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The Stock Check – Gameweek 8 – Saturday Part Two

20 October 2012 3539 comments
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A fine Norwich performance has Arsenal slip to defeat at Carrow Road to deliver a hugely frustrating end to Saturday’s Gameweek 8 action. Here’s part two of today’s Stock Check…

On the Up

The Norwich Defence
Budget back fours continue to attract interest as expensive options fail to produce shut-outs and are forced to fall back on attacking returns. Chris Hughton’s side had showed promise following their opening day drubbing and demonstrated this again tonight with a gritty display. Their fixtures could be worse and the likes of John Ruddy may now earn some attention.

Grant Holt
A third consecutive goal for last season’s leading scorer at Carrow Road. Holt, at last, looks to have cemented his start in Hughton’s lineup and could yet offer some value as a budget striker option this term.

Going Down

The Arsenal Defence
Having started the season so strongly, with three consecutive clean sheets, the Gunners’ backline has failed to keep a shut-out since Gameweek 3. Over 50% of the Fantasy Premier League player base owns an Arsenal defender, with Carl Jenkinson the most popular option, but confidence in Wenger’s rearguard is diminishing by the week.

Vito Mannone
Any claims that Mannone had to the Arsenal number one jersey surely suffered irreparable damage this evening with a shaky performance and the error for the Norwich goal. Wojciech Szczesny may well be several weeks from fitness but he will surely be restored to the lineup once fit.

Santi Cazorla
The Spaniard failed to spark the Gunners this time, falling victim to bitterly disappointing performance from Wenger’s side which showed little in terms of goal threat. The recent clamour for Cazorla will see plenty frustrated this evening but the Gunners do at least have three home games in four to come in which the playmaker will be backed for profit.

Gervinho
Deployed on the flank once again, Gervinho epitomised Arsenal’s showing with ineffective display. His owners will now hope for a shift back to a central attacking role for Arsenal’s forthcoming fixtures but at least the injury suffered to Alex Oxlade Chamberlain could strengthen the Ivorian’s chances of retaining his starting role.

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

    Anyone watching the Utd - Stoke game, is Rooney playing deeper am really considering RVP to Rooney as that money will come in handy elsewhere, is Rooney the better value?

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

      Today's game is hard one to judge. The United attacking 4 (Rooney, RvP, Welbeck and Valencia) all seemed to have free roles. When I saw the team I expected RvP up top with Rooney behind, Valencia right and Welbeck left.

      But RvP drifted wide left with Welbeck going up top a lot, he also appeared on the right with Rooney up top and Valencia behind. For me the thing that swings it in RvPs favour is that he is on pens.

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      1. Live4pool
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        he really is on pens? did you already have one with rooney on the pitch?

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

        Thanks JK

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

          In addition, although Rooney was the key today, he was involved in literally everything, RvP is still the man Fergie wants as his lead striker, the team is being build around him, with Scholes and Rooney to supply the bullets through the middle and Valencia (when he re-discovers his form) from out wide. IMO these factors will only increase RvP's output. If there was a way to accommodate both RvP and Rooney (who i still think will get 15-20 goals this year) then I would try and find it

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

            The reason I want to downgrade is to get Bale in

            I currently have Caz Sterling Mata Felliani and Dyer - alternatively I can get Lennon in

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  2. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    LOL Have you ever seen -96 point hits? http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/2191942/event-history/8/

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    1. Jonny
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      just why bother 🙂 lol 🙂

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

      WTF

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    3. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      What about this guy:
      http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/135403/history/

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

        OMG! This is AMAZING!

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      2. Smarty Pants
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        yet there are almost two thousand teams with worse ranks

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

      I wonder if he thought he was playing his WC. What a f**k up 🙁

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    5. Locarno
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      He spends 96 points AND selects McAnuff. 🙄

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    6. JT's Dog
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Looking at his weekly scores and places he doesn't every week, must be chasing top weekly spot, or fell asleep on return button

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

          And I felt bad about taking an 8 point hit to get Cazorla.

