FFS Cup

Paddy Power Cup V – The Last 16

A few weeks back, over 2200 registered and now we are down to the last 16 of the Paddy Power Cup V. They’ve come through seven stages and are two victories away from playing for a prize. The draw for the next round has been and looks a lot like this…

1RaasclartVs.Mr Bungle
2mendersVs.CSKA AWFUL
3NattVs.Declan
4Der-Hammer95Vs.Sc8tt26
5soulman27Vs.runty
6ChickenDevilVs.Timmy Loving
7VereWinnerVs.sleepingmaster
8Bruce BaerVs.Funkyav

Top-seed, and 181st in the world, Der-Hammer95 has a tough assignment against 1,241st overall Sc8tt26. Of course at this stage of the competition there’s no easy games. In fact, there are only two teams with less than 1,000 points.

As luck would have it, those two Fantasy managers yet to hit four-digits have been matched together. 250k in the world VereWinner takes on 127k in the world sleepingmaster.

Last week’s top-scorer, Mr Bungle, once again finds himself as the away team in the first fixture of the round. There’s obviously no disadvantage to coming out of the hat second, and Mr Bungle actually has the effective lead going into his game with Raasclart. The 83 points between them means the ‘visitors’ will go through with a draw.

All ties will be played over the upcoming Gameweek 19, good luck to all!

Please note – with such a short turnaround from Gameweek 19 to Gameweek 20, we’ve made the decision to postpone the Quarter-Finals until Gameweek 21. This will ensure that the draw can be made and published well in advance of any deadline – it will also remove the double gameweek fixtures as a factor and bring the January wildcard into play for the last eight.

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  1. 4vets
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    I wish I was still involved 🙁

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    1. Demí
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      me too 🙁

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    2. Menly
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Me too 🙁 first round I was out. That hurt...

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  2. Demí
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Greg is killing it

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    1. AP
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      What's with all the Greghammer love recently?

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      1. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        i think it's just because he is the highest ranked left in the cup

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        1. AP
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          Aha.

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      2. greghammer95
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        I'm lovin it 😀

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        1. AP
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          You're still just a boxing squirrel to me Greg.

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  3. andy85wsm
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    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Now Akers has posted Greg's rank there's no need for him to post at all 😉

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    1. Locarno
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Andy's ranked 6,267th.

      🙂

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      1. andy85wsm
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        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        BOOM

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    2. greghammer95
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Just to clarify, I am Greg (der-hammer95), and I am ranked 181st 😉

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      1. Menly
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Congrats mate 🙂

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      2. ColeHole
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Well done, you are amazing !! 🙂

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      3. andy85wsm
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        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Woop woop!

        I reckon you'll get to the final and then crash out spectacularly and lose by 50 points or something after a meltdown of being in the top 100

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        1. greghammer95
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          Pffft, I'd take that!! Second prize isn't exactly bad, but i'd have some bragging rights if I won 😛 Still a long way to go yet...

          I've checked out my opponents team for this week, its Walters Vs Valencia up top, I reckon he's done Ba to Sturridge, so besides them two its the same. And then defence is a bit different, hopefully Jonesy don't play *prays*

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  4. Scratch
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Phil Neville > Gareth Bale

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    1. halnone
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Heskey > Messi

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      1. Scratch
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Now you're just being silly

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        1. ColeHole
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          Every team needs a powerhouse.

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    2. pondering
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Should I get a man utd or tottenham defender? Is the tottenham double gw worth getting a tot defender?

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  5. markieffm
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    I have totally lost track over this Xmas period and thought it was the 30th today so had a minor panics about transfers then realised and had a little laugh to myself...

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    1. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      🙂

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  6. applebonkers
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    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    der hammer v funkyav final.

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    1. Suarezchomper
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Only 2 I know!

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    2. greghammer95
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      I keep on thinking your RBJ, man I miss that guy.

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  7. Suarezchomper
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Wish I made it through to the first round!

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    1. Elniñorules
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      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      + Googol

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    2. Mull
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      +1

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  8. Elniñorules
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    • 12 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    GO NATT!

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    1. RASPUTIN - the foking bom t…
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      never joined - are there others like this later in season?

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      1. andy85wsm
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        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah there should be another

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    2. ColeHole
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      GO NATT!! (+1)

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    3. NATSTER
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Thank you... deadzoners 😀

      Trying to be away from taking a hit now.. Haha

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  9. andy85wsm
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    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Best 'transfer' in January? Extending Dimitar's contract.

