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The FFS Cup III, sponsored by Paddy Power: The Qualifiers

4 October 2010 1332 comments
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The short wait to find out the magic number needed to qualify for the third Fantasy Football Scout Cup, sponsored by Paddy Power, is over. All thanks to my colleague SUPERIOR BEING for producing the results so quickly.

A fantastic turnout for the qualifying round saw 1,283 fantasy managers fighting it out for just 510 places. After hits, a score of 49 or above is good enough for the first round. For the 43 fantasy managers sitting on 48 points for the week, you will have to click here to see if you made the grade, as your qualification is dependant on overall rank…

With odds so slim, it’s no surprise to see so many big names drop out at this early stage. Amongst others, contributors SIR PAULOS (46), Big Dunc (42), Andy (43), SUPERIOR BEING (37), Da Beeeez (38) and Money Mike (38) all missed the cut, leaving just six contributors left in the Cup.

So onto the first round proper now, where Jonty and donnellyc join us. The fixtures for which will be published a few days before the next deadline (although I may not make you wait that long).

Thanks again to everyone who entered, congratulations to the qualifiers, and commiserations to those missing the cut.

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  1. dz1984
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    GET IN just made the cut with 48. Do you think it's worth taking a 4pt hit to get Fabs in this week? Or avoid the hit and get him later on?

    Thinking A Cole > Salcido, A Johnson > Fabs

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    1. PM
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      Cesc will demolish BIR at home. Do it.

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  2. Attila the Bum
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    Aw just found out Norman Wisdom has died

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    1. dribbler
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      R.I.P. he was one of the greats http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0Mp4HC09S0

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      1. Attila the Bum
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 5 months ago

        Absolute legend of comedy! Charlie Chaplain referred to him as "my favourite clown" (personally my favourite clown is Almunia).

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        1. Churchill
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 5 months ago

          Aye. He's most Gooners favourite clown too.

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    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      This is really spooky, I was searching google images today (carry on films) 😉 and I came across a pic of him and thought, 'when did he die'? and then saw about an hour ago saw he croaked today!! The pic was not at all related to his death. Spooky.

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      1. Attila the Bum
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 5 months ago

        Eee that is a bit odd.

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      2. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 5 months ago

        weird man

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  3. dribbler
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    Well I swallowed hard and decided to wildcard...so any comments or help on this team I'm looking at would be much appreciated:

    Foster/Krul
    Alex/O'Shea (Coleman/Jara/Gohouri)
    Fabregas/Malouda/Nani/VDVaart (Barton)
    Drogba/Bent (Varney)

    If I'm very lucky with my money-making activities I might be able to get El-Mummy instead of Coleman...but my big decision is whether or not to go for a cheaper striker than Bent and spend the money on a defender or Varney???

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    1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      so THATS why your name is Dribbler!

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      1. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 5 months ago

        Hey RBJ. I thought I was your only name copier/ stalker? That Strazboy guy has some cheek!

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        1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 5 months ago

          I KNOW! Youre still number one though baby! 🙂

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      2. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 5 months ago

        (swallowed hard.......never mind)

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        1. Attila the Bum
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 5 months ago

          Nice 😀

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          1. RoysCallerAnne
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 5 months ago

            oh dear. might have to change to DBRonaldinho

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            1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 5 months ago

              so gents, who's getting vdv in tonight to end up with him and bale in the side?

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              1. Attila the Bum
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 15 Years
                15 years, 5 months ago

                Nah, I swapped the two of em. Wouldn't fancy two Spurs mid's with some of the fixtures they have.

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                1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
                  • 16 Years
                  15 years, 5 months ago

                  you and i are normally in total agreement on chasing price rises attila, but im very undecided on this one. VDV was awesome against villa, and the fulham game is a derby- he'll be the xfactor, and theyll be well up for utd aswell, and with their leaky defence, im finding it incredibly difficult to not get him in tonight as i feel i will anyway.

