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FFS Paddy Power Cup IX and Members Cup IV – Third Round Draws

This afternoon we roll out the draws for the Third Round of the Fantasy Football Scout Cup IX and Members Cup IV, as sponsored by Paddy Power, after the Second Round took place over Gameweek 30. In the former competition, defending champion Tdubb05 remains in the hat after progressing on rank alone following a stalemate with Denis Denis last time around – he’s now up against Chewy in the 15-match double Gameweek 31:

Other key community match ups see Spencer take on Deco2011, In Like Flynn square up to CS, Pepin face stumanchuu, Absinthe go head-to-head with Dr Rabotnicki and Rasping Drive v Dullardinho.

Special mentions goes to Laurehill, who racked up 91 points in Gameweek 30, the highest of any manager in the Second Round, whilst Intransigent is the top-ranked manager remaining, currently sitting in 187th spot overall.

A full list of last weekend’s results is here, and the draw for the Third Round, which kicks off this Saturday and last right through to Wednesday night, can be found here.

In the Members Cup IV, we have plenty of notable match-ups on the cards this weekend. Applebonkers goes up against Buddyman, Gecko takes on Daniel, The Chosen One faces Woeisme, In Tommy we Trust has been drawn against Slowly but Schurrle and old school posters PDM Allstars and Attila the Bum take on leo_messi and Never odd or even respectively.

Idiottax and Derailed Bandwagon were the joint highest scoring managers to progress, with 79 points apiece. Stumanchu gets a second mention in this week’s article – he is the top ranked manager remaining in the Members cup, sitting in 648th spot in the overall FPL standings.

You can click here to check out the Third Round draw, which gets underway this weekend, whilst the full list of Second Round results can be found here.

As always, good luck to all those still in with a shout of the silverware.

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  1. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Do we think Turner can just walk straight back into to Norwich team?

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    1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Yep

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  2. favel nedved
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Mata and januzaj to silva and nasri/gerrard for a -8???

    Yay or nay???

    Looking at nasri as a differential with 2 extra games

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    1. Phaze 1
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      yes

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    2. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I personally would get rid of non DGW players

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      1. favel nedved
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Do not have any other left other than hazard and wanna keep him on the bench

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        1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Wouldn't bother

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    3. Sess!
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Silva & Gerrard

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      1. favel nedved
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Already have SS so was thinking nari and i reckon liverpool have already had their shares of penalty

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    4. Tiote on Peyote
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Don't get Nasri man.

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      1. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Nasriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ftw

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  3. Tinmen
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    About to hit the button folks, but should I??
    Sterling, Snodgrass and RvP out for Silva, Nolan and Sturridge(c)
    It will cost -4 and will leave me with 11 dgw players
    Any advice on other players instead appreciated

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    1. SAS
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Keep sterling and save the 4 points?

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      1. Tinmen
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        I could do that but cant think of a better striker than Sturridge to replace RvP with? Already have Suarez and Lukaku

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        1. SAS
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          So you got three pool players in already and have to sterling to get sturridge

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          1. Tinmen
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Yea have Migs Sterling and Suarez already

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    2. The class of 92
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      just do RVP to Sturridge

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  4. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Managers who are inside top 1000, how many hit they're going to take for this DGW ?

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    1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Feck them 😉

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      1. Pedram
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Why, do you have something against them ?

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        1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          A negative judgement gives you more satisfaction than praise, provided it smacks of jealousy

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    2. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Not as many as you want. They have been preparing.

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    3. Tiote on Peyote
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      1 for me. I'd imagine between 0-2 would be the norm.

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    4. Shaunji Kagawa
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      None- only have hazard in my squad without DGW

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  5. BLACKSHEEP
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Ruddy

    Baines* --- Coleman* --- Vlaar

    Gerrard* --- Silva* --- AJ* --- Hazard

    Sturridge* --- Lukaku* --- Suarez*

    BENCH:
    Boruc ------- Ivanovic --- Bacuna --- Ward

    For (-4)

    Thoughts?

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    1. Tinmen
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Vlaar to Chester

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    2. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Lovely team

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  6. Sess!
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Blazed to the quarter finals of last PP Cup. Out in the 1st and 2nd rounds of the PP and members cup this time. Bah!

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    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Add the FPL Open...

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      1. Sess!
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Did I go flying out of that too?

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  7. super zlatan
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    United get knocked out tonight then moyes get sacked.
    Shirley?

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    1. McSauce
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Im convinced they will give him the season!!

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    2. Pedram
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Moyes will never be sacked.

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    3. jas5sk - Youtube channel
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Fergie out of retirement

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    4. Bolt-on
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Hope not - it's fun watching them struggle

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      1. rdpx
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        It was at first.

        Now it is just becoming kind of awkward.

        It's like they are all depressed or something.

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    5. J0E
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I think if they get knocked out tonight plus ManU lose and don't put in a good performance against ManC then his job becomes untenable.

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      1. Tiote on Peyote
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        It's all pointing towards this.

