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FPL GW34 Scout Picks - Bus Team

Hermansen

Gabriel Magalhães
van Dijk
Porro

Salah
Bruno Fernandes
Gibbs-White
Rogers
Wilson

Solanke
Bowen

Woodman
Mavropanos
Danso
Mané

GW34 Captain Poll

Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Mukiele	SUN	4.5m	134.7%	Very Likely
Mavropanos	WHU	4.4m	124.1%	Very Likely
Virgil	LIV	6.2m	116.3%	Very Likely
Rogers	AVL	7.4m	100.5%	Very Likely
Xavi	TOT	6.5m	101.0%	Very Likely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	105.4%	Very Likely
Bowen	WHU	7.7m	96.3%	Likely
Cunha	MUN	8.0m	97.5%	Likely
Gibbs-White	NFO	7.5m	91.5%	Maybe
Pedro Porro	TOT	5.1m	90.2%	Maybe
Darlow	LEE	3.9m	96.1%	Maybe
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	95.9%	Maybe
Struijk	LEE	4.3m	90.0%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	90.0%	Unlikely
Beto	EVE	5.0m	82.0%	Unlikely
Justin	LEE	3.9m	82.8%	Unlikely
Leno	FUL	4.9m	78.4%	Unlikely
Tarkowski	EVE	5.7m	73.9%	Unlikely
Aït-Nouri	MCI	5.7m	72.2%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.7m	69.3%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	71.9%	Unlikely
Wan-Bissaka	WHU	4.1m	71.9%	Unlikely
Gakpo	LIV	7.3m	70.3%	Unlikely
Ndiaye	EVE	6.2m	69.5%	Unlikely
Solanke	TOT	7.2m	67.1%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.5m	69.2%	Unlikely
Frimpong	LIV	5.7m	68.8%	Unlikely
B.Fernandes	MUN	10.3m	61.9%	Unlikely
Gomez	BHA	4.9m	67.8%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.7m	60.1%	Unlikely
Tavernier	BOU	5.4m	66.9%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	65.1%	Unlikely
Groß	BHA	5.5m	63.4%	Unlikely
Shaw	MUN	4.5m	62.4%	Unlikely
Ngumoha	LIV	4.3m	62.0%	Unlikely
Richards	CRY	4.4m	61.8%	Unlikely
Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	5.1m	56.9%	Unlikely
Bijol	LEE	3.9m	60.3%	Unlikely
Lacroix	CRY	5.1m	55.8%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.7m	57.8%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
João Pedro	CHE	7.7m	155.2%	Very Likely
J.Timber	ARS	6.2m	117.7%	Very Likely
Mbeumo	MUN	8.5m	110.6%	Very Likely
Mac Allister	LIV	6.3m	108.8%	Very Likely
Gordon	NEW	7.4m	96.5%	Likely
Angel	WOL	4.7m	100.9%	Very Likely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.6m	99.6%	Likely
Merino	ARS	5.4m	100.4%	Very Likely
McAidoo	MCI	4.5m	100.2%	Very Likely
Emenalo	CHE	4.5m	97.0%	Maybe
Piroe	LEE	4.9m	97.4%	Maybe
Longstaff	LEE	4.8m	96.4%	Maybe
Tchaouna	BUR	4.8m	96.5%	Maybe
O.Dango	BRE	5.9m	89.9%	Unlikely
Mayenda	SUN	5.2m	94.3%	Unlikely
Schade	BRE	7.0m	93.0%	Unlikely
Slonina	CHE	3.9m	92.1%	Unlikely
Grealish	EVE	6.3m	91.7%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	4.9m	91.5%	Unlikely
Reijnders	MCI	5.0m	90.8%	Unlikely
Salmon	ARS	4.0m	91.2%	Unlikely
Johnson	CRY	6.5m	89.1%	Unlikely
Trafford	MCI	4.5m	86.9%	Unlikely
Andrey Santos	CHE	4.5m	84.1%	Unlikely
Dalot	MUN	4.6m	84.5%	Unlikely
John	NFO	4.0m	82.9%	Unlikely
Mee	MUN	3.9m	79.6%	Unlikely
Dorgu	MUN	4.1m	79.1%	Unlikely
Iwobi	FUL	6.3m	76.3%	Unlikely
Cairns	LEE	3.9m	76.3%	Unlikely
Gravenberch	LIV	5.5m	74.8%	Unlikely
Steele	BHA	4.2m	75.5%	Unlikely
Estève	BUR	3.9m	74.9%	Unlikely
Mainoo	MUN	4.7m	74.3%	Unlikely
Ebere	EVE	4.4m	73.8%	Unlikely
Thiaw	NEW	5.1m	69.6%	Unlikely
Byfield	TOT	4.0m	71.8%	Unlikely
Rayan	BOU	5.5m	69.1%	Unlikely
Kilman	WHU	4.1m	69.3%	Unlikely
Webster	BHA	4.4m	68.8%	Unlikely

