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Dugout Discussion April 6

No Aguero in City’s squad as Mendy makes first start of 2019

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There is no evening Premier League game today so the FA Cup semi-final between Manchester City and Brighton and Hove Albion takes centre stage.

Kick-off is at 17:30 BST.

This is an audition of sorts for the Fantasy assets on show as their clubs enjoy two fixtures in Gameweek 35, while the Seagulls also have a Double Gameweek 34 before that.

Despite being described as “nearly fit” by his manager on Friday, Sergio Aguero isn’t part of City’s match-day squad at Wembley.

Gabriel Jesus leads the line again, with Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva flanking the Brazilian.

With Oleksandr Zinchenko injured, Benjamin Mendy makes his first start since November.

Glenn Murray is back in Brighton’s starting XI after a benching in midweek, while Anthony Knockaert returns to the right wing.

Full-backs Martin Montoya and Bernardo also return, while Solly March misses out through injury.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Mendy, Laporte, Otamendi, Walker, Gundogan, Bernardo, Silva, De Bruyne, Sterling, Jesus.

Brighton XI: Ryan, Montoya, Duffy, Dunk, Bernardo, Stephens, Propper, Bissouma, Knockaert, Murray, Jahanbakhsh.

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  1. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 15 days ago

    Back into the elusive top 1,000,000 again...

    The cream always rises to the top

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    1. Slitherene
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      On a better note! 137k to 66k. It was tough to get back into the top 100k! Relieved.

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      1. Make Arrows Green Again
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        In one week? Congratulations! I'm hoping for similar 150k back into top 100k, which I'd take after a disastrous season.

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    2. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
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      Username checks out 😉

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      1. Slitherene
        • 6 Years
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        Hoping Luiz gets a CS now..
        Don't want Hazard to haul, coz of the high EO and Cap stats!

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  2. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 15 days ago

    Anyone else kept Vardy after the injury rumors?

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    1. estheblessed
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      Yes ... just wish I did captain him (I went with Hazard in the end)

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    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      Yes, my plan from now on ignore the last minute photo lineups.
      The first name on the team sheet is not the one that needs to train?
      Lost 26 points on the Mane rumours.

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    3. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      I bring him for a hit even.

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    4. Amey
      • 5 Years
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      © 😉

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  3. SkeletONv01
    • 6 Years
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    32 points with Haz and Luiz to go. What a week. Anyone doing worse? :/

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    1. Regin
      • 6 Years
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      14 points. Nightmare

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    2. MTPockets
        5 years, 15 days ago

        avg is 18

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        1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
          • 9 Years
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          Autosubs

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          1. Make Arrows Green Again
            • 7 Years
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            Yeah some of us have been playing at some pretty savage benchwankery!

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      • jia you
        • 7 Years
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        lol, that's not bad!

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      • Don Van Vliet
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        61 here with two left to play.
        A refreshing change after underwhelming totals week-in week-out, last week's 100+ aside.
        Still outside the 50k bracket, though.

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      • DandyDon
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        32 with 4 to go. However my Chelsea players are Luiz, Higuain and Hudson O. All of which could start on bench I reckon! so could get a hell of a lot worse. Used my captain on salah already.

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    3. estheblessed
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      Just thinking ahead to next gameweek ... will anyone be getting any Brighton players? Is it even worth it?

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      1. Dannyb
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        Ryan and Duffy

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        1. thunder_mike
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 15 days ago

          Ryan and Dunk

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      2. La Vida Latte
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        Ryan duffy and mUrray. 2 dgws in a row is hard to resist

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      3. MASTER ROSHI
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        Mostly like just one of Duffy/Ryan

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    4. Woy_is_back
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      Is it time to activate the wild card or next GW?

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      1. Dannyb
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        Now

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        1. Woy_is_back
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 15 days ago

          Ta

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          1. Saint Luke
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 15 days ago

            I'm thinking this WC week so I can benefit from GW 34 3/4 players fromCardiff / Brighton DW and then have my team ready for GW35 DW so I can play my TC - am I missing anything? (Means I can TC an Arsenal player TBC with a DW)

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    5. FPL ElasticO
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      How is this WC team shaping up??

