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FantasyBet Focus – Gameweek 11

30 October 2015 1007 comments
Tom Fenley Tom Fenley
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Four sides with strong fixtures dominate my thinking this week, with Spurs, Everton, Manchester City and Southampton all facing prime candidates for relegation. With attacking and defensive assets from that quartet seeming well set for points, I’ve built my entire first XI around many of their main men.

If you are unfamiliar with FantasyBet, it is particularly accessible for those who play Fantasy Premier League, as it uses the same initial player prices and has a similar scoring system.

My Team

This is the team I will play in the freeroll:
Hugo Lloris (5m)
Virgil van Dijk (5.5m)
Aleksandar Kolarov (5.5m)
Seamus Coleman (6m)
Kevin de Bruyne (10m)
Raheem Sterling (9m)
Ross Barkley (6.5m)
Sadio Mane (8m)
Harry Kane (9.5m)
Romelu Lukaku (8m)
Graziano Pelle (8m)

Key Picks

Hugo Lloris: The Frenchman’s prospects have been strengthened this season due to an upturn in resilience in Mauricio Pochettino’s second year at the helm. Spurs have conceded just a single goal in their last four home matches – against Manchester City – and now host a managerless Villa side with one goal in the previous three.

Virgil van Dijk: Southampton’s summer signing netted ten times for Scottish Champions Celtic last season and also provided six assists, an astonishing record for a centre back. Two goals in his first six Premier League appearances indicates Van Dijk has maintained his attacking threat as the Saints welcome Bournemouth to St Mary’s.

Kevin de Bruyne: The Belgian’s form since returning to the Premier League has been nothing short of sensational. De Bruyne has racked up six goals and as many assists in 11 matches across all competitions for City and now hosts a Norwich side that conceded six at Newcastle in their last road trip.

Romelu Lukaku: Despite a tough opening schedule that pitted him against all of last season’s top eight in the first ten fixtures, the Everton striker has already found the net on five occasions. Given that weekend visitors Sunderland have conceded more shots in the box (103) than any other team, Lukaku could even be worth backing as captain this week.

This Week’s Game Picks

As usual there is an End of Week bargain game that covers three of those four teams mentioned above. It’s only £1.10 to enter and has a £75 guaranteed pot.

The Grand Weekend is FantasyBet’s biggest game, where your compete for a £1000 guaranteed prize pool on a £5.50 buy in.

As always the best place to start if you’re new to FantasyBet is the Weekly Freeroll, where you set up a weekly team and compete for £100 for free.

Last Week

A positive week overall, with a fifteenth placed finish in the £1000 game brining home £9 winnings. Laurent Koscielny and Harry Kane provided the bulk of the points, and although failing to captain the latter cost me a higher finish, a profit nonetheless is welcome. Another £7.44 in winnings arrived from the Saturday Double Up and the Flash Freeroll, leaving me with a £97.81 pot.

This Week’s Stake

I will enter all of the games mentioned in the section above and will also dabble in the Saturday Double-up, as well as the £50 flash freeroll and, as usual, the FFScout Picks League this week, for a total stake of £11.

In addition, I’ll be going up against S Kuqi, the Community champion in this week’s Scout Picks. He will be taking me on in a specially set up head-to-head game for a chance to win free entry into a £400 Guaranteed ‘Big Weekly’ game worth £22. Also the Community Champion who beats the Scout Picks by the highest margin every month will win a free entry into the £500 guaranteed ‘Boss’ game worth £55.

FFScout Picks League

FFS member Anony42mous topped last week’s Scout Picks league with 79 points. His decision to captain Kane was inspired, with the Spurs’ forward supplying 34 points, whilst tripling up on the West Brom defence also paid off, as the Baggies assets brought in another 20 points between them. The Scout Picks accumulated 41 points, leaving us in 26th – I captained Riyad Mahrez, who was, alongside Craig Dawson, our top scoring pick with six points.

