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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. Alan The Llama
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Was Villa's wall the biggest ever?

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    1. som3awy
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Hahahahaaha

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

    Just testing link, disappeared for some reason.

    2 previous season were fire and forget =P

    1st year of serious FPL!

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

      Doing really well, just dont fall into the trap of trying to be interesting/original with picks, it kills me every time.

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

        Yea, my defense has been a let down so far, been so tempted to WC to fix it...but saving for the break. Think that may be for the best.

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

    This is my team

    DDG Fed

    Clyne Demel Cuellar Cash Lescott

    Toure (just got it for bale) Haz Michu Mcclean Guthrie

    Robin (just got it for torres) Petric Tevez

    I am planning to do this eventually:

    Cech in, DDG out
    Some arsenal defender (gibbs, kons), Lescott (mancity poor in defence) out

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

      I like Cech in, DDG out

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

        Me too. But i will do it in 2 or 3 weeks since i've made a hit getting RVP and yaya.

        Cech is nailed on and probably he'll play the whole season. DDG isn't nailed on and redface can bench him in anymoment :/.

        Ridgwell is in my watchlist too.

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  4. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    People on a WC, what defence are you looking to get? My big decision is to Baines or not to Baines...

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    1. som3awy
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Get him. Baines/Ridgwell/Demel/Gibbs/Cuellar

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      1. som3awy
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Depends on ur gk combo though!

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      2. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        That is ridiculously expensive no?

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    2. FPL Mike the Knight
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      I really wanted him but just don't have the budget after deciding on, haz, caz, rvp, tevez, yaya, michu!

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      1. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Yaya eh? I'm still not sold, he keeps on delivering though.

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    3. Touré De Force
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Id take Vermaelen first anyday.In fact,Im going to go out on a limb here and say that Verm will have more attacking and defending returns than Bainesy.

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      1. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Defending - maybe, attacking - no.

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

      1 big hitter, rest 4.5 and below

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  5. decisions
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Ok, which option would be best to accommodate Torres to RVP

    A: bale > Ben arfa

    B: Valencia > 7.1 mid

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    1. A.D.D
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      ur a massive A

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  6. Jimjam
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    A) Baines, Hughes, Yaya/HBA
    B) Ivanovic, Demel, Cazorla

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    1. A.D.D
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      B

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  7. Padre
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    With TEVEZ and RVP in your team who to Capt will be the big call now.

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

      Whomever is at home

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      1. A.D.D
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Bo.....

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

      They rotate, its very easy.....

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

        In theory yes but fate is fickle!

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    3. LOCO ABREU
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      When aguero return everything will change. For now the home player.

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  8. alfast1c
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    A. Bale > Cazorla
    B. Keep Bale
    C. Bale + Hangeland > Hazard + Hughes/Cuellar for a -4pts hit

    Thoughts ? me personally C

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    1. CABAYE4
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      For me, B. With those fixtures I just can't get rid!

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    2. Alan The Llama
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Certainly not B, that's crazy talk.

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    3. A.D.D
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      you A hole

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    4. ZaKNaFeiN
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      I went with A

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  9. Pat Mustard
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Guillem Balague: 'Ronaldo has told Florentino Perez that he wants to leave Real Madrid....'

    Back to EPL as a 14.5 midfielder?!

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    1. A.D.D
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      might be striker these days... look at podolski

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      1. Pat Mustard
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        True that.

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  10. Mind över Mata
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Hi all, be grateful for any thoughts on improving this WC team:

    Jussi / Begovic
    Baines / Davies / Boyce / Cuellar / Ridgewell
    Michu / Hazard / Nolan / Cazorla / Dyer
    RVP / Berbatov / Tevez

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  11. richieb
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    if im playin my w.c is it who should i have in tonight to catch any price rises... who is set to go up??

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      ivanovic

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    2. A.D.D
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Richard Johnston

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  12. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Is this team worth Wildcarding?

    Schwarzer Green

    A.Cole Zabaleta Hangeland Cuellar Demel

    Michu Dyer Kagawa Hazard Miyaichi

    P.Cisse Tevez Adebayor

    I was going to turn that team into THIS:

    Foster Jaaskelainen

    Cuellar Baines Ridgewell Hangeland Demel

    Michu Dyer Carzorla Hazard Sterling

    RvP Tevez Fletcher

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  13. Hay Number 2
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Suarez has to be the most inefficient striker in the prem....

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

    AJAY - I accept your challenge and have stored it in my username so i don't forget 😉

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    1. Call Me Old Fashioned
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Shit, now I gotta walk the walk then 😀

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  15. ★FC Borecelona★
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    "Feisty one you are" 😆

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    1. Call Me Old Fashioned
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      er wrong tab?

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

        Aaawwkkkkwwaaarrrdd.... 🙄

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  16. The Rock
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    To wildcard or not? My team isn't too bad but i could improve it a fair bit + make money from the price rises/falls over the next 2 weeks.

    DDG, Federici
    Zabaleta, Ivanovic, Hangeland, Demel, Cuellar
    Bale, Kagawa, Nasri, Michu, Noble
    Tevez, Adebayor, Graham

    Not happy about having Zabaleta first of all and midfield needs to be changed bar Michu, Would prefer RVP instead of Kag and Nasri and Bale aren't delivering as much as they should or for what there worth. Could change both keepers too, so overall is it worth it?

