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Podcast August 24

Why Mark has played his FPL Wildcard for Gameweek 3

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We can reveal that Mark Sutherns has played his Wildcard for Gameweek 3 of the 2018/19 Fantasy Premier League season.

Joe spoke to him in the latest episode of ScoutCast Extra Time on Friday afternoon to find out his reasons for hitting the button and making a raft of changes.

You can watch that video below or on our YouTube channel.

Mark explained that a lot of his decision revolved around how volatile the transfer market has been since Sergio Aguero‘s (£11.2m) hat-trick in Gameweek 2.

With managers all over the world chopping and changing Mark was faced with a situation where several of his original assets were facing price falls, and those he wanted to replace them with were going in the opposite direction.

Joe made the case for sticking with Mark’s original Gameweek 2 team but it will definitely be an all-new line-up in Gameweek 3.

In our latest edition of ScoutCast Extra Time, Mark takes us through two different teams he is considering before Saturday’s 11:30am deadline – one with Eden Hazard (£10.5m) and one without.


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  1. AYLD28
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Team 1:
    Foster (Fabianski)
    Alonso Mendy TAA (S Cook,WB)
    Salah, Richarlison Pedro Fraser (Arsenal kid)
    Aguero Auba Mitrovic

    Team 2
    Ederson (Hamer)
    Alonso Mendy Robertson (Duffy WB)
    Salah Miki Hazard Richarlison Fraser
    Aguero Ings (Kamara)

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

      Team 2

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

      Team 1 for me

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    3. Valencia137
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      1

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      1. Davemc23
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Team 1 but with fab > hamer, mitro > ings and Fraser > mkhi

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        1. Davemc23
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Also, I would swap cook for cedric

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  2. On The Up
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    salah and arnie

    or

    hazard and auba?

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    1. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      The latter imo, but as you know, not owning Salah is a huge risk.

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    2. OShaughnessy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Hazard and Auba
      Both are captain's options.

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

    Anyone planning to do Salah to Hazard GW5?

    I think Mane & Robbo should be enough for GW 5-8

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    1. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      It's a possibility for sure, gotta see how Haz/Salah are looking.

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

      Rather do Mane to Hazard.

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      1. yakirh
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Mane seems amazaing value
        He will probably be 10.2 by then
        I will lose so much..
        Salah to Hazard gives me 2.5M to upgrade elsewhere, that's huge!!

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    3. pitstop1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Was just about to post this - I think it’s a good way to get Haz given the fixtures and Salah’s price not likely to move up much across that period.

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      1. yakirh
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Exactly.
        Also Hazard should be fully fit by then, ready to bag his hattrick vs Cardiff

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        1. fantasyfog
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          I think hazard will play right up top as well, instead of morata

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  4. Sweetboi
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Am I right in thinking that despite their high ownership, if they score points, simply owning Mendy/Aguero/Mane/Salah etc means we get a rank increase?

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    1. AriseSirGiggsy
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      No your not

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      1. Sweetboi
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        You're*

        Is the effective ownership really that high atm?

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

          * boy

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          1. FPL.team
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Hah*

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

              Incorrect

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              1. FPL.team
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 8 months ago

                Wrong *

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          2. fantasyfog
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            niiice

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    2. Klopp's Kids
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Captain is key IMO

      Aguero vs Salah last week swinged it a lot

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    3. Gazpilicueta
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      depends where you are overall, i dont think its that simple.

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    4. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      that’s the opposite of what you should be thinking

      low ownership = high rank increase
      high ownership = low rank increase

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      1. Sweetboi
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Of course...but I'm gonna get low ownership players for the sake of it. I have the aforementioned players, and a high rank...and I was curious.

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        1. Fitzy.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Looks like you missed a word there, hope no-one picks you up on a typing mistake...

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    5. Ragabolly
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Not that simple, depends on your current rank actually.

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  5. Klopp's Kids
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Pickford
    Mendy Alonso Robertson
    Fraser Pedro Salah (C) Mane Mkhitaryan
    Tosun Aguero

    When your starting XI is too similar to the Scout Picks 🙁

    Chose Tosun over Ings/Mitrovic so I hope that works out

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  6. JohnnyMagrinho
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Fantasy Draft Question:

      1) Sane (wol)
      2) Ings (LEI)
      3) Alli (mun)
      4) Arnie (ars)

      Start two?

