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26 March 2012 3180 comments
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Premier League champions Manchester United close out Gameweek 30 at home to Fulham. With a seemingly routine opportunity to open a three-point gap over city rivals, the Dugout Discussion opens to witness the potential fantasy points feast.

The team news for the clash at Old Trafford is in. Here is how the two sides line-up…

Man Utd XI: De Gea, Evra, Ferdinand, Evans, Rafael, Carrick, Giggs, Valencia, Rooney, Young, Welbeck.

Fulham XI: Schwarzer, Kelly, JA Riise, Hangeland, Hughes, Diarra, Dempsey, Pogrebnyak, Duff, Frei, Dembele.

Sir Alex makes two changes from the eleven that battered Wolves last week, with Ryan Giggs and Ashley Young replacing Paul Scholes and Javier Hernandez respectively.

Three changes for the visitors with Aaron Hughes, Kerim Frei and Damian Duff coming in for Philippe Senderos, Andrew Johnson and Bryan Ruiz.

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  1. Harry Ball Bag™âš½âš½…
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Who will get the bps from the Fulham game??

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

      evans 3 rooney 2 rafael 1

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      1. Blonde Faith
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        oh I do hope so. That sort of thing turns minileagues...

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        1. Bolivian Seaman
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          i want roonster for 3. it will cost me 2 points if not and 35 behind

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

      3 Rooney, 2 Evans and 1 Young

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      1. PL Ball
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Rooney wont get 3.

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

          We will see about that. 😛

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          1. PL Ball
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 1 month ago

            Id love that as a rooney Captainer myself but just cant see it.

            5 shots, 1 on target, one goal.
            Not playing full game

            Evans has brilliant stats, CS, 90, Assist and pretty sure he got in a few blocks.

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

              4 blocked shots though, so I guess it could work out as 1 shot, 1 on target.

              I'd still guess he'll get the 2 though.

              I really hope he gets 1 as 2 or more boners for Rooney loses me my H2H!

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

              I don't think he had 4 off target? Is that including blocked shots? Which wouldn't effect his ppi. May be wrong, just from what i seen of the game

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

    Keep or sell Enrique? Want to get Verm in, either Enr or Komp out for him.

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    1. Bolivian Seaman
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      keep kompany

      every team who plays man city will just melt and try not to get beat too much

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

      If its a choice of the two, get rid of enrique. He won't keep a clean sheet on sunday. Kompany is a better option long term

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    3. King Nemanja
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Enrique to Verm looks good, Liverpool are a shambles at the moment.

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  3. Bolivian Seaman
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Why is Baines Seven point Eight miwwwion pounds? so bloody expensive

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    1. King Nemanja
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      2nd highest scorer last season wasn't he, behind Nani? So that's why i'd imagine. 8m for the second highest scorer is a bargain 😉

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      1. shifty_pow3rs
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        i think i'm bringing him in this week instead of Skrtel, and opposed to Verm for a differential. Great form and fixtures, fingers crossed.

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  4. Pratik
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    @Elnino - Please confirm my doubts on qualification in the cup on event of tie

    Suppose
    Team A-12pts
    Team B-9pts
    Team C-9pts
    Team D-6pts

    If Team B and Team C have a h2h record of 1-1, but Team B has a better h2h gd than Team C, who will qualify? Or will it depend on Team B and Team C's overall gd.

    The standard procedure for qualification in UEFA Champions League group stage is:
    1. Head to head points, 2. Head to head goal difference, 3. Away goals between tied teams, 4. Goal difference, 5. Goals scored

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    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Overall GD from previous history on the question. H2H GD is for the knockout rounds.

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

        that sucks, if it was h2h gd I would have already qualified for the knockout round.

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        1. TorresMagic™
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          • 16 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          That's why it isn't, too easy that way.

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

            How is it too easy? Anyways it's the standard uefa group stage qualification rules. How about you, have you qualified to the next round?

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

              Yup TM is right, Pratik.

              For this cup, its:
              1) h2h record (win/loss)
              2) overall GD
              3) away points scored b/w tied teams.

              Overall GD makes it more comprehensive (for 6 games) imo rather than just h2h GD (2 games). Also overall GD is a tad easier to monitor for the managers and thereby improve on it.

