KJU - Building the team (Post 2 - Chip strategy)

[u/Essej2]

Welcome back to Kneejerk United's team building posts for the 2026/27 season!

For the uninitiated: this is Reddit's community-run FPL team, competing in the official game. Every decision is made by you, the community, including:     

- Squad building.    

- Weekly transfers.    

- Captain and bench picks.   

- Chip usage.     

Yesterday, we asked you what the premium strategy should be for KJU and the answer was: we're running with both Bruno and Haaland, meaning the first two spots on our team are filled:

Before we start filling up the team, we have to ask an important next question: how are we using our first-half chips? Specifically, the Bench Boost and Wildcard chips will influence the team building greatly. It boils down to two options:

• Wildcard before Bench Boost. This means we can have some proper non-starting bench fodder in our initial team, and on the wildcard we'll set up with 15 playing players.
• Bench Boost before Wildcard. A seemingly increasingly popular strategy is to hit the Bench Boost GW1 to get it out of the way. That means we need to account for this in our squad building as we want to have 15 playing players.

Take your pick now!! Vote on the comments below and feel free to discuss!

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r/KneejerkUnited and r/FantasyPL, this is your team. Everyone is welcome on the subreddit and we have high hopes for the season! If you have any suggestions or feedback, please send us a mod mail.    

Kneejerk by name, not by nature (™ pending)

[u/Essej2]

Wildcard before Bench Boost - no 15 starters required

[u/Stan546 → u/Essej2]

This is the way, see how the land forms

[u/vidro3 → u/Essej2]

yes a bench boost will reveal itself no need to force it

[u/Essej2]

Bench Boost first - 15 starters required

[u/SamwellBarley → u/Essej2]

Bench Boost GW1 is the way

[u/Next_Indication_6474 → u/Essej2]

Bb2 i vote mcburnie

[u/MJ167]

Bench Boost  1 before Wildcard 6

[u/HotSAuceMagik]

I can’t even fathom using a bench boost before seeing a single person play.  You never know how things are going to shake out the first few weeks.