Tuesday Dugout Discussion

FPL GW24 Scout Picks - Bus Team

Sanchez

Gabriel Magalhães
Senesi
Mukiele

Bruno Fernandes
Rice
Semenyo
Fernández

Brobbey
Watkins
João Pedro

Verbruggen
Milenkovic
Cash
Rogers

GW24 Captain Poll

Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Chalobah	CHE	5.6m	95.8%	Likely
Gabriel	ARS	6.9m	93.3%	Likely
Szoboszlai	LIV	6.6m	97.6%	Likely
Mané	WOL	4.5m	91.1%	Unlikely
E.Le Fée	SUN	4.9m	90.6%	Unlikely
Brobbey	SUN	5.5m	89.0%	Unlikely
Garner	EVE	5.2m	83.0%	Unlikely
Evanilson	BOU	7.0m	75.3%	Unlikely
Rice	ARS	7.4m	76.6%	Unlikely
Wilson	FUL	6.0m	75.5%	Unlikely
Kroupi.Jr	BOU	4.6m	74.7%	Unlikely
Ødegaard	ARS	7.8m	74.7%	Unlikely
Pickford	EVE	5.6m	70.4%	Unlikely
Mbeumo	MUN	8.3m	59.4%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	61.1%	Unlikely
Collins	BRE	5.0m	59.7%	Unlikely
J.Timber	ARS	6.3m	63.8%	Unlikely
Hall	NEW	5.3m	57.5%	Unlikely
João Pedro	CHE	7.2m	46.3%	Unlikely
Barry	EVE	5.7m	48.2%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	47.3%	Unlikely
Thiaw	NEW	5.1m	47.6%	Unlikely
A.Becker	LIV	5.4m	46.6%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	45.6%	Unlikely
Enzo	CHE	6.7m	38.8%	Unlikely
Martinez	MUN	4.8m	43.3%	Unlikely
Cash	AVL	4.8m	41.3%	Unlikely
Barnes	NEW	6.1m	43.0%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	39.9%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	38.9%	Unlikely
Estêvão	CHE	6.4m	37.2%	Unlikely
Tielemans	AVL	5.9m	39.5%	Unlikely
Wissa	NEW	7.3m	38.4%	Unlikely
Romero	TOT	5.0m	36.6%	Unlikely
Nallo	LIV	3.7m	37.7%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	35.7%	Unlikely
Kayode	BRE	4.5m	36.1%	Unlikely
Mukiele	SUN	4.5m	33.0%	Unlikely
Mykolenko	EVE	4.9m	35.0%	Unlikely
Ayari	BHA	4.8m	30.7%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Brierley	BUR	4.5m	66.7%	Likely
Foden	MCI	8.5m	105.7%	Very Likely
Alleyne	MCI	4.4m	97.4%	Likely
Haaland	MCI	15.1m	98.5%	Likely
Reijnders	MCI	5.2m	95.6%	Maybe
Arthur	BRE	3.9m	95.7%	Maybe
Anthony	BUR	5.1m	95.1%	Maybe
Rúben	MCI	5.6m	95.1%	Maybe
Ward-Prowse	WHU	5.6m	94.4%	Maybe
Phillips	MCI	4.8m	94.5%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	93.8%	Unlikely
Donnarumma	MCI	5.7m	92.3%	Unlikely
Fletcher	MUN	4.5m	93.1%	Unlikely
Stach	LEE	4.9m	92.9%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	93.2%	Unlikely
Kamara	AVL	4.9m	92.5%	Unlikely
Minteh	BHA	5.8m	89.9%	Unlikely
Mount	MUN	5.9m	92.2%	Unlikely
Eze	ARS	7.3m	90.9%	Unlikely
Gomez	BHA	4.9m	91.7%	Unlikely
Møller Wolfe	WOL	4.3m	87.8%	Unlikely
Kovačić	MCI	5.9m	88.8%	Unlikely
Meslier	LEE	4.2m	86.7%	Unlikely
Roberts	BUR	4.4m	86.4%	Unlikely
Nichols	ARS	3.8m	85.2%	Unlikely
Mamardashvili	LIV	4.2m	84.7%	Unlikely
Poveda	SUN	4.8m	84.2%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	83.7%	Unlikely
Wood	NFO	7.2m	79.3%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.5m	80.9%	Unlikely
Bajcetic	LIV	4.3m	77.1%	Unlikely
Burrowes	AVL	4.4m	76.6%	Unlikely
Grealish	EVE	6.4m	74.5%	Unlikely
D.Leon	MUN	4.2m	74.6%	Unlikely
A.García	AVL	3.9m	72.9%	Unlikely
Ebere	EVE	4.4m	73.3%	Unlikely
Dalot	MUN	4.5m	72.5%	Unlikely
Weiss	BUR	4.3m	70.2%	Unlikely
Acheampong	CHE	3.8m	69.6%	Unlikely
Andrey Santos	CHE	4.5m	70.1%	Unlikely

