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There may be under a week left under the 2014/15 season gets underway but for many Fantasy managers, the midfield dilemma is yet to be resolved. In the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) game, in particular, the player price list has handed us numerous options to consider for our five-man midfields, with ten players coming in at 9.0 or over:

In this, our latest article for members, we take a look at four of the main contenders – Eden Hazard, Aaron Ramsey, Juan Mata and Raheem Sterling – currently on Fantasy radars.

Sterling has netted in two of his last four appearances and, after notching nine times last term, is backed by many to step up for Liverpool after Luis Suarez’ departure. Ramsey’s 10 goals and nine assists in just 23 appearances last season has catapulted the Welshman into the premium bracket at 9.0, with his strike in yesterday’s Community Shield handing us a timely reminder of his talents. Mata (9.0) has been one of Louis van Gaal’s star performers in the role in “the hole” in a new 3-4-1-2 formation, whilst the 10.0-priced Hazard, despite only returning to pre-season action last week, sits in 22% of squads ahead of fixtures against promoted pair Burnley and Leicester in his first two fixtures.

Casting an eye back to last season, then, we delve into the data and compare their respective displays. First up, we assess each player’s creativity and distribution.

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  1. Adds04
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone like the sound of rodwell?

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    1. Gooner Kebab
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      worth a punt, if you're replacing albrighton

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    2. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      I like the sound of Lisa Ann.

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    3. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Nice sounding name. Crap FPL-wise

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    4. copps
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      pts to minutes is not that great

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    5. A.
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Rod-well
      Roe-dwell
      Rod-whale

      Nah, sounds a bit weird really

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  2. Gooner Kebab
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Gents, who are the likely lads from these forward bench fodders?
    I'm going 3-5-2.

    DBent
    Anichebe
    Naismith

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    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      😯

      My eyes

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      1. Gooner Kebab
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Lol

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    2. AriseSirGiggsy
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      I don't trust Lambert to pick Bent

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    3. Sting
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      None. Just play 3-4-3

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    4. Gooner Kebab
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Might change my mind again, but 3-5-2 is growing on me.

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    5. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      lukas jutkiewicz

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      1. Gooner Kebab
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        cheers

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      2. An Púca
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        I'm taking a punt on him, but in a 3-5-2

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  3. Sting
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    A) House of Cards

    B) Suits

    first to 5?

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    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Dexter.

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      1. gdog2244
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        This

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      2. Fantasy Gold
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Dexter is fantastic. Well, the first 4 series are anyway.

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        1. Davido989
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          I've only seen 3 episodes. Started 2 days ago. But it looks very good.

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          1. gdog2244
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            I still think all 8 are great

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          2. Fantasy Gold
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            You're in for a treat 😉

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      3. jonohenderson
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Dexter is the biggest piece of crap I have ever watched. And this is from someone who considered himself a Dexter fan after the first four seasons. Haha

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        1. Fantasy Gold
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          The last two seasons of Dexter (7 and 8) are atrocious.

          The first 4 are addictive, humorous, dark, twisted and fascinating.

          Best thing to watch when they were on

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          1. jonohenderson
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            I'd say 6 and 8 were the real atrocities. I suppose my opinion of the series as a whole may have been tainted by those final seasons, but I'd still say that season 1 was the only one that was properly great. Watch Hannibal if you want to see a show about the psychology of a killer done well.

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          2. CopperPot82
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            Quite agree.

            Excuse the pun, but the last few seasons were torture!

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    2. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      HoC

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    3. SW6
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      A

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    4. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Dexter

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    5. Brotato_Chip
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Haven't seen House of Cards, but Suits is brilliant and very addictive!

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  4. dzonika14
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    is Costa essential ? why ? :/

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    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      No he isn't.

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    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      No.

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    3. copps
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      fixtures and has looked sharp in preseason

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    4. Saint Steve-O (@EliteFPL)
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Not essential, but a very good pick

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      1. dzonika14
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        so,can Iplay whit

        Bojan, Zarate and Rooney ? 😮

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    5. Walrus Eggs
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      No. He's looked sharp in the preseason, by I really only have them because of those fixtures.

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    6. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Only for the first 2 weeks then sell for a profit

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      1. dzonika14
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        yea, bravo 😉

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  5. Saint Steve-O (@EliteFPL)
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Just putting it out there, but, would anyone be interested in joining my £10 cash league? With various prizes available... All done through PayPal

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  6. Pav A Nice Day
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    A)
    Hazard, Sterling, Jovetic

    B)
    Fabregas, Mata, Dzeko

    Already have Costa, Rooney, Ramsey if it helps 😀

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    1. JaydenLFC87
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      A

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    2. gdog2244
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      B

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    3. Pav A Nice Day
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Well that was helpful 😀

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    4. don parcheesi
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      B

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  7. JaydenLFC87
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Which pair will score more points game week 1???

