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Strand Larsen	CRY	6.1m	82.4%	Unlikely
Kevin	FUL	5.8m	81.0%	Unlikely
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The Knee Jerk – That’s That Then

8 May 2011 1346 comments

Mark

Done and dusted. Despite a muscular second-half effort, Chelsea were simply outplayed at Old Trafford. The Premier League engraver can start practicing his lettering now.

United’s devastating opening, established by a typically slotted finish from “Little Pea” set the tone for a first-half showing that stamped on any plans Chelsea may have had to assume control. The second from Nemanja Vidic exploited the superiority; Frank Lampard’s second-half prod amounted to a nice little bonus for his Fantasy owners, but little else.

Congratulations must go to United on a commanding display but the neutrals amongst us will need to move on swiftly. Fantasy Managers must now consider the impact of today’s “settlement”.

United will go to Blackburn next weekend requiring just a point. Chelsea must go full tilt against Newcastle and hope for the best. Gameweek 37 is still on then – rotation shouldn’t be a major factor.

While next weekend looks stable enough, the final gameweek is now in flux. United will face Blackpool at Old Trafford, six days before they take on Barcelona in the Champions League final. Ian Holloway’s side will surely need a result from the match – United will likely just require a clean bill of health.

Owners of Wayne Rooney now have a major dilemma. Feasibly, Rooney could help spank Blackpool’s behind on their way to the Championship, but it seems unlikely. Given the circumstances, we seem set to witness the languid talents of Dimitar Berbatov against the Tangerines; possibly for the last time in a United shirt. Rooney will likely play some part but it could be just to soak up the applause and parade the trophy. Counting on Rooney to earn minutes and fetch returns looks a risk. With no goals or assists in his last four league games, the decision may already have been made.

We need to assess the United situation carefully – if Ferguson’s lineup against Blackpool can be anticipated, there’s every chance that there will be heavy profits on offer. Berbatov could even be a factor, Nani may come back into the equation. While United effectively ended the title race with today’s performance, they’ve thrown us Fantasy Managers a late curveball on our own quest for glory. It’s far from over around these parts.

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14 years, 11 months ago
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TommyK
14 years, 11 months ago
Lol- apparently I was posting comments too quickly *cough* AB *cough* 😉
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TommyK
14 years, 11 months ago
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TommyK
14 years, 11 months ago
awesome
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14 years, 11 months ago
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1. Boom!!!
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  cool 8)
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applebonkers
14 years, 11 months ago
i need to get a life. see you guys next season
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1. Boom!!!
  14 years, 11 months ago
  boo to u for breaking my posts 👿
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alang
14 years, 11 months ago
I see no changes all i see is racist ff players, misplaced hate gives race to dgw players. But my mama didnt raise no fool !
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Scoredelario
14 years, 11 months ago
Morning/ evening if anyone's there...

I've got about 6.5 million in the bank, so money is no object... think I'm bringing in malouda for bale this week.

If you could have ANY attacking player for gw38, who would it be?

Thinking og gambling on nani, since he's now a 'fringe' player with a point to prove. But 'gamble' is the key word there!
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1. AB.
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Scored - I'm in a similar position with loads of money in the bank. Malouda and/or Lampard look a good bet this week. I'm also looking at N'Zogbia.
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Jinswick
14 years, 11 months ago
Foster, (Stockdale)
Terry, Luiz, Baines, Kolarov (Kelly)
Silva, Adam, A Young, Walcott, VDV
RVP, (Zamora), (Welbeck)

Bank: 4.9m

Any more transfers needed than A Young -> Lampard??
I'm chasing a 50 point lead so need to take risks.... thanks
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1. Jinswick
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Alternative perhaps A Young & Zamora -> N'Zogbia & Drogba (4 points), and then bench one of the other starters? Which is best?
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2. TorresMagic™
  14 years, 11 months ago
  You should be playing 343 or 352. Luiz is probably useless FPL wise. Without your rivals team any advice is useless as your rival might have that player.
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  1. col7475
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Morning TM, looks like my FPL open run will come to an end this week. Shame, its the only cup I have actually won a round in pn this site!!
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    1. TorresMagic™
      14 years, 11 months ago
      Bad luck mate, I haven't checked the scores there lately. I have my own rival to worry about. Top run you have made knocked out plenty of big guns. I am sure you will do even better next season. 🙂
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  2. Jinswick
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Hi TM, my rivals team is below - cheers:
    