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Watchlists

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	B
Up	Sanchez	CHE	B, Vs
No Change	Pickford	EVE	A
No Change	Roefs	SUN	C
No Change	Henderson	CRY	C, Vs
No Change	Verbruggen	BHA	C, Vs
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

Last updated: 24 Jan, 2026 12:46am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	A
No Change	Chalobah	CHE	B, Vs
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	A, £
No Change	Lacroix	CRY	C, Vs
No Change	Tarkowski	EVE	A
No Change	Cash	AVL	B, Vs
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	B, Vs
No Change	Senesi	BOU	C
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	B
No Change	Andersen	FUL	C

Last updated: 24 Jan, 2026 1:04am

	Player	Club	Factors
Up	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
Down	Saka	ARS	B
No Change	Fernández	CHE	A, Vs
No Change	Rogers	AVL	C, Vs
No Change	Semenyo	MCI	B
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	A, Inj
No Change	Wirtz	LIV	A
No Change	Wilson	FUL	B
Up	Ndiaye	EVE	C
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £
Down	Mitoma	BHA	B, Vs

Last updated: 24 Jan, 2026 1:05am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	C
No Change	Watkins	AVL	B, Vs
No Change	Thiago	BRE	A
Down	Ekitiké	LIV	C
No Change	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	B, VsX
No Change	Bowen	WHU	C

Last updated: 24 Jan, 2026 1:03am

GW24 Chip Poll

Dugout Discussion

8 May 2012 2263 comments

Akers

Just three days removed from their forgettable FA Cup Final meeting, Liverpool and Chelsea meet once more. This time around the setting is Anfield and, if truth be told, the stake is pride more than the three Premier League points on offer. The Dugout Discussion opens for the occasion, and the team news is in…

Liverpool XI: Reina, Johnson, Carragher, Skrtel, Agger, Downing, Henderson, Shelvey, Maxi, Suarez, Carroll.
Chelsea XI: Turnbull, Ferreira, Ivanovic, Terry, Bertrand, Essien, Romeu, Ramires, Sturridge, Malouda, Torres.

Hoping to avoid the worst tally in over 60 years for home points in a season, Kenny Dalglish plays Andy Carroll (at the expense of Craig Bellamy) alongside Luis Suarez following the impact he made on Saturday. There’s three other changes that see Jamie Carragher, Maxi Rodriguez and Jonjo Shelvey replace Jose Enrique, Steven Gerrard and Jay Spearing.

With a season-defining game awaiting in Munich later this month, a much-changed Chelsea line-up take to the field. There’s only three survivors from the weekend, with Champions League Final suspendees John Terry, Ramires and Branislav Ivanovic all keeping their place.

The Dugout Discussion chatroom is open and can be accessed right here.

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Davido989
13 years, 8 months ago
Ok, guys I'm off. Nighty-night! 😀
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1. Big_Andy_GAWA
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Night, big son !
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shiffo
13 years, 8 months ago
Is Valencia or Dempsey to Silva or Simpson to a Man City defender the better transfer?

Also, is Clichy a better buy than Kompany given his assist potential or there could be a risk he won't start?
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1. LWO23
  13 years, 8 months ago
  I think Simpson to Man City defender. It would seem Clichy 90% to play. Kompany 100%. If you can afford both, take Kompany for the safety net (i.e. protecting a lead in your mini-league) and take Clichy if you need to gain ground.
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The Bandit
13 years, 8 months ago
If you find it difficult to understand how Rovers fans feel and can't be bothered to click on my earlier link, just read...

No football club executive writes to his paymasters warning of relegation and financial collapse unless he is driven to feel desperate and Paul Hunt's letter to Anuradha Desai of Venky's, the owners of Blackburn Rovers, drips, almost weeps, with desperation. Urging Desai to sack Steve Kean as manager because Kean had "lost the crowd … and the dressing room", Hunt, the deputy chief executive, argued a 10-point action plan was necessary "to save the club" and for the owners not to "allow this club to go into ruin".

