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Podcast January 11

The ScoutCast – Episode 245 – Conjury

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The first ScoutCast of 2018 is sprinkled with a festive catch-up, an assessment of the latest transfer bandwagons and even some logic-defying magic.

YouTube viewers will need to pay close attention to Granville and Jonty about 1 minute and 56 seconds in to catch their conjuring trick; others will just have to use their imagination and be content with the rest of this 90-minute marathon episode.

We explore the lure of Aguero, the clamour for Lingard and the Fantasy freak of nature that is Marcos Alonso. Third striker options are assessed, we conduct a post-mortem on Liverpool following Coutinho’s exit and we start hatching plans for February’s forthcoming blank before the usual Gameweek preview ends proceedings.

Next week Granville saws Jonty in half and Az pulls a rabbit out of his hipster beard.

This ScoutCast was first beamed live via our YouTube channel on Tuesday evening. 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 on 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. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Why are Salah and Arnautovic still yellow flagged?

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    1. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Not been officially cleared by their managers yet. Expect it’ll change after the press talks today.
      Especially Salah, who we know is training.

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  2. King Henrik
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Arsene Wenger on Alexis Sanchez: "Nothing is really concrete at the moment and nothing is decided one way or another. Normally he would stay at the club until the end of the season but we'll see." #SSN

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    1. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      He’s going then

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  3. Rover
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42655915

    A nice watch by Pat Nevin about Salah and Sterling that I wish I'd seen a month ago

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    1. MTPockets
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Sky piece on Sterling: https://news.sky.com/story/raheem-sterling-is-now-a-regular-goalscorer-but-how-has-he-done-it-11203012

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        1. MTPockets
            6 years, 3 months ago

            * Should be: http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11679/11203012/raheem-sterling-is-now-a-regular-goalscorer-but-how-has-he-done-it

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            1. Rover
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              Thanks. A great read... Makes my Sterling > Sane move back in GW13 look even stupider

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              1. MTPockets
                  6 years, 3 months ago

                  To be fair - partly because Pep seemed to move Sane to hugging the touchline.

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        2. Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          No Jose presser? They won’t be back from Dubai until late today apparently.

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          1. Now I'm Panicking
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            They play Monday so might be tomorrow?

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            1. Team Cruel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              Found it on MEN:

              Jose Mourinho’s pre-match press conference ahead of Monday’s game against Stoke City will take place at 5pm today after the team have flown back from Dubai.

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            2. Siva Mohan
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              presser on a Saturday? doubt it.

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        3. The Left Duke #3
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          0 FT 3.2m ITB

          Speroni Hennessy
          Otamendi Mee Gomez Kenny Daniels
          Salah Sterling Son Arnautovic Lingard
          Kane Firmino Depoitre

          Lads looking for some thoughts on the 3.2m I have ITB. Is it better to use it to bring in Alonso or Aguero? Alonso would be for a hit this week or I could just wait a week. Any ideas?

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          1. golfboy
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Don't take the hit!

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            1. The Left Duke #3
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              Cheers pal, ya might just hold off and reassess next week

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          2. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            No need for a hit unless you have other players injured or not playing

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            1. The Left Duke #3
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              I have 3 yellow flagged but all should be fine. Might be best to wait

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              1. Hotdogs for Tea
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 3 months ago

                I would not be taking a hit for sure, but Alonso seems better to strengthen your team than Aguero, looking at the probable out going player

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        4. golfboy
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          On a WC, I'm just so far behind in my mini league and need to do something slightly different to try and catch up a bit. Thoughts on changes to the below? Any good differential suggestions?

          Adrian Speroni
          Mee Jones Alonso Duffy (Kenny)
          Sterling Salah Mahrez Lingard (Carroll)
          Aguero Morata (Quaner)

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          1. Pieterke30
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Id go Lukaku for this weekend, think he is a very nice differential right now among active teams. Also refer Son than Mahrez this GW

            Might sound crazy to you (and many more) but Id get Son and Lukaku now for Mahrez and one of Aguero/Morata (keep the less owned in your ML), then get Mahrez for Son before next GW, and Aguero back for Lukaku/Morata too, for a hit

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            1. golfboy
              • 6 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              Kaku would certainly be a differential, good shout I'll give it some more thought today and change my team another 20 times

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        5. WE GO FOR IT
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Pope
          Mee Schindler Ogbonna
          Salah Hazard Alli Lanzini Sterling
          Kane(c) Wilson

          Elliot | DCL Kabasele Hune

          GTG?