Once again, FantasyBet have provided a £100 pot for the FFScout Picks League, with a £1.10 stake for entry. I will enter our Scout Picks as closely as possible, given a 15-man squad is required with the 100m budget and a captain also needs to be selected. Feel free to go up against them this week and pick your own squad on FantasyBet.

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  1. RustyBz
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Bony will start. If he doesn't, I'll get over it pretty quickly with Igahlo on the bench.

    Just don't captain him if you're feeling twitchy!

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    1. RustyBz
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Worth mentioning he got taken out early against Bournemouth, quite clearly saving him for Norwich(H)!

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      1. Hypnos
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        saving him for Palace you mean

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        1. RustyBz
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 4 months ago

          Sorry, taken out early against Palace

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          1. Hypnos
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 4 months ago

            in the 84th minute

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    2. pompeyfan
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      I wouldn't worry about your bench, even if for some reason he doesn't start, he'll come off the bench

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    3. Connor's Calling
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      100% he'll start. He MIGHT however get some reduced gametime if they're well ahead.

      Doubt it'll matter tbh

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  2. Hypnos
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Martial & Drinkwater > Iheanacho & Mané (-8)?

    🙂

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    1. Sterling Chap
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Iheanacho could be risky. Especially as seems Sterling will likely play a part too.

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    2. The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      I'd keep both; although worth getting Mane in, Iheanacho's game time is probably the last ten mins of a game at best.

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  3. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Moreno or Jones starting next week? I know it's next week but I am tight on funds and it influences my decision this week.

    Jones is 5.2m
    Moreno is 4.7m and rising

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    1. Connor's Calling
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Jones has the better fixtures clearly, but that 0.5m is key for me

      Moreno

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    2. The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      United defence is very hard to predict. I'm looking to lose Darmain to either Rojo or Jones, but can decide which is most likely to hold a place...

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      1. Mr Pink
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        I might use two trades to go Darmian and Ruddy to Simpson and De Gea instead.

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  4. Woy of the Wovers
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    This is the week that Hazard punishes all the GW3 sellers.

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    1. Pariße
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      I think that everybody who sold him has already been rewarded.

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    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      As a owner riding it out I hope this is true

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  5. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    I have a question, could sound silly.
    Is post pressers a good time to make FPL transfers?
    Players don't usually train after these final pressers do they?
    Just warm ups before matches?

    Want an idea of what veteran FPL managers do.

    Thanks.

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    1. Doolittle
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Yep, Friday evening is when I tend to make my transfers (in case I forget/sleep through on a Saturday). Should all be clear once the presser is done, unless they have some kind of accident at home on the Friday night.

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      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Or a stomach bug 🙄
        Cheers Doolittle 🙂

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  6. EWH2020
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    KDB or Kane (C)

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    1. dcarlito
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Mané.

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    2. marcomatrix23
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      kdb

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    3. Cevap
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Going KDB myself, but does not make it right! 🙂

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  7. DanwiseTheBrave
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    A for Alderweireld
    or
    B for Bellerin?

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    1. Bellerinmondo
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      don;t like the look of A's fixtures

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      1. DanwiseTheBrave
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        And you're not at all biased?

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        1. Bellerinmondo
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 4 months ago

          🙂

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      2. Pegboy
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Weird. I love the look of his fixtures, except Arsenal away.

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    2. The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      A for short term, B after the spurs match.

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      1. DanwiseTheBrave
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        No transfer is truly short term, so B.

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  8. Doolittle
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Baby Face Nelson, in case you don't check back to your Mane being inconsistent post:

    Silva has been out, and practically everyone on this site owns at least 3 of the other 5 listed. Sanchez has blanked 6 times he's started this season, Ozil 3, KDB 2 from 6. Mata has blanked 5 times, Cabaye 6, Yaya 5. Mane has blanked in 3 games he has started, 2 of those were the opening 2 of the season. He has 3 goals and 5 assists in his last 6 starts.

