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Dugout Discussion – Leicester vs Arsenal

20 August 2016 3667 comments
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Saturday evening comes to a conclusion at the King Power as champions Leicester go head-to-head with Arsenal.

Both sides are already playing catch-up after losing their opening matches of the season.

Claudio Ranieri welcomes back Robert Huth from suspension after conceding twice to Hull last weekend. The Foxes boss also opts to recall Shinji Okazaki and Marc Albrighton as Ahmed Musa and Demarai Gray drop to the bench. New signing Nampalys Mendy comes in for Andy King in the centre of the park.

Arsenal, meanwhile, bring in Santi Cazorla, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Granit Xhaka and Laurent Koscielny as they attempt to bounce back from Sunday’s home loss to Liverpool. Mesut Ozil and Olivier Giroud are deemed fit enough to take their places on the bench.

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  1. Bellerinmondo
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Any update on capoue injury?

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    1. The Gambler.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Just a knock

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      1. Bellerinmondo
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers

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  2. Jamie_GAWA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Alli+Firmino to Barkley+Pogba?

    For free

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    1. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I would. Consider Sterling.

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    2. Zasa
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Not a fan, Firmino to Pogba is a big downgrade, imo.

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      1. JIM BOB
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        This

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  3. villian-ty
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Any transfer recommendations? i have 2 FT

    Foster (Jaku)
    Stones Shaw Friend (Amat Pieters)
    Capoue Hazard Redmond Lamela Mahrez
    Aguero Ibra (Gray)

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    1. decisions
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Ha, I have the same team but souare rather than Pieters.. I'm wondering whether frined to that Holding could be a good shorter term punt..

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    2. semiconductor
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Same exact team except morgan and townsend for pieters and lamela

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      1. decisions
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        cracking start then 🙂

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  4. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    When will Baps get out?

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    1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Later

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    2. BbBb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Usually about 1 hour after the final whistle in the last game of the day

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    3. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      thx

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  5. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Insane stat here:

    Aguero now has the same number of premier league goals as Drogba, in 102 less games.

    Wow. 🙂

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    1. Optimus.
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Well Drogba wasn't on penos 😉

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      1. ★Kuntheman★
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        🙂

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    2. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Who's Drogba....?

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

      He was quite a clunker in his first season, Drogba.

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    4. Long Juan Silva
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Drogba and Crespo rotated a lot in his first couple of seasons

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  6. Son is Rising
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Have the "is 74 points with bonus to come is that an alright score" posts stopped yet? I had to stop reading earlier they drive me f*cking bananas

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    1. Jamie_GAWA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      By gravless aswell

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    2. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Ignore it mate. Not worth feeding the trolls. They'll get hungrier and much much bigger!

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  7. Lanley Staurel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Mahrez and Firmino OUT
    Hazard and Sterling IN

    No hit. Good or not?

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    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I like them both.

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  8. WDT
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Wow, Flashscore tells me Liverpool had 26 goal attempts today (5 on target). Hold fire on Firmino.

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    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      It was Coutinho skying at least 10 on his own

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    2. Bellerinmondo
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Mainly coutinho hitting it into the stands ?

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    3. The Gambler.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Go to bbc For full stats, never seen anything like it or at least since the last time we lost

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    4. Respect My Authoritah
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Not sure why anyone would drop a Liverpool attacker at this stage. They will score a hell of a lot of goals

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    5. MrMaverick
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      firmino only had one shot from what I remember, and ballooned it over

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    6. Podge
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      how many goals did that get them ?

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      1. WDT
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        My point is they're clearly a very attacking side. Four goals first game week means an average of 2 a game so far. Yes I am aware they didn't score today.

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    7. Frank Black
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I'm not going to sell the greatest advanced midfielder in the world unless he blanks for 5 consecutive gameweeks.