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            2. TorresMagic™
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              • 16 Years
              14 years, 1 month ago

              I have to win next week Pratik or else I am out. I lost the 1st H2H & we would end up on equal points. Europa Cup here I come. ðŸ™

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  5. adp1113
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    approx wat time will bps be out?

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    1. King Nemanja
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      9.30ish i think

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  6. big oak
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    49 pts pre rooney (c) and evans bonus sounds like a decent week 🙂

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    1. King Nemanja
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Would be lovely jubbly if Rooney and Evans both shared the 3

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

      57 pre Rooney, Young and Evans. I will take that. 🙂

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    3. Bolivian Seaman
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      my best week of the season

      69 and 8,000 for the gameweek /chuffed. and i transferred out ben arfa last week for miyaichi

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

        60 this week, and I transferred out McClean and Y.Toure for Siggy and Valencia. Just can't beat me on that front this week.

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

    morning DZ-ers.

    the Young vs Valencia battle rages on (inside my own head at least).

    i didn't see much of the game last night but what were peoples opinions about who did more to earn a spot when Nani is back?

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    1. King Nemanja
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Surely valencia is the better pick, over 2m in price difference and he's the better player imo

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

        most of my ML rivals bought in Valencia or did Young/Nani > Valencia.

        at the moment, Young is a differential for me.

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

          Morning .
          I currently have Valencia but personally think Young is more of a goal threat and Valencia more of an assister.

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    2. big oak
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      i'll stick with rooney and evans
      at this stage of the season watching united at home yesterday defending a 1-0 lead, i wnt expect free flowing games the coming weeks, it seems they'll be back for successive 1-0 results

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

        that's what MUN do. go for the big win and if it isn't looking likely, they'll grind out a win.

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

      In my opinion, the best combination is one hard working winger, and one flair. That would mean valencia keeping his place and young/nani rotating. And its a lot easier to accept him being rested because he's so much cheaper.

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

    At what league position does it start to get really tight at the top? Myself and Mrs China Mag have been rising quite steadily for the last 4 weeks (little hiccup for me in GW29), while getting solid but not great scores. I'm up to 57,000 and she's up to 27,000. Where is the ceiling, ie at what stage do you need a great score, just to avoid a red arrow?

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    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      1st.

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

        +1

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    2. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      I've been stuck roughly between 20 - 30k for the last 10 gws so you'll need to do better than my rubbish performance.

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

        I see that you've averaged over 50 pts for the last 4 weeks too. Not bad. So I guess it gets tough for Mrs China Mag from here on in. I've got it easy for another couple of weeks!

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        1. TorresMagic™
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          • 16 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          One great week & you jump 15K.

          Have a look at my recent GW history.

          http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/5003/history/

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    3. King Nemanja
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      I found last year that even with an average score it is possible to get a green arrow, as a lot of the teams are pretty similar. Just don't miss out on an obvious captain though

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    4. Willis.
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      I've been stuck around the 5k-10k mark for a while now. It's very difficult to break into the top 5k.

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  9. PL Ball
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Zamora => Pog (no Ful cover)
    Johnson => Baines

    For a a hit? Yes/No?

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

      no hit.

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      1. PL Ball
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        So only one of those? If so which one?

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  10. FORCA INTER
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    why to C RVP next week?

    1.Hernandez will be back in 1st team and Rooney will play deep again(he will produce but notb that much)
    2.Dempsy and Fulham are totaly out of form
    3.QPR defence really sucks
    4.QPR getting red cards very often
    5.RVP didnt score a goal in back to back games

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

      6. You wrote points 1-5 to convice yourself to captain RVP 😉

      7. My #6 point is 100% accurate as i have experienced this as well as many others this week by posting statistics as to why rvp is the best captain option, only for rooney to outscore him

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

        And the fact that by #2s logic #5 is also out of form 😉

        Honestly I wonder if many people on this forum even watch football, or just ticker tapes and match reports.

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      2. shifty_pow3rs
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        I'm going rooney, 8 goals in his last 6 premier league games and Man United are really pushing for the title now.

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

      why to captain RvP or Rooney or Dempsey or anyone else next week?

      because it feels right without having to use pointless info to justify it and convince yourself.

      it's not rocket surgery!

