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The Fantasy Flutter – Gameweek 17

20 December 2014 876 comments
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We’re backing City’s veteran midfielder to deliver in this week’s attempt to get the better of Paddy. With a tenner in hand, we also place our faith in the Hammers’ top scorer at home to Leicester, whilst a move up front bring Liverpool’s young starlet back on the radar.

Our first stop is at the Etihad, then, as the champions prepare for the visit of Palace. Frank Lampard took his tally to four strikes in just 298 minutes with the winner in last week’s victory at Leicester and his eye for goal could be key as Manuel Pellegrini looks to roll out a striker-less system to deal with the injury crisis. With Paddy offering 10/3 on Lampard to score and City to keep a clean sheet against Palace, we’re more than willing to take a punt and part with £3 for this one.

Up next, we move to Upton Park as West Ham prepare for the visit of Leicester. Diafra Sakho has scored in four of his five home appearances in the league and, with five wins and a draw in the last six in front of their own fans, Big Sam’s side look likely victors here. Paddy are prepared to offer 12/1 on Sakho to score two or more and the Hammers to register a clean sheet and we’re making this our bet of the week, with a further £4 shelled out.

Finally, we switch to Anfield as Liverpool and Arsenal go head-to-head. Shifted into a central role up front in each of the last two matches, Raheem Sterling posed United plenty of problems in the final third before bagging a brace at Bournemouth on Wednesday evening. The youngster’s confidence will be on the up for this one and with odds of 11/1 on a Sterling goal and Liverpool clean sheet, our final £3 goes Paddy’s way.

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  1. olidooley
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Rooney, Sakho or Sanchez for Capn?

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    1. Jafalad
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Roonpig.

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    2. mozza
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Sanchez the safest

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    3. Skipdipper
      11 years, 10 months ago

      I've gone Rooney

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    4. Amateur Pundit Zan
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Sakho

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    5. olidooley
      11 years, 10 months ago

      I have Eriksen too - how about him?

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    6. 1569Tippins
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Sanchez (C) and Rooney (VC) ... That's what I've gone with

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  2. mozza
    11 years, 10 months ago

    What would you do lads?

    a) Costa to RVP
    b) Costa to Kane, Albrighton to Yaya (-4)
    c) Costa to Sakho, Albrighton to Erikson (-4)

    Front 8 at the moment is:
    Downing, Sanchez, Hazard, Siggy, Albrighton
    Costa, Austin, Bony

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    1. Skipdipper
      11 years, 10 months ago

      A or save

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      1. mozza
        11 years, 10 months ago

        really? Feeling a bit vulnerable without any Tot or City. Given the good fixtures last a while I was thinking its gotta be worth a hit.

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        1. Skipdipper
          11 years, 10 months ago

          I've no Tottenham or city. Waiting for two free transfers next week and a look at city line up

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  3. Saniul
    11 years, 10 months ago

    van Persie (c).
    Who's with me?

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    1. money face bandwagon
      11 years, 10 months ago

      sure. a good week to do rvp(C)

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    2. KeepCalm
      11 years, 10 months ago

      hoping for a villa cleanie

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  4. Who Ate All Depays?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 10 months ago

    A) Play Siggy or Lukaku

    B) Captain Yaya or Austin

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    1. mozza
      11 years, 10 months ago

      lukaku
      Austin

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  5. President John F. Keninnsie
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Yaya Toure

    Points: 2

    Minutes played: 2
    Clean sheet: 1
    Yellow card: -1

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    1. tw
      11 years, 10 months ago

      fine by me 😀

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    2. tw
      11 years, 10 months ago

      who are you captaining?

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      1. President John F. Keninnsie
        11 years, 10 months ago

        A Chelsea player or Swansea player 😉

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    3. Jafalad
      11 years, 10 months ago

      What a load of kak. 😉

      2 goals, 1 cs, 3 boni = 16 x 2 = 32pts.

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      1. President John F. Keninnsie
        11 years, 10 months ago

        😆

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    4. NATSTER
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Downing (c) then.

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    5. Saniul
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Which City defender did you get?

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      1. President John F. Keninnsie
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Zaba and Hart

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    6. Djerbil
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Yaya Toure :

      15' : starts limping
      24' draws a foul at the edge of City Penalty box , steps up scores the free kick
      39' Palace 1-1
      46' Lampard subbed for Pozo , Yaya plays in the hole
      58' Yaya slots in from a Nasri cut back , 2-1 City
      67' starts limping again , signals to bench to be subbed off
      68' Navas fouled in the box , City Penalty
      70' Yaya scores d hattrick
      74' subbed off

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      1. President John F. Keninnsie
        11 years, 10 months ago

        If that happens I'll take a 100 point hit.

