The "Last Chance Saloon" League - Best FPL Tips, Advice, Team News, Picks, and Statistics from Fantasy Football Scout

FPL GW18 Scout Picks - Final Selection

Pickford

O’Reilly
van Dijk
Keane
Saliba

Saka
Wilson
Wirtz

Thiago
Haaland
Ekitiké

Dubravka
Alderete
Miley
Le Fée

GW19 Chip Poll

Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Cunha	MUN	8.0m	105.7%	Very Likely
Rogers	AVL	7.3m	82.4%	Likely
James	CHE	5.6m	99.3%	Likely
L.Miley	NEW	4.4m	99.3%	Likely
Lewis-Potter	BRE	4.8m	97.5%	Maybe
Mukiele	SUN	4.2m	98.4%	Maybe
Chalobah	CHE	5.5m	92.6%	Maybe
O'Reilly	MCI	5.3m	93.4%	Unlikely
Dalot	MUN	4.4m	86.5%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	91.6%	Unlikely
Ekitiké	LIV	9.0m	78.8%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	91.1%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.0m	89.1%	Unlikely
Virgil	LIV	5.9m	76.4%	Unlikely
Andersen	FUL	4.6m	74.0%	Unlikely
Mount	MUN	5.9m	71.1%	Unlikely
Tete	FUL	4.5m	69.5%	Unlikely
Roefs	SUN	4.8m	66.4%	Unlikely
Guéhi	CRY	5.3m	63.2%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	63.5%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	60.2%	Unlikely
Saliba	ARS	5.9m	58.6%	Unlikely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.5m	59.0%	Unlikely
E.Le Fée	SUN	4.9m	55.4%	Unlikely
Trossard	ARS	6.9m	55.3%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	55.1%	Unlikely
Semenyo	BOU	7.7m	52.0%	Unlikely
Rice	ARS	7.2m	48.9%	Unlikely
Konaté	LIV	5.4m	53.2%	Unlikely
Pickford	EVE	5.5m	52.0%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	51.7%	Unlikely
Heaven	MUN	3.8m	48.4%	Unlikely
Raya	ARS	6.0m	49.7%	Unlikely
Smith Rowe	FUL	5.6m	48.6%	Unlikely
Calvert-Lewin	LEE	5.8m	45.1%	Unlikely
Wirtz	LIV	8.1m	46.2%	Unlikely
Rúben	MCI	5.7m	47.1%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.5m	45.9%	Unlikely
A.Becker	LIV	5.4m	44.6%	Unlikely
Kamara	AVL	4.9m	44.9%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
De Ligt	MUN	5.0m	100.5%	Very Likely
Pedro Porro	TOT	5.3m	100.4%	Very Likely
Udogie	TOT	4.4m	100.3%	Very Likely
Cucurella	CHE	6.2m	98.8%	Likely
James	LEE	5.3m	99.5%	Maybe
McAtee	NFO	5.1m	98.5%	Maybe
Nørgaard	ARS	5.2m	100.0%	Maybe
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	97.4%	Maybe
Yoro	MUN	4.3m	93.9%	Maybe
P.M.Sarr	TOT	4.6m	94.5%	Maybe
Jair Cunha	NFO	4.3m	95.7%	Maybe
Trafford	MCI	4.6m	94.7%	Maybe
Nwaneri	ARS	5.1m	94.5%	Maybe
Bevan	BOU	3.9m	94.5%	Maybe
Gibbs-White	NFO	7.3m	93.9%	Unlikely
Mosquera	ARS	5.4m	93.8%	Unlikely
L.Guilherme	WHU	4.9m	94.3%	Unlikely
Hannibal	BUR	4.8m	93.2%	Unlikely
Tasker	BHA	3.9m	92.5%	Unlikely
Fer López	WOL	5.2m	92.3%	Unlikely
Barnes	BUR	4.3m	91.8%	Unlikely
Fitzgerald	MUN	4.4m	90.8%	Unlikely
Robertson	LIV	5.8m	87.0%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	87.3%	Unlikely
Bayindir	MUN	4.8m	87.2%	Unlikely
Hermansen	WHU	4.3m	87.5%	Unlikely
Aké	MCI	5.3m	86.3%	Unlikely
Broggio	AVL	4.5m	85.5%	Unlikely
Adams	BOU	5.0m	85.5%	Unlikely
Johnson	SUN	3.9m	85.7%	Unlikely
Enzo	CHE	6.5m	85.0%	Unlikely
Bellegarde	WOL	5.2m	85.4%	Unlikely
Welbeck	BHA	6.4m	78.1%	Unlikely
Van Hecke	BHA	4.6m	79.5%	Unlikely
Odobert	TOT	5.3m	84.6%	Unlikely
R.Gomes	WOL	4.4m	81.1%	Unlikely
March	BHA	5.8m	80.1%	Unlikely
Seung soo	NEW	4.4m	80.0%	Unlikely
Roberts	BUR	4.4m	78.4%	Unlikely
Bruno G.	NEW	7.0m	77.1%	Unlikely

