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Up	Thiago	BRE	A
Down	Mateta	CRY	C
No Change	Welbeck	BHA	C, Rest
No Change	Woltemade	NEW	B

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Foden	MCI	8.4m	187.4%	Very Likely
Raya	ARS	5.9m	128.1%	Very Likely
Thiago	BRE	6.8m	120.6%	Very Likely
Bruno G.	NEW	6.8m	113.4%	Very Likely
J.Timber	ARS	6.4m	113.2%	Very Likely
Neto	CHE	7.2m	108.6%	Very Likely
Guéhi	CRY	5.1m	108.1%	Very Likely
Casemiro	MUN	5.5m	102.1%	Very Likely
Saka	ARS	10.1m	76.0%	Unlikely
Roefs	SUN	4.7m	88.8%	Unlikely
Gvardiol	MCI	5.8m	75.2%	Unlikely
Burn	NEW	5.1m	82.6%	Unlikely
Rogers	AVL	6.9m	64.5%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	82.8%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	80.9%	Unlikely
Matheus N.	MCI	5.3m	77.9%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	79.7%	Unlikely
Chalobah	CHE	5.2m	56.7%	Unlikely
Tavernier	BOU	5.5m	75.0%	Unlikely
Lacroix	CRY	5.1m	71.6%	Unlikely
O.Dango	BRE	6.0m	64.1%	Unlikely
Sánchez	CHE	4.8m	63.0%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	67.1%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	67.7%	Unlikely
J.Palhinha	TOT	5.5m	70.5%	Unlikely
Livramento	NEW	4.9m	66.5%	Unlikely
Szoboszlai	LIV	6.6m	69.3%	Unlikely
Muñoz	CRY	6.1m	46.5%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	63.9%	Unlikely
Cash	AVL	4.7m	39.5%	Unlikely
Amad	MUN	6.3m	61.9%	Unlikely
Ballard	SUN	4.6m	54.9%	Unlikely
Schade	BRE	7.0m	51.5%	Unlikely
King	FUL	4.5m	55.1%	Unlikely
Barnes	NEW	6.4m	60.7%	Unlikely
Merino	ARS	6.0m	38.5%	Unlikely
De Ligt	MUN	5.0m	53.1%	Unlikely
Sessegnon	FUL	5.4m	47.3%	Unlikely
Gordon	NEW	7.2m	38.1%	Unlikely
Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	5.0m	31.2%	Unlikely

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Mateta	CRY	8.1m	136.2%	Very Likely
Semenyo	BOU	7.7m	125.3%	Very Likely
Georginio	BHA	5.7m	126.9%	Very Likely
João Pedro	CHE	7.4m	117.1%	Very Likely
Vicario	TOT	5.0m	113.4%	Very Likely
Tel	TOT	6.3m	105.3%	Very Likely
M.Salah	LIV	14.1m	102.4%	Very Likely
Tonali	NEW	5.4m	103.8%	Very Likely
Gabriel	ARS	6.3m	99.5%	Likely
Maguire	MUN	4.4m	105.9%	Very Likely
Kerkez	LIV	5.7m	103.5%	Very Likely
Mbeumo	MUN	8.5m	79.4%	Likely
Dorgu	MUN	4.2m	95.3%	Likely
Darlow	LEE	4.0m	98.9%	Likely
Botman	NEW	4.9m	95.9%	Maybe
Christie	BOU	5.0m	96.8%	Maybe
Coppola	BHA	4.3m	98.3%	Maybe
Welch	EVE	3.9m	94.8%	Maybe
Dixon	EVE	3.9m	95.5%	Maybe
Pedro Porro	TOT	5.4m	93.0%	Maybe
Baleba	BHA	4.7m	91.9%	Maybe
Boateng	BUR	4.8m	93.6%	Maybe
Mainoo	MUN	4.7m	95.4%	Maybe
Young	AVL	4.4m	90.9%	Maybe
Enzo	CHE	6.7m	78.8%	Maybe
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	94.3%	Unlikely
Ortega Moreno	MCI	4.8m	92.9%	Unlikely
Isidor	SUN	5.6m	92.5%	Unlikely
Mac Allister	LIV	6.3m	91.1%	Unlikely
Arrizabalaga	ARS	4.2m	90.7%	Unlikely
Pinnock	BRE	4.3m	90.6%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	86.7%	Unlikely
Byram	LEE	3.9m	88.4%	Unlikely
Obi	MUN	4.3m	89.0%	Unlikely
Matete	SUN	4.4m	88.5%	Unlikely
Akinmboni	BOU	3.9m	89.0%	Unlikely
Travers	EVE	4.4m	90.8%	Unlikely
Knight	BHA	4.5m	87.3%	Unlikely
Ngumoha	LIV	4.4m	79.0%	Unlikely
George	CHE	4.9m	90.4%	Unlikely

