[sbu_large_image] Matchday Surgery
4 February 2012 371 comments
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The Gameweek 24 deadline is fast approaching, leaving you little time to finalise your fantasy football squad. To aid any last-minute dilemmas, the Matchday Surgery is open for another session.

We’ve got every resource you could possibly need just one-click away, helping you to keep those last minute tweaks as informed as possible. We’ve got this week’s Scout Picks, which has named our 14 players earmarked for the Gameweek . Then, there’s arguably your most valuable asset for those last-gasp transfers – our Team News section, which is decked out with up-to-date team news and all our predicted line-ups for the upcoming matches.

The bookies are rarely wrong, so take a gander at how they rate our Scout Picks, in the Fantasy Flutter. If you fancy a further gamble, then head over to “Spot the Differential”, where we consider the prospects of several ‘unfashionable’ fantasy players looking to gain a few more admirers in their very next outing. Mark’s Pre-match Preamble also follows very shortly – it could be his last for a while, so soak it up.

And remember, if you haven’t activated your ‘free’ January wildcard yet, this is your last chance to do so!

So take the plunge and enter the Matchday Surgery chatroom, which can be accessed by clicking here.

Akers Richard or Akers, as he is known, has been regularly haunting this site since July 2008. He is young and foolish, take what he says with a pinch of salt. Follow them on Twitter

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  1. Paul
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    first!!!!

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    1. adams_6
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Helmet

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  2. Ginkapo FPL
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    RVP Doesnt start......

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    1. oxido_76
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      SOURCE ?

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      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        arsene wenger

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      2. The Finnisher
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        There is no source, nobody knows.

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        1. hillbillypete
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          on Arsenal website Wenger states he is considering resting him

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          1. The Finnisher
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 1 month ago

            Yeah, he said he is tempted, he said that earlier this season against QPR too...your point?

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            1. hillbillypete
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 1 month ago

              my point is that is the source

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              1. The Finnisher
                • 14 Years
                14 years, 1 month ago

                The source that RVP doesn't start? No.

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    2. Paul
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      well according to me he will....we can't afoord to drop any more points and lets face it if he doesn't play who's gonna score???

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  3. Paul
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    okay btw out of Sess and Mcclean is it okay if i settle for Mcclean and go for walters in place of sess???

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    1. More Cowbell
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      S'what I'm doing.

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  4. trisonetwo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Any word on games being called off?

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    1. Pasqualinho
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      I think it's a pretty safe bet to say all the 1pm/3pm games will go ahead, and a lot of bad stuff needs to happen to threaten this evening's game. Tomorrow it's too early to say for sure but the respective clubs aren't putting out any travel warnings so, all in all, everyone is pretty confident of a full programme.

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  5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    so rvp rested according to reports 🙁

    was planning to have aguero vc but game looks like it’s a risk of being postponed due to snow 🙁

    Ba will be on the bench according to reports 🙁

    bad gameweek 🙁

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    1. lucas radebe
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Don't be so pessimistic.

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      1. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        The amount of pessimism on here this morning makes me think this is going to be a great GW.

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        1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          +1

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        2. Pasqualinho
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          Your optimism haas no place on here. Wait until page 2.

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    2. OPTA FPL
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      ManC wont be postponed, some guys live in Manchester said no heavy snow there.

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      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Heavy snow is forecast from lunchtime onwards..

        The city game is due to kick off at 17.30 just at the height of the heaviest snow...

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      2. Mr Smith
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Heavy? I think they actually said no snow full stop. Classic over reaction on here this morning.

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    3. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Postponed? Source please.

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      1. hillbillypete
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        i live in manchester. no snow at all. just a bit cold

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  6. Keep calm and hoof me the b…
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Hi all

    Dzeko and Sess OR
    Aguero and McClean?

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    1. More Cowbell
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      B

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      1. lucas radebe
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        +1

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    2. tw
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      b

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  7. MrCadburysDickieBird
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    My head is slowly melting with all this deliberating of who to bench out of:-

    Dempsey, McLean, Sess, Graham.

    A little guidence would be appreciated!!

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    1. COMH
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      I'm playing Graham & McClean and benching Dempsey. Only 6 goals conceded at the Etihad. Dempsey might not get s sniff. But if you think he will play Sess and bench McClean.

