Fixtures

Frisking The Fixtures – Gameweek Fifteen

Clear your slates, pull out your “Season Ticker” and prepare for a whistle stop analysis of those sides that can look forward to calm and choppy waters courtesy of the Premier League fixture computer…

The Highs…

Liverpool
While Roy Hodgson’s side are lacking the considerable drive of Steven Gerrard from midfield, they dominated lowly West Ham on Saturday and will go into their next bank of fixtures with some confidence. Those fixtures look remarkably kind after Gameweek 15’s trip to White Hart Lane. This weekend will be a huge test of Liverpool’s progress but, following that, Anfield clashes with Villa, Fulham and Wolves – all sides currently struggling for form, appear to give Hodgson’s outfit the a platform to make progress and for the likes of Paul Konchesky, Glen Johnson and particularly Fernando Torres, to blink brightly on our Fantasy Radars.

Blackburn
Rovers have won three of their last four and have scored no less than 8 goals in that run, while Sunday’s win over Villa brought a first clean sheet in six. Sam Allardyce’s side have form then and now also have a set of forthcoming fixtures to push on further. They need to get a daunting Old Trafford trip out of the way this coming Gameweek, but can then find comfort in Ewood Park encounters against Wolves, West Ham and Stoke over the four that follow. Watch for Chris Samba, Morten Gamst Pedersen and even David Dunn once Gameweek 15 is out of the way.

Sunderland
For weeks on end Sunderland had to bear the brunt of my aspersions in this article, as they were constantly cast in the midst of an awful spell of fixtures. That ends here. Besides a game away at Old Trafford in a month’s time (a game which Darren Bent scored a brace in last season), opponents really begin to soften up for Steve Bruce’s side. Home games with West Ham, Bolton and Blackpool in the next six promise to bring profits, while trips to Wolves and Fulham also look far from daunting. Darren Bent is finally getting some help with the goalscoring stakes and he and the record signing Asamoah Gyan who will be most appealing to Fantasy Managers, although Danny Welbeck’s brace last night would have raised some eyebrows. Sunderland also have something to offer defensivley however, with Craig Gordon a budget keeper option and Michael Turner in front of him, a reliable lynchpin. The injury to Titus Bramble, announced by Steve Bruce last night, does cast doubt over a reshuffled back four however.

West Brom
Not only are West Brom sliding down the table but they’re in frankly awful form right now – one point from their last five tells the tale. The only bright spark on the horizon is the calendar of games in front of them that gives them a good chance to rectify their recent slump. Their next three home fixtures (NEW, WOL, BLA) will be key matches and Roberto Di Matteo must get results from these. Peter Odemwingie has taken the mantle of chief penalty taker and continues to impress and is a cheap option at only £5.1m. Once fit, Chris Brunt at £5.7m seems to offer the most assurances, while those looking for budget defenders can at least gain regular game-time from Gonzalo Jara and Gabriel Tamas.

Also to consider: Bolton – we mentioned that you needed a Bolton player in last week’s Frisking and so it turned out. The Trotters continue to have an easy time of it in weeks to come so this particular horse has far from bolted. Everton – three home games in the next six against West Brom, Wigan and Birmingham all promise returns. Fulham – struggled against City but Craven Cottage encounters with Birmingham, Sunderland and West Ham offer the platform for a recovery and mid-price returns. Man City – the next two against in-form Stoke and Bolton will be tough but they look the most testing couple of fixtures in the next six for City. Wolves – form is stuttering but the Wanderers do have a rather handy set of fixtures (SUN, bla, BIR, wba, WIG) to give Mick McCarthy the opportunity to turn the ship around.

The Lows…

Chelsea
Carlo Ancelotti’s men have seemed to hit a brick wall of late. The Blues have only won one of their last four fixtures with just a single goal – coming from the scarcely selected combination of Michael Essien and Salomon Kalou. The next five fixtures for the Blues sees them travel to St. James’ Park, White Hart Lane and The Emirates, throw in tough home games against Everton and United and it’s obvious that Chelsea are now feeling the pinch from their easy opening to the season. Heavy investment in the expensive duo of Didier Drogba (£13m) and Florent Malouda (£10.3m) will certainly see plenty of questions raised about value for money, with the likes of Carlos Tevez and Tim Cahill looking tempting alternatives. Likewise, those who own budget busting defender Ashley Cole (£8.4m) off the back of one clean sheet in five, will surely be assessing their options.

