Saturday Dugout Discussion

FPL GW36 Scout Picks - Bus Team

Henderson

van Hecke
Lacroix
Gabriel Magalhães
O’Reilly

Cherki
Saka
Bruno Fernandes
Rogers

Haaland
Welbeck

Kinsky
Torres
Mainoo
Kroupi

GW36 Captain Poll

Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Haaland	MCI	14.6m	99.7%	Likely
Saliba	ARS	6.1m	95.0%	Maybe
Groß	BHA	5.5m	95.0%	Maybe
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	87.1%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	82.2%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.5m	76.4%	Unlikely
Leno	FUL	4.9m	76.3%	Unlikely
O'Reilly	MCI	5.2m	67.1%	Unlikely
Isak	LIV	10.3m	69.9%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.7m	68.2%	Unlikely
Doku	MCI	6.4m	65.2%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.6m	64.5%	Unlikely
F.Kadıoğlu	BHA	4.4m	64.3%	Unlikely
Gabriel	ARS	7.2m	63.1%	Unlikely
Richards	CRY	4.4m	59.8%	Unlikely
Gakpo	LIV	7.3m	59.0%	Unlikely
Aït-Nouri	MCI	5.7m	59.6%	Unlikely
Ngumoha	LIV	4.3m	58.4%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	57.8%	Unlikely
Ndiaye	EVE	6.2m	54.7%	Unlikely
Osula	NEW	5.4m	52.0%	Unlikely
Richarlison	TOT	6.3m	50.8%	Unlikely
Shaw	MUN	4.5m	50.3%	Unlikely
Wan-Bissaka	WHU	4.1m	50.7%	Unlikely
Frimpong	LIV	5.7m	49.3%	Unlikely
Tavernier	BOU	5.4m	49.7%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.8m	46.3%	Unlikely
Bijol	LEE	3.9m	47.7%	Unlikely
Mateta	CRY	7.6m	46.0%	Unlikely
Brobbey	SUN	5.3m	46.7%	Unlikely
Hermansen	WHU	4.2m	44.7%	Unlikely
Ødegaard	ARS	7.8m	43.7%	Unlikely
Bruno G.	NEW	6.8m	42.4%	Unlikely
N.Williams	NFO	4.8m	42.4%	Unlikely
Beto	EVE	5.0m	38.9%	Unlikely
Aina	NFO	4.7m	38.5%	Unlikely
Damsgaard	BRE	5.6m	38.3%	Unlikely
M.Fernandes	WHU	5.5m	38.1%	Unlikely
Bassey	FUL	4.4m	37.7%	Unlikely
Minteh	BHA	5.5m	37.2%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Thiago	BRE	7.4m	93.9%	Likely
Gusto	CHE	4.9m	100.3%	Very Likely
Merino	ARS	5.4m	99.1%	Maybe
Schade	BRE	6.9m	92.3%	Maybe
Andrey Santos	CHE	4.5m	98.1%	Maybe
Tchaouna	BUR	4.8m	96.5%	Maybe
Mbeumo	MUN	8.4m	92.6%	Unlikely
Piroe	LEE	4.9m	93.0%	Unlikely
Reijnders	MCI	5.0m	92.3%	Unlikely
Salmon	ARS	4.0m	90.5%	Unlikely
Emenalo	CHE	4.5m	89.3%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	4.9m	89.0%	Unlikely
John	NFO	4.0m	88.6%	Unlikely
Grealish	EVE	6.3m	88.8%	Unlikely
Estève	BUR	3.9m	88.1%	Unlikely
Slonina	CHE	3.9m	87.7%	Unlikely
Lucca	NFO	5.4m	84.0%	Unlikely
Trafford	MCI	4.5m	82.9%	Unlikely
Keane	EVE	4.5m	80.8%	Unlikely
Kilman	WHU	4.1m	80.2%	Unlikely
Longstaff	LEE	4.8m	79.7%	Unlikely
Woltemade	NEW	6.7m	78.4%	Unlikely
Calafiori	ARS	5.6m	78.4%	Unlikely
McAidoo	MCI	4.5m	77.5%	Unlikely
Tolu	WOL	5.2m	82.6%	Unlikely
Mee	MUN	3.9m	75.7%	Unlikely
Cairns	LEE	3.9m	75.8%	Unlikely
Byfield	TOT	4.0m	75.1%	Unlikely
Johnson	CRY	6.5m	72.4%	Unlikely
Enzo	CHE	6.5m	69.9%	Unlikely
Obi	MUN	4.2m	71.4%	Unlikely
Steele	BHA	4.2m	70.4%	Unlikely
Strand Larsen	CRY	5.9m	72.1%	Unlikely
Amissah	FUL	3.8m	64.1%	Unlikely
Ebere	EVE	4.4m	67.1%	Unlikely
Scott	BOU	5.1m	64.7%	Unlikely
Rogers	AVL	7.5m	61.8%	Unlikely
Caicedo	CHE	5.7m	65.2%	Unlikely
Iwobi	FUL	6.2m	63.8%	Unlikely
Van de Ven	TOT	4.4m	63.9%	Unlikely

