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The Watchlist – Wildcard Goalkeepers

With the Winter Wildcards in play, or at least pending for us all, we’re going to look at each position in turn, assessing the likely targets that warrant attention in our squad shake-ups. We start in goal, a traditionally troublesome position, dominated in the main by budget or mid-price keepers, with rotation between the chosen pairing a key factor.

The confirmation of two double Gameweeks in the same window as the Wildcard has, to some extent, changed the landscape. While both Wojciech Szczesny and Jussi Jaaskelainen appeal with their two fixtures in Gameweek 23, the presence of Ross Turnbull as a short-term 4.3 option for Chelsea’s pair of Gameweek 22 matches is a new variable to be considered.

For the purpose of this article, we’ve dismissed the idea that Turnbull can be regarded even as a mid-term prospect: Petr Cech’s groin injury will likely keep him out of Chelsea’s two forthcoming fixtures but will surely return shortly after, to oust Turnbull to the bench.

In contrast, both Szczesny and Jaaskelainen enjoy strong fixtures to follow their double Gameweek exploits and are well placed as Wildcard considerations, along with Stoke’s Asmir Begovic – undoubtedly the key target in this position this season with nine clean sheets to his name. With Sunderland’s Simon Mignolet also facing a favourable run of fixtures in the mid-price, these four names provide the starting point as we look at a series of rotation pairings to be considered as part of the Wildcard clear-out.

Asmir Begovic & Wojciech Szczesny: Current Cost 11.1
Next Ten Gameweeks: MCI (che WHM) WIG STO RDG AVL WHM EVE WBA RDG AVL

Undoubtedly reserved for those looking to spend big in this area, this partnership will set you back no less than 11.1 in the FPL right now, but will offer a rotation that presents a favourable fixture in almost every Gameweek right to the end of the season. In a nutshell, barring in injury, you won’t need to address your goalkeepers again. A full run of home matches right up until Gameweek 34 can be achieved and, even when these two go off kilter as a pairing, an obliging fixture can always be found. Gameweek 29 looks to be the only real sticking point on the horizon, with Arsenal facing Everton at the Emirates and Stoke visiting Newcastle.

The one major caveat of course is that, if you’re spending over 5.0 on a player, you don’t want them to be alternating off your bench. A Stoke defender can also be purchased far cheaper than Begovic, with Marc Wilson thought to be back in the frame within two-to-three weeks – a 4.0 price tag looks somewhat irresistible, should that prove to be the case.

Asmir Begovic & Jussi Jaaskelainen – Current Cost 11.1
Next Ten Gameweeks: Sun (QPR ars) WIG SWA RDG TOT WHM new WBA WBA AVL

A Begovic partnership with West Ham’s Jaaskelainen looks another route that will earn you the double fixture in Gameweek 23, whilst getting strong coverage from that point on. The rotation works perfectly all the way to the end of the season in terms of home and away fixtures, giving you a home goalkeeper right through to Gameweek 38. There are a few bumps along the way, notably Gameweek 29 once again with Stoke at St James’ Park and West Ham entertaining United. Gameweek 37, with Stoke at home to Spurs and the Hammers at Everton, is also a tough penultimate week to navigate.

Given that this pairing will also cost you 11.1 and with the likes of Guy Demel and Joey O‘Brien available as cheap options in the West Ham defence, this again has obvious drawbacks unless you were hell-bent on heavy investment in goal. You should consider that Demel and Wilson could possibly hand you coverage of these defences for just 8.0 – with attacking potential, albeit a minor one, thrown in.

Asmir Begovic & Ali Al-Habsi – Current Cost 10.8
Next Ten Gameweeks: CHE SUN WIG SOT RDG ful WHM new WBA NOR AVL

Wigan’s Ali Al-Habsi is another potential bedfellow for the Stoke stopper who, while failing to offer perfect rotation, does provide good cover for three of Begovic’s weakest Gameweeks – namely GW23 (swa vs SUN), GW25 (ars vs SOT) and GW31 (eve vs NOR). This will get you three home matches to cover three tough away trips for Begovic but it’s questionable whether shelling out 5.0 on the Wigan stopper can be warranted given that you’ll only likely to call on him on these three occasions.

Asmir Begovic & Adam Federici – Current Cost 10.1
Next Ten Gameweeks: WBA swa WIG SUN RDG WIG WHM AVL WBA eve AVL

Pairing Begovic with a cut-price stopper will surely be the preferred strategy. Reading’s Adam Federici is the only current keeper in the budget bracket who looks to be assured of starts until the end of the season, with Mark Bunn’s tenancy in the Norwich goal set to come to an end upon John Ruddy’s recovery. Fortunately, Federici works well in tandem with Begovic, allowing for home and away rotation up until Gameweek 30 and providing good cover for several of Begovic’s toughest encounters – namely this forthcoming Gameweek when Reading face West Brom at home and in Gameweek 25 when Federici will be at home to Sunderland, while Begovic travels to the Emirates. At 10.1, then, this solution looks a strong fit for those who are loathe to do without the Stoke keeper in their squad.

