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Carling Victory Postpones Merseyside Clash

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While the Anfield faithful celebrate their Carling Cup semi-final victory over Man City, the minds of Fantasy football managers have already moved on to more pressing matters.

Following on from their 3-2 aggregate win this evening, we have another blank fixture looming, with the promise of a double Gameweek to come.

Prior to this evening, Liverpool were set to play host to rivals Everton in Gameweek 26, on Saturday February 25. However, with a trip to Wembley to face Cardiff in the final on the Sunday now secured, this league fixture will be postponed.

As a result, Liverpool’s upcoming fixtures (wlv, TOT, mun, blank, ARS) tell a fairly grim tale, while their Merseyside rivals have an equally unappealing slate ahead of them (MCY wig, CHE, blank, qpr).

The flipside of this, of course, is that this fixture will need to be rearranged and will undoubtedly, at some point, give both of these teams a double Gameweek. It’s now down to the Premier League to find the most appropriate date to reschedule the clash.

For now, we can only really speculate when the double Gameweek will fall. With both sides uninvolved in European competitions, there will certainly be many midweek slots available. We will, of course, share the news of the rescheduled fixture as soon as word breaks.

While the Carling Cup has made the impact on the Merseyside, the FA Cup will likely be the major factor behind all impending double Gameweeks this season. With such a tight schedule ahead of the European Championship, fixture congestion awaits.

Every FA Cup game from the quarter-finals, through to the Wembley showpiece, will take place on a Premier League weekend. The last eight of the competition will be contested in Gameweek 29, so we can expect plenty more rescheduling and double Gameweeks to arrive for the sides who make it through the next two rounds and beyond.

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  1. Corrigan
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Can't sleep with The City Question.

    Senderos + Dzeko

    or

    Kompany and a 7m striker

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    1. COMH
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Not a straightforward one. Both viable options. Dzeko can be such a dud so it's a gamble whether he kicks off and scores big or not. Kompany is way ahead of Senderos in the CS department so it comes down to Dzeko paying off and getting the goals or finding a cheap striker Zamora/Welbeck/Helguson/Fletcher that can match him.

      I think Komps & another striker

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      1. Corrigan
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        I am leaning that way too, cheers

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    2. Test Eagles
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Kompany and Zamora

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  2. COMH
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Doosra pointed out earlier that Helguson & Shotton are maybe not ideal picks for my WC team. I think he could be right altough maybe not in the case of Helguson. Thoughts on this team and any alternatives to Shotton and Helguson would be appreciated.

    Krul, Mignolet

    Kompany, Santon, Evans, Kelly, Shotton

    Bale, Silva, Dempsey, Valencia, Sessegnon

    RVP, Aguero, Helguson

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    1. A.
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Caulker is an alternative to Shotton, but Stoke have nicer fixtures

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    2. Corrigan
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      What I like about that range is that you can chop and change easily with little cost. If Helguson isn't cutting it then he can be switched to a whole range of options.

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      1. COMH
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah that is a good point. There is plenty flexibility to move the cheaper strikers about. Nice fixtures for QPR also.

        What about Shotton? Stick or get Caulker?

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    3. mleonard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      What's your team currently? I'm guessing you must have quite a few of the more expensive players already. If I wanted to do emulate this I'd be looking at Walters as a cheaper alternative to Valencia.

      Presumably Kelly and Shotton will be warming your bench most weeks.

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  3. LarkyTown
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Always a lot of debate about which league is the best in Europe

    What about, in the years between WC and Euros, we borrow a concept from the yanks and have an All Star tournament?

    So maybe the best 18 players or so from the top leagues in England, Spain, Italy and Germany, managed by that seasons winning manager in a round robin?

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    1. Pickled and Preserved
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah.. because they've played with each other and would make a good team.

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    2. IamIronMike
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      I like the idea... only I can only see the top managers picking his own players regardless.

