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Captain Sensible August 20

Who are the best FPL captain options for Gameweek 2?

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Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers are faced with a tough captaincy decision for Gameweek 2.

Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) and Bruno Fernandes (£12.1m) go head-to-head again after huge opening-day hauls, but there are other FPL assets whose cases deserve examining too, including Sadio Mané (£12.0m), Riyad Mahrez (£9.0m) and Son Heung-min (£10.0m).

First, we will assess the fallout of the Gameweek 2 Captain Poll, before then analysing the leading candidates, Rate My Team (RMT) and the Premier Fantasy Tools ratings ahead of Saturday’s 11:00 BST deadline.

THE CAPTAIN POLL

Unsurprisingly, Salah has dominated the vote so far.

The Egyptian midfielder, who produced a goal and two assists last time out, has gained 63.4% of total votes from our users at the time of writing.

Only one other player has garnered more than 10% of votes at this stage, with Manchester United midfielder Fernandes currently in second place, backed by 19.79%.

Mahrez occupies third place with 2.88% of votes, with the top-five list completed by Kevin De Bruyne (£12.0m) and Mane, with 2.3% and 1.54% respectively.

MOHAMED SALAH AND SADIO MANE

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  1. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Nothing from Rafa in the presser about why DCL missed training yesterday. Must be going to Spurs as Kane replacement 😉

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    1. Puntillimon
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      That’d be something

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    2. thepeen555
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Now that would be better

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    3. Pedersen
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I can’t decide whether it would make him more or less attractive as player on my team

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    4. The Wanton Trader
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I wonder…
      How much would he cost?
      60 mil, or to put it another way,
      X2 Ramsdales. 🙂

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  2. A Fat Spanish Waiter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Bottomed. Reposting.

    Super off topic question so forgive me: for 11 years running (except last year), I’ve traveled to the UK with my friends just to watch some premier league matches. This year, we are scheduled to go for the weekend of Sept. 17. With the rising cases, what is the environment like in the UK at the moment. Is it mostly normal? Are people going to pubs and bars? Trying to decide whether to go or cancel.

    Again, sorry to be so off topic, but it’s hard to get actual news sometimes.

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    1. JoeSnowUK
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Pubs and bars are pretty much all open as normal here mate

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    2. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Nobody gives a f about covid. You're safe mate.

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    3. A Fat Spanish Waiter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Cheers

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  3. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    No Fabinho I guess (his dad passed away) does that impact Salah negatively?

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    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Didn't affect him on Saturday

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    2. Salan
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      In opposite direction. I do believe the whole Liverpool team will score as many as they can this weekend.

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  4. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    What's your thoughts on this incredible strike force?

    Toney Dennis 4.5

    In a 3-5-2 / 4-5-1

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    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      You'll be wildcarding soon anyway

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    2. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      They will play some of their other 6 strikers :()

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  5. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Imagine breaking your head over Salah vs Bruno (c) when nothing can be predicted and it's all luck 😉

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    1. thepeen555
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Yep I might just have to flip a coin

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    2. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Yep.

      All we can really say with certainty is that Salah will be captained by more engaged managers than Bruno will. So it comes down to whether you want to play safe or play risky with the Bruno/Salah coin flip rather than whether you can somehow figure out which of the two will get more points.

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      1. Miro
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Captaining Bruno is not 'risky' (ever). Captaining Mahrez for example is 'risky'.

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    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Therefore I have decision making system. I use bookies odds and make some calculations. So if the end result isn't what I hoped for I have no regrets. I made correct choice but my C wasn't good enough and it's his fault, not mine.

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      1. Goonsquad245
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Having an objective decision making process is a great way to stay sane and cut through the noise and overthink

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  6. El Presidente
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Never captain a player from an opening fixture at 12h30. EVER.

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    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Nonsense

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    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Last week?

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      1. El Presidente
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Good point! 🙂

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      2. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Wasn't the opening fixture 😛

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        1. El Presidente
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          Right!

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    3. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Not even Aguero against Newcastle?

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    4. Uncle Baby Billy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Wish you'd posted this before I triple captained Pogba last week, mate. Thanks anyway-

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  7. Thomas Shelby from Birmingh…
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Keep or sell Gundo?
    And who to get in?

