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Dugout Discussion – Arsenal vs Liverpool

14 August 2016 4098 comments
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The Gameweek rolls on with a showpiece fixture at the Emirates.

Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal host Liverpool in the tea-time encounter with a host of Fantasy talent on show.

On paper, this could be a tight and cagey affair but Arsenal’s injuries at the back may just prompt both sides to go on the offensive.

Certainly Jurgen Klopp has named an attacking line-up, spearheaded by Roberto Firmino and supported by new signing Sadio Mane and the guile of Philippe Coutinho and Adam Lallana.

That quartet with surely stretch the Gunners backline with Wenger forced to start with a pairing of Calum Chambers and new signing Rob Holding.

Wenger will look to Alexis Sanchez and Theo Walcott to provide a response at the other end, with Aaron Ramsey set to start in the number ten role in the absence of Mesut Ozil.

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

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  1. Wej
    10 years, 2 months ago

    What website do people use for rank/average projections?

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    1. MTPockets
      10 years, 2 months ago

      fantasyfootballfix.com

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      1. Wej
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Thank you

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  2. Paganoi
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Couts rising 7.6% an hour according to FFF. Catch the rise?

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    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I don't think he's the best option, he has these kind of games a few times every year but I don't think in the end he can compete with other options

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    2. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      He could be hurt. Wait for news. Looked like a cramp, but could be something else.

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      1. Paganoi
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah. Looked like both calves cramping.

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    3. Pub Crawl to the Townsend
      10 years, 2 months ago

      No

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

      Not until reports of hamstring strain clarified

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  3. Somalion
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Hard luck Firmino owners. Harsh blow.

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    1. Optimus.
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Not if you are a Pool fan 😎

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      1. Somalion
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Then I pity you in a whole different way 😉

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      2. Wilshere Knowledge
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Arsenal fan and 26 points.

        KMN.

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        1. Ziro
          10 years, 2 months ago

          40 transfers incoming tonight then.

          #lasttimeiusethisgag

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          1. Wilshere Knowledge
            10 years, 2 months ago

            😆

            I looked for the delete button, but I couldn't find it. 😛

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    2. Ziro
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Allowed to use blow and hard in the same post?

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      1. Somalion
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Well, I am a blowhard 😉

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    3. SöundLight 30
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I had Firmino last year and it was the same story. Liverpool scored 4 and he wasn't involved in any of them.

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  4. HurriKane
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Is 52 with hazard left a decent score this week ?

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    1. YankeeDoodleDandy
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Yes very

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    2. FootballGeorge
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah..... for me lol

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    3. FPL Maldini
      10 years, 2 months ago

      54 with Hazard and Azpi hehehe

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    4. Pub Crawl to the Townsend
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah im 56 with ayew left and am pleased

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    5. You've got red on you.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      48 with Haz and Terry to come

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  5. YankeeDoodleDandy
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Tadic/Towns --> Redmond/Cout

    Very tempting. Won't do it... But very tempting

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    1. Kvelertak
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Tempted by the same, just i have Deulofeu. Want the price raises early on, but not tempted on a hit already. Especially since Tadic apparently did really well.

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      1. YankeeDoodleDandy
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Yep. The move is definitely to stick.

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  6. Beautiful Game
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Would you sell any of:
    Vardy, Long or Alli... prices falling

    Would you bring any of these in:
    Coutinho(have Firmino), Barkley, Negredo or Ibra(-4)

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    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Damn Alli is dropping?!

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      1. Beautiful Game
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Will fall this week... over 5000 transfers out

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        1. @persecuted_by_mods
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Ah damn, I've done quite well at fpl over the years but the price changes go completely over my head. Is that guaranteed Alli will drop? It's annoying cause I think he'll do well next week anyway

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    2. Big Red Dog
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Alli looked really off the pace. Long and Vardy keep

      Ibra yes. ASAP

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    3. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Are their prices falling imminently? Fpl statistics and fantasy football fix don't suggest that, yet....otherwise, I'd consider moves if you could capitalize in losing a price caller while getting a riser.

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      1. @persecuted_by_mods
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Any kind soul wanna point me to the idiots guide to price changes?

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        1. Get in ma Dembele
          10 years, 2 months ago

          as I understand it, for every 10,000 transfers out a player loses .1 and for every 10,000 transfers in a player gains .1

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          1. Ziro
            10 years, 2 months ago

            This is wrong.

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            1. Get in ma Dembele
              10 years, 2 months ago

              oh shiit, is it something similar?

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              1. Ziro
                10 years, 2 months ago

                It's based on percentage of transfers over ownership.

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          2. @persecuted_by_mods
            10 years, 2 months ago

            Thanks but I'm not sure if that's right? Doesn't it take into account ownership?

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        2. SöundLight 30
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          10 years, 2 months ago

          fantasyfootballfix.com

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          1. @persecuted_by_mods
            10 years, 2 months ago

            Thanks dude, so is it if they reach 10% down or up for a rise of drop?

