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22 October 2010 1316 comments
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While Charles N’Zogbia gets all the attention from the Fantasy Premier League Bonus Point decision makers, he will go on attracting the interest of Fantasy Managers. The Frenchman takes his place in my Picks this week, but for a while I was deliberating taking a gamble on Wigan’s Spanish playmaker Jordi Gomez.

A firm favourite of Roberto Martinez, Gomez has established himself in the support role playing off the lone striker in recent weeks and our Members’ Opta stats tables show that he’s taken his opportunity. Gomez is firing in shots, playing his part at set-plays and generally having a significant influence on Wigan’s attacking ploys.

A home fixture with Bolton this weekend offers Roberto Martinez’ side further opportunity to make strides. If we see goals at the DW Stadium, then N’Zogbia will likely have a hand in one or two but I also suspect that Gomez will get in on the act. At 4.8 he offers a budget prospect and with just a fraction of FPL owners, Gomez is the definition of a differential.

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

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  1. jpoler1
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 8 months ago

    Who to start?

    Odemwingie, Barton, or Foley?

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    1. jpoler1
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      15 years, 8 months ago

      Pick one

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      1. IAmTheWalrus
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        15 years, 8 months ago

        god knows why foley is even a part of the conversation

        i haven heard the news on odemwingie. but if hes fit you should play him!

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    2. fuloptothebrum
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      15 years, 8 months ago

      I don't think Odem's fit...

      http://www.wba.co.uk/page/News/0,,10366~2191742,00.html

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      1. jpoler1
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        15 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks fellas

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  2. Gubborr
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    15 years, 8 months ago

    williamson, clichy or pjones to play ?

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    1. jpoler1
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      15 years, 8 months ago

      Williamson

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      1. Gubborr
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        ok thanks

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  3. IAmTheWalrus
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    15 years, 8 months ago

    if i were the greatest fpl payer of all time....would i bring in bosingwa...is that the kind of thing a great man does!?

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    1. fuloptothebrum
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      15 years, 8 months ago

      I think he's a bit of a risk, Alex is definitely the value option from the Chelsea back four long term

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      1. IAmTheWalrus
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        15 years, 8 months ago

        you're right.
        you are right.
        but...

        ah

        you're right

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  4. fuloptothebrum
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    15 years, 8 months ago

    Givet to Coleman a good idea? would be playing him this week...

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    1. IAmTheWalrus
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      4 point or free?

      hell. its a good idea anyway

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      1. fuloptothebrum
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        Free

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        1. IAmTheWalrus
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          push the button!

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  5. Bojaninho
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    15 years, 8 months ago

    foster
    salcido,jara,konchesky
    nani,vdv,adam,malouda
    drogs,tevez,carrol

    carson,enrique,barton,shawx

    what do we think? subs in right order ,play one of them instead?

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    1. IAmTheWalrus
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      15 years, 8 months ago

      since u have carroll playing, i think you have enuf newcastle

      leave as is!

      west ham are a tough team, strong midfielder could do well. swap barton with enrique?

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      1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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        15 years, 8 months ago

        If West Ham are a 'tough team'? Since when?

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  6. Hapless Hat-Tricks
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    15 years, 8 months ago

    With the exception of N'Zogbia and Ashley Cole, my line-up for this week reads exactly the same as the totalfpl dreamteam 🙂

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    1. IAmTheWalrus
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 8 months ago

      surprising carroll gets a mention, wudn be near my dream team ideally

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      1. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 8 months ago

        hes had more attempts then any other striker in the league. I think hes due some goals.

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  7. TorresMagic™
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    • 17 Years
    15 years, 8 months ago

    20 minutes til price changes.

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  8. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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    15 years, 8 months ago

    why is mummy's name spelt in 2 totally different ways?

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  9. Drip Doctor
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    15 years, 8 months ago

    Carroll has signed a new 5 year contract today, i think he'll start 2moro.

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    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 8 months ago

      Wasn't that like 2 weeks ago?

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      1. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 8 months ago

        It said breaking news on the newcastle website (dont ask). Maybe they dont update it often

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        1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 8 months ago

          lol how strange, definitely remember hearing about it a while ago. Maybe he only signed it today? Let me have a look...

