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30 January 2014 3338 comments
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The title summons up imagery of Granville straddling me at the Potter’s wheel, lovingly helping to craft a clay creation as we unite to sculpt out a Van Persie bust – in true Lionel Ritchie’s “Hello” style.

That’s probably lost approximately half of our potential audience who are too young to recall the analogy. The other half are likely to be repelled by the image of Granville and I caught in a Swayze/Moore-like clinch.

If you’re part of the minority still sticking around, curious to hear how the above nonsense translates into a podcast, then listen up. You’ll catch the plenty of Wildcard ribbing, a tale of captain calamity exposed by this week’s community questions and the usual array of regulars.

Prepare to be haunted via this link or exorcise your right to stream via the handy player below.

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

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  1. No Luck
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Any news on Bardsley? Was he injured or dropped?

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  2. svgcr
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    smalling or evans and why?

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    1. Wings Fan
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Evans, more nailed.

      When fit he always plays 90 mins.

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      1. svgcr
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        thanks

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    2. GREENDREAMS11
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Evans coz its easier to type. 😉

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  3. Woy of the Wovers
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    On that note, signing off. If i can't sleep, see you in DZ.

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  4. McSauce
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Pick one!!!

    Santi
    Ozil
    Mata

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    1. lifes a pitch
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Mata

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  5. Eoin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    On a WC. Who to ditch Lukaku for?

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

    Who is Best to get Next 4 GWS ?

    A- Negrado ( Chelsea (H) / Norwich (A) / Sunderland (H) / Stoke (H) )

    B- Dzeko ( Chelsea (H) / Norwich (A) / Sunderland (H) / Stoke (H) )

    C- Rooney ( Stoke (A) / Fulham (H) / Arsenal (A) / Crystal (A) )

    D- RVP ( Stoke (A) / Fulham (H) / Arsenal (A) / Crystal (A) )

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    1. floydy_floyd
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      I would like to know this also. Adding in sturridge at E.

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    2. Big Col
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      D if you can afford him,

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    3. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      b

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      1. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        Meant D 😳

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    4. lifes a pitch
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      D

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    5. RabMac
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Do you want the stats?

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  7. 2 goals 1 cup
    • 17 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Is Fabio gonna play for Cardiff? Good fixtures and cheap if he is?

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    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Yes

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      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        Would not expect Cardiff to get many clean sheets though

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  8. Big Col
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    REPOST

    Have only have 3 playing Defenders, Chester who is due to fall tonight and Aguero upfront,

    With every penny counting should I

    A) do Chester to Ward tonight for free and deal with Aguero next week

    B) Delay the defensive transfer and await news on Aguero

    C) Do A and take a hit if need be

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    1. nashi
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      I'm in the same position and most likely doing Chester to Chambers tonight and waiting for news on Aguero

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    2. lifes a pitch
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      C

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    3. RabMac
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      IF aguero isn't playing then you can't have that much money sitting on your bench.

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  9. bitterandstout
    12 years, 5 months ago

    for a hit, would you shift one of these defs?
    vlaar,coleman chester. other two defs are kosc and ward. looking woeful for this weekend.

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    1. Big Col
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Personally would shift Coleman and free up some of the cash, which would allow you then to upgrade the other defenders

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      1. bitterandstout
        12 years, 5 months ago

        Ta Lardy. Coleman is back next week though and I bought him early @5.0 reckon I'll go chester to chambers.

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        1. Big Col
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 5 months ago

          Didn't realise Coleman would be back so soon, having that sort of profit locked makes decision making difficult. good luck with chambers.

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    2. lifes a pitch
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Play Vlaar

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  10. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Ward, Olsson & Evans OR Mariappa, Bruce & Koscielny?

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    1. Wings Fan
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      A easily

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    2. Big Col
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      A for me as well

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    3. nashi
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      A

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    4. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
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      Cheers folks.

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    5. Dial Square
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Parr, Olsson and Sagna

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    6. Acquafresca
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      A.

      Your welcome 😉

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      1. Acquafresca
        • 14 Years
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        You're even.

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        1. Dial Square
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 5 months ago

          You're odd. 😉

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      2. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
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        Better, elite one? 😉

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        1. Acquafresca
          • 14 Years
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          Aye. 🙂

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  11. McSauce
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Best mid for next few weeks??

    Yaya
    Ozil
    Santi
    Mata

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    1. lifes a pitch
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Mata...though im hoping Ozil

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    2. RabMac
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Between Yaya and Mata due to fixtures.

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  12. HVT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Repost :
    Any reason not to :
    Ramsey / Aguero > Mata / Negredo -4
    Exact cash ,
    Mata on 93%
    Has to be tonight ,
    Any final thoughts ?

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    1. Wings Fan
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Do it

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    2. nashi
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      I'd wait for Aguero news

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      1. Wings Fan
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        By which time he can't afford it. Calculated risk

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        1. nashi
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 5 months ago

          I'd get RVP + cheaper mid.anyway.

