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Sky Sports – Price List Analysis – Goalkeepers and Defenders

Having already looked at the rule changes rolled out in the Sky Sports game, we continue our series of articles by casting an eye over the player list. Starting at the back, then, we concentrate on the goalkeepers and defenders, with a separate analysis on both midfielders and forwards to follow.

The Goalkeepers

When assessing our stopper options, the new rule change – which awards an extra two points for making five or more saves in any given match – could well prove significant in how we select our keepers. In the next week or so, we plan to add a new column to our Sky Sports table in the Members section (which will provide an indication on potential keeper bonus points over the previous two seasons) and will be rolling out a further article on keepers once this has been implemented on site. For just now, here’s a rundown of the player list:

Simon Mignolet’s departure from Sunderland is set to afford us a real cut-price option between the sticks for Paolo Di Canio’s side. Kieran Westwood will set you back a mere 3.7, while new boy Vito Mannone is priced at just 4.2 – whoever gets the nod as first-choice stopper for the Black Cats certainly looks one to consider, bearing in mind Mignolet’s 153 saves as Sunderland number one in 2012/13 was the second highest of any keeper in the league.

As you’d expect, the main men from the three promoted clubs are also favourably priced.David Marshall and Allan McGregor are both 4.1, while Julian Speroni is even cheaper at 4.0; the trio should benefit from the new save points rule and are expected to be kept busy in virtually every game. Mark Bunn, at 3.7, had initially looked a viable option at Norwich due to Chelsea’s interest in John Ruddy but the Blues’ acquisition of Mark Schwarzer on Tuesday evening suggests that Ruddy, at 4.6, is likely to be Chris Hughton’s number one next season. Between them, the Canaries duo made 115 saves over 37 games last term – two more than Stoke’s Asmir Begovic managed over 38 appearances, for example. If Ruddy gets the nod as first-choice, his points potential is strong, bearing in mind the Canaries also collected 10 clean sheets last term.

Further up the price list, Artur Boruc (4.5) could be a steal if Southampton replicate the resilience that saw them concede just nine goals in the final 10 Gameweeks of last season, though the Pole did average just over two saves per appearance last time out. Villa’s 4.6 priced Brad Guzan may be more of a viable option due to the save point ruling – he may have registered just five clean sheets in 2012/13 but a total of 124 saves was fourth highest in the league.

Tim Krul, at 4.7, will be hoping Newcastle can return to the form of 2011/12, which saw them produce 15 clean sheets. Simon Mignolet could turn out to be outstanding value if he can nail down the number one jersey at Anfield. Coming in at 4.9, compared to Jose Reina’s 5.5, the Belgian may be lining up behind a defence that produced 16 clean sheets last time round under Brendan Rodgers – Mignolet should be a little less busy in terms of saves this year, though; Reina made just 74 in 31 matches in 2012/13.

At 5.0, Jussi Jaaskelainen may no longer be a cut-price alternative but with 166 saves to his name last season, the Hammers number one made more stops than any other keeper – he could rack up the points under the new rules this time round as he looks to improve upon a previous tally of 11 clean sheets. The similarly priced Michel Vorm may struggle if Swansea continue to falter defensively under Michael Laudrup, though like Jaaskelainen, saves may benefit the Dutchman – he averaged 3.5 stops per game in the campaign gone by, while Fulham new boy Maarten Stekelenburg (5.1) will be hoping to replicate the 140 saves made by Mark Schwarzer as the Cottagers number one last season.

The arrival of a number of new managers also play a part in how we assess the Fantasy landscape. Asmir Begovic (5.2) and Joe Hart (6.0) may struggle to mirror their respective 12 and 18 clean sheets from last time out, with Mark Hughes and Manuel Pellegrini looking for a more attacking style of play at Stoke and City respectively. Conversely, both may anticipate more saves next time round, with a little less resilience in front of them – Hart made a mere 78 stops in 38 games compared to David De Gea’s (5.9) 84 saves in 28 appearances, for example.

Elsewhere in the premium price bracket, Arsenal’s Wojciech Szczesny and Chelsea stopper Petr Cech look secure at 5.7 and 5.8 respectively – the Gunners conceded just 37 times last season, the second best backline in the Premier League, and will be looking to push on from the form that harvested eight wins and two draws in the final 10 matches of 2012/13. Despite registering 14 clean sheets, Cech was still kept busy between the sticks – the Blues number one made 122 stops, far and away more than any other keeper near the top of the table.

The Defenders

At the back, there are a handful of real budget options that could prove worthwhile, should they nail down regular roles. Danny Gabbidon may have made just 13 appearances for Crystal Palace last term but his experience earned him a recall over the last few matches of the season – if Ian Holloway retains faith in the centre-half, a starting price of 3.7 looks promising. Aston Villa new boys Jores Okora and Antonio Luna are priced at just 4.0 apiece – of the two, Luna seems the likeliest to nail down a regular role at left-back for Paul Lambert’s side and bearing in mind that Matt Lowton comes in at 5.7, has the potential to be a steal if he can chip in with attacking contributions over the season.

