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The Saturday Surgery

29 December 2012 535 comments
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The relentless festive programme continues with a weekend of Premier League matches – the third block of fixtures in the space of eight days. Rest and rotation continue to stalk us Fantasy managers and put our chances of getting a starting XI out on the pitch at risk so there’s plenty to wrestle with as our Saturday Surgery Chatroom opens up to, once more, offer a haven for those seeking real-time advice from their peers.

The day’s Dugout Discussion follows at 12.30 ahead of Tottenham’s trip to Sunderland for the early kick-off. The pre-match preamble is stripped and warming up.

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

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  1. Denis Tueart on the wing
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 27 days ago

    Who in for Michu out;

    a) Nolan
    b) Arteta
    c) Sidwell
    d) Taarabt
    e) anybody else for 8.0M

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    1. r0nh
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      Why are you taking him out?!!

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      1. Denis Tueart on the wing
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 27 days ago

        Took Caz out for Bale last week ................

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        1. Caine & Co.
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 27 days ago

          ah, thats why

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        2. Chrissy Waddle - 2025/26
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 27 days ago

          And if Caz scores today you'll swap them back? Patience young Padawan.

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          1. Denis Tueart on the wing
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 27 days ago

            Funny you shud say that. Still thinking of Caz & Baird in for Michu and Enrique and a four point Hit - Is that so daft ?

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            1. Chrissy Waddle - 2025/26
              • 15 Years
              13 years, 27 days ago

              Thanks for asking. Yes, yes it is.

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              1. Denis Tueart on the wing
                • 15 Years
                13 years, 27 days ago

                🙂 OK,OK I won't

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    2. PB-THE-VET
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      Nibody. Play ur 5 th mid

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      1. Denis Tueart on the wing
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 27 days ago

        Sterling ! will he get a start ?

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        1. PB-THE-VET
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 27 days ago

          Im rosking it

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    3. Shaps
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      Nolan

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    4. andyniterider
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      what did you buy him for,? (michu)
      if you have made say 2 or 3 on him keep for now.

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      1. Denis Tueart on the wing
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 27 days ago

        7.8M

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    5. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      Wouldnt fancy any of those when Michu will be back sooner rather than later

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    6. Maxi_Mawoofingtons
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      Will if you going to be crazy.. bring in Carrick lol

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      1. Denis Tueart on the wing
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 27 days ago

        that would be different, but if you watch match of the day, he is the best thing since Cantona

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        1. Maxi_Mawoofingtons
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 27 days ago

          haha

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    7. Chrissy Waddle - 2025/26
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      Keep Michu. If he's back for Villa at home you'll want him. Bench him. Give the guy a rest.

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    8. Hatter
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      Keep him mate

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    9. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      Mate, I'm hovering above the Michu to Arteta transfer button as we speak. 4 pt hit but may well be worth it.

      Arteta going up in price tonight and Michu falling. My guess is that if Michu doesn't play against Villa he will lose tons of value as its 10 days before his next FPL game.

      I'm selling Michu at £7.8m so could well be able to buy him back at same or similar price.

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      1. Chrissy Waddle - 2025/26
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 27 days ago

        Not for a hit. With Arteta you're relying on Pens. Way too risky.

        Go for a walk. Take your mind of it.

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      2. Hatter
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 27 days ago

        No dont ffs hes immenese just cos hes injured for one week it will come back to haunt u... Hell go and score a hatrick , and artet? Just dont even think bout it

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      3. Denis Tueart on the wing
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 27 days ago

        i like it - i think 😉

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  2. Soccer Brah
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 27 days ago

    Silva to Walcott for a hit?

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    1. tw
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      yes

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      1. Soccer Brah
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 27 days ago

        Ha, you're dead set on this move aren't you!

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        1. Studgie G
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 27 days ago

          dont

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    2. Chrissy Waddle - 2025/26
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      No way. Silva against Norwich (0-5 last time out) looks good.

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  3. tw
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 27 days ago

    alreet off to bed now. (for real this time berbilly :D)

    NO ASSOCIATION BERGKAMP IS LEGEND: haha :D. no one is as enthusiastic about marveaux as China Mag! I mostly brought him in as it allows me enough funds to do foster and lambert to fed and pod/ba for the dgw

    zep: get theo if you don't already have him but captain mr reliable imo (unless you want a good punt, then captain him all you want!)

    valar: i’m extremely glad I don’t have you in any h2h’s this week!

    EVS: IF silva does anything this week, i'll think of you. but WHEN walcott tears it up, i'll also think of you

    best of luck to everyone! especially anyone who's left in the cup. good night lads

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    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      i got marv in GW1 because of him, never going down that route again.. best of luck to you!

