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29 July 2012 1960 comments
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Another piece in the Fantasy Football Scout jigsaw for the new season was restored this evening, with the Set Piece Takers table published and added to the top menu bar.

Andy has rinsed through all the Premier League clubs and added details for all the Penalty, Direct Free Kick and Corner/Indirect Free Kick takers. When it comes to Penalties and Free Kicks, the players are listed according to the current perceived pecking order.

As we get more data from the pre-season matches, we’ll be refreshing the table accordingly. Plus, once the season starts, we’ll be keeping this table up to date to reflect any changes and pecking order shuffles for each team.

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

  1. Title20
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    Which midfield looks more appealing?

    A) Hazard, Kagawa, Noble, Maloney, Michu

    B) Hazard, Kagawa, Noble, Maloney, Pienaar

    C) Hazard, Michu, Noble, Pienaar, 7.0 midfielder(taarabt/mclean/???)

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    1. blue cheese
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      Who've you got up front?

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      1. Title20
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 9 months ago

        torres, graham, aguero

        torres bandwagon to rooney next week

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      2. blue cheese
        • 14 Years
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        Then, I would suggest b.

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  2. sdaw216
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    FFS's striving to be the most comprehensive site for EPL fantasy managers is evident with the new Projection section in the members area. Thanks for all of your work. I'm back for a second season as a member from the USA. I would like to see a comprehensive list of each team's Captains and alternates before the season starts. The captain always plays, dah, so its a good starting point when getting to know the promoted sides.

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    1. King Eric, in America
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      Welcome back, Sdaw ... from NY, myself. Great idea, imo, on the captain's list.

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  3. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
    • 14 Years
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    Morning Guys.

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    1. blue cheese
      • 14 Years
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      Morning! 🙂

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      1. blue cheese
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 9 months ago

        Barca are interested in Kolo Toure?!? What is wrong with them? 😀

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        1. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 9 months ago

          That's some fake reports.
          See below.

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            1. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
              • 14 Years
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              It won't happen.

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  4. supyo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    Hey guys

    As it stands this is what i have currently selected for my GW1 team.

    Any suggestions/changes would be appreciated.

    Vorm

    terry, evra, clichy

    Hazard, Sinclair, Dempsey, Y Toure, Guthrie

    Pogrebnyak, rooney

    subs:
    GK:Jaaskelainen,
    Di Santo, A Williams, L Barnett

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    1. blue cheese
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      Jaaskelainen > Federici
      Terry > Ivanovic
      Evra > Cuellar

      and upgrade di Santo.

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      1. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 9 months ago

        This

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      2. supyo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 9 months ago

        Cuellar playing for the spurs?

        I have 8mil left for a forward, i was thinking Defoe but unsure on his game time?

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    2. fjb07
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      do u really think swansea will get a clean sheet away to qpr?

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  5. blue cheese
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    Spain out already?!? 😯

    Juan Mata anyone? 😉

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  6. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    Error Establishing The Database Connection. 😐

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    1. King Eric, in America
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      I guess that's unavoidable ... but I loathe it. As if the deadzone isn't lowly-populated enough ... when that happens it pushes people off the site. Most nights I get off here because of it.

      And, yes, I realize that refreshing the page like 5 times gets you back through - but it's downright irritating.

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  7. tezzaboy7
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    Hey guys thought on this?

    A) Kagawa, Sinclair, Rooney, Tevez
    B) Bale, Dempsey, Aguero, Graham

    Assume for argument sake that both Dempsey and Bale are fit.

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  8. Title20
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    RMT

    DDG, Federic
    Ivanovic, Demel, Tierney, Clichy, Williams
    Hazard, Kagawa, Noble, Maloney, Pienaar
    Torres, Graham, Aguero

    2 left over for bandwagon GW2 rooney transfer

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  9. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
    • 14 Years
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    Spain 0-1 Honduras
    Spain Out 🙁

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
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      : X

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    2. halnone
      • 15 Years
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      what a shame

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  10. RichRover
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    I know you're all busy rippin' on each other, but I' love some feedback.
    Please RMT
    Federici
    A Cole Coloccini Harte
    VDV Kagawa Hazard Noble
    Aguero Pog Torres
    bench: Davis Fabio McCartney +3.5 in bank
    6 double gameweekers
    Torres to Rooney week 2
    A Cole to Lescott/ or Pog to Lambert week 3
    no bench week 3
    Inspired or Insane?
    Any feedback appreciated

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    1. King Eric, in America
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      I know it seems petty, but you'll get more responses with a linked team and a gravatar (information on both in the FAQ section, link at bottom of page).

