Team News January 10

The Weekend Team News

Olivier Giroud is back for Arsenal, though Aaron Ramsey fails to recover in time for the trip to Villa. Everton will assess three key defenders for Norwich’s visit, though Ross Barkley emerges as a doubt. Southampton could welcome back Artur Boruc for a home clash with West Brom. Liverpool’s Daniel Agger may be out for a month, Jonathan De Guzman and Dwight Tiendalli are sidelined for Swansea’s trip to United, whilst Norwich have mixed news on the injury front:

Arsene Wenger confirmed Aaron Ramsey is still sidelined for the trip to Villa, though Kieran Gibbs has “a little chance” of returning. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is available after a five-month spell on the sidelines – the winger played 45 minutes for the reserves last night and his manager admitted he “wouldn’t have any hesitation” of playing him against the midlands outfit. Olivier Giroud and Mesut Ozil are back in training and available, though Thomas Vermaelen is likely to miss out after coming off against Spurs last weekend with a knee problem.

Roberto Martinez will check over the fitness of a quartet of players ahead of the visit of Norwich. Ross Barkley is a doubt after picking up a toe problem in the FA cup win over QPR. In defence, Leighton Baines was missing against QPR due to a back spasm but Martinez expects the left-back to recover, whilst Sylvain Distin and Phil Jagielka “are close to making Saturday, but also on the verge of missing” after recent hamstring problems.

Southampton have been boosted by the possible return of Artur Boruc after a hand injury for the visit of West Brom. In his pre-match press conference, Mauricio Pochettino would only say the Polish stopper “may or may not play” this weekend. The Saints boss also revealed that Rickie Lambert and Gaston Ramirez are “recovering well” and will be assessed going into the clash against West Brom, after the pair were forced off in the cup last weekend.

Michael Laudrup will be without the services of Jonathan de Guzman (calf) and Dwight Tiendalli (hamstring) for Swansea’s trip to Old Trafford. Pablo Hernandez and Roland Lamah are also “two to three weeks” away from a return for the Welsh outfit.

Norwich boss Chris Hughton has confirmed Seb Bassong, Wes Hoolahan and Bradley Johnson are all fit for the encounter with Everton, after the trio missed the FA Cup tie with Fulham last weekend, Meanwhile, Michael Turner and Jonny Howson remain out with hamstring and back injuries respectively. Hughton also revealed Anthony Pilkington and Alex Tettey have returned to light training, and could be pushing for a recall ahead of Hull’s visit to Carrow Road later this month.

Liverpool have suffered a fresh blow in defence with Daniel Agger reportedly out for four weeks with a calf strain. The Danish international limped off in the closing stages of the FA Cup win over Oldham and has since revealed the extent of his injury to the Danish press.

Hull defender Paul McShane is sidelined for three to four weeks with an ankle injury. Sone Aluko (Achilles) and Robbie Brady (groin) are on course for a return at the end of January or early February.

Reports suggest Robin van Persie has returned to training for United but is expected to miss out again this weekend. We await David Moyes’ press conference at 2pm for an official update, however.

The Newcastle press suggest Yohan Cabaye has returned to the club’s training base and will be assessed today as he attempts to overcome an Achilles injury.

All this and more has now been updated in the Team News section ahead of tomorrow’s deadline. Keep an eye on our official Twitter Stream as breaking news unfolds.

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Toonzie
10 years, 3 months ago
Ozil 😯
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1. McSauce
  10 years, 3 months ago
  what bout him??
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Buck The Trent
10 years, 3 months ago
No Rooney news?
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1. Tommytour
  10 years, 3 months ago
  Maybe there is
  Maybe there isn't
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  1. Christina.
    10 years, 3 months ago
    *sends email to TT on the Senegoal ADSL line.
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    1. Tommytour
      10 years, 3 months ago
      Waiting for that pigeon
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2. thegreathoudini
  10 years, 3 months ago
  14:00 is Moyes's presser
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3. elkunaguero
  10 years, 3 months ago
  him and Evans...
  
  "... we have a few knocks and niggles... I haven't seen Rooney today, he has a chance... Evans is recovering, he may or may not be available... "
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Tommytour
10 years, 3 months ago
Are Southamptons games really that good?

