THE FPL MYSTERY CHIP ANNOUNCED! 🍟 Assistant Manager Chip! | Fantasy Premier League Tips 2024/25

[@FPLHarry]

This is just a first guess! We will have more concrete plans when we get closer 👌

[@extrahd1379]

Harry Bro You Must want to Advise us to when we want to use this chip. Because You are the FPL Master.We are the FPL Babies.

[@Benchjam]

Slot is on 4 yellows bare in mind

[@azaro12]

Extra points if he is bare?

[@mkf628]

not injured though..

[@DB-rl9cj]

YC aren't a factor. He wont miss a game on the chip - you're basically picking the team not the manager.

[@Shelsight]

Jeez. The convoluted rules of this chip remind me of the quiz game “Bamboozle” in Friends…

[@sm1l1nassass1n8]

😂

[@FplFrayy]

What a reference “you have just been “Bamboozle!”

[@ITIS2000MAN]

When do we get the 'wicked wango' chip?

[@neilbanerjee8217]

man that made me laugh hard

[@lsf87]

Well what’s complicated? You spin the Wheel of Mayhem to go up the Ladder of Chance. You go past the Mud Hut through the Rainbow Ring to get to the Golden Monkey; you yank his tail and boom! You’re in Paradise Pond!

[@TheMackieman123]

Its fine, city will be 13th before they get their form back. Easy points 👌

[@Cpchurch87]

Given that im sturggling to find 0.1m to bring in a better defence, i dont see myself having 1.5m to spend on a manager!

[@andrewsharp189]

Thomas Frank when Brentford have 2 home games in 3 gameweeks

[@noahs68]

Good shoutt - maybe Leicester away, Everton at home and villa at home from gw 26-28?

[@t4404]

not available until gameweek 24

[@edwardchamberlain8476]

Thomas Frank and Eddie Howe are probably both great punts between gw31 and gw33. Loads of potential for upsets given their teams home record and both teams still in EFL cup as well.

[@ConorMedlyn26]

Thing is Brentford have played most easy teams at home and most hard teams away so there home/away form will probably balance out soon

[@Brandon-vp2lw]

💡

[@krispbacon9474]

I was able to come up with like 5 really cool ideas speculating what it was going to be with a friend and this is not only not one of them but possibly the worst idea anyone could come up with.

[@duitakarbhat]

@@krispbacon9474 what were your ideas

[@craigwright1867]

Just a thought as it's a long way ahead, but I was thinking managers of teams at the bottom of the table with home matches against sides with little to play for at the end of the season could be worth considering, especially in regards to the five places higher in the table scoring an extra 10 points rule. I had a quick look at the fixtures and Wolves and Ipswich have winnable home games against sides from higher up the table as part of their run in.

[@marzipanmonkey]

Was thinking that too! Last 3-4 games of with the relegation fighting teams in mind.

[@FplFrayy]

What a great idea? So far I’m shocked at the creativity of this chips so many avenues

[@derot01]

Actually it’s going to require a bit more planning than Harry suggested. 1st we’ll have to free up around £0.8M to £1.5M to buy the assistant manager. 2nd, we have to make sure we have a fairly stable team since we won’t be able to play any more chips for those three weeks, and 3rd, we’ll have to most probably sell any players who may be playing against the new assistant manager’s team to maximise returns. I assume the cost of the new assistant manager goes back into the bank when the chip is finished.

[@ConorMedlyn26]

The money thing might be a bit of a pain but there's no reason to not play players who your manager is against IMO

[@harryb1429]

Simplified version with same concept: Pick manager for one gameweek. Doesnt require budget. 5 points for win, 2 for draw, 2 for each goal scored. Doubled if opponent if 5 league places higher. Simple

[@BeerdyBruceLeeCentral]

Interesting, thanks for the info. I'm pretty sure I'll use it on Slot. Trent, Slot and Salah in my team.

[@Ackytubby]

So you want to pay more. Get no bonus. And go without a Pool player. Nobody realizes how bad this chip is yet.

