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1 January 2011 166 comments
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It’s 2011 and your brand new hovercar is being delivered as we speak, but that’s not even close to important as another gameweek of Fantasy Football approaches at a quick-fast pace. It may be a new year, but the footballing schedule stops for no-one.

So if you’re up early enough and can fight the bleary eyes that came with last night’s Hootenanny, then the Saturday Surgery has been opened for anyone needing a dose of Fantasy help from their fellow manager.

Andy Leicester won the Premier League. Leicester. Premier League. What is this life? Follow them on Twitter

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  1. arfa
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    my head hurts

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    1. ShadyGooner
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      +1

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    2. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      +1

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    3. Tommy J
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Thought you might say Happy 1st January!

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    4. Chucky77
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      +1

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      1. Gianluca Busio's Hair …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        you guys suck. i feel great! but then again i havent gone to sleep yet cause its only 2:22 am. oh wait, let me get in form:

        -1

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  2. Im Not Marshal Foch
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    I came home last night and put some chips in the oven.. i woke up smelling chips.. if anyones interested if you put chips in the oven for seven hours they don't (thankfully) set off the smoke alarm!

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    1. pooey
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Intruder alarm going off at 5.30am... Ouch

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

      does your alarm actually work?

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      1. Im Not Marshal Foch
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        it does.. but oven chips don't burn.. they just go black..

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        1. arfa
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 4 months ago

          now i know why i got out of bed with a stonking hangover to log onto this site.
          a wealth of information at my fingertips.....mmmmm chips

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  3. pyrohippy
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    should i change my bench?

    foster
    vidic kolarov hutton
    nani silva nasri VDV
    torres tevez carroll

    subs: kril brunt dann evatt

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  4. Andy1
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    Do people think Salcido is going to play this week. If not, who should I replace him with:

    A) Coleman
    B) Dawson
    C) Hutton
    D) Crainey
    E) Evatt

    My other defenders are Kolarov, Konchesky, Dann and Bardsley

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    1. Fonzie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Konchesky would be my shout.

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      1. Im Not Marshal Foch
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        fonzie with the most unbelievably un-useful help there

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    2. Steve
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      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      dunno, but replace him with Evatt anyway

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      1. Andy1
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        I was thinking Evatt, purely for his goal threat over Crainey.

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    3. Syd.
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      15 years, 4 months ago

      Dawson imo

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      1. Andy1
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        Why?

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  5. Im Not Marshal Foch
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    GENERIC FANTASY FOOTBALL QUESTION

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    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Those letters are too BIG for my current condition

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      I think you ought to sell ... 😉

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    3. OCD
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      You need to be more specific.

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

    any man city fans here think johnson will start today, im 100points off leader in league so looking to make up ground fast, in fact id consider captaining him!

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    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Probably not as he hasn't started to many games of late

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    2. Tommy J
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      No second guessing what the Manc(ini t) will do

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    3. Steveeyg
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      cheers guys, head is wrecked this morning!

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  7. Shane Warnes Flipper
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    Anybody thinking of ditching Carrol with the news that ge could be out for a month?

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    1. Countryside Ram
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      im keeping him because i dont have enough for a worth while upgrade, also i still need to rid elmander

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    2. Kenncam
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Yes but who for? Was thinking maybe Varney or Campbell because of their doubles.

      Other problem is getting him back - will he go down in price enough to afford him back?

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  8. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    Morning all, hope everyone had a good new years, im incredibly hung over right now and just want to go back to bed, so if you could just help me with these questions it would be appreciated!

    How serious is Carroll's injury, will he be back for the next GW? It's not worth transferring him out for a Welbeck or West ham striker right?

    Also, Whose still going for Tevez as captain, its been on him all week but now there seems to be an uncertainty over minutes on the pitch..

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    1. Im Not Marshal Foch
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      read the tweet

      tevez captain - yes

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      No, 2 - 3 weeks, apparently.

