Possibly the most un-Christmas-like Christmas Podcast we’ve ever recorded, thanks mainly to Granville being banned from editing in the entire MP3 of Dean Martin’s “Let it Snow” but also because neither of us had time to sort our pressies. To be fair, I’m surprised that Granville felt an ounce Christmas spirit after Santi’s showing at Reading opened up a 40-point “chasm” in our min-league. Do I have it all wrapped up already?

To his credit, my co-host takes it all on his bearded chin, joining me to discuss the Felliani fallout, its impact on the transfer trends in “all aboard”, a preview of the weekend fixtures and provided his assistance in the management of the ScoutCast team: an outfit which plundered no less than 80 points thanks to Santi’s haul and Reading’s bulging net.

Unitie the bow and rip this one open via this link, or stream the merriment via the player below…

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2,559 Responses to “The ScoutCast – Episode Ninety Three – Wrapped Up”

  1. December 20 at 6:52 am

    dinamika says:

    Gazza

    Enrique Rafeal Gallas
    Mata Bale Michu Walcott
    Suarez Ba Tevez

    Sub Bego Hughes Gorkss Sess

    Who should I captain from these lot? After captian failed last gameweek.
    Currently on Ba

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    1. December 20 at 6:56 am

      In Like Flynn says:

      I’ve got it on Tevez atm, Walcott would be tempting too.

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    2. December 20 at 7:00 am

      BaBaleBellamy says:

      Tevez is your best bet

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    3. December 20 at 7:01 am

      dinamika says:

      Ok thanks guys!

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  2. December 20 at 6:55 am

    Abhishek says:

    Fellaini :arrow: Yaya DOne.. :D

    On the Board.

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    1. December 20 at 6:58 am

      Valar Morghulis(Formerly Keith) says:

      Did the scoutcast sell it to you? at work so cant have a listen.. they sing his praises?

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      1. December 20 at 7:10 am

        ATHLETICO TIMBO. Top 10,000 any season 2nd Wildcard league 16771-553963 says:

        No the opposite in fact

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    2. December 20 at 7:00 am

      Dogba says:

      I went with Puncheon. Money to get in Nolan for Sterling now after his blank.

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      1. December 20 at 7:01 am

        Dogba says:

        Or, maybe more likely, get in Nolan for KANU. Man my midfield is a mess.

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        1. December 20 at 7:01 am

          chocolove says:

          puncheon+HRK rotation until GW32!

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          1. December 20 at 7:26 am

            Dogba says:

            Thanks a lot for the headsup, haven’t looked too closely at the rotation.

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        2. December 20 at 7:38 am

          Ferris Bueller's Rotation Risk says:

          With you there Dogba; my HRK knee-jerk for DGW is proving my worst FPL decision yet…

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  3. December 20 at 6:55 am

    Snowman says:

    Now that dgw is confirmed I looked what to do for my team before that and if (when..) you have looked about january fixtures also, give me some opinnion on this lot.

    Team for gw21
    Jussi (Bego)
    Ridgewell(?), Demel, Sagna (Shorey, Cuellar)
    Mata, Bale, Nolan, Michu (Punch)
    Rvp, Ba, Suarez

    Gw22 -
    Gw23 Mata + Bale => Walcott + Santi
    Gw24 wild card

    Thanks

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    1. December 20 at 7:01 am

      BaBaleBellamy says:

      very good selection but you need city coverage against Reading

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      1. December 20 at 7:04 am

        chocolove says:

        this. city city city!

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      2. December 20 at 7:08 am

        Snowman says:

        well well,this is team for gw21, city play reading gw18 and I have silva atm ;-)

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        1. December 20 at 7:09 am

          TorresMagic™ - Join the "After Xmas League". says:

          Silva isn’t enough imo.

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          1. December 20 at 7:10 am

            Snowman says:

            surely is, these games that are expected to be 6-0, very rarely goes that way in the end. Not taking hit to get rid of rvp or suarez for city striker.

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            1. December 20 at 7:11 am

              tw - registration for season 2 of the leagues is now open! check my link for more details says:

              not to mention it could easily be 6-0 with a dzeko hat trick, and goals from barry, kolorov and nasri or something like that and then all of us are left frustrated anyways

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              1. December 20 at 7:13 am

                Snowman says:

                exactly

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              2. December 20 at 7:15 am

                TorresMagic™ - Join the "After Xmas League". says:

                Or the actual predicted score of 6-0 & the usual duo do all the damage.