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Watchlists

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	B
Up	Pickford	EVE	B, Vs
Down	Alisson	LIV	C, Vs
Down	Donnarumma	MCI	B, Vs, Sus
No Change	Kelleher	BRE	B, Vs
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

Last updated: 26 Dec, 2025 1:46pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	C, Vs
No Change	Jurriën Timber	ARS	C
Up	Keane	EVE	Vs
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	B, Vs
No Change	Marc Guehi	CRY	A
No Change	van den Berg	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	C
Down	Andersen	FUL	C
No Change	Milenkovic	NFO	C, Sus
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	A
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	C, £

Last updated: 26 Dec, 2025 1:50pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Saka	ARS	A
No Change	Foden	MCI	A, Vs
Up	Matheus Cunha	MUN	A
No Change	Semenyo	BOU	A
Up	Wirtz	LIV	B, Vs
Up	Grealish	EVE	B, Vs
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	B, Sus
No Change	Schade	BRE	C, Vs
Down	Minteh	BHA	C
No Change	Anderson	NFO	C, £

Last updated: 26 Dec, 2025 1:54pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	A, Vs
Up	Ekitiké	LIV	A, Vs
Up	Bowen	WHU	B, Vs
Down	Thiago	BRE	C, Vs, Inj
No Change	Mateta	CRY	C
No Change	Woltemade	NEW	B, Rest

Last updated: 26 Dec, 2025 1:56pm

Leagues

The “Last Chance Saloon” League

17 May 2011 645 comments

Andy

Did you enter our cup competitions this year and get knocked out by a nobody before you could even get going? Is your mini-league all but tied up or desperately out of your reach? Are you languishing in the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) doldrums and already dreaming of next season?

Don’t give up just yet, we’ve got one final gameweek of action to take in before Fantasy Football takes a summer vacation. This last week of action also affords Fantasy Managers one last shot at success, a chance for redemption, as the “Last Chance Saloon” opens up for another year and calls out for a victor.

The rules are simple: One gameweek, the highest score(*) wins…

One final chance for the victory lap is but a click away. If you think you can beat Mark, Granville, myself (not difficult) and all the many folks so far in the fray then the pride being a Fantasy Football Scout champion will be yours to keep forever. All for 90 minutes of Sunday afternoon toil. Quicker than a roast dinner.

This little end of season competition is a light-hearted and high-spirited affair, with pride the only prize on offer. Victory however, would be a timely boost and will send one Fantasy Manager into the summer break with bragging rights and heightened expectations for next season. So saddle up your best steed, the code for entry into this league is below.

32-501665.

Good luck to all. Just not too much, I’ve had to relinquish two big crowns this season so I’m playing to win.

(*)anyone entering a fresh team for the final gameweek will be discounted as not in tone with the competition.

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IceMan DB
14 years, 7 months ago
Anyone thinking of taking a punt on Owen this week, could be a great differential for those who are chasing.
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1. Science Boy
  14 years, 7 months ago
  He could also make a bad situation even worse...
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THE BAD
14 years, 7 months ago
foster (mignolet)
huth;luiz;walker;coleman;kelly
adam;nzog;lamps;vdv;yaya
rvp;drogs;pav

3.8 in the bank

1st in 4 of 5 my ML and 2nd on the other one (impossible to reach the first) so controlling a position...

i have no ideas for this gw... any suggestions???
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1. Fratboy
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Well Pav obviously has to go, how about:
  
  Pav>Berba
  
  Then just field
  
  Foster
  huth luiz walker
  adam nzog lamps vdv
  rvp Drogba Berba
  
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  Think that'd be fine imo!
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  1. THE BAD
    14 years, 7 months ago
    niceeeee... i'm hoping adam to score this gw... would love to see blakpool away from relagation... i just hope luiz plays :S
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Granville
14 years, 7 months ago
Silva sounds like he's out and is another blow for me. If Huth doesn't play, Mark gets Walker for 7 points off his bench. Squeeky bum last gameweek again.
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1. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
  14 years, 7 months ago
  However, I get VDV of mine! 🙂
  
  How do anyway Granville. How are the twins?
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  1. Bubbles
    14 years, 7 months ago
    +1. Happy days!
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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      14 years, 7 months ago
      I have Balotelli and Huth to play....or VDV and Walker to come in.
      Not really sure what I want??
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      1. Fratboy
        14 years, 7 months ago
        obviously you want the bench!
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        HuttonDressedasLahm
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Walker yes, but IF balotelli play, he could get more than VDV's 6??
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        Fratboy
        14 years, 7 months ago
        I severely doubt it, still don't know how he managed to get MOTM at the weekend.
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      2. Bubbles
        14 years, 7 months ago
        I'd happily take the 13 points if I were you. Huth & Balo could easily end up getting 4 points combined.
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  2. Granville
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Twins are great Bedknobs, just turned one year old, and already cheering on the reds.
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2. Attila the Bum
  14 years, 7 months ago
  #TeamMark 😛
  Kolarov hattrick would be funny.
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  1. andy85wsm
    14 years, 7 months ago
    +1
    
    #TeamMark
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    1. stilicho
      14 years, 7 months ago
      #teamgranny
      
      #arbitrary
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  2. Fratboy
    14 years, 7 months ago
    +10000000!!!
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3. stilicho
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Are you in any way worried about Kolarov Granny? Wouldn't there be something of a poetic resonance to an end-of-season Kolarov hat trick? 🙂
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  1. Granville
    14 years, 7 months ago
    If you base everything on form and not 'potential' then I'm happy not to have him. But shit happens, and my end of season collapse is testament to that.
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    1. Fratboy
      14 years, 7 months ago
      +1 to your name Granville 🙂
      
      Plus you've been terribly unlucky the past few weeks, sad to see 🙁
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      1. Granville
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Or stupid.
        
