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Fixtures June 26

Double Gameweek One Announced

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While Fantasy managers prepare their squads for tomorrow evening’s Euro 2012 semi-final between Spain and Portugal, some domestic news of significant Fantasy interest broke earlier on this morning. Already, we have our first double Gameweek of the season to prepare for thanks to Chelsea’s UEFA Super Cup duties against Atletico Madrid.

The Blues have revealed that their home game against Reading, scheduled for Saturday September 1, has been moved to Wednesday August 22 and immediately hands both clubs a double in the first Gameweek of the upcoming 2012/13 campaign, with a blank Gameweek 3 to follow.

Already, this is huge news for Fantasy managers and will surely play a significant part in the structuring of plenty squads ahead of the kick-off on August 18. Robert Di Matteo’s side will now travel to Wigan before playing host to the Royals, while Brian McDermott’s promoted side also have a home game against Stoke to consider.

Chelsea, in particular, have the kindest opening schedule of arguably any side – selecting three of their players for those opening pair of games now seems a tactic that many will employ in order to ensure their Fantasy seasons get off to a successful start. The likes of Gary Cahill, Juan Mata, Eden Hazard and even Fernando Torres will likely see strong investment prior to the big kick-off on the back of today’s news.

For now, then, it’s just a quick heads-up article to bring you up to date – as always, we’ve updated the season ticker to reflect the change in fixtures.

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  1. FORCA INTER
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 9 months ago

    knew that this will happen,i wanted to confirm my team yesterday

    now i am confindent in Spain CS and win and i wanna go wothout Cr7 and i wanna C Ramos

    madness?

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    1. beric
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      Nope, sensible

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      1. FORCA INTER
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 9 months ago

        hows your team looks beric??i am thinking about all spain+germany

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        1. beric
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 9 months ago

          This is what I have at the moment. By no means my final team though

          ————–Casillas
          -Alba-Arbeloa-Pique-Ramos
          Busquets-Pirlo-Ozil-Khedeira
          -—Balotelli-Gomez/Klose (Oliveira)

          No FT left.

          Spain win to nil, goals on both sides of the other game.

          If Italy win, Ozil, Khedeira, Gomez/Klose, XXX -> Whover I want
          If germany win, Balo, Pirlo, Pique, Ramos -> Whoever I want

          At the moment, I am thinking Klose, but I'm unsure.

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          1. beric
            • 13 Years
            12 years, 9 months ago

            *If I go for Klose, one of the Spanish Def's must be Hummels, if Gomez, it stays how it is. (ran out of FT's)

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          2. FORCA INTER
            • 13 Years
            12 years, 9 months ago

            that's so crazy startegy and it actually could eork out brillintly

            only problem is Prtugal possible goal...you are in big trouble then

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            1. beric
              • 13 Years
              12 years, 9 months ago

              Yeah I know. I might not do this, but the first rounds haven't gone too well, so I fancy a win or bust SF 😀

              I might wimp out though 😉

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              1. 7dbeckham23
                • 12 Years
                12 years, 9 months ago

                Thanks for your reply before Beric

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                1. beric
                  • 13 Years
                  12 years, 9 months ago

                  😉 no worries 😆

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  2. China Mag
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 9 months ago

    AAARRRRGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! I've just realized that chelsea's blank is GW3, not AFTER GW3! There is an international break between GW3-4 so that would have fit in well for the WC!

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    1. FORCA INTER
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      you will have 2FT,nothing to worry about 😉

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    2. Scroobius Mac
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      12 years, 9 months ago

      GW1: 3 Chelsea, 1 RDG
      GW2: Bank it/Lose a Chelsea player for a Man U player
      GW3: Lose a Chelsea player for a City player - leaves you with 2 blanks on the bench and a proper sub. Chuck in a keeper as well if you want.

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      1. China Mag
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah. Its not a major problem. I was just contemplating whether to plan for a WC in the first international break, and I thought that this was a sign to say that would be the right thing to do!!

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        1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 9 months ago

          Let's face it, even if we don't initially plan to use the WC in GW3, we'll inevitably do so after our carefully planned team crashes and burns! Happens every season (to me at least).

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          1. China Mag
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 9 months ago

            So you might as well face up to it, and plan a team for the first 3 weeks only!

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            1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
              • 14 Years
              12 years, 9 months ago

              Yep! 🙂

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    3. Gaz Downright
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      • 14 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      settle down

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  3. Back on the horse
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 9 months ago

    DGW in GW 1!!! wooooooooooo

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    1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      +1

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  4. ★A-O-Chamberlain★ COYG …
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 9 months ago

    What Chelsea players are you guys considering for the DGW?

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    1. AA
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      Only Cahill.

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    2. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      Mata is a certainty for me. Then one of Cahill/Ivanovic and one of Torres/Lamps/Hazard

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      1. ★A-O-Chamberlain★ COYG …
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 9 months ago

        Im thinking Mata & Ivanovic and another aswell. How much do you think they will be?
        I think:
        Mata - 10
        Ivanovic - 6.5

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    3. Freshy
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      • 14 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      If JT's not in jail

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  5. Parm
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    • 13 Years
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Well this is unwelcome news.

