Walcott Flies Home with Ankle Injury

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Sanchez

O’Reilly
Lewis Hall
Milenkovic
Dorgu

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Neto
Wirtz
Saka

Haaland
Ekitiké

Dubravka
Heaven
Miley
Nmecha

GW19 Captain Poll

Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Hall	NEW	5.2m	137.1%	Very Likely
Calvert-Lewin	LEE	5.8m	125.6%	Very Likely
Guéhi	CRY	5.3m	114.4%	Very Likely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	112.0%	Very Likely
Gvardiol	MCI	6.0m	104.8%	Very Likely
Mukiele	SUN	4.2m	97.2%	Maybe
Alderete	SUN	4.0m	96.9%	Maybe
Tarkowski	EVE	5.5m	89.9%	Maybe
Heaven	MUN	3.8m	89.6%	Unlikely
Saliba	ARS	5.9m	84.5%	Unlikely
Schade	BRE	7.0m	76.6%	Unlikely
Virgil	LIV	5.9m	80.5%	Unlikely
Cunha	MUN	8.1m	72.2%	Unlikely
O'Reilly	MCI	5.3m	76.9%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.5m	71.5%	Unlikely
Roefs	SUN	4.8m	72.3%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	73.3%	Unlikely
Pickford	EVE	5.5m	71.0%	Unlikely
Tete	FUL	4.5m	68.5%	Unlikely
Palmer	CHE	10.4m	56.8%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	60.6%	Unlikely
Thiaw	NEW	5.0m	59.3%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	59.0%	Unlikely
Andersen	FUL	4.6m	57.6%	Unlikely
Konaté	LIV	5.4m	55.3%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	54.8%	Unlikely
Rúben	MCI	5.7m	54.1%	Unlikely
Trossard	ARS	6.9m	53.8%	Unlikely
Cherki	MCI	6.7m	37.8%	Unlikely
E.Le Fée	SUN	4.9m	50.8%	Unlikely
De Cuyper	BHA	4.3m	48.2%	Unlikely
Dalot	MUN	4.5m	43.4%	Unlikely
Matheus N.	MCI	5.4m	47.2%	Unlikely
A.Becker	LIV	5.4m	47.1%	Unlikely
Mount	MUN	5.9m	48.1%	Unlikely
Rogers	AVL	7.4m	35.3%	Unlikely
Sánchez	CHE	4.9m	47.1%	Unlikely
Smith Rowe	FUL	5.6m	44.0%	Unlikely
Ekitiké	LIV	9.1m	35.9%	Unlikely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.5m	41.2%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Cucurella	CHE	6.2m	158.1%	Very Likely
O.Dango	BRE	5.9m	139.1%	Very Likely
Mateta	CRY	7.7m	120.0%	Very Likely
Anthony	BUR	5.2m	111.0%	Very Likely
Adams	BOU	5.0m	110.6%	Very Likely
Raúl	FUL	6.3m	105.8%	Very Likely
Barnes	BUR	4.3m	107.9%	Very Likely
Hincapie	ARS	5.5m	106.9%	Very Likely
Tasker	BHA	3.9m	106.3%	Very Likely
Cash	AVL	4.9m	102.3%	Very Likely
Yoro	MUN	4.3m	104.8%	Very Likely
Trafford	MCI	4.6m	104.6%	Very Likely
Bevan	BOU	3.9m	103.8%	Very Likely
Mosquera	ARS	5.4m	103.2%	Very Likely
James	LEE	5.3m	103.1%	Very Likely
Nwaneri	ARS	5.1m	103.5%	Very Likely
Johnson	SUN	3.9m	100.8%	Very Likely
Hermansen	WHU	4.3m	100.2%	Very Likely
Reinildo	SUN	3.9m	99.6%	Likely
Fer López	WOL	5.2m	99.8%	Maybe
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	98.5%	Maybe
Isidor	SUN	5.4m	95.4%	Maybe
Saka	ARS	10.3m	97.5%	Maybe
L.Guilherme	WHU	4.9m	96.5%	Maybe
Fitzgerald	MUN	4.4m	94.8%	Maybe
Bassey	FUL	4.5m	94.1%	Maybe
Morgan	BRE	4.4m	94.2%	Maybe
Broggio	AVL	4.5m	94.0%	Unlikely
Jair Cunha	NFO	4.3m	94.2%	Unlikely
Estève	BUR	3.9m	92.5%	Unlikely
Burn	NEW	5.1m	90.1%	Unlikely
Bellegarde	WOL	5.2m	91.7%	Unlikely
Seung soo	NEW	4.4m	91.4%	Unlikely
Aké	MCI	5.3m	91.2%	Unlikely
Robertson	LIV	5.8m	91.5%	Unlikely
King	FUL	4.5m	89.3%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	90.3%	Unlikely
Wan-Bissaka	WHU	4.2m	88.4%	Unlikely
Anderson	SUN	3.9m	88.5%	Unlikely
Agbadou	WOL	4.3m	87.5%	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

