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28 April 2021 245 comments
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Fantasy Football Scout will join the wider football world in uniting for a social media boycott this weekend.

In response to the ongoing and sustained discriminatory abuse aimed at players and other figures in the football world, none of our official accounts will post any content on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram between 15:00 BST on Friday, April 30 until 23:59 BST on Monday, May 3.

Social media can play a pivotal part in adding value and reach to our coverage, enabling us to engage with Fantasy managers all over the globe.

However, this weekend’s boycott serves to highlight that social media companies must work harder to prevent the spread of online hatred while educating everyone in the ongoing fight against discrimination.

The FA, Premier League, EFL, FA Women’s Super League, FA Women’s Championship, PFA, LMA, PGMOL, Kick It Out, Women in Football and the FSA are some of the biggest names involved in this weekend’s boycott with the number of participating organisations growing by the day.

All of us involved are aware this event alone will not put an immediate stop to online abuse. The aim is to show social media companies that the football world is willing and able to take decisive steps to bring about a positive change to the sport we all love.

As there will be no content on our official social media channels this weekend, we will include live coverage of Gameweek 34’s matches on our website instead, including team news, goal alerts, notifications of assists and other key Fantasy match events.

We tested a live blog feature during Monday night’s meeting between Leicester and Crystal Palace which we hope to use for the next round of fixtures. We look forward to sharing this weekend’s football with you via this medium.

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  1. Gunners in Haaland
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 25 days ago

    Play up

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  2. #Swish41
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 25 days ago

    Morning all. Best Everton defender to ship Coady to for the DGW bar Digne (too ££):

    1. Godfrey
    2. Holgate (YC magnet)
    3. Coleman (rotation?)
    4. Keane (injury?)

    Currently looking at Godfrey...

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    1. MrPeabody7
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 25 days ago

      Pickford

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    2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 25 days ago

      I like Coleman, if he is nailed

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      1. Pompel
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 25 days ago

        If only ..
        Looking at him too (for Stones), but thinking the risk of benchings is too high?

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  3. Kun Tozser
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 25 days ago

    Is this site also not a of social media?

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    1. ScottieDog
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 25 days ago

      As mentioned in the headline article, the specific lead platforms of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram is the focus of the boycott not all social media. FFS state clearly, that they wil not be using those 3 platforms in solidarity with the campaign plan. Your contributions over the weekend via the FFS website therefore remain unfettered.

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  4. tallboy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 25 days ago

    A fabulous exercise in virtue signalling.

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    1. Warbling Wendy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 25 days ago

      Nail on the head

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    2. Rassi
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 25 days ago

      "Virtue signalling"

      A favorite term amongst modern day racists.

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  5. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 25 days ago

    What moves would you make here with 2FT and 2.3m itb. Plan to FH36

    Mendy
    Taa Shaw Rudi -- Holding Veltman
    Salah Bruno Jota Greenwood Lingard
    Kane Nacho -- Davis

    A: Jota >> Bale (gw34) >> Zaha(dgw35)
    B: Jota >> Maddison
    C: Something else i.e. Jota/Davis >> Saka/DCL if theres dgw35

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    1. MrPeabody7
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 25 days ago

      A but risky

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      1. UnitednationsXI
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 25 days ago

        Yeah but I doubt I will keep jota for dgw35 hence thinking of getting rid of him now

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    2. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 25 days ago

      C. Bogle

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    3. CAREFREEE
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 25 days ago

      Don't do B.

      Maddison has been useless the last two weeks.

      I'm looking to ship him out.

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  6. MrPeabody7
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 25 days ago

    Which player has been bad luck to your FPL team this season?
    Mine: Ings (scores only 1/2 points when he is on my team, but score goals when I transfer him out)

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    1. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 25 days ago

      Sterling - no contest.

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      1. MrPeabody7
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 25 days ago

        Sterling was at least scoring goals at the beginning. Just his price tag didn't do the justice

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        1. Pompel
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 25 days ago

          Got him in after his purple patch, then again for DGW26, with little success

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    2. SteJ
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 25 days ago

      Coleman. He's been a real differential for me as he seems to get broken when I bring him into my team

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    3. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 25 days ago

      All of them

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  7. Holmes
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 25 days ago

    Should be Internet Blackout instead of Social Media. I mean its not that tough to avoid posting or using social media. Internet on the other hand is different gravy.