Hull’s Paul McShane has also been handed a budget price tag of just 4.0. His game time was restricted due to ankle ligament damage last time out but his versatility may be key to his potential – he was utilised centrally in a 3-5-2 as well as at left-back when Steve Bruce opted for a four-man backline. The recent arrival of Curtis Davies (4.5) and Maynor Figueroa, (5.0) however, perhaps cast doubt over McShane’s security of starts as Bruce reshapes his defence in preparation for the top-flight. Swansea’s 4.2 priced new boy Jordi Amat will be hoping Ashley Williams’ mooted move away from the Liberty comes to fruition, allowing him the chance to cement a partnership alongside Chico (5.6) in the heart of defence.

Cardiff’s Andrew Taylor supplied five assists from left-back last term – at 4.6, he’s a little more budget-friendly than team-mates Mark Hudson and Matthew Connolly (both 5.0), though with four and five goals respectively, the centre-halves offer greater attacking potential; a key factor, given that the Welsh club will be hard pushed to replicate last term’s 18 clean sheets.

West Ham’s new left-back Razvan Rat comes in at just 4.7 – the cheapest defensive option amongst Sam Allardyce’s troops, he is expected to offer guaranteed game time and looks a canny acquisition. Tottenham’s Danny Rose also costs 4.7 but question marks remain as to whether he can nail down a regular role at the Lane this term under Andre Villas-Boas. Sunderland summer signings Valentin Roberge and Modibo Diakite, at 4.6 and 4.8 respectively, may also offer decent value if they can find starts in Paolo Di Canio’s new-look defence; a cheaper keeper option at Wearside does lessen their appeal, though.

There looks to be plenty of defensive alternatives at the 5.2 price mark. Younes Kaboul is a standout here – providing he’s injury-free, the Frenchman should partner Jan Vertonghen next time out at Tottenham and may bolster a backline that managed just nine clean sheets last term. Kaboul will set you back less than keeper Hugo Lloris (5.6) as a route into the north Londoners’ defence. Southampton’s new signing Dejan Lovren comes in at the same price, as does the likes of Fabricio Coloccini, Ron Vlaar and Michael Turner – all seem nailed-on at centre-half for their respective sides, with the latter looking the best value option amongst the Norwich backline, given that Seb Bassong has been slapped with a 6.1 price tag having offered such strong value last season.

For those eyeing up Southampton’s foraging full-backs, Luke Shaw will set you back 5.3 compared to Nathaniel Clyne (5.5), while Fulham centre-backs Brede Hangeland and Fernando Amorebieta are priced at 5.4 apiece, despite a poor season defensively last time round for Martin Jol’s side (60 goals against and eight clean sheets). Similarly, Newcastle full-back pairing Davide Santon and Mathieu Debuchy are both 5.4 despite the Magpies registering a minimal six clean sheets – that’s only 0.1 less than West Brom’s Gareth McAuley, who produced three goals and a pair of assists in 2012/13.

Robert Huth isn’t cheap at 5.8 but the Stoke centre-half is still, nonetheless, considerably less than 6.4 priced Ryan Shawcross as well as new boy Erik Pieters (6.0), and offers a solid route into Mark Hughes’ defence. Over at Swansea, Angel Rangel sets you back 6.0 – less than Ashley Williams’ 6.2 – and notched three times last term, with the occasional role on the right of the attacking midfield three boosting his points appeal.

From 6.5 upwards, all defenders ply their trade for last season’s top six sides. Looking at the nailed-on options, Seamus Coleman is the most budget-friendly in this bracket – the Everton man comes in at 6.5 and may well offer out of position potential if he’s fielded on the right of Roberto Martinez’s midfield four. That’ll be key to his appeal if the Toffees fail to be quite as resilient under the Spaniard after last term’s 10 clean sheets and 40 goals against – the fourth best backline in the league.

Arsenal’s Bacary Sagna is next up, coming in at 6.7, though fellow-Gunner Laurent Koscielny is just a touch more expensive at 6.9 – the same as Liverpool duo Jose Enrique and Daniel Agger. Glen Johnson is pricier than either of his team mates, at 7.2 by comparison, despite producing less attacking returns in last season’s Sky game. Enrique managed two goals and four assists and Agger notched three times, while Johnson managed a goal and four assists.

Jose Mourinho’s return to the Bridge currently casts question marks over some of the Chelsea back-four but if Cesar Azpilicueta can nail down the right-back berth, he is the cheapest Blues’ backline option at 6.8. United trio Phil Jones, Jonny Evans and Rafael are all priced at 7.2 apiece, though neither offer the attacking potential of Jan Vertonghen (7.3), David Luiz (7.4) or 7.7 priced Leighton Baines. Intriguingly, Baines is still cheaper that Patrice Evra (7.9) and would be more budget-friendly if he were to replace the Frenchman as United’s left-back, while Vincent Kompany remains the most expensive defender in the Sky Sports game – the City skipper comes in at 8.0, 0.6 more than team mate Pablo Zabaleta.

Fantasy Football Scout League

Once again, we’ve set up an official Fantasy Football Scout league for those playing the Sky Sports game – we’re looking to defend our crown, having finished as top-rated private league in 2012/13. If you fancy the challenge, you can enter with the pin 8000112 and with Sky offering a cool £1,000 for the winner of our official “FFScout” league, there’s every incentive to get on board.

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  1. Damo.
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    10 years, 8 months ago

    This mongrel of a game needs to be out down

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    1. Mark
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      • 17 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Not a fan Damo? Did you play last season or just put off by the UI?