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            2. December 20 at 7:13 am

              TorresMagic™ - Join the "After Xmas League". says:

              I will probably be selling Berbs this week for a City striker & keeping Suarez at least this week.

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        2. December 20 at 7:12 am

          BaBaleBellamy says:

          Never mind! people are planing so far ahead :)

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  4. December 20 at 6:56 am

    kaz says:

    Feck, my cup opp. has tripled up on city

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    1. December 20 at 7:03 am

      chocolove says:

      yeah MCI cheapo version. could do some damage :P

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  5. December 20 at 6:59 am

    chocolove says:

    hanamichi, are you there?

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  6. December 20 at 7:03 am

    BaBaleBellamy says:

    2 words; Begovic or Mignolet?

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    1. December 20 at 7:10 am

      Ryan says:

      Counting fail

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    2. December 20 at 7:11 am

      Jack(off)Attack says:

      4 words; that was three words.

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      1. December 20 at 7:13 am

        BaBaleBellamy says:

        :)

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        1. December 20 at 7:13 am

          BaBaleBellamy says:

          I mean 2 names; Begovic or Mignolet?

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          1. December 20 at 7:16 am

            Jack(off)Attack says:

            Haha.

            Mignolet for me (assuming you mean just this GW?)

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            1. December 20 at 7:20 am

              BaBaleBellamy says:

              Yes I’m planing to get Foster (when fit)

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    3. December 20 at 7:17 am

      Ancelotti's Eyebrow says:

      That’s three.

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  7. December 20 at 7:05 am

    dinamika says:

    Who should I downgrade for DGW and for who?

    Enrique>Sagna/Gibbs
    Rafael > Sagna/Gibbs

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    1. December 20 at 7:06 am

      Jack(off)Attack says:

      Will you be doing it on the DGW week?

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      1. December 20 at 7:06 am

        dinamika says:

        yup!

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        1. December 20 at 7:08 am

          Jack(off)Attack says:

          Probably best to see how Liverpool/United are going but looking at the ticker around that time I’d prefer a United defender, so at this moment Enrique > Gibbs

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    2. December 20 at 7:08 am

      TorresMagic™ - Join the "After Xmas League". says:

      Wait until that week. The Arsenal pair are injury prone.

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      1. December 20 at 7:11 am

        dinamika says:

        I will wait until that week.Who should I bring in barring injury?

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        1. December 20 at 7:16 am

          TorresMagic™ - Join the "After Xmas League". says:

          Probably agree with JOA above.

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    3. December 20 at 7:09 am

      BaBaleBellamy says:

      Arsenal v West Ham 23 Jan! why now?

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      1. December 20 at 7:10 am

        TorresMagic™ - Join the "After Xmas League". says:

        Go back a few articles for the answer.

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  8. December 20 at 7:05 am

    Jack(off)Attack says:

    So who are we getting for the Chelsea and Aston Villa DGW? :lol:

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    1. December 20 at 7:09 am

      kaz says:

      ba,RVP,michu,rafael > benteke,hazard,torres,ivanovic already done

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    2. December 20 at 7:10 am

      Jack(off)Attack says:

      Okay, so the final of the Capital One Cup is February 24th. IF Chelsea beat Swansea and IF Aston Villa beat Bradford, we’d have Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City and Aston Villa DGW !

      …I think..

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      1. December 20 at 7:11 am

        kaz says:

        hmm not city*

        west ham and southampton

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        1. December 20 at 7:10 am

          Jack(off)Attack says:

          No no

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          1. December 20 at 7:12 am

            Jack(off)Attack says:

            Gameweek 27 (the weekend of the League Cup Final)
            Arsenal vs Villa
            Manchester City vs Chelsea

            Both will be postponed if Chelsea/Villa make it through.

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          2. December 20 at 7:13 am

            kaz says:

            oh yeah, city too

            but apart from that, we still have che vs sot

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            1. December 20 at 7:15 am

              Jack(off)Attack says:

              So if all goes to plan, the DGW’s we would have;
              Arsenal x2
              Chelsea x2
              West Ham
              Aston Villa
              Manchester City
              + The quarter finalists in FA Cup

              Get excited everyone, this is where we shoot up the rankings ;)

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              1. December 20 at 7:18 am

                TorresMagic™ - Join the "After Xmas League". says:

                Is this GW23?

