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Dugout Discussion January 22

Dugout Discussion – Chelsea vs Hull City

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Gameweek 22 concludes at Stamford Bridge where leaders Chelsea will bid to extend the gap at the top with another three points against Hull City.

The Diego Costa circus monopolises the pre-match chatter and, with the striker recovered from a “back problem”, he is immediately re-installed to Antonio Conte’s starting line-up to lead the attack.

Costa is backed by 10.5% of Fantasy Premier League managers with the captaincy, while team-mate Eden Hazard earns the support of 7.6%.

The Belgian has returned just a goal and two assists in the last five Gameweeks, causing a good degree of fidgeting among his 33.1% ownership.

However, the omens are good for both Hazard and Costa today.

The latter has scored in all three of his previous Premier League appearances against Hull, while also providing two assists.

Equally, Hazard has scored three and earned an assist in his last four Premier League appearances against the Tigers.

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

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  1. FPL Footy Show Pod
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Bottomed ish

    Defoe to Lukaku for a hit?

    Or hold off?

    Had a shocker with 45 this week

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    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Hold

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    2. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Defoe to Kane for a hit?
      Not sure about Trollkaku

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    3. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      4 more than me

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  2. PvA
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Decision made - transfer done 😎

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    1. Syd.
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      At least someone around here can make a decision for themselves

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      1. PvA
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Just got other people's thoughts and then made the final choice

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    2. THFC4LIFE
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      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      ??

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    3. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Did mine yesterday, now just hoping no injuries but means don't have to think about what to do or worry about price movements

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      1. PvA
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah sack it now

        Not looking at my team til' next week

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    4. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Enlighten us with your transfers

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    5. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I did a very sideways move but I wanted to get rid for a long time done hojbjerg to tom Carrol exciting I know

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  3. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    What do you think of these transfers lads?
    Lallana and Defoe for Davies and Costa for -4?
    My team:
    Heaton Pickford
    Alonso Baines Mcauley Daniels Jones
    Lallana Alexis Alli Stanislas Phillips
    Ibra Kane Defoe

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    1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Tom Davies of Everton of course

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    2. Morgs
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I'm also weighing up a -4 to swap Defoe for Costa but am conscious I have so much value in Defoe, bought at 7.1

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      1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        So he is at 7.9 now. I think you would have 7.5 sell value -right?

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  4. LVG's Army
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    I lost my cup tie by a tie break because i transfered out siggy for philips

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    1. LVG's Army
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      For -4

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  5. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Alexis - Eriksen - Pogba - Stan - Roon
    Ibra - Giro - Carroll

    2FT, 2.8 ITB.

    Hit me with differentials. Think I've reached a point where I won't make up much ground on the top 10k without some solid differentials. Pogba and Giro I'm willing to give another week because of fixtures but after that they have to go.

    Preferably someone who doesn't blank in GW26. Barkley?

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    1. fedolefan
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Definitely looking at Barkley myself. Guy was selfish like Lukaka against Palace.

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  6. woody3260
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Any suggestions for this team?

    Forster
    Baines Bellerin Bertrand McAuley
    Sanchez Hazard Alli Lallana
    Benteke Lukaku

    Jaku Clayton Ake Origi

    2FT 0.8ITB

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    1. dhamphiir
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Origi to Caroll

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  7. Slippy
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Alli or Eriksen?

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    1. PvA
      • 7 Years
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      Bamidele

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    2. Jake Donahue
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Alli

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    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Went for Eriksen as I am chasing in my ML and he has lower ownership.

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    4. Boydinho
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I went Alli because of ownership in my ML

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

      I'd love some discussion around this, must be so many people facing the same decision

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      1. Slippy
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah... Hazard out for one of them seems to be the move. I have no Spurs atm as well.
        I guess Alli takes up more advanced positions and shoots more, but Eriksen is on set pieces..
        Very difficult to decide

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        1. Conk
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Yeah, hazard out for me aswell. Not owning any spurs attackers has been miserable over the recent period
          I'm currently leaning alli because goal threat trumps creating chances in fpl

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    6. Yome
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Both

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      1. Slippy
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        quite annoying when people give answers like this... I mean a lot of us will have neither right now and are considering doing Hazard to one of them. Obviously not taking a hit to get both. So - this week which of the two would you get for Hazard?

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    7. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Similar to Coleman vs Baines, both probably gonna do similarly well. Alli for me though.

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    8. TLF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I got Alli on board for next GW, now have Alli, Eriksen and Rose & feel good about it despite not having option for Kane.

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    9. Del Griffiths
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Alli in my opinion, he's looking threatening and virtually playing as a second striker.

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  8. xHolmesyx
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Hi guys would really appreciate some advice on my team please:

    Foster
    Cahill, Baines, Jones
    Pedro, Sanchez, Alli, Phillips
    Ibra, Lukaku, Defoe,
    Subs: Jakupovic, Holgate, Pieters, De roon.
    Was thinking of possibly swapping Pedro for someone? 0itb.

