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Podcast October 12

The ScoutCast – Episode 235 – Swingers

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Careering out of the international break at speed, the ScoutCast returns in anticipation of a turning point in our seasons.

We’ve been chattering for several weeks on the much anticipated “fixture swing”, and now we’re all set to put ourselves at its mercy.

What does it mean for our Fantasy line-ups?

In truth, with multiple transfers and Wildcards at our disposal, Jonty, Andy, Luke and myself started this latest episode still seeking our own answers. Over almost 90 minutes and with your community questions providing the steer, we do our best to reach some conclusions.

We weigh up Manchester United exit plans, Liverpool’s blunted attack and Jamie Vardy’s recuperation techniques, before previewing Gameweek 8 in the usual hap-hazard style.

This ScoutCast was first beamed live via our YouTube channel on Tuesday night. Be sure to subscribe to get notice of future live episodes.

If you’re a traditional type, you can acquire the mp3 audio version via this link on the first player below, or take in the full visual experience via the second player below.

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

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  1. TerryVenables
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Final WC decision

    (A) Lukaku + Luiz
    (B) Jesus + Azpi

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    1. klavan
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      b

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    2. Nani R U OK? R U OK ? R U O…
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      A all day

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    3. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      A, after today's news.

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    4. Slam
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      A

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    5. The Mighty One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Tough one...B, but only by a bit.

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    6. justmatt
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      A for me

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    7. Jersey
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      A

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    8. We Will Klopp you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      A

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  2. Puzzle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Keep or sell Lukaku on WC?

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    1. klavan
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      sell

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    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Depends on who you get and how you spend any cash.

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      1. Puzzle
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Vardy, upgrade defense mostly. Also allows me to not have more than 2 dirt-cheap mids.

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    3. Feed tha Sheep
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Keep

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    4. justmatt
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      I'm keeping

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    5. Gideons Rolling Another One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Keep.

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    6. CFC96
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      im keeping, only tempted to do jesus to vardy for cash on wc, given aguero back in no more than 2 weeks

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    7. Jersey
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      thought long and hard about selling, but i'm keeping.

      if you sell, he absolutely needs to be brought back in GW 12.

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    8. BERGKOP
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Keep

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  3. Gideons Rolling Another One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    I was all set to hold Morata until further news, but with him dropping, and Jesus rising, I'm going to be 0.1 short. Hmm!

    Anyone else with the same predicament? And if so what are you doing?

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    1. gawa11
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Same, it's annoying waiting for morata news and then being forced into a move the day before

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      1. Gideons Rolling Another One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah, and now Kun throws his smiling tweet into the mix too. Where Moratas tweet?

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    2. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      I am in that exact predicament and as yet am very much undecided.

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      1. Gideons Rolling Another One
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        • 9 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        I'm tempted to bring in Kun! But to do that I would need to drop Coutinho to Sterling, which may not be a bad move.

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  4. Feed tha Sheep
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    1. How long is Morata expected to be out for?
    2. If one or two GW is it safe to get Jesus in until he is fit..or do we think Jesus won’t start this GW and therefore go Vardy??

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    1. Drum8888
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      1.Expected back next week. Def not playing this week.
      2.Need to wait for Peps press conference

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      1. Feed tha Sheep
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Can’t afford after tonight due to prices changes

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  5. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    2014: Kun scores 4 vs Spurs
    2015: Kun scores 5 vs Newcastle
    2016: Kun is benched, subbed on and misses a pen

    What will the 2017 GW8 bring to the table?

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    1. Krionos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Nothing from Kun at least.

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    2. Runaway
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Similar to 2016

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  6. The Mighty One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Hi all. Please humour me with a quick poll:

    A. Alonso and Mee
    B. Davies and VVD

    Cheers!!

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  7. Jairzinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Thoughts on Fabregas?

    Will he even start?

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    1. A.T
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      If Kante is out he's pretty much nailed I'dve thought.

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      1. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks. Wonder whether Kante is out though ha.

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        1. A.T
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Sounds like he is. Timescale might be exaggerated in the tabloids though.

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    2. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Yes

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    3. Jersey
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      i think so

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  8. A.T
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Little word of warning regarding Aguero. I can think of at least two occasions in recent seasons where he's declared himself fit on Twitter and then not started. Best to wait for the presser.

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    1. FantasyNik123
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      He didn't declare himself fit, only that he's ready. Ready for the bench in my opinion.

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    2. Slam
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Early movers for Sterling and Jesus getting shafted big time

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      1. A.T
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Oh yes.

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      2. Karan14
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Can’t see an impact on Sterling’s minutes. Jesus yes.

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    3. Drum8888
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Pep himself posted a sarcastic clapping gif under his tweet so I'd agree

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    4. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      On the bench this week imo. Pep won’t throw him straight into the starting 11.

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    5. Sánchez
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Wise words

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  9. justmatt
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Which defensive combo on WC?

