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Podcast July 5

The ScoutCast – FPL Launch Reaction

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Fantasy Premier League Launch day is here and ScoutCast duo Joe and David have produced our first ever summer broadcast to offer their initial thoughts on the game and the prices.

Early doors, they couldn’t stop themselves from asking the big question: ‘Should we have Mohamed Salah in our teams when he costs £13.0m?’ You’ll have to listen in to find out their feelings on that.

Elsewhere, the reclassification of key attacking players has altered early strategies while the pair also name their over-priced assets before picking out some potential bargains.

Finally, they stick their necks out by declaring the three premium players likely to make their Gameweek 1 line-ups.

As usual you can get an audio version right here or via the first player below.

Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel to get notification of our future videos to come over the summer and during the new season.

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  1. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    First draft. How does it look?

    McCarthy Fabianski
    Coleman Robertson Tompkins Cedric Daniels
    Mane Eriksen Sigurdsson Delofeu Neves
    Aguero Aubameyang Zaha

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    1. Midlands Saint73
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      6 are in my team so looks good.

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  2. Alex_thekid
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Is it live streaming now or finished

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  3. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Still no mitorvic price

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  4. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Deulofeu essential GW1 captain.

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    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      That's not the Watford midfielder that interests me.

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      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Nostalgia Capoue TC?

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      2. Heytch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Yeah I like Pereyra too!

        I would go Hughes if I didn’t already have my 5.0 5th mid

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  5. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Is Sanchez worth it?

    In other words:

    A Sanchez and Arnie
    B salah and bonatini

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    1. squ1rrel
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Sanchez is worth it IMO since he had the entire summer's rest.

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      1. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers

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  6. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    A little worried about robertson rotations risk. Do you think he will start first 4 games?

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

      i don't see why not , he was excellent after he broke into the team last season

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    2. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Full backs are always a little risky but surely he has made that position his now.

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  7. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    What is joe and david? Did I miss a retirement announcement from mark and jonty?

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  8. willl
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Jonty > Joe

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    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      For a -4?

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      1. willl
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        > =/= ->

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  9. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Can someone please explain where Mark is?

    FPL Launch day is just not the same without him around 🙁

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    1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      He has a new life with Jules now Virg, sorry.

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      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Lucky git.

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    2. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Great to have Joe and David back, though.

      I thought their bite size scoutcast when the fixtures were released was excellent.

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  10. mourinhoutd
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Ospina Subasic
    granqvist pavard fagner meunieur strinic
    modric claesson coutinho **** ****
    **** Hazard Perisic

    A) Sterling Willian Pogba
    B) Mbappe Lingaard Willian
    C) Jesus Lingaard Pogba
    D) 26.3M left to use. All Suggestions welcome

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    1. School of Poch
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Perhaps Kane + Pogba (not sure what that leaves you for the 3rd player)

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      1. mourinhoutd
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        6.2.. Could have a go on loftus but not sure

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  11. Earn your Spurs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Any major rules changes please?

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    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      WGTA spotted something about assists. Check out their Twitter.

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      1. Earn your Spurs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Thanks - if that's the biggest change I'm not going to worry 🙂

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

        Assists
        Assists are awarded to the player from the goal scoring team, who makes the final pass before a goal is scored. An assist is awarded whether the pass was intentional (that it actually creates the chance) or unintentional (that the player had to dribble the ball or an inadvertent touch or shot created the chance).

        If an opposing player touches the ball after the final pass before a goal is scored, significantly altering the intended destination of the ball, then no assist is awarded. Should two opposing players touch the ball after the final pass before a goal is scored, then no assist is awarded. If the goal scorer loses and then regains possession, then no assist is awarded.

        Rebounds
        If a shot on goal is blocked by an opposition player, is saved by a goalkeeper or hits the woodwork, and a goal is scored from the rebound, then an assist is awarded.

        Own Goals
        If a player shoots or passes the ball and forces an opposing player to put the ball in his own net, then an assist is awarded.

        Penalties and Free-Kicks
        In the event of a penalty or free-kick, the player earning the penalty or free-kick is awarded an assist if a goal is directly scored, but not if he takes it himself, in which case no assist is given.

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        1. willl
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          That's the same as it was last season no?

          Or am I missing something subtle?

