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The Dugout Discussion – Spurs vs Middlesbrough

4 February 2017 2202 comments
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A breathless afternoon delivering goals and points aplenty now turns to White Hart Lane to provide a fitting climax.

A match that could have huge bearing on our Gameweeks, it features Spurs striker Harry Kane burdened by more than 484,000 (11.2%) captains armbands, including 26 of the top 100 Fantasy Premier League managers.

Meanwhile, Dele Alli heads into the clash with Middlesbrough backed by more than 188,000 managers and, following Romelu Lukaku’s devastating haul against Bournemouth, the pressure will be on the pair to deliver for their owners.

Aitor Karanka’s men will be no pushovers: they have allowed just 12 goals in 11 away trips, with only Spurs and Chelsea boasting a superior defensive record away from home.

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

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  1. George James
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Man City could go mental against Bournemouth next Monday night. Imagine actually knowing who pep was going to play.

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    1. Kasper the ghost keeper
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Sterling in for Erikson?

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      1. Top 210 Club
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        2 blanks vs 1 hmmm

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      2. The Wise Owl
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Sterling is flaky. Other than that he could bag some points.

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      3. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Will Sterling get rotated though? Pep always 'rests' players. Aguero will probably be back tomorrow because of the short gameweek. But then over a week to get ready for Bournemouth but then CL comes back soon. I think a lot hinges on tomorrow. Win and all of a sudden looking rosy for City because Liverpool and Arsenal lost.

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    2. Qubit
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      KdB

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    3. George James
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      As much as I would love city attacking assets in my team I just don't think I could do with the rotation worry, especially with champions league and the blanks coming up. So who do we think the city forward line will be tomorrow. My guess is...

      Sterling - Kun - Jesus

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      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Sane - Kun - Jesus

        'rest' Sterling

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  2. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    God bless my Lukaku C pick !!!

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    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I think FFS article also deserves some credit for pointing him out.

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  3. abaalan
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Any reason Stanislas didn't play today? Just dropped?

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    1. rivercityransom
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      rested, needs his minutes managed

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      1. abaalan
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Guess worth keeping for 4th/5th mid and to cover blanks though....

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        1. Flynny
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Why does he need his mins managed

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          1. rivercityransom
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            very injury prone, rarely lasts the full 90

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    2. George James
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Been poor the last 2 games

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  4. Lav
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    WC with this team?

    Foster / Pickford
    Alonso / Coleman / Cedric / Pieters / Ake
    Sanchez / Alli / Eriksen / Stan / de Roon
    Ibra / Costa / Rondon

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    1. Begbie.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Rondon>Carroll.

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      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I think so too now. He just keeps missing whereas Carroll doesn't

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    2. The Wise Owl
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      No, save it for DGW. Lock that knee down.

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    3. Lav
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Rondon to Andy looks good.

      Thoughts on droping Cedric, Stanislas, Rondon for -8?

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      1. A-S-H
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        keep stan - needed for 26, 28 and may return to 11 after heavy defeat

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        1. Lav
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          So Rondon + Cedric out -4?

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      2. The Wise Owl
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        At the most I'd suggest a -4, Stanislas and Rondon to Snodgrass and Carroll.

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        1. Lav
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Definetly doing a -4, Rondon out and im torn on Stanislas/Cedric out. Leaning towards Cedric

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    4. Top 210 Club
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      dont waste a wc

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    5. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Calm down, it's just one bad GW

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    6. Unsuccessful
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      No WC. Rondon to Carroll

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  5. Flynny
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Got exacthe cash for capoue to snoddy.

    Should that be my move?..and hope stanislas gets his place back for the Blanks?

    Heaton pickford
    Alonso Coleman brunt Pieters amat
    Sanchez alli Phillips stanislas capoue
    Lukaku ibra kane

    Thanks

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    1. King H
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      We have the same team apart from Heaton and Stan I have Grant and Zaha.

      I would do it. Capoue is done.

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      1. Flynny
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Nice one mate...

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    2. Kun Tozser
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Sure thing

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  6. King H
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    What's the average gameweek score ?

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      https://fpldiscovery.wordpress.com/2017/02/04/1617-gw-24-intermediate-results-saturday/

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      1. King H
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks.

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    2. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      about 38 suggested by FFFix

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      1. Pipermaru
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I'm so average 🙁

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  7. A-S-H
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    whenever haz leaves my team he scores. so annoying

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    1. b✪mber
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      pls buy him back and sell him immediately

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  8. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Whats the story between Pulis and Hughes?

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    1. Stokelona
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Well Hughes took his job, haven't seen the post match, what happened?

