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22 June 2012 864 comments
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We’re pleased to announce that the Memberships for the 2012/13 season are now up and running. Full membership is available for £12.50 as a pre-season offer until proceedings kick-off in August.

Registered users can click here to upgrade. New users yet to register will need to go here.

You can find the full details of the Members Benefits on this updated page.

Having spent last summer working on the redesign of the full site, one of my targets for this year has been to improve the members offering. That meant purchasing more data from our friends at Opta and building the kind of statistical analysis site that Fantasy managers deserve. We now have access to data for every event taking place on a Premier League pitch – and we’re going to use it.

While I’d have liked to go more ready for this week, we’re launching with statistics tables that have been fully rebuilt, a refined ICT Index, new stats filters (including home/away), a new Match Dashboard and our first, of many, visual charts.

There is going to be much, much more to come. We’ve put in the hard work now by getting the data from Opta and turning it into what you can see today. From here on in we can have fun producing more tools and visuals, more of what you want to help you analyse and examine the players and teams in a new level of detail.

A big thanks to Paul for keeping us going with cracking articles while I’ve been working on this. Also, big thanks to Sean, Will and our brilliant tech director Ed for the efforts they put in. As I say, now the fun begins adding more toys.

Finally, thanks, of course, go to all those who choose to sign up and support the site and what we’re building. I hope the new members content can help it be another season of mini-league triumph.

For those who want to see what’s on offer, here’s a movie outlining the improvements we’ve made to the stats area. For more details on the full offering, visit this page.

members relaunch June from Mark on Vimeo.

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

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  1. 4vets
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Just want to say a BIG thanks to Mark and the team for all the hard work they put in here. It's worth £12.50 of my cash just for the forums 🙂

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    1. Frazek
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      And the sycophantic comments, Vets. 🙂

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  2. ★FC Borecelona★
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Yes! No more asking for baps predictions on the Big Numbers article anymore 😉

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      I will shortly be joining you, get paid in a week, first thing on my list.

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      1. ★FC Borecelona★
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        My birthday last Saturday meant that I had money to burn 🙂

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  3. ★A-O-Chamberlain★ COYG …
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Confirmed that front line is Reus - Klose - Shurlle on SSN

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    1. Waldaz
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Proper squad.

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  4. Kagawa-san-mia
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Just saw confirm on sky that three new attackers
    Gomez,podolski and muller out

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  5. Just A Hat
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    wow so many new people on this site! I don't recognise anyone!

    anyone else just waiting for FPL to start? I made a Euro team and had Walcott captain the week he scored and got an assist but haven't really paid much attention to it.

    can't wait to make my new fpl team with Hazard in it!

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    1. Keane There Dunne That
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      im kinda new here.Yes i cant wait for FPL but not Hazard

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    2. Infinite Sheldon
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      OMG it's mark

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      1. Just A Hat
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        nah just his hat im afraid!

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        1. Infinite Sheldon
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 8 months ago

          No, you must be, your picture is the same colours

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          1. Just A Hat
            • 16 Years
            13 years, 8 months ago

            lol 😛

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    3. The Artist
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      +12.50

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    4. Dynamic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Thanks for ll your hard work for this site. I will be coming a member this year, for the first time.

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      1. Just A Hat
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        lol Im not Mark! maybe I should change my name lol

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        1. Just A Hat
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 8 months ago

          there we go ^_^

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        2. 4vets
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 8 months ago

          Cheers Mark

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          1. 4vets
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 8 months ago

            Damn 😉

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        3. som3awy
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 8 months ago

          Hi Mark!!!!!!!

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  6. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Mark, £12.50 will be coming your way soon!

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    1. blue cheese
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      +1

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    2. Dynamic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      +12.5

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    3. Just A Hat
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      +1

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      1. Keane There Dunne That
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        Hi Mark 😉

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    4. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Cech in the post? 🙂

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  7. The Mighty Slovenian
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Renewed 🙂

    I'd like for members to be marked as members. A sign on the avatar, username in different color, etc.

