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Dugout Discussion – Sunderland vs Manchester United

9 April 2017 1534 comments
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The first of two Sunday fixtures gets underway at 1.30pm this afternoon as Sunderland welcome Manchester United to the Stadium of Light.

The most popular captaincy choice for Gameweek 32, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been handed the armband by 15.7% of Fantasy Premier League managers ahead of a visit to the basement-dwellers.

Encouragingly for his owners, the veteran delivered his highest haul of the season against the Black Cats, with a goal and two assists helping him to 15 points back in Gameweek 18.

With eight fixtures remaining in the final six Gameweeks, including a double Gameweek 34, the likes of Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan can play their way into our plans for the run-in today.

Those holding the hosts’ Jermain Defoe will be buoyed by the absence of David de Gea, who misses out for the first time this term with “a little problem, according to his manager.

Meanwhile, Antonio Valencia’s 17% owners are left frustrated yet again, as the Ecuadorian is omitted from the squad for the second match in succession.

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  1. InSaneMan-e
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    2 FT
    Ibra-->Kane still worthwhile? could easily bring back Ibra for the doubles gw after

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    1. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      uuurgh. Worst top of page post ever. Apologies guys!

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    2. boombaba
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      No

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  2. JØ
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    96(-8) with Lukaku to go...

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    1. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      O.o

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    2. tm245
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Immense, great score.

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    3. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      The fact you not said " any good? " I'm going to congratulate you on the score

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      1. boombaba
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Haha yeah exactly

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    4. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Class

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    5. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      great score even with Yoshida 3rd sub

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    6. nonprophet
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Same here but I got walcott to go

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  3. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Sunderland

    Has there been a worse team in PL history?

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    1. Jay_
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Derby

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        1. Syd.
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Yeah they were also awful

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      • InSaneMan-e
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Derby

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      • HazardAGuess
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Derby

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      • Dr Kenneth Noisewater
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Derby

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      • Greenbackbøøg…
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Are we forgetting something from last season?

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      • boombaba
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Boro

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      • Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Aston Villa last season where the worst team I have seen. They just completely gave up at the start of February. Keep in mind Leicester had been in Villa's situation the season before and survived and look what they did next. I know Derby got the fewest points but Villa where the worst.

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        1. nonprophet
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Who was the villa player who said last year, it's a relief to get relegated?

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      • Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Swindon pretty bad

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        1. Pocky
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Derby were worse than Villa...they used to get beat 5-0 every week!! lol

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    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Damn you Ibra 🙁

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      1. Lav
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        🙁 another average week with a red arrow for me

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      2. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Ibra so lucky like that. Poor effort from Pickford to save Rashford's shot too

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    3. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Still considering Ibra>Kane, anyone with me!

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      1. InSaneMan-e
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        I literally just asked that!
        Certainly a dilemma

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        1. Dthinger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          nope

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      2. sunzip14
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Yes Sir!

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      3. GREEN IS GOOD
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Yes. Easier fixtures, Spurs in top form, Utd hectic schedule and difficult games.

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      4. GE
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        I have both - best combo for rest of the season until Jesus is back.

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      5. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Yer. Utd going to get slaughtered vs Chelsea and ibrah fades out the games where he isn't the best player on the pitch

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    4. Lav
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      2 CS points gone from Walkerand Valencia

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      1. liiusions
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Brutal

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      2. HashAttack
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Same - Walker, Valencia and Coutinho on the bench feels like a kick in the teeth

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        1. jia you
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Coutinho scored 8 points and you're complaining about him 😉

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          1. HashAttack
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            He's on the bench which ain't no good to me! ... still got hope with Zaha points instead

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            1. jia you
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 12 months ago

              ah sry mate, read it wrong, unlucky, hoping for some Zaha love also (brought him in for King which is looking like a mistake)!

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      3. jia you
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Same, but Yoshi coming in again eases the pain 🙂

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        1. Pooodle
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          I've got McAuley and Pieters coming on - this is killing my season!

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      4. Pooodle
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Me too - and I brought both of them in 3 weeks ago since when they've both played once...

        Are you keeping or ditching them?

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        1. jia you
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Me too mate, got them both in on wc in 29! More worried about Walker as Trippier was really really good!