    Szezsney, Mignolet
    Baines, Terry, R Johnson, Hangelaand, Baptiste
    Nani, VDV, Adam, A Young, Larsson
    RVP, Bent, Wingie
    Bank 1.5m
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    1. TorresMagic™
      14 years, 11 months ago
      It's hard to make up ground when half your team is common. The defenders will only score 6 max in most situations so having 2 useless strikers is pointless. I am afraid the chances of you winning are extremely slim. Get Drogba over Lampard imo.
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      1. Jinswick
        14 years, 11 months ago
        Agreed. I need something like a Drogba(c) hat-trick to have any chance.
        
        A Young & Zamora -> N'Zogbia & Drogs (4 points) would leave the likely differentials being:
        
        Me: Foster, Kolarov, N'Zogbia, Silva, Walcott, Drogba(c)
        Him: Szezsney, R Johnson, Nani, Larsson, Bent, Wingie
        
        More hits required or is the best I can do?
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        AB.
        14 years, 11 months ago
        Those differentials look ok. I'd stick with just the 4 point hit this week and see how you go. You're going to need a bit of luck - and will probably need to make a bold selection for captain next week!
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    2. AB.
      14 years, 11 months ago
      I agree with TM, since you are playing catch-up you are probably best to play 3-4-3 or 3-5-2. I would go with the transfers you suggested above (A Young & Zamora -> N’Zogbia & Drogba) and then bench Welbeck, Kelly and Baines.
      
      Good luck.
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      1. Jinswick
        14 years, 11 months ago
        Cheers mate. You reckon I should play Luiz over Baines? Suppose it gives another differential - just scared of an Everton penalty!!
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        AB.
        14 years, 11 months ago
        Yeah, it's definately risky - but if you're chasing a lead you need to be prepared to gamble! Baines might be lucky and get another penalty - but Chelsea are probably more likely than Everton to get a cleansheet this week.
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        Scoredelario
        14 years, 11 months ago
        50 points behind means you'll be scared of lots of things, but I guess you need to make your team as different as possible! Every bench player should be either injured, or in your rivals team, even if your team looks worse.
        
        To be honest you'll probably just end up 60 behind but you have to take the risk at this stage!
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        TorresMagic™
        14 years, 11 months ago
        Luiz will be flat out starting this week imo.
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Scoredelario
14 years, 11 months ago
What's better?

A...
Gw37 DROGBA in balotelli out
gw38 NANI in bale out

Or B...

Gw37 MALOUDA in bale out
gw38 ROONEY in balotelli out

Yes, I have enough cash!
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1. Scoredelario
  14 years, 11 months ago
  (i realise neither united player are certain to start v blackpool but I'm willing to risk it for one gameweek, with yaya toure on my bench as backup)
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2. AB.
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Tough call. I'd probably go with 'B' myself.
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  1. TorresMagic™
    14 years, 11 months ago
    +1
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    1. Scoredelario
      14 years, 11 months ago
      thanks both. That's the direction I was heading. I'd have the option of berbatov if i get a strong enough hint of rooney being rested.
      
      Then I'm left with the question of whether I should bench balotelli or yaya in gw37! I'd hate to bench balotelli the day he scores an explosive hat-trick, which is definitely a possibility.
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      1. Get up ya bum
        14 years, 11 months ago
        no way roon will play gw38 if they get a point vs blackburn
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        Scoredelario
        14 years, 11 months ago
        Are you sure though? 6 days is plenty of rest time, and will united really want to be punished for playing a weakened team which affects the relegation battle?
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        TorresMagic™
        14 years, 11 months ago
        They will need to be full strength to beat Barcelona. No point getting silly injuries. They only have to look at what happened to Bale. They will still want to keep their unbeaten home record intact.
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bhargi
14 years, 11 months ago
I was chasing the leader past 3 months. From 60 down couple of weeks back (and he was 350 rank), I finally overtook him this week. 13 pts ahead now, but he has hangeland playing tonight.