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        6. quayle99
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Mee, Jones, Otamendi, Azpilicueta, Maguire

          Drop one

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          1. Astronautovic
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            For this round? - maguire
            U have a great defence

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            1. quayle99
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              yeah just this GW. cheers, thats how i've left it

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        7. Siva Mohan
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Friday pressers

          Arsene 8:45am
          Sam, Eddie 9am
          Jurgen 1pm
          Pep 1:30pm
          Rafa 1:45pm
          Jose 5pm

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          1. Siva Mohan
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Conte 1:15pm (he could turn up late)

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          2. RAFA THE GAFFA
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Cheers 🙂

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            1. Flynny
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              What about palace?

              Need rlc news.....

              Thanks

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              1. Siva Mohan
                • 11 Years
                6 years, 3 months ago

                RLC back in training

                https://twitter.com/CPFC/status/951525134304620544

                0:12 seconds

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                1. Kings of Lyon ★
                  • 13 Years
                  6 years, 3 months ago

                  Great spot! I've just been on the Palace forum looking for news 😆

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                2. Flynny
                  • 9 Years
                  6 years, 3 months ago

                  Great spot!

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          3. Kings of Lyon ★
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Nothing from Roy?

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            1. Siva Mohan
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              yet to find other 6 presser timings.. no news from clubs yet

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              1. Kings of Lyon ★
                • 13 Years
                6 years, 3 months ago

                Cheers bud

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          4. Jam0sh
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Cheers Özil

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            1. Siva Mohan
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              in disguise 😉

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          5. Pieterke30
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Would like to hear from Moyes (Arnie fit?).

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          6. Siva Mohan
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Pochettino 12:30pm

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          7. DEL3PEAT
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Anything about moyes?

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          8. Siva Mohan
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Roy @ 1.30pm

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          9. Siva Mohan
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Pardew @ 1:30pm

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          10. Jim Moriarty
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            What did moyes say about Arnie?

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          11. FC Lackless [BALEGIUM]
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            cheers SM

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        8. HurriKane
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Is Quaner the best 3rd striker to own.? (for those playin 3-5-2 or 4-4-2)

          He's got 2 assists in his last 4 pl starts

          There is absolutely no budget strikers below 8.5m mark that appeals to me (Below Vardy/Firmino)

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          1. Christina.
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            crouch

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          2. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Red flagged though ?

            I have Crouch and he had given me a few points of the bench

            Maybe worth paying a bit more for a better bench player ?

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          3. Pieterke30
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            He is mine, en tout cas

            Dont care abt the red flag, I wasn't gonna start him anyway and he should be back next week

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        9. Twisted Melon
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          best defender under 5m?

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          1. Astronautovic
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Maybe dunk for the next few weeks

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          2. BoxingKanga
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Any Burnley Defenders.

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        10. Astronautovic
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Anything worth a hit?
          Maybe naughton to jones/alonso and play him instead of ogbonna? 3.9 itb

          Fabianski
          Otamendi christensen mee ogbonna
          Salah sterling lingard arnauto
          Kane kun

          Krul depoitre caroll naughton

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          1. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Not worth a hit

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        11. nevins84
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Morning all.....

          Any ideas on what to do here, 1ft & 1.5m itb....?

          Adrian
          Dunk Ogbonna Christian Otamendi
          Richarlson Eriksen Sterling Salah
          Kane Firmino

          Ryan DCL Carroll Long

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          1. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Hold and review next week after possible PL transfers and EPL cup semi final replays

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        12. BoooomXhakaLaka
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Can I have some thoughts please on a wildcard. Would you prefer
          DDG | Jones | Alonso | Tarkowski | Richarlison
          Or
          Pope |
          Alonso | Jones | Otamendi | Mid up to 5.9 or Def up to 5.5?

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          1. nevins84
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            First row for me

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          2. Astronautovic
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            The second option with albrighton mayve
            Can u stretch the money to lingard?

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            1. BoooomXhakaLaka
              • 6 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              My midfield is currently Mahrez Sterling Lingard Salah and upfront I have Kane Aguero.

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          3. Teror
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Hm I'd do the second with DDG in place of Pope and Tarkowski in place of Jones. Ben Davies could be a good pick at 5.5 now that Rose is injured.

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            1. BoooomXhakaLaka
              • 6 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              I can get Christiansen in defence?