          Was a while ago: http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_6434949,00.html

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          1. Drip Doctor
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            15 years, 8 months ago

            Balls. Would you play him 2moro? risk of not starting and i dont want Ferguson coming off the bench

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            1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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              15 years, 8 months ago

              I'm gonna play him

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              1. Drip Doctor
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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                15 years, 8 months ago

                Yeah think ill stick, its his last week anyway, hat trick would be a nice way to go out!

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  10. smurph
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    15 years, 8 months ago

    Alex to Jara? so i have cash to bring in either Fab or Tevez for next week??

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  11. KOGUMA
    15 years, 8 months ago

    Alright people. Sure this has come up in some sort of permutation already but not sure what to do. Currently lining up at the back like this

    Foster

    (Williamson), Jones, Dann, Coleman,(Toure)

    Do you think it's worth a 4 point hit and move Toure to Elmo? Don't really rank any of my current back line to keep a clean sheet but at least I'll be going into battle with 2 potentially 3 midfielders playing in defence (If I go for Jones over Dann to spread the risk a little)

    If I do I can get Fabregas in next week with no hit!

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  12. AxlF
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 8 months ago

    Honestly, do I NEED Fabregas from next week?
    I'd have to get rid of Tevez or Malouda to afford him with a 4 point hit.

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    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 8 months ago

      Depends. Do you want to get as many points as possible?

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      1. AxlF
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 8 months ago

        Yes - and I'm not sure that dropping Tevez or Malouda is the best way to get points. I'm not even sure that Fabs can do it this year.
        He'll be injured again by Christmas anyway.
        And before anyone says anything about that statement, it's just as viable as all the "He'll score a thousand points" kind of statements that pollute this forum.

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        1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 8 months ago

          You seem to have your mind made up so just go with that and keep Malouda and Tevez

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          1. AxlF
            • 15 Years
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            ...touchy

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            1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
              • 16 Years
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              ... feely

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    2. Alex Hunter
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 8 months ago

      see how he does this week first.

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      1. Will
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        • 17 Years
        15 years, 8 months ago

        +1 If he's anywhere approaching his best, then he is fairly essential given Arsenal's next 3 fixtures

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        1. AxlF
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 8 months ago

          How can he approach his best after 1 game?

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          1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 8 months ago

            lol like he needs to be anywhere near his best to get 10+ points against West Ham and Newcastle

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            1. AxlF
              • 15 Years
              15 years, 8 months ago

              ha, fair point, if he plays.
              I still say that he'll be out by Christmas. And I'm buggu-ing that.

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          2. Will
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 17 Years
            15 years, 8 months ago

            If you think there is no danger of Arsenal smashing West Ham with Fab hitting 12-15pts, then don't get him.

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            1. AxlF
              • 15 Years
              15 years, 8 months ago

              My point is - will his score offset the lose of Malouda or Tevez?

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              1. Will
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 17 Years
                15 years, 8 months ago

                You've got to take the captaincy issue into consideration.

                Malouda is very expensive, not in standout form, subject to occasional rotation, and you already have Drogba to cover matches where you want a chelsea captain.

                Fab has great fixtures the next 3, and if, IF, he is looking back to his normal self, could easily hit 30 pts in those 3.

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                1. AxlF
                  • 15 Years
                  15 years, 8 months ago

                  Nice reply - cheers for the advice.

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          3. Churchill
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 8 months ago

            Fabregas is fantasy gold. Even an out of form Fabregas is better than many at their absolute best.

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            1. Bojaninho
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 8 months ago

              +1

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  13. Gubborr
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    15 years, 8 months ago

    carrol or etherington to play ?

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    1. AxlF
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 8 months ago

      Etherington's more likely for 90mins play.

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    2. Viper
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 8 months ago

      carrol, i reckon stoke will finish 0-0/0-1 so he wont rack up much of a score where carroll possibly could!

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      1. Gubborr
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks for the comments. You both have good points.. but I think I'll believe the Arsenal fan 😀

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  14. Katie
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 8 months ago

    The effects of the wine have worn off now.
    No Kalou, nor any transfers for me this week. (Chelsea v Wolves will be a damp squib 2-1 home win anyway.)

    Goodnight all + remember: ALWAYS play the Mummy.

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    1. Alex Hunter
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 8 months ago

      lol i knew you had to be drunk or something speaking all that kalou capt. rubbish.

