Matchday Surgery

The Sunday Surgery

United in procrastination and debate for the last time this season, Fantasy managers await the events of the final day, mapping out the possibilities and plotting the merits of one last gamble.

Although it seems painful, a week on from now, we’ll doubtless miss the sweaty palms as we hover over confirm button. So, with the deadline looming, let’s revel in the time that remains. Our matchday surgery chatroom is now open to cater for those who require some real-time feedback on their own particular dilemmas.

For those with more time on their hands, our weekly Scout Picks and a healthy slice of Differentials can be absorbed, along with this week’s ScoutCast, offering a unique insight into the thinking of a Fantasy manager contesting at the very top. All the team news and our predicted lineups can be found right here.

Our Dugout Discussion will fire up prior to the four o’clock kick-offs, with a final Pre-match Preamble imminent.

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

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  1. Gerry-Hatricks
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    The defence rests?

    Got question marks on my defenders starting. Baines and Zabaleta should play, but from:
    Enrique (LIV)
    Shaw (SOU)
    Turner (NOR)
    not so sure. Would you take a 4pt hit to do a transfer if money was no option - if so who?

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    1. tw
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      start enrique and have shaw first defensive sub

      no hit

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      1. Gerry-Hatricks
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        thanks for the tip

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  2. Hakuho FPL
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    play fellaini or clyne?

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    1. Ash
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Fellaini

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  3. PGR
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Captain Bale or Sturridge?

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    1. Ash
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Demel

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  4. Joga Bonito®
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Last minute nerves over my captain pick I've suddenly gone from being positive about captaining Sturridge to considering Bale 🙁

    Tell me I'm right to stick with Sturridge.

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    1. the axolotl
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      You're right to stick with Sturridge Joga Bonito

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    2. Smakies
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      stick with sturridge

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    3. Marty McFly
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      I've gone for Bale having said Sturridge all week.

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    4. Wings of Steel
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Ive gone Bale and was never moving

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    5. Heytch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      switch to Bale mate.

      TV game, and hopefully early goal to settle the nerves. you dont want to be on Sturridge sweating a "Goal Flash"

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    6. Joga Bonito®
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      3 Bale 2 Sturridge.

      Might just go left field with a Coutinho (c) haha

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  5. GARTHATRON
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Chelsea 2 v 1 Everton
    Liverpool 2 v 0 QPR
    Man City 2 v 0 Norwich
    Newcastle 1 v 3 Arsenal
    Southampton 0 v 0 Stoke City
    Swansea 1 v 0 Fulham
    Tottenham 3 v 1 Sunderland
    West Brom 2 v 2 Man Utd
    West Ham 1 v 1 Reading
    Wigan 1 v 1 Aston Villa

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    1. Joga Bonito®
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      2 - 1
      4 - 0
      3 - 0
      1 - 2
      0 - 0
      2 - 2
      2 - 1
      0 - 3
      2 - 0
      1 - 1

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    2. Bob.
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Chelsea 1 v 1 Everton
      Liverpool 1 v 0 QPR
      Man City 2 v 0 Norwich
      Newcastle 1 v 4 Arsenal
      Southampton 2 v 0 Stoke City
      Swansea 0 v 0 Fulham
      Tottenham 3 v 1 Sunderland
      West Brom 0 v 2 Man Utd
      West Ham 1 v 0 Reading
      Wigan 3 v 2 Aston Villa

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  6. Hitman MHK
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Kone and Nasri to Carrol and Coutinho?

    Or Nasri to Michu/Coutinho?

    Thanks lads! 🙂

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    1. HVT
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Kone will score - IMO.

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      1. Hitman MHK
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        Agreed, cheers 🙂

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  7. Trigg ⭐️
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Very tempted to captain Aguero now. City love playing Norwich.

    That could be the game today that sees a big scoreline.

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    1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Good (c) choice in my book. I would if I had him

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  8. Jönny
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Cheers for replies on the last page guys. I'm gonna hedge my bets today I think - literally. Captain Walcott, bring in Dempsey, bench Lukaku. Anytime goalscorer bets on Hernandez, Bale, Lukaku and Coutinho... An a ttenner on whoever my opponent captains!

