Podcast January 10

The ScoutCast – Episode Ninety Four – Resumption

Back for 2013, fully refreshed, slightly rusty and balancing the same chips on our shoulders, Granville are I make a return to the podcast studio.

The New Year presents my beleaguered co-host with a 51-point gap to bridge as I spent Christmas “ho-ho-ing” about three midfield hat-tricks, leaving Granville to roll out one mighty miffed in this week’s episode.

Elsewhere, we pick at the double Gameweek buffet, eagerly scoffing on the Chelsea canapés whilst wondering if Rafa has hidden something nasty in the vol-a-vents. We rinse that down with the latest transfers in and out in “all aboard”, preview all the weekend fixtures and carry out the latest emergency surgery on the ailing ScoutCast team.

Normal service is resumed via this link or you can pour this straight into your ears via the player below…

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Jinswick
11 years, 3 months ago
Final piece of the puzzle? 4.4m available.

(A) Clarke - my preferred option but means Ba -> Tevez definitely isn't possible next week.
(B) Turner/Martin
(C) Clyne
(D) Davies
(E) Someone else

Turnbull
Gibbs, Baines, xxx
Mata(c), Walcott, Fellaini, Bale
RVP, Ba(v), Lambert

Szczesny, Marveaux, Mariappa, Demel
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1. Ryan
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Can you explain why you think Marveaux is a good prospect? I'm sure you're aware that his position in the starting lineup is about to come to an end.
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  1. Jinswick
    11 years, 3 months ago
    I decided to go down the uber cheap 5th mid route in my WC (can make arguments for and against that) to get the other high value players. I have the other WC too so will probably only be for a couple of months, then I can reassess if he loses his place.
    
    I think of all the uber cheapies he is the best option - playing OOP, good fixtures, very decent stats, and I think his place is fairly secure for the short term with Ba gone and Barfa injured.
    
    That said, he will start from the bench for me every week.
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    1. Ryan
      11 years, 3 months ago
      Cabaye is returning and Newcastle will make new signings. You might get lucky if he lasts in the starting lineup till HBA returns but that would be very fortunate if he does last that long (mid feb). I would say Puncheon is a more worthy option then you can get a cheap 4m defender instead of a 4.4 one. Puncheon even has the DGW although admittedly that would give you a bench problem for this week only.
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      1. Jinswick
        11 years, 3 months ago
        Yeah, that's an option, although Marveaux is only 4.3m, so it'd only leave me 3.8m for the defender (Mariappa is more than enough REA for me!)
        
        Thing is, I don't think I'd start Puncheon any weeks with the other front 7, so is there an argument that the 0.6m is a bit wasted? I'd be rotating my cheapies at the back with Baines/Gibbs playing every week, and Clark would probably start 3 of the next 5 weeks for me.
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        Ryan
        11 years, 3 months ago
        If a player is injured for one game (or suspended) a playing 5th mid who is half decent is invaluable.
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        Jinswick
        11 years, 3 months ago
        Fair point. I think you can fix a lot of injury/suspension issues with free transfers though, plus I'd have the other 2 defenders to come on for small points if Marveaux did lose his place.
        
        I suppose there is the argument that if I'm going down this road I could just get Guthrie in and save another 0.2m...
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        Ryan
        11 years, 3 months ago
        Maybe consider Guthrie (who is even cheaper). He may have found he way back in favor. He will get more game time than Marveaux long term.
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        Jinswick
        11 years, 3 months ago
        Yep, considering him now. Means I can get Clarke and have enough in the bank for the option of Ba -> Tevez next week (If Tevez drops again...)
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    2. GreennRed
      11 years, 3 months ago
      Go Lambert to Ruiz and Marveaux to Puncheon/McCarthy (McCarthy if his unlikely move to Everton happens).
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      1. Jinswick
        11 years, 3 months ago
        Lambert will go after GW24, so he's my short term punt on the DGW.
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2. GreennRed
  11 years, 3 months ago
  E. Jones
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3. Ninjaa
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Personally is have davies, getting better each game, assist and cs potential
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Clay
11 years, 3 months ago
Bunn or Szsezny this weekend, folks?
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1. GreennRed
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Bunn
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2. New Ghost
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Chez
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Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
11 years, 3 months ago
@Ryan

Enjoying reading this article but there's one inaccuracy:

'This is Mancini's bogey fixture.'

