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Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Senesi	BOU	5.1m	100.7%	Very Likely
Van Hecke	BHA	4.5m	52.0%	Likely
Tavernier	BOU	5.4m	69.9%	Maybe
Darlow	LEE	3.9m	76.7%	Maybe
Mainoo	MUN	4.6m	82.6%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.5m	54.7%	Unlikely
Welbeck	BHA	6.2m	35.9%	Unlikely
Wan-Bissaka	WHU	4.1m	66.6%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	64.3%	Unlikely
Gakpo	LIV	7.3m	66.5%	Unlikely
Anderson	NFO	5.5m	67.5%	Unlikely
Justin	LEE	3.9m	60.5%	Unlikely
Cucurella	CHE	6.0m	61.6%	Unlikely
O'Reilly	MCI	5.0m	34.1%	Unlikely
Semenyo	MCI	8.2m	43.9%	Unlikely
Leno	FUL	4.9m	63.6%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	65.1%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	61.0%	Unlikely
Aït-Nouri	MCI	5.7m	60.7%	Unlikely
Groß	BHA	5.5m	47.2%	Unlikely
Sarr	CRY	6.3m	55.9%	Unlikely
Rodon	LEE	3.9m	66.2%	Unlikely
Cunha	MUN	8.0m	49.4%	Unlikely
Frimpong	LIV	5.7m	54.4%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	51.7%	Unlikely
Struijk	LEE	4.3m	39.6%	Unlikely
Gomez	BHA	4.9m	42.4%	Unlikely
Haaland	MCI	14.4m	22.8%	Unlikely
A.Becker	LIV	5.4m	51.2%	Unlikely
Damsgaard	BRE	5.6m	47.1%	Unlikely
Richards	CRY	4.4m	46.1%	Unlikely
Calvert-Lewin	LEE	5.6m	31.5%	Unlikely
Shaw	MUN	4.5m	43.9%	Unlikely
Hill	BOU	4.2m	32.0%	Unlikely
B.Fernandes	MUN	10.3m	24.6%	Unlikely
Bassey	FUL	4.4m	41.4%	Unlikely
Aina	NFO	4.7m	39.1%	Unlikely
Kelleher	BRE	4.8m	42.3%	Unlikely
Amad	MUN	6.2m	38.1%	Unlikely
Barry	EVE	5.7m	37.5%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Mbeumo	MUN	8.6m	101.5%	Very Likely
Lucca	NFO	5.5m	96.4%	Maybe
Kevin	FUL	5.8m	82.9%	Unlikely
Lamadrid	WHU	5.0m	86.1%	Unlikely
Ekitiké	LIV	9.3m	29.7%	Unlikely
Keane	EVE	4.6m	81.1%	Unlikely
Areola	WHU	4.3m	82.4%	Unlikely
Spence	TOT	4.2m	80.8%	Unlikely
Burrowes	AVL	4.4m	80.2%	Unlikely
Weiss	BUR	4.3m	80.2%	Unlikely
Travers	EVE	4.3m	73.1%	Unlikely
Longstaff	LEE	4.8m	73.7%	Unlikely
Potts	WHU	4.4m	69.9%	Unlikely
Piroe	LEE	4.9m	72.2%	Unlikely
Emenalo	CHE	4.5m	71.5%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	4.9m	67.8%	Unlikely
Grealish	EVE	6.3m	67.5%	Unlikely
Slonina	CHE	3.9m	66.5%	Unlikely
Moore	SUN	3.9m	60.9%	Unlikely
Gallagher	TOT	5.1m	55.2%	Unlikely
Fabianski	WHU	4.5m	61.2%	Unlikely
Webster	BHA	4.4m	52.0%	Unlikely
Estève	BUR	3.9m	58.2%	Unlikely
Evanilson	BOU	6.8m	59.0%	Unlikely
Steele	BHA	4.2m	61.4%	Unlikely
Kroupi.Jr	BOU	4.7m	53.0%	Unlikely
Ballard	SUN	4.7m	55.7%	Unlikely
Andrey Santos	CHE	4.5m	58.3%	Unlikely
Mayenda	SUN	5.2m	52.8%	Unlikely
Milenković	NFO	5.1m	55.1%	Unlikely
Cairns	LEE	3.9m	53.0%	Unlikely
Mee	MUN	3.9m	52.8%	Unlikely
Vicario	TOT	4.7m	49.4%	Unlikely
Byfield	TOT	4.0m	51.4%	Unlikely
Thiago	BRE	7.3m	21.7%	Unlikely
John	NFO	4.0m	48.8%	Unlikely
Merrick	CHE	4.0m	49.5%	Unlikely
Milambo	BRE	5.2m	49.0%	Unlikely
Georginio	BHA	5.6m	48.3%	Unlikely
Amissah	FUL	3.8m	48.7%	Unlikely

