Dugout Discussion

Sunday Dugout Discussion

2 September 2012 4238 comments
Mark Mark
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Settle down, we’ve no less than three Premier League encounters to take us into Antiques Roadshow, with Fantasy points hopefully continuing to flow following yesterday’s drama. We’ve opened our Dugout Discussion chatroom to capture the real-time chatter, just in time for our first kick-off at Anfield, as Liverpool face the Gunners. Full line-ups here are…

Liverpool XI: Reina, Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Enrique, Allen, Sahin, Gerrard, Sterling, Borini, Suarez.
Substitutes: Jones, Carragher, Shelvey, Downing, Henderson, Kelly, Coates.

Arsenal XI: Mannone, Jenkinson, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Cazorla, Arteta, Diaby, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Giroud, Podolski.
Substitutes: Koscielny, Martinez, Santos, Ramsey, Coquelin, Gervinho, Walcott.

Later today, we’re treated to Newcastle vs Villa and Southampton vs United at St Mary’s. With Carlos Tevez delivering on his captaincy promised yesterday, all eyes will now be on Robin Van Persie as he takes on the Saints as United’s chief goal threat in the absence of the injured Wayne Rooney.

Enjoy today’s games, we’ll see you on the other side with the Stock Check…

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

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  1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Need a replacement for rvp as everyone in my mini league has him already have tevez so Best option

    A fletcher
    B berba
    C Torres

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      D Podolski.

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      1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Good shout I didn't even think of him

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      2. Corrigan
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        I agree, not sure whether I can squeeze Cazorla in!

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    2. Kevin Twine
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      C

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  2. ak87
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    When playing the wildcard. can you make unlimited transfers till the next game week even after 'confirming' initial transfers if you make the changes early?

    And can you essentially play the market, if you move players in before they rise, then sell high, and make some money that way?

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    1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Yes make 1m if u want no cost

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      1. ak87
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers, time to make some money this international break then!

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    2. the Penman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Yup - at this stage in the season that's the way to do it.

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  3. Twelve years a slave
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Wildcard activated . a day late but had no choice

    despite sitting in top 600 before todays games , today has been a disaster of biblical proportions

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Well, mine is still in me pocket!!! 😀

      I may take a 12 point hit this week ... 😉

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      1. Rasping Drive
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        I just took one 😀

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    2. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Rookie mistake, your team is not that bad and ahead of the pack, what a knee-jerker

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      1. RMT's Professor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        I'm not normally one to criticise, but I actually agree. You're team's not bad at all and no-way worth wildcarding imo. So you haven't got van Persie for Wigan (H) but surely you can engineer a move for him... ...Actually, looking at your team it does look very hard to do without a big hit. I can now see why you're wildcarding, but I still fell you might regret it.

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        1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          The reason he's wildcarding is probably because he made a bad decision of having 2 spurs strikers, I don't know why he NEEDS to wildcard though, this is where the debate becomes interesting, If RVP scored a hat-trick would he really have done it today? Probably not

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          1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
            • 13 Years
            13 years, 3 months ago

            had not* scored a hat-trick

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  4. Rowley Birkin
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Bale to Cazorla? or sit tight. Also need to get rid of Zabaleta.

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    1. Declan
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Keep Bale

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      1. Holy See
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Why? Tell me why! 3games, 5pts, price fallin. Spurs crap. Where's the upside? 😛

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        1. Declan
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl-ai9HuR60

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          1. Holy See
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 3 months ago

            You make a strong argument 😛
            "Mr Bale, there's a Mr Bin at the door."

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        2. Rasping Drive
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          Get rid of him. Madness to keep him.

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    2. Spoiler
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      form vs fixtures

      cazorla has both do it!

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      1. Pap Le Cissier
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Caz, Bale and Spurs show no sign of improving anytime soon. AVB syndrome has set in and the outlook isnt promising...

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        1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          Caz scoredn looks brill

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  5. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Southampton have played really well in all the 3 matches.
    Unlucky not to get any point. 🙁
    Lallana & Lambert being the standout players.

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    1. SouthCoastSaint
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Just means nothing...

      The way that Ferdinand header hit the post and landed on RVPs boot.

      God I hate football

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      1. Lateriser 12
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Means you lot are staying in the premiership. I am convinced. Convinced!

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    2. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Well, they have played the best 2 teams in the league.

      City and Wigan.

