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The ScoutCast – Episode 57 – Bottom Heavy

22 September 2011 1271 comments
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While the title alludes to a debate on the merits of Kevin Campbell and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, it is instead a new podcast spilling with words on the Fantasy Football craze that’s taken the nation by storm – buy cheap at the back, buy big up front.

It’s working, in fact it’s working rather too well. Can it continue? Mark and I lay the subject down, cut it open and sift through the giblets to offer our post mortem. Messy stuff.

Elsewhere, the minutes are filled with more discussion on the fixtures vs form argument, with the usual regulars scattered liberally.

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  1. TorresMagic™
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    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Early Bird Update : 5 managers have qualified so far.

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  2. TorresMagic™
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    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Thanks for the podcast, was good listening during work. Thinking of selling Dzeko now.

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  3. geobfree
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    14 years, 5 months ago

    Please help

    pick 3/5 to field

    SIMPSON, BOSING. GIBBS, ENRIQUE, EVANS

    Anyone!

    thx

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    1. blauriecon
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Middle 3

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    2. Kick Some Goals
      • 14 Years
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      Simpson, Bossie and... ehhh... maybe Evans? Toss-up between him and Enrique.

      Probably lean towards Evans myself, and have Enrique as first defensive sub.

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  4. Morrissey1986
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/robin-van-persie/bilanz-detail/spieler_4380_355.html

    RVP record over Bolton not played them that much.

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  5. blauriecon
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    14 years, 5 months ago

    Given (Vorm)
    Bosingwa (Jagielka R.Johnson) Brown Simpson
    Young Silva Barton (Sinclair) Moses
    Rooney Suarez Adebayor
    I did Dzeko Brunt>Adebayor Barton this GW
    with next transfers to be Jag and Johnson out
    for 2 of Kompany/Jones/Enrique/Gibbs/Assou-Ekotto
    unless events lead to up front needs.

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  6. Morrissey1986
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Arteta has 3 career goals against Bolton http://www.transfermarkt.de/fr/mikel-arteta/bilanz-detail/spieler_7451_355.html

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  7. Gaz Downright
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    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Mouse cursor moving ever closer to the WC button.

    On minus -0.2 I have this

    Given, Vorm
    Bosingwa, Ward, Brown, Simpson, Boyata
    Nani, Silva, Arteta, Moses, Dyer
    Rooney, Aguero, Adebayor

    Where do I shave off those -0.2?

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    1. Clintymints
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Shave off those sideburns

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    2. Clintymints
      • 16 Years
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      or... given/ward/botata

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    3. tw
      • 14 Years
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      given to another keeper of your chosing could get you that .2 and more

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    4. The Finnisher
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      Easy, Given > Krul

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    5. Doctor X
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      Yes. Kill Given, get Krul.

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    6. Gaz Downright
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      i think thats a too simple solution. newcastle defense will start leaking soon, while Given will be in the top 4 keepers come the spring. hes a steal.

      so then i am left with ward or brown, which means ward. heh

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      1. Jönny
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        How much can you sell Ward for? If you've only bought him this week at 4.8 then you could downgrade Given to Krul and which gives you 0.4 spare, enough to upgrade Ward to Warnock/Hutton and give you your 0.2.

        And if you bought Ward earlier and can only get 4.7 for him then you could make up the extra 0.1 by swapping Brown for Bramble.

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        1. Gaz Downright
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          • 15 Years
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          bought him at 4.7

          i dont see why an AVL def is better than a AVL gk though

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          1. Jönny
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 5 months ago

            It's not necessarily, you will potentially get assists too but then keepers can get save points. My point was just that you can then get the money out of Given without losing Villa coverage in your defence. I like the Krul-Vorm rotation, it's what I've gone for so I'm biased...

            You seem pretty set on Given though, so you're back to downgrading Ward, which is a fair enough shout. The only plus I can see with Warnock over Given is that you have to play 3 defenders at least every week and I'd argue that since the rest of your defence is pretty budget (barring Bosingwa) it wouldn't hurt you to get a bit more dependability in your backline.

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  8. Doctor X
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    That's it. Im captaining Aguero. and Chopping my fingers off soon after.

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  9. Jönny
    • 16 Years
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    I'm not too hot on predicting price rises, anyone care to give me a hand? Phil Jones is at 20,883 with 461 NTI for today, Ryan Taylor is at 21,796 with 770 NTI for today... both trying to get to 33,232 according to FISO. Will they make it before the deadline?

