The draw for the first round of the 2019/20 FFS Cup

FFS Cup January 2

FFS Paddy Power Cup – Semi-Final Draw

We’re down to the last four now in the Fantasy Football Scout Paddy Power Cup VII now. The next round will take place over Gameweek 22 and will see David Bevan’s “ange1range1” take on Sir Alex Jnr’s “Milehigh” – the former is the clear underdog going into this one; although he’s nestled inside the top 7,000, David’s opponent has moved ominously into 34th place overall after yesterday’s seven fixtures.

Site regular “WildRover” is the early favourite heading into the second semi-final. He has moved up to 439th in the overall rankings ahead of tonight’s three remaining Gameweek 21 fixtures, while his opponent, Mr KK, is just inside the 30,000 mark. With winter wildcards available, however, the form book could easily be turned on its head as our quartet plot for silverware…

1	ange1range1	Vs	MileHigh
2	Wild rover	Vs	Mr.KK

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Scroobius Mac
11 years, 3 months ago
Sure it was discussed to death yesterday during the match but why wasn't Theo's free-kick a goal? Sure it never would've gone in but it was on target and plenty of shots that the keeper would gather are significantly defelected in and they don't go down as OGs.
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1. Manani
  11 years, 3 months ago
  my bet and fantasy team depends on it!
  
  Justice please!
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2. Gargamel
  11 years, 3 months ago
  I think the rules should make it a Walcott goal personally, because rules are rubbish if they're not set in stone.
  
  In the end we're left with somebody's guy feeling making it an OG here. My gut feeling too is that it is an own goal, but rules shouldn't take that into consideration. It was clearly on target.
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  1. rdpx
    11 years, 3 months ago
    it wasnt a deflection though, it was an attempt at a block/clearance.
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Djerbil
11 years, 3 months ago
So, The Afros have left already??
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1. Mile Plankton
  11 years, 3 months ago
  They may be still on for FA cup. But not for next GW.
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Koflok
11 years, 3 months ago
Planning to get 1 big hitter at the back after DGW.
Who to have?

Luiz
Cole
Zabaleta
Nasty
Gibbs
Evans
Rafael
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1. Pinoche
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Luiz or Zabaleta IMO.
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  1. JELLYFISH
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Both imo
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2. Djerbil
  11 years, 3 months ago
  I'm bringing in Evans
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3. An Púca
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Arsenal's defending looks a bit of a joke right now
  I'd go Man C or Man U...probably Rafael as Man C rotate too much
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4. HuttonDressedasLahm
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Luiz Zabaleta OBrien Morrison Clyne
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5. abk
  11 years, 3 months ago
  zabalets
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6. Koflok
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Couldn't accomodate both Luiz and Zab.
  Would like to have more expensive front 8 rather than bulking up defense.
  
  If you guys had to choose. Which one between Zab and Luiz?
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  1. Koflok
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Both ManCity and Chelsea are sound defensively.
    Justification to Luiz extra 0.7m over Zaba?
    
    Zaba surely offer more attacking threat than Luiz who might slot back to defense?
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Deano
11 years, 3 months ago
Fellas

Away camping ATM and just logged in. If anyone has bookmarked the BAP Chap's predictions would appreciate you sending me the link,

Cheers
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1. Pinoche
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Baps are out.
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2. Hect.OR 98th
  11 years, 3 months ago
  they came out last night
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3. Doctor X
  11 years, 3 months ago
  The BPs are already out.
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  1. Deano
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Cheers guys, half way through the GW? That must be some kind of record!
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Tim Canterbury
11 years, 3 months ago
My WC plan

Comment/criticism warmly welcomed. I don't have as much a budget as some

Begovic/Bunn

Harte/O'Brien(whom I already own btw!)/Martin R/Cameron/Cuellar

Michu/Fellaini/Bale/Walcott/Puncheon

RVP/Berba/Suarez
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1. WithEase
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Personally i'd downgrade Suarez to Ba and beef up your defence
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Jude Rooney
11 years, 3 months ago
Anyone know who the Bap Chap is and how he gets such accurate information?
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1. Pinoche
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Ronh is Bap Chap I think.
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  1. r0nh
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Ssshhhhhhhh
    
    I dont want everyone asking me questions!!
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  2. Captain Shirokov
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Nah, defo AppleBonkers.
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    1. Manani
      11 years, 3 months ago
      I remember that 😆
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2. r0nh
  11 years, 3 months ago
  I think he works for the FPL site...
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  1. Jude Rooney
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Wondered if he worked for EA?
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3. Christina.
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Has to be someone that's good with numbers.An Estuary perhaps?
  
