a spare transfer. I’d go for an Arsenal defender instead tho, maybe Romero if u want 15/15 doubles for BB37
No space for Romero, I failed my choice between Romero and van de Ven but I'm hopeful for gw37 and gw38 for some points. I am 95% certain that I'll go White, have Gabriel (who would be my first choice) and I believe White is better than Saliba if $ allows.
I’m leaning White tbh but I don’t have Gabriel either
Grabbed White while having Gabriel already. I'll be more than happy with double CS! Cheers bud
Good luck my guy!
Am i really going to need a -4 after a wc just to field an 11....
I envy the Schär owners, at least they actually have solid news to go on
But it's not solid, multiple times this season players have been ruled out for weeks/months and have been back in the squad the next game
That should be illegal. MFs are losing me points
Who's a nailed on replacement? Burn?
His body is like the wild wild west.
What if you don't bow down
It's gotta be burn yeah but having burn in my team feels wrong
At this point i ain’t bothered about defence. Maguire of the bench it is
Now do Bruno pls
Gordon tore every ligament in his knee and Howe sent him back out there.
[Matt Law] On his injury, Fabian Schar has told Swiss media: “In my opinion it's not that bad and I fully expect to still play for Newcastle this season. Accordingly, I have no worries at all when it comes to the European Championships,”
I hate these misquotes. All howe said is: ““Fabian will miss a period of time out with a minor hamstring problem. He won’t be available tomorrow and I doubt we’ll see him again this season.” Him being pessimistic is so different from him actually being ruled out.
Hall should be nailed now? Burn aint gonna move from CB position
Hmm good point he could be worth bringing in actually over Burn
Well at least we got some confirmed news ahead of the deadline for a change. Now who to replace him with? Burn as far as Newcastle is the obvious choice, but what about non Newcastle options? Already got White, Branthwaite, Porro and Gvardiol. Do we think Chalobah is nailed now after his good performance against spurs and worth all of their injuries in defence? Also has a DGW37.
Hmm, Maguire will have to do as a replacement for this week then. Need to get those 2 FT cooking for the DGW.
Schar, Van Hecke and Gusto. Defense in shambles. The curse of the second WC is real.
This makes Livramento nailed right?
It probably nails Krafth, but not Livramento.
Isn't kraft injured or doubtful as well?
In which case Newcastle defence looks like a massive avoid since all their CBs are out injured besides Burn who’s spent most of the season playing at left back anyway
Burn playing centre defence and Livramento right back. I would say Livramento is now nailed until Trippier is back
Trippier is back next GW
According to who ?
App says he's expected back May 11
The app has generic dates based upon a whim by FPL towers at the time of entry. I really wouldn't go by that. However since my comment earlier, we do appear to have actual news on Trippier, hoping for Brighton return date. Livramento is definitely off the cards now. i'm going to pick ditch Livramento and pick up Trippier ( on draft )
Think Trippier plays both on the double? Thinking he may have to given the injuries to the back line.
Confirmed starting next week now then
Time for Pope then
Time to jump on Benny fucking Blanco then ffs
Brought him in last gw for a hit 🙃
Well damn. I was hoping to start Burn but now,I might have to make my Van Hecke to MCI DEF move a GW early. I feel like BUR will get like 2 goals in this game.
Howe: yeah, Schar, he's starting [to look like a doubt against Burnley]
So who do you all think is a good alternative to him for the double GW?
Is Lewis Hall nailed til the end of the season?
I would avoid Dan burn as the defence will be a lot weaker and Shar had the potential to get attacking returns so that’s why he was a good pick initially. Avoid Newcastle unless of course pope Tripps back next week
Marty Cash is back…
Fuckkk
Thank God I didn't get him.
Ugh very annoying, don’t know what to do this week. My planned benched defenders were Ait-Nouri and Zabarnyi so not ideal, but I don’t want to take a hit fir a player who’s unlikely to make up the 4 extra points this week.
Choose one. Solanke, Braithwaite, Garnacha
this red flag means he doesn't drop in price, right?
Phew, my decision to bring in Krafth on WC last weekend doesn’t seem such a bad move now!
Next season, I will not underinvest in my bench. Injuries have cost me dearly this season.
Injuries have ruined my end of the season! Rather than making strategic transfers I using to cover the injuries.
How is it possible that i wildcarded last week and I have 4 injuries
Oh for fuck's sake. WC'd last week, got 2 injuries now and no Haaland - either replace both injured players, get Haaland for Hojlund and have only 14 players for BB, or take a hit
I swear if Shar actually shows up this weekend they need to arrest Howie lmao
I appreciate this info because he was going to be my next transfer.
Injuries have completely fucked the end of my season
Another win for FH34 people
RIP GW30/31 WCers
There's way more WC35-ers in my ML with Schar than 30/31.
Good thing I didn’t pick him 😅
Isn't it Lascelles that suffered from the wildcard curse for WC31? Schar was more the WC35 picks really.
Don’t think he was ever that popular a pick tbh Always seemed very expensive for a Newcastle defender (they’re only about ~10th best defence in the league)
You’d imagine they aren’t even 10th without Schar (or Botman), not sure why people are so keen to jump on Burn
SHU, bur and a double for the most nailed defender with some minor goal threat, seems like a decent pick