Got to keep the cool head and keep up the momentum next 2 weeks. I appreciate all the help/ideas/feedback I got here and look forward to collecting the table money.
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1. Bolivian Seaman
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Nice one 🙂
  
  Erm I looked at your team and just gonna add what i'd do (i can tell you never took advice from me or you'd have k.davies lol)
  
  You have too much AV coverage probably, i know they are playing leaky arsenal but you could do bent -> suarez
  
  probably captain lamps 🙂
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  1. bhargi
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Yes, Villa players go out this week. I will bench Walker, but Young and Bent have to go. Yes, Suarez is definitely a good option, and so is Fletcher (with nice fixtures for wolves and the dog-fight for relegation). Thanks Hrunny
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2. AB.
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Good effort bhargi - 60 points is an impressive lead to pull in.
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  1. bhargi
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Thanks AB, it helped that the rival dropped ranks, so obviously he did not do as good as what he was earlier. Patience is sometime key. I see people overboarding on the diffential strategy. Always get a team that one thinks will score most, does not matter much if rival has those players or not. ATleast that works when there are sufficient time to catch up. Last 2 weeks and one has to try diffenently
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3. Bolt-on
  14 years, 11 months ago
  bhargi - your rival must be stressed out - love a good comeback - my rival reeled me in from 80 points 2 months ago to take a 3 point lead and in the last few weeks ive gone out to a 50 point lead again - i wonder if anyone here has ever lost or won their mini-league by a point in gw 38?
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Bolivian Seaman
14 years, 11 months ago
berbatov (c) for last game of the season 😉
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1. AB.
  14 years, 11 months ago
  It's not a bad shout - funny things tend to happen on the last day of the season!
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  1. Bolivian Seaman
    14 years, 11 months ago
    might get fabio as well
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    1. Bolivian Seaman
      14 years, 11 months ago
      man u could play any of 8 defenders, i think smalling will definately play 90 mins in one of the games. Rio to miss 2 matches? he could
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      1. big oak
        14 years, 11 months ago
        yesterday's formation is the one thats gonna play barcelona, i think SAF will rest againt blackburn away and maybe only play the big guys (rooney vidic and oshea) and avoid injuries with their agressive game and play a strong side against blackpool as a training session as the game will be more open and free flowing, plus he wants to win and celebrate it with style at home.
        no need to rest exept maybe giggs because he needs the lads to keep their focus and ther have 1 week to rest which is enough
        
        ill stay away from their players till the end as it will look like charity with the likes of fletcher owen berba and scholes and even kuschack will get honorary runs
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2. bhargi
  14 years, 11 months ago
  definitely a good idea
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3. Scoredelario
  14 years, 11 months ago
  play him - ok, worth the risk - but captain him? What happens if he plays 20 mins which is surely possible!
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Art Vandelay
14 years, 11 months ago
Anyone expecting the FA to do anything about Adam''s challenge on Bale. It was a nasty one and the ref did not see it..

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1384941/Graham-Poll-Jack-Wilshere-sent-challenge-Jermaine-Pennant.html?
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1. Scoredelario
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Not expecting it, but wouldn't be that surprised.
  
  If Rooney had made that tackle, can you imagine the hype?! But in this case, I think it may well be forgotten. The FA won't want to readdress a mistake they made unless there is enough attention drawn to it.
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2. big oak
  14 years, 11 months ago
  depending on wether the referee had a clear view of the incident, those are the rules...
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Twelve years a slave
14 years, 11 months ago
Why is everyone dumping Ashley Young ?

