If ever there was a team to scrutinize for a Moneyball piece, it is Stoke. They’re unfashionable and uninspiring with a reported philosophy that is about as far from Fantasy Football as one can get. Such characteristics, though, give us an opportunity to find value, and it is to the Britannia where we’ll turn our attention this week.
Did it smash? That's a fair fall...
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Hi guys,
On a WC and came up with this team.
Begovic Jussi
Baines Rafael Hughes Wilson Fonte
Cazorla Bale Pienaar Routledge Sterling
RVP Tevez Berbatov
Good to go?
Would you make any changes?
Any advice would be much appreciated.Open Controls
Looks good to me.
Maybe consider one of Begovic or Wilson, but to be honest I'm considering doing the same double up.Open ControlsAt their prices and with their fixtures I thought it might be a gamble that could pay off.
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Looks good. Will Hughes keep his place when Senderos is fully fit?
Open ControlsThought Hughes was pretty much nailed on. Forgot about Senderos. Is he due to return soon?
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How come no one mentioned this Senderos bloke until I put Hughes in? Was 0.1 short for getting Hangeland in who I really wanted. He will definitely score now :-/
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Any time soon, I posed the question earlier and got no response. Not trying to scaremonger, just I'm getting in Hughes on WC and will get Riise if there is a doubt.
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Is no one concerned that Berbatov didn't play for Bulgaria midweek? i really wanna bring him in for fletcher and captain him but....
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lol no i am not surprised at all
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He retired years ago.
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he snubbed their request didn't he , sorry my idiocy. Must have been thinking of someone else
transfer a done deal then thanksOpen ControlsI think the new coach wants him back (who wouldn't!) but as far as i know he hasn't joined up with a national squad for a couple of years
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Berba confrimed fit
Now do I do Zamora -- Berb for -4?
Would make the team
Jussi Foster
Baines Cuellar Jenkinson Demel Gorkass
carzola Michu Bale Pienaar Guthrie
RVP Tevez BerbatovOpen Controls
I've got (almost) the same dilema. Do I do Defoe - Berba.
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Need some help.
I am looking to wildcard next week.
1 free transfer and o.8m in bank.
How would you use it?
Foster (Man City @ home)
Williams (Swansea @ home), Baines (QPR away), McCartney (Southampton @ home)
McClean (Newcastle @ home), Hazard (Spurs away), Michu (Wigan @ home), Pienaar (QPR away)
RVP (Stoke @ home), Fletcher (Newcastle @ home), Tevez (WBA away)
Subs: Federici, Noble, McAuley, ClyneOpen Controls
I'd bring in Suarez for Tevez
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By Silva will miss the next two games, does he mean this game and the CL game or 2 Prem games?
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Silva will play this weekend.
Mankini was counting the two sofa soccer games Silva wanted to play with his wife tonight.Open ControlsI think he said he was hopeful he would be available against Swans.
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Mancini said he will miss WBA and the CL game midweek. Said he "may" be fit for Swansea
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Hi guys,
Worth starting Kaca in place of Yaya?
Jaaskelainen
Baines - Hangeland - Rangel
Pienaar - Yaya - Michu - Carzola (vc)
Berbatov - Van Persie - Suarez (c)
Federici - Kacaniklic - Cuellar - FabioOpen Controls
Jussi
Clyne,Ridgewell,G.Johnson
Michu,Yaya,Hazard,Cazorla
Berba,Tevez,Torres
Cech,Sterling,Gunter,Fabio
Just used my FT on Graham->Berba, should i use -4 t sort out my defence? Fabio->Wilson maybe and bench Ridgewell?
Correct lineup other than than? Who to captain(?), on Cazorla atm.Open Controls
Has the miserable ginger Gollum told us whether Fellaini is injured or not, he's already cost me 0.1 waiting for him to bless us with the news
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Finally pulled the trigger
Pog > Berba
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This is me for the weekend then.
Jussi
Baines Rafael Clyne
Sterling Michu Pienaar Santi
RVP(c) Berbatov(vc) Tevez
Begovic Yaya Gorkss GibbsOpen Controls
Very nice. Should do well. 🙂
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*Looks with suspicion since Yaya was not mentioned*Open Controls😯 I thought you were having a go at my record bench score!!! 😉
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Looks good
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now that Demel's out..
Mignolet
Rafael Hangeland Clyne
Bale Cazorla Pienaar Sterling
Rvp Ba Tevez
Federici Fellaini Grokks Demel
1 mill ... 1 FT
Save transfer or get a defender in for demel. which one?Open ControlsOnce and for all, lets get this done with!
Berba or Giroud?
Go!Open Controls
Hi all, this is my current team, 1 FT to make
Foster/Begovic
Clyne Terry Demel Davies Baines
Pienaar michu sterling hazard gervinho
RVP Jelavic Berbs
I need to sub out Terry, but for who?! Seems over the next 2-3 gameweeks that City have the best potential for clean sheets out of the top teams. Is Kompany too much of a gamble (rotation), Was thinking maybe Vermaelen.
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Super bored so I think I'm going to make a team up of differentials and see how they do every week.
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What if they do so well that everyone gets them and they stop being differentials?
Open ControlsWoah, one step at a time....
Open ControlsThen I guess I'll have to move on to the potential next big thing. I'm not expecting this experiment to go very well btw.
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Does a tree falling make a sound if nobody's there to hear it?
Open ControlsYes. You, sarcastic, philosophical bar steward 🙂
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Demel out is annoying, home vs Southampton, def clean sheet possibility. Going to leave him in just in case it's a blind, but Clyne or Shawcross as first sub. Clyne I suppose...
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It starts as an explosion of heat
http://tinyurl.com/8b7sz85Open Controls
My starting XI For this GW:
Foster
Vertonghen | Ivanovic | Baines
Bale | Michu | Maloney | Santi Cazorla | Pienaar
Fletcher | Jelavic (c)
Subs: Fed, Torres, Clyne, Reid
Good to go?
Any space in that team for Torres? (I can't see one)Open ControlsRight, last question before I get back to work.
Who to captain?
A. Suarez
B. BerbatovOpen ControlsA
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Biggest disappointment this weekend will be Berbatov not scoring...
Not saying he wont score but on here it will be the biggest let down even over RVP.Open ControlsHazard -- Carzola done. what took me so long
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Choose 1 to bench out of:
Ivanovic
Cuellar
Hangeland
Currently benching Ivan but doesn't feel right.Open ControlsAnyone got a link for Berb news, I can't find it on FulhamFC website and news reports differ (Telegraph have him injured still, BBC say Jol hopeful he will start).
Open ControlsNot much to it but it is the official account
https://twitter.com/FulhamFC/status/259264384696717313Open Controls
QQ: How do I link my team to my username?
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FAQ off 😉
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You know you're a man when you can't fit your hand into a tube of pringles. Just saying.
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Who to start in the front 5? I guess I have to take out Duff to fit my new signing Gervinho in. Or take out Defoe against the tough Chelsea defense since I've got Bale to cover?
Jask (SOU)
Cole (tot), Baines (qpr), Rangel (WIG)
Bale (CHE), Michu (WIG), Duff (AVL), Hazard (tot)
Defoe (CHE), Tevez (wba), Fletcher (NEW)(c)
Subs: Gervinho (nor), Demel (SOU), Clyne (whu)Open Controls
11 years, 6 months ago...and my TV drop by 0.4m
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