Suspensions

The Suspension Tightrope – Quiet

With no red cards shown in the fixtures this week, we’d a sparse looking inbox in terms of suspensions, but never fear – there are still some tidbits to throw your way, as the tightrope continues to creak under a heavy load.

Easing that load on Saturday, and perhaps the highest profile of those newly banned for next weekend, Chris Baird is the first to take our interest. Booked for protesting the injury time penalty award for Arsenal at the Emirates, the Northern Irishman had his pain immediately eased by the outstanding glovework of his goalkeeper but a ban still follows; he’ll be absent for the visit of Sunderland next Sunday, with Mahamadou Diarra the obvious replacement should he regain his fitness.

Also doing their bit to free up space on the sidebar widget were Stoke City’s Dean Whitehead and Sunderland’s Craig Gardner, both falling foul of the referee for the fifth time this season in their respective second halves against QPR and Everton. While Gardner will now accompany Baird in the stands at Craven Cottage, Whitehead will be missing a tricky trip to the Boleyn Ground, as the Potters face an in-form West Ham.

Replacing those three unbalanced folk up on the high wire this week we have a former Galactico in the shape of Esteban Granero, and a man capped by France at every age group level (though with the notable exception of the seniors) in Morgan Schneiderlin. Grabbing Southampton’s goal in a 1-1 draw with Swansea which lifted his side off the foot of the table, Schneiderlin also picked up his fourth yellow for unsporting behaviour. The Saints were replaced at the bottom by the QPR side of ‘El Pirata’ Granero, who picked up his censure in the final throws of their latest defeat.

Finally in our round up, it’s the old timers, with Cheick Tioté completing his three-match ban this week to be available for the Gameweek 12 shakeup; he waved goodbye to teammate Fabricio Coloccini who will sit out his second game of three, and QPR’s Stéphane M’Bia serving the last of his trio of enforced absences.

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  1. hazza
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Who is a good replacement for Baird? Max 4.5

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    1. avenger
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Gorkss Cuellar or Wilkinson

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      1. hazza
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Have both and cameron... Might just have to go another fullham

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        1. avenger
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Fulham not been good at the back, but not many more options at that price

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    2. Hazmat
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      At that price:

      5 CS - West Ham/Stoke
      4 CS - Norwich

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  2. TeddiPonza
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    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    I am getting rid of Tevez now.

    Suarez or Aguero? I can afford both.

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    1. miggy
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      aguero

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    2. Caine & Co.
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Giroud

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      1. denial
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        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Don't understand why you'd want to get Kun in this week - threat of being benched?

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    3. Timmy Cahill Rules
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      11 years, 4 months ago

      buck teeth

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    4. Dago
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Agueeeeroooooooooooo

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    5. SC not pearls before swine
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      11 years, 4 months ago

      I would wait a week and then go with Aguero. I think Tevez has a better chance to start this week but Aguero I think Aguero will become the best fantasy striking option in the game very shortly.

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  3. Timmy Cahill Rules
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    11 years, 4 months ago

    if Carroll stays all season how many goals do you think nolan will score in PL.

    i think 15 minimum

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  4. yash
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    11 years, 4 months ago

    plz help guys,1 free transfer and 0m in bank

    Begovic,Federici

    Nelsen,Gorkss,Ivanovic,Boyce,Hangeland

    Hazard,Nolan.Bale,Walters,Mcanuff

    RVP,Ba,Tevez
    What transfer should i do? can take a hit

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    1. miggy
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      11 years, 4 months ago

      maybe get rid of ivanovic to free up funds for next week?

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  5. sean4
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    11 years, 4 months ago

    Please choose!
    A: Caz-Fellaini, Ba-RVP, Bale-Mcanuff for 4point hit. and 1.3 left in bank

    B: Caz-Mcanuff, Tevez-RVP no hit 0bank

    C:Caz-Fellaini, Ba-Suarez no hit 0bank

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    1. cuterandy
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      fellaini and suarez 1 yellow away from ban..stay away from these 2 atm. jus my opinion

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  6. miggy
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    11 years, 4 months ago

    am i mad playing 3 defenders with away matches?

    ivanovic - rafael - baines and benching Nelson (SOU H) and Simpson (SWA H)

    if so, what three defenders would you play?

