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How premium options compare with best-ever FPL scores: Raheem Sterling

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As Fantasy Premier League managers consider breaking up the template of premium options ahead of upcoming fixture swings, we continue our latest series.

We are comparing some of the more expensive options on offer against their best-ever FPL scores to see whether they are justifying their price.

After studying Harry Kane (£12.4m) earlier this week, we now move on to Manchester City midfielder Raheem Sterling (£11.2m).

Sterling’s best-ever FPL season was recorded in the 2017/18 campaign when he scored 18 goals and assisted 17 others.

Those figures combined for a total score of 229 points, 19 of which were registered through bonus.

So far in 2018/19, Sterling has amassed 79 points at an average of 6.58 per Gameweek. If he continues at his current rate he would record a total score of 250 points this season, which would be best of his FPL career thus far.

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  1. Rains of Castamere
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Are Trippier and Mendy owners taking a hit to get rid of both?

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    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Nope.

      Initial plan was to sell Trippier but now I’ll just bench Trippier and do Mendy > Robbo instead.

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      1. Rains of Castamere
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah Trippier's seems like a two-week thing that can be ridden out.

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        1. Fantasy Gold
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Yeah I’m encouraged that he knew it was a problem straight away and came straight off.

          Poch didn’t sound too concerned

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    2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Its a wait and see on Trippier for me as he would be useful from GW15 on...

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  2. FPL ZB
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    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    I've been strangely impressed with Alonso this year. Previously I thought he was a good fantasy asset but quite a poor player, but he's been incredible in a back four this year. Happy to admit I was wrong on that one.

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    1. applebonkers
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      there was a lot of hating on alonso when he got in the pfa team of the year last season for this exact reason, no one seemingly rates him as a defender. agree he has looked more solid this season, was particularly impressed vs liverpool

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    2. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      The defensive side of his game is nowhere near as bad as people on here make out.

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    3. kalmoffit
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I've never understood the idea that he can't defend. Ditto David Luiz, maybe a little more understandable in his case, but not true.

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      1. Olivier Bernards watch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        agreed. Luiz is an excellent defender most of the time. In his younger days, he did have a tendency to get caught of position after bombing forward, but I think that's been curtailed in recent years.

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    4. Olivier Bernards watch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      i really never understood why people thought he was a `bad player' (which seems to be orthodoxy around these parts). He's undeniably one of the most potent attacking wing backs in the league, and you don't get anywhere near the Spain side without being an exceptional player all round. I also don't remember a period where he made a series of major defensive blunders (might be wrong on that though).

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  3. BinManJack
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    pick 2:

    a) Arnie (MCI)
    b) King (ARS)
    c) Kenedy (bur)
    d) Hojbjerg (ful)

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

      1,2

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    2. Deli Alli OxenFree!
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Def NOT sure or strongly opinionated on this, but maybe:
      Kennedy & King(if confident he’ll start)–Arnie if not?
      Hojberg prob has best fixture, but Fulham have new gaffer; and he plays for SOU

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    3. Man Getting Hit By Football
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      A & C

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  4. rodog
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Laporte and Sterling
    OR
    Stones and Salah (C)

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

      A, depending on who you captain?

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      1. rodog
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Ideally want Laporte and Salah but can't quite afford. Or should I keep Mane and get Laporte for Mendy. If I get Salah (and Stones) I'd captain Salah.

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  5. kalmoffit
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Watford to trip up Liverpool?

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    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Watford has their early season good form, it’s time for their meltdown and manager dismissal now.

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    2. applebonkers
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      can see doucoure and capoue putting up a good fight and deulofeu potentially causing some issues but then you'll have salah and mane running at holebas and mariappa (holebas made redmond look like neymar at times last weekend) and i think van dijk could mark deeney with his jeans on and a pair of timberlands

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      1. Fantasy Gold
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        😆

        Surely Deeney will be on the bench at best?

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        1. applebonkers
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          • 14 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          the hughes injury might prompt a switch back to 442

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

            Chalobah is back?

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  6. applebonkers
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    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    there's this guy i know called tom and last gw he played his free hit and just copied the scout picks. he's a complete donut

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    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Did Scout Picks do well? Who is Tom?

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      1. applebonkers
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        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        was a middling week, not really worth a free hit. tom is a donut that's who he is

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        1. Fantasy Gold
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          What a waste.

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        2. ThisGuyIKnowCalledTom
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Wildcarding this week to make up for the mistake.

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          1. Olivier Bernards watch
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            donut

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          2. Fantasy Gold
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            lolicwudt

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

    Who would you sell first,

    Lascelles or Pereira

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    1. applebonkers
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      arguably neither

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    2. kalmoffit
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Lascelles- not convinced he gets back in the team.

