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Greenwood only a substitute as Rashford starts up front

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Southampton take on Manchester United in the Gameweek 4 curtain-raiser. Kick-off at St. Mary’s is at 12:30pm BST.

An injury to Anthony Martial (£7.7m) against Palace had dominated the build-up to this match, with speculation rife as to whether Ole Gunnar Solsjkaer could hand a start to Mason Greenwood (£4.5m).

That hasn’t transpired, with budget FPL forward Greenwood only among the substitutes.

Solskjaer has made three changes to the Manchester United side that lost 2-1 at home to Crystal Palace in GW3, with Ashley Young (£5.4m), Andreas Pereira (£5.0m) and Juan Mata (£6.4m) starting in the lunch-time kick-off.

Young replaces the injured Luke Shaw (£5.5m) at left-back, whilst Solskjaer has shuffled his pack in the absence of Martial: Mata and Pereira earning starts against the Saints as Jesse Lingard (£6.5m) drops to the bench.

The Norwegian boss has turned to the tried and tested Mata to add attacking impetus to United’s frontline, with the Red Devils aiming to prevent their sluggish Premier League start turning into something of a nightmare after a winless run of two games.

This is a game of extreme importance in the Solsjkaer era at United and the decision to opt for experience in the form of Mata as opposed to a youthful prospect such as Greenwood is telling of how pivotal this fixture could be for United’s momentum in the initial stages of the 2019/20 campaign.

Meanwhile, Southampton boss Ralph Hassenhuttl has made just two changes to his starting line-up for the game against United, with Cedric (£4.9m) and Sofiane Boufal (£5.5m) earning starts at the expense of Yan Valery (£5.0m) and Nathan Redmond (£6.4m). 

The Saints will be looking to build on their impressive away victory over Brighton in Gameweek 3.

Southampton XI: Gunn, Cedric, Vestergaard, Bednarek, Danso, Højbjerg, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Boufal, Adams, Ings.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Young, McTominay, Pogba, Andreas, Mata, James, Rashford.

 

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  1. CostaCoffee
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Southampton Win/Draw
    Chelsea Win
    City Win
    West Ham Win
    Charlton Win/Draw
    Newcastle Win/Draw

    11/1 easy money

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    1. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Pukki going to kill that

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  2. BrutalLogiC
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Salah captainers salut

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    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Next GW

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  3. BobbyV
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    RvP (c) let’s go

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    1. SkeletONv01
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I actually miss him 🙂

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    2. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ohhhh robbbbbiiiinnnnn

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  4. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Sterling EO 165% in Top 10k. KDB seemingly low at 42%. Average score before kick off = -1.0

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    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Aguero?

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      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        23.6%

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    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      top 10k are mostly casuals at this stage

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      1. Limbo
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah. Loads of chips played.

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  5. EMBOLOFAN
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    southampton lining up a little lopsided at kick off

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    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      to no avail

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  6. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Man Utd have yet to lose this season when Harry Maquire has started and they've kept a clean sheet. Beast!

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      STAT ATTACK

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    2. SkeletONv01
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Can you post detailed spreadsheet? :>

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    3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      😆

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    4. Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      They lost last game?

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  7. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Is it too soon to ask questions for GW5?

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    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      please dont

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    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yes. If you dont enjoy the football, stop playing this game!

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    3. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No... don't know how many will answer tho.

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  8. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Come on Rashy, destroy the haters my son

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    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Welbeck Mark II

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      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Lol

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    2. SkeletONv01
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      This, no idea why people sold him, was it because the missed pen? 😐 Surely not to downgrade to Greenwood for a hit? :>

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

      Desperately wanted him this week should have really

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  9. SkeletONv01
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pukki (C)appers UNITE......... xD

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    1. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Here, here

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    2. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Hello!

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    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Pukki is owned by nearly everyone so you need to captain him to get any edge.

      In the first three matches, West Ham have conceded the second-highest number of shots, the most in the box, the third-most shots on target and the most big chances conceded.