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Watchlists

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	B, Vs
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	B
Up	Henderson	CRY	C
No Change	Pickford	EVE	C
No Change	Verbruggen	BHA	B
No Change	Darlow	LEE	B, Vs, £
Down	Roefs	SUN	B

Last updated: 1 May, 2026 4:27pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	B, Vs
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	A
Up	Lacroix	CRY	A
No Change	Keane	EVE	C
Up	van Hecke	BHA	B
Up	Struijk	LEE	B, Vs, £
Up	Hill	BOU	C, £
Down	Ballard	SUN	C
Down	van Dijk	LIV	A
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	C
No Change	Cash	AVL	C

Last updated: 1 May, 2026 4:31pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
Up	Cherki	MCI	A
Up	Saka	ARS	C, Vs
No Change	Wilson	FUL	B
No Change	Ismaila Sarr	CRY	C, Rest
No Change	Rogers	AVL	B
No Change	Gibbs-White	NFO	A
No Change	Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	A, £
No Change	Palmer	CHE	C
Down	Szoboszlai	LIV	C
No Change	Tavernier	BOU	C, £
No Change	Hinshelwood	BHA	B, £

Last updated: 1 May, 2026 4:39pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	B
No Change	Thiago	BRE	B
No Change	Bowen	WHU	A
No Change	Watkins	AVL	A
No Change	Welbeck	BHA	B
No Change	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	C, Vs
No Change	João Pedro	CHE	C
Up	Isak	LIV	B

Last updated: 1 May, 2026 4:43pm

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GW36 Chip Poll

[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion

31 December 2011 3357 comments

Akers

We see out 2011 with a programme of seven Premier League fixtures, after Gameweek 19 got under way last night with a 3-1 win for Liverpool over Newcastle. The Dugout Discussion opens for the final time this year, and the incoming team news from Old Trafford suggests that a certain Scot has begun his birthday celebrations a tad early…

Man Utd XI: De Gea, Rafael, Jones, Carrick, Evra, Nani, Valencia, Park, Welbeck, Hernandez, Berbatov.
Blackburn XI: Bunn, Lowe, Samba, Hanley, Pedersen, Henley, Nzonzi, Petrovic, Rochina, Formica, Yakubu.

Sir Alex Ferguson, who turns 70 today, names a peculiar looking side for the second game running. Given United’s 5-0 drubbing of Wigan last time out, who are we to question his selection? However, eyebrows will be raised at the exclusion of Wayne Rooney from the matchday squad, after only featuring for half an hour on Boxing Day.

Phil Jones returns from illness to partner Michael Carrick in defence rather than midfield. Nani and Antonio Valencia play in midfield behind a trio or strikers, leaving Ji Sung Park to man the middle of the park.

As for Steve Kean’s side, injuries to both Junior Hoilett and David Dunn (surprise, surprise), mean Radosav Petrovic and Ruben Rochina start. After his heroics at Anfield, Mark Bunn continues in goal.

