Games November 23

Sky Sports Focus

Swiftly on the heels of this week’s glance at our Fantasy Premier League (FPL) community, it’s now time to turn our attentions to our second supported league, with the Sky Sports game coming into focus. As always, we list our top managers, assess the transfer trends and this week report back on those offering the best value amongst the player list…

The Scout League

Charles Mouzon continues to reign in the Scout League – his “Geordie Boys” are holding off Chris Tuck’s “Vuvuzela Symphony” by six points going into this weekend, with Paul Hennessey still sits snugly in third spot; his “Hennessey’s Heroes” are some 17 points off the top now.

Hennessey also keeps the company of two others tied on 731. Tony Senior and Lewis Nicklen both ensure that we have five names in the overall top 20 in this game. In the race for the £25k top prize, Charles Mouzon is now 35 points off the chase, closing the gap from last week as we edge towards the hectic Christmas programme. Our top five stretched their lead in the Private League rankings this week, we now sit a full 22 points ahead.

A reminder that if you’re playing the Sky Sports game and have yet to join our league, you can sign up to the FFScout League with this Pin: 8004519. We have a home cinema system, worth £600, available to the winner.

Market Forces

Mirroring this week’s popularity in the FPL transfer market, Luis Suarez dominates the transfers in this week: the Liverpool man has been party to almost 38% of the trades made in the last seven days, a stat that is no doubt fueled by shock sales of Robin Van Persie at the other end of the spectrum. The Dutchman was moved on by over 20% of his owners this week off the back of his blank at Carrow Road; only West Brom’s injured stopper, Ben Foster, suffered more trades out.

Bizarrely, over 20% of Sky Sports managers brought in Marouane Fellaini this week, despite his impending ban this weekend for the Norwich clash at Goodison. Goalkeepers remain a popular trade, with both Asmir Begovic and John Ruddy enjoying heavy traffic this week, picking up Ben Foster’s owners off the back of their recent form.

Both Ruddy (9.13 per million) and Begovic (9.02 per million) have offered oustanding value of late but still trail West Ham’s Jussi Jaaskelainen in that respect for the season as a whole. The Hammers keeper has returned 9.21 points per million thus far.

A West Ham man is also top of the defender value rankings. Joey O’Brien’s goal in the 1-1 with Stoke means that he has now offered 10.52 points per million so far this term, with team-mate Winston Reid clocking up 10.25 in second. Given the Hammers schedule of fixtures, it seems unlikely that that pairing can go on delivering strong returns in the short-term, however.

In midfield, Arsenal’s Santi Cazorla is now, pound for points, the top midfielder on offer. The Spaniard has delivered 13.88 points per million so far in his first season in the top flight. The likes of Fellaini, Michu and Raheem Sterling rank behind him, all presenting outstanding returns for their price tags.

Up front, the value is more limited but Luis Suarez’s recent form has seen him ascend to the top of the rankings. The Uruguayan has delivered 9.79 points per million going into the weekend, comfortably ahead of Demba Ba in second on 8.44.

The Fantasy Football Club

The cheeky Dennis Wise will scurry into the studio for tonight’s episode Fantasy Football Club, no doubt with plenty to say on Rafa’s appointment at Chelsea. Tonight also sees the draw for the Qualifying Round of the Fantasy Football Club Cup apparently – intriguing. Join Fenners and Merse from 10pm tonight on Sky Sports One.

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Release The Ox
11 years, 5 months ago
To add to the Baines issue. If he is being viewed as this "6th midfielder", surely his stats should be viewed against the mid price options available.
I'm pro-Baines so my defence of him would be that:
He's already earned similar returns to the popular mid priced options such as Nolan, Michu, Morrison.
granted he's slightly more expensive than these options but he has amassed these points without really contributing with clean sheets or penaltys, (which by law of average will come eventually).
Just my thoughts.....
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1. Reedy
  11 years, 5 months ago
  The difference is that you can play in a defensive slot. He essentially allows you to play with 6 mids.
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  1. Reedy
    11 years, 5 months ago
    *play him
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    1. Release The Ox
      11 years, 5 months ago
      Thats my arguement! he's being viewed as an expensive defender when really he's a mid priced midfielder which allows you to free up a precious midfield spot.
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      1. Reedy
        11 years, 5 months ago
        Yep, gotta be kept I reckon. Hopefully he will soon proove his worth.
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2. gebb
  11 years, 5 months ago
  There is nothing called the law of averages, any belief that he is "due" goals or clean sheets simply because he's not getting them now is bullshit.
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3. roscola
  11 years, 5 months ago
  If you include his big points hauls then yes, he has performed at mid-price midfielder level. But I always ask of players "what have you done for me lately?". His returns for the last 6 weeks have been rather poor for a £7.3m midfielder. And that was during the best run of fixtures they have all season.
  
