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FPL Question Time – Consult our panel ahead of Gameweek 3

20 August 2019 2268 comments
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It is a short but important week coming up for Fantasy Premier League managers.

There are some big decisions to be made ahead of Gameweek 3 as some prepare to spend their two free transfers, others consider the Wildcard and that’s before we even get on to the captaincy.

So we’ve put together another panel of fine FPL minds to help you with any dilemmas.

Who’s on the panel this week?

Simon March – Former FPL champion who won the title in 2014/15 and has provided excellent advice ever since.

Always Cheating – The USA’s number one FPL podcast duo comprising of Josh and Brandon.

Gregor – Long-time Fantasy Football Scout moderator.

Doosra – Fantasy Football Scout user with some rather popular custom tables.

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  1. FPL_JAAFAR
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Hey guys.

    My cuurent team

    Pickford
    emerson(nor) alderw (NEW) montoya (SOU)
    Kdb (bou) martial (CRY) richarlison (avl) tross (SOU)
    Kane (NEW) firmino (ARS) abraham (nor)

    Subs : perez (shu) - digne (avl) - lundstram (LEI)

    I dont think digne will start
    Could you sort the bench and what changes would you make to the starting lineup?

    Cheers

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  2. sunzip14
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Which option would you choose for a short/mid-term?

    A) Rashford+Lanzini+Mount (3-5-2) *Have Martial
    B) Son+Trossard+Pieters (4-5-1) * Have Kane

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  3. tangtastic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Choose one.. and choooooose carefulllllyyyy

    a) AWB
    b) Zinchenko
    c) Coleman

    Winner gets a biscuit*

    (*imaginary)

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    1. FPL_JAAFAR
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      B

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    2. mattyb09
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      A

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    3. Warby84
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      A

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    4. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      A

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    5. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      A

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  4. Union_Jacks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Kean > Pukki -4 me thinks.

    Read something suggesting Silva is prepared to wait a while before starting Kean every game.

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    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Not for a hit imo

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    2. FPL_JAAFAR
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Id hold

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      1. Union_Jacks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Marco Silva says Moise Kean cannot suddenly be expected to become a starter for Everton after spending most of last season on the bench at Juventus.
        The 19-year-old summer signing has made two appearances as a substitute so far and Silva is not minded to change his approach with the £25m recruit.
        Kean was in Juve's squad for Serie A games 32 times last season but only started five matches and got just eight games from the bench.

        Silva says the teenager needs to be given a gradual introduction to life in the Premier League and to be given more feedback than other players as he continues to learn the craft of being a frontman.
        “The Premier League is Premier League even if they have quality when they come here,” Silva said.
        “J-P (Gbamin) is 23-year-old and he had to adapt fast to the pace, the intensity, he has to think faster in the Premier League to perform better every single match.

        “About Moise Kean, it is completely different. You are talking about a really young player and we have to give, everytime, feedback to him, information to him because he has to learn as fast as he can but you are talking about a young football player.

        “Look at last season, he only played five matches from the start and so normally his game is to come in and not start football matches so we have to give time to him to learn as fast as he can because he can help the team in specific moments of the game but it is up to us to work with him.”

        http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
        How Moise Kean will be used by Everton as Silva outlines approach
        Everton boss Marco Silva on new signing Moise Kean and the approach he will take with his Premier League game time
        http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk

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      2. Union_Jacks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        I would but the above is really not encouraging.

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      3. In a Rush
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        I’m keeping the faith with Kean but I’ve taken wilson out for Pukki

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        1. In a Rush
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Brilliant that’s not encouraging! But surely once he comes on and gets his 1st goal silva will see sense dcl just doesn’t cut the mustard.

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  5. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Son and Rashford

    Or
    Mane and 6.6 forward (Barnes?)

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    1. tangtastic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Mane+Barnes

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      1. TomSaints
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Well that ruins other bits of my team!

        I think I’m having a Liverpool attacker break for 2-3 weeks.

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  6. subhojit123
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Gtg?