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	Player	Club	Factors
Up	Donnarumma	MCI	C
Up	Verbruggen	BHA	C, Vs
Down	Raya Martin	ARS	A
Up	Darlow	LEE	B, Vs, £
Up	Petrovic	BOU	B
Up	Henderson	CRY	C
Up	Mamardashvili	LIV	C, £

Last updated: 7 Apr, 2026 3:01pm

	Player	Club	Factors
Up	O’Reilly	MCI	B
No Change	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	A
Up	van Hecke	BHA	B, Vs
No Change	Hill	BOU	B, £
Up	Struijk	LEE	B, Vs, £
Up	Lacroix	CRY	A
Down	van Dijk	LIV	C
Down	Thiaw	NEW	C, Rest
No Change	Kayode	BRE	B
No Change	Cash	AVL	C

Last updated: 7 Apr, 2026 3:02pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
Up	Semenyo	MCI	B
No Change	Palmer	CHE	C
Up	Tavernier	BOU	C, £
Up	Ismaila Sarr	CRY	A
No Change	Gordon	NEW	A, OoP
No Change	Rice	ARS	C
No Change	Rogers	AVL	C
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £
Down	Szoboszlai	LIV	B
Down	Wilson	FUL	A
No Change	Stach	LEE	C, Vs, Inj, £

Last updated: 7 Apr, 2026 2:55pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	C
Up	João Pedro	CHE	A
Up	Welbeck	BHA	A, Vs
Up	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	C, Vs
No Change	Bowen	WHU	B
Down	Thiago	BRE	B

Last updated: 7 Apr, 2026 3:01pm

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The ScoutCast – Episode 109 – Two Men

15 August 2013 5171 comments

Mark

No thrills. Few spills. Just two men in a room talking about Fantasy Football.

Granville and I handed Jonty and the “Professor” an extended pre-season and rolled the ScoutCast back to its rawest form. Just myself and the Mancunian sharing our thoughts after a summer break and looking forward to another Fantasy campaign.

We talk double Gameweek assets, I roll out the van Persie duvet, Granville reveals more than he should about his team lineup and, around all that, we assess the early bandwagons and preview the weekend fixtures.

Forty-five minutes of two blokes talking about the stuff that’s rattling around in most of our heads right now.

It’s good to be back.

Eavesdrop on the conversation via this link or earwig via the handy player below.

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LMNO
12 years, 8 months ago
Well, this is what it comes down to. Would be very pleased with a top 10k finish this year. We shall see...

Borac Mannone
Toure Garrido Reid Clyne Chambers
Cazorla Silva Hazard Oscar Kim
Negredo Soldad, Altidore
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1. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
  12 years, 8 months ago
  Decent Decentbutdontknowifhewillstart
  Good Decent Decent Decent Eh
  Good Good Good Good Eh
  Good Good Goodish
  
  1pt for good picks, .5pt for decent but not ideal picks
  
  Starting 11 score = 9.5/11
  Grade: 86% B
  Overall score = 10.5/15
  Grade: 70% C
  
  Average score = 78% C+
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PINKFISH (SANCTIONED AND GA…
12 years, 8 months ago
Suns 1st choice keeper?
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1. @Bryan
  12 years, 8 months ago
  Unknown still.
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2. LMNO
  12 years, 8 months ago
  50/50 isn't it?
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  1. oxido_76
    12 years, 8 months ago
    Mannone said himself that westwood is likely to start the 1st game
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    1. Reedy
      12 years, 8 months ago
      Did he? Ha. That's interesting...
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      1. oxido_76
        12 years, 8 months ago
        http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/sunderland-afc/ex-arsenal-keeper-mannone-confident-of-good-times-ahead-for-sunderland-1-5949490
        
        "The new man will appreciate that Westwood is more likely to get the nod this weekend as the more experienced and established keeper at the Stadium of Light."
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        LMNO
        12 years, 8 months ago
        interesting. I still don't know what to think
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        Reedy
        12 years, 8 months ago
        Thanks for this!
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3. Reedy
  12 years, 8 months ago
  Would love to know. Sunderland fans all seem to think Westwood apparently, and I'm tempted to take a punt. Is there a chance they could be rotated though? It seems risky.
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  1. LMNO
    12 years, 8 months ago
    Rotating the rotating keepers sounds like a headache
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    1. Reedy
      12 years, 8 months ago
      Lol good point
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4. PINKFISH (SANCTIONED AND GA…
  12 years, 8 months ago
  Damn gotta get em both then.
  More tinkering required.
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@Bryan
12 years, 8 months ago
So how many *risks* are people taking?

I'm currently looking at one, Dzeko. But that means forgoing Lukaku.