Lots of easy away games but Arsenal and Liverpool at home

Look to the home games as bankers, away anything can happen
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Reckoner.
10 years, 3 months ago
I made a similar post to this yesterday but it only looked at
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Reckoner.
10 years, 3 months ago
I made a similar post to this yeasterday but it only looked at
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1. Reckoner.
  10 years, 3 months ago
  Keeps doing this when I try to copy and paste a post in, anyone any ideas why its happening?
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2. Tommytour
  10 years, 3 months ago
  Yep it's also similar to the one above
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tw
10 years, 3 months ago
boruc and krul are my gk's. will at least one of them play at the weekend or should I lose one for a hit?
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1. Christina.
  10 years, 3 months ago
  See below.
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2. rvp786
  10 years, 3 months ago
  whats wrong with krul?
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  1. TorresMagic™
    10 years, 3 months ago
    Was injured, should be back this week.
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3. Lucy.
  10 years, 3 months ago
  It's a gamble
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4. Limbo
  10 years, 3 months ago
  Krul to Davis?
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  1. tw
    10 years, 3 months ago
    for a hit??
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Zeeco
10 years, 3 months ago
Hi lads can you please see if i need to make any changes to my wc team?

Mannone Speroni

Koscielny Coleman Ward Chester J olsson

Silva Eriksen Hazard Özil Parker

Suárez Rodirguez welbeck
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1. The Beta particle
  10 years, 3 months ago
  really parker?? :O
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  1. Zeeco
    10 years, 3 months ago
    Who would you have?i got 4.6 mil
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    1. McSauce
      10 years, 3 months ago
      mutch
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    2. The Blackadder
      10 years, 3 months ago
      Mutch with 4.6
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  2. Limbo
    10 years, 3 months ago
    There is logic to Parker. Points made in last few pages of last thread. IF you want to shave a few .mil on 3rd bencher.
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Christina.
10 years, 3 months ago
So, to sum up:

No news.

😕
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1. Test Eagles
  10 years, 3 months ago
  Yeah, not overly helpful but there's obviously not much for the scouts to work with.
  
  Currently have Rooney, Barkley, Yaya, etc. under the cloud and if 2 or more miss out then WC is no option
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  1. Christina.
    10 years, 3 months ago
    Of course. Not pointing any fingers. Just saying...frustrating.
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Bambi
10 years, 3 months ago
Not playing my wildcard yet, but this is probably the team i will go for:

Marshall Mannone
Koscielny Coleman Clyne Chester Ward
Ramsey Hazard Silva Eriksen Mutch
Giroud Aguero Suarez

Little too much arsenal cover?
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1. rvp786
  10 years, 3 months ago
  dont like donkey giroud
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  1. Bambi
    10 years, 3 months ago
    no one does here. Cant find better value elsewhere imo
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    1. rvp786
      10 years, 3 months ago
      lukaku/adebayor/rodriguez
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      1. Bambi
        10 years, 3 months ago
        lukaku - have you seen his history. not that great
        Adebayor - How long will his spell last? Besides have eriksen
        Rodriguez - dont understand the hype. Plays for soton
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        rvp786
        10 years, 3 months ago
        fair enough. go with your instinct. going with Jrod/ade may allow you to upgrade to ozil too though
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        Bambi
        10 years, 3 months ago
        i tried and it doesnt so i think i may punt on giroud - i jsut have one of those feelings he may score well. Thanks for the input
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Reckoner.
10 years, 3 months ago
I made a similar post to this yesterday but it only looked at sub 4.4m, I've now expanded it to sub 5.0m.

To try and find the best sub 5.0m Midfielder I've looked at all the players under 5.0m that have played over 50% of their teams minutes this year.

I've then sorted them in order of an average of how many points they would score over 90 minutes. To do this I divide the points by minutes played and multiply this by 90. This is just an estimate as the points have come over different matches not always a full 90 in one game but it gives an idea.

Here's the Top 20:

Mutch - 5.48
Steven Davis - 4.27
Morrison - 4.14
Amalfitano - 4.02
Bannan - 3.84
Brunt - 3.75
Bacuna - 3.73
Redmond - 3.62
Puncheon - 3.53
Jarvis - 3.44
Diamé - 3.40
El Ahmadi - 3.38
Livermore - 3.36
Parker - 3.34
Kasami - 3.29
Howson - 3.26
Huddlestone - 3.26
Ward-Prowse - 3.23
McCarthy - 3.20
Ki Sung-Yueng - 3.17

Highest PP90 option in each price bracket:

5.0 = Brunt - 56% with 3.75
4.9 = Puncheon - 68.06% with 3.53
4.8 = Ki Sung-Yueng - 70.94% with 3.17
4.7 = Steven David - 53.83% with 4.27
4.6 = Mutch - 62.06% with 5.48
4.5 = Amalfitano - 64.72% with 4.02
4.4 = Bannan - 52.11% with 3.84
4.3 = El Ahmadi - 69.61% with 3.38
4.2 = Ward-Prowse - 62% with 3.23

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As some players have fallen out of favour and some come back in I've done this again but looking at points and minutes over the last 10 games only.