Arsenal
The Gunners are in a bit of a pickle right now, form at home seems hard to come by having lost to both Newcastle and Spurs in their most recent fixtures. Successive victories on the road against Wolves and Everton have however, kept them afloat. In theory, Arsene Wenger’s side should dispose of Fulham and Stoke who arrive at the Emirates next, but such is the home form, you can’t necessarily take returns in those games for granted. Forthcoming away fixtures meanwhile, look far more testing. Trips to Villa and United come next and following that run, the Gunners will host Chelsea. Investors need be cautious then, although there’s argument to say that a certain Cesc Fabregas is a fixture proof proposition.

Aston Villa
Gerard Houllier has inherited a side with a truly bright future ahead of them but, unfortunately, the short-term brings a slew of fixtures which can only be described by one word – tricky. Gameweek’s 17 and 18 offer some comfort (WBA and wig) but the opponents around that spell all currently have aspirations near the top of the table (ARS, liv, TOT mcy). Bargain buy Marc Albrighton remains the most selected Villa asset at 8.4% ownership. Given his price, his owners might want to hold firm but there seems little appeal within the rest of Houllier’s squad.

Be wary of: Newcastle – Chris Hughton’s men seem to have taken a mantle that Wigan will happily hand over, they’ve become consistently inconsistent and are hard to nail down. Investors in Carroll won’t be looking to jump ship any time soon, but beyond that tread lightly. Blackpool – much like Carroll before him, Charlie Adam will probably have to do very little for quite a while before people consider offloading, he offers extreme value, but buying into Blackpool looks a risk right now. West Ham – They’re in poor form, they’re bottom of the table and they’re fixtures are not good. It’s as simple as that.

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  1. howler
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    Will Tevez score 4 or more points than Drogba this week? Already on a point hit, can't decide whether to take this gamble...

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    1. FPL Daniel
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      Tevez 3 goal attempts, Drogba 9 this weekend.

      P.S. Foster was phenomenal that day.

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      1. howler
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        Thanks, any idea how many were on target?

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        1. FPL Daniel
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          5 on target, 2 blocked, 2 off target.

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    2. Nomar
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      Probably better off keeping Drogba now as he'll probably turn the corner this week or next.

      The time to have gotten rid was probably about 3-5 weeks ago really. If you sell him now I don't really see any benefit getting him back before the next wildcard window as he will still cost about £13m by then and it'll cost you about 3 transfers just to get him back since you will probably wisely spent the dosh on improving rest of your team.

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      1. howler
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        Good advice thanks.

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      2. Jonah
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        He still has a period of duff fixtures while other similarly priced players have much better ones. I still think getting rid of him is a decent enough transfer.

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  2. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
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    General feedback on a liverpool win this weekend against tottenham?

    Not euro tie for the pool….. 13/5 for the win…

    Also, wildcarded on champs league this week

    Turnbull, Ryzikhov
    Rafeal, Wendt, Hienze, Reveillier, Coeantrao
    Bale, walcott, Mckeckran, bastos, Schnieder
    Bentnar, Messi, Eto

    Thoughts/ suggestions?

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  3. FPL Daniel
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    Hi lads,

    What are the chances for Nani and Nasri to play CL?

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    1. FPL Daniel
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      Anybody?

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      1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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        They will both play i think but i have no basis for that opinion 🙂

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      2. bigwig
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        Im guessing Nani will be rested, he's played alot of minutes recently
        Rio and vidic are being rested:
        http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/9218239.stm

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  4. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
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    Couple of options for your consideration please gents. Which is better:

    A. Carroll + Lee + Vidic
    B. Elmander + Brunt + Baines

    I have Carroll and Brunt at the moment, so its a choice of who to keep.

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    1. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
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      Bump?

