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Podcast January 31

The ScoutCast – Episode Ninety Six – Changes

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As we close on a century of episodes it was time to freshen things up and bring new voices to accompany my drone and that of grumpy Granville. In this weeks’ episode, we draft in both “Professor” Chris Atkinson and his “Rate My Team” computer, plus long-time community member and contributor, Jonty, for a new ScoutCast regular.

Don’t worry, the usual format remains intact although, having recorded this just minutes after last night’s whistles, Granville escapes the usual mini-league grilling. Not surprisingly, there’s plenty of “Granny’s miffed” to endure, plus “All Aboard” and the weekend preview. That’s’ rounded off by the “Full Jonty” a brand new feature that will bring you, the community, into our weekly ramblings.

Have a listen then get involved by mailing jonty@fantasyfootballscout.co.uk

Ring the changes via this link or stream the revolution via the handy player below…

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

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  1. Fancy Feet
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Best option is?
    A Suarez and Enrique
    B Sturridge and GJ

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    1. berbatron
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Sturridge and GJ because it will free up other funds too

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      1. Fancy Feet
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        11 years, 3 months ago

        Don't want free funds just who will score more

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  2. Brutus619
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone think Holtby could be good enough Spurs coverage if nailed on?

    It’d be something like Bale + Shaw v Holtby + G. Johnson

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    1. Brutus619
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Oh yeah, first on the page 😎

      Leave me alone, I never get first!

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      1. Brutus619
        • 12 Years
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        FFS.

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        1. New Ghost
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          🙂

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    2. berbatron
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      if nailed on as CAM then yes but I doubt this is the case. Will rotate with Dempsey, and sometimes play CM alongside Dembele/Parker. Go with Bale and Shaw

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    3. Scroobius Mac
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Not 100% he's not more of a Modric than a VdV. Have to give him a couple of games.

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    4. Brutus619
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers guys. I knew it was too good to be true. It's ok though because I'm a massive Bale fan 🙂

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  3. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    I hope theres an article tomorrow morning with all the transfers.
    A table of | From Team | Player | To Team | Cost | would suffice.

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    1. Low-Life
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Better get your spreadsheet started then.

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    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      bbc.....

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  4. Thomass
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    Is Bertrand actually gone to villa???

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    1. Trigg ⭐️
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      I was wondering this ...

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      1. berbatron
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        me too, decent bench fodder if he is

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        1. Funkyav
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          source?

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        2. Trigg ⭐️
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          He's currently in my team. Would stay if he was a MID/attacking DEF.

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  5. Keane There Dunne That
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Gibbs --> GJ
    Berbatov ---> Sturridge
    -4

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    1. berbatron
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Don't do it for -4. Spread the transfers. Just do Berb-Studge this week and Gibbs to GJ the following weel. Play Demel Davies and Shaw, GJ away aginst city won't get 4 more points than any of them.

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  6. Messi & fabregas
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    beccio anyone?

    predicted price?

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    1. the axolotl
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      probably 6 / 6.5. holt started 6.5, morrisson 5.5.

      risky punt for now, but decent goal scorer

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    2. red beard
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      6mil

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    3. Messi & fabregas
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      i thank u both

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    4. berbatron
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Too many better options up front. For becchio's price you could have Benteke or Lukaku. Or Sturridge/Giroud for a million or so more.

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  7. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Twitter reports saying Southampton are about to launch an audacious move for Juan Roman Riquelme.

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    1. New Ghost
      • 11 Years
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      One of my footy heroes.

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      1. Demí
        • 13 Years
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        +1

        Quality player. Argentinian connection too..

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        1. Corrigan
          • 13 Years
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          Sensational. Wish England could/would start producing players of his creativity and ilk.

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      2. the axolotl
        • 12 Years
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        34. surely past it

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        1. the axolotl
          • 12 Years
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          i should add one of my favorite players ever, but still...

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    2. Locarno
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      😯

      Quality player. Getting on a bit, though, isn't he?

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    3. isacki: full casual
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Was on BBC Sportsday a few hours ago, would be lovely to see him, he surely won't be doing much of Pochettino's front 4 pressing?

