Euro 2012

Fantasy League Pro – The Wrap Up

With today’s deadline looming across all the Fantasy games, your lineups should be close to being finalised – your Fantasy League pro auctions now complete.

I put the final piece in my 15-man squad with the capture of Mario Balotelli on Wednesday evening, he’ll work in a dubious partnership with Robin Van Persie to carry my hopes over the group stages.

Of course, the League Chairman should now have moved their games on and paved the way for sealed bidding to start on transfers. I’ve set my league to allow transfers after every set of Group matches, with a first deadline at 10pm on June 11 – I’m limiting bids to 5 per round with 20 over the tournament as a whole. Your chairman might have done different – that’s certainly one of the interesting elements of the Pro game.

Chairman can set your sealed bids deadline for the first round of transfers via their Chairman’s Office, by clicking on Sealed Bids. Here you can set a deadline for managers to make bids for the remaining free agents. You go back to this screen on the deadline to process the bids – watch out for any bids made after the deadline when you do. By default, managers can make unlimited transfers over the tournament – if you want to restrict that, you can do so, again via the Chairmans Office. This initial screen is also where a Chairman can change the cap on the number of players per country – I’m tweaking mine to 4 after the group stages are complete.

If there are any Chairman struggling to move their game on past the auction phase, due to final bids not being made or teams failing to make bids, then they should contact prosupport@fantasyleague.com asap. Provide details of your division id (available in the url of your league page) and the team id’s effected (available in the url of the teams in question) and they will resolve the issue so you can move you games on in time for today’s kick-off.

Fantasy League Classic

If you missed out on the Fantasy League Pro action, and you’re still looking out for an alternative to your McDonalds lineup, you can still take advantage of the Fantasy League Classic game. Entry to this is £5 with over £10,000 in the prize pot, including £5,000 to the winner.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. The Milkman
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    A: Given, Strinic, Limbersky and Muller.

    or

    B: Pletikosa, St Ledger, Gebre Selassie and Ibrahimovic?

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    1. satsumo
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      difficult, probably B

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  2. COMH
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    12 years, 5 months ago

    Udit - Do you have a link for the competition I am partnering Daniel in?

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    1. COMH
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      12 years, 5 months ago

      Ignore this

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  3. Parm
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    12 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone see the scout tweet saying that Perquis is roaring to go?

    https://twitter.com/UEFAcomAlexO/status/211014248959180801

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    1. The Milkman
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      12 years, 5 months ago

      Yes but even so Boenisch is safer.

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      1. Piggs Boson
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        That tweet is safe enough for me. You have to take calculated risk in this game, that tweet makes it 95%. You're rarely going to get 100% confidence so go for it!!

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        1. The Milkman
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 5 months ago

          yes, but don't you think it's a risk to select a player who is only just returning from injury. Is there any point when you have another option for the same price who doesn't have this issue?

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      2. hillbillypete
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        12 years, 5 months ago

        but Pisz is better

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        1. The Milkman
          • 13 Years
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          Agreed

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    2. Piggs Boson
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      Whoooooo! One down 🙂

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  4. Andrew
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    RMT (Sun Dream Team)

    Stek
    Alba Zhirkov Piszciek Gabri Sellesi
    Ozil Iniesta Sneijder
    Lewandowski RVP Benzema

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  5. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Any update on which Torres will start?
    Alternative to Llorente at 9.0 (Except Ibra)?

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    1. timski8000
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      12 years, 5 months ago

      A lovely differential, but too much of a risk imo.

      Not so bad as Italy is the hardest game.

      I'd avoid for now and use your wildcard to get them whoever starts in for the next two rounds (though Spain are a bit of a mare for rotating in game 3, if they've won the first 2 matches expect to see Mata, Fabs, Reine etc get a game...)

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    2. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
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      I reckon the shit Torres will start 😉

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  6. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Having a big hitter captains choice for each day makes sense does it not?

