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27 April 2014 3177 comments
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After Sunderland’s win over Cardiff took the Black Cats out of the drop zone, our attentions turn to the summit as the top three sides prepare for action. In what could prove a decisive day in the race for the title, Liverpool welcome Chelsea to Anfield before City make their way to Selhurst Park to face a Palace side looking for a sixth straight win under Tony Pulis:

Our first stop is at Anfield, then, where the likes of Luis Suarez, Steven Gerrard and Raheem Sterling will be looking to grab the goals that would bring the Reds one step closer to clinching the title and end Chelsea’s bid for the crown.

Daniel Sturridge is on the bench for the hosts after recovering from a hamstring problem, whilst Jose Mourinho rings the changes for the visitors and makes seven alterations ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final second leg clash with Atletico Madrid.

Full details of the day’s starting lineups can be found via our Twitter feed, while the Dugout Discussion chatroom remains opens for those looking to indulge in some real-time banter.

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  1. mgilbert86
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    For once looking forward to the monday game with Ozil and Ramsey to play

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  2. r0nh
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    52 (-4) = 48 points

    Ramsey still to play.

    Small red?

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      yep most likely

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    2. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      I think it's a good score for the week Ron, Suarez and Aguero blanks should prevent very high scores I think.

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      1. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 11 days ago

        Are you expecting a green?

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        1. r0nh
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 11 days ago

          Nope, a small red.

          No Mata or Yaya

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    3. RabMac
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Probably a red on account of your current position but I don't think this was a high scoring week.

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    4. RabMac
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Just over 50% of the top 10K captained either Suarez or Aguero which should help.

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  3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    did anyone lol @ liverpool yet?

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    1. Mary
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      totalfpl haven't stopped since the game! "lolerpool" is very popular on there aswell as the usual lolkaku

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  4. Harvey Specter
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Gerrard + Coleman -> Yaya and a 6.6 defender
    or
    Eriksen + Coleman -> Yaya and a 3.8 defender?

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    1. Big Col
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Doing the first one myself just can't decided whether to go Zabaleta or Demichelis.

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      1. Harvey Specter
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 11 days ago

        I have Demichelis, zabaleta was -0.1 for me

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  5. Uncle Gamst
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    63 points -4 all out, is that a reasonable score this week?

    Gerrard 2, Sterling 2, Suárez 2 & Agüero 2 and no Ars players I'm feeling a little vunerable!

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    1. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      🙄

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    2. applebonkers
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      exact same score here. but got ozil and the kosh mesiter general to come

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      1. applebonkers
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 11 days ago

        *meister

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      2. Uncle Gamst
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 11 days ago

        Guess not then but I'm not going to catch you anyway 😉

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    3. RabMac
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Depends on your current position but I think it will be above the average.

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      1. Uncle Gamst
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 11 days ago

        3,876 before this GW, captained Rooney and brought in Mata otherwise I would have been FCUKed

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        1. RabMac
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 11 days ago

          I reckon you are likely to fall a little but not by much and there is an outside chance of a small rise.

          Rooney (C) and Mata have also saved me as I started on -8 this week. Still got 3 players to go and sitting at 55 just now.

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          1. Uncle Gamst
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 11 days ago

            Cheers, as the managers say 'we go again'

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            1. RabMac
              • 12 Years
              12 years, 11 days ago

              Indeed and if I were in your shoes I would be delighted with your score for this season.

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  6. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Here is the plan:

    Mannone*
    Zabaleta*, Alonso*, Curtis Davies*
    Yaya Touré*, Cazorla, Ramsey, Gerrard
    Agüero*(c), Wickham*(vc), Podolski

    Subs: Adrián; Eriksen, Baines, Coleman ... - 8

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    1. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Perfectly fine but I would probably like a United player. I know, rotation but those fixtures at OT indicate there could be a few returns for them (Giggs probably learned his lesson about not playing Mata too.)

      However, could still do the business. Wickham very much on purple form.

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 11 days ago

        I am ENORMOUSLY pissed off with MUN.

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          • 12 Years
          12 years, 11 days ago

          wickham (vc) ? 😆

          do it and let aguero get crocked!! would be brilliant!

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        1. Somalion
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 11 days ago

          I can understand that reasoning, I'm not pleased with them in any way at the moment. However, let the glory hunters and old boys eke out their final days living in the past and profit from it (fantasy-wise) is my approach.