Hard choices. Not sure I have the maverick in me to go more then one risky play.
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1. FridayNightFail
  12 years, 8 months ago
  Seems like Giroud is a risk...
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2. LMNO
  12 years, 8 months ago
  Think Oscar could be a risk although I have him and might captain him. Good chance of him playing in the hole and racking up the numbers. Slight chance he won't play both.
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3. Ryan
  12 years, 8 months ago
  Its hard to draw a line on the concept of 'risk'. Although for arguments sake my only risk is Dzeko as well. I have Ivanovic, JRod, Chester, Clyne(GW2) as well but I don't consider them particularly risky players to have for GW1.
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HellasLEAF
12 years, 8 months ago
Anyone like Anelka??
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1. Absinthe 42
  12 years, 8 months ago
  His mum.
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2. cheezymouse
  12 years, 8 months ago
  At 5.5 (i think!) he's definitely on the shortlist. Prob is the other option upfronts...!
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oxido_76
12 years, 8 months ago
Hi everyone ! Best combo ?

A) mertesacker + snodgrass

B) turner (norwich) + mirallas ?
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1. Tactical Nous
  12 years, 8 months ago
  i've got B
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Chef Ramsey
12 years, 8 months ago
RMT, getting close

Cech (Boruc)
Mertesacker Baines Rat (Turner) (Ward)
Hazard(c) Silva Mirallas Walcott (Kim)
Altidore Aspas Lukaku(v)

.5 in the bank

Cech>Migs GW1 (if an expensive forward proves himself then Cech>Davis and start Boruc)
Lukaku>Bony GW2
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1. FridayNightFail
  12 years, 8 months ago
  I'd avoid Silva. How about Michu instead?
  
  Also, I had Aspas but it looks like his position has been shifted and Sturridge back up front, so I'm not sure he's a good pick anymore. I ditched him...
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  1. Absinthe 42
    12 years, 8 months ago
    Silva over Michu with those fixtures surely.
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    1. FridayNightFail
      12 years, 8 months ago
      Michu is pretty fixture proof, I think he demonstrated that last season. Good pre-season form too... Silva... has he done anything pre-season? City has good fixtures, that's true, but I'd wait for 1 GW to see who's actually playing, and well...
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2. Dont Hassle the Hoff
  12 years, 8 months ago
  I like the Altidore pick. Sunderland have been playing good football over the summer, he is in great form, and Sunderland have a decent opening schedule through the end of the month.
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tw
12 years, 8 months ago
knowing our luck it'll end up being azpi, luiz, essien, mata, torres, and ba that get all the goals and assists for the dgw...
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1. Ryan
  12 years, 8 months ago
  Yep. so why take such a risk with Lukaku, a wasted transfer imo.
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2. Reedy
  12 years, 8 months ago
  Ha yeah. Especially 20+% owned Mata
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yanky
12 years, 8 months ago
so starting off first gwk like this

2 everton
2 liverpool
2 city
3 chelsea
1 arsenal
1 tott

6 teams total, whats your total team spread?
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1. gravless
  12 years, 8 months ago
  9
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2. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
  12 years, 8 months ago
  1
  2
  1
  2
  2
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  1. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
    12 years, 8 months ago
    8 total though
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3. tw
  12 years, 8 months ago
  1 wba
  2 everton
  1 pool
  1 west ham? (sub either soton or norwich)
  3 chelsea
  1 arsenal
  1 spurs
  1 villa
  
  9 teams total
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4. Reedy
  12 years, 8 months ago
  1 mun
  1 che
  1 ars
  1 tot
  1 liv
  2 eve
  3 sun
  3 car
  2 hul
  
  oh dear
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  1. Reedy
    12 years, 8 months ago
    sorry that's GW2. Will be 3 Che and minus 1 ars & 1 eve
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5. FPL Blow-In
  12 years, 8 months ago
  10 for me
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6. Kerrazy
  12 years, 8 months ago
  11
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FridayNightFail
12 years, 8 months ago
To RvP or to not RvP?

Mig / Marshall
Zab / Turner / Brayford (Parr / Chester)
Cout / Haz / Wal / Michu / Kim
Benteke / Giroud / Lukaku

OR

Mig / Marsh
WArd / Garrido / Coleman
Haz / Cout / Wally / Jedinak (Kim)
Benteke / RvP / Lukaku

???
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1. nedfoo
  12 years, 8 months ago
  Not to..
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  1. FridayNightFail
    12 years, 8 months ago
    I'm leaning that way too. Too expensive...
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2. yanky
  12 years, 8 months ago
  A
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3. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
  12 years, 8 months ago
  out of these two teams specifically...the non-RVP team looks better
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  1. FridayNightFail
    12 years, 8 months ago
    Thanks. Just 'better' though? 🙁 I was hoping for "ludicrously awesome!" ;-D
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    1. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
      12 years, 8 months ago
      saying that cuz we don't actually know who will score better...so saying it looooks better on paper 😉
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      1. FridayNightFail
        12 years, 8 months ago
        😀
        
        It just changed actually, ditched Parr for Ward. It's only two letters, these transfers should be free all season!
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Koflok
12 years, 8 months ago
Anyone doing a dead team league?
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1. Ryan
  12 years, 8 months ago
  Yeah a few have been touted. Can't remember who is running it though. TW might have something to do with it if I remember correctly.
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  1. Koflok
    12 years, 8 months ago
    Ah cheers.
    