      Ryan/Foster
      Dunk/ Kola/ Laporte/ Robertson/ Valery
      Son/ Ramsey/ Sterling/ Salah/ Camarasa
      Jimenez/ Kane/ Ings

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    6. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      Thinking to keep Vardy on WC, then to sell him for Laca in GW 35.

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    7. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      TC Vardy worked a treat - no room in the WC team for him though!

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      1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 8 Years
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        Nicely done

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      2. Amey
        • 5 Years
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        😮
        Well done!!

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      3. Make Arrows Green Again
        • 7 Years
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        WP!

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      4. Feeling_blue
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        Well played! I wimped out and just captained him last minute. You must have been pretty worried at HT!

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      5. The Senate
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        Cheers guys - slightly nervous at HT but you never know when HUD are going to start conceding buckets

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    8. SweeSwee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      Congratulations Vardy captainers - good decision.

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      1. Klopp's Kids
        • 10 Years
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        Thanks!

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      2. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        Thank you
        Well done to you too 😉

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    9. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
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      Jesus g

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    10. DR0GBA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      City goal

      Jesus

      KDB Assist

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    11. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      I might keep Tielemans, feels so wrong getting rid on wc

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      1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        At your peril

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        1. Dannyb
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 15 days ago

          Look at his points returns over last 6

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    12. Bouncebackability
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      Gordon Elliott is a bit of a chav isn't he

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      1. Danno - Emre Canada
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        Can’t imagine him ever being a jockey

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    13. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      Feels bad to sell Vardy now after 32 points return 😮

      But WC team structure needs to sell him.

      Thank you Vardy !!!
      (Pereira done nicely too)

      Can't imagine BGW is going better than DGW for me.

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      1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        Could rise. Do you need 0.1 or 0.2?

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        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 15 days ago

          Yeah 🙂
          0.1 rise for him would give me SV rise.
          Will keep him for today
          Thank you mate

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          1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 15 days ago

            No worries. Every little helps.

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            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 15 days ago

              Yeah 🙂

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      2. Feeling_blue
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        I think keeping him then selling to Laca for 35 is an option and keeps the price structure

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    14. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      Triple Brighton defence fail

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    15. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      Wc team...

      Ryan foster
      Mendy taa kola Bennett bednarek
      Sterling mane son Jota Doucoure
      Kane jiminez Deeney

      0.7itb

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      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        Could do son to eriksen or taa to trippier with money itb

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      2. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        mendy pick COULD be gold if he plays both games. decent team, similar-ish to mine below

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      3. Sargasso C
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        Mendy pick is absolutely atrocious. He will be managed until the end of the season.

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    16. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      Jesus

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    17. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      Which do you prefer? And any other changes at the moment? WC34 BB35

      A) Lloris + Kolasinac + Doucoure/Jota
      B) Foster + Laporte + Deulofeu
      C) a different combo?

      Ryan ___
      Robertson Duffy Doherty ___ Valery/Bednarek
      Sterling Son Mane ____ Camarasa
      Kane Lacazette Jimenez

      *only problem w/ Son is losing Pogba

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      1. radawson
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        I like A of those

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        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 15 days ago

          Next week play Lloris or Ryan?

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          1. Top Lad Dakes.
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 15 days ago

            this is what's turning me away from lloris tbh, as id play ryan

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            1. g40steve
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 15 days ago

              This got pointed out to me, a Lloris does have three easier games run out.

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        2. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 15 days ago

          cheers mate. that's what I'm currently thinking too! could even just go with Foster over Lloris in that combo and have enough for something like Camarasa --> JWP in gw35!

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      2. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        Pogba has West Ham next, going to see how they play or fold tomorrow.

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        1. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 15 days ago

          aye good play. thinking it's likely i lose him so i can get all three of sterling mane son, but will maybe keep for WHU

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    18. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      Crystal palace defensive triple up.
      Miracle stuff.

