January
13

The Big Numbers – Gameweek 22

Filed under: Members - Posted by: Mark

West Brom’s Romelu Lukaku heads up our ICT Index rankings after a weekend of football, with Wigan’s Franco Di Santo an unlikely name to keep Robin Van Persie company in our top three. Our members can investigate these standings in full, digesting all the data from the weekend’s action. Big Numbers makes a return to pick out our take on the key statistics on show, together with an array of trends that have emerged over the past four Gameweeks…

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  1. January 14 at 9:10 am

    Lucky says:

    A. Gerrard + Lambert
    B. Cazorla + Lambert (-4 next week)
    C. Fellaini + Lambert
    D. Fellaini + Podolski -4

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    1. January 14 at 9:13 am

      BabyDave says:

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      1. January 14 at 9:17 am

        Lucky says:

        Well that wasn’t an option was it?

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  2. January 14 at 9:13 am

    Something Clever says:

    Tevez (Fulham home) or Podolski (DFW) this week?

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    1. January 14 at 9:13 am

      cassanata says:

      With Aguero possibly returning i’d say Podolski

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      1. January 14 at 9:15 am

        Something Clever says:

        Wish i could afford Kun. Think that city are clicking into gear and they could destroy Fulham at home.

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        1. January 14 at 9:16 am

          █▓▒░ Hanamichi ░▒▓█ says:

          Dzeko

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          1. January 14 at 9:19 am

            Something Clever says:

            I Dzeko over Podolski you think?

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            1. January 14 at 9:22 am

              █▓▒░ Hanamichi ░▒▓█ says:

              I’m considering that too
              Dzeko, 4 goals in last 3 games he started, he must start next game whatever Aguero fit or not

              Before Aguero injured, Dzeko also started ahead of Tevez

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    2. January 14 at 9:17 am

      cuterandy says:

      i think tevez nailed on with yaya out for african nations..he is a good buy for the next weeks.

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  3. January 14 at 9:13 am

    Peanuts says:

    lukaku or podolski this weak?

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    1. January 14 at 9:18 am

      Andrew says:

      Podolski

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      1. January 14 at 9:24 am

        ronty says:

        not certain abt Podo.

        Arsene seems hell-bent on getting him subbed off in every game.

        (1+1) could well be in store.

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        1. January 14 at 9:49 am

          toaster says:

          Think he’s had some sort of niggling injury for a while now. Never plays 90… Wouldn’t be surprised of Podolski didn’t play 1 of the DGW matches.

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  4. January 14 at 9:13 am

    cassanata says:

    I don’t have any Arsenal DGW cover. The plan was to do Lampard -> Walcott this week but having 2nd thoughts. Would you:

    1. Lampard -> Walcott (meaning i stick with Ba up front)
    2. Lampard -> Adam Johnson (meaning i can upgrade Ba to Aguero)

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  5. January 14 at 9:13 am

    Something Clever says:

    *DGW even…

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  6. January 14 at 9:13 am

    tw - season 2 of the leagues begins gw 20. congrats to the 18 new managers! says:

    can you guys see chelsea playing two up front in a year or two? ba + lukaku could be a deadly combination :D

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    1. January 14 at 9:16 am

      jose-mourinho says:

      lol… rmb torres+drogba??

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    2. January 14 at 9:16 am

      Michu Picchu says:

      Rafa doesn’t even know what he is playing next game, so how can i speculate on their formation in a couple of years.

      Give me a hint and at least tell me who is the coach

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      1. January 14 at 9:19 am

        G-G-Granville says:

        In a year or two they’ll have already been through 2 more managers. Torres will still be there and Henry Winter will still be calling him world class.

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    3. January 14 at 9:24 am

      Peanuts says:

      thats like having two drogbas up front.

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  7. January 14 at 9:14 am

    jinswick says:

    What rank do you think you need to be in now to have a realistic shot at winning the whole thing?

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    1. January 14 at 9:16 am

      Katie says:

      Top 250

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    2. January 14 at 9:16 am

      BabyDave says:

      Probably with a range of 50 points to top?

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    3. January 14 at 9:17 am

      Michu Picchu says:

      top 100 with the lack of differentials

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      1. January 14 at 9:18 am

        █▓▒░ Hanamichi ░▒▓█ says:

        ^^

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    4. January 14 at 9:17 am

      G-G-Granville says:

      Probably top 500.

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      1. January 14 at 9:20 am

        Santiagounreal says:

        you must be seriously miffed about that!

