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Podcast September 17

Scoutcast and Champions League combine for Tuesday night double-up

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Joe is joined by David and Karam for the latest episode of the Scoutcast tonight.

You can watch it on our YouTube channel from 8pm BST to 9pm BST.

This episode overlaps with the return of European football to our screens.

Liverpool and Chelsea take on Napoli and Valencia respectively as the Champions League group stages get underway on Tuesday night.

We will have Scout Notes on those matches on Wednesday, but for now, there’s a brand new episode of the Scoutcast to occupy your attention.

On tonight’s agenda are the best cheap defenders now that the premium ones have frustrated their owners.

We’ll also discuss how best to cover Manchester City in the wake of their surprise defeat at Norwich.

Finally, we’ll debate how to recover from a poor start to the season as many managers have endured a tough few weeks.

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

    Thinking of utilising my wildcard to make this team. Thoughts?

    Pope - £4m
    TAA - Digne - Aurier - Tomori - Lundstram
    Salah - Sterling - KDB - Cantwell - Nkamba
    Abraham - Wilson - Pukki

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    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Aurier and Tomori too risky for me, i'd get more nailed options.

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

        They are easy enough trades out.

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

          Both look pretty nailed at the moment.

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

          Why would you wildcard potential outs the whole point of it is to get rid of them

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

            They both look first choice at bargain prices.

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    2. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No Auba and Son on WC?

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

        Son vs KDB. Son over KDB is an option. Not sure about Auba. I think there are plenty of good cheaper forwards out there.

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        1. @fpl_phenom
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Id 100% have Aubamayang on a wildcard

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    3. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      If that’s what you want on WC what do you have now?

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

        Ryan
        Digne - Robertson - TAA - Zilchenko
        Cantwell - KDB - Sterling - Salah James
        Pukki

        Button - Lundstram - Greenwood - Wickham

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

          Not worth it - you’re just fiddling round the edges surely.

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

            It is a change of shape to bring in the forwards.

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

              For a minus 8 you achieve the same effect pretty much.

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

                I struggle with this argument. Demel might require a -8 to get 3 players he wants, but the wildcard allows two or three other desirable changes.

                Why muddle along with a non-optimal team waiting for it to break before making your changes. Sounds like the route to a top 20k rather than a top 2k finish.

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

      Very strong, Demel, like it. Don't worry about the naysayers.

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

        Thanks. I like it. But I am wondering with my current team do I need to play it. Potentially a way of getting on some different players a little earlier than others.

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

          I don't think you need to play it. You are not shifting around any of your big guns. Just do it hit by hit.

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

          It’s so similar to current set up. Lose Robbo and Zinc and you’re there pretty much.

          I’d want WC to attack with new set up or if team was broken. Neither applies.

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

            Fair point.

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

          Yeah, might only need a -4 to get something very similar.

          I used the wildcard to get the likes of Cantwell and Lundstram in nice and early, but I don't know how much movement there is on periphery players. That said, Greenwood and Wickham are the problem as you can't easily jump on Abraham and Wilson. Might be worth it.

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

            Thanks. I will have a good think. I like the idea of getting a step ahead. I am not completely giving up on the Liverpool defensive double up but it does feel a lot more balanced.

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  2. Guy Demel
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Mount

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

      There is only 1 true Demel!

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      1. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I sense some Guy on Guy violence

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  3. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Is McNeil decent option with good Burnley fixtures ahead?

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

      I think he costs a bit too much given alternatives around his price point.

      He is the cog that makes the Burnley attack (Barnes & Wood, more notably Barnes) work.

      I feel he'll often come up short. Very nifty player nonetheless.

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    2. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Had him for gw5, did little, out of my WC. Decent player but Burnley aren't scoring enough goals.

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

    My injuries are really Mounting up

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

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  5. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Who will city play as the CB partnership now? Or likely go to 352...?

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  6. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pool defence seems to be in the up imo. Wonder strike last week but Adrian isn’t a liability now.