They not safe from relegation yet and are playing an
Arsenal team in disaray who have little to play for.

Also all those gambling on man u players would be
better off going for wolves or blackpool players imo
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1. Twelve years a slave
  14 years, 11 months ago
  or west ham and wigan . The big clubs winding down
  and will be more interested in their summer holidays
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  1. Jafalad
    14 years, 11 months ago
    + 5 million.
    
    The smart cookies selected O Hara with this in mind and avoided STK, BOL and FUL in a recent dgw for this eventuality. Always buy for future gwks not just the present one.
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  2. TorresMagic™
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Aston Villa are 250-1 to get relegated. They are safe.
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2. Scoredelario
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Apart from a select few, enarly every united player knows his place in the starting lineup v barcelona is far from secure. If Nani or Berbatov get picked, expect them to be fighting for their place in a champions league final.
  
  Plus, blackpool will likely need a win, which means they'll be attacking like crazy - Always likely to concede a few when they do that.
  
  In fact i think i've just convinced myself to get nani/ berbaotv rather than rooney!
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  1. Jafalad
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Yes, Nani looks like a decent prospect if he is going to miss the CL final.
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  2. Scoredelario
    14 years, 11 months ago
    And that is assuming they get at least a point at blackburn (a game they will *definitely* take very, very seriously)
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  3. big oak
    14 years, 11 months ago
    dnt really agree with u check my comment a little further uo, but again thats just an opinion
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    1. Scoredelario
      14 years, 11 months ago
      Disagree he'll rest players against blackburn.
      
      He'd be crazy to risk bringing it to the last day of the season, and he knows blackburn will not roll over.
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      1. big oak
        14 years, 11 months ago
        he'll clinch a draw against blackburn at worst, they dnt have the quality finish to hurt or to score 2 or 3, and after all the side that played against schalke isnt that bad, so why risking fielding his best side against one of the most agressive teams in the league
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        Scoredelario
        14 years, 11 months ago
        Against schalke they were at home with a 2-0 lead. If it'd been 0-0 after the first leg, fergie wouldn't have rested all those players - particularly if it was away from home
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        big oak
        14 years, 11 months ago
        man its blackburn ur talking about.... the best striker is a center back and their best scorer is a 33 year old striker that noone took him for free last season, they have a playmaker that plays 1 game and gets rested for 4 and a coach who never coached a team with players that got over puberty until this season. plus their diouf cnt play because hes on loan from manutd and santa cruz well he's santa cruz
        
        did u watch the westham game? even their coach (kean) admitted they were lucky to draw
        
        vidic and smalling will play to take care of samba's freekick theat and problem solved
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        Scoredelario
        14 years, 11 months ago
        Blakburn have 27 points at home
        United have 24 points away
        
        It's far from a done deal and a complacent attitude like that is dangerous.
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Twelve years a slave
14 years, 11 months ago
N zogbia a better captain choice than lampard imo
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1. Get up ya bum
  14 years, 11 months ago
  yep, I'm bringing him in and giving him the (C)
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  1. Jafalad
    14 years, 11 months ago
    🙄
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2. Jafalad
  14 years, 11 months ago
  At home to the in-form, steaming, all-conquering Wanderers? 😕
  
  Cap'n'cy revolves around Suarez, Drogba, Lampard this week imo. I just see goals in the CHS/NEW game. Not sure if Drogba will start which is a problem.
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3. big oak
  14 years, 11 months ago
  dont we miss the days where we used to captain lampard (and before him ronaldo) for at least 30 games and end up with a decent ranking at the end of the season?
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  1. Scoredelario
    14 years, 11 months ago
    I wasnt playing then, but to be honest that sounds pretty boring.
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    1. TorresMagic™
      14 years, 11 months ago
      It's just like picking Messi or Ronaldo in UCL. FPL is alot better now due to it. Dead teams don't go as well this way either.
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    2. big oak
      14 years, 11 months ago
      well it was different and was less reliant on luck like this season, team value was of big importance as the player value was reflecting the outcome.
      
