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My Dad lost his battle with motor neurone disease tonight.
He'd nearly lost the ability to speak/eat when he went to hospital a month ago to get a PEG tube fitted. We thought he'd return home after a week but his condition dramatically declined and he never came home.
#fuckmnd
I've been nocturnal for about 10 years for selfish reasons but now it's helping the rest of my family:
my Dad's Motor Neurone Disease has got worse recently and he needs help 24 hours a day, so me staying awake until 7am allows my Mum & brother to sleep through the night.
The support I've received from the FPL community and beyond has been truly overwhelming, I'm really grateful.
I've tried to read all of the 3,000+ replies and messages and that didn't really leave time to reply to any, but reading them really has helped.
❤️
This season's Blank & DGW schedule:
DGW23🔥
2 teams Double
DGW25🔥 & BGW25❄️
4 teams Double, 4 teams Blank
BGW28❄️
Probs 10 teams Blank
DGW29🔥
10+ teams Double
BGW32❄️
4-8 teams Blank
DGW34🔥
8+ teams Double
DGW37🔥
6+ teams Double
1 or 2 mini DGWs in 26/27/30/31/35/36🔥
Here's my latest Blank/Single/Double/Triple Gameweek graphic.
The fixtures moving to GWs 21 and 22 will probably be announced together and that announcement should come in the next two days.
(I don't know what happens if a fixture is added to GW21 after the GW21 deadline)
The GW 26-29 fixtures have been announced
Double Gameweeks for:
14 teams in GW26
2 teams in GW27 (MCI and SOU)
AVL vs TOT moves to GW29 so neither team Blanks.
TOT vs SOU and AVL vs EVE* are the only postponements that haven't been rescheduled
*(AVL vs EVE could move to GW28)
I’ve hit 100k followers!!!
It’s just over five years since I first shared a spreadsheet that I created to help predict the Blank and Double Gameweeks. I never would have thought that it would lead to me reaching this milestone.
Thanks everyone ❤️
Happy Christmas everyone!
I've tried to figure out and then summarise which DGW fixtures in GWs 21+22 are very likely, probable, possible and unlikely in this spreadsheet.
Make sure you understand the KEY before you look at the rest of the spreadsheet.
The Premier League fixtures are released at 9am tomorrow.
I should be able to convert the fixture list to a schedule spreadsheet and post it on twitter by 9.05.
Then I'll look at the Gameweek dates and see which Gameweeks will be Blank GWs and which are likely to be Double GWs.
I scored 66 pts and got a small green arrow up to 2.7k - my 2nd best rank but it's probably a better achievement than when I finished 2.2k four years ago 🙂
That's 10 consecutive top 50k finishes
11.4k
10.4k
43.4k
38.7k
5.1k
2.2k
47.6k
11.3k
7.7k
2.7k
Thanks for all the support
Here's the updated schedule.
Double in GW31
Burnley and Everton
Double in GW33
Confirmed: BHA, BUR, LEI, MUN, NEW
Likely: ARS, SOU
Possible (but unlikely): CHE, LIV, MCI
Likely Blank in GW33
AVL, LEE, WOL
All the GW33 fixtures will be confirmed after this weekend's FA Cup QFs
The big Blank and Double Gameweeks this season are:
🔥Double GW22🔥
❄️Blank GW30❄️
🔥Double GW36🔥
GW21 could still become a big Double GW, but I don't think that's likely.
GW33 could also be a fairly big Double GW.
There'll be a few mini Blank GWs & mini Double GWs.
I think GW8 is probably the best time to Wildcard.
- There's an International break between GWs 7 and 8.
- Liverpool play Man City in GW7 and then both teams begin easy fixture runs.
- Man Utd's fixtures get really tough after GW7.
Here are my updated predictions for DGW fixtures in GWs 21+22
I still expect some/all of the DGW fixtures to be announced by 6pm on Friday
This graphic is to help you plan your GW21 moves/chips, but don't confirm anything before we get the fixtures
There's a lot of uncertainty
'later' means later in the international break, sorry.
I've spent most of my days since my Dad died searching through 2,500+ old photos to find ones that are suitable for a slideshow at the funeral on Tuesday.
