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14 January 2012 2702 comments
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Seven three o’clock kick-offs with Chelsea, United, Liverpool and Spurs all enjoying home comforts – the scene is set for a bonanza of Fantasy points. While such a scenario has a habit of smacking us round the chops, we’re remaining optimistic and have opened our Dugout Discussion chatroom ready to soak up your views as the points pour in.

It’s safe to say that the Old Trafford clash between United and Bolton will carry the biggest expectation amongst the Fantasy fraternity. Wayne Rooney and Nani will go into the game with armbands stacking up, while Tottenham’s attacking talent will again carry our hopes as they face up to Wolves at the Lane.

Good luck for the Gameweek, we’ll see you on the other side with the Knee Jerk.

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

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

    Wildcard time , cant deal with yukubu and adebyour missing next week

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  2. fantasyxprt11
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    32 with 4 to play, have torres as captain, any chance of bonus for him?

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

      i reckon 2 - he did look threatening

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  3. Kings of Lyon ★
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    I, like most here am really frustrated with the past 3/4 GW. It was our opportunity to prove that its worthwhile putting in effort in our fantasy teams but instead it has been chaos. Dead teams and minileague leaders who are playing 3 newcastle boys at the back and taking no DGWrs are lucking out every week. They put in no effort make no transfers and still outscore us hardcore FFrs by 20 points. I can only hope that in the coming weeks our luck will change, there is just under half the season to go. I am chasing some well within the top 1k and will not give up. I know we have the ability all we need is luck.

    F*ck it!! its Saturday night!!! lets get p*ssed drown our sorrows and wait until next week (or tomorrow/monday if u still have a captain to play)

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

      hold your powder your time will come...

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    2. isacki: full casual
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      I know what you mean. Agree with most of that. Well that's the magic of FPL isn't it, it's unpredictable. It's been a very volatile season and right now you'll probably get more points from following team news obsessively than from following form obsessively. Over the season the hardcore players will win, just by not as much.

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  4. Team Hayemaker
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    How crap are the fixtures next week. City v Spuds and Gunners v United are going to make things tricky.

    Unsure really the best time to WC as well

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    1. Kings of Lyon ★
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      baines captain 🙂

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

        +1

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

        I have it on Walters (WBA) at the moment, but maybe that isn't such a bad shout.

        Need to get something out of him before I get shot!!

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

          Walters isn't a bad shout.

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    2. Hate that rotation
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      I thought they were crap too but this season 5-1 and 7-2 scorelines suggest otherwise. Im WC after next GW myself.

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      1. The Light Knight
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        8-2

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        1. Hate that rotation
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 3 months ago

          My bad. 🙂

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

        Yup, I'm benching my one defender from those 4 teams with my 5 attacking players from them starting. No point WCing when I'd want to keep my Spurs and United players for the week after I suppose.

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

      I was thinking Sturridge captain--but crap thats cancelled with him on bench..
      will perhaps stick it to Walters..

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

      Very true. Given the armband to Silvastreak - I can see him running the show next week.

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  5. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Is The Yak still going to rise in price tonight? even if people start shipping him out in their droves?

    I was surprised he didn't rise last night based on the number of NTIs

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    1. Kings of Lyon ★
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      cant rise 0.4 in one gw. he'll rise tonight

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    2. The3rdTurd
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      He's +253% so it will take a hell of a lot of transfers out to stop him rising tonight.

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

      yeah he'll rise tonight but will lose it by the end of the gameweek, so if it gets you another .1 you can just keep him til tomorrow!

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      1. Paul Psychic Octopus
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        Exactly what I had in mind (get the extra 0.1, which will net me 0.1)

        Looks like I'm now gonna play the WC earlier than intended. Which means I made the wrong transfer (McClean) for this GW, should have got someone stronger in just for one match.

        Cup exit may beckon when Rooney gets the BAPs and Bale doesn't

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

      4k have transferred him in 😕

      5k booted.

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  6. My name is an echo
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    It says the Yak will be out until the 11th of feb? Was he tackle that violent.

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

      Straight red so yup he is out. Im switching Yak to Sturridge tomorrow so I can at least get another price rise off him.

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

        even thought sturridge didnt play today ?

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      2. Kitchen Sink
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        Its not because it was a straight red. If you're the last man back and you deny a goalscoring opprtunity and get sent off, thats only a 1 match ban. But in Yakubu's case, it was a dangerous tackle, so that is a 3 match ban.

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  7. M.I.A.
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Is Richards likely to rise tonight?

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      May well do.

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

    Please don't let Akers write any articles over the next couple of days.....

    The Watchlist - Paul Scholes
    Talent - Paul Scholes
    Frisking The Scholes
    Spot The Scholes

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    1. The Light Knight
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      😀

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

      😆

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    3. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Gareth Bale will be jealous.