        Glen Johnson in cost me 12 points. -4 for the hit and -8 for not playing Dawson.
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    2. andy85wsm
      14 years, 7 months ago
      The problem was getting too cocky 😉
      
      One of my mates was about 60-80 points behind me very early on in the season and kept asking me for advice, which I gave. He then caught up to within about 10 points and it was like he had overtaken me. So so cocky. He's now about 180 points behind 🙂
      
      Tip: Don't get cocky until it's won!
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      1. Attila the Bum
        14 years, 7 months ago
        I got cocky in GW6. Look what happened to me! 😥
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      2. stilicho
        14 years, 7 months ago
        I had a 100 point lead on one of my friends around GW7 and charitably did his wildcard team for him, he then overtook my 3 weeks later. Never again.
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        andy85wsm
        14 years, 7 months ago
        He would have probably overtaken me at one point if he had followed all the advice. I told him to get N'Zogbia in, for his first (or one of his first) 15 point hauls and he didn't, and the week before/after I told him another player who I forget, and he too got 15 points. I didn't follow my own advice though....
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That's Groß
14 years, 7 months ago
RE: PS3 GAMES

How do we select the games we want??
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1. jamsiep
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Presumably it's obvious when you log into the Store? I haven't actually had a look at it yet....
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  1. Attila the Bum
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Just looking at those games, I might go for Infamous and Dead Nation
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    1. jamsiep
      14 years, 7 months ago
      It's two from Infamous, Wipeout HD and Dead Nation for me. Will carry out a proper analysis of them all later. 😉
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    2. That's Groß
      14 years, 7 months ago
      little big planet for me + 1 other.
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Carroll to the rescue
14 years, 7 months ago
GW38 is definitely a killer...
Current team:
Foster/Kingson

Luiz/Carr/Simpson/Ferdinand/Kelly

Adam/Yaya/VDV/Nani/Malouda

Tevez/RVP/Suarez

My defense is obviously terrible..and so is Suarez...
Some transfer suggestion would help..
Thanks.
PS: I also have my wildcard left 😀 😀 😛
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1. HuttonDressedasLahm
  14 years, 7 months ago
  1 bad game for Suarez doesnt make him terrible
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  1. pompeyfan
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Agreed, ridiculous comment. Before last week he had scored 65 points in 10 and a bit games.
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2. stilicho
  14 years, 7 months ago
  I'm glad I don't have a wildcard left, of all the weeks to attempt to predict the results GW38 must be the hardest.
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  1. HuttonDressedasLahm
    14 years, 7 months ago
    How about a no CS's bet??
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    1. stilicho
      14 years, 7 months ago
      That might be interesting, I don't gamble though apart from the odd long shot on the masters or open (golf).
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3. Fratboy
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Why on earth have you left your WC to the last GW?
  
  You're a moron.
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  1. Damo.
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Bit harsh no
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    1. Fratboy
      14 years, 7 months ago
      I'm sorry
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4. Attila the Bum
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Good idea to save your wildcard, you can carry it over to next season. And if you don't use any next season you'll have five for 2012/13 and if you don't use them you'll have seven for 2013/14 - if you are really clever you can get an exponential growth of wildcards and by 2030 you can have a wildcard for EVERY week.
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5. pompeyfan
  14 years, 7 months ago
  You don't have a wildcard left, if that is your correct link, which it seems to be.
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  1. Demí
    14 years, 7 months ago
    🙂
    