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      2. January 14 at 9:21 am

        La Roja says:

        top 100.

        I am 90 overall now, hopefuully will keep it

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        1. January 14 at 9:22 am

          jinswick says:

          Keep it? Can you imagine the status for anyone who retained 1st place in the whole thing. You should get knighted for that.

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          1. January 14 at 9:26 am

            La Roja says:

            :lol:

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        2. January 14 at 9:29 am

          M9G says:

          Do you plan to take a few risks to try and get closer to the top or play safe? In a similar position to you but not sure what to do!

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          1. January 14 at 9:35 am

            dadoune30 says:

            People only remember the player winning it in the end.. ;) Tried a Ba capt this week.. Could have worked out but not this week it seems…

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              1. January 14 at 9:43 am

                dadoune30 says:

                Yeah.. This could be the season for me.. ;)

                Tried some differential captain choices which did not work well in the end but cannot complain after such an awful season last year!

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    5. January 14 at 9:19 am

      Nick says:

      Top 100, I reckon.

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    6. January 14 at 9:20 am

      Scroobius Mac says:

      Not as high as you think I reckon. Only need a couple of differentials that bring home the bacon big style or even a widely owned player who is a leftfield captain pick to make up a huge ammount of ground. Massive ammount of luck involved but I reckon you could do it from fairly low say about 5,709th.

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      1. January 14 at 9:21 am

        Santiagounreal says:

        :lol:

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      2. January 14 at 9:44 am

        Gaz Downright says:

        5,984th at a stretch

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    7. January 14 at 9:20 am

      Katie says:

      Totally uncool to win it though.

      Just means you had that incy wincy bit more luck than 2nd, 3rd, 4th…….

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    8. January 14 at 9:22 am

      Aatish says:

      1556

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    9. January 14 at 9:25 am

      jinswick says:

      I actually reckon top 10k still has a shout, but they’d need some pretty special scores from here on in.

      The guy below in 90th went from 2026th to 202nd in 1 week.

      There is hope for us yet…. ;-)

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  8. January 14 at 9:20 am

    vilow87 says:

    Help !! Am I the only one with a disjointed fantasy premier league page layout ????

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  9. January 14 at 9:20 am

    Soundwave says:

    Good day to all of you :)

    So, another GW, another disappointment for my team – wrong (C) choice (for now), wrong transfer picks and now I’m considering WC my team and go without any Arsenal cover for upcoming GW or maybe just with Wallcot.

    Current team is :
    Jaask/Bego
    Nastasic/Ivanovic/Shorey/Davies/Gibbs
    Mata/Michu/Snodgrass/Wallcot/Puncheon
    RVP/Suarez/Ba

    WC Ideas :

    Jaask/Bego (after dgw Jaask for Bunn)
    Nast/Ivan/Harte/Davies/Evra
    Mata/Michu/Snodgrass/Fellaini/Johnson
    RVP/Tevez/Ba

    or

    Jaask/Bego (after dgw Jaask for Bunn)
    Nast/Ivan/Harte/Davies/Evra
    Mata/Michu/Snodgrass/Wallcot/Fellaini (after dgw Wallcot to Bale)
    RVP/Ba/Lukaku .

    Any advice or comment would be most welcome :)

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    1. January 14 at 9:36 am

      Pap Le Cissier says:

      Personally Id just do Snoddy to say Nolan or Cole and then wc next week

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      1. January 14 at 9:36 am

        Pap Le Cissier says:

        *after the next DGW

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      2. January 14 at 9:40 am

        Soundwave says:

        Interesting, I didn’t even consider that as an option :D

        But my XI for this GW :

        Jaask
        Davies/Bane/Matija/Gibbs
        Michu/Walcott/Mata
        RVP/Suarez/Ba

        Subs : Snod, Punch, Shorey

        What would you pick from this? :)

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        1. January 14 at 9:43 am

          Pap Le Cissier says:

          As in who to get rid of?

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          1. January 14 at 9:45 am

            Soundwave says:

            yap :)

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            1. January 14 at 9:49 am

              Pap Le Cissier says:

              Snoddy then without question.

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              1. January 14 at 9:54 am

                Soundwave says:

                no, no, you didn’t understand me :)

                from this starting XI, whom to bench for Cole/Nolan ?