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Watchlists

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	C
No Change	Verbruggen	BHA	B, Vs
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	B
No Change	Darlow	LEE	B, Vs, £
No Change	Petrovic	BOU	B
No Change	Henderson	CRY	C

Last updated: 16 Apr, 2026 10:18pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	A
No Change	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	A
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	B, Vs
No Change	Hill	BOU	B, £
No Change	Struijk	LEE	B, Vs, £
No Change	Lacroix	CRY	A, Inj
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	C
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	C
No Change	Cash	AVL	C

Last updated: 17 Apr, 2026 12:20pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
No Change	Semenyo	MCI	B
No Change	Palmer	CHE	B
No Change	Tavernier	BOU	C, £
No Change	Ismaila Sarr	CRY	A
No Change	Gordon	NEW	A
No Change	Rice	ARS	C
No Change	Rogers	AVL	C
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £
No Change	Szoboszlai	LIV	A
No Change	Wilson	FUL	B
No Change	Hinshelwood	BHA	C, Vs, £

Last updated: 17 Apr, 2026 8:11pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	C
No Change	João Pedro	CHE	A
No Change	Welbeck	BHA	B, Vs
No Change	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	C, Vs
No Change	Bowen	WHU	A
No Change	Thiago	BRE	A

Last updated: 17 Apr, 2026 8:13pm

GW34 Transfers Poll

[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion

26 March 2012 3180 comments

Akers

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.

The Dugout Discussion chatroom is open and can be accessed right here.

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Fratboy
14 years, 1 month ago
Think I'm going to attempt saving a transfer this week, nothing quite appealing enough. Here's hoping I can get through the week without JoA or anyone persuading me a transfer is needed! 🙂

Won my H2H's as well, bit of a surreal feeling....
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1. Epic Fail
  14 years, 1 month ago
  I'm doing the same this week I hope. It always feels good when you've got 2 freebies.
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  1. Fratboy
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Yeah always does! Will probably make 3 transfers next week though, big risks always necessary at this point in the season!
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2. The Finnisher
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Just make one, it's no fun otherwise.
  p.s, me..(-4)
  But at least im having fun 😀
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  1. Fratboy
    14 years, 1 month ago
    I had my fun last week haha, 8 pointer didn't really pay off but team made up for it elsewhere.
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    1. The Finnisher
      14 years, 1 month ago
      I took a four pointer last week but you don't see me slowing down.
      JUST DO IT!
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      1. Fratboy
        14 years, 1 month ago
        Oh how I hate you. I have to wake up early in the morning to hate you, just because there isn't time enough in the day!
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        The Finnisher
        14 years, 1 month ago
        You'll do a transfer, I can feel it in my bones.
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3. Elniñorules
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Fratboy & save a transfer? 😯
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Epic Fail
14 years, 1 month ago
Morning fellow fantasy addicts.

