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Podcast August 24

Fantasy Football Scout’s Mark and Az to co-host FPL BlackBox podcast in 2020/21

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Two very familiar Fantasy Football Scout faces will be joining forces for a weekly podcast and YouTube video series this season.

Mark and Az will be co-hosting the latter’s popular FPL BlackBox podcast, which is relaunching for 2020/21 and which we are delighted to be partnered with.

Mark recently made a return to these pages and will be joining Az in a Pro Pundit capacity in the season to come, providing articles and video appearances throughout the campaign.

With 12 top 10,000 finishes between them, five of which were inside the top 1k, the pair certainly know their subject matter.

For the uninitiated, this is a podcast with a difference.

Each week, Az and Mark will look back on their decisions to reflect on what’s going right – and what’s going wrong.

The co-hosts will be analysing the mistakes they have made throughout the season, with the hope of learning from their errors to become better Fantasy Premier League managers.

There will also be assessments of other elite managers’ performances along the way, along with the usual chat on transfers and captains.

There is even the prospect of live Q&A sessions as the season progresses, too.

The first edition is anticipated to be out on September 3, with weekly shows to follow every Thursday evening.

Head over to the FPL BlackBox YouTube page to subscribe now and, while you’re at it, why not do the same with the Fantasy Football Scout channel.

Remember to take advantage of our pre-season Premium Membership offer in order to get unrestricted access to Az and Mark’s articles throughout the season to come.

We’ve recently added Hall of Fame number one Fabio Borges to our long list of contributors and there’ll be more exciting announcements to come in the next few days.

Only subscribers will be able to read everything from our elite team of pundits this season.

Full-year Premium Memberships cost just £17.50 until August 31st (the equivalent of less than £1.50 a month), with the price rising to £19.99 thereafter – so take advantage of that discount while you can.

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  1. Teomi
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Thoughts on this lot?

    Can switch between 442 and 352 depending on fixture (targett and Ferguson rotates well)

    In gw 2-3 auba and son will become kdb and Fernandes

    Mccharty
    Taa Doherty dier (targett Ferguson)
    Salah auba son asm soucek
    Werner mitro (Davis)

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    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Not much wrong with that.

      What's the plan in GW2? How do you get MUN?

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      1. Teomi
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        That’s the only issue I see, probably will have to play without in gw 2.
        Unless I go without auba and benching Fernandes in gw 1. But that’s also a big risk?

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        1. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          It's too big of an issue for me. I think Fernandes is a bigger priority than Aubameyang personally. His fixtures are better after the blank.

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          1. Teomi
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            I might reconsider- thanks mate

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          2. pingissimus
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Agreed on Bruno Auba

            Just wondering whether Bruno can wait until 3 though - forced transfer perhaps and you miss a great one against Palace. But I suspect a bit like KdB he's fairly fixture neutral - almost as likely to hit in a tough fixture as a good one. Pens of course are unpredictable - again almost fixture neutral when they come

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            1. Camzy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              He could wait but in GW 3 you'll be wanting KdB...

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              1. pingissimus
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                I know

                This is where I’m stuck right now. Easier problem for me as I’m willing to shelve Mo unless he looks hot hot hot. But in principle I do want the 12.0 spot ie 3 power mids

                Just shelving problem for now and watching other people’s teams

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            2. Goonsquad245
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Nobody is fixture neutral - players will always be expected to have more opportunities in games vs worse defences than better. Goes for penalties/set pieces too...

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              1. Flair
                • 3 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Well said

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              2. pingissimus
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Comparative In my view - intended meaning was KdB and Bruno are less reliant on golden fixtures than some other premiums

                Sterling I am very keen on but he is something of a flat track bully. He was the premium to be on late last season when City were on the fixture run.

                No accident I think that it was KdB (had him as captain) was the one who crushed it against Liverpool

                Generally I’d take KdB and Bruno as standby captains and look elsewhere for the really prime ones. Worked a treat for me last season that way.

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                1. Goonsquad245
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Think Sterling outscored KDB vs Liverpool? Not that that really matters - just 1 game in isolation isn’t anything to read into.

                  I‘m not sure I agree that some players are more ‘fixture proof’ than others in the same team - but it’s just my view, you probably won’t go far wrong captaining KDB either way tbh!

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    2. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Got the same plan to go 4 at the back after a couple of gw maybe

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    3. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Almost the same as mine, I have Vinagre instead of Dier and Maddison instead of ASM. So I like it. My dilemma is how to get in Manc players with my first few transfers.

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    4. Goonsquad245
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Looks fine. Fernandes can wait until GW3, nobody is essential and Auba is a perfectly good captain option for GW2.

