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7 January 2021 763 comments
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Our Big Numbers piece looks at some stand-out player and team statistics ahead of the next Fantasy Premier League deadline.

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  1. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    This Article will probably be out of date in a few hours when another game gets cancelled lol

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    1. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Exactly

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    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Is the Villa Spurs game off? Or just a rumour?

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      1. Van der Faart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Villa have a lot of positive tests, apparently

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      2. _Ninja_
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Doesn't sound great..."“A large number of first-team players and staff returned positive tests after being routinely tested on Monday and immediately went into isolation,” the club said in a statement. “A second round of testing was carried out immediately and produced more positive results today.”

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        1. _Ninja_
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 28 days ago

          https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jan/07/aston-villa-covid-outbreak-leaves-liverpool-fa-cup-tie-in-doubt

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      3. brianutd-why always we? 20
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Not confirmed but highly likely

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    3. Sanchit
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Did any game get cancelled/ has high chances of getting cancelled?

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      1. ☈☾
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Villa games

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    4. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Haha

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  2. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    Minutes silence for those who've held onto Watkins all this time

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    1. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Brought him in with an early FT rip xD

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      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Well there's a stroke of luck 😉

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    2. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      That's cold, you scamp.

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    3. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Yup. Had him since GW9. Nowt to do but cross fingers and toes

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      1. Defcons are for Kinnear
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Me too 🙁

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      2. Slitherene
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Same got him in GW 9

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    4. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      I’m not up to date, but do own Watkins lol.

      Fill me in, what’s happened ffs 😆 ?

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      1. Defcons are for Kinnear
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        He's a total muppet

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        1. Pacer.
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 28 days ago

          Laughed

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  3. Steager
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    A) Lowton - Poor defence but plays in blank and double. Hard fixtures.
    B) Holding - Decent Value but no double.
    C) Fernandez - Easy fixture Shef utd, but no double
    D) B Davies - Not sure if nailed.

    Already have villa, City, Utd covered

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    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      A or B

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    2. Bring the Cavalry
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      B)
      Don’t like any of those options though

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  4. marcos11
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    Bottomed on the last post.

    Planning to go Salah > Rashford and then FH instead if some of the gw18 games are postponed, allowing me to get Salah back in for gw19 instead. Good idea?

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      I don't get you. Do Salah > Rashford for GW18 and then use your FH in GW18 too?

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      1. marcos11
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Yes, if there is postponements and I don’t have enough players to field

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        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 28 days ago

          Ok that makes sense. You will be using the FH only 'if' there are more postponements. Yeah that can work.

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          1. marcos11
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            Yes exactly

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    2. Black Knights
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      You’ll do Salah to Rashford for 18, then keep money in the bank to swap back for 19?

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      1. marcos11
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        I have Salah at the moment but if I transfer in Rashford previous to FHing the same gameweek, do I not get Salah back automatically for gw19? Of course if theres no postponements and I don’t FH I’ll just continue with Rashford.

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        1. Black Knights
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 28 days ago

          Yep.

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    3. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Yes got ya

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  5. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    Middlesbrough's preparations for Saturday's FA Cup third-round tie at Brentford have been affected by positive Covid-19 cases within first-team players and staff.

    https://twitter.com/BBCSport/status/1347249139889803264

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  6. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    Villa v Spurs another dubious fixture great fun

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  7. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    I think they need to start enforcing this rule that if you can field 14 players you have to play. Should help put a stop to players flouting the rules that apply to everyone else

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    1. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      It's a good opportunity to let fans play for their teams. Dream come true

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    2. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Eh?

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    3. Well you know, Triffic
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Some teams will still bend the rules if they are forced to play a weak team e.g. telling the league that their team has been exposed to one person with covid so they have to isolate them all as a precaution. It may sound far fetched but I think it's kind of already happened this season (Fulham).

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    4. el polako
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      It won't stop players from anything, they are living in their privileged own world since very early age and vast majority of them simply thinks that are better and can get away with more than great unwashed.

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      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Very true.

