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PlayON Returns with £10,000 Pot in Gameweek 1

We’re delighted to announce that PlayON is back for season 2014/2015 and is about to embark on a new exciting era. What’s more, the game starts the new season in style with a staggering £10,000 prize pot on offer, just for Gameweek 1.

PlayON is a weekly Fantasy game which challenges you to pick a starting XI from the Premier League squads, limited by a budget of £100 million. There is no restriction on the number of players you can sign from each club and you must build your squad in a 4-4-2 formation. Simple.

PlayON has proven popular amongst our community and this season the game is introducing an array of new concepts that opens it up to fresh strategies and opportunities to win.

The game is introducing Live In-Play games – so, even when the team-picking deadline has passed (two hours before the first kick-off each week), you can still get involved with In-Play one-on-one and multiplayer games as the matches are unfolding in real-time.

What interesting is that you’ll be able to use not just your teams to enter In-Play games, but you can now also search through all teams created by other users in the Gameweek and add any of their teams to your list of teams (only available after the team-picking deadline passes so all teams are locked at this point). So, if Wayne Rooney nets a hat-trick in the early kick-off on Saturday, you can search for all teams that include Rooney in the lineup and use any of them to enter In-Play games, with you getting the benefit of any points the team has already accumulated.

The really exciting thing here is if people use your teams to enter In-Play games, you can earn a percentage of their winnings. So, even if you’re not intending to enter any games yourself, you can still create three teams each week and if other PlayON managers use them to enter games and win, you earn a percentage of the cash. You can also control what percentage of the winnings you want in order to allow people to use your teams and you can amend this percentage in real-time as the weekend unfolds.

It all kicks-off this Saturday, with that £10,000 pot on offer. You can only enter your own teams into the £10,000 game as entries for that game close on Saturday at 10.45, before the Live In-Play games start. Thereafter, the In-Play games, Using Other People’s Teams and Earning money from others using your teams begins. It is, as they say, “a whole new ball game”.

Look out for a more in-depth guide to key tactics and new modes of play on Thursday and for our Gameweek 1 PlayON Picks from midday on Friday. For now, though, head on over to PLAYON.CO to start selecting your teams.

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

2,109 Comments Post a Comment
  1. LewanGOALski
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    9 years, 10 months ago

    Which one out of these 3 would you start GW1:

    Ward (ars)
    Collocini (MCI)
    Clyne (liv)

    ??

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    1. FPLPiggy
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      ward

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    2. Wings Fan
      • 10 Years
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      Clyne probably

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    3. QPR expects... glory!
      • 13 Years
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      Got a 4.0 with a decent match-up? Play them!

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      1. LewanGOALski
        • 12 Years
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        No 4m defender for me atm

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        1. QPR expects... glory!
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          In which case play Ward and hope Pulis parks the bus

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      2. Billy Gilmore
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        Well he obviously can't bench all 3 of them...

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    4. Saint Steve-O (@EliteFPL)
      • 10 Years
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      Always play the home player... So Collocini

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    5. Djerbil
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      Colo just bcoz He is at home

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    6. SC not pearls before swine
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      I'd say Clyne for attacking threat.

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    7. Prime
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      Ward cause it's Pulis

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  2. The Machine
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    @Acqua: need the link to thomass' spreadsheet, and when and where do you want the team?

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      1. The Machine
        • 10 Years
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        Thanks

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    1. Acquafresca
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      9 years, 10 months ago

      don't worry you're starting the first game. Don't really care about the team, I trust your intuition.

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  3. So Klose
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Lost on last page.

    Choose one

    a) Silva +4.5 mid
    b) Lamela + 4.5 mid
    c ) Sigurdson + Arnautovic

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    1. Saint Steve-O (@EliteFPL)
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      First two seem equal, down to you... I'd go A

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      1. Garde Party
        • 9 Years
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        A

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    2. FPLPiggy
      • 10 Years
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      a

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  4. Djerbil
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Folks , that will get to watch the Man Utd match later on plz let us know who is playing as the LCB

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    1. Acquafresca
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Rojo 😉

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      1. Djerbil
        • 12 Years
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        today

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    2. Billy Gilmore
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Doesn't mean jack who plays there today.

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      1. Djerbil
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        it could mean that is the person getting dropped

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        1. Billy Gilmore
          • 12 Years
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          Or you could have the shittest CB in the world that simply can't play as a LCB.

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  5. Mr_Partridge
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Arsenal could go nuts against Palace, Giroud is tempting...

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      is there any team go nuts against Crytal Pulis?

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      1. Mr_Partridge
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        They lost a few lower league pre season I believe...

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    2. Saint Steve-O (@EliteFPL)
      • 10 Years
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      2-0 Ars, Giroud good pick anyway

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  6. teej
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    Coloccini best £4.5 defender behind Glue?

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    1. Evans
      • 11 Years
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      Whose glue ?

