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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Schade	BRE	6.9m	96.5%	Maybe
Stach	LEE	4.7m	95.9%	Maybe
Truffert	BOU	4.6m	93.7%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	85.9%	Unlikely
Lammens	MUN	5.0m	85.5%	Unlikely
Mainoo	MUN	4.6m	82.8%	Unlikely
Henderson	CRY	5.0m	80.1%	Unlikely
Kayode	BRE	4.5m	77.4%	Unlikely
A.Becker	LIV	5.4m	77.7%	Unlikely
B.Fernandes	MUN	10.2m	69.1%	Unlikely
Gakpo	LIV	7.3m	75.2%	Unlikely
Thiaw	NEW	5.1m	73.7%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	73.1%	Unlikely
Bowen	WHU	7.5m	68.9%	Unlikely
Welbeck	BHA	6.1m	62.8%	Unlikely
Garner	EVE	5.2m	70.4%	Unlikely
Rodon	LEE	3.9m	69.9%	Unlikely
Leno	FUL	4.9m	69.3%	Unlikely
Wan-Bissaka	WHU	4.1m	64.9%	Unlikely
Szoboszlai	LIV	7.0m	62.6%	Unlikely
Anderson	NFO	5.5m	64.7%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	61.9%	Unlikely
Aït-Nouri	MCI	5.7m	59.3%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	55.1%	Unlikely
Justin	LEE	3.9m	54.5%	Unlikely
Frimpong	LIV	5.7m	52.9%	Unlikely
Damsgaard	BRE	5.6m	51.5%	Unlikely
Thiago	BRE	7.3m	46.5%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	47.8%	Unlikely
Bassey	FUL	4.4m	47.1%	Unlikely
Cucurella	CHE	6.0m	46.8%	Unlikely
Sarr	CRY	6.3m	45.6%	Unlikely
Kelleher	BRE	4.8m	43.0%	Unlikely
Gravenberch	LIV	5.5m	44.3%	Unlikely
Richards	CRY	4.4m	41.1%	Unlikely
Iwobi	FUL	6.4m	42.2%	Unlikely
Shaw	MUN	4.5m	40.9%	Unlikely
Barry	EVE	5.7m	40.7%	Unlikely
Amad	MUN	6.2m	38.3%	Unlikely
Robinson	FUL	4.9m	38.2%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
E.Le Fée	SUN	5.0m	100.4%	Very Likely
Tchaouna	BUR	4.9m	101.9%	Very Likely
Carvalho	BRE	4.7m	100.0%	Very Likely
Soler	BOU	4.0m	99.5%	Maybe
Isidor	SUN	5.1m	99.2%	Maybe
D.Leon	MUN	4.2m	98.5%	Maybe
Scott	BOU	5.1m	95.8%	Maybe
Lucca	NFO	5.5m	93.6%	Unlikely
Trossard	ARS	6.6m	93.3%	Unlikely
Lewis-Skelly	ARS	5.1m	92.9%	Unlikely
Clarke	ARS	3.8m	92.6%	Unlikely
Marc Guiu	CHE	4.1m	90.8%	Unlikely
Haaland	MCI	14.5m	91.4%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	90.5%	Unlikely
Lamadrid	WHU	5.0m	90.2%	Unlikely
Diakité	BOU	4.2m	88.8%	Unlikely
Abraham	AVL	6.0m	85.2%	Unlikely
Bruun Larsen	BUR	5.3m	87.3%	Unlikely
Pope	NEW	5.1m	86.1%	Unlikely
Rogers	AVL	7.5m	82.4%	Unlikely
Saliba	ARS	6.1m	85.6%	Unlikely
Gvardiol	MCI	5.9m	83.0%	Unlikely
Ramsay	LIV	3.8m	81.5%	Unlikely
Gyökeres	ARS	8.8m	82.8%	Unlikely
Valdimarsson	BRE	3.9m	81.4%	Unlikely
Malacia	MUN	3.8m	81.4%	Unlikely
Summerville	WHU	5.6m	76.3%	Unlikely
Weiss	BUR	4.3m	80.2%	Unlikely
McAidoo	MCI	4.5m	79.0%	Unlikely
Tarkowski	EVE	5.7m	83.9%	Unlikely
Spence	TOT	4.2m	78.3%	Unlikely
Keane	EVE	4.6m	79.5%	Unlikely
Burrowes	AVL	4.4m	79.7%	Unlikely
Areola	WHU	4.3m	77.0%	Unlikely
Kevin	FUL	5.8m	76.5%	Unlikely
Travers	EVE	4.3m	72.4%	Unlikely
Salmon	ARS	4.0m	72.1%	Unlikely
Merino	ARS	5.4m	71.6%	Unlikely
Strand Larsen	CRY	6.1m	70.5%	Unlikely
Longstaff	LEE	4.8m	70.2%	Unlikely

