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FPL GW16 Scout Picks - Final Selection

Raya Martin

Lewis-Potter
Chalobah
Andersen

Szoboszlai
Saka
Bruno Fernandes
Eze

Raúl Jiménez
Haaland
Thiago

Dubravka
Spence
Heaven
Le Fée

GW16 Captain Poll

Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Ekitiké	LIV	8.5m	101.6%	Very Likely
Foden	MCI	8.7m	99.8%	Likely
B.Fernandes	MUN	9.2m	92.4%	Likely
Cherki	MCI	6.4m	97.5%	Likely
Saka	ARS	10.2m	88.5%	Maybe
Thiago	BRE	7.1m	86.5%	Maybe
Lacroix	CRY	5.1m	89.0%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.5m	88.9%	Unlikely
Roefs	SUN	4.7m	86.2%	Unlikely
Van Hecke	BHA	4.5m	80.0%	Unlikely
Marc Guiu	CHE	4.2m	78.5%	Unlikely
Matheus N.	MCI	5.3m	77.7%	Unlikely
Chalobah	CHE	5.4m	60.8%	Unlikely
Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	5.1m	86.0%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	73.3%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.5m	74.5%	Unlikely
Raya	ARS	6.0m	69.8%	Unlikely
Palmer	CHE	10.3m	61.0%	Unlikely
Bowen	WHU	7.5m	67.8%	Unlikely
Livramento	NEW	4.9m	67.0%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	65.6%	Unlikely
Andersen	FUL	4.6m	64.6%	Unlikely
Rúben	MCI	5.6m	62.8%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	63.2%	Unlikely
Gusto	CHE	4.9m	56.1%	Unlikely
Tete	FUL	4.5m	60.6%	Unlikely
Keane	EVE	4.6m	59.3%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	57.5%	Unlikely
Romero	TOT	5.0m	55.7%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	56.2%	Unlikely
Tavernier	BOU	5.5m	54.3%	Unlikely
Cash	AVL	4.9m	50.7%	Unlikely
Ballard	SUN	4.6m	53.3%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	52.2%	Unlikely
Dalot	MUN	4.4m	52.4%	Unlikely
Gvardiol	MCI	5.9m	47.3%	Unlikely
Bruno G.	NEW	7.0m	40.4%	Unlikely
Flemming	BUR	5.3m	47.1%	Unlikely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.5m	45.9%	Unlikely
James	CHE	5.6m	43.2%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Muñoz	CRY	6.0m	100.9%	Very Likely
Nallo	LIV	3.8m	100.2%	Very Likely
Mateta	CRY	7.9m	92.3%	Likely
Van de Ven	TOT	4.7m	100.3%	Very Likely
Longstaff	LEE	4.9m	100.1%	Very Likely
Morgan	BRE	4.4m	100.0%	Very Likely
Gudmundsson	LEE	3.9m	100.1%	Very Likely
Jordan	BUR	4.0m	100.0%	Maybe
Neave	NEW	4.4m	99.9%	Maybe
Rodon	LEE	4.1m	98.1%	Maybe
H.Bueno	WOL	4.4m	97.3%	Maybe
Muniz	FUL	5.4m	97.0%	Maybe
Toti	WOL	4.3m	97.0%	Maybe
Fitzgerald	MUN	4.4m	96.9%	Maybe
Bobb	MCI	5.2m	97.1%	Maybe
Kulusevski	TOT	6.4m	94.9%	Unlikely
Jair Cunha	NFO	4.3m	94.5%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	94.4%	Unlikely
Mayenda	SUN	5.3m	93.0%	Unlikely
Minteh	BHA	6.2m	90.8%	Unlikely
Barnes	BUR	4.3m	93.7%	Unlikely
McKenna	BOU	4.0m	94.0%	Unlikely
Tasker	BHA	3.9m	93.2%	Unlikely
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	92.3%	Unlikely
Mbeumo	MUN	8.3m	68.5%	Unlikely
Broggio	AVL	4.5m	91.8%	Unlikely
Elanga	NEW	6.6m	91.2%	Unlikely
Gunn	NFO	4.0m	91.4%	Unlikely
Yarmoliuk	BRE	5.0m	91.1%	Unlikely
Webster	BHA	4.4m	90.9%	Unlikely
Balcombe	BRE	4.0m	90.6%	Unlikely
Piroe	LEE	5.0m	90.1%	Unlikely
L.Guilherme	WHU	4.9m	90.0%	Unlikely
Fer López	WOL	5.2m	89.1%	Unlikely
McAtee	NFO	5.1m	88.8%	Unlikely
Bentley	WOL	4.0m	88.2%	Unlikely
Edwards	BUR	4.7m	88.1%	Unlikely
Jensen	BRE	4.9m	87.9%	Unlikely
Irving	WHU	4.4m	82.4%	Unlikely
Kudus	TOT	6.5m	84.5%	Unlikely

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FPL Fixture Ticker

Watchlists

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	C
No Change	Alisson	LIV	C
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	C, Sus
Up	Kelleher	BRE	C, Vs
Down	Ramsdale	NEW	C
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:16am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	C
No Change	Jurriën Timber	ARS	C, Inj
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	C
Up	Andersen	FUL	C
Up	Marc Guehi	CRY	A
Up	van den Berg	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	A
No Change	Milenkovic	NFO	C
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	A
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	C, £

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:28am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Saka	ARS	B
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
No Change	Foden	MCI	A
No Change	Semenyo	BOU	C
Up	Szoboszlai	LIV	C
No Change	Minteh	BHA	B
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	A
No Change	Schade	BRE	C, Vs, Sus
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:34am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	B
No Change	Thiago	BRE	A, Vs
No Change	Mateta	CRY	C
Up	Ekitiké	LIV	B
Down	Welbeck	BHA	C, Rest
Down	Woltemade	NEW	B

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:43am

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End of Season Awards – Defender Voting Now Open

19 May 2011 1440 comments

Mark

With almost two thousand votes now gathered in the goalkeeper of the season poll, it’s time to move our Team of the Season voting on to the defence.

Our new poll is now open on the front page. You have four votes available to you, allowing you to select the group of defenders that you feel have had the biggest impact on our Fantasy season. As before, you should take into account not only their point returns, but also their value from Fantasy perspective.

