The draw for the first round of the 2019/20 FFS Cup FFS Cup
16 March 2012 456 comments
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The 16 fixtures that make up the fifth round of the Members Paddy Power Cup II can be viewed right here. It’s the halfway stage of the competition, and with the two favourites eliminated in round four, it’s anybody’s to win at this stage.

We’ve now only got two Fantasy managers currently residing in the top 1000 overall, and they are only there by the skin of their teeth. Round three’s top-scorer, Bob Fossil, is now the man to beat sitting 941st in the world. He’s been drawn against 3,578th Fuzzy Dunlop.  Hot on Bob’s heels is 958th Daveclark85, who has also been been dealt a tough hand against 3,752nd overall howie_c.

At the other end of the spectrum, the lowest-ranked Fantasy manager in the tournament is Zizo, who sits 293,726th in the world – which itself isn’t too bad bad this season (or so I keep telling myself). Handed the ‘most favourable’ fixture is The Lord (3,352nd).

All fixtures will be played over Gameweek 29. Good luck to all.

Finally, another reminder that we’re still taking entries for the fifth Paddy Power Cup. Entry is free and open to all – full details here.

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  1. Bend It Like Bennett
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    Oof, playing a guy who's had two top 200 finishes in the past 3 years. Another high score needed...

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      Link?

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    2. chinmusic
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 9 months ago

      You beast, BILB. I can hardly believe Moses got you over the line against me!

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      1. Bend It Like Bennett
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 9 months ago

        I got very lucky I admit. Moses is the only player I've had all season though - finally repaid my faith

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  2. afcblegend
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 9 months ago

    I think the captain decision this week should be based on ‘when do I want to feel good?’ – is it Saturday (Dempsey)? Sunday (Rooney)? Or midweek (Bale / RVP)? Or, if you’re one for a midweek moan, how about Suarez?

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    1. JT's Dog
        13 years, 9 months ago

        or glass half full opinion, how long to I want to wait to be let down with choice

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        1. JT's Dog
            13 years, 9 months ago

            *do I*

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          • afcblegend
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 9 months ago

            *empty?

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            1. JT's Dog
                13 years, 9 months ago

                empty is the word, keep getting them mixed up, hence big stomach

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                1. JT's Dog
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    for any ladies reading, i would like to point out i dont have big stomach, it just fitted with joke

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            2. King Nil Miss ✩
              • 14 Years
              13 years, 9 months ago

              Suarez? No thank you I like to keep healthy and my nerves at the right size.
              Watching my club yesterday almost giving away a draw win for a golkeeper header was enough for me already!

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          • JT's Dog
              13 years, 9 months ago

              fifth paddy power cup it is for me then, love that free word

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              1. MrJefferson
                • 14 Years
                13 years, 9 months ago

                i cant wait, got knocked out in 1st round of the last one, and the 1st round of fpl cup

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            • BOOM XHAKALACA
              • 14 Years
              13 years, 9 months ago

              Caught at the end of last post:
              Krul
              Evans Senderos Skrtel
              Silva Dempsey Bale McClean
              Pog (vc) RvP Roo (c)

              Subs: Mignolet Siggy Williamson Caulker
              1 FT, 2.7 in the bank

              Good to go or would you advise on some transfer?
              Was considering Silva or McClean to Yaya or Morrison.

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              1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
                • 13 Years
                13 years, 9 months ago

                McClean to Morrison is a very nice tranfer IMO.

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            • King Nil Miss ✩
              • 14 Years
              13 years, 9 months ago

              Wich 3 to play from:

              McClean - Sigurdsson - Adam - Bale

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              1. Declan
                • 15 Years
                13 years, 9 months ago

                Mc Adam Bale

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                1. King Nil Miss ✩
                  • 14 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  Don´t fancy Sigurdsson´s chances?

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                  1. Declan
                    • 15 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    Tough choice between him and McClean

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              2. Djerbil
                • 14 Years
                13 years, 9 months ago

                I am getting u this week..

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                1. King Nil Miss ✩
                  • 14 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  Yes, I´ll give you that... although if I were you wouldn´t count your beans yet... I´m the group leader for some reason (mainly luck)!!!

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                  1. Djerbil
                    • 14 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    have u moved inside 100k this week??

                    if Yes, we could be the only group where all 4 of us inside the 100k mark

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                    1. King Nil Miss ✩
                      • 14 Years
                      13 years, 9 months ago

                      975 places out yet!