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    3. Mull
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      If that was to happen, La Liga would win as they'd mix together Real and Barca meaning it wouldn't show which league is the best but who has the best 18 players.

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      1. LarkyTown
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Maybe you could do it like Fantasy though, ie only a max of three players from anyone team, so you'd have to have "coverage" of at least 6 teams

        Probably would never happen though due to insurance reasons though

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        1. Mull
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          That would be better.

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      2. COMH
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Spot on. The gulf in La Liga between Real/Barca and the rest is colossal. It's damaging for the league and it is suffering as a consequence.

        Maybe put a cap on 2 players per club in this round robin.

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        1. IamIronMike
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          I'd rather 1 player per club... really test the strength of the league from top to bottom.

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    4. Mull
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Prem team would be if every team was limited to three players would in my opinion be:

      Hart
      Jones, Kompany, Vidic, Cole
      Valencia, Parker, Silva, Bale
      RVP, Ba

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      1. Lewis - Sky Pod
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Jones best RB in PL. Lol.

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      2. COMH
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Richards or Walker for RB

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

    Tendulkar gone.

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  5. Pickled and Preserved
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    How are people fitting in Cisse/Ba?

    I have the same old RvP, Aguero, Morison front 3, and not sure who to axe? Morison is the obvious choice, but there is a wide range of budget options near his price if he isn't working, and trying to downgrade to fit Ba/Cisse in to his spot would cripple the rest of my team.

    Does Aguero need to go?

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    1. COMH
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      What is your defence & midfield?

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      1. Pickled and Preserved
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Vorm (Sorenson)

        Richards, Jose Enrique, Raylor, Ferdinand (QPR), Kelly

        Silva, Mata, Bale, Walters, Moses

        RvP, Aguero, Morison

        Mata > Ramires, Morison > Ba?

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        1. COMH
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          RVP is a must and Aguero fixtures are excellent.

          You say accommodating Ba would cripple your team but 2 changes can fix that. Downgrade Mata who is a waste of money for Sessegnon and get Zamora/Welbeck/Helguson until Ba returns.

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          1. JK - Cønt ⭐
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            12 years, 3 months ago

            what this guy said, wait on Ba until we see what sort he's in, you can do Aguero ➡ Ba in GW28 or 29 after the run of home fixtures ends and get 4-5 million to upgrade Kelly, Moses and Morison

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    2. COMH
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Also we know very little about Cisse and it's misguided to think because he is from Senegal he will smash the goals in like Ba has been doing. He needs to settle into life in Newcastle, playing in the PL and getting familiar with his new team mates. Pardew still has Best & Ameobi so Cisse will be bedded in over time.

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        well there's a possibility Ba will be rested, but I left enough money to get him in for Zamora.

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        1. COMH
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah he could be. Although it doesn't look like Senegal have exerted themselves at the ACON. Zamora is a good shout until then.

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          1. JK - Cønt ⭐
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            12 years, 3 months ago

            very true and I don't know how many minutes he played, but there is the travelling and jet-lag to factor in.

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            1. COMH
              • 12 Years
              12 years, 3 months ago

              He played 58 minutes tonight and the 90 against Zambia. He will prob be rested for the final group game.

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              1. JK - Cønt ⭐
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                12 years, 3 months ago

                so you think my plan to wait and see what his form is like is the best way.

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                1. COMH
                  • 12 Years
                  12 years, 3 months ago

                  Zamora for now and see what the chat is in the lead up to Ba's first game back. By then you will know that he travelled back to the UK with/without any injuries, whether he trained well for Newcastle prior to their match and what Pardew is saying in the pre match press conference.

                  I don't think you need to watch Ba's form before deciding to put him in. I can see him slotting back in a getting back to scoring. He is enjoying his football for Newcastle and I don't see the goals drying up.

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  6. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    ok I've thrown him out there once, I'll throw him out there again

    Hugo Rodallega anyone?