Your votes will help shape our thinking for our Team of the Season – with coverage beginning early next week. A midfielders poll will follow tomorrow evening with voting on forwards taking place over the weekend.

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Jimjam
14 years, 7 months ago
Final week question for y'all...

If you're so far ahead/chasing a ridiculous lead in your minileague and thus can afford yourself the luxury of/have no option but taking a bunch of hits to try and get the dream team this week... What would your dream team look like?
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1. Boom!!!
  14 years, 7 months ago
  hart
  dawson alex elokobi
  dempsey n'zog modric kuyt barton
  rvp tevez berba
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  1. markieffm
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Dempsey?
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  2. More Cowbell
    14 years, 7 months ago
    3-5-3?
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    1. Boom!!!
      14 years, 7 months ago
      😳 bench barton then 🙁
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2. Putherover
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Hart
  Ward/Smalling/Hangeland
  Nani/N'Zogbia/O'Hara/Adam
  Tevez/Berbatov(C)/Rodallega
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Putherover
14 years, 7 months ago
Did the Bent bet for 8 goals or more come up?
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Guybrush Threepwood
14 years, 7 months ago
Folks,

My other half's team (which I'm looking after) is in the final-week playoff to win a H2H league, with money at stake. I'd saved the wildcard in the hope this would happen so I can hand-pick a team.

Aside from Tevez and Berbatov, who do people see as the very best picks this week? Thoughts very much appreciated. Cheers
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1. Basicilly
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Suarez or another Liverpool attacking player maybe.
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2. jamsiep
  14 years, 7 months ago
  N'Zogbia, Modric, Dawson, Smalling, RVP, Ryan Taylor?!, Ward....
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  1. Guybrush Threepwood
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Interesting, hadn't considered Modric. Thanks
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    1. jamsiep
      14 years, 7 months ago
      If VDV is out then I'd go for him... If not, then VDV is the obvious choice. Could even get both, Spurs are one of only a few teams with a decent fixture, who also have something still to play for.
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      1. J0E
        14 years, 7 months ago
        If VDV is out then Modric is the ideal replacement. good chance of bonus...on pens...and possibility of assist.
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3. col7475
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Fletcher, Nzog, Dawson, Modric, O hara
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4. Boom!!!
  14 years, 7 months ago
  if u want 3rd striker and not going with rvp...ba or ameobi is a good option for this week imo...
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  1. Guybrush Threepwood
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Thanks all, some thinking to be done. Will try and strike a good balance between matching the opponent's likely big-hitters and bringing in some of the above. Cheers
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5. Granville
  14 years, 7 months ago
  If you're short I would consider Ameobi, on form and crucially on penalties.
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Basicilly
14 years, 7 months ago
Am 9 points behind my main rival (damn that Spurs clean sheet!) and am looking for an inspired substitution. What do you reckon?

Van Der Saar (Begovic)
Walker, Flanagan, Carr, Simpson, Kolorav
Adam, Jarvis, Nani, Lamps, VDV
Sturridge, Rooney, Van Persie
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1. hamadryad61
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Get nzogbia in you're team,id take out nani
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  1. Basicilly
    14 years, 7 months ago
    I was considering that one alright. The other option i was mulling over is Nani to Kuyt/Maxi. Is it worth a hit to bring Z'Zog and Kuyt/Maxi?
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2. Putherover
  14 years, 7 months ago
  i think change some of the same players RVP/VDV and go for the gamble
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herman murman
14 years, 7 months ago
you about KOL. Watched some show on bbc scotland the other night about an estate in Kilmarnock. FEK, it made Baltimore look like Beverly Hills.
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1. Kings of Lyon ★
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Hahaha the Scheme? It is a joke eh?? they aired it about a year ago but had to pull it because one of the characters was due up in court now the sentance has been passed they can show it again, i think its on on monday and tuesday nights.
  
  For everyone without access to BBC scotland youtube the Scheme, well worth a few laughs.
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TO
14 years, 7 months ago
Tevez or berb
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Retro
14 years, 7 months ago
Could anybody in the top 1k tell me how many points hits they're taking this week? If you're all taking 8 pointers, I'll happily john you. Many thanks.
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1. Jafalad
  14 years, 7 months ago
  No hits from me. I've been preparing my team for 37 gameweeks for this one important week 🙂
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  1. Fratboy
    14 years, 7 months ago
    😀
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  2. Retro
    14 years, 7 months ago
    How come you're still up, JiffyBag? Isn't it the middle of the night? By the way, I can see why you thought I was from SA. It's the arrogance 🙂
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    1. Christina.
      14 years, 7 months ago
      😯
      
      racist.
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  3. Woy of the Wovers
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Odd that we've had 37 weeks and two wildcards yet there are still lots of people who are short of players for the final game week.
    
    What's going on? Has everyone just got caught by the late injuries or wider doubts about players rested?
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    1. MAD
      14 years, 7 months ago
      I was caught pants down with Rooney, Drogba and VDV 🙁
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2. andy85wsm
  14 years, 7 months ago
  8
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3. MAD
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Probably a 4 pointer... Drogba & Rooney --> Tevez & Berbatov. Could become a 8 pointer if VDV is out... or I might just bench VDV and play Yaya.
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4. Smarty Pants
  14 years, 7 months ago
  either 1 hit or no hits at all
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Mak_Gold
14 years, 7 months ago
Sorry for the repost:Odemwingie->Berba for a 4 pt. hit??(Already done Drog->Tevez for free.)Do we think Berba will outscore Odem by 4?I still think Odem,if fit,can easily put a 9-13 pointer against Newcastle.The move will leave me with 0.0 in the bank so I’ll have to do it tonight,lest Odem drops in price.What do you guys think?My current team is:

Foster,(Al-Habsi),
Coleman,Simpson,Djourou,(Luiz,Jiranek),
N'Zog,Kuyt,Adam,Barton,(Lampard),
Odem,Tevez(C),RVP.(3.4 in bank)
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1. Woy of the Wovers
  14 years, 7 months ago
  It's a no-brainer. That's why people are not replying.
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Enrique
14 years, 7 months ago
Any1 think nani will start this week?
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1. andy85wsm
  14 years, 7 months ago
  possibly
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TO
14 years, 7 months ago
PS3:
Anyone downloaded the free games offered by Sony? I tried the playstation store last night but looks like it's still under maintenance
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1. Enrique
  14 years, 7 months ago
  What free games?
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  1. andy85wsm
    14 years, 7 months ago
    http://www.1up.com/news/welcome-back-psn-europe-free-game-choices
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  2. TO
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Once PlayStation Store is back online, all PlayStation Network users will be able to access the following in those countries with access to PlayStation Store*:
    
