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Moneyball – Jason Puncheon

This series has generally been engaged in looking for the “next prospect”, the unheralded and the unfashionable. This week, we’re going to go in a slightly different direction and re-examine someone who was first mentioned in these pages back in Gameweek 6, after which he was promptly benched to seemingly slip back into obscurity. As last weekend’s performance at QPR demonstrated, however, the underlying potential of Jason Puncheon was never in doubt: pitch-time looks to be the key factor in his prosperity as a Fantasy asset.

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. r0nh
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    One idiot wastes his time doing that crap thing above, then posts it loads of times, to ensure everyone can see what he has achieved.

    Then other clowns post the same thing.

    My faith in humans has hit rock bottom.

    Perhaps evolution is actually going backwards. I feel monkeys have more intelliegence than most people.

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    1. Thick Of It
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Intelligence kid. Hurts falling off your high horse eh?

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      1. r0nh
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Cause I made a typo??

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        1. Thick Of It
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          I apologise that your fingers are too fat for your keyboard.

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

            For assistance, Please mash the keypad

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

              with your palm 😀

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              1. Thick Of It
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 4 months ago

                I require a dialling wand too

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

                or you could try typing with your face. cc triggerlips. or was it Triggylips ? 😆

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

                  Yeah, Triggerlips was fond of typing with his face 😉

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    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Is this the Oxford English dictionary's definition of "irony"?

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      1. Holy See
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        😛

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    3. reply fail
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      There are humans on this site? I am Legend.

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

        -ary.

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        1. reply fail
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Sharp as a knife!

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    4. bennydebull
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Bar humbug

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

      why dont you do one all your comments seem to be whiney or confrontational

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    6. jelly.john
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      U SUCH A LOSER can u beat my teams M F

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

      Including yourself?

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    8. सनकी
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      sad that people notice and hate you more even without the grav. good job son !

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    9. reply fail
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Oh,and I don't think Bale has more intelliegence than most people.

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      1. GREENDREAMS11
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Ball, gareth, run. Seems about right

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    10. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      I just found it dude, but i'm flattered you think i made i it.

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

        ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ஜ۩۞۩ஜ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
        what is he talking about?
        ¿ʇnoqɐ ƃuıʞlɐʇ ǝɥ sı ʇɐɥʍ
        ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ஜ۩۞۩ஜ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

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        1. Piggs Boson
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          That must have took you all day! But i guess at least your not doing the opposite and trying to make people miserable 😉

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

    Everything in order for this weekend?

    Begovic
    Rafael, Evans, Cuellar
    Fellaini(c), Bale, Mata, Sterling, McAnuff
    RVP(v), Tevez

    Subs: Tremmel, Ba, Cameron, Gorkss

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

      Start Ba. Start Ba.

      START BA.

      START BA.
      START BAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

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      1. FPLFamily (Lee)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        +loads - Ba top for goal threat in last two GWs and Southampton can't keep a clean sheet

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

      Ba over McAnuff surely

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    3. Brutus619
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      I can't decide whether I'd prefer the (C) on Fella to be a joke or note. If it is oh dear, if it isn't, oh deary dear. 😉

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      1. Brutus619
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        PS What they said, Ba has gotta be playing in your team!

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

        He comes in for Fellaini. I admit it's a terrible joke 😉

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

          Keep a viable vc. Last minute injuries and all that.

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    4. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Ha, was going to do that until I realised Rooney was an injury doubt and I may not have a VC playing!

      Like the team. Good luck!

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    5. jelly.john
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Fellaini(c) ?????????????????????????

      HE WILL NOT PLAY

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

      Someone's going to get caught out doing this one day. Be careful this doesn't backfire.

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

        Knowing my luck tomorrow will be that day 🙂

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  3. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Giggs Boson® would like to apologise for opening pandora's box۞, and advices Kerrazy♀ to stop posting pointless html symbols. ☼☼☼ ☻☻☻ RVP©

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

      It makes a pleasant change, until things quickly spiral out of control (basically 1 minute 😀 ).

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

          calm yo tits. 😆

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      2. Mark
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 17 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Enough please Parm.

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

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          1. JT's Dog
              11 years, 4 months ago

              Must be first guy to get a conversation with yourself removed

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

                You should see those forums for people dealing with Schizophrenia.

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

        now dont take all the credit now hey 😉

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

      Evening all,

      What the f*** has GB just started 😯 😀

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

      Play Long or Bardsley this weekend? (they face eachother)....Never bench an in form striker...or just play the home defender?

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      1. Darren Caskey
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Easily play Long

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

      Best 2 keepers rotation options and best back-line for gameweek 14 onwards???

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      1. reply fail
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        One word : Begovic.

        (ok, 3 words)

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

          no it's not.

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          1. reply fail
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            ok, 6

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

        De Gea, Mignolet
        Rafael, Cuellar, Cameron, O'Shea, ShawX

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

          no man united please!