Everyone knows Sunderland away is Mancini's bogey fixture 😉

Remember City beat Arsenal in the FA cup last year at the emirates...mind you that was with Aguero.
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1. Ryan
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Ha, very well. Perhaps there are two bogy fixtures for Citeh.
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2. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
  11 years, 3 months ago
  league cup*
  
  *facepalm*
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3. Koflok
  11 years, 3 months ago
  City beat a second string youth Arsenal team at the Emirates.
  
  in league cup 😉
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Mojo Rojo
11 years, 3 months ago
Hey folks! Current team for this Gameweek is:

Federici(WBA)
Rafael(LIV) - Shawcross(CHE) - Azpilicueta(STK/SOU)
Fellaini(SWA) - Walcott(MCI) - Mata(STK/SOU) - Silva(ARS)
Berbatov(WIG) - Ba(STK/SOU) - Defoe(QPR)

Bench: Begovic(CHE) - Sessegnon(WHU) - Nelsen(TOT) - Morrison(WBA)

Good to go?
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1. Stupendous
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Sessegnon home to West Ham, on the bench?
  Nelson is going to America.
  No RVP or Suarez????
  Azpi could sit if Terry returns.
  Federici over Bego?
  
  Wildcard mate.
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  1. GreennRed
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Canada
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  2. Mojo Rojo
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Play Sessegnon and bench Defoe? Trying to hold out as long as I can to WC just incase there are some big name players come to the EPL
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chocolove
11 years, 3 months ago
hazard 9.4m worth a punt if you dont have mata? 😕
both have a similar ownership %
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1. ILOVEBAPS
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Only if you can't afford Mata really. And depends on who you are taking out.
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China Mag
11 years, 3 months ago
TW. I think that you have pulled me back from the brink. WC still in tact. I did GJ + Berba > Gibbs + Ba for my free transfers before the rises this morning.

Now i'm weighing up whether to take hits or not for more chelsea (only got Ba at the moment). I was planning on getting in Mata for Santi, and to do that I would have needed to downgrade Foster to Turnbull. But now I am thinking that I will captain Ba, so not sure if it is worth the hits to get the other two in. Especially as I will probably want santi back next week.

If I stick with the 1 chelsea, I will be able to get in Demel for Nelson next week. If I don't do that move I might only have 2 defenders playing (Shorey, Nelson and O'brian all doubts).

If I go without Mata I would be bricking it for sure though!

What do you reckon?
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1. China Mag
  11 years, 3 months ago
  I would only get Mata now to defend myself against the possibility of a big score. Most active players will have him (many as captain)
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2. ILOVEBAPS
  11 years, 3 months ago
  I wouldn't go into -12pt territory... that's WC terrain.
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3. Ryan
  11 years, 3 months ago
  I'm not TW but like you I only have Ba for the Chelsea DGW. I wouldn't want to sell Santi due to his DGW so it would be a bit pointless as you would miss out on an extra DGWer overall (wasted hit for no DGWer gain).
  
  I'm not sure Mata is worth fearing as he will get similar game time to Ba so it shouldn't worry you especially when you would captain Ba anyway.
  
  Personally I wouldn't mind having Luiz (more so than Mata) but he certainly wouldn't be worth a hit.
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  1. China Mag
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Alreet Ryan. Yeah, I looked at getting Luiz rather than Gibbs, but couldn't afford it.
    
    I'm coming round to the idea of sticking, but i won't enjoy the chelsea game!!
    
    You holding your WC until the end? I was all set on wildcarding yesterday. Glad I didn't now
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    1. Ryan
      11 years, 3 months ago
      Yeah like you I was very close to WC a few days back but I'm glad I've held. Now its a tricky decision about whether to use it in GW24 or DG25. I would like to hold out till the end.
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      1. China Mag
        11 years, 3 months ago
        If you've kept hold of it now, might as well hold it to the very end I reckon. The only advantage of doing it week 24 is that you see the line ups before the deadline, but making any changes to your well thought out team at that stage would be a bit knee jerky for me!
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        Ryan
        11 years, 3 months ago
        I did it at that time last season and I do remember making a hasty last minute change. It saved a bit of frustration.
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    2. ILOVEBAPS
      11 years, 3 months ago
      I too have taken an 8 pt hit with a WC burning a hole in my pocket.
      
