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11 January 2012 2319 comments
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We can finally wave goodbye to Gameweek 20 after tonight’s events, as Spurs and Everton clash at the Lane to bring it to a conclusion. Our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open to capture your thoughts, comments and opinion in real-time as events unfold.

The same double Gameweek assets that disappointed the first time around, will now be expected to deliver with Gareth Bale and Emmanuel Adebayor once again carrying the armband for thousands of Fantasy managers.

Investment in the Everton lineup was far more modest and, with both Phil Jagielka and Leon Osman sidelined, it’s likely to be just Leighton Baines who goes into tonight’s game with Fantasy backing.

Away from the Lane, City and Liverpool clash in the first leg of their Carling Cup semi-final – a distraction perhaps, but Roberto Mancini’s teamsheet and the form of Steven Gerrard will be on the agenda for watchful Fantasy managers.

The City lineup shows no start for David Silva, with City moving quickly to offer reassurance that the inspirational Spaniard won’t be sidelined for long – it remains to be seen if he’ll make Monday’s trip to Wigan. The Liverpool lineup has Jose Enrique on the bench with Martin Kelly, drafted in; Craig Bellamy and Steven Gerrard both start, as does Andy Carroll.

At the Lane, Jake Livermore comes in for the injured Scott Parker while both Michael Dawson and Aaron Lennon earn starts. Everton recall Tim Cahill, with no place for Royston Drenthe – he’s left on the bench.

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

  1. adziom
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    Cue thousands of fools who don't realise that BAE will not score for the rest of the season hopping on the ol' wagon

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    1. Matakuko
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      Hope so. Going to make a killing.

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    2. Kanus hat trick
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      Great minds...

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    3. DRIZ ✅
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      cue thousands of winners who did have BAE for dgw

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      1. Sheep Flavour
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        Plus 9 Million

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      2. HammerChaw
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        whoop I was one of them totally saved ..even in the cup is 68 a good haul for a double game week?

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        1. Manani
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          14 years, 3 months ago

          i assume bale, bae are the only two who score decent points for u.

          i got 65pts. with everyone gettin g2,3s and vorm, bale and BAE are the only one who did something

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      3. sy
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        14 years, 3 months ago

        And him being added to every wildcard team

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  2. Kanus hat trick
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    BAE won't score again this season

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
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      But he did score now, and I dont own him.!

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      1. Kanus hat trick
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        14 years, 3 months ago

        Don't get him he has a pineapple on his head

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    2. Sheep Flavour
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      Who cares...its about the here and now 😀

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    3. Manani
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      another 0.1m to spend in my WC team for net week 🙂

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  3. hillbillypete
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    stubborn Moyes...Drenthe looked lively when he came on.

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  4. HuttonDressedasLahm
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    So this weeks transfer F up......

    OUT Walters, Ward, Rooney out 11 Points
    IN Osman,Walker Adebayor - 8 point hit (10 points)

    #Legend 🙁

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  5. Matakuko
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    Ade + Jags > Ageuro + Senderos -4pts?

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  6. bmb100
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone do worse than 50?

    Yet another fail in this miserable season. 125 point deficit. Pretty much need to outscore my leader every week left to have a chance 🙁

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    1. DRIZ ✅
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      looks like you may have to settle for 2nd place.

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    2. Cheggers
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      #same boat

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    3. Manani
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      have fpl updated the ML table already??

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    4. HuttonDressedasLahm
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      64 -8, not far off

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    5. SouthCoastSaint
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      34

      Disastrous doesn't even cover it. In a league of 32 (big money buy in) playing to get tenth place to get my money back

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    6. Ruud
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      49 - had Baines, Drenthe, Osman, Adebayor, Gallas... Bale(C) didn't help much..

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    7. Granville
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      35 points!!!

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  7. halnone
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    just logged in to fantasy to see that I'm on 83pts pre bonus. A lot better than I expected!!

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  8. jamsiep
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    So, BAE is going to become the joint top scoring defender, has the best 'form' of any defender in the game, has Wolves at home this week, scored a goal this week....

    ££££££££££££££.

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    1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      how far off the top 100k are you ?

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

      So what you saying... you got BAE or getting or just starting facts.

      Im on WC and im not getting !!!

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      1. The Finnisher
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        14 years, 3 months ago

        You aren't getting on WC? You don't fancy an extra 0.1?

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        1. Evs
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          Nah...

