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FPL Hall of Fame Gameweek 1 team reveals: World’s best managers

13 August 2025 695 comments
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Four of the best managers in Fantasy Football Scout’s Hall of Fame have exclusively revealed their Fantasy Premier League (FPL) teams ahead of Friday’s Gameweek 1 deadline!

These are the cream of the crop, the FPL bosses who haven’t just racked up one outstanding overall rank but several of them.

Our star-studded quartet are:

  • Abinav C (rank 3rd): Finished 193rd in the world last season, which was their second time in the top 1k and fourth in the top 10k. Hasn’t finished outside the top 50k in any of the last nine seasons.
  • Rob Mayes (rank 6th): Hasn’t been outside the top 30k in the last nine years, finishing top 1k on two occasions and top 10k on a further two.
  • Gideon Moss (rank 7th): Followed up a top 2k finish in 2023/24 by finishing 11th in the world last season. Has another top 4k rank to their name on top of this.
  • Niklas Nylander (rank 15th): A top 1k finish in 2024/25, their second such overall rank. They posted top 10k finishes in 2023/24 and 2022/23, too.

Here we go, then, with their Gameweek 1 teams!

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  1. Weeb Kakashi
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 20 hours ago

    Vicario Dubs
    Milenkovic VdV Richards Senesi Gudmunsson
    Salah Palmer Saka Gakpo ******
    ****** ******* Guiu

    Budget remaining: 21 M.
    Can take 0.5 off Milenkovic> Aina

    Can someone complete my draft?

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    1. MattyW
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 20 hours ago

      Watkins, Pedro, KDH ? Does that work ?

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  2. TafOnTour1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    4 months, 20 hours ago

    A or B?

    A) Neco Williams, Van De Ven, Saka, and Wirtz

    B) Frimpong, Milenkovic, Bruno Fernandes, Gakpo?

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    1. Weeb Kakashi
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 20 hours ago

      A.

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    2. MattyW
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 20 hours ago

      B for me

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    3. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 20 hours ago

      A

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    4. Bleh
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 20 hours ago

      B

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    5. The Night Trunker.
      • 2 Years
      4 months, 20 hours ago

      A

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    6. FPL Elephant
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 20 hours ago

      B

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  3. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 20 hours ago

    Which one sounds better?

    1. Haaland, Wirtz and 6.0 def/mid/fwd (depending on formation)

    2. Pedro, Salah and 6.5 def/mid/fwd (depending on formation)

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    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 20 hours ago

      B Prob

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  4. MattyW
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 20 hours ago

    What do you think - comments appreciated as always
    Sels (Dubravka)
    Milenkovic, Diouf, VDV (Dorgu) (Gudmundsson)
    Salah, Palmer, Reijnders, Wirtz, Ndiaye
    Watkins, Bowen (Guiu)

    Bowen to Gyokeres next week

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    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 20 hours ago

      Just start with Gyok if you plan on bringing him in gw2 imo

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  5. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 20 hours ago

    Better option here-

    A Strand Larsen + Ndiaye
    B 7.5 fwd (JP/JP/Solanke) + Reindeer

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    1. MattyW
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 20 hours ago

      B I think

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    2. hazza44
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 20 hours ago

      B

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  6. hazza44
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 20 hours ago

    Hi all,
    Think I am nearly settled, but any feedback appreciated 🙂

    Sanchez
    Murillo Diouf VDV
    Salah Palmer Wirtz Rogers Ndiaye
    Watkins Pedro
    (Dubruv Konsa Esteve Guiu)

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    1. MattyW
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 20 hours ago

      Very nice. I had Haaland v Salah until today just can’t not have Salah (c) against Bournemouth so bottled it.

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    2. Tony Soprano
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 months, 19 hours ago

      Very similar to my team, fairly safe picks. I’ve gone Konsa over VDV.

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    3. Tony Soprano
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 months, 19 hours ago

      Just realised you have Konsa too

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  7. sirmorbach
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 20 hours ago

    What do we think of João Pedro as a pick?

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    1. Studs Up
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 20 hours ago

      No-brainer if he can deliver the goods b4 getting subbed

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    2. hazza44
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 20 hours ago

      Locked in

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    3. sozopol
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 20 hours ago

      I'm starting with him and Watkins for sure.

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  8. FlyingCanary
    • 6 Years
    4 months, 20 hours ago

    Afternoon all stuck betweeen
    A) Fullkrug / Munoz / Cucurella
    B) Aina / Van de Ven / Watkins

    Seems like a big downgrade in DEF for watkins but surely the fixtures are too good to miss :/

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    1. sozopol
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 20 hours ago

      Yeah I prefer B.

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  9. Mother Farke
    • 1 Year
    4 months, 20 hours ago

    Malen in? Bailey and Ramsey leaving.

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  10. sozopol
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 20 hours ago

    Hello Scouts! Good to be back. I could use some advice on any or all of these:

    1. I don't see Perri in any drafts starting with a 4.5 keeper + Dubravka. Leeds def was very good last year and GW1 home vs. Everton. Not a bad shout over Verbruggen/Kelleher etc?