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    2. Stokelona
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Think they didn't shake hands once

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      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I think Pulis is winning overall though. Palace looking crap. Stoke have gone nowhere under Hughes and WBA are flying.

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        1. Stokelona
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          I love what pulis did when he went in there, Evans, fletcher, rondon, bang, bang, bang, he got a good spine of a team. And his organisation is brilliant and I loved him when he managed for us, BUT, he can't handle skillful players and he bullied berahino, and he's corrupt and always falls out with the chairmen. Plus you've got to remember stoke were going backwards when he left us, it's hard to go much higher than 9th for Stoke or west brom

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  9. NATSTER
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Is it a good idea to switch one of Alli / Eriksen to one of MFs below ?

    A: Siggy .. LEI, che, BUR, hul
    B: Snodgrass .. WBA, wat, CHE, bou
    C: Antonio .. same to Snoddy
    D: Barkley .. mid, SUN, tot, WBA

    Everyone will have game on Gw28 and some good fixtures during Gw25-27 too.

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    1. Toure The Route
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Thinking of this myself
      Would avoid Barkley , Boro and west Brom aren't easy, just looks that way. Would look at the other three .

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    2. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Siggy the best option from them 4, who to chop is a personal preference, I like Alli more but it's just me

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    3. b✪mber
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I think Siggy is the better option for points, but Snod will leave more $ ITB and during the GW29 restructuring this might be helpful - depending on your GW28 squad structure having Siggy might cut you out of some of the heavy hitters that you'd bring back in 29.

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    4. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks. I haven't looked past GW28 yet. It's really hard to plan. 🙁

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  10. Astronautovic
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Yesterday i read here about lukaku c brought him and made him captain. Thanks for that

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    1. The Wise Owl
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      The community accepts your thanks.

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    2. Toure The Route
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      As the season ages, the community usually get their picks right!

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  11. Snoop
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    My team

    heaton
    brunt, Daniels, coleman,
    eriksen, sanchez (C), alli, phillips,
    Jesus, ibra, Defoe,

    jaku, amat, lallana,
    Holgate.

    Thinking about using my wildcard..
    Should I save it or not?

    I would like to try do it tonight really before price rises if I'm going to do it.

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  12. Begbie.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    How crazy is Eriksen and Rondon > Morrison and Kane?

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    1. King H
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      If you have Alli then don it

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      1. King H
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Do*

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        1. Begbie.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Don't have Alli.

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    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Not crazy. Kane on penalties and Rondon keeps missing chances.

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  13. Kasper the ghost keeper
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Sell Erikson or Alli for?
    A: Siggy
    B: Sterling
    C: Save

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    1. Begbie.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      A

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    2. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      C

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    3. Top 210 Club
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      A Siggy 26

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      1. Top 210 Club
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        *C

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    4. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      A

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    5. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I'm saving but sorely tempted to Coutinho>Siggy...

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      1. Carlton P
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        This is my move this week
        I watched the game, Coutinho looked decent, had lots of shots and took a couple of fks and corners
        Coutinho/mane gw30 for me

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    6. Yome
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      C

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    7. Kasper the ghost keeper
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers for the replies. Siggys fixture for gw 26 is Chelsea away so him not blanking shouldn't have a massive impact on my decision

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  14. Unsuccessful
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Palace lose 4-0 at home and yet still 3 of their top 5 BPS scorers were a goalkeeper and two defenders.

    They must have been awful.

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    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Agree. Interesting to see how they react. Can see changes being made to the back 4 now.

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  15. United10
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    I have the exact cash to do Ibra and Valencia out for Costa and Alonso? Yes or No? Cheers!

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    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yes.

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    2. Begbie.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      No. United have a great fixture next week where both could/should score well.

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    3. Unsuccessful
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Will prices changes scupper this if you wait to see what Ibra does tomorrow? Sorry I haven't looked!

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      1. United10
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        both Costa and Alonso will rise tonight. Ibra dropping. Ibra and Valencia also have blanks coming up.

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    4. Toure The Route
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yes, wait longer with Chelsea assets and you could get priced out ESP with their great fixture run.

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  16. Pique boo
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Need some help.

    Heaton Jakupovic
    Amat Baines Alonso Walker B.Smith
    Fletcher Hazard Sanchez Alli Phillips
    Costa Ibra Negredo

    2 FT 0.7 ITB

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  17. Mr Dave
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Costa or lukaku for upcoming games?

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    1. Yome
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Both

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    2. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Costa is the smoother ride, Kaku the volatile one.

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    3. Unsuccessful
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Lukaku has the fixtures and no blanks. Some would say he has form too.

