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The Numbers Game – Festive Form – Defenders

5 January 2013 4777 comments
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Continuing our round-up of the Christmas period, it’s time to treat our members to a series of articles which examines each of the positions and analyses the form of the key protagonists over the past four Gameweeks. We start in defence, by casting an eye over the top tens for our ICT Index, plus a more in-depth look at the main performers in terms of goal threat and creativity….

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

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  1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Right think im all set for this opinions most welcome

    Bego/3.9
    Aspi/Zabaleta/Gibbs/Demel/Mariappa
    Mata/Bale/Luiz/Walcott/Guthrie
    Rvp/Suarez/Ba

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    1. Waitakere_
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      I think you'll find Luiz is still classed as a defender. Looks good though 😀

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      1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Jesus I mean Michu ha ha

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        1. Waitakere_
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 7 months ago

          Hahait's good then 😀

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      2. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Was trying squeeze Luiz in but not possible 🙂

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  2. ★A-O-Chamberlain★ COYG …
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    When are the Ballon d'Or awards?

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    1. LOCO ABREU
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Monday?

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  3. Waitakere_
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    So do I wildcard or take a hit?
    If I was to wildcard my team to would something like this,

    Chesney / Turnbull
    Fonte / Sagna / B.Jones / O'Brien / ????
    Walcott / Mata / Noble / Puncheon / Bale
    Rvp / Suarez / Ba

    Or just take a few hits over the next 2 weeks.
    Teams linked.
    Thanks 😀

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  4. ccc
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    http://gyazo.com/a92af0512911351773301750a2b83ab1.png

    0 FT & 0.3m in the bank

    A bit insecure about my having only Ba as my Chelsea coverage going into the DGW. Any advice? I really don't want to do Bale > Mata, but is that a smart idea?

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    1. Ikey Warrior
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Bale > Mata is exactly what I would do!

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  5. meule
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Turnbull
    Gibbs Luiz Shaw
    Puncheon Mata Fellaini Walcott
    RVP Suarez Ba
    Subs : Begovic - Michu, Davies, Demel

    Should I play Michu for someone ?

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    1. 4vets
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Why? What's your thinking?

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      1. meule
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Michu for Walcott for instance ... just afraid of letting him on bench

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        1. 4vets
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 7 months ago

          I'd play Michu over Theo this week (I have Theo).

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      2. meule
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Ok i'll play Michu then 🙂 it'll be between punchy and walcott

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        1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 7 months ago

          I think that's the right call either play Walcott or Punch

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    2. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      One thing I learned to my cost this season is never bench Michu, it was a harsh lesson to learn after his 2 goal haul against Arsenal, I would play all your mids over Puncheon yes he has 2 games but can't see him doing much against Chelsea, therefore your relying on him to produce returns agains Villa, I'm just not sold on him although I know others would probably disagree

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  6. alex5
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Berbs to ba for a free for the DGW?

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    1. Smarty Pants
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      no, berbs has a great fixture

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    2. Waitakere_
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Ba might only play one. I wouldn't get him in now. Not nailed on.

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    3. 4vets
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Not for me, but it could be very good.

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    4. ccc
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Ba's game time is still too much of a concern for me. You never know with Rafa.

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    5. ccc
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      I have Ba right now, but waiting until after the DGW to make a decision.

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  7. Smarty Pants
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Who would you rather play out of Kompany (ars) and Glen Johnson (mu). Have to play one of them.

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    1. ccc
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      GJ for the attacking threat.

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  8. Fantasy-er
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    ➡

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    1. Fantasy-er
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      😎

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      1. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        💡

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        1. Fantasy-er
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 7 months ago

          Like it.

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        2. Smarty Pants
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 7 months ago

          😐

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          1. Waitakere_
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 7 months ago

            :mrgreen:

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        3. Gargamel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 17 Years
          13 years, 7 months ago

          Parmtree! Your pick!

          http://itwasrivetingitwasruthlessitwasrivaldo.wordpress.com/2012/12/22/premier-league-draft-game-choosing-your-players/

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      2. Avon Barksdale
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Tennis fan? U reckon Dimitrov will be able to get by with 4.5 games handicap?

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  9. rvp786
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    the perfect wildcard team???????/

    turnbull begovic
    gibbs azpi demel clyne davies
    mata michu felliani bale walcott
    lambert suarez rvp

    thoughts???

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    1. Tim Canterbury
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Ba???

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      1. rvp786
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        not nailed on though thats the big problem. could easily play against stoke then torres at soton

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  10. Ayling Buyers Club
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Wow, this is a rather sick goal.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xTk7LrjyKPs

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  11. King Nemanja
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Just seen the Aguero tweet, anyone want to sum up the thoughts around here for me please? Is it longterm?

