The Saturday Surgery

The double Gameweek frenzy reaches a crescendo with around two hours to go before the gate slams down on our Fantasy lineups. Points hits are still on the cards, captain changes and bench tweaks still to be decided ahead of a Gameweek which will, hopefully, provide some heavy scoring after the previous weekend fell so flat.

If you’re late to the party, you can can catch up with our double Gameweek dominated Scout Picks selection, find some left field selections via the Differentials or, if you fancy a aural accompaniment to the bacon butty, fire up the latest ScoutCast. If you’re still dallying on those transfers, maybe our team news with predicted lineups can help you out.

The Matchday Surgery chatroom is now open for those who require some real-time reassurance, while the Dugout Discussion will follow prior to today’s kick-offs – at around 2.45.

Another Friday night Pre-match Preamble follows shortly.

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3munkh
11 years, 15 days ago
Help me guys

Beg

O'briene Evra Rafael

Walcott fellaini(v) Mata Coutinho

RVP(c) Anichebe Berbatov

Sub: federici harte michu davies

-4 in the bank 2.5 good to go??
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1. Slaps
  11 years, 15 days ago
  Dont think anichebe will get much time, but you must know that already..
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2. Elmore Black
  11 years, 15 days ago
  I think you might as well gamble on a DGW goalkeeper. You won't get much for Begovic against United this week, maybe Fabianski.
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Ninjaa
11 years, 15 days ago
For this gw

Bego
Mertesacker(2nd game) zabaleta enrique
Walcott cazorla fellani marveaux
Rvp suarez berbatov

Let it roll or take a hit for an extra dgw player?
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mgrea
11 years, 15 days ago
Anyone else Baines (c)?
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1. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
  11 years, 15 days ago
  No, Cazorla, but swaying towards RVP.
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2. Darth
  11 years, 15 days ago
  Me but I am getting very tempted to switch to Cazorla now 🙁
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3. Yome
  11 years, 15 days ago
  Massive gamble eh!
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GREENDREAMS11
11 years, 15 days ago
Does it make sense to do mata and downing for pienaar and Fellaini, 8 point hit ?
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Slaps
11 years, 15 days ago
Is fpl down for anyone else, teams all sorted but it woild be nice to check...
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1. Darth
  11 years, 15 days ago
  No ok for me
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  1. Slaps
    11 years, 15 days ago
    Dang... at least I cant change capt from caz to rvp anymore
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For Fuchs Sake
11 years, 15 days ago
Rooney captain anyone?
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1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
  11 years, 15 days ago
  yep
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2. Mílanista
  11 years, 15 days ago
  Gone for RVP but Rooney's a strong alternative.
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3. GREENDREAMS11
  11 years, 15 days ago
  Yeah. Here ken
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Mílanista
11 years, 15 days ago
Morning all,

Will this do:

Fabianski
Baines, Evans, Clichy
Santi, Gervinho, Fellaini, Osman, Mata
RVP(c), Rooney

Bunn, Remy, Turner, Harte
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1. Annie
  11 years, 15 days ago
  Remy over Mata?
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  1. Mílanista
    11 years, 15 days ago
    Prefer Mata away to Fulham over Remy away to Everton.
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    1. Annie
      11 years, 15 days ago
      Mata won't start
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      1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
        11 years, 15 days ago
        wum?
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      2. Mílanista
        11 years, 15 days ago
        What makes you so certain?
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  2. Elmore Black
    11 years, 15 days ago
    Agreed - Mata will play the semi, chance he could be dropped for Fulham, Remy is on fire and QPR will go all guns blazin'
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    1. Grimmaldi - Send in the Clo…
      11 years, 15 days ago
      As if Chelsea can afford to drop anymore points?
      
      Either way play Mata and if he doesn't play let Remy come in.
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Beautiful Game
11 years, 15 days ago
who to (c) ???

SANTI or AFRO???
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1. Zinedine Kilbane
  11 years, 15 days ago
  caz
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2. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
  11 years, 15 days ago
  Difficult but would go for Santi from those 2. Actually going RVP myself.
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3. tw
  11 years, 15 days ago
  caz
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4. Yome
  11 years, 15 days ago
  Caz for sure
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GoonerByron
11 years, 15 days ago
Crazy to captain Giroud over RVP and Cazorla?
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1. Mílanista
  11 years, 15 days ago
  Insane
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2. Jimbo123
  11 years, 15 days ago
  I'm tempted
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3. jurgenizer | TRIPEIROS
  11 years, 15 days ago
  yep, crazy
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4. FPLFamily (Lee)
  11 years, 15 days ago
  Mental
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lfcserg
11 years, 15 days ago
Michu -> Walcott for a 4pt hit? so i play 3-5-2 and drop anichebe 2 the bench, so i have gervinho, walcott and gervinho.
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1. Darth
  11 years, 15 days ago
  Two gervinhos? That's scary.
  
