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The Captain Poll – Gameweek Ten

29 October 2010 721 comments
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The captain’s poll this week is fairly indicative of one key decision that needs making ahead of Gameweek 10, and something which we will be covering in more detail as the day rolls on. Let’s take a quick wander through how it is shaping up so far…

Cesc Fabregas
Arsenal Captain. Penalty taker (we think). Bonus Point Hogger. Nobel Prize Winner. He’s just about got it all, and he’s also got a march on all the competition at the forefront of captain’s poll this week with 59% of votes so far. All of the aforementioned, tied in with a home fixtures against West Ham (bottom of the table and having just played 120 minutes of Carling Cup action), are all simple indications as to why Cesc is ahead, and well ahead at that; he’s a fantasy thoroughbred. For the views of a select bunch of Scouts on the Spaniard, keep your eyes peeled on the site a little later today.

Samir Nasri
Arsenal midfielder. Back-up penalty taker (we think). Recent friend of the Bonus point judges. Fifth grade spelling competition winner. He’s beginning to live up to his “new Zidane” billing, and for those Fantasy Managers seemingly shy of the money, is representing the next best option in the captains trail ahead of the Gameweek. The Frenchman’s selection as “the next best option” makes it clear that Arsenal are the forefront of most people looking to captain this week with his 15% (along with Chamakh and Nasri too) meaning the team as a whole claim 77% approval.

The rest…
There’s not much meat left on the bone after the Arsenal contingent are taken out of the equation, but a handful of Fantasy Managers do seem set on looking beyond The Emirates. A paltry 7% of managers will be hoping that Didier Drogba bounces back from his irregular 2 point captain’s debacle last week; he faces Blackburn who have a tough home defence boosted by the return of Samba and Nelsen, but you can never bet against the Ivorian. Despite facing his old club, Dimitar Berbatov has only managed to sneak 1% of the vote while team-mate Nani has 2% ahead of the game versus Spurs. It’s slim pickings out there.

Which Arsenal player are you backing then? Are you one of the select few not putting your faith in The Gunners? If you’ve yet to vote head back to the frontpage and do so, whilst remembering to back here and join the impending discussion on those choices made.

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  1. Scratch
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Apologies if it's been asked already but has there been any word on Bosingwa's likelihood of starting?

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    1. Connor's Calling
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      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Tea.....or-a-start

      as much as you're going to get i suspect

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      1. Connor's Calling
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 6 months ago

        sorry...thought you asked about Balotelli.
        ignore me!

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        1. IAmTheWalrus
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 6 months ago

          weird i read it the same way!

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    2. Kings of Lyon ★
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      NO1 knows. Carlo said Alex if def playing. So it sbetween bos, ivanovic and ferreria for the rb slot.

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    3. h1p5ta
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Lots of words. All of them positive.

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  2. Connor's Calling
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    A) Leave Tevez in, play Konchesky (no points hit)
    B) Bring Chamakh or Hernandez in for -4points this week and then use another 4 points getting him back in a week or two?

    Leaning towards B, as new forward will have to get over 12 points in next 2 weeks to make it worthwhile

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    1. Ibracadabra
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Odds of Chamakh scoring are higher than Konchesky keeping a clean sheet...

      Depends on price you acquired Tevez. If you are selling and will have to buy back for 0.2M or 0.3M more in just a week or two, doesn't make much sense.

      If it's just 0.1M or so, then the risk is easier to take.

      Another factor that comes in - is transfers for the rest of your team - taking Tevez out and putting him back in takes away 2 transfers which you could make to improve other aspects of your squad.

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      1. Connor's Calling
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 6 months ago

        that's my thinking exactly. i bought him for 10.5 so can sell him for 10.7m today. Not sure he's going to drop enough to get him straight back.

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        1. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 6 months ago

          Tevez will tonight. That means that all of Saturday morning's transfers will count towards another fall. There'll be another big exodus on Monday mornig, giving a second fall. His threshold will then double, and people will keep transferign out, especially if he doesn't play against Brom, which leads me to predict a third fall next saturday night.

          So I think he drops at least 0.2, probably 0.3.

