Sergio Aguero Triple Captain for Bournemouth H?

[Shiv7]

Many say that treble captain should be saved for a DGW but would it really be worth it if say those fixtures for instance are away to Stoke and home to Chelsea?

You just never know who a team could face so with Aguero back in the goals and against a promoted side at home are some considering doing so?

[Gambit]

the way stoke and especially Chelsea have been conceding that would be a dream DGW

it's a good option and you would fancy him to score (possibly a brace) but it's being saved for a DGW for me.

[lightspeed]

Clearly a DGW is still the right time statistically. Whether it turns out to be the right decision remains to be seen.

[cesc408]

Lots of people used trip capt on Aguero when he played Watford, and ended up blanking with 6 points.

I'm waiting but each to their own

[Gambit]

Lots of people used trip capt on Aguero when he played Watford, and ended up blanking with 6 points.

I'm waiting but each to their own

that's the key for me, any player, even the big guns can blank at any time, with a DGW you get two bites at the cherry, don't think I'm brave enough to use it on a single GW

[The Dazzler]

Clearly a DGW is still the right time statistically. Whether it turns out to be the right decision remains to be seen.

It is the right time statistically and it is also the right decision.
I think you mean whether 'it is the best result', remains to be seen? It is unlikely to be the best result now as it doesn't seem likely that he'll score better than 25 pts in any GW, even a DGW. But that's fine. We can't expect to get the best result all the time. We can only reasonably expect to make the best decision.

[timao1]

Is a DGW always guaranteed every season?

[thesilkworm]

Is a DGW always guaranteed every season?

It's as good as guaranteed this season with the FA Cup quarter finals scheduled on a Premier League weekend. So unless the 8 FA Cup quarter finalists and League Cup finalists are all from the Championship or lower...

Good article here:

http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2 ... -planning/

[blahblah]

Is a DGW always guaranteed every season?

Yep, but points certainly are not.

[JLH]

Im waiting for DGW, blanking the triple C is a great fear...

[BobMem]

Surely the bench boost is the no. 1 chip for a DGW, with the triple captain only used if there's a second DGW?
I hadn't realised the FA Cup QFs were back to being on a prem weekend so the chances of 2 DGWs are pretty good.

[OIEIAO]

I was about to write up some analysis of which games are likely to be moved due to the league cup final and the FA Cup but that article summarises most of it anyway.

Key dates:

League cup final - 28h February - GW27 - likely to be 2 postponements

FA Cup 6th round - 12th March - GW30 - could be up to 8 postponements (as that article notes there would have been 6 last season even with Chelsea and Man City's unexpectedly early exits).

FA Cup semi finals - 23rd/24th April - GW35 - could be up to 4 postponements.

It obviously depends on various teams progress through the cups, but note that GW27 is meant to feature Newcastle v Man City, and GW30 Norwich v Man City. Either or both of those could be one half of a double game week.

Likewise Arsenal have West Brom (H) in GW30 and Sunderland (A) in GW35.

You may well end up with an easy game and a hard game in a double gameweek but my conclusion would be that this is still better than just a single game, so long as your favourite player is in reasonable form. In other words, why triple captain Aguero for Bournemouth at home when you might be able to get him away to Norwich AND away to Chelsea as an extra(per that article), or away to Newcastle AND another random fixture.

[blahblah]

The trouble with DGW's is players not playing both matches, so this idea will help counter that - but Capt's may not get two full matches......

[OIEIAO]

Surely the bench boost is the no. 1 chip for a DGW, with the triple captain only used if there's a second DGW?
I hadn't realised the FA Cup QFs were back to being on a prem weekend so the chances of 2 DGWs are pretty good.

Don't agree I think the triple captain is the best.
Assembling team with more than 11 DGW players will be possible and desirable if there are a lot of re-arranged games in one week but very hard! You'd need to use your wildcard a week ahead to achieve that and then you are left to pick up the remnants after that. Is something people will aim to do ahead of GW34 or GW37 to try and get a jackpot that week?

[SuperGrover]

Many say that treble captain should be saved for a DGW but would it really be worth it if say those fixtures for instance are away to Stoke and home to Chelsea?

Stoke and Chelsea have two of the worst defenses in the league. Stoke in particular are terrible. So I think that woudl actually be an awesome DGW lineup!

