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The Watchlist – Dimitar Berbatov

There can be no greater proof of Dimitar Berbatov’s commitment to the Fulham cause than the sight earlier this month of the Bulgarian resplendent in oxygen mask undergoing Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy in a bid to recover from a muscle injury.

Sadly, this intense form of therapy was not quite enough to ensure he was fit to face Southampton in Gameweek 7 but with Martin Jol admitting Berbatov was close to making the squad, the signs are strong that he should make a full recovery to lead the line for Villa’s visit to the Cottage in Gameweek 8.

Since signing for Fulham on a two-year deal at the end of the summer transfer window, experienced Fantasy managers have been keeping a close eye on Berbatov’s performances. During his time at Spurs and United, the maverick Bulgarian was not just a key Fantasy asset, but a game changer at times, capable of 20+ point hauls, regardless of opponent, to propel savvy Fantasy managers up their mini-leagues with gusto.

His hat-trick for Tottenham in the London side’s 6-4 demolition of Reading in December 2007 proved to be the first of five in England’s top-flight. Berbatov became the first Man United player to bag three against Liverpool for 64 years during the Red Devils’ 3-2 victory over their bitter North West rivals back in September 2010.

Later in that golden boot winning season, he cemented his credentials as one of the Premier League’s greats with an incredible five-goal haul as United hammered Blackburn 7-1 at Old Trafford. More was to come during 2011, a year which started and ended with a hat-trick. Berbatov struck three times in a 5-0 home win against Birmingham City in January and in the Boxing Day home clash with Wigan, which the Red Devils won by the same margin.

Despite these impressive hauls, Berbatov spent long periods of his United career on the bench, which has seen his starting price plummet this season to just 7.0 in Fantasy Premier League (FPL) and 7.5 in the Sky Sports game. However, in stark contrast to his final months at Old Trafford, Berbatov finds himself as very much a wanted man, with Jol declaring last month:

“The big difference for him (Berbatov) is that he knows, if he is fit, then he will play a lot of games. He’s an important part of our set-up, of course. He’s probably our biggest player. At Man United, which of course is a bigger club, it was maybe different in the last year or so.”

Judging by his two starts at Fulham so far this season, not only has the 31-year-old retained his keen eye for goal but he is emerging as the main attacking focal point of the team, who seemingly have one mission; get the ball to the Berbatov and let him do the rest. During his first start, against West Brom at home, the Bulgarian scored twice and achieved maximum bonus points in the FPL game, where he also accrued 13 points.

He failed to score during his second start, away to Wigan the next week, but managed an eight point haul in the FPL game with an assist and another maximum bonus point haul. His goal threat and team mates’ zeal to target Berbatov in the penalty box ensured he received an EA Sport Index score of 43 in each of those games, an indication that more goals and bonus points are set to follow.

While their home form under Jol continues to appeal, the West Londoners have also proved hardier foes on the road; they have found the net six times over four matches on their travels, already half their total number of away goals for the previous campaign. With fixtures (AVL, rea, EVE, ars, SUN), price, goal threat and a pedigree that places Berbatov among the Premier League’s greatest ever strikers, he may soon become a player that is impossible to ignore.

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  1. mikeyred64
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Got one FT, 1.0 in the bank, and ideas for smart transfers?

    Foster Jaask
    Baines Ivanovic Rafael Gallas Demel
    Cazorla Kagawa Michu Pienaar Sterling
    Aguero Jelavic Berbatov

    Kagawa out seems obvious but for who?

    Thanks 🙂

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    1. southernpacific
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Kags> Bale/Silva

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      1. Babytigrrr
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        +42

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      2. mikeyred64
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        I would but I'm falling 0.1 and 0.2 short respectively. Do you think I'll scrape any money off the rest of the team to make that transfer?

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    2. roscola
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      Mata looks like a good candidate. Or Ben Arfa from GW9.

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      1. mikeyred64
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Ben Arfa is a good idea; the team's easily good enough to field without having to buy another good player for this week. Thanks

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        1. roscola
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          • 12 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          No worries. Fingers crossed he works out for us 🙂

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    3. Babytigrrr
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      11 years, 5 months ago

      That is a seriously good team! Just shows what you can do without RVP!