[@MDot97]

@@Ackytubby Using it on LIV if they draw in any of gameweek 24(BOU away), 25, 26(Man City away)

[@andyb1967]

This is ridiculously complicated-casual players just won’t be bothered

[@MDot97]

good news for engaged managers to actually be rewarded for higher fpl points when captaincy variance will bite them in the behind many times from now until gw38.

[@hearmenow909]

Most people are casual players who just do what content creators do, hence why everyone is closer to each other in their mini-leagues. They'll just copy what the content creators do with their chips, like they usually do.

[@FPLucho]

Can we also get some Christmas vibes on the festive videos Harry, lights and snow ❄️ ⛄️ 🎄

[@Thoseloge]

It’s hard to imagine a more inconvenient chip to be thrown in mid season. Utter nonsense

[@drizzle952]

Yep, its total bs.

[@LongBoi.]

Utter woke nonsense

[@shawnwalrus]

Don't use it then

[@ThangLe-ws4ns]

@@shawnwalrus you miss the point. This is indeed bs.

[@DB-rl9cj]

the fact it blocks use of chips for 3 weeks is tough. Especially when we start to get into DGW BGW territory.

[@drdavid1963]

I agree with your risk/reward analysis and thanks for reassuring us by pinpointing the best window to play it when we won't play other chips. If we want the upside we could play the wildcard earlier and build up transfers for the GW24 onwards period, especially as, if you picked Bournemouth manager earlier in the season when they beat Arsenal, drew with Villa and beat Man City, you would have scored 47 points! Having briefly checked the season so far, only 17 times has a team beaten a team 5 places higher out of 144 games, roughly 12%. But if you pick Slot and Liverpool win score 2 goals and get a clean sheet three games in a row, that's 30 points. Depending on my rank, I would prefer the safer option. It would definitely be fun to choose the riskier option! The advantage, though, of saving a Liverpool place for Slot means you don't have to worry about saving transfers for switching between managers every week. Lots to think about but time to work it out.

[@adamcartwright8784]

It just seems quite complicated and I don’t think a lot of the player base will enjoy it 😂

[@GraceArtMusic]

A terrible idea - I have casual players in my league who will find this new chip far too complicated and will possibly drop out from playing altogether

[@stevolyons18]

Chip sounds terrible!!

[@marzipanmonkey]

Sounds pretty good to me. Opportunities to gamble and have fun with it given many will go for obvious choices.

[@Looney-toon]

I like it

[@triplefireprotection7670]

you were gonna womp womp whatever it was so whatever.

[@BigDaddyRich69]

@@marzipanmonkey because ur simple minded,its terrible lol

[@shawnwalrus]

Don't use it then.

[@718awong]

Thanks harry, u provide a clear pic for the chip strategy

[@MDot97]

For those who used the Triple Captain chip already and if LIV double gameweek is put into gameweek 24, this makes the mystery chip VERY boring because many managers will use it immediately activate the chip on Jan 26-31 (days before the gw 24 deadline) where LIV have BOU(a), EVE(a), WOL(h), so 3 matches in 2 gameweeks, then MCI(a) or you likely use a Free Transfer to another manager in 26 like Bournemouth (WOL h) or Arsenal (WHU h) or Leicester (BRE h, maybe a draw / win for more FPL pts)

[@Bluemoon4415-s5v]

What about the triple captain chip? Isn’t the LIV double gameweek the best time for that?

[@MDot97]

@@Bluemoon4415-s5v I have Triple captain left and am planning to use in gw24, but you could play in DGW36 instead and use the bench boost in any gw that's not 29-34 and 36. FH29 will be more popular than FH34 because when in 29 the four teams likely to blank are Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Ben Crelin has not confirmed those four teams being a possibility to blank explicitly, but since gw29 is during the weekend of EFL Cup Final, I expect those four to blank. He has mentioned FH29 as a possible plan insetead of 34. It's good to wildcard in 30 after those four teams blank so you don't use FTs and therefore require -4 or -8 hits to negotiate gw30 and beyond. In gw29 BOU host BRE, LEI host MUN, IPS host NFO, FUL host TOT, NEW host CRY, MCI host BHA, SOU host WOL, so there's enough different options to pick 10 solid players + keeper from (i.e. Sels or Onana, Kepa). Haaland could do well in that fixture, C.Wood has poor fixtures before gw29 so his ownership will be lower, BOU could score many past BRE, FUL midfielder and B.Fernandes, Cunha, Isak or Gordon etc.