                  I think its pretty much almost certain malouda will be rested v wolves though, so it means a four point hit or wildcard and complete team change if i decide fabs in for gameweek 9.

                  things are very complicated now...ALTHOUGH, i think theyre only coplicated becasue of that .1 price rise. Fuk it, ill wait, he might not even go up .2

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                  1. dribbler
                    • 16 Years
                    15 years, 5 months ago

                    he'll still be cheap in a week and a half RBJ

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                2. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
                  • 16 Years
                  15 years, 5 months ago

                  good point dribbler.

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                3. Attila the Bum
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 15 Years
                  15 years, 5 months ago

                  Oh what I'm saying RBJ is that I got rid of Bale to get VdV in - I just wouldnt have the two of them in my side. It's not really about chasing the price rises etc with me, I had to get him and Nani sharpish as I couldnt afford them on the sunday as both of their prices rose while Milner and Bales dropped. When it comes between the two of them, I still think Bale is a useful player - the major motivation for me though is that Bale appears to rely on the Spurs strikers for points, and that isn't working at the moment - whereas VdV is a GREEDY barsteward who shoots on site. Plus he now has monopolised the set pieces.
                  I'm pretty happy with my mid now - the only other mid I'd be mad to get in is Arteta.

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    2. Attila the Bum
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      Ha lots of similar faces there Dribbler. 🙂
      (Malouda/Fabregas/Nani/VdV as well as Foster and Drogba)

      Any chance you could look at the soon to be back Simpson from Newcastle to save a few quid in defence (3.9), personally my attack is Berbatov, Drogba, Carroll but I dont have the quality defenders of Alex and to a lesser degree O'Shea.

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      1. dribbler
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 5 months ago

        yeah I thought long and hard about keeping Berbatov (Man Utd have great fixtures)...in fact I still have him just now but I just feel the Alex/O'Shea combo is too tasty to ignore...but Bent got 195 points last season and is still scoring at the same rate so far this season

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        1. Attila the Bum
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 5 months ago

          Yep it is a logical move. I'm going with the gamble that defence is worth marginalising as midfield and attack will be where the points are. If it turns out to be the opposite then I may do something similar, though I'd really want Kolarov from Man City

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          1. dribbler
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 5 months ago

            I think Kolarov might be better than O'Shea but he needs to be fit (obviously)

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            1. dribbler
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 5 months ago

              nice score by the way

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              1. Attila the Bum
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 15 Years
                15 years, 5 months ago

                Not for the GW, horrific. Out of the cup as well 🙁

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                1. dribbler
                  • 16 Years
                  15 years, 5 months ago

                  I've been on the slide while you've been going strong...who cares about the cup anyway?

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                  1. Attila the Bum
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 15 Years
                    15 years, 5 months ago

                    Meeeeeeeeeee *sob*
                    Nah the last two weeks haven't been great - but then I'm still something like 1,400 and winning my main PL's so shouldn't grumble.

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                  2. dribbler
                    • 16 Years
                    15 years, 5 months ago

                    My brother is in the top 50 now...I'll never catch him

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                  3. Attila the Bum
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 15 Years
                    15 years, 5 months ago

                    Plenty of time yet - 31 weeks!

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                  4. Van Dal
                    • 16 Years
                    15 years, 5 months ago

                    Yeh I wouldn't give up yet dribbler you can easily catch him esp of he doesn't know about this site.

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                  5. dribbler
                    • 16 Years
                    15 years, 5 months ago

                    lol I taught him all I know and now he's stuffing me...I actually told everyone in my mini-league about this site...more sweaty that way

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            2. Attila the Bum
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              15 years, 5 months ago

              Well I'd get Boateng in until he is (I think there is at most 0.1 between them). Boateng had a tough time against Enrique and Gutierrez but then I think most players wouldnt enjoy that battle. He'll do a job, Kolarov certainly the better pick though

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              1. dribbler
                • 16 Years
                15 years, 5 months ago

                yeah I had a long think about that...but I don't see Boateng as better than O'Shea...neither will get attacking points I shouldn't think

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    3. _Greg
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      I'd consider Foster>Carson and Jara>Elmohamady

      Danny Simpson plays tonight in the reserves n is definitely one to watch out for, he got something like 1 goal and 3 assists last year and will probably better that when he displaces the useless perch B-)

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  4. Milky
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    Maloudas sell value for my team shows as 9.9mil. Does that mean that when he rises in value to 10.4mil. either tomorrow or one of the following days (at 87% with 1500 transfers in today) can I asume that his sell value would increase to 10mil. on my team?

