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Merry Christmas from Fantasy Football Scout

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Christmas is all about family. About sharing. About goodwill to all men.

I do a bit of that, though my day also involves points hits, rotation concerns and whether Harry is going to blank at Wembley.

I don’t wish this on you but, deep down, I know it’s too late. You’re just as lost in this as I am.

So that only leaves me to thank you for reading this and, of course, on this special day, for all your support for what we do here at Fantasy Football Scout.

Having this link to thousands of like-minded folk, similarly happy to burn hours contemplating budget strikers, is a comfort and a massive gift in itself. So thank you.

While I urge you to rejoin your friends and family, or at least find a channel showing Die Hard or Escape to Victory, I should also remind you that our Scout Picks and Captain Sensible articles will be with you later today.

Eat well, drink relatively sensibly and enjoy the day.

Merry Christmas and thanks again.

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

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  1. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Happy Christmas everyone!Have a nice day!

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  2. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    This should be a members article

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

      Scrooge

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  3. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Kane (C) at home vs SOU really? Case against.. Forster is a good keeper.. Yosh/Stephens are good CBs (imo better without VVD who is ok only in the air), good DM... need i say more? Oh wait.. Playing at home (remember Kane at home with so called weaker teams?)..

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    1. Rash
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Sorry you lost me at Forster is a good keeper

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      1. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Hahaha exactly!

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    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Lol @ this post

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      1. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        lets see who has the lols shall we? wait one more day.

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    3. The Son Haz got Atsu on
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      forster is a good keeper? You must have opened your Christmas crackers early

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      1. Fantasy Gold
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        He’s definitely cracked open the hard liquor early.

        Forster is in top 3 worst keepers in the league

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    4. Tcheco
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Kane playing vs. a team that can't keep a clean sheet while looking to break a record or 2. If one player scores in this game it's going to be Kane

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    5. The Son Haz got Atsu on
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      ignore my reply actually this is clearly a wind up post from our truthfully challenged friend

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    6. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Pope is a good keeper... Burnley are a better defensive unit that Southampton... He just scored 3 past them.

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    7. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Straw clutching if I’ve ever seen it.

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  4. SMOOTH
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    best def under 4.7 to replace tark - have west ham and brighton already

    A. Zanka
    B. Robertson
    C. Kenny

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    1. Oven Glover
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Robertson. Looks very attacking with decent CS potential. Rested most of this season, no serious competition for the lb spot as long as Moreno is out. Milner possibly but Rob should be first choice most of the time.

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

    Any updates on Moreno, Kiko or Smalling injuries?

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    1. The Son Haz got Atsu on
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      yeah pressers at 12

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      1. agueroooooney
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        12 today? Didn't think there'd be any today

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        1. BbBb
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Paha, I thought they were after the queen speech

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  6. Tim Canterbury
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    So yeah tomorrow games...

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  7. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    My TV is crap. £101.5m. But my OR is 2.5k. Surely I should be OR 500k with a TV like that?

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    1. El Matador
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      My OR is 1.5m. Taken 70 odd points in hits. Just shows TV isn't everything

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    2. Rash
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      You obviously hit the nail on the head early on with good picks and not changed too much? My tv is 105.5 ranked 280k 5 hits

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    3. The Son Haz got Atsu on
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      there's not enough wrapping paper left to wrap your ego

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    4. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      You should link your team.

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    5. Fpldonny
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Apparantly not!

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    6. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Why? Do you get points for TV? If so, I'd be top, but I'm not and I would take a 100m TV for a better rank right now.

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    7. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Yep, lucky casual.

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    8. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      TV 103.6
      Rank 1.8k

      Matches well?

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    9. The Red Devil
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Or your OR could be 500k

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    10. The Red Devil
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Casual

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    11. No Luck
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      It's only half the season, you'll probably end up around there

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    12. BbBb
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      TV 104.8
      OR 404th

      A Christmas brag is allowed right!?

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      1. The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Bad luck in the cup 😮

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        1. BbBb
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Ha I know right! Wasn't you who knocked me out was it!?