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    1. COMH
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Not for me. Lovely free-kick at QPR but he wants away from Wigan, they don't score many goals and there are only 3 striker slots. Not enough to be wasting a Wigan place on.

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        but if he's back in form and firing he'll need to perform to get his move, and when he;s on form he's a decent shout.

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  7. COMH
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    They really struggle to score goals though especially more than 1 in a game which tends to be a consolation. I think it's a bit of a long shot. Wigan are not cool.

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      lol, what i thought, just thought I'd throw it out there. But when it comes to Wigan, if anyone is like;to do something it's him. But I will stick with Zamora for his fixtures and the fact that he's 2 million cheaper then Dempsey

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      1. COMH
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah it's a good player to have in. Zamora and Dempsey are where Fulhams goals are coming from.

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  8. Random_Guy
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Gambhir gone.

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  9. @Team Shark FC
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    How's my team look like...

    Mignolet
    Richards Evans Enrique
    Valencia bale silva HBA sess
    Aguero RVP

    VORM Simpson Morison caulker

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      is it a wc team or just for this week?

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      1. @Team Shark FC
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Not a WC team.. My normal team.. 🙂

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  10. yanky
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    yak > keane for a week? then will do keane > rodallega/helgusson….decent moves? team for the weekend will be. (1m in bank)

    Mignolet
    Santon Richards Kelly
    Bale Silva Dempsey Sess
    RVP Aguero Keane

    Sorensen, Caulker, Walters, Shotton

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Keane is a good shout for a couple of weeks. I've looked at Hugo and if he comes into form (which he looks like he is) could be an interesting differential, Helgs, we don't know who Hughes will sign yet so his place could be under threat. If you need a striker for 6 or under Flethcer, Morision could be worth a punt. I'd also consider losing Walters or Sess to a cheaper option (McLean/Gylfi) and that will give you money for Ba and maybe to upgrade Kelly to Senderos

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      1. yanky
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        appreciate the advice man.

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      2. yanky
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        thinking sess > moses an option if i get ba/cisse, would also allow me to upgrade kelly to senderos to ur point...moses might outscore say mcclean with their fixtures stregnthening

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    2. EL TANO
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      ditch walters

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      1. EL TANO
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        buy valencia

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  11. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

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  12. Craig
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Team for this week look okay?

    Vorm
    Enrique BAE Brown Senderos
    Dempsey Bale(c) Sess Sinclair
    RVP(v) Aguero

    Al Habsi Sturridge Caulker Moses

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    1. EL TANO
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      don't trust enrique at the mo
      sturridge on the bench has more potential to cause you grief than benching enrique or sinclair imo

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  13. Pinturicchio
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Ba should be back in time for GW24 right??

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  14. gers23
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Hows my team looking for this week? any obvious changes?

    Mignolet(krul)

    Evans/richards/senderos(caulkar simpson)

    Silva/dempsey/valencia/bale/mclean

    rvp/aguero(fletcher)

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  15. ۩۞۩Tommo727™۩۞۩
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    6 points behind my mini-league leader for January. $30 prize for manager of the month so I think I might make a few sneaky little changes and have most of my players play the first night of the gameweek (31st Jan). I was going to captain Dempsey but thinking I will captain Bale because he is playing on the first night. Also thinking of bringing in Welbeck for Fletcher as I think he has better chance of points. Thoughts?
    -------My Team------ ------His Probable Team(without transfers)-----
    Vorm (Sorenson) http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/170084/event-history/22/
    Richards, Evans, Enrique(Senderos, Simpson) Freidel
    Bale (C), Silva, Dempsey, Sessegnon (Moses) BAE, Raylor, Enrique (Naylor, Whitbread)
    Aguero (VC), RVP, Fletcher/(Welbeck??) Bale( Captain?), Silva, Sessegnon, Nani(vc?) (Gomez)
    Crouch, Fletcher, RVP
    So thats means it will be:
    Vorm, Freidel
    Richards, Evans, Enrique \ / _ BAE, Enrique
    Bale (C), Silva \ / l_ Bale( Captain?), Silva, Nani(vc?)
    Aguero(VC), Fletcher/Welbeck \/ _l Fletcher +6points