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    1. Caine & Co.
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      11 years, 4 months ago

      No. Play those three

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    2. Solenya
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      11 years, 4 months ago

      Thats the problem with having 3 heavy hitters at the back, if you're not willing to play more than 3 at the back it mars the concept of rotation.However, with QPR being unable to shut out against anyone and Simpson not guaranteed the 90 ,you can play those 3.

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    3. Bolt-on
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      11 years, 4 months ago

      Don't bench nelsen

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  7. Dynamic
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    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    What is wrong with the following players, will the play next gameweek?

    Ba
    RVP
    Maloney

    Thanks

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    1. Solenya
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      11 years, 4 months ago

      I was gonna ask the same but apparently those are nothing but excuses to withdraw from the intl. friendlies

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  8. Trigg ⭐️
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    11 years, 4 months ago

    Massive, massive Sunday fail.

    The good news is, I have 2.0 to fix this lot.

    Bego, McCarthy

    Baines, Rafael, Gorkss, Wilson, Hughes

    Bale, Fellaini, HBA, Walters, Sterling

    RVP, Ba, Berbs

    I'm thinking HBA to Silva maybe? Then Walters to a Sunderland midfielder for in time for their good fixtures and DGW.

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    1. roscola
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      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      54pts and a green arrow is a fail?

      Yeah, HBA to Silva makes sense but I'd really want to see a lot more evidence of Sunderland having turned an attacking corner before I invested. This DGW is Fantasy Fool's Gold IMO.

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      1. Trigg ⭐️
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        All of those points came on the Saturday, the Sunday was the fail 😉

        I'm just putting some cover in for Sunderland as insurance really, I'm not overinvesting! I do agree though, I hope some in my ML have to put up with 3 Sunderland and 3 Reading players for the Christmas period!

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        1. roscola
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          Ah, I see. Yeah, my rival last year jumped all over every DGW going. I made up lots of points that way and eventually beat him. I'm hoping he does the same this year 🙂

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  9. Gimli son of Gloin
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Thinking of shipping Cazorla.
    .5 in the bank. Have Bale, Sterling, Fellaini and Noble.
    Who should I get in?

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    1. fantasykid
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Mata

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      1. LewanGOALski
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        +1

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    2. HONY TIBBERT
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      11 years, 4 months ago

      Mata/Hazard

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    3. avenger
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Silva

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  10. Xhaka Kahn't
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    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Bloody hell, by next GW I'll have spent 20 points on transfers. Never ever spent this much!

    What are people's thoughts on Jelavic > Ruiz + Suarez > RvP (Captaining the right player is starting to become a problem and I know this would make it so much easier).

    it would be next week and it would cost me 4 points.

    Yay or Nay?

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    1. fantasykid
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      I reckon Jelavic + Suarez aint that bad considering their next couple of fixtures, To not have RVP will definitely haunt you in the long term, but, as of now, You definitely dont need a hit to ship them out

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      1. shegull
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        11 years, 4 months ago

        this

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    2. shegull
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      11 years, 4 months ago

      There is more kneejerking and taking hits than ever before on FFS this season imo. I've made total -4 hits and never used my wildcard, still doing well(25k). Never had Michu or Hazard.
      The massive shipping out of Bale, Cazorla and Tevez this week is another example of this madness. People should hold and wait more.

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      1. Xhaka Kahn't
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        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        I do get what you're saying, but most of the hits I've made have easily paid off, hence my rank at the moment.

        I think it's just 2 different approaches. Both can work and by the same token both can go wrong.

        It's about judgment.

