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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. emperikal
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Evening gents. What do we think of the following move? 🙂

    Torres and Taarabt IN

    Suarez and Sterling OUT

    Could get Suarez back in for the QPR game at cost if I wanted too. Adel has a couple home games coming up and offers a more explosive option than sterling. Thoughts?

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  2. Jawain - 9th overall 2014/2…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Have already swapped Walcott to Bale. Any other changes required?

    Foster Begovic

    Enrique Cameron Hughes Demel Clyne

    Silva Bale Michu Puncheon Sterling

    RVP Suarez Tevez

    Rvp as captain??

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

      Looks good. Michu (C)?

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

      Nah

      It's good.

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  3. Chu Young Ping Pong
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    I've got no GK this week. Should I get Vorm/Guzan for a hit?

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

      Who are they? I wouldn't.

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

      nope

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

      Get Szczesny.

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

        Oops ignore. Schwarzer?

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

      Or Sir Chesney maybe? At least he will probably pay you back in DGW...

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

        😯 .

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

        😆

        Joking, right?

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        1. FPL Touches
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          13 years, 4 months ago

          Teehee

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  4. embo76
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Team linked can people please take a min to help me with transfer, was going to save it but as bale is going up should I get rid of ya ya for bale, that would give me 5 players on 4 yellows though. Or bring in silva? Or do it for santi?

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

    Bale is just back from injury. Do you think he will be start all games over Christmas?

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

      Yes.

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    2. AK ⭐
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Surely.

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

      tweeted earlier he was looking forward to the villa match

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

        aaah the wrath of Gareth.
        captain material i see 😉

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

    Should I captain RVP this week?

    Begovic
    LIV (H)

    Wilkinson Davies Nastasic Ridgewell
    LIV (H) RDG (A) SUN (A) QPR (A)

    Mata Michu Silva
    NOR (A) RDG (A) SUN (A)

    Suarez Defoe Van Persie
    STK (A) AVL (A) NEW (H)

    Bench: Bunn, Shorey, Sterling

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

      Shorey (c)

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    2. Brutus619
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Typing that up must have been effort so I'll chip in 🙂 Captain MICHU! You will not regret it 😉

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

        Not against Shorey!

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

          he'll be on the bench anyway

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  7. "The Special One"
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Bunn, Begovic
    Rafael, Cuellar, B.Davis, B.Jones, Clyne
    Cazorla, Sess, Michu, Mata, Noble
    RVP, Tevez, Ba,

    2 free transfers... 0.2mil, thoughts??

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

      rafael and sess out for bale +1

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

    0.1 off lambert & suarez > torres & berbatov GGRR !
    like berbs fixtures and need to get shot of lambert
    defoe and berbs , a reasonable alternative ( dont have spurs cover atm )
    was thinking benteke but too scared to go there 😀

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  9. donkey73
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Is this worth a 4pt hit?

    Sterling >> Bale
    J.Enrique >> B.Davies

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

      No. J.Enrique might get you a cleanie.

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      1. donkey73
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Ok then, how about this:

        Sterling>>Bale and Tevez >> Berba (must downgrade something)

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

          I would advise not to take a hit.

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    2. Brutus619
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      I disagree with Aatish. Even if Enrique gets CS I believe Davies has a good chance of getting one too. Also Bale should destroy Villa imo.

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

      Over 110m team value
      Wow.

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      1. donkey73
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        That's part of my strategy this year. Sacrifice points to buy players on the rise and make money. Hopefully 10m more will deliver in the long run after Jan WC. So far it has worked...

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        1. Brutus619
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          It's paid off amazingly for you this year imo. Your rank is higher than mine even though I tried to take a very balanced approach!

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

          same strategy as me 😉

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

          Sacrifice points to buy players on the rise....? Good strategy 🙂

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    4. Jebiga
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      puncheon to guthrie, sterling to bale

      or olson to davies

      keep enrique and mert, midfield and attack

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      1. donkey73
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        So NOBODY agrees with the Tevez>>Berba downgrade!

