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Opinion January 13

FPL Question Time – Consult our panel ahead of Gameweek 23

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With only two more Gameweeks to contest in the rest of this month, January provides a little respite for Fantasy managers after the hectic festive period just gone.

There is plenty to consider ahead of next Saturday’s deadline and indeed in the medium term, be it blanks, doubles, the abundance of premium options, chip strategies or the fallout from this weekend’s matches.

Our rotating guest panel – which this week includes a former winner of Fantasy Premier League – are here to help answer any Fantasy-related queries you may have.

Make sure you submit your question in the form below to consult our panel.

Who’s on the panel this week?

Chief FPL Manager – A member of the Fantasy community with a huge Twitter following, “Chief” runs the FPL Hints website and has six top 1% finishes to his name.

Ben Crabtree – The proud Evertonian who was the overall winner of FPL in 2016/17.

FPL Family – The popular married couple who play FPL together, running a YouTube channel and Twitter account to document their battles.

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

    Rashford or Pogba??

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

      Pog

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    2. KUNingas
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Pogba

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

      Pogba

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    4. Midlands Saint73
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Both

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

        This^

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      2. Solanke
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        +2

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

    Fabianski - (Speroni)
    Bamba - TAA - Robertson - (Bennett) - (AWB*)
    Sane - Eriksen - Salah - Richarlison - (Masuaku*)
    Kane - Rashford - Jiminez

    I've WC'd to this team and still have 0.5 ITB.

    In your opinion would you keep AWB, or try a differential like Luke Shaw?

    Any other blatantly obvious problems/changes you can see with my team?

    Thanks!

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

      The team looks great

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    2. KUNingas
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Keep AWB

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    3. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Keep AWB

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    4. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Nothing blatant. Replace Masuaku if you are stuck and have 2fts.

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

      Great team! No issues there

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  3. CAPTAIN CRESPO
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Which one to fund Salah:
    A) Auba to Rashford
    B) Anderson to Nasri or another budget Mid

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

      Anderson to fraser

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      1. KUNingas
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Not yet

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      2. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I would. Fraser is da man

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  4. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Should I do Digne to Bissaka?

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

      Lookin at eve fixtures Im on a no

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    2. Runaway
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      wait and do Digne>Perreira @ GW27. That's what I will do with Digne.

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

        Me too

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

    What needs sorting here? 2FT and 1.4m itb;

    Ed, Hamer
    Alonso, Robbo, Kola, Holebas, AWB
    Salah, Pogba, Ricky, Snoddy, Camarasa
    Kane, Rashford, Jimmy

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

      Snoddy isn't a sure starter with nasri now so I would remove him for Fraser or any other mid price mid

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

      Snodgrass may be a rotation risk with Nasri on the scene I would consider swapping him out

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

        Alonso to someone who can keep cleanies and snoddy to Bilva or Dilva?

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

          This is exactly what I'm doing

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    3. MikeLowrey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I’d look at moving Snoddy as your biggest issue.

      You could drop Alonso to TAA or Holebas to a budget enabler (Bednarek?), to move Snoddy to a premium mid (Sané or Pogba - not sure on prices)

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  6. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Rice a decent option? 4.4 and was getting in advanced positions a lot.

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    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yes he is more attacking now but no. West Ham can’t defend and fixtures aren’t good. Arsenal were just terrible yesterday

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  7. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Can you stop kane from doing anything today please?

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

      Please NOOO!!!

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

      Absolutely not!

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  8. Mikey44
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Ryan Button
    Alonso Doherty Digne Bennett Diop
    Salah Hazard Son Pogba Richarlison
    Kane Kamara Quaner

    2 FT, 0.0 itb.

    Should I do:

    Son + Quaner + Alonso + Diop -> Camarasa + Rashford + Robertson + TAA (-8)

    Thank you

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

      No -4 max

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    2. Lumberjack
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Don’t think those moves are worth a -8 personally. What about Son / Alonso to Sane / TAA? Thinking of that move myself (for a -4 for me).

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  9. as33
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Is Wilson ok? any news?

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  10. Runaway
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Alonso + Richarlison > Sane + Bednarek for -4 ?

    which would give me this:

    Fabianski
    TAA Doherty Digne
    Salah Hazard Sane Pogba
    Kane Rashford Jimenez
    Hamer Bednarek AWB Puncheon

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

      Yep very similar team to mine, wish I could afford Sane! What's your TV?

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      1. Runaway
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        105.9 atm

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

          That explains it, 104.4 here.

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

            Points over TV though...

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

              Sane will get more points than Bilva or Silva so they go hand in hand

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

      Pretty much same team as mine. I have Etheridge for fabs, Camarasa for punch and Guaita for Hamer. So I like the moves and the team a lot! 😉

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  11. KUNingas
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Which one?

