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Walcott Flies Home with Ankle Injury

27 July 2011 1592 comments
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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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  1. applebonkers
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    haven't seen him in too many RMTs, tim cahill?
    first 5 gameweeks cahill then a relatively seamless swap to VDV for gw6?

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    1. FPL Blues
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      He's expensive this year

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        So are all mids. I think for 1.0 less than VDV and 1.0 more than yaya he's a good shout.

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      2. applebonkers
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        he's about the same as last year, 8.5 or 9 last year i think? i'm not the biggest fan of him as a player but he's usually playing basically as a striker and has 3 nice home games in the first 5 and blackburn away

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      He's in my team. Everton can't start as badly as the last few seasons.
      Right?

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      1. Alton E.
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        yea they can

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  2. mikeywoodward
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    hell lads a little rmt please tried something a bit different from my normal teams but like it alot tbh

    given, morira
    kompany, cole, hughes, (jagielka, simpson)
    n,zogbia, toure, benayoun, taarabt (sessegnon)
    Rooney, gervinho, roddelega

    any opinions welcome 0 in bank

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    1. Leysh
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      Gervinho is a bit risky isn't he? No real idea how often he'll start and such

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      1. mikeywoodward
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        would agree but if walcott is out hes surly going to start based on money paid for him ect?

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    2. Viktor Burakov
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      I'm toying with picking Benayoun myself, £3.5m less than Malouda - no help if he's not playing mind you.

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      1. mikeywoodward
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        yeh its a risk but hes not that expensive but will be a nice diff if it works out and if not sessegnon can come in?

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        1. FPL Blues
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          +1

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        2. Scoredelario
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          only if malouda plays 0 mins.

          What if he plays 18 mins?

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      I'm really not sold on Taarabt. From what I read in the (ahem) metro in the mornings, QPR seem to have a lot of fighting going on behind the scenes. I think they may struggle early on.

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      1. mikeywoodward
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        if they do anything hes going to be involved...

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    4. Ninjaa
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      been thinking about benayoun myself, is he worth the gamble though, if he dont play you've got no chelsea attacking coverage with their nice opening fixtuers, maybe rooney>torres or downgrade rooney and have lampard too?

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      1. mikeywoodward
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        not getting rid of rooney hes looking the best iv seen pre season and fintess wise think hs going to score shed loads. if he doesnt play i still have a cole from chelsea but yeh it is the risk but i see the same risks as people with malouda drogba torress ect all might play but you nver no

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      I haven't really considered Roddelega. Isn't Zamora more or less the same price?

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      1. mikeywoodward
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        yeh roddelega is 6.5 but look at his first 3 gams the 3 promoted sides no nzogbia hs ging to be main goal threat and probably change ut for ba or bckford game week 4

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        1. Scoredelario
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          true without nzogbia rodallega will be wigan's main goal threat

          Unfortunately wigan's goal threat will be terrible, too. nzogbia leaving has made rodallega worse, not better.

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          1. mikeywoodward
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            hense taking him out after 3 games against championship teams?

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            1. Scoredelario
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              but you said a factor in wanting him was that nzogbia left

              that's the bit i'm disagreeing with

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    6. willjj96
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      i would agree with that very similar to mine except for hart in goal and malouda for benayoun and toure for wilshere....

      cheaper 3rd striker is Holt - know its a bandwagon but he did topscore by a long way for Norwich last season and seems to be their main goal source

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        got any more info on Holt?

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      2. mikeywoodward
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        kool im not a fan of wilshire fantasy points wise cant see him geting more than 3 points ect.... holt is a good player but i see norwich doing nothing this year but thats just my opinion

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    7. mikeywoodward
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      thanks for all your opinions nice to get so much feedback 🙂

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  3. willjj96
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    think i might have my final team for start of season:

    Hart (Ruddy)
    Hughes Kompany A. Cole (Simpson Orr)
    N'Zogbia Malouda Taarabt Wilshere (Tiote)
    Rooney Suarez(might start with gervinho perhaps)Holt

    Got lots of room for switches later:
    Wilshere for Ramsey depending on who plays
    Malouda for VdV or Lamps if he doesn't play much
    Suarez for Gervinho at first and maybe later if he does well
    Rooney for VanP if Rooney flops again
    Cole for Luiz if Arsenal buy Alex
    etc.
    Im pretty happy with that - can anyone find any faults?