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          1. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 6 months ago

            *will drop tonight

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          2. Nailer
            • 15 Years
            15 years, 6 months ago

            I think you're underestimating the impact of the "lost transfers" for the rest of today. He's essentially at the 100% needed to drop now, at 3 in the afternoon. If he continues at this pace, or even, the pace of NTOs quickens (as it always does, on a friday night) - he could be well on his way to 200% towards a drop. Obviously he'll still only drop the .1m, but I have to say the fact that SO many people have shipped him already makes me believe that the rate of NTO will slow.

            40,000 ish already today NTO already, yet that only constitues 60% of the entire NTO needed to drop. So he might need about 80,000 odd transfers out from saturday morning to drop again. Given the sheer number of people who have shipped him today (and will continue to do so as friday rumbles on) I would be worried if there are still 80k people going to be getting him out on saturday/sunday/monday. If he misses the wolves game but there's a quick statement saying that he's back and fit and the yellow flag is removed, he MIGHT not drop a second time. I dunno, just food for thought.

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  3. comeondieyoung
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    shall i start nzog or elmander?

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    1. Peter Griffin
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Easy - Elmander

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    2. everyday, i'm shufflin…
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      i may do Elmander if i had him.

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    3. Connor's Calling
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      elmander
      im starting Nzog through necessity

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  4. Commander Makara
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    I'm gonna stick my neck on the block and say captian Van der Vart.
    I can see a Tevez for West Ham type performance from him at at old Trafford...

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    1. Dirty_Harry
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Haha, you're joking right.....?

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      1. Commander Makara
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 6 months ago

        No. It's one of my famous predictions!

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    2. greghammer95
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      1 goal? Whoopidy doo da day.

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      1. Commander Makara
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 6 months ago

        You an agreived hammers fan or Sheff Utd?
        I think he will get 2 assists with 2 or 3 bonus and Utd winning 3-2

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      2. Commander Makara
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 6 months ago

        1 goal and 3 bonus. Who else gets that at old trafford?
        (bar the home team!)

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      3. Commander Makara
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 6 months ago

        Greg. check the date of the match and how close mini league would have been to deciding the winner.
        who else expected that. I think I played him and it was a real result for my team back then! No one else had him or I think some benched him! It probably made his move to ManU and everyone was raving about him after that. He was immense!
        So yes Whoopidy doo da day indeed!!!!

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  5. Peter Griffin
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Which of these would you choose:

    Elmander, J. Hernandez, Chamakh, D. Bent .

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    1. Xit
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      D. Bent for me

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    2. Commander Makara
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Pea

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    3. NeatBourbon
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Chamack

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  6. Civan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Liked this one:
    "Louis is not fully fit, but he’s fit," added Moyes.

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    1. Viper
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      he's fit enough to play but not 100%

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      1. Commander Makara
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 6 months ago

        When is he ever 100% fit!

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  7. PFOR
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    When's everyone getting Tevez back?

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  8. Commander Makara
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Bloody hell I have not just posted Scout!
    And re-type my post!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  9. Kings of Lyon ★
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Krul
    Elmo Bosingwa Boateng
    Barton Fab (C) Nani Arteta
    Drogba Chemakh Elmander

    I can see treble figures 😀

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    1. mozami
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      yeh rite

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      1. Kings of Lyon ★
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 6 months ago

        DEFFFOOO

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

    guys not just scare-mongering but whilst looking at the arteta update saw this:

    Also in contention is Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, the Russian who started at Tottenham last weekend after several matches as a substitute.

    "I thought he had his best game at Tottenham last week, he did well," added Moyes. "He had lost a bit of confidence, probably because he wasn't being selected.

    "We see him as a goalscorer and he has been much brighter in training this week.

    "He will be beginning to feel better about himself and that is good because he was really important to us last year and came up with five or six very important goals which we may need again."

    if arteta makes it coleman could easily be benched. neville rb, bily right wing?

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    1. greghammer95
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      And pienaar on the left ? I was saying about this last week but didn't have anything to go by...

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

        it's possible
        neville--jagielka--distin--baines
        -bily--heitinga--arteta--pienaar-
        ----------cahill-----------------
        ---------------saha/yakubu-------

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        1. njfsdkffslkf
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 6 months ago

          Please let Arteta be out 🙁

          My team is a whole pile of trouble.

