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The Scout Agree Premier League Deal

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We’re delighted and proud to announce that Fantasy Football Scout has agreed a deal with the Premier League to provide a weekly column for their official Fantasy game.

“The Scout” will make an appearance twice a week throughout the season to provide Gameweek preview and review articles and will also be supplying injuries and suspension information via our newly designed systems.

The review article will include full details on Bonus Point awards for a given Gameweek and seek to remove any ambiguity surrounding assists awards.

The agreement is the culmination of months of discussions and hard work behind the scenes and I’d like to thank Chris (Elfozzie) for his efforts in securing this deal and all the contributors who have established this site as a source of editorial and information worthy to support the biggest Fantasy game around.

We’d also like to thank the community that has supported us and helped to make the site what it is. We really have made great strides in recent years and that is down to the knowledge, enthusiasm and support you have shown for what we’re trying to achieve with Fantasy Football Scout.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Screaming Midget
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 10 months ago

    Afternoon chaps.

    I'm not overly concerned about this.

    Remember, it's not about the information provided it's about how people process that information.

    Plenty of times last season I'd advise a mate on his team and explain why that move would work - they took my advice and didn't do anything with it, even though it made clear sense to do so.

    We might see a sharp increase of people visiting this site, but how many of these people, in your mini leagues, just don't have the common sense to take certain things on board?

    The reason why a lot of us do well in this game is because we can see why making a move is a good or bad decision. Last season, there were players mentioned by FFS and people would run off and bring them in; what they didn't do is really understand why they were bringing him in, in the first place.

    It's all about getting as much information as you can and then deciding for yourself what to do with it. This is where lots of us will always have the upper hand as we'll have a better idea whether to agree or disagree with the advice given.

    Also, forward planning is one of the most important parts of the game; not just who to bring in now.

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    1. Soop
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      Very good! Your post makes a lot of sense.

      for instance, there were players last season that I really wanted to knee-jerk on, but they didn't fit into my team, so I had to pass them by.

      Others would have given up the long-term plan and kneejerked.

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      1. Screaming Midget
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 10 months ago

        Yeah. And like I say, a lot of people think 1 GW at a time, whereas I like to think 5-6 GWs into the future and bring players who could work out well in the longer term.

        Forward planning can make a big difference.

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        1. In Like Flynn.
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 10 months ago

          Quite right KC, I don't do a week by week ticker,but good periods and bad periods,most teams split into between 4 and six during the season. A few don't seem to have very good or very bad runs.

          It certainly helps with other games where transfers are far more limited.

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          1. Screaming Midget
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 10 months ago

            Yeah and it can go a step further by knowing some players are 'fixture proof' in that it doesn't matter too much whether that team has a good, bad or indifferent run - they can still score goals vs any opposition.

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    2. Gargamel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      I agree with this post.

      I've always told all my rivals about this site anyway. If people want information they will find it, if they can use it well is a completely different matter.

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      1. Soop
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 10 months ago

        Yeah, me too. I also discuss it with them directly up until the end of the season, and even then I only stop when they're within about 50 points of me.

        But that's rarely the case 😀

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        1. Boom!!!
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 10 months ago

          +1!!!

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  2. Smarty Pants
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 10 months ago

    IMHO, FPL is all about "efforts" (to get info and analyze it properly to make a reasonable choice), "commitment" (to stick for the whole season), and "luck" (to get right players out of equally attractive, to make transfers in time, injuries/suspension, to do/avoid some transfers because you have injuries/suspensions, etc).

    Before this site was created, the role of "efforts" was crucial. Players had to follow team news, check injuries, make their own research on clubs' websites and forums, and etc. Putting efforts and time into this game was the main feature that differentiated a successful player from unsuccessful.

    After the FFS was created, it gave its visitors two biggest advantages. First, there was no need to do your own research. All the necessary info on team news, injuries, suspensions was here, a list of reasonable targets and potential differentials was available. Basically, this site just helped to save a lot of time for those who cared enough.