    1. Two PlayStation 3 games from the following list:
    
    LittleBigPlanet
    InFamous*
    WipEout HD/Fury
    Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty
    Dead Nation*
    
    2. For those with PSP accounts, you will also be eligible to download two PSP games from the following list:
    
    LittleBigPlanet PSP
    ModNation Racers PSP
    Pursuit Force
    Killzone Liberation
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2. hillbillypete
  14 years, 7 months ago
  didnt think they would be available yet. keep checking the site.
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3. Vengeful_Bunny
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Yeah, the store is still under maintenance.
  Heard a rumour it would only be up at the end of the month.
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4. Granville
  14 years, 7 months ago
  They took the server down again,
  
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/18/sony_playstation_account_hijacking/
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  1. Kings of Lyon ★
    14 years, 7 months ago
    I was at 78% completeion when the servers kicked me off, I had no idea why. Cheers for this Granville
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    1. jamsiep
      14 years, 7 months ago
      Was that downloading the update that everyone had to do, or downloading the games?
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      1. Kings of Lyon ★
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Downloading the update it crashed just before 7 last night and wouldnt let me update.
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  2. TO
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Thanks
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5. jamsiep
  14 years, 7 months ago
  The Playstation Store has been down ever since the network came back online....
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  1. TO
    14 years, 7 months ago
    I know and thats why i asked the question, im tired of trying over and over again. Why send users email and not state when we can download the games? They expect users to keep trying daily
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Jafalad
14 years, 7 months ago
Dunno what's up with that defender's poll. Voted Coleman, Coleman, Coleman and Coleman, then told me I could only have one vote.
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1. Christina.
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Let it go JafaJedi.
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Call Me Old Fashioned
14 years, 7 months ago
Team for this week:

Hart
Huth Hughes Luiz
Silva Yaya Adam Kuyt
Odem Berba(c) RVP
(Al Habsi Barton RJ Vidic)

Done Rooney-->Berba last night. Any other change worth it for a hit?
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1. Boom!!!
  14 years, 7 months ago
  no and start barton ahead of either silva or yaya imo...
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  1. Call Me Old Fashioned
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Is one of huth and luiz likely to play? Cos i wont be able to field 3 defenders otherwise. Who would you drop? leaning to yaya seeing as he played a bit deep against stoke
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    1. Boom!!!
      14 years, 7 months ago
      i think one of huth or luiz will start and i don't think defs worth a hit this week bcoz i don't think there will be many cs this week and wait for the update on silva's injury first imo...
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      1. Call Me Old Fashioned
        14 years, 7 months ago
        ok cheers mate. will wait for it, nzog in if silva injured!
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2. andy85wsm
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Watch news about Silva during the week. Not sure I'd want Yaya and Silva whether Silva is fit or not.
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3. batmansuarez
  14 years, 7 months ago
  its looking like chelsea will stick with alex for trip to everton - maybe swap luiz for ivanovic ?
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  1. Call Me Old Fashioned
    14 years, 7 months ago
    could be worth the -4 for attacking reasons, but if one of luiz or huth (got RJ who can come in, but not gr8)will play then not worth it as i am protecting 17pts
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Hated, Adored but never Ign…
14 years, 7 months ago
Where is Ryan Nelsen on this poll? Got me 15 points the week I brought him in. Was looking forward to voting for him.
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Vengeful_Bunny
14 years, 7 months ago
Got Yaya, VdV, Silva, Carroll and Rooney.
Should I transfer Tevez, Berbatov and then a midfielder (N'Zogbia or something similar) in for VdV or Silva and take a 4 point hit?
Leading mini-league by 7. Rival has Berba.
Will probably captain Berba.
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@ImpressiveTackl
14 years, 7 months ago
Can only vote 1 at the mo but for me the Best 4 defenders this year...

A.Cole - People have short memories. Easy pre-season choice and for the first 9 gameweeks he was superb. 63 points in those opening 9, averaging 7 points per gameweek. I'm sure some of his former owners will resent that he tailed off along with Chelsea badly after GW9 and that they kept him for too long but they should be grateful for those consitently good scores to start the season off. From GW1 - GW20 he was the top scoring player in my team 3 times. For a defender that is impressive.

Huth - I wasn't fortunate enough to have him when he got his 15pts in GW19 but I got him right before he posted that fabulous 19pts in GW26 which included 2 goals and an assist (unprecedented input from a defender). That GW26 score was truly remarkable as his side conceded twice and unlike Hangeland's 21pt haul in GW37 he did not have CS points to prop up his score. Any defender with two gameweeks like that deserves to be counted among the season's best.

Hangeland - The 21 points he received in GW37 earns him a spot, no further explanation is required but I will do anyway. I wonder if that is some kind of record... 11 points in GW11 and 12 points in GW22 had been the highlights of his fantasy season prior to his double gameweek in GW34. Some of you may remember a massive rant I posted here weighing up the debatable merits of the DGW34 teams and I identified Hangeland as the must have player for that week. I was wrong, it was Dempsey, however Hangeland did pick up a juicy 14 points in GW34. If like me you held on since then you probably would have also benefited from the 21 points last week. In fact since I brought him in he has been the top scoring player in my team 2/4 weeks.

Baines - Well he's the top scoring defender isn't he? He's just a legend and ever since he wrestled them penos off Arteta he's got even more lucrative. I remember wanting him pre-season but not thinking he would live up to his new "inflated" price-tag. I was wrong. My personal experience is that I finally gave in prior to Everton's double in GW29 and got him. Kept him until GW33 and in those 5 gameweeks he got me 43 points (8.6 per week). May have shipped him too early as well. Top defender.
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1. jamsiep
  14 years, 7 months ago
  I've never owned any of them. 😥
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  1. andy85wsm
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Ditto.
    