    What a fail.
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defTouch85
14 years, 7 months ago
^^ Application for best team name
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1. applebonkers
  14 years, 7 months ago
  application for getting those 3 seconds of my life back
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  1. doomy
    14 years, 7 months ago
    +1
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Carroll to the rescue
14 years, 7 months ago
Just help me out here eh?
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1. Fratboy
  14 years, 7 months ago
  use the WC definitely, I'd love to see what teams you could make 🙂
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  1. Carroll to the rescue
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Why don't we try to help me out with my defense?
    Ok, I'll use my WC too...if that's what you want
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    1. stilicho
      14 years, 7 months ago
      At the risk of sounding trite I'd pick players who score goals and have something to play for.
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      1. Fratboy
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Do this Carroll, look at Baines, Dawson and possibly Smalling, he actually nearly scored the other week in the "weaker" United team!
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    2. pompeyfan
      14 years, 7 months ago
      You don't have a wildcard left, week 2 and week 23.
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      1. Fratboy
        14 years, 7 months ago
        you're wrong?
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        Dave Bauer
        14 years, 7 months ago
        He's right.
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2. stilicho
  14 years, 7 months ago
  You've got to use it, just don't be too disappointed when half of them don't play.
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Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
14 years, 7 months ago
Is huth likely to play tonight??
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1. Bob.
  14 years, 7 months ago
  No.
  "Asmir Begovic will return in goal to replace Thomas Sorensen, while Robert Huth and Matthew Etherington are not likely to figure after being rushed back from injuries to figure in the FA Cup Final at Wembley on Saturday."
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THE BAD
14 years, 7 months ago
just noticed how much lower the scores were this year... did almost the same points as last year, and finished way better positioned this year...
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1. stilicho
  14 years, 7 months ago
  I argued earlier in the season that this might be a reason why there seems to be such a reversal of fortunes this year between people who take lots of hits and people who take few. The reason being that if there are fewer points out there to be had the relative "cost" of a 4 point hit is greater. Nobody seemed to agree though.
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  1. stilicho
    14 years, 7 months ago
    For example there were lots of people in the top 50 last year who'd taken lots of hits but if you look at it this year it's the more cautious players that are by and large doing better.
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    1. pompeyfan
      14 years, 7 months ago
      I've made a similar number of changes to last year and am ranked about the same. There must be others here in the same boat too?
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      1. stilicho
        14 years, 7 months ago
        I'm sure in a game with 2.5 million players there will be teams that don't conform to my hypothesis.
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        pompeyfan
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Interesting, I presume you have used a sufficient sample size to support this hypothesis then? 😉
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        stilicho
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Nope, that's why I scrupled not to term it a theory.
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2. TO
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Top players were on form last season: Drog/Fab/Bale etc
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Carroll to the rescue
14 years, 7 months ago
ugwuwaubefgiyabwfiyqibf.I don't have my wildcard left O.o
I could have sworn I had it..
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1. Attila the Bum
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Thats them FPL gypo's, steal the eyes out of your head and come back for the lashes. Rob the milk from your tea they would.
  Probably selling it on ebay now.
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andy85wsm
14 years, 7 months ago
The general consensus on MW3 seems to be that because Treyarch is developing the online it won't be as good. Aside from OMA/tubes, most people seem to really dislike Blackops, and much prefer MW2.

It's still using the IW engine but apparently so was Blackops. Most people I've heard talking about it/read, are more looking forward to Battlefield 3 than MW3.

I must admit I prefer MW2 a lot more than blackops.
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1. Attila the Bum
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Yeah Blackops is pretty crap. Big step backwards, though I do love the decoy grenades.
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2. TO
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Battlefield > MMW 😉
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  1. andy85wsm
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Never played or even bothered to check it out on Youtube, but I do hear good things about it.
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    1. TO
      14 years, 7 months ago
      I play both and Battlefield is better. Battlefield's gameplay & graphics more realistic. Simple example you cannot hide behind a wall in Battlefield
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      1. andy85wsm
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Yeah, you can take the walls out right? It does sound cool. If I've got a job by the time Battlefield 3 comes out I'll definitely get it.
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        TO
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Goodluck with the job search 😉
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3. jamsiep
  14 years, 7 months ago
  I couldn't cope with the noobing/claymores etc. on MW2. Scavenger and OMA made it so easy to set up with essentially unlimited grenades and claymores.
  
  Agreed Black Ops isn't perfect, but I still play it ahead of MW2.
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  1. andy85wsm
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Because I play HC SnD the most, the most annoying thing is tubing spawn points. It means the opposite team forces you to go in certain directions. Very annoying.
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    1. Johnny Unitas
      14 years, 7 months ago
      Battlefield 3 looks awesome
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  2. Attila the Bum
    14 years, 7 months ago
    The problem with the whole series is the twats who play it. MW2 is a superior game to the Battlefield series, but you get far less nobheads on there so the online game is more enjoyable.
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    1. andy85wsm
      14 years, 7 months ago
      That doesn't surprise me. Last night I couldn't help but find the chat amusing. Just tons and tons and tons of abuse to each other.
      
      Then the American kids "YOU GOT NO SCOPED". Urgh, American kids, whether male or female they all sound like girls!
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  3. Bubbles
    14 years, 7 months ago
    You've just summed up exactly why I thought MW2 was pretty crap. Completely unbalanced game, and total nobs playing the game abused the shit out of OMA and the likes.
    
    Whenever you joined a game and the team was getting battered it was pretty impossible to do anything but die over and over, with a bloody chopper gunner, AC-130, 2 Harrier's etc all nailing you at the same time.
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    1. Bubbles
      14 years, 7 months ago
      OOOOHHHH, and the CONSTANT no scoping from people was annoying as hell too.
      
      2 shots, all pretty random, all miss, and the the 3rd kills you and the person then thinks they're amazing. Didn't like that game much at all.
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    2. jamsiep
      14 years, 7 months ago
      Indeed. It got to stage where every time I joined a game halfway through, I'd start with my ghost class, to hopefully avoid getting absolutely destroyed by the stuff in the air.
      
