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Dugout Discussion – Man City vs Sunderland

13 August 2016 4436 comments
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Attentions now turn to the Etihad where Pep Guardiola makes his Premier League bow.

David Moyes’ Sunderland are the guests and potential party poopers, although the odds do seem stacked against them.

The Black Cats are in transition under their new manager, while City boast such attacking riches there can be no doubt that they head into today’s clash as overwhelming favourites.

Expectant Fantasy managers will be looking to Sergio Aguero to capitlise – the Argentine heads into the teatime kick-off as the most popular captain choice in the Gameweek and with over 40% ownership.

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

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  1. Chris_White
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Is fplstatistics still the most trusted site regarding price rises/drops?

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    1. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

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      1. Chris_White
        10 years, 2 months ago

        cheers

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  2. Somalion
    10 years, 2 months ago

    36k rank, Martial, Haz and Shaw to go.

    Not too shabby at all. Shout out to my homeboy Llorente.

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  3. brianutd-why always we? 20
    10 years, 2 months ago

    32 pets on my bench unreal

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    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Points

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    2. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
      10 years, 2 months ago

      18 here.. 😆

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    3. Greenbackbøøg…
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Must be a long bench

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  4. Marcin the Pole
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 2 months ago

    27 points on my bench - a frustrating start. 32 overall, not brilliant but could have been worse I suppose.

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    1. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      My exact situ

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  5. Scratch
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Having watched the Everton game I think 2 players is well worth it for their upcoming fixtures. They managed to suffocate Spurs altogether for about an hour, and should have been 2 up, until the equalizer which came from nowhere. The goal changed the game though and Spurs could ended up with an unconvincing win.

    Holgate / Jagielka / Mori in a flat back 3 and McCarthy and Baines on the flanks. It looked solid for the most part and could be golden when Wiliams and Coleman come in. Barry and Gueye looked decent sitting in front of the 3.
    Deu, Mirallas and Barkley all looked threatening but it'll be interesting to see what happens when Lukaku comes in

    Happy enough to own Baines atm... although unfortunately Mirallas was on corners and Barkley on FKs

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    1. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Shame Deulofeu came off early.

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    2. Backup Dancer
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah Lukaku was golden when Everton had that great run of fixtures last season.

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    3. Chris_White
      10 years, 2 months ago

      ...in other words, Coleman is the man to get.

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    4. Pochecinno
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I don't think it would have been an 'unconvincing' win had Spurs nicked it. We dominated the second half. Yes, Everton dominated most of the first half but that was more Spurs being very slow to get out of the blocks in addition to conceding a horrible goal.

      However, I agree with the general sentiment. Everton looked a different proposition today. There was character to their play and the individuals certainly played like a team. Koeman has already begun to make his mark on this team. It's a real shame that Lukaku has his head turned. He would be straight in my team for the upcoming run if he was properly motivated.

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  6. Cheeseoid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 2 months ago

    At the start of teh season I always live in fear that one of my friends I do a H2H league with might catch on and become good at this game.

    This year he has put out a very strong starting lineup. I should take the week but I don't think it will be easy any more.

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    1. Venom Snake
      10 years, 2 months ago

      This happened to me last season when everyone finally started taking it seriously and it was an immense competition in the end.

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    2. Mull
      10 years, 2 months ago

      You can tell who's good by looking at how much money they spend on defence and goalies.

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      1. Cheeseoid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 2 months ago

        There is some truth in this for sure

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      2. aehii
        10 years, 2 months ago

        As in the best people spend more or less on defence?

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    3. Slam
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I just found out one of my rivals discovered this site.
      "Did you hear Redmond may be starting striker?"
      "No idea, who's Redmond?"
      "This site called fantasyfootballscout..."

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      1. Cheeseoid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 2 months ago

        He is an idiot because he just gave it away. So stupid

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        1. Slam
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Ok, I admit, he didn't say the name but you put the pieces together once he talks about Pre-season tab and Team News tab.

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          1. Cheeseoid
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            10 years, 2 months ago

            Still an idiot. It is like fight club you do not talk about it.

            If you did not already use it it would give you a hint and take away that advantage

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  7. Backup Dancer
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Hope Lukaku is fit for the weekend. Vardy to Lukaku v tempting!

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  8. Baby Cuties
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Someone try and take me on at the bench points challenge please!

    My total: 32 pts

    Foster, McAuley, Capoue, Amat

    How do you have 2 WBA defenders and play neither?!

    Corr, Ive had a real shocker

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    1. Stats Don\'t Lie
      10 years, 2 months ago

      That is rather poor play on your part. Unlucky mate.