    -----------------------------------------------WHO WILL WIN????---------------------------------

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    1. ۩۞۩Tommo727™۩۞۩
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Sorry the layout if stuffed I will repost

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      1. LarkyTown
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Manager of the month does not go by calendar dates. Every score from the games in the GW starting before the end of the month will count towards January total

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        1. LarkyTown
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Not very well phrased - what I mean is all games in GW23 count towards FPL January total, even those on the 1st feb

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          1. ۩۞۩Tommo727™۩۞۩
            • 12 Years
            12 years, 3 months ago

            Oh really, thanks haha 😀

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            1. LarkyTown
              • 12 Years
              12 years, 3 months ago

              No worries

              Incidentally, in the name Tom's Bomb's, the apostrophe in Bomb's isn't required because it's the plural and not the possesive, so it should just be Tom's Bombs

              So that's a tip on FPL rules and grammar - you owe me a stubbie 😉

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              1. ۩۞۩Tommo727™۩۞۩
                • 12 Years
                12 years, 3 months ago

                Sure 😀 I'll send it to you

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  16. Bsal
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    which team has no match till the next deadline?

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  17. EL TANO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    would love that red square to stay on ba untill he drops to 7.2
    thinking I might wc him in this week and bench him coz I have the unbenchable 5 in mid

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  18. ۩۞۩Tommo727™۩۞۩
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    6 points behind my mini-league leader for January. $30 prize for manager of the month so I think I might make a few sneaky little changes and have most of my players play the first night of the gameweek (31st Jan). I was going to captain Dempsey but thinking I will captain Bale because he is playing on the first night. Also thinking of bringing in Welbeck for Fletcher as I think he has better chance of points. Thoughts?
    -------My Team------
    Vorm (Sorenson)
    Richards, Evans, Enrique(Senderos, Simpson)
    Bale (C), Silva, Dempsey, Sessegnon (Moses)
    Aguero (VC), RVP, Fletcher/(Welbeck??)

    ------His Probable Team(without transfers)-----
    http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/170084/event-history/22/
    Freidel
    BAE, Raylor, Enrique (Naylor, Whitbread)
    Bale( Captain?), Silva, Sessegnon, Nani(vc?) (Gomez)
    Crouch, Fletcher, RVP

    So thats means it will be:

    Vorm,
    Richards, Evans, Enrique
    Bale (C), Silva
    Aguero(VC), Fletcher/Welbeck
    \ /
    \ /
    \/ S
    Freidel
    BAE, Enrique
    Bale( Captain?), Silva, Nani(vc?)
    Fletcher +6points
    --------------------------------------------WHO WILL WIN?????????----------------------------------

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  19. Random_Guy
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Laxman gone.

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  20. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Is Silva, Aguero and Dzeko too much for a GW24-27 wildcard? Fancy them to all score well and this lot seem to rotate pretty well over the next 4 weeks (after which I’d wildcard again).

    Sorenson, Lindegaard
    Huth, Caulker, Simpson, Senderos, Kelly
    Silva, Bale, Dempsey, Walters, HBA/Sigurdsson
    RVP, Aguero, Dzeko

    Bank 0.0m

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    1. LarkyTown
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      If ever there was a time to triple up on a team, its the league leaders with the run of fixtures that City have

      Personally, although I never really buy into "coverage", doubling up on one position always seems a bit off. But it could work. To be honest, having watched a few recent City games, I might even think Dzeko over Kun because the latter just seems to be playing so wide and deep these days (and I have Aguero)

      I'd be more concerned about the Stoke doubling up. Clean sheets not that regular these days plus Sorenson might not even be first choice after the last game

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      1. Jinswick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers for the input. Stoke are normally fairly tight at home though, and Huth does offer a significant goal threat for a defender. I admit, Sorenson is a 'wait and see' at the mo - I think if he starts GW23 and doesn't have a shocker I'll go with him. Also, the 3 fixtures I'd play them in are SUN, SWA, NOR, which are decent.

