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

    People who are saving TC when do you propose to play it? Unlike others who are playing free hit now or during a ‘blank’ week with limited fixtures.. I think I will load up on a big number of double gameweek players with it. And the usual wildacard/bench Boost for the other big double

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

      Tc Son here we go. I hope I don't regret it haha.

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      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        whoop, I have a comrade in arms, good luck mate! Hopefully it can prove high risk, high reward for us!!

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  2. marcus2704
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Man City against Watford could be full of (City) goals, and I say that sadly as a Watford fan. I was thinking of KDB to Arnie, and then Firmino to Aguero for a -8, do you think it could pay off? Aguero must be much more certain of starts now Jesus is out for a month?

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

      Aguero always scores goals against sadly.

      I have played free hit to get him in

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

      I’m doing Morata>Kun for a -4

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  3. Jet5605
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Bench order help please. It's quite important if Salah doesn't play:

    A - Richarlison (mcy)
    B - DCL - (MUN)
    C - Okazaki (HUD)

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

    Bottomed ..... do we think lanzini starts both matches?

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

      has had a nice rest

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  5. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Bottomed

    DDG
    Christensen Otamendi Dunk Masuaku
    Hazard Sterling Sane Arnautovic
    Kane(C) Firmino

    Elliot.... Richarlison Fernandez Quaner

    Already took -4. Only 3 dgwers.

    Any more hits required??

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    1. Weeb Kakashi
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Christensen > Vertonghen?
      Sane> Alli?

      Would be -8

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      1. _Gunner
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        With Watford home next, Keep Sane.

        Can you do Dunk > Vertonghen and keep Christensen?

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        1. Weeb Kakashi
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          No.
          Christensen > Vertonghen worth it?

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  6. Scotty B
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Best replacement for Salah?

    Have 3 s Spurs already, Arny & Sterling

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

      Lanzini

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

    Firmino to Aguero for - 4, yay or nay?

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    1. Twelve years a slave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      What is wrong with Firmino?

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      1. _Gunner
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Probably he is selling cuz Aguero loves scoring against Watford

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      2. sozopol
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Nothing is WRONG with him, I would just rather have Aguero and am deciding whether to do the transfer next week for free or this week for a hit.

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  8. Braca_Bez_Gajca
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    I want to TC Kane now, but then I remember whenever I make a last minute change with my team i end up regretting it...

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

      I have the same experience!

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

        Especially when we are talking about Kane! Any given GW he can either blank or score hat-trick

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  9. 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 is better
    I dont see A is a good way as i have to make couple of transfers after on to prevent relying too much on spurs attack
    Could anyone convince me

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

      A

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  10. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    G2G?

    De Gea
    Christensen - Dunk - Otamendi - Alonso
    Salah - RLC - Sterling - Gross - Hazard
    Kane(c)

    Elliot - DCL - Kenny - McBurnie

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

      Got a FT?

      Views about TC Kane? It's tempting tbh

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      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Not TC Kane. Will save it for another DGW.

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

    Who's the best West Ham United defender to get besides Cresswell?

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  12. chelseabrad
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    2FT 0.4 ITB

    Been out of the country for a week or so and a little out of the loop, and ideas what to do with this?

    Elliot (Fabianski)
    Azpi Otamendi Jones Ogbonna (Kenny)
    Sterling Salah Shaqiri Arnie (Surman)
    Kane (c) Morata (DCL)

    Cheers!

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

    What on earth is going on with the price changes?
    Salah subbed out almost 300.000 but not gone down in price, Kane subbed IN over 300.000 and had gone DOWN in price:P...

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    1. Jet5605
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Kane went down two days ago when people presumably shipped him out for Morata on the Saturday.

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

        Nah, he wet down AFTER the gameweek had started and people had started getting him in for the double, was top of the most transferred in when he went down and salad top of transferred out now but does not go down, something makes no sense:P

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        1. Jet5605
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          The mass Saturday morning Kane > Morata moves wouldn't affect his price until Saturday midnight - after the GW starts.

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        2. bitm2007
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Top for transfers in after the 2pm, was sold like crazy earlier in the day. It's the whole 24 hours that counts.

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          1. bitm2007
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            2pm deadline

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

            yeh, ok, good points.. but still subbed in again a ton of times after that, and about 200000 times since yesterday, salad subbed out 300000 time but does not go down, even tho I see your logic it still seems weird, if 50% of the transfers out of salah were wildcards and free hits, then theres still 150000 transfers out left... but alright, I don't make the rules!:P

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            1. bitm2007
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 5 months ago

              The Kane pre-deadline transfers out on Saturday were under normal GW price thresholds, the Kane and Salah transfers since have been under DGW thresholds (considerably more transfers required for a price change).