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  6. Mick
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    How come Michu is still only worth 6.8 when trasfering out, when at the start of this weeks matches he was worth 7.1?

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    1. Mick
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Never mind, brief moment of stupidity

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      1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Agree

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  7. waitinginthelonggrass
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Schwarzer, Rafael, Baines, Saylor and Rangel got me a collective score of 7!!

    I was at least expecting a few clean sheets but this was just awful.

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    1. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Only 3 teams got cleanies. The Arsenal ones are really unexpected too.

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  8. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    ok what I should I look at doing with this lot

    Migs, Fed

    Rafael, Hangeland, Baines, Fabio, Clyne

    Kagawa, Michu, Johnson, Noble, Marveaux

    Torres, Tevez, RvP
    1.1 in bank

    have 3 options, what do you think

    a) Noble to Nolan
    b) Kagawa to Cazorla
    c) Torres and Noble to Berba/Lambert and Cazorla (-4)

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    1. Spike ⚽️
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Same answer to your earlier post JK. b) No need to take a hit

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    2. Round and Round
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Seriously considering A myself but just cant bring myself to do such a sideways transfer.
      Honestly I would save the transfer. Or sort out your Marveaux problem. Kagawa could easily do well vs. Wigan, as could Torres vs. QPR

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

    So, after my blunder in the early kick off, and RVP's heroics, how is everyone?

    After today's action, it seems to be as good a time as any to do this, so here are today's three pictures, all from different places, China, USA and Norway (again)

    ● Lake Tianchi, China: http://i.imgur.com/sxtfa.png

    ● Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah: http://i.imgur.com/QY5mp.jpg

    ● Lofoten, Norway: http://i.imgur.com/mrVPB.jpg

    Enjoy! 😉

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    1. Hate that rotation
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Love these

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    2. Kanus hat trick
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks Pepe

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

      Love the first picture, I just want to shake that landscape like a damn snow globe!

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    4. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      My desktop changes every day now 😀

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      1. Hate that rotation
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Great minds 🙂

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        1. Piggs Boson
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          😉

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  10. AA
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Any Villa fans about ? How did Villa and Bent in particular fare against newcastle ?

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  11. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    I missed the Tate v Davies debate earlier. Who is more likely to start and why?

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  12. Michael Jordan - call me MJ
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Vermaelen turned out to have been a decent purchase but jealous of those who got on the awesome value of Jenkinson

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  13. Rowley Birkin
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Is the general consensus that RVP is enough united attacking coverage?

    Was thinking of Bale/Kagawa to Hazard and Zabaleta to Mcauley for a 4 pointer??

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  14. jdogg
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    bent and kagawa out for hazard and berba/fletcher worth a 4 point hit?and any idea which of the two to go for?x

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  15. ManUFan
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    rvp could have been 18, but now on 12
    why didnt he score that penalty 🙁

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    1. Oldman Unathletic
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      rvp captainer here - these things happen mate

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    2. Round and Round
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      If he scored that penalty there is no guarantee he would have scored any more. Happy with 12

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    3. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      He scored a hat trick and your team won. Be happy FFS!

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    4. SouthCoastSaint
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      LEAVE. AND NEVER COME BACK

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  16. beric
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    I think I'm right in thinking I can make 2 transfers today, then decide to wildcard later in the week and not pay the hit, am I?

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    1. LMNO
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Yep

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  17. Evs
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    • 16 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Guys, Beavis mentioned earlier that ddg will play next game (SAF comment) ?

    Can anyone confirm this?

    Also, was he dropped today? Or another reason?

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    1. ★FC Borecelona★
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Pre-match interview he said DDG will play in 2 weeks (GW4)

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    2. Spike ⚽️
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Fergie apparently said 1 week but nothing in stone

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    3. Phillips
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Dropped because of a mistake last week he said. I half heard it but I'm pretty sure he said "He'll be back in a couple weeks", hopefully just referring to the International break.

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    4. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Dropped.

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    5. Champy
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Dropped and yes he said that, up to you if you believe him.

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    6. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Sorry I just replied to you now. Here's the reply from p51:

      He was asked why Lindy was starting and said DDG made a mistake last game, almost cost us the 3 points but he will be back in a couple of weeks time.

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      1. Evs
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Oh right.

        He's referring to th vidic og then.

        Still maybe dodgy....

