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20 December 2011 1023 comments
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Wolves will need to make do without Jamie O’Hara once again this evening, as Norwich make their way to Molineux. Chelsea expect John Terry to be fit for Thursday’s clash with Spurs after suffering an Achilles tweak, while reports suggest Gareth Bale is winning his fitness battle ahead of the all-London showdown.

Steve Kean’s worries mount up, with Scott Dann and Gael Givet both out for Blackburn in tonight’s Lancashire derby with Bolton. Arsene Wenger and Alan Pardew both have dilemmas in the midfield area, with Alex Song and Yohan Cabaye missing out against Aston Villa and West Brom respectively due to one-match bans.

As ever, keep checking Team News for all the latest reports, outs and doubts and predicted lineups. There’s also our handy Twitter feed which brings you news links direct from the source.

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  1. Connor's Calling
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    So...taking a break from answering the furious pace of Qs...
    a) Play Walters this week. Have 2 free trades next week and do McAuley to Wilkinson/Shotton then
    b) Do McAuley to Santon this week (dont have simpson *shock*) and play Santon instead of Walters
    ta

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    1. tommypocket
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      I'm doing 'a'...

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      1. Isabella
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Hello Mr Bateman 🙂

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    2. Frazek
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      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      I'd do the McAuley switch but worth double=-checking Santon, will he play if Raylor's fit again?

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    3. big oak
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      playing santon instead of walters means going for a 4-4-2?
      only if the other midfielder is a real desperate case (ferguson for example)
      however santon is not guaranteed to start since raylor might be passed fit

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      1. Connor's Calling
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        thanks for your help
        Santon seems an unnecessary risk given rotation over Xmas.
        Think i'll go A

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  2. tontotyrrell
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    ballatelli or dzeko to start????

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    1. Royal5
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Impossible to know imo... Toss a coin.

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    2. In Like Flynn.
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      See last page. Demi post.

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    3. Manamongst
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Balo, Dzeko is carrying something of a knock...not the type of thing you want a Dzeko-type player even venturing with against the rugby side.

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  3. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Ok, let's ignore captain poll (failed last week). who's your (C) GW17?

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    1. Top 210 Club
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      You have my surname lol!

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    2. Arselona
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Poll was fine.. It's the player that failed 🙂

      Mines with RvP again this wk

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    3. tommypocket
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Ba.

      No, Yakubu...

      No, Ba.

      Definitely Ba.

      Yakubu?

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      1. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        no way Yakubu for me

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    4. big oak
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      rvp

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      1. big oak
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        and not coz i captain him every week (had sturr last week :D)

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    5. Piggs Boson
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      You're kind of doing your own poll though. Ba played well i thought. He had lots of good shots. Vorm was better though. I'm actually going RVP this week. Although i think Ba will score one or two.

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      1. Hiphopopotamus
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        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        RVP. I can't believe anyone would do anything else tbh.

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    6. Domo
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      Rvp or silva

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      1. OPTA FPL
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        i'm choosing Silva now

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    7. Djerbil
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      DVD 😀

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  4. @BigChrisso
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    After reading the boards, looking at the fixtures and playing around I have arrived at the following line up:

    Vorm

    Richards, Jones, Simpson, Enrique
    Silva, VDV, Drenthe
    Sturridge, RVP (c) Ade

    Larsson, Tiote (shawcross) GK: Stockdale

    Best of luck for the mid week action people, all the best

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    1. Arselona
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      I'd wanna squeeze in Larsson.. Instead of Jones maybe??? 50:50???

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      1. @BigChrisso
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        It would be for Drenthe if anyone, in fact I just changed my mind, back to original plan of Larsson instead of Drenthe..... Now armband to Silva as well?

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    2. Burly - swear i wont ever (…
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      larsson ahead of a defender i reckon, jones or simpson

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  5. Lambert Is A Goal Machine
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Hey all,

    Bit of a dilemma regarding what to do with my team... Started second game week and am only top 800,000 at the moment, but looking to catch up on league leaders (around 100 point defecit).

