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Podcast November 23

The ScoutCast – Episode 240 – Armbandits

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The crucial captaincy decision comes under focus in this latest ScoutCast episode. We’re five strong as Jonty, Andy, Granville and Az join me to put our skippering habits under scrutiny.

And when it comes to depriving us of returns, there’s no bigger “Armbandit” than Harry Kane. We’re all forced to give our updated opinions on the Spurs striker, as another “home banker” at Wembley looms for Fantasy Football’s most expensive and frustrating asset.

Elsewhere in this 90-minute marathon, your community questions steer us to assess the midfield heavy-hitters wrestling for our attention, explore the methods of dealing with festive rotation and the theory that we’re all playing down the impact of bonus points when weighing up transfer targets.

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. vartshk
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Elliot or Pope this week? Have Mee playing already. Cheers.

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    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Elliot

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      1. vartshk
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        cheers - sensible option!

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    2. RIDZ
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Elliot, Arsenal players 100% fit

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    3. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Pope

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  2. RIDZ
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Pick one:
    a) Abraham to Wilson
    b) Carroll + Sanchez to Pogba+Mane/Coutinho for -4

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      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      B

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      1. RIDZ
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Mane / Coutinho ?

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        1. Holmes
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Coutinho

          Hazard possible?

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          1. RIDZ
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            no, but already have Morata

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    2. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      sanchez to pogba this week then reassess

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  3. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Elliott - Speroni
    Jones* - Daniels - Ward - Naughton - Mbemba
    Eriksen - Salah - Silva - RLC - Carroll
    Kane - Lukaku - Vardy

    1 x FT, 0.4m ITB

    A. Save FT and have two before Tuesday (next GW)
    B. Something else

    C. Really need Vardy > Morata for GW14, how to fund?

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    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      A

      Next gameweek, Luka-Vardy-Eriksen to Morata-Wilson-Hazard for -4pts?

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      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Yes, great call seriously considering that....any way to do it with just two transfers?

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  4. davies
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Any suggestions?

    1FT / 0.5 ITB

    Elliot
    Otamendi / Daniels / Mee
    Salah / Sterling / Richarlison / RLC
    Kane / Aguero / Morata

    Foster / Carroll / Gomez / Jones

    Cheers.

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    1. RIDZ
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      just save FT and find a way next week to upgrade Sterling to Sane imo

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  5. FPL Hitman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    With welcome additions in the form of West Ham and Everton, which 3 teams do you think most likely appear to be relegated by the end of this season?

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    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Huddersfield I guess
      Maybe WBA and Swansea

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    2. We Will Klopp you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      West Brom, West Ham, Swansea will be the three to go down I think. Sides that can't defend or score goals. Zaha will keep Palace up, Bourne have tightened up and Everton are scoring again so those won't be going down imo.

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  6. xtremesid
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Good replacement for Moreno (same price tag). He seems to be prone to rotation.
    Other defenders are: Azpi, Dunk, Mee, Daniels

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    1. Fungus le BooYaMen
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      No harm I doubling up on Burnley DEFS, Tarkowski or Lowton

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      1. xtremesid
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers mate

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

    Elliott - Speroni
    Azpil - Otamendi - Daniels - Ward - Naughty
    Salah - Sane - Pogba - GroB - RLC
    Kane - Morata - Wilson

    What a team 😮

    Seriously, what is not to like ?

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    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      -32 😆

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      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        -24pts 😎

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        1. FPL Blow-In
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Really?

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  8. Jay Jay Okocha
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    1 FT and 1.0 ITB:

    A) Sterling to Sane
    B) Jones to Daniels
    C) Save and use the cash to bring in Chelsea players next week

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    1. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      save

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  9. 007 [RoboKlopp]
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Choose Hazard or Sane for C this week?
    Thanks.

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    1. We Will Klopp you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Sane

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  10. Whats the Mata?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Who do I start?
    A. Ward (ARS)
    B. Wimmer (cry)
    C. Duffy (mun)

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    1. We Will Klopp you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      This is very much a pick your poison type dilemma, I'd go Ward and hope Burnley are at their resilient best

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  11. Bainesill
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Which needs to go first? 0.4 ITB 2FT

    A.Tom Carroll
    B. Duffy
    C. Moreno
    D. Rangel

    I'm thinking of doing Duffy for Daniels.