      Meanwhile Brighton are second best in the league for shots in the penalty area, sixth best for shots on target conceded and second best for big chances conceded.

      C'mon Pukki party!

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      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        No he isn't . He's owned by less than 40%.

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        1. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          That's the overall league where you have 3m dead teams. In the FantasyFootballScout minileague he seems to be owned by 96%.

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          1. George Sillett
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Sorry couldn't read your mind.

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      2. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        They’ve played Man City already so it’s not a surprise they have poor defensive stats

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  10. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    So annoyed I have already perfect my WC team after 20 mins. Perfect depth. Perfect rotation. See you in 2 weeks.

    Leno
    TAA Lowton Guilbert Baldock
    Salah Sterling Eriksen
    Auba Pukki Barnes

    Button Cantwell Rico Dendoncker

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    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      bye

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Leno? Is that a joke? 😉

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        - and where has the money gone?

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        1. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          TAA Salah Sterling Eriksen Auba?

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      2. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        :O look at fixtures until 17 :O think their defence will come good and I think he is a great keeper should be good value at 5m as a set and forget for that long. Do you like the rest xx

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          He is a CRAP keeper. FIVE errors, leading to gaols, last Season.

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          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            You need to look at Patricio.

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            1. Ask Yourself
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Maybe. Fixtures sicken me a bit along with a tired defence due to Europe

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              1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Goalies don't get tired - they just have to make more saves ... 😉

                WLV : eve -118 CHE 24 cry 39 WAT 171 mci -589 SOU 312 new 61 ars -340 AVL 221 bou 7 SHU 149 WHU 158 bha 134 TOT -93 nor 22

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                1. Ask Yourself
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Yeah they look okay actually. I will consider it thanks doos. Still worried about how Boly and Coady’s legs can hold the extra workload despite how good pat is

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    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Leno, Auba & Eriksen won’t be in your team come GW5, you’ll see sense 🙂

      And where the hell is Pepe?!

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      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I see the doubt in Leno but Auba and eriksen are great options for the Long term. Pepe could find his way in if I look at Rashford over Auba to balance the defence more, on which case i’ll Have Pepe over Erik but I would happily have Pepe in there if I wasn’t so happy with this team as it is

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        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I think it’s going to be time for Pepe very soon - Auba is a nightmare, no fault of his own, it’s his tinkering maniac manager

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  11. PrettyDick
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I have to post my thinking behind taking a hit on bringing Aguero in, and using my TC on him this week, just so I can come back and view it after it backfires without hindsight clouding my judgement and allowing me to make excuses for myself:

    Jesus (seems to be) out injured, should mean that he gets 90 minutes.
    Good at home
    On penalties.
    Not that highly captained, or even owned.
    International break afterwards, so no reason to rest him, and gives him a decent chance to start v Norwich.
    One weeks preparation for this game, which will probably never happen again this season for the top teams.
    Using it in a double GW is something I don't believe too much in anymore because the best players are the ones who usually get rotated and with games that close together you usually don't get the best team performance due to less preparation time/injuries/fatigue.
    Eye test + stats from last game showed him getting into more dangerous positions then Sterling (or anyone else)
    Hoping that Jesus gets the midweek CL game so that Aguero in that case starts vs Brighton, Norwich and Watford.
    Last season International Break meant that Sterling got rested afterwards, which also gives Aguero a good chance of a start, perhaps together with Jesus.

    Main reason not too use it:
    It FEELS like Sterling will outscore Aguero this week, (And Aguero score bigger v Norwich) but I'm going to try to not let my emotions decide, rather the logic (posted above).
    Jesus isn't COMPLETELY ruled out.
    Brighton aren't the worst team, or defense, in the league.
    Sterlings ownership + captaincy %.
    Save it or later, never know what options could arise.

    Alright, there we have it. F it, it's done all that is left is to cross my fingers and hope for the best or look an idiot when Sterling gets 20 points.

    Pray for me

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    1. PrettyDick
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Watch Rashford score and United keep a CS now because that's the hit I took to fit Aguero in

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    2. MTPockets
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Wouldn't stress about it. I've had a TC fail for last 3 years. Annoying chip

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      • EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        sorry to ask but could you possibly go into more detail?

