[sbu_large_image] Champions League
6 September 2011 1648 comments
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With the August transfer window now firmly closed, the thirty-two clubs participating in this season’s Champions League have subsequently entered their official squads to UEFA.

The tournament kicks off on Tuesday September 13 – that’s a week today – and Fantasy managers will be pleased to know they have the option of another game to test their managerial abilities – the UEFA Fantasy Champions League has opened for business, allowing you to consider the merits of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and, of course, Alberto Aquilani for your fifteen-man squads.

This season we will not only be re-opening the Scout League (code: 212-74) for another title tilt but will be setting aside the regular Scout cap and donning a beret, fedora or perhaps even a Ushanka in order to provide coverage of the tournament over the course of this season. Whether it’s the continental glamour tie of Barcelona vs Milan or the perhaps slightly less appealing APOEL vs Zenit, every game will get some level of mention with player picks thrown in as we go.

Keep your eyes peeled across these here pages in the days to come for more information, then, but for now, let us begin tinkering with our new squads and relish the joys of being able to line up Wayne Rooney and co alongside our favourite players from La Liga, the Bundesliga and beyond.

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  1. Timmy Cahill Rules
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    come on bale

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    1. RevsFC
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      my stream isn't working. Is Ramsey playing?

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
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        If you can call it that ... 😉

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  2. andy85wsm
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    Young!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  3. super zlatan
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    Goal. Young. 3 baps

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  4. DV8R
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    Ashley Young goal!!

    Downing assist

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  5. AP
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    Ashely Young Young Young.

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  6. CFCTom
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    Downing to Young, goal. Come on the Villa!

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  7. Cheggers
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    lol@Wales.

    Chins

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    1. jamsiep
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      Really?

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      1. Cheggers
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        No.
        Are you with me in thinking Joe Ledley is Wales' Frank Lampard?

        I.e. occupying a spot in the team for no reason

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        1. Gargamel
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          You used to be Frank Lampard's biggest fan Cheggers, what happened?

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          1. Cheggers
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            He broke my heart last season

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  8. Gargamel
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    0-0 against San Marino at half time, wahey.

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    1. super zlatan
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      Disaster. Better get the act together in the second half. Zlatan playing?

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      1. Gargamel
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        We're playing well enough tbh and will score. Missed at least five sitters. Zlatan playing, yes. Not his best game, mind.

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        1. super zlatan
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          Second place guaranteed though? Hungary winning 2 nil I think

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          1. Gargamel
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            Hungary are level with us on points and we have Holland left. I think we'll make second though.

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            1. super zlatan
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              Crikey. We better!!!!! I didn't realise it was that close. That was a real kick in the teeth conceding really late against hungary

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        2. Bubbles
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          To me, those last two sentences would describe every Zlatan performance. 😉

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          1. super zlatan
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            @ bubbles. Zlatan is a legend

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            1. bobbydinho - Portland Irons
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              truth

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  9. Mr Smith
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    Young just booked himself at least one more price rise this week

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  10. David Davros
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    Great play by Downing

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    1. jamsiep
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      Easily England's best player so far.

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
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      Magic! 🙂

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      1. Ahmad
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        i'm thinking of buying downing after that half time performance

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  11. super zlatan
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    Young is going to destroy Bolton this wknd

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  12. CFCTom
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    CL Team Name: Menos Que Un Club.

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
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      You better ask permission of applebonkers ... 😉

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      1. CFCTom
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        No!? Damn, thought I made it up. Sorry bonkers, I'll change it. Damn!

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      2. applebonkers
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        ??????????????

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  13. AP
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    Fatso, Barry and Milner has to be the slowest midfield 3 ever created.

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    1. Cheggers
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      😆

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    2. CFCTom
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      He's not fat!

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    3. jamsiep
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      It's nothing compared to the glory days of Lampard-Gudjohnson-Maniche*.

      *We probably never actually started with those three together, but still....

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      1. FPL Daniel
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        Jamsiep are you sure that you are actually a Chelsea fan?

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    4. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
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      Blinkers, AP, blinkers ... 😉

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      1. Connor's Calling
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        Doosra, Barry looks awful!!

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
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          Hmmm - if you say so ... 😉

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      2. AP
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        Wait till the dinner bell goes, they'll move like lightning.

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        1. Cheggers
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          ZING

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          1. CFCTom
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            Lol, thief!

