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The Numbers Game – Festive Form – Forwards

Having indulged in the numbers behind the top ten individuals in Defence and Midfield, we end our series of articles for members by examining the top performers over the Christmas period amongst the forwards.

Just as Steven Gerrard dominated in the midfielders bracket over the Christmas period, Luis Suarez reigned supreme amongst the strikers. With five goals and two assists making him the most profitable forward on show, surpassing even Robin Van Persieโ€™s FPL returns in the same window.

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

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  1. Toonzie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Should i WC?

    Bego/Davies
    Gibbs/Cuellar/Demel/Walker/Shorey
    Cazorla/Walcott/Michu/Pienaar/Punch
    Rvp/Suarez/Berba

    Planning to do Davies -> Turnbull, Cazorla -> Mata

    Thoughts?

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    1. Spencer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      I wouldn't use your WC on just 2 transfers.

      Nice rank btw.

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      1. Toonzie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        thank you ๐Ÿ™‚

        okie i might hold onto the WC for the moment

        going with my plan, using it after the arsenal dgw

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    2. cr4zym4n
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Are those for hits? Or do you have a free?

      I'd save WC until you need to make like 4+ changes.

      If you think both Turnbull and Mata play full 60 for both DGW matches, then you can look at them both as -2 point hits (+2 just for the extra appearance over Davies, Cazorla).

      You team looks decent. Cuellar is hurt though isn't he? And Shorey is no longer nailed on.

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      1. Toonzie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        yes for a -4 hit

        yea effectively i only have 3 fit defenders for the gw, gibbs/walker/demel

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  2. Naboo
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Luiz captain anyone? More likely than most to play both games? Should be at least one CS plus he has a share of set pieces?

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    1. Adam Lallana makes Messi lo…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      especially with him playing CDM now i would be tempted if i have no other attacking players on a DGW

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      1. Naboo
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        I have mata and ba but ba will prob only play one game and mata could (although it seems mad to us) be rotated. its either mata or luiz for me anyway

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    2. No1Joker
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Yep, i'm going with Heart over head on this one. Really feel like Luiz is overdue a goal and agree that one CS looks likely.

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    3. Hazardous
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      meeee

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  3. Pat Mustard
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    G Johnson, Brunt, Suarez (will get back after Ars DGW) --> Azpi, Mata (C), Lambert for -8??

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  4. Adam Lallana makes Messi lo…
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    captain RVP sound any good? i have mata and ba. think it would be a good pun with everyone's eyes off him.

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    1. The Devil Wears Prada
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      all dead teams will have rvp capt.

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      1. Adam Lallana makes Messi lo…
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        dead teams arnt in the top 100

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        1. The Devil Wears Prada
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 9 months ago

          your korean?

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    2. Well done, sir. And RVP is always a reasonable captain.

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    3. However, I note that you have had Ba since game week 9 ... not 1 as claimed ... ๐Ÿ˜‰

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      1. Adam Lallana makes Messi lo…
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        is it? i was sure i had him in my pre season team, sorry for the mistake.

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  5. The Devil Wears Prada
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    bego
    luiz, sagna, zab
    mata, bale, walcott, fellaini
    rvp, suarez, ba

    let's do this

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    1. Adam Lallana makes Messi lo…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      seems very close to my plan wc team.

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  6. jonoelgrande
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    A. Suarez + Fellaini / Michu > Ba + Mata -4

    or

    B. Defoe + Berbatov + Michu > Mata + Ba + Lambert? -8

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  7. SpinyNorman [*_*]
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Please RMT! ๐Ÿ™‚

    http://i48.tinypic.com/69hnxc.png

    Good to go??

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    1. Shane Ferguson 4.0
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      One on the previous page was better ๐Ÿ˜€

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  8. KunBaYayaMyLord
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Anybody willing to give a RMWCT? Next week: Azpi -> Gibbs.

    Begovic

    Azpilicueta – Clyne – Cuellar

    Bale – Mata (C) – Michu – Puncheon

    RVP – Suarez – Ba (VC)

    Subs: Bunn, Walcott, Demel, Davies

    Thoughts? Any weaknesses?