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  5. UCL Fantasy
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    Just because Drogba had lots of opportunities in the last game doesn't mean it will be replicated against Newcastle. Odds are in your favour though!

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    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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      Come on man, Newcastle? We scored 2 there so i'd say Drogba is a fair bet to get into double figure points this GW, especially with their 2 centre halves out suspended. He's pretty high up on my handband list actually.

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      1. jamsiep
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        Top of mine.

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        1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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          You've dumped your team link as well? I remember not to long ago AP was taking the moral high ground with me about not linking my team, now they are all at it!

          It either gonna be Drogba or Nani i think

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          1. Dago
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            anything to do with Odemwingie?

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          2. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
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            I'm definitely keeping Drogba this w/e. Need more convincing before I handbag him though, especially with Nani at OT

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          3. jamsiep
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            Actually I forgot about that... I did it a while back too.. I'll change it back.

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            1. jamsiep
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              It's linked back up. You can all laugh at my fall from supremacy.

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              1. AP
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                Supremacy? Are you Jon Reeson in disguise?

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              2. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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                oooo took out Arteta and Hernandez, nasty. I took out Arteta as well although i was quite happy about that till about half nine yesterday

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          4. AP
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            Problem is SD, if you post your team, and talk about your what you are going to do with your team, you are shooting yourself in the foot. I'd rather continue to discuss possible team shenanigans and not link my team rather than the other way round.

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            1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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              It's not like that something that's only just occurred to you though. It's the reason most people don't link their teams (also there is the embarrassment factor!) and the reason i don't link mine. Anywayz it's cool man

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      2. UCL Fantasy
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        Was just saying 🙂

        I have him too so don't worry I want him to keep on getting chances but actually converting them!

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  6. j-sto
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    why is elmander attracting so much more interest than davies?
    don't quite understand - davies is on pens, prob bit more likely to get more bp's, and better form from past 6 weeks!

    v similar price...am i missing something?!

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    1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
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      Elmander's scoring more from open play, Davies has had 4 pens recently. Having said that I went with Davies and have no regrets.

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    2. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
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      Consistancy.

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    3. Freshy
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      Davies also gets cards,he cant stop himself.
      He threw an elbow in the last game that was missed.

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      1. j-sto
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        guess so - still think davies better prospect in my eyes - surely elmander will run out of gas soon?! (though thought that a few weeks ago!!)

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        1. Freshy
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          Elmander is the more skilled striker

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  7. Eedee
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    Nzogbia or Jarvis this week?

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  8. col7475
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    Hi, I am planning on saving my transfer this week for 2 next. Can anyone help me as to how i get Tevez in. If it wasnt for him I would be way clear of most in my mini-leagues. Can i do it without losing Nani/VDV/Fabs/Drogba, please help??

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    1. Pat Mustard
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      Have all 5!

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      1. Team Hayemaker
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        Do it via dumping A Cole

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        1. col7475
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          still dont think it gives me enough though Garry

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      2. col7475
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        Help me then please!!!!

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        1. succesc
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          fantasyadvice.co.uk says you can't transfer in Tevez and keep all yr big players without incurring penalties.
          If you must do it then:
          Save transfer this Week, then next week
          Davies/Carroll for Tevez
          Cole for Konchesky
          Vidic for Shawcross
          --
          Otherwise you'll need to sacrifice say Drogba or Fabregas to bring in Tevez.
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  9. j-sto
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    anyone else planning drogba > torres after this (or next) week?

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    1. Team Hayemaker
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      no

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    2. Eedee
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      yes, i'm planning it!

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    3. Pat Mustard
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      Was thinking about it but doubting it now.

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  10. Johnny Unitas
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    Yo JP, will Drogba start tonight, most senior guy available, likely to play 60 or so as captain?

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    1. jamsiep
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      He better not! Absolutely no need to play him with the situation in the group and given how poor Zilina are.

      Fortunately we can pretty much forget about the CL for the next two rounds and focus all our efforts on our faltering league campaign! Carlo has said that Kakuta, McEachran, Bruma and Patta van Aanholt will all start, and I'd imagine the rest of the team will be young/back up players.