After that we’ve five 3pm fixtures, and no evening game allows us to be unfashionably on time for our New Year’s shindigs. This is my last post of 2011, so I wish you all a Happy New Year! See you in 2012!

The Dugout Discussion chatroom can be accessed right here.

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CRAZY TRAIN
14 years, 4 months ago
34 with Baines and Silva to play. Looked dismal, until I looked at the scores of some of my fellow league colleagues! Lots of sub 20 scores out there by the looks...
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1. Screaming Midget
  14 years, 4 months ago
  I was thinking the same but I have 44 all out. I imagine I'll finish on 50-51 with RVP(C), Walters BPs to go
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2. jimnastics
  14 years, 4 months ago
  This week seems to have come down to a) RVP captain or not and b) Walters. If you had both, you're 30pts+, if you had one your 20pts+, if you had neither you're sub-20pts. I'm 25pts with RVP(c), Drenthe and Silva to go.
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  1. Bsal
    14 years, 4 months ago
    i have walters n rvp with 28 not over 30 ...coz i captained nani
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  2. Bruisers FC
    14 years, 4 months ago
    Should end up 40+ with RVP captain and Walters, if RVP gets the 3 bonus points. I have 39 with just Silva to go, and I wouldn't mind him being rested because I would have Moses coming off the bench...
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3. heco87
  14 years, 4 months ago
  32 with Baines to play but RVP to become my captain ...
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4. CRAZY TRAIN
  14 years, 4 months ago
  Sounds like we're all in the 30+ bracket on here then! RVP(c) and Walters saved what was otherwise a dismal day.
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Derailed Bandwagon
14 years, 4 months ago
Who would you say is better for dgk??

A) Baines
B) Assou Ekotto
C) Walker

Thanks
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1. Dartsfan501
  14 years, 4 months ago
  Gallas
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  1. Screaming Midget
    14 years, 4 months ago
    He's likely to probably play 1 of them with Dawson/King back.
    
    BAE showed today he can get some assists.
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2. Screaming Midget
  14 years, 4 months ago
  BAE
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3. Primprong
  14 years, 4 months ago
  B. Cheaper than Walker.
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Mílanista
14 years, 4 months ago
Got Sturridge in this week. While his 2 pointer was no worse than Ba the injury to Vermaelen has made it a terrible transfer. Had I not done it I'd be able to do Verm to Baines for free. Instead it looks like I'm doing Verm to Jags for a 4 point hit.
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⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
14 years, 4 months ago
lost on last page unfortunately.

Anyone think sturridge is now out of favour with avb?

being taken off in successive games after 60 odd mins. Torres came on and played very well.

Sturridge or ba out for adebayor?
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1. markieffm
  14 years, 4 months ago
  Ba for ade. Sturridge will play while Ba is at the ACON
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2. Sean.
  14 years, 4 months ago
  ba was very unlucky not to get 2 goals last night and uniteds defence was shit today ,if sturrige aint going to play 90 mins......i'd keep ba
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3. ImTheDude
  14 years, 4 months ago
  I doubt AVB will be around much longer.
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NATSTER
14 years, 4 months ago
A: Ade + Bale + VdV
or
B: Ade + Bale + BAE

Doubt if VdV could return more than BAE..
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Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
14 years, 4 months ago
Ok just popped back from the pool party to check... Never mind eh, there's always the dgw.

