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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
Gabriel	ARS	7.2m	103.2%	Very Likely
Saka	ARS	9.9m	101.0%	Very Likely
Richarlison	TOT	6.3m	94.4%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.8m	93.7%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	88.1%	Unlikely
Mateta	CRY	7.6m	86.2%	Unlikely
F.Kadıoğlu	BHA	4.4m	85.2%	Unlikely
Van Hecke	BHA	4.6m	80.7%	Unlikely
Leno	FUL	4.9m	80.7%	Unlikely
Gyökeres	ARS	8.9m	77.3%	Unlikely
Kroupi.Jr	BOU	4.6m	79.5%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.7m	70.8%	Unlikely
Hinshelwood	BHA	5.1m	66.8%	Unlikely
Osula	NEW	5.4m	66.3%	Unlikely
Richards	CRY	4.4m	63.3%	Unlikely
Ngumoha	LIV	4.3m	61.5%	Unlikely
Gakpo	LIV	7.3m	61.8%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	58.6%	Unlikely
Bruno G.	NEW	6.8m	57.6%	Unlikely
Aït-Nouri	MCI	5.7m	55.5%	Unlikely
Ndiaye	EVE	6.2m	54.4%	Unlikely
Shaw	MUN	4.5m	50.7%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.9m	47.7%	Unlikely
B.Fernandes	MUN	10.4m	47.1%	Unlikely
Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	5.2m	45.2%	Unlikely
Bijol	LEE	3.9m	44.7%	Unlikely
Isak	LIV	10.3m	43.8%	Unlikely
Frimpong	LIV	5.7m	43.6%	Unlikely
Wan-Bissaka	WHU	4.1m	43.4%	Unlikely
Mitoma	BHA	6.1m	43.3%	Unlikely
Minteh	BHA	5.5m	42.6%	Unlikely
Ødegaard	ARS	7.8m	40.8%	Unlikely
Henderson	CRY	5.1m	39.8%	Unlikely
Hermansen	WHU	4.2m	38.8%	Unlikely
Beto	EVE	5.0m	38.7%	Unlikely
Dowman	ARS	4.2m	37.4%	Unlikely
Bassey	FUL	4.4m	37.0%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	35.7%	Unlikely
Damsgaard	BRE	5.6m	34.4%	Unlikely
Stach	LEE	4.8m	34.2%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Van den Berg	BRE	4.5m	131.5%	Very Likely
Enzo	CHE	6.5m	124.3%	Very Likely
Rogers	AVL	7.5m	118.2%	Very Likely
Iwobi	FUL	6.2m	112.3%	Very Likely
Keane	EVE	4.5m	102.8%	Very Likely
Gibbs-White	NFO	7.6m	98.2%	Likely
Estève	BUR	3.9m	97.0%	Maybe
Zubimendi	ARS	5.0m	96.5%	Maybe
Tchaouna	BUR	4.8m	96.3%	Maybe
João Pedro	CHE	7.5m	95.7%	Maybe
Watkins	AVL	8.8m	94.0%	Maybe
Struijk	LEE	4.3m	94.5%	Maybe
John	NFO	4.0m	94.8%	Unlikely
Reijnders	MCI	5.0m	94.4%	Unlikely
Piroe	LEE	4.9m	92.5%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	4.9m	90.7%	Unlikely
Grealish	EVE	6.3m	89.8%	Unlikely
O.Dango	BRE	5.7m	87.8%	Unlikely
Salmon	ARS	4.0m	89.1%	Unlikely
Slonina	CHE	3.9m	87.4%	Unlikely
Lucca	NFO	5.4m	84.7%	Unlikely
Woltemade	NEW	6.7m	86.9%	Unlikely
Kilman	WHU	4.1m	84.9%	Unlikely
Emenalo	CHE	4.5m	88.6%	Unlikely
Mac Allister	LIV	6.2m	83.1%	Unlikely
Konaté	LIV	5.5m	83.3%	Unlikely
Trafford	MCI	4.5m	83.5%	Unlikely
McAidoo	MCI	4.5m	79.2%	Unlikely
Byfield	TOT	4.0m	79.2%	Unlikely
Longstaff	LEE	4.8m	79.2%	Unlikely
Johnstone	WOL	4.4m	77.8%	Unlikely
Cairns	LEE	3.9m	77.5%	Unlikely
Mee	MUN	3.9m	77.0%	Unlikely
Anderson	NFO	5.6m	75.7%	Unlikely
Tolu	WOL	5.2m	73.9%	Unlikely
Obi	MUN	4.2m	75.3%	Unlikely
Caicedo	CHE	5.7m	74.6%	Unlikely
Raúl	FUL	6.0m	74.8%	Unlikely
Abraham	AVL	5.8m	72.8%	Unlikely
Ballard	SUN	4.7m	68.9%	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

[sbu_large_image] Scout Notes

12 November 2011 1455 comments

johnfinlay

With friendlies across the globe, vital World Cup qualifiers and winner-takes-all Euro 2012 play-offs all on the agenda, there’s plenty for us Fantasy managers to fret about over the next few days.

Last night’s game in the Amsterdam Arena was a case in point- the sight of Rafael Van der Vaart clutching his hamstring as he limped off the pitch in Holland’s goalless draw with Switzerland was a nightmare scenario come true. As of yet, though, there has been no official update to confirm he’s out- it may well just be precautionary.

For now, then, us Fantasy managers are stuck in a no man’s land; all we can do is sit back with fingers crossed, hoping our players come through unscathed and ticking off the games one by one as we frantically wait for the post-match reports.

Read on for our comprehensive guide to the action and events so far, with details of those set to be involved in the coming week…

Arsenal

Robin Van Persie, owned by 22.9% of Fantasy managers, came through Holland’s friendly with Switzerland unscathed last night. The good news for Fantasy managers is that Arsene Wenger has struck a deal with the Dutch management which allows Van Persie to fly back to London to rest, rather than participate in next week’s friendly with Germany. Johan Djourou also played the ninety minutes without issue. Elsewhere, Aaron Ramsey, Theo Walcott, Per Mertesacker, Johan Djourou, Laurent Koscielny, Tomas Rosicky and Andrei Arshavin could all feature twice for their nations, whilst Gervinho has a lengthy trip to South Africa with the Ivory Coast for their game today.

Aston Villa

Shay Given, in 22.4% of FPL teams, kept a clean sheet in the Republic of Ireland’s first leg Euro 2012 play-off against Estonia, with the return on 15/11. Gabby Agbonlahor, selected by 16.9% of FPL managers, has been ruled out of England’s games and reported had scans on his hamstring injury yesterday. Team-mate Darren Bent may clock up some more minutes over England’s two friendlies. Richard Dunne also featured for the Republic of Ireland in their triumph last night and will be expected to start again on Tuesday.

Blackburn Rovers

Lying near the foot of the Premier League table, it is unsurprising that investment in Rovers’ players in minimal. David Goodwillie, Morten Gamst Pederson, Martin Olsson, Grant Hanley and Simon Vukcevic –who played in Montenegro’s 2-0 loss to the Czech Republic last night- are all in line to feature for their respective nations. Whilst Radoslav Petrovic may be the most affected as Serbia face two games in Central America.

Bolton

Gary Cahill, in 23.0% of FPL teams, seems to have cemented himself as a favourite under Fabio Capello and will certainly feature at some point for England in their friendlies. Elsewhere, it’s slim pickings for Bolton, with Ivan Klasnic dropped by Croatia and reserve keeper Adam Bogdan in line to represent Hungary.

