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Van der Vaart Injury Fears Mount

23 December 2011 2000 comments
Mark Mark
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Early reports are suggesting that Rafael Van der Vaart could be out until the New Year with further hamstring problems.

The Dutchaman was replaced at half-time in Thursday night’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea with the suggestion that Van der Vaart had aggravated his hamstring once again. This was later confirmed by Harry Redknapp in his post-match comments.

“He just seems to have a hamstring problem all the time. He is a great player but we need to keep him fit.”

The BBC article reports that, when quizzed whether Van der Vaart would be missing beyond the end of 2011, Redknapp replied…

“Yes, it looks that way.”

Presumably scans of the injury will follow, with a full prognosis hopefully on offer well before Tottenham’s visit to Norwich on December 27. Right now however, Van der Vaart’s involvement in that game, and even Tottenham’s double gameweek fixtures with West Brom and Everton on January 3 and 11, currently look in doubt.

Still claiming over 10% ownership in the Fantasy Premier League, Van der Vaart will surely suffer heavy sales in that game. His price dropped below his initial value to 9.9 only this gameweek; we can expect a further decline if a term of absence is confirmed.

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

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  1. jguti14
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Me want BAPS!!! Me need BAPS!!!!

    Where Baps!?????

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      It's the holidays

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  2. weaver93
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Mornin,

    Worth a 4 point hit?

    A, Larsson,VDV, Dyer to - Bale ,Valencia, Allen

    or,

    B, no hit - VDV,Dyer - Nani ,Allen

    A or B guys?

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    1. Jinswick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      B for me. You will want Bale but he can wait.

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    2. weaver93
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers, im leading a mini league - 60% have Bale, nobody has Nani.

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  3. SPorting
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Vorm,
    Evans, Enrique, Smalling
    Walters, Yaya, Mata, Nani
    RvP, Ba, Ade

    Krul, Drenthe, Naylor, Wilko

    i guess my only dilemma is, do i play Naylor at home and double up on SWA?
    if so, who do i drop?

    or do you see any other glaring problems?

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    1. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      i'll take that as a 'no' then.

      bunch of pre-occupied 'where are the BP's?' chumps!

      😀

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      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        Looks good, would keep it as it is. Is Naylor not injured anyway? Any word on that?

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  4. villian-ty
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Morning guys

    Help me select an option
    A. VDV -> Mata, Ward -> Smalling
    B. VDV -> Valencia, Ward -> Enrique
    C. VDV -> Bale, Ward -> Enrique

    Team
    Vorm (Krul)
    Kompany Evans Brown (Simpson Ward)
    VDV Nani Silva Walters (Moses)
    RVP(C) Adebayor Ba

    1.1 in bank 2 FT

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  5. Gaz Downright
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Ok, heres one:

    a) evans, walters, aguero
    b) baines, bale, sturridge

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    1. Random_Guy
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Bee.

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    2. tosey
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      b but with vermaelen for the next 2

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    3. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      here's one too:

      c) evans, bale, studge

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    4. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Evans, bale, sturridge

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    5. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      A absoultely A

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    6. Gaz Downright
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Its to get in Nani, so unable to mix them up

      if i ship baines, bale has to go - aguero and its walters (or drenthe)

      alternatively though:

      -8 pts and beans/walters/aguero ➡ vermicelli/nani/sturridge

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  6. ShadyGooner
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    How long for the BPs to come out?

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    1. @FuzzyWarbles
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      47 minutes, 29 seconds

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  7. Tommy J
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    All this talk about Shearers record being(hopefully) broken by RVP against Wolves. Arsenal also play on 31 December so he has 2 games to do it.

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    1. Djerbil
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      i think he will be rested for that one with a tough Fulham(a) 3 days later..

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    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      And all this talk is irrelevant. Surely every striker wants to score in every game. Needing to break a record won't make it any more likely to happen. In fact it could make him tighten up?!

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  8. The Duke
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Right,
    I have 2FT and am ready to ship VDV > Bale.
    That leaves me with 1.7m and unsure what to do this week.
    What about Walters to Osman?

    Vorm (Krul
    BAE, PJones, JEvans, Simpson, Naylor
    Nani, Silva, Bale, Walters, (Ferguson)
    Ade, RVP, Studge

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    1. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Wally at home to AVL so i'd do VDV > Bale and then use 2 FT's next week to bulk buy for the DGW

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    2. weaver93
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Walters has good games coming up -so No.

      Simpson has tough games - maybe Enrique?

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      1. hvsauce
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        +1 for bringing enrique in

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    3. Shazzamalone
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      I have a similar squad thus a very similar conundram. VDV > Bale is an obvious one but also need to rid of Ramsey who's done very little for some time now.

      I'd stick with Walters who has a fair run coming up.

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  9. tosey
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    team for teh week with no hit taken so far. 3.8m in the bank

    vorm
    caulker, agger, skrtel, enrique
    drenthe, bale, nani
    sturridge, adebayor, RVP

    ruddy, wilkinson, gower, moses

    drenthe is my main concern but with coleman out he should start so would you stick with this team or take a hit this week?