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      2. ilikewud
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        I'm a Villa fan and believe that if these players are breaking rules and seeing people outside of the bubble then they should be fined and the teams should be held accountable.

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        1. GoonSquad
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 27 days ago

          Start forcing forfeits and taking away points and it will help clean up any shady dealings or behaviours.

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    5. Shineonme
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      ^^ This ^^

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  8. RoysCallerAnne
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    First night Free Hit activators sweating like a very small nun at a penguin shoot.

    I hope those couple of temporary 0.1s were worth it lads 😆

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    1. beric
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Its been painful watching all the players i want increase in price, but glad I've kept my cool

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    2. thericeking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      you dont get the money do you?

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      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        No, it's so they're not priced out for this week alone.

        (Even though it's not too difficult to get a good playing XI and bench well within the budget.)

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    3. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      😆

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    4. John Nerdelbaum
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      'small nun at a penguin shoot' 🙂

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    5. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      😆

      Profit = .2
      Loss = their entire FPL season

      Risk analysis fail ?

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    6. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      I haven't, but why not? They were going to do it anyway?

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      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        If football is suspended they will have wasted their chip or there may be so many games called off it's not worth using it.

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        1. My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 28 days ago

          Yeah I can see your point, but if the Spurs vs Villa game gets called off, I think it's a great advantage to FHers. Any more games than that, will suck for them

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        2. The Left Duke #3
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 28 days ago

          will they though or will they get it back if say the Prem is postponed altogether for a couple of weeks.

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          1. Epic Fail
            • 15 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            I can't imagine they would get anything back. Presumably just like last year it will be tough schit.

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            1. The Left Duke #3
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 28 days ago

              I can't even remember what happened last year lol. I'm guessing people lost their FH sometime in March when the Prem locked down and didn't get it back when it reopend in the summer

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              1. Epic Fail
                • 15 Years
                5 years, 28 days ago

                Yep exactly that. Chips, WCs all wasted.

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    7. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Should be fine. Spurs the only game currently at risk and that would be good for free hitters if it's off. I'd be wanting that game postponed.

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      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Oh dear.

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    9. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      I love penguin shoots 😉

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    10. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Ban 😉

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  9. Art Vandelay
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    Any chance Spurs end up playing Fulham instead of Villa next GW. Would actually be quite an elegant solution if Villa can’t play.

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    1. Lovren an elevator
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      That is far too much common sense haha

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Yeah, so true
        It would be so “tidy” but would never happen

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    2. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Would need Fulham's game against Chelsea moving from the Friday but yes it's possible.

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  10. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    Welp, the double-up of El Ghazi and Grealish is certainly going well for me...

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    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Oh, and Martinez in goal. LOL.

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      1. lespaul
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        And Son /kane ?

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  11. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    Everybody thought City were screwed when Covid hit and they suddenly found their form. Anything can happen yet just ride the storms...

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    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Yeah but look what happened to Jim Morrison

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      1. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Thought a fire got him...lol...

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    2. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Lol covid never hit them. Fake news to get a christmas rest (and yes, that obviously helped)

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      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Grumpy old fart is right this time.

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      2. Pacer.
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        You think professional football clubs are submitting tests using... other people's saliva? A bizarre and low-reward conspiracy that would likely see them expelled from the premier league if this was turned up with some fairly simple laboratory analysis. So how did this work, did City tell several players they were Covid positive when they were not, or were all these players trusted to be part of this conspiracy, for... A few days off. This is dumb even by your standards

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        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 28 days ago

          popcorn.gif

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        2. GreennRed
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 28 days ago

          He's joking like.

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          1. Pacer.
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            No he's not.

            (and yes, that obviously helped)

            He may be a bit of a troll. But he's not 'joking'

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            1. GreennRed
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 28 days ago

              He is.

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              1. Pacer.
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 28 days ago

                He's not. He's a troll but he's not joking

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          2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            Don't think he is to be fair, said this a few times today

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      3. Art Vandelay
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Not sure if serious.