    Have 2 free subs this week and this is the team:

    Vormenator Hennessey

    Jones Gabbidon Simpson Richards R. Johnson

    Bale Silva Mata Sessegnon Dyer

    Adebayor RVP Welbeck

    Now, I've been trying to get rid of hennessey or johnson for a long time but I just can't seem to work them out the team and to be honest my other defenders are ok. In the midfield, I've been clinging on to sessegnon and am thinking it's not a bad idea to continue doing so until we know what O'Neill will bring to Sunderland + they have nice fixtures. Dyer is injured, but I've always just benched him anyway. Welbeck looks like he needs to go now that Hernandez is back early..

    Anything that strikes you when you see my team that you think is an obvious change?

    Cheers lads.

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  6. Why me?
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Larsson

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  7. Dago
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Vorm (Westwood)
    Kompany Enrique Jones (Simpson Wilkinson)
    Bale Drenthe Silva Nani (Ferguson)
    Ba RVP(C) Ade

    Bench isnt looking great especialy based on possibly rotation risks and injury doubts. Would really like to save my transfer for next week as I only have 0.5 in bank and dont want to take a hit. Was going to downgrade a defender next week, then do something with Ferguson. Save it or take hit?????

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    1. Burly - swear i wont ever (…
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      similar dilemma to me, debating whether to replace ferguson, your starting 11 looks very good in fairness

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    2. big oak
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      u can get moses at 4.6 and leave him on ur bench for the difficult couple of fixtures
      wilkinson is very near to return and the only reasonable options are caulker and shotton adn mcauley

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      1. Dago
        • 16 Years
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        thanks guys Im gonna risk it this week.

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  8. pondering
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Rooney or Ba captain?

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    1. Anti Top Four
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Ba

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    2. FPL Daniel
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      Go with the bookies

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      1. Fitzy.
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        Got a (bookies) link Daniel?

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  9. Anti Top Four
    • 14 Years
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    Captina dilemna:

    Kun or Ba...

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    1. FPL Daniel
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      Bookies for u2

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      1. Anti Top Four
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Not up to date with the bookies - what do they say?

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    2. Burly - swear i wont ever (…
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Ba

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  10. skully
    • 16 Years
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    Wheres MAXI RODRIGEZ??

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    1. Menly
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      Hey there 😉

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  11. Burly - swear i wont ever (…
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Morning all,

    At the momeent my team is set out as follows.

    Vorm (Schwarzer)
    Jose Enrique, Jones, Simpson (Gabbidon, Ward)
    Silva, Mata, VDV, Walters, (Ferguson)
    Ba, Adebayor, RVP

    The 3-4-3 system has been great for me, especially the 3 up front.

    I have 2 free transfers and I find myself debating whether to switch Ferguson & Adebayor > Sinclair & Sturridge in order to strengthen my bench, and leave me options for a 3-4-3, or 3-5-2 over teh christmas period. Ive just enough cash to do both these transfers exactly.

    Thoughts? Should I hold tight with the team and ive got, and just replace schwarcher with stockdale as cover for Vorm?

    Thanks guys.

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    1. Connor's Calling
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Swansea's fixtures arent great for a while, so i'd stay away from Sinclair myself.
      Dont have Ade myself, but advice surely would be to keep him ahead of Tott's double? Vorm on his own should be fine until WC.
      Can you do Ferguson to anyone this week?

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    2. bob fossil
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      I've got the same strikeforce as you and would also like sturridge but i'd keep what you've got for the time being and think of another way to strengthen your bench, it's not that bad tbh, could do with getting rid of ferguson, and I don't think it's that big a deal only having vorm in goal, swansea have kept a couple of clean sheets away from home and he's superb at home, plus we get a wildcard soon anyway.

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  12. GlasgowFF
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Worth it for a 4 point hit. Would do over two weeks but aby change in price I can't do it.