Hunt's long letter could not have sounded the alarm more directly about the seriousness of Rovers' dysfunction: "I feel I must now write to you to ask you to make some significant changes to save the club," he wrote, "perhaps from relegation but also perhaps from administration."

That was on 21 December, five months ago, and the first dire scenario, relegation, has now befallen Rovers. The second, administration, looks less likely, however. The club's loyal supporters in a poor Lancashire town are in uproar, with clearly very little of Hunt's advice having been taken. Most notable was the continuing presence of Kean, over-promoted to the manager's shell-suit, an increasingly forlorn and haunted figure as his team sank.

This was the nightmare scenario when the trustees of the estate of Jack Walker, the Blackburn-born tax exile who funded Rovers to the Premier League title in 1995 and died in 2000, chose to sell to Desai's Indian poultry company in November 2010.

Kept stable and in the Premier League for 10 years after Walker's death, Rovers have been a chronicle of astounding episodes under Venky's and relegated in 18 months. Yet the puzzling paradox in this implosion is that financial meltdown, as far as one can see, does not look imminent because Venky's, founded by Desai's father, Padmashree Dr Banda Vasudev Rao, in 1971, has put significant money in. Hunt, writing his letter with the club being pressed by its bankers, Barclays, to put another £10m in, told Desai: "Auditors KPMG have put as many obstacles as they can in the way of signing off the accounts due to their concerns. We continue to try and work with Barclays but they are very quickly losing patience."

Barclays, though, has told the Guardian that Rovers' overdraft and loans have been fully paid off, suggesting strongly that the club's owners put at least the £10m in.

The accounts, for the year to 30 June 2011, were signed off by KPMG on 20 December, in fact the day before Hunt's letter. They show that Venky's had injected real money into Rovers, much more than the Walker trustees had annually in their latter ownership. On top of the £23m paid to the Walker trustees to buy the club, Venky's paid off £10m of club debt when it took over. In the year to 30 June 2011 a further £5m interest‑free loan was paid in. Assuming Venky's then paid off the £10m, at least, which Barclays was chasing, the Indian poultry company has pumped at least £25m into Rovers.

With increased parachute payments of £48m over four years, clauses which reduce players' wages on relegation, and some coveted performers, notably Junior Hoilett, who could be sold, Rovers look financially quite able to withstand relegation and, even if crowds plummet, very unlikely to fall into administration. Hunt's warning, that "the Blackburn Rovers and Venky's brands are both suffering terribly", is self-evidently true, however, and that crystallises the puzzle, for a company which bought an English football club, as Desai said then, to promote its own business around the world. While investing many millions it has displayed bizarre mismanagement, increasingly remotely as the Ewood Park protests meant they stayed away.

The appointment of Kean, of course, stands out like bad eggs. He was the first team coach, third in command behind Sam Allardyce and the assistant manager, Neil McDonald, but Venky's, who had no football experience, decided Kean was the man who shared its "vision" for the club to be the "Arsenal of the north". Kean's agent was Jerome Anderson, who had advised Venky's to buy Blackburn, then played a large role in signing players in January 2011. Yet Anderson has always denied he had a central hand in Kean's immediate promotion, arguing that the owners must take responsibility for their decisions.

They must and one of the many mysteries is why a poultry company in Pune, India, spent £23m buying an English football club, invested millions more, then sidelined the club's own executives from decision-making. Exclusion is at the heart of Hunt's cry, a plea for him and the senior staff to be listened to and be given authority to run the club. It is an eerie near-replica of a letter written several months earlier and signed by John Williams, the then chairman, Tom Finn, the managing director, and Martin Goodman, the finance director, lamenting they had not been even consulted on the sacking of Allardyce, appointment of Kean or transfer policy. All three resigned soon after.

Following the player signings of January 2011 Anderson, an experienced agent, fell out of favour but, with Williams, Finn and Goodman gone, business at the club was handled by Hunt, whose plea to be promoted to full chief executive was evidently unheeded, and Vineeth Rao, trusted by the family.

Hunt's assessment of Rao seems to damn him with faint praise: "I am enjoying working with Vineeth and, although he has little experience in football, he is quickly learning."

Hunt begged for Kean to be sacked and a new manager to report through the board, who he argued have "vast" experience, over 60 years in football, yet were not being consulted at all. As with Hunt's predecessors in the frozen-out boardroom, he was not listened to, and Kean remained in place. Kean publicly discussed his own monthly trips to India to meet the owners; the previous board had complained that transfer policy was done in that direct reporting line, between the manager and owners. Hunt begged for him and the two other senior executives at Blackburn, Simon Hunt and Karen Silk, to be allowed similar access in India, with at least one visit every two months.

