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Dugout Discussion – Leicester vs West Brom

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Gameweek 8 concludes at the King Power Stadium with Leicester City hosting West Bromwich Albion.

The Fantasy Football community will be torn heading into this encounter, with allegiances split between the home attack and the Baggies backline.

Jamie Vardy is undoubtedly the star turn on show. Owned by 16.3% of managers, the five-goal striker was brought in by 294,000 ahead of Gameweek 8, the third most popular transfer target. He has goals in his last two in front of his own supporters, but is yet to score against West Brom at home in three attempts.

Elsewhere for the Foxes, Harry Maguire boasts an ownership of 7.4%, attracting just over 40,000 new managers prior to Saturday’s deadline. The centre-back has a goal and an assist from his three home appearances so far.

Ahmed Hegazi remains the most popular asset in the West Brom camp. Still part of 1.3 million squads, he’s been benched by 353,000 (26.9%) ahead of tonight’s clash.

Meanwhile, Ben Foster was due to be backed by an ownership of just over 800,000 but will play no part in tonight’s match having been ruled out with a knee problem. Over 347,000 of his managers named Foster in their starting XI and now turn to their reserve keeper.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Who would you dump first?

    a. bertrand
    b. vardy
    c. Keep both this gw and save ft

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    1. Hustlers United
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Keep, they have good schedule...

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    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      C

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    3. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Keep this gw

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    4. BB-8
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      C

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    5. Unbowed Unbent N'Golo
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      I have both and 1 FT. Think i'll do Bertrand to Jones before the rise/fall.

      Frustrating as he does have a great schedule but he's just not getting points. It's a points game unfortunately...

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    6. That Fantasy Guy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      C for me

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    7. Expected Toulouse
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      C

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    8. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Ig you dont have Jones A for sure. Otherwise C

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      1. SpaceCadet
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 26 days ago

        No jones but have DDG

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        1. Lone Wolf FPL
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 26 days ago

          Jones is gold

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  2. Emiliano Sala
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Jesus to aguero after CL match?
    1.0 itb.
    1 ft

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    1. BB-8
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Keep Jesus

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    2. That Fantasy Guy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Id hold for now

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  3. the Penman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Foster to Fabianski a no-brainer? Got Ryan as a vaguely rotating partner.

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    1. Delhidynamo
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      I still prefer Pope

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    2. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      I'd get Joe Hart

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      1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 26 days ago

        He's been scoring well, 4.5 and good futures.

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        1. Lone Wolf FPL
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 26 days ago

          4.4

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      2. That Fantasy Guy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 26 days ago

        This

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      3. skodaole2
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 26 days ago

        Hart is the new Mee

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      4. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 26 days ago

        Not sure I'd go for Hart. Next two games are alright, but the fixtures afterwards are:

        LIV / WAT / LEI / EVE / MCI / CHE / ARS

        Too short term, IMO.

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        1. the Penman
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 26 days ago

          This is my concern. Swansea have a great run of fixtures coming up, and Brighton cover the Swans’ trip to Arsenal nicely with a home fixture.

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  4. Manumana
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Need expert advice pls guys
    1 FT this gw should i -
    Monreal - Jones
    Or
    Vardy - Morata

    Team is

    Elliot
    Luiz Bavies Monreal Fernandez
    Erikson Silva Richarlison
    Kane Jesus Vardy

    Speroni Carroll Mee Carrick

    Thx very much

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    1. Manumana
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      1.7itb

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    2. BB-8
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Vardy to Morata if he's fully fit

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    3. Norman Conquest
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      vardy to morata maybe see if he plays against roma first

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    4. That Fantasy Guy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Vardy to Morata if fit

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      1. Manumana
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 26 days ago

        Thx alot really appreciate it

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  5. BB-8
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Early days, but save FT here right?

    Elliot
    Bavies VVD Otamendi
    Hazard(c) Sterling Richarlison Choupo
    Kane Jesus Vardy

    Fab Dunk RLC Ward
    1 FT, 0.0 ITB.