    The worst thing is I only ever really considered Cole, and that was after his initial points haul and I decided it wasn't worth it, which luckily was correct.
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    1. hillbillypete
      14 years, 7 months ago
      Huth wins for me due to him being so cheap
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2. Gargamel
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Good writeup, I voted for three of them too, except Hangeland as he just lucked out at a point where everybody seem to have him and Luiz didn't play. Blah!
  
  Quick not about Huth though, his goal/assist tally were not completely unprecedented. If we go back to 2004 John Arne Riise hit 2 goals and 2 assists in Liverpool's 5-0 win over WBA. At 27 points it's still the highest ever single gameweek score I think.
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  1. @ImpressiveTackl
    14 years, 7 months ago
    27 points! Oh mummy.
    
    Haven't been playing the game long enough to have witnessed that and only found out about this site at the tail end of last season (hence my god awful ranks). Never heard that 27pt haul mentioned before. That is awesome.
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    1. Gargamel
      14 years, 7 months ago
      You're twelfth - wow.
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      1. @ImpressiveTackl
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Thank you.
        
        As a side note I completely forgot about the silent 'f' in twelfth. I have been going around writing twelth.
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  2. jamsiep
    14 years, 7 months ago
    I think the best defender points tally I've ever got was Ryan Taylor at home to Derby. He was playing in midfield and scored both goals in a 2-0 win. Only got 2 BPs though!
    
    I was genuinely close to captaining him as well, would have been unbelievable.....
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    1. jamsiep
      14 years, 7 months ago
      I then did captain him a few weeks later, at home to Reading. He didn't start, but came on just before 30 minutes for Melchiot. Kept a clean sheet! Probably the luckiest break I've ever had* in this game, because it was before auto captaincy.
      
      http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7356075.stm
      
      *either that or BAE coming off my bench in the first gameweek of last season for Rio. He scored the one and only goal of his career in that game!
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      1. Gargamel
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Haha.
        
        Captaining players against Derby that season was probably the safest route to good scores we'll ever see in this game.
        
        Great stuff that link, I wish someone signed Leroy Lita again. He used to do so well for me in my first proper season of FPL.
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  3. Pedro
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Steve Watson scored a hat trick when listed as a defender for Everton in 03/04. Don't remember the exact points, but 3 x 6 for the goals, 2 for playing, 4 for clean sheet and 3 bonus = 27.
    
    http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/watsons-hattrick-humiliates-leeds-581519.html
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    1. jamsiep
      14 years, 7 months ago
      That's insane! Did FPL even exist back then though?!
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      1. Pedro
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Yeah it did, that's how I remember. I think my first season was 02/03, not sure if that was the first season or not though, it may have pre dated that.
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        jamsiep
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Scores earlier than 2006/2007 don't show up on players' histories though. Was there a massive revamp then?
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        Pedro
        14 years, 7 months ago
        No, no massive revamp, not sure why they only started recording history from then. Annoying because I think in 04/05 I had a blinder! Can't remember my overall rank, just that I absolutely walked all my private leagues.
        
        The only real changes have been minor tweaks in regards to rules (BPs/captaincy etc), other than that it looks almost identical today as it did back then. If it aint broke...
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        Jack Tatum
        14 years, 7 months ago
        I think they just archive or delete the data. It would be good if they stored it all and you could click into it though
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        Gargamel
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Great stuff that. Two people tied for highest single score then at 27 - or can you top that too Pedro?
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        Pedro
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Lampard beat that last season didn't he? 4 goals and an assist in the 7-1 against Villa? 28 wasn't it?
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        Pedro
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Unless you just mean for a defender of course.
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        Gargamel
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Ahh yeah I had forgotten about that Lampard monster score for some reason. Probably that I didn't have him 😉
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    2. Gargamel
      14 years, 7 months ago
      Didn't know that. The first season I knew of FPL was 2004/2005, Did FPL really exist in 03/04?
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      1. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
        14 years, 7 months ago
        I've worked out that my first season would have been 05/06, the year Wham went up. Still have fond memories of captaining Henry against an injury devastated Middlesborough the next season. 7-1, hat-trick and 2 assists, 23 pts.
        
        Have to say that this website does take the shine off such glorious achievements. With all the discusion that goes on it would be the obvious choice, but back then it was a solo stroke of genius.
        
        Anyone else remember playing with fantasy jumpers for goal posts?
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3. J0E
  14 years, 7 months ago
  I've had all four at some point. Hangeland and Huth's mega scores for me this season will remain the stuff of legend.
  
  I can see the faerie princes now, telling their younglings about how Hangeland and Huth brought in a vast treasure against the odds...etc...etc...descending into Tolkien folk sings...etc..
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  1. MAD
    14 years, 7 months ago
    +1
    
    40 point swing right thurrr 😛
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andy85wsm
14 years, 7 months ago
I voted for Leighton. One of those players I never really considered getting in but always regretted not having.
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1. andy85wsm
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Am I being stupid, just realised we have 4 votes, but I've voted once and can't vote again?
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  1. @ImpressiveTackl
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Nope there is some kind of technical issue that only allows you to pick one. I'm sure they're on it.
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    1. andy85wsm
      14 years, 7 months ago
      Fair enough. Need to vote for THE MUMMY
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      1. Turbodog
        14 years, 7 months ago
        is that you Katie? 😉
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  2. Pedro
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Do you not have to make all 4 selections at once?
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Jafalad
14 years, 7 months ago
Just as well. If you were a Saffa and lived in my town, you'd be known on here as Jafasaffa!!!!! 🙂

Yep, it's 9pm here and I'm off to bed with my antibiotics 🙂

Poumarie.
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1. Jafalad
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Latitudinal reply fail to Retro.
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2. Christina.
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Reply fail. Rookie.
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3. Retro
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Even Homer nods.
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Connor's Calling
14 years, 7 months ago
IT still there? You were asking about points hits...
Im currently taking none. 6 points can be a lot to make up in one game, esp an end of season game...
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1. @ImpressiveTackl
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Sorry Conor, are you directing this my way? Refresh my memory.
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2. gatzi
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Clever man
  
  Too many point hits around here!
  
