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8 December 2012 388 comments
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The lure of the double Gameweek is strong. To spend or not to spend? Do we toss our armbands in the unlikely direction of Sunderland or Reading? There are many questions to throw around this morning and, with just over an hour to go, our Saturday Surgery Chatroom is now open to offer real-time assistance to those firmly in a quandary.

The day’s Dugout Discussion follows around 2.30 today, with a nightmarish double Gameweek viewpoint to come in the Pre-match Preamble very shortly.

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

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  1. Low-Life
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 22 days ago

    Time to Shorey up the defense. My God it's been a while!

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  2. JJO
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 22 days ago

    Yeahhhh

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  3. mgrea
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 22 days ago

    HRK (c)

    Zero risk.

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      *massive risk

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  4. Evs
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    • 16 Years
    13 years, 22 days ago

    Doh, was hoping for the pre-amble.

    How long until Marky baby ?

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    1. Mark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 18 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      10.40....

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      1. Evs
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        • 16 Years
        13 years, 22 days ago

        Thanks fella.

        My fav 🙂

        I'll take the dog for a walk in the interim then 😉

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  5. TWJJ
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 22 days ago

    Maloney's status?

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  6. mr messi
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 22 days ago

    I can't believe I have 9.1m in the bank!

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    1. Espi
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      Should be earning interest on that...

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    2. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      😯

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    3. Back on the horse
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      nice. you could afford Wayne Rooney....

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    4. Champy
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      If you had a bad team I'd understand why but you don't.

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      1. mr messi
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 22 days ago

        Suarez to De Fondre left me with loads of cash!

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        1. mr messi
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 22 days ago

          *Le Fondre, doh!

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        2. Lanley Staurel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 22 days ago

          I did the same - got about £6m after the move from "you know what you are" to "Mr Fondle".

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    5. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      😯

      I have 6.7m.. Never left this much in the bank!

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      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 22 days ago

        Money isnt as relevant this year, simply due to michu, fellaini & berb. Jussi & bego also uber-cheap.

        For me there's no excuse not to have rvp with so much affordale talent to build around him 🙂

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      2. QPR expects... glory!
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 22 days ago

        I have a measly £6.5m!

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  7. Elwood
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 22 days ago

    TFPL/William hill player scoring odds:

    Position Name odds to % Odds for 2 % for 2

    Score or more or More
    1 Michu 10/11 52% 4/1 25%
    2 Giroud 1/1 50% 9/2 20%
    3 Torres 6/5 45% 5/1 17%
    3 Podolski 6/5 45% 5/1 17%
    3 Lambert 6/5 45% 5/1 17%
    3 Berbatov 6/5 45% 5/1 17%
    7 Walcott 5/4 44% 6/1 14%
    7 Gervinho 5/4 44% 6/1 14%

    9 Defoe 11/8 42% 5/1 17%
    10 Graham 6/4 40% 7/1 12.5%
    10 Benteke 6/4 40% 7/1 12.5%
    10 Kone 6/4 40% 7/1 12.5%
    10 Aguero 6/4 40% 7/1 12.5%
    10 Tevez 6/4 40% 7/1 12.5%
    10 Fellaini 6/4 40% 7/1 12.5%
    10 Jelavic 6/4 40% 7/1 12.5%
    10 Di Santo 6/4 40% 7/1 12.5%
    10 RVP 6/4 40% 7/1 12.5%
    19 Bent 7/4 36% 8/1 11%
    19 Weimann 7/4 36% 8/1 11%
    19 J Rodriguez 7/4 36% 8/1 11%
    19 Sturridge 7/4 36% 8/1 11%
    19 Mata 7/4 36% 8/1 11%
    24 Hazard 15/8 35% 9/1 10%
    24 Carzola 15/8 35% 9/1 10%
    24 Gomez 15/8 35% 9/1 10%
    24 C Cole 15/8 35% 9/1 10%
    24 J Cole 15/8 35% 9/1 10%
    24 Shelvey 15/8 35% 9/1 10%

    24 G Ramirez 15/8 35% 9/1 10%

    31 Rooney 2/1 33% 10/1 9%
    31 Fletcher 2/1 33% 10/1 9%

    31 Agbonlahor 2/1 33% 10/1 9%
    31 Couch 2/1 33% 10/1 9%
    31 Ruiz 2/1 33% 10/1 9%
    31 Ba 2/1 33% 10/1 9%
    31 Petric 2/1 33% 10/1 9%

    31 D Cisse 2/1 33% 10/1 9%
    31 A Morgan 2/1 33% 10/1 9%
    31 Sterling 2/1 33% 10/1 9%
    31 Gerrard 2/1 33% 10/1 9%
    31 Taarabt 2/1 33% 10/1 9%
    43 Mackie 9/4 31% 11/1 8%