Here's the Top 20 for those:

Assaidi - 5.03
Álex Pozuelo - 4.74
Oviedo - 4.66
Meyler - 4.56
Parker - 4.49
Mutch - 4.40
Bannan - 4.39
Puncheon - 4.33
Steven Davis - 4.29
Livermore - 4.18
McCarthy - 3.95
Mikel - 3.89
Colback - 3.83
Huddlestone - 3.80
El Ahmadi - 3.70
Morrison - 3.69
Johnson - 3.68
Bacuna - 3.61
Diamé - 3.58
Brunt - 3.51

Highest PP90 option in each price bracket:

5.0 = Brunt - 88.33% with 3.51
4.9 = Puncheon - 73.89% with 4.33
4.8 = Ki Sung-Yueng - 100% with 3.20
4.7 = Assaidi - 63.67% with 5.03
4.6 = Mutch - 88.67% with 4.40
4.5 = Bacuna - 72% with 3.61
4.4 = Parker - 89% with 4.49
4.3 = Oviedo - 66.56% with 4.66
4.2 = Álex Pozuelo - 54.89% with 4.74
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1. Lanley Staurel
  10 years, 3 months ago
  Just spend £0.1m more and get Januzaj.
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  1. Reckoner.
    10 years, 3 months ago
    Not everyone has 5.1m to spend so this gives options to those people.
    
    Januzaj is at 5.28 over the whole season so less than Mutch and 4.40 over the last 10 so less than Assaidi, Pozuelo, Oviedo, Meyler, Parker and Mutch.
    
    That's not to say any of those are the better pick though as no doubt Januzaj is only going to get better and better.
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    1. Lanley Staurel
      10 years, 3 months ago
      Just come back to your post given I now think I need a cheapy mid for my WC team.
      Great post!! Needs a sticky.
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2. EatsOwls
  10 years, 3 months ago
  Great post.
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3. Limbo
  10 years, 3 months ago
  Great stuff. Cheers.
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4. Leelas legs 11
  10 years, 3 months ago
  Good post appreciate you sharing this
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5. 7shadesofsmoke
  10 years, 3 months ago
  why wasn't this sticky'd/hot topic'd?
  
  Great post!!
  
  MODS!!!!
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6. 4-4-who?
  10 years, 3 months ago
  Flawed logic I'm afraid...
  
  You can't multiply points for playing over 69 mins by anything, as this is a binary outcome that doesn't vary beyond 60 mins and so not continuously variable.
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  1. Reckoner.
    10 years, 3 months ago
    When looking at these cheap players it's always going to be hard to judge who is the best to pick.
    
    I did point out that the figures given are only estimates as those 90 minutes may come over 1 game or may come over 5.
    
    I still think it gives an good indication of the better picks and with only including players who have played over 50% of their teams minutes I believe the figures help somewhat.
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thegreathoudini
10 years, 3 months ago
How do you plan on getting Kun?
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1. rvp786
  10 years, 3 months ago
  with the wc
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2. thegreathoudini
  10 years, 3 months ago
  Reply fail to Zeeco
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Courtois in the Rye
10 years, 3 months ago
Twice in two days I have been the last post in a thread!

Currently on:

Krul

Coleman Mert Terry Distin

Hazard Ozil Whitt

Rooney Suarez Lukaku

subs: Shaw Cayabe Ravel (Lewis)

1FT and 0.1 ITB.