      Kakuta Kalou Sturridge will hopefully be the front three. No need to risk Drogba, Anelka or Malouda.

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      1. Johnny Unitas
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        Very good, much thanks!

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  11. JasonBourne
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    Which of my front 8 to bench?
    Fabs Malouda Cahill Nani VdV
    Carrol Tevez Elmander

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    1. jamsiep
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      Yikes. Probably Carroll.

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      1. UCL Fantasy
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        But Caroll can score against anyone!!!

        He even scored against Arsenal and there awesome defense!

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        1. john mensah
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          * their

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          1. jamsiep
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            Uber fail.

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            1. jamsiep
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              Please ignore this..... 😳

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    2. gatzi
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      Oh dear

      what a dilemma

      Make your front 8 less strong and come back to us 😛

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    3. bigwig
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      carroll

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      1. JasonBourne
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        Lol. You guys crack me up.
        Leanin towards Carrol myself. Will downgrade Cahill in a couple of weeks but for now want all these players in my team!

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  12. Dago
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    Guys torn between two moves forward, please help

    A) Odemwingie > Davies

    or 4 point hit and

    B) Malouda > 5.8 midfielder (Nzogbia/Adam etc)
    Odemwingie > Tevez

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    1. jamsiep
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      Poor old Odemwingie.... I'm sticking with him. He has very nice home fixtures coming up.

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      1. Dago
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        hes a w@nker he didnt get a sniff at the weekend.

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      2. UCL Fantasy
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        Which keeper you opting for? I assume Jussi, even though Bolton seem to always have to concede at least one even when they win!

        I didn't go for Foster the last 2 weeks because of fixtures but it's got to be him even though I can't forsee 3 clean sheets in a row. Rather that than Robinson @ Man Utd.

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        1. jamsiep
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          It has to be Jussi... I can't not play him at home to Blackpool.

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          1. Dago
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            Jam if you had a few quid in the bank surely Odemwingie > Davies? Bored of Black Ops yet?

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            1. jamsiep
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              Yeah Bolton have equally good fixtures as West Brom, and are in form rather than in decline... So probably.

              Hell no! Although perhaps a little bored when I'm playing on my own, rather than with friends...

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              1. Dago
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                was hoping to have private wager matches, but it doesnt look like you can, getting into zombies at the minute.

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                1. UCL Fantasy
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                  You can have private wager matches but only for 10 CP at a time. Can't do the highstakes or weekend gambler unless you're on your own. People can join your matches though.

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                  1. Dago
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                    oh ok was trying to set one up split screen on two ps3 in same house couldnt get it to work.

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                  2. UCL Fantasy
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                    Ah misread sorry.

                    I meant you can join ante up with friends in a party but can't with the 2 other modes.

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  13. Freshy
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    My rival with the high priced defense and no expensive mids or strikers,
    Settels in at #11 in the game today.
    http://fantasy.premierleague.com/M/eventhist.mc?id=1496097

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    1. Freshy
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      Im doing quite well and Im 80 points behind him

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    2. tosey
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      not one points hit either

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  14. jamsiep
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    How mad is it to be considering getting rid of Foster? Birmingham's fixtures between now and the second wildcard are pretty awful, although he has just kept clean sheets against Villa, Citeh and Chelsea.

    I'd lose a little bit of value on him, hopefully 0.3 if he goes up twice between now and the gameweek after next, and I'd probably get him back in when playing my second wildcard..

    It's just that Jussi and Gordon rotate perfectly for the next ten weeks, and I'll have a free transfer next week.

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    1. tosey
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      its no good having keepers that rotate well if they dont keep clean sheets

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    2. Screaming Midget
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      He's doing well on the save points though. I'm sticking.

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    3. Pat Mustard
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      Yeah I was planning Gordon for Foster but after his heroics and Bramble's injury, i'll hold off for few weeks

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      1. jamsiep
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        Good point about Bramble's injury... Ferdinand is shit!

        Still, Sunderland have been a good bet for clean sheets at home all season, and with very nice fixtures coming up hopefully that won't change despite Shambles being out. I think I'll go for it...