    2. Where can I access ownership levels? How do you know a player is 5% owned, for example?

    3. Anyone going without Palmer? I'm thinking of going Salah/Bruno/Wirtz and then a 6.5 and 5.5 or something like that for midfield.

    Thanks in advance!

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    1. FFS ManU
      • 3 Years
      4 months, 19 hours ago

      1. That's probably because of how much higher the standard of attacking players is in the Prem.

      2. I use the player stats available on the official FPL website or via the PL app.

      3. I have Salah, Palmer and Wirtz.

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      1. sozopol
        • 14 Years
        4 months, 19 hours ago

        Thank you!

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  11. Flynny
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 20 hours ago

    Which option looks better here please?

    A
    KELLEHER dubravka
    Munoz WILLIAMS Anderson DIOUF esteve
    Salah palmer BRUNO wirtz reijnders
    Watkins SLARSEN guiu

    B
    SELS dubravka
    Munoz TARKOWSKI MURILLO Anderson esteve
    Salah palmer GEORGINIO wirtz reijnders
    Watkins PEDRO guiu

    C is the same as B but Bruno over Wirtz

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    1. mcsteely
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 20 hours ago

      B with Bruno over Wirtz.

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    2. sozopol
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 19 hours ago

      Wow those are fine margins. I think C is the safest/highest floor pick, the other two are nicely balanced between safe and higher upside. Maybe I like B best, acknowledging it's a bit of a punt on Georgino.

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  12. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    4 months, 20 hours ago

    Another limited time offer for premium membership blessing my screen! Love to see it.

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    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 19 hours ago

      Glad to see they listened to our feedback, oh wait they didn’t actually

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  13. Kiss of death
    • 2 Years
    4 months, 20 hours ago

    I’d welcome people’s thoughts on this conundrum, as I’m changing between the 2 on a daily basis

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  14. mcsteely
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 months, 20 hours ago

    Could anyone be do kind as to give me their thoughts on this draft

    Sels (Dubravka)
    Williams Porro Cucurella, Tarkowski (Esteve)
    Salah Palmer Bruno Kudus (KDH)
    Wood JP (Guiu)

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    1. hazza44
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 20 hours ago

      Looks pretty solid but personally not sold on Wood or Kudus

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  15. DagheMunegu
    • 5 Years
    4 months, 20 hours ago

    What do you guys think ?

    Sanchez
    Andersen Porro Williams
    Salah Palmer Wirtz Bruno KDH
    Watkins Larsen

    Dubravka Richards Guiu Rodon

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  16. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    4 months, 20 hours ago

    Crazy to go without Chelsea attackers?

    Leaning towards:

    Saka over Palmer
    Mateta over Pedro (more so with Mateta on pens)

    Thoughts?

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    1. sumatera
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 months, 19 hours ago

      crystal palace fixtures not great early on

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  17. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    4 months, 20 hours ago

    A or B?

    A) Pedro Watkins Fullkrug
    B) Pedro Mateta Solanke

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    1. MattyW
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 20 hours ago

      À

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    2. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      4 months, 20 hours ago

      B

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    3. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 20 hours ago

      A

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    4. Tanaka'd
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 19 hours ago

      A

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    5. Tony Moon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 19 hours ago

      A

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  18. Andrew
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 19 hours ago

    Would appreciate some feedback on my current picks :-

    Sels (Dubravka)
    VVA Milenkovic Konsa (Gudmundsson Esteve)
    Salah Palmer Kudus Reijnder (King)
    Watkins Pedro Gyokeres

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    1. Tony Moon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 19 hours ago

      Well done.

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  19. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    4 months, 19 hours ago

    Kelleher Dubravka
    Murillo Williams Vdv Konsa Esteve
    Salah Palmer Minteh Reijnders Kdh
    Haaland Larsen Fullkrug

    Probably the best I could do with the three big hitters.. basically gone for safety with the rest

    Murillo Williams and Vdv(/Esteve) start every week along with
    Salah Palmer Minteh

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    1. Valar(Keith)
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 19 hours ago

      Sigh posted without completing the logic
      ..
      Haaland and Larsen start every week too

      Would then have 2 spots in my starting 11 split between Reijnders, KDH and Fullkrug.. if 2 of them look like flops then Konsa plays .

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      1. TallestJohn
        • 8 Years
        4 months, 19 hours ago

        Very sensible picks as you say. I've currently got Reijnders as my fifth midfielder but if I knew I needed him to start regularly I might be more inclined to go Anderson and secure the DC points.

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        1. Valar(Keith)
          • 16 Years
          4 months, 19 hours ago

          Cheers. Thanks for the reply. The way I see it is I'm gambling sensibly. Gone with Minteh, Reijnders, Kdh, Larsen and Fullkrug in the hopes that atleast 2 of them end up being the bargains of this year. With anderson we know what we ll get. Hoping some of these 5 outperform and Konsa is safety on my bench when inevitably 2 to 3 of these fail

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  20. DuckDuckKroos
    • 5 Years
    4 months, 19 hours ago

    A. Frimpong/RAN + Mbuemo
    B. Aina + Fernandes

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  21. LangerznMash
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 19 hours ago

    Double Chelsea + NFO defence... who is with me?

