Analysing Consistency- The Defenders

FPL GW36 Scout Picks - Final Selection

Henderson

van Hecke
Lacroix
Gabriel Magalhães
O’Reilly

Cherki
Saka
Bruno Fernandes
Rogers

Haaland
Welbeck

Kinsky
Konsa Ngoyo
Devenny
Kroupi

GW37 Chip Poll

Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	94.8%	Unlikely
Gyökeres	ARS	8.9m	86.7%	Unlikely
F.Kadıoğlu	BHA	4.4m	92.0%	Unlikely
Mateta	CRY	7.6m	92.3%	Unlikely
Van Hecke	BHA	4.6m	87.5%	Unlikely
Leno	FUL	4.9m	87.2%	Unlikely
Kroupi.Jr	BOU	4.6m	85.5%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.7m	76.5%	Unlikely
Hinshelwood	BHA	5.1m	72.4%	Unlikely
Osula	NEW	5.4m	72.1%	Unlikely
Richards	CRY	4.4m	68.1%	Unlikely
Ngumoha	LIV	4.3m	66.3%	Unlikely
Gakpo	LIV	7.3m	66.4%	Unlikely
Bruno G.	NEW	6.8m	62.7%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	63.3%	Unlikely
Aït-Nouri	MCI	5.7m	59.7%	Unlikely
Ndiaye	EVE	6.2m	58.4%	Unlikely
Shaw	MUN	4.5m	54.7%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.9m	51.7%	Unlikely
Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	5.2m	49.6%	Unlikely
B.Fernandes	MUN	10.4m	50.6%	Unlikely
Bijol	LEE	3.9m	48.1%	Unlikely
Minteh	BHA	5.5m	46.2%	Unlikely
Wan-Bissaka	WHU	4.1m	46.7%	Unlikely
Frimpong	LIV	5.7m	46.5%	Unlikely
Isak	LIV	10.3m	46.2%	Unlikely
Mitoma	BHA	6.1m	46.3%	Unlikely
Ødegaard	ARS	7.8m	44.0%	Unlikely
Henderson	CRY	5.1m	42.1%	Unlikely
Beto	EVE	5.0m	41.7%	Unlikely
Hermansen	WHU	4.2m	41.7%	Unlikely
Bassey	FUL	4.4m	40.0%	Unlikely
Dowman	ARS	4.2m	40.2%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	39.1%	Unlikely
Damsgaard	BRE	5.6m	37.4%	Unlikely
Stach	LEE	4.8m	36.9%	Unlikely
Wharton	CRY	5.0m	35.9%	Unlikely
M.Fernandes	WHU	5.5m	35.6%	Unlikely
Szoboszlai	LIV	7.0m	34.5%	Unlikely
Burn	NEW	5.0m	34.3%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Gibbs-White	NFO	7.6m	101.2%	Very Likely
Watkins	AVL	8.8m	95.6%	Maybe
Keane	EVE	4.5m	99.7%	Maybe
Estève	BUR	3.9m	97.7%	Maybe
Zubimendi	ARS	5.0m	96.4%	Maybe
Tchaouna	BUR	4.8m	96.3%	Maybe
João Pedro	CHE	7.5m	95.7%	Maybe
John	NFO	4.0m	94.9%	Maybe
Struijk	LEE	4.3m	93.6%	Unlikely
Reijnders	MCI	5.0m	94.4%	Unlikely
Piroe	LEE	4.9m	93.4%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	4.9m	90.8%	Unlikely
Grealish	EVE	6.3m	89.9%	Unlikely
Salmon	ARS	4.0m	89.1%	Unlikely
O.Dango	BRE	5.7m	87.9%	Unlikely
Woltemade	NEW	6.7m	87.5%	Unlikely
Emenalo	CHE	4.5m	87.9%	Unlikely
Mac Allister	LIV	6.2m	85.9%	Unlikely
Kilman	WHU	4.1m	86.9%	Unlikely
Konaté	LIV	5.5m	84.6%	Unlikely
Slonina	CHE	3.9m	85.0%	Unlikely
Tolu	WOL	5.2m	80.9%	Unlikely
Trafford	MCI	4.5m	83.7%	Unlikely
Longstaff	LEE	4.8m	84.2%	Unlikely
Raúl	FUL	6.0m	79.4%	Unlikely
Johnstone	WOL	4.4m	80.0%	Unlikely
Byfield	TOT	4.0m	79.4%	Unlikely
McAidoo	MCI	4.5m	78.8%	Unlikely
Cairns	LEE	3.9m	78.6%	Unlikely
Mee	MUN	3.9m	77.3%	Unlikely
Obi	MUN	4.2m	76.2%	Unlikely
Abraham	AVL	5.8m	71.6%	Unlikely
Anderson	NFO	5.6m	76.1%	Unlikely
Caicedo	CHE	5.7m	74.9%	Unlikely
Ballard	SUN	4.7m	68.7%	Unlikely
Van de Ven	TOT	4.4m	69.0%	Unlikely
Amissah	FUL	3.8m	68.2%	Unlikely
Gravenberch	LIV	5.4m	67.9%	Unlikely
Thiago	BRE	7.3m	66.8%	Unlikely
Steele	BHA	4.2m	65.2%	Unlikely