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      Have been ranting againt Taarabt. I think almost anyone at that price is a better option to start with.

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      1. willjj96
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        i happen to be an R's fan. my reasoning is that last season he started practically every match and got most of our assists and goals. he is our driving attacking force...

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      2. willjj96
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        he is also on pens, free-kicks and corners

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    2. Camzy
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      You don't have that much room to wiggle.

      Double on City defenders leaves you light up top if you need their players. Two 4.5s are better than a 5, 4, 4 arrangement.

      Wilshere and Tiote are poor picks, Malouda is a rotation risk. Might need to rethink a bit.

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      1. willjj96
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        i will only need one more city player and that would be an easy switch.
        I'm hoping not to have to use tiote much - can you think of a better 4.5mil mid? With wilshere, if he starts and is playing well i can stick with him, if not I can switch to one of the hundreds of 6.5 mids 😉

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        1. willjj96
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          same for malouda with wilshere - i can always switch later

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  4. Morrissey1986
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    http://www.smtvsanmarino.sm/live/default.asp?id=382

    QPR in Italy if anyone wants to watch Pre Season.

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  5. SMOOTH
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    RMT please

    Given Ruddy
    Rafael Kompany Hughes Simpson Wilkinson
    Lampard Silva Moses Taarabt Dyer
    Zamora RVP Bent

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      I'd get rid of Lampard and upgrade Taarabt.

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      1. SMOOTH
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        what do i do about chelsea cover then? and who can i upgrade to?

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          I'm going with Chelsea and Man City at the back. You'll get goals elsewhere in your team.
          Am very tempted to copy it! But am starting to doubt my own judgement on silva ... is he just a good player than doesn't get fpl points?

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    Rafael Fabio Murphy
    OR
    O'Shea Simpson Duff (+1 Million)

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  7. Morrissey1986
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    QPR v Cesena: Kenny, Orr, Hill, Derry, Hall, Gabbidon, Taarabt, Dyer, Helguson, Bothroyd Faurlin.

    QPR team and stream.

    http://www.smtvsanmarino.sm/live/default.asp?id=382

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    1. applebonkers
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      looks close to their strongest XI i'd have thought

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      1. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
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        No Gorkss though.

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        1. Don Cortese
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          I'm hoping Gorkss is somewhere on the south coast in a plush hotel swapping London for the New Forest. Will drive Punch to Loftus road myself!!

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    2. applebonkers
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      was taraabt always on the left last season? don't remember that. perhaps they realise they can't carry his lack of anything defensive in the centre now they're in the premier league

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    3. applebonkers
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      taken me 20mins to realise helguson isn't playing and smith is.
      it's: Kenny, Orr, Hill, Derry, Trialist, Gabbidon, Taarabt, Smith, Bothroyd, Ephraim, Faurlin.

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  8. Bad Seed
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    someone mentioned walters on the previous page. he is certainly good value if he starts. the question is, will he?

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  9. Silva is Gold.
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    I can’t see any real negatives with this team… I am likely missing something.

    Given (Ruddy)
    Riise Distin Kompany (Simpson, Foley)
    VDV Albrighton Barton Silva (Sinclair)
    RVP Holt Suarez

    Any opinions welcomed.

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      Is there a slight rotation worry with Riise? European games early on.
      Am impressed with that. Only Foley looking poor, but I guess you won't play him.

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      1. Silva is Gold.
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        Sweet cheers. Yeah I'm not planning on playing him I had no idea who to go with for a 4.5m defender.

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    2. Freshy
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      No CHE

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  10. Tomtwenty4
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    Lads,

    Any advice welcome!

    Given (Ruddy)
    Kompany A.Cole O'Shea (Ward, Orr)
    Malouda, Nasri, Duff, Moses (Ferguson)
    Tevez, Bent, Zamora

    All assuming Nasri and Tevez stay put.
    Is Duff the best 6.5 and is Malouda worth the risk?

