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Having cast an eye over the Defenders yesterday, we roll out the second in a three-part members series with a look at midfielders. Assessing the key attacking statistics, we analyse the chief creators and major goal threats over the first three Gameweeks of the season.

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  1. Sánchez
    13 years, 1 month ago

    This CL game. Captain swaps? Whats that about?

    Must go Ronaldo and Messi and always captain the Tuesday one then flip if it looks bad surely?

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    1. Optimus.
      13 years, 1 month ago

      thats it

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    2. 4vets
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Yup... you pick your team so you can swap subs in for the Tuesday's fails.

      No just f... 😉

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    3. OShaughnessy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      13 years, 1 month ago

      That is correct however, it's not as great as it might sound.

      Hard to swap your captain after he nets you "only one goal"...

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  2. Dukes of Hazard
    13 years, 1 month ago

    This whole Ozil chasing women sotory is ridiculous.
    1) our media have jumped upon it because it sells compies without legitamet sources.
    2)I hate Real Madrid!

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  3. jam
    13 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone feel Whittaker nailed on now? Martin his main competition I suppose,

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  4. Sweetpea
    13 years, 1 month ago

    Evening men,

    No idea what trade if any to make.

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    1. 4vets
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers for that.

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    2. Az
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      13 years, 1 month ago

      same.

      what your options?

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    3. Caine & Co.
      13 years, 1 month ago

      dzeko -> giroud seems obvious

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      1. Heels_Over_Head
        13 years, 1 month ago

        not enough money for it

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    4. Woy of the Wovers
      13 years, 1 month ago

      That's Ok. I know what I'm going to do.

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    5. Heels_Over_Head
      13 years, 1 month ago

      looks fine

      since you're sitting on a free transfer to spare, might consider Jedinak to JWP for the price rise, but really, pointless fidget, and you'll be in a better shape after next week's internationals to react to any injury news

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    6. Sweetpea
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Think i can get a route to rvp, and losing éden in the process

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      1. Heels_Over_Head
        13 years, 1 month ago

        Haz -> JWP
        Dzeko -> RVP

        a few short, no?

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      2. MJ6987
        13 years, 1 month ago

        Why do you want to lose Eden? Him and Walcott were widely touted as the season keeper mids this season

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        1. Sweetpea
          13 years, 1 month ago

          if hes injured hes gone. Chelseas points too spread out.

          Want rid of dzeko too,at need a hit to get rvp

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  5. Elniñorules
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    13 years, 1 month ago

    FFS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OF LEGENDS

    For headbutting Lionel Messi 15-7 in the finals and prevailing amongst 40 nominations, the title goes to....

    ZINEDINE ZIDANEEEEEEE!

    Thank you everyone for participating....it was an extremely close fought and controversial tournament.

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    1. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      13 years, 1 month ago

      I bet Cantona would have kung-fu kicked us for making him lose out to Bergkamp, while Pele and Maradona for not making it to the semi-finals just shows the footballing quality we've been blessed with.

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      1. Woy of the Wovers
        13 years, 1 month ago

        It shows that people here are poor judges of quality.

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    2. Gimli son of Gloin
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Hmm. Not sure I agree wth that.
      Still love Zizou. Has anybody seen the film made about one of his matches? So graceful.

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      1. Elniñorules
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        13 years, 1 month ago

        That Zidane vs Maradona quarter-final clash was almost a near final

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    3. Wings Fan
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Won due to the demographic of the users of this website. Undeserved.

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    4. Heels_Over_Head
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Does Materazzi get a special nook in Zinedane's place in your museum then?

      The man who wound up the legend.

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  6. Spin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    13 years, 1 month ago

    According to this Article (and the one before it about the defenders) our back and midfield 5 should be close to

    Coleman, Zab/Johnson/Evra, Dawson, Wilson (4.0 or 4.5)
    Walcott, Fer/Barkley/Prowse, Michu, Mirallas, HBA
    With Migs and a 4.0 keeper that should leave most of us with between 25-27 million for our front three...