    Any help will be really appreciated!

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    1. GE
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Defoe -> Carroll and upgrade Pedro the GW after

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

    Hazard -> De Bruyne a good move? Doing now and avoid price falls or wait after the cup-matches? Or save FT?

    My team (1FT, 1.8 itb)

    Heaton
    Rose/Baines/Brunt
    Sanch/Haz/Alli/Philips/Stanislas
    Ibra/Kane

    Bench: Robinson, Chambers, Amat, Diomande

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    1. woody3260
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Save. Hazard will score

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  10. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Toby>Everton defender to fund Hazard>Sanchez?

    I was going to swap Carroll for Crouch but that makes no sense now..!

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    1. GE
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Good move

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    2. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      With 2 free transfers- yes

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      1. shirtless
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Yes two free this week. Loathe to split up my Chelsea/Spurs partnership though!

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    3. 8ball
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Yes

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      1. shirtless
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks all

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  11. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Want to get a Everton midfielder, but who is best option between Barkley and Mirallas?

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    1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Too much rotation or reduced roll to be one of your top 4 mids IMO.

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    2. Prøfeßör …
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Barkley.

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  12. Begbie.
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Any thoughts on Pedro > Tadic?

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    1. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Don't like it

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    2. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      No

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  13. Numb
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    I'm not sure Giroud will start next game - I think Wenger might come to his senses and remember that they played much better with Sanchez up top

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    1. AgentRed
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      This is my thought, so tempted to switch for Costa/Kane despite the nice fixture. They're much less fluid as a team when he starts.

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    2. Boydinho
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I hope you are right, but Monsieur is a really stubborn old man

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    3. Jake Donahue
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Let's hope so

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    4. Numb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Do I need to send him his own quotes?

      http://metro.co.uk/2016/12/05/alexis-sanchez-is-now-convinced-his-best-position-is-as-a-striker-reveals-arsene-wenger-6301521/

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    5. Syd.
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Wenger doesn't have sense

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    6. Numb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/713703/Arsenal-boss-Arsene-Wenger-Alexis-Sanchez-striker

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

      http://www.espn.co.uk/football/arsenal/story/3015847/alexis-sanchez-and-thierry-henry-born-to-be-strikers-arsene-wenger

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    8. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Mr. Bean is too busy bullying 4th officials

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    9. fedolefan
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Think Alexis is sulking a little during the games because he wants to be topscorer and Giroud is occupying his berth.

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  14. AgentRed
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone watch the Arsenal game today? How did Giroud play?

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Poor. Need Bellerin back. Ramsey dropping out would also help IMO.

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    2. Spike ⚽️
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Just awful

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    3. AgentRed
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Sounds like my only decision is Costa or Kane then.

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  15. Shultan
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Just saw no bonus for costa!
    Strikers & midfielders realy get punished for misses/offside in the bonus system this year.
    Remember coutinho only getting 1 bonus whilst lallana got 3 earlier in the season even though it was coutinho who was more involved in match play.
    It's better to be less involved but more accurate with the few shots you have, than heavily involved in play but less accurate when it comes to the BPS

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    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      The game is heavily in favour of attackers anyway so I don't mind that.

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      1. Shultan
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah I know, I'm just trying to understand the bonus points system, I watched the chelsea match & only checked fpl hours later, so from watching the match costa was involved a lot & I thought he would get bonus points

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    2. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Good observation -was wondering the same thing

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  16. Point-one short
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    So Sanchez only got 1 BPS in the end. Thought he'd gone up to 2. 🙁

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  17. wolves_simmo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Time for Hazard to go, the other * I can cope with for now. Suggestions guys? Open to a -4?

    Heaton / Pickford*
    Baines / Rose / Brunt / Pieters / Amat*
    Sanchez / Eriksen / Stanislas / Hazard* / Capoue*
    Ibra / Kane / Rondon*

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    1. Lawrø
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Just Hazard --> Alli looks good

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      1. Lawrø
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Whoops you've already got triple Spurs... difficult then

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      2. wolves_simmo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Would love to, already got 3 Spurs.

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    2. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Haz to Phillips

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  18. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Help needed please!!

    Eden must go sadly...

    A. Hazard+Carroll > 6.4m+Costa (-4)
    B. Hazard > KDB
    C. Hazard > Other?

    Heaton
    Alonso - Walker - Pieters
    Sanchez - Hazard - Eriksen - Phillips
    Kane - Zlatan(C) - Carroll
    (Jaku - Evans - Capoue - Amat)

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  19. PvA
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    97:14

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  20. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    RP -
    Have 2 fts
    Hazard & F Campbell out
    Costa & hojberg in?
    Have exact money, is it a good move? Basically straight swap, hazard for costa - playing 3-4-3 rather than current 3-5-2.