    I ask this because I may want to bring in VdV but will want to wait as long as possible. If Malouda increases in value it doesnt matter if I miss the price rise of VdV tonight.

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    1. dribbler
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      you need to subtract the price you paid for him from his current price (£10.3m) to find the profit you've made...then take half the profit (rounding down if it's an odd amount) and add it to the price you paid to find your selling price

      if you click transfers on the left and then dataview all the figures are there (although the screen is badly designed)

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      1. dribbler
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 5 months ago

        don't sell him

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      2. Major Doubts
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks for that -very handy tip.

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        1. Major Doubts
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 5 months ago

          The dataview heads-up I mean. I wasn't trying to be sarcastic!

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          1. dribbler
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 5 months ago

            no bother

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    2. diz
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      Yes he if he goes up to 10.4, you'll get 10 for him, because you bought him for 9.6

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    3. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      Fact. VdV will increase a lot faster than Mal who may even drop next week when people dump him for Fab. Fact. Everytime Mal rises .2 you get .1 added to his value, but everytime VdV rises .2 you have to pay .2 more to get him....

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      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 5 months ago

        Point being you say you want to leave it as long as poss. Fine but expect it to cost you a lot more money.

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    4. Erevos
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      If you got him for 9,6 it will, if you got him for 9,5 it won't.

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  5. The Wizard of Ozil
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    which looks better lads??

    A)Tevez,Nasri/Bale,Barton
    B)Bent,Arteta,Yaya
    C)Carroll,Fabergas,Davies

    already got

    Malouda-VDV-Nani
    Drogba-Odemwingie

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    1. diz
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      Option C knock out in round 1.

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      1. The Wizard of Ozil
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 5 months ago

        playing about der sud be able til get Adem instead of davies in (C)

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    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      I chose A, but that's more because I had Tevez all along and needed places to fill.

      I went with Nasri btw. Quite underrated player on here, and with Fabregas' return not necessarily guaranteed, Nasri has been Arsenal's best player and has quite a few BPs to his name.

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  6. Van Dal
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    HATE international breaks!

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    1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      vacation at home then

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      1. Van Dal
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 5 months ago

        Counting down the days already rbj son 🙁

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  7. Van Dal
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    Hey dribbler, I like your style bro.

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    1. dribbler
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      erm thanks??? do you mean you like my team?

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      1. Van Dal
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 5 months ago

        Yeh man quite a gutsy team. Different to alot of the 'template' wc teams I see posted here too often. I like that and think it will pay off, and if it does you'll get a much bigger increase in the rankings.

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        1. dribbler
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 5 months ago

          it's just that i've been on holiday so i'm not brainwashed just now

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  8. farsickle
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    Guys and gals, If you could have your pick of defenders, regardless of price, but could only pick one from a team (ie. no Cole and Terry), who would your top 5 be?

    Trying to redo my defense in the OZ-Fpl and struggling to decide..thought I'd look for general consensus.

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    1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      my ideal defence would be elmo, a cole, samba, baines, Huth/shawcross

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      1. farsickle
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 5 months ago

        Pretty much want the same hey.. Bale is a defender in the OZ-epl, so he comes in for me instead of the stoke boys, as Etherington is in my midfield.

        But yeah...great choices man.

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        1. diz
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 5 months ago

          Well then replace my last selection below with Bale

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          1. Van Dal
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 5 months ago

            Ditto

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    2. dribbler
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      Cole/Vidic/Johnson/Kolarov/Baines with Cole the best and the others in no particular order

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    3. Attila the Bum
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      Kolarov / Cole / Baines / Samba / Vidic

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      1. Attila the Bum
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 5 months ago

        Oh if Bale is a defender swap out Samba for him- I think Baines would outscore Samba over the season.

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        1. dribbler
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 5 months ago

          so which striker (cheaper than Bent) do you like Attila (or anyone?)

