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Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Ekitiké	LIV	8.5m	125.2%	Very Likely
Foden	MCI	8.7m	110.3%	Very Likely
B.Fernandes	MUN	9.2m	103.5%	Very Likely
Cherki	MCI	6.4m	99.7%	Likely
Saka	ARS	10.2m	94.5%	Likely
Thiago	BRE	7.1m	92.7%	Likely
Lacroix	CRY	5.1m	90.9%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.5m	88.5%	Unlikely
Roefs	SUN	4.7m	86.6%	Unlikely
Chalobah	CHE	5.4m	71.2%	Unlikely
Van Hecke	BHA	4.5m	81.6%	Unlikely
Marc Guiu	CHE	4.2m	78.5%	Unlikely
Matheus N.	MCI	5.3m	77.7%	Unlikely
Palmer	CHE	10.3m	66.8%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	73.9%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.5m	74.2%	Unlikely
Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	5.1m	79.8%	Unlikely
Raya	ARS	6.0m	69.9%	Unlikely
Bowen	WHU	7.5m	67.7%	Unlikely
Livramento	NEW	4.9m	67.0%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	65.8%	Unlikely
Andersen	FUL	4.6m	65.1%	Unlikely
Rúben	MCI	5.6m	63.7%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	63.6%	Unlikely
Gusto	CHE	4.9m	59.2%	Unlikely
Keane	EVE	4.6m	60.3%	Unlikely
Tete	FUL	4.5m	60.7%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	57.4%	Unlikely
Cash	AVL	4.9m	53.2%	Unlikely
Romero	TOT	5.0m	55.9%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	56.1%	Unlikely
Tavernier	BOU	5.5m	54.5%	Unlikely
Bruno G.	NEW	7.0m	45.7%	Unlikely
Ballard	SUN	4.6m	53.4%	Unlikely
Dalot	MUN	4.4m	52.9%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	52.6%	Unlikely
Gvardiol	MCI	5.9m	49.0%	Unlikely
Flemming	BUR	5.3m	47.0%	Unlikely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.5m	46.1%	Unlikely
James	CHE	5.6m	43.9%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Muñoz	CRY	6.0m	108.4%	Very Likely
Mateta	CRY	7.9m	99.7%	Likely
Longstaff	LEE	4.9m	101.7%	Very Likely
Van de Ven	TOT	4.7m	101.6%	Very Likely
Nallo	LIV	3.8m	101.0%	Very Likely
Gudmundsson	LEE	3.9m	100.3%	Very Likely
Jordan	BUR	4.0m	99.9%	Maybe
Morgan	BRE	4.4m	99.9%	Maybe
Neave	NEW	4.4m	99.7%	Maybe
Rodon	LEE	4.1m	98.3%	Maybe
Muniz	FUL	5.4m	97.4%	Maybe
Bobb	MCI	5.2m	96.9%	Maybe
Fitzgerald	MUN	4.4m	96.4%	Maybe
H.Bueno	WOL	4.4m	97.2%	Maybe
Mbeumo	MUN	8.3m	84.8%	Maybe
Kulusevski	TOT	6.4m	94.9%	Unlikely
Mayenda	SUN	5.3m	93.5%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	94.5%	Unlikely
Toti	WOL	4.3m	96.0%	Unlikely
Barnes	BUR	4.3m	94.0%	Unlikely
McKenna	BOU	4.0m	93.7%	Unlikely
Tasker	BHA	3.9m	93.0%	Unlikely
Minteh	BHA	6.2m	92.3%	Unlikely
Jair Cunha	NFO	4.3m	94.0%	Unlikely
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	92.3%	Unlikely
Elanga	NEW	6.6m	91.6%	Unlikely
Gunn	NFO	4.0m	91.6%	Unlikely
Webster	BHA	4.4m	90.9%	Unlikely
Balcombe	BRE	4.0m	90.3%	Unlikely
Broggio	AVL	4.5m	91.5%	Unlikely
Yarmoliuk	BRE	5.0m	90.5%	Unlikely
Piroe	LEE	5.0m	90.0%	Unlikely
Bentley	WOL	4.0m	88.5%	Unlikely
Doku	MCI	6.6m	85.1%	Unlikely
Fer López	WOL	5.2m	88.3%	Unlikely
McAtee	NFO	5.1m	87.7%	Unlikely
Kudus	TOT	6.5m	85.2%	Unlikely
Irving	WHU	4.4m	83.0%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	85.0%	Unlikely
L.Guilherme	WHU	4.9m	88.2%	Unlikely