The only sensible transfer is Krul - Mannone isn't it? Unless Krul is confirmed 100% as fit.
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EatsOwls
10 years, 3 months ago
7 injuries to the team, OH ME OH MY!
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Valar(Keith)
10 years, 3 months ago
:sigh: Reluctantly got off the Eriksen wagon in favor of Adebayor.. Boruc and Davis at the back means i can have only one Soton attacker so gone for Lallana over JRod.. Hope i dont regret this

Boruc Davis
Terry Koscielny Bardsley Ward Chester
Ozil Hazard Silva Lallana Puncheon
Adebayor Suarez Lukaku(money in the bank for Aguero)
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1. tw
  10 years, 3 months ago
  is boruc davis really worth it? i'd rather go boruc + someone else and then have jrod over lukaku perhaps....
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  1. Valar(Keith)
    10 years, 3 months ago
    Lukaku is jsut a 2 week punt until i get aguero.. I Want adebayor long term so whoever my 3rd striker is would only be in my team until ageuro gets fit. whethere it's jrod or lukaku would not matter.. Boruc Davis looks fine until GW 30 which is when i'd WC again probably 🙂
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    1. tw
      10 years, 3 months ago
      well who would u prefer out of lukaku and jrod? could be in 2 weeks that you'd rather keep jrod and ship ade
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      1. Valar(Keith)
        10 years, 3 months ago
        this was my thinking all along with JRod... for some reason i dont like Lallana all that much especially as i'll be paying 1.3 more than most of my rivals did with him 🙂 .. will have a minor rethink
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2. roscola
  10 years, 3 months ago
  I've made a similar choice Valar (I was bleating on about this yesterday) so fingers crossed we made the right decision 🙂
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3. Messi & fabregas
  10 years, 3 months ago
  why dont u get mannone + marshall and have clyne in defense
  
  u can fund it by downgrading puncheon (the bench warmer is a bech warmer it doesnt need to be 4.9 it could be 4.3 ish)
  
  i just dont see southampton keeping that many cleannies with their many away matches
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  1. Valar(Keith)
    10 years, 3 months ago
    i rate boruc and southampton's defense very highly. Sunderland got a keeper coming in the Jan window apparently and marshall may be a lil over priced considerin it's a new manager et all
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4. roscola
  10 years, 3 months ago
  Also, you talked about the possible impact of Pulis on Puncheon. I don't know if you've already figured this out but I thought I'd let you know of a nice thing to do with your new Members' status.
  
  Use the Comparison Tool to compare Puncheon for GW1-12 with Puncheon GW13-20 to see the impact of Pulis. Quite unequal minutes so tick the boxes underneath each for "Show averages per appearance".
  
  I won't reveal the results here 😉
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  1. Valar(Keith)
    10 years, 3 months ago
    i did not know this 😯 .. will check
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  2. Valar(Keith)
    10 years, 3 months ago
    Thank you for this.. Holy mackeral. decision made 😉
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    1. roscola
      10 years, 3 months ago
      No worries 🙂
      
      It's good isn't it? You can use the same trick to compare the impact of other players (if you know stretches of gameweeks when they've played with and without eachother), or compare a player for this season against last etc etc
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      1. GreenWindmill
        10 years, 3 months ago
        Home vs Away can be quite useful too when it comes to benching/rotation decisions.
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      2. Valar(Keith)
        10 years, 3 months ago
        Thanks mate.. this helps me a lot. i swear i've literally been living in the members section since i joined yesterday 🙂
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  3. Limbo
    10 years, 3 months ago
    Oooh. That's a change and a half innit!
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5. Thick Of It
  10 years, 3 months ago
  I mirror you, Eriksen and JRod. Hopefully both options will be in the points.
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Lanley Staurel
10 years, 3 months ago
Hazard on the way? Unsettled?

http://soccerlens.com/eden-hazard-will-definitely-join-psg-next-summer-french-report/124233/
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1. HurriKane
  10 years, 3 months ago
  bullsh!t
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  1. Lanley Staurel
    10 years, 3 months ago
    😯
    
    Just reporting some web article - caaaaallllmmm down.
    
    Take an aspirin.
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    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      10 years, 3 months ago
      BUUULLSH!T
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2. Breadbin
  10 years, 3 months ago
  Unsure why people post made up transfer speculation.
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3. Shifty
  10 years, 3 months ago
  SOCCERlens.
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thunder_mike
10 years, 3 months ago
Is Burner still likely to be starting under Solskjaer?
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1. r0binh0
  10 years, 3 months ago
  i don't understand why all this doubt has crept in. Even mention in one of the scout articles this week. What evidence is there?
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  1. thunder_mike
    10 years, 3 months ago
    I just think it is a new manager thing. Something will change, but OGS would be an idiot to mess around with the best thing about Cardiff this season.
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2. Dogba
  10 years, 3 months ago
  He's played 0 out of 180 minutes so far... no? To me that says he's not likely to be starting.
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Riazor
10 years, 3 months ago
Trying to get some insight on how the community works here.

