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Dugout Discussion – Everton vs Middlesbrough

17 September 2016 5055 comments
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Saturday’s events come to a close at Goodison Park with Ronald Koeman’s upwardly mobile Everton side hosting Middlesbrough.

Frankly, this match is all about Romelu Lukaku.

The Belgian exploded a dramatic 11-minute hat-trick just six days ago at Sunderland and heads into the tea-time encounter backed by almost 250,000 new owners, with 6% handing him the captaincy.

Koeman’s side will be bidding for a fourth straight victory and a third consecutive clean sheet.

Middlesbrough’s task looks tough, then, having suffered a home reverse in Gameweek 4 at the hands of Crystal Palace.

Alvaro Negredo goes into the contest desperate for a goal having blanked in his last three. Having soared early on as a Fantasy Premier League transfer target, he’s been hemorrhaging owners for the past three Gameweeks, losing 164,000 heading into Friday’s deadline.

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

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  1. The Royal Robin
    10 years, 1 month ago

    What would you do with 2 FT's this week with this lot? I've got a few players I'd like but I'd like suggestions really.

    Heaton
    Valencia McAuley Baines
    Antonio Sanchez Hazard Sterling
    Ibra Benteke Defoe

    Foster Capoue Amat Souare

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    1. Sweetboi
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Team looks good. Try and fit Aguero in somehow...

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    2. mojoindojo
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Haz and Defoe to Aguero and cheapie

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    3. Too Mane Men
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Souare > Holebas

      Watford look less than convincing at the back but could fetch some shut outs in their next run of fixtures and Holebas is playing RWB.

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  2. how now brown cow
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Lukaku Ibra and Lukaku.

    Got exact money for Ibra -> Kun for free, but is it a better option than getting KDB in for Haz or Ozil?

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    1. The Fantastic Mr Fox
      10 years, 1 month ago

      KDB with Aguero on pitch isn't as high scoring as his off the pitch

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      1. how now brown cow
        10 years, 1 month ago

        True. Haz-> Sanchez another option. I think Ozil might be the biggest problem at present though.

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    2. how now brown cow
      10 years, 1 month ago

      * Luk Ibra Costa

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      1. Worzel Gummidge
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Costa to Aguero and whatever other move you can do is the choice for me, easily.

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    3. Jamie_GAWA
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Having 2 trolls is bound to be tough

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    4. Lecky Legs FC
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Mane or Firmino.

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    5. Worzel Gummidge
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I wouldn't lose Ibra at all. Expecting a hattie tomorrow tbh.

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      1. how now brown cow
        10 years, 1 month ago

        I hope so - he is my captain.

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    6. Brian (Not the Messiah)
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Ibra as essential as Aguero.

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  3. Scotty B
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Why aren't baps added yet?

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    1. Numb
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Still looking at a few things. Won't be long.

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    2. The Fantastic Mr Fox
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I think its a luka goal debate. FPL must be trying to get it right

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      1. Numb
        10 years, 1 month ago

        For the avoidance of doubt, points awarded in-game are subject to change up until one hour after the final whistle of the last match of any given day. Once the points have all been updated on that day, no further adjustments to points will be made.

        Too late

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        1. TheSteel
          10 years, 1 month ago

          They havent been updated though

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          1. Numb
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Points are subject to change for 1 hour after final whistle.

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    3. Epic Fail
      10 years, 1 month ago

      We know what the baps are anyway.

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  4. ryacoo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Looking at selling Benteke to get Aguero back but it will involve a hit.

    Hypothetically, is it worth waiting an extra week? So, playing Benteke v Sunderland next week and then selling after for Aguero with a FT rather than taking -4?

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    1. EmreCan Hustle
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Take the hit.

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      1. ryacoo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers!

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  5. reason17
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Am i right to assume that stones is still nailed on?

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    1. EmreCan Hustle
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Yes, rested probably.

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  6. Brian (Not the Messiah)
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Seems obvious, but Costa or Hazard?

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    1. EmreCan Hustle
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Keep Hazard

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    2. Blue Bombers CFC
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Keep Costa

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      1. n-doggg
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Lol

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    3. Worzel Gummidge
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Neither as I will be dropping both but dropping Costa first to get Aguero.

