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Podcast August 26

Scoutcast #384 – Is it time to move for Lukaku in FPL?

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Andy and Seb tackle the key challenges facing Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers ahead of Gameweek 3.

The pair are without regular co-host Joe this week but all the usual favourite segments remain in tact, including the Gameweek review, team plans, fixture analysis, transfer market trends and differentials.

Seb also takes his regular look at the biggest underachievers and overperformers according to the statistics. 

How “essential” Romelu Lukaku (£11.5m) is comes up for debate, as does the question about whether non-owners can continue to ignore Said Benrahma (£6.2m).

What to do with the likes of Riyad Mahrez (£9.0m) is also pondered.

The Scoutcast’s management of a veteran Fantasy manager’s side, who has had to dip out of this campaign for mental health reasons, continues. With a top 100 finish last season, the pressure is truly on to maintain his strong record.

This episode was aired live via YouTube on Tuesday 25 August. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel to get notified of future live episodes.

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  1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Chilwell at 5.8 with no IB football over the break will be hard to resist if he comes back into the side this weekend

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    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Already dropped twice?

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      1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah, ownership now down to 7.7% and still dropping

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    2. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Wildcard target. We will know more by then. His price won't change much as people will move on James

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

      Tasty option.

      Want to see how their UCL fixtures pan out. Pot 2 is very tough, if they play a pot 2 team in between GW4 & 5 it'll be more Tuchel tinkering...

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  2. Scheister
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    9.9 itb for last midfield spot.

    Pepe, Greenwood, Pogba, Grealish, or Sancho?

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    1. Boz
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Grealish

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    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Greenwood

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    3. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Love your pic, brings back memories

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      1. Scheister
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers!
        Spent many hours playing Mario

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    4. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Grealish

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    5. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Auba?

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    6. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Pogba

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    7. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Grealish

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    8. Scheister
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Well that was decidedly inconclusive.

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    9. Joey Tribbiani
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Pauly or Jacky

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    10. Ephurion
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      No Mount love?

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      1. Walter White (WW)
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Only Everest for me

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        1. Ephurion
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          8.8 a bit too much for me

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          1. Walter White (WW)
            • 2 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            Ha! Fair enough 🙂

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  3. SirT83
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Can't decide of two options:
    This is the team at the moment
    Sanchez (Foster)
    Shaw Tsimikas TAA Ayling White
    Salah Bruno Raphinha Benrahma
    Ings Antonio (Perica)

    I can either A:
    Swap out Tsimikas and get in Reguillon for free and have 1.5 itb
    Or B:
    Swap out Smith Rowe and Perica for Gilmour (Nor) and DCL for a hit.

    The first one will lock me in for a 352 or 442 at least untill gameweek 7.

    What's your thoughts?

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

    Amartey 15 pointer likely this weekend?

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    1. SHOWSTOPPERRR
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Norwich gonna win.. Like they did it last time around.

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    2. lilmessipran
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      1*

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  5. WVA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    What would your England team be?

    Pickford
    James Maguire Stones Shaw
    Rice Henderson Mount
    Grealish Kane Sterling

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    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I need a break from England and Southgate. Still hurts.

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    2. chocolove
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Pointless

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    3. clarkey_2000
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Saka for mount for me and Trent right back

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  6. Mufc202020
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Ronaldo now 1/3 to join Man City.

    Price prediction in FPL? And also will you be getting him in your team?

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    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      13m minimum I'd imagine. I'd need to see how regularly he'd play, let's let's honest if he goes it's because both he and the club are desperate for the CL primarily and in spite of his excellent fitness he won't be able for the rigours of every match in the PL

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      1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        *let's be honest, I really hate that my keyboard keeps repeating words on me

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    2. ANGRY PERSON
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      12.5. And a must have asset. The amount of chance city creates ronaldo could bang in a lot of goal

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    3. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      13m
      Yes, Bruno and Toney to Greenwood/Pogba and Ronaldooooooooooooo(C)

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    4. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      13m, yep.

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    5. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      ATT or MID?

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      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        I'd take him over Kane. Over Lukaku if 1.5m difference? Not sure.

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        1. TheTinman
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          I'd also take over Kane but not Lukaku.

          Need to have a look back at his appearance stats for Juve before I made a decision

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      2. FPL Theorist
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Forward

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    6. Pino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      12.5

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  7. tbos83
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Have 2FT so keen to make at least a sub this week. Gundo to:

    A) JWP
    B) Dele
    C) Benrahma
    D) someone else

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    1. Paanmonkey
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      C

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    2. Walter White (WW)
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Ben

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  8. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Any chance Ronaldo will be added as a 4.0m defender? Looking to replace Amartey….

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    1. unclesbasement
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Duffy is a better option imo

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      1. Zimo
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        He's 4.1 now tho

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

      😆

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    3. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      That was excellent! Got a real lol.

