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Dugout Discussion – Arsenal vs Leicester

11 August 2017 3415 comments
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The 2017/18 season gets underway this evening as Arsenal entertain Leicester City at the Emirates Stadium.

With last season’s top scoring Fantasy Premier League (FPL) player Alexis Sanchez stuck on the sidelines through injury, the stage is set for new arrival Alexandre Lacazette to make an immediate impact.

Boasting an FPL ownership of 17%, he’s is the most popular Arsenal player after netting 28 times in Ligue 1 for Lyon last season.

Encouragingly for the hosts, Lacazette scored six goals in his last four opening day appearances in the French top division.

Fellow new arrival Sead Kolasinac also makes his Premier League bow tonight – he’s owned by 12% on the back of Sunday’s Community Shield strike against Chelsea.

With clashes against Man United, Chelsea and Liverpool also to follow in the first six Gameweeks, Leicester’s key assets have been mainly overlooked.

Only 4% have taken a punt on Jamie Vardy, who averaged a healthy seven points per appearance under Craig Shakespeare in the latter stages of 2016/17.

The Foxes also face promoted pair Brighton and Huddersfield over that period, though, affording us a chance to scout Vardy and new strike partner Kelechi Iheanacho as potential differentials up top.

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

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  1. AnfieldLad
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    How do people with no Arsenal/ Leicester players feel?

    Relieved more than annoyed for me. With a score of 4-3 it could be worse

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    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      No highly owned players other than Laca maybe. I'm happy I don't own any, at least for this GW

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    2. Lazarus Star
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Glad had neither defence.

      Bitter sweet Ramsey, didn't start but scored.
      Vardy showing his seasons aren't over.
      Kola is an option.

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      1. Lazarus Star
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        & Lacazette 1 for 1- monitor

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    3. Jafalad
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Just confirmed my thoughts that you wouldn't pick defenders from either of these teams as cs seems few and far between based on tonight's evidence.

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      1. Lazarus Star
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Arsenal's "We're gonna score one more than you" strategy

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      2. FPL.team
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        I don't think I'll be dropping Kolasinac anytime soon...

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    4. BrutalLogiC
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      wondering whether Vardy is worth swap in the event of a lifeless Firminho display vs Palace

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  2. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Worth noting how high up the BAPS Monreal is despite shipping three goals.

    I mean, I'm just trying to salvage what in hindsight is now an awful pick... but still.

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    1. blizzle
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Not even in the top 10 players is he?

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      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Nah, although apart from the Ox, the rest all had goals/assists to their name.

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        1. blizzle
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          And a goalkeeper who sipped 4... just giving you a hard time.

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    2. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Nowhere to be seen, Kola on the other hand 🙂

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    3. GinjaWhinja
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I'm with you. I went Kola > Bellerin > Monreal in the space of 60minutes before the deadline

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  3. Lazarus Star
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Knee jerks?

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  4. A Team Of James McCleans
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Arsenal's second gw1 win in 8 seasons

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  5. zizoo10
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    1 from 1. putrid

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  6. The Gobstopper
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Another observation. What was Shakespeare thinking with his end-of-game substitutions? I mean, I get taking out Okazaki for Amartey, but replacing James with Iheanacho makes no sense at all. And then to bring in Gray and not someone to shore up the defense? Wow. Some bad, bad decision making from the manager there...

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    1. 32chickens
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Complacency
      And then panic with gray

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    2. Foozeball
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      He brought on Gray when they were losing and needed to try to tie it up, so that made sense. Bringing on Iheanacho for a midfielder was an awful decision however. He was particularly guilty of failing to close down Xhaka on the 3rd goal

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    3. Ohhh Shola Ameobi
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Completely agreed. The Iheanacho one stands out to me in particular. Into the final 10 minutes, 3-2 up away at the Emirates? Why on earth would you put another striker on. You could already see that it was going to be all Arsenal for the remainder of the game and, unless you took off Vardy, you already have your pace up front for the counter.

      I think choosing to put him on instead of an additional defender/mid cost them the points.

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  7. lordkippe
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    What do I do with Iwobi ? Planned to save a FT

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    1. Nabs Kebabs
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      he obviously has to go innit

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    2. TOBY1
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I have 1.5itb - thinking to get Ramsey in.

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    3. BananaNose Maldonado
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Save. Why rush it?

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  8. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Average about 3?

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  9. Sterling is £11Mill..…
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Shame laca only got one, didn't get many opportunities tbh

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  10. socho
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    No BPS for Lacazette but he was Arsenal's best player. FPL bonus logic.

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

      He kept missing......

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      1. FPL Emu
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Kept out by a fantastic save by schmeichel

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    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      unfortunately its cold hard logic

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    3. Nabs Kebabs
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Lacazette owner and he is probably my favourite player in the team but no way was he best player. Kolasinac was by far and then Xhaka.

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    4. Podge
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Lacazete owner logic

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    5. schlupptheweek
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Email an appeal. He got 1 knocked off towards the end and the amount of key passes and shots of target makes it strange Welbeck beat him.

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  11. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Fantastic:)

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  12. Lanley Staurel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Congrats to all Vardy and Kola owners and those that hung onto Ramsey. Spreading those point out in GW1!

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  13. Trilogist
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Made up Iwobi didnt have a cameo...praying for Abraham to do something now.

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  14. Slip it like Stevie
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Can someone link me Mark's team? 🙂

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    1. StalkingDwarf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/370/event/1

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      1. Slip it like Stevie
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Many thanks!