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Watchlists

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	B, Vs
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	B
No Change	Henderson	CRY	C
No Change	Pickford	EVE	C, Vs
No Change	Verbruggen	BHA	B
No Change	Darlow	LEE	C, £

Last updated: 8 May, 2026 11:01pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	B, Vs
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	A
No Change	Lacroix	CRY	B
No Change	Keane	EVE	C, Vs
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	B
Up	Porro	TOT	B
Up	Andersen	FUL	B
No Change	Hill	BOU	B, £
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	B
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	C
Down	Struijk	LEE	C, £

Last updated: 8 May, 2026 11:13pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	B
No Change	Cherki	MCI	A
No Change	Saka	ARS	A, Vs
No Change	Wilson	FUL	C
Up	Hinshelwood	BHA	B, Vs, £
Up	Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	A, £
Down	Ismaila Sarr	CRY	C, Rest
No Change	Rogers	AVL	B
No Change	Szoboszlai	LIV	A
Down	Gibbs-White	NFO	A, Inj

Last updated: 8 May, 2026 11:26pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	B
No Change	Thiago	BRE	B
No Change	Bowen	WHU	A
Up	Welbeck	BHA	B
Up	Gyokeres	ARS	A, Vs
Down	Watkins	AVL	B, Rest
No Change	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	B
No Change	João Pedro	CHE	B

Last updated: 8 May, 2026 11:31pm

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8 August 2011 2730 comments

Paul

The second instalment in our series of Members articles looking at Fantasy consistency sees defenders come under the microscope. Aiming to highlight those players who week-in, week-out offer solid returns, we’ve taken a larger sample size than the previous Goalkeepers article and analysed the top twelve in terms of points per game in 2010/11.

Although there are four Chelsea players here -in addition to two from Man City – the Blues defenders most definitely vary in average returns and consistency. Who’d have thought, after all, that Ashley Cole was the least reliable Fantasy pick of our featured quartet last season?

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fog
14 years, 9 months ago
Given (Moreira)

Lescot, Hughes,Cahill, (Caulker, Taylor)

N'Zogbia, Young, Johnson(from City), Moses

Bent, Carroll, Gyan

+ 2 mil

What do you think about team?

I want to replace Cahill but i dont know who has better opening fixtures than him, but for good price?
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1. markieffm
  14 years, 9 months ago
  Swap lescott for Kompany - Save 0.5
  You are missing a midfielder??
  Not sure on Ashley Young as he is a big rotation risk. Go for Bale or someone who is def gonna get a start (If spurs game happens)
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  1. fog
    14 years, 9 months ago
    O'Hara is missing sorry about that 🙂
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    1. markieffm
      14 years, 9 months ago
      Bring in Taraabt and nani for young and johnson.
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2. fatty
  14 years, 9 months ago
  PLEASE ADVISE, KOLO TOURE? HE ONLY MISSES A FEW GAMES SURELY?
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Fratboy
14 years, 9 months ago
Playing with this team at the moment, what you guys think?

