[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. Rowley Birkin
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    please start adebayor

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

      don't think he will man. rotation is likely.

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

        i think he will, adebayor has high fitness and totenham cannot afford dropping pts anymore

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

          'arry said he would rotate with these 2 easter games. it will happen.

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

            he probably meant playing king for gallas, livermore for sandro and lennon for 1 game

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    2. som3awy
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Listen to me Harry Red, you've got a very important match against Chelsea in the FA cup. You need your key players to be 100% fit and raring to go. It's better if you kept Ade and Bale beside you on the bench and get them on the pitch in the last 5 minutes.

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

        CL qualification is way more important than the fa cup...
        except for liverpool

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

      Na Ade will start

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  2. Bale me Out
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    I have Krul in squad but still wishing Newcastle concede as a lot of my mini league guys have Simpson just so we all get pawn'd but they get burned more. LOL

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

      Penalty saves, mate. Lots and lots of penalty saves.

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

    Finally up to 1st place in the league that doesn't allow me to have any United players.
    Feels so good 😀

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

      Great. 🙂

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

    Top 10 in the world captainers- (Sorry if already mentioned)

    Rvp x5
    Rooney x 2
    Cisse x 1
    Aguero x 1
    Dempsey x 1

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    1. kev90787
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Look like there will be changes in the raking very soon.

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

      only 1 captained Cisse?

      I captained Cisse as well.
      Should bag a few goals.

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

      Danke Schon Canelo 🙂

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

      that aguero captainer has balls... but could def lift him into 1st!

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  5. Rowley Birkin
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    One of the people ranked 49th is a celebrity 😛

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

      always wondered what happened to phil kitchen

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      1. Rowley Birkin
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Irish people will know who I'm talking about 😉

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

          im irish and i dont know..enlighten me?

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          1. Rowley Birkin
            • 16 Years
            13 years, 11 months ago

            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Goulding

            I use the word 'celebrity' very very loosely 🙂

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        2. Captain Shirokov
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          I remember him playing about a year or two ago and he was class 🙂

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  6. edgardavids
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    I'm leading my league by 47 points.
    My team this GW is:
    GK: Bogdan/Mignolet
    DEF: BAE. Komps, JEvans. Wilkinson and Kelly
    MID: Bale, Valencia, Siggy, McClean and Walcott
    ST: RVP, Pig and Manolito Adebayor.

    I was thinking of changing Wilkinson for Caulker, but now with the results of City and Utd I'm full of doubts.
    I still have 1.1 in the bank.

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  7. iCon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone else got Aguero(c)?

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

      No but it looks like a decent shout.
      He'll get at least 1

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    2. boc610
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      he looked very rusty against Arsenal....lost the ball a lot.

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

        i dnt rememeber seeing him getting the ball in the first place

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        1. boc610
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          didnt get much service alright but when he did was just pushed off the ball

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      2. greghammer95
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Agree with this, he wasn't a patch on the player that made his debut against Swansea...

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  8. maglia rosa
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    appologies guys repost from the last page 🙂

    ok gents 2nd leg of my europa league tie 😛

    who wins â“

    me————60 pts

    krull
    kompany
    verm
    walcott
    cisse

    back2back ballacks———53pts

    ruddy
    huth
    santon
    vdv
    nasri

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    1. Call Me Old Fashioned
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      you for me, I would only be scared of VDV from his list

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    2. The Light Knight
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      you probably

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

      u

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

      Answered at the back 😉

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      1. maglia rosa
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        cheers gents 😛 rafa the dutchman seems the one to worry about for me then 😉

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  9. jayzico
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    does anyone know why the starting 11 website has been disabled for non-members now? what a rubbish time to do that to us!

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      What's the website?

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  10. greghammer95
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Had a crappy few weeks and down to 227th... However I have a thunderbolt team for next week..

    Mignolet (WOL)
    Vermaelen (WIG) Caulker (BLA) Jevans (AVL)
    Valencia (AVL) Sigurdsson (BLA) Walcott (WIG) Surman (MNC)
    Yakubu (swa) RVP (WIG) Rooney (AVL)

    Krul, Simpson, Bale, Senderos

    Subs all have blank DGW's... I have 4.4m in the bank, should I save my free transfers to get doublers in?? Think i've left myself in a fairly decent position for the run in....