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    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Your call.
      I sold for Greenwood but its not an easy decision.

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    2. A Fat Spanish Waiter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I think he is a sell, sadly. Probably put this week and there are better options anyway

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  8. iL PiStOlErO
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Will keep an eye on Maddison this gw (have Bisso 1st on bench)… saving ft and then next week do something with 2ft (even for -4). Other then that GTG?

    Sanchez
    TAA Shaw Targett Tsimi
    Salah(C) Bruno Mahrez Maddison
    Ings Antonio

    Steele Bisso White Scarlett

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    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      yep, looks decent.

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    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I have Barnes. But selling fit Lei asset before they play vs Norwich is just not possible for me.

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  9. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    All set.
    0FT . 0.5m itb
    Sanchez
    TAA,Tsimikas,Shaw
    Salah(c),Fernandes(vc),Greenwood,Barnes,Benrahma
    Ings,Toney

    Foster,Periera,White,Perica

    Gtg or play Periera over Barnes?

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    1. iL PiStOlErO
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Gtg, keep Barnes in 11.

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    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Sweet

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    3. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      That is a really good team, it's like what I would do to my own if I took a -8, Barnes over P for me

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      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers

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    4. Bobbyjnr
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I have a similar team

      Sanchez
      TAA shaw Tsimika
      son Bruno Salah soucek Dallas
      Dennis Antonio

      Steele toney Amartey ayling
      Any suggestion?

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  10. germanyozil10
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Ings likely play double forward is better.
    No Watkins, No love.

    Would like to change Ings to Maupay.

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    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      do it then

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  11. bruuuno
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Sell Jota for Greenwood or Grealish for free?

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    1. vova
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      nah, save the transfer

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

        Also if we get early team news with Jota on the bench?

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    2. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      No. They all could score similar.

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    3. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Grealish.

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    4. iL PiStOlErO
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Keep Jota

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  12. A Fat Spanish Waiter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Tough call, but I’d roll it. It’s always nice to have two free transfers for GW3.

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  13. Fitzy.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    NEW ARTICLE POSTED

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2021/08/20/what-can-we-expect-from-romelu-lukaku-in-fpl-and-how-will-he-fit-in-our-teams/

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  14. WHUFCSmith23
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Seeing a lot of people on here talk about the early kick off curse. Is this just because if your captain blanks in the first game the rest of the matches become an anxiety issue? Or do people really believe there is some kind of cosmic hoodoo?

    Anyone got any first hand experiences of this curse? Or the opposite?

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    1. Goonsquad245
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      People like confirmation bias and have a tendency to massively overthink situations.

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    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I suspect it may have its origins from occasions where big teams/hot favourites played champions league games midweek, particularly long away trips, and have a tight turnaround for the early TV match, and then either rotate heavily, start slowly, sub early, or some combination of all three to conspire to sabotage popular FPL big hitters

      But when clubs have clear schedules it shouldn’t *really* be a factor

      Certainly didn’t impact Bruno last week

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  15. Athletico Underachieving
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Odegaard a lovely little enabler for Lukaku

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  16. Miro
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Start Digne or Coufal ?

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    1. Qui-Gon-Joe
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Digne

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  17. Jet5605
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    G2G with my FT saved?

    Sanchez
    TAA - Shaw - Tsimi - Ayling
    Salah (c) - Bruno - Son - Benrahma
    Ings - Antonio

    Foster - Gilmour - Veltman - Perica

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  18. Lanley Staurel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    In terms of defences Saints and Burnley were equally poor in GW1 relative to shots and big chances conceded. I’m tempted by Bruno but I think the crowd will play a part this GW a and I’m betting on Anfield and Salah. I also agree with the forget EO concern just pick the player who you think will score the most points and in this case I’m settled on Salah.

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  19. Rbyrne95
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Do we think that Southampton will concede more than Burnley this week? in general. I need to get rid of this bias that Nick Pope and Burnley's defence are magical.

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    1. Haa-lala-land
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I'd be much more surprised this week, to see Southampton keep a cleanie, than if Burnley were to.