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      1. mikeyred64
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Yep I must say I've been lucky so far this season. Having Ivan and Baines from the start, then capping Jelly two weeks ago.

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  2. meltedman
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    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Baines, Pienaar and Jelavic is too much Everton. There are so many other good options. I would ditch Pienaar, for Nolan maybe.

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    1. mikeyred64
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      11 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah it's a tad overkill, you're right. Thanks for advice.

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  3. meltedman
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    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Hi guys. Anyone else currently have Hazard on the bench for next week? It's a bit ridiculous but i think it's the way it's gotta be really...

    Jaaskelainen (Begovic)
    Baines Rangel Jenkinson (Clark Clyne)
    Bale Nolan Cazorla Michu (Hazard)
    Fletcher Suarez(c) Jelavic

    Thinking to save transfer and re-assess in gw9. Sound like a good plan?

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    1. meltedman
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      *sob

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  4. Kazza_
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    rather than rvo in/out questions, lets predict who will be top 4-5 goal scorers end of season as that is key to who to have, my predictions below:

    1) Aguero
    2) Rvp
    3) Ba
    4) Jelly
    5) toress

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    1. Kazza_
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      i think 2nd season for aguero will be key he knows how to ply & has 2 goals already and man city not of form yet

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  5. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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    11 years, 5 months ago

    To those who care, or not ... won my match 1 - 4 ... 😀

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    1. blue cheese
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      11 years, 5 months ago

      No cleansheet, though!

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      1. Billy Gilmore
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Hmmm, bad team talk to the defenders, if that's what you even do 😀

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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          11 years, 5 months ago

          I damned them with faint praise for the clean sheet last time out. Mistake! 😀

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          1. Billy Gilmore
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 5 months ago

            Schoolboy error that. You've gotta get the whip out and get them into line 😉

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            1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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              11 years, 5 months ago

              I hear you!!! 😆

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            2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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              • 14 Years
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              Mind you, my goal difference is +13 over 7 matches ... 😀

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    2. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      match...? FPL related?

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      1. Billy Gilmore
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        11 years, 5 months ago

        You're the Boss. Don't ask... 🙂

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        1. blue cheese
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          One. More.

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            1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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              😆

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            2. blue cheese
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              11 years, 5 months ago

              😛 😀

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          1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 5 months ago

            I took the advice and never opened the website again, feels like I'm missing out 😉

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            1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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              11 years, 5 months ago

              Oh, but you are ... 🙂

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        2. ★FC Borecelona★
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          11 years, 5 months ago

          I opened this link once and now I get spammed with mail 😕

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          1. Billy Gilmore
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            11 years, 5 months ago

            Go into your profile and untick the email stuff.

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            1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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              11 years, 5 months ago

              Simples. 🙂

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            2. ★FC Borecelona★
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 5 months ago

              Cheers

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  6. Billy Gilmore
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    If you look at the highest finishesof the FFS top 20, you'll notice the most prestigious has RVP 😉

    22182, 17140, 295826(RVP), 4457, 2064(RVP), 80082, 1635, 43254, 7202(RVP), 3187, 4837(RVP), 10733, 466, 85327(RVP), 88091, -, -, 12024, 1837, 97(RVP)

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    1. J0E
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      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Cream will no doubt rise, but at the moment its languishing in a sea of Jelly and Berb.

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    2. Smarty Pants
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      11 years, 5 months ago

      so does the least prestigious 😉

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      1. Billy Gilmore
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        He's merely a sheep 😉

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    3. In Tommy We Trust
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Whose leading the way for the regular posters?

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      1. Billy Gilmore
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        No idea 😀

        How the hell are you supposed to know?

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        1. GreenWindmill
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          • 12 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          You don't click enough links 😉

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          1. Billy Gilmore
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 5 months ago

            With Giggs Boson around I'm too busy clicking those links 😉

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        2. blue cheese
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          Captain Shirokov?

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          1. Billy Gilmore
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 5 months ago

            link?

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            1. blue cheese
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 5 months ago

              No idea, he's well inside the top 1000 though. I'll see if I can get a link.