  Normally a hit is ok if it has reason but in the last week it's so hard to pay off
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  1. @ImpressiveTackl
    14 years, 7 months ago
    +1
    
    I often like to justify my hits with a long-term view. You only have one gameweek here though so if you're gonna take a hit you need to be pretty damn sure that you believe this person will score at least 4 points more than the one you replace.
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    1. Connor's Calling
      14 years, 7 months ago
      which is why im so annoyed with my 4 point hit of Carroll -> Suarez last week! Esp as it meant i benched VdV, and im prob going to sell Suarez this week. shows the pressure of defending a small mini league lead!
      
      Live and learn (hopefully!)
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Johnny Unitas
14 years, 7 months ago
Neymar to Chelsea rumours start up again, "not without a short back and sides son"
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1. jamsiep
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Meh.
  
  It would be good in the sense that it means no one else will have him (he'll be world class one day)! But not at all sure if he's ready for the PL. Signing him, and then loaning him out to some good European side would be ideal, but I can't imagine that he'd want that.
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  1. Johnny Unitas
    14 years, 7 months ago
    So who is target number 1 for JP's tastes? Aside from KaKa, who would you like to see?
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    1. jamsiep
      14 years, 7 months ago
      Someone who can play out on the right! Hulk looks like a decent prospect, hopefully he can follow Villas Boas to Stamford Bridge. 😉
      
      And, as much as I like Ivanovic, we need a right back who can make a proper impact in an attacking sense. van der Weil would be coooooooool....
      
      Cech
      van der Weil Alex Terry Cole
      Mikel Ramires
      Hulk Kaka Malouda
      Torres
      
      Boom!
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      1. Boom!!!
        14 years, 7 months ago
        cheers for making me the manager 8)
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      2. Bob.
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Doubt Lampard would be dropped! Unless he is sold...
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      3. hillbillypete
        14 years, 7 months ago
        too many fannies up top in that team for me.
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      4. King Nil Miss ✩
        14 years, 7 months ago
        You won´t get lucky on that one allready told you!
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        Boom!!!
        14 years, 7 months ago
        but one can dream 😉
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        jamsiep
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Sshhhh you! 😀
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        Attila the Bum
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Next Manager of Chelsea:
        http://www.allgoonerdup.com/images/Frontpage/Special/BaronVonAvram.jpg
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        Boom!!!
        14 years, 7 months ago
        lulz
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        14 years, 7 months ago
        Luiz didn't last long then
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  2. Boom!!!
    14 years, 7 months ago
    why they are so keen on him 😕 when there are forwards like falcao,hulk,rossi,aguero and llorente(i'm sure 2/3 of them will be available in the summer)...
    
    p.s.pirlo is leaving milan in the summer so he could be heading to chelsea/city...
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  3. hillbillypete
    14 years, 7 months ago
    just a fancy kalou IMO
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H Dog
14 years, 7 months ago
Just wondered who do you think will be big signings this summer?

I think:
Wickham
Young
Adam
N'Zogbia
Hulk
Falcao
Snejder
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1. hillbillypete
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Bale
  Modic
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2. jamsiep
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Hard to imagine which PL club would sign Falcao though. Tottenham are meant to be interested - and have been for a while, but he's far too good for them!
  
  Arsenal could do far worse than signing him I suppose.
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  1. Drip Doctor
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Falcao, Samba, N'Zogbia. DONE!
    
    Give them Chamakh or Bendner and Denilson plus some money for Falcao.
    
    Make me manager 8)
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3. Boom!!!
  14 years, 7 months ago
  n'zog
  falcao/hulk(one of them will stay imo)
  sneijder
  young
  kaka
  de gea/buffon
  arshavin
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  1. King Nil Miss ✩
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Falcao won´t leave F.C.Porto mark my words neither Hulk(unless someones pays 100M) the president asked for one more season to all of them to try and snatch the champions league(just like it happened with Mourinho)!
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    1. King Nil Miss ✩
      14 years, 7 months ago
      This goes to Villas-Boas too.
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    2. Boom!!!
      14 years, 7 months ago
      it could be but porto are a selling club aren't they?
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      1. King Nil Miss ✩
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Yes but not when their up to something they allways take 2 year advantage of a strong team.
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4. filobiz
  14 years, 7 months ago
  wickham's going nowhere, he's staying and helping us win the league.
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flushje
14 years, 7 months ago
Defending a 14 point lead atm guys. Another rvial is 21 points behind.

My team:

Foster

Hang Luiz Zabaletta

Lamps Kuyt O’Hara Yaya

Odem Drog RvP

“Subs” Jarvis R.Johnson Coleman

My sub will be drog for tevaz / berb.

My rivals team:

Szczesny

Vidic Samba Hang

Maxi VDV Yaya Nani

RVP Hernandez Carool

"subs" Luis Wilshere Givet.

I think the only sub he will make is to bring in either tev or berb.

You guys think I should make another change? Like N'zog in for yaya? It will be a 4 point hit though. Any advice is appreciated, as there are 20 smackers on this.
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1. Boom!!!
  14 years, 7 months ago
  just do drog to berba/tevez and don't take a hit coz u have a better team...
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keith
14 years, 7 months ago
Where does all the Berbs for captain love come from? Is it just guesswork or has SAF actually said he will play? Dont want to end the season on another Zigic/Zamora captain cock-up...
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1. Boom!!!
  14 years, 7 months ago
  he is in the race for the golden boot and he has not started last 6 league games so he needs match practice before he can come off the bench and score a late winner for manutd in the champs lg final....
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  1. keith
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Whats the weather like on your planet Boom?
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    1. samcro
      14 years, 7 months ago
      Fergie said he would rest Chicharito if they wrapped up the title at Blackburn.
      
      There is no way he will risk Rooney.
      
      That leaves you with Berbs and Owen. Berbs is tied in the golden boot.
      
      Home to a leaky Blackpool.
      