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      1. Rusty Nail
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Barcelona bound according to rawk lmao

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    8. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Firm was a passenger today. Not sure whats happening with him

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  9. InSaneMan-e
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Bottomed
    Peeps, I may be getting far too ahead of myself here, but I think it's time for Mikhitaryan
    No midfielder seems to essential just yet (other than Hazard), and after getting some game time this week, think he'll be starting next week

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    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      You're getting too far ahead of yourself

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    2. BbBb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Too early, wait until he starts a few games in a row

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  10. Special Mou
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    a) Barkley or Mirallas?
    b) Firmino to Hazard even if i have Costa ?
    c) Keep Tadic and Lamela or sell one?

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  11. MrMaverick
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    deulofeu likely to be dropped next week with lukaku back and bolasie said to have impressed from the bench today?

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    1. TheBusDriver
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Maybe

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    2. Respect My Authoritah
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Possible. Even if he starts, will be on RW imo - think they'll revert to 4231. Also if he starts, will get subbed off early.

      I'm selling

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      1. MrMaverick
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        I'm on the verge of selling too, have the cash itb to upgrade to barkley but not convinced by him

        a lucky set piece v spurs and an assist today (haven't seen the assist)

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        1. Respect My Authoritah
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Played well. I won't be getting him. Thinking of saving some cash for an Ozil transfer next week

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

    63. Bad, Average, Good?

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    1. Frank Black
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Good...until tomorrow at least.

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    2. Neto
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      above the average

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    3. Clump
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Rubbish

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    4. Podge
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      bit above the average

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    5. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      All out or what?

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    6. Luca Toni
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      bad .. i am on 64

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    7. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Zzzzzzzz

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    8. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      My 42 is much better. Get out of your ass

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  13. AA
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    The ship is sinking and I need to give Firmino and Vardy the boot. Tempted to get Martial + Lukaku. Do you reckon I should play it safe and get Ibrahimovic + Barkley instead?

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  14. Neto
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    GW 2 Intermediate Results
    Average score: 50.6
    Top 10K average score: 58.2

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  15. Frank Black
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    How am i supposed to build and manage a fantasy team when bad luck happens and Gray reveals himself to be a disgusting human being? If Burnley doesn't want him anymore he could go work for Trump.

    But my team doesn't deserve this.

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    1. MrMaverick
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      can't imagine what's going through gray's mind atm.

      takes the gloss and attention off what was a brilliant goal

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      1. Frank Black
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        I think it's insane that no one in his team(him, his agent or even his manager if he has one) has thought of deleting those tweets.
        I guess he didn't even tell his agent about the tweets and was hoping no one was going to find them.

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    2. Respect My Authoritah
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Those tweets are from 4 years ago. It's nothing new or anything that will affect anything. Not nice to see but hey, we don't need to like him

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      1. Obi-1 Kenobi-0
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Wait. Hold up. You're saying that it's excusable or "nothing that was affect anything" because it's from four years ago? It's there in black and white that he told gay people to burn and die.

        You think if a tweet was found on Trump's account that said he wanted all Hispanics to die it'd be okay because it was from years ago, you don't think it'd change anything?

        4 years ago or four minutes ago, Andre Gray will be in trouble.

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        1. Rhys85
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          He should be in trouble! If Joey Barton was still at Burnley he certainly would be!

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        2. walkman666
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          You bring up many different issues and rules and laws. If trump said what you gave as an example, and he pretty much comes close it everyday, he can only get hurt by public perception and votes. There are no laws in the USA against hate speech (American here).

          Sports wise, punishment can be imposed, by team or league. What Gray tweeted was morally horrible. Yet, it was four years ago, and for all we know he has already been held to account (or not) and maybe already apologized. Do we know the full context and history? I doubt it.

          I don't think anyone would disagree that grays tweets were terribly offensive. The debate would be over punishment for pretty old behavior.

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    3. Neto
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      i don't care about his tweet, all i can are his points

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  16. piquiblanco
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Why is there no Scoreboard on FFS this season?

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  17. Emp
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    nolitio anyone?