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

      That is seriously impressive, Roll the transfer over, although I'd try to get in Sess for WOL avl BOL

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      1. greghammer95
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Cheers 🙂 And as much as I would like Sess, at this time of the season I try to avoid teams who have nothing to play for, and its hardly worth doing just for avl BOL, think saving the transfer would be good to bring a Bolton/Villa player in.... Thanks for the tip, but think i'm going to ignore it 😉 haha

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

          haha no probs, though I'd avoid a bol/avl player at all costs.

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

      Gee, only 227? What have you been doing? 🙂

      Yes, gw 36 was made for x2s/wcs

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    3. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Greg you hero, what a season

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

        SOM's catching up, 7 behind now i think. 🙂

        These kids eh!

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        1. greghammer95
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          He's still below me 😉 And its only 6 points behind as it goes... But he's the least of my worries... 6 good GW's and I've won FPL....

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  11. King Eric, in America
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    So, looking at my various leagues and cup comps, it seems Bale and Demps are my important differentials.

    Funny, that.

    Ugly dudes, ftw.

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

      The time is approaching Eric. Let battle commence in round 2 of the Elite 64!

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      1. King Eric, in America
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        My computer crashed last night as we were talking. Took 1.5 hrs to get up and running so I could make trades/set lineup. #squeakybumtime

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

          Very few differentials!!

          Me: Migs, Kompany, Skrtel, Walcott
          You: Vorm, Verm, Raylor, Bale

          Should be close!!

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          1. King Eric, in America
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 11 months ago

            Up the Baggies 😛

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

      Next you'll bring in Shelvey ðŸ˜

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      1. King Eric, in America
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Sorry?

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

    A reminder about the live draw on 12 April everyone.

    CL draw @ 4 pm
    ECL draw @ 430 pm.

    We're giving you an early head-start this time, so those who missed it last time could catch it 😀

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Doubt I'll make it. ðŸ™

      Need Shawcross to outscore Kaboul by 3.

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

        Have faith, TM.

        This is a funny game. You know it.

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

        shawcross will get zip.

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    2. maglia rosa
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      lets hope im in it then 😛 thanks for the heads up tho elninorules

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

        Good luck bud. 🙂

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        1. maglia rosa
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          cheers lado 😉

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

      elino im down by 5 points to Count from last gw is it an accumulations of points over the 2 legs?..meaning i have to outscore him by 5 this gw?...dam demps on my bench

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

        Indeed aggregated over 2 legs. Btw, super ouch. Fortunately 5 points is a nothing lead and you can easily make it up 🙂

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

          All will be revealed 🙂

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

            😉 indeed

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

      Doubt I'll make it 🙠The mantle of organizer now will rest with you.

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

        *I of course mean I'll still manage it but you're the only organizer left in it.

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

          Playing the underdog card very well 😉

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

    Completely forgot to change my team and have Dempsey and Jagielka on the bench, with Wheater playing, and Valencia as captain.

    I guarantee this turns out as my best week yet.

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

    My rival is level on points with me, this week it's:

    Me Him
    -----------------------
    Collins Raylor
    Sess Siggy
    Demps Walcott
    Bendy Cisse x2
    RVP

    He's favourite right?

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    1. Donnie Chen
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Not much in it pal.

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  15. applebonkers
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    massive bale news:

    i thought he was good in that boxing film

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

      Wahlberg was great too imo.
      So was amy adams 😉

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      1. Rowley Birkin
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        I have very high hopes for the dark knight rises, I think Tom Hardy will be a brilliant villain.

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        1. Donnie Chen
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          Tom Hardy is always brilliant, apart from that last spy film which was utter chyte

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

          I concur, he was brilliant in inception.

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

      lolŽ

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

    That was hilarious when Jason Roberts flattened the Leeds defender to set up the 2nd goal for Reading. All Leeds did was kick anything that moved all game so it was fitting that one of their players got floored to concede the goal.

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

    Time to go get some food when i return i expect to see the Spurs line up with Bale and Ade benched.

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  18. B.P.R.D.
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    My current GW34 team:

    http://crhis.org/img/2012-04-09-gw34.jpg

    0.9 in the bank and 2FT.

    Is it worth making changes to bring in more players to fill up my 34 allocation only to sub them out again, or should I be using 1 of these FT to bring in MORE players for the double already so it doesn't go to waste? Opinions/Strategies welcome!

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

      How do you get tour team on a jpg? Is it the print screen button?

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      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Print screen & paint does the job.

