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13 March 2012 3025 comments
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Gameweek 28 concludes tonight with the hotly-anticipated Merseyside Derby. Bragging rights are up for grabs in Liverpool, and for us fantasy managers so are double gameweek points. The Dugout Discussion opens for the fourth day on-the-bounce, as team news from Anfield emerges…

Liverpool XI: Reina, Kelly, Skrtel, Carragher, Jose Enrique, Henderson, Gerrard, Spearing, Downing, Carroll, Suarez.

Everton XI: Howard, Hibbert, Jagielka, Distin, Baines, Coleman, Rodwell, Fellaini, Pienaar, Stracqualursi, Anichebe.

Kenny Dalglish names an attacking line-up, desperate to put an end to his prolonged set of horrendous results. Andy Carroll partners Luis Suarez, and Steven Gerrard returns to the starting eleven.

Celebrating 10 years of continuous employment this week, David Moyes could see his side leap-frog their city rivals with a win. It’s surprising then that, despite his winner against Spurs, Nikica Jelavic is dropped to the bench along with John Heitinga. In their place, Denis Stracqualursi and Phil Jagielka come in.

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  1. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    I'm about to get a nosebleed - top 8k. BEST. EVER. RANK.

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    1. Acquafresca
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      gratz, keep climbing! I had a huge jump this GW to 32k 🙂

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      1. Gaz Downright
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        • 15 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        from whence did you came AF?

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        1. Acquafresca
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 12 months ago

          45k.

          79k two weeks ago.

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          1. Gaz Downright
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            • 15 Years
            13 years, 12 months ago

            nice

            115k -> 45k -> 34k (and calculating) for me

            havent seen such rapid decent since I got RVP as a captain differential gw 10-12 (91k, 67k, 31k)

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            1. Gaz Downright
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              • 15 Years
              13 years, 12 months ago

              or accent, if you like

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    2. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      Nice good work. I got to around the same ranking earlier in the season and then plummeted- hope you can stay there or improve

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      1. Acquafresca
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        No you didnt...your highest rank has been 15k...

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        1. Zep
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 12 months ago

          He said 'around' the same ranking...

          Give the guy a break...

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          1. Acquafresca
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 12 months ago

            not trying to be stingy just saying that 8k and 15k is a loooong way...

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            1. Zep
              • 15 Years
              13 years, 12 months ago

              The difference is 20 points...

              I don't consider that unbridgeable within a week...

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            2. budi
              • 15 Years
              13 years, 12 months ago

              don't be an ass mate, how you define CLOSE or FAR is different for everybody, get on with it and don't be a whiner

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        2. thegaffer82
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 12 months ago

          Haha its close enough for me. The difference in points between those is actually not that much. Jinswick is only 21pts ahead of me and I'm 17k now and he's 8k

          I link my team so you cant really say I'm a liar now can you

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    3. Phaze 1
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      Nice work. Guess all those 'RMT' are helping 🙂

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      1. Jinswick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        😉

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    4. bmb100
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      1000 off the top 100k for me, should make it with 4 pts from Suarez tomorrow morning 🙂

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      1. Zep
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        Ahh hahah...

        For a second there I thought you meant 1000 points, which I reckon would put you somewhere around the 2.5 million mark... 😉

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  2. Acquafresca
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    Lost on last page,

    Who will get the last BP for pool?

    Enrique or Kelly?

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    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      Kelly I'd suspect. He got the first assist and Enrique's booking won't help him.

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      1. Acquafresca
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        i dont think bookings count towards BP, enrique also had a vital clearance/interception to prevent a goal and also had quite a few passes completed.

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  3. Zep
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    Did anyone else have an error establishing data connection for 5 or so minutes there? 😕

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    1. Acquafresca
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      yes.

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      1. Zep
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        It's been happening to me a lot recently, especially around this time...

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    2. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      Yes. After I'd wrote out a long post about the Utd MFers as well. But luckily was able to re-send the info and the comment wasnt lost

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    3. Gaz Downright
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      • 15 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      yes. they come along every now and then. apparently to do with FFS's internet service provider.

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    4. Phaze 1
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      Happens alot around this time. Meh thought 80 would send me flying back into the top 500. Hopefully alot of people will be taking hits to get rid of these city players and can start next GW with +4 again

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    5. UnderstandablyDistraught
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      13 years, 12 months ago

      It happens after the price rises

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      1. Zep
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        Good shout...

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  4. gunner1994
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    LIV-EVE bps predictions?