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      I approve hits in general this weeks

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      1. tosey
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        drenthe is the only player im not convinced about this week tho and even he could grab an assist so would mean the player i bring in scoring 6+ to justify it

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        1. SlightHawk
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 3 months ago

          On average, drrenthe played the furtherest forward out of any everton player during his last game

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  10. @FuzzyWarbles
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    bench one please

    Brown (EVE)
    Kompany(wba)
    Sessegnon(EVE)

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    1. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Brown.

      yes, i KNOW what he did this GW but still......

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    2. hillbillypete
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      brown

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    3. Twelve years a slave
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      brown, easy

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    4. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      With a certain reluctance, Kompany. WBA looking like they are back scoring. Depends which Everton arrive, but a CS very possible.

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      1. @FuzzyWarbles
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        thats my ILF, i lean kompany as well. just see a better chance for a CS with the black cats.

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    5. Gaz Downright
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      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      brown

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    6. @FuzzyWarbles
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      while leaning kompany, hard to ignore the heavy response to bench brown. I was actually going to take kompany out this week and downgrade to shotton.

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  11. The Artist
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    does FPL get credit for each time a page on which they have paid advertisers gets loaded?

    if so, this could be the reason for such a late release of any BPs. the longer they delay, the more people sit around loading and reloading the page, leading to more perceived traffic for the advertisers.

    obviously a bit cynical, but boy am i ready to see some BPs!

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    1. @FuzzyWarbles
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      in todays zombie spaceship apocalypse, you have every right to feel cyncal.

      All I want for Xmas is my 15 BPs!!!!!

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    2. Manani
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      i think if the get enough hits, the ad provider will be happy and do the ad in the website for another month

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    3. Namtab Nomolos
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      I think the people who do PPI do it for their own nefarious purposes elsewhere on the PL website. FPL are just using that to base the bonus points on. So they have to wait for the PPI ppl to show up for work.

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

      I'd imagine it's pay-per-click. They are just incompetent.

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

      must have been the xmas party. bonus adding on guy probably got an extra bonus from the office slag

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    6. ShadyGooner
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      It can be either way.

      Based on impressions(No. of times the ads has been displayed until their budgets runs out)

      Based on clicks(Get paid only when visitors click on the ad.)

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  12. fatherted
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Ou est la baps..on le tenderhooks

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  13. Twelve years a slave
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    This waiting around for days for bonus points is very frustrating, and takes enjoyment out of the game

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    1. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      really?

      so you enjoy the failed hits, 58th minute substitutions, 89th minute CS howlers etc?

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  14. butch22
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    why there is still no bp

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    1. chinmusic
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      FPL muppetry

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    2. @FuzzyWarbles
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      i think butch22 finally nailed it. no one was able to quite communicate it so effectively.
      why there is still no bp?

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    3. mr. inconspicuous
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Probably due to the cup starting

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    4. Men who stare at Gotze
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      I head that the FPL Christmas Party last night was wild. I'm guessing no-one is up to update the databases with the BPs.

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      1. chinmusic
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        I bet they have the geekiest parties at FPL towers

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  15. Catastrophe
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Hi!

    Any changes needed? 1.7 in the bank (0 FT)

    Vorm (Krul)
    Evans, Enrique, Vermaelen
    Nani(vc), Bale, Silva, Valencia
    RVP(c), Ba, Adebayor

    Subs: Shotton, Surman, RTaylor

    Looking at Sturridge in for Ba next week.

    cheers!

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    1. villian-ty
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      nope

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  16. The Finnisher
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Why the hell do people care so much about BP's?
    They will come when they come, end of.

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    1. chinmusic
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      These pearls of wisdom will be of great succour to the impatient

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

      we have mini league every week and bonus often decide who win the prize ! cant wait

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      1. SPorting
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        but everybody has to wait.

        your opponents find out at the same time.

        repeatedly asking will not make it happen any quicker.

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        1. McTown
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 3 months ago

          Kill joy

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    3. The Artist
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      i notice that you're in a non-competitive position in your H2H league with a fairly comfortable victory on the cards, so BPs really don't mean much to you.

      perchance there are some out there whose primacy in their H2H leagues at Christmas depends upon how BPs fall? and perchance there is money riding on who sits top at Christmas?

      i mean, that's just one scenario. if you exercised the old noodle a bit, i bet you could answer your own question!

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  17. Puncheon Debuchery
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Could do with some impartial advice guys. I've been agonising over this one for 2 weeks now and can't make up my mind.
    I currently have Adebayor, RVP and Sturrudge up top.

    Theres no way in the world i'll be going into the next two games without getting Rooney in, and i won't be dropping RVP. But i can't decide who to sell, Adebayor or Sturridge.

    Taking all factors into consideration, Spurs Double in GW 20... Chelseas next 2 home games (FUL, AVL,) vs spurs next 2 tricky away games (nor, swa).... Sturridge in better form, but Adebayor less likely to be rested over Christmas, differing prices and money to be saved.

    1.) Which would you sell to get Rooney in?
    2.) Would you even bother with Rooney?
    3.) Is it worth selling Adebayor and using another transfer getting him back in for the double?

    Cheers folks.