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    1. Speédy
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Duffy should be the last to go of those.

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    2. maratus
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      No need to ship duffy or moreno or t.carroll?

      You basically never field that 4.5 mid, so it doesnt matter who that guy is.
      Duffy and moreno are good picks, moreno might get some rotation but its ok.

      Get rid of rangel.

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  12. Angin out the Begović
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Whos doing Kun to Lukaku this week?

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  13. Speédy
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Start 1
    A) Elliot
    B) Pope
    Also starting Richarlison and Mee

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    1. RedMarks 赤的
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Pope for me

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  14. Kanteisking
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    I am very worried about my team 0ITB and 1FT. Thinking of maybe taking a gamble, saving the transfer and doing Lukaku and Yoshida to Morata and Ota next week. Or do I need to sort something out right now?

    Fab
    Azpi, Ward, Jones
    Sane, Salah, Richarlison, Sterling
    Lukaku, Kane, Tammy
    Sub: Elliot, Yoshida, TC, Mariappa

    Help!

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    1. marquinhos
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      save

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    2. marquinhos
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      actually get rid of Jones for Ota

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      1. Kanteisking
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        I dont have any coin to get him thats my problem hence I need to try save the transfer

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    3. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      save. if chelsea turn liverpool over youll want that free

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    4. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      If Tammy is out, you might have to use the FT

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      1. Kanteisking
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        wont know until game day

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  15. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Is Lukaku, Vardy & Jones > Morata, Firmino & Otamendi (or other def up to 6.6m) worth 4pts next GW?

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    1. xtremesid
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Sounds good to me

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    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Yep

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    3. We Will Klopp you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      If you believe in Firmino as a pick, sure. Loving the other two ins though

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    4. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Cheers all...

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  16. RedMarks 赤的
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Kane or Jesus for Kapitän?

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    1. We Will Klopp you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Jesus for the upside

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      1. We Will Klopp you
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Hang on a min, read that as Kaku for some reason. 50/50 tbh, either could haul.

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    2. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Kane. jesus rotation risk, kanes got to stop this silly blanking sooner or later. the rest of the team isnt firing though

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  17. Legohair
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Question!
    I really want Sane in this week,but i cant do straight Sterling to Sane,im 0.2 too short.so who would you sacrife so you can have Sane?
    A. Jones
    B. Kolasinac
    C. Gross
    D. Daniels
    I do believe that Sterling wont start at huddersfield and Sane 100% because he did not playvin UCL
    Thanks!

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    1. We Will Klopp you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      A, injured, tough fixtures shortly

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      1. Legohair
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        How long Jones is injured?best replecement for 5.0 £m?

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        1. We Will Klopp you
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          No new news atm, I'd get a Burnley def if you don't already have one, if not, options are thin, you can consider Femenia, who has great fixtures in about 5 gws or Duffy, who plays in one of the more resilient defences of the midtable to bottom half sides

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          1. Legohair
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            Allright,i have Mee allready.so femenia,hmm..maybe,also lestö player option?

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            1. We Will Klopp you
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 5 months ago

              They haven't been conceding much as of late and have some nice fixtures coming up, so yes.

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              1. Legohair
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 5 months ago

                Ok,thank you for you answers!

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  18. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Vardy - keep or dump?

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    1. We Will Klopp you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Keep for next gw, unless you need funds urgently, dump for gw14 if he flops

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      1. SpaceCadet
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks bud. Would you keep for this gw with this front 8?

        salah silva richarlison gross carroll
        kane lukaku vardy

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        1. We Will Klopp you
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Yep, the thing with Vardy is when you transfer him out it isn't ever a straight forward switch, it's a downgrade and spread the funds. So I'd save and do a mini WC or use two frees to switch him out and upgrade one of your mids for gw14.

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          1. SpaceCadet
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            That's what im thinking as well. Save ft this gw and sort it out for the midweek games. Would look at doing lukaku vardy carroll > morata sane and niasse next gw for -4. Cheers bud

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            1. We Will Klopp you
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 5 months ago

              Like those moves and no worries pal

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  19. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Elliot or Flappyhandski? Have daniels away at Swans aswell.

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    1. We Will Klopp you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Flappy, perhaps we'll see a 0-0. Think Watford will defo score, Flappy could concede but I feel he is the better of the two options

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  20. blauriecon
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Jones Monreal Moreno Otamendi Ward
    Worth a -4 for Jones > 5.6 Def
    and
    Which 5.6 or less defender (Smalling)?