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    1. Acquafresca
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      Just asked above.

      StevieG 3, Suarez 2, ??????? 1

      Kelly or Enrique

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    2. Canadian Football
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      gerrard 3
      Suarez 2
      Kelly 1

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    3. Phaze 1
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      Enrique/Skrtel could both get 1.

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      1. Twelve years a slave
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        Kelly could steal the two from Suarez, hope not but its possible ,

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  5. Gaz Downright
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    • 15 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    For you joining in game week 1.

    The "Overall" rank being lower than the "Gameweek 1" rank is a good benchmark yeah?

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    1. gunner1994
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      You know, I never really got why there's a gameweek 1 rank. What is it?

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      1. Gaz Downright
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        • 15 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        i assume its for people joining later to have a more comparable ranking of their efforts

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    2. Zep
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      My GW1 rank is 809, but my overall rank is 813...

      Does that mean there are 4 people who didn't start until after GW1 lower in the rankings than me? 😕

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      1. Gaz Downright
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        • 15 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        I believe that means 4 or more, yes

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        1. Zep
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 12 months ago

          That doesn't even bear thinking about... If these people had another 50+ points from GW1 they could be up near the top...

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          1. Zep
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 12 months ago

            I also feel a little degraded knowing there are a few players above me who have had one less week to get there... 🙁

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          2. Gaz Downright
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            • 15 Years
            13 years, 12 months ago

            I just check the world no.2

            Overall: 2
            Gameweek 1: 2

            so i guess my suggested benchmark is impossible to achieve

            not quite sure what that means though 🙂

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            1. Zep
              • 15 Years
              13 years, 12 months ago

              It just means that of the players who started in GW1, he is second in the world overall... and also second in the world overall...

              If someone had the time to scroll through for the first discrepancy between the two ranks from the top 50 down we could find those c*nts who have beaten me with a week to spare...

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              1. Gaz Downright
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                • 15 Years
                13 years, 12 months ago

                Looks like there is one in the top 450

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                1. Zep
                  • 15 Years
                  13 years, 12 months ago

                  Gaz? I found those show offs who have beaten my score with a week to spare... not impressed... 😉

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      2. Phaze 1
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        Yep. Kinda redic that I started in GW1 also and currently 3 players who started in GW2 are ahead of me.

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  6. gunner1994
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    What are the chances of Reina or Henderson getting bps? If they do, I lose to my rival. I highly doubt this will happen though. Hopefully.

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    1. sotothemightygreek
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      Henderson - No Chance
      Reina - Highly unlikely, but keepers have picked up random bonus before.

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  7. UnderstandablyDistraught
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    Nasty sting in the tail of this gameweek. The Drenthe/Enrique yellows will cost me my away CL game by one point if Suarez gets 2bapsl. Ouch!!!! Ok, move on.

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    1. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      O boy. That must hurt bad, amiga.

      Funny how both the away teams in our group are in the same situation. Both you & Messiah need a BP from Enrique to draw the h2h.

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      1. UnderstandablyDistraught
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        I know. They were both ding dong affairs. I didn't see the game but by all accounts that's not really going to happen. Great win for you though. 🙂

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        1. Elniñorules
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 12 months ago

          why not? Granny & AB seemed to think Enriq had a decent chance cos of kelly's 2 shots off target, which negated his assist.

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          1. UnderstandablyDistraught
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 12 months ago

            It's in the hands of the FPL gods then.....or is there someone I could bribe?

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            1. Elniñorules
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              13 years, 12 months ago

              Or you could ask holy mighty Ruk to mail them....it worked the last time 😉

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              1. UnderstandablyDistraught
                • 14 Years
                13 years, 12 months ago

                Hands of the gods it is then.

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    2. iLA
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      Most likely he will but the 13k rank jump will make you feel better im sure 😀

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      1. UnderstandablyDistraught
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        Overall not too bad at all. A nice jump, Arsenal win and it's my first H2H league of any kind so am enjoying it.

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        1. iLA
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 12 months ago

          Care to tell me about these UCL H2H? Can anyone join? I wanna join too next season 🙁

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          1. UnderstandablyDistraught
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 12 months ago

            ElNinoRules organized the one I am involved in and she put the word out onsite. You were on one of your sabbaticals maybe

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            1. udit
              • 15 Years
              13 years, 12 months ago

              She 😆

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              1. UnderstandablyDistraught
                • 14 Years
                13 years, 12 months ago

                my amiga

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              2. Zep
                • 15 Years
                13 years, 12 months ago

                ... has huge mammaries... 😉

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                1. UnderstandablyDistraught
                  • 14 Years
                  13 years, 12 months ago

                  dead giveaway imo

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                  1. Elniñorules
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 14 Years
                    13 years, 12 months ago

                    Little Johnny was sitting in class one day. All of the sudden, he needed to go to the bathroom. He yelled out,"Miss Jones, I need to take a piss!!"