  Not concluding anything for definite yet but I don't really buy this midfielder argument unless he starts returning midfielder scores again.
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  1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
    11 years, 5 months ago
    +1
    
    If he was a 7.0m+ midfielder you would have sold him by now for underperforming.
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  2. Reedy
    11 years, 5 months ago
    I think he only needs to perform better than the worst midfielder you'd happily play over any other defender. The price doesn't come in to it so much for me, you're buying an extra mid slot with that.
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    1. roscola
      11 years, 5 months ago
      That is an interesting way to look at it, but I can't help but feel that the price of buying an extra midfield slot has to be justified by midfielder returns. Last 6 weeks he has returned the equivalent of one goal and one assist. That's borderline.
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      1. Reedy
        11 years, 5 months ago
        Yes, that's true, it does have to be justified in the end.
        
        I'll be keeping tabs but I've still got plenty of time for him at the moment..
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    2. Crouch Potato!
      11 years, 5 months ago
      Plus not every mid is on, corners, free kicks and pens.
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      1. Reedy
        11 years, 5 months ago
        I think it's his potential that really sways it for me. Let's hope he starts scoring as well as we know he can!
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      2. roscola
        11 years, 5 months ago
        Pens are something, worth 2 or 3 goals a season. Corners and free kicks don't seem to have brought him many returns so far, they certainly didn't last season, so I don't value them.
        
        I think what I'm struggling with is two questions.
        
        1) Should I be happy with his recent returns?
        2) If not, is there any real reason to expect that they will improve?
        
        The answer to 2) is definitely No for me. But I honestly don't know how I should answer 1). What do veterans say? This is the real skill of FPL - how much is good enough? I think it must takes a lot of experience to get to that judgement.
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4. Crouch Potato!
  11 years, 5 months ago
  I agree, a case of being comfortable in your own skin, a defender I play every week, without having to think about it. Always that positive feeling that you are in with a chance, plus he plays every game, and is rarely injured. The possibility also of that dream week when your captain, and he with a few others deliver together with him.I never find FPL boring owning Baines.
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heartsattack
11 years, 5 months ago
Seen a few folk on here saying AJ not a good option. Not many reasons though. He's a hugely talented attacking footballer with a point to prove. Has decent home fixtures, has scored well in the last two and is cheap. Why not?
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1. andres
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Sess or fletcher can easily outscore him
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  1. Release The Ox
    11 years, 5 months ago
    This
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  2. heartsattack
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Sess has been shit all season and fletcher takes up a striker spot. Although if you have room for Fletcher then AJ would be too much.
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    1. andres
      11 years, 5 months ago
      Sess can be more explosive i think, although the price diff is in aj favour. Tough call
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    2. Timmy Cahill Rules
      11 years, 5 months ago
      i would pick AJ over sess
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2. berbatron
  11 years, 5 months ago
  V good option imo
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3. GoonerByron
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Glad I'm going completely against everyone with Larsson then 😛
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Lateriser 12
11 years, 5 months ago
If there was a time to get Rooney, it is now. He's fit and very important to United as the NOR game showed.
Also, he won't be playing too deep because United play relatively weaker teams. A great differential for the next 3.
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1. NATSTER
  11 years, 5 months ago
  simply agree..
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2. Kostja
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Hopefully you are right on this one as he is my C, I also heard we are in the same boat with a Ashley Young punt. Is that true?
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  1. Lateriser 12
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Na did not punt Young.
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    1. Kostja
      11 years, 5 months ago
      weak 😀
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3. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Not when you have RVP.
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  1. Lateriser 12
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Yup. This was ideally for the non RVP owners and the adventurous RVP owners.
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    1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      11 years, 5 months ago
      Doesn't sound very adventurous to me if you own RVP. More foolish and naive. If you want to sell RVP for Rooney I would be all for it as a punt. Saying he's good for these fixtures though suggests he may not be as good for others. So as a direct replacement for RVP it doesn't sound like this kind of view instils a lot of confidence.
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      1. Lateriser 12
        11 years, 5 months ago
        The adventurous RVP owners was more of an add on statment.
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Make United Great Again
11 years, 5 months ago
Clyne v Newcastle or Cameron v Fulham (I Have Berba)?!?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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1. GreenWindmill
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Ignore the Berbatov issue ( http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2012/11/21/di-matteo-dismissed/comment-page-4/#comment-4376617 )
  
