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The ScoutCast – Episode 127 – Logic

Granville calls it a logic-defying season and this 300k ranked Fantasy manager isn’t going to argue with him. There’s plenty to tussle about in this week’s ScoutCast, however, as we lock virtual horns over Rooney vs van Persie, Baines vs Coleman and Aguero vs his hamstring.

In and around the regulars, it’s the incoming double Gameweeks that occupy our thoughts once more, with the community questions quizzing us on United’s Gameweek 31 potential, the Chelsea dilemma and the best player we’ve witnessed in the flesh. Granville puts forward a true talent: a three time FIFA World Player of the Year, no less. I nominated a floppy haired Geordie with a top 40 single. Truly logic-defying.

Share in Granville’s Zizou moment via this link or stare into my Diamond Lights via the player below.

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

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  1. rozzo
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on Steven Gerrard as an option? Not many people appear to have him. Has been ticking along nicely but only seems to have set piece threat.

    I reckon he has a penalty or two in him over the next few games, no?

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    1. Namtab Nomolos
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      If you can get the same kind of output from Sterling then the money elsewhere can be a big difference. But if you have cash floating around he's a good shout.

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    2. Oz lotto
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      yes. I'm thinking either him or Yaya. But then again I might use a transfer on Rooney instead 🙁 as you can see I'm in a dilemma.

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    3. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Since his return from injury nine games ago...Gerrard 55 pts v Yaya 48 pts from his last nine...and Gerrard gave up a pen to Studge.

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      1. Colonel Klink
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        He won't do that again for a couple reasons.

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    4. HVT
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Gerrard looks good for double and can do something like :
      Gerrard / Lukaku > Aguero / Sterling when Sergio gets better.

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  2. Chu Young Ping Pong
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Talk dirty to me.

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    1. Hubert
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Grime

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    2. HVT
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Filth

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    3. Holy See
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Adam

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      1. mr gruber
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        I'm sure you do, but you should see Adam at EVE...

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        1. Colonel Klink
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Or as PSG Alex says, Yves.

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    4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I got a bit of mud on my carpet last night

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    5. The B
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      John Terry and face of Ramires.

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    6. bitterandstout
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Uli Hoeness

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      • applebonkers
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        • 14 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        yoghurt with a fork

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      1. In Like Flynn.
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        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        🙂

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      2. HVT
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks for response on last page Demi ,
        I should have said Aguero > Lukaka (c) -4 ,
        I think that's my best option as I really fancy my Soton trio of Boruc / Lallana / jrod ,
        It would be a shame to sacrifice them over Sergio's hammy.

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    8. GREENDREAMS11
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I don't know if its been mentioned already but Hoeness got 3 and a half years jail, Gulp !!

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      1. Chu Young Ping Pong
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        who's hones

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        1. bitterandstout
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Bayern Chairman

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            1. Chu Young Ping Pong
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              Oh. What'd he do?

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              1. bitterandstout
                  10 years, 1 month ago

                  was convicted of tax evasion, sentenced to 3.5 years.

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          • In Like Flynn.
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            • 13 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Poor Bob, I guess they didn't like Blockbusters.

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            1. Weasel Boy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              😀

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            2. A.T
              • 13 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              😆

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        2. Scratch
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Lols @ the Benfica manager taunting Sherwood by holding up 3 fingers after Benfica's 3rd goal.

          His post match explanation? no no he wasn't doing that it was actually "I was saying: 'number three, Luisao, number three"

          Luisao wears #4 🙂

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          1. GREENDREAMS11
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Lol.

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          2. IL Fantasista
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Like a boss

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          3. Chu Young Ping Pong
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            😀

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          4. HVT
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Neville wears Prada

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        3. FortunesAlwaysHiding
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Top defender picks for gwk 31? Im looking for a list of about 10 names...

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          1. pundit of punts
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Baines,Kompany,Evra,Demel,Curtis Davies,Zabaleta,Coleman.

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          2. HVT
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Coleman
            Baines
            Jones
            Evra
            Zaba
            Bad c
            Collins
            Chester
            Ivanovich
            Skrtel

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            1. FortunesAlwaysHiding
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              Would you rate Hulls defence over Newcastle?

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              1. HVT
                • 13 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                Slightly
                Hull V WBA / wham
                Newc V CP / everton
                I can see Chester scoring.

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          3. applebonkers
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            • 14 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            everton defence, liverpool defence, man city defence, everyone else

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        4. pundit of punts
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Watch Azpilicueta score a brace this weekend as Granville has already dismissed him as a fantasy option. 🙂

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          1. bitterandstout
              10 years, 1 month ago

              that would loverly, he needs to make a contribution to my fantasy fortunes, before the gods send me my fantasy P45.

