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FFS Cup December 2

Fantasy Football Scout Cup VIII – Third Round Draw

With little time for turnaround between Gameweeks, we roll out the Round 2 results and Round 3 Draw of the Fantasy Football Scout Cup VII, sponsored by Paddy Power, this evening. Before we look at the remaining contenders for the crown, those taking part should note that these ties take place over Gameweek 15 – the Gameweek 14 midweek matches do not count towards your tally:

Our defending champion Wild Rover seems to have risen to the occasion and, having climbed the rankings in the last couple of weeks, now faces Hillbillypete for a place in the Fourth Round. Wild Rover is one of only three previous Scout Cup winners still remaining; GoonerDave goes up against Mufcste55 – the latter is the favourite here, sitting just outside the top 10,000 – whilst sleepingmaster pits his wits against bigfourleggedbeast.

Mark’s podcast co-host and Champions League tipster Granville swept aside Dullardinho last weekend and now faces The Upper Deckers, who sits just inside the top 1 million. Gaz Downright – who tops the Contributors and Moderators league – is up against 2ndMan, whilst fellow moderators applebonkers and Ryan have been drawn against ste2510 and Bedknobs and Boomsticks respectively.

Amongst the community members still in with a shout, Tommy Tynan’s Left Shin Pad takes on Jafooli, The Sarjeant faces Isacki, EpicFAIL has been drawn against The Shadow and Daniel plays host to The Flying Nugget.

Giuliop11 may well be considered the favourite for the title. Sitting in 164th spot overall, he’s the man to avoid – Ferenc55 stands in his way of a Fourth Round spot.

As usual, we name-check the highest scoring winner from the previous round. Realunitedfc takes the honour, after racking up 90 points in Gameweek 13 – now up to around the 17,000-mark, he swaggers into the next fixture against bcdahm.

If you fancy a glance back at the Round 2 results, click here or if you are awaiting the fixture list for the next batch of head-to-head, the draw for the Third Round is available here.

As always, good luck to those still in with a shout of the silverware.

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RocketMan
10 years, 5 months ago
glad I'm keeping my FT this GW, cold weather on its way!!

http://www.ukweatherforecast.co.uk/arctic-blast-way/
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1. Pat Mustard
  10 years, 5 months ago
  That'll spice it up, lovely.
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2. Rafabio
  10 years, 5 months ago
  Hmmm *pulls chin*...Interesting, very interesting...
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3. Essan
  10 years, 5 months ago
  A couple of colder days this weekend - no sign of anything likely to disrupt Premier games. Remember: newspapers make up stories to get sales, they don't report facts. Unless the Met Offiice (or me!) say on their website that it's going to be bad, ignore the tabloids.
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Colonel Shoe 肝池
10 years, 5 months ago
speroni n marshall gettin a surge today
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1. Richd
  10 years, 5 months ago
  Good rotation too. 17, 20 and 22.
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2. Demel
  10 years, 5 months ago
  That is my pairing.
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Smarty Pants
10 years, 5 months ago
Evening gents, I've written a detailed post about the overall average.

Some insights:
• actual overall average is always slightly higher than the one we see
• in GW13, top 5% of FPL teams as of the start of the week scored approximately 58.2 points on average; top 5% of FPL teams as of the end of the week scored on average 63.3 points
• average is higher for the teams up top and it is smoothly getting lower as we go down the rankings (well, big surprise! 🙂 ); but there is a hike at the bottom of the overall table which reflects recently created teams.

