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27 September 2012 2122 comments
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Better late then never. In truth, there’s nothing comfortable about this one. We had some nightmarish technical issues that had me tearing at my receding hairline tonight but, we got it done. Just.

The route of the problem was a change of scenery, as Granville and I resorted to staying on home territory to record this latest episode. There was a chance it would end in tears; it almost did.

It is, at least, a bumper episode, with just over 45 minutes of myself and Granville grumbling amidst the regulars on Wednesday evening. With his three point lead at the top of our mini-league, the fact is I couldn’t bear to face my Mancunian rival to discuss the merits of an early wildcards versus points hits, lament the demise of Carlos Tevez and chat about Granville’s night attire.

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  1. andres
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    Foster
    Baines demel cuellar
    Hazard santi michu mcclean
    Rvp graham tevez

    Subs: guthrie a.williams clyne

    1.5, no FT

    Do I take a hit to improve this? Tevez out?

    Thx 😉

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    1. Christina.
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      13 years, 2 months ago

      Foster will concede. 1-1

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    2. Jax
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      13 years, 2 months ago

      I'd take out tevez. maybe for suarez.

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  2. toadeh
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    13 years, 2 months ago

    demel or jenkinson in starting XI?

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    1. GoonerByron
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      Jenko definitely.

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  3. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
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    who have shipped out Tevez? and for whom?

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    1. Jebiga
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      13 years, 2 months ago

      i will keep him all season long. He didnt played last season, so i think he is in advance

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      1. jimnastics
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        He didn't play last season and City won the league. Personally I think Mancini prefers Aguero with Dzeko more than Tevez, and I think we'll see that over the coming weeks.

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    2. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      13 years, 2 months ago

      planning on shipping him today.

      Jelly for me.

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  4. Scroobius Mac
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    13 years, 2 months ago

    Richards 2 weeks away from return.

    http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11679/8115312/Manchester-City-defender-Micah-Richards-is-set-to-return-from-injury-he-has-confirmed

    Down to 5.8 as well and we all know what a beast he can be.

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    1. Christina.
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      13 years, 2 months ago

      No thanks. Not after last season's debacle.

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      1. Pratik
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        13 years, 2 months ago

        +1

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    2. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
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      will he be nailed on?

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      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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        no

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      2. Scroobius Mac
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        No, not at the moment. Worth keeping an eye on though if Maicon is injured (could be quite frequent this season) and Zabaleta is favoured in Europe as he has been the past 2 seasons.

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  5. jackx13
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    Captain dilemma - who to pick Fellaini or Demba Ba?

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    1. Grounderz
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      13 years, 2 months ago

      Reckon Fellaini.

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    2. Granville
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      13 years, 2 months ago

      Fellaini, much better fixture.

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  6. Mind över Mata
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    Morning all, please help with this little problem:

    2FTs, 0.2m

    A) Tevez -> Berbs
    B) Tevez and Hazard -> Aguero and HBA
    C) Tevez and Hazard -> Berbs and Bale/Gerrard

    Cheers.

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    1. fireal
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      13 years, 2 months ago

      B)

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    2. Pratik
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      B) looks the best move on paper....but Hazard is a great armband option against Norwich.

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      1. Mind över Mata
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Already have RVP and am worried about having two benchable CL strikers.

        Berbs this week I think. Gives me 2FTs next week to bring in Aguero if necessaryZ.

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  7. Grounderz
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    13 years, 2 months ago

    Michu and Guthrie - who to bench?

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    1. Parm
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      Guts.

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      1. Grounderz
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        Damn... guts say Gutsy will score. 🙁

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      If I say Michu, will you hold it against me? 😉

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      1. Grounderz
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        😀 Britney in the house, babe! Go wild! 😆

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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          🙂

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      1. Grounderz
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        😆

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  8. China Mag
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    13 years, 2 months ago

    Doos, forgetting about the players that AREN'T in my WC team, which of the ones that I do have don't you agree with?

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      13 years, 2 months ago

      No, no, I like the ones you've got. I just like others more. Specifically van Persie. 🙂

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      1. China Mag
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        13 years, 2 months ago

        OK. That's cool. So its the strategy you don't agree with, rather than the players I picked perse? I can live with that. I still don't know if I agree with my strategy!!

