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The ScoutCast – Episode 61 – Double Dutch

3 November 2011 1367 comments
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Just like the Dutch duo of Van der Vaart and Van Persie, Mark and I keep on delivering, week in week out. With over 60 episodes under our belts, we’ve almost got the hang of it, the banter now nearing the levels of Compo, Foggy and Clegg. Another 300 episodes should crack it.

Like our Sunday night sitcom anti heroes, we once again we deliver the regular formula. A mini-league round-up, a miffed from me, the “all aboard” sift through the bandwagons all leading into our weekend preview. Then we both roll down a hill in a bath tub.

It’s all here. Apart from the last bit about the bath tub.

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  1. JYANG
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Need some advice. 1 FT and 0.3 in the bank

    Given ( Ruddy)
    Enrique Simpson Evans Bos
    nani VDV Silva
    RVP Gabby Adebayor

    Subs Moses Reo Coker Wilkinson

    I'm thinking
    1) save the transfer or
    2) Kun & Ramsey in for Ade and Nani 4 point hit

    Need to soon get rid of Reo Coker and Bos soon for Brunt and Mcauley/Brown

    any other suggestions for improvement most appreciated

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    1. Mr Sarcastic
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      save

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    2. Rayne Wooney
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      3. A mixture of both 1 + 2.
      Do 1 this week, 2 next week 😀

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  2. Ramsterdam
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Any thoughts on my team for this week?

    de Gea

    Jose Enrique Vidic S Taylor Richards

    Walters VDV Ramsey

    RVP Hernandez Best

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

      Lotssss of money in defence but quite a nice team, should do well. Who's your first sub? RVP(c)?

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

        yeah RVP captain. first sub is Barnett from Norwich bit of a weak bench lol Gower and Ferguson the other 2. Vorm sub keeper

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    2. Rayne Wooney
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Think there is too much wrapped up in your defence.
      Best is a worry and you got no 4th or 5th mid which makes me think they are pretty poor.

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

        thanks. you are right. The defence is pretty huge price wise

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      2. Ramsterdam
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        WC could be played

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        1. Rayne Wooney
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 5 months ago

          I'd do it next week during International break.
          This week your team is fine.
          Jump on all the price rises over the break and move your money from your defence to your midfield.

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

            I think I will need more city cover but i'll hold back on the wc. Solid advice thanks.

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  3. exammy
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Bored, anyone care to work out their captain average?
    Mine is 170 points total Average 17 points, after doubling of course.

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    1. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      nice. who's your (C) this week buddy? 😛

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

        RVP 🙂

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        1. Elniñorules
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 5 months ago

          mine's a terrible 124. ave = 12.4 / game. thanks to 74 in the last 3 from the dutchmen.

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    2. Fratboy
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      172, and no I'm not kidding 😉

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      1. Elniñorules
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        your (C) fratboy?

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

          RVP, not making the mistake of captaining Rooney over him like last week 😥

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      2. Kings of Lyon ★
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        176 😀 last week I put down a 2 istead of a 22

        Average 17.6 😀

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

          noice 🙂

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        2. Fratboy
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 5 months ago

          B*STARD 😀

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          1. Kings of Lyon ★
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 5 months ago

            😀 I thought it was abnormally low. and thats without Captaining Rooney once 😉

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

              Tekkers. Flair. Skillz.

              Take your pick.

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              1. Kings of Lyon ★
                • 15 Years
                14 years, 5 months ago

                Luck for me 🙂

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    3. Bubbles
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Also bored. The highlight of my day so far was an old man who came into our office and within two minutes of waiting had fallen asleep. 😀

      136. Yeah, I'm doing shit.

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    4. rohan
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      14 years, 5 months ago

      185 total... so on an avg 18.5

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    5. reply fail
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      14 years, 5 months ago

      4-2-2-4-4-26-6-24-22-20 = 114 avg 11,4

      Only Dutch captains seem to work for me.

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      1. Elniñorules
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        only dutch mostly rvp 😛

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        1. reply fail
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 5 months ago

          Ok, only 3-letters Dutch names seem to work for me. Glad Vorm has 4.