There are also some cool graphs and other insights there 🙂 Link: http://wp.me/p47iV9-5C
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1. petergriff
  10 years, 5 months ago
  Nicely done. As part of your research, do you know how many teams are truly being managed? i.e. transfers being made most weeks?
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  1. The Sarjeant
    10 years, 5 months ago
    That sounds good! I've always wanted to know how many dead teams there is.
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  2. Smarty Pants
    10 years, 5 months ago
    Well, this week only roughly 1/3 of all the teams made any transfers. Some people saved their transfers on purpose, so I'd say that at least 50% of teams are active.
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    1. petergriff
      10 years, 5 months ago
      Wow, more than id thought. Cheers for the info
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  3. Smarty Pants
    10 years, 5 months ago
    No GW transfers made (estimates):
    GW11: 63.2% of all teams
    GW12: 64.4% of all teams
    GW13: 65.2% of all teams
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2. 2nd Man
  10 years, 5 months ago
  That is very cool. How comes the bottom 5% score so well though? Is that newly created teams entering in the bottom overall?
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  1. 2nd Man
    10 years, 5 months ago
    Ignore that, just seen you addressed that point directly. Great work!
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3. The3rdTurd
  10 years, 5 months ago
  Great stuff as always, Smarty Pants.
  
  It would be more interesting to see how many players have not made any transfers in the last 5 gameweeks, say. This would be a better indicator of how many dead teams there are still in the upper echelons of the overall rankings, as it would root out those players who simply saved a transfer for the following week.
  
  I have a sneaky suspicion that your conclusion is wrong - the average at the top of the pile isn't higher because there are better managers at the top (although there must be an element of that), I think it's simply because the players at the top happen to have the right players at the right time, regardless of whether they are good managers, casuals or even ghost teams.
  
  It always amazes me how many ghost teams linger around the upper reaches of the rankings long into the season, I think there is far more luck involved in this game than most people on here give credit to.
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  1. Smarty Pants
    10 years, 5 months ago
    Thanks for feedback.
    
    I agree that to count dead teams I should look at recent transfers for several weeks. I guess the number of dead teams and their distribution over the overall league could be the topic of the next research article 🙂
    
    Well, I didn't really go into the definition of a 'good manager'. But diligence is definitely a factor. Look at the latest 'Results Post', for example. Top 10K teams have 11.9 players who played positive minutes this week compared to 11.3 for an average team; 100% of captains compared to 95.7%; only 0.3% of vice-captains compared to 18.9%. There should be more and more dead teams with non-playing players as we go down the overall table. Ownerships of 'template' players are also getting higher up-top. I think all of this definitely plays some role.
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Viper
10 years, 5 months ago
Which of these looks better?

A. Chico -> Gabbidon this gameweek. Remy -> Rooney next gameweek.

B. Chico -> Gabbidon & Remy -> Rooney, next week. No hit.

C. Chico -> Gabbidon & Remy -> Rooney, this week. 4 point hit.
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1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
  10 years, 5 months ago
  how does a differ from b
  
  surely play chico ...? tho if you must then may as well do the full -4
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  1. Viper
    10 years, 5 months ago
    Because then I have Remy playing Chico and Palace are more likely to keep a clean sheet vs. West Ham than Swansea are vs. Newcastle
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2. Mind över Mata
  10 years, 5 months ago
  C) if you're feeling brave or need cheering up
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  1. Viper
    10 years, 5 months ago
    I don't need cheering up, i'm rather content. 🙂 I just need Rooney in my team sooner rather than later
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3. LOCO ABREU
  10 years, 5 months ago
  C or nothing
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Richd
10 years, 5 months ago
Speroni - home to WHU (double up with Ward)

or

Marshall - Away to Stoke.
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1. Herman Toothrot
  10 years, 5 months ago
  Spread the risk.
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2. Demel
  10 years, 5 months ago
  Home to West Ham
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Thomass
10 years, 5 months ago
Demi, take willian out of that line up and put mata in
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1. Demí
  10 years, 5 months ago
  Sure. I'll do it straight away
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  1. Acquafresca
    10 years, 5 months ago
    😆
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  2. Eboue
    10 years, 5 months ago
    🙂
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T1P
10 years, 5 months ago
I got Bryan89, is he ever on here? I want to try and pysch him out!
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notoriousbmp
10 years, 5 months ago
If you don't play your wild card before january , will you have 2 wildcards or just one?
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1. Podge
  10 years, 5 months ago
  2 but one only lasts for Jan
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2. Yank Revolution
  10 years, 5 months ago
  2 I believe. 1 can be used at any time. The Jan. wild card must be used within a certain time frame or you lose that one.
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Petr Cech Yourself Before Y…
10 years, 5 months ago
Soooooo....need some advice, on a FT for this week