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    1. We Will Klopp you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      No, you're likely to have 3/4 available options this gw, I'd play Ward with the other two obvious ones personally

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    2. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      smalling is a good option. bit sideways but good to have utd def and jones will struggle from now till 2018

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  21. john25
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Hey guys, best striker for 5.9 or less? Murray?

    Cheers

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    1. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Probably you can't get .1 for Wilson?

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  22. LD
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Would really appreciate your input -

    Have 1 ft 1.4 itb

    DDG
    Mee Moreno Daniels
    Richarlison D Silva Sterling Salah
    Kane Lukaku

    Elliott Carroll Rangel Jones

    thanks

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    1. LD
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      DCL is the 3rd striker

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      1. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Hold. .
        And like me hope Mee gets a cheeky CS

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  23. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Would you play

    A) Fernandez
    Or
    B) Mee

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    1. Sidekick_08
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      A

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  24. Siva Mohan
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    'I want to score in every game': Kane sends warning to rival defenders.

    Kane(c) locked!

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    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Every striker does.

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    2. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      And he took himself out of his own FPL team 🙂

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    3. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      blank confirmed then 😉

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      1. Siva Mohan
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        🙁

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  25. ChuckN
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Took a hit and brought in Niasse early on Saturday (i know i know).

    Should I now bite the bullet and play my free hit chip? Worried about Kun and Trippier rotation every week.

    De Gea
    Trippier Jones Mee
    Eriksen Salah Pogba Richarlison
    Kane Kun Niasse

    Bench: Elliot Bertrand Mbemba Carroll

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    1. DIOCCÁ
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      I pulled the trigger, bit the bullet, whatever you want to call it, just got sick of worrying about rotation. Need nailed on players for peace of mind haha

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    2. catchchaos
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Omg I'm in an almost identical situation. Except I have Jones and sterling instead. Really considering the free hit.

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    3. catchchaos
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Hard to find a nice free hit team though, I struggled because Chelsea vs pool and arsenal facing a resilient Burnley.

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  26. Jackson99
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Thoughts on this team:

    Elliot (Speroni)
    Mee Jones Moreno (Dunk 3.9)
    Pogba Sane Salah Richarlison (RLC)
    Jesus Morata Kane

    Thanks

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    1. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      At least 8 out of 10.
      Keepers and maybe having to play Dunk occasionally ( this week) the only problem areas.
      Front 8 looks very good and some value players in defence.

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    2. maratus
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Is this wc or?

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  27. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Who would you start?

    A) RLC (STO)

    B) Sterling (hud)

    Cant see Sterling starting 3 times in a week. Its probably 90 mins of RLC vs 30 mins of Sterling

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    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      A if you think Sterling wont start

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    2. Mini Mane Mo
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Sterling

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    3. We Will Klopp you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      If benching Sterling is something you're generally considering then you should sell him asap. Can't have an 8m player on the bench

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      1. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        saving ft. will have 2ft next gw just for that 😉

        Suttner Sterling Jesus --> Alonso,(Hazard/Coutinho), Budget forward

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        1. We Will Klopp you
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Ah, would start Sterling then

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          1. HurriKane
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            cheers mate

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      2. waldo666
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        This

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  28. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Final dilemma. Cap Kane or kaku?

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    1. We Will Klopp you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Kane for me, upside

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  29. DIOCCÁ
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Really stuck on whether to back Burnley...right order here or need to switch it up?

    Elliot (Pope)
    Alonso, Ota, Daniels (Mee, Naught)
    Silva, Erik, Pig, Richarlison (TC)
    Kane, Morata, Wilson

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    1. DIOCCÁ
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Sorry, Pog, not pig!!!

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    2. We Will Klopp you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      I'd start Pope and not sure about the pig inclusion... just messing with you mate, other than that, looking great

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  30. Winston.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    3rd-5th defenders...A or B...?

    A. Otamendi, Francis, 4.0
    B. Daniels, Mee, Moreno/Dunk

    B gives a stronger bench if rotation starts due to hectis game schedule....

    Thanks.

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    1. Winston.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      *hectic

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    2. Winston.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      ...or C. Mustafi, Daniels, 4.0

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    3. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      B with nailed players.

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