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Matchday Surgery April 13

The Saturday Surgery

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The double Gameweek frenzy reaches a crescendo with around two hours to go before the gate slams down on our Fantasy lineups. Points hits are still on the cards, captain changes and bench tweaks still to be decided ahead of a Gameweek which will, hopefully, provide some heavy scoring after the previous weekend fell so flat.

If you’re late to the party, you can can catch up with our double Gameweek dominated Scout Picks selection, find some left field selections via the Differentials or, if you fancy a aural accompaniment to the bacon butty, fire up the latest ScoutCast. If you’re still dallying on those transfers, maybe our team news with predicted lineups can help you out.

The Matchday Surgery chatroom is now open for those who require some real-time reassurance, while the Dugout Discussion will follow prior to today’s kick-offs – at around 2.45.

Another Friday night Pre-match Preamble follows shortly.

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

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

    giroud in for lambert or gerv in for mata for -4 crazy talk?

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    1. Yome
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      Depends what is your current Arsenal cover. Gerv is a good option, Giroud move could pay off with his 2 home games...

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      1. Yome
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 16 days ago

        Sorry Gerv is NOT a good option

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    2. Joga Bonito®
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      I wouldn't do either.

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  2. Valar(Keith)
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 16 days ago

    The rvp love on here has reached crazy heights btw.. 6 hours ago it was all rooney

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

      Rooney?

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      1. Valar(Keith)
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 16 days ago

        must have been the effects of the scout pick.. still a 50-50 between them though

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

      I have both 😎

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      1. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 16 days ago

        You're not alone 😎

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    3. Yome
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      I agree, I cannot understand why ppl are captaining him with his current form...

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    4. Elmore Black
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      Rooney lovers only come out at four in the morning.

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  3. PGR
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 16 days ago

    Should I take a hit to do Mata/Hazard to Fellaini. If so, which of them should I lose?

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    1. jurgenizer | TRIPEIROS
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      Hazard -> Afro

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  4. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 16 days ago

    Fab
    Sagna Verm Kosc Monreal
    Ramsey Arteta
    Gervinho Wilshere Cazorla
    Giroud

    Walcott on bench

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  5. Fancy Feet
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 16 days ago

    Manolev or Hangeland for a hit?

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    1. MARVELLUS
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      No!

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    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      live on the edge and go manolev for oop

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  6. MARVELLUS
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 16 days ago

    On WC, thinking of taking Suarez out for Aguero, thoughts?
    RDG could park the bus...

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

      its still reading..

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    2. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      I wouldn't.

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      1. MARVELLUS
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 16 days ago

        Undecided, potential two game ban and poor fixtures after this week is making me think about this too...

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    3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      their bus is very small, have you seen how many goals theyve conceded

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    4. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      😯

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      1. MARVELLUS
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 16 days ago

        Lol, is it really that ridiculous.
        Man U didn't smash them, Suarez has poor fixtures after this, 2 game ban possible...?

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    5. adams_6
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      They don't even own a bus

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      1. adams_6
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 16 days ago

        They've barely got a cab

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        1. MARVELLUS
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 16 days ago

          Lol. True, just think I'll curse myself if Suarez only gets one goal, and a booking, changing my transfer plans...

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  7. blokeman
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 16 days ago

    Which City Mid would you take for the run in?

    Yaya Toure? Nasri? Silva?

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

      Silva.

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    2. Darth
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      Silva if fit

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  8. Chrissy Waddle - 2023/24
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 16 days ago

    Gotta be RVP for the armband, right? If you have him.

    Cazorla is the massive favourite, and a mass fail if he doesn't deliver.

    Plus my ML leader (I'm 29 points behind) doesn't have RVP, and will cpt Caz, so this could be the week to burn that lead.

    Thoughts?

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

      I don't understand why Cazorla is so far ahead in the captain poll. It's weird.

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      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 16 days ago

        2 home games, does well at home and on form vs the potential of rvp and the memory of his early season.... not really that weird

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

          Is he that much on form?

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          1. Yome
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 16 days ago

            How about RVP's recent form? When is the last game he scored a goal? Man U is certain to win the title, his motivation is less now

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      2. MJ6987
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 16 days ago

        Although now a lot seem to be going RVP, there seems to have been quite a shift. Maybe because of the talk of Cazorla being given the game off with his baby just being born? Or maybe people realising....it's RVP on a DGW!