GW19 Chip Poll

Injuries

27 July 2011 1592 comments

Paul

When it comes to midfielders, Arsene Wenger doesn’t have his troubles to seek. The Gunners boss, having seen his side’s pre-season preparation blighted by the continual speculation over the futures of skipper Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri, has confirmed Theo Walcott has flown home from the club’s training camp in Bonn due to an injury picked up in training.

Walcott sat out Monday’s training and boarded a flight home from Germany yesterday, ahead of this weekend’s Emirates Cup. The Arsenal boss, while not suggesting it’s a serious problem, did admit:

“Theo went home early and was due to have an MRI on Tuesday. It is an old ankle injury from the end of last season. It’s one that comes and goes.
“We need some more investigation because sometimes he’s completely free of it and sometimes it affects him. But we had to send him back because he couldn’t practice anymore.”

The news is a source of frustration for Fantasy managers- Walcott looks good for plenty starts on the right this season and coming in at 9.0 in Fantasy Premier League, may prove to be something of a bargain if one, or both, of Fabregas and Nasri follow the lead of Gael Clichy and depart for pastures new.

While new signing Gervinho could be an alternative in his possible absence, FPL have classified the former Lille man as a forward, and priced him at 9.0. Robin Van Persie is likely to be the front man of choice for the majority of Fantasy managers, however, leaving many to hope the likes of Nasri stays put, with the Frenchman surely a nailed-on starter for Wenger in the upcoming season.

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EasyLuckyFree
14 years, 5 months ago
Just testing my link so please ignore this. Cheers.
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1. EasyLuckyFree
  14 years, 5 months ago
  Good, it works 😉
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2. @ImpressiveTackl
  14 years, 5 months ago
  Ha. I didn't ignore this because I am a rebel!!!!!!!!
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  1. EasyLuckyFree
    14 years, 5 months ago
    😉
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andy85wsm
14 years, 5 months ago
Another easy shot at the games industry.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/norway/8663329/Norway-Anders-Behring-Breivik-used-online-war-games-as-training.html

I appreciate that he supposedly said this in his manifesto

“It is probably the best military simulator out there and it’s one of the hottest. I see MW2 more as part of my training-simulation than anything else.”

But come on. People have to have a screw loose in the first place. I don't feel like going out killing people after playing CoD. I certainly don't think it's a training simulator. Using a controller and shooting a gun are slightly different. Also, why bring World of Warcraft into it, he didn't go around killing people with magical spells!
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1. EasyLuckyFree
  14 years, 5 months ago
  The games and movies kill argument will never go away, I don't think. It's obvious bollocks but people will always buy into it. If you have psychological problems anyway, anything can potentially be damaging. Every form of sensory input can't be banned for fear of setting someone down a road of violence. There are violent books out there, lets ban books! Cobblers...
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2. @ImpressiveTackl
  14 years, 5 months ago
  True.
  
  I wonder what he got for his Kill Streak though?
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  1. EasyLuckyFree
    14 years, 5 months ago
    If he were playing Unreal tournament, what would it be, Mega-kill or Ultra-kill? Can't remember. It's been a while now...
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  2. andy85wsm
    14 years, 5 months ago
    Harsh!
    