    Second, this site provided a list of potential targets: players' rankings and a dream team for a GW. Some players could just visit this site once a week, check the rankings and dream team and pick up the best player for the position they needed. Sticking to the list allowed to pick good players in fantasy terms and beat at least all the rookies bringing in defensive midfielders, the official pundit recommended players, west brom defenders, and other non-fantasy footballers. However, as these rankings and dream teams are the result of someone else's opinion (who is a very decent FPL player, but not the best), a good player could still beat such lazy sheeps by doing his own analysis. All you have to do is to pick the right players in your opinion. How would you do that? Watch games, read articles, share opinions in the forum, develop strategies, and think yourself.

    Now as all this info gets available to all the players, the overall results will increase significantly. Injury and suspension information provided by FFS will make stupid transfers by those who don't put any efforts almost impossible. Dream teams and rankings will make it much easier for rookies and bad players, because it brings them to the level of that decent player who creates these dream teams and rankings.
    The return on putting efforts becomes much smaller, but it still exists.

    Conclusion:
    I think the main result of this news (and FFS getting bigger in general) is that the role of luck in this game increases. People will still have to put some efforts and commit to the game, but returns on putting efforts decrease. A chance to luck out by sticking to advises of FFS and beat those who do research and thorough analysis due to just being lucky are now higher.
    Although, those who put more efforts and are smarter will still be high in rankings, and those who hardly give a damn or whose thinking process isn't the best will still be low, but the differences between players will diminish.

    Sorry, for a long and boring text. Just decided to express my thoughts.

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    1. Smarty Pants
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      God damn, this is even bigger than I thought it will be.

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      1. Fratboy
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 10 months ago

        will be?! IS THERE MORE??

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      2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 10 months ago

        Nice, Vlad - and well said ... but it's the increase in commercialism that bothers some of us ... 🙂

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        1. Portsmouth Bubblejet
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 10 months ago

          The only thing that concerns me about commercialism are the banner adverts from The Sun that have suddenly appeared on the site.

          Don't want to install adblocker for here, as I completely understand that FFS needs advertising revenue, but accepting the NI dollar isn't a good development, particularly in the current climate.

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          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 10 months ago

            That is just the tip of the iceberg ...

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          2. bobbydinho - Portland Irons
            • 13 Years
            12 years, 10 months ago

            Does this mean "REAL" Liverpool fans wont be coming to the site anymore because of the Sun ads?!

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        2. Smarty Pants
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 10 months ago

          yeah, that's true. Actually I like the business model of this site a lot, it's just a very good example how to create a good business 🙂

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        3. Tight Arsene
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 10 months ago

          and the FPL isn't about making money for barclys is it???

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    2. King Nil Miss ✩
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      Agree, although the one thing this site provided to me was how to not make bad choices instead of what choices should I make!

      I guess now that still stands!

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    3. Zep
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      So to summarise... nothing will really change, each player will take from this what they will, and luck plays a vital role in success?

      Sounds about right.

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      1. Smarty Pants
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 10 months ago

        yup, the role of luck in this game constantly increases..

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        1. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 10 months ago

          Good post

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          1. Smarty Pants
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 10 months ago

            thanks 😉

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    4. Boom!!!
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      i only read the conclusion 😉 anyways good post 😛

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  3. Jonah
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 10 months ago

    Any chance Riise could sneak in at 5.0m? Probably ludicrously wishful thinking, given his previous socring record.

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    1. Jimrod™
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      Remember he's getting older though - didn't score any last season... 🙂

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    2. pompeyfan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      I would say 5.0 would be a fair price for him

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  4. Shhh... I Should Be Working
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 10 months ago

    I don’t care about the scout providing the FPL site a bit of advice once a week. There’s always more than one way to skin a cat and every week there’s loads of good suggestions, picking the ones that provide balance to your existing team and with a long term strategy is the hard part.

    The only worry I have is that right now (and over the past months) Mark & co are giving insight on which players might be big for the 2011/12 season and their starting prices are adjusted accordingly. Once we get going I don’t give a monkeys but if someone like Albrighton last year is getting game time in pre-season and impressing I want him to come in at 4.5 again and potentially be undervalued rather than coming in at 5/5.5 and the advantage being lost.

