Spending money on your bench is a tricky proposition: you need to balance the cost of leaving cash on the sidelines every week versus the risk of having insufficient talent to take up the slack when your first team players are injured or suspended. You might be able to squeeze in the odd 6.0 player to ride the bench but you simply can’t afford to have 20.0+ of talent on there, generating zero points each week; trade-offs have to be made.
Couldn't load FFS for the last 2 hours (FFS!). Just me?
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I've had intermittent issues over the last few days, but usually does not last as long. I am in the US, though, so I don't know if that has anything to do with it.
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From the Fulham defence, I have Riise but I need the cash so who would you select -
Baird - Playing in midfield I think
Hughes
Riether - Don't know too much about this player
HangelandOpen ControlsGiven their upcoming fixtures, clean sheets would be hard to come by so if you had to have one, Riise is the only viable option, imho.
Open ControlsThat is what I am thinking... Using my WC and took out both Foster and McAuley, so was going to potentially drop Riise for a cheaper option and bring in WBA defender like Olsson.
Is it even worth it?
Back line as it stands
Bego (Jaas)
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who is rierher?
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A) Tevez & Rooney
or
B) Berbatov & RVPOpen ControlsI have Tevez, RvP and Berbatov 🙂
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Play Maloney (WHM) or Michu (wig)
Has to be Maloney with west ham defence issues right?
CheersOpen ControlsI'd go Michu
Open ControlsThanks guys, and obviously its Michu (mci) :$
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city has been leaking goals, and michu lone striker so maybe he might get something. saying that maloney looks not bad at getting something too
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If everyone says Michu think of the differential. You and me bro (C)Maloney!
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"Alan Pardew, I love u". Without any doubt simultaneously the most disturbing and hilarious thing I've seen this week.
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Who do you think has the best chance of points this week?
Ba(WBA)
Suarez(eve)
Defoe(sot)Open ControlsBa, surely, out of this lot. Defoe is close second.
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Defoe - if he starts, which he won't (Bubbles).
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Ba
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Ba Ba Black sheep has he any goals? Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.
Open ControlsWhere do you place Tevez here?
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Lst time i captained Tevez he got me 30 points
The time is right for another big scoreOpen Controls+1 I am always going that route
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Yes and that time Aguero was out and Balotelli stayed sitting firmly on the bench. He also scored a goal by getting in the way of a Dzeko shot in injury time.
Open ControlsYeah everything is exactly the same as it was over a month ago.
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i READ SCOUT PICKS BUT ALWAYS DO MY TRANSFERS BEFORE THEY COME OUT TO CATCH PRICE RISES NEXT TIME PLEASE DO A VERSION AT SSTART OF WEEK (soorry for capitals 😉 )
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The point of the Scout Picks is to be the best team for the week, if you put it out at the start of the week before everyone's got injured/played games in the middle of the week it couldn't be.
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Need to replace Gibbs - who is a good option? Huth, ShawX, other?
Open Controlscolllocino good fixtures and solid starting place decent threat from set pieces too
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Collocini/Shawx/Gallas/Olson...dull buys but solid...I put them in whilst Rooneys value goes up...need another 0.2 then downgrade Rooney to Tevez and replace above defenders with Baines Vertonghen and Risse...provided none of those get a hat trick tomorrow...or Tevez...
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Wilson, Santon
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Just planning ahead for some transfers and want to gauge the opinion on:
GW10 – Mata and Taarabt for Michu and Nolan (-4 hit)
GW11 – Rooney, Pog and Tierney for Berbatov, Defoe and Mertesacker (-8 hit)
Front 8 would be:
Mata, Taarabt, Bale, Cazorla, Sterling
Pog, Rooney, Aguero
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12 points in two weeks is a significant outlay
Not a fan of pog nor tarbat
When do chelseas fixtures clear up, maybe wait for mata until then?Open ControlsI have rarely taken hits this year and feel like treating myself 🙂
Pog has scored steadily so far and the GW11-14 is well worth investing in imo. Same with Taarabt really for GW10 to arguably GW17 should be games he can achieve points in.