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    1. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 25 days ago

      You can’t punish every aspect of the internet just because of Social Media abuse by the minority.

      People like myself use the Internet to run a business.
      People use the internet to shop, to bank.

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      1. Holmes
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 25 days ago

        Abuse is not just restricted to Social Media though plus 3-4 days blackout are hardly going to make any difference for those "minority"

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        1. The 12th Man
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 25 days ago

          I agree. This action won’t stop them though. It will only feed them as they gain more attention.
          The action should come from the social media sites themselves in giving these people appropriate bans for the level of abuse. Lifetime if needed.
          Extreme abuse should be reported to the authorities and dealt with from there. Whether it’s fines, community service.

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          1. g40steve
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 25 days ago

            Punish the companies huge fines & make them responsible for content published.

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            1. The 12th Man
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 25 days ago

              Yeh that might make them take action.

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      2. Rover
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 25 days ago

        I think Holmes meant internet blackout for all football related organisations. So people would be able to go about their tasks like their own work or banking or shopping etc. but all club websites would be down for the weekend, not just their social media profiles.

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  8. Cthulhu @ Left Back
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 25 days ago

    It's a waste of time to only boycott Facebook/Twitter etc. for a few days as they know you'll be back. In the words of Yoda "Do or Do Not".

    Social media is a poison that feeds extremist politics and other vices and will continue to do so until people abandon it. I'd be happier if FFS was just a WWW site - I left Facebook years ago and have missed precisely nothing as a result.

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    1. MrPeabody7
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 25 days ago

      I had stopped using Facebook in last 4-5 years, but lockdown make me back to use it last year

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    2. ScottieDog
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 25 days ago

      '...etc' aka Instagram...only 3.

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  9. Maddamotha
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 25 days ago

    Hey!
    Would you get Kane in for a hit to protect your ML lead? Leading with 20 points.
    Everyone in my ML has him, and will surely captain. I currently don't own him, but consider these moves to get him :

    Salah, Brewster > Kane(C), Saka -4. Yay or Nay?

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    1. MrPeabody7
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 25 days ago

      Yes, but Liverpool has such a lottery fixture from GW 35

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      1. Maddamotha
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 25 days ago

        Could get him back then ๐Ÿ™‚ Thanks.

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  10. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 25 days ago

    Premier League TV rights: Talks held over scrapping next auction.

    Talks have been held with the existing live rights holders Sky, BT and Amazon about extending their current deals on similar terms.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56911973

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    1. SteJ
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 25 days ago

      We think it's worth more than last time : Auction
      We think it's worth less than last time : Price freeze!

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  11. Tango74
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 25 days ago

    No team news,rumours just before deadline or if rearranged fixture comes out

    Feel sorry for WC people

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  12. แถ แถฆหกแต—สฐสธLucre $$$
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 25 days ago

    That live blog thing was a disaster - please don't do it again.

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    1. Geriatric Unathletic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 25 days ago

      Agree

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    2. Well you know, Triffic
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 25 days ago

      What happened?

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      1. John Nerdelbaum
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 25 days ago

        You don't want to know, Harry

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    3. John Nerdelbaum
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 25 days ago

      Why do they need a live blog anyway when there's Bemba?

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      1. แถ แถฆหกแต—สฐสธLucre $$$
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 25 days ago

        A cynic may suggest they are trying to take advantage of the boycott. Obviously not me though, as I am obviously not a cynic.

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        1. mad_beer โœ…
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 25 days ago

          You used the word obviously twice in one sentence. Is that cynical?

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    4. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 25 days ago

      Site was unusable due to pages jumping up & down, another money maker.
      The updates were dog slow as well!

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    5. MJF
        5 years, 25 days ago

        I liked it. There was an Inny Atcho GIF.

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      • circusmonkey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 25 days ago

        If I want a score update, I wouldn't come here, I'd use the Sky Sports app.