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Watchlists

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

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:16am

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

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:28am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Saka	ARS	B
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
No Change	Foden	MCI	A
No Change	Semenyo	BOU	C
Up	Szoboszlai	LIV	C
No Change	Minteh	BHA	B
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	A
No Change	Schade	BRE	C, Vs, Sus
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:34am

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

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:43am

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Projecting Value – The Midfielders

28 July 2011 1257 comments

Paul

Today’s Members article is the third instalment focusing on player value. We turn our attentions to the top ten midfielders in our Members Projections area and analyse just why we anticipate each of them to be so budget-friendly Fantasy prospects in the upcoming 2011/12 campaign. With three of our top four are already justifying our hopes in early pre-season by finding the net in their respective clubs’ friendlies, some of the names are already blinking brightly on our radars…

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dsanchez78
14 years, 4 months ago
Noticed absolutely nobody has gone for any Tottenham coverage at the back. Why is that? Besides having a pretty ordinary season at the back last year, they were a fortress the season before. Do people believe its going to be the same as last season? I reckon Assou-Ekoto is a decent shout out for 5.0
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1. applebonkers
  14 years, 4 months ago
  purely fixture related i think. otherwise i think you'd see a few dawsons and assou-ekottos flying about
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2. NLB
  14 years, 4 months ago
  poor fixtures
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  1. dsanchez78
    14 years, 4 months ago
    Yeh not the best i guess - utd, city and liverpool in the first 5 weeks or so. With Friedel coming there also should add some stability - atleast he will be able to catch the ball lol
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3. Dave1966
  14 years, 4 months ago
  Only one decent defender Dawson in there team so always likely to concede.
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  1. King Eric, in America
    14 years, 4 months ago
    I'm a big Friedel fan ... but fixtures are a killer for Tot the first 5 weeks or so. Give them time to settle, see how they're doing, and invest if they're in good form.
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  2. dsanchez78
    14 years, 4 months ago
    im only thinking Assou for attacking potential and assists
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frogville
14 years, 4 months ago
FPL's back at last - thank the gods!

Current team as follows:
given (al-habsi)
samba kompany rafael jags (simpson)
sessegnon vdv taarabt nzog (tiote)
rvp rooney (beattie)

anything look immediately dodgy?
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1. The Rock
  14 years, 4 months ago
  Nothing much wrong with that tbh, Rafael is a rotation risk, and i think there are better options than Beattie.
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2. LaLaLand
  14 years, 4 months ago
  rafael huge risk
  jones played at rb last night its between the twins jones and smalling all have a chance of games at rb gonna be rotated all season
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3. NLB
  14 years, 4 months ago
  Solid mate!
  Only thing is Beattie...not going to get much better for 4.5 I suppose, but he only started 9 games last season for Swansea
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  1. frogville
    14 years, 4 months ago
    beattie's my comedy player this year - i figure why spend anything more than the base minimum on players who are gonna be warming the bench? but i do recognise that rafael is a danger: to himself, to other players, and most importantly, to my fantasy campaign! the only other defender i really fancy getting in is luiz but he's a risk too. what about gibbs???
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    1. Get up ya bum
      14 years, 4 months ago
      They should be starters at least though. Beattie won't be starting.
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Ledleys_left_knee
14 years, 4 months ago
RMT please lads

Al-Habsi (Given)

Cole, Samba, Kompany, (Johnson, Simpson)

Silva, N'zogbia, Benayoun, Walters (Moses)

Rooney, Gervinho, Rodallega
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1. NLB
  14 years, 4 months ago
  Some gamble picks (Benayoun, Gervinho) but I like to see teams with variation
  Looks good
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  1. Ledleys_left_knee
    14 years, 4 months ago
    Its no fun otherwise!
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2. LaLaLand
  14 years, 4 months ago
  gervinho and benayoun still rotation risks despite great preseasons
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3. Dave1966
  14 years, 4 months ago
  Pretty solid, like the fact your taking a chance on Gervinho.
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@FuzzyWarbles
14 years, 4 months ago
is it possible to have put together a good team if GW1 looks like this?:

Starting XI: 4 home, 7 away

Bench: 2 home, 1 away

i like my team except im worried if i dont have a strong enough team for week 1, I wont get off to a good start and I'll have players whos value will be heading in the wrong direction.

