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2 April 2017 1431 comments
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We head to the Liberty Stadium for the first of two Sunday afternoon encounters as Swansea City entertain Middlesbrough in the 1.30pm kick-off.

Having served up returns in eight of his ten league outings since the appointment of Paul Clement, Gylfi Sigurdsson has been handed the armband by just over 62,000 Fantasy Premier League managers.

Tellingly, though, the Icelandic international was the most captained player of the top 100 heading into Gameweek 30, with 20 of those managers placing their faith in him.

All three of Sigurdsson’s double-figure hauls have arrived at home, though in spite of that consistency, he has managed just one 10+ points haul under the new head coach.

Up top for the hosts, Fernando Llorente – who was drafted in by over 84,000 FPL managers for Gameweek 30 – misses out with an ankle problem, allowing Jordan Ayew the chance of a rare start.

With a double Gameweek 34 – against Bournemouth and Sunderland – on their upcoming agenda, many will be running the rule over the likes of Gaston Ramirez and Alvaro Negredo as short-term picks for the run-in.

Yet with just a single goal in their last seven away matches, the Teesside team face a tough task to convince us that they are worthy of investment.

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  1. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Fer yellow

    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Fer enough

  2. Emiliano Sala
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Any online link?

    1. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      https://goo.gl/Otjdhw

      Quick before it's deleted

  3. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Cue "ferfeck sake" posts

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Fer Fuchs Ake, where are ya

    2. CloudSky
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Its "Fer Fuchs Ake", not ferfeck sake.

      Also, Fer Fuchs Ake! Fer yellow.

  4. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Indications are,
    1) Swansea won't keep a clean sheet
    2) Ramirez will be involved in a Boro Goal
    3) Siggy playing wide left so assist chances will be minimal with no Big Man upfront

    1. Speédy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      1 and 2 will do,and siggy will score 2,no need of assisting

    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Pray boro score. Refused to get on the silly mawson bandwagon but with negrado up top and Gestede their backup I fear that will not happen

      1. WE GO FOR IT
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        When they both come up with Traore alongside, they are threatening!

  5. Hurricane Gilbert
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Adama must be one of the fastest players in the league

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Not much end product though

      1. Hurricane Gilbert
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        That's why he plays for Boro indeed

    2. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      I use him in my manager career in Fifa

      Gun!!

  6. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    What's it with footballers dying their hair blonde? Pathetic attention seeking.

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Yep. 100% of the time, they don't even look good.

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Apart from Djibril Cisse

    2. JustPark
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      It's a tactical to distract the opponents.

    3. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Globalcultural thing....not just football.

    4. WE GO FOR IT
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      This. Never been able to understand why.

    5. David Davros
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      I'm sorry but this is borderline offensive.

      The notion that someone dying their hair means they are pathetic and attention seeking is incredibly close minded and intolerant.

      It's this kind of attitude that characterises why homophobia is so rife in football. Basically being 'different' in appearance is met with sneers and derision. Your post is the epitome of intolerance, be better than that.

  7. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Mawson lucky not to get a yellow 🙂

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Long may it continue

  8. JustPark
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Have both Deeney and Llorente. Which one should go for Ibra after this match? Leaning toward Deeney for now.

    1. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      The injured one.

      1. JustPark
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Can't get both out for one.

      2. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        The Rogue One

  9. WE GO FOR IT
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    No Llorente? No problem!
    Zaha's 11 points coming in now!

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      I love when that happens to me. Oh wait, it doesn't because I have a crap bench!

      1. WE GO FOR IT
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        I didn;t expect anything from my bench. United and Chelsea upsets are gonna get me 19 points off the bench(Zaha+McAuley)

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Jammy

      1. Bruno Bruno!!
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        dodger

    3. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Lame.

    4. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Love it. That's why you have a bench.

      1. WE GO FOR IT
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        True Story! 😀

    5. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Sigh

    6. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Jammy bugger, most of us only have a WBA defender!

      1. WE GO FOR IT
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Well, something is better than nothing.

    7. thunder_mike
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      I have Coutinho coming in and Robertson for Walker. First proper bench points this season.

  10. 1966 was a great year for E…
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    No-one to get on the end of the crosses for Swansea in open play.

  11. Numb
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Is this going to be one of those dour relegation battles that Boro specialise in?

  12. Judas
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Llorente replacements, £8.3m to spend!

    Who we thinking? Origi? Negredo? Gabbi?

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Please tell me Negredo was a joke?

      1. Alan_T
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Fixtures

    2. Gregor
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      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Gabbi if he's fit.

      1. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        This or Origi.

    3. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      How much is Benteke?

      1. JustPark
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        7 sharp.

      2. WE GO FOR IT
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        7

  13. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Negredo is terrible

  14. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    da Silva yellow

  15. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Siggy free-kick...fingers crossed

    1. Sterling is £11Mill..…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      R u guys going to comment every time siggy touches the ball? Hope he blanks

      1. CloudSky
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Thats not nice of you.

      2. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Siggy has his arms up

        1. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 5 days ago

          Siggy gets mentioned by the commentator

          1. Sim Simma
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 5 days ago

            Siggy Corner incoming

    2. TOPCAT1960
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      FF17

      Some of us who are not able to watch are VERY interested.....keep it up please

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Siggy free kick

      2. Sterling is £11Mill..…
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        U can watch any game for free if I look right place like Reddit soccer

  16. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Siggy to Mawson coming up 🙂

    1. Konig Luther
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      lovely

  17. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Mawson looking lively?

  18. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Lucky Valdez

  19. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 days ago

    Inches away from Fer goal, Siggy assist.

    1. Jay_
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Negredo OG almost of the rebound of Valdes

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Come on olsson, get forward and grab a goal my son

    3. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Needed 11 points from Llorente for cup progession, was never gonna happen anyway was it?

      Will happily take Groscki (7) 2nd from bench after taking McAuley (8) from first spot yesterday.

      #SquadDepth

    4. chelsea9222
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Costa to Ibra and why?

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        More explosive, well rested, dgw coming up

        1. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 days ago

          Can only afford Ibra if I get Zaha too. Not a bad combo I suppose.

          Although will have to let Vardy have his 2nd game of 2 game spell I got him for.

    5. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Vardy or Lukaku on WC? Thanks 🙂

    6. Mind över Mata
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Llorente is dead to me. What a horrendous transfer that has been 🙁

      1. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        (1) off inj, (2), (0) DNS.

        Woeful indeed.

    7. A Betting Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 days ago

      Reckon having Mawson, Sig & Sanchez to play is ahead-of or behind the average? Got the smallest green arrow ever yesterday, want to maintain it!

      1. Jay_
          9 years, 5 days ago

          Probably bang on average

      2. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Come on Fernandez, get forward and grab a goal my son

      3. dark91
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Fabio YC

      4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Siggy fk incoming

        1. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 5 days ago

          Corner now

      5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Siggy corner incoming

      6. Chucky
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 days ago

        Come on Mawson, get forward and grab a goal my son