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  15. Somalion
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    Is Malouda -> Fabs worth a 4 point hit this week?

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    1. jamsiep
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      It's worth a 4 point hit any week.

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      1. DickFranDyke
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        Malouda had good stats at the weekend though J and he could rediscover his form like Drogba could at the same time.

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        1. jamsiep
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          True, but like JJ says below, Fabregas is on the verge of a monster score. He should have had one against Sp*rs as well.

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          1. Johnny Unitas
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            Might gamble on a Chelsea child in the UCL tonight, Kakuta is classified as a midfielder in UCL game, you said he might play up front? Kalou seems like the "safest" gamble though

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            1. jamsiep
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              Well Carlo has said that Kakuta will definitely start, so in that respect he's probably the safest. Is the deadline after the team news comes out though?

              Either are fine, but this is the sort of game that Kalou will score a couple in, and all his retardness from the past month will be forgiven by most.

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              1. Johnny Unitas
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                deadline is 5.15 so wont get teams.

                Kalou has been a great source of goals for you lot despite his "retardedness", might have a punt on Kakuta for one of my Kobenhaven boys, presume MacEachran isn't going to be a source of goals?

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                1. jamsiep
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                  Carlo said he'll be playing as the defensive midfielder, so filling in for Mikel.

                  So absolutely no attacking threat from him!

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                  1. Johnny Unitas
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                    many thanks Mr Pies, that's the Chelsea grilling done for today then!

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        2. Somalion
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          Thats where Ive been confused, Malouda didnt do badly at the weekend... Hmmmm

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  16. FantasyFreak
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    Is it Fabregas worth/an essential/a must have player?

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    1. Jermaine Chigurh
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      Despite Arsenal being master bedwetters at home, Fabregas looks to be getting back into the groove. It can't be long before he pulls out a massive score against some weakling opposition.

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      1. Screaming Midget
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        Aye like Fulham at home. Their away record is pretty poor.

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        1. Jermaine Chigurh
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          Or Man United this season, they've been tripe away from their little (okay, actually pretty massive) tent.

          I'd now go on to make a joke about refereeing decisions at Old Trafford, but (a) I can't think of anything funny right now and (b) United fans on here, and many other football forums, are very touchy about that subject. Probably because it's true.

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          1. jamsiep
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            You should have seen it when I accused Fletcher of diving to get Alcaraz sent off. I was lynched.

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            1. UCL Fantasy
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              You did word it badly 🙂

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              1. jamsiep
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                Really?! I even said that Alcaraz should have been sent off, as well as Rodallega...

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            2. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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              I know what you mean. He was certainly going down as Alcaraz came sliding in but it's irrelevant really as he would have still taken Fletcher out.

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              1. jamsiep
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                My initial point was that the MOTD guys laughed off Alcaraz claim that he didn't touch Fletcher, when he clearly didn't.

                Fletcher was already halfway down to the ground when the tackle came in... Although Akers seemed to think that was somehow Fletcher's way of avoiding the tackle, by dropping his knees to the ground. Jumping half an inch would probably have been a better tactic.

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          2. UCL Fantasy
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            Yup. Man Utd are the only team who gets decisions to go for them!

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          3. Jermaine Chigurh
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            Looking back, I think I completely mis-interpreted King Cabbage's comment. Sorry if I did King Cabbage.

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    2. UCL Fantasy
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      Depends who you ask.

      Essential no.

      Nice to have - for sure!

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  17. Screaming Midget
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    Worth a 4 point hit?

    Drogba > Tevez
    Piq > Elmander

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    1. NeedleVor
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      Absolutely not. Drogba will more than likely outscore Tevez this week - a point hit would be insanity.

      Captain Drogba at Newcastle.

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    2. FPL Daniel
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      Regarding Che and Drogba: "Thirty-two shots on goal at St Andrew's was the most by one club in any Premier League match this season".

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  18. stefanval89
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    Does anyone know why Steven Fletcher doesnt play more for wolves? he's only geting minutes and minutes but doyle is playing full games.. and Fletcher got 3goals and doyle only 1 😛 Anyone know why?

