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The Saturday Surgery

21 January 2012 345 comments
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With just over an hour to go before the Fantasy deadline, our Matchday Surgery chatroom is now open to take us up to the Dugout Discussion for today’s early kick-off at Carrow Road.

Those Fantasy managers still wrestling with dilemmas can now banter in real-time with overs having soaked up our coverage ahead of the Gameweek.

That includes this morning’s Differentials from Big Dunc of course, working in tandem with Sir Paulos’ Scout Picks, delivered directly from the dubious panel that is the “Scout Selection Committee”.

Around these two regulars we’ve brought you mid-term punts to consider with Watchlists on Darren Bent, Joey Barton, Bobby Zamora and Steven Fletcher. Our members have enjoyed analysis of Landon Donovan’s prospects, plus our first “Versus” article that matched Stephane Sessegnon against Stoke’s Jon Walters. On top of all this, we’ve been beavering away to provide you with the very best team news section we can muster, complete with our predicted lineups.

Track back if you’ve missed any of that and then find your way to the Surgery Chatroom. Today’s Preamble stroll is just around the corner.

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

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  1. Cognog
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 2 months ago

    what you think, first lot below outscore the second by maybe 10points+ this week?
    Sorensen, Cahill, Brown,Walters, Aguero v’s
    Vorm, Simpson, McAuley, Drenthe, Nani

    trying to decide if i play my WC now or wait
    thx

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    1. O Fenomeno
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Yes definitely.

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      1. Cognog
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 2 months ago

        thanks

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    2. CABAYE4
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Save the WC, bottom set could easily score just as well or better.

      IMO not a good week to play the WC

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      1. Cognog
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 2 months ago

        cheers Cabaye.

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  2. Senior Agbonlahor
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 2 months ago

    nani out for walters worth it - gives me cash for my wild card
    AND WHO TO CAPTIN ???

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

    Morning guys.

    I have Walker & Caulker on my bench with Enrique Jones Kelly all starting. Leave it as it is?

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  4. King Nemanja
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 2 months ago

    A: Vorm and R Taylor
    B: Mignolet and Huth

    Other keeper is Sorenson

    Opinions guys and girls?

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    1. HappyAnkit
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      A

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    2. Cognog
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      B i think... i feel Vorm race is run

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

      B looks good

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  5. O Fenomeno
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 2 months ago

    Crouch or Dempsey for (c)?

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    1. numchar
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      um neither, but out of those two dempsey

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Dempsey, by a whisker! 😉

      (STK/wba 167; SUN/swa 163 ... on mine)

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 2 months ago

        (FUL/new 42)

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        1. O Fenomeno
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 2 months ago

          What are these numbers?

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  6. Djerbil
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 2 months ago

    beware of Fake Chelsea Line ups in an hours time 10 mins before the deadline..

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    1. 4-4-who?
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Cahill starts!

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      1. My name is an echo
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 2 months ago

        how do you know that is is sturridge starting?

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    2. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      No doubt there will be some 'hilarious' line ups with Drogba starting.

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      1. GreenWindmill
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 2 months ago

        And Sturridge/Torres/Cahill benched.

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  7. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 2 months ago

    no prematch preamble 🙁 ?

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    1. GreenWindmill
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      It's coming - check the last line of this article 🙂

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    2. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      It's coming, Mark confirms it above.

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    3. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Read the last line of the article...

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

      "Today’s Preamble stroll is just around the corner."

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      1. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 2 months ago

        Yeahhhhhh the best article is coming. Feeling impatient.

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  8. DynamoTomato
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 2 months ago

    What do people reckon……

    Mignolet
    Enrique Senderos Cahill
    Silva Ireland (vc) Sess Walters
    Aguero RVP Helguson(c)

    Krul Bale RTaylor Shotton

    AM i crazy captaining Helguson?

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    1. Fantasy Beh!
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Why are you benching bale he'll score or assist if tottenham score! play bale tottenham are not push overs and he's one of there main players.

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  9. Dom Salahnke
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 2 months ago

    "Will Drogba start today?"