Does it look like Jevans has been given license to get forward or do we think his attacking returns are just a one off (twice).?
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1. Demí
  14 years, 1 month ago
  He's our Vermaelen (obviously not as big an attacking threat though). I wouldn't say he's been given license to get forward, but out of the 2 CB's it's always going to be him bringing the ball out of defence, and in the game when we're dominating position he gets forward a bit. Both his attacking returns have come from corners though(yesterday where stayed up after the corner had been cleared and got his reward), and he's a big threat despite only scoring his 1st goal last week.
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  1. Epic Fail
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Thanks. That makes a lot of sense actually. It seems such a long time ago that everyone and their dog used to say he was terrible.
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2. The Finnisher
  14 years, 1 month ago
  I'd say he has been unlucky not to get any attacking stats before last week.
  I remember vs QPR he could have had a hat-trick.
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  1. Epic Fail
    14 years, 1 month ago
    He's certainly looking like he might be one of the fantasy bargains of the season. I wonder how much he will come in at next season.
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The Bandit
14 years, 1 month ago
Tosey

Are you sticking with three Liverpool defs? Only have Reina and Skrtel myself but starting to think that may be two too many... 😐
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1. big oak
  14 years, 1 month ago
  id drop reina, dowgrade to a cheapie with good coming fixtures and upgrade elsewhere
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2. tosey
  14 years, 1 month ago
  for now, newcastle away isnt kind (ill bench enrique) but villa at home the week after could be profitable. im saving a freebie each week so if they concede in the next 2 then ill be getting rid of a couple
  
  agger returning will hopefully make a difference
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3. The Finnisher
  14 years, 1 month ago
  I'm not Tosey but...
  Enrique > Baines
  Reina > Mignolet soon (to fund Surman > Sess)
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4. The Bandit
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Thanks all, thinking Reina to Bego (if he keeps his place) and Skrtel to Verm is the way
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  1. tosey
    14 years, 1 month ago
    wildrover, having another look into it and i may actually make the enrique to baines switch this week!
    
    all depends if everton progress tonight
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Acquafresca
14 years, 1 month ago
Zlat who to bring in first? Baines or Verm?

Im thinking baines this week and verm in Gw33 along with fellow teammate walcott
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1. Willis.
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Verm. Don't get Baines in. It's a trap!
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Runaway
14 years, 1 month ago
My team is:

Schwarzer Mignolet
BAE Evans Raylor Caulker Kelly
Bale Walcott Valencia Siggy Moses
RVP Rooney Ba
Bank: 1,6

I plan to send both Ba and Moses until GW32. Which one would you prefer to replace them? :
A - Adebayor and McClean
B - Pog and Sessegnon
C - Cisse and Sessegnon
D - Else?
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1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
  14 years, 1 month ago
  C
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2. tw
  14 years, 1 month ago
  C
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Acquafresca
14 years, 1 month ago
Zlat who to bring in first? Baines or Verm???

My gut tells me baines this week and verm in Gw33 along with fellow teammate walcott
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1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Baines!
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  1. Willis.
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Is your name Zlat?
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2. Willis.
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Stop reposting after every 1 minute you twat.
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  1. roscola
    14 years, 1 month ago
    I'm glad you're here as the guardian of good posting etiquette
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  2. Acquafresca
    14 years, 1 month ago
    sorry double post.
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    1. सनकी
      14 years, 1 month ago
      it's not a double post when you only changed few words there 🙂
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  3. सनकी
    14 years, 1 month ago
    stop refreshing this page every 1 minute.
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TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
14 years, 1 month ago
Tired of Drogba..and Skrtel....

Skrtel & Drogba > Baines & Cisse ?

Any opinions? 🙂
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1. Turbodog
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Tired? You only just bought Drog in!!!
  You won't get anywhere in this game if you keeping jumping between players and taking 4 point hits in the process.
  Skrtel to Baines is good if you can afford it alone. If not , LEAVE IT!
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heco87
14 years, 1 month ago
Given the choice, and assuming you had both Bale and RVP ... would you rather go for Walcott or VDV?
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1. Scroobius Mac
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Wally is safer, VdV is more of a punt but one with a higher ceiling - I'd say it depends if you are chasing a lead and need to take a risk or can be conservative.
  I'd go VdV though.
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  1. heco87
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Chasing in one league, leading in another ... tough call
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  2. big oak
    14 years, 1 month ago
    since u have enough manu cover go for a semi-differential in mata or nasri or lamps to wider ur options
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    1. heco87
      14 years, 1 month ago
      Walcott and VDV are definitely differentials in my mini leagues but yeah, maybe worth considering Mata too I suppose ...
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Scroobius Mac
14 years, 1 month ago
Morning all, defence this week will currently be:
Krul (LIV) [Mingolet (mci)]
Kelly (NOR) Evans (bla) Verm (qpr) [Skrtel (new), Simpson (LIV)]

