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28 December 2010 1507 comments
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It’s breathless stuff this Christmas fixture list. The games keep coming thick and fast and it’s getting difficult to clear the head of the all the variables and avoid making a Fantasy faux pas or two.

Rest and rotation are the big concern now, plus of course those little knocks and niggles that go unreported until the teamsheets arrive. A strong bench comes in handy and some last minute advice on how to juggle resources never goes amiss. We’ve opened our Matchday Surgery chatroom so you can soak some up in real-time prior to that 11.30 deadline.

The room will close just after 12pm with Dugout Discussion on the first 3pm kick-off to follow.

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

  1. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 2 months ago

    in our mini league of 14 people, only me and 1 more person have torres in our team, and only i have torres(C). quite the differential then.

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    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 16 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      Your overall rank is quite a differential.... 😉

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      1. Egg noodle
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 2 months ago

        oi u. i just climbed 140k places last night. at this rate i'm gonna be 1st in 2 gameweeks. 😳

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        1. TorresMagic™
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          • 16 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          Torres better score 100 points then.

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    2. ssetem
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      you benched nani for shawcross, dunno about that

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  2. jagz
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 2 months ago

    look at his captain

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  3. Floydy_floyd
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 2 months ago

    Im expecting 80+ points from my team this week with these fixtures.

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    1. Granville
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      • 16 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      Cue the 40 point week. It happens every time.

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      1. mo3000
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 2 months ago

        I'm expecting 20 points

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        1. Egg noodle
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          100 for me

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          1. Granville
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            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            I've never been able to succesfully predict when I'm going to have a good week. It's far easier predicting a bad one. I knew last gameweek I was struggling a little but I didn't expect to lose 40 points on my rivals. That was a shocker.

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            1. Waldaz
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 2 months ago

              Story of the season really. Whenever I feel confident I end up with a 30 pointer, when I don't it's usually a good week and a green arrow.

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          2. Floydy_floyd
            • 15 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            Dude you've benched Nani!! Poor choice.

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        2. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          Im expecting to go out of the cup to a guy ranked 1.9 mil places below me!!

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    2. conchur
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      youll be needing a city cleanie for that to happen. seems likely but i like your team

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    3. Magerost
        15 years, 2 months ago

        Im expecting more than 40 points..

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        1. HowManyGoals
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          Sorry, but i hate these posts. No point in playing the game if you don't expect to get more than 40pts in a gameweek like this (cue baweek for me!).

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    4. Well you know, Triffic
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      This week I'm using a Serie A esque defensive formation,going for the clean sheet and a smash and grab at the other end :p

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 2 months ago

        Samba away over Elmander at home!!.....madness!

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        1. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          *I meam Elmander against the shaky Chelsea defense

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      2. mo3000
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 2 months ago

        This could work well, the midfield are pretty much essentials.

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        1. Granville
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          • 16 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          The most overused word on here is 'essential'.

          It's a favourite of Mark's, essential Taylor, essential GJohnson, essential Malouda, and now essential VDV.

          It's one of those words should always come with a backtrack.

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          1. Shakey
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            The last real essential player in FPL was probably Ronaldo.

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            1. SuperDorrans
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 2 months ago

              Last week I saw having a West Brom & Sunderland player is essential. The best was when Elmo was apparently essential.

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              1. Granville
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                • 16 Years
                15 years, 2 months ago

                Elmo was useful

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                1. SuperDorrans
                  • 16 Years
                  15 years, 2 months ago

                  Useful but wasn't essential.

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      3. The Brummie
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 2 months ago

        sounds more like man city at home to be honest 😉

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    5. Houdini
        15 years, 2 months ago

        Someone in one of my mini-leagues in 586th is the world and he hasn't made any transfers from November 28th!

        http://fantasy.premierleague.com/M/eventhist.mc?id=530100

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        1. tazri
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          hes very much an ocassional transfer guy. going big every time

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        2. Boom!!!
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          what a rise he got from 1st gw!

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        3. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          Stranger than that is he has Arshavin and Chamakh!!

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          1. HuttonDressedasLahm
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            It actually looks odd as his team doesnt look that great, but has been very consistently in the top 500,000 apart from an odd few weeks

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          2. Houdini
              15 years, 2 months ago

              And Alex, and he has Tevez as his captain this week(cue hat trick).

