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The Fantasy Football Scout Cup IV

3 March 2011 904 comments
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As promised, we’re squeezing in a second free-to-enter cup competition before end the season ends… The Fantasy Football Scout Cup IV.

This upcoming gameweek (GW29) will be the qualifying round, with the top scorers (minus point hits) progressing to the first round of 512 in GW30. Entry is now open, and will remain so up until a few days before the GW30 deadline (a reminder with be posted). To be clear, you can submit your entry for the competition after the GW29 deadline, but it will be your score from GW29 that will count for qualifying.

Here is all the info you need to know…

What is the Fantasy Football Scout Cup?

The Fantasy Football Scout Cup is our version of the Fantasy Premier League’s Fantasy Cup game. Entrants who qualify for the first round will be randomly drawn against each other and the winner of the tie is whoever has the highest score from that gameweek, minus points spent on transfers (like in the original game and in head-to-head scores). In the event of a tie, the Manager with the highest in the overall standing will progress.

Each gameweek the number of teams will halve, and when the competition reaches the latter stages, Mark and Granville will make live draws on the podcast as we reach our exciting conclusion.

How do I enter?

As with the Members Paddy Power Cup, entry for the competition is simple, just follow this link [ENTRY CLOSED] and fill out the form. A confirmation email will be sent shortly after you’ve submitted your details to acknowledge your entry has been received. Just like the FPL, multiple entries to the Cup are not permitted.

When does it start?

All entries go into the qualifying round, which uses GW29 scores. the deadline to enter will be announced in due course. The first round proper of the Fantasy Football Scout Cup will be Gameweek 30.

When will I find out if I’ve qualified?

Results from the qualifying round will be published a couple of days before the GW30 deadline.

When are the fixtures released?

The fixture list for each round will be published a day or two before each deadline.

Is there a prize?

Fantasy Football Scout is providing the following prizes:

  • Winner – £150 Amazon Voucher
  • Runner-up – £75 Amazon Voucher

The Winner will also gain passage to the Fantasy Football Scout Hall of Fame and seal qualification for all free Cup Competitions in forthcoming seasons.

Akers Richard or Akers, as he is known, has been regularly haunting this site since July 2008. He is young and foolish, take what he says with a pinch of salt. Follow them on Twitter

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  1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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    This one is mine!!

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    1. andy85wsm
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      I could have had it if I wanted

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  2. Damo.
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    You knew that was coming Jamsie 🙂

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    1. jamsiep
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      Buggu!

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  3. andy85wsm
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    Had some good weeks, bound to have a bad one for qualifying!

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  4. Egg noodle
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    Last time I didnt qualify, this time i am making sure that i will!

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  5. jamsiep
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    You've really done me there. Nice one.

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  6. jamsiep
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    Fix it so I can get revenge on Loldaz? 😀

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    1. Waldaz
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      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84AKFeqNIXs

      Good times 😆

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      1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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        🙂

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    2. applebonkers
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      he merked you. good old chris samba

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      1. jamsiep
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        15 years, 2 months ago

        Where 'merked' means 'lucked out big time with a ridiculous red card'.

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        1. Attila the Bum
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          15 years, 2 months ago

          It was his faithful fans that got him the result 🙂

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          1. jamsiep
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            15 years, 2 months ago

            http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/10/07/the-ffs-cup-iii-sponsored-by-paddy-power-round-one/comment-page-1/#comment-947656

            Tantamount to cyber-bullying. I was on the verge of tears.

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            1. Attila the Bum
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              🙂
              Is there anything you don't have bookmarked?

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        2. applebonkers
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          15 years, 2 months ago

          nah he called it the night before. it was in between a chill pill and rbj "debate" so got lost

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          1. jamsiep
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            15 years, 2 months ago

            I'm bored of the Roach avatar.. Hopefully the Knight Ryder gives me an excuse to change it tomorrow morning.

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            1. applebonkers
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              he's really popular that ryder. young southee is the one for me though

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        3. Waldaz
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          Boo, you would have lucked out with that last minute injury to super Kevin, it was Karma!

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  7. ClaireT
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    How does this team look for this weekend?

    Foster
    Baines, Coleman, Kolarov, R Johnson
    A Young, Meireles, Nani
    Tevez (C), Berbatov, Zigic

    Bench: Begovic, Walker, Barton, Adam

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    1. Nomar
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      If Birmingham and Everton don't keep clean sheets then you might struggle this week.

