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Podcast February 22

The ScoutCast – Episode 251 – Domestic

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Distracted and torn by domestic duties, my appearance on this latest ScoutCast episode is limited to a 30-minute introduction, followed by closing cameo.

That’s just enough time to join Jonty, Andy and Az in revisiting the Gameweek 31 scenario and chip strategies that dominate your community questions.

While I’m away, the boys also consider the Gameweek 31 traps to decide whether we’re in danger of being distracted by the mediocrity on offer. The fate of premium-priced defenders is also discussed before they preview Gameweek 28, as I crash back in to make my late contribution.

This ScoutCast was first beamed live via our YouTube channel on Tuesday evening. Be sure to subscribe to get notice of future live episodes.

If you’re a traditional type, you can acquire the mp3 audio version via this link on the first player below, or take in the full visual experience via the second player below.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Tough decisions
    1) who would you get rid of between hazard or alonso? Two tough fixtures, good home fixture vs CPL then blank

    2) worth doing Gomez >> VVD..sideways transfer but no if Gomez will start in gw31 plus massive goal threat from VVD

    3) worth doing quaner >> Niasse? Also a sideways move as quaner has a game in gw31 but impossible to predcit whether he will start. But is Niasse def nailed on?

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    1. Distinctly Average
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      1) Alonso goes first for me. Personally keeping hazard for the next three, in the hole of a haul in one of them (probably palace but you can never tell with him!)

      2) wait for now

      3) wait for now.

      2 and 3, hold out as long as possible until you need to make the decision. Likely to have more info by that point

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    2. Aussie Rules
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      1 - depends more on who you would bring in rather than out
      2 - worth considering if you don't have any issues (I got VVD this week)
      3 - not for me, rather do 2

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

      2 is worth doing later.

      Hazard goal involvement is higher and cs unlikely, but the choice actually depends on the long term strategy and the who would be transferred in. Between those two it is a coin toss, but Hazard will probably outscore Alonso imo.

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  2. Mikey44
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    I'm bringing in Vardy and Mane for Quaner and Hazard for my 2 FT's. To fund that I would need to take a -4 on:

    A- Firmino in for Aguero

    B- Hegazi in for Alonso

    Thoughts please?

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    1. Distinctly Average
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Are you asking which one, or you’ll need to do both?

      B looks best if choosing one

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      1. Mikey44
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        I'm choosing 1 out of the 2 options

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    2. marco_atk85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      A for me.

      CHE CS won't be a huge surprise. Aguero can easily be rotated with Jesus

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    3. laveshp
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Hazard tends to do well in the big teams, i'm holding on to him 🙂

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

      A, save Alonso and Firmino has good fixtures

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  3. Aussie Rules
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Which to start this week
    A) Shaqiri at Lei
    B) Son at Cpl

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    1. Distinctly Average
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      B for me

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    2. Zenith UK
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      B

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    3. marco_atk85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      B all the way

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

      is Son nailed for this week?

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      1. how now brown cow
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        No

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  4. Weasel51
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Pope
    Otamendi VVD Fernandez
    Salah Sterling Son Shaqiri
    Kane(c) Kun Wilson

    Elliot Lingard Ogbonna Wimmer

    0.0 ITB

    Anything worth a hit or G2G??

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  5. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Kun+Ox >>

    A. Vardy+Mahrez
    B. Vardy+Eriksen
    C. Firmino+Walcott
    D. None

    All for a -4.

    Pick
    Ota / Duffy / VVD
    Son / Salah / Sterling / Ox
    Kun / Kane / Wilson
    (Elliot, Choupo, Christensen, Kiko)

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    1. Weasel51
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      C.

      Wouldn't take Kun out for a hit if I were you though.

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    2. Weasel51
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Ox + Ota >> Daniels + Walcott work??

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      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah, I looked at that! Possibility. Not a huge fan of it :s

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        1. Weasel51
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Admittedly Daniels isn't great but it's 2 Gw31 players and you get to keep Kun.

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  6. Profa Benitez
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Sold Azpi and Jones for van Dijk and Maguire.
    I can already see 0-0 draw at Old Trafford as logical sequence of events...

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  7. fab
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Hegazi decent pick?

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    1. Eze Really?
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Could do worse. Defining fixture for W Brom.

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    2. Distinctly Average
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      On paper, but don’t expect too many defensive points.

      Planning on bringing him in myself

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  8. KaKa37
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Who should replace Otamendi with the price under 5.3M? Trippier/Daniels or Hegazi?
    I prefer Trippier but he is not nailed and maybe doesn't play GW31.

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    1. Eze Really?
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Trippier or Bavies need cover on the bench.

