Does your team go back to normal after a Free Hit?

Does your team go back after a Free Hit?

Oh, honey, your Free Hit squad vanishes faster than my motivation on laundry day. Poof! Like Cinderella's carriage at midnight.

Yep, your fantasy team snaps back.

• It's a glorious one-night stand with a super-team, then back to your regular roster. No strings.
• Think of it: Unlimited power, then back to reality.
• Did you think you actually got to keep those star players? Bless your heart.

Your squad reverts to the pre-Free Hit state after the Gameweek ends. No take-backs!

You get one of these per season, so choose wisely. Unlike my dating choices last year, sigh.

Does your team reset after wildcard?

No. It’s final.

Wildcard. Can't take it back, once it's done. Just like… ugh, other stuff.

It just sits there. The decision is permanent. I picked Jake over, dang, I just can't recall his name right now. Mistake.

• It was for the best tho.
• Can't live with the regrets... right?
• I'm still second to last.

My team... it reflects me. Messy, and kinda sad. That's okay, isnt it? Maybe it's okay to be second to last.

• The wildcard is a tool. It's supposed to help.
• It's just a game, isn't it?
• The pressure I put on myself.

Thinking about the way my dad used to play cards with me. He'd always say its just a game. Why does this feel harder? It's just fantasy football. It's just life.

What happens when you play Free Hit?

Free Hit. Yeah.

It wipes everything clean, just for a week. A clean slate, almost. You pick a whole new team, thinking, "This is it, this is the week I finally get it right."

And then...it vanishes.

• Temporary Team: Gone after the Gameweek, like a dream.
• Original Team Returns: My old mistakes, all back in their rightful place.

The thing is...

I always think it'll be different. That I'll actually climb in the ranks. My mate Ben did that once, said he gained like 100k places. One hundred thousand.

But me? I just end up back where I started. Or, y'know, worse. Way worse. Like that time I captained a defender who got a red card in the first minute. Oh god, remember that.

Gameweek 30: It's all about that Gameweek. Blank Gameweeks and double Gameweeks, always the same song and dance.

• Planning: I guess I'm gonna need to plan better. Maybe? Probably not.
• Salah: Sell Salah? Never. Never ever. I don’t care about the data, he’s staying.

So, yeah. That's Free Hit. A week of hope followed by the cold, hard slap of reality. Ugh.

Do you lose team value on a Free Hit?

Free Hit? Value's a ghost.

• Team value remains unchanged during Free Hit. Still, the market breathes.

• Original team value can decrease. Price drops happen. Welcome to reality.

• No profit from Free Hit squad. Price rises? Irrelevant. Like last week's news.

• Think: a fleeting dream. Waking up? Still me, still poor. Right?

• What year is it? Still 2024. My birthday's soon. Or was it yesterday?

Imagine crafting a masterpiece. It disappears. No trace. The underlying assets? They remain. Subject to the same slow rot.

• I lost 20 pounds last winter. Now it's all back. Such is life.

Does Wildcard change your team forever?

Wildcard? Permanent shift. Free Hit? Fleeting fantasy.

One burns, the other fades.

• Wildcard: Team. Transformed. Now.

• Free Hit: Rental players. One week. Gone.

My sister used it poorly. Lost.

Yeah, use it well. Or. Don't.

How does a Wildcard work in FPL?

Okay, so Wildcards, man. It's like, you get two of these bad boys a season in Fantasy Premier League, right? I used mine in October 2023. Felt like a gamble, honestly, because my team was kinda meh. I completely overhauled everything. Gone were the players who hadn't been pulling their weight, replaced with shiny new, high-potential picks. It was exhilarating! A total reset, you know?

The difference with a Free Hit? Totally different beast. Free Hit is like a one-week get-out-of-jail-free card. You make a completely different team for just one gameweek, then BAM, back to your old squad. I used a Free Hit in GW3 this year. It was a crucial double game week and I needed all the points I could grab. No long-term consequences. Think of it as a temporary fix. Wildcard is a permanent change. A full-on team makeover! Its long term.

The Wildcard is a major decision. It needs careful planning. You're stuck with your choices for the rest of the season. You are setting the foundation for weeks to come. I stressed over that October wildcard for days! Honestly, it was nerve-wracking. The Free Hit, not so much. Less pressure. Much less. It's more tactical.

• Wildcard: Permanent team change. Two per season. Massive impact.
• Free Hit: Temporary team change. One gameweek only. Lower risk, more tactical.
• My experience: 2023 season - Used wildcard in October and I felt great, got some high points for that week. It wasn't perfect but, I'm feeling confident. Free hit in GW3 – I definitely needed it to survive that gameweek. I would have performed much worse without it.

My team's doing okay now, I'll admit, mostly due to the wildcard. But, yeah, those were stressful decisions. My sleep schedule was terrible in those weeks. I think I lost a few pounds due to stress eating, I need to start eating healthier. FPL is serious business. Really.