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Kelleher	BRE	C
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	B
No Change	Martinez	AVL	C, Vs
No Change	Darlow	LEE	C, Vs, £

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	B
No Change	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	A
No Change	Hill	BOU	A, £
Up	Thiaw	NEW	B
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	A, OoP
No Change	Andersen	FUL	B
No Change	Muñoz	CRY	C
No Change	Kayode	BRE	B
No Change	Cash	AVL	C, Vs
No Change	Rodon	LEE	B, Vs, £

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
Up	Palmer	CHE	C
Up	Gordon	NEW	B
No Change	Wilson	FUL	A
Down	Semenyo	MCI	B
No Change	Dango Ouattara	BRE	B
No Change	Rogers	AVL	C, Vs
No Change	Ismaila Sarr	CRY	B
No Change	Rice	ARS	C
No Change	Tavernier	BOU	B, £
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £
No Change	Stach	LEE	B, Vs, £

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	B
No Change	Thiago	BRE	B
No Change	Ekitiké	LIV	B
No Change	João Pedro	CHE	A
No Change	Bowen	WHU	B
No Change	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	C, Vs

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The ScoutCast – Episode 41 – Strait Jacket

4 November 2010 566 comments

Granville

It’s a flip-flop and we’re not talking about our fantasy island risk footwear. Courtesy of a dream wildcard, in 3 weeks I’ve turned a significant deficit around to a 20 point lead.

Mark is miffed, he feels trapped. Malouda, his comfort blanket now resembles a strait jacket, tightening its grip on his budget as he wrestles with the consequence of finally selling him.

Listen to us as we go tête-à-tête on the subjects of buying versus selling price, profit versus points and success versus failure, or better described as Granville versus Mark 😉

Help yourself to this humdinger of an episode via this link here.

Alternatively you can stream using the player below.

NB. Addendum – The Malouda injury hadn’t been revealed to Mark at the time of this recording. Ouch

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pstokes2010
15 years, 4 months ago
my team for the weekend is.

jaas

o’shea coleman carr elmo hughes

fabs albrighton

berbatov chamakh dembele

(krul adam nani malouda)

still have a transfer to use and 5.9m in the bank.should i just leave the team as it is?
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1. hardrock1
  15 years, 4 months ago
  Wait for news on Nani. I would play Adam over Albrighton.
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Cahyo
15 years, 4 months ago
Guys, I must have done something terrible in my previous life to have such a doubtful squad for this GW that includes Nani, Malouda, Fabregas, VDV, Bosingwa, Odemwingie and JARA.

It's Wild Card time, isn't it??
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1. Stark McGee
  15 years, 4 months ago
  I am in a similar spot with VDV Malouda and Fabregas. My subs won't do it if they have to come in. I am hoping Fabregas plays or I am in big trouble. I don't have wc, but would be tempted if I did. But the fixtures aren't clean enough for me but for Man U and Arsenal, so I would probably wait.
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  1. JonathaNZ
    15 years, 4 months ago
    How much value do you have stored in the likes of Malouda? These guys will be back after a game or two, and will probably start scoring big again. So don't want to overreact.
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andy85wsm
15 years, 4 months ago
Playing as Man Utd on FM2011 demo. Blackpool have 7 points in the league after 18 games!
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1. jamsiep
  15 years, 4 months ago
  Hmmmm... Tempted to start mine back up to see how many points there on.... I'm only 5 games into the season though.
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  1. andy85wsm
    15 years, 4 months ago
    My season is back on track. Top of the table ahead of Arsenal, Everton, Chelsea in that order. Beat Real Madrid in the return fixture to top my champs league group too!
    