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          13 years, 2 months ago

          That's right. And Yaya. 🙂

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    2. Pratik
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      13 years, 2 months ago

      You worry too much. Sleep well, knowing that if your strategy fails it almost certainly means my team will blow up on my face. And I don't make such mistakes. 🙂

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        Hubris? 😉

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        1. Pratik
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          Not exactly at my most modest there, but the next few gw's are sure gonna be interesting 🙂

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  9. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    I am thinking for next week Arsenal in Man City out...

    meaning Podolski and Cazorla in and Tevez and Yaya out...

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  10. Scroobius Mac
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    Aguero and Zabaleta called up for Argentina squad next month. Tevez left out

    Christ this doesn't simplify things does it.

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      How will Tevez take that?

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      1. Scroobius Mac
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        Can't imagine he'll be bothered. IIRC he hasn't been called up the past couple of times.

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          13 years, 2 months ago

          Crikey. A ferment waiting to happen.

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      2. Grounderz
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        13 years, 2 months ago

        This is how Tevez will react to that... against Fulham - 3-0 hat-trick. 😀

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          13 years, 2 months ago

          Hmmm. Only if Yaya gives him the ball ... 😉

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          1. ColeHole
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            13 years, 2 months ago

            If we're biting hands off, I will take that all day!

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    2. Pratik
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      He has such great fixtures, that if he starts every 3 out of 4 games he is gonna score/assist in each. That means about 18-25 pts in 4 fixtures. Is that worth it?

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      1. Albert Cole
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        13 years, 2 months ago

        And you'll get your Maloney or Kacanaklic with 7 points in for him if he doesn't play at all in that one match. Keep.

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    3. fireal
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      13 years, 2 months ago

      Tevez is staying put in my side.

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    4. Old Glory
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      13 years, 2 months ago

      Sure it does. If you bought Tevez cheap, hold him. Everyone here has talked sense into me and reversed my wanting to sell him desperately.

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      1. ColeHole
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        13 years, 2 months ago

        Or sell him WHEN IT SUITS YOU rather than because he started a game against a PL side 4 days ago.

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    5. Bubbles
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      13 years, 2 months ago

      Away to West Brom after the int. break, isn't it? Not a great fixture given how well they've defended at home of late (8 clean sheets in their last 10 at home in the league!). I could live with knowing Tevez will almost definitely play that game.

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      1. Pratik
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Which transfer, if any, did you make this week? It didn't involve Tevez?

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  11. villian-ty
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    13 years, 2 months ago

    hows this team for this gw?

    Begovic
    Baines ACole Hughes
    Cazorla Hazard Michu Gutherie
    Rvp Tevez Fletcher

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    1. reshardo
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      13 years, 2 months ago

      Unbelievable team

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    2. Sess!
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      13 years, 2 months ago

      Good apart from guthrie

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  12. Jebiga
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    13 years, 2 months ago

    REPOST

    Good to go ?

    Jaaskelainen
    Cuellar, Clark, Baines (VC)
    Hazard, Cazorla, Michu ________ (have yaya but can decide is it worth -4 hit for pienaar)
    Tevez, Van Persie (C), Berbatov

    Sub: Etheridge, Hughes, Mariappa, Gunnarsson

    Also considering -4 hit for:

    - Mariappa or Hughes out for Nelson or Gorkss

    Thoughts are much aprecciated

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    1. Jebiga
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      13 years, 2 months ago

      Nobody...blaaaah, maybe its time to go off

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    2. Sess!
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      13 years, 2 months ago

      Don't take a hit for def. Hughes has some ok fixtures coming up. Pienaar could work out tho. I'm going with no eve mids but if you're worried just do it.

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      1. Jebiga
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks for oppinion. My personal think is that Hughes will be replaced with Senderos, i know about Fulham awesome fixtures...

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        1. Sess!
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 2 months ago

          Nah, I don't think so. Hughes was first choice ahead of senderos at the end of last season. Fulham started well. Why change the team.

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    3. Aditya K
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      13 years, 2 months ago

      If u get Pienaar u have my starting 11 there..so it's good 😉

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  13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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    New twist in tevez saga. He is left out of Argentina's squad for WC qualifiers. Zabaleta and Aguero called up.
    Meaning he will be fit and rearing to go after a 2week break after the qualifiers

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    1. Demí
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      13 years, 2 months ago

      Tevez is always left out, nothing new there. Was the same in week 3.

