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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. timski8000
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Thanks gents, top stuff again (I presume!)

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  2. JK - Cønt ⭐
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    • 12 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    SCOUTCAST

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  3. Wild Rover
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Anyone else punting on Cisse. Not being fooled by Pardeu's comment 🙂

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    1. timski8000
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Tough call.

      On the one hand he must be tempted to start him. On the other, it's not like he hasn't been doing the business with his second half cameos!

      Brave move to get him in I think, I wish you well.

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      1. Wild Rover
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        9 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers, easy to replace if he bombs but a great diff I reckon

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    2. The Machine
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Even if he starts this week he'll probably be rotated over christmas. Even the games he does start, probably won't pass the 70 min mark. I know his goal min ratio means he'll end up scoring in his 70 mins but it doesn't work that way

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      1. Wild Rover
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        9 years, 10 months ago

        He's actually my 8th attacker so no biggie

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

      Yep, I'm punting. Was going to a few weeks back but Austin made more sense, the Aguero injury means I can go heavy in midfield with YYT, Sanchez, Costa, Siggy, Eriksen and take the punt on Cisse.

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

        Meant Hazard, wrote Costa.

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        1. Wild Rover
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          Seems we have the same front 8 apart from I have Downing over Eriksen. Austin benched right.

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

            Yep, Austin on bench, Costa up top too.

            Baines & Ivan with maybe Wisdom at the back.

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            1. Wild Rover
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 10 months ago

              Baines, Zaba, Wisdom 🙂 Good luck!

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              1. Vardy Gras PBFC
                • 10 Years
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                And to you too sir.

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      2. Wild Rover
        • 14 Years
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        Costa? Hazard right? 🙂

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    4. Return Of Chamakh
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      For 5.7 he does look interesting!

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    5. Granville
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      • 15 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      horrible fixtures

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      1. Wild Rover
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Like Chelsea you mean?

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        1. Granville
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          • 15 Years
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          Fair point.

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      2. Vardy Gras PBFC
        • 10 Years
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        Worth a gamble. Arsenal & Man U away, neither oozing with confidence at the back. Getting good results at home in a team who are really turning it around.

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    6. Guidinho
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      9 years, 10 months ago

      Anyone can score against Arsenal so really is a case or weighing up how many minutes he will get and nothing else

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  4. CHANCING PUNT
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Good to go or take a -4 to strengthen defence? 3.3 in bank.

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

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    1. Moeda
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      take the hit - Yun -> Azpi?

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  5. The ghost of a Pug's g…
    • 13 Years
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    Heaton or hamer?

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    1. John t penguin
      • 10 Years
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      Hamer time

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      1. The ghost of a Pug's g…
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        I was fancying that...

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        1. QPR expects... glory!
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          Can't touch this 😉

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  6. The Machine
    • 11 Years
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    Baines or yaya aren't rising in price tonight are they?

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  7. Jump in Micah
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Siggy out, mirrales in?

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    1. Return Of Chamakh
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      I got rid of siggy for Yaya, and although I reckon it's going to be a good move, I already miss siggy with those fixtures coming up! I'd keep in siggy out of those two, not super convinced by mirallas in comparison

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      1. Jump in Micah
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Ok thanks you've swayed me!

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

      Mirallas would make my "never again" starting XI.

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  8. Bubz
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    9 years, 10 months ago

    "Azpiciluetta"

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    1. Jump in Micah
      • 13 Years
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      Azpiculata (azpi-c-u-lata)

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      1. Dušan Citizen
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        ???

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        1. Jump in Micah
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          C u later... It was a bad joke

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          1. Dušan Citizen
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 10 months ago

            Maybe

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    2. Return Of Chamakh
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Azlillipecua

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  9. @ImpressiveTackl
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    9 years, 10 months ago

    It's so frustrating being maxed out on Chelsea and needing 1 or 2 defenders.

    I would love to bring in 1 or 2 ManCity defenders but it is vital they start this weekend to give me a full XI and none of their defenders can guarantee that.

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    1. Wild Rover
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      I have 3 also but one is Courtois. Chancing on Zaba

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      1. @ImpressiveTackl
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        I might get both him and Clichy

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  10. Dempsey
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Hows this team looking wildcard wise

    Pantilimon Guzan

    Baines Azpi Hutton Wisdon Yun

    Silva Hazard Downing Sanchez Boyd

    Austin Costa Dzeko

    Baines and Silva or Zabaleta and Yaya?

    1.2 ITB

    Any comments would be appreciated and returned!

