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Podcast October 22

Scoutcast discusses Raul Jimenez, Man City rotation and the ‘template’

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After a chastening weekend of football, the Scoutcast is back to reflect on all the key talking points from Gameweek 9.

You can watch it from 20:00 to 21:00 BST on our YouTube channel, or embedded in the article below.

Joe is joined by Fantasy Football Scout deputy editor Neale and special guest Karam, who has appeared on a handful of our videos already this season.

Currently positioned at 144k in the world, Karam has just deployed his Wildcard and will be discussing the make-up of his revamped Fantasy Premier League squad.

The trio above will be looking at the form and fixtures of Raul Jimenez (£7.1m), Manchester City rotation and the so-called ‘FPL template’, among other things.

There is also a differential for Joe to put forward, clean sheets, the community’s questions and a look at the Scoutcast crew’s Gameweek 10 plans.

With no-shows and auto-subs being the order of the weekend, we can expect the usual mix of sob stories and tales of jam in Rough with the Smooth.

Lessons learned from Gameweek 9

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  1. stu92
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    have already brought in Vardy for Haller, wondering what else to do for next week.

    A) stick with Pukki for another week
    B) Jiminez for Pukki, -4 hit
    C) Connolly for Pukki, -4 hit, 2.6ITB to upgrade McGinn or Cantwell

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    1. AllINeedIsCoffee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Neither option is worth a hit. Doubtful to be worth it without a hit.

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  2. Zlat-man
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Curious to know, what are Kane owners plan?
    A. Keep
    B. Sell. For who?

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    1. AllINeedIsCoffee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Sell for anyone?

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    2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A x 100

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  3. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    I would like a hot topic please so enjoy this night time read. KDB‘s new role has been hindering him, but is it over already?

    Guardiola at the start of the season stuck with his trusty inverted 433, KDB excelled in each and every game. Walker and Zinchenko would tuck inside and fill the the DM spots with Fernandinho/Rodri dropping back in between the CBs to form a 3223 in the attacking phase with Dilva and KDB pushing really close to the forwards so they could get involved in a variety of ways.

    Since the CB injury crisis pep hasn’t been able to comfortably push so many players up the field and prefers to have one drop deeper, this was KDB as an extra number there doubling as someone to cut passing lines and offer a deep playmaking option, which is where he was deadly whipping crosses from deep on the right hand side.

    This was all well and good with walker for protection but since the introduction of Cancelo there instead KDB has been pushed back even further by cancelo’s attacking runs. KDB’s single biggest opportunity for goal involvement is to hang deep on the right hand side to try and send the same cross every team has seen him pepper in every week. This made it very easy for palace to mark him out of the game which was annoying to watch.

    Now the good bit is that they now have 2 fit CBs returning in Ota and Stones, tbis should mean Fernandinho can slot back into his role in midfield and give Kevin the licence to roam around like he used to before he could be marked out of games.

    That’s what I saw anyway, happened today aswell. Hope pep sees the same thing and makes him the explosive captaincy option we began to know and love this season.

    Sleep well x

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    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah, logical thing to do for Pep is Fernandinho in for Rodri but he could just stick with Fernandinho at CB.

      I do not think he trusts Ota and Stones as a CB pair.

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      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Could do. In which case KDB would be back where he’s least effective for our teams

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        1. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I think he was testing the Stones Ota CB partnership which is why he brought them on and put Ferna in midfield, because this is what he wants to do which is what inspired the post

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          1. FOO FIGHTER
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            City will not play Atalanta every day.

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  4. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Sterling to salah for -4? Think he will rest most likely

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    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Good luck with that.

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

      Good move if you think so.

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    3. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I think Sterling is most likely rested but thats a step too far.

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      1. Emiliano Sala
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Tired of sterling's blanks

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        1. jason_ni
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Do it then...more points for me!

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    4. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      No

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  5. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Need a bit of advice

    One of my players played 90 minutes tonight. Should I be looking to transfer him out?

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    1. stu92
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      depends on who the player is?

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    2. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Surely

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    3. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Tricky one . Quite a few seem to think so.

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    4. AllINeedIsCoffee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      You'd make an awful lot of transfers for nothing every time your player plays 90 minutes.

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

      The game is over half an hour now and you still haven’t sold?

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

      Yes. Especially if they scored a hattrick as that means they will definitely be dropped.

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

    I really hope Pep rest Sterling in Micky Mouse cup

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    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      The Manchester derby?

