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Matchday Surgery January 12

The Saturday Surgery

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With ninety minutes to go before the gate drops down on our Gameweek decision making, there’s likely to be plenty still deliberating the day’s dilemmas. The first of two back-to-back double Gameweeks hands us the potential of strong returns, although we find ourselves somewhat at the mercy of Rafa Benitez: an unenviable position when considering, wildcards, transfers and the captaincy. Our Saturday Surgery Chatroom is now open to offer a crumb of comfort for those seeking real-time feedback for their theories and musings.

The day’s Dugout Discussion follows at 12.30 ahead of Tottenham’s trip to Loftus Road for the early kick-off. The pre-match preamble is looking purposeful on the touchline.

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

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  1. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Start Bunn(NEW) or Szczesny(MCY) this week?

    RMT tool and the clean sheet odds says to start Bunn, but it feels a bit wrong.

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    1. erictai98
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      definitely bunn

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    2. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Same keepers, going with Szczesny at the moment.

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

      No, I have the exact same choice and that's what I'm doing. Following our chat the other day, I may have pinched your goalkeeper combo, now Turnbull's not an option. 😉

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      1. Jonah
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        i.e. I;m starting Bunn.

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    4. making up the numbers
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Bunn has a better chance of CS,
      NEWCASTLE not soo good away

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

      Bunn, Newcastle are on a sticky patch.

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    6. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Bunny

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  2. SnoopDogSmokesWeed
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Play Zabaleta (ars) or Shawcross (CHE)?

    First to 3 wins!

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    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      ShawX

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      1. dinamika
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Zabaleta

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    2. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Zaba

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    3. Littlebitwizardoföz
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Shawcross

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  3. VagnerLove
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Azpi still okay?

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    1. Joga Bonito®
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Lots of people fancying him, I think he's at risk though.

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      1. VagnerLove
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        how come?

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        1. Joga Bonito®
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Terry is back. Ivan could go to RB again.

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    2. making up the numbers
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      yep, at least for today,
      then pray for mid week

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  4. Joga Bonito®
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    People saying it's stupid to have De Gea but from GW24 they have:

    SOU, ful, EVE, qpr, NOR, whm, REA, sun,

    Why is it such a bad move?

    It seems like he's pretty nailed on now.

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    1. Namtab Nomolos
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Lambert, Berbatov, Fellaini, Cisse, Snodgrass, Might be ok, Might be ok, Fletcher

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      1. Joga Bonito®
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Lol, you can do that about every keeper.

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        1. Namtab Nomolos
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          The traditionally easier teams have more punch this season. For United it is still a case of outscoring them, have to wait and see if they can start to keep them out but it's not a clear option and he may get rested for a couple of those anyway.

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    2. VagnerLove
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      De Gea is a solid(ish keeper), the defence in front of him is atrocious.

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      1. Joga Bonito®
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Vidic returning to full fitness as well as Smalling and Jones. We'll see anyway. Always nice to have a differential 🙂

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    3. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      He's only one fumbled cross away from being dropped.

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  5. Jimbo123
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Snoddy or punch?

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    1. Joga Bonito®
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Punch double.

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  6. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Are people keeping Mata beyond this week? Still a pack schedule.

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    1. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      keeping and (C)ing

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    2. Waldaz
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Surely he will play v Arsenal, then who knows.

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      1. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Of course, i mean after that, will he play in the games you' want him, eg, Reading.

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        1. Waldaz
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Hmm, unless there are bad signs I think I'll keep, impossible to plan with Benitez though.

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  7. Sting
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Shall I ship out Begovic for Mignolet ??

    Will lose a lot of value on him but Sunderland have better fixtures.

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  8. Perthite
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Federici or Jaas this GW? Currently Jaas.

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    1. gravless
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Yes, Jaas for me also.

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      1. Perthite
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks Katie -just saw your reply two pages back. Things move quick one here at this time. Just finished cricket game, so just needed a little reassurance on a bit of a coin flip decision.