Chelsea

Jose Bosingwa, a Fantasy favourite with 21.6% ownership, has been left out of the Portugal squad and could therefore be recalled against Liverpool given his freshness when compared with Branislav Ivanovic, who played in Serbia’s 2-0 loss to Mexico and has another friendly on Monday. David Luiz is in store for a long distance haul with Brazil – he played 90 minutes on Thursday against Gabon and will face Egypt on Monday. John Terry faces two games with England, while Raul Meireles may feel the strain by playing twice for Portugal against Bosnia-Herzegovina. Given that Ramires has been left out of Brazil’s squad, he looks to be nailed on to feature at Stamford Bridge. Elsewhere, Petr Cech came through the Czech Republic’s first-leg Euro 2012 play-off win over Montenegro without any problem, whilst Ashley Cole, Daniel Sturridge, Juan Mata, Fernando Torres and Salomon Kalou could all get some action for their respective nations.

Everton

Phil Jagielka sailed through training on Friday for England despite suffering from a toe injury- the centre-half is currently owned by 10.9% of Fantasy managers and could face Spain today and Sweden. Elsewhere, Seamus Coleman, Jack Rodwell, Tim Howard, Marouane Fellaini may also be involved, the latter played ninety minutes in Belgium’s 2-1 win over Romania last night. John Heitinga and Diniyar Bilyaletdinov could also see action.

Fulham

Brede Hangeland, who has 10.1% FPL ownership, and John Arne Riise are likely to play for Norway in their friendly against Wales in Cardiff today, giving them plenty of time to recover for their game with Sunderland next weekend. Clint Dempsey has two friendlies for the USA – he played 90 minutes in France last night – whilst Damien Duff and Stephen Kelly both started for the Republic of Ireland against Estonia, with the second leg to come on Tuesday. Mark Schwarzer, Patjim Kasami, Bobby Zamora and Moussa Dembele are also in line to represent their nations. Bryan Ruiz faces a lengthy trip to Central America for two games with Costa Rica, which could make him unlikely to feature in Martin Jol’s starting lineup at Sunderland next time out.

Liverpool

Luis Suarez, who is the fourth most selected FPL player with 33.7%, grabbed all four goals for Uruguay in the 4-0 rout of Chile in a World Cup qualifier last night. He now jets off to Italy for a friendly on Tuesday. With Andy Carroll left out of the England set-up, he could be nailed on to keep his place in Kenny Dalglish’s starting lineup. Elsewhere, Dirk Kuyt, Glenn Johnson, Stewart Downing, Pepe Reina, Craig Bellamy and Daniel Agger are all in the squads for their countries. There’s no place for Jose Enrique in the Spain squad set-up though, whilst Charlie Adam pulled out for Scotland last week.

Manchester City

David Silva, the highest owned player in the FPL game, will represent Spain in their friendly games with England and Costa Rica. The latter of these fixtures is the more significant, as the midfielder travels to Central America and the lengthy flight home, in addition to two games in five days, may take its toll. Sergio Aguero has aggravated a groin injury whilst with Argentina, ruling him out of the World Cup qualifier with Bolivia and making him a doubt for the clash with Colombia on Tuesday. Long flights, competitive matches and an ankle injury are sure to worry his 34.4% FPL ownership.

Edin Dzeko played ninety minutes last night for Bosnia-Herzegovina against Portugal and has a return match on Tuesday night. Mario Balotelli scored one and assisted the other in Italy’s 2-0 win over Poland last night and now faces Uruguay on Tuesday. Vincent Kompany turned out for Belgium, Stefan Savic played for Montenegro and Nigel De Jong for Holland, while Joe Hart, Joleon Lescott, Gareth Barry, Adam Johnson, James Milner, Yaya and Kolo Toure should all get some action for their nations. Aleksandar Kolarov was sent off in Serbia’s 2-0 defeat to Mexico, picking up a second yellow card for a foul on Javier Hernandez.

Manchester United

Nani, currently owned by 26.0% of teams, turned out for Portugal last night for their Euro 2012 first leg play-off with Bosnia-Herzegovina. He faces a return leg on Tuesday, which, barring injury, should see him okay for consideration for United’s clash with Swansea. Sir Alex Ferguson clearly has options in this are but one such option, Antonio Valencia, played 90-minutes for Ecuador yesterday as they lost 2-1 to Paraguay in their World Cup qualifier. He faces another tie with Peru on Tuesday, meaning that both Nani and Valencia will go into the Swansea clash having played two competitive matches over the break.

Javier Hernandez grabbed a goal in Mexico’s 2-0 home win over Serbia but should be fit and recovered from the long flight in time for next weekend. Wayne Rooney, selected by 37.3% of Fantasy managers, is out of the England frame for the time being, but Danny Welbeck and Phil Jones should both feature. Fabio Da Silva has been chosen for Brazil and played 45 minutes in the 2-0 win over Gabon on Thursday. He faces another friendly with Egypt on Monday; that could yet be a factor in his chances of figuring at Swansea.

Newcastle

Cheik Tiote, owned by 12.6% of FPL teams, has been drafted into the Ivory Coast squad for their game with South Africa today, although he seems unlikely to feature, given he’s missed the last two league games with a knee problem. Yohan Cabaye has been included in the France squad for their friendlies and was an unused sub against the USA last night, with Tuesday’s clash against Belgium to follow. Tim Krul sat on the bench for Holland against Switzerland and faces Germany on Tuesday. Elsewhere, Leon Best was in the Republic of Ireland squad and could yet feature in their second leg on Tuesday.

Norwich

The international break shouldn’t influence things at Carrow Road too much. Steve Morison and Andrew Crofts have both been selected in the Wales squad for their game with Norway today.

QPR

Jamie Mackie scored for Scotland last night against Cyprus, but team-mate Danny Gabbidon has been ignored by Wales. Adel Taarabt and Armand Traore are the main concerns for Neil Warnock – both are included in the Morocco and Senegal squads respectively and face two friendlies over the break, with Taarabt facing Gabon on Wednesday.

Stoke

Asmir Begovic, who is selected by 14.3% of FPL Managers, played for Bosnia-Herzegovina last night in the Euro 2012 play-off against Portugal. The second leg is on Tuesday. His understudy, Thomas Sorensen, is also away for two friendlies with Denmark. Jon Walters currently holds a 9.9% FPL ownership and scored for the Republic of Ireland in their crucial play-off games with Estonia last night. He could feature again on Tuesday, along with Glenn Whelan who also figured last night. Tony Pulis will be hoping that both earn some form of rest given the aggregate score in the tie.

Sunderland

Seb Larsson is the most prized Fantasy asset to feature over the international break with an ownership of 13.8%. The midfielder played the full ninety minutes in Sweden’s 2-0 loss to Denmark last night, with Nicklas Bendtner opening the scoring for the hosts. Larsson is set to feature against England in midweek but is then suspended for his club’s next league encounter with Fulham. Elsewhere, Kieren Westwood, David Vaughan, John O’Shea could all play roles for their nations, though with the Republic of Ireland 4-0 up from their first leg, it seems unlikely O’Shea’s hamstring problem will be risked on Tuesday if doubts remain. South Korean striker Dong-Won Ji started in World Cup qualifier with United Arab Emirates yesterday – he was subbed at half-time. He faces another trip to face Lebanon on Tuesday – a concern for Steve Bruce given that he is set to feature against Fulham with Connor Wickham surely set to be sidelined.

Swansea

Flavour of the month goalkeeper Michel Vorm, who is currently selected by 24.0% of Fantasy Managers, was called up to the Netherlands squad for their friendlies with Switzerland and Germany. He was an unused sub last night, though may feature in the second game on 15/11. Swans trio Neil Taylor, Ashley Williams and Joe Allen have all been called up to the Welsh squad and could feature in today’s game.

Tottenham

As already mentioned, Rafael Van der Vaart, currently in 19.2% of teams, limped out of Holland’s game with Switzerland last night and may miss the midweek friendly with Germany. Whilst Gareth Bale, owned by 17.9% of FPL teams, is likely to play for Wales against Norway today. Luka Modric and Vedran Corluka both played in Croatia’s 3-0 win in Turkey last night, with the latter scoring. The second leg of their crunch Euro 2012 play-off is on Tuesday. Elsewhere, Roman Pavlyuchenko, Kyle Walker and Scott Parker could feature for their respective countries and Steven Pienaar is making the long trip to South Africa to face the Ivory Coast today. Sandro returned to action following injury and played 90 minutes for Brazil on Thursday – he could figure again in a friendly with Egypt on Monday.