So do you think:

A) Kelly > Kaboul
B) Skrtel > Baines
C) Krul > Hart
D) Krul > Friedel
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1. The Finnisher
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Gotta be B 🙂
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2. heco87
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Not sure there's much wrong with playing Krul, Kelly, Evans & Vermaelen but if pressed, I'd pick b)
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  1. Fratboy
    14 years, 1 month ago
    ^^^
    I thought this.
    
    If pushed though I'd do D.
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3. Demí
  14 years, 1 month ago
  A for me
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4. Elniñorules
  14 years, 1 month ago
  I'd save the FT.
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5. Scroobius Mac
  14 years, 1 month ago
  So thats - 3 save your FT, 2 Bs, 1D and 1A - clear as mud then.
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  1. Scroobius Mac
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Oh and cheers lads.
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    1. Fratboy
      14 years, 1 month ago
      You keepers rotate quite well after this week and you can field a decent team. Has to be a save? Although Krul seems a poor choice this weekend, Newcastle pull cleanies out of nowhere sometimes.
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      1. Scroobius Mac
        14 years, 1 month ago
        Somehow gone from an 8 point hit to saving the transfer from yesterday then.
        At least Krul has a decent chance of save points against Liverpool.
        Haven't had 2 FTs in ages either.
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FORCA INTER
14 years, 1 month ago
Suarez - worth keeping?
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1. big oak
  14 years, 1 month ago
  im keeping, but gotta sayi have rooney and rvp, so he's a bit of a 3rd striker cheapie for me
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2. heco87
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Coloccini won't be fit for Sunday - he'll be up against Williamson and Perch ... I know they've been in poor form and struggling to score goals but Williamson is so low on confidence at the moment, I can see Suarez causing so many problems.
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3. Mílanista
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Worth keeping about as much as Ranieri 😉
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  1. FORCA INTER
    14 years, 1 month ago
    alright dude,u should stop making fun of Inter 😉
    
    btw-i got RVP,rooney and suarez as cheap striker as well
    
    seems like i have to keep him for now
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    1. NATSTER
      14 years, 1 month ago
      I decided to keep, but my question now is to bench or to play Suarez... His candidate is Siggy. Few comments on last page suggested me to bench Suarez.
      
      What do you guys think? Newcastle without Coloccini should be weaker than usual.
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Dom Salahnke
14 years, 1 month ago
What do people think of Crouch as a two week punt before I switch to PCisse?
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1. big oak
  14 years, 1 month ago
  crouch for ENGLAND, but not for my team
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2. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Could be great, but I don't think I've ever seen him score more than one goal in a game.
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  1. Dom Salahnke
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Alternatives?
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3. Dom Salahnke
  14 years, 1 month ago
  wol WIG coming up, can't be better can it?
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4. Mílanista
  14 years, 1 month ago
  I'm having him for 2 weeks then reassessing.
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  1. Dom Salahnke
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Do you have him already?
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    1. Mílanista
      14 years, 1 month ago
      I'll buy him before Ba drops in price.
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5. China Mag
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Sounds like a plan. Him or Pog
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TorresMagic™
14 years, 1 month ago
FPL Open 2nd round draw is over 50% done. Baps to decide 20 odd ties.
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1. SPorting
  14 years, 1 month ago
  i was happy to beat the 7th seed (123 in the world)
  
  next round looks tougher though. his team is all red shirts!
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  1. TorresMagic™
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Well done & good luck Sporting. 😀
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Demí
14 years, 1 month ago
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4220726/Anders-Lindegaard-facing-season-KO-after-injury-setback.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2120917/Manchester-United-keeper-Anders-Lindegaard-miss-rest-season.html

