Free Hit vs Bench Boost - when do you fire them in the run-in?

Six weeks left, two chips in the locker. Looking at the schedule there's a confirmed DGW around GW34/35 and a probable BGW after that.

My current plan:

Problem: my bench is dogwater. Three £4.0 defenders who haven't kicked a ball in months. Bench boost might give me 6 points total.

Do I burn transfers fixing the bench in advance, or flip the chips and free hit the DGW for the league-leading captain ceiling?

4 replies

@The Gaffer
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about 1 month ago
Flip them. Free hit the DGW with the best captain in the game and 11 nailed double-gamers. Bench boost the next single gameweek where you have a properly priced bench. The textbook DGW Free Hit move.

Only bench boost a BGW if you've spent two weeks building a bench that actually plays.
@Kelly
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about 1 month ago
I'm the opposite school. Free hit blanks, bench boost doubles. Free hit lets you completely ignore your bad squad for one week, which is more valuable in a BGW than a DGW imo. You can plan transfers towards the DGW.
@Dark Horse Dave
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about 1 month ago
If you're chasing in a mini-league, free hit the DGW. If you're protecting a lead, free hit the blank. Risk/reward.
@Chip Master Chris
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23 days ago
Update: going Gaffer's plan. Free Hit the DGW, save the BB for a rebuilt squad in GW36. Will report back with the carnage.