"I am very concerned that I have not met with you properly during the six months I have worked at the club," Paul Hunt told them.

He argued they should come regularly to Rovers, a founder member of the Football League in 1888, while accepting they did not want to after the fans' protests targeted exasperatedly at Kean: "It is clearly evident that neither yourself, [family members] Bala or Venky currently feel comfortable coming to Ewood Park."

At a deeply uncomfortable Ewood Park on Monday Rovers were relegated, losing 1-0 to well-organised, well-run, united Lancashire rivals, Wigan Athletic, who secured their own survival with the win. Dave Whelan, Wigan's locally based owner, who is pondering how to pass on his own club, said at the time of Blackburn's sale to Venky's: "It doesn't sound right and it doesn't look right."

And sadly it has not turned out right.
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1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Did you hear Dave Whelan on 5 live after the game. He sounded absolutely furious with the Venkys.
  
  I think losing John Williams was the saddest thing for me of this whole sorry tale. The guy worked minor miracles at Rovers and everyone who worked with/for him knew what an absolute hero he was for the club.
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  1. The Bandit
    13 years, 8 months ago
    Loved the Whelan interview, in his moment glory he first wanted to talk about his sadness at Rovers plight. Williams will always be be one of the most respected people in the game and a real Rover.
    Some very interesting interviews with the likes of Tony Parks and Kevin Gallagher today...
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2. halnone
  13 years, 8 months ago
  horrible situation
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3. BONZ
  13 years, 8 months ago
  But in spite of it all - you still cant buy a Venkys Chicken in Tesco!!
  
  From outside it seemed they are were doing the "right" thing in terms of investment but their arms length approach to Club ownership is bizarre & sacking Big Sam was and still is a strange decision.
  
  Steve Keane has faced the brunt of all the frustrations & has made some bizarre team selections (not just yesterday), and perhaps if Venkys paid their club more attention they would have realised this? Its a strange situation & hopefully the Club can bounce back, but the fear has to be that any quality that is at the Club is likely to want away...and could be a long journey for Blackburn, unless Venks pay the Club attention & plough money in.
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  1. dierstraights
    13 years, 8 months ago
    venkys express to open in london july 2012
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4. Jafalad
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Lost the dressing room? Not sure about that. Most observers felt the players were committed to the cause. Lost a few to the injury room is a better fit.
  
  Steve Kean is a likeable chap and I so wanted to see succeed. By all accounts, a respected coach by his peers.
  
  Pity you have ignored the behaviour and lack of support of from the so-called fans when it really mattered. No matter whether you agree with the man or not, you have got to get behind your team through thick and thin. I never saw that at BLB and for that, the fans got what they deserved.
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halnone
13 years, 8 months ago
Maloney nailed on for next week?
Don't want to bring him in to see him not play...
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1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Don't think so. Gomez is waiting in the wings
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  1. The Bandit
    13 years, 8 months ago
    Bah, bought Maloney in to fund Aguero... Play Maloney, Valencia or (lb) Bale?
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    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      13 years, 8 months ago
      I really don't know, but i know there was talk on here earlier of Gomez maybe coming in. They are safe now so there may be some rotation?
      
      I'd play Bale out of those anyway dude
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      1. The Bandit
        13 years, 8 months ago
        I am, need to play two!. Think I'll bench Valencia 😐
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      2. IamIronMike
        13 years, 8 months ago
        Martinez does seem to like Gomez but for the final game of the season I fully expect that he'll field the more fan fave Maloney... whether he lasts the full game or even 60 mins is questionable though as would expect him to make way for Gomez at some point.
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2. IamIronMike
  13 years, 8 months ago
  He should play, I'd be slightly surprised if he doesn't.
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★A-O-Chamberlain★ COYG …
13 years, 8 months ago
Prediction for the;
Man City vs QPR game
Chelsea vs Balckburn game

I think:

4/5-0
3-0
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1. Twelve years a slave
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Have a feeling the QPRGme will be much closer than people think.
  
  They will be well up for it an City will probbably be nervy , especially if they ont score early
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  1. The Bandit
    13 years, 8 months ago
    Couldn't agree less, QPR will be far more nervy, far less talented and totally destroyed..
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    1. Phaze 1
      13 years, 8 months ago
      This. Can't see anything other than QPR getting smashed
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SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
13 years, 8 months ago
Think the rankings have updated btw...