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        1. Krionos
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          • 13 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          You haven't made many transfers though. 4 4 pointers isn't a bad thing. I am seeing people taking 12 point hits though and that rarely pays off...

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        2. TwiggsJameson
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          • 13 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          I've always thought hits a waste of points, but judging by your rank I might have to reasses my strategy. Well done.

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      2. Krionos
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        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Been saying this all season. People seem to be going mad with the price rises. It's the points that count. I've done less transfers than I usually do and kept faith in my squad and it has definately paid off.

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        1. No1Joker
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          11 years, 4 months ago

          I've always played the value game for the first third of the season. It normally means you get a team value of 6-8 m above rivals, which is a really good player.

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          1. Krionos
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            • 13 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            Disagree. It's about predicting which players will do well in the future. Not Knee-jerking in players because they've had a good gameweek and your looking to gain some value.

            If you stay ahead of the game and pick the right players, team value will come naturally and you rake in the points. Easier said than done, but I still believe it's silly to transfer in players only because you are looking to gain value

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      3. Dogba
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        I think I've taken a total of -12, and in hindsight I've taken too few.

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  11. Dark_Knight_braces
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    11 years, 4 months ago

    Messi is 9 goal short of becoming the next player to score highest goal in a year (Prev 85 by Muller,1972) for club and country.With 9 Games still to be played for the club, Does it seems likely that he will surpass Muller?...

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    1. Dago
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      work it out by his goals per game ratio and the look at the fixtures. Why? you want to have a bet on it?

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    2. Trigg ⭐️
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      I always looked at goalscoring records in the past, and wondered how on Earth they achieved it. It's by scoring at least one goal in every game, like Messi does now! I'd back him to beat it.

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    3. Dago
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      your link does not work and your grav is as a bad as mine, sorry.

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    4. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
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      11 years, 4 months ago

      I've always thought Messi was a bit Muller-lite

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    5. Dark_Knight_braces
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      11 years, 4 months ago

      9 La Liga games, there are CL games and the international games. He should score more than 90 i guess.....

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      1. Dogba
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        This.

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

    6.5 mln to spend for a mid well-rotating with Maloney.

    who would u suggest to get?

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    1. Bolt-on
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Sterling

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    2. Dago
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Spearing.

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      1. Dago
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Sterling sorry.

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    3. fantasykid
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      James Morrison Maybe

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    4. The Shadow
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Morrison for the next couple months if he's fit.

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  13. Beautiful Game
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    my wildcard team:

    jaas,bego
    enrique,rafael,saylor,oshea,turner
    walcott,morrison,fellaini,mata,mcanuff
    berba,ba,rvp

    wat do u guys think of this team???any changes needed???who shud i captain for nxt wk???

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    1. Beautiful Game
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      btw will rvp,morrison,walcott,ba feature nxt wk???

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  14. lazybones18
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    rvp injured ? thigh injury

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      🙁

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    2. Nerdlinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      It's a mid week international "injury". In other words, he's not injured!

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    3. thetinkerman
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      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Out for the season I heard. Due to make a miraculous recovery for Saturday though.

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  15. fantasykid
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    I really wish Rafael wouldn't have a price rise this week, So, i could do
    Ivanovic + Morrison -> Rafael + Walcott
    I already did Tevez -> Berbatov yesterday (After the price rise 🙁 )
    My question being, Can Walcott cement his starting XI place?

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    1. The Shadow
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      While at most teams, injuries before internationals tend to be fake, at Arsenal those injuries tend to be real. I'm not convinced Walcott isn't really injured.

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      1. fantasykid
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Sweet, I really dont understand why the gaffer would leave a talent like Walcott on the bench, I know its about the whole contract thing associated with him, But i really wish Theo starts every single week ( barring his injuries )

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    2. Dogba
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah Rafael is really giving me some problems. I think Walcott can cement his place. Of course, there are factors to consider, especially the contract problems and his potential injury.

