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Pre-Season Guide Updated

14 August 2012 2355 comments
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This afternoon, we have updated our Pre-Season Guide tab on the home page for Fantasy managers looking for some last-minute research ahead of Saturday’s kick-off:

Included are links to every pre-season game that has taken place, all our Scout Reports and Moving Target articles over the summer and extensive articles on each of the three promoted sides. In addition, we’ve added a brief “Scout Notes” synopsis of the main areas of concern for all 20 teams.

Below, we’ve listed the men in form in front of goal over the summer so far – nice to see Mauro Boselli in there, tempting us all with his pre-season goals once again..

6 – Danny Graham
5 – Mladen Petric and Billy Sharp
4 – Djibril Cisse and Sam Baldock
3 – Sergio Aguero, Yaya Toure, Steven Naismith, James Vaughan, Bobby Zamora, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Adam Le Fondre, Mauro Boselli

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  1. daire74
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Please RMT lads.. Much appreciated

    Reina – Federici

    R ferdinand, Coloccini, A Cole, Hangeland, Harte

    Bale, Y Toure, Ramires, Wright-Philips, Puncheon

    Tevez, Torres, Padolski

    w/ 0.5m in the bank.

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    1. Touré De Force
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Rio Ferdinand?You're wumming,right?

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      1. daire74
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Do explain...

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  2. Art Vandelay
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Looking to finalise my team and am down to the last decision. I need a pair of midfielders for 11.0, who will be in rotation. The rest of my team is solid without too much risk so am happy to have a little punt with this part of the team.

    Thoughts so far include

    McClean/Kaca, Dyer/Ireland and Noble/Ireland.

    Any ideas?

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    1. Kylos
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Michu puncheon?

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      1. Art Vandelay
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        I had not considered Puncheon. I remember him from Blackpool a few seasons ago. Will go and read up.

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    2. Xabi
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Kaca (c)

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  3. In Tommy We Trust
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    I see 🙂

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  4. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Kaca will hardly get any game time at all, so that rules out that pairing.

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    1. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Reply fail to the post above

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      1. Xabi
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Kaca is my (c) for GW1-38, pre-season form dude...get him in.

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    2. Podge
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Opinion masquerading as fact, Kaca may not get a single minute but he may play every match. You do not KNOW.

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  5. Rowley Birkin
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Repost

    Think I am pretty set,

    Friedel( Jaaskelainen)

    Ivanovic Zabaleta Hangeland ( Jenkinson, Clyne)

    Kagawa Bale Noble Yaya (Guthrie)

    Pog Torres Aguero

    Any glaring errors?

    Will Stephen Kelly play for Fulham?

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  6. super zlatan
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Thoughts on this

    Ming. Fed
    Terry. Williams. Hangaland. Fabio. Clyne
    Bale. Lamps. Yaya. Pienaar. Noble
    Torres. Tevez. Graham.

    2mil In bank

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    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Nice... I like it!

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    2. Acquafresca
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Like this a lot. Can you somehow squeeze Zab in there without jeopardizing your whole defense?

      See below regarding Pog.

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      1. super zlatan
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        The only way to get zab would be to downgrade Williams to a 4 mil defender and upgrade hangaland.

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    3. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Consider Yaya to 6.5 and the world will open up to you, SZ.

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      1. super zlatan
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Considered this vetts. But I want two city players. Just tevez against the saints makes me feel naked. 🙂

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        1. 4vets
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 7 months ago

          Depending on Kun/Torres, I have Les & Tev... will post it in a mo,

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    4. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Very good imo, not sure on Mignolet though.. why not Friedel ?

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    5. Danelka
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Lamps can easily fail to play 60 min even in one game.

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      1. super zlatan
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        As can mata and hazard. It's a calculated risk danelka

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

    Friedel

    Gorkss A.Cole Hangeland

    Nani Noble Allen Nasri

    Tevez Torres Rooney

    Subs:

    Cerny Larsson Cuellar A.Williams

    Thoughts?

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    1. Gamoriola of the Galaxy (Eu…
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Like the front line. Not sure about Nani in terms of value for money; Nasri will not play every week once Silva is up and running; Not sure I would play Allen over Larsson: Liverpool might have the easier fixture but Larsson is more likely to score.

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      1. Hansel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        thanks, planning to have at least 2 expensive midfielders. who would you go for?

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  8. Acquafresca
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Is anyone considering a 1-week punt on Pogrebnyak ??

    Then ship him out GW3 for either Graham/Petric depending on form.

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    1. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      1 transfer too many for me.

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    2. Touré De Force
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Thought about it,then decided to go with Holt instead.Not a terrible move though imo.

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    3. Torreslove
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      if either one comes good, they're price will rise rapidly and you'll have to take a hit to upgrade pog. the -4 will balance out whatever pog gets you in the first week.

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      1. Acquafresca
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        What if Pog does well first week and HIS price rises and i get some extra loot out of it?