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      2. Skipdipper
        11 years, 10 months ago

        If he starts limping on 15 mins everyone's gonna be like "oh.... Freaky!"

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    7. Aaron Ramessi - Straya
      11 years, 10 months ago

      somebody is scared of a yaya 3 pointer 😉

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      1. Skipdipper
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Would love a yaya three pointer

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  6. Djerbil
    11 years, 10 months ago

    This Article somehow always works as a Jinx

    Dzeko last week

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    1. NATSTER
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Good that Y.Toure doesn't feature in this one.

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    2. tw
      11 years, 10 months ago

      1 time = always?

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      1. Djerbil
        11 years, 10 months ago

        no just giving an example , read all the articles under this Headine , looks good on paper but somehow never works

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    3. Saniul
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Fine by me. Have none of the 3, as seems the case with most.

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  7. OPTA FPL
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Azard (C) , Bony (VC)

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  8. Ricardo
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Is Eriksen --> Oscar worth a hit this week? Also considering captaining him ahead of yaya

    Front 7 currently

    Yaya Oscar Sanchez Siggy
    sakho Austin Costa

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    1. Amateur Pundit Zan
      11 years, 10 months ago

      No

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    2. OPTA FPL
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Yes

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    3. NATSTER
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Might be worth.

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    4. Skipdipper
      11 years, 10 months ago

      No

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    5. KeepCalm
      11 years, 10 months ago

      keep eriksen dude

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  9. sufcben
    11 years, 10 months ago

    alnwick
    wisdom - baines - bartley
    hazard (c) - siggy - yaya - sanchez
    costa - pelle - welbeck

    1 free transfer, but who?
    good to go?

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    1. sufcben
      11 years, 10 months ago

      bench; foster, yun, o shea, marney

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  10. Jafalad
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Can we stop the cap'n'n'n'n'n'n'n'cy questions lads - just stick it on Yaya and be done with it. Simples. 🙂

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    1. OPTA FPL
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Not everyone have him

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    2. Skipdipper
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Don't have him. Better options availabks

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    3. Jafalad
      11 years, 10 months ago

      You two are both going in my black book. 👿 😈

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      1. Skipdipper
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Oooooooooooooo :p

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    4. Rhinos
      11 years, 10 months ago

      cant stand cap questions, no one can see into the future just go with with who you think will do best or who would would hurt you the most to not cap in terms of overall rank

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      1. Skipdipper
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Wise words.
        So who should I captain? 😉 hee hee

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      2. Namtab Nomolos
        11 years, 10 months ago

        I'd be better off without one, I'd only be 25 points worse off over the last 8 gameweeks and a lot happier.

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        1. Skipdipper
          11 years, 10 months ago

          Amen!!

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  11. NATSTER
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Benching Kane. Most proper choice among these front 8, agree?

    Sanchez - Hazard - Y.Toure (c) - Eriksen - Downing
    Costa - Bony

    Sub: Kane

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    1. OPTA FPL
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Bench San...

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      1. NATSTER
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Too bold.. 😯

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    2. Skipdipper
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Costa. Yellow card. One point

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    3. mozza
      11 years, 10 months ago

      yep, but I wouldn't be surprised if Kane outscores Hazard and Bony

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    4. Jafalad
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Tend to agree in this case although I don't ever like benching a forward-home or away no matter what the fixture.

      I think this underlines that Kane is still not heavy enough for our forward lines.

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      1. Skipdipper
        11 years, 10 months ago

        This

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    5. Jazzmattazz
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Bold move but I think you'd get more points from Kane against Burnley than Sanchez at Liverpool. The game against Bournemouth was a turning point in the season and I have a feeling they'll run them ragged AGAIN.

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    6. NATSTER
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Thanks all. A candidate is Costa who I'm always disappointed on his away game.

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  12. Sadio
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 10 months ago

    I want to share something with you guys.

    Sterling is the best captaincy option this week. Minimum 13 points against Arsenal on Sunday.

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    1. Acquafresca
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Mental statement. Played mid week.

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    2. Skipdipper
      11 years, 10 months ago

      I heard sterling is rested

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  13. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 10 months ago

    right, to take out krul or not.....have foster/krul, 1FT and no other issues in the team. So:

    West brom fixtures till gw22: qpr MCI sto whm HUL
    - I am expecting 1 cs vs. hull. qpr/whm/sto although not top tier should score at home

    Only replacements i can see for krul that rotate well with wba are villa and west ham

    A: Guzan: MUN swa SUN CPL lei
    - i can see them keeping 2 cs and rotates well but even if i do this transfer, i would probably still start foster over guzan for this GW so not really worth making the transfer this gw

    B: Adrian : LEI che ARS WBA swa
    - doing krul to adrian makes a bit more sense as i will start adrian this gw.
    - However, i will only start adrian over foster this gw and gw 20. So worth spending a transfer in the hope of 2 extra cleanies (8 point diff at best given a tranfer effectively costs 4 points).