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      1. ClaireT
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        15 years, 2 months ago

        I know! I could take do Barton to Nasri. Play him and remove someone from defence?

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        1. ClaireT
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          But that would be an 8pt hit.

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          1. ClaireT
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            Or even bring Djourou in?

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          2. Nomar
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            15 years, 2 months ago

            I don't think Berbs is a good option this week, nor Meireles.

            I have Meireles too and I'm probably selling him for Nasri this week. Sold Berbs after his monster dgw as I figured that was pretty much as good as it was gonna get with him.

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            1. ClaireT
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              15 years, 2 months ago

              What would you suggest with my team then nomar? Only doing one more transfer as i've already taken a 4pt hit.

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              1. Nomar
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                Barton to Nasri or Berbs to Torres.

                You really want someone with potential to score big other than Tevez and most of the rest of your front 7 look like they'll only be getting you 2 or 3 pts this week.

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            2. ClaireT
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              What would you suggest with my team then nomar? Only doing one more transfer as i’ve already taken a 4pt hit

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  8. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
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    entered!

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    1. Mark
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      Who is knocking me out first round this time? It's a select group.

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      1. _Greg
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        15 years, 2 months ago

        I'll try with my 8 pointer this week...

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      2. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
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        My money's on you drawing Fran, then it'll be hte the ultimate death match. If you lose to Fran, you'll have lost every ounce of credibility 😀

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      3. Andy
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        15 years, 2 months ago

        512 men, Mark ...you'll need to qualify first.

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        1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
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          Andy, thank God you're here. Listen, i was just wondering- what's the criteria for that spurs/arsenal gameweek being on or off again? I jsut can't get my head around it and i heard you know the score................. 🙂

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          1. Andy
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            15 years, 2 months ago

            If Arsenal beat Man United they have no double. If Man City beat Reading then Spurs have no double. Both teams definitely will face each other.

            Man City, Liverpool and Sunderland are, in theory, the only teams at risk of a blank week.

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            1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
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              im even more confused now...feck

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        2. jamsiep
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          15 years, 2 months ago

          Roughly, how many people entered the last Scout Cup?

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          1. Akers
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            1300

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            1. jamsiep
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              But you opened it up to entries much earlier than this time round, ya?

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              1. Akers
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                People have got ages to enter this one.

                Think of this as an announcement that the GW29 scores will be used to decide which entries get into round one.

                The deadline to enter is not Saturday, it'll be a few days before the GW30 deadline.

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                1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
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                  smart move too, in that you wont have as much admin processing if people leave it, cos alot wont ener if they have a stinker

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      4. Jonah Takalua
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        15 years, 2 months ago

        hey mark is there a scoutcast this week mate?

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  9. "The Special One"
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    Podcast 2nite???

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  10. gooner dave
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    Bloody hell, another cup comp!

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    1. jamsiep
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      You're banned from this one.

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    2. _Greg
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      yeah gooner dave you slag!

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  11. Attila the Bum
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    Oho I'm in. Makes me think twice about mad points hits though.

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  12. Marco Del Wattsio
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    Kolo toure tut tut tut

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  13. _Greg
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    -8 this week everyone? 🙂

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    1. "The Special One"
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      i c u have lol

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      1. The Wizard of Ozil
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        15 years, 2 months ago

        thinking about it, worked last week

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      2. _Greg
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        15 years, 2 months ago

        i've played it safe n it's cost me! my closest rival has been smashing -8's last 3 weeks n doing awesome!

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    2. The Bandit
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      Yep! Anyone would've in my place! 🙂

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  14. AP
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    Mission: don't go out first round like the other 2 cups.

    Best get in training. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwvoTDoO9Hg&feature=related

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    1. jamsiep
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      You've already ducked straight into 'stealth mode'!

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      1. AP
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        I've been like this for weeks! 😕

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        1. jamsiep
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          I know. Whatever.

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    2. Michael Jordan - call me MJ
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      AP, you an NBA fan?

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      1. AP
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        Nope, 'fraid not.

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  15. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
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    gents next season (if im still alive) we'll have to use one of those online fantasy football gambling sites to set up a league between the lot of us for the season for 20 quid or somehting. ill remind yis before the end of the season's end.

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    1. Jonah Takalua
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      arrrr dont be so defeatist mate, who knows by next season you might have a life?

