Fixtures

2014/15 Fixture Analysis – A Guide to Rotation

As the Brazil 2014 World Cup edges towards its conclusion, our focus shifts towards domestic matters once again. With just over a month left until the 2014/15 season gets underway on Saturday August 16, Fantasy managers have already begun to analyse the schedule in order to ascertain the most efficient, cheap rotation options on offer.

While we’re aware that most of our community are already familiar with such a concept – Portsmouth Bubblejet’s excellent Home and Away Rotation article in our community section offers further insight – we nevertheless begin our series of articles on fixture rotation with a look at the basics involved and cast an eye back over the previous campaign as means of illustration.

The Concept

Fixture rotation only applies to squad-based Fantasy games and is utilised best with goalkeepers and defenders. At its most basic level, the principle is simply finding a pair of cut-price players whose home and away matches dovetail perfectly, allowing us to select the home option each time and benching the other player. Our rotation policies normally have us searching for budget pairings – mainly because most will baulk at the idea of benching an asset in or above the mid-price value bracket.

Stoke’s first season under Mark Hughes is a fine example of just why rotation is key. The Potters conceded just 17 times at the Britannia, the fourth best home defence in 2013/14 behind Chelsea, Arsenal and City – three of the top four in the league. On the road, however, it’s a different matter altogether – 35 goals conceded was the fourth worst backline on their travels, with only relegated trio Cardiff, Norwich and Fulham shipping more.

Those playing starting XI games such as Sky Sports or The Sun need not worry about such strategies but for Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers or the Ultimate FPL game, fixture rotation can be a significant part of our preparation and one of the keys to success. Shuffling resources at the back and selecting cut-price regulars with guaranteed game time allows us to free up cash to splash further up the field.

The Security of Keepers

In some cases, geographical proximity plays a part in two teams’ ability to rotate. Arsenal/Tottenham and Man United/Man City, for example, alternate from one home game to the next but their goalkeeper assets are anything but budget friendly – Joe Hart and David De Gea started at 6.5 and 6.0 in the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) game last term and few, if any, Fantasy managers will be willing to bench such a costly asset for 19 of the 38 Gameweeks. Finding cheap backline partnerships is vital to a successful rotation pairing and, as last season showed, there’s plenty of value on offer between the sticks – Palace’s Julian Speroni and Sunderland’s Vito Mannone were the top two players for value in the FPL game.

A fundamental reason for this is the FPL rule set. While clean sheets are the bread and butter of goalkeepers in most games, the FPL decision to award an extra point for every three saves is crucial to our thinking when assessing our preferred stoppers. Mannone’s heroics between the posts for the Black Cats are a case in point – he earned a total of 33 extra points from saves alone and delivered at least one save point in 22 of his 29 league appearances.

Assured game time is another factor in goalkeepers’ favour. Three of the four players to feature in every minute of the 2013/14 season were stoppers – Brad Guzan, Simon Mignolet and John Ruddy – with Steven Caulker the only outfield player to make the cut. The risk of rest and rotation is significantly reduced, while the chances of a keeper being subbed off due to a tactical tweak are more or less non-existent.

The Case for the Defence

In any given season, though, there will always be cut-price defenders who perform way beyond their initial valuation. Southampton’s Jose Fonte started with a 4.5 price tag in FPL last term and proceeded to serve up three goals, 15 clean sheets and 21 bonus points – rising to a high of 5.5, the centre-half was second only to Laurent Koscielny amongst outfield players for value over the season and finished 25 points ahead of team-mate Artur Boruc between the sticks. Similarly, Palace’s Joel Ward began at 4.0 and racked up 123 points – a season value of 27.3 is just behind Fonte’s 27.6.

When forming our goalkeeper pairings, it’s vital to also consider what’s on offer from their respective defences. Take West Ham, for example. Big Sam’s side served up 14 clean sheets last season – only Chelsea, Arsenal, City, Everton and Southampton managed more – and with the Upton Park club quick to splash the cash and strengthen over the summer, their chances of maintaining that resilience looks strong. Whilst Spanish stopper Adrian will offer save points (23 from 20 starts in the campaign gone by), new left-back Aaron Cresswell looks one to monitor – handed set-pieces and corners by former club Ipswich, he served up two goals and 14 assists in the Championship last season.

