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The Saturday Surgery

24 September 2011 957 comments
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For once we’re treated to a Saturday with some significance – no less than eight Premier League games will be played out, with City, United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea all turning out to determine our Fantasy fortunes. Nice.

Potentially, we’re in for a bonanza. Some strong fixtures for the aforementioned big guns should see strong returns and some heavy scoring – and with that in mind, there will be plenty of Fantasy managers contemplating last minute squad changes to capitalise.

If you’re still deliberating a decision, or just want to gloat at those who are still floundering – who knows, you may even want to help a few out – then our Saturday Surgery chatroom is open to collect your views, opinions and desperate pleas.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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

    I've just seen the premiership table, and seeing Arsenal down with -8 goal difference and 4th bottom makes me smile a little...I used to live in Islington, and being a Forest fan...they gave me loads of stick down the pub...really nasty too.

    I've just taken out Walcott for Mata for this GW...I bet he'll now score 4 and take his revenge!!!

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    1. Commander Makara
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Maybe, but long run Walcott football brain is lacking and Mata looks great in the hole!

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  2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Is there any reason why people make sooo many changes when 'drunk'. Every weekend we have between 5 and 10 people lamenting the decisions they've made after a few beers.....

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    1. super zlatan
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      My mate from work has a twitchey transfer finger when drunk. He is known to take 12 point hits. Haha. Not that I care

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    2. Commander Makara
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      I think you've answered your own question "after a few beers"
      To be honest a few transfers is usually the least of my worries after a few beers!!!! 😉

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  3. Screaming Midget
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    I only drink on two occasions: when it's my birthday and when it's not.

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

      😆

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  4. bonobo88
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    OK, 1 transfer remaining, team as follows:

    Foster (Given)

    Brown, Enrique, Bosingwa (Gabbidon, Simpson)

    A. Young, Silva, Barton, Henderson (Moses)

    Suarez (C), Rooney, Adebayor.

    Thinking of replacing Hendo or Barton with Moses, but I have faith in the little blonde punk

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

      You realise the deadline was 15 minutes ago don't you?

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      1. Screaming Midget
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        🙂

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

        all 3 of my city players start 🙂 aguero (vc), rooney (c) not bothered if he doesnt play now

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

        If he didn't know, at least he has an excuse PBC. What's yours?

        "Didn’t confirm my WC team in time. No idea what it is. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

        😀

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

      looks quite a nice team for next week! You will need to get out of bed a little bit earlier if you are going to play transfers on the dead line!

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  5. Gunnersaurus Rex
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Roney captain form beats fixtures cmon shrek

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    1. super zlatan
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      +1

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  6. Lewis - Sky Pod
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    MCFC Manchester City FC
    OK, here's the #MCFC team to face #Everton: Hart, Richards, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy, Yaya, Barry, Silva, Nasri, Aguero, Dzeko

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    1. Lewis - Sky Pod
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      so not really that 'interesting' at all. totally as expected.

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      1. O Fenomeno
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        Phew. Thanks for the lineups Dave.

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

        Dave do you think Aguero will be sub half time as city have a big CL game next week?

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        1. Lewis - Sky Pod
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 5 months ago

          no idea, probably not h/t, more likely 60mins if theyre cruising.

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  7. super zlatan
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    My team

    Given
    Simpson. Kompany. Enrique
    Moses. Brunt. Young. Silva
    Rooney (c). Suarez (v). Adebayor

    Hoping for a good score

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  8. mr. inconspicuous
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Aguero starts!!!

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    1. super zlatan
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Booooooooo

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  9. pinch
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Confirmed: Hart, Richards, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy, Yaya, Barry, Silva, Nasri, Aguero, Dzeko

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  10. The Red Viper
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    I see Mata having a hue game, mostly bcause of Swansea's style of passing. Mata knows how to play against a passing team...he's Spanish!

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    1. The Red Viper
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      *huge *because 😮

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  11. Just A Hat
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    OK, here's the #MCFC team to face #Everton: Hart, Richards, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy, Yaya, Barry, Silva, Nasri, Aguero, Dzeko

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    1. The Red Viper
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Anti-climax...

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    2. Just A Hat
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      lol everyone starts!!! 😀

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      1. Just A Hat
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        Go Nasri + Dzeko!!!

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        1. O Fenomeno
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 5 months ago

          + 46

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      2. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 16 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        mmm interesting. NOT!!

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

          Yeah that's what I thought when I saw it 😕

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

      Same team?! lol. I guess the exciting pre match news was Mancini's scarf making a return.

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    4. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      that is interesting. if you take the first letters of all their names it spells hrklcybsnad!

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      1. It's 1879...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        I tried to make an anagram of that but could only get the words BLANK and DRY (with HCS left over). Hopefully it's not an omen...

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  12. Tangerine Army XI
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    My head to head opponent has captained KOMPANY!!!

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Looks strange unless it's 0-0

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  13. jumbokevin
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    I need to drop one defender from:
    Richards Enrique Sagna Baines

    HELP?

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    1. The Finnisher
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      You realise you are 20 minutes late?

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

        nah im playing espn fantasy

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        1. The Finnisher
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 5 months ago

          Well we are playing fantasy premier league.
          at least point it out before-hand

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

          disgusting!

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    2. The Red Viper
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Keep Enrique, Drop Sagna! Richards is a rotation risk.

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    3. Arse Craic
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      20mins ago.

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    4. AFridge
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      At 11:49?

