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The Big Numbers – Gameweek 23

Joe Cole tops our ICT Index for the Gameweek so far, following his equalising goal and eye-catching display in the Hammers’ draw with QPR. With David Silva ranked second and West Brom’s Peter Odemwingie nestled in third, the weekend has seen a number of differentials put in strong statistical shifts.

Our members can, of course, get the full data behind the Index scores via our members area but, as always on a Sunday evening, we’ve compiled our guide to the figures that have turned our heads thus far in Gameweek 23…

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COMH
11 years, 4 months ago
49ers will only have themselves to blame if they don't win this. Well they could blame Luis Suarez if they wanted.
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1. lfc123
  11 years, 4 months ago
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  1. COMH
    11 years, 4 months ago
    I put a fullstop in.
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thunder_mike
11 years, 4 months ago
My team is a bit Arsenal, Chelsea and Southampton heavy after the two double game weeks, need to to change it around a bit and play my wildcard.

Current squad:
Begovic, McCarthy.
Gibbs, Luiz, Nelsen, Harte, Baines.
Mata, Walcott, Santi, Puncheon, M.Taylor.
RVP, Lambert, Ba.

Possble squad:
Begovic, Cesar
Davies, Harte, Gibbs, Demel, Baines.
Walcott, Lennon, Mata, Fellaini, Puncheon
Ba, Van Persie, Lambert.

Thinking of getting rid of Lambert for Sturridge or Lennon for Michu.
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Piggs Boson
11 years, 4 months ago
I have faith in the Stoke defence.
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1. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Me too. 1 please.
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2. Mílanista
  11 years, 4 months ago
  As do I. Adding Wilkinson to Begovic next Tuesday in fact.
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3. Trigg ⭐️
  11 years, 4 months ago
  +1.
  
  Bego ain't going anywhere, especially since I got him at 4.5
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4. chuckberry04
  11 years, 4 months ago
  LOL.
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Matt Sk
11 years, 4 months ago
When I activate my wc now and do 1 transfer today can I do more transfer until the deadline? thx
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1. Mílanista
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Yes, unlimited transfers.
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Give The Todd Some Love
11 years, 4 months ago
TOUCHDOWN
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KingBrenny
11 years, 4 months ago
Silva or Bale?
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lfcserg
11 years, 4 months ago
Will an attack of RVP - Aguero - Sturridge justify the additional 2m over a trio of RVP - Suarez - Lambert?
Where this spare 2m could be invested elsewhere
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1. ILOVEBAPS
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Don't see much in it tbh. Will all depend if Kun can actually start to get his scoring boots on.
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2. Live4pool
  11 years, 4 months ago
  i don't think there will be much difference between suarez' score and sturridge's score from now till end of season
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Rafabio
11 years, 4 months ago
Touchdownnnnnnnnnnn Niners!!!!!!!! Wooooooooooooooo!
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1. Tuchap - Lurker
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Should be an awesome finish.
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r0nh
11 years, 4 months ago
Will RVP score more than 269 points this year?
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1. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
  11 years, 4 months ago
  No, imo, but it will be very close... assuming no injuries.
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2. Mílanista
  11 years, 4 months ago
  If he keeps up his current rate he's on course for 271.
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3. Acquafresca
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Possibly.
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AGUEROOOOO!!!!!
11 years, 4 months ago
right lads, off to watch the masters final seems to be hotting up a late late finish!!!!!!
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r0nh
11 years, 4 months ago
First tennis, now american football...

This site is going downhill
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1. UnderstandablyDistraught
  11 years, 4 months ago
  love skiing
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  1. r0nh
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Ohh, what a pot!!!
    
    Now he is in a great position to pot that black...
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    1. UnderstandablyDistraught
      11 years, 4 months ago
      I think that's in the chalet after the skiing
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2. SPorting
  11 years, 4 months ago
  snooker?
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3. Optimus.
  11 years, 4 months ago
  still better than hearing how many you rubbed out in the day 😉
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  1. r0nh
    11 years, 4 months ago
    hahaha
    
    +1
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4. Perchinho
  11 years, 4 months ago
  It's pretty much impossible to hate on the NFL after last week's games.
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5. Ginkapo FPL
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Its fine when there is no footy.
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ILOVEBAPS
11 years, 4 months ago
I kept Ba and played him in hope. So does his 10 min cameo mean he will probably start vs Rdg?
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1. AGUEROOOOO!!!!!
  11 years, 4 months ago
  too long to tell inbetween them he should start the carling then miss the fa cup so has a decent chance for reading in my eyes, but its rafa!!!!!!
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2. Hybrid.power
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Hard to tell what Rafa is thinking. The consensus would be yes.
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3. Sun Jihai
  11 years, 4 months ago
  I'd guess so. Torres wasn't exactly great today.
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4. Ostrich Baby
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Who knows?
  