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

        🙂

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  7. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Time to get him in boys.... The BBC will be SERVED

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    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yawn . Twice is unecessary.

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      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Thrice?

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        1. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Tedious

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

      ???

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    3. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Lukaku?

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      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        The Kaptain

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      2. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        😆

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    4. BC1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      They're digging Saville up?

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  8. ShaunGoater123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Bottomed on last page.

    Was set on son & pukki > martial & Vardy but now thinking dendinker & pukki > tielemans & Connolly.

    Which do you prefer?

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  9. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Theres an advert every 4 minutes on NBC wtf, fed up seeing that Doritos advert

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    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Is Ali Landry still in those?

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      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        theres some show now called brb or something and the female host its pretty clueless, she thought spurs had Man u next lol. But I dont see Ali Landry anywhere

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  10. Gentle_Turks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Hmm.. so my differential plan of keeping Mahrez rather than swap him to KDB now looking a bit stupid? Maybe it was always stupid?

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

      Later.

      Make sure KDB is in your team come Friday.

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

        Got it.

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  11. Klopp's Kids
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    2FT. Worth doing any of these?

    1) Son>Maddison, Pukki>Vardy
    2) Son>Maddison, Cantwell>Hudson-Odoi

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    1. stu92
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I’d consider all three for a hit

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      1. Tonyawesome69
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        this

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  12. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Yep. 3 days is nowhere near enough recovery time

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  13. FPL FREAK
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Repost:

    Pope. Button.
    TAA. Aurier. Engels. Lundstram. Rico.
    Salah. Sterling. Mount. Cantwell. Dendocker.
    Aguero. Abraham. Conolly.

    TAA + Cantwell > 4.4 def + KDB....??

    Iam taking defence lightly...

    Which is best 4.4 def: lescalles, Webster or Targett/Guilbert...???

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    1. aleksios
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      TAA is season keeper.A big No from me.

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    2. Coleman Witts
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yes good. Defenders are not like the previous seasons this year.

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  14. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Is Otamendi to Mendy for free a good move? Or risky?

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

      Mendy overdue an injury now.

      Good move as long as he’s fit.

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    2. aleksios
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Risky.

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    3. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Ota to Cancelo might be better.

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  15. aleksios
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Best combo? Currently on A but B is so tasty.

    a) Pieters-Salah-Pukki
    b) Robertson-Dilva-Vardy.

    No Pool attack on B.

    Thanks.

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  16. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Get Auba or Vardy for Kane or just keep Kane and hope for a penalty? Saving to have 2 FT gw after?

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    1. aleksios
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Get Vardy.

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  17. COYS Down Under
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    I have KDB, Sterling and Aguero. Apparently I'll need all 3 subs on the weekend.

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    1. aleksios
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Think all 3 will start.

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

      Probably only 2, KDB might be subbed on.

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    3. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I'm C and VC 2 of those.

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  18. George Sillett
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    If Salah gets 3 tomorrow should I sell Sterling or Aguero for him ?

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    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I do not think Salah will start tomorrow. Will vs Spurs though.

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    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Depends how much he plays. He's nailed for a benching if he plays more than 70 minutes.

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      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks.

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    3. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      If Salah starts tomorrow he will be benched at this weekend. FFS logic.

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      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        90 minutes football is just too much for the modern footballer.

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  19. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    I do have a feeling that Sterling gets rested this weekend.

    Sterling has played with England twice, at the weekend and then midweek. Seems like a decent spot to have Bilva come in and lineup like they did in the Watford game.

    Ederson
    Cancelo Otamendi Stones Mendy
    KdB Fernandinho Dilva
    Mahrez Aguero Bilva

    That seems to make sense.

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    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I don’t. Should be rested in the League Cup next week

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      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Why not both?

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      2. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Also, that was exactly my thinking with the Watford game. He had played a bunch of internationals, came back and played in the league and then the champions league. Expected him to play in the PL with the League Cup mid-week for a rest but then he doesn't....

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        1. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          So this time you think the opposite to last time coz last time you were wrong, but possibly this time you are wrong again so maybe you should go against you first thought as that might be right or of course you could have been right in the first place

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          1. Camzy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            lol. But basically, this is exactly the Watford game all over again.

            Last time he was benched. So I think it's reasonable to think it'll happen again.

