Podcast April 17

The ScoutCast – Episode 130 – Hangout

The ScoutCast revolution is here. Not content with having to ensure our voices are up to scratch, Granville and myself decide to risk ridicule and stream our first live Google Hangout version, putting our hairlines and choice of décor on the line.

Having embarked on this brave new world, it also made sense to shake up the content so we welcome back Jonty to fire us a whole host of questions from the community and introduce some special guests along the way. We start this week with none other than the world’s top Fantasy Premier League manager – Luke Weston is in the house to rub shoulders with mediocrity and field our inquisition.

If you missed the live stream, you can catch the full “warts and all” hangout version via the player below or, if you’re a traditionalists, you can help yourself to the regular edited podcast version via this link or stream it via the first player.

PS: Apologies that we focus the camera on Granville and then myself – this is down to human error rather than our huge egos. With our ranks, we’d rather have been off camera.

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Whitman2013
10 years, 1 month ago
Hey guys and gals

My lead is currently about 48, I i have this team

Marshall
Coleman ward azpi (stones Chester)
Silva Mitch lallana aj (yyt)
Lukaku Suarez dzeko

My rivals team last week was
Migs
Coleman Dustin mariappa (rosenior Chester)
Ki Silva yyt Gerrard (jwp)
Aguero Suarez lukaku

Should I find a way to bring in aguero and Gerrard to copy or carry on?

What transfers should I make, please? Any tips helpful

Never been in this position lads and girls
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1. Demelbrush
  10 years, 1 month ago
  can you do a straight swap - Dzeko > aguero?
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  1. Whitman2013
    10 years, 1 month ago
    Nope I only have 1.8 itb could do yyt to eriksen or sterling and dzeko to aguero
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    1. Demelbrush
      10 years, 1 month ago
      yyt > erik and dzeko > aguero looks solid.
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2. Tony Yeboah
  10 years, 1 month ago
  how much boodle itb?
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  1. Whitman2013
    10 years, 1 month ago
    A poor 1.8 tv has been my weakness :p
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3. MaRooney 5
  10 years, 1 month ago
  I'd bring Kun
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4. Tony Yeboah
  10 years, 1 month ago
  i like tripling up on city cover with dgw coming up.... i might try yaya> nasri, lukaku>kun.....and hope dzeko gets his place back (i think he will afer negs poo display v sun).....bit punty tho i admit
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  1. Camp No No
    10 years, 1 month ago
    Yeah, tripling up on city cover really has been the way to success this season. I have some experience on that.
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Demelbrush
10 years, 1 month ago
Play chambers (bench are non-playing) or take a hit for nasri/mata/ramsey>
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1. Demelbrush
  10 years, 1 month ago
  basically, I won't have 11 if chambers doesnt play if I don't take a -4 hit
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  1. Whitman2013
    10 years, 1 month ago
    Taking a hit for a later dgwer seems wise
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TorresMagic™
10 years, 1 month ago
Happy Easter in advance.
Nearly 8am here.
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1. Tony Yeboah
  10 years, 1 month ago
  jesus died so we could have two bank holidays......wot a man
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FACUPARSE
10 years, 1 month ago
Totally missed yesterday's games. Is Dzeko now benched?

Aguero time?
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1. Mílanista
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Could still start in a 4-4-2 but you're going to be wondering every game. Its time.
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2. Camp No No
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Aguero and you never have to think again...
  
  ...until he gets injured again, which is usually sooner rather than later.
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JoeSoap
10 years, 1 month ago
Mata or Gerrard for this week only?

Thinking Gerrard this week and maybe swap for Mata next week.
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1. MaRooney 5
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Mata, if you're going to do that
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  1. JoeSoap
    10 years, 1 month ago
    Prefer Gerrard this week though if I get Mata might save me a hit next week.
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2. La Roja
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Gerrard
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3. TorresMagic™
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Only if you think Gerrard will beat Mata by 4 this week or you don't have elsewhere to strengthen.
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4. Mílanista
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Prefer Mata than Gerrard then Mata(-4)
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  1. JoeSoap
    10 years, 1 month ago
    Thanks all. That's my problem, prefer Gerrard this week but he needs to beat Mata by 4 as it may cost me a hit next week.
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5. Sweetpea
  10 years, 1 month ago
  At this stage, i would only getting someone i want til the end of the season.
  