Usually I am lurking and trying to gather info to make my own decisions. Once in a while though, I'm really unsure and I'll ask a question on here. This has happened maybe 4 times since the start of the season.

However, I've heard a lot (in general) that people say: "Help others, and they will be more inclined to answer your questions". I can understand that, but speaking for myself, I absolutely do not feel confident enough to answer the questions (this is proven by my overall rank). So while I could be giving out "advice", it may well be bad advice!

So basically:
Do you tend to look at who posts answers to your question, and check out their rank/history?
And would you say it is better to not give advice, or give your opinion anyway, even though it may not be helpful at all.
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1. Breadbin
  10 years, 3 months ago
  I weigh up advice basses on the reasons people give to back their opinion up. Answering a question with just A or B, I discard regardless.
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  1. stilicho
    10 years, 3 months ago
    Bingo
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  2. Clay
    10 years, 3 months ago
    Why do you do this ... ?
    
    A) Because it is lazy on behalf of the poster
    B) Because you like to know along what lines what said poster is thinking
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2. Snevitz
  10 years, 3 months ago
  I would normally look for a general consensus but always trust your own judgement more than random people on here. I will always consider advice from the really good posters/players on here like Evs, Tinkerman and Green Windmill.
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  1. GreenWindmill
    10 years, 3 months ago
    😯
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    1. SPorting
      10 years, 3 months ago
      The man is obviously deluded.
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      1. GreenWindmill
        10 years, 3 months ago
        Or there's an imposter on the boards pretending to be me but with a good history and posting worthwhile advice.
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        SPorting
        10 years, 3 months ago
        Just about everyone then.
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        GreenWindmill
        10 years, 3 months ago
        The swines. I'll drag you all down to my level with shoddy advice and dubious stats eventually.
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    2. Snevitz
      10 years, 3 months ago
      I do like a good statistics post, I don't see anyone else analysing the score in every single premier league game since 2000/2001!
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      1. GreenWindmill
        10 years, 3 months ago
        Haha! Nobody else is quite as m̶a̶d̶ dedicated as I am 😉
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3. roscola
  10 years, 3 months ago
  I'm not very confident with advice either so I take opportunities to help out with absolute facts, or things that require little or no judgement.
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4. stilicho
  10 years, 3 months ago
  Generally speaking I think advice should stand or fall on the strength of the arguments adduced in its support, to me that's stronger evidence than a poster's current or historical rank.
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  1. GreenWindmill
    10 years, 3 months ago
    You're responsible more than any other poster/contributor on these boards for me having to Google the definition of words that are new to me. I thank you for expanding my vocabulary!
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5. Wilshere Knowledge
  10 years, 3 months ago
  It's fine to ask for advice without reciprocating as long as you're not asking 20 times a week.
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6. Thick Of It
  10 years, 3 months ago
  It is mostly gut instinct and what has gone one in the past. If West Ham, Palace and WBa go unbeaten from now til the end of the season and Arsenal, Citeh and Chelsea go on a losing streak then most of the advice will mean nothing in FPL terms. We are all going on what we percieve as most likely and what has been happening.
  
  I sometimes seek advice, but use gut instinct more. A lot of people's rank is down to a mixture of luck and judgement, but I just do not bother seeking their rank.
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7. JT's Dog
  10 years, 3 months ago
  i will get this one
  my advice would be just join in conversations when you want, don't worry about having an opinion most comments are just that. Just don't claim it as fact unless you can prove it.
  People will get used to seeing you post and respond as a result.
  members come in all shapes, some will take the mick, some will answer and some will never talk to you for whatever reason.
  You will get an idea what most people respond to on here and what time of day it is best to post certain types of things, such as RMT or survey type questions.
  everyone is friendly really so dont think you are getting ignored
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8. GreenWindmill
  10 years, 3 months ago
  I tend to only give advice when I feel I have something to add (be it a better perspective on things from having seen more of a particular player than many, experience of having fallen into a trap someone is heading towards, etc.) but there's nothing wrong with giving your opinion whenever you have one. I usually just caveat anything I suggest by pointing out I'm not very good at this game 😉
  
  And in terms of receiving advice - I rarely seek it out but when I do I don't worry about the ranks of those giving it - some people give tremendous advice but just can't seem to apply it to their own teams!
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9. Snevitz
  10 years, 3 months ago
  To answer the second part of the question when people ask for advice I think that they're seeking opinions, if you have one then nothing wrong with giving it. The whole point is that there is debate over the best courses of action. The game is based on statistics and the probability of certain players performing in a game of very high variance so there are not many black and white answers.
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10. Riazor
  10 years, 3 months ago
  These are all really good answers, thanks for taking the time!
  I guess the concensus is that the most important thing is becking up your advice, be it with evidence or just plain (logic) reasoning.
  
