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31 January 2011 1833 comments
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Liverpool have officially confirmed that a fee of the transfer of Fernando Torres to Chelsea has been agreed.

The sum involved has yet to be confirmed but, according to reports and day-long speculation, we can expect something in the region of £50 million. Incredible. Torres is currently on his way to Stamford Bridge where he will be expected to undergo a medical and discuss terms ahead of tonight’s 11pm transfer deadline.

This move was always going to be pivotal to the day’s events and so it proved, with Liverpool reacting to Chelsea’s move for their striker 48-hours ago by agreeing an incredible £35 million deal for Newcastle’s Andy Carroll. Expectations have been shattered along with transfer records on a quite staggering transfer deadline day.

A full summary of the day’s events will follow and, once we have confirmation, we will also bring you Scout Reports on both Torres and Carroll, assessing their potential at their new clubs.

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

  1. Guidinho
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    I think the UK's inflation problem is primarily down to crack head chairmen thinking that it is worth paying a premium for a player because he is English. There is no need to regurgitate what Rio said but you can see why Wenger does not touch an English player with a barge pole (unless they are GCSE students living in Southampton).

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  2. Epic Fail
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    😐

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    1. Epic Fail
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      daft daft money, but I don't know why it surprises me.

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  3. Rasping Drive
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    Absolutely staggering.

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    1. JoeWasEre
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      Wowzers.

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  4. The Gambler.
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    What are we doing? £35m for Carroll? Grrrrrrrrrrr

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    1. Bubbles
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      £35M for an INJURED Carroll...

      Mental.

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  5. Andy1
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    Foster or Begovic this week? I am leaning towards Begovic. No Torres, no Carroll?

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    1. organdonor47
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      begovic may not play as apparently sorensen was brilliant at the weekend

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  6. royals forever
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    Hi Guys

    Do you think that this is the right WC team for GW25 and the next few weeks.

    Hart Gordon

    Johnson Coleman Vidic Kelly Djourou

    Nani VDV Adam Melreles Young

    Berbatov Odemwingie Van Persie

    Many Thanks

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    1. Andy1
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      Not sure on Meireles, but other than that, looks good.

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    2. AxlF
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      Just keep an eye on where Adam ends up - otherwise, I think that's a nicely put-together squad.

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  7. AP
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    31st Jan 2011. The day football went craaaaaazy.

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    1. andy85wsm
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      £80 million for Ronaldo. I know he's one of the best in the world but I think it already went crazy.

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      1. AxlF
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        15 years, 2 months ago

        £35m for Carroll is a much bigger gamble than £80m for Ronaldo imo.

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        1. andy85wsm
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          15 years, 2 months ago

          They're both crazy amounts.

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      2. TommyK
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        15 years, 2 months ago

        It most certainly had......

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        1. TommyK
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          15 years, 2 months ago

          *I'm talking about Citeh's exploits btw, not the Ronaldo deal

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      3. AP
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        15 years, 2 months ago

        He was the best player in the world at the time. Tiny bit different today...

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        1. andy85wsm
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          • 15 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          Still. £80 million for a footballer.

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        2. HuttonDressedasLahm
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          15 years, 2 months ago

          Ronaldo can sell shirts the world over, can Carroll...no!

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          1. TommyK
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            15 years, 2 months ago

            Though he can take them off at will whenever he has a few too many..... 😉

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      4. grapesland
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        15 years, 2 months ago

        i have no problems with fees like that for the top world performers, they cant be found elsewhere and if you want them for whatever reason you have to pay up, what annoys me more is all the 10m and 20m fees for average players which similar skills can be found for far less elswhere in the world if a club had good scouts

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  8. AxlF
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    I can't see either of these big transfers working out well for FPL.

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  9. "The Special One"
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    When the scout picks out???

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    1. teddy.
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      Tomorrow AM I'd suppose.

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      1. "The Special One"
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        15 years, 2 months ago

        no bar...

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  10. Attila the Bum
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    If I was Liverpool I would have inserted a clause that says Torres can't play against them so soon after leaving, much as Newcastle United did when Andy Cole was sold to United.
    Just a thought.