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    1. Andy1
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Looks good to me

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    2. Just A Hat
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      looks the same as the last 50 WC teams!

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      1. SpinyNorman [*_*]
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        This!

        For this very reason I'm saving my Jan WC 'til right at the end

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      2. Wild Rover
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        That's just his... ๐Ÿ™„

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    3. COMH
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Spot on

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      1. KunBaYayaMyLord
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        Thanks. What's yours looking like, sir?

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  9. United13
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Mata or Ba captain...hmmmm

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    1. Adam Lallana makes Messi lo…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      BAAA

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  10. The King
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Puncheon > Gerrard? Or wait a week?

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    1. Adam Lallana makes Messi lo…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      give it a week. i never take someone out on a dgw.

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  11. JK - Cønt โญ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    If Andy Carrol is not back for DGW i think I'll have to J. Cole and Pod, as I don't trust the other Hammers donkey to play twice, let alone actually score

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    1. JK - Cønt โญ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      That's Carlton Cole, not Kevin Nolan, though I don't back him to score without Carroll either

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    2. SpinyNorman [*_*]
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      When is Andy set to return?

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      1. JK - Cønt โญ
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        "It's difficult to put an actual timescale on it. I would expect it would be no longer than a couple of weeks now. He is doing some straight-line running and has been doing that for a few days. If he doesn't feel anything, then we'll progress onto interval running and some change of direction work and then introduce the ball. Then, he'll hopefully come back with the other players as quickly as possible. It could be a few days or it could be a bit longer than that, depending on his progression. We're assessing him day-by-day now."

        Will just have to wait until next weeks pressers to make my transfers i guess.

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    3. Scroobius Mac
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Chamakh will probably play the non-Arsenal game.

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  12. COMH
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    I saw End of Watch last night. Good film.

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  13. SpinyNorman [*_*]
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    I have a TV of £106.1m which is now holding me back

    Does anyone have worse? (Just to make me feel better)

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    1. Just A Hat
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      thats exactly what I have and its easily enough to afford a good team, you can even have some risky players with cash leftover

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      1. SpinyNorman [*_*]
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        Nice team name!

        I see you're a Speedball fan too?

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    2. FPL Touches
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      105.8

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      1. FPL Touches
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        105.7*

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    3. reply fail
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      yes, 105.3

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    4. Konig Luther
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      my team value it's 106,1..... but money on bank it's 103.0

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      1. m4me
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        98.5M...

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    5. Elwood
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      104.5, my WC team will be awesome.

      You should try harder, high value ain't everything.

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    6. Adro3
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Lawl, mine is 100 How do you get yours away up ;( I'm stuck

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    7. Hazmat
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      My selling value is 105.8m and that feels too low. All the good players seem to have risen by 1m or more since the start. Need to take punts on the ones that haven't risen.

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  14. m4me
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Apologies for the repost... I am working with a limited team value (98.5M), and would welcome some suggestions for improving my strike force without impacting my defence too much:

    turnball, szczesny
    gibbs, luiz, zabaleta, bassong, demel
    walcott, mata, fellaini, michu, taarabt
    suarez, ruiz, lambert

    Any suggestions are greatly appreciated,

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    1. FPL Touches
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Get in RVP somehow

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      1. m4me
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        I would love to, but can't see it happening for 98.5M.

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  15. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    this dgw is such a feck up to my plans...

    rafael + fellaini + suarez >> A.cole + hazard + ba (-8)??

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    1. JUNITED
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      not for 8 hit

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    2. SpinyNorman [*_*]
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      was just about to lambast you with a hundred no's before clicking your team link and seeing that you have no chelsea cover!

      If I were you, just take a (-4) for Luiz and Mata if you can afford it

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    3. waitinginthelonggrass
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      No

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  16. One flew over Lukakus nest
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    trying to gain differential on a few members who have Gibbs. unsure about Sagna with competition, what does everyone think of Mertesacker, will he play both games ok as he missed the last few.

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  17. edgardavids
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Is Suarez an essential?

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    1. Elwood
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Essential isn't the first works I'd use to describe him . . .