    I've gone for Evra and replaced Dawson with Vertongen with a front 3 of Giroud, Sturridge and Welbeck (to be replaced with Bent after CPL game)
    Was just messing around when I started but the more I look at it, the happier I am with it....

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    1. Woy of the Wovers
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Article said nothing about a non-playing keeper.

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      1. Spin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        13 years, 1 month ago

        Good input

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  7. Conrad.
    13 years, 1 month ago

    anyone want in on my drafted league? got one spot left in a draft on Sept 11 at 5am GMT time.

    rules summary can be found here:
    https://sites.google.com/site/thefpdl/rules-summary

    yah? 😉

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    1. Bigo1
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Wow that looks interesfing...your website?

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  8. New Ghost
    13 years, 1 month ago

    KAEPERNICK! Go Niners! 🙂

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    1. The Shadow
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Yes, my DeadZone fantasy NFL team needed a TD.

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  9. Optimus.
    13 years, 1 month ago

    Not much on tv tonight..The Roast of James Franco should be good though 🙂 it will be weird watching one misus Greg Giraldo

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    1. r0nh
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Skype chat?? xo

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        1. Optimus.
          13 years, 1 month ago

          love that gif 😀

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          1. Captain Shirokov
            13 years, 1 month ago

            My fav

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        2. r0nh
          13 years, 1 month ago

          😆

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      1. Optimus.
        13 years, 1 month ago

        wait until i have a few more drinks...i lose my inhibitions then

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        1. r0nh
          13 years, 1 month ago

          OK, but keep clothes on!

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          1. Optimus.
            13 years, 1 month ago

            you can leave your pink hat on..

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            1. r0nh
              13 years, 1 month ago

              Great!

              It will hide my receeding hair line 😉

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  10. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    13 years, 1 month ago

    Just read Demi's guide to premium defenders

    I agree with what he said re: Rafa and Jones

    (It's in the hot topics for anyone who wishes to take a look)

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    1. Dukes of Hazard
      13 years, 1 month ago

      But your a biased united fan... Just like Demi.... 😉

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        13 years, 1 month ago

        it was only a comment on United, so what's wrong with that? 😉

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        1. Dukes of Hazard
          13 years, 1 month ago

          Busted :), when I first read it I thought it went like this:

          Just read Demi's post on premium defenders.

          Agree, jones and rafa for me.

          My apologies, reading it back. Must be the port. 😉

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    2. Spin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Wheres this guide, got a link?

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        13 years, 1 month ago

        I just said, it's in the hot topics

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        1. Spin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          13 years, 1 month ago

          cheers. I actually don't know where that is though......

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          1. Alan The Llama
            13 years, 1 month ago

            On the recent comments column above right, click on hot topics.

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            1. Spin
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              13 years, 1 month ago

              cheers mate!

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    1. Spin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      13 years, 1 month ago

      When its not your day its not your day.....

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    2. 4vets
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Unbelieveable. You wonder refs are called w@ankers 🙄

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      1. 4vets
        13 years, 1 month ago

        *why

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  12. Thomass
    13 years, 1 month ago

    Im off to bed in 15mins so give me some nice replies
    Lads how's this?
    Mignolet | Davis
    Zabaleta | | Coleman | Walker | Vidic | Chambers
    Lampard | Walcott | Ward-Prowse | Brady | Hernandez
    Soldado | Sturridge | Benteke
    On WC £2.2m in the bank
    Any changes?

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    1. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      13 years, 1 month ago

      What's the cash for?

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    2. Dynamic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Chambers -> Chester.

      You don't know if Chambers is nailed in the long term and Chester is. Also, early on the Hull defence is looking quite solid.

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      1. Thomass
        13 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers might well do, but really want a southampton defender

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    3. super zlatan
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Wildcard team = RVP.

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      1. Thomass
        13 years, 1 month ago

        Any ideas then?