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                1. December 20 at 7:19 am

                  Jack(off)Attack says:

                  Nah. Arsenal/West Ham is GW23, possibly Chelsea/Southampton too.

                  Chelsea/City/Villa/Arsenal would be after GW27, so we could have 2 big DGW’s instead of just the one.

                  Last year the FA Cup one was around early GW30′s so they are a while off yet :)

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                  1. December 20 at 7:36 am

                    Ryan says:

                    WC’s at the ready then.

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      1. December 20 at 7:15 am

        Jack(off)Attack says:

        See above, only if they beat Swansea/Bradford.

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  9. December 20 at 7:13 am

    Snake Juice - Demba Ba, See You In January says:

    I will destroy my cup opponent this weekend. Can’t wait.

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  10. December 20 at 7:14 am

    RVP 269 says:

    bego tremmel
    shorey stam baines enrique demel
    fellaini sess bale sterling michu
    tevez rvp ba

    2 FT ?

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    1. December 20 at 7:19 am

      Smack-It Ralph says:

      get mata or silva??

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      1. December 20 at 7:24 am

        RVP 269 says:

        yeah wondering
        mata plyd last night
        and reading can do well against city after the character they showed in the 2nd half against arsenal

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  11. December 20 at 7:15 am

    lfcserg says:

    I suddenly have a cup opponent, when I don’t think I signed up to anything, could someone please notify me how I am now in a cup as this is the first fpl season that I have taken seriously and I’m not very familiar with the cup and how it works.

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    1. December 20 at 7:17 am

      tw - registration for season 2 of the leagues is now closed! results should be announced by the 26th says:

      you automatically qualify if you are in the top 2 million or something like that. if you click on the cup thing it should tell you more details

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    2. December 20 at 7:19 am

      Ryan says:

      Its just an automatic cup for FPL in general, it operates at the same time. Its a knockout competition based on whoever gets the highest points in the head to head. Most will be knocked out of the competition within a couple of game weeks (obviously)

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    3. December 20 at 7:19 am

      TorresMagic™ - Join the "After Xmas League". says:

      If anyone from FFS makes the quarters, it will be a miracle.

      • 1 reply
       
      1. December 20 at 7:21 am

        Snake Juice - Demba Ba, See You In January says:

        Why?

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        1. December 20 at 7:22 am

          TorresMagic™ - Join the "After Xmas League". says:

          Luck of the draw.

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    4. December 20 at 7:20 am

      Wild Rover says:

      http://fantasy.premierleague.com/rules/#

      Everyone is entered automatically

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    5. December 20 at 7:21 am

      Bullet Tooth Tony says:

      Each qualifying team will be randomly drawn against another in the first round. The winner (the team with the highest Gameweek score minus any transfer points), will progress to the second round and another random draw, the losers are out! This process continues until the final round when the two remaining teams contest the cup final.

      If a cup match is drawn, then the following tie-breaks will be applied until a winner is found:

      Most goals scored in the Gameweek
      Fewest goals conceded in the Gameweek
      Virtual coin toss

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    6. December 20 at 7:52 am

      Wild Rover says:

      No need to thank us, it’s our job…..

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  12. December 20 at 7:16 am

    tw - registration for season 2 of the leagues is now closed! results should be announced by the 26th says:

    so arsenal west ham game as been postponed meaning a blank for those two teams later this month and then a dgw in January, correct? and all the other games are on for that day

    and now what’s all this talk about other dgw’s?

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    1. December 20 at 7:20 am

      kaz says:

      no, the game’s are not on

      FA cup takes place the weekend they are supposed to play each other

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      1. December 20 at 7:20 am

        kaz says:

        and if, both of them make the 5th round, the match takes place on a wednesday

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      2. December 20 at 7:22 am

        tw - registration for season 2 of the leagues is now closed! results should be announced by the 26th says:

        the other games on boxing day aren’t on? that’s what I was referring to

        ohh okay, thanks for clarifying

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        1. December 20 at 7:24 am

          kaz says:

          sorry, misread your comment

          see JOA’s post above

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    2. December 20 at 7:23 am

      Jack(off)Attack says:

      Arsenal and West Ham don’t play GW19 but they have a double GW23.

