Anyone within 60 points of Viqta and with all chips in place can still win this. Unfortunately I've spent my major chips so my goal is just to consolidate a top 10 position.

MaziOmenuko:
I don't know what to do with my team this week!

Ibime is on free hit, I know he is going to pack all double-game players into his team!
Do we really need all them double-game players? I mean, Salah vs Bournamouth can outscore Eriksen/Ali/Son vs Mancity + Brighton.

That Zamzummim dude got a wildcard still intact so I am sure he will play it now and pack his team full.

Infact, looking at the teams in the top 20 teams and the chips still left in their Arsenal, it is obvious the next few weeks is going to be very interesting.

Some interesting facts:

Only 2 teams in the top 20 has just one chip left, the rest has either 2 chips or more. None has all four chips intact. Looking at those chips, I think the most powerful one to have now is WC, followed by TC/FH (I will rate both in the same class) and then finally BB. So lets see the teams that have the upper hand in the competition:

Ten of the top-20 teams have 3 chips intact. Infact they have the biggest advantage. Apart from Youngforever, Nihilist and PeitriRico at 2nd, 3rd and 7th spot respectively, all other top-10 teams have all 3 chips intact.

Interestingly, only Ibime and 2 other teams on top-20 have no Tripple-Captain chip left so i believe the battle will rest on that tripple-captain chip; when to play it and who to play it on. With the way managers are playing this game like a game of poker, hiding their hand for the last minute, a believe majority of the managers are waiting to play it on Gmweek 37 when Spurs, Arsenal, Manutd and City will all have a double gameweek. Now for the who? That will be interesting to find out.

But is the tripple-captain chip overated? Kane returned 9pts when some managers played theirs on his double game week few months back. I will not be surprised if the same fate awaits us all.

All managers at the top-20 have their BenchBoost. So it is right to assume that most will play theirs this week for the doubles and play TC next double; or play TC this week and BB next double. So the battle lies between these two gameweeks and how to deploy the chips effectively.

Only 7 managers still have their FH intact so next week with few games will be their biggest advantage. It will be interesting to see how they use the FH effectively.

Among the four managers who still has WC, none has FH as that would have been a terrific advantage. But all four of them have TC and somehow, I still fear how much wreck those managers can cause with that combo.

So at a glance for top-20:

BB: 20 teams
TC: 17 teams
WC: 4 teams
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BB + TC + FH: 6 teams
BB + TC + WC: 4 teams
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BB + TC: 7 teams
BB + FH: 1 team

Shout out to Viqta FC at 1st position with almost 20-point gap and 3 chips still intact; it will be a big feat displacing you at the top, but be assured that a lot will try.

So, what do you guys think?

Good write-up Mazi, I can imagine the work and analysis that you put in to produce that.
Like you rightly noted, chip deployment at this stage of the game is going to decide a lot of moves up nd down the table in the closing legs of the season. Especially when some are looking to deploy their chips with the aim of winning specific H2H battles in some other mini leagues rather than concentrating on massive point hauls to improve rankings.
But then, that’s the beauty of the game.
GW35 is a hole in the ground, a pitfall and I am of the opinion that planning for it will decide how many points anyone gets in the run in between now and the end of the season.
Your weighting of the chips is interesting to note. I would rate them differently. And in weighing them, I am of the opinion that one must consider current team, gameweeks possibilities and the strategies one plans to adopt in the run in, so in that respect I think we would all have different weights. Given the closeness between a DGW34 and a BGW35, a free hit chip is a more massive advantage than a WC in my opinion.
I am down in 17th and believe a top 10 finish is feasible....... so I will simply aim for a top 5 finish and hope I don’t fall too far down. I hope there is space
Well, the field is set.........let the games begin.

Flaming Eagles

In all, I love NL fantasy league. How I wish there are sponsors . Top 10 really deserve some compensation.

Fun fact: The last time Mohamed Salah started a game at Anfield and didn't score was Boxing Day.

Conte has killed me o

Took a hit invest in Chelsea keeper! Arrant nonsense! Would have avoided Chelsea like everyone else.

Silly sick team.

i was tempted to buy baby daddy but i wasn't sure the mad man conte will start or even play him

mukina2:
i was tempted to buy baby daddy but i wasn't sure the mad man conte will start or even play him

eyah sorry o. What the name of your team by the way?

Nihilstjnr:
Conte has killed me o

You don't have Zaha ib your team? Even with all your praises for the guy Grob still makes it ahead of him.

pamcode:
eyah sorry o. What the name of your team by the way?

pamcode:
You don't have Zaha ib your team? Even with all your praises for the guy Grob still makes it ahead of him.

it's a single game week.

Mane has been marvellous for me; overlooked by many but has kept me in this game for weeks now. I struggled to resist the temptation of swapping him with Son this week, I'm glad I kept faith in him.

sod09:

wetin dey sweet you. What is her team name?

Nihilstjnr:


it's a single game week.

Oh I see but his 14pts might still be more than Gross combined get points sha but I get your view.

This Liverpool full backs are kinda hot now. Clean sheet or assist and sometimes both.

I pray Lukaku doesnt make goals attempt or assist tomorrow. My opponent triple captained him

pamcode:
wetin dey sweet you. What is her team name?

ask her na

pamcode:
eyah sorry o. What the name of your team by the way?

sod09:

No codes for you two next season

What a day for me. I benched Sterling and played Lewis Cook and Son because of their double game weeks

Only an Aubameyang injury before tomorrow can save me now

sod09:
ask her na

She seems shy. How about you tell me?

Double gameweeks are overrated...

pamcode:
She seems shy. How about you tell me?

you want her to ban me for life

God bless Milivojevic

sod09:
you want her to ban me for life

Common you na Man now.

pamcode:
Common you na Man now.

be kiaful

I wont mind if manutd conceedes a goal today despite having Smalling in my team. So many others have double manutd defenders.

MaziOmenuko:
I wont mind if manutd conceedes a goal today despite having Smalling in my team. So many others have double manutd defenders.

you've gotten your wish.

xynerise:
I pray Lukaku doesnt make goals attempt or assist tomorrow. My opponent triple captained him

Thank God

Nihilstjnr:


you've gotten your wish.

Meanwhile, will you cash out an accumulation remaining malaga/Madrid (Madrid straight win)
Monaco/psg (2+ goals)

If cashout offer is 4.2 of initial stake but total accumulation is 6.9 of total stake.

(Have less than 5mins to make a decision if u don't mind)

MaziOmenuko:


Meanwhile, will you cash out an accumulation remaining malaga/Madrid (Madrid straight win)
Monaco/psg (2+ goals)

If cashout offer is 4.2 of initial stake but total accumulation is 6.9 of total stake.

(Have less than 5mins to make a decision if u don't mind)

I'd cash out

Nihilstjnr:


I'd cash out

Done!!!

Thanks.

Still leaking my manutd wounds but leave to fight another day.

MaziOmenuko:


Done!!!

Thanks.

Still leaking my manutd wounds but leave to fight another day.

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On another note. Me and you at risk of being relegated o. . Yours is a mystery tho, so much points, what are you swimming inside gutter points