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  1. The Original Bream Reaper
      3 months, 22 days ago

      G'day guys, welcome to another season! I had to set up a new account for some reason, but I'm back..

      Have gone for a risky team, what do you guys think. Still thinking of a few changes. So far:

      Areola
      N. Williams Alt-Nouri Wan Bissaka
      Salah Palmer Wirtz Sarr
      Pedro Gyokeres Beto

      Henderson Konsa King Esteve

      Thinking of swapping Henderson and Palmer to Raya and Saka? Any other suggestions?

      1. nico05
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        I like it but a few punts to worry about in Nouri, Gyokores mins to start with Havertz fit and the issue of Beto. Id keep and not swap mate

        1. The Original Bream Reaper
            3 months, 22 days ago

            Cheers mate. Yeah, know it is risky, but thought I'd take a risk in GW1 and hope they come good and will be set, so only have to make minimal changes in the next few weeks. Just unsure about not having Saka, the only way I can get him is going without Palmer..

      2. nico05
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        How's this folks?
        Verbruggen
        AWB-VanDeVen-N.Williams
        Palmer Mbuemo Rogers Gakpo Wirtz
        Haaland Watkins
        (Dorgu-Rodon-Guiu

        1. A Trout
            3 months, 22 days ago

            Troutstanding!

            1. nico05
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              3 months, 22 days ago

              Anything you'd tweak? was originally on Bruno & Porro to start instead of Mbuemo & Rogers essentially. Which is best?

          • The Original Bream Reaper
              3 months, 22 days ago

              that looks srtong mate

              1. nico05
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                3 months, 22 days ago

                any tips at all?

                1. The Original Bream Reaper
                    3 months, 22 days ago

                    Van der Ven is good, but very injury prone, so I would change him. Everything else I really like mate

              2. RamaJama
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                3 months, 22 days ago

                Like it, similar to mine:

                Verbruggen
                VdV, Willliams, Cucurella
                Reijnders, Palmer, Bruno, Kudos, Wirtz
                Haaland, Watkins

                Dubravka, Guiu, Diof, Esteve

                1. nico05
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 7 Years
                  3 months, 22 days ago

                  Nice balance to your team mate

                  1. RamaJama
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 13 Years
                    3 months, 21 days ago

                    Cheers!

                2. John Colby (C)
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  3 months, 22 days ago

                  That’s a terrific squad there mate!! I too am getting the ‘no salah’ vibes also.

                  1. nico05
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 7 Years
                    3 months, 22 days ago

                    Nothing you'd change mate? Feel like I'm missing something. Post your team John I'll have a gander

                  2. RamaJama
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 13 Years
                    3 months, 21 days ago

                    Cheers, GL!

            • ball c
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              3 months, 22 days ago

              Probably the final call:

              A) Munoz & Pedro
              B) Milenkovic & Mateta

              Have Sels in goal
              Also Cucurella & Palmer for Chelsea cover

              1. nico05
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                3 months, 22 days ago

                B

              2. The Original Bream Reaper
                  3 months, 22 days ago

                  B

                • gers23
                  • 14 Years
                  3 months, 22 days ago

                  B to start I think

              3. Emiliano Sala
                • 9 Years
                3 months, 22 days ago

                For gw1 only:

                Diouf vs sun A
                Or
                De Cuyper vs Ful H

                Have verbruggen too

                1. ball c
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 5 Years
                  3 months, 22 days ago

                  A

                2. Atimis
                  • 9 Years
                  3 months, 22 days ago

                  A

                3. A Team Of James McCleans
                  • 9 Years
                  3 months, 22 days ago

                  A

              4. Joe
                • 16 Years
                3 months, 22 days ago

                Buried on a previous page - any thoughts on this team?

                Sanchez - Dubravka

                Van Dijk - Gvardiol - Milenkovic - Tarkowski - Van de Ven

                Saka - Wirtz - Gakpo - Reijnders - King

                Haaland (c) - Watkins - Guiu

                1. The Pretender
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  3 months, 22 days ago

                  Can you go Gakpo > Rogers or a 5.5 > 5.0 to go King > KDH

                  1. Joe
                    • 16 Years
                    3 months, 22 days ago

                    Yes I could do that...FPL is telling me Rogers is an injury doubt though. I quite like both my 5.5 defenders so would like to keep them but I am not sold on Sanchez so if I change him to Sels then maybe I could downgrade Milenkovic.