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    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He’s still a slight liability 🙁

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

        Not Alisson that’s true

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    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I've gone taa only now till pool get tighter

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

    Trents best defensive display, albeit 45 mins, since pocketing Sane in that 3-0 CL game...

    He might be turning a corner 🙂

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

      ... into the back of the net?

      Would love to see him score from a corner.

      Just not this weekend.

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

      Trent is a beast.

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

    So...

    Salah, Sterling, KDB, (Mount now injured) to whom? This is the most regular midfield template.

    -4's even -8's trying to scramble Son in now 🙁

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

      Son should probably replace one of those three, rather than add to it.

      Wholesale changes in attack & defense otherwise.

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  9. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Well my only decision to make this weekend was start Mount or Cantwell, now it seems it may have been made for me!! Hope Mount is okay for the following gameweek it’s was a shocking challenge on him!!

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  10. grooveymatt65
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Hi guys!

    What are your thoughts on this wildcard team?

    i tried to keep double city because of fixtures but also wanted Son. Only regret is not having Aubameyang. Also im punting on Aurier and if he doesn't play i atleast have some back up.

    Pope Button

    Aurier Pieters Soyuncu Lundstrum Diop

    Son Sterling Mane De Bruyne Chong

    Haller Abraham Pukki

    0.0 itb

    thanks alot guys 🙂 🙂

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  11. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Mount injury means Cantwell gets his first start of the season

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    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Away blanker 🙁

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      1. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        An assist coming up

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    2. Longlatini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lundstram gets a run out for me

      Excellent

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      1. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Not a bad option against Everton

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

          Yeah hopefully

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

          Very bad option at Goodison

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  12. Gabriel Agbonlahor
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Didn’t realise that benfica have triple tavares in the squad..and i end up with wrong tavares..thank god i have haland & depay(c)

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  13. FOMFF
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Didn't see it, do we knee jerk Mount out or hold?

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    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Let's see what the injury aMounts to

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    2. Rinseboy
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      defo knee jerk out. No point waiting for a u further news or updates.

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      1. FOMFF
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        does it look long term?

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

      Should have sold him 20 minutes ago.

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

      Holding onto players who are flagged = Martial = no points.

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      1. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        He better be playing this GW

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    5. Longlatini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Patience is paramount in this situation

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

        Patience for a player which has a midiocre minutes return. Lol.

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

          Mediocre? For 6.0.. idiot

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

            Massively unnecessary

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

              Gotta call out rubbish

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        2. Longlatini
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          You missed the (crap) joke

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    6. mookie
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      we? the heard?
      I suppose you'll have to wait for the alpha sheeps to lead the way, as usual.

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      1. FOMFF
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        we take our selves very seriously don't we

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  14. mdm
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Which option on WC:

    A. Auba and Cantwell
    B. Barnes and KDB

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    1. FOMFF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A + KDB somehow 🙂

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  15. leo_messi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Mane KDB Sterling Cantwell Mount*
    Pukki - Abraham

    Is Mount -> Son (with 3,8M itb) looks ok??

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    1. danlynch13
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Unreal

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    2. Sharkytect
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      You have 3.8mil in the bank!?

      Yes. Do it now

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    3. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Oof. Awesome. I’d like to see that defence tho!?

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

        its like he went to a charity shop and picked up an attack. Now this is a real attack 😉
        Pukki - Kun - Auba
        Son - KDB - Mane - Cantwell

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      2. leo_messi
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Otamendi - TAA - Lowton ( Lundstram - Elmo)

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        1. Don Kloppeone
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Not bad at all. Must have lovely TV!

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  16. FPL_WILDCARD
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    All I can do is laugh now. Over past 3 gameweeks I’ve picked up injuries for...

    Martial, KWP, Emerson, Laporte, Trossard and Mount

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    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Name makes sense for now 🙂

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    2. MTPockets
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Who else do you have?

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    3. danlynch13
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Any thoughts on Jordan Ayew or just a bad choice?

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      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Not for me.

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      2. MTPockets
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Have him for the next 3, but there are better picks

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        • Maddi Son
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Good value but takes up a valuable spot.