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        1. super zlatan
          13 years, 1 month ago

          U need to downgrade walker and vidic and upgrade soldado to RVP

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    4. Bubz
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Why leave 2.2 million in the bank on a WC?

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      1. Thomass
        13 years, 1 month ago

        No idea…

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        1. Bubz
          13 years, 1 month ago

          Spendspendspend!

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        2. Elniñorules
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          13 years, 1 month ago

          😀

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  13. The Shoonchy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    13 years, 1 month ago

    Gah, when will Ozil's protection be gone? Been like 8 days now

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      13 years, 1 month ago

      I don't think it will be removed until after GW4 has started.

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  14. Dynamic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    13 years, 1 month ago

    If you thought the CL clashes were big who do you think would win this one?

    Aleksandar Kolarov vs Guy Demel

    Vote away.

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    1. 4vets
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Kolarov is by far the better player.

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    2. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Kolarov

      he's a nutter and he takes a mean free-kick

      what does Demel have?

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    3. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Kolarov is probably more effective but I think in 20 years time we'll look back and say Demel was more influential in re-shaping the way the game was played.

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    4. super zlatan
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Demel all day for me

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    5. vova
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Kolarov would win in a fight

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    6. Demel
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Demel!

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  15. r0nh
    13 years, 1 month ago

    Out of all the regular posters on here. which nationality is your favourite?

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    1. Dukes of Hazard
      13 years, 1 month ago

      The French.

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    2. Captain Shirokov
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Irish.

      100% unbiased.

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      1. 4vets
        13 years, 1 month ago

        Marry one and change your mind 😉

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        1. Dukes of Hazard
          13 years, 1 month ago

          +10000

          Count your lucky stars.

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    3. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Egypt....

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      1. SW6
        13 years, 1 month ago

        This is the correct answer

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    4. 4vets
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Difficult... the Dutch or the French.

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    5. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Croatian.

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      1. Optimus.
        13 years, 1 month ago

        I see Forca is lurking with that upvote 😉

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    6. Epic Fail
      13 years, 1 month ago

      CAR

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    7. Heels_Over_Head
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Welsh

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      1. MJ6987
        13 years, 1 month ago

        +1
        Me, Evs, Malcolm Tucker, Uoame (?)

        Irish as well

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        1. MJ6987
          13 years, 1 month ago

          Indians / ISC are cool too

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    8. r0nh
      13 years, 1 month ago

      A lot of different nationalities then, no clear trend.

      No English though...

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      1. 4vets
        13 years, 1 month ago

        No... can't stand us!

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      2. MJ6987
        13 years, 1 month ago

        Too many of them! ;--)

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    9. Thomass
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Scottish 😉

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    10. Gimli son of Gloin
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Middle Earth

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      1. Woy of the Wovers
        13 years, 1 month ago

        Nationality?

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    11. Smarty Pants
      13 years, 1 month ago

      central african republicans

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    12. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Taysiders

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  16. Heels_Over_Head
    13 years, 1 month ago

    Champions League Fantasy game, I'm finding you can get the strongest overall lineup using a 4-3-3.

    If playing, give it a try. Can fit 3 premium strikers, 2 premium mids, 1 questionable mid, and 4 good defenders on strongest clubs that are in weaker groups.

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    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Best value at midfield IMO
      Im going all cheap mids
      5 top defenders
      3 top strikers

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      1. Heels_Over_Head
        13 years, 1 month ago

        5-2-3? Extreme, but maybe it'll work. Feeling better with 4-3-3

        Atletico (Kobenhaven)
        Chelsea ManU PSG Porto (Celtic)
        Madrid Arsenal Shaktar (Anderlecht) (Plzn)
        Barca Madrid Atletico

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  17. LewanGOALski
    13 years, 1 month ago

    the ones wearing kits in stipes were 1 goal short to qualify further. And this what happened:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2fv5vELlIY&feature=player_embedded

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    1. ADucksBehind
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Haha in stitches over this

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    2. 4vets
      13 years, 1 month ago

      PB posted this earlier. It's a classic!