Wojciech Szczesny & Simon Mignolet – Current Cost 10.5
Next Ten Gameweeks: WHM (che WHM) SWA STO sun AVL FUL qpr NOR RDG wba

We’ve already looked at the Arsenal stopper working in a pairing with Begovic but, with Wilson’s return from injury on the horizon, it’s worth looking at the Arsenal keeper in isolation as an alternative to Begovic as a number one option. While there are defenders in the Gunners defence that tempt investment, Szczesny is available for 5.3 in the FPL, exactly half way between the value of Bacary Sagna and Kieran Gibbs, who stand out as their defensive acquisitions but do carry a threat, albeit minor, of rotation. The Pole’s fixtures are strong, without being bombproof: Gameweeks 28-30 (tot EVE swa) is the trouble spot but one which Sunderland’s Simon Mignolet appears to cover better than any other keeper option on offer (FUL qpr NOR). With the Sunderland stopper a preferred option for this weekend’s fixtures (MCI vs WHM), he provides back-up to Szczesny for four, maybe five of the Gameweeks that remain. An effective option, but perhaps expensive at 10.5.

Wojciech Szczesny & Julio Cesar – Current Cost 10.2
Next Ten Gameweeks: TOT (che WHM) LIV STO sun AVL sot SUN avl RDG WIG

QPR’s Brazilian stopper also works well with Szczesny over the troublesome Gameweek 28-30 spell and is available for 0.3 less than Mignolet. He offers an alternative home fixture for this weekend when QPR face Spurs, while also provides a trip to Reading in Gameweek 35 for those who look to rotate Szczesny out for Arsenal’s trip to Old Trafford. For 10.2, then, this pairing seems to have potential, although some will baulk at the fact that Cesar, at 4.9, is called upon for just a handful of Gameweeks.

Sadly, while there are cheaper options available – notably Federici at Reading, he fails to offer effective coverage for Szczesny’s tough three Gameweek spell, while Bunn will likely be ousted by Ruddy by this point in the season. Brad Guzan is another route worth examining, here. He offers home and away rotation with Szczesny up until Gameweek 32 but his fixtures over Gameweeks 28-30 aren’t perhaps strong enough to provide suitable cover for the Gunners keeper (MCI rdg QPR).

Simon Mignolet & Ali Al-Habsi – Current Cost 10.2
Next Ten Gameweeks: WHM SUN SWA SOT ARS rdg FUL qpr NOR NOR qpr

Simon Mignolet & Jussi Jaaskelainen – Current Cost 10.5
Next Ten Gameweeks: WHM (QPR ars) SWA rdg avl TOT FUL qpr NOR WBA

The Sunderland keeper is a third, principal option for the number one spot in our squads, with incredibly strong fixtures in defensive terms right up until Gameweek 31. Arguably, you can use the Belgian as a first choice up to this point, bringing in a new keeper at Gameweek 31 when the Black Cats face United, followed by trips to Chelsea and Newcastle. You could also set your partnership up now to deal with this spell. Both Wigan’s Ali Al-Habsi and West Ham’s Jaaskelainen look good options: they seem cover Mignolet’s tough spell of fixtures more than adequately. Al-Habsi is perhaps the stronger option, providing home and away rotation with the Black Cats’ stopper from Gameweek 33 onwards with a 0.3 saved. Obviously you’d be relying on Wigan to once again rally late in the season in order to earn clean sheets but that has been a pattern in previous campaigns.

Brad Guzan & Adam Federici – Current Cost 9.0
Next Ten Gameweeks: SOT wba NEW SUN WHM WIG MCI AVL QPR LIV SOT

If you’re looking to avoid spending between the sticks then this partnership is, arguably, the most efficient on offer. We look to be guaranteed starts and, from Gameweek 25 onwards, you get home and away rotation through until Gameweek 33. Even at that point, there appears to be a favourable fixture on offer from one of the pair, aside from Gameweek 37 when Villa host Chelsea and Reading face City at the Madejski. For just 10.0, however, it’s a pairing that, barring injury, ensures that you’ll always have a first choice keeper at your disposal and, with both defences enjoying spells of clean sheets this season, you may not necessarily have to rely on save points for rewards – particularly if both react to an end of season relegation battle by tightening at the back.

