The Saturday Surgery

FPL GW30 Scout Picks - Bus Team

Raya Martin

van Dijk
Gabriel Magalhães
Hill

Szoboszlai
Bruno Fernandes
Semenyo
Tavernier

Thiago
Ekitiké
João Pedro

Kelleher
Lacroix
Maguire
Gibbs-White

GW30 Captain Poll

Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Ekitiké	LIV	9.1m	99.0%	Likely
Ballard	SUN	4.6m	89.3%	Unlikely
A.Becker	LIV	5.4m	90.1%	Unlikely
Mainoo	MUN	4.6m	87.6%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.6m	87.2%	Unlikely
Szoboszlai	LIV	6.9m	77.8%	Unlikely
Gakpo	LIV	7.3m	77.3%	Unlikely
Schade	BRE	6.9m	75.6%	Unlikely
J.Timber	ARS	6.3m	73.6%	Unlikely
Šeško	MUN	7.3m	74.2%	Unlikely
Diouf	WHU	4.0m	71.5%	Unlikely
Kelleher	BRE	4.7m	68.8%	Unlikely
Stach	LEE	4.7m	68.8%	Unlikely
Aït-Nouri	MCI	5.7m	67.9%	Unlikely
Gibbs-White	NFO	7.3m	66.0%	Unlikely
Gravenberch	LIV	5.5m	67.4%	Unlikely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.5m	63.8%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	63.3%	Unlikely
Gordon	NEW	7.2m	60.6%	Unlikely
Wan-Bissaka	WHU	4.1m	60.5%	Unlikely
Henderson	CRY	5.0m	58.2%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	59.3%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	58.7%	Unlikely
Lammens	MUN	5.0m	58.0%	Unlikely
Garner	EVE	5.2m	57.6%	Unlikely
Richards	CRY	4.4m	55.3%	Unlikely
Barry	EVE	5.7m	55.4%	Unlikely
Justin	LEE	3.9m	52.4%	Unlikely
Tavernier	BOU	5.3m	50.7%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	51.8%	Unlikely
Kroupi.Jr	BOU	4.7m	50.0%	Unlikely
Kayode	BRE	4.5m	47.9%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	47.2%	Unlikely
Adli	BOU	5.4m	47.3%	Unlikely
Amad	MUN	6.2m	45.8%	Unlikely
Rodon	LEE	3.9m	43.3%	Unlikely
Martinez	MUN	4.8m	43.0%	Unlikely
Saka	ARS	9.8m	41.2%	Unlikely
Nallo	LIV	3.7m	39.1%	Unlikely
Damsgaard	BRE	5.6m	36.2%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Enzo	CHE	6.7m	100.0%	Very Likely
Lucca	NFO	5.5m	98.5%	Maybe
Perri	LEE	4.5m	94.9%	Maybe
Carvalho	BRE	4.7m	93.4%	Unlikely
Tchaouna	BUR	4.9m	90.9%	Unlikely
Poveda	SUN	4.8m	90.4%	Unlikely
D.Leon	MUN	4.2m	90.2%	Unlikely
Gnonto	LEE	5.2m	89.2%	Unlikely
Arrizabalaga	ARS	4.1m	88.5%	Unlikely
Foden	MCI	8.1m	85.0%	Unlikely
Soler	BOU	4.0m	85.2%	Unlikely
Heaton	MUN	3.9m	83.5%	Unlikely
Sánchez	CHE	4.9m	82.3%	Unlikely
Lewis-Skelly	ARS	5.1m	80.6%	Unlikely
Pope	NEW	5.1m	80.4%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	80.2%	Unlikely
Clarke	ARS	3.8m	78.1%	Unlikely
Weiss	BUR	4.3m	74.2%	Unlikely
Isak	LIV	10.3m	75.3%	Unlikely
Alleyne	MCI	4.0m	75.2%	Unlikely
Bruun Larsen	BUR	5.3m	70.3%	Unlikely
Trossard	ARS	6.7m	71.1%	Unlikely
Gvardiol	MCI	5.9m	72.7%	Unlikely
Milenković	NFO	5.1m	72.5%	Unlikely
Digne	AVL	4.5m	69.9%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.5m	70.9%	Unlikely
Burrowes	AVL	4.4m	70.3%	Unlikely
Martinez	AVL	5.1m	69.1%	Unlikely
Spence	TOT	4.2m	69.8%	Unlikely
Ramsay	LIV	3.8m	67.0%	Unlikely
Isidor	SUN	5.1m	67.2%	Unlikely
Travers	EVE	4.3m	64.6%	Unlikely
Diakité	BOU	4.2m	64.1%	Unlikely
Dorgu	MUN	4.2m	63.9%	Unlikely
Chalobah	CHE	5.6m	62.9%	Unlikely
Malacia	MUN	3.8m	63.1%	Unlikely
Cherki	MCI	6.4m	61.2%	Unlikely
Valdimarsson	BRE	3.9m	60.8%	Unlikely
Merrick	CHE	4.0m	60.1%	Unlikely
Webster	BHA	4.4m	59.9%	Unlikely