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        • pingissimus
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Poor choice imo.

          He’s a very decent PL player in the Palace set up but a waste of 0.5 in FPL.

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

        Hows this attack look? Too weak?

        Auba - Kun - Pukki
        Son - KDB - Mane - Son - Cantwell

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

          only one son my bad 😀

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        2. Longlatini
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Needs more investment

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        3. Eleven Hag
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          it's too sonny

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

          U need songlasses for this team

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        5. Salah_Fingers
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Sonthing is wrong with your team

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

            its not the defence, honestly 😛

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            1. Salah_Fingers
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Nice attack though, I have the exact same on my WC except dare I say it mount instead of one of your sons

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

        Abraham clutching himself

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

          Ouch, did not look good

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        2. Sharkytect
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Has he got a bit over excited again?

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        3. Eleven Hag
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Whatttt

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      5. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Haaland with a first half hatty. I had this guy in Eliterserien Fantasy last season. Molde selling him for only 4.7mil is not good business. His value is to sky rocket now. He's scored like 2 goals every game on average for RB :O wowzers

        His THIRD hat-trick for them in like 10 games.

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        1. MTPockets
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Yeah it's great seeing his progress
            OGS (Solbakken) will probably get him back...

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            1. FPL Pillars
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Yes for 90mil 🙂

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          • Brosstan
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Cant expect to get much more selling from the Norwegian league. The overall quality is dire. Hope they had the foresight to include a rather large sell on fee.

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            1. FPL Pillars
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              You could see this guy was a different class though following the league. So it comes to pass.

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              1. MTPockets
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Recall the game vs Brann last season. He just took the p!ss

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            2. Spab
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              How many goals has Roy Keane's son scored?

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            3. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Yea he was an unreal Eliterserien asset ! Was so cheap as well. Had like 5m ITB all season that year 😆

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          • @fpl_phenom
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Mount injury look bad?

            hearing Abraham down too ???

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            1. ZeBestee
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Where you getting your info?

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              1. @fpl_phenom
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                on here! are you watching it ?
                Mounts off injured anyway according to flashscore....

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                1. ZeBestee
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Abraham ok. Mount was on a receiving end of a bad tackle, should be fine for weekend imo.

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                  1. sirmorbach
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    Thanks, thanks indeed for a serious, honest reply. Many jokes around here, but I was/am worried. FPL is one of the most important things among the unimportant things.

                    As a Tammy/Mason owner, here's hoping for the best.

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                    1. teneighty
                      • 9 Years
                      4 years, 7 months ago

                      Nicely put! 😀

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

                  I posted about Abraham being hurt - looks absolutely fine now. Just a sore one I think

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          • tucaoneo
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            The amount of bad puns is just...

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            1. FPL Pillars
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              I am a bit Mmmpartial to it all.

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            2. Longlatini
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Tantamount?

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            3. tambourineman
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Insurmountable

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            4. Salah_Fingers
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Are you shaw?

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          • Carlos3
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Hey guys.
            Feels I have a lot of issues with this team;
            2 Liv defence - Siggy - Ceballos - No KdB
            Where would you start the rework??
            Pope
            Digne - TAA - VVD - Zinchenko - Lundstram
            Siggy - Salah - Sterling - Ceballos - Dendonk
            Barnes - Abraham - Greenwood

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          • ZeBestee
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Adrian with Alisson save.

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

              lol

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          • Rainer
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Adrian!!!

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            1. CRO KLOPP
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Assist?

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

            Meatpiesaugeroll has to be the most differential profile name I have seen on here.

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          • Random Name
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Absolute disgrace that Arsenal & Man Utd play on thursdays but Genk play Tuesday

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            1. Albrightondknight
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Arsenal and utd should try qualifying for the premier competition then they ain't got a problem 🙂

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

              United & Arsenal simply not good enough to be on the same level as Genk.

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          • Albrightondknight
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Adrain stormer who would have thought?

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          • FDMS All Starz
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Adrian to keep his spot now? lol

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

            What a save from Adrian!!

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