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Finding the best combination of premium FPL options

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After the hectic Christmas period, there is no little consensus over which premium Fantasy Premier League options are the best to own.

The problem has been particularly prevalent in midfield and attack with the recent re-emergence of Mohamed Salah (£13.3m) forcing managers to chop and change their more expensive assets to get him back in.

We have decided to take the opportunity of the upcoming break from league action to compare some of the popular players at the dearer end of their classification.

These are Salah, Raheem Sterling (£11.3m), Eden Hazard (£11.1m), Leroy Sané (£9.5m) and Paul Pogba (£8.4m) in midfield with Harry Kane (£12.6m), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.4m), Sergio Aguero (£11.2m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.1m) up front.

Using the Fantasy Football Scout members’ area we have weighed these options against each other for various statistics over the last six Gameweeks.

The analysis takes into account their minutes per shots in the box, minutes per efforts on target, creativity and expected data.

We have chosen the period of the last six Gameweeks to factor in the hectic festive period but also to take into account some of the matches before that too.

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  1. Rash
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    If you're clearly not happy with you team and sick of red arrows would you wildcard to get it to how you like or a couple of hits to patch up?

    Pat* fab*
    Doherty robbo digne* dunk* kiko*
    Salah hazard Pogba martial* kayal*
    Auba Jimenez rash

    * = not happy with

    1ft .5itb

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    1. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      It looks good enough to me not to want to use up my WC. I'd just improve week by week

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    2. Dion D's Solo Shower
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Digne should come good + got great fixtures. Pat as well.
      Kayal is just bench fodder.
      You could maybe do Fab -> Guaita and upgrade Martial to Pogba?

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      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        If you got 7 players you want to get rid of then maybe WC is best?

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    3. jtreble
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Seems like a simple FT fix if you have eight core players you’re happy with.

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    4. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Definitely not WC worthy.

      I'd be happy with half of your *s. Kiko, Digne, Pat, Kayal are all fine.

      You only really want rid of Martial. Maybe Martial > Bilva?

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    5. JohnCarewCarew
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Hold. Definitely not WC. maybe treat yourself to a -4 for New Year. Them WC’s gonna come in mighty handy in a few weeks.

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    6. Rash
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks guys. No wildcard it is

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  2. leocarter27
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    What to do here? Ideas appreciated

    2FT 0.3ITB

    Fabianski / Boruc

    AWB Alonso Robertson / Doherty Bednarek

    Hazard Richarlison Pogba Salah / Hojbjerg

    Wilson Kamara Kane

    Cheers

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    1. Rodney
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He got an assist in his final game for me last night but I have downgraded Alonso and Robbo to Luiz and TAA. Can you do that and upgrade Kamara to Arnie? I'd also look at your GK situation. WHU don't keep CS's.

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  3. RUUD!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Is Salah really worth the hassle and hits it requires for me to get him in? Would mean losing Auba and at least a -4, maybe -8

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    1. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      This is my dilemma. If he repeats his scoring of last 5 weeks then it's worth it but otherwise its just disruptive to get him in

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    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      There it is, right there.

      You have to lose one big hitter to get Salah back. No other way around it.

      If you’re going to captain Auba then is Salah really going to outscore him by enough to justify downgrading Auba to a likely crap striker?

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    3. FPL Laurenzo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I'm trying to get in Rashford or Arnautovic as replacement for Aub - without giving up too much elsewhere. If you can make that work, I think it will be worth it.

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    4. Monkey Hanger
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      60 pts in his last 6 GW's, which was Pool's tough run of fixtures, says it all.

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  4. T96
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Opinions??

    Pogba -> Martial
    Sane -> Salah
    Robbo -> TAA
    Alonso -> Digne

    Can do all of the above to give

    Fab
    AWB Digne Taa
    Haz Eriksen Martial Salah(c) Rich
    Jimenez Aub

    Hamer Doherty Kamara Femenia.

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    1. T96
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Have 2FT

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    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      So, basically -8 to get Salah back, then?