West Brom

It’s fair to say that West Brom players are hardly standing out as FPL staples this season and the international break shouldn’t do too much damage Fantasy-wise, as far as Roy Hodgson is concerned it will come as a welcome break. Simon Cox, Jonas Olsson and James Morrison have all been included in their respective national team’s squads. Cox was given seven minutes as a sub for the Republic of Ireland last night and could figure in Tuesday’s second-leg.

Wigan

Ali Al-Habsi is by far the most selected player for Roberto Martinez’s side with 14.1% FPL ownership. The goalkeeper features twice in two crucial World Cup 2014 qualifiers for Oman over the break. He played in last night’s 1-0 win over Australia and will face Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. James McArthur, Gary Caldwell and James McCarthy make up the other international inclusions.

Wolves

Wolves’ most-owned inclusion over the international break is Stephen Ward, currently in 12.4% of teams. He played the full ninety minutes in the Republic of Ireland’s first-leg Euro 2012 play-off game against Estonia last night. Stephen Hunt had a brief sub cameo, while Kevin Doyle wasn’t included amongst the subs. The second leg, on Tuesday, should be far less strenuous than first imagined, given the 4-0 lead they take into the game. Wayne Hennessey, David Edwards, Sam Vokes and Christophe Berra are all representing Home Nation sides.

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rohan
14 years, 6 months ago
suggestions please

Vorm

P.Jones Enrique Woodgate (simpson) (de laet)

Silva VDV Drenthe Sessegnon Pilkington

Rvp Aguero Welbeck...

0.8 in my bank... thoughts??
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1. rohan
  14 years, 6 months ago
  welbeck on the bench
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2. everyday, i'm shufflin…
  14 years, 6 months ago
  Bad fixtures for Enrique but I think you can hope for attacking point from him. Just wait for Aguero news. If he's out, i think it's not worth to keep him over City's tough fixtures.
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  1. michu pichu
    14 years, 6 months ago
    for tough fixtures keep city players...
    
    spurs 5-1
    
    united 6-1
    
    when the opponents are attacking it's easier to break down & more goals......when teams just defend like everton did then it's just 2-0..
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    1. everyday, i'm shufflin…
      14 years, 6 months ago
      That's probably right.
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kaz 96
14 years, 6 months ago
vorm/schwarzer
warnock,bosingwa,kompany
sess,vdv,silva,brunt
sturridge,rooney,aguero
subs:ward,naylor,fergie

.2 in the bank

a)aguero and bos> brown and rvp
b)rooney and warncok> brown and rvp
c)rooney and bos>brown and rvp
d)sturridge and rooney>klasinic and rvp
e)any other option?
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1. Billy Ketsu
  14 years, 6 months ago
  Man, that's really hard on the eyes. Couldn't you use capitals and a few spaces to make it easier to read?
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2. everyday, i'm shufflin…
  14 years, 6 months ago
  If Aguero out, then a)
  If Aguero can play this week, then b)
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everyday, i'm shufflin…
14 years, 6 months ago
I think I could save transfer this week and play this team. I hope Evans will somehow feature but it's probably unlikely as Rio and Vidic get a full rest over the break. I wanna get him out but not sure Wilkinson will keep his place. Any comment please?

Vorm
Richards - Evans - Brown
Nani - VDV - Silva - Mata
Adebayor - Bendtner - RVP(c)

Sub: Krul, N.Dyer, N.Taylor, Simpson
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1. kaz 96
  14 years, 6 months ago
  evans> brown looks simple. can't see evans in the starting line up
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    14 years, 6 months ago
    I got Brown starting next to Evans.. 😕
    
    Any other interesting choice?
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    1. Billy Ketsu
      14 years, 6 months ago
      How about Evans > McCauley of West Brom? 3 home games in 4, seems a guaranteed starter and .5 cheaper than Evans.
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      1. everyday, i'm shufflin…
        14 years, 6 months ago
        Never seen McAuley playing yet. Does he possess any attacking threat? I'm not so confident with CS from WBA. How's about Olsson? He's 4.5 but I believe he's more attacking.
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        The Finnisher
        14 years, 6 months ago
        9 and 6 in his 2 home games that you would feel comfortable playing him in (Fulham and Wolves)
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        everyday, i'm shufflin…
        14 years, 6 months ago
        Umm.. That's an interesting way to rate him. Some confidence gained.. 🙂
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kaz 96
14 years, 6 months ago
.a)aguero and bos> brown and rvp
b)rooney and warncok> brown and rvp
c)rooney and bos>brown and rvp
d)sturridge and rooney>klasinic and rvp.
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Bsal
14 years, 6 months ago
al habsi (given)
enrique brown richards (rtaylor caulker)
vdv silva lampard walters pilkington
rvp ba (agbonlahor)

bendtner in agbonlahor out for a 4 pt hit worth it?
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liverpoooool
14 years, 6 months ago
hart / ruddy
enrique / s taylor / kompany / tierney / warnock
silva / vdv / pilkington / ramsey / gutierrez
rvp / ba / agbonlahor

haven't made transfers for gw 12. only have 1 ft. time to use the WC? what players should i be looking at?
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Dan
14 years, 6 months ago
Just closed all my online betting accounts, decided enough was enough, losing far too much money. Already lost over £1000 and also owe nearly £600, you never see a poor bookie. Will still have £5-10 on the weekend football but that will do me thanks. 🙂

Lost lots of money but what gambler hasn't? I'll be a winner for stopping, the bookies always win!
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1. Goodfish
  14 years, 6 months ago
  Dan, you seem like a nice lad, so I've got some advice for you...You gotta know when to hold them, but also know when to fold them. At the same time, you also need to know when to walk away, and know when to run! I always think that you should never count your money, when you're sitting at the table because there will definitely be enough time for counting when the dealings done. Hope that helps.
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  1. Dan
    14 years, 6 months ago
    I have tried to give it up before but just simply opened my accounts back up a day or two later. This time I'm serious, I can't afford to lose this type of money, I am only 19 and work hard for a good wage which I should be either saving or spending on something worthy. I'm too scared to look at my history on William Hill, it is probably over £2000 that I've lost but I don't want to know obviously.
    
    The fact I also owe money has got to me, it is going to put me under pressure in the next few weeks, normally my parents take £150 from my wages each week to save for me but I'm going to have to come up with something so I can keep my wages over the next month.
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    1. Goodfish
      14 years, 6 months ago
      On a serious note...you probably had a bit of fun doing it at the time, and you've realised it was a mistake, so apart from the current debt, there's no harm done. Life is about living and learning from you mistakes, so don't dwell on this, but learn from it, dude. Have a little flutter now again, but tell your brain, "Don't be an idiot!". Also, don't worry too much about saving money all the time, life should be lived in the present. Put a bit away, but make sure you are doing stuff that makes you happy. Rock on!
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    2. sackenfox
      14 years, 6 months ago
      good for you mate.
      
      The hardest thing about gambling is knowing when you aren't doing well, and being able to walk away. The tendency is for people to just keep going, looking for that "big one" that will recover their losses.
      
      And you are right. The house always wins in the end. Hence why every bastard with money buys into the bookies side of things.
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      1. Dan
        14 years, 6 months ago
        Sounds very stupid but I watched a video of Jeremy Kyle talking about his gambling addiction on Youtube and he is spot on. He said that you keep telling yourself that the next bet will be the one that clears your debt or your losses, and then that loses and you try again and keep going. That is basically what I have been doing.
        
        It's like this, 6 months ago I remember one night I won £60 from a £3 pound bet on the Football and also won £45 from £4 when Chelsea beat Blackpool 3-1 away in the same week. I was ecstatic, was loving it. In the last few months I have won £350 and £250 in two separate bets and it didn't even bother me in the slightest really.
        