    Cheers!!

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  11. Van der Vaart 11
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    Whats the best goalkeeping pairing? if your looking to save some money? whos in goal for Wolves?

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  12. Only one Di Matteo
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    My rival stupidly gave his team away to me. What do you think?
    Friedel, Jaaskalainen
    Hangeland, Riise, Cahill, Enrique, Huth
    Gerrard, Dempsey, Jarvis, Merieles, Whitehead
    Rodallega, Suarez, Kevin Davies

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    1. LMNO
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      you shouldn't have many problems

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    2. Van der Vaart 11
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      Think gomes is gonna play for Spurs.. Other than that its not bad imo

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    3. Morrissey1986
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      Erm nothing to fear with that midfield lol.

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    4. Camzy
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      It'll change a lot of times, and maybe he's having you. In any case, that's a dreadful team >.<

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  13. hamadryad61
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    Anyone know goaltastic league code,or any others to join?

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    1. avenger
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      Goaltastic is 1006-813
      Fantasy yirma is 4145-2170 free in £50 to the winner
      All welcome

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      1. hamadryad61
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        Thanks mate

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  14. Zabi
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    GERARD CAPTAIN WEEK 1

    first person to state the obvious fact

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    1. King Eric, in America
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      You do know there is some question as to his fitness, yeah? Conflicting reports, so maybe chatter. Me? I don't captain chatter.

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    OK, after a breif flirtation with trying the cheapest mid possible, can anyone improve on this:
    Given (Kenny) [yawm]
    Kompany Cola Hughes Oshes Simpson [again, yawn]
    Cahill Silva Duff Dyer Moses
    Rooney Bent Holt
    (1M in the bank for GW3 emergencies)

    It is really boring isn't it?

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    1. Camzy
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      Lack of captaincy options.

      Downgrade Hughes and O'Shea to save more money, then replace Cahill for someone more captaincy worthy.

      It is fairly generic in terms of structure, but you could choose better players imo.

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        would captain Rooney or Bent.

        Agree it is very generic and pretty boring. Am very tempted to go 4-3-3 (see the hypothetical team on the last page)

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  16. Trilogist
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    14 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone watch the Villa/Blackburn game today. Pretty lacklustre game, but expected in those temperatures.

    Just thought I'd mention that Mauro Formica played well, and was quite tricky had a few decent shots on goal. Yet, hes hasnt been added to Blackburn squad even though he signed in Jan.

    As an attacking midfielder, he could be added at a bargain price. With Blackburn's opening three fixtures looking pretty decent, he may be worth a punt.

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  17. Mrs Parkinson
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    14 years, 5 months ago

    Is it acceptable to start the season with no Liverpool players?
    I've been looking and tyhe only way I can fit Rooney in my team is by dropping Carroll.

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    1. Zabi
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      why u want united players? muck fixtures

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      1. Mrs Parkinson
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        I just see Rooney and Man U as fixture proof. Rooney is having a good pre season too.

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        1. Zabi
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          fair nuff. doesnt always work out like that and im a slave to fixtures

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  18. bensonandhedges
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    RMT

    Plan is to spend little in midfield where value seems to be at a premium and concentrating on cheap set piece takers for respective clubs. Hoping for some appreciation in value as weeks progress.

    Also I have included Tevez provisionally due to fixtures but can easily change to either Rooney or RVP if he leaves.

    Thoughts/recommendations appreciated.

    Given (Ruddy)

    Dunne - Cole - Clichy (Rafael - Simpson)

    Murphy - O'Hara - Barton - Yaya (Ferguson)

    Drogba - Tevez - Bent

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      Nice. Maybe brave with Drogba and Tevez, but easily changed if needed.
      Not sure about O'Hara, can someone please explain his greatness to me?

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      1. bensonandhedges
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        Are there better options in the 6m bracket?

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        1. Scoredelario
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          no i agree with ohara and barton as the best midfielders for 6m. Also pennant if he is fit

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          1. bensonandhedges
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            And on the team as a whole?