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    2. Aussie Rules
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Daniels or even Ake worth considering

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    3. KaKa37
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I saw Aurier is banner from Juve game so he could play in PL. So i would go to Daniels. Thanks

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  9. Zenith UK
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Ota, Alonso & Ramsey > Trippier, Davies & Delofeu? (-4)

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    1. Feed tha Sheep
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I wouldn’t even do that for free never mind -4

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      1. Zenith UK
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Any reason as to why?

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        1. Feed tha Sheep
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Ramsey may be fit and I don’t think the other two will outscore alonso and otamendi plus prob arnt nailed either

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    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Nope

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      1. Zenith UK
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        How comes? What am I missing here?

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        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Just put each player you are selling alongside the ones you are bringing in and compare them ‘like for like’

          Ota v Trippier
          Alonso v Davies
          Ramsey v Delofeu

          Fixtures are a consideration but just do Ota to Davies imho

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  10. marco_atk85
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    I guess I am the only one who get Karius and spent one of the L'pool slot to him.

    Looking to members team stats I am not convinced at all with Everton and WBA's defens performance to get either pickford or foster.

    I watched EVE - ARS game and EVE were pathetic defensively.

    For those who get Pickford, how many CS they expect in next 4 GW?

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    1. Eze Really?
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      5. see my grav! Realistically none away from home.

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  11. Dele
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    I have literally just noticed Man City are not playing until Thursday! And it’s the cup final this weekend!

    Does this make it a bad idea holding onto City assets such as Sterling for this GW?

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    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Deepends how much money you have tied up in sterling. You'll want him back for the doubles. Can you afford to shell out the extra 0.5 to get him back

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      1. Dele
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        I can sell at 8.4 and he’s now 9.0 so to answer simply No I couldn’t afford to get him back haha.

        How much could he fall before GW32 tho?

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        1. FC Lackless [BALEGIUM]
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Several times ... hopefully in the Emirates penalty area

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          1. Distinctly Average
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            This

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    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      No

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  12. how now brown cow
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Got a bit of a limping on feel to this weekend, with a lot of eggs in the liverpool basket, but not sure anything worth a hit?

    DDG
    Otamendi Van Dijk Maguire
    Sterling Salah (c) Son Walcott
    Wilson Firmino Kane

    Subs: Elliot RLC Zanka Bauer

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    1. marco_atk85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Seems good to me

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      1. how now brown cow
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks

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  13. Rex Lapis
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Which one to replace Ota + Pogba?
    A. Hegazi + Mane
    B. VVD + Siggy

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    1. Aussie Rules
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      B for me

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    2. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      B, though I'd get Walcott if you haven't got him.

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    3. CJDW
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      B all day long

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  14. MFFista
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Dear FFS-friends,

    In need for one (or two) helping hand!

    Current team:

    Adrian
    Alonso - Maguire - Gomez - Daniels - (Ogbonna)
    Sanchez - KDB - Sterling - Salah (Lindgard)
    Kun - Ayew (DLC)

    Should I do:

    A) IN:Kane & Mahrez OUT: Kun & Sanchez
    B) IN:Kane & Eriksen OUT: Kun & Sanchez
    C) IN:Kane & Mahrez & VVD OUT: Kun & Sanchez & Gomez
    D) ?????????

    I'll send everyone who helps me roses!

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    1. Kuzser
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      A looks good. Comment on the post below pls

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      1. MFFista
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks, you'll reckon Mahrez is set?

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        1. Kuzser
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Yeah, expect big returns in the next 3 games

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  15. ZakAFC_
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Pope
    Otamendi, Jones, Monreal
    Salah, Pogba, Shaqiri, Sterling
    Kane, Aguero, Wilson

    Adrian, Dunk, Kenny, RLC

    2FT, 0.8 ITB

    Ota > VVD, Pogba > Eriksen?

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  16. dee_top
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Guys! Need ya help, choose three to bench plz!
    Fernandez Hegazi Alonso Dunk Otamendi
    Sterling Hazard Salah Walcott Son
    Kane C.Wilson Niasse

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  17. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    -12 or WC?

    Otamendi >> Daniels
    Ox >> Eriksen
    Son >> Mahrez
    Kun >> Firmino

    Pick
    VVD / Duffy / Daniels
    Eriksen / Salah / Sterling / Mahrez
    Firmino / Kane / Wilson
    (Elliot, Choupo, Christen, Kiko)

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    1. Kuzser
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      -8 is enough. Chelsea can keep a clean sheet, so Daniels in next week

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      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Chelsea? Also, I need to downgrade Otamendi to afford the other moves

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        1. Kuzser
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Play Christensen. Can you do kun and ox to Firmino and mahrez? Give son a last chance.
          Comment on my post below please

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          1. Hotdogs
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            I'd keep Son as well

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            1. Kuzser
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Any ideas on my post below pls?

