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Dugout Discussion January 1

Tuesday Dugout Discussion

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Seven Premier League matches ease us into 2013, starting with West Brom’s Hawthorns clash with an ailing Fulham outfit. That’s followed by a string of three o’clock matches, with both City and United in action.

Robin Van Persie will sport the armband for many when he faces up to Wigan at the DW Stadium, while City will be looking to blow down the stubborn Stoke barrier at the Etihad. The Swansea teamsheet for their encounter with a porous Villa defence will be keenly anticipated, with Michu due to undergo a fitness test to decide if he can take pot-shots at Brad Guzan. Arsenal, with Theo Walcott expected to be in the striker’s role once again, round things off with their trip to Southampton for the evening kick-off.

Our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open to hoover up the emotion as the day progresses and already, the early team news is in from the Hawthorns:

Steve Clarke makes five changes from the side that slumped to a 2-0 defeat at Old Trafford. Youssouf Mulumbu returns after a hamstring knock to take his place alongside Chris Brunt in the Baggies’ double-pivot, while the West Brom boss changes all four of his offensive players. Marc-Antoine Fortune, James Morrison and Zoltan Gera replace Graham Dorrans, Markus Rosenberg and Peter Odemwingie in the attacking midfield three, and Romelu Lukaku gets the nod over Shane Long as the lone forward.

West Brom Starting XI: Foster; Jones, McAuley, Tamas, Ridgewell; Mulumbu, Brunt; Fortune, Morrison, Gera; Lukaku.

For the visitors, Martin Jol makes a single alteration as Alex Kacaniklic replaces Kerim Frei on the left flank. Mark Schwarzer and Damien Duff fail to recover from neck and calf problems, while Matthew Briggs is preferred to John Arne Riise at left-back again.

Fulham Starting XI: Stockdale; Riether, Hangeland, Hughes, Briggs; Dejagah, Karagounis, Sidwell, Kacaniklic; Ruiz; Berbatov.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    I don't understand how people can cope without RVP

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    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Hernandez (c) this week 🙂 + Rooney long term

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

      It was alright before Rooney got injured, but picking captains is not fun. Will probably WC him in despite his insane price, but I just hate how unbalanced it leaves the team. Would've been alright last year with loads of budget strikers (e.g. Graham, Morison, Holt) doing the business but there's really no one under 6m this year except for Cole and Jones who are only in because of injuries to other players.

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

    Did i hear Mancini say Aguero done his hamstring?

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  3. CFC1990
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Who is wildcarding before GW22?

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

      Me. Got the other one in hand so want to get on with it now.

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  4. FPL Touches
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    I hope I'm not the only one who's looked at their team for GW22 and thought:

    'My God, this looks SHIT'

    WC panic.

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  5. Silly Sausage
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Ahh I was right for a change Michu 2 pointer, lets hope Fellaini doesn't start headbutting people again tomorrow...

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  6. -Matador-
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    72 with Mata, Walcott, Santi and Suarez to go. Imminent break into the top 1000 !!!

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    1. Silly Sausage
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Noice

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    2. MY DJ NAME IS PIMP CURRY
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Link me.

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

      wow, team link? Thought I was doing well on 50 with Cazorla, Walcott, Mata and G Johnson still to play...

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    4. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Link or stfu.

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

      Have a medal: http://i.imgur.com/IaL8b.gif

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      1. FPL Touches
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        😆

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      2. blue cheese
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        looool 😆

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      3. Billy Gilmore
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        😆

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  7. Twelve years a slave
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    losing that wham cleanies hurt

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    1. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      put a real dampener for me, i have 2 defenders

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

      You know it. That and no (C) on RVP. Walcott had better do the business.

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

      I was watching scores and was a bit gutted, then saw OBrien came off at 70 so only lost the Jussi CS. Shame it wasn't Bassong who scored it really...

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  8. Screaming Midget
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    RVP losing his assist will be a swine. Loses assist and gains 3 BPs.

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

      He is likely to lose the assist?

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    2. @FPLStrategist
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Why???

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      1. @FPLStrategist
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Just saw it not a hope he is losing it.

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    3. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      nah why would he lose it?

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    4. Tim Canterbury
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      erm it wont happen mate

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    5. Samwise the Brave
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      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      agreed, clearly not an assist, hit a rushing def outside the box

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  9. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    evra is looking a pretty damn good pick

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  10. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    20 pts from Demel and Noble!!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
    Silva
    RVP
    Rafael

    Mata
    Ba
    Walcott to go

    Why oh why oh why oh whyyyyyyyy did I captain Michu?? Home to Villa you say? If he wasn't fit and didn't play i'd have RVP at captain? ARGHHHHHH. RVP for life has to be. Just so boring!!!

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

      Check my link. Also opted for the Spaniard. Fail ciity all over the place but what can you do.

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

    Suarez (c) 🙁

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

      Even worse...Michu here 😥

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      1. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        lucky he didnt get a yellow!

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

        I keep looking at my score then picturing what it SHOULD be if I had captained RVP as usual.

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

          +1 same here

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

          I would be dancing around with 55+...

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

            I'd be dancing around with 70+! Blech

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    2. Michael Jordan - call me MJ
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Me too, at least there's still hope

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

      Seriously? He hasn't even played yet!!

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      1. Gaz Downright
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        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        +1

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

        Still he won't get more than RVP

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

          He could easily get a hattie 😕

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

          You don't know that..

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    4. Art Vandelay
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      I have Suarez too. Not too down in the mouth. Happy with RVP's haul and Suarez has a good chance of decent points tomorrow.