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    4. Mr. Blonde
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Keep Costa. Only player who has scored points every week

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    5. Pompel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Costa - Sanchez or KDB over Haz for the next few GW's

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  7. stachman
    10 years, 1 month ago

    How did Lukaku injury look like? Serious?

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    1. Sweetboi
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Just a knock by the looks of it.

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  8. Blue Bombers CFC
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Time for the inevitable reshuffling to get aguero back, fairly adverse in taking hits, but am weighing up the following:

    A. Benteke, Hazard, Ozil out for Aguero, Firmino & Snoddy (-4)

    Or

    B. Benteke, Hazard, Ozil, Collins out for Aguero, Firmino, Bolasie & Pieters (-8)

    Am .2 mill short in the first option of getting Bolasie, figure Collins will loose his place soon and Pieters has some half decent fixtures coming up

    So, A or B?

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    1. Sweetboi
      10 years, 1 month ago

      A. Hits for defenders don't end well.

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

      I'm doing A myself 😀

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  9. KOLASINA(C)
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Is there a better goal stealer than Lukaku? Love the guy.

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    1. EmreCan Hustle
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Alexis comes close.

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      1. KOLASINA(C)
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Eeh, true that. Thanks for ruining my night btw. 😆

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        1. EmreCan Hustle
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Huh, why?

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    2. Camp No No
      10 years, 1 month ago

      It might be time for me to bring him into my FPL team again to stop his ridiculous scoring.

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      1. KOLASINA(C)
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Don't you dare.

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        1. Camp No No
          10 years, 1 month ago

          I think I will. It's more annoying to see him score for others than to see him blank for me. Just to warn you, you could as well sell him now. Or after he rises a couple of times before next GW.

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  10. Count of Monte Hristo
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on Hazard > KDB?

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    1. Pirlø's Pen
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Love it

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

      May play deeper once Kun is back

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  11. Give The Todd Some Love
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Zaza has been a complete disaster

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    1. EmreCan Hustle
      10 years, 1 month ago

      And he hasn't even taken a penalty yet 😉

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    2. KOLASINA(C)
      10 years, 1 month ago

      At least he scores some nice goals on training.

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    3. Waylander
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Was always going to be the case.

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    4. Colonel Klink
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I was just about to ask, "what up with Zaza?" How is he not getting points?

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    5. Somalion
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I tried to tell people. He's not a good goal scorer.

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      1. Give The Todd Some Love
        10 years, 1 month ago

        His record is pretty good.

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      2. Pirlø's Pen
        10 years, 1 month ago

        This!! He is bang average.

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      3. Colonel Klink
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Who is better between Zaza, Hernandez and Rondon?

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  12. You've got red on you.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Time to WC?

    Foster - Jaku

    Stones - Baines - Valencia - Amat - Friend

    Tadic - Hazard - Barkley - Ozil - Capoue

    Tekkers - Lukaku - Ibrahimovic

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    1. Pirlø's Pen
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Had an almost identical team and wild carded.

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      1. You've got red on you.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 1 month ago

        What did you go with, if you dont mind me asking.

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        1. Pirlø's Pen
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Not really set in stone yet but adjusting the team around Kun Lukaku Sanchez KDB & a Liverpool mid. And super Snodgrass has to be in there too. Really cheap defence however.

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

      Definitely. New midfield needed.

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      1. Colonel Klink
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 1 month ago

        With whom?

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  13. reason17
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Why was stones rested? It seems like a really odd thing to do with a CB?

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    1. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Played nearly every minute

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    2. Epic Fail
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Played every game.

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  14. Mookty
    10 years, 1 month ago

    How's this for a WC?
    Foster, Jaku,
    Baines, Walker, Valencia, Amat, Holebas
    Firminio, Sterling, Antonio, Capoue, Snodgrass
    Aguero, Ibrahimovic, Benteke
    £0 ITB. I wanna squeeze cash out my defence to upgrade Snodgrass or Beneteke but cannot see how. I assume Firminio will be back for the next game week.

