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The ScoutCast – Episode 241 – Benched

30 November 2017 2768 comments
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In our continued quest to mirror the Fantasy Football season, this latest ScoutCast episode is missing a key player, but shuffles the pack and brings on stars from the bench.

Quivering from the midweek rotation, Jonty and Az begin proceedings before Granville is introduced to add his experience to the line-up. Then, late on, Andy arrives to shore things up and see the team through the final testing period. Me? I’m ruled out and left to watch from the stands.

The ever-changing line-up does a fine job contending with another round of community questions, as they assess the midfield template and consider goalkeeper recruits in the light of Rafa’s tinkerings. Then Granville rolls back to a classic ScoutCast question, lambasting United fan Andy for celebrating a City goal to ask which comes first, your football team or your Fantasy team?

This ScoutCast was first beamed live via our YouTube channel earlier on Thursday. 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. Pukki Party
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Yes/No for double everton forward in a 352/451 rotation?
    Ryan
    Christensen Walker Kolasinac
    Sane Sterling Alli Salah Richarlison
    Kane
    Rotation: Niasse/DCL/S.Ward

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    1. @fpl_phenom
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Alli > Hazard

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    2. Old Wulfrunian
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      no

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

      No.

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  2. @fpl_phenom
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    DDG
    Otamendi Daniels Christensen
    Salah Sterling Richarlison Hazard
    Kane Morata Niasse

    Bench:
    Elliot Ward RLC Hun

    £0.0 ITB FT:0
    GTG?

    Captain:
    Hazard Kane Salah Sterling

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

      G2G
      Salah most "safe" pick imo
      Hazard and Kane could get big scores

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      1. @fpl_phenom
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        I’m constantly getting it wrong, guy says Hazard

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    2. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Kane

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

    Hi all, bring for the long term

    A) Hazard
    B) Sterling
    C) Ramsay
    D) Vardy

    current team
    Pope/Elliot
    Daniels Naughton Mustafi Mariappa Mbemba
    Dilva Salah Richa Groẞ Carroll
    Kane Kaku Morata

    2FT, 0.1 ITB
    thx

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

      ABC all good options

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    2. calmc92
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I personally would looking at getting Hazard and Sterling for Dilva and Kaku

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    3. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Not a bad idea to downgrade one striker to Vardy, gives you funds to upgrade Mbemba before christmas.

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  4. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Contradictory comments from Hughes about Choupo in the tweets 😕

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

      Yeah was almost convinced he was out after 1st tweet but I think the 2nd one was less ambiguous

      Or maybe it's just me getting too optimistic as an owner

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      1. Hand of Dog
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        He's toying with us 🙁

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    2. suddenorgan
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      this is the first fixture I've actually wanted him for in a few weeks too

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  5. Afghanistanislas
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Who would you captain:
    A) Kane
    B) Hazard
    C) Salah

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    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      B or C. Prob C cause of ownership now

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

      A or B
      I can see liverpool struggling against Brighton defence.

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  6. GoonerByron
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Good to go?

    Begovic
    Bellerin - Christensen - Simpson
    Hazard (c) - Silva - Sterling - Richarlison
    Kane - Morata - Wilson

    Elliot - Naughton - Mee - Carrol

    0FT, 0.5 ITB

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    1. La Gazzetta
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Definitely

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  7. emperor90
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Big question. Do you thing C.Wilson will start??
    Should I stick with or do -4 and replace him with Rooney?

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

      stick

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      1. emperor90
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks mate. Just hoping that he will start.

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    2. @fpl_phenom
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Stick

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  8. FPL_Hazards
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    What position has Naughton been playing? CB or WB?

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

      WB

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

      Right back.

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

    I have 2 FT and not sure what to do with this team.

    Pope
    Otamendi / Alonso / Daniels
    Sane / Salah / Richarlison / Pogba / RLC
    Kane / Morata

    Elliot / Niasse / Mee / Duffy 0.0 ITB

    Anybody see anything so I don't waste a transfer?

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    1. La Gazzetta
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Good team. I'd trade pogba for Sterling but you obviously can't afford it. Possible downgrade Daniels but I like him for a couple more weeks at least. Could burn a trade. Difficult with 0ITB. Need to use 2 trades to do anything really

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  10. Karan_G14
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Pope
    Ota • Azpi • Christensen
    Salah • Sane! • Silva • Richarlison
    Kane • Morata • Niasse

    (Elliot • Ward • Wimmer • RLC)
    0FT & 0.2ITB

    If Sane is ruled out. His best replacement?