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  22. MattyW
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 19 hours ago

    A) Milenkovic and Wirtz
    B) Cucu and Gakpo

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    1. LangerznMash
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 19 hours ago

      A) by a country mile

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    2. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      4 months, 19 hours ago

      A

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  23. Kiss of death
    • 2 Years
    4 months, 19 hours ago

    A) Salah+Guiu+£0.5 itb
    B) Haaland+Anderson

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  24. Robwooly
    • 3 Years
    4 months, 19 hours ago

    Some seriously excellent finishes from those in the article. I'm confused as to why there is little reference to this?

    I'm unable to read the whole article due to subscription so I'm assuming many are in a similar position?

    Is this where there's a major flaw in the ffs layout? Seems such a waste that an effort is made to acrue this talent pool and their knowledge which, based on finishes is better than most content providers only for it to be buried in rmt's.

    Not looking for replies as will get swallowed by the posts however just seems a lot of good expert input(backed up by overall rank) going by the wayside.

    This post will be gone tomorrow of course, Shame there's no dedicated forum.

    Ps Reece James and Tosin are overlooked

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 19 hours ago

      They've probably paid those Hall of Fame people for a team reveal so it's a members benefit.

      James can't put back to back games together.

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    2. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 19 hours ago

      Awful website for discussion & information dispersal. Few users are premium members, also.

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    3. TallestJohn
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 19 hours ago

      Tosin looked good at the end of last season but I'm confused about their defence. I've seen a few Chelsea fans talking as if they play a three at the back but I don't think that's the case. Do they shift to it in possession a la Pep's City?

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  25. benbrowning81
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    4 months, 19 hours ago

    Rogers puts me on a BB team.
    (*If Dubravka plays)

    Alternative is upgrade to Wirtz by taking .5 out of De Cuyper and switching Beto to Guiu.

    Sanchez
    VDV - Tarkowski - Lacroix
    Palmer - Salah - I. Sarr - Rogers
    Pedro - Watkins - Beto

    Dubravka, De Cuyper, VDV, Reijnders

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  26. lekalatch
    • 6 Years
    4 months, 19 hours ago

    Thoughts on this BB1 team?

    Sanchez Areola
    Frimpong Neco O’Brien VdV Aina
    Palmer Saka Wirtz Gakpo Minteh
    Watkins JP Fullkrug

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    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 19 hours ago

      Looks good. Verbruggen over Areola?

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      1. lekalatch
        • 6 Years
        4 months, 19 hours ago

        Would believe West Ham’s clean sheet odds are better than Brighton’s no?

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        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 months, 19 hours ago

          You'd think so but I wouldn't bet against Sunderland and Leeds scoring at home in their first match in the Premier League.

          The crowd will be on song.

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        2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 9 Years
          4 months, 19 hours ago

          Yes, but Wesr Ham signed Hermansen. Not sure he will go straight into the team, but Areola is crap so feels risky to me.

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  27. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 19 hours ago

    Which?

    A) Palmer, Gyökeres
    B) Reijnders, Haaland

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    1. lekalatch
      • 6 Years
      4 months, 19 hours ago

      A, think City might be slow started

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      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 19 hours ago

        Cheers

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  28. Bumbaclot
    • 15 Years
    4 months, 19 hours ago

    I’m really torn on VVD or Frimpong. I feel VVD was in everybody’s drafts and now it’s changed to Frimpong. Would anybody care to explain the reasons people are leaning towards Frimpong now? Thanks

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    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 19 hours ago

      I have no idea why everyone want VVD
      Have Frimpong in my team however

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    2. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 19 hours ago

      Van Dijk had a stinker on Sunday, Frimpong scored.

      Simple as that - no further context or logic required.

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    3. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 19 hours ago

      Bradley still a doubt could play a role. Maybe more people are going for an early WC. Could be FOMO as bandwagon takes off. A lot of it is explained by the community shield, though

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  29. Deulofail
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 19 hours ago

    I think plenty of posters on here are used to paying for reveals

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 19 hours ago

      What's the going rate?

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      1. Deulofail
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 19 hours ago

        Twice a day

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  30. Deulofail
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 19 hours ago

    Reinildo not a starter in Neale's predicted lineups...

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 19 hours ago

      Predicted Line Ups do get updated post press conferences

      Getting close now

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      1. Deulofail
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 19 hours ago

        Yes, but it was updated yesterday, so any change to the prediction based on the presser would likely be a result of unexpected injury information, I'd have thought.

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        1. Bobby Digital
          • 8 Years
          4 months, 19 hours ago

          He's been there all the time. Got fooled myself at first too before I checked his full name on FPL.

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          1. Deulofail
            • 9 Years
            4 months, 19 hours ago

            Oh thanks! That could confuse some people then

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    2. Qaiss
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 19 hours ago

      Yeah need to monitor that

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    3. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 19 hours ago

      He's there. He's undercover as Mandava

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    4. RedLightning
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      4 months, 17 hours ago

      The name in the members area and predicted line-ups has now been changed from Mandava to Reinildo.

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      1. Deulofail
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 11 hours ago

        Good work team!

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