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    1. andy85wsm
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      Be nice to know this before tomorrow. I fancy keeping him if he's going to be playing on Sunday.

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    2. The Bandit
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      Worlds gone mad! Carroll cost more than Barca paid for David Villa! 😯
      Talking of Barca, Rovers have signed a Barca striker. 🙂
      Ok, he's the one nobody heard of but hey, Barca is Barca!

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      1. Attila the Bum
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        15 years, 2 months ago

        I signed him [Ruben Rochina] for QPR on FM2009, he was a bit shite. 🙂

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    3. teddy.
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      Not sure if they'll have much leeway seeing as they're getting £50,000,000. That was a minimum to break Torres contract I think.

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    4. Gargamel
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      Discussed on last page, I don't think that is allowed anymore.

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    5. HammerTime
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      That's 3rd party involvement in team selection. That's what WH were 'guilty' of for the Tevez affair. I thought they brought in a 24 hr rule this year to say a player couldn't be selected until 24 hours had passed though but I cant find any reference to it online. must be wrong.

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  11. yer old da
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    Seriously though, is there a better wildcard team for the money? I think not. B-)

    Foster, Begovic
    Rafael, Coleman, Carr, Djourou, Kelly
    Fabregas, Nani, van der Vaart, Adam, Ferguson
    Tevez, Van Persie, Berbatov

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    1. Andy1
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      Doubled up on Birmingham defenders?

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    2. greghammer95
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      Foster Begovic
      Rafael Coleman Clark Kolarov Kelly
      Fabregas Nani VDV Brunt Walcott
      Tevez Odemwingie Berbatov

      Thats mine. 5 differences. I have spread it out a little more. Also have 1.7 in bank. (Will do Clark -> someone mind. You also have Van Persie. I have enough Arsenal coverage IMO, but thats just how it goes.

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      1. yer old da
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        15 years, 2 months ago

        Hmm, so it's my Carr, Djouro, Adam, Ferguson and Van Persie against your Kolarov, Clark, Brunt, Walcott and Odemwingie. See wher you're coming from but reckon my 5 shade it. Purely on the Van Persie factor right enough.

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    3. Psakhotherapy
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      I am 0.1 short of this team; therefore it's rubbish

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    4. Grimmaldi - Send in the Clo…
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      Think I'm going with.

      Foster/Robinson
      Djourou/Huth/Vidic/Coleman/Bardsley
      VdV/Nani/Fabregas/Young, A./Brunt
      Tevez/Berbatov/Varney

      Waiting until next week but so far this is what I'm favouring.

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  12. Attila the Bum
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    • 15 Years
    15 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone in the know care to venture an opinion on Bradley's FPL potential? He's looked a good player when I've seen him, but I haven't seen much to be honest.

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    1. Gargamel
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      Defensive minded box to box player/workhorse. Bit like Holden.

      Loved him in the world cup but I'm not going close to him in FPL.

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      1. Attila the Bum
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        15 years, 2 months ago

        Fair enough Garg thanks. Do you think he and Makoun are going to tighten up Villa then?

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        1. Gargamel
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          15 years, 2 months ago

          Yes, I very much do. I think those two and Petrov could help Villa out a lot defensively.

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          1. teddy.
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            15 years, 2 months ago

            Makes Collins quite appealing then. Or a cheap Villa fullback...

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            1. Gargamel
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              15 years, 2 months ago

              Agreed, I'll have a proper look at them.

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          2. PFOR
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            15 years, 2 months ago

            You think there's still room for Albrighton?

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            1. Gargamel
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              15 years, 2 months ago

              Yes I do, those mentioned will be central and there should be room to still play wingers if Houllier wants to.

              I'm by no means an Aston Villa expert though, so anyone is free to correct me.

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  13. For Fuchs Sake
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    Is it worth keeping Carroll, will his price go up significantly now he's at Liverpool?

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  14. Rasping Drive
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    I guess I will be benching Torres and playing VdV this gamweek.

    And giving the Spaniard the armband for the LIV game.

    Is it true Newcastle have spunked half of Carroll's fee on Bendtner? That will endear Pardew to the Toon massive.