      Ground War is the worst like that, and that's the game type I usually play.
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4. Bubbles
  14 years, 7 months ago
  MW2 was the worst CoD in the recent series, in my opinion, and
  CoD 4 (MW1) was the best by an absolute mile. It was pretty much perfect, and they tried to change the game around faaaar too much in MW2 for my liking.
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  1. andy85wsm
    14 years, 7 months ago
    I only really played MW1 for a couple of weeks with some mates in my uni house, before MW2 came out. probably why I like it so much, other than Blackops it's the only one I've really played.
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  2. Attila the Bum
    14 years, 7 months ago
    MW1 was fecking brilliant. We should get 20 or so from here back on it and ignore Black Schmops.
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    1. andy85wsm
      14 years, 7 months ago
      You should all get an XBOX and come play MW2 with the deal of no OMA/scavenger/tubes!
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    2. jamsiep
      14 years, 7 months ago
      I did actually play it briefly just before everything went down, and most of the servers I was put into were hacked - either people moving at ridiculous speeds, or unlimited EVERYTHING! So it noob after noob after noob. Was hell.
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    3. Attila the Bum
      14 years, 7 months ago
      In fact there is the summer entertainment. Fantasy Modern Warfare
      
      Kill 3 points
      Headshot 5 points
      Stabbing 7 points
      
      Death -3 points
      Death by stabbing -5
      Suicide -7
      
      Or I could just leave the house....
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      1. andy85wsm
        14 years, 7 months ago
        🙂
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      2. applebonkers
        14 years, 7 months ago
        hmmm west ham 1 stabbing from safety...
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        jamsiep
        14 years, 7 months ago
        What else did you think last night was for? 😛
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  3. jamsiep
    14 years, 7 months ago
    MW1 was absolutely amazing.
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    1. mikeywoodward
      14 years, 7 months ago
      true that mw1 was the best and for me black ops is the 2nd best. black ops on hardcore mode is good as less noobs and more poeple who are actually half decent at it
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    2. Bubbles
      14 years, 7 months ago
      Yup, whenever I do private matches with my mates that's the one we play. Best my a mile.
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Brian C. Lara
14 years, 7 months ago
Hi guys...

whats the chances of yaya toure playing today?? need him to be rested so VDV comes in for me.
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1. Bosko
  14 years, 7 months ago
  I have the same issue. 6 points isn't great though so I'd probably rather Yaya start and hope he cleans up. Unlikely but at least it gives me something to look out for later.
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2. Smarty Pants
  14 years, 7 months ago
  I want YaYa not to play more than you, but I don't see any reason why he won't play...
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MAD
14 years, 7 months ago
I guess most of us have a terrible team for this week. What are you guys planning? I think I have to get rid of Drogba, Rooney and VdV. Been looking at prospects like Suarez, Tevez, Berbatov, Bent and Nani.

Defense needs a lot of work too, but I don't think there's any point in using transfers on defenders for this last GW.
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1. stilicho
  14 years, 7 months ago
  At what point did you decide you'd start linking your team?
  
  Top 1000 - no
  Top 600 - no
  Top 300 - yes!
  
  🙂
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  1. Attila the Bum
    14 years, 7 months ago
    😆
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  2. MAD
    14 years, 7 months ago
    😀 Never thought about it like that... just thought I'd link it for the last GW 😛
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    1. Granville
      14 years, 7 months ago
      http://americanpatrol.com/POPUPS/IMAGES/BS-Meter.gif
      
      🙂
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      1. MAD
        14 years, 7 months ago
        OooH pulling out the bs meter are we!? 😛
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2. stilicho
  14 years, 7 months ago
  I don't think any team will be unsporting enough to defend correctly on the last day of the season.
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3. Fratboy
  14 years, 7 months ago
  already done my berbatov transfer but might make a 4 point hit based on tonights game to either keep or sell yaya. Definitely no point in bringing in a defender unless its Baines really...
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  1. MAD
    14 years, 7 months ago
    I don't think BPool will go down easy, but I guess they will still ship a few goals. Would like to know their (utd) starting lineup before deciding upon who to get in 🙁 But isn't that always the case...
    
    Can't see the appeal of Baines, surely Chelsea has a few goals left in them. Really hard to predict where the points will be this week.
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    1. Fratboy
      14 years, 7 months ago
      reallllllly hard! Just have to hope I guess!
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Carroll to the rescue
14 years, 7 months ago
Is it worth keeping Suarez for Gw38 or get in Berbs?
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1. MAD
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Liverpool could still get into Europe... don't know if they want to though.
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2. chinmusic
  14 years, 7 months ago
  If you've got an unassailable lead I'd keep Suarez. My lead is about 40 in two leagues I really want to win, so I'm getting in Berbatov just in case
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J0E
14 years, 7 months ago
I'm off to Manchester now to slip some of his brother's banned slimming potion in YaYa's coffee. A two year drug ban is a small price to pay so that Bent's 13 pts can ease their way into my team.
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1. Granville
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Whilst you're at it, could you give Silva's knee the magic sponge.
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  1. andy85wsm
    14 years, 7 months ago
    The amount of times the magic sponge cured injuries in U13-16s football was unreal!
    