      It's telling me to swap Fellaini for Mata and wipe away the negative points whilst I'm at it.
      Mmmmm...
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      1. China Mag
        11 years, 3 months ago
        If I had Fellaini, I certainly wouldn't be getting rid (unless the move to chelsea is true). He's one of the reasons I was seriously considering my WC, as I want him IN for everton's sweet run!!
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        ILOVEBAPS
        11 years, 3 months ago
        Well how do I get Mata in then?!!!!
        
        Simple I guess. I can't.
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Christina.
11 years, 3 months ago
Shirley not worth wasting a FT on Foster out to Turnbull(while I have Bego at home to Chel?)
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1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
  11 years, 3 months ago
  http://www.esreality.com/files/placeimages/2012/85997-1780549-shakehead.gif
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  1. Christina.
    11 years, 3 months ago
    So that's a no then...
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    1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      11 years, 3 months ago
      Yep
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    2. Billy Gilmore
      11 years, 3 months ago
      http://tomthefanboy.com/misc/HouseSadNod.gif
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      1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
        11 years, 3 months ago
        🙂
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2. Billy Gilmore
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Tacobell probably won't even play both and hasn't ever kept a PL CS, in 2700+ mins.
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  1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
    11 years, 3 months ago
    😯
    
    /for chelsea?
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    1. Billy Gilmore
      11 years, 3 months ago
      Most of it for Boro.
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      1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
        11 years, 3 months ago
        http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7684657.stm
        
        Myth
        
        😉
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        Billy Gilmore
        11 years, 3 months ago
        Somebody told me a porkie. 😉
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  2. Jafooli
    11 years, 3 months ago
    So we think Tacobells of the menu now? FFSW....
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    1. Jafooli
      11 years, 3 months ago
      *off
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3. China Mag
  11 years, 3 months ago
  If he was defenitely going to start both, it would be worth it. But I reckon there is agood chance cech will be back for Southampton. He has been back in training a few days already. Its not like keepers need to build up match fitness
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  1. ILOVEBAPS
    11 years, 3 months ago
    This.
    And to be honest Turnbull doesn't fill me with any confidence whatsoever in Chelsea keeping CS's.
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    1. Jafooli
      11 years, 3 months ago
      🙁
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12 inch of fury
11 years, 3 months ago
who to bench?

Morrison (reading away)

Carzola or Walcott (City home)
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1. GreennRed
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Cazorla
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Grounderz
11 years, 3 months ago
Who would you bench out of this front 8?

Walcott - Puncheon - Mata - Fellaini - Bale
Ba - RvP - Suarez
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1. 12 inch of fury
  11 years, 3 months ago
  none of them lol
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  1. Grounderz
    11 years, 3 months ago
    D'oh!
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2. ILOVEBAPS
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Theo
  Punchy
  Fellaini
  Mata
  Bale
  
  To bench, in that order. (Not even considering the fwds).
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  1. Grounderz
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Thanks!
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Bullet Tooth Bony
11 years, 3 months ago
Any sunburnt aussies onboard today?
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1. ILOVEBAPS
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Yep. To a crisp I tells ya.
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  1. Bullet Tooth Bony
    11 years, 3 months ago
    What's your remedy? I just slapped some Aloe on and I'm about to take some Aspirin. I read it does the trick!
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    1. ILOVEBAPS
      11 years, 3 months ago
      Haha... yeah that is a good start. You will peal though.
      If it is sore and hot, you could also wet some Chux (or similar) and lightly place over affected areas.
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2. Zep
  11 years, 3 months ago
  I'm now peeling after several days of toasting away on some fine East Coast beaches...
  
