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20 April 2012 363 comments
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Didier Drogba is out of the firing line for Chelsea as they travel to the Emirates. Yakubu and Junior Hoilett are set to start for troubled Rovers. Cheick Tiote is expected to return for the Magpies ahead of their meet with Stoke, who will check on flu-victim Jermaine Pennant.

Pavel Pogrebnyak returns for Fulham as they prepare for the arrival of in-form Wigan. Mark Albrighton, Carlos Cuellar and Charles N’Zogbia push for Villa starts. Ashley Young is the only slight concern as the leaders wait on the visit of Everton; they will be without the inspiration of Leighton Baines, as a hamstring injury keeps him sidelined.

All the day’s team news tittle tattle has been collated for you and can be found in our Team News section, along with our predicted lineups for all the weekend’s games. We’ll keep this up to date right up until tomorrow’s deadline, and, as always, keep ‘em peeled for the latest via the Scout Tweets.

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  1. you can call me AL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 8 hours ago

    HBA, bale, siggy, Dempsey, Valencia
    Roo, rvp, tevez

    Who to bench ?

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    1. Thatsnotcricket
        14 years, 8 hours ago

        Siggy or Bale I think.

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        1. you can call me AL
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 8 hours ago

          Thanks, I need to bench 1 ...

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      • Will - Fantasy Football Hub
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 8 hours ago

        tough call probs siggy for me

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      • Le Limpar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 8 hours ago

        I think HBA and Bale are the two flakiest members of that posse myself...

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        1. you can call me AL
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 8 hours ago

          Rival below me has both siggy and bale and will play them both. Do I match what he does ?

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    2. Will - Fantasy Football Hub
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 8 hours ago

      Who is the best chelsea cover for gw36 (that is unlikely to be rotated)?

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      1. The Gambler.
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 8 hours ago

        surely only Cech/Cole/Terry.
        Mereiles at a push?
        I'm avoiding at all costs.
        Already got 4 rubbish DGWers, dont want any more!

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        1. Will - Fantasy Football Hub
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 8 hours ago

          whats the latest on luiz? could mean cahill plays both?

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          1. The Gambler.
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 8 hours ago

            could be worth it, cheap option too

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    3. Jax
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 hours ago

      Would anyone play Agbonlahor this week?

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      1. Will - Fantasy Football Hub
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 8 hours ago

        if I had him, would never get him though

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        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 8 hours ago

          ^This.

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    4. Itan
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 8 hours ago

      Rvp for Tevez
      now....
      Silva for Walcott/Dempsey

      What do the scouts suggest?

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      1. Grounderz
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 7 hours ago

        I'd suggest holding on to RVP. If you have Rooney, sell him for it. Silva for Walcott or Dempsey looks decent but, again, I'd still keep him over those two for the Wolves game.

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    5. Le Limpar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 hours ago

      Who wins this week, lads?

      A) Bogdan
      Caulker Evans Verm
      Nasri Dempsey Siggy Walcott
      Cisse Aguero(c) RVP

      B) Bogdan
      Caulker Evans Simpson
      Valencia Bale Siggy Walcott
      Rooney Aguero(c) RVP

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      1. The Gambler.
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 8 hours ago

        looks like a draw my son

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        1. 4vets
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 8 hours ago

          😆

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        2. Le Limpar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 8 hours ago

          GW36 extra time it is then!
          Followed 37-38 penos!

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      2. Tim Canterbury
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 8 hours ago

        A has by far the better picks for this GW

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        1. Le Limpar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 8 hours ago

          That's more like it. Gold star for you, TA

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      3. Mull
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 8 hours ago

        A)

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    6. scottysinclair11
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 8 hours ago

      I was think about taking Begovic, McClean, RVP, Graham and Rooney out over the course of the next two gw's and replacing them with Friedel, Pienaar, Aguero/Tevez, Adebayor and Jelavic. Good or bad transfers? And who should i transfer in aguero or tevez?

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      1. The Gambler.
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 8 hours ago

        ballsy taking out rvp and shrek but good replacements.

        aguero.

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      2. Top 210 Club
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 8 hours ago

        Tevez

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    7. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 8 hours ago

      Who to play, Richards or Sagna?