  Waste of transfer - You'll want the transfer for something else next week.
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  1. JoeSoap
    10 years, 1 month ago
    Thanks Sweetpea. You are spot on.
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Mílanista
10 years, 1 month ago
Evening all, I have a problem in my team called Michu. I was planning to save the FT, play him for the juicy fixture against Newcastle and then sell for Mata next week. The tweet about him needing a late fitness test for Newcastle doesn't fill me with confidence, should I make the transfer this week instead?

Initially I wasn't too keen on the prospect of Mata away to Everton but, in the hole, he's a quality player that can rack up the points against anyone and Everton have been conceding a lot of chances (as Wakey highlighted before the Palace game)

So, Michu to Mata this week?
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1. Connor's Calling
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Do it IMO
  
  Michu done for this season. Mata not someone I've backed previously but seems logical
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2. JK - Cønt ⭐
  10 years, 1 month ago
  sounds good.
  
  I am debating what to do about Yaya and Noone
  
  Mata, Silva and Ramsey all in the frame. Might forgoe Silva so I can get Aleks 😀
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  1. Mílanista
    10 years, 1 month ago
    Ignoring Silva for the sake of Aleks is noble, but ultimately just silly 😉
    
    Mata and Silva would be ideal, but probably too expensive.
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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      10 years, 1 month ago
      it's do-able with Rooney as well, but it means I'm left with Chester and a defender for no more than 6 million, probably less than that.
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3. Sweetpea
  10 years, 1 month ago
  id do it this week
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4. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Yes. We are not playing beach football.
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5. Gimli son of Gloin
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Absolutely get rid.
  Michu's day is long gone.
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6. Mílanista
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Thanks all
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7. A.
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Its got to be Michu out this week, the only question is who you bring in
  
  If you're comfortable with Mata's chances of points vs Everton away then go for it, as GW36 and 37 are beautiful
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  1. Mílanista
    10 years, 1 month ago
    Mata is definitely coming in for those 3 homes games and I don't a reason for spending 4 points on a one week punt. Tomorrow night, Mata will be making his way into my team for the first time this season
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Connor's Calling
10 years, 1 month ago
Wow. Rooney's back

Get him got GW36 or worried about RvP return?
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1. Mílanista
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Depends on the news for both of them. Fortunately we have over a week for information to come out... from Moyes
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Tony Yeboah
10 years, 1 month ago
im starting to worry mata will rise tonite.....up 74% today after rising yday........so much transfer activity
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1. Sweetpea
  10 years, 1 month ago
  he wont
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2. Mílanista
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Tomorrow night
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FACUPARSE
10 years, 1 month ago
Had 0.1 extra before to do Dzeko>Aguero now -0.2.

Gonna have to be for a hit
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A.
10 years, 1 month ago
Hazard to Mata for a hit?
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1. Sweetpea
  10 years, 1 month ago
  wait for presser
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  1. A.
    10 years, 1 month ago
    Oh yeah I will, not going to be done tonight, just wondering if its seen as a sensible move if Hazard is ruled out.
    
    I was planning on Hazard to Silva for the better fixture, but its a toss up who to get with Silva's injury doubt
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    1. Sweetpea
      10 years, 1 month ago
      silva prob wont play both in DGW 37 either.
      
      nasri could be the one....
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2. Mílanista
  10 years, 1 month ago
  I'm guessing it will still be for a hit if you leave it until next week? I'd do it unless you have someone decent on the bench.
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  1. A.
    10 years, 1 month ago
    Barkley on the bench who probably won't start, so i'm comfortable taking the hit to get Hazard out.
    
