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This was a Gameweek littered with outstanding performances, particularly in midfield where the array of talent jostling for spots in our squad now presents a major headache. This week’s bumper edition of “Big Numbers” for members carries out the usual exploration of the stats behind the Gameweek, with midfield options across all the price brackets gaining momentum and our keen interest…

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

  1. Viper
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Finished up on 75 (-4). Avergae around these parts? Dropped 5k since last night.

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    1. Tommyg
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah that's what I got

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    2. I Am ToTo
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      i dropped 10k

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

      Up 74k on last night, ended up 85 altogether! YAY!

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  2. Zero
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Evening all:)

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    1. Crouch Potato!
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      And to you, top weekend of football!

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      1. Zero
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Indeed! Shame that it's two weeks til the next!

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        1. Crouch Potato!
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          Well there is the international friendlies, on second thoughts!

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  3. Crouch Potato!
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Where do Liverpool go from here, Rodgers must wish he had stayed in Wales.

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    1. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Where do I go from here 🙁

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      1. Crouch Potato!
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Pull yourself together man!

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        1. 4vets
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          Indeed. Thank you Potato!

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    2. Tommyg
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Down?

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  4. DOCLES
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Up to 21k! 😀

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  5. @FPLStrategist
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Which 4 would you choose

    Kagawa, Cazorla, Yaya, Michu, Hazard

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    1. Home Run Baker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Not Kagawa

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      1. Crouch Potato!
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Against Wigan, at home, why ever not?

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    2. JimmyDeemo - Sir Puntalot
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Yaya, Hazard, Michu

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    3. Tommyg
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Hazard. Cazorla. Yaya. Kag. Michu will fade IMO

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      1. EatStatic
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Based on nothing.

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  6. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Safe to say Van Persie is worth every penny, both in fantasy football and in real life. Piers Morgan is gutted.

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  7. JimmyDeemo - Sir Puntalot
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Could use a little help guys, team link in username. What would you do in my situation? I planned well, saving 2FT for the international break. Use one to do Bale-->Michu before price changes. Now i'm not sure I can wait until the end of the two weeks, RVP and/or Hazard will be out of reach.

    Of course I could just WC...

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    1. Smellbobs
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      i feel you need rvp or hazard quite simply because they'll both do well (more often than not) and the masses will have them. you'd fall behind if you didn't

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      1. EatStatic
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Exactly. Perfectly valid plan. You must have the big knee jerks or you'll be left in the part timer's wake.

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  8. Connor's Calling
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Dyer, Bale or Siggy to Hazard? Need to do tonight. Got Michu already

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    1. Declan-
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Siggy

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      1. The Orienteer - find me in …
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Yes, I'd go for Siggy too.

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

    DDG Federici
    Zaba Demel Cuellar Staylor Clyne
    Bale Nasri Michu Kagawa Noble
    Graham Tevez RVP

    a) Bale > Cazorla for free
    b) Bale Nasri > Hazard Yaya -4pt
    c) No transfers and use free double gwk 5 for kagawa nasri (mostlikely) > hazard 7.0 mill

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    1. ccc
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      b

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    2. EatStatic
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      B

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  10. GoonerByron
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    So it's starting to seem like RVP is absolutely essential again and he is absolutely killing my ranking by not having him in...

    Even though I quite like my team I feel like I need to get him in asap but don't know how. What would you do with this team...

    De Gea - Federici
    Zabaleta - Cole - Hughes - Demel - Cuellar
    Bale - Kagawa - Michu - Pienaar - Guthrie
    Tevez - Podolski - Adebayor

    1.3 million in the bank..

    Any help much appreciated!!

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    1. Elwood
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Kag to Nolan, Ade to RVP

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    2. Ruud van Basten
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Same as me. I'm doing very well at the minute although dropped to 10k from 3k today. I was not playing WC just yet but feel the need to get RVP is too great, so here goes. Another minor matter is Bale is likely to drop tonight so I need to WC.

      In answer to your question, your team looks good, ade & Bale have nice fixtures, you have Utd cover with Kags but as you say, like me, you don't have rvp. I'm wc'ing, good luck with your decision!

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      1. The Orienteer - find me in …
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Bale will come good, just wait and see.

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  11. SPorting
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    evening boners!

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    1. The Light Knight
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      How goes it Sporting

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      1. SPorting
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        meh.

