[sbu_large_image] Matchday Surgery

The Saturday Surgery

16 March 2013 530 comments
Mark Mark
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The big guns return, with a full cast of Fantasy assets on show in a Gameweek which, on paper, promises big profits. The likes of Robin Van Persie, Gareth Bale, Juan Mata and Luis Suarez look to have the opportunity to deliver, which the emphasis perhaps switching back to the heavy-hitter after Gameweek 29’s differentials had their say.

With just over 90 minutes to go before the Fantasy deadline, our Saturday Surgery Chatroom is now open to provide you with real-time feedback on your views and dilemmas.

The Dugout Discussion will follow at 12.30 prior to the early kick-off at Goodison, while a pre-prepared “Preamble” is on its way in just over half an hour.

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

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  1. Whazza
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 16 days ago

    HEYEYYE

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  2. phantasm
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 16 days ago

    First!

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    1. Mavric Marco
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Poor 🙁

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  3. Pinoche
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 16 days ago

    One player you wish you had this week?

    Rooney for me.

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    1. Mark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 19 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Good question. I'd go Benteke.

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      1. COMH
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 16 days ago

        This could be a great week for him. Glad to have him on board.

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      2. Jönny
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 16 days ago

        Really?? Wow. I'm half considering shipping him out, purely because I think sturridge has better potential over the next 4 and Rooney/RvP needs to come in. And no, I still haven't decided which!

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    2. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Lampard

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    3. Silly Sausage
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Rooney, or more realistically Rafael as I have RVP

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      1. yanksalot
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 16 days ago

        Ba

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    4. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Mata

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    5. SuperOsçarBaby
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Mata

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    6. COMH
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Hazard or Mata for me.

      Only have Azpilcueta for Chelsea cover.

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      1. drughi
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 16 days ago

        and he wont start

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    7. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Oh Robin van Persie...

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    8. Mavric Marco
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Defoe

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    9. gravless
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Demba Ba

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    10. Bad Pen
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Bale

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      1. Chris_White
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 16 days ago

        😯

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        1. Bad Pen
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 16 days ago

          I know, I know.

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          1. Runaway
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 16 days ago

            and as a tottenham fan?

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            1. Bad Pen
              • 14 Years
              13 years, 16 days ago

              Yeah, I decided to stick with Mata weeks back as his fixtures are better but with the fixtures now stacking up for Chelsea and Bale's form it was clearly the wrong decision.

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      2. ILOVEBAPS
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 16 days ago

        You win!

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    11. Manamongst
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Hazard

      But for this week a better uestion should be the player on your bench you wish you could play but can't.

      For Me:

      Baines, Samba, Martin

      Kagawa, Mata, Bale, Cazorla

      Remy(vc), Suarez(c), Sturridge

      ***Coutinho***

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    12. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      RVP

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    13. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Rooney. Or Benteke, who I just sold for RVP!

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    14. Qubit
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Strangely - Cazorla. Reckon he could really do well in the next few games, but for other pressing transfers (getting some utd cover!) id have transferred him in for today.

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      1. MJ6987
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 16 days ago

        I agree.

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  4. Hatter
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 16 days ago

    Lambert ->>> Benteke free transfer?

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    1. Pinoche
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Yep, I'd do it.

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    2. Demí
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      i'd go for it

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

      I reckon so.

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  5. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 16 days ago

    boing

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

    Kagawa?

    Yay or neigh?

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    1. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Neymar

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      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 16 days ago

        😯 Neymar was crap against England.

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    2. Silly Sausage
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      My dad had him for ages doing nothing and I mentioned it to him, he took him out and then he goes and gets 21 points was it? I'm a bad son...

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      1. Mavric Marco
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 16 days ago

        🙂

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      2. NATSTER
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 16 days ago

        😀

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    3. Pinoche
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Nay. Might start today but not nailed on.

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    4. Manamongst
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Yaymar

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  7. Nopli
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 16 days ago

    Evra(c) 😎

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    1. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Its like there's an echo between posts

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  8. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 16 days ago

    9 GWs to go, 69 points from the top 10k. I'm going to need a gamble or two.

    Michu to Kagawa, all in favour?

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    1. Manic Miner
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Gamble.. Good luck

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

      See above. I think it's a little too hipsterish. Maybe once he shows some consistency.

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    3. Rats Ass
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      I've just done it.

