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Happy New Year From Fantasy Football Scout

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Drawing breath before Gameweek 22 rolls in – I wish you Happy New Year from myself and all at Fantasy Football Scout.

As usual, I want to extend a huge thanks to all of you for the support you have given myself, the team and the site over the past year.

I wish I could spend more time being active and be more hands-on with the community, but that is very much one of my resolutions for 2018.

It will be a major focus for myself and Fantasy Football Scout over the next twelve months. We will be focusing development effort and new resource on it to, hopefully, enhance your experience. As a result, I plan to be “in and around” you guys more often.

Next, I thank all those who contribute to helping me produce and run the site.

To Paul and the editorial team for all their tireless effort in writing our words on the site and for our partners. To Jonty and the moderators who volunteer their time to keep the community running – I look forward to helping them more in the year to come.

And to Granville, Andy, Az and Luke who have joined me in growing the popularity of the ScoutCast over the past year. Episode two hundred and forty-five is next, which just seems bizarre.

I would also like to thank Ed and our new recruit Mat – our technical team behind the scenes who have been so vital yet again in taking things forward and keeping us running. We have further development work in test, and it really excites me to be working with them on realising our plans for 2018.

Next, I want to thank my family and what is left of my friends outside of Fantasy Football. Particularly my fiancé, Pip, and my two children who still stick around while I shut myself off each weekend and night after night. I don’t know how much longer they will tolerate me, but I’m so glad that they do.

Thanks again for sharing my passion and for choosing our pages to feed it and voice your opinions.

Many thanks again and Happy New Year to you and your families.

See you in 2018.

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

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  1. b91jh
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    A) son+alli+kane+duffy (0 pts)
    B) son+arnautovic+kane+vertonghen (-4 pts)
    C) son+alli+kane+ogbonna (-4 pts)

    Which looks better

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

      A

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  2. tosey
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    If you have taken a -4 hit already and choose to use the free hit, does your -4 and transfers made get wiped out, meaning that you have the players back the following week before your hit, or does the hit still stand and you have the players you brought in before playing free hit?

    Thanks

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    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      You won’t get deducted-4, any transfer will be free and unlimited

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

        This

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        1. tosey
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          So just to clarify, I have transferred out Morata for aguero already

          next week I will have morata rather than aguero

          is that right?

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          1. BananaNose Maldonado
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            Yes.

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            1. tosey
              • 14 Years
              6 years, 5 months ago

              Thanks, much appreciated

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

    Can’t believe I’m still in the cup with morata cap. But then my opponent capped firmino.

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

      Nice one I lost on goals conceded after a tie.
      FML and I always get kicked out after a week or 2. Oh well.

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

        That’s rough

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

          🙂
          Such is life. GL in the next round and Happy New Year

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

            You too bud

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  4. The HurriKane
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Can´t decide between RLC and Quaner, any help?

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    1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Similar position. Also have mee too.Think rlc but not sure

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      1. The HurriKane
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah, It´s tough.

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    2. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      I don’t think RLC will play

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      1. The HurriKane
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Any reason to that?

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        1. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          He is flagged and injured

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          1. The HurriKane
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            Yeah I know but he is only yellow 75% and I read he has chances of a return

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            1. La Roja
              • 12 Years
              6 years, 5 months ago

              Well you’re asking people opinion and mine is he is out 🙂

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              1. The HurriKane
                • 10 Years
                6 years, 5 months ago

                Ok, thanks then!

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  5. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    A) rlc
    B)quaner
    C) mee
    In the order of preference in bench??

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    1. Sahil Yadav
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      ABC

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      1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        What u think of Burnley defense vs liverpool with no salah

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        1. Sahil Yadav
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          I think they can score even without Salah

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          1. Sahil Yadav
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            Provided Coutinho is there

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  6. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Salah and Kane news?

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    1. Shake n Bake
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Salah out for a couple of weeks

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      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Says who?

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        1. Football is Life
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Says LFC

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  7. Sahil Yadav
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Gone with power five midfield but that really makes other areas weak. Which players do you think need to go?

    DDG
    Azpi, Duffy, Zanka
    Hazard, Salah, Alli, Sterling, Arnie
    Kane, Quaner

    Elliot, Niasse, Mee, Kenny

    Although my defence has been providing good returns, I would really need a City probably Stones. But don't know how to get him with nothing in bank

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

      Salah for Eriksen, Hazard out next week

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

    Current Squad:

    DG/Elliot
    Maguire/Ogbonna/Otamendi/Alonso/Daniels
    Salah/Sterling/Dacoure/Carroll/Surman
    Firmino/Morate/Auguero

    A) Salah > Son (roll the dice with the rest)
    b) Above + Maguire > Duffy and Morata > Kane (-8 hit)
    C) Free hit and stack up Kane, Son and Erikson

    ?????