    A) Coutinho
    B) Sterling

    Appreciate your thoughts! 🙂

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    1. Old Wulfrunian
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Sterling

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

      I like A better footballer and nice fixtures

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

      Sterling has the form

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  11. Homo Neanderthalensis
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Choose 1 to bench this gameweek:

    A) Niasse @ home to Huddersfield
    B) Fernandinho @ home to West Ham
    C) Loftus-Cheek away @ West Brom

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

      C

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    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      C

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    3. The SK
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      RLC

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

      Fernandinho.

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    5. Shaw must go on
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      inho

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

      Fernandinho might not play. If he doesn’t won’t be subbed on so your sub will come in anyway.

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

    A) Ota > Christensen

    B) Abraham > DCL/Niasse (Would like to keep Tammy vs STK tho)

    C) Waste 1 FT on something else

    Pope
    Azpi Ota Moreno
    Salah Sane* Sterling Richarli
    Kane Morate Abraham
    (Elliot, Mee, RLC, Duffy)

    2FT 0.1ITB

    Cheers

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    1. calmc92
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      B is pointless until you find out who will be starting regularly and Tammy has 2 decent fixtures so no rush there.

      A again is a bit pointless if Christensen starts because they have a good run of games but impossible to call if he starts them all or not. Ota is a safer choice for guaranteed starts.

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  13. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Can we once again ignore Salah and captain Kane?

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

      Yes

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      1. Old Wulfrunian
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        But why?

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

          Because Watford are worse than Brighton defensively

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          1. Old Wulfrunian
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            For sure but Salah could easy break this defence.If Tottenham don't perform well again then Kane will have problem.

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    2. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Sure, lets ignore both

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    3. boc610
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      this time I think so yes. with Watford playing the way they do kane could go nuts.25 goals conceded already this season

      Brighton are going to try shut up shop from minute one

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

      Hard call.
      Salah in blistering form and rested, looks probably the more sensible pick.
      Kane however does excel more against teams that aren't all playing behind the ball and Watford are more aggressive. Obviously the focal point to Spurs attack too.

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    5. calmc92
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Brighton will defend first and hit on the counter/set pieces but think Liverpool class will show eventually, 0-2 imo.

      I think Watford will fancy there chances against spurs but if spurs click they could score 3/4 easily. Been a bit underwhelming lately but I can't see Watford sitting in and defending. Think it could be 1-3 or 2-4.

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    6. Old Wulfrunian
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      thanks all.Common thought from everyone that Watford's defence is worst than Brighton's.

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  14. The SK
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Any thoughts on this?

    Can I survive this week with no GK? Plan to save the transfer.

    Elliot Speroni
    Azpilicueta Daniels Ward Fernandez Dunk
    Hazard Salah Sane Richarlison RLC
    Kane Morata Nisse

    1FT, 0.1ITB

    A) Sane -> Sterling + Get a playing GK (but who???h
    B) Save

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

      What's the point of going without a keeper? Changing keeper this week means you can make 2 transfers for (probably) a 2-point hit, and the potential upside is big.

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    2. Assisting the assister
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      A. with Hennessey

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    3. Assisting the assister
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Actually fixturewise Pope is still a good bet until Heaton returns

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  15. Hagnus
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Play two:

    A) Richarlison vs TOT (H)
    B) Gross vs LIV (H)
    C) Abraham STK (A)

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

      A & C, but I'm bitter that I've missed all of B's points so maybe ignore me.

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    2. The SK
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      B, C.

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    3. calmc92
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      A,B but all pretty equal picks. down to luck on the day.

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

    Hive mind, are we captaining Salah, Morata or Kane this week?

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    1. Old Wulfrunian
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      You can't captain Morata

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  17. optimisticpig
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    My team ( in bank 1.4, 2FT)
    Degea Elliot
    Otamendi Daniels Mee moreno Duffy
    Salah Sane Richarlison Rlc zaha
    Morata Kane Abraham

    Which is better?
    A) Abraham> Niasse+ Sane> Hazard
    B) Otamendi> Azpilicueta & save 1FT
    C) Zaha> GroB /Shaqiri + Sane> Hazard

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  18. The Mantis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Not sure about my sub choices this week and who to captain, any advise?