  Burrum Heads, Hervey Bay and North Stradbroke Island all in the past week...
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  1. Bullet Tooth Bony
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Small price to pay! sounds like you had a great time.
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    1. Zep
      11 years, 3 months ago
      The best...
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Michu Picchu
11 years, 3 months ago
RMT

Begovic (Cerny)
Zabaleta-----Gibbs-----Luiz (Davies, Harte)
Walcott------Bale-----Fellaini-----Micu------Mata
RVP----Ba (Pog)
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1. GreennRed
  11 years, 3 months ago
  😉
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Stupendous
11 years, 3 months ago
Everyone who has said that there is no need for triple Chelsea, and that they will be offloading Chelsea players after this DGW, have you looked at their fixtures?

Home versus Arsenal you would put your money on goals and a Chelsea big win ( I would anyway).

They then have Reading, Newcastle and Wigan.
City away 🙂 (city fan)

After that.............West Brom, Fulham, West Ham, Southampton and then Sunderland (H) and Spurs derby (H).

Im going triple Chelsea the rest of the season if I have 3 this week.
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1. Stupendous
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Luiz, Mata and Ba for me I think.
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2. BootlegRascal
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Rest of the season?
  
  Ba / Torres will probably be constantly rotated
  
  Once Mikel is back, in addition to a potential Fellaini signing, you've got a hell of a lot of competition for Luiz's spot.
  
  1 will suffice
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  1. Stupendous
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Ba will get his minutes. He'll prove his worth this week.
    
    Luiz will be nailed on, regardless of playing OOP. He'll partner Terry and Ivano will shift to RB and knockout Azpi. Cahill and Azpi are less nailed on that Luiz by a country mile.
    
    Ill be happy to keep at the very least 2 of them, and HOPEFULLY after this week, all 3 of them.
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  2. GreennRed
    11 years, 3 months ago
    If Ba plays up to his current form the only rotation will be for the last 10 mins of games to let Ba get his ovation leaving he pitch. Torres's form is dropping further than that Austrian buck in the spacesuit 😉
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    1. Stupendous
      11 years, 3 months ago
      Exactly Green....im sold on Ba for the rest of the season if he grabs a goal or two over the next 180mins.
      
      This double GW is pissing so many people off though including me. These two weeks can and will surely make or break seasons.
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      1. GreennRed
        11 years, 3 months ago
        Mine is broken already and I broke it 😉
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    2. BootlegRascal
      11 years, 3 months ago
      To us maybe
      
      To Benitez and Abramovich, no
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Dhanesh Prabhu
11 years, 3 months ago
which 3 defenders should i start this week???

Luiz,nastasic,clyne,cuellar,davies
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1. GreennRed
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Luiz, Clyne and Cuellar. Cuellar might not start so put Davies as your 1st defensive sub.
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Christina.
11 years, 3 months ago
Bego
Nelsen/Cuellar/Garrido
Mata/Walcott/michu/punch
Berba/Suarez/rvp

Foster/Santi/Demel/gorkks + 0.5m

Rolling my 2nd FT for next week's DGW

ok?
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1. Ryan
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Why not sell Suarez for Ba?
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  1. Christina.
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Yeah, I was thinking that. Would want Suarez back next week for Nor(h) though.
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    1. Christina.
      11 years, 3 months ago
      Ba has Ars(h) though that week... Should get some points there.
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    2. Ryan
      11 years, 3 months ago
      hmm, I see. How about Girrido & Berbs to Ba & a cheap DGW defender.
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      1. Christina.
        11 years, 3 months ago
        that would be a -4.
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        Christina.
        11 years, 3 months ago
        I did Silva->Mata for 1 FT
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        Ryan
        11 years, 3 months ago
        I guess then its a toss up between Ba and Suarez. Probably worth sticking considering Sturridge will need more time before he can start regularly
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2. Stupendous
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Simply shocking backline, considering Nelson is off to the USA, Cuellar is doubtful, and Garrido and Norwich are not that appealing anymore, plus they play a Newcastle with a reinvigourated Cisse up front, and a list of players returning from injury.
  
  I'd play Demel over one, and hopef or a nil nil with Sunderland.
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  1. Christina.
    11 years, 3 months ago
    True, but I'm not bothered with the back. The points aren't there.
    
    Just trying to get to gw 24 to WC
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3. Pinoche
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Yes.
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  1. Christina.
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Good to go? Roll the 2nd FT?
    
