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Suspensions November 19

The Suspension Tightrope – Casualty

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As you’ll have seen in Sunday’s Scout Notes, Fantasy favourite Marouane Fellaini was the big casualty of accrued yellows this week. A booking in the 2-1 loss at Reading tipped the Belgian over the five-card line and into the ban list for Gameweek 13 – the pileous purveyor of Fantasy points will now miss the visit of a buoyant Norwich and hand his 36.9% Fantasy Premier League (FPL) owners a midfield conundrum this weekend.

Elsewhere on the tightrope, we saw a couple of new faces arrive, with Wigan captain Gary Caldwell the first to fill the void left by the aforementioned Belgian, as his fourth yellow of the season added him to an ever-growing list, while in Sunday’s game at Craven Cottage, the only player with three cautions to his name – Steve Sidwell duly delivered another indiscretion and will receive his tightrope invitation in the Monday morning mail.

On to Monday night and a plethora of players blink wildly on the tightrope office radar system, as West Ham host Stoke in a game that could justify a couple of extra paragraphs should the cards fall a certain way. On the home side, we already have the defensive pairing of James Collins and Winston Reid primed on four bookings, just one slip from a week off, while midfielder Mark Noble sits one away from tightrope notoriety on three. The visitors see a trio of protagonists alongside Noble on three bookings, with Charlie Adam, Ryan Shawcross and Andy Wilkinson also ready to climb aboard.

Welcoming Fellaini into suspension land (no doubt to compare grooming tips), we still have Fabricio Coloccini sitting out the third match of his ban in Gameweek 13. The Newcastle skipper will be followed swiftly through the door by the sheepish pair of Tottenham’s Togolese striker, Emmanuel Adebayor and Fulham’s Texas-born Norwegian, Brede Hangeland, after their game-changing straight red cards bring three game bans that will stretch well into December.

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  1. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    How does this team look?

    After a great GW score of 81 plus Bogovic & Cameron to go I am back in the top 1k. Here is my team for next weekend.

    Begovic
    Baines / G.Johnson / Cameron
    Mata / Silva / Walcott / Puncheon
    Rooney (c) / Tevez / Giroud (vc)

    McCarthy / Sterling / Gorkss / Nelsen

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    1. Duane Dibbley
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Johnson to Enrique?

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      1. Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        I have been debating it but im not sure if it is worth the risk with the competion Enrique will face from Assadi/Downing.

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

          Surely Downing is way down the pecking order.

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          1. Smurf
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 5 months ago

            Yeah but may still get game time I would think, as will Assadi?

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

      Nice. I am thinking of getting Rooney.

      May want to get hold of Cuellar. And surely now Enrique better value than Johnson?

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      1. Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks.

        See above re Enrique. I was looking at possibly switching Cameron to Cuellar so that I am not doubling up on Stoke defenders. Would also give me the exact amount of money to swap Rooney to RVP if I wished.

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

    Any love for Adam Johnson? Good fixtures leading upto DGW. Finding some form.

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    1. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Could well be a very good pick and a great differential. If I had spare room in my midfield I would be taking a look at him.

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

        Thanks. Think I will get him for Fellaini as a 4 week punt.

        My problem for this week is Silva-Mata going H2H after tough CL fixtures. Hope it is not a snoozefest.

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        1. Smurf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          I wouldn't be expecting too much from that game just because as you say the big game is the midweek game. That said it MAY produce an open (or sloppy) affair which could lead to a few goals each.

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  3. Squeakybumtime
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Whats everyone's thoughts on Suarez.

    Was all set to do Tevez to Suarez this week, but with Tevez scoring heavily does it make any sense to get rid.

    Might sit tight and hope Suarez picks up a booking this weekend, then get him in for SOU at home. But if he keeps banging in goals and his price keeps rising I might not be able to afford him

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    1. Dark Mata
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      I would wait, look at fixtures from wk15 onwards, thats when more people will get Suarez in

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      1. Squeakybumtime
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Thats what I'm thinking, but if he rises 3 times before then I cant get him.

