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The ScoutCast – Episode 260 – Pacesetter

3 May 2018 4266 comments
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The ScoutCast crew are joined by the current Fantasy Premier League pacesetter in this latest episode, as world number one Bharat Dhody drops by.

With ice flowing through his veins, Bharat risks the curse that has seen us dent the title tilt for previous top-ranked managers to join myself, Jonty, Andy and Az for a ScoutCast season highlight.

Inevitably, the four of us are a little star-struck, but in between our desperate attempts to convince Bharat to keep his cards close to his chest, we put his season and current mindset under scrutiny.

Elsewhere, your community questions lead us by the hand as we assess Harry Kane’s updated application for the Triple Captain role, review the merits of a Mohamed Salah exit plan and scratch around for Double Gameweek differentials.

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. PM
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    1. Jesus, Gross, 5.2 def; or

    2. J. Ayew, A. Sanchez, K. Long

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  2. Boomerang V
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Salah to Sterling for -4?

    Crazy?

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    1. PvA
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      If you're chasing then maybe not

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      1. Boomerang V
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        If Salah gets rested I'll be screwed

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        1. PvA
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          I doubt he will be rested for CFC... maybe Brighton

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        2. Pooodle
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          They can’t rest him because if they lose Chelsea can pip them to 4th

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    2. yakirh
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Do it.

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    3. Pooodle
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I wouldn’t because of GW38

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  3. PvA
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Genuinely considering TCing Jordan Ayew... madness?

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    1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Yes... but sometimes madness works

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      1. PvA
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Exactly, Swans need wins and JAyew is central for them

        2 nice games too

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    2. Diva
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I bet you don't.

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      1. PvA
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        You questioning my masculinity right now bruh?

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        1. Pooodle
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Not sure what masculinity has to do with FPL decisions.

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          1. PvA
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Having a sense of humour does though

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            1. BRFC1883
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              no

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    3. Waylander
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Don't do it!

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  4. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Now that Dilva was seen in training and will play Sunday:
    Mahrez to:
    A Dilva
    B Sane
    C Arnie
    D Pogba
    Thanks in advance mates!

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    1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Or other if you like Tadic or someone else

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    2. Gruu
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Same dilemma mate. BCD for me at the moment. C for most secure gametime

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      1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        David Silva is back mate... he should play out these last two weeks imo... he was seen in training

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        1. Pooodle
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          He could get another leave of absence though

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          1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Pictures show the kid is fine...I am guessing but I think he plays out the season with his mates

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  5. PM
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    3. Jesus, Ramsey, K Long

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  6. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Bottomed

    Def (Christensen smalling simspon chilwel lwoton), have (jesus sterling)

    -12
    A) simpson christensen wilian to hoorn/fernandez sane (5.4-5.3 def)
    B) same as a) but hoorn/fernandez laporte/danilo (8.8-9.0 mid)

    -8
    C) wilian simpson to sane hoorn/fernandez
    D) same as c) but laporte/danilo (8.0-8.1) mid

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  7. Gruu
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Which combo would you choose:

    A. Arnie
    B. Ramsey
    C. Sane
    D. Pogba

    1. Bavies
    2. Smalling
    3. Vertonghen
    4. Danilo (if walker out)

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    1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      E Silva
      3 Verty

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      1. Gruu
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Why silva? I think he can be rested after Hud..

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        1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          He had his rest... and I think Sane is just as likely to be rested... no one knows for sure

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    2. yakirh
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      D 3

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    3. Nightf0x
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      C4

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    4. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      c2

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  8. The White Pele
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Hos this look?

    Lukaku Sanchez Salah Kenedy Long Morgan
    To
    Jesus Sterling D.Silva Ramsey Davies Cedric

    (-16) (will get Salah for free in 38)

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    1. The White Pele
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      How*

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    2. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      All but Morgan to Cedric... that may not be a 4 point difference

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    3. Pooodle
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Don’t like it at all. -16 is way too much.

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  9. NATSTER
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Repost. Which two would you start ?

    Simpson - Long - Lowton (ars) - Mariappa (NEW)

    I’m now starting Simpson & Mariappa because of DGW and fixture.

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    1. Pierce34
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah would have to be Simpson and Mariappa by default.

