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Moneyball – Pavel Pogrebnyak

Spending money on your bench is a tricky proposition: you need to balance the cost of leaving cash on the sidelines every week versus the risk of having insufficient talent to take up the slack when your first team players are injured or suspended. You might be able to squeeze in the odd 6.0 player to ride the bench but you simply can’t afford to have 20.0+ of talent on there, generating zero points each week; trade-offs have to be made.

Chris Glover Creator of the plfantasy blog, providing a stats focused approach to fantasy football. Exiled to Canada but still prefer my sports played on grass rather than ice. Follow them on Twitter

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  1. F19
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Much needed help required for choosing this week’s GK: Howard or Jussi ?

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    1. Pinoche
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Howard.

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      1. F19
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Aaah thanks....got Baines/Suarez as well. Its gonna be a mess 2moro 🙁

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        1. Pinoche
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          I'd start Jussi then.

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        2. Sleep Talk
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          I'd still start Howard over Jussi. Higher chance of CS imo.

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          1. F19
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            Thanks for the tips guys.

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    2. Sleep Talk
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Play the one playing at home is an unwritten rule. However, if Downing keeps up his amazing form from midweek, you might be better off with Jussi.

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    3. anyclues
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Jussi

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    4. Kevin Twine
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Jussi.

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    5. Jonjo
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Don't fancy either to get a clean sheet but Howard will probably get bonus points for saves made so I'd go for him.

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  2. Pinoche
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    ENR got it right! 🙂

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  3. waltzingmatildas
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Lallana or walters?

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    1. Last Resort...
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      I really want Lallana as he is a better footballer, but Walters is on pens, plays more advanced/in the hole and has a great run of 6 fixtures.

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  4. pilgrim
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Am tempted to bring in Pog in a couple of weeks to enable me to upgrade defenders. Also enable me to have a very good midfield.

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  5. COMH
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Meh

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    1. Henry Hill
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      I agree, stuck with him since GW 1. Probably won't be able get rid of him until I wildcard

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    2. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      nice try

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  6. blue cheese
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    ENR was right!

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      what?

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    2. GreenWindmill
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      So was GreenWindmill 😉

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

        😆

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      2. blue cheese
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        *doffs cap*

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

          Errrrr.... 😀

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          1. blue cheese
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            Time? Noticed it now ...

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            1. GreenWindmill
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              😆 Worth a go 😀

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          2. GreenWindmill
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            Snitch! 👿

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

              😛 There's no fooling me! 😈

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  7. Keane There Dunne That
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Should I do

    Vorm,Michu and ba

    To

    Begovic,cazorla and ba for -4

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    1. Sleep Talk
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Why don't you just do Vorm, Michu to Begovic, Cazorla? No hit, and you don't have to take Ba in and out, which in my opinion is a bit foolish...

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      1. Keane There Dunne That
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Sorry I'm always making mistakes. That's Torres to ba

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        1. Sleep Talk
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          Hmm. It's not that stupid actually, I say do it. #YOLO

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    2. reo19uk
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      well if you dont do the ba to ba then u dont lose the 4 points!

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      1. Keane There Dunne That
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        11 years, 6 months ago

        *torres

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    3. Daniel_tsl
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      11 years, 6 months ago

      ROFLMAO on that Ba>Ba mistake, sry, and yes

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  8. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Scout predictions are quite hard this week...Lol at some of mine

    Guzan
    Kompany Huth Santon
    Cazorla Bale Walters Ben Arfa
    RVP Ba Tevez

    Defoe Gerrard Mata

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Mine:

      Manonne

      LOLarov Vertonghen Huth

      Santi Bale Nolan Nasri

      Aguero Ba Crouch

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    2. Henry Hill
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Cazorla, Ba, Crouch and Kolarov all will be in the Scout Picks. Can see how I know here:

      http://www.paddypower.com/football/football-specials/fantasy-scout-specials?ev_oc_grp_ids=494961

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      1. Henry Hill
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Looks like Mata will be there too!

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    1. Pinoche
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Hmm, great picks mate.

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  9. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Howard

    Baines-Hughes-Ridgewell

    Ben Arfa-Bale-Cazorla-Noble

    Crouch-RVP-Berbatov

    Bench:Green-Michu-Clyne-Demel
    0.5M in bank
    Undecided on captain…..

    My question is: Should I do a transfer, or stick with it? If I should do a transfer, please suggest some I could do…. 😀

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  10. Pinoche
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Predictions for scout picks?