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    1. Sánchez
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Considering it but no starts yet is off putting

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    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Want him too but the price concerns me for someone who may/may not start

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  18. JogaSemmedo
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Gray unlikely to drop now? Unless the tweet has set people off to get him out.

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    1. piquiblanco
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah I'm definitely selling this moron.

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    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      He won't drop
      I sold him last night in case he dropped! 🙄

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  19. Lallana_
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Will anything happen to Gray in terms of future games/discipline because of his tweets?

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    1. BbBb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      What was his tweet?

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      1. Lallana_
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Multiple tweets. One homophobic, others were harsh.

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    2. Rhys85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I guess it depends on how the club want to punish him. They won't want to be seen to condone vile bigotry like that, worst case scenario for him is they terminate his contract I guess.

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      1. MrMaverick
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        which they won't do because he's their most important player

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    3. Respect My Authoritah
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      No. They were from 4 years ago

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    4. MrMaverick
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      freedom of speech?

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      1. The Donald
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        you don't have freedom of speech 😉

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        1. MrMaverick
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          clearly do, you mug

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      2. Rhys85
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Freedom of speech or not, what he said in those tweets was disgusting.

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        1. MrMaverick
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          you can't ban a player for expressing his opinions, they were hardly racist.

          he doesn't like gays, his problem.

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          1. Rhys85
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            He's also suppose to be a role model. In recent years the PL has gone out of its way to show it doesn't stand for homophobia, surely there will be some kind of consequences, even if he's just made to issue a public apology.

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  20. fiveyears
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Is Holding going to play until Gabriel/Mert comes back Arsenal supporters? Definitely one I'm putting on the old watchlist if so.

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  21. Jairzinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    50 points, Friend to play!

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    1. Lallana_
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Similar situation. 47 pts with Friend/Carroll. 🙁

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  22. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    10 points from my GK for the second week in a row.....

    ...on my bench

    Rotation sucks!

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    1. Rhys85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Same here!

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  23. Wurstmuncher
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Need to get rid of Deulofeu quick. I have 3m in bank so anything up to 9.5 for a mid, tempted by Nolito at the mo despite lack of minutes, thoughts?

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    1. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      You won't get last gw points so no point picking the highest scoring mid. Ozil is a good shout.

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      1. Wurstmuncher
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        I'm more interested in the goals he scored before coming to the premier league consistantly over 10 goals a season, it's 3 goals in 3 games now for city. Ozil worth keeping in mind though cheers

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  24. buttigieg93
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    1)Drop Eriksen or Firmino?
    2)Is Mirallas nailed on?

    Cheers.

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  25. Cocky Spaniel Alves
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Vardy and Tadic to Ibra and Redmond (-4)?

    Think I'll just pull the trigger and ride the bandwagons this year.

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    1. fiveyears
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      People rode the bandwagon last week by getting rid of Gray for Rondon, next week it could be Tadic

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      1. Cocky Spaniel Alves
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        But I need to do Vardy to Ibra and that's the only feasible way to fund it.

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  26. weaver93
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Took a chance on a-4..

    Vardy to Ibra

    Mahrez to Lamela..

    And a 1m extra to play with...

    62 points before BAPS....

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  27. Jonny Sutt
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    20 points on my bench not including bonus points with one more to play!

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    1. Jonny Sutt
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Jak, Morgan, Capoue, Fischer

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      1. Humlesnurr
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Nothing compared to my solid 32 point bench from GW 1!

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  28. Duffo
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Ibra likely to rise tonight?

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      http://www.fplstatistics.co.uk/

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  29. Emiliano Sala
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Which defence?
    Chelsea vs burnley

    Hull vs man utd

    Utd or chelsea defence ?

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    1. Carlton P
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      United all season for me

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    2. weaver93
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Utd..

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  30. Carlton P
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Firmino + Vardy > Ozil + lukaku? Watched lpool game today, firm looked out of sorts. Want to get on oz and Luk early.
    Haz/ Firmino/ lamela/ Tadic/ Capoue
    Gray/ Vardy / kun

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