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  15. F4L
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    So..Kolasinac somehow gets away with 5 points from that 😐

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    1. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Get away with? I thought he was quality tonight...

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  16. Business Cat
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Will Arsenal play this season like Kevin Keegan's Newcastle...sod the defending, just outscore the opposition?

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    1. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Bear in mind Mustafi & Kosc didn't play.

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  17. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Match stats: http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/matches/918893/

    Ramsey very impressive.

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    1. UshFPL
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      He was on while Leicester were camped inside their box. Not sure how much we can take from that cameo.

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    2. Bellerinmondo
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Chance every 5 mins

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      1. Bellerinmondo
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Was in my team until i thought he was injured !

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  18. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    13 pts from Vardy 🙂

    Spurs fan 🙁

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    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Booo Hoooooo to you sir 🙂

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    2. H-SF
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Spurs fan too. Just papers over cracks. They will be exposed

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      1. 32chickens
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        True

        Top of the league..

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  19. no grav no cry
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    so don't think arsenal need mahrez?

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  20. bojack
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    I don't know how Dean missed that Özil handball.

    I could see it from Birmingham.

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    1. Frozen flying mammoth
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I was streaming it from a Canadian station and they all said no way a handball....WTF!

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    2. Aguerrrooooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I don't know how he missed the 2 penalties for arsenal either. Funny old game eh

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    3. Nascimento
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      2 wrongs don't make a right and it was definitely handball but Leicester can have no complaints overall - if the referee had got everything right on the night they'd have lost by more

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  21. Francescoli
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    How will the baps turn out?

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    1. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      3 Vardy
      2 Xhaka
      1 Kolasinac, Welbeck

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      1. Francescoli
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        I'll take the one point. Thanks Moin

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        1. Moin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Same here!

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  22. noquarternt
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Xhaka (c) anyone else?

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    1. Waylander
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Had Xhaka and Jesus and last minute transferred them out for Firmino and Willian 🙁 Hope it pays off...

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      1. noquarternt
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah I'd be worried. Wouldn't ever remove Jesus...

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    2. HammersFan
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Nah just xhaka - aguero (c)

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    3. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Lies! Same formation as me though. Your mistake was no Iwobi

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  23. barracuda
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Chamberlain is an awful awful footballer in that side.

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

      Agree. Hopefully Chelsea buy him and Arsenal play:

      Cech
      Mustafi Koscielny Monreal
      Bellerin Xhaka Elneny Kolasinac
      Ozil Sanchez
      Lacazette

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      1. barracuda
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Hello mate, are you well? Yes, hopefully that will boost Kola's pts. (plus they need to invest from the sale of Ox- proper CB).

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    2. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      He looks so promising until he kicks the ball.

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    3. Pariße
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      He's got it all, but the final ball and decision making, which at the end is everything. If he ever just dribbled past players and did a side pass he'd be great.

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  24. ChelseaKTBFF
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Come on Mounie :X

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  25. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    I was told Xhaka looked a good fpl bet but scoffed at it. 2 assists later...

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    1. noquarternt
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Who told you he was good? He's an awful fpl player.

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      1. Eddie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        He bossed it today. If he keeps corners and some free kicks and stays further up the pitch he could be a consideration.

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  26. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Bellerin -> Trippier will be my transfer for gw 3 :sun:

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  27. TOBY1
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Iwobi...

    1.5 ITB

    A) Change him to Ramsey or Willian?

    Or

    B) Wait to see how gabbiadini does and consider upgrading him to vardy / Firmino

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    1. PvA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Now or never

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    2. BananaNose Maldonado
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Who is your fifth midfielder? Who is your fourth defender? I'd be inclined to save the transfer.

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      1. TOBY1
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Iwobi is 4th
        Carrol 5th
        With KDB/Zaha/Salah

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    3. TOBY1
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Can't see iwobi dropping much yet. Not many have him

      What do you think if Albrighton?

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  28. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    What a dreadful player Ozil is.

    Arsenal played with 10 today.

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    1. Nabs Kebabs
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      He was playing injured to be fair but yeah I also said he was awful above. I think if he and Lacazette can hit form together they could be lethal.

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    2. JJO
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Arsenal is playing with for 1 year now

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      1. JJO
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        *With 10

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  29. niko mate
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Giroud is a better player than Lacazette. Arsenals goals will be shared between many people. Lacazette is rotation risk too. I'm looking for a forward that will be main goalscorrer for his team. Lukaku and Kane perhaps, hopefully Jesus.

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    1. Sánchez
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Wengers other big money signings always get rotated too
      Sanchez and Ozil

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      1. Deulofail
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        hihi

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    2. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Giroud seems to have found his ideal role.

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  30. The Gobstopper
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Can someone with Member access tell me what Maguire's pass completion rate was? Just wondering and don't have a Member account (although I guess I should get one).

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    1. noquarternt
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Ban

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    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Less than 100

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    3. Sharpe Shuffle
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      if you care that much, probably worth getting one

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    4. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      rude

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    5. Ephurion
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Get one 🙂
      Support the community!

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    6. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I'm not a member so I'll guess, how does 63% sound?

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    7. Mongreloid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Wow. Just... wow

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    8. The Gobstopper
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Wow. Can everyone just chill out? You want to ban me for being curious about a completely non-essential stat for FPL purposes? I only even asked because I made a comment about Kolasinac's pass completion rate, and someone immediately threw out the number, which then lead me to see what was available to Members. I'm sorry for asking.

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