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            • 14 Years
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            Please explain the deal wiht O'Hara -- I know nothing about him other than his name cropping up in every RMT

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            1. bensonandhedges
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              Points per game he scores better than Bale or Modric. He only had about 13 or 14 games with Wolves last season. If he manages to play 25 - 30 games he should score well over 100 points for the season.

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            2. bensonandhedges
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              Takes set pieces also which never hurts.

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  19. jimski
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    14 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone for Ben Foster if he moves to WBA as expected?

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  20. Zardis
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    14 years, 5 months ago

    This is my team as for now, advices please?

    Al-Habsi (Gordon)
    Alcaraz, Baines, Kompany (Collins, O'Shea)
    Moses, Taarabt, Van der Vaart (C), Barton (O'Hara)
    Zamora, Suarez, Van Persie

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  21. Tony_Soprano
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    RMT please

    Given

    Kompany, Jagielka, Hughes (fulham)

    VDV, Kuyt, Yaya, Albrighton

    Rooney, Suarez, K. Davies

    I know theres talk of Luis Suarez not starting but im sure he will be fit in time for the first game, i think it might just be tactical talk from old kenny, just my opinion, also interested in others.

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  22. King Eric, in America
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    Hmmmm ... Hernandez spends the night in the hospital due to 'concerns over a concussion' which leave him in doubt for the final game of United's US tour vs. Barcelona.

    I know SAF is never misleading due to injuries 😉 but methinks I just read a "Berbatov gets start vs. Barca" article.

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    1. Scoredelario
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      doesn't really matter who they play against barcelona...

      Barcelona are awful

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  23. Out4GoodBehavior
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    14 years, 5 months ago

    Whos playing RightBack Position for Liverpool?

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    1. Scoredelario
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      • 14 Years
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      dalglish came right back for liverpool

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    2. Trilogist
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      Kelly.

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    3. applebonkers
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      could be johnson, kelly, carragher or the gormless young-en

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  24. Only one Di Matteo
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    Really happy with my team and have made no changes for the last few days.
    Kenny
    Baines Cashley Kompany
    Yaya Nzog Taarabt Moses
    RVP (v) Suarez (c) Holt
    Subs: Given, Sinclair, Simpson, Brown
    0.5 in the bank
    Thoughts?

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  25. Knight Boooat
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    Anyone going for a punt on Reo Coker?

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  26. Tony_Soprano
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    14 years, 5 months ago

    RMT please

    Given

    Kompany, Jagielka, Hughes (fulham)

    VDV, Kuyt, Yaya, Albrighton

    Rooney, Suarez, K. Davies

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  27. Keep Calm and Sessegnon
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    Sunderland 1-0 Kilmarnock

    And it's our main man at the moment, Sessegnon ith his 3rd pre season goal

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  28. RD
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    14 years, 5 months ago

    Hey Camzy u done with ur team???

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    1. Camzy
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      I won't be done with it until the deadline.

      Currently:

      Given, Kenny

      Kompany, Alcaraz, Brown, Senderos, Simpson

      Silva, Van Der Vaart, N'Zogbia, Sessegnon, Dyer

      Van Persie, Suarez, Zamora

      0.5 in the bank to jump on an early bandwagon.

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  29. Mrs Parkinson
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    Will Phil Jones start this season in the first team?

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    1. King Eric, in America
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      The squad of 25? Sure.

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    2. sumatera
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      ferdinand if fit and then smalling possibly in front of him

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      1. Camzy
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        He's better than Smalling. I figure he'll play quite a few times this year.

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  30. sumatera
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    do you reckon any of these are nailed on 90?

    Rafael
    Downing
    Adam
    Valencia
    Ramires

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    1. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      rotation with fabio,
      likely starter on the left,
      not sure,
      may miss first couple of games then get rotated with nani but usually play,
      if they don't sign modric looks decent for a place

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    2. Egg noodle
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      downing would be the best bet for 90 minutes.

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      1. sumatera
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        • 15 Years
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        i think rotation is becoming more of a factor with top 6 these days, with so many games and bigger squads. Do you agree with this?

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    3. Back on the horse
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      I reckon Adam will play most the time. Downing too depending on formation. Valencia will fight it out with Nani and Young, but should see a fair bit of action.

      No nails involved though

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