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    1. jamsiep
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      Doyle can lead a line (albeit it without scoring) and Fletcher can't. So to play both of them, Wolves would have to either play 4-4-2, or play Fletcher out wide, where there is competition from Jarvis, Hunt etc.

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  19. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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    Albrighton out for 3 weeks, or so it says on SSN

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    1. Kings of Lyon ★
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      🙁 🙁 my team is a wreck as it is 🙁

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  20. howler
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    Cleanies for City, Utd and Everton this week?? 😉

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    1. jamsiep
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      Hopefully. Chuck Bolton in there too.

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      1. howler
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        Fine by me, I have no Blackpool attack.

        In fact, it's the first week for a while I don't have opposing attackers and defenders - bad planning, I know.

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  21. howler
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    Oh and anyone else considering Elmander (c)? He's top on the poll...

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    1. jamsiep
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      I'm going for Newcastle.

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      1. jamsiep
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        Ugh... They've removed 'Newcastle' from the captain's poll. It was 4th or something like that..

        My funny joke is now no longer funny.

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        1. howler
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          Ha, I thought you meant Drogba v Newcastle.

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          1. chinmusic
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            Have a laugh at this response from FPL muppets re Varney's assist:

            "Varney was not awarded an assist for Harewood's goal as the ball came off Hahnemann's gloves, not off Varney's head."

            F4cking cretins.

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    2. Pat Mustard
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      DROGBAAAAAA

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    3. Somalion
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      Its either him or VDV for me I think

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  22. Jinswick
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    Sounds made to consider it, but in GW16 would you bench Elmander out of this lot?

    Fabs, VDV, Nani, N'Zogbia, Pedersen, Drogba, Tevez, Elmander

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    1. tosey
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      yes

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  23. Kavali
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    Wil Chamakh play tonight against Braga? RVP stay in London

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    1. Jermaine Chigurh
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      He'll have to. Bendtner's still in the dog house too.

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      1. Kavali
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        Ok, Thanks

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    2. Gargamel
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      While Wenger would only confirm that Kieran Gibbs definitely starts at left-back in place of Clichy, the manager said there was no issue with Nicklas Bendtner following his recent comments that he needed to start regularly. He also hinted that the Dane may play ahead of Chamakh as the striker "has played a lot of games" recently.

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      1. Jermaine Chigurh
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        Gargamel's advice > My advice

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  24. Jordan.
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    i reckon bosingwa will play on sunday instead of ferreira because ancellotti said he would ease him back in ,dont forget hes just had a year out and played 90 mins for portugal vs spain prior to the brum game ,anyone agree ??

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    1. Just Ruud
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      yep sounds about right,but if he doesnt then im done with him 😉

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  25. Jindungo
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    can anyone explain to me why elmohamady was benched the previous 2/3 games??

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    1. jamsiep
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      Because he's rubbish.

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  26. Jinswick
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    if playing G Cahill this w/e would you

    a) Double up on Bolton and play Jaask also or

    b) Play Foster away at Brum

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    1. Pat Mustard
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      **Fulham

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    2. Goose
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      B

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  27. Jordan.
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    just a little story about crap transferring ,last week i needed .6extra to do mummy to kolarov so did s davies to ferguson 2 free transfers sorted.now this week cos vdv is killing me wanted to do arteta to vdv .2 diff so cant do it ,just wish i had bought routledge at 4.1 the week before ,not gonna play fergie or routlegde just careless transferring mad at myself.

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  28. Goose
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    As suggested by my username, defense is the issue of the day. I've decided I'm gonna keep Cole & get Kolorav so I'm down to wether to keep Vidic or go for Samba (obviously not this week) for the next month or so.

    Thoughts?

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    1. Kings of Lyon ★
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      i'd lose cole....

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  29. Kings of Lyon ★
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    My team is a wreck now i have

    elmo
    barton
    alcaraz
    albrighton
    bosingwa
    boateng

    either out or not likely to start suggestions welcome....

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      1. Kings of Lyon ★
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        indeed..... would be good if I could buy a wilcard from FPL 🙂

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  30. bob fossil
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    who to bench out of Nzog and Carrol guys?

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