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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. O Fenomeno
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Sigurdsson to Cazorla tonight and hope nothing happens the little maestro over the break?

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

      yup

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

    Anyone in the "Cloud 9 head to head league"?

    If so who is RoysCallerAnne?

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

      I don't know for sure, but I'll guess that it's RoysCallerAnne

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

        I've never seen that one on here....in fact I only recognise Impressive tackle.

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

          Really?

          Not Aatish, ENR, Spike, ILF etc etc

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

            Spike I recognise....

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

      One of the regulars here

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

      😯 Really?

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

    Must have players for those wildcarding, or players even close to must have?

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

      Hazard, Michu, RVP, Tevez, Cazorla

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

      tevez rvp michu haz i think... although i wont be happy without baines or caz.. or possibly fletcher..

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

      cazorla, hazard, rvp

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

      Tevez, RVP, Hazard, Cazorla is who I would start with.

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

      rvp hazard cazorla tevez michu ben arfa

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

    so who are the sleeping giants of this early stage of the season? any players who haven't quite delivered yet but are about to?

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

      P.Cisse?

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

      aguero haha

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  5. Tyler the Pritts
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    all subs and BPS added correct?

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

      Yep

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

      Yessir

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

    with champions league coming up you think hazard will be rested?

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

      Can't see it. He may get subbed early if Chelsea are cruising.

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

    Anyone at all considering Dempsey for their WC?

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

      nope, wait on him imo

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

      AVB might even sell him tomorrow, you never know!

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

    If you had to drop one of Bale or Kagawa who would you drop? I have RVP.

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

      Bale

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

        Bale

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

      Bale.

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    3. Golden Oldies
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      well bale is dropping in price tonight if that makes any difference...

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      1. the lord
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        What site are you using now - fpl seems to not show it any more....

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          1. the lord
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 4 months ago

            Cheers dude

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

      Kagawa

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  9. McTown
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Would you wc this? dont like ferdinand, noble, de gea, bale and mulitple price drops are immenint.

    De Gea, Jaaskelainen

    Zabaleta, Clyne, Williams, Cashley, Ferdinand(QPR)

    Kagawa, Yaya, Noble, Bale, Guthrie

    RVP, Graham, Tevez

    0.0 in bank

    Cheers for the help. If i wc i may get in mcualey, hazard, demel etc.

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  10. Dynamic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Wildcard or not?

    DeGea Fed
    Ivan Zaba Cuellar Demel Clyne
    Hazard Cazorla Kagawa Michu Noble
    Torres Tevez Graham

    Problems: DeGea, Ivan, Zaba, Kagawa, Noble, Graham, No RVP.

    I'm currently on NO!

    Thanks 😀

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

      Def not

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

      I would probably stick. Noble, Kaga, DDG and Graham are not really urgent problems. I would stick.

      I wildcarded but I was in much more of a mess.

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

      no rvp, wc would make it easier to gut the team to get him in. But if you can get him in for no more then -8 and make other good swaps then i would say no

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

      No, it looks recoverable to me 🙂

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    5. floydy_floyd
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Maloney and RvP in for kagawa and torress

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

        That is what I was thinking.

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

          Absolute no brainer tbh. Get RvP in now before he does more damage and then u bring him in a few wedks

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    6. thetinkerman
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      I wildcarded with less.

      The way I see it is that now is perhaps the last chance to get RVP.

      My team was slightly worse than yours though (no Bale over Hazard, Ade over Torres, no Cazorla or Michu)

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  11. Mikegerton
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Bale -- Nolan
    Kawaga -- Maloney
    Petric -- RVP

    worth the 8pt hit ???

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

    What players will rise tonight?

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

      Ivanovic and Nolan

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

        Thank you my dear sir.

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

    Isnt there somewhere you can check to see how many people have wildcarded?

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

      It's on the status page after the deadline has passed. Nothing before.