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      1. Baby Cuties
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Had the site been working this morning, I may have seen sense in the cold light of day. But I also may have taken Mahrez and Redmond out so it's a trade-off

        Oh well, still managed a perfectly acceptable 48 somehow!

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  9. Jono_90
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Never tried the whole building team value strategy but I'm considering doing it this season. Do people just use their 1 free transfer per week to get a player in whose price is likely to rise? Or do you sometimes take a hit on points and get more than one in?

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    1. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Can do both. I try an grab someone who is hitting form and likely to rise

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  10. Sverdet
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Who's rising and sinking tonight? Fplstatistics isnt working

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    1. Slam
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Noone

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      1. Cheeseoid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Craig Noone. he is a player

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        1. Slam
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Will never leave the PL as long as price changes are around

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    2. Sverdet
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Checked again, working now

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    3. Scratch
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Nobody i'd say. Players very rarely rise first day of the season

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  11. Smythe
    10 years, 2 months ago

    One of my best starts to an FPL campaign, second only to the legendary Michu & Hazard demolition a few years back!

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    1. Backup Dancer
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Hazard demolition could yet be on the cards 😉

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      1. Smythe
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Absolutely! Looked like his old self at the Euros and in pre-season.

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    2. Cheeseoid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      That was my best start as well. Top 1k that week

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      1. Smythe
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Same. Top 2k this time 'round, so can't complain 🙂

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        1. Cheeseoid
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Excellent! Well done

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          1. Smythe
            10 years, 2 months ago

            Cheers!

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    3. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I had a great start that year too. I had Ivanovic captain (goal and clean sheet) and also the Fulham striker who scored, I forget his name.

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  12. George Sillett
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Great to see Americans in a medal ceremony looking pi**ed off.

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  13. Ayew Serious
    10 years, 2 months ago

    As a matter of interest, anyone got the rank for 57 points?

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    1. matthew_1991
      10 years, 2 months ago

      319

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      1. matthew_1991
        10 years, 2 months ago

        On FFS league, not overall

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    2. George Sillett
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Points tart.

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    3. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
      10 years, 2 months ago

      6050

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      1. Ayew Serious
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks, that could be me if I capkun

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        1. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Unlucky. I tough lesson to always captain Kun! 😆

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        2. Smythe
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Only 7 points difference - wouldn't worry about it; instead enjoy being (almost) in the top 1% of players!

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    4. Smythe
      10 years, 2 months ago

      My rival scored 57. 6050

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  14. An Púca
    10 years, 2 months ago

    FF Fix is no charging for the Rivals tab here you could get live scores during gametime incl bonus predicions, for your rivals.
    Anyone know of other websites that provides somethign similar?

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  15. A.T
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Can you watch MOTD live on iPlayer?

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    1. Cheeseoid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

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      1. A.T
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks

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        1. Cheeseoid
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          10 years, 2 months ago

          I will be watching it at work that way and have done plenty of times before

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          1. A.T
            10 years, 2 months ago

            Nice one. Ive not needed to do it for ages and couldn't remember if it wasn't shown til Tuesday or something. I thinks that's the repeat.

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    2. Venom Snake
      10 years, 2 months ago

      What the heck iPlayer?

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      1. Cheeseoid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Streams telly in the UK from the BBC

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  16. BB-8
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Who else is going to captain Sanchez next week? 🙂

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    1. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Kane! 😀

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      1. Scratch
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Kane looked awful today, completely off the pace

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        1. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
          10 years, 2 months ago

          He did at the start of last year, then got a hatrick! 🙂

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          1. BB-8
            10 years, 2 months ago

            He had Dembele for that match 😉

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            1. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
              10 years, 2 months ago

              I'm starting to think Dembele's absence might actually be affecting him... 😆

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          2. Scratch
            10 years, 2 months ago

            That hatrick didn't come until late October 😉

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            1. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
              10 years, 2 months ago

              That's true... he had a very slow start, don't fancy City away to Stoke though honestly.

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      2. BB-8
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Looking to bring him / Lukaku in for Vardy. But looked very poor today :/

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    2. Smythe
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Lamela! 🙂

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      1. BB-8
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Good call. Looks sharp

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    3. Podge
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Ibra

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    4. Chris_White
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Firmino if he looks good tomorrow.

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      1. BB-8
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Have him too. Between those two for me

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  17. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
    10 years, 2 months ago

    What would be considered a good start? Anything

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    1. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
      10 years, 2 months ago

      *Anything below 200k?

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      1. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
        10 years, 2 months ago

        50k and below

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    2. Slam
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Anything better than average I'de say.
      Someone ranked 1k is probably 20 points away from 1m

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    3. SW6
      10 years, 2 months ago

      If by GW5 you are top 100k I think that's a good start

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    4. George Sillett
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Anything less than than the 2M of last year would be good.