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    1. tosey
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      ive got the same front 3 now n happy enough with it

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    2. MZ
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      there's nothing between rooney and ade at the moment so I wouldn't take a points hit

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    3. dopey1
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      I would just leave that front three - they're all scoring so no need to change.

      Plus I've read on here that Rooney might play in midfield due to all of Utd's injuries.

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

      Rooney isn't worth the £12m and valuable striker slot. Most people who have RVP and Rooney have terrible Midfields. What's your team?

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      1. Fudge
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        I have Rooney and RVP, and Silva and Nani, will get Bale in for the double, got the money..

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      2. Puncheon Debuchery
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        Team in link, but my midfield is Nani-Bale-Larsson-Walters.
        I have 2 transfers and will be selling baines to fund move, so no points hit required to get rooney in.

        i want rooney becuase i rekcon both himself and RVP will start one bench one in the next two, and i want big hitter captaincy options.

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

      do you have nani?

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    6. Wakka Wakka
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      i have same front line and also want rooney. But Sturrdige too good a bargain to drop especially if you got him a while back. Ade needed for the dgw and RVP clearly he is not going any where. So I am gong to wait to after the dgw and then bring in rooney. But if you really want him now i rekkon it has to be sturridge.

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  18. weeurquahrt
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    hi guys
    this for a 4 pointer this week. baines.vdv out
    mata cashley in ..sound enough eh..

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  19. Ancelotti's Eyebrow
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Procrastinating is like masturbation. It feels good at first, but at the end of the day, you are only screwing yourself.

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  20. Back on the horse
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Reputation and achievements

    Are there any plans to activate these? Mark?

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  21. Goodfish
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone's arse-bum know if there's gonna be a scoutcast today, son?

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    1. Gaz Downright
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      the scouts will be entering the studio later

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      1. Goodfish
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        Your arse-bum is well informed. Thank you, sir.

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  22. Jimjam
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Morning all, bench/captain look right for this week?

    Vorm
    Kompany, Enrique, Evans
    Nani(v), Silva, Bale, Walters
    RVP(c), Sturridge, Ba

    Bench: Krul, NTaylor, Simpson, Dyer

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  23. Demí
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    From the Press conference

    Sir Alex has delivered good news on Phil Jones. "Phil should be okay for Monday. There's a bit of swelling in his jaw but no break, no fracture, which is good news."

    Ashley Young will be out for longer, though. "It's not so good for Ashley Young. He'll be out for a few weeks."

    On the general state of injuries: "As we get one player back, we're losing one. It's not an easy spell for us, but we just have to get on with it."

    Anyone sell Jones?

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    1. chinmusic
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      No chance. Nice one, Demi

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    2. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      never had him.

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    3. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Fc uking epic news Demi, cheers mate

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    4. dopey1
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Was going to but gonna keep him now!

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    5. Bow Locks
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      I did, but to finance Nani and I have Evans. We take chances.

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    6. PL Ball
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      😀

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

      thanks for updating

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    8. Back on the horse
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Good news

      Cheers Demi

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    9. CRAZY TRAIN
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Excellent news thanks, and no I didn't sell. Solves my dilemma as to what to do about Evans too. Simpson > Evans time I think.

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      1. Hiphopopotamus
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        I shall join in with the congratulations - nice one Demi.

        Now we just need lots of people to transfer him in so is ruddy price doesn't drop tonight...

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    10. Churchill
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Appreciated.

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  24. Gaz Downright
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Double Bapper with Cheese please

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  25. SPorting
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    * BP's PUBLISHED!

    * how long until?

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  26. PL Ball
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    "Phil should be okay for Monday. There's a bit of swelling in his jaw but no break, no fracture, which is good news."

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    1. PL Ball
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      YAY XD

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    2. Manani
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      as a utd. fan i am happy, but as a fpl manager who sold him for a 4pts. hit and losing 0.5m in the process, f*ck u!!

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  27. Why always not me?
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    i just saw Johnson goal for MC vs SC
    just wondering, isn't silva suppose to get an assist for that?
    he lost the ball in the box then whitehead pass it outside of the box and johnson took a shot

    just like what rooney got before during the first few week

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    1. Namtab Nomolos
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      There was a Stoke touch after it came out of the area, before he hit the shot. Otherwise totally worthy of 3pts in the crazy world they live in.

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    2. sminkypinky
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      opponent touched the ball out the box, hence no assist.

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  28. som3awy
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Sir Alex has delivered good news on Phil Jones. "Phil should be okay for Monday. There's a bit of swelling in his jaw but no break, no fracture, which is good news

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  29. @FuzzyWarbles
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    RVP(WOL)
    Nani(WIG)

    can i give half an armband each? just get 50% more points from each? Whats so wrong with that? I will even forgo my right to a vice captain.

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    1. tezzaboy7
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Haha an interesting concept.

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  30. decob
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Ade out --> Rooney in? (4pt hit)

    Y or N

    Already got rid of De Gea for Sorensen to free up funds...

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    1. Manani
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      N

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      1. decob
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks, one final question...Wait until the following gameweek or not at all?

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    2. Fabreghastly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      N

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