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    4. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Aye....gotta do. How many between you and the top 10k will have Michu....loads...ditch him.

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      1. Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 16 days ago

        Plus he has a blank...and bad fixtures

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    5. Manamongst
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      yes,

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    6. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Thanks all, though I've just had an alternative idea that I could go with 😳

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  9. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 16 days ago

    No Chelsea or Man City cover scares me... 😐

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    1. Optimus.
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      no utd attacking cover is what to be scared of

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    2. Mavric Marco
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Chelsea Yes, City cover...who needs it 🙂

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    3. Manamongst
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Chelsea, maybe...Citeh, why bother.

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  10. Eeggs
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 16 days ago

    Good luck to everyone in the doubles comp.
    Mine and John Terry's Dog's team is ridiculous.
    probably ridiculously bad though!

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  11. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 16 days ago

    Tempted by the RVP, Rooney double up for -8 again....

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    1. Mavric Marco
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Do it Parm, i've just done it this weekend for a -4pt hit

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      1. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 16 days ago

        But it's -8...

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        1. Mavric Marco
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 16 days ago

          I think you will easily get your points back and then some, especially if you keep that partnership for the next few gameweeks.

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    2. Art Vandelay
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Realistically Man U would need 4 goals for that to pay off, depending on who you were getting rid of.

      I there was certainty over the DGW it could be a tempter.

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      1. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 16 days ago

        Mata, Lambert & Lukaku ➡ Van Persie, Rooney & Ramirez?

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        1. Art Vandelay
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 16 days ago

          Don't like Ramirez to be honest. If Mata gets rested it could be a genius move.

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        2. Elniñorules
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 16 days ago

          lol ridiculous

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  12. Butters
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 16 days ago

    I'm about to take my 26th hit of the season :/

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    1. Butters
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Michu -> caz! I have a feeling about santi 🙂

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      1. /
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 16 days ago

        😯 no Lampard?

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        1. Butters
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 16 days ago

          No frank for me 🙁

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    2. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      That's some rank to go with those hits

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    3. Optimus.
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      hits dont work 😉

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      1. Butters
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 16 days ago

        😛

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    4. Whazza
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      It's okay Ruvahn. Rank is looking good.

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  13. COMH
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 16 days ago

    1 FT left for me this week.

    Michu > Lampard or carry the FT over?

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    1. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Save it

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    2. Pinoche
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Carry for the dgws.

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    3. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Same dilemma. I have no Chelsea cover and consider to get Lamp.

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  14. waitinginthelonggrass
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 16 days ago

    Sissoko or michu for the next few games?

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    1. Mavric Marco
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Both, but if only one then Michu

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    2. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Sissoko for me.

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    3. Pinoche
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Sissoko.

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    4. The Mandalorian
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      sissy

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  15. Andy1
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 16 days ago

    Bench lambert or sissoko?

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    1. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      From Liverpool fan, Lambert.

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  16. NATSTER
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 16 days ago

    Thanks for a few comments on the previous post. Save FT or make one free transfer for Lampard?

    A: Snodgrass ->> Lampard, bench Sissoko
    B: Michu ->> Lampard, bench Snodgrass
    C: Save FT

    Begovic (Fed)
    Rafael – Zabaleta – Enrique (Davies, Pearce)
    Walcott – Michu – Sissoko – Bale (Snodgrass)
    RvP – Suarez – Benteke

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  17. Cheggers
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 16 days ago

    Begovic
    Wilson, Zabaleta, Dawson
    Mata, Bale, Maloney, Sissoko
    RVP (c), Roonpig, Sturridge

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    1. Mavric Marco
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Loving the Roo/RvP double up 🙂

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    2. Art Vandelay
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Could do very well this week, but don't like t he balance long term.

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  18. El Zurdo
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 16 days ago

    Begovic
    Wilson | GJ | Cuellar
    Walcott | Michu | Sissoko | Bale | Taarabt
    RVP | Suarez

    Boruc, Davies, ALF, Harte
    +2.9 in the bank.
    Planning to do:
    A) Taarabt to Maloney
    B) ALF to Benteke
    C) Taarabt and ALF to Maloney and Benteke (-4)
    What do you think?

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  19. lightspeed
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 16 days ago

    Is lamps likely to start this GW?

    Considering him over as ML leader has him. Need a differential

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    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      He'll start.