    Just debating Silva, Nasri, Mata and Ramsey, and currently swaying towards Mata, even though I'm sort of expecting a 3-0 Everton win in my head
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Bolasie
10 years, 1 month ago
At TotalFPL:
London Tube Strikes. Mon 28th April and Mon 5th May. Arsenal v Newcastle GW36 and Palace v Liverpool GW 37 at risk
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1. Mílanista
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Its very late in the season, postponed to midweek (same GW) if they have to be rescheduled.
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Spencer
10 years, 1 month ago
Been a bit shy on taking hits all season, but do you think Lukaku -> Adebayor is worth one now? Have my other transfers planned for the season, so if I get Ade in, it'll be for a hit.

Speroni
Zabaleta - Dann - Azpilicueta - Coleman
Puncheon - Gerrard - Silva
Aguero - Lukaku - Suarez

Boruc - AJ - Vlaar - Licermore
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1. Sweetpea
  10 years, 1 month ago
  not for a hit but i rate Ade
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  1. Spencer
    10 years, 1 month ago
    Thanks SP
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2. TorresMagic™
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Rather get Eriksen tbh.
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JK - Cønt ⭐
10 years, 1 month ago
Latest scout tweet

😯
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1. Sweetpea
  10 years, 1 month ago
  cant see the tweets for some reason
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  1. JK - Cønt ⭐
    10 years, 1 month ago
    Moyes supposedly confirms Rooney is fit
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    1. Sweetpea
      10 years, 1 month ago
      would prefer him over mata for DGW 37. may get both though
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2. A.
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Rooney being fit would scupper my plans of getting Welbeck as a cheap striker
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JK - Cønt ⭐
10 years, 1 month ago
chances of Kolarov starting v WBA
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1. A.
  10 years, 1 month ago
  In my dreams he starts, scores, assists and gets a clean sheet
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  1. JK - Cønt ⭐
    10 years, 1 month ago
    I'm going mad
    
    I'm thinking of Yaya and Coleman to Ramsey and Kolarov
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    1. Test Eagles
      10 years, 1 month ago
      Will only end in disappointment
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    2. A.
      10 years, 1 month ago
      My main motivation for getting Kolarov for a hit last week was the thinking that if I now play him every week til the end of the season he might at some point get a big haul.
      Monday would be as good a time as any!
      
      I quite like the look of those two transfers, although Coleman could get a cleanie vs United, you never know. And Hull away isn't easy for Rambo
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  2. Saint Domingo
    10 years, 1 month ago
    In reality he is benched,comes on at 87 and gets 1 pt.
    
    The Kolarov way
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Egg noodle
10 years, 1 month ago
A) John 'THE BOSS' Terry
or
B) Ivanovic
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1. Sweetpea
  10 years, 1 month ago
  the boss.
  
  had him all season.
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FACUPARSE
10 years, 1 month ago
AJ play well against City?
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1. Chu Young Ping Pong
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Ok
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2. TorresMagic™
  10 years, 1 month ago
  He lifted for his old side a usual.
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MaRooney 5
10 years, 1 month ago
Adrian / Vito
Coleman | Zaba | Dann / Chester | Dummett
Gerrard | Mirallas | Punch | AJ / Yaya
Kun | Luka | Suarez (c)

0.6 ITM, 1 FT
What would u do?
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1. Test Eagles
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Mirallas > Eriksen
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    10 years, 1 month ago
    im thinking mirallas may start this weekend
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    1. Camp No No
      10 years, 1 month ago
      Start what? His holidays?
      