    43 Maloney 9/4 31% 11/1 8%
    3 Le Fondre 9/4 31% 11/1 8%

    43 Adebayor 9/4 31% 11/1 8%

    43 P Hernandez 9/4 31% 11/1 8%
    48 Saha 11/4 27% 12/1 8%

    48 Holt 11/4 27% 12/1 8%
    48 Hernandez 11/4 27% 12/1 8%
    48 Lukaka 11/4 27% 12/1 8%
    48 Long 11/4 27% 12/1 8%
    48 Jones 11/4 27% 12/1 8%
    48 Roberts 11/4 27% 12/1 8%
    48 Nolan 11/4 27% 12/1 8%
    56 Dempsey 10/3 23% 14/1 7%
    56 Morrison 10/3 23% 14/1 7%
    56 Walters 10/3 23% 14/1 7%
    56 Progrebnyak 10/3 23% 14/1 7%

    60 Sessegnon 7/2 22% 14/1 7%
    60 Silva 7/2 22% 14/1 7%
    60 Pienaar 7/2 22% 14/1 7%
    60 Baines 7/2 22% 14/1 7%
    64 Ben Afra 4/1 20% 16/1 6%
    64 Pilkington 4/1 20% 16/1 6%

    64 Odemwingie 4/1 20% 16/1 6%

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    1. Elwood
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      Macybe I will switch the armband back to Michu

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      1. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 22 days ago

        Gervinho is 7th, surely you can't take this seriously?

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        1. Elwood
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 22 days ago

          Torres is third, that was as as far as I got taking it seriously.

          Pretty reasonable overall assessment though I think.

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        2. Billy Gilmore
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 22 days ago

          More importantly Torres is 3rd.

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        3. athleticbilbobaggins
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 22 days ago

          Heh. The really funny thing was the MOTD commentator saying "Gervinho - the goal machine" after his goal against Chelsea. How he score those goals at the start of the season is a mystery.

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        4. KakiBangku
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 22 days ago

          I have gervinho and i think he will deliver.

          I expect i. The game today we can see he will play with more drive then cazorla.

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        5. Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 22 days ago

          Podolski 3rd.... So..... No

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    2. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      A link would've sufficed, no?

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      1. Elwood
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 22 days ago

        It's usually easier to copy paste so people don't have to follow unknown links, yes?

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    3. Back on the horse
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      Sess at 60th. FTW 😕

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    4. Ryan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      Michu at the top, seriously 😕

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    5. QPR expects... glory!
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      Mackie and Le Fondre are seriously good bets as anytime scorers in a double

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    6. Ryan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      I would prefer to see a proper link then I can find out how legit it is

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  8. NATSTER
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 22 days ago

    Help to choose please. Play two and bench two.

    Sterling (whm) , Gorkss (sot + sun) , Demel (LIV) , Nelsen (wig)

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    1. Elwood
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      I'd bench Nelsen and Sterling

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      1. NATSTER
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 22 days ago

        Bench Sterling... 😯

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    2. Ryan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      Bench Gorkss and Nelson

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      1. NATSTER
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 22 days ago

        Thanks Ryan. My exact decision is between Gorkss and Demel.

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  9. Zero
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 22 days ago

    Morning, quick question:

    A) Schwarzer (vs New H)
    B) Begovic (vs Villla A)

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    1. Burd Turglars
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      B

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  10. Burly - swear i wont ever (…
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 22 days ago

    Morning all!

    Quick poll.

    A. Dyer - Norwich (H) (already have Michu with armband)

    or

    B. Piennar - Spurs (H) - (already have Fellaini in there, why i have both is a mystery to me too...)

    A or B?

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  11. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 22 days ago

    Am strangely supremely confident that captain Le Fondre will deliver

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    1. mgrea
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      Same with me...

      Something must go wrong

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      1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 22 days ago

        Its not like Reading are the worst team in the league and have not won a single game away from home drawing two and lost 5.

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        1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 22 days ago

          and only scored 7 goals all year away from home.

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  12. Rinseboy
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 22 days ago

    quick vote of a or b as worried how nailed on Demel is so

    a- jussi and Cameron or
    b- begovic and Demel

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    1. Elwood
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      Jussi and Cameron

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    2. Espi
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      a

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    3. Burly - swear i wont ever (…
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      meant to be a reply..

      i cant decide between jussi and begs myself, im leaning towards jussi, just because I slightly fancy west ham to keep a cleanie at home to liverpool, and I can see stoke struggling to cope with benteke, i think villa will score

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      1. Rinseboy
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 22 days ago

        thanks everyone

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    1. mgrea
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      Maily Dail fail

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    2. Sean.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      always was , mankini's shit at mindgames 😀

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    3. Chrissy Waddle - 2025/26
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      No surprise really. It was all smoke and mirrors anyway.