[@N1ck1990]

if a manager gets a red card and is suspended how does it affect ass man chip?

[@FplFrayy]

It says if manager if suspended or fired it makes no difference, your pick will be the same just they will change manager name etc if a new manager comes in

[@Legend-123-45]

Then you have berate yourself for being a stupid boy .

[@MDot97]

This chip requires planning if you want to use it on teams lower down the table, CRY fixtures in 31-33 are worth considering. However, they may not double in gw33. Brighton, Man City, Bournemouth are their opponents respectively and are ALL likely to be 5 spots or higher up the table before each of those gameweeks. C.Palace at home are improving (MUN draw, LIV 1-0 loss, Fulham poor showing 2-0 loss, TOT win 1-0, NEW 1-1 draw, MCI 2-2 draw since OCT 1).

[@harmoniefaerielove]

Harry ,so grateful for your concise explanation on this . I actually love this chip idea it makes the game a little more stratigic & complex in the second half of the season.. Could be quite a few swings in points at the death. It certainly freshens everything up .

[@FplFrayy]

Yeah I agree really fun idea, I’m surprised as thought it be rubbish haha. But fair play 👏

[@JonathanLancashire]

Super effort for putting this video out so quickly after the announcement Harry, and also discussing initial strategy- you must never sleep man!! Personally really don’t like it but we have to embrace it!!!

[@MDot97]

The MORE you think about how straightforward the chip is (if you use on lesser or stronger teams up to you ofc), the more attractive this idea sounds because having to spend 0.5-1.5m of your budget is not TOO much and it can be used for 3 weeks in a row. Manager transfers should be recommended in all honesty. CHELSEA in gameweek 27 and 28 are SOU(h), LEI(h) and in 26 (just before those two friendly home matches) or 29 (just after those two matches) you could use on a different team where you can see a lesser team getting a draw and earning maybe 11pt with a 1-1 or 12pt in a 2-2 score.

[@chrisbrogan3307]

If you pay 1.5m for the asst manager do you get it back after the 3 games ?

[@marzipanmonkey]

I assume you do. Just basically selling them on after you're done.

[@jpjordan90]

Yes. Where would it go if not?

[@chrisbrogan3307]

@@jpjordan90 confirmation would be good

[@chrisbrogan3307]

@@jpjordan90 It could be a cost thats not returned i guess

[@jpjordan90]

@chrisbrogan3307 I think its a saving in your budget that just gets returned as a saving after the 3 GWs

[@kelvinatuchukwu8482]

Sounds pretty complicated, when we get to that point of the season I will just do with Harry does 😂

[@samueloriokot9849]

The chip is good but tricky and I feel it's going to be best used in single gameweeks since it affects the other chips

[@DB-rl9cj]

I feel we should try and get this chip out of the way before silly season starts. Silly season of course being BGW DGW FH TC BBW season. Ideally we get this out the way after the LFC double v everton, then we are free to continue. The only downside I see to then, is that we need to be banking transfers to navigate GW29 - last year if you played the FH then, you were a net loss than those who saved it. This year isn't expected to be as chaotic, so no FH usage in 29, instead it is requiring banking of xfers. So to conclude, probably you won't want to spend a transfer on a manger, thus pick a manager who has 3 good fixtures in 26, 27, 28. The best fixtures I see in that time, with the table as it is or close to current state are: Chelsea - avl SOU LEI (so so many goals v southampton and leicester predicted there at home), Man United - eve IPS ARS (potential home win v Arsenal after 2 easy games could mean 10 bonus) City (if in 6th place) - LIV tot nfo (bonus 10 points v LFC plus 2 easier fixtures) Wovles - bou FUL EVE (real gamble on winning extra bonus 2 or 3 times with a win)

[@TheLukeguy7]

Great vid as always and such a quick turnaround! 👏

[@repentmaster2842]

Thanks Harry. Agree with u this is the most confusing chip. So manager is just another group (outside GK/DEF/MID/FWD) that has it's own scoring rule. My question is is the rule of the game going to change from 'max 3 players' per team, to become 'max 3 players and/or manager' per team? e.g. if I triple Arsenal defence Raya/Timber/Saliba, then I cannot hv Arteta as manager, right?