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        3. walkman666
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Just google those two sites, bro.

          http://www.fplstatistics.co.uk/Home/IndexIPad
          http://www.fantasyfootballfix.com/price/

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          1. @persecuted_by_mods
            10 years, 2 months ago

            Cheers dude. This is why I'm so confused though, based off of those sites nobody will rise or drop tonight as no one is close to +100 or -100

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    4. Pub Crawl to the Townsend
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Long dropping? If so ill defo consider transferring him

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  7. somebody
    10 years, 2 months ago

    39 points with Hazard to play, is it a par score

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    1. FootballGeorge
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Decent

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  8. Ziro
    10 years, 2 months ago

    People anxious to know ranks before FPL can even update. Is there a betting market on rank protections/results already?

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  9. Venom Snake
    10 years, 2 months ago

    I couldn't justify selling any of these players this week ay??

    Maybe Gray? Stones to Williams?

    Foster - Jaku
    Shaw - Stones - Pieters - Friend - Amat
    Hazard - Mahrez - Lamela - Redmond - Capoue
    Kun - Ibra - Gray

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    1. rocrocodile
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Definitely save FT.

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    2. YankeeDoodleDandy
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Save your FT and enjoy your great GW

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    3. Pub Crawl to the Townsend
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Hold

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    4. Paganoi
      10 years, 2 months ago

      We have the exact same team except I have Valencia. My plan was Mahrez out after GW1 but cant make up my mind now.

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      1. Venom Snake
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers lads.

        I didn't expect the team to do so well in the opening week. My plan was to jump on all the early bandwagons because in previous years I've struggled for TV

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  10. Whazza
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Sanchez and Firmino owners who sees the game has ended 3-4 checking their FPL points:

    http://giphy.com/gifs/disneypixar-disney-pixar-11tTNkNy1SdXGg

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    1. Ayew Serious
      10 years, 2 months ago

      🙁

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      1. Whazza
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Unlucky! But it's still gw1 so cheer up 🙂

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  11. mranonymous
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Will Negredo rise tonight? Or do I have time to watch and assess Carroll?

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

      Shouldn't matter. Taking a player out before he has even had one game would be utter foolish. Negredo isn't a must have. He scored one goal. Chill.

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      1. mranonymous
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Thank you... Although, wasn't questioning the transfer, rather, was just wondering when Negredo's price rise will be

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  12. Pariße
    10 years, 2 months ago

    People should relax, the players you've chosen were probably based on knowledge and info you've had. One GW can often be too misleading to be wasting your wildcard.

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    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Get out of here common sense!

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

      Couldn't agree more. Some people on here are ridiculous. They will be chasing players every week and losing out from originals picks and their hits needed.

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      1. Pariße
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Indeed

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

    How did Sanchez play?

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    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Not really involved.

      Made some decent runs, but was never found.

      Shock horror, we need a striker.

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    2. Whazza
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Invisibly

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    3. Slam
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Terrible

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    4. @persecuted_by_mods
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Not like a player worth the amount he sets you back, Arsenal were poor in general though

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    5. Big Red Dog
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Anonymous

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  14. Obi-1 Kenobi-0
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Hazard - Ramirez - Mahrez - Townsend
    Aguero - Vardy - Long

    I deliberately left £1.5m ITB to do Vardy -> Ibra for GW2. Should I stick with this or get rid of one of Long/Townsend who were underwhelming.

    Won't be making any transfers until after the midweek City match.

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    1. Big Red Dog
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Sounds good.

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    2. itwaswritten
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Ibra won't do well with clubs bigger than Bournemouth.

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      1. YankeeDoodleDandy
        10 years, 2 months ago

        You wish

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  15. Original Sin
    10 years, 2 months ago

    I am the shittest F****er here. I got Coutinho points for this GW but took a hit to get downgrade him to Lamela to do Vardy------> Ibra before this game. Activating WC now, dont see any other way to redeem myself

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

      I must admit you are a horrendous knee jerking fool. It's been ONE gameweek. No players have become must have or must have nots because of one game. Ridiculous.

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    2. rocrocodile
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Haha. Smart move. Why did you do that in the first place?

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    3. KipperRSA
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Why didnt you wait ?

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    4. Whazza
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Wouldn't do that mate, I think Mane/Firmino are still better options. Coutinho won't score a FK and tap-in every game.. Got injured too

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      1. Venom Snake
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Read his post again.

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        1. Original Sin
          10 years, 2 months ago

          LOL...I didnt see I got responses to my other post

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    5. YankeeDoodleDandy
      10 years, 2 months ago

      You made a mistake... Accept it and move on. Don't throw away your wildcard

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      1. YankeeDoodleDandy
        10 years, 2 months ago

        And you got all of Coutinhos points today, don't be mad

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    6. Venom Snake
      10 years, 2 months ago

      None of those transfers should have been made, especially with half of those players having not played yet

      Madness

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    7. Jolly Good
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Might have worked out if cout is injured

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  16. Slam
    10 years, 2 months ago

    I absolutely love my team but my points don't show it 😎

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    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Is that you Arsene? 😀

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      1. Ziro
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Am a Gooner but have a +1 😆

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    2. rocrocodile
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Exactly how I use to feel in GW1-5, desperately holding on to my WC. "It looks good! They will perform!"