I'm overdosing on nostalgia.
Here's a guddun
(I still hate beer)
The Blank & Double GW Schedule:
🔥DGW25
2 fix for LUT, LIV, BRE, MCI
❄️BGW26
0 fix for LUT, LIV, CHE, TOT
🔥DGW28
2 fix for LUT, BOU
❄️BGW29
0 fix for ~10/12 teams
🔥❄️Double & Possible Blank GW34
2 fix for ~3-5 teams
0 fix for ~1-3 teams
🔥DGW37
2 fix for ~6/8/10 teams
Double Gameweeks 21(?) and 22
Hopefully this spreadsheet will help you with your transfer and chip decisions in Gameweek 19.
I've updated it since I posted it last night because Villa's ticket site is showing that AVL vs BUR has been rescheduled to DGW21 (it's not official yet)
🚨 Double Gameweek Announcement 🚨
6 fixtures have been added to GWs 28+29
Teams who have a Double GW in GW28:
Newcastle, Wolves, Leeds, Watford, Villa & Saints
Teams who have a Double GW in GW29:
Newcastle, Spurs, Liverpool, Arsenal, Brighton & Everton
Here's the schedule:
Happy New Year everyone!
2021 was really tough for me and my family but the FPL community has kept me in good spirits.
If you're out tonight then I hope you stay safe and and if, like me, you're having to stay in then I hope you're coping okay.
Here's my updated spreadsheet showing how likely I think Blank and Double GWs are.
The Double Gameweeks will probably be confirmed before the GW30 deadline.
One of Chelsea's three postponements has to move to a midweek other than GW 34/37, and I'm assuming that it'll be BHA vs…
I've tested positive for Covid.
I'm double vaxxed.
I started showing symptoms about 5 days ago.
Thankfully my symptoms are mild - I just feel like I've got a bad cold.
I haven't had the three main symptoms: a high temp, a continuous cough or a loss of taste/smell.
Peter Drury's commentary style is more suitable for Champions League nights than Premier League afternoons.
It's a bit too verbose and flowery for a fairly boring Sunday game.
If you have all your chips apart from your first Wildcard then I think the obvious chip strategy is:
1st Free Hit in Double GW22
2nd Free Hit in Blank GW30
2nd Wildcard before GW36 to set up a Bench Boost team
Bench Boost in Double GW36
Triple Captain in another Double GW
Liverpool have two fixtures to reschedule: LEE (h) + ARS (a)
They can no longer have a fixture moved to GW22, which increases the chances of them having a fixture moved to GW26.
If Liverpool do Double in GW26, it will be vs NOR (h) + LEE (h)
My current chip plan is to:
TC Haaland in GW25
WC in GW 30/31
FH in GW34
BB in GW37
I'm doing that because without taking hits, I can get:
- 6 DGW players in GW25 (all from LIV & MCI)
- an active XI in GW26
- at least 9 active players in GW29
- Solanke (c) in GW28 and 1 or 2…
Here's my updated Blank and Double GW schedule spreadsheet.
Bournemouth vs Luton was moved to GW28 earlier today.
Beyond GW32:
- GW34 will probably be a mini Blank GW and a smallish DGW
- GW37 will be a big DGW
- and we might get another mini DGW
Here's what we know:
- GW22 will be a DGW
- GW21 is likely to be a DGW
- There have already been 11 postponements and there should be 2 postponements in GWs 24+25 due to the Club WC
This spreadsheet shows the fixtures up to GW22 and the postponements that could move to GWs 21+22
@BenCrellin
Dear
@BenCrellin
can you stop being like the speculations accounts? A lot of
#FPL
managers makes their transfers based on your words. Say the things only when you are 101% sure. No offence. Cheers.
I'm aiming to use my 1st Wildcard in GW9
-It's halfway between GW1 and the World Cup break, when everyone gets unlimited transfers
-It's an INT break
-It's a good time to ditch my Arsenal players
-It's a good time to transfer out Sanchez and I don't wanna use FTs on GK transfers
I'm inside the top 1k for the first time in my FPL career 🙂
I'm not expecting to stay there long but I've given myself a good buffer vs GW29 BBers, who should be taking plenty of hits
I'm 20 points ahead of 2k so I wouldn't expect to drop much lower than that in GW29
I'm knackered 😩
Woke up at 9am after 3 hours' sleep, stayed at my PC basically all day waiting for the fixtures, didn't risk having a shower.