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    1. Sahil Yadav
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Downgrade Morata, upgrade mids

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

    Bottomed
    Pick one from each

    A. Alli or Eriksen
    B. Son or Arnie

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    1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Alli son

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

      Alli and Son

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    3. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      B

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    4. Sahil Yadav
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Erik-Son

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    5. Shake n Bake
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      B

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    6. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Alli/son

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

    I am going for a last minute change to Kane TC before I sleep.
    If he plays both it's too good to pass up.
    If it all goes pear shaped so be it.

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    1. Shake n Bake
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      I'm thinking the same thing. If he plays both he could go berserk

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

        Nothing is guaranteed in any future dgws either even if fixtures look good. All you need is a captain who looks good to fail in 2 games.
        I jinked it now 🙂

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        1. BananaNose Maldonado
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          There is an "if" to this week with Kane, but you won't find a better combination of form and fixtures. It's worth it.

          There isn't another elite option that seems as nailed as he is, Sterling and Aguero will likely already have the title nailed down by the time their doubles arrrive...this is likely as good as it will get.

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

            Yeah. Does take away the fear factor of that team sheet on Tuesday.
            I just thought I better make a good call on VC too in case horror of horrors he plays neither.

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

            Dunno about that. It's a great top tier option, but there could well be a Salah double more spaced apart with a fight for 4th place still in the balance.

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            1. BananaNose Maldonado
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 5 months ago

              Well, certainly, but this one is known and it's tremendous. Salah's could be at United and City, for all we know.

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              1. IRBOX ⚽
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 5 months ago

                And still possible rotation from klopp

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

                Well Crellin's ticket has GW 31 being the same as the Quarters of the FA Cup. Liverpool v Watford is the Prem fixture, if either of them make it that far, that'll definitely be one half of a DGW for them.

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

              I know but it's done now - no going back.

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

              Part of my thinking is to go for a diff OR rank rise.
              Gone from 500k to 100k in 4 weeks - want to push on now.

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  11. Shake n Bake
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Thoughts on how to deal with Salah injury? Current team:

    Adrian (Pope)
    Christen, Ogbon, Dunk (Kabasele, Long)
    Son, Arnie, Salah*, Sterling (RLC)
    Kane(c), Morata, Firmino

    0 FT, 2.0 ITB

    Is it worth a -4 to upgrade Kaba (mci) to Vertonghen? Start Vert and bench Salah for the next couple of GWs?

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    1. Sahil Yadav
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Depends on your selling price of Salah. If you got him earlier then bench. If you got him recently then transfer

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      1. Shake n Bake
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Got him for 9.2 so yeah not really keen to sell unless it's a serious injury

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

          If he's out for a couple weeks his price may drop a fair bit.

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  12. b91jh
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Estimated score in descending order?

    A) arnautovic
    B) son
    C) alli
    D) eriksen
    E) vertonghen

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

      4
      6
      5
      6
      4

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    2. Sahil Yadav
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      DCBAE

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  13. rohan
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Start Depoitre or Mee?

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    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Can see a tight game between Burnley and Liverpool but fancy pool to score one goal. I would start depoitre.

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  14. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    If Kane doesn’t play, he will be fresh for West ham game. Since between the games there is not 48 hours, he could go bananas vs tired West Ham lags 🙂

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    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      There is only*

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

      He could also blank. What's 3 x 2pts?

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      1. The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        With the form he is in, don't think this will.happen

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

          Famous last words...

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

          His form is pretty shit last i heard, being sick and all...

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    3. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      And he can cover all the points too .

      Armband never left Kane for me

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  15. drughi
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Play klavan or Gomez ?

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    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Not much in it, Klavan

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      1. drughi
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        yeah I know, Gomez better for attacking returns but klavan more likely to start perhaps

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        1. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Yeah

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    2. BananaNose Maldonado
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Probably won't matter, as I'd expect TAA to play. But Gomez offers more attacking threat than Klavan.

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      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Could do 1 pointer cameo though

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        1. BananaNose Maldonado
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Yep, that's the risk.

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        2. drughi
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          thats the worry, think I will gamble with Gomez though

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          1. La Roja
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            I’m benching him 100%

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  16. Eden Eden
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Post got buried, what do you think of this post-wildcard, and who would you pick as my 5th mid:

    Adrian - Speroni
    Vertonghen - Mustafi - Ogbonna - Otamendi - Mee
    Sterling - Son - Arnautovic - Gross - Wilshere/RLC/Gundogan/Can/Allen/Gray
    Kane - Aguero - Quaner

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

      Lingard 62pts last 8. That's more than Kane has scored

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

        More expensive tho - could downgrade Otamendi to stones/jones and then get lingard - you think thats better?

