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24 December 2012 1316 comments
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Bryan Ruiz has a chance of returning from a hamstring injury for Fulham’s home game with Southampton, though Damien Duff and Mladen Petric are out for the Cottagers. The Costa Rican’s possible comeback would see a more advanced role for Dimitar Berbatov ahead of a run of three home games in the next four for the Cottagers.

Martin O’Neill is sweating over the fitness of Seb Larsson and Adam Johnson ahead of the visit of City – both were subbed off last weekend with knee and leg problems respectively.

In what has been a relatively quiet day in terms of official news, Chris Hughton has confirmed Grant Holt is expected to return as Norwich prepare for the visit of Chelsea, though right-back Steven Whittaker is ruled out for the Canaries.

Darron Gibson is available for Everton’s Boxing Day home game with Wigan. The Toffees have appealed against the midfielder’s dismissal at West Ham last weekend, with the FA expected to review the case on December 27.

Michael Laudrup is hopeful on a return for Pablo Hernandez as Swansea make their way to Reading, though Angel Rangel remains a doubt for the Welsh outfit, while Harry Redknapp is optimistic on Julio Cesar’s chances of a comeback as QPR prepare for the visit of West Brom.

We’ve collected all this in our team news section and added our current predicted lineups ahead of Wednesday’s fixtures. You can keep in touch with the very latest via our twitter feed as always.

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  1. Keane There Dunne That
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Hello everyone.

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  2. Rafabio
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Hola!

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    1. I wish I knew
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Que tal estas?

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    2. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      por favor mantengase alejado de las puertas

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  3. Keane There Dunne That
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    What should I do with cazorla,fellaini and Nolan.

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    1. I wish I knew
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Keep, Sell, Sell

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    2. Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ
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      13 years, 4 months ago

      Switch, sell, bench

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  4. gedda
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    New post & repost,

    Gentlemen, need some assistance, A or B please;

    A Mata & Suarez – > Bale & Torres

    B Duff & Suarez – > Bale & Benteke

    Thanks,
    /g

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    1. Rafabio
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Neither?

      Why are you ditching Suarez? stk, qpr, SUN, utd, NOR, ars, mancity

      I'd get rid of Duff but that's about it.

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    2. Root
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      I would keep Suarez and Mata.

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

    Ruiiiiizzzzz

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  6. I wish I knew
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    4th!

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    1. Parm
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      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Arsene?

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      1. Rafabio
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        🙂

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

        Hahahahaha! 😆

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      3. blue cheese
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        13 years, 4 months ago

        😀

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      4. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        13 years, 4 months ago

        http://instantrimshot.com/

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      5. I wish I knew
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        13 years, 4 months ago

        I wish!

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  7. Viper
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Clyne or Ridgewell to start?..

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    1. little_wizard123
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      I'd start Clyne, but no harm starting Ridgewell.

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    2. MJ6987
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      13 years, 4 months ago

      Everyone planning to start stcking up on DGW'ers after this week then?

      That's my plan - got Jaask and Caz

      Planning to get Walcott (if fit), an Ars defender and Nolan

      Then wildcard after the DGW

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  8. little_wizard123
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    13 years, 4 months ago

    Worried about Tevez (as always). Would you support a Tevez -> Torres transfer? Somehow ended up with Silva as well.

    If not, AJ -> Pienaar is a possibility, but not keen on that either.

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    1. Gooner Kebab
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Pienaar easily.

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    2. Elniñorules
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      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      If you've got no Che mid, then Torres is a solid buy I guess.

      Certainly looked a big threat!

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      1. little_wizard123
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        I went for Silva over Mata due to short-termish (Reading game). Silva/Torres over Tevez/Mata looks good in terms of game time, so I may go for it. Really unsure though.

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    3. heartsattack
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      13 years, 4 months ago

      AJ to Pienaar looks good.

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      1. little_wizard123
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Not a Pienaar fan tbh, but good recent form. Could hold for a couple of weeks I suppose, AJ has to go asap.

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  9. Elniñorules
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    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Season's Greetings...thoughts for Boxing Day?

    Foster
    Hughes Cameron Vertonghen Gorkks
    Santi Silva Michu Mata
    Aguero Defoe Benteke

    Subs – Mig Sterling Gibbs Caz

    Bank – 1.9 ; 1 FT

    Aguero > Roonpig (C)?

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    1. Optimus.
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      santi and caz?