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

      Yep, RvP(c)

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    3. Sean.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      i'm going RVP, 😎

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    4. YouKnowNothingJonSnow
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      Im with you on this one!

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  9. Valar(Keith)
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 16 days ago

    Fellaini(c) FTW!!

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    1. SuperOsçarBaby
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      diame(c)

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  10. JayBomb
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 16 days ago

    Hazard or Sissoko

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

      Haz

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    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      To bench Sissoko
      To play Hazard

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  11. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 16 days ago

    All set, 2nd 4 point hit of the season taken to get Harte out and Tomkins in to filed 11 with Wilson a doubt...

    DDG
    Clyne Demel Tomkins
    Cazorla (c) Arteta Fellaini Mata
    Saurez Anichebe RVP

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  12. Jimbo123
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 16 days ago

    Can someone PLEASE give some thoughts on this WC team!?

    Robles, de Gea
    Baines, Shaw, Sagna,Nastasic, Martin R
    Santi Cazorla, Coutinho, Fellaini, Ramirez, Michu
    Berbatov, van Persie, Giroud

    Cheers people

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    1. Home Run Baker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      Looks excellent

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      1. Jimbo123
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 16 days ago

        Who would you captain?

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    2. adams_6
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      Very nice

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    3. Gaztafari
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      Shaw's a doubt with illness so I'd swap for Clyne.

      Do you think Martin is a much better prospect than Turner?

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  13. Scroobius Mac
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 16 days ago

    Probably should've checked Riise's goalscoring record before transferring him in. Hasn't actually scored for Fulham yet. Whoops.

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    1. SuperOsçarBaby
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      you have him? 😯

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      1. Scroobius Mac
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 16 days ago

        Yeah. My team was too boring.

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      Today may be the day ... 🙂

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      1. Scroobius Mac
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 16 days ago

        Be even nicer if it was Wednesday.

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        1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 16 days ago

          manolev?

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          1. Scroobius Mac
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 16 days ago

            Uncertainty over starting still.

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        2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 16 days ago

          Could be both ... 😀

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  14. SwindonSteve
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 16 days ago

    WC team with a differential slant, but really struggling with it:
    DDG, Robles,
    Turner, Demel, Sanga, Ridgewell, Baines,
    Fellaini, Santi, Pienaar, Mitchu, Gervinho,
    Rooney, Berba, Aguero

    Any help would be really appreciated as the clock is ticking and I am soooo undersided!!

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  15. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 16 days ago

    Annie, good luck in the millionaire's club...

    I would also like to make sexy time with you after 🙂

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  16. Home Run Baker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 16 days ago

    I have just woken up to the fact that it would be crazy not to captain RVP.

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    1. waitinginthelonggrass
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      Me too, torn now between him and Santi.

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      Why?

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      1. Home Run Baker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 16 days ago

        RVP
        2 games
        Week oppo
        Motivated to be top scorer
        Likely to start both

        I'm not sure it needs much explanation.

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        1. Yome
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 16 days ago

          How about his current form? Have you checked that?

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    3. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      'the fact that it would be crazy not to captain RVP' 😯

      That's a strange name! 😉

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      1. Home Run Baker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 16 days ago

        She's hot 😉

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        1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 16 days ago

          has she got a sister? 😉

          'the fact that it would crazy not to captain Rooney' ? 🙂

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  17. lfcserg
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 16 days ago

    i have a real urge 2 captain baines,,,

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    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      Never captain, never bench Baines

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    2. waitinginthelonggrass
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      It def is a punt and they prob will keep one clean sheet max so you need to hope for attacking returns, in my opinion if you then compare the possibility of a goal assist with RVP or Santi then he is a risk.

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  18. waitinginthelonggrass
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 16 days ago

    Continued from last page, Sturridge to Berbs or Giroud? 4 point hit.

    I have Santi and Walcott.

    Thanks!

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    1. YouKnowNothingJonSnow
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      I have no faith in Giroud, he has hurt me far too many times this season already. Went for Berb!

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      1. waitinginthelonggrass
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 16 days ago

        Cheers, I am swaying that way too

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  19. Can’t beat em so&hell…
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 16 days ago

    Ok.... So, I'm already on -8 this week (team linked) bringing in duff, Walcott and flappy.....

    I've got a load to catch up in my ML...

    Should I stretch to -12 and bring fellaini in for hazard? The person I'm chasing has definitely got fellaini....

    Hmmm......