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    2. Adam Lallana makes Messi lo…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      i would say so.

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    3. SW6
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      nope

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    4. Piggs Boson
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Long-term, almost. Short-term, not at all.

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    5. Portuguese&Proud
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      mos def

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      1. Adro3
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        yea, he's completely fixture proof

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    6. Just A Hat
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      nah only RVP and possibly Michu (considering his price)

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  18. Lateriser 12
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    1)Any word on Cuellar + Wilson lads?
    2)Any other very important piece of team news?
    3)Shaw or Clyne?
    4)Anyone punting Ramirez?

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    1. Cuellar is buggered.

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      1. Lateriser 12
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        MON said today?

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    2. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Cuellar's out, I think.

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    3. Basil Fawlty
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      benching Walcott for Ramirez this week...

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  19. เคธเคจเค•เฅ€
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Suarez>Ba for the DGW ? i'm wilcarding in the after Arsenal's DGW anyway..

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    1. heeljames
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Im wondering this too. Im positive he will score against United but Ba playing two games is a huge temptation

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    2. Adam Lallana makes Messi lo…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      who do you have up front you could take out?

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      1. เคธเคจเค•เฅ€
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        Berba, Suarez, RVP. can't afford Berba>Ba.

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  20. Timmy Cahill Rules
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Gary Cahill ????????

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    1. Elwood
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Ashley Cole!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    2. SpinyNorman [*_*]
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Angelo Henriquez ????????

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      1. Sleep Talk
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        Yes!

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    1. Art Vandelay
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      :lol:pool

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    2. Just A Hat
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      lol Daglish was a well bad manager

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      1. Hazmat
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        Only one of two British managers who have ever won the Premier League.

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      2. No1Joker
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        You're right 4 League trophies and 2 FA Cups. awful.

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  22. andres
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Joe cole anyone?

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    1. Elwood
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Can't fit him in ๐Ÿ™

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    2. เคธเคจเค•เฅ€
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      im interested. but dont have the fund to get him in for Guthrie. which leads me to no JC as im not gonna lose one of Bale/Mata/Walcott/Michu

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    3. SpinyNorman [*_*]
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      for the DGW, yes

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    4. Basil Fawlty
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      next week

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  23. The King
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Best budget 3rd striker options? Currently thinking of Ruiz, Weimann & Graham - Anyone else?

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    1. Adam Lallana makes Messi lo…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      most will disagree but lukaku looks tempting for me and look at the rank. but i havent done it yet and probably wont.

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    2. edgardavids
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Anichebe

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  24. Feed the Yak and he will sc…
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    All set?

    Szczesny - Turnbull

    Azpilicueta - Demel - Davies - Shaw - Harte

    Walcott - Santi - Ramirez - Mata - Fellaini

    Suarez - RVP - Lambert

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    1. Portuguese&Proud
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      set for what??

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      1. Feed the Yak and he will sc…
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        You should really not be on this site if you don't understand a RMT... That stands for Rate My Team by the way.

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        1. CarelessGenius©
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 9 months ago

          Thought it stood for 'Rubbish My Team'. I hate rmt's. can't you think for yourself?

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          1. Feed the Yak and he will sc…
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 9 months ago

            Looking at your team I understand why you thought so.

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  25. Art Vandelay
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    I am pretty keen to include Ruiz in my WC team. Am I deluding myself to think he could be close to Berbatov over the rest of the season. Great value and the highest PPG/£ of any forward

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    1. The King
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Have him atm. He has so much quality and with a few more shots he could starting getting a bit more goals.

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      1. Art Vandelay
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        So many comments about how good Berbs is with Ruiz on the pitch but don't see how many Ruiz gets.

        However, I still think it is a fairly marginal decision and if I had 1m more squad value, it would be Berbs all day.

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        1. The King
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 9 months ago

          I was thinking about downgrading one of my three expensive defenders so I could get Berb instead of Ruiz but then I thought with 5 big-hitting mids + RVP, Ba & Berb it would be so painful benching one. Ruiz is a bit easier.

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          1. Art Vandelay
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 9 months ago

            Agree.