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    1. Minty
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      I like that idea Dom

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    2. Minty
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Although people will then wonder how I've managed to do so bad with all that information to hand!!

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    3. The Artist
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      right after they rolled out the new site (and during the beta test) they had toyed with having such a marker, along with +/- points for folks based on their contributions to the fora.

      my guess is the rating system ended up being too unwieldy so they scrapped it for the actual roll out of the new site, but having the member market seems like it wouldn't be too difficult.

      that said, having members and non-members visibly separated on the site seems somewhat elitist, doesn't it? as a member last season, it was enough for me to know that i had the edge on the unwashed masses, what with my access to all the opta data. now how's THAT for elitism?

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  8. TheProfesssor
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    @FORCA INTER are you worried that Ozil will have less potential for assists with the less experienced front 3?

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    1. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Klose has no experience whatsoever 😉

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    2. The Artist
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      the irony is palpable.

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  9. Pabster
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    @hongstein GER starting with Klose, Reus and Schürrle. Don't think this about resting players, Reus and Klose offer better solutions against deep GRE

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  10. leo_messi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Guys!!!I just want to ask about membership...Do I have to wait for some confirmation e-mail or something after my payment is done???

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    1. ★FC Borecelona★
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Nope. Just login in the members area and you're done

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      1. leo_messi
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        thank you

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    2. QPR expects... glory!
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Nope

      I just signed up as a paid member for first time.

      Click on Members, log in again and you'll be saying like me 'holy shit I never knew all that was there'!

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      1. leo_messi
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        thanks

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        1. 4vets
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 8 months ago

          You will get an email from PayPal confirming though.

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

    swine or hummels captain?

    leaning towards hummels

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    1. Dynamic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Need to make the same decision here.

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    2. Very Messi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Same. Hummels may not get any recovered balls though due to greece's poor attack, so im thinking swine

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  12. Tommytour
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Signed, sealed, delivered!

    Yes I have my Ticker back 🙂

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  13. Conrad.
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Who thinks Reus could stick as the RW?

    If I get him, I'll need him to start at least this game and the next!

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Schurrle is a better bet in my opinion

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      1. Conrad.
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        i thought Schurrle plays LW, no?

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        1. Ginkapo FPL
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 8 months ago

          Yeah but i reckon he is the better player and more likely to oust Podolski, than Reus is to oust Muller.

          I wouldnt risk it with either to be honest

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      2. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        but one is classed as a mid one as forward.

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        1. Conrad.
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 8 months ago

          nah, not in my game. they're both mids.

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    2. QPR expects... glory!
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      I do.

      I like Muller but Reus stole his starting spot for Bayern last year...

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      1. Demí
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        Reus has never played for Bayern.

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  14. Should have stuck with Golf…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Wow that took ages for me to decide to get the membership for next season. About .01 seconds of ages. lol

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    1. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      I had second thoughts too. 😉

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  15. Waldaz
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    If Greece score tonight...................

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Germany will double their interest payments on the bailout.

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    2. Thomass
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      i will go mad cuz i have 3 germany defenders

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      1. Natas
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        I have 4 myself

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    3. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Boom!

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    4. Very Messi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      I will cry 🙁

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    5. Manani
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      euro crisis

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  16. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Smug git who only has one 4.0 Player in my outfield squad 🙂

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  17. In Like Flynn.
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Right Then! That's me paid up for another year. 🙂

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  18. Kagawa-san-mia
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    ill becoming a member real soon
    enjoyed my first year, second year i said i would join up

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    1. Just A Hat
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      I did well bad last season, travelling a round Europe this season so won't have as much time to think about my team, I have a feeling that will be a good thing

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  19. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    so no Gomez?? they're mad?? benching 1 FW with 3 goals/ 3 games

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      To play instead the striker with an unbelievable tournament record. yeah crazy

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  20. Infinite Sheldon
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    All those stats for members may be slight overkill. I don't think they will be that useful IMO

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    1. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      They do confuse me but sometimes they do help, especially when someone explains them to me 😉

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      1. Infinite Sheldon
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        I got in the top 20k in my first season though, how much better would I have done with a few more stats. I'm open to persuasion but I'm not convinced. £12.50 seems reasonable enough though to be fair.