While our 15 man FPL squads comprise of five defenders, the vast majority of Fantasy managers favour a three-man backline. Some prefer to plan a little more elaborately – utilising a variety of approaches including two, three and even four-way rotation in accordance with each team’s schedule. Initially, though, selecting the correct defensive options beyond a two-man rotation plan carries a degree of risk as Premier League managers fine-tune their preferred set-ups.

In Jose Mourinho’s first season back at the Bridge, for example, Chelsea’s Cesar Azpilicueta played just 29 minutes of the opening 10 Gameweeks – a run which delivered just three clean sheets. Dropping from 6.0 to 5.3 in price, the Spaniard then went on to start 26 of the remaining 28 league matches as the Blues served up a further 15 shut-outs and hand Fantasy managers a steady source of defensive returns.

Steven Caulker began the campaign as a 5.0 option at Tottenham but with question marks raised over his likely game time under Andre Villas-Boas, few gave his a second thought. As mentioned above, a late summer move to Cardiff cemented a security of game time greater than any outfield player and, with five goals to his name, he ended on 122 points – Ben Turner was the nearest Bluebirds defender on 69 points.

Crystal Palace looked dead and buried under former boss Ian Holloway – they’d conceded at least twice in eight of the first 10 league matches and had failed to produce a single clean sheet. The installation of Tony Pulis in Gameweek 13 sparked a dramatic turnaround which persuaded many to invest in the Eagles’ main men at the back – Palace conceded just 27 goals from that point onwards, the fourth most resilient record in the league.

Whether it’s a change of manager, a late move in the transfer window, an unfortunate injury to a first-team rival or a shift in the pecking order, then, all our best-laid plans can be quickly undone – there is always one or two budget defensive options that take us by surprise and emerge as favourites to disrupt our initial squads. An early wildcard, once first choice line-ups are clearer, may afford more security and lessen the likelihood of unnecessary mistakes for those intent on three or even four way rotation in defence.

Attacking Rotation

Typically, midfield or forward rotation is far trickier to achieve as we look to balance the books. The player list rarely affords us the option of a genuine Fantasy midfield force under 5.0 in FPL – Cardiff’s Jordan Mutch and Everton’s Ross Barkley were the two exceptions last term with 123 points and 112 points respectively, though with just five minutes’ game time in the first five fixture, Mutch was slow to stake a claim for our consideration.

For those favouring a 3-5-2 over a 3-4-3 formation, alternating two midfielders and a cheap third striker – picking two of the trio from one week to the next – may also be an option. Predicting attacking returns can prove far more frustrating and makes the idea of benching these assets a riskier tactic, though – Mutch scored in only two of the Bluebirds’ home fixtures all season and found the net away to Chelsea and Liverpool; matches that many owners would have happily benched him for.

Last season, Cardiff’s Fraizer Campbell was the only striker with a starting price of less than 6.0 to manage more than 100 points. Initially costing 5.5, he delivered 108 points for the relegated Welsh outfit but, when you consider that as many as 24 sub-6.0 defenders produced 100+ points, there is clearly far more margin for error when relying on cheap attackers. At times, rotating a third striker with a fifth midfielder can be a thankless task but, even so, if you can get attacking rotation working for you, the funds liberated by two or three effective budget options can make the difference when it comes to heavy-hitter selections up front.

Using the Season Ticker

As most of you will have noticed by now, we’ve implemented the brand new season tickers in light of the newly-released schedules. The first six fixtures for all clubs are listed in the sidebar, though members can expand or restrict this by using the plus or minus buttons at the top right of the ticker. They can also view this in accordance with each team’s overall potential as well as by clean sheet and attacking prospects, sorting by difficulty as you go along.

Another of the useful features offered by the members version is the ability to drag and drop rows, moving teams up and down the ticker to help identify rotation pairings – already, there are some noticeable couples over the first few matches that appear to offer potential.

Looking at the schedules, both Southampton and Stoke have six excellent home fixtures to kick off their respective campaigns, whilst all but one of Swansea’s first seven at the Liberty looks enticing. Palace, Hull, Newcastle and QPR have three strong home games in the first four in front of their own fans and finding a rotation partner for these sides looks key.