It's 10.22pm here so I would just like to wish everyone a happy new year and may your fantasy football scores be prosperous in 2012
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1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
  14 years, 4 months ago
  ... and to you, JohnD
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SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
14 years, 4 months ago
Think United could do worse than signing Riccardo Montolivo this January. He's not ideal, but he's cheap, he's consistent and he scores goals. Would also prevent us from having to pair a right back and a left winger in the middle of the park again. Need another man in the squad, and if we're not gonna spend big, he's the man.
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1. Mílanista
  14 years, 4 months ago
  Not a bad shout, but I think he'll be a free transfer for Milan in the summer.
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2. Granville
  14 years, 4 months ago
  How does it work with the 25 man squad?
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  1. heco87
    14 years, 4 months ago
    You can make a few changes at the end of January if Football Manager is to be believed
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  2. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
    14 years, 4 months ago
    Can review it at the end of jan.
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NED KELLY
14 years, 4 months ago
Howd did all the Nani (C) do ? ?
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1. gruffyboy
  14 years, 4 months ago
  Are you kidding?
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Pat Mustard
14 years, 4 months ago
Lads ye think Nani/Silva --> Bale & Verm --> Baines be worth a -4? WC to clean up DGW'ers then couple weeks later!
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1. heco87
  14 years, 4 months ago
  Yeah, I'd do that
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Dartsfan501
14 years, 4 months ago
Thinking
Nani>Bale
Brown>Gallas
Moses>Drenthe

Yay or nay ????
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1. NED KELLY
  14 years, 4 months ago
  yay
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jamsiep
14 years, 4 months ago
39 with Drenthe to come and possible BPs from RVP (c), Ramsey, Koscielny and BAE. Genuinely have no idea if this is decent or not... Is it?
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1. tangtastic
  14 years, 4 months ago
  Surely a joke?
  
  I'd say the average of an active player this gw can't be far off 25pts
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  1. jamsiep
    14 years, 4 months ago
    Thought as much. I'm having a miserable season so allow my gloating.
    
    Would have been better if I had done Sinclair > Ramires.
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2. Screaming Midget
  14 years, 4 months ago
  44 all out, but BPs to come.
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  1. tangtastic
    14 years, 4 months ago
    That's a very good score. I'd expect 55ish with baps. In my league you'd be climbing most people by 20-25pts.
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3. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
  14 years, 4 months ago
  http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2011/12/27/tuesday-dugout-discussion-9/comment-page-12/#comment-2440834
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4. Paul Psychic Octopus
  14 years, 4 months ago
  32 pts plus RVP, Walters BAPs and three to play - but two of them are Sunderland 🙁
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tristanabc
14 years, 4 months ago
Vorm Al-habsi
N.Taylor Jones Jagielka Simpson BAE
Drenthe Allen Bale Walters Nani
Adebayor Rooney RVP

thoughts? one free transfer and planning to do wildcard gw21/22 .... nani out for donovan? or no changes?
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Smurf
14 years, 4 months ago
So Verm out for 2-3 weeks.

I have 1 FT and already have Ade/Bale/BAE plus Baines/Howard/Drenthe for the double GW.

I am wildcarding straight after the double GW soooooooo

Should I use the FT on Verm to ?? possibly Villa def or Samba

or

Play Gabbidon and use the FT for Sturridge to Agbonlahor or QPR striker

Any thoughts?
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1. Smurf
  14 years, 4 months ago
  My current team for reference:
  
  HOWARD
  BAE / BAINES / Vermaelen
  BALE / DRENTHE / Nani / Mata
  ADEBAYOR / Rvp / Sturridge
  
  Sorenson / Moses / Gabbidon / Caulker
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SuarezSaurusRex
14 years, 4 months ago
only 25 with kompany and silva left. captained nani but luckily i still have walters...
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Very good manager
14 years, 4 months ago
is anyone else looking like being out of the cup becasue of a stupid decision to get an extra defender for DGW?
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⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
14 years, 4 months ago
Happy New Year in INDIA..... 😀

Happy New Year Guys... 🙂
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PlayPercentage
14 years, 4 months ago
Another 2 goals for Berbatov. He's fresh, injury free and scoring goals.
He must get regular game time over the next few weeks.
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1. Parm
  14 years, 4 months ago
  Cotesting with Chcharito,Rooney and Welbeck for two spots.
  He'll play 2 of the next 3 if he keeps scoring and tracking back.
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  1. PlayPercentage
    14 years, 4 months ago
    It's an old phrase. But Berba is "like a new signing".
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Parm
14 years, 4 months ago
Got bored so made a early draft of my WC team what do you guys think???