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              1. Billy Gilmore
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 5 months ago

                Damn, you won! 🙂

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                1. blue cheese
                  • 12 Years
                  11 years, 5 months ago

                  :mrgreen:

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        3. In Tommy We Trust
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          I'm bored. Might have a look

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          1. In Tommy We Trust
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 5 months ago

            Better yet, shout them out. Show yourself 😆

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  7. Dago
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Best combo for my wildcard Mata/Ivanovic or Silva/Rafael?

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    1. meltedman
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      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Probably the 2nd, just. Must admit i'm not that keen on Mata or Silva though...

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  8. shinyfong
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    anyone knows if huhges is nailed on and its a value buy now?

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    1. shinyfong
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      i am thinking of trading demel for hughes as i got jaas as my keeper already or should i keep demel

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      1. shinyfong
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        baines nelsen demel santon and wilson is my current def
        gk is jaas and begovic

        so do you think i should trade demel for hughes? Thanks

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  9. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    so I am definitely getting silva for a hit.... switching hazard... I know some have said they may do it but personally it will take some balls to get him and I walk like John Wayne

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Ah. But do you have Cazorla and Bale? 🙂

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      1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        no I have caz, no bale... I say get off your horse and drink some milk sir

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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          11 years, 5 months ago

          Then They need to move in before Silva does ... imo! I will take some milk. Thank you!

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          1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 5 months ago

            silva is going to be immense the next few weeks, I have a feeling a bit like my Ryder cup feeling.... if bale goes mental as a spurs fan I still win

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    2. roscola
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      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      I'll be doing the same for GW9 - Suarez > Aguero & Mitch > Silva (-4)

      You should be worried, I think. Or maybe I should.

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      1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        I am avoiding KUN ATM... keeping the faith with rvp... bucktooth will go for berba or jelly depending on whether I switch Guthrie to Walters or not.... my next two gw's involve hits and I love it

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        1. roscola
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          • 12 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          Taking hits does add a bit more frisson to the game. I take too many though, despite my pre-season promises to myself. I will calm it down by GW11 though 🙂

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          1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 5 months ago

            I haven't taken enough so far only 2, been tempted other times and after the week finished regretted not doing them... one hit every 3 or 4 weeks is what I am aiming for minimum

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            1. roscola
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              • 12 Years
              11 years, 5 months ago

              😯 That is not the standard approach touted on this forum by the old hands. Interesting.

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              1. GREENDREAMS11
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 5 months ago

                To hit or not to hit, I think it makes the game a bit more interesting taking the odd hits here and there, taken 8 pointers in the past 2 weeks myself

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    3. Scroobius Mac
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Hmm not sure. West Brom look sturdier than Spurs atm and Hazard is still a big FPL player.

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      1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        hazard is quality I agree thus the requirement of big testies...

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  10. In Tommy We Trust
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    League tables have supposedly been updated again. Are you missing something FPL? 😡

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    1. GreenWindmill
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      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Useless!

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      1. In Tommy We Trust
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Have you seen the person last in the top 10000 H2H any season?

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        1. GreenWindmill
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          • 12 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          That's a stinking record!

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          1. blue cheese
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 5 months ago

            348 and 0 points! Prime candidate for your thesis, then ...

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            1. In Tommy We Trust
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 5 months ago

              398 after this week and 0 points

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              1. blue cheese
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 5 months ago

                That's just plain bad luck!

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              2. GreenWindmill
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 5 months ago

                Scarcely credible.

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                1. In Tommy We Trust
                  • 13 Years
                  11 years, 5 months ago

                  The guy knows what he's doing as well. Finished 562 last year. 😯

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                  1. GreenWindmill
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    11 years, 5 months ago

                    I hope he doesn't take the head to heads seriously or else he must be absolutely fuming!

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                  2. blue cheese
                    • 12 Years
                    11 years, 5 months ago

                    😯

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            2. GreenWindmill
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              • 12 Years
              11 years, 5 months ago

              Ha! UEFA leagues only 🙂 Got the raw data sorted/reviewed, just need to write something about it, might get time tomorrow but depends on workload.

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    2. Billy Gilmore
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Fecking useless bunch of monkeys....

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  11. Bingo
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Well lads, prob asked a million times, if you have 2 fts and only use 1 do you have 2 the following week?