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        2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
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          My dinner bell's going right now! 😀

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  14. FPL Daniel
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    I know that everybody are happy for that England goal, but all I needed for tonight already happened.

    The most important news are that Bendtner scored a brace and Kolarov made 2 assists. Those are gonna be next bandwagons and both of them are great differentials.

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
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      I think i'm gonna ... cry!!! 😉

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    2. CFCTom
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      I hate tenses too!

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    3. chris_webs23
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      Bendtner +1 in my team 3 days ago

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  15. teddy.
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    Villa 1-0!

    Oh no, hang on..

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
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      Hahaha - best comment of the night!!! 😆

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  16. DVassell
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    Can't decide between

    A) Given and Santon

    or

    B) Krul and Warnock

    Help!

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    1. Chris_White
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      B imo

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  17. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
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    How did RVP do tonight? Is he still in 1 piece? Any news on dzeko also? Bbc website's international coverage is crap and i cant be arsed using google!

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    1. jamsiep
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      RVP is fine, his substitution was 100% tactical, missed a couple of sitters before he was subbed mind.

      Dzeko is playing at the moment...

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      1. Timmy Cahill Rules
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        saving his goals for sat

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      2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
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        So far so good then.

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  18. jimski
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    So what are the major bandwagons at the moment?

    They mainly seem to involve Arsenal players, as far as I can tell:

    1) RVP
    2) Arteta
    3) Walcott - derailed thanks to injury rumours?

    Any others?

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    1. FPL Daniel
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      Bentdner
      KOlaron

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  19. Marknlard
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    Mrs Lard has a friend round who just asked if Danny Collins was playing because "she snogged him when she was 14".

    Can anyone beat that for a random comment?

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    1. Andy
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      Is she still 14?

      Then it would be a random comment.

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    2. Gargamel
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      😆

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      1. Marknlard
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        I should add that he was 14 too. It wasn't last June or anything.

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        1. Attila the Bum
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          🙂

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    3. Suarezchomper
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      A bit different mrs watched Liverpool fulham last season and eeslised that fulhams keeper on the day, David stockdale, was her ex! He's a Leeds lad and went to her school

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      1. Marknlard
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        Haha I like it!

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    4. teddy.
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      I once had dinner with Jay Demerit while he was in my fantasy team, without realising who he was for about an hour.

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  20. DV8R
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    Any injuries for any players so far?

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    1. Ahmad
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      except walcott no but it's a slight injury

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    2. J0E
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      RVP got through fine.

      Worth noting that De jong played as well. Great news for Yaya toure fans.

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      1. jamsiep
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        Wrong De Jong.

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        1. Attila the Bum
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          ^^^^
          Truth.

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          1. J0E
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            ah nuts. Ok, bad news for Toure fans in that case.

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      2. Andy
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        ...I'd actually disagree with this.

        De Jong being fit just adds another player into a midfield (and team) of 'level quality' which can equal rotation. Yaya is now free to play further forward a nick a place off Silva/Nasri on any given Sunday (or just sit on the bench himself). Man City's squad is fast becoming a behemoth ...and potential fantasy nightmare at the same time.

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        1. denial
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          Blimey Andy, you don't half use a lot of brackets (!)

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          1. J0E
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            nice use of behemoth as well. First time I heard that word in GCSE history I thought the teacher said beermoth. Left me massively confused. Why would the Kaiser want to become a drunk moth? I asked myself at the time.

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            1. Andy
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              Big believer in reincarnation, he was.

              ...and brackets are my favourite. Mainly because I write sentences that feel too long so I just look for any kind of punctuation I can find to make it feel more broken up - over the time the bracket has become said crutch.

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              1. denial
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                Just use more full stops!

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        2. J0E
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          Yaya is a big favourite tho with Mancini. But agree its a minefield in their midfield. I think De Jong is still his preferred holding midfielder and Toure preferred above milner and barry. Only time will tell. If De Jong is still injured then its irrelevant. Toure is FPL poison as a DM.

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  21. llamaZA
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    England fans - Rooney's goals in the last match - proper stuff or more jammy free-kicks where the keeper did nought?

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    1. CFCTom
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      One free kick was good, one was average and Chesney was slow to it, the header was okay and his England goals were good.

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  22. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
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    Armenia beating Slovakia 😀 Yes!