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      1. T96
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah in a nutshell, it means that I can keep 5 man midfield and Aub

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    3. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I'd keep Pogba and take Alonso to someone cheaper so it's -4 only

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    4. The Bonus Magnet
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Dont get martial. Pogs is nailed n martial isnt with the form of lukaku n rashford. Sane at home n on form, alonso at home, unless salah scores 4 you not gonna get those points back with a minus 8 this week. Better to save imo n captain haz at home to newcastle.

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  5. Tommyg
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    So after quite a long discussion before the Christmas fixtures that rotation would be rife and we would 'need a strong bench', I wonder how many times over the fixtures your bench was actually used?

    For me it was exactly 0 times. Not one player of my starting 11 was dropped or rotated.

    Think we need to ignore the noise for future seasons as the rotation just didn't materialise, let's get the money we have on the pitch not on the bench

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    1. HD7
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Sweet 8pts from AWB when Martial didnt play on Boxing day

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      1. Tommyg
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah think that effected quite a few but not exactly the wholesale changes many were expecting.

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    2. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      it's not only rotation but also injuries that is the risk. this year there were fewer serious or minor injuries than expected

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

      Yep. The rotation gw was earlier. And annoying 1 pt cameos meant that a lot of points were left on the bench.

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  6. niloh1
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Hey guys, who would you rather have? already have pogba

    a) salah, rashford/ arnie and button
    or
    b) hazard, firmino and patricio

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    1. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      ha's to be a)

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  7. HD7
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    A)Kola to TAA
    B) Auba to Kun
    C) Save

    or any other idea about this lot?

    Fab
    AWB Kola Robbo Digne
    Salah Anderson Richa Martial
    Kane Auba

    Subs: Button, Camarasa, Doherty, Success

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  8. Dead Lift
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    There was an Excel form with schedule of double GWs, cup matches etc. Does anybody has a link?

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    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Ben Crellin on twitter

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      1. Dead Lift
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks a lot.

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  9. Rodney
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Took money out my premium defence to get Kane and Salah in one team (only had Kane before) to wild card to this:

    Etheridge - Guaita

    Luiz - TAA - AWB - Bennett - Periera

    Salah - Pogba - Sane - Richarlison - Hojberg

    Kane - Arnie - Jiminez

    Look okay? Got rid of Hazard, Sterling, Felipe, Ings, Robbo & Alonso

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    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Wouldn't have wildcarded. But I guess it's okay. Would want Rashford over Jimenez

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  10. Lignja
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Fabianski, Hamer
    Doherty, Digne, Wb, Kiko, Bennett
    Salah, Sane, Pogba, Richarlison, Snodgras
    Kane, Auba, Kamara

    Bennet, Snodgras to Taa, Camasara good moves?

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  11. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Best one?

    A) Keep FT
    B) Son to Salah, Martial to Sane/Eriksen next week
    C) Martial to Sane, Son to Salah next week

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    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      C. But I'd consider just taking the hit.

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  12. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    This was the worst fpl December i can remember.Crazy football results and weird fpl returns.

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  13. Pillson
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Is Salah set and forget captain the way to go?

    My captains this year have got me a total of 308 points. This includes Aguero's 40 points, Sterling's 42 and 32 pointers and Mane's 30 points.

    If any of us captained Salah every week we would have 302 captain points. For me this is obviously 6 points fewer. But then you also have to consider the transfers I have made swapping between premiums and the time spent deliberating captaincy choices.

    I think there is a strong argument for me (and many others presumably who are unable to pick the right premium captain choice on a regular basis) to have Salah as set and forget captain.

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    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Its boring to have a set and forget captain

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      1. Tommyg
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        It's not boring getting points though is it.

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      2. Pillson
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        maybe. or maybe it frees up transfers for you to take punts and mid price options with good form and short runs of good fixtures. arguably more fun

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        1. Greenbackbøøg…
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Why can't you do those punts while also changing captaincy anyway? I don't see how not having a set and forget captain stops you from doing that

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          1. Pillson
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            If I am changing premiums fairly regularly I am using transfers on mid priced punts less frequently

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    2. Tommyg
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Think your spot on. I wish I'd done that last season.