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  15. Futbol Heritage
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 8 months ago

    To start Caroll/Coleman/Jara

    Currently have Caroll...
    He is due a goal,No?

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    1. DIOCCÁ
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 8 months ago

      same toss up as me, minus Jara.
      currently going with coleman, simply because im not sure whether he'll play the minutes

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      1. DIOCCÁ
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 8 months ago

        *not sure whether carrol will play the minutes

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        1. Futbol Heritage
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 8 months ago

          Why ?!
          Cos of all his off field Problems?!
          uggh,I hate this game[yet Lurk around TFPL and FFS 6 hours a day :(]

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  16. goblinz
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 8 months ago

    to play

    a) Hleb
    b) Oshea
    c) Carroll

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    1. Viper
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 8 months ago

      carroll is the sensible choice imo but hleb would be a great differential. id play safe with carroll!

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      1. Futbol Heritage
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 8 months ago

        Oshea!

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  17. Will
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    15 years, 8 months ago

    Ok, I'm taking a 4pt hit to bring in either Konchesky or Bosingwa.

    Bosingwa is preferable, but Konch allows me to get Fabregas next week in fewer transfers.

    Someone tell me that Konch is just as likely to get an assist as Bosingwa...

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    1. teddy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 8 months ago

      Bosingwa still has to have a rotational sword of Damocles hanging over his head, but Kinchesky is Hodgson's darling.

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      1. Will
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 17 Years
        15 years, 8 months ago

        True, I'm just afraid Chelsea are going to run up a cricket score tomorrow with Bos notching an assist or 2.

        It's gonna have to be Konch, just have to hope Liverpool turn it around tomorrow.

        Bos's price being protected makes it easier as well, least he won't rocket next week if he does have a killer GW.

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  18. Churchill
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 8 months ago

    Malouda. Anything concrete about him not playing?

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  19. Just One More Thing
    • 17 Years
    15 years, 8 months ago

    Ah well 3 transfers made - I feel a couple of stone lighter for it. Going with -

    Foster (Krul)
    Coleman/Bosingwa/Konchesky/Dann (Foley)
    Adam/Nani/Malouda/Gerrard (Etuhu)
    Drogs (c)/Tevez (Carroll)

    One decison (that can be made tomorrow morning): Dann or Carroll? Cheers.

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    1. Churchill
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 8 months ago

      Carroll. Brum defence has been rubbish, even taking into account their games so far.

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      1. Just One More Thing
        • 17 Years
        15 years, 8 months ago

        I tend to agee Churchill - doubling up on both Newcastle & Birmingham goalkepers/defenders has hardly been profitable recently; and I like to have an "interest" in the 5.30 kick off.

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        1. njfsdkffslkf
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 8 months ago

          So whats your team this week JOMT?

          Im may get Coleman in the morning as I dont want only 10 players if Enrique is injured and Carroll/ Malouda are rested.

          I fancy West Ham to keep Carroll quite under the lights.

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        2. Churchill
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 8 months ago

          With notable exceptions. Clean sheets have been very hard to come by.

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  20. TorresMagic™
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    • 17 Years
    15 years, 8 months ago

    Gerrard didn't drop 🙂

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    1. njfsdkffslkf
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 8 months ago

      He was never gona 😉

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      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 17 Years
        15 years, 8 months ago

        Whatever. Makes no difference to me as I can't sell him til Arsenal play. Plenty below him dropped.

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        1. njfsdkffslkf
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 8 months ago

          Im only messing 😉

          What moves for you this week?

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          1. TorresMagic™
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            • 17 Years
            15 years, 8 months ago

            One so far. Might make a 2nd one. FFS Cup so no reveals lol even though I am the favourite to be knocked out.

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  21. Bojaninho
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 8 months ago

    carroll dropped

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    1. Viper
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 8 months ago

      from your team or newcastle??

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      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 17 Years
        15 years, 8 months ago

        In price.

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        1. Viper
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 8 months ago

          lol my bad! if it takes a .2 increase for me to get .1 extra, those it need a .2 drop for me to lose .1?