Pairing up Swansea and Stoke, for example, would give you a run of 13 very favourable home fixtures in the first 14 Gameweeks (AVL, BUR, WBA, LEI, SOT, NEW, NEW, SWA, LEI, WHM, BUR, CPL, QPR) to kick off the season. A Palace and QPR partnership would result in eight eye-catching home fixtures in the first 10 (HUL, WHM, SUN, BUR, STO, LEI, AVL, SUN), while West Ham and Southampton give us nine home games in the opening 11 Gameweeks (TOT, WBA, SOT, NEW, QPR, QPR, SUN, STO, LEI).

Obviously, these are just a trio of brief examples – as always, you can expect us to delve into the data in far more depth in our forthcoming articles.

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  1. smash
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    9 years, 8 months ago

    I seen 101greatgoals.com thinks this will be the Brazil/Holland play off teams

    Brazil: Victor, Maicon, Maxwell, Thiago Silva, Henrique, Hernanes, Paulinho, Willian, Ramires, Bernard & Jo

    Holland: Vorm, Verhaegh, Kongolo, Veltman, Martins Indi, Janmaat, Clasie, Lens, Depay, Wijnaldum, Huntelaar

    Anyone think thats likely at all?

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
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      9 years, 8 months ago

      surprised if maicon retains his place and surely luiz will play

      huntelaar could be interesting

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    2. applebonkers
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      looks a good guess to me

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    3. Dušan Citizen
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      9 years, 8 months ago

      Nope..this is a match to be 3rd in the WORLD.They are not playing for Nutella

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    4. Keepergirl
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      9 years, 8 months ago

      You could argue that they'll give the old guys one last time on the World Cup stage...kuyt, Robben, RVP, DeJong, Sneijder.
      Or you could argue that they have nothing to play for and will use it as a chance to give the young'uns a run out.
      Safe to say that anyone carrying even a minor injury won't play.

      I don't think Holland is planning on rolling over for Brazil.
      So will wait for lineups to finalize.

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  2. The Sarjeant
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    9 years, 8 months ago

    How long until Sanchez plays for Man City?

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    1. Declan
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      Nah, they wont need Sanchez when they have JRod

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    2. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
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      Uh-oh.

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      1. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
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        I can see this ending in a punch up.

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    3. Merte
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      City were nothing without Money. This guy actually has some sense

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      1. Dušan Citizen
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        9 years, 8 months ago

        And your team didnt buy players? They fell from the sky on your team stadium?

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  3. VougieDipond
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    9 years, 8 months ago

    Pogba has just removed "playing for Juventus" from his twitter pro. Been seen in London all day (photos everywhere) IndyKalia says the deal is very much on. Exciting times

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    1. The Sarjeant
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      9 years, 8 months ago

      Deal to play for who?

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      1. VougieDipond
        • 11 Years
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        Chelsea

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        1. The Sarjeant
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          Doubt that.

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    2. Parm
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      IndyKaila 😆

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      1. Parm
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        You do realise he's a KFC worker right?

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        1. VougieDipond
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          pictured in Fulham all day though and changed his twitter profile.

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          1. Parm
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            So he's signing for Fulham then! 😯

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            1. VougieDipond
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              if they can afford McCormack for umpteen million then its possible

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    3. Merte
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      Are Chelsea gonna sell Mikel to Qatar for £70m to fund this?

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      1. VougieDipond
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        9 years, 8 months ago

        Why would that need to happen? Have to imagine if it did happen Ramires/Mikel maybe even Oscar could go

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    4. The Mandalorian
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      He's going to PSG

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  4. FPL Daniel
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    when will new page open?

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    1. wizacar
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      9 years, 8 months ago

      lol

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    2. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
      • 11 Years
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      4am

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    3. TorresMagic™
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      Do you have a masterpiece?

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  5. Where will Sanchez play?
    Heydudes13
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    RP

    Arsenal fans,

    Where do you expect Sanchez to play? Intriguing fantasy potential and I think if Walcott's thought to be not fit for the start of the season then he will slot in in that position on the right and be a great prospect. Some seem to think he'll play upfront, but he's not really a no. 9 is he? Or is he?

    Only problem is, if he's made a forward on the game, appeal would be dampened a bit.

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    1. The Sarjeant
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Guessing up top.

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    2. chrisjdgrady
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      On the left maybe? Sanchez, Remy/Giroud, Walcott with Ozil behind them would be incredible. If Remy signs him and Sanchez could drift and switch a lot

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    3. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Left wing when Theo is fit.

      Right wing at the start.