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    1. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Downgrade walker for me. Looks very good though

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      1. Mookty
        10 years, 1 month ago

        To who though? I would like a WBA defender but have Foster in goal.

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    2. Mr. Blonde
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Defence too expensive. One of baines, walker or Valencia to Pieters

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      1. Mookty
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Hmm. I had Pieters before my wildcard. He got me 3 points out of 4 games. Stoke do only have 2 hard fixtures in their next 9 though.

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  15. MartialMatas
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Potential WC team. What do you think?

    Heaton Pickford
    Shaw Valencia Friend Evans Amat
    Firmino Sterling Cazorla Antonio Hojbjerg
    Kun Ibra Benteke

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  16. semiconductor
    10 years, 1 month ago

    ok, instead of the many questions to get that right. don't know if i need to WC

    CURRENT TEAM: transfers that i would do (snograss, antonio and kun)
    foster - jak
    valencia-morgan-stones-byram-amat
    sanchez-HAZARD-STERLING-redmond-capoue
    Lukaku-ibra-GRAY

    WC TEAM:
    heaton-jak
    valencia-williams-evans-kingsley-amat
    sanchez-firminho-antonio-snograss-capoue
    benteke-ibra-kun

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  17. Chucky
    10 years, 1 month ago

    I will go to bed only when the Baps are out.Please FPL update already,sleepy 🙁

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    1. how now brown cow
      10 years, 1 month ago

      That's the rule in my house too.

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      1. Chucky
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Lucky Ha 😉

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  18. BbBb
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Scores not updated yet, getting nervous about Lukaku goal

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  19. Atimis
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Guys, for the next weeks:

    Now I have: Antonio/Lamela/Capoue/Firmino/Bolasie and 1.5 in cash

    A)Bolasie > Walcott
    or
    B)Lamela > Sterling

    Any other options ?

    Cheers !

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  20. Ayew Serious
    10 years, 1 month ago

    I'm gonna milk that name all season.

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    1. Camp No No
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Ayew serious?

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    2. Epic Fail
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I hear your favourite meat is lamb?

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      1. Ayew Serious
        10 years, 1 month ago

        You're not wrong.

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    3. Numb
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Why is it a banned word on here?

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    4. Somalion
      10 years, 1 month ago

      There's a lad who was at Charlton last season (I think) called Anil Koc.

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  21. Pompel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Current wild card draft, no Chelski:

    Heaton - Pickford
    Williams - Evans - Friend - Holebas - Amat
    Sanchez - Firmino - Antonio - Capoue - Fletcher
    Aguero - Ibra - Lukaku

    Think I'll go cheap in defense - no defenses stand out anyway. May downgrade Ibra and or Lukaku (Costa and or Benteke) to upgrade Fletcher or one defnder though.

    Your thoughts?

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    1. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Not bad. Not a big fan of Cap as 4th mid. But strong attack.

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      1. Pompel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Well, the one kinf of goes with the other 😉

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    2. n-doggg
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Looks good and flexibility there

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      1. Pompel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Thinking downgrade of either Ibra or Lukaku to bolster midfield could be worth it though

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  22. joersherman
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Are people getting aguero back in next week? Considering it but unsure whether to swap out for lukaku or ibra...

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    1. Epic Fail
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Obviously.

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      1. joersherman
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Would you lose ibra or lukaku? Obvs lukaku means downgrading a mid

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  23. n-doggg
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Who to ditch for Kun?

    A. Ibra
    B. Lukaku
    C. Benteke

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    1. Epic Fail
      10 years, 1 month ago

      CBA

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

      C

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    3. EmreCan Hustle
      10 years, 1 month ago

      C, if possible.

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    4. Worzel Gummidge
      10 years, 1 month ago

      If you can C but based on money I would drop B. Yes I said B.

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    5. Dark_Mata
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      My choice too. Benteke for me. Palace just don't score enough.

