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Dugout Discussion March 18

Chelsea v Everton team news: James starts, Cucurella benched

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The evening fixture at Stamford Bridge rounds off the day’s Premier League football.

Both Chelsea and Everton come into this match buoyed by positive results in the last two Gameweeks but the Toffees haven’t won away from home since October 1.

The hosts make three changes to the side that beat Leicester City last time out.

Benoit Badiashile comes in for Marc Cucurella at centre-half, Reece James returns at right wing-back at the expense of Ruben Loftus-Cheek, and Christian Pulisic takes Mykhailo Mudryk‘s place in attack.

Ben Chilwell, the most-bought player of Gameweek 28 with nearly a million transfers in, starts at left wing-back.

Kai Havertz, himself transferred in by almost 350,000 managers ahead of Friday’s deadline, is again part of the three-man frontline.

Everton, unsurprisingly, are unchanged from the win over Brentford.

GAMEWEEK 28 LINE-UPS

Chelsea XI: Kepa, James, Fofana, Koulibaly, Badiashile, Chilwell, Kovacic, Enzo, Joao Felix, Pulisic, Havertz.

Subs: Bettinelli, Kante, Loftus-Cheek, Chalobah, Mudryk, Gallagher, Chukwuemeka, Madueke, Cucurella.

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Tarkowski, Godfrey, Onana, Doucoure, Gueye, Iwobi, Gray, McNeil.

Subs: Begovic, Holgate, Mina, Mykolenko, Maupay, Davies, Coady, Garner, Simms.

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  1. Qaiss
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Sean Dyche is Everton’s best appointment since David Moyes. They’ll survive and have a good future

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    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      With due respect, f**k Dyche though 🙂

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      1. Qaiss
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        What’s wrong with a bit of Dychey ?

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        1. Philosopher's Stones
          • 3 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          Nothing personal. Just that his football is a bit atrocious to watch as a neutral.

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    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Yeah, great appointment. Mad it took so long

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    3. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I still think they're in trouble. Other teams around them are good enough to stay up

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      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        I think they’ll survive again too.

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    4. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      It was a no brainer for them to get in contact with Dyche. He's the right man for the job and I dare to say that they wouldn't survive with Lampard.

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    5. noissimbus
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      They've done quite well so far. Won 3 of 4 home games. Only the Villa home loss can be considered a poor result.

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  2. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Gutting for Chelsea to concede a second and cost me Kepa, James and Havertz points... 🙁

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    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I got the full 2 points from Fofana. Lucky me!

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  3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    “The big 6” 😆

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    1. gart888
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Still the biggest budget wise.

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  4. Caesar Salahd
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Mings, Buendia and Jensen on my bench 🙁

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    1. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Shaite dude

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    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Mings saving my GW.

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    3. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Should've started them, mate. They scored points today.

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    4. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Oh wow that could be better than BB29 score

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    5. Admiral Benson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Impressive to just have a bench this week tbh

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      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        FH?

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    6. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I took Mings out at 6.29pm on my WC 🙁

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      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        No way Granville

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        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          That’s really unlucky. Why Felipe I don’t get it

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  5. gart888
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Funny week for me. Started Kepa, but still gained rank every time Everton scored.

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  6. Hairy Potter
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Kepa, Chilwell and James went well. Lol. Never mind I knew the risks.

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  7. ggfussball
    • 1 Year
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Tark more points than CHiLwElL :’D
    You love to see it!!!

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  8. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Ricardo bonus point is a much needed surprise

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  9. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    With Saka (c), Martinelli and Zinchenko to play tomorrow, green arrow isn't out of reach for me just yet.

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    1. gart888
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Confident Martinelli and Zinchenko start and play 60?

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      1. Arteta
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Yeah.

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    2. Atimis
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      As things stand, Ode hauls and others blank

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  10. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Would you -4 any of Watkins or Toney for Isak for the double. I’m thinking probably a bad idea.

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    1. gart888
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Taking a hit to remove someone with 2 fixtures seems bad on the surface.

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    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Knee jerky...

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  11. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    BB after an international break is a terrible idea. Wonder what the "experts" where thinking when suggesting it...

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    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Biggest double of the season....

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      1. gart888
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        And wildcarding recently helped us set up for it while also navigating a blank. Don't regret this play at all (so far).

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        1. noissimbus
          • 2 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          The risk is that a few players may come back injured and you'll have to invest more just to accommodate the BB.

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          1. gart888
            • 9 Years
            1 year, 2 months ago

            Sure, but I already have 1 FT ready to do that with. If multiple players get injured, that's just bad luck.

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  12. jimbe4mXL
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Whats the best option for DGW29?
    A Isaak
    B Watkins

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Isak for me. He has 1 extra double to come

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    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Wilson staying with Newcastle over IB would out some doubts on Isaks mins imo

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      1. Tonyawesome69
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Put*

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  13. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    What a poor GW

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    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Wasn’t expecting much.

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      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        No CS made the average low.

        Kepa was all 10 pters when I didn’t own him

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  14. SomeoneKnows
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Kepa
    Trippier Estupinan Mee Botman
    Rashford Maddison Mitoma
    Toney Watkins Kane

    (Raya Saka Martinelli Zinchenko)

    1FT + 5.5 itb (4.3 needed for getting back Haaland) and planing BB GW29

    A) Saka > Bruno
    B) Zinchenko > Chilwell
    C) Mee > Chilwell

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    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      C)

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  15. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    How’s this DGW29FHT

    DDG
    James - Shaw - Estupinan
    Rashford - Bowen - Maddison - Mitoma - MacAllister
    Felix - Havertz

    May delay the BB till gw 37

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    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Benrahma over Bowen.