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    1. Ozzy smith
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Yeah I'd be looking to save. Also nice to see someone else thinking of punting on hazard(c)

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      1. BB-8
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 26 days ago

        He's a home boy. Chelsea will be looking to bounce back. Hopefully with Morata back they should improve. I have a good feeling about Azza this week.

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    2. Ruth_NZ
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      I'd be dumping Davies, Rose is back and the writing is on the wall for him. Next 2 fixtures don't look great for CSs either. Dann maybe?

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      1. BB-8
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 26 days ago

        Davies is definitely a concern, but I'm tempted to keep him till palace in gw 11. Easy switch to Jones in 12. Need to see more from palace before considering Dann or anyone else really

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      2. 42towels
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 26 days ago

        By 'writing on the wall', what % rotation risk would you not be OK with? Missing 75%, 50%, 25%, 10% of the games?

        I am thinking of holding on if it's less than 25% chance of missing out i.e. benched once every 4 games.

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        1. Ruth_NZ
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 26 days ago

          For a premium defender it would need to be 0% or very close to it. There are plenty of good ones to have that don't carry any significant risk of rotation.

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          1. 42towels
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 26 days ago

            Cheers, he's such great value though. Dont see other premium defenders or similar priced mids with those kind of stats just yet.

            (Already have Ota, Luiz, Jones too)

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            1. Ruth_NZ
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 26 days ago

              He won't be great value on the bench.

              Pochettino rotates fullbacks. Rose is a better player than Davies anyway. And... the stats you are looking at aren't the important ones. What matters most for a defender is clean sheets and he doesn't get them if he's not in the team.

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    3. Lazaretti
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      I would monitor Davies situation still. How nice is to sell him and then to see him scoring a brace again. I would save this week. I wouldn't be too surprised if VVD will be dropped - attitude problem ?

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  6. The Hindu Monkey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Enjoy the latest blog over breakfast you fine folk

    http://hindumonkey.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/five-things-weve-learnt-from-premier.html?m=1

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    1. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Thanks HK. Can't find much there to disagree with.

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  7. Lone Wolf FPL
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    On WC. If you had to resing from one of those big hitters what option would you choose:

    A) Eriksen > Silva/Sterling
    B) Salah > Silva/Sterling
    C) Aguero > Jesus
    D) Kane > Lukaku

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    1. BB-8
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      B or C. Maybe B just.

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    2. That Fantasy Guy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Tough one! C or D but i wouldn't want to mess with that current order

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  8. That Fantasy Guy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Hi all pending no injuries in CL,
    My current team is
    Elliot - Krul
    Kolasinac - Davies - Alonso - Naughton - Jones
    Brady - Ritchie - Salah - RLC - Carroll
    Morata - Kane - Lukaku
    0.1 itb 2 FT

    A. Kane -> Aguero
    B. Brady -> Choupa Moting
    C. Kolasinac and Ritchie -> Cresswell/Cedric and Zaha.
    D. Davies and Ritchie -> Cresswell/Cedric and Zaha
    E. Davies,Ritchie and Brady -> Cresswell/Cedric Zaha and choupa moting -4
    F. Kolasinac,Ritchie and Brady -> Cresswell/Cedric Zaha and choupa moting -4
    G. Other (please suggest)
    Cheers

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    1. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      H -
      Kola to fodder
      Kane to Kun / Jesus
      And then enough funds for Ritchie or Brady to a City mid?

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  9. SAUCY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Kane, Aguero and Jesus the way forward?

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    1. barracuda
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Is Kane really essential if you won't captain him every week??

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      1. SAUCY SALAH
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 26 days ago

        Yes I think So, captain him away matches only haha

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    2. Ha.
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Too much

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  10. QPRUTD
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    With Danny Rose close to return, and poor fixtures for Spurs (3 of next 4); time to get rid of Bavies?