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          1. farsickle
            • 15 Years
            15 years, 5 months ago

            That bloke from WBA - Odemwingie. I also rate Piquionne, if you're going for something a lil different than everyone else. WHam have kind fixtures coming up too.

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            1. dribbler
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 5 months ago

              thanks farsickle...I was wondering about Elmander but I really like Bent so it's tough to abandon him just to finance a defender

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    4. Van Dal
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      Elmo cole vidic k toure r Johnson/dann

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    5. diz
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      A. Cole, Vidic, Baines, Samba, Elmo/Sagna

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    6. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      a.cole, vidic, samba, baines, kolarov

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    7. _Greg
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      Obvious 5 defenders: A.Cole, O'Shea/Vidic, Toure, Dunne, Jagielka

      Over the course of the season i'm sure they'd work out...Dawson would be in there but spurs have too many fixtures now and a new 'gung ho' attitude.

      RBJ's defence is far more sensible price-wise in any game...Seamus Coleman could become essential yet given his low 4.4mil price tag

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  9. farsickle
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    Yeah, it was a pleasant surprise when I discovered Bale was a still classed a defender.

    I think what I'm going to go for is..

    Bale, Baines, Vidic, Salcido and Mummy.

    Can't afford Cole at this stage, though i do want him badly.

    Thanks for your input guys -

    So team will hopefully eventually look like this...

    Foster, Al-Habsi
    Bale, Baines, Vidic, Mummy, Salcido
    Malouda, Petrov, Etherington, Arteta, Fabregas
    Drogba, Tevez, Torres

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    1. dribbler
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      wow...wouldn't mind that in fpl

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      1. farsickle
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 5 months ago

        Thinking about downgrading Torres though, for Piquionne. I figure that Torres will eventually find form though... Though Liverpool are proving me very wrong this season.

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        1. farsickle
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 5 months ago

          I said 'though' 3 times that last post... ridiculous...

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    2. Cornelius
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      Any game where you can have a team like that is, indeed, farcical.

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      1. farsickle
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 5 months ago

        Well, different rules apply man.
        For example, player costs change on their performance, rather than whether or not they are popular. For example, Odemwingie is 8mil, Bent is 9.7mil, Torres is 8.4 and Tevez is 11.2mil at the moment.

        So I've made a lot of money on buying and selling guys to make the most out of their price jumps.

        In week 1, you have a budget of 100mil. I've made 22mil on top of that over these weeks, which is why I have been/will be able to bring these players in.

        But yes - in terms of official FPL game, it would be farcical.

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        1. seattlechelsea
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 5 months ago

          How come you are not linking your team if youre doing so well?

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          1. farsickle
            • 15 Years
            15 years, 5 months ago

            Majority of people don't care about the Oz-fpl game, which is what I'm playing
            If i had a FPL team like the rest of you guys, I would be.

            And I'm not doing that well - am currently ranked 199 out of 15000. Extrapolate that out to the 2 million people playing FPl, and I'm coming... 26000th.

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            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 5 months ago

              199th, that's terribad. 😛

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              1. farsickle
                • 15 Years
                15 years, 5 months ago

                Had Ben Arfa and Captain Torres this week... very much not good...

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  10. tajulariff
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    my score is 37 but still managed to go through... don't understand.. 😀

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    1. dribbler
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      check the middle bit:

      262062 Studoc85 48 290320
      559070 damaninred 48 336430

      Missing out…

      13969 subbuk 48 387802
      10639 captainmarvel 48

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  11. The Gravless Sheik of Dream…
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    Hi just a question,

    How do we know we are into the cup? I have a score of 56 points but my worry is i have sent wrongly to the organiser not get in. Is there any ways i can check if i am in?

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    1. dribbler
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      check out the link in the article

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      1. The Gravless Sheik of Dream…
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks 🙂 And i am in 🙂 1st time getting in haha am excited.

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  12. farsickle
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    Guys, can anybody here recommend a good NBA fantasy game?

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    1. The Gravless Sheik of Dream…
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      Espn fantasy isn't bad. I have been playing it for 5 years now :p

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      1. farsickle
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 5 months ago

        Do you participate in a draft, or is it like FPL, where you have a budget, and multiple people can choose the same player?

