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Injuries December 26

Rooney Suffers Ligament Blow

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Wayne Rooney could face “two or three weeks” on the sidelines with a ligament injury sustained in training according to Sir Alex Ferguson. Talking after his side’s dramatic 4-3 win over Newcastle, the United boss delivered the news after the striker was omitted from the matchday squad…

“Wayne did it in training yesterday, he could be out for 2-3 weeks. He did it towards the end of training yesterday. He did it when trying a volley – he strained a ligament behind the knee. It’s unfortunate, and he could be out for two to three weeks.”

It seems likely that Rooney will now miss matches against West Brom, Wigan and the FA Cup tie with West Ham; the home clash with Liverpool on January 12 could be a target for his return, although Ferguson’s early prognosis could see him struggle to make that date.

Rooney had enjoyed a purple patch of form of late, notching five goals in three league starts prior to Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Swansea. That saw Rooney’s Fantasy ownership pick up and his Fantasy Premier League value rise to 12.0. having dipped to 11.7. This latest injury will turn the tide against him again, presumably cementing Robin Van Persie’s starts, even over this busy holiday period.

Javier Hernandez took his opportunity to shine today with a goal and assist that help United to a hard-fought three points and he will seemingly be well placed to start once again with the visit of the Baggies on Saturday. Ferguson must now decide whether he can risk resting Van Persie for that game, given his defence’s propensity to leak goals. Danny Welbeck was ruled out of the reckoning today through illness but could factor at the weekend.

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

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  1. heeljames
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Bale has knocked me out the cup but shot me up my private league, so im very happy. Cant believe no-one else owns him

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    1. Sparky6670
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Captain Bale saved my shoddy week! He is essential IMO, goal scoring midfielder in a team that normally sees lots of goals in their games........

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  2. Pinoche
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Bale(c) for anyone?!

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    1. Pratik
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Milanista, Wild Rover, Binji.....

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      1. Pinoche
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        OMFG Brilliant!

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      2. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        No, I captained Baines 😆

        I'll take the Bale and Defoe goals though

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        1. Pratik
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          Oh, bad luck 🙂

          Bravery needs to be rewarded more often

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    2. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      wild rover

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    3. dzemson
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      yup

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    4. New Ghost
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      🙂

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    5. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      not many but i believe many on bale(VC) and rooney (C)........

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    6. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Tosey has him C. Well done Tosey

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    7. GunsnRoses
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      I have 🙂

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  3. Zep
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Well done to those who captained him...

    What a feeling that must be...

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    1. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Agreed.

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  4. Licky
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    I can see another late goal here.

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  5. Clintymints
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Captained RVP and was delighted, brought bale in this week and am equally delighted

    That's a nice

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  6. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Reading were the new Southampton. Now Villa are the new Reading.

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    1. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      They are shocking, had I not done my transfer early, I'd be loading up on Wigan 😕

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    2. Iamjack
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      this^

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  7. bdwhite91
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Bale (c) is the meaning of life.

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  8. johnny sash
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Please feel free to look at me team and sympathise/laugh

    http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/203703/event-history/19/

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    1. johnny sash
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Sold walcott for Bale this morning but for got to update team!!! (and it was a 4pt hit)

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      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        But he'll come in since Rafael and Shorey didn't play!

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        1. johnny sash
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          he won't!! i need at least 3 defenders haha. gutted!!

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    2. GunsnRoses
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      bale coming of the bench

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  9. Nice to Michu
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    How did Villa manage to beat Liverpool? And has any PL team ever conceded more than 12 goals in consecutive games?

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    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      and scored none in those 2 games aswell

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  10. COMH
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Villa starting to look like Reading.

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  11. alex5
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    bale is so good! im so happy he got a hatrick .. well deserved

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  12. JWF
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Spurs should have hit at least 8 past this Villa team. Battered them first half without anything to show for it. Villa spiraling, might be time to get on the Kone bandwagon 🙂

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  13. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Fergie, sign him up, fergie fergie sign him up!

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    1. Pratik
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      He doesn't have the money.....Bale is going to Spain, that is, if he is going anywhere.

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      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Id love to see him wear #7 at united. If united come calling i don't think bale would say no...

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  14. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Bale for Silva coming on for me

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    1. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah, think that's the most logical move. Flirting with Sterling - Bale to overload the midfield, but would need an 8pter. Which seems silly just before the Jan WC.