Lindegaard reportedly out for the rest of the season after injury set back
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1. Fratboy
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Poor guy, was playing so well and nailed down a spot in our starting XI. Cruelty hit and it looks like he'll be playing second fiddle for us for the rest of his life!
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  1. Epic Fail
    14 years, 1 month ago
    I bet Fergie is half happy that his decision on who to start has now been made for him.
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Elniñorules
14 years, 1 month ago
If you were to WC now, what would be your team?

Cheers,
Lazy Bum
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1. Acquafresca
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Baines Verm Evans Caulker Wilkinson
  Demps Bale Siggy Valencia ???
  Rooney RVP Cisse
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2. The Finnisher
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Krul Mignolet
  Baines Evans Vermaelen BAE Kelly
  Sessegnon Bale Sigurdsson Valencia Walcott
  RVP Cisse Rooney
  That's what I'm working towards 😛
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  1. Dom Salahnke
    14 years, 1 month ago
    That's quite bottom heavy, must say.
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  2. big oak
    14 years, 1 month ago
    can u even afford that?
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    1. The Finnisher
      14 years, 1 month ago
      By 0.0 at this very moment in time.
      Just need Sessegnon not to rise over the next 2 weeks, or I'll just get Walker/Kaboul and not BAE.
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      1. big oak
        14 years, 1 month ago
        oh god! who are you??? the sheikh mansour of FPL?
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  3. Elniñorules
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Gotta hate you rich people...
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    1. Dom Salahnke
      14 years, 1 month ago
      Have a low TV myself.
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    2. The Finnisher
      14 years, 1 month ago
      Swap ranks for team value? 😉
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3. big oak
  14 years, 1 month ago
  defence: evans cahill baines/verms 4.0 4.0
  mids: bale/vdv mata gerrard sigu miyachi/moses/a differential to rotate with sigu
  attack: roon rvp suarez
  
  gk: who cares nobody is scoring well anw
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4. FORCA INTER
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Bogdan Friedel
  
  BAE,Vermalen,Cahill,Clackuer,Enrique
  
  Walcott,Myatchi,Siggy,Valencia,Bale
  
  Rvp,Rooney,Adebayour
  
  tripple up on Arsenal,UTD and Spurs
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  1. FORCA INTER
    14 years, 1 month ago
    oh i forget Evans
    
    Cahill-Evans
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The Bandit
14 years, 1 month ago
What a comeback in H2H, 8 behind with three players each in last nights game.

