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Podcast December 11

The ScoutCast – Episode 145 – Retro

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This week’s ScoutCast is a throwback – a return to the days when Granville moaned about his team of red flags and names like Robin van Persie and Yaya Toure dominated our thinking.

Granville and I slip into such subject matter like it’s a pair of old slippers, whilst assessing the Aguero fall-out, the Dzeko option, Ivanovic versus “Dave” Azpi and how I’ve modelled my Fantasy Football management style on Roy Hodgson.

We roll out the regulars and lament the demise of the ScoutCast team – eliminated in the opening round of our own cup competition. Some things never change.

Swim in nostalgia via this link or roll back the years via the player below…

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

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  1. Park the bus
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Terry or Ivan? Or get Baines to double up with Jags?

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    1. King Kohli
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Terry

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    2. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Those expensive defenders are going to be in demand now!

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    3. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
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      Ivan

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    4. Klopp's Kids
      • 10 Years
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      Ivan might drop, be careful. I'd go with either Terry/Ivan.

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      1. Vardy Gras PBFC
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Ivan gone up 3% from -99% today so should be safe.

        Or could have just been adjusted with an algorithm update.

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    5. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Ivanovic.

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    6. rickardinho
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      terry for sure

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  2. MJ6987
    • 13 Years
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    Top three defenders from now till Jan WC?

    1
    2
    3

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    1. laGan1n1
      • 11 Years
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      Hutton, Kompany aaaaand Baines

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      1. Moody1000
        • 9 Years
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        Agreed.But maybe a chelsea defender dont know for who though.

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    2. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
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      Ivanovic
      Terry
      Zabaleta

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    3. Whazza
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      • 11 Years
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      Ivan Kompany Baines

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    4. Bubz
      • 10 Years
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      Ivanovic
      Zabaletta
      Baines

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      1. Gazza2000
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        • 12 Years
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        ^ this

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    5. QPR expects... glory!
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Terry, Coleman and Zabaleta

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    6. Klopp's Kids
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Terry
      Zabaleta
      Baines

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    7. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
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      komps, azpi naylor

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    8. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Ivanovic, Naylor, Chambers. 😉

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      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
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        Giraffe 😉

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    9. Mary
      • 11 Years
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      Ivanovic Kompany Baines

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  3. WHY ALWAYS MESUT?
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    9 years, 5 months ago

    Oviedo is fit again? Could he become an option this season? Would be a OoP prospect at a great price.

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  4. Alister
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Any quick thoughts on my starting XI for this week?

    Guzan (Given)

    Bertrand Baines Wisdom Clyne

    Yaya Hazard (c) Sanchez Milner

    Costa Bony

    Cheers

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  5. Sepp Blattered
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    If you could WC your team right now, what would the template look like?

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    1. Mary
      • 11 Years
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      343 as always

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  6. Moody1000
    • 9 Years
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    A)Lukaku
    B)Benteke
    C)Sakho(but surely a rotation risk during xmas)
    Thanks in Advance.

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    1. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
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      A

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    2. QPR expects... glory!
      • 13 Years
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      A

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      1. Moody1000
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Did u see mid-season finale episode of arrow?.It was awesome.

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  7. KLOPPTOMANIA
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    What to do?

    Guzan
    Hutton, baines, cresswell (chambers, dummett)
    Siggy, Sanchez, hazard, downing, Boyd
    Bony, Costa (Austin)

    5.6m in bank, Man City in for a hit?

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  8. Mary
    • 11 Years
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    anyone else going punting on mr rvp?

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    1. _Freddo
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      • 14 Years
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      That's an expensive punt.

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      1. Mary
        • 11 Years
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        Aguero injured and happy enough to go with siggy and downing

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    2. Dante
      • 12 Years
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      Tempted...

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  9. Punty
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Well wtf.. I guess I'm the only Krul / Schmeichel owner here.. god damnit.. worth a -4 to get a playing GK even though I've already done a -4? How did he get a foot injury midweek?! Tango?!?!

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    1. rickardinho
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      No sympathy from me... I had Bego-Krul, then WC'ed two weeks ago to get Fab-Elliot... 😡

      Probably just get Panti, its only a -2 hit effectively

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      1. Punty
        • 10 Years
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        Hmm yeah, or Guzan..hmm

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    2. Mary
      • 11 Years
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      worth the hit, keeper shoul get atleast 2 so -2 at worst

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      1. Punty
        • 10 Years
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        You're right, cheers both

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  10. rickardinho
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    What do you prefer?