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  13. Cheeseoid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 22 days ago

    Sorted for this week. think I will take a hit next week to bring in Rooneya and Puncheon for Fletcher and Pienaar. but this is the team for the week. seems like a long time since I had a green arrow.

    Federici Baines – Fonte – Cueller Pienaar – Fellaini – Cazorla – Michu(c) –Mata Berbatov – Fletcher

    Subs foster – Nelsen – Sagna – Suarez

    Bit Everton heavy I know.

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  14. Public user
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 22 days ago

    Begovic

    Shorey Enrique mertesacker (Cameron Rafael )

    Is the order correct ?

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  15. MK Don
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 22 days ago

    BEAT BY THE FRANCHISE
    YOU'VE JUST BEEN BEAT BY THE FRANCHISE
    BEAT BY THE FRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANCHISE
    YOU'VE JUST BEEN BEAT BY THE FRANCHISE !

    MK DONS 2 - 1 AFC

    🙂

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    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      **Sigh**

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      1. Gooders
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 22 days ago

        Love this

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      2. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 22 days ago

        Nice GIF.

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    3. GreenWindmill
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      I'm very rarely hostile to other posters but you're seriously pushing this...

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        1. GreenWindmill
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 22 days ago

          😀

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    4. J0E
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      No more please . This is firmly entering spamming territory. Besides living in Milton Keynes is hardly something to brag about. 😉

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      1. Evs
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        • 16 Years
        13 years, 22 days ago

        Funny.

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        1. MK Don
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 22 days ago

          NO ONE LIKES US
          NO ONE LIKES US
          NO ONE LIKES US
          WE DON'T CARE
          WE ARE MK
          SUPER MK
          WE ARE MK DONS FC 🙂

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    5. Chrissy Waddle - 2025/26
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      You got some sort of caps lock fetish. We get it. Move on. 🙄

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  16. Burly - swear i wont ever (…
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 22 days ago

    i cant decide between jussi and begs myself, im leaning towards jussi, just because I slightly fancy west ham to keep a cleanie at home to liverpool, and I can see stoke struggling to cope with benteke, i think villa will score

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  17. Joga Bonito®
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 22 days ago

    I've had Green in since GW1 and never got him out as there always seems to be more important transfers. Do you see him keeping his first team place from last week or him being ousted again this week?

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  18. Sean.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 22 days ago

    pilko or snodgrass ? in for bale 😯 i know
    but got a 6.4 max (doing fletch to suarez next week )
    or anything better ?

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  19. Heiro
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 22 days ago

    Bale to who?

    Have Michu/Caz/Silva/Kanu/

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    1. Sean.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      sess the popular choice around here

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    2. Gooders
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      Think I'm going Dempsey as a punt.

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      1. Gooders
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 22 days ago

        Maybe Fellaini for you though.

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    3. Joga Bonito®
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      Fellaini

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  20. Noctuid
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 22 days ago

    Think your team is ready to go for GW 16? Put it through Fantasy Overlord to make sure: http://fantasyoverlord.com/FPL

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    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      Computers can't tell me what to do!

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    2. Ryan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      That site is getting a bad name thanks to all the spamming.

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      1. athleticbilbobaggins
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 22 days ago

        It told me to sell Begovic for Schwarzer. 😐

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    3. Joga Bonito®
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      It told me to get rid of Suarez for Tevez... no. haha.

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  21. Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 22 days ago

    Sterling ➡ Sess (-4)?

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  22. QPR expects... glory!
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 22 days ago

    Balls of steel or sh*t for brains? Le Fondre Captain FTW!!!!

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    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      They have not won a single game away from home, and they have only managed seven goals away from home so far this year.

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  23. Vernon Anita-Dobson
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 22 days ago

    Got 14.9m to spend on a forward and midfielder, who do i go for? I'm thinking Defoe and Gardner?!

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  24. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 22 days ago

    One to bench from A ba B Riise C Ramirez ? ?

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    1. Zero
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      B

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  25. Champy
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 22 days ago

    Shawcross or Enrique

    or neither and play Sterling

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  26. Razz1983
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 22 days ago

    Quick question…
    A doubtful Demba Ba or an overdue Taraabt…who to play?

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    1. Champy
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      Ba no faith at all in Taraabt

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    2. Kostja
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 22 days ago

      Taarabt is not overdue , he is just shaite

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  27. ChippyT
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 22 days ago

    Team good to go .. got 1ft left?

    Mignolet (Begovic)

    Cuellar/Davies/Wisdom (Azpilucueta/Rafael)

    Mata(C)/Sterling/Cazorla/Michu (VC) (Tarrabt)

    RVP/Tevez/Lambert

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  28. hillbillypete
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 22 days ago

    who is guna play up top for Liverpool?

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  29. teamrvp
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 22 days ago

    Shorey as captain to cover up on lost ground

    or

    be safe and captain Michu

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