        I really hope he picks up a yellow this weekend

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  4. Dark Mata
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Any West Ham fans on here, is Demel likely to start tonight?

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    1. Pap Le Cissier
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Dr Doos, please step forward....

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    2. Kings of Lyon ★
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      im not a whu fan but i imagine he will

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      1. Pap Le Cissier
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Hoping he wont so Cuellar steps in!

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        1. Dark Mata
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          🙂

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          1. Kings of Lyon ★
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 5 months ago

            +10000

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      2. Dark Mata
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Hope he has a slight knock in the warm up, then Cuellar steps off the bench!

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

      Probable.

      http://www.whufc.com/articles/20121119/manager-on-monday_2236884_2984979

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      1. Pap Le Cissier
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        You've crushed my dreams man, crushed.

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

          🙁 Sorry.

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          1. Pap Le Cissier
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 5 months ago

            Pfft! 😉

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

        My hunch is he starts and plays 60mins.

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        1. Dark Mata
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          and hopefully keeps a clean sheet

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

            And puts a few on Carrolls nut!

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            1. Dark Mata
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 5 months ago

              No as I also have Cameron!!!

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

                Stuff Cameron, give him a red! 🙂

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

          *59 mins 😉

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    4. Still No Eye Dia
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Demel (McCartney 59) 🙁

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

    Time to bring in a second quality mid after selling Baines next week. I have Bale... would you bring in Mata, Cazorla or Silva?

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    1. Dark Mata
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Consider Walcott too

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

      Mata

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    3. Red Devil Swede
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Silva now that City are free scoring and soon out of CL.

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    4. Red Devil Swede
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      But why not have Bale, Walcott, Mata, Silva and Hazard? 😉

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

    Between now and end of Jan:

    A) Walcott

    B) Fletcher

    Explanations appreciated...

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    1. SC not pearls before swine
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Kind of apples and oranges but I guess I would rather own Walcott on account of he does't play for Sunderland.

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    2. Journeyman
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      It's close.... but I'd go A. Think Walcott will get increased gametime and Sunderland are poor at the moment. Fletcher's tally yesterday was v 10 men, previous blanks are more indicative of the team's form. They have good fixtures but I think Walcott will edge it, even from the benches.

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    3. Dark Mata
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Walcott as he's a bit cheaper than Hazard/Mata/Santi/Silva but could get same returns and you'll want 3 other better strikers than Fletcher

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

        I am in a draft league so limited availability of players... I am really just looking for who will bring in the most points...

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  7. SpinyNorman [*_*]
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Really hoping that Jelavic, Pienaar and Foster don't drop in value and that Adam Johnson, Tevez and Ruddy don't increase...

    At the moment I have a 0.1 margin...

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

      I'd be surprised if AJ and Ruddy increase, but I'd say Tevez is almost guaranteed to rise!

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

    Ba owners who are worried about no Cabaye, for what its worth;
    So far this season, Cabaye missed both the Reading and Swansea games where Ba scored 2 and 1, managing 14 shots in the process.
    Looking at last season and the games Cabaye missed;
    WBA (H) - Ba scored twice in a 2-3 loss (6 shots on goal)
    Villa (H) - Ba scored once (4 shots)
    Spurs (A) - Ba nothing in that 5-0 loss (5 shots)

    So in the 5 games Cabaye has missed over the last 2 seasons, Ba has 6 goals and had 29 shots (almost 6 per game)..

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    1. Kings of Lyon ★
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Howd HBA do in these games 😉

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

        Reading/Swansea - Nothing.
        WBA - assist off the bench.
        Villa/Spurs - Unused sub.

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        1. Kings of Lyon ★
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          cheers mate. Im def selling

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

            TBF he won't be an unused sub this season. If they do end up switching to 4-3-3 like Pardew is considering then he could be a good pick again. Better options out there though.

