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The Fantasy Flutter with Paddy Power – Gameweek 22

A run of victories for Paddy Power before the Christmas break finds us going into 2013 with a small deficit to chase. Having taken a flutter sabbatical over Christmas, we’re now back and invigorated, determined to claw back the few quid lost. Let’s see what Scout Pick inspired selection Paddy has dealt us for Gameweeek 22…

Chelsea’s double Gameweek crown jewels have been turning heads ever since their extra fixture with Southampton was announced and none shine so bright as Demba Ba. The new arrival at the Bridge was given a run-out at St Mary’s in the FA Cup and duly delivered a brace to spell it out – he’s not arrived to sit on the bench and watch Fernando Torres miss chances. Having been preserved for the midweek Capital One cup defeat to Swansea, there’s every chance that Ba will start at Stoke this weekend. Paddy are offering 11/4 on a Ba goal packaged with a Chelsea clean sheet and we’ll take that as our top bet, throwing down £4 to back Ba and Rafa Benitez’s boys.

Gareth Bale’s form is somewhat irresistible right now. De-railed only by the suspension which saw him miss the 3-1 win over Reading, the Bale express is back on the tracks with the QPR defence in his sights. Having seen Luis Suarez tear apart the R’s back four in the last Loftus Road outing, Bale owners will be fancying a haul from the Welshman, despite QPR’s stoic performance at Stamford Bridge last time out. Paddy have Bale to score with a Spurs clean sheet at 4/1 and we’ll take that for a couple of quid.

Our final single market bet involves another goalscoring midfielder back from suspension. Everton’s Marouane Fellaini has been a Fantasy all-star this term and looks set to earn his place in our team of the season. While there’s mounting speculation surrounding his future at Goodison, he’ll be in the Everton lineup to face Swansea and will carry a major threat to a side that is often troubled by an aerial ball and set-piece. A Fellaini goal looks good, although having conceded in each of their last 15, backing the clean sheet is a brave move. Nevertheless, we’ll put another £2 on Paddy’s odds of 10/3 on a Fellaini goal with an Everton shut-out against the Swans.

Our final two quid is reserved for the weekly treble, with Paddy offering 14/1 on a Robin Van Persie goal against Liverpool, a Juan Mata assist at Stoke and a Sunderland clean sheet at home to West Ham. It’s no guts, no glory, as we empty our stake money and hope for the stars to align on this one.

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  1. Sean.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    need a back to field 3 today ,no freebies left, nailed it down to
    A, azpilicueta -4 ( got luiz )
    B martin -4 ( got bunn )
    C gibbs -4 ( week early but saves me a hit next week)
    D leave it ( my H2H opponents on a w/c, i dont start -4 )
    thanks 🙂

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    1. Grumpy Camel
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      C

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

      C

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    3. teddy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Is your link broke?

      None of those options are on my list of those worth a hit this gw.

      Maybe West Brom or West Ham?

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  2. coogee
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Jaas
    Gibbs / Shawcross / Cole
    Walcott / Michu / Fellaini / Mata / Santi
    Van Persie / Suarez

    Bunn / Demel / Harte / Pog (0.1 in bank - Cole to Baines next week)

    Thoughts??

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    1. teddy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Bale this week then switch to Santi next?

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      1. coogee
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Have Santi from the beginning so would lose something like 0.6 if take him out but thanks for your suggestion!

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  3. Jake Donahue
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    R.Martin or Turner

    Who to bench from:
    Santi / Theo / Mich / Puncheon

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    1. Sean.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      martin + caz 🙂

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      1. teddy.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Probably, though I wouldn't be surprised if Puncheon scores 4 or less.

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  4. iain_90
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Final lineup:

    Jussi
    Baines Luiz (C) Harte
    Mata Walcott Fellaini Bale
    RVP Ba Lambert

    Punchy Demel Davies. 1.1 in the bank

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    1. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I wouldn't captain Luiz.

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      1. gravless
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Iain 90 is though.

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        1. MJ6987
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Exactly. I was just saying I wouldnt.

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

      On a WC? If so, swap Punch for Gutherie IMO, as not worth having funds tied up in a benchwarmer. If not playing Puncheon a DGW, when will you play him?

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      1. teddy.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Maybe when he has an easy home fixture, unlike now?

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

        When he gets auto-subbed in for a big hitter or when one of them cop a ban/injury.

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  5. teddy.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Ok. Lots of defensive permutations, but it all boils down to this:

    A) Szczesny & Billy Jones?