    You wouldn’t have thought that would be the case but Granville mentioned earlier about influencing prices.

    Nothing else concerns me and I think it’s fantastic for the team, this site is brilliant and deserves the recognition. The changes last year and the general layout are excellent, can’t wait to see the new look either.

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    1. big oak
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      what was different last season from previous ones, was the availability of bargains with excellent scoring average, which made all players capable of having big teams, especially with the abscence of the likes of gerrard and lampard and fabs torres and rooney by being considered overpriced fort ehir returns.

      this season will be back to normal, with more balanced teams between expensive players mid priced and bargains who will feature as real differencials.

      so no worries as the personal choice in this game will again become more important than the majority's opinion.

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      1. Shhh... I Should Be Working
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 10 months ago

        I don’t disagree that personal choice is always important. And I don’t mind who has access to the insights provided by the Scout team, people still need to make their own choice at the end.

        But, in my mind, part of the job of the FFS team is to look for ‘mistakes’ made by the FPL team (price or OOP for example) and then let us know about them. If they are working with the FPL team then there is a bit of a conflict of interest. Obviously once the season starts it doesn’t matter – prices and positions are set in stone and gems and OOP players will always appear. But if the FFS team notice Coleman (using an example from last year) playing OOP in pre-season (and FPL is opening late) will the FFS team be passing that information on and some of the advantages lost (i.e. FPL then classify him as midfielder last season).

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  5. Just_Ty
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 10 months ago

    Wait and see how things go and let's not jump to conclusions to quickly... ok, to begin with, I changed my nick but I wasn't that famous anyway 🙂
    And, big congrats to the FFS clan!

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    1. Just_Ty
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      And yes, no teamlink anymore...

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  6. Flog the trog
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 10 months ago

    I don't think the access of information is the problem, I don't mind rivals reading the posts on this site. I'm more concerned with the way the community will be affected. Ever since I found this site iv enjoyed reading through the posts and occasionally chatting. But I can't help but feel this year the regular posters will diminish and be replaced with trolls.

    Just my opinion I suppose.

    Congrats all the same and I'd have most certainly done the exact same thing if I were in your position

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    1. Shhh... I Should Be Working
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      There is that worry but I reckon it ever got really bad Mark and the team would come up with some way to combat it.

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    2. Stat virgin
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      Was just about to write an almost identical post making all the same points.

      The only bad thing about this will be the exponential growth of 1-post accounts spamming RMTs, trolls, and infuriating "my club's better than your club" debates, especially since 606 is closed.

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      1. HG
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 10 months ago

        +1

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    3. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      I think for a while it did start to get bad, and the team did sort it. So no worries there for me.

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  7. Gargamel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 10 months ago

    Considering Boaz Myhill for the new season? Might want to reconsider - this is from yesterday

    http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodisplay/%E2%80%AAeverybody-loves-scoring-goalie-david-bingham-san-jose-west-brom-12925209/

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    1. Kings of Lyon ★
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      😀 lol, poor Boaz

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    2. Shhh... I Should Be Working
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      🙂 did it take him two goes to kick the ball out of the goal as well?!

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    3. Zep
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      Did you see his post-match interview?

      West Brom: one of the best teams in the world... apparently...

      http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodisplay/david-bingham-after-scoring-against-west-brom-12941688/

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  8. Mr Sitter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 10 months ago

    Why is everyone removing their teamlink?! As if it shows any different information from that shown in the mini-league. Unless you think that one of your rivals is going to trawl through each post on here trying to catch you out, in which case just link their team and really freak them out!

    Bit disappointed that this earth-shattering news hasn't been followed by an update on when the game will be available. Think it is looking like being one of the last of all available FF games.

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    1. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      +1

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    2. tosey
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      its not that ppl dont want them to see their FPL page, its that they dont want to see their FPL page and their comments on here

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      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 10 months ago

        It makes no difference if you know what your opponent is going to do or not do. Once the games kick off it's luck. Very few have the time or energy to troll thru all the posts and open up all the links.

