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It is decision day on Bruno. What are people thinking around here given most of us have him?

He was in almost 50% of teams leading into this round, and over 10% of those have already traded him out.

Very high break even but could feast on Newcastle and make those who traded him look stupid. If he puts in another low score he could make those who held him feel very regretful.

If making the decision to trade, do we chase cash generation or a value blue chip? However we forked out for him to be a season long keeper, so should we just ignore the high BE and carry on with him?

I am still 50/50 in my mind. If I do trade I am leaning towards Grealish rather than chasing cash at this stage.
 
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Gone Martinez to Bachmann and Barnes to Gallagher {5.2 in bank}

VC Gallagher into Bruno

Can see me having a poor week :cry:
 
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I might just overload on United for a week. Will go Buendia to Sancho. Probably Young to the Chelsea lad tomorrow. Aim to get Ronaldo in soonish depending on how he looks.
 
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It is decision day on Bruno. What are people thinking around here given most of us have him?

He was in almost 50% of teams leading into this round, and over 10% of those have already traded him out.

Very high break even but could feast on Newcastle and make those who traded him look stupid. If he puts in another low score he could make those who held him feel very regretful.

If making the decision to trade, do we chase cash generation or a value blue chip? However we forked out for him to be a season long keeper, so should we just ignore the high BE and carry on with him?

I am still 50/50 in my mind. If I do trade I am leaning towards Grealish rather than chasing cash at this stage.
Keeping, due to other issues I need to fix. I'll wear the cash loss this round.
 

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It is decision day on Bruno. What are people thinking around here given most of us have him?

He was in almost 50% of teams leading into this round, and over 10% of those have already traded him out.

Very high break even but could feast on Newcastle and make those who traded him look stupid. If he puts in another low score he could make those who held him feel very regretful.

If making the decision to trade, do we chase cash generation or a value blue chip? However we forked out for him to be a season long keeper, so should we just ignore the high BE and carry on with him?

I am still 50/50 in my mind. If I do trade I am leaning towards Grealish rather than chasing cash at this stage.
Thanks for the reminder as I have been preoccupied with the start of the NFL season and have not yet been able to revisit my trade plans. With the news regarding Pereira and no pressing issues up forward it leaves Mbeumo and the Manchester United duo (Fernandes and Pogba) potentially on the chopping block.

If trading, then I would look to target the likes of Cancelo, Lukaku, Antonio and possibly Mount along with the aforementioned Grealish who whether on current form or upcoming fixtures are able to match his output at a discounted price, with the savings then utilised to clear some deadwood or restructure if need be.

I would not be too concerned about having to trade him out and then back in as it is not an issue in this format compared to AFL, given we are able to complete our sides and generate cash far quicker and with more ease.

For those deciding to trade him, make sure to have a plan to bring him back very quickly if it does not eventuate as planned.
 

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Still having trouble deciding which Man U midfielder to drop. Options are currently:

Out: P Pogba and S Benrahma
In: C Gallagher and R Lukaku
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Or
Out: B Fernandes and S Benrahma
In: J Grealish and R Lukaku
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The Athletic have excellent articles. Proper articles, not a couple of paragraphs.
They don't come out with news first, but they do their research and come up with the best analysis.

A bit too much info for me, and maybe not the type of analysis I want for FF.
But if you love football (soccer), it's well worth a sub.

I assume you join and if you don't cancel by 6 months, you get charged monthly until you give notice of cancellation?
 
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It is decision day on Bruno. What are people thinking around here given most of us have him?

He was in almost 50% of teams leading into this round, and over 10% of those have already traded him out.

Very high break even but could feast on Newcastle and make those who traded him look stupid. If he puts in another low score he could make those who held him feel very regretful.

If making the decision to trade, do we chase cash generation or a value blue chip? However we forked out for him to be a season long keeper, so should we just ignore the high BE and carry on with him?

I am still 50/50 in my mind. If I do trade I am leaning towards Grealish rather than chasing cash at this stage.
Toss a coin.

Some say CR7 is a sure starter. Unveil him ASAP in front of the home crowd.
Others say he will sub on. Stick with the formation that has been together for months, then slowly blend him in.

I will hold until we have much more info.
Bringing in a bloke, regardless of who he is, and unsettling the rest of the team, is a recipe for disaster.
 
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Still having trouble deciding which Man U midfielder to drop. Options are currently:

Out: P Pogba and S Benrahma
In: C Gallagher and R Lukaku
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Or
Out: B Fernandes and S Benrahma
In: J Grealish and R Lukaku
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I think Pogba has to go. Whether Gallagher is the one to come in is another issue.

Lukaku will likely drop in value. Benrahma will still rise. Lukaku then has 2 tough opponents.
That move might be a week too early, but then this Villa game is pretty juicy. He might well go big.
 
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I think Pogba has to go. Whether Gallagher is the one to come in is another issue.

Lukaku will likely drop in value. Benrahma will still rise. Lukaku then has 2 tough opponents.
That move might be a week too early, but then this Villa game is pretty juicy. He might well go big.
I’m going Pogba > Gallagher. My Wolves and Leicester donuts are no good this round, so will have a crack at the VC on Gallagher.
2nd trade unsure yet.
 
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