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          2. Zizou
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Will chester be playing by the double

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            1. McSauce
              • 14 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              Yes

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            2. Colonel Klink
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              He's playing already, isn't he? As of last FA Cup game, that is?

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          3. McSauce
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Thoughts on Baines (C) for GW 30

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            1. A.T
              • 13 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              http://youtu.be/egc2YuLFuG0

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              1. Get up ya bum
                • 14 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                LOL

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          4. CheeseandBusquets
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Will Kolarov be benched for Clichy?

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            1. applebonkers
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              normally yes. hopefully with next midweek off he has a chance though

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              1. Get up ya bum
                • 14 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                Have a feeling we'll get a sneaky start this week 😉

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            2. Tozier
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              I reckon Clichy will start vs Hull, then Kolarov start both games in the DGW.

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              1. mr gruber
                • 12 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                that would be fine...

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          5. Reed_Rothchild
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Seems like most people transferring out Aguero are opting for Lukaku over Rooney.

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            1. HVT
              • 13 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              I agree.

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          6. Atwood
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Start Boruc or Mannone this GW?

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            1. McSauce
              • 14 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              tough one I'm thinking Boruc

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              1. Shankly Gates
                • 11 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                Just about to ask the same
                I think mannone to start balanced my team better

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            2. HurriKane
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              mannone

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          7. Shankly Gates
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Who to start
            Janu or punch?

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            1. Get up ya bum
              • 14 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              Punch

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              1. Shankly Gates
                • 11 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                That's what I have chosen ..

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          8. Colonel Klink
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Is it really worth waiting to hear about Agüero? Take the -4 on the chin, and move on. Dude is so injury-prone, feel like it's just a matter of time.

            And though I'd like to reinvest in Silva, he out-hammies Agüero on his most injurious day. Yaya it is. White flag time, 30 weeks in.

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            1. Tozier
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              Even if Aguero were declared fit to play Hull I wouldn't have him right now. He just seems to come back and get injured straight away, not worth the hassle for his price tag. When he's fit for a full month and performing, I'd get him in.

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              1. Colonel Klink
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                I am so bad at this game. Plot the coordinates of Agüero doing well/doing poorly, check the inverse and that's my ownership. I agree, he's in maybe for a late GW, or DGW. I'm ditching. Lukaku perhaps, or Rooney...wait, is this a list of other strikers that have burned me?

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            2. jagshmash
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              if you got him... would hold. this is part of the the fun of owning aguero... explosive returns and explosive hammies.

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              1. Colonel Klink
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                Fun? FUN?! He makes a brother poor, but intoxicated with fun, I suppose.

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          9. Tozier
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Really stuck here, not sure what to do. Would really appreciate some comments. Cheers.

            http://i.imgur.com/xE9ftsi.png

            My conditions:

            No to Yaya, no to getting rid of Mata. Other than that, open to ideas.

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            1. Colonel Klink
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              Can I just ask why no to Mata? I can dig, but wondering how long the game plan extends (end of season or end of DGW). I have him but am at a crossroads.

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              1. Tozier
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                I see a lot of people getting rid of Mata and it makes no sense to me personally. In my case especially, I only got him in GW29, specifically with the DGW in mind.

                I think Man Utd have turned a bit of a corner now (although that's been said a lot this season), and I see them doing well against Pool and in the DGW. Scoredraws to liverpool and city is what I expect.

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                1. Colonel Klink
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  10 years, 1 month ago

                  That's why I got him, as well. Now that Agüero to Luk or other is happening, I don't need to sacrifice Mata for Yaya.

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                  1. Colonel Klink
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 10 Years
                    10 years, 1 month ago

                    And Erik or Snod/Holtby to Nolan or Johnson would be my move. Or maybe Sissoko unless Remy out makes that a no-go.

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            2. Leaf
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              Erikson to AJ

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              1. Leaf
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                Dawson to Kolarov

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            3. JasonG123
              • 10 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              Dawson to Williamson/Collins/Bardsley, Eriksen to Nolan/AJ.

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              1. JasonG123
                • 10 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                Although really the best move is Eriksen to AJ and Mata to Yaya but if you really insist on keeping Mata then do one of the above.

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            4. Tozier
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              Cheers guys. Eriksen -> AJ seems popular. Will think on that.

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          10. FortunesAlwaysHiding
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Demba Ba. A likely start for the weekend and.worth a one week punt?

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            1. Tozier
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              Don't think he'll start and even if he did the priority this week should be preparation for the DGW.