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      1. Iamjack
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        just done it...will never replace bale

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  15. Parm
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Kudos to Wild Rover: http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/62/event-history/19/

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  16. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    @rse was considering bale for a 4pt hit (punch out) but decided to wait.

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    1. Rafabio
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Same :@

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  17. Alonso The Great Midfielder
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    damn, why so slow my network....if it is true, then wowwwwww.....am i first hearing a hatrick captain from mr bale????

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  18. Jonah
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    I am officially the luckiest devil on earth.

    Anyone else here in the club of getting points from both the Bale and the Santi hattricks?

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    1. alex5
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      me ahahahah yes i feel so good

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    2. Frip
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Yes, rest of my team scored in the teens both of those weeks. wow.

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    3. Pinoche
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Me!!!

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    4. bdwhite91
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Me me me

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    5. Terry Butcher's sneake…
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Me 🙂

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    6. Dial Square
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      yeah 🙂

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    7. afcblegend
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      this guy right here 😉

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      1. Feanor
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Me too, but I didn't captain either of them.

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    8. floydy_floyd
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah buddy. Neither captain tho.

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    9. Tadic is the new Eriksen
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Yup, got santi in for bale when he got injured, the other day i swapped santi back to bale, absolutely elated lol

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  19. GunsnRoses
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Bale(C) , 42 A big green arrow 🙂 🙂

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  20. Declan
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Rafael and Santi ➡ Vertonghen and Bale 😎 😎

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    1. Declan-
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Nicely done

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      1. Declan
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers Dec

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    2. New Ghost
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Lovely. Getting Santi back this GW?

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      1. Declan
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Might do Silva ➡ Theo

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    3. Mull
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Flair.
      If I'd have done Rafael -> Zabaleta like I was planning for a hit I'd have lost 13/14 points

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    4. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      really wish I'd done that Rafa to Vertonghen move

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  21. Fabreghastly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    🙂

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  22. Gizmo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Should have done silva to bale with my FT... Advised against to save it instead ah well! Some more advice would be handy tho :p

    Aguero Silva Sterling -> Bale Walcott Berbatov (-4) ?

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  23. onionbarje
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Yes Bale, just a shame I VC you and C Michu. Oh Well

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  24. COMH
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Bale(c) wasn't even being considered until I saw the wild rover post this morning. I thought about it but I just couldn't see him outscoring RVP. Nicely done sir.

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  25. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    F**k. This. Game. To. Hell.

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  26. JayCee
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Damn it, WC couldn't come soon enough, awful season so far

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    1. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      + pi

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  27. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    So who transferred in Bale this week because Arsenal didn't have a game?

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    1. Declan
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Raises hand 😎

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      1. Feanor
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        I brought him in for Fellaini because of his suspension.

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        1. Feanor
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          Some transfer failures and some big successes this month.

          24 Dec 21:24 Nolan Pienaar 19
          22 Dec 21:55 Fellaini Bale 19
          16 Dec 0:37 Fletcher Benteke 18
          14 Dec 20:26 Bale Santi Cazorla 17
          07 Dec 18:12 Gorkss Shorey 16

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    2. JWF
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Too many people sadly, which dilutes the benefit for those of us who stuck with him throughout.

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    3. New Ghost
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Moi.

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    4. COMH
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      I transferred Bale in because Dempsey was making me sad.

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    5. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Silva -> Bale over Walcott->Bale

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    6. afcblegend
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      I did the Bale > Dempsey > Bale, worked out quite well so far 😀

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      1. hazza
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        +42

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      2. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Same 😀

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    7. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      last week im doing bale-->walcott, and walcott>bale this week........

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    8. Terry Butcher's sneake…
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Me - Santi -> Bale 🙂

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    9. floydy_floyd
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Brought him in for silva and kept caz on bench 😎

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    10. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Mark did it too. Sure to get a mention in the scoutcast. 🙂

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      1. Feanor
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        You might be back ahead by the next 'cast.

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    11. Pratik
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      I was gonna get rid of Cazorla right after the 23 point haul, (downright fluke, don't give a shit about the stats here) but if felt just plain wrong. So I waited for the 2/3 pt which came, and then got rid this week.

      But yup, I so get your point.

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  28. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Michu (C) in time of 2 GWs B)

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  29. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Started this GW with only 9 players but it turns out a good GW so far 😀

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  30. RooneyforLife
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    bale with a hat trick,made my fpl day hahaha

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