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As mentioned in a previous article, there’s been a handful of new rules introduced to the Sky Sports Fantasy game this season. One of the most welcome additions is the move to reward goalkeepers with bonus points – stoppers will now receive two extra points if they make five or more saves in a match, thus boosting their appeal and forcing us to reassess their worth in the season ahead.

The Sky Sports table for Goalkeepers in the Members Area now includes the bonus points from saves that would have been accrued for the past two seasons. In this evening’s article for Members, we’ve analysed these numbers in full, assessing the impact the new bonus system is likely to have on our Sky Sports selections.

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  1. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Who is the better punt if Bale goes - Paulinho or Chadi?

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    1. Jude Rooney
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Paulinho

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    2. Very Messi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Soldado

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    3. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      neither

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    4. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Don't know much about Chadi, but Paulinho impressed me during the Confeds. People on here are saying he won't score too many points, he's too defensive, but he got a couple of goals in the Confeds (in what, 5 matches, not sure if he played them all?) and I don't remember him playing a particularly defensive role.

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    5. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      paulinho will probably get more minutes as amongst other things chadli is a bit injury prone. i'd be amazed if chadli didn't get more goals and assists when he played though

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  2. liverpoolfan365
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Hi lads would really appreciate if you could rate my team 🙂
    Mignolet/Boruc
    Baines MertAsacker Zabaleta / Clyne Baker
    Walcott Hazard Mata Coutinho / Thomas
    Lukaku Anelka Rodriguez.
    Thanks!

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    1. What Else
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Before anyone replies it's "template", here are my thoughts

      Like the keepers combination.
      Love the mid, but maybe downgrade Mata to Michu and upgrade JRod?

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      1. liverpoolfan365
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah thinking of doing that mate cheers!

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    2. Messiah Hazard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Too much money in defence and I would not like to have two low budget forwards like Anelka and Rod...

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    3. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Baines to CHE defender
      Zamba to Collins
      MC Defence is a minefield sans Kompany
      Upgrade Thomas or Anelka or JRod or sit on extra cash for more options GW2 or 3

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      1. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Mata to Silva

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    4. FollowFollow
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Honestly think Anelka and west Brom will struggle, otherwise nice team

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  3. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Good option if Rooney stays; great option if he goes

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    1. FC_Cuers
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      That's about Kagawa. But will you put him in yourteam ???? He got talent !

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  4. Soccerooby
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Hi, my 1st post. What do you think of my team?
    Mignolet, Marshall
    Coleman, Cole, Mertesacker, Collins, Whittaker
    Walcott, Hazard, Giacerrini, Paulinho, Koren
    Giroud, Bony, Van wolfswinkel

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    1. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Interesting selection! I like it

      Except Whittaker who is defo not nailed on

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      1. Soccerooby
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks, who instead of whittaker I have 3 mill spare

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        1. Kvelertak
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          Shaw

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  5. vascobarreto
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Fantasy Premier League

    Join and win various prizes (Code to join this league: 169890-47298)...
    Various leagues.... view before join in: http://tugafantasyleague.blogspot.ch
    Prizes: http://tugafantasyleague.blogspot.ch/p/prizes.html RULES:
    " VERY IMPORTANT "
    No team will be allowed participate in the various competitions without a previous contact :by e-mail (vascobarreto@iol.pt) , by message ( 0041762402770) , by facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/vasco.barreto3 ) or in the blog (http://tugafantasyleague.blogspot.ch ) any team without a previous contact will be deleted ( we need the contact for give the prizes in the end off the season for the winning teams).
    ANY TEAM that change the previous name from one season to another season will be automatically regalated for the lowest league of the Tuga Fantasy Leagues.
    ANY TEAM that don't participate in the Champions League and Europa League will be deleted in the next season

    Full games rules in: http://tugafantasyleague.blogspot.ch/p/rules.html

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    1. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      I live in Miami. Not interested in a scarf thanks.

