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Fixtures January 27

Double Gameweek 31 for City and United

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From a Fantasy perspective, there’s been plenty of news to consider from Old Trafford over the last couple of days. First there was the club record signing of Juan Mata on Saturday evening, whilst earlier on today David Moyes revealed both Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie are back in full training ahead of tomorrow’s home game with Cardiff.

In the past hour, though, United’s confirmation of a Manchester derby with neighbours City on Tuesday March 25 is perhaps the most significant of all.

With both clubs facing a blank Gameweek 28 due to City’s participation in the Capital One Cup final, the Premier League have moved quickly to reschedule their Old Trafford encounter.

Essentially, this means both clubs now have a double Gameweek 31 on their respective agendas. United will travel to West Ham on the Saturday evening beforehand, whilst City entertain Fulham at the Etihad on the same day, giving the duo three days’ rest before they go head-to-head at Old Trafford.

As winter wildcard plans are finalised, today’s news is bound to play a significant part in our thinking.

Looking at the fixtures directly after the double, United are clearly at an advantage. David Moyes’ side have home games with Villa and Hull in two of the subsequent three, while City have trips to Arsenal and Liverpool over the same period. Mata, Rooney and van Persie look set to be earmarked by many, though the tactic of stocking up on City may be a little less enticing.

With Liverpool travelling to Cardiff the same weekend, Luis Suarez owners will be keen to hold – many will be looking to free up budget in midfield, then, in order to afford a United forward along with Suarez and Sergio Aguero up top.

Significantly, this comes in the same Gameweek where Chelsea and Arsenal go head-to-head at Stamford Bridge. Indeed, with the Gunners’ fixtures reading (tot, che, MCY, eve) from Gameweek 30-33, offloading their assets may be a popular tactic.

We’ll bring you the usual Scouting the Doubles articles nearer the time but, for now, this is a heads-up.

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  1. Vpan
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    WC:

    A) Gerrard + Mutch + Evans

    or

    B) Yaya + Noone + Chambers

    ???

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    1. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      B 100%

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      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Chambers far from nailed on. You intending benching him pretty much all of the time and using to free up money ??

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  2. Pringle
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    A. Evans + Cazorla
    B. Evans + Silva
    C. Baines + Cabaye

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    1. Coaly
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      C but maybe mirallas instead

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    2. G11gsy
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      b

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    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Time to get rid of Seamus?

    Since Gameweek 13, he has been very impressive with four goals and three clean sheets.

    However, looking deeper, it appears unlikely this will continue. His stats place him remarkably highly when it comes to goal conversion (% of attempts that result in goals):

    Gameweek 13 - 22, based on those with 8 shots or more

    Yaya 40%
    Adebayor 38.5%
    Carlton Cole 38.5%
    Gouffran 37.5%
    Eto'o 36.4%
    Hazard 33.3%
    Chamakh 33.3%
    COLEMAN 30.8%

    Undeniably, Coleman had a very impressive number of attempts (13), but in his previous 10 attempts, he managed just one goal. In my opinion, this suggests a purple patch.

    In terms of clean sheets, Everton started strongly with 8 clean sheets in the first 14 gameweeks. However, they have managed just 1 clean sheet in the following 8 gameweeks.

    Then there are Everton's upcoming fixtures:
    GW 23 Liverpool (A)
    GW 24 Aston Villa (H)
    GW 25 Tottenham (A)
    GW 26 Crystal Palace (H)
    GW 27 Chelsea (A)
    GW 28 West Ham (H)
    GW 29 Newcastle (A)
    GW 30 Cardiff City (H)
    GW 31 Swansea (H)
    GW 32 Fulham (A)

    With Coleman ruled out of the Derby for definite, it seems unlikely Coleman will be rushed back just a few days later against Villa, especially if Stones/Hibbert deputises effectively. Therefore, that could be 2 blanks. The following three fixtures include trips to Tottenham and Chelsea, albeit with a plum tie in between vs Palace.

