Members March 27

Captain Sensible – Gameweek 32

Last week’s runaway winner of the Captain Poll, Luis Suarez delivered yet again with 25 points accrued over Liverpool’s pair of fixtures against Cardiff and Sunderland. The Uruguayan was usurped by Yaya Toure, though, with the City midfielder ending Gameweek 31 as the top scoring player on 31 points – surprisingly, in spite of his outstanding season, you have to go all the way back to Gameweek 17 to find the last time Suarez finished top-scoring player in any round of matches:

Once again, we analyse the armband options on offer in our weekly members article. Taking the top five in this week’s Captain Poll (Suarez, Wayne Rooney, Eden Hazard, Toure and Romelu Lukaku) as our starting point, we construct a members table based around a number of their key statistics in order to flag up any other players offering a similar sort of threat.

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JT's Dog
10 years, 1 month ago
Is there any point to the VC in UFPL?
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1. JT's Dog
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Top of first two pages, ninja dog has many talents
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2. Margarido
  10 years, 1 month ago
  if you forgot to change and your © does not play...?
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3. Epic Fail
  10 years, 1 month ago
  If you don't make any changes and your captain doesn't play, your vc becomes captain...
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  1. JT's Dog
    10 years, 1 month ago
    Why would you forget to make changes
    This is the only thing in our life.
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    1. Epic Fail
      10 years, 1 month ago
      You don't have to forget. I can be a tactic.
      
      If my captain doesn't play but my vc has scored 30 points and the only player left on my bench is Darren Bent, then I'll let auto subs do its thing.
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      1. JT's Dog
        10 years, 1 month ago
        Those are wise words
        I will go and take my VC off colback then
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    2. Colonel Klink
      10 years, 1 month ago
      Thermoglobal meltdown is the only reason I can think of. That didn't happen did it? I was pondering captain changes.
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4. A.
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Only if you forget or are unable to change your team between Saturday and Sunday and your captain doesnt play.
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1234thro
10 years, 1 month ago
Currently got the armband on Lukaku 🙂

Is it worth the gamble? And if so, who is with me?
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1. Camzy
  10 years, 1 month ago
  You're alone. Don't do it. Suarez or Rooney if you have him.
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  1. PKB
    10 years, 1 month ago
    Rooney worth a shout? Hasnt been that clinical recently.
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2. Somalion
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Oh Christ not this again.
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3. Sweetpea
  10 years, 1 month ago
  no. unreliable and lucky at times
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4. Epic Fail
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Do it.
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5. JT's Dog
  10 years, 1 month ago
  His goal and baps last game are akin to a drug dealer giving you a free sample to start with
  From now on you will pay big time to captain him
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PKB
10 years, 1 month ago
Eriksen is so very tempting me, Someone please stop me.
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1. Wakka Wakkas
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Do it.
  
  One less person to worry about in FPL standings when you get him.
  
  😉
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2. Sweetpea
  10 years, 1 month ago
  good trade
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3. Leaf
  10 years, 1 month ago
  I'm with you
  
  he's joining the party (more of a wake tbh) this or next week
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4. PKB
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Cheers guys.
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Leaf
10 years, 1 month ago
Shameless repost due page bottoming

Fellow Evra owners

So are we worried about this theory that Buttner will play v villa

Moyes has to get some minutes into him , surely the poor fella can't go up against Bayern having hardly played
Also Evra played midweek
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1. Somalion
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Buttner should have been playing months ago. I hope he'll play over that defensive catastrophe but then again Moyes will most likely bottle it and play Evra.
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2. PKB
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Realistically if Moyes has a head, Buttner should start. U cant throw up a young n unexperienced lad against Bayern. They are ruthless!
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3. A.T
  10 years, 1 month ago
  I think you've answered your own question there leaf.
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  1. Leaf
    10 years, 1 month ago
    I don't trust my answers anymore
    
    Right was going to wait a week but will source myself a 4.3m or lower defender (next question)
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4. Dr Dream
  10 years, 1 month ago
  He's got to go...I think he'll split the minutes to minimise injury risk and get game time for Buttner...1 pt each...
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  1. Dr Dream
    10 years, 1 month ago
    Oh, and the other point...If Buttner happens to play well against Bayern (big if) what reason will Moyes have to drop him again?...Evra is off in the summer and ain't playing that well himself.
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5. Efan Ekoku Pops
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Buttner needs minutes if he's up against Robben!
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Colonel Klink
10 years, 1 month ago
If Gerrard does get another yellow, who takes pens in his absence? El Pistolero?
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1. Wavey Wambz
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Henderson.
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  1. Colonel Klink
    10 years, 1 month ago
    Really?
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2. Wakka Wakkas
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Kolo Toure.
  
