[sbu_large_image] Matchday Surgery
9 February 2013 483 comments
Mark Mark
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How many do you go with? Three, four, five…maybe even more? Granville may not call this a “double Gameweek” but there’s little doubt that us Fantasy managers are giddy with the options before us. Those who have stocked up on Liverpool and Swansea will be left worried that their investment will fall flat and lead to inevitable points hits in Gameweek 27; those without ample coverage will be concerned that they’re about to be blown away. It’s a troubling scenario, made for discussion in our Matchday Surgery chatroom which is now open and ready to steer all your real-time chatter through until 12.30.

The Dugout Discussion will be underway following that, in preparation for the early kick-off at White Hart Lane. Right now, we’re just looking for our gloves and scarf before embarking on another pre-match preamble.

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

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  1. beanz87
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 21 days ago

    Ba and Gibbs -----> Sturridge and Johnson

    or

    Fletcher and Gibbs ------> Sturridge and Carragher

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    1. Pinoche
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      1

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      1. WorldCupDanB
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 21 days ago

        Agreed

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    2. Screaming Midget
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      A

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  2. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 21 days ago

    Two final questions:D
    1) ddg or bunn?....dont have either utd or norwich defenders
    2) harte or cueller?....sland play @home, reading away

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  3. Manani
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 21 days ago

    puncheon or dawson 1st sub

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    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 16 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      Puncheon.

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    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      dawson

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    3. Koflok
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      P

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  4. Screaming Midget
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 21 days ago

    The bad news... Fergie will start RVP on the bench this weekend.
    The good news is pretty much every bugger has him.
    The better news is plenty will captain him, when he quite likely comes on for a 10 minute spell to keep him fresh for Madrid.

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    1. Screaming Midget
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      (All IMO of course)

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      1. Boaz05
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 21 days ago

        he could still score in 10 mins. maybe twice. And given the bonus point judges decision last week could get all 3 bonus too.

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      2. Portuguese&Proud
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 21 days ago

        to much time on your hands...

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    2. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      10 hatrick for RVP so

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    3. kraftwerker
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      I really don't see why he won't play.

      There's been a week since the last match, then there's the cup game next weekend which presents a good opportunity to rest him. There's no reason he can't play both.

      Ferguson won't have forgotten the Everton debacle last season, it will be a strong team.

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  5. Tom Player
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 21 days ago

    Should I go
    Huth or B Davies
    Lampard or Fellaini
    Holt or Remy

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    1. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      Davies, Lumpalard, Holt.

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    2. chunk
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      Davies Fellani holt . Lampard due a rest

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  6. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 21 days ago

    An idea is difficult to kill. Once it is planted in a head, it is near impossible to change. The idea caught in many people's head is that RVP can always be relied on to score huge numbers week in, week out. And that those that keep the faith will of course be rewarded.

    The truth is that anyone who believes that his points will not take a dip with Rooney back is mistaken. Stats back this up, heck, his points over the past two weeks back this up. Of course RVP will still score highly, of course, but keeping him will not put you in any better position than anyone else because he is sharing points now and this damages his value. There are points in other players, not just him.

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      OK ... 😀

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      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 21 days ago

        I just had a heated debate with someone on a previous post. Creatures of habit...

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    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      Classic non-owner propaganda.. 😉

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      1. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 21 days ago

        Exactly. 😛

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    3. SneakyPete
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      without RVP n decent position.

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    4. Ole.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      2 games is a tiny sample size, United will score more in general with Rooney and VP playing.

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      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 21 days ago

        Nope, the sample size is much bigger. He has played with Rooney earlier in the season and his PPG drop over these games as well 🙂

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    5. Boaz05
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      Stop trolling. Best player, best team, most points. Expensive but bought for cheap. Stays in team all season. The fact we are talking about someone not scoring in two games shows just how good he is. How many games did rooney go without scoring last year?

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      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 21 days ago

        He's not trolling, he's trying to convince himself

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        1. Piggs Boson
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 21 days ago

          Not at all. I'm very comfortable with it. It just amazes me to see such stubbornness and blindness. Whilst people believe that RVP is invincible, i look like a madman.

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      2. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 21 days ago

        Like i said the idea is hard to kill. You're stuck in your ways, clinging to safety.

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    6. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      nice justification for your own decision to sell RvP.

      just keep telling yourself this and you'll be fine.

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    7. Gamoriola of the Galaxy (Eu…
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      I think this is probably right. Given the tv I have invested in him I will wait until I am sure someone else will provide his points at a lower cost. Aguero and Rooney have yet to persuade me, but I'm open to it.

