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Monday’s Scout Notes – Gameweek Twenty Four

25 January 2011 516 comments
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Chelsea ended a run of six away matches without a win by inflicting another mauling on Bolton in front of their own fans. Didier Drogba’s “worldie” strike accompanied goals from Nicolas Anelka, Ramires and Florent Malouda, as Chelsea’s forgotten attacking talent put Fantasy Managers on alert with an emphatic display.

Carlo Ancelotti’s side lined up without Frank Lampard in midfield – he was left behind nursing a calf injury but will be expected to return for the trip to Sunderland in Gameweek 25. Mikel made his return to the midfield following to compensate and slotted in alongside Michael Essien and Ramires.

Didier Drogba’s 30-yard stunner was just his second goal in his last 6 league starts, while his maximum 3 Bonus Points was his first since Gameweek 3. It provided further evidence that the Ivorian was gradually edging back to something like his best form, just in time to join the party as the competition for places in our Fantasy forward line heats up. Drogba’s double Gameweek 28 fixtures offer two Stamford Bridge encounters with United and Birmingham and could see interest in him revived. Drogba has dropped to a season low 12.2 in the Fantasy Premier League game.

Florent Malouda’s strike was his second in 5 games and took him to 9 for the season. Significantly, he earned further Bonus Points and has now gathered 8 in those previous 5 matches. Malouda is surely another who must be considered for Chelsea‘s double and, with his price and ownership falling dramatically of late, he offers a potential differential in the coming weeks.

The Chelsea back four kept their third clean sheet in 5 matches and once again Jose Bosingwa provided good value with fourth start over those 5 games. At 5.4, the Portuguese right-back continues to offer the cheapest route to Chelsea’s defensive returns, although with a move for Benfica’s David Luiz looking immanent, his place could come under threat in the coming weeks with Branislav Ivanovic always an option at right-back.

Bolton’s miserable run of form continues as they slipped to a fifth defeat in 8 games, their fourth in the last 5. Owen Coyle’s side have scored just 2 goals in those 5 games as Kevin Davies and Johan Elmander continue to struggle to find the net following an outstanding start to the season. The home clash with Wolves in Gameweek 25 now looks vital as the Trotters looks to halt the slide down the table. Fantasy Managers will have surely long since given up on Bolton as a source of Fantasy points.

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  1. Evil Frost
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Team for this week:

    Begovic (Kingson)
    Hangeland/Kolorov/Pantsil(Coleman/Evatt)
    Fab/Walcott/Nani/VDV(Adam)
    RVP/Rooney/Berba

    1.7m in the bank

    Planning on wc next week, could have 9 doubles in gwk27 n 6 in gwk28, no hits.

    worried about birmingham players n walcott being rested against wolves, hopefully he;ll hav a rest tonight.

    what would you guys do with this? I'm in the fortunate position of having a team value of 109.4 mostly tied up in coleman/berba/nani/vdv whom i plan to keep 🙂

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      My recommendation is no more than two players from any team. Gw 28 could easily be a single for Chelsea, none for ARS, Spurs, and BIr!!

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      1. Evil Frost
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        i know i'm scared it could all go tits up!

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  2. Screaming Midget
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    I let the girlfriend take me out for a drive in the country today. We were going down a quiet country lane when she said,
    "Shall we do something we've never done in the car before?"

    I said, "Go on then, bang it into 4th gear."

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    1. Johnny Unitas
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      🙂

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      1. Evil Frost
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        :mrgreen:

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        1. Aidy
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          😛

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  3. matiakez
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Whats the word on Walker for tonight?

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    1. Evil Frost
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      he's in the squad, but maybe cuellar will keep his place seeing as he managed to help keep man city at bay 🙂

      no official news if he's starting either way

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  4. Aidy
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Will Berbatov play or get a wee rest for tonight's game?

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    1. Soop
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      He's dead apparantly, and all his points this season no longer count.

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      1. Aidy
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        TC stands for..... TALKING CRAP

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        1. stilicho
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          • 15 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          No it stands for technical cardigan, I know this because I'm wearing a fighurative cardigan today, it's not to spec - buttons don't go all the way down.

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  5. Soop
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Apparantly Gary Lineker's chat up line is "I've had a bag of crisps named after me".

    And his son's is "My dad's had a bag of crisps named after him".

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    1. samcro
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Which crisps are they?

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      1. Aidy
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        Salt and Lineker

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        1. Boss Hogg
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          I prefer Cheese and (David) Dunnion.

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        2. Manif
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          😀

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    2. Marknlard
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      I know people who have been chatted up by Gary and his methods are far more direct than that. He's a naughty boy.

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      1. Soop
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        He never got a red card!

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  6. pstokes2010
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    will rio play tonight?

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    1. kroky
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      doubtful

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    2. stilicho
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      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Yes, or possibly no.

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      1. kroky
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        or maybe

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        1. Manif
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          15 years, 3 months ago

          Not certain, though.

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  7. Putherover
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    I was driving past a field earlier when I saw a scarecrow trying to play with himself- I thought to myself...
    "he's just clutching at straws!"

    coat got and taxi booked

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    1. J0E
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      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      I kind of feel sorry for Hitler. Looking back at some old photos of him, his mates always left him hanging when he went for a high-five.

      .....can I share that taxi?

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      1. Putherover
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        theres room,jonty

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      2. J0E
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        • 16 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        I don't trust Dannii Minogue. Her i's are too close together.

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        1. Manif
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          Ha ha ha, quit it now!

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      3. Boss Hogg
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        15 years, 3 months ago

        Archaeologists have discovered a mass grave of thousands of snowmen.
        However, others have described it as "a field of carrots".