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      1. COMH
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 8 hours ago

        Richards

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        1. 4vets
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 8 hours ago

          Cheers Count. Once again, you confirm my gut feeling.

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      2. Pinoche
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 8 hours ago

        Neither ?

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        1. 4vets
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 8 hours ago

          Oh... do be quiet! 😉

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      3. Sleep Talk
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 8 hours ago

        I have seen some Arsenal supporters writing that they don't fancy Arsenals CS-chances now that Arteta is out. And since Wolves "always" score, I guess Richards is no better alternative either. An will Richards play at all? It seems to be that he gets rotated wherever and whenever for no apparent reason?

        Would still back a City-defender before an Arsenal defender this week though, so go for Richards. 😉

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        1. 4vets
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 8 hours ago

          That seals it. Thanx 🙂

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    8. Spoiler
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 hours ago

      current team below with 2 freebies, thinking city cover but also want cisse, argh

      Vorm
      Simpson | Evans | Richards
      Siggy | Walcott | Valencia | Dempsey
      Rooney | RVP | Adebayor

      Sorenson | Mclean | Enrique | Turner

      A) Rooney, Walcott OUT -> Silva, Cisse IN
      B) Rooney, Walcott OUT -> Aguero, HBA IN
      C) Walcott -> Bale
      D) Rooney -> Cisse
      E) Rooney, Adebayor -> Aguero, Cisse

      Notes: rival has cisse and silva, so looking to cover off that, im 20 points ahead

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      1. Le Limpar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 8 hours ago

        I like E.

        A blocks him, B sort of gambles against him... C is sideways... D is OK but leaves you watching City v Wolves from under a pile of coats...

        E seems to trump him...

        I stress *seems to*

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      2. Mull
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 8 hours ago

        Rooney to Cisse. Your starting midfielders will outscore Silva in my opinion. Then use 2 or more next week when you have a better idea of what players you'll want for GW36.

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      3. Well you know, Triffic
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 8 hours ago

        Do not sell ade...alot of people will be getting him in next week.

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    9. MESSIAH
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 8 hours ago

      please help guys.

      Team for this weekend:

      Mignolet(villa)

      Vermalean(chelsea) Ekotto(qpr) Evans(everton)

      Walcott(chelsea) Sigurdson(bolton) Dempsey(c)(wigan) Sessegnon(villa)

      Rooney(everton) Cisse(vc)(stoke) V.Persie(chelsea)

      Subs: Begovic(newcastle) Valencia(everton) Caulker(bolton) Kelly(wigan)

      is my captain choice ok?

      1 free transfer.

      1) should i do rooney>aguero and then valencia>bale for gameweek 36

      OR

      2)keep rooney which give me 2 FT and do valencia>bale and rooney>adebayor for gameweek 36

      please advice guys... i am a bit confused.

      Thanks Guys.

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    10. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 8 hours ago

      Sorry, I asked something similar yesterday, just want to canvas a few more opinions before I take the plunge and make a decision.

      Here's the deal. I have 1 free left; is it worth doing Walcott to Ben Arfa? This would mean a -4 point hit next doing DGW transfers. If I don't do it, I can play either Walcott / Simpson this week (who?!) and may end up doing -4 next week to get Ben Arfa in anyway, depending on performance.

      So do I go for it, OR save it, possibly save 4 points and play Walcott/Simpson? Cheers boys (and girls).

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      1. 4vets
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 8 hours ago

        If you're going to take a hit no matter what, I reckon HBA is worth more than Theo this week.

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        1. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 8 hours ago

          OK, thanks. Not sure about the hit no matter what though, that's the problem 😛 Considering I have Cisse too, not sure tripling on Newcastle is worth it given their later fixtures.

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          1. Mull
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 8 hours ago

            It's not. Cisse and a defender/keeper is good enough.

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            1. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
              • 14 Years
              14 years, 8 hours ago

              Cheers Mull. Means going into the DGW with only 6 DGWers, but meh, none of them are getting me that excited anyway (yet!).

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          2. 4vets
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 8 hours ago

            In that case keep Theo as you'll want him after gw36... he's almost essential! 😉

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            1. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
              • 14 Years
              14 years, 8 hours ago

              Cheers boys, my mind is officially made up.

