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Dugout Discussion February 3

Sane benched but Aguero and Sterling start in City’s first DGW fixture

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The first of two Manchester City matches in Double Gameweek 25 kicks off at 16:30 GMT this afternoon, with Arsenal the visitors to the Etihad.

Leroy Sane (£9.8m) has been benched for only the second time in 13 Gameweeks, though Raheem Sterling (£11.3m), Sergio Aguero (£11.4m), David Silva (£8.5m), Bernardo Silva (£7.6m) and Kevin De Bruyne (£9.7m) all start.

Danilo (£5.1m), John Stones (£5.2m), Riyad Mahrez (£8.3m) and Gabriel Jesus (£10.0m) are among the substitutes for the hosts.

Sane was the second-most-popular triple captaincy choice of this Gameweek, with 26,429 Fantasy managers using this chip on the German winger.

Aguero and Sterling were the first and third-most-popular choices for the triple captaincy this weekend.

City still have Everton to face at Goodison Park on Wednesday, of course.

Pep Guardiola’s formation is still to be determined, with City’s line-up missing an orthodox left-back and seemingly set to use Bernardo in a wide role.

Alexandre Lacazette (£9.3m) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.2m) are once again paired up front for Arsenal today, with Unai Emery reverting to a wing-back system for the trip to Eastlands.

Mesut Ozil (£8.0m) is joined by Denis Suarez (£6.5m) on the away bench, with Laurent Koscielny (£5.4m) returning from injury in defence.

Granit Xhaka (£5.3m) misses out with a slight groin problem.

Manchester City XI (4-3-3, tbc): Ederson, Walker, Laporte, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Silva, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Sterling, Aguero.

Arsenal XI (3-4-3): Leno, Koscielny, Mustafi, Monreal, Kolasinac, Guendouzi, Torreira, Lichtsteiner, Iwobi, Lacazette, Aubameyang.

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  1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Man, am I glad nobody near the top of my ML has Aguero...

    But KdB should have at least scored one for me, FFS...

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    1. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Hold KDB, he looks good.

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  2. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Kun headache

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  3. Hect.OR 98th
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Season falling apart. Stuck between 160k and 280k for weeks and banked on these weeks to make big moves. Sane(C) and no Kun or Hazard.

    Onto next week!

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  4. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Aguero still on though does that mean he will be benched v Everton??

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      yes

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    2. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Hopefully

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    3. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He is on fire, non owners are totally stewing.

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      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        i'm not?

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    4. alastair
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      City have to win so would a hattrick scorer be benched ?

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    5. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Nah, City need to win every game, he plays.

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    6. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Why do people still ask these questions? As if anyone knows what pep is going to do

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      1. Danstoke82
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I wasn’t asking it. It was an observation I was making. He’s looking likely to be playing the full 90 today.

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    7. NotsoSpursy
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I would imagine he’ll start

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    8. Powers106
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Why would he be benched in a must-win game after this performance?

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  5. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Kun teasing non-owners 😉

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  6. Ahmed Adam
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I Tripple Captained Sterling. Not Bad

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    1. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Cool

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  7. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Had been a good week, then from 3:30 til now has actually ended my season

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  8. Kellz86
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Get off work and find 3-1 City Aguero hatty and I'm stilling here with just Sane (c). You just have to laugh at FPL sometimes and just enjoy the show!

    Cheers to Aguero owners and TCer's

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  9. Chief Brody
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Let's get Kun off now, more points on Wednesday!
      At last a captain correct choice.

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    • 420king
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Only 2nd time this season Aguero scored more than 1 goal, of course it had to be on a DGW...

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      1. Les Bleus
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        This. So lucky really

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      2. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Magic of Arsenal!

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    • Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Kun non owners, are you going to transfer him in for his midweek game?

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      1. TRIPOS TOPPER
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        not sure if you are serious

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        1. Les Bleus
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          😉

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      2. My Name Is Prince
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah why not?

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      3. mrodgers91
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I hope all casuals do so he rises before the auba swap

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

      Was so close to TC’ing Aguero today....at least I put the armband on him, could have been such a good green arrow....aaarrgghh...

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      1. luk46
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        same, I actually wanted to do it...captaining him is fine too but a guy in one of my mini leagues tced him^^

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

          It’s been a great week so far tbf but i wish I had backed myself today....could have made up massive ground...oh well. Mustn’t grumble! 🙂

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          1. luk46
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            ye, I got 91 points with Robbo and Salah to play...Almost top 20k, pretty good considering its my first season!

            What about you?

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

              94 with 4 to play. Could have been 111!! Around the 100k mark as took a -20 earlier in the season. Was 38k before that! What could have been eh?!

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    • Kellz86
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Aguero almost a 4th

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    • Clickzy
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Danilo & Sane didn't work out but oh boy Aguero (C) really made up for it

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    • Danstoke82
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Aguero looking for a 4th. This is beautiful stuff. Finally a TC decision I made that has worked.

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      1. Kellz86
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        My best TC was Sanchez when he was at Arsenal, ended with 2 goals and an assist as I recall. Otherwise I've been mightly bad with using them

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        1. Danstoke82
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I’ve failed with the TC for the past 3 seasons. Each time putting it on Kun. Finally got the rewards.

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

        Fair play! Regretting not pulling the trigger myself now....

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        1. Danstoke82
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I didn’t until about 10.30 yesterday morning. Glad I did now.

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    • HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Too early to rage transfer Sane to Son?

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      1. My Name Is Prince
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        You know it is!

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        1. HamezMace
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I'm too angry to know anything

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          1. My Name Is Prince
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            I was always going to sell Sane to Son this week, especially now that he'll probably start midweek so who knows whether he starts against Chelsea... But I'm not doing it just yet!

