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FantasyBet Focus – Gameweek 36

29 April 2016 1316 comments
Tom Fenley Tom Fenley
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We return to the customary ten-fixture slate in FantasyBet this time around. Their weekly flagship pot, the Grand Weekend contest, covers all of those match-ups and has £1000 on offer in prizes as usual.

Once again there’s a qualifier with three tickets available for entry into the Grand Finale. That game has £5000 up for grabs in the final round of the season, by far FantasyBet’s largest ever prize pot.

If you would like to try something new as the season winds down, it’s worth checking out the Flash freeroll. This refreshing format has a three-minute time limit in which to construct your squad, testing your knowledge of the player list, which itself is a ‘lucky’ roster, with each participant receiving a unique set of players to pick from. That makes for some left-field line-ups and those differentials you’ve had your eye on suddenly become captain candidates.

If you are unfamiliar with FantasyBet it is particularly accessible for those who play Fantasy Premier League, as it uses a similar scoring and pricing system.

Check out this daily and weekly fantasy football guide to see how the game works.

MY TEAM

Heurelho Gomes (4m)
Patrick Van Aanholt (4.5m)
Aaron Cresswell (5.5m)
Hector Bellerin (5.5m)
Andros Townsend (5.5m)
Dimitri Payet (7.5m)
Mesut Ozil (9.5m)
Alexis Sanchez (11m)
Jermaine Defoe (5m)
Andy Carroll (6m)
Harry Kane (9.5m)

KEY PICKS

Heurelho Gomes – The Watford number one will be looking to consolidate his spot at the top of the keeper standings at home to relegated Villa this weekend. Gomez has recorded eight of his 11 clean sheets at Vicarage Road and faces an out-of-sorts attack that have netted once in six on the road.

Patrick van Aanholt – Sunderland go in search of a fourth clean sheet in five this weekend as they travel to a Stoke side that have struggled for goals in recent matches. Van Aanholt has also picked up five bonus points over his last two run-outs, supplementing the attacking forays that have delivered five strikes so far this campaign.

Alexis Sanchez – The Chilean blanked for the first time in eight league appearances in last week’s goalless draw at the Stadium of Light. A home tie with Norwich should set Sanchez back on track for a strong finish, though – he’s the first name on my team sheet after averaging nine points per match over the previous seven ties.

Andy Carroll – Despite being named in the West Ham XI in just two of his last six outings, the big target man has produced an impressive 22 attempts on goal, with 19 efforts inside the box more than any other player. Carroll has bagged six goals over that period and his aerial threat for the trip to West Brom offers a good chance for further points.

LAST WEEK

A positive week with wins in the Grand Weekend and Double-Up games brought in £17, though I was left ruing the decision to captain Harry Kane in the former.

Payetandmash made the top spot in the Grand Weekend contest. Captaining Shane Long bought in 24 points, while Leicester assets Leonardo Ulloa (13 points) and Riyad Mahrez (nine points) raised his total to 74 and helped net over £250 in winnings.

THIS WEEK’S GAME PICKS

As always the best place to start if you’re new to FantasyBet are the freerolls – there is a £50 pot available for this Gameweek in both the standard format and £20 in the Flash Freeroll.

The Grand Weekend is £11 to enter for a chance to win part of the £1000 guaranteed prize money.

In the run-up to the Grand Finale in Gameweek 38, which has a £5,000 pot on offer, it’s possible to enter a qualifier this week for a £3.30 stake to win one of three entry tickets usually worth £33.

THIS WEEK’S STAKE

I’m entering the Grand Weekend, the Grand Finale Qualifier, the freerolls, the Double-up contest and entering a team into the FFScout Picks League for a total outlay of £17.70.

In addition, I’ll be going up against Balders, 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 £500 Guaranteed ‘Big Weekly’ game worth £22.

Also the eligible Community Champion who beats the Scout Picks by the highest margin every month will win a free entry into the £600 guaranteed ‘Boss’ game worth £55.

FFSCOUT PICKS LEAGUE

Galdgeholt topped the FFScout league with 77 points in Gameweek 35. Captaining Sergio Aguero delivered a respectable 12 points, whilst the inclusion of Kelechi Iheanacho (16 points) up front and Alberto Moreno (10 points) in defence helped clinch first place.