    I'm not sure what measure you're using for "consistency".

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  9. fitzy
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone got any links for costa news?

    Thanks very much

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    1. Giroud Depardieu
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      http://www.costawillgetbookedbannedandinjuredineverygame.co.uk

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  10. Tmel
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    VDV or Smalling for the next few GWs?

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    1. dcarlito
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Any way you can wrangle both Utd and Sou coverage?

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    2. Cevap
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Did not think about Smalling. but he is almost 1,0 M more than VDV...go VDV

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  11. Bellerinmondo
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    I heart nachos

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  12. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Fun fact

    Kun Aguero ppg = 5.5m
    Ighalo ppg = 5.4m

    Price difference almost 8m !!!

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    1. Connor's Calling
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      I sold him last week 🙁

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    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      My Kane Ighalo Vardy frontline done well in sky game last week

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  13. John t penguin
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    could someone who knows what they are talking about tell me which forward to buy

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    1. Kings of Lyon ★
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      In this order imo

      Kane
      Pelle
      Lukaku
      Bony

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      1. tm245
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        KOL knows what he is talking about.

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        1. JK - Cønt ⭐
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 4 months ago

          this is true

          Should have listened last week

          Kane is out of my price range now though

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          1. tm245
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 4 months ago

            Same here unless I downgrade from Mane to Tadic. Not sure I can justify that.

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      2. Cevap
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        hey KOL, thinking Kane a better shout over Lukaku even with those fixtures?

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        1. Kings of Lyon ★
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 4 months ago

          Long term Kanes fixtures are fantastic -

          AVL ars WHM CHE wba NEW sot NOR wat eve LEI SUN cpl nor WAT

          He does travel to Qarabag shortly but he shouldnt get (m)any mins

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    2. megatronaldinho
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      .........

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    3. Bolivian Seaman
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Kane for 1 week or lukaku for 10 games, or Pelle vs bad bad Bou or Bony in the most attacking team but has some scaremongering against him

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    4. Big Sum
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Gru

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  14. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    One do we think some players are likely to be benched/rested for champions league in midweek?

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  15. EWH2020
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Start Schmeichel or Hennessey?

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    1. Cevap
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Schmeichel

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  16. Stefan Schnoor
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    2FTs, would you do:

    Westwood -> KDB
    Martial -> Lukaku

    Leaves me with:

    Butland
    Darmian Kolarov Huth (Williams / Richards)
    Sanchez Mane Payet KDB (Mahrez)
    Vardy Pelle Lukaku

    Or do I scrap KDB and upgrade my defence? Worried about no City attacking coverage.

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    1. Cevap
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      get him now, if he scores well this weekend, you will regret it. focus on defense next week as those 3 will do okay for you this week

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  17. Eden Azzzar
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Mahrez or Ighalo for points?

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    1. Jay10
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Ighalo

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  18. GoonerByron
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Good to go? Am tempted to get Mane in for Mahrez for -4 but think it's probably a bad move?

    Begovic
    Bellerin - Bertrand - Janmaat
    Ozil - Sanchez (C) - KDB - Mahrez
    Lukaku - Pelle - Vardy

    Hennessey - Anya - Moreno - Simpson

    0FT, 4.1 in the bank

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    1. The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      I'd keep Mahrez until Leicester face united in GW14, the fixtures after that are poor, but good until then.

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  19. jguti14
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    im scared of getting bony after this press conference !! help!

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    1. Swan - Villa Proud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Plenty of other options up front. Lukaku, Kane, Pelle

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    2. Bolivian Seaman
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      itchynose if he starts will not play up front by himself. Bony will play

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  20. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Bottomed: (thanks Beavis)

    Either way Silva missing Norwich game is good news for Kdb cappers.