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    3. Rodney
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He can't be a set and forget. Let's say he's playing away to City and you have, say, Kane or another premium asset vs the ever leaky defence of Bournemouth one week (hypothetically speaking). Could you really sort your team and leave the armband on him?

      I Salah a good captain choice when there are no standout games? Absolutely. Try using him as your skipper and only move it if there is a standout option instead.

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      1. Pillson
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        This is in a way, exactly my point.

        My captaincy fails this year have included:
        Kane 2 pointer against CAR (GW8)
        Sterling 4 pointer against CRY (GW18)
        Hazard 6 pointer against SOU (GW21)

        All choices that without the benefits of hindsight seemed like excellent captaincy picks. They scored 12 points.

        In these weeks, Salah faced MCI, wol, mci. 3 hard fixtures. If I had captained Salah for these 3 fixtures I would have scored 34 points.

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        1. Tommyg
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          This.

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    4. Volley127
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Looks like Salah is set and forget, apart from games against the top 4/6 and you'll be quite a bit above 302/308 I'm sure. Definitely a strong argument.

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  14. Andy Mac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Bottomed. Last attempt!! GTG? 3-4-3 formation

    Etheridge - Button
    TAA - Luiz - Doherty - WB - Bednerak
    Salah - Sterling - Eriksen - Pogba - Hojbjerg
    Kane - Arnie - Jiminez

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    1. Indpush
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      For sure. Go take a nap. You deserve it.

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  15. bruuuno
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling Son > Salah Richarlison (-4)

    Yes or no?

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    1. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I like the Salah part but personally I'm not a Richarliison fan tho I know I'm in the minority here

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      1. bruuuno
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks. Do you see any better option for max 6.9?

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        1. Earn your Spurs
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          I'm biased but I'm looking at Moura if he takes Son's place

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    2. Emp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      no ways

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  16. Kosan11
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Would you WC this team?

    Thinking to upgrade mid.

    Etheridge | 4.0
    Alonso I Doherty I Pereira I Digne | TAA
    Sane I Richarlison I Anderson I Fraser I Lingard
    Kane I Wilson I Auba

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    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      You need either a midfield or attacking fodder so that you can afford another big hitter

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  17. Fantasydreamer
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Early I know but opinions appreciated

    Like these two transfers but don’t know whether to do over next two weeks or both this week?

    A. Anderson to richarlison
    B. Son to sane
    C. Both for -4

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  18. Earn your Spurs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    It's boiling down to whether City is the way to go or not. Would you choose?

    a> Salah, Rashford, Moura
    b> Agüero, Sterling, Redmond.

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    1. OBAMA
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      salah is a must imo

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    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Must have Salah. But if you can get Sane and Aguero in as well, do it since many will go without.

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  19. el polako
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Having very poor captain choices run at the moment - few weeks of blanks.
    Shite feeling and a lot of pressure to get the next one right.
    That's how strikers must feel when not scoring, OMG poor Morata....

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Captaincy such a massive part of the game. Look at the difference this GW between Salah(c) or Hazard(c) and Kane(c). All were viable options.

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      1. el polako
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I know it may sound silly but I honestly find every next choice harder.

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      2. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Welcome to my club. Sticking on Salah for next 5 gws now , what could go wrong ....

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  20. RUUD!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on this WC team chaps? I really don't want to use it but i think i need too.

    2 rotating 4.5 keepers
    Luiz TAA Shaw Doherty WBA
    Salah Sane Pogba Richarlison Billing
    Kane Rashford Arnie

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  21. sirmorbach
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    I'd appreciate your opinions, lads

    Fabianski / Patricio

    Alonso / Robertson / Doherty / Duffy / Balbuena

    Hazard / Sané / Felipe Anderson / Richarlison / Fraser

    Aubameyang / Rashford / Jimenez

    Should I

    A. Auba-Arnie, FAnderson-Salah, Alonso-Pereira/Digne (-4)

    B. Wildcard
    (Fab / Guaita
    Robbo / TAA / Digne / Pereira / Doherty
    Salah / Hazard / Sané / Richarlison / Fraser
    Rashford / Arnie / Jimenez)

    C. Something else?

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    1. OBAMA
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      very weak strike force that.