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      1. NATSTER
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Thank you. It looks obvious but a bit low in confidence for good points.

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    2. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Arnie and Dilva... ooohh Sorry... got in a pattern there... Simpson and Lawton

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      1. NATSTER
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        And hope for attacking points from Lowton or even a surprise CS.

        Interesting.

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        1. NATSTER
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Btw, that pattern is really in my head too. Haha 🙂

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          1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Too many options ... I like the blank weeks better 😉

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  10. Waltomade
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Laporte anyone?

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    1. PM
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      intrigued myelf...but team news on this site seems to suggest not...

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  11. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Sane or city def as 3rd city player (jesus sterling)

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    1. jia you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Sane by a mile imo.

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  12. Boomerang V
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Who do you think will get more minutes: Sterling or KDB?

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    1. Nerazzuro
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      KDB but it could go either way

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    2. Balls of Steel
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Can see both getting lots of minutes as pep puts forward his strongest team to break goal and points records.

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  13. Pumpkinhead
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Captain:
    A - Kane
    B - Hazard
    C - KDB
    D - Jesus

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    1. Andre876
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Kane

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    2. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Jesus

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  14. Nerazzuro
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Willian to -

    A) Arnie to be able to get Salah back next week with my FT

    B) Sane but a -4 will be needed next week

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    1. Pooodle
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      A

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    2. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      C. David Silva

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  15. bigbudgie
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Help! Team in ruins. I have Albrighton (suspended) Lukaku (injured) Bailley (dropped).

    Would you do a -12
    A) Albrighton, Lukaku, Bailley, Salah > Sterling, Jesus, Smalling, Pogba?
    B) Keep Salah, get rid of the other three

    DDG
    Bailley Vert Lowton Tara Morgan
    Salah Sane Gross Albrighton Kenedy
    Kane Lukaku Austin

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    1. Pooodle
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      B for me

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    2. jia you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      A looks decent nuff with four assets with high potential coming in!

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  16. Andre876
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    My team from last gameweek

    GK- De Gea
    Def- Otamendi, Long, Van Dijk
    Mid- Sterling, Zaha, Salah, Gudmundsson, Son
    For- Kane, Firmino

    Bench- Rosenoir, Mbemba, Calvert-Lewin and Mäenpää ( my bench players don't get game time)

    I want to make these tranfers- Smalling (In) - Van Dijk (Out), Salah (out) - Erikson (in), Zaha (out) - Xhaka (in), Firmino (out) - G. Jesus (in)

    This is 12 points transfer... should i go with it???
    I'll use TC on Kane too

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    1. Pooodle
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Definitely not considering one of your moves is bringing in Xhaka

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      1. Andre876
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        I want to make this transfer... I have 5.9 mil.. Which midfielder within that price range would you recommend instead of Xhaka?

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  17. AVIELD949
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Worth replacing Christiansen for -4? Max 4.9, Naughton?

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  18. Pooodle
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Which looks best for the run-in? Will Arsenal stop rotating now?

    A) Pogba and Ayew
    B) Silva and Ayew
    C) Ramsey and Monreal

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    1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      B

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  19. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Get sane or danilo/laporte (already have jesus sterling) ?

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  20. Hargo
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Lloris Ryan
    Smalling Christensen Mustafi Morgan Lowton
    Salah Mahrez Son Willian Cook
    Kane Vardy Barnes

    2FT 0.1ITB

    Mahrez to Sterling and Christensen to Mawson?

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    1. Pooodle
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Yup sounds good

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  21. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Bottomed

    Def (Christensen smalling simspon chilwel lwoton), have (jesus sterling)

    -12
    A) simpson christensen wilian to fernandez sane (5.3 def)
    B) same as a) but fernandez laporte/danilo (9.0 mid)

    -8
    C) wilian simpson to sane fernandez
    D) same as c) but laporte/danilo (8.1) mid

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  22. niloh1
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    will Willian play both games? or is he done?

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    1. Pooodle
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Done

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  23. davies
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Morgan >

    A) Naughton
    B) Chambers

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    1. Pooodle
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Think Chambers might not play now Arsenal are out

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      1. davies
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Why wouldn’t he?

