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16 March 2012 456 comments
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The 16 fixtures that make up the fifth round of the Members Paddy Power Cup II can be viewed right here. It’s the halfway stage of the competition, and with the two favourites eliminated in round four, it’s anybody’s to win at this stage.

We’ve now only got two Fantasy managers currently residing in the top 1000 overall, and they are only there by the skin of their teeth. Round three’s top-scorer, Bob Fossil, is now the man to beat sitting 941st in the world. He’s been drawn against 3,578th Fuzzy Dunlop.  Hot on Bob’s heels is 958th Daveclark85, who has also been been dealt a tough hand against 3,752nd overall howie_c.

At the other end of the spectrum, the lowest-ranked Fantasy manager in the tournament is Zizo, who sits 293,726th in the world – which itself isn’t too bad bad this season (or so I keep telling myself). Handed the ‘most favourable’ fixture is The Lord (3,352nd).

All fixtures will be played over Gameweek 29. Good luck to all.

Finally, another reminder that we’re still taking entries for the fifth Paddy Power Cup. Entry is free and open to all – full details here.

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  1. Spike ⚽️
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Kauto Star pulled up !!

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    1. isacki: full casual
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      I don't follow racing, but the fact I recognize that name suggests to me this is big news

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

    Wonder if any more horses snap their legs in half and get a bullet in the head in this race? Would be fitting and all, with it being the big one.

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

          The second link works.

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

        Fun times, saw them at Brixton Academy 96 🙂 Nearly had my own legs snapped in half.

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

          i thnk Pheonix festival around that time. Oof!

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

    Lozt on previous page...

    who to bench

    Taylor BAE Skrtel Shotton R_Taylor
    ????

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  4. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    RMUCLT

    Neuer | Chiotis
    Arbeloa Badstuber Emerson | Jorge Pereira
    Ribery Kaka Kheidra Mata | Garcia
    Messi Gomez Higuain

    Any thoughts?

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

      I think your front 3 is the best you can get without disrupting the rest of the team. Trying to fit Ronaldo (instead of Higuain) into the team would probably result in a sub-standard midfield as only Apoel offer any cheap players at this stage

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

        Yeah I agree. Just been struggling to pick a team. If you have Ronaldo and Messi the rest of your team goes to shit.

        I might leave Messi out for the San Siro game and get him back for the 2nd leg.

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        1. Piggs Boson
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          What will happen in the semis though when APOEL go out? There will be no cheap replacements! Do we get given a larger transfer fund or something?

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

            Good question!

            I haven't played this game past the group stages before. Struggling to pick a team once only the big sides are left.

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            1. Piggs Boson
              • 14 Years
              14 years, 1 month ago

              Seems a bit flawed. In the Euro FF this summer we get 5m added for the knock out stages, which makes a lot more sense.

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

                Yeah exactly. The stronger teams with the more expensive players tend to advance therefore the budget needs to increase to be able to pick a full squad.

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  5. gus_spartan
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Is rooney expecting to play

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

      just captain him

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  6. Declan
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    McCoy you little beauty 🙂

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    1. Spike ⚽️
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Great race !!

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

        what a horse

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

      i had £8 at 8/1, put it on here a couple of pages back too 🙂

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

        I had €15 on it. Happy days

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

          You seem to know what you're doing with the betting. How much are you up?

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

            Its a lottery imo, just luck, up around €100 today, probably €200 for the week

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

              You gonna bank it or keep the bets coming?

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

                withdraw and enjoy St Paddys day tomorrow 🙂

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

                  Hooray!

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      2. Spike ⚽️
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        That's an even better result !!

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      3. Sess!
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Great stuff 🙂

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

      i took your advise! 🙂

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  7. EL TANO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    krul
    kelly jevans assou
    young demps bale yay a
    rooney(c) ba rvp(vc)

    vorm siggy caulker santon

    crazy subs? Don’t trust Santon much these days

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  8. BOOM XHAKALACA
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    McClean to Morrison, yay or nay?

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

      nay

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    2. EL TANO
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      the sound a horse makes

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  9. Sess!
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Awesome run by McCoy and Syncronise. Deserved! I had Kauto Star so happy to cheer Synchronise over the line.

