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Podcast February 10

The ScoutCast – Episode 214 – Smugface

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Four middle-aged Fantasy Football managers (just go with it, Andy) and four Romelu Lukaku owners. Four very smug faces.

We try to hide it, we really do, but Romelu’s haul was so sweet, one or two gloating moments may have sneaked into this latest 120-minute episode.

You have been warned.

Our Gameweek’s were even good enough to nudge Granville into making a welcome return, although he was sure to stress that his 81 points had very little to do with the re-appearance.

He joined Jonty, a youthful Andy and myself for the usual grappling session with your community questions.

We contemplate the big hitters to sell and the cheap options to buy, while lamenting Sergio Aguero’s demise and giving Claudio Ranieri our own vote of shaky confidence.

This episode of the ScoutCast was first beamed live via our YouTube channel on Wednesday night. Be sure to subscribe to get notice of future live episodes.

If you’re a traditional type, you can acquire the mp3 audio version via this link or the first player below, or take in the full visual experience via the second player below.

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

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  1. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    My captain picks have been the downfall of my season so far.

    Assuming anything from 5 points or more (which isn't great) is a success I've only had success in 10 out of 24 gameweeks 🙁

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    1. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      My vice captain points have fared better than my captain points too.

      Captain - 139
      Vice - 146

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    2. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Still time to change that up innit 🙂

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      1. Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Hope so. Let see what Gylfi has to say about that.

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    3. 1Banksy
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Just make sure you get your TC right then all will be forgotten. Plus lots more captains to come.

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  2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    thinking about doing kane to jesus for 1 week, just so i have a mnf player...............dont care about the blank

    am i insane?

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    1. Fine Chinas.
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I dont think so. Many will say we're chasing points but its a depleted Bournemouth!

      Similar to what I think I'm doing. Carroll > Jesus and then switchback for the blank...

      Are we crazy?

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    2. Rh4ziel
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Do it, i did Ibra > Jesus (C) :)If you can field a strong 11 next week and bench him, i see no reason not to if you think he will score good this GW.

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    3. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Not at all

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      1. Fine Chinas.
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks, this makes my feel better.

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  3. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Who do you prefer ?

    A) Maguire

    B) Mawson

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    1. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Maguire

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    2. Fine Chinas.
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Maguire for sure.

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    3. Sess!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Maguire easy

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  4. SALVA
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Any news for J. Evans?

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    1. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Back in contention.

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    2. Jersey
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      he's finally fit.

      how long it lasts, who knows.

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    3. SALVA
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Cheers thats great!

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  5. RSe
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Heaton
    Valencia // Alonso // Coleman
    Sanchez // Erikson // Zaha // Firmino
    Lukaku // Ibra // Rondon

    Pieters // Brunt // De Roon

    All good to save I think?

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    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      strong bench. start pieters over zaha ? and brunt over rondon?

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      1. RSe
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        hmm prefer attack over defence myself. Is a close call though.

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  6. Karan14
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Any valid reason for keeping Benteke (stk, MID, wba)?

    Have 1 FT and can sell him for Defoe.

    Appreciate your thoughts!

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    1. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I would keep if I had him with those fixtures

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  7. Hasselbaink Forever - Defoe…
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Correct defence for this week? Not sure on Pieters or Brunt

    Foster
    Alonso (bur) / Coleman (mid) / Pieters (CRY)

    Bench - Brunt (whu) / Chambers (EVE)

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    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      brunt over pieters?

      evans back means brunt will play more advanced and is on set peices

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      1. Hasselbaink Forever - Defoe…
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers

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    2. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Definitely play Brunt

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  8. razmo
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Lost on last page:

    Team currently as below and have 1FT.

    Cech (Pickford)

    Nyom FunesMori PVA (Daniels Amat)
    Sterling Ozil Sanchez Hazard Philips
    Defoe Lukaku (Rondon)

    Do I:

    A) Do nothing
    B) change GK as both are doubts
    C) Something else.

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    1. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I'd be ditching Ozil for someone cheaper Siggy etc.. and upgrading a forward..

