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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. barracuda
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    What team in EPL has so far disappointed you the most and other way around.

    A- Wolves

    B- CP

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

      A-Everton. I hoped they'd be crap again.

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

      A

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

        I am sure you are not pouring HA 😀

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    3. CLASS OF 78
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      A- Wolves (seemed to have done everything right and then...)
      B- Bournemouth (seemed to have not done much and are doing well without their best pre-season player firing yet)

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    4. Osman
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Neither tbh, started Van A the first week and that was it.

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    5. Manani
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      would say the same, but it's been only 2 games

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

        Do you think those two games haven't been enough to tell to judge yet?

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  2. CLASS OF 78
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    (a) Robertson/Kante/Ings/Wilson
    (b) TAA/Kante/Ings/Zaha

    I know Kante's a bit marmite but I do think he'll do better this year and wanted to give him that chance until Chelsea settle into a solid 11. Also, it's a wildcard team and since I've had to do it before the CL games, I wanted to spread my chances of getting out a full team without taking any hits when the the first of those weeks come around.

    Leaning towards (b) tbh as Zaha has great fixtures and can easily rotate TAA through the tougher Pool games and possible CL rotation. If I'm doing that, it maybe makes it a bit pointless to spend the extra mil on Robertson right now.

    What do we think?

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

      B is better

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      1. CLASS OF 78
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks. That'll do me, I think. Just wondered if anyone had another take on it.

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

    Which transfer?

    A) Bilbao ——> Mkhi
    B) King ——> Zaha

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

      *B Silva

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    2. #FPLBhuna
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Mkhi to Bilbao deffois

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  4. EDUARDO DA SILVA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Pereira for shaw? -4

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

      Oh no.

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

      Not for a hit

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    3. Netley Lucas
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      God no, start Shaw

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  5. Manani
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    save FT??

    Foster Patricio
    Tomkins Roberston Mendy AWB Dunk
    Salah Mane BSilva Richarlison Hughes
    Kun Tosun Mitrovic

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    1. R3D-D3V1L
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Tempted to say Bilva --> Mkhi/Pedro but you can wait out one more GW I guess.

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  6. #FPLBhuna
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Who scores more

    A) schlupp, mane, zaha (schlupp 1st bench)
    B) pva, cairney, aguero (cairney 1st bench)

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

      B

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      1. #FPLBhuna
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        So aguero and pva outscore mane and zaha for you guys?

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

          No; PVA, Aguero and Cairney outscore the other three

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

      B

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      1. #FPLBhuna
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        So aguero and pva outscore mane and zaha for you guys?

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

    Auba transfers (round): currently 265K out and 105K in. Interesting. :).

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    1. yanks250125
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      a lot were early after the GW2 deadline. the gap is closing now

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

      Yeah lots of people sold on the back of his misses last week and don't know their stuff about upcoming fixtures. It really looked like he would drop at one stage. I'm seriously considering captaining him

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

    Good to go?

    Ederson
    Robertson, Alonso, Cedric
    Salah(c), Mkhitaryan, Moura, Cairney
    Aguero, Aubameyang, King

    Subs: Stek, Smith, Stephens, AWB

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

      Moura out

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      1. FPL_WILDCARD
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Thank god I kept Moura!

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

    I think HA. is drunk.

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

      Negative

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

        Drink some water mate. You'll be thankful in the morning.

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

      No chance. He is not on my wave 😀

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

        *waves*

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

    Hey people can i get some help please......

    Who do i bench....
    1. De gea or Hamer
    AND
    2. Kante , Arnautovic , Josh King
    Choose one of those 3 to bench

    I just know that whoever i put on the bench will make the points as always so i decide i will go with whoever you guys say
    Thanks!

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    1. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Hamer and Kante

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

        thanks!

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    2. yanks250125
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      1. I think if you have Degea, play him.
      2. Kante

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

        thanks!

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  11. Point-one short
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Apologies for laziness - anything interesting from the pressers?

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

      Jose is grumpy.

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      1. Point-one short
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Your job being at risk will do that I guess.

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    2. Netley Lucas
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Sorry to be all TM but check the tweets on here, top

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      1. Point-one short
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers Netley

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    3. yanks250125
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Pep can't decide who will be the 18th man this weekend

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

      Klopp has new set of teeth, Bobby gave him his dentist number.