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

      Neither for me... you don't need such drastic changes. I'd get in Mahrez, his fixtures are great and should last until you need to WC

      Also I wouldn't waste the WC this week with the blanks and doubles coming up

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    3. minges
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      No way. Surely those moves can be spaced out over the next few weeks

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    4. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I'm guessing you can't do Ox and Ota to Daniels and Mahrez?

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      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Nop 🙁

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        1. Fpl Richie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Maybe do Ota and Christensen to Bavies and Daniels. That would rip it up. Bit risky of course.

          -12 is way too much though if none of them are injured!

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  18. Kuzser
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Can anyone help please to prioritize the moves:
    1)Aguero, Son->mahrez Kane for -4
    2)Aguero, ota/Alonso ->Kane, vvd/simpson for -4 (not sure about selling ota as i bought gim for 5.7)
    3)Depoite, Alonso/ ota-> firmino/ Vardy and robertson/Simpson for -4 (and play 3-4-3 with shaq as a sub)
    4) any other options?

    Pope
    Alonso mee Ota (Christensen ogbonna)
    Sterling Salah shaq son Walcott 
    Aguero Wilson (depoitre)

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    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      3. Looks best

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      1. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Firm and roberston

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

      You have enough GW31 starters to bring in one or two who blank imo - Mahrez in the next few could potentially more than make up for the blank

      I'm in the same situation with Ota/Alonso, ended up selling Alonso

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      1. Kuzser
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Will sell Alonso for vvd next week. Don't think there'll be many goals in their game with ManU. Then most likely will do Kun and son to mahrez and Kane

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    3. MFFista
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I´ll go with 1.

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    4. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      1

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  19. Zenith UK
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    So thinking about changing what I posted above;

    Ota, Alonso & Ramsey > Trippier, Davies & Eriksen? (-4)

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    1. Hotdogs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Not for me... also if you're bringing in triple spurs I'd rather bring in Kane first

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  20. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Ramsey > Mane for free? Or gamble a -8 including the aforementioned as well as Otamendi > Daniels and Son > Eriksen ?

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    1. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Ramsey to Mané and Son to Walcott?

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    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      The guys coming in don’t look like they will necessarily out score the players going out ... even without the -8

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    3. Hotdogs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Just Ramsey > Mane

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  21. Kabayan
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    If you have this squad, who would you pick for bench
    A. Alonso
    B. Azpi
    C. Ota
    D. Dunk

    Thanks..

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    1. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Ota.

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

      B

      I'd play Chelsea over City but since you already have Alonso it's better to spread the risk

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      1. Kabayan
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers, thanks

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  22. Stimps
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Kun, Jones -> Daniels, Kane (-4)?

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    1. WVA
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      No
      Just Jones to daniels or hegazi

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  23. Lax
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    At a complete loss with my D here, any suggestions appreciated.
    2ft. Bank not an issue.

    Otamendi*,jones*, richardson, ogbonna, dunk.

    Have 3 pool players so who to dump first and who to replace?
    A) ota
    B) Pj

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    1. minges
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Wait for news. No point getting rid of ota if Jones is definitely out

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  24. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Morning !

    Got Firmino in last night for Kun.

    Did not get VVD due to consensus of wait for team news/injury update. Is there a presser today?

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  25. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Play 2 from the above:

    1. MEE
    2. Duffy
    3. Niasse
    4. Wilson

    also have Ryan in the GK spot

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  26. For Fuchs Sake
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Otamendi or Alonso to Davies?

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    1. Distinctly Average
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Alonso

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    2. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Ota

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    3. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Ota obviously - he may injured or rested by Thursday

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  27. JasonG123
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Dawson or Hegazi? Only need them for this week and GW31...

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    1. Distinctly Average
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      H

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    2. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Neither. No point filling your team with timewasters.

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    3. WVA
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Hegazi, there form at home is surprisingly good and they have good fixtures for a while now. Hegazi nailed and goal threat so no point spending more on Dawson.

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  28. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Last big decision this week

    Lingard to...
    A. Eriksen (have Kane)
    B. Mahrez
    C. Alternatively I could do Kenny/Og to Davies or Maguire. Means keeping JLing the troll.

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  29. WVA
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone else think fplstatistics.co.uk has been shocking this season? Last season it was so accurate, this season I've made about 10 transfers based on price drops and not one of them has ended up dropping that night.

    Anyway rant over, G2G? 1ft 1mil itb.

    Pickford
    Alonso Monreal Robertson Hegazi
    Salah(c) Shaqiri GroB
    Kane Aguero Vardy
    Coleman Doucoure Milivojevic Mawson

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    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Good for the price though ?

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  30. George James
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Best move here?

    A) Pogba >>>
    1. Walcott
    2. Keep and roll ft

    Or

    B) Pogba + Azpil >>
    1. Mahrez + Vert -4
    2. Mane + Evans -4

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    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      B1

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    2. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      A1.

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