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

        You need to write a number in front of your comment for it to be valid 😉

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

          i'm liking the number 63 today, for some reason.

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

          8. +1

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

    63 pre baps for Evans, Rooney(C) and, possibly Young.

    big week this week with 2x cup games and a chance to take the lead in my main ML.

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    1. PL Ball
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Good stuff. Unlucky about BAE though!

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

        and it one second brought crashing down to reality 😀

        i knew it was a risk but still didn't fancy him against a jammy CHE.

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        1. PL Ball
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah. It seemed likely that Chelski would atleast score.

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

      AB said theres a chance of rooney to get 0bps. 5 shots 1 goal 4 off target, no 90mins.

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

        then i'll take Evans' two or three points.

        even with no extra baps, i can't complain about my GW score.

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

          fair enough, evans should get all 3.

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          1. shifty_pow3rs
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 1 month ago

            c'mon Evans!

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

        No, it's actually 5 shots, 4 blocked, 1 on target, 0 off target.

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

    你好KING NEMANJA!

    Not sure if you got my last reply yesterday. If you get back involved with the shanghai gaelic team, watch out for me next time we play. I presume we'll have at least one more game before the all china's in june.

    My name is Michael. I'm the defender who all of the shanghai lads whinge that i mark them too closely!!

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    1. King Nemanja
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Will do man! I actually played with the suzhou team in korea, as ye only had 9 players. Great bunch of lads! Swamped with college at the moment, but I'd like to get back into it all right.

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

        Ha. Nice. Cheers for filling in for me! I hear we were pretty crap in korea. Nothing went right. We did much better on saturday. Hopefully catch you around! And if you're ever in suzhou on a weekend, send me a text and i'll let you know if I am out watching footy anywhere. Mobile no. is 18662191465

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

    a) Migs & Skrtel -> Friedel & Vermaelen (benching Bogdan), or

    b) Skrtel & Shotton -> Kaboul & Vermaelen

    Both leave enough for Dempsey -> Bale in GW33

    Bogdan
    JEvans, Skrtel, Shotton
    Dempsey, Walcott, Valencia, Siggy
    RVP, Rooney, Suarez

    Migs, Enrique, Surman, Caulker
    Bank 2.5m, 2 freebies

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

      B seems sound.

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

        Funnily enough I was actually swaying towards a). Would rather not have to play Bogdan (apart from his pending DGW), and Migs fixtures aren't great. There's also the chance that Shotton could start against WIG so I'd kick myself if I got rid and he scored well.

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

      migs has been in decent form just lately. he's in my team and staying there until the end.

      i like the look of B too.

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

        Yeah he has, but his fixtures aren't great. Tempted to hold onto Bogdan for the DGW and doing a) means I'm effectively starting a LIV or STO defensive player over a Bolton defensive player. Not much in it I guess.

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        1. Darren Caskey
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          Why would you rather have Verm than BAE?

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

            Bigger goal threat, Arsenal on form. I want a TOT defender also though, hence why I'm either getting Kaboul or Friedel as well (BAE is a great option, just not sure if he's worth the extra over the 2 I just mentioned).

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

    About to pull the trigger on Enrique > Verm.

    Any reason why not to?

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

      I'm looking for reason not to pull trigger on Skrtel > Verm and not finding one. Have close to 20 hours to mull it over though, so why rush.

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    2. PL Ball
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Why the rush?

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

        No rush, verm only at 76%, also looking to get in shawX or Huth, stoke have pretty good fixtures until the end.

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    3. adp1113
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      looks good but id hang in to enrique tbh, theyre next 3 fix give them a chance to bounce back strongly, well villa at anfield is nearly a garaunteed cs

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

        CS? Like Wigan at Anfield.

        LOL

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

        Kinda thought they had nearly guaranteed cs from their last two fixtures, too, though. My two weeks of double 'pool defenders with four points total to show for it were a bit disappointing, to put it mildly. Not quite confidence-inspiring.

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

    My plan was always Suarez > Rooney but I don't want to take Suarez out and I really fancy bringing Verm in.

    Which combo would you prefer to get more points?

    a) Suarez + Verm
    b) Rooney + Skrtel

    A is definitely a differential and could easily match/outscore B if Rooney's form in GW24-28 was just a purple patch. Who knows if Suarez will start scoring and finally live up to his FPL potential though?