      Harte looks to be in jeopardy to Shorey, so you'll want to look at that.
      Standard front line, no surprises there.
      IMO, I think you should use some of your cash to upgrade a Reading player (Pog to Graham or Petric for example, both @ 6.0).

      6 DGWers is closer to insane than inspired ... but if you're set on it, good luck.

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      1. RichRover
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 9 months ago

        Cheers

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  11. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    Barcelona are interested in 25 year old Porto midfielder Joao Moutinho & 27 year old Liverpool defender Daniel Agger.
    Agger would be a brilliant signing.

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    1. blue cheese
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah. City and Barca have expressed in Agger.

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      1. blue cheese
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 9 months ago

        This page is good for transfer news.
        https://twitter.com/TransferNewsCen

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        1. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
          • 14 Years
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          Ta

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

    Thoughts on how much game time Marin will get??

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    1. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
      • 14 Years
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      Not much with Mata back in the frame.

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      1. blue cheese
        • 14 Years
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        +1.

        Agreed he's in good form. But I can't see him starting ahead of Mata, Ramires, Hazard.

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    2. halnone
      • 15 Years
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      I think he'll get a fair amount.

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      1. KIT
        • 14 Years
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        Contradicting thoughts, he seems to be playing fairly well though.

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  13. The Mousa is Loosa
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    Swapped a few names around, RMT please gents:

    Jussi,Green
    Cole, Vertonghen, Demel, Gorkss, Cuellar
    Bale, Hazard, Kagawa, N'zog, Britton
    Graham, Tevez, Torres

    Torres>Roon GW 2
    If Bale isn't fit, Cole>Lescott, Bale>Mata

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    1. King Eric, in America
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      I'd like to see how Tot does before investing 6.5 in their defense, so personally I would swap out Vert for a Lescott.

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      1. Doctor X
        • 14 Years
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        Good advice this.

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      2. The Mousa is Loosa
        • 14 Years
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        Yeah, point taken. I was looking at Vert for differential, but I'll hold back for a bit

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    2. blue cheese
      • 14 Years
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      I don't trust the West Ham defence.

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      1. The Mousa is Loosa
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 9 months ago

        Demel is only really in there as a cheap defender. Probably won't get much playing time from me unless West Ham really surprise

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        1. blue cheese
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 9 months ago

          Get Fonte/Clyne. You'll have an additional option atleast.

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          1. The Mousa is Loosa
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 9 months ago

            Who's more nailed on? Just did some more tinkering, settled on this for now:
            Begovic, Jussi
            Cole, Lescott, Fabio, Gorkss, Demel/Southampton def

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            1. blue cheese
              • 14 Years
              13 years, 9 months ago

              Fonte is definitely nailed on.

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  14. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    off topic about English @@ : What is the difference between "fast" and "quick"?

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    1. halnone
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      not a lot.... but you can't turn fast into an adverb like you can do with quick.

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      1. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 9 months ago

        so which is faster (quicker)??

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        1. WALOR
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 9 months ago

          Quick *generally* refers to time. A quick decision.

          Fast *generally* refers to speed. A fast car.

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  15. Doctor X
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    DeadZone. I finally feel like I belong 😉

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  16. baulchy
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    pienaar, larsson or mclean?? in order??

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      Lar, Pi, Mr Clean

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  17. baulchy
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    no that spain is out is it safe to get DDG?/?

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
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      read the Tweet

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  18. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
    • 14 Years
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    Liverpool have agreed to offload Italian flop Alberto Aquilani to Fiorentina for £7million, according to The People.
    http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/transfer-news-liverpool-sell-alberto-1181953

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    1. KIT
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      In other news his crazy, outspoken Agent has said that Aquilani is staying at Liverpool. http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/transfer-news-liverpool-sell-alberto-1181953

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  19. ManofKent
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    Morning all

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    1. blue cheese
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      Morning, MoK! 🙂

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    2. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
      • 14 Years
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      Morning MoK

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  20. KIT
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    A bit of help, RMT please

    Green, Jussi
    A. Cole, Clichy, Fabio, Fonte, Demel
    Guthrie, Toure, Lampard, Kagawa, Ben Arfa
    Torres, Tevez, Suarez

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    1. blue cheese
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      No Swans?
      Jussi AND Demel??

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      1. KIT
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 9 months ago

        Going to play 3-4-3, Demel isn't really going to be getting too many games I would think

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        1. blue cheese
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 9 months ago

          So you'll rotate Fabio and Fonte for the 3rd spot?

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          1. KIT
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 9 months ago

            Yeh thats the plan for now, banking on points from the midfield and fwds.