I like the coverage, the players roles, starting job security, first 6 fixtures etc., just worried im not thinking 1 week at a time enough.
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1. NLB
  14 years, 4 months ago
  Same here- 4 home, 7 away for my starters
  
  Not too worried, I'd rather build my team for the first 6+ weeks, not just for GW1.
  Any value lost will surely be made up if your picks are solid!
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  1. @FuzzyWarbles
    14 years, 4 months ago
    good as long as im not the only one.
    
    im hoping vdv->malouda for GW2, still .5 in the bank.
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    1. NLB
      14 years, 4 months ago
      Solid. I've gone for Lamps right out of the gates.
      Once the Chelsea set up becomes apparent I can downgrade to Malouda (possibly even Benayoun!), or get in Drogba/Torres.
      
      Too much uncertainty at the moment though...
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      1. Oz lotto
        14 years, 4 months ago
        I honestly dont think there is that much uncertainty around malouda. he is a world class winger and dominated last match. Will have to keep an eye out for any obvious changes but the moment he is definitely in my team
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LaLaLand
14 years, 4 months ago
relying on aguero being 11 or less
who to pick outta rooney/ rvp

thoughts on barton since he said his contracts up at end of summer and newcastle not improving his deal
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1. Get up ya bum
  14 years, 4 months ago
  Rooney, 10 for aguero imo
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  1. LaLaLand
    14 years, 4 months ago
    i hope so but somehow cant see it seeing he is breaking there record fee and is on 200 grand
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    1. Get up ya bum
      14 years, 4 months ago
      Torres was 10 coming from the same team at a similar age/ability/reputation. Robinho was 9.5. I'm struggling to remember an import starting more than 10. Maybe schevchenko but he was considered one of the top 3 strikers in the world.
      Who knows with this seasons prices though.
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      1. Oz lotto
        14 years, 4 months ago
        yeh fair call champ. fotr a forward to be more than 10 and to never have played int he PL before will be very steep.
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applebonkers
14 years, 4 months ago
this is it...
given
gibbs, hughes, kompany
cahill, moses, duff, taraabt
rooney, aguero (if <11mil), bent
(subs, swansea keeper, sessegnon, bramble, simpson)
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1. frogville
  14 years, 4 months ago
  good apples, minimal bonkers-ness. i like it. you've even got titus in the team!
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  1. applebonkers
    14 years, 4 months ago
    only issue is a lack of defender goals. i experimented with cahill, samba and shawcross last season and got largely burned so going back to the tried and tested purely clean sheet approach
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2. Get up ya bum
  14 years, 4 months ago
  Me likes
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3. King Eric, in America
  14 years, 4 months ago
  So you're liking Gibbs and the Arse defense then? A lot depends on future moves, of course, but I think defenses need more time to settle than offenses. At 5.5 he seems a pricey punt.
  
  Also seems your only Captains are Roon and Cahill. Now, you only *need* Roon 😛 but wouldn't you want more choices?
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  1. applebonkers
    14 years, 4 months ago
    yeah ideally. gw2 looking at drogba in for aguero (another cpt choice) and gw4 rvp would come in for drogba and rvp is definitely a cpt choice
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  2. applebonkers
    14 years, 4 months ago
    oh and think gibbs is fine until he gets injured. will see what the final pre-season game suggests
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4. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
  14 years, 4 months ago
  Like the left wing Cahill pick.
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  1. Get up ya bum
    14 years, 4 months ago
    I'm thinking about an osman punt
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    1. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
      14 years, 4 months ago
      An Evertonian on TFPL said he left training early today, with a suspected injury. But I doubt its serious.
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      1. applebonkers
        14 years, 4 months ago
        was trying to guess the everton starting XI earlier for my blog and it's a nightmare. if everyone's fit i actually had osman out of it
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        SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
        14 years, 4 months ago
        I'd guess
        Howard
        Coleman Jags Distin Baines
        Osman Fellaini Rodwell Arteta
        Cahill
        Saha
        
        Thing is with Everton, the problem is usually a lack of numbers over a surplus imo
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        applebonkers
        14 years, 4 months ago
        yeah definitely, and very similar to my thoughts actually. even there you've got the likes of neville, heitinga, bily and beckford on the bench. it's tough to predict
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        SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
        14 years, 4 months ago
        Sure is. Think (*hope) Everton can spring a surprise this year, keeping Fellaini fit is crucial to that imo.
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        Louis Van Balls
        14 years, 4 months ago
        How many in that starting 11 will actually be fit..and stay fit?
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      2. Get up ya bum
        14 years, 4 months ago
        Hmm cheers soup. I'll shall monitor
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5. Jönny
  14 years, 4 months ago
  Looks good AB. Duff, Cahill and Sessegnon are all people I'm eyeing up for a bit of midfield variety.
  