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      1. Damo.
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        Nah Mark. I was doing pretty good for a while last yr (Top 2K) and thought I would really give a proper go this time around. But I think they ruined the game with the new rules. Some people didn't make 40 transfers in FPL and the double captaincy addition is just the same as UCL, which I really enjoy playing.

        There's no USP for me. It's just a mongrel of other games now.

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        1. Mark
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          • 17 Years
          10 years, 8 months ago

          Interesting that you think the new rules are an issue - I reckon the keeper save ruling was a must-have, although I worry the threshold at 5 is a bit high. I guess we'll see. The USP point is a good one though, perhaps something to feed back to Sky Sports - I think there are differences from FPL but perhaps there needs to be more.

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        2. d1sable
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          10 years, 8 months ago

          The usp is the prize money + the ability to join paid leagues (also lots of free leagues offer prizes). You also have a realistic chance of finishing in a high position due to the somewhat lesser calibre of fantasy manager involved it seems.

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          1. Mark
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            • 17 Years
            10 years, 8 months ago

            The last point certainly rings true...I managed a strong final standing having "experimented" foolishly mid-season. I'm taking it even more seriously this time around to see where it takes me.

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          2. Damo.
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 8 months ago

            Don't agree here. Paid leagues are 10 a penny for me. Plus with the push from this site the calibre/volume of managers is only going to increase. Just like FPL has over the past season or 2.

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            1. d1sable
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              10 years, 8 months ago

              But the paid leagues are done through sky bet so you can enter leagues with complete strangers and sky bet sorts the money for you. People advertise their leagues on the facebook page. I joined everyone i kind find last year and cleared up a cool £1000 ish

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      2. d1sable
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        10 years, 8 months ago

        Great article

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        1. Damo.
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 8 months ago

          I never mentioned anything about the article. Paul, as per, knocks another one out of the park.

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    2. Chrissy Waddle - 2023/24
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Gonna try more this year with it. I was alittle half hearted last season.

      The captain changes make it alittle more interactive within the GW which could be fun.

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  2. TorresMagic™
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    10 years, 8 months ago

    Giggling Order will be happy. 🙂

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    1. Gigging Order
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      10 years, 8 months ago

      🙂 🙂 🙂

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  3. Sky team selection and strategy advice
    J0E
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    • 14 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic

    For those playing the Sky game, anyone fancy sharing their teams or passing on their strategies and key advice?

    Be good to see how fantasy managers are adapting to its different scoring system, that rewards the man of the match and more defensive midfield skills.

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    1. Mark
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      • 17 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Hehe...is this one open to "D1sable" or are we going to give others a chance 😉

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      1. J0E
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        • 14 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        I'm looking for tips from him, definitely. Hoping Chris Pearce pops in as well.

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        1. d1sable
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          10 years, 8 months ago

          I have an absolute bombshell of a tip to drop but feel i should keep it to myself... 😀

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          1. Wheato182
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            10 years, 8 months ago

            please share......

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    2. Gigging Order
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      10 years, 8 months ago

      I came 35th last season and lived by three rules:

      1. 3-5-2 is the optimal formation, don't even bother with anything else.

      2. Pick as many nailed on players as possible due to no subs, and limited transfers.

      3. Always have at least one Arsenal Midfielder, the way they play really suits the bonus system, Cazorla, Arteta and Wilshere are best.

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      1. Gigging Order
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        Also, be aware that conceding goals means negative points, so uber cheap defenders are not always the way forward, so you want to be looking at West Ham, SOuthampton, Norwich etc for your cheapos as they don't often get spanked.

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        1. J0E
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          10 years, 8 months ago

          That is really good advice.

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    3. Chrissy Waddle - 2023/24
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Cheap at the back. Big and heavy front 7 in a 3-5-2 formation. ALso mix your MF with attacking and defensive type players.

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      1. Chrissy Waddle - 2023/24
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        My current MF is Bale Hazard Carzola Cabaye Miralles with RVP and Aguero up top.

        Defence is dirt cheap so may take GO's advice above and downgrade a MF player to add to defence.

        Thing is defenders are not good value. For example, 8m for Kompany when Bale is only 0.9m more expensive! 😯

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        1. Gigging Order
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 8 months ago

          Rat, Turner and Shaw are still relatively cheap, I would be looking at those 3 rather than any super cheap ones from Hull, Cardiff, Palace, Villa, Fulham all teams with the potential to implode in a game.

          Maybe Sunderland could be value as well, Diakite perhaps.

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          1. Chrissy Waddle - 2023/24
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 8 months ago

            Cheers GO. Makes sense.

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    4. d1sable
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      10 years, 8 months ago

      1: 3-5-2 is optimal but bare in mind you need to make at least 2 transfers if you want to change formation. For example last year - a budget striker ala Benteke starts firing and you sill want RVP + Suarez.

      2: 100% starters in otherwise you can waste transfers on defenders.

      3: Goals are still the most important thing to look for in your players.

      4: You need to plan your captaincy very well

      5: With 40 transfers you could make 1 a gameweek (if you get lucky with injuries) therefore having 12 players a week.

      6: When using transfers always try to do it at the optimal time after sat for sunday giving you both players points.

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      1. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        Tips 5 + 6 - Wow. Thanks.

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      2. Gigging Order
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        That was a bombshell of a tip! 🙂

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        1. d1sable
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          10 years, 8 months ago

          i have yet to reveal the bombshell 😀

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          1. Gigging Order
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 8 months ago

            Wow.....5 and 6 were pretty decent, I can't wait for the actual bombshell!