    Game 20 vs Arsenal. no doubt another Hernandez brace can seal the victory.
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  2. andy85wsm
    15 years, 4 months ago
    I'm still only playing the demo though. Can't bring myself to buy it ahead of getting Black Ops!
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IAmTheWalrus
15 years, 4 months ago
great scoutcast

starting to wonder if myself and mark have the same team as he was talking about his strikers, mids and sub bench and i pretty much have the same one!

wondering what to do this week, every move i look to make has an issue with it.
e.g. looking at chicharito for carroll possibly! but no point in selling carroll with blackpool at home on the horizon.

im looking at gameweek 13 to bring back in tevez, but until then maybe konchesky to evra?
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1. Soccer Brah
  15 years, 4 months ago
  Dont Newcastle have Blackburn not Blackpool?
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  1. IAmTheWalrus
    15 years, 4 months ago
    TRUE. sorry mis read the season ticker, hmmm samba could do a job on carroll
    
    interesting!
    
    im either losing carroll konchesky or maybe a mad punt and lose malouda...
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NLB
15 years, 4 months ago
Hoping Tevez plays this weekend...Mancini is optimistic

Foster
Konchesky Hughes Elmohamady* Shawcross
Fabregas* (c) Nani* Adam
Drogba Tevez* Carroll
Subs: Krul Barton Malouda* Jara*
*doubtful/ruled out

Holding tight at the moment, but if Nani is ruled out tomorrow may switch for Arteta.

Any thoughts?
This is going to be the most exciting week of the season FPL wise
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1. IAmTheWalrus
  15 years, 4 months ago
  most exciting, i dunno im close to burying my head in the sand and jus pretend it doesn happen!
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  1. NLB
    15 years, 4 months ago
    Yes or that!
    I just think many teams will have variation this week
    And the sheep are going to take hits and get all the big guns out...so the players who (somewhat) know what they're doing can get back ahead.
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    1. Cosmos
      15 years, 4 months ago
      Personally I think fortune will favour the brave this gameweek. Anyone lucky enough to have Nolan or Dempsey last week made great strides in the league. The same notion for the lucky punt will likely favour the pro active manager this week.
      
      Those that don't take action deserve all the consequences that may result from such dithering.
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      1. JonathaNZ
        15 years, 4 months ago
        Sure, but you don't want to trade out all the players who will be great when they return a week later.
        
        Weeks like this is why you need a decent subs bench.
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Zidane
15 years, 4 months ago
walcott or bale?
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1. IAmTheWalrus
  15 years, 4 months ago
  still think walcott is too much of a rotation risk
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  1. Zidane
    15 years, 4 months ago
    arshavin is injured and nasri could get a rest he is start
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    1. IAmTheWalrus
      15 years, 4 months ago
      oh is arshavin injured? sorry missed that
      
      ya then its a great pick
      
      definitely him over bale if hes got games!
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      1. JonathaNZ
        15 years, 4 months ago
        Any club in Europe (other than perhaps Chelsea now) is going to be a rotation risk with the run of games coming up.
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2. Jas aka The age of Ozil is …
  15 years, 4 months ago
  Risk walcott! he might start at the weekend, and even if he doesn't, he is still so dangerous coming off the bench right now.
  
  With the teams arsenal will be playing, he could do great damage in 20mins, he's in super form!
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NLB
15 years, 4 months ago
Has anyone else kept faith with Tevez for this long?
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1. Camzy
  15 years, 4 months ago
  Me, had him from the start.
  
  "For this long"
  
  It's been one missed gameweek for God's sake. Some people on here don't know the meaning of patience.
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  1. NLB
    15 years, 4 months ago
    Agreed. Fingers crossed he starts Sunday!
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    1. NLB
      15 years, 4 months ago
      By the way, are you thinking of dropping Nani if he's ruled out for this weekend? The next few fixtures aren't too kind anyway
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      1. Camzy
        15 years, 4 months ago
        Depends how long he's out for. I was actually hoping he'd be ruled out for a while. Would mean I could make a move to Arteta without having to look back. At this rate though, it seems like he's fine, and if he doesn't play this week, he'll play the next week, which means he stays.
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        NLB
        15 years, 4 months ago
        Yep, had the Arteta transfer planned as well!
        This will be one crazy week...I could have only 8 playing (at the absolute worst), or field 11 and have a sub. But everyone is in the same boat with Nani, Malouda, etc. so it'll be an interesting week to say the least.
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        Bojaninho
        15 years, 4 months ago
        contemplating nani to lampard for 2 weeks if lamps plays v lfc like carlo said....and comes through unscathed
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        Camzy
        15 years, 4 months ago
        It would require big changes to my team if I wanted to make that move, and I don't think I'd dare do it.
        
        Tevez + Nani VS Lampard + Elmander
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        Bojaninho
        15 years, 4 months ago
        no i wouldnt do that camzy.
        im lucky because i took tevez out and have 4.2 sitting in my bank so could do straight swap nani>lamp
        
        so my mid would be:
        
        lampard,adam,vdv,fabregas
        
        but would suck all my cash out and would only be for 2 weeks,
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        Camzy
        15 years, 4 months ago
        Sometimes, you have to stick it out with some of the players through hard fixtures because you know they're quality, and it's not worth losing them for only a few weeks only to bring them back in, often for a loss in value.
        