  Ba and Torres will only ever cause misery - that's my mantra.
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5. ILOVEBAPS
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Thanks guys. Will be fidgeting until that game.
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  1. chunk
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Mind Swansea play Chelsea in the cup before the Reading game you will get a good ides then probably Ba starts midweek 2-0 to overturn in the valleys
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6. BONZ
  11 years, 4 months ago
  That striker spot is up in the air
  
  Ba may start v Swansea in the Cup then there is FA Cup.......long way off the next League game
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Jeremiah
11 years, 4 months ago
Thoughts on this WC team ? 1.0 left.

Bego - Federici

Zab - Gibbs - Wisdom - Davies - Demel

Mata - Michu - Bale - Fellani - Punch

Aguero - Sturridge - Rooney

Any imporvements you would recommend ? 🙂
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1. Live4pool
  11 years, 4 months ago
  rvp...
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2. Hybrid.power
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Downgrade Rooney and Aguero, get RVP in, see how much you have left for another forward.
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SPorting
11 years, 4 months ago
am I the only one who is happy to keep Pienaar?

still a decent alternative to Fellaini with some good fixtures to come.
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1. Acquafresca
  11 years, 4 months ago
  😯 they see sporting trolling, they hating.
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  1. SPorting
    11 years, 4 months ago
    sorry for not conforming 😀
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2. Sun Jihai
  11 years, 4 months ago
  12% more expensive, but 18% more points.
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3. UnderstandablyDistraught
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Good value player at his price
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Hybrid.power
11 years, 4 months ago
Damn double gameweek! I played Gibbs and Demel when I really should have played Davies. Por queeee!!
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1. 4vets
  11 years, 4 months ago
  C'est la vie 😉
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  1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Vraiment. 😉
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    1. SPorting
      11 years, 4 months ago
      ah, mon petit chou-fleur!
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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
        11 years, 4 months ago
        😯 My wife calls me that!!! 😉
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        SPorting
        11 years, 4 months ago
        ooh, she sounds like a right one!
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        Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
        11 years, 4 months ago
        Well, she is THE right one ... 😉
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    2. Hybrid.power
      11 years, 4 months ago
      Baguette!
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Trigg ⭐️
11 years, 4 months ago
Spurs were probably a bit wasteful today.

Some good defending/goalkeeping, but they should have scored before they did.
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1. Piggs Boson
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Bale looked threatening as always. He's due an explosion.
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  1. Trigg ⭐️
    11 years, 4 months ago
    He always is, but when? If it could be in 4/5 GWs time, after Walcott's sweet fixtures, that would be just super.
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Piggs Boson
11 years, 4 months ago
I think Walcott will start up front, with Pod out on the left against the Hammers. Well, i hope so anyway 🙂
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1. NapalmDeath (Northern Chaos…
  11 years, 4 months ago
  +23
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2. 4vets
  11 years, 4 months ago
  I hope so too, but it's difficult. Giroud needs game time, with it I think he will be great.
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3. Hybrid.power
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Walcott hat trick! Yeah!
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4. Give The Todd Some Love
  11 years, 4 months ago
  I think Pod might play through the middle
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  1. Ginkapo FPL
    11 years, 4 months ago
    No, just no
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    1. Give The Todd Some Love
      11 years, 4 months ago
      I didn't say it was a good idea!
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Perchinho
11 years, 4 months ago
How much did/will you spend on your defence (not counting GKs) in your winter WC team?
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1. Ginkapo FPL
  11 years, 4 months ago
  ideally 27. But my perfect wc team is 0.7 over budget
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2. SPorting
  11 years, 4 months ago
  23m
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3. Ostrich Baby
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Very little - 8.5 on gks, 21.1 on defenders.
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4. itstimmehc
  11 years, 4 months ago
  29.5
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5. Perchinho
  11 years, 4 months ago
  I'm taking about selling price btw (not what you paid for them)
  
  My current WC draft is 22.5 on defenders and 9.2 on GKs
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lfcserg
11 years, 4 months ago
Is this defence too pricey?

A.Cole - Nastasic - Gibbs - Davies - Demel
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1. Ginkapo FPL
  11 years, 4 months ago
  No, but is Cole really a good choice?
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2. Live4pool
  11 years, 4 months ago
  no if you have a TV of 110m
  yes if you have a TV of 104m
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  1. Live4pool
    11 years, 4 months ago
    btw there are better options than cole in that price range
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3. lfcserg
  11 years, 4 months ago
  I got him in with my wc last week for chelsea's dgw he is nailed on and may get a couple assists from now till the end of the season and also chelsea have good fixtures. So his not a bad option
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  1. Ginkapo FPL
    11 years, 4 months ago
    may get a couple of assists?
    