            Are you going to drop it?

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          2. J0E
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            • 14 Years
            10 years, 8 months ago

            Its about captains isn't it? 🙂

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            1. d1sable
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              10 years, 8 months ago

              It is about captains... ill keep you guys in suspense for a while longer

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              1. Gigging Order
                • 12 Years
                10 years, 8 months ago

                Is it that you actually understand the captaincy rule, unlike EVERYONE else? 🙂

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            2. Billy Gilmore
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 8 months ago

              Captain a Sat player, switch to a Sun/Mon player whose next game is Sat.

              Repeat.

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              1. d1sable
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                10 years, 8 months ago

                Nope better than that

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                1. Gigging Order
                  • 12 Years
                  10 years, 8 months ago

                  Come on, you have to spill now....

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                  1. d1sable
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                    10 years, 8 months ago

                    Sky Sports Fantasy Football 2014
                    Ticket Number: 177
                    Category: Team Changes Enquiry

                    Dear Mr Williams

                    Thank you for your recent correspondence.

                    If you use a transfer to remove your captain, the incoming player will replace him as captain and this will not use up the one captaincy change that is allowed for the game week.

                    For example, if you had your existing captain already playing on a Saturday, he would score double points on that day. You could then transfer him out for a game on Sunday and the incoming player taking over as captain would score double points. You could then use your weekly captaincy change to change the captain for a game on Monday and score double points again.

                    Kind regards

                    Sky FF

                    BOOM

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                    1. Rasping Drive
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                      10 years, 8 months ago

                      Holy shit!

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                    2. Billy Gilmore
                      • 11 Years
                      10 years, 8 months ago

                      😯

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                    3. Gigging Order
                      • 12 Years
                      10 years, 8 months ago

                      WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!

                      WOW!

                      Thanks for sharing! 🙂

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                    4. J0E
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                      • 14 Years
                      10 years, 8 months ago

                      If this was a 70s spy film it would be called The Metro World Cup Memorandum

                      The Metro game had that...those that understood that did well. Everyone else did badly.

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                    5. Gigging Order
                      • 12 Years
                      10 years, 8 months ago

                      One question regarding captains, could I have my first captain as a 13.30 KO on a Sunday and my second Captain as a 16.00 KO?

                      Or does it have to be days?

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                      1. TorresMagic™
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                        • 14 Years
                        10 years, 8 months ago

                        days.

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                      2. d1sable
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                        10 years, 8 months ago

                        no, days only

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                    6. d1sable
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                      10 years, 8 months ago

                      And i do this at the expense of my future rank 🙁 coz i love you guys

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                      1. Gigging Order
                        • 12 Years
                        10 years, 8 months ago

                        You did the right thing..... 🙂

                        In all seriousness, thanks!

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                      2. J0E
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                        • 14 Years
                        10 years, 8 months ago

                        I wish there was some kind of deeper shade of green that I could use to sticky this with to mark it out as the greatest comment of the week.

                        Great detective work.

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                      3. Gigging Order
                        • 12 Years
                        10 years, 8 months ago

                        Are you under the impression that the 2nd captain is locked in as the 1st the following week?

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                      4. Count of Monte Hristo
                        • 10 Years
                        10 years, 8 months ago

                        That is a bombshell.

                        So effectively you can use your 40 transfers to do 1 change per week and have 3 captains?

                        How often is there a Monday night fixture though?

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                      5. d1sable
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                        10 years, 8 months ago

                        I am under that impression yes. Sky still havent 100% clarified it to me but if you look at a previous ticket i posted in the last captaincy discussion they suggested it.

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                      6. TorresMagic™
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                        • 14 Years
                        10 years, 8 months ago

                        Sounds rounds are less than 3 days, sometimes just the one.

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                      7. TorresMagic™
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                        • 14 Years
                        10 years, 8 months ago

                        Some*

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                    7. TorresMagic™
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                      What about this scenario?

                      Captain Player A on Saturday
                      Choose to Player B on Sunday
                      Transfer Player B for Player C on Monday?

                      3 captains?

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                      1. d1sable
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                        10 years, 8 months ago

                        Yes 3 captains. I have already built a template factoring in these scenarios although there are only 6 up until December when i stopped planning. I wont be taking advantage of all of them because i don't think the fixture warrants it at present + its more transfers.

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                      2. Parm
                        • 12 Years
                        10 years, 8 months ago

                        Especially the Monday Night games, which tend to be Derbies/tough games.

                        So can you change your Monday/Sunday captain at the end of GW1 to a Saturday captain GW2 without it costing a change?

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                    8. Mílanista
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                      10 years, 8 months ago

                      This is exceptional, thanks for that.

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                    9. heco87
                      • 13 Years
                      10 years, 8 months ago

                      Wow.. that's huge. Presume it also works if you take Player A on a Saturday, switch to player B on the Sunday and then transfer out Player B to Player C on the Monday.

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                      1. d1sable
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                        10 years, 8 months ago

                        Yes, i think so

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                      2. Count of Monte Hristo
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                        10 years, 8 months ago

                        Yeah you would think that would work also. Do you know how many Monday night games there were last season? Are they not quite sporadic?

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                    10. Wheato182
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                      10 years, 8 months ago

                      interesting, so in theory when there is games on sat, sun, mon and wed nights - you could actually have 4 captains if you played it right and were prepared to use 2 subs?