    So Lewandowski, followed by RVP, then Iniesta, and finally Hendrson sort of thing?

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    1. GoonerByron
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Lol

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    2. The Milkman
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Hehe, Henderson? 🙂

      you's trolling!

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      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        why is Henderson shyte?

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        1. The Milkman
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 5 months ago

          He was born that way. 🙂

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  7. beric
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    12 years, 5 months ago

    Double Greece and Polish Defence - is that crazy?

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    1. China Mag
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      I'm in!

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    2. FORCA INTER
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      no it's not

      i was thinking about that option in a while

      i got 2 poland defenders atm+1 greece

      i seriously considering 1 more greek defender

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    3. HuttonDressedasLahm
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      12 years, 5 months ago

      Well it makes sense due to line-ups if nothing else

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    4. CABAYE4
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Kind of... though it could work.

      Though if you do that, avoid Lewandowski etc.

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      1. Wild Rover
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        If he has double defs he won't be able to get fwds

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  8. China Mag
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    12 years, 5 months ago

    TW. Bid in. I think

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  9. GoonerByron
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Are we all convinced that Affelay will 100% start tomorrow then?

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    1. The Milkman
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Not at all... Russian media is 50/50. Manager says his squad is fit but even so he might not take the risk. Neither will I!

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      1. The Milkman
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        LOL, I mis-read... I thought you said Akinfeev 😛

        Affelay looks very likely to start, yes.

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    2. timski8000
      • 14 Years
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      Nope.

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
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        No, but %85
        If not then the manager is mental!

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    3. harmonica
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      "Reserves such as myself, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar or Rafael van der Vaart, we must put pride aside. The important thing is the team. And even the reserves have to do everything they can to help the team reach its goal and win the tournment."

      Quote from Kuyt yesterday, good enough for me

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  10. COMH
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Do you think Gomez and Huntelaar will both start from the bench?

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    1. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Hunter-Likely
      Gomez-No Kalou

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    2. The Milkman
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Hunterlaar - almost certainly.
      Gomez - 50/50

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    3. COMH
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Cheers guys

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  11. Smarty Pants
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    336 minutes till the start!
    Come on, time, speed up!

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    1. Demí
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Wish it was Germany vs Portugal today

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      1. Bubbles
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        +1. I think both these games are going to be bloody boring today. 🙁

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        1. Smarty Pants
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 5 months ago

          I guess that's why you take these fantasy football drugs - to make it more interesting 🙂

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      2. Piggs Boson
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        Do you think RVP or Ozil will score more points? I can imagine the Germany game will be more free-flowing.

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        1. Demí
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 5 months ago

          Yeah i'd say Ozil, as Germany will probably score more goals.

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        2. nedfoo
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          12 years, 5 months ago

          +1 If it wasn't for fantasy I probably wouldn't make a second thought about tonights games!

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      3. Smarty Pants
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        Nah, then it would be too boring afterwards. It's good to start with something less exciting 😉

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  12. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Pages moving thick & fast.
    Ah, the memories of FPL. 🙂

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      It's still not the same. There is no irritation of Baps or worrys about price rises or rotation... sigh, i can't wait for FPL!

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  13. LewanGOALski
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    guys, I missed couple posts here - do we know who is gonna stand between posts for Russia tonight?

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    1. King Nemanja
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      No idea

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  14. Senior Agbonlahor
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    1) Young + Benzema
    2)Young + any forward unlimited price
    3) ribery + Benzema
    4) ribery + any forward unlimited price
    5) dont chose young Benzema or ribery

    Thanks 🙂

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    1. timski8000
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      posted earlier.

      DO NOT GET YOUNG - England attacking options are out of bounds.

      But I also don't think they will concede many so I'd pick one from Benzema or Ribery

      Probably go with Benzema and the Sneijder or Iniesta.

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  15. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Sporting. I don't like the look of your team. Really.