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  10. January 14 at 9:21 am

    masyuris says:

    Lukaku or Lambert ???
    Lukaku is more lethal and powerful with many shot opportunities, just aware with his rotation with Long, although he is a looottt better than Shane Long

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    1. January 14 at 9:24 am

      Soundwave says:

      Same dilemma here, I’m leaning to Lukaku, but Lambert has his share of penalties and freekicks.

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      1. January 14 at 9:26 am

        masyuris says:

        I have excellent 5 excellent midfield (Bale-Walcott-Mata-Fellaini-Michu) and Suarez + RVP. Is it reasonable to take Lukaku as my bench and my differential instead of Lambert?

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        1. January 14 at 9:37 am

          Pap Le Cissier says:

          Yes

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        2. January 14 at 9:39 am

          Dogba says:

          Personally I’d get someone cheaper and spend the extra dosh in defence, Ruiz/Pog maybe.

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  11. January 14 at 9:21 am

    MB10 says:

    Hernandez -> Pogrebnyak
    Cameron -> Harte
    Walters -> Mata

    Worth an 8pt hit or should I wildcard?

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    1. January 14 at 9:24 am

      Professor Abel X says:

      Any sort of hit should involve bringing in DGW players

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      1. January 14 at 9:26 am

        MB10 says:

        I could do Walters to Santi for the DGW then Santi to Mata the week after

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    2. January 14 at 9:26 am

      Santiagounreal says:

      I see you took a 4 point hit to get Walters this week…

      Oh wait that’s just what he scored

      :lol:

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    3. January 14 at 9:28 am

      Michu Picchu says:

      those 3 players would be lucky to get you 8 points, let alone the points that the original 3 would of scored as well.

      If its all to bring in Mata, you could be chasing points. Better off to WC if you consider him a must have

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  12. January 14 at 9:21 am

    jazf_28 says:

    anyone think about D. Sturridge???

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    1. January 14 at 9:23 am

      Santiagounreal says:

      sometimes, late at night…

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      1. January 14 at 9:24 am

        Peanuts says:

        have u found ur cat?

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  13. January 14 at 9:22 am

    tw - season 2 of the leagues begins gw 20. congrats to the 18 new managers! says:

    who’s the better 1-2 week punt: studge or lukaku?

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    1. January 14 at 9:24 am

      Professor Abel X says:

      Lukaku on current form! Sturridge is worth monitoring though

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      1. January 14 at 9:33 am

        tw - season 2 of the leagues begins gw 20. congrats to the 18 new managers! says:

        hard to monitor if i’m gunna take the punt this week…. so who do you recon will score more during gw 23?

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      2. January 14 at 9:38 am

        jazf_28 says:

        sturridge may become new star in liverpool

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  14. January 14 at 9:22 am

    Professor Abel X says:

    Does anyone think Giroud could be an option for DGW. Looked lovely when he came on yesterday. But I guess it could just be 2 cameos?

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    1. January 14 at 9:24 am

      Ryan says:

      He would be an automatic pick for me if I knew he would start both games. Its a pity we have no idea on that.

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      1. January 14 at 9:26 am

        Professor Abel X says:

        He would be such a great differential, but I guess it’s too risky to take a hit bringing him in

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        1. January 14 at 9:30 am

          Sulk says:

          may as well just play it safe, there’s better alternatives

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    2. January 14 at 9:29 am

      Michu Picchu says:

      I’m doing Ba —> Giroud (barring Ba going sick)

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  15. January 14 at 9:23 am

    RobinVanSuperman says:

    How my team looking? Any suggestions to improve for this week?

    I’m gona WC after Arsenal games, try and get Bego and Jaass to rotate and possibly a power 5 midfield.

    Begovic
    Gibbs, Shawcross, Luiz
    Walcott(C), Mata, Fellaini, Michu
    Suarez, Van Persie, Berbatov

    Cerny, Sterling, Cuellar, Davies

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  16. January 14 at 9:24 am

    Andrew says:

    Why no BAPS for Sunday matches yet?

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    1. January 14 at 9:24 am

      Andrew says:

      Scrap that lol

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    2. January 14 at 9:26 am

      Fernando Bubbles - No, I will not rate your team. Do go away. says:

      Because you didn’t get any.

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  17. January 14 at 9:24 am

    fuml_akimbo says:

    1FT this week. Assuming all are fit for next weekend, which is the best move?

