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The Dugout Discussion – Gameweek 1 – Monday

18 August 2014 2720 comments
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The final match of Gameweek 1 arrives this evening as promoted Burnley prepare for the visit of Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea. The Blues are heavily backed heading into this one, with both Eden Hazard and Cesc Fabregas currently sitting in more than 20% of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) teams, while up front, summer signing Diego Costa will be looking to grab the goals and strengthen his armband credentials ahead of next week’s home encounter with Leicester:

Certainly, the stage is set for Costa to deliver after a disappointing series of displays from a number of forwards over the weekend, where only one (Saido Berahino) managed double-figure returns.

At the back, Jose Mourinho opts for Thibaut Courtois between the sticks, with Petr Cech relegated to the Blues’ bench. The Chelsea manager keeps faith with the familiar defence that earned 18 shut-outs last term, with new boy Filipe Luis amongst the substitutes.

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  1. 1-1 at Newcastle
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    11 years, 8 months ago

    People doing haz, fab and Costa are stupid. They are not going to play Burnley every week.

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    1. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Look at their fixtures

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      1. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
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        Could work if you ask me..

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        1. Studgie G
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          it's crazy 2 at most one draw or loss it will kill your team

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      2. 1-1 at Newcastle
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        What are you talking about?

        Everton, City & Arsenal in the next six?

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    2. Bubz
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      With that quality they can score against any team

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      1. 1-1 at Newcastle
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        Of course, but not 3-4.

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    3. Jafooli
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      11 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah they've got Leicester at home next week 😯

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    4. Brutus619
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      11 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah, I'm feeling awful with Hazard, Fab & Costa (C).

      Also feeling horrible about my Hazard/Fabregas to Cabella/Tadic & Costa to RVP (C) AFTER GW 2 😉

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  2. zoli0506
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    11 years, 8 months ago

    Since they signed Hazard And Oscar i speak that Chelsea need a creative deep CM to be more fluid. Fabregas gives that to Chelsea. Nice team, but they will need more phisicality against elite teams.

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    1. super zlatan
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      U are deluded

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    2. Tiote on Peyote
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      Yeh no physicality in that Chelsea team at all.

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    3. Bubz
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      11 years, 8 months ago

      They have Terry, Matic, Ivanovic, Cahill, Costa.... All pretty physical if you ask me..

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    4. Podge
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      Teach me more o wise one 🙂

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    5. Willis.
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      Costa, Matic + their back 4 are giants

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      1. zoli0506
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        11 years, 8 months ago

        But Fabregas is weak

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  3. copps
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    this cant be easy watching for arsenal fans

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    1. The Machine
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      not really. we have rambo

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      1. copps
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        11 years, 8 months ago

        yeah exactly. imagine both........

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        1. The Machine
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          11 years, 8 months ago

          ramsey and fab in CM? not for me

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      2. Mikeharbrw
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        11 years, 8 months ago

        Yes... but you could have had both...

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  4. The Machine
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    11 years, 8 months ago

    fabregas siggy ramsey sterling midfield next week 😀

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    1. Lucy.
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      Is that without a hit? Very nice!

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      1. The Machine
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        yh

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    2. Heydudes13
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      11 years, 8 months ago

      You absolutely slated Fabregas as a pick in preseason.

      Fickle.

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    3. PB-THE-VET
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      Ill have mata for his hattrick

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    4. Zombie
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      11 years, 8 months ago

      Mata -> Fab & I will have the exact mid without a hit

      but just...can't...drop...mata

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    5. Sess!
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      11 years, 8 months ago

      Already got them all 😎

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  5. The Missing Link
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    11 years, 8 months ago

    -----------Krul
    ---Chester clyne kelly
    Ramsey siggy fab sterling
    ---Costa rooney aguero

    My reason for wildcarding 😀

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    1. The Missing Link
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      And the extra 1mil team value goes a long way! Last season all over again 😀

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    2. Sting
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      • 13 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      I hope Hazard rips it up next game

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      1. Adam
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        Yes please

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    3. Bubz
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      A bit point chasey isn't it?