    😕

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    1. Bubbles
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      A ball hasn't even been kicked and there's squabbles in the camp already. Oh-oh!

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    2. Senior Agbonlahor
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      SO WHAT WOULD YOU DO THEN ???

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    3. stilicho
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      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      I'm glad that line didn't go to waste, I was quite proud of it.

      You and Sporting should probably split up now for the sake of the kids.

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      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        😀

        Lawyers are trying figure out who would get the video of South Africa winning the ACON in 1996 and who would get the pregnant Labrador.

        That's the only hold up.

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  16. vishnu
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Squeezed in RVP. How does this look? 🙂

    Casillas
    K.Papadopoulos Kadlec Zhirkov Piszczek
    Shirokov Özil Sneijder
    RVP Gekas Lewandowski (c)

    Isaksson Iniesta Strinić Andrews

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Gekas. Eughhhh!!!

      Toivonen is a much better shout

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    2. Piggs Boson
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      You're good to go 🙂

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    3. The Milkman
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Gekas, yuck!

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  17. Menly
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    So I texted my Greek friend about the keeper situation and this is what he said:

    "Tsorvas normally but he's been shite. Sifakis might, but I think he had a shocking last few games. Doubt it'll be chalkias. Moneys on Tsorvas but you never know"

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    1. King Nemanja
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      12 years, 5 months ago

      Haha, guess we won't know til just before kickoff

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    2. timski8000
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      12 years, 5 months ago

      You can see the teams sheets before the deadline - provided the website doesnt crash...

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    3. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      This is why their economy is such a mess... They have no fecking idea what is going on

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      1. Menly
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        😆

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      2. udit
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        😆 LOL This.

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    4. Whazza
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      im kinda sure Chalkias will start 😀 if i remember correctly he got shirt number 1!

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      1. Christina.
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        12 years, 5 months ago

        So what. Rvp has shit no 16.

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        1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
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          Diarrhoea

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  18. d1sable
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    12 years, 5 months ago

    any1 know who plays right back for France now sagna injured? Also left back for Holland now peiters is injured?

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    1. timski8000
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      See the Group B guide for Holland probable starting line ups. Group D will be out soon (I think).

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    2. Billy Gilmore
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      debuchy and willems prob

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  19. rosh22
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    A
    Szczesny, Given
    ALBA, M Olsson, Maniatis, Strinic, Limbersky,
    OBRANIAK, Ozil, AFELLAY, Shirokov, YOUNG,
    Klose, RVP, Ibrahimovic

    OR

    B
    Szczesny, Given
    PIZCZECK, M Olsson, Maniatis, Strinic, Limbersky,
    INIESTA, Ozil, ANDREWS, Shirokov, RIBERY,
    Klose, RVP, Ibrahimovic

    My final 2 teams. Please choose A or B.

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  20. seanie3
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    szczesny, radlec & debucy

    or

    akinfeev, zhirkov & Piszczek

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  21. PDXTimbers
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Any ideas with .5 to spend? Worry about if Strinic or Olsson will play...

    Szczency/Anderson
    Berezutski / Kadlec / Olsson / Strinic / Maniatis
    Nasri / Shirokov / Iniesta / Sneijder / Ozil
    RVP / Jelly / Ibrahimovic

    Thanks!

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    1. Matakuko
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Olson to Holebas? Cn always sub off if the Greeks get hammered. Only need 2 defenders.

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    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      MOlsson will play. Strinic probably will maybe a bluff from Bilic. Get Perquis instead IF he is in the line up

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  22. Matakuko
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Can I have a summary of the russian defenders?

    Zhirkov, Anyukov and Berezutski

    No clue who plays where!

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    1. hillbillypete
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      lb, cb, rb

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      1. Matakuko
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        Who all be servicing shirkov?

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      2. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        LB, RB CB

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  23. hillbillypete
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    i got money to spare bitches

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    1. Menly
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      *for spare bitches

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  24. jaredmason
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Hey guys, great site you got here!