    A) Ba > Podolski
    B) Ba > Aguero
    C) Luiz > Baines
    D) Luiz > Zabaleta + 1.6M in the bank

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    1. January 14 at 9:31 am

      Michu Picchu says:

      wait till Chelsea and Arsenal have played their midweek games and then i could tell you

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  18. January 14 at 9:24 am

    Marr says:

    Evra the new Baines!

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    1. January 14 at 9:25 am

      Aatish says:

      Sturridge the new P. Cisse

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      1. January 14 at 9:38 am

        Pap Le Cissier says:

        No chance!

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      2. January 14 at 9:41 am

        jazf_28 says:

        Sturridge. . he still fresh. .

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    2. January 14 at 9:29 am

      Fernando Bubbles - No, I will not rate your team. Do go away. says:

      I don’t quite understand how he’s now such a threat. Accoring to this:
      http://www.soccerway.com/playe.....evra/2909/
      before this season he scored 4 goals in the last 11 seasons, now 4 so far this.

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      1. January 14 at 9:29 am

        Kings of Lyon says:

        luck imo

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      2. January 14 at 9:32 am

        Marr says:

        Buttner gave him a kick up the jacksie!

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      1. January 14 at 9:33 am

        Ryan says:

        Ha. This ^^ ;)

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      2. January 14 at 9:36 am

        Marr says:

        hmm maybe, maybe.

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  19. January 14 at 9:25 am

    JUNITED says:

    Dzeko or Lukaku or Fletcher?

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    1. January 14 at 9:27 am

      La Roja says:

      Lukaku, i might get him in for Berba

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      1. January 14 at 9:30 am

        JUNITED says:

        I’m thinking Lukaku as well.
        Do you think Lukaku can score against everton and Liverpool?

        Because he has hard fixtures after against aston villa. it will be waste of FT only to get Lukaku just for one goal.

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      2. January 14 at 9:33 am

        JUNITED says:

        repost:

        I’m thinking Lukaku as well.
        Do you think Lukaku can score against everton and spurs?

        Because he has hard fixtures after against aston villa. it will be waste of FT only to get Lukaku just for one goal next week

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    2. January 14 at 9:34 am

      jazf_28 says:

      Dzeko

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      1. January 14 at 9:37 am

        JUNITED says:

        This as well. But im worry about Aguero expected back next week.

        Do you think Dzeko will play starting eleven even with Aguero fit?

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    3. January 14 at 9:41 am

      Ryan says:

      Lukaku as a short term punt. Dzeko as a medium term punt. Fletcher as a long term punt.

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      1. January 14 at 9:46 am

        JUNITED says:

        So Which one is the best for this January? Dzeko or Lukaku or Fletcher?

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        1. January 14 at 9:49 am

          Ryan says:

          Depends on your needs. Short term, medium term or long term.

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          1. January 14 at 9:54 am

            JUNITED says:

            I like medium term.

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            1. January 14 at 9:56 am

              Ryan says:

              Dzeko is your man then.

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              1. January 14 at 10:00 am

                JUNITED says:

                Thanks

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  20. January 14 at 9:28 am

    Sulk says:

    im actually thinking of benching RVP….am i mad?

    its either him or Azpi…….

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      1. January 14 at 9:34 am

        Sulk says:

        im liking a chelsea cs more than a persie goal TW……..could make some ground on the RVP owners following me making ground on the non rvp owners…

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        1. January 14 at 9:36 am

          JUNITED says:

          one thing that i just learnt for this GW.

          Don’t u ever take out any inform players that have better chance to get a lot of points

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        2. January 14 at 9:43 am

          tw - season 2 of the leagues begins gw 20. congrats to the 18 new managers! says:

          i think the chelsea arsenal game will be a goal fest. so wouldn’t be too thrilled playing a defender in that match. and rvp always has a goal or two in him. out of 22 gw’s, there’s only been FOUR that he has scored 2 or less points, two of which were 20min cameos.

          it takes just a single moment of brilliance or luck to score/assist a goal or to ruin a cs

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    1. January 14 at 9:31 am

      JUNITED says:

      too mad

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    2. January 14 at 9:33 am

      Michu Picchu says:

      you do that and you will turn into a big green monster on Saturday

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    3. January 14 at 9:38 am

      Marr says:

      think ur rank is getting to ur head mate lol. look at rvps record against spurs

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  21. January 14 at 9:29 am

    Kings of Lyon says:

    One week punt –

    Giroud (che, WHU)
    Cisse (RDG)
    Lukaku (AVL)
    Tevez (FUL)
    Dzeko (FUL)
    Sturridge (NOR)
    Lambert (EVE)

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    1. January 14 at 9:30 am

      Aatish says:

      Sturridge or Cisse IMO.