        Room for one more?

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        1. Putherover
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          Welcome Boss

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        2. J0E
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          • 16 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          we better get one of those stretch limos booked at this rate.

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          1. J0E
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 3 months ago

            A Cat hijacked a plane, stuck a pistol into the pilot's ribs and demanded "Take me to the Canaries".

            ....just making sure I've got my place booked.

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            1. J0E
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 3 months ago

              "I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my father. Not screaming and terrified like his passengers."

              ...that's a bob monkhouse one btw.

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              1. Soop
                • 16 Years
                15 years, 3 months ago

                "They laughed when I said I was going to be a comedian. They're not laughing now."

                That's my fave BMH joke.

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            2. Putherover
              • 15 Years
              15 years, 3 months ago

              Gerry Rafferty is to be buried in the same cemetery as Ronald McDonald and Heath Ledger,
              clown to the left of him ...

              Call shot gun

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              1. J0E
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                • 16 Years
                15 years, 3 months ago

                that;s one of my favourites

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  8. stilicho
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    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Danny Alves to Man City for £25m!

    They truly are the new Chelsea, I wonder if they can rack up 100m on fullbacks alone.

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    1. Gargamel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Is this more than a rumour?

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      1. stilicho
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        • 15 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        No it's still a rumour, probably bad form for me to not make that clear.

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      2. Boom!!!
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        Cryuff said: "Barca are a sensational team with or without Alves.

        "Is it better to have him with us? Sure. City are interested, though, and it may be better to sell him than wait for his contract to end next year and leave on a free."

        The Dutch legend compared City's acquisition of Yaya Toure with Alves' possible move.

        Cruyff said: "If he goes, negotiations will be simple. We will say 'Thanks, goodbye and good luck'.

        "It's exactly the same as Toure. Coach Pep Guardiola wants Alves to stay, as he did Toure - but what cannot be, cannot be."

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      3. NotoriousDRE
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/870522/johan-cruyff:-dani-alves-could-be-sold-to-man-city?cc=3888

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    2. NotoriousDRE
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      so Boeteng, Richards & Zabaleta are already considered busts?

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      1. Soop
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        And uh.. Why don't they just buy Barcelona?

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  9. More Cowbell
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Off topic, but for any gamers in the house:

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/12274722

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    1. kroky
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      hopefully they wont make a big pile of steaming sh*t like the last two or three efforts!

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  10. Putherover
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Sorry for the repost
    Some Advice please,
    plan was
    GW25 kuyt>Cahill – Free(will bench and play Vaughan(my cheapie)
    GW26 Torres>RVP/Drogba – Free. (Cahill should be back)
    GW27 Vaughan/Adam>Fergusion/Bentley(depends if Adam goes)

    Concern is
    RVP – possible rested V Wolves, no GW28
    Drogba – possible flash in the pan display/still MU & MC to play

    Stick to plan or consider something else?

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    1. Boom!!!
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      why not save a transfer in gw25 n play kuyt?

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      1. Putherover
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        thats why i ask the experts Boom berbatov once agan sho...(Name too long man)

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    2. More Cowbell
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Transfers look solid but definatly don't recommend bringing a player in just to bench them. We're not 100% sure cahill will be back for B'pool and he might get injured inbetween you transferring him in and playing again.

      I would sit tight this week.

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      1. Putherover
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers CS, agree with Boom and yourself.
        What about RVP or Drogba for GW26?

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        1. More Cowbell
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          I'd go RVP based on the fact he's got a double in GW27. I wouldn't think too much about rotation at this point, you can always assess closer to the time. According to recent tweets, Wenger is looking to rotate less going forward anyway. You can always bring Drog in for his double in GW28.

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          1. Boom!!!
            • 15 Years
            15 years, 3 months ago

            +1.

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          2. Putherover
            • 15 Years
            15 years, 3 months ago

            Thanks for the replies gents

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

    I was in the restaurant yesterday when I suddenly realized I desperately needed to pass wind. The music was really, really loud, so I timed my wind eruptions with the beat of the music.

    After a couple of songs, I started to feel better. I finished my coffee, and noticed that everybody was staring at me....

    ...and I suddenly remembered that I was listening to my iPod.

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    1. Bubbles
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      😆

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  12. maglia rosa
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    my grandad said 'man utd will win the title this year'
    i said 'tell me somat i dont know'
    he replied 'ur nanas ass can take my whole fist'

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    1. Putherover
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      I hadn't the B*lls to post that,lol

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      1. maglia rosa
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        :mrgreen:

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  13. mr messi
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    A friend of mine used to date anorexic twins. Two birds, one stone...

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    1. Manif
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      That one's not funny once you go over to the metric system... 😉

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  14. More Cowbell
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    I like to recreate Hungry Hungry Hippos by going to Weight Watchers and rolling Malteesers across the floor.

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    1. Putherover
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      lol, can just picture that too

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  15. Boom!!!
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    new post.

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  16. markieffm
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    WC team... Whaddya think?

    Foster (El Habsi)
    Huth Alcaraz Djouru Hutton Elmo
    Malouda Nani Adam VDV Ferguson
    Van P Tevez Berba

    .... Tempted to have bent instead of berba and upgrade keeper or alcaraz.....

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  17. THE BAD
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Damned Chelsea...I hope the news here in portugal are lies, and that David luiz will stay here...
    how can it possible that David Luiz leaves Benfica for the same amount Paulo Ferreira and Bruno Alves left Fc Porco (Fc pig)...

    we are allways being fu"#ed...

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    1. THE BAD
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      by the way...

      How is this Matic they say chelsea is giving to benfica?? Anyone knows him? What's your opinion on him?

      ty!

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