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    2. jayzico
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Bench Maclean play the rest. If you need to bench a second then dempsey. Graham and sess will score (one hopes 😛 )

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      1. MrCadburysDickieBird
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers guys

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  8. Dennis
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Ba or Aguero?

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    1. COMH
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Aguero

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  9. More Cowbell
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    How nailed on is Kelly for Fulham?

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    1. Keep calm and hoof me the b…
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      He's my 5th choice defender, nailed on enough for that, but wouldn't want him to be 4th or 3rd choice for me

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    2. Demel
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      On a game-to-game basis yes. On anything past the next game-no.

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  10. ClaireT
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Please RMT. 🙂 3.4 in the bank, and two free transfers. Looking for some suggestions on what to do with them. Thanks in advance for any replies.

    Vorm, Krul
    Evans, Walker, Enrique, Simpson, Huth
    Valencia, Moses, Bale, Sessegnon, Dempsey
    Sturridge, RVP, Fletcher

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  11. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Is it snowing anywhere in England at the moment? There's barely any frost in London, can't see games being called off today.

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    1. trisonetwo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      not today, but tomorrow maybe as there is heavy snow over night due.

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    2. Demí
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Nothing in Manchester yet

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      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Check this time line... Doesnt look good tbh..

        http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2643123

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        1. Demí
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          Urgh, that's when City play 🙁
          Hmm...

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    3. Bolt-on
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Someone mentioned it about 434 posts ago and people from Ireland France Germany ang Greece have all jumped on it - funnily the people that actually live in England and in particular Manchester have confirmed there hasn't been much snow at all.

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    4. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      not here in derby tho it is FECKING FREEZING!! like seriously cold

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    5. Fackinell
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      No Prem games will be called off today for pitch reasons. Only if traffic problems through weather.

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      1. hillbillypete
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Oldham game is called off. looks like it's pub for me 🙂

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  12. pilgrim
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Will Shotton start/get gametime anymore? tempted to use ft to get taiwo in.

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    1. si
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      I am thinking the same. Unlikely he will start. Pennant has been playing well on the right and competition for the right-back spot is strong.

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    2. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Do it. I have both but I'm thinking that bringing Shotton in was a mistake.

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  13. elkunaguero
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Morrison (NOR) or Cisse (QPR)?

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    1. HappyAnkit
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Djibril

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    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      gerbil for a punt tho morrison has been amazin value

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      1. elkunaguero
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah, Cisse has some decent fixtures and Zamora will be a solid attacking partner.

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  14. Epicfail FC
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Ruddy
    Koscielny Simpson Richards
    Sessegnon Bale Dempsey Valencia
    Ba Aguero Van Persie

    What do you think about this?

    Captain: Aguero or RVP?

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  15. rohan
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    (c) Ba ahead of RVP??

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    1. MZ
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      niether. Silva for me.

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  16. MrJefferson
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    bench barton or dempsey?

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  17. Brian (Not the Messiah)
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Wenger just said he "may" rest RVP. I really don't see it happening to be honest, no confirmed reports... anyway, RVP only needs 20 mins to score a brace! 😉

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    1. rohan
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      And yet could'nt score against Bolton in 90 mins??

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    2. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      acutally he hardly gets bonus if coming from the bench.
      4p max if he starts from the bench

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      1. The Finnisher
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Huh? He has been on the bench once, and scored 11 points, including 2 boners.

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      2. Caine & Co.
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Milner GW6, 13 minutes, one goal, 3 bp

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    3. nedfoo
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Yep I think arsenal will be looking to atone for their draw at the reebok and pick up the full points #rvp4lyf

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    4. The Finnisher
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      He said it against QPR as well..
      He also said RVP is the 'only one scoring goals at the moment, so we may need to build a team around him'
      But it's all pessimism around here!

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      1. Brian (Not the Messiah)
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        I'm Captaining regardsless, the masses will captain and if he doesnt come right then no big deal. if you don't captain him and he does well you're going to be crying all weekend

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        1. Brian (Not the Messiah)
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          *regardless

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    5. Kings of Lyon ★
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      My main rival is 650 in the world it's 10:10 on deadline day and hes still not activated any wildcard :/

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      1. Brian (Not the Messiah)
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        haha... maybe he doesnt know about it?

