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Arsene Wenger has brought us the confirmation we wanted on Robin Van Persie’s chances of facing QPR today – unfortunately, Arsenal have chosen to publish the statement several hours too late for Fantasy managers and the Fantasy Premier League deadline.

The good news, for most , is that Van Persie will face QPR, with Wenger set to assess his skipper again before selecting him for Monday’s visit to Fulham.

“He will play tomorrow, then we will assess the situation with him on Sunday and Monday morning and make a decision…I don’t rule it out but he’s one of the players who has played a lot and you see again, against Wolves on Tuesday, he’s the guy who gives absolutely everything in every game at the moment…He knows, ‘I have to score’, so he’s always on the fringe of pushing himself. Let’s hope he can get through the next two games.”

From those comments, it appears that Van Persie will not only start against QPR today, he will also stand a good chance of making the trip to Craven Cottage, particularly if Wenger can afford him a rest in the latter stages of today’s game.

Van Persie did of course top our Captain Poll and also find a place in our Scout Picks – a decision that appears to have paid off following this confirmation. There will however, be plenty of Van Persie owners who will have put their faith in either Nani or Wayne Rooney for the Fantasy Premier League captaincy, concerned that the Arsenal skipper would not start today’s game. They now face an anxious day, with United kicking-off at 12.45 against Blackburn, and Van Persie to follow at 3pm.

That minority will be open for minimal damage from the Dutchman – with Alan Shearer’s Premier League goal record in sight, that might just be a forlorn hope.

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

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

    Lads I see nothing that says RVP will actually start?

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

      Same here, mate.

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      1. Namtab Nomolos
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        It makes more sense to start him than bring him on.

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

        I think RVP will get 30 mins in the end. Have Nani as C so money where mouth is etc.

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

      "He will play tomorrow", hardly much point bringing him on late, easier to let him have the first half then see.

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

        This^... he will come on.. get his 2/3 goals then go off at 60... why would wenger leave his team to struggle(ish) without him ...

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

      he said RVP will play and then they would assess him afterwards on sunday and monday to see how he is for fulham.

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

    Ahh 🙂
    Five players in the DGW:
    Bale, VDV, Ade, Osman, Drenthe.

    Nice look to the team now.

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    1. Namtab Nomolos
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      So you're hoping for the first ever 5-way 3 bonus point PPI tie

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

        ahaa, over the two games I'm hoping for bonus points for each of them

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

        Errr, they have two games each 18 points minimum available

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        1. Namtab Nomolos
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          Friedel will probably steal some though 🙁

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

      Wow Everready thats mad alltogether, so no Silva, Mata, Nani! Thankfully you have a wc coming up! I hope you get 100 next week.

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

      Bale, maybe Ade will get bonus points for you. You gonna get the wildcard out after the doublegameweek to get rid of the others?

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

      not if you're looking to go ahead of anyone. everyone will have the same players.

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

    Lol Mancini annoyed at Ballotelly because he's started smoking.

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  4. EverReady
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Well the truth is I haven't confirmed it yet 🙂 Too scared. At the moment I have Nani, Silva, Ade, VP Aguero so naturally happy with my team. Too many decisions :/

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  5. _Freddo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    'He will play tomorrow' clearly means he will play the game, not start on the bench, not come on with twenty to go, you can try to pick holes in it but Wenger is pretty clear with how he is approaching these two games.

    He will play today and they will look at him later with regards to Fulham, Wenger is not speaking in French.

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    1. Chrissy Waddle - 2025/26
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Easy tiger.

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      1. Chrissy Waddle - 2025/26
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Take a chill pill.

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        1. _Freddo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          Did you think of that all by yourself? Quality....

          Egg on face? How so? Simple comprehension skills, read the text, digest it, find the answers.

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          1. Chrissy Waddle - 2025/26
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 4 months ago

            Yes, yes I did. I am speaking french or something?