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    2. _Greg
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      yeah man that sounds swell american style

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  16. 1966 was a great year for E…
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    On the entry form for the cup, does FFS name mean your screen name / nickname or your log in name / username?

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    1. Akers
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      Either. Use "1966 was a great year for English football - Eric Cantona was born" so people know who you are. Better still, think of a shorter name to post comments with. Just saying.

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      1. 1966 was a great year for E…
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        lol, yeah, it is a bit cumbersome. Makes it easier for me to find my posts, though...

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        1. The Bandit
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          15 years, 2 months ago

          Get a brighter more stand out grav!

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          1. 1966 was a great year for E…
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            Change my name, change my gravatar....

            You can both f*ck off 🙂

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      2. 1966 was a great year for E…
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        If I just put '1966...' on the entry form, that will work, right? I'm guessing the main bit is the FPL ID?

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        1. Akers
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          Yeah, just get your team ID correct!

          You'd be surprised at how many people submit their FPL Team NAME as their Team ID. Unbelievable.

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          1. 1966 was a great year for E…
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            Cheers, Akers, nice one on fitting in one last cup

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  17. Scratch
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    Sweet another cup! Just hope i make the first round, anything after is a bonus 🙂

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  18. Creme Brulee
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    Can someone let me know about this protection thing for transfers and how it works...i understand how the values change but hadnt heard of this protection before.

    Also...anyone think Torres might be worth a punt as captain against a blackpool team without Adam and DJ???!

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    1. Scratch
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      Say you have a player like... Cahill. He gets injured for a few weeks & red flagged.. as soon as he comes back from injury and the flag is removed his price is "protected" meaning his price can't rise or fall for a certain period of time - approx 5 days?

      That's basically it but there are other factors..

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      1. Scratch
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        15 years, 2 months ago

        Oh and once the flag is removed his NTI or NTI is reset back to zero.
        There are other differences when the same "protection" isnt counted such as yellow flags or red flags for short periods of time.. but someone else would be able to explain that better than me.

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    2. Nomar
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      Yes to the Torres as captain gamble.

      Speaking of Torres, Torresmagic is better at explaining the divine mystery that is FPL protection and price rises than I am.

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      1. Creme Brulee
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        15 years, 2 months ago

        Appreciate the help guys...man are you lads quick on here-i love it!!

        Guess Im gonna stick to the Torres captain gamble then!
        Next week I was thinking of getting rid of Hart for Kingson and sticking with Foster in goal full time and upgrading berba to rooney with the money saved from Hart...good play?!

        My team is
        Hart Foster
        Vidic Hangeland Coleman Bardsley Carr
        VDV Nani Downing Nolan Adam
        Torres Berba Zigic

        What do you think about the transfer above or any other advice going forward...

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  19. gooner dave
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    Excuse the poor form.....unrelated question, anyone had problems downloading the new maps released today for call of duty?

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    1. Attila the Bum
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      Ooo new maps is there? For Black Ops?
      I'll have to have a look this weekend.

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      1. jamsiep
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        15 years, 2 months ago

        😯

        You haven't been on it in about four months!!

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        1. Attila the Bum
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          15 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah it has been collecting dust. It's time I had a go of it again, I've been on FM2011 lately and neglecting the PS3.

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    2. AP
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      Which one? Actually forget that, it's all about Battlefield 2 these days GD.

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      1. gooner dave
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        15 years, 2 months ago

        Black ops ps3 "first strike" maps. Playstation store been down since it was released, since around @1600.

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        1. Damo.
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          15 years, 2 months ago

          Dave complete stab in the dark but you not anywhere near Freising man are ya? + whats the deal with insurance if your going to live in Germany?

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    3. jamsiep
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      Good call, forgot all about that jazz.

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      1. applebonkers
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        15 years, 2 months ago

        did you see balaji rao's second wicket? i've nicknamed it the 60 point wide as on top of getting him his 2nd wicket, by being caught instead of a wide he finished on an economy of exactly 5.00.

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        1. jamsiep
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          Haven't seen it, but it sounds extremely jammy. Classic Shit the Bed.

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            15 years, 2 months ago

            Have you seen his catch?!?!

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          2. applebonkers
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            15 years, 2 months ago

            it was a good foot downt he leg side. his catch was hilarious too. a combination of ridiculous flair and being fat enough to actually hold onto the ball with the inside of his legs

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            1. 1966 was a great year for E…
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              He makes Inzi look like Bobby Sands.