      Only player more frustrating than Mirallas, FPL-wise, is Lukaku.
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    2. MaRooney 5
      10 years, 1 month ago
      me too, but ugly fixtues
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  2. MaRooney 5
    10 years, 1 month ago
    so keep the injured Yaya
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Test Eagles
10 years, 1 month ago
Is Podolski worth consideration?
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1. Sweetpea
  10 years, 1 month ago
  yes, under rated imo but striker spots are full
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Nath88
10 years, 1 month ago
Any chance of Sturridge being back for the weekend? Trying to decide whether to do Lukaku or Sturridge > Aguero...
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1. Sweetpea
  10 years, 1 month ago
  no, hell play v chelsea though
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Lazarus
10 years, 1 month ago
Anyone getting Giroud?
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1. Sweetpea
  10 years, 1 month ago
  doubt it
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2. Epic Fail
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Yes.
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3. Tony Yeboah
  10 years, 1 month ago
  if roon didnt hav this dgw, giroud would be my lukaku replacment.......scores against the weaker teams, good assit getter, well rested recently and arsenal hav sick fix
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Demel
10 years, 1 month ago
Who to get in for Yaya?

Mata or Nasri?
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1. Sweetpea
  10 years, 1 month ago
  nasri better fixture this week
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  1. Demel
    10 years, 1 month ago
    That is what I am thinking.
    
    Nasri this week and Mata and Rooney next week.
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You've got red on you.
10 years, 1 month ago
Silva or Mirallas to Mata?
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1. Saint Domingo
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Mirallas
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  1. You've got red on you.
    10 years, 1 month ago
    whats the news on Silva?
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Bolasie
10 years, 1 month ago
Is Mirallas and Yaya ---> Eriksen and Silva worth a hit?
Will play Punch and Mutch if I'm sticking with Yaya.
Could bring in Gerrard/Nasri instead of Eriksen...
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1. flipperallstars
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Wouldn't do silva unless 100% certain he will play
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Connor's Calling
10 years, 1 month ago
Knowing what little we do know, who wins
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1. TorresMagic™
  10 years, 1 month ago
  The title?
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flipperallstars
10 years, 1 month ago
Defensive dilemma, currently playing:

Adrian (mannone)
Shaw baines ward (kosc Coleman)
Eriksen nasri lallana mutch (Johnson)
Lukaku Suarez aguero

Plan to do undecided>mata or lukaku>Rooney next week?
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The case for hits
Saint Domingo
10 years, 1 month ago
Gameweek Hits,just had a look at my gameweek history and i have taken hits on 19 times this season with a ratio of 15 green arrows from those weeks and only 4 red arrows when taking no hit.So to me taking hits should not be frowned upon,what success rate have you got as far as hits go?

Overall on 9 weeks i have taken no hit i have had a red arrow.

Hits are all good.
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1. Epic Fail
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Whether you got a red or green arrow doesn't really show whether the hit was a success or not. You need to compare what points you would have got with and without the hit.
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  1. Optimus.
    10 years, 1 month ago
    ^This
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2. Optimus.
  10 years, 1 month ago
  I love hits but looking at your rank my transfers obviously have not been as fruitful as yours 🙂
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3. Tony Yeboah
  10 years, 1 month ago
  11 greens to 6 reds when taking hits......add this to the extra tv gained thro making more transfers then hits are fine....aslong the transfer is gd the hit will be paid back
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4. The3rdTurd
  10 years, 1 month ago
  3 green and 5 red for me. It's far too simplistic to say hits are either good or bad.
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5. Mílanista
  10 years, 1 month ago
  The world number 1 has made 50 transfers. That's a lot of hits.
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  1. Tony Yeboah
    10 years, 1 month ago
    very interesting stat
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6. A.
  10 years, 1 month ago
  9 hits for me, and only 3 greens
  
  I do remember checking some weeks that i got my red arrows that the hits did pay off though - they got me more points than the players id transferred out, and so covered themselves and I'd have had a red arrow anyway
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  1. Saint Domingo
    10 years, 1 month ago
    Spot on
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7. It’s A Joke
  10 years, 1 month ago
  I took out Hazard for Puncheon last gw. That worked out well.
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8. Fabreghastly
  10 years, 1 month ago
  6 - 5 in favour of green this year but that's unusual. I've noticed my hits paying off in previous years with higher returns the bigger the hit. Not so with WCs, though, and the same this year with two red arrows :-). You've also got to consider the longer term benefit, particularly when setting up or deconstructing a DGW team
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  1. Fabreghastly
    10 years, 1 month ago
    Counted again - it was 7 - 4 in favour of green 🙂
    That's more like it
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9. RedLightning
  10 years, 1 month ago
  4 greens and 2 reds this season when I have taken hits.
  
