Euro 2012

Fantasy League Pro – The Wrap Up

With today’s deadline looming across all the Fantasy games, your lineups should be close to being finalised – your Fantasy League pro auctions now complete.

I put the final piece in my 15-man squad with the capture of Mario Balotelli on Wednesday evening, he’ll work in a dubious partnership with Robin Van Persie to carry my hopes over the group stages.

Of course, the League Chairman should now have moved their games on and paved the way for sealed bidding to start on transfers. I’ve set my league to allow transfers after every set of Group matches, with a first deadline at 10pm on June 11 – I’m limiting bids to 5 per round with 20 over the tournament as a whole. Your chairman might have done different – that’s certainly one of the interesting elements of the Pro game.

Chairman can set your sealed bids deadline for the first round of transfers via their Chairman’s Office, by clicking on Sealed Bids. Here you can set a deadline for managers to make bids for the remaining free agents. You go back to this screen on the deadline to process the bids – watch out for any bids made after the deadline when you do. By default, managers can make unlimited transfers over the tournament – if you want to restrict that, you can do so, again via the Chairmans Office. This initial screen is also where a Chairman can change the cap on the number of players per country – I’m tweaking mine to 4 after the group stages are complete.

If there are any Chairman struggling to move their game on past the auction phase, due to final bids not being made or teams failing to make bids, then they should contact prosupport@fantasyleague.com asap. Provide details of your division id (available in the url of your league page) and the team id’s effected (available in the url of the teams in question) and they will resolve the issue so you can move you games on in time for today’s kick-off.

Fantasy League Classic

If you missed out on the Fantasy League Pro action, and you’re still looking out for an alternative to your McDonalds lineup, you can still take advantage of the Fantasy League Classic game. Entry to this is £5 with over £10,000 in the prize pot, including £5,000 to the winner.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. HVT
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Alba or berezutski ?

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    1. southernpacific
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Alba

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    2. GuyIncognito
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Gotta have a Spanish defender imo.

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    3. King Nemanja
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Alba

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    4. megatronaldinho
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      if it's a one-week only dealio i'd lean towards berezutski. wud favour him for the cleanie personally. any further improvent elsewhere with the extra cash wud be a bonus

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    5. Joga Bonito®
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Isn't Berezutski out?

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      1. megatronaldinho
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        his brother i imagine you're thinkin of

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  2. Mind över Mata
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    debuchy or lescott for gw 1 only?

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    1. GuyIncognito
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Debussy. France are pretty much a lock to score against England imo.

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    2. Willis.
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Debuchy.

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    3. King Nemanja
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      debuchy

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  3. Danton
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Comments?

    Szczesny / (Given)
    Zhirkov / Jordi Alba / Debuchy / (K. Papadopoulus / M. Olsson)
    Özil / Sneijder / Blaszczykowski / Shirokov / (Elm)
    RVP / Benzema / Jelavic

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    1. GreenWindmill
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Are you not managing the subs yourself? If you are you need to get those players playing first into your team.

      Other than that it looks pretty sound to me 🙂

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  4. Matakuko
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    6.5m for 1 week only.
    Cannot be Dutch, Polish, Russian, French or
    Swedish.

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    1. King Nemanja
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      position?

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      1. Matakuko
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        Haha, fail . midfielder

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        1. King Nemanja
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 9 months ago

          Konoplyanka

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  5. rosh22
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Morning chaps,

    Would really appreciate any feedback on this team. Not completely convinced about Obrainiak or Young but not sure who to replace him with (0 in the bank).

    Szczesny, Given
    Alba, M Olsson, Maniatis, Strinic, Limbersky,
    Obraniak, Ozil, Afellay, Shirokov, Young,
    Klose, RVP, Ibrahimovic

    #

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    1. SwansVorm
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Klose is not nailed on so maybe swap him with muller, young with ribery and then you can upgrade obraniak.

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      1. rosh22
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        upgrade obraniak to who?

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        1. SwansVorm
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 9 months ago

          would you have enough to stretch to blasz?