        64pts and up to 513k.

        so that's a good week for me.

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        1. The Light Knight
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          *thinks of consoling/comforting/condescending line
          It's not where you start but where you finish that counts 🙂

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          1. SPorting
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 4 months ago

            thats right.

            look at the guys in the top 10. they won't be there at the end of the season.

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  12. ClaireT
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    I wanna got RVP in. Got 2 FT and 0.4 in the bank. What is the best way of doing this? All suggestions welcome 🙂

    Jaaskalinen, Schwarzer
    Zabaleta, Williams, Hangeland, Cuellar, McCartney
    Nolan, Cazorla, Hazard, Kagawa, Yaya Toure
    Graham, Tevez, Adebayor

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    1. Zero
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      I suggest Ade and Kag out. RvP and Maloney in?

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      1. ClaireT
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Thank you! 🙂

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        1. Zero
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          No prob 😉

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  13. FPLord
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Not having Hazard is frightening, but not having RVP even more. What do you think?

    A. Bale>Hazard
    B. Kagawa, Torres>Morrison,RVP (-4p)
    or even
    C. Kagawa, Bale, Torres> Maloney,Hazard,RVP (-8p)

    Cheers.

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    1. I Am ToTo
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      no maloney

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      1. FPLord
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        alright, but the decision is about getting RVP and Hazard for -8 or not...

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    2. Elwood
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      c

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  14. johnny_
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    RVP not rising tonight, right?

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    1. I Am ToTo
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      too soon to know

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    2. Declan-
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      unlikely. Definitely tomorrow though

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    3. Samwise the Brave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      I'd be very surpised if he did, 2moro for definate though

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      1. Pasqualinho
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        I'm not so sure - posted about this earlier - He's forcing a lot of people to use the WC, and most of the WCers are doing it tonight - but still only 12k NTI today (less than Hazard, Tevez, Michu). I reckon it could be close but not a certainty.

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  15. I Am ToTo
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    from 200 to 800 and now 10000
    so 8 points hit to drop Friedel, silva and adebayor
    sounds right?

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  16. super zlatan
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Repost

    2 green arrows in a row!!!
    YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    🙂

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    1. The Light Knight
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Nice one SZ.
      I'm on 1 of each but higher than my GW1 rank too

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    2. Gamoriola of the Galaxy (Eu…
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      You seem happier about your week's work now . . .

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      1. super zlatan
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah E-jelly.
        Bit happier now. Still have my WC and my team looks in ok shape.

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    3. Declan-
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      My firt one of the year. Yahoooo!!

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  17. paulo21
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Is it worth becoming a member? Any advice on team be awesome!

    Gk- jasskenlien
    Df- Rangel-McCauley-Reid-jenkenson
    Mf-hazard-michu-carzola-(Nolan on bench)
    Ff- Torres, tevez RVP

    Any subs? Wild card in play.
    Cheers

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    1. Elwood
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Yes, Support the hard work the scouts put in to provide this site.

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    2. Declan-
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Definitely become a member. Well worth it

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

      Downgrade Torres and get HBA into your Midfield.

      Who is the other Goalie and 5th defender.

      Link your team 🙂

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  18. NOVICE
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Cant for the life of me work out why Arsenal sold RVP to United. Simply doesnt make sense. If that happened in normal world of business, (steve jobs sold ipad to Siemens) the CEO would be hung out to dry. What on earth are they at (I'm not a fan of either club btw)

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      If you knew ipad's were gonna become obsolete in a years time then selling to Siemens would be a great bit of business. The CEO would be given a payrise and a new apartment in the shard.

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  19. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Really wish I hadnt got Hazard in last night. Stupid price rises

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    1. Viper
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Why?

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Rather have Carzorla and Torres than Hazard and Giroud

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    2. Declan-
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Why is that gink?

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

      Why?

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  20. Hect.OR 98th
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    I'm Mr Consistent so far. 68, 72, 68. Pretty much bang on 100k. Not a bad start, good team value too. I'm not WC'ing but see so many ahead of me are which is odd. If you're in the top 100k you must have most of the good players so far and able to get in one or two more for 8 points?

    I blew my WC in GW3 last year but I'd had a crap start and there were loads of obvious risers (Rooney, Young, Dzeko....). I can't see too many big risers this time round?