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    3. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers guys, sh!t news about Carroll, everyone seems to get injured when they have a decent couple of games coming up, bloody annoying. think i'll replace him with someone.

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  9. Dennis.
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    Do you think we'll get any news about Nani before the deadline?

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      No.

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Yes - he's gone down in price .1 ...

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  10. Countryside Ram
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    who to play konchesky or foley? im been forced to play elmander though

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    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Elmander is a good shout against a very average Liverpool team thats running low on confidence

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  11. manu4life99
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    15 years, 4 months ago

    Malouda or bale in for nasri?

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    1. Im Not Marshal Foch
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      neither

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    2. Dennis.
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Malouda

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    3. Countryside Ram
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      id go for malouda

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    4. Im Not Marshal Foch
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      you shouldn't get rid of nasri.. n00b move

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    5. Just_Ty
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Fabs, no one else

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  12. Dave Bauer
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    Was Enrique just rested for Newcastle in the last week?

    Anyone think Samba will play?

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    1. Just_Ty
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Enrique had a hammy but should be back.
      Samba is an arse

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  13. mikess
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    can i get away with no transfers

    hart
    coleman vidic hairy greek
    arshavin vdv nani tchoyi
    carroll drogba welbeck

    baines, ktoure on bench

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    1. Steve
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      you may not get 11 playing with that team

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  14. Alonso14
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    A. Cahill and Pedersen

    Or

    B. Malouda and Barton 4 point hit?

    Please?

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      I like the please. 🙂

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      1. Steve
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        to buy??? I assume not as surely you know today is Cahills last game for a while?

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  15. arfa
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    anyone else going for Cleverley?

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    1. Steve
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      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      best bench filler there is

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      1. arfa
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        i agree,im just concerned he may return to United soon.

        sod it im doing it anyway

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  16. Alonso14
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    And who to captain?

    A. Tevez

    B. Torres

    C. Malouda (if i get him)

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    1. Philman
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      A

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      1. Horizontal
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        Tevez gets the armband for me.

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        1. Steve
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 4 months ago

          A) can't risk B again

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  17. Ownership
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    gonna get rid of carroll and im looking at blackpool....some good fixtures plus double gameweeks. should it be varney or campbell or should i forget that, maybe go with adam in midfield and look for someone else up front?

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    1. Ownership
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      next gameweek that is

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  18. Philman
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    Okay, I have closed the window down. No more looking at my team. I had such a car crash of a week last week, I can't take any more.

    Anyone else completely happy with there team, captain and sub order?

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    1. Im Not Marshal Foch
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      is anyone completely happy ever? you've opened up a philosophical discussion of peoples wellbeing..

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      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 16 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        Probably not if they are honest.

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      2. Philman
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        That was the idea :o).

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      3. Just_Ty
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        +1
        completely happy happens between 7th and 9th pint

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      4. Gianluca Busio's Hair …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        if you have closed your window down how would you even know who responded to your post?? then again, happy new year from los angeles!! hahaha! this is why the brits always win, cause while you are all waking up hungover right before deadline, us Angeles are going to sleep drunk at 2:30 am!!!

        cheers!!

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    2. Just_Ty
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      I'm not, I just hope I'll field XI which is unlikely.
      Team was looking great last week and got me 40, better not be too optimistic before GW kicks off (especially with the unpredictability of the season and Xmas time)

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  19. The butts
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone keeping Torres?

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    1. Im Not Marshal Foch
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      i don't have him so its impossible for me to keep him

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      1. Countryside Ram
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        keeping him out, yes

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    2. Just_Ty
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      If I had him, yes simply coz of favourable fixtures/DGWs

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  20. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    Will kry play 90 min today ?

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    1. Im Not Marshal Foch
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      who's kry? is he a walking tear?