        It has gone too far now, I need to start from scratch with my life, I will still bet of course I will but want to get to that stage again where winning £40-50 from a £3 bet is something I am delighted with.
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  2. The Finnisher
    14 years, 6 months ago
    Nice advice Kenny 😆
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    1. Elniñorules
      14 years, 6 months ago
      Esp for maturing teenagers. Isn't it Jack?
      PS: Sarcasm apart, nice to see you back in the form of SuperVorm.
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      1. The Finnisher
        14 years, 6 months ago
        Haha i don't think I will be much of a gambler once I can bet 🙂
        Had to bring him back after last games effort!
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    2. Goodfish
      14 years, 6 months ago
      Thanks, Lucille.
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2. fatherted
  14 years, 6 months ago
  Best advice i would give anyone gambling(not just simply an occassional flutter)..STOP!!!!!!! Gambling cost me tens of thousands of pounds, a bloody good well paid job and nearly worst of all missus and child. I started in my late teens and turned 40 last week and havent had a bet for nearly 3 years(restricted to my mini league entry and pound on work footy sheet) but I can honestly say you must do the same
  
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sackenfox
14 years, 6 months ago
what do people think of this bunch of punks?
Westwood, Vorm
N Taylor, Wilkinson, R Taylor, Brown, McCauley
Lampard, VDV, Silva, Nani, Ferguson
RVP, Adebayor, Sturridge

Obviously working on the budget backline theory , since clean sheets are pretty much impossible to predict these days.
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1. Goodfish
  14 years, 6 months ago
  Westwood is gonna drop the bomb, man. BIG TIME!
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  1. sackenfox
    14 years, 6 months ago
    so is that a yay or a nay ??? 😀
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    1. Goodfish
      14 years, 6 months ago
      BOOOOOOOOM! This is BIG!
      
      All good apart from The Feguson fella. Ditch that and say, "Aiiiiight!". Get rid of Raylor for a bit of cash for a Allen dude from Swansea?
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      1. sackenfox
        14 years, 6 months ago
        Thankyou my good man.
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2. Adnan Shah
  14 years, 6 months ago
  Doubling up on Sunderland defense is a poor idea in my opinion.
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Adnan Shah
14 years, 6 months ago
I planned to do Warnock--> Brown this week but now i am not sure on him. Sunderland are not a solid defensive team and looking at returns for Brown, he got scores of 1,1,0,9,1,0 in his last 6. Thats not good enough. I am thinking about Everton defender instead. Or any other good options?
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1. Dan
  14 years, 6 months ago
  Not going to sleep tonight, time to watch the Hangover. 🙂
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2. jimski
  14 years, 6 months ago
  I had Brown for ages at the start of the season, and lost patience with him. Mainly had him to rotate with Simpson, but every time it looked as though Brown had the better fixture, Simpson got more points (on my bench). Of course Sunderland do have better fixture now, but I still wouldn't trust them with too many clean sheets.
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jimski
14 years, 6 months ago
So what are thoughts on price drops? I could have both Sturridge and Rooney dropping this week (only Sturridge's second drop, if it happens, would affect my buying power) - my goalwas always to build up value for the January w/c, while ignoring drops for players I definitely want to keep.

But Studge and Rooney are two who I'd quite like to keep, but don't seem essential right now. So what to do? I'll probably hang onto the Roonster, as he''l doubtless get back to 12m again at some point, but Sturridge?
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1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
  14 years, 6 months ago
  I'd keep Sturridge
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2. Billy Ketsu
  14 years, 6 months ago
  I've got them both, as well as Nani.
  
  I can't understand why people are selling Sturridge. Maybe it's the Bendy bus influence, who knows.Chelsea have 6 of the next 10 games at home and 2 of the aways are Wigan and Wolves. I'm definitely keeping Sturridge unless he gets dropped or is woefully out of form and I'm actually thinking of investing in Frankie Lamps.
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Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
14 years, 6 months ago
Getting bored..... thats normally the sign when I start dropping down the league...

Following moves next Saturday depending on injuries etc...

Given is still being switched to Howard

Looks like I'm going to hang on to the tooth fairy as if Agbon is out he will now switch to Bendtner..

Keeping a close eye on Shawcross as to play three at the back need him fit otherwise I end up with Simpson...

Urgently need to get rid of Lopez and Faurlin at some stage

Team is linked, any advice would be appreciated.. I am keeping Baines though as had him since the beginning.. he has a few more weeks to prove himself with nice fixtures...
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1. Billy Ketsu
  14 years, 6 months ago
  Faurlin > Pilkman could be an idea. Pilky's in great form and has 3 of the next 4 games at home. That would allow you to bench Gutierrez for the two Manchester games, if that's what you wanted to do.
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  1. jimski
    14 years, 6 months ago
    Sounds like good advice.
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  2. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
    14 years, 6 months ago
    hhhmmmm not so sure that is the move, he has ARS and MCI two of the next three! Thanks anyway.. He needs to go, not sure to who and it would mean a hit so will probably keep him until such time as its free...
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Mr Smith
14 years, 6 months ago
Thoughts on this motley crew peeps:

Vorm, Ruddy
Enrique, Jones, Wilkinson, Simpson, Gabbidon
Nani, Silva, VDV, Drenthe, Pilkinson
Aguero, VP, Sturridge

Appreciate there are some injury concerns, any drastic action required?
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1. Mr Smith
  14 years, 6 months ago
  *Pilkington
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2. big oak
  14 years, 6 months ago
  aguero and vdv are doubtdul
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3. Solenya
  14 years, 6 months ago
  Quite a strong midfield tbh and overall a very decent team.
  If u hv any free transfers and funds may get Westwood for Ruddy.
  Simpson is gonna have a tough three weeks.
  Also Sturridge is bit of a wait and watch.
  Other then that no drastic measures required.
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  1. Mr Smith
    14 years, 6 months ago
    Good idea with Ruddy, i'll have a look at Westwood. Ta.
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eder123
14 years, 6 months ago
What's your thoughts on my side lads:

Tierney,Richards,Saylor,Hall,Naylor
VDV,Silver,Pilky,MPetrov,Dyer,
Suarez,Roon,RVP

Any obvious changes? I'm thinking Suarez-Bendtner, Petrov-Walters

Thoughts?
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1. Mr Smith
  14 years, 6 months ago
  Missing a couple of keepers is the first though. Transfers look pretty good but Suarez again teasing with a 4 goal haul to keep those who own him on their toes.
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  1. eder123
    14 years, 6 months ago
    Sorry, keepers Given and Ruddy
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    1. big oak
      14 years, 6 months ago
      i have given and ruddy and over the next 6 weeks their rotation potential is horrible
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    2. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
      14 years, 6 months ago
      Have the same keepers and my priority this week is to switch Given to Howard... You could downgrade to Krul, westwood
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big oak
14 years, 6 months ago
for all those thinking about shipping suarez off, remember that rvp super run stated with a bunch of goals against san marino!
just saying
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1. The Finnisher
  14 years, 6 months ago
  Hardly the same players.
  Im shipping regardless.
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  1. The Finnisher
    14 years, 6 months ago
    ...i think 😕
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2. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
  14 years, 6 months ago
  the only reason that buck tooth fairy is staying in my team is because Agbon looks like he will be out of the next game... I can see him scoring goals though.. The problem is I keep saying that every week
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  1. big oak
    14 years, 6 months ago
    i have him AND moses
    imagine what iv been suffering the last couple of weeks especially that im actually watching liverpool and wigan games
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    1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
      14 years, 6 months ago
      Moses has to go, I just cant see him scoring no matter how many times he shoots...
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3. Jinswick
  14 years, 6 months ago
  I'll be getting him in for GW15.
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4. Kostja
  14 years, 6 months ago
  Just for your info, Chile left 5 top players out because of turning out drunk for the morning practice:Jorge Valdivia, Jean Beausejour, Carlos Carmona, Gonzalo Jara and Arturo Vidal. First tier players for them, that must of affected the result.
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Jinswick
14 years, 6 months ago
5.4m to spend on a GK.