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          3. Hated, Adored but never Ign…
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            15 years, 2 months ago

            James I need Maths help.

            What is a formula for all the multiples of 2, not including the multiples of 3???

            Cheers.

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            1. jamsiep
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              Not a clue.

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              1. Hated, Adored but never Ign…
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                Actual question is finding the sum of them between 2 and 200.

                Shall I just plug it all into my calculator, only joking....

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                1. jamsiep
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                  Just calculate the sum of the even numbers between 2 and 200, i.e. 2 x (the sum of numbers 1 to 100) and subtract the sum of the multiples of 6 between 6 and 196, i.e. 6 x (the sum of numbers 1 to 33).

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                  1. jamsiep
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                    15 years, 2 months ago

                    *between 6 and 198.

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                  2. jamsiep
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                    15 years, 2 months ago

                    I think it comes to 6,734.

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      2. jamsiep
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        15 years, 2 months ago

        Boooo! It's not working for me either.

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  20. The Bandit
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    Ronnie scores, impressive stuff from RM!

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    1. Funkyav
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      the 3rd goal was set up by a crazy pass from Di Maria. Could be a cricket score!

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  21. tweedle
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    Need some advice guys

    Foster
    Djourou Bardsley Vidiv Hangeland Coleman
    Fellaini A Young Nolan Nani VDV
    RVP Tevez Berba

    Am thinking Fellaini>Arteta or Nasri and RVP>Sturridge

    Any help will be very appreciated

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  22. trisonetwo
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    does anyone else look back at their team in week 1 and laugh? I had martin petrov, arteta, kalnic, boselli, hahnemann, essien, and foley in my team and week 1 was my best result ranked 29,000 HA - and now im ~7,000! FPL = madness.

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    1. Smarty Pants
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      The only player I still have is Ben Foster.

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      1. tweedle
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        15 years, 2 months ago

        still have nani, but had essien, vermaelen and gera

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  23. "The Special One"
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    Barton > Nasri +

    A - RVP > Saha OR
    B - Odemwingie > Zigic

    Thanks

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  24. djman102
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    In. Only taking a 4 point hit, but lots of red squares in my team. Here's hoping all those folks who got fed up with Silva last week pay the piper.

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  25. Schnez
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    Evening guys, gonna have a tinker with my team this weekend and my current team/squad is,

    hart
    djourou r johnson coleman
    nani meireles downing barton
    tevez rooney berbatov

    stockdale t cahill m kelly bosingwa

    dont mind doing hits, 0.0 in the bank and no free transfers!
    any thoughts on transfers captain selection, cheers

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  26. Phillips
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    What are people thinking for RVP replacement?

    Already have Tevez and Berba, thinking maybe Anelka.

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    1. tweedle
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      im in exactly same position, am thinking of sturridge as a gamble

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    2. Chimpy
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      Zigic ??

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    3. Phillips
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      Don't really like Sturridge's fixtures and I don't really fancy Zigic after the double.
      Chelsea have nice fixtures, just undecided whether to go for Torres or Anelka. Torres = pitch time. Anelka = some semblance of form.

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  27. Chimpy
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    Is VDV likely to make a return this weekend??

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    1. Jonah
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      This article was suggesting that he was going to play. God knows how seriously you can take it though.

      http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2011/03/03/2378125/gareth-bale-set-to-be-ruled-out-of-ac-milan-champions-league

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  28. Jonah
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone know if there's any chance of a scoutcast tonight, or this week?

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  29. _Greg
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    black ops zombies on 360 anyone? ascension map with lander glitch!

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  30. Holy See
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    Michael Carrick has signed a contract extension..Yip..Extension of Contract..Staying for longer..Mmmm..Sends a loud signal to clubs that may be eager to steal him away..."Hands off our Michael." Anyone remember Ripleys "Believe it or not"? "Tales of the Unexpected"? Bollocks to those who say he's played because there's nobody else to play. Contract extension. Rant Fin.

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    1. AP
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      The stats all say he's a crucial member of Utd's midfield. But when he plays and gives the ball away loads it's mega frustrating. He needs to be paired with a creative midfielder though, which at the moment Rooney is having to do 😛

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      1. Holy See
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        15 years, 2 months ago

        Stats - Schmats! Do not put your faith in what statistics say until you have carefully considered what they do not say.

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