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  10. emperikal
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    14 years, 5 months ago

    So I've already made my transfers for the week but I can't fight the urge to tinker further. Please help me re-gain my sanity!. I'm thinking of getting rid of Odem because WBA have been less than impressive to say the least thus far but he does have good fixtures coming up. Surely not worth a hit right?! Possibly for Bendtner or Agbonlahor if Bent/Heskey are out? Have 0.8 in the bank and currently lined up like this:

    GK: Krul

    DEF: Bosingwa - Hutton - De Laet (if he plays)

    MID: Silva - Mata - Arteta - Taarabt

    FWD: Rooney - Adebayor - Odemwingie

    BENCH: Vorm - Ward - Sinclair - Hughes

    BANK: 0.8 M

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  11. China Mag
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    Alreet. Is there any way to download the scoutcast and put it on my ipod? I'm a bit of an idiot with computers and stuff. Cheers.

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    1. emperikal
      • 15 Years
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      Right click the 'here' link in the post above and select 'save link as'

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    2. China Mag
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      Don't worry. Found it! Nice one! That will help kill some of the 7 hour journey from our factory back home!

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    3. Kick Some Goals
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      Download it on iTunes maybe?

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  12. China Mag
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    Is "my wife" crazy to be considering captaining Best in my, sorry I mean her, fantasy team this weekend? I've got a funny feeling we might do really well against Blackburn and if we do, he should be amongst the goals.

    Other options are Aguero (may be rotated), Rooney (away to stoke), Walcott (a bit crap)

    Who wants to talk me out of it?

    PS I am in no way suggesting that Best can be even mentioned in the same breath as Aguero and Rooney, I just think that he might be the best option this weekend.

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    1. emperikal
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      I think it would be a cheeky punt that could work out very well to be honest!

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    2. Henry Khor
      • 14 Years
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      she is going to regret....tell her to change the mind before its getting too late.....

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  13. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
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    Sessegnon drops again then. Meh.

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  14. HVT
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    Aguero my good man

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  15. facer
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    interesting KO time for the Man City game...there is a chance we may get a sniff of the starting line-up before we have to confirm teams. I personally feel that Aguero will be rested this week, so that he is fresh for the Bayern game...

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  16. Henry Khor
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    no way....Aguero going to start along with Dzeko for sure...they not afford to drop points anymore....

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    1. China Mag
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      Its not like we are talking about weakening the team that much if they rest aguero. Where talking about bringing in one of the best strikers in the premier league in his place. Going on what Mancini said about 3 days rest not being enough, i'm guessing (hoping?) that he will be rested. They could always bring him on for the last half hour if they aren't winning.

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      1. mrandrewjcollins
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        Your argument works both ways. Good possibility that Mancini gives Tevez the Bayern game..

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  17. is_there_nanibody_out_there
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    gibbs and walcot, will they start this weekend

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    1. The Finnisher
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      Walcott much more likely than Gibbs imo

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      1. is_there_nanibody_out_there
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        thats what im thinking, im looking at gibbs - jones and walcot to mata or maybe just walcot to jones if i thought walcot would definitely start

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  18. applemanthai
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    14 years, 5 months ago

    Who should I start from these 3:
    A)Moses
    B)Tchoiyo
    C)A. Hughes

    I am going with Moses for now.

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    1. is_there_nanibody_out_there
      • 14 Years
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      c

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      1. applemanthai
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        Hmmmm. haven't played 442 for a while.

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  19. China Mag
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    14 years, 5 months ago

    Is there any pattern to the time of prise rises/drops this season? A bit annoying if there isn't.

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    1. The Finnisher
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      4-7 each morning

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  20. China Mag
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    No man utd coverage is killing me. But I'm determined to hold out until my week 11 wild-card when their fixtures go mental. I'm expecting (hoping?) for at least two of nani, young, rooney to be rested against norwich. What are my chances?

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    1. Kick Some Goals
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      Yeah, not too good.

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      1. China Mag
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        But surely if you are going to use ANY premier league game to give some playing time to your squad players in order to keep them sweet, it would be norwich at home? Or do we see no rotation at all at man utd other than for the domestic cups?

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        1. Kick Some Goals
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 5 months ago

          I wouldn't be surprised if the three you mention get less gametime against Norwich, ie. subbed off once the game's in hand, but don't know about them being rested completely.