    With none of Coleman's goals coming against the top teams, this could be a poor spell for him (blank/blank/2 points/6 points/2 points is a possibility).

    With this is mind, Coleman is unlikely to justify his price tag over the next 5 gameweeks. With such high ownership, we are already seeing large transfers out due to his red flag. Add into this that Coleman will obviously be held by lots of trigger-fingered casuals (with plenty on a WC), this could see his value plummet.

    Many of us have valuable profit/funds tied up in him, suggesting an effective sale now could see a prosperous return - for instance, Coleman drops enough to make him affordable by the time the good spell comes (GW28 - depending on blank GWs) and his replacement earning valuable points before then.

    With TotalFPL predicting a drop, now could be the time to ditch. (Disclaimer: No drop predicted by Fiso!)

    I think I may have convinced myself! 🙂 Who's with me?

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    1. teddy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah, done it.

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    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Yaya...

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        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Yaya's on 30% all season though - clearly not a purple patch. 🙂

        Does he have good stats because he's scored lots of goals? Or does he score lots of goals because he's class so the sweet stats follow?

        The latter me thinks. 🙂

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    3. Schürrle Class
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I might get rid with FT this week. Who should I get in for him though? I already have Kosc Ward Clyne Burner

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    4. Sunny 😎
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Hmm..food for thought

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      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Deserves a sticky 😉

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    5. DickieRay the Dullard
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Good write-up.

      1 goal and 1 clean sheet in last 5 matches against poor competition.

      Also, 3 of his 5 goals came in GW13 – 18 while Baines was out. With Baines bombing down the wing, Coleman may be forced back more often.

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        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Crosses left wing vs right wing:

        GW13 - 18 without Baines... 44.7% vs 54.7% - right wins

        GW19 - GW22 with Baines... 63.9% vs 34.9% - left kills it! Great shout. 😀

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    6. chrisjdgrady
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Interesting... Who's your top 3 or so replacements?

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        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        If we say Baines/Everton defender will be back in for GW28, we're looking at 5 gameweeks:

        United - CAR / sto / FUL / ars / Cpl - not great defensively, but very good fixtures

        Chelsea - WHM / mci / NEW / wba / EVE - much better defensively, plus Matic looked solid in the FA Cup, decent fixtures

        Cheaper options include:
        Swansea - FUL / whm / CAR / sto / liv - four promising fixtures - Ashley Williams would be the pick
        Cardiff - mun / NOR / swa / AVL / HUL - 3 very good home games

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        1. Irish Madridista ⭐
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Cahill worth it?

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    7. Jacketts Potatoes
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      What you say makes great sense... Nice one

      He's £5.9m for me at the moment and after tonight becomes £5.8m.

      My thoughts are
      A.) would I want to take a -4 to change him?
      B.) I won't be able to afford to get him back

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        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah same here - I would lose £0.1m tonight.

        A) I don't have three playing defenders for this week - so it's either -4 for Coleman out or -4 for a cheap defender out. Coleman out means a better upgrade.

        B) My point above was, if he gets huge amounts of transfers out because of the injury/poor returns, he could become affordable again, costing only a little bit more than you sell him for. Plus, you'll have more points from his replacement in between.

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    8. aehii
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Hmmm.....yeah if I was on wildcard I would. Tempting...just for a change.

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      1. Twelve years a slave
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Cant agree with original post , Coleman abut the best attacking defender around (if you bought cheap)
        Those selling will regret it

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        1. Sweetpea
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Whats your defence this week? Strong bench?

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  4. Louis
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    I have Kos and Aguero.
    Should I get Yaya, Silva or Cazorla??

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    1. karankachiefs
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I'm getting cazorla for 2 weeks.

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  5. asquishypotato
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Mert and Shaw to Koscielney and Distinct?

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    1. asquishypotato
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      *Distin.