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    2. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      I don't use them. I just think £12.50 to help in a very small way to help keep the site going with the quality it offers is a pretty small price to pay. This coming from one of the world's tightest sods too.

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      1. Infinite Sheldon
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        I have no monies

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      2. Minty
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        +1

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        1. Infinite Sheldon
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 8 months ago

          Shut up minty

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          1. Minty
            • 16 Years
            13 years, 8 months ago

            Why shut up?? That +1 wasn't even in reference to you but Flynns comment

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            1. Infinite Sheldon
              • 14 Years
              13 years, 8 months ago

              Chill, I'm just joking. Weird sense of humour

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              1. Minty
                • 16 Years
                13 years, 8 months ago

                No worries - sorry, bad day

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                1. Infinite Sheldon
                  • 14 Years
                  13 years, 8 months ago

                  The life and times of spicy, I mean minty

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  21. Crouch Potato!
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone got a lend of 12.50? You'll get it back I promise!

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    1. Crouch Potato!
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      OK 12 euors then, found 50 cent in the couch.

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  22. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Marca reporting Modric has signed for Real.

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      link??

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        found it on Twitter via ITV. Will try and find one

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    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Who gets dropped??

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  23. Keane There Dunne That
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Who do you think will get top scorer now.

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      still between CR7 and Gomez, both on 3.

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    2. The Milkman
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Gomez still I think. I think Portugal will be knocked out against Spain and Ronaldo may have already scored his last goal.

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  24. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Hmmm, not sure about membership this season (4th)
    I usually pay, but did do more as a thanks than actually using the stats/data, really only use the ticker
    But with all the new advertising I don't think they need my £12.50, do they/you?'

    Ps do non-members still get the front page ticker??

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    1. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Try using a browser that supports adblock. I never see any ades here.

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      1. 4vets
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        *ads

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      2. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        I don't mind the ads, but they must fund the site now surely??

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    2. Tommytour
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      The ticker alone is worth £12.50 Pay Up 😉

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      1. Natas
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        Ticker on total fpl is free

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    3. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Price has gone down Hutton, and with lots more on the site I think it's worthwhile.

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  25. TheProfesssor
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Is it illegal to do transfer Gomez to Klose at this point?

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    1. Infinite Sheldon
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      It's pointless though

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      1. TheProfesssor
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        why? Will it not count until SF?

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    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Dont think it Illegal no!
      Impossible, probably?

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      1. 4vets
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        Nope. You can do it now for the semis.

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  26. Gigging Order
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Ok so I guess the real question is now

    A) Stick with CR7
    B) swap to a German Def (or mid if you have)
    C) massive gamble on a lucrative Gomez sub appearance!

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    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      A

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      1. ★A-O-Chamberlain★ COYG …
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        B

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    2. ManUFan
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      ive gone C

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    3. The Milkman
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      B seems the best option now.

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  27. jamsiep
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Definitely captaining Ozil tonight. Works very well with Klose.

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    1. beric
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah, wish I'd stuck with my plan to get him. I hope he wait's till the semi's!

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    2. Tommytour
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Join the Club!

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    3. Natas
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Oil and lahm 2 best options imo

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  28. Gigging Order
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    I think the main lesson from today is that it is imperative to have 12/13 players for the Semi's if possible

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    1. ManUFan
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      i have 11, but am gonna shuffle a bit after performances

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    2. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      ... "if possible" being the difficult part.

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      1. Gigging Order
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        True. I think 12 should be though

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    3. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      🙂 I tried to tell people not to listen to Camzy

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  29. Minty
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Has the line-up been confirmed yet - anybody got a link please??

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  30. The Milkman
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    I'm a bit frustrated that Gomez will drop to the bench tonight, but I can console myself in the fact that nearly everyone who takes this game even slightly seriously has Gomez. I really feel for those who back Gomez + Podolski/Muller though.

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      just hoping he will come in the last minutes and score a hattrick

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      1. The Milkman
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        I'd settle for a goal. 🙂

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