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

                ok, so theres a different threshold for changes in a dgw, didn't know that, than theres the explanation! thx:):P

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                1. bitm2007
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  6 years, 5 months ago

                  The following warning have been posted on the FFFix and FPL statistics website respectively

                  31 Dec: DGW players may not rise as expected - need to see if thresholds are doubled like last season for DGWs.

                  Treat some of the West Ham and Spurs predicted rises with caution tonight- I'm assuming DGW rules are not yet switched on. If they are then only one possibly two may rise. Off partying again tonight so screens may get messy again.

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

                    yeah, did not catch that haha, thx:)

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    2. Jeremy Corbyn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Many free hits and wild cards for Kane

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

        Yeh, that kinda makes sense, but still... top of transferred in goes down, top of transferred out does not...

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    3. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Different ownership % so diffrent threshold

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      1. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        this

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

          Nah, you have players like Arnautovic and Eriksen with not that big a ownership that has been subbed in 250000 times without going up... only explanation is free hits and wildcards, but it has to be like 70% frehiits/wildcards for it to make any sense...

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          1. bitm2007
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            Increased DGW thresholds would apply Arnautovic and Eriksen and well.

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

              yeah, I'm understanding now;) didn't know there was a bigger threshold in a dgw, if not it would have made no sense regardless of ownership%, now it does!

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              1. bitm2007
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                6 years, 5 months ago

                I miss read HY LIVERPOOL post, thought he was referring to DGW thresehold's

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  14. Test Eagles
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    On the WC... which GK convo would you plump for in the next 4-6 weeks??

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    1. Test Eagles
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Combo, not convo... GK don’t convo well!

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  15. SheBangsTheDrums
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Play Dunk or Lingard?

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    1. Expected Toulouse
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Lingard

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    2. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Dunks my first sub and will be in for Salah, can see the clean sheet happening today vs bournemouth

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  16. Jet5605
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    If Kane does play both and gets a double haul it could be catastrophic if a rival TC's him while I hand the armband to someone else. I'm hedging my bets and captaining Kane and will save the TC chip.

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  17. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Rooney to Vardy(upgrade)
    Salah/coutinho to eriksen (coutinho might be rested Salah injured)
    Maguire to vertonghen(SGW vs DGW)

    Which one of these for a hit?

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

      Mag to Vert

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  18. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    On the Free Hit - looks like the choice is GW31 vs. now. Looking at GW31, assuming the big 6 make the QF's, that leaves 4 fixtures:

    Bou v Whm
    Hud v Cpl
    Sto v Eve
    Swa v Sou

    Realistically, how many points could FH be worth in that GW? Say 6 or 7 players at 2 or 3 points each is ~12-21 points.

    Aguero could get that by himself v Watford, let alone Alli/Eriksen etc.

    Now if one or more of the big 6 don't make the FA Cup QF's things do get better for a GW31 FH,( particularly Man City & Spurs). The full list of big 6 fixtures in GW31 below, these would move out to become DGW fixtures later, depending on FA Cup progress.

    Bur v Che
    Lei v Ars
    Liv v Wat
    Mci v Bha
    Tot v New
    Whm v Man

    So does GW31 marginally look like a better bet for using Free Hit? Probably, assuming one or more of the big 6 don't make FA Cup Qtr finals. However. With Jesus injury making Aguero nailed for Watford, Salah's injury, and a DGW for West Ham & Spurs, this GW might actually be a better bet to play FH. Particularly now that TC is more risky with doubts over Kane's fitness, and also for those that have taken multiple hits... 3 hours to decide!

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    1. Magic Box
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      I'll probably save the Free Hit and TC.

      Actually using my wildcard this week...

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    2. Rains of Castamere
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Good post and good argument for using it today - I think it totally depends on the state of your team at the moment. With a couple of weeks planning I’ve managed to get this:

      Adrian2
      TAA Duffy Otamendi Alonso
      Sterling Arnie2 Son2 Salah
      Kane2 Morata

      With Mee/DCL/RLC benched so Mee for Salah

      Happy with that. But if I’d had KDB, Lukaku, Jesus, Coutinho, Silva etc and not enough DGW players I’d be considering the FH chip.

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      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Would you not fancy Aguero at home to Watford to net you 10-15 points more than Morata away to Arsenal though? Plus Eriksen/Alli to net 10-15 more than Mee?

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

      Not sure I get the Kun love.

      City goals been coming from their mids. If there’s no Silva or KdB then that’s a lot of City’s creativity lost too.

      Finally, if you have Kane it’s hard to fund Kun too and have a decent midfield and defence surely?

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      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        For one week only the free hit can pretty easily allow Kun & Kane up front, with Alli, Eriksen, Sterling, Arnie, Lanzini midfield... with Adrian, Otamendi in defence... then two other squad fillers like dunk (good fixture) plus maybe zouma, as Hughes has bet the farm on this Newcastle game.

        So for me it's like Kun, Alli, Eriksen, Arnie, Lanzini, Otamendi, Adrian vs. Firmino, Mee, Haz, Arnie, Son, DDG, Kenny. I took a -4 to get Son in before price rise.