    A) Hart/Elliot + Zabaleta
    B) Fab/Panti + Baines

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    1. rickardinho
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      A is 0.4 cheaper fwiw

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    2. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
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      B

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    3. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      B

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    4. cowstria
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
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      you want 2 city defenders with this run of fixtures? only one fwd then?

      B

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      1. rickardinho
        • 9 Years
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        can't see anyone other than Yaya who i want up front, until aguero comes back (but then i'll sell a def)

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  11. amol
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    My team:
    Adrian(Hamer)
    Clyne Wisdom Taylor(Dummett Chambers*)
    Downing Hazard(C) Sanchez Siggy
    Costa Aguero* Bony

    Who to bring in and who to take out?

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    1. Dante
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Who's your 5th mid? Got enough to do Aguero and mid -> Dzeko and Yaya?

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  12. bennyp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    B AND C

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  13. bobinjo
    • 9 Years
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    Baines for Cap. anyone ?

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    1. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
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      No!

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    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
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      *breaks the seal on the hallowed rule book

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    3. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Do it

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    4. Bojaninho
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      *lifts red phone to the president*

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    5. Syd.
      • 14 Years
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      Everton have been awful of late

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  14. Bojaninho
    • 14 Years
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    evening gents shameless repost! 😀
    thoughts on this?

    Panti
    Clyne,Ivan,Hutton,Naylor
    Sanchez,Eriksen,Hazard,Siggy,
    Costa,Bony

    Elliot,Wisdom,Austin,Jones

    £3.5 in bank.

    Already taken a hit to sort out keeper as had Krul. Are either of the following worth a hit?
    1.Jones>Downing
    2.Eriksen>Yaya/Silva/Nasri
    3.Leave till next week and go with no city for this week.

    any ideas appreciated

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  15. Whazza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Fecking Origi just missed a pen

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  16. Klopp's Kids
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    What transfers have you made this GW? I did:

    Marney>Yaya Toure
    Aguero>Sakho

    0.7M ITB left

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Agüero to Sakho.

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    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
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      i also did aguero to sakho.... feels extra good goin from ultra expensive to ultra cheap 😀

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    3. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Kun and Chambers -> Dzeko and Baines

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    4. Kip
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Kun=> Dzeko

      have another FT left, but not sure whether i'll use it

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    5. Vardy Gras PBFC
      • 10 Years
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      Aguero & Boyd to Cisse & YYT for a hit.

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    6. Back on the horse
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      None - I have been waiting for pearls of wisdom from the scoutcast

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  17. bennyp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Guzan - Jakupovic
    Baines - Azpi - Taylor - Moreno - Duff
    Sanchez - Sig - Downing - Fab - King
    Benteke - Austin - Aguero

    1 FT and 2 in the bank.

    What changes and why?

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  18. Lanley Staurel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
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    Aguero injury has finally allowed me to get Sanchez. Boyd to Sanchez was an interesting upgrade. Just need Dzeko to grasp his opportunity too.

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    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
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      I've got Dzeko he more hope than expectation

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      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
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        in

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  19. djenzio
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    about to make my first Loans on UFPL. seems like a good time to do it with injuries and rotation.

    Krul -->> Hart
    Ade -->> Lukaku
    Aguero -->> Dzeko

    for 4 game weeks!

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  20. CHANCING PUNT
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Good to go?

    Hart & Silva in for Begovic & Sterling next week.

    Begovic
    Terry - Clyne - N Taylor (Dummett - Yun)
    Hazard - Sanchez - Sigurdsson - Boyd - Sterling
    Costa - Dzeko (Austin)

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  21. Kip
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Would you rather do:

    A) Boyd => Nasri
    B) Moore => Zaba

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
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      bbbbbbbbb

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
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      Neither, for me.

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    3. Kip
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      currently on:

      Guzan
      Ivan Baines Wisdom
      Hazard(c) Sanchez Siggy Downing Boyd
      Dzeko Costa

      Hamer Moore Duff Austin
      1FT 4.5 itb

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      1. Vardy Gras PBFC
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        With that team, I'd go A.

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  22. Stannage
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Can someone tell me categorically the last game that bony and yaya play before going to Africans....do they leave after Jan 10 or Jan 17 fixtures?

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    1. QPR expects... glory!
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      GW20.