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    1. Hate that rotation
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      If thats our only business in Jan, I would be very dissapointed. We need some creativity gaitan sneijder I dont really care who, just somebody.

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  10. Derailed Bandwagon
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Why do i have a feeling Adam Johnson could be a good 1 week punt? Is it worth it if he's guarenteed game time??

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    1. tosey
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      only ever take a one week punt if its either side of a wildcard or gwk37

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  11. Pinturicchio
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Ba to Ade for free now...or should I wait one more game week??

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    1. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Do it now. Do avoid a rise. Fancy ade to score against the swans

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      1. Pinturicchio
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        what are you doing with your Ba? Have you transfered him to Sturridge??

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        1. super zlatan
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          Nice guess. Yeppers!!

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  12. super zlatan
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    I never registered for this cup. Wish I had have!!

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    1. ColeHole
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Indeed my super friend, so do I.

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      1. super zlatan
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Good rank mate. Moving in right direction. Team sorted for this gw?

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        1. NATSTER
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          I think they run the cup more than once a season.. I'm not sure as I didn't join last season.

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        2. ColeHole
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          Meh, I had an Evans moment and had to transfer him back out.

          Rule no1. don't buy players you're not confident in. 🙂

          Hows about you?

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  13. Elniñorules
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    • 12 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    So quarter-finalists can take unlimited hits in GW20 in order to prepare for GW21? No penalties? Doesn't sound right. No one's going to use the Jan WC in that case.

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  14. RASPUTIN - the foking bom t…
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    all this talk on darren bent to liverpool........... i hate them but coulkd be a good signing - andy carroll needs driving to a frey bentos factory and turned into pie for charlie adam to eat x

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    1. Namtab Nomolos
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      And when the pie was opened, much to his surprise. £35m appeared right before his eyes.

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      1. ColeHole
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        🙂

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    2. Scratch
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Bent to Liverpool would be just too funny. You'd think they'd learn their lesson about overpriced, overhyped English players but...

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      1. ColeHole
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Bent n' Carroll straight swap? Heh heh. Imagine Carroll + Heskey, together at last!

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  15. Gargamel
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    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    My money is on the smartly named CSKA Awful.

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  16. Sputnikboy
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    With Dawsons return do we think it will affect Gallas's chances for the DGW?

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    1. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      When does Dawson return?

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      1. Sputnikboy
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        He's back in full training apparently so any day now. Not this game week though, too early for that i think.

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    2. ToonTom
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Id say yes, but he wont be back very soon surely? I am looking at gallas...only Spurs def i can afford!.....Him or Shawcross.....

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      1. Sputnikboy
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        He's been running for a couple of weeks and now in full training. Usually i'd expect to only be a week ish so might affect the 2nd game. Hopefully theyll just rotate him with Ledley. I have Gallas too so fingers crossed.

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    3. applebonkers
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      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      the everton game could be a possibility i guess. i think it might take an injury for him to get a chance though, he's been out for a long time and kaboul and gallas are doing well in his absence

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  17. Carlos Danger
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    RVP well on top in the captains poll, a little surprising given the rest/rotation talk from wenger. What do the more experienced lot on this site think, will the dutchman start/play/play more than 30 mins? Seems a bit of a risky captain choice. Nani and sturridge both coming off at 60 mins with good home fixtures this week, surely safer bets?

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    1. Locarno
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      If I had him, I'd captain Rooney.

      Got RVP and Nani - going with Nani (c).

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    2. Mull
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      I'm not sure on what Wenger will do, so I am captaining Nani.

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    3. CarelessGenius©
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      I wonder if Wenger will start RvP and run him for 50 or so.....
      More likely he'll bring him on late, if at all, to run against tired legs.....
      I don't know.....captain Nani?

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  18. Mull
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Would you do Welbeck, Ba and Pilkington to Sturridge, Adebayor and Reo-Coker for a 8 point hit. Reo-Coker is there to fund the other two transfers.

    It would leave my team able to field 11 this weekend.

    Howard
    Enrique, Wilkinson, McAuley, Simpson, Evans
    Nani, Mata, Silva. Sess, Reo-Coker
    RVP, Adebayor, Sturridge.

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  19. RASPUTIN - the foking bom t…
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    how i be set up peeps?

    Names on list are - ade - roon - wilko - komp - valencia - studg - mata

    team is

    ruddy - westw
    BAE - jevans - enrq - shotton - barnett
    walters - silva - nani - allen - bale
    aguero - ba - RVP

    who for whom lads?