Westwood or Vorm? Westwood or Vorm?!

XXX, Ruddy
Dunne, Simpson, Wilkinson, Brown, Woodgate
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Jinswick
14 years, 6 months ago
2 free transfers and 0.4m in the bank. Good plan?

GW12: Given -> Westwood
GW13: Moses & Aguero -> Nani & Sturridge

Given, Ruddy
Wilkinson, Woodgate, Brown, Simpson, Dunne
Silva, VDV, Ramsey, Sinclair, Moses
RVP, Adebayor, Aguero
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1. big oak
  14 years, 6 months ago
  wait on aguero, he might not play next week
  u have a hobby of doubling up on defenders it seems given/dunne wilks/wood westwood/brown i wouldnt go that route
  if i were u i would dowgrade defenders to upgrade sinclair if aguero is to play
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  1. Jinswick
    14 years, 6 months ago
    If Aguero is confirmed out this week then I'll be offloading this week, possibly for Rooney or Hernandez.
    
    I don't mind doubling up on defenders when fixtures are good (ok it didn't work with Villa but Westwood/Brown have FUL, WIG and Woodgate/Wilkinson have QPR BLA in their next 2, and I quite fancy some cleansheets there).
    
    Sinclair probably gets downgraded to a cheapie from GW16 onwards (fancy him to score ok against AVL, bla and FUL)
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2. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
  14 years, 6 months ago
  I know Aguero is possibly out, I just dont like the idea of getting rid of him... Given > Westwood is ok if you don't want to upgrade your GK.. I'm taking the different route which is surely CS have to start bcoming more regular, but can see why you are doing this.. Moses has to go, watch him score a brace now LOL
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  1. Jinswick
    14 years, 6 months ago
    Know what you're saying, but Aguero's fixtures aren't great, and I think Silva may be enough MCY coverage for that spell. I did look at Howard as a replacement for Given, but I just don't think he's worth the extra 1m over Vorm and Westwood, and it also restricts upgrades elsewhere.
    
    Re Moses, I am starting him this week in place of Sinclair!!
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    1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
      14 years, 6 months ago
      I really hope Moses does it for you and all the others on here who have him...
      
      I came to the conclusion silva was enough for MCI GW4 as the rotation was giving me stress.. I now dread each game but will continue this way I think so see what you mean...
      
      Re: Howard, Everton have a really nice run and I can see them keeping lots of CS's. This is the reason I am doubling up on them I suppose... Therefore IMO he is worth it
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      1. Jinswick
        14 years, 6 months ago
        Haha, me too. Not started him for a long time, but BLA will surely give him chances to break his duck!
        
        Howard could work out well. Main 2 reasons I decided against him was a) it makes Aguero -> Rooney or Aguero/Moses -> Nani/Sturridge not possible the following week, and b) my main rival has Howard so looking for differentials.
        
        I have no Everton players, so may look at Jags or Drenthe in the coming weeks.
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3. Solenya
  14 years, 6 months ago
  Given to westwood is good for short term but Vorm is a much secure long term option.
  Also have a look this week on Sturridge,he is not in form and may lose out his place as Drogba returns and the Forgotten Malouda still alive.
  But surely get Moses out its high time with him now 😀
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  1. Jinswick
    14 years, 6 months ago
    I agree, just not overly keen on Vorm's fixtures. Will probably do Westwood -> Krul around GW16, which should see me through to the Jan wildcard...
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Forest4Life
14 years, 6 months ago
RVP rested for holland GREAT NEWS
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1. Forest4Life
  14 years, 6 months ago
  http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Arsenal-striker-Robin-van-Persie-ordered-home-from-Holland-squad-to-face-Germany-by-Arsene-Wenger-article829682.html
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  1. gunners2011
    14 years, 6 months ago
    The article says VDV is out for several weeks 🙁
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    1. Forest4Life
      14 years, 6 months ago
      Not bad news here 🙂 and Sess is unhappy. Thank god I didnt get him
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    2. J0E
      14 years, 6 months ago
      Its still speculative and largely based on two weeks being the usual min recover from a hamstring sprain...if a tear then its at least six weeks.
      
      I think VDV will at best remain a doubt for the next game but more likely be ruled out. Set phasers to transfer.
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      1. Forest4Life
        14 years, 6 months ago
        Agree Id say it will be 4-5 weeks
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      2. No1Joker
        14 years, 6 months ago
        Problem I have is I paid 9.7m and now he's 10.5. If I ship him out he has to drop 0.4 so I can get him back in.
        It's an easy decision for people late to te party, but those of us who spotted talent early makes it tough 😉
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        Jonah
        14 years, 6 months ago
        If he's genuinely out for 4-5 weeks then he will drop at least 0.3 and it will make no difference to you.
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      3. facer
        14 years, 6 months ago
        Firstly, its a Hamstring strain. Muscles get strained, ligaments get sprained. Secondly, a hamstring tear does not have a minimum of 6 weeks recovery time. It is all dependent on how many cells are actually torn. 1-2 torn fibres (grade 1 strain) with the correct treatment, nutrition and controlled stress could conceivably heal fully in 1 week. If the fibres are merely 'stretched', the same time-span applies.
        
        Incidently, muscle 'training' also slightly damages the muscle fibres (micro-trauma). Technically this is a form of injury, adaptation from the training repairs the fibres and makes them a little stronger. This doesn't stop players from training the very next day! This same concept applies to more debilitating injuries.
        
        Due to the Spurs match being 10 days away (when the injury occurred). If the strain is minor (1-2 slightly torn or stretched fibres) then there is a very realistic chance that he will be fit. Particularly if the injured muscle is biceps femoris or semi-membranosous…if its semi-tendonosous, which has a more limited bloodflow, then he may not be (however, its unlikely that this muscle is torn)…pure speculation, of course, until we know more details. However, this is a more realistic answer than the last post
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2. big oak
  14 years, 6 months ago
  it makes total sense, none of the international players is playing two full 90mins in this international window anw.
  vdv injury extent should be annouced on monday, the problem is nobody is willing to take the respounsibility of telling harry about it
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gunners2011
14 years, 6 months ago
Thoughts on this team chaps?

Vorm, Ruddy

Enrique, Simpson, Jones, Wilkinson, Naylor

Silva, VDV, Nani, Tiote, Dyer

Rooney, RVP, Sturridge

I'm worried about Rooney and for how much longer he'll be in midfield. also sturridge isnt scoring goals at the moment, so do i need to make some changes? 0.3 in the bank.
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1. big oak
  14 years, 6 months ago
  rooney out will free up funds for u to upgrade eveywhere especially dyer and tiote
  id say chicha in for rooney and tiote/dyer out for whateer ur money can buy, hopefully it will get u in the walters sess sinclair price range
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  1. Forest4Life
    14 years, 6 months ago
    Not sess http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/transfer-news/Sunderland-striker-Stephane-Sessegnon-pining-for-a-move-back-to-France-article829875.html
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    1. big oak
      14 years, 6 months ago
      not everyone who is not happy at his club goes to argentina and dsnt comeback 😉
      plus that means that big spending psg are intersted in buying him back
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      1. Forest4Life
        14 years, 6 months ago
        Dunno if they go for anyone it will be Robbie Keane. Heard they are his dream club to play for
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        J0E
        14 years, 6 months ago
        he said that about liverpool as well. 😉
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        big oak
        14 years, 6 months ago
        he says that about the highest bidder
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        Forest4Life
        14 years, 6 months ago
        He said that about every club
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J0E
14 years, 6 months ago
So is anyone (who like me has already used their wildcard) genuinely optimistic about the coming game week?