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  7. McSauce
    • 14 Years
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    Essentianls IMO

    Rooney
    Yaya
    Hazard
    Sturridge

    Build team around them

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    1. Mr_Partridge
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      9 years, 10 months ago

      Yaya is not the same guy since they forgot his birthday and a bad world cup. Ramsey is essential and cheaper

      Fabregas instead of Hazard

      Rooney and Sturridge or Costa, maybe all three

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  8. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    No team news section as promised 🙁

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    1. Demí
      • 13 Years
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      This evening Daniel san

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    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
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      🙁

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  9. Galfadez
    • 10 Years
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    A) Begovic Young Costa
    B) DDG Hazard Bojan

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  10. FPLPiggy
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    make your best back 5 with 24.5mil available 😀

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    1. Djerbil
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Terry Debuchy Wisdom Moore Chester

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    2. Sigga -Cardiff City-
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      not sure if u mean 1 goalie and 4 def or 5 def?

      Luis Debuchy Naylor PVA Moore

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      1. FPLPiggy
        • 10 Years
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        5 defs, thanks!

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    3. Prime
      • 11 Years
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      Evans / Cahill / Mariappa / Moore / Duff

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      1. FPLPiggy
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        playing marriapa everyweek?

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        1. Prime
          • 11 Years
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          Yeah, except for the weeks where the 4.0's have a great home fixture

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  11. Adro3
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Still not convinced by Siggy, playing Henderson and Sterling instead for GW1 at least. Anyone else doubling up on LFC midfield?

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    1. Zareos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      I'm not doubling up on the LFC midfield, even though I want to (LFC fan)

      I just think the opening three fixtures are very tough. But after those three games... I'm not just doubling up. I'm trebling on my LFC cover!

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    2. The Brit.
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Yep I am.
      Hendo & Sterling as well as Mata, Fab and Ramsey to complete the midfield.

      Not sure whether to go with Hendo against Southampton or Bojan at home to Villa..

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  12. Moody1000
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Best defender for 4.5 and 5.0 with good fixtures

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    1. Adro3
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      Chester/Ward/Caulker all good shouts

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      1. Oberetta
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        effing Chester's hamstrings. he is dead to me after last year.

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    2. FPLPiggy
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      4.5 id say pva
      5.0 caulker

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  13. Zareos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
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    So is Isgrove the new Allbrighton? Have been seeing him on a lot of RMTs.

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    1. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      He is a punt, people are taking a chance on him.

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  14. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
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    Is chambers nailed?

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    1. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 11 Years
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      No, but for GW yes.

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      1. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
        • 11 Years
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        *GW1

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        1. TheSteel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          Until Mertesaker is fit?

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          1. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
            • 11 Years
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            Essentially yes.

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  15. Arsenal USA FC
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Got caught on bottom of page. Which is better?

    A Krul-Mannone / Cameron-Pocognoli / Sanchez

    B Begovic-Gilks / Caulker-Evans / Ramsey

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    1. VougieDipond
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      B

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  16. Moin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Forster Nailed on Right? and who rotates well with him?

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    1. Fiorentina Turner
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      I can't remember who rotated well with Southampton. Leicester maybe?

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    2. Oberetta
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      perfect rotation pair is Leicester. their actual rotation with QPR really good but obv more expensive on the budget.

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      1. Hazard for Ballon D'or
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Same for keepers. Schemichal and green are the same price

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  17. VougieDipond
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Ronald De Boer what a legend. Hope Sky have him on all during the UCL nights

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  18. A.
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    Anyone with Mariappa watch out, looks like Crystal Palace are trying to sign Kelly from Liverpool, another CB/RB hybrid.

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  19. Fiorentina Turner
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    This is a weird thing I picked up on. Espn is showing the West Ham/Tottenham game. For the last few seasons, whatever game espn shows first for opening day, clean sheets galore.

    2010/11 - Tottenham 0 - Man city 0

    2011/12 - Fulham 0 - Aston Villa 0

    2012/13 - Arsenal 0 - Sunderland 0

    2013-14 Liverpool 1 - Stoke 0

    Is this anything to go by? Clean sheet in that West Ham/Spurs game maybe for one of the teams, if not both?

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    1. Snikii
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      i will not be surprised if spurs get a clean sheet

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      1. Fiorentina Turner
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        It's just weird that whatever game espn shows on opening day, it's a clean sheet waiting to happen, for the last 4 years. I might just put a spurs player just cause of this lol

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  20. Demí
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    @mikekeeganbbc 5m
    Shaw is number 3, Mata 8 & Rooney 10. Was told LvG asked RvP to take 9 but he stuck with 20

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    1. Sigga -Cardiff City-
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      but what does it all mean Demi?

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      1. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        They aren't looking for another striker or he wants someone else to have the #20, or he loves RvP as we already know.

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      2. Demí
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        No idea 🙂

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        1. Sigga -Cardiff City-
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          Hahaha

          I'm an aussie and fairly new to this prem league caper.

          thought it was like a positional thing like declaring a first choice left back.

          thanks 🙂

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      3. The Missing Link
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Thats the number on their shirt....