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    2. 1Banksy
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Option A then sell Cech and Ozil with your 2 free next week.

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  9. BrockLanders
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Morning chaps

    Sanchez, Alli, Antonio, Zaha, Capoue

    Who should I be ditching this GW for Siggy considering blanks etc..

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    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Capoue or Zaha

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    2. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      zaha --> phillips?

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      1. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        or siggy if you can afford

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  10. Pringle
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Who would you bin first? Pieter or Cedric?

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    1. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Cedric.

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    2. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      cedric 2 blanks upcomming

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  11. juanmata8
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Good to go?

    Jaku
    Walker Alonso Baines
    Sanchez(c) Alli Coutinho Mirallas Phillips
    Costa Ibra

    Heaton Brunt Chambers Diomande

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    1. Individual
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Yessir

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    2. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      id play brunt over walker

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      1. juanmata8
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Brunt has never got points in away matches till nw

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  12. Individual
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Morning all

    Final team check?

    Right to bench Brunt over Pieters and play Jaku over Randolph?

    Capt Ibra cos ml rival doesn't own. Saving ft.

    Jaku / Randolph
    Alonso Pieters Funes Mori / Brunt Amat
    KdB Sanchez Alli Antonio / Fletcher
    Ibra © Kaku Rondon

    Gtg?

    Thanks!

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    1. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Don't bench Brunt

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      1. Individual
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Play him over Pieters? Gives me 3 players in that west ham game, so I'm thinking of spreading the risk. Plus Bruntinho's away form has been poor.

        Is it just for attacking returns I should play him dyu think?

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        1. BrockLanders
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Think there may be goals in that game and Antonio and Brunt have a good chance of being involved in those.

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  13. J0E
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Here's differential jack with four midfield, blank free differentials to consider

    http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2017/02/10/key-midfield-differentials-to-consider/

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    1. Dreams
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks Jonty. And thanks to the writer too.

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  14. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Imagine Jesus is benched for Aguero on Monday

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    1. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Would be great.

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    2. Rh4ziel
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I wouldnt be surprised looking at how my season is going this year and because i just brought him in 🙂 But i doubt it, Pep said that he and Kun can play together.

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      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Pep's full of sh*t

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    3. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      It's going to happen at some point.

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  15. Beanz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Siggy or Alexis as captn?

    Give me some arguments. So far i have flip a coin!

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    1. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Hull are tighter than a snare drum under Silva and Arsenal have a habit of finding it difficult to break these sides down.

      Leicester are crap. Siggy it is.

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  16. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Choose:
    A. Dele to Siggy this week and Sanchez to Barkley before GW26
    B. Sanchez to Barkley before GW26 and Dele to Siggy before GW27
    C. Other ideas ?

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  17. Vyeper97
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    I have molded my team around the blank gameweeks coming up, am I right in thinking the general idea is to still save WC till nearer the DGWs or use for GW 29?

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    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Varies from team to team, go with whatever suits yours... If no issue, might aswell save for DGW

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  18. K.F.C
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Hey guys guys need some help, this is my first epl season so all help is appreciated.

    Foster
    Coleman McAuley Pieters
    Alli Zaha Sanchez Eriksen
    Lukaku Costa Rondon

    Bench Manninger Carrick Chambers Amat

    Have 1 FT .6 ITB
    Thought about -12 hit with Sanchez,Foster,Chambers,Carrick out for Sigurdsson,Alonso,Antonio,Jakupovic would leave me with .5 haha I know it's pretty crazy
    Thanks

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    1. Darbs
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Taking -12 to also lose Sanchez and Foster is more than just *pretty* crazy, but what's the worst that can happen!

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  19. Holmes
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Allardyce confirms Scott Dann is injured, picked up a knock against Sunderland. Schlupp is back in training. #CPFC

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    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Claudio Ranieri will check his players "but I think everyone could be available," the exception, Ulloa who is "not yet" available. #LCFC

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  20. Darbs
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Best 5th MID option for £4.6m...

