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Scoutcast Episode 267 – Lucky

12 September 2018 1509 comments
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Do we make our own luck? Or are there unforeseen events that can conspire to ruin even the best Fantasy managers’ seasons?

In this week’s Scoutcast, David, Andy and Az join me to discuss the role of fortune in Fantasy football as we look to introduce a ‘luck league’.

This is one of a number of new and revamped features we trialled following the international break.

This saw the return of old favourites, including Rough with the Smooth and clean sheet predictions, as well as a new version of Fantasy Island Risks that focuses purely on low-owned gems.

Our Community section has undergone a late spring clean too, focusing on the week’s key teams, players and talking point to allow us to have more in-depth discussions.

But as with all trials, some things don’t quite go as planned.

The introduction of forfeits for the Scoutcaster with the lowest monthly score and an unexpectedly controversial quiz proved to be more works in progress, which will be put back on the shelf for the time being.

Among all the upheaval we also find time to ponder going without Liverpool’s pricey talisman Mohamed Salah and frisk the fixtures to analyse the teams with the best upcoming run of games.

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  1. Oven Glover
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    No more quizzes, please.

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    1. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      J0E wrote today that quizz thing is out so you can sleep calm 😉

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      1. Oven Glover
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Phew

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    2. F_Ivanovic
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Some of us actually like quizzes!

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    3. MafioSol
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Hurrah. Room 101/to be z-filed (along with the FA's 39th game).
      Not at the Student Union Bar on a Thursday night Chaps. Let's pretend it never happened.

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  2. #FPLBhuna
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Edersons wife given birth

    Ederson now likely to play?

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    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Lol I wish I read the first few comments before I posted below 😉

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    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Like Silva after his missus gave birth.

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  3. Chippo, Hadji, Aloisi.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Very quiet here?!

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    1. Stimps
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Calm before storm

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  4. EL tridente
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    A) Gray
    B) Ghezzal
    C) Fraser

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    1. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      A

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  5. Chippo, Hadji, Aloisi.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Fraser’s a doubt so A

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  6. Fantasy Gold
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    So Ederson’s wife has had the baby.

    Great news for fpl owners.

    He should be good to go for Saturday 🙂

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    1. Oven Glover
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Just hope that he can get a couple of good nights sleep.

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  7. Ohh1454
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Better option ?
    A. David silva
    B. Vardy

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    1. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      B

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    2. Jack Sparrow
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      A

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    3. Tempestic
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      A

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  8. Kizza_10
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Which do you prefer ?

    A. Salah & Fraser (if fit)

    B. Mane & D.Silva

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    1. Ohh1454
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      B

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    2. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      A

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    3. Jack Sparrow
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Get everyone apart from fraser.

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    4. MafioSol
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      This week. B

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  9. Fantasy Gold
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    No FT, no wildcard.

    Jimenez and Walcott stinking up my team.

    FML.

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    1. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Hit?

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      1. Fantasy Gold
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Yep, it’s going to have the be I guess.

        Really didn’t want to though.

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    2. Oven Glover
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Only two flags? Try having five 😆

      Same situation re transfers & WC...

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    3. noahzark22
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      you're fine

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  10. Stimps
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Gray or Maddison? The 1.1m could be useful

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    1. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Maddison

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    2. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Same dilemma here

      Gray is a promise that does not materialize for more than 2 years now..

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      1. MafioSol
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Re Gray, Couldn't have said it better @Lord Flashheart. Low on my list of transfers if I was in trouble.

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    3. Dave Dreamer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Wouldn't touch Grey

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      1. Jack Sparrow
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Why not? Good looking guy.

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  11. jai1212
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Need to take 2 from these 3 on WC

    Pedro
    Maddison
    Lucas

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    1. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      First two

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    2. Jack Sparrow
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Pedro then........ not keen on the rest

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

    I have heard Better scoutcasts...

    No offense, but the downgrade from mark to David is significant...

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    1. Jack Sparrow
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      People actually watch the scoutcast? Strangers talking about a fantasy football team. That is taking a hobby to the extreme

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      1. MTPockets
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Hi stranger

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        1. Lone Wolf FPL
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 10 months ago

          Wrong site

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      2. Pacer.
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Yes, people enjoy it. It gives then a sense of shared experience, of community and provides entertainment and practical advice

        Coincidentally all of the things missing from your paper to thin attempt to project your self loathing onto others

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      3. MafioSol
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Boo @Jack Sparrow, actually it can be a very informative and intelligible show. An opportunity to share strategy and analysis with the show-hosting sample of FFL geek enthusiasts who offer kudos to successful players in the community as well as empathy to the less successful. As long as they don't do that pub quiz thing again, we're good.

