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Mata Concern for Chelsea

2 November 2012 699 comments
Mark Mark
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Roberto Di Matteo has left Fantasy managers sweating ahead of Chelseaโ€™s game with Swansea tomorrow after admitting Juan Mata is โ€œvery doubtfulโ€ to make the Liberty trip. The Spaniard played the full 120 minutes of his sideโ€™s 5-4 extra time Capital One Cup win over United on Wednesday evening but may be set to miss out this weekend.

With a stunning free-kick against United in the Premier League on Sunday, Mata has now returned 54 points in his past five appearances. A series of sensational displays have seen him transferred in by over 98,000 Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers this week and with over 140,000 picking him up prior to last weekโ€™s match with United, his price has now risen by 0.5 since the end of Gameweek 8.

Bearing in mind Di Matteoโ€™s side have a crucial Champions League game with Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday, Mataโ€™s owners will be a little apprehensive as the Blues boss looks to keep his key men fit for the midweek Stamford Bridge showdown. Undoubtedly, itโ€™s a real boost for those who chose to hold onto Eden Hazard in spite of Mataโ€™s rising price โ€“ the Belgian played just 65 minutes against Sir Alex Fergusonโ€™s side and will surely be more crucial than ever, if Mata does indeed fail to make it.

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

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  1. Doosra - โ˜ญBowenOfRiceโ˜ญ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    ALRIGHTY … 9! Tables are updated for game week 9!!! Here it is! Come and get it … Mmm, make your mind up fast. If you want it any time, I can give it, but you better hurry ’cause it may not last.
    Did I hear you say that there must be a catch? Will you walk away from a fool and his money? If you want it, here it is, come and get it … but you better hurry ’cause it’s going fast!

    Sorry it's late again ... ๐Ÿ˜ณ

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    1. THE GOON
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      ??

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      1. Doosra - โ˜ญBowenOfRiceโ˜ญ
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        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        http://ginkapo.wordpress.com/stairway-to-heaven

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    2. SPorting
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      aahhh. mid-table obscurity beckons.

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    3. Optimus.
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      cheers mate...top dog ๐Ÿ˜Ž ๐Ÿ˜‰

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    4. ColeHole
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      Giving it the 'finger again, eh Doos? ๐Ÿ˜€

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      1. Doosra - โ˜ญBowenOfRiceโ˜ญ
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        'Spose. ๐Ÿ˜€

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    5. Bøwstring The Carp
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      Tough game against LateRiser for me ๐Ÿ˜•

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  2. DRIZ โœ…
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    looks like the PP cup will be a tough one to qualify

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    1. isacki: full casual
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Haha, true. Or easy perhaps, if you stand out from the rest and have 11 players with a nonzero chance of playing

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    2. Optimus.
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      for me yeah

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  3. SPorting
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    a cheeky -4 hit could reap great rewards this week.

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    1. Doosra - โ˜ญBowenOfRiceโ˜ญ
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      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Me too!!! ๐Ÿ˜€

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    2. Hay Number 2
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I did yaya&ba to sterling and Rvp I'm happy with that

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    3. ColeHole
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      I may need some serious guidance....

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  4. Hay Number 2
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    What are the chances of cueller playing?

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  5. teddy.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    What does that Pardew quote mean?

    What do you reckon his chances of starting are?

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    1. โ˜…FC Borecelonaโ˜…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      65:35

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  6. isacki: full casual
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    Bringing in Mata for his goal last GW has either worked out well or badly depending on how you look at it. SO tempting to do Mata > Oscar this week, but such a bad idea....

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    1. LeBron - King of Argentina
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Don't do it mate.

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      1. isacki: full casual
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Yep. If I knew Ba was playing, I'd be really tempted to do Mata > Oscar & Lambert > Ba(-4)... lucky he isn't.

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        1. LeBron - King of Argentina
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          Well I feel you. I wanted to save a FT this week so that I could bring in RVP next week (need 2 transfers for that).

          My team: http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/141/event-history/9/

          If Ba, Mata and Cuellar won't play I won't be able to field a full XI.

          Should I play Cazorla instead of Mata now and have Mata as first and Kolarov as second sub?