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    3. lifes a pitch
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Get RVP

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    4. RabMac
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Negredo is not nailed on at the minute as he missed last match and Jovetic came on as sub.

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    5. Always (C)ane
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      RVP + Punch

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  13. There's Always One!
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    As Bruce has only missed one out of the last ten games his place should be safe Right?

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    1. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      hopefully! looking like my Chester replacement based on 'nailed-on-ness'

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  14. nashi
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    I'm in the same position and most likely doing Chester to Chambers tonight and waiting for news on Aguero.

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    1. nashi
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      replay fail

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  15. Lallana_
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Regarding the future how do you feel about Rooney, RVP, Coleman and Baines?

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    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Avoid, marry, avoid, make him pay for dinner because he's so expensive.

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      1. Lallana_
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        I can't marry RVP I'm a Liverpool fan :'(

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        1. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 5 months ago

          Me too, obv, but he looks a great option if u can wangle the cash

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    2. RabMac
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Facts about RVP when compared to other strikers

      15th best points scorer
      7th best points per game
      35th best for value (points per million per game)

      33rd best overall point scorer over last 5 weeks but in that period he is averaging 8 points per game [only played 1 game] which is the same as Suarez in the same period.

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      1. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        Facts about stats. They can change. Mata can only help him score more goals. So can Rooney. Great fixtures.
        I got him in on those FACTS.
        I could well be proved wrong. I have been wrong many times this season.

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        1. Cheeseoid
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 5 months ago

          I agree with what your saying but what you are saying is your opinion unless you back it up with something

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        2. RabMac
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 5 months ago

          RVP may well give a good return in the forthcoming weeks, my concern with him is his price as I reckon the money can be put to better use and give you a much more balanced team.

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      2. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        doing stats like this is a fallacy

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  16. JasonG123
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Need some serious surgery.

    Mannone Marshall
    Terry Mert Coleman Ward Bardsley
    Hazard Yaya Eriksen Cabaye Januzaj
    Suarez Aguero JRod
    1FT. 0.7 itb.

    Many problems, with Coleman and Aguero injured, Januzaj a rotation risk and Cabaye obviously sold. Resigned to taking a hit this week, when will we be getting more news of Aguero?

    Thinking of straight Cabaye to Lallana switch for free, or Aguero and Cabaye to Mata and Sturridge for -4 if Aguero is out for a while. Thoughts?

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    1. Wings Fan
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      I'd do the -4 option myself

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      1. FortunesAlwaysHiding
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        Are you playing Marshall or Mannone this week?

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    2. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      sounds good, that's only a minor op

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  17. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Price changes are at 12:45 or 01:45?

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    1. lifes a pitch
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      1.45

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      1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        Mata should rise then so, cheers guy

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  18. The Abyss
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone know why Theophile-Catherine didn't play for Cardiff in the last game?

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  19. flipperallstars
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Repost

    Nearing final draft of wildcard team:

    Mannone (Adrian)
    Koscielny Bennett Shaw (Ward Coleman)
    Lallana Hazard Mata Johnson (puncheon)
    Suarez RVP Adebayor

    1.4 in the bank so I have a bit of wiggle room for feb transfers.

    Any glaring mistakes? I've halved the gap in my mini league to 60 odd points as I go for 4th year win and cash prize so need to get it right. Leader has all sorts of problems with injuries after playing wildcard early Jan. Thanks for your help in advance

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    1. lifes a pitch
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      No Man City attack is a problem.not ade. not bad otherwise

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      1. flipperallstars
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        Considering Ade to dzeko/negredo after Chelsea match and won't touch silva or yaya.

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  20. fajmonkey
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    coleman, aguero and wiltshire to:

    A: bennet, RVP, A Johnson
    B:bennet, mata, Jrod/bony

    or should i be keeping coleman now ive missed his first drop?

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    1. fajmonkey
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      all for -4

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  21. Sif
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Lukaku > Ade or Dzeko?

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    1. nashi
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Dzeko, but close

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  22. svgcr
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    I´m currently on a WC. thoughts? (3.0 in the bank to turn get aguero for sturridge when fit)

    migs

    kosc-evans-kompany

    eriksen- yaya- cazorla-lallana

    suarez-sturridge-rodriguez

    bench: januzaj- ryan benett- ward- fille gk

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    1. Wings Fan
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      As a man who got Mignolet on his WC, trust me

      Do not get him. You'll regret how much budget he takes up. Do Mannone&Boruc pairing or similar.

      Very template I know, but I'd downgrade Januzaj to Puncheon/Noone, downgrade Kompany and upgrade eriksen/lallana to Mata.

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      1. svgcr
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        i got migs since gw1 but will consider your advice. thanks mate.

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  23. Wings Fan
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    I have a sneaking suspicion Clyne will start next game ahead of Chambers.

    Based on nothing but a hunch.

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    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      I thought Chambers looked good vs Arsenal.