  Both are decent options this week but I'd go for Cameron.
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  1. Make United Great Again
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Alright cheers!
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  2. Reedy
    11 years, 5 months ago
    +1, I'm doing the same.
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2. Andrew
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Cameron even though you have Berba. Southampton are awful at the back
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  1. berbatron
    11 years, 5 months ago
    +1
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Liquid_Shano
11 years, 5 months ago
Ive figured it out...the perfect keeper rotation for GWs 24 - 38...

Szczesny and Bego

wait what GW are we on again?
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1. Reedy
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Ha, that's thinking ahead alright.
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  1. Liquid_Shano
    11 years, 5 months ago
    playing wildcards does strange things to the brain
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The Chosen One...
11 years, 5 months ago
like many i'm in a puntish mood.....that's why i've just done

Cazorla > Valencia
Berb > Giroud

my thinking is even if Caz gets points most of them will be assist points hopefully for Giroud. And of course, Valencia is the epitome of a punt.
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1. berbatron
  11 years, 5 months ago
  not massively keen on valencia.
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floydy_floyd
11 years, 5 months ago
Anyone played 5-2-3 before? That's what I'm looking at this weekend. Backs to the wall job
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1. Andrew
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Never played it, who are your 5 defenders, if they have good chances of clean sheets then it could work out ok, dont forget midfielders can easily get 2 pointers
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  1. floydy_floyd
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Not great! Baines Davies saylor cuellar and Ridgwell. I have Walcott Fellaini and Guthrie unavailable tho
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2. No1Joker
  11 years, 5 months ago
  My def get more 2pts or less than my mids
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Super-Hans
11 years, 5 months ago
The norwegian bookies are going on about the bad weather over in the UK. They are speaking of matches being called off? Could anyone calm my nerves? Maybe some of you living over there could take a look out the window? 😉
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1. heartsattack
  11 years, 5 months ago
  It's dark.
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  1. HuttonDressedasLahm
    11 years, 5 months ago
    ^And quite cold-ish
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    1. heartsattack
      11 years, 5 months ago
      I didn't open the window, just looked out as instructed 🙂
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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        11 years, 5 months ago
        My window is open
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2. berbatron
  11 years, 5 months ago
  London games certainly wont be called off-fine here
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3. rvp786
  11 years, 5 months ago
  relax should be fine
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4. cassanata
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Nonsence... what would Norwegians know about snow anyway....
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5. Ginkapo FPL
  11 years, 5 months ago
  bad weather? Its not that bad
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  1. Ginkapo FPL
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Havent turned the heating on today!
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6. The Spudgunner
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Only down south being severely effected.
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7. isacki: full casual
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Not nearly cold enough for cancellations up here in Manchester.
  
  It's just rain and wind. Rarely bad enough to call games off.
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  1. Super-Hans
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Cheers, guys. Good to hear.
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    1. isacki: full casual
      11 years, 5 months ago
      January and February when it gets really cold and it starts to snow is when you should get somewhat vigilant. This country is not cold enough such that we are totally prepared for snow, so when it does arrive we are affected more than... Norway 😆
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Jubilanus / BSC Small Boys …
11 years, 5 months ago
Valencia 100% in scout picks?
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1. Andrew
  11 years, 5 months ago
  I'd say 85% although I'm not seeing the appeal myself
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  1. Back to Back Ballacks
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Are you my cup opponent?
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  2. Back to Back Ballacks
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Welcome to the Hell
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4JOr2qfm48
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2. heartsattack
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Could do very well this week. Not in good form though.
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3. isacki: full casual
  11 years, 5 months ago
  More like 50% for me. I'm sure they'll have watched him lots (Granny being a United fan and having had him for a few rather underwhelming weeks). Haven't looked at the stats but would be surprised if they're great.
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  1. rvp786
    11 years, 5 months ago
    he has been very poor so far. been disapointed in him. lacks confidence as he aint running at his full backs the way he did last year on form
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    1. isacki: full casual
      11 years, 5 months ago
      That's what everyone says, big expectations Antonio!
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The Spudgunner
11 years, 5 months ago
RMT Lads!