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    1. The ghost of a Pug's g…
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Like my non-WC team

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    2. Dušan Citizen
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      mnogo lepo..but not so perfect..Bai and Silver

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    3. Birds of Prey
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      i'd rather have Taylor at 3.9 than Yun.

      At 4.2 Cameron is a great differential playing OOP.

      B&S over Y&Z IMO GL

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  11. QPR expects... glory!
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Is Granville still eschewing the lure of the mighty Yaya?

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    1. Granville
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      • 15 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Not got anything against him just have a more than good enough midfield without him.

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      1. QPR expects... glory!
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Cue classic Yaya trolling. 16 pts incoming 😆

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  12. Dušan Citizen
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Cmon guys, let's captain Baines. 😀

    I am feeling so weird. Don't know why. But will captain Baines.

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    1. Sloopy
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      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      You're not alone!

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  13. Bumbaclot
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    How am I looking people?

    Pants
    Baines/azpi/wisdom
    Hazard(c)/sanchez/downing/siggy
    Costa/bony

    Heaton/boyd/yun/austin

    Thanks!

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    1. Coaly
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      The classic 3-4-2!

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      1. Bumbaclot
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Haha new tactic! Well I suppose oll start boyd too!

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  14. Coaly
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    RMT

    Guzan
    Baines Zaba Wisdom
    Sanchez Haz Yaya Eriksen Sig
    Sakho Costa (c)

    Dummett only sub

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

      SSHYTE midfield, I like it.

      I'm captaining Hazard.

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    2. Takedog1
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Wouldn't captain Costa

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      1. Coaly
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Who then?

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    3. Sol
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      nice team i like having Eriksen there. any hits ?

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      1. Coaly
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        -8. Didn't need to do Chambers to Zaba but it should pay back

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  15. Dr Dream
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    9 years, 10 months ago

    Looking forward to having Hazard Silva and Sanchez together...my three favourite players in the prem. I'm not even bothered how many pts they score really...

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  16. The ghost of a Pug's g…
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Hazard v Costa...

    Discuss.

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    1. GoRedz
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      I like one better than the other

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    2. Birds of Prey
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Haz rips it up at home, plus differential, plus always 90. Capt. Haz

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    3. Raddy
      • 12 Years
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      Hazard.

      Costa is too troublesome for my tastes.

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    4. AH 🙂
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Haz . less dull . better player . less chance of being booked .. more explosive . more of a differnetial .

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    5. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      One a poet, one a thug.

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  17. The Machine
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Finally decided to sell aguero

    Wasn't sure who to get but I would still have no idea this time tomorrow night so decided to avoid the drop and get lukaku

    Hopefully pays off

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    1. Dušan Citizen
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Don't sell him. Just bench him for 4-6 weeks like everybody doing.

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      1. The Machine
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Keeping him was not the point of dilemma

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      2. Pablitto
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Everybody selling

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        1. Dušan Citizen
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          U don't say? 😯

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    2. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Lukaku

      Oh dear

      I hope it works out for you but Lukaku at home to QPR has classic Lukaku 2pt troll written all over it

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      1. The Machine
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Lukaku does well every time I get him. I think I had him for just around more than 10 game weeks last year but managed to get around 8-10 goals out of him

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        1. QPR expects... glory!
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          Good luck mate. I made the same (belated) decision last night. I figured that everyone scores against the R's when we're away so I may as well embrace it 😆

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  18. Efan Ekoku Pops
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    A or B:

    A) No keeper
    B) Hart -4

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    1. Gurra
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      B

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    2. Moeda
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      B - all day!

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  19. UnitednationsXI
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    9 years, 10 months ago

    Just thinking about pros/cons of a 2nd hit esp for a def

    foster
    clichy naylor yun --- chetser chamber
    Yaya siggy eriksen sanchez hazard
    Rooney kane --- austin

    Thinking of keeping team as it or chambers >> terry (-4....making it -8) for the week

    Cons
    - need Chelsea to keep a cs just to break even
    - I could get away with my current def next gw as yun/naylor/clichy have good fixtures. So can reassess def in gw 18 but there's the case that I would have new issues then to sort out
    - saving the ft means I have have 2m itb so can use to upgrade eriksen/kane if needed

    Pros:
    - chambers should loose his place making him deadwood
    - Dont want deadwood for festive season
    - yun should concede..so assume he scores 2 point...Chelsea I would think have 50 percent chance of keeping a cs on average terry will score 4 points..so 2 point hit. Plus terry could always get a goal
    - terry should play most games during the festive season
    - chambers dropping in value

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    1. UnitednationsXI
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Sorry it's a bit long...thinking out loud

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      1. QPR expects... glory!
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Ok, I read it. Bored now 😆

        The hit is worth it. You'll reap the benefits for several games to come. Terry is overdue a goal 😀

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    2. Joshua1
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Probably just about worth the risk imo - Yun almost certain to concede, even 2 points is generous (though I hope he doesn't, I have him too), chelsea odds-on for a clean sheet

      Out of interest what do you plan to do with clichy, and do you think there is even a small chance he won't be benched saturday? Keep him hoping he will start more games than not over this golden run of fixtures? (real headache for me - have him and need him to even field 10 men this week..)