    Will probably have two from each and use the freebies to play me out of danger.

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
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      • 13 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      I reckon it might be Cahill and Mata from Chelsea. Not sure who on Reading yet.

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    2. FORCA INTER
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      ivanivic mata and torres

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    3. Parm
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      • 13 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      Will probably be Ivanovic/Cahill(Depending on price) with Federici and Harte/McAnuff.

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  6. Captain Shirokov
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 9 months ago

    JK - You will most definitely be carrying the load. Btw, do you have a link to your review of QF 1? 🙂

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    1. FORCA INTER
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      http://uefaffs.weebly.com/index.html

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      1. Captain Shirokov
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 9 months ago

        Thanks Forca.

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  7. Henry Hill
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Pogrebnyak might be a good option for Reading's double gameweek

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    1. China Mag
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      Good shout

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    2. stilicho
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      • 14 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      Pricing will be interesting on him, he certainly didn't need much time to settle at Fulham, I suppose 6.5?

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    3. Gaz Downright
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      • 14 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      Dudes. Pog is not FPL material. Buggumark it

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  8. Abominable Snowy84
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 9 months ago

    I think this DGW does more harm than good!!

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    1. stilicho
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      • 14 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      I have a premonition, it's lots of people being very angry with Torres.

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      1. Abominable Snowy84
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 9 months ago

        +1!

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      2. Pratik
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 9 months ago

        🙂

        Unless last year, he is not make my first team. 2 chelsea mids and one defender. Or vica-versa for me.

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  9. Desange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Khedira or Reus

    Gomez or Klose

    These are the important questions in my mind and I would like your input
    Merci

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      Reus and Gomez

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      1. beric
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 9 months ago

        What's your reasoning James?

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  10. COMH
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Gas explosion in Oldham. What a mess.

    http://news.sky.com/story/952829/child-dies-in-suspected-gas-explosion

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    1. beric
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      Shit

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    2. Sarnab
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      🙁

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  11. FORCA INTER
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 9 months ago

    wich team do you prefer?

    team 1 -SAFE

    Neuer
    Hummels Boateng Pereira Alba Arbeloa
    Kedhira Ozil Busquets Iniesta
    Oliveira Ronaldo Balotelli

    team 2- all or nothing

    Neuer
    Hummels Badstuber Ramos Alba
    Kedhira Ozil Busquets Iniesta
    Oliveira Gomez Torres

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      2

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      1. Captain Shirokov
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 9 months ago

        It's what I'm doing.

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    2. Pratik
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      Team 2 with Gomez->Ronaldo

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      1. FORCA INTER
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 9 months ago

        i am gonna C Ramos so Ronaldo is not welcome in my team 😀

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    3. China Mag
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      2

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      1. China Mag
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 9 months ago

        But leave the gomez/klose, and torres pick as late as possible

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  12. COMH
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Any point having Ronaldo if you are heavily backing Spain and getting their defenders in?

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    1. FORCA INTER
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      good point,i was thinking about same and if ronaldo is guaranted 2pts i might take a gamble and get Gomez in

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      1. COMH
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 9 months ago

        Gomez and Klose or just one of them? Who do you think will start?

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        1. FORCA INTER
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 9 months ago

          Gomez and dont ask me why,it's ,my intuition

          he might wanna be goal top scorer as well...

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    2. China Mag
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      It depends. If you are hec and gunning for numero uno in the world, i would say no. Anyone else might as well spread the risk

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    3. Sarnab
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      Bring in 4 Spanish Def and Casillas..

      No ronaldo for me.

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    4. Pinoche
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      I am sticking with Ronaldo and Pereira.
      Will get in 1 more Spanish defender.Have Torres and Gomez up front so I'll use 2 transfers there.

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      1. COMH
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 9 months ago

        You don't think Klose will keep his place?

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        1. Pinoche
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 9 months ago

          No.
          I'll keep Gomez I think untill I get any news about him not starting.
          Will transfer out Torres though if he doesn't start.

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    5. Scroobius Mac
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      I really don't get this idea that you shouldn't hedge your bets. Okay you might limit your ability to get the top score of the day but seeing as whether you pick Spanish defenders makes naff all difference to whether Ronaldo scores or not you should just decide whether you think he's the best bet for that price.

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      1. COMH
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 9 months ago

        If you heavily invest in Spain defenders you need a CS or it's a disaster so you need to weigh up whether you think Portugal will score or not. Picking the Spain defenders doesn't affect whether CR7 scores or not but it makes all the difference to the points you get if he does or doesn't.

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        1. Scroobius Mac
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 9 months ago

          Seeing as Ronaldo is central to just about everything Portugal do though it would cushion the blow if instead of losing 12 points from a CS you only lose 8.

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          1. COMH
            • 13 Years
            12 years, 9 months ago

            Yeah that makes sense.

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  13. SaintMatt
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Cheillini likely to play? Also boateng likely to play?

