[sbu_large_image] Matchday Surgery
9 April 2012 2857 comments
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Here we are again, just a matter of hours after waving goodbye to one Gameweek, we’re thrust headlong into another. With squad rotation the major concern ahead of the 11.30 deadline, we’ve opened the doors on our Matchday Surgery chatroom to allow you throw your questions out there in real-time in a quest to gather the wisdom, or otherwise, of your fellow Fantasy managers.

Meanwhile, here’s a rundown of some links that might just be of interest as the minutes tick by…

  • Sir Paulos and the Scout Committee got their heads together on Easter Sunday to bring you the Scout Pick selection for Gameweek thirty three, soak that up right here.
  • Our exhaustive guide to all the team news has been compiled and freshly updated this morning to bring you our predicted lineups right here
  • The results from the fourth round of the Paddy Power Cup can be found here – if you want to deduce your next opponent in advance, check out our pre-determined draw here.

The Captain Poll shows over 2500 votes in less than 24-hours with Papiss Cisse heavily backed to carry his outstanding form into the home clash with Bolton later today. It’s been a while since we’ve seen Robin Van Persie and Wayne Rooney pushed down into second and third – testament to the support that Cisse is gathering right now from Fantasy managers. You’ve all got Cisse right?

If you’re worried about your Papiss-less squad or still hovering your finger over the transfer button, you can visit the Surgery chatroom for some last minute reassurance.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. bring_on _the_fantasy
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    yup

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    1. bring_on _the_fantasy
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      my first ever first!

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      1. CarelessGenius©
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Whoop-ee-do.

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      2. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Great.

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      3. Optimus.
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        speech

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    2. Manamongst
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Somebody give this man a cookie...Stat!

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      1. bring_on _the_fantasy
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        cookie and shit smarties.......either one will do guys?

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  2. Torrestar
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    To Bale or not to Bale?

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    1. FPLFamily (Lee)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Not seen any concrete news on him. I've bit the bullet and gone Bale>Walcott. Arsenal's next two are irresistible.

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    2. big oak
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      i think he will bale me out this week even thinking about capt him

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  3. King Nil Miss ✩
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Where is my differential fix?

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    1. King Nil Miss ✩
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Nah... I´ll admit it, you´re doing a great job Scouts! Keep it going!

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    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Weimann.

      Klasnic

      Kalou.

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    3. si
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Aguero
      Kun
      Sergio

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  4. TheRealMcCoy
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Do we think bale will play, or is he destined for my subs bench?

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    1. si
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      you have to play him.

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    2. Kylos
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      have to play him and back him with a decent 1st sub

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  5. bring_on _the_fantasy
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Vorm
    Simpson Verm Evans
    Val Bale Siggy Ben Afra
    RVP Cisse Roonpig

    Mig Dempsey Caulker Kelly

    1FT Should i?

    A) Bale to Walcott
    B) Simpson to Kompany
    C) Save it

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    1. FPLFamily (Lee)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Try and keep Simpson, his fixtures either side of the blank are excellent

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    2. big oak
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      c

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      1. bring_on _the_fantasy
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        kelly for lescott then? so tempted to do bale to walcott......can't believe i have dempsey on the bench.. arghhh

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        1. FPLFamily (Lee)
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          I would play Dempsey if you can. Wigan gave Chelsea a tough time at the weekend, so Fulham at home should do too. Plus he's OOP and on set-pieces.

          I played McLean over him last GW, not making that mistake again!!

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    3. Carl@streetkids.com.au
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Get rid of Caulker and Kelly

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  6. xtina
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    in two minds whether it's worth getting an 8 point hit to have 10 players in gwk 34?

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    1. Manamongst
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Obviously depends on the players...if it were a weak fixture or defenders I wouldn't worry about it. I would maybe think about 9 for a 4 pointer..?

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  7. Manamongst
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    God I feel that prophetic feeling in Fantasy CL, did Gomez to Cuenca (4.5 mil).

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    1. HappyAnkit
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Why now?
      The match is next week. 😕

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  8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    thinking rvp capt but he hasn't scored in a while. tempted by cisse capt

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    1. FPLFamily (Lee)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Go RVP, Wolves are a shambles right now

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    2. DLL18
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Playing Wolves is the perfect remedy for him.

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    3. Manamongst
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Ramsey NOT playing would be a GREAT start...beginning to think Ramsey has naked pics of Arsene.

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  9. bring_on _the_fantasy
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    play Ben afra or Dempsey?