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    11. The Gambler.
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 hours ago

      Krul (Vorm)
      Verm Evans Santon (Enrique BAE)
      Sess Walcott Siggy Valencia (Dyer)
      Rooney RVP Suarez (c)

      2FT
      a) Walcott > Dempsey and save other
      b) Rooney > Cisse
      c) both
      d) can you think of any other transfer better than the above?

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    12. Perthite
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 8 hours ago

      Vorm Schwarzer
      Vermaelen Evans Baines McAuley Simpson
      Walcott Valencia Dempsey Sigurdsson Surman
      RvP Rooney Cisse
      0.1m 2FT

      I am probably just going to do the one FT this week.
      Does Walcott->Bale seem the best choice for this round?

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    13. TheAcestarr
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 8 hours ago

      I have got RVP/Rooney/Cisse. Do you guys think RVP has lost his form? Should I get Aguero/Tevez?

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      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 8 hours ago

        - Not particularly. He's been very unlucly.
        - If you want.

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      2. lazybones18
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 8 hours ago

        no keeps

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    14. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 hours ago

      So what exactly did Royston Drenthe do to piss off Moyes?

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      1. Bad Pen
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 8 hours ago

        Rumour mill says Drenthe has been talking to Liverpool about moving there next season, don't know how much truth there is in that though.

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        1. 4vets
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 8 hours ago

          Yup... we sure need another mid 😉

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        2. Blind
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 7 hours ago

          That's not the reason.

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      2. Blind
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 8 hours ago

        Went to Amsterdam for a week around Christmas time (why he missed all those games with a mystery injury)
        He's a boozer and a party animal...misses training etc.

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    15. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 hours ago

      Start Mignolet (Villa away) or Vorm (Bolton away)?

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      1. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 8 hours ago

        Minge for me.

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      2. FPLord
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 8 hours ago

        I'd play Mign but I see them both conceding.

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    16. FantasyFiend
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 8 hours ago

      Repost from last article hardly got any response 🙁

      My current team is:

      Krul/Mignolet
      Evans/BAE/Shawcross/Caulker/Kelly I was thinking about doing Rooney>Aguero this GW
      Valencia/Walcott/Bale/Siggy/Mclean And then Aguero>Ade for the DGW
      RVP/Rooney/Cisse

      But I will have 1 FT and want to get a DGW midfielder in I was thinking Siggy/Mclean>Pienaar?

      Any thought lads?

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      1. 4vets
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 hours ago

        Keep Siggy until ge36 is gone.... so do McC.

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    17. unoaime
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 8 hours ago

      Adebayor > Tevez (C) 4 point hit?

      Wildcarding next week.

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      1. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 8 hours ago

        Probably, yes

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      2. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 8 hours ago

        Possibly. It's a low risk transfer what with having a WC for next week anyway.

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      3. GRIMANDI [formerly boring M…
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 8 hours ago

        Aguero for me. But do it one way or another

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        1. unoaime
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 7 hours ago

          Rival has Aguero.

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    18. FPLord
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 hours ago

      would you prefer HBA or Silva just for this week?

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      1. GRIMANDI [formerly boring M…
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 8 hours ago

        Silva without any question

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      2. Pinoche
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 8 hours ago

        Both !

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      3. TheAcestarr
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 8 hours ago

        HBA because of price.

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    19. GRIMANDI [formerly boring M…
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 8 hours ago

      Have i got my team selection right for the weekend?

      Bogdan SWA (H), AVL (A)

      Vermaelen CHE (H) Enrique WBA (H) Evans EVE (H)

      Miyaichi SWA (H), AVL (A) Sessegnon AVL (A) Valencia EVE (H) Dempsey WIG (H)

      Rooney [V] EVE (H) Aguero [C] WOL (A) Van Persie CHE (H)

      Foster LIV (A) Simpson STO (H) Surman BLA (A) Caulker BOL (A)

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    20. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 8 hours ago

      A bit of an embarrassment of riches now, so whom do I bench?

      Krul
      Wheater (V)-Richards-Evans-Rafael
      Dempsey (C)-Sigurdsson-Sessegnon-Walcott
      Rooney-RVP

      Mignolet-Pogrebnyak-Rangel-Surman

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      1. 4vets
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 hours ago

        Play Pog, bench Wheater, imho

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        1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 7 hours ago

          Wheater has a double week against not the strongest of opponents. He's a keeper.