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	C
No Change	Alisson	LIV	C, Vs
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	C, Vs, Sus
No Change	Ramsdale	NEW	C
No Change	Sels	NFO	B
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	B, Vs
No Change	Muñoz	CRY	A, Sus
No Change	Jurriën Timber	ARS	C
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	B, Vs
No Change	de Ligt	MUN	B, Inj
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	A
No Change	Andersen	FUL	B
No Change	Milenkovic	NFO	B
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	A, £
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	C, £

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Saka	ARS	A
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	B
No Change	Foden	MCI	A, Vs
No Change	Semenyo	BOU	C
No Change	Gakpo	LIV	B, Vs, Rest
No Change	Minteh	BHA	B
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	A
Up	Schade	BRE	C
No Change	Anderson	NFO	A, £
Down	Fernández	CHE	B

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	A, Vs
Up	Thiago	BRE	A
Down	Mateta	CRY	C
No Change	Welbeck	BHA	C, Rest
No Change	Woltemade	NEW	B

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The ScoutCast – Episode Ninety Nine – Convalescence

7 March 2013 2834 comments

Mark

One man’s personal battle to mastermind his beloved Fantasy Football team through extreme adversity steals the show in this week’s episode of the ScoutCast – and we’re not talking about Granville struggling with his BAFTA award-winning hangover.

Episode 99 has all the usual ingredients as we look back on Gamweek 28, rinse through the Gameweek 29 options, pop in to disturb the Professor and his Rate My Team computer, analyse the transfer ins and outs and, of course, give another community member the “Fully Jonty” treatment.

Jonty delivers a heart-warming and rather humbling account this week, emphasising just how far the dedicated Fantasy manager will go to steer his ship. Postponing your bedbath to play your Wildcard? You better believe it.

Enjoy our bedside manner via this link or drip-feed the medicine by using the handy player below…

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Twelve years a slave
12 years, 9 months ago
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10200538249249375&set=a.1662953624354.89631.1552632327&type=1&ref=nf

lol
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Squerly4568
12 years, 9 months ago
Decisions, Decisions... remy, lukaku, le fondre?
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1. heco87
  12 years, 9 months ago
  Of the 3, Le Fondre would be bottom of my list... although it depends what you've got the cash earmarked for.
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  1. Squerly4568
    12 years, 9 months ago
    loadsa cash matey - im thinking remy
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Billy Gilmore
12 years, 9 months ago
RMT is predicting Aguero to get 10.66 points in GW38 at home to Norwich...

lol
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1. TorresMagic™
  12 years, 9 months ago
  Last minute winner?
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  1. Siva Mohan
    12 years, 9 months ago
    match winner.. not the league winner definitely..
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2. charlie1X
  12 years, 9 months ago
  highly unlikely lol
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3. Billy Gilmore
  12 years, 9 months ago
  2nd only to Silva including every week for the rest of the season, including Walcott with a DGW.
  
  😆
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4. Billy Gilmore
  12 years, 9 months ago
  In order if highest expected weekly scores...
  