Once again, FantasyBet have provided a £100 pot for the FFScout Picks League – with a £1.10 stake for entry, it is now possible to enter two teams into this contest. 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. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Aguero out for Sturridge (-4pt hit) Yay or nay

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    1. All de Gea
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      No way - could be a massive backfire

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

        mother of all gambles

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    2. boombaba
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Are you crazy!!!!!!!!

      Aguero to Gestede -4 surely

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    3. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Frying pan. Fire.

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  2. merin
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Torn!
    Who’s the best replacement for Alli?

    A) Lanzini
    B) Fabregas
    C) Willian

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    1. Teddy Brewski
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Fabregas i'd say. Presumably already have Payet?

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      1. merin
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        I do.

        Torn between Fab and Lanzini tbh.
        Don't really believe in CHE atm. They have 3 of 4 hard fixtures coming up.

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  3. semiconductor
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    how about that draft for the dgw. wc and bb here. any changes you would do?

    DDG ruddy
    smalling azpi pva cathcart kosc
    payet lanzini fabregas sanchez mehrez
    agureo carroll defoe

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    1. boombaba
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Got to get porridge in there

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      1. semiconductor
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        thinking of sturridge instead of aguero

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        1. boombaba
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          I have in my WC

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          1. semiconductor
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 10 months ago

            just that he is due rotation

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    2. Teddy Brewski
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Martial. Pelle could easily be benched again.

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      1. boombaba
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Lol fail again

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      2. C_G
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        LOL cheers mate

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  4. C_G
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Play Pelle or Martial this gw?

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    1. boombaba
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Jesus toss a coin

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  5. Teddy Brewski
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Martial. Pelle could easily be benched again

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    1. Teddy Brewski
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Meh....

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

        😆

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  6. Tmel
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Bring in Cresswell (wba, SWA, MUN, sto) or PVA (sto, EVE, CHE, wat) for Sakho?

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    1. boombaba
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Cresswell

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    2. Teddy Brewski
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Just Cresswell. Both would be ideal though

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    3. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Cress if not both

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  7. Hy liverpool
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Lanzini payet firmino ozil mahrez
    Kane studge lukaku

    0.8 itb 1ft
    Any suggestions?

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    1. boombaba
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      No looks good

      Ozil and Kane to Sanchez and carrol could be a punt

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      1. Hy liverpool
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers . Already have Cresswell so no place for carroll in my team atm.

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        1. boombaba
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          Stick then unless You have improve defence

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          1. Hy liverpool
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 10 months ago

            Was thinking firmino→Townsend
            Or Lanzini→Townsend then carroll for luk/kane next week !!

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  8. Studgie G
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Can someone make the Euro fantasy league for FFS Community

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    1. Studgie G
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      are any of the mods on?

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  9. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Which one to bring in?

    Hazard or Fabregas? Price is irrelevant

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    1. boombaba
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Hazard but I'm getting Both by next week

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    2. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Haz is more fun/explosive

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    3. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Altough I could keep Cout or KDB and pray them to get something

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      1. boombaba
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Hope you know a good priest

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        1. S.Kuqi
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          Yeah. 1 pointter if I'm lucky

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  10. Mancunian
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    My midfield is now:
    Sanchez - Iwobi - Payet - Milner - KdB

    Looking to sell KdB & play AOA so would like a certain starter/reliable player/punt

    10.8 ITB. Who would you go for?

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    1. liiusions
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Cesc/Hazard, although that's more with GW37 in mind

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    2. RustyBz
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      If anyone can find a certain starter + reliable player + punt I'd like to know who that is too

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      1. Mancunian
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Is it really too much to ask for?...

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  11. Hibbo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    A. Coutinho > Payet -4 (Bench Rashford).
    B. Play Rashford (Bench Coutinho).
    C. Rashford > Defoe -4 (Bench Coutinho).

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    1. ppp
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      A over C, but no idea on how likely rashford is to play..