  4 of them probably justified (3 greens and 1 red), and 2 not (1 red and 1 green).
  
  I have taken fewer hits than in previous seasons, and have therefore taken fewer bad hits than before.
  
  However, considering the number of successful hits taken by the world number one, I may have to reconsider this strategy. Hits clearly can be good, but they have to be the right ones.
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JK - Cønt ⭐
10 years, 1 month ago
Mannone

Chester, Flanagan, Ward, Cahill, ____

Silva/Yaya, Mata, Nasri, Eriksen, Degajah

Suarez, Aguero, Rooney

fill in the blank for less than 6
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1. Optimus.
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Smalling maybe
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2. Saint Domingo
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Jonny evans 😉
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3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Koscielny
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  1. JK - Cønt ⭐
    10 years, 1 month ago
    he is my thinking, but he lacks a DGW
    
    but who is nailed for United other than Evra
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4. Parm
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Rafa
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  1. JK - Cønt ⭐
    10 years, 1 month ago
    thinking this
    
    what are you doing with Yaya. Mata seems the obvious choice along with Silva but I have Noone as well. If Yaya is only going to miss one week, or Silva won't play v WBA then I see no point in selling
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5. Mílanista
  10 years, 1 month ago
  How about Jones, he should play each game for Utd right?
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  1. JK - Cønt ⭐
    10 years, 1 month ago
    yup United defence looks the best bet, it's just which one, any of them could play tbh, bar Buttner
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  2. JK - Cønt ⭐
    10 years, 1 month ago
    do you think Yaya to Silva is actually worth it, might depend on how long Yaya is out for, and if Silva will be fit for Monday
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      10 years, 1 month ago
      Think Silva's chances of being fit for Monday are much better than Yaya's. Yaya may have lost a lot of his appeal anyway if Aguero takes penalties back.
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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        10 years, 1 month ago
        this is also true, it just means an extra hit is is all.
        
        Kos looks good for his price but he doesn't have a DGW. I can just afford Evra now, so I think he'll be out come DGW with rises.
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6. Sweetpea
  10 years, 1 month ago
  jones the most secure imo but all have risk
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The King
10 years, 1 month ago
Will mata or aguero go up tonight? If so what time?

Same question for studge and yaya, will they go down? What time?
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1. TorresMagic™
  10 years, 1 month ago
  2.40am
  
  http://www.totalfpl.com/pricechanges for all the answers.
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2. Strawberry Jelavic
  10 years, 1 month ago
  All changes up and down seem to take place round 02.45 GMT, Kun defo going up tonight and Yaya/ Studge defo going down. Mata unlikely to go tonight tho people are piling it on in terms of snapping him up
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Judas
10 years, 1 month ago
Where will mata play with Rooney back?
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1. Strawberry Jelavic
  10 years, 1 month ago
  Prob continue in the hole. Only issue will be when roo and vp are both back, i would say.
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2. Sweetpea
  10 years, 1 month ago
  in rooneys whole ;0
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3. Fabreghastly
  10 years, 1 month ago
  With RVP and Rooney not really being missed much, because of Mata's performance; I think Moyes now has the authority to build his team around Mata rather than the primadonnas he inherited
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  1. Tony Yeboah
    10 years, 1 month ago
    if he has any sense at all this will be the case.......his job depends on gettin matas position right imo
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Mr.K
10 years, 1 month ago
A) Yaya & Dzeko -> Puncheon & Aguero
B) Yaya, Dzeko & Sturridge -> Lallana, Aguero & Lambert for a 4p hit?
C) something else to save me

Current team:

Mannone - Marshall
Coleman - Bardsley - Ward - Baines - Chester
Silva - Gerrard - Noone - AJ - Yaya
Dzeko - Sturridge - Suarez
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