    What is your team looking like?
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BootlegRascal
11 years, 3 months ago
Do we think Marveaux will play against Reading next week?

I suppose this week's lineups might help...
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1. China Mag
  11 years, 3 months ago
  He should play. Even if we sign Remy. Barfa isn't due back until Feb.
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  1. BootlegRascal
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Sounds good.
    
    Where does Gutierrez come in?
    
    What do you think the mids and strikers will look like this week given Cabaye could be back, and Tiote has 1 more game? As far as I know anyway...
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12 inch of fury
11 years, 3 months ago
best chelseas option for double game week????
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1. Ryan
  11 years, 3 months ago
  A toss up between Luiz, Mata & Ba. Luiz is the most nailed on for 180mins.
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  1. 12 inch of fury
    11 years, 3 months ago
    How come u think luiz is most nailed on defender? i want a defender btw
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    1. Ryan
      11 years, 3 months ago
      Because Chelsea lack players at CM (Mikel away at Acon). Luiz will play OOP at CM.
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      1. 12 inch of fury
        11 years, 3 months ago
        Uve sold me! Luiz in!
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2. ILOVEBAPS
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Ba, Luiz and Mata.
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Jafooli
11 years, 3 months ago
C'mon yah FSW.........give us a clue......is Cech gonna be back for the double or not.........yah FFSW... 😀
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1. ILOVEBAPS
  11 years, 3 months ago
  That would be nice to know. I'm more concerned about O'Brien myself.
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  1. Jafooli
    11 years, 3 months ago
    F**K O'Brien, I want to know about Cech 😀
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    1. Jafooli
      11 years, 3 months ago
      Only joking baps..... 😀
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      1. ILOVEBAPS
        11 years, 3 months ago
        Ha.. I knew dat. I'd go further.. F%#^K everyone at Chelsea.
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        Jafooli
        11 years, 3 months ago
        This 😀
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2. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
  11 years, 3 months ago
  broght Tacobell in for a -4pts hit.... 🙁 🙁 🙁
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  1. ILOVEBAPS
    11 years, 3 months ago
    mmmm... not too sure that was a good move.
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    1. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
      11 years, 3 months ago
      yeah i know.... and didn't even involve price changing tactics as well
      i messed up badly here...
      🙁
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  2. Jafooli
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Oh, that isn't too fun 🙁
    
    I blew my WC to get him in 😯 ..........and Bale, Ba, Punchy & Azpil 😀
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    1. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
      11 years, 3 months ago
      btw... what does FSW mean ? 😳
      Female Sex Worker?
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      1. Jafooli
        11 years, 3 months ago
        I suppose it could do..... 🙂
        
        FSW = Fat Spanish Waiter
        FFSW = Fat 'f**king" Spanish Waiter
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        Jafooli
        11 years, 3 months ago
        FSW = Rafa the 'temporary' gafa.... 😀
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        11 years, 3 months ago
        ok i got it 😉
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3. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Oooh... Somebody's had one too many tacobells 🙂
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  1. Jafooli
    11 years, 3 months ago
    😀 .........yeah think I'm about to be sick 🙄 😀
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Ninjaa
11 years, 3 months ago
These are my options to chelseas dgw. Who’s better to have just for this gw, as im wildcarding next week

A) ba and harte
B) turnbull and luiz

So ba's attacking potential against 2 ' nailed on' defenders/keepers. Tough one?
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1. gravless
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Forget Ba - do everything in your power to get Lumpy Lampard in.
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  1. Ryan
    11 years, 3 months ago
    😯
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    1. Christina.
      11 years, 3 months ago
      You obv going with Ba this week?
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      1. Ryan
        11 years, 3 months ago
        As captain, yep. Not that I have a lot of choice, Puncheon is my alternative 😕
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        Christina.
        11 years, 3 months ago
        Mata?
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        Ryan
        11 years, 3 months ago
        I'm one of few who don't own Mata. Have the other 4 big names and Puncheon. Its a Mata of rotation.
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        11 years, 3 months ago
        He's telling everyone he won't play much because he doesn't have him...
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        Ryan
        11 years, 3 months ago
        He will play 4 of every 5. Thats heaps going my Chelsea's standards.
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        Ryan
        11 years, 3 months ago
        Or should I say, Rafa's standards.
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  2. Ninjaa
    11 years, 3 months ago
    If he was guarenteed 140 mins over the dgw I would, but his gametime is a real issue, dont you think?
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    1. gravless
      11 years, 3 months ago
      Get him in - trust me.
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AK ⭐
11 years, 3 months ago
Baines or Zaba? Money not an issue, Zaba's got tricky fixtures..
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1. ILOVEBAPS
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Baines.
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2. roganyosh
  11 years, 3 months ago
  baines one million per cent
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3. Billy Gilmore
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Baines isn't worth £7.5m imo. I'd much rather Zaba + £1.5m
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  1. ILOVEBAPS
    11 years, 3 months ago
    True. But if money isn't an issue?
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    1. Zep
      11 years, 3 months ago
      Which was part of the question... 🙂
      