    Conclusion: Just thinking of sticking with foster and hope for save points?

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    1. tw
      11 years, 10 months ago

      I'd save the FT and wait til the wc

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    2. Skipdipper
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Save

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      1. Rhinos
        11 years, 10 months ago

        thats a lot of effort to do nothing 🙂

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    3. Jafalad
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Keep and just play Mannone. Wait for Krul to be fit again which should be any day now.

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      1. Acquafresca
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Mannone?! Stop it! 😆

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        1. Jafalad
          11 years, 10 months ago

          Feck-Pants 😡

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      2. UnitednationsXI
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 10 months ago

        cool, now i just need to find a way to bring in mannone 😉

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    4. UnitednationsXI
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 10 months ago

      thx:)

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  14. A Defender's Nightmare
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Just compared the underlying stats between Zaba & Lord Aleks. Zaba is no match for Him. Plot thickens. 😐

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    1. Rhinos
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Kol has a top score of 5 this season, having said that i would cap Kol if knew he was starting, which i don't

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  15. ooga booga
    11 years, 10 months ago

    talk me out of capping haz over diego

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    1. A Defender's Nightmare
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Diego will score this GW. Hazard won't.

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    2. eder123
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Costa or Bony for me

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    3. Sadio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Hazard is the best player in the prem. Costa isn't.

      Stick.

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      1. Kurtinho
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Aguero/Sanchez/Di Maria say hi.

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        1. A Defender's Nightmare
          11 years, 10 months ago

          Di Maria isn't better than Hazard.

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          1. Acquafresca
            11 years, 10 months ago

            Certainly is.

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          2. Kurtinho
            11 years, 10 months ago

            Not in FPL terms, but in real life - yes, yes he is.

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          3. d.ghost is back
            11 years, 10 months ago

            He's better. hazard isn't even the best at Chelsea

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            1. Kurtinho
              11 years, 10 months ago

              Agreed. Fabregas is the best footballer there.

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      2. ooga booga
        11 years, 10 months ago

        yea pens and no yc sways it

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      3. Acquafresca
        11 years, 10 months ago

        That is a huge lie.

        Aguero is MILES better. Sanchez is also better.

        I can keep going but I won't.

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      4. money face bandwagon
        11 years, 10 months ago

        best chelsea player

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    4. Skipdipper
      11 years, 10 months ago

      A dank Monday night at stoke won't suit either of them

      Oh wait... I have them both 🙁

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    5. money face bandwagon
      11 years, 10 months ago

      i just told my mate to bench costa for kane....if there is a week to punt

      hazard with pens swing it for me..on better form and lesser YC too than costa

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  16. Billy Ketsu
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Here we go then:

    Heaton
    Baines Naylor Yun
    Downing Hazard Yaya Sanchez
    Pigiwig Austin Carroll (C)

    McCarthy Boyd Bertrand Hutton.

    Big Andy for the win!!!

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    1. Rhinos
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Thats a nice team for this week, lets hope Leicester dont spoil the party

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    2. Jafalad
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Bold move. Carroll is strictly a no-go area for me.

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    3. Aaron Ramessi - Straya
      11 years, 10 months ago

      horse and pig up front - good luck 🙂

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      1. Billy Ketsu
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Horse, pig and big dog. It's Fantasy Animal Farm 😀

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  17. Jafalad
    11 years, 10 months ago

    What's this rumour that Rickydicky took 58 hits this week? 😕

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    1. President John F. Keninnsie
      11 years, 10 months ago

      It's more than just a rumour

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      1. Jafalad
        11 years, 10 months ago

        What happened-was this another Katy incident of choking?

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    2. A Defender's Nightmare
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Rage quit FPL 'cause he couldn't manage both fantasy & real life together.

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    3. Skipdipper
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Toys. Pram. Threw

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  18. A Defender's Nightmare
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Why do people complicate things by having strong 8 😕 There are better ways asking for trouble like buying Kolarov this GW.

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    1. 1569Tippins
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 10 months ago

      This!! My bench every week is Hamer Hutton Yun Boyd and they rotate position on the bench depending on fixtures but never actually come on unless auto-subbed.

      My first team is my first team and play every week - no benching head aches at all for me!

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  19. Dr. Rog
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Guzan panty
    Baines zaba azpi (wisdom yun)
    Yaya alexis(c) hazard downing (boyd)
    Costa bony austin

    Gtg?

