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19 October 2012 742 comments
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It’s swings and roundabouts as Marouane Fellaini is ruled out for the Toffees’ trip to QPR, while Dimitar Berbatov will make a return for Fulham as they prepare to host Villa. Alan Pardew can welcome both Fabricio Coloccini and Steven Taylor back to his defence for the Tyne-Wear derby clash…

As expected, David Silva will miss out for Man City at the Hawthorns, while on the red side of Manchester, Ashley Young returns to the mix as Sir Alex prepares for the clash with Stoke. Sam Allardyce doesn’t rate Guy Demel’s chances of making the visit of Southampton, while Arsene Wenger’s claim that Jack Wilshere needs more time is somewhat undermined by the player’s agent who reveals that he’s in the squad for the Norwich trip.

All this and more have found their way into our Team News section, which includes our view on the likely lineups for the Gameweek. As always, keep ‘em peeled for the very latest updates via our Twitter feed.

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

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  1. royals forever
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Who should I replace Collins with for the next few GWs up until GW12

    Rest of back seven is

    Begovic Foster

    Vermaelen Rafael Fonte Riise

    6.0 in bank

    Any help and comments would be appreciated

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Saylor. Imo.

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      1. Eddie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Wilson.

        And I'd play him over Riise for some fixrtures.

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    2. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Someone dirt cheap who rotates with Fonte. Your defs are expensive enough already.

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  2. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    My brave boys for this week (Gibbs maybe not so brave)

    Suarez and Michu can sign off in style , before they become Arguero and Walters next week

    Good to go ?

    Jassi

    Baines , rafael , Gibbs

    Bale , carzola , taarabt , Michu

    lambert , RVP c , Suarez

    Begovic , Maloney , Clyne , Gunter

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Yep. 🙂

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    2. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Like them and your plans.

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      1. Leaf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Been so long for this GW ,

        Tempted to captain Suarez but don't trust him ... or rather not him but his teammates are not particularly good at providing him...so the poor fella has to make them all himself

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  3. zotter
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    All,

    couple of questions.. thanks in advance:

    a) Who to START out of Caulker, demel, Clyne?

    b) Who to BENCH out of Lambert, Taraabt, Sterling, Ben Arfa, Hazard, Aguero

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    1. King Kohli
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Caulker
      Taarabt

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  4. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    GW8:

    Foster
    Baines, Demel, Gallas
    Yaya Toure, Santi Cazorla, Bale(vc), Pienaar
    Van Persie(c), Ba, Crouch

    Subs: Begovic; Puncheon, Gorkss, Gibbs

    So - there they are. For good or ill. 🙂

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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        • 16 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        😀

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    2. Messi & fabregas
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      nice team

      i would do though tevez and walters to bale and crouch

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Absolutely no chance. 😉

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        1. Messi & fabregas
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          🙂 ok then any advice on my team please?

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          1. 4vets
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 5 months ago

            Pissed?

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          2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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            • 16 Years
            13 years, 5 months ago

            It's a brilliant team. Imo. 🙂

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            1. Messi & fabregas
              • 14 Years
              13 years, 5 months ago

              thanks i hope u mean it 🙂

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          3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            13 years, 5 months ago

            Perhaps, if there is a way to replace Ben Arfa with Bale ...

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            1. Messi & fabregas
              • 14 Years
              13 years, 5 months ago

              i am worried about the ineffectiveness of defoe and adebayor as they miss too many chances thus bale's assist will be reduced, i might do so though

              thanks

              are u cypriot?

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    3. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      No defensive worries, Doos?

      Good though.

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Panic-struck, if I'm honest. 😀

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  5. QWOP
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Begovic-Ruddy
    Demel-Hughes-Clark-Baines-Clyne
    Hazard-Michu-Pienaar-Cazorla-Puncheon
    RVP-Tevez-Fletcher

    2 FT, nothing in bank. Advice?

    Was thinking Fletcher to Berba, and something else with .4?

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    1. Messi & fabregas
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      replace clark with wisdom, cuellar or wilson

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  6. TheBabyfacedAssassin
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Team ATM.:

    Jaask
    Rafael, Baines, Jenkinson
    Carzorla (VC),, Hazard, Pienaar, Michu, Sterling
    RVP (C), Tevez

    Bench: Bego | Lambert, Davies, Demel

    Any suggestions this gw? save FT for next GW? If so, got the right lineup?

    Any comment much appreciated. Cheers!

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    1. Evans
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Good team

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    2. Messi & fabregas
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      hazard and lambert out

      hab and ba in imo

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      1. TheBabyfacedAssassin
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Is it worth a 4pt. hit, Harris? I also consider Walters for Michu next GW

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        1. Messi & fabregas
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          not worth the hit save your transfer for next week imo. i would play lambert rather than hazard this week imo

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  7. Jimjam
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Start Davies (home to Wigan) or Cuellar (home to Newcastle)?