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          1. Pooodle
            • 16 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            I'm actually more worried about Valencia as I think Spurs are rotating whereas Jose might now just be saving Valencia for Europe.

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            1. jia you
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 12 months ago

              Yeah, they're both looking bad picks atm! Thank goodness for my Yoshi pick as back up 😉
              I think I'd want to get rid of Walker first though, but you have a fair point!

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        2. Lav
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Ditched on WC

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      5. JoeSoap
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Same here, at least I have Smith's -1 coming off the bench to cheer me up.

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        1. HashAttack
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          nasty

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    5. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Need 23 points from Vardy and Baines to win my FFS cup tie.

      Plenty penos please Mr Referee

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      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Doubt it

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    6. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Ibraaaaaaa 12*2

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

      FU Valencia, Walker, Pochetino and Mourinho.

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      1. Lav
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        This

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      2. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        *this

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      3. FALCAO & MOU
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        This this this.

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      4. Greenbackbøøg…
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        siht

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      5. c10™️ ⚽
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Yuppp sooo with you .... FU valencia mourinho ... arrrgggg

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      6. HashAttack
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        unfortunately you have to admit that both managers made the right decisions

        Trippier & Darmien were more than good enough for Watford and Sunderland

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    8. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      12 pointer assist. Cheers Ibra 🙂

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    9. AA33
        8 years, 12 months ago

        IBRAHIMOVIC CAPTAINERS UNITE!!!

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        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Wow off caps lock there fella

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          1. AA33
              8 years, 12 months ago

              😉

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          2. Bring the Cavalry
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            o/

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          3. Jigger & Pony
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            o/

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          4. boombaba
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            Yeah that was a bit extreme lmao

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        2. Wilshere Knowledge
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Yoshida off the bench. 😎

          Sorry. 😉

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          1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            Who are you apologising to?

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            1. Wilshere Knowledge
              • 12 Years
              8 years, 12 months ago

              Everyone who finishes 9 points or less behind me.

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              1. King H
                • 14 Years
                8 years, 12 months ago

                Incredibly sad

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                1. Wilshere Knowledge
                  • 12 Years
                  8 years, 12 months ago

                  😆

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          2. Syd.
            • 16 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            😆

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        3. Old Wulfrunian
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          6 saves from Pickford!

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          1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            FPL makes right decision shocker

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          2. Jazz!
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            Yay

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          3. andymck
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            3 points from a 4m keeper whose team lost 3-0, can't complain!

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          4. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
            • 16 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            To be fair most half decent keepers would have opportunity for mass saves behind that defence

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        4. Pacer.
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          50 with Sanchez, Walcott, Zaha, Lukaku (C) to go

          niiiiiiiiice

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          1. Cry Me A River
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            so, 2+2+2+2x2?

            😛

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            1. Pacer.
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 12 months ago

              I'd probably have taken 60 at week start....

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        5. liiusions
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          That Sunderland performance has made me a bit reluctant to ditch Carroll for Kane...

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        6. diesel001
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Come on Bainsey!

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          1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            I'm sure he's a bit busy to be reading this

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        7. THFC4LIFE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          After Ibra baps and Pickford/Yoshida auto subs will be sitting on 79 with Vardy and Sanchez to go

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          1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            Ok

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            1. THFC4LIFE
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 12 months ago

              How did u do Bemba?

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              1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                • 15 Years
                8 years, 12 months ago

                Badly in comparison

                60-4 with lukaku and sanchez

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                1. THFC4LIFE
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 9 Years
                  8 years, 12 months ago

                  Probably miles ahead of me though

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        8. Lav
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Score check?

          44 with Lukaku Vardy Sanchez left 🙁

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          1. Syd.
            • 16 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            Same as last night

            Valencia you dirty bugger

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            1. Lav
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 12 months ago

              I also had Walker Valencia Carroll in my team...