  Silva – 10.78
  Aguero – 10.66
  Walcott – 10.53(DGW)
  RVP – 9.57
  Santi – 9.31(DGW)
  
  Don't trust it all all now.
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  1. Pasqualinho
    12 years, 9 months ago
    I think it's bundling the yet-to-be arranged fixtures in to GW38.
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    1. elkunaguero
      12 years, 9 months ago
      +1
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    2. Billy Gilmore
      12 years, 9 months ago
      Ah, that could be it. There are a lot of high predictions for GW38!
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  2. Bubbles
    12 years, 9 months ago
    Do people really trust it, seriously? I've never used it, but there was something similar last year (or maybe it was the year before?) that I looked at a couple of times out of curiosity, and tbh, I think a 'RMT tool' is a load of nonsense, personally.
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    1. heco87
      12 years, 9 months ago
      Decent if looking at averages over the course of a series of weeks .. misleading if you're looking at it for one week in isolation, I'd suggest.
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      1. Bubbles
        12 years, 9 months ago
        That's probably true, but, really, anyone should be able to tell which players 'should' score well over a 5-6 or so GW period just from looking at the fixtures.
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Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ
12 years, 9 months ago
Morning!
Only 8 for this week after using both FTs
Worth doing Demel ➡ Wilson for -4 to field 9?
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1. Grumpy Camel
  12 years, 9 months ago
  Nope
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  1. Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ
    12 years, 9 months ago
    Thanks GC
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12 years, 9 months ago
Just Realised Manager from my country is in Top10 Overall.
Gr8 Job lad! But I've not given up to gun you down! 😛
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teddy.
12 years, 9 months ago
Hear me now.

I've come round to the idea that I should use my transfer to field 11 rather than saving it, it's basically free points.

So, short term midfielder punts?

Who's going to score the most points short term other than Bale, Michu & Sissoko?
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1. Pasqualinho
  12 years, 9 months ago
  Gerrard - if only because there's a lot of RMT tool posts around, and he's rated the highest on here.
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2. Grumpy Camel
  12 years, 9 months ago
  Sess
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3. heco87
  12 years, 9 months ago
  Other than Gerrard ... Doubling Newcastle, but wouldn't mind a Cabaye punt for this week alone. Ben Arfa probably a bit risky. Snodgrass in the running?
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  1. teddy.
    12 years, 9 months ago
    Cheers gents, will weigh up those options.
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Squerly4568
12 years, 9 months ago
Whats the number of player everyone is going with this week?
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1. TorresMagic™
  12 years, 9 months ago
  11
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2. Grumpy Camel
  12 years, 9 months ago
  10 for (-4)
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3. Bubbles
  12 years, 9 months ago
  11, hopefully.
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  1. Squerly4568
    12 years, 9 months ago
    im looking at 11 for -8 not sure if its a great move or not
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    1. Bubbles
      12 years, 9 months ago
      I'll be doing -8, or even -12 if I fancy it later. Perfect week to sort the team out, imo.
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      1. Corkyote FFS CWC Champion 2…
        12 years, 9 months ago
        16 points hit in the last three weeks, how is your team not sorted already? 😯
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        Bubbles
        12 years, 9 months ago
        I quite like point hits. 🙂
        
        Just some bad decisions with the WC, I think.
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        Corkyote FFS CWC Champion 2…
        12 years, 9 months ago
        Points hits are very addictive 😉
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4. Billy Gilmore
  12 years, 9 months ago
  11
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5. Spencer
  12 years, 9 months ago
  9 with -4
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  1. Squerly4568
    12 years, 9 months ago
    this could be a very low scoring week
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6. Pat Mustard
  12 years, 9 months ago
  10 + Guthrie (-4)
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7. Willis.
  12 years, 9 months ago
  12
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8. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
  12 years, 9 months ago
  8 maybe
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9. Kevin Twine
  12 years, 9 months ago
  10 with no hits.
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10. mr messi
  12 years, 9 months ago
  10
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11. @ImpressiveTackl
  12 years, 9 months ago
  11 (-4)
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Jönny
12 years, 9 months ago
Pointless speculation time: since Mata will most likely start vs United at the weekend and vs Steua on Thursday, how likely do we all think he is to start vs West Ham next week?
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1. TorresMagic™
  12 years, 9 months ago
  20% 🙁
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2. heco87
  12 years, 9 months ago
  There's an argument (which I'm not sure I agree with), that the West Ham match is the most important of those 3 games.
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  1. Jönny
    12 years, 9 months ago
    League position is crucial of course, but Benitez seems keen on Europe and nobody will want to be embarrassed against United. I think Benitez will want to pick up as much silverware as possible, so I'm wondering if Mata might drop out for WHM.
    
