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15 August 2011 1425 comments
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The final match of Gameweek 1 see Man City play host to Swansea. The Dugout Discussion chatroom is open for business as usual, so come in, take a seat and let’s see if we Roberto Mancini’s side can be the only team to win at home in the opening set of matches…

Edin Dzeko starts up front for City, with Mario Balotelli dropping to the bench as Adam Johnson takes his place in the first XI. And no, Aleksander Kolarov doesn’t start.

Man City: Hart, Richards, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy, Toure Yaya, De Jong, Barry, Silva, Dzeko, Johnson. Subs: Taylor, Zabaleta, Milner, Kolarov, Savic, Aguero, Balotelli.

Swansea: Vorm, Rangel, Caulker, Williams, Tate, Britton, Dobbie, Agustien, Dyer, Graham, Sinclair. Subs: Moreira, Orlandi, Routledge, Lita, Moore, Allen, Gower.
Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)

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  1. super zlatan
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Evening lads ..missed the first half...swansea worth the draw so far?

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    1. JC
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      They were hanging on near the end.. I reckon City will win this 3-0

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  2. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    "I have always wanted to come and play in MLS so it's the perfect combination for me and a dream come true,"

    Does anyone else not believe Robbie Keane here?

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    1. AriseSirGiggsy
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      for the word "always" read, "in the last 24 hours"

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      1. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
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        Yeah, that's what I also read between the lines 😀

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    2. Grimmaldi - Send in the Clo…
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      "I have always wanted to make a load of money before I retire, so it's the perfect combination for me and a dream come true"

      Captain subtext reads it as such.

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    3. Syd.
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Its more to do with the fact that he is shit...

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  3. gaspar
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    I told you guys that everyone will buy Vorm now 🙂

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  4. AriseSirGiggsy
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    djeko - your killing me mate

    frustration with Silva as well, with the old "logical" bonus system he'd be well on course for 3 bonus points, but this season? pffft, probably going to Graham, Dobbie and De Jong....

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  5. andy85wsm
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    RMT motherflippers, as it's HT 🙂

    Given Ruddy

    Brown Cole Baines Kompany Simpson

    Cahill Sinclair Sessegnon Moses N'Zog

    Suarez Holt Rooney

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    1. Bob.
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      I like!

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    2. Attila the Bum
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      What no Vorm? Ruddy hell!

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      1. AP
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        He's Vormidable.

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    3. Gargamel
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Shit keepers, sub both for Vorm

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      1. Gargamel
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        14 years, 4 months ago

        Sorry you might have wanted something more.

        Looks a good team to me, not sure about Tim Cahill. I never really trust him. Very defence heavy isn't it? Unsure on Sinclair and Holt too, Sinclair has been outshone by 4.5 Dyer here.

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        1. andy85wsm
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          It is a bit big in defence but with Cole getting 3 BPs I think him and Baines will do well, I guess we'll see after the next week.

          Cahill is a bit of a punt but with those fixtures is worth the risk, I can always keep Silva if I want and downgrade Brown to 4.0m.

          Sinclair just because he's on pens and FKs > Dyer. Holt I'm unsure too but again, will give him the benefit of the doubt for a while longer.

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        2. graemer97
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          14 years, 4 months ago

          will dyer start ahead of routledge in future

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    4. denial
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      Don't fancy Torres?

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    5. Art Vandelay
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      I Like. 7.5

      No Chelsea cover? Are you prepared to give the armband to Cahill?

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      1. andy85wsm
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        Baines (C) GW2

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    6. PFOR
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      Decent, get some Chelsea attacking coverage though.

      Personally I'd get Vorm in for Holt.

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      1. andy85wsm
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        Which Chelsea player though? big risk going for malouda, torres or drogba

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        1. PFOR
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          Innit.

          I'm going Malouda simply because there are too many good options at Torres' price up front, the same can't be said of Malouda. I think he'll get the most minutes of the three, and has a decent chance of scoring.

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    7. Retro
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Well, there's no Torres in there. So you get 10 out of 10 for common sense for starters.

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  6. Manky Yanc
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    I have Vorm as I thought he would be a good way to make money being as hardly anyone else had him - now Everyone's going to have him 😥

    Same with Baines 🙄

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    1. Clintymints
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      i feel the same 🙁

      especially since vorm was only added on friday afternoon before the great crash of 2011

      This pisses me off slightly

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    2. AriseSirGiggsy
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      in fairness he could easily have conceded 3 or 4 there

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      1. Clintymints
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        He will conceed, but he's looking fantastic

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      2. S9PKE
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        14 years, 4 months ago

        guys whats all the speak of Vorm?

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      3. moment
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        Yeah, but he's on 3 pts at half time. This rate he's a guaranteed almost clean sheet scorer like Foster was last year.

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        1. S9PKE
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          14 years, 4 months ago

          cheers moment, i get you now.. I had foster for the first 3 quarts of last year and then went with hart for the end... so with this free tranfer week im gonna swap ruddy for vorm and keep begovic as no 1

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  7. Pinnochio
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    are the prices frozen this week?

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  8. Mr Sarcastic
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Camzy, why wild card?
    Don't want people to see how many transfers you have done or what?

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  9. som3awy
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Did they remove the option where I could see how did each player do in the gameweek. For example, Terry scored 8 pts. I want to know how did he get these pts (Goals, assists, bonus, etcc) like last year.

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    1. Damp
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Think they removed all logic with the new design!!

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  10. Forest4Life
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Beg/Given, Given/Foster and Krul/Mingolet rotate well

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  11. Mr Sarcastic
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    Torres or Bent?