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  6. Horlicks esq.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Ok poke. Lost on last page, probably. Either that or is very much being ignored, but who can blame ya.

    I think ive done it. I THINK. Thoughts and that welcomed. Seem to have struck a balance all over the park and into the subs.

    CECH / VORM

    P.JONES / TOURE / MERTESACKER / SHAW / GARRIDO

    HAZARD / YAYA / COUTINHO / DEMBELE / BARKLEY

    LUKAKU / GIROUD / JOVETIC (although all 3 might be non starting risks)

    Thanks and that. x

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    1. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      I CAN'T HEAR YOU

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      1. Horlicks esq.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Listen louder then.

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    2. What Else
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Yaya? Jones? Barkley? 😯

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      1. Millario
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Barkleys a great shout as a cheap mid mainly for the bench. He been playing AMC and looked handy in pre-season

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        1. Horlicks esq.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          Zactly Millario. for that money there is nobody better.

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      2. Horlicks esq.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        whats up with YaYa? He is the Bonus Point monster, easily man citys best player?

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    3. Yes Don
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Dislike Jones, Dembele, Barkley & Jovetic

      so 11 out of 15

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    4. super zlatan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Too much invested in your gks.
      Dembele isn't a great pick FPL wise.

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      1. Yes Don
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        bang0on about them keepers

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        1. Horlicks esq.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          Keepers are tactical for first 5 or so weeks. With Chelsea having united after their DGW, it makes sense to pick a GK that'll have 2 home games. Rotate well.

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  7. jamesffs
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Ok, RMT 4 RMT, whoever answers I'll happily respond and take a look at your team too 🙂

    Mine is:

    Mignolet (Jakupovic)

    Coleman / Collins / Johnson (Shaw, Parr)

    Silva / Mirallas / Coutinho / Walcott / Hazard

    Benteke / Dzeko / (Anelka)

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    1. What Else
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      I don't like Johnson at the back. Really amazing Mid though. And Benteke ok because of the DGW but I'd consider Giroud instead, just my opinion though

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      1. jamesffs
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks very much for the feedback man! Yeah Benteke is just for the double really, was going to swap to someone else when he has a blank like Giroud/Bony, and Johnson has been getting forward a lot in preseason, I think he'll really want to prove himself with the World Cup coming up and has been firing in shots and crosses all over the place!

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    2. Yes Don
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      lovely stuff

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      1. jamesffs
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks Don! 🙂

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        1. Yes Don
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          which Johnson in defence? Glen? If so, i'd downgrade to a £5M or £5.5M.
          And what's the Benteke exit strategy?

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          1. jamesffs
            • 13 Years
            12 years, 4 months ago

            Glen, yes. I suppose the next best option would be Mertesacker at 5.5? The Benteke exit strategy is to transfer him out one of the next 2 gameweeks before the blank and replace with whoever looks good at that point, most likely one of Giroud/Soldado/Bony/Sturridge. Sound good? 🙂

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    3. FollowFollow
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      I would have Lukaka instead of benteke and upgrade the defence with the extra cash

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      1. jamesffs
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Not a bad shout, thanks man! Just a bit concerned Lukaku won't start but it might be a reasonable gamble!

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  8. Mojo Rojo
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Has Coleman been playing OOP during Everton's pre-season?

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    1. Millario
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Only when they've played 343
      .........but they've also played 442 or 4231

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      1. Mojo Rojo
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks champ! But he's pretty nailed on with either formation, yeah?

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        1. Millario
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          I think so .......... he's in my team anyhow

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    2. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      in one game i think. seems the majority have still been a back 4/coleman at right back

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    3. Evans
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      And baines

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  9. Evans
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Can someone explain the Dzeko bandwagon ? I get the 7.5 value but will he start ?

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    1. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah, looking very likely that he will.

      Aguero is injured. He's played well in pre-season. Pelligrini said in an interview that he'll be their main striker this season.

