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Dugout Discussion January 18

All eyes on Chelsea after disappointing start to Gameweek 23

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Many Fantasy Premier League managers are relying on Chelsea assets to bail them out after a disappointing start to Gameweek 23.

With Manchester City largely frustrated by Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoon, there is increased pressure on the final three fixtures of the weekend.

As expected Tammy Abraham (£7.9m) starts up-front and is flanked by Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5.3m) and Willian (£7.2m).

There is also a third consecutive start at right-back for Reece James (£5.0m), while Andreas Christensen (£4.9m) and Antonio Rüdiger (£6.0m) are chosen at centre-back.

Newcastle are boosted by a return to fitness for winger Allan Saint-Maximin (£5.4m) who starts in a four-man midfield on the opposite flank to Miguel Almirón (£5.8m).

Newcastle United XI: Dúbravka; Willems, Fernández, Lascelles, Clark, Krafth; Almirón, Shelvey, Hayden, Saint-Maximin; Joelinton.

Chelsea XI: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rüdiger, R James; Mount, Jorginho, Kanté; Hudson-Odoi, Abraham, Willian.

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  1. Atters
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Aguero is making it hard for me to get rid of him to bring in Salah for the dgw. I already own Mane and TAA
    Do I stick with the plan and take out Aguero and Dendoncker for Salah and a cheap forward or swap Rico and Pickford to Robertson and 4.5m Keeper?

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    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I'm probably still doing it.

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    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      The latters Atters. McCarthy

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      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        You’re basically comparing Aguero and Robbo with Salah and bench fodder

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        1. Atters
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Seems quite an obvious choice when you look at it that way, thanks!

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    3. clempro
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Kun is on fire atm, but I can't look past the rotation risk... your call though, I think double def is pretty much as good as double attack for GW 24

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  2. SomeoneKnows
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Rashford + Martial > Salah + DCL ?

    Will be priced out if I wait...

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    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Rather spend -4 for more info.

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      1. Baps hunter
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        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Really 😉

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      2. SomeoneKnows
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Rashford will be transfered out regarless, he is my only way of funding Salah / Aguero

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    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Do it

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

    Same old Chelsea!

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  4. Dr. Agabuse
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I want

    Abraham and Jesus

    as my forward line.

    Who would be a worthy third strikepartner?

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    1. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      You want Tammy for those fixtures?

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    2. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Kane is the best I can come up with.

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      1. Slartibartfast
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        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Nice

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    3. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Aguero, to offset Jesus benchings

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    4. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Ayew...no point overspending on the 3rd forward.

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    5. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Not many are getting this are they.

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    6. Slartibartfast
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Carroll, if you're sticking with the biblical theme.

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      1. Marvin Moon
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        ?

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        1. Slartibartfast
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          As in Christmas carol... best I could do, alright?

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          1. Marvin Moon
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            At least you got the joke, unlike some others.

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            1. Slartibartfast
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              😎

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    7. Party time
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Lucifer

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      • Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Aguero aka God

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      • Marvin Moon
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        It's a shame Moses isn't a striker.

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      • Skalla
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Prob King or Carrol

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    8. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Emerson wins a YC for belly flop

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    9. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Emerson dived Lol

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    10. Eat my goal!
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      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Come one Newcastle score!

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    11. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Why didn't Lampard start Emerson? Azpi not doing anything in the attack and Newcastle sitting in their own half

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

      Emerson booked for cheating

      They need to start to hand out bans for these offences

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      1. Gobigorgohome
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        exxactly

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      2. TorresMagic™
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        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        At least City has a big squad 😛

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    13. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Nice Dive

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      1. Forever In Our Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0.

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    14. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Shelvey is a very good footballer.

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      1. Forever In Our Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yes but he has a self destruct button every now and then.

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        1. Party time
            4 years, 3 months ago

            I think he worked on that with the help of a Psychiatrist in 2017

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        2. Party time
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Absolutely. Very few English footballers in the monent can pass/ take a shot of the ball better than him

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        3. Forever In Our Shadow
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          This week will be fun reading all the posts about “Shall I bring in a third Liverpool player & destroy my squad for a -12”.

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

            Half price hits on Liverpool players this GW...

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            1. Forever In Our Shadow
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              It’s the squad destruction I’m most happy about. When they sell KDB and Vardy to find it and find they cant get them back afterwards.

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          2. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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            • 14 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Midweek deadline.

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            1. Forever In Our Shadow
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              With a bit of much many casuals will forget that fact. 😉

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              1. Forever In Our Shadow
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                *luck

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          3. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Seems weird to take a -12. A -4 I can understand. Anything more seems excessive.

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            1. Forever In Our Shadow
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              There will be some I am sure of it.

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          4. Baps hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Yes. There was no way to predict this earlier.

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

          What a boring gw!

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        5. Benjustjamin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Opinions on Haller for 2 week punt before ings?

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          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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            • 14 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Could do worse.

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            1. Eat my goal!
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Or significantly better

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          2. Dr. Agabuse
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Its too many transfers

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            1. Benjustjamin
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              I dont own Ings yet

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          3. Revival
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            I'm banking on Liverpool and Leicester clean sheets. Prob best just get Ings now.

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            1. Benjustjamin
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Leicester not looked solid for couple weeks

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

            I would, given the talk about Ings maybe getting rested midweek. it basically becomes away at Liverpool vs (lei, LIV, BRI)

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        6. Rhodes your boat
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Team feels behind the times! Suggestions with 1FT 0.6itb

          Guiata
          Taa soy rico
          Salah(tc) mane kdb moura
          Vardy ings dcl

          Button kelly Lund dendo

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          1. Pat Bonner
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Rico to Williams looks good

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          2. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Rico to Williams?