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    1. floydy_floyd
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Get dzek or tev in

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    2. LOCO ABREU
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      1month i think

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    3. King Nemanja
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Cheers guys

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  12. 1966 was a great year for E…
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Any chance of Dzeko double-rising? On 99% atm.

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    1. Fantasy-er
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Planning on making some money on him?

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      1. 1966 was a great year for E…
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Hopefully!

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        1. Fantasy-er
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 7 months ago

          I reckon he will.

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    2. ILOVEBAPS
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Can't see it TBH. He has been high for a few days and with 2 DGWs he will miss out on a few trades in. Next week will get another rise for people wanting to swap Lambert!

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  13. Fantasy-er
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    OK guys, my BIG dilemma for this GW is this:

    Hazard or Bale????

    If I go with Bale I'll still have 4 DGers (Mata, Azp, Puncheon, Shaw)

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    1. Ayling Buyers Club
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Bale. No doubt.

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    2. floydy_floyd
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Bale. Haz probs won't do much at stoke anyways

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  14. Hibbo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    ***REPOST***

    Ok looking for a bit of feedback guys…my proposed wildcard team is as follows.

    Jaask Turnbull

    Luiz Harte Fonte Demel Davies

    Fellaini Mata Michu Walcott Bale

    RVP Suarez POG.

    Had posted one previously with Lambert in attack and no Luiz but reading the big numbers article has me thinking I need Luiz more than Lambert if it wasnt for the dgw i wouldnt touch him with a barge pole and having him means benching one of my midfielders which im pained to do. Ive no second wc its already played so thinking Luiz > Sagna week after eventually changing POG to Ruiz as better cover.

    What say ye?

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    1. Ayling Buyers Club
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Get rid of Turnbull. I do not like Harte, either. Rest is fine.

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    2. Waitakere_
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Ye

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    3. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Harte 3cs n an assist since taking Shoreys spot at 3.8 i thought he represented good value and the turnbull thing is just a dgw move he will be out straight after.

      nice team value btw!

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  15. Waitakere_
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    So Bego -> Turnbull and GJ -> Luiz this week for -4
    Then Luiz -> Sagna for free the week after?
    Or wildcard?
    Thanks 😀 😀 😀

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    1. LOCO ABREU
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      don't sell bego

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      1. Waitakere_
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Oh yes sorry I meant Ruddy -> Turnbull

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    2. Trilogist
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      No point doubling up on Chelsea def for a hit. If you can save wildcard then IMO do so.

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      1. Waitakere_
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Yea fair enough. Might do GJ -> Luiz

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        1. Trilogist
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 7 months ago

          Sick score last two weeks btw sir 🙂

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          1. Waitakere_
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 7 months ago

            thank you 😀

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    3. 4vets
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Your wc depends on def swaps? Really?

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  16. Schnellders24
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Over the next several weeks:

    A) Luiz, Gibbs & Fellaini
    B) Azpilicueta, 4.1 defender (possibly Norwich) & Mata

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    1. Fantasy-er
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Wow, that's a tough one... The form Mata's in, you'd have to go for B.

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  17. Mile Plankton
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    I have Poldi, Suarez and Defoe. Should I get anyone of them out for a hit to get Ba?
    Defoe is the only one I wouldn't want back next week.
    Is Poldi nailed on, now Giroud is back?

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  18. rvp786
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    how do you search someones team by their id number???

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      You have a guess.

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    2. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Go to your Gameweek History page, and replace your ID number in the url with the ID number of the player you're looking for.

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    3. jms
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Are you a stalker? Go to your history page. In the address, you will see your ID (right after entry\). Put in the other person's ID and hit enter.

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      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 17 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Great work this season, don't forget the FPL Open. 😉

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        1. jms
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 17 Years
          13 years, 7 months ago

          Don't worry, I won't!

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  19. Tim Canterbury
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Turnbull

    Martin R, Harte, Cuellar

    Mata(c), Fellaini, Walcott, Puncheon

    Suarez, Ba(vc), RVP

    [Bunn, Michu, Demel, Cameron]

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  20. Willis.
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    What's the consensus on Ba now? Would you keep him if you had him? He may have scored a brace but he's still unlikely to start both DGW matches, right?

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    1. 4vets
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      I'd keep, but I don't have him.

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      1. Willis.
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        My originally plan was to do Ba & Chicha out for Lambert & Berbatov (on a WC). Should I go ahead with it?

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        1. 4vets
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 7 months ago

          Can you keep Ba & get Lambert? I'd try to do that and then sort out the ensuing mess 😉

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    2. footballoholic
      • 17 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      I'd keep if I had him, but I can't see him starting both games as you say. Not under Rafa, no way.