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        13. seanysheep
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Foster
          Christensen Jones ogbonna

          Salah sterling haz lingard richarl

          Firmino kane

          Elliot mee DCL holgate 1ft 1.4itb

          G2G folks? No Alonso is bothering me......

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          1. BoooomXhakaLaka
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Could you change to 4-4-2? And do Hazard Firmino holgate > Aguero Alonso and any midfielder you can afford?

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        14. Teror
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Sane or Mahrez to Lingard?

          Already have Sterling.

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          1. seanysheep
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Sane for me

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          2. Astronautovic
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Sane
            Keep mahrez

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          3. Andrew
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Sane

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          4. Hansel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Sane easily, would not get rid of Mahrez!

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          5. Teror
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Thanks, guys! You da best!

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          6. Klip Klopp
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Keep Sane

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        15. merin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          GTG?

          Pope
          Alonso Otamendi Ogbonna
          Sterling Salah Lingard Arnatovic Richarlison
          Kane(c) Morata(v)

          (Elliot Mee Mariappa Quaner)

          FT: 0, ITB: 1.4

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          1. Futile Tinkering
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            I like the look of your team bar Morata.I had him for 16 GW's and he only returned in 5 of them.

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            1. merin
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              Agree! I can get in Aguero instead, for a hit. Do you think it's worth it?
              Or do you have any ideas for other replacements?

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        16. Andrew
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          See lots of teams with Ogbonna but surely Masuaku is a better option assist wise?

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          1. Teror
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            He has two assists, the last one came in GW7.

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            1. Andrew
              • 12 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              2 more than Ogbonna

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              1. Teror
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 3 months ago

                Less points though 😉

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          2. seanysheep
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Not worth a transfer though

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        17. Legohair
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Speroni
          Jones-Christensen-Otamendi
          Salah-Sterling-Son-Lingard
          Kane(c)-Firmino-Vardy

          Adrian,Masuaku,RLC,Mee

          Good to go???

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        18. PocketZola
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Why are ppl wc over hits?

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          1. Teror
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Because they were born to be wild.

            There's a lot of merit in hits. The big bois all take tactical hits once in a while.

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        19. FPLMatt
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Thoughts on this please...

          Pope
          VVD Ota Alonso
          Salah Sterling Lingard Arnie Richarlison
          Kane Aguero

          Adrian Kenny Quaner Zanka

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        20. quayle99
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          This GW, Pope or Fabi?

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          1. HurriKane
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Pope

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        21. Hansel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Long term:

          a) Schindler + Richarlison

          b) Jones + 5.8 mid

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          1. HurriKane
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            B with Doucoure

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        22. Paul
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Team News suggests Smalling to be on bench??

          Isn’t he the preferred centre back pairing along with jones?

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          1. Paul
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            would really love a reply

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            1. A.T
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              I thought so but perhaps the rest to Rojo indicates not.

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        23. nevins84
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Eriksen to Hazard ft

          Sensible??

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          1. Paul
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            nope keep

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

            no

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          3. Pep Pig
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            I'd say yes. Chelsea won't be blanking this weekend

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          4. Bavarian
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            if you own Kane, YES

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        24. Teror
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Sane + Maguire > Lingard + Alonso (-4) ?

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          1. HurriKane
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Yes

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          2. Can’t beat em so&hell…
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            yup

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        25. Pep Pig
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Any WATFORD fans about?

          Do you expect Deeney to start ahead pf Andre Gray?
          I know Deeney scored in FA Cup game at weekend but Gray bagged against City and played well.
          Any thoughts helpful? I only ask as Gray is my 3rd striker

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          1. Pep Pig
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Opening line fail 🙂

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        26. tibollom
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          ok guys, to WC or not to WC?

          If not, any suggestions of what to do?

          1 FT 0.6 ITB

          DDG Adrian
          Mee Ota Duffy Masuaku Hune
          Eriksen Haz Sane Richarlison atsu
          Kane Firmino DCL

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          1. HurriKane
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Need a chelsea defender

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            1. tibollom
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              Sane + Masuaku for Lingard + alonso for -4pts?

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        27. Tazah
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          RAMSEY BACK in the squad.... ffscout twitter

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          1. Tazah
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            yes moreno back as well... been looking forward to these

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            1. nevins84
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              Robinson has been decent dont jump on Moreno just yet...

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        28. Gooner Kebab
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Morning - what's the latest on Arnie's fitness?

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          1. G-Whizz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            He's trained and should be available...

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