        I looked at my team two weeks ago, and in my eyes, it was perfect. Rotatable fixtures among the defense, mid and attack, coverage of all 5 big teams, and OoP defenders.
        
        Two weeks on, almost every player is a doubt or rotation risk, Coleman and maybe Elmo face being dropped, and I have 3 red flags.
        
        The point is, a great looking team one week isn't a great looking team the next one. That's why it's pointless planning more than 2 weeks ahead and why it's also pointless to take loads of point hits. You never know what's going to happen, so choose fantasy solids, check the next 5 fixtures before you transfer anyone in or out, and keep a balanced team where you can straight swap almost anyone in rather than have to make 4 transfers for them.
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        Bojaninho
        15 years, 4 months ago
        and dud your 219 in the world..nice work son 😀
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        Bojaninho
        15 years, 4 months ago
        dude
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        Camzy
        15 years, 4 months ago
        Was 67th.
        
        Lost a lot of ground last week...
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        HST
        15 years, 4 months ago
        I have the same thing planned, for FUL, SUN could be happy days for fatty.
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Barkerov
15 years, 4 months ago
Thinking of making a few changes this week

my team at the moment is
Foster Hahnemann
Coleman Alex Bosingwa Konchesky Elmo
Brunt VdV Fabregas Nani Albrighton
Berbatov Drogba Carroll

Thinking of doing
Berbatov -> Hernandez
Albrighton -> Nasri

Good Idea? or have you got a better one?
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1. JonathaNZ
  15 years, 4 months ago
  Are you sure you want both Nasri & Fabregas? Wouldn't it be better to put some quality from another team (e.g. Arteta, which would mean downgrading Hernandez to someone like Elmander or Varney.
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JonathaNZ
15 years, 4 months ago
Given a side of:
Foster (Krul)
Salcido, Dann, Elmo (Enrique, Jara)
VDV, Nani, Malouda, Fab, Adam
Drogba, Elmander (Carroll)

Given all my midfield is doubtful, although most should be back for following week, I’m proposing to ditch Jara (out for 3 weeks) – I can afford up to 5.5m, who do you reckon I should bring in?
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Bojaninho
15 years, 4 months ago
people keeping nani or waiting for news tomoro?
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1. rabm122
  15 years, 4 months ago
  no reason to make a transfer tonight... news will be in before any more price changes.
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  1. Bojaninho
    15 years, 4 months ago
    no no not making any tonight,just wondering what peoples plans are in general with poor mans mj
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    1. rabm122
      15 years, 4 months ago
      I plan to hold for better or worse. Tevez for sure, Nani and VDV too. Trying my best to keep faith in quality rather than chasing fixtures and fitness week in, week out. Hoping it pays in the long run even if it's painful in the short.
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      1. Bojaninho
        15 years, 4 months ago
        you could be too far behind by the time the long run starts paying off...
        stuff you listed above is the only skilful parts of this game..if there is any.
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        rabm122
        15 years, 4 months ago
        yep, big risk... but, on the other hand I can jerk the team around, take a couple hits and still do poorly. That could hurt more. Not an easy situation. Will see tomorrow.
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        Bojaninho
        15 years, 4 months ago
        agreed...he who dares wins 😀
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2. Futbol Heritage
  15 years, 4 months ago
  Keeping....For all you know he could start vs Wolves and get a brace.
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Katie
15 years, 4 months ago
There's sure to be some fireworks this gameweek. 🙂
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1. Ini
  15 years, 4 months ago
  Or absoulutely none at all!
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Joey Millions
15 years, 4 months ago
Nasri for captain. Is that pushin it?
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Twelve years a slave
15 years, 4 months ago
Im making no transfers even though there is a possibility of only ten playing.
Hoping all my opponents spend up , and end no better off , besides a free transfer could be very ueful if there more injuries after this gameweek
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Jinswick
15 years, 4 months ago
RMTransfers for this and next week....

Nani -> Arteta
Nasri -> VDV

Team is linked. Thanks
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1. rabm122
  15 years, 4 months ago
  Don't do Nasri... VDV is a major doubt at the moment.
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  1. Boom!!!
    15 years, 4 months ago
    he meant to do that trade next week ...
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2. Camzy
  15 years, 4 months ago
  Jerky.
  