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    7. Lizard Lips
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      So who is the better player for £4.8m, Noble or Sterling? Noble on free kicks, corners and PK, Sterling plays in a much more attacking position for a very hit and miss team.

      Also, Nolan or Pienaar? Nolan is cheaper but much more of a goal threat though less of an assist threat.

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      1. 1966 was a great year for E…
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Sterling and Pienaar - added bonus that they rotate home and away perfectly (not that you'd bench Pienaaer that often, but still).

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      2. Gooders
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        I'd say S & P.

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    8. Mr Sarcastic
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Sorry me again...would you wc this team

      Jussi, Fed
      Baines, Cuellar, Hughes, Demel, Williams
      Santi, Bale, Pienaar, Michu, Guthrie
      Rvp, Tevez, Berbatov

      Would like to get dead wood out, team value up and some newcastle cover + Mr Mata.
      Michu, Tevez => Mata, Ba could be done for a hit, but not sure it's worth it.

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      1. New Ghost
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        No need for a WC?

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    9. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Just did Rooney and Mata for Tevez and Hazard for 4 point hit. Class is permanent but form gets you short-term FF points 🙂

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    10. Lizard Lips
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      My team value is 102.5, though in reality, if I sold them all and started again, it's only worth 100.5m, very deceiving.

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    11. Seamy
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Hi all,

      Havn't been on this in a long time cos I've been busy with work. Looking at my options here;

      I am definitely going to go Hazard -> Bale as planned. Nut thinking of doing one of the following for a hit too.

      A) Lambert -> Crouch
      B) Lambert -> Berbatov
      C) Michu -> Walters.

      Thinking of going for A at the moment because you can't ignore Stokes upcoming run of fixtures. Thoughts?

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

        I think I'm doing Lambert to Crouch. Not sure I'd do it for a hit though, Lambert may well play next week. Also think I've decided to keep Michu for now.

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      2. Theseus
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        after michu's performance keep him
        so A

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    12. Fantasy-er
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      After having Nolan as my captain all week, I changed it to Berbatov last minute.

      I am...

      A) Stupid
      B) An idiot

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

        C) Bad luck

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    13. McDog
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Which do you prefer?

      Walters and Ba
      or
      HBA and Crouch

      Or Walters could be Morrison.

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      1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Asked the same question during the week. Probably gonna do the 2 penalty takers myself

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        1. McDog
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah I'm leaning towards those 2 as Ba is a captaincy option, but HBA and Crouch aren't really.

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          1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 2 months ago

            another good point which will sway me. Good man, cheers

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      2. rvp786
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        one with BA

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

        Walters and Ba.

        I'm looking at Walters myself for this week. Might get HBA in a couple of weeks, but getting Lennon for the next 2. Wish I had room for Ba, but RvP, Berba and Jelavic is not to be sniffed at.

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        1. McDog
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah that's a great forward line so wouldn't worry about Ba too much. No money for Bale? SOT wig screams points for Gazza.

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          1. McDog
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 2 months ago

            * sot WIG

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

            Bale requires -4 and leaves me with literally no money left (I'd have to go like for like on Ramirez to another 6 million or less mid). Getting Lennon leaves me more cash to play with. Lennon has been in great form. The major difference is you wouldn't captain Lennon. I suppose I could get Snodgrass and Bale, but Snodgrass being benched today is worrying

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    14. The Duke
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      What do you reckon to the below for an 8pt hit?

      Lambert > Ba
      Yaya > Mata
      Ivanovic > Wilson (Stoke)

      The Yaya move could be optional

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    15. paudy77
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Beg, Foster.
      Baines, Rafa, Davies, Mc Auley, Jenkinson.
      Caz, HBA, Gervinho, Sterling, Fellaini.
      RVP, Tevez, Fletcher.

      I have 2 ft but might make 4 what do yous think

      1-Gervinho to Mata A must imo
      2 fellaini to 5.5 left in bank thinking routledge?? unsure
      3 Mc Auley to Caulker ( money saving)
      4 Fletcher to Defoe ( really need to get him in also) or just keep fletcher adding more money for fellaini replacment 6.1m

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

        Can you just do 1?

