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Dugout Discussion August 19

No Sanchez for United as Lukaku makes first start

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Brighton and Hove Albion entertain Manchester United in the late-afternoon match, with Alexis Sanchez‘s (£10.5m) omission from Jose Mourinho’s match-day squad the headline news.

The United boss confirmed the Chilean midfielder, the ninth-most captained player of Gameweek 2, misses the trip to Brighton through injury.

Romelu Lukaku (£11.0m) gets his first league start of the season, as do Ashley Young (£6.0m) and Anthony Martial (£7.4m). Matteo Darmian (£5.0m) and Marcus Rashford (£7.0m) make way.

Paul Pogba (£8.1m), the fifth-most bought player of Gameweek 2, captains United once more.

The Seagulls’ only two changes from the side that lost to Watford are in the full-back department: Bernardo and the injured Bruno being replaced by Gaetan Bong and debutant Martin Montoya (all £4.5m).

That Dale Stephens (£4.5m) is the most-owned Brighton player in FPL, sitting in 10% of squads, says much about the Fantasy community’s faith in the Seagulls this afternoon. Stephens is also the fifth-most benched player of Gameweek 2: over 84% of his owners have opted against playing the budget midfielder.

Brighton XI: Ryan, Montoya, Dunk, Duffy, Bong, Propper, Stephens, Gross, March, Knockaert, Murray

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Young, Bailly, Lindelof; Shaw, Pereira, Fred, Pogba, Martial, Mata, Lukaku

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

    Is Davies->Alonso worth a -4?

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

      Nah

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    2. Agger
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      No

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

      Only if you have exact cash

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    4. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Long term yes

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

      Yes if you have the cash , but Davies still a good option and was unlucky this GW.

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  2. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    1. Best 4.5M rotation defenders on WC?

    2. Best 4.5 - 5M GK too

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  3. GAMBIT
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Who's the best 4.5 defender going forward?

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    1. Pep says
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I'd say Tomkins for Palace's upcoming run of fixtures

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    2. M♤rvin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      AWB tops out all the 4.5s for me.

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      1. GAMBIT
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Already have him 🙁

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    3. The Wise Owl
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Quite tricky as most defenders are supposed to be defending their own box

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      1. GAMBIT
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        I deserved that

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  4. BoleynWin
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Trying to wade through the comments to find any news on Sanchez, fully aware he’s not in the squad but have we been enlightened as to why yet? Thinking of swapping him for Haz tonight...
    Cheers gents

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

      Injury

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

      he is injured, a small thing, but Jose isn't very forthcoming with information

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    3. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Injury in training apparently

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

        Appreciate the replies, just home from work so was hoping for concrete injury news & timeline of how long he’s out for. Mysterious Jose strikes again, absolute clown.

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  5. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Peltier and Eriksen to Mendy and Mhki a no brainer?
    Feel like I may do it tonight for that first transfer buzz of the season 🙂

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    1. Cheeky Onion
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I like it

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    2. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Do it

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    3. OShaughnessy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Eriksen will come good.

      Proven set & forget.

      Suggest finding an alternate route to Mkhi / Mendy.

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      1. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Seems to be playing deeper than usual, I'm hardly going to drop Mane, Salah or Richarlison so he's going to have to be the fall guy in midfield!

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        1. OShaughnessy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Why do you pay for a membership here?

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  6. Cheeky Onion
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    A) Bring in Mkhi

    B) Bring in Alonso

    C) Lose Arnie and bring them both in for -4

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

      Depends who is coming out

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      1. Cheeky Onion
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Jota and Bailly

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

          And the Arnie transfer?

          I’d be tempted

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          1. Cheeky Onion
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 10 months ago

            I like him, but got a tough string of fixtures coming up. Would rather lose him than Zaha

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

              Yes but I mean who would you be transferring him to?

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  7. mgilbert86
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Bottomed- if davies and b silva blank next week, would richarlison mendy in for -4 be sensible?

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

      If you can still afford them yes , Mendy looks really good for FPL and should make up 4pts easy in their next 5 GW's

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  8. St. Joseph
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Hows shaw? looking good? Or... bad?

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

      Not bad actually

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    2. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Get rid

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  9. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    This would be daylight robbery if Limerick can't hold on

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

      Throwing it away 😮

      Magic stuff!

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      1. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Jesus that was tense!

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  10. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    king to ings
    mahrez to mane

    free

    ?

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    1. mgilbert86
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      yes sir

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    2. tvz32
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Just King to ings for now

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    3. Texas Pete
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Yeah.

      I like Ings a lot and Mane is much more firmly in the team than Mahrez.

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

        So tomorrow Mane to be rotated 😐

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    4. Third Eye Vision
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Yeah. Deffo. Mane is a great pick.

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  11. Rocky FPL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    DDG and PVA > Hart and Alonso for -8

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

      Hell naaaaawh

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    2. tvz32
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Definitely not

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    3. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Why would you get rid of PvA? I'm looking to get him in...

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  12. Fer Fuch's Ake
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Mkhitarian or Hazard for Sanchez? Cheers lads

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

      Mkhi and improve elsewhere

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  13. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    There are still Utd fans out there, that think Bailly is better than Van Dijk

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    1. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Doubt there are many, any MUN fans that knows anything about football know how good VVD is!

