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The Numbers Game – Gameweek One vs 2010/11 Average

17 August 2011 2537 comments
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Before we draw a line firmly under the first Gameweek, we’ve decided to analyse some individual performances over the weekend. By looking at the Opta stats of Fernando Torres, we can see what his Sunday showing at the Britannia offered in comparison to his average displays for the Blues last term. The same applies to Robin Van Persie- no goals from the Dutchman at St James on Saturday night, but how did his game hold up?

In this first Members article of the active Fantasy season, we also take a look at Victor Moses and Ashley Young’s Man United league debut, weighing up what the pair’s new roles this season have offered so far…

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  1. Starscream
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    current frontline:

    Bent, Suarez, Dzeko

    worth shipping Bent out for Torres?

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  2. Clintymints
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Awesome classico there

    Messi is the man

    Imagine if Celtic and Rangers games were played this late at night!

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    1. Chinese_person
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      even fewer people would watch

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  3. Hotlips
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    ok so here is my team for this wknd..all opinions welcome.

    Given

    Bosingwa, kompany, Young, Cole

    Nzogbia, Silva, Jarvis

    Torres(C), Rooney, Graham

    Subs: Vorm, Barton, Moses, S Taylor

    what ye think?

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    1. Suarezchomper
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Few differentials. Not sure on bosingwa will probably be rotated. Like everything else though

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      1. Hotlips
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        worth the risk of 2 home clean sheets..will pull him out if theres a sniff he will be rotated for ivanovic..i have an extra .5m i can spend on richards as back up

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    2. Leysh
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      I'd start one more midfielder and go 3-4-3

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      1. Suarezchomper
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        I agree, I would be inclined to go with moses

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        1. Hotlips
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 5 months ago

          instead of who? wigan away to swansea..thats y grahams there...everyone else in the team is playing at home

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  4. Nutella
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    A)Sinclair AND Brunt

    OR

    B)Taarabt AND Eagles

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    1. Duckbill
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      A, wouldn't play brunt this wk tho.

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    2. Hotlips
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      neither

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    3. Suarezchomper
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      A

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  5. dystopia.
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    did ward score from the back or was he oop like late last year?

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    1. Leysh
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      From a penalty rebound - if I recall.

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  6. Duckbill
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    which option looks good?

    A) Nani, silva & ohara

    B) Lampard, yaya & Hoolahan

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    1. danielswfc
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      A

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      1. Suarezchomper
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        B

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  7. Blind
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Any thoughts on this?

    Why are people wasting money on Everton defenders that aren’t Baines?

    Everton are poor at the back and notoriously slow starters so even though they have nice fixtures, they are still likely to concede and there are better options elsewhere.

    Also, along the ‘nice’ fixtures line, Everton have a history of struggling to break poorer teams down when the emphasis is on them to do the pressing at Goodison and they actually fair better against the better sides that they can counter against.

    I have Baines as he’s at the heartbeat of almost everything they do and I’ve got him for the full season barring injury, but wouldn’t touch anyone else until I’ve seen that they are a different side this year.

    Just my thoughts.

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    1. halnone
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Baines is a must have.
      Everyone who thinks they don't need him will soon realise how important he is in this game

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    2. Chinese_person
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      they make concede but surely against QPR all they have to do is stick p.neville on taarabt and job done.
      last season they did the same with adam and he hardly saw the ball and B'pool suffered.
      QPR low on confidence, and sure they may come back fighting in this game but i can only see it going one way.

      worth at least a punt

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      1. Blind
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        They conceded 3 against Blackpool...

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        1. Chinese_person
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 5 months ago

          wow i stand corrected and ego diminished i shall now think and research before typing

          what about cahill or saha tho?

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          1. PFOR
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 5 months ago

            Hahaha. You had made a valid point until the Blackpool part. It was probably the most end-to-end game of the season 😀

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            1. Chinese_person
              • 14 Years
              14 years, 5 months ago

              i heard it on soccer saturday but i think paul merson said it...shouldve known

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      2. Blind
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        Selected home results from last year...

        1-1 v Wolves
        0-1 v Newcastle
        1-1 v Bolton
        1-4 v WBA
        0-0 v Wigan
        2-2 v West Ham
        1-1 v Birmingham
        2-2 v Villa

        No wins, only more than one goal scored on two occasions and just the one clean sheet.

        They have signed no players.

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  8. everything I touch turns to…
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    guys as i cant decide im leaving it to you all to bail me out!!! Help me choose a keeper 4.5 mil or less who goes with Given!!!! thanks in advance!!!

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  9. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Any opinions on this yet again re-jigged team lads?