                    The teacher replied, "Now, Johnny, that is NOT the proper word to use in this situation. The correct word you want to use is 'urinate.'

                    Please use the word 'urinate' in a sentence correctly, and I will allow you to go."

                    Little Johnny thinks for a bit, then says, "You're an eight, but if you had bigger t*ts, you'd be a ten!!!"

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                  2. udit
                    • 15 Years
                    13 years, 12 months ago

                    Tsk tsk, shameful El nino rules.

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  8. @FuzzyWarbles
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    8 point hit = green arrow, first win in CL group. and EVERYONE i brought in before the deadline would have been ridiculed.

    Righteous. 🙂

    The Ukraine is BACK!!! except for that whole measels thing.

    Seriously? Measels? What century is this?

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    1. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      Good going Czarbles! Partaaay time.

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      1. @FuzzyWarbles
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        gotta turn around and play ILF again this week!!!

        not being able to research during the week at work sucks, but so far, so good!!

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        1. Elniñorules
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 12 months ago

          No research needed Fuz - just get Luis out 😉

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        2. Zep
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 12 months ago

          I'm not that confident of beating Sleep Talk with a -4 deficit this time next week...

          If I am to progress, this is a game I have to win...

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    2. Gaz Downright
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      • 15 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      well done!

      what are you doing with Carragher?

      oh, and measles?

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      1. @FuzzyWarbles
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        getting a CS silly 😉

        measels in Ukraine....Euro 2012 attendees beware.....

        http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2114566/Warning-England-fans-measles-jabs-travelling-Euro-2012.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

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        1. Gaz Downright
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          • 15 Years
          13 years, 12 months ago

          🙂 .... I mean now that he is officially rubbish again... getting rid?

          and to the second topic. more developed countries have had measles outbreaks lately: http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/japanese-measles-epidemic-brings-campuses-to-standstill/2007/05/27/1180205052602.html

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  9. Incorrigible Brat
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    13 years, 12 months ago

    The top scorer had quite a lot of differentials. Jelavic, Moses even Vermaelan. Lucky bug.

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    1. udit
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      No RVP and he's ranked higher than me 😐

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      1. Incorrigible Brat
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        Yeah.

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  10. Incorrigible Brat
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    13 years, 12 months ago

    Kompany likely to play this week??

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    1. Acquafresca
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      13 years, 12 months ago

      doubt it, but i hope so..

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  11. Incorrigible Brat
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    13 years, 12 months ago

    Taiwo>Mcauley
    Kenny>????
    Was thinking maybe Schwarzer or Mignolet. Worth it for a 4 pointer??

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    1. Incorrigible Brat
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      Did Taiwo>Mcauley. So now Kenny>???.
      Thnx.

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      1. Acquafresca
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        dont take a hit for a gk transfer

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  12. Twelve years a slave
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    wow go for a quick walk (yes walk , wasnt a typo 🙂 )

    and a whole page has gone by , this the undeadest deadzone ,outside of true blood

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  13. thegaffer82
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    13 years, 12 months ago

    Did anyone see any of Bayerns game last night? They were incredible. I know it's only Basle but there arent many teams with a better attacking trident of Muller, Ribery & Robben to back up their striker.

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    1. Acquafresca
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      13 years, 12 months ago

      LOL. Barca perhaps?

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    2. Acquafresca
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      But yes, Bayern at their best are a tough team to beat.

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    3. budi
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      probably madrid's ronaldo - ozil - di maria/kaka is a little bit better

      barca don't realy have a trident behind their main striker (which is messi) since they didn;t play with
      4-2-3-1 ish formation, but if you insist then probably pick 3 of these iniesta-pedro-alexis-cesc but i will say bayern is still better in that aspect

      too bad italian team don't have these 3 behind stikers due to their generally narrow formation

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  14. Acquafresca
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    Thoughts on Captaining Ba at home to Norwich? 30pts back on mini-league leader.

    He will probly capt. Rooney so should i also go Rooney? or take a risk.