The Southampton keeper can possibly provide an even cheaper variable here, although currently it’s unclear just who holds the number one jersey at St Mary’s. A Saints stopper would work well with Guzan and, although home and away rotation is patchy, the fixtures pair up nicely and it’s an option that could be available for just 8.7 if Paulo Gazzaniga can earn back the starting role.

The options presented here are just a snapshot of the many configurations available. Notably they ignore the prospects of backing a one-stop heavy hitter option – namely Joe Hart – simply due to the cost considerations. Hart, partnered with Adam Federici for 11.3 would appear to be the strongest partnership on offer in terms of value and rotation, if you were keen on exploring that route. United’s David De Gea, despite seemingly cementing the number one spot at Old Trafford, remains a gamble that most are more than happy to avoid.

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

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  1. Mile Plankton
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    So, looks like I'm keeping Dzeko.
    Should I do:

    a) Shwarzer -> Turnbull for FT

    b) Fonte -> R. Martin (if Fonte is injured) or another deff for up to 4.2 for FT

    c) Schwarzer + Fonte --> Turnbull + Collins (or another deff for up to 4.9) for a hit

    ???

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  2. JT's Dog
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Del bosque wins coach of year, what coaching was there with Spanish team?
      "Hoka peeps just go howt an pass de ball around tip tap tip tap gooooooaaaal"

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      1. DRIZ ✅
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        you cray?

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        1. JT's Dog
            11 years, 2 months ago

            K?

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            1. A.T
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 2 months ago

              Racist

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              1. JT's Dog
                  11 years, 2 months ago

                  Not if I am Spanish myself

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                  1. A.T
                    • 13 Years
                    11 years, 2 months ago

                    Are you?

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                    1. JT's Dog
                        11 years, 2 months ago

                        Si

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                        1. A.T
                          • 13 Years
                          11 years, 2 months ago

                          Damn

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                          1. JT's Dog
                              11 years, 2 months ago

                              Apology accepted

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            2. matej - cruising casually
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 2 months ago

              What happened to Ramirez? Dead leg again? Are there any press releases? I have him in my team. 🙁 Life's not fair.

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              1. DRIZ ✅
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 2 months ago

                dead leg looks like hes out til feb

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                1. Cheeseoid
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  11 years, 2 months ago

                  may it rest in peace

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                2. matej - cruising casually
                  • 11 Years
                  11 years, 2 months ago

                  Shit..

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              2. Hazardous
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 2 months ago

                that leg needs checking

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

              Berbatov out Ba In. Hoping for a double price rise.

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              1. DRIZ ✅
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 2 months ago

                same here

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              2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                • 13 Years
                11 years, 2 months ago

                you worried ba not play?

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

                  Yes, I am. I'll decide on Friday whether to keep him or not. If he starts on Wednesday(league cup) I think I'll keep him then as he might be rested for Stoke away and starts against Soton.

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              3. A.T
                • 13 Years
                11 years, 2 months ago

                No doubt you'll get it

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              4. Hazardous
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 2 months ago

                same the sell when he double rises

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            4. SpinyNorman [*_*]
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 2 months ago

              Who would you bring in for a hit?

              a) Turnbull
              b) Puncheon
              c) A.Cole
              d) Azpil

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              1. ccc
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 2 months ago

                none but, depends who you are getting rid off

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              2. Elwood
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 2 months ago

                Cole

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              3. Le Limpar
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                • 14 Years
                11 years, 2 months ago

                C marginally over D for nailed on-ness. If confident Azpi will start then d.

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              4. david ngog
                • 13 Years
                11 years, 2 months ago

                c

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

                c

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              6. SC not pearls before swine
                • 13 Years
                11 years, 2 months ago

                Depends who Puncheon would replace in your starting lineup, but I think he's the best short/long term option of those there. However, if it meant you had to bench Fellaini or Michu, I'd rather get one of the Chelsea defensive options.

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                1. SpinyNorman [*_*]
                  • 11 Years
                  11 years, 2 months ago

                  Sterling

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                  1. SC not pearls before swine
                    • 13 Years
                    11 years, 2 months ago

                    I vote Puncheon then.

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              7. A.T
                • 13 Years
                11 years, 2 months ago

                None

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              8. Mile Plankton
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 2 months ago

                maybe C
                who are your GKs now?

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                1. SpinyNorman [*_*]
                  • 11 Years
                  11 years, 2 months ago

                  Foster & Federici

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                  1. Mile Plankton
                    • 11 Years
                    11 years, 2 months ago

                    well, maybe Fed->Turnbull then
                    I can see him making up for a hit.
                    You would have Foster for next GW, but you are gonna have to get turnbull out soon.