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              1. Be
                • 15 Years
                15 years, 2 months ago

                amazing, yet still out of the cup.

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        4. Button Phobic
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          Rephrasing for the 3rd time!
          Next week I need to get rid of either Malouda or Nolan to bring in VDV.
          My team is
          Hart
          Kol Cole Bale Almasunderland chap
          Nasri gerrard nani Malouda Nolan
          Berb Tevez

          getting rid of malouda would give me extra cash!

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          1. Button Phobic
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            Nolan or malouda out?

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            1. Guybrush Threepwood
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 2 months ago

              Nolan definitely. Malouda's fixtures are sweetening nicely.

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              1. Ninjaa
                • 15 Years
                15 years, 2 months ago

                Nolans fixtures dont look too bad, i'd keep him

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        5. More Cowbell
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          Come on, big week needed. I can smell that digital camera coming my way!

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          1. Guybrush Threepwood
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            Very strong team for this week, good luck!

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

          i apologise in advance if nasri will do what VDV did last week.

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        7. TorresMagic™
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          • 16 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          Calling it a night, good luck everyone for the gameweek. 🙂

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          1. Christina.
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            Sweet dreams. By the time I get up it's Eng 2-1 in Ashes.

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

          I realy hope VDV puts in a 55 min cameo for 2 points. although I have him 3 of my rivals has him as al capitino.

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          1. Ninjaa
            • 15 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            i reeeeaaaalllly hope VDV and Tevez get sent off, that would make my Christmas!!!!

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          2. Woy of the Wovers
            • 15 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            So plays 55 mins, gets an assist and misses a penalty?

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        9. mo3000
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          I rose 192,999 places in gw 19. Lets see if I can dive faster today.

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        10. thehodge
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          Juts up to find out that i'm playing a guy in the cup who's ranked 1,684,106. He actually has a good team for someone in that position.
          http://fantasy.premierleague.com/M/eventhist.mc?id=2117588

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          1. Screaming Midget
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            I got beat by someone ranked 880,000+ ... and I was in the top 1,000.... he battered me lol.

            Admittedly, I had 5 players only, but still.

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            1. thehodge
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 2 months ago

              He has a good team but i'm hoping Tevez captain will blow him out of the water! 🙂

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          2. DickFranDyke
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            He started Gameweek 5 and hasn't really bothered.

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          3. More Cowbell
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            Yeah I've got some ridiculously ranked opposition too with a half decent team, gulp!

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          4. conchur
            • 15 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            he joined gameweek 5 tho, lost on a quarter of the season so far

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        11. Ollie
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          Any news on Etherington?

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        12. The relentless pursuit of p…
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          Last 3 weeks I thought I would get 60+ points, last 3 weeks my team has gotten: 32 - 20 - 45 points.

          Again I really and truly belive I will get 60+ points this week.
          Does that then mean I will get 30ish points again? 🙄

          Care to venture a guess on my score this week?

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          1. 4-4-who?
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            Dude. FPL is a guessing game...

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            1. The relentless pursuit of p…
              • 15 Years
              15 years, 2 months ago

              true, care to take a guess? 🙂

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          2. Screaming Midget
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            What you think you'll get has no bearing on what you will get, but I straight away start penciling in plans for the next GW.

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          3. Egg noodle
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            torres(C) is 60 points in itself

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            1. The relentless pursuit of p…
              • 15 Years
              15 years, 2 months ago

              only 60 😀

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              1. Egg noodle
                • 16 Years
                15 years, 2 months ago

                if that doesnt make you happy enough then check the last post on the last page 😀

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                1. The relentless pursuit of p…
                  • 15 Years
                  15 years, 2 months ago

                  A 100, now thats more like it! 😀

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          4. Long Live King Eric
            • 15 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            I'd guess 54. remember this prediction. these chickens are coming home to roost.

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            1. The relentless pursuit of p…
              • 15 Years
              15 years, 2 months ago

              hehe, noted

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        13. Futbol Heritage
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          got late at work and couldnt make my transfers and team changes!

          Why is the deadline 4 hours before the first kick off!

          So Thats Konchesky on my bench and Nani captain!