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Cruella.

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      1. 4vets
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks Giggs, that confirm's my gut feeling 😉

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        1. Piggs Boson
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          😀 .

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      2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        if only he played for villa

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  8. King Kohli
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Would like a quick vote on this please:
    Berbs or Giroud

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    1. Evans
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Berbs

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    2. Caine & Co.
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      both

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      1. Eddie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        This ^ with a (c)

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    3. WDT
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Giroud

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    4. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Berb

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    5. New Ghost
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Berbs

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  9. SouthCoastSaint
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    FYI

    Rafael, Routledge, Cazorla and Gervinho all likely to rise tonight

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  10. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Would you play Ivanovic or Cuellar this week?

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    1. WDT
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Ivan for attacking threat

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      1. 4vets
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Ivan will not be attacking with Baines to contend with.

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        1. WDT
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          d'you mean Vertonghen/ whoever spurs play LB?

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          1. WDT
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 5 months ago

            oh, maybe Bale, I see

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    2. Evans
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Ivan

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    3. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Cuellar

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  11. Stevee10001
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Kind of lost on the last page i didnt realise it was rush hour! RMT please

    Jussi (Beggo)

    Hangeland Mcartney Ivanovich (Clyne Ridgewell)

    Cazorla Yaya Michu Pienaar (Maloney)

    RVP (VC) Jelavic Suarez (C)

    the plan is to do Suarez > Berba next week but you know how these things never plan out how you want them too!

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      It's nice. No Bale or Baines is worrying though.

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      1. Stevee10001
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        tell me about it! But after the mentioned transfer i will have 3.4 mill to play with so its more than likely i will be doing either Michu/Yaya > Bale/Silva.

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  12. Keane There Dunne That
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    What to do

    Vorm. Fedirici.

    Baines. Cuellar. Demel. Fabio. Hangeland.

    Bale. Larsson. Pienaar. Michu. Yaya.

    Torres. Tevez. Berbatov.

    Please help. 1 free transfer and 0.2 in bank.

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    1. WDT
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Larsson > Nolan as Sunderland seem to be pretty dead going forwards.

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      1. Keane There Dunne That
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Oh sorry this is my old team. I did that last week. Anything else

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        1. WDT
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          doesn't look like you need to do anything, keep the freebies

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    2. Hank Scorpio
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Torres -> Suarez.

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  13. Hank Scorpio
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    In a final act of ignominy, after shafting me for weeks, Danny Graham is now falling again tonight, meaning that my planned move has to be made this GW for a -4 hit, rather than next GW for free.

    Danny, I won't lie and say we had some good times, I won't lie and say we'll keep in touch, and I won't say it's not you it's me, because it is you, it is definitely you. Goodbye.

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      😆 Nice. I had to show him the door some time ago. Just not FPL house trained.

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  14. Captain Robert Hatch
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Lescott looks like he's droppin' tonight, who to bring in for him?

    or just take yet another price fall on the chin?

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    1. WDT
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      wait a week then Evans

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      1. In Like Flynn.
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Why wait?

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        1. WDT
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          Evans is away a Chelsea next week

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  15. Bun Rab
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Hey guys. Does anyone know the email address to contact Mark? I have a table built about creative midfielders (http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/public-stats-tables/view/191/) and it says Hazard has 4 assists yet on the FPL it says six. I don't wanna complain, just wanna know if theres something i'm doing wrong or if theres a discrepancy. Thanks for ya help.

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    1. Caine & Co.
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      penalty-assists don't show in those stats

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    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Hazard got 2 assists for getting 2 penalties on fpl. ICT stats do not give assists for this.

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      1. Bun Rab
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Ahhh fantastic stuff. Thank you sir.

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        1. Bun Rab
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          Correction. Sirs! 🙂

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      2. Eddie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        On the ball as ever.

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      3. Bun Rab
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Gink. You're a Barnet fan are you not? I only ask as i have you in my bets most weeks as you'll lose. I don't mean this in a harsh way, but i have a Bristol Rovers supporting friend who says even your fans would be happy just to avoid relegation. Will this change with the Davids and new mangement is it?

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    3. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Could it be that 2 of the assist were by winning pens ?

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      1. Leaf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Bullet leaf 🙁 ...were never good this time of year

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        1. Bun Rab
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          If it helps you were smarterer than me 😀

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  16. hossuck
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Gibbs out.. But who for?

    Already have Baines, Cuellar, Gorkss, and Hughes with Foster/Jussi in goals..

    Thinking

    a. Rafael
    b. Jenkinson
    c. Saylor
    d. Someone else??

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    1. Messi & fabregas
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      huth saylor

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    2. Screaming Midget
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      I'm keeping Gibbs. He'll be back for next GW and is a sound long termer.

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  17. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Are all you members here part-time waiters in real life? You seem really good at setting tables...