  Would personally keep Michu for his dgw
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2. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
  11 years, 15 days ago
  No, Michu has a DGW to come. Walcott may not have a DGW at all. Play Anichebe. Bench Michu.
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3. Slaps
  11 years, 15 days ago
  Lot of forehead
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UnitednationsXI
11 years, 15 days ago
Anyone the status on clark? will he start against fulham?

if not, would you take a hit to do clark >> clichy? back up defenders not playing so essentially a 2 point hit if clark doesnt start
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tw
11 years, 15 days ago
baines rooney or caz, someone please convince me
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1. Smakies
  11 years, 15 days ago
  santi out of those 3
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2. Sting
  11 years, 15 days ago
  Don't do Baines...its between Rooney and Caz. I have it on Caz fwiw
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3. FPLFamily (Lee)
  11 years, 15 days ago
  Santi if you're leading. Banes if you're chasing and fancy a mini-punt!
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4. Mílanista
  11 years, 15 days ago
  Not Baines. Caz is the safer option, Rooney could give up a big boost up the rankings but could also not start both.
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5. Darth
  11 years, 15 days ago
  I currently have baines selected but I'm unsure they will keep a clean sheet against a free scoring QPR? But, they always seem to do well against the too teams.
  
  Other option is Cazorla but if Wilshire is back wont he be taken of set pieces and flung onto the wing again?
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  1. Darth
    11 years, 15 days ago
    *top
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MJ6987
11 years, 15 days ago
As the ICC thread is now closed for comments can we start discussing on here again?

Shame about the news about TW getting a late injury, but B2BB is a very good player to come in. Here we go!
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1. r0binh0
  11 years, 15 days ago
  ?
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  1. MJ6987
    11 years, 15 days ago
    This is why it has its own thread!
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    1. r0binh0
      11 years, 15 days ago
      i just mean, what are you talking about? TW injury? B2BB?
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    2. tw
      11 years, 15 days ago
      😀
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    3. kaz 96
      11 years, 15 days ago
      lol
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    4. Billy Gilmore
      11 years, 15 days ago
      😆
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2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
  11 years, 15 days ago
  Dodgy selection processes? 😛
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  1. tw
    11 years, 15 days ago
    more like dodgy hammy's. seems i'm the rvp/vdv of the team in that sense 😉
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3. Scroobius Mac
  11 years, 15 days ago
  Yeah I just saw that. Assume its getting reset at the moment.
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ScotsmanAbroad
11 years, 15 days ago
Hello there. This is my 1st season of FPL and it is addictive! I've made some rookie mistakes but sitting about 36k in rankings. Is it ok to call the guy at the top of my mini league The Arch Enemy? Of course when I was top it was by skill and judgement not his pure luck andpossibly bribery lol

Is taking a 12 point hit to try to catch him acceptable? It would give me 9 DGW players.
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1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
  11 years, 15 days ago
  how many hits has he taken
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Beautiful Game
11 years, 15 days ago
guys what do you think is going to be arsenal's starting line up today???
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1. Annie
  11 years, 15 days ago
  Not wally
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  1. Beautiful Game
    11 years, 15 days ago
    and santi on wing or in the hole???
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2. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
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  Fabianski
  Sagna
  Monreal
  Verm
  Kos
  Arteta
  Ramsey
  Cazorla
  Walcott
  Gervinho
  Giroud
  
  But Wilshere is back in contention also I believe.
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11 years, 15 days ago
Anyone else a tad concerned about having Rafael? He was headless chicken material against City and his hammy has been acting up. I'm not convinced he'll get both games.
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1. Sting
  11 years, 15 days ago
  Very concerned, but we're stuck with him now, can't waste a transfer on him.
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2. Goaldigger
  11 years, 15 days ago
  Close to getting a goal though. And arranged the freekick that rvp drove home, had it not been for Jones on the goal line.
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Sting
11 years, 15 days ago
Benteke >> Berbatov/Giroud/Mirallas worth it for -4 ??
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1. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
  11 years, 15 days ago
  Yes. All in.
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2. Home Run Baker
  11 years, 15 days ago
  Keep Benteke imo
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3. Yome
  11 years, 15 days ago
  I did Benteke to Giroud coz benteke has United on GW34. Sad to sell him coz he brought me a lot of points!
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Siva Mohan
11 years, 15 days ago
Good Day Gents!

away from couple of days.. any news on Walcott?
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1. Smakies
  11 years, 15 days ago
  he is fit and will most probably play both games
  as a starter though not convinced about it
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2. Darth
  11 years, 15 days ago
  He is fit, in footballing terms 🙂
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myteamissheeeeeeeet
11 years, 15 days ago
What's your thoughts lads on this WC team?

DDG (robles)

BAINES, RAFAEL, DEMEL (wilson, bertrand)

SANTI , FELLAINI, WALCOTT, JARVIS (marveaux)

RVP capt, GIROUD, suazez

Jarvis? I know but need to have him if I want to keep Suarez. Subs are dog shit aswell but this would all change if I got Berbs instead of Suarez as I would get Nolan instead of Jarvis better subs ie Dawson and O Brien instead of Demel.