    Chump.

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  15. Attila the Bum
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    BREAKING NEWS: After signing at LFC, Andy Carroll pulls of mask to reveal it was James Perch all along.

    *from twitter. 😆

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    1. AP
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      Always look on the bright side of life, do doo, doo do do doo doo do.

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    2. Egg noodle
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      hahahaha

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    3. TommyK
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      Would an Andy Carroll mask look something like this? 😛

      http://www.rtl.nl/components/actueel/rtlboulevard/2007/04_april/overige/images/z-the-mask.jpg

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  16. greghammer95
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    RIght my mate has told me 2 things this season.

    1) Get Walcott in (This was before he got his hat-trick, so I (C) him in my mates team that week!)

    2) Get Van Persie (This was last week)

    He is an Arsenal fan but this week he told me to get Fabregas, so I have. He will be my (C) to. Third time lucky?

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    1. "The Special One"
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      might score well!

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    2. Namtab Nomolos
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      With your name shouldn't you be telling HIM things like that?

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      1. greghammer95
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        15 years, 2 months ago

        You'd think. But he knows a lot about football and is one of the "nerdier" kids, he listens to me, I listen to him, nice to have a decent convo with someone my own age about football, and I said Rooney last week, he said Berbatov will probably be better. But get RVP, is what he said.

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  17. Egg noodle
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    why are people so sure about joining liverpool? is the deal already done? sorry i wasnt on here all day, but i dont see anything in the tweets

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    1. Egg noodle
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      referring to adam**

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  18. andy85wsm
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    I can't decide what to do. Was orignally using WC in GW27, then GW26 now I'm thinking of activating it now.

    3 main players I want to change, Torres Adam and Nasri. But I'm thinking of just riding it out this week and making 1 change.

    Torres to berbatov

    Bench Nasri

    Play Adam and hope he starts Wednesday, if not rely on one of my crappy defenders

    What is everyone else doing with these players?

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    1. Jack Frost
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      Save your second WC.

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  19. The Bandit
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    Shame Tuncay has left the prem, could have done a great job for many teams.

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    1. Attila the Bum
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      +1
      I wanted him at Newcastle. Sort of gutted that we didn't go for Gudjohnsen either

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

        He and Gudjohnsen are completely wasted with Stoke's anti-football. Shame, as they're both good players.

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        1. Namtab Nomolos
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          15 years, 2 months ago

          Gudjohnsen off down to Fulham for a loan according to SSN if he beats the deadline.

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    2. teddy.
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      Shamefully underused by Pulis.

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  20. Andy1
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    Foster or Begovic?

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    1. "The Special One"
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      Foster 2 doubles

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      1. Andy1
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        15 years, 2 months ago

        No, for this week.

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        1. "The Special One"
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          15 years, 2 months ago

          yeah in the next few though

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          1. Andy1
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            15 years, 2 months ago

            But who to play for this gameweek, or someone else?

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    2. teddy.
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      Seriously! Get 2 keepers that rotate!!

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      1. Andy1
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        15 years, 2 months ago

        Who though? They do rotate, except for this week!

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        1. teddy.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          15 years, 2 months ago

          They do rotate well after this week, but ot just seems nuts to wildcard and leave yourself that dilemma.

          See below. Or if you have a keeper already with a good fixture this gw, hold onto them and change later.

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

        Foster + Kingson/Harper/Hennessey/Myhill

        or

        Begovic + Szczesny/Hennessey

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  21. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    has anyone heard of the porn star kylie ireland?

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    1. Fray Bentos
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      just googled images of her

      jesus

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    2. Nomar
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      Why? Is she related to Stephen Ireland?

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  22. For Fuchs Sake
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    Can anyone look at my team please and let me know what you think I should do this week. Don't really want to use my WC yet, but got potentially 4 players out!

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  23. George Agdgdgwngo
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    So plans for adam, torres and carroll? i'm thinking they're all leaving my team, adam only if he joins liverpool though.

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    1. greghammer95
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      Carroll should of gone a looooooooooooooooonggggggggggggggggg time ago.