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  20. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Who to start out of this lot and bench order?

    A: Naylor (hull)
    B: Chester (SWA)
    C: Yun (WBA)

    I am thinking start A following by CB

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    1. tw
      11 years, 10 months ago

      agreed

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    2. 420king
      11 years, 10 months ago

      ACB looks good

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  21. 420king
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Yaya(c). Talk me out of it.

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    1. Jafalad
      11 years, 10 months ago

      No need. First one to talk some sense today.

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      1. Skipdipper
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Don't have him. Better options available :p

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    2. tw
      11 years, 10 months ago

      http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/12/20/the-fantasy-flutter-gameweek-17/?hc_page=3#hc_comment_9202065

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      1. 420king
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Nostrainnsie 😆

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  22. tw
    11 years, 10 months ago

    start benteke or siggy?

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    1. Kevtheotter
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Tekkers

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    2. OPTA FPL
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Tekker

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    3. 1569Tippins
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Siggy

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  23. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Have a feeling this is going to be a crucial decision this week, so have thrown a few reasons for both down - which one gets your vote and why?

    A) Carroll
    - on pens (whilst Noble is out)
    - up against 2 sides at home in the next 3 that struggle with crosses into the box (where he thrives)

    B) Sakho
    - cheaper
    - more consistent
    - marginally better stats

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    1. tw
      11 years, 10 months ago

      sakho - because he's in my draft team and because he's not carroll 😉

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    2. Acquafresca
      11 years, 10 months ago

      I have Carroll. Think he's the better option of the two, despite price.

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    3. Billy Ketsu
      11 years, 10 months ago

      I went for Carroll as well, Jinswick. The force is strong with him and West Ham right now.

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  24. ady007
    11 years, 10 months ago

    is demichelis better or mangala when kompoany comes in??

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    1. A Defender's Nightmare
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Mangala is nailed on but he is on the suspension tightrope.

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      1. ady007
        11 years, 10 months ago

        so which manc defender to get in ?

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  25. Jonny Sutt
    11 years, 10 months ago

    My squad is

    Hart
    Janmatt azpili baines
    Downing Sanchez hazard yaya (c)
    Cisse Costa Kane

    Jakupovic siggy Toure Hutton

    I'm thinking of make 2 transfers this week, all depends on how well baines siggy sterling and Clichy play.

    Siggy - sterling
    Baines - clichy

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  26. Kevtheotter
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Guzan
    Baines Clyne Terry
    Hazard Downing Yaya Siggy
    Austin(c) Rooney Costa

    4.0 Yun Boyd Bruce 1 FT 1.4 ITB

    A) Save
    B) Clyne to Zabaleta
    C) Something else

    Cheers lads

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    1. Jonny Sutt
      11 years, 10 months ago

      B all day, no1 shud have any saints players now!

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    2. Costa Nostra
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Great looking team!

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      1. Costa Nostra
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Except for that Siggy guy. Sorry...

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        1. Kevtheotter
          11 years, 10 months ago

          Yeah I know... But next week I reckon. Would love if he banged a goal in this week though

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  27. nkadbet
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Dilemma..

    Stick with Baines for this GW? Or get in Zab for City's next four fixtures?

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    1. Kevtheotter
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Baines with no mirallas so keep till he is back... That's my plan anyway

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    2. Rhinos
      11 years, 10 months ago

      stick with baines he always near the top defender ratings

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  28. Zweeps
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Start Clyne or Yuninho?

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    1. Kevtheotter
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Good question I'm currently on Clyne

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      1. Zweeps
        11 years, 10 months ago

        I'm on Yun 🙁

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        1. Kevtheotter
          11 years, 10 months ago

          I might be Clyne to City Def for free but can't decide who or if I should save

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    2. Acquafresca
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Yun.

      Saints have lots of injuries.

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  29. ady007
    11 years, 10 months ago

    which man city defender is nailed on??

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    1. Kevtheotter
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Hart...

      Mangala
      Demi (next 3)
      Clichy/Zabaleta
      Sagna
      Kolarov

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    2. Rhinos
      11 years, 10 months ago

      none of them, if you desperat for their clean sheat points get Hart

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  30. xiron
    11 years, 10 months ago

    dare i say, bench costa and play 5 in midfield which includes both eriksen and siggy with downing, haz and sanchez with kane and austin upfront?

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    1. Rhinos
      11 years, 10 months ago

      yep it is a gamble but like it, Word of warning though, Costa will prob score and Spurs do have a habit of flattering to decieve agains t "weaker" opposition

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      1. xiron
        11 years, 10 months ago

        or bench haz given his away form?

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