Here's my situation

Vorm/Ruddy (terrible fixtures)
Saylor simpson (terrible fixtures), Bos (rotation) Kompany, Jones
Silva(rotation pre champs) VDV (inj) MPetrov(rotation) Dyer(terrible fixture) Ramsey
RVP-Sturridge-Suarez

All relying on RVP captain, Ramsey and silva not being benched pre champs league. ..rest is ridden with doubts.
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1. J0E
  14 years, 6 months ago
  At least I don't have Ferguson (non player) or Moses (2pt) though. 😉
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  1. Forest4Life
    14 years, 6 months ago
    Bos Petrov Suarez to Shawx walters and Hernandez
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    1. J0E
      14 years, 6 months ago
      8 pt hit week after internationals and week before champs league...not for me.
      
      Hernandez flying back from Mexico, so a little risky.
      
      If Walters is benched for the Estonia game then he is a shoo-in, if he plays 90mins I can see Pulis resting him.
      
      May do a 4pt though.
      
      VDV (if out for more than a week) and Petrov for Bale and Walters...now that's a plan.
      
      Happy enough with Saylor's slim chance of a goal or 2pt against Man City if Bos is benched.
      
      VDV and Bos to Wilkinson and Lamps....now that could be a masterstroke.
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      1. big oak
        14 years, 6 months ago
        hernandez flying back after only playing 1 game, not like last time out when he played 60hrs before the liverpool game
        and lamps and chesea dnt have the best fixtures out there
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  2. In Like Flynn.
    14 years, 6 months ago
    Mainly just waiting to get this game out of the way Jonty. Clear the air, see who is injured, In/Out of favour, and hope most come through in favour.
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  3. big oak
    14 years, 6 months ago
    i have two-pt-moses
    impotent suarez
    unhappy sess
    tired silva
    given ruddy horrible gk rotation
    swansea defender
    enrique with horrible 3 fixtures
    injured shawx & vdv
    out-of-form adebayor
    and r taylor with his horrible fixtures
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    1. big oak
      14 years, 6 months ago
      but the rest is ok
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    2. J0E
      14 years, 6 months ago
      Ade is still doing ok...odd assist and if VDV is out he could shine. Enrique you never know. Agree re Suarez tho....a very expensive version of Zamora (circa Spurs.early fulham days).
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2. kaz 96
  14 years, 6 months ago
  after doing 2 transfers this coming week:
  vorm,schwarzer(tough fixtures but vorm is mr.reliable)
  
  jones,warnock/bosingwa,naylor,brown,ward(tough fixtures again but jones and brown are likely to earn some points)
  
  sess,vdv,silva,brunt(not worried about silva's rotation as his high ownership means he's not a gamble. vdv's likely to be out for a couple of weeks but bothh sess and brunt shd earn me something)
  
  rvp,aguero/rooney,sturridge( not so confident about sturridge but having two expensive forwards comforts me)
  
  quite optimistic about the coming weeks, especially up front...need some lack at the back though
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  1. J0E
    14 years, 6 months ago
    keep an eye on Ageuro's injury..but yep,...you are def in better shape than me. I'd be confident if I were you as well.
    
    Although Brunt's club track record after int. is not good...maybe check to see if he's playing for NI this week.
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3. Jafalad
  14 years, 6 months ago
  In fairly good shape, Jonty. VDV/Petrov no shows are your only cloud. 😉
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  1. J0E
    14 years, 6 months ago
    cheers...as in like flynn says up above just get it out the way and see where we are. VDV injury and Petrov are the priorities to address. No way am I ditching anyone who may actually play, like Suarez.
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    1. Jafalad
      14 years, 6 months ago
      + billions 🙂
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4. Forest4Life
  14 years, 6 months ago
  C RVP start Vorm and ur sorted
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  1. J0E
    14 years, 6 months ago
    lol.....true. Luckily few in my mini league have them. If RVP does the business again, I may just marry him.
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big oak
14 years, 6 months ago
anyone thinks everton might go down this year
i mean i hope not but wasnt it what we all said about newcastle 2 years ago?
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1. Jafalad
  14 years, 6 months ago
  No chance.
  
  18th Swansea
  19th Blackburn
  20th Wigan
  
  😕
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2. kaz 96
  14 years, 6 months ago
  no chance! poor aug-nov periods are becoming a routine for them.
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  1. big oak
    14 years, 6 months ago
    yeah but in previous seasons they used to have injury worries for cahill arteta and saha or tireness after a world cup or a euro for their interantionals, and then, come january they come back to life with a full squad. i cnt see where the inspiration might come from this year
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3. J0E
  14 years, 6 months ago
  Everton have had terrible fixtures but now have a good run...if by end Dec they are still not winning then I agree , but I think they have enough to survive.
  
  Wigan not only will go down, they deserve to go down.
  
  One of Swan/QPR and Norwich will join them, as like blackpool and hull before them they will gradually tire and encounter the mother of runs in the second half of the season.
  
  Blackburn....have a sneaky feeling they'll survive...going to be last game of the season though.
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  1. Forest4Life
    14 years, 6 months ago
    Haha so Blackburn survive on last day away to Chelsea
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    1. J0E
      14 years, 6 months ago
      if chelsea have nothing to play for ...ie third, with no chance of getting second or fourth, then you never know.
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    2. big oak
      14 years, 6 months ago
      wigan is definitly for the drop,
      blackburn are unlikely imo, they are playing fine and only have a thing or 2 to sort out in their defense.
      wolves norwich and swansea are the more likely to join but i simply cnt see who will pick up everton, although i believe in moyes
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      1. In Like Flynn.
        14 years, 6 months ago
        Drenthe and Vellios, when Moyes wakes up and gives the pair full games, and drops the repeated failure Saha.
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Ninjaa
14 years, 6 months ago
Gabby > Bendtner is looking like my transfer for this week, any opinions on this move, thanks?
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1. Forest4Life
  14 years, 6 months ago
  Good
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2. Jafalad
  14 years, 6 months ago
  I had a moment of madness and contemplated Bendtner; then I came to my senses and saw I already has Studge sitting there alongside the two megathons. 😉
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3. heartsattack
  14 years, 6 months ago
  Get sturridge instead. Bendtner won't score goals regularly at this level, particularly as Bruce has favoured 2 up front recently.
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4. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
  14 years, 6 months ago
  Ignore all of your doubts on the player himself and do it (wait for further news on injury first though)... I am in the same boat and don't like him.. but will ignore as I feel he will score points
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5. big oak
  14 years, 6 months ago
  uv got the "talented one"!!!!
  ull regret it soon
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  1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
    14 years, 6 months ago
    watch this space.. haven't done it yet though but he will score
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    1. big oak
      14 years, 6 months ago
      he will score but in 2 weeks u will be killing urself to get some liverpool coverage, and with gerrard's and adam's price, downing and caroll's impotence adn kuyt and the rest rotation risk ull find out that suarez is the still by far the best liverpool option available
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      1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
        14 years, 6 months ago
        it says Gabby > Bendtner ???
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        big oak
        14 years, 6 months ago
        mmm that changes a thing or two i guess
        
        sorry
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Jafalad
14 years, 6 months ago
Been looking at tvs today: Samsung or Panasonic LED 42 inch? Anyone clued up? 😕
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1. heartsattack
  14 years, 6 months ago
  I have two Samsung Tv's, one about 7 years old, one about 3. Never had any problems with them. They seem to offer good value.
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2. QPR expects... glory!
  14 years, 6 months ago
  Bought a Samsung 40" LED just before the footy season started. It's fab for footy!
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3. CRAZY TRAIN
  14 years, 6 months ago
  There are some very good deals out there on LG at the moment. Probably not quite up there with the Pani's or Samsungs, but they tend to be a few 100 squid less and represent good vfm. Checkout the following websites for the best deals...
  
  offeroftheday.co.uk
  hotukdeals.com
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  1. Kuqi Monster
    14 years, 6 months ago
    +1 I got a 37" LG - very happy with it
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4. big oak
  14 years, 6 months ago
  get the cheapest one, itll die in 3-4 years time anw, like they all do these days
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5. Jafalad
  14 years, 6 months ago
  Cheers lads. I went in three stores today-the Samsung was winning it until i got to the last place and compared it with a Panasonic which had better picture quality.
  