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    3. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      I remember last season when Berba scored 5 in a crazy dgw and people where saying he would only play 1 of the 2 and be rested this situation with Ba reminds me of this I got talked out of Berbs that week, im taking the risk with Ba

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  21. applebonkers
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    • 16 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    cuellar limped off with a hamstring injury btw

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    1. Fantasy-er
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      What? Are you serious?

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      1. applebonkers
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        him and rose went off injured. very good news for west ham with o'shea out too

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      2. 4vets
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Yes, he is 🙁

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    2. beslowbowler
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Ta for the heads up. Makes my Cuellar to Azpi transfer for a hit that bit easier

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  22. King Nemanja
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Any wild carders throwing Marc Wilson into their teams now and benching him until he's back?

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    1. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      no getting similar priced cannon fodder and swapping when wilson comes bk on the scene

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      1. shinyfong
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        is there any estimated time he will come back?

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        1. jms
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 17 Years
          13 years, 7 months ago

          Returning to training two weeks from now. Who knows when he will be match fit and assuming no setbacks.

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      2. King Nemanja
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah, this makes sense

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    2. Specialist
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Considering it.. At 4.0 he's easy to bench for a couple of weeks.

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    3. Call Me Old Fashioned
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      No getting Demel/Shaw/Davies and making a transfer later down line.

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    4. LOCO ABREU
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Don't want to get him now to don't alert my rivals.

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    5. b3- bish bash bosh
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Me

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    6. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Not till he is back, best having a full 15 to pick from if poss, never know with injuries, suspensions, rotation etc and he wont rise till he is back, soon as he is back in the first team he will be transferred in for someone of a similar price for me.

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  23. ccc
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    My squad: http://gyazo.com/a92af0512911351773301750a2b83ab1.png
    I am 0.2m short from doing Cazorla > Mata 🙁

    0 FT & 0.3m

    A. Bale > Mata for 4 point hit
    B. Keep Bale

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    1. footballoholic
      • 17 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Keep Bale for me.

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      1. WillShare
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        oh sure, AVB!

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  24. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Apologies for the shameless repost but due to my complete cock up of somehow putting Luiz in my mid (tiredness kicking in) here is my potential wildcard team, about to go over and hit the button, looking ok?

    Bego/3.9
    Aspi/Zabaleta/Gibbs/Demel/Mariappa
    Mata/Bale/Michu/Walcott/Guthrie
    Rvp/Suarez/Ba

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    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Really good first 11, but with Mata, Walcott and (when CL comes around) RVP rotation possible, you'll need a decent sub.

      Maybe after the DGWs, upgrade Guthrie and downgrade a def?

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      1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah looking maybe to Ba-Berb after the double then will have money to upgrade Guthrie

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  25. 4vets
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Righty, nighty!

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  26. DAV087
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Current squad is

    Bego foster

    Enrique shawcross Cameron O'brien cuellar

    Mata Walcott silva Michu bale

    Hernandez defoe suarez

    Should I transfer azpilicueta for a hit or wildcard to the following team?

    Bego Anderson

    Luiz azpilicueta O'brien Demel Cameron

    Mata Walcott bale michu marveaux

    Rvp suarez dzeko.

    Then do azpilicueta to gibbs following week?

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    1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Save the transfer just get Tunbull for Anderson and Gibbs for Azpi this week?

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  27. BootlegRascal
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    A) Suarez, (Luiz GW23, Gibbs GW24-onward)
    B) Ba, Gibbs GW23- onwards (+4 points). [Ba out in 24-25 If not performing]

    Strange question perhaps, talking about 1 striker and 1 defeder spot

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  28. boffster
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Hi All
    Thinking of a wildcard re-org. What do you think of these guys as the bench warmers?

    Ian Harte - Reading defender. Just captained team so may get more starts. 3.8
    Ben Davies - Swansea defender 4.2
    Karacan - Reading midfielder. Back from injury, looks fairly nailed on. 4.2

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    1. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Sweet except Karacan.

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  29. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Planning the WC - assuming I do Bale -> Caz in GW23, I'm right to plan benching Berba right?

    A) Berba (mcy)
    B) Lambert (EVE)
    C) Noble (QPR, ars)

    Walcott, Santi, Fellaini, Mata, Noble
    RVP, Lambert, Berba

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  30. Hey_Arnold
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Nathanial Clyne ------->> Is he fit to play???

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    1. El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Thats what i want to know!

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      1. Hey_Arnold
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        he didnt start today and I cant find any report online!! Annoying me. Might have to look at shaw for safety

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    2. crazyasianac
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      y dont u get shaw? hes the samee price as clyne and he seems nailed on starting

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