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    2. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Mark moan again, oh boy..

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      1. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Am I wrong?

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        1. WE ARE RANGERS
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 10 months ago

          No, you are not wrong

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        2. Lone Wolf FPL
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 10 months ago

          Just get over it. He is gone for now as has more important things. Life go on.

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          1. Big_Andy_GAWA
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 10 months ago

            Is David the posh-sounding one? He is brutal...!!!

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    3. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Give the guy a break.

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    4. Merlinsnose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      One of the worst scout casts I can remember.

      Why change a format that works?

      No more quizzes and David nonsense please.

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  13. Dave Dreamer
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    For the next 4/5 weeks...

    A. Shaw
    B. Stones
    C. Pereia
    D. Bellerin
    E. Doherty

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    1. Jack Sparrow
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      A or E

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    2. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      D/C

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    3. Dave Dreamer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Just need someone to say B now 😉

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      1. jomikijiq
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Laporte more nailed

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    4. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      I fancy Lei defs...C

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    5. Oven Glover
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      C

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  14. Dave Dreamer
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Is Mane to Hazard worth a 4 point hit?
    I have Salah and Mane from start so would lose value.

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    1. Jack Sparrow
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      No

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      1. Dave Dreamer
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Yeah, think I am getting itchy fingers due to international break

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    2. jomikijiq
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      no

      I myself got Hazard for Mane during WC in GW4, but definitely wouldn't for a hit

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    3. naturallydavid
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      I'm doing this move for -4 also, just haven't pulled the trigger yet

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    4. MafioSol
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      You have to speculate to accumulate ...
      Mane is defying us with his decent weekly return to date.
      However Hazard looks to be in an irrepressible 'mood' (would say 'form' as I'd need to see him over two more games or so).
      Depends who you believe will outscore each other over whatever time parameter you set.

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  15. A.T
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    They should have called it sh1t quiz for the lols.

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    1. Dave Dreamer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Always listen to the podcast but had to skip through it... painful.

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      1. A.T
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        I'm sure they'll get it right in time.

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      2. Merlinsnose
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Agreed, forwarded through the entire quiz.

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  16. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Thoughts on the following moves

    Robertson + B.Silva -> Alonso + Maddison (-4) (GW5)

    Then

    Mkhitaryan -> Richarlison (GW6)

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    1. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Do it

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  17. EWH2020
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    I’m on WC please can you give me your thoughts?

    Patricio, Hamer
    Mendy, Robertson, Alonso, Wan-Bissaka, Bennett
    Mane, Hazard, Pedro, Fraser, Billing
    Aguero, Lacazette, Mitrovic

    ITB: 0.9m

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    1. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Only one..and you know which one.

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  18. FPL Maldini
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    If you had to give a % for starting at the weekend, what would you give for the following:

    A) Mkhy

    B) Firmino

    C) Ederson

    D) Walcott

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    1. A.T
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      75 for all

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    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      30
      95
      90
      50

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    3. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Mkhi - 70% (served his bench turn and Ozil situation looks good for Mkhi)
      Firm - 70% (late return)
      Ederson - 80% (we will know more at presser)
      Wally - 50% (presser will clear it up)

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  19. Mackans
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Time to Wildcard??

    Foster
    Mendy TAA Smith
    Salah Hazard Mkhi Walcott
    Aguero Firmino Ings

    Bench: Speroni, AWB, Peltier, Stephans
    1ft, 0,0ib

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    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      No, Mkhki and Smith maybe the only ones that are a liability

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  20. n-doggg
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Alonso (C)

    Who’s with me?!

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    1. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      My vice-captain

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    2. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      not many I would pontificate

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    3. MafioSol
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Brave. (Notice how I didn't say 'mad'? ... )

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  21. _Make
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    "Denis Cheryshev: Russia midfielder investigated by Spanish anti-doping authorities"

    What a surprise. Nobody is saying.

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    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      You seen Icarus?