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  12. UshFPL
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    A or B? A likely to get more points but B more likely to go through imo. Rival who I'm ahead of has Hazard.

    A. Hazard and Golovin
    B. Mbappe and Lingard

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    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      B

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  13. School of Poch
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Please help... which WC team is better?
    A has more players I think will have a better round but B has more balance - if things go wrong for A could end up losing 11 players for Semi Final - B worse case scenario I lose 9

    A
    Hazard, Kane, Mbappe
    Modric, Coutinho, Pogba, Bentacur, Gazinksy
    Pavard, Lovren, Meunier, Stones, Trippier
    Muslera, Subasic

    B
    Hazard, Kane, Neymar
    Modric, Pogba, Bentacur, Loftus-Cheek, Gazinsky,
    Pavard, Trippier, Meunier, T. Silva, Granqvist,
    Muslera, Subasic

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  14. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Ben davies
    anyone?

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    1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Rose fit again, so not if Rose stays at Spurs

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      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        I reckon he's staying mate.

        Mark my words Rose will become first choice once again soon

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        1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          I would prefer that tbh. I like Ben Davies but don’t want Rose to go to Man U

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          1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 10 months ago

            ABU my man. ABU

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    2. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Rather have Mendy or Robertson. Or pay .5 more and have the best defender in the game.

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  15. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    salah essential? currently have robbo and salah

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    1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I don’t think so, not when you can get Mane and Bobby over Salah plus 5.5m striker

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      1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        *6m striker

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    2. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I think he is for the early weeks at least due to likely ownership & captaincy.

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  16. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    What are the biggest steals in FPL this year in your opinion?

    I personally think KDB at 10m and Deulofeu at 5.5m is lovely

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    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      David Silva at 8.5m, stand out City mid for that price.

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      1. Bambi
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        agree, double up with sane is the way to go imo

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      2. FPL Maldini
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Is he more of a rotaton risk this year though maybe?

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        1. goriuanx
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          City seem to be stocked up on wide attackers.

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    2. Oven Glover
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I like Will Hughes at 5.0. Was impressive last season when I watched him play. A couple of injuries ruined his season. Ok fixtures as well.

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

      Kola at 5mil would be great if he plays

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  17. schlupptheweek
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    All the punts will probably be Everton due to fixtures but there is one team we are forgetting who are probably better (although I acknowledge fixtures are worse).
    That team is Leicester, and I think Pereira and Ihaenacho are bargains, and will play a United team on the 1st day who could be weak or underprepared due to world cup commitments.

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    1. willl
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Bet365 don't agree

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  18. Bambi
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Elyounoussi looks oop - a mid but surely should be a forward?

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    1. Eden Wizard
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I’ll take a look thanks!

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

    Who is everyone captaining tomorrow in FIFA Fantasy World Cup?

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    1. Eden Wizard
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      FWC is dead to me

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      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        This.

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    2. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Not sure yet. Either Griezmann or Cout

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    3. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Neymar

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  20. Eden Wizard
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Marco Silva at Everton ought to produce big results. 7.5 for Siggy HELLO

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    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I can see him deploying Walcott like he did Richarlison at Watford.

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

        Could be Bolasie.

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  21. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Sanchez (c) for me GW1

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      anti fantasy?

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    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Why?

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  22. Evil Greg
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    2006 Veterans League code:

    53734-13192

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    1. Evil Greg
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      ignore , just renewed it

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    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      What's the requirements ?

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  23. stat
      5 years, 10 months ago

      How many GWs are you planning for?

      International break after GW 4 - should we plan for a WC there?

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      1. Karan14
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        I’m looking to stretch till atleast 2nd or 3rd IB if it goes well.

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    • FPL Maldini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Thoughts on this ?

      Pickford / 4.5
      Coleman / Azpi / Cedric / 4.5 / 4.5
      Dilva / Eriksen / Deulofeu / Sanchez / Willian
      Tosun / Firmino / Zaha

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      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Wildcard in GW2 guaranteed.

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        1. FPL Maldini
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          What don't you like about it?

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          1. goriuanx
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 10 months ago

            Well, I don't see how you would captain reliably.

