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1 January 2014 4373 comments
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City’s comfortable win at the Liberty rolls us into another nine Premier League encounters, with eight three o’clock kick-offs and United’s Old Trafford clash with Tottenham rounding off Gameweek 20.

Arsenal are top of the bill as they welcome Cardiff to the Emirates, where the main issue around these parts focuses on Theo Walcott’s availability – as illustrated by our team news tweets, it’s good news on that front .

Elsewhere, Chelsea roll up to St Mary’s with Eden Hazard hoping to continue his superb festive form. The Belgian is on the search for a third consecutive set of double figures, having notched against Swansea and Liverpool.

Palace attempt to register a fourth clean sheet in five at Selhurst Park against Chris Hughton’s Norwich, while Sunderland are looking for a fourth shut-out in five Gameweeks as Villa make their way to Wearside. The crunch match at the Cottage finds Fulham and West Ham looking to take advantage of suspect defences in an encounter that could bring some differentials to the fore.

Those still holding Romelu Lukaku will be hoping the big Belgian embarks on a scoring spree away to Stoke, having ended his barren run at home to Southampton last weekend. Meanwhile, Yohan Cabaye’s new band of owners will be looking for an instant impact away to West Brom, with the Baggies have conceded three against goal-shy West Ham on Saturday.

This leads us into the final match of the Gameweek, where United take on Tottenham. Yet again, David Moyes failed to clarify his side’s injury situation, leaving Wayne Rooney’s owners desperately hoping the Red Devils’ boss is playing cagey once again.

News on that and the other teamsheet tittle tattle cna be found in our Twitter feed, while our Dugout Discussion chatroom remains open for those looking for a spot of real-time banter as the action and points build.

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  1. Judas
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    any good looking defensive rotations been sussed yet for the WC?

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    1. Koflok
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      My fav is SUN/CAR and WHM/AVL

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      1. Koflok
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        heck why am i telling you. Look at the fixtures yourself 😉

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      2. MJ6987
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        Clean sheets aplenty there 😯

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    2. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      Gabby, Chester, Turner and two biggies ( Kos and Coleman probably )

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    3. money face bandwagon
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      will get in evans kos and distin tgt with chester and ward..cheap and hopefully efficient

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  2. Kno
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    8.8 for a nasri replacement. Any better suggestions then stevie g? Already got hazard and hesitant to double up

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    1. MJ6987
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      Stevie Me or Lallana

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    2. I-Taught-Danny-Welbeck-How-…
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      Ben Arfa

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    3. maff
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      eriksen in contention again i think

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  3. Total Foot 5
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    Baines 3 Bonus pt
    for Wc teams, go for Baines 7.4 or Coleman 6.5?
    seems baines will b a huge differential if he takes the pens,fre kicks, corners etc..., no?
    or save the .9 and go for Coleman's form...5 gols, could do another 3 gols in rest of season

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    1. The Sarjeant
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      Baines.

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    2. Podge
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      If I owned neither then Baines for sure but I probably wont swap Goalman

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    3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
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      if you can afford him i say yess, tho coleman scores from open play, which id say is almost more likelly than baines scorin from a fk

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    4. Stephen - Robot Daniels
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      Despite the pens and FKs I think they will be pretty even points wise so I'll go against the grain and go Coleman and using the extra cash elsewhere.

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  4. McSauce
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    Zabeleta and Cabaye OR Clyne and Oscar ???

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    1. The Sarjeant
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      Zab 'n' Cab.

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  5. MJ6987
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    Anyone know how Sterling played? Or Cabaye?

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    1. Tatty Bojangles
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      Probably the worst game Cabaye has played for us. He was appalling.

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  6. FACUPARSE
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    No fantasy football for 10 days 🙁

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
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      boooourns

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  7. Scottys Army
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    Was going to wc but i think i will stay patient for now.