    Would give front 8 of
    Sanchez, Ali, lallana, phillips, (hojberg)
    Ibra, kane, costa

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  21. 8ball
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Lallana to Barkley or hold

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    1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Not to Barkley IMO
      Maybe to Stanislas or Philips or upgrade to Spurs if $itb

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  22. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Anything worth hit here friends?
    Team:

    Foster
    Friend | Alonso | Pieters
    Sanchez | Alli | Phillips | Cabaye
    Ibra | Aguero | Giroud
    ______________________
    Pickford | Capoue Yoshida 3.9

    £1.4 inb

    Looking at Cabaye -> Barkley/£7.0 (-4 or Kun -> Kane (-4)?

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    1. PvA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      No

      JRod

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      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Keep Kun?

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  23. Shultan
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Who else is waiting for the cup matches midweek before doing transfers?
    With Ibra & Yoshida in my team I already have 2 potential blanks

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    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      No Spurs?

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      1. Shultan
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        I have eriksen

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    2. shirtless
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Yes I have two frees and will wait. Anything can happen! But to be fair I have 0.9m leeway on my planned move.

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  24. WDT
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Defoe ditchers - calm yourselves.

    The season is long.

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      c material v shaky spurs defence

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      1. Numb
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Don't be absurd

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        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Are you sure?

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    2. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      He's a hold and hope player, I agree.

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    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I agree. However, I think Sunderland have become the new whipping boys:

      i) Impact of losing players to AFCON
      ii) Impact of injuries
      iii) Moyes' demotivating comments and Sunderland's financial situation.

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  25. Zlat-man
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    //repost

    Who is the best 5th mid to have with San, alli, eric, phillips alrdy in team?

    Also

    Who is the best 3rd frwrd to have with Ibra, costa alrdy in team? ( cant be kun /kane)

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    1. Lawrø
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      4.3m playing one and Lukaku I would say

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      1. Zlat-man
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Query wasnt clr i guess.

        Who are the five best mid now? (considering 3-5-2)

        And if consider 3-4-3,
        Which are the best 3 frwrd?

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    2. Boydinho
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Carroll maybe?

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      1. Boydinho
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        on both haha

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    3. Yav
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      stanislas or soggy worth a shot

      lukaku or defoe upfront

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      1. Yav
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        *Siggy

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  26. Liastro ⭐️
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Would you wildcard this mess? 1FT, 0.2m in the bank...

    Heaton Pickford
    Williams Chambers Francis Pieters Amat
    Hazard Sanchez Firmino Phillips Fletcher
    Kane Ibra Defoe

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    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      No, just get rid of Haz and upgrade defence

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    2. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      yes

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    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      How many players would you change?

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    4. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Haha I'm thinking the same, reckon you are better set than me

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    5. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Nope. Haz > Alli/Eriksen and Francis > Coleman/Baines

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  27. Danno - Emre Canada
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Ok rage transfer time, thinking of wildcarding the crap out of my team after a disastrous 41 points. What do we think good people?

    Heaton/Foster

    Monreal/Alonso/Jones/Daniels/Amat

    Hazard/Sanchez/Stanislas/Phillips/Lallana

    Ibra/Giroud/Rondon

    0.5 ITB

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    1. Conk
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Wouldn't dare wildcard that team. A poor week doesn't equal a poor team

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      1. Conk
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Perhaps consider hazard to alli/eriksen and upgrade elsewhere

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        1. Danno - Emre Canada
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Yep thanks that's my later calm thought. Just not really liking Rondon, Giroud, Monreal, Daniels also....

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  28. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone know the gw averages?

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      https://fpldiscovery.wordpress.com/2017/01/22/1617-gw-22-final-results/

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      1. Danno - Emre Canada
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        How's the LMS looking TM

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    2. _Freddo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Average is 46
      Top 1000 is 55.

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  29. willgriggsonfire
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Hi
    Thinking of letting Hazard go.
    Hazard to Alli/Eriksen
    Then upgrade McAuley/Brunt to Rose/Walker
    Have Kane.
    Any thoughts guys?

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    1. DrunkPhilosophy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Sounds great.

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    2. Rafa is a Geordie
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Similar predicament. Have Rose & Erik, 3rd pick is Alli or Kane

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      1. TLF
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        I went with Alli, figured he's playing like a striker anyway, is significantly cheaper and with Kane it restricts other heavy hitter options up front.

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    3. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Mcauley and Brunt are great- upgrade someone else if poss

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      1. willgriggsonfire
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Don't want to keep both. Will concede at some point. Others are Friend, Jones, Alonso.

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        1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Then many would say keep Brunt

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  30. leocarter27
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Bench one?

    Mee (home vs Leicester)

    Nyom (away vs Boro)

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Nyom

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    2. DrunkPhilosophy
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      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Tough one, probably Mee.

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    3. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Nyom

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