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    1. waitinginthelonggrass
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      I would stop at 8.

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  20. ab9
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 16 days ago

    will rvp and rooney play both games you reckon? worth bringing rvp in for suarez for a -4 hit? already have rooney...

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

      I have both and I see no reason why Fergie would rest one of them. We're not in any other comps and Fergie will want to wrap up the title asap! and help RvP get the Golden Boot.

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  21. Pinoche
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 16 days ago

    RVP has scored 7 times in 5 appearences against Stoke and ended his drought(from open play) last season against Stoke away from home.

    RVP(c).

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

      Don't do this to me! 😀

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      1. Home Run Baker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 16 days ago

        Doos - you know it makes sense

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    2. Eoin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      If I remember correctly, when he ended his drought last year, he very much opened the flood gates again didn't he?

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    3. Scroobius Mac
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      There are decent reasons to captain RVP, superstition isn't one of them.

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    4. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      Chicharito will start this week, RVP benched!
      Bookmark it

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    5. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      Noooooooo!

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    6. Mavric Marco
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      Love it, thanks Aatish!

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  22. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 16 days ago

    repost..sorry

    Anyone the status on clark? will he start against fulham?

    if not, would you take a hit to do clark >> clichy? back up defenders not playing so essentially a 2 point hit if clark doesnt start

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  23. Eoin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 16 days ago

    Right, so after taking your expert advice, I've come up with this WC team. Still need tweaking me thinks. 0.3m in the bank.

    Fabianski - Robles

    Sagna - Clyne - Baines - Garrido - Demel

    Fellaini - Cazorla - Maloney - Coutinho - Yaya

    RVP - Berbatov - Mirallas

    Any tips would be greatly appreciated 🙂

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    1. tw
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      better. not sure about yaya though... can you get kagawa in for him?

      rest looks good though, cept you're lacking a united def and have double ars defenders

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      1. Eoin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 16 days ago

        DAMMIT. THAT WAS MEANT TO SAY DE GEA, NOT FAB.

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        1. Sean.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 16 days ago

          was going to say get de gea in, i'd save myself 0.5 downgrading
          garrido to turner 🙂

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          1. Eoin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 16 days ago

            Good point. Done. Cheers!

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        2. tw
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 16 days ago

          much better then!

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          1. Eoin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 16 days ago

            Cheers TW, best of luck this week!

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      2. Eoin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 16 days ago

        And yes, Kagawa for Yaya is certainly possible.

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      3. Caine & Co.
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 16 days ago

        Kagawa? kagawa!? =D please..

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    2. Gaztafari
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      Carzola - Walcott
      Yaya - Silva

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      1. Eoin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 16 days ago

        I think what you've suggested has the potential to be very, very explosive but not sure about Walcott's minutes this week.

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    3. jurgenizer | TRIPEIROS
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      Keep Calm and captain RvP

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    4. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      Sooo much better!

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      1. Eoin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 16 days ago

        Thanks Doosra for the great help earlier!

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  24. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 16 days ago

    Any betting tips from today's PL matches/Championship matches? 🙂

    Thanls

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    1. McSauce
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      arsenal everton liverpool treble roughly 1.8/1

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  25. kaz 96
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 16 days ago

    Random predictions for this week:

    -Gervinho to get no attacking returns

    -RVP to continue his goal drought

    -Sagna to be benched in one of the two games

    -At least one penalty in the Fulham-Villa game

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    1. Eoin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      Totally random? Please say yes, nervous about Sagna now

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      1. kaz 96
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 16 days ago

        You will find that even Nopli's sources are more reliable so no need to worry 😉

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    2. tw
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      buggamark it!

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  26. Andy1
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 16 days ago

    Who to captain?

    Carzola
    Fellaini
    Rooney

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    1. Eoin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      Caz

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

      out of them, Rooney

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    3. Can’t beat em so&hell…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      I think caz is the sensible choice but I've got Rooney as need to catch someone....

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      1. Andy1
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 16 days ago

        So do I. I am 40 points behind in my ml

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  27. AVB
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 16 days ago

    Sup guys, who do think will get more points ??
    Fellaini or DDG

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 16 days ago

      DDG

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  28. Brutus619
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 16 days ago

    I have 8 scout picks.

    I thought this was going to be a good week for me o.O

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  29. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 16 days ago

    Wife just commented. " Poor Puncheon...." Lol!!

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  30. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 16 days ago

    Suarez
    hattrick this week

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