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        1. paudy77
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 2 months ago

          i need mata & i dont have enough free cash for that

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    16. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/public-stats-tables/view/46/

      Boyce up to second

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

      I'm liking the look of this kind of front 8

      Cazorla Mata Pienaar Lennon Sterling
      RVP Berbatov Ba

      Pretty much covers all bases bar Man City.

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      1. Evs
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Ill show mine then, mean as you showed me yours... 🙂

        Bale, Cazorla, Michu, Nolan, Sterling
        Ba, RVP, Tevez

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      2. Locarno
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        That's a big bar. They could/should/probably will win the title.

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      3. rvp786
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        lennon doesnt convince me in terms of FPL. try getting bale

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

        Cazorla, Mata, Bale, Kightly, Sterling
        RVP, Jelavic, Lambert

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    18. rvp786
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Hi guys

      team atm is as follows:

      foster begs
      demel baines glen jonson cuellar clyne
      pienaar caz bale michu nolan
      rvp lambert berba

      1ft and 1m in the bank

      players i want are BA and Mata. whats the best way to go about it??

      taking out glen jonson for wilson so i will have 2.9m in the bank.

      help appreciated. thanks

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      1. McDog
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        I'd say just do Lambert to Ba, can't see any way of getting Mata there without selling Caz/Bale or an 8 point hit.

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        1. rvp786
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 2 months ago

          i can do Glen jonson and michu for wilson and mata

          or glen jonson and lambert for BA and wilson

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          1. McDog
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 2 months ago

            Yeah it depends whether you want Ba or Mata more, looking at the fixtures I'd say Ba is more essential.

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

      Just to set out my stall: I am with the T-shirt boycotters. What has been going on is a complete disgrace. Ferguson is bang out of order.

      I will return later.

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

        Later Doos

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      2. Locarno
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Just to set out my stall: Ferguson is bang out of order every time he opens his mouth.

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      3. Evs
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        See you later then.... 🙂

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

        Fergie hasn't done anything wrong here. He has a gripe with Ferdinand because he recognises the utter pointlessness of Ferdinand's stand against Racism. Ferdinand is powerless...as are we all...in stopping racist incidents. What we can do is raise awareness...the idea of boycotting an anti-racist campaign is barmy. What if there was no movement like this? Would Rio prefer this? Is it better to have no campaign?

        It is not the campaign's job to stop racism...it is to make it clear to people that racism is unacceptable.

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      5. Scroobius Mac
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Yes, Fergie's just annoyed Rio disobeted his authority.

        Make a stand for what you believe in, I don't think many can think the FA are exactly kicking racism out at the moment, more like nudging and prodding it but if it stays there then at least well it sells papers.

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

          Kicking out racism is just a slogan. Do you really think you can kick racism out of anything? It's a metaphor. It's not a hardline LETS CATCH THE RACISTS IN A NET and ROUND THEM UP AND SHOOT THEM campaign...it's a reminder that racism is still prevalent among the uncivilised. Therefore let's not do that. Not wearing a t-shirt is a joke beyond all jokes...stop being an arse Rio!

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

            A metaphor? Want to explain that?

            Without wishing to offend you too much, you talk an industrial amount of crap. Do you want to give it a rest when it comes to such serious subjects? All opinions aren't as valid as each other.

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

              How is LET'S KICK OUT RACISM not a metaphor?

              You may think I talk crap but I'm just very opinionated when it comes to social issues. And you wish to condescend me by claiming my opinions don't matter when it comes to serious subjects. I am very serious here. My opinion is perfectly valid. You might like to think you are high and mighty but you haven't any opinion yourself. All you offer is hot air.

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

                My default setting is that I probably don't know the answer/answers.

                You think Rio, as a black professional footballer, knows less than you with regards to this subject? Okay. Want to explain what insights you have?

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

        Fair play to Rio, Kick it Out is just lip service right now. I forgive his million banal tweets.