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    4. dogtanion
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Jens Lehmann likes this

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  8. snowman
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Guys any suggestion for WC changes? 0.5 in bank

    Federici Cesar
    Davies R Martin Bramble Cameron Clyne
    Sterling Michu Bale Mata Walcott
    RVP Suares Le Fondre

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    1. berbatron
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Sterling in a WC team? He's not even first choice anymore is he?

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      1. snowman
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        who to get in for him?

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  9. Uncle John from Jamaica
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    What are peoples thoughts on Enrique? Got to fancy his chances of starting I think.....

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  10. isacki: full casual
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Famous last words when dealing with Arsenal but I reckon we will get another transfer through the door in addition to Monreal. Won’t necessarily become known before the deadline. Remember a couple of years ago when several notable transfers came through in the early hours of the morning?

    Still twists in this day.

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    1. New Ghost
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Agreed.

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    2. Demí
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      You forgot to add: "lost on the bottom of the past page".

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      1. isacki: full casual
        • 12 Years
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        Unnecessary surely 😉

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    3. Demí
      • 13 Years
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      The Arteta and Santos one?

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      1. New Ghost
        • 11 Years
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        Arteta Mert Santos

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      2. isacki: full casual
        • 12 Years
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        Just checked, Arteta was signed 31 Aug 2011 and Santos 2 days before so not those. Vaguely remember some post deadline revelations, will take a look.

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        1. Funkyav
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Arshavin wasnt it?

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          1. isacki: full casual
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            Lads I just realized you're thinking of last minute January transfers by Arsenal. I was thinking of last minute January trans!

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          2. isacki: full casual
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            Lads I just realized you're thinking of last minute January transfers by Arsenal. I wasn't thinking of Arsenal transfers in particular, I just remembered January transfers coming out after the deadline!

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            1. isacki: full casual
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              Yep, the 31st January 2011 transfers of Carroll and Torres which came through minutes before the deadline and were publicised later.
              http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9382215.stm
              http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/9380389.stm

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  11. Dynamic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Will Butland put the place of Begovic under threat?

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    1. Trigg ⭐️
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Being loaned back out to Brum, as I understand.

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    2. SW6
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      nope, he's going back to birmingham on loan

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      1. Thomass
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        This 🙂

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  12. izo
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Ruiz to?

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    1. dogtanion
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Remy/ Lambert

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      1. berbatron
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Remy, Lamberts fixtures poor

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    2. Thomass
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Becchio

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    3. the axolotl
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      pog / alf, spend all your money on 7 better front 8 players

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  13. Corrigan
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Presuming Mata is fit, I'll have GJ, Michu, Gerrard and Sturridge for the double and 11 for the blank.

    No hits throughout the entire process.

    Any problems? Lack of Davies, De Guzman, Suarez?

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    1. Trigg ⭐️
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      If you had Suarez, people would say lack of Gerrard, and so on ...

      I think 4 is the perfect DGW number.

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  14. Viper
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Is this worth a 4 pointer..

    Gibbs, Ruiz & Ba -> Sagna, Pog & Suarez

    I know it doesn't look very appealing but basically if Ba drops tonight then i'm fecked and may forget about drafting Suarez in!

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    1. Corrigan
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Not another Arsenal defender, Shirley!

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      1. Viper
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Best defender for 5.2 in that case..

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        1. Twelve years a slave
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          I might take a punt on Debuchy, very attacking , but fistures not that flash , but this is the new Newcastle

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  15. SW6
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Are Swansea not replacing Graham? Surely that means Michu plays ST. Not too bothered about him but does that mean De Guzman will take Michu's role in the hole?

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    1. Parm
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Yup.

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      1. SW6
        • 11 Years
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        Interesting.

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      2. berbatron
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        How sure are you of this? Makes me seriously consider rotating De Guzman and Cabaye if De guzman will be cnostantly in the hole

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    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Shechter play as striker more often than Graham when Michu is in the hole...

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      1. SW6
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Surely Shechter won't play long term? He's awful isn't he?

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        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Yes but Michu is certainly not nailed on as striker even with Graham gone

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    3. New Ghost
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Hopefully. I don't understand why Laudrup persists with Schechter (spell check).

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    4. 2nd Man
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Good point, De Guzman getting some points playing deeper, in the hole could be explosive

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  16. Thomass
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    Yes

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    1. Thomass
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Reply fail to the viper

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  17. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    yay or nay?

    aguero and Gibbs for giroud and GJ

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    1. berbatron
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      nay. Keep Aguero mate, im bringing him in on WC.