  Both of them. You'll probably change your mind by tomorrow.
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rabm122
15 years, 4 months ago
right. sorry. Still seems a risk if VDV is fit. Seeing he already has Fabs.
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1. rabm122
  15 years, 4 months ago
  scratch that... good transfer... too late and I've got it it all backwards now. Should I rant about the use of arrows?
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rabm122
15 years, 4 months ago
Ok just got through the podcast. Mark seems to think Malouda will play at Anfield... anybody else see evidence of that?
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1. andy85wsm
  15 years, 4 months ago
  NB. Addendum – The Malouda injury hadn’t been revealed to Mark at the time of this recording. Ouch
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  1. rabm122
    15 years, 4 months ago
    Got it. Thanks.
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2. Boom!!!
  15 years, 4 months ago
  i think podcast is useless..no evidence...
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  1. Gaz Downright
    15 years, 4 months ago
    way to rate an excellent service provided to you free of charge
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Bojaninho
15 years, 4 months ago
camzy if your still about ,in answer to you long post further up. couldnt agree more mate, i had the opposite 2 weeks ago my defense was a mess and i wasnt sure what to do, week just gone i scored pretty good even with the 8 point hit, chamakh move didnt work out but the others will be good..its so up and down one week you love your team ,week after your bricking it thinking it looks awful and i wish i had my wildcard...
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1. Twitter
  15 years, 4 months ago
  Spot on Bojan. This is a mad game and does strange things to your head.
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  1. Churchill
    15 years, 4 months ago
    *whispa's, it's Friday*
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2. Camzy
  15 years, 4 months ago
  Congrats on a 70 point week. That's pretty good considering.
  
  I wouldn't have made the Chamakh move though. He's a rotation risk, doesn't have the kindest fixtures, and hasn't played particularly well. He was just the easy knee jerk from Tevez. Chicharito would have been a better pick imo.
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  1. Bojaninho
    15 years, 4 months ago
    yeh hindsight is lovely isnt it...but chico didnt score any better either last week, i sort of wish i hadnt made that move but if chamakh scored 2 last week and if green didnt have a stormer id be blowing my trumpet like an idiot..like we said one week up one week down. have made .1 on chamakh on the slightest of slightest brightsides lol
    
    wouldnt mind tevez going down .1 more though..
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    1. Bojaninho
      15 years, 4 months ago
      and my plan for chamakh is rvp comes in.. if he ever gets fit
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    2. Gaz Downright
      15 years, 4 months ago
      thats not hindsight mate. what camzy says has all more or less been the glaring obvious all season imo. had i known it would be as bad as last week, i would have made a website a la "dont captain chamakh" or similar 😉
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      1. Bojaninho
        15 years, 4 months ago
        can disect this till the cows come home :D..
        i didnt captain him but i was one of the unfortunate clowns who captained torres few weeks ago when he got injured after all of 8 minutes..
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        Gaz Downright
        15 years, 4 months ago
        obviously Shola was the transfer you oughta've done last week.
        
        now THATS hindsight 😛
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        Bojaninho
        15 years, 4 months ago
        :D... what was i thinking why didnt i get him AND nolan in i was planning that... 😉
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        Bojaninho
        15 years, 4 months ago
        camzy has disappeared cause hes disgusted by our hindsight convo haha
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        Camzy
        15 years, 4 months ago
        Nah. I'm here.
        
        Hindsight is lovely indeed, but very, very bitter.
        
        But as Gazzamania said re: Chamakh, that's not hindsight.
        
        I was going around in "sell Tevez mania" last week saying "don't get Chamakh" he's overrated, yet nobody listened...
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        Bojaninho
        15 years, 4 months ago
        let me guess your not angry your just disappointed 😀
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        TorresMagic™
        15 years, 4 months ago
        iS bUGGU HeRe?
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petzi
15 years, 4 months ago
Hi Guys
Who would you rather have on your team
Brunt or Odemwingie.......

Cheers
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1. ManofKent
  15 years, 4 months ago
  I've got both, but Brunt would be my first pick.
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2. Churchill
  15 years, 4 months ago
  Brunt. Because he's *fit.
  
  *not meant in the biblical sense.
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  1. Bojaninho
    15 years, 4 months ago
    😀
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    1. Churchill
      15 years, 4 months ago
      Got to have a giggle every now & then eh?
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      1. Bojaninho
        15 years, 4 months ago
        you know what ive been watching and listening to american commentary on san jose v new york red bulls in the 'mls cup playoff' what ever the fuk that is lol...and i have been wetting myself all evening..
        
        prob why my last 5 posts have a stupid smilling face on it
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Churchill
15 years, 4 months ago
Morning/afternoon/evening.