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      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        It should be "Cry" as it sums up what Liverpool fans do after 30 minutes of every game 😉

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    2. Philman
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      I don't believe he will play 1 min today, but I could be wrong. Think it will be Skirtall and Aggerdo.

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    3. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Krygiakos

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  21. Torres76
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    Do you think that Malouda and Fabregas will outscore Cahill and Nasri by 8 points today lads???

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    1. Im Not Marshal Foch
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      tedious question alert

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      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        😆

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      2. Philman
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        It is not his first today either.

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      3. Chrissy Waddle - 2025/26
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        Are you here just to shit on people, is that your New Years Resolution or something... jeez.

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        1. Im Not Marshal Foch
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 4 months ago

          wow.. someone got sand in their vagina for new years..

          if you read earlier i burnt my chips so i'm a bit sad about that.. if someone asks a stupid question i'm perfectly entitled to make a dick head comment.. i've been doing it for years

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          1. Chrissy Waddle - 2025/26
            • 15 Years
            15 years, 4 months ago

            you've been a dick head for years... oh, well that explains it. Happy New Year Dick head!

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            1. Im Not Marshal Foch
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 4 months ago

              aww… happy new years to you too..

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            2. Torres76
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 4 months ago

              Love it Owlstars...

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              1. Im Not Marshal Foch
                • 16 Years
                15 years, 4 months ago

                haha you two need to get a room..

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    2. Countryside Ram
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      it would be a complete guess obviously. but i doubt it

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    3. Kenncam
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Well Nasri didn't seem to be involved much in the game Fab played - think Fab playing will seriously reduce Nasri's points. Plus Malouda good fixture against weak Villa defence so yes good chance imo.

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      1. Torres76
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers Kenncam mate. May just go for it....Arsenal to rip the Birmingham apart. Hope so...

        At least your not one of the sacarstic ones round here...

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        1. Im Not Marshal Foch
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 4 months ago

          seriously torres76..

          a) my comment wasn't sarcastic it was stating a fact

          b) you are asking people to predict, based on not empirical data just their own whims and thoughts, whether two people will do better than another two people. Questions like this are not particularly constructive.

          c) to respond to your question - Maybe they might outscore them

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          1. Torres76
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 4 months ago

            To be honest, I think loads of us in this forum would rather you were not here!!

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            1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 4 months ago

              Who are you?

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            2. Im Not Marshal Foch
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 4 months ago

              are you the vanguard of this movement? i'm quaking in my boots..

              look i'm sure you are a lovely chap, so lets not get into mud slinging, but seriously your question wasn't the best. I made a bit of a Knob head comment, you took exception, owlstars played the moral policeman/boyfriend role. Lets just leave it at that and have a fantastic 2011… here's wishing you, Torres (?) and your fantasy football team all the best for the year ahead

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            3. Akers
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 4 months ago

              Here here.

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              1. Im Not Marshal Foch
                • 16 Years
                15 years, 4 months ago

                lol Akers.. Happy new year chum

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    4. Just_Ty
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Computer says no

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      1. Gianluca Busio's Hair …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        i say no. and i know. somethings. but really, i think cahill and nasri will outscore them by 1.

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  22. Horizontal
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    Happy New Year to all. I hope that your hangovers aren't as bad as mine is now. My brain has become a kind of tonsil repeatedly bashing against the inside of my skull.

    Special thanks go to the posters that put me on to "Breaking Bad", "Accused" and "The Tudors". TV series which I would never have watched if it hadn't been for recommendations here.

    Anyone still sober enough to offer me any advice regarding my team?

    Carroll will be out for a month according to the Daily Fail, so Wellbeck strikes my pitifully inept mind as a replacement until the wildcard.

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    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Wellbeck is an injury doubt...

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      1. Horizontal
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        I thought Wellbeck had recovered from his neck injury according to this:

        http://www.skysports.com/football/match_preview/0,19762,11065_3283935,00.html

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  23. @FuzzyWarbles
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    Happy New Year!

    anything you would change with this lineup?