Given
A.Cole Kompany S Taylor
Nani Moses Malouda Formica Murphy
Bent Rooney(c)

Ruddy DJ De Laet Brown

GW2 - Switch out Nani/Rooney to Chelsea player.
GW3 - DJ>Odemwingie

Hopefully all this planning won't be in vain and the fixtures this weekend will hold up 😕
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fog
14 years, 9 months ago
Best 10 mil midfielder?
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1. MeandYouSittingInATree
  14 years, 9 months ago
  Nani
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Someoneleet
14 years, 9 months ago
Please rate out of 15.
Thanks!

Given | Al-Habsi
Bains | Richards | Gabbidon | Simpson | De Laet
Malouda | Nani | Taarabat | Walters | Moses
RVP | Suarez | Graham
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1. O Fenomeno
  14 years, 9 months ago
  I will give you 12/15.
  
  You lost marks for Graham, De Laet, Moses.
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  1. Brian (Not the Messiah)
    14 years, 9 months ago
    lost marks for moses? lol.
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    1. Fratboy
      14 years, 9 months ago
      +1
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2. Fratboy
  14 years, 9 months ago
  10/15
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Soop
14 years, 9 months ago
So I think, impose a curfew. That way, anyone you arrest is almost certainly guilty of something.

Next, the whole hammer and tongs approach, block every exit but one, and use water cannons as the hammer to break against the anvil of a shield wall. Catch everyone that hasn't run, and continue to maneuver the crowd into a no-escape situation.
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1. Fratboy
  14 years, 9 months ago
  Maybe drop a big net over them from a helicopter and hoist them up? Always works for pirates.
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  1. O Fenomeno
    14 years, 9 months ago
    Or just hire some pirates to do it?
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    1. Fratboy
      14 years, 9 months ago
      Now that's something I'd put my name forward for 🙂
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    2. In Like Flynn.
      14 years, 9 months ago
      I believe Somalia have a few for hire, I'm sure they're all nice jolly Roger types.
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      1. O Fenomeno
        14 years, 9 months ago
        You could let them sell any people they catch alive.
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  2. Keep Calm and Sessegnon
    14 years, 9 months ago
    Always works for Fred and Velma.
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2. @ImpressiveTackl
  14 years, 9 months ago
  What about a tactical nuke?
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3. Guybrush Threepwood
  14 years, 9 months ago
  Getting tough with these losers is the only thing they'll understand. Unfortunately, it won't happen as the use of water cannons/rubber bullets/tear gas is bound to upset some of the many 'do-gooders' out there.
  
  Even if all of these scumbags were arrested, the sad fact is that the majority would get nothing more than a slap on the wrist.
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  1. chinmusic
    14 years, 9 months ago
    You're on the wrong website. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html
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    1. Guybrush Threepwood
      14 years, 9 months ago
      Oops, sorry, you're right. Wouldn't want to upset anybody on here.
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      1. chinmusic
        14 years, 9 months ago
        No, you might give a limp-wristed do-gooder a heart attack.
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  2. Soop
    14 years, 9 months ago
    Hey what about a swap? We could deport them to somewhere like Ethiopia, and take in some refugees in their place.
    
    I'm sure those people would be more than grateful to have the kind of life that these people are obviously so disaffected with.
    
    And the hood rats could see how they like famine, try and find something to smash up in the middle of nowhere you knobs.
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    1. Marknlard
      14 years, 9 months ago
      Now this is a solution I like.
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4. MeandYouSittingInATree
  14 years, 9 months ago
  I reckon just whip up the Gatling gun. They're always fun.
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5. chinmusic
  14 years, 9 months ago
  "That way, anyone you arrest is almost certainly guilty of something."
  
  Orwellian.
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  1. Soop
    14 years, 9 months ago
    No, they're guilty of breaking curfew. It's just logic.
    
    The people that would be exempt are for instance, people who's houses are on fire, that's a good reason to be outside.
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    1. chinmusic
      14 years, 9 months ago
      There are hundreds of good reasons to be outside. I'm going to work at 10 tonight for instance.
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Fratboy
14 years, 9 months ago
New Page, re-post etc etc etc blah blah blah

Playing with this team at the moment, what you guys think?

