Community XI Round Up: Wildcards
Gameweek 8 is proving a popular time to hit the Wildcard button across the community.
There’s been some great Wildcard content across the community with Content Creators suggesting the best Wildcard picks and FPL managers sharing their teams.
I. FPL Strategy
FPLStrategy has created an excellent thread on different potential Wildcard structures.
GW8 – Wildcard Options Thread ?
4 types of team structures you can adopt for ur Wildcard.I’ll cover:
▪️Common players in my Wildcard teams
▪️Team 1- Big in Defence
▪️Team 2- 5* Midfield
▪️Team 3- Striker dominant
▪️Team 4- BalancedRankings https://t.co/68VIXUdiXC@drafthound
— FPL Strategy (@FplStrategy) October 13, 2021
II. FPL Mihir
FPL Mihir has been assessing how you fit three premium FPL assets into your team and the best £6.5m and under enablers to help you achieve the three premium dream without compromising you 15 man squad.
With many trying to go with Three Premium players on Wildcard those teams need cheap enabling assets In this short thread with a Spreadsheet I look at each asset below 6.5mil and rank them and also write about their Pros and Cons below
Likes and Retweets appreciated ♥️♻️#FPL pic.twitter.com/EaGNmhiCNk
— FPL Mihir (@FPL_Mihir) October 12, 2021
III. FPL Nymfria
FPL Nymfria did a Live Q&A over on her YouTube channel featuring David Munday all about Wildcards and the best options for those managers playing the chip ahead of Gameweek 8.
IV. FPLFamily
FPLFamily‘s Sam has had a busy international break producing not one but three videos on Wildcard players. Each of the videos takes a look at a different position, starting with Goalkeepers and defenders in the first video, midfielders in the second and forwards in the last, where she shows the team she would create if she was wildcarding this week.
V Fantasy Football Scout
Neale, Tom and Marc have been busy producing some excellent articles over on Fantasy Football Scout, all about Wildcard teams and players to target all carefully divided up into the different positions so FPL managers can easily find everything they need to make the best choices
https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/category/fantasy-football/fpl/
VI Jumpers for Goalposts
Over on Jumpers for Goalposts, El Statto and his writers have also been thinking all things wildcards with their The ABC FPL Transfer Guide – Wildcard: Agents of Midfield Edition 2021/22
VII FPL Architect
FPL Architect has produced a detailed Wildcard thread taking into account fixture runs, as well as players to avoid, budget enablers and everything FPL managers need to build a successful Wildcard.
GW 8 Wildcard Thread ?
– Pros and Cons ✅❌
– Fixture Runs ?
– Foundations ⚙️
– Budget Picks ?
– Differentials ?
– Players to avoid ❄️
– Wildcard Draft ?#FPL #FPLCommunity pic.twitter.com/x4RRIJCeiB— FPL Architect (@FPL_Architect) October 6, 2021
VIII Pilot Flame
Pilot Flame produced a video over on his YouTube channel all about Wildcard drafts looking at lots of potential options.
FPL: GAMEWEEK 8 WILDCARD DRAFTS | SO MANY CHOICES! | FANTASY PREMIER LEAGUE TIPS 2021/22#FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #GW8 #GW8Wildcard #EPL #PremierLeague #FPLCommunity #GlazersOut
PREMIERING NOW ? https://t.co/MT1EWtocW2 pic.twitter.com/FR9qNGSs7r
— Pilot Flame (@PilotFlame226) October 10, 2021
IX FPL Raptor
FPL Raptor has been talking his followers through his wildcard in his latest video. He’s even considered if it is possible to build a wildcard team with four premium options.
NEW VIDEO ?? #FPL
GW8 Wildcard Team Selection ?
-12 out of 15 players ?(ish)
-3 spots left ?
-To TAA or not to TAA? ?
-Is four premiums possible??Unscripted, detailed analysis of the options on wildcard and my current draft, all found below ⤵️https://t.co/G2xZgghy2L pic.twitter.com/19e7dYVxoU
— FPL Raptor (Ross) (@FPL__Raptor) October 13, 2021
X Let’s Talk FPL
This week Andy published a video on his YouTube channel where he rated different wildcard drafts talking about templates and the differences between a wildcard now and one played ahead of Gameweek 7.
New #FPL ?️ now live!
There's definitely some template players in all squads which is normal, but there's a good few differences compared to Gameweek 7 Wildcards ?
? https://t.co/OscNN8IOyp pic.twitter.com/tRBkaC7tXZ
— Andy (@LetsTalk_FPL) October 7, 2021
XI FPL Blackbox
Mark and Az were joined by Andy from Let’s Talk FPL on this week’s FPL Blackbox to discuss all things Wildcard!
So I'm back with @ffscout_az tonight for a special edition of FPL BlackBox. We've a guest in the shape of up and coming FPL account @LetsTalk_FPL & there's at least one Wildcard active. Join us at the later time of 8.30 but keep 'em peeled for time updates. pic.twitter.com/qsGCW3GcZ9
— FFScout_Mark (@FFScout_Mark) October 13, 2021