        Remember it's going to be "new" to thousands of managers.

        Yes, the info available to the fpl users will mean more managers will have info they never had before, but that will prob confuse the shite out of them anyway.

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        1. tosey
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 10 months ago

          ahh but if your username is the nickname all your mates call you, and links to your team then of course itll make a difference

          as ive said already this morning, if u play this game for money then losing a competitive advantage is a massive loss

          if u play the game for fun then it doesnt matter so much

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          1. pompeyfan
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 10 months ago

            Yeah but no one plays this game to make a living! Its just a few bets.

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            1. tosey
              • 14 Years
              12 years, 10 months ago

              not to make a living but if you play for around £1k then it becomes important

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              1. pompeyfan
                • 14 Years
                12 years, 10 months ago

                I would argue it isn't that important. A grand for a year's work isn't hugely significant especially when you consider the amount of time we spend playing it, bringing it down to a tiny hourly rate! 😉

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                1. tosey
                  • 14 Years
                  12 years, 10 months ago

                  or you could see it (as i do) as a one-off payment that either pays for your mate to go abroad for a week or a free holiday for yourself - as i have had the last 2 seasons 🙂

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                  1. pompeyfan
                    • 14 Years
                    12 years, 10 months ago

                    That is nice, maybe it will make it slightly harder for you to win, but it might also be more fun with the greater challenge!

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          2. Christina.
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 10 months ago

            Using a username/nickname that your mates call you = stupid.

            So Chelsea play swansea at home. Your rival knows you will Lampard(c) becoz you have been going on about it on ffs all week...(stupid btw)what's he going to do? Go Torres(c) or copy you?

            It could backfire or work for him. Just imagine he copies you and lampard gets 4pts and Torres(that he wanted to capt) gets a hattrick.

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            1. tosey
              • 14 Years
              12 years, 10 months ago

              wasnt stupid before as this wasnt advertised as much

              its not so much week-by-week captaincy choices its more the fact that i like to plan in advance and discuss transfer plans with people on here, my rivals dont tend to plan ahead so them picking up on what im planning on here does make a huge difference

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              1. Christina.
                • 14 Years
                12 years, 10 months ago

                ...sooo tosey still doubling up on Blackburn and Stoke defenders from gw 12 on?

                😉

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                1. tosey
                  • 14 Years
                  12 years, 10 months ago

                  trebling!

                  but thats the sort of thing id rather rivals i have big bets with dont know

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                  1. Christina.
                    • 14 Years
                    12 years, 10 months ago

                    Who says I'm not a future rival in one of your money leagues...?

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                  2. tosey
                    • 14 Years
                    12 years, 10 months ago

                    because your name is rudi botha...

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                  3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 14 Years
                    12 years, 10 months ago

                    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGDQ85Dg-ss

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      2. Kuqi Monster
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 10 months ago

        cunning tosey, very cunning 😉

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  9. hamadryad61
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 10 months ago

    I hear Victoria Beckham is entering a team based on davids. I.Q, Sharper Eleven

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    1. Duke
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      hehehe

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    2. Soop
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      that's quite good... on many levels!

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  10. Tight Arsene
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 10 months ago

    How do I change my profile picture? anyone...

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    1. bobbydinho - Portland Irons
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      FAQ 🙂

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    2. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      You mean that's not you?

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    3. Boom!!!
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      go to gravatar.com,add an image which u want and change it...

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      1. Tight Arsene
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 10 months ago

        Thank you, you would think the answer would be in FAQs wouldn't you!

        Or maybe I missed it. (see I already have the inferiority complex)

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        1. Tight Arsene
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 10 months ago

          test

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          1. bobbydinho - Portland Irons
            • 13 Years
            12 years, 10 months ago

            It can take a few minutes to work. If that doesn't work for you, I went over to Wordpress and changed mine.