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      1. Heydudes13
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah that's what I think, can't see Wenger playing him upfront, not straight away anyway. And I think Demi makes a good point that he's still got big appeal even if he's made a forward, going onto say he'll only be more differential that way.

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        1. Parm
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          I agree, back in 2012-13 Podolski was a good differential when classed as a forward, Sanchez should be much better though.

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          1. Heydudes13
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            9 years, 8 months ago

            Yeah when Pod started, he could get massive scores, the only problem was was he wasn't nailed on, Sanchez should be so I think we could be onto a winner there.

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    4. theloveburglar
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      9 years, 8 months ago

      i cant see him anywhere than up top tbh.. with respect to giroud sanchez despite not being a natural number 9 now becomes the best number 9 at wengers disposal..

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    5. Aaron Ramessi - Straya
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Almost definitely on the left...that was a big problem for us last season...Cazorla, Podolski, Wilshere, Rosicky all played there and we not effective in important games....we lacked width for pretty much the whole of last season, making us easy to defend against...Sanchez will provide width, power and clinical ability that we were dearly lacking...

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    6. Margarido
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Initial on the right.
      Later, with Theo, still on the right.

      The ACL surgery always hurt you in terms of speed, and actually Theo should be a better option at top as the principal striker.
      Its no secret that he loves to play there.

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  6. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    I am writing a post, when did FPL open in 2013 aka last year? I was on a vacation and was late

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    1. Parm
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      15th bae

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      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Parm you were quicker then me 😉
        Thanks

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        1. Parm
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          It was about 4-5pm I think, that's when the prices came out anyway.

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      2. Heydudes13
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Why did you use bae on fantasyfootballscout? 😆

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        1. Parm
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Daniel is my bae

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    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I think it was Jul 15, 2013, but I am not sure about the hour. Anyone> ?

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    3. Heydudes13
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Check hot topics.

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    4. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
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      9 years, 8 months ago

      15th bae

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    5. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      It was early afternoon, but its so random from year to year it wouldn't surprise me if it opened at 4 am.

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  7. Fantasy Gold
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Hey everybody,

    What are you naming your teams in FPL?

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    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Ndlovu Shack, same as always.

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    2. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Pos FC. It's based on my name.

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    3. Hurnt
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Gerrards Butler FC

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    4. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Romeu and J.Hoillett.. had it for years now. i admit its a bit outdated thought 🙂

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    5. Parm
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Gerrard slipped.

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    6. Dušan Citizen
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Serbian Jinx

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    7. NapalmDeath (Northern Chaos…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Something 'heavy metal' related 😉

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  8. 1966 was a great year for E…
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    What are people's thoughts on the 3rd place playoff?

    Tight game because Brazil will be focussed on not conceding, and Holland will be playing their 2nd string?

    Or high-scoring because it doesn't really matter so both teams will just go for it?

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    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Nobody cares, particularly the managers 🙂

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      1. 1966 was a great year for E…
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        I care, WR. I care.

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  9. That Fantasy Guy
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Does anyone think that the 3rd 4th play off might have more goals than the final? Also predictions for both matches? Mayb a arg win? 😛

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  10. Colonel Shoe 肝池
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    9 years, 8 months ago

    i give up............ this 3rd place playoff is goin to be guess work till the teamsheets............i do hope for some cheaper starters tho

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    1. Declan
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      +1

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      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        come on huntelaar

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  11. theloveburglar
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    sanchez a great signing from arsenal.. will bring alot more end product than the likes of walcott and the ox etc and a clinical finishing ability sadly lacking in giroud and podolski.. but lets remember that one thing over the years arsenal havent lacked is pace or creativity.. they were turned inside out by all the big guns last season and sanchez aint gunna change that one bit.. their number one keeper is sub standard at best there number one right back at present is carl jenkinson iv seen milk floats turn quicker than mertesacker and gibbs is no more than decent.. i am aware of arsenals good defensive record last season and a fair amount of clean sheets but against quality opposition they were torn a new ass hole time and time again.. there need for a ball winning centre midfielder should be top priority someone with presence strength and a bit of a nasty streak wouldnt go amiss imo someone whose balls arent gunna shrink up into their stomach when they go to stoke and the like who are gunna boot them clean off the park... adress those issues and we are looking at not only title contenders but a team that could dominate...

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Will he play striker or on the wing?