    Consequently I'm thinking of dropping him myself...
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    1. heco87
      12 years, 9 months ago
      Perhaps .. maybe I'm looking at it through rose-tinted glasses as I'm planning to hold him.
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3. charlie1X
  12 years, 9 months ago
  He will be rested in one of the next three home ties. Which one? Your guess is as good as mine.
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4. Corkyote FFS CWC Champion 2…
  12 years, 9 months ago
  Could easily play all three. It's strange how little Lampard is being rotated of late considering his age, I'm sure Benitez swaps things around for the sake of it at times.
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Grumpy Camel
12 years, 9 months ago
Watching the highlights of spurs v inter. As a spurs fan I hope bale stays but...
2 questions:
Where do you think he will play next season?
If transferred, what will the fee be?
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1. Corkyote FFS CWC Champion 2…
  12 years, 9 months ago
  Spurs still next season I think. Can't see Levy accepting any less than 40/50m.
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2. heco87
  12 years, 9 months ago
  I reckon if Spurs qualify for the champs league, he's got another season there. Got to be looking at £50-60m I reckon.
  
  Would be interested to hear if Man Utd fans would rather sign Ronaldo or Bale this summer?
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  1. Tommytour
    12 years, 9 months ago
    Good question, but I would pick Ronaldo over any player including Messi.
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    1. heco87
      12 years, 9 months ago
      Fair enough.. I'd rather take Bale (in a hypothetical signing for NUFC situation), with age a big factor but yeah .. both top players.
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      1. Tommytour
        12 years, 9 months ago
        Would be over the moon with either, would rather either over Rooney
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  2. charlie1X
    12 years, 9 months ago
    If bale stays another season he could break the transfer record set by Ronaldo.
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3. elkunaguero
  12 years, 9 months ago
  Real Madrid
  
  GBP 45-50Mil
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4. Grumpy Camel
  12 years, 9 months ago
  Follow up Q then. If in EPL how much will he cost in FPL?
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  1. Tommytour
    12 years, 9 months ago
    11 - 12m
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  2. Grumpy Camel
    12 years, 9 months ago
    11+
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5. charlie1X
  12 years, 9 months ago
  He should stay to develop his understanding of playing in the hole. His positional play is sometimes still poor. At a bigger club he'll be stuck on the left and won't develop as quickly. He looks like Ronaldo 1 year before he left Man Utd.
  
  Absolute world class talent. If the premiership lose him it will be very sad.
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  1. Grumpy Camel
    12 years, 9 months ago
    Agree, easily the best player to watch ATM.
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    1. charlie1X
      12 years, 9 months ago
      When he runs with the ball it is beauty in motion. And his end product is breath taking.
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    2. Corkyote FFS CWC Champion 2…
      12 years, 9 months ago
      Not easily the best, I'd put Suarez pretty close on this season's form.
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6. Dr Dream
  12 years, 9 months ago
  You'd have to know Bale to know wether he even wants to move. He has a baby now and he wouldn't be the first high profile player to put family in front of transfers in that situation...It's a very big assumtion to assume he's itching to play at a bigger (?) club....
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  1. charlie1X
    12 years, 9 months ago
    Lets hope he doesn't listen too much to his agent.
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elkunaguero
12 years, 9 months ago
Cant't decide between starting Reina or Mignolet this GW...Help, pleae
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1. Jebiga
  12 years, 9 months ago
  Reina for me
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2. La Roja
  12 years, 9 months ago
  Mig
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3. elkunaguero
  12 years, 9 months ago
  50/50 again... need a tie-breaker
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  1. La Roja
    12 years, 9 months ago
    Mig
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sminkypinky
12 years, 9 months ago
Alright. For -4 how does this look??