Whittingham --------> Ravel Morrison

Need an edge to get the upper hand in my mini league, no one else has him.
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1. The Missing Link
  10 years, 5 months ago
  Dont do it, completely sideways
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HarryS
10 years, 5 months ago
Mignolet - Marshall
Williams - Coleman - Ivanovic - Murner - Collins
Coutinho - Ramsey - Sess - Townsend - Ravel
Aguero - Suarez - Benteke

Get rid of Benteke & get in Rooney or not?
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1. Herman Toothrot
  10 years, 5 months ago
  Saints are without Boruc.
  
  Benteke is foaming at the mouth.
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  1. HarryS
    10 years, 5 months ago
    Didn't you tell me to sell him?
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Spencer
10 years, 5 months ago
Still trying to decide between Speroni and Marshall.

Speroni's stats looking good, with his 100% successful dribbling!
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1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
  10 years, 5 months ago
  repost for those of us with the boruc to another cheapie problem,
  out of the next 10 matches:
  myhill: 5 home games (1 vs bottom half side), 4/10 games overall vs bottom half sides, 2/10 v top 5
  marshall: 4 home games (3 vs bottom half side), 5/10 games overall vs bottom half sides, 4/10 v top 5
  speroni: 6 home games (4 vs bottom half side), 5/10 games overall vs bottom sides. 2/10 v top 5
  
  (note hull are not a bottom half team)
  
  form last 5:
  myhill: LWDDL
  marshall: DWLDL
  speroni: LLDWL
  
  so speroni looks best for fixtures on paper, all have had mixed form of late.........
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  1. Spencer
    10 years, 5 months ago
    Thanks CS. Interesting.
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2. FantaCity
  10 years, 5 months ago
  Lol at your xmas hat !
  Yeah, comparison tool not really set up for keepers is it
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JS27
10 years, 5 months ago
Jaask/Speroni rotation gives me: WHM, CAR, SUN, NEW, avl, WBA, NOR

Jaask/Myhill rotation gives me: cpl, NOR, SUN, HUL, tot, WBA, NEW

Which looks best?
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1. Gazza2000
  10 years, 5 months ago
  Marshall/Speroni
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2. d1sable
  10 years, 5 months ago
  A looks best
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3. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
  10 years, 5 months ago
  It boils down to...
  
  WHM CAR avl
  
  vs
  
  cpl HUL tot
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Uncle John from Jamaica
10 years, 5 months ago
Oscar owners. What are you doing?

He is fit but I am worried about rotation risk and I have bugger all on the bench.
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1. LOCO ABREU
  10 years, 5 months ago
  i' m thinking oscar>wally!
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  1. Uncle John from Jamaica
    10 years, 5 months ago
    Not sure Wally is going to start. Total sideways move for me.
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    1. LOCO ABREU
      10 years, 5 months ago
      so what are you doing?
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2. Demel
  10 years, 5 months ago
  Holding for the moment. The move to Walcott is in my thoughts.
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3. mattmobster
  10 years, 5 months ago
  Im holding. Fixtures too good. Figure even if he get limited time, he'll still score points
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Richard Norris
10 years, 5 months ago
Boruc, Zabaleta and Lallana -> Gazzaniga, Collins and Özil for a 4 point hit?
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1. mattmobster
  10 years, 5 months ago
  nope!
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Bob.
10 years, 5 months ago
Any news on Vorm lads? Need him to start as Boruc is 2nd gk
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Albertini
10 years, 5 months ago
After the disappointment of yesterday’s scoring, now is the time to think what to do this gw.
I really must upgrade my midfield so I’ll have to downgrade somewhere in def.

What should I do?