    But I won't lie, it made me smile 🙂 Must have got a nuke, perhaps he's just saving it up for later.
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    1. @ImpressiveTackl
      14 years, 5 months ago
      Felt bad typing it but someone has to keep the spirit of RBJ alive.
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3. jimnastics
  14 years, 5 months ago
  Games are just another form of entertainment, just like movies, books and music etc. Before computer games, serial killers usually had favourite books, movies or songs, which they drew inspiration from for their motives... it's the same thing to me. People say that in a computer game you actually act out the killing like you're there, but that's the same in a book - a good book makes you feel part of the story, and connect with the characters. All this crap about violent computer games will blow over eventually when computer games become even more engrained in society.
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  1. andy85wsm
    14 years, 5 months ago
    Indeed.
    
    Let's be honest, there's only one game that let's you put into practice your skills to go out and do it in the real world.
    
    Football manager...
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    1. tangtastic
      14 years, 5 months ago
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  2. @ImpressiveTackl
    14 years, 5 months ago
    I'm no shrink but for me it seems logical to assume that it is the person's own mental issues, social alienation and bloodlust that leads them to immerse themselves in these forms of entertainment.
    
    Not the other way about. Just a guess though.
    
    I wonder if he played FPL?
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4. The Silva Surfers
  14 years, 5 months ago
  Andy did ya see derren brown thing last night with the zombies? that was cool
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  1. andy85wsm
    14 years, 5 months ago
    Nah I didnt mate
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    1. The Silva Surfers
      14 years, 5 months ago
      was awesome, put this guy in a catatonic trance (unaware) while playing an arcade shootem up zombie game in a pub. Then took him round the corner on a hospital bed into a replica environment, locked him in there with a real looking paintball gun and had zombie actors in there. Looked cool, he flipped out
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    2. The Silva Surfers
      14 years, 5 months ago
      you seriously got torres in your team?
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      1. andy85wsm
        14 years, 5 months ago
        No?
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dragonator
14 years, 5 months ago
Given (Ruddy)
Kompany, Bramble, Rafael, Riise (Dawson)
N'Zogbia, Benayoun, Silva, Jarvis (Dyer)
Suarez, RVP (Holt)

2m in bank

pretty confident about keeping strikers and keepers not too settled on the defence or midfield

Thoughts...
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Fratboy
14 years, 5 months ago
So looks like West Brom have Foster, oh and look how nicely he rotates with Given...
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1. Big Dunc
  14 years, 5 months ago
  Unfortunately he is bound to come in at over 4.5, despite the fact that he will get the same number of points that Myhill would have done (probably slightly less as he will let at least 2 goals through his legs)
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  1. Scroobius Mac
    14 years, 5 months ago
    I though AL-Habsi might be 5.0 though and he's 4.5 I think they consider the club a lot more with keepers and so I could see Foster possibly being 4.5 although 5 is much more likely.
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2. J0E
  14 years, 5 months ago
  Foster will probably be 5m. He was like a gift from the heavens last season at 4.5m. He sure looks mighty tempting tho'.
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  1. Wilfried Bony M
    14 years, 5 months ago
    He will be 5.5 I reckon, every player has been at least 0.5 above people's expectations, except suarez!
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    1. @ImpressiveTackl
      14 years, 5 months ago
      True. Same thing happens every season.
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Tuchap - Lurker
14 years, 5 months ago
VDV and Barton

Or

Malouda and Tchoyi
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1. Johnny Unitas
  14 years, 5 months ago
  Option 2, purely because Chelsea may explode into the season like last season with those fixtures, and Tchoyi looks like he may be playing a supporting striker role this season
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2. Fratboy
  14 years, 5 months ago
  VDV and Barton
  
  Change your grav, I hold the South Park grav's round here bitch.
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  1. Tuchap - Lurker
    14 years, 5 months ago
    Sorry man cant, "Cause I am the Dawg" haha
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5times
14 years, 5 months ago
Hey peeps, any Q.P.R experts know if Ephraim will be a starter this season?
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1. Morrissey1986
  14 years, 5 months ago
  Unlikely now Taarabt is staying.
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tommypocket
14 years, 5 months ago
Who played right-back & full-back for Chelsea today? I'm assuming Terry and Cole were the other two...
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1. yeates45
  14 years, 5 months ago
  Rajkovic played Cb and Ferreira at RB
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  1. @ImpressiveTackl
    14 years, 5 months ago
    yeates45 is right.
    
