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29 August 2013 2939 comments
Mark Mark
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There are no brown envelopes in sight; this “bung” is firmly placed in my nasal passages as I clamber from my man-flu grief pit to sit alongside Granville and take my Gameweek medicine. After seeing me off by 21 points, it’s only fair I gave my co-host his moment of glory, regardless of being short of match fitness.

Somehow we end up arguing about Robin van Persie once again, before taking a gander at the bandwagons rolling and preview the weekend’s action the only way we know how: by rambling endlessly and singling out some dubious player picks along the way.

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

  1. Heydudes13
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 6 months ago

    Is Eriksen all that? I really haven't seen him play often tbh, could someone fill me in on him...

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    1. DropPointsNotBombs
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 6 months ago

      He is class

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    2. Namtab Nomolos
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 6 months ago

      I'd wait for the Moving Target article that's probably coming.

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      1. Heydudes13
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 6 months ago

        Sound.

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    3. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 6 months ago

      He's only 21 but has won three titles with Ajax and has been their main man.. Early days still but potential to be among the best

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      1. Heydudes13
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 6 months ago

        He's certainly talked up a lot. No smoke without fire and all...

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    4. Ghost Ship
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 6 months ago

      Improving his scoring rate all the time - now about 1 in 3. So he seems to be an emerging talent in terms of goals but big step up from Dutch league so I think there is still a question mark over him.

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  2. JT's Dog
      12 years, 6 months ago

      Anyone know why alkmaar game got abandoned

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      1. FF Dirtbag
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 6 months ago

        Fire in the stands

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        1. JT's Dog
            12 years, 6 months ago

            Cheers, thought it was fan trouble

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        2. Parm
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 6 months ago

          Fire in the stands I believe.

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      2. Federico
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 6 months ago

        Allright, I've owned RVP since the start, and not handed him the armband once yet.

        This week I've been struggling with the captain choice. Narrowed it down to Silva and RVP.
        I think this is a really though choice, due to Silvas good fixture.

        Since I obviously can't make up my mind after several days, should this go down as "when in doubt, captain RVP"? Not sure what pick it would hurt the most to fail with.

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        1. FF Dirtbag
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 6 months ago

          I am having the same problem. But RVP seems to be edging it at the moment, as liverpools defence ain't together too much with toure out. Hope he scores a few.

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          1. Federico
            • 13 Years
            12 years, 6 months ago

            Don't know how rational this is in terms of FPL, but playing late in the week is a positive for my captain!

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        2. JT's Dog
            12 years, 6 months ago

            Well I have looked heavily into his performances this year and can tell you I discovered a pattern.
            It goes 2 goals, 2 goals, 0 goals so laws of speculation say 0 goals

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          • Gimli son of Gloin
            • 13 Years
            12 years, 6 months ago

            Absolutely RVP over Silva.

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            1. Federico
              • 13 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              I like your certainty! 😀

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          • Heytch
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            12 years, 6 months ago

            same reason I started the season without him, as I didn't like him for Chelsea dgw, nor could bear having him against us, thought he'd blank in that one.

            i will own him for GW4, but if owned him now, this would be the one game of 3 I would captain him

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          1. The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            12 years, 6 months ago

            I'm sure this will be funny but four separate links is too much...

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            1. applebonkers
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              if it has to be just one then i recommend male non owner

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              1. The Bandit
                • 15 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                Glad I didn't bother with the others.. 😛

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            2. Sánchez
              • 13 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              It takes like, 20 seconds all in.

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            3. Soidisant
              • 14 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              Just use Text to Image plugin and it solves that problem

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            4. Root
              • 14 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              You must be new to the internet if something like four seperate links is too much.

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          2. Sánchez
            • 13 Years
            12 years, 6 months ago

            Are there any females who play FPL seriously?

            I bet there's like, 2 of them all in. Guys are sadder that way.

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            1. Red20
              • 15 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              Eh, I'm sure there are.. 😉

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              1. Sánchez
                • 13 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                Thats just a user name.
                Bet you're a guy.