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

        13

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      2. AriseSirGiggsy
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Tough call
        4321
        But luck / intuition will play a part there

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    • On The Up
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      bench ings, arnie or bernado?

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      1. Licious Lizard
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Ings.
        Arnie will score.
        Bernardo higher ceiling, but a slightly riskier pick

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      2. Sweetboi
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Arnie

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      3. AriseSirGiggsy
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Arnie has highest ceiling

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        1. On The Up
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          currently on ings

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    • grooveymatt65
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Hi guys this is my team got £0.5 itb

      Patricio Boruc

      Mendy Bailly Coleman Wan-B Malone

      Salah Mane Cairny Richarlison Stephens

      Aguero Zaha Firmino 

      I want to get Alonso and an Arsenal player in and realise i have abit of dross in my team. What do you guys think of the below? Thanks guys! 🙂

      1. Firmino and Coleman to Wilson and Alonso for free
      2. Firmino and Cairny to Ings and Mkhityryan for free
      3. Firmino and Zaha to Aubameyang and Ings for free
      4. Wildcard
      5. Other

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      1. Jamin
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        3 but getting rid of Bobby b4 the next game is v risky!

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      2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Prefer 1. from your options.

        Don't get rid of Zaha to finance Auba.
        Don't bring in Ings _you're better off bringing in the plague.
        Do get rid of Firm_Agree. .....imo

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      3. grooveymatt65
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Ok thanks guys!

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    • tim
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Best MID 4.5 and best FWD for 4.5?

      Or 4.0 and 5.0...

      Cheers!

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      1. AriseSirGiggsy
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        How 4.0?

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      2. Licious Lizard
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        There aren’t any mids or forwards below 4.4m
        Kamara best forward. Mids also a bunch of 2 pointers

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      3. tim
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Oh yeah, didnt even check, theres no 4.0 MIDs or FWDs, my mistake.

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        1. FPL Touches
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          You've been playing this game for 9 years pal 😆

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    • barracuda
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Imagine Sterling still at Pool. Oh well.

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      1. I Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        On the bench?

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        1. AriseSirGiggsy
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Haha this

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        2. barracuda
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          I think Poll would be better off with him.

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

        Imagine all the people

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      3. FPL.team
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Imagine Suarez or Torres (im his prime) still there. Firmino who?

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        1. Gianluca Busio's Hair …
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          that year Suarez scored a hat trick every game was the most boring year of FPL i've played. everyone had him, everyone captained him. lame.

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          1. FPL.team
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Ok.

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    • Fantasynørden
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      A) Bilva -> Mikhi
      or
      B) Wait and save one transfer

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      1. Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        B

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

        B

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      3. Jamin
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        I did A

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    • Valencia137
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Ederson (hamer)
      Alonso mendy alexander (bennet.Wb)
      Mane salah fraser mkhi richarlison
      Aguero zaha (kamara)
      Any comment?!

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      1. MTPockets
          5 years, 8 months ago

          nice

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        • AriseSirGiggsy
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Kamara gonna get regular minutes?

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        • Warby84
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Same bench but it doesn’t bother me as I’m very reliant on starting 11.. yeah I like it..

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      2. The Royal Robin
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        GTG?

        Ederson
        TAA Mendy Alonso
        Salah (V) Richarlison Mkhi Fraser
        Ings Kun Auba (C)

        Hamer Duffy Guendouzi AWB

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

          GTG.

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        2. Collie01
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          I'd captain Salah

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        3. I Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Yeah good to go. Auba (c) is a risk but I'm sure you already know that.

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          1. The Royal Robin
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Of course. But the potential is there. I might bottle it and go with Salah but yeah.

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            1. I Member
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 8 months ago

              For sure. Auba could score huge.