            I mean it looks alright to me.

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          3. Forever In Our Shadow
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Looks fine to me. Maybe Rico to a watford defender or Williams? No point having a Bournemouth player now. They really are doomed.

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          4. NotReadyForPrimeTime
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Maybe Rico to Cathcart.

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        7. Champions League Varane
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Tempted by Kdb to son...?
          What transfers should I make..?

          Guiata

          Sidibe Soyuncu Taa Hanley

          KDB Salah Mane Cantwell

          Ings Vardy

          Bench:Button,Lundstram,Greenwood,Richarlison

          0 ITB 2 FT ...

          Re-post

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        8. Dr. Agabuse
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          James Lundstram TAA Robbo Williams would i like.

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

          Why do players accept being second fiddle to worse players who just happen to be the manager's favorite pets? Batshuayi, Alonso and Barkley should just leave Chelsea

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          1. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Noone who wants them will pay them as much as Chelsea.

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        10. Fpl Richie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Just checking in with a fabulous 12 pts from 5 after a brilliant Jimenez to Ings party 🙂

          Better move this week? Haven't looked at the games closely mind you...
          A. Rico/Kelly to Holgate/Stephens/Williams/New def.
          B. Maupay to DCL
          C. Dendoncker to mid up to 5.4
          D. None - play Rico or Kelly this week despite starting risks.

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

          Joe Linton close.

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        12. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Sterling to Son no brainer ?

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          1. Eat my goal!
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Shite to shite why not

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          2. Ser Davos
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Surely Salah/Mane?

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            1. Niho992
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Have Salah and TAA. Firmino will be my 3rd

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        13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Newcastle must have the worst collection of strikers in the league

          Joelinton, muto, Carroll, Gayle

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          1. Slartibartfast
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Better than Villa's options, unfortunately

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          2. Revival
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            No room for Almiron?

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          3. Forever In Our Shadow
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            It’s what you get for peanuts.

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          4. Dr. Agabuse
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Kodija, no one, no one, injured wesley

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        14. jdp219
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Looking ahead or I'll go mad... 2FTs, 0.8itb
          1) Alli, Tammy > Salah, Greenwood (352)
          2) Alli, Tammy > Fleck, Aguero (433)
          3) Aurier, Tammy > Robbo, DCL (343)
          4) Aurier, Tammy > Gomez, Jimenez (mea culpa)

          Ryan, Button
          TAA, Soy, Lunds, Aurier, Rico
          Mane, KDB, Alli, Grealish, Cantwell
          Vardy, Tammy, Ings

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        15. MGMT
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Salah or TAA for the DGW? Have robertson and mane

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        16. Fpl Richie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Anyone considering a Newcastle defender this week or soon?
          Also looking at Williams, Stephens and Holgate. Best pick?

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          1. Rover
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Yes, looking at Lascelles as my Evans replacement after next week, or as my Sidibe replacement after the winter break. Of course a lot depends on the returns of Rico and Kiko.

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        17. Ser Davos
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Maddison and Jiminez the quintessential mid-price-Mr-Consistents-best-two-players-of-the-best-two-teams-outside-the-traditional-top-six

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

            8 blanks in 11 Mr consistent Maddison?

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            1. g40steve
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Bookmarked for tomorrow

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            2. Pukki Party
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Pretty consistent that

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            3. Ser Davos
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              True, but he's had an excellent season overall

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

            Grealish says hi

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            1. Ser Davos
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              he's been Ings-like. Heartbeat of a corpse-like team

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          3. Zilla
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Maddison 1 return in last 6 mate what you on about

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          4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Ings should be on that list

            He's been on an amazing run ahead of Jimenez. If you want to talk cosnistency over the last 2-3 months

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          5. One More Hit
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            What about Ings this season? Feel I rode my luck not having him this week, particularly as it would have involved transferring out Jimenez.

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            1. Ser Davos
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Yes, Ings has been excellent value, but I doubt we would have seen that in pre season.

              What I'm getting at is that Leicester and Wolves were clearly the best of the rest in pre season and 7m Maddison and 7.5m Jiminez have gone on to prove excellent value as their best respective assets (Vardy aside)

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

            Definitely Ings. Scored against 12 different teams already. Even Vardy's only managed 13.

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        18. TRIPOS TOPPER
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          28 from 6, cap on KDB

          Mediocre but overnight green I think

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          1. jason_ni
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            See below.. 28 is a monster haul compared to my 7 🙂

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          2. Skalla
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Congrats 12 from 6 for me, even my bench is 5 from 3 lol

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          3. Crystal Alice
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            49 from 6, heading into top 10k hella happy

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        19. jason_ni
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          7 from 4, 130k drop.
          The only plus is shifting tammy for ings hasn't instantly back fired.
          Soy / TAA
          Maddison / Salah / Martial
          Vardy(c) / Rashford miracle
          Needed to save my gw.

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        20. Tasty Jerk
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Abraham to who? Already have Vardy/Jimi - only Abrahams value to spend.Thinking DCL or rolling the dice on a longshot of Haller just for the DGW.

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          1. Benjustjamin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            I like the haller punt also

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          2. st4rty
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Tosun.

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        21. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Anyone looking to wc after the double? Feel it’s a waste to leave it until last few gws and having an awful season so fancy a few differentials

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