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  7. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    17 points today. Red or Green?

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    1. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      grey

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      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 11 days ago

        I'll take that. Ramsey still to play.

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    2. Optimus.
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      19 points here and was going to ask the same

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    3. mgilbert86
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      def, you have 66

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    4. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Probably stay about the same I'd imagine. I'll predict +19 from the top 10k after today.

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  8. 1234thro
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Can we have a score check please? 🙂

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    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      51 + Ramsey.

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    2. Tatty Bojangles
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      You go first so you can gloat and make us all feel bad 🙁

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    3. Viper
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      54 (-4). Ramsey and Koscielny to go!

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    4. mgilbert86
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      54 + Ramsey and Ozil

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    5. rdpx
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      I'd rather not think about it.

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    6. JWF
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      47 + Ramsey (c)

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    7. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      73 (-4) Rambo and Giroux left. Could be worse...

      Oh wait, I'm a Cardiff fan, no it couldn't.
      And now I've calmed down it was the right call 🙁

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      1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 11 days ago

        Giroud *

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        1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          12 years, 11 days ago

          Ffs....

          *Giroud

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    8. Mary
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      48 nobody left

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  9. Viper
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Will Yaya rise in price tonight do we think?

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    1. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      I'd guess so yes

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    2. RabMac
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      He rose yesterday so I reckon he won't rise again today but you never know.

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    3. RabMac
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Needs another 48.5% transfers to rise tonight.

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  10. BT31 - WE ARE ALL TINKERMEN…
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    For -8 do Sturridge, Eriksen, Baines >>> Aguero, Yaya, Ferdinand ?

    Liverpool will need to score lots of goals, keep Sturridge?

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  11. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Team for DGW after -4:

    Mann

    Ivan Chester Coleman

    Mata Ramsey YaYa Nasri

    Aguero Rooney Suarez

    Lovely.

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    1. JWF
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      That is lovely. I'll have Johnson instead of Nasri (sadly) and I'm still still deciding whether to take extra hits to get a City and Man U defender in.

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      1. denial
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 11 days ago

        Yeah, I could be tempted to take another hit for a Utd defender, but not sure yet.

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        1. JWF
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 11 days ago

          Coleman > Evra surely?

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          1. denial
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            12 years, 11 days ago

            No money. COleman > Jones / Vidic / Ferd maybe

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  12. Supernova
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    So what are we thinking, Yaya Toure or Rooney?

    I already have Aguero but no United players.

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Both.

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  13. Whitman2013
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Dang I think my rival will only be 19 behind going into the double with this team

    Man one
    Azpi evra Chester
    Eriksen Ramsey yyt mata
    Dzeko Rooney aguero

    v as of now

    Boric
    Azpi Dawson zab
    Ramsey sterling yyt lallana
    Rooney dzeko Suarez
    (speroni Shaw Dustin puncheon)

    Despite seeing my lead cut by 33 is my chance of winning still quite good?

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    1. WipWapJaws
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Nope, hes a coming for you. it is similar teams to myself and my ML leader. He was up by 110, 4 weeks ago now it is down to 15

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  14. rdpx
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    I thought I was doing okay yesterday with 30 pts.

    Today it has crashed.

    Mannone got me the same amount of points as Suarez, Aguero and Gerrard put together.

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      • 15 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      I don't think anyone would have thought that would happen this morning. Have Suarez and Aguero myself.

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  15. Ridgewell's scores
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Lallana -> Yaya FT no brainer, right?

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    1. Viper
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      As simple as it gets!

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Yes, indeed.

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    3. Optimus.
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Risky

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    4. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      If you have to ask...

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    5. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Zero brainer, just mouse finger.

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    6. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      definitively - every single active FPL player will have him for the DGW, may kill you to go without

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  16. The Light Knight
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Will Rambo, Ozil and Podolski outscore Mertesacker by approx 40 points?

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      No. 🙁

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      1. The Light Knight
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 11 days ago

        Bugger
        Conclusion of this GW: 44 point hits don't always pay off immediately

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 11 days ago

          😆 😉

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        2. Optimus.
          • 15 Years
          12 years, 11 days ago

          😆

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    2. mgilbert86
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      wtf kind of question is that?

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      1. The Light Knight
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 11 days ago

        I took a 44pt hit. Need about 40 points to break even with my side with 0 transfers

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    3. applebonkers
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      8 ball says by 38 only 🙁

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    4. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Easily.