[@davehannigan1788]

Still not sure if the manager takes a players place on bench or in addition to the 15?

[@jpjordan90]

In addition

[@davehannigan1788]

@ cheers 👍🏼

[@TheHeroicDoses]

and just like that, they ruined the season. for example, it can only be used from gw 24 onward...and its a 3 week window in which no other chips can be used. so, if you have a triple captaincy left, and cant use it in that manager chip window, while someone who already used tc on the haaland hattrick can freely use the manager chip without blocking the TC.....the person who used the tc early has an advantage in using the manager chip. if this new chip was announced BEFORE the season, then fair play. but mid-season is completely ridiculous. and this is coming from someone who already (successfully) used their tc early.

[@mrrpnnnn]

i also used my tc early! but got 3 points!

[@ConClasher3]

I actually really love this chip the cost makes it so not everyone can just choose the same manager and the table bonus sounds a great risk

[@michaelnorthcote3194]

Thanks for the explanation Harry.

[@MrTwister242]

Ideally, I think you'd play it on a "strong" team on paper that is low ranked (e.g. Spurs, Man United, maybe even City), facing some "weaker" higher ranked teams (e.g. Forest, Bournemouth, Brentford, Fulham). Will require to really assess the "strong" teams momentum/form though.

[@marzipanmonkey]

I'm tempted to play it on some relegation threatened teams come the last few gameweeks. Definitely an interesting addition to the game.

[@MrTwister242]

Will also make it extra powerful to save up extra transfers. Being able to pick 3 different managers could be gold.

[@restingpilgrim3384]

I think given it is a 3 week chip it will favour those who have used their triple captain chip already this season, I wonder if next year it will be available all season or just in second half of season as presumably it would not be able to be used too early in the season as the 5 team gap would not be established

[@Hussain2705-]

What if you have triple captain left and are planning to use that for the double

[@markharriot6850]

What if a manager loses his job in the 3 weeks or what if he joins another PL team and goes over the 3 per club rule?

[@jpjordan90]

You can change the manager but it will use a transfer

[@Biggaz1313]

Love it. Thank-you

[@SK1LZ_]

Hi Harry, would you transfer in trent for ait nouri or isak for cunha?

[@jama9890]

Thanks Harry!

[@venkatganesan2975]

Good explanation Harry 👍

[@bquirky23]

very well explained , looking forward to see if you gamble on a high risk manager or play it safe

[@adamcartwright8784]

It might be a good idea to save for the last three gw because if a lower down team who is avoiding relegation plays a higher team that is on the beach they might get a win and you would get the bonus ?

[@VishJR07]

ah thats smart i agree very viable there

[@IzzyStylez]

Love this chip! Finally something to properly shake up FPL and make it more interesting

[@RohanVBB]

L idea.

[@Mattyfootyy]

Haven’t watched the video yet but I wonder if double gameweeks will be the same for managers?

[@AntonBirch]

Got on it early doors! Easy explanation. Fair play.

[@mebalashylla9921]

what happens to the money we have spent on the assistant manager after the three weeks of using it?

[@hrefQWERTY]

Everyone talking about Slot but I’m thinking about Postecoglou considering the 5 place rule

[@kumbirayichari9112]

Help my account keeps saying sign in failed

[@azaro12]

Once the three weeks are up does one get ones money back for the fired assistant manager?

[@dirtyharry17]

Do manager get minus point if thet got yellow or red card?

[@LeeOmar-xp5fp]

Thanks Harry!! You’re the best 🫡❤️👏🏾

[@Mino123mijo01_k]

Hi harry nice work ♥️ Iwobi or semenyo ?