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    1. Canadian Football
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      I am really considering it. What if Rooney plays 90mins thursday..... might he not start saturday?

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      1. Acquafresca
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        exactly my thoughts, but it is too risky?

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    2. Twelve years a slave
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      yes , im expecting a similar move from my rival .
      He also 30 behind , if i were him thats exactly what i would be doing.

      If you leading just play it safe , And go with most popular choice .
      I dont have Ba at all , if i was feeling defensive i would get him in just in case, but at the moment
      think if my oppoenent wants to make an inferior choice then let him

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      1. Twelve years a slave
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        Put another way , your leader will be more scared if you do capt Ba , than if you just do what he is doing

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        1. Acquafresca
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 12 months ago

          but what if rooney goes goal crazy?

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          1. Twelve years a slave
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 12 months ago

            lol , your the one trying to catch up , and your running out of gameweeks , Ba just as likely to go berzeerk

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  15. Zep
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    Why is that post not posting? 😕

    If it does eventually post twice, I apologise...

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    1. Zep
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      Ah that's weird...

      You can't even post FPL links anymore!? 😕

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      1. Zep
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        Or maybe you can't post multiple links?

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  16. China Mag
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    Any idea why it takes much longer to update some mini leagues than others? Weird

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  17. Zep
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    13 years, 12 months ago

    Gaz the history IDs of those teams are 1973839, 1946898, 1894451 and 2138234...

    For some reason I can't post the actual links...

    And I am actually very impressed with these people...

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    1. Zep
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      Just 50 points from a GW1 would put these guys just outside the top 20 in the world...

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    2. udit
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      How did you find them? I hope you just saw the GW 2 league and from there selected the top 4 players? look at the first one's history 😐 Wow.

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      1. Gaz Downright
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        • 15 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        didnt even think of that! i believed an "owned" is in order

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        1. udit
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 12 months ago

          OWNAGE!

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      2. Zep
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        Well I clicked on the GW1 and saw the ID number 265.. and figured the GW2 league would be 266...

        I was right... 😉

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        1. Gaz Downright
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          • 15 Years
          13 years, 12 months ago

          scrolled through the 9 first pages of the "Overall" myself, checking every 50th team, and realised the first discrepancy was before 450th.

          I lose

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          1. Zep
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 12 months ago

            Was gonna do that until I remembered each GW start has it's own league...

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    3. Gaz Downright
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      • 15 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      replies not going great either I see 😉

      checked out the first of those teams. only used 23 transfers and still has wild card as well.

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  18. asyrafdanial
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    play Siggy or mcClean nextweek?

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      Mc Clean surely

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      1. Elniñorules
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        Ruk - did you own your opponent again?

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      2. asyrafdanial
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        easy que right? just to confirm who is better to play..thanks Ruk

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      3. Acquafresca
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        13 years, 12 months ago

        change ur link to fantasy...this is a BPL forum not some soap opera forum

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        1. asyrafdanial
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 12 months ago

          haha..like your statement.. he is sentimental imo

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    2. Phaze 1
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      McClean

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  19. Perchinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    Up to 6749th overall 🙂 Only discovered this site a week ago, how did I ever live without it?

    Team: Schwarzer Vorm

    Simpson Lescott Cahill Jose Enrique Skrtel

    Bale Dempsey Sessegnon Miyaichi Valencia

    Rooney Pogrebnyak RVP

    with £1.9M spare

    Gunna go Simpson > Jevans and Sess > Morrison in the next two weeks but I can't decide what to do in GW 31:

    A: Lescott > Baines
    B: Pogrebnyak > Adebayor

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    1. El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      Way to brag.

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      1. Perchinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        Really?

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    2. tw
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      howd you manage such expensive players plus 1.9 in the bank??

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      1. El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        Yeah i dont see it possible. I call bs.

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      2. Phaze 1
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        13 years, 12 months ago

        His total team value would have to be around 113 for the figures to work out which isn't that crazy. I was 112 before I W/Ced again.

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        1. tw
          • 14 Years
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          113 team value plus 1.9 in the bank, i find that pretty unlikely.

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          1. ColeHole
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 12 months ago

            no link = no way to know. doubtful value if he still has sess

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  20. tahoe don
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    13 years, 12 months ago

    Need to pick up a ManUtd player for the rest of the season. Is there much difference in likely points / expected playing time between:
    Evra
    Jones
    Evans ?

    Also / or, will Scholes get much playing time with Valencia back?