    A- Azpil & Cedric
    B- Luiz & Ota

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    1. Runaway
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      B

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    2. Johnny 8
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      And it's a b from me

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    3. justmatt
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Cheers both

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    4. The Mighty One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      B

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  10. Gorbitz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    I still got Chicharito in my team because of other more pressing issues. Will he start this GW?? I read the following on WHU site;

    The boss said: “We are still waiting for Chicharito who is going to come back [to England] today. He wasn’t with us for a couple of weeks because of the Mexico games and all that so he will be back in training tomorrow. We have to bear in mind that Chicharito didn’t train with us and today is Thursday and we play an away game on Saturday and tomorrow we’ll be travelling he’ll only be in training on Friday, so we’re going to see. The good thing is he played the first game and scored for Mexico, which is always important for the strikers, and he’s going to train with us tomorrow. Then we’re going to decide what we’re going to do on Saturday, but I’m expecting him to be in the squad.”

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    1. Man Chest Hair United
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Time to get rid regardless

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      1. Gorbitz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        No doubt. On WC probably next week. Was hoping he could be given one more go...

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  11. CFC96
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    mind keeps changing here, easier with no wc:
    a) jesus, eriksen, choupo, mbemba(sub)
    b) Vardy, hazard, richarlison, simpson(sub)

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  12. FantasyNik123
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Do we actually think Aguero (recovering from a serious rib injury) is going to start over Jesus, because Jesus is tired from playing too much football? Let's not be daft...

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    1. Slam
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      There's a decent chance Jesus doesn't play, sorry to burst your bubble

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    2. A.T
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      You've bought Jesus already I take it 😆

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    3. Yozzer
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Seeing the video clip of him training it doesn't look like a serious rib injury to me

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  13. Drogo
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Gonna have to shoehorn in Kane instead of Morata.

    Salah or De Bruyne out?

    I do have Jesus as City coverage and none from Pool.
    Probably gonna get Sterling as my second substitution so that would make it 3 city players if I keep KDB.... help me out

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    1. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      I'd get rid of Salah due to fixtures (Liverpool = bad, Man City = good).

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      1. Sterling Chap
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Prob this

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  14. Man Chest Hair United
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    I have exact money for chich to Jesus but if he rises I can’t afford.

    A Get Jesus now and risk he starts
    B play safe get Lacazette
    C play chich and get Morata next week

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  15. Karan14
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Settled on this wildcard team.

    Fabianski
    Luiz Bavies VVD Ward
    Coutinho Sterling Silva
    Kane Jesus Vardy
    (Elliot Wimmer TC RLC)
    0.3 ITB

    Long term plan is:

    Sterling/Silva ➡️ Richarlison
    Jesus ➡️ Morata
    Bavies ➡️ Jones
    Vardy ➡️ Lukaku

    Appreciate your thoughts! 🙂

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  16. Patty
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    On a WC and have Jesus and Sterling.
    What should I do based on the Aguero news?

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    1. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Keep both imo.

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    2. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Wait for Peps presser

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      1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah he will clear everything up 🙂

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        1. Jersey
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          lol

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    3. Slam
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      ...

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    4. kysersosa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Aguero and Sterling, I mean Jesus and sterling....I mean Aguero and Jesus ahhhhhhhh!

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    5. Sterling Chap
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      I think, just have a plan to get him back and you're good

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    6. Runaway
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      On WC as well and have Jesus + Silva. At least one of them is nailed but with Sterling you should spend at least one transfer in couple of weeks.

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    7. Ruth_NZ
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Think it through, make an assessment, act on your assessment. Same as always. 🙂

      Presumably you have Jesus at 10.4m though so I wouldn't do anything with him till he has his 2nd rise. Which should probably be tonight or tomorrow.

      Everyone has their own take on Aguero but the experts I have spoken to doubt that Aguero can be ready, not if he had a broken rib (which is what was announced). Maybe he is available to start GW9, maybe GW10. But Aguero starting doesn't mean Jesus benched. I don't think Jesus became a bad pick now; maybe just a less exceptionally good one.

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    8. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Absolutely nothing.

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  17. kysersosa
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    FFS Aguero, you had one job......to stay injured

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    1. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Lol

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  18. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    What if Kun wasn't injured at all? What if it was all a ploy because he was afraid of playing for Argentina and facing the consequences in case they failed to qualify for the World Cup? What if he has been fit all along?

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    1. Sánchez
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      And Kun would agree to sit out of a do or die qualifier?

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      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        If he had played and they didn't win, he would have been slaughtered. If he didn't play and they didn't win, no one could point the finger at him because he wasn't to blame. These Kun being fit for Stoke rumours only started after Argentina had qualified.

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        1. Sánchez
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Morata said he's ready for palace a week ago and everyone didn't take that serious

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    2. FC Lackless [BALEGIUM]
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Possible...been practising bullet shots from all angles of the box over the last fortnight and ready to rumble

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    3. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Keep your voice down the rooms bugged

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    4. We Will Klopp you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      This is the epitome of overthinking

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  19. Kanteisking
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Lukaku and Eriksen or Jesus and Hazard?

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    1. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      L and E by a country mile

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      1. FantasyNik123
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Umm... no. Looked at the fixtures lately? Jesus & Hazard for me.