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        4. AriseSirGiggsy
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Hope the hits are worth it

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          1. AriseSirGiggsy
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            / WC

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

          Yes but I would be captaining Salah

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      3. Jamin
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Foster
        Robo, Coleman*, Mendy
        Mane, Salah (C), Rich, Miki
        Kun, King*, Mitro
        Fab, Peltier, Neves, Wan

        Your thoughts on these ideas:
        A) King & Coleman > Ings & Alonso (-4)
        B) king > Ings
        C) save FT & review next GW, possibly drop Robo for Alonso coz of pool fix
        Cheers!!!

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        1. AriseSirGiggsy
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          What about king > Wilson?

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          1. Jamin
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Not a bad shout! It would block Coleman to Alonso & I think I’d rather hold the FT as sideways-ish

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            1. AriseSirGiggsy
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 8 months ago

              Yeah maybe
              There’s always the spectre of Defoe getting back in also

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        2. mosmof
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          C) save.

          Sell King next week, then Coleman after Hudd (H) for Alonso. Roll a FT for any Kane/Auba/Hazard wheeling and dealing.

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      4. Boholad
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Is mané going up again in price tonight?

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        1. FPL Touches
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Probably gonna go close

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

          Nah

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      5. noahzark22
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Play Gudmundson or King?

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        1. OShaughnessy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Feel King has more upside

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        2. Ohh1454
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          KING

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      6. FPL Touches
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Just the 10 Scout Picks in my WC team then.

        Not that I needed that kiss of death.

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        1. AriseSirGiggsy
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Hypnotoad

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        2. Fitzy.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          The scout picks often do quite well actually.

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      7. Sweetboi
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        What site can you use to check Top 10k ownership for a player etc?

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

          FPL Discovery

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        2. Collie01
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          fpldiscovery

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      8. ♤TeddyBear♤
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Are there any good Man City twitter pages out there that might post the line up even a couple of mins before the deadline?

        Could be handy in my decision to do Bilva > Mkhi

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        1. Ramboros
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          You are more likely to find the lineup posted on twitter 1 minute before the deadline than anywhere else.

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          1. ♤TeddyBear♤
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Cool. Hopefully can find it in time

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        2. CRISIS MODE
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Mkhitaryan scored and assisted last game. Bilva was not a key player in last game - his place is trebly under threat: from more attacking mids (Mahrez / Sane); deeper mid (Fernandinho), defender (Walker). Not a tough decision.

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      9. RealRedDevil
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Anyone want to give their thoughts on Pogba/Gross vs Guendouzi/Hazard for the next 5-6 weeks?

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        1. Jamin
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Haz is the most attractive, of the 4. Mark was very keen on G...

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        2. jtreble
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Not for me: I wouldn’t trust the FPL servers to handle last minute changes like this.

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      10. Gazpilicueta
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Jota and Firmino for....

        Hazard and 5.0 eg Joselu
        OR
        Mane and 6.0 eg Deeney, Ings, Ihenacho

        whadya think?

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        1. Davemc23
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Mane and ings for me.

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      11. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        DJ Tennis

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      12. AriseSirGiggsy
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Is Hamer simply being picked ahead of Lossl or is there another reason he’s played the opening 2 fixtures?

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        1. fantasyfog
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          de ja vu

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      13. Josse
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        -Play two-
        Townsend - Fraser - King

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

          Thirst too

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          1. Josse
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Thanks

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      14. Marvin Moon
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Has Mkhitaryan crept above Pedro in popularity now?

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        1. ♤TeddyBear♤
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Because of fixtures swing and hazard return yes

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

          18.6 v 8.4

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        3. Dynamic Duos
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Level but got Mkhitaryan and I will get Pedro next week

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      15. milanista10
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Bellerin or Monreal? Monreal ownership % is tempting!

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      16. Davemc23
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Will auba drop tonight? Want to bring him in and captain him this gw. Anyone with me?

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

          no chance he drops

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

            Incorrect

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      17. Somar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        For anyone that uses the RMT tool, how helpful is it?

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      18. UnitednationsXI
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Chances of the following players starting this weekend:

        Shaw
        Peltier

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        1. AriseSirGiggsy
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          50%
          10%

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      19. Gianluca Busio's Hair …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        start Shaw or Cook?

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        1. JAC THE CAT
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Cook

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