Merry Christmas From Fantasy Football Scout!

On this crispy Tuesday morning, I’d like to extend a very Merry Christmas from myself and all of those involved in Fantasy Football Scout! Yes it even calls for the use of a cheesy exclamation mark (shudder). Seriously though, best wishes to you all and your families.

Of course, I’d also like to take this opportunity to thank-you for your superb support over the past year, although I’ll save the sentimental stuff and yearly round-up for the New Year message.

For now, I’ll leave you with some exciting news – as we prepare two new key features to be rolled out in just over a week, in preparation for the January Wildcards. Later today we’ll be previewing one of those features, a Fantasy Football Scout community ranking table that will have a version available for members and non-members alike. Come back to us once the Queen has done with her message later today. Merry Christmas!

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RenNy
11 years, 3 months ago
Begovic
Huth Enrique Clyne
Michu Sterling Puncheon Mata
RVP(C) Tevez Berbatov(V)

Federici Cazorla Sagna Demel

0.2 in the bank, 1 FT.

I have a feeling that at least one of my players won`t start tomorrow.
Which transfer would you make?

A) Demel -> Nelsen
B) Demel -> Davies
C) Cazorla -> Bale
D) Sagna -> max. 5.3 defender
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1. Sean.
  11 years, 3 months ago
  i'd leave it
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2. Dynamic
  11 years, 3 months ago
  C
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3. salah my mane
  11 years, 3 months ago
  C
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The Mighty Slovenian
11 years, 3 months ago
Berbatov's Boxing day scores aren't just suggesting that he's must have tomorrow, but also that RVP and Rooney surely won't both play.

Berba was a sub in the last couple of seasons at United, so SAF obviously likes to mix it up a bit on Boxing day.
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1. King Nemanja
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Hmm that's a good point.
  
  Out of the two can see Rooney vein the one who drops to the bench, he was very poor vs the Swans
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2. Crouch Potato!
  11 years, 3 months ago
  With Man City breathing down their necks the pressure is on to field his strongest 11.
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  1. The Mighty Slovenian
    11 years, 3 months ago
    +4 and fixtures every 3 days support my theory 😉
    
    I'm just being a good sport, looking out for all the RVP and Roon owners out there 😀
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    1. Kim Philby
      11 years, 3 months ago
      Both RVP and Rooney owner here 🙂
      I'll be honestly surprised if either is rested tomorrow.
      Neither ManU are so powerful, nor is their position or are their rivals giving SAF reason to feel sinisterly complacent.
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  2. Jax
    11 years, 3 months ago
    united will rotate rooney and RVP. just watch. it will happen in the next 3 gameweeks,
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  3. The Mandalorian
    11 years, 3 months ago
    SAF wont care less about City, u dont win the EPL by playing your strongest team every week, both SAF and Mancini have come out and said that rotation is necessary.
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3. Kim Philby
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Yes, but Berb's parameters at ManU were never the same scale as those of van Persie.
  So it is hard to compare their roles because they are completely different species.
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  1. The Mighty Slovenian
    11 years, 3 months ago
    You're missing the point. Berbs was a sub, so it's the same as if Chicharito or Welbeck would play this season on Boxing day.
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    1. Kim Philby
      11 years, 3 months ago
      Ok, I get it. But my point is that now you have someone like van Persie whom you didn't have in the days of Berbatov. Back then there was nobody more crucial than Rooney. Now obviously there is.
      Talking of Rooney, I still can't believe SAF may rest him if he has a chance to extend the lead.
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      1. The Mighty Slovenian
        11 years, 3 months ago
        Obviously you could be right and they'll both play vs. Newcastle and vs. WBA, but I was just pointing out the other side of the Boxing day Berba pattern 😉
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        Kim Philby
        11 years, 3 months ago
        Ok all fair enough 😉 I take your point on the Boxing Day complexities! 😉
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Guendomeyang
11 years, 3 months ago
http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2012/december/25/chicks-predict-southampton

for this week Berba transfer-in planner..
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UnitednationsXI
11 years, 3 months ago
1) Chances of rafael playin. Tomz?
2) Do rafael. > Vertoghen
Cazorla > bale or
Sterling > any mid upto 6.4
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1. King Nemanja
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Vert looks like a great bet for the upcoming weeks.
  Nailed on, attacking threat and decent fixtures
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2. salah my mane
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Carzola to bale
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donkey73
11 years, 3 months ago
I chose to stick with Tevez avoiding the Berba temptation...
Please Carlito, start and score a goal.
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akshaycj47
11 years, 3 months ago
Guys help needed.
A) Suarez ->Torres.
B) Ba -> Torres.
Want to have some Chelsea cover.