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  20. Haa-lala-land
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Ugh, Man City are a pickle. If everyone is 100% fit, here's the order of nailedness that I see (excluding defensive mids):
    Ederson
    KDB
    Dias
    Stones
    Grealish
    Mahrez
    Cancelo
    Gundog
    Foden
    Zinchenko
    Torres
    Jesus
    Walker
    Bsilva
    Can't think of anymore.

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    1. scubasmithy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      yep, that looks about right to me. might put cancelo below gundogan

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    2. Haa-lala-land
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I totally forgot about Sterling!
      Poor old Sterling..

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      1. Pedersen
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Didn't her join the diving team?

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  21. 2001: A Space Origi
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    I am thinking of moving Gundo > Pogba, losing 0.1M
    Gundo price should go down according the FFF, so should get my money back for GW3. (have 0.5 ITB) so can afford this

    Is pogba worth one game away to Saints? If he scores a couple of assists he is likely to go up again....??

    I am normally WCing on GW2 so this makes a big change for me...

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    1. Pedersen
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Do you believe he will keep being offensive when Sancho starts? I believe he will go back to be defensive mid and score 2pts every game like any other season

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  22. 2001: A Space Origi
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    That's a good point, I need someone to replace Gundo, My bench just doesn't fill the loss.(White, Gilmour and Fabio Silva)
    might just plump For Soucek and bank some money for 2 weeks.

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  23. Vjm6891
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    is Gundogan definitely out? Loads of people transfering him out. Seems like he could play and vs Norwich. I'm guessing people just jumped for people like Pogba?

    Also, Greenwood is still likely to start this week?

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    1. 2001: A Space Origi
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Both these sites say yes, Greenwood is playing?

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  24. 2001: A Space Origi
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    I look at a few predicted line up sites..FF Scout, FF Pundit are a couple...
    Bizarrely, FF Scout took him out of line up even though he was 75%, now they are showing he is not injured, but not playing??
    I am trying to leave it to last minute to decide....

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  25. 2001: A Space Origi
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    News just in from Premier League site. Gundo expected to play against Norwich but will face a late fitness test, so I am going to hold back on transfer and risk him!

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    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I suggest you read the previous pages. He does not have a late fitness test, he has been training fully for three days and Pep has declared him fit.

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      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Or should I say get on the correct page and read 😀

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  26. 2001: A Space Origi
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    That is not quite correct, he has little issue with his ankle, you can rad it in full (not a long article) here if you wish:

    https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/manchester-city-v-norwich-city-pep-guardiola-preview-part-1-63765059?utm_source=www.premierleague.com&utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=link

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    1. 2001: A Space Origi
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      This was updated at 13:47 today, so I think this is the most up to date news, but obviously, FPPL you just never know, especially with Pep in charge LOL.....

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      1. Bennerman
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Going to cause a stir in here once this is promulgated...

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  27. 2001: A Space Origi
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    probably! LOL
    Though I honestly have him and think he is key to my midfield score so I am not stir-mongering..
    I am going to chicken out before deadline and slot in Soucek is my best prediction...., West Ham at home with fans, not that easy for Leicester!!

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    1. Bennerman
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      No, I don't mean you're stirring.

      Just that those people trying to decipher his comments etc and deduce that he is fit might be a bit floored by seeing the official site clearly declare he has an ankle issue and fitness test.

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    2. 2001: A Space Origi
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      And Gundo showing as 75% on FFScout predicted line-ups again...LOL, come on, make your minds up!!

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      1. 2001: A Space Origi
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        OMG!! Now he is not showing as injured on FPL main site.. scratches his head!!!!!!

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  28. Eddie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Is this draft system replacing the bribes and favours that have secured me a team spot in years past? Not sure how I feel about this.

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    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Whoops, intended as a reply to Boris.

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    2. Chandler Bing
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      What if I told you that you were getting a spot in the pre-draft window this time?

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  29. bigbraff
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Who to bench out of these seven? Am pulling out what little hair I have left! Cheers.

    Midfield: Gundo or Barnes

    Forwards: Toney, Antonio or Ings

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  30. Bobbyjnr
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Martinez
    TAA tsimika shaw cresswell
    Bruno Barnes Gundo Soucek
    Toney ings
    (1m ITB)
    Sanchez Raphinha stones iheanacho

    GTG?
    Best suggestions?

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