        Going to have a few tricky bench choice for GW24 and GW25 - who would you bench from:

        GW24: Dempsey (mcy), Bale (liv) or Sigurdsson (wba).
        GW25: Walters (ful), Sigurdsson (NOR)

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        1. LarkyTown
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          I've got Siggy also. The first time I ever saw him was scoring two pearlers against us (Scotland) in an U21 game, but I've watched him in his Swansea games and he looks proper quality. And his dead ball technique is excellent

          Having said that, I could never bench Demps or Bale regardless of fixtures or venue, so I would bench Sigurdsson 24 and Walters 25, because Stoke away are pretty toothless

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  21. blue cheese
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Senegal lost again. The Demba pair should be back soon 🙂

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

      Is it right that they, Senegal, are out of the tournament now?

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      1. Jinswick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Yep. Question is whether to bring Ba in to our GW24 wildcards, or hold off until GW26....

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        1. Fancy Feet
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Ha, I am willing to get him in for a hit even if he will be on the bench for gw 23 and you are on a wc and want to wait?

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      2. Demí
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Nope, they still have a game on the 29th, which they have to play as a formality even though they're knocked out. So Ba will return after that i think

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        1. blue cheese
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Oh !! Still, its sooner than expected 🙂

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        2. LarkyTown
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          I dont know - someone posted a newspaper article on here earlier that suggested that both could be back for the Blackburn game

          Clubs might have an agreement with national FAs that for insurance and team benefit purposes that key players are released early when games are irrelevant

          In any case, his early return, and slower than expected value drop means that I will now be £0.1m short of doing Sturridge > Ba when he's back

          Why am I always 0.1 short!?

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        3. Golden Oldies
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Journo on twitter saying the're back early next week and will be available for next league match....

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        4. blue cheese
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah. The word on twitter is that they'll be back next week for the Blackburn game

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        5. Demí
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Hmm good points, didn't notice that. Still think he'll start again vs Villa though, with the Blackburn game coming too early, even if he is in Newcastle by then

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          1. blue cheese
            • 12 Years
            12 years, 3 months ago

            True

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  22. ۩۞۩Tommo727™۩۞۩
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Need to gain 6 points on my mini-league leader for January to win $30 for manager of the month. Any tranfsers needed. Thinking of Fletcher-> Welbeck. Thoughts?
    ——-My Team——
    Vorm (Sorenson)
    Richards, Evans, Enrique(Senderos, Simpson)
    Bale, Silva, Dempsey, Sessegnon (Moses)
    Aguero (VC), RVP, Fletcher/(Welbeck??)

    ——His Probable Team(without transfers)—–
    http://fantasy.premierleague.c.....istory/22/
    Freidel
    BAE, Raylor, Enrique (Naylor, Whitbread)
    Bale( Captain?), Silva, Sessegnon, Nani(vc?) (Gomez)
    Crouch, Fletcher, RVP +6 points
    ——————————————–WHO WILL WIN?????????———————————-

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    1. iLA
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Sorry but whats the point of asking people who will win a h2h? Even if 100 people says your team will win its still not a guarantee right 😕

      and yes on Welbeck since he's in top form and you dont have other attacking United coverage.

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  23. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Wondering if anyone has ever started the season with 2 teams, one they plan to actively manage each week and one they will leave as is (perhaps only making changes when injuries are confirmed). You'd expect the first to easily win, but would be pretty demoralising if the second did! I'm gonna do this next year I think.

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    1. HappyAnkit
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      I have to manage 12 teams.
      But I have only 1 team out of these.

