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13 August 2014 1892 comments
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With the summer friendlies coming to an end yesterday evening, we’ve reintroduced the Team News tab to the top of the home page. To begin with, we’ve pencilled in our staring XIs for each club but these, and the team news blurbs, will be constantly updated as the information starts to flow in over the next few days:

Subequently, we’ve taken down the Pre-Season tab on the home page. We will, however, ensure the Pre-Season Guide remains available via this article in order to keep the info readily available for Fantasy managers looking for some last-minute reading ahead of Saturday’s kick-off.

Included are links to every pre-season game that has taken place, all our Scout Reports, Moving Target and Great Expectations articles over the summer and extensive articles on each of the three promoted sides. In addition, we’ve put together a brief “Scout Notes” synopsis of the main areas of concern for all 20 teams. Click here for our Pre-Season Guide.

Finally, we’ve listed the men in form in front of goal over the summer so far – the big question is, who’ll be this year’s Mauro Boselli?

6 goals – Lukas Jutkiewicz
5 goals – Glenn Murray, Stevan Jovetic
4 goals – Yaya Sanogo, Diego Costa, David Nugent, Wayne Rooney, Charlie Austin
3 goals – Marvin Sordell, John Terry, Marouane Chamakh, Fraizer Campbell, Wes Morgan, Aleksandar Kolarov, Ashley Young, Emmanuel Riviere, David Hoilett, Bojan Krkic, Steven Fletcher, Connor Wickham, Erik Lamela, Roberto Soldado

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  1. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    BIG ANDY 79 - whats the deal on that mate?

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  2. Arn De Gothia
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Hi peeps, Right now i have 1,5 in bank for adapting to all bandwagons that will start after gw1. Stupid?

    Green/Foster
    Debuchy/Cameron/Wisdom (Rosenior/Bartley)
    Young/Sterling/Fab/Mata/Ramsey
    Costa/Roon (Jutkiewicz)

    Think im good to go for GW1 and ready to take a hit for gw2. Thought please

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    1. Fawell
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Need a better backline, cam and wis

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      1. Arn De Gothia
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Ok, i might put an extra mil there and have 0,5 for backup. Thnx

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      2. Birds of Prey
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        worry about Cam nailedness

        get off Jutk and never acknowledge that thought

        Like Young pick that's some flair there

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        1. Arn De Gothia
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          ok, no jutk 🙂 random 4,5 there then, thnx and GL

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  3. Pringle
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    What do you prefer?

    A. Hutton + 0.5
    B. Coloccini

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    1. Birds of Prey
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      C for Chester

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  4. Fawell
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Pretty happy with this how's it looking?

    De gea
    Debuchy/Cahill/Caulker
    Sanchez/Mata/Eriksen/Siggy
    Rooney/Costa/Bojan

    Myhill/Wisdom/Wanyama/Cameron

    Any suggestions??:):;);

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    1. Andrew
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Nice team, hard to fault

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      1. Fawell
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks 🙂 Sanchez or Ramsey?

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        1. Birds of Prey
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Rambo and improve Bojan, but so many are off Sanchez could be sweet

          that put the wishy in the washy

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    2. Birds of Prey
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Stick nice subs

      I'm going Gibbs cuz of differential

      sweet team

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    3. Arn De Gothia
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      No Pool worries me

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  5. ADucksBehind
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on Kolvarov Cahill Evans 4.0 4.0 defence?

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    1. Takedog1
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      i had kolarov last season mate and altho when he plays he does well he is a very frustrating player to have rotation wise. and a 6 mill this year its a headache thats to much for me

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      1. ADucksBehind
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Taken on board 😀

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    2. El Muñeco
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Kolarov as we all know is not nailed on, evans also has injury concerns.

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    3. Birds of Prey
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I think Kolorov is nailed

      is Evans?

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  6. JS27
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    A little help please:

    a - Costa, Jovetic, Mutch

    b - Hazard, Dzeko, Bojan (or some

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    1. ADucksBehind
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Has to be B

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    2. El Muñeco
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Depends if you plan to play mutch every week. If you do then B.

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      1. JS27
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        mainly on the bench but starting when Siggy doesn't have a nice fixture

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  7. Bossi82
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    RMT pls,

    De Gea (Mannone)
    Davies, Cameron, Chambers (Ferdinand, Wisdom)
    Lamela, Sánchez, de Jong, Mata, Sigurdsson
    Rooney, Diego Costa (Bojan)

    0,5M in bank.

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  8. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Hazard looking a differential

    Like this 🙂

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  9. rudeboy789
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Best mid for 5.0/5.5?

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    1. Fawell
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Davis or shelvey

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    2. Arn De Gothia
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Hoilett

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

    Is Remy going to start for QPR?

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  11. SuperMario
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    I've just worked out my 5 year average finishing position in FPL and was happy to see its just inside the top 5k. So this means consistency.