    A) Sterling \ Costa

    B) Coutinho \ Sturridge

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    1. Wirtzle Gummidge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      A

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    2. Saint Steve-O (@EliteFPL)
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      A... Just

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  8. Jimbo123
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    I love articles like this one.

    Top stuff!

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  9. Evanob04
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Please reply on how I can improve my team. I'm new to fantasy football.
    Here is my team
    Mannone (Krul)
    Luis, debuchy, vlarr, Coleman, (wisdom)
    Hazard, Sanchez, henderson, Barkley, (al hamdi)
    Sturridge, Rooney, (Zamora)
    I also have 1m in the bank! 😀
    please reply on how I can improve. I would really aprricate it.

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    1. Evs
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      I think Coleman is overpriced and Evertons fixtures not the best from the off.

      Maybe remove Luis until we get certainty of the Chelsea full backs and upgrade to Cahill or JT.

      I don't think Barkley is a great option, and fixtures no great - perhaps look at Eriksen instead.

      Also, try building your team around a 3-4-3 formation, it's the best weapon of choice 😉

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    2. An Púca
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Get rid of Zamora and Barkley, probably also ditch Coleman until fit and fixtures improve.
      Goalkeeper rotation will drive you nuts and Mannone isn't apparently certain to start

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    3. Arse Craic
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Coleman might be injured. Not too sure.
      Mannone could be risky.

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  10. aehii
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Hate owning Bojan already and it's not even begun. I'll be taking him out before the 90 minutes of their first game is over. Then putting him back in, a Stoke...attacker that's flopped everywhere and scores about 4 goals a season who has the frame of a boy in the most physical league there is.

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    1. odannyboys
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      If he makes my final draft, I deserve to lose my mini league.

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  11. jernej93
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Sanchez/Ramsey or both over Hazard? 🙂

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    1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      None

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    2. Arse Craic
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Rambo (better value) unless Alexis gets pushed up top.
      Prefer Fabregas over Hazard myself but Ramsey is the man.

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  12. Manchest-Hair United
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    A) Naughton, Rambo, Austin
    B) Gibbs, Mutch, Adebayor
    C) Gibbs, Eriksen, Austin

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    1. Manchest-Hair United
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Gibbs can be debuchy

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      1. Old Boots
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        C for me (with Debuchy)

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  13. Messi & fabregas
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    it just seems + looks that Sterling is much more dangerous than Mata, who is more like assisting the assister kind of player. Both are good options but other than the starting fixtures Sterling looks more promising imo

    thoughts?

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    1. Somalion
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Utter nonsense to be honest. While he was slow last season, the two season's previous Mata registered 18 and 16 assists respectively. In this set up he'll have two strikers to feed as well.

      Nothing against Sterling but your reasoning is flawed.

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      1. Messi & fabregas
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        it could be

        who would u choose of the 2? mata?

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        1. Somalion
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Currently, Mata. Sterling will have his time in my team I am sure but I think you can risk getting away without him at the start.

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    2. Walrus Eggs
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      It doesn't seem that way to me. Mata racked up the assists, along with a good number of goals, when he played for Chelsea. He's looked very good this preseason and should be played exclusively in his natural position this season. What's not to like?

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    3. aehii
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Both for me...Mata is on free kicks maybe over rooney, and will i think be essential this season. He's in the no10 role. He's not like silva who glides all over the place looking to do a through ball for zabaleta, i think he'll make runs, roam all around and look to score. With van persie out, it's up to him and rooney to score. I think they might smash swansea. They have in the past, and monk doesn't know what he's doing.

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  14. Hay Number 2
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Some peeps are talking about a new rmt tool....where would one access such a tool might I ask?!

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      In the members section matey 🙂

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      1. Count Carlos
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Hey Wild Rover, charity mini league page back up, if you're still interested, Jonty kindly tweeted details on Scout earlier today,,,

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    2. Hay Number 2
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks gents

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    3. Evs
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      It's available at a cut price £12.50, with a whole host of other luxuries to boot 🙂

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  15. LeedsUnited21
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Need some good 4.0 defenders

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    1. Hay Number 2
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Bruce and wisdom

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    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      There aren't any

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    3. jdogg
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Hutton.x

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    4. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Wisdom and Hutton

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      1. LeedsUnited21
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Huston or Bruce..

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    5. KISSES
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      We all do bro

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    6. ViperStripes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Moore, Bartley & Saylor?

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  16. thes7s
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Cut some slack FPL maniacs. Watch House of Cards, True Detective, Suits and Orange is the new black.

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    1. Hay Number 2
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Can't be. Other end too much Kevin spacey

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      1. Hay Number 2
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        That should read, can't be bothered

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    2. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Or watch Dexter, The Killing and Breaking Bad.

      Awesome stuff

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      1. thes7s
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        these are pretty known stuff, mine are differentials 😉

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      2. Brotato_Chip
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Just how good is The Killing?

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  17. Don Van Vliet
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Just made an epic fail on Stan James. After picking five Premier League fixtures on my accumulator I thought I would add a lower league team -- Doncaster -- to bolster up my possible return, only to realise I'd bet on them to win League One outright. What are their chances?