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    6. kotebusuk
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      179.. average 17.9
      captain rooney for gw 1-7 now rvp captain.

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    7. heco87
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      150 ... average 15 ... that's without captaining Rooney at all this season

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  4. Mr Sarcastic
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    I always thought I'm quite good in this game, now I see loads of people still buying r.taylor and selling rooney - are you mad or am I just player who used to be quite good ? 🙂

    btw, talking about good players..anyone seen camzy here lately? classic from hero to zero effect I suppose 😉

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      The amount of time spent on here is often relative to game ranking, there are a lot of absentees who were regular last year.. 😉

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      1. Anti-Ipswich
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        So who haven't we seen much of this year? Hybrid spends a lot less time on here, so does Katie and Attilia

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        1. King Nil Miss ✩
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 5 months ago

          Marknlard, Locarno..

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        2. andy85wsm
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 5 months ago

          Katie emo'd out and said he/she was never going to return.

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    2. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      I can understand why people are selling Rooney because his untimely move to midfield and lack of recent returns coincided with RVP's purple patch, and given the easiest route to RVP is selling Rooney, it's natural Rooney has been sold so much. On the other hand, SAF has indicated he is ready to move Rooney back to his normal position, and with such tasty fixtures coming, people without Rooney could be twitching nervously if he gets a big score against Sunderland. I've kept hold of Rooney despite the 0.3M drop this week and think he's still the most worthwhile and dependable attacker, FPL-wise, Utd have.

      Had Raylor since GW3 and when he was 4.0M. He's been one of my best performers this season 😀

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      1. Mr Sarcastic
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        Yep I understand also roo => rvp move, but I think people we'll see in coming weeks that you should have both. Or with my luck this year, he's price will drop even more before gw12 and then he'll get injured! Same time agueros price has gone up for 11.6 - who's stupid then 🙂

        I have raylor too and lot of value in him, but I can't understand people who are buying him now - fixtures are..hmmm...not very luxurious.

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  5. gaurav_k28
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    VDV or Nani
    Rooney or Suarez

    😀

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    1. zainul luiz
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      VDV Suarez

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    2. Rayne Wooney
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      VDV and Suarez* for me.
      Reason - VDV on much better form and Suarez is at least playing up front
      *this week only.

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  6. zoltar74
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    I just can't see J Evens being in the line up week in week out... plus he makes me feel like he is about to give away a free which wld result in a goal or yellow card or something... just don't rate him... what about Jones??

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    1. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah, very limited player and surprised SAF has such faith in him. Jones in contrast is a far better footballer and better going forward, though obviously much more expensive. If you can afford Jones, definitely go for him as he's more likely to play and has more chance of attacking returns, though both players could be rotated now.

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  7. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Who to captain:

    Rooney, RVP, Sturridge, VDV or Silva?

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    1. zainul luiz
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Sturridge

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    2. zoltar74
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      RVP out of hat list for me..

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  8. gravless
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Suarez or Nani for Captain?

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

      Suarez out of the two. Nani has been a shadow of his former self the past 5 games or so.

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      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        +1

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Nani, I think ... 🙂

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    3. rohan
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      whats the rest of your team??

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

      Hmmmm, form would say Suarez (not because he's been particularly great, but Nani's been poor lately) but I think Nani will bounce back with a big score this weekend.

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  9. gaurav_k28
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    VDV or Nani
    Suarez or Dzeko

    Need the advice mates

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  10. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone also want to be able to split the members stats into home and away? I think it would be really useful to compare defenders on their home form alone

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  11. Screaming Midget
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    If you watched Grange Hill and Worzel Gummidge, had 3 TV channels, started school with singing in the main hall, played in the woods, made a den, a game was Kick the can, Kiss Chase or Bulldog with not a computer in sight, rode your bike, had to be in before dark, got grounded if you were late, not even the home phone was mobile,… vandalism was scratching the school desk with a compass, you recorded the top 40 off the radio on tape, got 10 sweets in a 10p mix and you turned out ok....