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                      1. d1sable
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                        10 years, 8 months ago

                        Yes in theory although you would run out of transfers pretty quick.

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                      2. TorresMagic™
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                        • 14 Years
                        10 years, 8 months ago

                        A few injuries will kill this idea early on.

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                    11. Shayben
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                      • 12 Years
                      10 years, 8 months ago

                      So if Chelsea have a dgw 1:

                      ARS Captain v Villa
                      Sub out to
                      CHE Captain v Hull
                      Change captain to
                      MAN C player v Newcastle

                      wonder if the Chelsea player would then get double pts v Villa too... Jeez casuals are gonna be left behind quickly

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                    12. something_changed
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                      10 years, 8 months ago

                      Hi D1SABLE,

                      First post here so go easy on me. When I telephoned on launch day last week they suggested that if you sell your captain you have to select another player to take over - and so use your captain change. It's good to see your response in writing, but I wonder if they are just changing the rules on a daily basis.

                      Maybe that's what they believed when I rang, but ultimately the software used would dictate these things!!

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                      1. d1sable
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                        10 years, 8 months ago

                        Yes your probably right, i was told on launch date that you could only have 1 captain per week which is obviously wrong. I think it will end up being 2 captains per week with a 'grace period' if they can change the software simply because its easier to manage. I would like to have the locked in captain idea though to favour the hardcore players. The transfer players to get 3/4/5 captains seems a bit much so i hope they remove that.

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                      2. something_changed
                        • 10 Years
                        10 years, 8 months ago

                        The locked in captain would be my preference as I like to forward plan. To launch with 1 captain change then imply the possibility of 3 seems a world apart. Its bad enough selecting the wrong captain when you only have one. if you are wrong on 2,3,4,5 occasions on any given week you are dead in the water. The captain element is also subject to the often dubious man of the match selections where you can again lose out.

                        Coupled with the fact that there is no transfer restrictions from your total, some players will steam ahead. It will be a real hare and tortoise scenario, where you keep your fingers crossed that your opponents have burnt theres' prematurely

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                      3. d1sable
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                        10 years, 8 months ago

                        Agreed, and multiple accounts with two teams each solely trying to win the monthly prize using all 40 transfers and all possible captains. Im glad you touched on the dubious MOTM awards, do you feel like the report writer has plucked it from thin air sometimes? lol

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                      4. something_changed
                        • 10 Years
                        10 years, 8 months ago

                        I often think the reporter has left with half an hour to go to miss the traffic. lol. sometimes you benefit from this, but it is frustrating when it doesn't go your way.

                        You have occasions where lets say Chelsea batter Stoke, Mata has shown every trick on the planet, but Huth has inadvertently blocked a goal with the back of his head and takes the award for keeping the clean sheet. The fact that Mata has controlled the game is lost to the final result of the game. A lesser teams defender would always get the nod despite Mata setting up five good chances and hitting the post nine times. Slight exaggeration but it happens. Sure, a clean sheet for Stoke might be an achievement but if Mata has shone, surely he should claim MOTM!!!

                        I may be wrong. lol

                        The key is finding the 'media darlings' that the reporter assumes has had a great game, while he's on the way home in his car.

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                    13. Cheap Dime Store Hood
                      • 10 Years
                      10 years, 8 months ago

                      Sky used this captain option for Euro 2012, I thought they would've carried it over into the 12/13 EPL season but after a waste of a transfer I realised they hadn't! If you are able to use it this season then transfers should be kept for the busy game weeks, esp over the busy xmas period.

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  4. Gigging Order
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    10 years, 8 months ago

    YESSSSSSSSSSS! 🙂

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  5. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Sky is like going on a date with a blow up doll.

    We all know the real thing is better.

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    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Sky has a better prize for those in the UK.

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      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        Booby prize?

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        1. Mark
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          • 17 Years
          10 years, 8 months ago

          I see what you did there.

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          1. Christina.
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 8 months ago

            😉

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    2. The Ginger Prince
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Though the blow up doll has the bonus of not talking.

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  6. Gigging Order
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    This article was well worth the wait, thanks Paul (and Mark, I guess......) 😉

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    1. Mark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      No, you're right. Thanks Paul 😉

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  7. Johnny Unitas
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Are Chelsea going to have a DGW in week 1 like last year then? Been out of the loop.

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    1. Willis.
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Yes

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    2. roscola
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Very likely. The circumstances are almost identical. They've already confirmed that their GW3 game with Villa is off but they haven't yet rearranged it.

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      1. Johnny Unitas
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers boys, I'm going to take it a bit handy setting up any of my teams as we're all going to be loading up on Chelsea players anyway once it's confirmed.

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    3. Declan-
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      It is not confirmed yet but hopefully. It was confirmed by the end of June last year so I'm not sure.

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  8. The Fat Cat
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Great analysis, makes my scouting job a little easier. Rat Razvan, he's probably going to be in my team. See how the Rat does lol

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    1. roscola
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      I don't think I've seen a RMST (Rate My Sky Team) without him

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  9. Lateriser 12
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Racist bloody game. How can you limit prizes to UK only.

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    1. Billy Gilmore
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Are you allowed to gamble in India?

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      1. Lateriser 12
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        Nope. But FPL still gives us prizes.

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        1. Billy Gilmore
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 8 months ago

          But not cash, as I'm sure that would qualify as gambling.

