[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. LewanGOALski
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Bogdan
    Kaboul – JEvans – Caulker – Santon
    Silva – Sessegnon – Siggy
    RVP (VC) – Rooney – P.Cisse (C)

    Al-Habsi – Mata – Kelly – Pilkington

    start Mata ? for who ?
    He'll probably come in for Silva, who may not play

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

      Caulker

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

      y on gods earth r u benching Mata?

      SWA 3/1 for clean sheet

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

      Sess. Sunderland never do anything at Everton.

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

    Just a bit of Walcott perspective.

    Clichy had him in his back pocket. I see the wolves defence frailty logic but Theo is a rotation candidate and it wouldnt be a surprise to see his game time reduced by the Ox

    Think those transferring Bale out and Theo in are going to regret it

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

      And I've just mentioned 3 former saints players how depressing

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

        You'll be more depressed if someone buys Lailana in the summer!!

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

          Newcastle if we don't get promoted

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

            Are you going to the Reading game? Should be a cracker.

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          2. CABAYE4
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 11 months ago

            We'll have him! Hopefully you'll get promoted though (mostly coz I don't want to see West Ham back in the PL!)

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

      na walcott will run they ragged for 80mins

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

        +1

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

        He may well do but thought it was worth pointing out how Clichy outplayed him yesterday

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

          they were teammates, so he knows walcott's move by heart. that's why clichy totally froze out walcott in that match

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      3. Manani
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        4 assist by walcott, 4 goals for rvp.
        4-0.
        perfect result 🙂

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

          I have them both too !

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

      With Arsenal not playing until next Monday after the Wolves games i can't see him not starting

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

        Said game time reduced

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

          Even if Bale starts he is more at risk due to a huge game at the weekend and slight injury

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    4. 11 Men in Flight
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      The City game was always an outlier for his form: mean back four, Clichy having trained with Walcott regularly at Arsenal etc.

      Even 60 minutes against Wolves and the Wigan game that he has plenty of time to rest for could be a huge upside if Bale is legit injured. 10-20 points over those two games is not impossible. For the record though I've got both, Bale is bound to explode in one of the next four.

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

        Me too just pointing it out as so many people dumping bale for theo

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  3. Cheggers
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Any advice?

    Mignolet
    Evans, kompany, sktrel
    Bale, Dempsey, sigg, valencia,
    Rvp (c), Rooney, Suarez
    Subs - Bogdan, miachyi, caulker, McCauley

    Any hints/tips with transfers? Can make 2.

    Options are ->

    A) bale -> Walcott, sktrel -> warnock
    B) sktrel -> vermalen, suarez -> dzeko
    C) Suarez -> aguero, sktrel -> warnock

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

      B has potential but do you think Dzeko will play? Even with Mario out he seems out of favour.

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  4. kieranmac7
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    hey lads and ladettes, have 6.1 for a defender cos am shipping skrtel out. Its either sagna or lescott? what ye think?

    Just gone into top 32k and want to keep the green arrows going!

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

      id go sagna or even go crazy and take a 2 weeks punt on djourou if u are to ship him out for dgw

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

        Djourou at 5.8?? Sagna is a MUCH better call

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

      I had the same choice and went sagna. He must've put in 10+ fantastic crosses vs city. Expect assists!

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    3. 11 Men in Flight
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Kosc being out is an issue, but if you take a look at Sagna's numbers over the last 8 weeks it's surprisingly impressive. He's quietly putting in great performances and has assist upside.

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  5. James
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Bench one of Dempsey and siggy... i am praying bale doesn't play and bails me out of the selection dilemma...

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

    RMT for this week please 🙂

    Vorm
    Simpson - Evans - Kaboul
    Bale - Siggy - Valencia - Walcott
    RVP(c) - Rooney(v) - Adebayor

    Am holding on to Ade just for this week as he has good fixture, and hoping he does better than Cisse.

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    1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Very good team! Good points coming up right after this! 😉

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  7. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    WOW! I'm proud of my team!

    From GW 27 till today I have risen from place 108,740 to 38,470 ! 😀

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

      good

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

      You changed your Grav.
      Is it so that no one can recognize you?

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      1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        No 😛 Cause Dempsey is AWESOME!

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

      Nice! Its all about timing I went from 1m to 93k in 5 weeks midseason thats the easy bit though especially now teams are starting to become identical again.

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

    Krul
    R Taylor, Evans, Skrtel/Shotton
    Bale, Valencia, Siggy, Demps
    RVP Rooney, Suarez
    Begovic, McClean, Skrtel/Shotton, Kelly

    Did Surman>Siggy.
    Any other changes Needed?
    Play Shotton or Skrtel & Should I do Kelly>Caulker/Any other?