  Not sure about 3D - needed or not? Not into games-just sport/dvds.
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  1. CRAZY TRAIN
    14 years, 6 months ago
    Its not whether 3D is needed or not, its more about whether you want it or not. If you've got Sky and want to invest in their 3D service then its worth it (albeit expensive). From what I've seen the footie looks v impressive on Sky 3D. Personally I hate Sky and ditched them years ago.....but thats another story
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    1. Jafalad
      14 years, 6 months ago
      ...plus I need those pesky glasses 😕 Anyone use their LED for laptop/internet?
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      1. udit
        14 years, 6 months ago
        I have a samsung 46 " 3-D TV, recently bought it and its great! I would highly recommend it. I would advise you to go for Samsung over Panasonic. I'm into games so I like the 3-D effect + with the increasing amount of 3-D blu ray's coming up I would suggest you to invest in the latest technology instead of buying a 3 year old technology. In short go for the samsung 3-D.
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        Jafalad
        14 years, 6 months ago
        Cheers, Udit. Passionate advice.
        
        I liked the picture quality in the Sami but was comparing it to a Sony at the time. The Pani was even better though.
        
        I'm not into games (apart from Subbuteo and Cranium 😉 ) and I don't have a blu ray player. Might be worth chatting to the folk in the dvd shop see what they think 🙂
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        udit
        14 years, 6 months ago
        3-D may not be essential right now ,but who knows in a couple of years. Anyway my advice to you would be even if you don't buy a 3-D tv take a tv with a high refresh rate. mine is 600 Hz and that is one of the most important aspects in a TV, even normal quality DVD's appear almost like blu-ray thanks to HDMI and the refresh rate
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        Jafalad
        14 years, 6 months ago
        Ah ...yes the amount of hz...was looking at about 400 in the last Sami I saw.
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        udit
        14 years, 6 months ago
        Thats more that adequate. What about the panasonic?
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        Jafalad
        14 years, 6 months ago
        200 but had a better picture than the Sami for some reason.
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        udit
        14 years, 6 months ago
        Go for the Sami then 😉
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        Jafalad
        14 years, 6 months ago
        Cheers 😉
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  2. Fitzy.
    14 years, 6 months ago
    Don't fall for the 3D hype Jafa. Digital television picture quality is superb these days, it's all you need...
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    1. Jafalad
      14 years, 6 months ago
      Yeah...that's what most of the guys in the shop were telling me 😕
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      1. The Bandit
        14 years, 6 months ago
        Not a fan of 3D personally but HD is essential. I find it hard to watch normal digital tv after HD, the difference id huge! Andywsm85 who posts fairly regularly sells TV's for a living and I bought a 46" Samsung LED on his recommendation and it's stunning, far better than the the Sony Bravia LCD I replaced it with.
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        Jafalad
        14 years, 6 months ago
        Thanks WR - I'll have a chat with Andy! I know the Sbravia 2/3 years back was well rated but the guy in the store today mentioned that they were made by new engineers and the quality isn't as good.
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      2. Fitzy.
        14 years, 6 months ago
        Mate, I'd always rather be 3 years behind technology - prices plummet over that amount of time with home entertainment electronics.
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        The Bandit
        14 years, 6 months ago
        Standard digital is crap compared with HD. You can buy a decent 40"+ HD set for around £400. You are really nissing out if you don't have HD, particularly for sport and natural history type programmes.
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        Fitzy.
        14 years, 6 months ago
        Yeah, watching UFC on HD right now. The blood is so much clearer on HD... 😀
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        Fitzy.
        14 years, 6 months ago
        Sorry WR, my comment about being 3 years behind was to Jafa, not a response to your (justified) endorsement of HDTV.
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        Jafalad
        14 years, 6 months ago
        Amount of Hz PTP? 100, 200, 400?
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        Fitzy.
        14 years, 6 months ago
        Jafa, I think mine's only 100, and I'm more than happy with that. If you get something even better, well... it will be even better. 😀
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        Jafalad
        14 years, 6 months ago
        Okay cheers for all the input 😉
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CRAZY TRAIN
14 years, 6 months ago
Morning all....opinions on my team appreciated:

Begovic
Kompany Jones Enrique
Silva Ramsey VDV Adam
Suarez RVP Sturridge

(Vorm, Dyer, Naylor, Simpson)

Have already done Bos > Jones this gw and want rid of Adam. Options I am considering are:

Suarez > Bendy & Adam > Lamps for an 8 point hit (or 4 if I spread it over 2 gameweeks)
Adam > Drenthe/Brunt
Suarez > Dzeko

Am holding out on VDV for now to see how serious he is (bought him at 9.7 so want to avoid getting rid if poss). Help/advice appreciated.
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1. CRAZY TRAIN
  14 years, 6 months ago
  Any advice appreciated guys....
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2. In Like Flynn.
  14 years, 6 months ago
  1st option gives you two in form players. I'm not keen on eight point hits, but I'm not keen on missing big hauls because I didn't take them.
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  1. CRAZY TRAIN
    14 years, 6 months ago
    Thanks for feedback Flynn. I was thinking about spreading option one over the next 2 game weeks as it will be just my luck that Lamps goes and gets his 5th yellow against Liverpool. If he's still on 4 yellows for the Wolves game then he's worth a punt imo.
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3. Ryan
  14 years, 6 months ago
  A very strong side, I like the look of it. Adam and Suarez need to go and Lamps and Bendy are good buys. Lams in on 4 yellows so if you save it a week he could be suspended. I wouldn't use a transfer this week unless it is certain VDV won't play. Liverpool could play well against Chelsea this weekend so it might be handy having Adam and Suarez for another week
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  1. CRAZY TRAIN
    14 years, 6 months ago
    Thanks Ryan, agree re Lamps but I am thinking the Wolves game is worth holding out for. Also, Adam is pen pens/set pieces so the odds of Adam points from any Liverpool goals are good. Agree he needs to go though.
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4. Jafalad
  14 years, 6 months ago
  Can you do Adam->Nani? I feel some Utd attacking coverage is needed with their fix.
  
  You have a lot on money in defence - would be tempted to downgrade one of the exp defs for a ubercheap and upgrade in midfield.
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  1. CRAZY TRAIN
    14 years, 6 months ago
    I could, but it would mean a 4pt hit
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    1. Jafalad
      14 years, 6 months ago
      Adam/Suarez -> Rooney/Drenthe 😕 might be another option. Haven't you already consigned yourself to another 4 pt hit from what you mentioned above?
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      1. CRAZY TRAIN
        14 years, 6 months ago
        I have considered that move, but want to see him moved back up to his traditional forward role before I commit
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Kuqi Monster
14 years, 6 months ago
Team at the moment is:

Given TOT (A)

Shawcross QPR (H) / Jones SWA (A) / Assou-Ekotto AVL (H)

Petrov WBA (A) / Moses BLA (H) / Nani SWA (A) / Silva NEW (H)

Van Persie NOR (A) / Adebayor AVL (H) / Suarez CHE (A)

Bench: Vorm, Simpson, Naylor, Dyer; 1FT 1.5m in bank

Pretty set on Petrov -> Drenthe this week for free.

Contemplating a 4pt hit for either:

1. Suarez -> Bendtner; or
2. Given -> Howard

Thoughts?
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1. big oak
  14 years, 6 months ago
  just get howard in
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2. J0E
  14 years, 6 months ago
  this week will be all about rotation and international fatigue. First priority is ensure you have 11 players.
  
  Can't see any logic in transfering Suarez and Given out this week. Hand on heart is Bendtner really better than suarez?
  
  Any player in the champs league clubs could be rotated, although VP looks likely to play being rested midweek.
  
  Petrov to Drenthe or Walters is a great move....I'd leave it at that and get this week out the way.
  