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    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Gambling laws.

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    3. Pratik
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      In fact, I think it's because FPL is played across the world (no restriction based on country) that their prizes had to be limited in accordion with gambling/betting laws in other countries.

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      1. Mark
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 17 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        This is it - games with entry fee and prizes have to adhere to gambling laws which restricts participation.

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        1. Lateriser 12
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 8 months ago

          We could alternatively ask a few FFS regulars for an address.

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        2. Pratik
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 8 months ago

          Yup, I don't know if anyone picked it up, but what I'm basically saying it's because of countries like India etc where there are strict gambling/betting laws, that you get such poor prizes in FPL.

          You guys really should be blaming us 🙂

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          1. Billy Gilmore
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 8 months ago

            *grabs pitchfork*

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  10. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    To all ma' peeps that are playing multiple games,

    Are you picking, generally, the same players in each team or trying to pick as many different players from your shortlist as possible?

    I've currently got largely different teams across the board on the basis that if a player performs well - at least I've got them in 1 of my teams. I'm wondering if I might be better off putting all my eggs in one basket except where the different rules mean it makes more sense to go for someone else (e.g Fernandinho in the Metro game).

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Some players are suited to certain games.

      Cazorla = Sky essential unlike FPL.

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      1. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah, I think FPL is the only game in which I won't have Cazorla.

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    2. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Cazorla in Metro. Check

      Cazorla in FPL. No thanks.

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      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        There was a time you were blowing his trumpet in FPL.

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        1. In Like Flynn.
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 8 months ago

          I think that was me. 🙁

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      2. In Like Flynn.
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        Correct.

        A big howler I made last year was not to recognize the different scoring systems.
        It's not just about same or different, but who will be best in other games and why.

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    3. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Each game is a real learning curve Poseidon. It's what makes playing them more fun.

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      1. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        I think that's how I'm going to treat them this season. A season for learning them this time around - and then a season for winning all their cash prizes in 14/15 and retiring. 😉

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  11. jdoyle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Will Stekelenberg be Fulham's keeper this year? I wonder if he'll come in at a nice price. They don't have a great record with clean sheets though :S

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    1. heco87
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      He'll be first choice and I'd be surprised if he's anything other than £5.0m.

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    2. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Yes he will.

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    3. Willis.
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Of course. That's why they signed him. 🙄

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      1. In Like Flynn.
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        See below, Norwich just signed Carlo Nash, so does that mean he'll first choice?

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  12. Chrissy Waddle - 2023/24
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    He'll be their number 1. 5m for me should be about right,

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  13. Gigging Order
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    While we are on the Sky game, have we had any further clarification on the changing captains issue?

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      1. Gigging Order
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks Damo

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    1. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      You can only get double score for a maximum of two games in a GW, however you try and fiddle it.

      I know I've tried every way round it G.O. sorry.

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      1. Gigging Order
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks ILF

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      2. In Like Flynn.
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        Unless you have a captain for the Saturday swap to the Sunday/Monday game who then have a DGW match in the midweek.

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        1. Gigging Order
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 8 months ago

          Ahhh, good thinking.

          So is the 2nd captain of the week then locked in as the 1st captain the following week?

          I am as clear as mud on this.

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          1. In Like Flynn.
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 8 months ago

            Yes locked in unless you transfer them out. The incoming player will only score single points that week but will be your captain from the following Saturday.

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  14. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Schwarzer is a good 2nd choice for Chelsea. And it keeps Ruddy as a strong FF asset.

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    1. Gigging Order
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      But we could have had Bunn for cheaper, if the transfer went through in a week or two...

      So ultimately it is bad for us...

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      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        A Chelsea bunn?

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    2. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      What on earth have Norwich got Carlo Nash for?

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      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        Cool name.

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      2. Billy Gilmore
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        A backup backup.

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        1. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 8 months ago

          So they have Ruddy, Rudd, Bunn and Nash??

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          1. Billy Gilmore
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 8 months ago

            Rudd will likely be loaned out to a lower league team to gain experience. They had Lee Camp last season who they've released and replaced with Nash. It's purely in case Ruddy/Bunn get injured.

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            1. In Like Flynn.
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 13 Years
              10 years, 8 months ago

              Saved Preston's arse last year.

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            2. RedLightning
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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              • 13 Years
              10 years, 8 months ago

              Rudd has already been loaned out to Preston for another year.

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      3. Willis.
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        Third choice keeper.

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  15. Sheep
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Budget strikers seem to have bad fixtures, with the exception of RVW, whom is an untested striker in a side who scored few goals last year. Is JRod likely to retain his place and cheap price?

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    1. Gigging Order
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Carroll? I guess you can't call him budget though...

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      1. Sheep
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        Something tells me our budgets are going to struggle to encapsulate him in our teams. Nolan may be more realistic.

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        1. In Like Flynn.
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 8 months ago

          Nolan more expensive in Metro than Carroll.

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          1. Christina.
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 8 months ago

            Prices?

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    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      JRod is a good option imo and he should be cheap in comparison to Lambert.

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  16. Az
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 14 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone else agree that a no.2 keeper should be young and hungry and eager to break into the first team - not an old veteran who's probbly more than happy to sit on their arse and collect their inflated price tag.

    Bad business by Chelsea in getting Schwarzer IMO.

