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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Semenyo	BOU	7.5m	87.7%	Likely
Tavernier	BOU	5.5m	96.0%	Likely
Matheus N.	MCI	5.3m	100.2%	Very Likely
Palmer	CHE	10.3m	100.0%	Likely
Wilson	FUL	5.6m	82.9%	Maybe
Bowen	WHU	7.5m	90.5%	Unlikely
Gvardiol	MCI	5.9m	87.6%	Unlikely
Marc Guiu	CHE	4.2m	87.6%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.5m	84.6%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	80.0%	Unlikely
Ekitiké	LIV	8.6m	67.6%	Unlikely
Keane	EVE	4.6m	73.9%	Unlikely
Foden	MCI	8.8m	67.1%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	69.7%	Unlikely
Andersen	FUL	4.6m	69.7%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	68.2%	Unlikely
Ballard	SUN	4.6m	66.8%	Unlikely
Haaland	MCI	15.0m	63.6%	Unlikely
Raya	ARS	6.0m	66.4%	Unlikely
Livramento	NEW	4.9m	64.0%	Unlikely
Tete	FUL	4.5m	61.9%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.5m	63.1%	Unlikely
Dalot	MUN	4.4m	60.6%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	57.8%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	56.4%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	56.1%	Unlikely
B.Fernandes	MUN	9.3m	47.2%	Unlikely
Cash	AVL	4.9m	51.3%	Unlikely
Guéhi	CRY	5.3m	48.0%	Unlikely
Romero	TOT	5.0m	50.7%	Unlikely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.5m	49.9%	Unlikely
James	CHE	5.6m	48.7%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	47.6%	Unlikely
Flemming	BUR	5.3m	47.7%	Unlikely
Pickford	EVE	5.5m	40.6%	Unlikely
Mount	MUN	5.9m	39.3%	Unlikely
L.Miley	NEW	4.4m	39.2%	Unlikely
Wilson	WHU	5.8m	39.5%	Unlikely
Leno	FUL	4.9m	38.4%	Unlikely
Cherki	MCI	6.5m	31.6%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Lammens	MUN	5.1m	108.9%	Very Likely
Nallo	LIV	3.8m	100.8%	Very Likely
João Pedro	CHE	7.3m	98.7%	Likely
Elanga	NEW	6.6m	100.5%	Very Likely
Mayenda	SUN	5.3m	100.3%	Very Likely
Rodon	LEE	4.1m	100.3%	Very Likely
Muniz	FUL	5.4m	100.2%	Very Likely
Gudmundsson	LEE	3.9m	100.1%	Very Likely
Woltemade	NEW	7.4m	94.2%	Maybe
Jordan	BUR	4.0m	99.6%	Maybe
Neave	NEW	4.4m	99.0%	Maybe
Enzo	CHE	6.6m	94.2%	Maybe
Irving	WHU	4.4m	94.9%	Maybe
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	94.5%	Unlikely
McKenna	BOU	4.0m	94.9%	Unlikely
Piroe	LEE	5.0m	92.5%	Unlikely
Broggio	AVL	4.5m	92.4%	Unlikely
Bentley	WOL	4.0m	92.7%	Unlikely
Balcombe	BRE	4.0m	93.6%	Unlikely
Sels	NFO	4.7m	91.3%	Unlikely
Morgan	BRE	4.4m	93.6%	Unlikely
Barnes	BUR	4.3m	93.1%	Unlikely
Kulusevski	TOT	6.4m	91.6%	Unlikely
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	91.9%	Unlikely
Tasker	BHA	3.9m	89.6%	Unlikely
Yarmoliuk	BRE	5.0m	90.6%	Unlikely
Worrall	BUR	3.9m	88.9%	Unlikely
Nørgaard	ARS	5.2m	89.3%	Unlikely
Webster	BHA	4.4m	86.9%	Unlikely
McAtee	NFO	5.1m	86.9%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	86.3%	Unlikely
Danso	TOT	4.3m	86.7%	Unlikely
Munetsi	WOL	5.4m	85.1%	Unlikely
Coleman	EVE	4.3m	85.7%	Unlikely
Fitzgerald	MUN	4.4m	85.0%	Unlikely
Jair Cunha	NFO	4.3m	84.9%	Unlikely
Barnes	NEW	6.3m	78.7%	Unlikely
Gakpo	LIV	7.4m	81.8%	Unlikely
Aina	NFO	4.7m	83.4%	Unlikely
Bevan	BOU	3.9m	83.5%	Unlikely

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	C
No Change	Alisson	LIV	C
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	C, Sus
Up	Kelleher	BRE	C, Vs
Down	Ramsdale	NEW	C
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	C
No Change	Jurriën Timber	ARS	C, Inj
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	C
Up	Andersen	FUL	C
Up	Marc Guehi	CRY	A
Up	van den Berg	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	A
No Change	Milenkovic	NFO	C
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	A
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	C, £