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    1. Spike ⚽️
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Great attitude Sess !!

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  10. Dopey44
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Kelly (Ful) to J Evans worth doing this week or holding off until next week given the fixtures? Only 1FT. Cheers

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

      hold onto kelly
      too cheap to ditch
      he plays games and fulham are always a good bet at home
      logic

      you'll find this reply as an accidental post further down the page by the way

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  11. Malgani
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    What's the best way to find out if Rooney is playing tomorrow? Currently have him as captain as I'm sure most people do, but wouldn't my Nani (C) and Dempsey (VC).

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

      Not mentioned as a doubt on their website (whilst others are) so it's looking likely he'll start.

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

      There will only be guesses, and the only further info before the deadline will be anything Ferguson might say (but he never says if he's resting anyway).

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

        SAF is at Cheltenham - doubt we'll get any info from him today.

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    3. Andrew
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Ring SAF and ask him

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    4. Spike ⚽️
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Nani is the biggest doubt of all. No Rooney rumours at time of going to post !!

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  12. Phillips
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Team in the right order for the weekend?

    1FT and 0.3 in the bank. Thinking Silva > Young.

    Vorm
    Evans, Kelly, Skrtel, Enrique
    Bale, Demps, Silva
    Rooney(C), RVP, Suarez

    Sorensen, McClean, Moses, Simpson

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

    play mata or mcclean.. or use the FT to lose mata.. for who?

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

      Mata to a United mid?

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  14. China Mag
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Early toon news on twitter

    Lee Ryder ‏ @lee_ryder Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
    Danny Simpson and Cheick Tiote the big doubts ahead of Norwich, Ryan Taylor likely to be out #nufc

    He's one of the main north east journos

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    1. Bad Pen
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Ahh thankyou, I was benching Simpson anyway but this makes me feel better about it.

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        hmm if Tiote doesn't make it, CS odds just dropped. Main rival owns Simpson and Raylor though 😛

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

      good stuff.

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    3. isacki: full casual
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Norwich have decent goal threat, if Tiote misses out I wonder if I should ditch any idea of playing Santon.

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

        And I'm gambling on Krul. Oh oh.

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        1. isacki: full casual
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          Worth it for the penalty saves 😀

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          1. JK - Cønt ⭐
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 1 month ago

            -1

            Could do without Krul saving one (could do without Norwich getting one) as that would put my H2H with Mull seriously in his favour. A Schwarzer penalty save on the other hand.....

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      2. Spike ⚽️
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        14 years, 1 month ago

        Re Kauto Star - Was going for a 3rd win in the race history and was obviously the people's favourite !!

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        1. isacki: full casual
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          I take it a lot of money has been lost today

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      3. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        am wondering the same. But my alternatives are Caulker (when I have Clint playing) and Taiwo (who is not first choice)

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        1. isacki: full casual
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          It's got to be Santon then!

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

      ok playing simps to spread risk... IF HE'S OUT, enrique comes off bench

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    5. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Good info China, thanks. Raylor come in, your time is up....

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    6. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Worth switching Krul to Mignolet on this news? You will be the likely back four China?

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      1. China Mag
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        If simpson and raylor are both out, I would expect perch left back and santon right back.

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

      YESS !! my rival has Raylor, Simpson, Bae, Williams, De Laet...soo nice

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  15. villian-ty
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Guys
    Worth doing a 4 point hit to get Rooney in?
    Cahill, Aguero -> ROoney , Shotten

    Team
    Vorm (Sorensen)
    Evans Senderos Santon (Enrique Cahill)
    Silva Bale Dempsey MCClean (Pilk)
    Rvp suarez Aguero

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

      I would. As Agu is playing Chelsea and Tevez will play too. Rooney has also nix fixtures, where Man City is struggeling atm.

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

    Right Fergie, now you've finished watching your horse falling down in the Gold Cup, tell us your team for Sunday. Hope he reads this.....

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

    Guardian Squad sheets - they're a bit crap I know - reports Stephen Kelly to be out with a thigh injury until 26th of Mars. Surely that's rubbish? I've not seen it anywhere else.