[@marknightingale5674]

Well done Harry. Perfectly explained, thank you

[@FPLHarry]

Glad it was helpful!

[@66554433ism]

Thanks Harry, you know your stuff 😊.

[@MysterioFPL]

It's not difficult to understand TBF mate

[@pixieizzy5431]

How can they bring this in halfway through the Season?

[@kimi3421]

I'm probably going to save it for the last 3 gws...choose a club fighting relegation against some clubs 'on the beach'

[@erikwallerskold3537]

thanks for that advice!

[@marzipanmonkey]

Same here!

[@cheekster777]

Bet no one correctly guessed what this mystery chip would be for. Seems like they gave it a fair amount of thought.

[@kalix86]

Why FH in 34 in a game with 5 banked transfers? Surely dead ending into the GW35 wildcard is easier than ever. Letting you use the FH elsewhere

[@markhazard3176]

Great minds…

[@AllMotivation100]

Thoughts on De Bruyne? Sorry its slightly unrelated. Thanks

[@max.8063]

Why take such a risk??

[@joe-p-l]

Terrible choice don't go there at all

[@kevinconway2965]

9.5 for someone who’ll be injured in two weeks

[@liverpoolFCMon]

Terrible choice, he isn't even a Manager

[@beckhamsibiski8533]

Isn't the max blanks in GW 34 just 4 games? There are only 4 teams left at that stage..

[@johndissociative8331]

I'm gonna use this chip the most template-y way possible.

[@MDot97]

Is that you BigManBakar? LOL

[@johndissociative8331]

@MDot97 I'm the Hub AI.

[@RemmyKibet-o1n]

I'm betting my chances on wolves they are lower in table but I know they're coming in hot 🔥

[@lalex9988]

Thanks for the info. What is your honest initial opinion of the chip?

[@MalsawmaVch]

How many time the chip can be used

[@Legend-123-45]

1

[@hearmenow909]

It respawns every time City lose.

[@jpjordan90]

Newcastle GW29 (depending on blanks)

[@willster947]

Gameweek 36,37,38 sounds the best to use it.

[@cyphoonersrb4976]

Great chip!

[@Mo7dOaz]

Does the money come back after the 3 gws?

[@jpjordan90]

Yes

[@ConorMedlyn26]

Best to do it when a mid table home team is at home to a team 5 or 6 places above where theyll be favourites but you get the massive jump in points to 16. Then spend a transfer to jump on another manager during 3 week run.

[@viktorplevnes9958]

That's how I look at it too

[@mkf628]

cool chip!

[@azaro12]

Maybe OK if we knew about it at the beginning of the season. Now team values are pretty much set so those with money in the bank or still to sell Haaland will have the advantage to buy the more expensive asst mgrs? Already feel like a CFO rather than a manager this year, now going to get worse!

[@hearmenow909]

The most expensive manager is 1.5 mil, if you don't have Haaland, then you should have plenty of money to afford 1.5 mil. It's like buying another player for 1.5 mil.

[@azaro12]

@@hearmenow909 Yes but if you have already done that move and have a side you will still have to sell someone and create an imbalance to it.

[@guidobattista]

There can only be a maximum of 4 games postponed in GW34, not 8.

[@GamingSalah_Editz]

Mystery chip pretty dead

[@jonthomas-m8d]

Awful idea by fpl. They don't make any major changes to the game for years but then they add THIS?!

[@Michaelkaydee]

I like it's curve ball potential... will be interesting

[@marzipanmonkey]

Disagree. Is a fun little gamble which could give you a great boost if you play it smart.

[@669jamaica]

It's all good for the 'engaged' managers who enjoy the strategy side 😉

[@cathdan]

This is pretty dope. Easily can change your ranking

[@williamedwards5914]

I assume it doesn’t cost a transfer to activate the chip ( sorry if this was mentioned)

[@jpjordan90]

Not initially but you can change your manage after each GW and that would cost a transfer

[@marzipanmonkey]

Yeah, I'd assume it's free to begin with. Just the cost of the manager.