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            2. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              no

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          11. laGan1n1
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            all set

            De Gea

            Williams Distin Terry Shaw

            Redmond Lallana Hazard

            RVP Lukaku (c) Suarez

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            1. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              Dobar. 🙂

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              1. laGan1n1
                • 11 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                ale! 😀

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          12. Idiottax
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Any thoughts on my wild card team? I originally went in for Aguero, but suspect he isn't going to play enough over the next few weeks to make it worthwhile.

            Adrian/Mannone
            Coleman/Zabaleta/Azpilicueta/Collins/Chester
            Hazard/Yaya/Gerrard/Nolan/Januzaj
            Suarez/Sturridge/Lukaku

            My biggest concern is too much Liverpool, but that could be remedied by Gerrard to Silva after GW 31.

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            1. Scratch
              • 14 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              Looks good but I wouldn't go near Januzaj.

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            2. Tozier
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              Looks excellent to me, I just worry that Hazard will be sat on your bench in the DGW with a double figure haul, but then you wouldn't be alone.

              Maybe go for Ki instead of Januzaj to save cash, and play Hazard? Ki has more DGWs due so he'd be a future investment.

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              1. Idiottax
                • 10 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                I'm actually thinking Januzaj to Huddlestone, given that I plan to start Hazard with 10 DGW players, since Huddlestone plays every week and it allows me to add Johnson and Bardsley prior to their additional Double Game Weeks.

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                1. Scratch
                  • 14 Years
                  10 years, 1 month ago

                  It's almost identical to my own wildcard team with minor differences

                  Coleman / Baines
                  Chester / Ward
                  Nolan / AJ
                  Januzaj / Bacuna

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          13. Van Dal
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            1113mins without DZeko aguero or negredo scoring.

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            1. Van Dal
              • 14 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              Dating back to jan

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          14. Van Dal
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Rvp > Lukaku or keep?

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          15. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Spurs & TS:
            Christian Eriksen scored a magnificent free kick.
            That a player like Eriksen who has such brilliant technique was moved to the wing so that Kane can have his opportunity in the centre made little sense. Eriksen is the player Sherwood should be building his team around, but when Spurs trailed other teams like to Norwich in February Eriksen didn't even get a minute. Btw, TS said, after decision to use 20 yr old Kane in a support role behind Adebayor. "He's been patient," which was only his 2nd appearance this season. Needless to say, around 60th min, Kane was caught w/ the ball near spurs area, & Lloris had to do a save. Soon after luizao goal from corner.

            sad, given the potential this team had. yes there is margin of errror tat could come around w/ all the signings. But Spurs should stick w/ building around the core of Eriksen, paulinho, & Verts and then sort out lamela, soldado, etc etc

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          16. Sheldon420
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Thoughts on this team for the DGW please?

            MANNONE
            COLEMAN ZABALETA Ivanovic
            YAYA GERRARD AJ Hazard
            SUAREZ STURRIDGE LUKAKU

            Marshall Johnson (NOR) Chambers Ward

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          17. isacki: full casual
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Lolarov.

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            1. Van Dal
              • 14 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              You think he will start?

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          18. RoysCallerAnne
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Just reading the comments on what great players you've seen live, haven't listen to the scout cast yet. So I thought I'd re post this from a couple of years ago, I think it's a second re post :http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/2619970

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            1. The Quiff
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              I remember that game! I wasn't at it, but I have the match programme for it somewhere.

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          19. CheeseandBusquets
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Ok advice needed
            Not sure about palace clean sheet or kolarov rotation risk.what would you do with this team?

            Mannone (Mignolet)
            Kolarov,Azpil,Coleman,Fonte (Dann)
            Lallana,Hazard,Nasri (Puncheon)(Noone)
            SAS,Lukaku

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          20. FortunesAlwaysHiding
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Williamson, Chester or Evans as the best from these for gameweek 31?

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            1. AppleDunk
              • 10 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              Williamson - 2 home games.

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            1. Hubert
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              It's in her genes

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          22. FPL Blow-In
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            I got Aguero in as part of a -8 for this week. I will never learn... Early transfers always turn sour for me.. Any hope he will play at the weekend what was said on the injury?

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          23. sinik
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            hi DZ

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          24. junitrules
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Selling Dawson giving me 6.8m to fill the space...

            Coleman - Ivan - M Olsson - R Bennett - ?????

            Do I buy...

            A) kompany - low ownership, goal threat, dgws
            B) Terry - bap magnet, solid defence, goal threat. Less games to play though
            C) another city/che defender, zaba or also
            D) demel - few baps, ok def
            E) something different

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            1. junitrules
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              C) I meant azpi. Auto corrected!

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