                2. nico05
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 7 Years
                  3 months, 22 days ago

                  Nice team mate Reijnders a risk longer term but i like it

                3. The Original Bream Reaper
                    3 months, 22 days ago

                    I think Sanchez is overpriced due to errors, and I'm a Chelsea supporter

                    1. nico05
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 7 Years
                      3 months, 22 days ago

                      Colwill injury doesnt help also

                4. it lies in the proles
                  • 8 Years
                  3 months, 22 days ago

                  Is Diouf better option than Wan-Bissaka?

                  1. The Pretender
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 10 Years
                    3 months, 22 days ago

                    Yes

                    1. nico05
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 7 Years
                      3 months, 22 days ago

                      is he nailed though long term?

                    2. A Team Of James McCleans
                      • 9 Years
                      3 months, 22 days ago

                      Why is he better?

                5. Aribo Starmix
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 5 Years
                  3 months, 22 days ago

                  Only dilemma for my BB GW1 squad...

                  Aina & Ndiaye
                  or
                  Milenkovic & Malen

                  WC GW4, so no long term considerations to be made

                  1. Emiliano Sala
                    • 9 Years
                    3 months, 22 days ago

                    A

                6. el polako
                  • 8 Years
                  3 months, 22 days ago

                  Even is Everton will struggle to keep CS, Tarkowski should rack up defensive contributions right?

                  1. The Pretender
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 10 Years
                    3 months, 22 days ago

                    Yes, and hes reasonably attacking for a CB

                  2. A Trout
                      3 months, 22 days ago

                      Keane is cheaper and good for goals

                      1. nico05
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 7 Years
                        3 months, 22 days ago

                        not nailed is he long term?

                        1. A Trout
                            3 months, 22 days ago

                            Sell him later. I would pick him over boring Tarkowski and save a milly.

                            1. Zalk
                              • 14 Years
                              3 months, 22 days ago

                              For me it's
                              VDV - Tarkowski
                              or
                              Porro - Keane

                    • dansmith1985
                      • 3 Years
                      3 months, 22 days ago

                      Tark or Cucu?

                      1. nico05
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 7 Years
                        3 months, 22 days ago

                        Cucu if got the £

                    • quickstop
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 16 Years
                      3 months, 22 days ago

                      What do You think? Balance aside...

                      Sanchez
                      VdV - Rodon - Cuyper - WanB
                      Salah - Palmer - Kudus - Rejnders
                      Haaland - Watkins

                      Dubravka - Guiu - Potts - Senesi

                      1. gers23
                        • 14 Years
                        3 months, 22 days ago

                        Great team. Little bit light on the defence imo but balanced out with the big hitters

                      2. Mozumbus
                        • 4 Years
                        3 months, 22 days ago

                        If below helps:
                        I think Cucurella + Writz + Pedro (352) shall outperform Rodon + VDV + Haaland

                    • RedJive79
                      • 6 Years
                      3 months, 22 days ago

                      A) Richards and Porro
                      or
                      B) Munoz and VDV

                      1. A Team Of James McCleans
                        • 9 Years
                        3 months, 22 days ago

                        A for me

                      2. Dynamic Duos
                        • 12 Years
                        3 months, 22 days ago

                        A

                    • Ray85
                      • 7 Years
                      3 months, 22 days ago

                      Gakpo and Sarr, or Kudus and Adingra/Wilson

                      1. gers23
                        • 14 Years
                        3 months, 22 days ago

                        First ones imo

                    • gers23
                      • 14 Years
                      3 months, 22 days ago

                      Strong enough to BB?

                      Sels

                      Murillo Porro Cucarella

                      Wirtz Palmer Fernandes Gakpo

                      Watkins Pedro Bowen

                      Dubravka VDV Diouf Dewsbury

                      Thanks all

                      1. nico05
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 7 Years
                        3 months, 22 days ago

                        Nice line up. You mean GW 2 or 1?

                        1. gers23
                          • 14 Years
                          3 months, 22 days ago

                          I was going to BB in 1

                      2. OptimusBlack
                        • 12 Years
                        3 months, 22 days ago

                        Yes but Is Dubravka going to play ?