    A) Morrison - bench risk?
    B) N'Diaye - one game, one goal, worth a punt?
    C) Fletcher - Zzzzz
    D) Barton - horrendous upcoming fixture list

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    1. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I like Morrison

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  21. steven8991
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Kane & Firmino to Lukaku & Hazard for free

    Yay or Nay?

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    1. Darbs
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      100% yes.

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  22. FootballManiac
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    is evans fit? would like to knw if brunt will be playing in midfield or in defence..

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    1. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Seems to be

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  23. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Today's press conferences

    8:30 - Stoke
    9:00 - Bournemouth, West Brom
    9:30 - Crystal Palace, Leicester
    10:00 - Watford
    13:00-14:00 - Liverpool, Chelsea, Man Utd, Man City, Sunderland

    Can't find Burnley and Middlesbrough.
    Two articles were posted yesterday on Boro's official site but with no team news. Their presser is usually around 12:30 so stay tuned.
    http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/article/2016/middlesbrough-fc-aitor-karanka-everton-3566408.aspx
    http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/article/2016/middlesbrough-fc-aitor-karanka-3566311.aspx

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    1. Hasselbaink Forever - Defoe…
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks

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    2. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Fashionable delay?

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  24. steven8991
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Play Valdes (vs Everton, home) or Jaku (vs Arsenal, away) ?

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  25. Pringle
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    What is it with Carroll this time? Injured again?

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  26. NachoMan
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    My stubbornness will be my downfall.

    Captained Kun last week and dropped rank.

    Thinking about doing it again,

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    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Insanity is doing the same thing again and expecting different results.

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    2. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Bizarre thing is, if I'd not sold him in fury last Sunday I'd probably captain him this week..

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      1. pompeyfan
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        i'm half regretting selling him now. I can just see him starting and scoring a couple now. Just got to hope Bournemouth can somehow keep it tight at home.

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  27. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    I'll need to take at least one -4 this week or next (Stones, Sterling & Amat being favourites for the chop) to get 11 players out next week. With that in mind, best move here?

    A) Save FT
    B) Sterling -> Siggy
    C) Stones -> Brunt
    D) Stones & Sterling -> Brunt & Siggy (-4)
    E) Stones & Sterling -> Baines & Barkley (-4)

    Cech
    Coleman, Valencia, Stones
    Sanchez, Alli, Eriksen, Sterling
    Ibra, Benteke, Carroll

    Pickford, Nyom, Capoue, Amat
    Bank 0.5m, 1FT

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    1. Darbs
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      A

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    2. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      A

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  28. The Mighty Whites
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    For a 4.4 or less defender -

    A - Kone
    B - Naughton
    C - Maguire (already have Jakupovic)
    D - Nyom (already have McAuley)

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    1. Dreams
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      A

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    2. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      C

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    3. Jinswick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      C > D > B > A

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  29. AFC49
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Probably should've kept Eriksen and switched Alli instead for Siggy 🙁

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    1. MMN
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Why?

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    2. Sess!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I had value locked up in Alli but non in eriksen so easy decision for me. In saying that I've gone right off siggy and wish I hadn't made the trade. Stat wise siggy almost identical to eriksen, just eriksen hasn't got the returns. If fulham beat spurs in fa cup too, which is def likely with spurs resting players, then it'll def turn out a bad move.

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      1. MMN
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I wouldn't say it's "def likely", quite slim probability I think.

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        1. Sess!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah, it was meant to read def a possibility. Hoping spurs go through but won't be the biggest surprise if they don't

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    3. George James
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      why?

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  30. Sess!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    So if evans fit do we get brunt oop again or does nyom miss out and dawson back to RB?

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    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I reckon Evans will be eased in, benched imo

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      1. Fitzy.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Hope they keep him on ice until GW28 and then trot him out. 😉

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    2. Squashed
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      nyom to miss out and brunt will play in mid. i think

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    3. Sess!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Cheers all

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      1. Sess!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Also totally realised error of my post. Nyom would move to LB I mean and brunt further up field.

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