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          1. isacki: full casual
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 11 months ago

            I suspect Mata will either play or not at all, you might as well leave him in the XI

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            1. LeBron - King of Argentina
              • 14 Years
              13 years, 11 months ago

              Cheers, I will

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    2. Woy of the Wovers
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Do we know what is wrong with Mata

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  7. Timon
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    its all for the that what MATAUNREAL had couple of days ago
    that ๐Ÿ˜ฏ emotion all over the ffs page , its only for him this happened. ๐Ÿ˜€

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    1. blue cheese
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      He posted this today - http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2012/11/01/the-scoutcast-episode-eighty-six-ghost-ship/comment-page-10/#comment-4226483

      ๐Ÿ˜†

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      1. Timon
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        13 years, 11 months ago

        ๐Ÿ˜† ๐Ÿ˜€

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  8. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Hilarious. Just f-cking hilarious. Can't put a foot right this season.

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    1. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Unlucky.

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    2. gebb
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Hah, took the freedom of looking at your transfer history, very unlucky indeed.

      I have one position I keep messing up. Started as Mata, did nothing so made him Hazard, did nothing so made him Fellaini, got injured so made him Gervinho, did nothing so made him Mata (this week) and now he is injured ๐Ÿ™‚

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  9. Kuqi Monster
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    start cameron (nor) or simpson (liv) ? have begovic in net

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  10. Caine & Co.
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Ping pong mata -> hazard or

    puncheon to taarabt?

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  11. The Finnisher
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Front 8 of;
    Pienaar Cazorla Bale Sterling Mata
    RVP Berbatov Ba

    First sub - Clyne (wba)
    So do we think Ba will play?
    If not, Mata > Valencia (-4) ?

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    1. isacki: full casual
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Sounds to me like Ba will play, if I had to call it. I wouldn't take that hit.

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      1. isacki: full casual
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Though I think it sums up everything about our situation that both of us have considered getting Valencia in this week.

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        1. The Finnisher
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          ARS avl nor QPR WHM rdg mci SUN swa NEW WBA wig

          Be rude not to.

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      2. The Finnisher
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Thing is, if he doesn't, it's definite 1-2 pointer with Clyne. Valencia has awesome fixtures and I'd probably get Mata back in for Cazorla eventually.
        I don't know ๐Ÿ˜•

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        1. isacki: full casual
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          Oh yeah, Clyne won't get a CS. Yep, I only went and expressed certainty about that. He could still very well get an assist, part of the reason Saints concede so many goals is because he doesn't really do the defending part all that much.

          Getting Mata in for Cazorla is an interesting angle though.

          It's making me think maybe I should get Mata out with the same plan.

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    2. Jinswick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Save it. You're fine. Better than me and I'm saving.

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  12. isacki: full casual
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    MATAUNREAL WHERE ARE YOU

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    1. blue cheese
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2012/11/01/the-scoutcast-episode-eighty-six-ghost-ship/comment-page-10/#comment-4226483 ๐Ÿ˜†

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      1. isacki: full casual
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Great. He's dead.

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    2. ColeHole
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      He's lost his head....

      *Head may not in fact be lost.

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      1. isacki: full casual
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        No worries, it's true in both literal and figurative senses.

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  13. Daniel_tsl
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Here's some help to find RDM ๐Ÿ˜‰ (Do us some justice) :

    Di Matteo currently lives in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, and regularly commutes to London. He lives with his wife Zoe, and their three children.

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Does he have a gravaar?
      Grav police is looking for him

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      1. ColeHole
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        ๐Ÿ˜€

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      2. Daniel_tsl
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        His grav he just made to troll us

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        1. Daniel_tsl
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          http://todaysfootballnews.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Roberto-Di-Matteo-press_2730818.jpg

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  14. meltedman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    How’s this looking?

    Begovic
    Baines Bosingwa Clark
    Hazard(c) Bale(vc) Michu Cazorla
    Berbatov Ba Jelavic

    Jussi, Nolan, Clyne, Jenkinson

    0 FT, 1.8 in Bank.

    I think i’m gonna roll with this team for this week, and over the next few weeks do Jenkinson/Clark –> Sagna/Cuellar. Sound like a good plan? What would others be doing?

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    1. Viper
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Good team, the defence is a concern though. I would only ever be comfortable playing 1 of those 5..

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      1. Eddie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Bosingwa yeah?

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        1. meltedman
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          Haven't brought him in yet, but definitely will tonight. QPR fixtures very tasy and they don't come much more attacking than Bosingwa. He will roll back the years soon, i hope.

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      2. meltedman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Yes it is crap i agree. Cuellar and Sagna will beef it up nicely though..

        Bosingwa is my secret weapon, haha.

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  15. Viper
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    So with Cuellar a doubt, I really should press ahead with Wilson -> Cameron, yeah? I wasn't going to bring in a defender this week as I had 3 solid starters but now looks like I might need back up...

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    1. Hank Scorpio
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Do it.