Given
A.Cole Kompany S Taylor
Nani Moses Malouda Formica Murphy
Bent Rooney(c)

Ruddy DJ De Laet Brown

GW2 – Switch out Nani/Rooney to Chelsea player.
GW3 – DJ>Odemwingie

Hopefully all this planning won’t be in vain and the fixtures this weekend will hold up 😕
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1. @ImpressiveTackl
  14 years, 9 months ago
  Heylo Fratboy.
  
  I think it's a great squad. I'm not too keen on the Formica bandwagon but it's a solid squad.
  
  Good luck with the transfer plans (which I also think make a lot of sense).
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  1. Fratboy
    14 years, 9 months ago
    Good morning sir!
    
    Thanks man 🙂 Let's just hope the fixtures happen now...you happy with your squad for now? Excited to begin your hunt for another top 100 finish?
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    1. Hughes the Daddy
      14 years, 9 months ago
      I know. Hours of endless tinkering wasted if these London games are cancelled. I was just settling on my team too!! 🙂
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Jake9
14 years, 9 months ago
Hi ive made a league for people that think tjey have a decent team and want a challenge. Only enter if you are a decent player.
It is called H2H League for the Big Timers and the code is:8509-293385.Hope it is successful
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1. O Fenomeno
  14 years, 9 months ago
  Every league is for people that think they have a decent team and want a challenge.
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  1. TorresMagic™
    14 years, 9 months ago
    My team is rubbish, can I still enter?
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    1. O Fenomeno
      14 years, 9 months ago
      No mate sorry you have to think you have a decent team.
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pleccy
14 years, 9 months ago
I feel like taking a 'risky' player, to have a differential

Which one would you pick out of this bunch, who might give the most reward?

Gervinho
Benayoun
Drogba
Anderson
Ramsay
Cleverly
Aguero
Maxi
Modric

One of these I feel will get a lot of points / be good value, but obviously they all have the risk of not playing every game/rotation...?
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1. hellothere23
  14 years, 9 months ago
  out of those, i would choose drogba or aguero.
  
  might go for anderson too. expecting him to start most of the games.
  
  i don't have any of those though.
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2. O Fenomeno
  14 years, 9 months ago
  Gervinho.
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  1. pleccy
    14 years, 9 months ago
    Yeah He is tempting. Do you think he'll start most games? Would he be on the left wing (taking arshavin rosicky's place or on the right (taking Walcott/Nasri's place?) Unless NAsri will play in central midfield now that Cesc is on the way out?
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    1. O Fenomeno
      14 years, 9 months ago
      He will play, I watched him in France last year and I was really impressed with him. I am starting with him think he will do very well.
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      1. pleccy
        14 years, 9 months ago
        do you know if he plays on the left or right?
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        O Fenomeno
        14 years, 9 months ago
        On the left, or behind the striker.
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    2. Caboose
      14 years, 9 months ago
      If Walcott is fit he will probably be used on the left wing of the front 3.
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      1. pleccy
        14 years, 9 months ago
        OK thanks. Need to decide on Gervinho, when Nasri is 0.5 more....
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    3. hillbillypete
      14 years, 9 months ago
      i think he will play on left wing for sure
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3. Caboose
  14 years, 9 months ago
  Gervinho
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4. Super-Hans
  14 years, 9 months ago
  Ramsey....! Nasri is leaving and fab is injured. Walcott and Wilshere are unsure as well, so he will play..!
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5. Get up ya bum
  14 years, 9 months ago
  You want a risky differential? Go the Scottish messi Stephen dobbie. Can pick him up for church change and he's a great chance of being in the points gw2/3 😀
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fog
14 years, 9 months ago
is adam in 11 for liverpool???
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Crack Head Phil
14 years, 9 months ago
Frisking the fixtures may need revising, since I have a feeling that all games in London (spurs v everton) will be called off!!!