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Saka	ARS	B
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
No Change	Foden	MCI	A
No Change	Semenyo	BOU	C
Up	Szoboszlai	LIV	C
No Change	Minteh	BHA	B
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	A
No Change	Schade	BRE	C, Vs, Sus
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:34am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	B
No Change	Thiago	BRE	A, Vs
No Change	Mateta	CRY	C
Up	Ekitiké	LIV	B
Down	Welbeck	BHA	C, Rest
Down	Woltemade	NEW	B

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Podcast

The ScoutCast – Episode 110 – Cosmo

22 August 2013 3644 comments

Mark

He’s well travelled. He’s multi-lingual. He’s just 19 points behind me. Despite my best start to a Fantasy Football season in living memory, Granville is right on my tail. In this latest episode of the ScoutCast, Granville takes delight in taunting me by wrapping his tongue around every “Pochettino” with ease, leaving me to struggle like Paul Merson with a mouth ulcer.

In between the mispronunciations, myself and the “cosmopolitan Manc” get heated about Robin Van Persie, rinse through the Gameweek 1 bandwagons, preview the weekend’s action and welcome the flying start made by this season’s ScoutCast team. It’s breathless stuff, squeezed into a low fat 40 minutes.

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sdmdsdBazman
12 years, 4 months ago
Rvp owners:
You guys gonna captain him gw2 against Chelsea?
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1. Brouhaha
  12 years, 4 months ago
  Damn right
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2. bitterandstout
  12 years, 4 months ago
  certainly considering it.
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3. Fabreghastly
  12 years, 4 months ago
  No point owning him if you're not going to captain him
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Reed_Rothchild
12 years, 4 months ago
Is it worth taking a 4 pt hit to transfer Hazard for Silva?
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1. tw
  12 years, 4 months ago
  I did, but it was also to free up funds to do lukaku > sturridge
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2. Hailzter
  12 years, 4 months ago
  No.
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Geezer
12 years, 4 months ago
Is it worth to take out Anelka for a 4 point hit to bring in a 6.0 m replacement? Kim will play against City if I don`t
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1. Lucy.
  12 years, 4 months ago
  I'd strongly consider it.
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2. MikeyMitz
  12 years, 4 months ago
  No
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  1. Geezer
    12 years, 4 months ago
    I don`t like taking hits. Do you think he will be back for GW3 or is he gone for good?
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3. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
  12 years, 4 months ago
  I wouldn't...
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4. tw
  12 years, 4 months ago
  nah
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5. Tabone
  12 years, 4 months ago
  which 6 mill replacement are you thinking?
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  1. Geezer
    12 years, 4 months ago
    Don`t know. Weimann, J Rod or Crouch
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    1. Kerrazy
      12 years, 4 months ago
      weimann is good
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    2. Tabone
      12 years, 4 months ago
      wieman is good.. if i had one that i was planning to be on the bench a fair bit. but have as a backup.. id be abit interested by gayle... he has alot of pace
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      1. Kerrazy
        12 years, 4 months ago
        Gayle is the man to watch for CP.
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6. BwG
  12 years, 4 months ago
  The 6 or less forwards aren't very enticing ... I'd figure out the best route to get a 7.5-9.0 striker in.
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  1. BwG
    12 years, 4 months ago
    Check that ... Weimann if you don't have benteke
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Pepin - RIP Absinthe
12 years, 4 months ago
Sup DZ
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1. tw
  12 years, 4 months ago
  hey Pepin! how's it going mate?
  
  btw did you see the the super cup game yesterday?
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  1. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
    12 years, 4 months ago
    Yeah, it was a good game 😀 Amazing goal by David Villa, I am still bummed we let him go...would have loved to see Messi - Neymar - Villa front 3, especially in a WC year. He is going to have a great season, I can see him scoring 20+ league goals.
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    1. tw
      12 years, 4 months ago
      yeah i've only seen the goals. that was an amazing goal!
      
      i'm bummed we let him go too but at the same time I knew it was coming and I think it's a move he deserves. a striker of his quality should be starting every week and starting up top, not out on the wing. would've loved to see him in the EPL though. yeah he'll have a great season! I'd put him in the top 5 goal scorers in La Liga for sure (messi, ronaldo, benzema/suarez, neymar the only ones that could be ahead of him imo)
      
      and yeah that would be a great front three but I think messi neymar pedro can be just as good! pedro has shown his class for Spain in the past year and hopefully he'll show more of that eye for goal. with sanchez and tello as other options on the wing it's looking good
      
      I find it interesting that cesc is the preferred messi replacement up top still. I would've thought to put neymar central and tello out wide perhaps
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      1. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
        12 years, 4 months ago
        I think Cesc assisted like 3 of the 7 goals in the first game? He has been incredible, very quick off the mark, he is awesome in that 'false 9' position. It will be an exciting season ahead 🙂
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        tw
        12 years, 4 months ago
        gotcha. I couldn't get any online streams to work properly for that first game so didn't get to watch it 🙁 but you could be right. in that case, why do we need messi if we have cesc! 😉
        
        yeah should be a very exciting season. especially since madrid will have added isco, bale, and maybe suarez while we've added neymar, not to mention a new coach in charge of each club. looking forward to it!
        