  How many times does the post int gwk throw up surprises? They never go quite to plan.
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  1. J0E
    14 years, 6 months ago
    Also re Given...if VDV is out then Defoe could be on pens....= Given save and mega pts.
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  2. Kuqi Monster
    14 years, 6 months ago
    Don't think bendtner is better than suarez, but with their respective fixtures think that bendtner will score just as many points, and it would leave me some spare cash to upgrade elsewhere...
    
    Going to play moses this week, getting drenthe/bendtner would leave me 9mil to upgrade moses (thinking bale at the moment)
    
    Of course going to wait till end of week in case next int. games throws up anything...
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    1. Kuqi Monster
      14 years, 6 months ago
      *just as many points over next 4/5 weeks - not the season!
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Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
14 years, 6 months ago
Did anyone see the disgraceful decision earlier between pacquiao and marquez? What a fix
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1. jimnastics
  14 years, 6 months ago
  I just wish the world of boxing would implode, and rise from the ashes as one unified, global sport. Boxing has been dead to me for a while.
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2. Fitzy.
  14 years, 6 months ago
  UFC will overtake boxing in popularity, if it hasn't already...
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james_10
14 years, 6 months ago
RMWT please

Begovic (Vorm)
BAE, Kompany, Enrique (Simpson, Taylor)
VDV, Silva, Nani, Drenthe (Eagles)
RVP, Dzeko, Bendtner
0.5 in bank

Any ideas?
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1. Forest4Life
  14 years, 6 months ago
  Like it an awful lot. Only change id make is Simpson to Brown because of fixs
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2. Ryan
  14 years, 6 months ago
  I would prefer Jones over Kompany at the moment due to fixtures and I wouldn't have BAE as historically he hasn't been good value for money. I would also consider getting rid of Nani for Lampard if you can afford it, leaving just Jones for United cover till they start scoring loads of goals again.
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3. CRAZY TRAIN
  14 years, 6 months ago
  Like your front line, am thinking about doing the same
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The Finnisher
14 years, 6 months ago
If VDV is ruled out for a while, what do you all think of this?
A. Nani and Dzeko
B. Rooney and Drenthe
To join Silva, Lampard, Ramsey, Ade and RVP
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1. Forest4Life
  14 years, 6 months ago
  Who else you getting rid of
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  1. The Finnisher
    14 years, 6 months ago
    Over the next 2-3 I am getting rid of Mata for Lamps, and Suarez and VDV* for one of the 2 above.
    *only if VDV is injured
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    1. Forest4Life
      14 years, 6 months ago
      Can u afford Hernandez and Nani?? If not A
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      1. The Finnisher
        14 years, 6 months ago
        I can if I downgrade Jones to Brown but that isn't really an ideal move.
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        Forest4Life
        14 years, 6 months ago
        Hernaqndez and Lennon/ Bale or hernandez/dzeko with drenthe then upgrade de laet
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        The Finnisher
        14 years, 6 months ago
        Im gonna get a 4.0 for De Laet, McAuley or even Gabbidon.
        Don't want another expensive defender.
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        Forest4Life
        14 years, 6 months ago
        Mcauley imo
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        The Finnisher
        14 years, 6 months ago
        Although I could get Dzeko and Drenthe and upgrade De Laet and Dyer > Brunt and Kompany/Richards 😕
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2. udit
  14 years, 6 months ago
  B. all the way.
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3. Ryan
  14 years, 6 months ago
  Have you considered Dzeko and Drenthe? Dzeko is on form and Drenthe has potential. this could free up a bit of cash elsewhere. Nani and Rooney aren't good options at the moment due to their current focus on defense and the fact Nani could become a rotation risk with Valencia and Rooney could play CM.
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  1. The Finnisher
    14 years, 6 months ago
    I haven't really considered it but I am now.
    Do you think Dzeko can keep up the good form despite the minutes?
    We used to be stacked for options up front now I am just unsure of who to get 😕
    If I get Drenthe and Dzeko I can upgrade Dyer and De Laet > Kompany and Brunt.
    Would give me a team of;
    Vorm Ruddy
    Kompany Jones Enrique Wilkinson Simpson
    Silva Lampard Drenthe Ramsey Brunt
    Dzeko RVP Adebayor
    In a few weeks time.
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    1. Ryan
      14 years, 6 months ago
      A really strong SQUAD. That is key especially after an international break where players may suddenly get rested. It will make it difficult on who to bench each week but with rotation prominent this year it could be handy having a 6m player first off the bench. Dzeko will play a lot of PL games this year as he is preferred over Belotelli for PL games whereas Belotelli seems to play CL games. Occasionally Belotelli will play PL but I think Dzeko will play most games.
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      1. The Finnisher
        14 years, 6 months ago
        Cheers Ryan.
        If VDV is fit I will just leave him there and go Suarez > Dzeko and Mata > Lampard I think.
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4. Elniñorules
  14 years, 6 months ago
  Why would you want to bring an out-of-form rotation-prone Nani in? I'm looking to get rid soon.
  
  B by a mile.
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  1. The Finnisher
    14 years, 6 months ago
    True, I just want United attack, although with Nani/Chico rotation risk and Rooney playing deep/out of form I guess it isnt really a necessity
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Fernando Torres
14 years, 6 months ago
Given Vorm
R.Taylor Enrique BAE De laet(doesn't play) Brown
Fergusson(enough said) Silva VDV(potentially injured) Sessegnon(unhappy) Sinclair
Torres(bad) RVP Adebayor

Any transfer would be a hit, i need advice guys
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1. The Finnisher
  14 years, 6 months ago
  Well you can play BAE/Brown and Enrique this week so De Laet is fine for now.
  Torres is up against his old club and then Wolves at home so again, short term is fine.
  Sessegnon being unhappy shouldn't be a concern as he has played fine lately regardless.
  Ferguson..well...ugh.
  Wait for news on VDV.
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  1. Fernando Torres
    14 years, 6 months ago
    cheers buddy, if vdv is out i can get any midfielder so who do you reckon?
    baring in mind i may want to swap torres for rooney at some point
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    1. The Finnisher
      14 years, 6 months ago
      Any midfielder at all?
      I think if you can afford Lampard he would be the best option, otherwise Nani.
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      1. Fernando Torres
        14 years, 6 months ago
        Yeh i have 3.1 in the bank, isn't lampard still rotation risk though?
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        In Like Flynn.
        14 years, 6 months ago
        I doubt it. As guaranteed as it comes imo.
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        The Finnisher
        14 years, 6 months ago
        I dont think so.
        Has been probably their best lately and has played 90 for 5 matches in a row from memory.
        His bench days were short-lived.
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        Fernando Torres
        14 years, 6 months ago
        De laet is really annoying me, i can live with fergusson but want to get rid of de laet lol
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2. In Like Flynn.
  14 years, 6 months ago
  What is Sess unhappy about? Will it stop him playing?
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  1. gravless
    14 years, 6 months ago
    He's unhappy that 75% of the world's population are older than him and 90% get paid less money than him.
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    1. In Like Flynn.
      14 years, 6 months ago
      Wow, only 90%!? 😯 I'm not surprised he's unhappy in that case.
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  2. Forest4Life
    14 years, 6 months ago
    http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/transfer-news/Sunderland-striker-Stephane-Sessegnon-pining-for-a-move-back-to-France-article829875.html
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    1. In Like Flynn.
      14 years, 6 months ago
      Thanks Forest, I hadn't seen any of that. I have to say, I really have very little sympathy for players who pull that homesick sh*te.
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Squerly4568
14 years, 6 months ago
is gabby seriously injured?
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1. big oak
  14 years, 6 months ago
  very slim chance of playing this GW, after that nothing is confirmed
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big oak
14 years, 6 months ago
have two free transfers and 1.9 in the bank:

given ruddy
enrique monk hutton shawx raylor
vdv silva sess walters moses
suarez rvp ade

if vdv is fit thinking about working on my defence

given hutton and shawx (depending on his injury) t go out
howard jags westwood jones to come in
also thinking vdv>>nani regardless of injury
did i miss anyone out there?
will keep suarez and moses and ade so no need to go there

any opinions?
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