Matchday Surgery

The Saturday Surgery

While Gameweek 35 looks, on paper, to be an ordinary ten-match affair, with another set of double fixtures looming, Fantasy managers will already be using transfers to prep their squads in advance.

They’ll be much debate on how much to commit one week early and whether strong single Gameweek assets should be neglected in favour of those treated to two matches in Gameweek 36.

Our Matchday Surgery chatroom is now open for those looking for some real-time reaction to their musings and dilemmas.

There is, of course, plenty to take in about the site. Details on our Scout Pick selections this week can be found here, while Paul outlined three explosive differentials who could not only fill the void left by Luis Suarez, but potentially help make up ground on mini-league rivals. The team news has been collected and collated, together with our thoughts on the likely weekend lineups. Finally, there’s the ScoutCast, where Granville and I review the week gone by and give our views on the where the profits will lie for the Gameweek ahead.

That should keep you occupied if you’re furiously catching up this morning. The chatroom will morph into the Dugout Discussion in time for the early kick-off at the Etihad. Sadly, due to family commitments this morning, the usual Pre-match Preamble has had to drop from my schedule today. This will return next week when normal service is resumed.

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

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  1. Give The Todd Some Love
    • 12 Years
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    WC active. Finally

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    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
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      Liar.

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      1. Give The Todd Some Love
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        It was on my transfers page

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    2. The Finnisher
      • 12 Years
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      You didn't even activate it!

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      1. Give The Todd Some Love
        • 12 Years
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        Is it active now?

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        1. The Finnisher
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          Yep. Good luck

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  2. Valar(Keith)
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    Nasty 🙁 ... gonna get kompany in this week

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  3. Evs
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    TM, old friend....thoughts?

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    1. TorresMagic™
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      🙂

      What's the topic?

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      1. Evs
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        Er... Fpl 🙂

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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          Good luck, my little Welsh daffodil! 😀

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          1. Evs
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            I prefer 'dragon' but that will do 😀 !

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            1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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              It's that Gene Hunt grav ... 😉

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            2. Evs
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              Gene -

              I couldn't give a tart's furry cup if half your brains are falling out. Don't ever waltz into my kingdom playing king of the jungle.

              🙂

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        2. TorresMagic™
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          14 behind. 🙂

          Top 2 (-4)

          No one in top 4 has Hart.

          Hard to make ground for you. 🙁

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          1. Evs
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            Neither do I 😆

            Tevez, hazard and Hammer goals be nice 🙂

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            1. TorresMagic™
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              • 14 Years
              11 years, 2 days ago

              Leader has Hazard but good to get into 2nd.

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              1. Evs
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                Look again...

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                1. TorresMagic™
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                  Wow! 😯

                  Lay a hazard goal on Betfair.

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  4. SpinyNorman [*_*]
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    And immediately my sights turn to next week's transfers

    RVP > Aguero
    Fellani > Mata

    Giving me Aguero and Tevez up front..
    Mouth. Waters.

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    1. Locarno
      • 13 Years
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      Next week is all about...

      ...Emerson Boyce.

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      1. TorresMagic™
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        GW38

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    2. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
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      John. Walters.

      😯

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    3. Chris_White
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      The cool kids already have them this week 😎

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      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
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        This...

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  5. Bøwstring The Carp
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    Rival did Suarez --> Tevez (c) while I have Aguero (c)... make or break 😯

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  6. Red Devil Swede
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    MCFC
    Hart Kompany Lescott Clichy Zabaleta Nasri Barry Silva Y. Touré Tévez Agüero

    WH
    Jääskeläinen Demel (legend) O'Brien Collins Reid Nolan O'Neil Jarvis Diamé Vaz Té Carroll

    (Source: soccerway.com)

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    1. SpinyNorman [*_*]
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      Soccerway think Demel is a legend?

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      1. Lawrø
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        Know* 😎

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    2. Little Dancer
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      I'm pretty pleased that I ended up going with Clichy instead of Nastasic with my transfer. Phew!

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  7. GoonerByron
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    Hart, Clichy, Tevez.. Check! 😀

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  8. stufail
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    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    It seemed a great idea at the time, but my 3 EVE players are scaring me!

