The final instalment in our series of Big Numbers articles focussing on Gameweeks 1-3 is rolled out this evening. After assessing the fortunes of defenders and midfielders, we now turn our attentions to the men up front – Chelsea and Southampton’s summer signings come under assessment, as do Everton’s in-form budget striker and the contrasting fortunes of a pair of Manchester-based front men.
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FLuis to drop before tomorrow or this Sat anyone reckon?
anyone know when Totalfpl will be on their accuracy for Risers and Falls or when will Price changes occur again? pretty much stalled at fpl on this factor.-
Wish I could answer that :\
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who did you bench?
Romo Ryan or Kaep-
Ryan....
*sulks head sods off to the corner-
you mental person.
I had him / played him in 5 leagues.
He was a banker imo-
Just saw that niner dallas game as possible 60 point shootout..didn't think atlanta would wreck saints aerially at all, but hey, thats why i have a baseball logo as my grav and you have a football one..it's not my #1 sport haha.
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Would still have lost my matchup even if I started him over Kap though, so small silver lining there. Lesson learned, though, Romo on the bench this week so cue him to score the most of the three. I am trying to trade Romo though..I can't go on with this dilemma all year I need a crapier third QB so I don't get terrorized by this again.
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This is the week to bench Ryan lol
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Probably 🙁 he has the worst matchup of the trio certainly.
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Definately
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prices change every day at 2.43am BST
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Keep. He will play this weekend.
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stop trolling
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🙄
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Any reason not to do Mata --> Sterling now?
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sterling blank and a Mata goal?
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I'm confused.... :/
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go with your gut - it's the only way
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Fair enough
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not in my opinion, though some are holding him one more week.
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Mata and S.Fletcher to Zaha and Welbeck and probably Eriksen to Di Maria next week. Good transfers?
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great transfers but id get di maria in this week
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a) pieters + JWP
b) wilson +zaha-
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B, Zaha has a much greater goal threat than JWP
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I can't afford ShawX so how much of a downgrade is Pieters compared to him? .6 obviously, but it's still a good choice, right?
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20 pts to 17 pts not much of a downgrade
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im also thinking wilson @ 4.5
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Any news on Ramsey?
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Sort of tinkered and now fancy a WC... Late night tinkering is bad.
Krul, Coloccini, Wisdom, Jones, Rooney, Naismith ->
Forster, Clyne, Moreno, Debuchy, Balotelli, Welbeck
Mad but oddly tempting. It's amazing how distracting an intact WC can be.-
Im in the same position, interestingly I've taken debuchy out considering arsenals fixtures...
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Ive also done rooney to balo and krul to forster though...
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Yeah it may be smart to go without Debuchy but he strikes me as a decent investment.
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This was my feeling at the start of the season, but arsenal dont look on particularly good form atm, also they are historically horrendous against the "big" teams and i dont believe his assist potential is good enough
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Not worth it at all , good new players but you don't need to WC, there's only a slight increase of point potential there .
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You speak sense. I think it's my defence that's bugging me the most and causing tinkering. Must stay strong!
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Just do Jones >Moreno or Clyne, I've WC ' d and the tinkering is crazy , my transfer history is going to look mad for this week, ps (wish I never wildcarded)
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I think mine will happen sooner rather than later but you're right, think I need to stick to the original plan. One hit. Enjoy the comfort of the WC in my back pocket.
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Exactly the same as me haha!!
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I had a tinker and wc'd. Feels good and it's more fun 🙂
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Do you reckon the team needed it?
And what do you reckon to the above?-
No I could have taken a hit and gotten away with it fine, but went nuts and made wholesale changes largely to a team i was tinkering around with during pre-season and nearly went with.
Logically I wouldn't advise wc'ing that lot, but I obviously prefer the second grouping wayyy more than the first. Not much help, haha, but alas!-
Right, just one hit it is then.
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I like the WC'd team there. Looks better long term imo
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Ah really?!