  That's a serious front 3 you're looking at there though, you wouldn't consider dropping Rooney for a cheaper option (Zamora, Suarez?) and upgrading a defender to Cole?
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LaLaLand
14 years, 4 months ago
just noticed hart if hart was a striker last season he would have come second in terms of points...surely cech/hart are worth the 7 compared to 12 of strikers?
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1. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
  14 years, 4 months ago
  Good observation, but I think strikers generally underachieved last year. Berbatov only got a handful of games post feb, malaria caught Drogba and Rooney was poor pre-christmas. I cant see the same this year, also theres more value in cheap keepers than there is in cheap strikers. I'd much rather 2 keepers for 10 million, than 2 strikers for the same price.
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  1. LaLaLand
    14 years, 4 months ago
    this is true
    hard to say whether the likes of odemwingie ba can replicate last season..well wort it if they do though as saving almost 5 mil whilst still getting high scoring striker
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    1. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
      14 years, 4 months ago
      Indeed. Also, you wouldnt captain Hart in 36 games of the season, fair enought here might be one or two you're really stuck for, but with a 12m striker, you would.
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2. King Eric, in America
  14 years, 4 months ago
  How many goals did Hart score again? 😛
  
  Comparing prices at different positions is apples & oranges, to me.
  
  But I do think that, sometimes, the best guarantee of playing and getting CS for less is in the 'keeper.
  
  A massive divide exists between the '2 cheapies' and the 'one top-shelf, one bottom drawer' GK philosophy. Best thing about the latter is the absence of decision-making each week about who to start.
  
  Wrong choice resulting in your bench 'keeper CS, saves, and PK stopped will make you want to strangle a puppy.
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  1. RevsFC
    14 years, 4 months ago
    van der Sar had a pretty epic assist last season...just saying lol
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    1. King Eric, in America
      14 years, 4 months ago
      So did Bale 😉
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      1. LaLaLand
        14 years, 4 months ago
        ive only seen bale in 1 team all this team and correctly so not much more to him than kicking it and running and if a fast full back is there he gets shut out ala rafael
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JJC
14 years, 4 months ago
I'd like to get a few people's opinion on a selection choice. Would you rather:

a. Ashley Cole and Holt
or
b. Riise and Ba

B is what im with atm but i think i could do with strengthening my defence a bit.
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1. NLB
  14 years, 4 months ago
  A
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2. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
  14 years, 4 months ago
  Definitely A for me.
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3. applebonkers
  14 years, 4 months ago
  tough tough tough. i'm actually leaning towards B with norwich's relatively kind early fixtures and holt's apparent penalty duties
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  1. applebonkers
    14 years, 4 months ago
    *sorry A
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  2. JJC
    14 years, 4 months ago
    Yeah I am starting to lean that way myself. Cole is alot more assured of points than Riise and i already have Barton in my team for Newcastle's penalties. Thanks guys
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@FuzzyWarbles
14 years, 4 months ago
this is the team come the deadline!!!

(until i change it again for some reason)

Given

Baines, Kompany, Gabbidon

VDV, NZogbia, Taarabt, O'Hara

Rooney, RVP(C), Holt

(Moses, Simpson, N Taylor)

.5 in the bank, VDV->malouda or chelsea mid that looks nailed on for GW2

Can i take a fortnight off now?
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1. Oz lotto
  14 years, 4 months ago
  nice balance. any team that manages baines kompany vdv rooney and rvp without looking completely shit is good. Personally I'm holding off on N'Zog because Craven Cottage has become a bit of a fortress and dont see villa performing there.
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2. In Like Flynn.
  14 years, 4 months ago
  I thought you'd sorted this hours ago FW. Two weeks leave duly granted,then come back and get Gabbidon out. 🙂
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  1. @FuzzyWarbles
    14 years, 4 months ago
    im a wreck.
    
