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The Numbers Game – 2015/16 Review – Arsenal

5 July 2016 1459 comments
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The current lull in Euro 2016 action allows us to focus on domestic matters once again as we roll out the first in a series of pre-season members articles that evaluate the performance levels of each individual team over the 2015/16 campaign.

Kicking off with Arsenal, we analyse the team data to get a perspective on their season in comparison to 2014/15 in a bid to spot trends and improvements. We then focus on their squad, assessing goal threat and creativity for all the key individuals in a bid to put some priority on potential targets for the forthcoming campaign.

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  1. 1NVINCIBLES
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Reposting.. No response earlier. 🙁

    Thoughts to complete this team please:

    Lloris Hennessey
    Boateng Hector Fonte Guerreiro Rami
    Ozil Kroos Draxler Sanches Payet
    Muller Bale ___

    A. Ronaldo
    B. Griezmann
    C. Giroud

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    1. Jazz!
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Same dilemma but I chose Ronaldo without a doubt. Don't fancy France against Germany.

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      1. 1NVINCIBLES
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers. My predictions are low scoring #PORWAL and high scoring #GERFRA. Sounds about right?

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        1. Jazz!
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Not sure at all but all I know is I reckon Portugal will have a better chance v Wales than France againsy Germany, imo.

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  2. Jay_
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Pistorius judge has been paid off, the poor family having to sit there and listen to this judge is unbelievable.

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      1. Ron_Swanson
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        6 years in prison - he'll be out way before then as well

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    • Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Happy Eid to everyone!!!

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    • DeadStarComing
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Regarding line ups - France are fairly straight forward. Wales and Portugal we will be able to see. So what's the thinking of what the Germany line up may be?

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      1. MGD
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Neur
        Hector, Howedes, Boateng, Kimmich
        Kroos, ___
        Drax, Özil, Götze
        Muller

        Sounds about right?

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        1. Jazz!
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Yeah this. Weigl/Can alongside Kroos if Schwini isn't fit.

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          1. MGD
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            France Wales
            France France Portugal Wales Germany
            France France Portugal Germany Germany
            France Wales Portugal


            France 6
            Wales 3
            Germany 3
            Portugal 3

            This is me now. Maybe i should go 1 France defender -> German Defender?

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            1. Jazz!
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Yeah, I'd definitely fancy German defence over France so do that imo.

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              1. MGD
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                Then Sagna -> Boateng it is!

                Thanks bro.

                How is your team looking?

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                1. Jazz!
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 5 months ago

                  Well look below for the team structure 🙂

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      2. DeadStarComing
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Cool. Didn't Mustafi start the first game when Hummels was missing? He's the other one I thought may shake it up a bit.

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        1. Jazz!
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Yeah but Howedes was RB then.

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          1. DeadStarComing
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            I thought it could be Howedes right back again and Kimmech further forward. Especially if Draxler or Gotze don't start again.

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            1. Jazz!
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Possible but I don't think so.

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              1. MGD
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                Draxler will start instead of Kimmich i believe.

                But on the other hand. If you have 6 players on MD 1 and 9 on MD2.

                The probability of that you wont need to swap in ALL of your players for MD 2, and you have line-ups, you can just choose not to sub in Drax if he doesent start.

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    • La Roja
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Done FT's, this is me then

      Hennessey Neuer
      Hectorinho Rami Fonte Williams Meunier*
      Payet Pogba Ozil Draxler Sanches
      Griezmann Bale Ronaldo

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      1. IXʇuǝᴉɔᴉɟᴉuƃɐW
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Same team as me except i have Guirriero instead of Fonte. Best of Luck to us!

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      2. Feeling_blue
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Same team except Sagna for Rami and I've gone for Patricio and Taylor instead of Fonte and Hennessey. Is Fonte nailed?

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        1. La Roja
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Yeah

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    • Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Possible lineups being touted in the press

      Hennessy
      Gunter Collins Williams Chester Taylor
      Allen Ledley King
      Bale
      Kanu

      Pat
      Eliseu Fonte Pepe Soares
      Silva Sanches Muotinho Mario
      CR7 Nani

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      1. Jazz!
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        I transfer in Guerreiro and you show me this 😆

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        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Lol sorry

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          1. Jazz!
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Really don't think Rafa Silva will start ...

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            1. Margarido
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Probably Adrien (silva) there

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      2. SpaceCadet
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Pepe starting? Gold!

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      3. Margarido
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Wales seems alright.
        Portugal do not think so.