              Roberston + Pieters giving me 2 points off the bench for 44

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          2. DR0GBA
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            55 with Baines and Lukaku left 🙁

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            1. Lav
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 12 months ago

              Youre well off

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              1. DR0GBA
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 12 months ago

                I was expecting a lot better from the team I had.. Aguero (c), Spurs midfielders, Valencia, Hazard and Heaton

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          3. SKENG
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            Pretty bad here as well, 48 with Sanchez, Lukaku, Baines

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          4. diesel001
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            45 with Baines, Lukaku and Sanchez left

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          5. mcrayeps
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            53 {+9} with Lukaku Vardy and Sanchez left

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          6. andymck
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            66 with Sanchez and Lukaku left.

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          7. Holmes
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            Somewhere ins 30s I guess...

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          8. the snazzy viking
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            35 with Sanchez, Lukaku and Yoshida

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          9. Ravager
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            45 with Lukaku and Sanchez

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          10. ljuta zena
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            70 with Holgate and Kaku

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          11. Jigger & Pony
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            84 post baps with Lukaku, Sanchez and Holgate to go.

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          12. Somalion
            • 16 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            60 I think with Vardy and Sanchez left

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          13. InSaneMan-e
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            54 Sanchez Lukaku left
            Think that's about average?

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          14. walkman666
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            60 with Alexis, Vardy, Lukaku and Zaha to go.

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          15. Arn De Gothia
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            55 with Luka, Baines and Alexis

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        9. kirwy
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Heaton
          Alonso – Valencia – Holebas
          Eriksen – Alli – Sanchez – Sigurdsson
          Ibrahimovic – Lukaku – Carroll

          Bench: Pickford – Lovren – McAuley – De Roon

          1 FT ... £0.1

          Currently ahead in my ML by 34 pts. Chasing in another cash league. Can't make my mind up if I should WC now. Can't get Kane without a hit. Plus so sick of Lovren, Siggy, De Roon, Holebas. Hold on or press the button?

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          1. ljuta zena
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            Press the button. Time is ticking away

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        10. Lumberjack
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Costa Kaku -> Kane Ibra?

          Will reassess at 6pm...

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          1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            No

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          2. GREEN IS GOOD
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            Yes

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        11. boombaba
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          For those of you with TC remaining and planning to BB on GW37.. who you planning to use TC on ?

          Currently can only see ibra with a dgw worth a punt or hopefully Sanchez if it's confirmed soon.

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        12. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Rashford showing he's not just a flash in the pan, he's a crash in the box.

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          1. Jonjo Shall_We? (Flowers - …
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            Fifaaaaaa

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        13. Minerva-03
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Ibrahimovic in, lukaku or Aguero out??

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          1. GREEN IS GOOD
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            Kaku out

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        14. The Red Devil
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Plenty of options upfront now
          With the DFW into consideration, who'd be your ideal front 3 out of
          Ibrahimovic Kane lukaku Aguero
          Or two of these with a budget forward like benteke or negredo
          Who else am I missing?

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          1. Lumberjack
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            Ibra Kane Kun.

            Costa not in the picture?

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        15. FALCAO & MOU
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Where in hell is Fuchs, fuch fuch fuch. No Valencia, no Fuchs.

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        16. Somalion
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Ibra (C) and Barragan off the bench for Tony V looking like saving my GW.

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          1. Jazz!
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            Nice.

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        17. Moose™
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Who wins?

          A. Sanchez + 3 points

          B. Benteke + Gueye

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          1. Jazz!
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            lol Gueye

            A

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            1. Moose™
              • 13 Years
              8 years, 12 months ago

              You are laughing. But, he is leading my ML with OR 90k. Weird.

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          2. mcrayeps
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            A

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        18. Jazz!
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Vardy hatty and I will break even on my Frequent Posters Cup tie. 😎

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          1. Jay_
              8 years, 12 months ago

              Holgate 11 pointer needed for me 😀

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              1. Jazz!
                • 11 Years
                8 years, 12 months ago

                Safe to say we're not on the same side today ... 🙁

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            • THFC4LIFE
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 12 months ago

              Expect him to score that Everton defence looks weak

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          2. AdamB
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            Are Walker and Valencia expected to return to the first XI next week?

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          3. Numb
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            Zlatan's 250th league goal

            Since he was 30.

            😮

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            1. Numb
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 12 months ago

              Zlatan: "I feel like Benjamin Button" 😆

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