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We’re delighted to begin the public testing of the new version of Fantasy Football Scout. From tonight our Members can get exclusive access our Beta Test server where they can use their existing login to view and use a test version of the new site and its features. To be clear, this is not a new Members site (although an upgrade to the Members Area is part of it), this is a whole new Fantasy Football Scout which will soon be made available to all.

Members can click here to login.

Please drop us a line (support@fantasyfootballscout.co.uk) if you have issues logging in – we may have some teething problems with this so please bear with us.

The site currently in test is not yet complete but we feel we’re ready to begin getting feedback on the new design and, in particular the new comments system.

The progress to this point is as a result of months of investment and has involved a design development team who have worked tirelessly. I’d like to extend a big thanks to Ed and Sean our programming team and to Will our designer for their efforts and patience over the recent months.

This is just the beginning though – the work and improvements continue. The Beta Test offers the first glimpse of the news site as it comes together. The aim is to collect feedback, react to it as necessary, iron out any wrinkiles and get the new site live before the new season.

There are also bags of new features yet to go in – new injuries and bans systems, new team news layouts and a host of new widgets and features for members to improve their experience.

We’d be very grateful to those members who would take the time to visit the Beta Test site, take a look around and start using the comment system to leave feedback.

A greeting post, offering details of just what’s new is on the homepage waiting.

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  1. O Fenomeno
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Petrov has scored two for Bolton in their friendly.

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    1. The Holy One
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Bandwagon!!

      Didn't Boselli score a couple days ago also?

      🙂

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      1. Sasquatch
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 9 months ago

        Oh christ, it's another spacetime continuum anomaly. I'm really starting to hate those.

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        1. The Holy One
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 9 months ago

          Worst thing is that there is going to be a new bandwagon and most of us will go for it..

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          1. Sasquatch
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 9 months ago

            Yeah, I'm not adverse to getting on a bandwagon from time to time... Just have to be more selective in future!

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  2. KDB > Henderson
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 9 months ago

    how about this for startin 11. I reckon ill be able to afford this:

    Hart
    a.cole clichy baines
    walcott adam vdv silva
    rvp suarez bent

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    1. Sasquatch
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 9 months ago

      For FPL?

      If so, yes, but only if you have four homemade scarecrows as subs.

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      1. Mark
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 19 Years
        14 years, 9 months ago

        Scarecrows? Excellent...I'm having that phrase this season. Coming to a podcast near you.

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        1. D-Burls
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 9 months ago

          +1

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        2. FPL Daniel
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 9 months ago

          Sorry to ask but I don't understand what means Scarecrows, but never mind am I hearing podcast ...??? That is the best thing on this site, hardly wait.

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    2. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      14 years, 9 months ago

      great team but i think that's the problem, so great it's unaffordable

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      1. scoops
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 9 months ago

        The forward line alone has got to be like 31.5M

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    3. Louis Van Balls
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Maybe if you had $200m...

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    4. Lucky_2010
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 9 months ago

      hi john, great with those players setup, not bad with 3 man city lol and not sure on adam (rotation risk) i would say anyway good luck on your team then ....

      cheers.

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  3. scoops
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Looks great, now you just need to pick 4 subs with your remaining 2.5 mill! 😉

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  4. KDB > Henderson
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 9 months ago

    other 4 scarecrows would be

    al habsi
    foley walker
    poulsen

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    1. Sasquatch
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Think you'll have to downgrade one player in each position really John.

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  5. KDB > Henderson
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 9 months ago

    ok how about this:

    hart al habsi
    foley walker baines a.cole alcaraz
    walcott silva albrighton ben arfa de jong
    suarez rvp bent

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    1. The Artist
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 9 months ago

      hart 6.5 / al-habsi 4.5
      foley 4.0 / walker 5.0 / baines 7.5 / cole 7.5 / alcaraz 4.5
      walcott 7.5 / silva 9.0 / albrighton 5.0 / ben arfa 4.5 / de jong 5.0
      suarez 9.0 / rvp 11.0 / bent 9.0

      that's my guess. totals 99.5m, so it could work.

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      1. Louis Van Balls
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 9 months ago

        I think you need to add at least 0.5m to most of those players.

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      2. IAmTheWalrus
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 9 months ago

        I would take that team right now!

        walcott ben arfa and albrighton thats great in mid, nice

        de jong, terrible pick! dont you kno rule 1?

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      3. Christina.
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 9 months ago

        No way will Ben Arfa be 4.5m.