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    1. Kylos
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Dempsey

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  10. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Not havin cisse is scarin me now

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    1. daveclark85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Relax, he can't keep scoring two goals per game. Take solace in reversion to the mean. Having said that he's my VC this week!!

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      1. Carl@streetkids.com.au
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        5 games from the end and he's the only forward on form... with the 5 game run in.

        Be afraid.

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    2. Carl@streetkids.com.au
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      First time I've seen a player go up the full .3 less than 24 hours after being .3

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    3. MCH
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I've brought him in this week so he better not stop now!!

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  11. sundberg
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Who to bench?
    Walcott Sigurdsson Dempsey Bale Valencia
    Suarez RVP Rooney?
    I am thorn apart

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    1. TheRealMcCoy
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Its got to be siggy or bale!

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      1. Oliver Reed
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        same dilemma and going with siggy over bale..

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        1. bring_on _the_fantasy
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          dempsey against fulham?

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          1. bring_on _the_fantasy
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 11 months ago

            i mean chelsea?

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    2. Killitzer
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I have benched Bale and playing Siggy, Valencia, Walcott.

      Problem is that every time I play Siggy he does nothing but when I bench he performs!

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      1. threeputt
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        could you bench him please as I am playing him 😉

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    3. FPLFamily (Lee)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Great side.

      Out of those, perhaps Suarez. Although as a Liverpool fan, we are a totally different team when Agger plays, I think we'll get something at Ewood if he plays.

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      1. Isabella
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        +1

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  12. Danton
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Who to bench from?
    Siggy, Valencia, Walcott, Bale

    The main choice is between Siggy & Bale, I have already changed formation many times this day and can't really decide.

    other option is to take all and drop someone from
    Verm / Evans / Assou-Ekotto / Simpson

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    1. sundberg
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      You got the same issue as me... I leaning on Bale but it feels so stupid. Home game and spurs have to wake up and play him wide.. And with lennon back in action I can see them rejuvinated

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      1. Danton
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        I think the question is, whether Harry changes his gameplan to pre- Arsenal defeat Spurs. Last few games they have defended thightly and created little, but if they open their game, Bale will score and Spurs will propably concede against attacking-minded Norwich (which means that Assou-Ekotto -> Bale would be a good choice).

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    2. TheRealMcCoy
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Start Bale if he is injured, hopefully he wont come on and siggy will come off the bench. Save you getting burnt if bale starts!

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      1. sundberg
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        I Have thought about that aswell... And Qpr maybe will be fresh after those rotation...

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  13. Mr Sarcastic
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    I suppose this has been asked thousand times - so you who have been here all the time, what's the common feeling. Bale => Walcott, with four pointer, yes or no?

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      wait for Bale news

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      1. Mr Sarcastic
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        oh yeah? from where I will get it in next hour?

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        1. OPTA FPL
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          as long as possbile. Personally I still dont trust Walcott. Make sure you have good 1st sub, i will play Bale

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        2. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          Here.

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    2. bring_on _the_fantasy
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      im tempted too, or to sess. Will bale smash it up this GW though. I dunno.....

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  14. TheRealMcCoy
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Who to bench?

    Mata-Dempsey-Siggy-Valencia-Bale

    Or play all 5 and rest the Yak?

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      play bale...if bale is out then yak in

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    2. HVT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      The yak is hungry.

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    3. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Play all 5.

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    4. Optimus.
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      id bench mata or yak..matas stats away not great..but with bale a doubt that could make your decision for you

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      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Dempseys away stats were terrible too. Hence being on my bench last week. 🙁

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        1. Optimus.
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          and mine..stats dont lie..yeah right 😕

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          1. Shipstontrev
            • 16 Years
            13 years, 11 months ago

            +1 😥

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        2. markus808
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          Well if you considered their opponents form and the fact that Pog was injured it was reasonable shout to play Dempsey away. Stats are useful if used correctly, they provide a baseline to your estimates but they are not correct estimates per se. If arsenal has averaged 2.18 goals at home and city 1.75 it doesn't conclude that overs is the right bet, I actually laid overs. So be careful using statistics.

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    5. TheRealMcCoy
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I dont think there will be any harm in starting bale, cant see him coming off the bench so am thinking he'll either start or be out totally. Might have to rest the starving yak, and hope Mata and Dempsey have an open game at craven cottage!

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  15. Twelve years a slave
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Well , decided to ignore the Cisse bandwagon , and have gone Surnam to Sig

    Makes more sense with the short gameweek coming up , thought seriously about bringing in Cisse , but dont like making short term transfers

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  16. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    who to start

    1-enrique away at blackburn
    2-warnock home to stoke

    thanks

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    1. HVT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Steve for sure

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  17. Belli2007
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Good morning all, just reposting from a previous.