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

              HBA was absolutely fantastic at the weekend, fwiw.

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

                Yeah I was going to type that 😕 was very good and Ba was extremely threatening..Southampton up next too.

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

                  Problem is that Pardew is an idiot. Cant play HBA at right mid, hes totally handcuffed. Play him on either wing or in the famous "hole" and watch him be your best player week in week out. But no, i`ll play him on the wing just to give Shola some gametime. Quality thinking m8, quality.

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

          It's hardly worth it though, as this would've been in the first half of the season, when Ba was banging them in for fun and HBA couldn't get a game.

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

            The Villa game was once he was back from ACN, although I know what you mean. The Swansea/Reading games though, thats this year ! 🙂

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

              It also wasn't 4-3-3, well at least the Reading game wasn't 🙂

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

                Spurs and Villa were both after ACN, in fact I don't know what the problem with Ba was as looking at the stats post ACN he was shooting plenty.

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

            Couldnt get a game? You know HBA has started every Newcastle game this season, right?

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

              He meant last season.

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

              I'm talking about last season's games.

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

                Oh, sorry. Seems to be Ba youre talking about as well, my bad.

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

      Thanks. He will be a human wrecking ball against sot. Newc will make up for their loss.

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  9. SpinyNorman [*_*]
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Best defenders for 6.5 million or under? Preferably not LIV ones...

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

      Stoke and WBA?

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

      Clichy
      Enrique

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  10. Just_Ty
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    For the ones like me hoping for a Demel no show:
    http://injuryleague.com/2012/11/west-ham-defender-hopes-injury-nightmare-is-behind-him/

    🙁

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  11. Quish_
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Hey guys been long since i got a RMT. Any help is appreciated.

    Begovic
    Baines / Rafael / Hughes
    Cazorla / Bale / Morrison / Afro
    RVP / Berba / Lambert

    Foster / Sterling / Demel / Nelsen

    2FT and 0.8 left. Considering Hughes > Cuellar first. Any ideas? Lambert price is dropping like crazy but he IS getting decent points so far.

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    1. iCon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Would you consider Bale to Silva?

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

        Not this week though. Tough game.

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        1. iCon
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          Class players perform in tough games!

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

            Bale has West Ham at home. While WH are no pushovers this season, i expect bigger returns from Bale than Silva.

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

        Agreed. Plus Bale look the most dangerous player Spurs got. Everything goes through him 😀

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        1. Red Devil Swede
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          Bale will be even better once Dembele is back.

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    2. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      I like the Hughes to Cuellar, especially considering the DGW. Lambert looks to be coming into form (2 weeks after I dropped him 🙁 ) so I would stick with him.

      I would maybe look at Morrsion to A.Johnson as he looks like he might be coming into form.

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

        Exactly DGW is in my sights. A.Johnson.. will look into that.

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    3. Duane Dibbley
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Hughes to Enrique while he is OOP

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

        How long will Enrique play OOP? Not too sure on that..

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  12. xxxiang
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    hey guys can forsee i have a tough week ahead.

    bego/foster
    celluar/mcauley/iva/cameron/nelsen
    fellaini/bale/sterling/mcanuff/mata
    rvp/suzrez/ruiz

    ruiz,foster,fellaini all not playing.mcauley doubtful.
    should i take a 4 pt hit to change anyone out?

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

      Ruiz out. Can you get Lambert?

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

        i just got lambert>ruiz at gw 12 -_-

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

          Doesn't matter. Needs must. Otherwise get A.Johnson for Fellaini. But Ruiz is a poor choice for the third striker.

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

            or would shane long be better?

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

              Shane Long is good but doesn't complete 90 minutes. Gets subbed off. But that is a small consideration. If you are not keen on taking hits, then Long can be a good stopgap transfer.

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

    None of the big guns, travel for utd, including RVP and Rooney.