    Pope
    TAA VVD KWP zinchenko
    Salah KDB Sterling mount martial
    King

    Next week king -> pukki.

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    1. Utensilitility
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      get kane asap

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      1. subhojit123
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Can't dude. My captaincy is on sterling. And already on -4.
        If kane goes big then will try to get him in WC later

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  7. Sloths
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Any experts out there?

    Currently have
    Pope, Heaton
    AWB, Digne, VVD, Lundstrum, Kelly
    McGinn, Mane, Martial, Salah, Buendia
    Kane, Pukki, Greenwood

    Am considering De Bruyne & Sterling in.

    A) Would you prefer them?
    B) Who would you take out?

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    1. tangtastic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Mane or Salah out for Sterling, 100%

      KDB is a nice to have but you have to downgrade your defence and replace Martial who is playing up front.

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      1. Warby84
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Why not just mane to DeBruyne

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  8. Gazpilicueta
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    I'm thinking of doing VVD to Wan Bissaka, whadya reckon?

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    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Depends what you're using the money for really

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    2. tangtastic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Depends on what the extra 1m does for you elsewhere

      But given Liverpool's less reliable defence, 6.5 for VVD is probably overpriced even with his goal threat

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    3. Gazpilicueta
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      at the moment, banking that money for another move next week. i just fancy AWB for the next 4 fixtures.

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    4. Luke Chadwicks Left Peg
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I like it

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  9. Studini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Is it worth downgrading Martial (bought at 7.5m) to Mount (likely to rise to 6.1m) to improve this 3-5-2 defense:

    KWP - AWB - Soyuncu - Lundstrom - Kelly

    Thanks!

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    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      That isn't an urgent move. It can wait

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    2. PascalCygan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I’d keep Martial. I’m keen to get him in.

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    3. EMBOLOFAN
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      ???

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    4. Obi Wan Elokobi
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      No

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    5. Studini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks all - am on WC and just wringing my hands on a defense that facilitates Kane - KDB - Mane - Martial - Pukki

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      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        oh if wc then u have to downgrade somewhere yeah. kwp and lundy not nailed

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        1. Studini
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Thanks - think I'll go Montoya and maybe use the .5 to bump Kelly up to Pieters or El Mo

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      2. yakirh
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        What about Sterling?!

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        1. Studini
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Oops! Yes, this includes Sterling too!

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  10. Visionaries
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Posted to wrong article.

    Best option for the final spot? Have 5.0 to spend

    Pope, Button
    AWB, Soyuncu, ???? (Kelly, Lundstrom)
    Martial, Sterling, KDB, Mcginn, Mane
    Kane, Pukki, (Wickham)

    A Montoya
    B Pieters
    C Zouma
    D KWP

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    1. The Train Driver
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Montoya, so I can have a price rise...

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    2. Pukki Blinders
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Monty, also for my price rise

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    3. Studini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Have the exact same conundrum - gone with Monty for now but both Zouma and KWP have great fixtures.

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  11. Solly The Seagull
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Rashford+Mount/Trossard or KDB+Ings

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    1. Luke Chadwicks Left Peg
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      KDB

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  12. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Bench one
    A) lundstram (LEI)
    B) king (mci)
    C) cantwell (CHE)

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    1. FPL_JAAFAR
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      C

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    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      * should be MCI for king

      All home games

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    3. tangtastic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      B

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  13. Flynny
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Hi....would you play wildcard here please? Thanks

    Current team with 1ft

    Pope
    Robbo vvd digne guilbert rico
    Salah sterling fraser perez trossard
    Pukki jota wickham

    Wildcard team

    Pope
    VVD AWB coleman soyuncu lundstram
    Sterling mane kdb martial dendonker
    Rashford pukki wickham

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    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      wtf no ur teams fine

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      1. Flynny
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Hardly fine. No bench. Digne may be out. No United....its borderline

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        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          u have an ft just take a hit to sort ur bench. stop being melodramatic

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    2. Warby84
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I way

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      1. Warby84
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        #no

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  14. Bad Kompany
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Would baines start if digne is injured? If digne is out for some time baines could be a bargain.