        In addition to the points raised by Olson, do you really think Pep would be part of such a thing when his own mother died earlier in the year from Covid

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        1. Pacer.
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 28 days ago

          Two randy people can't even keep a bonk at the Christmas party on the down low and this guy thinks manchester city have defrauded the government's testing programme in the hope they get a couple of days off (before a more congested schedule later down the line) and at the risk of basically being eliminated from the football league with catastrophic consequences for investers.

          Durr

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      4. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Well there certainly should be independent testers for sure...

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    3. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Closed the training ground then smashed Chelsea and got to a cup final. Villa will just play the u23s it seems so could be good for Spurs assets this week.

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  12. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    Not seeing planings anymore here

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      It's good isn't it? Was getting boring.

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      1. OverTinker
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Yes kind of ;D

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  13. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    Vardy a doubt 🙁

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Hopefully he is out.

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    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      For the FA Cup game, i.e. a chance to rest.

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    3. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Always is though

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  14. The Gambler.
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    If players on your free hit team rise 0.2m before you get your old team back, does your total value increase? I guess not...

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    1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Only if you owned him last week.

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    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Only the players that you already had will be affected by rises/falls.

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    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      If you don't hit the free hit button.

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    4. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      No.

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    5. The Gambler.
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Cheers lads, thought so

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  15. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    Rate my Covid safe team:

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    1. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Anyone who's had COVID should be immune for 6 months+

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      1. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Had Covid myself and Dr said it’ll only last a month or 2

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        1. GreennRed
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 28 days ago

          My wife had it too, says 6 months. But sure how the fk does anyone know. I'll go with you Steve on 2 months because she seems to know everything 😉 I suppose it depends on your general health too. I started taking echinacea a gain, horrible stuff but supposed to be effective.

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          1. Steve The Spud
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            Yeah mate throw a vitamin D down every day and get yourself fitter than moussa sissoko about all you can do

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    2. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      GTG

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  16. Black Knights
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    Villa have more COViD results coming tomorrow and are working to try and get the FA Cup game played.

    Guess we find out the extent of their problem once results come back.

    https://twitter.com/henrywinter/status/1347260243856785411?s=21

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Would love to see Grealish's GPS history.

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      1. Black Knights
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Yeah gotta be Jack the Lad chief spreader.

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      2. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Very wobbly tracks

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    2. Pacer.
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Hoping for false positives

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    3. Art Vandelay
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      If Villa play a scratch team in the Cup then presumably the Spurs game will be played even if Villa have to put a weak team out.

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      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Maybe. Maybe not. Different kinds of money involved.

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        1. Art Vandelay
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 28 days ago

          I just don’t think Villa can put a team out in the Cup and then say they can’t fulfil their league fixture.

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          1. jammie26
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            The rules for the FA cup and the league are different. If tomorrow nights game was a league game it wouldn't be going ahead.

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      2. Black Knights
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Yeah Villa may decide they can’t deal with their ever-increasing list of rearrangements so just try and get these games sorted as best as they can? Who knows.

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        1. Art Vandelay
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 28 days ago

          Very possibly and I just don’t think Villa can put a team out in the Cup and then say they can’t fulfil their league fixture.

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    4. popey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      If game goes ahead then the matchday squad should give some indications as to the severity of spread.

      Previously in cup we have played the second string (Hause, Taylor, Elmo, Hourihane, Davis et al) and first team on bench, so matchday squad will be very telling

      Here's hoping its nothing to serious for both my club and my 3 villa players for 18 & 19

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  17. Shineonme
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    Did you hear the other day a cabinet minister said we could be tested and have lockdowns for up to another 10 years! Yes he said 10 years! These people are tools.

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    1. Pacer.
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Just imagine if in ten years we talk about 2020 as the best year in the decade

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      1. Shineonme
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        If they do carry on testing and having lockdowns for up to 10 years there will be massive civil unrest. Mark my words.

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        1. Pacer.
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 28 days ago

          there would be no civil unrest because the establishment would sent people back out to die way before that happened

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    2. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Clowns

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  18. Slitherene
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    Will the people who played their chips early benefit rank wise this season?

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Bit of a blanket question.

      If it worked out for them yes otherwise no.