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    2. Matthew
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Under the "Status" tab on FPL

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

      It says it on the status screen of fpl

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

      On status page at start of not gameweek.

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

        *next

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

      Ah ok, thanks all.

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

    IF Ronaldo left Real Madrid.. realistically, who might he transfer to?

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

      ManCity?

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

        Man Utd or City. 50M + Nani, Madrid? 🙂

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

          not a chance would madrid do that...

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

      Liverpool

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

        *pats Beba Da on the head*

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

      Not going to happen.....

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

      Anzhi

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

      Hopefully back to utd

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

      Arsenal. Wenger has been saving 😉

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    7. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      He'd always be welcome at United....

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

      Not a lot of options really. Hardly anyone could afford him.

      City? Chelsea? PSG?

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

      United probably.

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

      Huddersfield.

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    11. HVT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Colchester

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

      QPR definitely.

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

        Sydney FC

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

    May have made a mistake in not leaving a Hazard fund in my WC team...but at the same time, with Michu/Nolan/HBA all looking good mid price bets and RVP/Tevez providing a captain option every week, I'm struggling to see him as anything like a must-have. Cazorla meanwhile is 1mil cheaper and I think in the coming weeks will match him once the CL begins to take its toll.

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  16. Benteke Fried Chicken
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    krul (federici)
    rio, ivanovic,zabaleta, (rangel, barnett)
    hazard, michu, yaya, carzorla (britton)
    tevez, petric, torres

    My gameeweek scores so far are 84, 81, 76 ...So made a good start. But.....No RVP!!
    Is he absolutely essential?

    Is this worth it???...torres, carzorla > rvp, routledge (4 point hit)

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    1. Dial Square
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      over the course of a season torres and carzorla will outscore rvp and routledge

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  17. FPL Marc
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Haven't been on here today but I assume this is being asked a lot:

    How likely is Ben Davies to replace Neil Taylor at Swansea?

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  18. Indalo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Was just checking there and it turns out that there are three other people from this site in my public H2H league. Anyone one here "Boca Seniors" "Rekreapivici" or "Siggy Spursdust"?

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

      They're all spying on you at this exact moment...

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

        I knew it.... best not to tell them my future plans then like I'm swapping Tevez for Suarez 😉

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

        Sssssshhhh

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  19. Slikk
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    At what NTI does the players get a price rise? How is that system?

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  20. Baggers
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Guys need some help, Bale is going but toss up between Cazorla or Ben Arfa? Normally go Cazola but fixtures look tough where as Ben Arfa seems easier (on paper), who should I bring in?

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

      Caz is money no issue

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

      Cazorla for me....he's looked sharp in all three games thus far.

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    3. Baggers
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks for the responses, Caz it is

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  21. P&F
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    anyone know who will replace neil taylor?

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

      davies i'd say?

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

      Ben Davies, £4.0m.

      This years Neil Taylor 😆

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  22. christoff
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Hi I wantr to sharing my thoughts so far and get some opinions

    1. This has been the healthiest season for fpl in awhile. So many good choices in fwds, mids {but however, good cheap defender is hard to find}

    2. AVB doesnt seem like the "bad" manager. I think he has been unlucky in two games, tactically maintained possession just lacked a cutrting edge that I am sure will come as the players gel and Sigurdsson finds his feeting. Dembele is also a solid signing

    3. Some midfielders that might replace Bale {if he doesnt score/assist soon}:

    Kagwaa. I watched him play last two games. He can find space but his small frame gets bullied off the ball too easily, and he seeming to still not adapt creatively to the fast pace.
    Cazorla. Haven't seen his matches, but based on his pricing tag and his reports of the peffomance he has raw potential IF other Aresnal attackers can support {which I doubting}
    HBA. Watched him playing last game and he is really dangerous talaented. Dribble, create chances, and great shot-takng abillity He also took free-kick with Ryan Taylor now out, I don't want to create another "band-wagon", but I sold BAle for him instead of Kagawa {mioght not be good to do this week though, with Kagawa better fixture}

    Cheers

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

      You have single handedly started the Ben Arfa bandwagon.... Shame on you....