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      2. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Hi jonty, what are your thoughts on mata? Keeping him for the double or switch to silva/Gerrard

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        1. J0E
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          • 14 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Very tempted to switch. May not though as it'll be a hit. With 4 pts down - I'm looking at someone getting 8 pts minimum over the two games.

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        2. Margarido
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          I am on the same page with RVP.
          Have Suarez and Lambert and 1.2m itv…just 1 FT.

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  8. ADucksBehind
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Would you start
    Chester (Great double fixture but 90min doubt)
    Hazard (Single tough fixture but form)
    Januzaj (Decent double fixture poor form)

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    1. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Haz

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  9. McSauce
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Hazard to silva for -4?

    Mannone

    Kosc Baines Chester

    Hazard Gerrard Yaya AJ

    Sturridge Suarez (C) Lukaku

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Bench?

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    2. ADucksBehind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Nope

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    3. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      No

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    4. McSauce
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Bench

      Boruc, Stones Baker Parker

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      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        When would you want Hazard back and how much would you lose?

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        1. McSauce
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          ye thats my biggest issue selling at 10.3 losing 0.8

          Only thing keeping him in my team cause i will 100% want him back after next week

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          1. SAS
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Can't be worth it if you want him back the next week.

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  10. The class of 92
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    MANNONE
    Ivanovic // Olsson // BAINES
    MIRALLAS // Hazard // Snodgrass // SILVA
    LUKAKU // STURRIDGE // SUAREZ (C)

    Marshall// Azpi// Noone //Chambers (2.2 ITB)

    good to go? Anything worth a hit?

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    1. McSauce
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      defo worth hit!

      Snod --> AJ/Nolan
      Haz --> Yaya

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    2. Tiote on Peyote
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Why not Ivan to Coleman until after gw 24?
      Surely he'll repay the four points over the extra two games.

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      1. The class of 92
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        I have 3 Everton already

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    3. ADucksBehind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Ivan to Zabaleta maybe?

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    4. The class of 92
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Worth doing Snodgrass + Azpilicueta > AJ & Zabaleta (-8)

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  11. SAS
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    -8 point hit to go from 7 double gamer weekers, to 9.

    Cahill and snodgrass to silva and zab, worth an 8 point hit?

    Mannone*, (kelvin Davis)
    Coleman*, Cahill, ward (chambers, b turner)
    Yaya*, hazard, sterling*, snodgrass, (jedinak)
    Suarez*, sturridge*, lukaku*

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    1. Jones Town
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Hmm thinking about something similar below! I feel like I need to keep hold of a Chelsea defender for the next few after this though. Maybe just Snod -> Silva/Gerrard? Not sure City will keep a clean sheet with Kompany out and then playing United

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      1. SAS
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Yes makes sense. I was thinking long term too. E.g. City got 11 games left and Chelsea 8, so wanted to load up with city and Sunderland players.

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  12. Jones Town
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    A) Baker (benched this week), Zaba, Gerrard

    or

    B) Azpi (benched this week), Flanagan, Silva

    A means no Chelsea defense for the next few gameweeks...

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  13. super zlatan
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Who do I bring in between manonne or adrian?

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    1. Jones Town
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Who's your other keepers?

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      1. super zlatan
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Boruc and Davis.
        Gona ship Davis

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        1. Jones Town
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          I think Mannone works better with Boruc

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  14. Kings of Lyon ★
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    My cup oppo has a cracking history over the past 2 season and is sitting sweet this year. Kudos to his captain Coleman last week.

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    1. King Nil Miss ✩
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Amazing... well done and good luck.

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  15. McSauce
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Go time for GW 31!! Hope to climb higher the my current rank - 57k

    Mannone

    Baines* --- Coleman* --- Chester

    Gerrard* --- Yaya* --- AJ* --- Hazard

    Sturridge* --- Suarez(C)* --- Lukaku*

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    1. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Exact same team that I will have. Solid.

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    2. McSauce
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Well very best of luck to your Sir!!

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  16. Fancy Feet
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone thinks Jags will be fit for the weekend?

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    1. McSauce
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Interesting choice for me if he isn't! I have Stones first sub and Hazard Starting

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  17. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    April 10th 2007, That is what i want to see today and with 3 out of 5 scorers still in the team it should not be impossible....

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    1. Efan Ekoku Pops
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I remember it well...

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  18. Whazza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Hello there! How would you improve this with a budget of 0.5? I'm on WC.

    Adrian-Mannone

    Coleman-Baines-Ivan-Chester-Ward

    Hazard-Yaya-Nolan-Sterling-Ki

    Sturridge-Suarez-Lukaku

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    1. King Nil Miss ✩
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Baines ➡ Distin

      Sterling ➡ Nasri

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      1. McSauce
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        neither of the above!!!

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        1. Whazza
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Any other ideas? Just save the 0.5M?

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      2. Whazza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Could work out, but I prefer Baines and Sterling over those two.