      u had 7 top player to choose from and u can only afford 3, this is where the game was played, this season it was the injury list that picked up the team sheet, drogba and tevez at the start of the season when rooney rvp and torres wher out, then the opposite later, lampard gerrard were out so nasri nani were the obvious choice,
      no trust me it was more fun back then.... or maybe i got old for this shit
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      1. Scoredelario
        14 years, 11 months ago
        Surely it is less reliant on luck now, when you have to actually think and not just pick the obvious players every week.
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        TorresMagic™
        14 years, 11 months ago
        +1, no skill picking Ronaldo/Lampard captain every week.
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snoopy2k
14 years, 11 months ago
22 points behind in my league, 1st place has suarez (c), dempsey and hangeland playing tonight.

Thinking of getting drogba or lampard in against newcastle, who is the better option and should i captain them?

my team - http://fantasy.premierleague.com/M/eventhist.mc?id=270007
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Scoredelario
14 years, 11 months ago
you know what - I'm getting so flustered trying to second guess alex ferguson's team selection - I might just take the wimp's route and match up my closest rival's team.
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1. Nomar
  14 years, 11 months ago
  I think that unless you have a big lead there isn't much point picking United players.
  
  The threat of rotation is too great in my opinion. I said yesterday that guys like N'Zogbia, Hitzlsperger and O'Hara are probably the way to go now. They're all fighting for their Premier League lives right now.
  
  Players on teams with nothing to play for are just going to go through the motions now
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  1. TorresMagic™
    14 years, 11 months ago
    No point picking Chelsea players this week?
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  2. Scoredelario
    14 years, 11 months ago
    I was thinking of buying malouda...
    
    but my closest rival has lampard (i don't) and will surely captain him. It would be pretty stupid of me to do anything other than buy him and captain him too.
    
    He also has hernandez so maybe i'll just get him in for 38 and we can fail together (undoubtedly allowing the third place guy to claw back his 81 points!)
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super zlatan
14 years, 11 months ago
Think I may downgrade luiz this week to give me funds to upgrade welbeck. Possibly wingie?
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1. TorresMagic™
  14 years, 11 months ago
  I could be benching Odemwingie this week depending on my transfers. Funny game this.
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tosey
14 years, 11 months ago
this luiz situation is rather annoying!!
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1. Fratboy
  14 years, 11 months ago
  tell me about it!
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2. Connor's Calling
  14 years, 11 months ago
  another great week for you tosey...although that RvP goal was pretty crucial!
  really regretting getting rid of Adam now...
  need to decide whether to get him back this week (rival has him) or go for someone like Malouda?
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  1. tosey
    14 years, 11 months ago
    i wouldnt touch malouda now with chelsea pretty much done for the season, can see anelka and kalou both getting gametime
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    1. Connor's Calling
      14 years, 11 months ago
      hmmm...
      annoying i kept money back for him...
      anyone else you'd go for next 2 weeks?
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      1. tosey
        14 years, 11 months ago
        berbatov gwk38 seems a must for me now as i think hell start v blackpool and the other 2 rested for CL
        
        if fabs is out i may take a punt on walcott this week, fancy arsenal to do some damage to villa
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        Team Hayemaker
        14 years, 11 months ago
        Im contemplating Anderson and Gibson as well for GW38
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        TorresMagic™
        14 years, 11 months ago
        Anderson the one game scorer. Not a great option in FPL even in GW38 imo.
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Scoredelario
14 years, 11 months ago
hmmm, just had a look at the league table and it looks pretty gloomy.

If this was a poker game, Kean and Ferguson would be the sharks on a table full of fish.. They know the best way to succeed is to stay out of each other's way and take everyone else's chips.

They don't need to say anything, or even look at each other, but they both no the best strategy.

What I'm saying is, it could well be an uneventful, boring draw. It suits both teams perfectly.