    To way I see it if Nacho starts:

    City substitutions if no injuries:

    Bony -> Iheanacho
    Sterling -> Garcia
    KDB / Yaya -> Fernandinho (around 75 mins if game is already won)

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  21. tm245
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Mane and Pelle double up it is. Stats, please don't let me down...

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  22. J-dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Best £4,5 def option(s) atm?

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    1. Jatz10
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Just posted, thinking of getting Galloway from Everton.

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    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Cathcart

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    3. J-dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      been looking at Galloway, but not a long term option imo. considering jones (sun) or yedlin (sun)? don't like cathcart's fixtures

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  23. Jatz10
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Nobody talking about Galloway from Everton, 4.5 on FPL.
    sun, west ham, villa, bourn, palace, norwich, leicester, new, stoke.

    Not sure when Baines is back.

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    1. DanwiseTheBrave
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Soon

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    2. Hypnos
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Baines should be back in a few weeks

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      1. Jatz10
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Don't want to spend more than 5. Who do you suggest?

        Other option was Cedric from Southampton.

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  24. Essrick
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Time for WC? I do have 2FT's and 0.9 ITB though...

    Butland, Ruddy
    Kol, Cedric, Jevans, Souare, Francis
    Sanchez, Haz, Sterling, Ayew, Mahrez
    Pelle, Vardy, Deeney

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    1. Nexus
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      why would you wildcard that team now ?

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    2. Puntillimon
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Not necessary.

      Just take deeney, hazard out and you should be good to go for this week

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    3. dcarlito
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Maybe. I am on it at the mo, although I planned to do it this week.

      Your defence could do with sorting, maybe utd cover required.

      Haz and Deeney needs to be shown the door imo.

      Big fixture shift. Plenty of opinions around, have a read. I am focusing on utd, citeh, everton and southampton players for fixtures.

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  25. Swan - Villa Proud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Who to start - Ayew (ARS) or Mahrez (wba)? I'm playing Vardy

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  26. Numb
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Check out this woman in 18th place overall. No transfers all season - we could learn some lessons in patience..
    http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/1686099/event-history/10/

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    1. DanwiseTheBrave
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Stay tuned for weekly updates:

      http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/11694040

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  27. l@sp0
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    So knowing the line-ups of the first game before deadline isn't possible anymore?

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    1. fitzy
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      It never has reliably been a thing. Only a few weird gameweeks a year it happens.

      Next year it is possible with Friday night football.

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      1. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Don't see how if the deadline remains 1 hour before the first kickoff

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  28. Lovren an elevator
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Chances of a Southampton cleansheet?

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    1. Eden Azzzar
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Pretty good

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    2. Bolivian Seaman
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      huge

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    3. megatronaldinho
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      i'd have just checked a bookie's site. although if your prompting does produce a full sheet of odds, thanks

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    4. Jax
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      good

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  29. megatronaldinho
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    is anyone who's buying tadic buying him cos they think he'll outscore manè or just cos it's the hipster move?

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    1. Hypnos
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      considered it but only because I couldn't afford Mané

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    2. tm245
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      For me, hipster and a hope for last season's magical GW again.

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    3. Bolivian Seaman
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      I have mane already, walcott is injured. It's just such a tadic game

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    4. Jax
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Gets subbed early quite often. avoid.

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      1. Bolivian Seaman
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        subbed when they have to defend, so most away games or against hard opposition

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    5. dcarlito
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Start growing your beard.

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  30. Bushiosboys
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    in our mini league we have prizes for month highest scorer and as saturday is the last chance to get points for that, i've ruled Pelle out as captain (only reason)

    Who do you think is best captain choice from these players?

    KDB
    Sanchez
    Vardy
    Mahrez
    Martial
    Wijnaldum

    (Pelle and Tadic to play on Sunday)

    I think between the top 2?

    bookies have KDB 1/1 to score and Sanchez 6/5

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    1. Bolivian Seaman
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Kdb

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    2. Gr3g
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Depends if you ahead or looking to catch up

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