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  9. The Milkman
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Everything in order?

    Mignolet (WHU)
    Hughes (WIG) • Luiz (stk, SOU) • Gibbs (MCI)
    Walcott (MCI) • Michu (eve) • Mata (stk, SOU) • Bale (qpr)
    Lambert (avl, che) • Van Persie (LIV) • Ba (stk, SOU)

    Jaaskelainen (sun) • Zabaleta (ARS) • Marveaux (nor) • Demel (sun)

    The big dilemma is, am I benching the right players?

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  10. seanie3
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Play Bunn at home to Newcastle or Begovic at home to stoke,

    I fancy chelsea to score but feel bego could get alot of save points.

    Norwich on paper look like they should keep a CS as Newcastle are in poor form!!

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    1. Sting
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I just changed to Bunn, hope I don't regret it!

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    2. seanie3
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      * home to chelsea

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    3. Fackinell
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Bunn....by a whisker

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    4. El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Bunn

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  11. Fackinell
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Someone convince me BA is better for the armband than Mata please....

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    1. gravless
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      How much is it worth?

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      1. Fackinell
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        I'll tell you after the DGW

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    2. making up the numbers
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Mata is guaranteed more playing time than Ba,
      use your gut feeling though

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      1. Fackinell
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        I thought that - but then they must win both games and Ba will get 90 in one game and either 60 or 30 in the other IMO. Mata & Ba will play roughly the same minutes

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    3. VagnerLove
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      He's a striker.

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

      He had three attempts against Swans in 10mins and scored but was wrongly called for offside.

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    5. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      My thinking is to go with Mata. After what happened last time against QPR, Benitez would be foolish to drop him against Southampton. So I think he will start both games. Might not finish the Soton game, but should have done the business during the time he's on the pitch.

      Re Ba vs Torres. I think he'll start the Stoke game, and be benched for the Soton game. Torres and Rafa go too far back for him to not start two games on the bounce.

      Just an opinion 😀

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      1. Rasping Drive
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        *Ba to start the Stoke game and benched against Soton

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      2. Fackinell
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        ta - good advice

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  12. mucka
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    What West Ham defender are all the WC teams getting for DGW? I'm on Demel but is he nailed on?

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    1. The Milkman
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Demel is the best option now imo.

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  13. Hecko
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Last bit of tinkering: One from
    W.Reid/Demel/RMartin/Hughes/Harte?

    What do ya think?

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  14. uhahpaulmcgrath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Ba in Ba out, Ba in Ba out,Ba in Ba out, Ba in Ba out,Ba in Ba out, Ba in Ba out,Ba in Ba out, Ba in Ba out,Ba in Ba out, Ba in Ba out,Ba in Ba out, Ba in Ba out,Ba in Ba out, Ba in Ba out,Ba in Ba out, Ba in Ba out,Ba in Ba out, Ba in Ba out,Ba in Ba out, Ba in Ba out,Ba in Ba out, Ba in Ba out,
    This is killing me

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    1. Joga Bonito®
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Ba in.

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  15. El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Why do i get the feeling that at the end of this week we will find out that RVP (C) is also DGW proof.///

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  16. Littlebitwizardoföz
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Bunn
    Cameron Rafael Marriapa
    Michu Bale Mata (vc) Walcott
    Rvp Ba (c) Lambert

    Begovic Marveaux Demel Daviez

    All correct?? Have wildcarded, any suggestions?

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    1. VagnerLove
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I wouldn't put your (c) and (vc) on two people of the same team. Just my gut feeling.

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      1. Littlebitwizardoföz
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Ok sweet, otherwise all ok?

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  17. FPL Touches
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Who to bench from this lot? Cheers!

    Gibbs - Azpi - Demel - Shaw - R Martin
    Mata - Bale - Walcott - Michu - Puncheon
    RVP - Ba - Lambert

    Pick trois 🙂

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    1. VagnerLove
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Punch, Gibbs, Demel?