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    2. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Too early to tell .. it's a long, long road

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    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Only if the scenario that plays out across the next few week benefits the chip they played & they specific players they had, with any COVID postponements being favourable to them.

      Those three things combined drastically lower the percentage chance of it being happening to a person.

      You can't know what's going to happen in 3 weeks (it's even more unpredictable than in a non-pandemic state) - so it's a roll of the dice.

      Many people will lose out. A small number will get lucky. Which strategy that is? Anyone's guess.

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      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Sorry, I did think you meant played early -this- week and on a re-read that's a wrong assumption.

        However apply what I've said to a favourable outcome to their earlier played chips and its basically the same.

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  19. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    All assume if weren’t FHing this gameweek and have villa/spurs players best strategy is to wait til Tuesday afternoon before deciding whether to play FH?!

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    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      It’s best to wait, at the end of the day weather you play it not you could be punished either way by a cancellation or 2, it’s just luck

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      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Cheers if villa v spurs get postponed I will only have 4 /?5 players lefT!!

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        1. elwardio
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 28 days ago

          Just wait till day of deadline IMO. The only upside to early FH is maybe 1.0-2.0m in your team for that one week. You’ve missed prob nearly half of that already at this point. Just get a coufal instead of a Dias and have the same team otherwise that you would have anyway. With every chance of further cancellations the FH may not end up being the best play so I would just wait and see. Good luck

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  20. FantasyHero
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    Worth taking a -8 hit for gw18?
    1. Taylor to cancelo/stones
    2. Adams to wilson

    I will be FHing DGW19

    1 seems justified as will likely yield at least 2 extra pts
    2 is my dilemma. I might be -2 down if wilson does nothing but I also feel wilson has better fixtures than adams gw20+

    Thoughts ?

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    1. Bring the Cavalry
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      If you would rather Wilson over adams for the future then go for it as it is likely only a -2

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    2. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Just do 1

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  21. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    So has Taylor trained or not?

    Contradicting tweets between FFS and Ben Dinnery..

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    1. Bring the Cavalry
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Ben done this earlier in the season for Burnley, and he got it wrong. Burnley Twitter and ffs were right so I would go by what they have said

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  22. TAArt
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11677/12181822/aston-villa-and-fa-hopeful-liverpool-fa-cup-tie-will-go-ahead-after-covid-outbreak-among-villa-squad

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Are the rules for FA cup games the same as the rules for Prem games when it comes to whether they go ahead or not?

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      1. jammie26
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Nope.

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      2. TAArt
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        No but I can’t see them playing an FA cup game before cancelling a premier league game

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  23. Flair
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    People continue to fall for the trolls.

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    1. El Presidente
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Which ones?

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    2. Pacer.
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      It's the dance. 25+ years. Embrace it

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  24. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    Aston Viral...

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    1. Pacer.
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Aston Killer

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  25. zotter
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    If Villa Spurs is off I think Free hit is a huge advantage. That game was to be avoided on FH anyway and non FH teams probably well stocked on Martinez. Jack. Son. Kane etc

    If Burnley v United off then a different story. Probably worth hibernating GW18 (problem if you have already done transfers or launched FH)

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    1. zotter
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      A team of 3 City, 3 united, Neto, James, tierney, Auba. Would be a very template FH. But would batter non free hitters for about 50 points

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    2. Klaren
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      It's still not worth hibernating if you can't field at least 7 or 8.

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  26. Lucky Z
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    Leno
    Tierney • Dias • AWB • Yedlin
    Auba • KDB • Sterling • Bruno • Rashford
    Wilson

    How about this 4-5-1 FH?

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    1. DannyDrinkVodka
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      I like it a lot, anything on the bench?

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      1. Lucky Z
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Mitchell

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  27. FCSB
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    Ben Crellin has announced that AVL v TOT GW18 will become TOT v FUL

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    1. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Not confirmed

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    2. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      If that's confirmed, Son and Kane will be golden.

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      1. The 12th Man
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        0-0 incoming

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      2. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Dier too I guess...

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    3. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      His source?