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        1. Torreslove
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 7 months ago

          not likely imo. people will transfer him out because of the blank week and the spurs fixture right after.

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    4. super zlatan
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Pog could do ok in the dgw. But if u plan to ship him it means keeping money in the bank as there are no ideal replacements in the 5mil range.
      Also shipping him for graham seems a waste of a transfer when u could have graham from the start.

      Graham seems a better long term option

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  9. RHCP
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Does anyone know whats going on with Dempsey? I had heard he wasn't going to start the season

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    1. Touré De Force
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      I'd steer clear for a while.Lack of a preseason is a plan plus he didn't really get going until c. Gw10 last season.

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      1. RHCP
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Alright, thanks for the help. I'd like to get him in my team but I might as well wait until I know he'll be doing well

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  10. 4vets
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    I'm getting a warm feeling in my tummy about my team. Looking at the rmts and options being posted by respected people, I still prefer mine.

    I think I may start again 😉

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    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      You can always save yourself some time by copying mine! 😉

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      1. 4vets
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        I said "respected people" 😉

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        1. tw
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 7 months ago

          😀

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    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      I haven't seen a team with more than 6 the same as me... 😀

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      1. 4vets
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        It is both heartening and worrying, not that mine is far different from most, just more "tweaked", inho.

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        1. super zlatan
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 7 months ago

          I feel the exact same vets. Ha. My team seems ok and then I see another RMT with aguero instead of tevez and I panic incase I have made the wrong option.

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  11. Spencer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    RMT please.

    Pretty please.

    de Gea – Federici
    Cole (c) – Tierney – Fabio
    Noble – Silva – Ramires – Bale
    Tevez (v) – Rooney – Cisse D
    de Gea – Williams – Ireland – Cueller

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  12. Spoiler
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    views on my team?

    De Gea | Federici
    Cole A | Zabaleta | Cuellar | Fabio | Demel
    Mata | Bale | N'Zogbia | Pienaar | Maloney
    Graham | Tevez | Torres

    +2 mill in bank for possible rooney upgrade

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  13. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Who are folks' go-to 4.5m defenders? So far I thik the best options atthat price are fabio, cuellar, hughes... Not many other fairly certain starters in decentish defences? (assuming qpr will tihten p now that hughes has had a full preseason to work with them)

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    1. Touré De Force
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Consider Norwich closely.Hughton is a noted defensive organiser.

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  14. Cash'nBurn
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Evening all!

    The influx of attacking players (eg.Kagawa, Hazard, Oscar, Podolski, Cazorla etc), added to the attacking intent of the last two seasons promoted sides, would all indicate that clean sheets may well be at a premium this season.

    (The keepers are currently Friedel and Federici)

    My defence started with a Man City and Chelsea defender, but has finally drifted to :-

    Rangel(Swa) - Mariappa(Rdg) - Cuellar(Sun) - Tomkins(Whm) - Boyce(Wig)

    All should be regular picks and fixtures are reasonably kind until the beginning of November.

    The new bonus system weighs heavily in favour of the eight attacking players, so this is where the investment has gone. Unfortunately the Chelseas double gameweek is perhaps clouding all our judgements from the off:-

    Lampard(Che) - Ramires(Che) - Noble(Whm) - Bale(Tot) - VDV(Tot)

    Tevez(Mcy) - Rooney(Mun) - Graham(Swa) (£0.5 in the bank.)

    Rooney may become Torres before Sat morning, but starting with Rooney would allow Ramires -> NZogbia GW2, followed by Lampard -> Silva/Nasri/Kagawa/Valencia/Dempsey etc GW3, depending on bandwagon/price gain/form.
    Spurs' great run of fixtures will have given fair indication as to who to keep out of Bale and VDV.

    The prices of the midfielders and attackers will likely change the quickest and hopefully this gives me the best flexibility to build up the cash for later in the season. Starting with £0.5 in the bank helps with this.

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    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      I keep thinking alongsimilar lines re:defensive points being relatively low this season. Going light at the back makes more sense to me, but vermaelen is sorely temptin, im expecting big things from him (goals!) if he stays fit

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    2. Gnubuntu
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      I do think building cash will be important. I'm going to try to. Don't really know how this strategy will affect the league this season though. There are so many prospects one great cap choice and smiles all around.

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    3. Torreslove
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      defence too weak. you'll find it impossible to upgrade a anyone of them without taking out one of your mids.

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      1. Cash'nBurn
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        The upgrades will come later, when the cash pile has hopefully increased and 25% of the season has been completed.

        At various stages I have had Rafael/Clichy/Ivanovic in my defence, but the chances of a clean sheet are remote if they don't get regularly picked.....

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  15. Corrigan
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Do we think it's been harder or more difficult to pick a team this year compared with last? For me, with the double with two underwhelming prospects (one cheap, one a rip off), a blank, a lack of defensive rotations, a lack of defenders between 5.5 and 6 and 4m defenders that stink more than a decomposing skunk with b.o, no keepers at 4m, managerial changes (I could go on), I've found my team has changed constantly. Last year, I was pretty settled early doors.