Anyone agree? I live in east London and sh*t is really goin down and I don't think it's gonna end anytime soon...
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1. Louis Van Balls
  14 years, 9 months ago
  It will end if the army is called in, a curfew is imposed and these idiots are arrested
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  1. Hughes the Daddy
    14 years, 9 months ago
    Right, I need to log out or will never get anything done today]]]
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2. Get up ya bum
  14 years, 9 months ago
  Send in Michael bisping to administer a few peoples elbows
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The ghost of a Pug's g…
14 years, 9 months ago
Why is everyone captaining rooney?
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1. Hughes the Daddy
  14 years, 9 months ago
  I'm not, but I can see why some would. Would be very Rooney to announce himself 'back' with a couple of goals game 1.
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  1. The ghost of a Pug's g…
    14 years, 9 months ago
    I can't honestly see why. 16 months of mediocre performances and playing deeper than frank at times.
    
    Its all well and good getting a feeling he will do well gw1 but i fully expect Woy to have shored up the baggies defence
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    1. Fratboy
      14 years, 9 months ago
      Thanks, I needed a laugh this morning
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      1. The ghost of a Pug's g…
        14 years, 9 months ago
        Rooney played just shy of 25 games scoring an average of 5.7pts/game
        
        Carroll 23 games with an average of 5.9pts/game
        
        Tevez 28 games with an average of 6.6pts/game
        
        RVP 20 games with an average of 7.85 pts/game
        
        N they are just the first 3 that sprung to mind. Not to mention the season prior where did narf all from february till may.
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        The ghost of a Pug's g…
        14 years, 9 months ago
        This doesnt take into consideration value either...just cold hard stats
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        Bob.
        14 years, 9 months ago
        What about the season before that?
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        The ghost of a Pug's g…
        14 years, 9 months ago
        Well rooney was on fire for first 5-6months of season but that is an anomaly in his history. 1 good season outa 4 doesnt make a top player
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2. Podge
  14 years, 9 months ago
  Beacause he's so freaking handsome
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  1. Soop
    14 years, 9 months ago
    With his full head of hair
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3. Agbonlahor’s brillian…
  14 years, 9 months ago
  Why not?
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  1. The ghost of a Pug's g…
    14 years, 9 months ago
    Can think of at least 7 other strikers who are better value
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jamie
14 years, 9 months ago
Have had this team for quite a while now. Have had the obvious daily tinkers but seem to end up with the about same team.

Given | Ruddy
Kompany | S Taylor | Ivanovic | De Laet | Briggs
Nzogbia | Lampard | Nani | Moses | Vuckic
Bent | Drogba | DJ Cambell

0.5 in bank, my only question is to change Nzogbia for sessegnon and change briggs for either Rafeal or Collins, to strengthen my resources a bit.

Reports suggest lamps, ivan, nzog and bent are all a bit of a doubt but pretending they were all fine, what do you think?
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1. Fratboy
  14 years, 9 months ago
  It's a good squad, I think your Briggs switch is a good idea, although I don't think doubling up on villa defence or switching to Rafael is a good idea...Ivanovic I'm not so sure on either!
  
  Maybe:
  
  Lampard>Malouda
  Briggs>Brown (Good rotation with S Taylor)
  N'Zog>Yaya
  
  Just an idea 🙂
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  1. Fratboy
    14 years, 9 months ago
    and Ivanovic to A.Cole as well
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  2. jamie
    14 years, 9 months ago
    Thanks FB.
    
    My 2 picks that I wanted to be for the entire year would have been Lamps and Ivanovic, I think a lot of people will go with Malouda which is always tempting but Im hoping I will reap the rewards for sticking with Lamps.
    
    Briggs is my last sub and hoping that maybe he could be a coleman.
    
    I like yaya, had him last year, but everyone seems to reckon he will be playing a more defensive role in midfield.
    