Red arrow for me, first in a few weeks 🙁
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1. The Bandit
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Still looks like you got the Rovers league in the bag, worked out what trannies no.2 done yet?
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  1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
    13 years, 8 months ago
    Haven't even had a look tbh mate but i really should do!
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2. Phaze 1
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Small green for me. Will prob need to have a good/great week to get back into the top 100 now. Assuming everyone is gonna have Aguero and cap him I don't really see where my differentials will come from and I can't even think about taking a hit.
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Big_Andy_GAWA
13 years, 8 months ago
Pienaar to Nasri worth a hit ??
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1. Phaze 1
  13 years, 8 months ago
  doubtful
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2. M.I.A.
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Not sure for a hit - who else you got?
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  1. Big_Andy_GAWA
    13 years, 8 months ago
    Valencia (gonna bench him), Siggy, Moses and Petrov, dude.
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    1. M.I.A.
      13 years, 8 months ago
      Have you got any City cover or is that why you wanted to bring in Nasri?
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      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        13 years, 8 months ago
        Have just done Rooney --> Aguero, who will have the armband...
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M.I.A.
13 years, 8 months ago
Need some advice please guys...

7 points between 3rd,4th and 5th (me) in my league and I'm contemplating doing the following which would be for a 4 point hit:

Jelly>Aguero
Valencia>Piernaar

Current:
Valencia/Bale/Moses/Dempsey
RVP/Cisse/Jelly
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1. Phaze 1
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Don't do a hit for Pienaar.
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  1. M.I.A.
    13 years, 8 months ago
    Thanks for the advice.
    
    Was looking at Pienaar's home scores and Valencia's away scores and it looked like it could pay off but obviously its a risk.
    
    Maybe go for it if my rivals have taken a hit?
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TorresMagic™
13 years, 8 months ago
Who would you bench out of this lot?

Bale Valencia Siggy Pienaar Dempsey
Aguero RVP Jelly.

Got a slight ML lead & Pienaar is a differential if that changes things?
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1. M.I.A.
  13 years, 8 months ago
  I'd bench Valencia
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2. Phaze 1
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Valencia. Do I get a trophy?
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  1. TorresMagic™
    13 years, 8 months ago
    Enjoy. 😀
    
    http://www.businessesgrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/trophy.gif
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    1. Phaze 1
      13 years, 8 months ago
      Weeeeeeeeeeeee. Thanks
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halnone
13 years, 8 months ago
Can't decided on my final two transfers of the season!
It's killing me.

Dempsey + Pienaar > Nasri + Ramires
Does this sound good??

Would leave me with:

------Vorm
Verm-Kompany- Walker
Nasri - Ramires - Bale - Petrov
RVP - Cisse - Tevez

I rarely have no idea what to do in fantasy, but this is one of those times,
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1. M.I.A.
  13 years, 8 months ago
  That's a real tough one because Dempsey and Pienaar could easily match if not beat their scores...
  
  Maybe just do Dempsey>Ramires?
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  1. halnone
    13 years, 8 months ago
    yeah that's what I was thinking of first.
    It could definitely pay off.
    
    I may just end up flipping a coin to decide my final transfers of the season 🙂
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    1. M.I.A.
      13 years, 8 months ago
      I hear that - it really is one of them ones this week...
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2. Phaze 1
  13 years, 8 months ago
  I wouldn't spend 1 of last last 2 FT on Ramires. Not sure who I'd even wanna get in MF this week. All I know is Aguero looks like a must own
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3. Big_Andy_GAWA
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Those two moves look good, boss. I am having to stop myself from bringing both in...but they would be for hits !
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The Bandit
13 years, 8 months ago
Bed calls....

Looking forward to welcoming Man City to the elite club where only Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal and........ Blackburn are members.

Thanks Jack 🙂
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Mid-Table Obscurity
13 years, 8 months ago
I'm doing the standard cisse->aguero this week. I still have 1.2 in the bank and am thinking of taking a hit on a midfielder. I'm leading my ml by 15 pts so am a little hesitant on doing this.
Here's my midfield:

Siggy, Moses, VDV, Bale, Dempsey.