There's a mistake with the formatting in every schedule spreadsheet that I tweeted today. I'll have to post them again now.
The Double Gameweek fixtures have been announced for Gameweek 34.
Here's the updated schedule.
(teams sorted by how soon their next DGW is, then by how good their next DGW is)
There might be a slim possibility of Chelsea and Spurs getting a Triple GW in GW37 instead of a Double…
Here's the schedule up to Gameweek 30
I don't think any more games will be added to GW21. Some GW21 fixtures could still be removed due to Covid
I still expect GW22 to become a Double GW
You can see the postponements that are yet to be rescheduled on the right of the graphic
Here are all the confirmed, likely and possible Blank and Double Gameweek fixtures up to Gameweek 29.
The extra fixtures in GW26 should be confirmed next week.
If you need to make a transfer this week then focus on the yellow and golden fixtures 👍
There's a chance that some DGW fixtures in GW23 (and beyond?) will be announced a minute after the GW22 deadline, which would make this the craziest FPL news day ever.
Good luck with your DGW23 captaincy pick.
Last year, we got a Double Gameweek in GW23 and the popular captaincy picks were Joshua King and Emmanuel Dennis.
It ended in tears.
If you're not Wildcarding this week then save an FT or prep for DGW25.
If you're Wildcarding this week then this screenshot is the best I can do.
I think FUL vs TOT is slightly more likely to move to GW26 than TOT vs SOU based on Mourinho's comments.
The Football Association have abandoned plans for replays in the third and fourth rounds in the FA Cup to make room for league games rearranged due to Covid-19.
Here's the schedule up to Gameweek 33.
After GW33, there will be Double Gameweeks in GW34 and GW37.
I don't think any more DGW fixtures will be added to the schedule before GW34, but SOU vs TOT moving to GW29 and NEW vs BHA moving to GW 30/31 might be possible.
Here are my updated predictions for the DGW fixtures in GWs 21+22
Hopefully the next time I post this spreadsheet will be after the DGW fixtures are announced
If possible, hold your transfers until 10 mins before the GW21 deadline which is at 11am (UK time) on New Year's Day 😬
The GW 26-29 fixtures have been announced
Double Gameweeks for:
14 teams in GW26
2 teams in GW27 (MCI and SOU)
AVL vs TOT moves to GW29 so neither team Blanks
2 remaining postponements:
AVL vs EVE is fairly likely to move to GW28
TOT vs SOU will most likely move to GW 32/37
Here a simple version of the FPL schedule from GW26 to GW33.
If AVL vs EVE doesn't move to GW28 then it could also move to a different UCL midweek (GW 30/31/33/34) or the final free midweek, GW37.
77 points all out
I've broken into the top 5k for the first time in four years 🚀
It's my best Gameweek rank outside of a DGW since GW1 of the 2014/15 season
The Blank & DGW schedule:
🔥DGW27🔥
4 teams Double
❄️BGW28❄️
6 teams Blank
🔥DGW29🔥
12 teams Double
❄️BGW32❄️
4 teams Blank
🔥DGW34🔥
4 or 6 teams Double
🔥DGW37🔥
4 or 6 teams Double
And 1 mini DGW in GW 30/31/35/36, when Brighton and most likely Newcastle will Double🔥
I've made a graphic to show how many Double and Blank GWs each team is likely to get in GWs 21-29.
If you have your second Wildcard left and no Bench Boost then you'll probably want to aim to Wildcard after GW29.
