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Podcast May 3

The ScoutCast – Episode 260 – Pacesetter

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The ScoutCast crew are joined by the current Fantasy Premier League pacesetter in this latest episode, as world number one Bharat Dhody drops by.

With ice flowing through his veins, Bharat risks the curse that has seen us dent the title tilt for previous top-ranked managers to join myself, Jonty, Andy and Az for a ScoutCast season highlight.

Inevitably, the four of us are a little star-struck, but in between our desperate attempts to convince Bharat to keep his cards close to his chest, we put his season and current mindset under scrutiny.

Elsewhere, your community questions lead us by the hand as we assess Harry Kane’s updated application for the Triple Captain role, review the merits of a Mohamed Salah exit plan and scratch around for Double Gameweek differentials.

This ScoutCast was first beamed live via our YouTube channel on Tuesday evening. 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. Concrete
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Is Gross worth keeping?

    3 poor fixtures but have Willian too

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    1. Dave Bauer
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      If you don’t need the money I’d get rid of Gross before Willian personally.

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    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      I'm keeping. Not worth a hit.

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    3. hspin
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      worth a hit, but for only 6m you wont get much.

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    4. Rashers
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Thinking about keeping too. Should be a guaranteed 4 points at the very least.

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    5. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Cheers

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    6. Stimps
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Keeping Gross, nailed, on set pieces and pens. Brighton fighting for survival

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  2. Fergus1107
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Most points from;

    Vert
    Smalling
    Otamendi?

    Any worth a hit for VVD?

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    1. Big Sum
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Vert

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      1. Dave Bauer
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

        Yep

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  3. focaccia
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Thoughts on team very much needed! 0FT and £2.1 in the bank...

    DDG
    Morgan, Smalling, Cedric
    Salah, Gross, Sterling, Willian
    Murray, Kane, Jesus

    subs: Ryan, Tarkowski, Gudmundsson, Lowton

    ta!

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    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Maybe upgrade Morgan to vert or Davies.rest is fine.

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  4. United84
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    DDG
    Davies Morgan Dummett (Lowton Tark)
    Sterling Eriksen Zaha Gross Willian
    Kane Jesus (Barnes)

    A. GTG
    B. Tark to Mawson/Smalling (-4)
    C. Willian to Pogba/Arnautovic (-4)

    Thanks guys!

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  5. dee_top
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    I read that Valencia didn’t go to Brighton.
    Is it good idea to change him to another premium def and who?
    Now I have -4, so it will be -8

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    1. TLF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Do you have a source for that info ? I also own Valencia.

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      1. Mini Mane Mo
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

        https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-utd-team-news-squad-14611711

        Not in the squad list

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    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Davies

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  6. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Who is the next must have after Kane Jesus and sterling for this week?

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    1. knave88
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      I'd say DDG or Smalling. A Spurs defender, too.

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      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

        After de gea then.have him too.

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        1. wulfrunian
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 5 days ago

          Eriksen

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      2. Concrete
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

        Probably this

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    2. wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      DDG

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    3. jia you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      MUN defence, Eriksen, Sane, Spurs defence

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  7. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Current status: 0FT 0.1ITB TC on Kane

    Would you take any hits with this?

    DDG
    Vert/Smalling/Morgan
    Salah/Sterling/Son/Willian/Gross
    Kane/Vardy

    Ryan/Barnes/Lowton/Tark

    Cheers !

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  8. Richd
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Ben davies over alder ? My new plan I could afford either for a -4

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    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Vert not alder lol

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      1. knave88
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

        I got Vert, Ben will play just one game, IMO.

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      2. Dave Bauer
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

        Vert seems the main man around these parts at the moment.

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        1. Richd
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 5 days ago

          It’s tempting for a hit. Problem is league leader has vert already meh

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          1. Dave Bauer
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 5 days ago

            How far back? And how similar are the teams?

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  9. knave88
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    William for Arnie for a hit?

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    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Considering it. Could explode in our shafts

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      1. knave88
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

        Everyone seems to be getting rid of William, but I think he will play the Hudd game...

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  10. Regin
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Will cech play both games??

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  11. Plagued by indecision
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    20 points behind in my minileague and utterly paralysed by indecision. Please help me!

    Effectively it boils down to Robertson & Salah > Bavies & Sterling... but do I take a 4-point hit to get Eriksen? It would leave me with:

    DDG
    Morgan / Otamendi / Bavies
    Sterling / Eriksen / Kenedy / Willian / Zaha
    Kane / Jesus(TC)

    Also concerned about Jesus TC choice - yes, he's in better form and I need to take a chance but if Kane explodes I'm finished.

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    1. Dave Bauer
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Got to gamble though and I like all of the moves you mention there. Go for it

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      1. Dave Bauer
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

        Vert over Bavies maybe.

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        1. Plagued by indecision
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 5 days ago

          thanks - so you reckon take the 4-pointer?

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          1. Dave Bauer
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 5 days ago

            Absolutely. You won’t catch 20 points against an active player at this stage by being cautious.

            I love a late season gamble to catch a mini league leader!

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            1. Plagued by indecision
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 5 days ago

              Cheers. He has Son and I don't think he'll get rid, but I don't reckon he plays both games (same for Trippier, who he also has). I have my own rotation concerns but Jesus(TC) is bound to play both so I just have to hope it comes off. I think there are enough differentials between our squads that I could do it, although I have no idea who he might have brought in as he's already made his transfers.