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            1. Eat my goal!
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              He’ll likely play next CL game and Pool game so more likely to be benched the weekend before that

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    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      You think Aguero starts having played 90 to Jesus’ none? I’m nervous

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      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yes. Pep seems to favor Aguero at home. And he can be rested for the league cup.

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

        Did after the last CL game, well 89 mins.

        Etihad golden boy.

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      3. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah that is a bit annoying certainly lessens the chances of captaining him.

        BFS if he does start

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    3. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Kun captain KDB vice for me for.the time being

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      1. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Sound move

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    4. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Can you tell me the next winning lottery numbers too

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  20. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Should I still do Son to Mane?

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    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      No

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  21. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    surely a mane and salah double up with jsut kdb from city is the sensible route? And jsut avoid the benching headaches, and salah and sterling can match them

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    1. COYS Down Under
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      City score 3 goals for every Pool's 2. You get more benching but more hauls.

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  22. Surfeit of Lampteys
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    72 pts in UCL fantasy. Happy with that, esp not having sterling, but the average is presumably through the roof.

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    1. Surfeit of Lampteys
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      How did everybody else do?

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      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        73

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  23. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Kun(C)?

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

      No

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    2. Londongeezaa
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Playing any City player is brave enough.

      To captain one these days takes balls.

      So yes is the answer.

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    3. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      100%. Second week in a row 🙂 No ragrets.

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    4. COYS Down Under
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Captain Aguero
      Vice Captain Sterling

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  24. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Any suggestions for transfers this week?

    1ft 0.1itb

    ryan
    TAA lundy pereira
    mane sterling (c) KDB mount CHO
    abraham wilson

    pope rico dunk connolly

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  25. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Hi....views on best kane replacement please?

    A....kun (original plan when wildcarded last week)

    B....vardy (already got maddison)

    C.....auba/ laca

    Thanks

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    1. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      In that order unless you have other fires.

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      1. Flynny
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        No other fires.

        Would then need to decide on Kun v kdb captain....

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        1. Fpl Richie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I'm on Kun myself. But purely because Kun had one more rest this week.

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  26. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    It will all be fine....if aguero starts, then all is good.

    If he does get a cameo, it could well be for the last 20 mins or so, which is plenty of time to get 10 or so points against a tiring Villa defence.

    Otherwise just take Lundstrams 6 points off your bench, which he just texted me to say would be his minimum. Thank you.

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  27. No Kane No Gain
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Sterling benched this weekend, starts in the elf cup and next gameweek.

    Heard it here first.

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

      Thanks.

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    2. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Amazing.

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    3. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Actually my local bartender said the same thing 2 hours ago.

      Wait, are you selling schlitz for a living?

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      1. No Kane No Gain
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        2 schlitz for a tenner

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    4. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      That's that sorted then.

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    5. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      "Elf Cup" is the only good bit of this post.

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      1. No Kane No Gain
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I heard your top seed in the Elf cup

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        1. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Cancelled on elf and safety grounds.

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    6. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      If you aren't correct are you going to post "I failed to call it" and link it ?

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      1. No Kane No Gain
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        No because I’m genuinely selling him tonight for David Silva to upgrade ceballos to Hudson Odoi.

        Actually being serious about thinking he won’t play.

        If I’m wrong I’ll suffer enough to not need too write a “failed to call it post”.

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

      Ive been saying the same thing all day, get in line

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    8. jtreble
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Nah, I heard this drivel many times before. The truth is simple: nobody knows. 🙂

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  28. Rinseboy
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Sterling owners then are you captaining him? Vice on KDB and Lunds first sub?

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    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Either him or Kun.

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    2. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Selling the Sterling for sure now

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      1. Rinseboy
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        defo sell after that performance. Could have had 5 and didnt. get rid

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    3. COYS Down Under
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Kun (C)
      Sterling (VC)
      Thoughts and prayers if they are both benched

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

      Not sure. Leaning towards Sterling even if I bring Aguero in.

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  29. No Professionals
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Pope
    VVD Otamendi Rico Lundstram
    Salah Sterling Mount
    Kane Abraham Pukki

    Button Cantwell McGinn Kelly

    1ft, 1.3m ITV

    A) kane to aubameyang
    B) salah and kane to KDB and aubameyang
    C) salah and kane to mane and aguero

    Help please...

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  30. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    You can pretty much tell the posts made on here that have been bookmarked for people to link on game day if they’re right.

    I’d hedge the same people say the opposite on a different day to cover both outcomes

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    1. COYS Down Under
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Is this a thing? Seems like its not a real thing.

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