I was considering benching siggy and bringing in either mata or silva in for dempsey. I also really back Norwich to put a few past villa to celebrate the last day at home so could even take a punt on pilks or hoolahan. like i said, 15 pts is hardly out of the woods and my rival is pretty savy. Opinions please!
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1. Big_Andy_GAWA
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Demps to a Chelsea or Man City midfielder ?
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  1. Mid-Table Obscurity
    13 years, 8 months ago
    yeah those would seem the sensible options, but for a hit? I actually expect the city game to be closer than what people on ffs are calling for. i think it will be 2-0 with a late second goal. i would go for mata if it wasnt for the champions league final too but unsure of his game time (not convinced by this ramires hype). i would love to win my ml league with a bold move like getting in a norwich player too. what are your thoughts on them?
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2. dierstraights
  13 years, 8 months ago
  siggys last game for swans...i'd bet on him leaving on a high
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3. halnone
  13 years, 8 months ago
  I wouldn't take a hit. 15 points isn't that much to make up in one gameweek and you should just keep it safe.
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4. NATSTER
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Umm.. Mata is no go. Chelsea have eyes set for the final.
  
  I also don't see a good point to take hit in this circumstance. Just bench Siggy or Dempsey and play the rest should be ok. If you really fancy the chance, I'd choose Man City MF.
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  1. lawsy009
    13 years, 8 months ago
    Papisto will make you all eat your words down at Everton \o/
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Well you know, Triffic
13 years, 8 months ago
I know i am late but it seems increasingly likely hazard will end up at City. Ah man really wanted to see him in a United shirt noone better than Fergie to develop his talent though i fully understand why he would want to go to city, financial reasons aside. *wipes tear from eye*
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1. halnone
  13 years, 8 months ago
  While I haven't seen very much of him, I don't really want him at City.
  
  He's been quoted as saying "fucl training, I'm all about games".
  
  City have enough of those kinds of players.
  I'd like to see a hard working player come to City, someone like Silva or Aguero.
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  1. Well you know, Triffic
    13 years, 8 months ago
    The kids got alot of talent with the right guidance and application he could be world class. Id take him even with his attitude, i think its enivitable that a young man with the world at his feet gets a bit cocky especially when hes better than every player around him at the moment. Balotelli Aguero Hazard Richards Hart Johnson...these players could dominate for years. It's the right strategy imo, build for the future.
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Edy
13 years, 8 months ago
Hi all,

My current team:

Szczesny (Krul)
Vermaelen - Walker - Evra (Caulker - Turner)
Valencia - Siggy - Bale - Dempsey (HBA)
Jelavic - P. Cisse - RVP

1FT, 5.3 in the bank.

Should I do:
a/ P.Cisse -> Aguero
b/ P.Cisse + HBA -> Aguero + Yaya
c/ Other options

Thank you very much in advance.
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TheBear
13 years, 8 months ago
20 points behind going into this week.

My team:
Sorenson Vorm
Simpson Terry Evans Turner Kelly
Valencia Bale VDV Dempsey Siggy
RVP Jelavic Cisse

His team:
Vorm Krul
Turner Evans R.Taylor Cuellar Huth
Bale Petrov Siggy Walters Sess
RVP Rooney Jelavic

Trying to work out the best way to catch him,only 1 FT and 4.5 in the bank,pretty sure he reads this site so will go for a striker to Aguero,any ideas???
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NATSTER
13 years, 8 months ago
Quick question please... Need to degrade one of MF for 3.5mil to support Jelly > Aguero.

Siggy - Moses - Dempsey - VdV - Bale
RvP - Rooney - Jelavic

Who would you lose .. Demp or VdV or Bale ?
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1. TheBear
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Probably Dempsey but not too sure who for
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  1. NATSTER
    13 years, 8 months ago
    I thought Dempsey.. Then, Spurs seem to concede easily this day. Demp might have good chances to score. Also, doubt for where Bale will play and if his return will be limited from LB.
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2. Henry Hill
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Why not just avoid the hit and do Rooney to Aguero?
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Road to glory...
13 years, 8 months ago
I need your help...