Well after much deliberating & stroking of the chin (mine). I've concluded that this week I'm not going to do anything drastic.

Just going to keep those 'injured' players & accept that this gameweek might be a bit pants. So it's going to be Konchesky>Alex. A nice long term move.

I reckon all these red flags & uncertainty, could actually be a blessing in disguise. Our mini league rivals will hopefully be transferring those red flagged players out like mad.

Fabregas getting the armband. Job done.
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1. Gaz Downright
  15 years, 4 months ago
  +1
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2. Milky
  15 years, 4 months ago
  probably where I will end up too (even with the Fabs armband)
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Jas aka The age of Ozil is …
15 years, 4 months ago
Trying hard not to dismantle my 'final team' for this weekend, but Gerrard looks very tempting for the next 4 games
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1. Gaz Downright
  15 years, 4 months ago
  lol
  
  madness
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2. TorresMagic™
  15 years, 4 months ago
  Gerrard vs Chelsea = tempting??
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  1. Gaz Downright
    15 years, 4 months ago
    +1 for constructiveness
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Milky
15 years, 4 months ago
Today better bring some resolution to all this injury business, I'm tired of watching the players I would swap for go up in price.

I just need Ferguson to give a clear indication of Nani's chances, or Redknapp to tell us if VdV is out or not.
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diz
15 years, 4 months ago
Opinions on WC team appeciated

Mignolet / Carson

Coleman / O' Shea / Simpson / Hutton / Cahill

Fabregas / Arteta / Bale / Cahill / Essian

Carroll / Drogba / Obinna

Plus 2.0 in bank.
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1. Christina.
  15 years, 4 months ago
  What's the idea of the 2mill in the bank? Xmas pressies?
  
  I will be honest with you - I don't like the team.
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  1. Gaz Downright
    15 years, 4 months ago
    have to agree. the only players i would have from this team is Simpson, Drogba and maybe Carroll, if I did a WC
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    1. Gaz Downright
      15 years, 4 months ago
      dont you think you will be wanting VdV, Nani, A Cole and Tevez in just a week?
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      1. TorresMagic™
        15 years, 4 months ago
        He just wants a good GW11 score, GW12 doesn't matter.
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        Christina.
        15 years, 4 months ago
        Of course, silly me. That explains the cash in the bank and the selection of no attacking ManU players.
        
        Makes perfect sense.
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    2. Christina.
      15 years, 4 months ago
      Exactly, why do a WC in a 10 day period with 3 GW's and numerous injuries and uncertainties to Nani/DVD/Mal/FAB/Tevez & Co. You just gonna have to get them back in sooner or later.
      
      Hutton sums it up.
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  2. diz
    15 years, 4 months ago
    The 2.0 in the bank is to account for the uncertainties of Nani and Malouda. They can be exchanged for Cahill.
    
    TM, I am a lot more forward thinking that than. The fact you said I'm looking for a giid GW11 score encourages me because the team is set up for the next 6 gameweeks at least.
    
    United attacking coverage? You basically mean Berbatov or Hernandez - I'm not confident of Hernandez' minutes as I anticipate a 4-5-1 formation in GW12 and 13, and I also expect Berbatov to be rotated, even witht eh current injury situation.
    
    Hutton is the safest of the Spurs defenders, 4.8 ain't bad, and they have nice fixtures, rotating perfectly well with Cahill.
    
    I take it back.... thoughts not appreciated, you all just assumed me to be an idiot. This is one of the only times I ever ask for help on this website, at the most critical time of my FPL year, the rest of the time I try to help others.
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    1. Christina.
      15 years, 4 months ago
      You need a new keyboard buddy.
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      1. diz
        15 years, 4 months ago
        Ha, yeah, typing in the dark as I can't sleep.
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        Christina.
        15 years, 4 months ago
        Put on the light.
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        diz
        15 years, 4 months ago
        The bulb went a couple of days ago & I'm too much of a bum to buy a new one. Today maybe.
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      2. TorresMagic™
        15 years, 4 months ago
        I was being sarcastic with the GW12 comment. You will have a different team to just about everyone here & that will either be good or bad. O'Shea is probably the biggest issue I can see in that team. If you want opinions, don't expect them to all be positive or else what's the point?
        Good luck...
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BMox81
15 years, 4 months ago
So come on then-who here won't transfer Nani or Malouda out for fear of losing value in their squads?
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1. Christina.
  15 years, 4 months ago
  -1
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  1. BMox81
    15 years, 4 months ago
    Is that a -1 because you don't like the post or a-1 because you have no problem dumping either from your team?
    