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      1. December 20 at 7:25 am

        tw - registration for season 2 of the leagues is now closed! results should be announced by the 26th says:

        but everyone else is playing gw 19 correct?

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        1. December 20 at 7:25 am

          Jack(off)Attack says:

          Correct

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  13. December 20 at 7:17 am

    BaBaleBellamy says:

    Who to captain Tevaguero or Aguevez?

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      1. December 20 at 7:22 am

        BaBaleBellamy says:

        :) :):):):):):):)

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      2. December 20 at 7:22 am

        BaBaleBellamy says:

        Loooooove it :)

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    1. December 20 at 7:39 am

      Dogba says:

      Aguero, easy.

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  14. December 20 at 7:20 am

    NO ASSOCIATION Bergkamp is Legend says:

    my cup opponent is a dead team with Kompany (c), zab & aguero. oh my.

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    1. December 20 at 7:21 am

      Snake Juice - Demba Ba, See You In January says:

      Uh-oh. Haha

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      1. December 20 at 7:38 am

        NO ASSOCIATION Bergkamp is Legend says:

        and i only drafted in the DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER yaya. haha.

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    2. December 20 at 7:23 am

      tw - registration for season 2 of the leagues is now closed! results should be announced by the 26th says:

      yikes! pray for them to somehow lose 1-0? :D

      my opponent doesn’t have a dead team but has some kinda odd choices… still recon I’ve got a decent chance of getting knocked out this week though: http://fantasy.premierleague.c.....istory/17/

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      1. December 20 at 7:43 am

        NO ASSOCIATION Bergkamp is Legend says:

        haha, no way it’s gonna be 1-0 to any side. if sunderland can put 3 and arsenal 5, how about a resurging City?

        you, my man, are up against my country-mate. sorry, but if you fail to progress, i’d like to give a pat on his back for doing the giant-killing act. heh

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    3. December 20 at 7:23 am

      DT42 says:

      I am 2 million places ahead of my cup opponent but I think I might lose!
      He has Ag, Tevez and Silva!

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      1. December 20 at 7:46 am

        NO ASSOCIATION Bergkamp is Legend says:

        same here, mate. 2 mil places ahead and still a big possibility for me to go tumbling out.

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  15. December 20 at 7:22 am

    Gopher: FPL 2011/12 -240pt hits = rank 28K --- 2012/13 to date -72pt hits = rank 17K says:

    Hmm…it looks like Suarez is a decent captain candidate, if you don’t have MCY attacking cover. Thoughts?

    Anytime scorer
    Tevez 1.57
    Suarez Aguero 1.61
    Torres 1.73
    Defoe RVP 1.91
    Rooney 2.20

    Two goals or more
    Tevez 3.50
    Suarez Aguero 3.75
    Torres 4.0
    RVP Defoe 5.0
    Rooney 6.0

    Hattrick
    Tevez Aguero Suarez 13.0
    Toress 17.0
    Defoe RVP 21.0
    Rooney 26.0

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    1. December 20 at 7:23 am

      Snake Juice - Demba Ba, See You In January says:

      He’s my captain.

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    2. December 20 at 7:24 am

      Gopher: FPL 2011/12 -240pt hits = rank 28K --- 2012/13 to date -72pt hits = rank 17K says:

      numbers imply return for every $1 (my keyboard doesn’t have pounds sign !!)

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      1. December 20 at 7:34 am

        RamaJama says:

        Theo OOP striker, can be very interesting the next weeks. Don’t bother that boxing day match is postponed, Theo will be good value anyway and far more explosive and exciting than for instance Yaya.

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      2. December 20 at 7:35 am

        Gopher: FPL 2011/12 -240pt hits = rank 28K --- 2012/13 to date -72pt hits = rank 17K says:

        Actually Theo has pretty good odds…If I recall, if you bet $1 and he scores 2 goals, you’ll get $8.00. Pretty good considering Rooney odds is $6.00

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        1. December 20 at 7:38 am

          Champ - "Take the risk of thinking for yourself, much more happiness, truth, beauty, and wisdom will come to you that way" RIP Hitch says:

          Cheers, he’smy captain currently. What’s he paying ATS?