- Modric
- Bale
- Valencia
- Osman
- Adebayor
- Rooney
- Suarez

Who should be the captain for gameweek 38?
Thanks for your suggestions...
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1. Mid-Table Obscurity
  13 years, 8 months ago
  i wouldnt captain any of them. i'd get in a better captain shout for this week like aguero or rvp
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2. halnone
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Wouldn't go with any of them.
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3. RedForLife
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Rooney if they are the only options.
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4. LWO23
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Yeah, don't love any of them. Maybe the racist out of that lot. Or Adebayor.
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Acquafresca
13 years, 8 months ago
GW38:

Vorm
Komp-Verm
VDV-Bale-Siggy
RVP-Aguero-Jelly

Who to start? Choose 1 mid and 1 defender

Double up with Caulker OR play Williamson? (Depending if Evans is out)

Barfa OR Demps

Rest of Team:
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1. RedForLife
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Williamson & Demps for me. I may need to Start Santon too if Evans is out, also have Demps and starting. Shown he can score v anyone really.
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2. LWO23
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Williamson & Dempsey for me.
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smash
13 years, 8 months ago
Is it worth a hit to get Augero in (would give him the armband too)

Jelly & Dempsey - to - Augero & midfielder under 6.1 (maybe Petrov?)
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1. lazybones18
  13 years, 8 months ago
  have fun do it ....
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2. LWO23
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Might be worth a risk if you want to captain him.
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maxmania
13 years, 8 months ago
Who to play this week

Hibbert or Caulker
Jelavic or Pienaar

Other Team spots
Hart
Vermaelen Terry
Ramires Sigurdsson Silva VDV
VP Aguero
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1. LWO23
  13 years, 8 months ago
  My gut says Hibbert & Jelavic, but that is a tough call.
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  1. RedForLife
    13 years, 8 months ago
    Agree.
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LWO23
13 years, 8 months ago
If Evans isn't confirmed to play, my (somewhat boring) plan is Evans --> Clichy. Any better options anyone can see for a defender under 5.8? Thanks.
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1. RedForLife
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Looks solid. Slight chance of rotation?
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  1. LWO23
    13 years, 8 months ago
    Yeah, agree ... but he looks like Mancini's choice of late. Cheers.
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    1. Baby Face Nelson
      13 years, 8 months ago
      mancini isnt rotating anymore
      
      he learned the hard way..the silly man
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Baby Face Nelson
13 years, 8 months ago
Bench one - Jelly, Moses or Valencia

Valencia currently 1st sub.
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1. LWO23
  13 years, 8 months ago
  I'm pro-Valencia, so I would probably bench Jelly. But by the odds, you've probably got it right.
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2. RedForLife
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Val for me.
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RedForLife
13 years, 8 months ago
Little help guys. Need a def if Evans ruled out. Rank on Def plus att potential for final GW.

Ivanovic - (BLA) assured start due to suspension for CL.
Lescott - (QPR)
Jones - (sun) Should start with Evans & Smalling looking out.

also, anyone know how likely Hoolahan is to start for Norwich?
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1. Mid-Table Obscurity
  13 years, 8 months ago
  flip a coin between ivanovic and lescott i think. lescott better set for a clean sheet and ivanovic more likely for attacking returns. my guess would be that hoolahan will start this weekend but lambert is a pain in this with picking line ups
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  1. RedForLife
    13 years, 8 months ago
    Thanks Mid T.
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2. LWO23
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Think I lean towards Lescott because Chelsea's performance will be a mystery. Bigger upside for Ivanovice, though, if you need to make up points on anyone.
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  1. RedForLife
    13 years, 8 months ago
    Chasing 12 point gap... mmay look to Ivan if Evans ruled out. Cheers.
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Mid-Table Obscurity
13 years, 8 months ago
any esl tutors out there? i have a new business english class tonight for two hours and am looking at filling out the lesson with a few activities. keeping in mind this is their first lesson and are probably spaced around beginner-elementary level? probably a long shot but who knows
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1. In Like Flynn.
  13 years, 8 months ago
  How much do you, and they know about business Mid-T?
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  1. Mid-Table Obscurity
    13 years, 8 months ago
    i know absolutely nothing about business but prepare what vocab they need easy enough. but never mind it just got cancelled. i'm stoked, 2 more hours in the night to torture myself over final transfers 🙂
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    1. In Like Flynn.
      13 years, 8 months ago
      Last week is hard work as no time to recover if you get it wrong. Bit late reply sorry, my link went down.
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RedForLife
13 years, 8 months ago
Chanes of Sturridge starting v (BLA)? %?
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1. Mid-Table Obscurity
  13 years, 8 months ago
  i was wondering that myself, could be a good punt for the last week. i would think reasonably likely
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  1. RedForLife
    13 years, 8 months ago
    Chasing a 12 point ML gap... worth a -4 to replace Pogs?
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    1. LWO23
      13 years, 8 months ago
      Don't see a cheap 3rd striker I really would want for a hit. If you have big funds to spare, maybe.
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      1. RedForLife
        13 years, 8 months ago
        Do you think Studge will start v BLA LW?
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  2. In Like Flynn.
    13 years, 8 months ago
    He was F**king awful last night. Avoid like the plague imo.
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    1. RedForLife
      13 years, 8 months ago
      Cheers ILF... kinda says alot. May have to re assess.
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2. Mid-Table Obscurity
  13 years, 8 months ago
  if you're looking for a differential cheap striker, i would be very tempted by holt. maybe its just me but i have a strong gut feeling that norwich will score a bunch of goals. remember last season when (i think) saha came out with a surprise hattrick on the last day. who knows, could be holt this year, i wouldnt put it past him.
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  1. RedForLife
    13 years, 8 months ago
    Was looking at him also. Guaranteed to start?
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    1. Mid-Table Obscurity
      13 years, 8 months ago
      i think he will. not guaranteed though. 75% chance i'd say (sorry for late reply)
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Geezer
13 years, 8 months ago
Please RMT:
Schwarzer (Mignolet)
Caulker Verm Walker (Evans) (Simpson)
VDV Demps Valencia Ben Arfa (Siggy)
Cisse Rooney RVP