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            1. blue cheese
              • 14 Years
              13 years, 9 months ago

              Fair enough.

              Who'll play more central for Liverpool? Suarez or Borini?

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              1. KIT
                • 14 Years
                13 years, 9 months ago

                Really cant say yet. Better to wait for the Europa qualifiers to see what kind of team Rodgers puts out.

                Though if Borini starts he'd probably play more central.

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                1. blue cheese
                  • 14 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  Cheers.

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    2. Joggers Nipple
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      i know ur gravatar shows ur team but Suarez? even if you do want him wait til his fixtures are better. Otherwise nice team

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      1. KIT
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 9 months ago

        I do think he will put a few at the back of the net this season.

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        1. Joggers Nipple
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 9 months ago

          plus he is at the olympics so maybe not straight into the team?

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          1. KIT
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 9 months ago

            He'll be straight back in. No doubt about that unless he's injured of course.

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    3. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
      • 14 Years
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      Doubling up on QPR's defence isn't a good idea.
      HBA has tough fixtures.

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      1. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
        • 14 Years
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        Doubling up on QPR & West Ham's defence isn’t a good idea.*

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        1. KIT
          • 14 Years
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          Other options?

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  21. zan
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    what team looks better?

    1)
    DeGea/Jaaskel
    Terry,Lescott,Williams--Clyne,McCartney
    Silva,Hazard,McAnuff,Noble --Maloney
    Torres,Rooney,Graham

    2)
    Green/Jaaskel
    A.Cole, Clichy, Hangeland --Fonte,McCartney
    YaYa Toure,Sigurdsson,Mata,McClean,Guthrie
    Torres,Rooney,--Graham

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    1. Doctor X
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      DeGea/FEDERICI
      COLE, CLICHY,Williams–FONTE,DEMEL
      Silva,Hazard,MCCLEAN,Noble –Maloney
      Torres,Rooney,Graham

      I shaved a million off your defence and upgraded McAnuff in team one.

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      1. zan
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 9 months ago

        ok thanks

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  22. Deicide
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    DDG Federici

    Cuellar Lescott Williams (Clyne, Fabio)

    Marin Valencia Piennar Hazard (Noble)

    Graham Torres Aguero

    Now Spain is back, things change a lot. Who instead of Marin?

    More suggestions are welcome ♥

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      ♥♥♥

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    2. KIT
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      Good old Moses is worth 7.0 too.

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  23. Doctor X
    • 14 Years
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    Hypothetical Team: Can you shave 0.5 million off this, without doing much damage? (Apart from Valencia > Kagawa)

    Friedel, Federici
    S. Taylor, Clichy, Rafael, Demel, Fonte
    Bale, Valencia, McClean, Taarabt, Maloney
    Rooney, Aguero, Graham

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    1. blue cheese
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      Friedel > Mignolet
      Valencia > Kagawa
      Bale > VdV, Siggy

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      1. Doctor X
        • 14 Years
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        Don't like the first two. But considering the last one on a serious note. Thinking of getting Cuellar over Fonte to rotate with Saylor.

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        1. blue cheese
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 9 months ago

          Yeah. Newc/Sun rotation is too good.

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  24. baulchy
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    larsson or pienaar and why??

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  25. baulchy
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    larsson or pienaar or why??

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    1. blue cheese
      • 14 Years
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      why

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  26. halnone
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    trying to make a less generic team this year.

    going with the likes of tevez and fat frank for the start

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    1. Doctor X
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      Thing about a generic team is it's usually quite solid. No harm in having 6/7 common picks, you can always personalize your team later as form and value show up.

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  27. Football is Life
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    Can I get this team rated please. 3rd time lucky - 0 comments on last 2 posting 🙁

    DDG - Jaas

    McCartney - Cuellar - A. Cole - Fabio - Hangeland

    Hazard - Bale - McClean - Taarabt - Noble

    Tevez - Torres - Pog

    4.5 in the bank.

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    1. Doctor X
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      4.5 in the bank. Jesus.

      a) Jaaskelainen > Federici
      b) McCartney > Demel
      c) Hangeland > Newcastle Defender (to rotate with Cuellar)
      d) Tevez > Aguero

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      1. blue cheese
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 9 months ago

        +20

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    2. ManofKent
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      Soild enough

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    3. RichRover
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      Are you going the standard "Torres to Rooney" week 2?
      If not maybe strengthen your def,
      mid is sexy

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      1. Football is Life
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 9 months ago

        Torres - Roo gw 2 and then either bring in City def - Kag/Pinaar/N'Zogbia or Ba/Petric

        Might have to upgrade Tev to Aguero depending on game time.