    A) Alisson, Pereira, Robertson, Nasri
    B) Etheridge, TAA, Robertson, F.Anderson
    C) Alisson, TAA, Pereira, F.Anderson

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    1. Runaway
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B

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      1. KUNingas
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks!

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    2. WVA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      C

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

      B

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  12. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Got a lot of eggs in baskets today.

    Digne, Rich, Kane, Martial, Pogba, Rashford.

    Then 2 Man City on Monday.

    This defines my season.

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

      Defines your season? Lots of good players there!

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      1. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I hope so. If Everton and Man Utd show up it could be immense. Just some minor nerves we get awful games !

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

          Everton are seriously underperforming imo so wouldn't hold your breath in relation to them are Spurs could beat United

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    2. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      it probably doesn't, but have fun 😀

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    3. Runaway
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I love having 4-5 players from the latest couple of games of the week and I hate not having a single player from the Monday game. Should be fun for you today and tomorrow.

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  13. WVA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Seems impossible to get suggestions on here atm so,

    Alonso + Snodgrass to Kolasinac + Dilva for free?

    Foster
    TAA Digne Kola
    Salah Hazard Dilva Pogba
    Kane Rashford Jimenez
    Hamer Bennett AWB Hojbjerg

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    1. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      No clean sheets for Gunners so you're relying purely on his attacking threat. I think there are better cheaper options available. I like D. Silva pick though. He rarely let's me down when he's fit and in my team.

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

        I agree, gonna go cheaper than Kola and keep some money ITB.

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

      Don't get kola, he's been crap since arsenal lost holding to injury.

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  14. MikeLowrey
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Auba owners, are we holding? I’m in no rush to move him but I could use the funds go double Liverpool defense with Fab to Alison or Bednarek/Doherty to TAA

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    1. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I am.

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

        Keep Auba

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    2. Dybala10
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He's going.

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  15. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Which do you prefer:

    A) Haz, Snoddy > Sané, Rich
    B) Martial, Snoddy > Rich, Deulo/ Nasri

    2FT 0.1itb
    Fab
    VVD, Luiz, Doherty, AWB, Schindler
    Salah, Pogba, Haz, Martial, Snoddy
    Kane, Wilson, Kamara

    Thanks!

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  16. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Eden Hazard is really frustrating to own.

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

      He has already trolled me the three times I captained him! Gonna stick with owning but never captaining.

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    2. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      So frustrating!!

      Thinking of shipping now for City mid. See above

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    3. CaTriEm
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Haven't owned him all season which has made some Chelsea games quite painful but hey you can't own them all. Thankfully for me he hasn't been scoring well recently.

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

      Yes but he's still a top 3 mid in FPL.

      I feel like Haz tends to haul and then go through a spate of low scores, whereas Salah and Sterling are more consistent in 8 or 10 points scores

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    5. Lilac Breasted Roller
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      If you have better captaincy options like Salah he's good to buy & hold

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  17. CaTriEm
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    What would you do with 2FT? Assuming no injuries or suspensions are incurred today of course. 0.4 itb

    Lossl/Hamer
    Digne/AWB/Luiz/Doherty/Bennett
    Rich/F.Anderson/Salah/Pogba/Amartey
    Jimenez/Kane/Auba

    Could do a luxury transfer and finally ship Amartey or make a GK change. Long term I'm looking at downgrading Auba and using the money to get some City cover and maybe upgrade the defence but not quite yet.

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  18. C'mon the Fylde
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Any suggestions, guys?

    Etheridge
    Pereira Digne TAA D.Luiz
    Pogba Son Salah Fraser
    Jiminez Kane

    Patricio, Mitrovic, Snodgrass, Lovren

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

      Son to Erikson when he leaves

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  19. Sharpey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    After some help please...I keep getting red arrows on my overall rank, and losing ground on ML leader.

    I’m on a WC, currently with;

    Etheridge Patricio
    TAA Robertson Shaw Digne Doherty
    Salah Hazard Pogba Richarlison Camarasa
    Kane Jiménez Long

    No spare funds. I’m tempted to try and get Rashford in somehow....is it worth it?

    Any other suggestions, or does this look OK?

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    1. Ruud000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      With that defence, play 433.
      So seal Richarlison and Long for Rashford and fodder.

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      1. Ruud000
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        *swap

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

        Cheers! Am .3 short for that, and nervous of losing Richarlison as he’s brought me some big points this season. Digne would be my preferred drop (got him after his 17 pointer and he’s just disappointed since!) but wary of that too as Everton fixtures still look good (and doesn’t free up enough funds).