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        1. cband
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 5 months ago

          draft. it's a good game...higher maintenance than fpl though I warn.
          think daily games...and injuries galore!

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  13. Cave Pigeon
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    Is it too much Chelsea coverage to have Alex, Malouda and Drogba in the same team?

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    1. Will
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      Possibly.

      I had 3, with Cashley instead of Alex, which I felt was a bit too much.

      That said, Chelsea look as if they are going to walk the league this year, so I may double up on their defence with Bosingwa, when he's back (As well as bringing Drog back)

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    2. skully
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      salcido..elmo..alcaraz..jara..samba..shawcX..
      cheap defender..spare money to set up a strong midfield..and forward..

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    3. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      Same 3 in my team. I don't feel like it's too much, because I'm doing pretty well so far! Maybe Malouda is downgradeable once Fabregas and Lampard start hogging points.

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  14. Clintymints
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    completely forgot about this 🙁

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  15. skully
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    FOSTER
    alcaraz-bale-salgado
    vdv-malouda-c.adam-meireles
    teves-obinna-cakmakh

    ...my lineup at yahoo.fantasy last gameweek..hehe

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  16. Cave Pigeon
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    Im still contemplating a wildcard.. Definately gonna bring Fabregas in if he's fit to go... My team is:

    Foster/Robinson
    Jagielka/Konchesky/Shawcross/Foley/jara
    Gerrard/Malouda/Bale/Adam/Petrov
    Drogba/Chamakh/Carroll

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      What team would you get if you could use your WC?

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      1. Cave Pigeon
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 5 months ago

        Here's what im looking at for my wildcard, so far..

        Foster/Robinson
        O'Shea/Alex/Samba/Elmohamady
        Fabregas/Malouda/Etherington/Adam/Petrov
        Drogba/Bent/Carroll

        But that could all change, i might look at bringing in popular transfers to make money then rejig it to fit Tevez in there...

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        1. Cave Pigeon
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 5 months ago

          *Forgot Jara

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          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 5 months ago

            Camzy is going better than me, maybe take her advice.

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            1. Cave Pigeon
              • 15 Years
              15 years, 5 months ago

              You're doing quite well urself though TM

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              1. TorresMagic™
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 16 Years
                15 years, 5 months ago

                Could be going better but thanks 🙂

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    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      Definitely WC that team.

      Lots of players need to go.

      Bale, Gerrard, Chamakh, maybe reshuffle your defense for Alex or a City defender.

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      1. Cave Pigeon
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah im thinking that... What u think of my WC team posted above?

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

          Not bad.

          Get Krul instead of Robinson. You don't want to double up on a defense.

          I'd get at least one of Nani and Van Der Vaart too. Etherington, Adam and Petrov while good, won't be able to rake in points like one of the two players I mentioned. Not sure where you'll get your money if you insist on having O'Shea and Alex, but personally, I wouldn't get O'Shea. ManU defense isn't settled, and he might not even play with Rafael in the team and Rio back.

          I'd say upgrade Petrov to Nani and you'd be looking at a pretty decent team.

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  17. Barkerov
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    My team at the moment is

    Foster Hahn
    Williamson Alex Samba Konchesky Elmohamadi
    Bale VDV Gerrard Nani Albrighton
    Berbatov Drogba Carroll

    I am thinking that after the internationals are over that Gerrard to Fabs is an obvious choice but I feel uncomfortable about having Bale and VDV so who should I replace him with? I was thinking Dempsey maybe.

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  18. DAV087
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    Morning fellas, need suggestions on how to improve my team. Do I have too much cash in my backline?
    Cheers

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    1. FPL Man
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      maybe you can get one of wigan defenders cos' their fixture look nice for the coming weeks.

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    2. Will
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      I wouldn't have said it was overly expensive. 3 of them are under 5.5 mil.

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  19. cband
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    here's what listening to you lads has gotten me in last few rounds:
    - transferred in liverpool nonsense for last 2 gameweeks
    - dorrans
    - gareth bale
    - konchesky
    - carroll

    ...man I gots to go back to thinking for myself!!!