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    4. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Akers doesn't write the articles, but whoever does I'll make sure this is mentioned

      2011/12 season:

      Scholes 68mins 1 goal
      Torres 854mins 2 goals

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    5. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      lol

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

      Man-crush monday - Paul Schles

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  9. Blue Moon Rising
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Sturridge to Fletcher?

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    1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      no. Sturridge will be back in the 1st XI from next week I'd wager

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      1. Blue Moon Rising
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        Not sure AVb fancies him all that much. He takes him off early quite often for Torres.

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

    @Milkman - did you put N'zonzi in your nightmare team...?

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  11. tangtastic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Actually considering Lampard for my gw23/24 WC team.. sounds crazy right?

    At the moment I'm settled on:

    McClean Walters Dempsey Silva

    ... and with enough money for anyone to fill the last spot. With Spurs/Utd out of my picture, I'm actually starting to think Lamps might be a good (albeit risky) alternative.

    Better suggestions from anyone?

    GW23/24 WC Team currently looking like:

    Westwood/Carson Vorm
    Huth Richards Kelly Simpson Caulker
    McClean Walters Dempsey Silva Lampard
    RvP Aguero Sturridge

    1.1m in the bank

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  12. Bolt-on
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone watch Liverpool stoke? Did sorenson not make 3 saves the whole game? V poor from Liverpool at home if that's the case.

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

      I heard it was all uninspiring stuff.

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

    I just watched Rooney's assists and they're definitely not his, 100%. I captained him :'(

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

      Both are his don't worry

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

        Nope 🙁

        The 2nd one defn. isn't his. Wheater is the one who passed the ball to Welbeck. The 1st one I'm not sure, but I think welbeck touched it

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

      i think the 2nd one is most in doubt,
      http://www.101greatgoals.com/g.....-bolton-0/

      Assists are awarded to the player from the goal scoring team, who makes the last touch before the goal is scored.

      If after this touch, an opposing player touches the ball outside the penalty area altering the intended destination of the ball, then no assist is given, except if this intervention directly results in an own goal

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      1. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        Wheater touch didn't alter the direction, so Rooney assist.
        I think the Scholes goal was touched by Welbeck

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        1. Life's Very Good
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 3 months ago

          No didnt touch. He backed out the last sec when Scholes called for it. Else the ball would have taken another direction or stopped. Look again.

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

      2nd is.

      1st one not sure, Welbeck looked to touch it but also looks like he pulled out or failed a backheel or something.

      Rooney will probably get 1 assist and 1 bonus.

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

        It looks like the one RvP lost to Gervinho..

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

          Exact same situation this reminds me of.

          I had Berbatov....

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    4. Bolt-on
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      You'll be fine - they have given them already and the fact that there is inconclusive evidence they'll stay.

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    5. Chazza
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Well it's a good start that he's been awarded them. After watching the replays a few times I'd say there is too much doubt to step in and change the decision.

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  14. Mattymo23
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    get morison gets about 2 goals every 3 games

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

      8 goals in 21 ? were you any good at maths ?

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      1. Mattymo23
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        i meant recent form and i didnt check anyway

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  15. Doctor X
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Quick RMWCT mates. Gotta catch the red eye back to the UAE tonight, so just need a heads up that im on the right track for next week 🙂

    Vorm. Lindegaard
    Richards. Skrtel. Simpson. Caulker. Kelly
    Valencia. Silva. Dempsey. Sessegnon. Bale
    Morison. Aguero. Van Persie.

    Cheers in advance.!

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

      It's fine, similar to everyone else's 🙂

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      1. Doctor X
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        Lol. None of mini league players have Morison, Sessegnon, Skrtel or Dempsey yet in their WCTeams.

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  16. M.I.A.
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    BAE > Richards or wait until Kompany comes back?

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

      Anyone know why it says Kompany is back on 1st Feb on this site and FPL site? He should be back for the game on 31st Jan

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

        City play on Wed Feb 1st

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  17. LMFAO
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Will the Yak still rise in price if he is red flagged??

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

      Potentially a good question. Anyone know?

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

      That's interesting question. We will know it tonight.. 🙂

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

        Evening Natt - sorry to see you lose in the PP Cup fella.

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

          Thank you.. It's quite luck enough to got to that round. 🙂

          Btw, New Year period is usually my bad FPL time. It always went against my logic and my points are usually poor.. 🙁

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

      yes he will

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

      Well fingers crossed! Hope so.....need to be able to switch to Sturridge/Ba.

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  18. Dr. Rog
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    RMT...!

    Vorm Sorenson
    Enrique Huth Smalling Evans Caulker
    Bale Nani Silva McClean Moses
    RVP Aguero Sturridge

    Front 6 is awesome.
    McClean/Moses rotate perfectly
    Stoke/Swansea also rotate perfectly so i can double up at the back every week.
    and i think there is a fairly high chance of at least one of smalling/evans playing each week if not both

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

      Nice team, pretty standard on this site.