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    3. Heels_Over_Head
      13 years, 1 month ago

      no penalty awarded after that

      that's worse than Suarez against Ghana

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  18. Bery
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    13 years, 1 month ago

    Hello ,

    a) Hernández & Nani or
    b) Lamela & Ward-Prowse

    thenks

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    1. 4vets
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Punty, but a)

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      1. Bery
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        13 years, 1 month ago

        Mignolet, Boruc

        Vidic Collins Koscielny Chester Coleman

        Lampard Ben Arfa Nani Walcott Hernández

        Sturridge Soldado Giroud

        My WC team.

        Any changes?

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        1. 4vets
          13 years, 1 month ago

          Who are you benching from that front 8?

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          1. Bery
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            13 years, 1 month ago

            Hernández this weekend

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            1. 4vets
              13 years, 1 month ago

              The next? I feel you need to downgrade Arfa as he's the next in line for the bench and that's too much to be just sitting there, imho.

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              1. Bery
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                13 years, 1 month ago

                I think Nani or Lampard will miss a couple of games this season ,and Hernandes will be the best replacement. Ben Arfa's next 4 games Aston Villa (A),Hull City (H),Everton (A),Cardiff City (A).I like his fixtures 😉 .
                Thanks for your opinion .

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    2. Peggi
      13 years, 1 month ago

      B

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  19. r0nh
    13 years, 1 month ago

    New Family Guy is on 🙂

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    1. Optimus.
      13 years, 1 month ago

      So is Rude Tube..Sky+ftw

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    2. Wings Fan
      13 years, 1 month ago

      That poor squirrel :'(

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  20. Bridge
    13 years, 1 month ago

    How we looking? 0 FT...

    Mignolet
    Zabaleta, Coleman, Collins
    Walcott, Lampard, Nolan, Hernandez
    RVP, Sturridge, Benteke

    (Davis, Barkley, Chester, Ward)

    Cheers!

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  21. Thomass
    13 years, 1 month ago

    4vets what's your team?
    Any help?
    Lads how's this?
    Mignolet | Davis
    Zabaleta | | Coleman | Walker | Vidic | Chambers
    Lampard | Walcott | Ward-Prowse | Brady | Hernandez
    Soldado | Sturridge | Benteke
    On WC £2.2m in the bank
    Any changes?

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    1. 4vets
      13 years, 1 month ago

      I'm on a wc... haven't sorted my final team out yet Thomass as it all depends on the outcomes of the internationals.

      You seem a bit heavy in defence.

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      1. Thomass
        13 years, 1 month ago

        Can you mail me when you think your team is ready thanks!

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        1. 4vets
          13 years, 1 month ago

          *speechless*

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  22. Dukes of Hazard
    13 years, 1 month ago

    Ronh in relation to your question, I can tell you one thing, it's not the Aussie.

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  23. Huge bulging net
    13 years, 1 month ago

    Palace back line? Considering ive got chester and need another dirt cheap defender it would have to be Moxey or Ward?

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    1. Bubz
      13 years, 1 month ago

      B.Turner?

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      1. Huge bulging net
        13 years, 1 month ago

        Oh yeah good shout

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  24. Are you the farmer?
    13 years, 1 month ago

    Keep going around and around on which one of these has to be removed from my team - Coutinho, Silva, Soldado. Only one needs to leave.... stuck!

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    1. Bubz
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Thats easy. Silva

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    2. Heels_Over_Head
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Silva, take your profits

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    3. MJ6987
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Why?

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      1. Are you the farmer?
        13 years, 1 month ago

        trying to get Walcott or Ozil in

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        1. MJ6987
          13 years, 1 month ago

          Can you afford Silva > Walcott?

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          1. Are you the farmer?
            13 years, 1 month ago

            -0.2 so i'll be using 2nd FT somewhere.

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    4. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
      13 years, 1 month ago

      If someone held a gun to my head and told me I had to remove Coutinho or they'd shoot, I still wouldn't remove him.

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      1. Are you the farmer?
        13 years, 1 month ago

        why the reluctance?