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    1. Fernando Torres
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Easier in terms of getting players from the top teams but harder to pick the right ones because of rotation.

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    2. Kylos
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      it definitely seems harder to fit in the big players this year

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    3. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Well basically, the prices are pretty generous and there is so much choice this year…the DGW doesn't help either…

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    4. Touré De Force
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Much easier.Easy enough to pick a good side and not be generic,yet inevitably the generic side arose from the pits of hell. 😕

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  16. FPL_J05H
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    think ive nailed it! Please do your best to rip it apart but i think logically this is as good as it gets until luck gets involved!

    Fed (DDG)

    JT, Hangelaand, Kolarov/Zab, (Clyne, Cuellar)

    Bale, Guthrie, Nasri, Ramires, (Pienaar)

    Tevez, Graham, Torres(c)

    GW2 - Rooney in for Torres
    GW3 - Vidic/Evra for Terry
    GW5 - STaylor for Kolarov
    GW5 - Sess for Ramires

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  17. Canelo
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    New post

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  18. cup_final_game
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Have Park and Hoillet been playing pre-season? Are either of them good FF prospects?

    QPR have signed so many new/already established players, im considering them to be a bit of a wildcard. I know weeks 3-5 are a bit shit, but still...

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    1. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Id go for Taarabt but out of those then Hoilett is a much better prospect than Park.

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      1. cup_final_game
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        I haven't really considered Taarabt. Not sure why. Is Taarabt nailed on?

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  19. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    May as well get mine in 😀

    Schwarzer
    Vidic / Baines / Ivanovic (c)
    Bale / Lampard / Nasri / Pienaar
    Tevez (vc) / Bent / Graham

    Ruddy / Noble / Nelsen / Tierney

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    1. European Bob
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      It's different and it's good

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  20. RHCP
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Green
    Cole A Lescott Williams
    Mata (C) Noble Bale Yaya Toure
    Graham Rooney (VC) Jelavic
    SUBS: Friedel Guthrie McCartney Rangel

    Any thoughts on my team? All help would be really appreciated

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    1. RHCP
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      No money left in the bank, but I can shift around the team if I need to.

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  21. My name is an echo
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    i read that jenkins from Arsenal will be playing the first few games due to other injuries. anyone know anything about this?

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  22. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    From Giggs, Scholes, Carrick and Andersen in the Man United midfield, who would be a regular starte if any... And who would potentially score some good points...

    I really want to get in a Man United midfielder for 6.5 or less....

    Or is there a much better midfielder who will score loads of points for 6.5m or less...

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      There are loads of £6.5m mids who will score more than any of those

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    2. VougieDipond
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Swansea,Sunderland and everton to name a few provide much bigger points threats for the same price

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  23. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Just noticed every one of my starting XI is either blue or white. And my bench is all red.

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Obviously needs more Gerrard

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    2. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Time of the month?

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      1. super zlatan
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        :-).

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      2. Bøwstring The Carp
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Either that or there's gonna be a massacre if they don't perform 😛

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  24. 4toon31
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    RMT Please

    Friedel
    Ekotto McCartney Cole A
    Bale Yaya Silva Park
    Suarez Aguero Progrebnyak

    Green Allen Clyne Barnett

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  25. G8a
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone considering Robson-Kanu as an alternative to Guthrie?

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    1. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Yes. He'll need replacing when Kebe comes back but he's good for me.

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      1. G8a
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Seems like a pain to have to move him then...

        Puncheon? Obertan?

        Bearing in mind they will hardly play...

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  26. FORCA INTER
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    i tried so manny different drafts in last 2 weeks ,but i always came back at this one

    Friedel , Frederci

    Cole , McCartney , Lescott , Cuellar , Clyne

    Bale , Michu , Noble ,Lampard , Maloney

    Auguero , Petric , Torres(+2M)

    all bases covered and nice balance,with good C choices

    i just can't get good team with Tevez and Zabaleta in so i'll stick more expesive players 🙂

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    1. In Tommy We Trust
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      2 5mil midfield I would say isn't balanced but I guess that's the price you pay for Rooney and Aguero

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    2. gclarke5
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      I have almost same team but without Zab- rot risk but overall +1

      Aguero will reward u if u hand him the armband Carlos can't score from the bench!

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  27. pdc
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    so if RVP is at united, who gets bumped out of united's lineup? who'd you get for arsenal coverage?

    I'd take RVP and giroud then, possibly gervinho

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    1. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Cazorla. Nuff said.

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  28. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Glad to see Fletcher return tonight, he was soorly missed last season...

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  29. JDubz13
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Friedel

    R.Ferdinand A Cole Zab

    Mata Valencia Bale Noble

    Tevez Torres Petric

    (Roon GW2 For Torres)

    Any thoughts?

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  30. bolekjaworski
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    This may have been asked some time earlier, but....who is more nailed on and who is the more offensive minded: Gorkss or Mariappa.

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