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    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      He likely won't be out long though. Baines may not be match fit yet.

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    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      likely out max 1 week and not really

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    3. olly:)
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      baines is injured rn, he wasn't on the bench vs Watford and Silva hasn't yet said when Baines will be fit

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      1. olly:)
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        also Digne walked onto the pitch fine after the game and picked up Bernard celebrating, really don't think it will be that serious.

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    4. Bad Kompany
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers! Wasn’t sure how long he’d be out.

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  15. Peter Ouch
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    A upgrade Greenwood to Pukki
    B upgrade Fraser to Kdb

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Depends on your formation and subs but b

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    2. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      B. No brained.

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      1. Wild Card this!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Brainer

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  16. Dr. Rog
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Thoughts on this effort

    Pope 4
    TAA Digne AwB* KwP Lund
    Sterling KdB Mane Martial Ceballos
    Kean Pukki 4.5

    * placeholder for Cancelo.

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    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      AWB a placeholder for Cancelo? You'll be waiting a while for that.

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  17. Catastrophe
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    How's this draft chaps?

    Pope
    Zinchenko, AWB, Lundstram, Dunk
    Mane, Sterling, KDB, Martial
    Kane, Pukki

    (Button, Dendoncker, Soyuncu, Greenwood)

    Lundstram/Dunk/Dendoncker/Soyuncu rotation looks decent for the next 4 weeks.

    Cheers

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    1. Gazpilicueta
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      in my opinion, this draft is..... beautiful.

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      1. Catastrophe
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers, feels risky with no Salah or LIV defence but hopefully pays off.

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        1. Gazpilicueta
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          I think the Alison injury is a big deal, so I wouldnt worry too much about pool defence right now. only critique I would say is, could you fit Digne in? I think hes amazing

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          1. Catastrophe
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 4 months ago

            Cheers. Could do AWB or Zinchenko to Digne but then downgrading Soyuncu means Kelly on the bench?

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  18. Galza
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Pope
    AWB / VVD / Montoya
    Salah / Sterling / Martial / Perez
    King / Kane(c) / Wesley

    Button / Dendonk / Mings / Lundstram

    G2G this week...?

    Plan is to save FT next week and use 2 FTs and possibly a mini wildcard to sort out Perez, King and Wesley, if they’re still not pulling their weight...

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    1. In a Rush
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Yes looks good not a fan of king Galza but a sound strategy and he may get a pen

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      1. Galza
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Nor me.
        Wish I’d had the balls to hop aboard the Pukki train as soon as it started rolling...

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  19. Ronnies
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Is going with 3 Man City, Sterling, KDB and Zinchenko overload ?

    Thanks.

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    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Too many points?

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    2. olly:)
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      not at all with those fixtures, having sterling&kdb and looking to get a defender in after bou myself.

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    3. yakirh
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I am so jealous

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    4. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Nah...

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  20. simong1
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Pope - Button
    Robertson - VVD - Digne - Zinchenko - Lundstram
    Sterling - KDB - Salah - Perez - Dendocker
    King - Jota - Greenwood

    Best option below? 2FT, 0ITB Thanks

    A) Roll FT
    B) Robbo & Perez > AWB/Maguire & Martial (free)
    C) Robbo & King > AWB/Maguire & Pukki (free)

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  21. Weerman
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Ryan
    TAA VVD Digne Zinchenko
    Salah Sterling Fraser Perez
    Wilson Jota

    Button Dendoncker Greenwood Rico

    2 FT + 0.5itb, Fraser + Wilson -> Martial + Kean (?)
    or go ballsier and do TAA + Fraser + Wilson -> Lundstram + Martial + Kane for a -4?

    Would love to hear your thoughts

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  22. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    After much tinkering in wc:

    Adrian* (Pope)
    TAA Digne AWB Rose* (Lundstram)
    Sterling KDB Martial Son (Cantwell)
    Rashford Pukki (4.5)

    Not set on rose, may get Zinchenko. Will confirm Son on team news later this week.