And there I was, just resolving to be disciplined and you threw that spanner in the works! 😉
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for me, id sit tight...there will surely be a time during the season when wholesale changes will be more pressing...these are nice moves, but not 100% necessary if you know what i mean 🙂
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I think this is what it comes down to.
Right.
Jones to Moreno or Clyne? 😉-
Clyne...he will tick over nicely throughout the season imo 🙂
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Moreno , just 🙂
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That hasn't helped me guys 😉
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Both. Both have great fixtures and I think you NEED Clyne/Bertrand + Lovren/Monreno with Liverpool's and Southampton's fixtures to be honest
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This is the first year I've kept my wildcard beyond gw3. It's the right decision. Later in the year, injuries will pile up and fixtures will go sour. Go to sleep. 🙂
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Wise.
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Meh. You get a new shinier one in January 🙂
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Sturridge to Balo or Kun?
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Kun, til he picks up an injury, then whoevers in form
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couldn't have said it better myself
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Reckon he will drop tonight or can I wait until Friday night?
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Kun
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Jovetic to ....
Pelle or Welbeck?-
i went to naismith
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nice work, I'm not considering Naismith at this stage
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Everton's fixtures are taking a turn for the worse but you have to look at the players in form, Naismith is currently one of the cheapest players in form and for that reason very hard to overlook
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Welbz
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hmmmm Charlie Austin also allows Rooney > Aguero swap in a few weeks
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You're not considering Naismith but you're considering Austin?! Mad.
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Mad as in crazy good yeah?
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I've sat on it for two weeks and feel I must get sterling. Who should I trade for him?
Ramsey-Siggy-Fabregas-Hazard my other midfielders-
One of the Chelsea mids imo. Hazard maybe and use the cash to upgrade elsewhere.
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Wait for Hazard update?
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If you must have him I would ship Fab or Hazard
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IMO Ramsey and Hazard baring injury are in my team till the end. Siggy is great value and though many will hate I say Fab has got to go. Assuming you have no other way to upgrade your fifth mid.
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hazard
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Long term, would you rather have:
A) Krul, Wilson, Welbeck,
B) Forster, Shawcross, Naismith?-
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Just want this week to start, too much staring at those red arrows hurts my eyes.
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you could always close your fpl tab 😉
im mightily anxious for arsenal v manchester city...one way or another, hysteria will be the order of the day-
So am I, also the early kick off. 😉
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Would you rather have:
A - Ivanovic & Dyer
B - Clyne & Tadic-
Ivanovic and Zaha 😉
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B if both have to play
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So Arsenal City predictions?
2-2 for me, welbz to get a brace!-
1-1, but it really depends how wenger sets the team up...
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2-1 for Arsenal if Ozil plays down the middle, with Chamberlain and Sanchez in the wings. Also with Ramsey and Wilshere in the middle.
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bit harsh on Arteta 😉
if Ozil plays on the left again Wenger has surely lost it...shackling him offensively whilst offering no defensive work-
Exactly, even Podolski would be better on the left if he doesn't want to trust Chambo, which I don't know why.
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lol 🙂
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i think you must have forgotten this, boss. 😉
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l4_hrqzn5E
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Moreno vs Lovren is killing me...
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softly?
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i have lovren but not gonna take a hit or use a FT on swapping them, wait till wildcard cause i do kind of like Moreno
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Lovren is the more nailed on surely, especially around the fixture congestion period when they play Madrid
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They have Skrtel and Sakho, what is the surety Lovren won't be benched in a random PL game, just like Moreno?
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Likewise, gone for Monreno due to attacking potential but then again ... Lovren has attacking potential too :S! Agreed though it's tough, like someone above said, Lovren faces rotation with Sakho and Skrtel (doubt it though)
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sturr > ballo or welbz ?
thanx-
Sorry replied as a new comment under
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see below....
Balo looks promising but Welbeck looks assured to be a wise investment -
Ballo for now whilst Liverpool have nice fixtures > Welbeck once Arsenal's fixtures ease up and he proves whether he can perform for Arsenal
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If your happy with the rest of your team , Balo without doubt (juicy fixtures main man) but if you need the cash for upgrades next week Welbz is great value
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top 5 forwards ranked by minutes per chance (minimum 5 attempts) makes for some interesting reading....