[SuperGrover]

The trouble with DGW's is players not playing both matches, so this idea will help counter that - but Capt's may not get two full matches......

And Aguero might not get a start coming back from an international fixture. Unexpected rests are always a risk and there is not a ton you can do about it.

[BobMem]

Surely the bench boost is the no. 1 chip for a DGW, with the triple captain only used if there's a second DGW?
I hadn't realised the FA Cup QFs were back to being on a prem weekend so the chances of 2 DGWs are pretty good.

Don't agree I think the triple captain is the best.
Assembling team with more than 11 DGW players will be possible and desirable if there are a lot of re-arranged games in one week but very hard! You'd need to use your wildcard a week ahead to achieve that and then you are left to pick up the remnants after that. Is something people will aim to do ahead of GW34 or GW37 to try and get a jackpot that week?

Actually doesn't experience say you more commonly end up benching single GW players with reasonable fixtures to play punty doublers? The bench boost means you can play both groups, and is of course best saved for when you have a team full of guaranteed starters.
Triple captain = one player extra scored (although admittedly your best pick)
Bench boost = 4 players extra scored (although likely to be your least good picks.

Can you imagine the stress when Aguero goes down clutching his hammy 5 minutes into a triple captain double gameweek?!

[owenclass]

I think it is probably too late to use your Triple captain as he wont score five goals again

[Detroit City FC]

I think BobMen might be onto something. It really depends on the strength of your bench and quality of fixtures. A triple captain is probably worth 10-14 pts. It's not unreasonable to say that the Bench Boost for some teams will have a high EV. Looking at my current team, Triple Captain would be my first pick since my high bench score so far is 9 points. I've got a 2 pointer 5th mid and defenders with crap fixtures on the bench every week however by the time the DGWs come into focus I'm likely to develop a transfer strategy with the aim of building a team that would prefer Bench Boost to Triple Captain.

I am definitely saving both until the later stages of the season. Hopefully there will be two DGWs to make the decision a bit easier!

Getting back on topic, I hope a lot of managers waste their Triple Captain this week as I think it's pretty unlikely Aguero gets 90 minutes if he even starts.

[NoEyeDeer]

I think it is probably too late to use your Triple captain as he wont score five goals again

I wouldn't put it past him, although maybe not straight away next gw. Then again, I can't put that past him either.

[Vincent Black Shadow]

I think it is probably too late to use your Triple captain as he wont score five goals again

As some have said, in a double gameweek, he could get two braces in two matches, or a hattrick and a brace, or...you get the point

Its very possible that he can get the equivalent of the 50 points he got this week, over two games

Even if he only scores one each game, you're still going to get a decent haul out of him

[blahblah]

Only scores a goal a game?

[Hotstepper]

Doesn't sound to me like many of the forum members will triple captain him this week, but I think a lot of the casual players will. Tempted in by the 5 goals in previous fixture, good fixture this gameweek, and won't give a second's thought to a double gameweek down the line.

Maybe it will boost the casual players, knock the 'thinkers' down the rankings a bit for this week. Not too bothered about that in the short term. Will be a bit more wary of anyone around me in my mini league playing it...

[RomynPG]

Doesn't sound to me like many of the forum members will triple captain him this week, but I think a lot of the casual players will.

... if they haven't already played it. Anyone got any data on that?

[patrickdrd]

Doesn't sound to me like many of the forum members will triple captain him this week, but I think a lot of the casual players will. Tempted in by the 5 goals in previous fixture, good fixture this gameweek, and won't give a second's thought to a double gameweek down the line.

Maybe it will boost the casual players, knock the 'thinkers' down the rankings a bit for this week. Not too bothered about that in the short term. Will be a bit more wary of anyone around me in my mini league playing it...

next week that is, this week is an international break, so you and others posting here better get a break and get a life

[eastcentral1]

Single game week, after a trip to Argentina and Paraguay? No thanks.

[Vincent Black Shadow]

I hope some eff already played this chip!

[From4corners]

I hope some eff already played this chip!

You can just cancel it before the start of a gameweek.

[hancockjr]

Are you sure? I don't believe you can.

[Curmudgeon]

You can change your captain, but can not retract playing your chip, I believe.