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      1. The Missing Link
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        Beginning of the season is all about chasing points

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        1. Bubz
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          11 years, 8 months ago

          Depends who you're getting rid of

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          1. The Missing Link
            • 12 Years
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            First gw showed me a lot of things and I think I got it all wrong going forward regardless of my points this week being decent

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    4. Zombie
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      11 years, 8 months ago

      you jerker...give back your Nigeria membership 😛

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      1. The Missing Link
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 8 months ago

        Just you wait, same as last season 😉

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    5. Seb Wassell
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Would have done well, this week...

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  6. DonTheSpecialOne
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Mata -> Cattermole -> McGeady -> Sterling -> Fab. I'm on -16 already for GW2.

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    1. Jafooli
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      11 years, 8 months ago

      😀

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  7. The 12th Man
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    11 years, 8 months ago

    James Alexander Gordan RIP

    https://uk.news.yahoo.com/james-alexander-gordon-football-announcer-dies-191024182.html#PLI8Fwg

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  8. Sánchez
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    11 years, 8 months ago

    Who else wants Willian on for Hazard? Just for a laugh.

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    1. DonTheSpecialOne
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      11 years, 8 months ago

      Would be really "funny"..

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    2. Marstar
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      +1 lol

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  9. CostaCoffee
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    11 years, 8 months ago

    Think i have to use my wildcard as 4 of my players wont start next week

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      • 15 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Why?

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  10. PogChamp
    • 14 Years
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    Fibreglass will miss a 1/4 of the season with injuries.

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    1. Marstar
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      ... but before he does he'll be 10.3 and a straight swap 😉

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  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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    11 years, 8 months ago

    daniel must be celebrating but at the same time tearing his hair out tonight

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  12. PKB
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    11 years, 8 months ago

    Fabregas was smart piece of business for Mou. Unfortunate we couldn't accomodate a place for him 🙁

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  13. luigizilla
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    11 years, 8 months ago

    hate the phrase 'knee-jerk'

    you're not going to transfer in someone who's not on form are you?

    it's about choosing the RIGHT knee-jerk. i.e. Fabregas. NOT Dier

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    1. super zlatan
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Fab may blank next week

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    2. Lucy.
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      11 years, 8 months ago

      There's a difference between good players who didn't make the cut for you versus players you never considered but had one good week.

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    3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
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      11 years, 8 months ago

      ppl tend to refer to the wrong knee jerk......... I think it more applies who you are transferring from, fixtures etc
      fab can be a knee jerk too if you went haz to fab

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    4. Miami Monkey
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      11 years, 8 months ago

      No because you could just NOT transfer anyone

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  14. Willis.
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    11 years, 8 months ago

    Fabregas just makes Chelsea's defence look so weak

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    1. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      I swear you said that a few pages ago...

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    2. Banana Shaqiri - HMD, PUP
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      So...... Mikel??

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    3. Brutus619
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Hi Willis,

      Are u a gurl?

      Hehe

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  15. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    11 years, 8 months ago

    I was determined to not captain Rooney or Costa for some reason so I decided I would choose between Yaya and Fabregas.

    Guess who I selected 😐

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  16. amol
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    *Resisting temptation for Costa and Fab*

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  17. theloveburglar
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    gonna tank a case of beer then wildcard

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  18. Snikii
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Stop saying Fabregas to Mata is knee-jerky, its not. Just get out of your heads the United of Ferguson, its not the same team, if you tell me that you would radar have cover of United with Mata and Rooney, then of Chelsea with Fabregas and Costa you are delusional.

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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      11 years, 8 months ago

      mata under moyes was quite good as well

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    2. Meca
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      It is knee-jerky because nothing has really changed since saturday morning except Mata having one poor game and Fabregas having one good half.

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    3. Pea Soup
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      11 years, 8 months ago

      If it's based on performances in one gameweek...

      Knee-jerk.

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  19. Optimus.
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    11 years, 8 months ago

    I can't wait until I WC after the game

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    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      😛

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    2. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Are you actually?

      My WC team looks amazing...

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      1. Optimus.
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 8 months ago

        I intended to

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    3. Holy See
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      😀

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  20. Home Run Baker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Get Fabregas before Sterling
    Drop Mata before Hazard

    Discuss

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    1. SC not pearls before swine
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      11 years, 8 months ago

      Many have 3 Chelsea players. But based on fixtures I'd agree.