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      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        wow, nice one. v risky but nice pay off. you'll have had heart in mouth for those 97mins there

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    19. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      Jesus, Brighton are rubbish

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      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        So easy for Bilbao there

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        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 15 days ago

          *Bilva 🙄

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          1. jia you
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 15 days ago

            lol I'd fancy Bilbo Baggins against this lot 😉

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    20. Pariße
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      got rid of AWB and benched Guaita because of my FH. That hurts.

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      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        Ouch

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    21. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      People (like me) thinking “Oh I’m doing alright, rank drop only a few k”, people will have put their playing players on their benches.

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      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        aye benchwankery in full effect.

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      2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        Also, not sure how this affects EO.

        E.g might be some Vardy points to come in.

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        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 15 days ago

          At least it means they didn’t Capt him

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      3. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        Yeah I noticed 11% of the Top 10k started Aguero

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        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 15 days ago

          Hopefully most of them couldn’t field 11

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      4. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        It’s just a few muppets on here that do that 😉

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        1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 15 days ago

          Top10k is filled with people knowing exactly what they are doing. 50% will WC this week.

          I’d say the EOs are probably 5-10% down on Vardy, Salah. Players who they didnt want to captain, but thought would score big.

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      5. Ragabolly
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        Just wanted to add that you can get an idea about that here https://www.livefpl.net/autosubs

        For example, 14.46% of the top10k have Jimenez in their starting team and 13.71% will not get any autosub for him, so they are mostly people who don't have enough players. Similar story with Aguero. Which makes the top10k average to eventually increase by just 0.51 points after autosubs.

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        1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 15 days ago

          Ah thanks RAGA!

          So I am being paranoid? Ignore me!

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        2. jia you
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 15 days ago

          Wowsers, seems that I've jumped to 1222 OR thanks to Vardy, guess that doesn't take into account benchwankery though?
          Cheers Raga 🙂

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    22. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      Vardy did well but DCL will top him...bookmark this 😉

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      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        That would be epic, Capt Hazard too

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        1. jia you
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 15 days ago

          Captained Vardy myself luckily enough mate. I was away from here since Thursday so missed those Vardy not at training rumours!

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          1. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 15 days ago

            This is the first I’ve heard of this rumour

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            1. jia you
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 15 days ago

              yeah, loads on here were saying earlier that they backed out of captaining Vardy due to that

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              1. Wild Rover
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 15 days ago

                Ouch. Congrats on Capt

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                1. jia you
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 15 days ago

                  cheers mate, hopefully Hazard hauls aswell

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            2. camarozz
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 15 days ago

              Same here luckily coz I capt him.

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    23. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      WC drafts ripped up as Mendy puts a spanner into the works 🙂

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      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        ehhhh. half-considering, but they have 2 tough fixtures and we have yet to see if he'll even be nailed!

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        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 15 days ago

          Who else can play there ? Laporte ?

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          1. Top Lad Dakes.
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 15 days ago

            True actually, forgetting that Delph and Zinchenko both crocked (I think)...

            Danilo could play there though too, or yes Laporte as last resort

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    24. camarozz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      58pts with Fab/Siggy/Haz/Luiz to go.

      Nearly as good last wk and no planning at all. Haha

      Icing on the cake villa score twice in injury time to win 6 on the trot

      VTID

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    25. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      Tielemans has been a phenomenal signing for LEI so far. Great little one week punt for me too, thanks Youri!

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    26. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      Had the captaincy stuck on Vardy all week. Changed it to Hazard around 15 mins before the deadline, just to play it safe. Then 5 minutes before the deadline I said you know what, screw it, you don't always make gains by playing it safe, so switched back to Vardy. So happy right now!

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      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        Winning 🙂

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    27. Bohemian Rhapsody
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      WC 34 or 35? I see more doubles at 35. Just wondering.

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      1. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        If you have triple captain or bench boost left, wildcard this week so you're able to play one of those chips in 35

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    28. grooveymatt65
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      What is the percentage of people who captained vardy in the top 10k?

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      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        Hopefully not many so I can gain ground;)

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      2. Ragabolly
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        11.54%

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    29. Avo24
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      Thinking of picking KDB instead of sterling. KDB starts showing his form, with much cheaper price i think he can be worth it. Or is it too risky?

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      1. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        Not too risky imo, I'm thinking of him too

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