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        1. Jonah
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 9 months ago

          If you look across the Fantasy Games released so far, Ben Arfa has been massivly underpriced. Cheaper, for example, than Taraabt or Sinclair in every one that I have seen, which in FPL terms may just put him in at 4.5.

          This is what getting a "promoted team price" and then spending an entire season on the treatment table will do to you. He'll be 5.0 or 4.5 and be a bargain either way.

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  6. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Denilson joins sau paulo on loan....

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    1. Louis Van Balls
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Heard that Everton wants Bendtner on loan. Don't know which is more laughable - that no one wants to buy Bendtner or that Everton can't buy anyone.

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      1. Baletelli
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 9 months ago

        Why is this at all laughable?

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        1. IAmTheWalrus
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 9 months ago

          nice tuncay!
          i agree

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        2. Louis Van Balls
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 9 months ago

          If you can't figure that out, then I have another thing to laugh about.

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  7. AB.
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Mark, while you're here would you care to make any announcements ??

    (nudge-nudge, wink-wink, say no more...)

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    1. Louis Van Balls
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 9 months ago

      I think we all would hope he would say "FPL will be ready to go on Monday!" but this is just wishful thinking.

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  8. ManofKent
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Morning all

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    1. Louis Van Balls
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 9 months ago

      morning...chances of the FPL being up today?

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      1. ManofKent
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 9 months ago

        better odds than me reaching the top ten of fpl this year 🙂

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        1. 4vets
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 9 months ago

          Ditto & good morning... but top 10,000 for me. Actually, that is my aim this year... top 10k.

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          1. ManofKent
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 9 months ago

            top 100,000 would be better than my first season's finish 🙂

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  9. Christina.
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Happy Birthday Nelson Mandela.

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    1. Christina.
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Not def though. Appar Tevez is meeting with City officials today. They are running out of time since the Brazil trsfr window closes this wednesday I beleive.

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      1. Louis Van Balls
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah time is running out but everyone wants to put this saga to bed. City want to move on and replace Tevez and he wants to go back home (we think), so I'd assume a deal will be done asap.

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  10. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Anyone know what happened to fantasy tools website?

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    1. ppv
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 9 months ago

      can access on totalfpl.com

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      1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 9 months ago

        That worked, thanks I must have had a old link

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        1. ppv
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 9 months ago

          You're welcome.They used both web addresses before and now only use totalfpl.com and seem to have ditched fantasytools link.

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  11. Jönny
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Good morning all. Afternoon for me actually, but I presume you're mostly on GMT.

    I was rather hoping the game would have gone live over the weekend so I could have a crack at it at work today, but alas it wasn't to be... joined the Sun game for the first time (felt dirty doing it) but it hasn't really sated my appetite. Anyone else playing that game?

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  12. In Like Flynn.
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 9 months ago

    ManofKent are you still here? I answered your post last night,but was a bit late. I'm waiting for email from Metro.You can put a second team if you like and we'll sort the first when I hear.

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  13. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 9 months ago

    oh Thank you LORD for a new comments system. and thank you everyone at FFS who helped bring about the change.

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  14. Jimrod™
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Actually, since they're still screwing around with the FPL system - Mark if you're about please ask them to work on the in-game forum system if they haven't already done so! 😀 It was fine a few years back then got tucked away so nobody notices it!

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  15. smuggs
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 9 months ago

    im really pissed off i have a work dream team only 15odd people and a friends dream team only around 25 but they ahave now picked different dream team sites now. gutted why on earth have not given a date or any news on why they not up and running.

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  16. jayzico
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 9 months ago

    eh. hmm. i know its just a beta mark. but way too much style over substance. keep it simple. but not pretentious. anyway, we're gona miss the season at this rate bloody hell HAHA

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  17. Mr Sitter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Is it possible that there could really be a genuine drop in the number of people playing the game as people take their work leagues elsewhere? If it's not up by Wednesday I will have to do exactly that as people start going on holiday at the end of the week and it's a pain in the arsenal collecting all the money at the best of times. Less than 4 weeks to go now... Must be today. Must

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    1. Jimrod™
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Same problem here - 25 people in my league, all put a tenner in (hard enough to organise from people dotted around the country) and many are going on hols, myself included. If it's not up soon I'm going to have to go Metro unfortunately.

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      1. Mr Sitter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 9 months ago

        Feels dirty even thinking about it doesn't it...

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      2. jayzico
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 9 months ago

        chill man. u know thats a lie. u know you'll probably wait another week for this ff. its what gets you. and me. and everyone else on here to sleep at night.

        its worth the wait

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        1. Jimrod™
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 9 months ago

          Oh I know I'd prefer FPL and of course I'll still have a team - it's the 15 or so more "casual" players in my league who won't bother if I don't organise it pretty soon.