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      1. tw
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 27 days ago

        😀 so did I! took me til my wc to get rid of the bugger. but I recon it's only a couple weeks til the wc anyways and he'll probably just sit on my bench so why not give me the chance for another ars player for the dgw in for lambert as opposed to having to ship suarez

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    2. Sean.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      thanks again TW with my team allocation AZ Alkmaar
      really nervous about my debut today now 🙂

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      1. tw
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 27 days ago

        no problem mate. congrats!
        don't worry about it! worst thing is you drop 3 points, so what? you've got 19 gw's to do your best. and it's h2h so you're bound to get unlucky sometimes. just focus on your fpl team and the wins will come

        good luck mate!

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    3. Evs
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      • 16 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      Night night 🙂

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  4. El Zurdo
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 27 days ago

    Which one for my (c)?
    a) rvp
    b) berbatov
    c) walcott.
    ?

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    1. Egg Chaser
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      RVP

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    2. Shaps
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      C

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    3. andyniterider
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      rvp is the main choice,
      or (b) if rivals have rvp,

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      1. El Zurdo
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 27 days ago

        Thank youuu

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    4. Hatter
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      Rvp

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  5. El Zurdo
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 27 days ago

    Which one for my (c)?
    a) rvp
    b) berbatov
    c) walcott

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    1. El Zurdo
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      I am so sorry for that double post...

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    2. r0nh
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      As you posted this twice in a row, noone should answer it.

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    3. PB-THE-VET
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      Rvp

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    4. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      robin van penalties-for-now.

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  6. drunken_mess
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 27 days ago

    morning!! been tinkering way too much and ended up with this. risky but could pay off?

    Fede (migs)
    huth demel obrien (cuellar nelses)

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    1. Hatter
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      No u need at least one defender from a top team who mite actually get u a CS only huth is good but has HORIBBLE fixtures coming up

      Glen johnson / gibbs / bassong

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    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      Lacks creativity and goal threat!

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  7. El Zurdo
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 27 days ago

    1) Who to start?
    Snodgrass (MCY) or Maloney (avl)
    2) starting front 3
    Of Cuellar (TOT), Shorey (WHU), Enrique (qpr), Nelsen (LPOOL), davies (fhm)

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    1. Egg Chaser
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      Maloney

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      1. andyniterider
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 27 days ago

        maloney

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  8. HelloSidney
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 27 days ago

    Midfielder @ 8.4 or less. I don't want anybody to tell me to save, I just want names of players:

    Young
    Valencia
    Yaya
    Pienaar
    Seesesgnon
    Lennon
    Nolan
    Arteta

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    1. Maxi_Mawoofingtons
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      Arteta

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      1. HelloSidney
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 27 days ago

        Even if I already have Walcott?

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        1. Maxi_Mawoofingtons
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 27 days ago

          why not 🙂 Arsenal in good form and they have a DGW coming up

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    2. New Ghost
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      Shinji Kagawa.

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      1. Soccer Brah
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 27 days ago

        Good shout when fit!

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    3. drunken_mess
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      arteta

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    4. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      Nolan. Good fixtures plus DGW

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    5. PB-THE-VET
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      Pienaar

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    6. Egg Chaser
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      Nolan

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  9. Spencer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 27 days ago

    Off to Barcelona for a few days; about to take off.

    Good luck guys!

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    1. tw
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      jealous! have a good trip mate

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    2. Timon
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      good luck,and have a safe nd wonderful journey

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    3. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      Lucky you.

      Cheers bud. Enjoy

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    4. Holy See
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      Thee you thoon.

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  10. Holy See
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 27 days ago

    Best o' luck today y'all, hope Walcott repays the faith I've never had in him. Amen.

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    1. Shaps
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      +1 that Jesus

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  11. The One That Got Away
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 27 days ago

    Who to VC: bale, mata, caz, berbs ?

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    1. PB-THE-VET
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      Caz

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  12. kingozil-The Germans once a…
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 27 days ago

    please help. haven't been getting replies. i have a 100 point lead to catch up. who to captain out of : bale, benteke, rvp, suarez. main rival does not have rvp and benteke. please help.

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    1. Egg Chaser
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      Robin

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    2. PB-THE-VET
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      Rvp easy

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    3. andyniterider
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      rvp

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    4. Sparky6670
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      Easy RVP. I lead my mini league without him and I sit praying each week that the damage he inflicts will not be too bad! He must be due an injury of some sort surely;)

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    5. Caine & Co.
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      rvp

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  13. floydy_floyd
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 27 days ago

    Over the next 4 gw's Walcott could play 5 times and michu twice.