  Additional question: does anyone of you actually even recognise me from my 0.05 posts/day? 😀
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  1. JT's Dog
    10 years, 3 months ago
    we will now
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  2. JT's Dog
    10 years, 3 months ago
    i would also say the name and grav can influence peopel noticing posts.
    someone line crouch potato stands out when i scan through old posts just because of his grav.
    jsut wish he would say something worthwhile now 🙂
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    1. JT's Dog
      10 years, 3 months ago
      my typing is too quick for my own good
      *people
      *like
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  3. GreenWindmill
    10 years, 3 months ago
    In my opinion (caveat, caveat 😉 ) the most important thing if you want to be valued when giving/seeking advice is to be courteous and helpful in your manner. You seem to have that one down so I suspect you'll be fine 🙂
    
    Recognise the grav? No, the name seems familiar though - probably just unusual enough to lodge at the back of my head somewhere!
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    1. Riazor
      10 years, 3 months ago
      It's the name of the beach, and more importantly the stadium of Deportivo La Coruña, now sadly in Spain's second division. So that may be why you it may sound familiar 😉
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      1. Riazor
        10 years, 3 months ago
        That last line does not make sense. But you know what i mean, just delete the "you" 😀
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      2. GreenWindmill
        10 years, 3 months ago
        Ah, of course, the Riazor - that might be it. Newcastle have played there a couple of times 🙂
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        Riazor
        10 years, 3 months ago
        Albert Luque and Coloccini spring to mind as transfers to Newcastle. And Xisco, but that was no success, iirc.
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        GreenWindmill
        10 years, 3 months ago
        Yup. Coloccini's the only one who worked out - Xisco was a joke (the manager didn't want him), Luque couldn't get fit. We also loaned Helder briefly but that was probably 10 years ago now.
        
        At least Luque and Helder both scored against Sunderland! 🙂
        
        You a Deportivo fan then?
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        Riazor
        10 years, 3 months ago
        Yeah, I thought the name gave it away already 😀
        Tough times, though, 2 relegations (and one promotion) in 3 years! Let's hope for another promotion this year!
        
        I don't remember Helder, guess I was too young back then
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11. HVT
  10 years, 3 months ago
  Just keep getting involved Riazor , most on here will not hound you because of decisions , it's their choice but sometimes it's nice to get 3/4 points of view. Keep posting.
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  1. Riazor
    10 years, 3 months ago
    I'd like to, but it's just so overwhelming! I read a lot, and while doing that I see some 20-30 people posting here very much. Also sometimes pages are flying! I wouldn't know when to chime in because most of the time, I don't have anything useful to say (imo). I guess the deadzone is more interesting for me, ha! When is this, generally?
    
    I'll try and post some more... try.
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    1. JT's Dog
      10 years, 3 months ago
      every opinion is valid so just say what you feel, you can include facts if you like but there are lots of people do that for us already, plus members page offers that kind of stuff if you like.
      you can also play to people's vanity by agreeing with them a few times and then they tend to like you.
      for example i told this guy he was good at knob gags and he believed me.
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      1. Riazor
        10 years, 3 months ago
        Excellent advice! Haha
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12. SPorting
  10 years, 3 months ago
  This is why I stick to telling knob gags.
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  1. JT's Dog
    10 years, 3 months ago
    and that is why we love you
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  2. Riazor
    10 years, 3 months ago
    So I've noticed 😀
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Ben923
10 years, 3 months ago
@chrislepkowski 2m
Jones out following minor eye op. Popov has a pain in his neck. Also out
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1. Heydudes13
  10 years, 3 months ago
  Giving Demi a run for his money Ben!
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Van Dal
10 years, 3 months ago
What ya reckon people will Baines start?
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1. FACUPARSE
  10 years, 3 months ago
  What do you think the chances of united being relegated??
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  1. Van Dal
    10 years, 3 months ago
    Ah my good old naive friend, Dave. On a serious note I will be over the moon with 4th!
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    1. FACUPARSE
      10 years, 3 months ago
      you won't be over the moon then 😆
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      1. Van Dal
        10 years, 3 months ago
        We will see. Cant see Arsenal winning league though. City or Chelski.
        