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    2. January 14 at 9:31 am

      tw - season 2 of the leagues begins gw 20. congrats to the 18 new managers! says:

      not lambert imo. i’m half considering benching him for marveaux…

      i’m between giroud/pod and maybe studge or lukaku

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  22. January 14 at 9:30 am

    Ryan says:

    Considering Lukaku is going up tonight

    Ba -> Lukaku yay or nay? (lets assume that Pod or Giroud isn’t worth it)

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    1. January 14 at 9:32 am

      Santiagounreal says:

      He’s going up to 6.5m…is that going to be out of your price range all of a sudden? Stop kneejerking and wait!

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      1. January 14 at 9:34 am

        Ryan says:

        Yeah I know I know. Still worth considering an early transfer as an ‘option’

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        1. January 14 at 9:36 am

          Michu Picchu says:

          the early transfer normally turns into the “bad” option as more urgent needs arrive closer to GW

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          1. January 14 at 9:41 am

            JUNITED says:

            +1

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        2. January 14 at 9:36 am

          Ryan says:

          Could go up 0.2 before the end of the midweek games.

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          1. January 14 at 9:50 am

            Grumpy Camel says:

            The .1 you make is less helpful now most of us have used wild cards.

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    2. January 14 at 9:37 am

      whoareya says:

      Given you’ve a WC available I’d wait and see how the rest of this week plays out.

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    3. January 14 at 9:40 am

      Ryan says:

      Fair call people. Indeed waiting is the prudent and sensible option.

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  23. January 14 at 9:36 am

    Santiagounreal says:

    Breaking news: West Brom accept 50 million pound bid from top London club for star striker Lukaku

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    1. January 14 at 9:39 am

      tw - season 2 of the leagues begins gw 20. congrats to the 18 new managers! says:

      lies! stop trolling. he’s on loan from chelsea

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      1. January 14 at 9:42 am

        Ryan says:

        :lol: He’ll be like a new signing when he goes back. Would be a great back up to Ba once Torres gets sold finally.

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        1. January 14 at 9:43 am

          tw - season 2 of the leagues begins gw 20. congrats to the 18 new managers! says:

          :D . could see them eventually playing together

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        2. January 14 at 9:44 am

          Dogba says:

          Hopefully this.

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  24. January 14 at 9:36 am

    Boro going up this year! Can feel it in me water! says:

    Morning all

    could i get some thoughts please?

    i plan to do santi and ba to aguero and guthrie next week -4
    then lambert and b jones to fletcher and GJ also -4

    giving me

    bego / bunn
    GJ / luiz / turner / davies / demel
    mata / afro / michu / walcott / guthrie
    RVP / kun / fletcher

    any good??

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    1. January 14 at 9:41 am

      Pap Le Cissier says:

      First one yes, second one is 50/50 for me

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    2. January 14 at 9:41 am

      ChristIna says:

      I would rather have Bale in there somewhere.

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    3. January 14 at 9:53 am

      Michu Picchu says:

      i would hold fire on Aguero. Hamstrings are notoriously tricky. I would only transfer him in after he has played a game.

      Santi —> Guthrie next GW

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  25. January 14 at 9:37 am

    Kings of Lyon says:

    What games are on midweek?

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    1. January 14 at 9:40 am

      Pap Le Cissier says:

      Chelsea v Southampton

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    2. January 14 at 9:40 am

      Fernando Bubbles - No, I will not rate your team. Do go away. says:

      Chelsea – Southampton and a whole load of FA Cup replays (Wigan, Stoke, Sunderland, Fulham, WBA, QPR, Swansea, Arsenal, Man Utd & West Ham).

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    3. January 14 at 9:45 am

      King Nil Miss ✩ says:

      15/01/13

      Birmingham City 18 : 45 Leeds United

      AFC Bournemouth 18 : 45 Wigan Athletic

      Brentford 18 : 45 Southend United

      Leyton Orient 18 : 45 Hull City

      Milton Keynes Dons 18 : 45 Sheffield W

      Stoke City 18 : 45 Crystal Palace

      Sunderland 18 : 45 Bolton Wanderers

      Blackpool 19 : 00 Fulham

      West Bromwich 19 : 00 QPR

      16/01/13

      Arsenal 18 : 30 Swansea City

      Manchester United 19 : 05 West Ham United

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      1. January 14 at 9:54 am

        Kings of Lyon says:

        Spot on King Nil Miss

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  26. January 14 at 9:37 am

    roscola says:

    I have never been more unsure of which direction to go in FPL than I am now.