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    1. Attila the Bum
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      Nice. Hope they keep it up

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  23. Attila the Bum
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    Anyone fancy the Metro Champions League?
    Good prizes of
    Overall Winner = £7,500
    Overall Runner-Up = £2,250
    Overall Third Place = £1,000
    Knock-out Rounds Winner = £1,000
    Group Stages Winner = £1,000

    I’ve set up a minileague: League Number 41600

    Note you get balls all for winning the minileague, well apart from bragging rights. They are priceless.

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  24. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
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    Milner 😆

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    1. Attila the Bum
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      Swap ya for Zinedine Kilbane.

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      1. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
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        Only if you take Andrews as well

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        1. Damo.
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          He won't need to take Andrews. You get bored shitless watching us anyway.

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  25. DVassell
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    need help to put the final pieces to my fpl team

    A) Given and Santon

    or

    B) Krul and Warnock

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    1. jimski
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      Fairly equivalent, really.

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      1. DVassell
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        who has greater goal threat: santon or warnock?

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        1. Timmy Cahill Rules
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          santon

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        2. Attila the Bum
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          Well lets watch Santon play a couple of matches before answering that. I've no idea about his level of fitness or anything, is he going to go straight into the starting line-up? Dunno.

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          1. HST
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            What do you think of Cabaye as an FPL prospect ATB?

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            1. Attila the Bum
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              Like him. All here on Greg's nice blog on the transfer window and FPL prospects (co-starring me for biased Newcastle views)
              http://footballorbust.wordpress.com/2011/09/02/the-transfer-roundup-part-3/

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        3. jimski
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          According to wikipedia, Santon has never scored a club goal, whereas Warnock looks good for 2 or 3 a season on average. Assists I have no idea...

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          1. Attila the Bum
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            To be fair Santon is a young lad who's had a few injury problems.

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            1. jimski
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              Yes, not judging him or anything. Having considered the original question I think I'd go for the Krul/Warnock option, just because of unknowns regarding Santon (as you said).

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              1. DVassell
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                cheers lads, think im going for krul warnock aswell...esp with my two other main defs being ward and bosingwa...don't need any unknowns at this stage

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  26. Baines on Toast...
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    Man, I wish I wanted Young long term, his price is just going to keep on going.

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    1. Retro
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      With the new system he could end up at 15 million. I might have to buy him for that reason alone...

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    2. Connor's Calling
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      He does look annoyingly good...

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  27. Michael Jordan - call me MJ
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    So United and City both looking pretty quality atm.
    Worth a four point hit to do:
    Sessegnon --> Petrov
    N'Zogbia --> Young
    Torres --> Dzeko
    Just for the record, I wouldn't have had to do the top transfer had I not waited so long!

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    1. llamaZA
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      Looking at the outs and ins, I'd say its a good 4point hit.

      Should've done it sooner though 😛

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  28. llamaZA
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    Current line-up is pretty standard for WC teams this week

    Schwarzer/Vorm
    Kompany/Bosingwa/Ward/Ollson/de Laet
    Nasri/Young/Jarvis/Petrov/Dyer
    Rooney/Dzeko/Suarez

    Currently sitting on 137 points (meh), so wondering if I should chase some gut differentials.

    Bendy-bus is one (but who for?), and then use funds to bring in Bale (while VdV is out he could be a gem). Any ideas? or other interesting options?

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    1. Long ago I drew a walrus
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      People, calm down. Its GW4. The word 'differential' has no real effect until at least after GW 20.

      Don;t chase anything. Just go with the flow at this time, so that you dont fall further behind. Now is not the time to take wild risks.

      Bendy may be a good idea, not because he is a differential but because he has good scoring potential. Bale I would avoid. Ruiz as another option if u dont take Bendy.

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      1. llamaZA
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        Ye, I generally do go for the slow and steady approach.

        I have a gut feeling about Bale, but nothing more than that.

        I would do Dyer -> Bale if I got Bendy in. Which of those forwards would you drop for him though. This week Bendy is against Chelsea, so not even a good week to bring him in ;/

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  29. Damo.
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    Armenia 2-0 up. Come on!!

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    1. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
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      yessss

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  30. super zlatan
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    San Marino down to 10 men. Cmon Sweden!!!!

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    1. PFOR
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      Desperate times if you need them to have a man sent off before beating them 🙂

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