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

      pretty sure 90% of players will have the same team

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      1. B.P.R.D.
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        But still, do you make subs to fill in those gaps, or increase the gaps to better cover the double?

        Feels a bit crazy to just waste a FT at such a key stage.

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  19. Colonel Shoe è‚æ± 
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    losing some motivation recently, a string of reds and now too far back to win my mini leagues, 1st season only 370k, meh

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    1. Donnie Chen
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Keep the faith

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      1. Colonel Shoe è‚æ± 
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        remind me later when everyones sayin "75 with 2 to pla, is thta good?" 😉

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      That's not bad, imo. Much better than me, anyway. 🙂

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      1. Colonel Shoe è‚æ± 
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        lol, comin on here helps....sometimes,

        at least it keeps me up to date with all the minutiae that i wouldnt normally keep up with, and if i make bad decisions off the back of that, then its my fault lol

        my self imposed utd ban hasnt helped either

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  20. Efan Ekoku Pops
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Who will win this week - Kompany or Baines? This is the only difference between my rivals team and mine. I'm chasing 6 points, sure she's copying my team :(.

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

      I have a feeling Kompany will win. Baines to miss a penalty!

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      1. Efan Ekoku Pops
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        I would LOVE that!! Kompany bps as well :).

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  21. Back on the horse
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    think im through to the next round of the cup. does fredwestham ever post on here?

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    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah, I've seen him post now and then.

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  22. Sarnab
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    me vs billy (1st leg 50-51)

    1. if bale plays:
    me: rvp(c) , cisse , demps, caulker, krul
    him: cisse(c) , rvp , siggy, sagna, vorm

    2. if bale doesn't play:
    me: rvp(c) , cisse , demps, caulker, krul
    him: cisse(c) , rvp , sess, sagna, vorm

    who will win?

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

    How do you tell when prices are gunna rise/ fall? I can do Ryo + Skrtel > Walcott + Cualker for a 4 point hit now with £0 left in the bank, should I pull the trigger now or wait to see how Bale and Dempsey do this GW?

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    1. Donnie Chen
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Will Ryo play all four DGW fixtures?

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      1. Captain Shirokov
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Not a chance.

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        1. Call Me Old Fashioned
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          Fitz think I am against you in Bottom 5

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      2. Crouch Potato!
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Doubt it.

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

        Yeah, but Coyle hinted that he might have to start resting him soon. I'll be doing Rooney > Cisse in GW 36 so money isn't that important to me.

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

        Thanks 🙂

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  24. GinjaWhinja
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Who is untouchable for GW36? RVP?

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

      Moses!

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    2. Donnie Chen
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      End of the season, finish line in sight, out of Europe, players like RVP will be flogged all the way to the summer stables.

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    3. kev90787
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Andy Carroll!

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      1. Colonel Shoe è‚æ± 
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        you mean unplayable 😉

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  25. mikess
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Vorm
    Evans
    Sigurdsson Walcott Young McClean
    Rooney Van Persie (C)

    BAE, Cahill, Shotton, Williamson, Dempsey, Cisse

    1ft, 2.5m in bank.

    planning on Shotton>Kompany

    Will those 9 players provide enough cover??
    Cahill would be preferred next one for chop

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  26. Call Me Old Fashioned
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Will have 11 homers for GW34. Cue 35pts

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    1. Donnie Chen
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      lol

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      1. Team Hayemaker
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Might be a decent score that week mind

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

      Doh!

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

    Walcott will rise tonight. If you need them to field 11 in GW34 then do it now, although you're taking a risk on them not getting injured!!

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

      reply fail to Perchino!

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

      Best to take the risk.

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

    Do we think holt will start ?

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

    Tottenham starting line-up: Friedel, Walker, Assou-Ekotto, Kaboul, Gallas, Sandro, Parker, Modric, Bale, Van der Vaart, Adebayor

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    1. Arse Craic
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Source?

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

      FFS!

      Old team news. Stop jumping the gun

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

      fake

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

      last game's lineup.sorry.

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

      bale 😎

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  30. Park the bus
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    anyone got any early team news to share before i go back to work in 5 minutes?? living in Scotland, we're too nuts to need Easter Monday off......

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    1. Team Hayemaker
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Most of Scotland is off today I think you will find,

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

        nope, it's not a public holiday up here.

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        1. Team Hayemaker
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          You better tell my boss why I'm not in. I could tell you 20 ppl who are off today.

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