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    2. The Gambler.
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      why would you bin Carroll if you've kept him this long?

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  24. @FuzzyWarbles
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    just for old times sake, who do i bench this gw?

    A Young (mun) or VDV (blk)

    actually leaning VDV

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    1. Pop Ooh Yeah ★x8
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      I'd rest Young, but what do I know, I captained Rooney last week!

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  25. Syd.
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    Everybody is fogetting one little thing...

    Torres has been shit for the best part of the last year...

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    1. Gargamel
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      The Torres deal is excellent business from Liverpool's side.

      I bet they could have great use for that money

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

        Yeah.. Andy Carroll 😆

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    2. TommyK
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      So has Rooney, but that didn't stop you trying to get your filthy mits on him..... 😉

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      1. Syd.
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        15 years, 2 months ago

        That was done just to annoy old red nose.. hehehehe..

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        1. TommyK
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          15 years, 2 months ago

          tbh, looks like you might have dodged a bullet on that one atm.......

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  26. hillbillypete
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    So i have Torres and Carroll.

    Do i sell them?

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    1. Syd.
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah.. You should have £85 million to spend..

      Should be able to get a few decent players for that..

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    2. Fray Bentos
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      both will score more goals than before (at least carroll will when fit)

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  27. Egg noodle
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    damn i really wanted chelsea to not bother bidding for torres after the andy carroll transfer. that'd teach liverpool a lesson for overspending...

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    1. Fray Bentos
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      then the torres transfer wouldn't go through would it!

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      1. Fray Bentos
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 2 months ago

        I mean carroll!

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  28. Drip Doctor
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    • 15 Years
    15 years, 2 months ago

    Breaking News: Torres to Chelsea deal breaks down after John Terry fails to agree terms with Torres' wife!

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    1. Namtab Nomolos
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      About 3 hours ago it was 4 hours old but a good one 😉

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      1. Drip Doctor
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        15 years, 2 months ago

        🙁

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        1. Namtab Nomolos
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          15 years, 2 months ago

          At least it wasn't the Man U selling Howard Webb one 🙂

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    2. andy85wsm
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      I reckon this is the most posted thing today 🙂

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  29. AP
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    WC played. Feels gooooooooooooooooood. 8)

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    1. Gargamel
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      Great stuff.

      Let me know if you find a smashing defence please 😉

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

        Coleman Kolarov Rafael Clark Kelly.

        I think thats a smashing defence myself. Thats with a view to change Kelly as well. I have 1.8 in the bank so up to 6m for that final slot.

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        1. Andy1
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          15 years, 2 months ago

          Who are your keepers?

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          1. AP
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            15 years, 2 months ago

            Fossy and Harper. Hawey!

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        2. Egg noodle
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          15 years, 2 months ago

          wont rafael be even more rotation prone now that he had a concussion?

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          1. AP
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            15 years, 2 months ago

            I read an interesting article last night that basically suggested utd's 'new' 442 is set up to get the best out of rafael. The wide men move inside to allow Rafa to bomb forward, much like Malouda/Cole at Chelsea. To cut a long story short, it was enough to make me keep him, even if he misses AV.

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

              Talking about him, how good did Fabio look last time around? Like he had all the qualities of Rafael but more composed and less likely to barge into the closest available opponent.

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

        Kelly, Coleman, Djourou, Rafael, Jara

        At the moment Garg, so a bit of a snooze fest, thinking of getting a Birm defender still but no idea who to lose 😕

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

          Jara might not be a bad shout. I'm struggling to find 5 that will allow me to play 3 good ones for the next ~5 gameweeks

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          1. AP
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            15 years, 2 months ago

            He's a loony but his fixtures are just so damn good.

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            1. Gargamel
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              15 years, 2 months ago

              I love him. Will probably have a spot saved for either him or Simpson, their fixtures are kind of similar.

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    2. greghammer95
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      +1 8)

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    3. Drip Doctor
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      That was soooo last week 😉

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    4. Attila the Bum
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      Doesn't it? Got a nice little price rise off Adam last night too, currently considering who to bin him for.

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

        Brunt or Walcott if you can afford it IMO.

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