      Last year Yaya wanted to stay for the FA Cup and had his request turned down

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  23. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Should I play 3-5-2 or 3-4-3

    ..........................Hart.....
    ..............Azpi ...Coleman.. Reid.........
    Hazard Yaya Sanchez Downing Siggy.....
    .....................Costa... Dzeko.....

    Subs McCarthy Kane Yun Saylor

    If 3-4-3 who should I drop

    Downing or Siggy?

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  24. Sepp Blattered
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Using WC this week, stuck on choices.. Thoughts?

    Pantimilon, Harner
    Azpi, Davies, Hutton, Dummett, Yun
    Hazard, YYT, Sanchez, Barkley, Downing
    Diego Costa, Bony, Kane

    B:

    Pantimilon, Hamer
    Azpi, Zabaleta, Hutton, Davies, Yun
    Hazard, YYT, Ramsey, Mirallas, Downing
    Diego Costa, Dzeko, Kane

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    1. Kip
      • 10 Years
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      definitely B

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  25. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Pardue on Cisse.. "He's on fire at the moment.... If we can get him some chances we are confident he will take them"

    Doesn't sound like bench talk to me;)

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    1. tm245
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I rate him and he is a great differential but a bit too much risk for me this week.

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    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      nope.....i was ummin and aahing between him n sakho, but bottled cisse

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  26. tm245
    • 12 Years
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    Just catching up on the Captain Sensible article. Not much discussion of Sanchez on here this week as a captain. Anyone looking at him?

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    1. WHY ALWAYS MESUT?
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I have him as my captain right now with Hazard as the VC. May switch them around but unlikely. See him possibly having a huge week.

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      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
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        This

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        1. QPR expects... glory!
          • 13 Years
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          Definitely an option against a rookie GK

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        2. WHY ALWAYS MESUT?
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Especially considering it's a novice keeper.

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        3. tm245
          • 12 Years
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          Worried that Giroud will steal his mojo, like Mirallas has done to Baines. All these donkeys screwing up my players' fortunes!

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    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
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      I'm in. Televised innit 🙂

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      1. tm245
        • 12 Years
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        Ah, the late match on Saturday. Tempting...

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    3. rickardinho
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Can't look past Eden

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    4. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      my vc.... may swap about before deadline....cant decidee between the 2.....only magpies recent form is putting me off

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    5. Punty
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Newcastle have been very solid defensively.. they haven't let in more than 1 goal since away to Swansea in GW7.. and gotten 4 clean sheets in that time

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    6. SC not pearls before swine
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Between him and Hazard for me as well. I can't imagine Chelsea not smashing Hull, but I can imagine Hazard not being involved in the smashing. With Sanchez, I could see Newcastle making it difficult for Arsenal, but if Arsenal do get anything I feel more confident that Sanchez will be involved. It's a tough one.

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    7. tm245
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      If Lord Thoedore were healthy right now...

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      1. tm245
        • 12 Years
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        Theodore, even!

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  27. Chelskimagi
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Cant Wait till mourinho pulls a rabbit out of the hat and starts drogba instead 🙂

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    1. QPR expects... glory!
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      If I still had moobs, I'd laugh them off if that happened 😆

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    2. Klopp's Kids
      • 10 Years
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      As a Costa owner I can see it happening due to form. He did say Costa needed more minutes though.

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  28. rickardinho
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Best combo after this GW (when Baines plays sot STO new...)?

    A) Hart/Elliot + Zabaleta + 0.4m
    B) Hart/Elliot + Baines
    C) Fab/Panti + Zabaleta + 1.3m
    D) Fab/Panti + Baines

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    1. Klopp's Kids
      • 10 Years
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      A

      I like Zabaleta because he doesn't come on as a substitute usually if he doesn't start

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      1. rickardinho
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        yeah thats a massive bonus. I have decent 4th or 5th def each week so could cover if he doesn't start

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  29. Klopp's Kids
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Sahko's ownership was 4.4%, now it's 5%. Hopefully it stays under 10% for a while.

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    1. Kip
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      WHU have only 2 good fixtures left, then it gets nasty

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    2. rickardinho
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      5.8m is pretty decent value, but fixtures never really settle for longer than 2 GW's

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    3. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      To be honest I think Downing or big Randy Carroll is the choice.

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  30. Dante
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    So do we think City will go with one striker or play Dzeko and Jovetic?

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    1. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Nobody knows.

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    2. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      They will run amok against Leicester

      Glad Konchesky got his red card rescinded

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    3. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
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      One I reckon

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