    Or

    B) Turnbull & Demel for a hit?

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    1. Iamjack
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      b

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      1. teddy.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers! Anyone else?

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

      A

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  6. chocolove
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    OMG too fast

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  7. VICTORIOUS SECRET! !
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Guys this is my final team fr this upcoming gameweek
    Federici/mignolet
    Luiz/bassong/shaw/gibbs/harte
    Mata/walcott/g.ramirez/bale/fellani
    Lambert/berba/v.persie

    Plzz post if ny changes required 🙂

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    1. teddy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Not too sure about tripling on Southampton and doubling on Reading defence, but otherwise sound.

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      1. VICTORIOUS SECRET! !
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Wht changes can be done??

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      2. VICTORIOUS SECRET! !
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Ba for lambert???

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        1. teddy.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          That sounds good to me.

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          1. VICTORIOUS SECRET! !
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            Thanks 🙂

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  8. Cheeseoid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Is everybody else getting screwed about on this site or do I have some form of virus?

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    1. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      ..I think you have infected me...

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      1. Acquafresca
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        tina, mata or ba(C)?

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        1. Christina.
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Mata.

          You?

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          1. Acquafresca
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            same

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

        Well at least there is one upside 😉

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

        Me too.

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    2. Low-Life
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Site seems to be straining under the pressure.

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    3. Billy Gilmore
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      The site's so unstable that every goal, miss or yc will probably crash the site at this rate...

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    4. Halftime
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      It just said "Service Unavailable" a min ago when i tried refreshing the page - i'd say it's under heavy traffic right now with wildcarders and the DGW

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    5. Sean.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      had a right loud weird noise just now, had to log out 😯

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  9. Lawrø
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    I've been out of the loop for awhile so help please???

    Begovic, Turnbull
    O'Brien, Demel, Cameron, Gibbs, Shaw
    Puncheon, Michu, Fellaini, Mata, Walcott
    Suarez, RVP, Ba

    Shall I take out O'Brien and Turnbull? (I've WC'd)

    Any other changes needed?

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    1. Grumpy Camel
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Cech is traveling with team so careful of Trumbull

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    2. reedybob91
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Generally the feeling is if youve wild carded, replace cameron for Wilson, as hes nearly back from injury, and saves you in the region of .7million, gives you stoke coverage, and the games he is still injured for are tough games,
      he has the same limited attacking appeal, but gives you stoke defensive coverage, and is a guaranteed starter at LB

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    3. Gamoriola of the Galaxy (Eu…
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Yes, def on Turnbull, O'Brien risky for GW23 DGW. Otherwise good.

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  10. dudload
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Woth doing verbs and rafael to lambert and azpil for a hit?

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  11. Fackinell
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Can anyone improve on this please?

    Federici (Begovic)
    Clyne - Luiz - Martin R (Harte - Demel)
    Bale - Mata - Fellaini - Walcott (Noble)
    Ba - Suarez - RVP

    0.1 in bank - WC in play.
    All I can think is downgrade Suarez to improve defence?

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    1. Yome
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Pretty good, but you will need an arsenal defender for the DGW!

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      1. CarelessGenius©
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        You reckon?

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        1. Yome
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Yes Arsenal has good fixtures coming up!

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      2. Fackinell
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        I agree - dropped Mert to pay for the front 8....Will get in next week.

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  12. Epic Fail
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Any reason to think Joe Cole won't be nailed on just yet?

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    1. Kevin Twine
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Nah, shirley he will be nailed on.

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    2. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      cruxifiction?

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    3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      if i do get a whm mid instead of fellaini, itl be him or noble

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  13. The butts
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    What to do

    Mid-field = Cazola Walcott Mata Michu Silva
    Forward = RVP Defoe (Pog)

    Should I change Defoe to Ba????

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    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      For free? Yes.

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  14. Yome
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Good to go with this WC Team?
    Bunn (Bego)
    Sagna, Cahill, Harte (Demel, Davies)
    Mata, Bale, Fellaini, Punch (Walcott)
    Ba, RVP, suarez

    Next week, ba to podolski for free!

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    1. gravless
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      like it......

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    2. Fackinell
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Not sure of Punch over Walcott - even with DGW.
      Walcott will be in his fav role up front. Punch has a very good chance of getting 4 points over the two games.

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  15. JapBen
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Does this look OK?