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

      Reason I went Free Hit,
      Up 4 to 12 Points before a balls kicked

      Agüero situation

      Only 1 Dgw player

      Hazard Richarlison
      Salah back for Gw23

      £10m + players on my bench have hurt last few weeks (eg Salah)

      Plenty of time to plan to cover the main players (Gw31) if needed

      Goodluck all..

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      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Looks good, the Richarlison fixture is yet another good reason to FH!

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

          Hows you’re current FH team looking?
          Courtois
          Masuaku Ota Maguire
          Alli Son Sterling Lanzini Arnautovic
          Kane (C) Aguero
          Dunk TAA Quaner

          Keeper is my only sticking point, feel need to cover Alonso/Chelsea CS

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  19. FPL Mentor
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    RMT

    Adrian
    Christensen Jones Lindelof
    Eriksen Son(vc) Sterling Sane Arnautovic
    Kane (TC) Firmino

    (Elliot, Wilson, Mee, Mbemba)

    Good to go??

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    1. Jeremy Corbyn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Like!

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  20. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Would you say it's worth taking a hit to get Davinson Sanchez? Can't quite afford Vertonghen

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    1. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      i say no

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

      Both are the same price..

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  21. Alonso The Great Midfielder
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    would you have arnautovic(2matches) or aguero(1match)?

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    1. Rains of Castamere
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Aguero

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  22. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone else went Son over Alli to have the money in the bank for a less rotation worry AGUERRRROOOO

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

      Yep - and brought him in this week too. -8

      OUT: Christensen, Sane, Hazard, Firmino

      IN: Vertonghen, Son, Arnie, Aguero.

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    2. sozopol
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Yes see above, not sure whether to get Aguero this week for a hit or next for free. Also... Brought in Son on his own merits not for financial reasons

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    3. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      yep, im bringing aguero..should play now until city buy new striker

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  23. jia you
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    So much love for Arnie over Lanzini here. I can understand with his recent oop and goals.
    I think it may be a mistake as Lanzini has had his rest and will play both games most likely, whereas I feel Arnie prob gets rested for one.

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    1. Jet5605
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      I don't think West Ham can afford to rest Arnie. They're back in the relegation zone.

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      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Chicarito is back to fitness now and will hopefully get a start

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        1. Jet5605
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          I don't think Moyes fancies him or Carroll. Also Arnie is playing in a different position.

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  24. UpAndAway
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Are we expecting Gross to start? He has been rotated recently when GW are close.

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  25. Carpe Diem
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    De Bruyne, Hazard, Morata, Niasse, Richarlison to Kane, Son, Arnautovic, Aguero, Loftus-Cheek (-16).. am I crazy or does this hit look like it can actually pay off?

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    1. El Matador
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Aguero himself will repay you

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    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Could easily pay off, although I'd look at an alternative to RCL if you need him to play this week

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  26. Magic Box
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Missed the Salah injury news.

    I bought him for 9.1 and currently on a wildcard. Is it worth selling if he's out for a few weeks?

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    1. Jeremy Corbyn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Madness

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      1. Magic Box
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Madness using the wildcard or getting rid of Salah?

        I'm quite happy to hold him if he's back for City. Pretty set on using the ol' WC though...

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    2. Jet5605
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      We don't know the extent of the injury. I'm waiting for news. Would involve too much of a hit to sell him and buy him back

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    3. Old Man
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Keep. If you are using your WC you should be able to cope without him - there's a nice gap between this GW and Pool's next match so he might recover by then.

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    4. FPL Jogger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      I’m also interested to hear if anyone has heard any news on how long he will be out for. FA cup next week so he has an extra weeks recovery

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  27. Jet5605
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    The Poch presser where he mentioned his and Kane's cold/chills seems like ages ago doesn't it? I'd be surprised if he doesn't get minutes tomorrow. I doubt Llorente would be able to finish 90 given his lack of match fitness.

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    1. Jeremy Corbyn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Metro updates, Kane seems fine

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      1. 2right
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        What’s metro?

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    2. jia you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Praying for Son false nine

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    3. 2right
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Any update on Kane// anything whatsoever? ..... It looks like a no-brainer tc: fixtures, form, rampant and rested spurs, tired and understrength Swansea (Naughton out) and even more tired and possibly understrength wh playing on Wembley pitch //// just this little cold yoke .... he should be grand no????

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  28. Braca_Bez_Gajca
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Salah > Alli or Eriksen for a hit? (Kane is my only TOT player)

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  29. Scotty B
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Please RMWCT

    Adrian
    Morgan Otamendi Alonso
    Sterling Arny Son Lanzini Eriksen
    Kane Firmino

    Elliot Dunk Quaner Schindler

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

    Any of these worth -4...

    A. Salah to Alli (swa, WHU)

    B. Richarlison (mci) to Arnie (WBA, tot)

    Thanks.

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