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    4. Klaren
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Ben Crellin can only predict possible outcomes based on schedule availability. He doesn't have any official involvement with PL or any relevant party.

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      1. FCSB
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        He works undercover for the Premier League

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    5. Flair
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      😆

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    6. Pacer.
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Imagine being ben crelin right now. Like a dog with a flea up its arse

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    7. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Behave SaltyBaws.

      "THEN IT WOULD MAKE SENSE"

      Ben Crellin@BenCrellin
      ·
      4hrs ago.....
      Villa will probably have to either forfeit their FA Cup against Liverpool or move it to R4 weekend.

      AVL vs TOT could be postponed in BGW18, and then it would make sense to move TOT vs FUL to GW18 instead as Spurs can't afford another postponement.

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      1. FPL Forward Thinker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Follow 1 hr later by and Under 23 prediction:

        "I wonder if Villa could possibly be forced to field an U23 team against Spurs next Wednesday because Spurs can't afford to get another postponement."

        https://twitter.com/BenCrellin/status/1347222046288334856

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        1. FPL Forward Thinker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 28 days ago

          *an

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  28. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    When is Blackbox tonight, time?

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    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      9pm UK

      https://twitter.com/FFScout_Mark/status/1347203941436715016?s=19

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      1. ☈☾
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        So in like 45mins

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  29. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    Another source for Taylor news since discrepancy with Ben Dinnery and FFS

    Sean Dyche: "Charlie Taylor, Dwight McNeil and Jay Rodriguez are all making good progress and [have] been training."

    Club say none of that trio likely to involved vs MK Dons

    https://twitter.com/ColmVHayes/status/1347270409658503171?s=19

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    1. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      I've already pointed this out above, hopefully they correct it

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      1. ☈☾
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Or is it Ben who is wrong?

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    2. Klaren
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      There is no discrepancy in these tweets as far as I can see.

      They are in training and making good progress but probably not yet back to full fitness so unlikely to be involved on the weekend.

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      1. Tonyawesome69
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        I agree no discrepancy. I assumed there was based on an earlier post

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  30. The Left Duke #3
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 28 days ago

    I see a lot of people saying those who FH early could possibly lose their chip. Surely if the Prem is postponed indefinitely and GW 18 doesn't go ahead then it won't be lost?

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    1. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Yes it will be..

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      1. The Left Duke #3
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        That's a tad unfortunate for those who FH early

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    2. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      GW18 will go ahead. Only one game currently at risk and seems Villa will just play their u23s anyway.

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      1. Klaren
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        That's for FA Cup, they are unlikely to do that for PL when Newcastle, Man City and Fulham all got postponements when in the same situation.

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        1. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 16 Years
          5 years, 28 days ago

          Exactly
          Different rules for league and cup

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        2. FPL.team
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 28 days ago

          We'll see. I hope it's off as it would benefit me on FH. Swings and roundabouts.

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    3. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Why not?

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      1. The Left Duke #3
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        I mean if 1 game is postponed then FH with 5 games left, if the Prem is postponed indefinitely then surely the chip hasn't been played. I don't know the answer mate, just asking?

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        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 28 days ago

          It was lost in a similar situation last year.

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          1. The Left Duke #3
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            Cool. Hazz's explanation below is crystal clear. Nice one.

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          2. Ginkapo FPL
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 28 days ago

            It still hurts.

            But hey they gave everyone unlimited transfers! D1ckheads

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    4. Flair
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      It will most likely be lost. FPL Towers are merciless (and incompetent).

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    5. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      There's already precedent for what happens in this scenario, and you only need to look back to last season.

      Gameweeks continue as-is, yet contain no fixtures. FPL adds Gameweeks beyond GW38.

      Chips not reinstated.

      Various people got hit wildcarding when this happened last year.

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      1. The Left Duke #3
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Ah I see, I did not know this. Thank you for the explanation

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    6. Buck The Trent
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      They will get a bag of chips as refund

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      1. The Left Duke #3
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 28 days ago

        Yummy 🙂

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    7. clodhopper
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 28 days ago

      Doubt all games cancelled

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