    Fed
    Luiz, Harte, Clyne
    Mata(C), Bale, Walcott, Ramirez
    Ba(vc), RVP, Lambert

    Bench: Noble, Gibbs, Demel
    0.3M in bank

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  16. HellasLEAF
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    I have a very stupid yet very important question for my team. How nailed on is Demel really going forward here...

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    1. JapBen
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      pretty nailed on I should think, he was out through injury and sickness over christmas and the new year. If you want to guarantee a starter you need to get O'Brien or Reid

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  17. seanie3
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    which 3 should I start this gw, I;m leaning towards the first 3 and benching zab

    luiz, gibbs, harte, zabaleta

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  18. artem.kz
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Is the site down?

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  19. Kevin Twine
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Begovic or Mignolet?

    (have Wilson)

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    1. Gamoriola of the Galaxy (Eu…
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Migs then, cheaper, lots of save points, decent fixtures for a bit including today.

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    2. reedybob91
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      For today, or long term? If today, wilsons out so doesnt really make any difference, i'm tempted with bego, purely because stoke are good at home defensively, and it covers me if Ba / Mata fail to fire

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      1. Kevin Twine
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Long term

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        1. reedybob91
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          whos your other keeper?

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  20. Stats King-@football2space
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Which 2 to play among Nasty, Hughes,
    Nelson, Davies (& What order ) ???

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  21. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone got some decent cheap defensive rotations?

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    1. Kevin Twine
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I'm looking at it now (doing a last min WC 😎 )

      Demel, Wilson & Harte looks superb, imo.

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      1. Jinswick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers. Haha, last minute WC eh!! Think I'm starting with Demel, Harte & Clark (to go with Baines & Azpil) - bit risky to go with Wilson just yet - he can come in for Baines in GW26 to fund Suarez....

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        1. Kevin Twine
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Cool. Clark is a good pick, for sure.

          How does this look? Any changes you'd make? Migs over Bego maybe?

          Bego, Bunn
          Baines, Luiz, Demel, Wilson, Harte
          Mata, Bale, Walcott, Michu, Fellani
          RVP, Ba, Pog

          £0.5m in bank

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

      I can't be bothered. If they are 4m and play they are good to go. If Nelsen sods off, will Onouha be a decent option? 4.1m?

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      1. Jinswick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Main problem with Onouha is the team he plays for....they were bad enough when Nelson was there!

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  22. Cheeseoid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Who do you think will be the best West Ham forwad for Nex week? Chamack maybe?

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    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I don't think there is one.

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      1. Cheeseoid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        You might be right. I have to fill that Torres position with someone next week pre wildcard the following week. Might have a punt on Cisse instead

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        1. reedybob91
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          podolski?

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

      yeah, chamack, not sure bout the new brzillian

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  23. embo76
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Can't understand why people are getting Wilson just yet, he broke his leg and we don't know when he will be fit to do 90

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  24. lfcserg
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    A) Cole + Lambert
    B) 4m defender + Ba

    All this ba talk has driven me mad when I never intended to get him in

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    1. lfcserg
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      My other che players are ivanovic and mata

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  25. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    morning all, how hangeth it?

    thought id get in before the rush at 11 😉

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  26. Lawrø
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Turnbull, O'Brien + Gibbs -> Federici, Davies + Azpil?

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    1. The3rdTurd
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      You'll want O'Brien and Gibbs back next week, no?

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      1. lfcserg
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        will he be fit?

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        1. The3rdTurd
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Physioroom seem to think so

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  27. Epic Fail
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Service Unavailable

    The service is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later.

    PANIC!!!!111111!!!1oneoneleven!!!1111

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    1. CarelessGenius©
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Sat morning optic fibre burn.

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

      this place is going to crash bad later

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  28. CarelessGenius©
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    How many Ars and Ham players are ppl getting for next week?
    Anyone wc to get 6 in, as I am considering?

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    1. Cheeseoid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I should have Sagna, Cazorla, Walcott and a West Ham forward probably

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    2. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Bit of a waste of your WC IMO. You would end up with a good score next week (probably) but spend the next few weeks trying to repair your team.

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      1. Cheeseoid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Absolutely. Mine seems to have fallen this way. But I wouldn't WC it. Especially with west Ham players

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      2. CarelessGenius©
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        But that's what wc are for.

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  29. bring on Real Madrid !
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    getting a.cole in
    leave luiz ivan azpi apart

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  30. El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    GIBBS, RAFAEL OR EVANS after Dgw?

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