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    1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Nice first transfer Happy, I also think you should do the Kelly>Caulker transfer now.

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

        Thanks. 🙂
        Answer the other Questions.

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

    Bolton clean sheet?

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    1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah, right.

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

      lol

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    3. Pinoche
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Bogdan Captain ?

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

      Stranger things 'av 'appened.......

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  10. vicvega1978
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Any thoughts on captaining Ade for this GW?

    Got RVP and Pig but chasing a 90pt leader. He's bound to pick one of them.

    Good choice or try and shorten the gap over the dbl?

    Cheers

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

      He's my VC.

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    2. 11 Men in Flight
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Gamble, but a big upside. You're likely to either get 2 goals and assist or absolutely nothing. If you're chasing then it's either gamble now or stick it on RVP and look to make up the points during 34 / 36.

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

    I wonder if Kolarov has any chance of seeing some OOP gametime. Came on for Nasri yesterday and with a couple of injuries in midfield it's not out of the question. I'm having him regardless.

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

      if de jong starts, he will be given unconditional license to go forward (a la baines)
      this scenario is very likely since pizarro have been extremely blunt yesterday

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

      It's a lovely punt. Worth giving it a go.

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  12. oliver89
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    hi, can I get some advice please. I've been struggling in recent weeks and have seen my lead at the top of my league being eaten away :/ with less than ab hour before deadline, what team should I go for?

    krul/vorm

    riise/j.Evans/killgallon/caulker/r.Taylor

    dempsey/sess/valencia/walcott/siggy

    rooney/bendtner/RVP

    much appreciated!

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

      Bench Killgallon, Caulker and Bendtner. Captain RVP.

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      1. oliver89
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        cheers, i'll do that.

        Krul over Vorm?

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

    Had 10 green arrows in last 11 weeks up to 1600 now starting to think im due a bad week or couple,
    Team for this GW:
    Krul (Mig)
    BAE Simpson JEvans
    Demps Bale Valencia Walcott
    Pog Roo RVP(C)
    Caulker, McClean, Shawx

    1FT 1.9m in Bank

    Any suggestions?
    Maybe 1 week punt on Pog to Cisse?

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

      Doesn't matter if you have a bad week as it probably means everyone else will too.

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  14. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Start Vermaelen or Richards? Arsenal without Koscielny and Gibbs...

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

      Ideally both but you should play Verm.

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

      gibbs is not injured btw, he was subbed because he wasnt that good and santos is better going forward, which is what wenger was seeking

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

        Um, he looked injured...

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    3. Hitman
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Start Verm, Richards could get a 1 pointer and that would be annoying!

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

        I'm playing Verm - but can't decide who to drop from BAE, Evans and Lescott...

        My mid is Valencia - Siggy - Dempsey - Ben Harfa
        My front is Ade - RVP (C) - Rooney

        Sessegnon and Caulker on the bench

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

          Lescott

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

            City at home seems to be a better bet for CS

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

      Probably Richards. Tough one though

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  15. manu4life99
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Bogdan or al habsi?

    Cahill or Enrique?

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  16. Conal_H
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    RVP or Cisse captain?

    Go!

    My vote is currently on Cisse

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

      rvp

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    2. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      My vote is on RVP! I hear you wanna know why? Here it is. Wolverhampton.

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

      RvP for me.
      Bolton will play 4-6-0 and get a clean sheet. Bibble!

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  17. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    So I was hoping to come on here and see a tweet confirming Bale being out. Who's hanging onto him? Would Arteta or Song be worth a punt?

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    1. QPR Lad 92
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I took Bale out and put VDV in, big mistake 🙁

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

        Why? thats a good move IMO

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        1. QPR Lad 92
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          Everyone is saying he'll get rested for the game

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

          VDV could be rested though. rotation is likely for spurs with an fa cup semi final next weekend.

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

        That could work out well. You're just not gona have him for 34

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  18. GreenWindmill
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Ba to score all Newcastle's goals today.

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

      0-0

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

      I think there is a small chance he might get rest and Ameobi will get the start, Ba has looked very tired for the last few games.

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

      Thay would be beyond epic.

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

      I will throw a serious tantrum if that happens!!

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    5. GreenWindmill
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I think Ba might start throught he middle with Cisse out wide - Pardew wants to keep everyone happy and has promised Ba some time up front.

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

        *through the

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    6. Jax
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      guarantee it to be a draw.

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

        Money where your mouth is? Sure you can get decent odds for that...