  Wallace Hyde?
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  1. Eboue
    11 years, 3 months ago
    an estuary? thats the mouth of a river bro?
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4. Tatty Bojangles
  11 years, 3 months ago
  I heard he used to be bonkers about apples until a freak accident with a crate of Braeburns left him so horrifically scarred that he became a social recluse.
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  1. Deano
    11 years, 3 months ago
    The crazy granny!
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Christina.
11 years, 3 months ago
Eating lemon meringue.

Feeling guilty.
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Lawrø
11 years, 3 months ago
I take it Hazard --> Bale is a no brainer next week?
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1. ILOVEBAPS
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Yessiree.
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2. Pinoche
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Yep and Santi to Bale for me.
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  1. Christina.
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Selling Santi prior to DGW?
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    1. Pinoche
      11 years, 3 months ago
      WC for DGW.
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      1. Pinoche
        11 years, 3 months ago
        Or maybe today if Pienaar draws a blank and Fellaini scores.
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        Christina.
        11 years, 3 months ago
        My rival has felli and peanut, so I hope both draw blanks. He also has SUarez(c) so I'm hoping he does minimal, eventhough I also own him.
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        Pinoche
        11 years, 3 months ago
        When are you WCing?
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      2. Christina.
        11 years, 3 months ago
        Interesting. Many are either WC this week or gw 24.
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        Pinoche
        11 years, 3 months ago
        Newcastle United FC @
        NUFCOfficial
        3m
        #NUFC have given Demba Ba permission to speak to Chelsea. As a result he won't be
        included in tonight's squad.
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        Pinoche
        11 years, 3 months ago
        OMG my net is fecked or what?!
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        Pinoche
        11 years, 3 months ago
        No Bemba Da! C'mon Baines and Pienaar!
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Dealbert
11 years, 3 months ago
What's the deal with Evans really? Isn't Ferguson's preferred defense Rafael - Vidic - Ferdinand - Evra now that Vidic is back? And if yes, why is everybody getting him in their WC teams?
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1. An Púca
  11 years, 3 months ago
  I think he'll rotate Ferdinand?Vidic a fair bit to let Evans play
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  1. Dealbert
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Yeah, but for me that's a dealbreaker for a 5.8 defender, even if he plays for Man U.
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Captain Shirokov
11 years, 3 months ago
Shorey got flagged on FPL, surely that's not the reason he has been out? #clutching

Oh, and good afternoon everyone. 🙂
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1. ILOVEBAPS
  11 years, 3 months ago
  It's a good thing. He wasn't just dropped for being shite the last game. He may play again!!
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2. HuttonDressedasLahm
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Yes, he's had a virus for a few weeks apparently
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  1. Captain Shirokov
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Serious? Thought he was just out of favour.
    
    Nice one.
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skooldaze
11 years, 3 months ago
Any chance of a WildCard column coming soon 🙂
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Piggs Boson
11 years, 3 months ago
I think Giroud is too much of a risk, Podolski is the safer option.

So, who scores more points iyo?

Podolski: MCI, che, WHM
Ba: nor, RDG

With Reading finally dropping their leaky 442 formation, they are likely to be more solid, and Norwich have of course become tighter as well. So i'm edging toward Podolski (9.5%).
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1. Captain Shirokov
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Ba.
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2. ILOVEBAPS
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Pod
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3. HuttonDressedasLahm
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Ba
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4. blue cheese
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Ba, imo.
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5. Billy Gilmore
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Ba.
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  1. Jafooli
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Not now......off to Chelsea?
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6. Kevin Twine
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Podolski.
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7. Hazmat
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Ba might not be there for both games. Wait and see if he's left out of the FA Cup squad I reckon.
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  1. Hazmat
    11 years, 3 months ago
    You didn't even have to wait that long!
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Malkmus
11 years, 3 months ago
How is this WC Team looking? Gone for the Fab 5 in 3-5-2