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    6. klopptimusprime
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 25 days ago

      Bench 1:
      Coufal (bur)
      Coady (wba)
      Fofana (sou)
      Holding (new)

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      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 25 days ago

        Coady

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      2. MrPeabody7
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 25 days ago

        Coufal

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      3. No Professionals
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 25 days ago

        Coady

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    7. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 25 days ago

      Morning FFS friends!

      Save FT?

      Lloris
      TAA Digne Dallas
      Salah Son Greenwood Lingard
      Kane Vardy Nacho

      (Sanchez Dunk ESR Targett) 0.1M

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      1. No Professionals
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 25 days ago

        Yeah nice team

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    8. FPL ElasticO
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 25 days ago

      G2g for this GW? Plan to hold my FTs.
      Is the bench alright?

      Martinez
      TAA / Rudiger / Dallas / Castagne
      Salah / Bruno / Lingard / Son
      Kane(c) / Nacho

      Bench:: Forster / Shaw / Raph / Davis

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    9. DavvaMC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 25 days ago

      Morning One and All

      I am thinking of getting Dallas in but who from my below defence would you transfer out?

      A. Holding
      B. Veltman
      C. Shaw
      D. Rudiger

      Much appreciated!

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      1. Pompel
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 25 days ago

        Veltman

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        1. DavvaMC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 25 days ago

          Thanks, should I get in now or wait do you think?

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          1. Pompel
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 25 days ago

            I would get him this GW imho, superior attacking threat to Veltman. But as Leeds meet Brighton away this GW, there is ofc a strong case for saving the transfer to go into possible DGW35 with 2FTs

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      2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 25 days ago

        B

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      3. Tonyawesome69
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 25 days ago

        A or B

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    10. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 25 days ago

      Boycotting social media for just 2-3 days as a means of demonstration is going to achieve nothing, if you actually want something good to come out of it. It's like the guy who threatens his abusive gf that he's going to leave her, only to come back the same evening for her to start pissing on him soon enough again.

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      1. MJF
          5 years, 25 days ago

          The issue is Twitter is a massive part of promoting a business. Cut yourself off and you advantage your rivals.

          I agree with the sentiment though.

          Time big tech was broken up.

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          1. Rover
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 25 days ago

            Promoting yes, but for most of these clubs it isn't about promotion anymore.

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        • ScottieDog
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 25 days ago

          ...keep up it's over 4 days!

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      2. Daghe Munegu
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 25 days ago

        Do I need Kane?
        I have only 1ft and 0.2 itb so would require a hit then

        Jota Salah Greenwood Son Bruno
        Vardy Nacho Vydra

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        1. The Philosopher
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 25 days ago

          Not for a hit

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        2. Tonyawesome69
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 25 days ago

          Bruno Vydra to Pereira/Raphinha Kane -4

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      3. The Rumour Mill
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 25 days ago

        It's Neale I feel sorry for, Friday deadlines were already a tough ask for him, now he has to have all the team news done by 3pm! Good luck sir!

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        1. Skonto Rigga
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 25 days ago

          Ha! I appreciate your concern. Luckily the pressers tend to be all wrapped up by about 2/2.30 anyway so it'll just be me frantically typing away in the Team News tab and cutting it fine as usual.

          Half-expecting FPL to troll us all by setting up DGW35 at 3.01pm on Friday and not tell us about it until after the blackout has ended on the following Monday.

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          1. Rover
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 25 days ago

            But they would still update the news section of the websites right? Only the social media profiles will be down.

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            1. Skonto Rigga
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 25 days ago

              I would think so, yeah. As I say, we'd generally not get much in the way of (official) team news between 3 and 6.30pm anyhow.

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          2. The Rumour Mill
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 25 days ago

            Haha ok, that's good to hear. you do a great job Neale, it's much appreciated!

            Yeah I'm entirely expecting that to happen regarding dgw35 after the 6:31pm shenanigans we had earlier in the season!

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      4. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 25 days ago

        Considering DGW35 and BGW36, thoughts on Jota replacements for similar price??