    I'd like to get Rooney back on but not sure I can afford him (and RVP) without major cuts in my midfield, so a reasonably priced defender unlikely to rotate seems like good MUN coverage. Opinions please .....

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    1. Fred the Red
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      Don't think Scholes and Valencia will be fighting for a spot. Besides Scholes will be rested every now and then like Giggs.

      Evans is your reasonably priced defender and yes you should have Rooney.

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  21. All your goals are belong t…
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    Is 1966 is the year around? Unless Skirts gets a bonus, we are tied in the EL.. 😀

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    1. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      So many draws going around in Europe. We might have a record this matchday. All to be settled by the Baps coming out later... All eyes on the prestigious 1 bonus point later.

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      1. udit
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        I've lost mine by the margin of hits I took 😐 Oh Nani.

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  22. Zep
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    13 years, 12 months ago

    Ok ok, I really should get off this site now... I need to look for another job and a new place to stay...

    Been up doing FF stuff for 8 hours now... 😳

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    1. udit
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      That's normal(ish) Best of luck with your search for both though! 😀 Changing jobs?

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      1. Zep
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        Had to leave both job and room when I flew back to the UK a few weeks back...

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        1. Zep
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 12 months ago

          Just to clarify, I'm back in Brisbane now...

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          1. udit
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            13 years, 12 months ago

            Achzou, so you live in Australia? Which field are you in if you don't mind me asking?

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            1. Zep
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              13 years, 12 months ago

              Architecture...

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              1. Ryan
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                13 years, 12 months ago

                Nice, I'm a Landscape Architect myself and could be looking to head over to Australia next summer once the Masters is finished. From what I hear there are plenty of jobs in Aussie. You having much trouble finding one? or taking it fairly casual because it will be easy enough? I suppose your past experience helps

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                1. Zep
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                  13 years, 12 months ago

                  To be honest, I'm finding it rather difficult to find an architectural based job here...

                  I'm volunteering first and hoping to get a job out of it... We'll see..

                  I'm a bit busy at the moment... I have to get cracking on the job/accommodation front but maybe we can continue this discussion later?

                  I like nothing more than talking about Architecture stuff... speak to you guys later...

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                  1. Gaz Downright
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                    13 years, 12 months ago

                    cheers guys,

                    def up for talking architecture later

                    good luck with the searches Zep

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              2. Gaz Downright
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                13 years, 12 months ago

                hey, i have a question for you guys

                what are the best european architecture schools these days?

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                1. Zep
                  • 15 Years
                  13 years, 12 months ago

                  ETH in Zurich is world renowned and a highly sought after place of study...

                  Visited Switzerland on an Architecture field study trip...

                  Beautiful place...

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                2. Ryan
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                  13 years, 12 months ago

                  If your more into Landscape Harvard and Pennsylvania are good.

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                  1. Ryan
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                    13 years, 12 months ago

                    Oxford Urban design in the UK is renown as well I think. Not sure about Europe

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  23. Phaze 1
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    Those who doubled up on pool defence planning on doing it again in GW29 vs QPR away?

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    1. Zep
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      13 years, 12 months ago

      Your 2 points clear of me... 🙂

      Maybe 3 if the Skittle bomb scores a bapper...

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    2. tahoe don
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      13 years, 12 months ago

      Not likely to trade my 'pool defenders until after WIG. I brought in Suarez/Skrtel/Enrique because I expected one goal and one CS (x2) during the double game week. Expecting the same over these next 2 weeks.

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    3. nimbin_headers
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      • 15 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      i am in sthis situation, undecided, i also have wba defender @ wigan or sunderland def @ blackburn.
      Defo keeping 2 liv for next week but this week arghh. liverpool pretty tight i guess and qpr not real deadly but have to fight for their lives

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  24. Zep
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    13 years, 12 months ago

    Later DeZo's...

    Hahah... I'm rather fond of my new dead zone term of endearment...

    Can we keep it, can we... pleeeeease? 😉

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    1. udit
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      13 years, 12 months ago

      Fine with me 🙂 We did need a cooler and shorter version tbh 😕

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    2. Elniñorules
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      13 years, 12 months ago

      DEAL. love it.

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    3. Gaz Downright
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      • 15 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      it works well with Deep DeZo (which we will be entering in an hours time or so) as well

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  25. Ryan
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    • 14 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    Jafa if your out there. I humbly congratulate you on your L5 victory. I feel a bit like The All Blacks at the cake tin when John Eales kicked the winning penalty in injury time, I'm absolutely gutted! 🙁 Well done mate.