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    1. Hiphopopotamus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      "I doubt it"

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    2. GreenWindmill
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Are Cote D'Ivoire playing today? If so then yes.

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  10. numchar
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 2 months ago

    Dempsey, Sessegnon or RVP for captaincy?

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    1. FPLH Chief
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Sessegnon from those 3 options surely to be captain. Swansea have a poor away record which Sunderland should capitalise on.

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      1. pukey
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 2 months ago

        not really... only 1 goal in their last 3 away games... safe option imho would be RVP... think Dempsey may get one or possibly 2 today

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    2. Elwood
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      If in doubt RVP!

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  11. Senior Agbonlahor
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 2 months ago

    sturridge worth the armband

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    1. Hiphopopotamus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      If you see the teamsheet before 11.30 - yes. If not, too risky.

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    2. mouldy_uk
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Not for me, too risky he will played limited minutes (if at all)

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

      Is that a question or a statement?

      Could be a good should a Norwich always let in goals but there has been word (not sourced) that he could start on the bench.

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    4. 1mills
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      I've just moved it onto him.

      Think I will change though as risk of sub appearance is too much.

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  12. Beckham Benders
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 2 months ago

    quick guys...captain choice??

    1>RVP
    2>AUG
    3>Sess
    4>bale
    5>valencia
    6>silva

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    1. "The Special One"
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      ROO

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      1. Beckham Benders
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 2 months ago

        he is not in my team!! I have given the above choices!

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    2. theevilking
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      RVP

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    3. majic42
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Silva

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

      valencia or rvp

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    5. Fabreghastly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Sess

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    6. nixsy
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Silva!

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  13. "The Special One"
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 2 months ago

    predicted team news on ff scout has cahill starting!!

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    1. GreenWindmill
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Seems likely.

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      1. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 2 months ago

        not according to me

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      2. "The Special One"
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 2 months ago

        doubt it will be benched

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

        We'll see - I'm sure you're both better informed than me on the subject given your allegiances, I'd be expecting a Terry/Cahill pairing as a neutral.

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  14. nixsy
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 2 months ago

    Best Cheap defender less than 4.4?

    I currently have backline of

    Mignolet / Vorm

    Richards / Risse / Enrique / Simpson / Kelly

    I want to ditch Kelly as already have Risse for Fulham

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    1. Hiphopopotamus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Caulker's pretty good but his fixtures are pants.

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      1. nixsy
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 2 months ago

        yeah I think Vorm's enough for Swans coverage

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    2. theevilking
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Rangel?

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

      Could do with some Stoke in there - only options are Shotton or Woodgate at that price though 😕

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      1. nixsy
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 2 months ago

        yeah good shout, A Stoke player could be a good bench warmer

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    4. Art Vandelay
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Another way of getting stoke would be Vorm to Sorensen and then bring in Caulker. Value.

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  15. jimnastics
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 2 months ago

    A lot of predicted MU defences don't have Jones in them, is that because you think he'll play mid, or benched?

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    1. numchar
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      no he'll play in midfield

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

      Bench or mid field. He played like a donkey in defence last time out!!

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  16. Hazard267
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 2 months ago

    Who to captain Dempsey, Aguero or Sturidge

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  17. China Mag
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 2 months ago

    Ha ha ha. I got the time difference mixed up. I thought my WC was going to be closed in one minute, but I see I actually have an hour! AAARRGGGGHHHH. I can't take much more of this!!

    But if as I do have an extra hour, maybe that is god's way of telling me I need to make some changes. Any ideas what he might want me to change?

    Sorenson, Mignolet
    Haangerland, Senderos, Raylor, Santon, Shawcross
    Silva, Bale, Dempsey, Sessegnon, Walters
    RVP. Torres, Best

    Enough in the bank to switch Torres - Aguero.

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    1. Djerbil
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      are u serious , That's ur front 3???

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      1. China Mag
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 2 months ago

        Best will become Ba. Torres can become Aguero if the punt doesn't come off. Don't really see any other good options in attack. Defence and medium priced mids is where its at if you ask me. I take it you don't approve?