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    1. Smarty Pants
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      yes, you do, suckmaballs

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    2. blue cheese
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Yes, SuckMaBalls!

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    3. Fergies fledgling
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Yep, the one just rolls over to the enxt week

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  12. joinho
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Annoyingly I’m 0.1m away from being able to do:
    Kagawa (out) – Cazorla (in)
    Vorm (out) – Begovic (in)
    🙁
    Looking at my team (linked) are any of my current players likely to rise in price before the deadline?

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      No. but you could change O'Brien to Gorkss ...

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      1. blue cheese
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Doooooooos, LAWR tables are not updated!

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          OK, I'll get on it. Sos. 🙂

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          1. blue cheese
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 5 months ago

            No problem! 🙂

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            1. Call Me Old Fashioned
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 5 months ago

              Ever since you beat me Nitin, I have been dropping like a stone in Hotel Tassel 🙁

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              1. Billy Gilmore
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 5 months ago

                I sense black magic... 🙂

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              2. blue cheese
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 5 months ago

                Only up since then for me! :mrgreen:

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                1. Call Me Old Fashioned
                  • 13 Years
                  11 years, 5 months ago

                  Yeah you have overtaken me. That loss versus you has also turned things around in UEFA FFS leagues. In my last 6 H2Hs over last 3GWs I have only beaten JKisthe1.

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                  1. blue cheese
                    • 12 Years
                    11 years, 5 months ago

                    Ah, you'll turn that corner. Not to worry. I've won 2/3 in Bundesliga as well since then.

                    My advice: Take Doos' advice. Do the opposite.

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                  2. Billy Gilmore
                    • 11 Years
                    11 years, 5 months ago

                    😛 :mrgreen:

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                  3. Call Me Old Fashioned
                    • 13 Years
                    11 years, 5 months ago

                    I have started to care less about H2Hs now given the fact that I am being caught in mini leagues.

                    The only advice I have taken from Doos recently was to get Gibbs and he then got me 9pts vs SOT. Maybe I should listen more 😀

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        2. Billy Gilmore
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          What do you expect, when one of the people running it is a monkey? 🙂

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          1. OPTA FPL
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 5 months ago

            how is your WC team so far?

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            1. Billy Gilmore
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 5 months ago

              Nowhere really, just riding the price rises atm. Will worry about that next week 🙂

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    2. Andrew
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      I thought you did this yesterday after your mathematical genius 🙂

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      1. joinho
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        No held off and now I can't afford to do it.

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  13. Rossaldinho
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    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Playing wildcard this week. Dilemma and strategy question. I have Ivanovic, 2 high cost midfielders, 3 decent price strikers including Tevez at the moment and am thinking about taking out Ivanovic to free up funds for a 3rd high price midfielder. Obvious candidates I either have now or are under consideration for future swaps are Silva/Bale/Mata/Cazorla. Is this a good move?

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    1. Fergies fledgling
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      11 years, 5 months ago

      All 4 are good options. Hard to give more advice without knowing the rest of your team.

      Most around here seem to have 2 bigger name forwards and one midprice/budget, with a bit more cash in mid. Lots of variation though, due to good mid price fwds and mid price mids

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      1. Rossaldinho
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        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Yes - my current squad fits that description but I'm trying to buck the trend - without giving too much away! I don't want everyone to follow my wildcard pick!

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  14. shinyfong
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    baines nelsen demel santon and wilson is my current def
    gk is jaas and begovic

    so do you think i should trade demel for hughes? Thank!

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    1. pjomara
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Who's Hughes?

      (I know who he is, I just find "who's Hughes" a bit of a tongue twister)

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      1. IfYouTinkerYou'llHaveA…
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        have a hunch hughes huge haul GW8

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      2. shinyfong
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        so should i trade?

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        1. AAAAA
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          Trade that, you should.

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      3. OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        who's your ava?

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        1. shinyfong
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          baines nelsen demel santon and wilson is my current def
          gk is jaas and begovic

          mid is caz bale pienaar mata puncheon
          att is aguero ba and suarez which i going to trade for berba soon i think

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          1. OPTA FPL
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 5 months ago

            cool story bro.