    Well if anyone around here know the league code let me know 😉
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  2. tw
    12 years, 8 months ago
    Tokyored is running it but i'm helping to promote it (or supposed to be at least)
    
    league code is: 47786-14315
    
    rules are simple. after the gw 1 deadline you cannot make ANY changes to your team. don't even bother logging back in
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    1. Koflok
      12 years, 8 months ago
      Cheers thanks
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nedfoo
12 years, 8 months ago
A) Ivanovic + Mertesacker

B) Terry + Zabaleta
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1. yanky
  12 years, 8 months ago
  most would say a cuz they more nailed on but i personally like b better
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Ryan
12 years, 8 months ago
We will look back on our GW1 teams in a few months time and reflect on how terrible they were. That is all.
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1. gravless
  12 years, 8 months ago
  I won't.
  
  😉
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2. yanky
  12 years, 8 months ago
  ala boselli, zaki, chucho benetiz (RIP!)
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3. DietCoke
  12 years, 8 months ago
  I'll probably get a good chuckle about how different it was, but my team is far from terrible.
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4. Scratch
  12 years, 8 months ago
  Anyone remember their starting team this time last year?
  
  Schwarzer Federici
  Clyne, Ivanovich, Cole, McCartney, Cuellar
  Lampard, Noble, Larsson, Van Der Vaart,
  Tevez, Aguero, Bent
  
  Bugger i can't remember the last one.
  
  Did Lampard & Aguero -> Michu & RVP in GW1 and never sold them 🙂
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5. Billy Bonney
  12 years, 8 months ago
  Yep, that's why I'm sticking with players I know will start for the first 3 GW's. Then I'll wildcard after the transfer dust has settled and lineups have been formed.
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6. Reedy
  12 years, 8 months ago
  I'm thinking that now 🙁
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Touré De Force
12 years, 8 months ago
How the f do you change captaincy in the Sky game? It's doing my head in! You used to just click to the left of the player, but that isn't working anymore!!
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DietCoke
12 years, 8 months ago
Did the unthinkable today...

Transferred out Walcott for Silva.

Plan is to do Hazard -> Walcott GW2. Hope Wally doesn't go crazy this first week...
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1. zøphar
  12 years, 8 months ago
  I'm trying to decide between Walcott and giroud. That champions league game over 2 legs can't be completely ignored either, there could be rotation at play. And then there are concerns over Walcott fitness as well
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  1. DietCoke
    12 years, 8 months ago
    I don't even have Giroud.
    
    I'm not sure what convinced me. I think it's combination of me being a City fan and their opening fixtures that made me do it.
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    1. zøphar
      12 years, 8 months ago
      Aye I get where you are coming from, I had silva in a initial draft but I have had way too many instances with silva in my team where city score 6 and silva just gets an assist. Put me off
      
      I did change lambert to dzeko this morning with a view to play for first 3-4 game weeks, he could fast become a liability I'm afraid. From what I've seen of pellegrini, 2 up top is standard and kun has barely got any preseason minutes. Could all go tits up really fast
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  2. junitrules
    12 years, 8 months ago
    I don't think we have enough players fit to even start to think about rotation!
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    1. zøphar
      12 years, 8 months ago
      Good point that but all these Walcott niggles have got me thinking now... Will he be risked in all the games, I know he's arsenal attacking fulcrum but I really fancy giroud to come on leaps and bounds this season
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2. Ryan
  12 years, 8 months ago
  Wow, big move. I can't imagine Wenger not playing Walcott if indeed he is fit. He's essential for Arsenal.
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zøphar
12 years, 8 months ago
Not much love for benteke on here. Yes fixtures are awful but he's nailed on for 180 mins and has penos in locker and anything villa do goes through him
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1. Touré De Force
  12 years, 8 months ago
  Where have you been, there's loads of love for him.
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2. Camzy
  12 years, 8 months ago
  To the contrary, there's quite a lot of love for Benteke.
  