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      1. ColeHole
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        13 years, 2 months ago

        That's the beauty of owning Tevez. No twist, no saga (except for on here ofc!)

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  14. GoonerByron
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    13 years, 2 months ago

    Any news on how likely Cuellar is to play this weekend?

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    1. Sess!
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      13 years, 2 months ago

      70% I'd say. Looking much better prospects now than earlier in the week.

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  15. Mainevent
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    13 years, 2 months ago

    Jelavic or Suarez for Tevez? uuuuuuuughhh its killing me

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    1. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
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      jellyfish

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    2. Sess!
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      Niether

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  16. Thom
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    13 years, 2 months ago

    Start Begovic or Jaask this week?

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    1. DonTheSpecialOne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      Jaask

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    2. GoonerByron
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      13 years, 2 months ago

      Begovic by a mile

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    3. Sess!
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      13 years, 2 months ago

      Bergovic. I'm playing hughes over demel. Can see goals in qpr/west ham game.

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  17. ColeHole
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    13 years, 2 months ago

    Lovely Discounts at FPL. Get your seasonal adornments cheap in the coming weeks!

    Nani 8.5?
    Dempsey 9.2?
    Adebayor 9.1?
    Mata 8.7?
    Gylfi 8.4?
    Pog 4.8?
    Shawcross 4.9?
    Ramires 6.4?
    Wally 8.7?
    Sturridge 7.3?
    Simpson 4.8?
    Caulker 4.6?

    Loads more on sale. Go on, av a butchers...

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    1. Jebiga
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      You forgot my next purchace Silva
      And Simpson is going to my team when he realy become 4.8. I doubt about that, think he will stay @ 4.9 🙁

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      1. ColeHole
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        13 years, 2 months ago

        Still good value imo!

        Silva may drop a little further. The bargains are really piling up. McClean, Sess, even Clichy / Kolorov.

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        1. Old Glory
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 2 months ago

          Sess is not a bargain 🙂

          Clichy may be, Kolarov has great attacking threat but his rotation risk is pretty extreme...

          Walters and Crouch - moreso Walters...are going to quietly return great value for their price....

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    2. GoonerByron
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      13 years, 2 months ago

      I'd add Clichy 5.8. I'm not getting on board but can see that being a bargain 4 or 5 weeks from now..

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      1. ColeHole
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        13 years, 2 months ago

        Quite right. Sagna too.

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    3. viewoftheland
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      13 years, 2 months ago

      Mata could be a real bargain if he starts getting returns. Very interested there. Might have a dander on a Shawcross too.

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    4. Old Glory
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Mata's stats are pretty good, once he starts getting the returns he should pick up again. Especially once Chels goes back to the wider play....

      The only other one I would look at in your list would be Shawx...

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  18. China Mag
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    Pratik. I gave up fighting it. Trigger has been pulled!! Wish me luck!

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    1. Pratik
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      13 years, 2 months ago

      Does wishing you luck amount to the same as wishing me luck cause we have similar teams? Anyways best of luck. 🙂

      At the very least, you can concentrate on your work now.

      Care to repost your team for the last time?

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      1. सनकी
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        13 years, 2 months ago

        COYS ! 😀

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      2. China Mag
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Foster, Begovic
        Baines, Gibbs. Rafael/Saylor/Clyne
        Bale, Cazorla, Barfa, Fellaini, Pienaar
        Suarez, Berba, Lambert

        - Suarez will have nor, STK, RDG, to prove himself, or he will be out for one of the dembas
        - I will play Baines, Bale and Santi, and rotate the rest. There are NO selection problems. I have checked up to GW20

        What do you reckon?

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        1. सनकी
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 2 months ago

          *cking ACED team mate!

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        2. Pratik
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 2 months ago

          "I have checked up to GW20" I salute you, sir!!!! 🙂

          Whatever happens (unexpected transfers, injuries, suspensions (Fellaini) ), don't ask your benching questions more than 5 times in week? Deal?

          Our teams are actually different though, about 8 players same. Though I think I will get Berba and Cazorla soon.

          Best of luck, again 🙂

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        3. Old Glory
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 2 months ago

          Are you THAT sure that you really want to triple up on Everton with...