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        1. Pooodle
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          He isn't first choice

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          1. davies
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Koscielny out for the season

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            1. Pooodle
              • 16 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Ok could be a good shout then. Could rotate with Holding perhaps though

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              1. Colonel Klink
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                7 years, 7 months ago

                I think they will def rotate.

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            2. Colonel Klink
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Holding was thought to be the one, before. And Chambers just played almost 90.

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    2. Sweetboi
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      B. Played well for Koscielny, should start alongside Mustafi.

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  24. jia you
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    BB team GTG?

    Lloris
    Smalling / Maguire / Lascelles
    Eriksen / Sterling / Arnie(C) / Sane / Mili
    Jesus / Kane
    (Fabianski, Ayew, Naughton, Yedlin)

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    1. Pierce34
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Really? Not Sterling or Jesus captain? Also I demand that Milivojevic is benched instead of Ayew so that your BB value isn't skewed 😛

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      1. jia you
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Currently on Jesus 😉
        I'd genuinely play Mili if I'd no BB but it would be close between him and Ayew.

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        1. Pierce34
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Interesting - I definitely feel like his purple patch is over and that Ayew is bound to score in either one or both of Swansea's good fixtures. Anyway, doesn't matter since everyone in your team is playing!

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          1. jia you
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Pressure is on Swansea, they are far from easy games now, hard to know how they'll go! Their home game v Soton looked a great fixture prior to Soton's win last weekend, their tails will be up now!

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    2. Pickled and Preserved
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Don't like Maguire, but otherwise quite envious

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      1. jia you
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers mate, I've had him since I wildcarded in 25, what a disaterous signing he has been but he could have scored 4 or 5 goals in that period easily. Very unlucky with him I feel despite LEI being quite rubbish!

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  25. Andre876
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    This game week is so fun... I never had to think like this for FPL. I wish i hadn't used my wildcard lastweek tho but that 60 point gw was worth it

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  26. Pierce34
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Will anyone tell me not to step away from the keyboard if I suggest Salah & Willian to Hazard & Tadic (-8)?

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    1. jia you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      WIllian +4 v Tadic. Step away now!

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      1. Pierce34
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Haha, I'm just feeling something like 1 point for Willian in GW37. (unused sub in 1 game & 10 mins or so in the other).

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    2. Henry Khor
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I'm actually thinking to do the same move as well but couldn't decide yet.

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    3. jia you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I must add that I'm a little pissed that I sold Hazard to fund Kane(C) last week, now that CHE top 4 hopes have been revived!

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      1. Henry Khor
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        So you feel Willian worth to keep for DGW?

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        1. jia you
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          I think that he'll play the second game and if they have beaten Liverpool they will be looking to batter HUD. A lot of ifs but might be worth holding imo.

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          1. Henry Khor
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Just worry Liverpool get a draw or win against them then battle against HUD will become meaningless already. Finger crossed....

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  27. Colonel Klink
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    With Walker now seeming back, Danilo is maybe not a great choice anymore. Grr.

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    1. Balls of Steel
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Agreed, walker training so walker starting this weekend

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  28. The White Pele
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    thoughts about Mkhitaryan?

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    1. Pickled and Preserved
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Terrible fitness, Burnley to park the bus.

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  29. Call Me Old Fashioned
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    DDG
    SMALLING NAUGHTON CHRISTENSEN
    Salah SON KENEDY STERLING
    JESUS KANE VARDY

    RYAN MORGAN Gudmunson Tark

    -4 taken. 0.1 in bank. Anything worth a hit?

    Christensen to Laporte, Danilo or Mawson for -4?

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    1. Colonel Klink
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Danilo or Mawson, but as above, worries about Dan.

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    2. Fitzy.
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Is this a BB squad?

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      1. Call Me Old Fashioned
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        No TC but undecided on where it is going

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  30. Ravager
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Current team. -4 taken. Taking one more hit I think, which would you suggest?

    3.2 ITB to spend

    DDG (Ryan)

    Morgan Cedric Vert (Lowton Kiko)
    Sterling Salah Willian JWP (Ibe)
    Kane Jesus Barnes

    Thinking of Ibe > Arnie and playing 3-5-2.

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    1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Ibe to Arnie ... yes

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      1. Ravager
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Thank you

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