        Hm... I'll follow your advice guys

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

          i think city can trash sunderlend this gw with a few goals, but also berba can do that

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          1. donkey73
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            13 years, 4 months ago

            So your final advice is summed up as follows:

            Strling> Bale YES
            J.Enrique> Davies NO
            Tevez > Berba NO
            Olsson > davies YES

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  10. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Which defender should i downgrade?
    Baines or Rafa

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

      Rafaaaa

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

      i've stuck with baines, he's just so unlucky this season, should have had an assist
      again last week and everton giving the one cheap goal away all the time, tides got to change soon

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

        Im hoping. Everton are due for a cleansheet and a pk ;). Who should i downgrade to? Thinking of zabaleta

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

    Does this midfield look a little bare to you? :S

    Bale - Walcott - Michu - Sterling - Punchy

    Bear in mind I have (Possibly) Luiz and GJ in defence and Suarez, RVP and Berba upfront...

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

      Seems bare without seeing rest of the team. Sounds fine once you mentioned. Try swap sterling though. No need for triple Liverpool.

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  12. Water_Pink
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    y every one getting rid of suarez? and sess and cuellar >??? i have no extra cash. i could keep sess and do caz> bale but need a cheap def?

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  13. Hazard267
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Hughes anyone nailed on great next 4 and only 4.5...?

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

      part of an awful defence in awful form.....

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

        Only way is up for Fulham. Decent punt.

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  14. Vpan
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    I have Walcott+Cazorla so I need to remove one to have a decent starting 11 preferably for Che cover.

    My options:
    a) Cazorla -> Mata

    b) Cazorla -> Mata, Defoe -> Berba -4 (I have Bale also for Tot cover)

    c) Cazorla -> Gerrard, Tevez -> Torres -4

    Please choose one.
    Leaning to A atm. I also like B but don't know if it deserves a hit.

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    1. donkey73
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Dear gavre, walcott>Mata and downgrade Baines is better IMO

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

        I can't get rid of Baines before Wigan.

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        1. donkey73
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          ok! I just proposed my solution.
          But you WILL get rid of him sooner or later .
          I had him and i waited/waited/waited/waited.........

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

    Bego
    Rafa Enrique Nelsen
    Silva Sterling Taarabt Bale
    Ba RVP Berba

    Caz Cuellar Shorey

    1ft and 0.4 in bank. Sterling for Puncheon? Then downgrade one of my defenders to Davies next week to free cash up to upgrade Taarabt when he goes to the ACON. Hopefully fella or Michu. Thoughts? Any other suggestions? Despite being gravless, I do help best I can during DZ time.

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

    Silva > Bale this week for free?

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    1. Connor's Calling
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Was thinking similar but been advised to do Cazorla --> Bale instead

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  17. Mindless Freak
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Torres in for Le fondre, but shall i take out noble for routledge for a hit? Incase Mata doesn't play?

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

      Mata will start. Taken off early.

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

      Id do it

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  18. Blue Moon Rising
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Scezeny ruddy

    Demel Cameron Ridgewell Enrique Clyne

    Cazorla Michu Nolan Yaya puncheon

    RVP Suarez berbatov

    0.1 in the bank 1FT

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    1. Blue Moon Rising
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Any changes needed?

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

        Your midfield is going to get smashed. Michu Nolan and Yaya playing. Either swap out Nolan or pray for the best defence this week.

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

      GK

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

      could take a chance on guzan i suppose
      (villa's top scorer yesterday 😀 )

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  19. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Looking at GW19 in isolation, which mid would you back to get highest score?

    1. Bale
    2. Pienaar
    3. Osman
    4. Mata
    5. Young

    My minileague finishes this week so just need a 1-weekonly xfer strategy... Already have silva/gerrard/michu/caz... Caz is being xferred out

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  20. Water_Pink
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    sess> pienaar?