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  9. HVT
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Oh and Btw that Eurovision is a joke - we clearly had the best song

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  10. sando
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    A) Benteke to sturidge. No hit
    B) A + lamps or mata to michu (-4)

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  11. Big Col
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Have DDG and Robles

    Do I leave in DDG in case Ferguson changes his mind or just put Robles in?

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    1. jam
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      DDG just in case

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    2. tw
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      probably won't make a difference

      play ddg though, SAF is unreliable sometimes

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      1. Joga Bonito®
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        It would be horrible though if he game them 45 each lol

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  12. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    The buses in Wales today.

    http://www.torresmagic.webs.com/evs.jpg

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    1. Evs
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      😆

      Lmao

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    2. tw
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      😀

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    3. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      😎

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    4. Sean.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      😆

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    5. mgrea
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      I'm surprised they are running. Shouldn't it be a national holiday!?

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      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        I'm surprised they have buses....

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        1. Evs
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          Have you got one with a horse and cart?

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          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            Close enough?

            http://www.torresmagic.webs.com/brand.jpg

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            1. Evs
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              😯

              Lol

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    6. Gamoriola of the Galaxy (Eu…
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Brilliant.

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    7. Thomass
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Yup! 😀

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    8. Pratik
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      😆

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    9. Joga Bonito®
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Brilliant haha

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  13. Tatty Bojangles
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone here not have Sturridge?

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    1. /
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Me.... Not yet anyway

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    2. Godfather Bandit 42
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Me.

      Considering RVP/Tevez> Sturridge. Finding it hard to do...

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    3. Jebiga
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Me, and dont want him, because liverpool will be 1-0

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  14. Tokenbod
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    repost

    chasing 27! taken -4 is another -4 worth it for the gamble!

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    1. The Albatross
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      team not linked

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        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          Looks familiar.

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  15. The Albatross
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    2011-2012 - 4 clean sheets, 5 games with 4 goals or more
    Chelsea 2-1 Blackburn Rovers
    Swansea City 1-0 Liverpool
    Norwich City 2-0 Aston Villa
    Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Fulham
    Manchester City 3-2 Queens Park Rangers
    West Bromwich Albion 2-3 Arsenal
    Stoke City 2-2 Bolton Wanderers
    Sunderland 0-1 Manchester United
    Everton 3-1 Newcastle United
    Wigan Athletic 3-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

    2010-2011, 5 clean sheets, 4 games with 4 goals or more
    Aston Villa 1-0 Liverpool
    Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Birmingham City
    Newcastle United 3-3 West Bromwich Albion
    Manchester United 4-2 Blackpool
    Stoke City 0-1 Wigan Athletic
    Bolton Wanderers 0-2 Manchester City
    Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-3 Blackburn Rovers
    Everton 1-0 Chelsea
    Fulham 2-2 Arsenal
    West Ham United 0-3 Sunderland

    conclusion - Arsenal score big in the last game

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    1. Joga Bonito®
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Livepool lost 1- 0 both games 😐 Sturridge captain. : (

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      1. The Albatross
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        good point, missed that one

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    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      liverpool 0 goals 😯

      spurs always score 2

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    3. Sean.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      and liverpool dont score on the last day...interesting 😉

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  16. Jimbo123
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    What’s going on with Luke Shaw? The guys is bloody ill again – is he expected to start!?

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  17. Bob.
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    My final team of the season!

    Hart
    Zabaleta Walker Sagna
    Bale (c) Walcott(vc) Lampard Maloney
    RvP Sturridge Kone

    Bunn Ben Arfa Davies Turner

    Hoping to get from 2k into the 1k. Would be my best season yet!

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    1. Joga Bonito®
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Sway Barfa with Maloney.

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      1. Joga Bonito®
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        swap

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      2. Bob.
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        Dont fancy Newcastle to do much really and think there will be a good few goals in Wigan vs Villa! Not benching one of Kone or Maloney because I know whichever one I bench will be the wrong one (e.g. last week!). Thanks for the feedback though!