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      11 years, 8 months ago

      Ridiculous, imo.
      Tricky. Possibly right, though.

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    3. MJ6987
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      Agree

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  21. SC not pearls before swine
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    Obviously still a half to go, but as it stands this will make 3 straight years Hazard has ruined my week 1. Two out of three for Mata.

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    1. MJ6987
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      11 years, 8 months ago

      Probably 15-20 mins left for Hazard

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      1. SC not pearls before swine
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        I dunno, he could last longer than Oscar and Schurrle

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  22. The Chosen One...
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Eriksen > Siggy
    Tadic > Fab
    Naughton > Clyne

    Liking this -8

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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      11 years, 8 months ago

      no

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    2. Mull
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      • 14 Years
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      lol

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    3. Lucy.
      • 12 Years
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      -8?! Ouch.

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    4. Marstar
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Clyne is hyper-extending the knee 😛

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    5. Granville
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      • 16 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      This is exactly the reason why the market gets out of hand.

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  23. The Bandit
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    11 years, 8 months ago

    Well they were ok in Spain but can they do it on a rainy night in Lancashire? 😉

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    1. Make United Great Again
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      11 years, 8 months ago

      The most delusion line a English football fan can use!

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  24. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Quick question as I haven't played fantasy football before...

    Let's say I have Hazard but everyone else in my league has Cesc instead. That's probably a good thing isn't it as Hazard will just act as a really high end differential for me? As in it's worth the risk in not having Cesc in that scenario?

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    1. Mull
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      11 years, 8 months ago

      Pick the guy who you think will score more. Only in the last few weeks would you bring in a player to protect your lead.

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    2. Bauerhaus 24
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      11 years, 8 months ago

      could be good, could be bad, depends who scores more points. at the moment, its bad

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    3. SC not pearls before swine
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      If and only if Hazard outscores Fabregas. (And by a decent bit considering he's a million more) It's the points that ultimately matter.

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    4. Syd.
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      The Chelsea defence looks a bit ropey

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      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
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        Post fail

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    5. Tiote on Peyote
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      11 years, 8 months ago

      Or else you'll be consistently burned and fail big time.

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    6. dribbler
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      11 years, 8 months ago

      if you play the game well you'll win your mini-league...ignore your opponents until very late in the season...just get good players with good fixtures...in the end the odds will work for you and the points will flow

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  25. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    So far, the one I still don't want is Costa.

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    1. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      really?

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
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        Yep.

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    2. Sting
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      You don't want a high rank do you?

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    3. Home Run Baker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      For once, I agree 😉

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    4. Back on the horse
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Be Costa Brava

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  26. Birds of Prey
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    can someone tell me if Terry or Cahill go up on corners free kicks? thx

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    1. Marstar
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Yes they have been.

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    2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      yes

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  27. Nice to Finally Michu
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    Can the people that are saying that they called Fabregas, Ivanovic and Schurrle kindly get over yourself.

    Fabregas was a very popular pick and a proven commodity in the PL so no you were not the only one with him and by no means were you a fantasy hipster in the slightest with that selection

    It was common knowledge that Ivanovic was the best Chelsea defender to have in terms of attacking potential its just that no one was going to shell out the ridiculously overpriced 7 mil to get him

    And everyone knew that Schurrle would be a great pick if he started, but the concern was just that, would he start. So yeah just because you knew that a proven goal scorer would score if he was on the pitch does not make you a genius or the next Paul the Octopus

    Thats all.

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    1. Bauerhaus 24
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      that's literally the point of the game though. certainly why i play

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    2. RabMac
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      I called all 3 but only went for 2 of them in my team as I did not want to treble up until we had an idea how teams would perform. 😉

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    3. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Why stop here, continue with the rest of fpl cause you have a point

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  28. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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    11 years, 8 months ago

    the knee jerk thread should replace the rmt thread

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    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      RMKJ

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  29. Acquafresca
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    I miss having Ivan. Just 0.5 too expensive for my taste.

    Cmon Terry, your turn!

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    1. DonTheSpecialOne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Agree with everything except Terry

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    2. RabMac
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      11 years, 8 months ago

      I paid the extra 0.5M as he is a phenomenon. 😉

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  30. Fabreghastly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    All the talk is about Diego Costa on my stream

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