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            5. SC not pearls before swine
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 2 months ago

              How best to cut 2.2 million from this wildcard team? Currently thinking either Baines to Sagna, or Ba to Benteke, Federici to Bunn, and Shaw to Mariappa.

              Szcz 5.3 Federici 4.3

              Baines 7.5 Luiz 6.5 Davies 4.2 Demel 4.0 Shaw 4.0

              Fellaini 7.4 Walcott 8.8 Bale 9.8 Mata 9.5 Nolan 6.5

              Van Persie 13.5 Ba 8.5 Lambert 6.2

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              1. Elwood
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 2 months ago

                Drop Baines

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                1. Cheeseoid
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  11 years, 2 months ago

                  agreed baines costs to mutch i will ditch in my wc

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              2. Nice2Michu
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 2 months ago

                baiines out

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              3. Butters
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 2 months ago

                I'd probs just go baines to sagna... Everton are incapable of keeping a CS

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              4. JT's Dog
                  11 years, 2 months ago

                  Ba will score more than bent eke even with rotation
                  I would do baines to stoke double arsenal defence not good

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                • SC not pearls before swine
                  • 13 Years
                  11 years, 2 months ago

                  Thanks everyone. Everton's fixtures are just so good, and Baines has been really unlucky this year. But I guess people have been saying that all year...

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

                Are the transfers per players registered every day for the wild card players, or will we see players rise and fall dramatically on Saturday when all the WC teams become active?

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                1. A.T
                  • 13 Years
                  11 years, 2 months ago

                  Everyday

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              6. Cheeseoid
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 2 months ago

                I reckon purely by luck my team looks pretty nice for this week without making any transfers.

                Foster

                Luiz - Baines - Fonte
                Puncheon - Cazorla - Pienaar - Mata(c) - Michu
                Torres - Suarez

                Subs Federici - Benteke - Cuellar - Sagan

                That gives me 5 DGW without making a transfer. Of course Torres is Torres and Surez has a tough tie but should prob be OK. If I don't make a transfer this week this will allow me to bring in Walcott for Pienaar to max out Arsenal players and maybe a West Ham forward for Torres. Then WC the week after. Quite promising bet I do poorly

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                1. Viper
                  • 14 Years
                  11 years, 2 months ago

                  Like to be in that situation! Nice..

                  No RVP though..

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                  1. Cheeseoid
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    11 years, 2 months ago

                    He will be in WC

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                2. SC not pearls before swine
                  • 13 Years
                  11 years, 2 months ago

                  I wouldn't bench Benteke at home to Southampton. Bench Pienaar IMO Your team does look really well set up for this week, other than the RVP sized shadow hanging over it.

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                  1. Cheeseoid
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    11 years, 2 months ago

                    On the upside Man U have a tough match

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                3. JT's Dog
                    11 years, 2 months ago

                    That is not luck that is god given talent

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                    1. Cheeseoid
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 11 Years
                      11 years, 2 months ago

                      Yes I guess this DGW had to come at some point. I just prepared early

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                4. JK - Cønt ⭐
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 12 Years
                  11 years, 2 months ago

                  well since my wc team with Dzeko would leave only 0.2 to cover price changes for 3 weeks I'll either have to forget Dzeko and keep Berba. Or forget Zaba and get a different City defender

                  I feel some Kolarov coming. Davies, Clyne and Wilson should more than cover him off.

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                  1. DRIZ ✅
                    • 12 Years
                    11 years, 2 months ago

                    its time for city to pull up their socks and play there usual team. clichy will be a starter.

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                    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 12 Years
                      11 years, 2 months ago

                      you don't get the Kolarov thing do you?

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                  2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
                    • 13 Years
                    11 years, 2 months ago

                    Has it been confirmed how long aguero is out for ?

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                    1. HERECOMETHEBELGIANS!
                      • 11 Years
                      11 years, 2 months ago

                      Approx 8 weeks I think...

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                    2. JT's Dog
                        11 years, 2 months ago

                        Ifs and buts still

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                  3. DRIZ ✅
                    • 12 Years
                    11 years, 2 months ago

                    Nelsen > ??????????

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                    1. Chris_White
                      • 12 Years
                      11 years, 2 months ago

                      Demel/Davies

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                    2. Butters
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 11 Years
                      11 years, 2 months ago

                      Demel/ Davies/ Shaw

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                  4. Nice2Michu
                    • 11 Years
                    11 years, 2 months ago

                    why is tevez nearly dropping in price again? :O aguero injured and balo out of favour?