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          2. Christina.
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 10 months ago

            You are still ugly

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            1. Tight Arsene
              • 14 Years
              12 years, 10 months ago

              and you will still suffer from water retention

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  11. pompeyfan
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 10 months ago

    Looks like Sanchez as gone to Barca for €40m

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    1. TO
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      This reason alone should make fab stay commited to Arsenal. He can see if barca really wanted him, they would have up their Bid. They dont want to pay but still want the player. Bloody Tw*ts

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  12. Mr Sitter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 10 months ago

    Here's an idea, anyone signed up as a member before the game launches can access one forum, anyone signing up after can only access another. That way, those who don't want/can't afford to part with the membership are not punished. The loyal long-termers can carry on bantering with one another without having to trawl through pages of rubbish and the newbies can still have a forum, just not with the old-school massive...

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    1. AP
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      Wait a second, having to pay to chat on a wordpress forum is an absolutely ludicrous suggestion. Pay for excellent opta stats, in depth articles but not to chat.

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      1. Wilfried Bony M
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 10 months ago

        How bout a function to filter out non paying members if you pay?
        That way everyone can see your comments so it's fair, you don't have to pay to chat, but you don't have to read theirs if you don't want

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        1. Gargamel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 10 months ago

          I think that's only in the interest of a very very small group.

          We're all one big happy family you know! There is nothing suggesting that paying members are better posters than non members.

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          1. Wilfried Bony M
            • 13 Years
            12 years, 10 months ago

            True but it is an extra function you would be entitled to if you contributed financially. Mark hinted at some filter system. Non-paying posters would still be able to reply to paying posters, but those who pay could have the option of filtering out 500 RMTs an hour on Saturday morning from non paying members if they wish.

            Just a thought, I'm sure Mark has a well thought through idea

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        2. Louis Van Balls
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 10 months ago

          How about we just get on with it.

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      2. Soop
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 10 months ago

        That's beside the point AP.

        And anyway, it wouldn't work, you need a certain amount of new people otherwise the conversation will stagnate, and no-one new will come to chat if all there are, are confused newbies.

        It has to stay the way it is IMO, for better or worse. If you want to private chat, set up a Google + circle for FFS.

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        1. AP
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 10 months ago

          I remember when this was nothing but fields..

          Your second paragraph nails it.

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          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 10 months ago

            +42! 🙂

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      3. bobbydinho - Portland Irons
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 10 months ago

        The opta stats are clutch!

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    2. Kuqi Monster
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      have to disagree on this one - think it is a terrible idea...

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  13. imtheboss
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 10 months ago

    I dont know about you guys but I'm all for this. Fair play to Mark and the guys in creating something that has become so huge! My other rivals know of this site, any idiot that types 'fantasy footy tips' into google would have knowledge of this site. The difference between us diehard FF-ers and the casual player will be the amount of time mulling over a decision based on all of the statistics, most of my rivals I don't think they'd spend too long, as they're busy people (not saying that none of us are...) 😛

    I suppose we are just gonna have to up our games!!

    The bonus point reveal could be a bit dodgy though, if everyone on this site reads why the FF choose players that always get bps, surely everyone will get them in and everyones teams are going to look even more similar than last year. that's my only major worry though! Oh and the other things Mark promised us, I'm a little scared... 😛 hold me...?

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    1. Soop
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      Yeah, it's a bit shame the tone was so overwhelmingly negative.

      I think it was very much a knee-jerk reaction mostly. It won't be bad, just a tad different.

      The site has changed markedly in one way or another every single year I can remember.

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  14. tosey
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 10 months ago

    cracking news 🙂

    http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12876_7034825,00.html

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    1. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      Any idea why player prices have gone through the roof this summer? I would have thought £4.75Mil for him was a huge offer.Watching the clubs squander their funds seems a bit like watching Lemmings queueing ready for their dash to the cliff top.

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      1. tosey
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 10 months ago

        it is considering he has 1 year left on his contract and could walk for nothing next summer

        the rumour ive heard from a reliable source is the chairman would accept £5m with add-ons from a prem club but if a championship club it has to be £8m upfront

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      2. Gargamel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 10 months ago

        Probably because if a team don't pay crazy sums then another team will. There have been tops like this one before, the prices will go down again in the next windows.