A) O’Shea to a cheapie def (maybe Gabbidon or other Palace) to save some 0.8
B ) Ivanovic/Evra to a cheapie def to save some 2.4 – but Chelsea and Man U have great fixtures…
C) Ivanovic/Evra to a 5-5.5 def (Cahill/Evans/Distin/Koscielny/Dawson…) to save some 0.8-1.3
D) Arnautovic (injured) to ??? Only 0.1 itb and I can’t see any good mid for up to 5.6
E) Arnautovic + Ivan / Evra (for a hit) would left me with a max of 12.0 itb, so is there any mid up to 8.0 worthwhile the hit (Lampard/Cabaye/Fer)???

Cheers for your thoughts, any help appreciated!
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Mind över Mata
10 years, 5 months ago
Play one of these:

A) Clyne (AVL)
B) Coleman (man)
C) Burner (stk)

Currently on Clyne but with Boruc's injury I'm unsure
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1. Woy of the Wovers
  10 years, 5 months ago
  Stick with Clyne. Coleman is runner up.
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2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
  10 years, 5 months ago
  clyne
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  1. super zlatan
    10 years, 5 months ago
    Easily Clyne
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Gazza2000
10 years, 5 months ago
Play Gabbidon (WHU) or Chico (NEW) ?
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1. Viper
  10 years, 5 months ago
  Gabbidon
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MarkyMarkovic
10 years, 5 months ago
Options.

Migs (Lewis)

Ivanovic Coleman Mert (Vlaar Rosenior)

Ozil hazard ravel Coutinho ( jwp )

Remy Aguero Suarez (c)

Transfers?

Worth holding this (mid)week and then going with

Ivano -> Terry
Ozil -> Wally
Coutinho -> Ramsbottom.
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MJ6987
10 years, 5 months ago
Demi

I don't want to tell you how to do your job, but doesn't Willian starting seem a bit "speculative" in the Team news? Unless you have heard it from a source?
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1. Demí
  10 years, 5 months ago
  Like i said in the last page, i didn't update it this week so not really aware of the decision making behind it! Don't see how it's speculative though
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  1. Demí
    10 years, 5 months ago
    *on
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  2. MJ6987
    10 years, 5 months ago
    OK, sorry, I thought you did the predicted line ups
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2. The Sarjeant
  10 years, 5 months ago
  Demi's Jose in disguise.
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3. Herman Toothrot
  10 years, 5 months ago
  He is changing it.
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  1. Wild Rover
    10 years, 5 months ago
    I bet he isn't 😉
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4. d1sable
  10 years, 5 months ago
  To be fair the Chelsea line up is a bit of a gamble this week especially after Jose comments. Nobody knows except the special one and of the back of some of his decisions this season i would question if he even knows lol.
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5. Holy See
  10 years, 5 months ago
  Pretty much most pre-game line up predictions are speculative to some degree, no one knows for sure who's going to line out methinks.
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Woy of the Wovers
10 years, 5 months ago
Still pondering the Boruc transfer.

a) Szczesny - tough fixtures, solid GK
b) Marshall - weaker team but good fixtures and decent fit for Foster.

Pray who?
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ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
10 years, 5 months ago
Aguero --> Rooney

Pros:

Rooney nailed on (Aguero potentially a rotation risk)
Rooney fixtures are better than Aguero
Rooney performs well at home & away (Aguero & City seemingly dependent upon the Etihad, which they play Arsenal and Liverpool at in the next 5 and the other fixtures are away)
Rooney form better than Aguero's?
Cheaper than Aguero

Cons:

Rooney 4 yc (but I think he is being ultra careful... Moyes will have emphasized how important he is whilst RVP is out)

So why shouldn't I get Rooney?

Frontline of: Negredo/Rooney/Suarez is surely alright?
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1. Yank Revolution
  10 years, 5 months ago
  It is alright, but man, how do you stand having Negredo and not Aguero?
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2. KunBaYaya My Lord
  10 years, 5 months ago
  Why choose when you can have all three Suarez, Rooney, Aguero. Do it for the children
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  1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    10 years, 5 months ago
    Because I can't have those 3... Team would be something like this..
    
