Discussion EPL Dream Team Discussion - Season 2021/22

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Updated the post with
NSD= @Snatch
The Banker= @The Banker

As for the rest:
Dirk’s Digglers is a friend of @vsberlina if I remember correctly
Unsure on the other two

The league creator could remove Batista Bomb or 123456789987654321 to allow @THCLT to join the league.
I will see if they respond first as I don’t want to inadvertently kick any SCS members out.
 
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I was actually running with one of them to start the season, now not so sure as they will nowbe missing Evans and Fofana to long term injuries and will have to pair soyuncu with either amartey (3rd string CB) benkovic or put ndidi back there again so clean sheets less likely.
I think given the attacking options, I'll be running with a 2-5-3, and can't see a LEI DEF in one of the 2 DEF spots.
Amartey might be a good hedge. At 3.9, won't take up many units and could rise in value should LEI surprise and keep a CS.
 
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Sorry, didn’t realise it had filled.

This is our League for this year if anyone can help me out with the blanks or if I have paired the wrong user name …

Herbie’s All Stars - @Herbie66
Connoisseurs - @Connoisseur
Pressure Point - @PressurePoint
The Usual Suspects - @Verbal Kint
Courtezans - @Courtesans
Norwegian Vikings - @Dazza
123456789987654321 -
Under The Dome - @Under The Dome
Selfish Harrys - @Burly
Diabolical Tuesday - @Diabolical
NSD - @Snatch
Ironhawk - @Ironhawk
The Banker - @The Banker
Jaca’s Attackers - @jaca
Kop That! - @KLo30
Batista Bomb -
Dirk’s Digglers -
Tearawayquicks - @Mr Young
Year of the Liger - @Beijing_Sting
ECBJJ - @Emre
Dirk is my neighbour. He's not active in any forums but keeps an active team.
 
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Are people looking at being able to get Kane in on 1 transfer, or will they worry about it when the time comes?
Wondering whether I'm being too cautious in allowing that possibility.
 
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Are people looking at being able to get Kane in on 1 transfer, or will they worry about it when the time comes?
Wondering whether I'm being too cautious in allowing that possibility.
Could drag out until September 2nd. I’m waiting. Kane tends to need match fitness to find form. Happy to wait and see how it plays out with the plethora of forward options.

Edit: seems it’s August 31st. So after week 3
 
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Could drag out until September 2nd. I’m waiting. Kane tends to need match fitness to find form. Happy to wait and see how it plays out with the plethora of forward options.

Edit: seems it’s August 31st. So after week 3
Yeah, I'm not convinced his August hoodoo is completely over.
I guess we'll see how Spurs go with Son. He should be a good alternative, though his best scores have come with Harry assisting, so maybe forget about Spurs now, me thinks.
 
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Can't see Messi going to England
Where can he go though? Who's got the money to pay his salary? PSG? Will Mbappe spit the dummy? He might decide to not sign another contract, then leave on a free and Messi is close to the end of his career so long term, they'll pay dearly for getting Messi now.

Pool have been awfully quiet. I'm hoping they pull an unexpected rabbit out of the hat. City and CHE seem to have blown their dosh.
Pool have been selling their surplus players. Scrounging the change in the console to buy a McFlurry?
 
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I’m leaning that way also re Son, due to the emergence of Greenwood with the Rashford injury.
I got Sema as my 5th MID, but Dele, Canos and Cantwell are all so juicy too. But if I get one, can't get Kane in one.
If I let him go thru to the keeper and he's back late, that would be great. Getting Mo, Harry, Bruno, KDB and TAA is possible.
Quicker someone can get them all, that could be the race. Miss one of them, they can easily take off and you never catch them.

Looks like Ollie's appeal has lessened. But then Ings is cheaper and has probably created a better opportunity.

Then there's also Leon Bailey. 4.2m. Tempting to have some of that and plenty to have KDB as the 5th MID.
Need a City attacker for GW2 vs NOR. Might have to settle for Mahrez like everyone else.
 
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I got Sema as my 5th MID, but Dele, Canos and Cantwell are all so juicy too. But if I get one, can't get Kane in one.
If I let him go thru to the keeper and he's back late, that would be great. Getting Mo, Harry, Bruno, KDB and TAA is possible.
Quicker someone can get them all, that could be the race. Miss one of them, they can easily take off and you never catch them.

Looks like Ollie's appeal has lessened. But then Ings is cheaper and has probably created a better opportunity.

Then there's also Leon Bailey. 4.2m. Tempting to have some of that and plenty to have KDB as the 5th MID.
Need a City attacker for GW2 vs NOR. Might have to settle for Mahrez like everyone else.
I was playing around with the idea of dumping Salah today. There’s some tasty forward options that are really cheap. On top of Baileys ridiculous price, there’s Trincao, Benrahma, Abraham (if he gets a move), Sarr, Pukki, Bowen, Pepe, Jimenez, Adams and Zaha all available under 7mil. Someone will catch fire in this group, if not more than one. If I was confident Grealish was a starter against Spurs I would consider it. I’m sort of cooling on Villa due to all the changes and atm have Buendia. I’d like to find someone else, but I have thought the midfield is tough to pick all along. If 2-3 of the above were available as mids then I would have no hesitation in dumping Buendia, but as it stands I really only like Grealish. He would be my City coverage, other than that, unlikely to have any.
 

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I was actually running with one of them to start the season, now not so sure as they will nowbe missing Evans and Fofana to long term injuries and will have to pair soyuncu with either amartey (3rd string CB) benkovic or put ndidi back there again so clean sheets less likely.
Selected Pereira towards the end of last season due to his role further up the field and will be tempted once again considering the opening fixtures are not too bad. Would like to start one Leicester player and have also considered Maddison in the midfield as an alternative to Buendia. Also starting to get cold feet on Bachmann and donut and currently favouring Schmeichel and Bachmann.
 
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Selected Pereira towards the end of last season due to his role further up the field and will be tempted once again considering the opening fixtures are not too bad. Would like to start one Leicester player and have also considered Maddison in the midfield as an alternative to Buendia. Also starting to get cold feet on Bachmann and donut and have started to favour Schmeichel and Bachmann.
It must be the day of wholesale changes. I’ve played around with Mendy and donut today. Minimal saves, but Watford just aren’t filling me with confidence that Bachmann can get the 8 pointers I feel a top notch goalie will.
 

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Is Jesus now on the outer at City ?
Crucified by the local media in conjunction with whispers that Pep has lost faith. Unlikely to earn sufficient prophet to be a worthwhile selection.

Would be a wait and see selection to see what his role entails and if he can string together a few good games to get his price climbing quickly, then he should be a good selection as a quick cash grab.
 
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Thoughts on E Smith Rowe as an alternative to E Buendia?
Not for me, I’d rather pay a bit more for Saka. Both aren’t cheap tho. The fixtures are just much better for Buendia than both of them, and rolling him into one of them is a legit option for those playing fixtures. I think if I was playing poor fixtures I’d ride out Cantwell at 2mil cheaper
 
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