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    4. Walter White (WW)
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      0.01% chance

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      1. chocolove
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Only 0.01?

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        1. Walter White (WW)
          • 2 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah 😆

          1 in there just for hope” 😆

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    5. Ephurion
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      If they fatfinger it and adds him as 4.0 def and you get him in, will you be allowed to keep him?

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  9. unclesbasement
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    WC team. What do you think?

    Sanchez(Steele)
    Shaw,Ayling,Dier(Livramento,Duffy)
    Fernandes,Raphinha,Salah,Benrahma(Allan)
    Lukaku,DCL,Antonio

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    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Cant really fault it to be fair.
      Maybe James over Shaw.
      Rest looks good.

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  10. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Eww what has Mark done to his team

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    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      what did he do

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      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Nothing good

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    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Not that bad tbh, it can still work out. 2 of the outgoing players are useless anyway, hopefully it was just for -4

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    3. Joey Tribbiani
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      that midfield is not flexible at all

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    4. Ligdon
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Where have you seen this

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      1. Zimo
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        YouTube
        https://youtu.be/K4RGZVInvdI

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        1. Ligdon
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Thanks !

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  11. Nightf0x
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    my def. matip amrty shaw (tsi white), which ?

    a) tsi to 5.4 def., although no any options i like, bench matip
    b) play matip, roll ft, after IB get a city/chelsea def.

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  12. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Fabrizio:

    "Kurt Zouma to West Ham, done deal and here-we-go! Paperworks now completed between Chelsea and West Ham, deal at signing stage - final agents details to be sorted and then official. Fee: €30m. #WHUFC

    Chelsea are now ready to jump into Koundé deal final stages. #CFC"

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  13. Scheister
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Thanks for the replies earlier!
    Alright then, last forward spot of WC:

    Jime or Bamford??

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    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Bamford

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    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Jimenez

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    3. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Jimi

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    4. Ephurion
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Bamford. Easy swap if needed

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    5. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Bamford

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  14. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Zouma to West Ham & Kounde to Chelsea...

    https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1430892285508546570?s=19

    Coufal RWB potentially...

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    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      So the merry go round begins.

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  15. Paanmonkey
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Sell Bruno or Son?

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    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      No.

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  16. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Townsend to dallas?

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    1. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Better moves in that range

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      1. Letsgo!
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Like?

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  17. simvik91
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Who should I start: Duffy v EVE or Dier v WAT?

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    1. Hangman Page
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Duffy's had seven shots in the box so far! I'd say him.

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    2. gergin
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Duffy. Brighton has big boys as defenders, DCL hasn`t got any treat there.

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  18. MarkoSD
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    stick with gundo because kdb is injured,
    and with esr cause he have norwich next gw,
    or instead
    get benhrama and barnes now
    and get over with it?

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    1. Letsgo!
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Might as well jus go gundo to benrahma and start esr vs manc

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  19. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    If you guys didn’t have Antonio would you be willing to sell shaw to get him ?

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    1. Scrumper
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I be looking at it as a bandwagon that prob has a few more decent hauls in it before he snaps his hamstrings in Europe soon

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    2. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Yes

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  20. Walter White (WW)
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Utd fans will you still love Ronaldo if he joins City?!

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    1. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Nah no way.

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      1. Walter White (WW)
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        😆

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    2. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      No but he'll be in my team 😛

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      1. Walter White (WW)
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Easy perma captain if he joins

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    3. SHOWSTOPPERRR
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Wish he would fail miserably there. Still don't think he is gonna do it though.

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      1. Walter White (WW)
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        No loyalty in football anymore, it’s strictly business. Think he’ll absolutely leave Juve if City decide to sign him

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  21. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Mahrez to Grealish a pointless transfer to make this gw?

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    1. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Yes

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  22. DIMITRIS
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    What do you think of Grealish?
    Worth a punt vs Ars and Lei ?

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    1. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      No

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  23. jia you
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    If CR7 comes in as 7.0 or 7.5 I might consider him as my Torres replacement...no guarantee he takes the Spaniard's place up top though, could be back up!

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    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Your league getting easier and easier with Kane KDB Son Lukaku and soon CR7 knocking about 🙂

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      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        I might need to ammend it to the No BSLKCR7 League 😉

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  24. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    I know everyone here will shut me down and laugh at me but here's some food for thought on Antonio.

    Newcastle played 5 at the back, the two wingbacks are full on wingers. Two of their starting CBs are in because of injury. They played gung ho at home in front of the fans and left themselves open to the counter. A weak defence leaving themselves open to the counter against a counter attacking side. And it wasn't a penalty which changed the game and made Newcastle chase it even more.

