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3 February 2012 3295 comments
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Stephane Sessegnon produced again in Wednesday’s thrashing of Norwich, just as he did against Swansea in Gameweek 22. It was the goal and an assist returns from that that game that came in for us at 5/1 last time out, fuelling our efforts for this week’s Fantasy Flutter.

Sergio Aguero was amongst the City side frustrated by the Goodison rearguard on Tuesday, but we perhaps shouldn’t read too much into another blank from the Argentinian. As a rule, Aguero saves his goals for home matches and with three in four Gameweeks to come, Fantasy managers are preparing for increased profits. Those could start flowing against Fulham this weekend. Paddy post a confident yet short 4/5 on Aguero to score and City to win against Martin Jol’s side, however, 21/10 on a brace for £5 offers just a little more reward for our risk.

Robert Huth was a monster last season, converting six goals, a tally which made him a hot Fantasy property and led to a significant price rise going into this term. Huth has found it difficult to live up to that reputation, however, with goals hard to come by, despite posing a significant threat in recent weeks. Paddy are offering 14/1 on the big German to deliver a goal and Stoke to keep Sunderland out at the Britannia – that’s worth a cheeky quid of our money.

Victor Moses was squeezed out of the Scout Picks this week, but, as today’s Watchlist article reveals, the fixture list offers hope that the Latics man will start to turn his potential into points over the next few weeks. Despite Everton holding firm against Roberto Mancini’s league leaders at bay in midweek, the Latics are fighting for survival and with Hugo Rodallega set to return to offer a sharper cutting edge, Moses and Wigan could be good for a goal or two. Paddy aren’t so sure and have been generous here, offering 8/1 on a Moses goal and Wigan to win, with a Moses goal and assist double at 18/1. As the anytime odds for Moses are rarely better than 7/2 across the board, 8/1 for £2 is a no brainer.

Our triple treat – the “who’s score the most goals” special is back on the menu this week with the Scout Picks forward line – Robin Van Persie, Aguero and Demba Ba all vying for our cash. Rather than a quick quip or analytical snippet as per usual, Demba Ba’s return to Newcastle’s line-up and a price of 11/2 requires little justification. Our last two quid is in the hands of the returning Magpies hat-trick hero.

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  1. Christina.
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Time for bed.

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    1. Wuffs
      14 years, 8 months ago

      The night is young.
      Lightweight.

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  2. hillbillypete
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Let me clear this one up for EVERYONE.

    If you are fine and dandy in your league then captain RVP.

    If you are chasing then captain Aguero.

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    1. rasher
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Agreed...

      But why don't u answer this for

      What if I'm doin well in half my leagues and chasing in the other few?

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      1. hillbillypete
        14 years, 8 months ago

        i dont know the answer to that. for me it's all about one league. i don't care about the rest.

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        1. rasher
          14 years, 8 months ago

          I'm in a few money leagues top of 2 and chasing 2

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          1. hillbillypete
            14 years, 8 months ago

            i find it harder to defend leagues than chase them. just dont do anythin silly. i'd RVP if i was u

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      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        14 years, 8 months ago

        Go for glory. 🙂

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        1. rasher
          14 years, 8 months ago

          Tm who u goin for?

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          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            14 years, 8 months ago

            Not sure yet. Have to look at my mini league leaders team. It's on RVP atm.

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            1. rasher
              14 years, 8 months ago

              I'm afraid not to captain rvp, hate havin an early captain though

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    2. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 8 months ago

      well I'm chasing but not chasing. I'm second but only by 7 points.

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  3. rasher
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Beuller.......beauller........beauller.......

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    1. The Light Knight
      14 years, 8 months ago

      ........oh here. sorry sir i dozed off
      *ferris bueller dozes off

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    2. Hiphopopotamus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 8 months ago

      ...Bueller...

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  4. sumatera
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 8 months ago

    man please help me

    Evans or BAE

    who to play out of those 2?

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    1. The Pep Revolution
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Evans.

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      1. sumatera
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 8 months ago

        nice one, that's where i was leaning

        liverpool scoring loads, chelsea struggling

        I just finding it hard as i am a chelsea fan...

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        1. The Pep Revolution
          14 years, 8 months ago

          Yeah it can be tough betting against your own team but its often necessary.