                (chat up lines at the ready) 😉

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                1. Red20
                  • 15 Years
                  12 years, 6 months ago

                  Just give me the odds then! 😀

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                  1. Sánchez
                    • 13 Years
                    12 years, 6 months ago

                    Well I am in Manchester this weekend
                    (to watch City [coughs] beat Hull)

                    You can show me then. I'll give you 69 to 1. 😉

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                    1. Red20
                      • 15 Years
                      12 years, 6 months ago

                      Jeez sorry, I'm washing my hair! 🙂

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            2. JT's Dog
                12 years, 6 months ago

                I have four in my ML, 2 are in top 4

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                1. Sánchez
                  • 13 Years
                  12 years, 6 months ago

                  Luck, or early doors?

                  Will they last?

                  I once checked the top 50 about 20 weeks in and all were guys.

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            3. Reedy
              • 15 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              🙂

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          3. Del Monte
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 6 months ago

            Spurs if Bale doesn't go through

            Paulinho Capoue

            Bale Eriksen Lamela

            Soldado

            :O

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            1. The Bandit
              • 15 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              pointless post because it will

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            2. Heels_Over_Head
              • 12 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              "This could drag on for a couple of more days. I'm not in control of the situation to give you a definite answer." - AVB, tonight, on Bale's estimated time of departure

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            3. Namtab Nomolos
              • 15 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              He's dropping to 11.8 tonight. Bargain!

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            4. Kostja
              • 14 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              they have to sell bale to afford the others

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          4. reshardo
            • 16 Years
            12 years, 6 months ago

            Boruc or Marshall this week?

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            1. Arsenal USA FC
              • 13 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              Boruc

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            2. Tiote on Peyote
              • 14 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              Boruc

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          5. Atwood
            • 15 Years
            12 years, 6 months ago

            Evening chaps, any advice on how to use my FT? 1.5 in the bank and Anelka taking up a space.

            GK: Mignolet
            DF: Coleman - Zabaleta - Clyne - Garrido
            MF: Silva - Walcott - Mirallas
            FW: Soldado - Giroud - Anelka

            Subs: Davis - Kim - Lampard - Ivanovic

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            1. Arsenal USA FC
              • 13 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              Save it

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          6. cally
            • 12 Years
            12 years, 6 months ago

            What does team value do overall? Mines at 100.3 and I have 0.7 in the bank, but it doesn't seem to change much about my team?

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            1. Sánchez
              • 13 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              Come January wildcard when you have £110m and your rival has £98m, it matters, trust me.

              It means you can have RVP and not balls up your side second half.

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              1. cally
                • 12 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                Ok guess that makes sense

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            2. Atwood
              • 15 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              That seems like loads of profit in only a couple of weeks. Or maybe I just haven't made much at all.

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              1. Atwood
                • 15 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                My bad, my team value's actually 101.1

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              2. JT's Dog
                  12 years, 6 months ago

                  I am on 101 mill with lukaku still so not that high, think some people are touching 102

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            3. svgcr
              • 13 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              Eriksen moved confirmed?

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              1. copps
                • 14 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                reports in holland claim so. apparently de boer said the deal is pretty much done

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            4. Fin
              • 13 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              Best keeper under 5.5 to rotate with Boruc? Thinking Schezney but need to a goalkeeper to play this week and i don't fancy playing him in the NLD

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              1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
                • 15 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                Myhill until Foster comes back

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              2. droginexile
                • 15 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                Vorm is who im thinking of?

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              3. PMC3
                • 13 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                Don't see what is wrong with Boruc this week?

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            5. Thick Of It
              • 13 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              Another ESBO (expected scores from bookies odds) article up on Totalfpl, it actually predicted quite well last game-week. Manchester City lead the way again...

              http://totalfpl.com/Articles/176/expect-score-from-bookie-odds-esbo-gameweek-3-score-predictions

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              1. Thick Of It
                • 13 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                Spurs at 18.2% clean sheet odds.

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                1. TorresMagic™
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 16 Years
                  12 years, 6 months ago

                  Unlikely this week.

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            6. reshardo
              • 16 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              Team linked what trannys to do?

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              1. TorresMagic™
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 16 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                Any ideas?

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                1. reshardo
                  • 16 Years
                  12 years, 6 months ago

                  See below!

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                  1. TorresMagic™
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • Has Moderation Rights
                    • 16 Years
                    12 years, 6 months ago

                    Better to see your team typed.