          Not the worst,but given a choice I would have changed those

          here is hoping for a Nani hattrick 🙂

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          1. More Cowbell
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            Unlucky mate! If it comes good you can tell everyone it was an inspired decision.

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            1. Futbol Heritage
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 2 months ago

              If Nani scores 5+ points,my league rivals would start claiming I am on top only cos of luck.

              You would think that by now,they would have learnt that luck is an integral part of this game 🙂

              Having said that,I will definitely rue my luck if he doesnt score 😀

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          2. Granville
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            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            The deadline is something that needs changing. 12:30 is a good compromise. The reason it was changed was because a couple of years back United played Liverpool at 11:45am, and the deadline needs to be before any potential start time.

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            1. Woy of the Wovers
              • 15 Years
              15 years, 2 months ago

              Should really be before any team sheets are out.

              If people can't get up by 11am then that is their problem. If they have other things to do they should make their transfers earlier.

              And failing that, you now get to keep one transfer for the next week.

              You people want blood!!!!

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        14. encored
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          I have a feeling that Nasri might get around 15 points today with Fab suspended. Was thinking of swapping him with Fab or getting him in for Nani but decided against doing so.. I just hope Wigan put up a fight today

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          1. 4-4-who?
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            Good call keeping Fabs, waste of two transfers swapping him out then in, plus he is due a rise in value this week. Let's hope Wigan get a real kicking

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

          made a bold move last night in the early hours, benched nani for vidic- hoping he's tired, and gets hauled off and Birm do what they did v chelsea bar score. Got a beaut of a team, one i expect to do well with, one i HOPE to do well with after league leader, jammy cu*t, got berbatov autocap and Huth and etherington off the bench. 50 points behind now, cue me going ever further behing with these expectations....

          carson

          cole, kolarov, vidic, Kyrgiakos

          nzog, nasri, Vdv (C) , toure yaya

          tevez Bent

          everything cries yes!! but watch it all go pete tong.

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          1. Egg noodle
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            if i laugh at your choice of vdv(C) will you come back here and hunt me down if vdv scores well?

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            1. Long Live King Eric
              • 15 Years
              15 years, 2 months ago

              If I laugh at your choice of Torres captain will you apologise to RBJ when VDV scores a hat trick?

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              1. Egg noodle
                • 16 Years
                15 years, 2 months ago

                very hypothetical, mate

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

              odd odd comment Mihir......, demonstrating once agin, that you're a bleeding space-cadet.

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              1. Egg noodle
                • 16 Years
                15 years, 2 months ago

                😆 how do you dig up these words hahaa

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          2. GREENDREAMS11
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            If it makes you feel any better RBJ i've gone with Bent up front as well and done the raj thing of makin him my captain.

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          3. More Cowbell
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            Looks good on the most part chief.

            Kyrg could be at danger of losing his place but you've got Nani on the bench which could come good. I don't rate Carson's chances of a cleanie all that much either. Who's your third striker?

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          4. The relentless pursuit of p…
            • 15 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            Nice team & should do well, was thinking VDV(c) myself but did Torres.

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

              davies other striker, was gona hit for odem but team too strong for hits. badly need a good week here gents.

              any bets for yis today?

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              1. The relentless pursuit of p…
                • 15 Years
                15 years, 2 months ago

                Put a tenner on Torres hattrick(at 25/1), as he is also my captain this week I will be ecstatic if he gets it 😀

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        16. cucumber
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          Remember when Jamsiep was saying "6 casual points clear" in his username.
          now there 6 points behind lol

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          1. Granville
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            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            LOL. He also said the other night Tim Bresnan is no better than a village cricketer.

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          2. More Cowbell
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            ...and a casual game in hand.

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            1. Granville
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              • 16 Years
              15 years, 2 months ago

              So 9 casual points ahead then

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              1. More Cowbell
                • 16 Years
                15 years, 2 months ago

                Certainly looks that way.

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        17. McEwan
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          how about get this gw out of the way, injuries etc could happen today and tomorrow

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        18. rockstarsean
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          So glad he's learned to just let it be....

          http://fantasy.premierleague.com/M/tranhist.mc?FPL|transfer_history_cb=54892&id=54892

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        19. tazri
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          good luck guys. see ya later. Hasta la vista baby. and remember...