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        1. Chris_White
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Looked at Twitter lately?

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          1. FantasyNik123
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            Oh no! This Jesus benched thing has been going on since GW1. You always know there's a possibility each one gets rotated (jesus & kun). That being said, their fixtures are too good and their form is too hot to not consider one or the other. Jesus is still a good pick and I believe he will start this weekend and most of the upcoming games.

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          2. Kanteisking
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            Put it in context on a WC

            a)
            Fabianski
            Jones, Cedric, Davies, Ward
            Hazard, Sterling, Coutinho
            Kane, Jesus, Vardy

            b)
            Fabianski
            Jones, Holding, Davies, Ward
            Eriksen, Sterling, Coutinho
            Kane, Lukaku, Vardy

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    2. Sterling Chap
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Forms says L&E

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  20. FantasyNik123
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Next 6 or so GWs:

    A) Choupo
    B) Stones

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  21. gawa11
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Worth moving mkhi and morata tonight for jesus and sterling, no point missing the rises is there?

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    1. Sterling Chap
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      I'm thinking of doing Mkhi > Sterling (see below)

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  22. You've got red on you.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    1) Coutinho - Silva - Carroll/4.5mid

    or

    2) Sterling - Silva - Choupo/5.6mid

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    1. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Both good.

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      1. You've got red on you.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        1 gives me Liverpool cover...although their fixtures are not great.

        2 stops me having to decide between Sterling and Silva 🙂

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        1. Karan14
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          I have Cout, Silva & Sterling

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          1. You've got red on you.
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            helpful.

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  23. Sterling Chap
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Weekend team and my potential transfer...

    Elliot(Nordfelt)
    Davies Kola* Naughton Otamendi (Mbemba)
    Mkhi Silva Atsu* (Carroll King)
    Laca Kane Lukaku
    1.3ITB / 1FT

    Mkhi > Sterling. Yay or nay?

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    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      yep. you can update atsu the following week end maybe ? good team

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      1. Sterling Chap
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Appreciate that

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    2. gawa11
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah

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      1. Sterling Chap
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers

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  24. richard.antal
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Eriksen -> Silva, Chicharito -> Vardy for free?

    I like Eriksen but I have triple Spurs and no Man City cover. Thoughts?

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    1. gawa11
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Looks good

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    2. You've got red on you.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      yup...good

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  25. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    a davies and kolasinac
    or
    b azpi and otamendi

    thanks 🙂

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    1. gawa11
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      B

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    2. You've got red on you.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      b

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      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        thanks

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    3. Runaway
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      B

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  26. Krafty Werks
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    New WC plan with Kun's possible earlier return...keep 1.2 ITB for a possible Jesus > Kun next week? Don't see him Pep playing him this week no matter if he has made a miraculous recovery, he will err on the side of caution, so Jesus i would say is fine for this GW minimum.

    Back line was :

    Bavies, Stones, Maguire, Cedric (Ward) but is still almost as strong going with :

    Bavies, Maguire, Cedric, Ward (Wimmer) +1.2 ITB...wasn't looking forward to benching Ward this week anyway and could quite possibly outscore Stones anyway? Sound like a plan?

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  27. ChrisHXS
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    It someone gets a chance to rate my wc team I would be grateful!

    Fabianski Elliot
    Davies Otamendi Cedric Ward Wimmer
    Coutinho Silva Richarlson Chupo RLC
    Kane Jesus Vardy

    1.5 ITB

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    1. FantasyNik123
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Pretty basic. But you have good subs. 8/10

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      1. ChrisHXS
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Ta! Yeh covers a lot of basics but lets me get Aguero or Lukaku if I need to.

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    2. Ruth_NZ
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      If that's a 4-3-3 hybrid you don't need both Richarlison and C-Moting, one can be a 4.5. If it's a 3-4-3 the balance is OK but the defence needs some work I think.

      Get Cedric out for a start. There's a good chance he falls before the deadline. Bring him in on Saturday if you want him.

      I'd get Davies out too, his days are numbered. Unless you are happy spending a FT soon to remove him. But Spurs' GW9 & 10 fixtures are nothing to write home about anyway.

      I think Walker is the only nailed City defender. With Otamendi you are relying on Kompany breaking down again, otherwise you'll get some inconvenient benchings. So I'd get Otamendi out too.

      What's the 1.5m for by the way? I'm guessing it's for a subsequent Jesus >> Lukaku but that's not for 4 weeks. You could start with Hazard instead of Coutinho and switch across in GW10.

      Those are some thoughts anyway.

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  28. UshFPL
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Atsu, Gross, Choupo-Moting or Richardson?

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    1. UshFPL
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      *Richarlison.

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    2. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Richarlison for the long run

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    3. Sterling Chap
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Got Atsu, was gonna get rid, as he's flagged

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  29. TOBY1
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Morata to vardy for -4?

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    1. gawa11
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      One injury risk to another

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  30. Chop1234
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Hazard or lacazette?
    No chelsea or Arsenal coverage
    Appreciate all opinions

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