[sbu_large_image] FFS Cup
28 December 2011 2721 comments
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As the official Fantasy Premier League version begun this week with over two million hopefuls, our very own Paddy Power Cup V was down the last 32. With no virtual coin toss nonsense to worry about here, let’s see how it panned out…

1Chris_H3567Mr Bungle
2samo6064951menders
3Natt6245Shady Gooner
4VereWinner4947Mighty Manchester
5Cliffard3656soulman27
6cobbler684654Funkyav
7Timmy Loving4532mickey30101985
8jinswick2244Declan
9ChickenDevil5552Ran
10Bruce Baer6450Mukez32
11Peadarb3854Der-Hammer95
12FOREST4LIFE4457Raasclart
13houghmagandie4956Sc8tt26
14runty5049GreenWindmill
15sleepingmaster4641Dyslexia Untied
16CSKA AWFUL5551Marco Del Wattsio

Top-score this week went to Mr Bungle, who battered Chris H 67 – 35. That was the widest margin of victory for the round by quite some distance.

In doubling his opponent’s score was, Declan came closest to that 32-point gulf, as he bossed lowest-scoring jinswick 44 – 22.

For the first time this season there wasn’t a single draw, with runty‘s 50 – 49 triumph over GreenWindmill the tightest affair.

Der-Hammer95 continued his fine form to reach the last 16 as the highest ranked fantasy manager in the tournament. His 54 – 38 drubbing of Peadarb was enough for another green arrow and 181st in the world.

The fixtures for the seventh round – taking place in Gameweek 19 – will be announced in due course, along with important Quarter-Final news.

Congratulations to this week’s winners, and commiserations to those leaving the competition at this stage.

Akers Richard or Akers, as he is known, has been regularly haunting this site since July 2008. He is young and foolish, take what he says with a pinch of salt. Follow them on Twitter

  1. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Ba and Sinclair OUT

    Bale and Morison IN

    4 point hit... Yay or nay?

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    1. On the hunt for bandwagons …
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Yay

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  2. On the hunt for bandwagons …
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    First! Woohoo!!

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    1. On the hunt for bandwagons …
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Oh so close, doh!

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  3. jamsiep
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    'mon Der Hammer!

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    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      +1

      Great rank he's got as well!

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      1. Back on the horse
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        why doesnt he post on here anymore?

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

          success got to him - he's too good for us now.

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          1. jamsiep
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 4 months ago

            😀

            I don't know why he's no longer on here nearly as often.

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        2. Granville
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          He does post, although not as often.

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          1. Back on the horse
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 4 months ago

            cos we patronised him too much and he's all grown up and like 16 now?

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            1. jamsiep
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 4 months ago

              That could be it. 😉

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              1. Back on the horse
                • 15 Years
                14 years, 4 months ago

                talking of patronising, what are you up to now? Uni and all that?

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                1. jamsiep
                  • 16 Years
                  14 years, 4 months ago

                  Yeah, just finished my first term of uni.. Absolutely loving it so far! Although there are disappointingly few footie fans around!

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                  1. Back on the horse
                    • 15 Years
                    14 years, 4 months ago

                    Cool. Where are you? Did you get a liver transplant after freshers week then get put on suicide watch during the 5th-week blues?

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                  2. Akers
                    • 16 Years
                    14 years, 4 months ago

                    Dissappointingly few footy fans at uni first brought me to this site.

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                  3. jamsiep
                    • 16 Years
                    14 years, 4 months ago

                    Studying maths at Durham. Pretty jokes.

                    haha! Not quite, although I had glandular fever for most of the second half of term. Knew I was ill but battled through like a trooper, and then finally went to the doctor right at the end to get myself out of having to hand in all the work I hadn't done at the end of term!!

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                  4. Back on the horse
                    • 15 Years
                    14 years, 4 months ago

                    Ah you probably caught that from snogging loads of fit birds right?

                    My kid just started nursery and I've had 4 consecutive colds spanning about 5 weeks, including a case of hand,foot and mouth disease...(not a cow disease)

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

      probably because he's now lurking.

      waiting for you to post a RMT or transfer choice.

      picking us off one by one.....

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      1. Back on the horse
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        I like to think that's true.

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  4. Commander Makara
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Friedel!!!!!!!! WTFFFFFFFFFFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    1. Gaz Downright
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Goalkeeping Machine

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    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      ?

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  5. Back on the horse
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Mr Bungle. good name. I'm supporting him

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    1. Call Me Old Fashioned
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      I am going for runty

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      1. Back on the horse
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Bungle will destroy little runty

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      2. Heartbreak
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Ta everso for the support.

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  6. Qbotski
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Hi I'm CSKA Awful, commiserations to my opponent: Marco del Wattsio.You ran it close and I was convinced you would defeat me with Bonus points. so on I go to the last 16, I feel sick!

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  7. DRIZ ✅
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    evans > shawcross. yes/no?