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

      id rather have rooney and an injured player than suarez and a defender.. 😉

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

      "Who knows if Suarez will start scoring and finally live up to his FPL potential though?"

      one of the questions of the season.

      this might be his time to shine and come good to push LIV back up the table. or he might continue to be rubbish.

      at lease Rooney has proved himself in the last few weeks. not something you can say about Suarez.

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

        He's actually been playing very well. Almost had a brace on the weekend. Scored a cracker in the cup against Stoke and played a blinder against Everton before that putting 2 goals on a plate for Gerrard. He has 12 goals in 31 this season, which isn't great but it's not near as terrible as people around here make out. He just didnt meet expectations earlier this season and then the whole Evra thing has turned him into the bad guy. I think if it was any other striker in the PL the wheels of a bandwagon would be beginning to turn 😉

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

          all true but at this stage of the season, almost scoring a brace is of little consolation for FPL managers. and at his price, he's not value for money at the moment.

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

            Well he still scored one which isn't to be sniffed at. I dont think price really matters That much at this stage, particularly with so many people getting popular cheaper options like Valencia & Siggy while downgrading Silva, Bale, Dempsey & Nani.

            Tbh I think he's just as good as any other 3rd forward option and he also seemed to hit form same time last year.

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

        They mentioned a disturbing stat over the weekend. If the league results are taken from 1 jan 2012 Liverpool would be bottom of the log.

        Just saying. Not in form.

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

      Lots of Verm love on here. Which is good. Since I need opinions that kind off have something to do with Verm...

      I have 3.8m in cash. Own Rvp. Our mini league is tight with less than 10 pts separating positions 1-3. No 2 in league have never owned(!) Rvp this season. He owns Walcott and the little twat is matching Rvp lately. Very annoying.

      I have Ba, which is a major headache. Do i get Walcott for a 4pt hit in for Mclean and in the same swoop solve my Ba problem by getting Cisse in? Or judt get Verm in for free?

      QPR has not kept a CS since 23/10/11 and will shirley not keep a cs vs Ars. They do tend to score though, even with Cisse susp.

      😕

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  16. Darren Caskey
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Got Raylor, Skrtel and Enrique. Who should I look to get rid of w 2 free transfers?

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  17. PL Ball
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Should i keep the Sess? Or get Demps in?

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

      Keep sess

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

    Need to have Rooney I reckon. Would be nice to have verm. I would maybe look at downgrading silva or dempsey (in a couple of weeks) to afford them both.

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  19. shifty_pow3rs
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    So Tottenham, Liverpool, Chelsea, Bolton, Fulham and Newcastle are all missing out on GW34. Do we have any idea when these matches will be replayed?

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

      probably mid-week. Chelsea game only one in doubt.

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      1. shifty_pow3rs
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        thanks man.

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

        Eh? they're all in doubt.

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        1. shifty_pow3rs
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          why is this anyway, cup games...? Newcastle are out of both.

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

            Their scheduled opponents (Fulham i think) aren't out though.

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

              Chelsea, sorry

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

    is it worth doing Sktrtel + Young > Verm + Valencia this week for a -4 hit?

    or just do Young > Val this week and wait until GW33 ARS have faced MCI before bringing in Verm for wol, WIG?

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

      Neither IMO

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

      Dunno. I'm doing this now:

      Koscielny to Vermaelen
      Surman to Sessegnon

      Next week:

      Young to Valencia

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

    The shape of it:

    Bogdan
    Baines Cahill Evans Simpson
    Walcott Young Sigurdsson
    RVP(c) Rooney Pogrebnyak

    Howard Miyaichi Skrtel Andrews

    Might save my transfer...

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    1. shifty_pow3rs
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      I was going to advise you to maybe double up on Everton's defence with Howard, then saw that Wolves have only managed one goal and conceded 14 in their last 4 games! 14 !!! or going back even further, they've conceded 21 in their last 6 games!! So therefore I recommend possibly playing Miyaichi over Sigurdsson?

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

        Cheers Shifty. Will check it out.