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    2. markus808
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Why Nani?

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  19. kidblast
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    FFS can you please put a 'skip to the last post' arrow at the end of the page numbers. You have to pan through tons of pages to get to the end!

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

      click on the last comment at the right hand side dialog box..

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  20. Mattymo23
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    WC team PLEASE HELP

    vorm kenny

    jones simpson brown BAE n.taylor/evans

    silva ethrington walters bale dempsey

    aguero morison rvp

    with taylor 0.8mil in bank

    want to keep jones silv and rvp so value of team stays high as they have rose a lot

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

      Keepers look bad for next 6/8 wks unless you'll trust QPR for clean sheets - Vorms fixtures are really tough.
      Jones and BAE should be short term in my opinion - horrible fixtures coming up after GW 23. Cahill at Chelsea, Hangeland or Shawcross migh be better options for a while.
      Two stoke midflelders? You gotta swap Etherington for Sess - stoke don't score near enough goals for that.

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      1. Mattymo23
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        ffs says vorm and kenny is a good partnership apart from that thanks and i didnt mean to put ethrington in i meant barfa

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  21. Hazard267
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    35 points with rooney as captain and ive also got ben arfa, r taylor, aguero and silva tmoz good or bad ive used wildcard btw

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

      Pretty decent if you ask me. Will be low scores this week unless City tear Wigan appart, and it seems you have that side covered, so kudos. 🙂

      39 here, with Silva, Aguero and Williamson to play. 🙂

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      1. Hazard267
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        cheers mate you didnt do to bad either

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

        40 with richards rvp and krul to play...above 30 is a high score for now

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  22. Bsal
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    anyone who saw chelsea game..was ramires a threat ?

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

      wasn't very involved in the game....got a couple passing chances at the end, but managed to fail all

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  23. Phil The Beast Jones
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    man utd bonus preditions

    Valencia 3
    Carrick 2
    Welbeck or Scholes 1

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    1. Hazard267
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      rooney got two assits

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      1. Holy See
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        ...sure he did

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      2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        He also missed a pen

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

          The pen was on target!

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    2. applebonkers
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      it's all stats this season

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    3. Albert Cole
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Rooney' will definitey get some.

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    4. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      IF(!) Rooney keeps his 2 assists surely he's in line for bps?

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    5. Kings of Lyon ★
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Nani 3bps

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

      carrick, scholes, welbeck and rafael are all ahead of valencia. i'd put my house, penis and life on it

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    7. Suarezchomper
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Jones 3
      Smalling 2
      De Gea 1

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  24. Suarezchomper
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    How did McClean perform today? Heard he missed a few chances but I was impressed he was picked for an away game against a big team, must be a nailed on starter now.

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

      Missed an open goal.

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

        Although he missed it, it's good to know he is getting forward to miss an open goal he could offer decent returns for a bargain price. Is it the only real chance he had?

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

        on the plus side he's actually getting in positions to have attemps on goal. not bad for a 4.5 player 😀

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

      Not great stats even though he had a great chance to score:

      http://www.whoscored.com/Matches/506402/LiveStatistics/England-Premier-League-2011-2012-Chelsea-Sunderland

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

        Cheers Jafa

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

    It's definitely wildcard time... So boring.

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  26. Jonny
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    RMWCT

    0.1 in bank
    vorm - lindegaard
    enrique - kompany - simpson -senderos - cahill/BAE
    nani - dempsey - bale - walters - mclean
    RVP - aguero - helguson

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

      Nani to Valencia and McClean to Sessegnon.

      How about Fulham and Stoke for defenders, some good fixtures coming and they rotate well...

      BAE for GW 23 then Cahill?

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

    When do they review the assists?

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

    i've found a good way of identifying solid point scorers from now on. they always tend to be my 3rd sub, and perform very consistently.

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

      😀

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

      + billions...although any sub seems to score at the moment 😡

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  29. George Agdgdgwngo
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Thanks to whoever it was that gave me some advice on not using my WC this coming week. Probably gonna take a 4 point hit to get things sorted.

    Current team is-

    Vorm, ruddy
    Enrique, Richards, brown, Simpson, shotton
    Bale, vdv, nani, silva, dyer
    Ade, yak, rvp.

    Thinking if doing

    vdv > sessengnon & yak > bendtner

    Big gamble on sunderland, any suggestions?

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    1. Sleep Talk
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Sunderland are a new team under MON, but Bendtner is still useless. Get Sess in there though! 😉

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

      Sess and Crouch? Stoke are home to WBA

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  30. fantasybeast
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    using my WC this week, need someone thatll go up 0.2, dunn?

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

      surman?

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