    Given how many goals the chelsea defenders have provided so far this season is that really enough? And at that price surely you want more than just clean sheets?
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Richd
11 years, 4 months ago
Is there anyway I can get FPL to fix my error of leaving Sagna on the bench? i've had an awesome week if it wasnt for this.. I suppose Clyne could outscore Sagna, but the -4 hurts when im gonna WC out of this anyway
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1. 4vets
  11 years, 4 months ago
  You need Dr Who 🙄
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  1. Richd
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Whats his email please?
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2. The3rdTurd
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Why don't you email them? I'm sure they'll treat your query with the seriousness it clearly deserves.
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3. chunk
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Sagna was terrible I'd put money on Jenkinson playing v West Ham
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JK - Cønt ⭐
11 years, 4 months ago
The lack of love for Adam Johnson on here atm is shocking atm IMO. I've got more reason than most to hate the bar steward having owned him for 5 weeks of blanks. But overlooking his current form is silly IMO regardless of who he plays for. It's a bit like the Snodgrass and Pilkington thing earlier. There seems to be anti-top 7 bias when it comes to attack. An in-form player in a lower side is a better pick than an out-of-form player in a top side
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1. Give The Todd Some Love
  11 years, 4 months ago
  I'm either getting him or Taarabt
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2. SPorting
  11 years, 4 months ago
  i'd get him in if I didn't have Fletcher
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3. Ginkapo FPL
  11 years, 4 months ago
  If they dont cost over 9Mill then the player cant be good. This lot are so blind its unbelievable, especially considering Fellaini and Michu.
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4. The3rdTurd
  11 years, 4 months ago
  yeah, he's quietly accumulating points, but there are so many options in midfield and he's not outstanding value.
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5. Mílanista
  11 years, 4 months ago
  He's been doing well, just don't value him over any of the 5.
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  1. Ginkapo FPL
    11 years, 4 months ago
    THats absurd given the massive actual price differences. What is the meaning of value if not this?
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    1. Mílanista
      11 years, 4 months ago
      I think the others will score more points and have the team value to afford them.
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      1. Ginkapo FPL
        11 years, 4 months ago
        But you could get better defenders
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        Mílanista
        11 years, 4 months ago
        Could, but I prefer my current set up. As it is I can afford two of the defenders in the 5.5-6 range along with the Power 5, Kun and RVP
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        Mílanista
        11 years, 4 months ago
        By current, I mean from GW24 once these doubles are finished.
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El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
11 years, 4 months ago
How did TOrres play?????? Is he likely to be dropped??

Deliberating on whether to keep ba....
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1. Hybrid.power
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Pretty wasteful as usual. I'd be surprised if Ba doesn't start. Although it is Rafa...
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2. chunk
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Wait to see who Rafa plays in the cup semi 1 st
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3. The Badger
  11 years, 4 months ago
  2 cup games before they play in the league. Had Ba for a while now so getting rid to get back if he starts playing more would be a waste of money so gonna wait it out see who plays in the cups.
  If that helps 🙂
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NapalmDeath (Northern Chaos…
11 years, 4 months ago
Walcott -> Gerrard in the WC. Madness?
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1. boc610
  11 years, 4 months ago
  scoring OOP midfielders don't come around very often so i would say yes. a tad crazy.
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  1. NapalmDeath (Northern Chaos…
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Gerrard is so consistent, though...
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kimoo
11 years, 4 months ago
BUY Mignolet now for my wc team be4 his price rise ??

then make changes on my card day after day LOL .
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boc610
11 years, 4 months ago
wesley sneijder you greedy pig. in your footballing prime and your going to waste it on the Turkish league.

FF wise it could have been beautiful........
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ola32
11 years, 4 months ago
On a WC

Would you rather have?

a) Dzeko, Zabaleta, Gibbs, Mata +1M

b) Aguero, Nastasic, Demel, Hazard +0.2M

Also, should I get Silva instead of Hazard? Would mean no Chelsea cover and triple City though..
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Give The Todd Some Love
11 years, 4 months ago
Minge and Fed or Szczeny and Bunn?
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Richd
11 years, 4 months ago
I have Jussi and Begovic and wanna WC in Federici and hopefuly get price rise. I've had both for ages so will lose huge value. Which shall I discard?

Jussi 4.9
Bego 5.3 if I sell
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Piggs Boson
11 years, 4 months ago
Aston Villa have conceded 15 chances from the left flank this season, the 4th highest in the league. Bale scored a hat-trick away at Villa.

Norwich have conceded 15 chances from the left flank this season as well. Bale plays them away next match.
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Ginkapo FPL
11 years, 4 months ago
Who the feck would I get if Fellaini does move to Chelsea. That is a conudrum that I hadnt considered.
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1. Give The Todd Some Love
  11 years, 4 months ago
  AJ/Taarabt
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  1. Ginkapo FPL
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Got Aj already and am not willing to get Taarabt just yet.
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2. lfcserg
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Silva
  Gerrard
  'Azar'
  AJ
  
  or have the rest of the power 5
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3. Piggs Boson
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Gerrard.
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  1. Ginkapo FPL
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Tis the best option, but thats a lot of reshuffling
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