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14 August 2014 7186 comments
Mark Mark
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A new beginning. On the eve of a new campaign, two grumpy middle-aged has-beens gather in a studio to recall the summer’s feast of football and look ahead to another Fantasy season, full of hope.

There’s no frills. No live video cast. No special guests. Just Granville and I, stripped back and almost unplugged.

Don’t let that put you off, though. Even with our limited powers we at least attempt to cut through the issues currently rattling around in the minds of Fantasy managers.

We assess the Old Trafford revolution, the world without Suarez and the merits of the three-man strike force. We slice through the current transfer trends and weigh up matters such as the Sigurdsson/Bojan rotation, Fagregas vs Hazard and the Chelsea back four conundrum. We also manage to warm up with a nice little argument about the Alexis Sanchez bandwagon – the traditional pre-season barney.

Be there at the birth via this link, or witness the new dawn via the handy player below.

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

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  1. gtf
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Which 2 should I bench?

    Luis - Lovren - Chambers - Blackett - Bartley

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    1. Norb
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Last 2

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      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      awful back 5

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        • 12 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        sorry, but the only one of those players guaranteed consistent game time is lovren. i'd have a re-jig.

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  2. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Is Forster going to start over Boruc?

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    1. pieeyes
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Yes Forster is number 1

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    2. Long Juan Silva
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Yep. The manager confirmed it

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  3. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Thought I would see if I could fit Yaya, Haz, Rooney & Sturridge into a team (had to sacrifice Costa though)

    4.5m/4.5m
    Cahill/4.0m/4.0m/4.5m/4.5m
    Yaya, Sterling, Hazard, Siggy, 4.5m
    5.5m, Rooney, Sturridge
    0m left.

    Not bad I don't think....

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    1. Kip
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      i'd downgrade cahill and spread some of that funds over the rest of your defense

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    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Needs Arsenal players.

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    3. ViperStripes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      It's not a team I'm going with, just an exercise to see how many big expensive players I could squeeze in

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  4. Chu Young Ping Pong
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Dunne or Ferdinand?

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      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      rio

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      caulker?

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      1. Chu Young Ping Pong
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        4.5 masx

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    2. Method man
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Ferdinand

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    3. For Fuchs Sake
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Simpson?

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        • 12 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        isla

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  5. #23
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    I got 30m for keeper and defense

    Foster/Krul

    Clyne (play every game)

    Hutton/Duff (stk, NEW, HULL, cry,SUN,wba)
    Wisdom/Bartley (SUN,BUR,WBA,EVE,SOT, BUR)

    would be nice first 6 games? 😛

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    1. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      The chance of those 4 cheapies playing all those games may be quite low

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      1. #23
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Hutton should play 3 first games, and duff fairly nailed unless they buy new CB
        Wisdom is nailed for now with injuries and Bartley is a bit punt but could go Naylor for 0,5 more

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  6. Optimus.
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Saw I had my 1st draft bookmarked...If anyone sees TFF banging the "I was the pioneer of the Costa Sturridge Rooney movement" drum show him this 😉

    http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/7605414

    I even had Chambers before the talk of Arsenal 😉

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      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      god, he does my head in with all that!! 🙄

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      1. Optimus.
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Join the club 😉

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    1. Optimus.
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Strangely after all my tinkering it's not far off my team 🙂

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  7. Daniel The Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Schurrle, worth a punt for 7.5 Mil? Or too much of a rotation risk? Or wait and see?

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    1. Rodney
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      SSN saying he could be leaving

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      1. Daniel The Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        One for the watch list I think

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  8. MJ6987
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Who to play?

    A. Van Aanholt v WBA (a)
    Or
    B. Chester v QPR (a)

    Thanks 🙂

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    1. Norb
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      V A

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    2. An Púca
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      A

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

      Think Im playing PVA

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    4. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Thanks, I have "stuck" him in

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  9. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Is Curtis Davies worth the 0.5m more than Chester?

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    1. Bambi
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      I don't think so

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      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      he is, but i'm stingy so would never pay that for a hull defender. 🙂 davies is nailed, with a goal threat.

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    2. SW6
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      No in my opinion. Playing UFPL Bubz?

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

        I am indeed. I haven't sat down and properly finalised my team yet though

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        1. SW6
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 11 months ago

          Got a tough H2H league going. The codes in my name, get involved if you're up for it.

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          1. JT's Dog
            11 years, 11 months ago

            Portudogal was up for revenge there until I seen the ufpl bit

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          2. Bubz
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 11 months ago

            Cool, I'm in

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    3. The Hound
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      I think he is, less injury prone and bigger goal threat.

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  10. Bambi
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    who do hull rotate best with? have 5.0M to spend

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    1. Pinatta
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      check the Ticker and you'll see

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    2. Reeker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Southampton is probably the best especially with Clyne

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      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      home/away

      Hull City
      -------------
      Perfect Rotation: Burnley (38 games)
      Good: Swansea City (30 games), West Brom (30)

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  11. Fernando Torres
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Debuchy, Lovren, Jones

    Everyone seems quite split

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    1. Trigg ⭐️
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      I don't trust Jones' fitness, or Liverpool's ability to keep a CS.

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  12. Trigg ⭐️
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Now I'm looking @ Coutinho, for 0.5 less than Sterling.

    If Coutinho were 8.0 at the start of last season, we would all have him.

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    1. Nice to Finally Michu
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      He was 9.0 at the start of last season and we all still got him regardless, what's your point?

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      1. Trigg ⭐️
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        I think you know my point - potential great value!