    It is a subject that seems to effect quite a few on here-even this morning I've seen a couple of posts saying that they don't want to lose value on Malouda so don't want to take him out of their squads-even though he's out for this GW.
    
    So just thought I'd try and raise a sensible debate about it.
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    1. Christina.
      15 years, 4 months ago
      I don't have a problem selling either of them.
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2. Jas aka The age of Ozil is …
  15 years, 4 months ago
  I've lost some on malouda out, but nani (who i bought kind of late) I'm afraid to sell. He's the one player who seems unmovable.
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3. diz
  15 years, 4 months ago
  The whole losing value thing is such a joke. If you refuse to lose value then you're tying yourself down to NEVER selling the player. The likelyhood is that at least one of them will suffer a 4 of 5 week injury at some point and you'll have to sell them then anyway.
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4. Nomar
  15 years, 4 months ago
  Malouda will be going today although I still can't fully decide who to get in. Either Van der Vaart, Adam or Arteta. Leaning towards Arteta as a differential.
  
  Damn Cashley, now gone up to £8.3m! He'll be £9m soon. Boo!!!!
  
  But yes, Malouda will be sold by me today and I don't have an ounce of regret doing it.
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Jas aka The age of Ozil is …
15 years, 4 months ago
changing my lineup again!

Anelka or Drogba this weekend?

Drogba has scored in the last four matches against liverpool that chelsea have won, but Anelka is cheaper and quite good when he wants to be.

I'm looking to have one of them in to help cover the loss of Malouda from my lineup, especially with the run of games chelsea have coming up.

Fat frank is also and option, any news on his fitness?
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1. Jas aka The age of Ozil is …
  15 years, 4 months ago
  Fat Frank no longer an option. His dad says he won't play
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  1. Kingston
    15 years, 4 months ago
    Cos he didn't tidy his room
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    1. Jas aka The age of Ozil is …
      15 years, 4 months ago
      fat franks on a time-out
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teddy.
15 years, 4 months ago
Morning all,

Team news today could be even more significant than ever. My injury doubts are Nani, Tevez & Fabregas. If they all miss out I've got Konchesky, Nolan & Enrique coming off the bench which wouldn't be horrendous, especially as Fabregas being out might be to Nolan & Enrique's benefit.

However, I'd love to make up some ground over the upcoming turbulent week so I'm considering Nani OUT and Bale or Arteta IN.

I have 1 free and I can sell Nani at 8.5 and have cash to buy him back even at his current price, although I expect his ticket will drop and Bale's at least is probably going up.

Part of me thinks Bale is must-have and I can ride out the rotation risk and the question of converting CL form into FPL points.
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1. Nomar
  15 years, 4 months ago
  I like Nolan in, but not till next week.
  
  There are 3 mids I'm looking at for GW12 and 13: Etherington, Nolan or Parker.
  
  Jones back enhances Ethers value for assists and bonis plus he has 4 home games in the next 6 and is on pens too.
  
  Nolan has 2 juicy home games but Newcastle are a bit sporadic at home, plus everyone will be bringing in Nolan after his hat-trick last week. He could end up with 2 pts or 15 pts both weeks
  
  Parker will benefit from Noble being out and will be behind everything West Ham do. They have a nice run of games coming up including 2 winnable home games in GW12 & 13.
  
  Parker is the biggest differential in all this, Nolan potentially could outscore the other 2 or do nothing and Etherington is solid and reliable without being overly spectacular.
  
  Leaning towards gambling on Parker as I need differentials now.
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  1. jimnastics
    15 years, 4 months ago
    Really like the sound of Parker actually... good call Nomar.
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Twelve years a slave
15 years, 4 months ago
On the losing value thing , it all depends if you will have to buy them back again. I would never sell Nani just because he misses one game , because you know you going to have to buy him back .
Not only will he cost more but it also uses up two transfers , ione for selling him and one for buying him back. And its not guaranteed that the player you replace him with will even score any points
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Kingston
15 years, 4 months ago
Mancini seiously under pressure for a result this weekend could be good news for tevez owners
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1. Alan:''Where'…
  15 years, 4 months ago
  Is he actually playing?
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  1. Kingston
    15 years, 4 months ago
    Everything mancini has been saying suggests he will
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    1. Qubit
      15 years, 4 months ago
      We have no real way of knowing. He may or may not start, neither would be surprise, so its the flip of a coin.
      