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    5. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Wait until next week now

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  14. Screaming Midget
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    This is the day when Silva totally rips it up.

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    1. Just_Ty
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Hope not, still don't have him

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

      Unlike the past fee weeks when he hasn't been?

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

        *few

        I guess he hasn't got a massive socre, but still he's been doing well

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        1. Screaming Midget
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 5 months ago

          That's it Demi, you keep talking to yourself :-p

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          1. Arse Craic
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 5 months ago

            haha

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  15. hooi1983
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    oh no, Dzeko starting....
    hope Ade will outscore Dzeko, bcoz i made Dzeko -> Ade

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  16. Just A Hat
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Everton team: Howard, Hibbert, Baines, Distin, Jagielka, Coleman, Rodwell, Fellaini, Osman, Neville, Cahil

    if anyone wants to know

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

      phew, though vellios may squeak a start

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  17. Epic Fail
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Wow, finished updating already. Not usually this quick is it?

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Speed? 😉

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      1. The Finnisher
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        Has been last 3 weeks

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      2. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 16 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        They have improved the servers

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    2. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Much quicker this season. They had to get something right.

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  18. O Fenomeno
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    OK now to start looking into changes for CL game.

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  19. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    http://twitter.com/#!/MCFC

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  20. andyjbaker86
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Tevez won't play a whole match if Auguero is benched and a player like Aguero still has the ability to score 3 off the bench.

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  21. Andrew
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Everton XI v Manchester City: Howard, Hibbert, Baines, Distin, Jagielka, Coleman, Rodwell, Fellaini, Osman, Neville, Cahill

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    1. Big Dunc
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      thats a lot of defensive players... 9 if you include Rodwell and Fellaini

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    2. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      No Barkley

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

      Coleman will be interesting viewing. Last season he played midfield and got a tidy sum of points for playing out of position as was listed a defender by FPL. This season the they have put the mockers on a sweet thing. Does anyone know of a defender who currently plays out of position????

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

    This is just too funny 🙂

    http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/5872/screenhunter01sep241249.gif

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  23. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    The game is updated

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    1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Must say, after all the teething issues, FPL have really sorted themselves out and are delivering what I believe to be a very good game now.

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      1. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        Haha, I posted the same just below. Fair play to them.

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      2. Kuqi Monster
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        I wish they would show both GW history and overall history when you click "Gameweek History" like they used to...

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        1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 5 months ago

          Just email them mate, it'd be easy for them to do - a small tweak to the code and away we go

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

          +3

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  24. Kings of Lyon ★
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Last night my mates ripped my fantasy team to shreds, i reallyreally want to win my mini league more than anything

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Will second do? 😉

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      1. Kings of Lyon ★
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        no its as bad as last in my eyes 😉

        confident this week?

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  25. Gargamel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    If Dzeko scores well today I'm going to post something really smug and then run away. Bwahahah

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

      lol

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  26. Joga Bonito®
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Is anybody on here Nightmare FC? You're going down. lol I'm actually looking at his team, seeing Aguero, looking at my team, not seeing Aguero and thinking. Oh dear.

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  27. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Fair play to FPL. They're finally getting sh*t together. The game is being updated so fast these days.

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    1. Kings of Lyon ★
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      +1

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    2. In Like Flynn.
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      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Haha I hadn't even bothered looking for the last few weeks till about 12.45 😳

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  28. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    WOW Andy captained Taarabt. Well done mate.

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      And brought SWP too. I am gonna bet on QPR win I am gonna trust u Andy.

      Cheers,

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

      i'll wait to read all about it in rothchild's 'diaries of a scout'

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    3. Joga Bonito®
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      I've got Barton and SWP and so far it's paying off.

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  29. Anti-Ipswich
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Seems Everton are playing a 4-6-0 formation

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Cahill is the lonely striker

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

      cahill's the striker

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    3. Kuqi Monster
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      cahill upfront

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      1. Anti-Ipswich
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        Theoretically it's a 4-6-0. I mean, there's no real striker

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        1. Kuqi Monster
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 5 months ago

          not sure what you mean, cahill often plays as a striker for everton.

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

            loving Cahill if he plays out of position.

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  30. The Spudgunner
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    My predictions for this week

    Man City 2-1 Everton (Silva,Aguero,Cahill)
    Arsenal 2-2 Bolton (RVP,Gervinho,Petrov,K Davies)
    Chelsea 3-1 Swansea (Mata,Torres,Lampard,Sinclair)
    Liverpool 2-0 Wolves (Suarez,Downing)
    Newcastle 1-0 Blackburn (Best)
    West Brom 1-1 Fulham (Odemwingie,Dempsey)
    Wigan 0-3 Spurs (Adebayor 2,Van Der Vaart)
    Stoke 0-2 Man United (Nani,Rooney)
    QPR 2-2 Villa (SWP,DJ Campbell,Agbonlahor,Albrighton)
    Norwich 2-3 Sunderland (Holt,Hoolahan,Larsson,Bendtner,Sessegnon)

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    1. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      As long as you get Wig-Tot right, I couldn't care less about the rest. Adebayor FTW!

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    2. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Wonder what odds you'd get if this was exactly right....you'd be a very rich man!!!

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

      Arsenal prediction all wrong. Can't see Bolton getting enough possession to score 2. Gervinho could be a serious differential in that one.
      Swansea won't score against Chelsea and Wigan will do massive offensive against Tottenham. QPR vs Villa will be a tight game - the Norwich match I agree with - why I don't really know.

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