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            1. shinyfong
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 5 months ago

              so i should trade demel for hughes right? 🙂

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              1. OPTA FPL
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 5 months ago

                it's a good move if you dont have any other pressing transfer or plan to save FT

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          2. IfYouTinkerYou'llHaveA…
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 5 months ago

            to be honest - i was just making a tongue twister. Doesn't sound like Demel will be out for too long and Im holding him but as you have Jaas you may as well ship and avoid doubling up. Your team looks good!

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            1. shinyfong
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 5 months ago

              well im not trading demel out because he is injured but because i realize for gw 8 only baines and santon looks ok to field lol so im lacking of 1 def haha

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              1. shinyfong
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 5 months ago

                or other than hughes is there any better def to buy?

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                1. IfYouTinkerYou'llHaveA…
                  • 12 Years
                  11 years, 5 months ago

                  whats your budget? i saw a tweet about Koscielny being injured so if its somehting that will keep him out a while maybe Mertesacker for a similar price. Or hold on for Sagna

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  15. Del Monte
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Anybody like to comment on my squad for the next 2 GW's?

    Foster Begovic
    Jenkinson Gallas Santon Demel Hughes
    Hazard Cazorla Yaya Pienaar Sterling
    RVP Berba Giroud

    Any recommendations or improvements?

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    1. AAAAA
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      If no mistake have you made, yet losing you are ... a different game you should play.

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      1. IfYouTinkerYou'llHaveA…
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        cant believe your doing the vodafone ads Yoda, sell out you are

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        1. AAAAA
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          Sell out? Rubbish.
          (Buy my Star Wars Angry Birds game you can for 0.99..)

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  16. Simon March
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Only 10 forwards last season started more than 30 games, and this included RVP, Rooney and Aguero.

    Of the top goal scorers, 4 started less than 25 games, 3 of those started only 16 or less. 3 of them played for Man City.

    This seems to undermine the fear that top players in big teams pose more of a threat of not starting games. It also suggest that it's not how much you play, but what you do with it that counts. Meaning that even secondary forwards in big teams might actually offer better value than key forwards in mid/lower teams.

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    1. The Finnisher
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Wait, 3 of the top 10 goal scorers started 16 or less games? I don't believe that 😕

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      1. The Finnisher
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Hmm, looks like its true!

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      2. GreenWindmill
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Cisse, Dzeko and...Balotelli?

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        1. The Finnisher
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          Yep.

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          1. GreenWindmill
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 5 months ago

            Ha! Didn't think I'd get all three 🙂

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        2. Billy Gilmore
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          Jelly?

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          1. GreenWindmill
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 5 months ago

            I wouldn't have guessed Balotelli if it hadn't been for the fact that three of the four sub 25 game players were from Man City.

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            1. Billy Gilmore
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 5 months ago

              Both Balotelli and Dzeko had ridiculous scoring rates!

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              1. GreenWindmill
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 5 months ago

                Not when I owned them 😉

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                1. Billy Gilmore
                  • 11 Years
                  11 years, 5 months ago

                  I'm guessing you were one of many that kneejerked Dzeko in after he scored 4. I sure was. Look what happened next week... 😀

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                  1. GreenWindmill
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    11 years, 5 months ago

                    Guilty as charged!

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        3. Simon March
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          Yep - Cisse 13 goals in 13 starts - compare him to the next highest scorer; Graham, who scored 12 in 32 starts and it shows how lethal he was.

          Interestingly, Defoe got 11 goals in 11 starts...

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    2. Fergies fledgling
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Interesting. You want nailed on strikers for (C) potential though.

      This season won't be exactly the same either. Tevez was out of favour at City, RVP was guaranteed to start 99% of Arsenal games.

      Now Tevez will cause more City rotation, RVP will likely be rested more (as his replacements are not Chamakhesque!) and players like Berb will start every game if fit.

      See the points you're making, but I wouldn't read too much into it. Each season has a different dynamic

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      1. Simon March
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah agreed - although what's really interesting is how few of the players of Berba's type (key man in a mid table side) managed more than 25 starts. Maybe the top teams take better care of their assets?