    Leicester game was a snoozefest 1st half. Antonio was looking a little bit ponderous and wasteful. Leicester goes down to 10 on 40mins and he does all his damage in the 2nd half. Against another backline with key players missing. Comments at half time were generally that Antonio looked bad and wasteful.

    Now he goes to play Palace. Unlike Newcastle, Palace are likely to sit back and force West Ham to create. And if they keep 10 on the pitch they should be more resilient than Leicester. This is where we MAY see the hammers falter. It will be really interesting to see how they perform.

    I would not be at all surprised to see this game as a U1.5 goal scoreline, with Palace perhaps surprising a few.

    A great player to own yes, but I would caution against captaincy this week. But good luck to those who do

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    1. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      It's reasonable to think this..... I wouldn't be surprised either

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      1. TheTinman
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        If Palace play deep it could be good for Coufal, Benrahma, soucek etc and be worse news for Antonio and Bowen who prefer to get in behind

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    2. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Who's your captain gonna be?

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      1. TheTinman
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Son

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    3. Yorkshire Pirlo
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I’ll be keeping an eye on this myself. With the money I have ITB, I’m tempted to move him out for Bamford. I’ll have West Ham covered with Benrahma.

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      1. TheTinman
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        That would be maverick when everyone else is moving to him, you move off. Risky but could turn out well. Good luck.

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        1. Yorkshire Pirlo
          • 2 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          That’s the thing, isn’t it? Decisions like that could make or break a season, ultimately. I think I’ll see how he gets on this weekend. The good ol’ eye test. No harm in keeping him until GW5. That’ll be when I move for Bamford, 100%. Whether it’ll be Ings or Antonio who gets the chop, I do not know.

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    4. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Newcastle Southampton prediction?

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      1. TheTinman
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Errm 2-1 either way

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      2. Yorkshire Pirlo
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Got to be a Newcastle win. They were very unlucky not to get anything against Villa. Wilson will be right up for it. 2-0, maybe 3-0. I can’t see a Southampton goal coming from anywhere, to be honest.

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  25. Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Teams are getting more or less template, at the minute, in my mini-league. Tempted to drop Ings for Bamford this week, what with Burnley in town, to try and get ahead of the curve a bit. Surely this is madness? Somebody talk me out of it.

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    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Teams will change from template soon. With rises and falls you will see some players go early on transfers and other Miss out due to waiting. That will force players down different paths. Some will blow their wildcards soon. Some players will forget to change their teams. Lukaku and Kane in the game now, more options. KDB and potentially CR7 soon. The template will faulted soon enough

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    2. Netley Lucas
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Give Ings the Brenford game. Paddy can be got anytime after that.

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      1. Yorkshire Pirlo
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah, that’s what I’m thinking. Plus, I don’t fancy any big numbers from him against Liverpool. I won my mini-league last year on decisions like this, because they can often pay off, but if Ings has a haul at Brentford I’d be fuming. That’s the risk, I suppose. Haha!

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  26. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Can we keep Trent with all these premium attackers?

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    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Absolutely.

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  27. Q
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    What to do with jota?

    Hold and hope he doesn't lose his place.
    Sell for any similar priced mid (greenwood, raph etc)

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    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Hold for now. We still don't know about the Brazil guys yet and its currently his spot to lose

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  28. Spooky17
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Who to choose? Pick 3 off the bench to play please.

    Sanchez
    TAA, Shaw, ......, ......., .......
    Bruno (vc), Salah, Benrahma, ......., .......
    Antonio (c), Ings, ......

    Bench: Tsimikas, Amartey, Duffy
    Barnes, Brownhill
    Toney

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    1. Netley Lucas
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Funny layout but Toney, Barnes & Amartey.

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      1. Spooky17
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Funny but easy to read, no?
        Thanks mate.

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  29. JasonG123
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Best 4.5m striker? Switching to 3-5-2 by doing Toney to Benrahma.

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    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Totally doesn't matter. Pick the one with least ownership

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    2. Dokdok666
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      The one with the lowest ownership as it's been proved that he is the least likely to fall in price

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      1. Netley Lucas
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Hmmm, it's % based so don'tbe to sure.

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        1. Dokdok666
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          some site did the research a couple of seasons ago, can't remember which, and it showed that's how it is.

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    3. Netley Lucas
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Is there not a more direct way to get to the place you want to be? I bet there is, take it.

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      1. JasonG123
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Nah, midfield is Salah, Bruno, Greenwood and Raphinha. Can't trade them yet.

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      2. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        When there are playing forwards for 5m, it does seem daft.

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  30. clarkey_2000
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Who's a better option to play for this weekend?

    a) Harrison
    b) Mbuemo
    c) Duffy

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    1. Yorkshire Pirlo
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Harrison, I would have thought. Though for that price you could get Bissouma in, who has looked very lively. Save some money too.

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