Here’s my team:
http://fantasy.premierleague.c.....istory/18/
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1. AK ⭐
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Link broken. I would do Ba to Torres.
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  1. akshaycj47
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Thnx. You can click on my profile..
    
    Anyway I'll post my team over here.
    Bego
    Riise-Cameron-Enrique
    Puncheon-Bale-Michu(VC)-Adel
    Torres-Suarez-RvP(C)
    
    Subs: Jaask, Bassong,Bradley Johnson, Gorrks.
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Captain Shirokov
11 years, 3 months ago
Decided.

Michu (c).
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1. AK ⭐
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Welcome aboard. 🙂
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  1. Make United Great Again
    11 years, 3 months ago
    + 1
    I hope the Michu ship serves you well 😀
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2. JK - Cønt ⭐
  11 years, 3 months ago
  currently vc for me, can't resist some Boxing Day Berbasex, but Michu v Reading is hard to overlook.
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  1. Captain Shirokov
    11 years, 3 months ago
    People seem to be forgetting that Ruiz is only 50/50 to make the game.
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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      11 years, 3 months ago
      ah but there is another factor
      
      Jol admitted yesterday that Fulham have been poor and he felt it was because he hasn't been allowing his best player (Berba) to get further up the pitch and influence the attack more. He said he would rectify this as he needed Berba high up the pitch, not always dropping deep as he isn't getting service
      
      Also, Sidwell, Diarra and Kaca are all available. Baird and Karagounis got over-run by Liverpool, Diarra and Sidwell are much more mobile
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    2. Somalion
      11 years, 3 months ago
      I agree completely. Will only get Berba when Ruiz is back and in form.
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raisingtheba
11 years, 3 months ago
Ba to berbatov worth 4pt hit?
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1. The Finnisher
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Nooooo.
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2. Kim Philby
  11 years, 3 months ago
  No! Keep away! Not yet. Wait for Ruiz the supplier.
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King Kohli
11 years, 3 months ago
How to improve this team?

Foster / Begovic
Davies / Jose Enrique / Evans J / Nelsen / Gorkss
Sterling / Michu / Puncheon / Silva / Mata
Van Persie / Suarez / Ba

1 FT, £1.0m in the bank.
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1. Matamatician
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Berbatov bitch. BERBATOV!!! for BA!! Right now!
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Big_Andy_GAWA
11 years, 3 months ago
Guys, who is on pens for Swansea now that Sinclair is away and Danny Graham is usually benched ?
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1. Parm
  11 years, 3 months ago
  De Guzman/Michu.
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2. The King
  11 years, 3 months ago
  De Guzman probably.
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3. TeddiPonza
  11 years, 3 months ago
  De Guzman is my guess
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4. AK ⭐
  11 years, 3 months ago
  I don't think it'd really make a difference if it wasn't Michu as well, FPL wise.
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Parm
11 years, 3 months ago
Queen's speech up next, apparently she hints at rotation and moans about fixture congestion.
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1. Jax
  11 years, 3 months ago
  the main dilemma is whether she'll captain baines or not
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2. Big_Andy_GAWA
  11 years, 3 months ago
  She is looking well !
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  1. df34
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Wouldn't you mate?, if you had the best of healthcare,dieticians and not have any stress about the daily financial problems we are all encountering ( the biggest global recession since the 1930's The Great Depression). She does look well tho and speaks well
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    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      11 years, 3 months ago
      Totally agree - she has enough financial backing and support/guidance from so many people that it is pretty inevitable that she will look well...
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      1. df34
        11 years, 3 months ago
        Just irritates me slightly, that no media outlets will engage in constructive criticism of the monarchy.
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Owd Big 'Ed
11 years, 3 months ago
As a Stoke fan, I obviously like to talk about my team a lot, but I thought I'd just give you a little insight into our perspective on our style of play and season so far. Personally, I think the loud minority of Stoke fans aren't happy with the style and are making their voices heard on forums and bulletins alike. However, I think they'd even admit to being more than satisfied with the results this season so far.