          No United, no City, and no Chels in the front 8? 🙂

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  19. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    Ideas on this team

    Jask - Vorm
    Rafael - Lescott - Baines - Jenkinson - Figuera
    Fellaini - Michu - Kac - Hazard - Kag
    Tevez - Torres - Johnson

    not my team but my H2H opp this week 🙁

    really need to beat him this GW - question go honour

    possible? - not done any transfers yet....

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    1. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
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      13 years, 2 months ago

      queston *of honour 😀

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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        *question 😉

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        1. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
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          :">

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          1. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
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            13 years, 2 months ago

            feck - even emoticon fail.... 🙁

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            1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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              Where on Earth does that one work? 😀

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              1. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
                • 13 Years
                13 years, 2 months ago

                just googled "embarassed emoticon" and landed on that?

                got no idea

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  20. Damo.
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    Anichebe?

    Like everyone I want another Everton player but not too sure yet if downgrading Hazard is the right option. I know it's a risk but why would DM not play a player in form. Thing is, I quite fancy Kacan this week to bring some points in, so is 3-5-2 the better option and just bench Graham?

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      I don't believe that Kacanaklic will get a game ... 🙁

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      1. Damo.
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        I don't know. 2 quality games at home so far and made the team miles better when he came on for Richardson v West Ham (?) If I do the Hazard transfer I might as well take a hit to upgrade Graham.

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  21. Latko Zahovic
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    Questions for WC team - Hazard or Cazorla? Berbatov or Fletcher?

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Cazorla, Berbatov. Imo.

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      1. Pratik
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Defintely!

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    2. DonTheSpecialOne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Cazorla + Berba

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  22. DonTheSpecialOne
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    13 years, 2 months ago

    Howdy!

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      Good morning! 🙂

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      1. DonTheSpecialOne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        Morning Doos! Got to admit, "you're the boss" is surprisingly fun. Cheers for that one! 🙂

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          A pleasure. PRESERVE your whistle/coach points! 🙂

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          1. DonTheSpecialOne
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
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            I will!

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  23. Mind över Mata
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    Argentina not calling up Tevez does change everything.

    In which case I'll do Guthrie -> Sterling this week and save the other transfer.

    Yes/no, thanks!

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    1. सनकी
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      13 years, 2 months ago

      Guthrie>anyone is always a yes 😀

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    2. Kostja
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      13 years, 2 months ago

      That was expected though.

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  24. सनकी
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    13 years, 2 months ago

    how serious is Ridgewell's injury ?

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    1. stilicho
      • Has Moderation Rights
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      He's Ridgenotverywell now.

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      1. stilicho
        • Has Moderation Rights
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        Sorry, that was flat out bad.

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        1. Christina.
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          Even for you.

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          1. ColeHole
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 2 months ago

            Is it bad that I giggled?

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      1. सनकी
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        thank you.

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  25. Scroobius Mac
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    How much of a risk is Puncheon of starting long-term?
    Who is his competition?
    Better pick than Guthrie?

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      I think so. He and Schneiderling seem absolutely central to Adkin's strategy.

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    2. ColeHole
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      13 years, 2 months ago

      What returns do you expect @ 4.4?
      Puncheon is not (yet) a solid 90 min man. Like Sterling, he will get you points as a 4th mid, if that's your strategy.

      Guthrie's 2 pointers will be like water to a parched mouth come the time....

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  26. 50 Fent
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    13 years, 2 months ago

    Why is everyone considering ditching Tevez?

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    1. cband
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      13 years, 2 months ago

      Played 120min midweek + Aguero back

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      1. 50 Fent
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Interesting. I reckon he's still worth keeping though, he's ok so far with the exception of last week. Surely he'll still play......I hope!

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  27. Sidekick Simon
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    13 years, 2 months ago

    Need to ship out Noble...has been terrible this season

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      I'm not that bad ... 😀

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  28. hazza44
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    13 years, 2 months ago

    Aguero captain!!

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    1. Christina.
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      13 years, 2 months ago

      He will be rested for CL.

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  29. cband
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    13 years, 2 months ago

    Thinking of getting rid of McAuley for STaylor...think wba defense could struggle sand Ridgwell...
    Stupid move??

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