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The Saturday Surgery

20 October 2012 538 comments
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Back to life, back to normality. Gameweek 8 is finally here as domestic bliss returns to our weekends. With decisions still to be made, our Saturday Surgery Chatroom is now open to collect your thoughts, advice and aimless banter.

If you’ve been hibernating during the break, don’t fret, we’ve collected a fortnight’s coverage here on the Scout in one handy post – view the bumper edition of the Catch-up right here. The Pre-Match preamble is warming up…

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

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  1. Cluckfuster
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Need help choosing my XI, wish I could do 2-5-3

    Jaaskelainen - Begovic

    Hangeland - Santon - Rangel - Vermaelen - Luiz

    Mata - Pienaar - Santi Cazorla - Yaya Toure - Michu

    Giroud - Ba - Fletcher

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    1. tommys
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Jussi
      hangeland vermaelen luiz
      pienaar santi yaya michu
      grioud ba fletch

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      1. Super-Hans
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Rangel ahead of Luiz 7 days a week!

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  2. royals forever
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Best MF for 7.7m on WC

    Rest of Front 7/8

    Bale Cazorla Nolan Pienaar

    Ba Jelavic Berbatov

    Any help and opinions would be appreciated

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    1. Jonah
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      So you;re looking for someone to rotate with Nolan essentially (Given that Pienaar's fixtures are good for 6 or so weeks.

      Mclean or Johnson would be a leftfield shout. They'll plug the gaps in your fixture list.

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    2. Tim Canterbury
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Morrison or Michu

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      1. Jonah
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Aggree that both these are solid enough as well.

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    3. shirtless
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Same mid as me, bar Bale I have Mata. I'd want all those playing every week, so would have a 4.5 benchie and save cash. You might need a Utd striker in time.

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  3. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Anyone have the link to the l'pool team?

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      asked my sel too haha

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  4. Elfozzie 42
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    At moment I'm looking at:
    Jussi (Begovic)
    Baines, Jenkinson, Rafael (Ivanovic, RIdgewell)
    Nolan, Pienaar, Cazorla, Bale (McAnuff)
    Berbatov (C), Tevez, Jelavic

    + no cash.

    On the virge of shipping out Ivanovic for a Stoke defender (in light of upcoming fixtures + cash flexibility), thinking either Wilson or Shawcross (the former is super cheap, latter more likely to assist I guess).

    Was also considering Ba as an alternative to Jelly.

    Suggestions?

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    1. Locarno
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Ivan = season keeper.

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    2. Shatner's Bassoon
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Jenkinson on borrowed time now. I've shipped him for Wilson who I've benched this week.

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  5. lfcserg
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Is the deadline one hour later now, now that the games are forward one hour.

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      games are forward one hour?

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      1. lfcserg
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        In Australia they are, I should have been more specific so for me the deadline is still one hour and fifteen minutes before the game.

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        1. Billy Gilmore
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 10 months ago

          11:30 here –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––^^^^^^

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        2. The Chosen One...
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 10 months ago

          Not in WA though....we don't have daylight savings

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      2. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        summertime

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    2. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      what? another news I am not aware of?

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    3. Valar(Keith)
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      uh..

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    4. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      ? 11.30 as normal.

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    5. Phillips
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      You're a week ahead mate. Clock change is next week.

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      1. Billy Gilmore
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Ours went forward weeks ago in Australia.

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        1. r0nh
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 10 months ago

          Oh, very interesting.

          BUT the EPL is in England!!!

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          1. Willis.
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 10 months ago

            😆

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          2. Billy Gilmore
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 10 months ago

            Just a statement of fact. Did it imply anything?

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    6. Billy Gilmore
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      In 1h13m

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    7. Jonah
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Deadline 11:30.

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    8. lfcserg
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Sorry, I'm in Australia I should have been more specific and we've already put our clocks one hour forward, so just to confirm deadline is in 1 hour and 12 mins.

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      1. Billy Gilmore
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Yep.

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    9. The Chosen One...
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      I believe deadline is still the same

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    10. Pratik
      • 17 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Next week dude

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      1. Pratik
        • 17 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Starts on 28th Oct to 31st March,2013

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        1. Mak_Gold
          13 years, 10 months ago

          The clocks go forward?

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          1. Pratik
            • 17 Years
            13 years, 10 months ago

            It's because of the Day-Light saving time...The clocks in England change by an hour. So for you the kick-off still remains the same time. But for countries where the clock does not change, the kick-off becomes an hour latter. So a 15:00 clock kick which is currently 7.30 for us, will change to 8.30 for us from Oct 28 till Mar 31....Did I explain that well?