        now if only we could sign a fecking center back already! us signing a CB is worse than arsenal signing big names 😆
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BootlegRascal
12 years, 4 months ago
Pick 3:

Zabaleta (car), Ivanovic (mun), M'Biwa (WHU), Chester (NOR), Toure (avl)

My current thinking is that order.
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1. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
  12 years, 4 months ago
  Agreed
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2. Alexieishere
  12 years, 4 months ago
  Swap chester with M'Biwa
  
  but that's because I've Nolan and I don't have any NOR 🙂
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3. In Like Flynn.
  12 years, 4 months ago
  Looks right to me Lucky.
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Tabone
12 years, 4 months ago
People say they feel safe with RvP... I feel safe with out him.. made a team with rvp originally.. tried many times and all i could have was a shitty team with Rvp.

so much safer with benteke, sturridge, soldado, coutinho, silva, nolan, mirallas all comftorbly in my team atm... and i have 2 mill to spare. but anyway goodluck to all rvp owners... dont really know how you do it!
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1. Geezer
  12 years, 4 months ago
  I have RVP, Anelka and a cheap defence......
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  1. Tabone
    12 years, 4 months ago
    i have a 6m, two 5m and two 4.5m
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  2. Tabone
    12 years, 4 months ago
    what do i know anyway lol, thats just my opinion. most ppl will disagree
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bitterandstout
12 years, 4 months ago
zabaleta, chester ivanovic
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1. Kerrazy
  12 years, 4 months ago
  should i play Brayford ?
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BigManBakar
12 years, 4 months ago
This is my wildcard team

Boruc (Davis)
Toure Zaba Dawson (Chester,Ward)
Coutinho Mirallas Nolan Walcott (Kim)
Aguero Benteke Soldado

a)Who to captain out of this lot?
b)any changes required?
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1. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
  12 years, 4 months ago
  If I were WC'ing now, I'd get RvP or have a plan to bring him in for GW4.
  
  But for this week it's a clear choice out of that lot for me - Kun Kun Kun.
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  1. BigManBakar
    12 years, 4 months ago
    Thanks mate,i dont like to plan ahead,thats two weeks away so i'll see where my team is after the weekend!
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2. Tabone
  12 years, 4 months ago
  seen so many wildcard teams so similar now.. seems like a great team based on what we have seen from the 1st gameweek... 37 to go
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  1. BigManBakar
    12 years, 4 months ago
    Thanks mate,im trying not to go on the first week performances.Trying to keep it as solid as possible.Mirallas failed in gw 1 but im willing to give him 2 or 3 more chances
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    1. Tabone
      12 years, 4 months ago
      it is a solid team.. mine is very similar
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      1. BigManBakar
        12 years, 4 months ago
        So who to captain out of this lot?Stuck b/w aguero and soldado...Beast has also forced his way into consideration!
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        Tabone
        12 years, 4 months ago
        i have benteke, soldado, and sturridge as my front three. im going with soldado
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        Tabone
        12 years, 4 months ago
        aguero would be a good choice. man city have so many different ways they can score atm. Tottenham on the other hand look like theyd rely on soldado alot more atm so i rekon his the man
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        BigManBakar
        12 years, 4 months ago
        Yup,plus you never know with the rotation going on at man city!Nice forward line you have mate,i guess you'll have silva instead of mirallas then?
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Kerrazy
12 years, 4 months ago
screw this site, now im tempted in taking a point hit for Navas/Silva. probably would be Mirallas>Navas/Silva.

opinion ?
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1. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
  12 years, 4 months ago
  Whoa there, Mirallas has a really nice home fixture and had 3 attempts on goal last game...why would you get rid of him for a hit?!
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  1. Kerrazy
    12 years, 4 months ago
    Tempted by the Navas/Silva & City's fixture talks 🙁
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  2. Tabone
    12 years, 4 months ago
    dont get rid of mirallas just because he didnt score in his first game. not even for a free transfer!
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Deicide
12 years, 4 months ago
Help, please?
Boruc Marshall Terry Turner(Nor) Merte Chester Turner(car)
Cou Hazard Walcott Snodgrass Williams
Dzeko Lukaku Soldado

Save my transfer this gw so I can make 2 free transfers?
I'm considering Merte/Terry -> Coleman Lukaku -> Giroud/Sturridge or someone else?

Should I keep Hazard? I'm considering Benteke after his blank.