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    1. Pinoche
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      Cheillini is doutbful read the scout tweets.
      Boateng should play.

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      1. SaintMatt
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 9 months ago

        Cheers

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  14. COMH
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Which double up would you rather have?

    Ozil + Khedira

    or

    Alonso + Busquets

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    1. Pinoche
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      A)

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    2. Desange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      ozil and khedira

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    3. China Mag
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      A by a mile

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    4. FORCA INTER
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      A-easy

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      1. Pinoche
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 9 months ago

        Very 🙂

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    5. Sarnab
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      A

      Ozil & Busquets is what I would prefer to spread among Germans and Spain.

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  15. ZaKNaFeiN
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Reposted:

    Thoughts most welcome.

    Fabregas team

    Neuer
    Boateng / Jordi Alba / Arbeloa / Abate
    Pirlo / Ozil / Khedira / Fabregas
    Silva / Ronaldo / (Oliveira)

    Torres team

    Neuer
    Boateng / Jordi Alba / Arbeloa / (Abate)
    Pirlo / Ozil / Khedira / Alonso
    Torres / Ronaldo / Cassano

    Help please, thanks!

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    1. FORCA INTER
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      why help?you got same team as everyone else...

      where are you vets?

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      1. FORCA INTER
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 9 months ago

        you dont need abate cause he might be injureed....i wouldn't have pirlo as well

        as i said,it's a very standard team

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        1. ZaKNaFeiN
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 9 months ago

          Got Abate coz he's cheap and might play. And got Pirlo from a previous suggestion by someone else over Alonso.

          Thanks for your comments though.

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          1. FORCA INTER
            • 13 Years
            12 years, 9 months ago

            you can also downgrade pirlo or also to busquets and upgrade defence

            you can also downgrade Torres/Cassano and make even strongier MF

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  16. Sarnab
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 9 months ago

    My Strategy for the Semis::

    1. Only two games. very less chance of goals. Max 3-4 from both the games, so I think bring in as much defenders as you can from a team that you think likely to get a CS.. remember ALL DEF + GK gets the point for CS but only the duo who scores/assists gets the point.

    2. Fill the mid with khedira,busquets,alonso,Marchisio etc.. And bring in 1 Costly player like Ozil,Iniesta etc.

    3. Bring in 1 costly striker and two cheap ones..

    Feel free to discuss.

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    1. FORCA INTER
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      that's about the perfect strategy

      1.i am going with 5 big defenders (3 germans 2 spains)

      2. 4MF players( 2 bigg hitters)

      3.2 atackers

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      1. Sarnab
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 9 months ago

        me 3 spain 2 germans

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    2. TwiggsJameson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      That's pretty much my intention.

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    3. Pinoche
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      Well said 🙂

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    4. Pratik
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      While I agree with less goals, I also think unlike the quarter-finals, there will be few clean sheets in the semi's and final's.

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    5. satsumo
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      although I don't agree whole-heartedly with everything, you've helped me pick which is my favourite out of 3 or 4 possible teams, so thanks 🙂

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  17. northernmuppet
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 9 months ago

    neuer (4M)
    alba pereira boateng (4M) (4M)
    ozil pirlo khedria viana (4M)
    silva ronaldo klose

    I've 0.1 in the bank and 2 FT - thoughts on how I get another starter in here? I could downgrade pirlo, get an italian defender in and drop viana but fancy the germans to score..

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    1. Scroobius Mac
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      Klose to Cassano 4m defender to Hummels/Pique

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  18. 7dbeckham23
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Calling out BERIC, thanks for your reply before!!!!

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  19. Lordjim
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 9 months ago

    If Greece can put 2 past Germany, it is certainly possible for Italy to sneak a goal. Spain have been strong defensively, but there is every chance that Ronaldo will also sneak a goal. My defence strategy is different. I don't expect any CS, so am going with Pepe, hoping for an onslaught and RB. That's the key to the SF matches.....imho

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  20. Pinoche
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 9 months ago

    NEW POST http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2012/06/26/euro-2012-mcdonalds-scout-league-update/#comment-3369224

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  21. leo_messi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Guys!!Many of you playing this kind of game a long time so maybe you can give me some good advice.I'm currently 27 points behind the leaders in the overall but still have 7 pts lead in the Poland global league..what strategy will be best for me?Play it safe(4 germans,4 spaniards 2 portuguese ans 2 italians) or is it better to risk(6 germans,6 spaniards)?I really don't know what to do right now..Any suggestions very welcome!!!Thanks

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  22. thethompson
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Any Spurs fans on here? My sister works at Heathrow and recons that Rijkard has flown in today... Might be a good candidate for the job as I'm not too sure about AVB and he built a good team at Barca. Played entertaining football as well.

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    1. Can’t beat em so&hell…
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 9 months ago

      Yup. I think AVB is done though mate...

      Siggy too it looks like to replace Modric.....

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  23. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Is bonucci nailed on?

    Is there a fixture spreadsheet knocking about?

    Cheers!

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