Bego
Davies Pearce Dawson Turner
Michu Bale Sissoko
Suarez Benteke (c)

bench: Mata Walcott Rvp Zaba Andersen
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1. heco87
  12 years, 9 months ago
  Looks fine to me
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  1. sminkypinky
    12 years, 9 months ago
    Well I think I'm set then. Cheers Heco!
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Pat Mustard
12 years, 9 months ago
Samba. Could be glorious, could be ugly. Let's go!
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1. heco87
  12 years, 9 months ago
  Yeah.. think I might be joining you .. :/
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2. Tommytour
  12 years, 9 months ago
  Decent punt with those fixtures
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3. charlie1X
  12 years, 9 months ago
  Lets put it this way I'd hate marking him at set pieces.
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4. Valar(Keith)
  12 years, 9 months ago
  He has been immense from set pieces last 4 games.. will score soon.. i'm takin a punt too
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Tommytour
12 years, 9 months ago
Now thinking of dumping Mata over Fellaini to enable me to go RVP over Rooney

A Fellaini and RVP
B Mata and Rooney

The Rooney rumours put me off B but Matas fixtures are so sweet
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1. tw
  12 years, 9 months ago
  B
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2. Dr Dream
  12 years, 9 months ago
  Yeah but Mata isn't the only sweet in the sweetie jar now...Lamps is every bit as good a pick and for a lot less....Has been for weeks..
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  1. charlie1X
    12 years, 9 months ago
    ^This
    
    3 of the next four fixtures are at home.
    
    Mata will almost certainly be rested for at least one of the home ties.
    
    At current prices and with individual home form I'd say Lampard, Oscar, Hazard and even Ramires come into contention.
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    1. Dr Dream
      12 years, 9 months ago
      well yeah...one of Mata/Lamps/Hazard will shine...we have no idea which and all have an equal chance of doing so..Oscar is perhaps a little below in potential but still has it..
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      1. charlie1X
        12 years, 9 months ago
        Poor finishing agreed. Don't fancy Mata at Home. He likes the space to get into the box and shoot. At home Chelsea tend to put crosses in more and shoot from further out.
        
        Away he can be a beast. Put he's look jaded of late.
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3. Lord Flashheart
  12 years, 9 months ago
  compare Rooney and RVP stats over the last six games. the answer might surprise you...
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  1. Tommytour
    12 years, 9 months ago
    The stat I'm worried about is Rooney is in Sir Alex's bad books
    
    Plus Fellaini's stats beat Matas
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    1. Lord Flashheart
      12 years, 9 months ago
      mata's fixtures far superior to fellaini thou...
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  2. charlie1X
    12 years, 9 months ago
    van P is like All dutch players (there league has 34 games) if he doesn't play every game he sulks.
    
    He will come good. Whether he wins the boot or not is less clear.
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bialk
12 years, 9 months ago
Team linked, 1 FT:

a\ Fellaini to Sissoco this week and Le Fondre to Rooney next week
or
b\ Fellaini to NZogbia this week and Le Fondre to RVP next?
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1. La Roja
  12 years, 9 months ago
  post ur team please mate, don't be lazy gut
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  1. La Roja
    12 years, 9 months ago
    git*
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  2. SPorting
    12 years, 9 months ago
    who's a lazy gut?
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    1. La Roja
      12 years, 9 months ago
      It is something to eat
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  3. bialk
    12 years, 9 months ago
    Begovic
    Davies Cline Enrique
    Michu Bale *
    Suarez Lambert Le Fondre
    
    Federici Walcott Zabaleta Demel
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    1. bialk
      12 years, 9 months ago
      so:
      a\ Nzogbia and RVP or
      b\ Sissoko and Rooney
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      1. La Roja
        12 years, 9 months ago
        a
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        La Roja
        12 years, 9 months ago
        a for your first post, not the above one. sod nzogbia dude
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Da Diggy Diggy Doc
12 years, 9 months ago
Can any QPR fans out there tell me what's happened to onuoha?

Seemed to get injured then fail to get back in the team.

Is he just out of favor? Any chance of playing this weekend?
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1. Grumpy Camel
  12 years, 9 months ago
  Bosingwa taken his spot, won't play this week or likely again. I shipped him.
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  1. charlie1X
    12 years, 9 months ago
    Can you explain why 'arry deosn't play Fabio. He is the best defensive option for delivering crosses in open play and Remy is an absolute beast in the air.
    