    thought gabbidon and ore both starting, wanted something different, back to Orr then?
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    1. @FuzzyWarbles
      14 years, 4 months ago
      ore? really? christ im tired. need sleepy no footie.
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      1. In Like Flynn.
        14 years, 4 months ago
        Ore should be rock solid.
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SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
14 years, 4 months ago
Is it weird that I feel like I have to have Holt instead of someone like Zamora? Get a bad feeling every time I leave him out
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1. applebonkers
  14 years, 4 months ago
  zamora is proven holt isn't. if there was a 4th striker spot i would likely have zamora in it and ditch duff
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  1. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
    14 years, 4 months ago
    Holt is on pens though, and Norwich could come out flying like promoted teams have tended to in the last few years.
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    1. applebonkers
      14 years, 4 months ago
      both look good options. basically think you've got a case for going either way although i'd argue zamora is safer despite being the more expensive option without pens.
      also with you on the promoted teams starting well thing. never understood how it happens but it usually does. teams not being used to them is too easy an excuse imo.
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      1. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
        14 years, 4 months ago
        I'd say it's to do with being properly riled up for it, wanting to make a name for themselves etc. and other teams under estimating them.
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  2. Oz lotto
    14 years, 4 months ago
    you could have said the same about carroll last year. There is always going to be unproven players who step up and deliver big points
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    1. applebonkers
      14 years, 4 months ago
      thing is carroll was a 21 year old starting his career and only going to get better, holt is coming to the end of his career after floundering (in relative terms) in the lower leagues for his whole career
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      1. Oz lotto
        14 years, 4 months ago
        this is true.. all im saying though is it might not be holt. Graham is relatively young and could be that diamond in the rough.
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      2. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
        14 years, 4 months ago
        Good point. Didnt even realise that, Holt is 30 and has played for medicore teams in smaller leagues all his life. Although his stats from last year are very impressive.
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      3. Get up ya bum
        14 years, 4 months ago
        Much like dj Campbell. Odemwingie is also getting close to 30 and never had his chance in a top league.
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        SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
        14 years, 4 months ago
        Wow, had no idea Odem was so old either.
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        Get up ya bum
        14 years, 4 months ago
        Yeah surprised me when I realised last season. Just goes to show that someone not getting the opportunity doesn't mean they won't succeed. Holt has excelled at every level despite everyone doubting him. No reason he won't do as well as dj imo.
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        applebonkers
        14 years, 4 months ago
        to be fair dj campbell has a pretty good excuse for being a late bloomer. he quit football after fathering a kid at 17 and had self-confessed attitude problems holding him back
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        Get up ya bum
        14 years, 4 months ago
        Didn't know that. I can relate, I had a kid at 18 and used to be a prickly too 😛
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        Get up ya bum
        14 years, 4 months ago
        *prick
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  3. Get up ya bum
    14 years, 4 months ago
    Same. Would rather bobby but 3 spots vs 5 means I'll have
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2. Get up ya bum
  14 years, 4 months ago
  Limited funds means we need to find a couple diamonds in the rough. 2 from hoolahan, moses, dobbie, holt, graham etc let's you afford the players you really want.
  I'm 90% sure zamora will have better ppg than holt though 😛
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LaLaLand
14 years, 4 months ago
any ideas on who the best striker is from the newly promoted sides?
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1. Oz lotto
  14 years, 4 months ago
  holt graham or bothroyd. but if u want qpr coverage its obvious who the man for them is. I'd say holt personally with Swansea having the tougher fixtures early.
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The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
14 years, 4 months ago
Am I hearing corectly that S Taylor is NOT nailed on for Newcastle? and Simpson IS?
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1. In Like Flynn.
  14 years, 4 months ago
  Certain Attila's opinion last time he posted.
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2. Get up ya bum
  14 years, 4 months ago
  I think they'll both be starters. Competition would be Ryan Taylor for Simpson and Williamson for Taylor I think.
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3. Tatty Bojangles
  14 years, 4 months ago
  Simpson is nailed on as is Coloccini and Enrique.
  
  Taylor will definitely rotate with Williamson, just like he has done for the past 2 seasons.
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  1. Get up ya bum
    14 years, 4 months ago
    You fancy ba this season tatty?
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    1. Tatty Bojangles
      14 years, 4 months ago
      Depends if we sign Mevlut Erding from PSG. If we do he becomes our number one striker and takes fhe number 9 shirt, and with Pardew saying he wants to mainly play 4-4-1-1 with Ben Arfa behind the striker this season then Ba could miss out or be rotated. Newcastles strike force will be rotation hell though so i'm going to avoid it (except for Ben Arfa).
      