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            1. goriuanx
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 10 months ago

              Who*

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            2. FPL Maldini
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 10 months ago

              Well I see what you mean there but I am taking a gamble on Sanchez coming back to his best again

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    • Obi-1 Kenobi-0
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      If anyone has any questions on Fulham assets feel free to send them my way! Can't begin to explain how exciting it is for me to see a Cottager back in my fantasy team.

      I've started with Cairney in midfield for my first draft. 5m seems exceptional value for a player who'll play 90 minutes every game, and is the centre of everything we do. Isn't on set-pieces as he previously had been in 16/17 - that honour falls to Johansen - but could well be our penalty taker if Mitrovic doesn't sign permanently (Oliver Norwood took the majority last season, but also hasn't been signed). In the 16/17 season Cairney scored 13 goals with 12 assists, while only picking up 5 yellow cards across all competitions. He spent a lot of the first half of the 17/18 season inhibited by a knee injury, but when he eventually came back fully fit he was crucial to us going on a 23-game unbeaten run, the creative heartbeat of everything we did, getting 5 goals and 2 assists in our last 11 games, for a total of 6 goals, 5 assists and 3 yellows for the season. Not to mention scoring the winner in Championship final. Cairney doesn't run in behind, but he makes things happen from nothing, which is why I think he'll continue to be a strong asset whereas some of our players who run into space will find the Premier League a more challenging task.

      Johansen is possibly a slightly more attacking option, but he comes with a penchant for being more than willing to take cynical yellow cards, something which'll probably be even more present now we're going from one of the better teams in the division to one of the worst. He also comes in at 5.5m, 0.5 more than Cairney. Johansen's numbers from 16/17 were impressive, 13 goals, 8 assists and 10 yellow cards. Last season, this decreased to 8 goals, 9 assists and a mighty 12 yellow cards.

      I expect Sessegnon to play well, but see far diminished numbers from last season and unfortunately not live up to his 6.5m price tag from a fantasy perspective. Although I still expect he'll have a strong season and continue to be talked about in high regard by the media.

      With Fredericks gone, I wouldn't consider any of our defensive options viable, nor our strikers whilst Mitrovic isn't on the books.

      Bettinelli will start in goal.

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      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Thanks for posting this.

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      2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers

        I had to snigger at this being the big kid I am

        "Can't begin to explain how exciting it is for me to see a Cottager"

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      3. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Great intel, thanks 🙂

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      4. 1justlookin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Will Cairney be your 4th Mid?

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        1. Obi-1 Kenobi-0
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Obviously subject to many weeks of change, but I'm currently leaning towards a 3-5-2 with Cairney as my 5th mid.

          For my first draft, I've gone for:

          Fabianski, McCarthey to rotate in goal between home fixtures.
          Mendy, PvA and Coleman as my starting defenders to play most weeks, with Daniels and Bednarek on the bench.
          KdB, Sané, Mkhi, Jota (underpriced, imo) and Cairney in midfield.
          Lukaku, Firmino and Arnie up front.

          This will certainly need to be rejigged, however, as I want to play Cairney and Jota most matches, which would mean I end up benching a 7m striker as things stand. May well drop Arnie down to a cheaper striker and see if I can work Salah into the team.

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    • TheNovocastrian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      And there was me worrying about getting bored with no football for a couple of days.
      I don't think i'll be doing much work tomorow....

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    • Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      why people going for mendy?

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      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Very attacking. Effectively a midfielder with clean sheet potential. Probably nailed too.

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      2. lugs
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        huge attacking threat + guaranteed lots of clean sheets , he looked really good before his injury last season

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    • stat
        5 years, 10 months ago

        https://twitter.com/WatfordFC/status/1014969659160956928

        Foster to Watford confirmed

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        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          interesting, would like to see him come in at 4.5 like gomes

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      • Iceball
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        1st draft, what do you think?
        Pickford Stekelenburg
        Alonso Bertrand Daniels Tomkins Zanka
        Sanchez Mane D.Silva Milivojevic Stephens
        Kane Zaha Arnautovic

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      • DantheManinaPan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        If the 4.0 options actually start... Then we can get an incredible front force....

        Here's an experimental 3-5-2 draft:

        Fabianski, Begovic
        Ward, Jags, Wan-Bissaka, Bednarek, Schelotto
        Eriksen, Mane, Sane, Silva, Ramsey
        Aguero, Firmino, Quaner

        Hmmmm

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