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  19. You've got red on you.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Good to go? Will have to be, already on -8

    Mannone

    Ivanovic - Evra - Chester

    Hazard - Yaya - Silva - Sterling

    Saurez - Sturridge - Lukaku

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    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Looks good. Very similar to what I have. What transfers did you do?

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      1. You've got red on you.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Rooney, Mata and Lallana ------> Suarez, Yaya and Sterling.

        Ready to see Rooney and Mata go nuts and Yaya to flop! 🙁

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        1. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          I'm looking at doing mata/punch/chambers to silva/sterling/Chester but reluctant to take a -8!

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  20. McSauce
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    If Jageilka isn't Fit would you start Stones over Hazard??

    Mannone

    Baines* --- Coleman* --- Chester*

    Gerrard* --- Yaya* --- AJ* --- Hazard

    Sturridge* --- Suarez(C)* --- Lukaku*

    Boruc Stones* Baker Parker

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    1. favel nedved
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      How can u have 4 everton players?

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    2. McSauce
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      sorry not coleman --> Kosc

      Apologies

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  21. King Nil Miss ✩
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Best bet to get a differential after the DGW?

    Sturridge ➡ ?

    or

    Suarez ➡ ?

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    1. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Aguerooooooooooooooooooooo

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      1. King Nil Miss ✩
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        For which of the 2?

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        1. Somalion
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          If you can swing it then I reckon Sturridge. Depends of course on fitness and how Liverpool line up during the DGW.

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  22. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Will there be any scout articles on the best choice of players for this weekend? As in, best midfield picks, best forwards, etc? And I don't mean scout picks.

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    1. King Nil Miss ✩
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I think the Watchlist has that covered...

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  23. waltzingmatildas
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Really struggling with choices this week. This is my team:

    McGregor Boruc
    Ivan Vlaar Ward Bardsley Olsson
    Lallana Haz Mata Caz Puncheon
    Suarez Lukaku Lambert

    1) Is Mata/Caz - Yaya worth it?
    2) Should I do Ivan - Coleman?
    3) Any better options that Sturridge as a replacement for Lambert?

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    1. Crabwalk
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      1) Yes
      2) Yes
      3) No

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    2. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      1. Yes (Caz)
      2. Yes (Unless for hit)
      3. Nope

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  24. Reed_Rothchild
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    I know Hazzard is fixture proof but Snodgrass has a good matchup this weekend. Would you do the unthinkable and play Snodgrass over Hazzard? Double gameweeek players comprise the rest of my lineup.

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    1. Crabwalk
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I'd play Hazard. At home and probably on pens.

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  25. Wavey Wambz
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    BEST UNDER 25 SQUAD
    COURTOIS
    COLEMAN VARANE HUMMELS ALABA
    POGBA THIAGO
    NEYMAR GOTZE HAZARD
    AGUERO

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    1. jas5sk - Youtube channel
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      There has to be a line of people better than Coleman right now.

      Marquinhos has to be there imo

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    2. Kings of Lyon ★
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Not sure about Coleman but really hard to argue with the rest

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    3. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      This including 25 year olds? Because Aguero and Hummels are 25 as is Coleman.

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      1. Somalion
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        And no Bale is a strange decision.

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    4. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Bale?

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    5. FC Footix
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Marco Verratti

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  26. Dr Dream
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Liverpool squad looking healthier than it has for months...which brings me to my point. I've never been a fan of rotation, I think it's often used by weak managers as a way of appeasing the squad players under the guise of tactics. Certainly there is plenty of reason to believe that a settled team is usually more successful than an over- rotated team....even for teams in multiple competitions (Aresenal back four for example as oppose to United's and City's) ...So...has the Liverpool injury woes actually done them a favour, along with a lack of multiple competitions ?...any thoughts?

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    1. King Nil Miss ✩
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Lack of multiple competitions might be a huge factor here, but I agree with you, with consistency of the same 11 comes more tactic stability but not many athletes are able to support the number of games they have.

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      1. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah it does..It reminds me of the season many years ago when Liverpool won a title playing a very low number of players...about fifteen if I remember right...The games was a bit slower then but it was still a very low number even by the standards of the day...

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    2. favel nedved
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Agreed.....but not having the mid week game helps

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    3. Colonel Wasabi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Perhaps Wakey...interesting suggestion.

      Their lack of European footy and never quite being close to winning the premiership also means they may have fewer players with the size of ego that would be badly dented by being switched in and out of the game-day squad.

      Good time for Rodgers to take over...and also his reputation as a sound tactician who likes flexibility allows him to come across so an educator/improver and thus getting a bit of rotation in.

      Injuries have made the individual decisions easier.

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  27. TuttiFrutti
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Haz to Silva, Nolan to Gerrard?

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    1. TuttiFrutti
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      reply fail.......

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  28. The class of 92
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Snodgrass to AJ worth a hit?

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  29. Judas
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Using my free transfer to do Lallana ---> Nolan for this team, how is it looking?

    Mannone
    Chester, Evra, Williamson, Coleman
    Toure, Hazard, Nolan
    Lukaku, Sturridge, Suarez (C)

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  30. favel nedved
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Nope

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