    Not really sure why they don't use it for treating cancer.
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2. jamsiep
  14 years, 7 months ago
  😀
  
  Sort of related:
  
  http://www.scotsman.com/news/Former-Hibs-star-Garry-O39Connor.6769685.jp
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  1. The Bandit
    14 years, 7 months ago
    He was chased and still had the drugs on him when caught? Not the brightest bulb in the chandelier is he! 😕
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  2. Attila the Bum
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Naughty naughty!
    To think I nearly got him on a free on FM2011. Tsk tsk.
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hillbillypete
14 years, 7 months ago
Huth not likely to play tonight according to Stoke site
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1. andy85wsm
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Urgh. My rivals are getting so much luck with their defenders this week, and benched players.
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  1. J0E
    14 years, 7 months ago
    same here. but last season I was one of those to see my captaincy switch to Lamps and his glorious 25 pts or whateve it was. I'm being punished for that.
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  2. MAD
    14 years, 7 months ago
    I was saying all season that I hate the autosub and autocaptain rules, because I never benefit of them... Will complain no-more 😀
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    1. Fratboy
      14 years, 7 months ago
      SNAP, pretty much the identical bench for me and you 🙂
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    2. Out4GoodBehavior
      14 years, 7 months ago
      Autosub...thats a keypoint for my rival this gw. 3 of my rival`s picks didnt play on gw37 (Luiz,Meireles,Clichy). That was good news until I saw his bench... Dawson,S.Fletcher,Elokobi(25 points combined) daaamn
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      1. MAD
        14 years, 7 months ago
        ouch
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2. andy85wsm
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Is that an official report? Or on the forums?
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  1. hillbillypete
    14 years, 7 months ago
    its from the offical site. see latest tweet.
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3. applebonkers
  14 years, 7 months ago
  seriously who's playing huth away at man city anyway?
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  1. jamsiep
    14 years, 7 months ago
    People who have Luiz, Djourou etc.
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  2. xentar
    14 years, 7 months ago
    People might have Huth first in their defender subs, ahead of Walker/Dawson.
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  3. Granville
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Mark is playing him, that's all that counts now. Wish my 2nd sub could come on.
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  4. stilicho
    14 years, 7 months ago
    People who didn't see Walker's 7 points coming.
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  5. hillbillypete
    14 years, 7 months ago
    I have Luiz, Kolorov, Huth, Johnson, and Walker
    
    Played Walker, Luiz, Huth.
    
    Will end up with Walker Johnson and hopefully Kolorov!
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The Bandit
14 years, 7 months ago
Silva and Drogba to Nani and Berbatov, 4pt hit.
Yay or Nay? 🙂
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1. J0E
  14 years, 7 months ago
  nay. nani may not play.
  
  Silva could play and do damage.
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  1. J0E
    14 years, 7 months ago
    drog to berbs is worth a go tho.
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  2. The Bandit
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Cheers, the popular opinion is that Nani will play. If you were sure he will play would you do it?
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    1. Johnny Unitas
      14 years, 7 months ago
      absolutely, am considering it myself, Rooney OUT Berabtov IN and Malouda OUT Nani or A Young IN, Young at home, last game of the season, last game in front of Villa fans, and playing against a team in the hunt for him.
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      14 years, 7 months ago
      yes ...Nani's home stats are among the most glorious in all the world.
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Bosko
14 years, 7 months ago
Brief season review.

Player I most regret ignoring for bulk of the season: Baines

Bandwagons missed out on: Berbatov's 25,17 and 17 point hauls, early stages of VDV

Season Saving Bandwagons: Tevez (Aug-Feb), Malouda, Nasri & Carroll early doors, RVP & Odem late doors, Nani throughout

Mr.Reliable: Foster

Best Captaincy picks: Nasri GW16, Rooney GW25 & 28

Worst (outcomes only): Torres GW20, Tevez (Missed penalty/chances-gate)

Ah, glad that's all off my chest. Back to work.
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1. andy85wsm
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Player I most regret not getting - Baines and Odemwingie (or getting rid of with the latter)
  
  Bandwagons missed - None that I recall, I love a good bandwagon
  
  Best captaincy - Tevez hat trick, Rooney 18 pointer in the double, VDV when he first came back from injury after xmas
  
  Worst - Zamora in the double 🙂
  
  Worst transfer out - Foster during the first lot of proper double gameweeks 🙁
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2. H Dog
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Player I most regret not getting: Berbatov
  
  Bandwagons missed out on: Berbatov, VDV, Kuyt, RVP early doors
  
  Season Saving bandwagons: Odemwingie, Young (for the good times), Modric last week, Baines, PENNANT!
  