Giroud is 2nd with an attempt every 12.17 mins (6 in total) and Sanogo is 4th - 17.38 (8). Welbeck might just be wise investment...
Rest of the list: (total attempts in brackets)
Kun - 17.00mpa (7)
Austin - 17.67 (9)
Balotelli - 12.20 (5)-
I mean Austin is a good shout. Will only be a better option once Vargas comes into the side, as well. He missed that game so his totals are lessened but he is a definite viable option in that cheap striker bracket. Whether or not he still has pens in his locker after his miss in GW1 is something of interest though.
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Yeah Austin has produced 9 GA in 159 minutes total. Balo has had 5 in 61 minutes.
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Welbz is the man to get
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Not logged on here in a few days....can anybody give me updates on Jovetic, Jones, Rambo and Costa?
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Just my feeling that Jones and Ramsey will start , Costa will probably be on bench and Jovetic will be on bench
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Costa will start or not play in my opinion. Rambo to start. Haven't heard about Jones or Jove.
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Should I make my Jovetic -> Welbeck transfer now for a -4 hit or wait until the morning to hear Pellegrini say nothing conclusive and risk welbeck going up in price or jovetic dropping..?
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Sorry, thought tomorrow was Friday.. 🙄
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Well.. Technically it is..
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Do it now anyway you never know could save yourself .2
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Done, cheers lads.
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Tomorrow is Friday for me. 😆
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I'd just do it now.
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go for it now IM...and then go to sleep 😉
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The Last of Us is calling me 😉
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About to do it.
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Krul, Elliot
Cahill, Chester, PVA, Wisdom, Hutton
Hazard, Ramsey, Mata, Sterling, Sigurdsson
Rooney, Dzeko, Vaz Te
1 FT, 1.9 ITB
Seriously considering rolling the dice with Mata for one more week, banking my transfer, and reevaluating for GW4. Reasonable?-
Not to me. I'd get rid of Mata immediately.
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Sigh, I know you're right.
How does Mata > Silva this week and Dzeko > Balo next week sound?-
He's not right! How do we know Mata will be dropped? we have no indication whatsover so far.
You already have Sterling, if you didn't maybe that would change things.
Good team, saving your FT is a great move.
Dropping Mata before QPR at home is silly (imo of course) many on here think it is THE move this week, I tend not to agree.-
I'm not saying he will be dropped, but he's done nothing really to show both based on stats or my personal eye test that he deserves a place in any of our teams at his price tag.
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Me neither but he's still good enough to get his season going with a 10 pointer.
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I generally agree with this. I'm inclined to save my transfer, however, because none of the midfield alternatives stand out to me this week.
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Sounds good.
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Would it be silly going without Man U coverage, in wake of Sturridge news i fancy Balloteli to do well.
So Falcao/Rooney or Balotteli is the question...?
Peoples thoughts?-
If you have Sterling the only question should be Falcao or Aguero
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that grav 😆
balotelli is the consensus-
😀 Quagmire discovering internet porn is a classic.
Have Sterling already, just feel like they are playing better and better fix. Balo will be main striker Falcao will be first competitive game since returning from knee injury and Aguero was coming in in a couple of game weeks if he proves fitness. That was my general thoughts...-
I completely get your thoughts , Liv have the best fixtures of anybody so your better off with going with your gut , my gut is Falcao and I'm reluctant to change don't know if it's stupidly stubborn or just clever
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Me too and already have Moreno and Sterling so its not like I'm not covered but i know more often then not strikers get the big points. Think Villa are missing Vlar this week.
UTD are suddenly not going to become magic over night
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Balotelli looked dangerous vs. Spurs, just lacked that final touch. If you think Rooney will start up front I'd keep him, if not I'd get Balotelli. I'm undecided on Falcao being new to the league and all.
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For those of you on a WC, do you already have planned transfers for the gameweek after this one?