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

    Vorm
    Komp Evans Enrique
    Demps Valencia Siggy Bale
    RVP Roon Ba

    (Sorensen McClean Williamson Caulker)

    Should i make a transfer or save 2 FT for next week?

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    1. Bolivian Seaman
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      i'd look to get rid of ba, enrique possibly and williamson

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      1. shifty_pow3rs
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        enrique for me, I heard a stat recently saying that if the premier league had started in January Liverpool would currently be 2nd bottom.

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

          ..when did you hear it? 7 min ago?

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          1. shifty_pow3rs
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 1 month ago

            couple of days ago

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

            LOL

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  23. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone guaranteed through in the FPL Open that I haven't put through already?

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

      Me, you know i deserve to be in there 😉

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      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        I already did.

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

          Oh yeah. hold on
          I won 😯 Against the 27th seed. YES!

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

            I beat the 10th seed 😉

            Hahaha Canadian Football TM? Are you having a giraffe?? That'll be our 3rd H2H IN
            4 weeks 😆

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            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 1 month ago

              That's how the draw worked. Good luck. 🙂

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

                Thanks bro 🙂

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          2. col7475
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 1 month ago

            well done! good luck in the next round.

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    2. col7475
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      nope, got a good spanking.

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

        You had your super run last season.

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        1. col7475
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          Yep, now hoping that Young gets less than 2bps or I am out of PP Cup also. How did you do TM?

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          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 1 month ago

            Got 1 more than you with a Rooney on top. No idea about the PP Cup. Already out of the FPL Open.

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

            Two trades already Colin. What did you do?

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            1. col7475
              • 15 Years
              14 years, 1 month ago

              Walcott & Bae in - skyrtl and sess out. Was slightly bored!!

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

                Cool. For a hit?

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                1. col7475
                  • 15 Years
                  14 years, 1 month ago

                  Yeah, why not! 4pts. Concentrating one one league really now and I am a few clear so hopefully be ok.

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

      yeah baby.

      ass of 7th seed well and truly kicked.

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

        :thumbs up:

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

        Well done. Seen your next opponent?

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  24. udit
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Soo who's through to the next round of the cup? Me 48 : Mc the knife 47. Oh YEAH!

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

      So, have you bought new pencils for Harvard?

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

        Not yet

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

    Anyone fancy baines as a good differential? Want to get both him and verm in for the rest of the season somehow..

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

      you can wait for 2 weeks for verm. There is no way he is picking up a clean sheet against city.

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

        thats what i am thinking, and qpr usually score as well so im thinking:

        this week: enrique OR komp> baines

        then get in walcott and verm in GW33

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

        A Wheater owner...

        😯

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

          flair

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

            Thanks, one of the few wc defence move that worked out.
            Anyways the whole picture is I transferred out McClean and Y.Toure out this week for Siggy and Valencia, so it's not exactly the right week for praising me.

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

        I don't see how there is 'no way'
        Arsenal are finally in some good defensive form, and City have been shit away from home for weeks now..
        Stoke 1-1
        Swansea 0-1
        Villa 1-0
        Everton 0-1
        Wigan 1-0
        Sunderland 0-1
        WBA 0-0
        Chelsea 1-2
        Liverpool 1-1
        So, in their last 9 away games, they've won twice, and scored 5 goals..

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

          Fair point. I know Verm has done welll over the past few weeks, but Arsenal for me still has an unreliable defence.
          With a fixture of extreme importance to city, with their best team out there on Emirates, I can see them banging more than the solitary goal. Underestimate city at your own peril even though they are playing away.

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

            I am not underestimating them, if anything you're overestimating them..
            They've had their best team out their for these fixtures too.
            The thing is, Aguero doesn't perform away, Silva has been in poor form since 2011, Balotelli has been anonymous on the field for a few weeks, and Nasri is hot and cold, I don't get how they are no chance to keep a clean sheet

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

          Jackers....Verm or Theo for Qpr? Theo would be a 4pt hit.

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

            Probably Walcott as it is more likely he will score/assist.
            Who would you be playing otherwise, though?

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

              My team:

              Krul
              Jevans/Shotton/Kelly
              Dumpster/Bale/Valencia/Siggy
              Rooney/Ba/Rvp

              Vorm/Enrigue/Simpson/Mclean

              So as you can see I'm not to keen on playing Siggy away to Spurs. And Ba is a pain in the poophole.