      2 Caveats

      1. I own him

      2. I'm a casual MOTD viewer

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      1. Wings Fan
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        He does look good, but Clyne is far too good a player to stay on the bench forever.

        For all his good performances, Chambers has 2 clean sheets this season, Clyne has 6.

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    2. RabMac
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      I posted Chambers stats recently and they really suck.

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  24. Tribecca
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Trailing by 80 points the leader has mata. ..is it worth it to get mata in? Just to ensure I don't miss points?

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    1. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      no get a differential. cazorla/silva

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    2. lifes a pitch
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      if you want to catch him go for someone else hazard, yaya the obvious ones

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    3. Cheeseoid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      You don't catch up with the same team. But probably yes

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  25. Alejo - CFC
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Mannone KDavis

    Vlaar Kos Ward Coleman Chester

    Hazard Silva Lallana Ozil jwp

    Suarez Ade Aguero

    A)Aguero > Sturridge
    B)Chester > Bruce

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    1. There's Always One!
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      C. Chester to Chambers

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  26. nashi
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Looking for a cheap defender to replace Chester (got Clyne, Ward, Mannone):

    A Chambers
    B Collins
    C ???

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    1. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      fabio

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      1. nashi
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        too punty, nobody knows if he is even going to play

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    2. RabMac
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Best for stats is Ryan Bennett and they have 4/6 decent fixtures coming up.

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      1. There's Always One!
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        But they have city next week 🙁

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      2. nashi
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        car, MCI, whu, TOT, av -these are not good fixtures

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        1. There's Always One!
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 5 months ago

          ↑ this

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        2. RabMac
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 5 months ago

          I would say Cardiff, West Ham, Villa and Stoke are decent fixtures.

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          1. nashi
            • 13 Years
            12 years, 5 months ago

            Thing is Chambers and Colling have way better games ahead.

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            1. RabMac
              • 12 Years
              12 years, 5 months ago

              That is also a valid point but what I would say is Chambers FF stats are very poor and his place under threat from Clyne.

              While Collins has better stats than Chambers, his place may also be under threat when Reid is back.

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  27. Lallana_
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    1) Aguero>RVP and Coleman>Shaw

    2) Aguero>RVP and Kolarov>Vlaar

    3) Wait for news about Aguero tomorrow

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    1. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      3

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    2. lifes a pitch
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      12 years, 5 months ago

      1

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    3. nashi
      • 13 Years
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      3

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    4. Always (C)ane
      • 14 Years
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      1

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  28. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    if aguero is out for just one game, what are you all doing?

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    1. nashi
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      keeping

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    2. There's Always One!
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Obviously keeping. It would be very daft to sell for one week unless you don't want him back

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      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        not really, depends on your bench, your injury situation and who you get in

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        1. There's Always One!
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 5 months ago

          Well then fix your bench in that case!

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          1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 5 months ago

            easier said than done, when your entire bench gets injured in 1 week

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    3. Test Eagles
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      The hokie pokie

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    4. @Bryan
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Keeping!

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  29. There's Always One!
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Feck it am done.

    Chester to Chambers

    Good night

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  30. Rhinos
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    On Wildcard: 0.0 in bank
    Mannone Adrian
    Baines Williams R Bennet Fabio Hudson
    Miralles Snodgrass Mata Silva Noone
    Rvp Sauez Giroud

    Not loving Snoddy but may be useful if gw28 and 29 decimated plus means can afford RVP. Id be happy with Rooney but Rvp means can get Aguero back in one transfer.
    Any thoughts?

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    1. RabMac
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Your defence and midfield are shockingly bad.

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      1. Rhinos
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        Defence maybe but fixture wise its good, like my midfield other than Snoddy

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    2. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      downgrade baines to terry, upgrade elsewhere

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    3. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Baines is sucking the life out of the rest of your defence, you need a better balance at the back, doubling up on Cardiff is far from ideal, would go Yoshida over Fabio

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      1. Rhinos
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        thanks I thought that too but love Baines haha

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    4. HabitualLineSteppers
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      You might be a little over stretched attempting to squeeze in RvP - and as you say, you can always transfer Rvp ---> Aguero if needs be

      Your overall rank is decent too -

      Had a look at you transfer history 32 transfer changes when you played your WC in GW2 -

      Classic -

      Its worked out for you.

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      1. Rhinos
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        yeah but most of those were musical chairs trying to nail price rises. I did a team just for gw1 to wc instantly. Worked I think

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        1. Rhinos
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 5 months ago

          Apart from picking Rosicky (playing in the hole at the time) over Ramsey, oops

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    5. RabMac
      • 12 Years
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      You may well love your team just now but I would be willing to bet that in the not too distant future, you will be wishing you had listened to the advice. 😉

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      1. Rhinos
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        Nothing has to be long term in this game though, can upgrade when do rvp to aguero

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        1. RabMac
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 5 months ago

          While this is true you are going to have to take a lot of hits to fix it quick.

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