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      1. gford33
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        injured?news to me

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    2. Winter_is_coming
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      1. Maybe Dzeko will be not first choice for all the season, but at frist 2-3 gameweek, I think, he will start.
      2. Maybe all because of my simpathy (or statistic?) to this player, but he can score a lot of goals from the bench to, and the price like 7,5 is not a price for Edin 🙂

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  10. Winter_is_coming
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    So, like I see it now, not only me will start with 3-5-2 and then, if RVP scores a lot like in last season, we all will try to do with this something=use wildcard and transform into 3-4-3 ?

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    1. Jude Rooney
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      RVP will obviously 'score a lot'

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      1. Winter_is_coming
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Sorry, I mean - if he will score a lot in first fixtures.

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        1. Jude Rooney
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          No need to apologise - just think RVP will always score well

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  11. Flying Nugget
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Is Marveaux a likely starter for Newcastle does anyone know?

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    1. b3- bish bash bosh
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      No

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  12. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Watching the ARS match tis afternoon
    Came up with a new team name

    IGotzeChuba

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  13. liverpoolfan365
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Berbatov or Lambert lads?

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    1. super zlatan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Berba

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    2. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Berb is far more suave and debonaire

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    3. Donnie Chen
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Lambo

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  14. SPorting
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Foster, Mert, Mata, Pienaar, Pablo.

    Enough there to be non-template?

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    1. super zlatan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Hmm. Maybe.
      Mert is template though

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      1. SPorting
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Is he?

        Kos it is then.

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        1. super zlatan
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          I currently have kos instead of mert too.

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    2. Kvelertak
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Don't see why you would want to go for non-template just for the sake of it, pick the ones you think will get the most points, and ignore what everyone else is picking. For example, why pick Pienaar over Mirallas, and Pablo over lots of other players who are far more secure starters?

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  15. Winter_is_coming
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Have very interesting information from Russia, some kind of exclusive 🙂 If Bale leave spurs, Hulk will replace him, and it`s not like the SUN 🙂

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  16. Donnie Chen
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone know Newcastle's likely starting defence?

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    1. ladybike
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Santon - Collichini - S.Taylor/Y-M'B - Debuchy

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    2. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      million dollar question. krul - debuchy - coloccini - X - santon.
      have discussed the issue with about 5 or 6 people now and not one has fancied saylor over yanga mbiwa

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    3. teddy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Short answer, no.

      I reckon Debuchy and Coloccini should start, probably Santon with S. Taylor or Yanga-Mbiwa at CB, but could also be YM at LB with Santon benched.

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  17. teddy.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    This article could come I'm useful if Mignolet gets injured.

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    1. super zlatan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      That's why u need a playing gk to rotate with migs

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      1. teddy.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        In the Sky game?!

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        1. super zlatan
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          Sky game? No FPL. Sorry, my error.

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  18. super zlatan
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    My strikers.
    RVP. Lukaku. Jrod

    Worth finding an extra mil to upgrade Jrod to Aspas?

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    1. LewanGOALski
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      I'd stick with J-Rod tbh

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    2. Ronny Hotdog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Depends if your going for a Liverpool midfielder? I'd be worried without one of Coutinho, Gerrard, Sturridge if fit or maybe Aspas.

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      1. super zlatan
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        I currently have no Liverpool players

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        1. Ronny Hotdog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          I like the front line as it is, I'd be looking for some Liverpool attacking coverage

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  19. applebonkers
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    • 16 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    this isn't stereotyping i promise, but when i've seen kim he reminds me of kagawa a bit. all those desperate for kagawa to get regular starts and fulfil his potential why not get kim to ease the pain. get your fix of classy asian attacking midfielder for 5.0 while moyes/kagawa/moyes sort their lives out

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    1. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      *moyes/kagawa/both

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    2. super zlatan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Kim is in my team. 🙂

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    3. Gargamel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      I'm going to give this my first upvote because I'm all about cheap Asian midfielders

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    4. applebonkers
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      he even played 2 matches at left back last season. john o'shea eat your heart out

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  20. bdwhite91
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Yaya always scores against Newcastle.