  I don't get it, but I guess some people like security of starts..
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  1. zøphar
    12 years, 8 months ago
    My bad then lads, don't post on here much, mostly lurking. How u doing Camzy, it's been ages
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  2. zøphar
    12 years, 8 months ago
    Wait Camzy so you mean ou don't have benteke?
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3. DietCoke
  12 years, 8 months ago
  I have Benteke. And what do you mean no love? He's the second most popular striker right now.
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  1. zøphar
    12 years, 8 months ago
    I meant on most rmt's I read mate my bad
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4. Demí
  12 years, 8 months ago
  Yep, i've got him. Feeling quite optimistic. You done the deed btw?
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  1. zøphar
    12 years, 8 months ago
    Will be done before today evening for sure Demi just travelling first half of the day
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hazza44
12 years, 8 months ago
Dzeko or Sturridge?? thanks
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1. AB 92
  12 years, 8 months ago
  I plan on taking Dzeko for GW1 and then moving him into Sturridge for the long term.
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2. FridayNightFail
  12 years, 8 months ago
  Sturridge by 1,000 miles....
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EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
12 years, 8 months ago
Rated your team on last page @Rocketman
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Nasshole85
12 years, 8 months ago
RMT Please

Migs Boruc
Terry Coleman Murner Chester Brayford
Hazard Walcott Mirallas Jarvis Kim
RVP Lukaku Lambert
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1. yanky
  12 years, 8 months ago
  good team! but does that defense rotate well? terry will be rotated too once luiz is fit remember, so seems pretty risky at the back, if you got migs maybe go for a 4.0 and use it to upgrade a def who can be used for rotation
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  1. Touré De Force
    12 years, 8 months ago
    This thing about Terry rotation.....
    
    I don't buy into it at all.
    
    What's wrong with Cole - Luiz - Terry - Ivanovic
    
    People are overlooking how much Mour loves Terry and vice versa. Plus the fact that he's club captain and still a top drawer centre back.
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2. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
  12 years, 8 months ago
  Good Decent
  Good Goodish Eh Eh Eh
  Good Good Good Decentish Eh
  Good Good Decent
  
  1pt for good picks, .5pt for decent but not ideal picks
  
  Starting 11 score = 9/11
  Grade: 82% B
  Overall score = 9.5/15
  Grade: 63% D
  
  Average score = 73% C
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  1. Nasshole85
    12 years, 8 months ago
    Thanks. Appreciate the feedback.
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Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
12 years, 8 months ago
1st question I'm going to ask (for this season)-
KDB or Schurrle?
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1. Touré De Force
  12 years, 8 months ago
  Schurrle. No question.
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2. Heels_Over_Head
  12 years, 8 months ago
  KDB definitely
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  1. Touré De Force
    12 years, 8 months ago
    Explain yourself.
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    1. Heels_Over_Head
      12 years, 8 months ago
      KDB is better from my research...
      
      KDB is more polished at this stage of his career. Has more versatility than Schurrle and is a far better team player. KDB doesn't just score goals but sets up assists. Schurrle has a reputation for shooting first and looking to teammates only after his ball has gone into the stands.
      
      Think KDB will fit better. Schurrle will have flashes, but he will need more molding from Mourinho.
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3. Kerrazy
  12 years, 8 months ago
  KDB ?
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  1. Heels_Over_Head
    12 years, 8 months ago
    Kevin De Bruyne, 7.0 midfielder at Chelsea
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oxido_76
12 years, 8 months ago
Lost on last page :

Hi everyone ! Best combo ?

A) mertesacker + snodgrass

B) turner (norwich) + mirallas ?
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1. Seabreeze
  12 years, 8 months ago
  B for me
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2. Tactical Nous
  12 years, 8 months ago
  b
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Egg noodle
12 years, 8 months ago
I dont think this has been covered to great detail so I'm asking,

For 5.5, who is the best value defender? Lescott or Koscielny/Mertesacker

First 5 Gameweeks:

Lescott - ManCity areserious contenders for four cleansheets in the opening 4 gameweeks on the trot.
But is he completely secure until Nastasic is back after GW5?

Kos/Mert - Since it is Arsenal, Upto 4 cleansheets are possible in the first 5 if they really perform above average, but personally I dont see them getting anything more than 2 cleansheets at best. On the plus side, they are immune to being dropped, well, Mertesacker anyway.

Votes anyone? Cheers.
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1. Touré De Force
  12 years, 8 months ago
  Plus Koscielny is a real goal threat from set plays.
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2. Ryan
  12 years, 8 months ago
  City will sign a new CB. Likely to be Pepe.
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  1. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
    12 years, 8 months ago
    Demichelis*
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3. DietCoke
  12 years, 8 months ago
  Kos/Mert.
  
  Lescott won't be a permanent part of City's defense.
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  1. Egg noodle
    12 years, 8 months ago
    Most major transfers are deadline day transfers, then medicals, training etc and you would be into GW5 already until Lescott is dropped. Maybe im being blinded by optimism! You can always switch to the Arsenal lads then?
    Or do y'all reckon to start with Kosc/Mert and save a transfer along the way?
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    1. DietCoke
      12 years, 8 months ago
      I am always an advocate of saving a transfer if you don't need to use it.
      