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    1. drughi
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      no

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

    der hammer on a fine run of form!

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  9. andres
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Silva to bale?

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    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      no

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    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Next week.

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  10. "The Special One"
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    GK...
    M.Vorm, T.Krul

    DEF...
    V.Kompany, N.Taylor, J.Enrique, Assou-Ekotto, J.Evans

    MID...
    D.Silva, S.Sinclair, J.Walters, L.Nani, R.Drenthe

    FOR...
    E.Adebayor, R.Van Persie, D.Sturridge

    2 FREE TRANSFERS... 0.8mil in bank
    Thoughts??

    Thanks!!

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    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      bale?

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      1. "The Special One"
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        gna take a lot of work 2 get him in!!

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

          not really, just silva to bale...

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          1. "The Special One"
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 4 months ago

            had from gw1 and nt going anywere...

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

              the best would be sinclair to bale, just depends who else you could downgrade to get that.. drenthe seems a candidate but i would def keep him for the double anyway at least. tough one, if i had to get bale i would maybe even take walters/sinclair out and get bale/cheapie.. though this week is not the best to remove walters!

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

              going backwards.

              no time to be stubborn.....

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    2. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Sinclair to Bale and downgrade Sturridge if you can

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      1. "The Special One"
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        nt sturridge lol... =P

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

          ok, so tell us who you don't mind losing instead of this guessing game.....

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  11. Pickled and Preserved
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Al-Habsi

    Kompany, Jose Enrique, Raylor

    Silva, Mata, Nani, Walters, Moses

    RvP, Ba

    (Al-Habsi, Yakubu, Assou-Ekotto, Caulker)

    2 ft. 1.5 in the bank

    Keep? Or downgrade so I can bring Adebayor in for Ba?

    Starting XI right?

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

      who's your 2nd keeper? id start bae ahead of raylor. i like the ba to ade move

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      1. Pickled and Preserved
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Who to downgrade so I can get Ade though?

        And its Al-Habsi

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

          mata to bale? does that free up enough for ba to ade?
          ok who is your 1st choice keeper? al habsi also 🙂

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          1. Pickled and Preserved
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 4 months ago

            Leaning towards Al-Habsi for this week

            And Mata to Bale Would do it! But I'd rather have Mata + Ade then Bale + Sturridge/Bale + Ade..

            Thinking Walters > Drenthe/Brunt

            Or Assou-Ekotto > Gallas? Ekotto has offensive capabilities though..

            This is really tough!!

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

              it is indeed... walters vs wigan could be a nice score.

              glad to see we cleared up your keeper dilema 🙂

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              1. Pickled and Preserved
                • 14 Years
                14 years, 4 months ago

                Haha! Yeah.

                I think my two best options are Moses > .. 4.4 (Reo-Coker/Tiote?)

                or Assou-Ekotto > Gallas

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  12. dogtanion
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Bah..Suarez you muppet. Not only for your shennanigans..but for the fact you're making me replace you with Daniel Sturridge

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    1. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      How about Bellamy for a diff.

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      1. dogtanion
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Possibly...City away looming though..

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  13. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Had an awful start to the season. Now 7 greens out of the last 10 weeks (should tell you just how bad a start) thanks to nani bale and valencia. I must say its a lot more fun chasing a lead than it was protecting it last season.

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

      thats true, you 2nd guess alot of your moves when you have the lead!

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  14. Tommytour
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    How did I get through this week, must be the season of goodwill from my opponent?

    Vorm
    BAE Enrique Simpson
    Nani Bale Walters Drenthe
    Rooney(c) RVP Ade

    Krul Moses Brown Evans 0.2m 2FT

    How to fluke another round, lacking ideas?

    Evans > Shotten is about all I see worth doing or go mad?

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

      fairplay! by posting your team does it hurt your chances? captain choice & what not? evans>shooton, is that to free up cash to get someone in for the dgw? (dont think evans is meant to out for too long?)

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  15. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    I said this earlier but just need a few more verdicts..
    Suarez ---> Berbatov for this week, and for the dgw Berbatov ---> Adebayor.
    So is Berbatov worth a one week punt ?
    What will Uniteds front 6 be, can't trust SAF on his judgement of who will play...

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    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      berba should start he did score 5 against bburn last year!

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

      it would be harsh to drop berba after a hattrick, but it's been done before... fergie is too hard to predict.

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    3. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Waste of a transfer imo.

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

        Suarez, who won't play, for Berbatov, who could score a half dozen, is a waste of a transfer?

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    4. Ruud
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      I'm considering the same, but Ba instead of Suarez, then Berbatov to Adebayor. Berbatov(C) maybe. More news needed...

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    5. The Red Viper
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Welbeck will start.

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

    richards OUT bae IN ..?

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

    So do we think silva will be rested against sun?

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  18. FORCA INTER
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    how manny players do you need for DGW?

    i got bale,friedel and adebayor like everyone else and looking for another everton coverage

    saha could be good diferencial?