    Hart

    Baines Huth Verm

    Cazorla Bale Mata Nolan

    RVP Tevez Ba

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    1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Guzan
      Kompany Huth Santon
      Cazorla Bale Walters Ben Arfa
      RVP Ba Tevez

      Defoe Gerrard Mata

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      1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Oh yeah forgot about ever-present Baines

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      2. Pinoche
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Guzan? 😛

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        1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          LOL...I think they might be good for a CS and with Clark out I thought they might not double up on Citeh

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    2. Golden Oldies
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Don't think Mata will make it after the long mis week trip...don't expect much from him this week. Ben Arfa will def be in there imo

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      1. Pinoche
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Ba probably on the bench then and Berb/Crouch as the third striker then.

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    3. Keane There Dunne That
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Walters for Nolan and that's mine

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      1. Pinoche
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Yea, Nolan is not so good away from home.

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    4. Golden Oldies
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      I reckon Begovic will be the keeper with Clarke in defence

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      1. Pinoche
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Huth for his attacking threat.

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  11. the axolotl
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    hmm, feed the pogrebnyak, but will he score?

    don't like the idea of having a non starlet in my stikeforce

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  12. TommyK
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone feel like rating my WC team?

    Begovic, Ruddy
    Cole, Jenkinson, Caulker, Figueroa, Clyne
    Cazorla, Hazard, Sterling, Michu, Maloney
    RVP, Tevez, Berbatov

    Any comments welcome.

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    1. Golden Oldies
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      I'd get Bale over Hazard/Mata for next to weeks and then switch....

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    2. floydy_floyd
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      6.5/10

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    3. anyclues
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      RVP for rooney and cole for baines

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    4. skodaole2
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Jenkinson might not start even this week if Sagna is fit so i would probably prefer someone else(Saylor). i also think Cazorla is overpriced i would take bale instead or even HBA since you have no new cover , their fixtures are great and saves money for maloney-walters or morrison or even lennon.

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    5. Ferris Bueller
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Cole and Jenkinson wouldn't make it into my WC team (just trying to shuffle Cole and Mertesacker out of my team as we speak). Far better to go for Baines and a cheap defender.

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  13. Ferris Bueller
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Who gets the armband?

    A RVP (che)
    B Hazard (MUN)
    C Tevez (SWA)
    D Cazorla (QPR)

    First to 5 is captained (probably!)

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    1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Ba!

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    2. heco87
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Tevez

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    3. reo19uk
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      bale or ba 😀

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    4. Sleep Talk
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Tevez.

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    5. Kostja
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Tevez

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    6. anyclues
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      RVP

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    7. Le Limpar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Caz

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    8. Golden Oldies
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      I'm going Tevez..he's gonna start and will surely not go 6 without scoring. He'll have a point to prove too after Dzeko has gained ground on him recently

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    9. Van The Man
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      11 years, 6 months ago

      Caz

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    10. Dago
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      RVP

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    11. Daniel_tsl
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      11 years, 6 months ago

      Caz

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    12. Daniel_tsl
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      It's at:

      A)2
      B)0
      C)4
      D)3

      btw 😉

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  14. reo19uk
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    who would anyone go for at best midfielder for 6.5m or less?

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    1. Pinoche
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      James Morrison.

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      1. elkunaguero
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Morrison or Nolan

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  15. skodaole2
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    11 years, 6 months ago

    Hello everyone, who should i bench of the following? (one of them)

    Hazard, Bale, Gervinho, Nolan, Michu, Ba, Berbatov, Fletcher

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    1. TommyK
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Michu.

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    2. anyclues
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      11 years, 6 months ago

      Fletcher

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    3. SouthCoastSaint
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      11 years, 6 months ago

      Michu

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      1. skodaole2
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        11 years, 6 months ago

        wow, i thought everyone would say nolan due to away poor form or gervinho due to arsenal 2 defeats in a row. ok i ll think about michu or fletcher thx guys

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  16. Guinney
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Capt:

    Bale
    Berba
    Carzola
    RVP

    I’m actually leaning towards Berba. Bale also a real contender, but everytime i seem to captain him he draws a blank

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    1. SouthCoastSaint
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Fulhams away form concerns me but also in the same boat. A good differential too..

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  17. Le Limpar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Re-up:

    I am really tempted with Rafael > Kolarov for a few weeks.

    3 at the back Wilson, Baines, Kolarov – with Clyne (with the best run of fixtures he’s ever going to have) as the man coming in any weeks Lols is rested.

    Sound plan?

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    1. Van The Man
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      With the current formation(which favours Kolarov!) not working for Mancini, I'd stay away from him.