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  16. Trigg ⭐️
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    I just noticed that Fellaini isn't rising on totalFPL ... any reason why? Can you only rise 0.5 in 2 weeks?

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    1. lazybones18
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      0.3/week maximum i think

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      1. fantasykid
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        +1

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        1. Chu Young Ping Pong
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          +2

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    2. roscola
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      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      totalFPL stopped being reliable a while ago. FISO is uglier and harder to read but much more reliable

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    3. The Shadow
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      He's risen .2 this week, should have another .1 in a day or two.

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    4. Trigg ⭐️
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      0.3 rise per week, rather than per gameweek then? That would make sense, as I thought he had only gone up by 0.2 this gameweek.

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      1. roscola
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        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Per gameweek. During the international breaks, the max rise was still 0.3

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

      He's only risen by 0.2 so far so there's no reason he won't rise again. If you've missed the boat this week then I'd just wait until Saturday morning now.

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      1. Trigg ⭐️
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        I caught the boat on Saturday, I just want my 0.3 rise 😉

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        1. thetinkerman
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          • 12 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Well then stop fretting! You've got nothing to worry about.

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  17. Chu Young Ping Pong
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    You can't go to bed without a cup of tea, maybe that's the reason that you talk in your sleep.

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    1. Desertbug
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      And the eagle has nested near the shores of Madagascar, so that is why the tax policy in Iceland needs reconciliation...

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  18. cassanata
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    I think if RVP's made up injury was to do with his ankle rather than thigh we would all be a little more worried.

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    1. Parm
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Nothing wrong with a good old thigh strain eh?! 😉

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      1. cassanata
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        he didn't stretch it enough obviously. Should always get a good stretch on it before working it out.

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  19. Roonani
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Some help needed with my FT please
    Which of those would you do?

    A) Tevez >Suarez
    B) Cazorla > Mata
    C) Cazorla > Silva
    D) Tevez + Cazorla > Suarez + SIlva/Mata ( -4 pt)

    If i get Tevez out I will have no City coverage but i think after last game, Tevez will be starting on the bench.

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    1. cassanata
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      tough one mate. I would lean towards B but with Mata off in Panama mid week hard to know. I'd save it probably.

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    2. thetinkerman
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      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      None of those.

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      1. Roonani
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Save the transfer or do anything else ?

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  20. Miro
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Vote for best 5th mid please! (also consider the price) :

    A) Sterling 5.3m
    B) Maloney 5.0m
    C) McAnuff 5.1m
    D) Gera 5.0m
    E) Routledge 5.4m
    F) Kacaniklic 4.7m
    G) Noble 4.9m

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    1. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      B > Taarabt > Sterling

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    2. fantasykid
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Maloney

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    3. I wish I knew
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Sterling for me, consistent play, stays away from cards and bring the odd return...

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

      If he's on your bench every game I'd go for Maloney. Sterling if you plan to play him every now and again.

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  21. I wish I knew
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    What do you think?

    A Routledge -> Nolan
    B Tevez -> Suarez
    A+B for a hit?

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    1. I wish I knew
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      And I already got Fellaini in, before anyone suggest it...

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  22. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    All of my team > Fellaini? (40 point hit)

    Thanks

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    1. Desertbug
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Awesome! you answered my question below before I even asked it. 🙂

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    2. Live4pool
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      to free up some funds?

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    3. I wish I knew
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Nice team!

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

      that's a bit intuitive

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    5. No1Joker
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Who's the capt choice this week then?

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  23. mikess
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Krul (Begovic)
    Demel Wisdom Baines (Cameron Cuellar)
    HBA Bale Fellaini Mata (Sterling)
    Berbatov (vc) Van Persie (c) Ba

    Bale > Silva

    or would you do something else?

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  24. Desertbug
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Can anyone reassure me that I'm fine staying with Pienaar this week instead of taking a -4 to change him to Fellaini? Was planning on freeing money this week by Hernandez>Maloney, but at this pace, I'm not sure I will be able to afford waiting another week to bring in the Belgian Fright Wig.