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          1. interwebme
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            14 years, 5 months ago

            ha 'once the games in hand'. I seem to remember a 2-1 scoreline involving Norwich and ManU last time we were in the PL that was a little embarrassing to ManU fans 😀

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        2. Shipstontrev
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          14 years, 5 months ago

          If you wait until Gw11 to bring in Man U players it will be too late. This season is form over fixtures.

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          1. The Finnisher
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 5 months ago

            Plus, Rooney/Nani/Young are all rising in price and dont look like stopping.
            SAF clearly favours the PL to doing well in the CL (for now, as their group stage is easy) so the bigger name players won't get rested until later on...once they progress to knockout stages of Champions League

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  21. JapBen
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Hoping to free up funds to get Rooney in for Bent, need 0.1M, considering 1 of the following:
    1. Given to Krul (I have Vorm)
    2. S.Taylor to Simpson
    3. Sinclair to Dyer
    4. Petrov to ?

    My current team is:
    Vorm, Given
    Bosingwa, S.Taylor, Enrique, Brown, Richards
    Young, Silva, Sinclair, Moses, Petrov
    Dzeko, Bent, Adebayor

    What do you think?

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    1. The Finnisher
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Richards > Jones for a risk...S.Taylor > Simpson looks best me thinks

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      1. JapBen
        • 15 Years
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        Cheers, that's what I was thinking, also will be looking to get in Mata at some point. If I was convinced Aguero was going to play every week I'd consider getting him rather than Rooney and having a bit extra to upgrade some others

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    2. tw
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      1 or 2 to get some newcastle defensive coverage

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      1. The Finnisher
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        14 years, 5 months ago

        S.Taylor plays for Newcastle 😐

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        1. tw
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          oops! mixed up n taylor and s taylor. then i'd say 2

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          1. JapBen
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 5 months ago

            Cheers guys, I did Baines to S.Taylor to get Rooney in but waited too long on the transfer and Bent dropped by 0.1...."Just Do It" should be my new motto as "sit and wait" is just not working

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  22. Mr Smith
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    14 years, 5 months ago

    Sweet, another scoutcast for the journey to work today. Cheers lads.

    Anyone have any latest news on Sturridge, do we think he will definitely miss tomorrow's game?

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  23. NoDoubt
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    14 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone have a link to a spreadsheet with all the fixtures on it?

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  24. jimski
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    A) Cabaye Dzeko
    B) Mata Best

    Any opinions?

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  25. sir alex barraclough
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    14 years, 5 months ago

    I dont know what to do guys 🙁

    Rooney or Aguero captain

    Aguero might not start coz of champions leauge

    ?????

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    1. Christina.
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      14 years, 5 months ago

      Have you heard of the Viet Cong?

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      1. sir alex barraclough
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        14 years, 5 months ago

        nope, what u mean???

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        1. Christina.
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          They fought in the Vietnam war.

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          1. sir alex barraclough
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 5 months ago

            ok so whats your point????

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            1. The Finnisher
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              😆

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            2. Christina.
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 5 months ago

              VC

              😉

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              1. Jönny
                • 16 Years
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                Of course Charlie will be no use to you if Aguero comes on for a goalless 15 minute cameo... but then I guess he's the kind of player who can score two goals in that time!

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    2. Henry Khor
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      14 years, 5 months ago

      don't worry, aguero will start but might not play full 90 mins..Rooney will be more reliable choice....

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  26. DEEPAK
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    14 years, 5 months ago

    who do u think vl score adebayor against wigan or agbonlahor against qpr

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    1. sir alex barraclough
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Adebayor mate, QPR defence look hard to beat

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  27. Jönny
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    Posted this before but it was in the dead hours so didn't get any response... any keen price-rise watchers out there?

    Phil Jones is at 20,883 with 461 NTI for today, Ryan Taylor is at 21,796 with 770 NTI for today… both trying to get to 33,232 according to FISO. Do they have much chance of rising again before the deadline?

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    1. Jönny
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      In fact since I originally posted, Taylor has had another 544 NTI and Jones another 327... I guess they're rising fairly rapidly.

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      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 16 Years
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        No idea, 24 hours will tell the answer. Are you on a wildcard?

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        1. Jönny
          • 16 Years
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          I am indeed. Hope to making 0.2 if they both go up again. Also got in Petrov for the same reason, but he seems less likely.