Him - Roon Carrick Murphy
Me - Roon Valencia Evans

Now 58 v 58 with baps to come, gonna do him with Evans baps! Sweet 😀
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1. Fratboy
  14 years, 1 month ago
  BOOM! 🙂
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2. tw
  14 years, 1 month ago
  nice!
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TorresMagic™
14 years, 1 month ago
Just realised I am through to the 2nd round of UCL even after a loss. A win means I come 1st on H2H & a loss means I come 2nd on GD. 🙂
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1. Elniñorules
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Weird game innit. Congrats TM, you thoroughly deserved it though after some consistent performances.
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  1. TorresMagic™
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Thanks Elninorules, fantastic competition. Pity you didn't enter the FPL Open. 🙁
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    1. Elniñorules
      14 years, 1 month ago
      Trust me TM I did consider it. But I'm just terrible in knockout h2h's (like the FFS Cups) - I bet my poor performances in the last 2 weeks would have seen me out anyways.
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2. Fratboy
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Blimey, it's looking like I'll need to win next week too to stand a chance!
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3. tw
  14 years, 1 month ago
  think im done.. :(. newman-cini got lucky against me when i should have beaten him in the away fixture, then at home i fell asleep and missed my traansfer which screwed me over and then probably lost this week on the road w/ a 4pt hit that didnt work out too well (ba, taiwo, sess out and yak, evans, valencia in) looked like a good trade though
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4. Pratik
  14 years, 1 month ago
  I was so close but will have to wait till next gw. If Flynn and I have the identical teams after exactly the same transfer hits we both qualify for the ucl - It's a simple solution to guarantee my passage in ucl.
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  1. Elniñorules
    14 years, 1 month ago
    HAHAHA nice. Prisoner's dilemma eh? 😉
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    1. Pratik
      14 years, 1 month ago
      How about you? Have you qualified and did Real Madrid finally win a game?
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Acquafresca
14 years, 1 month ago
When do everton play mid-week?
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1. Demí
  14 years, 1 month ago
  today
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  1. Acquafresca
    14 years, 1 month ago
    cheers, what time? want to see how baines performs, thinking of getting him in.
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    1. Demí
      14 years, 1 month ago
      In about 10 1/2 hours
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      1. Fratboy
        14 years, 1 month ago
        Nice, staying out of trouble there.
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tw
14 years, 1 month ago
just dropping by for a couple minutes. wish I could be on more but these last couple weeks have been super busy. hows everyone here doing? and has anyone seen ENR around?
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1. Elniñorules
  14 years, 1 month ago
  What's up bud?
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  1. tw
    14 years, 1 month ago
    hadn't seen a response to my email from about a week ago and hadn't been on here much/at all so didn't know how you were doing or if you were around or anything. i'll be honest with you though, i honestly have no clue when i will be able to update HOF. it'll happen at some point but could be a few weeks unfortunately...
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    1. Elniñorules
      14 years, 1 month ago
      I must have missed your mail - will look it up. Last week was bad myself. This week has been much better tho. Regarding the HOF, there's no hurry at all mate. Just try to get it done before GW37-38 😉 Hope you get your stuff sorted out.
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      1. tw
        14 years, 1 month ago
        no worries. yeahh it should be done by then! haha. thanks! i just have a TON of school work as teachers are loading us up with tests and papers and projects and assignments right before our break. and also im hosting a spanish exchange student this week and last and then i head off to spain for two weeks so have had literally no time when I add in soccer practices and games 5-6 days per week including a game 3hrs away this past saturday.... so yeahh.
        
        how have you been mate?
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check out your mind
14 years, 1 month ago
Dempsey & Yaya or Valencia & Walcott?
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1. big oak
  14 years, 1 month ago
  no brainer valwal
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2. Acquafresca
  14 years, 1 month ago
  demps+ valencia, then swap demps to walcott gw33
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Jinswick
14 years, 1 month ago
Cahill - is he now 1st choice partner for JT at centre back? If so, and given his attacking prowess from set pieces, I'd be seriously tempted at 5.3m...
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1. Acquafresca
  14 years, 1 month ago
  thinking this myself, but remember chelsea are in CL and cup as well, fatigue/rotation may become a factor.
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  1. Jinswick
    14 years, 1 month ago
    I think it'll be rotation before fatigue - he's young and hasn't played that much this season. Chelsea the most likely to get a DGW too. I think I might bring him in for WIG...
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    1. Acquafresca
      14 years, 1 month ago
      fair enough
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  2. big oak
    14 years, 1 month ago
    yeah but they are playing lisbona and they are chasing the 4th spot so cnt really rest in the league
    will be different when barca comes to town
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    1. Epic Fail
      14 years, 1 month ago
      'When' Barca come? I'm not even confident Chelsea will make it that far.
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      1. big oak
        14 years, 1 month ago
        im not a chelsea fan, but i cnt see how lisbon can be a problem
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        Epic Fail
        14 years, 1 month ago
        I think you're giving them far too much credit. Chelsea really aren't all that. I think it will be a close affair personally. Could go either way.
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Dom Salahnke
14 years, 1 month ago
Okay, so planning on doing Ba+Shotton to Verm+Crouch.. for a hit.. Should I hold fire?
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1. Scroobius Mac
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Bringing in Crouch for a hit? It can always wait.
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  1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
    14 years, 1 month ago
    You can also say that he's taking in Verm for a hit 😉
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    1. Dom Salahnke
      14 years, 1 month ago
      Half full rather than half empty 😉
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  2. Dom Salahnke
    14 years, 1 month ago
    they play Wigan this week, and I need to do it for the value.
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    1. The Finnisher
      14 years, 1 month ago
      But...Wigan just beat a top 4 team
      
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      1. Dom Salahnke
        14 years, 1 month ago
        Um, spare me the rubbing in. 😉
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      2. tw
        14 years, 1 month ago
        top 4? they aren't even close to 4th place!!!
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rab1982
14 years, 1 month ago
so when are we expecting to hear about whats happening in Gameweek 34?