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    6. andres
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Think the saints might trash newcastle

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    7. fjb07
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      can arsenal get clean sheets from tommrw's gameweek onwards (gibbs coming back makes them stronger but...........), i have sagna but i think i should throw him off for a sunderland defender...............

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    8. GoonerByron
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Just realised I have 3 Southampton players in my team 😀

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

        Do you have jason?

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

          Gazzaniga, Clyne, Puncheon

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

            *vomits everywhere*

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      2. reply fail
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        🙂 I was playing with some transfers and FPL said: "you have too many players of one team". You know you are going the wrong way if you get this message for Reading players.

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    9. Darren Caskey
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Would u?

      A) Simpson -> Caulker & Guthrie -> Puncheon
      B) Sagna -> 4.6 and Guthrie -> Sterling
      C) Simpson -> Caulker only.

      Option C means I can get Sterling next GW. (Have to play 4-3-3 this GW with Demel as my only bench player as Fellaini is sitting out and Guthrie is still injuried)

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

        B. Avoid Puncheon and Caulker.

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        1. Darren Caskey
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Thanks for the reply man good luck.

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    10. Crouch Potato!
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Think this is what us QPR fans want, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM0Neo85Rj4

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      1. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        lol the campfire stories have already begun

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    12. King Kohli
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Play one of each.

      a)Ruddy, Federici

      b)Gorkss, Clyne

      Thanks

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

      Had no replies

      Team linked.

      Right now im benching cameron and simpson.

      Should i double up on stoke? With bego in goal already. Berba up front.

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

        I see a Stoke CS, so I would double up or you could just hedge your bets.

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      2. Holy See
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        People are lazy, post your team. So am I.

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    14. Nawton
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Bego (Jaask)
      Baines Cuellar Hughes (Gorkss, Nelsen)
      Mata Bale Sterling Nolan (Fellaini)
      RVP Suarez Berbs

      1m in the bank. 1 FT.

      I kinda want to do Nolan and Nelsen/Gorkss -> Puncheon and Rafael but i'm not sure if it's worth a hit. Any suggestions?

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

        Nooo. There seems to be an incredible amount of kneejerkery this year. One bad week and the player's out; one good week and it's a must have.

        Man U don't keep cs and Puncheon just won't return of any kind. Stick with what you have got. Hughes to Wisdom if you must. Otherwise your team looks v good.

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

          Even though I have had Berba for a few weeks, would Berba->Defoe be considered kneejerky.....Madly fancy Defoe for the next 3 gw's.

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

      dedicated to Ronh trying to be a hero, well done sir!

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

        ...hero and failed miserably 😉

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    16. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Evening all. *flexes knees; winces*

      ALRIGHTY … 12! Tables are updated for game week 12!!! Here it is! Come and get it … Mmm, make your mind up fast. If you want it any time, I can give it, but you better hurry ’cause it may not last.
      Did I hear you say that there must be a catch? Will you walk away from a fool and his money? If you want it, here it is, come and get it … but you better hurry ’cause it’s going fast!

      http://ginkapo.wordpress.com/stairway-to-heaven

      😀

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      1. Holy See
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        I'd rather not look 🙁

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          You are on 9, holding off JKisthe1 ... 🙂

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          1. GREENDREAMS11
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            Im on the floor in league 5. If i go any deeper its coz ive died

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    17. Demel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      What will your 11.29am trigger finger be hanging over this week?

      Mine is my captaincy as posted on the previous page; Aguero, Suarez & Giroud.

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

        not quite 11:29 but rooney in for tevez

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      2. Pratik
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Berbatov->Defoe for a 4pt hit. Just fancy Defoe for a 2-3 gw punt.

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    18. Jandal Tan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Begovic---Federici
      McAuley---Baines---Rafael---Gorkss---Demel
      Bale---Mata---Caz---Nolan---Fellaini
      Giroud---Ba---The Berbatron

      Planning on downgrading McAuley after this round to fund upgrading Ba or Giroud, any suggestions on a good inexpensive defender?

      1.9 in the bank

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

        McAuley ➠ Cuellar or B.Jones.

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    19. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Morrison & ba > silva & fletcher for 4 point hit?

      Morrison - 3 away in next 4
      Ba - playing in injury hit team struggling for form
      Silva - mister consistency albeit with tough fixs
      Fletcher - focal point of a side with 4 home and 1 away in next 4 GWs

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

        nuts with ba against the weakest defence in the division

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

          newcastle are injury jinxed at the moment.

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

            ba isnt injured & have a look at his shot stats

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    20. Viper
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Here is my 2nd tentative plan to get Suarez in for free before gwk 15 without upsetting my team this much..

      This gwk: Ridgewell -> Shorey

      Next gwk: Bale -> Silva

      Gwk 15: Tevez -> Suarez

      That leaves me with exactly 0.0m so probably won't work out..