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  17. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Repost bottom of page:

    Best sub 5.8 defender to be able to shoehorn in both Mata and Yaya?? Has to be Jones, hasn't it? Or maybe Alonso?

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Replied previous.

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  18. Beavis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Predictions on how much Top 10k average would've increased today? I'll say about +19-21.

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      16

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    2. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Reposting myself from Page 1:

      High ownership players in top 10k for Sunday:

      Liverpool v Chelsea

      Ivanovic 16%
      Cahill 13% (benched)
      Azpi 11%
      Gerrard 47%
      Sterling 30%
      Sturridge 13%
      Suarez 98% with 40% (C)

      Palace v Man City
      Speroni 10%
      Zabaleta 34%
      Ward 10%
      Nasri 30%
      Yaya Toure 20%
      Aguero 65% with 11% (C)
      Dzeko 11%
      Puncheon 12%

      Also Sunderland v Cardiff game had:

      Mannone 38%
      AJ 10%

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      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 11 days ago

        Shame that Yaya stat is still so high.....

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      2. Billy Gilmore
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 11 days ago

        Well that's about 18

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    3. Fresco
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      as the others have said: around 16.5 - 18.5

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  19. Tmel
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Mannone
    Baines Ivan Azpi
    Lallana Ramsey Nasri Eriksen
    Aguero Suarez Rooney
    (Davis Punch Olsson Bruce)

    I'm chasing in one league and narrowly head in another - both are close. Should I really go for it and take a 12 point hit or play it safer with a 4?

    a) Baines, Eriksen, Lallana & Puncheon > Vergini, Mata, Yaya & 3.9 mid
    b) Baines & Lallana > Alonso & Yaya

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  20. Only a Hazard of time
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Anyone else a proud member of the Zero Points From Defence Club? Thank you to Stones, Coleman and Ward for a fantastic display 🙂

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  21. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Mourinho asked about his tactics.....said 'Ask Jamie Redknapp, he knows what he's talking about', whoosh 😛

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    1. JWF
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Boomage. Love it.

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  22. the Penman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    My back line: 3, 0, -1, Koscelney. With Terry & Bardsley benched.

    Sigh.

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  23. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    AJ and Suarez to yaya and wickham is mighty tempting...

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      It has to be done. See above. 🙂

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  24. BantamPhil
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Another horrible week and another red arrow, 0 points combined from defence

    Only Ramsey (C) can make it respectable now

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    1. Mary
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      ive no sympathy for you! You played ward instead of azpi

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  25. FionnMac
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    FFs when did Yaya rise to £10.1m! Someone on here told me on Friday he was protected 🙁

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    1. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Rose last night

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      1. FionnMac
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 11 days ago

        Damnit. What does protected even mean? The guy never answered me, like how long the price rise is blocked and where you even find out this kinda thing. Thanks mate if you're reading this!

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  26. joinho
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    So how's everyone done so far? I'm on 69 (-4) with Rambo to play

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    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Posted mine above

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    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      50

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  27. hurrrrr
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    A) Baines -> Jones/Evra

    B) Lukaku + Baines -> Rooney + Koscielny (-4)

    C) Lukaku + Nasri + Baines -> Rooney + Yaya + Chester (-8)

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  28. Magerost
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Need Ramsey(C) to get more than 3 points and 500NOK is mine this month.

      About 56 pounds.

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    • 1234thro
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      I dont see how I can fit Yaya in for next week without any big point hits, no big defenders, and a front 7 of:

      Eriksen- Ramsey-Mata-AJ
      Suarez-Aguero-Rooney

      And 0.7 in the bank, anyone else in a similar position? 🙁

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      1. hurrrrr
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 11 days ago

        I'm in a similar position kinda. Can get Rooney/Yaya in for an 8 point hit.. (see above). Not sure if it's worth it but i'm edging towards saying it is.

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    • Pablitto
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Three 2pointers at the frontline...best midf score is 3... nice gameweek really...My last chance is my captain Ozzi tomorrow

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      1. Tatty Bojangles
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 11 days ago

        You deserve some points for your ballsy captain move.

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        1. Pablitto
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 11 days ago

          Cheers mate - and moreover I need zero from Ramsey (rivals have him)

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        2. Pablitto
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 11 days ago

          Btw according to your link your team looks to be a dead one... Is your link correct?

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