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  6. #Swish41
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Gutys - Worth keeping cabaye on WC or > Erikson (for GW 24 and just play puncheon) or > Ramsey?

    Cheers

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    1. #Swish41
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      *guys

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    2. Irish Madridista ⭐
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Personally, Ramsey first, Eriksen second, too much uncertainty surrounding cabaye for me atm.

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  7. Arsenal USA FC
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    RMWCT Please. All opinions welcome.
    ________________________________

    .....................Mannone......................
    ....Azpilicueta....Koscielny.....Ward.....
    ..Yaya...Hazard....AJohnson...Lallana..
    ..Suarez............Bony............Aguero..
    ________________________________
    ...Adrian...Puncheon...JEvans...Vlaar...

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  8. waitinginthelonggrass
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Lallana and Giroud to Mata and Bony

    Or

    Silva and Giroud to Mata and Ade

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    1. Declan
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      A

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  9. tpresto
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    On a WC, can manage front 8 of

    Januzaj, Ramsey, Erikson, Hazard, Sterling
    Rooney, Aguero, Suarez

    Too heavy upfront??

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    1. Coaly
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I'd say so

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  10. TD Champ
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Wilshere --> Ramsey
    Or Wilshere ---> Mata + another transfoer for -4
    Or get rid of Chester for another cheapie?

    Current team - 2.9 in bank
    Mannone - Marshall
    Coleman - Mert - Azpi - Ward - Chester
    Haz - Yaya - Lallana - Wilshere - Januzaj
    Aguero - Suarez - Ade

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  11. Skogen89
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Hey guys! Could you RMT please?

    Adrian - Mannone

    Kolarov - Azpi - Ward - Bertrand - Bruce

    Hazard - Cazorla - Mata - Cabaye - Noone

    Aguero - Suarez - Eto'o (will be changed to Rodrigez after West Ham H)

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    1. Arsenal USA FC
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Cabaye may be moving to PSG
      Kolorov little rotation risk
      Betrand -> Vlaar
      Noone under threat with new signings

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    2. karankachiefs
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Will probably go with something similar

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    3. Think Tank
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Your defence looks a little rotation prone.

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  12. Pringle
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    A. Lallana + Gnabry
    B. Lallana + Pozuelo
    C. Cabaye + Noone

    ?

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    1. Coaly
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      C

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      1. Arsenal USA FC
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        A/B

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  13. Proggy
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    What would you do with this front three?

    Lukaku-Adebayor-Suarez.

    I'll be wildcarding next week, so I'm all about taking one week punts.

    Any ideas, or just leave as it is?

    Leaning towards Lukaku --> Bony for a one week punt, then changing it back when I wildcard.

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    1. Arsenal USA FC
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Bony/Eto'o/Benteke

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    2. merdok04
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Boruc
      Kolarov/Gabbidon/Bardsley
      Yaha/Hazard/Ki/Ozil
      Negredo/Suarez/Giroud

      Negredo>Aguero and...

      A) Ozil>Cabaye
      B) Ozil>Ramsey
      C) Ozil>Lallana
      D) any of the above + Giroud>Adebayor/Bony/Remy...which one?

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    3. Ross m
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I've got Bony in and captain for game against Fulham, I've put time and thought into it and after his performance in the FA Cup (ambeit a lesser side) I'm convinced.
      Here's hopin'!

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      1. patrickhatrick
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        I got Bony in too and is (C) for this weekend... when he scores he usually gets a brace!

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  14. Whazza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Surprised by the lack of Januzaj in most teams. If he can keep his place he is a bargain playing with Mata, Rooney and RVP.

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    1. Declan
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I'm going to hold onto him for 3 GW's, see how it goes.

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    2. Red Viper
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      People dont need bargains anymore with the team values that they have. We need solid consistent point getters now.

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  15. waitinginthelonggrass
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Cabaye will be sold.