  MrReliable: Foster
  
  Best captaincy picks: Nasri, Modric, Lampard
  
  Worst: Bench picks throughout the season, Petrov, Having figueroa at the start of the season
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AllessandroSwissToni
14 years, 7 months ago
I hope the game tonight produces an unlikely Lolarov haul... I have persevered with him through the season, he did well with his assists when on the left wing/mid. I fancy him for an OOP player next season... should had Baines all along though if I was smart 🙁
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1. stilicho
  14 years, 7 months ago
  I can see myself having Kolarov GW1 next season, perhaps I will never learn.
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2. Bubbles
  14 years, 7 months ago
  After the amount of abuse directed at Lolarov during the DGW, it would be pretty amazing if he FINALLY got a huge haul.
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  1. andy85wsm
    14 years, 7 months ago
    +1
    
    And I don't even have him.
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  2. The Bandit
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Might be on the left wing apparently, could happen! 🙂
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  3. applebonkers
    14 years, 7 months ago
    abuse all season. loved, flawed but never ignored
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    1. jamsiep
      14 years, 7 months ago
      😀
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    2. Bubbles
      14 years, 7 months ago
      🙂 I'd absolutely love it if he got a monster score tonight, absolutely love it!
      
      Btw, are we getting 5 picks this week in Forward Thinking? Can't quite remember if you said we're getting 5 picks for the last week (I thought you did say a while back, but not too sure).
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      1. applebonkers
        14 years, 7 months ago
        got a few ideas. think 5 is a bit much. contemplating giving the choice of a captain, but only 2 players. or the normal 3 players with no captain
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andy85wsm
14 years, 7 months ago
I think the most I've had off the bench this season is an 8 from Dempsey (not bored enough to actually go and check). So either I've not placed the subs in the right order, picked the right players every week, or just had a poor squad all season.

I'm going for the latter 🙂
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1. Attila the Bum
  14 years, 7 months ago
  According to Greasemonkey you've had 12% of your total possible points* on your bench.
  
  *If bench points counted. I think thats the way it works anyway.
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  1. andy85wsm
    14 years, 7 months ago
    That's fairly low right?
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    1. Attila the Bum
      14 years, 7 months ago
      Fairly average, I've only 10.4%, but then the captaincy is more important. My captaincy is a low 49.8% whereas yours is a better 53%, that's one of the reasons why you are much better ranked than me.
      
      Well that and you've generally picked better sides than me helps too.
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      1. MAD
        14 years, 7 months ago
        can you greasemonkey my team plz? cap stats would be very appreciated...
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        Attila the Bum
        14 years, 7 months ago
        MAD
        
        # (c)=286/468 61.1% Bench=220 9.6%
        
        I'm not jealous at all....... 😥
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2. applebonkers
  14 years, 7 months ago
  broken record alert!
  
  the most i've had in 3 seasons off my bench from 1 player is 6 points.
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  1. andy85wsm
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Not sure that's worth a broken record alert, unless you're using it for the topic and not the poster 🙂
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    1. applebonkers
      14 years, 7 months ago
      nah it's because i've made the point probably about 4 or 5 times throughout the season. it's why seeing people getting good points of their bench offends me so much
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      1. andy85wsm
        14 years, 7 months ago
        ah I see! You were alerting me to you. I'm so sloooow
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Davidjohns85
14 years, 7 months ago
Okay so, so far its been a good end to the season going from 90 points behind the leader of my work league to second and just 20 behind in 3-4 gameweeks....

Current outfield team is:

Fabio, Kolarov, Luiz, Johnson R, Walker
Lampard, O'Hara, Kuyt, Modirc, Silva
Van Persie, Rooney, Odemwingie

Thinking Rooney to Berbatov and then considering if need to take 4 point hit and for who with so many away players and a few uncertainties....any thoughts or suggestions?
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1. AllessandroSwissToni
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Rooney Berbs is a solid move as would Silva to N'Zogbia be but if you can field a team of 11 what with the potential attacking returns from your Def. then you might be better playing it safe... let your rivals take the hits and sweat.
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Retro
14 years, 7 months ago
Are these pages getting longer and longer?

(Some people would say, 'Is it just me or are these pages getting longer or longer?'. We won't get into how wrong that would be.)
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1. jamsiep
  14 years, 7 months ago
  I doubt it, I think it's still 30 seperate 'threads' per page, it just depends how many people reply to each one.
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Bouncebackability
14 years, 7 months ago
When United field an ‘under strength’ XI against Blackpool, they should be fined as Blackpool were.

Personally, I think it is a scandalous decision. If you have a squad of 25 you should be allowed to use whoever you want. However, for the sake of consistency the FA have to fine United, they have shot themselves in the foot with their original decision. If they do not fine them it makes them look even worse with the ‘favouritism towards the bigger clubs’ argument coming to the fore once again. Surely they cannot look at the possibility of a rule change until the end of the season.
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1. Granville
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Exactly, and why were United not fined for playing an understrength side in the champions league semi. Because of the 25 man squad, you can play who you want.
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2. stilicho
  14 years, 7 months ago
  I think that whatever team SAF puts out they'll have more than enough motivation to hammer Blackpool - spots in the CL final up for grabs, I suspect the FA might only elect to make an issue out of it if Blackpool win.
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  1. andy85wsm
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Which is even worse! They should fine whether it's win or lose.
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    1. stilicho
      14 years, 7 months ago
      +1
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3. jamsiep
  14 years, 7 months ago
  +1
  
  I think the Premier League have to change the rule at the end of the season, the 25 man squad makes the rule absolutely ridiculous.
  
