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16 April 2020 33 comments
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Are you missing the emotional rollercoaster of Fantasy Premier League captaincies?

Well, Scoutcasters Az and David certainly are, and they are continuing to simulate the rest of the 2019/20 campaign on Football Manager.

To add an extra dimension to the drama, each round of action will see David’s Scout Picks selections go up against a community team headed by Az.

They use FPL’s scoring system to determine who wins and there are more details on how this works in our introductory article here.

Gameweek 32 is next up for the pair and yesterday Az asked you to help him with some 50/50 selection calls.

Gameweek 32 Fixtures:

  • Bournemouth v Newcastle United
  • Brighton and Hove Albion v Manchester United
  • Manchester City v Liverpool
  • Arsenal v Norwich City
  • Crystal Palace v Burnley
  • Watford v Southampton
  • Sheffield United v Tottenham Hotspur
  • West Ham United v Chelsea
  • Aston Villa v Wolves
  • Everton v Leicester

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You can vote on Az’s captaincy here:

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  1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    "Manchester City's German international winger Leroy Sane, 24, is moving closer to a £70m move to Bayern Munich (Mirror)"

    I know Sancho has played primarily on the right for Dortmund, but surprised none of the paper gossip ever links him with a move back to City - Sane out Sancho in looks a logical enough set of transfers for them

    Maybe the European ban is a factor, or there was some bad blood there when he first left

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    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Man United and Real Madrid allegedly two most likely destinations for young Jadon.

      So maybe....
      Sancho to Real
      Bale to Spurs
      Kane to United
      Lingard to Scunthorpe United

      Also personnaly think that player prices will take a dip in post Covid-19 world, or at least agent's fees.

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      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Wonder whether we'll see a massive drop in transfer activity overall for 6-12-18 months (where contract situations permit)

        Certain clubs are possibly going to be reluctant to sell assets who are worth 25-35% less than they were 2 months ago, and might resist any attempts to sell in anticipation of those values climbing as the world recovers

        For players approaching contract expiry - they could be looking at significantly lower golden handshakes/bonuses/wages etc as clubs financial liquidity dries up

        Going to be a chaotic adjustment period ahead potentially

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      2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Such an insult to Scunthorpe 🙂

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    2. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      From what I remember reading around the time, City and Pep wanted him to stay. They offered him a decent contract, but his pathway to the first team wasn't straightforward - Sterling, Sane, Bernardo etc.

      Once Sancho refused the offer, Pep dropped him from their pre-season tour and the player then refused to train.

      Can't see them going back in for him now. It didn't end well and it'll cost them serious money. A front three of Sancho, Sterling and Aguero does sound pretty amazing though...

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      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        I think Aguero might be gone - more & more smoke coming from the Independiente fire recently

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        1. avfc82
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          • 16 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          Yeah could be right, would be sad to see him go though.

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      2. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Sane (at his best) aside, I'd have Sancho above their wide players. I'm surprised City opted against giving him the minutes he wanted and spent 60m on Mahrez instead.

        Sancho looks like a very special player.

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        1. el polako
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          He was given time & trust to develop and make mistakes.
          Was often criticised(in the early days) at Dortmund fpr being selfish & wasteful - something City simply couldnt afford so they boughy ready " plug & play " Mahrez.

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          1. Davido989
            • 15 Years
            5 years, 9 months ago

            Mahrez hardly set the world alight in his first season either. Suppose it's the result of having more money than sense. Sancho is a 100m player in this market.

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            1. el polako
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 9 months ago

              Pep and most City players have been singing praises about Phil Foden's potential for how long now ? Didnt really translate into his game time.
              City just wasn't\isn't the club for young upcoming players, Sancho did thr best thing he could by leaving for Dortmund.

              Borussia gave Poland 3 very very good players - Piszczek, Blaszczykowski and Lewandowski, they clearly know how and are willing to give rough diamonds a chance.

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            2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
              • 15 Years
              5 years, 9 months ago

              Its strange how those patterns often repeat - Chelsea did similar with KDB, City just happened to benefit from that, Utd did similar with Pogba, Chelsea again (to a lesser extent) with Lukaku...