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                    1. A.T
                      • 13 Years
                      11 years, 2 months ago

                      Bonkers

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                    2. Elwood
                      • 12 Years
                      11 years, 2 months ago

                      Better options for the next few weeks.

                      RVP then Ba, Torres, Lambert, Defoe etc are all better options short term

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                    3. European Bob
                      • 11 Years
                      11 years, 2 months ago

                      The champions' top available striker at a bargain price. Been racking my brains why he keeps falling.

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                    4. In Like Flynn.
                      • Has Moderation Rights
                      • 13 Years
                      11 years, 2 months ago

                      Cos people are bonkers.

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                  5. Feed tha Sheep
                    • 11 Years
                    11 years, 2 months ago

                    Vorm to turnball for a hit?y thinking is that vorm will prob get 2pts and turnball should get at least 6pts in the double gw?
                    Yes or no?

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                    1. Butters
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 11 Years
                      11 years, 2 months ago

                      But what are you going to do with turnbull after? it would take another transfer to get him out

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                      1. Feed tha Sheep
                        • 11 Years
                        11 years, 2 months ago

                        Gona wcard to fix after...sound ok?

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                    2. JT's Dog
                        11 years, 2 months ago

                        Do you have cover when Petra back? Or WC to fix

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                        1. Feed tha Sheep
                          • 11 Years
                          11 years, 2 months ago

                          Gona wcard to fix after...sound ok?

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                    3. Viper
                      • 14 Years
                      11 years, 2 months ago

                      Cazorla & Cuellar -> Mata (c) & Luiz, 8 point hit..

                      OR

                      Play Wildcard

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                      1. Hazardous
                        • 11 Years
                        11 years, 2 months ago

                        8 point hit great team no need to wildcard

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                        1. Viper
                          • 14 Years
                          11 years, 2 months ago

                          8 point hit would give me Mata, Luiz, Ba, Puncheon, Clyne. Currently own Walcott, Jussi & O'Brien for the other double..

                          Thanks btw!

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                          1. Hazardous
                            • 11 Years
                            11 years, 2 months ago

                            you could do mata to cazorla and ba to pold if he fails too 😉

                            no problem

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                            1. Viper
                              • 14 Years
                              11 years, 2 months ago

                              For a 4 pointer, sorted! Cheers 🙂

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                    4. Hazardous
                      • 11 Years
                      11 years, 2 months ago

                      Cup draws done another ghost team im playing im using wildcard easy vicotry for me he only has rvp captain i have mata 😉

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                      1. DRIZ ✅
                        • 12 Years
                        11 years, 2 months ago

                        wouldnt be surprised if rvp scored a hatrick.

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

                          +21

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                        2. Hazardous
                          • 11 Years
                          11 years, 2 months ago

                          i have him so i would be covered kind off

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                      2. r0nh
                        • 12 Years
                        11 years, 2 months ago

                        He has 2 Chelsea players.

                        You are dead meat.

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                        1. Hazardous
                          • 11 Years
                          11 years, 2 months ago

                          I have 3 chelsea players your rank is underthreat 😉

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                          1. r0nh
                            • 12 Years
                            11 years, 2 months ago

                            2 points between us 🙂

                            It is destiny!!

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                            1. Hazardous
                              • 11 Years
                              11 years, 2 months ago

                              why didnt we draw each other in the fantasy cup 😀 i would love to be the one to knowck you out 😉

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                              1. r0nh
                                • 12 Years
                                11 years, 2 months ago

                                🙁

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                    5. r0nh
                      • 12 Years
                      11 years, 2 months ago

                      Do you lot ever get tired of talking about transfers?

                      It is a little boring.

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                      1. Viper
                        • 14 Years
                        11 years, 2 months ago

                        Talking about fantasy football on a fantasy football forum, how dare they!!

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                      2. A.T
                        • 13 Years
                        11 years, 2 months ago

                        What would you like to talk about Ronh?

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                        1. r0nh
                          • 12 Years
                          11 years, 2 months ago

                          About why the youth of the world are paying the price for the greed of the generation before them.

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                          1. A.T
                            • 13 Years
                            11 years, 2 months ago

                            We are all paying the price of not being in control of the money supply. We are all slaves Ronh, just slaves!

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                            1. r0nh
                              • 12 Years
                              11 years, 2 months ago

                              Well, not really.

                              Most of the youth arent working.

                              They are laying about with nothing to do.

                              The older people paying taxes, are the slaves 🙂

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                              1. A.T
                                • 13 Years
                                11 years, 2 months ago

                                The youth are salves because they are not free. Free to work. It's all about the banks Ronh. Lets smash the banks!

