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. The Pink Panzer strikes aga…
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Please RMTransfers out of 10. They are already done, just interested what you think 😀

    Lambert > Sturridge
    Fellaini > Michu
    Baines > GJohnson

    -8pt hit. Unnecessarily risky of course, but a decent chance of the big payout?

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    1. Epic Fail
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      • 13 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      3/10

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Isnagud. 🙁

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    3. The Pink Panzer strikes aga…
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Ha! Harsh, but verdict accepted 🙂

      The ML was very much settled already, so it was more about having fun today than a well made business case for this GW.

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

    Play with nasri or downing?

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

      Downing.

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  3. rvp786
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    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    play demel or sagna?????

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

      demel

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  4. RD
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    last mint dillema...should i play Dzeko hoping him to play or should i do Dzeko > Adebayor for a hit??

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    1. iron2010
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      yeah

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    2. Grimmaldi - Send in the Clo…
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Stick with Dzeko and even if he is a sub hope for a goal. Silly to take a hit for the final gw.

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  5. Rossendale Rover
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    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Last gamble of the season so time to roll out the adage: "better to regret something you have done, than something you haven't". Good luck everyone

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

      so true!!

      apply to life, not fpl though

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

      Good point but there is always someone you thought to transfer in or out but didn't to regret 🙂

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  6. dillydally1982
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Need a captain differential....Theo or Hernandez?

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

      Pea

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

      Theo

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    3. rvp786
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      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      hernandez

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    4. Manani
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      theo

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    5. Joga Bonito®
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      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Theo, at least you know he's starting.

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

      theo

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      1. dillydally1982
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        Thanks everyone. Think I'll go with Hernandez. Being an Arsenal fan, not sure I could handle the potential double agony if Theo doesn't deliver!!

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    7. Fabreghastly
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      • 13 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Hernandez is differential enough without (C)

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  7. Escovitch
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Will defoe start today?

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

      unlikely

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  8. Sting
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    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Tevez or RVP ??

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  9. Chrissy Waddle - 2023/24
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Jeez, it is mental on here this morning. No point asking questions, the pages are red hot!!

    Made my trannie. Tea and toast sorted. Time for some gardening!

    See you all at kick off!

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    1. Rossendale Rover
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      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah I answered you on the next page

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      1. Chrissy Waddle - 2023/24
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        cheers mate

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

    I decieded to leave my GK's de Gea and Bunn. Think its to smart to take a hit for a Jaaskelainen or Boruc.
    What do you think ?

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

      Would take a hit for Jaas personally.

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

      No

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

      Don't take a hit for a keeper on the final day. Go without

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

        +1

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    4. Sean.
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      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      if your leading leave it
      chasing then you might as well take a gamble

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

      I would for Jussi! Gets those save points, and has a good chance for a clean sheet.

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

    Nasri to ...

    a) Michu
    b) Coutinho

    Cheers 🙂

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    1. Don Andres
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Coutinho

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  12. stilicho
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    • 13 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Rooting for you Evs, FPL could do with a winner like you - never seen you giving it the big'un, always a class act on the boards. Top bloke.

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    1. Bootsy: Snoddy's Reven…
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Yep, go Evs!!!!

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

      Cheers Stilicho

      Kind words, I'm going to go for it... My team will be different to the crowd, so just need to wait and see what happens I suppose.

      Please keep up the great work on the site with the other scouts !

      #teameffort 🙂

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    3. Fabreghastly
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      • 13 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      We are all rooting for you EVS, good luck

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  13. Federico
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Play Maloney or Lambert?

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    1. Declan-
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Lambert for me

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    2. Ikey Warrior
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      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Lambert. Hope he starts. If he's injured he shouldn't come off the bench. I would go for Lambert.

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

        Good point.

        Thank you, and good luck!

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  14. Ikey Warrior
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    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Who will score the most points this week?
    A) Berbatov vs Swansea away
    B) Silva vs Norwich home
    C) Dempsey vs Sunderland home
    D) Coutinho vs QPR home

    Cheers fellas! 🙂

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

      C or D

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      1. Ikey Warrior
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        • 12 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        If you had to pick 1 😀

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

      D

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    3. Fabreghastly
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      • 13 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      D

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  15. tw
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    10 years, 11 months ago

    hart
    kolarov enrique dawson
    bale (vc) mata walcott (c) coutinho
    tevez ade sturridge

    bunn clyne davies marv

    how's that look? any changes I should make? have 1.4 in the bank if there's any hits that look good

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    1. Ikey Warrior
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Nothing for a hit. Looks good.