        Clubs like Man United, Man City, Chelsea, Barcelona and Real Madrid have continually driven the prices up for 20 years and now it has exploded with the super rich owners etc.

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  15. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 10 months ago

    Ok everybody now when we are calm lets starts celebrate the real important news.

    IT'S THURSDAY!!! Finally!!!

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    1. Soop
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      Someone tell him. I can't bear to break his little heart again.

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      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 10 months ago

        What to tell me? The man himself revealed that!!!

        Are we ready to rumbleeeee????????

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        1. Soop
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 10 months ago

          Daniel. Listen to me. Today is WEDNESDAY.

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          1. bobbydinho - Portland Irons
            • 13 Years
            12 years, 10 months ago

            🙂 Like the new name!!

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    2. Wilfried Bony M
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      How does one know?

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    3. pompeyfan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      Please stop with the speculating/moaning/optimism&pessimism over the start date posts. They add nothing.

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      1. Boom!!!
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 10 months ago

        plus one!

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      2. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 10 months ago

        Mark earlier today: "The preview article will be written and published on Thursdays on the FPL."

        Read and wеep / cheеr everybody!!!!

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        1. pompeyfan
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 10 months ago

          He obviously means every Thursday in advance to the deadline during the season. Nothing to do with the launch.

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        2. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 10 months ago

          Yeahhhhh!!!! Everybody sing it!!! Oh what a beautiful morning oh what a beautiful day.

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          1. tosey
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 10 months ago

            does he not mean the gameweek preview artcile will be published every thursday?

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          2. bobbydinho - Portland Irons
            • 13 Years
            12 years, 10 months ago

            You have to swallow the meds for them to work 😉

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            1. FPL Daniel
              • 14 Years
              12 years, 10 months ago

              Maybe it means every Thursday, but so what? We are so close I can feel it!!!

              Are u ready to rumbleee?????

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          3. O Fenomeno
            • 13 Years
            12 years, 10 months ago

            You are one crazy son of a bitch Daniel.

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            1. Boom!!!
              • 13 Years
              12 years, 10 months ago

              😆

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        3. Damo.
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 10 months ago

          It's not the Di Vinci Code Daniel, there's no cryptic clues, Just be at peace with it man.

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          1. FPL Daniel
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 10 months ago

            Lets play some fantasyy!!!!

            Hardly wait those Fran's pundit!!!! Gerrard will be surely 🙂 😀 hahahahaah

            Rumbleeee!!!!!

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            1. pompeyfan
              • 14 Years
              12 years, 10 months ago

              give is a rest, so much forum space being constantly wasted

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  16. Back on the horse
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 10 months ago

    This is how NI started - a weekly column

    Next thing we know FSS will be hacking into our FPL accounts!

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    1. Smarty Pants
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      haha, what a nickname, the worst hiding ever, horse 🙂

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    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      I love your Anderson punt.

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  17. Screaming Midget
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 10 months ago

    Daily Mail: 'Kate Middleton: I want to start a family - See page 3.'
    If only this was a different paper... 🙁

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  18. bobbydinho - Portland Irons
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 10 months ago

    Grats Mark and the rest of the team! Hard work pays off.

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  19. O Fenomeno
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 10 months ago

    My my it is busy around here! Hardly enough room to swing a virtual cat!

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  20. ozone
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 10 months ago

    Fantasy Football is all about luck nothing more nothing less.

    goodluck all for the coming season.

    One thing i do agree with is the members only forum so that you dont have to read alot of rubbish and anal questions.

    Enough said.

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    1. tosey
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      -1

      luck plays a part but since i put in the effort (last 2 seasons) ive done a lot better and it isnt all down to luck

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    2. Screaming Midget
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      It's like poker. The more games played (in this instance 38) the less luck matters.

      Over 38 games luck matters much less than a single GW.

      Some people will be lucky all season, but the majority won't, without planning and thinking for themselves.

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    3. hillbillypete
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      you are talkin rubbish ozone. an element of luck is involved but that can be said for majority of games.