    Obvious omission is no Liverpool attack but over next 3-4 weeks happy to gamble on that.

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    1. Dele
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I wouldn't gamble on no Pool attack.

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      1. Limbo
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Agreed get Mané &/ Salah

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    2. Stoneleigh
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      It’s different, which is no bad thing. Martial + Rashford seems weird to me, it’s different to KDB + Sterling as you’ll expect assists from KDB and goals from Sterling but with your Man U picks you’ll be hunting goals from both? I think you can drop one and bring in pool attack.

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  23. sunzip14
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Would you trade Lucas Digne today, if it means you beat the price changes and can accommodate Son & Pukki in the team? I am not confident Digne will start vs Villa as many news sources are reporting possible return of Baines.

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    1. sunzip14
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Would downgrade him to a nailed 4.5 def

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    2. Pukki Blinders
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      As long as you have bench cover then I'd definitely make those moves before the rises.

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      1. sunzip14
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Well, I meant selling Digne to fund those transfers

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        1. Rocky FPL
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          You are selling Digne because?
          He is surely not out long term

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    3. EMBOLOFAN
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      no

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  24. KingOllie
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Bench one of these:

    A) Soyuncu (shu)
    B) Lundstram (LEI)
    C) VVD (ARS)

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    1. In a Rush
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Lundstram for me definitely not vvd probably no clean sheet for pool but the goal threat alone.

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    2. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      A

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    3. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      B

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    4. HamezMace
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      A

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    5. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      A

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    6. Warby84
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      B

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  25. lugalooch
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Trying to fit mane into my team with no Pool attack, need a 6.3m or less striker to make it work

    Gomes, B.Silva, Wilson > Lundtsrum, Mane, ???

    A) Chicharito
    B) Ings
    C) Other.. please let me know suggestions

    Thanks

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    1. Galza
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I’d love to suggest Wesley as an owner, but I’m afraid there’s no way I can do that so far.
      He’s definitely up for the chop, unless he does something in the next couple of GWs...

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    2. HamezMace
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      C is for Che Adams

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  26. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Liverpool vs Newcastle in 3 gameweeks. 5 assists each for Robertson and Trent

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    1. yakirh
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Look at the fixtures after that game

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      1. internal error
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Nothing that stands out as difficult from those

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    2. Bad Kompany
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Liverpool is playing them in 3 weeks. Spurs is playing them now. City has great fixtures and have been obliterating teams. KDB and martial are on fire. And have a premium back line and don’t want to wc.

      So hard to decide what 2 premiums to go with

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      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        spurs arent liverpool lmao

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    3. Christina.
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      back to the future Marty McFly.

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  27. Bad Kompany
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Any update on haller injury? Likely to play this week?

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    1. Soto Ayam
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      No news yet, but I'd imagine he'll play

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  28. Weerman
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Bottomed, sorry for repost

    Ryan
    TAA VVD Digne Zinchenko
    Salah Sterling Fraser Perez
    Wilson Jota

    Button Dendoncker Greenwood Rico

    2 FT + 0.5itb, Fraser + Wilson -> Martial + Kean (?)
    or go ballsier and do TAA + Fraser + Wilson -> Lundstram + Martial + Kane for a -4?

    Would love to hear your thoughts

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    1. Laserface
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      2nd one , only if you want to captain Kane

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  29. Karan_G14
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Better option out of these on wildcard?

    A) VVD & Laporte
    B) TAA & Walker/Zinchenko

    Ger the most nailed City def or Pool's most attacking def?

    Cheers! 🙂

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    1. Christina.
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      a

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    2. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Robbo and Walker

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  30. Dr. Rog
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Pope 4
    TAA Digne AwB ___ Lund
    Sterling KdB Mane ___ Ceballos
    ___ Pukki 4.5

    A) KwP, Martial, Kean
    B) Kelly, Dendonker, Kane

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