    I would love to have another Man u shirt in my squad though
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paraman
14 years, 9 months ago
RMT please

A

Given/begovic

Kompany, A. Cole, hughes, De Laet, Simpson

Nani, Downing, Jarvis, Sinclair, Taarabt

Suarez, Bent, Zamora

B

Given/begovic

Kompany, A. Cole, hughes, De Laet, Simpson

Nani, Downing, Vukcic, Nzogbia, Taarabt

Suarez, Bent, Zamora

I think that A delivers me more options in case of injuries

maybe you guys can also rate my team out of 15

Thanx in advance
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Jimjam
14 years, 9 months ago
Would be really grateful for an RMT. Think I'm getting close to a finalised team, but would love some last-minute input to sense-check my choices!

Given, Ruddy
Ivanovic, Lescott, Taylor S, Bramble, Orr
Malouda, Silva, Sessegnon, O'Hara, Moses
Bent, Carroll, Zamora

(If RVP is fit and firing on all cylinders, I'll downgrade a mid to get him in)
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1. Jake9
  14 years, 9 months ago
  like the mids it is exactly like mine:)
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  1. Jimjam
    14 years, 9 months ago
    Thanks man. Do I need Man Utd coverage though? If so, where?
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shady10111
14 years, 9 months ago
Guys plz RMT:

Kompany enrique alex (alcaraz orr)

Malouda nani silva nzogbia moses

Gervinho anelka (holt)

1) Should I start enrique or alcaraz?

2) Do I have a good enough side?

3) Who should be my captain?

4) I think gervinho would play even if RVP was fit coz arsenal have 2 many injuries and doubts
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1. Jimjam
  14 years, 9 months ago
  Good team, except Anelka and Alex, who I don't see starting - I'd switch them for nailed-on starters and you're good to go.
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  1. shady10111
    14 years, 9 months ago
    JannyB, I c anelka as a starter, coz I doubt drogba n torres will play in the same team, but anyways, I have 0.5 in the bank if I remove anelka I'll have 9.0, who else would u suggest 4 his position?
    
    If u go to the fantasy site and go to transfers, u will c the only c.b without a doubtful sign 2 his name other than terry, is alex, so I'm nailed on him
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    1. O Fenomeno
      14 years, 9 months ago
      I like the Anelka pick and I think he will start on the right with Malouda on the left and Torres/Drogba in the centre.
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2. O Fenomeno
  14 years, 9 months ago
  1. Alcaraz
  
  2. It is a good side (although don't know your keepers)
  
  3. Nani/Silva
  
  4. Not a question, but Gervinho will play for Arsenal anyway.
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  1. shady10111
    14 years, 9 months ago
    Sorry, my keepers are
    
    Al habsi (ruddy)
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    1. O Fenomeno
      14 years, 9 months ago
      The keepers might not do to well over the season, but I suppose you can transfer Al Habsi after the first few gw.
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      1. shady10111
        14 years, 9 months ago
        N what u reckon about alex, is he a likely starter?
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3. Fratboy
  14 years, 9 months ago
  42.5mil in midfield is too much imo!
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timmy56
14 years, 9 months ago
RVP. Will he or won't he play?
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1. Hay Number 2
  14 years, 9 months ago
  Tis the question that is on all our lips my friend!
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  1. timmy56
    14 years, 9 months ago
    Haha yes and i have no idea.
    
    Worth starting Gervinho instead?
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    1. shady10111
      14 years, 9 months ago
      Yes I agree with starting gevinho, also have him in my team
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Animals & Scandals
14 years, 9 months ago
Any advice on this?

A) Ivanovic / Yaya Toure / Rooney
B) Ivanovic / Silva / Bent
C) Cole A. / Silva / Bent
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1. shortestshort
  14 years, 9 months ago
  A...just
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  1. Animals & Scandals
    14 years, 9 months ago
    Thanks. Ah, the pain!
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Brada_wba
14 years, 9 months ago
distin and kuyt

or

baines and zog?
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1. shortestshort
  14 years, 9 months ago
  baines & zog i reckon...
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2. O Fenomeno
  14 years, 9 months ago
  The one without Kuyt.
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shortestshort
14 years, 9 months ago
A couple of quandaries for you boys & girls…