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  19. the axolotl
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    are we getting a run down of the papers from any of the scouts. i'd like to see the predictions on bale before making my weekly terrible decision?

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  20. Lawrø
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    How would you pick this team? At the moment it is as follows:

    Vorm(qpr)
    BAE(NOR), Vermaelen(wol), Evans(wig)
    Sigurdsson(qpr), Valencia(qpr), Bale(NOR), VDV(NOR)
    P Cisse(c)(BOL), Van Persie(wol), Rooney(wig)

    Bench: Ruddy(tot), Richards(WBA), N Taylor(qpr), McClean(eve)

    Lowercase=away, Uppercase=home

    It's a hard choice VDV or Bale may only come of the bench and screw me over but Richards may get his usual substitution before 60mins, also City might not be the force they once were today and N Taylor isn't to be underestimated with (qpr) doubling up on my Swansea defence, your thoughts?

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  21. Stizlar
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Hi all who would you start this GW Santon or G Cahill

    Thanks

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

      Any advise guys

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      1. China Mag
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Santon. Chelsea are away at fulham. We are at home to bolton.

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

          Will Santon start.

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

          doesn't mean that newcastle will keep a clean sheet. be wary.

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    2. CABAYE4
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Santon

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

        Whats your reason? Is it as Cahill may start on the bench?

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        1. CABAYE4
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          Purely coz we're more likely to get a CS than Chelsea are.

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

          doubt it with terry still struggling

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

    Bale owner desperately and forlornly waiting for injury news until the last minute before shrugging shoulders and transferring Walcott in anyway...

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    1. the axolotl
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      i'm quite desperate and extremely forlorn and i think i will do just that

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

        I'm the same, and I have just done it.

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  23. unoaime
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Does Bale instead of Dempsey to Walcott make sense to me if i'm gonna get him back in on my GW36 wildcard? Frees up a transfer for GW35 ('cause i won't need to get Dempsey back in) which means i can do McClean > Petrov or something.

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  24. j.m
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    I'm in such a pickle. Been holding on to deadweight Morrison and Pog for too long, leaving me at odds with the upcoming GWs.

    Krul (Vorm)
    BAE, Simpson, Evans, Vermalaen, (N.Taylor)
    Bale, Valencia, Mata, Siggy, (Morrison)
    RVP (C) , Rooney (Pog)

    2 FT, 1.0 in bank.

    Any ideas?

    I'm thinking getting Pog/Verm -> Cisse/Warnock?
    Or Pog/Morrison -> McClean/Jelavic?
    Now with Bale out, I'm also thinking Walcott in for GW34, but not convinced.

    Help much appreciated.

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

      jelavic might be benched

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

    Could there be a deadline mayhem? I see a lot of traffic here...

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

      doubt it

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  26. George Agdgdgwngo
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    who to play out of:-

    A. Simpson
    B. Cahill,
    C. Caulker

    Krul already in goals.

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

      b more goal threat

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    2. CABAYE4
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Simpson

      Then again I'm doubling up on our defence so we're bound to concede!

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  27. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Top 1k is in sight. I think I need 2-3 really good weeks and I'll get there. Bit pointless I know, but points prediction for this lot?

    Migs
    Kompany, JEvans, Skrtel
    Dempsey, Siggy, Valencia, Walcott
    RVP(c), Rooney, P Cisse (vc)

    Bogdan, Caulker, Turner, Surman

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    1. Top Heavy
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      3
      6 6 6
      7 7 6 7
      24 6 2

      Pretty good!!

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

        Haha, I think I'd take that!

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    2. CABAYE4
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      1
      6 6 2
      2 2 10 10
      17(34) 6 2

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

    Im starting to think Rooney (c) will back fire with him playing deep. I don't have RVP or Cisse either. Poop.

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

      Poop indeed.

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  29. Top Heavy
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Please help with this team 3FT 1.1 in bank

    Mignolet
    Evans Santon Sagna Skertl
    Bale Demosey Siggy
    RVP Rooney Suarez

    Lindy Surman Caulker Miyaichi

    Maybe get Ben Arfa for Surman
    VDV for Bale?

    Any thing else?

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

      don't load up on players who have a blank GW as you have 6 players not playing next w'end.

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  30. el flacooo
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Hey guys, i need your help!
    Pick three to play between:
    Evans,kompany,vermalen, galas and williamson?

    Pick one to bench between:
    Dempsey, bale, walcott, siggy,valencia!

    All opinion are welcomed!

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

      have a similar dilemna with my defence - I own Lescott ad BAE

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

      1) Verm Evans Komps

      2) bench Dempsey 😎

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