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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. Nigawan
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Hey guys, should I focus on getting aguero or KDB?

    a) KDB and atsu/ or anyone below 5 ( alli and lingard out)
    b) Aguero and Pascal Groß ( Firmino and alli out)

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    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Why ditch Lingard?

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

        is either him or arnatauvic if I want KDB

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        1. Weasel Boy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          If Arnie is injured I'd ditch him.
          Lingard has Stoke this week.
          I'd wait to get KDB until next week.

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

            fair enough . I was actually planning this after city plays liverpool

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    2. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Everyone on kane captain what are we expecting from him this week?

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  2. True Blue
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    maguire and son to alonso and lingard
    yes/no?

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    1. melvinmbabazi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      yes

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  3. melvinmbabazi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on what to do with this lot?
    1FT 0.0 ITB

    Thinking about bringing in Alonso as his close to essential imo?

    De Gea, Elliot
    Vertonghen , Kenny , Masuaku , Naughton, Ogboona
    Salah, Sterling, Arnie, Gross, Son
    Kane, Kun, Niasse

    Cheers

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

    Would Pogba and Lingard be overkill this week? 🙂

    Will ditch Arnie for Lingard if he's confirmed out.

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    1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Arnie has a good chance to play

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      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks

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  5. Dr. DOOM
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Lingard (c)

    What do you guys think?

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    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Could be good.
      Hope he starts

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  6. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Time to ditch Robertson? Rotation risk?

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

      Moreno's back?

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      1. SpaceCadet
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Not sure but not far from returning

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  7. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Is the problem of 3rd striker solved ?
    Tosun helps it.

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    1. Fitzy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Without having laced up a boot?

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

      Kun+Kane+Crouch

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

        *Krouch

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    3. Sickboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      I’ve gone with Wilson. Great stats and decent form.

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  8. Klopp For The Kopps 😆
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Can anybody tell who'll be having Blank GW 28?

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

      arsenal and manchester city probably
      manchester united and chelsea maybe

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

      https://twitter.com/i/moments/821445866900824064

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  9. b91jh
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Which def line would probably get more points in the next gw?

    A) Duffy+Alonso+Azpi
    B) Jones+Otamendi+Azpi
    C) Duffy+Otamendi+Azpi

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

      B

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    2. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      B

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    3. Arny
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      A

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  10. Duffy Dunk
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Good morning managers,
    would you change anything for this gameweek?

    Ryan
    Alonso Otamendi Jones
    Salah Sterling Son Arnautovic Lingard(VC)
    Kane(C) Firmino

    bench: Elliot Mustafi Cresswell Calvert

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    1. Red Card Rockets
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Naw, not really. If you do well, so will I

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    2. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      9 players common in your starting eleven

      I have Mee and Foster instead of Ryan and Jones

      How the heck do you afford that bench is beyond me, mine is cheap as chips

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    3. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      That's a very strong squad - I'm envious

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  11. Effendi007
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Am I crazy to want to get rid of Morata or Kane for Lukaku ??
    If so please help talk me out of this. Just feel Stoke are there for the taking. Could always take a punt on Martial. Thoughts?

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    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Not at all, could be a master stroke

      By the way what does Effendi means? Just curious

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      1. Effendi007
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Just my surname haha. I was pretty unoriginal when i made my account name years ago

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        1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Your can change your publicly displayed name easily

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          1. Effendi007
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Perhaps i should do that 😀

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            1. Batchain
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              But how do you change your Grav?

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              1. CL4PTRAP
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 3 months ago

                Gravatar sign up, choose a grav and give it a G rating. Wait for a few hours and Bob's your uncle

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        2. ChelseaKTBFF
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Effendi is a subcontinental name if im not mistaken, though it could have roots elsewhere, maybe Arabic?

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          1. Effendi007
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Very correct there. It's a Turkish name. Can be loosely translated to sir

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    2. FFSbet.com
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Think you should keep Morata for next 5.
      Maybe sell Kane>Kun for 3 hard games in a row and get him back GW 28.

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      1. Effendi007
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Yes I definitely plan to take Kane out for those tough ones just wondering if i should pull the trigger before everyone else and possibly benefit. High risk High reward i suppose

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

          Kane is fixture proof

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        2. FFSbet.com
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          I would never sale Kane but i did 2 GWs ago with Morata fail gamble first and after i went for Kun.
          He had fly and have 3 hard GWs in a row where i cant C him so decided to sell.

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          1. Effendi007
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Well Kane doesn't always score when he's expected to and apparently he has scored back to back braces against Everton recently so maybe better to not have him right now since everyone seems to keep faith

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    3. Batchain
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Looked all over 'Profile' page - cannot find any mention of Gravatar sorry.

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  12. RichRover
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on this team for next week please. Too much in def? Not enough mid?
    de Gea, Foster.
    Alonso, Jones, van Dijk, Stones, Ogbonna.
    Salah, Arnautovic, Lingard, Sterling, Stephens.
    Kane, Morata, Crouch.
    0.6 in the kitty.
    Any tips appreciated

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

      Maybe Stones+Morata to Aguero+...

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

        Morata has some tasty fixtures in the next 4. Sterling should cover City?