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    1. thetinkerman
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      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Let's just say you take the hit. You would need Fellaini to outscore Pie by 4 points in the next couple of gameweeks. Considering he's going to sit one soon I'd hold on until A) you've got a free trannie or B) Fellaini has served his ban.

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    2. fantasykid
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Well, its a tough call, I was a Pienaar owner myself until a week ago, Just had to do Pienaar -> Fellaini, just like i did Hazard -> Mata a few weeks before, I know what makes you hold back, its probably the suspension rope dangling on the Big Belgian's head, But you gotta press the trigger now before the inevitable price rise

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      1. thetinkerman
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        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        He's already risen by £0.2m so he can only go up a maximum of £0.1m from now until Sunday morning. Since it's a 4 point hit and there are internationals to be played, surely waiting until Saturday morning would be wiser?

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        1. Desertbug
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Probably what I'm going to do at this point. I'll still be able to afford that swap, even when he goes up to 7.5. I've probably been overly knee-jerky in the first half of the season to catch on to price rises and build some team value but it has cost me more than I wanted in terms of hits.

          Squad is in a decent shape at present so I need to chill and wait, I think.

          Thanks for thoughts.

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        2. fantasykid
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Oh sorry, didn't realise he rose by 0.2, In all fairness, your thoughts are constructive, Playing the waiting game till Sunday is definitely wiser.

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          1. Desertbug
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            Oh, I'll only be waiting until Saturday, if I make the move. Everton play on Saturday and after BFW (Belgian Fright Wig (registered trademark, btw)) notches another dozen points, he'll have gone up another 0.1 on Saturday eve.

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    3. Malcolm Tucker for England …
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      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Stick with peanut. Jelly will be taking some of the goals off Fellaini soon so they'll be similar in points (or so i keep telling myself)

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      1. thetinkerman
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        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Not sure about that! Agree sticking with Pie isn't a bad decision but not that Jelly will somehow steal Fellaini's points.

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        1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
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          • 12 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          At the moment Fellaini is the main goal threat. When we get a lead and Moyes is comfortable with Jelly i think you may see Fellaini dropping a touch deeper in games to sure things up. The United game was a sort of example of it. Fellaini avoided Vidic until we scored, then followed him around afterwards to negate any attacking threat he had as we were holding the lead. Agreed this won't be always, but he jelly puts us two up Fellaini won't be needed as far up top and defensive duties will call

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          1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
            • 12 Years
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            Interesting observation mate, I can totally see how that would be the case in matches. And it makes sense as the last two were games they didn't have much control over so needed Fellaini to get up there and do the business.

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            1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
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              • 12 Years
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              It's the United match that sticks in the mind because of the Vidic scenario i mentioned. I just think once jelly starts converting Everton will turn domination to goals (hopefully) and Moyes naturally cautious approach will be to hold the lead and hit on the break, thus making Fellaini less offensive as matches go on.

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      2. Desertbug
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks,
        I like my Peanut butter and Jelly sandwich at the moment, but could use a bit more Peanut (and more Jelly... yes, I'm greedy... I want ALL the points)

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  25. Live4pool
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    just decided NOT to do ba --> berba for a hit (for now)...good decision?

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    1. fantasykid
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Ba's fixtures are good, just hold it for a little while

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    2. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
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      Yes I believe so.

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      1. fantasykid
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        11 years, 4 months ago

        4 greens in a row, very impressive sir 🙂

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        1. thetinkerman
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          Check my GW history out! Granted, I had a poor couple of gameweeks in GW 2 and 3 but still impressive!

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          1. fantasykid
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            Wow !! That's quite some performance 🙂 That's how you play a wildcard i guess, Good going sir 🙂

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        2. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
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          Why thank you! 😀

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    3. thetinkerman
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      Transferring a good striker out for a hit is always risky. I'd hang on.