A) Silva & Drogba; or
B) Malouda & Suarez (assuming he's fit obviously)

and then

A) Lescott & Sinclair; or
B) Kompany & Taraabt

Thanks team.
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Hay Number 2
14 years, 9 months ago
With Ivanovic and Luiz carrying knocks would you guys agree that Bosingwa is most likely to fill that Right back slot?!
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1. sheepo
  14 years, 9 months ago
  I think Bosingwa is the best right back they have anyway, Ferreira aint guna get it regular & if Luiz doesnt start its Ivanovic or Alex to partner Terry in the centre. so Bosingwa Terry Alex Cole. Thats how I see it as it stands!!
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  1. gatzi
    14 years, 9 months ago
    I think Ivan is the best right back when all are fit 😛
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    1. Hay Number 2
      14 years, 9 months ago
      Anyone tempted by either?
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gatzi
14 years, 9 months ago
Could a call off of a few games create a super early double GW?

Last season the DGW's made me. Those were the weeks I made the big scores and beat the masses (who didn't play them well)
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Someoneleet
14 years, 9 months ago
Tweaks...

Given | Al Habsi
Bains | Richards | Gabbidon | Bramble | Simpson
Malouda | Downing | N'Zog | Taarabat | Moses
Aguero | Suarez | Zamora

Thoughts? Marks out of 15?
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1. Journeyman
  14 years, 9 months ago
  Quite a lot of non-90 minute players maybe?
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2. O Fenomeno
  14 years, 9 months ago
  Rejig Aguero and Suarez for definite starters and you have a very nice team.
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  1. Someoneleet
    14 years, 9 months ago
    Nice one, thanks both
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Fratboy
14 years, 9 months ago
NEW POST
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1. Ownership
  14 years, 9 months ago
  +1
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cammy95
14 years, 9 months ago
Moses a good shout?
5 goals and 3 assists in pre-season including champions league
opposition.
Definately worth 5.0 for first 3 games
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1. Fratboy
  14 years, 9 months ago
  DEFINITELY
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2. cammy95
  14 years, 9 months ago
  might have him as captain
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Can’t beat em so&hell…
14 years, 9 months ago
Getting close to the final squad now. Need some input. Worried about having the same team as everyone else who reads this website so trying to keep a bit of individuality.... and I don't think any of my friends read this website!

Please rate out of ten and tell me any obvious changes to make:

Given (Ruddy)

Kompany, Gibbs, Kelly (Assou-Ekotto, Givet)

VDV, A.Young, Moses, Bale (Eagles)

Suarez, Bent, Holt

£1m in the bank....
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1. smithead
  14 years, 9 months ago
  reckon spurs game might not go ahead!
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2. cammy95
  14 years, 9 months ago
  i would swap holt for DJ Campbell
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Soop
14 years, 9 months ago
Regarding value: All well and good, but captain choices are not about value, and they make a huge difference.

For example, if you had a player who was guaranteed to get exactly 20 points per game, and cost 40m, you'd be stupid not to get him. Because that would equal 40 points from him per game. The rest of your team would be shit, but it almost wouldn't matter.
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1. Bob.
  14 years, 9 months ago
  Was so much easier when you could just captain Ronaldo every game!
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Ownership
14 years, 9 months ago
i had malouda instead of nani and rooney instead of drogba. thought id hear peoples opinions on this....

9m keeper rotation
orr, collins, ivanovic, hughes, simpson
silva, o'hara, moses, nani, n'zog
bent, zamora, drog
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1. Soop
  14 years, 9 months ago
  I really wanted Drogba, but it's too up in the air... speaking of which, we don't know what games are off yet...
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2. cammy95
  14 years, 9 months ago
  i had nani and o'hara (16) but i changed them for bale and yaya
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O Fenomeno
14 years, 9 months ago
3069 other people have Barry Bannan.
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In Like Flynn.
14 years, 9 months ago
Some good news, the pointless friendly has been called off. Six less injuries to consider. 🙂
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THE BAD
14 years, 9 months ago
aaaaaahhhh...this article just made me rethink my defense..
I've got:
A.cole; Lescott; Kompany; Alcaraz; Brown

thinking of doing:

A.cole>Baines
Lescott>Agger

nice moves or not?
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