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      1. theloveburglar
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        sorry mate see my reply below

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    2. wizacar
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      9 years, 8 months ago

      I really hope that Arsenal sign a new medical team...injuries have been the downfall of Arsenal in recent seasons.....

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      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        it is wenger, it is the training. there was huge analyzis in Italy about this I think

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      2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Now, there's a thing ...

        Wise words! 🙂

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        1. wizacar
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          injury free arsenal team will make title race super interesting

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          1. Declan
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            as would an RVP injury free season, for Utd, neither will happen imo.

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      3. Grunter75
        • 12 Years
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        they have

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    3. theloveburglar
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      i think up front mate tbh wengers always wanted to convert walcott as he struggled with the likes of pod and giroud but wally just wasnt a good enough finisher.. sanchez however looks to have every finish in the book

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  12. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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    9 years, 8 months ago

    I wonder if Sanchez will flop, Lamela-style? 😉

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    1. FPL Daniel
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      9 years, 8 months ago

      that was the best post last year, the Pamella one 🙂

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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        Indeed. 🙂

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    2. Declan
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Boooooourns

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  13. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    I can't wait for this year Lamela post 😛 🙂

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      If we get a strong indication he'll be a regular in the XI, then he's in my team. (anticipating a huge price drop)

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  14. FPL Daniel
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    9 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone starting with the cheapest starting keeper with no back up this year? At least until the wildcard. ?

    That extra 0.5 - 1m could be crucial starting season

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    1. theloveburglar
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      de gea all season long

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      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        is it that the best value wise?

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        1. theloveburglar
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          god knows... just not a fan of the whole keeper rotation business.. always making wrong calls and benching points if anything it will remove that frustration

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  15. Fin
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    One thing i don't understand is why were Barcelona willing to let him go? Especially for peanuts in todays market considering his ability, absolute bargain and he's the only player ever I have said is a bargain before he's even kicked a ball, he is in the top 7 or 8 in the world imo.

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Neymar Messi Suarez

      No place for him. They need cash for Suarez too

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  16. Parm
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    How much money has been spent so far this transfer window?

    Must be pretty high, and there's still a few big transfers that could still happen. Might smash the summer Premier League spending record this year.

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      PL teams were most busy

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    2. Bøwstring The Carp
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      £247.5mil so far by my count

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      1. Bøwstring The Carp
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        Few minor deals gone on record as "undisclosed" so maybe another few million or so added to it

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  17. Arsenals Number 19. Santi C…
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    9 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone have a full season ticker they could kindly email me ?

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      membership

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      1. Arsenals Number 19. Santi C…
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        Wouldnt use it enough if I bought it the ticker would be handy though

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  18. Dušan Citizen
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    9 years, 8 months ago

    I am in big dilemma should I go with gks like De Gea,Courtois,Lloris and 4.0 2nd gk,or 2 4.5 gks.

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      second one bratu

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      1. Dušan Citizen
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Verovatno Speroni i Green

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        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          cekaj cene. bez niv gjabe planiramo 😉

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          1. Dušan Citizen
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Da 😀 Ja vec spremio listu od 70 igraca koje planiram 😀

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            1. FPL Daniel
              • 14 Years
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              share it

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              1. Dušan Citizen
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 8 months ago

                maybe tomorrow

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  19. Snikii
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    9 years, 8 months ago

    Who do we start as cover form Arsenal? Ramsey,Wally or Sanchez?

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
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      w. if fit

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    2. Dušan Citizen
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      9 years, 8 months ago

      Who says I will have Arsenal cover?

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      1. Snikii
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        why do you need to be condescending? just say you don't think they will do well or you dont think you will have the budget.

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        1. Dušan Citizen
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          There are plenty of other players who will do better than them :v And,enjoy in Sanchez till the next summer 😀 Then he will come to City

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          1. Gimli son of Gloin
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            I didn't know people openly admitted to supporting City these days ?
            I have friends who stopped supporting them out of embarrassment a few years back.

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            1. Dušan Citizen
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 8 months ago

              Why someone should be ashamed to be supporter of champion of Premier league? Maybe you should visit a psychiatrist

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    3. Gimli son of Gloin
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I may have two

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    4. Margarido
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Wally (when fit) will play striker.
      Less speed, more of an Henry type.

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  20. NapalmDeath (Northern Chaos…
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Local team pre-season starts next week - excited!!!