  First PENO ever put in own goal from the spot?
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  1. Colonel Klink
    10 years, 1 month ago
    That would indeed be impressive.
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3. La Roja
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Studge
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  1. Colonel Klink
    10 years, 1 month ago
    I think you're right, even when Gerard doesn't hand him the ball to sky to row Z.
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4. A.
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Agger, Suarez or Sturridge
  
  Suarez has taken them for Uruguay and done alright (though has missed 2/2 for Liverpool)
  Agger takes them for Denmark and scores every time it seems.
  Sturridge seemed like second choice pen taker, but missed one earlier in the season, so perhaps not.
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  1. Colonel Klink
    10 years, 1 month ago
    Cheers, I think it may be Studge.
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5. Sweetpea
  10 years, 1 month ago
  remember gerrard gave one to studge last year on his hat trick, definitely him imo
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  1. Colonel Klink
    10 years, 1 month ago
    Yeah, that turned out well. Didn't own Gerrard or I would have been bummed. Did have Sturridge, so still was, but as you say, he'd already gotten two.
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JK - Cønt ⭐
10 years, 1 month ago
Is it worth doing Nolan to Eriksen if I was benching Nolan and playing Noone (i.e Noone would go back on the bench)
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1. PKB
  10 years, 1 month ago
  yeah, doing the same Jki.
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Wavey Wambz
10 years, 1 month ago
Start Barkley or Hendo this GW?
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JT's Dog
10 years, 1 month ago
Another ufpl question
Can I make two lots of changes this week with Monday game on also
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1. Epic Fail
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Yes.
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gg1314
10 years, 1 month ago
For DGW :
a) 2 city midfield + 1 city forward
b) 2 city midfield + 1 city defender
c) 1 city midfield + 1 city forward + 1 city defender
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1. LOCO ABREU
  10 years, 1 month ago
  C if the forward is a fit aguero
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aehii
10 years, 1 month ago
I bought sterling for the big game against big teams, and it was right, against united he played, but not in the position i hoped. I'm wondering now.
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Leaf
10 years, 1 month ago
Have we had any Collins news ?
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Wavey Wambz
10 years, 1 month ago
Good to go this week?

Mannone
Coleman, Azpilicueta, Zabaleta
Hendo, Hazard, Silva, Yaya
Rooney, Sturridge, Suarez (C)

subs: Adrian, Barkley, Chester, Ward

No FT, 0.1 ITB
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1. LOCO ABREU
  10 years, 1 month ago
  yep sell hendo next imo
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Stats King-@football2space
10 years, 1 month ago
Transfer Suggestions ?

Mannone (Adrian)

Azpi Coleman Zabaleta (Chester Flanagan)

Ox Hazard Yaya Touré Nolan (Delph)

Suárez Sturridge Rooney

1FT & 0.0m.
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Tinmen
10 years, 1 month ago
Playing catch up folks, so who to captain?
Hazard or Sturridge
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1. LOCO ABREU
  10 years, 1 month ago
  haz
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2. Epic Fail
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Hazard.
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JT's Dog
10 years, 1 month ago
Whu game is Monday night
Good reason to keep Nolan I suppose
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1. PKB
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Is that how u want to control urself getting rid of him? 😉
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mr gruber
10 years, 1 month ago
A question of Spurs and Chelsea, for the rest of the season
(I already have Haz, ta) - I need one of each, so:

1. Vertonghen & Torres/Etoo (343)
2. Vertonghen & Oscar (352)
3. Ivanovic & Eriksen (352)
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1. LOCO ABREU
  10 years, 1 month ago
  4-3-3 or 3-4-3 imo
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  1. LOCO ABREU
    10 years, 1 month ago
    but not with etoo/torres
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2. wood is good
  10 years, 1 month ago
  why do ou need one of each?
  id say dont play 352 but option a sucks...
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3. mr gruber
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Ta - I play 'London' vs 'The North' with some mates - limited options I know!
  Thanks for views - sorry I should have explained.
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  1. A.
    10 years, 1 month ago
    In that case then 3 for me
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aehii
10 years, 1 month ago
I've learnt that basically, get the big, set piece taker, good striker of the ball guaranteed to play every game midfielder of every team. Then leave them there. And the tempting players who get massive hauls will likely disappear for a bit.
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1. Optimus.
  10 years, 1 month ago
  It's not possible to have 20 midfielders in FPL,not even in UFPL
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  1. aehii
    10 years, 1 month ago
    oh...you know what I mean. At the start i said to myself i was going for players who get the most points overall at the end, rather than short term punts, but..i didn't.
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applebonkers
10 years, 1 month ago
on a scale of 1 (very sensible) to 10 (mental) what do you think of keeping mata this gw
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1. JK - Cønt ⭐
  10 years, 1 month ago
  5
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2. Optimus.
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Probably 3 but i'm getting rid of him anyhow for Lallana
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  1. Sweetpea
    10 years, 1 month ago
    playing number 10 against villa at home.....
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    1. Optimus.
      10 years, 1 month ago
      That's no guarantee and anyway i fancy Lallana to outscore him
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3. Sarnab
  10 years, 1 month ago
  5
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4. Sweetpea
  10 years, 1 month ago
  4.
  
  ps i think i am, as i cant get a citeh mid without a hit.
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5. Retro
  10 years, 1 month ago
  To keep him you'd have to have him. So you're clearly mental already
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  1. applebonkers
    10 years, 1 month ago
    i blame gw29 and 31
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    1. Retro
      10 years, 1 month ago
      Sorry, there was meant to be a smiley in my post. I'm too old to figure out this technology!
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      1. applebonkers
        10 years, 1 month ago
        meh, don't need a smiley, i can take a joke. (forgot to mention the rvp injury too, that plus the dgw, plus wanting cahill over azpi this gw lead to the error in keeping)
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6. applebonkers
  10 years, 1 month ago
  was expecting higher. re-assuring
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7. wood is good
  10 years, 1 month ago
  id be keeping him for this week if i could afford the .1 drop
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oscardo
10 years, 1 month ago
Scoutcast tonight folks?
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1. JK - Cønt ⭐
  10 years, 1 month ago
  timing
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  1. Chu Young Ping Pong
    10 years, 1 month ago
    Optimus holds the rights to this word.
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    1. Chu Young Ping Pong
      10 years, 1 month ago
      !!
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    2. JK - Cønt ⭐
      10 years, 1 month ago
      but he isn't here, I waited.
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    3. Optimus.
      10 years, 1 month ago
      😛
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Mr Smith
10 years, 1 month ago
Current squad:

Shezz, Davies
Cahill, Azpi, Coleman, Ward, Collins
Hazard, Yaya, Gerrard, AJ, Nolan
Sturridge, Suarez, Lukaku

Just enough money to do:

Davies & Nolan -> Mannone & Nasri (-4)

Worth it?
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1. Bolasie
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Not considering Lallana instead of Nasri?
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  1. Mr Smith
    10 years, 1 month ago
    Just got rid of Lallana last GW, not enough returns so am looking to load up on City players for the forthcoming doubles.
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    1. Bolasie
      10 years, 1 month ago
      Ok, I'm torn between Nasri and Lallana but currently thinking the latter because he has great stats.
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Sarnab
10 years, 1 month ago
Clyne out. Chambers nailed on to start this week.
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1. Sweetpea
  10 years, 1 month ago
  yes but thereafter same problems
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  1. Sarnab
    10 years, 1 month ago
    Reward for those who has somehow managed to keep Chambers due to some reason.
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2. LewanGOALski
  10 years, 1 month ago
  I think they'll be conceding more and more in the upcoming weeks. Playing for fun, as they have nothing to fight for.
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LewanGOALski
10 years, 1 month ago
I'll be using my 2 FTs to get rid of Kolarov & Nolan.