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

              hahaha 🙂

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    2. Mr Smith
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Tempting some serious egg on face there

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  6. Rasping Drive
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    I might put 50 quid on RVP to score a hatrick in order to numb the pain of not captaining him. Anyone know the odds?

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    1. _Freddo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      He was 11/1 last week, gonna have it today aswel.

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    2. Holy See
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      4/6 😛

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    3. Mr Smith
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      6.5/1 with Paddy Power

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      1. Holy See
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Jayz that's pretty short.

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

        Those are ridiculous odds.

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        1. Mr Smith
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          Way too short

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

            So you can get better odds on Song scoring one goal (13/2) than RVP scoring three (11/2)?

            Anyone backing the hat-trick is a mug.

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

          You never see a poor bookie

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    4. Mr Smith
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Dangerous game to play because i can see Wenger pulling him off if he has notched 2 goals and Arsenal are leading. No point in risking him any longer than he has to.

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      1. _Freddo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        No way, he won't pull him off until he gets 3 and breaks it.

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

          If he gets three, there will be people who captained him pulling themselves off...

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

            If he comes on with five to go and gets one point, I'll join them. 🙂

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

              😯

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        2. Chrissy Waddle - 2025/26
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          You know this of course. Love how everyone who's captained him is being such an arse this morning.

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        3. Mr Smith
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          Can't see it tbh, as much as i would like him to score 3 (as an owner) Wenger has been quite clear in that he thinks VP needs to rest so if Gunners are comfortably winning and VP has 2 then he will take him off. Its pretty much certain.

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

            Especially as he said Henry needs 2 weeks to get match fit.

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    5. SchoolboyError
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      8/1 on William Hill

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

        quite short, considering "he's going to be rested"

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

    anyone would be tempted by macheda at qpr for 5.5?

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

      I don't think he's good enough to get a game there either...

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

      No.

      P.S. Nice tits.

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

      He's rubbish in Football manager 2012 🙂

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

      qpr got some good fixtures coming up,
      but too nmany proven goal machines out there
      for me atm

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  8. applebonkers
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    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    mancini about sunderland and liverpool:
    "the problem with these two games is we play in 48 hours, it's impossible to play with the same players, this two games i need to change 6 7 players probably."

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    1. Mr Smith
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Silva/Aguero to be rested for sure

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

        they have pool at home on tuesday so likely silva will be rotated.

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        1. Mr Smith
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          Agreed, fancy them to be saved for Pool and rested for Sunderland.

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    2. Just One More Thing
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Wonder if Aguero will play the two. Hope not.

      Silva will be a casualty for one of them. Johnson and Milner to get some game time. Nightmare.

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

      So, Silva on the bench for sure. Welcome 1 point or Dyer.. 🙂

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    4. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Silva and aguero rested IMO

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

      he's got enough players there to do it

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    6. Namtab Nomolos
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      He said that a week or so ago too which is why I sold SIlva.

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    7. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Not good news for a Richards owner. he'll be saved for Liverpool i think.

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

      "this two games i need to change 6 7 players probably"

      i see you quoted him directly 😀

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

        had to for accuracy.
        here's the link: http://www.mcfc.co.uk/Video/Interviews/Sunderland-v-City-Mancini-presser-2-311211 (skip to 5:30)

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  9. Silenzi's Dream Team
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    can anyone confirm if Ba was given the goal against Liverpool yesterday?

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

      Nope. Agger own goal.

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

      Surely not? It's either an OG or Cabaye's.

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      1. Holy See
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Cabaye should get it seeing as it was going in, Raylor assist imo. Then again, it's FPL so...

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      2. Silenzi's Dream Team
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        disappointing - Demba got last touch before it hit Agger

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    3. Namtab Nomolos
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      No Ba touch at all, the best chance of extra points is upgrading from an OG to a Cabaye goal.

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

        Cabaye's on my bench. To make it worse, he may get punished for that awful tackle.

        Translation: No points from him this week - or next week.