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    1. Gigging Order
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      They do, except they farmed him out on loan

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    2. Az
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      *price tag? I meant wages.

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    3. Willis.
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      No.

      Cech will always remain first-choice regardless of who the back-up keeper is. If Chelski wanted a "young and eager" back-up, they would have kept Courtois, but this would only serve to stall his development.

      Plus I highly doubt that Schwarzer would be happy to sit on the bench when he's got a World Cup to prepare for next year.

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    4. Damo.
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      I think it's a brilliant bit of business from Chelsea. Courtois is a young hungry goalkeeper but unless Cech gets injured he'll never get into the first team. Loaning him out again to a good club as first choice he'll only improve. Schwarzer doesn't have to prove anything and will do a job when called upon.

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    5. Crouch Potato!
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      I can see their reasoning, when you have real PL ambitions, not to mention the other compettions, difficult to take a risk on a young experienced keeper, should anythink happen to Cech.

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      1. Crouch Potato!
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        inexperienced

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    6. TokyoRed 東京赤
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      I think it is great business for everyone - Chelsea get a solid reserve keeper, Schwarz gets a payday and Courtois is sitting in the background getting goos experience to take over from Cech.

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  17. Johnny Unitas
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Darren Bent is still at Villa, what is the craic with this guy? Is he staying? Fits nicely into my Aguero/Anelka frontline in Metro.

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    1. Crouch Potato!
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Very unlikely to be at Villa this season, Pardew has stated he is keen on him.

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    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Bored of this story now. He must be on big wages that is putting other clubs off because Lambert obviously can't stand the guy.

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      1. Damo.
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        Yep. A la Tally

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  18. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    £12m for Wanyama. Thanks Southampton.

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    1. Kings of Lyon ★
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Great business for Celtic. You may just survive without Rangers yet 😉

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      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah mate that is huge business. And the nature of football means you can keep finding players with similar quality/potential if your scouting network is right which seems to be the case at Celtic these days.

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        1. Kings of Lyon ★
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 8 months ago

          If you can get a Wanyama for every Bangura you're laughing. Great business. I think if you can get into the CL this year you'll be looking good.

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          1. Count of Monte Hristo
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 8 months ago

            Hopefully we can get there again and get into a favourable group.

            Rangers made any good signings this summer? Jon Daly is a quality striker.

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    2. Manani
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      how much do you value him?
      and what 'class level' is him?

      I assuming he is Yaya type, but obviously nowhere near his class?

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  19. Rasping Drive
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Can people outside of the UK even play the Sky game? I set up a team last season during a trip to the UK; when I got back home I couldn't get past the login page. At the moment when I click on "Join" on the homepage, it doesn't work. Bag of.

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    1. TokyoRed 東京赤
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      No, need to be in the UK

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      1. Rasping Drive
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        Bugger. Cheers Tokyo for the reply.

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        1. Baby Cuties
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 8 months ago

          you could try using a uk proxy, although the site may not work like that

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  20. Sheep
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Higuain? Where are you?

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    1. roscola
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      I second this

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    2. Manani
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      holiday

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  21. The Bearded One
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Playing the sky game for the first time this season, got a quick question. Do you only change your captain mid-gw if your first captain has scored poorly or do both of your captains score double points?

    I.e. if RvP scores 6(12) then you change to Mata 2(4), do you still get van Persie's 12 points?

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    1. Billy Gilmore
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Both score double.

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      1. Johnny Unitas
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        both score double but the trick is picking someone for the second game, be it on Sunday/Monday etc. that has a decent fixture on the Saturday as you will be stuck with the same player until after the deadline on Saturday at which point you can change again.

        I've read Wild Rover's post from yesterday and all the conversation that ensued, is this a correct interpretation of the rules?

        By way of example: Aguero (C) on Saturday, change to Cazorla (C) on Monday and until 12.01pm on Saturday I can't change Cazorla (and if I did, I'd only have one (C) that week if Cazorla played on Sunday)

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        1. In Like Flynn.
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 8 months ago

          Yes, you need your 2nd captain of one week to play before your 2nd captain choice for the following week.
          It will be difficult to have 2 decent captains each and every week.

          BEWARE! If you had two the previous week and change your captain on Saturday morning for the Saturday game. That's it, no more changes for that week. I think this is where some are going to fall down on getting two a week.

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    2. The Bearded One
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Thanks Berbilly and Johnny, appreciate it. Looks like a bit of planning then.

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      1. Johnny Unitas
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        sorry, correction to above, gameweek runs from 00.01am to the following Friday - not 12.01pm on Saturday as I indicated!

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  22. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Day 3 about to start...

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  23. Gigging Order
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    The main difference between the Sky game and FPL?

    Is that in Sky i truly believe I have a chance of winning the thing, with FPL I don't.

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    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      How do you plan on keeping track with (c) switches and deadlines every week? I remember it wasn't as straightforward as FPL when I played 2 years ago.

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      1. Gigging Order
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        As it will be my main focus, it is more time consuming, yes

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        1. In Like Flynn.
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 8 months ago

          Are you doing any MLs in Sky Gigging Order?

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    2. Sánchez
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      How many players does sky game have?

      I only play FPL. All efforts go into trying to win the big one for me. Others dont carry! He same prestigious position in fantasy circles.