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    2. SW6
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Continuing from earlier i think he could be good. Played well so far and looks like we'll be signing a holding midfielder which gives him more freesom going forward. Takes freekicks as well.

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      1. SW6
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        *freedom

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      2. Art Vandelay
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        Thanks for chipping in again with your insights as a Fulham fan. The news about a holding midfielder is encouraging. Any names in the frame?

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    3. drunken_mess
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      plays midfield

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      1. Art Vandelay
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        I know. He still racks up the points. Virtually the same PPG as Berbs, although you could argue that Berbs'PPG will continue to increase with Ruiz in the team.

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    4. Rui
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      He's a good pick but I'd still rather go for Berbatov in 3-4-3 team. His PPG is considerably better when Ruiz is in the team, somewhere around ~7 (I can't remember the exact number, Giggs Boson has the stats).

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      1. Art Vandelay
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        That is a fair point. To be honest it all comes down to budget.

        I wil probably be rotating him with Punch a fair bit as Ful/sot matches up fairly well.

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  26. suarez07
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Begovic,
    Johnson, Gibbs. Luiz
    Mata, Walcott, Bale, Puncheon
    Suarez Berbatov, Ba

    Subs: Rudd, Figueroa , O'Brien, Kacaniklic

    Rate my team please! Any comments/advice more than welcome! ๐Ÿ˜€

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    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Good team. 5 out of 10 tough

      No rvp, are u nuts?

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      1. suarez07
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        cheers ๐Ÿ™‚

        Havent had him for more than 5 weeks this season. On 1183 points so im doing alrite, dont really feel the need to bring him in at his cost as stupid as it may sound

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    2. Art Vandelay
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      I like most of the players but not keen on the balance.

      Is this a WC team?

      If so, consider Ruiz instead of Berbs. I also think your budget cannot support two heavy hitting defenders. Just go with Luiz and do Luiz to Gibbs next week.

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      1. Art Vandelay
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        Scrap that. I didn't see no RVP :lol:. My mind painted him in there because I cannot imagine not having him.

        Start again if on WC.

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        1. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 9 months ago

          ๐Ÿ˜†

          Thought that was coming

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          1. Art Vandelay
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 9 months ago

            No RVP ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

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        2. suarez07
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 9 months ago

          not a wild card team, saving that for week 24. Heres team history!

          http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/1474922/event-history/21/

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      2. suarez07
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        Two of the big hitting defenders will probably be leaving with the wildcard

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  27. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    begovic (mannone)
    rafael hughes cueller (demel davies)
    fellaini bale walcott michu (sterling)
    rvp suarez berbs

    have 1FT, 1.3 and will use WC in gw24.

    how the hell can i get mata and a chel defender?? dont mind taking a hit

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    1. Elwood
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Walcott to Mata and Rafael to Apil

      Not sure if that will work & you'll need to hit again for next GW.

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  28. Lizard Lips
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Defoe to Ba for a hit?

    RVP Ba or Luiz captain?

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    1. Elwood
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Will you have to change your name?

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      1. Lizard Lips
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        Probably.

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        1. Lao Tzu
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 9 months ago

          BA-RILLIANT?

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  29. Avon Barksdale
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    How am I looking for the next 2GW before Wildcard?

    Begovic
    Azpi Nastasic Sagna
    Cazorla Mata Bale Lampard
    Bentekers Berb Rvp

    McCarthy-Puncheon Nelsen Mccartney

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  30. beanz87
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Should I play my WC on this team?

    BEGO (Bunn)

    SHAW--A.COLE--SAGNA--DEMEL--HARTE

    BALE--MATA--WALCOTT--FELLAINI--PUNCHEON

    RVP--BA--LAMBERT

    I don't have much value so hence leaving MICHU out. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

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    1. Namtab Nomolos
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Keep WC until after, see what happens in this first DGW.

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    2. Jonah Takalua
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      no it looks well set up for the next two and you will certainly want to sell several of them afterwards so save it

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      1. Jonah Takalua
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        Wait? You're bringing those in, in which case your question is pointless because we don't know who you are selling

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