    Brown - Caulker
    Dyer - Drenthe

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    1. Anti Top Four
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      Indeed.

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  13. boofstein
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    So is Phil Jones really worth the extra 1.3 over smalling for security of starting spot? Have the cash and need to get rid of one of O'Hara, Dyer and wilko. Thinking wilko -> Smalling to keep a bitta cash spare. Too much of a rotation gamble?

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    1. Arselona
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Jones is oop atm.. I have Smalling but If I had the funds I'd go Jones..

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      1. Menly
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        +1 he has the added threat of a goal so he is worth it imo

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    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Jones is a priceless oop player. He was unlucky not to score on the weekend.

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  14. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Should i bench Nani this week?

    Drenthe(SWA) Nani(ful) Silva(STO) Bale(CHE) VDV(CHE)
    Yakubu(BOL)(C) Ba(SWA) RVP(avl)

    please help. thanks you

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    1. Menly
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Drenthe won't start and he might not score

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    2. HVT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      You change name belna ?

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  15. Tangerine Army XI
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone for Baines (c) ?!

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    1. Hiphopopotamus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      I'm definitely considering it. He's my VC at the mo but i'm thinking of promoting him... I just can't see taking the captaincy off of RVP.

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  16. bmic
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Yak (C) and if that doesn´t work out will (C) RVP or Silva for the rest of the season.

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  17. Kucifus
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Arp! Can't decide subs...

    Current selection:

    Krul (Vorm)

    Kompany Simpson Jones Enrique (Naylor)
    Silva Nani Bale (Johnson, Sinclair)
    Morison Ada, Van Man

    Happy with keeper, I think I'm happy with defenders... any thoughts?

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    1. Anti Top Four
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      I think you got it right

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  18. thobe230
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Larsson -> Drenthe for free this GW?

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    1. Menly
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      No way!

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    2. bob fossil
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      thats crazy talk

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    3. thobe230
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks for snapping me out of it!

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  19. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Why did I have that tequila....

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      You have my sympathy. You'll be tasting it all day...

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  20. Sammy
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Lost in the last page.....

    December 20 at 11:33 am
    SAMMY SAYS:

    Guys, now that Rangel is ack for Swansea who will miss out in the defense ?

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    1. Demí
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      Williams will miss out.

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      1. Demí
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        14 years, 4 months ago

        Sorry this is wrong, the rb who's name escapes me.

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        1. Demí
          • 15 Years
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          Ashley Richards, that's the one.

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        2. QPR expects... glory!
          • 15 Years
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          Jazz Richards

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    2. The Finnisher
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Ashley Richards misses out.

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      1. Sammy
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks guys thought so..

        Is it silly to lay two Swansea defense? Vorm and caulker?

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  21. Alan R Statham
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Play Friedel or Vorm?

    Che bit toothless v Wig.......Eve always toothless...

    Currently on Vorm cos he bites you in the arse when you bench him

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  22. tevezthetroll
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Do I have an Avatar?

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    1. HVT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Yea id say you look like Paul Daniels 

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    2. Retro
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Yes, quite a cute one.

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  23. Frazek
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    BAE or Naylor best bet for CS this week. I can't really see Spurs keeping Chelski out, but EVE are pretty poor upfront, even at home. Swerving to Naylor but open to alternative arguments.

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    1. Alan R Statham
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      I have same problem with Vorm or Friedel. Going Vorm atm

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      1. HVT
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Super vorm - never let's you down .

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        1. Frazek
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          I'd agree with Vorm, but that's due to save points for GKs. Don't get 'em for Defs. Still, nothing written so far is tempting me away from Naylor over BAE this GW.

          Ta chaps/chapettes.

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  24. Burly - swear i wont ever (…
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Cant decide which 2 i want out of Ade, Ba and Sturridge for the next 5-6 weeks.

    All 3 of delicious run of fixtures coming up, but to get all 3 in, id have to get rid of RVP, which would be fantasy suicide at this point.