    Unfortunately this doesn't help you (or any of us) at all.
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    1. yeates45
      14 years, 5 months ago
      Amen! I was hoping for Luiz/Alex to be selected for consistent CB pairing! Darn it!
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Morrissey1986
14 years, 5 months ago
Aston Villa 1 - 0 Blackburn Rovers Bent scored.

In the all Premier League tie.
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1. 5times
  14 years, 5 months ago
  Thanks Mr.Morrissey, I guess its back to the 4.5-5mil 3rd sub drawing board for me.
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Dartsfan501
14 years, 5 months ago
VDV and Malouda Or is that just stupid ??
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1. DavidFFC
  14 years, 5 months ago
  Wouldn't say so, it's what I've got! Admittedly I swap Malouda for Lampard every 10 minutes, but I reckon I'll go with that and bank 1.5m for a week or two in.
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2. kennethrhcp
  14 years, 5 months ago
  @ the mo im going with the 2 aswell
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  1. Dartsfan501
    14 years, 5 months ago
    Thanks guys =)got to try and fit him in my team now.
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Morrissey1986
14 years, 5 months ago
http://www.villatalk.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=70054&postdays=0&postorder=asc

Some match ratings. for Villa vs Blackburn seem impressed with the defence again.
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1. Morrissey1986
  14 years, 5 months ago
  Stephen Warnock an unlikely person getting praise.
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2. yeates45
  14 years, 5 months ago
  I will have Given and Dunne in home weeks for Villa
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Drip Doctor
14 years, 5 months ago
I was impressed with that 16 year old cb for Chelsea. Didn't do much but as soon as he came on he was organizing the defence. Impressive for a 16 year old.
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Soop
14 years, 5 months ago
I'm reading through the Guardian's Secret Footballer articles.

I really like that guy, he seems to be on the same wavelength as me. I'm trying to work out who it is, picking bits out of the articles. Anyone fancy a stab?

He has faced relegation at least once

He was once winded by Howard Webb

He used to play in a team with someone called Paolo, who was an expert at "winning free kicks". Implies he was a diver.
http://www.soccerbase.com/players/search.sd?search=paolo&type=player

Married, with one daughter

Possibly from London (uses rhyming slang)

Once won a free-kick playing at Old Trafford - perhaps an attacking player?

Plays with someone foreign who is always late

Doctor has "promised hip and knee replacements"

Really likes redknapp

Has been transferred between premier league clubs.

He also seems to be a senior player, a few years from retirement.
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1. DavidFFC
  14 years, 5 months ago
  Danny Murphy.
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2. @ImpressiveTackl
  14 years, 5 months ago
  Could be anyone.
  
  My first thoughts were Lampard until I seen the marriage bit.
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  1. Soop
    14 years, 5 months ago
    Mine too actually for ages.
    
    I did do a quick google and it suggested Danny Murphy, but it didn't go into details, so I wondered if we could prove/disprove.
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    1. Soop
      14 years, 5 months ago
      Murphy has two sons who he never mentions in the articles.
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3. dragonator
  14 years, 5 months ago
  Joe Cole
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  1. dragonator
    14 years, 5 months ago
    Ryan Babel (whose now left) was always being fined for getting to training late
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  2. Soop
    14 years, 5 months ago
    I think that could be it. Everything fits so far.
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Davido989
14 years, 5 months ago
rmt lads please :

given alhabsi
baines kompany hughes simpson orr
vdv yaya nzogbia moses ferguson
bent zamora tevez

planning on doing nzogbia to benayoun..
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1. dragonator
  14 years, 5 months ago
  quite an expensive defence and imo yaya not worth it
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  1. Davido989
    14 years, 5 months ago
    new bp will benefit yaya , he assists and scored too
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  2. Just A Hat
    14 years, 5 months ago
    I'm not sure if you could really get a cheaper defence really...you need some kind of good players in there
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  3. kennethrhcp
    14 years, 5 months ago
    that defence def isnt too expensive
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Popeye
14 years, 5 months ago
think i'm losing my mind choosing team;
Thoughts?