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FPL Fixture Ticker

Watchlists

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Alisson	LIV	B, Vs, Rest
No Change	Kelleher	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	C
No Change	Martinez	AVL	B
No Change	Petrovic	BOU	B
Up	Darlow	LEE	C, £

Last updated: 3 Mar, 2026 5:07pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	A, Vs
No Change	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	B
No Change	Hill	BOU	A, £
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	A, Inj, OoP
No Change	Andersen	FUL	C, Vs, Inj
No Change	Muñoz	CRY	B
No Change	Kayode	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Cash	AVL	C
No Change	Ballard	SUN	C

Last updated: 3 Mar, 2026 5:13pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
No Change	Salah	LIV	C, Vs
No Change	Semenyo	MCI	A
No Change	Wilson	FUL	A, Vs, Inj
No Change	Dango Ouattara	BRE	B, Vs
Down	Rogers	AVL	B
No Change	Ismaila Sarr	CRY	C
No Change	Rice	ARS	B, Inj
Up	Tavernier	BOU	B
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £
Up	Stach	LEE	A, £

Last updated: 3 Mar, 2026 5:16pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	A
No Change	Thiago	BRE	B, Vs
No Change	Ekitiké	LIV	B, Vs
No Change	Bowen	WHU	B
Up	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	C
No Change	Kroupi	BOU	C, Rest, £

Last updated: 3 Mar, 2026 5:18pm

GW30 Chip Poll

[sbu_large_image] Matchday Surgery

12 January 2013 764 comments

Mark

With ninety minutes to go before the gate drops down on our Gameweek decision making, there’s likely to be plenty still deliberating the day’s dilemmas. The first of two back-to-back double Gameweeks hands us the potential of strong returns, although we find ourselves somewhat at the mercy of Rafa Benitez: an unenviable position when considering, wildcards, transfers and the captaincy. Our Saturday Surgery Chatroom is now open to offer a crumb of comfort for those seeking real-time feedback for their theories and musings.

The day’s Dugout Discussion follows at 12.30 ahead of Tottenham’s trip to Loftus Road for the early kick-off. The pre-match preamble is looking purposeful on the touchline.

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Owd Big 'Ed
13 years, 2 months ago
Good to go?

Begovic,
Baines, Luiz, Demel
Mata (c), Walcott, Michu, Puncheon
van Persie, Suarez, Berbatov

Jaaskelainen, Sterling, Nelsen, Cuellar

0FT, nothing in the bank.
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1. Smarty Pants
  13 years, 2 months ago
  yes
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2. Joga Bonito®
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Very solid.
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3. Mindless Freak
  13 years, 2 months ago
  I have a feeling the unusuals will do good this week EG Lampard with 0.2% ownership.
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4. Tin of Directors
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Wicked
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5. Cruizer van Nistelrooy
  13 years, 2 months ago
  you have mata and luiz, surely you shoul play jaas instead of bego?
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6. Joga Bonito®
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Isn't Nelson leaving though?
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  1. Cruizer van Nistelrooy
    13 years, 2 months ago
    tonight would be his last game, if i'm not mistaken
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  2. सनकी
    13 years, 2 months ago
    Not leavig, yet..
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7. Epic Fail
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Wildcard it.
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8. John Nerdelbaum
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Good team - similar to mine 🙂
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9. Voodoo
  13 years, 2 months ago
  U need Ba.
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Pinoche
13 years, 2 months ago
Bench Michu Puncheon or Ruiz?!!
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1. EverReady
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Punch
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2. Tin of Directors
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Never. Bench. Michu.
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3. Cruizer van Nistelrooy
  13 years, 2 months ago
  puncheon
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4. Smarty Pants
  13 years, 2 months ago
  ruiz
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5. Epic Fail
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Ruiz.
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6. mir
  13 years, 2 months ago
  im benching puncheon..not getting distracted by dgw. ling term he is a great fifth mid.
  