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    1. FPL Man
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      u have to trust and always ask yourself. don't listen to others all the time. if you do, that's your own fault, not others.

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  20. Chris Finch - squeal piggy …
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    Unfortunately, I already used the wild card since I missed a few weeks of games and now I regret it. However, do you think the below team needs any drastic changes immediately?

    Robinson (Carson)
    Sagna/Toure/Huth (Williamson/Bramble)
    Malouda/Nani/Etherington/Bale/Scholes
    Drogba/Berbatov (Carroll)

    Personally, I have had Bale a while now and I think it's not done a great deal. After seeing VDV play like that at the weekend, just kind of annoys me now.

    Sagna could be brought out I suppose, doesn't seem to get as much of the play as perhaps I'd thought. Switch for Samba?

    Also, Ferguson keeps messing around with Utd's front line so much I'm beginning to doubt keeping Berbatov and do a re-jig to include Tevez.

    Thoughts?

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    1. FPL Man
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      Arsenal has some good fixtures ahead. You can probably get rid of Scholes. I'll wait on Berba before taking him out. Bale can be gone as well since he seems to keep playing at LB which is no good.

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  21. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    a) Fabregas & Mummy

    b) Malouda & Alex

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    1. FPL Man
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      hold fire on Fabregas since he will be ease into the game.

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  22. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    Is Essien an able substitute for Malouda?

    I'm considering getting Essien in for Flo Mo so I can fund Fabregas.

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    1. FPL Man
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      He's a good shout and a bonus magnet. I won't personally support DMF players but Essien sure has some goal scoring abilities but comes once in 5-8 games.

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    2. Chris Finch - squeal piggy …
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      Also considering the same thing!

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  23. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    Ridiculously tempted by wildcard here!

    Team could be:

    Foster, Krul

    Alex, Elmohamady, Alcaraz, Samba, Jara

    Essien, Van Der Vaart, Adam, Fabregas, Nani

    Drogba, Tevez, Carroll

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    1. FPL Man
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      very nice.

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      1. FPL Man
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 5 months ago

        I am worried about Spurs away game point potential. Not sure VDV can keep up his points for away games?

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

          I thought the same, but seeing as how VdV basically controls Spurs nowadays, it's just a matter of time before he starts turning in the points away from home.

          In almost every team, there's one or two key players, usually a number 10, you can identify that will score most of your offensive fantasy points for a team, and I try to get as many of them in, especially if they play for a big team. Set piece and penalty takers are usually key.

          My list:

          Arsenal - Fabregas/Van Persie
          Aston Villa - Ashley Young
          Birmingham - No fantasy gold
          Blackburn - Dunn (if fit!)
          Blackpool - Adam
          Bolton - Petrov
          Chelsea - Lampard/Drogba
          Everton - Arteta
          Fulham - No fantasy gold
          Liverpool - Gerrard/Torres
          Man City - Tevez
          Man United - Rooney/Nani
          Newcastle - Nolan
          Stoke - Etherington
          Sunderland - Bent
          Tottenham - Van Der Vaart
          West Brom - Odemwingie
          West Ham - Parker
          Wigan - N'Zogbia/Rodallega
          Wolves - No fantasy gold

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    2. Mikinoz
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      I am currently wildcarding, and my final team will be very similar to that. I really want to find a way to keep Malouda though. Started season with Essien and scored very little. sold him just before his brace and Malouda 7 minutes. I may be prepared to downgrade front line slightly to have a 'stellar' midfield.

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  24. Hapless Hat-Tricks
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone noticed the leader of fantasy EPL has made 0 transfers! Obviously hasn't even touched his team since making it, if only it really was that easy

    http://fantasy.premierleague.com/M/eventhist.mc?id=1684824&event=7

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    1. BBB
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      I say pure luck, did you see his previews season

      2009/10 1656 1,404,244

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  25. Jafalad
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    Hi kids!!!!!

    It's wildcard time and what a wonderful life it is. 🙂

    Hope you weren't a rookie and played your wc in week 3 - all the cool kids are playing it this week.