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          1. TorresMagic™
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            • 16 Years
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            May aswell keep them until the next price change. You only need to make your final team just before deadline & by then you'll have got the free 0.1 or not.

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            1. Jönny
              • 16 Years
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              Yeah I'll definitely keep hold of them until saturday... just trying to think ahead to see if there's anything I can do with the 0.2 if they do rise.

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              1. TorresMagic™
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                • 16 Years
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                Well it's only 0.1 & that difference is unlikely to get you a better player. It looks good in the bank though.

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              2. TorresMagic™
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                • 16 Years
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                0.2 for both.

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      2. sir alex barraclough
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        Hi Jonny, i dont know what NTI stands for but very interested, could u explain please and how do i find the players NTI???

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        1. Jönny
          • 16 Years
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          NTI= net transfers in. Go to http://www.fiso.co.uk/crackthecode.php and you can see when players will rise and (with slightly less accuracy) fall in price. It's a very handy tool, but may lead you to get obsessed with price changes!

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          1. sir alex barraclough
            • 14 Years
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            wow thats awsome mate thanks 😉 im obsessed allready

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            1. TorresMagic™
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              • 16 Years
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              awesome* already*

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  28. The Finnisher
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    C'mon Young! sooo close to a rise before I ship him out, if he doesn't rise I may cry

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    1. sir alex barraclough
      • 14 Years
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      Given Begovic
      S Taylor Knight Brown Ward Woodgate
      Young Silva M Petrov Moses
      Aguero Rooney Suarez

      Ok guys im thinking swap Suarez for Adebayor so then bring in Taarabt for Moses, what u reckon??? Or any other suggestions please

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      1. The Finnisher
        • 14 Years
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        1. Do you have Ferguson?
        2. Can you please get off my comment?
        😛

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        1. sir alex barraclough
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          oh dear sorry pall lol and yea i got feruson

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          1. The Finnisher
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            Eh, I'm sick of telling people to get rid, you will learn eventually

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  29. Corrigan
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    WTF these price changes are a nightmare. Too unpredictable and volatile!
    I did my transfers early as I can't afford any rises or drops with the inflated market this year. Young doesn't rise and yet I give Sess another chance and out of nowhere drops again! FISO and Total are becoming unreliable. I like the price changes, but I can't afford to be patient with players because of the fluctuating market. FFS!

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    1. The Finnisher
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      Why would he rise when he is at 96 or something?

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      1. Corrigan
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        Well Leysh claimed yesterday, he was going to rise. I asked as I wasn't sure. No Sess indicator otherwise I would have got rid of him instead of Brunt.

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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          • 16 Years
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          Corri, in future, it would be as well to look at the number, rather than the percentage, next to the players name. Cross reference with ownership in your "transfers" window, and you will have an idea of the rate of the rise/fall of your player. I was guessing that Sessegnon was going to fall last night, since one of my oppo's has him, and was also waiting on a transfer ...

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          1. Shipstontrev
            • 16 Years
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            Morning Michael. I sent you the mail I promised/threatened I would. 😉

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        2. Shipstontrev
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          As a fellow hacked off Sess owner I agree. Hope he goes mental on Monday night so the kneejerkers will bring him back in again - unlikely though - grr!!

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    2. Starscream
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      I agree Corrigan, i've played FPL for 4 years now and this season is all over the place in terms of fast and big rises, and how unpredictable they are.
      I can only guess that it's due to the high volume of players now.
      I wanted to bring Adebayor in on Monday as i knew he'd rise, in past seasons you'd atleast have a day to make the trade. I went online to find he had risen 0.1 by 5am Monday morning!!

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    3. Jönny
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      Fiso is pretty spot on with the rises it seems, but the falls are very unpredictable. Been stung on that a few times. Young will definitely rise before Saturday though.

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      1. Starscream
        • 14 Years
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        Yeah i've always used Fiso, been reliable in the past and more accurate than Total FPL.

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        1. The Finnisher
          • 14 Years
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          Both sites are a bit off with Falls but pretty accurate on rises....I don't get why people moan about it so often when they are a free site used as a guideline for rises/falls

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      2. Henry Khor
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        really ? Then will Nani's value rise ?

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        1. The Finnisher
          • 14 Years
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          No??

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  30. TranE
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    Warnock a doubt for the weekend?

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