Begovic Gazzaniga
Rafael Mertesacker Cameron Cuellar Garrido
Mata Bale Walcott Sterling Maloney
RVP Tevez Ba

Bank: 0.2 & 0FT
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1. berbatron
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Looking very nice.
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2. Liquid_Shano
  11 years, 5 months ago
  You'll have a great keeper option for 50% of your games (who will net you 4-5 pts a week), and 2-3 pts the rest of the time
  
  How about Ba -> Berbatov, and Gazza to (Mig, Szczesny, Foster once he is better, etc.)
  
  in that way, you get virtually an equivalent striker, but also have a viable keeper strategy that could see 6 pts per week
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andres
11 years, 5 months ago
Ruddy bego
Baines rafael cuellar ( simpson, gorkss)
Bale mata sterling mcanuff
Rvp ba berba

1.5,1ft

So what do i do with this team???
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1. andres
  11 years, 5 months ago
  There is also fellaini on the bench
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2. berbatron
  11 years, 5 months ago
  10 players same as mine!
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  1. berbatron
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Looking good, hoping Rafael and Baines score big this w/e
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Timmy Cahill Rules
11 years, 5 months ago
If Ba flops v saints and given baines has tough games after norwich

Im tempted to do after this GW

in

Rooney - my rivals has RVP so a nice diff
Gunter - 5th defender

OUT

Ba
Baines

Berbs and Suarez are to important to consider selling at this stage.
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1. olidooley
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Rooney could be a good bet.....Ba could be on the wane
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  1. Timmy Cahill Rules
    11 years, 5 months ago
    yeh and as much as i rate baines relying on pens isnt exaclty a good idea and their fixtures turn harder after norwich.
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Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
11 years, 5 months ago
LR - continued from last page -

Mingolet, Federici
Hughes, Baines, Clyne, Demel, Cameron
Pienaar, Hazard, Valencia, Michu, Sterling
RVP, Ba, Tevez
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1. Lateriser 12
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Replied there.
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  1. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Cheers mate. Their fixtures are brilliant, it's a good suggestion.
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Granville
11 years, 5 months ago
Sounds like Redknapp has the QPR job.

He's left MOTD.
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1. Van Dal
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Yep ITK confirming its done deal..
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  1. Van Dal
    11 years, 5 months ago
    http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/premiership/harry-redknapp-appointed-qpr-manager-after-club-sacks-mark-hughes-16241695.html
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2. Parm
  11 years, 5 months ago
  NO WAY! 😉 😯
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3. Fratboy
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Bye bye Taarabt.
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  1. Van Dal
    11 years, 5 months ago
    why?
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    1. berbatron
      11 years, 5 months ago
      Redknapp never liked Taarabt.
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      1. Fratboy
        11 years, 5 months ago
        that would have done as a reply haha.
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    2. Fratboy
      11 years, 5 months ago
      Taarabt used to play for Spurs. Harry loaned him out and even after he showed promise he let him go.
      
      As Mac said earlier, once you're in Harry's bad books, hard to come back out.
      
      Eg. Defoe, Dos Santos.
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      1. Van Dal
        11 years, 5 months ago
        hmm interesting. taraabt to move in jan then.
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4. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Tragic...
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5. Lateriser 12
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Ugh. Not before the United game please.
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  1. Gargamel
    11 years, 5 months ago
    He won't be in charge anyway, so don't worry. He'll be in the stands and perhaps have a team talk before just to say hello.
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  2. Van Dal
    11 years, 5 months ago
    +1
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  3. Van Dal
    11 years, 5 months ago
    They dont call him Arry Oudini for nothing!
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  4. Parm
    11 years, 5 months ago
    "Assistant manager Mark Bowen and coach Eddie Niedzwiecki will take charge against Manchester United on Saturday."
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      11 years, 5 months ago
      Really?! I though Mark Bowen followed Sparky everywhere.
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  5. isacki: full casual
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Someone said yesterday before the Hughes sacked news broke that Harry had been lined up to join AFTER United.
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6. Piggs Boson
  11 years, 5 months ago
  He seems to love saving clubs from the brink of relegation, and turning them into successful top table teams. QPR have the players to turn things around, i think that was a good move by QPR.
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  1. berbatron
    11 years, 5 months ago
    saved spurs from relegation. That's not even a joke
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    1. Piggs Boson
      11 years, 5 months ago
      and Portsmouth.
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      1. Shipstontrev
        11 years, 5 months ago
        and Bournemouth
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7. Chrissy Waddle - 2023/24
  11 years, 5 months ago
  He leaves MOTD when he sits on the sofa, mentally speaking. 😉
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olidooley
11 years, 5 months ago
How am I fixed?