      I'd downgrade haz and upgrade jiminez

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  22. Park the bus
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    When is the next scoutcast chaps? Been away for Christmas with limited FFS access so looking forward to the next episode...

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Tuesday probably.

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  23. OBAMA
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Can I get some advice on this WC team please? Any dud picks / people you'd pick over?

    Foster / Guaita

    Lovren / Digne / Fermenia / AWB / Bednarek

    Eriksen / Salah / Sane / Rich / Camarasa

    Aguero / Firmino / Arnie

    Advice please boysss 🙂

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    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Lovren to TAA, elsewhere ok if you're ok with a cheap defence.

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  24. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Trying to save a bad decision is tough work lol. Couple of quick questions in terms of best option for next few weeks:

    A: Redmond or Ings
    - Ings would be on pens, nailed on when fit, good stats
    - redmond is not someone i trust but his numbers look pretty good (good pen touches but doesnt seem like he shoots much). has he changed under the new manager?

    B: Redmond or Paterson
    - both similar price, good fixtures
    - worth playing one of them in a 352? or best to go uber cheap (hojberg) and use the extra funds on def to play 442

    C: Alonso or TAA
    - obviously there is a big diff in price but is the savign worth it? I could try to keep alonso and get taa too but then its a comparison between someone like alonso vs. arnie
    - I was initially thinking of getting rid of alonso from gw 23 (ars, bou, HUD, mci, BHA, TOT) but he looked really attacking in the last gw (def passed the eye test). apart from the city game, i think alonso can haul in most games

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    1. Monkey Hanger
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Wouldn't get Ings until he starts getting 90mins. Warnock is looking to buy a striker, if he does Paterson could lose his place. TAA + 1.7mil for me.

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  25. MMN
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    1 FT, 0.1m ITB. Save and perhaps start Kamara vs Burnley or ship Lingard this week?

    Guaita
    Lovren, Alonso, Kola
    Son, Hazard, Anderson, Lingard, Richa
    Auba, Kane

    Button, Kamara, Kiko, Doherty

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  26. Geoff
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    RMT has just had an update, along with projections.

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    1. Carefree Crew
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      What's RMT?

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      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Rate My Team in the members area.

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      2. Geoff
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        What TM said.

        Basically a tool that takes your team and projects how many points it will score over a given period. Then allows you to pick other players and take some out, giving a visual representation of your predicted scoring.

        The projections in the members area are the same thing but more specific, and not looking at your team as much as the whole pool of players in FPL

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  27. T96
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Aub, Sane, Alonso & Robbo ---> Aguero, Salah, TAA & 4.2???

    Are the above moves worth -8 to get Salah and Aguero in and which 4.2 defender to get??

    Appreciate your opinions...

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    1. RUUD!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      no that's crackers

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    2. #FPLBhuna
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      headloss

      they're horrible moves

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    3. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Think the responses are a bit harsh. I wouldnt do -8 but if the defender was Bednarek it looks good to me

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  28. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Hazard and 4.4 mid to Siggy & Richarlison yes or no?

    Keeping Haz means 433.

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  29. Scratch
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    So who's the bold England boy that's been at the devil's dandruff then? My initial thought was Dele Ali but apparently he's from a team whose dressing room has been in turmoil (pre christmas) this season. Guess that means United, Leicester, Southampton and can rule out Spurs

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    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Vardy ?

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      1. Scratch
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Isn't Vardy retired? I was thinking Maddison or Shaw

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    2. Rash
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      What's this?

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  30. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Probably stating the obvious here, but I think you've either gotta keep Hazard all season or not at all. There will be plenty more blanks to come, and many more hauls too.

    Personally I'm not captaining him for at least the next 5, so I'm getting rid next Gameweek. Looking forward to owning Eriksen, I think he'll be pretty consistent for the short / medium term.

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