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    1. udit
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      13 years, 12 months ago

      I bet Newman will be even more gutted than you 😆

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      1. Acquafresca
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        13 years, 12 months ago

        udit...

        12pt hit this week and nani captain?! You must have gone mad.

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        1. udit
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          13 years, 12 months ago

          To the world genius is seen initially as madness, might captain him again this week.

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  26. jguti14
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    13 years, 12 months ago

    for this GW double down on pool defenders again or should I just play one and simpson?

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    1. Ryan
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      13 years, 12 months ago

      Play them both. Might as well continue gambling, its payed off so far.

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  27. Jinswick
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    13 years, 12 months ago

    Think my team pretty much picks itself this week - only query is Migs or Bogdan to start? Sunderland obviously have the better defence, but Blackburn score more goals than Villa. Thoughts?

    Mignolet
    JEvans, Skrtel, Enrique
    Nani, Dempsey, Walcott, Siggy
    RVP, Rooney, Suarez

    Bogdan, Surman, Caulker, Shotton

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    1. Acquafresca
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      13 years, 12 months ago

      agree with mig over bogdan.

      Who do you fancy for (C) this gameweek? Thinking ba myself... him or rooney

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      1. Fred the Red
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        13 years, 12 months ago

        Ba is a tempter but then so is Dempsey. Rooney seems to be the safe pick this week. Not sure about RVP's chances at Goodison

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        1. Acquafresca
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          13 years, 12 months ago

          How safe is Rooney if he plays 90mins midweek? Of course he'll start but maybe fatigue to play a factor??

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          1. Fred the Red
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            13 years, 12 months ago

            Hmm he's generally tireless most of the time but that could be a factor and might not make him that 'safe'.

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          2. tw
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            13 years, 12 months ago

            ba could tear it up but think i'll go with rooney. norwich isn't a bad side and rooney has been playing well recently and scoring much better than ba

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  28. Fred the Red
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    13 years, 12 months ago

    Good morning folks.

    Please RMT for GW 29. No FTs as I did Sorensen->Schwarzer. Just unsure about starting XI and captaincy:

    Schwarzer
    Simpson Evans Skrtel
    Silva Bale Dempsey (VC) Moses
    RVP Rooney Ba (C)

    Vorm McClean McAuley Caulker

    Cheers in advance.

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    1. Acquafresca
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      13 years, 12 months ago

      Im with you on Ba for (C), he's due a good haul

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  29. tw
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    13 years, 12 months ago

    so with tomorrow being the last day of the second leg of the round of 16, when will the champions league draw be?

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  30. LWO23
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    13 years, 12 months ago

    Need to play two of Evans, BAE, McClean & Siggy. Any suggestions? Thanks.

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    1. tw
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      13 years, 12 months ago

      no one else you could drop? seems tough to bench any one of them. probably bench siggy though as fulham away won't be too easy

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      1. LWO23
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        13 years, 12 months ago

        Yeah, funny problem to have. One option is bring Evans in for Skrtel or Enrique & then it becomes less of a problem, but I afford to keep all.

        Team would be:

        Skr Enr BAE Evans (Simpson)
        Silva Bale Dempsey McCl Siggy
        RVP Rooney Ba

        See any other options?

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        1. LWO23
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          13 years, 12 months ago

          I realise not all these guys can play next GW ... just don't know who to sit.

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        2. tw
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          13 years, 12 months ago

          depends how gutsy you're feeling. could bench silva along with simpson and siggy and start the rest. would take guts but could work out quite nicely. if not i guess i'd probably bench mcclean and siggy with simpson

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          1. LWO23
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            13 years, 12 months ago

            Thanks, TW. Appreciate it. Silva is definitely an option. Thinking of getting rid next GW for a Man U mid ... but he is my only City cover now and not easy to bench/transfer.

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            1. tw
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              13 years, 12 months ago

              no problem mate! chelsea could be a tough fixture and also wasn't it chelsea that gave them their first loss this season? only thing is silva could do well in any given gw. its jjust that the others seem to have good potential too.

              same dilemma here mate. i ditched aguero and richards last week so silva is my only remaining city player. considering ditching for a united winger too.

              btw, what are your thoughts on taiwo and sess out for valencia and caulker for a hit this week? would benching caulker but a decent cheap option and i need the money from that downgrade. would mean i probably wouldnt be able to get evans in unless i downgraded somewhere else though...

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