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

    What's everyone's Team Value and Team Re-Sale Value? Just wondering whether there is a correlation between a high Team value and a high Team Re-Sale Value.

    Team Value: £106.0m

    Team Re-Sale Value: £103.6m

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

      TV : 105.3
      SV : 103

      🙂

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    2. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Any high team value will have a high resale value.

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      1. Brutus619
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Not true for people who stocked up on players before they get bought by the masses.

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

        Some players that you may have had long term(RVP, Sterling, Rafael etc.) could have a big effect on your TV, but a small effect on the SV.

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

      104.8

      102.6

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    4. Brutus619
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      TV: £104.4

      TRSV: 103.9

      Mind you I have money in the bank.

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

      108
      105.1

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    6. Jebiga
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      108.3 team value

      105.8 resale value

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  22. Nopli
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Anichbe (C) FTW 🙂

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

      4 points on the way...

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

        *2

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        1. Chu Young Ping Pong
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          0*

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  23. Water_Pink
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    and y is everyone shpping out tevez?

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

      He smells.

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

        classic

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

      Rotation threat. Ease of mind having a starter every week up front.

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

    For the next few...

    A) Rafa + Sterling -> Nastasic + Snoddy (+0.0)

    B) Rafa -> Luiz (+0.0)

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

      Oops A = 4pt hit

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

      Neither. Would keep Rafa, pending injury news.

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  25. DRIZ ✅
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Suarez > Torres?

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

      No, not this week

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

      No.

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

      Nah.

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

    The big question of 2012 continued...

    Is Caz > Bale worth a hit?

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    1. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Yes. Bale vs Reading is enough!

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      1. isacki: full casual
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Tbh, we know what happened with reading this week.

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

      Maybe

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

      Plan out your transfers or something so you can get Caz back in for DGW...

      I think YES

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

      No. Replied to your previous post.

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

        It's basically banking on a Bale explosion...I can only do it before the rise tonight...this is wrecking my head...I don't want to do it but I feel it might pay off.

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

          If you really want to do the move, why not? Screw the hit. 🙂

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

          Go with your gut, however if you can't decide I find that tossing a coin solves everything 😉

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          1. Pap Le Cissier
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            13 years, 4 months ago

            It was a coin toss that sent me spiralling last month! 😉

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    5. Pap Le Cissier
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      I was just wondering the same thing! 😀

      Depends, whose your other move?

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

        Already did Sterling > Pienaar

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        1. Pap Le Cissier
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          Hmm id be tempted mate. Considering that (and i know this could be a long shot) Caz could be rotated with Rosicky. I know its a big if, not even sure if hes fit!

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    6. Back on the horse
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      +1

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  27. tetters
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Rafael > J. Enrique?

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

      No await injury news

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  28. ash213
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    begovic (mccarthy)
    huth cameron nelsen (morrison shorey)
    sterling michu mata wright-phillips (cazorla)
    rvp suarez defoe
    2FT 0.4M

    want to swap suarez > berbatov
    but then which midfielder should i get whos in form and has good fixtures for 9.0 m?
    what about the option of a man u midfielder for 9.0m any ideas?
    or just any changes u think i should make with the 2 ft
    thanks alot!

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

    As a liverpool fan been thinking about our team for stoke away . think we will line up 3-5-2

    reina
    skrtel coates agger
    johnson enrique
    lucas gerrard
    sterling downing/suso/shelvey
    suarez

    thoughts?

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    1. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      4-2-3-1

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  30. Terry Butcher's sneake…
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Need advice - who should be my captain this GW?

    Currently on Michu.

    My team:
    Begovic / McCarthy
    Nastasic / G. Johnson / Cameron / Gorkss / McCartney
    Bale / Silva / Mata / Michu / Puncheon
    Suarez / Torres / RVP

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