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

          Alonso cover Chelsea much better than Morata

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

        Thanks for the input

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  13. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Is only one big hitter up front with 2nd striker 5.5 - 6M that bad?
    Scoutcast guys and 90% teams here have 2nd striker 9M+

    I want Kun/Kane + Wilson + Quaner front line,have Kun+Depoitre+DLC now.

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

      Quaner is injured and will be dropped anyway when Huddersfield sign Pritchard

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      1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Pritchard from Bristol?

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      2. FFSbet.com
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Yes,will get any fodder 4.5 - 5.0.
        Not 100% sure if i should go with cheap 2nd striker.

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  14. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Bench 1 out of depoitre,mee(have pope) and otamendi

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

      Otamendi

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    2. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Never bench your studs
      Play Ota

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  15. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Dump Mariappa or Robertson to get in alonso?

    ddg joel
    christensen otamendi masuaku robertson mariappa

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

      Robertson

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

      Robertson

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  16. olidooley
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Gtg?

    Adrian
    Christensen Masuaku Mee
    Salah Sterling Son Lingard RLC
    Kane Aguero

    DCL Otamendi Long

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

      Ota over Masuaku imo

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  17. olidooley
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    A Kun Aguero haul will put ze cat among ze pigeons this week

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

      Zerman?

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  18. GE
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Speroni
    Ota/Jones/Mee/xxx (Ogbonna)
    Salah/Sterling/Son/xxx (xxx)
    Kane/xxx (Quaner)

    1) Duffy, Eriksen, RLC and Morata (Current team)
    2) Alonso, Lingard, RLC and Morata
    3) Duffy, Lingard, RLC and Aguero (could here also here get rid of Son instead of Eriksen)
    4) Duffy, Lingard, Lingard and Arnie

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

      And Morata on 4)

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    2. RIDZ
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      I like 3 and ditch Eriksen

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    3. Sharkytect
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      3, and hide behind sofa when chelsea play

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

        😉

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  19. MOZIL
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Morata or Harzard this GW?

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    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      ditch both

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    2. RIDZ
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Hazard, pens taker and more points for goal scored

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    3. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Do you mean for c ?

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

    Anyone considering Maitland Niles for 5th midfielder? He plays impressively

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

      Doesn't translate to fpl points does it?

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  21. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone else resisting the temptation of getting lingard ?

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    1. some witty pun
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Me.
      Arnie Son Eriksen Sterling, no room for Lingard

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      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Similar midfield. Will be handy to have 2 ft next gw z sort.of mini wc 🙂

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        1. some witty pun
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Im getting Salah in for a Spurs mid next GW

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          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Good luck 🙂

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    2. Sharkytect
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Only for one gameweek, then I may use a double transfer to do something useful for get aguero or alonso in.

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  22. some witty pun
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Arnie to Lingard
    Ota to Alonso

    Any of these moves worth making?

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    1. El Matador
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      First one no. West Ham have great fixtures. Try and get Alonso in another way.

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    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      I wouldn't get rid of OTA !!

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    3. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      So answer is no

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    4. Sharkytect
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Nah, save the FT and something mire pressing might come up next week

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

    So the fastest risers on fplstats are Lingard.

    And Lindegaard.

    lol

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    1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      😀

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

    who makes way for alonso and lingard?

    mee ota christ duffy
    salah sterling son erik arnie
    kane

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    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Great team don't fix it if it ain't broken 🙂

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

        i need a lingham and alonso

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    2. some witty pun
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Save IMO
      Salah and Sterling good long term, Spurs home against EVE, Arnie good form and fixtures
      As a Chelsea fan I dont see them keeping a CS against LEI

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

        ive been waiting all week not to do anything, now im like a toddler at the checkout line and ive seen that box of smarties....i want it, i want it! lol

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    3. Sharkytect
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      One of the spurs mids, but wait another week to decide (unless you somehow have 2 FTs?). I think eriksen is better than son in the long term

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

        i have 1 ft and 2 mil

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        1. Sharkytect
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah I think you should save. You might find yourself trying to gey another big striker in ny the end of the coming gameweek

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          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            This

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  25. Pjanić At The Disco
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Courtois
    Alonso | Otamendi | Jones | Mee
    Salah | Sterling | Lingard (vc) | Arnautovic
    Kane (C) | Aguero

    Elliot | Loftus-Cheek | Calvert-Lewin | Long

    Any more transfers needed?

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    1. some witty pun
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Consider playing RLC if hes declared available

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    2. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      DCL to Ibe?

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  26. some witty pun
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Lingard and Alonso are scary for non-owners

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    1. Sharkytect
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Yep. Having to hold off for another week to afford them in a double transfer

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  27. Zlat-man
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    A. Kun> (k)aku> kun (use fts)

    B. Use ft to bring playing defender in place of 3.9, for bgw 28

    Which plan is better/gives more point?

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    1. Sharkytect
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Do we know who will have a blank gameweek already?

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      1. Zlat-man
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Dont need to know who will have blank.
        Just planning to bring in player from team who will NOT have blank.

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  28. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    First time I’ve turned the scoutcast off after an hour.

    Too long. Rambling on too much.

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  29. RIDZ
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Pick one who to out
    a) Richarlison
    b) Arnautovic

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    1. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Why either?

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

        in case I wanna upgrade somewhere else, who may out for now?

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  30. GE
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Eriksen/Son -> Lingard this week or do it next GW to afford Morata -> Aguero?

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

      next week absolutely

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