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        1. Locarno
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 2 months ago

          I don't. But, yeah, fair play to the drug-test-evading twonk.

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

          What do you expect a campaign to do? Kill John Terry?

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          1. Locarno
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 2 months ago

            Most intelligent thing you've ever posted. 🙂

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      7. Well you know, Triffic
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Fergie got it wrong, but you can understand why he's mad. He made it known to the world he thought Roberts was making a mistake, and the next day his own player does the same thing. A matter of authority.

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        1. PINKFISH (SANCTIONED AND GA…
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 2 months ago

          A guy I played with last sunday called me a fat honky.

          I'll wear the tea shirt.

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          1. Locarno
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 2 months ago

            A guy I was playing called me a handsome, muscular white bastard.

            I found it hard to argue.

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    20. Ramboros
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Who to replace Graham with for 6.6?

      Mostly considering Pogrebnyak and Lambert. Lambert got 5 home games the next 8 games. Pogrebnyak is extremely cheap and playable in the next 6 games. Downside with Pog is that Reading is shit. And Lambert doesn't seem nailed on.

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

        holt? can score against anyone

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

          +1, 3 in his last 3 and on pens. Can you not find 0.1 for Crouch?

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      2. Bob.
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        I went for Zamora... Always liked him as a fantasy player. He will be on the bench next gw but has a good game the week after and we will see from there! Shane Long is another option

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      3. Gooders
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Shame you don't have 0.1 more for Crouch. I have Lambert and he has good fixtures. Not sure on his starting credentials now though.

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    21. Live4pool
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Michu --> Mata

      Yay or Nay

      first to 5 wins!

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      1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        100%

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      2. Seamy
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Nay

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

        If it's for free, then definitely.

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    22. COMH
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Deportivo 3 Barca 4 now!

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    23. COMH
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Mascherano sent off! This is my accumulator going to fuk now. 3-0 up and now 4-4 on the way. Dreadful.

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

      Now thats a FLOP!

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    25. The Chosen One...
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      How many players do u reckon most teams have left?

      I've got Baines, Pienaar and Fletcher. I presume the only other fantasy relevant guys left are Ba and Jelavic and HBA

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    26. Minty
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Barca - Depo - AWESOME!!!

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    27. drughi
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      i have 1.8 in the bank so i can do tevez to aguero just but if tevez goes down tonight i cant do it. Should i pull the trigger ? usually dont do early transfers, value isnt important but in this case it is

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    28. J.Mata
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Do you think I should wc?

      current team:

      Jussi – Federici

      Ivan – Rangel – Baines – Demel – Nelsen

      Santi – Barfa – Michu – Fellaini – Kaca

      RVP – Suarez – Berbatov

      my wc team would be:

      Jussi – Bego

      Baines – Wilson – Nelsen – Fonte – Gorkss

      Santi – Mata – Bale – Barfa – Sterling

      Aguero – Defoe – Crouch (4m in bank for Defoe -> Rooney transfer gw11.)

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      1. Evs
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        No.

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    29. JT's Dog
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Just did earliest, knee jerkiest transfer to date. I have cured my mataphobia

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      • Royal5
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        What's with all the Walters love? Last time I checked he was overweight and Champoinship material.

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

          good fixtures, OOP and on pens

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

            Are you sure Adam won't take the pens? U had Walters last season and his pens was all power and often pure luck.

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

              *I had

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      • Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        This is just ridiculous:
        http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/135403/history/

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

          Some people got issues

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      • COMH
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        How the fuk was Mascherano sent off for that? Disgraceful refereeing.

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

          +10000000000

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      • Canadian Football
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Mark Noble -LEGEND!!!!!!!

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      • XVIVX
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        need some opinions on this:

        from gw11:

        ivan+cazorla+ba OR simpson+walters+rvp

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

          I'd highly advise getting in RVP for GW11+

          Captain material pretty much every week...

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

            i know, but ba has good fixtures, and caz and ivan are good picks, so taking them out is a little risky

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