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          1. Mr Sitter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 9 months ago

            +1

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        2. Mr Sitter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 9 months ago

          Don't get me wrong, I will 100% still play the game but as Jim mentions below it's the casual players that will steer clear. Shame

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    2. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 9 months ago

      I would imagine it's today. I can't see why Mark would choose 10pm on Sunday night to launch the new beta site otherwise.

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      1. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 9 months ago

        It bloody well better be. I've got a really quiet day in work so I'd love to do a bit of tinkering.

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        1. 4vets
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 9 months ago

          I'm off this afternoon so when I get back home at lunch time I have great expectations.

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    3. DementedFlamingo
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 9 months ago

      1. Nope. The casual player isnt freaking out like the FFS community 🙂 The guys I organize are patiently awaiting my email with invite.

      2. I don't care. They can play another game. I'm sure there will still be over a million players.

      3. Sportal (much much smaller) typically doesnt open until about a week before first game.

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  18. jayzico
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 9 months ago

    ps i just found 'christine roberts' on xvideos. WOW. that kinda made my day lol

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    1. Jimrod™
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 9 months ago

      This is what happens when men don't have football to distract them 😀

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    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 9 months ago

      I used to know a girl called Christine Roberts.

      She lived in Risca. Not sure what xvideos is but I assume its probably not a family oriented website.

      Probably not the Christine Roberts I used to know either.

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      1. jayzico
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 9 months ago

        mate, youd take every risca to pump christine. ouch. see this is what happens when ff should be up. ive joined every other site. i even PAID for a telegraph team to pass the time.

        depression is starting to set in now

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        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 9 months ago

          If she's in the kind of line of work I think she's in I'd steer well clear.

          Likely has STD's, is a prostitute and probably been abused as a child and potentially raped as an adult.

          There's a reason why women end up in that industry and more often than not it isnt because they're raging nymphomaniacs.

          Make up and plastic surgery can't hide everything, sadly.

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        2. heco87
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 9 months ago

          96 transfers zico!? Decent points if you half that ...

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          1. jayzico
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 9 months ago

            in reply to you both. nomar - possibly the funniest post i read all year. my sides are actually hurting with laughter. genius

            heco - i know man. drink gets in the way.

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  19. smuggs
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 9 months ago

    I think even if they updated the site let you set up your leagues and details ect and then on transfers or picking team page it just said updating coming soon one of them type of messages people could collect money set up mimi leagues and then say remember to login on before aug12 and pick your team. Its the look of gk38 that installs no confidence.And how hard it it get ikts up and running.

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  20. Mr Sitter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 9 months ago

    You should be in charge... that's a brilliant idea.

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  21. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Bye, bye Carlos:

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/14173261.stm

    I have to admit I'm kind of sad that he won't be in my fantasy team anymore.

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    1. Waldaz
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Aguero for the armband GW1?

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      1. Christina.
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 9 months ago

        If he is on peno's most def.

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        1. super zlatan
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 9 months ago

          Silva gets armband for me

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          1. Hybrid.power
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 9 months ago

            I second that.

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      2. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 9 months ago

        RVP is my captain. 4:4 anybody remembers?

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    2. Jimrod™
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 9 months ago

      His potential replacement looks handy though. I do like Aguero's style, doesn't go down under challenges (and usually gets results by not doing so - a lesson for 90% of the current elite divers out there, kids pay attention!) and a very clinical finisher. Rarely takes random blasts, everything is considered. A little greedy and how anyone from hot climes settles down to Manchester life is a question mark.

      If they get him he could be interesting, though as usual a big risk and will cost at least 9.5 in FPL terms, a gamble that may make the difference one way or the other!

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  22. super zlatan
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Hurry the fook up FPL. This is a joke !!!!!!!

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Maybe joke for them but I am not laughing. Nevertheless I had great, great weekend who needs FPL 😉 Now it doesn't matter when it will open cause there aren't any bargains or OOP players left.

      I can imagine all the administrators of the leagues will have difficulties to organize the mini leagues, cause a lot of the lads are gonna be on vacations so less players, less income for FPL. They lose.

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  23. Christina.
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 9 months ago

    I had dream last night tabaart joing Wigan.

    😯

    I know, that's wat waiting and waiting for fpl does to you.

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  24. MA
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Refresh refresh refresh. I go to sleep hearing the word refresh in my head.