[@davebaz8142]

This game is so popular and has such great longevity purely because of its *simplicity* . They gone and took a massive dump on that with this daft new chip 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@BlairBlenman]

chip sounds way too complicated ....nonsense

[@mohitoBhau5499]

For real. It's overly complicated. They could have kept it simple like a second triple captain or something. You'd almost think people would get turned off by such complicated terms and conditions. The worst part is the managers are going to count towards your FPL budget, and as part of your max three persons from one team.

[@duitakarbhat]

I actually think it's very well thought out, except the part where it takes up one of the 3 team spots

[@duitakarbhat]

Or the fact that it will eat into your budget

[@duitakarbhat]

Or the fact that you can't use other chips during that time

[@duitakarbhat]

Or the fact that it'll use up a transfer

[@hearmenow909]

@@duitakarbhat 0.5 to 1.5 is hardly eating into your budget, it's a steal having essentially another player for pittance.

[@duitakarbhat]

Only for 3 gws

[@Indie127]

It just doesn’t seem fun at all

[@Michaelkaydee]

I like it... can be a real curve ball

[@MohamadHanisRaseli-ux2tr]

Use ur mind . And it will be fun . Dont lazy

[@KieranShepherd-o6q]

So if you have no budget do you need to sell someone to be able to afford an assistant manager ?

[@davidhollis7229]

Yes

[@PTJ_S]

United seems like a good shout for this.

[@Komeh_]

If i play it in a DGW, would i get 4games?

[@jpjordan90]

Yes

[@danijelbaric4092]

It's crazy that you can't have 3 players from the same team and that you assistant manager will be 1 of those 3. And they cost money?

[@markhazard3176]

Yeah… sounds like it needs some planning still

[@huevosdeperro7723]

im liking eddie howe 31, 32 and 33

[@Aquifuge004]

Trust you me the ones who go for a differential will haul Harry

[@Jim-gh6mr]

Funniest thing will be if everyone just decides not to bother using it

[@adamcartwright8784]

So surely it would be best to pick a team 6th or 7th who play top or second and then have two really good fixtures ?

[@FPLHarry]

But if you pick a team in 6th vs Liverpool they will likely lose

[@adamcartwright8784]

@ oh wait do you only get the bonus points for the first match or all three.

[@FPLHarry]

@ all 3 but why pick a manager playing Liverpool

[@adamcartwright8784]

@@FPLHarry because if it is a decent team in 6th who play Liv then two relegation teams then you will likely get the massive bonus for the next two games ?

[@mfenicki]

@@FPLHarrya team like NF in GW4? Why not?! 😎

[@EIOFkeiufaw32]

Once Liverpool have their double, I'm definitely going to own Salah. Which players/managers do I have alongside him: Trent/VVD/Slot?

[@Paul_425]

Interesting

[@spooney14]

It’s crap that you don’t get extra budget for the chip so have to downgrade your squad for the top managers

[@phoenixfire6559]

Manager prices won't change so it may well be worth swapping your manager every game week for those 3 weeks using your free transfer. Because getting a minimum of 17 points for a win against a team 5 places higher is huge. Brentford are excellent at home and so would a Villa or Newcastle.

[@Bluemoon4415-s5v]

That’s a good point.

[@PaulPaul-fo8qj]

No doubt everybody will play it in the same way, at the same time, as recommended by any of the big content creators? Ben Crellin? Andy? Raptor? Harry?

[@jordmcgorry8070]

So what you're saying is big Ange could actually bag points 😂

[@Legend-123-45]

big Ange is on the pints

[@jeffjudo4836]

double gameweek for liverpool its set for the chip

[@markhazard3176]

Or TC Salah? Got all my chips to play still, so that’s a lot of planning. And we’d need to free up 1.5M for Arne Slot?

[@vinayakg1811]

Will I get the assistant managers money back after the 3 GWs?

[@hearmenow909]

Yes, but only if you pay using credit card.

[@vinayakg1811]

​@@hearmenow909 i dont mind paying 1.5 lol

[@yoosufyuman3866]

W chip great idea if executed properly

[@JamesTheHAHA]

This chip seems needlessly complicated. I think I might just play it as soon as possible, to get it out of the way and get my budget back for players.