Given (Ruddy)
Jags Cahill Kompany (Simpson, Wilkinson)
*Jags & Cahill may move to bigger clubs, if not change defence*
Bale Yaya Ngog Taarabt (Tiote)
Suarez Gervinho Rooney

1m in bank
Cheers Lads
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1. dragonator
  14 years, 5 months ago
  no arsenal or chelsea could be a risk
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  1. Popeye
    14 years, 5 months ago
    have Gervinho, may pick Luiz if cahill or jags stay, cheers
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2. Popeye
  14 years, 5 months ago
  Nzog!!
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Ole Gunnar Kush
14 years, 5 months ago
Given, (Al-Habsi)
Clichy, Luiz, Riise, (Craddock,Simpson)
Sessegnon, VDV, Nzogbia, Yaya, (Moses)
Suarez, Bent, Zamora

Thoughts please?
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Just A Hat
14 years, 5 months ago
How comes there no talk of having a Sunderland keeper? Didn't Sunderland have one of the best defenses last season?

If either one of Mignolet or Gordon become first choice then they seem well good at 4.5! and I'm pretty sure Mignolet is gonna be first choice
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1. Kloppelganger
  14 years, 5 months ago
  Think it may well be Westwood from what I read and hear.
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  1. kennethrhcp
    14 years, 5 months ago
    +1
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2. The Holy One
  14 years, 5 months ago
  No one knows who their first choice is. Your guess is Mignolet, mine is Westwood. We'll just have to wait and see.
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  1. Just A Hat
    14 years, 5 months ago
    I am on the Sunderland Forums atm and they have a thread saying "Predictions for the lineup against Liverpool!" and everyone has Mignolet in goals
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    1. Just A Hat
      14 years, 5 months ago
      actually, I lie...a few people do have Westwood (no sign of Gordan whatsoever thought)
      
      hmm, will be one for me to watch
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3. Dragan Stojkovic
  14 years, 5 months ago
  They had hardly any clean sheets in the final third of last season and they have signed Wes Brown. Brown and Bramble = double disaster waiting to happen.
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JayBomb
14 years, 5 months ago
My Starting team for first game

Given
Kompany, Luiz, Orr,
Taarabt, Vdv, Barton, Nzogbia,
Rooney, Suarez, Bent.

Going to bring in Rvp for Rooney after first Three Gameweeks, And maybe Drogba For Bent. Bit concerned about Suarez Starting Tho.

Any comments good or bad much appreciated. First comment as reg member !!!
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1. The Laughing Man
  14 years, 5 months ago
  Who are your subs?
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avenger
14 years, 5 months ago
Given Kenny Hangeland Cole Kompany Alcaraz Simpson N'Zogbia O'Hara Taarabt Barton Moses Van Persie Rooney Zamora Thoughts?
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1. kennethrhcp
  14 years, 5 months ago
  ppl wont rate it the way you have it. if u want more rmt's put the gk's on 1 line
  def's on the next
  mid's on the next
  & forwards next... subs in () 🙂
  
  thoughts, are you going to rotate given with kenny? if kenny is just for the bench downgrade to a 4mil keeper. midfield looks cheap but could come good?
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  1. avenger
    14 years, 5 months ago
    Yeah was planning on rotating keepers
    still not sure on mids so spent money elsewhere
    it's the first RMT i've posted if I do another I'll do it your way
    Thanks
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tristanabc
14 years, 5 months ago
O'shea or Bardsley? Bardsley possibly more of an attacking threat?
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1. yeates45
  14 years, 5 months ago
  Sunderland have SO many defenders now... I would check pre season for an idea of 1st team before committing...
  
  Bardsley did score a few last season tho!
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  1. tristanabc
    14 years, 5 months ago
    ye but surely bardsley and o'shea are clear starters!!
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    1. Dragan Stojkovic
      14 years, 5 months ago
      Bruce said the other day that Brown and O'Shea could both play as full backs (O'Shea left back i presume) with Bramble and Turner in the middle. As their first game is away at Liverpool I'd wait and see their lineup before putting any of their defenders in.
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Dartsfan501
14 years, 5 months ago
Losing my head doing this lol, but any thoughts on this

Given,Ruddy
Huth,Rafel,Kompany,Simpson,orr
VDV,Taarabt,N'Zogbia,Benayoun,Sinclar
VP,Suarez,Zamora

Cheers lads
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Loweowl
14 years, 5 months ago
Thoughts on my team

Given (Ruddy - Maybe Foster once added)
Kompany, Wheater, Shawcross, (Simpson, Whitbread)
Taarabt, Lampard, Downing, N'Zogbia, (Tiote
VP, Carroll, Holt

£1million in the bank
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1. JayBomb
  14 years, 5 months ago
  Nice team ! Do you think Rooney instead of Vp for first three gw.
  What you make of my
  
  Given
  Kompany, Luiz, Orr,
  Taarabt, Vdv, Barton, Nzogbia,
  Rooney, Suarez, Bent.
  