    Given (Ruddy)

    Kompany - Enrique - Hughes (De Laet, Simpson)

    Yaya - A.Young - Moses - Osman (Ferguson)

    Rooney - Torres - Bent

    I know ferguson is a gash prospect but that aside whats anyone reckon? all opinions welcome 🙂

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      any, i mean any opinions welcome 🙂

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    2. N_Fatattack 42
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Young's fixtures aren't good but he looked sharp so perhaps worth keeping. Otherwise Malouda or Lamps is a good shout.

      I suppose you have Chelsea cover with Torres but Chelsea's fixtures are great so doubling up would be pretty good. Bent and Rooney good choices too. Overall it's pretty good.

      Though you need to check whether Given's injury heals by Saturday.

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      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        Thankyou! Finally a guy that actually recommends i have lampard, i love the guy in fpl, had him all season last year and turned out great, points left right and centre. Nah in all seriosness cheers lad, thats all the incentive i need to get him now, just everyone saying drop him etc.

        Malouda is also a good shout like you say, yeh overall i reckon its good too, given needs a check yeah, i'll keep an eye on him defo. Thanks again 🙂

        Anyone else comments welcome.

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  10. Fancy Feet
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    OK so this article is clearly showing what every one saw over the weekend,that Moses and Torres were class but can anyone please explain why their PPI is ZERO I mean seriously ZERO?

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    1. Arselona
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      PPI takes into consideration of things such as distance covered, passes completed (even if it had nothing to do with a positive play), but also take away pts for shots off target, wayward passes etc..

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    2. Duckbill
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      That is because there shots weren't on target, carroll got a -15 and after numerous of his headers going wide i can understand why. Don't like it tho, as you getting penalised for trying.

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      1. AP
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        "WEREN'T" See that apostrophe?

        Fake buggu!

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        1. Shakey
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 5 months ago

          😀

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  11. Arselona
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    3 beefy forwards a must? or is 2 enough?

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    1. Fancy Feet
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      I believe in 3 but there is no rule that says you should play 3 if 2 is enough for you and you want a balanced mid then its all up to you

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    2. PFOR
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Who the f*ck knows? I have 3 big forwards, and I hope it works. Until then, ask again in 6 weeks.

      You should have 2 at least anyway.

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  12. Spoiler
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Given | Ruddy
    Kompany | A.Cole | Senderos | Simpson | Ward
    Malouda | Yaya Toure | Walters | Nzog | Moses
    RVP | Holt | Suarez

    opinions?

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    1. Fancy Feet
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      It looks very good mate, very balanced and loads of players to rotate

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    2. PFOR
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      I like it. Although I'd have Rooney instead of RVP.

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  13. Suarezchomper
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Given,
    Cole, baines, brown
    Lamps, sess, nzogbia, Moses
    Suarez, Torres, holt

    Ruddy, simpson, brunt, caulker

    What do you think?

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    1. Bow Locks
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      I think frank is twelve million quid.

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      1. Suarezchomper
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        Penalty taker, low ownership only certain Chelsea attacking starter only reason he is there.

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    2. andrei
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      no city, no manu, no arsenal? bold.

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      1. Suarezchomper
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        Arsenal crap few fixtures, man city tough few games see how they do against Bolton and mun well I think points can be earned elsewhere in there tough run

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    3. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Love this team IamM.
      Good GK combo (personally I'm going with Vorm for save points)
      Cole and Baines = points and you have the desirable Sun/New rotation also. Don't know who Caulker is.
      U managed to fit in Lamps/Suarez/Torres in ur front 8 with decent options like Sess and Moses. Brunts fixtures from GW3 onwards are great, I'm going for him too.
      Well done

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      1. Suarezchomper
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers! Caulker is a cheap Swansea defender just to warm the bench as I normally play 3 at the back.

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        1. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 5 months ago

          Yeah, I'm also looking for a 4.0 def as bench fodder.
          Def is ; Chel and ManC to play every week along with a rotating Sun/New def. Leaves me with 4.0 to spend on a 5th

          DeLaet/ Orr/ Hall/ Caulker etc. etc.??

          I don't have a clue with the promoted teams, any ideas?

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          1. Suarezchomper
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 5 months ago

            If you are going vorm in net I would go with de laet looked good against Wigan produced a few decent blocks.

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            1. RoysCallerAnne
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              14 years, 5 months ago

              Nice, thanks

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  14. dmwebby
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    My thoughts:

    Moyes to pair Saha with Beckford. Anichebe and Gueye start on bench.

    Comments? Accurate?

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    1. dmwebby
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Everton strikers?

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    2. GoodMouseGerald
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      gueye might be injured, though I am only spreading rumour. http://www.toffeetalk.com/index.php/topic/23077-gueye-out-for-a-few-months/

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      1. dmwebby
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        Ok, my question then is will JB and LS be relied on for the main with Anichebe just a sub/cover?

        Anything that indicates the contrary?