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  12. La vida FPL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Ddg,
    Bavies, Morgan, Kiko
    Salah, Sane, Willian, Lingard, Gross
    Kane, Jesus (TC)

    Ryan, Barnes, Long, Lowton

    20 points behind rival, £2.5m ITB. Obvious move is Willian > Sterling but he has Sterling so need a differential. Thinking:

    A) Gross > Arnie
    B) Gross > Ramsey
    C) Gross > Son
    D) Willian > Eriksen
    E) Morgan > Mawson
    F) Other?

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  13. @FPLDIARYFPL
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Chambers now a good options for sum 5m defender? If not, who?

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    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      I'm thinking Naughton.

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  14. #FPLBhuna
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    who scores more gw37?

    A) Salah
    B) Hazard
    C) Alli

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    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      C I hope

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

      Easy B) for me, and I hate to say this as I sold him to fund Kane last week!

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  15. jia you
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Bench Boosters, how are you fixed for DGW players?
    14 + Mili and hoping for a big one!

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    1. #FPLBhuna
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      13 + salah + baines

      good luck mate

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

        Nice, GL to you too!

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    2. Andrew
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      14 + Salah

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

        Sweet, I just hope the money tied up in Salah's blank doesn't effect your output! 😉
        GL!

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  16. Jacket Potato
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Morning lads, Little help on the below:

    A) Willian, Murray >> D Silva, Ayew (-4)
    B) Son, Morgan >> Arnie, Vert (-4)
    C) Willian, Murray, Morgan >> Arnie, Ayew, Smalling

    Current team :
    DDH, Ryan 
    Alonso, Tarko, Morgan, Long, Dummett 
    Sterling, Alli, Son, Willian, Gudmunson
    Kane, Jesus, Murray 

    0.9 ITB, 1ft

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    1. niloh1
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      c

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    2. Jacket Potato
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      C is for a -8

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  17. niloh1
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    DDG
    Christensen*, Morgan*, Cedric
    Salah, Sterling, Lingard, Gross, Willian*
    Jesus, Kane

    Ryan, Barnes*, Duffy, Ward

    0 FT
    Which of the following moves would you do? Or would you do 2 of the following for an 8 point hit??

    a) barnes to jordan ayew
    b) willian to ramsey
    c) morgan to mawson
    d) christensen to vert/ bdavies

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  18. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Today's press conferences
    Bournemouth 9:00
    West Brom 9:00
    West Ham 9:15
    Everton 11:00
    Tottenham 11:30
    Huddersfield 11:30
    Chelsea 13:15
    Burnley 13:15
    ManCity 13:30
    Leicester 13:30
    Watford 13:30
    Newacastle 13:30

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    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Cheers babe

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    2. KISSES
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Ta mate

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    3. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Big dog last 😎

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    4. FC Lackless [BALEGIUM]
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      thanks

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  19. OneDennisBergkamp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    I can do Willian to David Silva for a hit, should I?

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    1. FPLShaqiri
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      THIS. Hope Pep says something useful to us in the presser

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  20. threeputt
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    1st draft on a fh:
    Courtois
    Smalling | Mustafi | Vertonghen
    David Silva | Sterling | Alli | Lingard
    Rashford | Kane (C) | Jesus

    subs are dogshit cheapies, Romeu only likely player on subs bench

    £0.8m remaining

    any thoughts please ? These are all dgw'ers and as an ideal I'm looking to get 2 games from each player

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  21. BEARDLESS GUY
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Kane vs West Brom and Newcastle
    Jesus and Sterling vs Huddersfield and Brighton.

    Kane definitely guaranteed starter for both games and for whole 90min. On the other hand Jesus and Sterling might get rotated or might only play one match.

    This TC is stressing me out!!!

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  22. Siva Mohan
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    A. Vardy + Robertson >> Jesus + Dummett
    B. Vardy + Salah >> Jesus + Sane
    C. Vardy + Salah >> Jesus + Pogba
    D. Barnes + Salah >> Jesus + Ritchie/Kenedy/Fernando/Gündogan

    need help..

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    1. knave88
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      B or C... Jesus is a must, I'm not sure Pogba and Sane will play 2 games..

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      1. @fpl_phenom
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

        Pogba will play both games for sure

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  23. La vida FPL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    any news on Walker?

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    1. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      In training

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      1. KISSES
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

        Damn

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    2. Legomané
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Training.

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  24. Concrete
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Alonso to Smalling for a hit

    Y or N

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    1. KISSES
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      N!

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    2. Legomané
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Not for me unless it's to facilitate an upgrade elsewhere

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    3. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Cheers

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  25. Legomané
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Scenes when Rahz starts the 2nd game up top and Jesus is rested 😮

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    1. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Could easily happen couldn’t it

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

      rested for what ? he has played 1400 minutes all season, he is fresher than most other players plus gunning for starting spot in brazil team.

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      1. Legomané
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

        Er, just because Pep decides to rotate and try other setups ?

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  26. KISSES
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Pressers today??

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    1. Legomané
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Should be some

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    2. Siva Mohan
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/18144929

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  27. Malinwa
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Wilian will play both games?

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    1. @fpl_phenom
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      start one sub appreence in the other IMO

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    2. samaael
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      would love to know this

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  28. Mini Mane Mo
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Friday Press Conferences:

    0900 Howe, Moore
    0915 Moyes
    1100 Allardyce
    1130 Pochettino, Wagner
    1315 Conte, Dyche
    1330 Guardiola, Puel, Gracia, Benitez

    Source: Sky Sports Football

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    1. #FPLBhuna
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      thanks

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    2. Jacket Potato
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      cheers

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  29. #FPLBhuna
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    anyone else considering Salah > Hazard for a -4?

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

      If I owned Salah, I would def do this and swap back in 38!

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  30. Yogi_mike
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Best option for DGW
    A) chambers
    B) Naughton

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