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                  2. @ImpressiveTackl
                    • 15 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    Silva > Lamps wasn't luck. That was tekkers 🙂

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                    1. King Nil Miss ✩
                      • 14 Years
                      13 years, 9 months ago

                      😉 Agree, although I didn´t have the balls to go for Gerrard this time mainly because he was doubtful and his price was droping... serves me right.

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              3. Woy of the Wovers
                • 15 Years
                13 years, 9 months ago

                Bale/Siggy/McClean

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            • Yes Don
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              13 years, 9 months ago

              Andre Long is a Saint....

              To Andrew.

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            • Ivan
              • 13 Years
              13 years, 9 months ago

              Any thoughts which three to start from:

              R Taylor - Simpson - Micah - Enrique

              Sigg - McClean

              Cheers

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              1. Lord Flashheart
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                13 years, 9 months ago

                simps enrique mclean

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            • beslowbowler
              • 14 Years
              13 years, 9 months ago

              Anyone considering Ba > Adebayor (aka Granville's Heavy Hitter) this week? They both have strong fixtures but I may not be able to afford it in GW31.

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              1. Kagawa-san-mia
                • 14 Years
                13 years, 9 months ago

                adebayor is a doubt

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                1. King Nil Miss ✩
                  • 14 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  Yes, not worth it because of Ade doubt and you can still give Ba 1 more chance.

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                2. FPL Daniel
                  • 16 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  Hammy apparently

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              2. JT's Dog
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  only if they cant read

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                • @ImpressiveTackl
                  • 15 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  Huh? Was there a scoutcast!?

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                • beslowbowler
                  • 14 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  Thanks all, Dembaba gets a week reprieve

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              3. Nibbsy
                • 15 Years
                13 years, 9 months ago

                How does this look? Subs/bench order ok? Save transfer:

                Schwarzer
                Skrtel Evans Simpson
                Dempsey Bale Young Siggy
                RVP(v) Rooney(c) Suarez

                Mignolet Miyaichi Enrique Caulker

                0.2 in the bank, 1 FT. Any changes?

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                1. Declan
                  • 15 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  no changes needed.

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                  1. Nibbsy
                    • 15 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    Cheers.

                    Simpson or Enrique and Siggy or Miyaichi are my only real issues.

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                2. MrJefferson
                  • 14 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  people on here talking about rooney being a doubt, don't know where it came from but

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                  1. Nibbsy
                    • 15 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    Yeah nothing official yet, and Wazza's been quite happily tweeting away today. Will stay my captain until further news.

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                3. Lord Flashheart
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  i play miyaichi and bench siggy.
                  swansee away form vs fulham home form does not appeal to me.

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              4. rohan
                • 14 Years
                13 years, 9 months ago

                REPOST
                Verm owners, when do you plan to ship him out?? I wanted to get rid this week but then he popped up with the 10 points… So keeping him till GW 30 atleast…

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                1. FPL Daniel
                  • 16 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  Keep Keep Keep. He is heavy hitter and a differential IMO. If u don't need badly the cash then keep him IMO

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                  1. rohan
                    • 14 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    I hope this piece of advice is as true as your Username 😉

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                    1. Gaz Downright
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                      • 15 Years
                      13 years, 9 months ago

                      better get rid then

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                      1. rohan
                        • 14 Years
                        13 years, 9 months ago

                        😆

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                2. King Nil Miss ✩
                  • 14 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  If you kept till now, not worth to ditch imo.

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                3. afcblegend
                  • 14 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  to be honest he's one of those defenders you have in there for attacking points as well as clean sheets so might as well stick!

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                4. James
                  • 16 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  He ran 80m and scored at the death.
                  He had like 3 shots on target.

                  Keep.
                  He must be the defender with the biggest goal threat.

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                5. rohan
                  • 14 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  Cheers all... i'll keep him then

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              5. Locarno
                • 15 Years
                13 years, 9 months ago

                Yak (c) - disaster last time I did it. Law of averages and all that...

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                1. rohan
                  • 14 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  Did the law of averages help you out with Drenthe (C)????

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                  1. Locarno
                    • 15 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    No, which makes it even more likely to help me out this time, using the, er, law of averages...

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                    1. rohan
                      • 14 Years
                      13 years, 9 months ago

                      You must have REAL faith when it comes to physics

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                      1. Locarno
                        • 15 Years
                        13 years, 9 months ago

                        What goes up must come down.

                        Explains my recent red arrows.