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  18. Conor Salmon for life
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Ruddy Begovic

    Jenkinson Davies Ridgewell

    Carzola Valencia Michu Pienarr Hazard

    Van Persie Tevez Long

    probable wildcard team

    thoughts would be appreciated

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  19. Coldplay
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Ok, so players that are expected to rise 0.2 or more this week? I am on a WC so trying to improve my team value.

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    1. SouthCoastSaint
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      RVP
      Hazard
      Maybe Cazorla

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    2. ak87
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Can you buy players before ether rise and still sell them after they rise when on wildcard?

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      1. Oz
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        yes

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    3. Kanus hat trick
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Podolski

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    4. Spike ⚽️
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Look up Fiso and you can see the trend there

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  20. Corrigan
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Milanista, what defence are you thinking?

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    1. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Not sure, on wildcard. Baines, Cuellar and Davies are all very likely to be in. WBA and Newcastle are under consideration, more likely a WBA defender. I may get a 4m Reading (or 3.9m if Gorkss drops) since they have home/away with Swansea and a DGW.

      Don't know about keepers, probably Jussi and Begovic.

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      1. Corrigan
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        seems decent.

        Hangeland Boyce Ridgewell Cuellar Davies for me

        I think Baines is too expensive when clean sheets are so hard to come by and I need cash and FTs for the big hitters up top.

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        1. Mílanista
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          Oh yeah, I must have Boyce. Could have scored on a couple of occasions yesterday.

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  21. RedNev
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Arsenal fans reaction after RVP's penalty miss - 😆

    Arsenal fans reaction after RVP's second goal - 😳

    Arsenal fans reaction after RVP's winner - 😥

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    1. SouthCoastSaint
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      they won 2 0 away to Liverpool and their team is settling nicely.

      The ones with any brains will be having a lovely sunday afternoon.

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      1. Coldplay
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        +10

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      2. Declan
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Good point well made

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    2. lets av em
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      that is so true

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    3. Declan
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Bull, we won today also

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    4. RedNev
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Their reaction on this thread was funny.

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  22. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Gif of the HBA goal.

    http://i.minus.com/iBVkp2U0eEKnt.gif

    Very happy I got him last night using my wildcard.

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    1. Kanus hat trick
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Not long before a very big club comes calling

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    2. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      At one point this week I was set on getting him. Ended up with Pienaar

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      1. Call Me Old Fashioned
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        I got him in my WC yday. Hello double rise!

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  23. Screaming Midget
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    What are people's thoughts on Sterling then FPL wise - I'm taking a hit this GW to do Bale > Hazard but need to shift nzog too.

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    1. Pap Le Cissier
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      I'm seriously considering it now he's started 2 on the bounce. Also x10 better than the waste of skin, aka downing!

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  24. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    I hope Lambert gets 3 BPs. 😀 (Can't see it happening though 🙁 )

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    1. PlayUpPompey
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      I'm thinking..

      RVP - 3
      Lambert - 2
      Puncheon \ Valencia - 1

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  25. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    I am a very happy bunny, now. I was a bit disconsolate after THAT penalty ...

    Cheers! 😀

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    1. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      He scores when he wants 🙂

      I am so happy.

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    2. Oldman Unathletic
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      i was about to throw the tv through the window at the point - still can't believe how it turned out

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    3. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Same here, plus £225 as well! 😀

      You told me the other day you took -4 for RVP. I recall telling you it would be +30. The pen miss may have buggered that but I was right about the hat trick! 🙂

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Yep.

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  26. Round and Round
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Anybody watch the Villa game? Worth taking a hit to get Bent out? Not too many options are tempting me so might just hold onto him - could do some damage with 2 of Swans first choice back 4 out.

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    1. RedNev
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Transfer him out next GW.

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  27. The Milkman
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Ben Davies nailed on for the Swans?

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  28. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Who would you prefer in your team, Lambert or Fletcher?

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    1. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      I have Lambert 😎

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    2. RedNev
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Fletcher.

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    3. Round and Round
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Fletcher. Especially for the next 3 weeks.

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    4. Oldman Unathletic
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      currently have lambert - not unhappy

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    5. Dirty Dhalsim
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Fletcher for me.

      Going to get some great service from Sess, Johnson & Larsson.

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  29. waitinginthelonggrass
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Budget of 6.9.

    Best replacement for Petric. Berb?

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    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah, since you're 0.1m away from Fletcher.

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      1. waitinginthelonggrass
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah would have prob gone fletcher if I had the extra .1m

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  30. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    It's getting late on here.
    Night All!

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