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  24. GoonerByron
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    How does the Sky game work with Monday fixtures? If there's a Monday game, does that mean you can change your captain 3 times? 😐

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Captain Changes
      You can now make a captain change within the Game week. Just like transfers, you can make this alteration for any match day, thus giving you the opportunity to score double points from two of your players over the duration of the Game week.

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      1. GoonerByron
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        The first half of that rule sounds like you can have separate captains for Sat, Sun, Mon but then the second half says double and two... 😐

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    2. Johnny Unitas
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      No, you'll only have ONE captain change per week:

      "you can now make a captain change within the Game week."

      "A Game week starts on Saturday at 00.01am and runs till the following Friday."

      So in respect of my post almost immediately above it's 00.01am as opposed to 12.01pm on Saturday but I still think my logic is sound - but open to correction.

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      1. In Like Flynn.
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        You're correct Johnny. I still see the future full of "What happened to my extra double points" and players being dumped with poor captain choices for the following week 1st game.

        I love it. Being that type of person. 😀

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  25. Manani
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    quote frm Jose on Rooney

    I cannot say more than that. He is fast and direct.

    FAST!?!?

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  26. Jönny
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    For anyone who liked the Tor-Kristian Karlsen article scouting the transfer window last week, here's the next instalment: Marco van Ginkel, Wilfried Bony,Jozy Altidore and Emanuele Giaccherini.

    - van Ginkel's armoury includes "well-timed forward surges, goalscoring ability and tactical discipline" and he "should instantly and comfortably slot into José Mourinho's young and competitive squad."

    - Bony is a powerful centre forward with a vicious shot and an excellent heading technique" but "his work rate has been questioned in some quarters"

    - Altidore's career has been stalled by "a combination of being played out of position and some years spent in a semi-journeyman existence" but he found his feet last season, and is still only 23

    - Giaccherini will "add valuable experience, energy and some unpredictability to the side" and his best role is "an advanced wide left position from which he can cut infield and test the goalkeeper from distance."

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2013/jul/12/transfer-window-analysis-bony-altidore

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    1. Manani
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      van Ginkel sounds like Lampard mkII

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      1. Jönny
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        That seems to be the general consensus. Problem from an FPL perspective is that MK1 is still knocking around.

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    2. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Giaccherini holds record for fastest goal for Italian first team

      19 seconds.

      😯

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  27. Billy Gilmore
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    So in DGWs it could be possible to have 5 captains? 😯

    I remember a few that had games on Sat, Sun, Mon, Tue and Wed. Not to mention what happens around Christmas...

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    1. Declan-
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      I thought you could only change captain once a week?

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      1. Billy Gilmore
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        See above^^^ By making 3 transfers you could get 5 captains.

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        1. Declan-
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 8 months ago

          I'm not going to play anyway. Sounds like a game perfectly set up for someone here to win though 🙂

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    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Don't stress about it,we can't play. 🙁

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      1. Billy Gilmore
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        B*stards!

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    3. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Nah! That would require your fist cap plays Sat and Sunday and your 2nd on Mon/Tues and Wednesday.

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    4. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      I reckon the best you can get will be 3

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  28. Pratik
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Guys, I have thought about it, but I won't be renewing precisely.me. I am instead buying preciselyme.com (or f which is almost 80% less because of the coupon code I have just found. Renewals are much more expensive, and I don't think we are that attached to the site name as of yet.

    Sorry for the trouble guys.

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      When does this happen? TWS game affected short term?

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      1. Pratik
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        Domain expires today. I am having problems with the godaddy payment page, but in all likelihood the url will change from precisely.me/fpl/tws to preciselyme.com/fpl/tws today itself.

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        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 8 months ago

          Cheers.

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    2. Manani
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      thanks for all the effort you put in the site

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  29. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    D1sable, thanks for the tips.. 🙂 Could you clarify this one please? ie when is the optimum time? Thanks

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    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      6: When using transfers always try to do it at the optimal time after sat for sunday giving you both players points.

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      1. In Like Flynn.
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        If your 2nd captain choice is for the first game on Sun/Mon you can leave it until you've seen the team sheets.

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      2. d1sable
        • Has Moderation Rights
        10 years, 8 months ago

        It just means after player A has played his game on the sat you can transfer him out (anytime that day after the first games kick off and before the first kick off on the day your require player B) and bring in player B to score on the sun/mon.

        Does that make sense?

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        1. heco87
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 8 months ago

          So if in theory you captained player A on the Saturday and Player B was playing in a 13:30 kickoff on the Sunday, you could wait for the lineups to come out first and could then make a transfer / change of captaincy which is active during that same GW? (Providing no midday kickoff)

          Cheers again for all the tips.

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          1. d1sable
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            10 years, 8 months ago

            Yes correct

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            1. Wild Rover
              • 13 Years
              10 years, 8 months ago

              Cheers

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  30. Sheep
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Rooney out for a month!! 🙁
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23279075

    He will probably miss the Community Shield, maybe more.

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      • 13 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Doubt he'll be fit for the first couple of league games. Might play but not 100%.

      Back to Danny Graham.

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    2. Declan-
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      But Chelsea aren't in the Community shield 😐

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      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        I forgot it's Wigan who are in the Community Shield this season. Could be a cricket score.

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    3. roscola
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      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      So Kagawa will get his favoured role 'in the hole' while Rooney is out and score a hattrick every pre-season game. I'll rub my hands with glee and get him in my FPL team just in time for Rooney to return and feck it all up 👿

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