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    2. jayzico
      14 years, 8 months ago

      BA for mE

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  5. tim
    14 years, 8 months ago

    moses or sigurdson ?

    vorm krul
    kompany kelly simpson huth enrique
    silva valencia bale sess sigurdson/moses
    cisse rvp dzeko

    CHEERS !

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    1. kraftwerker
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Gylfi.

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  6. The Pep Revolution
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Flethcer to Zamora for free or Fletcher and Shawcross to Ba and Taiwo for a 4 point hit?

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    1. Viper
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Fletcher -> Zamora..

      Fletcher could just as easily score tomorrow though!

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      1. The Pep Revolution
        14 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks. QPR seem solid enough defensively though so dont think Fletcher will score. I already have Sorensen and do not want to double up on Stokes defence.

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        1. FPL Daniel
          14 years, 8 months ago

          Well Fletch scored against good defenses as I remember.

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        2. Viper
          14 years, 8 months ago

          Fletcher has popped up with goals against the likes of Spurs & United away this season, I wouldn't rule it out..

          I wouldn't sell Shawx though with his run of fixtures, I don't feel the 4pt hit will pay off this week at least. Why do you have Shawcross if your getting rid of him with these fixtures?

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          1. The Pep Revolution
            14 years, 8 months ago

            My plan was to have Richards for every game and then rotate my other defenders, one each from Stoke, Fulham, Newcastle and Sunderland. But I also have Sorensen. Is it a ggod idea doubling up on the chances of a Stoke clean sheet?

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  7. SchoolboyError
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Which forward is more essential this week? Ba or Aguero?

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    1. sumatera
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Aguero

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    2. SC not pearls before swine
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Neither, Aguero will continue to submarine my season with a bagel and Cissé will score a debut goal when he comes on for Ba at about 65 minutes. Oh and this is the week RvP's glass legs finally shatter.

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      1. oomzee
        14 years, 8 months ago

        How depressing.

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        1. SC not pearls before swine
          14 years, 8 months ago

          I find that if I go into a weekend with really low expectations, I do much better. I'm trying to spread the joy

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    3. Pasqualinho
      14 years, 8 months ago

      There are no degrees of essentiality. They're either essential, or they're not.

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      1. SchoolboyError
        14 years, 8 months ago

        I do beg your pardon, Which of these two forwards is essential this week? 😉

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        1. FPL Daniel
          14 years, 8 months ago

          Kun I don't buy all this Ba love

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        2. Pasqualinho
          14 years, 8 months ago

          That's better. I have Aguero, but am worried that I don't have Ba - but there's doubt in my mind about taking the hit to get him in for Sturridge. And if there's doubt - I obviously don't think he's essential.

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          1. SchoolboyError
            14 years, 8 months ago

            Cheers, I'm leaning toward Aguero. I'm also more likely to captain him, no chance of that with Ba this week.

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  8. the axolotl
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Dear Scouts, Why do i need to "click" on the season ticker and not just see it? Hate waiting for my interminably (is that a word?) computer to load it up each time.

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    1. A.
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Because otherwise it'll take that long to load up the page every time you open it just to read the articles or comment and aren't interested in the ticker

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    2. Low-Life
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Um... that's why you have to click it.

      😉

      (To save the page having to load it when you don't want it).

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  9. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 8 months ago

    SSN saying Richards and Komp picked up knocks but are expected to be fit.

    They also sat Schwarzer is set to play 🙂

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    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Schwarzer...hooray...at last!

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      1. Bad Pen
        14 years, 8 months ago

        If Schwarzer plays this weekend he'll be straight into my team next GW 🙂

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      2. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 8 months ago

        still benching him this week though RCA.

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        1. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          14 years, 8 months ago

          Of course, JK. Just glad that he's back.

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    2. FPL Daniel
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Well I am worried about bad K. I want to transfer him, but I am not sure because of this injury

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      1. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 8 months ago

        Me too Daniel. I have exact amount for Skrtel to Kompany...don't even know if he's rising because FISO is down. I Think that I have to do it tonight and hope the injury is only a slight knock.

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  10. som3awy
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Chances newcastle won't keep a CS??

    I'm playing BAE instead of santon!

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    1. Lincos
      14 years, 8 months ago

      NUFC better odds then Spurs surely..

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    2. Viper
      14 years, 8 months ago

      First time i've had a newcastle defender starting this week for a long time so I fully expect them to concede!

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    3. Pasqualinho
      14 years, 8 months ago

      67% Newc don't keep a cleanie, 75% Tottenham. Not much in it - BAE probably as good if not better chance for an assist. Go for it.