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          1. Evs
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            • 16 Years
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            Maxed on spurs on current wc with Walker (already up 0.1) Bale (had at 7.9m) and Adebayor (had at 8m) so... nah nah (LOL !!!!!!!!)

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    3. AP
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      Only after i gave him the vote of confidence.

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  9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    so the fun last week was getting as many everton players as you can. Now the fun is getting rid of every single one of them

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  10. What is love? Robin Van Per…
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    AHHHH!!
    I hate you Drenthe!! I hate you Everton!!!
    I made a stupid mistake due to my stupid internet connection and forgot to get BAE in the first team.. he was first sub to come in! but MOYES decided to play Drenthe and get me 1 point instead of the 24 points of BAE with the bonus!! I dont think anyone can be more miserable than this!! AHHH

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    1. Chazza
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      Ouch.

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    2. The Bandit
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      Take comfort that your pain is the source of much laughter for everyone else! 😀

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    3. Cowshed - Blue & White …
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      Im gonna try something to see if it makes you feel better, it sometimes works:

      Ah well never mind, worse things happen at sea.

      Any better?

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    4. isacki: full casual
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      Ouch mate.

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  11. som3awy
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    Adebayor, ur out of my team, bye bye!

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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      why? wolves at home next gameweek

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

        Rookies...

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      2. bmb100
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        14 years, 3 months ago

        Just got him out so I can get in BAE for some nice profit before I go Bale only post WC.

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  12. Manani
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    cannot believe even with my bale(C) and BAE, i just outscore a dead team in cup game by 4pts. pre-bonus
    and he has only VDV as dgw cover

    that was close 🙂

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    1. Bench pony warmer
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      i feel your relief, my dead opponent had full newcastle defence, went from 2 behind to 10 behind after new- united. thought i was a gonnar. BAE is the new jesus

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      1. Manani
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        14 years, 3 months ago

        i was 15 behind yesterday.

        another round of cup 🙂 cannot wait

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  13. CRAZY TRAIN
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    Ok carp gw for me, I move on. WC is active, which team is better?

    1
    Vorm/Lindegaard
    Sotton Caulker BAE Koscielny Senderos
    SESS Bale Dempsey Caulker VALENCIA
    RVP Rooney Aguero

    2
    Vorm/Lindegaard
    Sotton Caulker ENRIQUE Koscielny Senderos
    MCCLEAN Bale Dempsey Caulker SILVA
    RVP Rooney Aguero

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    1. Indalo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      you have caulker listed in midfield

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      1. CRAZY TRAIN
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        14 years, 3 months ago

        Arghhh....Correction. Cabaye

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    2. Indalo
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      oh and B IMO

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    3. Cowshed - Blue & White …
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      Something fishy about that.....

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  14. yanky
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    my current wc team has gerrard richards aguero bale in it, all who went 90 today... any chance any of them are rested this weekend???

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  15. A-Team
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    BAE scored 70% of my points this week... 😀

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    1. Baby Face Nelson
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      you shouldnt shw your link with the team

      shocking

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      1. don parcheesi
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        why not?

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      2. 1966 was a great year for E…
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        It is Quite Poor Really.

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  16. Iain Dowies Love Child
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    Given City's recent performances and results (1 win in 5), do you think it wise to get rid of one of Richards, Silva or Aguerro - I have all 3 in my WC team at the moment

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    1. Cowshed - Blue & White …
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      No, keep them, they will come good again and it will be even more prosperous as knee jerkers will have taken them out.

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  17. Bench pony warmer
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    double ++ my rivals brought in Gallas and captained ade instead of bale, these weeks dont happen too often, chhhhh ahhhhhh miller time

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  18. isacki: full casual
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    Best part of the DGW:
    Getting onto the FPL transfers page and clicking out every Everton player just for the hell of it.

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  19. My nipples were so cold the…
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    Glad I didn't bring in any Everton players.

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  20. Hitman
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    RMWCT

    Mignolet Vorm
    Assou-Ekotto McAuley Senderos Shotton Jose Enrique
    Mata Sessegnon Walters Bale Dempsey
    Adebayor Rooney Aguero

    Plan is to play 3-5-2 next GW when Ade is Unavailable!

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  21. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    49 points from 3 Tottenham defenders pre bonus. Not bad, not bad...

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    1. Cowshed - Blue & White …
      • 15 Years
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      Hmm not really true.

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  22. halnone
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    wow.

    BAE has 21 pts pts pre bonus so far.

    If only I captained him...