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  2. The Rumour Mill
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    This is excellent, looking forward to listening to az and mark every week

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  3. davies
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Which option?

    A) Bavies + Mitchell
    B) Vinagre + Taylor

    McCarthy Nyland
    TAA Doherty ***** ***** Ferguson
    Salah Auba Son Armstrong Soucek
    Werner Mitrovic Brewster

    I will have 0.5 to upgrade in GW3 after doing Auba > KDB...

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

    Wolves have a "practice match" tomorrow and no other friendlies scheduled... as AMN signs afterwards it'll be difficult to see where Nuno will play him. Tricky to see what it means for Vinagre

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    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      It means rotation probably

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  5. cravencottage
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Rank MU players :
    1) Rashford
    2)Bruno
    3) Martial
    4) Greenwood

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    1. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Fernandes, Martial, Greenwood, Rashford

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    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      In terms of raw points:
      Bruno, Rashford, Martial, Greenwood

      In terms of value:
      Bruno, Martial, Greenwood, Rashford

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    3. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      2134

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    4. Goonsquad245
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Points: 2134
      Value: 1243

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    5. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Bruno/Martial
      Greenwood*
      Rashford

      *- depends upon signings if they happen

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    6. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Points: 1234
      Value: 1432

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

      1) 220
      2) 250
      3) 210
      4) 180*

      *If a new RWF not added

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  6. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Lets just go over these City defensive numbers from this past season quickly

    Walker 6.0 - 114
    Otamendi - 82
    Mendy - 74
    Fernandinho last season Def and mid - 55
    Zinc - 49
    Cancello - 45
    Garcia - 38
    Stones - 34

    And Laporte, bless his sole for being injured - 63

    Pep rotation hell hole and some still consider their defensive assets?

    Relegation fodder statistics.

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    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Oh sh*te, forgot the others pricing. Does not really matter anyway 😀

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    2. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Laporte if fit should be nailed and will definitely outscore his 6m price tag imo.

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      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        City will regress this season again.

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        1. Flair
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Based on what?

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          1. FOO FIGHTER
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            This past season.

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            1. Flair
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Not a good enough reason imo

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              1. FOO FIGHTER
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Lol, failure in the CL season after season is good enough reason. Falling that far behind on PL points total even more.

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                1. Flair
                  • 3 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Is this CL fantasy?

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                  1. FOO FIGHTER
                    • 4 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    No I am referring to regression.

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                    1. pingissimus
                      • 5 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      The regression conversation 🙂

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                      1. FOO FIGHTER
                        • 4 Years
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        Yes, let's get back to Salah *evil laugh*

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                  2. FOO FIGHTER
                    • 4 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Which was my origanal statement

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                    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                      • 14 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      Divok Origa

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                      1. FOO FIGHTER
                        • 4 Years
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        He is a PL Champion irrespective of not being nailed.

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                      2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                        • 14 Years
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        Champian surely

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

                        Yes, forgive my super fast typing.

                        I apologise

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

                        Oplogize no?

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                      5. FOO FIGHTER
                        • 4 Years
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        Depends if you use US or British literature.

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        2. Karan14
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Not if they get Koulibaly in defence and I think they are pretty close to signing him.

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          1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            They kept the most clean sheets in the league last season... and had the lowest XG... and that was without Laporte

            Adding him back in alone will be a big plus for them

            If they add Koulibaly - everyone else can pack up & go home - league pretty much over before it even starts

            But they actually don’t have any viable defensive FPL assets - apart from Laporte who will probably be gold at 6.0

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            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Many teams just give up in front of tiki taka & possession game & That fooker Fernandinho's countless soft fouls.

              They are very very vulnerable to counter's. City defense is one to look out at the end of the season IMO.

              They tend to close shop down in last 10/12 gw's.

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              1. Rover
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Especially if they are still in UCL and rest Rodri/Gundo in favour of Fernandinho in the PL.
                A 5.5m def from Man City playing OOP and getting regular minutes: the closest one can get to essential.

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              2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                • 14 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Vulnerability is all relative though- relative to the rest of the league they were pretty much top dog defensively - only pool (33) conceded less than them (35)

                And that was without Laporte

                Could you imagine if you took VVD out of the Pool backline for an extended period for example

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                1. Amey
                  • 5 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  That's definitely no point. They are lynchpins of their Defense.