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  20. tobesthetoffee
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 16 days ago

    Chasing in my ML so who do I captain?:
    Walcott (swa) – he has
    RVP (rdg) = he has
    Benteke (qpr) – he doesnt have
    Bale (ful) – he has
    Lamps (whu) – he doesnt have

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    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Benteke.

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    2. Master J.
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      You still have ages to catch up.

      And can you really look past RVP with a manager-less and form-less Reading?

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    3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      since rvp is more likely to score....rvp, you have benteke as a diff ....

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  21. paraman
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 16 days ago

    how long until deadline?

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    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      1:20.

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      1. paraman
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 16 days ago

        so we will know city line up before deadline?

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        1. NATSTER
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 16 days ago

          No.

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    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Your IQ x 2.

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    3. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      78 minutes.

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      1. paraman
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 16 days ago

        I live in a different time zone and the ffs gives 11.30 which means for me 12.30, but with the early kick off I was not sure 🙂

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

          Use the timestamps here, simple.

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    4. Mavric Marco
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      1hr 15

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  22. It Is I, Leclerc
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 16 days ago

    Morning all, a combination of less focus on my team recently and some awful decision making means I still have no Suarez or Bale, hence my plummeting rank and loss of cash mini-league lead.

    Need Bale in this week, should I do:

    A) Mata - Bale for a free
    B) Michu & Lambert - Bale & Remy for a hit

    Input would be appreciated as it seems every decision I have made lately has backfired. I am leaning towards A as Mata is less secure than Michu, but both are surely 'due'.

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    1. It Is I, Leclerc
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Or even save the FT and hope (like I have done every week) that Bale doesn't do the business!

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    2. mahone24
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      B

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    3. Evans
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      B

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  23. Elniñorules
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 16 days ago

    Good morning!

    All set to go? Save FT?

    Mig
    Dawson Zaba Carra
    Bale Fellaini Sissoko Mata
    Studge Roo Suarez

    Bank - 2.3
    1 FT

    Subs - Bunn DeGuzman Davies Harte

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    1. Evans
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Who's your captain

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  24. Konig Luther
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 16 days ago

    for go to the bench > remy or downing?? (have suarez)

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    1. Evans
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Downing

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    2. Manamongst
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      DOWNING

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    3. The Mandalorian
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      ud be crazy to bench either of them

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  25. COMH
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 16 days ago

    Azpilcueta. Keep or sell?

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    1. Evans
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      I sold him

      Good player but at this stage of season you need regular starters

      Dawson is a good move IMO

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    2. drughi
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      i sold for dawson to free up some cash, i dont think he will start against west ham but i could be wrong and he could get a cleanie.

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  26. Eeggs
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 16 days ago

    I've bought him so there's no agenda here but got a slight nagging doubt that RVP might be warming the bench. feel like he's been tired recently. someone put my mind at ease?

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  27. Qubit
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 16 days ago

    Ive got a choice between Fellaini or Sissoko to play. Im sure on the surface most will say play Sissoko, but im very very wary of benching Fellaini, his stats/form still right up there (better than siss for example).

    It would be typical Fellaini to bang in a couple of headers against City!

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    1. Whazza
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      floow your gut

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    2. The Mandalorian
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      im playing fella, never doubted him

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  28. The Duke
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 16 days ago

    I need to bench one from...

    Sissoko
    Michu
    Lakaku

    But which one?

    Cheers

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    1. Mavric Marco
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      Luk

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  29. Evans
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 16 days ago

    I need help from the fpl gods on this one

    I will need to take an 8pt hit to bring in either RVP or Rooney

    The problem is that I’m winning my money mini league by 12 pts but the guy behind me has RVP, which if I do nothing is a massive differential !

    So is it a case of dammed if I do or damned if I don’t? My only real differentials are mata, Gerrard lambert,

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  30. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 16 days ago

    One decision is drivin my head in!!

    Ddg (bunn)
    Baines Clark cueller (Davies Harte)
    Michu Wally bale sissoko (Maloney)
    Rvp sturridge benteke

    Have 3.3m....Ft
    A: wud you do sissok >> mata on a free transfer..chance of mata starting against west ham, saints,sland
    B: save FT and do cueller + sturridge >> Wilson + Suarez next gw
    C: any other ideas?

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    1. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 16 days ago

      I believe many rotations we will see in Chelsea side and Mata is one of the risk as he played 90" on Thursday night. We saw this before.

      I think you have the same dilemma as me on Chelsea cover.

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