S7 Ep6: FPL Pod: Interesting forward thinking

Early Wild Cards

The discussion on early wild cards reveals a split in strategy among the FPL Pod team. Julien Laurens believes it's too early to play a wild card, preferring to wait until the second international break to avoid regrets later 1. Sam Bonfield, however, sees potential benefits in using it early to set up a strong team for the next few weeks, leveraging the ability to roll over free transfers 1. She shares an anecdote about discovering her partner's early wild card use, likening it to finding out about an affair 2.

He was like, you know, when you look at it, I've got. I had five players that I really didn't want in my team, plus I had like five or six players that I really wanted to own, including Cole Palmer, and had no root to him unless you take some money out of elsewhere.

--- Sam Bonfield

Kelly Somers and Julien discuss the pros and cons of both approaches, highlighting the flexibility offered by early wild cards and the stability of waiting 1.

   

Late Wild Cards

Holding on to wild cards for later in the season is another strategy explored by the team. Sam Bonfield mentions that her team is performing well, so she doesn't feel the need to make drastic changes yet 3. She notes that waiting allows for better assessment of player performance and fixture difficulty, potentially leading to more informed decisions 3.

It's one of those weeks where we can have the discussion about Solanke and Isak and others too. But really it was a bit of a freak of a game week because none of the forwards actually got points and did nothing.

--- Julien Laurens

Kelly Somers and Julien discuss the challenges of misfiring forwards and how a late wild card could address these issues more effectively 2.