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  1. FourLokoLeipzig
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Hope this free hit was worth it! Good luck all

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    1. fantasist
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Wouldn't it be better to FH next week or on the double gw?

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    2. FourLokoLeipzig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Already got 11 for next week and gonna BB in 34. Was planning to FH in 37 or 38, but didn’t like the look of my team this week so made a late decision to go for it now

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  2. Shultan
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Good luck to everyone who owns the same players as me!!

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    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Haha , show me your team

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      1. Shultan
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        Raya/Ake/trip/mings
        Bruno/saka/march/mitoma
        Kane/watkins/haaland (c)

        Fearing martinelli, salah & grealish this week

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        1. Dynamic Duos
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 10 days ago

          Got 4 , I should be ok lol 😉

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  3. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Updated

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    1. fantasist
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      It's doing that thing where you think you can still make changes this GW

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      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        Try again

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    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Not for me. Mines broken. Says I only have 5 players next week and that I've already used my free hit..

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  4. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    FH activated?

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    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Not yet, but soon

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    2. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      No rush

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    3. Gunners in Haaland
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      34

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    4. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      By this evening.

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  5. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Bloody thought I had (c) Trent last minute, but hasn't saved, still on Haaland, d'oh 🙁

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    1. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Saved by your own ineptitude

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      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        Yeah something like that

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      2. Dynamic Duos
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        Been as you know words like ineptitude, can you tell me what gullible means?

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        1. The Mentaculus
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 10 days ago

          For real? Means easily fooled / someone who'll believe in something without any supporting evidence

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        2. Tomerick
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 10 days ago

          I think you’ll find if you check that gullible doesn’t actually appear in the dictionary.

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          1. The Mentaculus
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 10 days ago

            Haha this

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          2. Fitzy.
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 10 days ago

            That's because you've misspelt it

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  6. El Presidente
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Miggy's back!!

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  7. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Let’s go baby!

    Steele
    Trippier | Zinchenko | Castagne
    Salah | Son | Martinelli | Mitoma | Andreas
    Kane | Haaland (C)

    Ward | Ferguson | Neco | Bueno

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    1. fantasist
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Castagne vs City?

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      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        Well it was him, Neco or Bueno lol

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        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 10 days ago

          So thought Castagne as he’s most likely one to get a goal or assist

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          1. fantasist
            • 16 Years
            3 years, 10 days ago

            That should help him get back to +2 once he reaches -1

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            1. Scapegoat Salah
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 10 days ago

              Yup!

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  8. fantasist
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Already have 11 players for the blank GW which should mean 2 FT for GW33

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    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Is this a secret code for someone?

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      1. fantasist
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        Lol

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        1. The Knights Template
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 10 days ago

          Come-in Fantasist blank hit double GW34 over?

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  9. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Anyone getting the three Gabriel’s from Arsenal on free hit?

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    1. fantasist
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Not a bad shout, would opt for Zinny or Benny Blanco for attacking returns

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    2. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Only 2

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

      One or two and Saka.

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    4. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Martinelli, Saka and Jesus for me

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  10. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Top 10k EO GW31:
    Haaland 186%
    Trippier 97%
    Kane 93%
    Mitoma 84%
    Watkins 81%
    Saka 69%
    Raya 51%
    Martinelli 48%
    Grealish 43%
    March 35%
    Fernandes 35%
    Chilwell 33%
    Shaw 26%
    Toney 23%
    Salah 20%
    Estupiñán 19%
    Zinchenko 18%
    Mac Allister 18%
    Arrizabalaga 18%
    Henry 16%
    Mee 16%
    Mings 14%
    White 13%
    Ødegaard 12%
    De Gea 11%
    Gabriel 10%
    Alexander-Arnold 8%
    Botman 8%
    Aké 8%
    Olise 6%

    Newcastle defence combined EO about 114%

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    1. Sharkytect
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Wow

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    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      14% gain on any Haaland points 😎

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    3. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Salah only 20% is interesting

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      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        Guess 80% of them know what they're doing 😉

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        1. Amartey Partey
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 10 days ago

          Probably. I know I don’t haha!

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    4. tambourineman
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Salah & TAA remain differentials

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      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        Pretty much my starting line-up except for playing Zinky over Trips.

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    5. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Isak?

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      1. tambourineman
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        4%

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    6. Bobby Crush
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      No KDB

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  11. Haa-lala-land
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Team news leak ahead of Man city Vs Leicester

    Ward and Iverson both confirmed in the starting XI

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    1. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Need a third keeper to keeper Haaland out.

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      1. fantasist
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        Ah both keepers lol

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    2. fantasist
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Most will want to know which City players are starting

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  12. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    What happened to the Eze vs. Olise comparison article, promised for Thursday? Did it ever get published?

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    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2023/04/13/eze-v-olise-who-is-the-best-palace-pick-in-fpl/

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      1. Paul Psychic Octopus
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        Thanks. Don't know how I didn't find it.

        Any views here on best choice?
        Olise the better player imho, more likely to get assists.
        Eze more of a goalscorer.

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        1. Dynamic Duos
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 10 days ago

          I'm in Olise camp but not sure if I'm getting him or not yet

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    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Yeah

      It was good.

      Eze for goals and Olise for assists, corners etc

      You can toss a coin but Olise edges it just for now.

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  13. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Johnson
    TAA, Robertson, Trippier
    Salah, Saka, Martinelli
    Kane, Tony, Wadkins

    Gabreil or Odegaard for third Arsenal spot ?

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  14. Arvin-ation
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Transferred in Grealish and left him on the bench....

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    1. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Rashford in your starting 11 ?