      A Kolarov cameo is gonna kill you, especially if Clyne gets a clean sheet! 😉
      But last GW of the season, go for it!

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  16. DV8R
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    • 13 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Play Dawson, Demel or Ben Davies?

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

      Dawson. Don't see Sunderland scoring.

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

    puncheon > michu
    berbatov > carroll/aguero

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

    Has anyone taken a hit to get a 'keeper?

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

      yes, but only because I'm chasing in my ML and needed to gamble!

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

      How many points can you realistically make out of that transfer?

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  19. SuperOsçarBaby
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Play Dzeko or Downing?

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Both?

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

        can't do

        oscar-bale-wally-michu-
        aguero-lambert-

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

    a) Ben Arfa > Nolan

    or

    b) Lampard > Coutinho

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

      A

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

    Nasri to coutinho or Dempsey? Need to make up 14 points and have bale and studge.

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

      Dempsey

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  22. Brouhaha
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    10 years, 11 months ago

    Need some major help, after being top of my ML for literally every week since Xmas I got complacent, made some mistakes and now I’ve been overtaken with 1 week to go. Both my mate and I thought that the deadline was yesterday so we told each other which moves we had made. So I know my mate brought in Giroud for Benteke and that he was going to make Sturridge his captain ONLY BECAUSE HE KNOWS I’M A LIVERPOOL FAN AND THAT’S WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO!
    I have already taken a 4 point hit but want some advice, should I:

    a) Do nothing – but make who captain?
    b) Yaya – Michu for 4 point hit?
    c) Play Kone over Luiz??

    Who to captain? Looks like he will captain Sturridge, but this could change and become Bale. Please help me!

    My team (already have a 4 point hit)
    Reina
    Vertonghen, Clyne, Kompany
    Coutinho, Walcott, Yaya, Bale,
    RVP, Kone, Sturridge
    (Luiz, Robson-Kanu, Samba)

    His team (12 points ahead)
    Hart
    Mertsacker, Dawson, Kompany
    Nasri, Mata, Bale, Dempsey
    Kone, Giroud, Sturridge ©
    (Maloney, Basson, Clyne)

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      A), Walcott.

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

      rvp or sturridge

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

      A.) and Bale

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    4. Bootsy: Snoddy's Reven…
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Captain Bale
      No more hits
      Play Luiz over Clyne

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    5. donkey73
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      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      yaya>michu and pray for rvp brace and merts loosing the CS

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  23. Lawrø
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Captain Dempsey or Little Pea? 😀

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

      personally I can't see Dempsey repeating last week

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    2. For Fuchs Sake
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Dempsey

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

      dempsey

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  24. UKG
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Baines to GJ and Felliani to Michu -8? 90+ clear in ML and 29k so well off the pace, worth it? Literally bored!!! Lol

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

      I'm in a similar situation. Got benteke out for studge and now agonising over Dempsey or coutinho for nasri

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  26. For Fuchs Sake
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Doesn't Bale get most of his goals away from WHL?

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

      yes

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  27. exammy
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    mini league won already slipped down the rankings so

    Lamps (c)

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    1. For Fuchs Sake
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      May not play the full game. 3 games in a week is not usual for Lumplard anymore

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

      granny's captaining him so he's certain to get injured 5 minutes in 😉

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

        I can't remember Lampard ever having an injury.

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

      That is so last week 😉

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  28. rvp786
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    bale or sturridge as captain?? in the top 500 and just want to maintain it

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

      bale

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  29. Spike ⚽️
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Off out for the day but just want to say good luck to everyone and especially to Evs in his final leg to the finishing line 🙂

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    1. Independiente
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      +1

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  30. Manani
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    any AGS bets recommended?

    planning to accumulate it for every match (or most)

    currently on:
    Michu
    Sturridge
    Bale
    Walcott
    Pea

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

      Dempsey
      Carroll

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

        dempsey over bale?
        good punt, I think

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