Is that a good idea?
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1. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
  12 years, 4 months ago
  3 Chelsea players at OT is a bit of an overkill...how about Hazard > Silva?
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  1. Deicide
    12 years, 4 months ago
    I know it is an overkill.
    But shouldn't I get rid of Lukaku first?. He's not nailed on, and probably he won't start. Hazard in the other hand is looks nailed on. He started both games.
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2. In Like Flynn.
  12 years, 4 months ago
  Team looks OK and if you're happy with it, it's always worth saving the transfer.
  
  I shall go for Benteke after the blank too. I don't see the point before.
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  1. Deicide
    12 years, 4 months ago
    Exactly. I don't want to waste a transfer in a guy who has a blank in a week or 2. Eventually I'll get him
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3. New Ghost
  12 years, 4 months ago
  You should have done Terry to Coleman before Coleman rose; then Lukaku to Studge. Do you have money in the bank?
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  1. Deicide
    12 years, 4 months ago
    3 in the bank.
    
    I was trying to be patient with Coleman. I didn't think he would rise so fast.
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    1. New Ghost
      12 years, 4 months ago
      Wow, you could have done Lukaku to Aguero for free 😯
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      1. Deicide
        12 years, 4 months ago
        I already have Dzeko and someone suggested me to not do it before. Besides I'm really concerned about City. At this point I think Silva is the only one who's nailed on.. Pellegrini more than likely will rotate Jovetic, Negredo, Aguero and Dzeko.
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      2. New Ghost
        12 years, 4 months ago
        Oh wait, you already have Dzeko. Lukaku to Studge sounds good.
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The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
12 years, 4 months ago
Elnine I have returned.

I think, if youre in no hurry for City coverage, then yes, saving the FT makes sense. If I were you, I would want to get on the city train earlier rather than later.

The good hting about this week is, you didn't really miss any of the big hauls except for Coleman (who I know you don't fancy) so you aren't really wanting anything you're missing. Sadly, I missed coleman and Benteke, making me slightly more desperate.

So yeah, saving the transfer for you makes a lot of sense if youre ok continuing with no city.

For me though....I just don't know. I mean, I know I am getting rid of 2/3 Chelsea players, why would I hold on for United away?
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1. tw
  12 years, 4 months ago
  who are your chelsea players?
  
  I think you might as well get rid of one or two this week (bringing in soldado, pool, and/or citeh)
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  1. The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
    12 years, 4 months ago
    I have dzeko, Soldado, and Sturridge. Don't want coutinho at all.
    
    My Chelsea is Lampard, Hazard, and Ivan. Thinking Silva in for Haz or a hit to get coleman for Ivan and Silva for Lamps. Elnine suggested hold the transfer.....just not seeing 3 chelsea as a good idea.
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    1. tw
      12 years, 4 months ago
      yeah i'd go for silva in that case. think it depends if you want lamps or haz long term (assuming you'll keep one through the blank)
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      1. The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
        12 years, 4 months ago
        I really think Lamps might be a really good differential long term.
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        tw
        12 years, 4 months ago
        in that case, ship haz. I did and kept oscar (but that was partially cuz I needed the .5 from haz > silva in order to do lukaku > sturridge)
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        The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
        12 years, 4 months ago
        I see. Thinking about it, for sure.
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2. Elniñorules
  12 years, 4 months ago
  I know I really shouldn't be complaining but I fancied Silva instead of Walcott (think I might have mentioned to you and Isacki), so Haz > Silva makes sense but then....your statement regarding Silva comes to mind "If I get Silva, it feels like I'd be getting him just for the purpose of City coverage" I still think this is valid as a City striker spot is where the points are going to come from in that attack.
  
  You aren't worried about RVP/Rooney/Kagawa/Aguero hitting form?
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  1. The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
    12 years, 4 months ago
    Kagawa not really. So easy to get him at any time.
    
    I'm convinced Rooney isn't leaving, and rooney at united isn't worth it.
    
    Aguero is the one I kinda want, but I have Dzeko so that's the horse I have backed.
    
    RVP.......yeah, sure I wish I had him. But I decided before the season that, for now at least, I'd rather have both Soldado and Sturridge, and the ability to have Benteke as the third guy if necessary.
    
    So not worried about Rooney or Kagawa. Plenty worried about Aguero and RVP, but I've made up my mind.
    
    Silva scoring at the weened makes me rethink that he is just coverage. I think he is pretty nailed on, and getting forward more than last year. I think he could be a steal at 9 mil.
    
    REAAAAAAALLLY thinking Haz>silva now.
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    1. Elniñorules
      12 years, 4 months ago
      Hehe I don't know Newman, it might just be the after effects of owning Silva last season and failing. The points are going to be spread out in that City attack nevertheless, so you can't go too wrong I suppose. Think the FPL bonus system doesn't reward assist magnets like Silva anymore, would rather have Michu long term methinks.
      
      United and Chelsea have loads of goals in them, any of the options could strike hot this week including Haz and Mata. Monday night football too.
      