  I did think about benching surarez... Liverpool fan as well.
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7. gravless
  13 years, 2 months ago
  michu
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lucas
13 years, 2 months ago
Bench Cazorla or Puncheon?
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TorresMagic™
13 years, 2 months ago
Which one to bench?

a) Hughes
b) Nelsen
c) Harte
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1. Billy Gilmore
  13 years, 2 months ago
  b)
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  1. TorresMagic™
    13 years, 2 months ago
    Have to agree atm.
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  2. PlayUpPompey
    13 years, 2 months ago
    Berbilly, are you still going Hazard (C)?
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    1. Billy Gilmore
      13 years, 2 months ago
      Yep
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2. Optimus.
  13 years, 2 months ago
  nelsen
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3. Smarty Pants
  13 years, 2 months ago
  nelsen obviously
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4. Rasping Drive
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Nelsen
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5. Joga Bonito®
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Nelson.
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6. Kevin Twine
  13 years, 2 months ago
  b) Nelson
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7. TorresMagic™
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Thanks everyone.
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8. A.T
  13 years, 2 months ago
  B
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RoysCallerAnne
13 years, 2 months ago
Captain Bale.......let's do this.
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1. Billy Gilmore
  13 years, 2 months ago
  😯
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2. erictai98
  13 years, 2 months ago
  +1
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3. Joga Bonito®
  13 years, 2 months ago
  If by Bale you mean Mata then yes.
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4. Mindless Freak
  13 years, 2 months ago
  With the DGW this week, your captaining a player who is playing against a team that beat chelsea and high on confidence? OWKAYY then.
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5. Tin of Directors
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Furry muff.
  Gamble. Might pay off. Probably wont.
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SnoopDogSmokesWeed
13 years, 2 months ago
Repost :

Which plan is better?

A) GW22- Zabaleta > Luiz (Play Shawcross home to Chelsea)

GW23- Shawcross > Gibbs

B) GW22- Shawcross > Luiz (Play Zabaleta away to arsenal)

GW23- Zabaleta > Gibbs

C) GW22- Shawcross/Zabaleta > Luiz

GW23- Luiz > Gibbs

** bought Shawcross at 5.0 mil so if i will sell him i will lose .5 mil and if i sell zabaleta i will only lose .1

Comments much appreciated

Thanks.
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1. Smarty Pants
  13 years, 2 months ago
  A
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tw
13 years, 2 months ago
what do you guys think?

foster
sagna nasty o’brien
mata (vc) bale walcott afro
rvp ba (c) lambert

bego marveaux demel cueller
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1. TorresMagic™
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Rubbish defence.
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UnitednationsXI
13 years, 2 months ago
gaston (-4) or michu???

if gaston plays two games and scores even once...he should get 10 points
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1. heco87
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Michu
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2. erictai98
  13 years, 2 months ago
  gaston!
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Willis.
13 years, 2 months ago
Luiz is due a rest soon. I can't see him playing both games in the DGW. He's the only player to have played the full 90 minutes in the last 7-8 games. Lampard could easily start with Ramires/Oscar for either the Stoke and/or Southampton match. For this reason, I am going with A Cole, who was rested in the last EPL match.
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1. Voodoo
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Who has Bertrand waiting in the wings.
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5678
13 years, 2 months ago
It's saying I'm being deducted points even though I activated my WC. Anyone elsegot that?
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1. TorresMagic™
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Just you, congrats. You need to activate it.
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2. Epic Fail
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Link?
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3. Just_Ty
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Then you haven't activated properly, happened to my colleagues too... go back to transfers, do one and press WC, confirm transfers and it should work
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  1. Konig Luther
    13 years, 2 months ago
    yes... if you do that... you don't lose points
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sweper
13 years, 2 months ago
What do you think of my WC team?

Federici Bego
Davies Martin Luiz Demel Clyne
Bale Mata Fellaini Michu Walcott
RVP Pog Ba
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1. Rasping Drive
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Very nice. But you know that anyway. It was v close to mine until I decided to go Berba instead of Fellaini, plus a playing Stoke defender (Cameron).
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King_Roddle
13 years, 2 months ago
Who would you start out of sterling & nolan???????
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1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Nolan
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EverReady
13 years, 2 months ago
A) Luiz + Lambert

OR

B) Azpi + Berba
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spursfan_andy
13 years, 2 months ago
Anyone know how long Maicon and Richards are out for? Just wondering how safe Zaba is at the moment and for how long his position is nailed on.
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Kevin Twine
13 years, 2 months ago
Last min WC = complete 😎

Marks out of 10, gentlemen?

Mignolet, Federici
Baines, Luiz, Demel, Wilson, Harte
Mata, Bale, Walcott, Michu, Fellani
RVP, Ba, Pog
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1. Absinthe Minded
  13 years, 2 months ago
  7.5
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2. Kingston
  13 years, 2 months ago
  It's good but my criticisms would be
  . Double reading defence
  .3 reading players
  . Wilson not yet fit
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3. सनकी
  13 years, 2 months ago
  You need gibbs
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4. Sting
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Similar to mine, except I have Suarez and Begovic, you have RVP and Mignolet.
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5. Sting
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Try and upgrade Pog to Ruiz, downgrade Federici to Bunn
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6. Jack The Lad
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Similar to myself my friend.
  