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        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 25 days ago

          Greenwood, Madison, Hamez, Siggy

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        2. BobB
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          5 years, 25 days ago

          I wouldn't see Jota - good fixtures and great value

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          1. BobB
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            5 years, 25 days ago

            sell lol

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        3. Tonyawesome69
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 25 days ago

          I wouldn't sell Jota. Greenwood, Lingard and Raphinha

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        4. AD2110
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 25 days ago

          Zaha might be good shout

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      5. Chandler Bing
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 25 days ago

        Is Siggy getting chances in open-play or is he another Pascal Gross?

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        1. The White Pele
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 25 days ago

          is he nailed?

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          1. Chandler Bing
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 25 days ago

            Has to be. He's taking most set pieces and has been in decent form for the past few.

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        2. Tonyawesome69
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 25 days ago

          I think he is a decent option but he is prone to random benching

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      6. Tonyawesome69
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 25 days ago

        A bit stuck here with 2FTs. What's your thoughts on the options below?

        A:
        GW34 Son to Bale
        GW35 Bale to Greenwood

        B:
        GW34 Bruno to Pereira
        GW35 Pereira to Greenwood/Bruno

        2FT 0.3ITB FH36
        Mendy
        TAA Rudiger Shaw Dallas
        Son Salah Lingard Bruno
        Kane Nacho
        (Forster Jota Holding Davis)

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      7. MJF
          5 years, 25 days ago

          Well done FFS - it’s the right thing to do.

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        • The White Pele
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 25 days ago

          for this GW:
          A) Vardy & Raphinha -4
          B) Watkins & Bruno

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          1. Tonyawesome69
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 25 days ago

            B

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          2. MJF
              5 years, 25 days ago

              C stands for context.

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          3. Shark Team
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 25 days ago

            Which 2 to bench out of those:
            Shaw
            TAA
            Dunk
            Targett
            Jota

            (Also starting Martinez)

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            1. Chandler Bing
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 25 days ago

              Targett and Jota for me

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            2. Tonyawesome69
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 25 days ago

              bench order - Dunk Targett

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            3. Il Capitano
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 25 days ago

              Dunk + Targett

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            4. Baron Penguin
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 25 days ago

              Everyone who has Jota seems to be benching him so playing him could be a reward. Bit risky though.

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          4. The White Pele
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 25 days ago

            Dunk
            Targett

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            1. The White Pele
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 25 days ago

              reply fail

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          5. Il Capitano
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 25 days ago

            Save FT here? Would you play Cress over Jota if he's passed fit?

            1FT - 1m ITB

            Martinez
            Digne TAA Azpi
            Bruno Son Lingard Jota
            Kane (C) Bamford Nacho

            Fabri - Cresswell* ESR Targett

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            1. Tonyawesome69
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 25 days ago

              Save and probably no. Burnley are very attacking in recent games and WHU def hasn't been great.

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              1. Il Capitano
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 25 days ago

                Cheers, makes sense.

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          6. afsr
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 25 days ago

            No chips left, have 2 transfers, can't decide how to use them. Advise please

            Lloris
            Digne - Shaw - Rudiger
            Bruno - Son - Mount - Lingard
            Iheanacho - Bamford - Kane

            Martinez - Jota - TAA - Targett
            2FT, 1.8 ITB

            Players I'm considering:
            Dallas, Castagne, Pereira (mid), Wood, KdB (or other City mid), Salah (from GW35), Greenwood (from GW35)

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            1. Tonyawesome69
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 25 days ago

              Targett to Dallas even though Villa have a potential double. Villa defensively has been very poor. I think Dallas with one game less will outscore Targett

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          7. not_astarte
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 25 days ago

            NO ROOM FOR RACISM!

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          8. Baron Penguin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 25 days ago

            Benching nightmare plus two goalkeepers with fixtures that don't scream clean sheet. If I go all in on a 0-0 at Old Trafford I'd set up like this:

            Martinez
            TAA Digne Castagne Azpi
            Maddison Lingard Son
            Watkins Iheanacho Kane (C)

            Pope Bruno Jota Veltman

            Thoughts?

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