From GW10 to 23 Chelsea only have City and L'pool to worry about so the sooner the better with Mata, again imo.
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Rooney to b and pog to crouch your strike is very poor leave ur mid for another week (i have 494 points sso listen)
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Wouldnt mind some help on order of subs please
Mannone
Kolarov, Wilson, Baines
Bale Caz BenArfa Noble
Tevez Defoe Ba
Subs 1 Michu 2 Ivanovic 3 Clyne GK Jask
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All good! 😀
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Ivan before Michu
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hey,you dont fancy Ivanovic>Wilson?(he could provide an assist at least,if not score) and i'd also start Michu over noble as he now plays as a lone striker.
so ur subs should look like this:
Jaask,Noble,Wilson,Clyne.
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Quick transfer poll. Already did Hazard -> Mata. Team linked.
A) Suarez -> Aguero (-4 points)
B) Suarez -> Rooney (-4 points)
C) Dyer -> Bale and Suarez -> Crouch (can't afford Ba here) (-8 points)
D) None of these transfers are worth taking a hit
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Probably A
Only because I have a seething hatred for Suarez!
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For GW9
Who should I play out of these three
Saylor (WBA) Rafael (che) Fonte (TOT)
and is this a good captain choice
Ba (c) Bale (vc) or is Cazorla a viable alternativeOpen ControlsCurrent team is,
Jaas
Rangel, Cuellar, Baines, Ridge
Mata, Santi, Nolan,
Rooney, Aguero, Long
Subs:Fed, Gorkss, Pienaar, Kaca
Do I
A)Take Pienaar/Kaca out and bench Rangel, for -4points
B)Play Rangel (mci)
C)Wildcard
Already took an eight pointer (sorry i did now, but i'm not that gone on wildcarding either)
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begovic
baines gallas jenkinson
bale-(VC) santi mata nolan
flatcher aguero-(C) ba
foster sterling wisdom demel
1.1m 1ft worth transfering out demel for somebody or hold tight?
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Didnt realise charlie adam was so cheap , might bring him in for michu
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anyone going with Huth over Wilson? Im very tempted given the run of fixtures but is he worth the extra 1 million?
Open ControlsI can't afford / justify that extra million
Open ControlsNah TBH. Past glories IMO. Crouch is the man to get on the end of crosses.
Open ControlsN,o i don't have either but will be most likely getting Wilson
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Open Controlsthing is, I cant see that I would need the extra 1 million to spend elsewhere in my team, hmmm.
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A little help here will be much appreciated, thoughts?
Jussi
Hangeland Cuellar Zabaleta
Michu Bale Hazard Cazorla
Pod Ba(C) Jelavic
Subs: Fed, A.Cole Clyne Guthrie
1.M and 1 FT
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Lads, On 505pts Topping the table with my mates but I fear losing my substantial lead this wkend: Any thoughts on changes to make: current team is:
Jussi Cerny
baines a.cole mcartney hangleand cuellar
hazard y.toure michu sterling kacklicnic
ba v.persie tevez
Any input is appreciated!Open ControlsPlay Sterling (eve) or Michu (mci)?
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Dear Bacary Sagna,
You are a sexy beast. Please start tomorrow and show us those lovely goldenlocks.
Also, A CS, one assist and a goal would do nicely. With all the BAPS.
Much Love,
Lateriser12
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Isacki - talk to me: Kolarov - are you doing it?
Open ControlsSet up Rangel > Kolarov but not confirmed. Looking into all other alternatives before doing it as it is risky and who knows how much he'll play later. Demel injury has put me off somewhat because now I only have Cuellar to cover for him if he doesn't play.
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NEW POST - http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2012/10/26/the-weekend-team-news-73/
Grab the first postOpen ControlsUgh does this mean i repost my love letter to Sagna?
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right, ive brought in Wilson for Rangel. Now to decide between Gorkss & Wilson, what a boring decision.
I have Bego already.Open ControlsStill Wilson
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Aguero should start this week right?
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11 years, 6 months agoDemel has gone back to being orange after being red flagged. Does this mean news has come out suggesting there's an outside chance he'll play