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  6. COMH
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Happy Euro's everyone 🙂

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    1. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Congrats! 😀

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    2. King Nemanja
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      wahey!!!!!!!

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    3. udit
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      congrats mate 😀

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    4. Pratik
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Congrats dude!

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    5. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Oi Partner 🙂

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  7. Menly
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    What time is the deadline?

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    1. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      in 5 min

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      1. Bubbles
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        Banter.

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      2. Menly
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        Aaaaaah

        The site seems to be working again for me now.

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  8. BaleBaleBaleBale
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Alright guys, you should all join the wonga.com mini league theyre giving £100 for 1st place, £50 for 2nd and £30 for 3rd. Enter here http://www.wonga.com/blog/2012/06/07/wonga-com-launches-summer-fantasy-football-mini-league/

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    1. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Do you have the code?
      I am not on Facebook therefore I can't access it. 🙁

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  9. Dave Bauer
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Sorry for the repost...lost on last page.

    Forgive the possibly stupid question, I haven’t been giving this much attention until now, but if I plan to wildcard after week 1, am I best off activating it immediately tonight and swapping people in and out for price rises a la FPL?

    Unless I’m missing something this seems the way to go.

    Anyone?

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    1. stilicho
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      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      I haven't really followed the McDs comp in detail because I'm not playing it, but is there an argument that there would be the most transfer activity after GW3 as that's when half the teams get eliminated?

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      1. GreennRed
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        You get unlimited transfers for the quarter finals and still have a wildard to play at any stage.
        I don't think prices can change during a matchday over the four days but not sure. ie if Jelavic suddenly becomes 6m at the start of this matchday I don't know if he can change again to 7m before matchday 2? If he can change mid matchday sounds like a good plan. But how will you pick if you're waiting to see how your players form is in the remaining matchday games?

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  10. Mok
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    RMT

    Given / Cech
    Berezutski / Ward / Alba / Boateng / Debuchy
    Shirokov / Ozil / Eriksen / Affelay / Konoplyanka
    Ibra / Benzema / Lewandowski

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    1. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Go for Ward or Given. Both drop points if Ireland concede. 3 fairly expensive backs, maybe downgrade 1 to upgrade midfielders cos you can have a 2-5-3 formation at the end of your matchday.

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    2. megatronaldinho
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      boateng to perquis/boenisch for polish defensive coverage (don't see many teams without one) alternatively you could make cech szeszney as czech rep ain't very good. although personally i'd go isaksson instead for even more savings. should give you some dough to upgrade eriksen whose group is horrible. also maniatis can't be overlooked. a 4 mil defender in a strong defennsive team who's likely to play mid

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  11. GreennRed
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Right so Ted. Nearly 3:30 am here in the high desert. No sign of any definite starters for today nevermind 9th, 10th and 11th. It's sh*# or get off the pot time, at last!

    Neuer
    Debuchy,Ward,Holebas,Selassie,Zhirkov
    Özil,Sneijder,Srna,Dzagoev
    Jelavić

    Isaksson,Ibrahimović,Benzema,Yarmolenko

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  12. Chrissy Waddle - 2023/24
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Hey Fuzzy, you around? The Polish republic is calling...

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    1. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Where's your presser, Poland? So much for being a host nation... 😉

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      1. Chrissy Waddle - 2023/24
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        Fuzzy is on the case. His mule to the press office must have stopped for breakfast of turnip and vodka! 😉

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  13. Willis.
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    How long till deadline?

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    1. Menly
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      😀

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  14. mr. inconspicuous
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    What's this CET time? deadline for matchday 1 is 17:45 CET, is it 1 hour ahead of UK time?

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    1. COMH
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Central European Time (CET) is 1 hour ahead of the UK. The Poland v Greece kick off is 5pm UK time so the deadline is obviously 4:45pm, 15 minutes before kick off.

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      1. mr. inconspicuous
        • 14 Years
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        thanks mate.

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  15. COMH
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Who thinks Malafeev will start tonight?