GW29 Blanks confirmed in GW24
GW26 Doubles announced in GW 24/25
Here's this season's Blank and Double Gameweek schedule:
❄️Blank GW18❄️
🔥Double GW19🔥
🔥Double GW26🔥
❄️Blank GW29❄️
(FA Cup QFs - expect five or six Blank fixtures)
❄️Blank GW33❄️
(EFL Cup Final - expect two Blank fixtures)
There will likely be other small Double GWs 🔥
Here's this season's Blank and Double Gameweek schedule:
🔥DGW24🔥
2 extra fixtures
🔥Double GW25🔥
1 extra fixture
🔥Double GW26🔥
Lots of extra fixtures
❄️Blank GW29❄️
Lots of Blank fixtures
❄️Blank GW33❄️
2 Blank fixtures
And there will be some other small Double GWs 🔥
I'm having a great season in FPL. I might start tweeting recaps after every Gameweek because I guess more people wanna follow my progress then normal.
I rose from 3.6k to 2k in GW20 and I'm now top of all the mini-leagues that I care about for the first time ever.
I'm running an FPL mini-league with a £500 winner-takes-all prize!
Link to join:
To be eligible to win the prize you must:
- Like and RT this tweet
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@FFH_HQ
- Join the Hub (free or paid)
The rescheduled fixtures have just been announced but we don't yet know if/how the FPL deadlines will be changed.
'Matchweeks' 36 and 37 have been pushed back.
If the Gameweek 36 and 37 deadlines are both pushed back then we'll get this schedule:
I feel really bad for anyone who missed the GW19 deadline.
There's obviously more reason to leave moves as late as possible with games being postponed at short notice, and it seems like the FPL servers haven't been able to handle the increased traffic 😢
Here's my summary of the confirmed and possible Blank and Double GW fixtures.
AVL vs BUR could be announced before the GW33 deadline.
The rest of the DGWs and the possible BGWs in GWs 35-37 should be announced after the GW33 deadline (and most likely before the GW34 deadline).
64 (-4)
Final rank of 5,250
A good end to a good season.
I was on course for a top 1k finish a couple of months ago but my luck evened out in GWs 29-37.
No regrets (apart from Isak over Wilson in DGW36)
My 6th top 10k finish in the last 8 seasons.
Thanks for the support ❤️
My favourite TV show lasting...
1 season - Chernobyl
2 seasons - Mindhunter
3 seasons - The Leftovers
4 seasons - Halt and Catch Fire
5 seasons - The Wire
6 seasons - The Americans
7 seasons - Mad Men
8 seasons - Game of Thrones
Here's the updated FPL schedule.
Gameweek 30 is now set, but Gameweek 33 is kinda hard to get your head around.
Gameweek 33 should be a small to medium sized Double GW, and possibly a Blank GW for up to 3 teams.
Gameweek 36 should be the biggest Double GW of the season.
Here's the updated schedule up to Gameweek 34.
Saints vs Spurs should be confirmed as a GW28 Blank tomorrow night, but we'll also get a better idea of which teams are likely to Blank in GW32 and Double in GWs 34+37
Here's the updated Blank and Double Gameweek schedule up to GW32.
The Blanks from GW29 plus Chelsea vs Spurs should all move to Gameweeks 34-37.
GW34 clashes with the FA Cup SFs but it is also followed by a free midweek, so it should be mini Blank GW and a medium-sized Double…
These are the teams who I think are most likely to get a Double GW in GW26:
Man City vs WHU + (WOL/eve/SOU)
Spurs vs BUR + (SOU/avl/ful)
Liverpool vs shu+CHE
Chelsea vs MUN+liv
Man Utd vs che+cry
Leicester vs ARS+bur
Crystal Palace vs FUL+MUN
Burnley vs tot+lei
(cont.d)
It's more important to save a free transfer in GW19 than it has been in any GW so far this season.
Before the GW20 deadline there are 11 PL games, the FA Cup 3rd Rd and the EFL Cup QFs.
I'll explain what the cup results could mean for the Blank and DGW schedule in this thread:
The chip strategy I'm following is:
WC1 - GW16
FH - BGW18
BB - DGW19
TC - saving it for another DGW
WC2 - planning on using it to rebuild my team after BGW29
Here's the FPL schedule up to GW29 (which clashes with the FA Cup QFs):
All signs are pointing towards my predictions for DGW26 being correct. It looks like they'll announce the March TV picks and the rescheduled matches together.
I'll still be confident that my predictions will be correct even if they aren't announced tomorrow.