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

            simon davies is back 😀

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    2. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      As long as at least one of the little blue bastards makes it I'll be happy!

      Not an unreasonable conjecture, but maybe with Pienaar on the right?

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    3. Kings of Lyon ★
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      hmmmm, could be possible....

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    4. $hahriyar
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      or neville might go into midfield emptying the right back slot

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    5. Baletelli
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Do you have a source? I'd like to see the question Moyes was asked about Billy.

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

        the tweet about arteta, from the everton website

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        1. Baletelli
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 6 months ago

          Both Pienaar and Billy can play either flank, and with Pienaar looking more and more likely to leave, it's probably Moyes talking about his options to appease the fans.

          - An Evertonian.

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  11. Xit
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Still don't know who to bench out of Malouda, Adam, Berbatov and Carroll. Any ideas? (Team is linked)

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    1. Kings of Lyon ★
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Andy

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      1. conor2me
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 6 months ago

        im in the same boat, its down to adam or malouda for me, allready have drogba and blackburn are good at home and adam taking them to court he could get dropped

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        1. Xit
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 6 months ago

          Yea I've read about that but I don't think this will affect the manager and the lineup. i thought the same last week with Carroll's cort problems, benched him and he punished me with a goal. Don't want to happen again 🙁

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  12. Zidane
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    gentlemen gentlemen gentlemen im getting a feeling i got before opening day when i found out drogs was going to start.....something is definitely in the water and i think cesc is going to go hard to make up for the pen miss....this could be a 40 pt haul im excited lol

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  13. AMZ
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone think Walcott is good option for this week after his brace in the carling cup? I can see Denilson being dropped to make space for him back on the wing with Nasri coming back into the middle. Not 100% if he will start though

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    1. Joey
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      what about arshavin ?

      walcott will drop back to the bench, and make a sub appearance probably.

      He's just getting back from injury remember !

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      1. AMZ
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 6 months ago

        Good point but he was playing very well before the injury and the two goals mid week might put some pressure on Wenger!

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      2. Pigvig
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 6 months ago

        He's always just getting back from Injury.

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    2. Nailer
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Noble and Parker are strong in the middle. Unlikely arsene will leave just song to hold the midfield, Cesc and Nasri are too attacking. I reckon he'll play Song, Denilson, Cesc as the middle three, with Nasri and Arshavin on the wings, Chamakh up front. Bendtner and Walcott to come on for runs.

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    3. Johnny Unitas
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      no one is, I would stay away from him where he is just back from injury, if he can get 1-2 starts under his belt though I will be looking seriously at him

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    4. Zidane
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      its definitely possible he should be ready but its still hard to tell,i think it will be better for the next week,i will have 2 free transfers so i will get elmander and walcott

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      1. AMZ
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 6 months ago

        You see my dilema is. I simply HAVE to get Fabregas in for Malouda and this means i need to save 1.3 million elsewhere in my team. I was thinking get Chamakh in for Berba and this leaves me with another 0.6 to find! any suggestions for value buys in your team?

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  14. Samurai Scooby
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Who to play from elmander, carol, nzog? Need to play 2.

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    1. comeondieyoung
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      i got that problem too. gonna bench nzog

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  15. IAmTheWalrus
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    game of fifa anyone?

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    1. Akers
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      go on. Iredale88

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      1. Johnny Unitas
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 6 months ago

        you are PS3 no Akers?

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        1. Akers
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 6 months ago

          obviously

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          1. Johnny Unitas
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 6 months ago

            Swiss is Xbox I think

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  16. Erevos
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    A) Foster vs Aston Villa (A) or
    B) Jaaskelainen vs Liverpool (H)
    ??

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    1. IAmTheWalrus
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      good question

      jussi?

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  17. NotoriousDRE
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    guys need some opinions...who to bench

    Elmo, Coleman, Bos, (Dann, Tamas)
    Cesc, Nasri, Nani, Vdv, Adam
    Drogs, Berb, Carroll

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  18. everyday, i'm shufflin…
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    hi again.. may i get your ideas for which combo looks better?