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    2. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      B

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    3. liiusions
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      B, unless you're planning on Coutinho for a hit next week anyway, then A. Bare in mind he's almost certainly dropping soon

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    4. Rolls-Royce
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Tough, B. But would want both next week.

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    5. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Sorry guys but Coutinho probably has to go.

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  12. Rolls-Royce
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Are we benching Sanchez next week (for a DGWer) ?? Or it too risky?

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    1. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Can't wait to bench ozil 🙂 ..

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    2. liiusions
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Not enough decent DGW midfield players to justify benching Sanchez, although it could pay off

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    3. boombaba
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Sanchez to hazard next week for me

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      1. liiusions
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        No Sanchez for Villa GW38?!

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

      Not like there are many options in midfield for DGWers

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    5. LC1
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Too risky.. I'll be playing him

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    6. Kun Tozser
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      BB

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  13. ppp
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    DDG Robles
    Bellerin Gabriel Fuchs Kaboul Sakho
    Sanchez Lanzini Mahrez KDB Firmino
    Aguero Carroll Kane
    1FT 0ITB

    Any better options than

    Sakho+KDB->Smalling+Payet -4 ?

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    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Nope seems good

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      1. ppp
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers! It leaves me with 0.1 ITB, so hard to squeeze in any Chelsea next week - probably a blessing in disguise though.

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        1. ILOVEBAPS
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          I'd prefer PVA over Smalling even with dbl Sund def.
          Saves some cash too

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          1. ppp
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 10 months ago

            Seen lots of PvA love here. They seem to have a reasonable tough double though? Might be an option given it saves a lot of cash (and have DDG).

            Also, if getting PvA, is it worth holding off the payet transfer until next week, saving a hit?

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  14. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Must be a few with both Aguero and Sturridge. Are you sticking to your guns this GW, or shipping one for more assured game time?

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  15. JÆKS ⭐
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Hi guys:

    Bench Coutinho?
    Or sell him to Fabregas/Townsend?

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    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Sell. Townsend imo

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      1. JÆKS ⭐
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        You don't fancy him to get many minutes in gw37 then?

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        1. ILOVEBAPS
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          No but it's all a guess w Pool

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  16. Az
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    -4 for De Bruyne --> Payet, or just play Lanzini?

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

      Play Lanzini

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    2. ​
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Only take hits if you can't get a team out at this stage IMO

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      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Noted.

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  17. Prison Mike
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Who to play:

    1) Robles (BOU)
    2) Darlow (CRY)

    A) Milner
    B) Lanzini

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

      Robles & Milns

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      1. Prison Mike
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Not worried or a Milner cameo?

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    2. boombaba
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Robbles easy

      Lanzini easy

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    3. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Darlow
      Milner

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  18. Lecky Legs FC
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Ok I've narrowed it down to the last three which one would you choose?

    A)Ali & Long > Deeney & Payet
    B)Ali & Long > Defoe & Payet
    C)Ali & Pelle > Martial & Payet

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

      C

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

        Sorry, B

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        1. Lecky Legs FC
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          Cheers forgot to mention it was for a -4 hit still go ahead with it?

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    2. boombaba
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      B

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    3. Mancunian
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      B

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  19. anish10
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    RMWC:

    http://imgur.com/jbCmAjK

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    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      A thing o beauty

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    2. boombaba
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Sell Huth Kane Moreno

      For any of

      Azpil Cathcart lukaku carrol smalling

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  20. Lallana_
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    How does this wildcard look?

    De Gea / Gomes
    Smalling / PvA / Bellerin / Moreno / Cresswell
    Sanchez / Firmino / Payet / Hazard / Lanzini
    Sturridge / Defoe / Lukaku

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    1. Hurricane Gilbert
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Great! But I would rather have Townsend than Firmino, because of Pool rotations and Newcastle scoring for fun lately.

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    2. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Wouldn't keep both firmino/studge

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    3. boombaba
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Moreno will be heavily Rotated

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    4. All de Gea
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Great apart from 3 x Liverpool - line-up too unpedictable

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    5. Lallana_
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Cheers all. Firmino/Sturridge probably won't start both but there's not many other options, I'll take a look at Townsend. I could get Olsson for Moreno but I'm not sure he'll score higher.