    Pardew has said he isn't hopeful of keeping him and psg have supposedly come back in with an improved 20m bid,

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    1. applebonkers
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      another hugely tidy profit for newcastle, and people wonder why they buy french rather than english

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    2. aehii
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      How sure that he won't play against norwich though?

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  16. King Kohli
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    How is this WC team?

    Mannone / Szczesny
    Koscielny / Azpilicueta / Bardsley / Bruce / Yoshida
    Yaya Touré / Hazard / Mata / Johnson / Johnson
    Suárez / Agüero / Adebayor

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  17. NEW POST
    applebonkers
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/01/27/the-sun-dream-team-transfer-window-3-guide/

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  18. mcgrejam
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Who would u rather have?

    A) lallana/Rooney

    Or

    B) mata/adebayor

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    1. Ross m
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Probably A, very difficult to say, go on your instinct

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    2. patrickhatrick
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      B

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  19. Ross m
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Shaw or Fonte? Does Fonte merit his (marginally) higher price at all?

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    1. Coaly
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Neither, Boruc and Gabbidon

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  20. patrickhatrick
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    WC Team...
    Boruc/ McGregor
    Kosc/ Coleman/ Ward/ Chambers/ Bruce
    Lallana/ Ramsay/ Mata/ Haz/ Ki
    Aguero/ Suarez/ Bony

    0.3 in the bank...

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    1. Coaly
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Ward to Gabbidon, no brainer

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      1. patrickhatrick
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        for what reason? Ward playing OOP at the moment

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        1. Coaly
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Palace lads have a running bit of banter that they all go out of their way to set up Gabbidon because he missed some sitters in training. And he has some new boots. Other concrete evidence available too. Also I need him to rise haha

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  21. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Why do I get the feeling Bony will score 4 goals.

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    1. patrickhatrick
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      will leave the armband on him then...

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  22. mcgrejam
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Very tricky one, depends if u needed the 0.3 to cover the rest of ur team. I'd wait though cos shaw might be going Chelsea by the of the week!!

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    1. patrickhatrick
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      will he start though?

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  23. Dots321
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Is this defence to pricey?
    Baines, Ivan, Kos, Ward and Vlaar

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    1. Coaly
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Gabbidon > ward

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    2. Reed_Rothchild
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

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  24. aehii
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone considering double chelsea defence when shipping out coleman? With matic chelsea are surely going to keep more clean sheets, they seem more robust now than they were, no that stoke are a good side to test them.

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    1. Coaly
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Chelsea palace is a good combo, consider gabbidon

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      1. aehii
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Oh already have terry and gabbidon! And Kos. I also have speroni though so usually he acts as my palace defence coverage.

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    2. Reed_Rothchild
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I did

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  25. Coaly
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Surprised not many people have Gabbidon on WC. For me he really is the stand out defensive pick, I would advise everyone reading this to get him immediately (for hits or on WC) just get him in!!

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  26. aehii
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    I can't work out if Mata will be good at all. He'll be excited, but United just aren't. I'm confused. There's about 28 options and I've already done my wildcard. I'm taking hypothetical hits all over.

    united could play with rooney wide and Mata in the middle but ...will they?

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    1. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      narrow 4-2-3-1 if he is to be used properly with Mata either in the hole or in an RAM/LAM position (not very wide) with fullbacks to provide the width..

      the fact that Moyes has said that Valencia is likely on his way out this summer (and Young/Nani are shite) should mean that this is the way that Moyes wants to evolve..

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  27. Reed_Rothchild
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    What improvements can I make? And Chester is not a priority.

    Boruc Mannone

    Terry Apc Kos Ward Chester

    Hazzard Mata Lallana Ericksen Januzai

    Aguero Suarez Giroud

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  28. Reed_Rothchild
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Mata going up in price tonight

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  29. Reed_Rothchild
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    People are wondering how a box to box defensive midfielder can do what Yaya has done.

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      He also has set-pieces and is 2nd choice peno taker

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  30. SammoUK111
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    What, if any, price changes will there be tomorrow morning?

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