I can't think off the top of my head of one result which has been 'disappointing'. I mean, you could point to the game on the opening day of the season where we went 1-0 up at Reading only to be pegged back in the final minute of the game, but at the time that was deemed a tough game away at a side that were solid in the Championship and had the backing of the fans for their first home PL fixture in a couple of years.

Since then, we have lost only 3 league games (only 2 teams have lost fewer), are unbeaten at home (only one other team can say this) and have conceded the least number of goals in the league, incredible for a club of our stature. Not only that, we have gone on the longest unbeaten run (8) since 1974 and have one of the best midfielders, in Steven N'Zonzi, that I have ever seen at the club and has been at the club since Sammy McIlroy in the 80's.

It's quite frustrating when we manage to hold sides like Spurs away from home and still get ridiculed for not playing football and being testament to a dull affair. Fair enough, but we are Stoke City, we're not a Champions League club and never will be. We were never amazing to start with before becoming rubbish. It's media driven propaganda like this that brainwashes fans into believing that we're a lot worse than we are. I'm not going to deny that we're a boring team to watch, as a lot of our games are, but it's a little disconcerting when you see people like Hansen and Lawrenson bang on about the art of defending when it's done wrongly, yet when it's done right (i.e. in Stoke's case), they say it's dull and unenjoyable.

That's why I've a lot of time for Neville and his outstanding analysis of the game and punditry. There's not been a more avid banger of the Stoke drum than him, a person who actually knows what he's talking about and says things that your average punter off the street doesn't.

So in sum, we are Stoke and we've had a cracking 2012. Football is a sport, not an entertainment and the purpose of a sport is to get results. We do that and it's great to see!
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1. Parm
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Kudos to you lot, i'm sure most Premier League defenders can learn from what your side do, and there's nothing wrong with route 1, every team was playing it 20 years ago! 😉
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2. TeddiPonza
  11 years, 3 months ago
  I love what TP is doing with this team...as you say it's all about the results and he is squeezing out the maximum amounts of points possible given the resources he has to work with!
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  1. Big_Andy_GAWA
    11 years, 3 months ago
    Absolutely. Walter Smith did a similar thing with Rangers (albeit they were probably more boring to watch in the process) and got to the final of the UEFA Cup, held Barça to 0-0, etc. If you don't have the money or resources I don't see a problem!! A lot of people gave Smith grief for that, but what he did was very commendable indeed!!!
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3. JK - Cønt ⭐
  11 years, 3 months ago
  a very good post, very well written, and preferable to anything Needlevor has produced. Thank you very much. Doubling or even tripling on Stoke's defence looks the way forward. i do like N'Zonzi, though not as an FPL pick
  
  Another thought of mine, we've seen plenty of clubs (Hull, Bolton under Coyle, Wigas, Blackpool) try and play the way people think the game should be played, and put of those only Wigan have survived. No disrespect intended here, but for a club the size of Stoke, the fans should be happy with being an established PL side, and being a club no one wants to go to away. In that time you've also reached an FA Cup final (though I think the occasion got to the players who didn't do themselves justice IMO) and improved the squad every year. Pulis deserves more credit than he gets. So to does Peter Coates, who doesn't throw money around, but is not afraid to back his manager either
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4. Kim Philby
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Interesting. Didn't realise Nzonzi could be so crucial, usually there are other names that spring to mind of a non-Stoke supporter. There are the defenders with their reputation or Bego.
  Ok, but I think lots of supporters from other teams would envy Stoke on their home form and attitude reputation.
  [double Stoke defender owner]
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JK - Cønt ⭐
11 years, 3 months ago
Does anyone know what's going on with Saint's keepers?

Gazza hasn't played for a few weeks (has he been injured)

and given how poor Davis has been, why hasn't Boruc been seen? I know he was under some sort of investigation but I thought that had been resolved. Boruc is shirley better than Davis?
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Big_Andy_GAWA
11 years, 3 months ago
Did anyone watch that 'Soccer Saturday - The Best Bits' that has just finished. It was great !!
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1. The King
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Yeah. Absolute quality! Hope they do an updated one at the end of this season.
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Elwood
11 years, 3 months ago
Regarding Begos chance of another clean sheet, I don't think Liverpool will sit back.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20839753

I'd be very happy to see Stoke beat Liverpool both in terms of the fpl and PL but I'm expecting an aggressive showing from Rogers reds.
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Wild Rover
11 years, 3 months ago
Repost..