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  12. Michael Jordan - call me MJ
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    4 Point hit to bring Bale back?
    Don't want a repeat of Villa!

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  13. The Wizard of Ozil
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    £5 free bet put it on United,City,Tottenham all to win & over 2.5 goals in all 3 matchs! good we start to the year 🙂

    Walcott to score anytime and Arsenal to win is 5/2 on PaddyP, worth a bet?

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

    What is the story with Ba? Did he not meet with Chelsea?

    Is he expected to play tomorrow?

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    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Meeting did not go well

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      1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        expected to start according to pardew on official newcastle twitter

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

      Talks were not productive apparently

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    3. Viper
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Good 🙂

      Thanks!

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  15. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Have just enough cash in the bank to do Davies to Azpilicueta. Azpilicueta looks like rising maybe tonight. Should I do transfer now or hope he holds off rising tonight?

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    1. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Check fiso last thing at night tonight, but don't do it at this precise moment...

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    2. Pasqualinho
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Not sure he's nailed on when JT gets back

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      1. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah, that's a worry. Benitez seems to really like him though. Would Ivan move to RB when JT come back?

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  16. Essan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    47 with Santi, Walcott, Mata and Ba to play.

    Best day of the holiday period!

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  17. - DC -
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Question: On your wildcard, do you have to pay full whack for players you already own, or do they just carry over without extra cost if you have them and keep them through the WC?

    Really really really wouldn't want to fork out £14m on van Persie on a WC, especially when you already have him.

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Your wildcard eliminates transfer hits. That is it. So you do not rebuy RVP as it were, but keep hold of him for the price you originally paid.

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      1. - DC -
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers guys, I feel sorry for those that will pay £14m on the Jan wildcard. 😀

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    2. bradbury1
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      if u already have him u keep at the price you brought him aslong as you dont remove him

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    3. Essan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      only of your transfer him out and then back in again - so be careful with your tinkering!

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    4. Viper
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      You keep the value on the players you own as long as you don't sell and buy back..

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    5. Cooper123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      What they said. If, however, you transfer him out then want to bring him back in the same week, THEN you'll have to pay full price, so be careful when messing about.

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  18. Cak Juris
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Was O'brien substituted due to injury?

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    1. Gaz Downright
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      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      yes... out for 60 years with a severed neck

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

      Do you want me to kill you in a suitably gruesome way?

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  19. Matt
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    I've now gone from wanting Mata to play and smash QPR to wanting him to sit out the whole game so that Noble comes in my team. With him, I'll go to 51 with 3 to play but without him I'm 41 with 3 to play

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

    FPL Cup
    5 points + Sagna & Suarez
    vs
    Marveux & Santon

    Come on Everton 😆

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  21. Timmy Cahill Rules
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Too much to expect skipper theo to save my GW again

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    1. Epic Fail
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      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      1 pointer coming up.

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      1. Timmy Cahill Rules
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        yeh can sense it

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      2. MY DJ NAME IS PIMP CURRY
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        2 points because of captain 😉

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  22. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Will Rafael come on for this team?

    http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/2128246/event-history/21/

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    1. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Of course

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    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      More than likely.

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      1. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        I'm guessing it's a case of whether or not Mertesacker/Jenkinson will come on correct? Bertrand will come on for zero if one/both fails to play?

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        1. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          Jenk isn't on bench I've just realized.

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

      looks like, need to hope mert and bertrand won't get a cameo

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    4. Omar Devone Little
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Cup opponent? and yes, Rafael will be subbed in

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  23. Billy Gilmore
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Ginkapo, is that 2 from 2 this season? 😯

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      YEAH BABY

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  24. Les Bleus
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    RVP could lose his assist?

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

      No.

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    2. Samwise the Brave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      WILL

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    3. Timmy Cahill Rules
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      no chance RVP is god

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  25. Parm
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Should've captained Joey O'Brien 🙁

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

      At least you had him. 🙂

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    2. -Matador-
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      that would have been silly. No regret

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    3. alsybach
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      wat a stupid thing to say.....are you bored?

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  26. PogChamp
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Zoinks!! Some massive scores being posted. This board can be a painful read sometimes.

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

      Only the massive ones get posted.

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      1. @FPLStrategist
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Just like the female-relayed avatars. You never see small ones, only the big ones!

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  27. viciousrumour
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    65 with Walcott, Suarez and Fellaini left to play!

    Super Delighted!

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

    Best defender to get with the wildcard from this lot?

    GJ

    Luiz

    Azpilcuata

    Rafael

    Zabaleta

    Walker

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    1. Evs
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      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Zab if he played every game.

      GJ for nailed-on-ness.

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  29. NilSatisNisiOptimum78
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Best striker for 6.1 mill guys?

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    1. isacki: full casual
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Lambert above that?

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    2. Cooper123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Find the extra 0.1 for Lambert. That or Ruiz.

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    3. Mile Plankton
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Ruiz?

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

      Ruiz has returned in his 2 games back. Fulham have great fixtures. He is 5.4m right now.

      Weimann and Ruiz are good shouts for under 6.

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    5. NilSatisNisiOptimum78
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Ruiz is a great shout but already have Berbs, Lambert is the only other player worthy i think..cheers

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  30. isacki: full casual
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    For thesteady... will be placing varying amounts on the following tonight for the lads against Southampton..

    Walcott AGS, two or more worth a punt
    Podolski AGS
    Ox AGS
    Saints to score
    Over two point five goals…

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    1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      cheers! already placed most of my money on arse to win.

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