                  I'm going heavy on Defense from offset. Let's see how it goes. Might go to 5 atb later in the season. Let's see

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            2. pingissimus
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Ederson when they're on a golden run has something to be said for him - early second WC and bloated budget I could go there again

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              1. Amey
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                As i said above, when wolves fixtures turn Doherty to Laporte is good swap

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              2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                • 14 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                At the end of the season I’d rather have had the same points from Pope & ploughed the budget up front, and at the start of the season I’d rather have the value of a 4.5

                Ed’s just priced out as a GK

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      2. Amey
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Check City's fixtures when Wolves change 🙂
        Easy swap for Doherty to Laporte

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    3. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Laporte - when fit - tends not to get rotated. He's the only one worth considering and decent value to boot at 6 mill.

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  7. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    First draft after fixture release. Thoughts? 1.5 itb so flexible to do either Pulisic to Rashford or Son to Fernandes/KdB. Need one 4.0 def to start gw1 i guess.

    Ryan
    TAA Robbo Doherty KWP Ferguson
    Salah Son Pulisic
    Jimenez Antonio

    Button Anguissa Davis Greenwood

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    1. KujaliaFC
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Isn't Pulisic injured?

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      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Says hamstring injury, not really sure what his status is but he got injured towards end of season so should be fit?

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        1. Pukki Party
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Looks like he will miss start of season. So Pulisic=Ziyech i guess.

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  8. Gudge
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Opinion please

    McCarthy (Nyland)
    Trent, Doh, Justin Vinagre (Taylor)
    Son, Mane, Armstrong, Aub, (Foden)
    Mitro, Ings (Davis)

    Aubameyang > Fernandes gw2
    Mane > de Bruyne gw3

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    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Why pick Mane over Salah? When they're the same price, it's a straight up mistake. Mane's strength is when you can pull out all the stops and get Liverpool attacking double up.

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    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Mane seems deliberately perverse choice.
      Vinagre might be dead as an option.
      Foden, hmmm?

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      1. KujaliaFC
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Foden might be a decent differential if he gets a lot of minutes.

        Remember that Dilva has retired and Foden is his heir apparent.

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        1. Fulchester's New Centr…
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          We'll all have him if it pans out that way.

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    3. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I like mane pick

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    4. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Surely transfers would be the other way round

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      1. Leaf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I’m mean
        Mane to Bruno gw2
        Auba to KDB gw3

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      2. Amey
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Hello !

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        1. Leaf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Hey mate

          On a away trip 🙂

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          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Good ...
            Good to get some air. (Tell me whether it was fresh afterwards 😆 )

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    5. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Picking Mane over Salah would be like picking Robbo over TAA if they were same price.

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      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Like the Justin pick if Pereira is out for a while. Prefer Jimmy over Ings but they will score similar.

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    6. Gudge
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Thanks for the feedback but I see as so many people going Salah and seeing as there were only 12 points between them last season I’m taking a punt on mane. Sorry the transfers meant to be the other way round with Fernandes coming in first. Is it too risky having 3 Southampton players? Cheers lads

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  9. waltzingmatildas
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    A) doherty and armstrong
    B) vinagre and maddison (7.0 mid)
    C) vinagre and Armstrong +1.5 (for son to bruno)

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    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A

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  10. JamTart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    First stab at a team, likely need to do a lot more reading up:

    McCarthy / Button
    TAA, Robbo, Dier, Taylor, Douglas
    Salah, Auba, Son, Ziyech, 5.5 (ASM?)
    Mitrovic, Adams,4.5

    Play 352 then rotate for the other 2 spots until I get in some manchester players.

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    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Douglas on the way to Celtic I think.
      Soton guy for 5.5 slot?
      Decent

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      1. JamTart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Think so on Douglas, basically just fodder. I was thinking maybe Armstrong but not keen on a double up?

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        1. Fulchester's New Centr…
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Yes, Armstrong. Soton looking decent and fair fixtures too, 2 doesn't seem like too many.
          Maybe one of the Palace youngsters for a playing 4.0?

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    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Need Wolves defense. Better to start with Doc than Robbo.

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      1. JamTart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Even with those opening gameweeks? An early WC is very likely given the fact both Manc teams don't play GW1 and may explode. Can always downgrade to him for GW3 and use the funds to get a united/city asset in?

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  11. DannyDrinkVodka
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Who are the nailed 4.5 defenders?

    KWP
    Ayling/Dallas
    Lamptey

    Anybody else?

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    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2020/08/21/the-best-budget-fpl-defenders-for-2020-21/

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

        Cheers

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  12. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    A. Pepsi
    B. Coke

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    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Red coke, glass bottle, cold

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    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      None
      If forced Beer 😉

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    3. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      C. Asda Chosen by You is 49p for 2 litres

      4.0 value every time

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  13. Werner Bremen
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    What would you rather from GW2?

    A (3-4-3) Ings, Greenwood, Mitro

    B (4-4-2) Martial, Son, 4.5 DEF

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