      Unfortunately, money is always an issue in FPL... so you have to consider his cost...
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      1. Billy Gilmore
        11 years, 3 months ago
        Exactly. Money is never not an issue. Having the extra in the kitty will be handy for any extreme measures that are required...
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tom66
11 years, 3 months ago
Need some help ....who to (c) for the dgw .....Luiz or Mata ?.....both will play both games? Cheers
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1. gravless
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Juan the man.
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China Mag
11 years, 3 months ago
I'm 6 pts ahead of my main rival. He is on his WC this week. He still has the other one in the bank. I will (probably) play my one WC at the latest possible moment.

When I view his team on saturday, should I be more worried if he has gone all out for DGW players, or if he has taken a more long term approach? Is he more likely to be maximizing the DGWs, then WC at the end of January? Or holding his other card for end of season DGW?

I will probably only have:
1 x Chelsea (Ba)
1 x Southampton (Puncheon)
3 x Arsenal (Gibbs, Santi, Walcott)
2 x West Ham (O'Brian, Demel)

So i will probably only have to worry about Mata and a chelsea defender. And possibly someone like Nolan.
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1. AK ⭐
  11 years, 3 months ago
  If I had a WC available, and was on the January one, I wouldn't look to use the next before March. So he's obviously looking for long term solutions.
  
  I think you're okay with the DGWers you've got. But Mata can hurt you.
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  1. China Mag
    11 years, 3 months ago
    But it would cost me 8pts to get him in. And I will probably be captaining Ba. So I reckon it could be worth risking going without
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Stupendous
11 years, 3 months ago
My predictions for this weekend...........

Qpr 2 Spurs 2
Villa 3 Saints 1
Everton 3 Swansea 2
Fulham 2 Wigan 1
Norwich 1 Newcastle 1
Reading 2 West Brom 2
Stoke 1 Chelsea 2
Sunderland 2 West Ham 0
United 3 Liverpool 1
Arsenal 1 City 1
Chelsea 4 Southampton 0

Only 2 CS in the DGW and its Chels and Sunderland.
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1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Can't see Everton Swansea being that high scoring.
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  1. AK ⭐
    11 years, 3 months ago
    I think there will be more than 3 goals in that one Unreal.
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    1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      11 years, 3 months ago
      2-1 I could see but 5 goals seems too much to me
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      1. AK ⭐
        11 years, 3 months ago
        Can't see 5 goals myself. Looked like 2-2 when I saw the fixture for the first time.
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        Billy Gilmore
        11 years, 3 months ago
        I honestly can't see Swansea scoring. Everton have a history of trouncing Swansea.
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        Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
        11 years, 3 months ago
        That's why I'm contemplating benching Michu...
        
        🙂
        
        😯
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        Billy Gilmore
        11 years, 3 months ago
        Me too now that Walcott is likely up front... 😯
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        JUNITED
        11 years, 3 months ago
        I can see Michu is going to score While Fellaini won't. But i can see Jelavic is going to score as well.
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2. gravless
  11 years, 3 months ago
  The bookies must love you when you turn up at their door.
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  1. Stupendous
    11 years, 3 months ago
    ?
    