        Reason for lotta cash in the bank:

        Lotta good 6.5 mids but which one to choose. Kag might be a must have at 8.5.
        Ba depending where he plays might be a must have at 7.5. Petric has looked great in pre-season. Lotta choices. So I know I got a lotta cash at the start but it gives me a little flexibility.

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  28. Deicide
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    Finally..

    So, I removed Marin and I picked Larsson instead (maybe i'll pick Micho later.)
    I removed Lescott and I picked Cashley. So i have something like this:

    DDG Federici

    Williams Cuellar Cashley (Clyne, Fabio)

    Piennar Hazard Valencia Larsson (Noble)

    Graham Agüero Torres.

    1 in the bank..

    MAYBE I'll trade Torres in GW 5 for Jelavic.

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  29. UBS United
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    RMT Please

    Szenseny Friedel (for first 10 weeks)

    A. Cole Lescott Willams Mariappa Tierny

    Bale Kagawa Yaya Toure Allen Noble

    Torres Pogrebnyak Aguero

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    1. UBS United
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      Bale > Hazard ? Is 3 Chelsea players OT

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    2. Football is Life
      • 14 Years
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      Expensive keeper roatation for me.

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      1. UBS United
        • 14 Years
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        True... But they rotate best out of any keeper pairing ive spotted thus far
        First 10 weeks will play like:

        SUN H
        WBA H
        Norwich H
        SHampton H
        QPR H
        Chelsea H
        AVilla H
        Nrowich A
        QPR H
        Wigan H

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    3. ManofKent
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
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      not keen on Sczeney otherwise I like it

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      1. UBS United
        • 14 Years
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        See above 🙂 Any thoughts MANOFKENT? Could be worth it but another 1mil would be handy

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        1. ManofKent
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
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          Jaask/Begovic Friedel/Federici seem popular

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          1. UBS United
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 9 months ago

            thanks ill have another look

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  30. aflickering
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    rejigged yet again.

    jaas | 4.0 filler
    cashley | terry | lescott | (demel) | (clyne)
    mata | kagawa | nasri | guthrie | (michu)
    rooney | tevez | pog

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    1. ManofKent
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
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      I don't like the idea of a filler GK
      Terry to Ivan then upgrade to playing GK

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      1. AA
        • 14 Years
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        Kagawa , Mata , Nasri and Tevez. It's a bit of a gamble,you should be concerned about their game time . Don't like the Reading double up . You can do better !

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        1. aflickering
          • 13 Years
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          mata is as likely to play as anyone now he's eliminated from the olympics; he's barely played in the summer at all. kagawa is 99% nailed on for the opener, nasri and tevez are 90% each i would say. most of the attacking players for big clubs aren't entirely named on this season.

          you don't like the reading double up for a DGW?

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          1. aflickering
            • 13 Years
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            nailed on*

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          2. AA
            • 14 Years
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            Mata will still be given time off I reckon with the number of attacking options they've. Tevez will surely face competiton from Balotelli\Dzeko . And its not likely that Kagawa will play each game . United could go 4-4-2 depending on their opponents . Kagawa,surely can hit the ground running but he's a wait and watch for me .

            WRT doubling up reading for the DGW , the only way you can replace them is by taking hits . there's not many players who offer you good value at that price .

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            1. aflickering
              • 13 Years
              13 years, 9 months ago

              agreed on all counts, but my point sort of stands. the nailed on attacking players out of utd, city and chelsea are non-existent aside from torres (who is most likely gonna be crap again), rooney (who i have) and... that's it. i honestly think tevez could play just half the games and still get a huge fpl score, the guy is a beast. kagawa is a risk but i think fergie is really, really impressed and he's a class above the likes of welbeck, hernandez etc; he will play regularly, albeit not every game. as i've said below, i think this could be nasri's season to star, but i accept it's a risk.

              as for the reading guys, i don't think there's any better value for those prices, and they'll be benched most of the time anyways.

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    2. Football is Life
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      Would be worried Nasri does not start - Mancini is a rotating machine. + Better to have 2 playing Keepers. Nothing worse than being stuck with one. Cost me bad last season with Mingolet/Westwood and Bego/Sorenson

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      1. aflickering
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 9 months ago

        that's the risk of having city/utd/chelsea attacking players in general though. i have a feeling this could be nasri's season, especially with silva most likely getting less game time this season (after a long summer and obvious fatigue last season)

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    3. UBS United
      • 14 Years
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      terry > a. cole
      filler > 4.5 keeper

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      1. aflickering
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 9 months ago

        i have cole already lol

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