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  20. Whazza
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    9 years, 10 months ago

    Rolling out the old 4-4-2 this gw!

    Foster (AVL)

    Baines (QPR) - Ivan (HUL) - Naylor (TOT) - Bertrand (bur)

    Sanchez (NEW) - Haz (HUL) - Siggy (TOT) - Downing (sun)

    Costa (HUL) - Dzeko (lei)

    Krul. Marney, Moore, Austin

    I smell points 😎

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    1. Dušan Citizen
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      9 years, 10 months ago

      Ok

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  21. lastmanback
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    9 years, 10 months ago

    When Chambers is back will he not replace Debuchy at centre half?

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    1. Dušan Citizen
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Tomorrow

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    2. The Machine
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      9 years, 10 months ago

      What?

      Debuchy is rb and will probably be ahead of calum even when he's back

      Chambers only chance is kos remaining injured. If kos is fit too chambers misses out completely

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      1. The ghost of a Pug's g…
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        If kos isn't fit, arsenal are unlikely to keep a cleanie. So what's the point?

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      2. lastmanback
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Ah sorry got my Debuchies and Koscielnies mixed up as Debuchy is covering from him this weekend. Cool, when is Kos due back?

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        1. The Machine
          • 11 Years
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          Probably next week as he just misses out this weekend. I'm selling chambers

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  22. JK - Cønt ⭐
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    • 12 Years
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    Granville failing to mention how he got a ticket for Sunday ;mad:

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
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      • 12 Years
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      😡

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    2. Granville
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      • 15 Years
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      Ah, was I supposed to give you a plug? I'll do it next week.

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
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        • 12 Years
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        😆

        No, just thought I'd put it out there 😛

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  23. Baby Face Nelson
    • 14 Years
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    Terry or Azpil?

    Terry is due right ? lol

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    1. Darren Caskey
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Very close. Azpi bonus point magnet, but Terry scores ~4 goals per season. My personal opinion is Terry but not sure it`s correct.

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  24. djenzio
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    All set to go!

    Adrian

    Baines Clyne Hutton Wisdom

    Haz(c) Sanchez(vc) Downing Siggy

    Rooney Dzeko

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  25. Darren Caskey
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    Evening lads. Have to take my first hit of the season because of 4 suspensions + Aguero injury, so it will definitely be -4.

    Also got a little dilemma and would like some advice:

    A) Take another hit and do Chambers -> Ivanovic/Zabaleta. By doing this I also have a probable starter (Boyd) as backup on the bench if one of my players for some reason is not playing this GW.
    B) Start Boyd (SOT) and play with "no players" on the bench.

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  26. GoRedz
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    9 years, 10 months ago

    The average ownership of my playing strikers is 4.1 %. I'm gonna be very happy or very sad

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  27. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
    • 11 Years
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    hasnt jovetic started ahead of dzeko a couple of times?

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    1. Baby Face Nelson
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      staying clear of that mine field. You will be lucky to get 60mins from either

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    2. QPR expects... glory!
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Yes. But with Aguero not up front alone

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  28. The ghost of a Pug's g…
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    I'm playing Boyd, only issue is that he scores only when Costa ruled out. Costa is fit...

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  29. Dante
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    I'm in a bit of a pickle... Have 1 FT and this mess:

    Forster / McCarthy

    Dummett / Naylor / *Chambers* / Azpilicueta / Caulker

    *Fabregas* / Sanchez / Siggy / Downing / Boyd

    *Aguero* / Welbeck / Bony

    Options I've considered include:

    1) Aguero, Fabregas, Downing -> Dzeko, Hazard, Yaya (-8)

    2) Aguero, Boyd -> Sakho/?Jovetic, Hazard (-4)

    3) Aguero -> Costa/Rooney/RVP

    4) Aguero, Welbeck -> Rooney/Costa, Dzeko

    Any other thoughts/advice would be much appreciated! Thanks!

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  30. Wings Fan
    • 11 Years
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    Hart or Courtois?

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