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                    2. JT's Dog
                        13 years, 9 months ago

                        you know i once knew a guy who fought the law...alas the law won

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                  2. afcblegend
                    • 14 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    I have him in my team but no way I'm sticking the armband on him, his recent stats aren't great

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                2. Back to Back Ballacks
                  • 15 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  SUPERDUNNY where art thou?

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                  1. ColeHole
                    • 14 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    He's on the bog. He'll be along in a hour or so. It's a super dunny.

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                3. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
                  • 13 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  My scout picks predictions:

                  Foster
                  Evans-BAE-Raylor
                  Dempsey-Morrison-Young-Walcott
                  RVP-Rooney-Adebayor

                  "Subs":Skrtel,Ba,Gardner

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                  1. applebonkers
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                    • 16 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    schwarzer
                    evans, BAE, cuellar
                    dempsey, bale, ben arfa, young
                    rooney, ba, RVP
                    subs: simpson, morrison, hoilett/yakubu

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                    1. Bad Pen
                      • 13 Years
                      13 years, 9 months ago

                      I'm more inclined to go with this.

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                    2. afcblegend
                      • 14 Years
                      13 years, 9 months ago

                      If Hoilett was a midfielder on FPL (which, let's be honest, he is), would have him in my team in a second

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                4. lebron85
                  • 13 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  Hi guys!

                  Any news on Nani? Have in my team and dunno whether to get Young against useless Woves this week on a free or not? Cheers in advance;)

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                5. Scroobius Mac
                  • 14 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  Would you rather keep hold of Richards or Ivanovic?
                  Both an offensive threat albeit in a slightly different way. Fixtures aren't fantastic for either. Both could be rotated but Richards more likely to be so.

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                  1. MrJefferson
                    • 14 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    you kind of answered your own question!!

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                6. GRIMANDI [formerly boring M…
                  • 14 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  Are we expecting utd team news on rooney & Nani before the deadline?

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                  1. Declan
                    • 15 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    not likely

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                    1. Kagawa-san-mia
                      • 14 Years
                      13 years, 9 months ago

                      i would think so
                      why not ?

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                7. Declan-
                  • 14 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  Any problems? I just did ricards to bae and I'm left with

                  Krul
                  Kelly, Raylor, Evans, Bae
                  McClean, Dempsey (vc), Bale
                  Aguero, Rvp, Rooney

                  Vorm, Siggy, Yaya, skrtel

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                  1. Declan-
                    • 14 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    And Rooney is my captain

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                  2. Declan
                    • 15 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    nice team

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                  3. Locarno
                    • 15 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    Yep - you've got no captain.

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                8. Hybrid.power
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 15 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  I know opinions will be divided on this, but I'll ask anyways: Bench Miyaichi or Sigurdsson?

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                  1. Scroobius Mac
                    • 14 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    Siggy.

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                  2. rohan
                    • 14 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    Miyaichi

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                    1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
                      • 13 Years
                      13 years, 9 months ago

                      Sigichi

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                  3. COMH
                    • 13 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    Bench Miyachi

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                  4. afcblegend
                    • 14 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    Bench Miyaichi. Other than being a 'fun' punt I don't see the appeal

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                  5. applebonkers
                    • Has Moderation Rights
                    • 16 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    got both and am benching myaichi. i see siggy as the goal threat and could stomach benching a miyaichi assist but not a siggy goal

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                  6. Lord Flashheart
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 14 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    depends in you have fullham defenders.

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                  7. Woy of the Wovers
                    • 15 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    Miyaichi.

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                9. James
                  • 16 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  Daniel,

                  Do you think its worthwhile doing Simpson->Caulker this week (before the rise) so that I can afford Skrtel+McClean->Shotton+Walcott the following week? Id have 0.0 in the bank after those moves.

                  Team would be:

                  Krul, Bogdan
                  Evans, Lescott, Caulker, Shotton, Kelly
                  Young, Walcott, Bale, Dempsey, Silva
                  RVP, Rooney, Holt

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                  1. jimnastics
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 16 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    Who's "Daniel" and why are you only asking him?

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                    1. applebonkers
                      • Has Moderation Rights
                      • 16 Years
                      13 years, 9 months ago

                      he finished 26 last year i think, a bit of an FPL behemoth

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                  2. J0E
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • Has Moderation Rights
                    • 16 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    can I have a go?