    THIS IS WHEN BRITAIN WAS GREAT

    🙂

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      That would be me, and Britain was a shithole full of corrupt police, demented racists and patronising Tories ... oh, wait!

      😉

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

        The times, they are a changing... Maybe not.

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 5 months ago

          Bob has a lot to answer for ... 🙂

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    2. Kings of Lyon ★
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      So an 80s child then 😉

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        I managed to live life like this till I was about 15, I am only 21 now

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        1. Kings of Lyon ★
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 5 months ago

          I wqas thinking the 3 tv channels but yeah alot of these are early 90s too 🙂

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          1. Ginkapo FPL
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 5 months ago

            This would have required my parents switching from analogue. So yeah only had 4 channels. (5 didnt work)

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      2. Anti-Ipswich
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        Can't be from the 80s, it almost sounds like it's from Winston Churchill times

        I think I've just revealed how old I might be there with my potential ignorance

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      3. Screaming Midget
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        79 but close 🙂

        Yeah, I actually had the Spectrum in the early 80s.

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    3. V-2 Schneiderlin
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      well there was a computer but it was a commodore Vic 20 🙂

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    4. Fratboy
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Aside from Grange Hill and Worzel Gummidge, you pretty much just described my childhood 🙂

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      1. Screaming Midget
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        Haha. No Worzel Gummidge with Aunt Sally? Ahh you missed a treat!

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  12. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Assuming Carrick and Fletcher are fit and Anderson and Cleverley are not, do Utd fans think Rooney will start in mf or fwd ?

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      No Utd fans about? Surely not....

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      1. Anti-Ipswich
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        Must be something going on in Kent today

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  13. TO
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Need to replace rooney. Who to bring in :
    A - Adebayor
    B - Aguero
    C - Suarez

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

      This week is not the week.

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    2. zoltar74
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Aguero definately

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  14. Binman_UK
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Given
    Brown Simpson Wilkinson
    Petrov VDV Silva Nani
    RVP(c) Sturridge Suarez(v)

    Bench: Vorm Moses Kompany Senderos
    Bank: £0.0m

    I want to do Petrov –> Walters but I need to free up 0.4m somewhere
    I'm also not happy playing Brown this week.. Ideally I need to get a defender in too.

    Any thoughts?

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  15. Fratboy
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Rooney captain instead of RVP captain just plain stupid?

    I really want to give Wayne the armband for some reason....discuss....

    (fully expecting comments relating to the 15th and 16th syllables)

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    1. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      stu. pid.

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    2. Kings of Lyon ★
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      It's a better shout than Suarez mate.

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      1. Rayne Wooney
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        Disagree to be honest.
        Think Suarez will outscore him this week.

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      2. zoltar74
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        hehehehe.... too true

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    3. Rayne Wooney
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      I wouldn't.
      Seems he is going to be centre-mid again with Welbeck and Hernandez (to a much lesser extent) on the bench midweek with Cleverley out also.
      RVP will still be more of a differential in a way, and Form/Fixtures > Fixtures.

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    4. King Nil Miss ✩
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Rooney is always a good captain choice but, would be worried about him playing deeper, he could still bring in the goods as he did last season when that happened but there were more assists than goals.

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        I agree with this.

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    5. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      No - no reason not too, imo - I just feel better with the Dutchman.

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

        For some reason I keep trying to make decisions to jump further ahead when maybe I should be playing the safe option?

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

      I wouldn't call it stupid. Not at all. RVP has the form, yes, but there's no real reason why he'll score a more than Rooney. They're both capable of big big scores. Could be an inspired choice, given the hordes actually dropping Rooney completely.

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    7. Fratboy
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Thanks guys, interesting comments!

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    8. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      think of last week. period.

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  16. THE BAD
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Krul (Vorm)
    Bos; N taylor ; Enrique (Brown;Kompany)
    VDV ; Silva ; Brunt ; Bannan (Dyer)
    RVP(c) ; Aguero (vc) ; Zamora

    1,6 in bank, any move i should make??

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

      Bannan to Ramsey would be quite nice!