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    1. MJ6987
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      Me too. Want to wait until the last GW if possible

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      1. Scottys Army
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        yeah its easy to rush in but then afterwards regrets begin.

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        1. MJ6987
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          Worth trying to hang onto your FT as well for now with all the cup games coming up

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          1. Scottys Army
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            yeah mate wise tactic

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  8. r0nh
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    Unless your wildcard has been activated, do not make any transfers until next week.

    Thanks

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    1. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      heh

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    2. MJ6987
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      Lots of cup games

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    3. La Roja
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      Ok dawg

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      1. r0nh
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        *bear

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    4. Woy of the Wovers
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      Yet they still won't listen.

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    5. sinik
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      will be painful to watch the rises and falls for 10 days 😆

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      1. Venom Snake
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        I doubt there will be too much movement until we get closer to deadline

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        1. sinik
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          there will be for these first few days and the few days before I imagine..lots of people who don't think things through much and don't care about the game

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    6. Venom Snake
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      +1

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  9. andres
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    Come on Roo save my GW!!!!!!

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  10. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
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    Barkley owners are u sticking or dumping,?

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  11. jas5sk - Youtube channel
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    Janu hasn't taken a dive yet, 25 mins gone by, well done for him

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  12. Gaz Downright
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    FFS Rose... second time!.. man the f up and play properly! jesus..

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  13. gufc
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    what will the average score be

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    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
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      Pure guess 35

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    2. Gaz Downright
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      whatever my score is

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    3. Woy of the Wovers
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      Mid to high 30's. Some random points today but Suarez, Toure, Hazard, Mert all fairly widely owned.

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  14. Jafooli
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    Okay I don't get it.

    According to FPL, Mignolet didn't make one save, yet according to TotalTPL, he's on for a bap 😕

    Anyone cae to explain it.

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    1. MJ6987
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      Stupid bonus system. I think he got BPS for lots of short passes to his defenders.

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    2. The3rdTurd
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      2 bps for 30+ passes at 88% completion would have helped - that's rare for a keeper.

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      1. Jafooli
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        Thanks 3rd, was he playing midfield 😕

        Madness 😛

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    3. ChampChomp
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      Someone said he had 30 completed passes.

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    4. Declan
      • 16 Years
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      Tiki Taka 😎

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      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
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        Chicken tikka masala more like.

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  15. Bartowski
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    Potential WC, any advice please...

    Mannone / McGregor

    Coleman / Kos / Evans (Chester, Parr)

    Silva / Lall / Haz / Walcott / Ramsey

    Rooney / Suarez (Berahino)

    2.3 in the bank to upgrade Roon to Van Persie when he comes back.

    Ta

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    1. Andy1
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      No aguero

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    2. Caine & Co.
      • 15 Years
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      x x
      x x x x x
      walcott hazard yaya x x
      suarez aguero x

      play 4-3-3

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  16. FACUPARSE
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    This game is absolute dross, time for a sleep i think.

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    1. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      lol

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    2. Podge
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      Bye

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  17. banskt
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    In the cup:

    [47 + Rooney] vs [57 + Evra] ----------------- (all bps and auto-subs included)

    Tough... tough... tough....

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    1. Venom Snake
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      A CS and evra is close to guaranteed unless Rooney goes rampage

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  18. Fabio20
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone have any links to good articles suggesting the best time to play your WC?

    Thanks.

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    1. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      at the end. 😉

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    2. I-Taught-Danny-Welbeck-How-…
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      Play your wildcard final week so your team is as expensive as possible so you can afford the call girl

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    3. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
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      Play if now and take advantage of price increases

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
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        Probably a fallacy given that half my league arent even aware of the concept of a january wildcard

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    4. MJ6987
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      Late as possible as a rule

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    5. Fabio20
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      Thanks guys

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  19. Rinseboy
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    Thoughts on this potential wildcard team?

    Marshall Speroni
    Mert Zab Jevans Bardsley Ward
    Silva Yaya Walcott Hazard Ki
    Rooney Suarez JRodriguez!