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  21. r0nh
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Sanchez.

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      hi man u r back from shitting. Welcome man it is always more fun with u here 😉

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      1. r0nh
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        lol thanks Dan 🙂

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        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          😀 glad

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    2. wizacar
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      WARNING!!!!!

      Aroused teddy is back

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      1. r0nh
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I sorted that out after 2 hours on youtube 😎

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        1. Piggs Boson
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Do you really use Youtube for porn? 🙂

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          1. wizacar
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            watched winnie the pooh i guess........

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          2. r0nh
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            I meant for watching Sanchez.

            As he give me a boner 🙂

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  22. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    There's a Khedira to Arsenal move floating around...

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      ADM will leave Perez wants Kross Khedira in midfield. No chance I say

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        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          they need striker,. whole season again the one Donkey? Come onnnnn

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          1. wizacar
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            As per goal.com khedira wants to join Arsenal as well

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            1. FPL Daniel
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 8 months ago

              goal.com is shit

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            2. Piggs Boson
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 8 months ago

              goal.com?

              False alert everyone!! Turns out it's bullshit 🙂

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              1. wizacar
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 8 months ago

                bullshit or teddy(ronh)shit.....;p

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    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      floaters are to be avoided..... a la caddy shack

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      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        🙂

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    3. theloveburglar
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      now that really would be an incredible addition for the gooners id be tempted to throw the rope up if united missed out on vidal and khedira lol

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      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        they said Kross is good friend with Khedira and that why he is coming, so I don't believe it. Always the papers are inventing something in order to sell

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  23. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    feeling excited

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      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        fpl is near 😉

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        1. Piggs Boson
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          I know. I can't wait 😀

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  24. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Looking at this team for the next round.

    Vorm
    Thiago Silva - Hummels - Boateng - Howedes - Demichellis - Garay - De Vrij
    Lahm - Mascherano - Kroos - Willian - Claise
    Muller - Jo - Depay

    What do you all think? Too punty?

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    1. Margarido
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Huntelaar instead of JO

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      1. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        No $$. Need to downgrade somewhere.

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    2. wizacar
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      u have five defenders playing in the final......u probably would have to leave one or two in the bench

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      1. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        True but don't really fancy any defender from Brazil and Holland other than the two I have. Will be an open game.

        More RBs and BS in the final i feel.

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        1. wizacar
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          i think u should remove and use that money elsewhere

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          1. wizacar
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            *silva

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            1. pundit of punts
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 8 months ago

              Cheers. Will look into that. Removing Silva frees up a lot of cash actually.

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    3. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Vorm? Is he going to play?

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      1. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Rumblings on twitter.

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  25. Gubbins94.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Vlaar's penalty was a helluva lot closer than it looked.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R1AyIV-tQM&feature=youtu.be

    Looks like it just stopped on the line.

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    1. JT's Dog
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Never even seen that
        Would have counted ?

        Would have been better if it wasn't same guy who filmed Blair witch project who filmed that

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        1. Gubbins94.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Hits his shoulder so wouldn't have counted.

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          1. ...---...
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            I wonder if the ball hitting him actually took some of the spin off it? That would have been absolutely hilarious if it had rolled over!

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      • ...---...
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I think it grazed Vlaar as it bounced so it wouldn't (shouldn't) have counted. Never noticed that though.

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    2. HVT
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Demba Ba no 1 for breaking news.

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    3. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Remember people, if you decide to buy Joel Ward this season, don't make the classic mistake: http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/84/event-history/32/

      Classic Aguero non-show there as well.

      .
      This is out last chance to look through our previous seasons before the game resets. I made A LOT of stupid errors...

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    4. Holy See
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      If you're like seriously bored, or an Arse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfz-pIY_sGA

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      1. Declan
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Ta

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      2. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Half an hour until kick-off.

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    5. VougieDipond
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Will David Luiz get dropped?

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      1. ...---...
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Personally, I don't think so. Reckon he'll be given another chance beside Silva.

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    6. rozzo
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Even if Sanchez is classed as a striker and ends up on the wing I will probably still pick him for my team. Messi, Neymar, Ronaldo etc are not your typical number 9's. I can see Sanchez getting plenty of points from the wing.

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      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        depends on the price

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      2. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        But so will Walcott.

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        1. rozzo
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Get both 😉

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