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      1. Elniñorules
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        Sharp 😉 Santi/Caz on the bench.

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        1. Optimus.
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          13 years, 4 months ago

          i think lee sharp has retired dude

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    2. Gooner Kebab
      • 13 Years
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      Santi not playing dude

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    3. The King
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Rooney will most likely get rotated. I'm keeping but I wouldn't get him in.

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    4. little_wizard123
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      13 years, 4 months ago

      I'd actually want Aguero over Rooney to be honest. But then you have Silva too, so not much in it for me. Who should 'Santi' be in your starting XI?

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      1. little_wizard123
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Oops, I can't count. I'd probably leave it how it is. Only Gorkss is a doubt and you have Sterling just in case.

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      2. Elniñorules
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Thinking the Pig will be desperate to earn back SAF's faith.

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        1. little_wizard123
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          Yeah, he was terrible yesterday. But I can see him not playing one of the next two games.

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  10. Doolittle
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Clyne FUL (A) or Cuellar MCI (H)?

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    1. Viper
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Have a sneaky feeling Sunderland will keep a clean sheet!

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  11. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Do we have a new post like 'Merry Christmas FFS' ? 🙂

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    1. Mílanista
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      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      That would be on Christmas Day.

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      1. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        is it today??

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        1. Mílanista
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          Nope

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          1. OPTA FPL
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            13 years, 4 months ago

            😯

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            1. The Bandit
              • 15 Years
              13 years, 4 months ago

              It is in the Southern hemisphre, 7 1/2 hours to go in UK

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    2. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Merry christmas for fk sake?

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      1. heartsattack
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Very festive 🙂

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  12. BOOM XHAKALACA
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    A. Play Puncheon and save FT
    B. Bench Puncheon and do Caz -> Mata

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    1. Optimus.
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      13 years, 4 months ago

      i have similar dilema but to bring in bale/mata for walcott i will need to take a hit so im thinking A

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      1. BOOM XHAKALACA
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        13 years, 4 months ago

        I'm just wondering whether I'd rather have Walcott or Cazorla for DGW...

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        1. Optimus.
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          13 years, 4 months ago

          i will probably get both

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          1. BOOM XHAKALACA
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            Nice plan

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  13. Viper
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    13 years, 4 months ago

    This makes Tevez -> Berbatov for a 4 point hit more tempting..

    Should I do:

    A. Tevez -> Berba

    B. Cazorla -> Bale

    C. Both for a 4 point hit..

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

    Quite a few people on my twitter feed seem to be running out of "Raping Paper".

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  15. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Has anyone had an abysmal rank at this stage in a previous season and ended up with a good rank, say top 10k? I have plummetted to 356k.

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    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      13 years, 4 months ago

      I was around that last season and finished top 30k(Was 20k but had a shite GW38)

      The DGW(s) really do make up for it throughout the latter stages season.

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      1. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        10k: http://fantasy.premierleague.com/my-leagues/303/standings/?ls-page=201

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        1. Mílanista
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          Just 117 points to catch up...

          Looking a couple of thousand pages further on it shouldn't take much to halve my current rank.

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          1. Parm
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 4 months ago

            Exactly, and during the festive period some may not have access to FPL/forget about it, this is the time too shot up the rankings.

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            1. Mílanista
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              13 years, 4 months ago

              Boxing Day is down to Baines(c). Its time for a Christmas miracle.

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              1. Big_Andy_GAWA
                • 14 Years
                13 years, 4 months ago

                I have it on him at the moment myself...

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    2. Viper
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      13 years, 4 months ago

      Think I was around 100k (ish) and finished in 6868, pretty similar last season and finished 19,987..

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    3. Manani
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/33194/history/
      same boat,
      still can't believe that a respectable 60pts. only get me so little up in ranking!
      was expecting 500k+!

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      1. Mílanista
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        • 14 Years
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        High average this week is why. I got 42 (no hit) and went down 70k. In many weeks I'd have stayed around the same with that score given my low rank.

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    4. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      I was over 700k last year! Managed 108k in the end, not good but a huge improvement 🙂

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    5. little_wizard123
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      You can make up about 200 points in a few months, so don't worry yet. Being on here made it so easy to catch up last season.

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    6. Caine & Co.
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      I was 1 mil or so and finished 60 000. Nothings over yet.

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  16. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    @mark - will the next round of the pp cup be the new gameweek?