      OR

      This gwk: Ridgewell -> Jones

      Next gwk: Cazorla -> Walcott

      Gwk 15: Tevez -> Suarez

      Which looks better and upsets my team the least?
      Please and thank you 🙂

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

        Not much in it but first one for me.

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      2. Jax
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        he could be suspended by then...

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

          Hopefully he gets his yellow sunday..

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    21. Rui
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Evening! Team is:

      Federici (Jussi)
      Baines Cuellar Cameron (Fonte, Demel)
      Caz Mata Bale Sterling (Kaca)
      Berbs RVP(c) Tevez

      Worth doing Berbs --> Defoe? Or keep my FT for this week?

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      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        I would prefer Berb→Fletcher if you really want to ditch Berba.

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

          I completely missed that one! That is very tempting indeed, cheers.

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

      Brian:

      I'm off. Good luck and let me know if you find anything!

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      1. @Bryan
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Will do, laters lad

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      2. JT's Dog
          11 years, 4 months ago

          What am I looking for?

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

            The thing you too still haven't found

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      3. Rossoneri4Ever
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        I've not done a transfer last week thinking to save a FT, but now I have no idea what to do with it. Try to get RVP in? Suarez? Or try to improve the defence (if that's even needed...)?

        0.4 in the bank, btw.

        Jussi

        Rafael, Cuellar, Hughes

        Hazard, Cazorla, Michu, Bale

        Berba, Ba, Tevez

        Subs: Foster, Rangel, Fellaini, Wilkinson

        Somebody show me the light! HELP MEH

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

          Hazard -> Sterling & Ba -> RVP?

          Not sure if you can afford it?

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          1. Rossoneri4Ever
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            No, damn! 🙁 0.7 short.

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      4. Fifa las vegas
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        What to do?
        Jaas, Fed
        Gorkss, Rangel, Baines, Ridge, Cuellar
        Mata, Walcott, Fellaini, Kaca, Nolan
        Long, RVP, Suarez

        Little help, please?

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

          How many transfers do you have & how much in the bank?

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          1. Thick Of It
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            Good question Viper, context is everything in such questions FLV

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          2. Fifa las vegas
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            1ft + 0.0 in the bank 🙁 . Was thinking maybe Fellaini + Walcott > AJ + Tony V

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        2. Thick Of It
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Walcott to caz? Or just stack up on your defence

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

          Walcott>Silva if you can afford. which i'm pretty sure you can't. so downgrade Ridge>Garrido. get all the funds you can to do Silva move.

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

          Not to sure you need much help with that team. Prob lacks another big hitter in midpark so I'd be looking at Bale/Caz/Silva, cheapening the defence and upgrading Long to Berbs.

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      5. Fifa las vegas
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Would you get Morrison or AJ?

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

          current form and potential and fixtures. AJ.

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        2. Viper
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          AJ with the dgwk in mind especially. Good fixtures until then..

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        3. rasher
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          AJ all the way

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

        havent taken a points hit this season yet......

        havent had rvp in my team thus season yet......

        but,,,

        already got cueller in

        and...

        very tempted to take an 8 point hit to get RVP in...

        problem is...

        it would have to be ba -) RVP + bale -) puncheon whcih i can afford exactly...

        will it..

        be madenss or genius?

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

          sorry to say but wtf did i just read ?

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

            Ba->RVP
            Bale->Puncheon

            for 8 pt hit.....Yes or No?

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            1. reply fail
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 4 months ago

              Do you work with difficult children?

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

              okay it's easier that way. why would you take hits Pratik? for Puncheon that's effing mad LOL

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

                Yup, it absolutely is silly.....I just made the question clear. Didn't bother replying.

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

                  jesus cheer up ya moany git.. its friday so what if i made spaces..

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              2. rasher
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 4 months ago

                he's pointing out my question that people are moaning about..

                its to get rvp in

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          2. reply fail
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            havent taken a points hit this season yet……

            havent had rvp in my team thus season yet……

            but,,,

            already got cueller in

            and…

            very tempted to take an 8 point hit to get RVP in…

            problem is…

            it would have to be ba -) RVP + bale -) puncheon whcih i can afford exactly…

            will it..

            be madenss or genius?

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

              wow your too funny

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

          rash move rvp and puncheon wont outscore ba and bale +8! spread those transfers out or settle for rooney if unaffordable

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

            cheers, i actually havent considered rooney.. i think rvp is main man.

            i just have it in my head that rvp is gonna destroy qpr but i suppose id need him to hit a hattrick to get the benefit of it

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      7. fc_gorbachev
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Hi Chaps, can you let me know what you would do to improve my team. Happy to make up to 3 transfers:

        Foster Federici
        Simpson Baines Clyne Demel Shawcross
        Pienaar Cazorla Sterling Fellani Guthrie
        RVP Tevez Suarez

        I have even been thinking of dropping Tevez for Fletcher or Ba to strenghtne elsewhere?

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