        So you will probably be supporting on of them next season
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Unlikely season saviours
J0E
10 years, 3 months ago
Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic

Unlikely season saviours

In the 2011/12 season all looked lost for me after the first few weeks. I’d missed the bandwagons at the time. But about five weeks in I took a punt on Matt Jarvis from Wolves. He racked up 14 pts in the first week I had him and went on to rack up more assists and goals over a run that saved my season. By the time everyone else got him in, his points had dried up and I'd moved on.

Which unlikely heroes have saved your season?
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1. TorresMagic™
  10 years, 3 months ago
  Coleman is the closest thing for me.
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2. Heydudes13
  10 years, 3 months ago
  Liam Ridgewell 11/12 season, some big hauls!
  Steven Pienaar 11/12 season
  
  January purchases for the team, almost no ownership and propelled me up in my MLs
  
  Hazard (C) GW1 12/13 season 😎
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  1. applebonkers
    10 years, 3 months ago
    saved your season in gameweek 1, hmm
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    1. @ImpressiveTackl
      10 years, 3 months ago
      Upvote!
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3. Bøss ⭐
  10 years, 3 months ago
  Theo helped turn mine around this season, I had him for all his point hauls and captained him twice which helped me make up some lost ground.
  
  I'm hoping someone new comes in this window I can take a punt on!
  
  (double post reply fail!)
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4. Al Bundy
  10 years, 3 months ago
  McClean and Sess were brilliant the same season iirc.
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5. Test Eagles
  10 years, 3 months ago
  James Morrison and Sessegnon have done this in the last few seasons... oh how things change
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6. Snevitz
  10 years, 3 months ago
  Brady helped me out this season, I got him in weeks 5 and 6 and Walcott got injured so I had 23 points off the bench. Then I sold him the week after and his points dried up. I wish it worked like that all the time!
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7. Ronaldo 7
  10 years, 3 months ago
  Ireland - that is all
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8. thunder_mike
  10 years, 3 months ago
  In a my ML a couple of seasons ago, someone took a punt on Maxi, who then went and scored a couple of hat tricks for Liverpool and racked up a bunch of other points, he overtook me and about four other people.
  
  Evans last season did me well, no one else in my ML would go near him.
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9. _nod
  10 years, 3 months ago
  Coleman! Got him in for 5m!
  Sadly I did have him sat on the bench for one of his goals tho.
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10. The_Colonel
  10 years, 3 months ago
  Papiss Cisse post January. Helped me claw back 100 points on my brother and win our mini-league
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11. Avon Barksdale
  10 years, 3 months ago
  Think I had benteke for all his goals last year! Real differential in my ML helped me win it, and double stoke at the start..
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12. BRKFCTrueRover
  10 years, 3 months ago
  Martin olsson took a punt a few seasons back (Blackburn season ticket holder) after seeing him play well on the wing for a couple weeks he was oop king for a couple months!
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13. Alberto Tomba
  10 years, 3 months ago
  Getting suarez in for his first game back this year helped me to catch up to the Ramsey and Yaya owners.
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14. thetinkerman
  10 years, 3 months ago
  Puncheon may be mine this season. 10 points the first week I signed him and he has a history of going on goalscoring runs!
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15. MDynamite
  10 years, 3 months ago
  Wilfried Bony is going to save my season.
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16. Nice to Finally Michu
  10 years, 3 months ago
  Had Theo the day he returned and I endured four weeks of cameos off the bench before he exploded. Also had Eriksen twice, before his bandwagon started each time
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17. @ImpressiveTackl
  10 years, 3 months ago
  Good daily topic. Upvoted.
  
  I had both Cisse and Jelavic after they joined in January one season and they saved what was a crap season up until that point.
  
  In 2010/11 I wasn't having a bad season that needed saving as such but bringing in Charles N'Zogbia at Wigan for the run-in at the end of that season propelled me to 14th in FPL. I think he scored 5 or 6 goals in the last few games, a memorable brace to sink West Ham included, and coming from a relegation threatened side he was something of a differential. I also had Demba Ba during that run-in and he was great too.
  
  Hmmm, might have to consider some more attacking players from relegation threatened sides this season.
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18. asquishypotato
  10 years, 3 months ago
  In a reversedw way, Demba Ba last season. I had him for the first half in my mini league, when no one else did. Solda him as soon says he went to Chelsea (thinking he wouldn't get as much game time) whereas everyone in my mini league out him in, stating Chelsea would provide him with greater goals scoring opportunities.
  