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        1. Fergies fledgling
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          Yeh you'd imagine being the go-to guy all the time wears you down, likely to stay on for 90 mins more often? I still think the top guys at the top clubs will play more mins over the course of a season though, taking all competitions into account.

          Strange one. I guess the trick is picking the Berba type strikers who have a track record of staying fit all season!

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        2. The Finnisher
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          How many of them had decent options though? (eg Berbatov)

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    3. Kostja
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Every one of those players were in a different situation last year though. RVP had nobody competing with him- this year he has 3 guys. Aguero did not have Tevez, Rooney did not have RVP.

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  17. Sam
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Gervinho or Barfa?

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    1. Andrew
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Barfa

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    2. AAAAA
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Back is Jiroo, so - on the wings plays, Gervinho. (Go for HBA)

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    3. Del Monte
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Neither, gervinho is out wide again and newcastle away to sunderland

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      1. Andrew
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Maybe the question was more long term than the next GW

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        1. Del Monte
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          cabaye then

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          1. AAAAA
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 5 months ago

            MadYou? Deep he plays.

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        2. lfc123
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          Barfa

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  18. Bingo
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Is guthrie - puncheon a waste of a transfer as only bench excrement

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      yes, Puncheon is not nailed on too.

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  19. MACHU MICHU
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Sahin or Nolan looking at the next 3 GWs ?

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    1. Kostja
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Never Sahin.

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      1. OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Never = Nuri in Spainish?

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      2. MACHU MICHU
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Liverpool could put a few past Reading and he might have assists coming his way ... while Nolan seems dead on to get all of W Hams goals but not sure if they will score any

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        1. Kostja
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          Nolan is not an attacking mid, so it is a waste of a transfer to bring him in for 1 gameweek where he might get an assist. Nolan is way better.

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          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 5 months ago

            You may wish to rephrase that ...

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          2. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 5 months ago

            i agree nolan is way better than nolan

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            1. OPTA FPL
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 5 months ago

              lol.

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            2. Conrad.
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 5 months ago

              this, all day.

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          3. AAAAA
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 5 months ago

            Trying to copy, you must stop 😉

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            1. AAAAA
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 5 months ago

              me* (well that was a fail)

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  20. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Nitin? Oh, Nitin ... 🙂

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    1. blue cheese
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      *gulp*

      Yes? 🙂

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        🙂 They haven't updated the tables yet ... so I am hamstrung!

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        1. blue cheese
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          That has to be done for yours to update? Ah, ok. I'll wait, then. 🙂

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          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 5 months ago

            Well ... where do you think I get the info from? I am not a magician, you know! 😀

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            1. blue cheese
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 5 months ago

              But, but ... the UEFA FFS tables are updated.

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              1. GreenWindmill
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 5 months ago

                *buys popcorn shares*

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                1. Billy Gilmore
                  • 11 Years
                  11 years, 5 months ago

                  *buys popcorn and sits back* 😉

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                  1. GreenWindmill
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    11 years, 5 months ago

                    Woohoo! *sells popcorn shares*

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                  2. Billy Gilmore
                    • 11 Years
                    11 years, 5 months ago

                    *mugs GreenWindmill of his profits* 😉

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                  3. GreenWindmill
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    11 years, 5 months ago

                    Grr! 👿

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              2. Crouch Potato!
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 5 months ago

                No buts!

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                1. blue cheese
                  • 12 Years
                  11 years, 5 months ago

                  Show's over, folks. Same place tomorrow.

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              3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 5 months ago

                He has a dizzy little programme ... I might ask him about it soon, nicely ... after I discuss it with Ginkapo ...

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                1. blue cheese
                  • 12 Years
                  11 years, 5 months ago

                  Cool! 🙂 You'll have less to do as well. Just one click of a button ... Sorry for the trouble.

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  21. Hazard267
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    1.8k Overall you mad bro...?

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    1. Conrad.
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      i applaud the effort put into actively NOT getting good players...well done, sir.

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  22. shinyfong
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    any recommendation of below 5m good def for next few gw? =D

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    1. Andrew
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Hughes Fulham

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      1. shinyfong
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        other than this ? i got wilson too as well and of course baines =P

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        1. Andrew
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          Cuellar

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          1. shinyfong
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 5 months ago

            i dont think cuellar is nailed on?