  Going to bring in Rvp for Rooney after first Three Gameweeks, And maybe Drogba For Bent. Bit concerned about Suarez Starting Tho.
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  1. yeates45
    14 years, 5 months ago
    Suarez for Zamora? saves 3 million and has good fixtures.... failing that find 0.5 and get Carroll who will start from GW1
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    1. JayBomb
      14 years, 5 months ago
      Cheers !!! never thought of Zamora Good Fixtures too, is he the main peno taker for Fulham ?
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  2. Loweowl
    14 years, 5 months ago
    Not sure Luiz is a defo starter so would look at that
    
    Also think there are better options instead of Barton like Gardner or O'Hara
    
    Love the front 3 though
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    1. JayBomb
      14 years, 5 months ago
      Ye cheers ! picked Barton because he is main peno taker and there fixtures are good. Would you consider Sinclair not sure who is best choice 6m midfielder for start of season Barton, Sinclair, O Hara, Gardener, Moses etc anyone else what people Think ???
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2. Dragan Stojkovic
  14 years, 5 months ago
  Too many Norwich players and I would not have Wheater either. Even if he does start Bolton have difficult fixtures and never keep clean sheets anyway. Maybe a Villa defender instead?
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Daithi
14 years, 5 months ago
Hello Chaps!

Spending all my free time tinkering these days - have a nice core for the team I think but still have a few problem positions...

Given (Ruddy)

A Cole Kompany Warnock (Simpson)(Brown)

Lampard Downing Duff (Tchyoi)(Moses)

Rooney Zamora Odem

A few questions - any ideas for descent alternatives to simpson and brown? Simpson at 4.0 I'm happy enough to start with but Brown at 4.5 will either be great or pure muck! Any opinions?

Didn't start with a big hitter in midfield last year and probably paid for it so despite my better judgement I've gone with Lamps in the hope he will be rejuvenated under new management... but noticed a lot of frank hate on here - any reason for that?

Duff - he seems to be performing well in pre-season - but I've read that with Riise coming in a left back that Briggs could be pushed into left mid - what does that mean for duff? will he get less starts?

Am I taking too big of a risk going for both Tchyoi and Moses? I think both could be big performers this year - now that nzog is headed to villa surely moses is guaranteed more starts as a creative force? or will young mccarthy assume that role at wigan?

For me there are must haves this year in ff - Given - with mcleish installed villa should tighten up at the back, but not too tight and given should make plenty of saves. A Cole - went without him before but with Villa Boas attacking fulback strategy I can see him claiming assists this year. Kompany - no brainer. Downing - 2nd highest cross completion rate last season, carrol in the box, and little competition on pools left wing means he's a cert for me. I've started Rooney - would hve went RVP but for the opening fixtures, will likely change in wk4. Zamora to benefit from Jols attacking strategy and Odem to continue banging them in under roy.

My 2 cents! Would love to hear your opinions.
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1. Sir Jose Wenger returns
  14 years, 5 months ago
  I think thats 20cents
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  1. Daithi
    14 years, 5 months ago
    Ha! Sick of the office at this stage!
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2. DavidFFC
  14 years, 5 months ago
  We've got Duff, Dempsey, Davies, Dembele all potential left / right mids, Briggs won't get a look in there. He played in front of Riise last week due to Demps and Dembele not being fit / available. Duff has been bang on form in our European games so far performance-wise but I don't think it'll translate well to FPL points.
  
  I think Zamora's a great bet at the price and Dembele is well worth a watch is you want a cheap prospect.
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  1. Daithi
    14 years, 5 months ago
    Might have a rethink on duff so - cheers for that info on the fulham team. If you can keep zamora fully fit this year I think you will do very well!
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3. yeates45
  14 years, 5 months ago
  In defense I like 4 but Brown I would look to upgrade by .5 to maybe Hughes at fulham? good home rotation with Warnock!
  