    Surely if QPR are to avoid the drop, this needs to be addressed?
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Ninjaa
12 years, 9 months ago
Struggling to field a team this weekend, front 8 as follows

Fellani marveaux bale michu walcott
Rvp lambert suarez

So only 3 mids (one being marv who prob won't play) and 2 strikers. Whats my priority here? Been thinking fellani > snodgrass or coutinho? Wanted to bring someone in who had a few tidy fixtures over the next few weeks. Thanks for opinions

Ps I've got 4 defenders who go games this gw so 442 in probably my formation this gw
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1. heco87
  12 years, 9 months ago
  I'd go Fellaini & Marveaux --> Sissoko & ??
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HuttonDressedasLahm
12 years, 9 months ago
How's she looking (-4)
Not sure who to start in goal

Mignolet/Bunn
Davies Harte
Sissoko Snoddy Walters Bale
Sturridge Lukaku(c) Lambert

Mata Azpilli Zaba Rafael
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1. heco87
  12 years, 9 months ago
  I'd start Bunn.. wouldn't expect a clean sheet from either though
  
  Looks good to me
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2. La Roja
  12 years, 9 months ago
  she's looking fit
  
  I'd start Mig
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  1. La Roja
    12 years, 9 months ago
    oh and captain Bale out of that lot mate, ob viously that's my view
    
    go with ur gut
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Grumpy Camel
12 years, 9 months ago
In living up to my name, why do people on here think fixtures are edible? Tasty fixtures, sweet fixtures, delicious fixtures.
Really grinds my gears and makes me feel vaguely ill.
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1. heco87
  12 years, 9 months ago
  Food for thought ..
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2. SPorting
  12 years, 9 months ago
  it's the shitty fixtures you want to avoid.
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    12 years, 9 months ago
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griff
12 years, 9 months ago
Morning all

2 FTs.. what to do with this lot?;

FOSTER 3.9

CLYNE HARTE DAVIES Demel Zab

SISSOKO BALE Walcott Mata Pienaar

rvp STURRIDGE FLETCHER

Thinking I want to lose Demel and Pienaar as I won't be bothered about buying them back..

Armband is currently on Sissoko, what do we reckon?

cheers!
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1. La Roja
  12 years, 9 months ago
  Demel Studge out
  
  Lukaku and cheapo defender in
  
  simples
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  1. griff
    12 years, 9 months ago
    Studge is one of my only starters tho..
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  2. Bubbles
    12 years, 9 months ago
    He's only got 8 players, why would he take Sturridge out?
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    1. La Roja
      12 years, 9 months ago
      my bad
      
      in that case pienaar and demel out
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2. Kings of Lyon ★
  12 years, 9 months ago
  Demel & Peanut to Wilson & Snodgrass?
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  1. griff
    12 years, 9 months ago
    good shout, cheers
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thetinkerman
12 years, 9 months ago
Probably won't be many in this situation, but is there anyone with both Sturridge and Bale but no Suarez and can't decide which one to captain?

It's a coin-toss between those at the moment in terms of potential.

I guess Bale has the edge due to form/fitness, but Sturridge has home advantage and is a big captaincy differential.

Any danger Sturridge won't play? There's the possibility that Rodgers will want to keep the same team, but Sturridge has been in great form too.

Lambert is an option but I can't justify captaining him over Bale.
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1. Kings of Lyon ★
  12 years, 9 months ago
  Im in this boat mate. It s a choice between Sturridge, Bale, Taarabt and Michu for me. I was considering going for Taarabt but hes a doubt., then it was Sturr hes fit but could be benched., I dont see Bale doing much at Liverpool (mainly because i just bought him). Probably Michu for me.
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  1. thetinkerman
    12 years, 9 months ago
    Michu away doesn't instill me with confidence. Bale over Michu for me.
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2. charlie1X
  12 years, 9 months ago
  I think you have already made your mind up.
  
  My advice is to re-read your post.
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  1. thetinkerman
    12 years, 9 months ago
    I know, I'm leaning toward Bale, but if both Sturridge and Bale are guaranteed 90 mins, I'd fancy Studge to score more.
    