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  6. Cheggers
    • 17 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Is Sahin playing in the hole behind Suarez?
    anyone?

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    1. Spencer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      I think it's more likely Gerrard.

      ----------------- Jones ---------------------
      Wisdom - Skrtel - Agger - Johnson
      -------------- Allen - Şahin ---------------
      ------ Sterling - Gerrard - Suso -------
      ----------------- Suarez ---------------------

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    2. Phillips
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      It's been changing a bit within games from what I gather. The majority of the time it's Sahin furthest forward of the mid 3 though.

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      1. Gregor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Sahin had two brilliant games there and was then dropped deeper against Stoke with Gerrard further forward, but that didn't go well. Their roles should get reversed again today you would hope.

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  7. r0nh
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    What is all this I hear about RVP having the flu...

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    1. Declan
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      swine flu

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    2. Valar(Keith)
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      scared Rvp non-owner tryin to get more ppl into your group?

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      1. r0nh
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Not at all, I intend to get RVP after the Arsenal game.

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    3. Crouch Potato!
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      He hasa gnu, sort your hearing out!

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      1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqgPyqyh4X4

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        1. Crouch Potato!
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 10 months ago

          😉

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          1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            13 years, 10 months ago

            😀

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    4. Pinoche
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Swine, flu?

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  8. fridge
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Morning all, have a couple of things not too sure on

    At the moment I have it on this...

    Foster
    Demel | Baines | Hangeland
    Cazorla | Michu | Pienaar | Ben Arfa
    RVP(vc) | Suarez (c) | Berbatov

    Fed | Sterling | Cuellar | Wilson

    1) Captain choice right?
    2) Bench right, should I be playing Sterling over someone?

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    1. lord leonard
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      go berb captain

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    2. Alright John
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Sterling over Michu for today IMO

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  9. Phillips
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    WC Team, any changes?

    Bego | Gazz

    Baines | Cuellar | Simpson | Hughes | McCartney

    Cazorla | Bale | Pienaar | Nolan | Sterling

    RVP | Tevez | Berba

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    1. fridge
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      I'd think about getting some Stoke defensive cover

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      1. Phillips
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers. I've got Bego in goal. Had Wilson but my makeshift defence looked marginally better getting Stoke coverage in goal.

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  10. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    1ST SUB GUTHRIE OR DEMEL?

    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    1. Valar(Keith)
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      would you like zero points or zero points.. demel though just to be safe

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      1. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Demel it is

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    2. exammy
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      neither will score more than 1 point

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    3. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      RVP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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      1. Valar(Keith)
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        remember our Ba week 😎

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  11. phantasm
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Current team:

    Jussi (Fed)
    Ivanovic Baines Hangeland (Demel, Nelsen)
    Santi Bale Michu Pienaar (Guthrie)
    Torres Tevez Lambert

    1FT + 2.3M in the bank

    Save the transfer? Ship Torres and, if so, for who?

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    1. Alright John
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Torres>Suarez

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  12. Carl@streetkids.com.au
    • 17 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    y

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  13. Waldaz
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Feeling confident on paper... 30 points ahoy!

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  14. AIRMILES
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Have I made a huge mistake by switching RVP to Ba?

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    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Monumental error.

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      1. AIRMILES
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Hmm. This could be the case. Why did I do it?!

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        1. In Like Flynn.
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 10 months ago

          Drunk?

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    2. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      May the lord have mercy on your soul...

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      1. Willis.
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Says the atheist...

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    3. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      See what happens over the next three games.

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    4. Valar(Keith)
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      captaincy or transfer? if the latter then in the words of Bemba Da.. OMG!!!

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      1. AIRMILES
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Latter.

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    5. Screaming Midget
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      The way this season has gone so far - it'll end up being a very good move.

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      1. AIRMILES
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        I hope so. Perhaps should have left it another week. I just don't think RVP is worth that price when he's not the centre of everything. And when I saw Ba was the leading point scorer, and that it's a local derby, well I just had to get him in.

        I am now praying to god.

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        1. Jonah
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 10 months ago

          He is more or less the centre of everything to do with the penalty box and goalscoring.

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          1. AIRMILES
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 10 months ago

            He was the centre of everything at Arsenal, where he justified such a high price. I don't feel the same with him now. But of course, I've been very wrong before.

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    6. Jonah
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Yes, doubly so if you didn;t have the free transfer to put the money somewhere else.

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      1. AIRMILES
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        I had two free transfers. I have brought in Cazorla (for Hazard). The money is in the bank for next week. That's when this might come back together.