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    1. Spike ⚽️
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      The game is pretty well meaningless for Man Utd but the other teams chasing a place wont be impressed 😉

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    2. Kings of Lyon ★
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Good to hear

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

        Not if you're a hoops fan, although can't remember the last time I heard anything good on that front.

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        1. Kings of Lyon ★
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          Very true. How they're at the bottom of the table ill never know.

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

            I think Hughes made the error of getting in these players and instructed them to play like Brazil. A number of rules he forgot, build your team from the back, and when at home got at teams from the first minute, Abandon zonal marking, give armband to Nelsen, would also improve things.

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            1. Kings of Lyon ★
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 5 months ago

              Very logical.

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    3. Red Devil Swede
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Pretty decent United team anyway.

      Lindegaard
      Rafael, Jones, Wootton, Buttner
      Fletcher, Anderson, Cleverley, Young
      Chicharito Welbeck

      with Carrick, Powell, King, Macheda + more on the bench.

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

    From BBC:

    Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand, Patrice Evra, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Robin van Persie have all been rested for Manchester United's Champions League game against Galatasary in Turkey tomorrow night.

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

      RVP (c) then..
      Rafael?

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

        Travelling. So is Young but no Valencia.

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

        He'll probably be on the bench again.

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

          With no Valencia/Ferdinand who will play RB? Rafael 🙁

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

            But it will likely be a similar story for the weekend. Hopefully 🙂

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

            Maybe one of the youngsters? It is basically a dead rubber...

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

            Phil Jones

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  15. Hitman MHK
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    http://oi47.tinypic.com/35bfrck.jpg

    Okay, I have 2 FT and I want to get Suarez in. Which option do we like best? Thank you heaps! 🙂
    Sorry, there are a lot of options, I need some help as I'm struggling! LOL

    a) (OUT) Cazorla. Hazard, Ba (IN) Walcott, Silva, Suarez
    b) (OUT) Baines, Ba (IN) Enrique, Suarez
    c) (OUT) Baines, Hazard, Lambert (IN) Garrido, Silva, Suarez
    d) (OUT) Ba, Lambert (IN) Dong-Won Ji, Suarez
    e) (OUT) Baines, Hazard, Ba (IN) Cole, Silva Suarez

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    1. Kings of Lyon ★
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Not a fan of any of them tbh.

      Ba & Pienaar to Sterling & Suarez?

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      1. Hitman MHK
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Hmm... good thinking 99 😉
        Are we actually keen on Sterling as a starter? Sure he's had a great run of form but Liverpool have a fair bit of depth in their wingers..
        Why do you recommend it? Thanks

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

          We dont really have depth on the wings. Sure, Downing and Assaidi are natural wingers, but Downing is far off form and has been told he can leave, and Assaidi is struggling to find his fitness, With Borini out Sterling is pretty much our only natural winger, which is why Enrique has been moved forward as of late.

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          1. Hitman MHK
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 5 months ago

            Yeah, thanks 🙂
            I noticed Enrique has been doing well there as well. Looking at drafting him yourself?

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

              Already did this weekend m8 😀

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              1. Hitman MHK
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 5 months ago

                Hahahaha good form! 😉

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

      A

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      1. Hitman MHK
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        To be honest I really liked this one however after posting a question about it, many people disagreed saying that Santi and Hazard will do better in all ways.
        What do you reckon? Dump Lambert somehow instead?

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

      I like Ba this week! Keep hold.

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      1. Hitman MHK
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers, Suarez is set for a price hike by another .2 this week.
        Look at upgrading Lambert through Baines?