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    3. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      United just 1 clean sheet in their last 18 matches in all competitions.. concerning, however, I believe in their defensive stats to begin the season.. lowest xGc of all teams

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      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        awb and slabhead make a big difference

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      2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        *looks at Maguire, and frowns* 😀

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      3. XabiAlonso
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Rubbish goalie...

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      4. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        think leicester xgc lower tho

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      5. Limbo
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        McGuire running - looks like he’s had his shower interrupted by a delivery.

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    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      The FPL status page shows 13,215,999 transfers made in GW4. Does that seem a lot to anyone (2x for every single player in the game)? Includes WC moves do you think?

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      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Think it includes WC, half of that was Jia.

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        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Haha

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      2. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        feel like i saw at least 5 million people on here taking -8s to get west ham and norwich players

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        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Pukki & Haller i presume? Maybe Cantwell & Lanzini to a lesser extent

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      3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I’ve often made well over 500,000 transfers in a wildcard week

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    5. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Rashford injured.. bring on Greenwood!

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      1. Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Rash actually injured?

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        1. Respect My Authoritah
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          No

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        2. Pukki Blinders
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          He was on the floor, he's ok now

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        3. Maddamotha
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Went down got up

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          1. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            kinky

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    6. SkeletONv01
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Salah - Sterling - KDB - Mount - Cantwell
      Haller - Rashford - Pukki

      Did i do the right thing benching Cantwell? :/

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    7. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Pereira really lacks PL quality

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      1. The Road to Turfdom
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        so does Lingard

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        1. Collie01
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Lingards stats are shockingly bad.

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          1. Respect My Authoritah
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Forget the stats. His strength is movement and positioning, and he's not even great at that

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            1. Limbo
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Also a bit dim

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        2. Respect My Authoritah
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Indeed

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    8. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lindelof is horrifying

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      1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Not looking comfortable at all

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        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Still angry at him for palace’s first - he’d want to get his f’ing act together

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    9. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      adams getting a goal in this

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    10. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      RMWCT

      Lloris - DDG
      Aurier - Alder - Vertonghen - Rose - Lundstram
      Ndombele - Sissoko - Sterling - Eriksen - Son
      Kane - Greenwood - 4.5

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      1. Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Needs more Moura

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      2. The Road to Turfdom
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        not enough Spurs

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        1. Differentiator
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Greenwood to Parrott solve that?

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    11. Rupert The Horse
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      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Used my WC for this week and team value actually went down. 😎

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        This week, or last? You only get back 0.1 of every 0.2?

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        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          TV was 100.3 and is now 100.1.
          Im such a player.
          Last week

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      2. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        By how much?

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        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          0.2

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      3. SkeletONv01
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Tought that you use WC to get on bandwagons early and gain price, not loose it, youre anti-template, i like it ;]

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        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Not paid any attention this season. Engaged yesterday.

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    12. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Bouffal nearly

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    13. SomeoneKnows
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Pending results from today, would you rather transfer:

      A) Jota > Haller (with only 0.1 ITB)
      B) Jota > Barnes (with 0.8 ITB) allowing me to upgrade in the following weeks players such as Ryan, Rico, Dendoncker etc...

      Ryan (Button)
      Walker, VVD, Digne, AWB (Rico)
      Sterling, De Bruyne, Salah, Mount (Dendo)
      Pukki, Jota (Greenwood)

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    14. SkeletONv01
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No real pressing issues atm.... 😀 So thinking, if you would replace AWB - for the same price max - who to get for next couple of Gws?

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    15. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      AWB clean sheet not looking likely at all.

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    16. The Road to Turfdom
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      James goal

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    17. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      James

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    18. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      James on the other hand...top quality

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    19. Smurf
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      James essential?

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      1. Tasty Jerk
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Not yet i reckon, needs to cut out the yellow cards.

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    20. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Banger from James

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    21. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Wow.. what a hit

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