Thoughts please as I am pulling my hair out with it and going out in 15 minutes!!
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1. Smellbobs
  11 years, 15 days ago
  any plans for city/chelsea/swansea dgw players?
  
  im currently torn between gerrard and yaya for that reason on a wc
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  1. myteamissheeeeeeeet
    11 years, 15 days ago
    Prob look to bring them in over the next few weeks.
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2. Blue-Ghosts
  11 years, 15 days ago
  long term i dont see marveaux and jarvi delivering points while roating demel,bertrand and wilson will be comedy in itself
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Kazza_
11 years, 15 days ago
hows this forwc team

fab/robles

clichy/rafael/demel (shaw/vert)

haz / coutiho / caz (c) / fellani ( marv)

suarez / giroud / rvp

am thinking maybe squeeze in silva ot tevez for gd run & future dgw?
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FPLFamily (Lee)
11 years, 15 days ago
Does Fellaini's physical presence up front mean Anichebe drops to the bench and Jelly plays?

What do we think of the toffees line up people?
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1. Kazza_
  11 years, 15 days ago
  yes imo
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2. Mavric Marco
  11 years, 15 days ago
  I hope Anichebe plays ahead of Jelly
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3. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
  11 years, 15 days ago
  the toffees lineup is a stick situation
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4. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
  11 years, 15 days ago
  Moyes spoke very highly of Anichebe after spurs game. Wouldn't be surprised to see both start.
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5. FPLFamily (Lee)
  11 years, 15 days ago
  Cheers guys. Dropping Anichebe means I can make rom for Sissoko this week, which I'm keen to do anyway. Just feels weird benching a DGWer!
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  1. Mavric Marco
    11 years, 15 days ago
    Play Big Vic
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    1. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
      11 years, 15 days ago
      Agreed.
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waitinginthelonggrass
11 years, 15 days ago
Studge to Berb, 4 point hit?
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1. OPTA FPL
  11 years, 15 days ago
  Not Berb
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  1. waitinginthelonggrass
    11 years, 15 days ago
    Why not? Any better alternative? I want rid of Studge and have7.7 to spend.
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    1. Yome
      11 years, 15 days ago
      Giroud
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2. jurgenizer | TRIPEIROS
  11 years, 15 days ago
  Do it!
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3. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
  11 years, 15 days ago
  Yes.
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4. Ivz
  11 years, 15 days ago
  Yes!!
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Benjimaate
11 years, 15 days ago
Stick the armband on?

A. Santi
B. RVP
C. Berbatov

Thanks 🙂
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1. Smakies
  11 years, 15 days ago
  rvp
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2. Yome
  11 years, 15 days ago
  santi
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3. Mavric Marco
  11 years, 15 days ago
  RvP
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4. MJ6987
  11 years, 15 days ago
  RVP
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5. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
  11 years, 15 days ago
  RVP.
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For Fuchs Sake
11 years, 15 days ago
I'm so not sure about Berba! Would Giroud be a better option?
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1. Yome
  11 years, 15 days ago
  I brought Giroud in instead of Berbs because Arsenal has two home games while Fulham has tougher fixtures: Villa away, Chelsea at home... I don't see Berbs doing much... Then GW34 berbs plays the gunners at home...
  Depends what is your current Arsenal cover in your team
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The Ultimate Keyboard Warri…
11 years, 15 days ago
DDG
SAGNA BAINES Shaw DEMEL
CAZ FELLAINI WALCOTT
RVP BERBA Suarez

Good to go this gw?? Considering Suarez to Rooney
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1. theluckiest
  11 years, 15 days ago
  yeah good stuff, rooney & rvp might be overkill...and suarez could easily rack up a big score against reading anyway.
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Colonel Shoe 肝池
11 years, 15 days ago
three things i am monitoring for a dgw fail .......

chesney comes back for one or both of the games

GJ v rdg doesnt outscore reither vs avl/CHE

santi is anonymous over 2 games
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Seal
11 years, 15 days ago
is berba really worth a -4? over playing townsend or kone
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1. r0binh0
  11 years, 15 days ago
  he averages 5.4 PPG so assuming he plays to that average it's worth 1.4 pts. Whether you'd want to ditch Kone who has a double coming up though is a different question.
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Valar(Keith)
11 years, 15 days ago
From debatin Caz/Rvp captain i'm now on Fellaini captain 😯
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1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
  11 years, 15 days ago
  Well, so am I ...
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2. adams_6
  11 years, 15 days ago
  Been considering that myself
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Buck The Trent
11 years, 15 days ago
Am I crazy to even think to ditch berba for mirralas?

Ddg Robles
Baines Sagna Clichy (Dawson b jones)
Fellani Silva Caz Gervinho
Rvp Suarez Mirralas
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1. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
  11 years, 15 days ago
  Yep.
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HonestBlatter
11 years, 15 days ago
Any change proposals to this WC?

Jussi (Begovic)

SAGNA, OBRIEN, BAINES (Lowton, Turner)

CAZORLA (c), FELLAINI, NOLAN, GERVINHO (Marveaux)

RvP (a), BERBATOV, Suarez
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1. The Ultimate Keyboard Warri…
  11 years, 15 days ago
  You might want to get a gw36 DGW player in there, if even Robles for Bego it'll free up some cash
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