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    2. Fer Fuch's Ake
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      incoming RC for Van Djik tmw

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  14. jia you
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Who are the worst?
    A. The captain hindsights
    B. The told you so brigade

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

      C. The people who feed the trolls by talking about them?

      Just ignore.

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      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Some are trolls, many are not though!

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    2. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      All the same really, known as know it alls

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      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Haha, true, seems to have taken to a different level of 'know it all' status on here this season though!

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  15. RobinKerr1987
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Feel I need Mendy, but already have Ederson, B.Silva and Aguero.

    Looking to trade out Peltier, then possibly Mendy, Ozil, King and B.Silva. Have 2 FT and 0.5 ITB.

    Which option to go forward with?
    A. Mendy, Bailly, Ozil, Fraser, King (no hit)
    B. Mendy, Bailly, Ozil, Pedro, Ings (-4 hit)
    C. Mendy, Alonso, Ozil, Fraser, Ings (-8 hit) as United look awful

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

      C. Because Man U are poor and I have all those players

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  16. pokern1nja09
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Thinking about wildcarding to bring Kane in

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

      If you're happy with your team and only want Kane in then there's no point wildcarding, it's such a waste!

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      1. pokern1nja09
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        I would wc to something like
        Ederson Hamer
        Robbo Mendy Alonso Trent (wan-b)
        Salah Richarlison Fraser neves (Kante)
        Kane Aguero (Kamara)

        Would change 7 players to get this

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    2. tvz32
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Why would you do that? He looks rusty, is not shooting as much and has Utd next (ok this might not be a negative anymore)

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

    Does anyone use the tactic before wildcarding of just doing early transfers before price rises then worst comes to the worst an injury mid week you can just WC to bail out

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    1. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Surely you get those price-rises on wc also so long as they stay in your team for the price-rises?

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

      I think most people?

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  18. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    This is comical. Man Utd all over the place.

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  19. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Lots of love to Bailly 🙂

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  20. Lukakwho
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    How do these sound for 2 transfers?

    Schneiderlin and King < Mkhi and Kamara

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  21. zizoo10
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    anybody taking king drop on the chin?

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

      No

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    2. tvz32
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I shipped him out

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

      I swapped him for ings last night

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    4. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Nope!

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  22. LÖrKingMuch
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    City rotation so frustrating, Sterling to start GW 3 then?

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    1. HammersXI
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Silently afraid for BSilva tbh

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    2. tvz32
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Wait for the Guardian article

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

        Ok, article stating Pep might consider dropping Sterling would be suitably encouraging 😉

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

      Based on the "eenie meenie miney mo" concept? 😆

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

        😀 this

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      2. HellasLEAF
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        just get Kun. forget the mids. and Mendy. my strategy for City

        spend the cash elsewhere

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

          So hard to look past Sterling though, such talent and did so well last season!

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  23. mgilbert86
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    kane (C) if you have him boys

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

    A.) 3-4-3 with Ernie
    B.) 3-5-2 with Mkhi

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    1. Thinkering like a Boss
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      B

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    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      3-4-3 but with Bert

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    3. Shearer & Sutton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      A

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  25. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Was out all afternoon, first thing I checked was the City score as an Aguero capper. After congratulating myself, I went to check my FPL team and saw that Brighton managed to beat Man U. Oh boy. Maureen won't last long.

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    1. Pep says
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Does this guy even FPL

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      1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        In the name mate

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    2. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Oh wait they're not done yet?

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      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Still going.

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        1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Excellent, time to watch a disaster unfold

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    3. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Still playing!

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  26. HammersXI
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Is Mendy a must get transfer this week or should I save a FT to try to get him in the week thereafter? (Already have Ederson)

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    1. Thinkering like a Boss
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Get Mendy/Alonso

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    2. tvz32
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Mendy vs Wolves....can you picture that?

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  27. Thinkering like a Boss
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Pls help me. I dont know which players is my top priority transfer out. 0.5ITB, 1FT

    Hamer (Patricio)
    Mendy, W-B, Robertson (Shaw, Bednarek)
    Mahrez, Salah, Richarlison, Mane, Jota
    Aguero, Wilson (Kamara)

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

      Jota to Mkhi

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      1. tvz32
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        This

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      2. Thinkering like a Boss
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Thanks, that what my thought too..Another one Jota, Shaw > Alonso, Fraser/5.5

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    2. I Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Mahrez and Jota on the chopping block.

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  28. Baby Face Nelson
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    thoughts on pedro?

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

      He's a good looking lad

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      1. Les Bleus
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Yawn

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  29. milanista10
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    A) Jota to Bilva for -4
    B) Jota to Dilva for -4
    C) Luiz to Mendy for -4
    D) Play Jota and Luiz and do transfer next week for free

    Which one would you do lads?

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    1. Don Rogers FC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      D

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

      C

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

      A

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  30. Don Rogers FC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    I've done Sane to Mikhy. 1 FT keft and have 3.0ITB

    Defence Currentky: Robertson/Daniels/Luiz/Tomkins/Peltier

    Do I bring in Alonso or Mendy and who to sell?

    Have Kun/Ederson and no other Chelsea.

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    1. noahzark22
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      LUIZ doesn't get you much compared to the others. Peltier may not start regularly.

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