    I’m taking that as a good thing because all the plans I’ve been so certain of so far have been ruinous :)

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    1. January 14 at 9:39 am

      JUNITED says:

      +1

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    2. January 14 at 9:39 am

      Santiagounreal says:

      I’m feeling uncertain too…especially with this Arsenal DGW in the way…I’d actually probably wildcard if it wasn’t for it. Actually maybe I should wildcard… 8O

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    3. January 14 at 9:39 am

      ChristIna says:

      You have had a tough season.

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    4. January 14 at 9:39 am

      Pap Le Cissier says:

      Get Cisse in, it’ll all be good! ;-)

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      1. January 14 at 9:46 am

        Santiagounreal says:

        Oh no, not the papiss cisse bandwagon guy again :roll:

        :lol:

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        1. January 14 at 9:48 am

          Pap Le Cissier says:

          Or Loic Remy ;-)

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    5. January 14 at 9:46 am

      Gaz Downright says:

      Unsure of direction? Follow the green arrows.

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  27. January 14 at 9:39 am

    Ryan says:

    With Young out and Valencia struggling for form could we witness the resurgence of Nani as a fantasy force once again?

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    1. January 14 at 9:39 am

      Ryan says:

      At 8.2m he’s now cheaper than Michu.

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    2. January 14 at 9:40 am

      JUNITED says:

      If nani can play consistent then he will.

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      1. January 14 at 9:43 am

        Ryan says:

        Might depend on how the transfer market plays out and if Fegie decides to sell him or not. Either way a few starts will put him in the shop window at least or will be the beginning of a resurgence in form.

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        1. January 14 at 9:50 am

          JUNITED says:

          Nah. Im an United fans. I can see there is no way Sir Alex will sell Nani this January.

          Nani just want higher wage. But Sir Alex doesn’t want increase it because his inconsistent play. Sir Alex won’t buy any players this January So he won’t sell nani too.

          It could be the beginning of a resurgence in form. Just put him in watch list. I’m sure nani won’t go anywhere this january.

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          1. January 14 at 9:53 am

            JUNITED says:

            unless if some team wanna buy him more than 35 million (His contract not that long anymore). I can see he’s leaving

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    3. January 14 at 9:42 am

      Pap Le Cissier says:

      I don’t know, was quite a few rumours in the press that he would be off in this window. Didn’t he fall out with Fergie over something?

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      1. January 14 at 9:43 am

        JUNITED says:

        nope

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        1. January 14 at 9:45 am

          Pap Le Cissier says:

          Ah okay, what sparked all the transfer rumours then?

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          1. January 14 at 9:48 am

            Pap Le Cissier says:

            Scrub that, seen a Guardian article from December with Fergie saying Nani is going nowhere

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      2. January 14 at 9:44 am

        Ryan says:

        That was from Arsenal depending how the Walcott situation turned out. It seems though that Walcott will now stay.

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  28. January 14 at 9:43 am

    Optimus says:

    water…WATER!?!?!?need some WATER!!!!!

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    1. January 14 at 9:45 am

      Dogba says:

      Costanza?

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    2. January 14 at 9:46 am

      Ryan says:

      Hmm, this post is making me thirsty. I might just get a glass of water from the tap now. So, err, what seems to be the problem for you?

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  29. January 14 at 9:44 am

    Keep calm, we've got Fergie time says:

    My team is

    JAASKELANEN – Federici
    SAGNA – DEMEL – Luiz – Davies – Clyne
    WALCOTT (C) – Mata – Fellaini – Michu – Sterling
    RvP – Suarez – Berbatov

    1 FT and 1.0 in the bank

    I am thinking Berba to Giroud? Do you think it is the best option without a hit?

    Or, there is a better option that include -4 pts hit??

    I am open for every transfer suggestion cause I will use WC for week after.

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  30. January 14 at 9:45 am

    Gaz Downright says:

    You out there SuperDunny?

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“I love to attack and I love to go up front...It is a little more difficult than when you are playing centre-back. If you play the way that I want to play, I think my influence is better as a left-back. For the team, it is best that I play as a centre-back. I like to bring the ball out. You need to move the game quickly, and that is one of my qualities as well.”

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