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  12. Real Social Me Dad
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Decisions decisions, Pereira & Auba or Alonso & Morata and why if you don't mind.

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

      Former, because Morata

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      1. HD7
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Both are good, but if Morata hits form...

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

          If from is derived from one goal, then yes

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      2. Real Social Me Dad
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Why not latter because Alonso. Discuss

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  13. PepSala
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Chances of Shaw starting?

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    1. Netley Lucas
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      He'll start if he's ok

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  14. Joyce1998
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    right guy's so who to have to complete wc team
    wilsona and a 4.5 like guendouzi
    ings and jorgi/kante
    or kamara whcih will alow me to upgrade taa to robbo and have jorgi/kante playing

    team so far is
    ederson, hamer
    alonso, mendy, taa, awb, bennet
    salah, mane, mki, rich, jorgi
    kun, zaha, ings

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  15. AD2110
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    A Kun ting or a Salah ting?

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    1. Joyce1998
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      A both ting

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

      You can’t spell ‘heathy salad’ without Salah

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    3. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Me on de Salah ting bredren

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  16. LABILLETHEGOAT
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    really need some advice guys. got 1FT, £2.3 in the bank. which of the following would you do:
    a) king > zaha
    b) firmino > auba
    c) bednarek > robertson
    d) tomkins > alonso
    e) keep FT

    My team is:
    Foster
    Mendy Tomkins Cook
    Salah Rich BSilva mkhi
    Aguero Firmino king

    Bench: Hamer Cairney Bednarek AWB
    Thanks and really appreciate any help guys

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    1. FPL_WILDCARD
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      C or D

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

        B

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  17. Pedro's snacks
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Please help me, I've just got from hospital. One of my boys is unwell and my brain is mush. My team is

    Patricio
    Mendy Robertson Shaw
    Mane, Salah Richarlison B Silva
    Aguero King Arnie

    I'm thinking Shaw and King to Alonso and Ings or King to Zaha?

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

      Hope you boy is OK. Don't worry about football

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      1. HD7
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Get Alonso and Zaha if you can. Hope your boy gets better very soon, mate! 🙂

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

          Alonso and ings sounds good. Hope your boy is better soon!

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    2. gers23
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Hope ur boys ok m8. Funny feeling King will burn his sellers tomorrow

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

      Alonso should make lots more points than Shaw in the next 4 games so it’s worth a punt, especially if Shaw is nursing an injury. I did it a couple of days ago.

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  18. tabby98
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Start Shaw or Perieira?

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    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      RP

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  19. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    What's the longest roadtrip you have ever done?

    Having a unrealistic yearning to drive across the world?
    Through every major city on Europe Asia and beyond.

    Has it been done? Don't see much online..

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

      I once drove to Tesco

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

        Ha - ha, HA

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

      There was a lad from Hull who started walking home from Chile, through South and Central America, Mexico, US, before waiting in Canada for the ice to freeze in the Bering Strait so he could walk to Russia. He left in 1998, still walking somewhere. Karl Bushby.

      Not a road trip as such, but a bloody long adventure all the same. I guess growing up in Hull will do that to you.

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  20. VDiesel26
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    WC currently active and £1.2m ITB

    Ederson
    Mendy Shaw Robertson Alonso
    Mkhi Mane Richarlison
    Auba Aguero Zaha

    Hamer Neves Stephens AWB!

    As I'm on WC, is it worth taking Shaw out, if so for who? Can go up to £6.2m but would prefer to keep a bit in the bank if i need to make changes

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    1. FPL_WILDCARD
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      On first look I thought wow what a team! Then realised no Salah. But as good a team you can put together without Salah

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

      Looks good

      Just upgrade Stephens to Fraser and it's sorted

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      1. R3D-D3V1L
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Agreed, plus maybe Shaw to Perreira (Leicester)

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

      I have Shaw but would lose in a WC. Davies maybe, double Chelsea or downgrade to bring in Morata as a punt? Risky but could pay off.

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

        Looks good. Keep Shaw for now. If he loses his place then sell him. Also, I would do Stephens > guendouzi

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

          Yeah, why not? Guendozi is slightly more exciting to own than Stephens.

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

    Cedric to TAA worth a -4?