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

        Lolwot

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

    Liverpool from GW 15 - I can't see much value in keeping liverpool players, especially Robertson at his price point, from 16 - 22.

    Better off losing Robbo in WC for someone cheaper like Digne?

    Thinking Alonso, Digne, Doherty, Holebas - good fixtures for Everton 19 - 26, Watford 16 - 27 bar two fixtures, and Wolves have three bad fixtures between 16 and 29.

    Shaw worth a shout for Man Utd upcoming run?

    Would be nice to know which defenders everyone are planning to get over the long term from now on.

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    1. boc610
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Robbo is fixture proof

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      1. applebonkers
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        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        games against the top 6 this season: 3ppg.
        games against the rest this season: 7.38ppg.

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    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      LIV have been good enough that I'll keep Robbo unless he gets injured. Got him at 6.0 and imagine plenty will want him later in the season. I'd hate to have to buy him back at 6.4+

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

        Agreed on the lost value - I'm in the same position. Just weighing up how many points I can gain from having a power 5 in midfield with Kane and Laca up front against not downgrading the defence and saving 0.2 essentially as his SV is 6.2.

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      2. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Yes, so would I. Yet if he drops to 6.3 and let us say Trippier rises .2 after injury it might mean more points and better sales value in case of injury.

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

      Robertson probably a season keeper for me.

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

    Would you do Mendy->Digne?

    Current squad:

    Ederson Patricio
    Alonso Mendy Robertson Doherty Bennett
    Hazard Martial Richarlison Fraser Barkley
    Aguero Arnautovic Wilson

    2.5 itb

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    1. Gashead9
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Digne or Balbuena, latter for me

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      1. Steiger
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Do it

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  10. wildnothing
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    What would you do with this lot?
    1 ft 4.8 itb.

    Fabianski 4.0
    TAA Balbuena Mendy Doherty AWB
    Hazard Salah Martial Kenedy Murphy
    Agüero Arnautovic Jimenez

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  11. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone considering Newcastle defenders like Yedlin as cheapo Mendy replacement instead of the popular Dunk/Balbuena/Digne ?
    Newcastle got better fixtures going into Christmas than than e.g. Brighton and Everton, so could be a set-and-forget option.

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    1. Benditlike
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Im considering Mendy > Yedlin.

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

        Seems they have tightened up of late. And fixtures from GW16 are better than Brighton if intending to keep. Otoh Brightons next three seem a bit better.

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    2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      If he can provide service to Rondon like last game might be a go-er...

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

        Would gladly take cs + assist + baps against Burnley

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  12. KUN_DE_BRU_YNE
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Best mendy replacement:
    A)Robbo
    B)Laporte
    C)Digne

    Current defence:
    Mendy Alonso TAA Doherty AWB
    1.8£itb money no issue

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    1. Rex Lapis
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      B
      Or C if you need extra money to upgrade elsewhere

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  13. Benditlike
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Hi guys. Who do you think is the best 4.5 defender?
    Here are some options:

    A) Balbuena
    B) Yedlin
    C) Dunk
    D) Other?

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  14. hjalmarekdal
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    How does this sound as a 2-3 week move?
    Out: Hazard Laca Mendy
    In: Kane Sterling Schindler/Yedlin

    This coming GW: Sterling and defender in for Hazard and Mendy, then Kane next or the week after that.

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  15. Farke in hell
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    VAR in the PL next season. Good move?

    https://twitter.com/BBCSport/status/1063076654426284032

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    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Obvious move

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    2. kalmoffit
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Part of the fun is Tottenham ball not over the line, referees who are clearly blind, Diego you flaming cheat. Will be a shame to lose all that.

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    3. Flaming Flamingo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      It's about time.

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    4. BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      deleted post

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

      Excellent
      I would try to fit as many penalty takers as I can

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

        From what I've seen so far the net effect on penalties won't be too significant.

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

          There was a big impact in the world cup

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          1. mikess
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            12 in 2014

            29 in 2018

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

              More than double 😉

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  16. rodog
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Currently have Mendy and Mane. Have 2 FT and 2.3 ITB. What to do next - rank the following options:

    A) Mendy to Laporte and save other FT
    B) Mendy to Laporte and Mane to Sterling
    D) Mendy to Stones and Mane to Salah

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    1. Bavarian
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      A and save

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  17. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Will the Mendy op put him out for a good few weeks does anyone know?

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    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      In every news outlet has the same diagnosis, out until at least JAn.