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

      Seriously don't triple up on fulham. Get City defenders in there.

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      1. China Mag
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 2 months ago

        7 clean sheets for Fulham up to now. Not that bad is it?

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        1. Ryan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 2 months ago

          Last weeks result was bad

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

      not sure if i understand you right but you have another week for the jan WC mate.
      I would put Aguero in ahead of Torres... and prob a few other changes too

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      1. China Mag
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 2 months ago

        I've already played the wild card. But its in play for another hour.

        I want to take a punt on torres for the next 3. Aguero's fixtures in that time aren't great.

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    4. O Fenomeno
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      I don't like Best. The rest is awesome.

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      1. China Mag
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 2 months ago

        He will be benched for the most part. And i reckon I will pick up a few quid on him before I switch to Ba. I think that he will outscoure Morrison, Graham and any other cheap strikers over the next few.

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  18. G0SS
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 2 months ago

    Bench Cahill incase he is benched?
    Captain Torres or Mata???

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    1. Hiphopopotamus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      I'd captain Torres if you have him. Not getting myself but he's a good captain shout this week, imo.

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  19. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 2 months ago

    please footballing gods, let my shambles of a team score a hat-full before i wc

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  20. Dom Salahnke
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 2 months ago

    Do we get to see the Che teamsheet?

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    1. "The Special One"
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      no lol

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    2. Djerbil
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      not the original one..deadline closes 75 mins before Kickoff..u get Line ups about 45 mins before it..

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  21. Mr Sarcastic
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 2 months ago

    Aaaargh, Fletcher or Sturridge???

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    1. majic42
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Fletcher

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      1. HappyAnkit
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 2 months ago

        +1

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  22. TheBear
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 2 months ago

    Final WC team

    Vorm Sorenson
    Kompany Simpson Enrique Taylor Cahill
    Silva Dyer Bale Dempsey Sessegnon
    RVP Aguero Sturridge

    Any suggestions?

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Great team. R u sure on the rotation on the goalkeepers?

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    2. theevilking
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Cahill seems too risky

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  23. Schurrle Not
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone think Gerrard is a good punt for the armband today?

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    1. majic42
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Yes, would if I had him

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    2. FPLH Chief
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      I do. I have him Gerrard as captain. Bolton have only one home win to their name and have conceded more than two goals per home game this season. Liverpool should make the most of this.

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

      As good as anyone else

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

      http://www.totalfpl.com

      and me.

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    5. abk
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      I have the (c) on Gerrard this week.

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  24. mouldy_uk
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 2 months ago

    Ok who else has benched Bale and is worried?

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  25. George Agdgdgwngo
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 2 months ago

    Is it silly have a backline of
    Krul, lindy

    R. Taylor, cahill, Evans, kompany & Enrique?
    Rest of the team is good with the likes of Rvp, Aguero, bale, silva, sess, Walters.
    This would give me defensive cover from the top teams and I think Newcastle / Man u have rotating home games

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  26. tevezthetroll
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 2 months ago

    Balotelli will be fit for the bench 2moro so Dzeko & Aguero to start up top. Aguero has been playing well and regularly of late. I just wonder if the game against Spurs is a tight affair will Mancini do the usual and give Aguero the hook after an hour if he hasn't scored?

    Making me question whether to captain or not?.....

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  27. Senior Agbonlahor
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 2 months ago

    nani out for walters worth it???

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    1. FAITHNOMORENO
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      did that switch at the end of previous GW.so sick of Nani's failure to produce points.
      btw I also captained Walters.

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  28. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 2 months ago

    NEW POST!!! 🙂

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      and the best one 😉

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  29. heartsattack
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 2 months ago

    Amazed people have fallen for the Torres trap again. Fell for it a couple of times last year so he'd need to find some form for a return to my side.

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    1. FPLH Chief
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 2 months ago

      The "Torres trap" may seem tempting with Drogba on ACON and Anelka sold off. But surely Sturridge is more viable? He's scored more goals this season than Torres has in his entire Chelsea league career.

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  30. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 2 months ago

    totalfpls team looks good, gone stoke heavy, gerrard captain

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