      Even iif we don't sign another striker, Ba, Best, Ameobi, Lovenkrands and Ranger all vying for one strikers position will be a fantasy football nightmare.
      
      Ba will also be off to the ACoN in January.
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      1. Get up ya bum
        14 years, 4 months ago
        Cheers taffy 🙂
        I think Ben arfa will do well in the hole. Sucks he's injured.
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yanky
14 years, 4 months ago
525118-140888 if you'd like to join my league.
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dave_the_bear
14 years, 4 months ago
My second draft:

Al-Habsi

Kompany Senderos Cole Kelly

Taarabt Yaya N'Zogbia

Suarez Zamora Rooney

Subs: Given Distin Brunt Dyer

Think its pretty solid. 9 home and 2 away (Roo and Cole)

Any stand out f**k ups??
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1. Oz lotto
  14 years, 4 months ago
  Nice except for Senderos. Rotation risk imo and Kelly pending Enrique doesnt move. Otherwise I quite like it.
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  1. dave_the_bear
    14 years, 4 months ago
    Whats wrong with Senderos? Heard he's gonna be a nailed on starter
    
    Good point with Kelly. Have awhile yet to see anyway.
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    1. LaLaLand
      14 years, 4 months ago
      hoping enrique/cahill/samba moves happen before august 13th
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LaLaLand
14 years, 4 months ago
this is it

given (ruddy)

kompany gibbs samba (orr simpson)
vdv taarabt nzogbia sinclair (ferguson)
rooney aguero suarez

im presuming ruddy is best 4 mil keeper (de vries moreia anybody?)
not sure on having orr or gabbidon as sub
similarly samba for cahill/hughes
siclair or barton but like the idea of sinclair being the player who does everything at swansea much like taarabt aswell as uncertainty with bartons future

thoughts?
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In Like Flynn.
14 years, 4 months ago
Anyone doing the Metro or Mail leagues?
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AMZ
14 years, 4 months ago
A lot of people saying aguero 10-11. If he is added at that price I think I'm right in saying hes the most expensive player to be added to fpl for their first season? Interesting stuff....
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1. In Like Flynn.
  14 years, 4 months ago
  Aguero 9.8 in The Mail.
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2. Get up ya bum
  14 years, 4 months ago
  Torres was 10. I think schevchenko was 11+. Drogba was double figures I think?
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3. In Like Flynn.
  14 years, 4 months ago
  I think FPL got caught with too many good cheap players last year and are possibly over compensating this.
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SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
14 years, 4 months ago
How are City going to line up now?

4-3-1-2 I'd say.

Toure De Jong Milner/Barry
Silva
Tevez Aguero
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1. AMZ
  14 years, 4 months ago
  You not think tevez will go gubbins? Hes 2/5 to go to Inter now on sky bet... hmmm..
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  1. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
    14 years, 4 months ago
    Hope so... Assuming Tevez will stay with this though
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2. LaLaLand
  14 years, 4 months ago
  hart
  richards kompany lescott clichy
  de jong yaya
  johnson silva
  aguero tevez
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3. applebonkers
  14 years, 4 months ago
  either of these:
  Toure De Jong de jong barry
  Silva yaya
  balotelli dzeko Aguero johnson aguero silva
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  1. applebonkers
    14 years, 4 months ago
    grrr formatting error
    
    ----- yaya ---- de jong ------
    - johnson --- silva --- aguero
    -----------dzeko -------------
    
    ---- de jong - barry/milner --
    - balo ----- yaya ----- silva
    ----------- aguero -------------
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    1. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
      14 years, 4 months ago
      If they somehow hang on to Tevez and play him where you have Dzeko, him as a false 9 could work brilliantly with Aguero as a winger.
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rowe17
14 years, 4 months ago
i just jizzed in my pants

Given (Ruddy)
Dunne Kompany Samba Clichy (Simpson)
Nzogbia VDV Malouda Benayoun (Hoolahan)
Rodallega Odemwingie (Holt)

4 left in the bank to upgrade rodallega to aguero?!

or i can upgrade rodallega to suarez and upgrade hoolahan to taarabt
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1. dave_the_bear
  14 years, 4 months ago
  I was going to have Given and Dunne but decided not to double up on villa.
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2. applebonkers
  14 years, 4 months ago
  all posts should start with that line
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3. Louis Van Balls
  14 years, 4 months ago
  back to the drawing board imo
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dave_the_bear
14 years, 4 months ago
A: Zamora Suarez 0.5 in bank
or
B: Rodallega Drogba 0 in bank