    Begovic (elliot)

    Ward / Monreal / Azpi / Daniels

    Sterling / RLC / Salah / KDB (C) (Stephens)

    Kane / Morata (Niasse)

    Thanks V much in advance

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  19. seanie3
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Big Sam has always like a big target man or at least a striker to get the ball up to quickly. Do we think that rooney will be that player for him and he is restored to central striker. Or will he see Calvert Lewin as the big target man or will he realise that he doesn't have anyone like that until he buys in Jan and for the time being he will play Niasse as he is in form

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  20. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Alonso rested in the team news section just pure guess work right? Seen no sources/rumours

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

      Unless the Chelsea forums are anything to go by.

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      1. Your Mum's Athletic
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Those guys know nothing! 😀

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

          John Snow's the lot of 'em.

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

      the scouts also recommended Dann last week

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    3. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Think so. Speculation based on recent Azpilicueta rest. Now Alonso’s turn. No explicit Conte comments about Alonso.

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    4. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      If only we had a guy with insider knowledge whom we didn't drive away with pitchforks and flaming torches

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      1. Your Mum's Athletic
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        #awkward

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      2. Fitzy.
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Source?

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  21. FCSB
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    who to bench:

    1. Fernandinho (WHU)
    2. Mee (lei)

    thanks

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

      I get the feeling Fernandinho won't play anyway.

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  22. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Captain (base) scores since GW7:

    2, 2, 0, 1, 2, 1, 8, 1.

    Salah blank this week then.

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  23. JaydenLFC87
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Have non playing keepers at present, how are the below transfers looking to fix that??

    Morata Pogba Elliott

    >

    Rooney Hazard Hennessey

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

      Rooney's too much of a gamble imho.

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

      Hennessey seems unnecessarily risky, get a different cheap keeper imo. Similarly with Niasse back Rooney is a risk. You want players you know will start over xmas.

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  24. konrad.sygula95
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Pope
    Naughton/Daniels/Smalling
    Silva/Eriksen/GroB/Salah
    Lukaku/Morata/Firmino

    Bench: Elliot/Gomez/Cedric/Caroll

    1 FT 0.0 ITB

    Is it a good move Firmino & Eriksen to Abraham & Hazard for -4?? Yes or No?
    Also do you have any other ideas ? Thanks in advance !

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  25. Sedemuda
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    I’ve hopped on the Hazard & Christensen bandwagon at the expense of Otamendi & Sane. This may not pay off this week with City at home to West Ham but maybe over the next few weeks. I did it last night before I was priced out.
    Fabianski
    Kolasinac Ward Christensen
    Salah Sterling Hazard Richarlison
    Abraham Morata Kane
    Elliot Tarkowski Naughton
    0 itb

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  26. boc610
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Poor Renato Sanches. hes turning into Freddy Adu.

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

      Hes shite

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

      Confidence is a weird thing. When it goes it has a massive effect.

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    3. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Racist.

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  27. Zahara Desert
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Hi All,

    Just can't find anything useful to do so i am sure you guys can tear it apart. I have 2 FT and 1.2m ITB so gotta do something!

    Pope
    Ward - Alonso - Moreno
    Salah - Zaha - Hazard - Gr0ss
    Kane - C.Wilson - Morata

    Elliot - RLC - Naughton - Mbemba

    Could upgrade Naughton but fairly happy with Moreno & Ward fixtures atm...

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    1. FPL ZB
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Upgrade Naughton to someone, Ward doesn't have a great fixture

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

      Ward to Tarkowski to cash in or Mbemba to a nailed starter

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      1. Zahara Desert
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah actually this was my plan after Wednesday but then Mbemba played so he might get a run now. If he is back on the bench then will prob do this next week

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  28. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    I need a defender for 5.4m less. Any ideas?

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

      Mustafi

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

        Was thinking him. It was between him and Dann two game weeks ago...what a terrible mistake I made.

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

      Mustafi

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  29. Sims
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    @powell

    If you're sill online...would love any news u have regarding Chelsea line up I know a few on here were very hostile the other day and wouldn't blame u for proving anything again but I think lessons have been learned

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  30. MartialMatas
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Save FT?

    Begovic Elliot
    Alonso Otamendi Mee Duffy Naughton
    Salah Sane Sterling Richarlison RLC
    Kane Morata Abraham

    1FT 1m itb
    wc available

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

      Save

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