Got a wildcard still to play and tempted for this week but may hold if there's going to be a bunch of double game weeks that close to the end of the season
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1. big oak
  14 years, 1 month ago
  they will probably moved to midweek and there will be no dgw
  the only coming dgw is bolton tot, and thats the only reason im keeping bale in my team although his recent form havew been disastrous
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goosegreen
14 years, 1 month ago
Which swap would you do and why?

T1
Coloccini NEW>>>>>A williams Swa
D silva MCY >>>>>Valencia Mun

T2
Coloccini NEW>>>>>S Caulker Swa
D silva MCY >>>>>YAYA ManCity

T3
Coloccini NEW>>>>>Y Kaboul Tot
D silva MCY >>>>>A Ramsey Ars
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1. Epic Fail
  14 years, 1 month ago
  T1, because I think Valencia has the potential to outscore all the others single handedly.
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  1. goosegreen
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Are you a United fan by any chance?
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    1. Epic Fail
      14 years, 1 month ago
      Nope, AVFC.
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2. goosegreen
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Or would you keep D silva and Coloccini even though he's out for 4 games and Silva even though he's lost form?
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  1. Dom Salahnke
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Why don't you get Caulker instead of Ashley for T1?
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    1. goosegreen
      14 years, 1 month ago
      You think Caulkers better?
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      1. Dom Salahnke
        14 years, 1 month ago
        Cheaper, and does the same job
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3. Fratboy
  14 years, 1 month ago
  T1 but get Distin instead of Ashley Williams?
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  1. goosegreen
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Valencia or YAYA?
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    1. Fratboy
      14 years, 1 month ago
      Valencia for sure, Yaya gets good scores every now and then but Valencia is consistently awesome points-wise
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      1. goosegreen
        14 years, 1 month ago
        cheers
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Goose
14 years, 1 month ago
Wish I had another wildcard now, or just taken more risks with my one a couple of weeks ago, everyone in my Mini Leagues seems to have Dempsey Bale Valencia RVP & Rooney, i seem to be pretty much stuck in no mans land as every seems to be scoring about the same every week.
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1. Fratboy
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Chin up! At least you're one year older 😉
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2. Scroobius Mac
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Plenty of prospects that could have a big impact if you need a punt though.
  Hart, DDG, Friedel
  Sagna, Verm, Baines, Kaboul, Evra, Kompany
  VdV, Walcott, Miyaichi, Taarabt (It will pay off one of these times), Lennon (when fit)
  Adebayor, Odemwingie, Balotelli, Dave
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  1. Goose
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Cheers guys, your right. Think every transfer I make now will be a differential and just see what happens.
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DavidFFC
14 years, 1 month ago
Sitting on a 42 point lead in a league with £120 for the winner... hovering over the 'confirm' button for an 8 point hit, swapping;

Phil Jones > Verm
Reina > De Gea
Silva > Walcott

Any thoughts on whether this is reasonable/sensible/neccesary?
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1. tw
  14 years, 1 month ago
  would rather not take an 8pt hit for that but all strades seem reasonable
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2. Dom Salahnke
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Necessary imo..
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3. Fratboy
  14 years, 1 month ago
  reasonable imo. Very nice hit that.
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4. Jinswick
  14 years, 1 month ago
  No need for Reina -> De Gea imo (or do you need the extra 0.2m to fund the other 2?)
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tw
14 years, 1 month ago
for a 4pt hit this week what do you think? silva + skrtel out (will still have enrique) with walcott and verm coming in

or should i just do one of those two trades (can afford either separately)
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1. big oak
  14 years, 1 month ago
  go one by one and im not gonna answer the which one first question
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Jinswick
14 years, 1 month ago
Sitting 2nd in my main ML, 50 points behind 1st place - differentials are:

Me: Bogdan, Skrtel, Caulker, Shotton, Valencia, Walcott, Siggy, Surman
Him: Sorenson, Vermaelen, Taiwo, Kelly, Downing, Bale, Walters, Miyaichi

Was all set to bring in Vermaelen and Bale soon, but do I need to reconsider and look for differentials to make up ground?
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1. Dom Salahnke
  14 years, 1 month ago
  By all means no. Get the and look for differentials elsewhere. A 15 pointer from either could crush you.
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  1. Dom Salahnke
    14 years, 1 month ago
    *Get them
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2. Acquafresca
  14 years, 1 month ago
  no focus on getting the team that will prduce the most pts, and get (C) choices right
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SPorting
14 years, 1 month ago
i guess i have a luxury problem really.

current team for GW31:

Krul
BAE, JEvans, Skrtel
Siggy, Bale, Demps, Young
RvP, PCisse, Rooney

Mig, McClean, McAuley, Caulker

really wanted to get Vermaelen in this week but can’t really afford that switch unless i do Young > Valencia to free up funds (0.1m short) but that would mean a -4 hit (and also mean that I lose my Young differential in my ML)

Skrtel > Komp as a 2nd option and wait until GW33 before bringing in Verm?

anyone see any other areas that need attention?
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1. Fratboy
  14 years, 1 month ago
  I'd say Hernandez is more likely to start than Young next game if that helps? I think it's a good hit personally.
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2. tw
  14 years, 1 month ago
  i think that the 4pt hit looks good. also nice call on cisse!
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  1. SPorting
    14 years, 1 month ago
    cheers.
    
    didn't fancy Ba when he came back from ACON so took a risk on Cisse and he's finally paying it back.
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3. HVT
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Young>val to bring in verm for a hit, looks good mate . Games are running out and tbh I'm not a great believer in hits but this could pay off long term. Do you worry for Krul with cappuccino out? I know it's only every 2nd week but Mings fixtures are hardening.
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  1. SPorting
    14 years, 1 month ago
    my keepers always worry me on paper and i never expect more than 2 (or 3 with some saves).
    
    sometimes they surprise me though.
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China Mag
14 years, 1 month ago
Acqua, for your wild card, my rotation spreadsheet tells me that Mignolet/ Begovic is the best keeper rotation. Dirt cheap too. NB Krul/ Begovic is slightly better, but more expensive, and you have to take in the collochini effect.
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1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Hvat about Schwarzer/Mignolet?
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  1. China Mag
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Not great to be honest. Not bad though. Don't like NOR, eve, SUN, tot for clean sheets
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2. Elniñorules
  14 years, 1 month ago
  That's weird man. They seem to play at HOME together on most weeks.
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  1. China Mag
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Home/ away is only one factor in my rotation analysis. I would rather play my keeper against swansea away, than Man utd at home for example
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3. Acquafresca
  14 years, 1 month ago
  dont have a WC, was for ENR.
  
  Cant decide between baines or verm myself..
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TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
14 years, 1 month ago
Please reply guys...

Tired of Drogba..and Skrtel….

Skrtel & Drogba > Baines & P Cisse ?

Any opinions? 🙂
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1. Dom Salahnke
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Verm in place of BAines? not sold on him.
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  1. Mitchacho
    14 years, 1 month ago
    I think that's a good move. I just brought him in myself. Fixtures aren't spectacular, but I have confidence that their form will continue.
    
    I was kind of amazed at just how much I have to do with my team to get it ready for Gameweek 34. I think it may sneak up on quite a few fantasy managers. Took an 8 point hit already this week, Williamson, Young and Dempsey out for Vermaelen, Walcott and Valencia. Still have to make another 3 transfers in the coming weeks just to be able to get a full team of eleven out for GW34!
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