                        1. gers23
                          • 14 Years
                          3 months, 22 days ago

                          Yh that's my main concern with the boost

                    • OptimusBlack
                      • 12 Years
                      3 months, 22 days ago

                      Which is best Combo ?
                      A- Sanchez Neco Rutter
                      B- Sels Cucurella KDH

                      1. nico05
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 7 Years
                        3 months, 22 days ago

                        A

                      2. The Original Bream Reaper
                          3 months, 22 days ago

                          B

                        • gers23
                          • 14 Years
                          3 months, 22 days ago

                          B imo

                        • SpaceCadet
                          • 11 Years
                          3 months, 22 days ago

                          B

                        • OptimusBlack
                          • 12 Years
                          3 months, 22 days ago

                          Thxx guys cheers

                      3. chazlan
                        • 15 Years
                        3 months, 22 days ago

                        A non Salah team....

                        Sanchez (Dubravka)
                        VVD, Porro, Milenkovic (Diouf, Konsa)
                        Parmer, Wirtz, Sarr, Ndiaye, Anderson,
                        Halland, Watkins (Guiu)

                        1. Mozumbus
                          • 4 Years
                          3 months, 22 days ago

                          Gtg

                      4. Valar(Keith)
                        • 16 Years
                        3 months, 22 days ago

                        Those of you going Kelleher

                        Is your backup going to be
                        A) Valdimarsson
                        B) Dubravka

                        Currently going A) due to the uncertainty

                      5. GE
                        • 9 Years
                        3 months, 22 days ago

                        What would you change?

                        (0.0 itb)

                        Dels (Dub)
                        Ait-N/Milli/VDV (Esteve, Rodon)
                        Salah/Palmer/Bruno/Kudus/Reijnders
                        Watkins/Mateta (Guiu)

                        1. I would take out all the players I don't have and replace them with the players I do.

                        2. Mozumbus
                          • 4 Years
                          3 months, 22 days ago

                          RAN to Cucurella maybe
                          Looks good otherwise

                        3. nico05
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 7 Years
                          3 months, 22 days ago

                          Nice team-surprised you didn't sneak Dorgu in too

                          1. GE
                            • 9 Years
                            3 months, 22 days ago

                            Thanks 🙂

                      6. united12345
                        • 3 Years
                        3 months, 22 days ago

                        A) Sels + Fofana / de cuyper

                        B) Kelleher + neco Williams

                        1. Mozumbus
                          • 4 Years
                          3 months, 22 days ago

                          A

                          1. united12345
                            • 3 Years
                            3 months, 22 days ago

                            Cheers

                      7. Dollyems15
                        • 3 Years
                        3 months, 22 days ago

                        Best midfielder £7.0 million and under to play in gw 1 and 3?

                        1. The Pretender
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 10 Years
                          3 months, 22 days ago

                          Rogers

                        2. Dollyems15
                          • 3 Years
                          3 months, 22 days ago

                          Is he fit?

                          1. The Pretender
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 10 Years
                            3 months, 22 days ago

                            Seems to be, awaiting final confirmation from Emery.

                        3. united12345
                          • 3 Years
                          3 months, 22 days ago

                          I’ve gone with Rogers - emery played him all the time last year even with big Europe games on the horizon. Def TBC on the press conference but reckon he plays this week if just a minor knock.

                        4. Dollyems15
                          • 3 Years
                          3 months, 22 days ago

                          If he is fit i have a choice for my bb or either:
                          Dubravka, Cash and Rogers
                          Or
                          Dubravka, RAN and Adingra

                        5. nico05
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 7 Years
                          3 months, 22 days ago

                          Rogers if fit, presser this aft

                      8. Stimps
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 12 Years
                        3 months, 22 days ago

                        Tark or Munoz?

                        1. The Pretender
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 10 Years
                          3 months, 22 days ago

                          Tark for 3 weeks, Munoz from gw4.

                      9. richjazzlufc
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 6 Years
                        3 months, 22 days ago

                        Hi and thanks for doing this,

                        Do you see anything you'd change in the below?