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    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Hopefully Pep does the same

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    3. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Hope benches grealish too

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      1. Shultan
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        Pep

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    4. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Rouletted yourself

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  15. Shultan
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Would you rather win ML with mediocre rank? Or amazing rank but don't win MLs

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    1. boombaba
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      ML

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    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Win ml

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    3. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Top 100 rank

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    4. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      ML

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      1. Haa-lala-land
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        Winml

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    5. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      I'm leading both MLs I realy want to win & now making transfer decisions based on teams below

      Did Henry > ake this week even though I realy wanted to do saka >grealish as chasing pack have saka

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    6. FourLokoLeipzig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      ML

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    7. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Rank. Don't play for money anymore so not bothered about MLs.

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    8. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Cash leagues. Only reason I play. What do you get out of being in the top 1000 if you are not in a cash league. Nothing at all. Don't even understand why people brag about it tbh

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      1. Tomerick
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        Because the game is supposed to be played simply for fun and being too 1000 out of 11 million is amazing. Beating some mates from work who stopped making transfers at Christmas, not so much. Not everything has to revolve around gambling.

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        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 16 Years
          3 years, 10 days ago

          It's like playing poker for fun to me. Pointless. It's only my view though. We all have different aims in life.

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          1. Tomerick
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 10 days ago

            Except Poker is designed for gambling. This is more like placing bets on an egg and spoon race.

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            1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
              • 16 Years
              3 years, 10 days ago

              Fair call

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      2. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        High-roller leagues?

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        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 16 Years
          3 years, 10 days ago

          I spend a fair bit . I play in good standard leagues and poor leagues that help fund entry into the others I've won my fair share though. Buying flight tickets to Thailand out of the winnings is better than finishing top 10 if ya get me

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          1. Mr. O'Connell
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 10 days ago

            Had to get out the money league game as it was ruining my enjoyment of football after all the EO stuff started taking off.

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  16. Biggsy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Well, after spending all morning deliberating and debating the best defender chocies I completely forgot to actually change my team. Dog!

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    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      *Doh!

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      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        D'oh*

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    2. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Dog up front to score a hattrick.

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      1. Biggsy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        😀

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    3. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Less talk, more action, Biggsy!

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      1. Biggsy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        Twas the offspring's fault really. They'll get a reward if Botman bags a brace

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        1. The Knights Template
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 10 days ago

          I never liked that band!

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          1. Biggsy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 10 days ago

            Finger's crossed my score is pretty fly for a Newcastle defensive double up

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            1. The Knights Template
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 10 days ago

              So sorry!

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    4. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Did you do the transfer too?

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      1. Biggsy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        Yeah at least I did Maddi to Grealish last night. Only the defence order I wasn't happy with

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    5. Quality Quality Qualit
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Ruff

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  17. boombaba
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Iverson nailed it Ward still got a chance of getting his place back ?

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    1. boombaba
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Or*

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    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      I'm hoping Ward comes back. Would save me a transfer next week...

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      1. boombaba
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        I can do James and Kepa to TAA and Ward/Iverson next week and field 11.
        Just got to pick the right keeper….

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    3. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Different manager so always a chance of a change

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  18. cigan
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Any early FH drafts for next week?
    No idea about defenders tbf, Arsenal prob. with the highest chance of a clean sheet but I prefer 3 attackers

    Martinez
    Trent Trippier Moreno
    Salah Saka Martinelli Olise
    Kane Jesus Watkins
    (Iversen Harrison Zouma Kilman)

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    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      I just did one, favouring Brentford over Villa. No clue what the template is, yet

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    2. noissimbus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      That's pretty spot on. Though maybe I'd replace Moreno with someone like Guehi or Robertson/VVD.

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  19. DARE TO BISCAN
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Hastily put together initial FHBGW32 squad thoughts:

    Raya
    TAA, Guehi, Trippier
    Salah(c), Saka, Bowen, Martinelli
    Kane, Toney, Jesus

    (Iverson, Andreas, Cat-botherer, Mings) 0.0 ITB

    Any good? Any 'essentials' I've missed?

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    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      3rd Liverpool player/ attacker. Home game against Forest

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      1. FourLokoLeipzig
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        Problem is that any aside from Salah might not start (unless any injuries this week)

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        1. Tonyawesome69
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 10 days ago

          Worth taking a gamble on FH imo

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          1. DARE TO BISCAN
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 10 days ago

            Who are you going with?

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          2. FourLokoLeipzig
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 10 days ago

            Hmm, maybe, but a cameo appearance on a FH team is always especially annoying

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      2. DARE TO BISCAN
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        Could do Gakpo over Bowen. Issue is, whether he starts. Few alternatives in that area.

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  20. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    of course isak starts ,of course,of course, of course just fekk this season ,every 50/50 call wrong

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    1. Sure You Did
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      He is their best player. Of course he was going to start.

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      1. Jordan.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        like he did last week

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        1. noissimbus
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 10 days ago

          Last week he did? Or are you affirming it.

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  21. Jones Kusi
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 18 hours ago

    What to do?
    Just save the FT so I got 2 next GW?

    1 FT 0.9 ITB

    Raya Iversen
    Chilwell Trippier Botman Estupinan Shaw
    Bruno Rashford Mitoma March Odegaard
    Haaland Kane Watkins

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  22. Malkmus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 18 hours ago

    A'noon all. GTG? 0 FT, 2.0 ITB

    Kepa (raya)
    Estup - Moreno - Trips
    Salah - Saka - Marti - Grealish - Mitoma
    Haaland (c) - Watkins

    Subs - Solanke, Henry, Zinc

    Ta

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