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    1. The Milkman
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      I doubt it, I think Akinfeev will play as the entire squad has been declared fit. However, I won't be risking picking Akinfeev either. I'm playing it safe with Szczesny and Berezutski.

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      1. COMH
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        I have Piszczek and Lewandowski otherwise I would have Szczesny.

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        1. The Milkman
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 9 months ago

          Piszczek is a decent player and all but it won't make much difference if you go for Szczesny and Berezutski.

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    2. Menly
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Oh god

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      1. COMH
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        I'm determined to get it right 🙂

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    3. Smarty Pants
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Half of the Russian media. The other half thinks Akinfeev will start.

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  16. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Will muller start?

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    1. The Milkman
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      80%

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    2. COMH
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah definitely. He fits right into the system Low plays and will play on the right of a front three as he has been doing in recent tournaments.

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    3. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
      • 12 Years
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      Thanks

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    4. King Nemanja
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Should do

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    5. CABAYE4
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Likely to but not certain to.

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  17. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Larsson + CR7 ...OR

    Sneijdi + Ibra

    😕

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    1. dizFaris
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      B

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    2. Riddler
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Tough one...

      heart says 1) CR7 to light up a slow German defence

      head says 2) Ibra most likely to bag against a very poor Ukraine defence

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      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        What about the best of both worlds....

        Mandz+Nani+Ibra

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        1. Riddler
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 9 months ago

          If Germany double up on CR7 (sure I heard someone - Metersacker? - say they'll be doing that) then Nani on the other side of Portugal's front 3 might be a great shout

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    3. King Nemanja
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      B

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  18. The Milkman
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Are Ward and St Ledger equally nailed on?

    I've just noticed St Ledger played more games in qualification so I'm tempted to pick him instead.

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    1. dizFaris
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Yup..

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    2. King Nemanja
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah I would so say so

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    3. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Both are unlikely to but of the two Ward more likely to get you a goal or assist.

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  19. Riddler
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Coral are running an accumulator on players to be top scorer for their own team (can't link - can't access at work), and you can include as many teams as you choose...according to my calculations £5 on the following, for example, would net you £9k!

    Lewandowski/Poland - 15/8
    Kelavic/Cro - 7/2
    Torres/Spain - 4/1
    RVP/Holland - 2/1
    Shirokov/Russia - 9/1

    There's my lunchbreak filled. Any other top scorers more likely you think?

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    1. King Nemanja
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Keane- Ireland
      Ibra - Sweden
      ??

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      1. GreennRed
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        Ibrahimovich, no doubts.

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      2. Riddler
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        'No Irish Goalscorer' is 6/1, behind only Keane 7/2 and Doyle 5/1 😀

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    2. Parm
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Would think Kerzhakov for Russia....

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      1. Riddler
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        Better odds for Shirokov though 😉

        Hopefully he'll get subbed off - for Pav maybe?

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        1. Riddler
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 9 months ago

          Kerzhakov that is...

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    3. Derailed Bandwagon
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Benzema/France

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    4. GreenWindmill
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Own Goals/England

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      1. King Nemanja
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        haha

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    5. Crouch Potato!
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      For this to be valid does a team have to have a clear top scorer?

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  20. ManUFan
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    A: Evra + M'Vila + Afellay
    B: Debuchy + Andrews + Sneijder

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    1. COMH
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Evra is a waste of money. B out of the two.

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    2. ManUFan
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      or C; Debuchy + Yarmolenko + Afellay

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    3. ManUFan
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      or C; Debuchy + Yarmolenko + Afellay

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    4. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      B

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    5. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Affelay might not start. Prob will but read that Kuyt is a good shout to start. Definitely Sneijder, Andrews won't get you many points other than recovered balls bonus. Maybe a cheaper defender and Ninis?

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  21. Parm
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    6 ½ hours to go!

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  22. Joga Bonito®
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Finally made a decision on my team. Mindful of not posting loads of RMT's.

    Here goes, feel free to tie me in knots and rip me to shreds... or just comments would be nice.