                        Sanchez,
                        N. Williams - Gudmundsson - Porro,
                        Wirtz - Palmer - Salah - Fernandes - Anderson,
                        Watkins - Strand Larsen

                        Dubravka - Andersen - Esteve - Guiu

                      10. korbendallas82
                        • 12 Years
                        3 months, 22 days ago

                        I need code for FPL Scout leage. Can anyone help me out?

                      11. Sollado14
                        • 10 Years
                        3 months, 22 days ago

                        Final decision;

                        A) Frimpong & Van De Ven
                        B) Porro & £5m?

                        Other defense is Murillo, De Cuyper and Esteve.

                        1. Dutchy
                          • 7 Years
                          3 months, 22 days ago

                          Porro Neco

                        2. The Pretender
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 10 Years
                          3 months, 22 days ago

                          Porro

                      12. Dutchy
                        • 7 Years
                        3 months, 22 days ago

                        A) Sels Cucurella Neco
                        B) Sanchez Munoz Murillo

                        1. The Pretender
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 10 Years
                          3 months, 22 days ago

                          B

                        2. Dynamic Duos
                          • 12 Years
                          3 months, 22 days ago

                          B

                      13. You've got red on you.
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 13 Years
                        3 months, 22 days ago

                        Kinda cheap + very cheap or Very cheap and kinda cheap?

                        1. Sanchez/Sels and Reinildo

                        or

                        Kelleher and Van de Ven

                        1. Puntillimon
                          • 10 Years
                          3 months, 22 days ago

                          B

                        2. Dynamic Duos
                          • 12 Years
                          3 months, 22 days ago

                          1

                        3. You've got red on you.
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 13 Years
                          3 months, 22 days ago

                          Excellent 50/50 split

                          1. Puntillimon
                            • 10 Years
                            3 months, 22 days ago

                            1 then

                        4. The Original Bream Reaper
                            3 months, 22 days ago

                            IMO Brentford will struggle this year..

                        5. Puntillimon
                          • 10 Years
                          3 months, 22 days ago

                          Would u go triple pool Gakpo Salah wirtz? Or replace Gakpo with Ekitike

                          1. Dollyems15
                            • 3 Years
                            3 months, 22 days ago

                            I'm going wirtz, gakpo and ekitike

                            1. The Original Bream Reaper
                                3 months, 22 days ago

                                I want Ekitke But went Gyokeres due to Isak dramas. If Isak goes there, you will need to waste a transfer, if he doesn't you're laughing. It's all a gamble in GW1..

                            2. Dollyems15
                              • 3 Years
                              3 months, 22 days ago

                              My plan tho is bb gw1, fh gw2 and wc gw4

                          2. Dynamic Duos
                            • 12 Years
                            3 months, 22 days ago

                            A or B? Please

                            A) Sanchez, Milenkovic and Mateta
                            B) Sels, Munoz and Pedro

                            1. Puntillimon
                              • 10 Years
                              3 months, 22 days ago

                              A set and forget

                          3. LFC
                            • 3 Years
                            3 months, 22 days ago

                            Down to my last two decisions

                            1) mitoma and evanilson
                            2) rutter and wood

                            And

                            A) diouf
                            B) van Der veen

                            1. Puntillimon
                              • 10 Years
                              3 months, 22 days ago

                              1A

                              1. nico05
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 7 Years
                                3 months, 22 days ago

                                Agreed

                          4. Fernandito
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 7 Years
                            3 months, 22 days ago

                            Think im down to this:

                            A Gakpo & Fullkrug
                            B Reijnders & Bowen

                            1. nico05
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 7 Years
                              3 months, 22 days ago

                              B to start

                            2. The Original Bream Reaper
                                3 months, 22 days ago

                                B

                              • Don Rogers FC
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 12 Years
                                3 months, 22 days ago

                                B

                            3. Sz21
                              • 14 Years
                              3 months, 22 days ago

                              Going to start with just one from these 6 mill defs. Who would you choose?

                              1. Ait- Nouri
                              2. Gabriel
                              3. Virgil

                              Sanchez, Dub.
                              Williams, Porro, Andersen, Esteve, _______

                              1. nico05
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 7 Years
                                3 months, 22 days ago

                                3. Would be A but pep roulette sway me away

                              2. Don Rogers FC
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 12 Years
                                3 months, 22 days ago

                                1.