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        1. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
          13 years, 1 month ago

          Got incredible fixtures coming up and being shifted to the hole. He's going to score big. I would rather be shot than take him out.

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          1. Are you the farmer?
            13 years, 1 month ago

            behind who if Sturridge is injured?

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            1. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
              13 years, 1 month ago

              Aspas.

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      2. FACUPARSE
        13 years, 1 month ago

        Enjoy the bottom of the league.

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        1. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
          13 years, 1 month ago

          Why? I'm 119th.

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    5. 1569Tippins
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Get rid of Coutinho he's more likely to drop in price

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      1. Heels_Over_Head
        13 years, 1 month ago

        not happening before next game

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        1. 1569Tippins
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          13 years, 1 month ago

          Never said it was... he's far closer to a price drop than the other two and still dropping at a quicker rate

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      2. Are you the farmer?
        13 years, 1 month ago

        I wasn't going to as they have swans, then Soton next but with the sturridge info....hmm

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  25. Jimbo123
    13 years, 1 month ago

    How much game time do we anticipate Mr Moses to get?

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    1. Heels_Over_Head
      13 years, 1 month ago

      can't really tell how he is going to fit in until after Suarez is back and Sturridge is healthy

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    2. MJ6987
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Plenty imo

      Moses Coutinho Suarez
      Sturridge

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    3. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Not enough to justify getting him.

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  26. ManTree(v2!) or just JAY!
    13 years, 1 month ago

    Please vote:

    RVP and wardprowse

    Or

    Giroud and Lampard

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    1. Heels_Over_Head
      13 years, 1 month ago

      A... only because I like picking Lampard even less than picking RVP this season... and I'm a die-hard RVP h8er

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    2. MJ6987
      13 years, 1 month ago

      A

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    3. 4vets
      13 years, 1 month ago

      B

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  27. ADucksBehind
    13 years, 1 month ago

    Horrible post here but what you think of this?

    Migns 4.0

    Coleman Zabaleta Vidic Mert Chester

    Walcott Michu Lamela Brady WP

    Soldado Benteke Giroud

    also

    2 from : Zabaleta, Vidic, Walker, Enrique
    1 from: Nastasic, Sakho, Mertesacker

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    1. 4vets
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Too much in defence for my liking. Downgrade Zabs or Mert to a 4.0m and set your soul free 🙂

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    2. Jimbo123
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Enrique (over Zab only if you go Nasty) and Vidic

      Nasty

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  28. ManTree(v2!) or just JAY!
    13 years, 1 month ago

    Also Brady or Whittingham?

    Brady better fixtures but Whittingham on all set pieces?!

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    1. Heels_Over_Head
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Brady on penos. Brady

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    2. Baby Cuties
      13 years, 1 month ago

      whitts on pens too

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  29. Thomass
    13 years, 1 month ago

    @AnfieldOracle: Glen #Johnson 's 10-week 'high ankle injury' has resulted in the cancellation of Andre #Widsom 's loan move to #Wigan Athletic.

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    1. Heels_Over_Head
      13 years, 1 month ago

      I see no such post there
      https://twitter.com/AnfieldOracle

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      1. 4vets
        13 years, 1 month ago

        Thomass????

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      2. Baby Cuties
        13 years, 1 month ago

        yeah there is, 15 mins ago.

        but i get your point, please provide the link thomass!

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        1. Heels_Over_Head
          13 years, 1 month ago

          ah

          i stand corrected, my bad

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          1. Heels_Over_Head
            13 years, 1 month ago

            ctrl-F fail

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    2. Kostja
      13 years, 1 month ago

      hmm, if Kelly is fit that would put Wisdom behind him

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  30. Jimbo123
    13 years, 1 month ago

    I need to ditch one of Oscar and Mirallas in order to accommodate RVP.

    Was set on ditching Mirallas, but the article above is making me think I should hang on to him!

    Anyone got a view on Oscar. Vs. Mirallas ???

    Ta

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