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      1. ozone
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 10 months ago

        Keep drinking the special brew hillbillypete, there is no skill involved in fantasy football you make your picks and take your chances.

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        1. Louis Van Balls
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 10 months ago

          Anyone can get lucky in a GW or two but it's a different matter over the whole season, especially when using wild cards and when you have double GWs - then the real players show up!

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          1. Screaming Midget
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 10 months ago

            Yep, as I said above.

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    4. bobbydinho - Portland Irons
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      Luck can be defined as: Luck is where preparation meets opportunity 😉

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    5. Tight Arsene
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      How about an anal only forum?

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      1. Louis Van Balls
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 10 months ago

        Damn...you really need to go to a differnet kind of web site.

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        1. Tight Arsene
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 10 months ago

          +1

          First laugh I've had on here all day!

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    6. pompeyfan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      Of course its not all about luck, you don't see people visiting roulette forums to discuss whether to bet red or black (hopefully!). This forum and the rankings of its posters show that it isn't just about luck

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    7. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      Luck is when you get the top score in a gameweek even though you don't play the game anymore. Skill is getting consistent scores every week and improving year after year.

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      1. FPLord
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 10 months ago

        +1. If you are at the top I think it's down to luck having 100 points more or less at the end of a season. But overall finishing Top 5-10k is more down to skill than luck.

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    8. stilicho
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      What was it Gary PLayer famously said?

      "The more I practise the luckier I get"

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  21. O Fenomeno
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 10 months ago

    You beauty Yokohama! Was getting worried this would be a bad day, but no it is going to be great!

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  22. Jonah
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 10 months ago

    To me, the most positive thing to come out of this is the fact that, now they'll actually to be accountabkle to someone, and have to explain their decisions, the bonus judges won't be able to get away with their usual nonsense.

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    1. Louis Van Balls
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      +1

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    2. stilicho
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      It will be interesting to see how that work in practice. The assist rules will still be prone to some subjectivity of interpretation so the explanation will never satisfy everyone. Could be a bit of a poisoned chalice for the boys taking that particular role on.

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    3. Gargamel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      It will be absolute carnage for FPL and the Scout crew I think 🙂

      They'll have to do massive amounts of explaining

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      1. stilicho
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 10 months ago

        I don't envy whoever is going to be sitting here at 8pm justifying the baps.

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      2. Damo.
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 10 months ago

        They will if Tim Cahill hate crimes are allowed to continue

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  23. O Fenomeno
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 10 months ago

    So the scout team are like the dubious goals committee and will give their view on dodgy decisions? Or are they in charge of giving the bonus points?

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  24. Soop
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 10 months ago

    I've been playing Link to the past. Really good. I keep forgetting that most of the overland stuff is boring (get this, deliver it here, etc) but it's the dungeons where the puzzles come in!

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    1. Gargamel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      I used to love that game and the other Zelda games too, but when you've played one you've played them all imo. It's just a few variations of a few puzzles over and over and over.

      A Link to the past is my pick out of the Zelda games for sure though.

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      1. Soop
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 10 months ago

        +1 my favorite too

        But if you wait years between playing Zelda games, it still surprises you

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  25. Louis Van Balls
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 10 months ago

    The thing I look forward to the most when FPL opens is the pricing - worried that some players will be 2-3m higher than at the end of last season.

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    1. Dannny
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      +1

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    2. Badonge
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      Everyone has the same prices so it is fair, and how boring would the game be if you could just pick an ultimate XI easily within budget?

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      1. Louis Van Balls
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 10 months ago

        Of course you're spot on. But a player like Hernandez who ended last season at $7.1 and is now listed at $9.5 or higher is nonsense imo.

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    3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      Agree.

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    4. HG
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      +1
      Should not be much longer to wait hopefully before all the fun really starts....

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  26. Dannny
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 10 months ago

    Un related to everything FF

    Is anyone going to Bestival??

    Fancy dress theme is Pop Star rock star or Diva.... My girlfriend is looking for suggestions

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    1. Team Hayemaker
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      tell her too go as someone who actually opens there legs before having two glasses of wine.