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          1. TorresMagic™
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            • 17 Years
            15 years, 8 months ago

            Not really. Carroll is 5.5 now. That drop just cost me 0.1 as I can only get 5.2 not 5.3

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            1. Bojaninho
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 8 months ago

              i think i lost .1 on carroll cause i got him bak for 5.6...dam it! stupid northener

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    2. TorresMagic™
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      • 17 Years
      15 years, 8 months ago

      8 risers, lots of fallers including Carroll & RVP.

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      1. Bojaninho
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 8 months ago

        ooo rvp dropping hey...bojan likes this

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  22. smurph
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 8 months ago

    team for this GW...

    Foster
    Coleman,Mummy,Konchesky
    Nani, Nasri, Malouda, Vdv
    Drogba, Chamakh, Berbatov

    Myhill,Ferguson,Figueroa,Foley

    and im willing to take a 4pt hit next week to either replace chamakh with tevez or Nasri&VdV to Fabregas & Adam

    First 11 & Subs look ok??

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  23. 20LEGEND
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 8 months ago

    Quick question before bed...

    Chamakh or Nolan to play??

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    1. Will
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      15 years, 8 months ago

      Cham

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  24. DIOCCÁ
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 8 months ago

    which 2 of these 3?
    coleman/carrol/alcaraz

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    1. Viper
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 8 months ago

      carroll & alcaraz

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  25. HippY
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 8 months ago

    I'm struggling with 3 things this week, any help would be great!

    1) Foster or Hart?
    2) Arshavin(away to Man City) or Ferguson(home to Blackpool)
    3) Captain... Malouda or Tevez? All the rumours about Malouda being rested are making me lean towards Tevez.

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    1. P0mpey
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 8 months ago

      1) Im going with Hart
      2) Tough call but I would find it tough to bench Ferguson at home to Blackpool
      3) Malouda 4 Captain - I see big Chelsea scores

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  26. teddy.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 8 months ago

    Bosh!

    Transfers done:

    Foster
    Konchesky Enrique Coleman Alcaraz
    Malouda(c) Essien Nani
    Berbatov Tevez Chamakh

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    1. njfsdkffslkf
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 8 months ago

      There is talk of enrique injured. but its only rumours on twitter regarding his knee.

      Also you need Drogba.

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      1. teddy.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 8 months ago

        If Enrique's out Nolan will come in: Newc-for-Newc.

        Oh yeah, I seem to have left Drogba out...

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  27. P0mpey
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    15 years, 8 months ago

    My team for this week... my question is who to play and who to bench?

    Foster
    Alcaraz, Elmohamady, Colman, A Cole
    Nani, VDV, Malouda, Nzog
    Berbs, Drogba (c)

    Bench at the moment is
    Bale, Williamson, Carroll - in that order

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    1. P0mpey
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 8 months ago

      Hart also on the bench

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  28. Churchill
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 8 months ago

    Final few touches (oo-errrr) to my team.

    Had in mind Nasri>Malouda. With the "uncertainty" over whether Malouda will even start. I'm now seriously contemplating Nasri>Fabregas.

    Constructive comments welcomed.

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    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 8 months ago

      It is never a bad time to put in Cesc. But it looks like you can easily put out a good XI this GW so i'd be very tempted to leave it and take two next week.

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      1. smurph
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 8 months ago

        ^^^^what he said, and if cesc comes through this week un injured, id definately put him in for the next 3.

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    2. Just One More Thing
      • 17 Years
      15 years, 8 months ago

      I think Fabregas can wait until next week. I'm expecting Malouda to play and be in the thick of a 4-0 drubbing. But he could make way in my team next week for Arteta/Tim Cahill.

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    3. teddy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 8 months ago

      I don't think there's any substance behind the Malouda nonsense.

      I would love to get Fabs in, I'm just reluctant to take a hit or drop Malouda or Nani to do so.

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    4. Churchill
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 8 months ago

      Thanks chaps.

      Just done Nasri>Malouda. Perhaps it was simply one of those "trying to be too damn smart for ones own good" moments.

      Fab my son. Next week.

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  29. Twelve years a slave
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    15 years, 8 months ago

    Hart or jaskelinen

    and which three defenders out of williamson stam coleman hageland

    Im struggling which to leave out , seems a bit of a coin toss (they all crap)

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  30. smash
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 8 months ago

    quick one...

    Newcastle or Wigan (who's best for a clean sheet this week)

    cheers.

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