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    1. That Fantasy Guy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Tis my worry too

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    2. skodaole2
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      I will either get rid (Davies + Hazard -> Alonso + Eriksen to keep 3 Spurs) or just get a playing 5th defender to have cover if he misses another game. He is too good when he plays and Spurs fans (and Poch imo) prefer him over Rose after summer's incidents. On the other hand CL games will probably result in one of them playing in CL and the other one in PL just like Trippier and Aurier. Havent decided yet to get rid, but not happy with the possible rotation.

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    3. Urchin
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Wait till after the CL game perhaps and poch may indicate something during weekend pressers...

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  11. barracuda
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Vardy, Hegazi, Elliot, Ritchie. Cheers for 6 great pts...

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  12. Big P
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Foster out long term?

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    1. Siva Mohan
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      TP looked concerned

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  13. Ha.
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Pleasant rise in rank overnight off few points. Goes to show have tightly packed everyone is.

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  14. Expected Toulouse
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    What to do with this lot? 1 FT 0.4 itb.
    Foster Elliot
    Azpilcueta Davies Bertrand Jones Mbemba
    Eriksen Sterling Ritchie Carroll Chalobah
    Kane Lukaku Vardy

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    1. Ha.
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Save

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      1. Expected Toulouse
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 26 days ago

        Thanks.

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  15. Scotty B
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Elliot
    Cedric Jones Alonso
    Salah Shaqiri Eriksen Ritchie
    Lukaku Kane Abraham

    Fabianski Bellerin Carroll Tuanzabe

    1 FT & 0.1 ITB

    Time to get a City player in this week I think.
    Which one should I get in and for who?

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  16. 42towels
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Did this question get answered by the FFS team?
    http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/16730372

    The XG stats are a fantastic addition, but we need to be able to rely on them.

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    1. The Fantastic Mr Fox
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      I'm not sure if OPTA directly provides the xG numbers, or provides just the pass and shot data which needs to be crunched by individual algorithms

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  17. Sims
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Only 2 points away from top 100k now. Time for the charge towards top 10k by January

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    1. Urchin
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      I had a fall of ~20K this gw, was expecting a much bigger disaster after Saturay. I will take that..
      Best luck to you!!

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      1. Sims
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 26 days ago

        U too. Yeah big falls and rises getting tougher and tougher each week

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  18. Whats the Mata?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Luiz + Vardy to Jones + Morata (If Fit) for a hit?
    Yay or nay?

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    1. thomashl
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Tempted to keep Vardy myself for the away game vs Swansea. Didn't watch the match last night, how was he?

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      1. Whats the Mata?
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 26 days ago

        Lei looked off
        Although they had some bright moments

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    2. Sims
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      When did u get Luiz?

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      1. Whats the Mata?
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 26 days ago

        On my WC

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        1. Sims
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 26 days ago

          U need patience with your picks. Stick

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          1. Whats the Mata?
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 26 days ago

            Luiz out is just for funding the ardy to Morata move.

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  19. thomashl
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Lads, lads, lads. What to do 'ere? (0.1itb)

    Fab
    Ota Bavies Maguire
    Eriksen Silva Richarlison Choupo
    Kane Kaku Vardy

    (Elliot Carroll Ward Mbemba)

    A) Maguire -> Jones
    B) Vardy + Choupo -> Abraham + Sterling (-4)

    Regretting not going with B on my initial WC, but feels wrong to sell Leicester assets ahead of an away game, where their counter-attacking is likely to prosper

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    1. Whats the Mata?
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      save

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      1. thomashl
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 26 days ago

        Cheers. Better off with 2fts next gw, potentially do a -4 then

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        1. Whats the Mata?
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 26 days ago

          yep

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    2. Clifford☯
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      save

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  20. white lightning
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Would you do Foster out & Elliott in with my ft

    Current team:
    Foster, Lossl
    Davies, Stones, Jones, Mee, Fernandez
    Eriksen, Sterling, Richarlison, Moting, Carroll
    Kane, Lukaku, Vardy

    Thanks.

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  21. Expected Toulouse
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Is this ridiculous? Kane and Vardy to Kun and Morata?
    Reasoning: will not be captaining Kane for the next 4. Will captain the other two.