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          1. December 20 at 7:42 am

            Gopher: FPL 2011/12 -240pt hits = rank 28K --- 2012/13 to date -72pt hits = rank 17K says:

            2.50

            that’s low considering Rooney pays 2.20 and both ARS and MUN are playing away

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        2. December 20 at 7:43 am

          RamaJama says:

          Indeed! Hope he scores well this GW, Sterling is rested and come in for Theo at Boxing day.

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  16. December 20 at 7:23 am

    cuterandy says:

    who will be the best city coverage to have this week? currently, iam going with silva..i have enuf funds to buy aguero too

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    1. December 20 at 7:25 am

      Snake Juice - Demba Ba, See You In January says:

      I’m going with Silva only.

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    2. December 20 at 7:27 am

      Aatish says:

      Just Yaya for me :|

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    3. December 20 at 7:28 am

      Ryan says:

      Tevez

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    4. December 20 at 7:29 am

      I know... From now on, I will never get a big fat green arrow again. I am finished... says:

      Silva, Yaya and Tevez FTW!

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    5. December 20 at 7:30 am

      Bullet Tooth Tony says:

      Silva and Yaya for me.

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    6. December 20 at 7:32 am

      Pratik says:

      Silva(c)

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      1. December 20 at 7:32 am

        Berbilly Gilmore - Betis for La Liga 2013 says:

        Amen.

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  17. December 20 at 7:24 am

    cylus11 says:

    Cant decide between Rooney and Suarez as captain.

    Will Suarezs bad form continue??

    Need your opinions on this

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    1. December 20 at 7:30 am

      Bullet Tooth Tony says:

      I predict a riot. Liverpool are going to tear Fulham apart, the HAVE to. Defoe proved that Fulham’s defenders can’t handle pace, combine that with Suarez’ skill and you’ve got goals galore.

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      1. December 20 at 7:29 am

        Bullet Tooth Tony says:

        they*

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      2. December 20 at 7:32 am

        heartsattack says:

        Which Liverpool players have great pace?

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        1. December 20 at 7:35 am

          Bullet Tooth Tony says:

          Suarez – Sterling – Enrique.

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          1. December 20 at 7:36 am

            heartsattack says:

            Worth getting another one in to add to Suarez?

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            1. December 20 at 7:39 am

              Bullet Tooth Tony says:

              Not really essential. I’d be more concerned with having City cover.

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              1. December 20 at 7:41 am

                heartsattack says:

                Thanks.

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    2. December 20 at 7:33 am

      Ryan says:

      Suarez is at home, back him

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  18. December 20 at 7:25 am

    tw - registration for season 2 of the leagues is now closed! results should be announced by the 26th says:

    sometime’s I feel like blanks require more planning than dgw’s…. anyone else agree with this?

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    1. December 20 at 7:31 am

      Ryan says:

      Yes and i makes sense because we want to get 11 decent players on the field. DGW’s do have the problem of wasted transfers where you get players in then have to sell them again. This often involves hits which negate any extra points acquired in the DGW.

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  19. December 20 at 7:28 am

    Champ - "Take the risk of thinking for yourself, much more happiness, truth, beauty, and wisdom will come to you that way" RIP Hitch says:

    My cup opponent hasn’t touched his team since gw4 and I’m only 17 points ahead of him :oops:
    http://fantasy.premierleague.c.....2/history/

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  20. December 20 at 7:32 am

    Giggs Boson says:

    Is anyone getting Dzeko?

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    1. December 20 at 7:33 am

      Ryan says:

      Mark bought him in for Suarez apparently. It appears the bandwagon is underway.

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        1. December 20 at 7:38 am

          Ryan says:

          Neither :? Its a gamble which could pay off big though.

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          1. December 20 at 7:39 am

            Berbilly Gilmore - Betis for La Liga 2013 says:

            But it’s a bit like your thoughts on the DGW, as you have to ditch him soon.

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            1. December 20 at 7:41 am

              Ryan says:

              Absolutely. Its a very short sighted move. People are getting a bit loose about a single gameweek match

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          2. December 20 at 7:42 am

            Champ - "Take the risk of thinking for yourself, much more happiness, truth, beauty, and wisdom will come to you that way" RIP Hitch says:

            for sure but it’s two precious to get him in for game and out again and a high chance he doesn’t even start vs reading :?