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    6. boombaba
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Moreno to Cathcart

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    7. kalmoffit
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Too much Liverpool. Otherwise it's quite similar to my own.

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  21. Hurricane Gilbert
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Aguero to Carroll for a hit? Yes or No? I think my strikerforce is way too weak this GW, because of rotation risks: Aguero - Sturridge - Rashford.

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    1. Hurricane Gilbert
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Carroll or Defoe?

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    2. ppp
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      I wouldn't even for free, too risky. Studge/Rashford less likely to play, but would probably stick.

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    3. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Why won't Aguerro play?

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      1. Hurricane Gilbert
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        City's and Pellegrini's most important match this season just 3 days after the Soton game. Many are expecting heavy rotation.

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    4. All de Gea
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Not this week - why not do it next week for free

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      1. Hurricane Gilbert
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        It will be for a hit next week too though, because I have several transfers to make

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  22. RSe
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Darlow
    Rose // Gabriel* // Lovren //
    Sanchez (c) // KDB // Payet // Iwobi
    Kun // Carroll // Kane

    Robles -- Dawson -- Moreno -- Alli

    Anything worth a hit? Fully expecting Gabriel not to play and Dawson to come in.

    Cheers.

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  23. Elijah's Wood
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Smalling worth keeping for the double? United's away form isnt as solid as their home form. Tempted by Cresswell.

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    1. Whazza
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Keep

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      1. Elijah's Wood
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Would you keep or transfer in order to fund a more expensive Alli replacement?

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    2. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Wish I had a choice to transfer out players who actually plays

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      1. Elijah's Wood
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        I dont lol, i still have Alli. Just seeing what my options are for a replacement

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  24. jimlad
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Planning on Mitro > Rashford, Alli > Payet next week for -4.

    Anything worth a hit now?

    Darlow (Robles)
    Smalling Bellerin Van Aan (Delaney Gabriel)
    Mahrez Townsend Sanchez Coutinho (Alli)
    Mitro Aguero Kane

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  25. Whazza
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Arsenal train ahead of Norwich:

    White bib:
    Welbeck, Iwobi, Koscielny, Sanchez, Elneny, Coquelin

    Green bib:
    Chambers, Ox, Cazorla, Flamini, Wilshere, Gabriel (80% sure, bad pic)

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    1. Christina.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Green. Like Shrek.

      http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/20160429/arsenal-train-ahead-of-norwich-match

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      1. Christina.
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        pic 13/19

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  26. OLEgend
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Anyone else bringing in Deeney ahead of Defoe??
    Currently second in ML with a 55 points deficit and i guess the guy leading will bring in Defoe for Mitro.
    my team
    Ddg(Darlow)
    Kos Pva Gabriel (Simpson Francis)
    Lanzini Payet Sanchez Mahrez (Alli)
    Pelle Kane Kun
    Pelle> Deeney for a -4? Already did Sakho to PVA

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    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Getting both, but I prefer Deeney

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  27. Lallana_
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    http://www.thisisanfield.com/2016/04/sunday-lunch-kick-off-time-unappetising-jurgen-klopp/

    Rotation likely? He wouldn't complain if he was planning to play kids, right?
    Or is he now forced into playing the "kids"?

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    1. Cheeseoid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      He wil play kids just to show his displeasure with the fixture time.

      It does give players more time to rest prior to the next Europa fixture though doesn't it?

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  28. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Klopp on rotation: "That's what we're working for all the time. You have a starting lineup then keep the rest of the players confident too."

    What do you make of it . Mass rotation again vs swansea ?

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    1. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      For sure. Sturridge might start but highly doubt

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    2. RustyBz
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Yes, B team out. I'll be surprised if more than 3 players who played Thursday show up at the wekeend

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  29. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    NEW HORSE

    http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2016/04/29/captain-sensible-gameweek-36-3/

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  30. JÆKS ⭐
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Here's an idea:

    Coutinho + Mitrovic --> Townsend + Carroll (-4)

    Benching KDB so I have 1 more week to decide which Chelsea middfielder I'm gonna go with

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