    That's what I want your thoughts on!
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    1. charlie1X
      12 years, 9 months ago
      I have Coutinho to enable a front 3 of Van P Rooney and Suarez for GWK 30 so I'm punting the other way.
      
      Don't trust my opinion in other words!
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3. Grumpy Camel
  12 years, 9 months ago
  Sturridge could easily be benched. Coutino and Suarez looks brilliant together and with golden boot race heating up I wouldn't rely on studge. Bale armband no brainer.
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  1. thetinkerman
    12 years, 9 months ago
    Looks that way... Sturridge to much of a risk perhaps.
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4. Dany14
  12 years, 9 months ago
  yes their is a danger sturridge wont play,,,a big one!
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heco87
12 years, 9 months ago
Not sure there are any Reading fans on here but anyone aware what time their press conference is? I feel like my weeks' transfers depend on the fitness of Kebe ... *desperate*
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1. thetinkerman
  12 years, 9 months ago
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m8qJbEY6lo
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  1. heco87
    12 years, 9 months ago
    😆
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Plagued by indecision
12 years, 9 months ago
What to do what to do... It's Friday and I'm no closer to a decision.

The following are causing me headaches:

Kebe (fitness)
Mata (form and blank)
Aguero (fitness, form and blank)
Sturridge (fitness)

I really want Sissoko, Benteke and Suarez. One of Benteke or Suarez can wait for a week I guess, but which one???

Any further information about Kebe would be helpful and appreciated.
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Just_Ty
12 years, 9 months ago
Hi all, would you
A. Mata + Shaw --> Gerrard + R. Martin
B. Mata + Fellaini --> Gerrard + Sissoko
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1. Kings of Lyon ★
  12 years, 9 months ago
  B. but I quite like Mata post 29
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  1. Just_Ty
    12 years, 9 months ago
    I need to field XI though and he's the one mid I'm OK ot get rid off - more scared not having Fellaini
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2. thetinkerman
  12 years, 9 months ago
  If you get Martin, how many times will you field him in the next few weeks? In other words, are you bringing him just for his good fixtures this week?
  
  If you'll get to use him a few times before the end of the season, it's worth the transfer and better to keep Fellaini and do Mata & Shaw > Sissoko & Martin
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  1. Just_Ty
    12 years, 9 months ago
    Yeah not sure about Martin but in the bracket it's him, Wilson or Saylor (or punt on Mbia).
    I like Afro too but I'm willing to go Gerrard over Sissoko for now
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    1. thetinkerman
      12 years, 9 months ago
      Look at when you'd need to call on Martin/Wilson and whose fixture work better with your current team.
      
      In my case, Martin would play quite a bit as he covers Wilson and Harte's poor fixtures really well.
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3. charlie1X
  12 years, 9 months ago
  I'd do
  
  C. Fellaini & Shaw > Sissoko + Martin
  
  or
  
  D, Mata & Shaw > Sissoko + Martin
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  1. Just_Ty
    12 years, 9 months ago
    Wow, haven't been here too much, I can feel the Sissoko love 🙂
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tw
12 years, 9 months ago
bego or bunn this week?
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1. Kings of Lyon ★
  12 years, 9 months ago
  Bunn for me
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2. charlie1X
  12 years, 9 months ago
  Bunn
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3. Winged Horsemen
  12 years, 9 months ago
  bunn. Stoke average away, and Newcastle have more to play for. they had a pretty defensive line up mid week and should be the opposite of that at home to Stoke. Huth out, gonna be tough for CS this week.
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4. Kevin Twine
  12 years, 9 months ago
  Bunn.
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Winged Horsemen
12 years, 9 months ago
no keeper this week with Fed injured and jusky blank, any point taking a punt on Fed to Elliot for a -4 hit? Only fielding 7 on the park at this stage
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1. elkunaguero
  12 years, 9 months ago
  dont... not enough upside to justify, unless Walters miss another penalty
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2. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
  12 years, 9 months ago
  no hits for keeper - even igot DDG (blank) and injured Fed....
  but using my -4pts hit elsewhere!!!!!
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  1. Grumpy Camel
    12 years, 9 months ago
    ^this
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  2. Winged Horsemen
    12 years, 9 months ago
    the only upside i can see if praying for a cs for the +2 and freeing up .4 to spend on others after the week.
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3. Corkyote FFS CWC Champion 2…
  12 years, 9 months ago
  If you've only got 7 then a gk isn't your priority.
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4. Pasqualinho
  12 years, 9 months ago
  I would - but only if it's a long term move you'd want to do anyway. Good chance for a keeper to score at least 3 points with saves, so 1 or 2 points (with a chance for more) for what is effectively an extra transfer seems like a good deal.
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  1. Winged Horsemen
    12 years, 9 months ago
    so far
    ----
    R. Martin (naughton???)
    Bale Michu Sissoko
    Suarez (C) Lambert, Cisse
    