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  12. bossa
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Taarabt for Sessegnon, yes or no???

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    1. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
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      I did. Can always change back as I don't see Taarabt rising in price anytime soon.

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  13. 1justlookin
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    sorry if already said but are FPL freezing prices?

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    1. Clintymints
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      not sure, i'd like to know myself

      dont think anyone knows unless there was an email sent off to fpl

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  14. martymcfarty123
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Very tempted by…

    Given
    Baines / Cole / Kompany / Enrique
    Jarvis / Larsson / Hoolahan
    Torres / Rooney / Suarez

    Ruddy / Simpson / Moses / Marveaux

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    1. Art Vandelay
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      Very extreme approach. I kinda like it but would probably go for a slightly diluted version by sacrificing Suarez for Saha and upgrading one midfielder to somebody I would be prepared to captain.

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    2. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
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      Seems a Marveauxlous team..baddum..i'll get my coat

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    3. moment
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      I'm thinking close to that:

      Given / Vorm
      Bosingwa / Hughes / Enrique / Kompany / Simpson
      Lampard / Hoolahan / Moses / Eagles / A.N.Other @ 5mil
      Rooney / Torres / Suarez

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  15. SMOOTH
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    please advise guys

    a. suarez + nzog
    b. bent + downing
    c. suarez + cahill
    d. bent + cahill

    or something with saha

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    1. Bod
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      A

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    2. graemer97
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      b looks good

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  16. threeputt
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    oh for pities sake, it took me hours of agony trying to pick the right squad for GW1 and beyond, now I have to look forward to another week of agony doing the same all over again

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    1. threeputt
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      i even wasted having lampard in GW1 ready for GW2

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      1. SUPERIOR BEING
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        Me too. Plus I had Carroll instead of Rooney at first to have enough money in the bank to be able to react to form players andbe able to buy anyone in GW2.

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  17. Syd.
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    4 wildcards this season.. 😕

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    1. bishbosher
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      4? thought it was 2 with the extension this week so 3?

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  18. Pards Against Humanity
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Beeen on here all summer but still not got the full scope of the new BPS system, can someone explain or link?

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  19. Syd.
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    Testing 1 2 3

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  20. Syd.
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    Mancini you better get Balotelli on soon...

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  21. bossa
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    Nani out for Tim Cahill yes or no????

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    1. graemer97
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      dont know everton dont start well and this is going to be evertons first game inpl

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    2. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
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      yes

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    3. Smarty Pants
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      no

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  22. Be
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    any everton fans in? Saha likely to start?

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    1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
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      yes he will start then break down after 34mins

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    2. MCM
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Well Arteta is back and playing, consider him for Midfield.
      Beckford has scored tonight, albeit against "weak" opposition.

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      1. MCM
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        Also, Saha ins't playing. Not included in the squad, could've picked up a knock.

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      2. Be
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        cheers, fancy getting Cahil in, but he does like a yellow card and he aint cheap.

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  23. Hybrid.power
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    I just got in. Unlimited transfers until gameweek 2? Wow! Respect to FPL 😀

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  24. Nibbsy
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Knocked this up quickly during HT. What do you reckon:

    Given Vorm
    Lescott Bosingwa Senderos R Taylor Enrique
    Cahill Yaya Moses Sess Dyer
    Rooney Torres Suarez

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    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
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      Great team! A Sunderland defender would rotate perfectly home and away with R Taylor (maybe Brown), but Senderos is good value if he keeps his place.

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      1. Nibbsy
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        Cheers! Yeah got Brown atm, but Senderos looks great value.

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        1. 1966 was a great year for E…
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          I've got both already, I'll probably hold onto them.

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  25. Yossi
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    Beckford's scored tonight if anyone's interested....

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      And chuks aneke...

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  26. Bod
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    Larsson or Sessegnon?
    Young or Nani?
    Long or Odemwingie? (when he's fit)

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    1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
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      Sessegnon
      Young
      Odemwingie

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      1. everyday, i'm shufflin…
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        Sess..
        Nani .. still believe he will do good.
        Odem

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    2. Grimmaldi - Send in the Clo…
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      Sess - plays in supporting role and should start to score one or two.
      Young or Nani - Don't have a clue, both are still rotation risks and both could easily score well.
      Odemwingie - Easily the better player, Long is a player for next season possibly.

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    3. waitinginthelonggrass
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      sessegnon, young, long

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    4. Bod
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      Thanks for the replies guys

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  27. smuggs
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    if i dont do anything come wednesday will i have 1 transfer still or will it say unlimited

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  28. The Bandit
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Update from FPL

    'Anyone posting a rmt will lose all free transfers. Additionaly anyone posting a rmt during or immediately after a televised game will be deducted 20pts....."

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    1. graemer97
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      bullshnit

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    2. Nibbsy
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      RMT 🙂

      Given Vorm
      Lescott Bosingwa Senderos R Taylor Enrique
      Cahill Yaya Moses Sess Dyer
      Rooney Torres Suarez

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      1. waitinginthelonggrass
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        14 years, 4 months ago

        ryan taylor will not be first choice one newcastle sign a LB which despite fat ashleys scrouge like ways will happen

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        1. Nibbsy
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          Cool, cheers. Will go Simpson instead then.

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    3. waitinginthelonggrass
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      RMT

      Given Vorm

      Woodgate Senderos Cashley Kompany Simpson

      Young N'zog Moses Houlihan Silva

      Roonpig Suarez Johnson

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  29. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
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    just thought if we have unlimited transfer till sat will we have 2 transfer come nx gameweek???????

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  30. bishbosher
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    Syd - 4 wildcards? thought it was 2 with the extension this week so 3?

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