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      1. MJ6987
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 21 days ago

        ^This

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    8. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      I wouldn't sell RVP now that he's just been handed pens on top of everything else. That said a bench start would not surprise me this week.

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    9. Koflok
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      Good point.

      I've played around and compared their stats on the games which both players play and found Rooney is not that far behind to RVP. Actually, he is ahead is some cases. RVP offers more reliability due to his consistency before but we can see thats not always the case in recent weeks. And it is very obvious that RVP has his best mojo when playing without Rooney.

      That is the fact. But sometimes people hard to grasp that idea because of an original idea that going without RVP is a suicide mission. I still have that thoughts sometimes but with the stats backing me up I can see it more clearly. These few weeks will be crucial to decide how good RVP really is with Rooney back into the picture.

      Rooney for me, for now. 😀

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      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 21 days ago

        Thank you, great points 🙂 Anyone that has delved into the stats will come to the same conclusion. I guess seeing is believing. I ditched RVP before these blanks so that proves my decision was not based on that. Nice post 🙂

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 21 days ago

          You are wrong about the stats. He is still way behind Rooney on my table.

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  7. SneakyPete
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 21 days ago

    Any early line ups by demi ?

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  8. Give The Todd Some Love
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 21 days ago

    Quick RP
    Play Dawson (NEW) or Sagna (sun)?

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  9. NLB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 21 days ago

    3 DGWers: Sturridge, Michu, and Davies

    2 FTs–
    Fletcher/Baines to Suarez/Harte

    does that look good?

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    1. Evs
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      • 16 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      Think of LFC def cover I would if you for Sturridge.

      And maybe gerrad.

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  10. 1874FC
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 21 days ago

    Sausage or bacon?

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    1. TeamSteam
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      Both, err day.

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    2. Koflok
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      Potatoes.

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    3. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      Both, but sausage if you have to choose

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    4. Boaz05
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      Pigs in blankets.

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  11. Zero
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 21 days ago

    Any team lineups been confirmed?

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    1. Pinoche
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      No.

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      1. Zero
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 21 days ago

        Cheers 🙂

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  12. TeamSteam
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 21 days ago

    Mark, you`ve been in a rush when completing the watchlist. Benteke has the VsX lable, whilst Clarke does not.

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  13. Gamoriola of the Galaxy (Eu…
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 21 days ago

    I get why Granville says this is not a “proper” DGW, in that Liv/Swans do not have 3 matches in 2 weeks, but that ignores the effect of transfers and the bench. What matters is how many matches the players in your first 11 have. So if you use your transfers and bench wisely then four (or so) of your first 11 in one week will have two matches, and then all of your first 11 in the next week will have a match, so you get 26 player/matches instead of the usual 22.

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    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 16 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      You can actually get 27-28 with 2 FTs.

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      1. Gamoriola of the Galaxy (Eu…
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 21 days ago

        True . . . used my wildcard too early to be that prepared for this DGW, but cashed in pretty nicely on the other two. C'est la vie.

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    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      he knows this, he is not stupid.. He's running scared 😉

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      1. Gamoriola of the Galaxy (Eu…
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 21 days ago

        There's a lot of that going around.

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    3. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      four should be he max though

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      1. Gamoriola of the Galaxy (Eu…
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 21 days ago

        I going with your advice and giving the old guy the armband. Old people need to stick together.

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    4. teddy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      Indeed. Ignore Granville. I've double checked the fixtures, it's definitely a DGW.

      I think he's a bit tainted cause he has non-starters in his squad.

      I, on the other hand, have a full complement of first teamers, and go into the dgw confident with 6 doublers.

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  14. chunk
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 21 days ago

    Just heading of to the original Glasgown derby Rangers v Queens park good luck everyone for there DGW

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    1. iain_90
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      need a performance after the Tannadice shambles.

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      1. chunk
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 21 days ago

        Definetly can see a shoe in 4-1 or 5-1

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    2. chunk
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      Bar Man U we will have the 2nd highest attendance in the UK ,not bad for a 3rd division side

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  15. hazza44
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 21 days ago

    Play Pilkington or Sterling???

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  16. Evs
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    • 16 Years
    13 years, 21 days ago

    Thanks for the DDG v bunn poll input guys.

    Outcome Bunn 7 v De Gea 4

    I'm off to walk the dog and ponder this before I decide pre deadline.

    Best of luck, and thanks.