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              1. December 20 at 7:42 am

                Ryan says:

                I absolutely agree. But it is the silly season after all.

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    2. December 20 at 7:34 am

      Berbilly Gilmore - Betis for La Liga 2013 says:

      Mark…maybe :shock:

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      1. December 20 at 7:39 am

        tw - registration for season 2 of the leagues is now closed! results should be announced by the 26th says:

        :D . it will either turn out terribly wrong or will be a genius move!

        btw I was playing a couple games of fifa today to take a break from all the studying and when I played betis in the league I first though of playing you then realized that didn’t make sense :D

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        1. December 20 at 7:40 am

          Berbilly Gilmore - Betis for La Liga 2013 says:

          How many exams have you got left?

          Strange! :lol:

          Did I win? ;)

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          1. December 20 at 8:03 am

            tw - registration for season 2 of the leagues is now closed! results should be announced by the 26th says:

            had 2 this morning which left me a bit brain dead for a while after. now I’ve got all day tomorrow to study for a big chem final (by far my hardest one) on Friday. and then I’ve got a take home physics final due after the break

            :D . unfortunately for you I dominated you. don’t remember the score but that was about the time period where I put up 5 or 6 straight wins with victories 5-1, 6-1, 7-1, 5-0 or scores around there in la liga :D . then of course I tied like the 15th placed team or something and then lost in the CL but that’s not important :D

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    3. December 20 at 7:35 am

      Pratik says:

      Nope and neither should you

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      1. December 20 at 7:39 am

        Giggs Boson says:

        But he’s so cheap! And has a chance of goals coming off the bench every game! But yeah, you’re right :)

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  21. December 20 at 7:32 am

    Alonso The Great Midfielder says:

    mignolet

    fonte-enrique-shawx

    silva(c)-puncheon-bale-michu

    ba-rooney-suarez

    subs:fed- sess-demel-cameron

    good to go?captain is too risk??

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  22. December 20 at 7:33 am

    jinswick says:

    My cup opponent hasn’t touched his team since GW6. His captaincy is on Torres. This could be a disaster.

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  23. December 20 at 7:34 am

    Never Ever Bench Michu !! says:

    Torres (c) ??

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    1. December 20 at 7:35 am

      Snake Juice - Demba Ba, See You In January says:

      Worth a shout.

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  24. December 20 at 7:34 am

    jinswick says:

    All agreed with this starting 11, captaincy and bench order?

    Jaask
    Enrique, Cuellar, Clyne
    Silva, Yaya, Walcott, Sess
    RVP(c), Suarez(v), Ba

    Federici, Taarabt, McCartney, Hughes

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    1. December 20 at 7:36 am

      Bullet Tooth Tony says:

      Yep.

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    2. December 20 at 7:38 am

      Just One More Thing says:

      Looks fine to me – doubling up on Yaya & Silva eh? Was contemplating that myself….

      The only question mark is Taarabt or Sess – I feel QPR could surprise the Toon.

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  25. December 20 at 7:36 am

    tw - registration for season 2 of the leagues is now closed! results should be announced by the 26th says:

    could this be the week of kolorov (c)? :D

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    1. December 20 at 7:37 am

      Berbilly Gilmore - Betis for La Liga 2013 says:

      I’m not feeling it :D

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      1. December 20 at 7:40 am

        tw - registration for season 2 of the leagues is now closed! results should be announced by the 26th says:

        i’m not gunna bother wasting two transfers to get him in and then get rid of him but my alter ego might get and captain kolorov on his team this week :D

        but if he tears it up this week, don’t forget that I suggested it! :D

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        1. December 20 at 7:43 am

          Berbilly Gilmore - Betis for La Liga 2013 says:

          It looks like we might be lurker free, by the looks of it. :D

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          1. December 20 at 7:46 am

            Berbilly Gilmore - Betis for La Liga 2013 says:

            I should stop looking… :? :D

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              1. December 20 at 7:55 am

                Berbilly Gilmore - Betis for La Liga 2013 says:

                applicants. I recognise loads on the list of applicants.