Bego - Bunn

Sagna - Walker - Demel - Davies - Nelsen

Mata - Fellaini - Bale - Michu - Walcott

RVP - Suarez - Pog

Cheers

Is Sagna nailed on by the way? Seen some bbc tweets (from punters) saying he is leaving ??
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1. roscola
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Jenks gets nailed back on at £4.2m? And a flotilla of ghost ships get a boost. Unless they sign a replacement, of course.
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  1. Malkmus
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Yeah, I'll have to keep an eye on this, could easily come unstuck for the DGW
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Timmy Cahill Rules
11 years, 3 months ago
Danny Graham as 3rd strikerin 3-5-2

played full 90 in last 2 games
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1. Tadic is the new Eriksen
  11 years, 3 months ago
  no
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2. Pinoche
  11 years, 3 months ago
  No.
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3. Freshy
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Starts against weaker opposition or if Michu is injured
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4. ★FC Borecelona★
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Just no
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5. HuttonDressedasLahm
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Hahahahaahahahaha!
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6. AAAAA
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Ruiz is the same price and totally nailed on
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7. Corkyote FFS CWC Champion 2…
  11 years, 3 months ago
  I love that you're thinking outside the box Timmy, 10/10 for effort today 🙂
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8. Kevin Twine
  11 years, 3 months ago
  😆
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Manani
11 years, 3 months ago
how does this team for WC look?

Begovic Foster
Davies Clyne Cuellar Zabeleta Luiz
Bale Walcott Pablo Fellaini Mata
Lambert Aguero Ba

I know Kun is injured, no RVP and all that, but how does the rest look?
0.6m in bank btw
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1. Darnell
  11 years, 3 months ago
  yer well you need RVP...
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Djerbil
11 years, 3 months ago
Team for next week if I save the FT..

Bego
Cuellar Hangeland Vert
Pablo Theo Walters Piennar
Chicha RVP(C) Berba

Good to go??
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1. Kostja
  11 years, 3 months ago
  unless Roo is back
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  1. Djerbil
    11 years, 3 months ago
    can't help it.. will sell Chicha for the Double Week, but wan't to have 2 FT so I can have some flexibility
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Tribecca
11 years, 3 months ago
Any of you watched the Westham Game? How bad is O'Brien's injury?
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1. Captain Shirokov
  11 years, 3 months ago
  This is the kind of sh*t that annoys me about this site sometimes...
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  1. Corkyote FFS CWC Champion 2…
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Yeah it's West Ham ffs 😉
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2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Yes. Me. I don't believe that it is very bad - but I don't know. Went off about twenty minutes to go - I thought it was tactical at the time.
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Rory Rocky man
11 years, 3 months ago
What's the story with baines???
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1. Pinoche
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Never captain never bench.
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ILOVEBAPS
11 years, 3 months ago
Can't stay awake. Night all.
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WithEase
11 years, 3 months ago
Is this WC defence strong enough chaps?

Beg - Bunn
Luiz - Skrtel - Demel - Jones - Cuellar

Thanks!
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1. HuttonDressedasLahm
  11 years, 3 months ago
  looks fine to me, though I hate Skrtel. He will burn you!
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  1. WithEase
    11 years, 3 months ago
    I've had him for a few weeks now and he's been a great acquisition so far and if I can get him through the next few weeks then L'pool's fixtures ease up.
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2. ILOVEBAPS
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Yes.
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3. Kevin Twine
  11 years, 3 months ago
  I'd go Zabaletta over Skrtel, personally..
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  1. WithEase
    11 years, 3 months ago
    I would normally favour Zabaleta myself, but i've been burnt too many times by Mancini's rotation and I could do with my heavy-hitting defenders being nailed on.
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4. Corkyote FFS CWC Champion 2…
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Why are so many picking bunn as 2nd keeper? Is ruddy out for a long time?
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  1. WithEase
    11 years, 3 months ago
    He was recently on Football Focus and said the earliest he'd be back would be late March
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Spike ⚽️
11 years, 3 months ago
According to Talk Sport Walcott is staying at Arsenal
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1. WithEase
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Is this one of their 'exclusives'?
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  1. Spike ⚽️
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Hes agreed a new contact and Arsenal have said they are now no longer after Wilf Saha
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    1. WithEase
      11 years, 3 months ago
      Fair enough.
      