Thought about Captaining Michu and Berbatov over RVP but in the end I went for the ̶s̶e̶n̶s̶i̶b̶l̶e̶ ̶s̶a̶f̶e̶ televised option... Bale ftw.

I let tv coverage influence me far too much but it's a lot more fun.. 😀
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1. Jax
  11 years, 3 months ago
  captain berb
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2. Hot Sauce
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Everybody keeps saying C RVP over michu, because RVP is mr.reliable.
  
  RVP 118 points, Michu 117 pts no rotation risk.
  
  Just sayin.
  
  Michu C for me.
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raisingtheba
11 years, 3 months ago
Silva to bale worth 4pt hit?
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1. Live4pool
  11 years, 3 months ago
  no way..why would you sell silva
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2. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
  11 years, 3 months ago
  no
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adp1113
11 years, 3 months ago
Which channels broadcast the pressers live?
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1. Parm
  11 years, 3 months ago
  NOW BBC1!
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2. Alan The Llama
  11 years, 3 months ago
  There aren't any today
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NABIL - FPL otai
11 years, 3 months ago
ba > berba (4pt hit)

yay or nay?
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1. Elwood
  11 years, 3 months ago
  No way, limited chance of Ruiz playing.
  
  Don't get swept up in the Berb loving going on.
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Live4pool
11 years, 3 months ago
who has a better chance of starting tomorrow: Gunter or Shorey?

cheers!
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Pinoche
11 years, 3 months ago
NEW POST http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2012/12/25/preview-movie-the-hall-of-fame/
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Federico
11 years, 3 months ago
Will i be able to use the jan-wc for gw24, and fix my team after dgw?
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Alan The Llama
11 years, 3 months ago
So Berbatov is being capatained on the basis of the last seven boxing days. As opposed to his last 7 games. Might as well go the whole hog and base it on astrology.

Merry xmas everyone.
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1. Make United Great Again
  11 years, 3 months ago
  + 10000000000
  Crazy logic.
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2. Kim Philby
  11 years, 3 months ago
  True.
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TeddiPonza
11 years, 3 months ago
Best 5,8m midfielder punt until wildcard?
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1. Hot Sauce
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Taarabt?
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Stephen - Robot Daniels
11 years, 3 months ago
United front line on boxing day......

Dropping Rooney after one bad game is a Manchini response, Fergie has better man management skills than Manchini.

If a united player plays badly out of character or has an off game fergie will play him in and support that player in a preferred position and gives them a chance to boost their confidence. Manchini will punish and relegate to the bench and kick the player when he's down publicly.

Non Rooney owner, but rest aside I think Rooney will start, dropping or rotating him after a bad game won't happen unless he's tired which I don't think he is.
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1. Kim Philby
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Exactly.
  Not a ManU supporter but a Rooney and van Perplexie owner.
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2. Matamatician
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Fergie never drops anyone who plays bad especially Rooney!! He knows it's a must win game and this part of the season is the toughest and to try and extend the lead he WILL put his best players on the pitch even if he's had a bad game! Rooney has been magnificent after returning from injury except for Swansea.
  There's no point Fergie will drop him. He's still my FPL captain.
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Hot Sauce
11 years, 3 months ago
Everybody keeps saying C RVP over michu, because RVP is mr.reliable.

RVP 118 points, Michu 117 pts no rotation risk.

Just sayin.

Michu C for me.
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1. subzero
  11 years, 3 months ago
  not every one mate, just the fergie sycophants in here
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2. Matamatician
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Swansea travel to Reading. Noway Michu. I'd say van Persie
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1LHerne
11 years, 3 months ago
Is it worth buying Van Persie although he's 13.9, could be rested and is one yellow card (And Krul in goal.. remember last season?) away from getting a suspension?
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Snikiii
11 years, 3 months ago
I am captaning Defoe. Please someone convince me otherwise. For some reason i think he is gonna score big with bale back.
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Robalabobolol
11 years, 3 months ago
Rate my team? Got a 6/10 by most people last week so have had a drastic rethink

Begovic

Riise, Shorey, Nastasic

Mata, Michu, Pienaar, Silva

Suarez, Defoe, Rooney
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1. Matamatician
  11 years, 3 months ago
  improve your defence. otherwise its good, i mean the mid and strike.
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2. Matt
  11 years, 3 months ago
  Not bad, don't like riise, he's too overpriced, otherwise solid
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AIRMILES
11 years, 3 months ago
Merry Christmas, FF Scouters!
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