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                1. December 20 at 7:57 am

                  tw - registration for season 2 of the leagues is now closed! results should be announced by the 26th says:

                  ahhh. I recognize a good deal of people but there’s still a good amount that I don’t…

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    2. December 20 at 7:45 am

      Ryan says:

      I’d crack up if people had Kolorov, Yaya & Dzeko in their teams for this Reading match.

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      1. December 20 at 7:53 am

        tw - registration for season 2 of the leagues is now closed! results should be announced by the 26th says:

        watch someone with kolorov yaya and dzeko have the high score this gw

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  26. December 20 at 7:37 am

    jinswick says:

    Reckon I’ll be wildcarding after GW23 then. Slowly load up on ARS/WHU till then. Who’s with me?

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    1. December 20 at 7:38 am

      Kostja says:

      probably the majority

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    2. December 20 at 7:38 am

      Ryan says:

      Me. I’d be keeping an eye out for when the Chelsea/Southampton DGW is too.

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      1. December 20 at 7:39 am

        Kostja says:

        Chelsea still in all competitions so its probably a bit further away

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    3. December 20 at 7:39 am

      heartsattack says:

      Just gonna wildcard them in for 23. Can see good scores for Arsenal players in 24, 25 and 26.

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      1. December 20 at 7:40 am

        Kostja says:

        Liverpool Stoke and Sunderland away, I would not be so sure

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        1. December 20 at 7:47 am

          heartsattack says:

          Liverpool at home and they won the Anfield fixture handsomely. Stoke tricky but good if you have a gunners defender and Sunderland not hard these days.

          Arsenal have City in week 22. Not really after too many gunners in my squad for that.

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          1. December 20 at 7:51 am

            Kostja says:

            Arsenal are not that good these days either :D , Im planning to have 1 arsenal player for the City game and than take a hit to get 2 in for the double and clean it up with a WC. I can see having a defender for that game but double attack would be serious overkill IMO

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  27. December 20 at 7:37 am

    RVP 269 says:

    caz mata theo santi ?
    any one to get in

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    1. December 20 at 7:41 am

      tw - registration for season 2 of the leagues is now closed! results should be announced by the 26th says:

      santi and caz are the same player….

      I’d go mata just because he doesn’t have a blank gw 19

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      1. December 20 at 7:48 am

        RVP 269 says:

        correction wante to write hazard

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        1. December 20 at 7:56 am

          tw - registration for season 2 of the leagues is now closed! results should be announced by the 26th says:

          mata or bale or silva are the options given the arsenal blank imo

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  28. December 20 at 7:41 am

    Giggs Boson says:

    If you could only have one, which would you prefer, Walcott or Cazorla? You save funds with Walcott but Caz is the better player…

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    1. December 20 at 7:42 am

      Kostja says:

      I think if you dont have either you hold fire for 2 weeks that will help you with the decision

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    2. December 20 at 7:42 am

      tw - registration for season 2 of the leagues is now closed! results should be announced by the 26th says:

      Walcott: cheaper, could remain oop, besides this last gw seems to be a bit more involved in fantasy points imo

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    3. December 20 at 7:44 am

      Snake Juice - Demba Ba, See You In January says:

      Cazorla.

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    4. December 20 at 7:47 am

      Dogba says:

      Cazorla, I think he’ll be rested less than Walcott and there’s a lot of fixtures coming up.

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    5. December 20 at 7:48 am

      fantasyroller says:

      If you want points, Caz is your man and on form, however he is known to go through a quiet period now and then. If your extra funds with Walcott enabled you to bring in a big player like bale, tevez, mata fro e.g, then go with Walcott, otherwise stick with Caz.

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  29. December 20 at 7:41 am

    jinswick says:

    Just to add a bit more to my earlier post. My cup opponent hasn’t touched his team since GW6 and I’d probably put him as favourite in our tie. The only player we have the same is Silva. Whatcha reckon?

    ME: Jaask, Enrique, Cuellar, Clyne, Yaya, Walcott, Sess, RVP(c), Suarez, Ba
    HIM: Cech, Ivanovic, Walker, Skrtel, McAuley, Bale, Duff, Tevez, Pog, Torres(c)

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    1. December 20 at 7:48 am

      Gopher: FPL 2011/12 -240pt hits = rank 28K --- 2012/13 to date -72pt hits = rank 17K says:

      All in all, you have better team.

      But if Tevez, Torres go crazy and all his defenders with home fixtures get CS, then who knows?

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