    COYB.

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  9. Manani
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    someone help me on my dgw team.

    looks perfect for now, but have 1 FT to use. how to use it?

    Robles (ddg)
    Sagna Zab Dawson (baines turner)
    Bale Michu Silva Walcott Maloney
    Berba Tevez (Carroll)

    only one I can think of is sagna>vert, but sagna has qpr, which may be as good as vert's fixture, and I already have Dawson.

    what do you guys think?

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    1. FPL Blow-In
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      11 years, 2 days ago

      Carrol to kone or lukaku?

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  10. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
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    Word of wisdom: don't ever use the mobile FPL when you've had a few beers. I tried to put in Vertonghen last night, it just lists all players in a row. I ended up mistakingly putting in Vermaelen!!!!! Had to spend another 4 points correcting the mistake. My minileague is tight; I'll be so angry with myself if that 4pts makes me lose it

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    1. Viper
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      Ugh, sickening!

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      😯 Bad luck! 🙁

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    3. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
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      Wow thats cruel

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    4. MCH
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      yuck. i've only ever used it in an emergency never had that happen luckily!

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      1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
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        The irony was I thought I better make my transfer earlyish last night because I didn't want to make a drunken mistake in the early hours/ miss the deadline!

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    5. Evs
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      You got big thumbs?

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      1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
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        no, was just pissed. Saw "Ver" in the defenders list, saw £6.6m and assumed it was the Spurs goal machine, not the Arsenal goal machine of last season 🙁

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        1. Evs
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          Oh right, 😆

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    6. nedfoo
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      That is VERy frustrating 😉

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    7. Göz
      • 11 Years
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      Cue Vermaelen double tomorrow

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      1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
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        😆

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  11. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
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    Southampton to score more goals than Stoke this round at EVENS has to be a steal right 🙂 ?

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    1. Locarno
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      You'd be gutted if you lost that bet. I wouldn't cross the road to watch Stoke-Norwich if a topless Salma Hayek was handing out free tickets.

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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        Ooo, I think I might ... 😉

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  12. Viper
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    Rival has Aguero (c), Benteke & Fellaini as differentials. He's 50 points behind. I could be in trouble.

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    1. sneif4
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      Similar situation for me. My rival is 40ish points behind with Fella and RVP(c). I chose Bale.

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  13. sneif4
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    Could anyone tell me when the next price rises will happen? Is it 2am?

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    1. Viper
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      Not for another 14 and a half hours!

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      1. sneif4
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        Good stuff.

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    2. TorresMagic™
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      3.18am

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  14. The Finnisher
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    If that ICC Comp is still going, I'd like to withdraw from the South African team because I can't stand Nobli.

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    1. kaz 96
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      Don't worry, you're going out this week anyway

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      1. The Finnisher
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        So it is still going? Coool.

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    2. TorresMagic™
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      *Knobli

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      1. The Finnisher
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        that is changing to original too much!

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      2. The Light Knight
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        *Dickli

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  15. abk
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    Dear Tevez,

    Please have a quiet game

    Thanks.

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    1. sneif4
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      Dear Tevez,

      Don't listen to him.

      Thank you.

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      1. MCH
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        +1

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    2. Baa
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      +1

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    3. Declan-
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      +1

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    4. SuperOsçarBaby
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      THIS

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      1. abk
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        haha

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  16. iain_90
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    Tevez and Aguero in for RVP and Berbatov

    or

    Aguero/Tevez for RVP and Sissoko to Nasri/Silva (either option available)

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    1. Professor Abel X
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      May as well wait and see how this game goes

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      1. iain_90
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        true dat. I like Aguero as end of season glamour pick. Nasri even more so.

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  17. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
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    Baps out

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    1. Bøwstring The Carp
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      Yes please 🙂

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    2. TorresMagic™
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      No one wants to see your moobs.

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    3. r0nh
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      Tevez all 3 🙁

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    4. The Assassin-Faced BabyDave
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      there's certainly a few t1ts around....

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  18. Viper
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    Suarez at 600% to drop after already dropping 0.3m 😯

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    1. Locarno
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      Nothing like a ten-game ban to put people off a player...