      Chelsea are looking good though and Costa is usually reliable when Chelsea are.

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    4. A-S-H
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      depends if che beat wolves for me

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  18. Chris_White
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Jakupovic over Heaton again next week. Save bonanza.

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    1. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I've no choice, working well last 3.

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  19. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Can I get a hell yeah from my fellow Lukaku captainers 😎

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    1. McQueen
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Hell yeah

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    2. Yome
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Hell Yeah Bro

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    3. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      \o/ 84 points mainly thanks to him

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    4. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Hell no. Vc

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    5. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Booooo

      Hisssss

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    6. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Hell yeah boy

      You yell it from the top of the roof for all of us

      *In an southern state american accent

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  20. Lav
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    5.7 ITB who comes in for Cedric?

    Defense is Alonso, Coleman, Pieters, Ake

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    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Brunt

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      1. Lav
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Have Foster. Double WBA seems like a risk to me even with the cs today

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        1. diesel001
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Hull defender then?

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          1. Lav
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Possibly

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        2. Shearer & Sutton
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Still Brunt. 🙂

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    2. A-S-H
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      brunt?

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  21. Pards Against Humanity
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Hi all

    Would you wildcard this motley crew

    Robles

    Alonso Walker Brunt (Amat, Evans)

    Sanchez, Lallana, Alli, Phillips, Mirallas

    Kane, Ibra, (Llorente)

    to

    Robles

    Alonso, Walker, Brunt (Yoshida, Chambers)

    De Bruyne, Alli, Snodgrass, Barkley (Obiang)

    Costa, Lukaku, Kane

    Or is this kneejerk central?

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  22. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Jonty on the scoutcast: "If I had Kane, I would captain him."

    That stuck in my head when I was making my captain decision today 🙁 🙁

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    1. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Lol . Stuck where ?

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      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Ouch.

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    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      maybe make your own decision then

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      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I'm not sure if I should. What do you think?

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        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          I think you should give it a go 🙂

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    3. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      It is not his finest of seasons, think for your own

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    4. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Nothing ever sticks in my head as it is always empty

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  23. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Thought I was going to have a killer week at lunchtime when Alonso and Hazard both scored.
    Then the Trollaku saga continued and Kane only got one goal leaving me with a paltry 38.

    How did everyone else do?

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    1. MTPockets
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Similar emotions. 41

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        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          🙁

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      • Van der Faart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        47 with only Ibra to go.

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        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Not bad, I have Valencia and Aguero left

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      • Styles_X
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Troll captain 🙂

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      • Pipermaru
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Same, 38, but still I'm quite happy cause the leader of my ML (which I'm focusing every season) got only 44 with De Gea left.

        I'm still waiting for (C)un + Ibra + Siggy so hope to close the gap a little bit 🙂

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    2. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Hello guys. What would you do with this lot?

      Foster
      Brunt, Baines, Alonso
      Phillips, Antonio, Lallana, Sanchez
      Lukaku, Ibrahimovic, Kane

      subs: Heaton --- Jones, Holgate, Clayton --- 2 FT, 1.6 ITB

      A) Lallana -> Sigurdsson
      B) Something else, what?

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    3. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      With Lukaku vc and KDB (c), I guess the best result for me would be for Pep to give de Bruyne the day off.

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    4. Vinyl78LP
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Anyone had enough of Phillips, brought him 4 weeks ago after seeing him fill his boots for my rivals. Since then bog all.

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      1. Rasping Drive
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Almost.

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      2. We Will Klopp you
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        West Brom trounce the smaller sides and struggle against the midtable to Big sides, so bar the Sunderland game it wasn't too unexpected.

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      3. Shearer & Sutton
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        He*s my 5 mid. So He can stay my team.
        And no blank GW28.

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    5. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Phillips, Firmino and Barnes to T. Carroll, Milner and Defoe?

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      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Milner is useless

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    6. Zebrahimović
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Hey fellas and raising a glass to all fellow Lukaku captainers.

      Jones to ?

      Currently got Baines / Alonso / McAuley / Amat and 0.00 ITB

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    7. We Will Klopp you
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Got 0.3m tied up in Ibra plus he has a nice fixture in between the blanks, Jesus is a nice differential, so thinking of doing Kane, Lanzini and Davies to Lukaku, Morrision (3 Eve) and Siggy? Thoughts?

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    8. joersherman
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Thoughts guys? 0 itb

      Grant Valdes
      Baines Coleman Brunt Daniels Wasil
      Sanchez Erik Siggy Phillips
      Ibra Kane Kaku

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      1. Pards Against Humanity
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Leave. Looks good

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