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  18. mikess
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    VAR to be used next year in PL.

    Penalty takers are going to be essential until it settles down I feel.

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

      see above

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  19. Bavarian
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Who to Play:

    1-Duffy vs LEI (Home)
    2-Bennett vs HUD (Home) - Have Patricio

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    1. Goat
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      2

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    2. FleckyT
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      2

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  20. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Best defender for 4.3 or under?
    Will be benched most weeks.

    A) Schindler
    B) Diop/Zaba (own Fabianski)
    C) Bennett (own Doherty)
    D) other

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    1. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Bennett

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    2. Bavarian
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      C

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    3. FleckyT
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      C

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  21. HD7
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Digne or Doherty for next 3-4 GWs?

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    1. Bavarian
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Doherty

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    2. BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      doherty

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

      Digne

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    4. The Yorkshire Pirlo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Doh

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    5. FleckyT
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Doherty

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      1. Steiger
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Digne

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  22. FleckyT
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Pat | Hart
    Robo | Alonso | Mendy | Doherty | AWB
    Salah | Hazard | FAnderson | Fraser | Guendouzi
    Aguero | Wilson | Ings

    Thoughts? 2FT
    a) Mendy / Fraser / Hart > Dunk / Dsilva / 4.0 GK -4
    b) Mendy > Digne or Dunk (save FT)
    c) Mendy / Fraser > Digne / Martial (0.1 itb)
    d) Mendy / Fraser > Digne / Bsilva (0.1 itb)
    e) Mendy / Fraser > Dunk / Martial (0.5 itb)
    f) Mendy / Fraser > Dunk / Bsilva (0.5 itb)
    Other?

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    1. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Mendy > Digne for me and bank the transfer

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    2. mattyb09
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Mendy & Fraser > Bennett & Martial

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  23. Pras (FPL)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    A. Luiz, Digne, D.Silva
    B. Alonso, Digne, Richarlison
    C. Luiz, Laporte, Richarlison

    Thoughts please?

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

      B

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  24. Mackans
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    VAR next year definitely means penalty kick takers is better to have next year?

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    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Thank god somebody flagged this up.

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

      Jesus and Milivohevic would disagree.

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    3. KingOllie
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Pickford essential

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  25. Mackans
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Dilva or Martial if money doesn't matter? Already have Aguero & Sterling)

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  26. HD7
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Why no love for Digne - nice fixtures and hes on corners ... ?

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

      try reading a comment before you post please

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      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah, what a joke.

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    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      What are you talking about?

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    3. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      hopefully sarcasm

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    4. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      He's been pretty well followed here I think. It's Keane that is surprisingly not getting attention for Everton defenders.

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

        Well lads in most posts its all love for Doherty. Then Laporte if you wanna play it safe. But Digne isnt written as a choice by many so far 🙂 I think hes a good choice

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  27. Stevie B
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    What to do with this lot?

    Foster, Fabianski
    Robertson, Alonso, Laporte, Balbuena, Wan-Bissaka
    Salah, Hazard, Fraser, Richarlison, Hudson-Odoi
    Agüero, Arnautovic, Wilson

    Thank you!

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  28. TerryVenables
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    (A) Mendy > Digne this week so I can upgrade Fab > Ederson next week?
    (B) Mendy > Laporte and keep Fab

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    1. Stevie B
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I think A is better because West Ham can not get clean sheets.

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  29. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Fabianski
    Alonso Mendy* Robbo Doherty
    Maddison* Salah Hazard
    Jimenez Aguero Arnie
    Button - Kenedy - Duffy - Obiang (0.3itb 1ft)

    Mendy and Maddison (13.4) to....
    A) Digne/Keane and 8.5 (Martial/Dilva)
    B) Digne/Keane and 7.5 (Siggy/Rich/Bilva)
    C) Laporte and 7.5 (Siggy/Rich/Bilva)
    D) AWB and 9.2 (Sane/Dilva)

    Which option and preference do we think? Just looking to narrow it down.

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  30. Stevie B
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Balbuena -> Bennett for free?

    Bennett has Huddersfield and Cardiff. Balbuena has also nice fixtures, but West Ham can not get clean sheets.

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

      You must have an immaculate team to be considering that move.

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      1. Stevie B
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Team is:

        Foster, Fabianski
        Robertson, Alonso, Laporte, Balbuena, Wan-Bissaka
        Salah, Hazard, Fraser, Richarlison, Hudson-Odoi
        Agüero, Arnautovic, Wilson

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        1. Superbadhine
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          I think they are conceding that it is, in actual fact, a very nice team.

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