      Thinking Ivan > Zaba might be more worth it now. Thoughts?
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      1. The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
        12 years, 4 months ago
        Werent you the one who thought Ivan was a season keeper? Certainly makes a lot of sense, offensively.
        
        I am all about Zabs, for sure. Was mostly considering coleman for Ivan, but City defense should do well. It would give me some security for my defense, which does worry me quite a bit, now that I ended up without coleman and with a norwich defnder. (argh)
        
        Not a bad idea. I guess I'm just super unhappy with Hazard. Didn't look too great against Villa other than one good moment.
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        Elniñorules
        12 years, 4 months ago
        Reg Hazard, it might be a false alarm and I may be wrong. His quality is unquestionable so I wonder whether the occasion might bring out the best in him. Don't want to get the biggest decision in the season wrong man, the season might depend on which Chelsea mid you end up getting at different spells.
        
        Waiting for Nastasic news too. You reckon if Pelle says he's fit to start, better to go for him over Zaba?
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        Elniñorules
        12 years, 4 months ago
        (be back in 10, on a call)
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        The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
        12 years, 4 months ago
        Why him over Zaba, even when fit? Just because CBs get more bonus? Is Zaba really competing for his spot?
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        BwG
        12 years, 4 months ago
        Banking the .5 on Nasty isn't worth the worry off him being left out for some odd reason ... Zab all the way.
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BigManBakar
12 years, 4 months ago
Just a thought?Who is the best 5.0 mid to get? Kim,Koren,Brady or someone else?
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1. BwG
  12 years, 4 months ago
  Are they bench fodder or part of a rotation?
  
  Watched Chelsea v Hull...thought Brady was lively. However, Hull won't score many this year...will eke out one and two goal wins at most. The personnel just isn't there to score big.
  
  I'd opt for a 4.5 player that's guaranteed 90 minutes. Jedinak, Cabral, etc.
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  1. BigManBakar
    12 years, 4 months ago
    I was thinking along the same lines but i think spending 0.5 for a more attacking player(regardless of his team) in case one of your players gets rotated is worth it
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    1. BwG
      12 years, 4 months ago
      What's the likelihood that your 4.5 or 5.0 hits a goal or assist when you play them? Their historical stats don't support much offensive output ... Go with a 4.5 that's guaranteed 2 pts for 90 minutes and spend the .5 somewhere more productive. Or do whatever you're gut is saying, that's what I'd do.
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EmreCan Hustle
12 years, 4 months ago
Cech Lewis
Toure Coleman Clyne Chester Nosey
Hazard Silva Coutinho Mirallas Brandon
Giroud Lukaku Dzeko
3.5 in the bank.

This week: Save.
Next week: Hazard + Lukaku >> 6.5m+Rvp (free)
Good plan?
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1. EmreCan Hustle
  12 years, 4 months ago
  * grandin. Stupid auto-correct.
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2. DietCoke
  12 years, 4 months ago
  You won't have a keeper for GW3. Just a heads up.
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  1. EmreCan Hustle
    12 years, 4 months ago
    Already got the two points for that fixture. I'm ok with a keeper blank. may work out better in the long run.
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3. the cromulent one
  12 years, 4 months ago
  If you really want to bring rvp in, why wait? Not many can bring in rvp with only a -4. Depending on who the 6.5 mid is (Snod?) the hit could pay for itself. Also, you'll avoid anothe Lukaku price fall (will happen before the deadline)
  But I applaud your will to avoid hits! It's just not always warranted.
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  1. EmreCan Hustle
    12 years, 4 months ago
    Thanks. I think gw2 will be low scoring without the obvious captain choice, so prefer not to take hit. Secondly, Snodgrass, downing or Sinclair are my preferred replacement. None may start this week.
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BwG
12 years, 4 months ago
Who would you start?

Reid at New
Turner at Hull
Chester at home vs Nor
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1. Zat Knight Rises
  12 years, 4 months ago
  Turner. Hull have been terrible in front of goal
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2. Tabone
  12 years, 4 months ago
  turner
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3. Kenneth Tang
  12 years, 4 months ago
  Chester. Norwich is not particular good in attack.
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4. BwG
  12 years, 4 months ago
  Thanks for input I'm leaning Turner but Chester still whispering in my ear.
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HellasLEAF
12 years, 4 months ago
Agueru, RVP, Soldado, Dzeko.

are these lads in danger of a rise soon? I see they've tipped 50,000 in..
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1. BeachBadger
  12 years, 4 months ago
  RVP surely has a higher threshold. Aguero and Soldado I'd be worried about
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blauriecon
12 years, 4 months ago
Szczesny
Coleman Toure Zabaleta
Coutinho Hazard Mirallas Walcott
Benteke Dzeko Lambert
Any changes?
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1. Kenneth Tang
  12 years, 4 months ago
  Good squad, stay it, only do a trade if you don't see any good captain material this GW
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  1. blauriecon
    12 years, 4 months ago
    Down the road I see Soldado and Sturridge with Benteke with Coutinho and Mirallas making way at some point as well. Defense will stay awaiting developments unless Mignolet improves to where his play matches his score.
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    1. Kenneth Tang
      12 years, 4 months ago
      You sure GW4 without RVP?
      