      Trouble is theres quite a few of those this weekend. Depends on how many of them make it. If none of them do then there could be lots of people struggling to field 11.
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  2. Christina.
    15 years, 4 months ago
    Tevez arrived back yesterday if I'm not mistaken.
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    1. TorresMagic™
      15 years, 4 months ago
      http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Lech-Posnan-3-1-Manchester-City-reaction-There-is-no-infighting-and-I-do-not-fear-the-sack-says-Roberto-Mancini-article621673.html
      
      "Mancini has been boosted by Carlos Tevez's return from Argentina and the striker is in line to play at West Brom on Sunday after training yesterday at Carrington.
      
      Mancini will check on his talismanic striker today in training and is pleased he has shaken off his thigh injury."
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      1. Nomar
        15 years, 4 months ago
        Player just coming back off injury layoff.
        
        Been burned twice already by that one, thank you.
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        Kingston
        15 years, 4 months ago
        You'll be burned again when he plays!
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        Christina.
        15 years, 4 months ago
        +1
        
        Which might be this weekend.
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        Nomar
        15 years, 4 months ago
        I'll take my chances with Hernandez as his replacement for now.
        
        Not saying I won't get him back but I don't think it will hurt to wait a week or two before taking out a fit and firing player for him.
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2. Jas aka The age of Ozil is …
  15 years, 4 months ago
  Why would Mancini be under any kind of pressure!!???
  
  He has his team sitting nicely in 4th place, and their only goal this year is to finish 4th and maybe win europa.
  
  Why would Mancini be under pressure! I don't get that! Man City have said over and over again that they are not title contenders and are only interested in securing champions league football for next season.
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  1. Kingston
    15 years, 4 months ago
    Are you that naive? The club have fortunes and can have any manager in the world. His recent results have been poor. He has some tough games coming up. Alot of this talk about player unrest may be nonsense but you don't get that much smoke without fire. Apart from that I can't think of any reason!
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    1. Kingston
      15 years, 4 months ago
      Oh and didn't hughes get the sack when they were in 5th or something. At a time when they were backing the manager
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      1. Alex Hunter
        15 years, 4 months ago
        ya and with only two losses on the season before it was way too early to presume where they would finish. like i said with city it's a self implosion waiting to happen and is just a ticking time bomb- too many mercs.
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greghammer95
15 years, 4 months ago
See, this is a difficult week, I mean, you don't want to get someone who has got the home game this week and then two away games do ya? But by the same token you don't really want to get in someone with an away game this week... I would be fine had it not been for bloomin injuries and suspensions....

My team for this week ATM.

Foster Jaask
Coleman A.Cole Elmo Shawcross Jara**
Fabregas (C) * Nani * Malouda *(Waiting for confirmation from Ancelotti today) VDV * N'Zogbia
Drogba Heskey** carroll.

Thats three definetly out, two of them are Jara and Heskey, who no-one really has, well some people have Jara but y'know. Then I have the four midfielders who may not play, I think Fabs will but the other three, I doubt will play. Re Nani, I think Nani wants to play against Wolves but Sir Alex isn't letting him.
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1. Christina.
  15 years, 4 months ago
  Eat your porridge and get to school.
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  1. greghammer95
    15 years, 4 months ago
    Meh, I have to be there in twenty minutes, joy, first lesson....... English.
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    1. Christina.
      15 years, 4 months ago
      You have a crush on your English teacher if I recall correctly?
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      1. greghammer95
        15 years, 4 months ago
        My mates English teacher... Catering teacher is also pretty fineee.
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2. TorresMagic™
  15 years, 4 months ago
  The question is what trades are you doing if you have those 3 plus VDV & Nani out?
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  1. greghammer95
    15 years, 4 months ago
    Depends how long they are out for... Heksey -> Obinna I think, or maybe Malouda -> Arteta and Heskey -> Hernandez.
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Mesut Ozil
15 years, 4 months ago
im considering trading hart out considering their recent defensive performances
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1. Christina.
  15 years, 4 months ago
  When last did you look at your team? You have more pressing issues.
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  1. TorresMagic™
    15 years, 4 months ago
    Jara & Stockdale for starters, not even looking at recent injury doubts. Selling a fit player = silly.
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2. Alex Hunter
  15 years, 4 months ago
  ya, one of many changes needed. i never saw the point in spending over 5 for a keeper.
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ViperStripes
15 years, 4 months ago
I'm with the high ranked people above - don't touch team this GW, have 2 transfers for the 3 day window (which many league players will miss) and hopefully some of the red flag's and injury/rotation doubts will have cleared.
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