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                                1. r0nh
                                  • 12 Years
                                  11 years, 2 months ago

                                  I am always up for some violence 🙂

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                                  1. A.T
                                    • 13 Years
                                    11 years, 2 months ago

                                    My house Wednesday. Bring a packed lunch!

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                          2. roscola
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                            • 12 Years
                            11 years, 2 months ago

                            Good topic. When do you think humans started being greedy? Would the youth of today have behaved any differently in the same position?

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                            1. r0nh
                              • 12 Years
                              11 years, 2 months ago

                              Probably not, but it still doesnt excuse why the youth are suffering the most now.

                              The older people should pay more tax, as they had the full benefit of the good times & are still in employment, because of their experience.

                              I want to be the Prime Minister.

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                    6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                      • 13 Years
                      11 years, 2 months ago

                      Stoke 1-0 Chelsea - K Jones
                      Chelsea 1-1 Southampton - Bertrand, Mata own goal

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

                        🙄

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                      2. DRIZ ✅
                        • 12 Years
                        11 years, 2 months ago

                        lol what are you trying to say here

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                        1. r0nh
                          • 12 Years
                          11 years, 2 months ago

                          He is trying to predict the opposite of what he thinks everyone wants, but a Stoke CS would be great 🙂

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                      3. r0nh
                        • 12 Years
                        11 years, 2 months ago

                        Stop posting on this site, you lunadick

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                      4. Viper
                        • 14 Years
                        11 years, 2 months ago

                        Stoke 0-0 Chelsea

                        Chelsea 3-0 Southampton (Mata & Ba x2)

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                    7. Fuddled FC
                      • 12 Years
                      11 years, 2 months ago

                      Hi guys, I've a real dilemna on my hands.

                      My defence consists of :

                      O'Brien(inj) - Zabs - Ivan - Shorey* - Baird*

                      Whats the chances of a) Shorey and b) Baird getting played this week?

                      Thanks

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                      1. Mile Plankton
                        • 11 Years
                        11 years, 2 months ago

                        Don't see Baird playing. Shorey may get in as a sub. IMO

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                      2. Hazardous
                        • 11 Years
                        11 years, 2 months ago

                        shorey to shaw for dgw or harftge 3.8 million and on free kicks shorey wont be in the team for quite a while

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                    8. Ben Mee Over A Table
                      • 11 Years
                      11 years, 2 months ago

                      Say I use my wildcard as soon as this gameweek finishes so that I can make transfers all throughout the week next week. If I trade in someone I know is going to get heaps of transfers in during the week and they go up by 0.2 and I trade them out before the start of the gameweek, do I get the 0.1 rise?

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                      1. Gnu
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 14 Years
                        11 years, 2 months ago

                        Yep

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                      2. JT's Dog
                          11 years, 2 months ago

                          You do

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                        • Viper
                          • 14 Years
                          11 years, 2 months ago

                          Thats how the experts do it 😉

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                          1. JT's Dog
                              11 years, 2 months ago

                              And that's why you copy them 🙂

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                        • jdogg
                          • 12 Years
                          11 years, 2 months ago

                          Team is

                          Bego bunn
                          Baines Gibbs cuellar demel wisdom
                          Mata Walcott silva Santi sterling
                          Defoe Berba Suarez
                          1.2 in the bank 2ft

                          Defoe to ba and silva to hazard/bale?

                          Silva to hazard and cuellar to azpiliquetta?

                          Or another option?

                          Not using my wildcard til after the arsenal dgw so will be putting rvp in then. X

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                        • KunBaYayaMyLord
                          • 11 Years
                          11 years, 2 months ago

                          RMWCT please!

                          Gives me 2 Chelsea, 2 Southampton, 2 Arsenal and 1 West Ham.

                          Begovic – Turnbull

                          Gibbs – Jones – Demel – Davies – Shaw

                          Bale – Mata – Walcott – Fellaini – Michu

                          RVP – Suarez – Lambert

                          0.2m in bank

                          Thanks

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

                            I'll wait for the repost.

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                            1. Hazardous
                              • 11 Years
                              11 years, 2 months ago

                              plus 1

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

                            lambert & suarez > ba & dzeko.... worth considering imo 🙂

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                          3. Ferris Bueller
                            • 12 Years
                            11 years, 2 months ago

                            Do you get paid per repost??

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                        • COMH
                          • 12 Years
                          11 years, 2 months ago

                          Sturridge Dzeko Ba are some great priced options for strikers.

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                          1. SC not pearls before swine
                            • 13 Years
                            11 years, 2 months ago

                            All have giant question marks though. Really just one question mark I guess. Will they play enough?