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    4. Low-Life
      14 years, 8 months ago

      I'm never not playing a Newcastle defender ever again.

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  11. Lincos
    14 years, 8 months ago

    current squad

    Mignolet(vorm)
    Skrtel,Richards,Simpson(senderos,shotton)
    Bale,Valancia,Dempsey,Sessegnon,Ben Arfa
    RVP,Aguero(sturridge)

    2ft and 1.1 left

    not sure what to do.. looking at def moving Sturridge on with also Skrtel thoughts??

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    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Skrtel to Kompany (seeing as you don't have Silva) save the other?

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      1. Lincos
        14 years, 8 months ago

        stupidly sold Silva instead of Nani about month and a half ago.. silly. Had Komps a while back as well..

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  12. Superdry7
    14 years, 8 months ago

    anyone reckon welbeck will play? And opinions on ade this week...

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    1. r0nh
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Ade?? Yeah he has scored something like 1 goal in the last 9 games.

      And his fixtures are about to get really tough.

      So yeah, keep him & I think u should captain him too!!

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  13. r0nh
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Did AW say that he was going to change things against Blackburn??

    Is it likely that RVP may not start??

    Is it safer to captain Silva???

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  14. 85babyfaceben
    14 years, 8 months ago

    I know the captain poll favouring van persie.but who thinks agueero is worth two goals agaist fulham, he due a couple ?

    please comment

    van p
    aguerro for captain?

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    1. Viper
      14 years, 8 months ago

      I'm going for Aguero..

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    2. sumatera
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 8 months ago

      dont know which way to go on this one. still trying to make up my mind

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      1. 85babyfaceben
        14 years, 8 months ago

        i know it doing me head in mate,van p let me down midweek,and arsenal do have a early game and be gutted to know my captain only got 4 points if van p dont score befpre all the games done.im goin for aguerro ,come on he due at least 1 goal wot u fink lads

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      2. 85babyfaceben
        14 years, 8 months ago

        i know it doing me head in mate,van p let me down midweek,and arsenal do have a early game

        and be gutted to know my captain only got 4 points if van p dont score befpre all the games

        done.im goin for aguerro ,come on he due at least 1 goal wot u fink lads

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  15. hvsauce
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Are you around, Daniel? Still planning a team with no RVP?

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    1. FPL Daniel
      14 years, 8 months ago

      I am really considering. This Bla game is his last chance. My brother sold him, but he is miles behind.

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      1. hvsauce
        14 years, 8 months ago

        How would the rest of your team look without him?

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        1. FPL Daniel
          14 years, 8 months ago

          5 bid mids and expensive in defense. Never mind the rest of the team. Imagine what damage would cause all the lads captaining him and we having other captains. Like my team this week

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  16. Davido989
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Im sensing a Luis Suarez brace on Monday. His endlessly been saying he cant wait, his been improving placement, working the extra yard etc

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    1. Mull
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Are you getting him in?

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    2. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 8 months ago

      I think Kenny hinted that he may start on the bench.

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    3. hillbillypete
      14 years, 8 months ago

      im sensing him not starting

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    4. gledy
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Suarez is horribly overrated, I wouldn't worry about him much. He's like Gary Cahill - throw him out and you have a decent Bolton defence at last, same with Liverpool, get rid of Suarez and finally start scoring.

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      1. Wuffs
        14 years, 8 months ago

        Suarez is just horrible fullstop.

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  17. Mull
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Repost.

    Would you do ShawX to Koscielny for free. I already have Sorensen by the way.

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    1. lebron85
      14 years, 8 months ago

      I would as I have gone for Vermaelen myself;)

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    2. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Well Mull, like me you went with a WC double up on Sto/Ful. You have to give it a couple of GWs at least to see if it works, imo.

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      1. Mull
        14 years, 8 months ago

        I guess so but if they concede three or more, one of them is going.

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    3. Viper
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Nope, except for tomorrow I don't see many cleanies incoming! And, both possess as much attacking potential as the other so no real gain there..

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      1. Viper
        14 years, 8 months ago

        *Cleanies for arsenal !