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          1. The Overthinker
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 4 months ago

            Nah 😀
            I got knocked out by a ghost team in first week itself .
            Now I'll concentrate on the league only 😉

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    13. Root
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      TV 101m
      OR 12k

      meh

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  8. Dušan Citizen
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Get Smalling or Jones?

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    1. El Matador
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Jones

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    2. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Smalling is injured.

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      1. Dušan Citizen
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Serious injury?

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    3. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      The one that isn't injured. So neither? 😆

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    4. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Lindelof

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    5. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Smalling probably won't play.

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    6. Rash
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I'd avoid for now DDG only 1 worth keeping

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    7. Dušan Citizen
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Smalling's injury seems serious?

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      1. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        I don't think so! I have him and I am keeping him for now!

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  9. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Captain Kane or Hazard?

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    1. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Azza

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    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Kane - imagine he hattricks again, very possible, he may just have activated beast mode properly

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  10. Hochoki
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    best combo of fwd and def within 10.8??

    Foster
    Otamendi Christensen Mee
    Hazard Salah Coutinho Sane Sterling
    Lacazette Quaner

    Elliot Austin Dunk Simpson

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    1. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Austin to dcl?

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  11. BIG TONES
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Want rid of Foster as my starting keeper. Think Pickford -4 will pay itself back fairly quickly right?

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    1. The Son Haz got Atsu on
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      see above. Forster is great

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  12. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    #Celtic accept bid from @OfficialBHAFC for striker Moussa Dembélé - clubs reach agreement on transfer fee of £18 million

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    1. Ode
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Great signing

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    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Should be interesting to see how he does... very young but a lot of potential

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    3. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Great signing! Great deal!

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    4. BbBb
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      This would be great, but not sure about him as a fantasy asset

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  13. RoysCallerAnne
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Happy Christmas Kanexiters.

    You got that one soooo wrong 😆

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    1. Dušan Citizen
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I prefer my team without Kane. And I am doing perfectly well without him, had 92 pts.

      Will only get him on free hit in gw 22

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      1. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        lol ok

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    2. Rash
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Yep backfired massively considering I kept morata over him..

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    3. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      lol @ Kane sellers

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      1. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Mee and Long are the new Cannavarro and Materazzi.
        I thought everybody knew that.

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        1. The Son Haz got Atsu on
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          on abother day Alli gets his 2nd yellow for simulation and 10man spurs limp to a 0-0. No need to be smug just coz you the right side of the tombola

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          1. RoysCallerAnne
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 4 months ago

            Sorry bout that.

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    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I still can't get over the scoutcast - you really couldn't make it up. FPL Messiah takes -12 point hit to selling kane, Groß, RLC... who score 33 points between them... replaces them with Bony, Silva, Richarlison who score 3 between them.

      It perfectly sums up FPL - no-one has a clue what they're doing no matter how high their OR, it's all guesswork at the end of the day.

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      1. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        He has great hair though.

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        1. The Overthinker
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          This

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      2. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        If you looked at Burnley opponents at home all season Kane was easy C choice

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    5. Weasel51
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Strange

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    6. wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Better achievement is that you still have Solomon.

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      1. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers. He's great ain't he.

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        1. wulfrunian
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Essential but i sold him.

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    7. Gaffers
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Will bring in for the double, but I was still outscoring my rivals who had Kane last week, even with his hatty.
      Spend the money wisely and the gameweek doesn't rely on one player.

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  14. JurgenRodgers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Breaking... Celtic accept bid from Brighton for striker Moussa Dembélé. Two clubs have reached agreement on transfer fee of £18 million

    As a Celtic fan this is an absolute bargain...

    Could be a great 3rd striker option

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    1. Ode
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I'm happy that he chose Brighton where he can get regular game time and didn't go to a bigger club only to sit on the bench

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      1. Rash
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Everton should be where he goes

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    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Wow. Big signing for Brighton

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      1. JurgenRodgers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Groß to Dembele could be a nice combo..