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    1. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
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      Mutch or Huddlestone or Redmond > Ki

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    2. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
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      also would personally do Gerrard over one of the City mids

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      1. Sting
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
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        Both City mids will outscore Gerrard from now until the end of the season.

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        1. sinik
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
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          given how Gerrard plays with Suarez and the massive price difference it's closer than you think

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    3. Sting
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      Nice team. But if you currently own Lukaku, don't you want to wait until after the Norwich game ?

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    4. Schürrle Class
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      Jevans not so keen on 😉

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  20. Hybrid.power
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    Please concede Spurs! My cup rival has two Spurs defenders and Baines coming off the bench!

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  21. GreennRed
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    Albania and North Korea. the only countries in the world not licensed to broadcast Premier League Games .

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  22. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    It is so lovely to have beaten your rival, who got rid of Rooney for Lukaku, and I now have Rooney safe in the knowledge he cannot beat me this week.

    Come on Rooney!!!

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    1. Piggs Boson
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      Never say never. Rooney own goal and red card incoming 😉

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      1. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        I'd still have him even with that GB 😉

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  23. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
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    Dump terry n Barkley?

    On a wildcard

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    1. FPL Emu
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      I would definitely consider keeping Barkley.

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  24. Gaz Downright
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    Rose... sickening so far... man up

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  25. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    Who's going through in the cup?

    Me: 7 points
    Him: Rooney

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    1. MJ6987
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      You

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      1. Jax
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        depends if rooney scores

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        1. MJ6987
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          I'm guessing he won't.

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    2. Ginkapo FPL
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      Him if Rooney scores, you if he doesnt. Now you didnt need me to tell you that.

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    3. Venom Snake
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      For my own selfishness I say him 👿

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    4. The Rock
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      Lets see in an hour.

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  26. Jafooli
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    I'm guessing it's Spurs fan making all the noise at OT?

    Or is it the new choir section?

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  27. Total Foot 5
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    For WC best combination pls to pik up? thx

    1--Baines 7.4 - Kos 5.3 - Adebayor 7.7 - 5th Mid Bannan 4.4 - - Chester 3.9
    2--Coleman 6.5 - Merts 6.3 - Adebayor 7.7 - 5th Mid under 4.3 (JWP) - Chester 3.9
    3--Coleman 6.5 - Merts 6.3 - JRod 6.1 - 5th Mid Mutch - Def 5.3 Kos/Debuchy/Distin

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    1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
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      A

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    2. Ginkapo FPL
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      2

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      1. Total Foot 5
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        1 or 2 defo over 3?
        3 thot could be a good one since Merts + Kos option 3 vs other 2 options its a merts or kos + a 3.9 def.
        Ade is way better than JRod i imagine aswell no\..?

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    3. Venom Snake
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      All the time you spend on here and the posts you read. Can't you adapt and mak your posts less messy and keep it simple? Trust me you will get plenty more replies.

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      1. Total Foot 5
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        Red: trust me, i can understand your pt. But to each his own. I write as i see it. You write your opinions,thoughts, etc as you see best. If i only get one reply or no reply, I'll deal with it.

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        1. Total Foot 5
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          and no , i do not think its messy the way i wrote it. Now you have the right t thik it was; and trust me, i will not loose sleep over it.

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  28. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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    Falling asleep watching this united game

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    1. Piggs Boson
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      Late night last night?

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      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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        Went to bed 2 got up 7

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  29. Chris_White
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    Captaincy next week is gonna be tough...

    Think I'm gonna keep it on Theo

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    1. Gazza2000
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      Suarez or Rooney for me

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  30. Lanley Staurel
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    Just back from seeing Saints getting well beaten by Chelsea. Got to say that Chelsea outplayed us in the last 30 mins. They were skillfull, quick and physical. Very impressive. Oscar was immense when he came on.

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