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    2. making up the numbers
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      punch shaw demel

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      1. FPL Touches
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        So start Walcott over DGW Punch?

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    3. Littlebitwizardoföz
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Demel, R Martin + Puncheon

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  18. Buck The Trent
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Start Gibbs or Harte? 😯

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  19. Ultraman
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Please help me:
    a) Sagna, Harte, Puncheon, Berbatov
    b) Gibbs, Nelsen, Gaston Ramirez, Ruiz

    Alternative to first reach 5 votes wins.

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    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      What happens if you don't get 5 votes?

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      1. Ultraman
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        I guess I will have to try to figure it out myself...

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    2. FPL Touches
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      B

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    3. GinjaWhinja
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      A)

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  20. bradbury1
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    anyone on here do goals galore?? if so what are you going for this weekend?

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  21. Louis
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Opinions on going without Chelsea defence for this DGW ?

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    1. Ayling Buyers Club
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I am doing it, and it is the sensible way to go.

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    2. making up the numbers
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      chelsea with or without dgw is neccessary, as rafa is defensive minded,
      check his track record since taking over at chelsea

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      1. Ayling Buyers Club
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Yup. Of 5 homegames with Rafa, Chelsea have only scored in 1.

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  22. Nice to Michu
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    I vanna no which of Luiz or Lampard to captain. Ba!! does it really Mata? Chelsea selections are fraught with Hazard. Rafa is going To rrest too many of them and this GW will Turn bull****

    ...I'll get my coat

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  23. Mr.B
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    REPOST
    Currently have a back 7 of
    Jussi (Bego)
    Gibbs – Luiz – Cuellar- (Zaba) – (Nelsen)

    Hoping someone can give me a few other good defensive options to replace the likes of Nelsen, Cuellar and maybe Zaba with (got 1.9 in back and using WC)

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  24. HellasLEAF
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Need an RMT here before I shut it down..

    Begovic - Bunn
    Luiz - Bassong - Demel - Wilson - Harte
    Bale - Walcott - Mata - Michu - Fellaini
    RVP - Ba - Pogrebnyak

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    1. Joga Bonito®
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      looks good but don't like Pog at all because if he gets dropped or injured he'll be tricky to get out.

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      1. Rasping Drive
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Pogs has been playing well recently, running his bollix off up front on his own. McD would be a tool to drop him.

        Anyway, even if he did get dropped, you would just play the mids every week. Or upgrade to Henriquez. Not a big problem really.

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  25. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    lalalalallalalal not listening

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    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Lallana (C)

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  26. Rataj2000
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Just use wildcard:
    Guzan, Jaskelainen
    Evra, Hughes, Martin R, (Clyne, Demel)
    Michu, Mata, Bale, Walcott (Kacalin)
    Ba, RVP, Berbatov
    Mata or Ba for captain?
    Maybe Michu bench for Kacalin??

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  27. GinjaWhinja
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    A) Szczesny, Fellaini and Berbatov
    Or
    B) Federici, Bale, Ruiz

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    1. Ultraman
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      A)

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  28. Ayling Buyers Club
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    "QPR vs Tottenham: Only Wigan have conceded more home PL goals this season than QPR (19) and only Utd have scored more away than Spurs (22)" WhoScored.com on Twitter.

    Bale, anyone?

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    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Nil Nil

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  29. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Go with this straight away: A
    Fellaini Michu Walcott Bale Mata
    RVP Ba Pog
    (Next week, Ba > Podolski/Sturridge)

    or go with this: B
    Fellaini Michu RAMIREZ Bale Mata
    RVP Ba RUIZ
    (And then next week, Mata > Walcott & Ba > Suarez/Aguero. No Mata longterm)

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  30. Lofty Forehead
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Boruc
    Mertesacker Luiz Shaw
    Puncheon Michu Walcott Mata (C)
    Van Persie Podolski Ba

    Jaaskelainen Collins Cameron Noble

    And I'm ready.

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