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  18. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    1) start davies or b.jones
    2) maloney >> sturridge (-4)...rival trailing me by 15 brought him in for a hit
    3) cpt bale or sturridge...leaning towards sturridge as spurs might shut up shop if leading

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  19. Konig Luther
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    nasri, tevez, downing... who should i bench?
    and
    also bench clichy or azpi?

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  20. Tibidabo
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Kone -> Carroll for -4?

    Trying to catch up 31 points. Rival has Sturridge and not Kone or Carroll...

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  21. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Bale or sturridge?

    Bale - Possibly not been 100% fit last 3-4 weeks. Teams struggled v southampton at home then bale non existent v chelsea and didn't do anything v stoke. Yes spurs have to win but sunderland will make it tough. Tempted by Bale captain but can see him failing.

    Sturridge - Team has nothing to play for but sturridge and liverpool look fired up. He looks very dangerous and quite sharp. Hat-trick last week but can't see him doing it again even v qpr.
    QPR set to play alot of youngsters who will be fired up and make it difficult for Liverpool.

    Bale or sturridge captain?

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    1. tw
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      theo? 😕

      bale i reckon

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    2. Gamoriola of the Galaxy (Eu…
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      I think you stacked the deck against Bale. His stats were very good last week.

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  22. ab9
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Any advice? i am 13 points behind my opponent 1 FT
    MY TEAM:
    hart
    davies sagna demel (wilson clyne)
    mata walcott bale nasri (puncheon)
    rvp sturridge benteke

    OPPONENT TEAM:
    de gea
    clyne azpi clichy (smalling davies)
    mata bale fellaini walcott (marveux)
    tevez rvp sturridge

    Should i sell benteke for hernandez and nasri to cazorla for a hit?
    then captain walcott? he will probably captain sturridge or bale

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    1. The Albatross
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      just sell benteke

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  23. lpool4life
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    leading 3 min leagues narrowly, for sheer explosiveness and to kill of the competetion, who shall i go for?

    A) Michu
    B) Aguero

    my rivals have neither of them

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    1. ab9
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      sergio

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  24. Mikei
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Is Coutinho necessary in team for this week?

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    1. The_FF_King
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      necessary ?

      is it necessary for me to drink my own urine?

      ..........nah i dont think so as long as u have studg

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  25. dA4s
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Lost on last page.
    Go without keepers (have DDG and Fed) and do Nasri to Michu, or do the boring choice of getting a keeper for the final round?

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  26. tw
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    bale or theo (c)?

    do you think lightning will strike twice? (in regard to theo vs newcastle)

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    1. ab9
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      very confused about that but thinking bale myself :p gets behind defenders etc and scored 26 points at home vs newcastle

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      1. ab9
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        sorry i meant im thinkign walcott

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  27. Puzzle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Michu or Dempsey?

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    1. tw
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      dempsey

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  28. Marty McFly
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    RMT is telling me to bench Lampard and play Kone. Thoughts please?

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  29. Fabreghastly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    If both Michu and Hernandez get a brace this GW and you can only own one, which is it best to be holding?

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    1. lpool4life
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Michu gets more points, and no Rvp competetion for bonus if they thrash west brom

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    2. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      😕

      Obv Michu, seeing as he'll get more points...

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  30. jam
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    14 points behind leader in mini league.we both have Bale & Sturridge- madness to captain RVP as my differential?
    Also, worth -4 to have a keeper? (Currently DDG & Bunn)
    Ta anyone

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    1. Pen_Pal
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Get reina if you want a keeper but he'll at best get you 6 minus the 4 so would you be better taking a hit elsewhere?

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      1. jam
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        Think that all I need so otherwise I'm good. Just not sure if I'm better of definitely getting nothing for a keeper or potentially getting a couple...
        Reina would be my pick

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        1. jam
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          Sorry I can actually spell 🙂

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    2. v12w12
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah, defo captain RVP. Not sure over keeper, have same dilemma 🙂

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    3. Gerry-Hatricks
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      He who dares, but would you know who your competition is more likely to captain and you do the other one?
      I'd be tempted to take a hit on a keeper. It's really only 2 points you're gambling with and for as your current lot won't give you points

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      1. jam
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        He'll probably do Sturridge but who knows...!
        Yeah think I'll do Reina, what the hell.

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