    So michu to wallcot for a hit? I lose 0.2

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    1. r0nh
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      Is Walcott staying at Arsenal?

      Will he not get injured?

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    2. tw
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      yupp

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  14. Egg Chaser
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 27 days ago

    Bego

    Enrique Nastasic Vertonghen

    Mata Taarabt Sterling Nolan

    Defoe RVP Suarez

    Subs Michu Cameron McCartney Szczesny

    1FT

    Sensible to save the transfer? Given how many players on suspension tightrope.

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  15. Manani
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 27 days ago

    torres time!!

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    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      doesn't mata.

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      1. Shaps
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 27 days ago

        He's a warning Hazard

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  16. Pinatta
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 27 days ago

    All those people who bring in Walcott ...... for hits! Unbelievable if you ask me

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    1. r0nh
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      +1000000000000000000000000000000000000

      But he is in fashion, so these sheep just follow the crowd!!

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    2. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      Leaving him for now. In for the double.

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  17. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 27 days ago

    between rafael, demel, cueller, davies....i need to choose two and get the right bench order for the remaining two.

    thinking: rafael demel (cueller davies)

    sounds right?

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  18. onetowatch
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 27 days ago

    who to play? davies (swans) or cuellar (sunderland)????

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    1. Egg Chaser
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      Davies

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    2. gunnerboy
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      its a tough one. Seriously I can see Spurs not scoring today

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    3. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      davies

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  19. waitinginthelonggrass
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 27 days ago

    I need to stop taking hits, I think I am addicted.

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    1. Sean.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      counted up mine, not good reading
      going to give them, new years resolution 😀

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      1. waitinginthelonggrass
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 27 days ago

        I have already made 29 transfers this season!

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        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 27 days ago

          32 here! They've mainly paid off in previous seasons but practically everyone for the last 7 weeks has cost me points over not doing any transfer at all...

          Luck(?) changed with Fellaini to Bale and Benteke to Suarez, last week, but really, only so if Benteke does something against Wigan and Suarez has a quiet day vs QPR.

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    2. Shaps
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      It seems like they have payed off though

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  20. PB-THE-VET
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 27 days ago

    Going with

    Bego
    Zab mert hughes
    Mata bale santi sterling
    Rvp defoe berb

    Rvp (c) subs bunn fonte cameon michu

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  21. Mikei
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 27 days ago

    Begovic

    Nelsen Rafael Garrido Demel

    Mata Bale SIlva (Michu)

    RvP(C) Berbatov Suarez

    Any options for me? Rafael and Nelsen are out…Demel maybe…I think that Silva with Rafale out and Vazorla with Gibbs in.

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  22. Mr. Perfectionist
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 27 days ago

    Which one to captain??
    A) Silva
    B) Rvp

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    1. drunken_mess
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      B by miles

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    2. waitinginthelonggrass
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      RVP out of those two.

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  23. FORCA INTER
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 27 days ago

    can't wait silva explosion today after majorty of people sold him 🙂

    history of caz,bale and mata will repeat

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  24. wslnpt
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 27 days ago

    Bale CAP LETS GO MOTHER LOVERS

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    1. gunnerboy
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      You reckon he will score today? Sunderland defence is strong at home

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    2. Caine & Co.
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      im a mother lover, bale (c)
      your a mother lover, bale (c)
      we should..

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  25. Maxi_Mawoofingtons
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 27 days ago

    Any chance of a defoe red card today hahaha

    My cup rival will more than likely chose him as captain

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  26. waitinginthelonggrass
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 27 days ago

    Guthrie likely to start?

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    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      Yep. Sold him for Mata this week, which is kind of understandable. May get Guthrie back when some expensive strikers are required.

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  27. Gimli son of Gloin
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 27 days ago

    Looking forward to getting in Walcott for Yaya next week.
    RVP, Suarez, Berbs, Bale or Mata for captain this week chaps?

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  28. drunken_mess
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 27 days ago

    good to go?

    Federici (mignolet)
    huth demel obrien (cuellar nelsen)

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    1. FORCA INTER
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      i am not the only one who double up at WHA defence 😀

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    2. Maxi_Mawoofingtons
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      doubling up on west ham

      interesting

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  29. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 27 days ago

    right....off to the outlaws.....good luck all

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  30. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 27 days ago

    Everton prob concede again today, is it worth holding onto Baines

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    1. Jax
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      or tomorrow you mean...;)

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    2. Caine & Co.
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 27 days ago

      hell cum good

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