              Very hard for clubs to predict exactly which talented youngsters are going to the top, or rather, how high they are going to go

              So many of them have extreme levels of raw talent & ability, but so few have the equivalently extreme/OCD mentality around learning & improving to go with the freakish talent

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        2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          I haven't watched huge amounts of Sancho live during games - but just can't get over his actual attacking output in the Bundesliga this season - it's bonkers:

          23 Appearances (14 RWF, 7 LWF, 2 CAM)
          14 Goals (no penalties)
          16 assists
          20 Years of age

          To put that into context - when Sane was 20 & playing in the Bundesliga he scored 8 goals & got 6 assists in a 33-appearance season (players mature & grow at different rates, granted)

          But Sancho looks to have easily outgrown the Bundesliga already - attacking numbers like that are just silly

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          1. Davido989
            • 15 Years
            5 years, 9 months ago

            Unreal numbers. Maybe the covid situation means he won't get a big money move this summer but Dortmund a great place to be for his age.

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            1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
              • 15 Years
              5 years, 9 months ago

              How well run are Dortmund to have him & Haaland in their XI? Seriously impressive administration running that club

              If Sancho does happen to harbour any residual resentment at the Man City exit, there's one club above all others where he would be uniquely able to ram that rejection back down their throats... on a painfully regular basis too...

              That club also coincidentally have a vacany in their RWF position, and his friend and international compatriot, a similarly prodigious youngster occupies their LWF position - The Dortmund conveyor belt approach will be tested once again at some point

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              1. Davido989
                • 15 Years
                5 years, 9 months ago

                That would be a great way to haunt City but they'll be winning more trophies than United for the next few years at least so I don't think they feel that annoyed if that situation was to occur

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                1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                  • 15 Years
                  5 years, 9 months ago

                  They'll probably keep a monopoly on the league cup for sure - League titles are going to be exponentially more difficult for them with each passing season if the Euro ban is upheld though

                  And obviously that ban rules out any European Silverware, which they have never really been able to get the hang of anyways

                  Mighn't be the worst time to swerve the Man City ship

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  2. Totti
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    best midfielder up to 6.4 if the EPL returned again to action 🙂

    A) barnes
    B) sarr
    C) grealish
    D) other suggestion

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    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Don't think B should be in the same conversation as A & C to be honest

      C has set piece monopoly, talisman-effect, and an extra game, which might offset some of the fixture difficulty & diabolical state of his team vs. A, who has that lovely selfish streak/shoot on sight policy which stands to him in FPL along with playing in a dramatically better attacking unit

      If you have Vardy then C, if not then A maybe is best way to look at it

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      1. Totti
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        thanks mate 🙂
        much appreciated
        no i don't have vardy 🙂
        then will go for barnes then

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        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          Watch Sarr score 3 & setup 4 in his last 9 games now 🙂

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    2. Conners
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      McNeil may also be worth considering.

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  3. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Premier League clubs will discuss the option of putting a 30 June deadline on the 2019-20 season at a meeting on Friday.

    Not all clubs have been involved in informal discussions at this stage but, with a hoped-for May resumption to the season unlikely, club owners are looking at how to avoid potentially difficult contractual situations.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52307147

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    1. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      If Gordon Taylor wants to be worth any of his money, he should get the players to accept going beyond that date.

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  4. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    30 June was always going to be the latest finish to 19/20. Let's accept it's a void season and go again in August.

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    1. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Let's accept it will be extended and the season will finish later in th year.

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    2. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      If you weren’t ranked 2.1m would you still be so desperate for the season to be null and void?

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    3. Tinkermania
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      If it's safe to play in August, why not finish the 10game weeks left? No law suits then for promotion/relegation. Then start next season late. Voiding is the hardest decision they will have to make.

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    4. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      CL final planned for 29th August....

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  5. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Regardless of FPL, it makes no sense to bugger up two seasons. Stop flogging this dead horse and prepare for 20/21

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    1. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Judging from your posting history Bobb, you're becoming a bit of a "end the season now" troll. 😀

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    2. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      The more you say it, the more likely it happens. That is a fact.

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