  After that, most held onto him for longer then they should have, meaning I caught up ground.
  
  I know it's not the conventional answer to the question, but it did save my season.
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Butthead
10 years, 3 months ago
What's better for the long run?

A) Ozil & Negredo
B) Ramsey & Aguero
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1. rvp786
  10 years, 3 months ago
  if aguero has the same form he showed before injury then
  
  A wins
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  1. rvp786
    10 years, 3 months ago
    sorry B wins lol
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2. elkunaguero
  10 years, 3 months ago
  B
  
  will get both in my Jan WC
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3. Lucy.
  10 years, 3 months ago
  B, assuming injury hasn't made an averse impact on either of them. A would be safest for the next couple of weeks, which is what I'm doing as I'm on a WC, but I expect many people on here will end up with B. I've saved the cash for Negredo -> Aguero.
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  1. Butthead
    10 years, 3 months ago
    Greta minds think alike.
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4. windysheperdhenderson
  10 years, 3 months ago
  B. Agueros truly world class.
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GreenWindmill
10 years, 3 months ago
When will Eikrem get added to FPL? I'm still mulling over a cheeky pre-WC punt and he'd fit the bill if he got added today...
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1. Heydudes13
  10 years, 3 months ago
  He'll be no more than 5.0m but really hope he's 4.5m!
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  1. GreenWindmill
    10 years, 3 months ago
    I expect 5.0 too, 4.5 would be a gift!
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    1. This!
      10 years, 3 months ago
      I wouldn't expect a lot of assits or goals from him. Over a entire season I'd say he's good for 2 goals + 5 assits or so. I'm from Norway.
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Test Eagles
10 years, 3 months ago
Anyone have the goalkeeper rotation list handy??
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1. Heydudes13
  10 years, 3 months ago
  CAR/SUN
  
  CPL/CAR
  
  Are pretty much the best ways to go really.
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  1. Test Eagles
    10 years, 3 months ago
    Cheers pal
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    1. Heydudes13
      10 years, 3 months ago
      I may go Boruc/Davis on my WC though, would probably recommend that.
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2. HuttonDressedasLahm
  10 years, 3 months ago
  SOU/SOU is the way forward 😉
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Total Foot 5 - romario 11
10 years, 3 months ago
Nasti: how nailed is he for every gw, so as to pik him up for WC team?

seems only Kompany is the only one nailed on every gw presumably.

But Nasty would have to split minutes w/ Demichelis and/or Lescott? or maybe Demichelis will be saved for Chamipns League...
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1. HuttonDressedasLahm
  10 years, 3 months ago
  Also they are "looking" for another CB
  IF Lescott leaves though I'd get Nasty for sure
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Capt. Krypton
10 years, 3 months ago
ROONEY AND CABAYE BETTER GET THE OK! SAVE ME SOME HITS BOYS!
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Tommytour
10 years, 3 months ago
A Mannone Davis
Brown Turner Olsson

B Boruc Davis
Brown Turner Chester

Prefer the fixtures of A if I can get another keeper in 5 games time but guess most will say B?
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1. HuttonDressedasLahm
  10 years, 3 months ago
  After seeing the Poyet news this morning id go B
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Frosti
10 years, 3 months ago
Was really hoping to save my wildcard, however 5 doubtful's might have to force my hand 🙁
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1. HuttonDressedasLahm
  10 years, 3 months ago
  Your bench has three players on it
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  1. HuttonDressedasLahm
    10 years, 3 months ago
    *4
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Zeeco
10 years, 3 months ago
Ok lads made a few changes who would you change?

Mannone Mcgregor

Koscielny Coleman Ward Chester J olsson

Silva Eriksen Hazard Özil Mutch

Suárez Rodirguez welbeck
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HuttonDressedasLahm
10 years, 3 months ago
Right, looks like I'll be back at 2pm for the Moyes presser (Might actually do some work!)

Any chance he will give us something? Anything? About Rooney?!

"He's close, very close, we will see" Probably
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Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
10 years, 3 months ago
Any recommended changes to my wildcard side.?

Mannone Marshall

Kos terry Coleman (Chester ward)

Ozil silva Oscar januez (much)

Adebayor rooney suerez

1.4 in bank to. Upgrade to augero
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