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      1. n-doggg
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers all, will likely mean no more hazard

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  24. ameenkw
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Foster / Jaku
    Valencia / Friend / Stones / Amat / Souare
    Hazard / Firmino / Ozil / Redmond / Capoue
    Ibrahimovic / Gray / Lukaku
    2 FT & 2.3 ITB

    I'm planning:
    Gray + Ozil + Redmond -> Aguero + Antonio + 4.4/4.3 (for -4) & using Capoue as 4th mid ..

    Yay or Nay?

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    1. Colonel Klink
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I really doubt Capoue will keep scoring. Look at his stats from last season.

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  25. BarkKnight
    10 years, 1 month ago

    how is this for a WC team? Star denotes new player to be brought in.

    DDG/Pickford
    Stones/Williams*/Holebas*/5.0*/Kingsley
    KDB*/Antonio*/Firmino*/Snodgrass*/Fletcher
    Aguero*/Ibra/Deeney*

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  26. C0YS
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Is Hazard falling tonight?

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    1. Epic Fail
      10 years, 1 month ago

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

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      1. Concrete
        10 years, 1 month ago

        HaHa, you not getting bored of pasting the link?

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

        advice to also check Fantasy Football Fix , as they also provide percentage rate of transfers and projected rise.

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    2. Knowledgeable meerkat
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Nowhere near

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      1. C0YS
        10 years, 1 month ago

        I'm gonna take your word for it.

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        1. Knowledgeable meerkat
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Look for yourself, honestly

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      2. Gravless wonder
        10 years, 1 month ago

        fantasyfootballfix predict he is. Not sure of their accuracy on price drops

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        1. Knowledgeable meerkat
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Such a difference between the two, crazy

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    3. ryacoo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Predicted to fall on FFFix.

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      1. C0YS
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Dammit

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    4. C0YS
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Thanks all

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  27. Differentiator
    10 years, 1 month ago

    It's been a surprisingly troll free experience whilst it lasted.

    Au Revoir Romelu.

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  28. Dr Kenneth Noisewater
    10 years, 1 month ago

    How much does missing a penalty coast you in BPS? Can't quite believe Sanchez got nothing while scoring 2 goals.

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    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah and snodgrass and jak did.ridicules.

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  29. Inverjas
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Got 7.7m for a midfielder, fancying a punt on Lallana, yes/no? Or who else is best for that price right now and coming fixtures.

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    1. BbBb
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Cazorla

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      1. Inverjas
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Have Aresnal covered with Sanchez

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      2. C0YS
        10 years, 1 month ago

        +1

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  30. Rhinos
    10 years, 1 month ago

    What a load of codswallop that KDB will get less points when kun back. Man City gonna get some eye-catching goal tallies this season. I'm getting him

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    1. Jamie_GAWA
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Right mate, just ignore the stats and have your opinion, doesn't affect us

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    2. Somalion
      10 years, 1 month ago

      2 assists in 3 games with Kun
      2 goals and 2 assists in 2 games without.

      Not that I fully buy into it, but it's possible he's had to put more in these last two matches with Aguero missing. Certainly has looked far better.

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      1. Camp No No
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Incredibly small sample though. And the obvious explanation would be that he's built up his form and fitness after the summer tournament.

        Although the Gladbach match wasn't as outstanding as his last 2 in PL, and fitness and form shouldn't be an issue as it was right in between of those PL matches.

        And there could be a little something in Nacho perhaps being less selfish than Kun. What I mean is that he hogs less the shots and dribbles less, but produces about 3 chances in the time that Kun produces one. It could be that KDB is getting more and better shots with Nacho than Kun because of a difference of style.

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        1. Somalion
          10 years, 1 month ago

          I definitely accept it's a small sample, but it's all we have to go by.

          I agree on the Nacho point, and what I've sometimes found with City/teams that have an absolute star like Aguero is that when they're missing, other players need to dig in. When Kun is in the team, it can be easy not to give it 100% because, at the end of the day, Aguero can win a match out of thin air. Without him, the likes of KDB, a player I do believe fluctuates in form very easily, is forced to up his performance.

          That's just my sense of it though, I've not really looked into it. It's just from seeing KDB's play now vs when Kun has been in the team.

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    3. Concrete
      10 years, 1 month ago

      He is playing a different role without Kun but you are right with the goal tallies bit

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