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      there's a few of us feeling that way

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    2. Syd.
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      IF 😕

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    3. Sheep Flavour
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      Tell me about it...but it was just to risky judging by his non scoring in the past stats no one normally would 😀

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    4. heartsattack
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      It would be like captaining Evra. You'd just never do it and the time you did do it would be a disaster.

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    5. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      F*ck it I'm happy just to have him in my team! The thought of captaining him never even crossed my mind.

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    6. Manani
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      i have considered as i am predicting 2 CS, which means 12 pts. (C) than 24pts. in total.
      which is what bale is getting now

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  23. @ImpressiveTackl
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    DIE ADEBAYOR DIE

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    1. Syd.
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      A bit OTT....

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      1. @ImpressiveTackl
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        😳

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      2. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
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        He's the bus shooter..

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    2. Bubbles
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      ...after the Wolves game.

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      1. @ImpressiveTackl
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        Of course 😎

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    3. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      The Adebayor, the?

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  24. adziom
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    You may all be furious now, but if Drenthe ever becomes match fit and starts games, he will burn anyone who gives him the boot in an angry reaction to losing points from their bench. What a differential he could become.

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    1. Bench pony warmer
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      how many times are people going to say this about him. GET THE POINT, he doesnt start games

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      1. adziom
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        14 years, 3 months ago

        This is why I said *if* and *could*. Just stating a thought.

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    2. Cruicky
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      Agree but disagree.

      He set up Everton's 2nd goal against Tamworth on Saturday, looked very good today. In both cases, drawing fouls for pens (spurs' ones not given). However, Moyes will still play Cahill, Saha and Bily...dinov over him and bench him.

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  25. Boss Hogg
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    Lindegaard to start this weekend?

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    1. Sheep Flavour
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      http://www.asksaf.com

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    2. Evs
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      I thought he was poor v City on weekend. I think De Gay will start...

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  26. is_there_nanibody_out_there
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    Re - post
    Gerrard & Pilkington or Aguerro & Sigurdsson/McClean

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  27. Reacher
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    Whos the best 10+ midfield man over the next 5 game weeks?

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    1. DRIZ ✅
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      stevie g

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    2. GordonGekko
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      Beginning to be worried for City. Anybody know if it's true Silva is injured? In that case, investing in their offense looses its appeal.

      Anyway, best midfielder? Before seeing their lackluster performance against Liverpool, I'd say Silva (though he didn't play). Now, if he's playing, he still is up there, but Gerrard is starting to look good for - if not the next 5 - at least for the next 3 GW.

      Bale is a must, but he's below that pricetag. Nani - not worth it imo. FPL doesn't award points for finesse, and for 2.5 million less, Valencia offers at least as much attacking threat in that he's more direct in his playing style. That said, MANU fixtures are not good beyond this coming gameweek, so I'm wondering if I want any of those two after gameweek 21.

      Lampard? A big, fat no.

      Truth is, imo, not many 10+ midfielders worth investing it. The best atm are Silva, Bale, Sess. If the latter will keep is form remains to be seen, but the two first should be in your team. Nani - could easily be dropped to Valencia, and after gw21 they don't look like musts considering Manchesters questionable form. Liverpool's Gerrard could be a great differential now that Suarez is out and others have to step up the plate. I picture the foreman there to be Gerrard, who also is on pens.

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  28. Tim Canterbury
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    Was a bit slow on the uptake with the DGW and ended up with just BAE and Bale (c) which I thought would be a bit light. Ended up with 24 points each from the pair of them. I'll take it.

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  29. The Wizard of Ozil
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    Team at the min

    Vorm (Ruddy)
    Simpson - Kompany - Walker (Jags,Boyeta)
    Bale - Walters - Silva - Sinclare (Moses)
    RVP - Adenayor - Sturridge

    Thinking of playing the wildcard leaving me with somthing like this

    Vorm (Ruddy)
    Dawson - Richards - Simpson (Kelly,Wilko)
    Mata - Dempsey - Valencia - Bale (Moses)
    RVP - Aguero - Best

    worth the WC or just swap Jags for someone like Smaling and play the wc in a week or 2?

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  30. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    I have been a staunch HUGE front three man these last weeks - but, I am having second thoughts. I think Citeh are having a nosebleed. So - I am looking at Sturridge, Agbonlahor and Peter Crouch instead of Aguero. Adebayor is great, but he is a little tight, right now ...

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      no RvP?

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    2. Crouch Potato!
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      I feel an Ade hatrick looming large.

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      1. bmb100
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        Wouldn't surprise me. He's scored without fail every week he's not been in my team so far this season.

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