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                2. Heydudes13
                  • 14 Years
                  12 years, 6 months ago

                  Torres looks like an Aussie in your pic

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                  1. TorresMagic™
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • Has Moderation Rights
                    • 16 Years
                    12 years, 6 months ago

                    Playing like an Aussie these days too.

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                    1. Heydudes13
                      • 14 Years
                      12 years, 6 months ago

                      Haha.

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              2. Parm
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                Can't be fecked to click your link...

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                  1. Parm
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 14 Years
                    12 years, 6 months ago

                    Welbeck out

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            7. reshardo
              • 16 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              Thinking of chucking haz and j-rod for bent or aguero and a 5.3m midfielder?
              Any ideas?

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              1. MJ6987
                • 15 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                Brady of course

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                1. Ikey Warrior
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  12 years, 6 months ago

                  I agree, Brady.

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              2. Heels_Over_Head
                • 12 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                Cardiff
                Kim or Whittingham

                Hull
                Brady

                Everton
                Barkley

                Southampton
                Ward-Prowse

                West Ham
                Ravel Morrison

                Brady is the flavor of the week

                Whittingham seems to have edged into #2 flavor status by a hair busting past pre-season favorite Kim

                Barkley, already in ascendance, is now questioned after being the flavor of last week (will change again next week)

                Ward-Prowse is ascendant, yet questioned for how nailed he is by some Southampton fans while other Saints fans say he will be nailed on

                Ravel Morrison, always a bridesmaid, never the bride (as yet), looked great in pre-season and scored mid-week this week - seems unable to break into first team

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                1. Ikey Warrior
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  12 years, 6 months ago

                  This exactly!

                  I'd stay away from Ward-Prowse and Morrison for now.

                  Go Brady, Kim or Whittingham. I prefer Whittingham as he's on set pieces (although Kim plays in the hole).

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            8. Optimus.
              • 15 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              @Chelsea Fc 2m
              Ajax boss Frank De Boer has now just confirmed that Christian Eriksen has passed a medical at Tottenham Hotspur and will now sign a 5 year deal for Chelsea#OMG

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              1. Ikey Warrior
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                hahahaha

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              2. Captain Shirokov
                • 14 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                😆

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              3. Red20
                • 15 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                😀

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              4. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
                • 13 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                Brilliant 😆

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              5. Sánchez
                • 13 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                😆

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              6. Gnu
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                😆

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            9. Ikey Warrior
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              A) Myhill in for Foster - play Myhill & Clyne
              B) Ward in for A. Cole - play Boruc & Ward

              I need a swing vote! Please! 🙁

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              1. Steve McCroskey
                • 12 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                WBA season ticket holder here.

                Foster is our star performer. Myhill really isn't very good so I'd go B

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                1. Ikey Warrior
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  12 years, 6 months ago

                  Cheers mate. How likely do you think it is that Myhill plays ahead of Daniels this weekend though (with him returning from injury)?

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                  1. Steve McCroskey
                    • 12 Years
                    12 years, 6 months ago

                    No guarantee but I would expect Myhill to start.

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            10. MJ6987
              • 15 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              Thoughts on Paulinho? Looked good last week, but will he be back to his GW1 deep lying role once all the new signings start playing (Lamela, Eriksen)

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              1. Ikey Warrior
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                That's would I would assume.

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              2. Kostja
                • 14 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                yes, shots looked really reckless as well and failed to make the correct pass multiple times and decided for a bad shot instead. Will still score some goals though a la Yaya IMO

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              3. The Bandit
                • 15 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                You would assume Paulinho deper, Eriksen no 10 and Lamela wide

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                1. The Bandit
                  • 15 Years
                  12 years, 6 months ago

                  *deeper

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            11. AK ⭐
              • 13 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              Would you rather play Chester away at City or transfer out Toure for a hit? And who would you replace him with?

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              1. Ikey Warrior
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                Play Chester imo. Nobody for a hit.

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                1. AK ⭐
                  • 13 Years
                  12 years, 6 months ago

                  I would have transferred Toure out, but he has immense value for a Liverpool defender.

                  And, I don't think Chester's getting away with more than a point here. My 5th defender is Brayford. So.. Tricky decision on my hands.

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                  1. Ikey Warrior
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 14 Years
                    12 years, 6 months ago

                    If Toure is back next GW, I wouldn't transfer him out, and definitely not for a hit. If he's gonna miss the next match too, then you could argue it's worth a hit. And I'd go for Collins.