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    1. Scroobius Mac
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Didn't they have Landon Donovan starting last week? Or was that the Guardian?
      Unless Jol mentions anything I'll assume that's BS.

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    2. Spike ⚽️
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Are you looking at last weeks sheets. I make that mistake sometimes !!

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    3. Spike ⚽️
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Just looked myself because I have Kelly and shit you are right. I wonder if its genuine ??

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

        didn't he play last week?
        I almost left him on the park thinking caulker would auto sub
        so glad I just put caulker on coz kelly played 90 and got two points to caulker's 9
        caulker to auto sub this week if kelly is injured but sounds like old news

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

    Hey dudes... friday feeling is starting to kick in. YEAH!...

    Would you say I'm good to go? ...

    Vorm
    Skrtl Enrique Evans
    Valencia Silva Bale Dempsey
    BA RVP PIG(c)

    Bogdan Siggy Kelly Caulker

    (I'm going 2 pool defence as i think swans will def score plus pool play last which is always something to look forward too)

    Cheers guys and goodluck to all!

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  19. dfroes
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    What do u think about Defoe?

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

      wasting away on Spurs bench

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      1. isacki: full casual
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Wasted there too IMO. It's beyond belief to me how such a good finisher can seem to spend the majority of time on the bench.

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        1. Bad Pen
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          Definitely agree, I wonder if he'll be on his way in the summer - it certainly appears as though he has slipped even further down the order with the arrival of Saha.

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  20. gus_spartan
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    is rooney going to play

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

      like some1 previously said... Just (C) him

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  21. EL TANO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    hold onto kelly
    too cheap to ditch
    he plays games and fulham are always a good bet at home
    logic

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

      got rid of him the gw he was flagged red and got a cs...

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

    why are every1 getting rid of mata?
    Becuz chelsea are tired?

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

      tired of losing. but also facing MC.

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  23. BOOM XHAKALACA
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Which one would you do:
    A. Silva to Young
    B. McClean to Morrison
    C. Save transfer

    Team linked. Advice appreciated.

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

      C

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

      you took -8 last week. your team is fine. Leave it.

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      1. BOOM XHAKALACA
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Not proud of this, won't happen again 🙂

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

          😀

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  24. EL TANO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    re-post (sorry):

    krul
    kelly jevans assou
    young demps bale yay a
    rooney(c) ba rvp(vc)

    vorm siggy caulker santon

    crazy subs? Don’t trust Santon much these days

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    1. Ferris Bueller
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      I think swap Caulker with Santon in your subs order; Fulham at home are likely to score at least one, so I'd take the punt with Santon getting game time and having a better chance of a CS. Overall, looks a strong team.

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  25. Ferris Bueller
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Vorm
    Evans Kelly Williamson
    Silva Bale Dempsey Mata
    RVP(c) Rooney(vc) Pog
    Subs: Sorenson McClean Skrtel Enrique
    £1.2m in bank, 1 FT

    Who to bring in for Mata? Thinking Young or Nani. Or is there another transfer you can spot? Cheers

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

      young for sure
      no brainer
      maybe valencia - semi no brainer

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  26. sheetil
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    aaaaah.
    Can't deceide; Young or Walcott....(or Steve G)
    Anyone?

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

      young

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  27. Scroobius Mac
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Danny Simpson and Cheick Tiote the big doubts ahead of Norwich, Ryan Taylor likely to be out.

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      you got beaten to that

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      1. Scroobius Mac
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Ah yes. I'm no Demi.

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  28. Damo.
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    So was on to a buddy who works in a stable just before the Gold Cup. Said he as keeping all his money for a bet on Sunday. Avondhu Lady in the 3:55 @ Limerick. 33/1 is the predicted SP but he seemed really confident. Nice e/w punt anyway if yer interested.

    Disclaimer: Don't shoot the messenger.

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

    declan, your on form, cloudy lane or salsify in the 4.40??

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  30. Tmel
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Silva > Young or keep faith with the little Spaniard? Would be a FT

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    1. isacki: full casual
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      This week keep Silva - playing a suspect, injury-troubled defence and does well in big games. Valencia returning this week puts Young/Nani in doubt

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

        Now that i've sold him i read this comment...

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