    fark
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james 101
12 years, 9 months ago
Tempted to switch mata to N'zog.

It's a 4 pt hit, but I'd expect him to score that much or more against Reading.

Mata is down in returned points, dropping like a stone in price, and as always subject to rotation.

The extra cash would allow me to switch Sturridge to Rooney for next weeks match if I chose to.

Not sure I want to do that, but nice to have the option.

So.

Madness?
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1. charlie1X
  12 years, 9 months ago
  Reckless
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  1. james 101
    12 years, 9 months ago
    So, that's one yes...
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2. james 101
  12 years, 9 months ago
  It'd mean I field 11.
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  1. teddy.
    12 years, 9 months ago
    How many times has N'Zogbia scored 5 or more?
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    1. heco87
      12 years, 9 months ago
      4 of the last 6 weeks ..
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      1. teddy.
        12 years, 9 months ago
        Or 4 out of the 7 since he's been playing again...
        
        Dammit! Should have said 6 or more.
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3. Grumpy Camel
  12 years, 9 months ago
  Not madness, do it.
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4. Corkyote FFS CWC Champion 2…
  12 years, 9 months ago
  4pt hit now and what next week, another hit to bring him back in? Wouldn't trust N'zog either, he's second only to Taarabt in disappointing us fpl managers.
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  1. Pasqualinho
    12 years, 9 months ago
    If he's not bringing him back in, it's a viable strategy. Frees up a move next week to strengthen elsewhere, I don't think it's madness. And if Zog scores 4, it's paid itself off. And even if he doesn't, it still works if Rooney outscore Mata/Sturridge. But if Mata comes back in then you're relying on Zog getting 8 to break even.
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  2. james 101
    12 years, 9 months ago
    N'zog should be okay for at least half the games going forward given his fixtures.
    
    My team would be.
    
    Bunn
    
    Bassong Davies Clyne
    
    Sissoko Bale Gerrard N'Zog
    
    Suarez Sturridge Lambert
    
    Subs
    de Gea. Evra. Zabaleta. Walcott.
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elkunaguero
12 years, 9 months ago
Bale suspended for return game against Inter, in case you missed it
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1. heco87
  12 years, 9 months ago
  Quite nice from an FPL perspective.
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  1. Squerly4568
    12 years, 9 months ago
    agreed
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  2. La Roja
    12 years, 9 months ago
    amazing innit
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2. Kings of Lyon ★
  12 years, 9 months ago
  I was hoping for an injury tbh but hey. caved and bought him last night.
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GoonerByron
12 years, 9 months ago
I know I'm only going to have 9 playing maximum, but okay to go for this week?

Federici
Enrique STaylor Pearce Wilson
Michu Bale (vc) Sissoko Guthrie
Sturridge Benteke (c)

0FT, 4.2 in the bank
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chunk
12 years, 9 months ago
Seriously thinking about Michu (C) could be a great differential?.
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mr messi
12 years, 9 months ago
Bunn or Bego? I also have Wilson.
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1. La Roja
  12 years, 9 months ago
  Bunn
  
  No brainer if u have wilson
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  1. mr messi
    12 years, 9 months ago
    Thanks, thought so.
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2. Dany14
  12 years, 9 months ago
  why wud u put wilson AND bego in ur team wen ther away to newcastle u tool
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  1. thetinkerman
    12 years, 9 months ago
    Harsh. No need for it,. even if he was considering buying either of them.
    
    I think he's actually got them both already and he's just picking his 11. Joke's on you.
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