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    1. Whats the Mata?
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Im tempted to take Kane out too unless he starts scoring at home.
      Lukaku-Morata-Jesus/Kun might be the way to go

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      1. thomashl
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 26 days ago

        This sounds very strong. But there's something that feels very counter-intuitive about selling kane, though

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        1. Whats the Mata?
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 26 days ago

          We'll not reach anywhere high if we dont trust our picks and are just scared takin him out just because someone disapproves it or he's done well in the past.

          A 12.8m striker who cant score at home to Swa, Bou and Burnley? Besides with Kun/Morata and Lukaku we get great captaincy options every week even when Kane has an easy away fixture.

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      2. Expected Toulouse
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 26 days ago

        Yeah thinking of something similar.

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    2. thomashl
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      For a -4 it's a bit iffy. Will have to wait and see for CL lineups and how that plays out anyways

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      1. Expected Toulouse
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 26 days ago

        Yeah not keen on taking a hit for it. I will most likely hold this week and see what happens.

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    3. Sickboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Definitely not and I'm considering doing the same.

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  22. VIRATKOHLI18
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    29pt week after a wildcard! sweet!

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    1. Whats the Mata?
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      No Sterling I guess

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    2. DD
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Ouch! Did you guys win your CW matchup this week?

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    3. Whats the Mata?
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Why on earth would you get Okazaki?
      And other multiple non starters in your team?
      You got unlucky with Sanchez, Alli and co, but you should have expected nothin from others.

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  23. Angin out the Begović
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Big Per Mert is 1st over holding ?

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  24. Siva Mohan
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Silva owner here..

    get Sterling or Jesus or Aguero?

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    1. Ha.
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Jesus

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  25. Wally banter
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    From this lot, whom to bench?

    Gross(Whu away), Chupa (Bou home),fernandez(Lie h)

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    1. Expected Toulouse
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Fernandez and Gross.

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      1. Wally banter
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 26 days ago

        Actually i need to bench only one of those 😀
        So fernandez/Gross

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        1. Expected Toulouse
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 26 days ago

          Bench Fernandez.

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    2. Clifford☯
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Fernandez

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      1. Wally banter
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 26 days ago

        Cool...

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  26. ol3andre
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Firmino + Kane ---> Aguero + Morata if both gets to play CL tonight?

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  27. Clifford☯
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 26 days ago

    Had a disastrous GW after playing WC. 🙁 Should I make any changes to this team or stay put?

    Elliot
    Azpilicueta Davies Cedric Otamendi
    Eriksen Hazard Silva Choupo-Moting
    Kane Vardy

    Pope T.Carroll Dunk Quaner
    1 FT,0.1 ITB

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    1. Ha.
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      No, have some faith

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    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        7 years, 26 days ago

        I don't like it tbh but stay put for one week and then judge it, and then you'll have the option of 3 transfers for _4

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      • Joggers Nipple
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 26 days ago

        Guess you hold but much prefer no Hazard and 3rd 'big' forward.

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      • Clifford☯
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 26 days ago

        Cheers everyone.

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    3. Up the tics
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Next GW?
      Lukaku + Jesus out
      Aguero + Morata in

      Originally wanted them both on my wildcard but couldn't because of their injuries

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      1. Ha.
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 26 days ago

        As in GW10? Sure

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    4. Scotty B
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Helloooo which city player should I get in? Hellooo anyone there???

      Elliot
      Cedric Jones Alonso
      Salah Shaqiri Eriksen Ritchie
      Lukaku Kane Abraham

      Fabianski Bellerin Carroll Tuanzabe

      1 FT & 0.1 ITB

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      1. Ha.
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 26 days ago

        Tough. What’s your TV?

        Only way to afford is a hit and remove Kane or Alonso, at which point I’m not sure it will be profitable.

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      2. Jay Arell
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 26 days ago

        Sterling if starting on bench today.

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    5. QuintonFortune25
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 26 days ago

      Am I okay to leave Foster and Myhill and roll my FT or should I really be bringing in Hart or Fab?

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      1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 26 days ago

        Definitely get Hart. West Ham really tightened up.

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