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        1. Jonah
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 10 months ago

          I did hazard-Carzorla myself, that's a lot better move imo.

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    7. Fantasy-er
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      What other transfer did you do?

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      1. AIRMILES
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Haz to Caz (considering Chelsea's fixtures)

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  15. Silly Sausage
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Bego (mun) Jussi (SOU)

    Olsson (MCI) Baines (qpr) Ivan (tot) Demel (SOU) Hughes (AVL)

    Nolan (SOU) Caz (nor) Bale (CHE) Pie (qpr) Routledge (WIG)

    Ba (sun) Aguero (wba) Berba (AVL)

    Who would you bench? Olsson Demel and Routleddge??

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    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Yes..

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  16. AIRMILES
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Another thing. I have Sterling on the pitch and Pienaar as first sub. Is this what others would do? Scout picks don't agree.

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    1. pit creature
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Not for me. What has Sterling done to be in ahead of Pienaar?

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    2. Jonah
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      I would play Pienaar I think - it's possible the form of the two teams is beguiling me, but I think that's how I would do it.

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  17. PB-THE-VET
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Is having manoone for 1 wk worth it? On wc. Gonna play bego forever after

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  18. Nibbsy
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Bench Cuellar or Ivanovic?

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    1. Jonah
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Ivanovic - you;re not going to see he attacking threat when he's marking Bale.

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      1. Nibbsy
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers. Feels wrong benching a 7m def though.

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  19. RVP fc
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Can anyone tell me if simpson is nailed on for newcastle?

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    1. Fantasy-er
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Yes

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  20. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Need to make a decision between Berbs and RVP captain now.

    RVP feels safer, but hmm...

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  21. Screaming Midget
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Liverpool XI: Jones, Wisdom, Skrtel, Agger, Johnson, Allen, Gerrard, Sahin, Suso, Suarez, Sterling.

    I must be missing something, as I didn't think KO was until 3pm.

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    1. Pratik
      • 17 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Demi posted the same around an hour earlier....Nothing unexpected in the line-up though.

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      1. blue cheese
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Guardian expected Shelvey ahead of Suso.

        1 line-up out. Already wrong! 😆

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      2. Spencer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Thought Reina would come through his injury

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    2. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      I must be missing something, as I didn't think you were Demi 2 hours ago.

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    3. Spencer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Apparently Yesil's on the bench.

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    4. Screaming Midget
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      I'll post it again in 30 mins Martin. I challenge you to stop me 🙂

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  22. Conneely*
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Start Demel (Sou) or Rangel (WIG)?

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  23. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    RVP(c), Suarez(v), Berba, Santi, Michu. In that order ladies and gentlemen.

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  24. FPL Daniel
    • 17 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Liv lineup form Demi?

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    1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Same as King Cabbage. Promise. 🙂

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    2. Billy Gilmore
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      See above

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    3. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      saw it thanks.

      now only t preamble left

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  25. Baggers
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Anyone know why the prices didn't change last night?

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    1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      FPL out on the lash ...

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    2. blue cheese
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Martin Axford's H2H opponent must've been WCing.

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    3. Pinoche
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      So that I can use my WC today.

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      1. Jinswick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        You really wildcarding this week Aatish?

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    4. Pasqualinho
      • 17 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Bad, bad timing. They've missed a day before but it was midweek when transfers weren't a minimum, and it was annoying then - but to do it on a Friday, and on an International break which favours wildcarding - a lot of people will be badly affected.

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  26. LewanGOALski
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    how long Jenkinson is still worth keeping ? Sagna back in 2-3 weeks or more?

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    1. Baggers
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Back sooner, he played 90mns in a reserve match the other day.
      45mins at RB, then Jenkinson came on at RB and he moved to CB
      This was his 2nd reserve game over the last week or so.

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  27. Nibbsy
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Should I get Sterling in for Guthrie today and bench Yaya, or save the transfer?

    Guthrie really needs to go at some point.

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  28. exammy
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    hurry up 12:45 already

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  29. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Only decision left for me is which to start?

    a) Cuellar (spreads the risk, but tougher opponents)
    b) McCartney (not guaranteed to start?)

    Jaask
    Baines, Hughes, XXX
    Bale, Santi, Michu, Pienaar
    RVP, Suarez, Berbatov

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    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      A IMO.

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      1. Bun Rab
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        +1. and i have McCartney..

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  30. Nibbsy
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Should I do Guthrie to Sterling today and bench Yaya, or save the transfer?

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