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    2. Uncle John from Jamaica
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Would get rid of Gibbs but think Aguero worth a few more weeks.

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    3. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Anyone?

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  18. Bøwstring The Carp
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    Thought it was pretty funny when Becchio said "I have to go" to the reporter, drove about 3 yards then had to wait a minute to get a turn 😆

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    1. Namtab Nomolos
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      His accent went totally as he said it too. Clearly one of his early English lessons was important phrases like that 🙂

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    2. Funkyav
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      the reporter was pretty useless

      im guessing she got the job for "other" reasons.

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  19. Thomass
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    QPR PLAYERS TURN UP FOR TRAINING;
    http://t.co/4U1VRVxJ

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    1. dogtanion
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      ahahahha

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    2. the axolotl
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      🙂

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    3. Mull
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      😆 .

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    4. Crouch Potato!
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Count the actual size of their squad.

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      1. Funkyav
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Have you got a calculator?

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        1. Thomass
          • 11 Years
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          😆

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        2. Crouch Potato!
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Already done the maths, a lot less than people imagine.

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          1. Funkyav
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            There will be a lot of players on BIG wages nowhere near the first team.

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            1. Crouch Potato!
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              Whom? Boswinga is the only one that comes to mind.

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    5. Low-Life
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Nice 😆

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    6. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      glol

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  20. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    Swansea have had a bid accepted for Deportivo midfielder Riki - BBC.

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    1. Bøwstring The Carp
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Bianca won't be happy about that 😕

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      1. dogtanion
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        genius 🙂

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      2. Kanus hat trick
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Thought he'd have gone to Juve- the Biancaneri 😳

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  21. Kanus hat trick
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    lol @ Odemwingie. Apparently move is off. Enjoy the reserves!

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    1. Crouch Potato!
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      He will get locked out in the morning.

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    2. Low-Life
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Hopefully, rarely seems to work out that way though.

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    3. 4vets
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      If that is true then QPR are doing very bad business.

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      1. 4vets
        • 13 Years
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        I give up.... *WBA

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        1. Crouch Potato!
          • 12 Years
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          Yup they should have cashed in, useless to them now.

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  22. dogtanion
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    Jenas looks like a young lad doing his confirmation, and spent all his money getting his earpierced

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  23. tommys
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Hold onto your hats Jim White is going to go into over drive 🙂

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  24. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Suarez or Aguero GW26

    Has to be Luis right?

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    1. Thomass
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Suarez by a mile

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    2. dogtanion
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      yes! then straight to Aguero and probably keep for the season

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    3. berbatron
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      2 games vs 1 game...? lol simple. But after GW26 do Suarez-Aguero.

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    4. New Ghost
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Ummm...DGW?

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  25. Namtab Nomolos
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    This podcast goes all Sky At Night when they call in the boffin to get his professorial advice. 🙂

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  26. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Naco Monreal looks like Peter Crouch 😕

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    1. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 12 Years
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      Nacho*

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    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Crouch and P Neville love child 😯

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  27. SW6
    • 11 Years
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    Eyong Enoh to Fulham confirmed

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    1. Thomass
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      What's the move on the Dutch goalkeeper???

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      1. SW6
        • 11 Years
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        Was pretty much done but Roma missed out on a GK so they pulled out last minute

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        1. Thomass
          • 11 Years
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          Thanks

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  28. PC ALLSTARS
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Natalie on SSN looks like big yellow bird!

    I bet she likes a cock or two!!!!

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    1. dogtanion
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      well she is married to Sam Matterface

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      1. PC ALLSTARS
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Ha ha! i remember him on SSN, as if they are together they ave a kid aswell.

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  29. Ferris Bueller
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Just logged onto FPL to look at my team...more red and yellow flags than a Spain game. With four flagged, plus Ba, what would you do with this lot?

    Bego Fed
    Azpi Davies Demel Gibbs Collins
    Bale Walcott Michu Guthrie Mata
    RVP Ba Berba
    £0.9 bank, 2FT

    Should I stick to plan; Berba > Studge now, Bale > Gerrard next week and 2FT after DGW
    Or use two now to be sure of fielding 11 (but then have to either go without Gerrard or take a hit)

    Cheers for any input.

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  30. Kostja
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    worst deadline day ever 🙂

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