      If you opt for a non-RVP team, you may need several options for captain depends on the fixture. As such, Benteke, Sturridge & Soldado will be better than Lambert & Dzeko.
      
      About Mirallas, give him 2 more games, you may then revert your view.
      
      Mignolet is OK, but Liverpool defense is not particularly great. I think two $4.5 nail-on GK (Boruc + someone) is a better option. Also, at some point, you may want Toure + Coutinho + Sturridge, and you may not want Mignolet to take up a spot.
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Kenneth Tang
12 years, 4 months ago
Do anyone know why our fantasy ID have been changed this year?
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1. tw
  12 years, 4 months ago
  that happens every year
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2. In Like Flynn.
  12 years, 4 months ago
  IDs are given out in numerical order as people register their new team.
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FWTbaletrolls
12 years, 4 months ago
What do you think regarding match with MANUTD
A) Mourinho has no faith in lukaku so transfer him out before further price fall
B)Thinking back about last hattrick with utd in gw38 mourinho saved lukaku for gw3
C)Mourinho finds torres ba and lukaku on same level so high rotation risk and again trf him out
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1. DietCoke
  12 years, 4 months ago
  I think Torres will start against United. Lukaku to get a sub appearance.
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  1. FWTbaletrolls
    12 years, 4 months ago
    And why that?don't u think his last hattrick has earned him a start against UTD?
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    1. DietCoke
      12 years, 4 months ago
      This is how I see it:
      
      The United game is very important for Chelsea to win. Therefore, Mourinho will be wanting to start his most experienced players.
      
      Lukaku will be a great sub option in case Chelsea falls behind a goal, as his explosive presence might earn an equalizer and shift the balance back towards Chelsea.
      
      It's just my opinion and what I feel is more likely to happen.
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      1. FWTbaletrolls
        12 years, 4 months ago
        Ok convinced now.So m throwing lukaku.Who would you suggest ?sturridge or aspas ?and why?
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2. Kenneth Tang
  12 years, 4 months ago
  Sell Lukaku as soon as you can
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  1. BwG
    12 years, 4 months ago
    +1 If if becomes first choice, well then it's obvious ... But as of the moment he's an impact sub with Torres being first choice IMO.
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3. In Like Flynn.
  12 years, 4 months ago
  I'd wait at least for this week. Lukaku is a beast when he's unleashed. Though I hope people continue to sell as I want him after the blank.
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  1. FWTbaletrolls
    12 years, 4 months ago
    I want him for united match but he is already 7.9.So I am quite worried he will continue to fall
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4. Hailzter
  12 years, 4 months ago
  I honestly think Lukaku will start against Utd.
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5. Kenneth Tang
  12 years, 4 months ago
  Put it this way, if you don't have Lukaku yourself, will you be fear that others having him in their teams? If comparing to someone has Aguero, Dzeko, Sturridge or Soldado in their team, will you feel more worried? He may make a magic Vs MU, but the chance is slimmer than other big hitters.
  
  Adding a blank GW3, and everyone knows Lukaku won't be nail-on in near future, what's the point to hold him when he is playing Vs MU?
  
  However, don't let price drop affects too much of your decision. For me I won't sell a player who will have a high possibility to score me really big in the coming GW. I think the key is, if you truly think Lukaku score a hat-trick being higher possible than most other strikers mentioned above, keep him this GW!
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  1. FWTbaletrolls
    12 years, 4 months ago
    Ok the case is my gw1 point is 108.I have lukaku.I think lukaku will score good againt Utd.The problem is=now my team value is 96.8+3 in bank.if lukaku hadnt failed my value would b 96.4.The point is i want to get good points (WHICH i think lukaku will help ) and also want good team value
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    1. Kenneth Tang
      12 years, 4 months ago
      Congratulate you to have a pretty good GW1, but you mean your high score affect your decision over Lukaku? Don't get it.
      
      If you want both good points and good team value, you should definitely sell Lukaku. His price will drop further for sure, while other striker options will help both categories.
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tw
12 years, 4 months ago
boruc
coleman shaw murner
walcott silva oscar mirallas
soldado sturridge benteke

foster collins toure kim

how's that look for this week lads?

any thoughts on the armband...? cuz i'm stumped 😕
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1. DietCoke
  12 years, 4 months ago
  Almost as good as my team!
  