  Lampard/Malouda is a personal preference thing... (I've got Malouda as the 1.5m is spent elsewhere)
  
  Over duff i'd have Murphy (pens and freekicks)
  
  Odem - fixtures are tough (Rodallega is 6.5m and good run of games...
  
  besides those personal preferences its a strong looking side (I like the fact you have 1 big hitter in each position - allows easy transfers)
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  1. Daithi
    14 years, 5 months ago
    A hughes warnock rotation looks great actually!
    
    I'd worry about malouda - I think sturridge will take starts from him this year so I went with frank to start with.
    
    I do have to find a duff alternative, I'll take a look at murphy.
    
    Odem I feel can score against anyone - but then again, that's based on last seasons form. Rodallega could be a great buy but I think wigan are going down this year - by the looks of things they havent strengtened at all - in saying that, if they they stay up it will because of rodallegas goals!
    
    Thanks for your thoughts!
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Sir Jose Wenger returns
14 years, 5 months ago
There is a lot of teams RMTing at the moment and discussing the whole rotation of home team defenders to get cleanies....

Who used this tactic last year and found it to be successful?

Defenders on bad teams still leak goals at home regardless so what I am wondering is do you all think its worth bending over backwards having your 3rd choice midfelder rotate with your sub or just stick with the player you want??

I did the second last season - was wondering if there are extra points in this tactic this season???
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1. Just A Hat
  14 years, 5 months ago
  My tactic this season is Baines/Cole/Kompany playing every week with Simpson/Wilkonson on the bench
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  1. applebonkers
    14 years, 5 months ago
    not sure wilkinson is a starter. pre-season and the end of last season points more to wilson and collins as the full backs
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    1. Just A Hat
      14 years, 5 months ago
      ahh thats a bit frustrating - hopefully I can just replace him with somebody random like Orr
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      1. yeates45
        14 years, 5 months ago
        Tate is Swansea starter as an option.
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  2. Sir Jose Wenger returns
    14 years, 5 months ago
    Did you do a rotation last season??
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    1. Just A Hat
      14 years, 5 months ago
      yeah I went for A.Cole, Simpson, Jagkeika and 2 mid priced defenders last season.
      
      It just caused to much frustration in the end, the mid priced defenders kept conceding at silly times and then keeping random clean sheets when they were on my bench!
      
      So this season, I've decided 3 good defenders and then I don't have to worry about them. Even when they play away Chelsea/Man City are always good for clean sheets and Everton can get cheap 0-0 draws sometimes + Baines assists etc
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      1. yeates45
        14 years, 5 months ago
        Cole/Kompany/Baines is top notch and I can see why you do it...
        
        £21.5m on three defenders... +2x 4m 29.5m
        
        I have Cole, Kompany, Hughes, Collins, Simpson... 28.5m
        
        Only saves me a million, but its a tatic i've always used.
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2. yeates45
  14 years, 5 months ago
  I always have 2 that play each week (Cole and Kompany) then 2 that rotate mid range teams (Collins and Hughes) and one cheap for emergencies(Simpson)
  
  Hasn't failed me yet
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    14 years, 5 months ago
    How did you do last yr?
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3. The Laughing Man
  14 years, 5 months ago
  All I know is that it was painful having someone like A.Cole on or Hart and then having them let a goal in. There premium players that soley depend on clean sheets to make them worth while. Maybe not A.Cole so much but you get my point, with defenders and A+ goalies being more than ever, you really need to make sure they are worth the longterm investment that they will cost you in your midfield and up front.
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7923dos
14 years, 5 months ago
Anyone got an opinion on the best 5.5m or under midfielder?
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1. Kloppelganger
  14 years, 5 months ago
  Nothing much good down in those doldrums this season unfortuantely, perhaps Nathan Dyer.
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2. The Laughing Man
  14 years, 5 months ago
  Moses looks to be the best buy at 5.0 since he is most likely to see regular time on the pitch and is predicted to have a break out year with N'Zogs now gone.
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  1. 7923dos
    14 years, 5 months ago
    thanks
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  2. Ibracadabra
    14 years, 5 months ago
    Who is predicting him to have a breakout year other than fantasy managers on this message board?
    