Sorenson | Ruddy
Evans | Cahill | McAuley | Shotton | Simpson
Nani | Silva | Bale | Ben Arfa(If he gets games) | Reo-Coker
RVP | Rooney | Balotelli

Thoughts????
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1. alsybach
  14 years, 4 months ago
  wouldnt have rooney, ben arfa, reo coker or shotton in my wc team but hey I,m shit at this!!!
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  1. Parm
    14 years, 4 months ago
    Ha Ha yeh Ben Arfa is a risk,but if he gets gametime during Jan/Feb then he'll score highly looking at his fixtures.
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alsybach
14 years, 4 months ago
is it worth a 12 point hit to liner up with

WALKER
BALE
ADEBEYOR
DRENTHE
BAINES
+
DONOVAN/SAHA or OSMAN????????
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1. weeurquahrt
  14 years, 4 months ago
  do it live a little . i have {osman
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2. Woga
  14 years, 4 months ago
  ozzy
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anand003
14 years, 4 months ago
47 points with walters sinclair yakubu and van persie (C) scoring

got silva and mcaurley left to play
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1. Woga
  14 years, 4 months ago
  Silva not playing.
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  1. anand003
    14 years, 4 months ago
    silva not playing against sunderland tomorrow
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    1. Scotch Jock
      14 years, 4 months ago
      Who says?
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2. PlayPercentage
  14 years, 4 months ago
  Excellent work. Picking the Yak paid off for you. He's banging them in!
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  1. anand003
    14 years, 4 months ago
    cheers ive had him for a month or so
    
    a bargain buy of around 6 mil or less
    
    hes scored 11 in league i think
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lazybones18
14 years, 4 months ago
thinking of brining in osman for DGW.. then i will have 6 players for DGW... drenthe, osman, jag, bale, ade, BAE... and wildcard right after...

good idea ?
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1. alsybach
  14 years, 4 months ago
  Donovan might be a better bet than osman........
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  1. lazybones18
    14 years, 4 months ago
    how do u know he starts ?
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2. Tim Canterbury
  14 years, 4 months ago
  have you taken any hits to get all those in? I really don't see the benefit it taking it that far surely the benefit in the DGW will be countered by having to hold TOT and EVE players you dont necessarily want in the run up to the DGW
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  1. lazybones18
    14 years, 4 months ago
    havent taken any hits... 4 point hit to bring 6th player osman in.... then i wildcard n fix my team
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Tim Canterbury
14 years, 4 months ago
thinking Smalling > Walker for the DGW

could have done Kompany > BAE & Ba > Abe but BAE rose
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PlayPercentage
14 years, 4 months ago
Anyone thinks the FPL site might crash tomorrow evening?
FPL will be recalculating tables at the same time as accepting loads of transfer transactions.
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tangtastic
14 years, 4 months ago
NEW POST
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Screaming Midget
14 years, 4 months ago
Captain for GW20.... Bale
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Compulsive Transfer Policy
14 years, 4 months ago
Crazy times! GW20 Team:

Al Habsi
BAE - Baines - Jones
Bale (VC) - Drenthe - Dempsey - Valencia
Ade (C) - RVP - Sturridge

(Vorm / Shawcross - Gower - Enrique)
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HappyAnkit
14 years, 4 months ago
Happy New Year 2012 To All!
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1. HappyAnkit
  14 years, 4 months ago
  From India.
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moment
14 years, 4 months ago
Sorry if it's been asked before, but heard a rumor that Vermaelen's card was wrongly awarded. Any chance of getting the 1 pt back? Think my continued stay in the cup may rest on it...
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Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
14 years, 4 months ago
Walters, Jags … OR … Baines, Drenthe, -4?
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Michael Jordan - call me MJ
14 years, 4 months ago
Lucky me, out of the cup thanks to Bellamy (vc) becoming captain and the brilliant Victor Moses!
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