      You do the maths...
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2. More Cowbell
  14 years, 7 months ago
  SAF will likely rest Roo and Chico ahead of the Champions League final. If this rings true you fancy Berba for 90 minutes against a poo Blackpool at Old Trafford... goals galore?
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  1. More Cowbell
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Well I meant 'poor', but to be fair...
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Connor's Calling
14 years, 7 months ago
Wickham will be bought for £8-12m this summer -probably by Spurs or maybe Newcastle. A good U21 championship and it'll be at the top end of that range...!
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1. filobiz
  14 years, 7 months ago
  no he'll stay with us...
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Random_Guy
14 years, 7 months ago
Rooney -> Berbatov
Odemwingie -> Tevez

Two freebies.
Yay or nay?
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1. Boom!!!
  14 years, 7 months ago
  YAY!
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  1. Scroobius Mac
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Fo sho.
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Scroobius Mac
14 years, 7 months ago
I do enjoy that my rival has told me what he's doing this week thus allowing me to plot my differentials exactly.
In a nut shell he's taking an 8 pt hit to get in Nzogs, Tevez (c) and Walters reducing his lead to 16 pts. Should I:
A) Torres > Berba (C)
B) Torres + Suarez > Berba (c) + Tevez (Cover Tevez but with a different captain - back to 20 points to catch up)
C) Torres > Tevez (c) (Leave me with 16 points behind and hope to make that up out the rest of my team)
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1. hillbillypete
  14 years, 7 months ago
  could be a bluff....ive done that to rivals in past....feed them rubbish info then do somethin different
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  1. Scroobius Mac
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Yeah but I'll know if he's got Berba or Tevez because of the amount he'll have left so I can check for that.
    Plus he's not the sneaky one I am.
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2. Boom!!!
  14 years, 7 months ago
  A or B
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  1. Scroobius Mac
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Haha so that narrows it down to 2 out of the 3. Which one would you pick if your hand was forced? I'm tempted by just A as I could see Suarez doing as well as Tevez.
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    1. Boom!!!
      14 years, 7 months ago
      A then...ur rival has suarez?
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      1. Scroobius Mac
        14 years, 7 months ago
        No I have Suarez, would be getting rid of him for Tev. He has Odem.
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King Nil Miss ✩
14 years, 7 months ago
About the previous post refering to transfers imo this will be a hot hot summer but the one I want particularly to see is Sneijder.
MU?
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1. H Dog
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Yeh, so much will happen, can't wait for next season!
  
  I can see snejder going, i don't think he'll return to real, and barcelona don't particularly need him
  So, one may suggest its between Man U and City. For me, ferguson seems to have identified three options - goalie, defender and midfielder. Man city might only be buying him just because he's world class, but man u actually need him.
  
  I'm not saying he's defo going to Man U, it's just i wouldn't be suprised if City end purchasing him
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Tommytour
14 years, 7 months ago
Summer Signings?

United - Sneijder, De Gea, Young
Chelsea - Modric, Neymar, Der Wiel
Arsenal - Sakho, Given, Hazard
City - Bale, Baines, Falcao
Spurs - Parker, Benzema, Foster
Liverpool - Downing, Cissokho, Cahill
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1. H Dog
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Downing to Liverpool?!
  
  Young is more likely to go to them, united already have nani and valencia so maybe a winger is not their main priority
  
  Der Weil is interesting, i reckon that's a big bidding war waiting to happen
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  1. Tommytour
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Young to Liverpool seems the better move for him with Nani, Valencia and Park at Utd, however he would prefer to move to Old Trafford. Nani may be sold as he has been moaning about being dropped for big matches and hasnt been offered a new contract after his good season. Also cant see Villa selling both wingers.
    
    Just bored and threw a few transfers out there!
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  2. pompeyfan
    14 years, 7 months ago
    As an Ajax fan I have seen a lot of van der Weil. I would rather we keep him of course. He is a good player but not very good defensively. I certainly wouldn't get too excited about him being an improvement on Bosingwa or Sagna.
    
    I have said it before about Sneijder too - I can't see him moving to Man Utd. Firstly he has played in Amsterdam, Madrid & Milanm can't see him wanting to move to Manchester. Also it is unlikely that Jolanthe would allow it or that Utd couldn't afford his wages.
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    1. CRUSHER
      14 years, 7 months ago
      Agreed on VDW. The year before the WC he was very good, but this year, partly due to a slight change in the system and who played on right midfield/right wing, he hasn't been anywhere near as good. I'd like to see him stay another year at Ajax because the potential is there, but if he leaves for a lot of money, the joke really is on the club forking over the cash.
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      1. pompeyfan
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Yep 10-15m for him would be great business.
        
        At least he set up 2 of the goals on Sunday though, the perfect time for him to make his best contribution of the season! 🙂
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        pompeyfan
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Most important thing is that Stekelenberg & Vertonghen stay though. Would be devastated if they left.
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        Boom!!!
        14 years, 7 months ago
        do u think Stekelenberg can handle the pressure of playing for the very big club tho?
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        CRUSHER
        14 years, 7 months ago
        He was fine in the world cup final. I don't think there's much pressure in england, or spain for that matter, it's just a higher level of opponents.
        I'm fine with selling Stekelenburg, obviously he's very good, but Vermeer is good enough as a replacement. Vertonghen is the real worry.
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        pompeyfan
        14 years, 7 months ago
        It doesn't come much bigger than the world cup final. For me he's up there with the best keepers in the world. And anyway, Ajax is a very big club.
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2. Boom!!!
  14 years, 7 months ago
  United – Sneijder, De Gea, Diarra
  Chelsea – Neymar and Kaka
  Arsenal – Hazard and someone player from dutch/french lower league team
  City – Chiellini
  Spurs – Parker and Benzema
  Liverpool – Young
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  1. Drip Doctor
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Spurs - Benzema 😆
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  2. Tommytour
    14 years, 7 months ago
    De Gea
    Fabio Vidic Rio Evra
    Valencia Sneijder Diarra Nani
    Rooney Chico
    
    Would like to see that!
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    1. Drip Doctor
      14 years, 7 months ago
      That team would get ripped apart. Far too attacking.
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      14 years, 7 months ago
      So when will Rafael be the flavour of the month? As soon as Fabio gets sent off? 😀
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    3. big oak
      14 years, 7 months ago
      the big problem fr united is how to fit schneider in their team, teh guy hust dsnt defend, and he will probably be playing fletcher's/carrick spot exept if they opt to 4-2-3-1 with rooney lone striker which seems unlikely
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  3. big oak
    14 years, 7 months ago
    spurs transfers will have to wait to see who they are offloading
    
    cnt get benzema wihtout selling vdv and pav and keane
    
    and wnt get parker exept if bale or modric leave
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    1. Boom!!!
      14 years, 7 months ago
      i think harry will sell 3(pav,keane and defoe) of his four useless strikers in the summer...
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      1. big oak
        14 years, 7 months ago
        he drags defoe and crouch wherever he goes, keans salary is too high for any team to match, even celtic couldnt failed their negotiations, so not that easy to be offloaded, while pav can always sign for any rich russian club eventually
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Random_Guy
14 years, 7 months ago
Foster
Ivanovic, Baines, Dawson
Lampard, N'Zogbia, Kuyt, Yaya
RVP, Tevez, Berbatov (C)
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1. big oak
  14 years, 7 months ago
  did u just feel u had to share ur team with someone? or u need advise?
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matiakez
14 years, 7 months ago
What do people think of the Wolves v Blackburn game?