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      probably

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  26. The EJJ
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    Is it worth swapping Hazard out for -4? If so for Mata or Silva? (If Silva I would have no Chelsea players).

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    1. fantasykid
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      I would say Mata, Silva needs more time IMO

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    2. fredwestham
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      No not for -4

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  27. Malcolm Tucker for England …
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    I fear i may have jerked my knee so hard that I've smashed myself in the face and broken something!

    Swapped Carzola for Silva on tin basis that he's back and will make City tick. Problem is i am now thinking he'll make them tick, but will be a pivot behind the front man and end up assisting the assists. Basically worried he'll be helping the others score points whilst getting 2 points weekly as my only city cover.

    Am i worried over nothing or should i look at backing out now?

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    1. thetinkerman
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      Silva is the kind of player who will steadily pick up assists over the season. He'll also "assist the assist".

      I'm in no rush to do Cazorla > Silva but I might in a couple of weeks, especially if/when I sell Tevez.

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    2. Trigg ⭐️
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      Silva seemed to do okay for assists last season!

      I'm thinking of getting Silva in for HBA, so please don't talk me out of it 😉

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    3. 4vets
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      11 years, 4 months ago

      I wouldn't worry. Silva is back, as long as he stay fit he'll do fine 180+ pts last season.

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  28. Demel
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    Hazard & Ivan -> Silva & Baines

    No hit. Good transfers?

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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      yes

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      1. The EJJ
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        Not sure about Baines tbh. He's got 2 good fixtures but hasn't been raking in the points, consistent but not explosive.

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        1. thetinkerman
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          He gets bonus points just for showing up!

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          1. Xhaka Kahn't
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            +1

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        2. Desertbug
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          "hasn't been raking in the points" ???

          Only ELEVEN other players in entire game with more than his 56 points. Four are forwards and six are mids.

          What more do you want from him?

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          1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
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            Top ten or nothing!

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            1. Desertbug
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              Cheers to that! COYB!!!

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      I would do Mata & Baines

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      1. reply fail
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        Or just Ivanovic to Baines

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  29. Xhaka Kahn't
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    I'm assuming that most people have been swayed more by price rises this season?

    I've got 102.7 to spend now in real terms (team value 104.7), which I'm sure will help as the season goes on.

    You probably can't afford to ignore too many bandwagon's even if you don't necissarily agree with them, because your team value will suffer and it will limit you later on in the campaign.

    It's a pretty serious flaw IMO. Perhaps there should be a floor/ceiling to stop the swings being so influential?

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    1. 4vets
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      There is. 0.3 rise per gw.

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      1. Xhaka Kahn't
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        Yeah I know that, but I mean over a whole season.

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    2. thetinkerman
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      That's one reason to WC early - build value and hope it makes up for not having a WC later in the season.

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      1. Desertbug
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        That formula helped me into top 2500 last year. Feel like I've been stumbling this year, but maybe finally have squad to shift into gear.

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    3. cassanata
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      I don't agree. Take Bale for example, people who stuck with him got their rewards in points not in £. I have seen many people doing really well with what I would think are poor overall team values.

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      1. Timmy Cahill Rules
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        yes me

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  30. Thomass
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    is his team ok for gw10
    Howard
    Baines Ivanovic Huth Vermaelen
    Sterling Hazard Mata Fellini
    Suarez Dzeko
    Subs: Foster Morrison Pogrebnyak Clark
    Cheers dont know who to put in for Morrison
    Who to Captain, Currently on Suareez stick or not!

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    1. Xhaka Kahn't
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      Not my cup of tea really, as my strategy is to spend more up top.

      Sill it looks decent enough. I'm captaining Suarez next GW (fingers crossed!)

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    2. fredwestham
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      I think this post is a couple of weeks too late...we're now preparing for gw12, gw10 has been and gone my friend...

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      1. Thomass
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        ok!

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