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    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      GW20

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      1. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
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        13 years, 4 months ago

        cheers

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  17. mr messi
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    13 years, 4 months ago

    Merry Christmas everyone!

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    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      ┊┊┊┊┊┊◢▇◣┊┊┊┊┊┊┊
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      ╲╲╲╲╲╲╲▉╲╲╲╲╲╲╲╲
      ❄ MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU TOO KIND FOLK ❄

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    2. Keane There Dunne That
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      And to u too.

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    3. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Merry xmas to u too fella

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    4. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Happy Christmas everybody!

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  18. SuperOsçarBaby
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Yesss on first page... BREAKING NEWS: Whittaker has hip injury. He play right back behind Snoodgrass.

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Martin bandwagon

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  19. Mak_Gold
      13 years, 4 months ago

      My team is:

      Foster,
      GJ, Cameron, Clyne,
      Mata, Michu, Sess, Puncheon,
      RVP, Tevez, Berba.

      Fed, Cuellar, Santi, Demel. (1 FT, 0.2m)

      A) Save transfer.
      B) Santi > Bale.
      C) Sess > Pienaar, Tevez > Torres for a 4 pt. hit.
      D) Something else.

      Thanks. 🙂

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    • Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      team looks so much better with bale in it..........

      hope berbs has a turnaround in fortunes soon

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      1. Viper
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Thinking of bringing him in for Tevez for a 4 pointer!

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        1. little_wizard123
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          Getting in Berbatov for a hit? That's crazy.

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      2. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Oh he'll turn it around this week.

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    • Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      The big question of 2012...

      Is Caz > Bale worth a hit this week?

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      1. Mind över Mata
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        No, imo

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

        Who's your 5th mid?

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      3. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        no , im keeping him and playing puncheon

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      4. New Ghost
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        That was my move this GW, but not for a hit. I wanted to field a strong MF for Boxing Day.

        Will immediately get Santi back in place of Silva for GW20.

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    • b3- bish bash bosh
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      was going to gget in puncheon for lallana but I think southampton will struggle without lallana.
      thoughts?

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      1. FPL Touches
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Would look elsewhere this GW.. maybe Peanut

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    • Mind över Mata
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Happy Xmas all, any thoughts on this rabble?:

      Begovic
      Enrique, Davies, Nelson
      Silva, Michu (c), Mata, Sterling
      RVP (vc), Suarez, Benteke

      Foster; Cuellar, Walcott, Mertesacker

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    • FPL Touches
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      If you were to pick any defender until the Jan WC at 6.5 or under who would it be? Excluding GJ..

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

        Luiz.

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    • 5teve8ould
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      From a purely football perspective - ie not fantasy, who's better:

      A) Mata
      B) Cazorla

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      1. FPL Touches
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Cazorla ability-wise IMO

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      2. Roonani
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Cazorla for met too

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      3. bobby_bookah
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        i prefer Mata

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      4. Neymar's Stepovers
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Mata

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      5. Caine & Co.
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Cazorla has a blank next week

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      6. New Ghost
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Cazorla. That man is a stud.

        Very nice guy too.

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    • Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Get a sneak preview of the Queen's speech in 3D by asking your Gran/Doosra what she/he thought of the Olympics.

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      1. Captain Shirokov
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        😆

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      2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        doosra is my gran

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      3. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        😆

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    • Manani
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      quite a funny video, great bit of skill and entertainment 🙂

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

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    • The King
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Ruiz 50-50 means he'll start IMO! Jol is desperate to get him back. Thinking of bringing in Berbatov. Should I? My current strikers are: Ba - Rooney - RVP

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      1. FPL Touches
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Do it for Ba, although only if there are no other improvements needed in your team

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      2. NATSTER
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Not sure if it's too optimistic on a man who hasn't played for a month.

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        1. The King
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          It isn't so much Ruiz as a player but the fact Berbatov will be upfront!

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    • Roonani
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Should i take a hit for either of those and if yes which one ?

      Mignolet->Foster ( migs playing city and second keeper is Jass who is not playing)

      Whittaker -> Davies

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    • Voice of the Mysterons
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Is Rooney & Sterling to Torres & Bale worth a 4point hit?

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      1. Neymar's Stepovers
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Ye.. Sterling to Bale is a major upgrade

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        1. rebaal
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          Ive heard Holt to Van Persie is a good swap also ;0)

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