  My armband is going to either Soldado or Benteke.
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2. blauriecon
  12 years, 4 months ago
  soldado or benteke
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3. Tommytour
  12 years, 4 months ago
  Studge or Walcott
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  1. tw
    12 years, 4 months ago
    interesting. why those two over the other two strikers?
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    1. Tommytour
      12 years, 4 months ago
      Swans and Pool are tight at the back
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      1. tw
        12 years, 4 months ago
        even on the road? I thought that was more at home....
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        Tommytour
        12 years, 4 months ago
        I'm going Dzeko lol
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Rivaldo Izback
12 years, 4 months ago
if you had the choice would you choose Benteke or Aguero for this week?
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1. DietCoke
  12 years, 4 months ago
  I'm still not sold on Aguero, but Benteke has a blank coming up. Unless you already have one of them, I don't really see the value in getting either at this stage.
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2. The Hitch Hikers Guide to t…
  12 years, 4 months ago
  Aguero
  benteke if you dont have enough
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3. Zat Knight Rises
  12 years, 4 months ago
  Bemteke for me. I just like knowing that he is 100% nailed on. Kun is the best city striker but it wouldn't be the first time that everybody on this site has almost took it for granted that a city striker would be starting and rack up the points only to find him on the bench.
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The Hitch Hikers Guide to t…
12 years, 4 months ago
Did not get to see Arsenal play, didnt want to download the game after i saw the score.

Was wondering How did Walcott perform. Good fixtures but... I have Anelka in my team too...
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1. tw
  12 years, 4 months ago
  walcott over anelka any day
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  1. tw
    12 years, 4 months ago
    especially this weekend when walcott has fulham and anelka won't be playing
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    1. The Hitch Hikers Guide to t…
      12 years, 4 months ago
      Did you get to see Arsenal play? They Always stutter but i hope they get a good Transfer these next weeks. Or ARS Venger getting the boot!
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2. BwG
  12 years, 4 months ago
  Walcott over anelka every time.
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tw
12 years, 4 months ago
ENR - think you've got time to write a presser tonight or tomorrow?
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1. Elniñorules
  12 years, 4 months ago
  For?
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  1. tw
    12 years, 4 months ago
    Leagues - post match gw 1
    
    Thinking we could each do a presser to kick things off and get the ball rolling
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Esky1982
12 years, 4 months ago
My team,

Mignolet
Ivanovic Zabaleta JEnrique
Britton Colback Hazard Cazorla Mirallas
Dzeko Van Persie

Davis, Bennett, Baker, Anelka

I have already done Lukaku- Dzeko
Options-
1 -4 Cazorla/ Hazard -> Silva
2- Wild card (Davis, Baker, Anelka not playing- Ivanovic, Hazard out next GW)
3- Leave it for now???????
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Elniñorules
12 years, 4 months ago
Strong feeling Kagawa will steal the show on Monday

Don't have balls of steel to back him in FPL though
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1. tw
  12 years, 4 months ago
  *Rooney
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  1. The Hitch Hikers Guide to t…
    12 years, 4 months ago
    Never can tell with that midfield unless it was C Ronaldo haha
    But i agree Kagawa has Talent
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2. Tommytour
  12 years, 4 months ago
  If he ever gets to bloody start
  
  How can Valencia Welbeck Giggs Cleverly be preferred to him?
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  1. Elniñorules
    12 years, 4 months ago
    😀
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3. BwG
  12 years, 4 months ago
  Kagawa never should have left Dortmund. Sinclair should have stayed at Swansea etc etc. Yeah you may make more money but you're miserable sitting on the bench.
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  1. Elniñorules
    12 years, 4 months ago
    Hopefully Moyes will see some sense! It's freaking ridiculous now
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the cromulent one
12 years, 4 months ago
I think that including scorer and clean sheet odds from paddypower (or whomever) is a brilliant idea.
I don't have interest in placing any bets, and FFS should feel at least a little bit ashamed for promoting gambling, but the odds themselves are an interesting piece of information for FPL.
Bookmakers, successful ones at least, need to present realistic odds in order to make money. They should be deriving the odds in an objective and analytical way, so should be less subject to the inherent biases that we all have.
Time will tell if this info is just more noise, but I'm optimistic.
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1. Desertbug
  12 years, 4 months ago
  More noise ... and more info. They don't put out odds based on realistic likelihood of something happening, but based on their calculations of what number is required to get people to bet equally for and against something so that they make the most money while risking the least.
  
  In American throwball the pointspread is always shifted one way or another when one team is a big fan favorite, because bookies know the fans will bet on their favorite team, even sacrificing a bit in the point spread category if they have to, in order to bet on their team.
  