      I know from previous that their 'exclusives' are generally ripped from internet forums or just pure hearsay.
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2. HuttonDressedasLahm
  11 years, 3 months ago
  As I said about an hour ago. 🙂
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3. BruLee2
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Not surprising at all when he's playing as an attacker and he's taking free kick. He must be really happy right now.
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bradbury1
11 years, 3 months ago
Keeper selection? any help out there

A) begovic sorenson

or

B) begovic Federici

c) Begovic and ???
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1. WithEase
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Bunn?
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bring on Real Madrid !
11 years, 3 months ago
baines doubtful urghhh :@
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JK - Cønt ⭐
11 years, 3 months ago
so Henriquez's move to Wigan confirmed, will be interesting to see his price as right now I'm leaning towards Pog as my budget striker, Ruiz may be a little too much, and I'd love Berba as a 2nd striker but he's just not as reliable as Ba or Fletcher
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1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
  11 years, 3 months ago
  lol
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  1. JK - Cønt ⭐
    11 years, 3 months ago
    I've been over this before, it's merely a budget bench filler to allow
    
    Mata, Michu, Walcott, Bale, Fellaini
    
    RvP, Ba
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    1. AAAAA
      11 years, 3 months ago
      Why don't you just get Pog or Anichebe? When you need them to play you can just play your fourth defender to get you 2 points
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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        11 years, 3 months ago
        atm it'll be Pog, but I reckon Henriquez could do well at Wigan, he's quality this kid.
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Federico
11 years, 3 months ago
Should probably get my team linked, but on mobile atm. Will get it sorted soon. Hoping for some response anyways.

Struggling with how to get in Bale, as I would have to lose Mata, Caz or Walcott on a straight swap.

Another option i need your thoughts on:
Suarez + Sterling -> Dzeko + Bale (-4)

Other forwards is Berba and RVP.
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1. Christina.
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Go on, lose Suarez.
  Make my day.
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  1. Federico
    11 years, 3 months ago
    It would only be for two gameweeks. Hoping he won't do much at OT, but GW23 is a worry. If Dzeko is benched for that, I'm in trouble.
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Spoiler
11 years, 3 months ago
ba out tonight nooooooooooooooooooo
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1. JK - Cønt ⭐
  11 years, 3 months ago
  what?????
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  1. Spoiler
    11 years, 3 months ago
    #NUFC have given Demba Ba permission to speak to Chelsea. As a result he won't be included in tonight's squad. More on http://nufc.co.uk
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    1. Gargamel
      11 years, 3 months ago
      Massive news
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2. BruLee2
  11 years, 3 months ago
  where did you get that from ? 🙁
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  1. Paul Psychic Octopus
    11 years, 3 months ago
    on Talk Sport just now
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    11 years, 3 months ago
    Actually, Puncheon will come in for me so that' alright.
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3. Christina.
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Baines CS
  
  😯
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  1. bring on Real Madrid !
    11 years, 3 months ago
    oooooo yessssssssssss 😀
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roscola
11 years, 3 months ago
I've been tuning out Demel question posts for a long time now but suddenly I care again.

Is he nailed on again? I know he's not as good as O'Brien but I might not be able to stretch to the extra £0.5m - 0.6m that he will soon cost.
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1. Paul Psychic Octopus
  11 years, 3 months ago
  was he not covering for Collins, who was suspended yesterday?
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  1. roscola
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Ah. Bugger.
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Brutus619
11 years, 3 months ago
I'm confused about this: Why does Luiz being OOP help his attacking prospects? The jump from CDM to CAM I can see for example. But from defender to CDM, does that really help much attacking wise?
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1. Hazmat
  11 years, 3 months ago
  He gets forward and plays a ridiculous number of dangerous through balls, which Torres squanders 🙁
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2. Scroobius Mac
  11 years, 3 months ago
  He's more CM than CDM. I'm still of the position that he's a good pick regardless of OOPness.
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3. Brutus619
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Cheers guys. If it does turn out that Ba gets a lot of game time then I may go for Luiz in that case (since Ba can actually finish with consistency).
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Spike ⚽️
11 years, 3 months ago
Ba not in tonight's squad as speaking to Chelsea now !!
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1. Podorsky
  11 years, 3 months ago
  How do you know this?
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  1. bring on Real Madrid !
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Newcastle United FC @NUFCOfficial
    #NUFC have given Demba Ba permission to speak to Chelsea. As a result he won't be included in tonight's squad. More on nufc.co.uk
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Waldaz
11 years, 3 months ago
Ba Bye.
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