    Just asking...
    
    I have fingers crossed he will be a suitable 5th midfielder buy but can't imagine him having a breakout season at lowly Wigan which would justify starting him on a regular basis. He's pretty raw if you've watched the games and his vision isn't where it needs to be to have an impact in the Premier League just yet.
    
    4 goals and 4 assists would be an amazing season in my opinion for him if he got 25+ starts.
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rambo123mop
14 years, 5 months ago
sinclair or taarabt?
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1. Kloppelganger
  14 years, 5 months ago
  Taarabt for me simply because of opening fixtures.
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2. yeates45
  14 years, 5 months ago
  I use both - home rotation is perfect!
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Lovely Jubbly Lions
14 years, 5 months ago
other than Baines are there any other defenders that take pens/freekicks/corners?
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1. Kloppelganger
  14 years, 5 months ago
  Kolarov
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2. halcyon
  14 years, 5 months ago
  James Collins takes the odd free kick at Villa...maybe more now that Young & Downing are gone
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  1. Lovely Jubbly Lions
    14 years, 5 months ago
    thanks, is kolarov nailed on starter now?
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    1. yeates45
      14 years, 5 months ago
      No... clichy...
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ManTree(v2!) or just JAY!
14 years, 5 months ago
Pennant and RVP

Or

VDV and Holt/zamora
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1. Sir Jose Wenger returns
  14 years, 5 months ago
  neither
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2. Dragan Stojkovic
  14 years, 5 months ago
  VDV & Zamora
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Kloppelganger
14 years, 5 months ago
Does anyone KNOW if de Vries will play ahead of Hennessy?
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1. halcyon
  14 years, 5 months ago
  ive a feeling it will be DeVries.
  He wouldn't have left Swansea to play on the bench.
  If you think of it he would be guaranteed to play in goal for the first time ever in the Premiership(arguably the best league in the world) if he stayed at Swansea.
  Why would he move to Wolves to play on the bench?
  
  .....unless he is only in it for the money
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  1. Kloppelganger
    14 years, 5 months ago
    Cheers, good logic- always that Cashley danger though!
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    1. Just A Hat
      14 years, 5 months ago
      I wouldn't trust Wolves in defense though
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Jimbob456
14 years, 5 months ago
Another RMT, got a fairly strong starting 11 but gotta hope for no injuries etc

Given (Ruddy)

Kompany Luiz Simpson (De Laet, Orr)

VDV Taarabt N'Zogbia Malouda (N.Dyer)

RVP Bent Holt

Whaddya reckon?
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4toon31
14 years, 5 months ago
Hart Bogdan

Vermaelen Hangeland Huth Simpson Wilkinson

Bale Y Toure N'Zogbia Maxi Barton

VP Jones Bothroyd

Any suggestions for improvement?
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1. Squerly4568
  14 years, 5 months ago
  Vermaelen is a cheeky one mate but dont think i would have him in
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2. Sir Jose Wenger returns
  14 years, 5 months ago
  well done for not going with the FFS Generic team
  
  You know the Given , Kompany, Simpson, etc etc
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  1. Just A Hat
    14 years, 5 months ago
    + 1
    
    always good to see a few different teams, it is usually those teams that end up in the top 1000.
    
    but have to agree about Maxi, he won't start many matches
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3. Sir Jose Wenger returns
  14 years, 5 months ago
  But on re - reading your team;
  
  Maxi wont start or Bothroyd and you have no chelsea players at all and a lot of them are good!
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  1. Squerly4568
    14 years, 5 months ago
    why won bothroyd start? didnt just move from cardiff?
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  2. 4toon31
    14 years, 5 months ago
    I put Vermaelen in because I know not last season but the season before he played very well and he will start and I think arsenal will be a sronger team this year with less defensive errors. I am tentative about Maxi as we do not know the situation with liverpool so any suggestions for a change? I had terry and a couple of chelsea players last year being essien and kalou who were very dissapointing, I would consider Torres if we knew he would start and luiz or alex but again chelsea are a mad club? Why would Bothroyd not start?
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