        No Danilo?!
        And also Pepe its a major doubt!

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      4. St. Joseph
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        What is the source?

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        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          National Newspaper

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    • St. Joseph
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Ntaylor or williams?

      Rami or koscielny?

      Pogba or gotze?

      Price matters

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      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Chester

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        1. St. Joseph
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Williams and taylor seems the most threatening backs

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          1. Jazz!
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Chester is usually a greater goal threat than Williams.

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          2. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Chester gets up for corners and receives bonus points for blocks (two six pointers for me so far) ... but more importantly is a budget priced playing enabler

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            1. St. Joseph
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              McDonald's doesn't count bonus points.

              Williams and taylor proved for both goal scored.

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              1. Hotdogs for Tea
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                Don't be duped by the goals that Ash and Tayls have scored, they rarely score - Chester is a 1 in 10 scorer, Ash 1 in 20 and Tayls 1 in 30 having not scored for Swansea in 139 league games lol

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                1. St. Joseph
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 5 months ago

                  Make sense.

                  What club is chester playing for?

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                  1. Hotdogs for Tea
                    • 10 Years
                    9 years, 5 months ago

                    Used to be Hull, now WBA. Actually he scores 1 in 20, my mistake

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                    1. St. Joseph
                      • 10 Years
                      9 years, 5 months ago

                      Still a very good research u did there.

                      In this tournament a few wales matches back, I've seen taylor played Oop and had a few chance to get 1 on 1 vs opposition keeper..
                      Maybe their formation allows him to get some chance tonight

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                      1. Hotdogs for Tea
                        • 10 Years
                        9 years, 5 months ago

                        Taylor is playing wing back for Wales and gets forward well but does not overlap and go to the bye-line and tends to cut in and lay off. He plays with a winger at Swansea who gets the points. Actually a better punt is Gunter who does push on and get crosses and assists

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                        1. St. Joseph
                          • 10 Years
                          9 years, 5 months ago

                          Hmm will be checking again which one will go in my wildcard team.

                          Cheers

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      2. Jazz!
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Taylor
        Kosc
        Whoever's cheaper

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        1. St. Joseph
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Cheers

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    • McQueen
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Is Giroud now safe to play in finals if he gets a yellow card and advances to finals or they do not erase yellow cards for semi finals and is therefore suspended one game?

      Thanks for the help guys.

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      1. MGD
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        If im not mistaken, YC system resets for Semis

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        1. Jazz!
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Correct

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          1. McQueen
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Thanks Jazz. Good luck today. 😉

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            1. Jazz!
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              You too 🙂

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        2. McQueen
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Thanks mate. Appreciate it.

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    • Root
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Müller or Bale?

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      1. Jazz!
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Tough one but I'd actually edge towards Müller.

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    • Jazz!
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Haven't done a team layout of my team, hmmm.

      Germany
      Germany Wales Portugal France
      Germany Germany Germany France
      Germany Wales Portugal

      Only have a 12man squad. Banking on Germany quite heavily.

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      1. Root
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        For me at the moment:

        Wales France
        Germany Wales Portugal Portugal France
        Germany Germany Portugal France France
        Germany Portugal France

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        1. MGD
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          I love that me template became a thing 😀

          My worrie with
          France 6
          Wales 3
          Germany 3
          Portugal 3

          Is that if France and Wales/Portugal is out i will only have 6 players. I will of course be able to transfer out 6 of the non-playing 9 to form a 12player team. And that is all that is needed for the final.

          Forget what i wrote..

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    • the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Rami nailed on?

      What about Ramsey?

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      1. Jazz!
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        60/40 v Umtiti I'd say.
        He's out for the semis.

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        1. the dom 1
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          thought ramsey was out.

          Not sure about playing Rami or N.Taylor or Guerreiro??

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          1. Jazz!
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            If you own all 3, just wait for lineups and start Taylor/Guerreiro so you can sub Rami on tomorrow.

            If you want to bring in one of them, I'd go Guerreiro if he's starting, if not then Taylor.

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    • Kings of Lyon ★
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Happy Wales day 🙂

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      1. A.T
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        fyny'r Cymraeg

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        1. A.T
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Dylai unrhyw un sydd ddim yn hoffi caws ar dost yn Titw

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    • the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Bench one please?

      a. Kroos
      b. Ozil
      c. Payet
      d. Pogba
      c. Sanches

      first 3 will drop to bench!