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    5. Numb
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Top 500k

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  18. turd ferguson
    10 years, 2 months ago

    does anyone know where to find ville ronkas team?

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    1. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
      10 years, 2 months ago

      https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/30327/event/1

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    2. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
      10 years, 2 months ago

      https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/30327/event/1

      He's had a blistering start @8k

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      1. Evs
        • Has Moderation Rights
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Zlatan & Hazard could hurt that, with high ownership

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        1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
          10 years, 2 months ago

          That's the plan 😉

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        2. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Fingers crossed they perform Evs

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      2. George Sillett
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Amateur

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      3. Numb
        10 years, 2 months ago

        He's an actual machine isn't he?

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  19. The Royal Robin
    10 years, 2 months ago

    83,000th. Not a bad start with 4 players to go.

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  20. Kjeften
    10 years, 2 months ago

    You guys think Mkhitaryan will play tomorrow? i seem to be the only one in my leagues with him in the lineup.

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  21. Venom Snake
    10 years, 2 months ago

    I still can't believe my rank, I almost want to take a screenshot just to look back on after I inevitably fail

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    1. George Sillett
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Well done !

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    2. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
      10 years, 2 months ago

      It will always be in your gameweek history.

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      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        10 years, 2 months ago

        It changes.

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      2. Cheeseoid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 2 months ago

        It would be at the end of the gameweek

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    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Great start.

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      1. Venom Snake
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks all

        How's you go TM?

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        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          10 years, 2 months ago

          48/3

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    4. Smythe
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Congrats bud! I'm off to the exact same start! 😀

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  22. Rolls-Royce
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Andy has Costa captain and no Kun. Typical Andy..

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    1. HellasLEAF
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Great differential Costa flying right under that Vary-Ibrah-Kun radar

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  23. Cheeseoid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 2 months ago

    @ Slamdog. You really need to come up with some better trades

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  24. nasrzz
    10 years, 2 months ago

    please join my privet league1131034-291272

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    1. Numb
      10 years, 2 months ago

      What for?

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    2. Cheeseoid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I'm bushed

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  25. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 2 months ago

    feel a bit disappointed with siggy.

    Am I the only one on here that didn't know he was going to be benched?

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    1. Numb
      10 years, 2 months ago

      He hadn't played a single minute of pre-season games so there was a fair chance.

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    2. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
      10 years, 2 months ago

      He didn't play pre season! 🙁

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      1. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 2 months ago

        schoolboy error there.
        I should ditch him really
        its going to be at least another week before he gets 60mins.

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        1. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Probably not. He looked fit - stick with him I say.

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          1. potatoace
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            10 years, 2 months ago

            ok ta

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  26. HellasLEAF
    10 years, 2 months ago

    With Vardy off pens hard, hard to justify ownership at that price for me..

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    1. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Pens are far far too overrated on here.

      He wasn't on pens for much of last year an still scored great.

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    2. Captain Blanks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Maybe, but remember Mahrez took most of the pens last year

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  27. Scratch
    10 years, 2 months ago

    All 3 of my clean sheets busted today.
    All 3 of my bench clean sheets did the business 😐

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    1. HellasLEAF
      10 years, 2 months ago

      ugh, worst.

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  28. Jeremiah
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone know what was the story with Siggy today?

    Did he get taken off or had he just a cameo appaearance?

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    1. Scratch
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Came on as sub, had no preseason because of the Euros. He looked alright

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    2. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      see above.

      I might ditch him ...for now

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    3. kalmoffit
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Cameo

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  29. Bøwstring The Carp
    10 years, 2 months ago

    So who did we underestimate this week.

    Hull, West Brom, Swansea?

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    1. Numb
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Hull for sure! Although I had no Leicester so I was hoping for some grit

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    2. Ayew Serious
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I didn't underestimate Swansea 😎

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    3. Bunk Moreland
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Definetely Hull. WBA CS to be expected, I guess.
      But based on your pre-season mapping, I had faith in Swansea and got in two of their players. I think they could do well this year, especially after replacing Ayew with Borja.

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    4. Cheeseoid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Hull for sure by miles. Burnley Swansea could have gone either way in my thoughts.

      Watford did better I thought away at Southampton would have seen them lose by a couple

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    5. Venom Snake
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Hull was severely underrated

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    6. kalmoffit
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Bournemouth

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  30. Whazza
    10 years, 2 months ago

    I just want to thank the community for forming a good GW1 template (for once 🙂 ) Thank you!

    Casuals - last season was yours, this one is OURS! 😎

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    1. Podge
      10 years, 2 months ago

      42% have Ibra tomorrow, not many on here do, could change that result.

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