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  22. korbendallas82
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    My team starting to call for a wild card. I think i need to make a call tonight, so i have Thursday and Friday to make good transfers.
    Zaha to Jimenez, typical early transfer payback..
    Anyone want to take a look on the link, i would be happy.
    https://m.imgur.com/a/AXHUmmp

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    1. korbendallas82
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Outside flagg and non playing Peltier, i would ship keeper, Maby Robertson, miki.

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    2. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Nowhere near a WC

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      1. korbendallas82
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        A good 4 point hit maby? Have 1.8 itb.

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    3. WE ARE RANGERS
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      dont wildcard

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      1. korbendallas82
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Thanks. I wait for pressers, and see if i take a hit.

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    4. MB10
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Do not wildcard, most people who are wildcarding will be trying to get a team similar to yours !!

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

      Hide all self-harming instruments in your house if you have a spate of injuries/rotation absentees (UCL)/form-flippers over the next few weeks. Do you feel lucky Punk? Well, do ya? ... 😉

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  23. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    WC team:

    Patricio (Hamer)
    Alonso, Mendy, Pereira, Trippier (Wan Bissaka)
    Salah, Mané, Hazard, Billing (Hojberg)
    Aguero, Wilson (Success)

    Too unbalanced?

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    1. jomikijiq
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      i think so, would lose one of S or M

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      1. ZeBestee
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Success or Mendy?

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    2. n-doggg
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Like this

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    3. Sweetboi
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Yeah, you're starting Billing...not a good sign. I'd downgrade a mid/defender and upgrade him to 6+

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    4. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      bench and billing thats way to weak and you know it

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  24. A.T
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    What happened to Doosra?

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    1. MTPockets
      7 years, 10 months ago

      500 -41 27 lost -165 267 in 11 -654 25 -153 code 56

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      1. A.T
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        That bad? 🙂

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        1. MTPockets
          7 years, 10 months ago

          Has been about - https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/profiles/doosra-a-noble-grape/

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      2. Lone Wolf FPL
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Yeah, sure thing

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    2. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Got his life

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    3. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Now there's a guy who could pick differentials.

      I didn't understand his posts but enjoyed them.

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  25. Inspector Norse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    On WC:

    Ryan - Hamer
    Alonso - Robbo - Mendy - AWB - Holebas / Doherty
    Mane - Hazard - Dilva - Pedro - Fraser / 4.5
    Kun - Mitro - Ings / Wilson

    So decision time:
    - Holebas for form or Doherty for fixtures (and 0.3 extra)?
    - Wilson + 4.5 bench fodder or Fraser + Ings? The former leaves me 0.6 ITB
    - other suggestions?

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    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Holebas
      Wilson

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  26. Sweetboi
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Any advice? 1FT

    DDG
    Robertson - Mendy - Luiz
    Salah - Mane - Mkhi - Walcott - Pedro
    Aguero - King

    Hamer - WB - Success - Peltier

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    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Any cash itb?

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  27. Jönny
    • 17 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Can I get a nailedonness rating for Hamer (when he's back) and Digne?

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    1. Sweetboi
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Lossl is first choice, but he made a mistake. So Hamer has a chance of playing. Digne should be starting.

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    2. A.T
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Digne looking nailed.

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      1. Jönny
        • 17 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        Nice price, too...

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  28. arndff_
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Who do you fancy for GW5-9?

    A) Eriksen
    B) Hazard

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    1. Sweetboi
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      B for sure. Eriksen not looking as appealing as usual, Trippier/Davies taking a lot of his set-pieces.

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    2. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      B

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    3. Stockport Hatter
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      B

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    4. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      B easy.

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    5. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      I would like to interchange both of them over that period

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  29. FPL Pillars
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Will Walcott drop tonight? He's -98.8 on FPL stats

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    1. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Very likely

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      1. FPL Pillars
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 10 months ago

        nooooooooo -_-

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        1. Lone Wolf FPL
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 10 months ago

          Thing is that not only people on WC sell him but also all the others.

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  30. Dr Kenneth Noisewater
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 10 months ago

    Is the 3 cheapies in defence too reckless to allow for this attack?

    Mendy / Alonso / AWB / Bennet / Peltier
    Salah / Hazard / Mane / Richarlison / Westwood
    Aguero / Wilson / Ings

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    1. Inspector Norse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      yes, a bit. I imagine Dendoncker will replace Bennet at some point, and Peltier.. well, is Peltier. Look to upgrade one to Doherty / Jonny / Cedric (4.4s)?

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