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                          2. JT's Dog
                              11 years, 2 months ago

                              That they are, hard to decided which one wil perform best, thinking ba even with rotation

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                          3. rasher
                            • 14 Years
                            11 years, 2 months ago

                            evening folks, ive had tevez since the start and think its time to ditch..has there been news on aguero's injury? thinking of getting in ba for him now as 1 is rising and other is dropping?

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

                              Bad time to ditch him; he's going to be City's main man again.

                              I'm getting him in after Ba's DGW.

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                              1. rasher
                                • 14 Years
                                11 years, 2 months ago

                                is aguero still injured?? tevez's game time has been really poor the last while

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

                                  6 weeks apparently

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                                  1. rasher
                                    • 14 Years
                                    11 years, 2 months ago

                                    really..that bad.. hmm yeah i think ill be looking at keeping tevez if thats the case!

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                            2. Cheeseoid
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 11 Years
                              11 years, 2 months ago

                              I wouldn't. Wait and see how chelsea line up. Thhere is no guarantee he will play 90 minutes in the DGW

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                              1. rasher
                                • 14 Years
                                11 years, 2 months ago

                                hmm yeah i think ill wait. i forgot i have defoe and i want him out so could afford to get him in for defoe on friday instead of tevez.. ill wait for team news.. its the best way just remembered chelsea play on wedneday also

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                          4. The ghost of a Pug's g…
                            • 12 Years
                            11 years, 2 months ago

                            First time WC post. Let me know what u think?

                            -------------------Federici--------------------

                            ----------Luiz--Cameron--Cuellar--------

                            Bale--Mata--Michu--Fellaini--Walcott

                            ----------------RVP--Ba-----------------------

                            Begovic, Ruiz, Demel, Davies

                            £0.6mill Spare. Thinking of captaining Mata and either taking him or bale out for cazorla next week to cover both dgw's

                            Have 1 west ham def as don't think 2 would be needed and as tempting as gibbs is i can see no cleanie for arsenal so begger it. Let me know ur thoughts

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                            1. Hazardous
                              • 11 Years
                              11 years, 2 months ago

                              turnbull instead of fedrici

                              ba again is pointless but go ahead with all the other lunatics when he fails or falls out of favour

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                              1. The ghost of a Pug's g…
                                • 12 Years
                                11 years, 2 months ago

                                No begovic and federici rotate well (see article)

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                            2. Mile Plankton
                              • 11 Years
                              11 years, 2 months ago

                              Cuellar might be injured. Wanna try Hangeland?

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                              1. Hazardous
                                • 11 Years
                                11 years, 2 months ago

                                surely sagna insteqad despite his horrendous form

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                                1. Mile Plankton
                                  • 11 Years
                                  11 years, 2 months ago

                                  Not for a City game.

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                                  1. Hazardous
                                    • 11 Years
                                    11 years, 2 months ago

                                    arsenal will beat city and the dgw too

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                          5. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
                            • 12 Years
                            11 years, 2 months ago

                            Stoch for puskas goal of the year 😀

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                            1. I love DGWs
                              • 11 Years
                              11 years, 2 months ago

                              why wasn't Ibrahimovic nominated?

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                              1. OPTA FPL
                                • 12 Years
                                11 years, 2 months ago

                                1 day late. he will win in 2013

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                              2. AK ⭐
                                • 11 Years
                                11 years, 2 months ago

                                Got the goal the next day the nominees were selected. Will be eligible for next year's.

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                              3. Zlatan
                                • 12 Years
                                11 years, 2 months ago

                                Hope you are right guys!

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                          6. HERECOMETHEBELGIANS!
                            • 11 Years
                            11 years, 2 months ago

                            Hiya - I currently have 4 Chelsea players but thinking it might be an idea to get rid of Turnbull so I don't have to take a hit to get him and another defender out next gamesweek. Also - the rumour that Cech is back in training is making me think he won't play both games anyway...

                            Any advice would be very much appreciated:

                            Team is:

                            Turnbull / Bego

                            Baines / Azpilicueta / Clyne / ( Harte / Mariappa)

                            Mata / Bale / Fellaini / Michu / (Walcott)

                            RVP / Ba / Berba

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                            1. Hazardous
                              • 11 Years
                              11 years, 2 months ago

                              turnbull is more likely to have more minuted in the dgw then azpi mata and ba 🙂

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                              1. JT's Dog
                                  11 years, 2 months ago

                                  Be bummer if he got sent off half way through first game though

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                                • HERECOMETHEBELGIANS!
                                  • 11 Years
                                  11 years, 2 months ago

                                  Even with Cech possibly returning?