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        1. Jimmers
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 11 months ago

          Always potential but never deoivers

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        2. Nice to Finally Michu
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 11 months ago

          Yeah I knew but im still upset about the gigantic fail that he was in my team. Not many things are more annoying than owning an assist the assist type of player

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    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      And sold him for 7.7?

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      1. Trigg ⭐️
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        I'm stubborn. I think he was 6.6 when I gave up on him 😆

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

      Nope. Eriksen

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    4. RD84
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Make him show some results, Henderson would actually make more sense IMO at 6.0. May be slightly biased as I have him, but it does make more sense as he's 2M less, scored more points, and will be more offensive this season than last.

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  13. Nice to Finally Michu
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Sorry for asking this so much but this is really the last thing I need to decide on in my team and the results I've gotten have been too scattered. So what do you guys think about this one?
    A) Courtois, PVA/Kelly and Moore
    B) DDG, Ward and Moore
    C) DDG, Kelly and PVA/Naylor
    D) Begovic, Ward and PVA/Kelly
    E) Begovic, Jones and Moore

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    1. Trigg ⭐️
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      D, for me. I like a keeper who picks up save points, and Ward and PVA is a good pairing. Although consider Ben Davies too.

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    2. Cauthon91
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      C or E imo

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    3. Lucky Luke
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      DDG, Clyne and Moore. Play Moore GW 1 and 7. Clyne good up until GW12 otherwise.

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  14. Jose's Magic Omelette
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Help!

    Ditching ward, who to bring in to place him?

    Caulker - QPR

    Huth
    Bardsley - Stoke
    Pieters

    My defenders rotate better with Stoke but Caulker is a big goal threat...

    Also can anyone explain why Huth only got 1000 mins last season? Was he injured or benched?

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    1. Lucky Luke
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Caulker for nailed on goodness. Stoke defence a minefield - no one knows who'll play bar shawcross

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  15. Le Saux Solid Crew
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Literally when I thought, right I'm happy with my team no more tinkering now. BOOM. Cheers Tony!

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    1. The Hound
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Yup 5 mill for one of there defenders seems silly now

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  16. Ed
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Hendo or Siggy?

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    1. amol
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Hendo

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    2. Norb
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Atleast start with Hendo since he probably will get a more attacking role with Lallana out injured.

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  17. Albert Cole
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Which 4.5 mid do you guys go for? Maybe Albrighton after all? He'll just sit there on the bench anyway.

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    1. Trigg ⭐️
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      My cheapest mid is 6.0.

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    2. Norb
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Marney atm but yes won't play him

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  18. amol
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    How do we think Mutch will do at QPR

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  19. LewanGOALski
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Keep or swap Ward ?

    I'd go for Caulker instead probably and drop Ferdinand to Chester

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    1. Rats Ass
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Ward was a mainstay of my defence. Not sure I want to replace him with some QPR johnny.

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  20. Ginola14
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Grav test

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    1. peetsku
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      GIBBS OR SHAWCROSS? AND WHY

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    2. Ginola14
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Obv not working yet

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  21. Saulus_maximus
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    RMT 😀

    de gea / mannone

    terry/debuchy/wisdom/ (caulker/ward) good rotation

    Mata/ramsey/coutinho/siggy/albrighton

    Rooney/dosta/bojan

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    1. Cauthon91
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Bojan isn't my cup of tea but he may do allright consider the fixtures.

      The midfield might be trouble if Mata doesn't do really well. Coutinho < Sterling imo.

      Otherwise, it looks decent.

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  22. tw
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    who's getting Sanchez?

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    1. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Pretty much no one since he didn't score in his last game.

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      1. tw
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        what about you?

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    2. Tim Canterbury
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Wasted at arsenal

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      1. tw
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        how so?

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  23. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Lamela & Sturridge

    or

    Dzeko & Yaya?

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    1. Ginola14
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      B

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    2. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Lamela and Dzeko?

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      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      not a fan of either, but i'd go B

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    3. An Púca
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      B

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    4. Tim Canterbury
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      All four!!

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    5. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      B 😯

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  24. Optimus.
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Bojan is going to score gw1 isn't he? 🙂

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    1. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      He won't.

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      1. Optimus.
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        *takes out of team 😉

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        1. Chu Young Ping Pong
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 11 months ago

          😀

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      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      and we'll hear about it on here!!

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    2. JT's Dog
      11 years, 11 months ago

      And 2,4,5

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    3. Trigg ⭐️
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      (C)

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    4. For Fuchs Sake
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      yes!

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    5. Top Drawer Jeff
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      He'll probably do a Ricky Onegoalwinkle !!!

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  25. The Wizard of Ozil
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Krul (Elliot)
    Debuchy - Cahill - Wisdom (Clyne,Moore)
    Mata - Sigurdsson - Young - Ramsey (Albrighton)
    Sturridge - Costa - Rooney

    What do we think?

    A) Cahill & Sig
    or
    B) Eriksen & PVA

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  26. amol
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Hazard-Ramsey-Mutch-Sterling

    Good midfield?

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    1. Ginola14
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Needs mata

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      1. amol
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        I've got Rooney

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  27. BT31 - WE ARE ALL TINKERMEN…
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    A) Jovetic & Sterling

    or

    B) Costa & Henderson

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    1. Ed
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      A

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  28. Wirtzle Gummidge
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    a. Bojan and Ivan

    b. Austin and Terry (On this atm)

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  29. Thomass
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Hellooo

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    1. amol
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Hello

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