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  18. SW6
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Love when FFS has these moments of madness and mini meltdowns. The Berba-bandwagon of 2012 was something else though. My grav from then is still one of my favourites, tempted to bring it back for a second spin..

    http://i.imgur.com/NCvq14z.png?1

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  19. MJ6987
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    At least if Ward is out, Mariappa will definitely be nailed on now 🙂

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Ward is not injured

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      1. MJ6987
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Just been looking back over the last few pages. There are a few suggestions he is.

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        1. Mílanista
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Oh MJ 😆

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          1. MJ6987
            • 15 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            I've been had, haven't I? 🙂

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            1. JK - Cønt ⭐
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 4 months ago

              good and proper

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        2. SW6
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          😆

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        3. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/7836122

          I made a joke and some people got carried away. This is where it all started

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      2. Fantasy Gold
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        It's your funeral.

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  20. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    After the article above I'm trying to fit 4 "big" midfielders in. So I need to downgrade 1 defender and 1 striker.

    So:
    Costa > Dzeko (to partner Rooney & Bojan)
    Foster/Krul > DDG/4.0
    Evans > Saylor
    Siggy > Mata

    Unfortunately 0.5 short of Fab > Haz

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    1. Gooner Kebab
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      3-5-2 is what this article is advertising.

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      1. ViperStripes
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Unfortunately the 5th mid would be Wanyama.

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  21. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Hmmmm......bout time I start sorting out my sky teams 😀

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    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Here's a league if anyone wishes to join, please do! 🙂

      PIN: 8041078

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  22. Not Irish
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Does Hennessey have a realistic chance of displacing Speroni? Seems odd as Speroni was quite good last season...

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    1. SW6
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      It's possible, I wouldn't expect it though. If it happens just use an FT to make the change.

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        or just get both

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    2. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      I think we're looking at another Jaask/Adrian situation

      I think Speroni starts as number 1, I don't think he finishes there

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    3. Evs
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Can't see it, but there's a lingering doubt for some reason.

      Usually preseason FFS scaremongering...

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    4. Not Irish
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah, agree with both of you. Henn/Mannone would be a killer rotation. But alas I'll probably opt for Bego or DDG.

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    5. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Possible but unlikely. Pulis has certainly been having a good look at both pre-season but Speroni served him well last season. Hennessey is the better keeper though so depends how ruthless he is.

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      1. Not Irish
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Would be super value if he does overtake Speroni.

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  23. Point Magnets
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    A.Eriksen
    or
    B.Sterling???

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    1. Messi & fabregas
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      b

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    2. KISSES
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      B

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  24. samuelessien
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Could someone RMT please?

    Krul (speroni)
    Debuchy, Lovren, Van Aanholt. (Moore, Duff)
    Silva, Fabregas, Ramsey, Siggy. (Albrighton)
    Sturridge, Rooney (c), Bojan.

    Got 2m in the bank.
    I plan to keep at least 1m in the bank as flexibility for transfers in upcoming weeks.

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  25. Messi & fabregas
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    A) Mata + Dzeko + 4,5 def

    or

    B) Siggy + Costa + Lovren ?

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    1. Big Col
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      B

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    2. Gooner Kebab
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Like B.

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    3. JaydenLFC87
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      B

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    4. Messi & fabregas
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      I am on B currently myself

      thanks lads

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  26. teej
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Both Ward and Glue are injured?

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    1. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      What's up with PVA?

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      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Sticky subject

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      2. Fantasy Gold
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        He's not sticking to Poyet's philosophy so he's out of favour

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      3. teej
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Heard he got subbed off or something :/ Hopefully precautionary

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  27. JaydenLFC87
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Which 3 will score more points first 6 Gameweeks???

    A) Bojan \ Sturridge \ Coutinho

    B) Austin \ Costa \ Sterling

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    1. Exilizer
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      A!

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    2. dzonika14
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      IMO A

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    3. svgcr
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      B no doubt

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  28. Mash Potato
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Where is everyone at with Erik? Are we jumping ship to Lamela? Could I get away with a downgrade to Tadic?

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    1. aehii
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      wait and see for me.

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    2. Falcon
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      YES

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    3. Falcon
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      SORRY....NO.....YES

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      1. Mash Potato
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        tar

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  29. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Right asked earlier off to Tenerife In the morning so kinda last chance saloon to get this although I will be trying to visit an Internet cafe as much as I can, much to the girlfriends annoyance.

    A. Evans Luis Naylor Wilson Wisdom
    B. Evans Naylor Wilson Caulker Ward

    Thanks.

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    1. Exilizer
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Two pieces of advice:

      1) Pick B
      2) Forget about Fantasy and earn brownie points by being nice to your GF.

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      1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Ha ha advice with a twist I like it

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  30. MA
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Will the article on funny team names be members only?

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    1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Are you looking for a team name or something?

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