  I doubt Fergie will really care about some small fine though, he's got far more important things to be concentrating on.
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  1. andy85wsm
    14 years, 7 months ago
    This. We'll take the fine and be happy with it.
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4. andy85wsm
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Yup we should be fine.
  
  And yeah, ridiculous rule.
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5. Fratboy
  14 years, 7 months ago
  The Blackpool fine was ridiculous, but if Blackpool were in United's position right now, they wouldn't be fined for the coming game.
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6. applebonkers
  14 years, 7 months ago
  the worst part is how insulting it is to the wolves and blackpool players that did play. you've worked your ass off to be part of a premier league squad but you get fined for playing! behave
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  1. Bouncebackability
    14 years, 7 months ago
    I know. It is old men in suits who are basically saying ‘you aren’t good enough sunshine’. Disrespectful much?!
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  2. Marknlard
    14 years, 7 months ago
    It's one of the worst rules going, but they've got to stick with it now til the end of the season for consistency.
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andy85wsm
14 years, 7 months ago
Programme on CH1, they just beeped out "fannying about" but didn't beep out "I'll smash it". I'm gonna complain!!
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SaintMatt
14 years, 7 months ago
Need a hypothesis to research. Ideas?
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1. stilicho
  14 years, 7 months ago
  "Danny is the best Murphy, discuss."
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  1. stilicho
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Or you could look into my "lower scoring years in fpl favour conservative tactics in terms of hits" hypothesis, since no other bugger is interested.
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  2. Bouncebackability
    14 years, 7 months ago
    The Sisters of Murphys? They were pretty hot.
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    1. SaintMatt
      14 years, 7 months ago
      Any serious ideas? Preferably to do with sport?
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      1. stilicho
        14 years, 7 months ago
        *bursts into tears*
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      2. andy85wsm
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Is there a correlation between how much you look like a frog and your ability to manage a football club
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        jamsiep
        14 years, 7 months ago
        😆
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        Bouncebackability
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Harsh but he really does.
        
        Never has a person's face matched the voice so perfectly. Dull, boring, bland. Oh, and annoying.
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      3. Bouncebackability
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Hypothesis that proposes that athletes have different personality traits from non-athletes because of a process of natural selection:
        
        Individuals who are stable extroverts tend to gravitate towards sport and competition causes all but the keenest competitors to withdraw so that those who adhere to sport tend to have the greatest levels of extroversion and stability.
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        SaintMatt
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Thinking abit simpler but cheers. Maybe something along the lines of are managers who manage in their native country more successful? Simjple and to do with sport please....
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        andy85wsm
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Yeah that would be quite good, and I'm sure people on here would find the results quite interesting.
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2. applebonkers
  14 years, 7 months ago
  english players get more bonus points than they should
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  1. SaintMatt
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Would like to do it about Fantasy football but might look a bit weird...
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Wingate
14 years, 7 months ago
odds of Silva starting tonight? is he defo out?

Got Bent on the bench... fingers crossed!!
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jamsiep
14 years, 7 months ago
The Big Sam is on fine form today!

http://twitter.com/#!/TheBig_Sam
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1. H Dog
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Hahaha
  
  'Just talked about philosophies, then watched two lesbians suck jelly out of their arseholes'
  
  Pure genius
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Scroobius Mac
14 years, 7 months ago
Flatmate has been ahead of me since GW1 finally getting close to pegging him back. He's 18 ahead of me now with Silva, Yaya, Huth and Hart vs my Kolorov.
Also if anybody misses out from that lot he only has 1 more point to come off the bench.
So Kolorov, I'm praying to you, get that double figure score you have the potential to and make my last week interesting.
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1. Wingate
  14 years, 7 months ago
  PLEASE let that happen! iv got silva and kolarov, needs KOL to score well, and SILVA not to play so D.Bent can come on!
  
  Think at home they will keep clean sheet, and with tevez back i think kol can manage an assist, especially if he plays left win for silva....
  
  hope its not all hot air rumours...
  
  Whos evereyone captaining next week??
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  1. stilicho
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Danny Murrrrnevermind..
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  2. Scroobius Mac
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Really will depend what the difference is between me and said rival. if its still fairly large probably Tevez, if its small and I figure the rest of my team can make it up then Berba.
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yer old da
14 years, 7 months ago
All bases covered for yer old da - Kolarov and Yaya start it's fine. If one doesn't play then Silva comes on. If he doesn't play then Walker for 7 points comes in. B-)
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Fratboy
14 years, 7 months ago
I've just downloaded Greasemonkey, can anyone tell me how to use it with fantasy football? Is there a specific script I need to get?

If this can't be answered without an essay then don't worry!
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