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  16. James
    • 17 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    FFS. I did Hazard->Mata this week. I hate this god-damned game

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    1. Caine & Co.
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Dont hate the game hate the player yourself comma.

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    2. Test Eagles
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      God has a capital "G"... as in G-G-Granville

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    3. Lizard Lips
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah but you made 0.3m and have a season keeper.

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  17. iCon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Just in; very negative feel about the place. What's the mata with everyone? ๐Ÿ˜‰

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    1. SPorting
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      Ba. Humbug!

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  18. DRIZ โœ…
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    pogbregnyak will be the moneyball striker this week

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    1. Viper
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      I think he was last week or the week before?

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  19. Cocky Spaniel Alves
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Should I bench Walters (nor) or Cazorla (mun)?

    Also, Nelsen (RDG), Vermaelen (mun) or Clark (sun)?

    Team:
    Foster-Begovic
    Baines-Nelsen-Vermaelen-Clark-Wilson
    Bale-Sterling-Michu-Cazorla-Walters
    RvP-Fletcher-Berbatov

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    1. Viper
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Bench Walters & Clarke

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    2. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Which 2 to play of:

      Hughes, Nelson, Sterling, Nolan?

      Thanks

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      1. Eddie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
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        Whoops.. I meant bench Sterling and Clark.

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  20. Hank Scorpio
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    Would you play A or B:

    A) Hughes home to Everton
    B) Cameron away to Norwich

    Thanks.

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    1. SPorting
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      B

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    2. tosey
      • 17 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      i have both and have hughes starting and cameron 1st sub, he will probably come in for cuellar tho

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    3. Hank Scorpio
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Cheers guys.

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  21. Lizard Lips
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    Looks like Fellaini will go up tonight, anyone Pienaar owners tempted to switch now Fellaini is 6.9 from 7.3 again?

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    1. Viper
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Nah, i'm happy enough with Pienaar tbh..

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  22. Timmy Cahill Rules
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    The mata news confirms my belief that having a strong sqaud is key in this game.

    im a mata owner

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    1. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      That doesn't help people who have been picking up injuries elsewhere. I picked up loads last weekend. It's about body count right now.

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      1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        +1.

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    2. OPTA FPL
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/1191679/event-history/9/

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    3. 4vets
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I would be happy for a fit squad... 5 men down at the mo ๐Ÿ™

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  23. Jinksbach
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    My team is this at the moment

    Begovic
    Kolarov, Hangeland, Clyne
    Bale, Nolan, Mata, Morrison
    RVP, Tevez, Ba
    Subs: Schwarzer; Boyce, Saylor, Britton
    £0.2m In the Bank

    How should I use my FT?

    Britton > Taarabt (or other £5.5m or less mid)
    Kolarov > Cameron

    Seem okay for a 4pt hit?

    Cheers

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  24. Tommyg
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    I am in a world of pain.

    I can't field a full 11. Used my free to transfer in mata. Genius.

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  25. B.P.R.D.
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Updated the FPL Captain Data spreadsheet so you can more easily compare/contrast yours + rivals stats.

    http://talkofthecrowd.com/blog/2012/10/31/fantasy-football-captain-choices

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  26. Fantasy-er
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Could I ask a little favour?

    Could 8,735 of you please sell Hazard so that he goes down by 0.1, enabling me to afford a straight Mata > Hazard swap?

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  27. andres
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    When is SAF press?

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    1. DRIZ โœ…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      its has already been done. no new injuries.

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    2. blue cheese
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Done.

      No new injury concerns. Smalling in light training.

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      1. andres
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Rafael fit, and no competition?

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    3. Hank Scorpio
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Hours ago.

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  28. Reedy
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Another Juan bites the dust ๐Ÿ™

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    1. Test Eagles
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Ah yes!

      You better Cech yourself before you wreck yourself!

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  29. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Now captain Hazard?

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    1. The Finnisher
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Why? Because they will now be missing their most influential player?

      Go on then.

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    2. blue cheese
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Thinking about it. Chico doubtful for Swans. If Tate plays, I'm up for it.

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      1. The Finnisher
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Monk will play if Chico is out.

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        1. blue cheese
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          Hmm ok. I'll stick with RVP(c) Defoe(vc) ๐Ÿ™‚

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  30. Ferris Bueller
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    So bringing in Mata and Cueller earlier in the week has worked well for me...

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    1. Fantasy-er
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Ouch.

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    2. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I very nearly did the same with my free 2, thankfully held off on Cuellar.

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      1. Ferris Bueller
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Always knew you were a visionary Eddie!!

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