                    I haven't kept up to date with his injury news as he's not in my team.

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              2. Heydudes13
                • 14 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                I'll probably be doing Brayford > Collins -4 in order to not field Chester

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              3. Cheeseoid
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                Chester I think city will underperform. Although I amprobably captaining Dzeko

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              4. Ikey Warrior
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                AK, your thoughts to my question above?

                A) Myhill in for Foster - play Myhill & Clyne
                B) Ward in for A. Cole - play Boruc & Ward

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            12. The Bandit
              • 15 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              Eriksen deal is done btw.. Did you you all not see the interview with Cruyff on SSN?

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            13. Tozier
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              When Kompany and nastasic are fit, are they the first choice pairing? Will lescott be shunted aside by nasty?

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              1. Ikey Warrior
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                Most likely, yes.

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            14. BruLee2
              • 13 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              Good team for GW3? Any suggestions?

              Boruc
              Coleman, Collins, Zab
              Walcott, Nolan, Countinho Mirallas
              Dzeko Giroud(C) Soldado

              Subs: Foster - Kim - Turner - Toure

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            15. Heydudes13
              • 14 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              Captain:

              RVP
              Dzeko
              Silva
              Walcott
              Nolan
              RVW
              Zabaleta

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              1. The Bearded One
                • 12 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                Giroud.

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            16. lastmanback
              • 15 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              Are Coutinho owners keeping faith in him?

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              1. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
                • 15 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                For now. But needs to start delivering points soon.

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              2. Azerbaijan Shopping Centre
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                another week .....

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            17. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
              • 15 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              Have to feel sorry for Arsenal fans when all that money is made available to buy players, and the only two signings so far are freebies, one of which is a mediocre former player.

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              1. copps
                • 14 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                and the other is like 18 years old

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            18. reshardo
              • 16 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              Boruc Marshall
              Zab vid kos brayford ward
              Silva haz Walcott court R Morrison
              Sol welbeck j-rod

              J Rod to aguero or bent
              Haz to ?
              1m in bank

              http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/25154/history/

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              1. TorresMagic™
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 16 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                Aguero out of those 2. Hazard to Brady.

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                1. reshardo
                  • 16 Years
                  12 years, 6 months ago

                  Cheers mate

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            19. Falcao92
              • 12 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              Captain who?

              Silva home to Hull
              or
              Walcott home to Tottenham?

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              1. reshardo
                • 16 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                Silva all day long

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              2. Ikey Warrior
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                Tough. But I prefer Walcott.

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              3. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
                • 15 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                I'd personally prefer Wally. Higher ceiling than Silva, albeit harder opposition.

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              4. ccc
                • 13 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                still debating this myself.

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            20. copps
              • 14 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              Eriksen career stats are pretty good

              113 games
              25 goals
              51 assists

              pretty good for a 21 year old midfielder.

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              1. Kostja
                • 14 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                I love the assist part as a Soldado owner

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              2. Sánchez
                • 13 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                51 assists. 😯

                That is good.

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                1. copps
                  • 14 Years
                  12 years, 6 months ago

                  yeah very good for his age. most players at 21 are trying to break through, yet he's got stats most senior players would be proud of!

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              3. copps
                • 14 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                smaller sample but this seasons stats so far are 4 games, 2 goals & 3 assists

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              4. Heydudes13
                • 14 Years
                12 years, 6 months ago

                Wow. I need me some spuds.

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            21. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
              • 14 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              Should I get rid of amorebieta if he is dropping and I am not planning on playing him till gw4?

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            22. Steve McCroskey
              • 12 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              Is it worth taking out one of

              Toure, Brayford, Rat,

              for a - 4?

              I'm thinking Coleman? Who will then be a season-keeper?

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            23. seb1109
              • 12 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              Anyone know if Bony will be ok for the weekend? Him not starting against Spurs is making me think twice.

              Thinking of transfering Haz for Silva but maybe best to switch Bony early.

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            24. ccc
              • 13 Years
              12 years, 6 months ago

              What to do about Jerome Thomas? Injured, but unsure of when he is back.
              A. Keep & lose the 0.1 value
              B. Hit to get him out for a player up to 4.7

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