Bego - Foster
Cuellar - Mertesacker - Hughes - Gorkks - Fonte
Mata - Silva - Sterling - Lallana - Fellaini
RVP - Suarez - Ba

Got Walcott in early and now swapped him for Silva for a 4pt hit......I've learned a valuable lesson but happy with Silva for the long run
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1. Liquid_Shano
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Solid - keep an eye on the Foster situation, maybe a quick swap to Migs
  
  maybe grab Caulker in defence??
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UnitednationsXI
11 years, 5 months ago
Begovic
Baines rafael Cuellar
Michu cazorla sterling nasri (Fellani)
Rvp ba berba

Have 0.7m. Thinking of doing
A nasri + berba >>> Walters + Tevez for a hit…
B Nasri + berba >>> Maloney + suarez for a hit
C Nasri + ba>>> AJ/Lennon Tevez for a hit
D Nasri + ba >>> Walters + Suarez for a hit
E save the Ft and use 2 next gw to take out ba after the shampton game

Worth it or should I save the ft??
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Spoiler
11 years, 5 months ago
current team. any suggested transfer? or save it

Begovic
Baines | Cameron | Rafael | Cuellar
Hazard | Michu | Pienaar
RVP | Berba | Ba

Foster, Nelsen, Guthrie, Fellaini
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1. Chris_White
  11 years, 5 months ago
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ClaireT
11 years, 5 months ago
Hey, guys!

Already used my free transfer to do Hangeland OUT, Cuellar in. Or leave as be? Got 0.9 in the bank.

Jaaskalinen, Schwarzer
Baines, Nelsen, Cuellar, McCartney, Wilkinson
Nolan, Fellaini, Hazard, Sterling, Cazorla
Ba, RVP, Crouch

If not, who would you bench with Fellaini and WIlkinson?

Cheers for any advice.
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Boss Hogg
11 years, 5 months ago
Valencia or Young?

(For about the next 3 weeks)
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1. Chris_White
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Valencia no doubt
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  11 years, 5 months ago
  Neither/or
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  1. Boss Hogg
    11 years, 5 months ago
    I know he's off form, but surely Valencia will start all the next 3 games?
    And United could score about 10.
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      11 years, 5 months ago
      Is Valencia really nailed on over those 3? Could easily be subbed off/benched for another winger/benched because of a change in tactics.
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      1. isacki: full casual
        11 years, 5 months ago
        Who are the alternatives then?
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        11 years, 5 months ago
        Ask Fergie
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        isacki: full casual
        11 years, 5 months ago
        None you can name then 😆
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        11 years, 5 months ago
        Why don't you name them then and stop being a smart arse. I said there were 3 different ways he may not be nailed on for 90 minutes each game.
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        isacki: full casual
        11 years, 5 months ago
        Um, my point is that there are no alternatives. Why would I need to name them?
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        1966 was a great year for E…
        11 years, 5 months ago
        Nani, Bebe, Jordi Cruyff.
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        11 years, 5 months ago
        And even Nani is injured 😆
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isacki: full casual
11 years, 5 months ago
Going cold on having Valencia now - looking at revisiting my plan last week which was to get Rooney in alongside RVP. Luckily I didn't go ahead with it last week, I didn't even know he was going to miss it with tonsilitis and United had a mare at stubborn Norwich.

The questions for me are -
will he start all three games this week
are his absences this year just plain bad luck so I don't have to worry about him disappearing?
is he still on penalties? (Sorry for restarting this).
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1. rvp786
  11 years, 5 months ago
  yes to all 3
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2. Lateriser 12
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Yes. On pens.
  Doubling up is a huge risk but if you have RVP, if United have a bad week. id rather go Kun,Tevez,Suarez,Giroud. So many great options.
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  1. boro_faithful
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Giroud. Differential + underlying stats are very impressive.
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  2. isacki: full casual
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Yeah, just not fancying City strikers this week against Benitez's Chelsea. Suarez yes but 5th yellow coming right up for the king of twunts. Giroud is my fallback option for sure.
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3. Red20
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Rooney will take the penos.
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Tim Canterbury
11 years, 5 months ago
Wow AVB fails miserably at Chelsea and lands the Spurs job. Harry has a very good season at Spurs and lands relegation battlers QPR. I do think QPR will stay up with Harry in charge though so at least someone benefits.
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1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
  11 years, 5 months ago
  He inherits a triffic squad 'e can swap for another triffic squad in the January rolled down car window.
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  1. Chrissy Waddle - 2023/24
    11 years, 5 months ago
    😆
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olidooley
11 years, 5 months ago
No reason not to give Ba another week really.....Ship him out quick if Suarez scores again...
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1. boc610
  11 years, 5 months ago
  he's got no supply with barfa and cabaye gone, can see toons struggling tomorrow...
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  1. Jax
    11 years, 5 months ago
    game's on sunday....
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Buck The Trent
11 years, 5 months ago
Bego
Baines Cameron Cuellar Clyne
Mata Bale (v) Santi
Rvp (c) Suarez Berba