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      1. LarkyTown
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Who's teams are you managing then? Pretty sure the rules say only one team per player - watch out that FPL Towers aren't monitoring this forum.... 😉

        I played the Telegraph FF game a couple of years ago, and although it was rubbish, one good thing they did have is that they also gave you your score and rank of your original GW1 team

        Disappointingly, that year there wasnt that much difference in score between my managed team and my original one......

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        1. HappyAnkit
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          I have only 1 team.
          The rest of the teams are of my relatives & Friends.
          They occasionally manage their teams.
          So, When I get time I manage their teams.

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    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      I wouldn't bother. Would mean more RMTs.

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      1. Jinswick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        You love it really. If I didn't post all these conundrums, all the givers would have nothing to do!

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        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          I just ignore them or hassle you. 😛

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  24. HappyAnkit
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Only Liverpool & Everton will have DGW or any more team?

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    1. iLA
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Only them for the time being but we'll get more after the FA quarters.

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      1. HappyAnkit
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Like which other teams?

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        1. iLA
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Like depends on who makes it to the quarters.

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  25. HappyAnkit
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Which Demba Should I get in my team?

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    1. LarkyTown
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      It surely has to be Ba

      He's up to pace with the English game and is proven

      Cisse will have to settle, plus Pardew has demonstrated that he likes to stick with a settled team regardless of new signings, for example, look at how long it took Santon to get a run in the first team

      I wouldn't be surprised if Cisse didn't get a start for a few games at least

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  26. Captain Robert Hatch
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on running Dzeko for 2-3 weeks then switching to Kun?

    Sure it would mean transfers to make funds, but it would be transfers that may be necessary anyway. Such as BAE out next GW, Sess out soon, and HBA to a wee bit cheaper mid.

    Just looking for some feedback.

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  27. yanky
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Mignolet
    Santon Richards Kelly
    Bale Silva Dempsey Sess
    RVP Aguero YAK

    Sorensen, Caulker, Walters, Shotton

    1m in bank do I...

    a) Yak > Keane for one gwk (then switch to Helgusson/Rodallega)
    b) Yak > Keane then Keane Sess > McClean/Moses Ba (-4pt hit)
    c) no change, play walters/caulker and then get ba and downgrade sess/walters to mcclean/moses for free

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    1. Captain Robert Hatch
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      hmmmm, taking a hit seems ill advised, as does playing Walters away at MU

      Yak->Keane seems sensible, I just hate a one week transfer as you never know when an injury will come up and force your hand. Can you live with Keane for 3 weeks if necessary?

      Depending upon when you got Walters, letting go could be doable? Walters to HBA/?

      Blackburn at home allow more goals than QPR on da road.

      toughie

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      1. yanky
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        thanks for the advice, yeah i thought about walters out but i think id rather downgrade sess after this week, fixtures and pens being the big reason, plus my other attackers are strong. i might wait on getting in ba until gw26 rather than try to fit in for gw24

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  28. Gaz Downright
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    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    So I guess I have to figure out how to get Ba in my WC team now...

    A) Ba, Dzeko, Valencia
    B) Ba, Aguero, 5M mid

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    1. blue cheese
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      A

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    2. Kick Some Goals
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      How's the rest of your attack, ie. would the 5m mid just be bench cover?

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      1. Gaz Downright
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        • 13 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        yup, while Sessegnon/Dzeko will be my bench in A

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        1. Kick Some Goals
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Hmm. I'd probably lean towards B then - I think you just cause yourself more headaches by having 8 attacking players than deserve to play every week.

          You'd be kicking yourself if you had a Dzeko on the bench the week he kicks a random hattrick.

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    3. LarkyTown
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Depends on the rest of your team and planned formation really

      If you're going to play all three of those regardless of option then I'd say probably A

      Aguero is, infuriatingly, getting almost f*ck all clear cut chances these days. And Tony's on top form

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    4. Canadian Football
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      I am thinking of doing A. However there is a problem......, when Balo comes back and IF Dzeko loses his 60 mins per game. How do we bring Aguero back? It will take 3M and 2 transfers to get it done. What are your thoughts?