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      1. Viper
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        Didn't think there was even that many players active..

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  19. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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    Vermalean brace v united 😀

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    1. Bøwstring The Carp
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      Who?

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    2. MCH
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      lol

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      1. Jax
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        he spelt his name wrong anyway...

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  20. kaz 96
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    Those disagreeing with me on the last page must also think Terry has a wonderful personality too, right?

    He's won so much

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    1. The Finnisher
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      What?

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    2. The Light Knight
      • 12 Years
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      This is either a wum or you really are dense....well I suppose you are dense both ways nevermind

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      1. kaz 96
        • 12 Years
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        You're just bitter about your rank

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      2. kaz 96
        • 12 Years
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        Also blinded by RVP's form this season

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    3. Professor Abel X
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      • 11 Years
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      Can you make it out to Wayne, and put 'Dear Wayne, I'm sorry'

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    4. little_wizard123
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      Okay, explain why Utd's top goalscorer shouldn't take part in the guard of honour, considering he's just won the league with them? Any reason at all?

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      1. Locarno
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        *won the league for them

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  21. SpinyNorman [*_*]
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    My differentials over my ML leader this week are:
    Gerrard, Maloney, Ivanovic, Dawson and... Tevez

    #ShouldveCaptainedTevez

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    1. MCH
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      yes, yes you should've

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      1. SpinyNorman [*_*]
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        I really should've, shouldn't I?

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        1. MCH
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          for su're

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          1. SpinyNorman [*_*]
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            day'um

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            1. MCH
              • 13 Years
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              l'ol

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    2. Little Dancer
      • 13 Years
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      Both of my minileague rivals captained Bale. I'm on Tevez. Huge game now. Come on, Carlos!

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  22. SuperOsçarBaby
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    11 years, 2 days ago

    Dzeko Super sub today!

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  23. Perchinho
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    Who's favourite in my h2h this gw?
    Me: Bego, Martin, Dawson, Maloney, Tevez, Mirallas
    Him: de Gea, O'Brien, Baines, Yaya, Lambert, Kone

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    1. SpinyNorman [*_*]
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      you

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    2. TorresMagic™
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      Tevez/Dawson vs Baines/Kone.

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  24. Professor Abel X
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    • 11 Years
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    Hart Tevez Mata Dawson all in this week. I'm excited!

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    1. Jax
      • 14 Years
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      with a hit like that doubt it.

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      1. Professor Abel X
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        Would have been doing it after this GW anyway so may as well get them in now while their fixtures are good

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  25. CarsonYeung
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    For DGW36:

    Rooney, Baines and Harte > Vertonghen, Luiz and Tevez??

    Thoughts?

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    1. nedfoo
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      Yes yes and yes.

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  26. isacki: full casual
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    Anyone want to host some haxball? My connection is shite.

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    1. Bøwstring The Carp
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      Ill host. Irish room 123

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  27. Viper
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    0 - West Ham didn't manage a single shot on target when they met Manchester City at Upton Park earlier this season. More of the same please!

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    1. Professor Abel X
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      • 11 Years
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      Hart, Zaba = Yes please

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    2. Jax
      • 14 Years
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      it was 0-0 though... 😉

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      1. Viper
        • 14 Years
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        I have Hart & Zabaleta. Rival has Aguero (c). I'd take it!

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  28. Art Vandelay
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    No Richards on the bench. As a Zaba owner I hope it is a recurrence of his injury which keeps him out of the DGW (sorry Michah).

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    1. Professor Abel X
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      Never wish injury on anyone, but I'm inclined to agree. Give Micah the rest of the season off

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      1. Viper
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        "Never wish injury on anyone, but I’m inclined to agree"

        Contradicting yourself! 😉

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        1. Professor Abel X
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          Intentional Viper.

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  29. Lateriser 12
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    Silva having a good game today would be nice. Decent differential.

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    1. nedfoo
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      True, especially before the double where he'll pick up ownership.

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  30. iain_90
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    thought it was a no-brainer to captain Gareth this week but my closest rivals have gone Mata and Tevez. Adds some much needed spice to proceedings.

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    1. MCH
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      Both better options imo.

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