    Faced by the keeper choice dilemma this morning and have picked badly in the last couple of weeks so would be interested in thoughts.

    Vorm or Mignolet?

    Also, has anyone heard any more on the Ivanovic punch that someone posted last night, despite this being unacceptable, could be rather damaging to my defence moving forward?

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    1. Belli2007
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      previous post that is!

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    2. Bad Pen
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I'd play Vorm, not certain either of your options will keep a CS but I think Vorm is more likely.

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      1. Belli2007
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Have Vorm in currently. I agree, don't think either will CS although if one does, will no doubt be the one I don't pick.

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  18. Willis.
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Cisse (C), Sigurdsson (VC). Yay or nay?!?! Dropped to 7k this round, so I need get back into the top 1k.

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah go on then.

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    2. emperikal
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I'm going Cisse (C) as well. Dropped from 5K to 16K in the last 3 weeks. UGH

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  19. Killitzer
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Simpson or Clichy for defence? Both have got good chance of cs although clichy might be rotated.

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    1. Pinoche
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      Simpson , Clichy likely to be rotated .

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  20. emperikal
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Morning ladies (the few of you) and gentlemen lol. What a hectic turnaround! Again last week was rough and yet another red arrow. Another week with poor choices and points left on my bench. Have I got it right this week? Could easily see if going south again! Seems like I have two possible CS's sitting on the bench and am I right in keeping Sess as 1st sub?

    G: Vorm

    D: Evans - Santon - Cahill

    M: Walcott - Siggy - Valencia - Bale

    F: Cisse (C) - RVP (vc) - Rooney

    B: Scharzer - Sess - Caulker - Skrtel

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    1. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah, Sess will pick up at least 5 points today. Caulker and Turtle don't have nailed on CS. Don't wanna double up on swansea and Blackburn will score.

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      1. emperikal
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        At least 5 eh? So who to bench? Maybe Bale won't play and make my life easier lol.

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        1. Over Midwicket
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          Nah, your lineup is fine, keep it as it is. =)

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  21. Willis.
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Skrtel -> Vermaelen (4 point hit). This would give me 10 players for GW 34, but Djouru will be playing in defence this GW… Worth it anyway?!?!?!!

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  22. Kanus hat trick
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Do we think Suarez will play? They have a big FAC game at the weekend but surely they need a win to boost confidence and give them a little momentum against of that game

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Unfortunately I do not rate Kenny as a manager

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    2. Isabella
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I think he might be rested.

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  23. Oliver Reed
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    right my head is about to explode. My team is done and bale is on the bench..im off to brighton for some spa action. and no bum fun before you ask, well maybe a little bit.. 😉

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  24. fijuhmon
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    BAE - Evans - Richards - Simpson - Caulker

    Which 2 to bench to get Dempsey in? I've got Vorm so Caulker might be the other

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  25. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Screw it, Siggy (c), may RVP have mercy on my s0ul.

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    1. CarelessGenius©
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      You deserve everything you get with that move.....

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  26. bring_on _the_fantasy
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Why Kompany instead of Lescott??

    0.5 mill more and if Lescott would have played as many minutes as Kompany would probably have a higher score?

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    1. Jonny
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      kompany has no rotation threat - city might rotate alot as they only played yesterday?

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    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Why Man City def at all?

      Their season is over, their best defensive midfielder is injured and they look totally disunited and disspirited.

      I sold my last City defender this morning and have no intention of getting them back.

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  27. Jonny
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    two quickies

    1) begovic(avl) or vorm(qpr) ?

    2) enrique(bla) or dempsey(CHE) ?

    good luck all today 🙂

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    1. COMH
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Vorm

      Dempsey

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  28. COMH
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Still the same uncertainty over Bale starting?

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    1. Bad Pen
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Scouts think he's going to start according to team news. It is uncertain, but he'll be in my team regardless.

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  29. Willis.
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Have you ever been a situation where you lost your keys and your mobile phone?

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    1. Optimus.
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      funny you should say that...

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    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      😀

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    3. CarelessGenius©
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      That bloke might have saved cowell's career.....

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  30. Ace Ventura
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Mig
    Evans / Enrique / Caulker
    Walcott / Sess / Valencia / Bale
    Cisse / RVP (C) / Rooney

    Bogdan / Shotton / Surman / Kelly

    Right line up?

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    1. Jonny
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      i'd say so

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