    Reasonable scores there I think.
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3. ILOVEBAPS
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Qpr 1 Spurs 2
  Villa 2 Saints 2
  Everton 2 Swans 1
  Fulham 3 Wigan 1
  Norwich 3 Newc 1
  Reading 0 WBA 0
  Stoke 0 Chelsea 0
  Sunderland 2 WHU 3
  United 3 Liverpool 2
  Arsenal 1 City 1
  Chelsea 4 South 1
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    11 years, 3 months ago
    0-3
    2-2
    2-0
    1-0
    1-1
    1-4
    0-1
    1-0
    2-1
    1-2
    3-1
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4. GreennRed
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Qpr 1 Spurs 1
  Villa 2 Saints 0
  Everton 1 Swansea 2
  Fulham 2 Wigan 1
  Norwich 2 Newcastle 1
  Reading 1 West Brom 1
  Stoke 1 Chelsea 3
  Sunderland 2 West Ham 0
  United 2 Liverpool 3 Please please please God 🙂
  Arsenal 4 City 2
  Chelsea 3 Southampton 1
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Zep
11 years, 3 months ago
I keep getting the feeling that I can without Bale until after United... I can't seem to shake the feeling he'll flop at QPR...

For 2 weeks only what do you prefer?

Baines Lambert and any 5th mid under 5.4...

OR

Harte Bale and Ruiz/Pog

Mark has gone with Baines and he has been extremely lucky this year with his choices, so Baines will probably start scoring for him...
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1. AK ⭐
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Same issue mate. I've ditched Suarez, and I think I'm going with Baines and Mata myself. Mata will turn into Caz or Bale next week.
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2. fijuhmon
  11 years, 3 months ago
  How's Baines' ankle problem?
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  1. Zep
    11 years, 3 months ago
    He'll start...
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3. isacki: full casual
  11 years, 3 months ago
  The question is, have the recipients of Baines service changed? Not really, the only difference is anichebe who seems pretty good in the air, but is not going to be playing every game. Baines was consistently creating the most chances of a defender in the league but they simply weren't being finished, maybe it was highly due to jelavic being off form - his kick and miss from a Baines cross against Chelsea typified it.
  
  One free kick doesn't change the underlying problem, it's not him, it's them!
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  1. isacki: full casual
    11 years, 3 months ago
    (Obviously I fully expect Everton to start finishing every Baines cross now mark's got him back and I've sold him)
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    1. Zep
      11 years, 3 months ago
      Strangely, it's the "Mark factor" that has me seriously considering it... everything he has touched in the last few weeks has turned to gold, I might just sneak in the back door with this one in the form of a Baines punt...
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    2. AK ⭐
      11 years, 3 months ago
      Sold him before SWA, soton, WBA, AVL? 😯
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4. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Distin Lambert Nolan?
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  1. Zep
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Distin? Urgh...
    
    Nolan? Ughh... might sneak a goal but still ughh
    
    Lambert... I'd like to have him and Bale goddammit... but not at the expense of Fellaini... 🙁
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fijuhmon
11 years, 3 months ago
Wildcarding! What do you say?

Jussi -> Turnbull
Clyne -> Demel
Nelsen -> Harte
Nasty -> ShawX
Santi -> Walcott
Berbs -> Suarez
Long -> Anichebe
Cuellar -> ???
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1. GreennRed
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Keep Jussi, Hammers decent defence, Turnbull will be benched in a week. Long out but not Anichebe. If your gonna get a chweapo that will play very little get Henriquez, think that's how you spell it. Might get his chance when Kone is on ACON duty, potentially class.Avoid Harte.
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  1. Jafooli
    11 years, 3 months ago
    G&R, you reckon Turnbull will play one or two of the double?
    