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

      Too much money in defence and no Alonso

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

        have enough cash ITB to change otamendi to Alonso, but then less freedom to change around if West Ham don't perform

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

      I agree on the need for Alonso comment.
      Also I understand there is a dgw but a WC is not just for Christmas 🙂 How many hits you going to take to get rid of Spurs or hammers assets down the line.

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

        The Wildcard is fully necessary if you could see my team before, it just so happens to be just before a DGW.

        West Ham have very good fixtures going forward, will probably use my FT to downgrade Vertonghen next GW, and the following week will upgrade Son.

        Thoughts?

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  17. Kiwivillan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Feels like Hazard and Coutinho out -8 for DGW players could come back to bite me but they were differentials in my cash ML so YOLO

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

      Most are doing it, -8 is probably at the lower end of the hit mania on here.

      Looks like Cout is definitely gone with that Nike stuff etc so should be good.

      Hazard does love Arsenal though...

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  18. Demel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    If I TC Kane and he doesn't play either game does the triple captaincy then apply to my VC?

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

      Yes

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

      Yes VC Shows as White too

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    3. noquarternt
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      My dad did this last year and flukes a huge score in a SGW from a KDB (vc) in the first half of the season.

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  19. Dr. DOOM
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Pope
    Jones-Christensen-Otamendi-Ogbonna
    Salah-Erikson-Sterling-Son
    Kane-Morata

    Elliot DCL Long RLC
    0.4 itb

    Anything worth a hit?.

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    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Looks very good, keep as it is

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  20. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    How’s she looking?

    Foster
    Alonso Ota Masuaku
    Son Salah Sterling Arnie
    Kane Crouch Firmino

    Elliot Lingard Gomez Mee

    -4 & 0.5 ITB

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    1. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Good team. Prefer to see Adrain and Eriksen in it.

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      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        That’s -12 lol

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

    Dump hazard or Salah?

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    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      The one who is trolling everyone

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    2. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      As a priority Salah for being un-nailed

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    3. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Hazard. Serial troll.

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  22. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Who is selling Salah? Who is TC Harry?

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    1. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      No one and no one.

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      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Well that’s clearly unsubstantiated and untrue

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        1. Jafalad
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          I have not met anyone doing either of those things. I'll let you know when I come across someone.

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          1. IRBOX ⚽
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            I guess that’s plausible given your OR 😉

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            1. Jafalad
              • 14 Years
              6 years, 5 months ago

              Ouch. No need for nastiness. My history suggests you should bite your haggis.

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              1. IRBOX ⚽
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 5 months ago

                Sorry mate. I just think there is certainly merit to both and you shutting it down without consideration is not conducive to discussion

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                1. Jafalad
                  • 14 Years
                  6 years, 5 months ago

                  Good good.

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

      I'm not selling Salah but I am TCing Kane

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

      If harry kane had an illness, would he really play 2 games in 2 days???

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  23. The Man Pastore
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    What's you thoughts on this FH team?

    Adrian*
    Otamendi - Maguire - Vertonghen*
    Marhez - Son* - Arnautovic* - Lanzini* - Sterling
    Kane* (c) - Aguero

    Speroni - Long - McBurnie - Rangel

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    1. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Not a fan of Lanzini and Maguire.

      I'd rather have Erik in milfield than Vert in d.

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  24. Mikey44
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    A- Kane TC
    B- Kane captain
    C- Alli captain
    D- Son captain

    Thanks

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    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      I was on D but Terrified of Kane

      Will probably end up Kane(c)

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    2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      B for me

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    3. drughi
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      B for me

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

      I'm going C. It's a lottery. Do what you feel is best. No right or wrong answer

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  25. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone holding onto hazard except me??

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  26. JasonG123
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Rank these players this week (need to play two unfortunately):
    (A) RLC (sot)
    (B) DCL (MUN)
    (C) Kenny (MUN)

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    1. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      DCL
      Kenny

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    2. Fuddled FC
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      RLC over DCL

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  27. aarrgghh
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    sell Coutinho or Salah for Eriksen?

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

      Coutinho

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

    Any chance Pool line up gets leaked before deadline? Hoping for some info on Coutinho

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  29. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Any of these worth a hit?

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    1. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      No.

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  30. barracuda
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Morning folks, is Salah back for the Man City match? Cheers

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