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    2. The Chosen One...
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Herrara?

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    3. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Januzaj has 11

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    4. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
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      Hummels?

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  21. The Missing Link
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    What time are the Chelsea and united games? 🙂

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    1. VougieDipond
      • 11 Years
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      Chelsea 7:45pm

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      1. The Missing Link
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Thanks mate

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    2. teej
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      United 7:30

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  22. Djerbil
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    .@OfficialIdeye @jasondavidson29 @G23mcauley & S Sessegnon all feature as #wba win U21 friendly v N Forest 3-1 (Ideye 2, Sessegnon pen)

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    1. SW6
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      *checks Sessegnon's price*

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        don't do it to yourself

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        1. SW6
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          0.5 too much for me to punt on him

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          1. Wilshere Knowledge
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 10 months ago

            😆

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  23. Point Magnets
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    who will gets most points over the season?

    Begovic vs Speroni winner is?

    Eriksen vs Sterling winner is?

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    1. VougieDipond
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      be around the same for both. toss a coin

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    2. Tim Canterbury
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Speroni & Sterling

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    3. Prime
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Speroni if he gets to start al games
      Eriksen

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  24. Az
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Costa & Silva

    or

    Hazard and Dzeko (and a better bench)?

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    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      B

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    2. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      I don't really fancy Silva so the latter.

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  25. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    West Ham United First Team Squad, with numbers.

    http://www.whufc.com/page/FirstTeamProfiles/0,,12562,00.html

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    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Link isn't working

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Buggeration! 🙁

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          2 Winston Reid Defender
          3 Aaron Cresswell Defender
          4 Kevin Nolan Midfielder
          5 James Tomkins Defender
          7 Matthew Jarvis Midfielder
          8 Cheikhou Kouyate Midfielder
          9 Andy Carroll Striker
          10 Mauro Zarate Striker
          11 Stewart Downing Midfielder
          12 Ricardo Vaz Te Striker
          13 Adrian Goalkeeper
          15 Ravel Morrison Midfielder
          16 Mark Noble Midfielder
          17 Joey O'Brien Defender
          18 Carl Jenkinson
          (on loan from Arsenal ) Defender
          19 James Collins Defender
          20 Guy Demel Defender
          21 Mohamed Diame Midfielder
          22 Jussi Jaaskelainen Goalkeeper
          23 Diego Poyet Midfielder
          24 Carlton Cole Striker
          31 Enner Valencia Striker

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          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 10 months ago

            Note nos. 8 & 10.

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          2. Heydudes13
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 10 months ago

            Kouyate's been class.

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            1. Hazard for Ballon D'or
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 10 months ago

              Price? Is he not 4.5??

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  26. Giroud U Kidding
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Who's gona score most points ??

    Silva or fabregas

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    1. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Silva

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    2. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Fabregas at the start of the season but Silva will stay steady and end up with about 170 ish

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    3. Tim Canterbury
      • 12 Years
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      Silva

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    4. Tibidabo
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      If we knew the answers to these types of questions we'd all be tied for first place in FPL.

      That being said, Silva if he doesn't get injured.

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  27. Tibidabo
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Is Ward injured? Someone said something about that earlier but I haven't seen anything online.

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    1. Snikii
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      troll

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      1. Tibidabo
        • 12 Years
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        ? It is a genuine question.

        Tell me it's not true and I will ignore what was said to me earlier.

        Not saying that what was written on here was true, just wondering if there was anything about it anywhere.

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        1. Prime
          • 11 Years
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          It was a troll

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          1. Tibidabo
            • 12 Years
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            Ward's place is secured in my team then!

            Thanks

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    2. teej
      • 10 Years
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      http://i.imgur.com/NnrLKXU.png

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  28. Tim Canterbury
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Would LOVE to see Utd get walloped tonight

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  29. Art Vandelay
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Evening gents. Is it worth downgrading Eriksen to Sigurdson in order to upgrade 4.5 defender to Terry.

    Cheers

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    1. Hailzter
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Yes

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    2. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Hard to say without seeing rest of your team fella

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      1. Art Vandelay
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Fair point. I haven't quite finished it yet but will be posting it in the RMT thread later...

        Suffice to say Terry will be my only premium defender.

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    3. Evans
      • 11 Years
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      Yep

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    4. Art Vandelay
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Cheers guys

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  30. bangers and M*A*S*H
    • 12 Years
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    Will Ramsay be as awesome as last year? I fear that with Ozil back he will be in a far more withdrawn position and score less goals.

    I'm starting to think that the extra 1.5 mill for Sanchez might be worth it.

    For me it comes down to:

    A) Ramsay and Mata
    or
    B) Sanches and Eriksen

    (and some tweeks in defence)

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    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      He wont be more withdrawn, I promise you that.

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    2. Chinchinnati
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Anyone that runs the length of the pitch in circa 11 seconds to score as he did on Sunday is not someone to ignore imo............

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