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

      almost identical team, i wildcarded

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    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      if you got 4-5 transfers which you think you can make then yes

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

      I had similar and wc'd last night. It's still a nightmare for me though 😉

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    4. The Rock
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      I think i will WC, could do with the lift and would get my team sorted long term

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

      Just wildcarded and had many players in common: - Zab, Nasri, DDG, Adebayor, Bale.

      In fact the only difference with our front 8 is Noble vs Kaca (you win :lol:)

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  17. Cowshed - Blue & White …
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Hi guys, I've not seen much of Spurs yet this season, what's the situation with Bale? Is it just a case of him suffering from their poor start or has his role changed from last season?

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  18. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    So the BIG question

    Ruddy or Jasskaleinen?

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

      Jas

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

      JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS

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  19. B.P.R.D.
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Zabaleta -> Davies
    Bale -> Hazard

    Boom.

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  20. The Rock
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Do we get 2 wildcards again this year? 1 you can use anytime and 1 in January(or sometime around then)?

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    1. B.P.R.D.
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Yup.

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      1. The Rock
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers, i'm going to WC then so, first time i have ever used a wildcard early, Normally i hold onto it for a "rainy day" but if you plan ahead you can cope.

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  21. Irish Madridista ⭐
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    best cheap keeper combo(s)?

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    1. FPL Mike the Knight
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      i was told bego/jussi earlier, would like to hear other options though, looking at the ticker there aren't many that seem to work well together.

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      1. Irish Madridista ⭐
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        i really dont want bego.. like not at all...

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  22. Podge
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Gareth Bale last scored in January

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

      I last score in 2007, so? 😉

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

        *scored... ahem... you see why.

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

          🙂

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      2. Hay Number 2
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        I scored 4 last tues 🙂

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  23. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    so is it worth going with def around 5.0 mark with no "big hitters"

    thinking of taking out zab and a cole for likes of ridgewell and jenkinson in my wildcard

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

      id get one big gun

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

      Jenkinson wont keep his spot for very long I reckon

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    3. tangtastic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      🙄

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    4. B.P.R.D.
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Jenkinson isn't going to retain his position beyond the next 2 weeks, if that.

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    5. Irish Madridista ⭐
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      jenkinson is finito.. sagna will be back.
      and i think you'd be better off going with the usual one big hitter and all 4.5/4.0s...

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  24. the axolotl
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    There seems a reasonably healthy amount of goals so far this season. i'd hate to play serie A fantasy football

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

    I think i've finalized my WC team:

    Foster Begovic
    Baines Ridgewell Hughes Davies Demel
    Hazard Cazorla Barfa Michu Maloney
    RVP Tevez Lambert

    Any improvements?

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    1. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Love it.

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

      Get Ivan in for the rises then put baines back in, same with Nolan

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

        This is the team i'd choose at the end of the two weeks, i'm playing the rises don't worry 🙂

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      2. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Surely Ivan won't rise twice?

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

          Top of the scoring chart is more than enough for most casuals to get him in

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

        Also you cant play Begovic for about the next 6 weeks so I got Jussi

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

          I didn't want to double on the West Ham defence so i planned long term.

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    3. Call Me Old Fashioned
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Like a lot. Double WBA seems like a good double.

      How does rotation work in that defence?

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

        I lined up all the teams on the ticker and checked i had decent fixtures all the gameweeks. It's fine. I don't like sticking to a rigid tactic as transfers happen and things change 🙂

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        1. Call Me Old Fashioned
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          Is that using Isacki's tool?

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

            No the FSS one. I prefer to judge it by difficulty rather than home or away.

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    4. B.P.R.D.
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Doubling down on WBA def?

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

        Yep, unless i find better options 🙂

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    5. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Ridgewell - S.Taylor
      Hughes - Cueller

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

        Cheers. I think i might do that 🙂

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    6. tangtastic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      That's pretty close to what I'd go for if I WC'd.

      Looks good.

      Nice balance 😉

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

      Nice team.

      Are you going with that straight away or stocking up on the risers?

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

        See above. I'm playing the rises. This is my final team.

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    8. Lizard Lips
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      that is my team 🙂

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

      fit in cuellar?

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

        I could choose him over Hughes. For some reason Mark said Cuellar to Demel earlier instead of Hughes to Demel. Hughes->Cuellar is something to consider.

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    10. Mind över Mata
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Doubling up on WBA defence?

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    11. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Very similar to mine (not surprising).... considering Pienaar over HBA & Berb up front.

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

      Thanks Everyone!! 😀

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

    International football?

    Boring. Yawn. Bland. Roll on Gameweek 4.

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

      +1

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

      Amen.

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    3. Hay Number 2
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      +1.21 gigawatts

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

      Himen

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  27. Padre
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Any chance Moses will get many games at Chelski?

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

      He will get a handful more games than I will this season.

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

        bought him before he moved but now he's looking like a benchwarmer.

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  28. Simon69
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Right, one more stab and I've made some small changes to my WC team. How does this look? Thoughts appreciated, cheers

    Mignolet, Begovic

    Baines, S Taylor, Ridgewell, Hughes, Demel

    Hazard, Cazorla, Michu, Nolan, Sterling

    RVP, Tevez, Fletcher

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  29. InRafaWeTrust
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    anyone getting in fletcher?

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

      working towards it alright

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    2. Irish Madridista ⭐
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      yup but im wildcarding.

      fletcher - RVP - Tevez..

      i can see him getting a ton of goals..

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  30. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    bale to caz? already have haz

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

      yep bale's price will drop tonight

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    2. Irish Madridista ⭐
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      yup

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