Team is:

Mannone - 3.9
Baines - Cahill - ____ - Ward - Cherster
Haz - Yaya - AJ - ____ - Noone
Sturridge - Suarez - Lukaku

I will have 12.2 M to fill those 2 empty spots. Who should I go for..?
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applebonkers
10 years, 1 month ago
daniel had his best gameweek of the season the week i started supporting him. no coincidence imo, confidence player
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Sarnab
10 years, 1 month ago
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Megan Fox. Wow what a combo. 😯
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1. Optimus.
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Worst orgy ever
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  1. applebonkers
    10 years, 1 month ago
    kowabunga bunga party
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    1. Optimus.
      10 years, 1 month ago
      😀
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2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
  10 years, 1 month ago
  will avoid, cheers
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  1. Sarnab
    10 years, 1 month ago
    My fav childhood tv series and favourite actress. What more can I ask for?
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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      10 years, 1 month ago
      transformers was my fav childhood toy and series............. needless to say the michael bay version with megan fox was utter garbage
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Camp No No
10 years, 1 month ago
This may be the most interesting GW for a while, at least in that there will probably be some diversity in captain choices. There are many decent but no outstanding option. Suarez and Sturridge seem equally appealing choices to me this time, Lukaku against Fulham might appeal those who have not been too many times burned by Captain Disappointing, and Hazard and Rooney must also be in the mix.

I'm pretty indecisive at the moment. Very difficult pick.
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1. Mr. Greedy
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Really? Seems like a nailed on Suarez week to me.
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Albert Cole
10 years, 1 month ago
Nolan or Barkley this GW?
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1. applebonkers
  10 years, 1 month ago
  i'd ride the barkley wave and see where it takes you
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MagnetBPS
10 years, 1 month ago
Shaw+ Ince --> Ivanovic + Delph worth a -4 hit??
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A.
10 years, 1 month ago
Hmm, I've come to a conclusion regarding GW34:

SGW players I quite want to play are: Koscielny (WHM), Hazard (swa), Suarez, Sturridge (both MCI)
This leaves me a maximum of 7 DGWers if I do this of which I already have 5:
Mannone, Coleman, Dann, Yaya, Puncheon

And 3 FTs to use before GW34 should leave me with no problem.

Jelavic to Lukaku, Cazorla to Nasri allow me to sort that perfectly: 2 City, 2 Everton, 2 Palace, 1 Sunderland. Somehow this just doesn't feel like enough. (And would still mean benching one of Gerrard or Hazard who could both easily outscore Puncheon)

So many decisions, and only 7 free transfers before the end of the season!
I'm going to have to make my own decision on this, but it'll probably have to be decided this week so I can do Cazorla to somebody.

Does anyone else still have that useless lump Cazorla?
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1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
  10 years, 1 month ago
  I'm playing 8...
  Mannone
  
  Coleman zaba ward
  
  Silva YYT Barkley
  
  Lukaku
  
  And suarez sturridge hazard
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  1. mr gruber
    10 years, 1 month ago
    3 City / 3 Everton seems reasonable.
    Is Puncheon worth having?
    
    Archie - your transfers sound good tho.
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    1. A.
      10 years, 1 month ago
      Cheers, id be happy with that, I'm just fiddling around working out a way I could get City defence in too.
      
      Ive held onto Punch for ages, not had much luck with 5th mids this season, but once I knew he had a double it felt like there was no point dropping him at least
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jaco
10 years, 1 month ago
Bench one

Cahill Coleman Zaba Fonte
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1. FishFingers
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Probably Fonte
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2. applebonkers
  10 years, 1 month ago
  fonte
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FishFingers
10 years, 1 month ago
Thinking of saving my transfer this week? Good to go?

Mannone
Terry Coleman Fonte
Yaya Hazard Gerrard Mirallas
Suarez Lukaku Sturridge

Marshal - Olsson Ward Parker
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1. Bolasie
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Have the same front 7 and considering to do Gerrard --> Lallana and upgrade in defense next week.
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  1. FishFingers
    10 years, 1 month ago
    Yeah I'm thinking of shipping Gerrard soon, especially if he picks another YC.
    
    Was thinking maybe Nasri and then upgrade Fonte is possible.
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2. applebonkers
  10 years, 1 month ago
  yeah
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  1. FishFingers
    10 years, 1 month ago
    thanks
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