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      1. THE BAD
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        since I have RVP wouldn't it be overkill? planning on doing bannan to Drenthe next GW

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

          It's a good enough team for this week, maybe do Bosingwa>Jones for United cover? Could you still afford the Drenthe transfer for GW12?

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  17. Dale Cooper
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Bosingwa to Jones this week or save transfer? I'm considering swapping Warnock with Brown or a 4-4.5 def before next GW.

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    1. THE BAD
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      bos to jones is a nice move 🙂 if free I can't see why not... chelsea defense is shyte this season... I think I will do the same...

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      1. Dale Cooper
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        Yes, but I thought of giving him the last chance against Blackburn and maybe replacing De Laet with Evans instead, so I can have a back line of Bos, Evans and Warnock for this GW (don't think STK will keep a CS away from home and after EL game).

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

      Fantastic name and gravatar. 🙂

      I think Bos to Jones is a good choice. Only one cleanie from Chelsea all season, and Blackburn have rarely failed to score (they just can't seem to keep them out the other end). If free, I'd say yes.

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  18. zoltar74
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Does anyone have Balotelli? I was hoping he wouldn't play mid week and then play a decent chunk of the game and knock in a few against a pish-week QPR..
    Is it worth changing him to Dzeko this week??

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

      I think Balotelli is Mancini's first choice striker now and I expect him to start vs QPR.

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      1. zoltar74
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        Surely Aguero is first??

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

          I would've thought so too, but Aguero didn't start against Villareal and it was a very important game for the mancs. It's going to be Aguero + one of Dzeko and Balotelli anyway most of the time so it doesn't matter.

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    2. rab1982
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      i do and was frustrated by his brief cameo role last week. Im thinking of getting rid of him for someone who will play week in week outas its too hard to second guess whether Mancini will pick Dzeko or Ballotelli

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

        Worth holding on to Balotelli for at least the next two weeks. Dzeko has two important euro qualifier playoff games coming up while Balotelli's Italy is already through. So Balotelli is nailed on for the Newcastle game as well. I think it will be Aguero & Balotelli up top vs. QPR while Dzeko gets to rest for his euro escapades 😛

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        1. zoltar74
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 5 months ago

          Interesting fact MAD, thankyou for that tip...

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

            for all means

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      2. zoltar74
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        the cameo could have been much better had Kompany been a good boy and not let MC down to 10 men..

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  19. Bubbles
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    New post boyos.

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  20. Flycroft
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    all this chat about rooney, what are peoples thoughts on hernandez? 2mil cheaper makes him far more accessible, and he is always going to play up top regardless of where rooney is. i fancy him to go on a run now... what is it that is putting people off? rotation? or is he simply going under the radar at the moment?

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    1. zoltar74
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      I like Chica, think he would have bucket load of goals if he played more... for me i am always looking for another option who i know is a pretty nailed on starter : just seems to be heaps to choose from at the moment...

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  21. rohan
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Team ready to go for the weekend...

    krul

    simpson warnock enrique

    pilkington silva nani vdv

    rvp (C) welbeck aguero (VC)

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  22. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Really hoping Jones doesn't go up in price tonight. Can people stop transferring him in for the moment? 😉

    Want to do Bos to Jones and only have the cash to do it if he doesn't go up tonight. Already did my weekly FT to get rid of De Laet, and don't want to take a hit to get Jones in, as hits for defenders are against my own personal rules.

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  23. zoltar74
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    dont see the problem if your doing a 4pt hit for a def and it is a 'long-term' swap.. Utd are bound to get a good deal of cleanies up until new year surely... now that the Great Wall of Vidic has been built..

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  24. Max United
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Decided to use wildcard this gwmeweek:

    Given
    Simpson Barnett Wilkinson
    Van der Vaart Nani Mata Drenthe
    Rooney (v) Bendtner Van Persie (c)

    Bench: Vorm Allen McAuley Monk

    What do you guys thin about it?
    I doubt on Bendtner and Drenthe. Also as you can see my defense is very cheap =)
    Any thoughts please.

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  25. Back on the horse
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Suarez or Carroll for FT?

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