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  18. The Wizard of Ozil
    14 years, 8 months ago

    0.6mil in the bank

    Sorensen (Given)
    Evens – Simpson – Dawson? (Kelly,Brown)
    Bale – Silva – Dempsey – BenArfa (McClean)
    Sturridge – RVP(c) – Aguero

    what to do at the back lads? Brown out for a while and Dawson doesn’t seem 1st choice anymore

    A)Brown out Shawcross in
    B)Brown out Taiwo in
    C)Dawson out 5.8 defender in thinking Huth/Clichy
    D) Brown & Dawson out Lescott & Santon/Turner in (-4)
    E) Brown & Dawson out Richards & 4mil defender in (-4)

    any ideas? really lost this week

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  19. floydy_floyd
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Guys I'm confused. Please advise

    Kompany
    Richards
    Zamora

    Or

    Caulker
    Taiwo
    Aguero

    Option 2 leaves a poor defence but worried augero will go mental!!!!

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  20. FPL Mike the Knight
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Sturridge ---> Ba

    Yes
    No

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    1. FPL Daniel
      14 years, 8 months ago

      I say big big NO

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    2. Viper
      14 years, 8 months ago

      yes

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    3. The Wizard of Ozil
      14 years, 8 months ago

      i want to but have to sort me backline out this week 🙁 will defo make that move soon tho

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    4. Low-Life
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Yes.

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    5. Pasqualinho
      14 years, 8 months ago

      For free - yes. For a hit...don't know.

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  21. GreenWindmill
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 8 months ago

    I have to bench Moses and play Dempsey right?

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    1. FPL Daniel
      14 years, 8 months ago

      no

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    2. Viper
      14 years, 8 months ago

      I'd start Moses, one of few games i'd consider benching Dempsey or any player of his price..

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    3. GreenWindmill
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Oh. Just when I thought I had my team sorted for this week 😕

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  22. sachmo
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Enrique > Taiwo a good move to do Fletcher > Ba....?

    Thoughts?

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    1. FPL Daniel
      14 years, 8 months ago

      No imo

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  23. r0nh
    14 years, 8 months ago

    I am actually thinking of taking out RVP, his form has dropped considerably.

    I am thinking Ba, Campbell & maybe Yak, Zom, Fletcher etc

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    1. FPL Mike the Knight
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Craaaazzzy Talk!

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    2. sumatera
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 8 months ago

      really?

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      1. FPL Daniel
        14 years, 8 months ago

        What is your position. I see plenty of the lads without Silva or Bale why not. I am considering. I remember 2 years ago Rooney was a monster and I sold him 10 GW's before the end because of the fixtures. It was Andy;'s argument, that he won't be a captain anymore and others would outscore him. It was excellent decision. Time will tell this time

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        1. sumatera
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          14 years, 8 months ago

          if he gets injured sell him, otherwise keep him. Even when he isnt playing well he bags a few...

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  24. Kanus hat trick
    14 years, 8 months ago

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    Finally, a dating site for geeks. Geek 2 Geek. LOL

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  25. MESSIAH
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Hi,

    please help guys:

    who to bench??????

    A. Ben Arfa

    B. Dempsey

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    1. Bazman returns
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Dempsey.

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    2. FPL Mike the Knight
      14 years, 8 months ago

      B

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    3. Viper
      14 years, 8 months ago

      A)

      not even guaranteed of game time!

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  26. Buck The Trent
    14 years, 8 months ago

    I have Mignolet and Sorenson. Who should I start?

    thanks 🙂

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    1. Fulgencio Obelmejias
      14 years, 8 months ago

      sorenson at home !

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  27. Bazman returns
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone worried about games being called off this weekend?

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    1. hillbillypete
      14 years, 8 months ago

      nah, i have a bench

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    2. Low-Life
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Yup.

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  28. FPL Mike the Knight
    14 years, 8 months ago

    So many questions tonight, not enough answers!! 🙂

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    1. Optimus.
      14 years, 8 months ago

      source??

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    2. Wuffs
      14 years, 8 months ago

      What's on your mind Mike?
      Lean back, kick off your slingbacks and whittle some.

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  29. Fulgencio Obelmejias
    14 years, 8 months ago

    keane or dempsey to start this week?

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  30. Call Me Old Fashioned
    14 years, 8 months ago

    WC defence, struggling to decide which one of BAE and Enrique to lose. I 'lose' 0.5 value on both of them. Both have tough fixtures until GW28, onwards from then it is plain sailing for both of them.

    It will be tough to get them both back, so essentially who do you think will keep more CS over the rest of reason from Lpool and Spurs?

    (I am thinking Enrique to keep)

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