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      1. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Watching the game closely tomorrow to decide

        Actually the pens do tilt it towards Benrahma

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    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      United without Casemiro and tough opponents in the double for CS

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      1. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Good point

        Best GK on FH? Nagas? Fabianski? Neto?

        Shall keep Shaw

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  16. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Damn, CONTE bringing down the hammer on spurs players

    Conte " i see selfish players, we are not a team"

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    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Bringing down the hammer on Levy and club as well: "different managers, they have same owner. 20 years they won nothing. Why?" Surely he's gone now.

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      1. noissimbus
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Seriously. Do these managers still get compensated if they're sacked due to criticising management lol

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        1. Old Bull
          • 10 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          Yes. He’s doing a Mourinho all the way to the bank....unless the owners wrote a ‘you can never slag us off’ clause into the contract which is less than unlikely.

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    2. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Laying it all out there

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    3. Scalper
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Wether it’s true or not, should never say this to the public/media.

      If anything it is selfish of him to say such a thing. Players will not respond well to this imo

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      1. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Yep, to the pt, he lost the playwrs now w this rant

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    4. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Redifing term "going out w a bang"
      He might as well kick the door down

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  17. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Seeing 15 DGW’ers in my side and bench boost active is a beautiful thing.

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    1. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Can one use wc and same gw use bench boost?

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      1. Indpush
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        No

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      2. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        No you can’t. WC in 28 and BB in 29.

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      3. Zalk
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        No

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      4. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Thnx

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  18. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Toney got an assist on Fanteam but not on FPL.

    Strange

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    1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      And Tarkowski didn’t get an assist on Fanteam.

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      1. gart888
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        That's just weird. His was a textbook assist lol.

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    2. gart888
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      https://old.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/11urify/brentford_1_0_leicester_city_mathias_jensen_32/

      Does kind of look like he pokes it back, doesn't it?

      I didn't captain him and he's 98% EO though, so doesn't really matter to me.

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  19. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Early plans are Saka and Martinelli to Bruno and Mac 10. Do you like it?

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      It will be for a hit

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    2. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Don't sell both Saka and Marti before Leeds at home

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    3. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      lets see how you think about it after they run riot over CP

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    4. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Juuuuhhhhuuuu……no

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    5. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I’ll be tempted to keep Arsenal assets vs leaky Leeds at home

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      1. gart888
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        But the allure of DGW players!

        And if you're going to FH in 32 after leeds they have a terrible run of fixtures. Liverpool away, west ham away, city away, chelsea, newcastle away, brighton.

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    6. gart888
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I think you just do one of those.

      I'm considering both of those moves, and also Zinchenko to Shaw. But I don't think any of that is worth a hit.

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    7. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Not sure if serious

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  20. Zenith UK
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Have been away all weekend, just returned. Ward didn't start, any inclination as to why?

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    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Rodgers saying a bit diplomatically that he's a bit sh*t

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      1. Zenith UK
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Debating a -4 for him now as I was going to BB in 29

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    2. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      hes a number 2
      (See what I did there?)

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  21. Jebiga
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Should I dump haaland and put watkins/havertz for dgw?

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    1. gart888
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Can't sell Haaland any week where he has a fixture.

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  22. Old Bull
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Was considering selling Haaland for one week only to bring in Watkins or Izak for the DGW. After the Everton performance and Conte’s interview I’m having a rethink thinking that perhaps Haaland vs the Liverpool defence is a better option to Kane vs a more defiant Everton. Comments very much appreciated.

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    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Nothing matters anymore. Just do what you feel.

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      1. Old Bull
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        I did appreciate that comment but it’s left me feeling a little depressed.

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        1. Indpush
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          You are getting it then. Nothing.

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        2. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          Sorry chap, didn’t mean to depress you.

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    2. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I was going to roll a transfer this week, but bringing forward getting Haaland back in to my team is very much on the cards now. Kane > Haaland would be the obvious move for me

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  23. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    You know what….FPL is utter garbage….never playing another BS season of this nonsense…

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    1. Old Bull
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      See you next season.

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      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        *next page…

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    2. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Better late than never 😉

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      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        When does FPL 23/24 open?

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  24. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Help please

    A. DDG + Estupinan + Benrahma + Havertz + Felix + 12 points (FH team)

    Or

    B. Raya + Steele + Trippier + Pinnock + White + Saka + Haaland + Toney + Watkins (BB team)

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  25. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Chilly for a hit was silly

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    1. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Glad I resisted

      Will get James this week

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    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Chilly
      For a Hit
      Was Silly
      He was…..Terrible! 😀

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    3. Old Bull
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Can’t think of anyone who was worth a hit this GW so far.

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  26. Hairy Potter
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Good weekend for Newcastle. Team you support doing well > FPL team doing well.

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  27. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Think I am going to regret going for Billing over Benrahma on the wildcard. Or they will both be toilet 😆

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  28. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Conte slammed the owners as well
    This is his opening farewell

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    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Hodgson manager by Tuesday….

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      1. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Henry James Redknapp

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  29. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    The unstoppable force (Conte) meets the immovable object (Spurs).
    I guess we found the answer to one of life's great riddles.......

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  30. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    I see the £100m Ukrainian Dan James didn’t even get a minute today.

    What and absolute waste of money that was.

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    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Can he be better than Gallagher?

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