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

            Theo is cool for a 4pt hit. But a 4pt for a defender hardly ever works out for the immediate future. If it's long term and you are beset with injuries only then a 4pt hit for verm.

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

              I know that reasoning. But what always amuses me is if you do 2 trades for a 4pt hit and let's say one of the trades are a def, who says the def was not the free trade and Theo the trade for the 4pt hit?

              BTW, the Verm trade will be for free since I have 3.8m. Theo would be the 4pt hit.

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

      I'm getting baines this week. Mrs China Mag has Big Verm. Sorted!

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

    Hey TM - think I'm through in your FPL Open. Wooo

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

      Updated, congrats. 🙂

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  27. Christina.
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Ok, let's rephrase the whole Ba Dilemma...If you were not a Ba owner and were looking for a 3rd striker. Would you buy Cisse at 6.8m considering Newc fixtures?

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

      you reckon a straight swap christina?

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

        Well I own Ba, so I'm considering it. Thing is I also want Walcott for Qpr, and thinking this is surely the week to "solve" both issues with a reasonably good chance to recover th 4pt hit.

        I'm more interested to find out how non Ba owners are looking at Cisse as a 3rd striker.

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

          Intriguing, i own ba as well just want this cisse nightmare to end tbh. JOA on the other hand has already made the straight swap.

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

      Yes, but probably from GW33 onwards (unless price is a major issue)

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

        Absolutely this. LIV, swa aren't the greatest fixtures for us. I will be benching Dave for swansea. But he could have risen by 0.5m by the time GW33 comes around, especially if he does well against liverpool.

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

          I always wanted to ask you...WTF is Dave?

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

            Papiss Demba "Rodney" Cisse

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

        Well it's more a timing thing to get Walcott in for Qpr and to recover the 4pt hit immediately. No way will Pool keep a Cs vs New either.

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    3. adp1113
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      I personally wont, would rather Ben Arfa

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

        How about both? 🙂

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        1. adp1113
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          id be happy with just arfa + williamson/simpson from nu

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  28. Hay Number 2
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    The last gw I look a -4 for:

    Silva>>>>Walcott
    Skertel>>>>Evans

    I have never been happier taking a hit. Clawed back the -4 and some!

    Anyone else want to borrow the sports almanac? Butter hurry though Biff has been sniffing around it and I think that he's up to no good! 😉

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

      looking at my team what transfer would you make this week 😉

      Vorm
      Komp Evans Enrique
      Demps Valencia Siggy Bale
      RVP Roon Ba

      (Sorensen McClean Williamson Caulker)

      1 FT

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      1. Hay Number 2
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Currently I have the exact same front 7 as you....In fact other than Kompany it's exactly the same team (discounting the bench)!

        The only thing I am trying to change is Ba but for the life of me I can't decide for who. I may just save the transfer this week and deal with it then make some more cash and get Adebayor!

        Your team looks fine mate!

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

          Have 2.0 in the bank, was considering verm or baines.. not sure, might save it

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

      Congrats on the 1st round win. 🙂

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      1. Hay Number 2
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Did I?!?!? Really sorry mate but I had no idea who I was playing, where would I find out?

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

          My link has the answers.

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          1. Hay Number 2
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 1 month ago

            Major doh!

            I realised after I had replied. Very impressed with the layout and the links.

            Well done and thanks again.

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

      Excellent. I did Silva/Walters-->Siggy/Val. So no great shakes there. Siggy's unexpected haul vs Ful screwed up my thinking. I was planning on only getting siggy from gw 32 and now I'm paying the price.

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      1. Hay Number 2
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Still I would rather have the latter two myself, at least they are locked and loaded.

        Sweet!

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  29. MrAnderson
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    My defence is at an all time high of a shambles. Simpson evans ok but then I've to sort out senderos shot ton and Shirley. Need bale in as well so currently thinking gerrard for bale Shirley for Cahill or should I do something else. Is it worth a further 4 point hit to take out senderos?

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  30. MrAnderson
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Lol what the hell? I never typed Shirley lol though that could be a more ap name for him. Send or os of ful ham

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

      Shore y of west brim even

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