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        1. GoodMouseGerald
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 5 months ago

          I am not sure against Villareal they fielded a relatively strong team and started Anichebe with Saha. And against Bohemians? Saha didn't feature, not sure why.

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    3. Blind
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      No chance Moyes will field Beckford and Saha when Cahill is fit too as he's too cautious.

      Saha will up top with Cahill off him and then a midfield of possibly Arteta, Fellani, Neville/Heitenga/Rodwell, Osman

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  15. RohanVaswani
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Nzog/saha or bent/ Sinclair?

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  16. Hammy08
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Evening all.. some help would be appreciated.

    Given

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    1. GoodMouseGerald
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      your team lacks balance...

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    2. dmwebby
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Given what?

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      1. liverpool20times
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        shay

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    3. Arselona
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      FTW

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  17. Hammy08
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    thats as far as i got! 🙂

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  18. agincourt
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Looks as if the will be no Head to Head results GW1?
    It says Gameweek complete.

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  19. Starscream
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    who would you guys drop from Bent, Suarez and Torres?
    Have to downgrade one of them by 2m.
    I was thinking of K.Jones for Stoke?

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    1. Arselona
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Bent - You may wanna consider A.Johnson (FUL)

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  20. RohanVaswani
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    RohanVaswani says:
    August 18 at 12:20 am
    Nzog/saha or bent/ Sinclair?

    Reply

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  21. Hammy08
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    ok honestly

    Given
    boswinga rchards shawcross
    sinclair cahill larsson silva
    torres rodellega rooney

    ruddy formica taylor de laet.

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    1. Starscream
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Drop Rodallega mate, he's in a contract disput with Martinez and out of favour, hence why he was on the bench in the last game.

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      1. Hammy08
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        any ideas on who to replace him with?

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        1. Starscream
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 5 months ago

          For 6.5 you could go for:

          K.Jones Stoke
          5.5 DJ Campbell
          or if you can find some extra funds Zamora 7 or Saha 7.5?

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        2. Hammy08
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 5 months ago

          maybe moses in for larsson and Saha up top?

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        3. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 5 months ago

          AJohnson maybe? then you've a million to play with

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      2. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        yep, Rodders out.

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        1. Hammy08
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 5 months ago

          some good ideas. Have we any thoughts on Formica for Blackburn. He looks a player but will Villa shut them out?

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  22. aidy_7f
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Is Torres, Bent and Carroll too dear as a strikeforce? Want it but think the midfield lacks balance.

    Midfield would be Moses - Sessegnon - Nani- Silva and Surman.

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    1. abatoirnoises
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      go with suarez instead of carroll

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    2. PFOR
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Nothing wrong with that midfield.

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  23. RohanVaswani
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Someone pls advise on my post?

    Nzog n saha or Sinclair n bent? Other two strikers are torres and aguero

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  24. Starscream
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    bent/sinclair imo
    could you return the advice, thanks 🙂

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    1. RohanVaswani
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Would go for saha

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  25. McDog
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    What are peoples thoughts on VDV. Is he fixture proof or a wait and see?

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    1. Arselona
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Too many other options to consider atm. Have a mid with a view of straight transferring to VdV at the first signs.

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      1. McDog
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah I'm thinking of having Nani and transfering to VDV in a few weeks. But Just I already have Rooney so may be United overkill.

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  26. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    aguero or torres?

    was thinking torres next couple gw then aguero after

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    1. McDog
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah thats what I'm doing. Wait and see if Aguero is being benched and what happens to Tevez.

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      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        torres has been absolute pants for ages

        i don't know if i can justify putting him in, i know it sounds crazy to some but does anyone think chelsea will hammer norwich and wba? I doubt they will to be honest

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        1. McDog
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 5 months ago

          He looked a bit better against Stoke on fairness. He will get chances against West Brom and Norwich, so I would say he's worth the gamble

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    2. rm9
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      I'm going with Torres the next 2 home games while City travels, then switch to Aguero.

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  27. Arselona
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Can anyone tell me about this Surman lad please...

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  28. westyuk1
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    why have the fixtures been cycled to the next gameweek already??

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  29. Aurora Borealis?
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    A or B...

    A) Adam & Silva
    B) Downing & Young

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    1. Arselona
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Undoubtedly A

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      1. Aurora Borealis?
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks Arselona, I agree. Think I'm happy with my team now then.

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    2. N_Fatattack 42
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      B

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  30. Ledleys_left_knee
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Given
    Bosingwa Kompany Jagielka
    Moses Yaya Downing N’Zogbia
    saha Bent Augero

    Al-Habsi Enrique Simpson Surman

    2.5 in the bank for emergencies

    What do you guys think??

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    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      My opinion is that you only need 0.5 to 1.0 max as a contingency fund. You might as well spend it lad!

      Like ur team.

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      1. Ledleys_left_knee
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks for the advice. Downing out Malouda in I think

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