    Mignolet
    
    Dawson Coleman Vlaar Chico Clyne
    
    Walcott/Oscar - Hazard - Coutinho - Ramsey - Rmorr
    
    Negredo - Suarez - Rooney
    
    Which is pretty decent ey?
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    1. chrisjdgrady
      10 years, 5 months ago
      If you went Cout > Nasri could you do Negredo > Aguero?
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    2. KunBaYaya My Lord
      10 years, 5 months ago
      Negredo will have all the same cons you listed above. It looks good if those expensive mids can produce.
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3. The Missing Link
  10 years, 5 months ago
  Makes sense if you have negrado
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4. HurriKane
  10 years, 5 months ago
  join team SAR bro 🙂
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5. Herman Toothrot
  10 years, 5 months ago
  Think how bad you will feel when City gain their away form and Aguero goes insane against West Brom.
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  1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    10 years, 5 months ago
    Equally, how bad will i feel when Rooney gets a hattrick vs his old club 😛
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6. Woy of the Wovers
  10 years, 5 months ago
  He'll pick up a YC in the next few weeks. Are they still in C1C?
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  1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    10 years, 5 months ago
    Yep - he'll deliberately get it for then.
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7. d1sable
  10 years, 5 months ago
  Comepletey makes sense, on paper its perfect. You have to think that City's away form will come good eventually but thats the risk you take.
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Binman_UK
10 years, 5 months ago
Stick or twist?

Vorm
Dawson Fonte Ivanovic Flanaghan
Morrison Ramsey Ozil
Suarez(c) Rooney Aguero(v)

Bench: Lewis Ward-Prowse Coleman Brady
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1. HurriKane
  10 years, 5 months ago
  ozil > hazard
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Cornholi0
10 years, 5 months ago
Always forgotten, always "over the top" but he ALWAYS strikes back!. It`s December and it`s time for Frank Lampard jr. to shine.
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2nd Man
10 years, 5 months ago
Welp, I'm playing top of the Mods league? Well it was fun while it lasted.
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pundit of punts
10 years, 5 months ago
RVP starting in the team news section. Surely Demi has got some info on that.

*hopefull RVP owner. 🙄
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1. Acquafresca
  10 years, 5 months ago
  Just get Rooney.
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  1. pundit of punts
    10 years, 5 months ago
    I'm waiting till tomorrow. If Moyes doesn't drop a hint I'll get Rooney.
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Acquafresca
10 years, 5 months ago
Where's that poster Gopher from last year?

Remembered him when taking my 8point hit.

The guy took triple the amount of transfers as everyone else and still came top 1k.
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LOCO ABREU
10 years, 5 months ago
play jwp or ravel this week?
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1. Gazza2000
  10 years, 5 months ago
  JWP
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2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
  10 years, 5 months ago
  ravel
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3. cravencottage
  10 years, 5 months ago
  jwp
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4. Rafabio
  10 years, 5 months ago
  Ravel
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Matt
10 years, 5 months ago
Out of these defenders who would you get rid of?

Vlaar Yanga McAuley Dawson Chester
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1. Cornholi0
  10 years, 5 months ago
  Yanga out for B.Turner
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2. cravencottage
  10 years, 5 months ago
  Yanga-least nailed on
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3. Rafabio
  10 years, 5 months ago
  Yanga or Vlaar. I think Vlaar has a goal in him so Yanga.
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4. LOCO ABREU
  10 years, 5 months ago
  yanga
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cravencottage
10 years, 5 months ago
I have Aguerro and Suarez, and want to add either Negredo (for Giroud) or Nasri (for Oscar).

So which is best, Negredo or Nasri? Thanks
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1. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
  10 years, 5 months ago
  negredo
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2. T1P
  10 years, 5 months ago
  Nasri, only because Giroud should do well next two game weeks
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3. d1sable
  10 years, 5 months ago
  You have to keep Giroud for Hull at home, Davies is out for Hull aswel. 5-0 i reckon
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4. KunBaYaya My Lord
  10 years, 5 months ago
  I would personally hold on to both. Small chance Oscar gets rotated but I don't see Nasri or Negredo doing better then Giroud and Oscar these next couple of weeks.
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