    Evs 🙂

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    1. Pinoche
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      GL Evs

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      1. Evs
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        • 16 Years
        13 years, 21 days ago

        You too fella

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    2. NLB
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      good luck mate! any thoughts on my post above? 🙂

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      1. Evs
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        • 16 Years
        13 years, 21 days ago

        Just responded, briefly.

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    3. Kostja
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      DDG

      Good luck!

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    4. 4-4-who?
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      Bunn or Bego this week?

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    5. John Nerdelbaum
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      gl with it

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  17. 4-4-who?
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 21 days ago

    Suarez (used this GW free transfer) , Michu, De Guzman, Davies

    -4 for any other transfers - plus taking a minimum -2 hit next week if I don't spend another -4 to get back to 11 players starting.

    So do I take a -6 hit to bring in Henderson for Fellani, or a -10 hit to bring in Gerrard (I need to make two transfers to do this).

    Personally, I'm sticking

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  18. Spencer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 14 Years
    13 years, 21 days ago

    Jussi -> Vorm for a hit?

    Would then keep for the rest of the season (probably).

    Jaaskelainen
    Zabaleta - Jevans - Davies
    Mata - Michu - Fellaini - Walcott
    Suarez (c) - Sturridge (v) - Van Persie

    Federici - Ramirez - Demel - Shaw

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    1. TeamSteam
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      Keep the rest of the t eam for 15 more gw`s? Let me stop you right there. And no to your question.

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      1. Spencer
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        • 14 Years
        13 years, 21 days ago

        Cheers Bingo. I meant I'd keep Vorm for the rest of the season, hence the hit.

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        1. TeamSteam
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 21 days ago

          Vorm might not even play, or maybe just the one game. Dont plan that far ahead m8, youre always gonna wanna change it 😉

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    2. blue cheese
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      No!

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  19. Hatter
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 21 days ago

    Captain Gerrard or Suarez?

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    1. Zero
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      Either will be fine.

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    2. Mind över Mata
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      Suarez

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  20. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 21 days ago

    1) ddg or bunn?….dont have either utd or norwich defenders
    2) harte or cueller?….sland play @home, reading away

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    1. TeamSteam
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      How many times you plan on asking? 😉

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      1. UnitednationsXI
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 21 days ago

        Lol....gives me time to think

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    2. Zero
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      DDG + Harte

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    3. Home Run Baker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      Bunn
      Cuellar

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    4. Axle11
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      Bunn
      Harte - taking spot kicks

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  21. ab9
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 21 days ago

    onuoha or fabio

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    1. Zero
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      Far too similar to pick one. I'd go Onuoha but flip a coin.

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    2. Mind över Mata
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      Fabio

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    3. Axle11
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      Fabio

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  22. Mak_Gold
      13 years, 21 days ago

      Please help. Will Bertrand start?

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      1. John Nerdelbaum
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 21 days ago

        Doosra seems to think so. I'm cautious - first sub for me.

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    • Zero
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      Play Taarabt (swa) or Fellaini (mun)?

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    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      Play Bunn or Begovic?

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      1. Home Run Baker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 21 days ago

        Bunn

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        1. Home Run Baker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 21 days ago

          Although the scouts say otherwise 😯

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      2. Big Col
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 21 days ago

        Begovic

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      3. Stats King-@football2space
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 21 days ago

        I conducted a similar poll: 6 in favour of Bego & 0 with Bunn. But both hv good CS chances.

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    • Slaps
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      Would you bring in JE for a hit to start him ahead of Zab?

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    • Home Run Baker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      I'm feeling a little insecure this morning. Have given the armband to Michu. Can anyone boost my self-esteem? 😉

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      1. everything I touch turns to…
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 21 days ago

        I am struggling also. I gave it to Enrique for the time being. Not feeling confident of captaining sturridge

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        1. Home Run Baker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 21 days ago

          Tough choice without Suarez ...

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    • Water_Pink
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      Noble or fellaini

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      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 16 Years
        13 years, 21 days ago

        The one with more goals.

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      2. Mind över Mata
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 21 days ago

        Fell

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      3. Axle11
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 21 days ago

        Fellaini

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    • TorresMagic™
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      • 16 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      57 mins..... PANIC!!!!!

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    • everything I touch turns to…
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      Hey peeps. Quick vote on captaincy!

      Sturridge or Enrique?

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      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 16 Years
        13 years, 21 days ago

        Enrique 😯

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      2. Mind över Mata
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 21 days ago

        Sturr

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    • Mind över Mata
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 21 days ago

      Right subs order?

      3.9; Pog,Wilson, Demel

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      1. everything I touch turns to…
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 21 days ago

        Good one

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      2. Axle11
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 21 days ago

        yes

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