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  15. _Gunner
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Pick one:

    A- Masuaku
    B- Ogbonna

    Captain one:

    1- Kane
    2- Salah
    3- Hazard

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    1. Meinhoff
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      A1

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    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      B1

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  16. Dušan Citizen
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Where is the guy with the pressers?

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    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Ozil*

      There isn’t any today though

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  17. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Merry and a Christmas everyone on here!

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  18. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Merry xmas All!
    Who do we think is due a rest for next gameweek? Salah? Sterling?

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    1. Rash
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Hopefully neither

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  19. Qaiss
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Just quickly wanna wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Hope you all have a lovely day with your family and friends,

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  20. -SB-
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Pope

    Jones Otamendi Christensen

    Richarlison Pogba Sterling Salah Son

    Kane Rooney

    Subs: Elliot - Mee - Quaner - Hunemeier
    Bank: 1.8

    G2G?

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    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Considering -4 for Rich out. Tired of his wayward shooting

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  21. Weasel51
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Pigs in blankets >> Turkey -4??

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    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Gaviscon-8

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      1. Weasel51
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Worth it

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    2. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah keep Rooney away from the cold

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  22. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Which is essential?

    A. Stuffing
    B. Gravy
    C. Cranberry sauce

    A& B for me, but C also important

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    1. Rash
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      B most important

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      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Definitely agree

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  23. Geezer
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Pope to Lloris a good move? Play Elliot in his blank, and then got him for the double

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    1. Merlinsnose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      That’s what I’m going to do, goalkeepers are rotation proof.

      Who is the most nailed defender?

      Ta

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    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Not paying 5.5m for a keeper I don't want long term because of DGW. Don't think they'll get 2 CS anyway

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      1. Merlinsnose
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        True, but I don’t want a Spurs defender either. Plus the keeper is more likely to play both games.

        I’ll sell and get Elliot back after the DGW.

        What are your plans?

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  24. Merlinsnose
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Play Richarlison or Depoitre.

    I can’t decide - what you guys think?

    Thanks

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  25. MFFista
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Merry Christmas FPL-friends,

    One more extra day of rest for City, Can Pep continue to ignore Kuns brilliance for Jesus? Looks to me like Kun more and more seems like a more certain starter then alternating with Jesus. Is this just my mind playing games or do u agree?

    My christmas team:
    Krul(Pope)
    Alonso-Otamendi-Christiansen-Gomez(Ogbonna)
    Hazard-Salah(c)-Sterling - Coutinho-Lingard
    Kun(DCL-Okazaki

    How many minutes will following players get:

    A) Salah
    B) Coutinho
    C) Kun
    D) Lindgard

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    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Nice team, you could do very well from that setup.

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      1. MFFista
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks! -8

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  26. iamNwB
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    What 3 defenders should i play please???
    Robertson (liv) vs swansea
    Kenny (eve) vs west brom
    Jones (man u) vs burnley
    Davies (spurs) vs southampton

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    1. Rash
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      1st 3 as I think Davies will be rested

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      1. iamNwB
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Also my thinking - Thanks Rash

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  27. Mind över Mata
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Best vice captain?

    A) Hazard
    B) Morata
    C) Salah

    Thanks!

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    1. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      B

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    2. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      c

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    3. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I'm going Kane so VC irrelevant

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    4. Big Sum
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Morata for sure

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    5. Yozzer
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Somone who will defiantly play i guess

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  28. JasonG123
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Play Pope (mun) or Speroni (ARS)?

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  29. BBC_TF
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Option 1/ Naughton + Niasse -> Phile Jones + Calvert-Lewin (-4)

    Option 2/ Naugton + Richarlison -> Schindler + Pogba (-4)

    I need to strenghen my team to fight rotation risk. Feels like 1/ is safer but that 2/ has more upside. Any gut feeling?

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  30. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Pick one

    A Kun > Kane and Risk not having a bench for Gw21

    B Kun> Morata for now and then get Kane for the dgw.

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    1. Rash
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Id stick and then bring Kane in for the double

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    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Don't rate Morata personally

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    3. JasonG123
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      B, with a plan to get Kane back for the double.

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