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  23. Ronny Hotdog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Hey all, I'm looking to save .4 on a WC team. Thinking Yaya to Barfa, any thoughts?
    Yaya's got the better stats on the comparison tool, by a distance, but got MC coverage in Tevez. No Toon anywhere so seems to make sense but...well, it's difficult this whole taking FF seriously isn't it? 😉

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

      Do you mean Nasri?

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

        Kind of Beric but it's a choice between a couple of teams...and I knew you'd be on here, can't be doing any RMT's now, can I?

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

          You can RMT all you like, I'm shocked that a couple of goals from a dutchman has induced your wildcard so early

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

            Not done yet, don't get too hopeful! Just tinkering around with it, you got another few points on me this week, need to start looking to catch them up somewhere. Maybe I'll just get a load of differentials and hope...

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

              I already took a hit 😳

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

      Barfa in sounds good...

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

    So.. who is taking hazard next year? he'll probably cost like 12

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

      lol

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

    How does this wc team look?

    Jas Begovic
    Mcauley Cuellar Demel Clyne Clarke
    Michu Nolan Yaya Hazard Cazorla
    RVP Fletcher Tevez

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

      Your defence is a bit weak IMO.

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

        +1

        Downgrade Yaya to Pienaar, upgrade a couple of your defenders.

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

        I know, not sure where to downgrade in mid or attack

        I can switch clyne to davies of swansea

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

      Fletcher to Lambert.
      Yaya to Barfa.
      Downgrade Nolan.

      Upgrade the defence.

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

    Cazorla's not rising tonight. Defensive rotation spreadsheets are doing my head in now. One of the pains of WCing. Time to log out and look at my defence another time. Love the rest of my team though (on paper...)

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

    A) gibbs and rangel
    B) baines and this new swansea davies chap (is he nailed on?)

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

      B, and i believe he is nailed on, yes.

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

    Dropped down to 74,000 🙁

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

      Still much higher than a lot on here (including myself)

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

    -4pts and I now have this for next week:

    Ruddy (WHU)
    Rafael (WIG), Vert (rdg), Davies (avl)
    Santi Cazorla (SOU), Hazard (qpr), Michu (avl), Routledge (avl)
    RVP (WIG), Tevez (stk), Podolski (SOU)

    Kinda Swansea heavy, but they have decent enough fixtures for now.

    £1.5m in the bank so I'll be looking at Routledge->McClean or something longer term.

    Feels good to see 5 starred players in there!

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

      Lovely team 😀

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

        😀 😀

        Hazard was the one piece I felt I was really missing. Now it's all sorted!

        And I really don't mind having Vert for the time being, he's been 3mins away from a CS twice.

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

          One of my main worries tbh is Michu. Routledge and the other wingers looks A LOT more involved than he is, but he just keeps picking up them goals... Kinda feels like it's plastering over a few things and eventually he'll inevitably have a run of 2pters and crash in value.

          But I can't decide on sticking with Routledge over him because of Pablo looming on the horizon.

          Still loads of players to be monitoring these next few weeks.

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

            The thing is he will be more consistant, and Dyer and Routleage may be rotated because of this new signing.

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  30. Dynamic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Just want some quick opinions, think that I've decided not to wildcard.

    This is my team;

    DeGea Fed
    Ivan Zaba Cuellar Demel Clyne
    Hazard Cazorla Kagawa Michu Noble
    Torres Tevez Graham
    0FT 0.5m in the bank

    Already done Bale -> Hazard.

    Do you think Kagawa/Torres -> Maloney/RVP is worth an 8-point hit?

    Thanks for help 😀

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

      Do you have plans for the 0.5m? Because in terms of points, i don't think it'll be worth it.

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

        Not really, it's just there. Maybe Ivan to Baines but not sure :/

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

      Definetely is

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