      Especially with the striker/midfield bandwagons that emerge early in the season. You want to be using those transfers to take advantage of those, not to swap out poor defense choices you've made at the start of the season.
      
      That's not to say you shouldn't have City defense. I personally have Zab in my team, but that's because he'll be sticking around in my team for the long haul.
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      1. Egg noodle
        12 years, 8 months ago
        I would have gotten Zabaleta but I just dont see Richards not getting any action. Surely they'll start rotating at some point?
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        DietCoke
        12 years, 8 months ago
        I can always transfer him out, but Zab seems like the main man for now.
        
        I have funds for Kompany, and have been kicking around the idea of having him for the heck of it. Might do that as well...
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        Egg noodle
        12 years, 8 months ago
        True. I think Kompany gives u a lot more value, security and bonuses for just 0.5m extra than Zab.
        
        With Lescott, you can be wary and at least transfer him out when Nastasic is fit again. Zabaleta would just magically be rotated one day when you arent expecting it!
        Same reason why I have Cole instead of Terry or Ivan
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4. mccormibar
  12 years, 8 months ago
  I think Lescott for the reason you mentioned. Plus i think by the time Nastasic is back lescott could well have gained a 0.2 hike and Nastasic a 0.3 slide.
  
  Thats my hope anyway!!!
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5. The Team Principal
  12 years, 8 months ago
  Probably Koscielny. Lescott is a rotation risk and could be on his way out of City with the talk of ongoing attempts to sign Pepe.
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  1. Egg noodle
    12 years, 8 months ago
    Is Lescott really leaving?
    Here are some (2 months old) articles which say otherwise.
    
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/10170262/Manchester-City-manager-Manuel-Pellegrini-has-told-Joleon-Lescott-he-will-reject-any-offers-for-him.html
    
    http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/man-city-boss-pellegrini-wants-keep-lescott-3967499#.Ug2KcZK1GSo
    
    Has something been publicly announced since then? Let us ignore any rumours for now. Cheers
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    1. The Team Principal
      12 years, 8 months ago
      I just worry that in a World Cup season Lescott would not be happy at being 4th choice CB while trying to keep his place in the England team. Saying that he could go elsewhere in the PL, but maybe not.
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mccormibar
12 years, 8 months ago
For gameweek 1 would you play Miralles with a reasonable away fixture to Norwich or would you play Tonev who I would suspect will probably start both games but be at risk of being subbed 2nd half? Oh, and obviously his 2 fixtures are brutal!!!

Cheers
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1. FridayNightFail
  12 years, 8 months ago
  I think I've read somewhere that Tonev will probably not start the first game...
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2. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
  12 years, 8 months ago
  Mirallas...flair pick
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3. Egg noodle
  12 years, 8 months ago
  I would personally play Tonev over Mirallas (who everyone else would be playing) . Then again, most say I'm a gambling man.
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  1. The Team Principal
    12 years, 8 months ago
    Some would even call you "crazy".
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AB 92
12 years, 8 months ago
I figure this will have been asked before, but what is the highest amount of points one has managed to achieve using the rate my team tool? I'm currently at 307, although I'm sure I saw myself get a 320 recently.
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1. Declan-
  12 years, 8 months ago
  I will check my team now as I've been meaning to do it anyway
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  1. Declan-
    12 years, 8 months ago
    300.59
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2. Absinthe 42
  12 years, 8 months ago
  331 I think.
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davistom
12 years, 8 months ago
Foster/Boruc or Ruddy/Boruc or Mignolet/4.0 for first 10 matches?
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1. the cromulent one
  12 years, 8 months ago
  I'm quite partial to boruc/ruddy. I'm still miffed that ruddy was priced at 5.0.
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NABIL - FPL otai
12 years, 8 months ago
Greetings people.

Here's my super-duper template team (well, almost). 100m well spent:-

Foster Boruc
Terry Toure Lescott Murner Burner
Hazard Walcott Coutinho Mirallas Kim
Dzeko Lukaku Soldado

I had people calling it an "excellent" team, "very good", etc. But somehow i'm not entirely satisfied with it. Reasons are:-

1. I think a couple of favourite players will not perform as expected. Coutinho may struggle against Stoke defence, Mirallas is playing away at NOR, Walcott is flagged, Terry might only play the Hull game, Dzeko & Lukaku's gametime issues, etc. I tend to agree with Matt's (last year's Winner) strategy that we should get the team that can bring the best points in that particular GW, and look no further than 3 GWs.

2. Nothing in the bank so it means that i can only get RVP in GW4 by playing my WC early. Not sure if i'm gonna do it again this year.

3. Players like Nolan and Snodgrass have fixtures and a bit from with them, and can easily match/outscore the ones i pick at lesser price. These players, including the likes of Paulinho, HBA and current England hero Lambert, are pretty much undervalued imo and their price can only rise rapidly if they score good points in the first few GWs.