I can't see it being overly high scoring and could see Blackburn sneaking it but thats just a hunch based on Blackburn looking fairly solid of late and not trusting Wolves in games you expect them to win.

Anyhow just wondering if for a differential Blackburn players might be worth a punt? Samba or maybe Martin Ollson?
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1. Boom!!!
  14 years, 7 months ago
  NO!there are much better options...
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2. MAD
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Will be a very cagey game that one... BBurn will surely park it.
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  1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
    14 years, 7 months ago
    I doubt that. A draw is of very little use to either team. Obvously it's better for us as we are ahead of them on goal difference but if we draw with Wolves and the teams below win then we both go down! I expect both teams to try and win the game for an hour or so and see what the situation is elsewhere.
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    1. MAD
      14 years, 7 months ago
      Would mean that all three teams BPL, Brum and Wigan would win their games... highly unlikely imo.. but I see your point and I hope you're right as I've got O'Hara 😛
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      1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
        14 years, 7 months ago
        But can we really go out assuming that the others won't win? Of course it's unlikely but for the first hour of the match at least i expect us to go out and try to win it. If we don't and things start going wrong late in the afternoon i'll be furious!!! It's the whole point of having your destiny in your own hands surely?
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        MAD
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Your gaffer looks like he's in way over his head on this one... looks like a guy who should be teaching gym at some elementary school instead 😛 Your team is doomed after the indian chicken mcnuggets bought you 🙂
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        14 years, 7 months ago
        Yawn...
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    2. Drip Doctor
      14 years, 7 months ago
      Big Chris back to play his last game before moving to The Gooners? 8)
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      1. Granville
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Is Samba really a 'Wenger type' defender?
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        Drip Doctor
        14 years, 7 months ago
        No, but he's what we need. I think Wenger is starting to realize where he has gone wrong... i hope he has anyway! We need to do a Utd and buy experienced premiership players, Sameba, N'Zogbia. Not world class, but would do a very good job for us.
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        SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Which is what exactly?
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        Drip Doctor
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Handsome.
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        SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
        14 years, 7 months ago
        hmmmm BIG Chris may not make the grade then, although don't tell him that
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        MAD
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Young and Bent.
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        SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Bent would be a great signing for Arsenal
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        jamsiep
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Someone with at least some technical ability for starters.
        
        Chamakh That - I really don't think that signing players from Blackburn, Wigan, Bolton and West Ham is the solution to Arsenal's problems.
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        SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Do you watch any football apart from the Chelsea highlights on MOTD?
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        jamsiep
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Apparently not.
        
        Seriously though, signing mediocre players, who play for mediocre clubs (for a reason), is hardly going to help Arsenal in finally beating Barcelona etc.
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        SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Man alive, arrogant much?
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        Boom!!!
        14 years, 7 months ago
        but n'zog is not a mediocre player...he will give malouda a run for his money...
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        jamsiep
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Not really. There's a reason that Arsenal are miles above these clubs in the table - because they have better players.
        
        Samba, Cahill, Parker and N'Zogbia have all been in the Premier League for ages now, and still play for bottom half teams. Why would signing them make Arsenal any better?
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        14 years, 7 months ago
        I wish you were a manager, we'd never lose any of our better players
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        Granville
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Isn't that the problem though, that he isn't rated because he doesn't play for a fashionable club.
        
        I asked this question the other day and got ridiculed by DBRonaldo:
        
        If Tony Adams was playing at Blackburn now and was in his mid 20's, would Wenger even consider signing him?
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        jamsiep
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Seems like Scott Parker is pretty highly rated, and West Ham just finished bottom, comfortably.
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        andy85wsm
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Just because West Ham are bottom doesn't mean Parker is a bad player. There are 10 other players in that team.
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        jamsiep
        14 years, 7 months ago
        In answer to your question: I don't know! Wasn't around at the time when Adams was in his mid twenties!
        
        It's a bit crude to generalise all players in the bottom half as 'bad players', but on the whole, they're obviously vastly inferior to the players at the best clubs. With a couple of exceptions - Valencia at Wigan for example.
        
        I'll trust what I see though, and that is that Parker, Samba, Cahill, N'Zogbia etc. aren't good enough for Arsenal.
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        SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Best stick to buying little known french kids then, worked a treat for them over the last few years
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        jamsiep
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Well, someone like Koscielny is a better centre back than Gary Cahill, and he was much cheaper than Cahill would be.
        
        I agree that Arsenal need to find a better balance within their team, in terms of experience and leadership qualities etc, but signing overpriced and overrated players for other English clubs isn't the answer IMO.
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        pompeyfan
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Completely disagree. Plenty of bottom half clubs have got players who are good enough for top 6 clubs. In addition to those that you rubbished I will also add: O'Hara, Enrique, R Johnson, Odemwingie, and various Villa players.
        
        He may be overpriced but that doesn't mean they wouldn't do a job at a top club..
        
        Loads of top players started at lower clubs anyway.
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        jamsiep
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Out of those, only Enrique is good enough for a club like Arsenal IMO. And he's only been in England for a couple of years now, and he's young.
        
        Point is that Parker, Samba etc. have been in England for ages now, and suddenly - despite West Ham and Blackburn both struggling in the league - they're being touted as 'ideal signings' for Arsenal.
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        Marknlard
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Jamsiep has done this one before, good clubs = good players and bad clubs = bad players. Funnily enough, no one agreed that time either.
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        pompeyfan
        14 years, 7 months ago
        fair enough that it's your opinion but you have also touted van der Weil for the top clubs, whereas those that watch him a lot know that he isn't the answer either.
        