    *takes a bow, gets coat and makes a swift exit*

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    2. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      *applaudes* 😉

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  18. fijuhmon
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Jussi
    Ivan, Hughes, Baines
    Santi (c), Bale, Mata, Pienaar
    Suarez (vc), Ba, Berba

    Bego, Puncheon, Gorkss, Nelsen

    Do I have it right? Or should I get Punch in?

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    1. New Ghost
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Good to go.

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    2. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Very right. No Punch.

      Though I might be Suarez ahead of Caz for (c)

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  19. manu4life99
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Any 8.7m mids worth selling fellaini for?

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    1. Caine & Co.
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      pienaar

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  20. New Ghost
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Grav test

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      icles.

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  21. "The Special One"
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Foster, Begovic

    Cole, Lescott, Hangeland, Clyne, Fabio

    Cazorla, Yaya Toure, Michu, Pienaar, Allen

    Torres, Defoe, Tevez

    Thoughts?? 1.4mil in bank, 2 free transfers

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  22. Caine & Co.
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    any news on reina? yesterday he was given 24hours i remember.

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    1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      The ransom money has not been paid...he dies tonight! 👿

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      1. Caine & Co.
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        mel gibson might have something to say about that

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    2. Kanus hat trick
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      My thoughts are with his family at this difficult time... so sudden

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      1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        😀 You went for the more sentimental sort of death...

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  23. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Had the (c) on Bale since last GW but now wondering wether I should pass it over to Suarez. Any idea?

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    1. WDT
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Suarez (C) for me. This weekend is crucial for my perception as Suarez as an FPL prospect

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      1. WDT
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        *of

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    2. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Hell YES!

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      1. 4vets
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        To clarify, Bale is not captain material.... 2,2,24,2,16,1,5 etc.

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        1. 4vets
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          *missed a commer there... 24!

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          1. 4vets
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 5 months ago

            *spelling fail too! I need more wine 😉

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    3. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Suarez is up against Reading and Bale is up against Chelsea. I'd captain Suarez.

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    4. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Suarez for me. I'm expecting a goal and two assists 😉

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    5. New Ghost
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Give it to Luis.

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    6. Declan
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Had RVP(C), but Im thinking what's the point in owning Suarez, if you wont (c) him againest Reading.

      Suarez(C) FTW

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    7. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Hell NO!!! 🙂

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      1. 4vets
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Jealousy will get you nowhere 😉

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  24. In Like Flynn.
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Looks like everyone has finally woken up to Arsenal's form and fixtures. A veritable flood of transfers in.

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Bother. 🙁

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    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      I've effectively done Gerv to Giroud.

      But look at the next two fixtures

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Sorry thought you just said Form

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    3. WDT
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Stuck in Verm a few weeks back pre band wagon. Wagon hasn't started rolling...beginning to worry about his new defensive mentality...hoping he wakes up and throws his head at the ball loads this weekend

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  25. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Does anyone think Aguero will start this GW?

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    1. Screaming Midget
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      I have my doubts. A 'must win' game in Europe midweek.

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    2. My name is an echo
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      a lot of ppl think that

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    3. Messi & fabregas
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      he will

      a must win in the premier league as well

      he will aslo start ch league imo and be rested vs swansea at home , an easy fixture

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      1. skodaole2
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        I agree, Silva may be back until then. However, Mancini's thoughts can seldom be predicted...

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  26. My name is an echo
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    probably doubtful that Lescott is playing after the midweek adventure in Poland?

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  27. Ostrich Baby
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    After a bit of a punt in midfield, 6m to spend: Granero, Hollman or Seamus Coleman? Or be boring and go Morrisson or Lallana

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    1. New Ghost
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Taarabt

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    2. WDT
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Morrison

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    3. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Boring, with Morrison

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    4. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Morrison long term. He's got a few tricky fixtures but looks the real deal now.

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    5. Ostrich Baby
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      No Granero love then? Think he's an interesting prospect at QPR, average fixture.

      Feels wrong bringing Morrison in for City too

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  28. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Start Kebe (liv) or Davies (WIG) ?

    *GINKAPO IS BANNED FROM ANSWERING* 😛

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Whats my punishment for answering? I just want to know before I reply

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        whoops..

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    2. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Kebe, Pool are shite.

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      1. 4vets
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        ? I think not.

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  29. Naboo
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    What's the right tactic for my third def spot? Play Demel with Cuellar first sub incase he doesn't play or just play Cuellar?

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    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Just play Cuellar

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  30. Trilogist
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Fellani > Pienarr

    OR

    Lambert > Berbatov

    Who wins?

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    1. My name is an echo
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      logic would say A as B will be playing...

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    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Fellaini > Pienaar

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    3. Screaming Midget
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      I opted for A.

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    4. Sidd5
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Fellani>pienaar, Other transfer can wait for next week........

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