    Anyone else in the same predicament.

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    1. The Finnisher
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Ba will only be there for 2 good fixtures, then Liverpool, Man United, and off to ACON he goes.

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    2. tevezthetroll
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      I would lose Ba out of that lot.

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    3. Retro
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Yes. I ditched Ade and kept Bale and VDV. If Sturridge had been a 7m midfielder I'd have ditched Bale instead.

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    4. Alan R Statham
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Sticking with Ade, Ba and RVP this week. Ba to Sturridge for GW18 on, based on fixtures

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    5. ThunderKlopp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      I have same 3
      Ba is good for a couple of weeks.
      really not sure about Ade for chelsea fixture though
      i am thinking Aguero rather than the usual RVP bandwagon! I think RVP is rotation risk over Xmas (and can't carry on his form forever). Aguero due a big one me thinks (hope!)

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    6. Yes Don
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      I'd go sturridge

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  25. Simon March
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Looking back at my team gameweek 1 you've got to wonder what I was thinking:

    Given
    Gabbidon, Johnson, Hughes
    Sinclair, N'Zogbia, Taraabt, Nani, Malouda
    Van Persie, Carrol (!)

    Subs: Ruddy, Dembele, Shawcross, Simpson

    30 points. Can anyone beat that?

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    1. HVT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      + 1 , obviously it was computer generated !

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      1. Hughes the Daddy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        All the duds were the ones touted on here, ha! My tactic for setting up team for next season is avoid the players hyped on here at all costs 🙂

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        1. Podge
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          +1 and anyone who does well preseaon

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      2. Simon March
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Sadly, I actually spent a lot of time choosing that team...

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    2. The Finnisher
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Given (7)
      Cole (8) Hangeland (6) Kompany (6)
      Sess (2) N'Zogbia (3) Taarabt (2) Adam (4)
      Rodallega (1) Rooney (C - 18) Bent (2)
      Ruddy - Moses, Simpson, Gabbidon
      59, not a bad score - piss poor team though.

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      1. tevezthetroll
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        54 for me. Ugly side though

        Cech 6
        Kompany 6 Hughes 6 Johnson 1
        Nani 2 Silva 10 Henderson 0 N'Zogbia 3
        Campbell 2 Rooney 9 Rodallega 1

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  26. heco87
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Next week, do Nani & Valencia cover not having Rooney? Really worried about potentially not having him for Wigan and Blackburn at home.

    Is he a must have for those fixtures?

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    1. bob fossil
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      I'm a little worried too, I don't think he's a must though, reckon nani and valencia is a good idea.

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  27. Hughes the Daddy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Why don't Everton try someone else instead of Saha? Even the boot boy or something!

    Saha is mince.

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    1. HVT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      At this stage I'd stick baines up there, it's not like because of his defensive attributes that their keeping all the cs after all lol lol lol ! And he might add a bit of creativity instead of waiting for drenthe to be injury free as his owners will tell you !

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  28. MDK
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Vorm (Ruddy)
    Jones, Enrique, Simpson (Woodgate, Brown)
    Drenthe, Silva, VDV, Sinclair (Moses)
    Yakubu, Rooney, RVP (c)

    No ideas on transfers this week, thinking it would be wise to get rid of Woodgate or Brown but could always wait and do a double next GW.

    Any suggestions from people?

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    1. @FPLStrategist
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah you could easily save the transfer.

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  29. Hughes the Daddy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Love the profile pic of Nathan Dyer. He must be delighted.

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    1. @FuzzyWarbles
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      i have that same look everytime the missus catches me on xhamster.

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      1. Hughes the Daddy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        🙂

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  30. @FPLStrategist
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    What are people's thoughts on Davide Santon (4.2, Newcastle). With Ryan Taylor out, he looks a great prospect!

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    1. Frazek
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Raylor may be back this GW, if not, by boxing day. I'd worry about Santon's starts, neither Raylor or Simpson have done much wrong this season.

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