  Same principles with bookmaking everywhere, just different mechanisms for laying off the risks.
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  1. Joggers Nipple
    12 years, 4 months ago
    Totally agree, i have made loads backing whoever Liverpool is playing. As im in Asia and a lot of people just lump the money on their favourite team without a care about the odds.
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  2. Zat Knight Rises
    12 years, 4 months ago
    Agree to a certain extent, but the odds given are quite a good general reflection of the most likely scenarios. Paddys had city least likely to concede and Aguero most likely to score. No one here would argue with this. Fan favouritism maybe slightly alters the odds, but not in any great way and they still prove to be a great indicator of the up and coming games.
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    1. Desertbug
      12 years, 4 months ago
      Oh, don't get me wrong... I'm not at all saying that they are useless. They can definitely guide you in situations where you have no clue, but you just have to remember that that factor is indeed in play and remember that you can't really substitute book odds exactly for true projected probabilities.
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SNKI
12 years, 4 months ago
Chance of Dezko getting start this Sunday?
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1. Tommytour
  12 years, 4 months ago
  High
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2. Tabone
  12 years, 4 months ago
  look above and click on that link.. after reading that i dont see why he wouldnt start
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Djerbil
12 years, 4 months ago
Team set: (-4)

Boruc
Coleman Iva M.Turner
Hazard Theo Silva Mirallas
Dzeko Sturridge Soldado(c)

Bench: Kim Kolo Chester
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Van Dal
12 years, 4 months ago
Captain poll :

A)rvp
B)sol
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1. Twelve years a slave
  12 years, 4 months ago
  There one at totalfpl
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  1. Van Dal
    12 years, 4 months ago
    Im asking for peoples opinons on here though
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    1. Twelve years a slave
      12 years, 4 months ago
      it very tricky , but if i had the confidence to buy RVP from the start i would have to captain him .Otherwise why bother having him at all
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      1. Van Dal
        12 years, 4 months ago
        True it is on him at the mo but just wanted other ppls opinions. 🙂
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      2. Desertbug
        12 years, 4 months ago
        Bother having him because you found a team that work with having him without having to sacrifice too much else. If most others in your minileague don't have him in their squads, then he is already a differential and is earning you points over the others. If RVP has a tough fixture and somebody else in your squad has tastier matchup... or especially if it is a more commonly owned player that has the tasty matchup, you may lose ground to your minileague because they captained the common player with good fixtures while you only got single points and you decided to captain RVP in tougher match and he only delivered you 2x2. He did it enough times to me last year to speak from experience. Even once can be critical.
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2. Desertbug
  12 years, 4 months ago
  Have both and I'm waffling. Just saw what RVP can do. Just saw what Soldude can do. Slight lean towards the Soldude to abide over Swansea.
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  1. Desertbug
    12 years, 4 months ago
    To me it comes down to the lesser quality of Swansea's defense when compared to Chelsea's defense, that's all. I hope they both light it up, frankly.
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  2. Van Dal
    12 years, 4 months ago
    On rvp at the mo. his 2 goals ag swansea were fantastic! Fixture proof!
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3. Twelve years a slave
  12 years, 4 months ago
  Easy for us that dont have RVP
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  1. Van Dal
    12 years, 4 months ago
    Yeh true! You made any changes yet mate?
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4. KIT
  12 years, 4 months ago
  Silva
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5. indiangunner
  12 years, 4 months ago
  RVP for me... I have Sturridge, Wally, Hazard, Silva, Bony, Coutinho to choose from but the Dutch is fixture proof and won't disappoint so it's him 🙂
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  1. KIT
    12 years, 4 months ago
    Thats a pretty solid front 7 mate. Whats the rest of your team look like?
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    1. indiangunner
      12 years, 4 months ago
      Mignolet(Davis)
      Coleman-Collins-Shaw(Turner/Chester)
      Coutinho-Silva-Walcott-J.COLE(not Hazard)(Jedinak)
      Bony-RVP-Sturridge
      
      I'm sorry wrote Hazard instead of Cole... forgot I transferred him out for Cole to have RVP in... 🙂
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Elniñorules
12 years, 4 months ago
Manciini i'm back, call got longer than expected

Why Nasty over Zaba? Just thinking out loud.

The "bonus favours CB theory" and the 0.6 with flexibility to switch to Arsenal def.

No competition yet and people reckon he'll be nailed on even when Richards returns in a few weeks. Always skeptical when it comes to City.

Thoughts?
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1. Tommytour
  12 years, 4 months ago
  Lescott played quite well the other night
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  1. Tommytour
    12 years, 4 months ago
    Forgot Komps out for now
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2. Hailzter
  12 years, 4 months ago
  Nasty has got basically zero attacking potential and Zaba was VERY attacking against Newcastle. Pellegrini has promised a more offensive approach this season so I'm pretty sure Zaba will get quite a few assists and maybe even some goals.
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  Elnine: Do we WANT an arsenal defender anymore, after that display against Villa? Not so sure, now.
  
  I see your point on Nasty, but I really think Zaba is more nailed on. He is just so versatile.
  
  But it does make me just hesitant enough to consider waiting. I am now thinking Haz>Silva is better than Ivan>Zabs. At least until we know the best way into the city defense. I just need some stability now that it looks like Norwich's defense is bad news.
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SöundLight 30
12 years, 4 months ago
Shoot, according to FISO, looks like Craig Noone is going to drop in price. Wait, does any one have No one, any one?
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1. Alexieishere
  12 years, 4 months ago
  No one
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