2 FT, and 1.3 m in the bank.
What to do?
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1. RedForLife
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Silva or Nasri in.
  maybe upgrade Caulker/Evans to Ivanovic/Lescott?
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  1. RedForLife
    13 years, 8 months ago
    Any idea's on my questions above Geezer?
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Title20
13 years, 8 months ago
Vorm
Williamson, Taylor, walker
Valencia, pienaar, siggy, bale
Rvp, jelavic, Rooney

Subs: hilario, Evans, HBA
0.5 in the bank

What to do?
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1. In Like Flynn.
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Other defender?
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blauriecon
13 years, 8 months ago
Krul Vorm
Vermalen EVANS WALKER SIMPSON HIBBERT
Dempsey Bale Sigurdsson PIENAAR VALENCIA
VanPersie Rooney Cisse
42 point lead in ML
Opponent’s differential is Enrique Boyata NTaylor Wheater McClean BenArfa
I’d like to
A) Dempsey/Cisse>Petrov/Aguero
A is what I would do without my ML lead
or
B) Pienaar/Hibbert>Petrov/Kompany
B is what I would do to preserve my ML lead
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1. In Like Flynn.
  13 years, 8 months ago
  42pts is substantial for a single GW, you don't need to panic, just pick a solid team, and let him panic.
  I take it both transfers are free?
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  1. blauriecon
    13 years, 8 months ago
    No it takes a 4 point hit to get in Aguero. I also might just bolster my defense with 1 Ft for B.
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    1. In Like Flynn.
      13 years, 8 months ago
      Kompany or Clichy with his assist potential.
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      1. blauriecon
        13 years, 8 months ago
        Simpson is out and Newcastle may score against Everton so Simpson>Clichy and bench Hibbert may make sense.
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        In Like Flynn.
        13 years, 8 months ago
        It works for me Blauriecon.
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2. In Like Flynn.
  13 years, 8 months ago
  It might be worth covering his Barfa as Newcastle fight tooth and nail for a CL spot. The rest I wouldn't worry about unduly.
  How many free tfs does he have?
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  1. In Like Flynn.
    13 years, 8 months ago
    Although Barfa has been spectacularly average the last few.
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differentgear
13 years, 8 months ago
Playing for a grand!! Yes stupid i know but mini-league final against arrogant bstard..Need help please! He is using wildcard so will prob capt Aguero so need differential..

Al habsi (Kenny)

Vermaelen Riise Hibbert (Shotton, Drury)

Moses Valencia Bale Petrov Dempsey

RVP Rooney Jelavic

1 free

A) Roon > Aguero
B) Jelly > Aguero and Demps>Maloney for 4pt hit
C) Roon > Tevez for differential
D) Help me
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1. In Like Flynn.
  13 years, 8 months ago
  What is your point difference?
  
  Can you link your team?
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RedForLife
13 years, 8 months ago
Can anyone tell me if Ivanovic is Suspended for CL final?
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1. In Like Flynn.
  13 years, 8 months ago
  98% certain Red, but they need to play a damn site better than tonight.
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  1. RedForLife
    13 years, 8 months ago
    Cheers... so likely starter.
    
    What do u think of Holt ILF? worth getting in for Pogs? would be a -4 but chasing a 12 point gap.
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