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

          Suarez surely wont make it through the year without another yellow, which means suspension which pretty much f***s our offensive game. I dont have Suarez myself, and im hesitant to get him in before he gets suspended. I just know its coming:/

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          1. Hitman MHK
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 5 months ago

            Yeah, we all can!
            That's why I'm kind of hesitant in some ways as well. Especially with Kaca out for me now I have no sub for midfield so I'd have to throw in a defender if he yellows. Not much of a fuss but that could screw up my strategies.
            Being a 'pool supporter yourself, don't you want to get him in either way? I'd do the same if it was Giroud (in which I'm tempted). 😀

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

              Well yeah ofcourse i want him in, especially as a Pool-fan! I was going to just do Giroud -> Suarez if Giroud didnt produce against Fulham, and then he did.. I still think RVP will end up with more points eventually and i needed to salvage my defence rather than subbing of in-form Giroud. And like i said, i just know that yellow is coming. After that though, i need to look at getting him in:)

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              1. Hitman MHK
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 5 months ago

                Hahaha hope I didn't screw up your plans! 😉
                Ohhh I was looking at your team from GW5, link is outdated.
                Nah, I think your team is fine, Suarez would be too much of a hassle for you to get in.
                To be honest I think I might gamble it and go with my option of A and bring in Luis this week. Yellow card or not, my attack is pissing me off... haha

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    4. Red Devil Swede
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      a)

      Caz/Walcott is pretty even but you free up cash doing Caz->Walcott so that's a good move.

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      1. Hitman MHK
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers 🙂
        The week after I can do Baines --> Enrique and Lambert --> Berba. Go for it ya reckon?

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    5. Hitman MHK
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Just like to thank everyone even though probs no-one will read this, I'm off to bed as it's 1:44am in AUS. Night... or Morning? 😉

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  16. ZaKNaFeiN
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    After following the Captain Poll for RVP, and not captaining Tevez (at home against Villa!), while benching Sterling, my GW could've been so much better.

    Anyway, here's the team at the moment. Any thoughts on improving this lot?

    Bego
    Baines / Clyne / Gorkss
    Sterling / Walcott / Bale (VC) / Barfa
    RVP (C) / Tevez / Berba

    Subs: Jussi / Fellaini / McA / Nelsen

    1 FT, £0.3m in bank.

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    1. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Ben Arfa to A.Johnson?

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

        Interesting, was thinking of something along those lines as well.

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  17. Pap Le Cissier
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    2 ft to use

    Kaca to Maloney
    HBA to Michu/Morrison?

    If i go with Morrison, i could bring in Ba for Crouch next week

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      • 14 Years
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      Puncheon. 🙂

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      1. Pap Le Cissier
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        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Instead of Maloney? Alao now wondering whetherto keep HBA and ditch Crouch first instead?

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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          Aye. 🙂

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

      http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/my-stats-tables/view/399

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      1. Pap Le Cissier
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        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        I was actually a "puncheon pusher" earlier this season. Theb ditched for Kaca...

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    3. Drip Doctor
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      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Just Kaca > Maloney or Puncheon. I'd save the other transfer and have 2FT next week.

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      1. Pap Le Cissier
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        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Could be the better option.

        Will then look at HBA and Crouch out for Morrison and Ba

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  18. Drip Doctor
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    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Best to stay away from transferring in CL players over this packed schedule? Considering Walcott, Giroud, Silva but all could easily be benched in one of the upcoming fixtures. Already have Mata who I expect could miss the Fulham game.

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    1. Kings of Lyon ★
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      If City dont win on Wed then Silva looks a good bet

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      1. Drip Doctor
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        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Unfortunately, he'll go up in price by then and will be out of my price range. I have the exact money now.

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

        Silva wont play. They have nothing to play for anyway, B-team coming up.

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        1. Crouch Potato!
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          Totally disagree, Mancini has stated his intent on this one.

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

            Intent? Of what? They probably cant even make the Europa League, and why would they even want to risk players before the Chelsea game? I`d be really surprised if the fringe players doesnt roll out.

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    2. Pap Le Cissier
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      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Tough to guage isnt it? Ill look at City if they are 100% confirmed out this week.