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Yeah. I have a plan to save my transfer after this GW 🙂
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you havent used your wildcard will if thats the case...
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I am on my WC now. I'm just thinking that I only plan on keeping Naismith for one more week before transferring in Welbeck. My question is should I just bring in Welbeck now since I'm on my WC?
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I'm on WC and have bought him in (gooner, heart took over :D) I was planning saving transfer next game week and then having 2 frees week after
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Are you going to play Naismith this week?
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i think you should...Naismith has CPL at home next gw so getting rid off him then makes little sense...also welbz could go up in price, and he looks like a good prospect
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agree
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This. Like all the people who started well and found it difficult to use 2FT in GW3
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Teams set for the next 4 weeks , got plans for gw8, Naismith and Welbeck look good together with whatever big hitter forward is on fire
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good plan but i think Niasmith will fall away if I'm honest.
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Nope setting myself up for Xmas. No planned transfer but of course will monitor a few players like Baines and Falcao.
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My gooner heart wants to bring him in right now too. I took out Ramsey for ADM so I need at least one Arsenal player in my squad. Having ADM and Welbeck feels very punty but hey that's the fun of it. Hopefully works out.
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considered ADM too but think with all the strikers he may struggle for huge points...
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Puncheon anyone??
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Zaha is better.
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Yes I or the other I choose puncheon though I've always liked him
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Tempted to put in Mario this week for Rooney,but I'll wait Wayne's last chance
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mad to drop Roo before the QPR clash.
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Same here. Rooney dropping 0.1 pisses me off though. Even if Rooney scores a couple I might still get rid of him after riding his ride back to 10.5 though. Balotelli is the cheaper and better imo
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Who is likely to score least amount of points this week?
A. Ramsey
B. Siggy
C. Naismith
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Ramsey if benched, else Siggy.
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Cheers, hoping a Wenger presser will clear things up.
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Siggy, at least that's what the percentages tell me... 🙂-
How's the team looking, AR?
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*bru
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looking decent i think 🙂
Begovic
Clyne Cavies Ivanovic
Ramsey Fabregas Sterling(vc) Sigurdsson
Aguero(c) Welbeck Naismith
Green Marney Moore Chambers
i did Terry + Rooney ---> Ivanovic + Welbeck (-4) about one week ago...taking the hit before the competition starts for real 😎-
No Costa 😯 😛
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Aguero captain, you should be ashamed of yourself 😉
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😀 Looking good!
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i benched siggy gw1... will not be doing it again
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I've got a feeling he will score 2 or 3 if I don't put him in but if I do he will do nothing 🙁
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Head says do Jove -> Welbeck now
Heart says wait for it in order to get the new Holy Trinity
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There's only one Danny Welbeck!
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I know 😀 But there is also only one mouth-watering FPL strike force of ex-Atleti.. 🙁
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like the former holy trinity, i dont think this one will work out...
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You thin so? Costa has proven his worth, but Roo is still in transition and was never locked on penos, while Studge is always crocked.
This time we are talking about Falcao, and PL best finisher i.e Kun.
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Done. Welbeck in. Naismith out. Bought Naismith at 5.1 so no going back now. It's been several seconds since I did it and I have no regrets.
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usually take a few mins once the mind starts going through scenarios :mrcool:
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smiley fail 😎
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no spaces
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it was the 'mr' bit
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You sure it's not one of your Krul intentions? 😉
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Wait till you've slept on it. 😉
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Morning DZ,
Is the FIFA 15 demo worth playing?-
played it yesterday and enjoyed it...more fluid than fifa 14, some nice little new touches here and there, headers and chip through ball isnt overpowered...in short, yes 🙂
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Thanks, I'm not a big game player at all. I might try it tomorrow.
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morning ILF.
haven't tried it yet..but looks promising, and good reviews so far. But I rarely got time for FIFA these days...-
Hi NABIL, thanks. Maybe I'll take a look. Rank beginner btw.
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It surely is. I have passed on the last 2 years but this year it's a day one purchase for me.
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