      Cheers

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      1. Jazz!
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Surely bench any of the first 4 since they play tomorrow? A

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    • Stuberry
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Pick 2

      a) Kroos
      b) Draxler
      c) Gotze

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      1. the dom 1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        a & b

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    • ryacoo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Which two Portugal defs would you go for? Assuming the back 4 is as expected (Cedric, Pepe, Fonte, Guerreiro).

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      1. Karan_G14
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Pepe & Gurriero. If both don't start then Fonte & Cedric over the other 2.

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      2. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Fonte Soares, other two might not play

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    • d1sable
      • Has Moderation Rights
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Some on the starting XI's at least on paper for this coming season are frighteningly good, mostly in an attacking sense.

      I seem to remember a hole bunch of 0-0 at half time games last season, do we think the added injection of quality will make this one of the highest scoring seasons ever? I certainly hope so!

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      1. A.T
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Defences seem to be getting worse as each season goes by. Bodes well for goals galore I'd say

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        1. d1sable
          • Has Moderation Rights
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Yeah, when Stones is worth 40m and coveted by all the top clubs you know something is fishy!

          look of attacking signings also, not many defensive ones it seems, maybe nobody bar BBC can defend?

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      2. PurpleCobras
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Van Gaal leaving United will be enough to raise the average goals per game and reduce the number of half time 0-0s on its own...

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    • Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      So what is the strategy ?

      Pick 2 keepers from the same game to ensure one progresses ?

      Generally back the France - Germany game in the same manner with a spattering of Wales/Portugal essentials to fill the gaps ?

      Use transfers in the final to add Wales/Portugal assets to flavour the dish ?

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      1. ryacoo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        I'm stuck with Hennessey and Patricio but I'd go for a keeper from the other game if I had the option.

        I'm backing Germany/France more in terms of attacking players and Wales/Portugal more in terms of defenders, as I think that game will be lower scoring (with the exception of Bale and Ronaldo of course).

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    • NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Wales without Davies & Ramsey.

      Are they much more weakened in attacks rather than defences ?

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      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Weaker in attack without Ramsey

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    • trinzoo
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      A) Chester + Pogba
      B) Williams + Sanches

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      1. the dom 1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        A

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      2. Nesvy
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        B

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    • Karan_G14
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Is Boetang fit to start the semi?

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    • BENOIT
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      New post, ya'll....

      http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2016/07/06/scout-report-nolito/?hc_sort_by=comment_date&hc_page=-1#hc_comment_13520845

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    • MGD
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Bookies is favouring:
      France to beat Germany 2.20 vs 4.00
      Portugal to beat France 2.80 vs 3.00

      France to keep CS: 2,62
      Germany to keep CS: 2,75

      Portugal to keep CS: 2.25
      Wales to keep CS: 3.25

      Again, the lower the more likely.

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      1. Ron_Swanson
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Portugal won't beat France...

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    • The Kolarov Mane ⚔
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Membership paid for... build up for BPL 2016/2017 has officially started.

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      1. SuperMario
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        same here! 🙂 looking forward to the season..

        so what tools do you think are worthwhile with membership?
        Iva had membership every season but dont really use it, more to support the site!!

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        1. The Kolarov Mane ⚔
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Yeah, same here - mainly to support the site 🙂

          I make good use of the ticker but really haven't gotten into the other tools. Maybe this is the season to change that.

          Personally, I try to combine some stats and watch a lot of games.

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          1. SuperMario
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Yeah thats true, I also use the ticker a good bit..
            Funny when I see lads in work writing out tickers most fridays for the weeks ahead!!

            This season I might get involved more with the stats and as you said - watch more football!

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      2. Ron_Swanson
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        I dont really use anything other than read the articles and forum - I just pay as £12.50 seems fair for the effort that goes in.

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    • Ya Boi
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Guys
      A) Griezmann, Muller, Bale
      B) Griezmann, Muller, Ronaldo?

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      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Is that Bale v Ronaldo ?

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    • nevins84
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Tinkering with WC

      Taylor to Chester so I can do Rami to Sagna is enough isnt it..
      Fearing Rami will be on bench, unlikely but just want guaranteed starters

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    • Carlton P
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      So I am 30 points clear in my ML
      Second has captained Ronaldo pretty much every week so I have put him in, do I captain him or go with my gut Bale? Now that Pepe is out?

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    • Tomskipow
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Sure this question has been asked already but can't see it.

      Stick with captain armband on Ronaldo generating 16 points or gamble on Griezeman, Pogba or Payet?

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      1. Annie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        stick

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        1. Annie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Decent points and all the players you mention are French.

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