    I've been a member for years and a paid member the last two mainly to show support of the site. To be honest I have never really used any of the tools available and don't spent too much time analysisng data I tend to really enjoy the articles and in particular the members articles such as the gameweek analysis.

    To make a push for a higher finish this year what tools would members recommend to use?
    Thanks for any advice!

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    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I wouldn't bother. All you need is the ticker and a good set of football eyes 😉

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      1. SuperMario
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Really, I do use the ticker in fairness and the eye has been well trained 🙂

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    2. Sting
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Just being on this site alone is worth 40-50k in the rankings I bet

      My last two seasons avg is about 3.5k

      Care to share your starting team?

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      1. SuperMario
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        100% being on this site is worth sooo much! Im playing 6 years and was 100k in year one then have been consistently inside the top 5k 4 out of the last 5 years with help from this site!

        I plan on doing my team tomorrow night, just been saving random stats and pairings i like over the last few weeks. Current team is listed below but I think ill lost Sanchez and upgrade the defence.. Also think i need to build in Costa or Sturridge as a heavy hitter captain option so the team below was picked about 2 weeks ago!

        De Gea - Myhill Cameron - Coloccini - Mariappa - Hutton - Taylor Hazard - Sanchez - Mata - Lamela - Siggy Rooney - Giroud - Austin

        The defensive formula is what I have been focusing on and getting a sturdy enough defence from now until the Jan WC.. Cant settle on a strategy but have read ALL the articles!!

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    3. Get up ya bum
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      That's impressive man. I'm about 7k for the last five years

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      1. SuperMario
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Good scoring brother!

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    4. Ape
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Rate my team is good for comparing your options, but nothing beats a gut feeling - statistics will always be based on the past!

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      1. SuperMario
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Yes ive never used the RMT option yet but i think this year i might have a look at it.. I do feel that i generally scroll a good few pages and can judge the feelings for a player on a weekly transfer basis..

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  12. Djerbil
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    A) Costa +Sterling + Debuchy ( which I have currently)
    or
    B) Sturridge + Cesc + Chambers

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    1. Fawell
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Keep it

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      1. SuperMario
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        a

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  13. kingofchicken
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Final Draft
    RMT please

    DDG(Gilks)

    Blackett Terry Baines (Moore, Duff)

    Gerrard Hendo Fabregas Artunovic (Albrighton)

    Giroud Costa Rooney

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    1. Fawell
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Get arsenal mid and ditch blacket

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  14. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Not long until the Gw2 Jovetic fire sale

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    1. Sting
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Will that be running alongside the Austin and Bojan fire sales?

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  15. Mr_Partridge
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Having Sturridge and Rooney is ruining the balance of my team... Is Sterling/Lovren enough Pool cover?

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  16. Fawell
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Sanchez or Ramsey, it's killing me 🙁

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    1. LMNO
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      ramsey or cazorla

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      1. Birds of Prey
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        def Ramsey

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    2. Birds of Prey
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Ramsey + 1.5

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  17. patrickhatrick
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    RMT

    Myhil/ Krul
    Debuchy/ azpilicueta/ cameron/ wisdom/ dummett
    Fab/ sterling/ young/ lamela/ sanchez
    rooney/ costa/ jutkiewicz

    BOOOOOOM!

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    1. Heydudes13
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Non-starting defenders galore!

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    2. Fawell
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Handsome

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    3. Takedog1
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      azpi rotational risk
      cameron not nailed on
      like the young and lamella punt

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    4. Mr_Partridge
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Myhill no

      Azpli/Cameron/Wisdom/Dummett not nailed.

      Lamela - unproven

      Juskiewitcz - yuk

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    5. Birds of Prey
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      dummett not nailed at all

      nor Azpi

      Great mid the I get to Jutz

      boomFIZZZ

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  18. LMNO
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    with rvp not match fit who will united play up front with rooney? The obvious choice is welbeck but wilson has been in stunning form. I'm tempted as a punt. Madness?

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    1. Barry Woj
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Welbeck is injured and unless Hernandez gets a transfer, it will be Hernandez.

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  19. Sif
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Can the Burnley colours in Team News be changed to something that vaguely resembles our kit?

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    1. GreenWindmill
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      It is a little scarlet isn't it 😆

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      1. GreenWindmill
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        To be fair it matches Leicester's though 😉

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    2. Birds of Prey
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I once had to wear Maroon and Sky

      Ick

      y'all over there have 15% in that junk

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  20. Takedog1
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    A) siggy
    B) hendo
    C)Arnautivic
    D)snoddy

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    1. Fawell
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Big sig

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  21. Fawell
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Pretty happy with this how's it looking?