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    1. Mull
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Evans to Senderos and then you should be fine.

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  20. super zlatan
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Who will score more points this gw? Bale nani or rvp?

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    1. Mull
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Bale 6
      Nani 11
      RVP 1 or 9

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    2. Laserface
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      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Nani

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  21. greghammer95
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Nice news on the DGW being taken out for me, only got the three dgw players, I'm sure my opponent would of had more... Oh, and I was going to take a hit next week 😛

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    1. JoeySamSam
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      haha good luck for some then!

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    2. Elniñorules
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      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Wouldn't you still be able to take hits in GW20 & not be fined in GW21? 😉

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      1. greghammer95
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Thats my plan exactly now elnino, and then play the wildcard for GW22, but I'm sure i'm not the only one with that idea anyways...

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  22. JoeySamSam
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Does this squad need any transfers for this week? RMT outta 10?

    Vorm - Sorensen
    Jones - Richards - Brown - RTaylor - Simpson
    Bale - Nani - Valencia - Sinclair - Larsson
    Adebayor - RVP - Sturridge

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    1. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      I wouldn't make any changes. Good strength and depth. Solid.

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      1. JoeySamSam
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        cheers! I'm happy with it, just checking if more experienced and higher ranked players agree.

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  23. "The Special One"
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    GK...
    M.Vorm, T.Krul

    DEF...
    V.Kompany, N.Taylor, J.Enrique, Assou-Ekotto, J.Evans

    MID...
    D.Silva, S.Sinclair, J.Walters, L.Nani, R.Drenthe

    FOR...
    E.Adebayor, R.Van Persie, D.Sturridge

    2 FREE TRANSFERS... 0.8mil in bank
    Thoughts??

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    1. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      U need bale. Obvious transfer is silva out, bale in. Im not a fan of getting rid of silva however. Unless u ship nani

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    2. Scratch
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Evans and Silva -> Bale and Smalling perhaps

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    3. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Maybe bring in sorenson, Bale or Gerrard?

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  24. Menly
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    sleepingmaster sounds disturbing!

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  25. ToonTom
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Shawcross or Gallas for next 2 GW...

    Sorry to repost!

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    1. northernmuppet
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      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Got to be Gallas with the DGW approaching..

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      1. ToonTom
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        But will he play thats the thing...hhmmm!

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        1. northernmuppet
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          • 14 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          I'd say so - has started the last 6, if King is back he's probably replace Kaboul so I think you're good.

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  26. NED KELLY
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone taking a punt on Gerrard 2mra

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  27. Shane Ferguson 4.0
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    What do you prefer for DGW?

    A - Kompany vs Liverpool or

    B - Bains for -4 hit?

    I wolud lose 0.2 on Kompany but no matter, he would be in my team again for WC...

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    1. northernmuppet
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      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      I'd fancy a clean sheet for Baines vs Bolton and with the DGW you should at least get 4 points so I'd say B

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  28. northernmuppet
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    So I'm considering dropping Silva to get Valencia & Dempsey into the midfield - would cost -4 (have 2 FT) - votes on if this is madness or genius??

    Silva / Moses / Jones -> Valencia / Dempsey / Shawcross

    Current Team:
    Vorm
    Enrique, Jones, Richards, BAE (J Evans)
    Bale, Nani, Silva (Moses) (Ferguson)
    Ade, RVP, Ba

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  29. jguti14
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    is rvp to rooney worth a 4 pt hit?

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    1. The3rdTurd
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      No, unless you got RvP recently and will be able to get him back without losing too much ££

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    2. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Not for me. Rvp should play.

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      1. lightspeed
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        really cant decide on this.

        Not sure if i am been swayed by the vast numbers that believe RVP will be rested or its the fear of not giving him the armband and he does start.

        How sure are you?

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  30. Hazard267
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    What do you guys think of my team for this week.?
    Krul
    Smalling,Vermerlen,Kompany

    Drenthe,Nani(V),Bale,Mata,Silva

    Sturidge(C),Adebayor

    Subs-Vorm,R taylor,Yakubu,Evans

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    1. northernmuppet
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      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Great side - love the midfield! You may miss the RVP bandwagon but I'd fancy Chelsea to do ok this GW.

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      1. Hazard267
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        yh ive never had van persie not had enough i dont like to jump on bandwagons like that lol

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        1. Canadian Football
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          • 12 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          Im curious....what is your rank Juan? I always wondered what a team would look like without 12+M in RVP
          Awesome Mid and Def

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