    Alright sweep stakes, 9am / 1pm / later on in the week.

    What do we think?

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    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Today at some stage. Hopefully after 11. It will surely go to an updating page, or it will be inaccessible for a while before it launches so we're sure to know when it's on the way.

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      1. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 9 months ago

        Later on the week IMO. They have major I mean major technical problems obviously. But do everybody here remember that bug with the second WC last year? So what if that happened, I believe we'd rather have it open now.

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    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 9 months ago

      I'm not sure it will even happen today.

      FPL site looks like no ones touched it since the last day of last season.

      Would have thought that you'd get at least 24 hours notice from this site before FPL game re-opens?

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      1. MA
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 9 months ago

        My thoughts exactly, I thought it would be good practice to have a "close season" version of your website, where you take down all results etc and display a message about the season being over (i know theres one there, but a more detailed one). It just seems like its nowhere near. Hope im wrong! Cant wait to get my leagues set up.

        On another note: Taarabt in the Carr. Any good?

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        1. Hybrid.power
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 9 months ago

          Yeah but as far as I can remember, it was the same last season. As in, they just kept the previous season's details up right until they opened the new game. Fingers crossed it's today.

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          1. FPL Daniel
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 9 months ago

            No no Fletcher wants more quality time on fpl home page. Please don't hurt his feelings.

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            1. Hybrid.power
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 9 months ago

              I keep on thinking it's Berbatov when I click onto that page.

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        2. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 9 months ago

          Taarabt is a genius, but he may be on the move now.

          The signing of Bothroyd makes Taarabt a slightly less enticing prospect now as I see Jay getting a lot if the goals Adel got last season.

          That said though, I still look at those first 8 games and think that an in the mood Taarabt could do major damage to all of those defences!

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  25. mungojerrie
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Rate my championship team.

    I have no knowledge what so ever of the championship so this is probably way off.

    Schmeichel
    Konchesky, Faye, Halford, Carr
    Nolan, Eagles, Mkandawire, Beausejour
    D Nugent, Taylor-Fletcher

    If there is something obvious I am missing i would love to hear it.

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    1. tosey
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 9 months ago

      get nicky maynard in there

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      1. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 9 months ago

        Is there a question even?

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      2. In Like Flynn.
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 9 months ago

        I doubt Maynard will still be at BC,good call if he is,but lots of money.

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        1. In Like Flynn.
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 9 months ago

          I take that last bit back, he's cheaper than Taylor-Fletcher.

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          1. tosey
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 9 months ago

            tbh if he leaves us (likely for leicester) id be even more inclined to include him

            if he does go to a championship club ill be backing him to be top scorer as hes gauranteed a full season, if he stays with us i wont as he may go in january

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    2. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 9 months ago

      It looks good, what is the cost?

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    3. pompeyfan
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Get rid of Nugent. He doesn't score enough goals. Not a big fan of Taylor-Fletcher either. Billy Sharp is a decent striker to go for

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    4. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 9 months ago

      you know you need paul gallagher in there.

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      1. Boom!!!
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 9 months ago

        +1 on set pieces and pens 😛

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        1. Egg noodle
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 9 months ago

          hows everything chodu. long time..

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  26. TJ
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Whos on pens at city then?
    Shall I ready the Balotelli wagon?

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 9 months ago

      I think its Ballo, but lets wait the Tevez transfer is not official yet. I think Barry is next in the mix.

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  27. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 9 months ago

    City will struggle to finish in the top 4 without Tevez.

    There's no guarantee that Aguero can come straight in and replicate Tevez's production.

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    1. Shakey
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Such a breath of fresh air to see the words "will struggle to finish in the top 4" without any mention of Arsenal.

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    2. big oak
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 9 months ago

      no really need as dzeko is good enough to lead their attack. he's a big strong lad. with balo in cover.
      however with him in the side, they will become an even slower team.

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  28. Jönny
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 9 months ago

    I logged on to this site for the first time in ages over the weekend, and I've caught FPL fever from you all! Wasn't even thinking about fantasy really, just logged on for the Scout Reports because they're always interesting, and now I'm all pumped up for the season start!

    I've joined Metro and even the Sun... joining the Sun game felt very dirty, but I haven't paid for it so I can live with it. I found it a bit too easy to pick a team for both of these though, is it just me or are FPL masters at setting player values to make it just tricky enough to drive you insane?

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    1. Jonah
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Yes, along with the 15-man squad from which you must select your 11, this is the best thing about the FPL.

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      1. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 9 months ago

        Its a physiological project haven't u heard 🙂 ?

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