      Arsenal are a different story. Didnt Wenger play RVP ib pretty much all CL and PL games last season? Seems to rotate less.

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      1. Drip Doctor
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        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah, but with Gervinho presumably back in training this week, we have Podolski, Theo, Gervinho & Chamberlain for the to wing spots.

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        1. Pap Le Cissier
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          • 11 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          Giroud more viable?

          Any chance you could give me some feedback on the post above? Im torn!

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

          Gervinho wont get right back in. Walcott on fantastic form and Podolski producing even though hes not playing great.

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

      You reckon RDM will bench him again?

      It's what is putting me of Silva/Tevez, they have wig after Madrid and EVE before Dortmund so who knows.

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      1. Drip Doctor
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        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        It's possible.

        Tue - Juve(A) 90mins
        Sun - MCY(H) 90 mins
        Wed - Fulham(H)
        Sat - WHM(A) - early kick off
        Tue - Nordsjaelland(H) could be crucial.

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        1. The Finnisher
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          11 years, 5 months ago

          Good point, but they are sooo shit without him.

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    4. heartsattack
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      11 years, 5 months ago

      I doubt if Mata will be benched again after Saturdays shambles.

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  19. J.A.R.V.I.S
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Any Cardiff fans about??

    Interested to know what (if anything) Kerim frei has done while he's been on loan??

    Looking to offload Sterling (as 5th mid) and pocket as much cash as poss ( Frei at 4.3 could be a good punt as his loan ends soon and there are holes appearing in the fulham squad).

    anyone got the inside track for me?

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  20. mjcm
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    ba, ivanovic,frederici-----------------suarez,shorey,begovic for one hit
    What you think
    Team linked

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

    Big striker dilemmas at the moment, we are being spoilt for choice.

    I currently hold RVP - Ba - Tevez, but can't help thinking that Ba and Tevez may need switching sooner rather than later (fixtures aren't as nice as some other options for Tevez, whereas Newcastle's form is a worry for me with Ba).

    Any optimum times for offloading these two? Giroud, Suarez, Berba, Defoe, even Fletcher are looking mighty tempting with their form and fixtures.

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  22. Dark Mata
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Last night I did my first ever full on Knee Jerk of the season! Starting already to think I should've waited a few days to mull it over. hmmmm

    begovic (jaask)
    cameron baines cuellar (clyne,demel)
    SILVA michu cazorla mata (PUNCHEON)
    rvp tevez berbatov

    did Fellaini & Walters out for Silva & Puncheon :/

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  23. The Chosen One...
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Manu travelling squad

    Goalkeepers: Sam Johnstone, Anders Lindegaard.

    Defenders: Rafael, Alexander Buttner, Phil Jones, Tom Thorpe, Marnick Vermijl, Scott Wootton.

    Midfielders: Michael Carrick, Davide Petrucci, Larnell Cole, Tom Cleverley, Darren Fletcher, Anderson, Nick Powell, Ashley Young, Ryan Tunnicliffe.

    Strikers: Javier Hernandez, Joshua King, Danny Welbeck, Federico Macheda.

    No RVP, Rooney, Valencia, Evra the key absentees but Rafael travels

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

      Buttner FTW!

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

      Lindegaard
      Rafael Jones Wootton Buttner
      Cleverley Carrick Anderson
      Young Hernandez Welbeck

      Gotta be pretty close?

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

        Got a weird feeling SAF will play welback on the wing with young on the other side. Would love to see Rafael given a rest

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      2. OPTA FPL
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        11 years, 5 months ago

        why should Rafael start?

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

          I don't know enough about any of the youngsters bar Wootton so I put him in there. Who else would start?

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

      Believe the line up will be

      Lindegaard
      Rafael-Jones-Wootton-Buttner
      Cleverly-Fletcher-Anderson-Powell
      Welback-Macheda

      Or am i just high?

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

        Probably pretty close to pin. Chicha maybe over Macheda just because Macheda is such a tool.