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  20. Patch
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    AWB = always own and either play or first on bench

    Hazard = own but don't cap

    Salah = own and cap a lot

    Kane = own and occasionally cap

    Kamara = not sussed out yet!!!

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

      Love AWB
      Hate Hazard
      Would have been doing a lot better if I had just perma captained Salah!
      Get rid of Kamara

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    2. DavidFFC
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Rumours that Kamara is done at Fulham. He had a training ground bust up with another player and was made to train with the u23s, then was missing entirely from the squad yesterday.

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

        Ah man didn't hear about that for Kamara...I will move Peltier ahead of him then!

        Gut feeling HOLD for GW23 and then 2FT entering GW24

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    3. Lilac Breasted Roller
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      That's the reason why we pay the Salah premium price

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

    Snodgrass to,

    A. Dilva
    B. Mahrez
    C. Bilva

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

      A

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

      A

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  22. Bucket Man
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Do I have to sell Pedro Obiang straight away if he moves like rumoured or just get rid when I want? Big priority this week to get Salah

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    1. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      No, he's just gonna be red flagged and you can sell whenever you like.

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      1. Bucket Man
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks. Will probably move to Puncheon when I need to.

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  23. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Same question different crowd.

    Hi all.

    Considering a hit for this

    Kola➡️TAA
    Son➡️Pogba.

    Hit part is Hamer➡️Speroni to get that 0.1m I need....

    Fab other keeper. After deadline of course.

    What ya reckon.

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    1. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I like it.

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

      If you want ManUtd mid, why not Martial instead, without the hit?

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

        Had Martial and sold for Siggy Friday nite as Son➡️Pogba was always the plan

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    3. Here's Tom with the We…
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Will pay off long term. I’d just do son to Pogba though

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  24. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Pick 2 each bracket:
    A)Digne/Shaw/Doherty
    B)Hazard/Sterling/Sane/Eriksen

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    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A - Digne + Doherty
      B - Sterling + Sane

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    2. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A. Di and Doh.
      B. Sterling, Erik.

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    3. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Koltsida Kai kolobourda Kai eisai komple

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      1. Shark Team
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Hhahahah

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  25. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    2FTs + 0.6m and a bit of a benching headache:

    Lloris
    Robbo, TAA, Digne
    Salah, Pogba, Rich, Fraser, FAnderson
    Kane, Rashford

    Button, Jimenez, Doherty, Holebas

    Any thoughts?

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  26. Here's Tom with the We…
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Difficult one. Think I’d stick with what you’ve got

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    1. Here's Tom with the We…
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Reply fail to sporting

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      1. SPorting
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Thinking that too.

        Might just do Holebas -> AWB

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  27. Sharkytect
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    2,566 transfers IN for Son this week

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

      Could still work out if they are patient and South Korea are knocked out early.

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      1. Lilac Breasted Roller
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        He's gone for at least one GW (last round game) and he may drop in price, would be way better to save

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    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Respect, very ballsy doing it so soon.

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    3. Lilac Breasted Roller
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      That's hilarious, even with the red banner.

      Hope Son drops 0.2 over the next few weeks so I make up my sell price again

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    4. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Hahaha he is soooooo gooddddd

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    5. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      FPL Virgins

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  28. Lilac Breasted Roller
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    1.5 mil in the bank, weighing some options to mull over next week

    in which order would you rate the following upgrades

    A) Bennett -> Doherty (1.1!)
    B) Pogba -> Son after Asian games (0.5)
    C) Auba -> Kane (1.5)
    D) Wilson -> Rashford (0.7)

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    1. Kane Toads
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      #1 C)
      #2 D)
      #3 A)
      #4 B)

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      1. Lilac Breasted Roller
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks. Didn't expect B on 4th from a Spurs fan!

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        1. Lilac Breasted Roller
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Going to wait a bit on Kane. If he keeps hauling points even with Son gone, that may have to be my first move.

          Otherwise I like the combination of D and B money wise, leaves some transfer wiggle room

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          1. Kane Toads
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            also consider Eriksen.

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            1. Lilac Breasted Roller
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              good point! hope I didn't make a mistake with Son->Pogba, we'll see

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        2. Kane Toads
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          FPL over Loyalty every day!...

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  29. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone know when Gomez will be back? At 4.9 and more nailed than Trent he could be a great option. Trent will suffer from a fair bit of rotation especially when Champions League starts again. Gomez is also a baps magnet

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

      With the break after this gw it's not unlikely to miss 2 more games

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  30. Kane Toads
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Decision time:

    Lose: Richo or Anderson?

    Get: Sane or Eriksen?

    also I'm going with Haz + Auba > Salah + Rashford.

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    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Its not decision time.

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