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    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      osman/baines/jags

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      1. Le Bluff
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Not Drenthe? He's the only Everton mid I'm considering.

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    2. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Bale, Ade, VDV, Drenthe

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

      Baines Gallas
      Drenth Bale
      Adebayor

      Saha's priced right, but I don't like it.

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  19. DRIZ ✅
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    evans >> shawcross/simpson?

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  20. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Had 8 out of 11 starters from scout picks here and on totalfpl. Got my lowest score of the season. Just goes to show what an unpredictable game football can be.

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  21. The Nuts
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Planning for Jan w/c, which will have to be played sooner rather than later, to avoid rising prices :-

    Westwood Sorensen
    McAauley Caulker Jones Vermaelen Kompany
    Silva Bale Valencia Dempsey Nani
    Helgusson Sturridge VP

    This currently leaves a cash balance of 0.4m which will be eaten up by ongoing price changes.

    Apart from the weak keepers, any glaring errors in the plan? It does seem to be less about fixtures and more about individual players this season......

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

      Goalkeepers could be dropped any time
      Too much United coverage with their fixtures, Valencia isnt nailed on!
      Playing 3-5-2 most weeks?

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      1. The Nuts
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Man City and United almost seem immune to the fixtures, and their points tally and goals scored make them difficult to ignore. In my league Valencia is the option for those who can't afford Nani....and he's proving a pain in the ar*e. Not sure even Nani is nailed on!

        Only play three at the back most weeks...but keep benching the wrong players. Krul and Raylor benched this week.

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  22. Henry Hill
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone care to recommend transfer(s) for me? Not sure what to do. Have 2 freebies with 0.5 in bank

    Sorenson Westwood
    Enrique Kompany Assou-Ekotto Koscielny Evans
    Silva Drenthe Sinclair Nani Moses
    Van Persie Adebayor Ba

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    1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Get Bale for DGW. Not sure how, you'll need 2 transfers I think

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      1. Henry Hill
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Ya was thinking getting rid of Sinclair for him but would be 2.3 over budget, could downgrade Ba to 4.6 striker or Kompany to a 3.9 defender to do that. Can't think of any decent options in those price ranges though

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

    I intended to bring in Bale next week but his price is going to rocket now. I have already taken a 4-point hit this week. Should i take an 8-point hit to bring him in for Silva/Mata? (i have sturridge) I could bring him in for Silva and then bring silva back for mata after a few gameweeks. Is it worth it? I have 0.6m in the bank.

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    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      silva is a season keeper imo. bring bale in next week.

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    2. Back on the horse
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      nah, go for somebody else, get ahead of the curve

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    3. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      I think it is. For mata.

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  24. Back on the horse
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    right, I haven't really read any posts today.

    What the frick is happening with, and what do I do about Evans????

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  25. zyad947
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Sorry for reposting that!
    Is Ba to Sturridge and Silva to Mata a good move considering good fixtures coming for Chelsea?
    I would lose 0.4m and 0.5m respectively on Ba and Silva!

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    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Keep Silva. Just do Ba to Sturridge...

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

        +2

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  26. Kuqi Monster
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Team for this week:

    Hennessey BOL (A)

    Hibbert WBA (A) / Assou-Ekotto SWA (A) / Jones BLA (H)

    Nani BLA (H) / Drenthe WBA (A) / Bale SWA (A) / Silva SUN (A)

    Van Persie QPR (H) / Adebayor SWA (A) / Sturridge AVL (H)

    Bench: Vorm,Simpson, Evans, Dyer

    1FT

    Worth getting rid of evans for a cheapie? only just got him for his zero points but could get a replacement to play instead of hibbert, was thinking shotton or wilkinson but unsure whether they will start, no short term options for 4.7m standing out to me…

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  27. SPorting
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    ahhhhhh.....nice to see the lurking Peadarb getting the boot.

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

      Nice to know I had some love out there 😉

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

        😀

        oh yes, there was one regular on here who hated you with a passion....

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  28. kennethrhcp
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    how did drenthe do this week? missed the match. thinking of doing sinclair to drenthe this week

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    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      typical 2 point performance.

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

      Dont do it. Waste. There is goal flu on merseyside at the moment.

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

        🙂 thinking about the dgw, might just save the ft this week

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  29. AP
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Did anyone get lower than 20 this gw?

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    1. Akers
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Twenty's plenty. lol.

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      1. AP
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        😀

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    2. jamsiep
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Jinswick, step forward.... PLEASE!!

      (I *think* he got less)

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      1. Akers
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        ^ Game #8.

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        1. jamsiep
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

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          1. AP
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 4 months ago

            You could officially be the worst gw poster on ffscout. Absolute triple textbookery heading into the new year.

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  30. DRIZ ✅
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    so DAVID SILVA is -25 on fiso. why the transferring out?

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    1. applebonkers
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      you know why

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

      because there are better options at the moment.

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    3. The Red Viper
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Bale

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