    Here's my team - I'm keen for some last minute feedback, if anyone can spare a minute

    Akinfeev (RUS)
    Zhirkov (RUS) - Alba (ESP)
    Ribery (FRA) - Sneijder (NED) - Blaszczykowski (POL) - Mandsukic (CRO) - Iniesta (ESP)
    Jelavic (CRO) - Van Persie (NED) - Lewandowski *C* (POL)

    Tzorvas (GRE) - M. Olsson (SWE) - Granqvist (SWE) - Shevchuk (UKR)

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    1. timski8000
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Keepers play on the same day - you need to dith one so you can swap if one concedes.

      And both the keepers are unsure of starts. If you cant stick around to see the team sheets before the deadline you need to ditch the Greek, Given is in same price bracket if you need a quick switch.

      As is Issaksson but you have Olsson.

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      1. jaredmason
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks. Is Lindegaard possible to start? All my subs are of the 4.0 variety and Given and Issaksson are 4.5...

        No other holes apart from that?

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    2. megatronaldinho
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      assuming this is for mcdonalds: due to the nature of team management in this format i think it silly not to have a)two keepers playing seperate days so that the latter can replace the incumbent if things don't go his way. b) by the same token, no fillers. you can utilize the full squad so don't hamstring yourself by carrying players like granqvist who probably won't play abd are a waste of a space

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      1. jaredmason
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        Is there someone you might recommend downgrading to free up funds to improve my subs?

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  25. Gnu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Sorry if this problem has been discussed but at work with no time to scroll back pages!! honest 🙂
    Is there any way for a chairman to delete a not competing player opponent from the Pro Euro game, it may be a problem they've not considered as there is a backlog with enquiries at helpdesk. Ta.

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    1. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Oops, just seen above, I guess I need to just wait.

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  26. J0E
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    RE yarmelenko calf injury. I can only find that one tweeter saying he is a doubt. No one else is, including Uefa or the Ukrainian Coach. In fact at an open training session yesterday all 23 took part and are 'ready to play'.

    http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/blogs/blog=blog_ukraine_team/postid=1804337.html

    Looking at Yarm's assist potential I would perhaps advise sticking with him until you hear more. One tweet doth not maketh an injury...ancient Ukrainian proverb.

    Meanwhile to my fellow Euro cup players the above should no way imply that I have Yarm.

    Team Jamtzy ftw!

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    1. Parm
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Red Herring!

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    2. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Good luck fellas! Go rock your group 😉

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      1. J0E
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        You too...thanks again for organising it.

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    3. Damo.
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Demi stuck up another one from the same guy saying he's fit.

      To All: 1-0 Robbie Keane @35/1 is too good to turn down

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      1. J0E
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        great

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  27. FORCA INTER
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    who has better chanse for CS?

    Croatia or Greece?

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      60-40 Croatia, but Greece will have the team sheet

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    2. Damo.
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Croatia

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    3. GoonerByron
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Croatia

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    4. OPTA FPL
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      G

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  28. COMH
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone going with Sneijder and Afellay?

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    1. King Nemanja
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Considered it, but I want RVP too so going with him and Sneijder

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    2. MICHELIN
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Yes.

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  29. LewanGOALski
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    MOlsson nailed on? Or it is better to take JOlsson?

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    1. King Nemanja
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Both should play

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  30. rosh22
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    A
    Szczesny, Given
    ALBA, M Olsson, Maniatis, Strinic, Limbersky,
    OBRANIAK, Ozil, AFELLAY, Shirokov, YOUNG,
    Klose, RVP, Ibrahimovic

    OR

    B
    Szczesny, Given
    PIZCZECK, M Olsson, Maniatis, Strinic, Limbersky,
    INIESTA, Ozil, ANDREWS, Shirokov, RIBERY,
    Klose, RVP, Ibrahimovic

    A OR B

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