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

      Negative

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  22. korbendallas82
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Shaw to Alonso. Cant Get myself to pull the trigger. Its a free transfer.

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

      It's a no brainer... unless you're trolling? Hard to tell online lol

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      1. korbendallas82
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        No trolling man.

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

          Do it. It's a great transfer.

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    2. DR0GBA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      I wouldn't think twice about this... especially for a FT

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    3. R3D-D3V1L
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      If this helps, I did the same for a hit. Alonso needs to come in to the squad right now.

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    4. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Do it. I did this week. Feels good

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  23. Depldax
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Best 4.5 and 5.0 keeper?

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    1. yanks250125
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      as in if you're on a WC right now?
      Schmeichel and Hennessey will give you nice fixtures through the next 6 and Schmeichel is nice all the way through GW15

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

        Thanks no wildcard just have dea gea so considering a downgrade

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  24. #FPLBhuna
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Who scores more:

    A) aguero, pva
    B) mane, zaha

    Different formations hence one being attacker def one midfield attacker (on a wc)

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    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      A

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

      How many times have you asked this question? It's a tough call. Could go either way

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  25. Ready Manager One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    When do the price rises take place? Is it 2am?

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    1. DR0GBA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      2:15am

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  26. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Is Pedro pretty nailed now would we say or not??

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    1. yanks250125
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      we don't know enough about Hazard (or Kovacic). wouldn't say he's nailed though

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      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        I shall stay clear then for now have money to get hazard in one move next week

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  27. suddenorgan
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Can everyone stop selling King until tomorrow please

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

      Too late. I'd sell him again if I could.

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

        I'll forgive you if it wasn't for Danny Ings

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    2. Duffy Dunk
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      And can everyone buy Cairney to get him back up to 5m?

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      1. yanks250125
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        you'll need 5.1 to get your money back

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

          false

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

    So Pedro has disappeared from everybody's team now? My bandwagon wildcard team is getting harder to pick.

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  29. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    From BBC sport;

    “As ridiculous as it might seem, there appears to be something about Newcastle on their own patch on a Sunday.

    The Magpies have played on that day at home three times in 2018, all of them extremely difficult fixtures: Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea.

    And guess what? Rafael Benitez's side won them all.

    Weirder still, Chelsea have played three away games on a Sunday in 2018 - and they lost them all, to Manchester United, Manchester City and Newcastle.”

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  30. Osman
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    I am the only one who thinks owning Rob/Mendy/Alonso is a little crazy?

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    1. DR0GBA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Yes i'm crazy and I love it 😛

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

      Yes

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    3. G00LI0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Not at all. I have gone one crazier. Have them and PVA

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

        First CS and Assists are not guaranteed every game all the way, so y’all not considering all the quality mids and fwds you missing out on?

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        1. G00LI0
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          You can argue the same point about forward and mids. Goals and assists not guaranteed either and right now some premium defenders are delivering big hauls

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    4. SuperMario
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      im debating Alonso or Mane in. Mane keeps funds in midfield for Hazard in the next few weeks if he looks sharp.

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    5. Duffy Dunk
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Imagine all 3 of them getting sent off this gw.

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

        Now that would be funny

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

      No. It means you like green colour.

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

      Kind of. Ties up too much in defence imo. I havent band wagonned Alonso because of it.

      1 or 2 moves to any player where as with that def budget you'd be struggling to move on a prem player in forward or mid without a hit or two.

      Poss worth it short term if you have a WC to switch it back when Kane bangs though.

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

        The thing is people are using their WC to bring all 3 in!! ??

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

          Let them. Then in 3 weeks time theyll be putting out fires and taking hits when all players are back and squads settle down.

          People are just impatient.

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

        You could argue that it makes more sense to spend between 6 and 7 million on a quality defender than spending the same money on an average midfielder or forward

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

          I get that argument but all 3 or 4 in some cases leaves you with 2 cheapo mids and one uber budget forward you cant upgrade without a hit.

          Its not for me.

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

          Agree, but also owning 2/3 or even 1/3 will give you the chance of owning a prem fwd alongside Aguero and a pretty decent midfield.. which imo is better

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    8. Ready Manager One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      I’d love to own all three. With mid price strikers doing well atm, makes sense to invest a lot in the back

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    9. melvinmbabazi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      me too

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