My only Chelsea cover is Cole and it's my first season without Lampard but Torres could start instead of Drogba, even though Drog has played better on tour.
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1. rowe17
  14 years, 4 months ago
  I hate Zamora and think he is a terrible player so I would say B!
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  1. AMZ
    14 years, 4 months ago
    I'd stay away from chelsea strikers for the first gmwk. get lamps or malouda if you want chelsea coverage. Suarez may be rested too. But out of those two options. A is the better.
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    1. dave_the_bear
      14 years, 4 months ago
      Suarez I7I...bias much? 😛
      
      Yeah suppose one GW wont kill me to wait.
      Lamps @ 12 is unaffordable for me with Rooney up front.
      Id have to wait on Malouda as well but if he scores I'll be straight on him because he tends to go on streaks.
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lfcindo
14 years, 4 months ago
My draft:

Given, Ruddy

Kompany, A. Cole, Baines, Wilkinson, Simpson

Yaya Toure, VDV, Taarabt, Tchoyi, Sinclair

Suarez, Bent, Holt

Any thoughts lads?
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1. AMZ
  14 years, 4 months ago
  Not bad.. but I'd choose one of Baines or Cole and downgrade one of them, use the extra cash upgrading midfield or forwards.. you probably need some chelsea coverage in attack.
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2. dave_the_bear
  14 years, 4 months ago
  I had VDV but got rid due to fixtures and to spread funds but then again that could bite me in the ass.
  
  Kompany, A. Cole, Baines are all reliable but spending 21.5 on 3 defenders is a tad expensive IMO.
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RevsFC
14 years, 4 months ago
Is bardsley def starting for sunderland?
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1. Jafalad
  14 years, 4 months ago
  Looks certain to grab starts...and the odd goal here and there 😉
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  1. RevsFC
    14 years, 4 months ago
    that's why I want him, but i don't want to keep him if he isn't going to start.
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    1. RevsFC
      14 years, 4 months ago
      worth dropping him for Salgado?
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      1. Jafalad
        14 years, 4 months ago
        Definitely. Not sure Salgado is certain to start.:?
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  2. Get up ya bum
    14 years, 4 months ago
    You reckon jaf? A lot of competition. Bruce seemed to suggest brambles & turner would be 1st choice cb when fit. Leaves oshea at fb and one spot for brown/bardsley.
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    1. Jafalad
      14 years, 4 months ago
      The Scouts have Bardsley down for 36 starts. They can smell a rat them boys 😉
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      1. Get up ya bum
        14 years, 4 months ago
        Maybe they have factored turner being injured for 36 games into their projections 😛
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RevsFC
14 years, 4 months ago
This is wicked random but I heard this report on the radio that American phrases are becoming more popular in England and this English reporter was freaking about it? Anyone over there notice this at all?
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SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
14 years, 4 months ago
Whoops...
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⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
14 years, 4 months ago
RMT :
Given Kenny

Komp Alcarz Simpson Bramble Hughes

Sinclair Tarrabt Segges ? ?

? ? ?

Which player to put on Question mark ?
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1. AMZ
  14 years, 4 months ago
  well that would depend a lot on how much money you have left..
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  1. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
    14 years, 4 months ago
    lol
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AMZ
14 years, 4 months ago
say that enough times there gubbins? 😉
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In Like Flynn.
14 years, 4 months ago
WAKE UP!!!! Soup. 🙂
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Louis Van Balls
14 years, 4 months ago
well said..said...said...said..said
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Get up ya bum
14 years, 4 months ago
Could you repeat that soup?
Silva & aguero flanking tevez would be lethal.
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LaLaLand
14 years, 4 months ago
please RMT

given (ruddy)

kompany gibbs samba (orr simpson)
vdv taarabt nzogbia sinclair (ferguson)
rooney aguero suarez
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1. AMZ
  14 years, 4 months ago
  how much are you presuming aguero will be then? seems like a very expensive forward line..
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  1. In Like Flynn.
    14 years, 4 months ago
    Cheap defence could give him enough.
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  2. LaLaLand
    14 years, 4 months ago
    10.5 mil will allow me that team
    any more than that and i will have to change
    is it a good team if it stays that way?
    i like the fact that i have effectively 6 strikers playing
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