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      2. Silenzi's Dream Team
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        are you sure? I watched the match yesterday and we can clearly see Demba getting touch before Agger

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

          not a chance imo. i've seen it a few times and it never looked like Ba touched it. Even Ba ran to congratulate Cabaye because he didn't score it.

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

            exactly. when a centre forward doesn't claim it that's all the proof you need

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

      its an agger og ,cabaye assist on fpl at the moment

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    5. Spike ⚽️
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Cabaye has bin given the goal so far!!!

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

        eh, no he hasn't.

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

    mancini when asked about silva and if he needs a rest to protect him:
    "probably he need to rest sometime, but david is very very important for us, it is probably that in one of this game (meaning sunderland and liverpool)... (gets cut off by another question) ... no but i think we have a chance to change without problem also david because it's impossible for david or for yaya to play always well and sometimes they need to rest."

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    1. Mr Smith
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Mancini = Yoda imo

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

      not good, too much money not playing, couldve took him out to afford rooney. damn

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    3. Cowshed - Blue & White …
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Crystal.

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  11. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone considering jumping on a stevie g bandwagon? I think he could complement my top heavy front 7 alot better than mata... But fitness doubts, budget constraints & mata's nice fixs suggest otherwise

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    1. Spike ⚽️
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      I'm drafting Gerrard in for Silva after GW 20

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

        how much will you lose on Silva?

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        1. Spike ⚽️
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          .5 mill unfortunately but hes not doing much at the mo

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

      nah he's injury prone

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      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        He has been the last few years. Is also a genuine points machine when playing as a forward... One to wtch... 10.5 could be good value

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

    ba-odemwingie on wildcard is smart move?

    he could be a nice early diferencial if he start play like last season

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

    Grr SSN are annoying me..."Demba Ba getting his 15th goal of the season". I wish SSN, I wish! Well if Gervinho can get an assist...

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    1. Just One More Thing
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Give him the goal I want 6 points!! 🙂

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

      That Gervinho "assist", And I thought I'd got over it. 😥

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

    who to take out sess or walters?

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

      mmm both offer reasonable value
      but i think u will losr less money on sess

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

      Walters 100%

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      1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Sess 99%

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    3. Dom Salahnke
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Sess IMO

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  15. Spike ⚽️
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    I wonder why Suarez is still 9.2 mill after 105,000 managers have drafted him out. The system of player's value is totally inconsistant!!

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  16. NATSTER
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    New post

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

    Is it a bad sign when paddypower send you emails saying they miss you?

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  18. NED KELLY
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone thinking Modric for DGW ? ? Would be good diferencial an cheaper option than Bale an DVD

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

      Too much of a gamble - not really showing the type of returns that would warrant the move tbh

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

      he doesn't get much tho other than bonus

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  19. JoeySamSam
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Chances of the OG going to Cabaye? Meaning RTaylor would get me an assist?

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

      no way

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    2. Spike ⚽️
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Good point. BBC had it as an OG to Agger

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  20. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    NEW POST

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

      not yet...

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

    Last

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  22. smuggs
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    it did touch ba but even he said he wont be claiming it just clipped him.

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  23. Spike ⚽️
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Has anyone heard whether Jones of Man U is a starter today!!

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  24. Scholsey
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    how many of u are in favour of handing nani the captain`s armband??

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    1. Kagawa-san-mia
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      I did and i now see rooney isnt even starting, glad i didnt run and buy him

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  25. stabba-d
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone got a good stream for the Man U-Blackburn game? My p2p not currently working..

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  26. ROBERTO MANKINI
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    so Ade or Bale for captain next week?

    Ade as he's on pens is tempting , but Bale is on form....

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  27. KOKAK
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    I told this last GW, and I am telling this again... Sack AVB NOW! He has brought Chelsea to its knees, please let him not do it to EPL! Its a shame for a manager who does not the basics of football to be managing a high profile team in the EPL. More managers like this in EPL would be a disaster for the sport itself.

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