    Szczesny,

    Ignashevic, Alba, Kadlec,

    Modric, VDV, Dzagoev, Larsson,

    Lewandowski, Benzema, RVP,

    Lindegaad, McClean, Debuchy, Shevchuk

    Debuchy to start after 1st game.

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    1. Joga Bonito®
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      OK, I'll take no comments as a positive... as I have no choice.

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      1. SwansVorm
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        not to sure on VDV as he most probably will be coming of the bench. either have afellay or sneijder.
        alba is also a doubt to start so think about changing him out.
        other than that not too many problems but there are a few longshots in that team, either can be a good thing or bad thing, we will see.

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    2. Derailed Bandwagon
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Nice team. 7.5/10.
      Lindergaard wont start, Anderson will.
      Kadlec is unlikely to keep clean sheets but if you just want him for pens thats fine.
      Not too sure on VDV
      Benzema is an injury doubt with his back.

      Other than that it looks good.

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    3. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      McClean won't start. 100%. Prob won't even get a run against Croatia.Andersen is the Danish keeper. Van der Vaaart almost definitely not a starter. Your backs are fairly pricey, you only need two to score points, can have a 2-5-3 formation at the end of the matchday.Nice forwards. Downgrade VDV, upgrade keeper ,some defenders and would change Larsson. But Larsson choice is yours, he never gave me any luck in EPL, prob will score buckets and loads of assists if you leave him out! Modric won't get many assists and prob no goals.

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  23. Kevin Twine
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Debuchy or Evra? (can afford both)

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    1. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Debuchy

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      1. Just_Ty
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        +1 (and I'm French)

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        1. Kevin Twine
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 9 months ago

          Cheers fellas

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    2. The Milkman
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Debuchy more nailed on.

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  24. COMH
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Not heard Cabaye mentioned once. Does noone think he will be good for assists or the odd goal?

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    1. The Milkman
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Playing quite deep for France, so Malouda, Nasri and Ribery are more likely to pick up the points. Also they're playing England so his chances of returns are slight.

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      1. COMH
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        Good point

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    2. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Don't even know if he'll start at this stage. He has a lot more attacking flair around him for France than with The Toon.

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  25. The Milkman
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Given and Schildenfeld

    or

    Pletikosa and St Ledger?

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    1. COMH
      • 12 Years
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      1st one I reckon

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      1. GreennRed
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        Pletikosa and Ward.

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  26. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    If player prices move by 0.1m overnight I'm probably so fecked....

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  27. Zola
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Hi guys, any obvious flaws with this bunch?

    Szczesny, Given

    Alba, Zhirkov, Debuchy, Gebre Selassie, Maniatis

    Ozil, Sneijder, Błaszczykowski, Yarmolenko, Shirokov

    RVP, Ibrahimovic, Jelavic

    Originally had Cech and Perquis, but more confident in Szczesny than Cech and it's easier to swap out a failing defender. Pretty sure (hopeful) Selassie is first choice RB for Czechs.

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    1. Joga Bonito®
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      looks good.

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  28. ManUFan
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    seeing as affeley is predicted to start, is it worth putting him in for sneider to upgrade andrews

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    1. The Milkman
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      I would, Affelay seems to be nailed on for a start against Denmark.

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    2. Joga Bonito®
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Who said he's predicted to start?

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      1. Joga Bonito®
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        Surely they'll be starting with VDV, RVP, Sneijder and Robben? Huntelaar would surely be ahead of Afellay even if RVP had to move out of position?

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      2. King Nemanja
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 9 months ago

        FFS

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  29. Matakuko
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    Failed above.

    6.5m for 1 week only mid.

    Cannot be Dutch, Polish, Russian, French or
    Swedish.

     

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    1. King Nemanja
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      answered above

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  30. martymcfarty123
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 months ago

    GAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!! Cant decide final thing. Im on train till kick off so last chance to change. Opinions appreciated...

    Anyokov and RVP
    OR
    Balzaretti and Benzema (or Cassano)

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    1. SwansVorm
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      first one

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    2. Cell_Omega
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 9 months ago

      Russian defender + RvP = ftw

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