    Al-Habsi (Robbo)

    Kolarov, Coleman, Bardsley

    Nani, VDV, Nasri, Gerrard, Brunt

    Drogba, Tevez(c)

    Subs: Konchesky, Simpson, Carroll

    used my transfer for tevez already, 0.0 in the bank, getting adam next week and perhaps a robbo replacement as well (stockdale for 3.9 might be a nice temporary solution), so im already anticipating a hit next week, i realize nani may not go so if konch comes in, only leaves me with one weak sub. do i have enough to cover my arse today or is there a move thats worth a hit?

    Cheers

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  24. pyrohippy
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    u guys reckon kolarov would outscore dann by 4 points this week?

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    1. Floydy_floyd
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Telegraph dont even have him down to play!!

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      1. pyrohippy
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        ohhh dear...

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    2. Philman
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Another one!!

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      1. pyrohippy
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        another one?

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    3. Steve
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      4pt hits for defs rarely pay off

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    4. OCD
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      I bought Kolarov 5 gameweeks ago. He brought me 8 points, completely useless. As I have just got rid of him (for Rafael) I expect Kolarov to bag a monster score. You should hand him the armband.

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  25. Voyeur
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    Posted on old thread so re-written here - I can't find paste on my HTC 🙁
    RMT please (wildcard this week and another soon, so this team has been built for only 5 weeks)
    Reina
    Foster (Pepe is my man, keeping Foster to lock in price rise)
    ----
    Evatt
    Bardsley
    Pantsil
    Rafael
    Coleman
    ----
    Malouda (to Nani in a couple of weeks)
    Gerrard
    Adam
    Murphy
    VdV
    ----
    Berbatov
    DJ Campbell
    Torres

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Really don't like that team. Gerrard & Murphy are the 1st two along with Torres.

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      1. Voyeur
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        Didn't think it would go down too well on here, but was keen to get views. The Liverpool players are certainly a big risk, but they get 6 decent fixtures to most players' 4.
        Fulham's fixtures also good and Murphy been getting BPs recently.

        I don't like the look of the team either, but it's there to do a stop-gap job

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  26. Andy1
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    Evatt or Dawson in for Salcido?

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  27. Alonso14
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    General Question for Mini Leagues. All my rivals have tevez and VDV and will all probably capt VDV. Do most people think its better to captain the player they have e.g tevez so i get double whatever they can get or go for a differential like Malouda? This arises every week, never sure what to do!

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    1. Philman
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Best to captain the player you think will score the most, end of imo. I have Tevez and VdV and will be captaining Tevez.

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    2. Countryside Ram
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      if you trailing then a differential. if your ahead play it safe

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      1. Alonso14
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        you just made my mind up! Im ahead Im gonna go tevez!!! Cheers lads

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  28. Speedy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    Does anyone know if there is a web site that allows you to see team sheets for todays matches, just in case I am able to see Man Utd before 11.30; worried Fergie might rest or bench Berbatov and undecided whether to captain Berbatov or Tevez?

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      They won't be ready.

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    2. Steve
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      ah the holy grail question... Sporting life are usually first with the team sheets, but you never get them before 11:30

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      1. Speedy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks

        Chris

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  29. Perthite
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    Does any significant info usually become available in the last hour to justify holding off Transfers? I am usually still at the cricket club when the deadline passes.

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  30. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    Ivan to terry for 12 point hit ?

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    1. Philman
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Lol!!

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      1. Perthite
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        I am not sure VdV will play this GW, so I am thinking VdV->Cahill for a 4 point hit. So, will Cahill score more than four points above what VdV will if he actually plays?

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    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      No brainer. Do it.

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      1. Perthite
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        Ok - will do. I was going to use the Flip a Coin webpage. It was good to me on the Bardsley/Coleman call and it told me Aus was going to beat Eng/WAles/SthAfrica in the Sydney Test.

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