(Luckily the blackburn fans might have something to say about this)
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Retro
14 years, 11 months ago
How does Foster get so many more save points than anyone else? It doesn't seem feasible...
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1. Scoredelario
  14 years, 11 months ago
  There are a group of 6-7 teams who concede the most shots on target (because they're not very good)
  
  and he's the best keepr of that bunch!
  
  I guess, maybe, birmingham's style also encourages shots from outside the box? Could be a factor but I don't know. (Would explain why hart was also great last season)
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Connor's Calling
14 years, 11 months ago
any chance C.Adam could get cited for that stamp/tackle....?
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1. Fratboy
  14 years, 11 months ago
  I hope so! Dirty, dirty tackle that
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2. tosey
  14 years, 11 months ago
  isnt there some sort of rule where the fa can only step in if the ref didnt see it??
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  1. Scoredelario
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Did he see it?
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    1. Scoredelario
      14 years, 11 months ago
      Oh wait he must have - he gave a foul, right?
      
      If he really saw that, though, how on earth was it not a red?
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      1. Kings of Lyon ★
        14 years, 11 months ago
        Yeah the punishment was given when the ref awarded the FK. the FA can only go back to an incident the ref did not see/take action for.
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        Scoredelario
        14 years, 11 months ago
        yeah bit of a silly rule because he might have known it was a foul, but didn't see how danegrous it was.
        
        Guess they have to limit retrospective action, but i think there should be exceptional cases.
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        tosey
        14 years, 11 months ago
        but the problem they have is where do u draw the line and who deems what is an exceptional case
        
        i agree it should be looked at but very hard to do so without opening up a can of worms
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        Scoredelario
        14 years, 11 months ago
        Yeah agreed. A lot of things can never have a perfect solution.
        
        That's why tabloids can make so much money moaning.
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        Bram
        14 years, 11 months ago
        No FK given. To be fair to the ref no way he could see it as from his angle it was behind Southern (see 30s).
        
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm8IFIVgKls
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        Scoredelario
        14 years, 11 months ago
        In that case, i'm very nervous because my players seem to be dropping like flies in various ways, and i didnt intend to take any hits in the last 2 weeks.
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tosey
14 years, 11 months ago
KOL u get on that treble yesterday?

was pretty lucky with all 3 being consolation goals but 200 notes profit so not complaining!
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1. Scoredelario
  14 years, 11 months ago
  i broke my yearlong spell of not gambling on sports and put 100 quid on a sending off in the united chelsea game.
  
  Still pretty pissed off with Howard 'gameflow' Webb. I know how the Spain fans felt.
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  1. tosey
    14 years, 11 months ago
    bet you were going mad when ivanovic caught rooney and got away with it!
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    1. Scoredelario
      14 years, 11 months ago
      Yep - I think ivannovic couldve had quite a few second yellows. There was one where he ran as far away from the ref as could, clearly hoping he'd forget about his existence -
      
      It worked.
      
      If only chelsea had taken the lead, united would definitely have had someone sent off.
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2. Kings of Lyon ★
  14 years, 11 months ago
  I didnt mate, went for my own treble of ohara, eremenko and rooney. so im going to give up gambling and just follow you lol. Was a cracking bet mate. Well in.
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  1. tosey
    14 years, 11 months ago
    im guna chuck 40 on celtic at 5/2 i think. was bloody nervous watching the rangers game saturday so atleast i cant lose anything if i do that!
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    1. Kings of Lyon ★
      14 years, 11 months ago
      Thats fair mate. nervous in a 4-0 win, we skooshed it 😉 tomorrow night will be trickier. But i think w've got it in us to hold out.
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    2. Team Hayemaker
      14 years, 11 months ago
      thats risky. Celtic have hearts away who have a decent home record v the old firm and they didnt play that well yesterday either.
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      1. tosey
        14 years, 11 months ago
        team hayemaker - i have a £100 bet with my mate i have rangers from start season so im just covering that not actually backing celtic
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        Team Hayemaker
        14 years, 11 months ago
        sensible!!
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Damo.
14 years, 11 months ago
Tekkers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NMIOVThiMo&feature=related
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