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      1. Dannny
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 10 months ago

        lol fortunatley i dont have that problem... i feel you may well be projecting!

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    2. pompeyfan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      All denim ala Bewitched

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    3. Damo.
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      Head down to the local butchers, she could go as Lady GaGa.

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      1. Dannny
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 10 months ago

        I think there will be 25k lady gaga's although i think the idea of her in head to toe steak sounds tasty!

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        1. Damo.
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 10 months ago

          Admit it your just thinking of the steaks 😀

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    4. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Carmen+Miranda&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&prmd=ivnso&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=B4wdTpW8B5CXhQeNzcTeBw&ved=0CFcQsAQ&biw=1186&bih=837

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  27. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 10 months ago

    Strong Arsenal team: Szczesny, Gibbs, Jenkinson, Koscielny, Vermaelen (c), Wilshere, Song, Ramsey, Miyaichi, Walcott, Chamakh

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    1. Tight Arsene
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      I think Me W should give Benik Afobe a chance!!!!!

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  28. TommyK
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 10 months ago

    http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/3691579/Manchester-United-close-in-on-35million-Wesley-Sneijder.html

    At least now if we don't sign sneijder the sun will look absolutely ridiculous- it's win/win! 😀

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    1. Louis Van Balls
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      United are going to have to pay 40-50m and high wages if they want Sneijder I'm afraid. Personally I'd look at Vidal from Leverkusen.

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      1. TommyK
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 10 months ago

        I also reckon schweinsteiger could be a dark horse, haven't heard many clubs bidding for him and bayern had a pretty disappointing season.

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        1. Gargamel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 10 months ago

          Pretty strong sources have said that deal is off, Raphael Hönigstein for example. Think it's highly unlikely that deal happens.

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          1. TommyK
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 10 months ago

            Damn- he would have been a brilliant addition.... 🙁

            I'm still gobsmacked that the sun are so confident about this sneijder thing- every single scrap of information we have completely contradicts it!

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            1. Gargamel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              12 years, 10 months ago

              Yeah.

              We're all in the dark here, but I'm almost sure that the Sun is too. They sell papers by being known for printing rubbish.

              I don't see any real reason why a paper like The Sun would know more than an interested fan.

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              1. TommyK
                • 14 Years
                12 years, 10 months ago

                This is my suspicion- that they're just saying it to catch people's eye as they walk past the newstand.

                Even so, if there was literally nothing whatsoever behind it then that's just shocking journalism. (not sure why I'm surprised though!)

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                1. TommyK
                  • 14 Years
                  12 years, 10 months ago

                  This is my favourite bit from the article:

                  "We told you exclusively yesterday that United wanted the 27-year-old Dutchman."

                  no shit sherlock.... 🙄

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    2. Dannny
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      THe Sun website is banned in my work!

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  29. Tight Arsene
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 10 months ago

    So come on then, tell me what you've won through playing the FPL.......

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    1. jimnastics
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      I entered my first ever prize minileague last year, not massive money but won £140 which was cool. Going to try and enter more this year! A friend of mine cleaned up in a £300 entry league :/ A load of city traders. Seriously considering entering the same league next season if they let me, though he had to finish in the top 100 in the world to win it... a lot of good managers in it.

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      1. Tight Arsene
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 10 months ago

        Excellent - best I've ever managed was £30 from the works teams pool. - All for fun really.

        the real thing I've gained from playing FPL is a greater interest in MOTD, and the other teams in the league, which is just what Barclays wanted I guess.

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    2. tosey
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      £500 worth of ferry vouchers this season which made a nice xmas present for my parents

      and net profit of £860 over the last 2 season from cash leagues and bets

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      1. Tight Arsene
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 10 months ago

        ferry nice!

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    3. Soop
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      Cider

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    4. Gargamel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 10 months ago

      An iPad from last year's fantasy world cup game, never played in any money leagues in FPL.

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  30. applebonkers
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 10 months ago

    so will the pundit/'the scout' on the fpl site still be anonymous to the world even though we know it's this site's work?

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