    What you hearing? Did Cech actually play last night?
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  2. fijuhmon
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Cheers. Just wonderign how to fund all that. Need to have cheapos in every area in order to have Suarez & RVP in front.
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    1. ILOVEBAPS
      11 years, 3 months ago
      Well is Suarez really worth it then? Considering all the downgrades throughout the team?
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      1. fijuhmon
        11 years, 3 months ago
        I'd say yes. He clearly outscores those I have to get rid off.
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  3. Ninjaa
    11 years, 3 months ago
    How much is henriquez? Can not get on fpl where I am
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    1. Billy Gilmore
      11 years, 3 months ago
      £4.5m
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SENTI CAZORLA
11 years, 3 months ago
Dawson nailed on for this week?? confused between him and Davies!
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1. Zep
  11 years, 3 months ago
  I'd get Davies...
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  1. SENTI CAZORLA
    11 years, 3 months ago
    ok thanks i have 2 options:
    A) Dawson + Puncheon
    B) Davies + Noble
    which one to go for??
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    1. Zep
      11 years, 3 months ago
      C) Davies & Puncheon...
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      1. SENTI CAZORLA
        11 years, 3 months ago
        yeah makes sense thanks a lot!
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2. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Might just keep his place but too risky to buy him without more info.
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  1. SENTI CAZORLA
    11 years, 3 months ago
    hmmm but i was thinking if he doesnt play gibbs will come in for him and should i buy davies ill probably have to play gibbs but agreed would have to transfer out dawson in the later gameweeks
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  2. Billy Gilmore
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Well Gallas isn't playing...one less for competition.
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    1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      11 years, 3 months ago
      If Caulker starts and keeps a clean sheet I will be sick 🙂
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      1. SENTI CAZORLA
        11 years, 3 months ago
        haha yeah thats the risk walker + vert + cau + bae is very much possible 😀
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      11 years, 3 months ago
      thats the reason i brought him in...
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Alonso The Great Midfielder
11 years, 3 months ago
can anybody give me cheaper defend player?since just got rvp and mata at higher price, so no money for epensive defend.......below 5.0 is ok..... right now i get

demel-cameron-shaw-martin r-davies......
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1. Jafooli
  11 years, 3 months ago
  As far as uber-cheap defs go, that ain't too bad......go uber-uber-cheap with Cameron>Wilson in two weeks or so.
  
  Maybe Clyne for a DGW this week, but then again SOT def.......even on a double ain't gonna be great....
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2. Blue Lion
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Cuellar but wait for Injury update.
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cylus11 ( Manager) - Russia…
11 years, 3 months ago
Hows my WC team looking

Turnbull
Rmartin, Harte, Naughton
Mata, Lampard, Walcott, Bale, Fellani
RVP, Lambert

Subs : Jask, Suarez, Gibbs, Demel

Confused whether to play Suarez or Walcott
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1. China Mag
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Difficult one. I personally wouldn't want to bench either. I would get ba instead of lambert, and downgrade Lampard to a benchable midfielder.
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  1. cylus11 ( Manager) - Russia…
    11 years, 3 months ago
    I have a feeling Lampard could get lots this GW. If Mata fails its Lampard which will shine so am be differential
    
    Next week Lambert to Podolski
    Lampard to Noble
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China Mag
11 years, 3 months ago
Reply to lucky

If Cabeye is back, I would expect us to line up as follows

Marveaux--Cisse--Obertan
--------------Cabeye------------
---------Jonas--Anita---------

Cabeye is expected to be on the bench though. So Bigi will probably keep his place in midfield.

Tiote didn't play against Brighton. As far as I know he is in Africa (hopefully)
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1. China Mag
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Sorry, Perchinio is fit, so he would probably play ahead of bigi
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2. Jafooli
  11 years, 3 months ago
  China mate, how many weeks you giving Marvellous before he's back on the bench?
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  1. China Mag
    11 years, 3 months ago
    He should be ok at least until Barfa is back. No date for that yet. Last I heard was sometime in Feb.
    
    Even when he is on the bench, he should be first change for any of the 4 attacking players, so should still get a fair bit of playing time, especially considering our luck with injuries this year
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    1. Jafooli
      11 years, 3 months ago
      Nice one cheers China....thinking of him as the 5th milf and bench fodder from front 8....
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Blue Lion
11 years, 3 months ago
My Wildcard Draft for to be taken in GW24:

Begovic/Fredirici
Gibbs/Baines/Demel/Davies/Shaw
Mata/Bale/Michu/Fellaini/Walcott
RVP/Ba/Pog

Prolly will stick on this.Concern is to downgrade Baines to Upgrade Pog?
No City Cover is another concern.

Looking forward to your suggestions.
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Jafooli
11 years, 3 months ago
Who gave pressers yesterday and who today?
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