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            1. HamezMace
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Why are you waiting? Son on the rise tonight?

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    • Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Ffs man

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    • shirtless
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Good evening fellow Auba>Aguero(c) hokey cokiers.

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      1. Clickzy
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Ahoy

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        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          ahoy

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      2. Viper
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Might not bother with the hokey cokey now

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        1. shirtless
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I'm wavering. Auba at 11.2 is nice though for Huddersfield & Soton. Could go up 0.4 by GW28.

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      3. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Howdy pardner!

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    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      What did Kun & Alexis get in the 1st season of Triple Captain?

      Was it 25/26 points each in a DGW?

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      1. fedolefan
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I got 27*3 for Alexis.

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

          Same

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        2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          It was 25

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

          Remember a great goal at Stoke, then went off limping but played the next game despite fears 😀

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      2. HamezMace
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Sanchez got 25

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      3. MTPockets
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Sanchez 27, Kane 31

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      4. KingOllie
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Kun owners getting so lucky. 2 shots and 3 goals. One handball. Wasnt the best pick as he is most rotation prone of the front 3.

        Yes im salty

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        1. QueefParkRangers
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          keep crying

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        2. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Obviously a terrible pick.

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        3. MMN
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          On matchdays everyone seems to forget about stats etc. The best pick is the one with the most points that day.

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          1. Werkself
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Thank you, Grasshopper.

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        4. Richd
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I’ll take it.

          Should have had a couple of pens too

          If you ain’t got the balls don’t cry

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        5. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Obviously not worth the -4 looking back.

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        6. MMN
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          When a player scores well under/over the statistical expected value, of course it is unlucky/lucky.

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        7. TRIPOS TOPPER
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          still time for more

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        8. My Name Is Prince
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          It's a lottery...

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          1. MMN
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            It defo is a lottery over the short term, but we like to hope less so over a season ...

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        9. MMN
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          But we all get lucky/unlucky every weeks so it's nothing out of the norm for a game full of variance. It's just difficult when a 50/50 decision produces such a big variance for owners each side

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          1. My Name Is Prince
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Last time Aguero scored a hatty I had him as captain for the whole week and then 5mins before deadline switched to Salah... I sold Salah just before his hatty... Now I got Sane instead of Aguero... That's gotta be 100pts lost right there, wonder how many places in OR that would make 🙂

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            1. MMN
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              With you with the last two, sold Salah on a WC before the 42 pointer and went Sane over Kun. Missed the earlier Kun hatty too, but to top it off, as a non-owner. So your's plus 20 😉

              Having said that I don't think it's simply a case of almost 100 points lost, it may have swayed other decisions and it could be less or more than that figure who knows

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        10. jtreble
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Lucky, sure. :). Weeks of lucky planning.

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          1. MMN
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            How do you define lucky? Is good luck not when your player gets higher than the expected value and bad luck when he gets lower? Also, what do you mean weeks of lucky planning? It didn't take weeks of planning to get Kun in this week, did it?

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            1. jtreble
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Reworking my team to get Aguero, Sterling and Sane in and getting rid of Ederson took weeks.

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      5. mitro
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        make a sub pep!!

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      6. Meinhoff
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Literally every time I watch an Arsenal game this Mustafi dude gets injured. Every single time.

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      7. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Pep not made any subs so far is interesting. Wonder if he intends to rotate vs Everton or whether he wants to keep the momentum up with the same eleven.

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      8. Not again Shirley
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I had a dream (after deadline) that Kun scored 5 in this game.

        I don’t even own him but think I did in the dream.

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        1. 4-4-who?
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Still time

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      9. Viper
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Get Sané on the pitch Pep you stupid bald *****

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        1. Not again Shirley
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          This.

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        2. Shultan
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          This

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

          Is it now better to hope Sane doesn’t play in either game?!

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          1. 4-4-who?
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            I hear he will get a run out from the bench mid week....lol

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        4. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          So much tis

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

          So frustrated.

          50-60 point swing in mini leagues from just picking the wrong city players

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          1. TheDragon
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            I had a 100 point lead going into this week - I’ve already lost 40 points

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      10. Yome
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        It hurts not capping Aguero, I gave the armband to Sane...

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        1. Jolly Good
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          This .. and TC

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      11. 4-4-who?
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Is Sane playing??

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        1. bitm2007
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          No

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      12. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Will Sterling keep the assist for the third goal, Leno clearly palmed it Kun

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        1. Meinhoff
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Yes, he will

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      13. fusen
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Why do people say "well done" to players that triple captained Aguero?

        The words you're looking for are "congratulations", unless people are pretending that low and high scores are both skill and not largely luck?

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        1. fusen
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          people who win the lottery don't get a pat on the back and a "well done", you say "congratulations" that you ended up on top.

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          1. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            GW2 TC'ers are still top.

            Your thinking is always amusing though.

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        2. Cilly Bonnolly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Bit pedantic mate.

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          1. fusen
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            In a way, and I also appreciate that English isn't the first language of a lot of FFS posters but I wanted to see the replies.

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        3. Cok3y5murf
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          This. Have always wondered the same.

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        4. My Name Is Prince
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Yep, so true!

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      14. Salarrivederci
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        On 57 with baps, and I have Sterling (C), Sané, Salah, Robertson & van Dijk to play. Will I somehow survive not owning Agüero or will I get a red arrow to forever remind me not to go without Agüero in a DGW?

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        1. TheDragon
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Unbelievably I think it’s still a likely small red

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        2. bitm2007
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          62 point here, with no City players.

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          1. TheDragon
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            That’s going to be a big red given city play again

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        3. TRIPOS TOPPER
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I have same score, with Kun (C)

          Small red so far

          4 players tomorrow

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