  Jaas, Rudd
  Luiz, Shawcross, Gibbs, Demel, Nelsen
  Mata, Bale, Walcott, Michu, Fellani
  RVP, Ba, Pog
  
  9.5/10. 10 if you had another Arsenal player for DGW23
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MDK
13 years, 2 months ago
Really really tempted to do Suarez to Ba 😯
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1. Gregor
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Done it.
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2. Ayling Buyers Club
  13 years, 2 months ago
  It is a good transfer. I am thinking of Suarez to Torres/Ba.
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3. Kevin Twine
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Do it and (c)
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  1. Kingston
    13 years, 2 months ago
    It may be good for this week but I know who I'd rather have next
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mos_def
13 years, 2 months ago
Clyne or Demel this gw?
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1. Ayling Buyers Club
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Clyne.
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Rataj2000
13 years, 2 months ago
Just use wildcard:

Guzan, Jaskelainen
Evra, Hughes, Martin R, (Clyne, Demel)
Michu, Mata, Bale, Walcott (Kacalin)
Ba, RVP, Berbatov

Mata or Ba for captain?
Maybe Michu bench for Kacalin??
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Benjimaate
13 years, 2 months ago
How's the team looking going into the gameweek?

Vorm
Clark, Luiz, Evra, Figueroa
Walcott, Mata (c), Hazard, Marveaux
Ruiz, RVP (vc)
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1. Jack The Lad
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Looks like poo
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  1. Benjimaate
    13 years, 2 months ago
    Care to explain? Aha
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Richd
13 years, 2 months ago
Apologies...

Carrico does start for Reading, replaces Leigertwood. No news on Shorey/Harte though..
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PGR
13 years, 2 months ago
A) Azpi Punch Berbatov
B) Azpi Nolan Ruiz
C) Ashley Cole Joe Cole and Ruiz
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Jimbo123
13 years, 2 months ago
Snoddy or punch this week?
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AriseSirGiggsy
13 years, 2 months ago
Suarez 1 booking away from suspension?
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1. heco87
  13 years, 2 months ago
  3
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  1. Mind över Mata
    13 years, 2 months ago
    So he's got 3 games left! 😉
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2. Parm
  13 years, 2 months ago
  3
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3. TorresMagic™
  13 years, 2 months ago
  3.
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4. Perthite
  13 years, 2 months ago
  On 7 so, 3 to go.
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VagnerLove
13 years, 2 months ago
Bunn or Bego?
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1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
  13 years, 2 months ago
  I'm playing Bunn out of those two. Newcastle are going to be low on confidence I think
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  1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
    13 years, 2 months ago
    ...what with losing their start striker, their start defender wanting to leave, and generally being in poor form
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Mind över Mata
13 years, 2 months ago
Mignolet
Baines / Luiz / Demel
Mata (c) / Michu / Bale / Fellaini / Walcott
RVP / Ba

Cerny; Pog / Davies / Wilson

Good to go?
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1. Jack The Lad
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Looking good
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Perthite
13 years, 2 months ago
Federici or Jaas this GW?
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1. gravless
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Jaask
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    13 years, 2 months ago
    Thanks - that's what I have ATM. Federici has been picking up similar pts lately, so a bit of a coin flip.
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Jinswick
13 years, 2 months ago
Is Harte next on pens for Reading after Le Fondre? Tempted to have him in as my 5th defender after Demi confirmed he'll be starting....
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1. the axolotl
  13 years, 2 months ago
  after pog too i'd say
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2. Richd
  13 years, 2 months ago
  He may even be ahead of ALF.
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The Milkman
13 years, 2 months ago
What your opinions is going to be Chelsea's regular back four once JT is back in the team?
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1. Nopli
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Ivanovic--Terry--Cahill--Cole
  ---- Luiz-----
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2. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Ivan Terry Cahill Cole
  
  Cahill and Azpi maybe rotating and Ivan moving between RB and CB to accommodate
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Nopli
13 years, 2 months ago
http://imgur.com/zvAKE

Bring it on !!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😎
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1. Just_Ty
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Not buying the Cisse love as Newcastle really have been poor... might pay off should he find last year's form again
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Cruizer van Nistelrooy
13 years, 2 months ago
anyone else transfer out suarez for ba?
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1. MDK
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Thinking about it
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2. TorresMagic™
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Only you.
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3. Just_Ty
  13 years, 2 months ago
  Probably many... I have both even on WC... Suarez on form + Ba has such a high ownership I gotta keep him just in case he gets the minutes
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