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  21. LMNO
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Please let me know what you think of this...

    Jaaskelainen
    M. Turner, Collins, Dawson
    Hazard, Michu, Kagawa, Nolan
    RVP, Lukaku, Dzeko

    Kim, Clyne, Ward, Lewis

    Too light in defense?

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    1. jurgenizer | TRIPEIROS
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Two hammers on defence... Change Jussi for Migs.

      Kagawa still a question of nailedness...

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      1. Millario
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Personally i like two hammers in defence, Fat Sam normally tries to play quite tight and they have great fixtures ??

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        1. jurgenizer | TRIPEIROS
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          too depending for me...

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    2. Winter_is_coming
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Maybe Michu to Mirallas (fixtures of Everton much better) and upgrade to chelsea defender?

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      1. LMNO
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Michu looks pretty sharp at the moment?

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    3. markus808
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      I see a strong west ham bias, one player is enough

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  22. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    People keep calling teams 'template' but the truth is most teams are selected from a pool of about 30+ players so although the same names keep cropping up, it is in different combinations.. The last team I saw called template didn't have Migs, Clyne/Shaw, Mertesacker, Coutinho, Giroud, Rodriguez etc..

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    1. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      yep exactly. you see about 10 teams and a pool of about 30 players builds in your head, then every team looks template as a result.

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    2. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      True. I will never use my watchlist as much as this year. I will do my team about one day before the KO once we know how things stand....

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  23. t4thomas
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    I would really appreciate it if someone could rate my team:

    mignolet, mcgregor
    pieters, o'shea, turner, williams, turner
    walcott, mirallas, hazard, morrison, wanyama
    van persie, giroud, anelka

    I have built this team with the first 20 gameweeks in mind, but I have 1.5M in the bank; I'll likely upgrade pieters to luiz, or mignolet to cech for GW1.

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    1. ladybike
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Wanyama is just too defensive for me - Koren and Brady for Hull are both @ 5m, way more potential between the 2 of them.

      Would also punt for Coleman instead of O'Shea or Mertz/Koscielny & Collins for O'Shea & Williams.

      Other than that its solid IMO

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  24. Gargamel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Hello

    Anybody interested in Shane Long? He's a decent player. Last season he scored well when Lukaku didn't steal his points. I don't think we need to worry about Rosenberg, although Anelka at 1m less might interest some more I suppose.

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    1. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      on the watchlist for sure. he's about sessegnon territory right now for me, i suspect he's a good buy but see enough alternatives for now, just

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  25. Brouhaha
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Silva & Aspas

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  26. ladybike
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    This has probably been asked.. But if there any chance of Soldado coming in at under 10m?

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    1. gravless
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      He'd better. Otherwise a riot could ensue.

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    2. Ronny Hotdog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      I see no reason why he should be more than 9. If City strikers are coming in at 9.5, 9 for Soldado sounds about right

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  27. Brouhaha
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Oops - sorry I meant:

    A) Silva & Aspas or
    b) Coutinho & Dzeko

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    1. super zlatan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Tricky. Maybe A for now as Aspas should be nailed on.

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    2. Stykes
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      I opted for A

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  28. Maradona
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Michu or Coutinho?

    Thinking about getting Bony in for Lukaku after the DGW, touch fixtures but those two look class and prices will rise IMO.

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    1. jurgenizer | TRIPEIROS
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Coutinho. First Swans weeks are tuff...

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    2. Millario
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Thats a tough one ............. as Joao says Swans have bad fixtures but Michu was pretty fixture proff last season ???

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  29. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Not long left now!

    *Puts Bale back in team*

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    1. jurgenizer | TRIPEIROS
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      That will hurt...

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    2. making up the numbers
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      He may still be here for GW1,
      Thats my guess

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  30. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Do cheese puffs count as tapas. thanks.

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    1. gravless
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Sometimes.

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