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    1. Smellbobs
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      i'd based my GW1 team on a GW3 wildcard - i took a 4pt hit for GW3 and i'm say 41k. all of a sudeen don't feel the need to WC. Might try to save it for a winter DGW

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      1. Smellbobs
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        and the big risers now are obvious: hazard, michu, tevez plus rvp.

        if you have 3 of those i'd say you're fine as is

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  21. Zola
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Guys with rotational/form/injury worries over DDG, Zabaleta, Demel, Bale and Ireland, and a lack of RVP, would you WC?

    Or do Bale and Torres - Ben Arfa and RVP for a 4 point hit? Feel I need to get RVP.

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    1. A.T
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Wc

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    2. Crouch Potato!
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Forgot about Demel,many news on him?

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  22. DibblyDobbler
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    This is a good blog for Barclays Fantasy Football tips: http://dibblydobbler.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/barclays-fantasy-football-updated.html

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    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Quite sad to advertise your own blog like that

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        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Really??

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  23. RafaMC
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Swanseas Ben Davies at 4m. Is this fella going to be a regular now that Taylor is out for rest of the season.

    Getting a player in a 4m would seriously help towards affording RVP.

    ??????

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    1. Voodoo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Was wondering the exact same thing?

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    2. A.T
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Davies hey
      ?

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

      If you can afford 4.5 give sterling a try. There will be a bandwagon soon so get in there first.

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  24. Charlie Bronze
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    It was about bloody time a bonus point was thrown Gibbs' way.

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  25. Cheggers
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Just done Bale -> Carzola... thought he looked great today and expecting a big price swing. Can see Carzola going up .3 over the next 2 weeks

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    1. super zlatan
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Nice trade IMO

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  26. Art Vandelay
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Thoughts on WCing this lot (team linked). I had an awful week, and am now well off the pace in my league.

    Worries over Nasri/R Benett/Zab/Kaca/No RVP (8 point hit required).

    Many thanks

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    1. Elwood
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      DO NOT WILDCARD

      You have a very good team, try just a -4pt hit to get RVP and sort it out over time.

      In summary: WC = 🙁 -4/8pt = 🙂

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      1. Art Vandelay
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Thank you. I thought my team was good but unfortunately FPL does not agree. 😆

        The problem is even with an 8 pointer, my team becomes horribly disfigured and out of shape.

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      2. chinmusic
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        I disagree. I'd play it. I want rid of many of the same players and so I've hit the button.

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    2. LÖrKingMuch
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      I'd go for the hit over wc.

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    3. Art Vandelay
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers guys. Split decision.

      I would really like to avoid a WC but I can find any 8 pointer that leaves my team pointing in the right direction (other than the addition of RVP).

      I just get the feeling that I need to roll the dice and see if I can start catching my rivals. Ahh. Decisions. 😆

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      1. Belli2007
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Took an 8pt hit this week to get RVP in and paid off for me so I would support the non WC route. Remember it is only week 3 and you have plenty of time to recover.

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  27. Benson
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Off topic but can I upgrade my free account to a member's one or do I have re-register altogether? Much appreciated!

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  28. pol
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    kone or lambert??

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    1. super zlatan
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Lambert. No brainer

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    2. The EJJ
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      For some reason I read Kone as Kony and was like wtf? 😛

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  29. @FuzzyWarbles
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    zabaleta, lampard-> tate, hazard for a 4 point hit is what im looking at right now.

    double city defence has to go, zabs days are numbered, tate looks like a good option for a stretch, no? now or never for hazard, i dont want to pay more than 10 mil. leaves 1mil to upgrade green->foster, nzogbia->6.5 option going forward.

    i haven't spent any points or WC'ed yet, can i get someone's blessing to take my first hit of the season?

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Davies not Tate. And I bless this

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      1. @FuzzyWarbles
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        davies for certain gink?

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        1. Ginkapo FPL
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          Yup, he played LB in the Capital One cup and came on for Naylor. Whereas Tate played CB in the Capital One cup and is all round shit.

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          1. @FuzzyWarbles
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 4 months ago

            cheers, i will hunt you down if i bring in the wrong man!

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            1. Ginkapo FPL
              • 14 Years
              13 years, 4 months ago

              Fair enough

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  30. RafaMC
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Bale going to drop tonight / soon ??

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    1. Pasqualinho
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Yep. Approx 1.8k NTO to go.

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

      Yes

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