For that, i'm still not sold with those premium players in my team that i can get with no Bale/RVP. A better strategy would be to save a little itb so that i can get the probable performing/bandwagon players (maybe Mata, Zaba, Silva, GJ, other City strikers, Papiss) later on without taking many hits. Just my two cents.
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1. DietCoke
  12 years, 8 months ago
  My qualms:
  
  Two of your front three are rotation candidates.
  
  Terry not likely to start both DGW fixtures, dampening his appeal in my opinion. You'll also be forced to bench him in GW3.
  
  Lescott is only a short term option for City. Just be wary of that.
  
  You're right in that you've got all of the basics down. But I see some tweaks that could really improve it as a longer term team.
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  1. NABIL - FPL otai
    12 years, 8 months ago
    Yep, Lukaku is a DGW punt but our hands are tight to ditch him early if he can't hold the spot. Best is to avoid any City striker atm but we would want them for the good fixtures GW2-4.
    
    I think Terry has a big chance to play GW3 given experience, as the Bayern Clash should be top on Mour's agenda.
    
    Lescott is not totally nailed on i know but he's a real goal threat at set pieces and until City find another CB, i think i'll stick.
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    1. DietCoke
      12 years, 8 months ago
      Chelsea have a blank GW3. I can assure you that Terry will not play. If you meant GW2, then he's not likely to get a cleany against United, so him playing isn't a benefit.
      
      Dzeko probably won't start all of GW2-4, lessening his appeal.
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2. zøphar
  12 years, 8 months ago
  Excellent post, I have 11/15 same players as you , my feedback
  1. Lukaku is puntishh, get benteke instead
  2. Terry's age doesn't convince me he will start 3 games in 8 days
  3. I'm a bit worried with Walcotts jiggling injuries and the fact they have a difficult 2 legged URL tie
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  1. NABIL - FPL otai
    12 years, 8 months ago
    Lukaku & Tery are my punts besides those template players. It's so easy to pick the wrong Arsenal player right now between Wally, giru & santi. We can only hope 😉
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  2. FridayNightFail
    12 years, 8 months ago
    I'd get both Benteke and Lukaku for the DGW just because you could really, really regret it if you don't, that's the best points potential pairing for the DGW (at least IMO), and after that, once the dust settles, you can decide who to go to for the following gameweeks because I really don't see them as long term options, at least at the beginning, too much rotation risk for Lukaku and awful fixtures for Benteke. But by GW2 you'll have a better view of the prospects of the other strikers...
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3. Ryan
  12 years, 8 months ago
  1. Ivan > Terry. Downgrade Lescott (he will inevitably use up an early transfer otherwise)
  
  2. You can downgrade your Chelsea assets to help fund a move for RVP in time for GW4.
  
  3. Jump on board the value players now, their price will go up, especially those with form and fixtures on their side.
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  1. zøphar
    12 years, 8 months ago
    Define value players please - ones I can see are snod and Nolan. Nolan I don't trust as much without Carroll, currently have snod. Don't see viable options in saints midfield.
    
    Was also looking at Anelka but with vydrA also on board now not too keen on him
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    1. Ryan
      12 years, 8 months ago
      Players that are undervalued. Snod, HBA, Mirrallas, Walcot, Soldado, Sissoko, Mert/Kos. Etc
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      1. FridayNightFail
        12 years, 8 months ago
        I'd argue whether Walcott is undervalued though...
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        Ryan
        12 years, 8 months ago
        I'd happily play 10m for him
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        Ryan
        12 years, 8 months ago
        *pay.
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      12 years, 8 months ago
      Be wary of those that have strong competition for a starting spot.
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  2. NABIL - FPL otai
    12 years, 8 months ago
    Cheers Ryan. I know Ivan is a better pick than Terry but i think having a City defender from the off is also a good strategy with that kind of fixtures, especially if Lescott is nailed on atm, a slight goal threat and 0.5 cheaper than Zaba.
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    1. Ryan
      12 years, 8 months ago
      I understand. Its just that if a new CB gets bought soon he may only start the first 2/3 games.
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4. Egg noodle
  12 years, 8 months ago
  This is so close to my team!!!
  
  Foster Boruc
  Cole Toure Lescott Chester Ward
  Hazard Walcott Coutinho Mirallas Morrison
  Giroud Lukaku Sturridge
  
  Looks like a top 50 season finish for us 😎
  I do agree that some of these will fail and put us in jeopardy 🙁
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  1. zøphar
    12 years, 8 months ago
    Gone double arsenal and Liverpool attack? Could ay off handsomely but I'd look at soldado and benteke instead of giroud and sturr. You can downgrade lescott to murner.
    