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    21. markieffm
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 8 hours ago

      Who to bench please...?

      McClean, Sig or walcott?

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      1. Pinoche
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 7 hours ago

        I've benched McClean ..

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      2. St Mirnoff
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 7 hours ago

        i've got them 3 and McClean on the bench at the mo

        just think Siggy and McClean are threatening and thinking walcott might be the one to get the chop...

        hard decision

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    22. Pinoche
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 hours ago

      Excited to see which strikers would be included in the Scout Picks ..

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      1. Mull
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 7 hours ago

        Tevez, Aguero and Cisse

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        1. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 7 hours ago

          Don't think both Tevez AND Aguero will be in there, one of Rooney or RVP will surely

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        2. Jukesy
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 7 hours ago

          Don't think they'll go for double City. Aguero, Cisse and Weimann I think.

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      2. Pinoche
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 7 hours ago

        I think Rooney Aguero/Tevez and Cisse ..

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    23. St Mirnoff
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 hours ago

      this look ok for GW35?

      not sure the subs are right..

      Krul
      --------------------------------------------
      Jevans Verm BAE Williamson
      --------------------------------------------
      Valencia Bale Siggy Walcott
      --------------------------------------------
      RVP Tevez
      --------------------------------------------
      --------------------------------------------
      Vorm McClean Turner Sturidge

      not sure on walcott to be honest, and keen on McClean&Turner vs Villa
      surely leaving Walcott on bench is wrong

      0 FT 2.6m in bank

      planning on getting mata in for walcott and poss a 4piont hit for another DGW player, poss cisse if sturidge not playing

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    24. Jax
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 7 hours ago

      so, who has the most DGW players for this week?

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    25. MESSIAH
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 hours ago

      is there any kind guy out here to give me at least one advice? thanks

      Team for this weekend:

      Mignolet(villa)

      Vermalean(chelsea) Ekotto(qpr) Evans(everton)

      Walcott(chelsea) Sigurdson(bolton) Dempsey(c)(wigan) Sessegnon(villa)

      Rooney(everton) Cisse(vc)(stoke) V.Persie(chelsea)

      Subs: Begovic(newcastle) Valencia(everton) Caulker(bolton) Kelly(wigan)

      is my captain choice ok?

      1 free transfer.

      1) should i do rooney>aguero and then valencia>bale for gameweek 36

      OR

      2)keep rooney which give me 2 FT and do valencia>bale and rooney>adebayor for gameweek 36

      please advice guys... i am a bit confused.

      Thanks Guys.

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      1. cantrea
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 7 hours ago

        RMT please...for this week - still thinking about the captain part..

        Bogdan
        BAE, JEvans, Evra
        Dempsey, Bale, Siggs, Walcott
        Aguero, Rooney, Tevez

        Vorm, Sess, Sagna, Caulkner

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      2. ★FC Borecelona★
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 7 hours ago

        Play Valencia over Sess and do 2

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      3. MESSIAH
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 hours ago

        thanks a lot

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    26. BOOM XHAKALACA
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 hours ago

      A. Rooney -> Aguero this week
      B. Save transfer and Rooney-> Jelavic next week

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      1. Grounderz
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 7 hours ago

        A.

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    27. waltzingmatildas
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 hours ago

      Hi all,
      I'm struggling to see which dgwers I want. Think some Chelsea coverage but not convinced.
      Does anyone have any thoughts what they would do with this?
      Given
      BAE Evans Whetheeather Simpson McAuley
      Valencia Bale Toure Siggy McClean
      Aguero RvP Rooney
      Cheers!

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    28. JoeySamSam
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 hours ago

      RMT for this GW:

      Vorm
      Evans - Williams - Simpson
      Valencia - Bale - Siggy - Walcott
      Tevez - RVP - Adebayor

      Sorensen - Barfa - Taiwo - Kaboul

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    29. mr messi
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 hours ago

      New post

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    30. COMH
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 hours ago

      For Ched Evans to get 5 years what sort of evidence has gone against him? Are these cases not normally one word over another?

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      1. Jax
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 hours ago

        He'll get it reduced to a year of being leather whipped by robbie savage

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