Subs tremell Gera gorkss fell

Correct starting XI and subs? Ta
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1. Boss Hogg
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Deffo.
  Easy.
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isacki: full casual
11 years, 5 months ago
Paddy Power Harry for QPR odds are down to 1.05, it's all over lads!
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1. rdpx
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Woy Hodgson will be having a press conference at Loftus Road any minute.
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  1. isacki: full casual
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Hahahaha!
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isacki: full casual
11 years, 5 months ago
For JKisthe1:

Sat 1 December at 5.30? Yes I could make that. Can you not make any games this weekend at all? I’m in Manchester this weekend again as usual, Sunday games are fine for me – Chelsea v City at 4pm jumps out for a start!
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1. Parm
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Dogging again? 😉
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  1. isacki: full casual
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Shhhhhh, you'll get us arrested.
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rdpx
11 years, 5 months ago
Far too much time on my hands today.

Just looked back and have so far left 60 points on the bench this season. Worst hits being Routledge when he got 13 and Boyce when he got 8. Apart from that not so bad really.
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La Roja
11 years, 5 months ago
Ready for the next 2 GW's

Bego

Cuellar Rafael Baines

Mata Michu Sterling Sessegnon

Ba Suarez RVP

Subs: Mannone, Clyne, Demel, Fellaini

No transfer for midweek games, fellaini comes in for sterling, boom
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1. Parm
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Looks great.
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  1. La Roja
    11 years, 5 months ago
    thanks pal
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2. berbatron
  11 years, 5 months ago
  I do like sessegnon
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  1. La Roja
    11 years, 5 months ago
    had hoilett and got rid of him this week for sessegnon, feel he's back to his form and will score or assist vs w brom
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  2. boc610
    11 years, 5 months ago
    one goal all season and against ten man fulham...yeah get him while he's on a roll!!
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    1. La Roja
      11 years, 5 months ago
      no buddy, that is what is called "punt" move. it could go either way
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      1. boc610
        11 years, 5 months ago
        fair enough but I just think sunderland have been insipid this season and have worst attacking stats in Europe..theres players like morrison, snodgrass, lallana at similar prices, would still be a differential and are more likely to go way you want
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        La Roja
        11 years, 5 months ago
        their fixture is pretty good mate, i think it is wortk to go for fletcher, AJ or Sess. So i went for Sess
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3. Lateriser 12
  11 years, 5 months ago
  I have 9 of your starting 11. Love it.
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  1. boro_faithful
    11 years, 5 months ago
    What's your team for this week?
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I am not a smart guy
11 years, 5 months ago
Nolan -> Michu?
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1. boro_faithful
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Nay. He's on four yellow cards.
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Federico
11 years, 5 months ago
I think I’m losing confidence in Ba, due to all the injuries.

I have enough banked to do a straght swap to Tevez.
That was my planned move for next week, but now I’m not sure if I should just go ahead with it.

Already used my FT, so here's what i need your help for:

A) Ba -> Tevez (I have no City cover)
B) Ba -> Giroud (I also have Caz)
C) Don't take a hit!
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1. La Roja
  11 years, 5 months ago
  stick with BA at least vs saints
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2. Andrew
  11 years, 5 months ago
  C. I think Ba could do well this weekend, if not ship him for free next GW
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3. Federico
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Cheers guys!
  
  Think i'll just log off for the day, and focus on IRL 🙂
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Guinney
11 years, 5 months ago
1FT - 0.4m in the bank

Howard
Baines - Cameron - Riise
Michu - Bale - Carzola - Sterling
Berba - RVP (c) - Suerez

sub: Fedrici, Malony, McCartney, Barnett

Who to start - Malony or Sterling?
Does anyone think Sterling will be rotated soon, he is playing alot of games?

Transfer? Think I might keep it and then move out Howard for Mignolet next week
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