        The reason some of these players are still at lower clubs is probably because they are overpriced and managers prefer taking risks on cheaper foreign players.
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        SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Stop talking so much sense pompeyfan!
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        Attila the Bum
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Enrique, Barton, Tiote and Coloccini are all excellent players who would fit in at most clubs.
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        jamsiep
        14 years, 7 months ago
        MnL - I did say that it's a crude generalisation.
        
        pompeyfan - Fair enough. The van der Weil comment wasn't one with much thought, I haven't seen nearly enough of him to comment properly. All I know is that Chelsea could do with a right back who is competent going forward, and van der Weil was the best [and most realistic] signing I could immediately think of.
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        Gargamel
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Attila jumping in with a comment about Coloccini, Tiote and Barton. I love that!
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        applebonkers
        14 years, 7 months ago
        roger johnson is the classic heroic defender. he's the kind of guy who would be my favourite player if i was a birmingham fan as he puts his body on the line for the shirt every week.
        HOWEVER there is a reason he has to do that, he's often mopping up from his own poor positioning or poor clearances etc. look at the amount of saves foster has made this season, there's a clue to my thoughts on roger johnson, heroic yes, competent no
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        jamsiep
        14 years, 7 months ago
        I never knew that daring to suggest that the best clubs have better players than the other clubs would cause such offence. Jeez!
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        applebonkers
        14 years, 7 months ago
        vintage attila 😉
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        Attila the Bum
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Garg & Bonkers
        
        I can't help it, it's like toontourettes. It's an affliction.
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        pompeyfan
        14 years, 7 months ago
        I reckon Chelsea would be better off sticking with Boswinga if he ever stays fit.
        
        I was worried someone might notice R Johnson in my list, for some reason I wanted to add a Birmingham player and I keep hearing 'he should get a call up' talk, I appreciate he isn't the best defender. Also i forgot about Barton & Tiote.
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        jamsiep
        14 years, 7 months ago
        van der Weil surely can't be that bad?! Bosingwa is pretty hopeless, and he'll almost certainly be leaving in the summer.
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        pompeyfan
        14 years, 7 months ago
        I just think they are comparable. Both pretty poor defensively but also great going forward. I haven't seen much of Boswingwa this season tho (who has!) so am basing it on what he used to be like!
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        Granville
        14 years, 7 months ago
        I think Samba is very much a bruiser/blocker, someone who puts his body on the line. He's great in the air and agile but doesn't appear to have great positional awareness and his tackling accuracy sometimes lets him down.
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      2. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
        14 years, 7 months ago
        I told ya, he wants medals!
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    3. jamsiep
      14 years, 7 months ago
      A draw is fine for Blackburn! The only way you could go down with a draw is if Birmingham, Blackpool and Wigan all win, which is never going to happen.
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      1. MAD
        14 years, 7 months ago
        😮
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        jamsiep
        14 years, 7 months ago
        What? I'm agreeing with you!
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        MAD
        14 years, 7 months ago
        No shit sherlock.... 😛
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  2. jamsiep
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Blackburn always park it.
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    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      14 years, 7 months ago
      So defensive
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      1. The Bandit
        14 years, 7 months ago
        😆
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3. big oak
  14 years, 7 months ago
  i agree not a big scoring game, especially if the other results start coming their way, blackburn might only need a draw to secure it, so it will be a tight game
  
  and dnt see a good blackburn differential since mgp performances dropped, samba and hoilett doubtful
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  1. NeedleVor
    14 years, 7 months ago
    I agree, it will be a tight game not profitable at all for FPL attacking returns.
    
    Prediction - 1-0 Blackburn. Olsson would be the only player I would consider bringing in.
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Connor's Calling
14 years, 7 months ago
Tevez vs. Berba: My view:

Berba:
+ Golden Boot
+ Home game
+ B’Pool will attack – may leak goals
+ May play up top on his own
+ Scored twice away at B’Pool
+ Normally scores well against lesser teams

- Not GUARANTEED to start
- Owen might play furthest forward, with Berba in behind him
- Reserve Man U team – might not gel
- B’pool fighting for their lives
- No form to speak of

Tevez:
+ Golden Boot
+ Will play if fit
+ Fresh (ish)
+ Could play up top on his own
+ Bolton been leaking goals recently (incl. 2 at home to Sunderland)
+ Looks in form (last 2 games)
+ On freekicks and penalties

- Away from home (ManC don’t score that many away)
- Bolton been VERY strong at home this season
- Could play in front 2 with Dzeko/Balotelli (not as effective)

Still no idea who im going for!
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1. Drip Doctor
  14 years, 7 months ago
  There are no guarantees Berba will be on pens either. Isn't it Scholes last game at Old Trafford?
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  1. Granville
    14 years, 7 months ago
    That would be a huge kick in the Bulgarian gonads if they got a pen and he didn't take it. End of United career.
    
    The one thing I don't agree with in the above post is about City's away form. From the outset Mancini has played very conservative, but I think a lot of people agree if they open up they would score more often. I think you'll see that from the start against Bolton.
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    1. Microcuts
      14 years, 7 months ago
      +1 regarding the City point.
      
      City to be more attacking this week. Bolton's home form has been great, right up until the point where they had nothing to play for. 2 or 3 nil City for me.
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    2. Drip Doctor
      14 years, 7 months ago
      It's a tough one, personally i think people would like Scholes sign off with a goal rather then Berba win the Golden boot. I think im going for Tevez, but go mad and get both, not sure how though...
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2. Boom!!!
  14 years, 7 months ago
  2 points against berba are completely wrong:
  if u have seen owen play as a sub lately...he is dropping into the mid and wings rather than playing upfront and what form are u talking about?if he don't start then how can u expect him to score and btw he has scored in his last 2 games at ot...
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3. Microcuts
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Thanks so much for that, you've saved me writing down exactly what i'm thinking!!
  
  If its any help, i'm currently leaning towards Tevez, when Berba scores, he scores big, but it doesn't happen often. Tevez is more likely to be involved in any City goal even if he doesn't score it.
  
  But then i'm defending a lead, so Tevez seems a safe bet to me, if I was chasing however i'd be all over Berba like a rash, and hoping this week is one of his biggies (every chance it could be)
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