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            1. In Tommy We Trust
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 5 months ago

              You'll be wrong. Been injured

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              1. shinyfong
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 5 months ago

                what you mean by injured?

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                1. In Tommy We Trust
                  • 13 Years
                  11 years, 5 months ago

                  Been unable to play as his body had let him down? 🙂

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            2. Van The Man
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 5 months ago

              He is.

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            3. Andrew
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 5 months ago

              I think when fit he is nailed on

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              1. shinyfong
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 5 months ago

                oh so he is looking good for next few gw? him or hughes? haha

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                1. Andrew
                  • 12 Years
                  11 years, 5 months ago

                  Cuellar over Hughes

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                2. shinyfong
                  • 11 Years
                  11 years, 5 months ago

                  but cuellar looks like his price will drop as people are transfering him out hmmm

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  23. Tony Hibbert Appreciation S…
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Anybody knows if Hughes is not a rotation risk at Fulham with Senderos returning?

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    1. Conrad.
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      i'd imagine he's preferred now, as they've played well thusfar, and Sendy is kinda old, but i don't know anything certain in that situation.

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      1. Tony Hibbert Appreciation S…
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers....Sendy is 27 yrs o while Hughes is 32 though, both look positively geriatric for me nevertheless. Anyhow, as you said, they're playing rather well, their fixtures are decent, so Hughes should be a punt worth taking.

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        1. Conrad.
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          😆 ! oops. Sendy looks so old!

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          1. Tony Hibbert Appreciation S…
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 5 months ago

            Yep his face looks very hold....he may have Joey Barton to blame for that though:
            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYTcf55B-oY
            😀

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            1. Tony Hibbert Appreciation S…
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 5 months ago

              Oops meant to say old rather than hold

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  24. Van The Man
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    How would you rate my average score of 51 in the weeks so far??
    Haven't been doing well since GW3.
    Would appreciate any response.
    Ta. 🙂

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    1. In Tommy We Trust
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      As I'm averaging 59 and feel I've had a shocker to start of the season, not great. Only way is up 🙂

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      1. Van The Man
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Hopefully. Luck has let me down many times already this season.

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        1. In Tommy We Trust
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          Myself has let me down. Transfer and captain picks is a list of what not to do

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        2. AAAAA
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          If no mistake have you made, yet losing you are ... a different game you should play.

          You had N'zogbia when you started, now you don't. Thinks can only get better.

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    2. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      I'd rate it about top 20% 🙂

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      1. Andrew
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Higher than that, I average 54 and I'm in top 10%

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        1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          can't be asked getting a calculator but it ain't far out

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    3. Conrad.
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      and here i am ecstatic with my 61 average score so far!

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  25. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    http://i.imgur.com/3GjXY.jpg

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  26. jonesy_in_the_laundry_room
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    who to bench this week:?

    HBA

    or

    Stirling.

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    1. Andrew
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      If you dont play Sterling this week you never will!!

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      1. OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        + 17

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      2. WDT
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        That bias shouldn't be the reason you pick a player though. However, on this occasion, yeah bench HBA

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  27. In Tommy We Trust
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    How many points have your captain got you so far. Pretty sure I'll be last with 50

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    1. AAAAA
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      76 (remove RVP at Southampton then 46!). One big week is all it takes.

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      1. In Tommy We Trust
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        How many points you got in total? I'm on 413 so 50 is only 12% of my total score. Terrible 🙁 Should really be closer to 25%

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        1. In Tommy We Trust
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          Like Conrads below

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          1. Conrad.
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 5 months ago

            yea i'm 112 of my total 425. a shade over 25%

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    2. Conrad.
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      112 😀

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  28. shinyfong
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    cuellar price looks to be dropping, worth taking a risk to bring him in now?

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    1. Andrew
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Reply fail, why not wait til he drops and buy him cheaper

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    2. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      what risk?

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    3. Hank Scorpio
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Cuellar is nowhere near to dropping in price.

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  29. Andrew
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Why not wiat til he drops and buy him cheaper

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    1. I wish I knew
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Fail

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      1. shinyfong
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        the thing is i dont know when he will drop haha

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        1. Andrew
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          Well you have over a week until the next GW

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