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHFDa9efCQU

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          1. Egg noodle
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            ffs im getting tired of this

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            1. conchur
              • 15 Years
              15 years, 2 months ago

              i agree

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        20. 4-4-who?
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          I have a Liverpool defender, so Wolves sure to score. Anyone else think that Milijas will have a big week soon? He is on direct free kicks and penalties for Wolves (although as we have seen Wolves are not allowed to receive penalty kicks). Opta stats very favourable...any thoughts?

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        21. Ninjaa
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          Is yaya worth keeping seeing as i had him 3 weeks ago for only 5.2. What about Nolan and Gamst?? all seem bargins but....????

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          1. 4-4-who?
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            Go for Nolan this week, due a big game

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            1. conchur
              • 15 Years
              15 years, 2 months ago

              nolans suspended

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        22. Pat Mustard
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          Need a bit of a differencial so captained El Nino ahead of Vdv, Tevez, Nasri. Good luck all.

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          1. cucumber
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            same. actually fairly confident with him. He'll probably get injured or something now

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            1. noonan357
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 2 months ago

              if he does it would bring rooney straight into my team.

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          2. Baggers
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            I went torres too so with you on that!

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          3. The relentless pursuit of p…
            • 15 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            Same here, hope he gets a boatload of points 😀

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        23. Arse Craic
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          ok. with the big hitters back from injury. i'm lookin at Gerrard or Fabregas. i have Nasri and RVP already so i'm thinkin Gerrard but Fabregas is "essential".

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        24. Baggers
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          I got rid of drogs, contemplating malouda this week would anyone be concerned with no Chelsea coverage?

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          1. GREENDREAMS11
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            no, i got rid of both malouda and drogs ages ago and i'm glad i did. chelsea are shite just now.

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            1. Baggers
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 2 months ago

              I honestly thought drogs and malouda would be season keepers but after watching them again last night I think I've finally lost patience

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              1. GREENDREAMS11
                • 16 Years
                15 years, 2 months ago

                To lose them gives you much better scope/cash. If they start to pick it up then you can always transfer them back in. No point holding on just coz they were smashing it 10 weeks ago. Between them they have averaged 6 points per week over the last 10 weeks, for almost £23 million thats a total waste.

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            2. McEwan
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 2 months ago

              Ive thrown my eggs in the chelsea shaped basket to get me out of the hole they have put me in by not shipping Drogs and Malouda weeks ago!!

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          2. 4-4-who?
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            Drogs, Malouda, Cashley all gone in that order. They aren't scoring or playing well. May be that Lamps will make a difference once he is back to his best. Interesting to see how the team responds to being this far off the pace. Can they still win the title? My view Spurs and Man C are better options

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            1. Baggers
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 2 months ago

              Thanks for the feedback I agree entirely, malouda is going cheers

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          3. Qubit
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            Chelsea's season will depend on the next 3/4 games. 3 easy home games against Bolton, Villa and Blackburn with an away visit to wolves in the next 4. Im hanging on to Drogs, if Chelsea do turn it round he's going to be involved.

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        25. rudyfizzle
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          Verdict on someone playing catch up.

          Chamakh out for The Berb or Torres?

          Swinging towards Torres for differencial.

          Help.

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        26. The Dynamo
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          My rival benched Nani for N'gog. I hope N'gog comes in late for 1pt and Nani goes wild.

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

            u obviously havent a clue. Nzog never comes off the bench, he always starts, he and rod are all they got.

            ps i did the same, benching nani 🙂

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        27. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          My cup opponenet is 1,000,000 plus but his team is worryingly good for this week...

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          1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
            • 15 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            he's actually 2 million plus on second look!

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            1. noonan357
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 2 months ago

              same with my guy.he has 3 newcastle so if they flop i should win.

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            2. Marlon King
              • 15 Years
              15 years, 2 months ago

              He joined like week 14, hence the low rank and good side.. I've drawn a similarly ranked team, except my opponent clearly hasn't looked at his team for a while.. Still expecting a loss mind!

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        28. Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit, Rab…
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          is anyone thinking of getting stockdale in? Whats the minimum games that he'll get, does anyone know?

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