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

          Prrobably not. He doesn't look at fixtures and just takes players out when injured. Verm to bae was my favorite.

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      2. Kings of Lyon ★
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Fail:(

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      3. Pasqualinho
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        There's a good chance that if he's in the top 1k then he's completely happy with his squad. But he still has time.

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  18. Demel
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Are there any Premier League pitch inspections planned? I.e. Will we hear any news before 11.30?

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    1. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Pitches won't be a problem, they all have undersoil heating. The issue is fans getting to the game.

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    2. Pasqualinho
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      No need for pitch inspections when you have undersoil heating. There's no snow forecast this morning so zero chance of hearing anything, good or bad, before 11:30. Whatever last-minute choices you need to make, you'll have to do them without any weather news.

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  19. Zep
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Quick question… who did this weeks highest points scorer captain?

    Oh wait, that’s a future question that no one could possibly know the answer to…

    I wonder if he, whoever this person is, spent the whole bloody night fretting over this RVP/Aguero captain bullsh*t… probably not… 😕

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  20. royals forever
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Hi Guys

    I really need you help on deciding which one of the following options to play for GW24?

    Ward
    Young
    Olsson

    Any help would be appreciated

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    1. suddenorgan
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Olsson

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  21. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Should do Taiwo to Evans this GW
    1 f.t
    Def - BAE, Simpson, Kompany, ( Evans, Kelly)

    And plz who are benching RVP???

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  22. redFanatic
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    A couple of hours to kick-off, I still can't decide who to bench for Richards...

    current team:
    Mingolet
    Simpson - Huth - Raylor
    Walters - Sess - Silva - Bale
    Rvp(vc) - Ba - Aguero(c)

    so, my question, Who To Bench?

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      simpson

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  23. tw
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    if you would just bench him then theres probably no need to use the free this week

    benching rvp? ummm what....??

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    1. tw
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      response fail. was meant to be to steel arm

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  24. Flog the trog
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    could henry start for arsenal today? with rvp making a 1 point cameo?

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    1. Demí
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Yes, could happen.

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      1. 4vets
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Do you think it will?

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        1. Demí
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah

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          1. 4vets
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 1 month ago

            Cheers. It's gonna be an interesting early match.

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      2. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        who's your C, Demi?

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        1. Demí
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          Aguero

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    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      aye, crossed fingures tho that rvp starts/comes on and scores

      ps just watched man bear pig last night....im super cereal guys

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      1. Flog the trog
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        hahah super super cerial! manbearpig is real!!

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  25. tw
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    start:

    a) walters
    b) dempsey

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    1. Caine & Co.
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      walters

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  26. elkunaguero
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Enrique or BAE?

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    1. royals forever
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Enrique purely because its a home fixture

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  27. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    City GW gonna be postponed - Source Me
    RVP Gonna be rested - SOurce Me

    This GW gonna be real crap - SOURCE ME

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    1. Fackinell
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Shit source

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  28. Slaps
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    This O.K for a wildcard team, any advice would be more than welcome – cheers….

    Vorm
    Simpson Vermaelen Richards
    Valencia McClean Silva Moses
    Aguero Cisse Van Persie
    Mignolet Jose Enrique Senderos Dempsey.

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  29. DynamoTomato
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    I need a bit of help!!!

    I have 2 FT and 0.4m in the bank. I need to change helguson....but i feel i could change a midfielder or Cahill (if he isnt starting)

    Krul Mignolet
    Enrique RTaylor Cahill Senderos Shotton
    Walters Sinclair Sess Silva Bale
    Van Persie Aguero Helguson

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  30. Back to Back Ballacks
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Reading Ba unlikely to start rumours on here????
    Source Please

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    1. Demí
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4108061/Alan-Pardew-will-keep-Newcastle-fans-waiting-to-see-Demba-Bas-double-act-against-Aston-Villa-tomorrow.html

      People will say, oh but it's the sun. However it's the same source that broke the Lindegaard injured story

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      1. Back to Back Ballacks
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers Demi

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