    Wc team:

    Hart Robinson

    Cole Vidic, Clichy, Toure, Baines

    VDV Nani Malouda Fabregas Arteta

    Drogba Tevez Chamakh

    It's a holi, holiday 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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    1. Christina.
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      This "rookie" played his WC in Gw 3. This "rookie" made the cut for FFS Cup. Did you?

      PS: Stop posting bogus teams. This one is even less convincing than yesterdays.

      You should change your name to JafaTrump.

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      1. Admiral Stark
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 5 months ago

        +1

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    2. BBB
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      you're rich man!!!

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    3. Admiral Stark
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      Think I played my WC week 2 or 3, funny enough I'm above you...

      keep that rookie isht down

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  26. The Blind Badger
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    which two would you take out of the following?
    1. A.Johnson
    2. Petrov
    3. yaya toure
    4. Dempsey
    5. Scholes (only because he seems to be putting in solid minutes)

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    1. Christina.
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      Petrov/Dempsey

      They will give you 90min week in week out.

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      1. The Blind Badger
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 5 months ago

        ok thanks, good point

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  27. The Blind Badger
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    Ok part 2... pick 1 of:

    Between:
    1. Odemwingie
    2. Elmander
    3. Dembele (if fit for next GW)
    4. Obinna

    Thanks.

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    1. BBB
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      Elmander

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  28. teddy.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    Salutations to the antipodes!

    Just thought I'd share a little song I wrote with you my friends:

    If your points total is poor
    And your rivals make you sore
    Bonus judges make you swear and curse

    When you’re chewing over transfers
    And you don’t like Andy’s answers
    Just remember that the luck will even out

    And…

    Always look on the bright side of life
    Always look on the light side of life

    If FPL seems rotten
    There’s something you’ve forgotten
    And that’s to laugh and smile and dance and sing

    When your captain’s substituted
    And BPs misattributed
    Just purse your lips and whistle – that’s the thing
    And…

    Always look on the bright side of life… Dee doo deedoo-deedoo-deedoo.
    Come on!
    Always look on the bright side of life… Dee doo deedoo-deedoo-deedoo.

    The game is quite absurd
    1 point’s the final word
    You must always face red arrows with a bow
    Forget about Boselli
    Give Berbatov the welly
    And enjoy winning your H2H, somehow

    So always look on the bright side of pain. Dee doo deedoo-deedoo-deedoo.
    Just before your team value drops again. Dee doo deedoo-deedoo-deedoo.

    FPL’s for fools
    Just follow simple rules:
    Captain Drogba, when you ask for input: heed,
    Don’t take needless hits
    Save your wildcard for a bit
    Just remember that Ekotto will concede

    And always look on the bright side of life
    Always look on the right side of life. Dee doo deedoo-deedoo-deedoo.

    When you lose out on a purchase
    Because your budget can’t get Shawcross
    And it’s time to ditch the transfer masterplan
    With a hattrick in your dugout
    There’s no need to cry your eyes out
    Just remember that you’ll finish above Fran

    Always look on the bright side of life. Dee doo deedoo-deedoo-deedoo.
    Always look on the bright side of life. Dee doo deedoo-deedoo-deedoo.

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    1. Fray Bentos
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      you have too much time on your hands 😉

      very funny though!

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      1. Team Hayemaker
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 5 months ago

        Fray I noticed that you were in my H2H league - League 341

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    2. James
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      AWESOME!!!

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  29. Admiral Stark
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    When you get dreams about Fantasy Football, that's when you know there is a problem

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    1. Team Hayemaker
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 5 months ago

      So true. I remember once dreaming that one of my rivals players got an extra 50 points for playing on his wedding day!

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      1. Admiral Stark
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 5 months ago

        haha, bet the FPL board would consider that

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  30. Team Hayemaker
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 5 months ago

    Response in regards to the S.Davies assist request:

    We don't think an assist should be awarded to Davies for the Dempsey
    goal. We believe there is a deflection from the West Ham defender, there is no way we can say he isn't looking for Dempsey but we feel his shot/pass was going the other way before hitting the West Ham player.

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