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

        Don't see any reason he wouldn't start Hernandez

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    4. Drip Doctor
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      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Jheeze, give Rafa a break! Hopefully he doesn't start. If he does, Sir Phillip Jones may get some gametime vs QPR.

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

      As does Young, hope he isn't involved too much, plan to get him in.

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  24. Gazza2000
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    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Begovic - Foster
    Baines - Wilkinson - Cuellar - Nelsen - Simpson
    Bale - Mata - Cazorla - Pienaar - Sterling
    Suarez – Ba – Berbatov

    Next week for a hit Pienaar + Sterling -> Silva + Puncheon, will this be my best option to get Silva in ?

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

      Silly to lose Sterling with his form and Pool's fixtures coming up. Good enough for 4th mid or, if you don't agree, perfect insurance on bench.

      Baines > someone cheaper to fund it instead?

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      1. roscola
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        11 years, 5 months ago

        BTW, the mid you will have is a very good argument for going non-RVP. Doesn't quite sway me, but still.

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

          But Fellaini and Michu are keeping up for much cheaper.
          Same could be said for Tevez/Suarez vs RVP though..

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          1. roscola
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            11 years, 5 months ago

            Very true. That's partly why it doesn't sway me

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

      I would sooner lose Baines than Sterling tbh.

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  25. iain_90
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    McAuley will come straight back in when fit won't he?

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  26. Ings on the up
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    2 FT's available.

    Lambert --> Berbatov
    Michu --> Maloney (could rotate with Sterling)
    Tevez --> Suarez

    Would be left with no City players.

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    1. ZaKNaFeiN
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      11 years, 5 months ago

      i wouldn't

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

      Youre trading off 3 players on form with good fixtures coming up to get 3 players on worse form with worse fixtures? Great idea.

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      1. Ings on the up
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers... just brain storming.

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  27. UnitednationsXI
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    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Begovic (mannone)
    rafael baines cueller (davies demel)
    michu cazorla sterling nasri (fellaini)
    rvp berba Ba

    Have 1FT and 0.7m in the bank….Not sure what to do.
    A: ba >> giroud…and then sell cazorla the following week
    B:. ba + cazorla >> giroud + silva…. for a hit
    C: ba + nasri >> suarez + any mid upto 6.8 i.e. morrison…for a hit
    D: ba + nasri >> tevez + any mid upto 7.5 i.e. lennon/johnson…for a hit

    I want to bring in suarez and tevez but taking out Ba doesnt make sense since they playing southampton. suarez is on 4 yellows and tevez is playing chelsea.

    If i had the cash, i would have just done nasri >> silva but in order to do that now, i have to take a hit…

    thoughts?

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  28. satyam
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    hi folks!! who should i get in to replace berba? Ba or Giroud?? leaning towards ba as he is fixture proof and up against sou next?? enlighten me..

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

      Why do you have to ditch Berbatov? I've considered it but don't see myself doing it..

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

        @jack. its only a short term punt as i think ba or giroud will outscore him over next few fixtures..i can always get him back.

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

          Fair doos..for short term I'd go Ba. Southampton and Wigan in his next 3. Giroud's fixtures aren't as easy as they seem.

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

      Why you changing Berba?

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

      Ba.

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    4. sean4
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      He may have bad fixtures but you will only want him back in 3 weeks I can't see the point in getting rid of Berby

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    5. ZaKNaFeiN
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      dont get rid of berba

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  29. sean4
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Is Simpson-Turner, Fellaini-Walcott worth a 4pt hit?
    If I have walcott this week he will play instead of Cameron/Sterling/Cuellar. Will he get 4 more points than 1 of them/

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    1. sean4
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      other thought is Mata-Silva?

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  30. Spencer
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    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Got to be RVP captain this weekend right?

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    1. Terry Butcher's sneake…
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      11 years, 5 months ago

      Absolutely

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