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                    1. J0E
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • Has Moderation Rights
                      • 16 Years
                      13 years, 9 months ago

                      Oh, I will anyway. I day no don't do it. For a start simpson has a far better fixture. Also you are banking on a whole lot of players not moving in price and the rest of your team not getting any injuries.
                      Also I see no logic in ditching skrtl when liverpool's defence is miserly and they have great fixtures .

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                    2. James
                      • 16 Years
                      13 years, 9 months ago

                      Of course! Please, all have a go! I was asking Daniel because its better getting 1 response than none, and he posts A LOT

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                      1. James
                        • 16 Years
                        13 years, 9 months ago

                        Oh, and Daniel seems to know what he is talking about 🙂

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                10. Jafooli
                  • 13 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  Report;

                  Ah China Mag, the ‘toon wizard………..what thoughts on Raylor injury and starting.

                  And Ba, start firing again this GW?

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                  1. Bad Pen
                    • 13 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    I really and truly hope Ba is back on goalscoring form this weekend - should be his sort of game.

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                11. Locarno
                  • 15 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  Ten players at home, plus RVP. How the bloody hell did that happen???

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                  1. Woy of the Wovers
                    • 15 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    Very careless. Save your FT for next week

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                12. mullarki
                  • 14 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  Krul
                  Skrtel Kelly Santon
                  McClean Yaya Silva Bale
                  RVP(v) Rooney(c) Ba

                  Mignolet Surman Caulker Enrique

                  3.2m in the bank. 1 FT transfer. Wishing to save for G/W 30 to bring in Gerrard for Silva against Wigan.
                  My only worries are Santon and Kelly not starting. Any changes required for this G/W or keep as is?

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                  1. COMH
                    • 13 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    Keep it and use 2FT next week. Your team for this week looks more than ok. Kelly always plays. Even when he is injured he is playing.

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                13. Declan
                  • 15 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  Finally a winner.....Brindisi Breeze 10/1 🙂

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                  1. MrJefferson
                    • 14 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    had my money on boston bob and long run double ;(

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                    1. Declan
                      • 15 Years
                      13 years, 9 months ago

                      D'oh!

                      Synchronised to win the Gold Cup

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                      1. Locarno
                        • 15 Years
                        13 years, 9 months ago

                        Quality tip.

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                  2. COMH
                    • 13 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    Nicely done. Much you put on?

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                    1. Declan
                      • 15 Years
                      13 years, 9 months ago

                      €5 e/w

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                14. Puzzle
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 15 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  Last tweet wrong btw, Bendtner is playing Everton in the cup not Liverpool.

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                15. COMH
                  • 13 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  Nani yellow flagged with a knock. Any news from United on this?

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                16. Phaze 1
                  • 14 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  Silva and Suarez -> Walcoott and Rooney for -4 hit?

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                  1. COMH
                    • 13 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    No it's not worth a hit imo. Not a good week to do it. Wait until GW30 and use 2FT's to do it.

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                17. SMOOTH
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 15 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  play mata or McClean

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                  1. COMH
                    • 13 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    Mata

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                18. Piggs Boson
                  • 14 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  Is anyone captaining Young over Rooney this week?

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                  1. Declan
                    • 15 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    Im Nani(C) over Rooney

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                    1. COMH
                      • 13 Years
                      13 years, 9 months ago

                      Nani 50% chance of playing apparently. You think he is fit?

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                      1. Declan
                        • 15 Years
                        13 years, 9 months ago

                        The way I see it, if he's fit he'll start, if he's only 50% he'll not be in the squad

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                    2. Piggs Boson
                      • 14 Years
                      13 years, 9 months ago

                      Too much of a gamble imo.

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                  2. COMH
                    • 13 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    Rooney all day long.

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                  3. Bad Pen
                    • 13 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    I did think about vc Young, but with all this uncertainty surrounding the midfield selection I've decided Rooney C and someone nailed on as a starter for vc as back-up should I require it. I really can't see Rooney not playing this weekend though, just can't.

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                19. afcblegend
                  • 14 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  Nani has the old '50% chance' meaning '0% chance' 🙁

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                  1. COMH
                    • 13 Years
                    13 years, 9 months ago

                    Think i'm gonna get Nani out today. Not having another week of a £10m player not playing.

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                20. DHWizzo
                  • 15 Years
                  13 years, 9 months ago

                  Krul (Vorm)
                  Komps Evans Skret (Senderos McCauley)
                  Nani Valencia Demps (C) Bale (McLean)
                  RVP Ba Progs

                  Expecting at least 1-2 guys to come off the bench, so have the order as Senderos, McLean, McCauley.

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