      Now my team looks so-so, but I still have 65 points. I like it that way around.

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  17. Knallie
    10 years, 2 months ago

    If Oscar plays well tomorrow I should save my FT right?

    Foster (Jaku)
    Valencia, Stones, Kone (Amat, Friend)
    Firmino, Oscar, Lamela, Redmond (Capoue)
    Aguero, Ibra, Vardy

    If Vardy drops I might sell, but for who...

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    1. YankeeDoodleDandy
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Hold. Team looks great

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    2. YankeeDoodleDandy
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Ignore the Vardy price drop. He is at home to that terrible Arsenal defense...

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  18. La Roja
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Sanchez to Mane for FT? (Obviously not now, but could do soon)

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    1. Slam
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Yes, I think that's a good move.

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    2. @persecuted_by_mods
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Can you do anyone else to mane? Sanchez could be in the points next week. Leicester without Kante just aren't the same imo

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      1. La Roja
        10 years, 2 months ago

        No, unless I take a hit

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        1. @persecuted_by_mods
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Your choice of course but I personally wouldn't take Sanchez out before this match

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  19. Rusty Nail
    10 years, 2 months ago

    That 13m spent on aguero looks great in a week where nobody else in my team scored above 2

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    1. Rusty Nail
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Outfield players that is heaton came through with his 4

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  20. I Member
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Who would you start?

    A) Tadic (mun)
    B) Gray (LIV)

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

      Though. I'd hate to bench either.

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      1. Jolly Good
        10 years, 2 months ago

        B, Manu have a solid def and Liverpool had Moreno

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    2. Venom Snake
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Tadic every week

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    3. YankeeDoodleDandy
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Would want to play both. Where's your 4.5 attackers?

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  21. 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Predictions for how many points top 10k will be?

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    1. Giovanni Giorgio
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Probably in the 80's.

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

        Woah ok yeah no where near. Hoping to break 60.

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      2. Venom Snake
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Higher then 80s

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    2. faux_C
      10 years, 2 months ago

      People used chips. Don't worry about rank yet!

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

        Yeah I am used to the Telegraph so I forget the chips must have a big influence on rank these first few weeks.

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    3. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      10 years, 2 months ago

      70s

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    4. YankeeDoodleDandy
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Low 70s, but could change based on Hazard performance

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  22. FPL Maldini
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Stick or twist with Deulofeu?

    Will he keep starting is my worry....

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    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Plenty of other options to switch him to if needs be. He has played well so far so should be higher in the pecking order then others trying to take his place.

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    2. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
      10 years, 2 months ago

      not the fittest player, will be the first sub.hope and pray he does something within 65 mins

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    3. YankeeDoodleDandy
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I would stick if I owned him. He was very involved and in dangerous positions the whole game. Just couldn't finish

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  23. Slam
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Thinking of saving a FT unless Hazard gets injured or looks as bad as Sanchez did today 😉

    Valdes (Jaku)
    Valencia Stones Amat (Kingsley Souare)
    Redmond Hazard Firmino Ramirez (Watson)
    Kun Kane Vardy

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    1. Pub Crawl to the Townsend
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Good choice

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    2. Ayew Serious
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Or an Aguero injury midweek

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    3. Goaldigger
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Yup probably a good choice

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  24. faux_C
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Would Alli to Lamela be silly? Would allow me to bank some cash for future flexibility.

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    1. Big Red Dog
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Not silly at all if there's no other move that's clear

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      1. rocrocodile
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Well, saving is an option. I would rather to that.

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    2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      10 years, 2 months ago

      No money in the bank is always handy.

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    3. @persecuted_by_mods
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Don't take out Alli, he's a great player and will get more points than Lamela

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    4. Numb
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Not silly

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    5. Goaldigger
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Silly transfer imo

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  25. mranonymous
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Is Andy Carroll nailed?

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

      Fo shizzle

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    2. Big Red Dog
      10 years, 2 months ago

      For the moment. Will start tomorrow see how he does. I think he will score.

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  26. Coco Umbongo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Sigurdsson (HUL H)
    >>>Coutinho (BUR Away) ???

    Was going to transfer Siggy out post GW2 anyway.
    Shall I trans for Coutinho now tho before prise rise?

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    1. JÆKS ⭐
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Home against Hull is the best fixture you are going to get....

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  27. Weeb Kakashi
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrez Oscar Tadic Firmino Fletcher
    Kun Vardy Gray

    Who should i get outta my team?

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    1. Pub Crawl to the Townsend
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Id say choose one out of mahrez and vardy

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    2. JÆKS ⭐
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I'm probably selling Vardy

      For you if surely must be Vardy or Mahrez, Leicester was rubbish

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  28. You've got red on you.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 2 months ago

    FPL discovery no good this season?

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

    We don't know if price prediction sites are any accurate. They usually weren't until a few GWs into the season.

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  30. Jonny Sutt
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Is Fischer gonna play any minutes next week for boro?

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