    Ward plays for palace right? Better off with a Cardiff defender.
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    1. FridayNightFail
      12 years, 8 months ago
      I'd wait a couple of GW for Soldado. Cardiff don't have very good fixtures though, do they? And Palace rotates well with Hull, and they both have cheap defenders so... good for the bench.
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    2. Egg noodle
      12 years, 8 months ago
      I have double of them in attack just because even if they fail in gw1 and/or gw2, they still have a fantastic run of 10 gameweeks to bring home the goods.
      Soldado comes in for Lukaku in GW3 after Cole becomes Coleman in GW2.
      
      Ward and Chester have 100% H/A rotation, to cover for any of my guaranteed defenders being dropped. Seems good enough to me, although expecting a cleansheet from Holloway is making me chuckle!
      
      Belated Happy Independence Day 😉
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the cromulent one
12 years, 8 months ago
My final dilema:
Silva & Lukaku or
Oscar & upto 8.5m striker
I have Soldado & Giroud up front.
I really want to take a punt on Oscar, but I can't seem to find a compelling argument.
Thanks for any input.
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1. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
  12 years, 8 months ago
  Silva & Lukaku...imo
  
  Oscar is so hard for me to pick up...he's a great player, but he has that passive style to him...which doesn't correlate to FPL points
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  1. the cromulent one
    12 years, 8 months ago
    Thanks. I guess I have an urge to go with the flair pick (Oscar) but it goes agaist my better judgment...
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2. tm245
  12 years, 8 months ago
  Of all the dgw options I've considered, and my dozens of screenshots will confirm that I've done so, Oscar was in my team for most of them but I now am quite confident in not having him. Silva and a Chelsea def; Lampard; Lukaku; all seem much better risks to take then Oscar. Just don't have any stats, evidence to justify such a precious spot for him.
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tw
12 years, 8 months ago
now the real question, who will be this year's Graham?

Anelka perhaps?
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1. Pete Campbell
  12 years, 8 months ago
  I hope not
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2. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
  12 years, 8 months ago
  Other than Graham himself?....Anelka probably...would love to be proved wrong though
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3. NABIL - FPL otai
  12 years, 8 months ago
  My biggest mistake last year in GW1. Maybe Anelka and Bony, coz i'm not getting them 😛
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  1. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
    12 years, 8 months ago
    hope its not Bony...cuz he's currently in my team
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    1. zøphar
      12 years, 8 months ago
      Bony returned late from international duty jus a heads up
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4. Ryan
  12 years, 8 months ago
  JRod or Anelka
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Kieranduru
12 years, 8 months ago
Which Chelski defender have people opted with and why? ATM I've got Terry purely because of the 0.5 difference from the others. Nintendo sure if he's nailed on for both games though. Tough call.
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1. Declan-
  12 years, 8 months ago
  Same for me. Luiz won't play both so if Ivan is at Rb either terry or Cahill will start both. I fancy it to be terry
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2. the cromulent one
  12 years, 8 months ago
  Nintendo? 🙂
  I've gone for cech. It's not flashy but it will allow me to get a sunderland keeper after things become clear (I hope).
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3. zøphar
  12 years, 8 months ago
  Cole, he does have an attacking threat, despite what people are saying
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LMNO
12 years, 8 months ago
Captains for tomorrow?

Hazard.................... or maybe Oscar if I feel a bit punty at 10.55am
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1. Declan-
  12 years, 8 months ago
  Hazard for me without doubt
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2. DietCoke
  12 years, 8 months ago
  I bet Hazard will be the number 1 captain pick for the first gameweek.
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  1. FridayNightFail
    12 years, 8 months ago
    Agreed.
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3. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
  12 years, 8 months ago
  Lukaku 😎
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4. the cromulent one
  12 years, 8 months ago
  I have not been able to look past Hazard.
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Jrot94
12 years, 8 months ago
Those you planning to WC after week 3-4 why do you think of

1. Lescott - solid first 4 weeks
2. Staying way from Liverpool (toure and mig) as their erly fixtures aren't great
3. The new rb on Sunderland, seems cheap safe way to play their good early fixtures

Foster boruc
Lescott terry Celustka murner Chester

Defense and gk rotte well early on. Any thoughts?
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1. DietCoke
  12 years, 8 months ago
  1. Lescott is alright for the short term. If you plan to use him for only the first four GWs, go for it. If you want City defense for the long haul, go for Zab.
  
  2. Liverpool always do well defensively, and Toure at 5.0 wreaks of value.
  
  3. Besides Sess two years ago, I don't think I've ever had a Sunderland player in my team. Not worth it.
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  1. MooseKens
    12 years, 8 months ago
    Altidore!
    
    (Is very aware this can backfire horrifically.)
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2. Billy Bonney
  12 years, 8 months ago
  I'm not sure Lescott is nailed on. I like Hart for the first few fixtures though.
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