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      1. LWO23
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Roughriders or Rough Riders?

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        1. Canadian Football
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          LOL.....roughriders......are from Saskatchewan Rough Riders are Ottawa.....LOL
          Niether......ARRRRRRGGGOOOOOSSSSS!!!!! I am from toronto.!!

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        2. Canadian Football
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          you a canuck????

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          1. Captain Robert Hatch
            • 13 Years
            12 years, 3 months ago

            sometimes I feel Canadian, but the is da Yooper in me talkin

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            1. Captain Robert Hatch
              • 13 Years
              12 years, 3 months ago

              Holy Crown Royal my typing is superb tonight

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              1. Canadian Football
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                12 years, 3 months ago

                I think we are the only canadians on this site.

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      2. LarkyTown
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        If you're going to play 4-3-3, you don't really need Valencia with your midfield I don't think (any four out of those five are equally likely to score similar) If you were going down the A route you would surely just be Sturridge + Rooney > Ba and Dzeko

        If Dzeko doesn't work out you would still have the money to do Dzeko > Aguero

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        1. LarkyTown
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          * 3-4-3

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    5. Gaz Downright
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      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Lindegaard, Vorm
      Kompany, Cahill, Williamson(?), Senderos, Brown
      Silva, Bale, Dempsey, Valencia, Sessegnon
      RVP, Dzeko, Ba

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      1. Canadian Football
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Ok we have similar teams (if i go Dzeko).....what will we do IF Dzeko starts playing 20min cameo's when Balo comes back and we want to get back to Aguero? it will take 2 transfers or a 4pt hit. Also what happens if injury bug bites us in another area?

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        1. LWO23
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Slow reply ... yep, from Vancouver.

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          1. Canadian Football
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            12 years, 3 months ago

            you follow mls too?

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      2. LarkyTown
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        I think Williamson is a very dubious starter

        If you're constrained by cash, I'd say Senderos > Kelly (because they both seem as regular starters as each other with similar returns) and that'll give you £0.3/0.4 to upgrade Williamson to maybe to Shotton / Woodgate / Santon / Caulker?

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        1. Barnsley FC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Williamson is the only recognised CB they have now that Taylor is out for the season. He's a guaranteed started, barring injury. He's also the cheapest way into the Newcastle defence.

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          1. LarkyTown
            • 12 Years
            12 years, 3 months ago

            Yep, my mistake, I was getting mixed up with Wilkinson

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          2. Gaz Downright
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            • 13 Years
            12 years, 3 months ago

            This is my thinking as well. NUFC has had 3 clean sheets in 4 games with Williamson or something. While Santon (same price as Will) might just slip up, and then RTyalor is not far behind

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  29. @Team Shark FC
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Repost
    How’s my team look like…

    Mignolet
    Richards Evans Enrique
    Valencia bale silva HBA sess
    Aguero RVP

    VORM Simpson Morison caulker

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    1. tw
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      looks good. only question i'd have is maybe simpson over enrique.... not sure. and i understand why you are benching vorm and caulker but chelsea haven't been attacking too well recently, i mean they let norwich get their first cleansheet! so wouldn't be too bad playing them but you've got good alternatives too. think it looks good

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      1. @Team Shark FC
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Ok I wil refer to it.. Thankkiu.. 🙂

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  30. tw
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    hows my team look for this week? should i just save the transfer? and who would u start in the back?

    vorm
    richards, kelly, enrique
    bale (vc), silva, dempsey, sess
    rvp (c), aguero, sturridge

    bench: simpson, brown, walters

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    1. @Team Shark FC
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Urs looking good too exceppt I dun hv sturridge and Dempsey that worries me..!! 🙂

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