    (A) Howard + Varney + Odem on the bench
    (B) Hart + Varney + Ameobi on the bench
    (C) Krul + Elmander + Odem on the bench
    (D) Gilks + Carroll + Odem on the bench

    The rest of team

    DF Cole,Coleman,Elmo
    MF Nani,Malouda,Fabs,Nasri,VDV

    Sub Alcaraz,Baptiste,Robinson

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    1. everyday, i'm shufflin…
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Oh.. Another FW is Drogba.

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  19. Pigvig
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Feedback appreciated:

    A) Tevez & Albrighton to Fabregas and Ameobi/Harewood
    B) Tevez & Albrighton to Nasri and Chamakh
    C) Tevez, Albrighton & J O'Shea to Coleman, Odemwingie & Fabregas

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    1. Viper
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      probably best point returns with B but then again fabs could outscore both put together! C is also a decent option but not for an 8pt hit..

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  20. Flog the trog
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Why is every1 so scared of points hits. Just do it. It feels amazing. I'm trying to catch Ollie reed up.

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    1. Pigvig
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Because it puts you behind before you've even started. I did 54 transfers last year.

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  21. Kings of Lyon ★
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    'Albion yer maw' is my fav team name of the week 😀

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  22. Viper
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    I can't help but add up points players would have got in FPL when watching premiership years. Watching the 09/10 season now and remembering if i had the player or not. O'Hara was such good value @ 4.5!!

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  23. Blyth Spartans
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Its taken me until now but ive finally got a team id be happy to keep all season 🙂

    Foster
    A.cole k.toure konchesky
    Fabregas nani van der vaart barton
    Drogba berbatov carroll

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  24. Carling2K
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Guys, im in some troubles, can you help with a free transfer:

    Jaaskelainen Foster
    Bosingwa Konchesky Dann Shawcross Elmohamady
    Bale Malouda Fabregas Nani Albrighton
    Drogba Dembele Carroll 1.9m in bank

    With talk of Bale rested and Arteta, Adam and Walcott doubts i was
    thinking Bale->Nasri? Else i could changed Konch or ShawX but to who???

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    1. mordsta
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Bale > VdV ?

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  25. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    OK 2 trans made, unsure what to do with dembele though....

    Foster
    Bosingwa, Mummy, Coleman
    Fabs (c), VdV, Arteta, nani, Adam
    Drog, Berbatov

    (Krul, Dembele, Simpson, Jara)

    This currently doesnt look right! I am banking on arteta not being available so dembele comes in. Or just bench Arteta from the start due to the possibility of a late cameo?

    What dya think??

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  26. Galverion
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Who should I play between Malouda or VDV ?

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      • 15 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      i will do VDV if u have Drogba or A Cole.

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    2. Carling2K
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      malouda

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    3. mordsta
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Malouda

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  27. melker_vieri
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Can't decide who to replace Tevez.

    I allready have Nani, so this covers a bit the ManU attack.
    Do I still need Berbatov or Hernandez?
    Or is it better to have a City player (Balotelli or Adebayor)?

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    1. Joey
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      If your budget's tight, i'd recommend hernandez, seeing as rooney will be out for longer and hernandez is very much on form.

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  28. Marknlard
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Is it me, or are there A LOT of RMTs today? More than usual for a Friday.

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    1. Pigvig
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Agreed. The whole Fabregas situation has made things touhger than they have been for a while.

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  29. mordsta
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    a) Bale > Nasri or
    b) Berb and Bale > Elmander and Fabs ??

    Team is linked.

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  30. EastLeakeTerrier22
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Need advice

    Harper Carson
    Konch Bosingwa Faye Kelly(ful) O’shea
    N’Zog Albrighton VDV Nasri Malouda
    Carroll Torres Drogba

    I have 1.4 million in the bank.

    Here are transfers im thinking of doing:
    1) Harper + Torres = Howard + Chemakh/Berb/Hernandez/Tevez
    2) Albrighton + Torres = Nani + Chemakh/ Hernandez
    3) Malouda + Torres = Fabregas + Tevez/Berbatov/Hernandez
    4) Albrighton + Torres = Fabregas + Dembele/ 5.6 mil forward
    5) Albrighton + Malouda + Torres = Fabregas + Arteta + Hernandez

    Or any other options?

    Cheers

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