    De gea
    Debuchy/Cahill/Caulker
    Sanchez/Mata/Eriksen/Siggy
    Rooney/Costa/Bojan

    Myhill/Wisdom/Wanyama/Cameron

    Any suggestions⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️

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    1. Heydudes13
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Strong.

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      1. Birds of Prey
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        8/10

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  22. bammer
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Yaya and 6.0 striker or siggy and Sturridge?

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    1. Bauerhaus 24
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      the latter

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  23. Reckoner.
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Chelsea defenders pre-season minutes:

    Ivanovic - 565
    Terry - 480
    Zouma - 452
    Luis - 375
    Azpilicueta - 360
    Cahill - 348

    For their 1st 3 pre-season games Azpilicueta and Cahill were not involved (Luis was also not involved for the 1st 2).

    So if we exclude minutes for Chelsea's 1st 3 pre-season games we get:

    Ivanovic - 385
    Azpilicueta - 360
    Cahill - 348
    Luis - 315
    Terry - 300
    Zouma - 247

    Or alternitivly if we divide their total minutes played by games where they got any minutes at all (so Azpilicueta has got minutes in 6/10 of Chelsea's pre-season games so 360/6 = 60):

    Azpilicueta - 60
    Terry - 60
    Ivanovic - 56.5
    Zouma - 56.5
    Luis - 53.57
    Cahill - 49.71

    Don't know if this helps anyone. Trying to get answers on Azpilicueta's game time myself.

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    1. Spoiler
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      save yourself the headache and get cahill/terry

      azpi offers nothing attacking wise either.

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      1. Reckoner.
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        The issue being I can't seem to squeeze 0.5m from anywhere without taking 2 x 4.0m defenders.

        I wouldn't get Cahill anyway, his game time isn't certain.

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      2. Brutus619
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        He did well attacking when he played at RB after first joining the club though.

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    2. Birds of Prey
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Well that clears it up

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      1. Birds of Prey
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        didn't mean to be snotty that's one of the big q's isn't it?

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  24. Tmel
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Begovic
    Luis Jones PVA
    Lamela Ramsey Fab Mata
    Rooney Costa Fletcher
    (Gilks Traore Wisdom M. Kelly)

    Leaves 0.5 to upgrade:

    a) Kelly > Ward
    b) Fletcher > Austin
    c) Luis > Cahill
    d) Lamela > Sterling - do really want to punt on Lamela though

    Thoughts?

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    1. Birds of Prey
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      c

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  25. Manchest-Hair United
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone got Williams from CPL?

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    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Which one?

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      1. Manchest-Hair United
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Defense

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  26. So Klose
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    A) Cahill + Sterling

    B) Hazard + 5m def

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  27. Latko Zahovic
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    My current team is this:

    Foster (Krul)
    Chambers - Jones - Davies (Bruce, Wisdom)
    Sanchez - Hazard - Eriksen - Mata (Siggy)
    Giroud - Rooney - Bojan

    However, currently considering of changing:

    Giroud, Sanchez, Davies -> Costa, Fabregas, Cameron

    Which one would you prefer?

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    1. _nod
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      You are going to run in to trouble with non playing defenders.

      Chambers and Wisdom my only play the first 1-2 game weeks while others are injured.
      Bruce won't get much game time
      Cameron isn't nailed.

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    2. Birds of Prey
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Dzeko-Sanchez-Davies

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  28. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Dan Jose Earthquakes version 5.0

    Mannone , krul

    Clyne , chambers , Lovren , Shawx , wisdom

    Ramsey , Siggy , Hazard , Mata , Davis

    Rooney , Bojan , sturridge

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    1. Olivier Bernards watch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      isn't bojan injured now?

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    2. Birds of Prey
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      needs a CHE def Shaw getting dicier by the minute

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  29. Get up ya bum
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    4.5 keepers. Want Mannone but Pants has me worried. So krul, Foster or Green for the first 8 weeks or so?

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    1. Sif
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Krul & Foster seems to be the popular pick.

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      1. Birds of Prey
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        what he said

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    2. Nabs Kebabs
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      krul

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      1. Get up ya bum
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Ta bud. Krul and Elliot might be the go

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    3. Yome
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Krul, Newcastle have decent fixtures

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      1. Get up ya bum
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers

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  30. UptheBlues
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Which of these options is better:

    A) Begovic Krul
    Azpilicueta, Debuchy, Jones, Naughton, PVA
    Ramsey, MATA, Eriksen, SIGGURDSSON, Mutch
    Rooney, Costa, Bojan

    B) Begovic, Krul
    Azpilicueta, Debuchy, Jones, Naughton, PVA
    Ramsey, Fabregas/ Sterling/Coutinho, Eriksen, Young, Mutch
    Rooney, Costa, Bojan

    ???

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    1. Manchest-Hair United
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Like the Naughton addition. Would go B and Sterling

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    2. Fawell
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      A

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