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  18. SouthCoastSaint
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Youngster Luke Shaw could start for Saints this weekend. Massive prospect. No FPL interest though, just letting y'all know!

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  19. GreenWindmill
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Pog? Aw hell no!

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      What if Bale Caz Silva Mata all hit form at once? He could be a great option. Good value.

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      1. The Finnisher
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Then sacrifice your defence, not the precious striker spots!

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      2. Kevin Twine
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        +1

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      3. GreenWindmill
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Even at that price I don't see the 'value' - you'd only have him in because you need the money elsewhere which means a minimum of two transfers required when you inevitably want to get rid of him. I prefer a more balanced team personally but then I'm not very good at this so maybe you're right 🙂

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        1. Pasqualinho
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          But look at his fixtures, then tell me you're not in the least bit tempted. I am.

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          1. GreenWindmill
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            The fixtures are the reason I'm considering keeping Guthrie for a while longer but a Reading striker is a budget cut too far!

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    2. asyrafdanial
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      just for the bench..why not

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      1. GreenWindmill
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        I don't like strikers on the bench.

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  20. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    how does michu & haz to bale & mata sound?

    other mids are cazorla,pienaar,maloney

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    1. floydy_floyd
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      good tho losing Haz is a real shame

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  21. Golden Oldies
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Nelson away to Arsenal is my only fit sub...lets hope for no stupid team sheets tomorrow

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  22. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Crouch or Lambert?

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    1. Pinoche
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Crouch.

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    2. Kevin Twine
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Crouch

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    3. Dago
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      The taller of the two.

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  23. Thomass
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    anyone got any hacks for fifa 13 ultimate team without doing a survey

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    1. Parm
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      As I said previously, you can't hack FUT, anything claiming it's a hack is a scam.

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

        Anything can be hacked.

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        1. GreenWindmill
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          Suarez can't - he falls over before you get a chance 😉

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

            😆 😆

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          2. Daniel_tsl
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            haha lol 😀

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      2. Thomass
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        thans parmtree but do you have an xbox or ps3

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        1. Parm
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          Xbox.

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  24. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Any1 got Spurs press conference ?

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    1. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      *cough*
      *coarse voice*
      "Project"

      Repeat 100 times.

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

        😀

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      2. Scroobius Mac
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Don't forget "immense dimension".

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        1. Elniñorules
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          🙂 There's more, course.

          "world class players"
          "strategic domination"
          "lot of contemplation"
          "We have strength, determination & perseverance"

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    2. Scroobius Mac
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Only on Wednesdays in Europa League weeks.

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      1. Bubbles
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Didn't watch the game last night, Defoe all fine?

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        1. Scroobius Mac
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          Unscathed yes. Not great though.

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          1. Bubbles
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            That's fine by me. Cheers.

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        2. OPTA FPL
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          from Spurs forum:
          Please start Lloris and Ade. Defoe's performance today should be enough to justify starting Ade. Give him a chance ffs.

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      2. OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        yeah, there was the one for Europa League.

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  25. Elniñorules
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    I can read through my French co-manager's mind 😉

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  26. Parm
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Scout Pick Predos'

    Mannone
    Baines, Wilson, Kolarov.
    Cazorla, Bale, Mata, McAnuff.
    RVP, Tevez, Ba.

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    1. Pinoche
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Hart
      Baines Huth Verm
      Cazorla Bale Mata Nolan
      RVP Tevez Ba

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    2. Dago
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      RVP>Aguero
      Tevez>Crouch

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    3. blue cheese
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Mannone
      Baines, Kolarov, Wilson
      Cazorla, Bale, Mata, Nolan
      Aguero, Ba, Crouch

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  27. SouthCoastSaint
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Already done Piennar and Maloney to Bale and Walters for -4

    Is there any logic in getting rid of Torres/Suarez for a further 4 points? for Ba

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  28. anyclues
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Tempted to captain crouch over tevez... dumb?

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    1. SouthCoastSaint
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      flair

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      1. Valar(Keith)
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        anti'flair and stupid

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    2. Daniel_tsl
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      no, do it, unless u really need the points

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  29. SMOOTH
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    any of these transfers good bets?

    A) rvp to aguero to fund michu to mata
    B) baines to distin to fund michu to mata

    C) A or B but pienaar instead of michu.

    A+B involve starting clyne
    C would mean i get to play michu

    note that i have tevez so A/B would mean a front line of aguero tevez ba

    plan to do this for 2 weeks and then bring in rooney for aguero or tevez

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