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                            2. arcticjunkie1
                              • 12 Years
                              11 years, 2 months ago

                              1 FT transfer guys. Thoughts on Johnson > Luiz?

                              Jaask
                              Johnson O'Brien Cuellar
                              Puncheon Bale Mata Michu
                              RVP Berba Benteke

                              Begovic Sterling Rafael Huth

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                            3. Q
                              • 11 Years
                              11 years, 2 months ago

                              Whats the biggest hit people would consider taking insteqd of playing their wildcard?

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                              1. Hazardous
                                • 11 Years
                                11 years, 2 months ago

                                28 pointer i did that once

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                                1. JK - Cønt ⭐
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 12 Years
                                  11 years, 2 months ago

                                  why would you go -28?

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                                  1. Hazardous
                                    • 11 Years
                                    11 years, 2 months ago

                                    Funny story i left my team logged in czin did 28 point hit bought in walcott(who got injured) and then bought in suarez ended the gameweek with 26 points overall -2 hence my poor rank this year

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                                2. Cheeseoid
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 11 Years
                                  11 years, 2 months ago

                                  Annd how did that work out for you?

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                                  1. Hazardous
                                    • 11 Years
                                    11 years, 2 months ago

                                    preetyyy crappp

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                              2. John Nerdelbaum
                                • 11 Years
                                11 years, 2 months ago

                                8 for me

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                                1. Gnu
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 14 Years
                                  11 years, 2 months ago

                                  Yep, -8 is the max for me but with a wc I'd probably just go the whole hog.

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

                                I did -16 last year.

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                              4. JK - Cønt ⭐
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 12 Years
                                11 years, 2 months ago

                                I think any more than -8 needs a wc. That's why I've prefered to sort out my mess of a team in stages. It has done me ok for now, I can make the wholesale changes in 2-3 weeks

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                              5. JT's Dog
                                  11 years, 2 months ago

                                  Depends on number of injuries and fixtures, prob -12 but if extra ones counted as only -2 each a couple more

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                                • Ben Mee Over A Table
                                  • 11 Years
                                  11 years, 2 months ago

                                  8...if you take more than an eight point hit then either there is something really wrong with your team to start off with or you're getting too easily sucked in to other players' hype.

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                              6. John Nerdelbaum
                                • 11 Years
                                11 years, 2 months ago

                                A 4 point hit to bring in Luiz + Mata for Cuells + Silva

                                Leaves me with this for the DGW and beyond. Just can't see the value in wildcarding not yet anyway - might do it after next GW

                                Bunn

                                Baines Luiz Walker

                                Mata (c) Theo Michu Punch

                                RVP Podolski Suarez

                                Bego Sterling Shorey Davies

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                                1. Feanor
                                  • 14 Years
                                  11 years, 2 months ago

                                  I did Silva to Mata last Tuesday, and will do Enrique to Ivanovic for a hit on Friday.

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                              7. In Like Flynn.
                                • Has Moderation Rights
                                • 13 Years
                                11 years, 2 months ago

                                I need the Everton team sheet when anyone has a confirmed one please.

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                                1. La Roja
                                  • 12 Years
                                  11 years, 2 months ago

                                  😯

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                                  1. In Like Flynn.
                                    • Has Moderation Rights
                                    • 13 Years
                                    11 years, 2 months ago

                                    Other games include FA Cup matches.

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                                2. John Nerdelbaum
                                  • 11 Years
                                  11 years, 2 months ago

                                  Watching the local news - they're sayin it's a strong team. Have a feeling that Baines/Pienaar might be rested if they had knocks coming into the NUFC game

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                                  1. In Like Flynn.
                                    • Has Moderation Rights
                                    • 13 Years
                                    11 years, 2 months ago

                                    Aatish had one earlier which would confirm what you're saying with regards to Pienaar.

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                                    1. John Nerdelbaum
                                      • 11 Years
                                      11 years, 2 months ago

                                      Yep, seen it now. Didn't think Pienaar would start. Surprised at Baines starting! The strong team isn't a surprise - Moyes won't leave anything to chance

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                              8. DRIZ ✅
                                • 12 Years
                                11 years, 2 months ago

                                Is Turnbull & Mata good enough for DGW?

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                                1. JK - Cønt ⭐
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 12 Years
                                  11 years, 2 months ago

                                  well I'm looking at Tunbull/Luiz and Mata, though I have Clyne as well

                                  A lot may depend on rivals

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                                2. La Roja
                                  • 12 Years
                                  11 years, 2 months ago

                                  U might wanna double up their defence or ba

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                                3. In Like Flynn.
                                  • Has Moderation Rights
                                  • 13 Years
                                  11 years, 2 months ago

                                  If Turnbull is confirmed. I'd be worried about the second game. I have Luiz and Ba May take a hit for Ivan.

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